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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 41. SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
THOMPSON WINS
CHICO PRIMARY
CHEAT MAJOHITY
SMASHING VICTORY FOR AL
LEGED FRIEND OF THE
RACKETEER
CHICAGO, Feb, 25, (£*)—'“Big j
Bill” Thompson, who promised
to work for the people 18 to 20
hours a day for the next four
years, won a smashing victory
and the Republican mayoralty.
He was renominated with 296,
342 votes.
Judge John H, Lyle, who dash- J
ed off a batch of vagrancy war- j
rants for “public enemies” was ]
given 223,401 votes.
Alderman A. F. Albert 989,73; |
G. K. Schmidt 132^11.
The results of the primary!
assure a close fight in the forth
coming general election.
Anton J. Germak, president of
the county commission, walked
off with the Democratic nomina
tion with a vote which is ex
pected to exceed 285,000.
Only a few outbreaks of vio
lence was reported.
DECLINE TO REVIEW
WASHINGTON, Feb., 25, {IP)—
The Supreme court declined to
review the case of Walstein Smith,
.Alaska treasurer, challenging the
right of the Circuit court of ap
peals decision which held that
the Alaska fishermen’s tax was
invalid.
LOCAL “BOB JONES"
Following yesterday’s regular
meeting of the Seward chamber
of commerce, a number of the
members adjourned to the Mar
athon Indoor Golf Green for a
round of paly. It is reported Mr.
Hatten made the final hole in
the least number of shots, with
Mr Harwood second and H. S.
Balderston. third.
POLICE Burnt
PRACTICED I'l 1l
THRU COLLECTIONS
NEW YORK, Feb., 25, (JP)—'The
art of police “shake-downs” and
outright blackmail as practiced in
New York City, was revealed as a
regular system requiring monthly
collections which ran as high as
$7,500 per month in one section of
Manhatten alone by Harry Levy,
stool pigeon, who admitted making
collections for the police.
He visited speakeasies and he
“shook-down” physicians who
wanted to avoid scandal and he
collected about $90,000 per year
which he turned over to policemen
James Quinliven and William
O’Connor, Levy testified before
referee Samuel Seabury who is
trying to trace graft to “higher
ups” in the magistrates courts.
LABOR WARFARE
CHICAGO, Feb. 24. (#) —Labor
warfare broke out anew as a
machine gun gang killed Albert
Courchene city plumber inspector
and leader of the insurgent move
ment against the plumbers’ union.
ELECTRIFICATION
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24. (JP) —
Pennsylvania Railroad plans to
spend $175,000,000 in the next two
and a half years on an exten
sive program of electrification and j
other improvements originally ar
ranged to extend over a period j
of four years.
FIRST TEST FLIGHT
MECHANIC INJURED; CRASHED
UPSIDE DOWN HEIGHT
OF 50 FEET
NEW YORK, Feb., 25, (/Pi
Emery Davis, little known 50
year-old inventor of a myster
ious glider machine, was killed,
and Carl Nelson, mechanic, was
injured when the all-metal, two
man ship plunged to earth from
a height of about 50 feet during
its first flight.
Davis and Nelson took off in
the queer looking craft early in
the morning under the momen
tum of an automobile.
The machine left Roosevelt
Field slowly and climbed only a
short distance when suddenly it
went into a half-loop and smash
ed into the earth upside down.
Davis was unconscious when
taken from the debris and altho
he was rushed at once to a hos
pital, physicians found him to
be dead upon arrival.
TOUGH ON DAISY
LOS ANGELES, Feb., 25. (JP)—
Release of Daisy Devoe on bail
pending the outcome of an ap
peal for a new trial of the
charges, made last month, she
stole $825 from Clara Bow, al
leged “It” girl, was denied by
Judge William Doran.
| LIMA, Peru, Feb., 2£. UP)—'The
provisional government, under
Colonel Sanchez Cerro, enlisted
volunteers here and moved troops
from Cuzco and Puno to put
down the revolution which began
Friday at Arequipa.
Officials admitted that Are
quipa has fallen and that sever
al perrons have been killed.
Dispatches to Santiago, Chile,
said all of Southern Peru has
gone over to the revolutionists.
The government denied that
the volunteers had been called
for 60—day service; the govern
ment belittles the reports of ex
tending troubles.
DELIBERATELY DECEIVED
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. (ff) —
! Bernard Marcus and Saul Singer,
two leading figures in the bank
of the United States deliberately
deceived directors as to the state
of the bank, according to testi
mony given by Colonel Arthur
Little and Edward Lewis, them
selves directors.
The cost of various articles of
food in the United States shows a
decrease of 13.2 percent December
: 15,1930, as compared with Decem
ber 15, 1929.
FRANK FOSTER GOING AFTER
REPEAL OF THE BONE
DRY LAW
JUNEAU, Feb., 25, (JP)—By this
morning all but three members
of the Territorial legislature,
which convenes Monday, arrived.
A House members caucus will
be held tonight or Thursday. J.
H. Murray of Cordova may have
the speakership if he will accept,
which is doubtful.
Andrew Nerland, speaker at
the 1921 session, is another mem- j
ber mentioned.
Frank Foster of Cordova appar- j
antly voiced the prevailing opin- i
ion and general sentiment that>
the paramount need is economy |
in “appropriations which must i
be curbed and that little new
: legislation is wanted.”
Foster favors repeal of the
bone dry law which is certain to
i come before the legislators.
The Senate has made no caucus
| plans. |
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CUT HELD FIFTY
IN IT BAY 12 UOUAS
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MADERA, Feb. 24. (JP) —Armed
with a high powered rifle and
barricaded behind the dirt wall
of a reservoir an infuriated ne
gro went on a shooting rampage
near here, wounded a man and a
j boy. and held a passe of 50
men at bay for almost 12 hours
before he was killed.
The 'negro was identified as
John Stanford, alias Ed Woods,
escaped convict from Mississippi
where he was serving a sentence
for murder.
LORD AND mm
CONVERSE SOME MORE
NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 25, </P)
—Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India,
and Mahatma Gandhi, held
another conversation following
which statement was issued^ that
“His Excellency has granted a
further interview to Gandhi.”
It is understood that various
matters emerging from the dis
cussion are now under examina
tion and it is possible some days
may elapse before further state
in discussions is reached.
CAPONE UP COURT
CHICAGO, Feb. 24. (JP) —“Scar
face” A1 Capone was ordered to
trial on a charge of contempt of
court by Judge James Wilkerson.
The contempt case is about two
years old and arose while Capone
was in Florida.
BETTY COMPSON WEDS
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. </P) —
Betty Comptson, film star, became
the bride of Edward Dowling, stu
dio dialogue writer. The pair sail
ed for Havana on their honey
moon.
RAISED TO KNIGHTHOOD
CHERBOURG, France, Feb. 24. \
(£>)-Captain Malcolm Campbell, i
holder of the automobile speed!
record is to be raised to knight- j
hood by King George. The racer |
was informed of the honor while
still aboard the SS. Mauretania
in Cherbourg.
LOTS ABOUT LAME
DUCKS. CONKS.
ANCIENT BILL RESURRECTED
TO CHANGE ELECTION
DAY
WASHINGTON, Feb., 25, (jP)— j
The ‘'lame ducks” in the House
had a chance to eliminate “lame
duck” sessions in the future by
a demand for passage of legisla
tion to give the newly elected
Congress a chance to take their
seats in January following their
election in November, being de
bated in the House for four
hours, as the limit.
Under the bill the President
and Vice President would be in
ducted into office January 24
following the November election
instead of March 4.
The Senate has adopted the
measure several times but it
lias always been killed in the
House.
Because no date has be»n set
for adjournment of session, re
placing the “lame duck” session,
Speaker Longworth said the bill
will not be opposed if the date
is set for April or May.
ANOTHER SCRAP
WASHINGTON, Feb, 24. (/P)—
A clash between the Nicaraguan
National Guard and bandits near
El Tide resulted in the killing of
25 rebels, official advices state.
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RESULT OF DEPREaSlfiH
PARIS, Feb. 24. (/P) — Bankers
from all important financial mar
kets met in Paris to consider what
! they might do to help in reestab
ishing economic conditions to
normal. They reached the deci
sion that a normal gold concen
tration is the result and not the
cause of depression and that as
soon as long term credits are
established the normal situation
will return.
JOB FOR CALVIN
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Feb. 24.
(jp)—a suggestion was made at a
meeting of the New England
dairymen that former president
Calvin Coolidge be offered the
i position of organizing the indus
try under a five year contract
calling for $1,000,000 salary.
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LEGAL BATTLE
LONDON, Feb. 24. (£>) —A legal
battle over oil in Venezuela was
opened by General Asphalt Com
| pany and the Barber Asphalt
| Company, two American firms.
Plintiffs charge the Anglo-Sax
on Limited with breach of con
tract and damages may amount to
millions of dollars according to
counsel for the plaintiffs.
OVER-RULES JUDGE
CLARK'S DECISION
VALIDITY OF AMENDMENT IS
UPHELD BY UNANIMOUS
DECISION
WASHINGTON, Feb., 25, (Ad
judge Clark of New Jersey, who
last fall rendered a decision that
the 18th amendent was unconsti
tutional, which decision was over
ruled yesterday by the Supreme
court, contended that the amend
ment should have been submit
ted to State conventions for rat
ification rather than to State
legislatures.
The Supreme court ruled that
that view was untenable and
that the government had argued
that question and had already
disposed of it by the Supreme
court.
Attorneys against argued the *
amendment was invalid claiming
the amendments granted new
power to the federal government
over the people, therefor must be
submitted direct to the people.
Chief Justice Hughes withdrew
from the case and had no part,
because he had filed a brief in a
previous prohibition case which
he contended disqualified him.
The decision was delivered by
Justice Roberts before a crowded
court room.
Jrie said congress naa ween
granted complete jurisdiction to
decide the mode of ratificaiton
and had the right to refer the
amendment to legislatures.
Judge Roberts said that the at
torneys upholding Judge Clark’s
decision said the amendment
took power from the people which
no other did say, and in the
opinion of the courth, the 13th
14th and 19th did the same.
He said that in the national
prohibition cases in 1920 the
court proclaimed the validity
of the amendment and that it
now reiterated its position and
I that its decision is unanimous.
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MIN 1!) MAN
ED TO THEIR DEATHS
IN CHI, CALMLY
BELLE FONTE, Penn., Feb., 25,
(JP)—Irene Schroeder and W.
Glenn Dague were electrocuted
Monday for the killing o f
Corporal Brady Paul, state pat
rolman, December 19, 1929.
The woman went to the chair
at 7: a. m. and was dead five
minutes later.
Dague followed at 7:08 and was
pronounced dead at 7.13
Mrs. Schroeder was the mother
of a five-year old son.
She kept the calm she had
maintained since her sentence
except for a short period of hys
teria when she was told the
governor of the state had refus
ed to commute the death sen
tence.
Dague was calm.
The cost of various articles of
food in the United States showed
an increase of 32,0 percent in De
cember 1930 as compared with De
cember 1913.