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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 564. SEWARD, ALASKA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1930.
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HOOVER DELIVERS
ANNUAL MESSAGE
TO CONGRESSMEN
XO MENTION OF PROHIBI
TION OR LAW ENFORCE
MENT BODY
WSHINGTON, Dec., 2, (/P)—
President Herbert Hoover set un
employment and drought relief
at the top of the program for
the short sessoin of Congress in
his message to Congress.
Congress should accelerate all
federal construction and he re
quested an emergency appropria
tion of 150.000.000; he left it to
Congress to decide on drought
relief.
There will be a surplus of $30,
ClO.OOO for 1932 and the Presi
dent warned rigid economy must
be practiced. He declared it was
necessary to avoid tax increase.
He advocated not to delay
legislation on Muscle Shoals,
motor bus regulation, court con
gestion relief, border patrol, re
- ganizatino to prevent smug
< ing and law enforcement at
• :e national capital
Neither prohibition or the law
enforcement commission were
entioned.
In connection wi.h unemploy
ment he said the need for auth
■ • ity to make enlarged advances
• i fed ral highway aid to states,
” :is imperative. He also proposed
v at- $150,000,000 be appropriated
'» he disbursed to different de
mrtmerb s on recommencit iion
• the cabinet committee and
Presidential approval.
He said future committees
.-mould investigate ‘regulation of
power ar.d further legislation to
facilitate railroad consolidation,
and revise immigration laws to
make them more selective and
flexible; make adjustment of the
-regularities in various services
- nd in allowances for veterans.
He mentioned child welfare
. nd urged Congress to prepare to
id. He asked investigatoin of
:he possibility in preventing “un
economical leasing” of federal
buildings.
PMGES STILL IMS
* CHHNGE ESCfPE PRISON
DOS ANGELES, Dec-, 1, UP)—
* *le appeal of Pantages from
■ onviction of criminal assault
^'ill be heard before the State
supreme court which opens a 5
ciay session here.
Pantages was sentenced to one
to 50 years for an alleged attack
on Eunice Pringle, a coed dan
cer.
The district court of appeals
granted him a new trial; the
State will seek to set aside the
?.ppeals courts ruling.
FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION
JERSEY CITY, Dec. 2. (IP) —
Midget” Wolgast, recognized in
some states as the flyweight cham
pion, outpointed A1 Todisco of
^ Jersey City in 10 rounds.
DAVIS TAKES SEAT
WASHINGTON, Dec., 2, (/P)—,
[After denying the motic i to
hold up the seating of Dt is of
Pennsylvania pending the Nye
campaign fund investigation, the
Senate ordered the former Secre
tary of Labor to be seated.
. a. . i — -
TURKISH TROOPS
ON MOUNT HUNT
STANBAL, Turkey, Dec., 2, (JP)
—Strong Turkish troops are sta
tioned on the stormy slopes of
Mount Ararat where Noah’s Ark
rested after the flood and will
henceforth hold the rebellious
Krudih tribesmen in check.
Persia has agreed to cede the
eastern slopes of the mountain
to Turkey in exchange for fer
tile land on Turkey’s south.
RELEASE mint
PRISONERS' ASK MSB
WASHINGTON RIOTERS
WASHINGTON, Dec.. 2, (/P)—
Several hundred persons, called
communists, gathered in front of
he capitol carrying placards
which were quickly torn down
by the police who did not inter
net e until the placards were dis
played.
Tlie placards read: “He’.ease
all political prisoners;'5 “Down
wi h finger prints and registra
tion.”
There was spasmodic fihting
but none were hurt.
KETCHIKAN, Dec., 2, (/P)—
“Black Matt” Berkovich, wealthy
king of alleged Ketchikan liquor
importers, went on trial on the
charge of conspiracy to violate
prohibition.
Long Arrow, alleged chief of
the highbinders, is said to have
‘coughed up” before the grand
jury which returned the secret
indictment.
Phil Dohmn, named in the
same indictment, is not being
tried, it is understood, as he may
testify for the government.
SOUP BY BIO MS!
MOKE PLENTY NOISE
CHICAG, Dec., 2. (TP)—Alwayys
something new! Now comes the
radio soup kitchen and break
fast handout.
It will be established and fin
anced in Chicago by W-L-S,
known as the Prairie Farmer
Station. ,
Its sponsors said it would be
the first station of its kind in the J
world, and that it would be oper
ated in conjunction with the
Volunteers of the World, with
facilities for feeding approxi
mately 1,500 persons daily.
REPORT Oil OLISKA
GEODETIC WORK IS
GIVEN BV PJTTOli
The distribution of nautical
charts—an increase of 13 per cent
over the previous year- is but an
other evidence of the ever-expand
ing service of the Coast and Geo
detic Survey to the public, accord
ing to the 1930 annual report of
Captain R S. Patton, Director, to
the Secretary of Commerce.
Six new charts of Alaskan wa
ters were iksued during the year,
namely:
Crawfish Inlet, Sitka, Baranof
Island: Yakobi Island and Lisian
ski Inlet: Point Elrington to Cape
Resurrection. K^nai Peninsula;
Gore Point to Anchor Point, Kenai
Peninsula; Cape Resurrection to
Two Arm Bay, Kenai Peninsula;
Sitkalidak Strait, Cape Barnabas
to Old Harbor, Kodiak Island.
Revised editions containing the
latest information available, were
also published of the 13 following
charts:
North End of Cordova Bay to
Hetta Inlet; Central part of Dali
Island: Northern Part of Tlvek
Strait to Ulloa. Channel; Uiloa
Channel to San ChrHoval Chan
nel: San Christ-oval Channel to
Cape Lynch: Harbors in Chatham
Strait and vicinity: Hoggatfc. Red
Bluff. Herring and Chapin Bays
Surprise Harbor and IT *1er C"tr<
Kh°7i Bev and TCbn:' Passasro;
Peril Strait Srtky Sound to Sa ’.v
bury Sound. White-Dixmi Harbor;
Prince William Sound, Eastern
Entrance: In touche. Elrington.
and Prince of Wales P ssage: O”
ca Bov and Inlet Channel Islands
to Cordova: Morzhovoi Bay and
Isanotski Strait.
The construction of the tender
Wosdahl was completed and the
vessel was employed in surveys of
the Alaska Coast, operating as a
tender to one of the larger vessels.
The party on the sh.o Surveyor
acompiished a large amount of
field work along the northwest
and west coast coast cf Kodiak
Islands. Detailed surveys were al
so made of Zacher, Sp.riJon. Lar
sen, Uganik, South. Ann Alitak,
and Deadman Bays, as well as that
portion of Shelikof Strait which
had not been adequately surveyed.
During the present reason the
Surveyor is continuing ope rtions
on the west coast of Koch W Is
land. Its season’s work will be
published on new charts on a
scale of 1 to 80,000.
The complement of the ship
Discoverer was engaged during the j
present season in making new j
surveys along the south coast of j
Kenai Peninsula between A’bakj
Bay and Chugach Islanus. These j
will include detailed surveys of
Huka Island Pass, Port Dies, and
Windy Bay. and furnish data for I
the construction of new and more ;
comprehensive charts of that lo- \
cality.
The personnel of the «hip p>
plorer. co-operating with the U. S
Army Engineers and the Light- j
house sercice accomplished a new
survey of Wrangell Narrows.
Airways maps, compiled to;
meet the special requirements of
the aviator are also issued by
the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
The unusual demand for tnese
maps is indicative not only of the
growth of aviation but of the ]
amount of dependence those who
fly over unfamiliar territory place
upon this aid to safety.
NOT CHURCHED YET
HOLLYWOOD, Dec., 2, (/P)—
Lupe Velez is wearing a weddingj
ring which she insists is her
mother’s. “When I’m married to
Gary Cooper,” she elaborated,
“I’ll sure tell the world of it.”
MINING BIG THEME
IT CHAMBER MEET
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. -Min- !
ing opened up the West and Al- j
aska and is again coming into its
own as a major factor in the in- j
dustrial development of this re-!
gion. This is shown by the U.
States Chamber of Commerce in I
announcing that at its Western
Divisional Meeting at Portland,
December 8-9th, mining will play
an outstanding part inthedis
an outstanding part in the dis
cussion of economic problems.
uni COURT
REFUSES TO LISTEN
S'S PLEA
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec-, 2, (TP)—
Denial of Billing’s application
for a pardon was recommended
to Governor Young by the Su
preme Court which investigated
the circumstances under which
Filling’s and Mooney were con
victed for the 1916 “prepared
ness Day” parade bombing here.
The decision was six to one,
Justice Langdon dissenting.
Formal decision will be given
out later when it is revamped.
LONDON, Dec.. 3, (/P)_Upon
the success or failure of the next,
negotiations between miners and
employes depended whether 300,
000 workers in Britain’s coal min
ing industry leave their jobs.
In telegrams yesterday the j
mine owners and the mine fed
eration, with which miners are j
affiliated, the government urged
the opposing factions to con
clude arrangements by which j
the miners may continue work
pending a conference next week.
IMTION IS
ASKED IN CONGRESS;
WASHINGTON, Dec., 2, (/P)—'
Senator Elect Davis from Penn
sylvania did not appear to be
sworn in the Senate due to
Chairman Nye’s proposal furthur
investigation be made of the
Republican campaign expenses5
in the state.
Nye claims to have found a i
total of $628,000 was spent in be
half of Brown and Davis. They j
reported an expenditure of $168,;
000.
RUSSIAN SECRETS
SPREAD TO TRENCH
IS BLACK CHAR6E
ESPIONAGE ORGANIZATION IN
RUSSIA ACTIVE FOR A
NUMBER YEARS
MOSCOW, Dec., 2, (JP)~Leonid
Ramsin told how he and other
men spied on Soviet industries
and passed their information
along through devious channels
to officers of the French general
staff.
He made this statement at the
trial where four judges, one a
factory hand, who ruled a few
days that there be “no more men
tion of friendly foreign nations.”
Ramsin said he and his asso
ciates passed every kind of in
formation to the French insti
tution in Moscow. The only
French institution here is the
embassy.. It was admitted most
of the spying was done by the
French but he insisted an es
pionage system had existed with
the engineers for years before
the present plot.
“We were instructed to disa
ble the military and electrical
industries and cripple railroads
at every opportunity.”
Philadelphia, Dec. 1 <7P) —The
Nobel Li era tore Award to Sin
clair Le’ :s /as an insult to Am
erica, Dr. Henry van Dyke of
Princeton declared. Dr. Van Dyke
formerly was United States min
ister to the Netherlands.
They handed Lewis a bouquet,
but gave America a dirty back
handed compliment, said van
Dyke.
The award of the Nobel prize to
the author of “Main Street,” “El
mer Gantry,” “Arrowsmith” a/nd
the rest of those novels that scoff
at America and its traditions is
an insult.
FAMOUS SEAPLANE
NAS FIDE TROUBLE
LISBON, Dec. 1. (TP) —Fire broke
out on board the German sea
plane D-O-X, at anchor in the
harbor here. The D-O-X, the big
gest flying boat in the world, ar
rived here Thursday at the end of
its European tour which has ta
ken her to England, France and
Spain from Altenheim, Switzer
land, where the plane was built
The owners had planned a flight
to New York but the prospect was
unfavorable when a heavy wea
ther set over the ocean. The fire
was reported to have started in a
gasoline supply pipe; the dam
age was slight.