VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 82.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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SILENCE OF CHURCH BROKEN j
BY CURSES; TWO RUBBERS
RECOGNIZED
CHICAGO, April 9, (/P)—Five j
snarling and cursing thieves, mask- j
ed and armed, held up 80 members
of the First Rumanian Synagogue ,
congregation last night taking
$75,000 in money and jewels.
It was the first instance on the j
, Chicago police records of a holdup j
nside a place of worship.
Laurence Bungardean, Rumanian
vice consul, was among the few
who escaped loss. He was mistaken
for one who already had been!
searched.
For nearly half an hour the rob
bers, with pistol and some with
>*r shot guns, moved among the con
gregation which had been ordered
to line up against a wall with
their arms in the air. From the ;
hands and arms of women the rob
bers snatched bracelets and rings;
the men's pockets yielded billfolds,
watches and some jewelry.
The robbers frequently broke the j
silence in the church with curses
and held handkerchiefs to their
faces. Before the robbery was com
pleted two of them abandoned
concealment and some of the mem
^ r oers of the congregation are said
to have recognized them; two
names were later given to the po
lice.
During their leisurely search the
robbers came to Rabbi Goldstein
and took $22 from a billfold; ob
serving the Rabbi’s name the lead
er told his aide to return the
money. J. D. Raynes offered $1.90
to the robbers as they approached
t- him. I’m the janitor,” he said,
and the robber chief told him to
Keep his money.
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ALASKA Mil
HIGH HONOR BESTOWED UPON
PIONEER FLYING ACE OF
ALASKA
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 9, (/P)
—Carl B. Eielson, Alaska air “ace”
and pilot on the Sir Hubert Wil
kins plane which flew across the
North Pole from Point Barrow to
Spitzbergen, received fron* Pres
ident Herbert Hoover the Harmon
Trophy which is awarded annually
to the outstanding aviation feat
t ^ of the year.
The trophy was established three
years ago by Clifford Harmon, now
president of the International
League of Aviators.
The first trophy was presented
to Shirlev Short, of the airmail
service, last year; the second to
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh for his
feat of flying across the Atlantic.
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LACK OF FUNDS
CHICAGO, April 9, (/P)—With
city administration embarrassed
by lack of funds and unable to
collect taxes until autumn, local j
bankers are forcing Mayor Thomp- i
son and his lieutenants to curtail j
waste'of municipal funds. I
PROTECT WHALES IS
NOW COY OF LEAGUE
GENEVA, April 9, (/P)—'The pro
tection of whales is the new aim
of the League of Nations economic
committee and the league appoint
ed a delegation to meet in London
on April 18 to devise measures to
insure preservation of certain spe
cies of whales. In general, the plan
is to prevent rapid destruction of j
all species, it was stated.
COMMANDER OF
BER1 PATHOL
- ENROUTE NORTH
MAY BE THE LAST TRIP OF COM
MANDER CHAS. COCHRANE
FOR MAY RETIRE
SAN FRANCISCO, Apil 9, (A3)—
Captain Charles Cochrane of the
United States coast guard, will de
part for Seattle today to resume
command of the Bering Sea patrol
fleet.
For years Captain Cochrane was
in command of the cutter Bear,
which was recently presented to
Oakland, and he has announced
his intention of retiring next fall.
His associates say this may be the
last voyage north for him.
Captain Cochrane will sail from
Seattle on April 17, on the cutter
Chelan,. for Urialaska which will
be the summer headquarters.
“SNIPE SHOOTERS” BEWARE!
VIENNA, April 8, (/P)—“Shooting
snipes,’ particularly cigaret stubs,
will hereafter subject beggars who
to heavy fines and imprisonment,
look to the gutters to their smoke
Vienna medical authorities per
suaded the government to put the
regulation into effect on sanitary
grounds.
CHEFOO, China, April 9, (/P)—
Troops of Lie Nien, nationalist
commander in this province, killed
400 soldiers of Marshal Chang,
former war lord, in a battle taking
place a t Ninghaiechow, which
Chang is besieging.
EVANS DUE CORDOVA TONIGHT
The latest report on the S. S. Ad
miral Evans, of the P. S. S. Co., is
that it will arrive at Cordova at
8 o’clock tonight.
THE COMMANDER
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General Plutarco Eliac Oaiies, i
former President pf Mexico and
new Secretary of War and Navy, on
his way to a conference at Mexico
City, followed by numerous politi- i
cians and military men.
SINCL1 GOES
TD JAIL THREE
MONTHS, VERDICT
WEALTHY OIL MAN WILL HAVE
25 DAYS TO ASK FOR RE
HEARING OF CASE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 9, (JP)
—Harry Sinclair, unc^er the Su
preme Court decision, must serve
three months in jail for contempt
uf the senate in refusing to answei
all questions asked during the Tea
Pot Dome investigations.
The opinion of the t court was
unanimous. The wealthy oil oper
ator will have 25 days in which to
->sk. for a rehearing before a man
date is issued but rehearings sel
dom are granted.
In addition to the jail sentence
he was fined $500.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 9,(£>)
—Tne personnel of the American
delegation to the meeting of the
preparement commission of the
League of Nations on armament
limitation, will consist of Ambassa
dor Hugh S. Gibson, Hugh R. Wil
son, minister to Switzerland; Major
John N. Greely and Rear Admiral
Hilary P. Jones.
«AFTER GERMAN
BERLIN, April 9' (/P)—Henry
Ford has opened negotiations with
he Reichstein Brothers' for the
purchase of the big independent
rutomobile concern of Brennabor,
L is reported here. Ford, it is
stated, has offered 90,000,000
marks for control of the second
argest independent automobile
concern in Germany.
ATTEMPT TO MUZZLE PRESS
EVIDENTLY GOT GOVERNOR
AWFUL MESS
BATON ROUGE, April 9, (A5)—
Plans for additional charges
against Gov. Long are being dis
cussed by members of the Louis- j
iana house.
i^gmeen additional charges to
the one voted on Saturday are be
iore the house for action but it has
not been d e f i ni t e 1 y determined
whether all will be pressed. Ene
mies of Long want to go the limit
but others believe the house vote
taken means only a few more
charges will be made.
The sub-committee is scheduled
to meet to decide the procedure,,
when the lower house reconvenes
tonight. The senate will sit as a
court of impeachment soon after
all the charges are disposed. First
charge was that the Governor at
tempted to suppress the freedom of
the press.
FOOTBALL, NOT HIGHBALL
GLASGOW, April 8, (/P)-More
than 115,000 persons saw Kilmar
nock defeat the Glasgow Rangers
by 2 to 0 and win the Scotish foot
ball association cup.
DEVICE APPROVED
WASHINGTON, April 8, (IP)—Use
of the artificial lung or oxygen bag
for individual wear by crews of
sunken submarines for escape to
the surface has been approved by
the navy board on submarine safe
ty devices.
NOVEL CRAFT TO “SKIM” OVER ICE FIELDS
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*.xm stammer snip ’ above has been designed oy Capt. Robert Bartlett (inset) to be used in an
attempt to float over the norh pole. The saucer shaped vessel is expeced to withstand the pres
sure of the ice fields.
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STOCK MARKET PRICES ARE
UP; ADVANCE IS MADE IN
FACE OF CALL MONEY
WASHINGTON. April 9. (JP)—
With Representative Hamilton
Fish defending the action of Pres
ident Mitcliell of the National City
bank in extending aid to borrow
ers following last Tuesday’s crash
in values on the stock exchange
and with Senator Carter Glass, re
iterating his demand that Mr.
Mitchell’s resignation as director
~f the New York Federal Reserve
bank be requested by the reserve
board controversy over speculation
activities on the exchange was re
opened on Capital Hill.
Senator Fletcher of Florida,
went so far as to suggest that
stock gambling be stopped by a
100 percent tax on profit made
from trading on margin. Federal
reserve governments are expected
to complete their conversations
Wednesday when an announce
ment may be expected.
Stock market prices are up from
one to 10 points in active issues
and advance was made in face of
a 12 percent call money rate. Re
assuring statements by leading in
dustrialists, lent operators for rise,
new confidences. Gains in Radio,
Montgomery Ward and United
States Steel were from one to five
points. Total sales 3,769,70 shares.
PRIEST RESIGNS
POST; POLITICS
MONSIGNOR IGNAZ SEIPE^ CON
TROLLED AUSTRIAN REPUB
LIC FOR YEARS
VIENNA, April 8, (/P)—Monsignor
Ignaz Seipel, Roman Catholi Priest,
who as prime minister or chancel
lor controlled the Austrian repub
lic for half of its existence, resign
ed his post. In announcing his
resignation, Monsignor Seipel re
ferred to attacks on his “priestly
office and my church,” and the fact
that many of his fellow officials
objected to association of Catholic
ism with politics, is believed among
reasons for his withdrawal from of
fice. Alfred Fuerter, president of
the lower chamber will probably
succeed .him.
From Warsaw came the an
nouncement that Premier Bartle
has resigned as leader of politics.
His successor has not been decid
ed on. *
■ WORK FACES
THE ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, April 8. (A*)—At
taches at the White House have
come to the conclusion that hard
work is to be an outstanding char
acteristic of the Hoover adminis
tration. They are seeing President
Hoover settle quietly into a busy
routine; from his desk have come
in rapid succession announcements
of significant new public policies
and appointments to offices of high
responsibility.