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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 32.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1931.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb., 9. (IP)—
Henry Ilse, former Spokane fire
man, and Thomas Boyle, San
Francisco bookkeeper, were con
victed by a Superior court jury
with attempting to dynamite the
Cowles P u b 1 i s h i ng Company
building in Spokane.
They were charged with trans
portation and handling of the
dynamite sent to the Associated
Press office between the build
ings of the Spokane Chronicle
and the Spokesman Review.
They announced that they in
tended to ask for a new trial.
The trial started January 26.
Boyle said he was hired by Isle
to aid in the transportation of
the explosive.
Isle’s attorneys charged con
spiracy existed betw’een the
County Democratic association
and newspaper opposition.
The jury recommended lenien
cy for Boyle.
CUT
IS SEVERELY RIPR1MANDED
BY SECRETARY ADAMS
OF THE NAVY
WASHNGTON, Feb., 9, (/Pi—
The court martial of General
Smedley Butler was called off
oy the Navy department and a
severe official reprimand given
nstead.
After Secretary Adams received
a letter from the General ex
pressing regret for his “indis
creet remarks which caused ern
barrasment to hte government.’’
Adams replied that in view of
the letter and " “your long and
oriliant service,” the court mar
tial has been abandoned.
Secretary Stimson and the
Italian Embassy both expressed
satisfaction.
Butler declined to answer a
telephone call to the Quantino
Marine base.
Adams wrote him that his
remarks received “unqualified
condemnation of the Navy de
partment and he hoped that
the incident would have a salu
tary effect upon your future
conduct in matters of this char
acter.”
MASTER CEREMONIES ILL
ROME, Feb., 9, (/P)-Duke Borea
D. Olmo, for the last 40 years
prefect of the Palace of the King
of Italy, regarded as Europe’s best
known master of ceremonies, is
critically ill of influenza.
STATESMAN DIES
ROME, Feb. 9. (JP)— Tommas
Tittoni, 75 years of age, and one
of the most active statesmen in
taly before the Mussolini era died
following an attack of influenza.
He had been ill for one week.
BISHOP CLEARED
WASHINGTON, Feb., 9, (JP)—
Bishop Cannon of the Methodist
Episcopal church, was cleared by
a committee of ministers of the,
charges brought against him last
September by four elders of the
church.
DELEGITE ORACLE
SOUNDS OFF ON
ALASKA REINDEER
DELIVERS WEIGHTY STATE
MENT ON PRESENT TRIV
IAL MATTER
WASHINGTON. Feb., 9. (/Pt—
The Alaska delegate declared
that had Secretary of Interior
Wilbur proposed a feasible plan
"a year or two ago” for handling
Alaskan reindeer, the present
controversy between native own
ers and White herdsmen would
have been averted.
The Alaska reindeer committee
meets next Tuesday. The dele
gate said the most important
problems are the division of
land for herds and whether the
herds can be operated on a per
centage basis or made distinct
units.
He asserted that the Lomen
Reindeer Company, through ag
gressive business methods, appar
antly have taken the lead from
Indian herdsmen.
The * report compiled b^ Er
nest Walker Sawyer, formerly of
the Alaska Railroad, covering the
whole reindeer problem, will be
discussed by the committee
which meets with Secretary Wil
bur. The committee includes
Senator Kendrick of Wyoming,
Representative Leavitt. Assistant
U S. Attorney General Sisson,
the Alaska delegate and repre
sentatives of the conflicting herd
owners.
OK BOOZE PROBLEM
FRESNO, Calif., Feb., 9, i/Pi—
A national referendum on prohi
bition to clear the issue, is advo
cated by Judge Paul McCormick,
member of the Wickersham com
mission.
He said a referendum "would;
clearly indicate the attitude of
the nation and aid in bringing
about some change from the
present unsatisfactory conditions
which have long prevailed in the
country.”
In his individual report given
to President Hoover, Judge Me
Cormick urged a further trial.
FOUR KILLED DURING
UNEMPLOYMENT SIDT
PRAGUE, Czecholovakia, Feb.
9, (/P)-Four persons participating!
in an unemployment demonstra
tion at Asch were killed and four
others probably fatally injured
when gendarmes charged with
fixed bayonets.
At Dux, in north Bohem, 200,
persons, most of them Commun
ists, charged the gendarmes, who
fired, killing two.
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SEATTLE TIES
EDITORIAL ASKS
UNITED EFFORTS
ALASKA'S BEHALF
ALASKA RAILROAD FAC ING
VIRTUAL TERMINATION AC
COUNT OF CONGRESSIONAL
SLASH OF $500,Q00 AND PRO
POSED INCREASE PASSEN
GER FARES AND FREIGHT
RATES.
WHERE IS OELEEdTE?
FLAYS SENATORS AND REP
RESENTATIVES; ASLEEP
ON THE JOB
SEATTLE, Feb., 9, (/Pt— The
Seattle Times, in a front-page
editorial Sunday, said in part:
“The Alaska Railroad is head
ed toward financial trouble and
the condition under which it op
erates will arise a crisis that
forecasts its virtual termination
of usefulness unless immediate
and united and effective action
is taken on the proposed one
half cut (S500,000i for mainte
nance.
“Earnings must be relied upon
for the other half with no pre
sent prospect of increased traf
fic. The only way for the rail
road to earn more money is to
raise the fares and rates. The
Alaska Railroad rates are already
30 per cent above the schedule
of our western railroads.
“This new’ demand means a
further increase of 66 and two
third per cent on passenger rates
and 50 per cent on freight rates.
“Alaska can not stand that
and it will compel resumption
of river traffic which will grad
ually reduce the railroad's busi
ness to a point where it wouldn’t
be worth running.
“Congress must be induced to
prevent this damage, so serious
to Alaska and the railroad which
was built with no thought of
profits.
“It is almost inconceivable that
such a crisis should have been
permitted.
“Where was Alaska's delegate
to Congress?
Where were Washington’s Sen
ators and Representatives and
what were they doing when this
cut was made?
“What of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce and its agents at
the Nation's capitol?
“All must swing to this task
without delay.”
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COLORADO. THREE DIE
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo
Feb., 9, (/P)—A ranch house fire
caused three deaths. Raymond
Hinton, Jr., 10 months old, was
burned to death in a high chair.;
Raymond’s mother was the sec
ond victim. Egbert Lorimer, 4 years
old, died in a hospital here. Eg
bert’s mother, Mrs. Kenneth Lor
imore is in serious condition.
The fire resulted from a ker
osene stove which exploded, en
gulfing Mrs. Hinton in flames.
PUTNAM MARRIED
NEW YORK, Feb. 9. (/P) —
Amelia Earhart, trans-Atlantic
flyer and George Palmer Put
man, publisher, explorer, were
man’s mother, Mrs. Frances Put
nams mother, Mrs. Frances Put
nam, of Noank, Connecti;:utt.
LOUDON BANKER IS
ADVOCATE OF GOLD
i DEPARTURE FROM THE GOLD
STANDARD WOULD BE
HARD BLOW
LONDON, Feb., 9, t/Pi—At a
[banquet here, F. C. Gooclenough,
chairman of Barclay’s Bank,
made the following comment as
regards the gold standard and
! world business:
“If there were political peace
| in many directions—for example,
! in India or in China, or even in
i Russia—the whole world would
| once more come into a period of
| great prosperity. The develop
, ments that would take place
| would quickly lead to a redis
| tribution of the world’s gold.
“People sometimes think that
| artificial measures should be
| taken to produce a rise in prices,
j either through inflation or by
| an abrogation of the gold stand
ard. Neither of those courses
would really give any permanent
! help. The fall in prices has not
i been due to the return to the
'gold standard but the previous
period of inflation which caused
; the rise in prices was due to
the departure from the gold
| standard and the return to it
! has had the effect only of rees
tablishing a common measure of
world prices as between one
; country and another.
“If the gold standard was now
abandoned, the credit of the
country would suffer and the ad
ditional cost of paying for our
imports and discharging foreign
i debt would run the risk of being
very greatly increased, besides
which the trade would be great
; ly diminshed.”
WASHINGTON, Feb., 9, </P)—
S. F. Tolmie, Premier of British
Columbia, davised Ernest Wal
Iker Sawyer, Department of the
| Interior official, that the Cana
J dian representatives appointed
for the British Columbia-Yukon
j Alaska Highway, comprises the
| following:
; J. M. Wardel, chief engineer
j Banff Parks; James McNeill, sup
erintendent of Yukon Territory;
and George P. Napier, assistant
chief engineer of public works
department, Victoria, B. C.
DROUGHT BROKEN
CHICAGO, Feb. 9. (JP) — The
middlewest is hopeful that the
drought has broken. Reports from
various sections told of rain and
; snow with continued precipita
tion is forcast for all the middle
west. A virtual downpour in some
sections of Illinois, snow sleet in
Iowa, and snow in Wisconsin and
Montana were the theme of re
ports received.
LA GUARDI A SAYS TERMS OF
COMPROMISE ABSOLUTE
LY IMPOSSIBLE
WASHINGTON, Feb., 9, (/P)—
Prospects avoiding a special ses
sion of Congress seemed better
Saturday than for weeks when
an agreement was readied which
provides an additional $20,000,000
as a drought loan for agricultur
al rehabilitation.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas
said he believed the food loans
will be made but the final deci
sion is in the hands of the Sec
retary of agriculture.
Representative Tilson said the
plan gets away from the dole or
charity idea sa every dollar will
be secured.
The disposition of several ap
propriation bills which had been
held up are anticipated to go
through next week.
Representative LaGuardia said
he termed the compromise “eco
nomically impossible, politically
disastrous, morally insincere and
practically ineffective.” La Guar
dia fought to have the relief
bill cover everyone.
CMM WEEK
li PRDSPEOT FOR
CONGRESS:ISSUES
BATTERY OF ORATORS WILL
BATTLE LONG-DRAWN
ISSUES
WASHINGTON. Feb.. 9. (/P)—
A critical period of Congress ap
peared to be in prospect for this
week which will determine if
there is to be an extra session of
Congress.
The first test will be in the
Senate where the relief com
promise appeared.
Leaders on both sides of the
House said the compromise was
satisfactory but that it faced a
battery of orators including La
Follette, Wheeler and Borah.
The other question is the Vet
eran’s loan bonus upon which
the Senate has failed tcT act
pending the House decision
which is promised tomorrow.
A solution to increasing the
loans to $500,000,000 is; generally
anticipated.
DEDICATE GOLF COURSE
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb., 9,(^)
—Prince of Wales and his brothe.r
Prince George, found time to de
dicate a new golf course before
leaving for Panama on continua
tion of their Spanish-American
tour.
FRESH MOVEMENT
MADIRD, Spain, Feb., 9, (JP)
Spanish Socialist Party was re
vealed as backing a fresh move
ment to overthrow the monarchy.
Leaders of the party prepared a
manifesto declaring that they will
“use every means possible, in
cluding violence,” to tills end.