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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 62. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TRIBUTE Pi TO
LATE SEN. DUNN
WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE
BEEN BURIED AT HIS
INTERIOR HOME
JUNEAU, Mar., 21, (Special to
The Gateway)—The death of
Senator John Dunn has cast a
pall of gloom over the Alaska
Legislature.
Both houses met for five minute
sessions Friday and then ad
journed for the day after pass-!
ing a resolution “As a tribuute j
to his memory,” and which de- j
ciared the people of Alaska have i
lost a faithful public servant
who, by his outstanding personal
virtues, honesty, integrity and
courage, has justly earned the
repect and affection of all.
Senator Dunn’s fuuneral will
be held Sunday under the aus
pices of Masons; interment will
be made in the Juneau cemetery,
which is by his own request.
He told friends, shortly before
he was fatally stricken, he would
prefer burial at Ruby, his home,
but that it was impracticable, j
The Alaska Legislature will at
tend the funeral in a body
WILL ATTEMPT TO
RAISE ISLAM
PLAN TO RAISE SHIP, TOW I
TO SHALLOW WATER.
THEN TO BEACH
PORTLAND, Ore., Mar., 2i. (JP) j
—Curtis Brothers of Portland i
and Seattle, house movers, are;
preparing to salvage the steam->
er Islander.
Frank Curtis said the chief
prize sought was the $3,000,000 in
gold dust said to be in the ship’s
safe.
Curtic Brothers contracted with .
C H. and S. H. Wiley, of Olym- .
pia, owner’s and inventor of a
diving bell, for an equal divi
sion of all valuables recovered in
return for the use of the bell. :
The plan is to anchor a barge '
above the hulk and with lifting
equipment. With the lifting power :
of and 18-foot tide it is hoped <
to move the bulk into shallow
water and finally to the beach. 1
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NOBLE Pit Wim
GETS "HIP" SLIPPED
NEW YORK, Mar. 21 (JP) —Theo
dore Dreiser slapped the face of
Sinclair Lewis at a private dinner
with 25 other men of letters.
Lewis had said, “I feel disinclined
to speak in the presence of a man
who has stolen 3,000 words from my
wife Dorothy Thompsons book on
Russia.” The two were talking af
terwords in another room. Dreiser
hit Lewis. The others pulled them
apart.
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* CONFERENCES TO START *
* BERLIN, Mar. 21- (/P) — *
* Conferences between Chan- *
* cellor Bruening and his cab- *
* et represontives and the Ger- *
* man industry regarding the *
* expansion of German export *
* credits in Russia will begin *
* this week according to an of- *
* ficial announcement. *
CONFESSES PLOTTED
DESTRUCTION CREIT
i DIRIGIBLE IM
AKRON, Ohio, Mar., 21, (AP)— j
Confessing that he had planned
| to see the Navy dirigible Akron, \
j now under construction “never j
I did take to the air,” was ipade j
j to federal county officials by i
Paul F. Kassay, 37, reputed com- j
munist and former Austrian Army
officer.
Assistant United States Attor
ney William J. Modermott an
nounced Kassay’s arrest on the
charge of criminal syndicalism.
The Zeppelin corporation offi
cials said no damage had yet
been done to the craft.
250 DROWN CHINA SEA
SHANGHAI, Mar., 21, (/P)—An
unconfirmed repent said 250 per
sons were lost with the sinking of
the French steamer Chang Ki
ang after striking a rock in the
China Sea, off Amoy. March 16.
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FOURTEEN THOT DIED
SHANGHAI, Mar., 21, (IP) —
Chinese customs officials have
been informed that the death
toll in the sinking of the French
steamer Chang Kiang, was 14.
She carried more than 200 pas
sengers These were rescued.
ESRI.I fflfiOESS II |
AIANSRSIMPHOIIES I
G010ITISIS III STSTEi
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Mar. 21,
(/P)—Early spring gardens from
Red Cross seed improved the
agricultural credit and has put
Arkansas well on the road t-o re
covery from the worst drought
in history.
The Red Cross has withdrawn
some relief workers and all will
have left by April 1.
At one time the Red Cross was
feeding at one time more than
one-half million
Governor Harvey Parnell said
the people have entered indus
triously into the task of recov
ery.
DIRECTS VERDICT OF
ICDUim FOR BOWLES
I
HILLSBORO, Oregon. Mar 21 (JP)
—Circuit JJttdge Bagiey over
ruled the defense motion and dir
ected a verdict of acquittal in the
Bowles-Louks trial.
He reserved the right to take
the case from the jury at any fu
ture time without further counsel
argument. .
L fl. C. ROM CHIEF,
M. C. EDMUNDS, HERE
I
i Work on the Seward break
I
I water is progressing nicely and
| with the completion of track
j laying on the trestle wtiKln the
next two or three days, nothing
much will be left to do but haul
| ing and dumping rock, said M. C.
[Edmunds, Alaska Road Com
I mission Superindentend . for this
area of Alaska, who* arrived Fri
jday from his Anchorage head
quarter’s offices.
Superintendent Edmunds, who
was accompanied by Mrs*. Ed
munds and their three children,
will remain in Seward for an in
definite period. The family will
be bona-fide residents of Sew
ard for a number of weeks and
have taken one of the choice
apartments on the first floor of
the Arcade Apartments.
Engineer Fred Spach, who has
efficiently carried forward the
local project to the present time,
will enter into new duties—new
road work, one of which will be
construction of a road from the
Willow Creek mines to the Alas
ka Railroad, Willow Station.
Mr. Edmunds said the- road
program for this season has not
yet been announced by Major
Malcolm Elliott, President o f j
the Alaska Road Commission, and I
that he does not look for it un- !
til the Alaska Legislature, now
in session at Juneau, complete
their work and their wants for
the various districts made known.
Engineer Donald MacDonald,
who went to the States several J
weeks ago for special treatment, J
has since been operated upon j
and a kidney removed. Mr. Ed
munds said. He is now conval
escing in California but is ex
pected to return to Alaska with
in the next few weeks.
DOUBT BE RELEASED
, NICE, France, Mar. 20- (iP) —
Doubt that Mrs. Charlotte Nash
Nixon Nirdlinger, American beau
ty, held for the fatal shooting
of her husband, would be re
leased on bail until her case was
disposed of was expressed by
her counsel after a conference in
her cell.
STATE BESTS CASE
BOWLES-EKE TRIAL
SURPRIZE WITNESSES
HII.IJSBORO, Ore., Mar., 21, (JP)
—The State rested its case in
the Bowles-Loucks trial.
The final surprise witness was
Dr. H. C. Miller, president of the
Oregon College of Dentistry, who
testified about the ‘ bruises found
on the arms of the dead woman, j
demonstrating how they might
have been made by rough hand
ling.
The defense attorney protest
ed vigorously and called Dr
Frank C. Menne, surgeon, as
first witness. He said that upon
examination the knife wound
convinced him that it was self
inflicted.
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* “ALIKE” WON HANDICAP *
- LONDON, Mar. 21. {&)— *
* “Alike,” owned by R. K. Mel- *
* Ion won the four mile handi- *
* cap steeplechase from a fine *
* field of grand national can- *
* didates- -‘Drin,” one of the *
* favorites for the classics was *
* second and “Great Span” was *
* third. The race was worth *
* $4,000. * ’ *
IZH QUARTERDECK
SPLASHED H IVES:
HERB GOES BELOW
U. S. S, S. ARIZONA, Mar., 21,
(/P)—Rain was v falling as Pres
ident Hoover’s battleship Arizona
‘ slipped toward Porto Rico and a j
! few waves broke over the quar- j
terdeck
President Hoover stayed in bed
longer than usual and after
breakfast retired to ; the Cap
tain’s cabin where a huge fire
place made lounging comfortable.
The temperature is 70 above;
the, Arizona is 300 miles off
Charleston. The battleship is
expected to land at Porto/ Rico
Monday.
SIGNS GAMBLING BILL
CARSON CITY, Nev., Mar., 21,
(A*)—Gov. F. B. Belzar signed
| the licensed gambling bill ef
fective jynmediately
TORNADO KILLS THREE
I CLINTON, Okla., Mar., 21, (JP)
I—A tornado killed three, Mrs.
'Louise Anderson, 81; A. W. An
iderson, 51; and son. Charles
j Collins was electrocuted while
I repairing a power line.
MPT. s. l nun
ACCIDENTLY KILLED IN
SCUTTLE BY IUTO
i
SEATTLE, Mar., 21, (JP)—‘The
funeral of Capt. Steen O. Haugen,
who was killed in a traffic acci
dent last Wednesday, will be
held Sunday.
Captain Haugen is survived by
his widow and son, Melvin, and
two brothers, Capt. Odd Haug
en and Capt. Odsen Haugen, both
of Seattle.
Captain Haugen formerly com
manded the SS Star, of the San
Juan Fishing & Packing Co-, op
erating out of Seward to West
ward Alaska, and also the Alas
ka power schooner Bender Broth
ers, from which he and his crew
wrere rescued when lost in the
Siberian Sea.
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WARDEN WILL TRY
FOR LIFE SENTENCES
I -'
! JOLIET, Mar., 21, (£>)— War
den Renry C- Hill said he plans
to ask the grand pury for in
dictments charging arson, lar
ceny and assault against all of
the 32 convicts who have . been
identified as major participants.
Conviction would mean imprison
ment for the duration of their
lives.
W BE ABROAD
IN THE IHORTHUUUD
OFFICERS OF LAW PROBABLY
TOOK STEAMER AT SEAT- . •
TLE FOR NORTH
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 21. (/P)—
District Attorney Fitts awaited
word from his Chief Deputy R
P. Stewart and detective Lieut. J.
Starrett, who departed hurriedly
and with utmost secrecy last
Thursday night for an unknown
northern point to* apprehend Wil
liam Loren Tallman, charged with
the “brickbat murder” of pretty
Mrs. Virginia Patty in a love ap
artment here in June 1929.
“There is no news and I don’t
expect to hear from Stewart Un
til the middle of next w*eek at
least,” was the only comment
Fitts would make.
The assertion that several days
will elapse before word of the
sudden trip is taken to mean
that the two law officers had de
parted for the North by steamer
from Seattle, probably bound for
either Alaska or a point in w'es
tern Canada. The district attor
ney declared that he was under
a promise of secrecy and declined
to reveal the facts.
COMMUNIST REFUSED STAND
IN REICHSTAG AS TOKEN
OF RESPECT
BERLIN, Mar., 21, OP)— The
bitterness of politics in Germany
was brought out in sharp relief
when the Reichstag and Prus
sian Diet met to pay respects to
former Chancellor Herman Muel
ler, who died last night.
The Reichstag convened a t
noon but the National Socialists
and the Nationalist Communists,
were absent as President Loebe
began the session with an eulogy
to the late Chancellor.
In the Prussian Diet there was
one Communist present and he
refused to stand with the others
in token of respect to Mueller
A tumult ensued over a long
period.
SHE NUMBER NEW
USES, DIO REPORT
POINT BARROW, Mar. 21. (JP)—
With two new cases in the hospital
here it is evident that the immun
izations were not all effective. The
second case was of one not im
munized who v had just arrived
from a village in the inland trap
ping grounds.
Some fear was expressed by Dr.
Greist that many families who are
living 40 to 70 miles inland may
be exposed.
Two more houses here have been
quarantined