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VOLUME 36 NO. 40. NOME, ALA^^A,^SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1935 _ Per Copy Ten Cents
Two Plans For Alaska Liquor Control
H’PTMANN TAKEN TO DEATH CELL TRENTON
OPEN DISPENSARY j
BY THE GLASS CALLS
FOR HIGH LICENSE
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Feb. 16—Two plans for liquor control, one
through the operation of Territorial Stores, and the other
for open dispensaries, were introduced in both houses.
The open dispensary bill calls for a high license, and
provides that liquor can be sold by the “|lass, and handled |
privately, which is an enlargement of the McCutcheon
measure.
Under the Territorial Store bill, which is patterned af
ter the Washington State’s systme, a control board would
govern the liquor business and would be made up of the
Governor, the Auditor, the Treasurer, the Attorney General
and the Highway Engineer. All purchasers would be re
quired to have a permit which would cost one dollar. A
fund of one hundred thousand dollars would be set up for
this plan. Both measures were placed to one side and a
joint liquor order instructed legislators to get views for the
drawing ofpei'manent measures.
~ Trite UfesS sales tax proposals vfere' practically killed
when the Senate voted six to two, to prospone action indefin
itely on the measure.
The House rejected the Senate amendments to the
memorial to eliminate standing and floating fish traps. The
measure now goes to a joint conference.
Both houses met shortly after midnight last night for
the purpose of being in official session so that the members
could be paid for Saturday, as the majority of them are
leaving early this morning on an inspection trip to Sitka
to go through the new Pioneers Home. Both houses will
meet again Monday afternoon.
Is Nervous Over
Trials When She
Victim Kidnaping
YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS AB
DUCTED 1933 WORRIES OVER
PROSECUTION OF BAND OF
CRIMINALS
(By The Associated Press)
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb. 12 —
Suffering from nervous . distraction,
Miss Mary McElroy, 30 years old,
who was kidnapped in 1933 and held
30 hours before she was released on
payment of $30,000 ransom by her
father, Henry F McElroy, municip
al mahager of Kansas City, disap
peared from, her home in Kansas
City several days ago and was lo
cated‘late yesterday in Normal. 111.
An airplane has been sent to Nor
mal to bring her to Kansas City.
Worries Over Prosecution
Miss McElroy's nervous condition,
it is declared, is due to worry over
the prosecution of the members of
the gang that abducted her. One of
them. Walter McGee, was condemn
ed to death as the result of the kid
naping. When he was arrested half
the ransom money was'recovered.
Taking Bath At Time
Miss McElroy was taking a bath
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when the abductors entered her
home. They made her dress and [
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took her away in an automobile.
After she was ransomed she declar
ed the kidnapers had treated her1
kindly other than having seized her
and held her prisoner.
Alaskan Students
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Are Enrolled In
An Eastern School
(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12 — The
University of Pennsylvania’s present
enrollment includes students from
every state, the District of Columbia,
Alaska, Hawaii, the Phillippine Is
lands, Puerto Rico and 34 foreign
countries according to a geograph
ical classification completed by Ed
ward W. Mumford, secretary of the
university. The enrollment in all
schools and departments, exclusive
of the summer school, totals 10,974.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
I am moving my barber shop from
the Lincoln Hotel to the Bon Marehe
Stores. Will be open for business
Monday. Feb. 18th, 9 a.m.
John “The Barber”
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IWNSEND PENSION PLAN
TO BE GIVEN ATTENTION
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16—The Senate Finance Com
mittee lent an ear to the Townsend Plan today, when it in
vited Mr. Townsend to appear personally before the com
mittee.
Word was passed along that both he and his plan were
in for a thorough going over, during committee meetings.
A NEW EUROPEAN
SECURITY SYSTEM
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NOW BEING PUSHED
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Feb. 15—The restoration of confidence by
peaceful or forceful methods in order to rfestore prosperity,
was revealed as the single purpose of the Anglo-French
Italian accords, which are now the focus of European diplo
macy.
The accords were originally conceived by Premier Mac
Donald and his Foreign Secretary John Simon.
If Germany enters the scheme in a cooperative manner,
the confidence restoring plan will take the peaceful road.
If she chooses to keep aloof, Britain, France and Italy will
form a powerful combination of armed forces to assure
peace until normal trade makes the policeman’s club un
necessary.
This was an authoritative explanation of the new Euro
pean security system now being pushed in many capitals
in Europe.
Disappointment Felt Over Germany’s Reply
(By The Associated Press)
PARIS, Feb. 16—Keen... disappointment at the German
reply to the Franco-British-Italian security proposals was
expressed by French officialdom and public opinion. A
united front by France and Great Britain is held to be im
perative in the face of what is regarded as a plain attempt
by Germany to split up the London Security Plan, by ac
cepting the air pact as a bid for Britains favor.
Silence in the reply on the subject of Germany’s re
turn to the League of Nations was seen as an indication that
Germany considers her return to Geneva must be depend
ent upon a previous settlement of another problem.
Puplic opinion, generally regretted Germany’s rejec
tion of the opportunity to show conciliation.
Post-War Treaties Virtually Dead
(By The Associated Press)
• GENEVA, Feb. 16—League circles took the view that
the Treaty of Versailles, and other post war treaties, were
considered virtually dead as a result of the German reply to
the Franco.British security proposals.
Geneva saw dreams during the past few days of Ger
many participating in the construction of a new Europe,
but apparently Germany is now holding out for such a posi
tion on the basis of perfect equality, ignoring treaties and
the league convention, which is part of the Versailles Treaty.
Hope was seen, however, in Germany’s acceptance of
the air pact, but Geneva thinks that the Reich’s aloofness
toward the Eastern Locarno Pact and the question of Aus
trian independence, carries particular significance.
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UNDER HEAVY GUARD
HAUPTMANN REMOVED
TRENTON DEATH CELL
. (By The Associated Press)
FLEMINGTON, Feb. 16—Hauptmann was placed in an
automobile this morning under heavy guard, for his trip to
the-death cell at Trenton, New Jersey. As he appeared on
the front steps of the jail here, handcuffed to warden Harry
McCrea and Lieut. Allen Smith, they paused for pictures.
Hauptmann smiled broadly and spoke in German to a repre
sentative of a German newspaper: “I am innocent; come
and see me”; meaning at Trenton.
Only a small crowd w'as on hand as they watched his
removal from the jail here. At Trenton a larger crowd
began gathering in hopes of seeing the prisoner’s arrival.
Despite a cheerful smile, Hauptmann showed a tension, and
nervous strain.
In an interview last night he developed a new locquacity.
In his post-trial protestations of innocence, he express
ed the belief that Fisch “must have done the kidnapping.
Its funny, but at first I didn’t think Fisch could do it, but
later I do. He couldn’t do it alone either; no he couldn’t,”
said Hauptmann when questioned.
He took the first step yesterday in appealing his convic
tion, by signing a petition to Judge Trenchard asking that
the defense be supplied with a copy of the records of the
trial at "the expense of the State. He swore out papers,
under oath, that he could not afford to appeal the case other
wise. The petition is to be submitted to Judge Trenchard
on Monday. The appeal costs were estimated at twenty
five thousand dollars.
Hauptmann arrived at Trenton at 10:30 A. M., Eastern
Standard Time, after an uneventful trip.
Betty Gow Lands Fist In'Woman's Face
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(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 16—A turbulent embarkation by
Betty Gow on a) liner bound for her native Scotland, was
the center of whirlwind excitement and confusion on. the
pier, which she ended in a helter-skelter chase aboard the
liner.
She landed a punch to the jaw of >an over-curious wo
man, as a bystander attempted to snatch her arm, saying:
“Let’s have a look at you.”
“Let me alone,” cried Betty Gow, as she launched her
small fist in a woman’s face.
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Longley Reports
Sev ere Storms On
Mail Trip North
Harry Longley, the Kougarok ckig
team mail carrier, reported running
into severe storms, upon his arrival
here, while he was enroute north on
his last mail trip.
He declared it took him nearly
twelve hours to cross in front of
Golden Gate Pass a route which he
usually made in three to four hours.
The storm was so bad that he was
severely frost bitten by the time he
reached Pilgrim Hot Springs.
He was frozen about the face very
bac^ |ind was forced to* la^ over
there for some time, while the swell
ing went down, before he could con
tinue on to Taylor In his thirty
five years of dog team travel in the
north, he said that he never encoun
tered a more severe storm than on
this recent trip north with the mail.
He was forced to tie the leader of
the other dog team to his sled. The
other team was being driven by
“MurpJjy.” Extreme cold weather
is being experienced in the Kougar
ok section said mail carrier Long
ley^ when ihe arrived Nome >he
other day.
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Woman Thief Caught
(By The Associated Press)
BELGRADE, Ffb 14. — Marija
Mer, Yugoslavia’s first woman safe
breaker, confessed to 12 robberies
after she was caught opening a safe
at Vukovar.
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