* I “Federal Officials Cannot Lawfully be Appointed to any Territorial Office.”
j 1 1'' __—Attorney General of Alaska John Rustgard
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 6.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1932. SEWARD, ALASKA, PRICE TEN CENTS
M'S EMPEROR
ALMOST«VICTIM
KOREAN YOUTH ARRESTED FOR
COMPLICITY CONNECTION
WITH ATTEMPT
TOKYO, Jan. 8. (/P)—The Japan
ese government, which is less than a
month old, and Premier Inukai,
handed their resignation in to the
Emperor of Japan shortly after he
narrowly missed becoming a vic
tim of a bomb.
The Emperor instructed Premier
Inukai to continue in his office
until he receives further orders.
The bomb exploded immediately
in front of the Emperor’s state
carriage as he was riding home
from an a nnual military review.
The bomb fell under the carriage
^ of Count Makino, minister of the
Emperor’s imperial household, but
no one was injured when it ex
ploded.
A young Korean named Rihoso
was immediately arrested by the
Japanese police and a second bomb
was found in his pocket.
The resignation of Premier In
ukai and his fellow governmental
officers is believed to be merely a
formality and is likened to a prev
ious case of nine years ago when
Premier Yamamoto turned in his
resignation after the Emperor, who
was then prince regent, was fired
on.
The Emperor showed no signs of
nervousness despite the attempt
which was made to make him a vic
tim of the bomb
. SEIM WIFE SLIfEI
IS GIVEN 81-751EIII5
SEATTLE, Jan. 7. (/P)—A prison
-,erm of from 60 to 75 years was the
sentence imposed on Everett Frank
Lindsey, who was convicted of sec
* md degree murder for the killing
>f his wife, Audrey Elizabeth, some
months ago.
When the confessed wife' slayer
•eft the courtroom, he left wtih one
>f the most stinging rebukes to be
.landed down from a King County
:>ench ringing in his ears.
Lindsey will serve his sentence
;it the Walla Walla penitentiary.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 8. (/P>
—The Pennsylvania army of job
less returned home after a peace
1 iul journey to the Capitol where
"hey presented their requests in
"he form of petitions to Congress
and the President.
They visited the tomb of the Un
known Soldier.
Taking the oath of allegiance to
*>:.he flag was a part of the cere
monies. While the police were to
ie seen mingling with the jobless
narchers they were only present
o aid in handling the traffic.
There was a marked contrast in
i he atmosphere of the Pennsylvania
army as compared to the hostility
.shown by the recent visit of a Com
munist group to the Capitol.
[
[ LEROY SULLIVAN CONFIRMED
| WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8. (/P)
I—The Senate confirmed Leroy M.
| Sullivan’s appointment as district
; attorney for the Second Division of
Alaska.
i
WASHINGTON, D. C.( Jan. 8. <4>)
—Gold produced in 1931 in the
United States totaled 2,365,000
ounces and worth $8,907,000 and
silver production totaled 30,967,000
ounces worth $980,609, the director
of the United States mint an
! nounced.
Gold production increased by
$2,755,000 as compared to 1930.
California produced the largest
amount of gold with 510,000 ounces
worth $10,517,000. Alaska was sec
ond in gold production with 451,000
ounces of the precious metal which
was valued at $9,325,000.
|ITH 0FFIGI5 ON
i LOOK OUT FOR BOMBS
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ROME, Jan. 8. (4s)—Watchful of
j ficials guarded all ports of entry
| to Italy after receipt of the word
[that bombs intended for Premier
; Mussolini and King Emanuel were
j on the high seas in the hold of the
' mail steamer Excalibur.
! The Excalibur is on her way to
j Italy from the United States. The
j discovery of anti-Fascist bomb
; plots at Paris and Nice. France, are
! announced.
Detailed information as to the
bombs being carried by the SS Ex
| calibur is lacking.
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j LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. (/P)— Chas.
! Cole, 54, a contemporary of Alex
I ander Pantages in the wealthy
[showman’s struggling days during
; the early Alaska gold rush, died
blind, paralyzed and in near pov
erty.
Cole was said to have been gen
eral manager for Pantages and his
financial advisor for a number of
years. He was a life member of the
| Seattle Elks’ lodge which tele
i graphed funds to cover funeral ex
! penses.
CONTRACT SIGH IS
POSTPONED ONCE MORE
' NEW YORK. Jan. 8. (/P)—Yester
day was the day for the signing of
the Max Schmeling and Mickey
Walker contract for a fight for the
heavyweight title but the signing
| of the contract- was postponed be
cause “the contract is not ready.”
Joe Jacobs, manager for Schmel
ing, the present title-holder, insists
tliat Miami be the place for the
staging of the bout and that Feb
ruary 25 be the date for the fight.
Madison Square Garden officials
favor New York as the place for the
bout but Jacobs’ insistence is firm.
“BERING 5EI EAGLE,”
ALASKA FLYING AGE,
EMEUS ANGELES
Harry Blunt, the “Bering Sea
Eagle,” crack Alaska flier, left yes
terday on the SS Northwestern en
route to Spokane where his father
recently died. Pilot Blunt flew
with Father Bernard R. Hubbard,
‘‘Alaska Glacier Priest,” noted ex
plorer and geologist, and Professor
at Santa Clara College, who, while
taking aerial pictures last June of
Aniakchak Crater, the world's larg
est volcano, miraculously escaped
death when the suction of cold to
wards the inferno pulled the plane
with terrible suddenness toward the
colossal hole.
A rapid dive away from the seeth
ing gaseous six-mile mouth of the
crater saved the ship from plung
ing into the volcano. This was fol
lowed by an attack of a large eagle
from behind. During the flight, the
eagle dove into the propellor wash
j which turned the bird over but it
! came back for more before leaving
! in defeat.
Blunt is now flying with the Al
askan Ainvays. He is the first av
iator to fly to Nelson Island, 200
miles offshore in Bering Sea and is
also credited as having flown over
more of unknown Alaska than any
other pilot in the Territory.
Father Hubbard is now in the
East lecturing and showing films
of his Aniakchak expedition; he
returns in March and, with Blunt
and E. F. Jessen, local newspaper
man, will attempt to land a plane
inside the crater.
Blunt, prior to his going over to
the Alaskan Airways, December 16,
flew for the Pacific International
Airways of Alaska. He is based at
the Anchorage airport. Mrs. Blunt
and children are not accompanying
j him on the present brief trip to
j the States as he expects to return
| about February 1.
RACIAL, RELIGIOUS ENMITIES
OF MOSLEMS AND HINDUS
BEING STIRRED UP
BOMBAY, Jan. 8. (A5)—Bloodshed
marked the resumption of India’s
“spiritual” warfare against British
rule with three killed and four ser
iously wounded at Allahabad and
widespread disorders and arrests
in other cities, according to Tues
day’s report.
The conflict at Allahabad arose
from a forbidden demonstration in
protest against Gandhi’s impris
onment.
Declaration of a day of fasting,
prayer and abstinence from labor,
the stirring of racial and religious
enmities between Hindus and Mos
lems and clamping down of severe
British ordinances to crush rebel
lion, produced the gravest situa
tion in a decade.
The government’s emergency
powers were extended to cover the
entire Bengal province. Members
of the National Congress were de
clared outside the law and regula
! tions against peaceful picketing
were extended to the entire coun
try.
TRY RELEASE GANDHI
| BOMBAY, Jan. 8. (/P)—Attorneys
of the Indian Nationalists are
going to make an attempt to get
Mahatma Gandhi, their leader, out
of jail thru a writ of habeas cor
pus.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8. (A»)
i—The United States invoked the
j Nine-Power Treaty in the Man
J churian dispute as a result of lat
J est developments in the Far East,
j The treaty deals with war in
i Chinese territory. The administra
j tion and international action was
j taken after consulting other pow
! ers who are signatories to the
! Nine-Power Treaty,
i Further action of a more sweep
‘ing character of which the Nine
| Power Treaty is the axis has been
I taken but details of this action
j have not been disclosed by the
State Department,
t The administration’s concern
i over the Manchurian controversey
[is increasing.
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REJECT PROHIBITION
LONDON, Jan. 8. (/P)—After a
two-year’s study of the merits of
prohibition, the English Licensing
Commission has reected prohibition
but favor the control of liquors by
a national body. Shorter selling
hours are also advocated.
ALMOST OVER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8. (JP)
—The business depression has
spent a large part of its force in the
United States and substantial im
provement would have taken place
sooner except for the series of Eu
ropean financial crises, Secretary'
of Commerce Robert Lamont said
in a year end statement on business
j s*nd industrial progress.
NOTE OF CHAMBERLAIN
SITUATION PRESENTED
TOKYO. Jan. 8. (/P)—Ambassador
Cameron Forbes, of the United
States, presented Secretary of
State Stimson’s note on the Cham
berlain situation to the Japanese
foreign office. The contents of the
| note were not made public.'
Official circles here expressed
the view that the military opera
tions in Manchuria were not of a
nature to justify the intervention
by a third party and it was reiterat
ed that there was little chance to
get Japan to modify her policy.
JAP TROOPS ENCROACHING
OK CHINESnERRITOBT
(By Associated Press)
Japan’s encroachment in China
and beyond the Great Wall in
Chinese territory is being seriously
looked to by England, France, Unit- |
ed States and other signatories of
the Kellogg Peace Pact and the
Nine-Power treaty.
In Thursday’s movements, the
Japanese troops had advanced to
within 150 miles of Tientsin, China.
It is feared that this city may be
the next objective of the Japanese
forces.
CONGRESS RETURNS TO LABORS
FULL OF WIM, WIGOR
AND WITALITY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8, (A3)
! —The Senate passed and sent to
the House the Capper joint resolu ♦
tion directing the Farm Board to
place 40,000,000 bushels of Farm
Board wheat at the disposal of the
Red Cross and other relief agen •
cies to be milled and furnished free
to destitute and needy persons.
The resolution was the first di
rect Federal relie ""’•posal ap *
' proved by either hoi ,c. The action
followed testimony by Governor
Pinchot of Pennsylvania and Pres
ident John Lewis, of the United
Mine Workers, telling of suffering
in mining states.
After passing the Capper bill, the
Senate approved a measure to
transfer to the Radio Commission
all radio activities which the 1927
'Act left under the jurisdicton of
the Commerce Department.
Presdent Hoover, in a new mes
sage to Congress, renewed his de
mand for immediate action on his
economic program. In stem terms
he informed Congress that the
need “is manifestly even more evi
dent than when the Legislators as
sembled a month ago and that his
program “has no partisan char
acter” and seeks “to check further
degeneration in prices and values.”
Meanwhile, the House slashed”
'several millions from the first of
the appropriation bills and the
Democratic joint policy committee
drafted and ratified its tariff re
vision program for immediate pas
sage by the House.
KANSAS CITY MAKES
BIO TO BE 1932 DEMO
CONVENTIONAL CITY
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 8. (£>;—'This
city put in a bid to be the conven
tion city for the Democratic Na
tional Convention late Thursday
and made the convincing offer of
$150,000 to the party if they select
this city.
The offer, as agreed upon by the
Chamber of Commerce officials, is
that $100,000 cash be turned over to
the National Committee as a guar
antee and another $50,000 be turned
over to defray convention expenses.
Party leaders, assembled at Wash
ington, are confident that the offer
will be accepted.
If Kansas City becomes the con
vention city the Convention Hall,
which wras the scene of the Demo
cratic Convention in 1900 and the
Republican Convention in 1928, will
be the place for the 1932 meet.
REDS AND POLICE CLASH
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. {/Pj—
Marked by a spectacular clash be
tween 200 asserted Communists and
a police detail, Los Angeles’ widely
heralded hunger march to San
Francisco got under way Monday.
A few bloody noses and some bruis
es were the only casualties.