VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 187.
SEWARD, ALASKA THURSDAY, DEC., 13, 1928
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PRICE TEN GENTS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
WIFE
KILLED IN HOME
REVENGE. MOTIVE
WEAITHY PIONEER SHOT DOWN
IN HIS BED ROOM BY IN
TRUDER
CAP BOND ALE, 111., Dec., 13, (A3)—
J. C. Hundley, wealthy pioneer and
former mayor of Carbondale, and
his wife, were shot to death after
midnight by an intruder in their
home Hundley, who was 76, was
■'"'t shot in the head as he undressed
for bed.
The intruder, who apparently had
linked in the bedroom, fled down
falls chased by Mrs. Hundlej,
then up the back stairway wheie
he killed her instantly with pistol
shots. He then turned off the lights
ird wr-nt out the front door locking
>t and escaped.
N FIGHBOR s aw a k ened
by the shots entered the back door
end found Mrs. Hundley dead and
Hundlev unconscious- he died
shortly afterward. Mrs. Hundley
tos his second wife and was 67.
Revenge for a killing nearly 46
years ago suggested itself to the
police as the motive for Hundley's
slaying. He once killed a music
teacher, they recalled, for holding
a tryst with his first wife. He was
^quitted plead'ng the unwritte;
'law.
His first wife who obtained a di
vorce soon after the ^iviLAig now
lives in ' Memphis. Mrs. Hundley
vyas shot, the police believed be
cause the slayed feared she recog
nized him.
E
ALASKA FISHING
AMEND OLD BILL
WRIGHT THOUGHT EXPRESSED
AFTER MANY YEARS HAVE
ROLLED BY
iVACMT'-'r.TON, Dec. 13. UP)—
Liberalization of the fishing law?
is proposed in a Bill by the delegate
of Alaska. The measure would
Amend the old law of 1.905 prevent
ing the canning or salting after it
has been killed 48 hours and to pre
vent canning and salting of fish
dead that long providing they have
been iced.
The incumbent explained that
under the present law fishermen
who obtained a catch and could not
get it canned or salted within 48
hours were prevented, even if they
had proper icing facilities. He said
Ms measure would permit the can
ing and salting of fish even if ;i
had been iced for a week or moie
resulting in the conservation of the
salmon supply and making the in
dustry more profitable.
SUES FOR DIVORCE
CHICAGO, Dec., 12, (A*)—Mrs.
Eleanor Codman filed suit for di
vorce against Russell Codman, Jr.,
of Boston, alleging an unreasona
absence. Mrs. Codman starred sev
eral years ago in “The Miracle”
— play as a nun.
EXEMPT EMPLOYEES?
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec., 12,
(A*)—Senator Bingham introduced
a bill to exempt officers and em
ployees of the Territorial govern
ments of Alaska and Hawaii from
p .yment of federal income taxes.
PASSENGERS LANDED
FROAA STARR: ALAMEDA
DUE AT ISLAND TODAY
SEATTLE Dec.. 13, (/P)—Word has
heen received frem the S. S. Starr
that the passengers have been
iande I on Dark Island and are
being carccl for in a trapper’s cabin.
Oapt Barron and crew are still;
aboard the vessel.
The S. S Alameda is expected to
reach the Starr and Dark Island to
night. Passengers will embark for
Seward and the Starr will be taken
in tow.
CUTTER UNALGA LEFT JUNEAU
LAST NIGHT AFTER TAK
ING ON COAL
SEATTLE, Dec., 13, (/P)—A later
message from the Steamer Starr,
received yesterday, explained that
she struck a reef and bent her
propeller shaft.
The message read: “During a
heavy gale, on the 11th and 12eh,
we iced down heavily and the
main mast was carried away.” 4
The message indicated the ship
lost touch with the naval wire
less station at Kodiak. The cutter
Unalga wired it was leaving Ju
neau at 6 o’clock last night after
coaling.
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
RIVERSIDE, Dec., 13, (/P)—Ml'S.
Sarah Louise Norihcott and her sou
Gordon pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned for the murder of Walter
Collins. Trial has been set for Jan
uary 10.
LIMITED DEBATE
APPLIED CONGRESS
SPEED UP THUGS
HOUSE PASSES NUMBER BILES
NOTABLY ONES ON NAVY
MEASURE
WASHINGTON. Dec., 13, (A>i—A
’unit 3d debate to loosen up the Leg
islative jam was applied to the
Boulder Dam yesterday bringing
the prospect of an early vote on tht
measure which has blocked action
on all other business before Con
gress since the session began.
The agreement limit debate was
received by unanimous approval
and goes into effect this afternoon
when Senators will be allowed oni>
15 minutes each to express views.
The House continued action pass
ing a number of Bills designated to
help the navy notably the measure
to increase the cost of repairs anu
alterations on several battleships.
Flakes Of Gold Found
In An Oklahoma Well
MUSKOGE, Okla., Dec., 13, (/P)—
Oil is not the only “golden product,'
found in Oklahoma. There has
been a real gold strike in the State,
and right at Muskogee’s back door.
Flecks of vellow metal found in
the slush pit of an oil test were boil
ed in nitric acid and showed a gold
en reaction. Samples have been
seat to Denver for final tests.
The metal was brought up from
?. lime formation at 270 feet.
PARKS GOES EAST
JUNEAU, Dec., 13, (/P)—Enroutc
to Washington to confer with the
Secretary of the Interior and other
Department heads on Alaskan af
fairs Governor Parks left on the
S. s. Victoria yesterday for Seattle
on a month to six weeks trip.
OPERATIONS RELIEVE
! KING GEORGE, STATED
LONDON, Dec, 13. (IP)—King
George was apparently relieved bj.
the operations for the removal of
puru'ent fluid at the base of the
Vht lung and today is making pro
gress Queen Mary left the Palace
veste> day afternoon for a motor
drive after luncheon with the
Prince of Wales.
IS SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON
TO EXPLAIN AWAY A EFW
OILY THINGS
WASHINGTON, Dec.. 13, (/PI —
! Hubert. Work told the Senate Land
I Committee that he renewed the
Sinclair cor.trac.f- for Salt Creek
Royalty Oil while he was Secretary
!of the Interior, unon the advice of
four officials appointed by the Pres
ident and confirmed by the Senate
nd nine other legal technical Gov
ernment experts.
Work was summoned as a princi -
pal witness to discuss the Salt Creek
contract which was recently nulli
fied on the advice of the Depart
ment of Justice in connection with
he Committee’s consideration on
the nomination of Roy West to be
Secretary of the Interior.
SALVAGERS ON JOB
COBH, Ireland, Dec.. 13, (JP)—The
liner Celtic was turned over to the
alvagers yesterday. The skeleton
crew, which remained aboard when
I1 ' ''
been withdrawn. Wheat comprises
the bulk of the cargo.
" The Dove Returns."k
■HS GUARD
HOUR DURING
STAY. ARGENTINE
PERSONS WITHOUT OFFICIAL
STATUS KEPT AWAY FROM
RAILROAD
BUENOS AIRES, Dec., 13, (A1)—
While police are holding Alejandro
Scarson and Jaime Gomez Oliver,
accused of plotting against Hoover's
life, the Government’s clockwork
hke organization for the protection
of the Hoover party began function
ing.
In anticipation of its arrival
Police Chief Granens mobilized
1,500 police, including the entire
strength of the detec*ive force, and
01 addition had under ius command
a str ng detachment of military
and naval forces.
Hoover’s arrival war expected
about 7-50 tonight an i will be the
Hal Argentine Railway of all per
sons without official status and ri
a cordon of police will keep the
crowds from approaching the sta
tion gates.
These extraordinary precautions
will continue until Mr. Hoover de
parts for Montevideo on Saturday.
DENIED HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE
OR NATURE OF ACTIVITIES
CONNECTION PLOT
BUENOR AIRES, Dec., 13, (A5)—
Two girls, both suspected of being
anarchists, were taken into cus
tody for a time by Argentine
authorities in connection with
their activities in connection Into
the discovery of the bomb plot be
lieved to have been directed
against Herbert Hoover.
The police withheld the names
of the girls who are reported to
have been sent home to their
parents in view of the fact both
were minors.
The girls denied they had any
knowledge of the nature of the
activities of the two men already
arrested in the case. Anarchist
hand-bills were found in the girls
hand bags.
SEATTLE, Dec., 13, (JP)—A spe
cial dispatch to the Seattle Times
from Washington, D. C., said all
records of meeting requisitions
for international money orrJ£r
forms were broken, according to
Postmaster New, as the result of
a cable request from Ketchikan
on November 20.
An hour after the message ar
rived the forms were printed in
the government printing office
and were sent off to Nevf York
going thence to, by air mail, to
Seattle then by ship and plane
from Seattle to Ketchikan arriv
ing five days after the requisi
tion had been received.