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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 190, SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1929.
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IF MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL IS
OVER-RULED ATTORNEYS
APPEAL HIGHER COURT
COLUMBUS, O., Aug., 15, (/P)—A
verdict of guilty, carrying with it
death in the electric chair as the
penalty was returned against Dr.
James H. Snook, confessed slayer
of his young mistress Theora Chix,
28 minutes after the jury of 11 men
and one woman received the case
Wednesday afternoon. The jury
took but one ballot.
So speedy was the action that the
jury had to wait 10 minutes before
the defendant could be brought
into the court and made ready to 1
hear the verdict. The defendant ;
heard the verdict without any show i
of emotion.
E. O. Ricketts, defense counsel,
announced a motion for a new trial
to be filed. Judge Henry L. Scar
let: tentatively fixed Monday morn
ing for the hearing of the motion -
and’ if over-ruled he said he would
impose the death sentence at once, j
In case the death penalty is pro- i
it tiiiced, Dr. Snook’s attorneys will j
appeal to the higher court.
}vEW YORK, Aug., 14, (i<P)—Wal
ter E. Clarke, editor of the Charl
eston, Va., Mail and former Gover
n?r of Alaska, and Mrs. Juliet <
Staunton Clay were married Tues- (
^ day by Rev. Edward Erickson, as- ;
sistant pastor of the Presbyterian j
church here. :
Clarke was governor of Alaska ,
from October 1. 1909 to May 31, j
1913.
A. L. MEMORIAL BUILDING
PARIS. Aug., 14, UP)—Pershing
Hall, a new American Legion Mem
orial building on Rue Pierre Char
on ,was dedicated by Paul McNutt,
National Commander of the Amer
ican Legion. General Pershing, the
French Minister of War, Painlive,
and other notables were present.
TO DEPORT LEADERS
NEW YORK, Aug., 14, (A5)—Unit
ed States District Attorney Tuttle
threatened to deport leaders of the
On-Leong and Hip Sing Tongs if
there was further violence. His
statement followed the failure of
tong leaders to attend a conference
called as a result of a tong war in
Chicago and Boston.
VICTORY EXPECTED
RICHMOND, Va., Aug., 14, UP)—
The democratic machine dominat
ed by Governor Harry Byrd and
Senators Swanson and Glass is
expected to score a victory in the
Virginia gubernatorial primary.
FEAR INVASION
BERLIN, Aug.. 14, (JP)—Shanghai
dispatches to the newspaper
“Nachtausgabe” said telegraphic
communications between Urga,
Mongolia and Kalgan, in the Chile
province, have been broken, caus
ing consternation in Chinese circles
who fear it means invasion of
China by outer Mongolian tribes.
ESCAPE EXILE
PARIS, Aug., 15, (/P)—Professor
Carlo Rosselli, formerly professor of
economics in Italy arrived in Paris
together witn Francisco Nitti and J
Emilo Lussu, war veterans, with a
tale of escape from the dreaded
Lipari Islands where Premier Mus
solini exiles political adversaries.
OFF FOR TOKIfl
WORLD FLI
20 PASSENGERS, CREW OF 40
AND LARGE CARGO ABOARD
AIRSHIP
FRfEDRICHSHAFEN, Aug., 15, j
(TP)-—The air liner Graf Zeppelin j
left her home port today at 4:30 a.
m. for Tokio, the second stop on
her flight around the world.
The great ship rose rapidly de
spite a heavy cargo; starting only
four minutes after schedule time.
After cruising over Friedrichshafen
the Graf turned northeast towards
Berlin on her perilous flight of
between 6,000 and 7,000 miles.
She carried 20 passengers and a j
crew of 40 arid a cargo oi 50,000
pieces of mail; 25,000 kilos of oil
and gasoline; baggage and equip
ment. She was bouyed up 70,000
cubic meters with hydrogen and
supplies and with almost 5,000 cu
bic meters of blau gas.
SEEKS RELIEF
WASHINGTON, Aug., 15, (/P)— j
rhe federal farm board is consid- <
?ring measures for relief of the
Florida citrus fruit industry which 1
s being destroyed by the Mediter- jt
•anean fruit fly. The board is also H
;eeking to perfect a $20,000,000 cor- p
aoration to handle grain market- i
ng. ji
RELEASED HITE
ASM 1ESTE0,
LUMBER YARD MAN CLAIMS HE
SAW SUSPECT WHERE GIRL’S
BODY WAS FOUND
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug., 15, (JP)— \
Police arrested as a suspect in con
nection with the slaying of 12-year
old girl, Dorothy Aune, a man re- !
cently released from the insane!
asylum at St. Peter, Minn.
His identity was not disclosed;
police said he was wearing blood
stained shoes and was unable to
give a satisfactory explanation for |
his actions Wednesday when the
body of the girl, bound in a gunny
sack, was found by two icemen in :
a vacant lot.
Harold Carlson, an employe in a
nearby lumber yard, said he saw
the man who was arrested near
where the body was found.
BIS ME CRASHED
TOKIO, Aug., 14, (/P)—The most
disastrous accident in the history
)f Japane:e military aviation oc
curred at Tachikawa field, result
ing in the deaths of eight men; four
)f them general staff officers.
The new bombing plane in which
-he officers had started on an in
;pection trip, crashed 900 feet. Ail
-he occupants were killed. An in
vestigation has been ordered but
t is unlikely that the cause will be
ound as all the party were killed.
HAS 50 HUSBANDS
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug., 14, (JP)
—All records for multiple mar
riages have been broken by Adrien
ne Guyot, who is charged with
having 50 husbands besides being
engaged to 652 men. She is accused
of remaining with them only as
long as their money lasted.
CITY TREASURER
IS ACCUSED OF
IRREGULARITIES
IS CHARGED HAVING COLLECT
ED PRIVILEGE MONEY; HELD
OUT CHECKS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 15, (TP)—
City Treasurer John H. Thieler, was
accused by his former deputy of ir
regularities in the handling of the
city’s finances. E. A. Richardson,
deputy, who recently resigned, now
charges that Thieler held non-in
terest bearing checks of the Anglo
London & Paris National Bank for
funds from $1,000,000 to $7,000,000
for periods up to 30 days and longer
and that the city lost in interest at
the rate of $2500 per $1,000,000 each
30 days.
He also charged that Thieler col
lected $100 a month from Hiram
Ogden, another former deputy, for
the privilege of working for him
and that Thieler attempted to ex
act $50 a month from himself for
his appointment.
ACCEPT SLIDING SCALE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, (A5)—
Senator Smoot of the senate fi
nance committee declared Presi
dent Hoover will accept the sliding
scale of rates for tariff on sugar,
lie expressed doubt that the tariff
Dill will be ready for the senate
vhen that body reconvenes August
L9.
Last Of Great Armada Soon Will Rest In Deep
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Huns of wooden cargo ships (upper right) built during the war
for the emergency fleet that the armistice made useless. As they
appar anchored eight breast in the James river (left) where many
awrait scrapping and burning (lower right).
ENGLAND STANDS ALONE FOR
REVISION OF YOUNG PLAN;
VICTORY GERMANY
PARIS, Aug., 15, UP)—Premier
Briand answered Sir Philip Snow
den’s demand for a change in the
Young reparation plan with adroit
diplomatic move which left British
delegates at the conference, alone
in their stand.
Instead of a direct assault, Briand
placed Finance Minister Henri
Cheron on forum to point out that
France as well as England, was
making sacrifices in percentage of
reparations under the Young plan.
Then the French Allies, Belgium
and Czoslavit came forward with
statements of their sacrifices and
desires for more funds. Finally,
Briand went into a conference with
Dr. Stressemann of Germany and
got a abstain from the discussion.
For this concession he had to agree
that the subcommittees on finan
cial and political issues should work
side by side and finish simultane
ously as the Reich desires.
So, as things are at present, Eng
land stands alone for ’*°vision of
the Young reparation plan against
the remainder of the congress
while Germany has scored a minor
victory in the diplomatic play.
NOT OF SUNDLING
UNRECOVERED, KflTtLS
_
JUNEAU, Aug., 14, (JP)—Searchers
; failed to find the body of Carl
. Sundling, of Katalla, who was
: drowned Saturday night while in
! the lake above Salmon Creek dam,
, when his rubber boat overturned
while he was fishing,
j He was 35, and leaves a wife and
three children. He came to Juneau
several weeks ago for medical
treatment. For years he had a con
tract to carry mail between Cordo
Iva and St. Elias Light.
NEEDS GOOD FIGHT
CHICAGO, Aug., 14, (^—Light
weight champion Sammy Mandell
; feels that he needs some good
fights under his belt and prefers
! Jackie Fields, the new welterweight
i title holder as his next opponent.
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INCREASE ON RATE
WASHINGTON, Aug., 13, (/F)—
With brokers loans exceeding $6,
000,000 for the first time on record,
an increase of from five to six per
cent on the rediscount rate of the
New York Federal Reserve Bank
was announced.
SCHILLER AND PARTY SAFE
THE PAS, Aug., 13, (/P)—Duke
Schiller and party was found by T.
M. Reid, an aviator, at Abker lake.
Schiller, Thomas Creighton, a pros
pector and Jack Humble, mechanic,
were safe; they had not been heard
from for two weeks.
COOPERATE WITH U. S.
OTTAWA, Ont., Aug., 13, 0P)_
Premier W. L. MacKenzie King,
confirmed the reports that the Do
minion government is considering
methods to cooperate with the
United States in halting rum run
ning.