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U, S. MAY RECOGNIZE SOVIET RUSSIA
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AMERICA MAY SOON RECOGNIZE
SOVIET RUSSIA
LONDON, June 24, {/P)—Team
work between the American and
'Russian delegations is interpreted
by the lobbies as indicating.. that
the United States may soon recog
nize Russia.
Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet' Foreign
Commissar, supported the Ameri
cans in several important matters,
•..including the move ito abolish quo
tas and other, trade restrictions
and the fight to have JameB Cox
bead the monetary committee.
Secretary of State Hull was fre
quently seen* talking to JJAtvinoff
in -contrast to the attitude of hit)
predecessor, Henry L. Stimson,
who avoided the Russian diplomat
' at the Geneva Disarmament Con
ference.
NORMAN DAVIS WHA/ ..RETURN
NEW. YORK, June 23, (j*P)—,
Norman Davis, U.S. Ambassador at
large, hinted on his return from
Geneva, that demands 'for security
pacts was the- stumbling block to
previous disarmament agreements
and they are giving way to the
sentiment favoring international
supervision of arms.
He said he came home for a rest,
-confer' with the President,,
and would later return to Geneva
(before (the end of the Disarma
ment Conference. He made no re
ference ito the rumors that he in
tended to resign. He called a cold
blooded proposition. He said that
the United States was approaching
efforts towards it in no crusading
attitude. ‘‘I thing we are getting
along all right. There is a grow
ing realization in Europe that we
must reach an agreement which
-will be the basis of real recovery."
He said that Roosevelt't peace
message was excellent. - I
ROOSEVELT MAY <;<)
TO LONDON
NEW YORK, June 24, (/P>—The
Daily News, in a copyrighted story j
from Provinceftown. Mass., says
that the Navy is preparing to rush
Roosevelt to London if Professor
Raymond Moley, now enroute to
London, sends a hurry call for the
President. " ”
In the meanwhile, in London,
Runway MacDonald, after con-1
tacts with other World Economic
Conference delegatee, la quoted as
saying that the previous disturb
ing situation is distinctly improved
and continued progress seemed as
sured The monetary standard is
the immediate problem before the
conference.
GRAIN RALLY BRINGS SUPPORT
NEW YORK, June 24, </P)—A.
late rally in grains brought sup
port to a rather shaky stock mar
ket. Several leaders gained from
one to three or more points and
closed firm. Extreme dullness pre
vailed until ftbe final dash. The
bond and cufib markets were Ir
regular.
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Pipe fittings, valves, Injectors,
{•oiler, gauges, pipe, cable and wind
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sale Is*-bargain prices.
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PRAISE ROOMKVECT
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I BpNDON. June 24, (/P)—Two
nieinbiera of Parliament, a Oonser
vative and a Baborite, joined Fri
day in praising Roosevelt as a man
of action, and comparing Chancel
lor of the Exchequer Neville
Chamberlain unfavorably with the
American Chief Executive.
‘‘The people of Great Britain
would rather have Franklin I).
Roosevelt as Chancellor of the Ex
chequer," said labor member J.C.
Wedge wood, ‘‘When Roosevelt
said he was going to raise prices,
the world believed he would do so;
but when Chamberlain said he hop
ed to raise prices by hts policy,
'nobody believed he would do so,”
said Robert Boothhy, Conservative
member. Obamlberlain was pres
ent,
KARCEV SOON TO GIVE
OUT OVER 1,000 JOIlB
WASHINGTON. June 22. (/Pi —'
Taking cognizance of criticism o''
Democratic congressmen of the
dilatory manner in which appoint
ments of Democrats are being made
to federal offices, James A. Farley
postmaster general and job dis
penser for the- a dm I nWt ration. in
dicated 'today that 1,000 or more
appointments would be made as
soon as President Roosevelt ends
his vacation and resumes his of
ficial ^duties.
The appointments will range from
collectors of internal revenue to
postmasters.
ItOSS FAVORITE TO WIN
CHICAGO, June 24. (Jp)—-Barney
Ross, the champion, weighed in at
one hundred thirty-four and three
fourths pounds and Tony Canzon
eri, a pound and a quarter less
for their championship tight to
night. which will not he broad
casted. The champion is favorite
to win.
AEROPIjANE SOS HEARD
SBATTL.E, June 23. (/P>—- An
SOS was heard from an aero
plane yesterday by the Bremerton
radio operator and by Seattle am
ature. lit is believed that it came
from a Russian vessel and may be
concerning Mattern. The call let
ters RMAZ were also heard, but
the remainder in Russian was bad
ly garbled leaving the matter a
mystery.
XiKH grWKSSINOER’g
BODY FOUND
KELSO, June 24, (;p)—The nude
ibody of a man. recovered from
Columbia river is believed by au
thorities to be that of Lee Schless
Jnger, a Portland department store
operator, last Been at Vancouver,
Washington, several months ago.
Investigators indicated that they be-,
ileved he met with foul play.
INNOCENT MAN DIES IN (PRISON
OLYMPIA, June 24, OP)—'The
Governor -today signed a full par
don dated May 3 let, for Francis
Pederson of Snohomish County rob
Ibery convict. Pederson died in
-prison May 31st. The pardon
shows Pederson to be innocent of
the charges.
POST'S PLANS NOT STOI'PKI)
BY MATTKUN
1 NEW YORK, June 21., (/P) —No'
j withstanding the ill fortune that at
I tended the recently attempted
round-«the-'world solo flight of Jam
es Mattern in his plane the “Cen
tury of Progress," plans are going
forward for the start on July 1
from New York of a globe enciic
ding aerial trip by Wiley Post in
the “Winnie Mae."
Mattern left New York June 3.
His last reported landing was at
Khabarovsk, Siberia. Nothing has
been seen or heard of him since he
took off June 14 from Khabarovsk
for Nome.
Post, who with Harold Catty
l made a record flight of 8 day, 15
hours and 51 minutes, around the
world in 1931 in -the “Winnie
Mae," will he accompanied on liis
forthcoming journey by a robot, a
mechanical pilot.
The robot operates on gyroscopic
principles, and is alr-dcivcn, When
Post sets the plane's course by
twisting some knobs on the instru
ment board, the atu omatie pilot
governs the plane’s controls.
Post will follow just about the
same route he and Catty took in
1931. His first stop will be Berlin.
Then he will fly over Russia. Al
aska. Canada and back to New
York.
Several other notable flights are
planned for the near future.
Roger Q. Williams, who has
made a one-way trip across the
Atlantic, row hopes to accomplish
a round-trip. He is scheduled to
get away from New York July 2 4
for Rome, non-stop. From Rome
he will hop to Athens, thence Dub
lin and thence "to Chicago to add
to the excitement of the World’3
Fair.
Stanislaus Hausner .nearly drown
ed last year trying to fly to his na
tive Poland, clinging to his drift
ing plane tor ahoTit a week before
rescue came. He is determined to
make good on a Imp to Warsaw.
Thor Solberg is resolved to Jly
to Oslo, Norway, the goal that he
and Carl Peterson failed to ach
ieve by such a long 3tretch last
August. The pair crashed 50 miles
from HaPbor Grace, Newfoundland.
Catptain 8tephan Darius agd Ste
phen Girenas, Chicago transport
pilots, plan a 4,900 mile hop from
New York to Kaunas, Lithuania.
Asaen JordanofT and Captain
Cesare Sabelli have a red mono
plane at Roosevelt field. New York
with its nose pointed toward Kur
ope and their take-off indefinitely
set for late this month.
WOMAN TRAVELS OVER
OLYMPICS
SEATTLE, June 23, (#)—Misa
Willabelle Playton of Seattle, aged
twenty-five, arrived at Port Angel
es, after, conquering trails over
which few white men travelled a
foot. She went over the Olympics
alone. She lost twenty of her
hundred and seventy pounds on
the trip.
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RANK IX PRISON
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. June
22, |/P)—J.D. Comer, former pres
ident of the defunct Puget Sound
Savings and Loan Association of
Seattle, entered the Washington
state prison at Walla Walla today
to serve a term of one /ear to two
years for having violated the state
•banking laws in issuing a false
statement in connection with the
business of the financial institution
Coiner joined in the prison two
other former presidents of the
Puget Sound Savings and Loan
Aecosiation They are Adolph Lin
den atid Edmond Campbell who
are serving terms in connection
with the collapse of the institution.
\V.I>. .Nicely, former state super
visor of savings and Loan associa
tions. is likewise in the prison for
misconduct in connection with the
failure of Puget Sound Associations.
Comer made a long and desper
ate court fight to—evade •imprison
ment.
On his way to Walla Walla, he
passed through Kelso. Wash., and
there his attorney applied for a
writ of habeas corpus iu a last
effort to keep the former...-.banker
r
out of the penitentiary. Judge
Horner Kirby at Kolso, however,
denied the application. He said
that he would not act as an an
pellate court over the King Coun
ty superior court at Seattle which
had isused the eomittment pa
pers. |
WIAJ..UA WA.UUA, WASH., June'
22, f/P)—<Mrs. James Matters sti'.lj
hopes that her husband is alive.
She thinks that he was forced
down on land, far from a comm,
unie.ation station, and that it may
may be a long time before he will
be able to get word to civilization
of his safety.
Mrs. Mad' ern is staying i,n W a 1,1 a
Walla with her sister.
INDIAN l.igroit OFFK KBS
I.ONK JOBS JI NK :)0
Effective June JO. four posir-onH I
under the ofifce of Governor of Al
aska will be discontinued • by the
Department of Interior, according
to an announcement made by Gov.
John W. Troy, as reported in the
Juneau Empire. They are the Spe
cial officers for the Suppression
of Liquoh Traffic among the Ind
ians.
The Governor was advised by
wire that no funds for payment
of them had been alloted for the
next fiscal year, beginning July 1. 1
Evidently this is part of the econ
omy program of Secretary of the
Inferior Harold L. Ickes.. as the In
terior department appropriation
treasure contained the usual item
for the four officers.- -——
The officers now occupying the
positions are.
J.W. Wilson. Juneau. First Div
ision; Paul 0. Harrinvkn, Third
Division; Edgar Seneff, Fourth and
Second Divisions; and William
Jackson, Yakutat, part time
Jackson Is the sole representative
of the old Indian policeman for
merly employed by the Federal
Government in Indian settlements
In the Territory.
Milk Is now retailed in cellulose
boxes which are formed, dipped in
super-heated parafln, filled, and
sealed In one continuous operation.
fi.yrKST mhal news m:>w
Fourth, of July will be here a
week from Monday. Lets go.
The ^Harumon Consolidated Gold
Fields have two dredges operating
and are doing some hydraullcking.
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The steamer Arthur J. Baldwin
of the Attic Transport Co. sailed
last night from Nome for Kotze
bue and way ports.
The freighter Derblay arrived
Lhis morning and leht this afternoon
for St Law-rence Island and ports
enroute to Kotzebue.
Baron Friedl^trder Is expected to
arrive here by plane Monday or
Tuesday, of next week, from Fair
hank- He lias big plans for mitt
ling operations on a large scale near
'Nome.
Dan Kelly, Fred D. White, W.A..
He+geryon and Sam Duties were
passengers on the Derblay for Tel
ler, enroule to the Kougarok min
ing section.
A W Cordovado, the Inmachuck
mining operator sailed from Seat
ti on the steamer Yu ku>. *, 'hs
Alaska lJne this Aorn-ki^ emoute
to Nome via Seward and via plane
from Fairbanks,
K.D. Baker, sales a u<perint end
ant for Alaska in the interests of
the Standard Oil Co., with head
quarters at Seattle, is a visitor in
Nome, having arrived via plane
from Fairbanks this week.
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K.S. Ogieslby, died June 12, at
Parisburg. Virginia, according to
telegraphic information received in
N me today. It will 'be recalled
tha't Mr. OglesJiy was interested in
mining and dredging operations in
Solomon section for many years,
and had a number of staunch friends
in this section.
Mrs. Ii.D. Goodrich, the popular
teacher at Golovin, arrived at Nome
on the Victoria and is visiting with
her sister. Mrs. B J. .MoConaghy.
Owing to ill health Mrs. Goodrich
is planning on going outside short
ly. Mr. Goodrich is engaged in
mining in the Casa section.
Marlene Dietrich, the beautiful
exotic star of “Morrocco.” which
will (be shown at the Dream Theatre
Tuesday, June 2 7. is supported by
i large cast including Garry Coop
er and Adolphe Menjou.
This is Miss Dietrich’s greatest
picture and has been given great
praise by all the critics.
Dp not miss seeing Greta Garbo's
only rival in the picture world.
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