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VOL. 36. No. 7. v !> NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1935 Per Copy: 10 Cents.
Kills Seven Pet >ple Then Shoots Self
FEDERALS AND RUSSEL GIBSON SHOOT IT OUT
Testifies That "John” Is Bruno Richard Hauptmann
CONDON CREATES BIG
SENSATION BY SAYING
HAUPTMANN IS “JOHN”
(By The Associated Press)
FLEMINGTON, Jan. 9 — The Hauptmann trial began
again this morning with Condon creating the big sensation,
testifying that Hauptmann was the “John” to whom he,
Condon, paid the fifty thousand dollars ransom money for
the Lindbeog^baby.
The courtroom was jammed when Condon walked to
the stand to testify, shortly after the opening of the day’s
session; stating “Jphn is Bruno Richard Hauptmann.”
Previously a high state official said that Jafsie Condon
would identify Hauptmann as the “John” who took the ran
som, and that Hauptmann had told him tearfully that he act
ed only as the ransom emissary for the band of kidnappers.
This authority further stated that Hauptmann after being
moved to tears during the interview with Condon in the cell,
suddenly turned coldly silent when pressed for a confession
involving him and his confederates. Three state officials
overheard his admission, according to this authority.
Shook His Finger At Hauptmann
(By The Associated Press)
FLEMINGTON, Jan. 9 — Condon on the stand, was
looking directly at his questioner, Attorney General Wilentz
as he made the assertion that Hauptmaan was the man who
received the ransom from him. He shook his finger and
pointed at him as he voiced the indictment in a loud and
dramatic voice.
Attorney General Wilentz quickly led him to the night
of April 2, 1932 when Condon and Lindbergh drove to the
Straymonds Cemetary, with the seventy thousand dollars
to meet “John.”
After Condon testified that the fifty thousand dollars
had been separated from the seventy thousand dollars, Wil
entz asked:
“Did you give the money to the man that night?”
The answer was: “Yes, I did.”
Wilentz asked: “Who did you give it to?”
Condon answered: “To ‘John’ ”.
“Who is John?”
“John,” Condon replied “is Bruno Richard Haupt
mann!”
Hauptmann blanched to a deathly white and then the
color burned in his face to a deep scarlet. He glared openly
at Condon, while Condon in turn glared directly back at him.
LEGISLATURE ASK
MORE AUTHORITY
OVER FISHERIES
Definite word has been received
in Ketchikan that an agreement has
been reached by Territorial officials
and others to change the Organic
Act so that the Alaska Territorial
legislature will have wider discre
tionary powers over the fisheries.
The proposed measure is intended
as a compromise, and with a view
of securing closer co-operation be
tween the Territorial officials and
government bureaus dealing with
the fisheries. It is claimed there
is considerable opposition to turning
the fisheries wholly over to the
Territory, but that support can be
Secured to widen the powers of the
Territory and make it an active
partner in regulating the fisheries.
The Territorial legislature, when it
meets, will be asked to memoralize
Congress for the change, and then
ask Delegate Dimond to work to se
cure necessary legislation.
The idea of a commission of Terri
torial and federal officials to regu
late the fisheries, and thus retain
ing federal patrols, is the object
sought. The slowness of the pres
ent bureau in regulating the herring
industry, is given as another reason
for action coming from those famil
iar with fishing conditions in Alas
ka.—Alaska Fishing News.
GOES BERSERK
SEVEN PERSONS
SLAIN EVENING
(By The Associated Press)
MT. VERNON, Kentucky, Jan. 9—
George Collett, who went berserk
during the night, shot to death sev
en persons and then killed himself
rather than surrender to a posse.
The dead are Wm. Helton aged
sixty-five and his wife, sixty, their
son Howard 26, and their daughter
j Ellen aged 23, and another daughter
Mrs. Stella Collett; Julius Bordis,
aged fifty-two, Postmaster of Crab
Orchard and his wife also fifty-two.
Relatives to the Heltons, Carlo
Helton and Lonnie Helton were re
ported wounded. Carlo Helton was
a deputy sheriff.
Train Wreck Russia
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(By The Aasociated Press)
LENINGRAD, Jan. 9th—Twenty
three persons were killed and seven
ty-nine were injured when two
trains collided near here. Officials
blamed the crew of the express
train for running past a signal, and
crashing into the rear of the other
train. An investigation is planned
before any official'report is given.
ALLEGED TO BE
CONNECTED IN
A KIDNAP CASE
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Jan. 9—Federal agents
today killed Russell Gibson, aged
thirty-two, a suspect in the E. G.j
Bremer two hundred thousand dol-j
lar kidnapping.
Gibson elected to shoot it out
with the officers, after his apartment
had been surrounded. He killed
one of the officials, but he in turn
was slain, riddled with bullets. Two
women were captured from the
apartment.
For Alaska Wireless
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9th—Presi
dent Roosevelt’s budget message
asked one hundred and fifty-six
thousand seven hundred and fifty
three dollars, for the Washington
Alaska Military Cable and Tele
graph System, for the next fiscal
year. This year’s appropriation was
one hundred and forty-six thousand
and fifty-five dollars, making an in
crease of more than ten thousand
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dollars for next year.
SEWARD WILL ASK
$148,000 PWA FUNDS
FOR CIVIC PROJECTS
Municipal projects of a scope andfire protection, $5,000.
size yet unsought in mass form,
were decided upon at a special meet
ing of the Seward City council re
cently, says the Gateway, and thru
resolutions by the body, Mayor D.
C. Brownell was instructed to com
municate the city's needs to R. T.
Gridley, engineer inspector for the
PWA for Alaska, at Juneau. Mr.
Brownell will forward such message
in telegraphic form.
Total estimated cost of projects
will amount to $148,000. There are
six in number, the chief one of
which, a hydro-electric plant, will
approximate $100,000.
This project would embrace a dam
and a three-mile pipe line extend
ing from Lost Creek in the Lost
Lake area to within seven miles of
the city power where a high tension
plant would be erected, designed to
supply practically unlimited power.
Next in importance is a municipal
building, embracing council cham
bers, fire hall and school gymna
sium, costing $35,000; a sewer on
the alley running from the south
side of Adams streets to the Glacier
stream, $2,000; a floating dock to
take care of small boat traffic,
$5,000; a stoker for the Seward
public school, $1,000; installation of
a salt water main running up Four
th Avenue, as a source of additional
The meeting was called in response
to telegraphic communication from
Mr. Gridley, who wired as follows:
“Please wire me at Juneau at earl
iest possible date number non-fed
eral public works projects and—total
expenditure that you might make
application for your community if
we should allow no grants but
should reduce interest to three per
cent and make period of amortiza
tion on each project and number of
years project could reasonably be
expected to last."
Besides the entire council body,
the session was attended by Leon
Urbach, president of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce; Representa
tive J. F. Hofman, Cal M. Brosius,
C. E. Orlander, all of whom took
active part in the di&ussions.
Following the> .dispatch of the
mayor’s message, all data supple
menting and strengthening the re
quest will be mailed that the PWA
may have informative detail with
which to work-out the city’s needs,
which under / the new order of
things it is felt will be met.
The subject of a central heating
plant was discussed, but was not
included in the request, the feeling
being the more effective action
would be obtained by a more city
wide canvas and district review.
MAY URGE FEDERAL
AND STATE SYSTEMS
OF PENSIONS NEEDY
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — An indication of change sur
rounded Washington as the New Deal found itself in the
long-heralded period of transition over the vastly altered
attack on the relief of unemployed.
An authoritative source said that the Administration
jwas thinking of urging Federal and State systems of pen
sions for old people and needy mothers, to be brought up
almost immediately, so that payments could start quickly.
The NRA came to the parting of the ways between the
old and the new, with two hundred business men and code
officials gathered for the hearings on the Blue Eagle and
other major problems.
Drastic Revision NRA Codes
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 — The relief plan was describ
ed as an attempt to take care of as many of the million and
one half unemployables as possible who the government is
seeking to remove from their relief rolls and place them in
care of the States.
Heretofore, observers have regarded ^uch pensions as a
plan for a more distant future. Large, joint contributions
by the federal government and thb states^will be necessary
if the pensions are to start quickly.
Under the plan, Robinson, Senate leader, estimated that
one hundred million dollars would be necessary to operate
the federal end of the social security program, including un
i employment insurance, for the first year.
Some saw a drastic revision in price controls in three
hundred codes in the NRA shakeup, but none will have
strong opposition in the gathering. Some changes are al
ready under discussion.
RECENT BLIZZARD
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RECALLS EARLY DAYS
TO SOURDOUGHS
Since Nome had a little snow
storm it is possible to hear many of
the old-timers informing cheechac
cos that this was nothing compared
to the time when the snow would
drift in Front Street so that you had
to walk down steps to get into the
stores.
One old sourdough was remarking
yesterday that Nome had not ex
perienced a real snow storm or
snow fall since the time when he
was walking along Front Street
where the teams drove and acci
dently lost his balance and fell into
a second-story window, breaking
the glass.
Another old timer spoke of the
time when the Horseshoe saloon
was doing business. The snow was
exceptionally heavy that winter and
the business houses on Front Street
had dug steps into the snow leading
up about ten feet to the roadway.
The Horseshoe management had
dug steps the same as others but
when you attempted to descend
from the street your feet slipped
out from under you and you slid
down the steps and into the saloon
with varying rates of speed, usually
winding up on the floor in front of
the bar.
Seriously speaking however, Nome
has been very fortunate this winter
in having but little snow fall. It
has allowed carpenter work and
other forms of labor to proceed un
interrupted. And it is also a fact
that Nome does not experience any
of the severe winter storms which
used to isolate her from the outside
world.
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