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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 202.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
IMPORTANT STATEMENT
ISSUED TO PRESS DT
DISARMAMENT EXPERT
PARIS, Aug. 31. (/P)—The pro
posal that nations of tl*e world
place an armed force under the
control of the League of Nations,
and the prediction that France
would lead the way at the 1932
disarmament conference, was made
by Joseph Paul Dashboncour,
chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, Chamber of Deputies.
This statement was made to the
Associated Press.
Inasmuch as he is acknowldeged
as France’s greatest authority on
disarmament and is certain to be
one of France’s chief delegates
to the conference at Geneva next
February, his statement is con
sidered to be of such far-reaching
importance that it will give an
entirely new angle to the strug
gle for reduction and limitation
cf armaments.
The impression prevailed that
he would not have made this
statement *\inless he is convinced
it harmoniezs with the responsible
opinion of France.
“When the disarmament confer
ence agrees to actual figures of
the defense strength of each
country, our idea is that these
forces will cease to be forces and
win be left entirely to the disposi
tion of these countries that there
should be international mortgage
upon them; I mean, a council of
the League of Nations. A war
aggression should be empowered
under 16 of the League covenant
to make use of them to settle a
war crisis.”
Philadelphia, Aug, 31. (/P) —Dis
covery of a 10-acre patch of maria
ir.ana, a rare weed containing a
dangerous and powerful habit
forming drug, in Philadelphia, was
reported by United States Customs
officials.
The growth of the narcotic, com
monly known as loco weed would
have brought $125,000 at underworld
prices, narcotic agents said.
The health department notified
owners of the property that the
weeds will be burned.
BUILDING UNI TO
OH HERB ACT
UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. (^P>—
California’s Building Trades joined
in the growing nationwide demand
that President Hoover act immed
iately in the unemployment crisis.
In a letter to the president Frank
C. MacDonald, secretary of the
State Building Trades Council urg
ed that a special session of Con
gress be called to authorize the
§5,000,000,000 “prosperity bond” is
sue as proposed by William Ran
dolph Hearst.
WRITER IS BETTER
DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Aug. 31.
(A>)—Sir Hal Caine, British writer,
who is ill of heart trouble was said
to have passed a fair night, al
though very weak.
j BANDITS ESCAPE WITH $4,000
| SEATTLE, Aug. 31. (/P) — After
! robbing a Puget Sound Navigation
I Company messenger of a satchel
! containing $4,000 on a downtown
j street, two bandits escaped under
| police fire.
! NEW CREDIT FOR BRITAIN
! NEW YORK, Aug. 31. (A*)—The
New York Evening Post said that
bankers throughout the United
States, principally in New York
City, have agreed upon the terms
of a new credit to Great Britain
which will probably total $300,
000,000 or more.
REACH SETTLEMENT
I ROME, Aug. 31. (A5)—Premier
Mussolini and Pope Pius are un
iderstood to have agreed upon gen
1 eral terms of a settlement by
j which 15,000 Catholic action clubs
| in Italy will be reopened.
THROWS HAT IN RING
j PANAMA CITY, Aug. 31. (A>)—
Francisco Arias Paredes, Secretary
: of Interior in the Panamanian
cabinet, has thrown his hat in the
ring as the presidential candidate
of the doctrinary Liberal party
in the August, 1932, elections.
ALFONSO ON TOUR
STRASBOURG, France, Aug. 31.
! (A»>—Former King Alfonso of Spain, j
travelling incognito as the Duke j
of Toledo, arrived from Fontain- j
bleau, accompanied by the Duke j
of Miranda. He will continue his;
: motor trip toward Czecho-Slovakia !
after seeing the points of interest i
here.
DUCE HAS NARROW ESCAPE
LONDON, Aug. 31. (A*) — Premier '
Benito Mussolini, of Italy, twice
'narrowly escaped death or injury
j when a plane in which he was re
turning from Spezia to Rome was
twice forced down in the River Om
jbrone, acording to a Central News
dispatch from Rome. The plane
| ran into a terrific storm.
j SCOTS PROTEST TROUSERS
MELBOURNE, Aug. 31. (JP)—
Australian Scots, recently invited
by the Victorian government to
join a regiment to be known as
the Victorian Scottish Volunteers,
| are protesting because they have
| been supplied with khaki trousers
| instead of the traditional kilt. The
pipers have refused to play in
| trousers.
NEED FOR CAUTION
; Marksmen, shooting at targets up
j Lowell Creek canyon, are warned of
the danger of such practices to
mountain climbers and berry pick
ers. During the past week bullets
have whistled dangerously close to
several parties. It seems that the
gunsmen are either shooting direct
ly up Marathon or at targets from
which bullets richochet.
A man in Philadelphia worth
$100,000 committed suicide because
he couldn’t get a job.
OFFICERS KID SEHMN
era nimi
ACQUITTED CHARGES
SEATTLE, Aug. 31. (JP)—The two
weeks long court martial of Coast
Guard members ended when the
last of four officers and two en
listed men on the cutter Talla
poosa were acquitted.
The verdict of not guilty was
returned for Lenward Odom of
Seattle, charged with drunkeness
while on duty and attempting to
last June.
Seaman were star witnesses
smuggle liquor aboard at Juneau
against the officers, accused of
drunkeness and unmannerly con
duct at Cordova and Kodiak dur
ing dances. Officers testified
against the seamen.
SPEC! SESSION OF
STATE SOLONS WILE
DEAL UNEMPLOYMENT
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 31. (£>)—
The State legislature will be called
into a special session to deal with
the unemployment situation in
California. Governof Rolph an
nounced determination to relieve
the situation in the State during
the coming winter after a series
of conferences with civic and
State leaders and members of his
administration.
He appointed a commission, au
thorized by the 1931 legislature,
to study the unemployment prob
lem, assemble data and formulate
plans as to how the State may
cope with the situation.
NAUTILUS PREPARES
DIVE UNDER SOLID ICE
EON DRILLS TESTINC
ABOARD THE SUBMARINE NAU
TILUS, in the Arctic Ocean, Aug.
31. (#)—‘"Still pressing northward,
the Nautilus passed through an
area of the ice pack particularly
rich with animal life indigenous to
the Arctic,” radioed Captain Sir
Hubert Wilkins.
The message states the submar
ine would prepare shortly to dive
under a solid ice formation to tesi
the ice drills. The experiment was
said to be slightly hazardous be
cause of a slight acident to the div
ing rudders.
RELISHEO EATING FISH
WITH CHOP STICAS
TOKYO, Aug. 31. (/P)—Speeches
came first and soup last at a
dinner in honor of Colonel and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, given
by the American-Japan Society,
Prince Iyesato Tokukawa, presi
dent.
Colonel Lindbergh spoke briefly.
Lindy appeared to relish eating
raw fish with chopsticks. All the
200 diners removed their shoes
at the entrance of the dining hall.
GRAF PASSES VERDE ISLANDS
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Aug. 31.
(/P)—A radio dispatch said the
dirigible Graf Zeppelin passed the
Canary Islands enroute to Brazil;
the weather has been fair and all
is well. The airship was later
sighted over Cape Verde Islands.
CHARGED EMBEZZLEMENT
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 31. (/P)—
Ralph C. Johnson, cashier for W.
P. Fuller and Co., was arrested
and charged with embezzling $42,
555.92 from the paint company.
NAVY INQUIRIES INTO DEATH
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.
In the deepest official secrecy, the
Navy Department continued its
inquiry into the death of Mrs.
Daisy Price, wife of Lt. Command
der George Dorsey Price, naval
aviator.
INVENTOR REMAINS ILL
WEST ORANGE, N. J., Aug. 31.
(JP)—Charles Edison, son of Thom
as A. Edison, the niventor, said
his father had not felt so well the
past two or three days, but he
attributed this to a relapse after
Edison’s too speedy recovery from
his recent collapse.
COMPLETES 7,575-MILE TRIP
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 31. (>P)—
The Argentine cabin yacht Ingrid,
manned by four youths, arrived at
the Yacht Club, completing a
7,575-mile round trip to England
and back. The Ingrid left Cowes,
England, March 30 for this port.
ASSISTANCE SCHEME URGED
ROME, Aug. 3i. (JP)—Although
the Fascist government has al
ways declared itself unfavorable
to granting subsidies to the un
employed, it is now recogniezd
that some scheme of public as
sistance to needy families has be
come urgently necessary.
POLICE RIDE RIOTERS
BERLIN, Aug. 31. (JP) _ Fifty
persons were arrested and 60 wea
pons, including pistols and daggers,
were seized when police conducted
a raid in search of hidden arms near
the scene of rioting here lately.
OPEN THREE NEW FIELDS
CAPETOWN, Aug. 31. (JP)—'Three
new and big gold mines are be
ing opened by a mining group
near Krugersdorp, in the Trans
vaal. Reports here are that it has
been discovered the old roof ex
tends farther than was at first
supposed.
MANY MEN TO REURN WORK
DETROIT, Aug. 31. (JP)—The Ford
Motor Company, which on August
1 curtailed its manufacturing force,
announced that between 15,000 and
25,000 men had been ordered to re
turn to work starting September 8.
AIR RACES ON
CLEVELAND, Aug. 31. (JP) —Mil
itary planes roared at the opening
of the 1931 National Air Races with
Navy and Marine flyers battling a
brisk wind that made the air
bumpy. A splendid view was given
to spectators of planes flying in
new formations against a cloudy
flecked sky and rolling through
rapidly changing tactics of war
combat.
I
I MOST III TIKES,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31.
(/P)—Announcement by Secretary
Mellon of a billion dollar financ
! ing program for September, brought
President Hoover face to face
with the vexing problem on how;
to balance next year’s budget.
It is a matter he must thresh
out with Mellon and Republican
leaders of the House and Senate
before the opening of Congress in
December.
There appears to be very much
to the two-sided problem; Mellon
is known to favor a revision of
taxes to raise the necessary funds
to meet the prospective billion
dollar deficit next year.
Despite his resort at this time
to another huge bond issue, the
Republican Independants favor a
tax revision; they want increasing
rates on incomes, higher brackets,
boosting estate tax rates and re
store the gift tax. They are hope
ful that next year will bring up
ward a trend of business as a
result of increase in income tax
returns.
President Hoover is withholding
| his immediate decision on what
] recommendation he will make for
j balancing the Federal budget.
CUD IN LOIN CLOTH,
Sit; TWO COOTS,
CONDHI OFF LONDON
BOMBAY, Aug. 31. (ZP)—Mahat
ma Gandhi, clad only in a loin
cloth and a shawl and accompan
ied by his two goats, sailed for
England to plead for India’s self
government at the second 'Tound
table conference.
Just before he left, a doezn
members of the Red Flag Union,
who were demonstrating against
him, were attacked and their ban
ners burned by Nationalist sup
porters.
“I see nothing on the horizon
to warrant hope,” he said, as he
tepped aboard the SS Rajpuntana.
CHICAGO ROCKETEERS
ATTEMPTING CHISEL
INTO FRISCO UNO L1
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31.
A group of Chicago racketeers, re
cently driven out of Los Angeles
for an unsuccessful campaign of
terrorization, is attempting to
“muscle in” in San Francisco.
This was revealed here when it
was learned that gangsters, pos
ing as representatives of A1 Capone,
have been threatening local dealers
in malt syrup and bottles, and at
tempting to levy a “protection tax”
from bootleggers.
Threats to bomb supply stores
unless price raises were made have
been reported.
Approximately 7,500,000 tons of
salt are produced yearly in the Uni
ted States. : i