The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-07-13
FRAME A n D HIS
PAPER GET IN
TROUBLE


moner at Valdez, has been getting
into trouble consistently of late. His
chief speciality has always been max
ing trouble for other people but as a
now dead philosopher once remarked
at is long alleyway that has not got
an ash barrel" Frame at one time
ran and wrecked a paper in Cordova
and is well known in Alaska. We sub
NIT the following excerpts from the
Valdez Prospector:
John w. Frame was found guilty by
jury in Commissioner Loves court
of the offense of assault and battery
against DR.. Dalton. The jury wrestled
all night and after twelve hours of
agony brought in verdict of guilty
with a recommendation TO clemency.
Judge Love imposed a fine of $50
and costs, the latter amounting to
$172.20. The defendant gave notice of
appeal and it is understood that the
appeal will be perfected.
Mr.. Frame claimed that DR.. Dalton
pointed kodak at him in the street and
that when he went into the Valdez
drug store and asked why Dalton had
taken his picture talking abusively to
him; that he told Dalton he would not
stand for such language in the street,
and started to back out when Dalton
grabbed him by the coat and the war
then started. Dalton explained that
he and lady were testing the action
of the camera and pointed it at sew
eral persons. Also that it was too
dark to take snap shot. The hour
seems to have been shortly after 8
in the evening. Dalton denied that he
used any abusive language toward
Frame and asserted that Frame, after
entering the store and starting to
talk civilly threatened to slap him,
following the threat by striking him.
It was then that John Biggs mixed
into the scrap. Biggs stated that his
chief interest was to save his show
cases from the wreckage Of war,
which evoked smile all around
Biggs corroborated Dalton on most
points. Other witnesses testified to
small details and to the finish.
About the same time that Frame
was arrested, his printing plant was
seized on an execution against him.
The marshal took the plant and it is
now stored at the Valdez dock, and is
advertised for sale. The Commoner
has suspended publication without
notice to it's subscribers. Several at
tempts have been made by Senator
Hubbard as attorney for Frame to get
the court to release the attachment,
but have been of no avail. Meantime
much speculation exists as to who
owns the Commoner plant. Frame
swore in his postoffice return that it
was owned by Charles M. Day. In
lsome of the proceedings in the pres
ent case Frame has submitted unyeri-
fed papers claiming an exemption,
which amounts to an assertion of
ownership.
To add to the sum of Mr.. Frames
troubles the women of Valdez, as
members Of the Valdez Civic League
and the Valdez. Study Club have ad-
dressed a resolution to the Council
asking for Frames removal as City
Clerk. They classed Frame as an un-
desirable in red hot set of resolu-
lions.
The Valdez city council at its last
meeting failed to take any action upon
the request for the removal of Frame
from his position as city clerk. Mayor
Boyle, to whom had been sent the
registered letter containing the COM
plant and charges, stated that he had
not received the letter and conse-
quently nothing was done.
NEW YORK, July S.-Joe Rivers,
the Mexican lightweight, who a few
years ago was sensation in the light.