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Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
FORMER ALASKAN IS
 KILLED IN SAN JOSE

Van Dyke Hubbard was shot and killed recently in San Jose, Califor- mia, while attempting to arrest ne gro who was attempting to abduct a negress from her home, according to a private letter reaching Valdez, says the Valdez Miner.
 The negro ran amuck with gun. and forced the woman to leave her home to go with him to his. While he was forcing her down the street her husband phoned to police head quarters. Hubbard, who was chief of detectives, took Policeman Murphy with him, jumped on car and drove to the scene of the abduction. They overlook the pair and Hubbard, jumped from the car, stepped up be- hind the negro and told him he was under arrest. As the negro turned he shot Hubbard through the strln- ach and then started to run. Hub bard shot as he was falling, but only succeeded in hitting his assaiIant in the arm. Policeman Murphy pur- sued the murderer and amptieG his revolver into hs body. Hubbard was immediate lushed to a hos sNt&i, but died within an hour. The negro liv- ad for several hours.
 Van Dyke H ,bbard, or 'Dyke." as he was fam ally known, vas we'll known in Val c2. He was the young CT brother of Charles Hubbard. the disccverer of the Hubbard Elliott copper properties on Elliott creek. He spent the seasons of 1895 and 1906 on Elliott Greek, at which time he was jus cut of his teens. On his return to the Sta'es he made his home in San Jose, and joined the po- lice force there. He was soon promot- ed to the plair-clothes squad and la- ter was mads chief. He leaves a wife and four children.
 His funeral wa, the largest ever known in San Jose the Masonic lodge of which he was member, taking charge of the services. The church of which the abducted woman was a member, sent a beautiful floral tri- bute. A collection for the widow and children, started by the public, had netted at the time the letter was written over s3.o0O. It will probably reach several thousand dollars more, as the brave officer who sacrificed his life in the execution of his duty was universal favorite.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
Martins Plane Found On Small Hill In Port Moller District

BELLINGHAM, Aug. 16.-"Will- fam Sullivan may call the sloping ground where my plane crashed a foothill, but I consider it noun tain," declared Major Martin here, when informed of the Port Moller dispatches last night. "He is wrong when he says the Flag plane, Seat tie, could have. avoided the foothills and mountain one mile away by fly ing 15O feet higher" said the Major, land at the time of the crash, on April 30, the staff sergeant, Ava A. Harvey and myself, were ten thous- and feet above the foothill and 1,5O0 feet from the top of the mountain where we landed"
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
SALMON ARE TAGGED
 TO DETERMINE LIVES
 WHEN SPAWN IS LEFT

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 19.-The movements of salmon of various spe- cies from the North Pacific ocean to their spawning grounds in the southeastern Alaska district will be charted this summer for the first time in history, according to Assist ant Fisheries Agent E. M. Ball.
 Five thousand salmon will be tag ged, released and a reward of 50 cents each offered for their return with the informatio nof how, when and where captured.
 The reward is a big one for fish ermen who are accustomed to obtain only 25 cents for a large salmon at fishing ports. Even a lower scale is offered by canneries.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
Chautauquans Warned of Approaching Alliance
 by Four Great Powers

CHAUTAUQUA N. r., Aug. 22.- Warning of an international combin- ation by the four great powers of Germany, Russia, China and Japan was expressed today by Major Gen. eral A. D. James Harbord, former deputy chief of staff, U S. A., in an address before the institute on In ternational Relations for the Christ ian point of view he urged adequate armament, international co-opera- tion for the limitation of competitive arming, and declared that Russia and Germany would not. remain content to be excluded from the Far East, and added that our unhappy manner of doing things had lost us the warm friendship of the Japanese as we'll as the greater part of Asia.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
VAN GUNDY OPERATED ON:
 LOCAL ANESTHETIC USED

P. Van Gundy, assistant general manager of the Alaska Railroad un- derwent an operation the other in the Fairbanks hospital for appendicitis. Local anesthetic was administered to him by Drs. Haverstock of the An chorage army post and Romig, the latter, physician for the Alaska Rail- road with headquarters in Fairbanks. During the process of removing the troublesome member, Mr. Van Gun dy smoked iesurely as tho nothing was happening. He is speedily re- covering.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
GATEWAY CHRISTMAS CARDS

September first, The Gateway will have one of the finest lines of Christ mas cards, ever brought to Seward. These cards will have appropriate Christmas sentiment and name of sender printed in neat type, but no cards will be sold unless printed, as we are not dealing in stationary in competition with stores of the town, If you desire a printed card in prices ranging from six to $3OO.OO per thousand, look our samples over. Delivery guaranteed by De- cember first. Cards come 25 in box with outer and inner envelope, and are classy and distinctive. No nicer way can be found than sending Christmas cards. Place your orders directly after September 1, so we will have time to print same. No number less than box of 25 sold.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
Radicals May Get Control Congress Says Noted Writer

SEATTLE, Aug. 1S.-The Seattle Times correspondent, Jermane, tele- graphed the Times today that the outlook so far as the next congress is concerned is not good, La Toilette radicals holding the balance Of pow CT in both houses of the present con- gress and they seem certain to hold it in the next Senate, with the chance that the Senate may have more Democratic than Republican votes.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

REKKJAVIk, Iceland, Aug. B. The American round the world fly CTS safely negotiated the longest leg of their whole journey yesterday when they landed at Fredericksdal, on the west coast of Greenland at 6 o'clock. They made 725 miles in Il hours The trip was without incident other than Lieut.. Nelson, was forced to descend a few minutes at Skesa- fjord. He ascended again almost im- mediately after making few minor adjustments to his motor.
 Lieutenant Smith, the othef United States flyer, and Locatelli, the ltal- ian airman, who hoped off at the same time, proceeded on to Freder- icksdal, arriving safely.
 Considerable relief was expressed by the Navy department over the safe arrival of the flyers on the most dangerous leg of their journey. Fred ericksdal is just west of Cape Fare well on the south-most point of Greenland. The next leg of the flight will be across Davis Straits to Labrador.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
PARTY HAS HARD TRIP

Maurice A. Gale of the firm of Fielder and Gale, who recently went thru Seward on his way to Tocotna, has installed the first motion picture machine seen on the river, and will show Paramount pictures. MT. Gale and MT. J. W. Fielder, who accom- panied him, had a hard trip home. At the Portage they found Grass lake frozen over, and the boat and one thousand pounds of luggage had to be dragged across the lake, talk ing the greater part of a day. Their boat leaked badly and the party all most swamped.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

An appeal has been received at the Governors office, at Juneau, for in formation in regard to Gust Lind berg, who left Seattle for Alaska in May, 1906. He was born in Sweden forty years ago, is about five feet nine inches tall, and of light com plerion. Any information in regard to MT. Lindberg should be sent to the governors office, Juneau, when it will be immediately transmitted to the father of MT. Lindberg, who is anxious to know any facts concern ing his son.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
LA FOLLETTE'S BEST TURN
 WOULD THROW ELECTION
 TO DECISION OF H. OF R.

QUINCY, H., Aug. 21.-Wm. J. Bryan, discussing important move ments in regards to the coming cleo tion said that the best LaFollette could do would be to throw the cleo tion into the House of Representa- tives where the decision would make a victory for the Democrats certain.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

PLYMOUTH, Aug. 19.-President Coolidge set out today to establish himself as a real dirt farmer, a hay field was his setting, with two hand made wooden rakes which furnished plenty inspiration. Aside from hay raking, the Presidents vacation to- day in the hills of Vermont was with out particular incident.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-Luis Fir DO, the Argentine heavyweight won the first round in his legal battle here this afternoon, when the pugilist, thru his lawyer, Hyman Bushel, ob- tained postponement of the hearing in the perjury case brought against Firpo. The case was continued un- til September 20, which is nine days after the date on which Firpo is sceduled to fight Wills. Firpo ap- G,beared in person to answer to the charge of perjury, preferred by Can- on Chase.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
BERNIE STONE FINDS
 YUKON CAMP ACTIVE

Bernard M. Stone, pioneer North ern journalist, and Mrs. Stone, rel turned to Anchorage the other day. They took a trip down the Yukon as far as Holy Cross and were delight ed with the scenery.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
MAKING LARGE CATCH

The whaling station at Akutan is taking many whales, according to dis patches received recently. While a majority are humpbacks still they run about $24OO each and are said to be in prime condition.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
ARGENTINE WORLD FLYER MEETS WITH ACCIDENT
 WHILE STARTING FLIGHT

HANOI, French Indo China, Aug. 20.-Major Pedro Zanni, Argentina round the world flyer, met with an accident today while attempting a take-off on his way to Canton, when his plane overturned. The flyer es caped uninjured but his plane was to- tally wrecked. He will remain here until another plane can be shipped him.
 HANOI, Aug. 2O.-Major Zanni decided to carry on despite his ill fortune which befell today when his plane was wrecked by turning over as he attempted to take-off for Can ton. Altho confined to his bed yes terday with a fever, Zanni planned the flight, and has ordered relief plane sent him from Yokohama. The new machine will be a hydroplane, so he will start from Haipong when it arrives in about three weeks time. American warships have offered their services in hastening the arriv- al of the new machine and it may be brought over on the deck of cruis-
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
AMERICAN WARSHPS ARE SEARCHING FOR
 LIEUTENANT LOCATELLI, ITALIAN AVIATOR

On Board Cruiser Richmond Greenland and Iceland, Friday Acs 22Rear Admiral Thomas Magde has ordered the cruisers Raleigh and Richmond with number of destroyers search the district Cape Farewell Greenland for Lieutenant cali the Italian aviator who accompanied the American flyers on their flight yesterday but still missing It feared he has ia the
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

Robert Siefert, an oldtimer from the lower Kenai lake district, arrived in town on last nights train and shaking hands with his many friends here.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.-A coun- ty grand jury late today handed down an indictment against Kid Mccoy, charging him with the murder of Mrs. Moels. Another count charges assault and robbery in connection with McCoy's hold-up of the West Seventh street antique shop, Wednes- day. While this hold-up was in pro- gress Mccoy slbt and seriously wounded W. c. Ross, an eastern mill lionaire, a customer of the place, and the proprietor and his wife, MT. and Mrs. Schaupp, all of whom are re- covering in local hospital.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

Many hunting parties are plan- ming leaving for the hills next week the bird season coming in September 1. The hills are reported to be full of ptarmigan.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
GRAND JURY RETURNS . CHARGE OF MURDER
 AGAINST KID M'COY

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16.-Mrs. Morse came to her death from bull let fired by the hand of a person to this jury unknown" was the verdict of the coroner's jury late this after noon. Kid Mccoy will be charged with having murdered the woman. :.
 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.-McCoy's friends said that Mccoy pleads in sanity and declares that he was crazed with grief and drink. Right after the finding of the body of Mrs. Moels, he Mccoy was discovered in the Westlake residential shopping district. He had invaded Mrs. Moels' antique shop with a revolver and held up the patrons ,wounding w. G. Ross, a chance arrival. He then went next door and slightly wounded Sam Schepp and his wife, who had sougit to reconcile MOnls and nS former wife. Mc;t " was captured as he was running across Westlake park. He spoke incoherently but ap- peared dapper and confident today. The desk srgant said that at o. o'clock the morning after the mur- der, Mccoy appeared at the Holly wood station and asked to see pa trolman Puissinger, who had been called from dinner party, where Mccoy and Mrs. Moels had gone un- invited. He was informed that Puis- singer was out and Mccoy remark ed: "He will consider himself lucky when he reads the papers," The po- lice say that Mrs. Moels was going to return to her husband and that MsCoy was mad with pealousy. Me Coy said: "I was going to kill my self, but forgot"
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19.- A naval communication late today received from Lieut.. Smith, head ar my world flight commander at Rey- kjavik, says that his plane had brok- en spreader and that Lieut.. Nell sons plane had smashed it's propel- Ter in an attempt to tale off for Greenland. Smith added that 9 spare could be secured from the crui- ser Richmond, and outside of these slight mishaps everything was all right.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

WASHINGTON, n. C., Aug. 18.- The departure from Reykjavik, Ice land of American army airplanes may be delayed indefinitely to await improved conditions, it was indicated by a message from It. Smith, pres ent flight commander, received on Saturday by Patrick, chief air ad- vance guide. The message was dated the 16th and told of new delays due to the ice and other circumstances.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

REYKJAVIK, Aug 21.-The Am erican round the world flyers, who have been detained here for the past two weeks, and Lieut.. Locatelli, the intrepid Italian airman who flew from Italy here to advance with the American planes on their homeward stretch ,hopped off from here at 8:15 o'clock this morning for Fred ericks Bay, Greenland. The distance is approximately 865 miles and lies far across the Danish straits.
 The flyers, heading for their chos- en landing place, passed the United States Cruiser Richmond, the supply ship which at the time was on pa- trol duty in connection with the world flight. The ship was about seventy miles off the coast of Ice land when the planes passed at 9:35 in the morning.
 Lieut.. Loeatelli was leading the American planes, which were being piloted by Lieut.-Com. Lowell Smith and Erik Nelson, by five miles.
 The weather was beautiful which made flying conditions excellent when the aviators set out for the Aar-off south Greenland port.
 No reports as yet have been dis patched concerning their safe arrival.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23
SEATTLE MAYOR
 URGE MUNICIPAL
 TELEPHONE SYSTENs

SEATTLE, Aug. 18.-In a letter addressed to the city council on Sat urday Mayor Edwin Brown urges that body to confer with the corpora- tion council on steps necessary for acquiring or building municipal telephone system.
 SEATTLE, Aug. 21.-Wm. Hick- man Moore, chairman of the fran chise committee selected by the Seat tie city council, began to draft res olution instructing the board of pub lie works to remove all equipment of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company from the city's streets. The resolution will be introduced at the council meeting on Monday.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

CAN USE A FEW MORE GUS TONERS AT THE o. K BARBER SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 2O.- The American round the world fly CTS will be unable to leave Iceland yfor at least three days it is said ow- jing to ice conditions, which are the worst known.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

REKKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 18.- Lieut.. Locatelli, Italian airman, who reached here yesterday, called on Lieut.. Smith and handed him a let ter from the American air attache at the Embassy at Rome. The let ter was twenty days old It was to the effect that the present flight of the Italian aviator who will convoy the American flyers to America, as a preparatory flight in an attempt to reach the North Pole by plane next year.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-08-23

New Fall Suit. Samples at Urbach's.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-02
ELECTRIC Line
CASE UP FRIDAY
Forced Decision On Shoals
Power Petition Is
Sought

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May l.
Mandamus proceedings brought against
the public service commission by the
Lincoln mills and Huntsville Manufac-
turers' association of Huntsville, in an
effort to force a decision on the peti.
ton for authority to construct a trans.
mission line in north Alabama, were
postponed until Friday, when the case
was called in circuit court Thursday
Both divisions of the circuit court were
engaged in the trial of cases which re-
quired juries and if the petition had
been considered the iuries would have
been idle.
The petitioners contend that the com.
mission has held the petition long
enough and that they will lose if per.
mission is not granted for the construc.
ton of the line. 1t is probable argu.
ments in the case, will be completed
Friday, though a decision will not be
returned for several days. Regardless
of the outcome in the lower court, the
case will be carried to the supreme
court.
$4,000 Verdict for $10
600 in favor of the estate of Ransom
Cantelou was returned against the Ala
bama Power company by jury in the
circuit court today in a suit in which
the executor sued for $4,000. 1t was
alleged that Cantelou received fatal in
juries when he fell from a trestle on
Bell street, while a passenger of one
of the company's cars. This is one Of
the largest verdicts returned against a
public utility in Montgomery in many
wears
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-02
Origin Of Marie CorelIi
Revealed By Old Record
Novelist With Yelled Past Daughter Of
Obscure London Folk

parents of the child were Harriet and
Thomas Cody, the latter laborer.
Many friends of Marie Corelli have
asserted that her real name was Cody.
Now the London Daily News definitely
declares that the certificate is that of
the girl who later took the name of
Corelli and made it famous.
Those who were in close touch with
of her parents as being Scotch and
Italian was purely mythical, and part
of her lifelong romanticizing. They
say that even in childhood she was a
poseur sand romanticist, and adopted
the name of marie .Corelli' to foster
the story of mysterious italian origin.
Founding, Says One Story
One of the most picturesque Of the
yarns told about her was that she was
left on the doorstep of Charles Mackay,
commonly supposed to have been her
stepfather during snowstorm 60 years
ago. Old> rustics, Boosting memory
that goes back So years, recall having
heard the story, but no one remembers
hearing anything about the incident at
the time it was supposed to have hap
pened.
Friends of her family say that Sc
years ago Marie was a 14-year-old
school girl and was called Minnie
They say that she was not Mackay' s
stepdaughter, but an adopted child. On
this basis, she would have been 1usty
10-year-old infant on the night of the
snowstorm in which she was supposed
to have appeared.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-02
CZECH CONVICTED
IN FORD THREATS

DETROIT, May 1.-vaslav Simek,
26-year-old graduate of the University
of Prague, was found guilty by a re-
corder's cuort jury late Thursday. of
attempting to extort $1,05O,OOO from
Edsel Ford. -.
The jury was out but a short time.
Simek faces a maximum penalty of
two years imprisonment. He will be
sentenced next week.
Simek accused his landlady Of in
citing him to write the three threaten
ing letters he Sent to Ford. Those letters,
scrawled in laborious and almost un-
ineligible English, warned Ford of inn
pending injury to his children unless
he paid over the money.
Simek was arrested when he picked up
package PLANTED" at the spot the
letters had indicated.
Edsel Ford went on the stand
Wednesday and identified two letters
that had been sent to him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-02
BY CHARLES NJ. M'CANN

by Leased Wire to The Age-Herald.)
LONDON, May 1.-The secret Of
the birth of Marie Corelli, world famous
woman novelist whose romantic love
stories made her probably the most pop
ular of woman writer's, has apparently
been revealed
Marie Corelli went to her grave as a
figure of mystery, woman with a
yelled past whose very birth remained
a secret.
Now, 20 years to the day after her
birth, the publication of baptismal
certificate issued in poor quarter OF
London, May 10, 1854, seems to have
shattered the atmosphere of mystery
she guarded so carefully. 1t shows
that Marie was the daughter of obscure
London working folk.
Fantastic stories had been told OF
her. centering principally on a tale
that her father had been Scotch and
her mother Italian. A legend of color
and fantasy had been built up about
the character of the lone woman. With
smile, shrug and polite innuendo
this mystery mountaineering from no.
where-fostered the stories.
Sought To Conceal Origin
1t appears that the novelist did so in
order to conceal her humble origin.
The baptismal certificate is that oil
Caroline Cody, born May 1, 1854. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-02
MISS BEAM ENTERS d
IN Barring TRIAL
School Teacher viii Be Cues
toned BY White Plains Court

WHITE PLAINS, NJ ", May H..
District Attorney Rowland today. ar
ranged for the questioning here fOmor-
70 wof Miss Mildred Beam, an Eliza.
beth, N, j.. teacher, regarding her
friendship for Clarence o. Barring,
charged with attempting to murder his
wife by injecting poison and disease
germs into her food
Mr.. Rowland conferred, it was learn
ed, with the young woman in New York,
and later the subpoena for her appear
ance was withdrawn.
Charles e. Lawrence. counsel for
Barring, was summoned to appear sin
the matter of John DOe.r
Attorney Rowland was informed by
Mrs. Barring, wife Of the accused, that
she had received anonymous letters
threatening her life. Ms. Barring pre-.
ferred the charges that resulted in her
husbands Indictment
Rowland also learned tonight that