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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 29.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
OFFICIAL GAUDS !I
SHUFFLED AT CAPITOL;
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4, (TP)
—Secretary oi' Treasury Andrew
Mellon resigned to accept the Am
bassadorship to Great Britain.
Mellon served as Treasurer under
three Presidents beginning with
the Harding administration.
It was announced by President
Hoover that Mellon succeeds C G.
Dawes who resigned to become the
chairman o f the reconstruction
corporation. The President said
Mellon was given the post because
of his experience in economic and
other problems confronting the
the world.
Ogden L Mills succeeds Mellon.
WASHINGTON, D. C . Feb 4. —
Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mel
lon has been offered the post of
Ambassador to England by Presi
dent Herbert Hoover to fill the va
cancy created by the resignation
of Charles G. Dawes, now chairman
of the government’s big reconstruc
tion corporation.
It is understood that Mellon has
voiced approval of accepting the
post, Ogden Mills, present under
secretary to Mellon in the Treas
ury department, will succeed him
as Secretary.
MOSCOW, Feb. 4, —Three-hun
dred per cent improvement in liv
ing conditions of soviet Russia
masses was established as the gov
ernment goal in announcement of
the second five-year plan.
Detailed outline of the plan said
the soviet must be fortified as the
base for international socialism.
The plan is to call for a three
fold increase in food consumption,
clothing and other goods by every
soviet inhabitant. The improve
ments would be achieved through
further expansion and mechaniza
tion of industry, agriculture and
transportation.
•flBBflf mo'will it
I LABOR Ellin
CHICAGO, Feb. 3- {£*)—'The "robot
maid” that acts as cook, masseuse
and dish washer is here. Called the
electro magnetic labor eliminator,
this current directed and tireless
worker made its appearance at the
annual radio and electric show.
Vibrating excess weight off its
owner, and pressing a small dress
are only part of the "robot maid’s”
accomplishments. Some of the
others are whipping cream, chop
ping meat, making toast, reaming
fruit, barbecuing meat and sep
arating cream.
And when the day’s work is done,
the apparatus folds up and retires
beneath the kitchen sink.
WANTS WIFE BACK
SEATTLE, Feb. 4, —Alarmed at
the unsettled conditions in the Far
East, the former Mar aha j ah of
Indore, has requested that his wife
who was the former Nancy Miller,
of Seattle, daughter of an Alaskan
"sourdough,.... to cut short her
visit to her family here and r e
turn to Cairo, it was revealed.
Rumors of starvation and strick
en deer in Southeast Alaska are
denied at Juneau.
Miss Evelyn Seevers and Lance
E. Hendrickson, popular young cou
ple of Juneau, were wed last week,
announces the Empire.
SUB M-2 FOUND
LONDON, Feb. 4. —The British
Admiralty made the announcement
that the M-2 which went down with
over 60 men off Portland. England,
has been located by divers in Dead
Man’s bay in about 100 feet of wat
j er.
Jffiie MET
I G0NS1DFR PROPOSALS
TOKIO. Feb. 4. —A special meet
ing of the Japanese cabinet was to
he held today to decide and dis
cuss Japan’s reply to notes pre
sented to her by foreign powers
; during the last several days. It was
! announced that Japan would al
low no neutral observers to sit in
on the special meeting and voided
one of the sections of the Western
Powers peace stipulations.
It was expected that a reply
would be ready this afternoon. It
was also understood that the Jap
anese do not favor the creation
of a neutral zone in Shanghai.
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i PORTLAND, Ore., Feb 4, (/P)—
iMrs. Eva Christofferson, Portland
1 aviatrix and nationally known
tnarkswoman, went to Seattle to
, make plans to accompany W. B.
j Graham, in the airplane search
j for the lost Arctic trading vessel
Baychimo on which is supposed to
be a fortune in furs.
She said she expected Graham
would leave for Point Barrow, via
the inland route, Friday. She will
act as copilot.
FATALITIES EXAGGERATED
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Feb. 4, —A
’ closer checkup on the number of
. fatalities and injuries which re
sulted because of Cuba’s most re
! cent quake, reveals that early re
ports were much exaggerated. It is
' now said that the number killed
j totaled but eight and the injured,
• 800. The large plazas, a scheme in
[Cuban architectural construction,
I aided many to escape from crumb
; ling buildings.
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PARIS, Feb. 3, —An immediate
' world monetary conference and
j the establishment of bimetallism
j was urged by former Premier Jos
eph Caillaux as the result of Jap
an’s abandonment of the gold
standard.
“A monetary system based on on
ly one metal is exposed to the haz
ards of mining discoveries,” Cal
laux said. He doubted the possibil
ity of restoring silver to its pre
| war value.
LIMA, Peru, Feb. 3. The Sen
ate Finance Committee in Wash
ington was requested by the Peru
vian constituent assembly “to make
the most complete investigation
possible, of all loans placed by Peru
in the United States, during the
administration of President Le
guia.”
The assembly also adopted a reso
lution asking for an investigation
by the Peruvian government of
concessions granted Standard Oil
subsidiaries by President Leguia,
now deposed from office.
The Senate Finance Committee
j in Washington revealed recently
! that Juan Leguia, son of the former
Peruvian president, had received
: $400,000 in commissions for assist
‘ ance in obtaining loan contracts
while his father was in office.
FIST 1HS TO F1EE
liM GHIRGF IMSKI
OS Til IT CWH
In the court room at Cordova,
cool and apparently confident of
the ultimate outcome, Mrs. M a£tha
Arnott. aged 60 years, a cnaps
pondence bride of John Arnotifsits
and listens while United Sfcues
District Attorney W. N. Cuddy is
attempting t o weave a web o f
guilt about her, and convincing a
jury that on the night of Septem
ber 2 she shot to death John Ar
nott.
Arrayed against the prosecutor
are L. V. Ray of Seward, Senator
Anthony J. Dimond of Valdez and
Thomas Donohoe oi Cordova. This
is the first time in the history of
Alaska, so far as known, where a
woman has faced a first degree
murder charge.
According to the outline of the
government’s case, there w a 3 a
motive behind the slaying of John
Arnott. This Mr. Cuddy hopes to
prove through witnesses who are
understood to have known of
quarrels and differences between
the couple Other witnesses say
that Arnott drank and was abus
ive at these times.
Martin Dradeen, the first wit
ness called for the prosecution
when the trial got under way last
Monday, told the jury that the Ar
i notts lived in a cabin at Strelna
| about 400 feet from the railroad
bunkhcuse where he with others
slept. At about 11:45 he was awak
ened b y being touched on the
shoulder by Mrs. Arnott, who said
she had heard a shot near or in
her cabin, and asked him to inves
tigate. He called four other men
and on arriving at the cabin, found
Arnott lying on his back dead and
an automatic pistol also lying on
the bed. Perceiving Arnott dead, he
notified the coroner, and returned
to the bunk house. Mrs. Arnott ac
companied him and occupied a
, bunk there. He said she apparently
! slept w'ell, and showed no sign of
I nervousness.
| This attitude has been main
j tained since her arrest and incar
I ceration.
It is announced that Dist. Att’y.
i Cuddy will take the stand on be
! half of the government, when he
! will testify as to the result of his
| investigation.
Counsel for the defense announce
I that they will not put their client
on the stand; that the entire case
is one of circumstantial evidence
and they feel assured that the gov
ernment will be unable to support
; a motive or evidence of guilt of
| their client.
I
WANT OCCUPY HARBIN
MUKDEN, Feb. 4, —General Shi
geru Hongo, commander of all of
the Japanese forces in Manchuria,
informed Ting Chao, leader of the
strong Chinese military faction at
Harbin, that he had better with
draw. Japanese troops, General
Honjo said, were determined to
occupy Harbin in order to safe
guard foreign lives and property.
NARCOTIC RAID
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, —Federal
narcotic agents in Wednesday’s
raids in Los Angeles seized hundreds
; of bottles containing cocaine and
arrested a number of persons con
nected with the traffic. The drugs
were said to have been smuggled
across the Mexican border.
BILL BE PASSED
| HONOLU, Feb. 3, —Governor
Lawrence Judd, of Hawaii, has
cabled Senator Bingham at Wash
ington, that he expected the Ha
waiian legislature would imme
diately pass the bill calling for
capital punishment for attacks on
white women. The measure is de
signed to make Hawaii safe for
! white women.
A German naval vessel will ar
j rive in Alaskan waters next sum
j mer for a visit of 12 to 14 days. It
is thought the vessel will call only
I at Southeastern Alaska ports.
HPSDf'S SUSPENSION
. lira 8! rami
CHICAGO, Feb. 4, —The National
Boxing Association of America has
lifted the suspension ban which has
hung over Jack Dempsey in his
hopes to make a “comeback” for
the heavyweight crown and the
one-time champ may now again
pursue his fistic climb to cham
pionship without restrictions.
Dempsey was barred by tho N.
B. A. when they learned that he
was under suspension in Mississippi
because he shared in the profits of
a fight while engaged as a referee.
The National Boxing Association
agreed that the suspension would
be unfair to Dempsey and to the
clubs who have signed for him to
appear in bouts.
iheghin BREVITIES
OIL KING ILL
ORMOND BEACH, Florida. Feb.
4. —A throat ailment originating
from a cold kept John D. Rockfel
ler, Sr., 92 year-old oil multi-mil
lionaire, confined to his winter
home here for the past six days.
I How serious the ailment is could
not be learned.
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j
CANADIAN TOBACCO
OTTAWA, Feb. 3, (>P)—Canada’s
1931 tobacco crop exceeded the pre
: vious year’s production by more
jthan 11,500.000 pounds, it Is esti
| mated.
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GAME PLENTIFUL
! TOPEKA. Kas., Feb- 3, (VP)—C.
. W. Dingman, Topeka hunter, re
turned from the Shoshone country
| of north-western Wyoming with
game trophies which Included a
deer, elk, moose and mountain
sheep. The last named was bagged
'near the crest of a mountain from
: a distance of 400 yards.
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CLING TO COLONY
HONOLULU, Feb. 3, (VP)—Living
conditions are so attractive at the
j leper settlement of Kalaupapa on
I the island of Molokai that some of
the patients eligible for parole
have elected to remain there, rath
er than compete for a livelihood in
regular surroundings.
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WARM RECEPTION
I SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 3. —
A warm reception was given a new
baby boy born to the wife of Clyde
Cooper. Tire child arrived at 2 a.
m. and at 3 a. m the house bum
jed down.
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BANK ROBBED
ENID, Okla., Feb. 3, —Three men
one of whom is believed to be
(“Pretty boy” Floyd, a much sought
; desperado, robbed the Dover State
Bank at Dover, 30 miles south of
here, escaping with $800. Cashier
| A. L. Slash was kidnapped and re
leased out of town.
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MORE JEWELS LOST
j PARIS, Feb. 3, —The fortune in
! jewels with which the Infanta
Eulalia, daughter of tire former
J Queen of Spain, and which had
| been intended to finance her mar
' riage, are missing. A trunk, sup
posed to have contained the jew
j els, was sent to her home several
days ago, but when she opened it,
she found only a heap of shawls
and several old umbrellas,
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PLAN APPROVED
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, —The
War department approved plans
for the San Francisco-O a k 1 a n d
bridge project, eliminating the
greatest obstacle to the success of
the plan. The Department acted
only after careful consideration of
all objections, according to dis
patches from Washngton.
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ACCEPTS WAGE CUTS
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Feb. 4, —
About 30,000 Canadian railway
men Wednesday accepted wage
Scuts on a graduated scale.
FLIER ORDERED ARRESTED
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4. —Don
Moyle, who with Cecil Allen flew
from Japan to the United. States
via Alaska, has been ordered ar
rested on the charge to provide for
his 10-year old daughter Betty.
MISSING PLANE THOOCHT
l BEEN L
! SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, —It is
now thought that the missing Cen
I tury Pacific airplane which has
I been missing for a number of days,
j has been found.
A heap of wreckage, closely re
! sembling that of a plane, was found
at a place about 60 miles south of
Bakersfield nearly all covered up
by drifted snow
The aviator who made the dls
i covery said that it was impossible
| to ascertain for sure whether this
; was the ship or not because of the
1 snow but said he circled the place
. a number of times and was confi
, dent it was the plane which van
j ished last week with eight passen
gers.
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WIG IKIES
BE IUE1 IN lilt
BOMBAY, Feb. 4, — Altho public
attention has for the moment been
distracted from the Indian trouble
by the Far East developments, Bri
j tish subjects are not at all peace
ful, it appears.
The British government has in
! structed her police that the time
has come to take drastic measures
with regard to the uprisings which
are becoming quite general.
This means that the police will
shoot with intent to kill at any of
the mobs suspected of being a “vio
lent group.”
TO JURORS MONDAY
! PHOENIX, Feb. 4, —As today is
'a holiday in Phoenix, the Judd
! trial will not be continued today
but has been continued over. It is
said the case will be given to the
i jury Monday.
INDIANOPIS. Ind., Feb. 3, (fP)
—The State of Indiana was worth
more the way the Indians had it
than it is today, says Richard Lie
ber, state director of conservation.
He explains: Property on the tax
j duplicate today is $5,350,000,000;
the state’s 18,500,000 acres of hard
wood timber, now nearly exhaust
ed, would be worth about $7,000,
000,000.
The University of Oregon will
conduct its annual cruise to South
eastern Alaska this coming sum
mer.
MB'S PBESH1L
STOCK CKEIS mU
NEW YORK, Feb. 3. (>P) — The
keen interest displayed in the
Presidential equipment of Speaker
Gamer calls attention to the Dem
ocratic lack of vision in selecting
national candidates.
Of the 17 Democratic Presidents
since 1860, 13 resided in States
east of the Ohio River and north
of the Mason-Dixon line. Cox was
the only man except Bryan, nom
inated by Democratic conventions,
who did not live east of the west
ern boundary of New Jersey.
BOY FRIEND “GIVEN RIDE*
DECATUR, Ala., Feb. 4, -Jack
Carter, 19, who was taken for a ride
and shot by two vengeful girl
friends, was reported dying in a
! hospital here. A nurse said he could
(live only a little while.
FIGHTING CONTINUES
CHINESE OIL TANKS ABE
BOMBED BY AIRPLANES
SHANGHAI, Feb. 4, —The strife
in thus city continues between the
Chinese and Japanese factions and
i the highlights of recent fighting
i include the blowing up of the Cl -
nese government’s oil storage tank3
| by the dropping of bombs from
Japanese airplanes. It was also
said that a Soviet oil tanker lying
on the Whangpoo river was afire.
The Chinese line at Chapei was
heavily bombarded by the Nippon
ese bluejackets and the latter’s
land planes continued to take to
the air and terrify Chinese resi
dents.
! Considerable injury has been
done to the international settle
ment. An office building in this
area caught fire from a bomb which
is said to have been dropped by a
Japanese plane The fire was .0 ■r
iextinquished. however. Other bui'd
: ings were afire for awhile.
The Chinese military 1 e a d c . s
said they had not called upon th nr
I artillery or airplanes yet becau. e
i they desired to do as little ha: m
’ to the international settlement as
I possible.
JAP SHIP SUNK
SHANGHAI, Feb. 4- (yP)—Chinese
guns from the forts at Woosung
sent a Japanese destroyer to the
bottom of the Whangpoo River dur
ing a terrific attack on its defense.
An assertion that the fort had been
reduced to a pile of scrap-iron and
that more than a score of its de
fenders had been killed is denied.
Chinese -dficials say that the gar
rison is still held by the Chinese
despite a heavy fire from the Jap
anese warships in the river.
PLANE SHOT DOWN
j SHANGHAI, Feb. 4. OP) — Japan
moved into China yesterday behind
the eight-inch guns of her war
ships and cn the wings of her
death-dealing airplanes. The Woo
! sung fortress and defense was
! razed completely by heavy shell
■fire. Chinese casualties were esti
1 mated at 500. Chinse authorities
said yesterday that they shot down
a Japanese airplane, killing the pi
lot, and disabled two Japanese de
stroyers in addition to the sinking
of one in the battle of Woosung
forts. A score of U.S. Marines, num -
bering 326, were landed yesterday
from the cruiser Houston They
'will enter the international settle
ment to take over the defense lines.
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DECLARES NEW PHOT
Voicing similar expressions heard
many times before with respect to
the Seward aviation field, Pilot E.
Call, of Barnhill & McGee, who in
spected the field Wednesday, was
emphatic in saying the field is too
short and that it should be wider,
i Pilot Call joins the Alaska bird
imen after many years of flying in
j the United States and his remarks
j about the local field are based on
i these years of experience.
The length is necessary, he said,
as an extra margin of safety, as well
as a precaution against days when
there is little wind and in taking
off planes require a long run.
Often, he said, in landing on
a slippery field, planes groundloop,
meaning turning round and round
sideways on the field. With plenty
of side space or a wide field, a ship
generaly conies to rest without in
jury but where a field is narrow
there is a slight possibility for
damage. But the first thing to be
done should be lengthening the
north end of the field.
SS VICTORIA TONNAGE
The SS Victoria, of the A. S. S.
Co., now enroute to the Port of
Seward and due here Tuesday, is
bringing 234 tons of cargo; 35 tons
of the total is for local delivery,
27 tons for transfer to the SS starr.
and 172 tons for railroad points.
See “Nothing But the Truth” February 13 and 17