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DEMOCRATS WIND UP
RABID RED PLOT
flly The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. April U, Dem
ocrats labelled the Wirts lted
Plot as bunk and planned to wind
up the Inquiry swiftly next week
by questioning persons called sate
llites of the brain trust.
From fhll Republican ranks
came cries of "gag" and ‘ white
wash”, but the 'majority of the
leaders made it; (dear that they
have no intention of summoning
any kingpins of tme so-called brain
trust. t
• The Democrats (rankly express
ed the opinion ^at after six
qutry will be wqshod up. Guests
are to tell their ' stories beginning
Tuesday. Republican members of
the special House Committee w’ere
vehement in their demands -that
subpoenaes be served on the big
i ger brain trusters who were quot
ed second-hand by Wirt as plan
ning to overthrow the existing so
cial order, though Wirt said the
jallegations were based largely ,on
(statements. He made it clear that
| lie felt Tugwell was the leader in
the 'revolutionary move of which
lie professed a fear that his in
timations failed to sway three dem
ocratic members of the Commit
if
t«*e. It is likely that their views
will prevail over those o-f the
two Republicans on the Commit
tee. Ttylwinkle asked Wirt to turn
in an expense account at once,
“HlrtTFalne' ftixtiA •*^4urfi '"'•to
Gary, Indiana, whenever he choos
es.
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Location Notlc**, Powers of At
torney, 1/eases. Deeds, ere., on
sale at the Nugget Office.
LANDSLIDE SURVIVORS KLEE
OSLO, Norway, April 0—The
survivors of the cliffalide cata
strophe In which ipore than fif
ty died are reported fleeing to a
locality where no further falls
ar<> expected, hut it is believer!
that few residents of the two
hamlets near here will linger very
long at the dreaded spot which
has been ‘turned into a deatn
trap by waters rushing nearby.
^ Several ships are enroute ^witli
relief supplies. ———
HllRTH LIBERT V HONORS
ARE GALLED IX
f . •
WASHINGTON. April !l, - Mor
ganthait wants all holders of Lib
erty Bonds to see if <lhey have
aerial numbers ending with nine
or zero or one. Those are Fourth
Liberty Bonds and can be ex
changed for other government
bonds at “substantial premiums."
FORMER CUBAN PRESIDENT
DEAD
illy The Associate! 1'itsa)
HAVANA. April. 11. I»r. Alfred
Zayas, "3, former president of
Cuba and widely known historian
* died here today. /
TURKISH. COURT TURNS
DOWN IN8ULI/H APPEAL
(By The Associated Press)
ISTANBUL, April 12, The Turk
ish Court of Appeals refused to
consider Insull’s appeal against
extradition. * The authorities notl
* fled him that Ire lg to be started
on his return trip to the United
States today.
DELLINGER RAIDS POLICE
STATION /
(By The Associated Press)
WARSAW, Indiana, April 13,
A man identified as Dilllnger led
a machine gun raid on the police
station, slugging a policeman. They
escaped after stealing four bullet
proof rests and two rerolrers.
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KILDS PLAYMATE
j « POWEIJ, RIVEIt, April !t,—
‘Provincial, officers held a fourteen
year-old hoy who refused to give
his name, in custody .after lie al
lowedly confessed to the slaying
of his ten-year-old playmate, John
MriFarland, whose body was found
in a sand pit w-ith his head
gashed. Vengeance is said to have
been the motive.
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MKHIOAN STOVE WORKERS
(iO OX .STRIKE;
DETROIT. April !*.-Employees
of the Detroit Michigan Stove Co.,
|ur« said by Union No. &(H) to have
struck, seeking twenty perceirl
wage increases and a thirty-six
hour, five-day week.
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IIANK ASKED TO EXPLAIN
SVHTEM I
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHLVCTON. April 12, The
[government sought to unravel in
criminal courts what Its attorneys
called a “devious, complicated and
entangled aystem of bank accounts |
set up by Bishop Cannon" who '
with his secretary. Miss Ada Bur- |
roughs, is on trial for conspiracy j
| to violate the federal election
laws. Bank officials were summon- :
od to tell not only of the accounts
created by the committee which
/ought A1 Smith in the South
during his 1928 campaign, but*,
also of the bank hooks eoirylng
the churchman’s own name.
MISSION’S DEFEAT HEALS
(By The Associated Press)
SAiN FRANCISCO, April 12, In
a night game played here, the
Missions defeated the San Fran
cisco Seals by a score of ten to 5.
ALL SOVIETS TAKEN OFF ICE
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCW, April 12, Pilots Vodo
pianov and Doronin took oft the
last six Soviet refugees from the
aetlc ice .Abes Thursday, operating
from Cave Vankarem.
SOVIET A IB RMW TERM— From irft.io Right: Mipiiuii hi ■voncvHki,
(Jiurgo I'tdinkofT and Maurice SIepm*v who <vsxist«‘il in roscur work.
SOVIET AIR RESCUE
OVER PLAI»TAT NOME
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The big Fleetster plane piloted
by Commander Maurice Sl'pnev.
of the Soviet Air Forces, which
was purchased front Pacific Alas*
ka Airways at Fairbanks, made a
return flight from' the Soviet res
cue base at Vankarem, Wednes
day, April ,11.
Through the efficient anil rapid
communication system now under
operation between the Soviets in ,
Siberia artd the Nome station of
the Signal Corps, word wtfs re
ceived early Wednesday that Slep
nev was planning to take off for
Norttie about 2 p.ni. At that time !
word was also recoiled here that j
Professor Ott-M ' BohlnUlt trna to
be a passenger to Nome, needhsttat- j
ed by a serious bronchial ailment, j
The Professor, who was in com
mand of the marooned expedition
on the ice north of Vankarem, was I
adamant in his refusal to leave j
until the entire party had been ,
taken ashore by the Soviet plan-j
es. Word wag theu received from j
Moscow that Professor Schmidt !
was to be placed aboard the plan*
for Nome, and ir he at ill‘persist
ed in hig refusal to go. he was
to be placed under temporary ar
rest until he was deposited at
Nome or Fairbanks where he
could receive medlcul attention.
It Is understood today his con
dition is very serious and if com
plications -develop he may be im
mediately rushed to the states.
Tbe Professor's courage and
remarkable judgment during the
CQUjse of the last several months,
while he has had complete respon
sibility for the expedition, is to
be marvelled at. His great stam
ina in fighting off the attacks bor
dering on pneumonia have been
nil lie hag been relying on to
bring Mm thru. Now that all-of
the people have been taken off
the Ice Professor Schmidt wifi
have the opportunity to look to
his health. During his absence
from the actdve participation in
the rescue work, George Ushakoff,
second in ^command, will head the
remaining' work to be done.
It Is also understood that.Slg-j
mnn Levanoffsky has been placed ,
as the commander of the North I
East Siberian Soviet Air Forces. !
in Immediate -charge of all the
airmen stationed at the scene of
the ice rescue.
Upon the plane’s arrival here,
Comma mle.r Slepnev. as soon as
the ship laude^l unfurled boilu_the
Soviet. and American flags from
the pilot's Cockpit, and they flut
tered together, intertwined, as (lie
people of N’.ome rushed forward
to greet the arrivals from Siberia. 1
Besides Commander Slepnev ami
Professor Schmidt, in the plane j
were George Cshakoff. and Anieri i
c.im Mechanics Bill Lavory and ;
Clyde Armisiead of Fairbanks. j
An automobile w is rushed in j
tile plane and Professor Schmidt (
assisted into, whence he was tak-j
on to the Pioneer Igloo. He lias
remained there resting and recu
perating troni.ei.hM. flight. over f owe
Siberia. If is condition at that time
was expressed as serious but not
critical and plans ware laid to
take off Thursday morning for
Fairbanks, hut due to some work
which ha-d to be done on the mot
or of the plane, they party re
mained at Nome. Since then the
weather conditions have changed
and they ure still at Nome.
C\ Z. Shallitl who has been act
ing in the capacity Interpreted;,
is now being assisted by Ralph
Krava clink who arrived from the
slates by plane Tuesday. Through
their efforts considerable informa
tion haR been obtained. It is re
ported. after a check-up by Com
mander Slepnev, that about fifteen
plant's »are now in the vicinity
of Vankarein, with si* of them
damaged by aoeldents and crash
es. ^Tta^ Fleetster flown front Fair
banks by Uevanoffskv is reported
to be a complete washout, though
the motor has been salvaged land
several things taken off It and
placed on the plane now at Nome.
The remaining planes situated
on the northern Siberian coast
are all srpall whips, capable of
transporting only two or three
persons at a time.
Upon the arrival of Professor
Schmidt and party, It was learn
ed that six planes had been busy
flying people off the loe all day
Wednesday and that everyone
would be off the Ice by night,
only five or six still being at the
Ice oamp when the Fleetster took
off for Nome.
The. probability the entire ex
pedition will be flown to gome
place, presumably Providence Bay
where they will be picked up by
the Soviet freighter, was express
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COAL MINERS STRIKE
OBJECT TO CODE
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WAS!11 X( JTOX, April 9.-—Soft
coal operators front five states
massed forces to overthrow Hugh j
Johnson’s mandate for shorter
hours and higher wages. The
battleground was NItA’s public
hearing on a recent amendment
to the Hlfuruinous Coal Code. Th"
administration conceded that the
order was one of the most drast- j
ic steps in eoik'-making tlptt has ;
yet been taken tty Johnson, point- ,
iug out that it was a stop-gup
measure designed to prevent two
hundred thousand front striking
on the expiration of the. old wage
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scaje last April 1st.
Although the amendment wna
approved by the majority of oper
ators, the Appalachian region
made strong opposition to the new
wage, and hour-schedule, which
.has been voiced by operators in
Illinois, Alabama. Kentucky, Wait
Virginia and Tennessee.
WRITE YOUR FRIENDS a ^
.ETTER ON SOURDOUGH STA
TIONARY Oo Sal»- at Nugget Oflfs
To save wilting •
i oj»y of The Nome "H ulnae
s,
ed by (’oniitnander Slnpnev. Since
bis arrival here word lias been
ree< ived that only five persons
will bo transported to Nome, and
tile remainder will be 'taken out
by slettmet;.
All of those respited are report
ed to lie in good health, no sick
ness, lint a possibility of scurvy
breaking out unless they receive
some fresh provisions soon.
Plans are mi cental'll • today, to"J
lowing reports that Professf]r
Schmidt's condition has taken a
slight set-back. At least until
weather improves, , and definite
instructions are received, the par
ty will remain at. Nome.
* Schmidt's Condition Same
Reports late todav from tlie
W>
Maynard Columbus Hospital, where
Professor Sehtn-kP- -4a- ryeinieratins
from bronchial ailments indicate
his condition about the same', ex
cept that he has received the best
of care and is resting easily.
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Hit RI'8S1A\S HKS<li:i>
(By The Associated Prp*s)
MOSCOW, April 11, Thirty
three of the marooned Russians
were rescued by Russian airmen
yesterday and 'the night before, ;
Plains are being rushed lor the res- j
ceu of tl\e fifty remaining casta- j
ways. *
The Russian fliers, Kaminin, !
Molokov and Slepnev rescued 22 |
ef tliein, and tliree saparnte Kns-]
s en planes were flown from Van- i
kureui by Kaminin and Molokov, I
who ' picked up eleven of them
the following day.
Vl/t. SOVIETS UONNBUTED
AIR RESCUE REWARDED
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(By Tlie Associated Press)
MOSCOW, April 14. The sev
en aviators who rescued the 101
Soviets niaroonwl on the Arctic
Ice floes have been given the high
est honors ever accorded by the
Soviet government.
By special recommendations of
Josef Stalin and other leaders,
u new title has been created es
pecially for them, towit: “Her
oes of the Soviet Union”.
In addition, they and their
mechanics, have been awarded,
under order from L>enln, a reward
of one-year’s salary and the order
of the Red Star.
The rescued persons and mem
ibers of the scientific expedition
| of Wrangell Island headed by Pro
fessor Otto Schmidt, will be glr
tn a premium of six iths' sal
ary. A monument, _ _ nemo rat
ing the heroism and jeon rage of
those invdlved. is- to be erected
in Moscow.
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LH>t’OR I.KtiAL IN
ALASKA MAY FIRST
I lly The Associated press)
.IfNlOA*-. April 14. The Idq
uor Control Board announced the
opening of legal liquor traffic for
Alaska May 1st, following an ac
lieii tn Watdilngto.n of tiie Presi
dent signing the territorial repeal
measure. Shipments of liquor into
the territory are legal any time
new. and regulations governing
liquor traffic are expected to be
u tin minced Saturday.
TOOL III K WORK KISS STItIKK
(By The Associated Pfbss >
DKTltOIT. April 1L’. A strike
occurred toilajj among the tool die
workers of Detroit. Forty-live: of
Detroit's tslxty-two jotb shops were
called together Thursday night i»nd
seventeen plants signed agreements
fqr wage increases with the work
ers. Thirty-eight hundred worker*
walked out with twelve hundred
remaining lu seven teem plants ■
The strike has been long feared
amd Is a serious blow to (he auto-/
mobile Industry.
RICOll IIUTIOX RKPKtl.HO
IN ALASKA
WASHINGTON. April 13, The
Alaska prohibition law has been
repealed today with the signature
o! Delegate Ormond's hill by the
President.
INBULL TO HR RETI'llNED
i
: (By The Associated Brers)
| ISTANBUL, April ll, Samuel
iIusuU is to be placed aboard the
iS. S. Exilona Friday the thirteen
th, at Smyrna, tor his return to
the United States under the cust-.
ody of United States officials.
COMMUNIST KILLED
IN BRUSSELS
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BRUSSELS, April 9,-—One com
munist was killed and more tian
two score were injured in » week
end of violence and political dash
es which threatened to break eat
| anew in and near Brussels.
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