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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 31. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
THREATS OF EXTRA SESSION
SEEN TO BE FAR FROM
MERE TALK
WASHINGTON, Feb., 7. (/P)—
The Senate sought approval for
their relief compromise offei ed
the administration but their op
timism was somewhat colled by
President Hoover’s reception.
Reports to the Senate said
the President remained unalter
ably opposed to anything like
the appropriations for feeding
drought and unemployment suf
ferers by a compromise of an ad
ditional $25,000,000 drought loan
appropriation to replace the Red
Cross fund.
It is considered possible that
an opening for the food-loan
strength by a Republican and
Democratic coalition which was
shown yesterday when they
Mocked the Treasury-post office
supply bill 47 to 24 showing that
the threats of an extra session
f Congress were not idle ones.
COMMITTEE BN MS
WASHINGTON, Feb., 7, (/Pi
The controversies between the
white and Indian owners of rein
deer in Alaska will be gone into
next Tuesday at a special meet
ing of Secretary Wilbur’s rein
deer committee.
The report of Ernest Walker
Sawyer will be discussed. The
members of the committee in
lude Sawyer, Senator Hendrick,
■Representative Leavitt and As
sistant U. S. Attorney General
Sisson.
The disputing owners are ex
pected to be heard in person and
plans for advancing the reindeer
neat supply studied.
HURRY TO BEDSIDE
SEATTLE, Feb., 7, (/P)—Carl
Lomen, of the Lomen Reindeer
'Corporation, and his wife, Laura
Volstead Lomen, left last night
for the bedside of Andrew Vol
??tead, author of the Volstead
Act, at St. Paul, weher he was
operated on last Tuesday for ap
pendicitis. He is doing as well
as can be expected.
AWARDED $1,000
WASHINGTON, Feb., 7, (fP)—
James E. Dethlefsen who froze
his fingers when turning in an
fire alarm at Nenana, losing a
thumb and fingers from one of
his hands, was awarded $1,000.
It was a government building in
which the trouble occured. The
House passed the Welsh bill cov
ering the accident.
NEW VESSEL S. W. ALASKA
WASHINGTON. Feb., 7, (/P)—,
President Hoover signed the de- ;
ficieney bill which included pro- I
vision for construction of a $400,!
000 vessel for Southwestern Alas
ka, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
carrying supplies and passengers
in connection with the depart
ment.
SOVIET NOW PUN
DOMINATE WORLD
WHEAT MARKET
AMERICAN FARMER CAN NOT
COMPETE WITH FREE
LAND, LABOR
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 7, G-T5)—
Chairman Legge of the Farm
board said he viewed the Russian
official grain export question as
and indication that the Soviet
have turned toward dominating
the world wheat market.
He said ihe American farmer
can not compete in the world
market.
Samuel McKelvie. grain mem
ber of the board, joined in the
assertion because "Russia's free
land and free labor.”
He also said there was no
question but that Russia could
produce great quantities of wheat
cheaply.
SWIM TO STATIONS
| BRISBANE, Aust., Feb.. 7. (JP)
—It has been raining so hard in
southern Queensland for the last
week that some commuters from
the suburbs said they had to swim
to railroad stations; 16 inches
have fallen in the last 24 hours.
Many homes have been evacuat
i ed.
HALIBUT BITS IT
I ULUS AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Feb.. 7. (/P)—The
Halibut Vessel Owners Associa
tion said they would man 50 ves
sels to sail when the season
opens next week, leaving 150
vessels moored in Lake Union
unless Union fishermen agree
'to pay their own way if no
| catch allows 20 per cent to the
! owners of boats.
Ketchikan owners said they
would man their own ships.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
! IN CHICAGO A FARCE
MODESTO, Calif, Feb. 7. (IP)—
Crooked judges and dishonest pol
iticians and fixed juries combine
to make law enforcement in Chi
cago a farce, J. M. Johnson, vet
eran captain of the Chicago Po
lice Department, told a gathering
| of Modesto business men here.
A1 Capone, gang leader, has
built up such a perfect organi
zation and is so powerful finan
cially that it is virtually impos
sible to bring him to justice. Cap
tain Johnson declared
M IS CLEARED
for cisucra
ST. LAWRENCE, OCEAN ROUTE
WILL BE JOINT CON
STRUCTION JOR
WASHINGTON. Feb,. 7, </P)—
As a result of the visit of Rich
ard Bennett, Prime Minister of
Canada, to Washington, steps
are to at last be taken definitely
for the best way for construction
of the St. Lawrence waterway
project, which will provide for
a better route to the ocean from
the western part of both coun
tries.
Direct communication with
Europe without trans-shipping
will thus be available, r
The first formal move will be
appointment by both govern
ments of representatives who
will constitute a joint commis
sion which will undertake to
eliminate a number of problems
which must be adjusted before
a treaty for joint construction of
the project may be signed.
It is explained that the Amer
ican commissioners will be nam
ed within a week or 10 days.
I
IJOB CHANGES 1
COAST » NEW
I ZEALAND; QUAKE
CITY HAS BEEN PLACED UN
DER MARTIAL LAW AC
COUNT LOOTING ,
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| WELLINGTON, Feb. 7. (/P) —
s An airplane survey of the earth
| quake district of North Island
| from Napier to Gesborne showed
! major changes in the coast line,
i In ail the 800 miles covered by
: the survey not a single river
‘ now empties into the sea by its
| old mouth. In some places the
jchange Ls 40 to 50 feet,
j Close to Napier, a cliff which
jfolloxved the shore line has fallen
I into the sea. Hastings and other
sections of New Zealand were
rocked by a third earthquake yes
terday which badly frightened the
survivors of the first two shocks.
The city has been placed under
martial law and no one is per
mitted to enter the business sec
tion for fear of looting.
ANOTHER SUICIDE
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. (ZP) —
Harry Dever, vice president of
Petroleum Heat and Power Co.,
| committed suicide by hanging
| himself in a hotel room.
UMBRELLA AIRPLANE
WASHINGTON, Feb., 7, (ZP)—■
A small flying boat which, with
I wings folded, can be fitted into
a special tube on a submarine,
has been invented by Grover
Loening and tests indicate it will
meet Navy requirements.
HOCKEY SCORES
SEATTLE, Feb., 7, (£*)—'The
Seattle squad defeated Vancouver
6-4 which places all the hockey
teams tied for first place. Seat
tle scored four in the third |
quarter.
JINKS SOME
IK FREE-FOR-ALL
ACCOUNT TREATY
FIFTY JOLN IN MELEE; DOZ
EN INJURED; COMMITTEE
MEETING
TOKYO, Feb., 7, (IP)—A dagger
flash in an ante-room of the
Japanese House of representa
tives, precipitated a fight in
which a dozen were injured.
The trouble started in a meet
ing of the budget committee
which was trying to break a two
day dead-lock when a man,
not a member of the Diet but
a member of the opposition par
ty, flashed a dagger; about 50
persons then engaged in a free
j for-all.
Baron Shidehara, acting head
: of the government since Pre
! mier Hamaguchi was shot, left
J the building heavily guarded. '
He had been charged with in
S discreet utterances during the
arguments over Japan’s security
under the London Naval treaty.
!
A LIVING DENIAL
LONDON, Feb., 7, (A5)—Reports
| that Premier Ramsay J. MacDon
ald has suffered a breakdown in
health were denied at No. 10
Downing Street, w7here the Pre
1 mier was at his desk as usual.
i
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (JP) —
j Union hours were thrown aside
jin the hearing of charges against
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the
j inquiry worked 10 hours at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The 12 ministers making the
1 Mount Vernon 'Place jMethodist
Church, listening to evidence.
Not one of the 12 would talk
about the accusations.
illT IS II ALL
! ABOUT, ANYWAY?
SEATTLE, Feb., 7, (/P)—The Alas
ka Railroad offices here say that
organizations are seeking an ad
ditional $500,000 as an emergency
appropriation to be used for op
erating expenses so that the rate
increase over the railroad won’t
I be needed.
In any event, the proposed
j slash will not be a genuine one
for money will be available; the
question is, either from congress
ional appropriation or from the
rate increases.
PLUI 10 SLOW
UP MUSSOLINI
FOILED: 01 DEAD
WOULD BE ASSASSIN WAS TRA
VELING UNDER AMERICAN
PASSPORT
ROME, Feb. 7. (/P)—Reports cir
culated in Rome for 24 hours to
the effect that a plot had been
discovered against the life of
Premier Benito Mussolini were ex
plained when an official com
munique announced the arrest of
Michele Scherru, who was found
in possession of two high explo
sive bombs, with which he had
evidently planned to commit acts
of political terrorism.
When taken to the police Scher
ru suddenly whipped out a re
volver, wounded three policemen
and tried to committ suicide. One
! of the policemen died.
Scherru was traveling on an
! American passport and refused to
i explain who he was. He was stop
ping in a hotel facing the square
I which Premier Mussolini crosses
; every day in his motor car and
it is not illogical, therefore, to
suppose that he intended to bomb
Mussolini’s car as he passed.
SS NITIISTESN
! E10IITE TO SE1R0
| WITH FJIH LISTING
SEATTLE, Feb., 7, (&)—'The SS
Northwestern of the A. S. S. Co.,
! sailed for Alaska today at 9 a.
m„ carrying 93 reservations of
swhich 14 are Seward passengers:
George R. Emery, Mrs. O. S.
i Gill, E. G. Wetzler, Mrs. J. A.
! Mendenhall and son, H. Sullivan,
{Mrs. Edith Lilly, James Donovan,
Meade Cardineil, A. Bamberger,
| Heinie Berger. Paul Es.le. Mrs. J.
Bowman. J. Mendehall, and four
| steerage.
WIDELY PHLENT
SMELLS TO HERYEH
j WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (/P) —
Payment of retired disability al
lowance to officials of the Vet
erans Bureau who are receiving
salaries of $5,000 a year and more
was characterized in the Senate
by Senator Reed, republican of
Pennsylvania, as a “widely pre
valent scandal.”
Reed said, “Payment of disab
ility allowances to such men is
scandalous in that they were re
ceiving the retirement pay as
disabled veterans but were being
paid full salaries by the same
bureau which declared them dis
abled.”
POPE TO TALK SOON
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. (£>> —
| About 155 American broadcast
j stations will carry the speech of
j the Pope, which is planned for
| February! 12.
City vs Army Tonight 8 o’clock