Hunt For Thieves
In Windsor’s
Gem Theft
LONDON, (/P) — An intensive
hunt for the thieves who stole part
of the Duchess of Windsor's jew
elry extended today into Europe
and reached across the Atlantic as
authorities proceeded on a theory
the daring crime was the work of
* international gem thieves.
The tweed-clad duke, who had
come to England for a private,
quiet visit, valued the loot at not
more than $80,000. Speaking from
his temporary home at Sunning
dale, where the robbery was com
mitted Wednesday night, he told
British newsmen he was deeply
concerned and annoyed at “the
exaggerated reports of the value
of the stolen jewelry,” which one
British paper placed as high as
$2,000,000.
“There is absolutely no truth in
the published statement that the
jewelry was worth 250,000 pounds
<$1,000,00(R” the duke said. “I can
understand that a quarter of a
million pounds makes better read
ing than 20,000 pounds, but 20,000
pounds is the value.”
Scotland yard, supreme head
quarters of a ramified investiga
f tion, put its criminal investigation
division’s most astute minds to
work on the case. R. M. Howe, as
sistant commissioner and one of
the nation’s foremost crime spe
cialists, took personal charge of
the hunt, which is reaching into
the haunts and hideouts of known
crooks in Britain and Continental
countries, on the theory that the
thieves had tried or would try for
, a quick getaway from England.
The jewelry was taken from the
duchess’ bedroom by a “cat burg
lar” who, police said, evidently
climbed an ivy-encircled pipe to a
second-story window.
More mystery was added to the
circumstances surrounding the
daring theft when searchers found
DISTRICT LAND OFFICE
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Filed recently in the District
Land office:
George J. Waldheim has ap-1
plied for a right-of-way for a two- i
mile ditch which is located in the
water shed of Quartz Creek, a
tributary of the Kougarok River,
northwesterly of the intersection
of Latitude 65° 20' N., longitude
160° 40' W.
Ludvig E. Ost, Council, Alaska,
has applied for right-of-way for
upper and lower ditches begin
ning on “Big Portland” and run
ning in southeasterly direction to
Crooked Creek. Upper Ditch is
approximately five miles long,
Lower Ditch is about two miles in
length.
William Orbut Tate has applied
for a five-acre homesite border
ing on Safety Lagoon. The Initial
Stake of the property is about ten
feet from the 19 mile post east of
Nome.
Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc.,
Candle. Alaska, has applied to
purchase timber—250 thousand
board feet within the boundaries
as follows: between the mouth of
the Ambler River and the head
waters of the Kobuk River and its
tributaries.
GRACE O'CONNOR TO WED
ART D. JOHNSON
Miss Grace O’Connor, teacher
at Haycock, arrived yesterday
with Pilot Weaver. She is on her
way to Fairbanks, where she and
Art. D. Johnson of Wien Airlines,
will be married.
A Chinese cook was walking
| through the woods. He turned
i around to see a grizzly bear fol
lowing him, smelling his tracks.
“Hm,” said the Chinaman, “you
like me tracks? Velly good, I make
some more.”
a substantial quantity of the
Windsor’s world-famous gems col
lection scattered over a goll
course adjoining the ground of the
lodge.
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Election Views
And Results
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Bartlett, a Democrat, while stop
ping here enroute to Washington,
D. C. He planned to fly to Seattle
today.
He issued the following state
ment:
"Since 1933 the legislature has
been almost topheavy with a
Democratic membership. It is only
natural that after all this time,
plus irritations at the continued
maritime strike and shortages of
goods, that there would be mani
festations at the polls of these ir
ritations.
‘Late returns, especially from
the Third Division, indicate that
many more democratic condidates
will be elected to the legislature
than was first assumed.
“During the campaign I travel
ed from Ketchikan to Barrow and
it is my considered judgment that
I Governor Ernest Gruening or
; anti-Gruening sentiment had less'
! to do with this election than any
I held in recent years.
“It is well known that the gov
i ernor and I are friendly. I was
| overwhelmingly reelected and
; some other candidates opposed to
the governor were rejected, so it
is difficult to see how on the basis
of logical reasoning the election
could be analyzed as a repudiation
1 of Gruening policies.
“The truth is that some Demo
crats friendly to Gruening were
elected and others in the same
party who are not friendly, were
also elected. The same goes for
successful Republicans. I know
voters are more concerned with
i Alaska’s welfare than participat
j ing in political rows which pro
duce nothing. The election is over
now and what’s needed is plenty
of good hard work by all success
lul candidates, Democrats and Re
publicans alike.”
• Edward Coffee, Democratic fi
nance chairman for Alaska, said
in Seattle, that the Alaska vote
indicated a trend against Gruen
: ing).
—
JUNEAU, UPS — Governor
Gruening issued the following
statement yesterday on the out
; come of the election and the op
j posing party political claims that
j have followed:
j “In the 1944 elections, the Dem
| ocra'tic delegate to Congress was
i elected by a less than two-to-one
majority, in a Presidential year.
; In the 1946 election he is leading
his opponent by what bids fair to
be a three-to-one majority. This
j vote is the largest ever given a
Delegate from Alaska.
“While Republicans have made
substantial gains in the legisla
ture, some of these gains may be
attributed to the prolonged paral
ysis brought about by almost con
tinual steamship strikes, which
have deprived virtually every
Alaskan community o<f essential
commodities. The strikes have se
verely injured Alaska’s economy
and have affected every man, wo
man and Child.”
ANY SMOKE?
SPOKANE, Wash. UP) — Fire
men searched the apartment house
from cellar to attic for the fire
that a tenant had reported he
heard crackling.
The crackling noise, deduced
Capt. Arthur Perusse, came from
crickets.
George W. Whistler, father of
the famous artist, was a West
Point man.
Relief Ships
Released For
Southeast Alaska
JUNEAU—Prospects for one or
more relief vessels to be cleared
from Seattle to bring emergency
supplies to communities now with
out ship service due to maritime
strike appeared to brighten today,
Governor Ernest Gruening was
informed in a wire from his naval
aide, Lieut. Comdr. E. P. Chester,
who is in Seattle representing the
governor in the negotiations.
An estimate of the tonnage of
essential cargo for each Alaska
port is being prepared by Arthur
Ganson, manager of the Aleska
division of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce, Chester reported,
and added “the number and type
of relief vesesls that may be clear
ed will depend largely on the ton
nage of vitally essential cargo re
quired by each port.”
Comdr. Chester said the union
was demanding that the emer
gency supplies be sent vit small
independent carriers and that an
Alaska Steamship line freighter
would not be cleared unless it is
as a last resort. The cargo clear
ance committee was still in ses
sion today and Chester reported
he expected an answer later in the
day as to what ship or ships would
bo cleared.
Al! towns in the Territory in
need of supplies have wired their
needs to the governor's office and
have placed their orders with
Seattle wholesalers. All Alaskan
ocmmurnities are down on supplies
' of all kinds and some, such as
Wrangell, Petersburg, Skagway,
Haines, Valdez, Cordova, Seward
and Kodiak are without many es
sential food items such as meat,
eggs, butter, milk, canned milk,
fresh vegetables and canned fruits.
Some of the communities have
been without a ship for more than
forty days. Wrangell reported it
UN Trusteeship
Council Assured
LAKE SUCCESS. (/P)—Definite
promises of trusteeship agree
ments from Great Britain and
Australia today virtually assured
creation of the important United
Nations trusteeship council at the
coming session of the general as
sembyl.
These, together with agreements
already submitted by France,
would provide the necesary num
ber of trust territories required
for the establishment of the coun
cil, only major organ of the U. N.
not yet in operation.
The only factor which might
delay creation of the council is
the possibility that the assembly
might fail to approve the trustee
ship agreements, which outline
terms under which the trust ter
ritories would be administered.
Informer quarters said an Aus
tralian agreement on New Guinea
had been completed and was
either on its way to the U. N. sec
retary-general or actually in his
office.
While submission of British
agreements on Tanganyika terri
tory, the Camerons and Togoland
was not sx> imminent, British cir
cles said the agreements were vir
tually completed and definitely
would be turned in during the as
sembly session.
During colonial times Guate
mala included all territory now
known as Central America, as
well as the southern tip of Mexico.
had not had a supply ship in forty
seven days.
The Governor has been in daily
contact with Seattle and Wash
ington since the tieup started and
said today he was hopeful, after
receipt of word from Comdr.
Chester, that relief vesesls would
be cleared shortly.
SERVICE CLEANERS
4th and B Streets—Opposite School House
QUALITY DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mickleson, Props.
Prompt and Courteous Service
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ON PERMANENTS
Two weeks only — Beginning Oct. 14
$15.00 WAVE $10.00
$20.00 WAVE $15.00
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All Fresh Supplies
Just Received
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