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Vol. 38. No. 13. NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, JAN. 16th, 1937. Per Copy 15cts
Board Decision Against Seattle P I
MAY SEEK INTERVENTION OF PRESIDENT
Dr. Mattson Issued Statement in Connection Case
THEORY OF INSANE
PERSON KIDNAPING
WAS SPREAD TODAY
' (By The Associated Press)
TACOMA, Jan. 16—Blaming his
son’s kidnaping and slaying on
■“crooks who had never before
bandied a job of this magnitude"
Dr. Mattson announced that he
will take no further active part
in the search for the kidnaper.
, -“You know as much as I do",
he said.
Commenting on G-Men's pro.
gress in the r man hunt job. Dr.
Mattson declared he was prepar.
ed to make 'the-statement that it
was the work of bunglers who
became frightened and killed
Charles because he ‘‘knew too
much and they dared not release
him.”
At Sacramento today, po! ce re
leased Arthur Madsen, the author
ities saying they were convinced
he had no part in the case.
Dr. Mattson, talking to a large
group of newspaper men said:
“My only desire now is to be left;
alone, again to take up my work
where I left off, when this terri.
ble thing happened. I have a
mission to perform—the wounds
will heal quicker if I go about
my bus ness. Mr*. Mattson and
I have determine! that the best
thing to do is to stand by here”.
Morgan Returns Home
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I. P. Morgan, American financier, le
ahown aa he returned to New York
' from a long vacation In England
and aucceeefully met a barrage ef
queetlona from repertere ranging
all the way from Mra. Wallla 8lmp>
bon to the Rooeevelt landallde.
(Aaaoclated Preaa Photo)
He expressed great confidence j
in the work of the nations staff I
of federal agents and also declar
ed that he was convinced that
their undercover methods were
the best possible for hunting the
kidnaper.
Dr. Mattson further stated that
today’s statement will be his last
i concerning the kidnaping until
the criminal is "arrested and
brought to justice, then I shall
again be glad to make a release
which may be of interest to the
general public”. He replied to a
question, “yes, that will be a real
i
story of what happened”, and al_
so at the same time branded as
without foundation the statement
that the kidnaper was a former
disgruntled patient, saying, ‘‘I
have no enemies, I am sure, who
would perpetuate such a crime,”
and based his assertion that the
kidnapers were bundling ama
teurs, saying he was a man of
very limited means now.
Dr. Mattson further said that
his wife was standing the shock
“remarkably well”, they were
going to go to Mount Rainier with
their other two children this
veek end.
Haynes Surrenders Self
i Bv The Associated Pressi
SEATTLE. Jan. 16, — The self
surrender of Haynes indicated
here was apparently no connec
tion with him and the Mattson
case, said Detective Captain Sera
fford, who declared Haynes was
being held for the Long Beach
authorities.
Studying Records
(By The Associated Press)
TACOMA, Jan. 16, —G-Men
studied the records of Tacoma
abnormals, as the search for the
kidnaper and murderer of Char,
les Mattson, swung back to the
9cene of the kidnaping.
Reliable sources said officials
have received records of numer
ous local criminal trials, among
them several for sexual perver.
sion.
Police gave substance to the
frequently expressed theory that
the kidnaping and slaying was
the work of a demented person
who possibly knew the family
personally.
ENGLAND’S NEW KING AND JUST PLAIN ‘DAVY’
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Upon the abdication of Kino Edward VIII (right) for love of Wallis Warfield Simpson, the Duke of York
(left), hie brother, succeeded to the throne of Great Britain. He will probably reign as King George VI.
Simms (Associated Press Photo) ,< i ninsetminie tamtrni *
One Week Which
Decide
Peace
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16, —
Authoritative sources said that
shipowners will probably give
striking unions the ensuing week
to consider peace proposals and
then ask for a general union vote.
The vote will likely lead to em
ployer demands for presidential
intervention.
No negotiation meetings are tak.
ing place today, it was announc
ed.
The Coast Guard patrol boat
Atlanta cruised out of Seattle to
investigate charges that pickets
were preventing the progress of
the Canadian tug “Prosperative”.
Commander M. J. Ryan said
the inquiry was ‘‘routine”.
The tug is still tied up today
at Coronet Bay. Captain C. Good,
win said that he was taking six
teen sections of logs to British
Columbia and had tied up on ac.
count of the weather. “About ten
men appeared who said they were
members of the ferryboat and
longshoremen’s unions of Ever
ett, and that they intended to
“organize” his crew of four.”
He declared they advised him
not to try and move the logs
Urther. Yesterday four men, wh0
told George Astel, Whidby Island
publisher they were union men
from Anacortes, replaced the ten
who returned home. They built
a fire on the beach and watched
and waited.
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ACTS OF LEGISLATION WERE
{INTRODUCED
LEGISLTURE
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Jan. 16, — Labeling
the Matanuska farm colony as a
success, a House joint memorial,
the first of the session, was intro
duced in the House in a brief ses
sion yesterday afternoon by Re_
presentative Kennedy, in which
bill it was provided, for the con
struction of a road from Palmer
to connect with the Richardson
Highway at Copper Center.
Such a highway would give
further outlet to colonists to dis_
pose of their products, and also
open up a big mining district.
Representative Laiblin of the
Second Division introduced a
house memorial asking the light
house service to establish light
houses at Cape Deceit, Blossom,
and Chamisso, in the Kotzebue
area. Only a short session of
both houses was held today.
Petitions from five different
sources—the Alaska Native Bro_
therhood, and residents of Ket
chikan, Fairbanks, Sitka and
Haines—urged the Legislature to
adopt a system of old age pen.
sion of not less than forty dollars
monthly to those in the Terri
tory over the age of 65.
It was presented in the Sen.
ate by Brunelle, and dropped as
the first memorial into the hop
per.
Another memorial protests to
Congress against the reported re.
commendations of Secretary Ick
es that mineral lands be only
TERRITORIAL
TWO SESSIONS
subject to lease and not owner,
ship.
Walker introduced a bill which
would repeal the license tax law
whioh levies one-tenth of a cent
per pound on the purchase of fish
over four hundred thousand lbs.
Elaine Barrie Sues
For Divorce, 2
Months Wed
(By Tne Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16, —El
aine Barrie, John Barrymore’s
fourth wife, and a bride of only
two months, asked for a divorce
today.
In her complaint she charged
he struck her at a gay New Year’s
eve party at a Hollywood night
club and threatened to “kill or
seriously maim her.”
She declared he called her
“violent, vile, obscene, indecent,
profane and opprobious names.”
In her complaint it was aver,
ed he was enraged by jealousy
over her wish to continue her
acting work. She asked ‘‘reas
onable alimony.”
Polar Bears Lose
(Bv The Associated Press)
HOUGHTON, Michigan, Jan. 16
—Michigan Tech defeated the Pol.
ar Bear hockey team from Alaska
by a score of 4 to 1 last night.
P. I. RULED
AGAINST IN
A DECISION
Management Hearst News
papers Declared Will
Take Appeal
(Bv The Associated press>
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Jan. 16,
—The Labor Relations Board rul
ed against the Seattle Post In
telligencer in the Newspaper
Guild strike case, and ordered
the paper to offer Frank M. Ly_
r.ch photographer and Philip Ev
erhardt Armstrong dramatic crit
' ic, reemployment.
| The Labor Board’s five point
j order called for the P. I. to 1. de_
jsist from and in any manner in
terfere with, restrain or coerce
their employees in the exercise
of their rights to self organiza.
tion. 2. Cease, desist from and in
any manner discourage member
ship in the American Newspaper
Guild. 3. Offer reemployment to
Lynch and Armstrong. 4. Give
backpay to these employees. 5.
post notice in the editorial depart
ment that the Board’s orders
would be complied with.
The Guild contended that the
men were discharged because of
Guild activity. The paper said
they were discharged for ineflicien
cy and insubordination.
Seattle, Jan. 16, — Publisher
John Boettiger of the P. I. said
he had been informed at the time
of his appointment as publisher,
that the Hearst General Manage,
meat would appeal a Labor Board
decision identical with the one
made in Washington.
From Baltimore came a state
ment from Edward C. Woods,
General Counsel for the Hearst
Management, that if the Board's
decision “is as it is reported in
the papers, we shall certainly ap_
peal.”
Sheriff Is Looking
For Number Girls
(By The Associated Press)
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16, —The
sheriff's vice squadsmen hunted
twenty-two young women for
questioning concerning activities
of a suspected ‘‘girl” syndicate.
Captain George Contreras said
names were found listed in a
diary wihich disclosed girls were
supplied to parties given by film
actors, directors and sports char
acters. The names were address
ed and those who patronized them
were also set down.