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VOLUME 36.NO. 20!_ NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,1935. ,Per Copy Ten Cents
Hauptmann Defence Stick By Alibi
PROPOSE INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY SURVEY
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Storms Are Moderating in States—100 Deaths Todate
HAUPTMANN EXPECTED
ADVANCE SEVERAL NEW
& IMPORTANT ANGLES
(By The Associated Press)
FLEMINGTON, Jan. 24 — The defense, which yester
day believed it would close the case before adjourning came
back again this morning with a few additional particulars.
However, the Hauptmann case started its closing hours
for the prosecution with Arthur Koehler, wood expert, back
on the stand, to tell the jury still more of his convictions
that Hauptmann’s wood and Hauptmann’s tools constructed
the kidnapping ladder, which was also brought in and placed
near the jury box.
Hauptmann’s attorneys said he would stick to the story
he told at the time of his extradition hearing in the Bronx.
It will be elaborated, Reilly, chief counsel, indicated, and
that the defendant would advance several new angles to his
alibis for his whereabouts on the night of the kidnapping
and at the time of the payoff of the ransom money.
There is a prospect that the defense will enter a plea for
a dismissal of the indictment after the completion of the
state’s case based on these points:
Reilly said the prosecution: has not placed Hauptmann
in the nursery; has not placed him on the grounds of the es
tate on the date of the killing; has not established that Haupt
mann killed the baby, nor has it determined the cause of
death; the prosecution has failed to prove and cannot prove
that the baby was killed in Hunterdon County, which has
assumed the jurisdiction over the case._
FUR DEALER
MAY PRESS
DAMAGE SUIT
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22— The
Circuit Court of Appeals here ruled
that O. Kraft, Kodiak fur dealer,
may press damage action against
government officials.
He asks sixteen thousand dollars
in a suit versus Marshal H. P. Sulli
van, Deputy Marshal E. H. Boyer,
Commissioner A. F. Stowe and the
National Surety Company, for his
arrest seven years ago charged with
buying skins from an alien who had
no sales license. 1
Kraft appealed from an Alaskan
court ruling on a technical point
that he failed to furnish an answer.
The appealate court held that no
answer was needed.
Seattle Aviator
Critically Hurt f
Airplane Crash
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 24 — Rex Sweet,
aged twenty-six, a local aviator, was
critically injured today when his
plane crashed into the bank of the
Duwamish River, south of the city.
Workmen nearby rescued him be
fore the rising tide covered his
j>lsne. He suffered a fractured skulL
U. S. Will Not Help
Prosecute Kaiser
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—The rev
elation of the trial of Ex-Kaiser Wil
helm Hohenzollern as the war’s
arch criminal, was probably fore
stalled by the United States.
A • message came from the State
Department files hitherto unpublish
ed, regarding the failure of the Sen
ate to ratify the Versailles Treaty,
which definitely took the United
States out of the picture as a prose
cuting nation. The other allies are
unwilling to go ahead with extra
dition proceedings without the aid
of the United States.
No Duck Holiday
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 — Voting
down a proposal to declare a year’s
moratorium on duck shooting in the
United States, the 21st American
Game Conference, closing its three
day meeting today, passed a resolu
tion leaving the final determination
as to the length of the 1935 season,
up to the U. S. Biological Survey.
The Conference also passed a re
solution petitioning Congress to ap
propriate sufficient funds for the
Biologlical Survey to provide ade
quate enforcement of the laws and
regulation relating to migratory
birds. |
NOME’S PWA
APPLICATION
INTRODUCED
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Jan. 24 — An annual
license fee of one dollar for residents
commercial clam diggers, and twen
ty-five dollars for non-residents was
proposed by Representative Murray
in a House bill yesterday. Under
its provisions the cost will be pass
ed on to those actually buying clams.
The second Murray bill would ab
olish all contract labor in the terri
tory, excluding those getting fifty
dollars a week or over. This bill
was apparently aimed at the can- j
neries.
Representative Martin introduced
the resolution asking for a federal j
loan and grant of one hundred thou1
sand dollars from Public Works Ad-|
ministration funds, for the beginning
of work on new projects in Nome.
This was the only business brought
in the House yesterday.
A senate memorial introduced by
John Powers asked for the restora
tion of signal corps telegraphic ser
vice in isolated parts of Alaska
where it has been discontinued.
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100 DEATHS DUE
TO WEATHER IS
RESULT STORM
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Jan. 24 — The storm
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ridden nation counted close to one
hundred deaths due to the weather,
but saw relief ahead.
While northern states and part of
the south remained in the grip of
the season’s worst weather, some
moderation is forecast for tomorrow
for the snow-laden East and South
I east.
Temperaturse have already risen
tsomewhat over the west and in Can
i
adian provinces. There is promise
iof relief today in the mid-west
Svhere cold records of fifty years
standing were broken. At least
fourteen deaths due to floods in the
south have been reported, where
rivers went on a wild rarr^age.
Streets, highways and homes in
the lowlands of Washington remain
under water as a result of the thaws
which are continuing today. Rains
and land-slides in northern Idaho
menaced lives.
TOKYO, Jan. 24—Japanese planes
were reported to be raining down
bombs along the Jeho-Chahar bol
der where the Great Wall divides
China from Manchukuo. ^
BIRTHDAY BALL HEAD
CALLS THE NATION TO
WAR ON PARALYSIS
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NEW YORK, Jan 22—Picturing
infantile paralysis as the “dark
horse of major national diseases"
and one that will create havoc if
it is allowed to run wild over the
country,” Col. Henry L. Doherty,
chairman of the 1935 Birthday Ball
for the President, called on leaders
who raised a million dollars last
January for the Warm Springs
Foundation to redouble their efforts
in the 1945 campaign.
Money raised at the parties, which
will be held in communities thruout
the nation on the evening of the
President’s 53rd birthday anniver
sary, January 30, will be divided
this year, following a suggestion
made by President Roosevelt him
self. At his request, embodying the
recommendation of the trustees of
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation,
no part of this year’s funds will go
to that institution. Seventy cents
of every dollar will be used for the
rehabilitation of handicapped? child
ren within the community raising
the fund or within the geographic
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iunit of which the community is a
part. The other 30 cents will be
turned over to President Roosevelt
I to be used by a national commission
appointed by him for widening the
research efforts aimed at wiping out
the disease itself.
In his statement, Col. Doherty!
said that the program last January,
inspite of its amazing success, raised
funds tljat-j^rey* pitifully inadequate
wh£n it came %o coping with the
national war against-thedisease.
“Only by a renewed and far mcsre.
comprehensive effort this year can
we hope to launch a successful na
tion-wide drive that will eventually
succeed in stopping the' disease and
giving adequate aid to its vcitims,’
Col. Doherty said.
He emphasized that the disease,
unlike smallpox, tuberculosis, can
cer, diphtheria, typhoid fever, yel
low fever, and similar maladies has
not until recently been given its
proper importance as a national
menace.
(Continued on Page Four)
PRESIDENT TO SEEK
AGREEMENT CANADA
ALASKA HIGHWAY
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 — A survey of the proposed
route of the International Highway from the United States
to Alaska, was proposed in a resolution introduced today by
Senator McNary.
The resolution would empower the President to nego
tiate an agreement for the survey with Canada. The mea
sure if passed, will call for appropriation of two million dol
lars to construct the Alaskan portion of the highway, and
one hundred thousand dollars additional for the proposed
survey.
Similar measures were' introduced in the House by Del
egate Dimond. The highway, if constructed will be an ex
tension of the Pacific Highways and provide an automobile
route from the Arctic"Circle, deep into Mexico.
The Alaska Road Bill which was before the previous
Congress and which was held up because of lack of nego
tiations with Canada, has again been brought forward, but
its proponents are hopeful that an agreement will be reach
ed with Canada whereby Uncle Sam can advance a por
tion of the cost in that country in a manner similar to that em
ployed in advancing funds for the construction of the Pac
ific Highways extensions in Central American republics.
Under the McNary Bill, the survey will determine the
most practicable route, and the cost of the project. Pre
viously the cost had been estimated at thirteen million dol-,
lars, including the two million dollars for the Alaskan por
tion. No money will be authorized for construction until
an agreement is reached with the Dominion government.
Fairbanks, it was reported will be the immediate north
ern terminal of the highway with the possibility of a fur
ther extension from there.
ASSO. PACKERS
ANNOUNCES $2
DIVIDEND
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23—The
Alaska Packers Association announ
ced a two dollar dividend payable
February 12th, to stockholders of
record February 2nd.
They packed one million, fifty-one
thousand, five hundred and twenty
cases of salmon last year and increa
sed their surplus by one million,
two hundred and ten thousand, two
hundred antTtwPteQtydollars; to four
million,/mine hundred and sixty
three thousand, one hundred and
two dollars. „
12 Miners Killed
In Mine Blast
(By The Associated Press)
GILBERTON, Jan. 22nd—Twelve
miners were killed in a Gilberton
Colliery blast which shook the en
tire workings, injuring seventy-one
and endangering the lives of two
tiundred others.
RAILROADS
WILL BUILD
MORE CARS
(By The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, Jan. 24 — Railroads
will build about two hundred thou
sand freight cars in the near future,
it was reported in railroad circles
today.
Ordinarily the companies replace
about eighty thousand cars annual
ly but due to the depression few re
placements have been made during
the last three or four years.
Each car costs between three and
and four thousand dollars. This
will cause a boom in car building,
and is said to be brought about by
the relief of part of the railway men
and that the volume of traffic is
headed back toward prosperity lev
els.
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