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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 207.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FI IHRESTED ON
KIDNAPPING CHARGES;
NEW YORK, Sept. 5. (/P)—Trap
ped by serial numbers on money
paid as ransom for the safe re
turn of Charles Rosenthal, wealthy
young broker, four men and a
negress were jailed on charges
of kidnapping him. The leader
of the kidnappers was Nicholas
Green, owner of Hotel Vendig,
and on record as a criminal of long
standing.
He had been marked for death
by other members of the gang,
its was said, because he pilfered
half the ransom of $50,000 and
then told the others he had re
ceived only $25,000. Others ar
rested were T. Adnolif and A
Sileo, strong arm members of the
gang. Bettie Green, negress, and
J. Markham. The girl was a de
coy for the kidnapping.
She was arrested in Atlantic
City where she was sharing an
apartment with C. Green, Negro
waiter. Although she ‘denied be
ing a negress, and her color gave
210 clew as to her race, she w7as
listed as colored by police.
She said she had been cheated
of her share of the spoils and
after waiving extradition, was
brought back to New York by
airplane. Rosenthal was aston
shed when he learned the girl
v as a negress.
MILLIONS 8F BUSHELS
HOT. Fill VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 5
•T)—The Federal Farm Board sold
'5.000.000 bushels of wheat tc
China which will be used in the
famine area along the Yangtse
Fiver where a thousand flooc
Actims are starving.
President Hoover announced the
st be priced at “market price:
nd will be paid in equal install
ments during the next three year:
four per cent interest.
The wheat is for relief purpose:
:nly and most of it will be shippec
through the Puget Sound area.
BANKER HAS PLAN
RELIEVE DEPRESSION
CHICAGO/Sept. 4. (JP) — Ottc
Kahn, banker, in Chicago on a trif
to the Ravinea Opera, gave an in
terview in which he outlined me
thods by which he believes the eco
nomic slump may be brought to a
conclusion.
He placed it as his belief tha1
the continuation of capitalism, in
centive and free enterprise anc
urged stricter trust laws and gov
ernment economy as two principal
steps toward better times. He warn
ed against excessive taxes in sev
eral directions and declared repeal
c-f the prohibition laws would help
RECOGNIZES NEED
ROME, Sept. 4. (/P)—Although the
Fascist government has always de
clared itself as unfavorable to the
^ -ranting of a subscription for the
unemployed, it is now recognizee
that some scheme of public assis
^1 tance to needy families has become
urgenly necessary.
39 PHYSICIANS INDICTED
NEW YORK, Sept. 5. (/^-Thirty
nine physicians, two druggists and
two drug store clerks were in
dicted by a Brooklyn Grand Jury
on charges of being involved in a
“liquor prescription racket.” Phy
sicians are accused of issuing pre
scriptions to cover illegal sales
of bonded liquor.
FRMICIS (MET IS
STAGING COMEBACK
CHICAGO, Sept. 5. (/P)—Francis
Ouimet, the boy wonder of golf,
18 years old, neared the end of
a great comeback. The veteran
has only one more obstacle to con
quer in his march to the National
Amateur Championship.
Jack Westland of Chicago, for
: merly of Everett and Seattle and
a University of Washington stud
ent, is the»lad.
Ouimet beat Billy Howell of
Richmond, two and one and West
land routed Maurice McCarthy of
New York three and two yester
: day to make the finals in today’s
! play of 36 holes.
I There is little to choose from
I from between the two.
Ifliers confident of
j OOP MSS PACIFIC
SAMUSHIRO, Sept. 5. (/Pi—Allen
and Moyle brought the old ‘'City
of Tacoma” plane here from To
kyo today, confident they will
succeed in their projected 4,400
' mile flight to Seattle,
t They announced they would not
attempt to start Sunday because
of heavy rains here and unfavor
able weaker off British Columbia.
1; They made the 375 miles here in
four hours and 16 minutes.
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;! IN N. 1. COOPERATE
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ALBANY, New York, Sept. 4. (/P)
! Indications that Republicans will
join the Democrats, in putting
through legislation to carry out
Franklin Roosevelt’s recommenda
tion for $20,000,000 unemployment
, relief fund, to be used during the
,; coming winter.
Members of both parties were
. j studying the bills already before
.j the legislature with the idea of sug
gesting modifications.
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COMPLETES 5,000-MILE TRIP
f PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Sept. 5.
) (/p)—The Graf Zeppelin, command
led by Doctor Hugo Eckener, com
[ pleted it’s 5,000-mile flight ffom
j Friedrichshafen. She tied up at
la flying field eight miles from Per
; nambuco. Dr. Eckener said the
| speed of the dirigible had been
. | retarded by head winds.
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WON’T PAY FOR WAR SUPPLIES
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 5. (#•)—
France does not intend to pay the
l United States $400,000,000 agreed
upon as the price of war supplies,
I purchased from America after the
■ end of the war, according to Sen
ator Watson, who declared he was
! told this by the French High Com
missioner.
HIOTHER MURDER IN
CHITINU AREN; MITT
KILLED, ASLEEP CABIN
CORDOVA, Sept. 5. (/P)—John
Arnott, 69, mining man of Alaska
for the past 25 years, was shot
and killed Wednesday while asleep
in his cabin in the Chitina dis
trict, north of here.
Word of the tragedy reached
here Friday; Federal authorities
| said they are seeking the widow,
| formally Mrs. Anna Martha Mac
!Neil of Anacortes, Wash.
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WIDOW IS NURSE
] BELLINGHAM, Sept. 5, (/P)—It
iwas reported that little is knowm
| here of Mrs. Arnott except that
!she was listed at Anacortes twfo
i years, also here in Bellingham
for a short time. It was said she
was a former nurse and is re
ported she married Arnott at Cor
dova several months ago.
MAJOR J. DOOLITTLE
CROSSES CONTINENT IN
FAST TIME JW RECORD
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5. (JP)—Majoi
Jimmie Doolittle, former Armj
pilot, left for the Cleveland aii
races. He came here' last night
j after breaking the transcontinent
i al airplane record from Burbank
Calif., to Newark, N. J., winning
i the Bendex trophy in the National
| air races.
He received $2,500 for breaking
Captain Hawks record and $7,50(
priez money for the transconti
nental trip of 2,046 miles in 11
hours and 15 minutes againsl
Hawks’ time of 12 hours and 21
minutes. Doolittle averaged 22f
! miles an hour.
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UNDER MARTIAL LAW
BOISE, Idaho,, Sept. 5. <;P> —Sh
! counties are under martial law ir
southwestern Idaho as Governoj
Ross seeks to increase precaution;
against incendiarism in valuabh
timber lands.
SUBMARINE NAUTILUS
REPURTS ALE’S WELL:
FIRST WORD IN B DAT!
OSLO. Norway, Sept. 5. (JP) -
A radio dispatch from the pola
submarine Nautilus intercepted h;
the meteorological station at Trom
soe quieted fears for the safety o
the Wilkins-Ellsworth expeditioi
just as searching expeditions wen
getting under way.
Sir Hubert Wilkins, comander o
the expedition reported “all well
aboard his vessel, and that experi
ments are being carried out on re
gular schedule.
It was the first word from hin
in six days.
NINTH CROSSING
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, Sept. E
(jp)—The Graf Zeppelin, ending i
two day’s visit to Brazil, dipped ii
farewell and started homeward 01
its ninth Atlantic crossing.
FIVE PRIESTS DROWNED
QUEBEC, Can., Sept. 5. (£>)—Five
priests, spending a vacation at a
summer camp near Early Quebec,
were drowned when their row
boat capsized in the middle of
the river. The dead are the Rev
erend Fathers Harris, Rousseau,
Couture, Nickole and Siblere.
OLD DINK EMPLOYEE
STOLE $1,000,000 TO
PLOT STOCK MARKET
i Chicago, sept. b. {#>)—Bmbez
zlement, reported to exceed $1,
500,000 in the bond department
of the Continental Illinois Bank
and Trust Company, was revealed
by officers of the bank. The bank
is protected by insurance which
will save the institution from loss.
The embezzler is Walter Wolff,
43-year-old employee of the bank
for 20 years and manager of the
institution’s coupon department
until last week. Wolff admitted
the theft and said he used stolen
securities as margin in order to
speculate in stocks and grain.
When it was necessary to ac
S count for specific securities, Wolff
returned them to the bank’s
vaults, using other stolen bonds
to maintain his margins. An audit
is being carried on to establish
the exact amount of the thefts.
US DEAL OFF OWING
GENERAL DEPRESSION
I LONDON, Sept. 5. (/P)—Because
’ of the business depression in the
' United States and Great Britain,
Sir Thomas Lipton will not chal
lenge this year for America’s Cup,
famous yachting trophy, his secre
' | tary announced.
1j A challenge will be issued as soon
as the depression lifts, it was
said in behalf of Sir Thomas.
HOLDS HAT GROSS
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IS FATHER OF CHILD
CHICAGO, Sept. 5. (IP)—After
reprimanding attorneys for both
Captain Gross, American diplomat,
and his divorced wife, Judge David
announced he will sign a decree
holding Captain Gross as the fa
, ther of the child Anna.
I The child will thereby be en
' titled to share in the million dol
lar trust fund with two other
j children. Captain Gross had ques
.! tioned the child’s paternity.
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1 CHILEANS WILL BATTLE
SANTIAGO, Sept. 5. (IP) — The
f Chilean government decided tc
l attack the mutinous naval fleet
» at Coquimbo and immediately
charged communist leaders of the
f nation with responsibility for the
, movement. The Minister of Wax
was put in supreme command tc
direct and prepare plans for the
battle.
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GIVEN PERMIT TO HOP
TOKYO, Sept. 5. (IP)—After weeks
of delay the Japanese governmenl
granted a permit to Hugh Hern
t don, Jr., and Clyde Pangborn t<
i take off from Tokyo for an attemp
i ted non-stop flight across the Paci
fic to Seattle.
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WILL PICK UP SOON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.
\(JP)—Determined to meet its social
| obligations to the unemployed, re
! gardless of steps entailed, the
'Hoover administration has deferred
formulating the finance program
for the next fiscal year owing to
uncertainties of Federal income
and probability of an increased
budget.
The administration hopes, it was
learned on the highest authority,
that a change in the general sit
uation will relieve stress upon
the government, but it has not
closed its mind to the possibility
of a higher tax rate. With the
crisis of two of the world’s great
governments fresh in memory,
Mr. Hoover and his official lieu
tenants are anxious that confi
dence in the American govern
ment be maintained and wish to
be prepared to go to any extent
to insure financial stability of
the government and are even
willing to hazard their political
fortunes on the upward revision
of taxes if necessary.
Meanwhile the government is
refraining from fixing upon defi
nite fiscal plans. The administra
i tion’s principal hope for change
| in economic conditions is based
j on the belief that Europe will
jsoon recover its stability and re
1 covery will be reflected in in
| creased* business activity in the
United States and elsewhere.
Revival in business will ease
the strain on the treasury by in
creasing income and corporation
taxes.
UP FI LUST REVIEW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 5.
(/P)—The Naval budget proposal
for the fiscal year 1933, carrying
about $130,000,000 for new Naval
I construction and $20,000,000 for
modernization of old ships went
to the director of the budget for
review.
j When the budget bureau com
■pletes its work, the estimate will
! go to President Hoover for ap
S proval.
i POLICE UNABLE EXPLAIN
LARGE DINK ACCOUNTS
NEW YORK CITY, Sept, 4. (JP)
—Armed with full powers for its
New York city graft investigation,
the Hofstadter Committee subpo
enaed 11 former and present mem
bers of the police force, who dur
ing the magistrate's inquiry were
unable to explain their large bank
accounts.
The committee is endeavoring to
involve the “higher ups” of the de
partment through the testimony of
the policemen.
i “HUGE AND COSTLY LEMON”
SEDALIA, Mo., Sept. 5. (A5)—The
Federal Farm Board was assailed
as a “huge and costly lemon” by
> Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania,
in a speech appealing for estab
' lishment of agriculture on a basis
of equality with other industries.