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VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 215.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1931
PRICE TEN CENTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct., 17, (/P)
—The liner Jefferson, which was
taken off its course in order to
search for the Japanese freighter
Yonan Maru, failed to find any
trace of the vessel or any other,
small boat which was reported to
be in distress 500 miles west of
Dutch Harbor. The weather is
said to be bad in that vicinity.
The Jefferson is carrying Col
onel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind- j
bergh, who are enroute to the j
United States from China.
A later message said the Japan
ese freighter Yonan Maru and its
crew of between 45 to 50 men had
been given up for lost as the only
Trace found by three searching
ships in mid-Pacific was part of
* its deck load.
The liner President Jefferson
reached the scene shortly before
noon yesterday in response to calls
for aid but couldn’t find the ship.
The Jefferson radioed that they
■ found the ship’s deck load but
nothing else. Cruised in vicinity
Three hours in company with the
Ayaha Maru and the Taigen Maru.
No ships found a trace of anything
except the deck load.’’
The poor visibility, rain and
heavy seas hampered the search
for the lost ship which left Astoria
> on October 1. The lost ship was
under the command of Captain
Matsumoto for the Orient. The ves
sel carried 1,000,000 feet of logs
and 8,000 tons of wheat. The ves
sel was owned by the Nippon Kyaji
Xashia company of Japan.
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MEXICO CITY, Oct. 17. </P)—Doc
tor Andrew Almazan, governor of
the State of Fueblo, and Jose Soto
i-ayer, district judge of the City of
Pueblo, were wounded by bandits
while motoring from Pueblo to
Mexico City. Dr. Almazan received
a bullet wound in the leg while the
£ judge was wounded in the arm.
The holdup .occurred about 30
miles outside Mexico City, where
20 bandits had established them
selves in a turn of the road and
were robbing all automobiles.
When Doctor Almazan’s car ap
proached, it was challenged, but
the chauffeur backed away at high
^ speed. The bandits, who were on;
foot, poured a volley into the ma
chine, wounding the two men in
the rear seat. The robbers escaped
but a pursuit is being continued.
FIGHT TO A DRAW
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 17. (/P)~ -The
main event, a 10-round bout here
in the Hollywood Legion Stadium
last night between Earl Whitehead
, and Myer Grace, resulted in a draw.
THREE KILLED BY FLAMES
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17. (£>)—
Engulfing 32 sleeping guests in
searing flames and suffocating
smoke, fire roared through a down
town hotel, killing three persons
and injuring eight others. The
scene was the Chatham Hotel, on a
blind alley off Bush Street, near
Grant Avenue.
RESIGNS GOVERNMENT
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct-, 17, {/?)—
Alexander Malinoff, premier and
foreign minister, resigned from
the National Bloc Government.
He was succeeded by Mousclian
off, Minister of the Interior.
7 passengersIMn
FROM ICE-LOCKED CHIP
NOME, Oct., 17. (A5)—Two Stin
son airplanes of the^ Northern Air
Transport of Nome, arrived back
in Kotzebue Thursday night from
the Baychimo. ice-locked in the
Arctic ice. The planes brought
seven passengers and a quantity
of baggage and freight.
The planes left Kotzebue at 8
a. m. and returned at 5 p. m.
Because of the storm the planes
were held at Kotzebue yesterday.
The planes were flown by Vic
Ross and Chester Brown who
made a landing on the ice near
the Baychimo. The Baychimo is
ice-locked off Wainwright.
SECURITIES MOVED
NEW YORK, Oct., 17, (£>)—With
few curious eyes to watch, trucks
rumbled thru the streets of the
financial district transferring
half a billion dollars in securities
from the First National Bank, lo
cated at Two Wall Street, to tem
porary quarters a block away.
Altho the streets were deserted,
a heavy police guard protected
the securities. ^ sj
EDISON'S PULSE SHOWS
HUT IS WEMIU6
WEST ORANGE, Oct. 17. (/Pi—The
strong heart of Thomas A. Edison,
aged inventor, is weakening, it was
indicated by his pulse. His personal
doctor described Edison’s condition
as “poor.” Dr. Hubert S. Howe, the
physician, intends to stay all day
at the Edison home.
Edison has been ill for many
weeks and is suffering from the
complications of urenic poisoning
and three other diseases. His con
dition has been getting steadily
worse and no hope is held for his
recovery.
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE
SHANGHAI, Oct-, 17, (/P)—N. T.
Johnson, American Minister to
China, announced his coming
marriage to Miss Jane Beck Cody.
FEDE1HL COURT HIK
CHICAGO, Oct-, 17, (£»)—A1 Ca
pone sustained a setback in his
trial on a charge of evading in
come tax payments on more than
$1,000,000,000 over a period of six
years.
The court ruled that Capone’s
damaging admissions regarding
his failure to pay taxes can be
admitted as evidence, as well as
statements as to his income set
tlement with the government.
There will be a public dance to
night in the Odd Fellows Hall.
Music will be furnished by the
“Jolly Three” dance orchestra.
II, S. ITTITII OF I
Si IF MEDDLESOME
TOKYO, Oct. 17. (/P)—Japan is;
undecided as to whether to defy the
League of Nations in the event
that the latter refuses to recon
sider Tokyo’s contentions on the
questions of legality of involving j
the League Council’s discussion of j
the Sino-Japanese dispute.
Japan will probably continue to j
adhere to their view that the Kel- '
lcgg peace Pact was not violated
when Japan occupied Chinese Ter- j
irtory in “self defense.’’
Japan also questions whether the j
League of Nations will be able to j
prove anything to the contrary if
Tokyo’s case be given considera
tion. Japan’s a r m y authorities ,
characterized the United States’s
attitude as “extremely meddle- j
some.”
CHINA HOLDS JAPAN'S j
OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE
/ L05SJJFE, PROPERTY
SHANGHAI, Oct., 17, (IP)—Ex-i
citment in China reached a fever;
pitch following further acts of ag
gression by the Japanese in Man
churia.
While Tokyo issued a warning!
to the Nanking government,
threatening to hold Chinese offi
als responsible for harm to Jap
anese lives and property in China,
12 Japanese airplanes flew from
Newchawang and bombed Chin
chow Fjj, temporary headquarters
of Marshal Chang Hseu Liang,
governor of Manchuria.
Reports received here state the
bombardment lasted two hours
and resulted in the wrecking of |
government barracks and offices
and a large loss of life- The at- j
tack from the air was accompan
ied by further advances of Japan- |
ese infantry along the South j
Manchurian Railway between
Chinchow Fu and Mukden.
The Nanking government issued
a pronouncement declaring it as
sumes full responsibility for the
lives and property of Japanese on
Chinese soil but will not under
take to suppress lawful patriotic
movements on the part of people
which the note says are the re
sults of natural resentment
against the Japanese aggression
in Manchuria.
LEGAL BATTLE WAGES
NEW YORK, Oct., 17, (/P)—A
legal battle for the custody of
Mrs. I. Wood, 93-year-old recluse,
and her $900,000 fortune began
following charges of two women
relatives that she had been mis
treated. O Wood, nephew and
guardian for the old lady, said
the marks found on her body
were the result of a blood condi
tion and the burn on her lip re
sulted when she accidently placed
the lighted end of a cigarette in
her mouth.
NOVELIST IN POLITICS
LONDON, Oct., 17, (JP)—E. Wal
lace, novelist, is running for Par
liament as a backer of David
Lloyd George, free trade Liberal
ist, in the Blackpool district.
$4,000 A WEEK
HOLLYWOOD, Oct., 17, (/P)— j
“Ma” Kennedy and “What A Man”!
Hudson, have signed a vaudeville
contract for $4,000 a week
csponeISII
TO CUT ON DESPITE
OUTCOME COURT Til
CHICAGO, Oct, 17, (A5)—Speak
easy proprietors and saloon keep
ers need not become concerned
over the faith of A1 Capone on
trial in a federal court on a tax
evasion charge.
They have been informed that
the Capone organization will con
tinue on as usual and admit that
A1 Capone was merely a front
for the real brains of the organi
zation. They are to take over the
merchandising of bar-room equip
ment, such as pretzels.
It was also said that if the
“King of Hoodlums” be found
guilty that Capone would appeal
his case in the Circuit Court of
Appeals, provided he can make
that court hear his case.
ON ILLE DE FRANCE
PARIS, Oct., 17, (A5)—Premier
Pierre Laval of France is on the
Ille Do France which sailed from
France Friday morning enroute
to America. The French Premier
is enroute to the United States
where he will confer with Presi
dent Hoover. He~ls accompanied
by his daughter.
IH BUNK ROBBERS
ESCAPE WITH $4,000
LIGHTOWN, Ind., Oct. 16. {IP)—
Reminiscent of James boys days, a
gang of safe blowers wrecked the
Lightown State Bank, shot up the
town and escaped with $4,000 in
currency and securities.
The robbers, two automobile
loads of them, obtained hammers,
crow bars and tarpaulins from a
nearby railroad shed, broke their
way into the bank through a side
window and then opened the front
door.
For an hour and h half they
drilled and put in shots of nitro
glycerin on the heavy door until
the time lock safe finally gave way
in one of the greater explosions,
crashing a partition of the banking
room.
CHE'S BODYGUIfflD IS
SEIZED ON LERVING COliDT
CHICAGO, Oct,, 16, (^—Im
mediately after adjournment of
the trial of A1 Capone, Phillip
Dandrea, Capone’s bodyguard,
who had been sitting with the
defendant, was seized as he left
the court, and a revolver was tak
en from him. Dandrea was or
dered held until Monday by Fed
eral Judge James H- Wilkerson.
Dandrea may be listed as a
Deputy Sheriff, which would allow
him to carry a weapon.
The session of Capone’s trial for
income tax evasion was devoted
to hearing testimony of witnesses
who told of the lavish way in
which Capone spent money in
Florida.
JiPiESE GOVERNMENT
INSTRUCTS DELEEITE
CONTINUE OPPOSITION
TOKYO, Oct. 17. (£>)—'The Japan
ese government has instructed its
delegate to the League of Nations
council at Geneva, discussing the
Manchurian situation, to continue
to oppose the participation of an
American representative in the
League discussions despite the over
ruling of their plea by the League
of Nations.
Japan feels that since the United
States has failed to participate in
League discussions regarding other
European affairs that the United
States has forfeited her right to
discuss the Sino-Japanese situa
tion.
Highest legal lights of Japan and
Japanese officials feel that any
American participation would be a
violation of one of the League cov
enants but feel that the United
States should be allowed to parti
cipate, contingent upon their join
ing'the League of Nations.
ROUTE UNDECIDED
SEATTLE, Oct. 16. (JP)—American
Mail Line officials admitted there
was some question as to the route
Colmel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh will take after the steamer
President Jefferson reaches Vic
toria, B. C., from Japan. The Lind
berghs are returning home because
of the unexpected death of Mrs.
Lindbergh’s father, Senator Mor
row.
PREMIER LAVAL COMING
TO WASHINGTON WITH
PARIS, Oct. 1G. OP)—Charles Far
mer, vice governor of the Bank of
France, and R. L. Gayet, director
of the bank’s economic section,
have sailed for the United States
to confer with the Federal Reserve
board on the international finan
cial situation.
At the same time, Lord Reading
concluded his visit to Premier La
val and issued a statement that
both he and French statesmen had
given a clear summary of condi
tions of their countries, as well as
their intentions.
Lord Reading denied the report
he had said Britain intended to
stabilize the pound as soon as pos
1 sible. He said some time must
elapse and patience exercised be
fore such a feat is attempted.
Premier Laval stated he will go
to Washington with “well prepared
suggestions” but will not have any
fixed program to place before
President Hoover regarding the
French attitude toward interna
tional finance.
AUSTRALIAN GENERAL DIES.
MELBOURNE, Oct., 17, (A*)—
General Sir John Monash one of
Australia’s foremost commanders
of the World War, died of pneu
monia, following a heart attach
10 days ago.
MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT TO DEATH
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 17. (/?)—
Mrs. Stanley Wood, wife of a South’
Pasadena automobile dealer, was
found mysteriously shot to death
in her palatial home at San Marino.