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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 86. SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1931. PRICE TEN CENTS
COMMUNITY PROPERTY BILL
UP BEFORE SENATE
TODAY
JUNEAU, April 20. (Special to
The ^Gateway)—Lomen’s bill to
legalize common law marriages in
remote district where licensing of
ficials are not available, was killed
in the House Saturday when it
was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 11-3.
Both Houses held long sessions
Saturday working late on measures
which will come up today for final
ajctlon, 40 measures coming up for
consideration.
The House tabled Johnston’s res
olution directing the Ways and
Means committee to allot $315,000
for Pioneers’ pensions in the gen
eral appropriations measure. The
vote was close, the motion carry
ing 8-7.
The House passed the Nerland
memorial protesting against the
sale of the cable system by the
government and the Senate passed
the House bill directing the At
torney General to study and pre
pare a plan for an income tax
system to be recommended to the
next legislature.
Tlie Senate takes up the com
munity property measure today.
In the second reading the Judic
iary committee recommended
striking cut Ziegler’s amendment
to the bill in the House by which
it was made elective.
WASHINGTON, April 20, (VP)—!
The Navy dispatched three cruis- i
ers Sunday to protect American;
citizens on the North coast of 1
Honduras where revolution broke
out Sunday against the Liberal
regime of President Mejia Colin
dres.
Revolutionary leaders say they
do not intend to molest Americans
or other civilians.
The commanders of American j
ships were ordered not to send
forces inland; the outbreaks are
said to be due to unrest on ac
count of unemployment conditions.
NO PLACE FOR U. S.
MEXICO CITY, April 20. (/P)—
The belief that revolution in Hon
duras is related to the operations
of insurgents under Sandino in j
Nicaragua gained ground. Observ
ers pointed out that General Fer
rera held Honduras revolutionary!
movement a pronounced enemy J
to American intervention of activ- j
ities sharing Sandino’s views inj
this regard.
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COAL MINERS QUIT
SHAMOKIN, Pa-, April 20, (/P)
—More than 10,000 coal miners
quit work in protest against cur
tailed working schedules announced
l by companies for this district.
POISON GAS RBAPPEABS
BRUSSELS, April 20, (^—Mys
terious poison gas again appeared
in the TiUeur district of Belgium,
causing general exodus of panic
stricken population. An official
report said the affected area was
extremely small.
CHARLIE TRAVELS
NICE, France, Apr., 20, (JP)—
Charlie Chaplin will leave here
for Marseilles, going thence to Al
geria and Morrocco. He will not
visit Spain as he had intended.
KING IMPROVING
LONDON, April 20, (ff)—King j
George is making good progress j
toward recovery from his latest!
bronchial attack, it was officially j
announced.
BRINGING REFUGEES
| WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20,
’UP)—The army transport Somme
! is scheduled to arrive in San
Diego, Cal,, Sunday with 53 wo- j
men and children evacuated from!
Managua, Nicaragua, after the i
earthquake.
WANT PARDON FOR FALL
ALAMO GORDO, N. M., April
20, (/?)-The Alamo Gordon Post of
the American Legion entered the
move Monday to obtain a presi
dential pardon for A. B. Fall, for
mer Secretary of the Interior.
ANYWHERE, 12 MINUTES
BERLIN, Apr- 20, (.‘P)—Paul Hay- !
landt’s latest rocket motor, devel.
oping a record of 400 pounds, and
claimed by the inventor to be cap
able of hurtling itself in projectile
form from Berlin to any point
Europe in 12 minutes, was shown
newspaper men at the Haylandt
Liquid Oxygen plant.
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LIGHTWEIGHT TRAINING 1
WAUKESHA, Wis., April 20, (JP)
—A four-day schedule of mud
baths and road work began for
Jack “Kid” Berg as he attempted
to work down to the 135-puond
limit required for his lightweight
title bout with Tony Canzoneri
here April 24.
FOUR DIE IN FLAMES
KILGORE, Texas., April 20. (/P)
—Mrs. Kate Dodson, Bert Bishop,
J. B. Howell and J. D. Howell,
small sons of Mrs. Dodson, were
burned to death when gas from
a leaking pipeline filled their tent
and ignited.
PRINCE VISITING U. S.
NEW. YORK, April. 20, (fp)-.
Charles De Rethy, who Is Prince
Charles of Belgium, Count of
Flanders and second son of King
Albert, arrived on the liner Penn
land to vital points of interest in
America, including Western na
tional parks.
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MIXING AREAS ALONG ALASKA
RAILROAD BELT TO BE
INVESTIGATED
WASHINGTON, April 20, (/P)—
The Geological Survey is to make
an intensive study of areas along
the route of the Alaska Railroad
this summer speeding up the work
of ascertaining the mineral values
of the territory.
Principal attention is to be given
and an exhaustive investigation
of the Anthracite Ridge coal field.
Six parties are to conduct work
in the Willow Creek, Fairbanks,
Copper Mountain, Girdwod, Kan
Ushna and Moose Pass districts.
Four more will study the West
Fork of the Chulitna, Valdez Creek,
Talkeetna Mountains and the
Yentna district.
Congress has made available
$250,000 for such exploration ef
fective July 1, with the view the
! season’s funds be advanced so the
work start as soon as weather
permits.
The results of the investigations
will be made public immediately
;in Alaska through a representa
tive of the Geological Survey who
j will have his headquarters at An
| c borage.
j In the meantime the Anthracite
| Ridge area has been withdrawn
j temporarily from classification;
I the other areas, where 10 parties
will operate, will not be reserved
in any way.
The principal object of all this
j work is to hasten the development
i of the natural resources along the
, Alaska Railroad and provide busi
Jncss for the system,
j The Anthracite Ridge coal field
entails core drilling as well as
detailed surface investigations. In
tensive work will also be done in
the first six districts named; in
the other four the work will be
of a preliminary exploratory type.
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NATIONAL
Philadelphia 6, Brooklyn 4; ten
innings.
St. Louis 1, Chicago 4.
New York 9, Boston 2.
S Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1.
AMERICAN
Detroit 7, Cleveland 2.
Philadelphia 3, New York 2.
Boston 0, Washington 8.
Chicago 12, St. Louis 6.
COAST
Seattle 1-11, Sacramento 3-16.
Los Angeles 0-2, Hollywood 3-6.
Portland 6-3, Oakland 7-6.
San Francisco 11-10, Missions
i 2-11.
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; PORTAL, N. D., April 20. (JP)—
The King and Queen of Siam got
their first glimpse of the United
States. The King is in good health
but the Queen is suffering from
a cofd.
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SUED FOR DIVORCE
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr- 20, (JP)
William Pamum, actor, was sued
for divorce by his wife, Olive White,
who charged desertion.
RADICALS VICTORIOUS
BUENOS AIRES, April 20, (£»)—
The Argentine cabinet resigned
flolowing the announcement of
partial returns from provincial
elections indicating a victory for
the Radical party.
FIRE WRECKS EMBASSY
BERLIN, April 20, (£>)—Fire of
unknown origin wrecked the fam
ous Bluecher Palace which the
United States government recently
purchased for the embassy build
ing.
WILL TRY AGAIN
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 20,
(/P)—Adverse winds yesterday again
caused Gar Wood to postpone his
attempt to set a world’s motor- j
boat speed record. Should the
wind become more favorable he
plans to make his trial today.
PROHI ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON, April 20, (/P)—
There were 5,624 arrests for vio_
lation of prohibition law thru
out the United States during the
month of March of which 1.534
were in New York, Amos Woodcock,
director of prohibition announced.;
IN AIK 64 HOURS
* JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 20, j
| OP)—With only about two hours j
to go in their quest of a new j
world’s non-refueling plane en- j
durance record, Walter Lees and j
Fred Brassy. Detroit fliers, were <
forced down by squally weather j
after being aloft more than 64!
hours.
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NO INDICTMENT
j NEW YORK, April 20, (.-?)—The
Federal Grand Jury refused to in
dict Daniel Fish, British film brok
er. who was caught trying to bring
in through the customs 23,000
tickets on Irish sweepstakes. Fish
claimed he was carrying the tick
ets to his brother-in-law in Can
ada.
PLANNING ROYAL WELCOME
HOLLYWOOD, April 20, </P)—
Hollywood planned a royaL wel
come for a royal couple. Prince
and Princess Takamatsu of Japan
were expected to arrive in Holly
wood May 7th. The royal pair
will leave Hollywood may 20 for
a visit in Del Monte and San
Francisco.
DISCOURAGE INDUSTRY
CHICAGO, April 20, <£>)—Agents
raided a large brewery supposedly
owned by A1 Capone, seized manu
factured beer which they estimat
ed was worth more than $100,000
and arrested five men. Among the
men was Steve Svoboda, who was
arrested two weeks ago in another
brewery reported to be owned by
Capone.
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IDE BODY OF
HUNG LIMB TREE
OUTSKIRTS OF SAN DIEGO IS
SCENE OF GRUESOME
FIND
SAN DIEGO, April 20. (£*)—
Dangling from the end of jl 15
foot rope which had been thrown
over the limb of a tree, then an
chored to another tree, the nearly
nude body of Louise Teuber, 17*
was found on the eastern out
skirts of the city.
The discovery was made by T.
Martinez who, with his family,
was seeking a picnic site.
The body was in a half-sitting
position with the h'.’s resting
the ground. 'As the rope was tied
around the girl’s throat in a knot
commonly used by seamen, offi
cers were trying to determine whe
ther any of her friends were sail
ors.
Police also endeavored to trace
the ownership of an Army blanket
\ found near the scene of the
j crime.
| The coroner was to hold an au
! topsy to determine whether the
girl had been criminally attacked.
WASHINGTON, April 20, (/Pi
Labor Secretary Doak’s nationwide
drive to deport 100,000 aliens has
struck legal snarls in New York and
San Francisco, where court battles
are in prospect to test the alleged
arbitrary rulings by Doak and his
department.
The first is the case of an Ital
ian Fascist Communist, Guido
Serio. At Doak’s ruling he must be
deported to Italy, where a decree
of death has been issued against
him by the Italian government,
rather than to Russia, where he
says he wants to go;
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
ATLANTA, Ga., April 20. (/P)—
Hundreds of. aviation fans were
given a moment of horror and
Emmett Plunkett, a young para
chute jumper, had a narrow escape
from death at Candler Field here
when his chute became tangled
and he plunged more than 2,000
feet before he was able to get
one of the two he was wearing to
j function properly. ,
WILL STARVE REBELS
LISBON, April 20. (&)—'The gov -
ernment is victor of a bloodless
battle with revolutionaries in the
Asores Islands and moved to re
establish the authority at Funchal,
Madeira, where a rebel junta has
been in control for more than a
fortnight. The government is send
ing armed ships to tighten the
blockage and starve out the rebels.
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