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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 36.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
VANDERBILT KIDS
OUT LONG STRING
FRESH ‘BALONEY'
WOULD NOT SUE BUTLER FOR
COMMON MONETARY DAM
AGE, BUT—?
LOS ANGELES, Feb., 13, (/P)—
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., told his
version of the Mussolini hit-and
run story for which General But
ler was ordered court martialed.
Vanderbilt said the anecdote
would be “merely a squib com
pared to the issues to which the
testimony taking would have had
to make and had the court mar
tial not been called off.
"Butler told a story of mine
but twisted it around to score a
point for himself and made me
the ‘goat.’ The testimony I would
have given at the court martial
would have brought out the
statements made by him.”
The statements concerned the
failure of a foreign power to live
up to the terms of the London
naval pact.
Vandebilt’s version was: “I was
riding with Mussolini, who was
driving, when a small child ran
in front of the machine at a
sharp turn. The child was hit,
and I looked back to see if the
child was hurt. Mussolini placed
his hand upon my knee and said,
Never look back, Vanderbilt, al
ways look ahead in life’.”
Vanderbilt said if he hq^ been
called t-o the stand he would
nave brought 40 affidavits to
prove Butler misquoted him.
He added that one overt act on
the part of Butler will result in
filing legal action to bring
this fact to light. “I'll not sue to
collect monetary damages but for
the purpose of disclosing the
manifold angles arising out of
the Mussolini incident.”
CAPITOL
C OEOICOTION
JUltfEAU, Feb., 13. (TP)—The ■
Capitol building will officially be!
dedicated Saturday night.
Speeches will be made by Gov- j
ernor Parks, Delegate-elect Wick- !
ersham, and the mayors of Ket- !
chikan, Metlakatla, Wrangell,
Petersburg and other towns.
Large delegations are arriving.
There will dances, basketball and
bowling tournaments for the en
tertainment of visitors.
BODIES THREE MED
FOUND BT OOUSIOE
GRANTU CITY, 111., Feb., 12,
</P)—The bodies of three men
who had been shot to death on
a roadside near McElienbrocks
Resort, three miles east of here,
were found.
The bodies were taken to an
undertaking establishment at
Collinsville. About the same time
the bodies were discovered, dep
uty sheriffs, acting under an
anonymous tip, raided a hand-j
book establishment in East St.*
Louis and found evidence of a I
shooting.
300,000 RETURN TO WORK
MANCHESTER, Eng., Feb., 13,
(/P)—The long Lancashire cotton
industry tie-up ended when 300,
000 weavers who were locked out
last month were told to return to
work next Monday.
CEMONJ >1 TOMB
III HGNDR OF LINCOLN
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb., 13,
(/P)—Ambassador Katsui Debuchi,
representing Japan, and Gover
nor Louis Emerson of Illinois,
were the speakers at the cere
mony at the Tomb of Abraham
Lincoln.
A wreath from President Hoo
ver was placed by the trembling
hands of veterans of the Grand
Army.
Ambassador Debuchi said:
‘‘From the days of my boyhood,
Lincoln has been one of my
heroes.”
FRENCHMEN AMIZED
AT INDICATIONS OF
0. S. GENEROSITY
PARIS, Feb., 13, OP)-Europeans
are rubbing their eyes wondering
ly at the campaign which dis
patches say has begun in the U.
S. for the reduction of war. debts
euluminating in Edward N. Hur
ley’s gradual reduction plan an
nounced recently.
Although it is known that many
American bankers and industrial
ists have held similar views from
the beginning, nevertheless, the
striking phenomenon from the
European viewpoint is that just
as Europe had given up agitating
the situation such a spontaneous
outbreak of reduction propaganda
should occur in America.
LEVY DAMAGE TAX
BOMBAY. Feb., 12, PP)—The
Indian government has "levied
a tax of $330,000 to recover dam
age bills as an aftermath of the
Hindu-Moslem communist riots.
NTEOPOETM OF
COMPROMISE EXPECTED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, (JP)—
A prompt reply from Secretary
Hyde to the Senate request for
interpretation of the drought re
lief compromise, is predicted by
administration leaders.
Republicans urged that Hyde
reply promptly as to whether the
compromise allows the purchase
of food.
Robinson and Caraway, Demo
crats, urged the adoption of the
compromise saying that the
terms allowed for food loans.
SUED FOR DIVORCE
NEW YORK, Feb., 13, (/P)—
Allan Dinhart, actor and play
wright, was sued for divorce by!
Mistress Louise Dinhart.
SITE APPROVED
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb., 12, T/P) j
—According to Washington dis
patches, the War department in
a letter to the House committee,
approved the Rincon Hill, ^Goat
Island” site for the San Fran
cisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
i SENATE MM STM
IN SESSION FOR AS
LONE WIND HOLDS OUT
WASHINGTON, Feb., 13, (fP)—
Leaders announced at the out
set of the session, in face of
the threatened filibuster by Sen
ator Thomas of Oklahoma, that
they would insist upon the Sen
ate remaining in session today
until a vote had been taken on
the $20,000,000 drought compro
mise.
Thomas said he “wfould talk
I with every portion of his human
| endurance, to the limit.” '
I Neither the Thomas threat hor
the opposition of several Demo
i crat leaders caused serious ap
| prehension to leaders who are
; confident the measure will carry.
CURRENCY RECOVERED
WASHINGTON, Feb., 13, (/P)—
The mutilated currency stolen in
yesterday’s mail robbery was dis
covered by the police in an up
town alley, out of the pouches.
! The currency would have been
| worth $807,000 if it had been
: whole,
i ■ .
PIONEER OF PIONFEERS
PUSSES IT JUKI
SITKA, Feb., 13, (£>)—P. J. Kos
tromitenoff passed away here. He
was a member of the the old and
prominent Russian family. The
cause of death was pneumonia.
He was born at Kodiak in 1859
! and was Sitka’s pioneer mer
| chant from the time of transfer
I of the territory from Russia to
| America. Ten years ago he re
I tired but later bteame a guide
i and lecturer in the Russian
I church.
Mr. Kostromitenolf is survived
I by a son at Sitka and daughter
Mrs. Albert Harding, of SeatTie.
GANDHI IS OPTIMISTIC
ALLAHABAD, India, Feb., 12.
' (/P)—Mahatma Gandhi in a wild
| ly applauded address to 100,000
| natives, declared that it is writ
ten in heaven that India’s strug
gle for complete independence
will end in victory.
SOUNDS LIKE ENTILE
DIFFERENT TUNE NOIN
I MOSCOW, Feb., 12, (#»)—'Turn
! ing her back temporarily -upon
the rest of the world, the Soviet
is devoting every ounce of ener
gy to the five-year program j
for industrialization.
For the moment, the project of;
educating the rest of the world1
to Communism has been virtual- j
ly abandoned and during the j
period of truce the Soviet Union;
is willing to make the best of the j
capitalism insofar as the capi- j
talistic system can be of mater-j
ial benefit to her.
THE SEASONS WORST
LOS ANGELES, Feb., 12, <j£P)—
Even ‘our’ best referess go wrong,
sometimes. Fidel La Barba won
nine rounds to Claude Verner’s
one, in the 10 rounds of the main
event at the Olympic Club and
referee “Lefty” Kenady called it!
a drawr. It was the season’s worst I
decision.
DIRIGIBLE BASE
WASHINGTON, Feb, 13, OP)—'
President Hoover signed the bill
creating a dirigible base at Sun- i
nydale, California and recom- |
mended immediate appropria- j
tions.
JUNEAU, Feb, 13, (/P)—Charg
ed with first degree murder, j
John Fassett, Indian, was arrest
ed here for the alleged slaying of
Ed Donnelly.
The latter’s body was brought
here by Fassett on Decemoer 31.
He claimed that the two had
been trapping and Donnelly had
died from illness.
A coroner’s jury found death
was caused from acute alcohol
ism. A telegraphic warrant came
from Haines. The Marshal is
awaiting particulars.
CRIPPLE CRUCIFIED
BURNED, BURIED ME,
"JUST FOR FUN"
CHICAGO, Feb., 12, {/Pt_Geo.
Wittbash, 34, a cripple, was alive
after having been buried and
crucified In St. Nicholas ceme-;
tery and seven hoodlums were:
in custody, charged with having
perpetrated the ghastly joke.
After -placing him in a grave,!
the hoGdlums threw straw on
top of him and set it afire.
Later he was nailed in a cof
fin and dragged to a deserted
spot, where he was rescued by a
passerby. “It was all in fun,”
the hoodlums told the police.
SPLIT WITH OFFICERS
NEW YORK, Feb.. 12. (JP>— j
Joseph Wolfman, bogus lawer.
now serving a sentence in Sing
Sing, revealed in the magistrate’s ,
court investigation how' he had 1
fixed 1,300 criminal cases up for
trial by bribery, splitting his fees
with police detectives and others.
WASHINGTON, Feb., 13, (/P)—
President Hoover’s support for
the naval construction program,
at this session, is claimed b'y the !
Senate sponsors of the $90,000,000 j
construction bill.
The bill has been recommended
by Secretary Adams and comple
tion of the program will bring
America up to strength permit
ted under the London Naval
Treaty.
CANDIDATE ARRESTED
CHICAGO, Feb., 12, (/P)— E.
McCafferty, candidate for Repub
lican nomination for mayor, was
indicted with two others on
charges of conspiring to obtain
money by means of a confidence
game.
NIGHT CLUBS CURFEW
NEW YORK, Feb., 12, (A5)—
Mayor James Walker let it be
known that he is firmly opposed
to the wishes of Police Commis
sioner Mulrooney for a 1 o'clock
curfew for night clubs. i
MINES TO BE
WITHDRAWN FROM
NICARAGUA JUNE
FIVE HUNDRED WILL BE LEFT
IN THE COUNTRY' AFT£r
JUNE
WASHINGTON, Feb., 13, UP)—
The United States will withdraw
all marines from Nicaragua with
the acceptance from President
Moneada of a definite plan to
substantially reduce the marines
there by June, paving the way
for complete withdrawal after
the 1932 elections.
It was announced by Secretary
of State Stimson that the June
withdrawal will be 800 marines
now on combat duty against in
surgents.
The remainder of the force
will be stationed at Managua,
the capital, and will be used
solely for training and as an avia
tion unit which is required in
some of the sections due to no
roads.
The Nicaraguan national guard
will be increased 500 at the same
time to fight the insurgents.
Five hundred marines wrill be
left in the country after June as
compared to 5,000 a year ago.
HOCKEY SCORES
PORTLAND. Feb., 13, </P)—'The
Seattle ice hockey team and
Portland went to a 1-1 tie.
NOTED DIVER DIES
PORT ARTHUR, Tex.. Feb., 12,
i./P»—J. P. Philpot, 56, world fam
ed deep-sea diver, died at his
home here. Born in England, he
had been employed during his
career by eight different govern
ments.
ANOTHER CROOKED
OFFICIAL EXPOSED
IND ANA POLLS , Feb., 13, (/P>—
Harry Rowbottom, Republican
representative from the First
district in Indiana, was indicted
by a Federal grand jury on the
charge of accepting bribes and
using his influence to obtain
post office appointments.
Rowbottom was arrested sever
al weeks ago when he was accus
ed of accepting $750 for recom
mending the appointment of a
F. M. HE DIES
LONDON, Feb., 12, (^—Fred
erick Martin Kale, 66, inventor
of the Hale bomb, with which the
first Zeppelin was destroyed and
the first U-boat sunk during the
World War, died.
The Hale rifle, grenade and
Hale aircraft bomb, were the on
ly weapons of that type availa
ble for the British and French
forces when the World War be
gan.
Alaska has a larger number of
auxiliary airplane fields than any
place in the United States. The
Alaska number totals 63. Texas
5 second with 20.