VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 128.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1931. PRICE TEN CENTS
IS DISAPPOINTING
TO THE VATICAN'
i
GOVERNMENT EXPRESS REGRET
AT YOUTHS’ IMPULSES,
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
ROME, June 10, iff)—Papal in
terdiction visited Catholic congr
gations in two towns in Southern
Italy where, public and religious
processions were held in violation
of the Pope’s explicit order for
bidding all services in chruches.
The Campabasso and Capanzaro
Churches have been suspended
and the churches ordered closed.
Premier Mussolini’s answer to
the Vatican notes protest the dis
solution of Catholic youth clubs
describing Fascist attacks a s
spontaneous outbursts of youth,”
and expressing regret. They pro
mise the culprits will be punish
ed.
The government’s note was dis
appointing to the Vatican and
the Pope told a group of Roman
pilgrims to pray for Italy because
• what has happened does not
entitle the country, God’s bless
ing.”
INDUSTRIAL LEADERS
EXPRESS INDORSEMENT
EDITOR HEIRST'S PUN
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10. (/Pi
Leaders in all phases of activity
continued to express unqualified
endorsement of William Randolph
Hearst’s $5,000,000,000 prosperity
plan loan.
The 'suggestion that the govern
ment institute a gigantic program
of public mprovements was hailed
as the first practical plan yet of
lere to cure the depression.
SUBMARINE ENCOUNTERS
SMOOTH WATERS ON
VOYAGE TO ENGLAND
NEW YORK June 10. (/P)—Almost
3,000 miles at sea the submarine
Nautilus, enroute to the North Pole
under Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins,
was plunging through smooth seas
after two days of rough weather,
according to radio reports.
The submarine will stop at Eng
land for a while befre proceeding
to Spitzbergen and the North Pole.
U. S. STANDS PAT
WASHINGTHON, June 10. (/P.»—
President Hoover. Secretary of
Treasury Mellon and Secretary of
State Stimson took a positive stand
that there would be no further
reduction or revision of the Allied
war debts to the United States.
WATSON SAILS MONDAY
The SS Admiral Watson, of the
Pacific Steamship Company, will
return early Sunday morning from
Kodiak, remain in port over the
day and sail South Monday at 8
a. m., according to the local of
fice.
HALIBUT PRICES
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., June
10, ,(/p)_Fifteen thousand pounds
of halibut, all American, sold for
7c and 14c.
VATICAN MUST PLEDGE
CESSATION ACTIVITIES
ROME, June 10. (/P)—Before the
Italian government’s ban on
Catholic lay organizations is lifted
the Vatican must pledge that the
organizations will refrain from con
nection with any activities save
church work, according to an an
nouncement by Premier Mussolini.
The suspension of church con
struction throughout Italy is un
derstood to the Vatican’s latest j
counter move in the controversey J
with Premier Mussolini.
LONDON, June 10. (JP) — Nothing
but a world conference can solve
the German reparations problem
and this is the firm conviction of
the statesmen who took part in
the week-end discussion at the
Checquers.
The German statesmen were re
ceived in the audience by King
George at Buckingham Palace.
In Berlin many German news
papers believe the way has been
paved for obtaining relief from
reparations.
PORTO RICAN INDEPENDENCE
SAN JUAN, Porto Rica, June 10.
(TPt—The Unioist party, until two
years ago the most powerful in the I
Island, adopted a policy of com- j
plete independence for Porto Rico
and declared for the establishment
of a republic. Its resolution
charged that government by the
American people had been a fail
ure.
HOPE COLLECT
CHICAGO, June 10. (/P>— The
government is on a treasure hunt j
with A1 Capone’s reputedly vast
resuorces as the goal and confident- 1
ly hope to collect $215,000 which j
government alleges Capone owes as j
income tax.
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YEAR'S HO SET SUES
LIKELY PUSS 3.0009,11111
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CHICAGO, June 9. (/P)—Surveys
by the Radio Manufacturers’ asso
ciation indicate prospective sales
this year at between 3,500,000 and
4,000,000 new radio sets. It is
estimated that approximately 1,
000,000 of these will replace old
receivers.
The midget set, which made a
big impression in the radio mart
late in 1930, is expected to play an
important part in spurring replace
ment sales, according to associa
te officials, despite the fact the
trend seems to be back toward the
standard, console-type set.
The fishing vessel Bill is high
boat todate in Resurrection Bay
having 2,000^salmon to her credit.
The Marian came in with 1,000,
the Joan with 1,600.
FINE HUNT ISLAND
FATHER AND SON GET BAG
LIMIT BROWN BEARS UN
DER EXPERT GUIDANCE
KODIAK, June 10, Special to
The Gateway—Walter Dellon and
son Walter Junior, who have
been hunting brown bear in the
wild and unexplored regions of
interior Kodiak Island under the
guidance of Charles Madsen, field
manager of the Kodiak Guides
Association, returned here.
The party hunted in the same
region as did Senator Hale and
Assistant Attorney General Rich
ardson and Samuel Steam.
Bellon and his son shot the
limit allowed by law bagging one
11 foot bear, one 10 feet long and
two smaller skins. The trophies
will be shipped to San Diego, Cal
ifornia where the Dellons’ reside
and where the elder has most ex
tensive business interests.
Walter, Jr., recently graduated
from the Army and Navy school
and is an expert with the rifle.
They informed The Gateway
representative that the hunt was
full of THRILLS. One bear ob
jected to the death penalty but
his objection was over-ruled by
a well directed bullet.
The hunters are loud in their
praise of treatment accorded them
by Guide Madsen and son Alf,
and Walker and Babcock, their
guides. The party will board the
SS Admiral Watson for the South.
IMPACT FELT MILES
TEN FEET LONG, FIVE FEET
WIDE; COMMUNICATION
IS CUT OFF
TOLEDO, June 10, (JP)—A huge
fragment of meteor is reported to
have fallen at Faro, near Malinta,
35 miles southeast.
The shock of the impact broke
windows within a radius of half
a mile and was felt in a number
of northwestern Ohio towns.
The meteor is reported to be
10 feet wide and five feet thru.
Buildings were shaken and win
dows were rattled in towns with
in a 40-mile radius. Telephone
service was disrupted shortly af
ter the crash and communication
with Malinta cut off.
IS TO REUME HOP
LOS ANGELES, June 10. (A5) —
Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putman, avi
atrix and trans-Atlantic flyer, who
arrived here in an autogiro airplane,
after a trans-continenta flight de
cided to resume her cross-con
tinent fight to New York.
ALKY BOAT SEIZED
VANCOUVER, £. C. June 10. (JP)
—A Vancouver motorboat with a
cargo valued at $20,000 worth of
alcohol, destined for the United
States, was seized by Customs of
ficials.
NO DEBT CONFERENCE
LONDON, June 10, (JP)—Premier
MacDonald told the House of
Commons he had no intention of
making moves toward an interna
tional debt conference.
RUPERT SHIM FLEET
I PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., June
10, (/P)—Nintey per cent of the
salmon trolling fleet is reported
to have suspended operations on
| account of the price.
| They want 8c and 10c or 9c
straight.
Mass meetings endorsed this
stand which was taken several
days ago by girl netters who say
they cannot work unless they
are paid more than 5c.
RUTH WILL TIN
SISTER IN ELK
NEW YORK, June 9. (JP)—Ruth
! Nichols plans to teach her younger
! sister, Elizabeth, to fly after she
; hops across the Atlantic to Eu
rope.
i Elizabeth Nichols already is a
j motorist. One year she and a girl
: friend made a 25,000-mile tour of"
America in her own small car—
as much traveling as sister Ruth
had accomplished by air.
Ruth’s two brothers are solo
; fliers.
“ ECONOMIC INSANITY”
I GETTYSBURG, Pa. June 10. (IP)
; —Wage cutting and price slashing
i were denounced as a form of “eco
j nomic insanity” by Senator James
, J. Davis, speaking at Gettysburg
College commencement exercses.
Davis said that overproduction was
a major cause of the present eco
nomic difficulties.
PUBLICIZE RESULTS
WASHINGTHON, June 10. (JP)—
j The Wickersham Commission has
'received a letter from Senator J.
} J. Davis, republican of Pennsyl
vania, asking that body to make
public the results of its “study on
the economic effects of legalizing
four per cent beer,” it was an
nounced here.
SINKS' M n PLANES
RABAUL, New Guinea, June 9.
(JP)—Using a long range armored
airplane, Captain Pentland, one of
Australia’s leading aviators, is
hunting gold in the unexplored
I interior of New Guinea,
i In the rugged interior it is doubt
! ful whether a plane can be landed
[successfully, but the syndicate is
counting on Pentland’s skill and
courage to mak the venture a suc
cess.
He is accompanied by two ejqaer
ienced gold “fossickers.” The
search will be conducted in country
inhabited by fiercely hostile na
tives.
DIRECT SERVICE TO SIAM
NANKING, June 9. (/P)—Direct
radi service has been inaugurated
between China and Siam through
the International Wireless Station
at Shanghai.
EIGHT IN HEN
SUBMARINE MAY
BE RESCUED. SAID
SUBMERSIBLE WAS RAMMED
AFT OF CONNING TOWER;
MANY ON BOARD
WEIHAIWEI, China, June 10, (/P)
—The mother ship Medway is
understood to be in communica
tion with eight members of the
| the crew in the sunken submarine
Poseidon and hopes to rescue
them and others who went down
with the submersible in the Yel
low Sea.
The eight are said to be in a
| different compartment. It is doubt
ifut if all can be saved.
A Japanese salvage tug is grap
pling to raise the craft. Two Chi
i nese servants are reported entomb
ed.
Six men escaped; 18 are miss
ing and 30 were savd, two of
whom have since died. Other ad
vices said there were only 18 on
board when she was rammed aft
f the conning tower.
SIEPMK
SPEW COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10.
(/P)—Sweeping changes in the
i American system of prosecution for
criminal offenses are recommend -
I ed in a special report submitted to
| the President by the National Com
i mission for Law Enforcement and
| Law Observance.
This is the Wickersham Commis
sion’s fourth report to the Presi
j dent. The .commission, after an
' exhaustive study, said that the
; fault or failure to secure convic
tions is directly attibutable to the
organization of system and politics
in the offces of the district or
prosecuting attorneys and not in
the jury system.
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CANTON. June 10. {#*) — The ap
proaches to Canton and Swatow
are mined and insurgent leaders
are hopeful of receiving aid from
the Northern China leaders, who
are gathering at Dairen.
The North China leaders are as
serted to be headed by Chang
Thung Chng, former Shantung Re
bellious governor, who is returning
with several of his wives from exile
in Japan.
ORDERS INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTHON, June 10. (^P)—
Secretary of State Stimson ordered
an investigation into the slaying of
Emelio Cortez Rubio, 20 cousin of
the President of Mexico and his
friend Manuel Gomez, 22, who were
shot by a deputy sheriff at Ard
more, Oklahoma.
Vessels in port today included
the SS Starr, MS Discoverer, Rolf
111, Rolf 1, Roy, Bill, Marian, B.
F. & M., and the Helldiver.