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Volume 36. Number 216. ...NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1935. ... Per Copy Ten Cents
U. S. Takes A Definite Stand Today
“PLAYBOY” ROGERS IS HYSTERICAL TODAY
Fight For Huey Long’s Dictatorship Is Begun Today
PLAYBOY WANTED TO
COMMIT SUICIDE OVER
DEATH TORCH SINGER
Rogers is Near Hysteria in Jail After Threat
That He Wanted To Commit Suicide
(By The Associated Press)
WESTCHESTER, Pa., Sept. 13—Rogers, who sobbed:
“Give me a gun so I can kill myself too,” when the body of
Evelyn Hoey was found in his farm house, is still in jail to
day, in a state verging on hysteria.
He slop little last night. Kelly is also held while the
wealth of the Rogers family is massed to defend the thirty
year-old playboy, if murder charges are filed.
The belief that tthe girl killed herself is still held by
several officials. Fearing that Rogers might carry out a
threat to commit suicide, his necktie and belt were taken
from him. Attempts will be made to release him on bail
tomorrow.
Kelly, a free-lance movie cameraman, was a guest at
the Rogers house when the shooting occurred.
Claude Battin, a farmer, said that Rogers exclaimed
after the shooting; “Give me a gun to kill myself. There is
nothing to live for,” after sobbing “My God ! My sweet
killed herself.” Bail was fixed at twenty-five hundred dol
lars each for Rogers and Kelly.
The Washington
News - Letter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. ECKLES)
August 24, 1935
An allotment of $225,000 was ap
proved by the President for the A1
aska Road Commission to use for the
construction and surfacing of roads
in the Matanuska Valley, according
to information received from the
Public Works Administration Aug
ust 20, 1935. Of the total amount,
$125,0000 has been reserved for the
surfacing of ten miles or road now
being constructed in the Valley,
while the remaining $100,000 is to
be used for the completion of the
Anchorage-Matanuska Road so that
supplies may be carried more easily
to the colony.
The construction of a Federal
Building in Nome has been approved
Probably some time will elapse be
fore definite information as to the
plans, estimated cost and other de
tails will be available because the
Treasury Department, which has
charge of all federal building con
struction, will find it necessary to
tabulate information provided by
the various depastments showing the
amount of space that will be requir
ed by each. When this has been as
certained and definite plans for the
structure can be made the archi
tects will commence work on the de
sign of construction. It is planned
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Lehrdahl Was Not
Heard From Last
Night On Search
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 13, — Her
man Lehrdahl, searching airman for
pilot Art Hines and his party which
have been overdue for several
weeks, was not reported here last
night.
Although Lehrdahl of the Lehr
dahl Flying Service who has been
scouting in the Dawson sector fail
ed to report, stormy weather made
(Continued on Page Three)
—
Laura Ingalls Sets
A Women’s Record
West, East Flight
(Bv The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, —Laura
Ingals landed at Floyd Bennet Air
j port at 10:34 P M Eastern Standard
i Time yesterday, beating the time by
a wide margin for the West to East
transcontinental fight marfl previous
ly set by Amelia Earhart, for wo- '
men fliers.
Miss Ingalls time was announced
at 13 hours; 4 minutes; and 5 sec
onds—far under the 17 hours, 7 min
utes and 30 second mark set by Miss
Earhart.
Miss Ingalls took off from Los An
geles Thursday morning. It was her
(Continued on Page Three)
Fight Over Long’s
Dictatorship Gets
Under Way Today
(By The Associated Press)
BATON ROUGE, Sept. 13 — The
leaderless lieutenants of Huey Long
turned from the slain dictator’s
grave to preserve the power of his
dynasty, after his burial yesterday
when crowds estimated at from one
to two hundred thousand looked on
many of them sobbing and some al
most hysterical.
Divergent interests and ambitions
of Long’s followers has created the
impression that there is confusion
in their ranks.
I
The foes of the Long machine
seized the opportunity to begin their
attack. "Long is dead but Longism
still lives” said Mrs. Hilda Phelps
Mammon, chairman of the women’s
committee of Louisiana which tried
to have senator John Overton un
seated from the U S Senate, on the
claim that he was elected through
fraud inspired by the Long mach
ine. She said the fight would go
on.
Governor Allen in a formal state
ment denounced “those who plotted
and inspired the death of Huey
Long.” He said his principles can
not be annihilated by murder.
I
The inquest into the death of Dr.
Weiss will be continued next Mon
day.
UNITED STATES MAKES
CLEAR HOW SHE WILL
STAND WITH LEAGUE
United States Calls Attention To Kellogg
Briand Peace Paet With Respect To War
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13—The United States of Amer
ica reminded Italy and Ethiopia of the Kellogg-Briand Pact,
in a strong appeal against war.
Secretary of State Hull in a public statement said that
the American government asks those countries “which ap
pear to be contemplating armed hostilities, to weigh most
solicitiously the declaration and pledge given in the Pact of
Paris.”
Officials emphasized however, that it was not a formal
invocation of the Kellogg Treaty in which signatories, in
cluding Italy and Ethiopia, condemned recourse to war, and
renounced it as an instrument of national policy in their
relations with one another.
The invocation of the policy said officials, would have
involved the asking of other nations to join in the appeal,
but observers contended that the United States, Hull’s ap
peal had the same force as participation in a formal invo
cation, which could secure added emphasis only by the sim
ultaneous expression of similar views by other signatories.
The Hull statement emphasizing the peaceful ideal of
the American people, was interpreted by observers as plac
ing of the entire moral support of this nation behind the
world’s collective efforts to maintain peace.
After stressing this government’s grave concern over
the adverse effect it would have upon people everywhere,
Secretary Hull said:
“All nations have the right to ask that any and all issues
between whatsoever nations, be resolved by pacific means.
Every nation has the right to ask that no nations subject it
and other nations to the hazards and cncertainties that must
inevitably accrue to all who fall and resort to arms.”
Hull placed double emphasis on his declaration that the
cardinal policy of the United States with regard to the Italio
Ethiopian controversy “is the preservation of peace.” Offic
ials considered his statement as the State Department’s last
public appeal for peace. The statement related in detail
previous steps taken by this government in connection with
the impending African controversy, including the statements
made by President Roosevelt, as well as Hull’s, and the fact
that upon hearing of the granting of the Ethiopian oil con
cession to an American corporation the “American govern-,
ment took prompt steps toward the removal of this obstacle
for a peaceful settlement.” _ I
FRANCE’S POSITION IS
STILL UNCERTAIN ON
E AFRICAN SITUATION
Prep: •rations For Armed Uondirt I5ein<£
Uonlinned l>\ llal\. Ftliiopia. Filmland
(By The Associated Press')
UNDATED, Sept. 13—France’s solidarity with the lea
gue covenant and a wing in the French policy to the attitude
of financial and economic sanctions being necessary in case
Italy attacks Ethiopia, was indicated in Paris today.
At Geneva, Laval demanded the enforcement of the
League covenant, in a speech before the League Assembly.
French officials in Paris interpreted his remarks as meaning
that the French nation would impose economic and financial
but not military sanctions against the aggressive nation in
a European war.
Italy continued today its troop movements toward East
Africa. Emperor Selassie, as a precaution, ordered the
mobilization of seventy-five percent of all government em
ployees.
Great Britain continued the concentration of its war
ships near Suez. Italian maneuvers in the Mediterranean
resulted in representations by Greece on the grounds that
Italian warships had entered Greek waters without per
mission.
Laval’s speech before the League is eagerly awaited
since, observers debated whether France would back up
Britain in its stand for League solidarity, opposed to war;
or back up Italy’s demand for colonial expansion.
Marine Contracts
Sub j eet Is Being
Brought To Head
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, -
Members of three maritime unions
seeking higher wages and improved
working conditions waited for ship
operators to reply to their request
that conferences be held to draft
a new agreement to supplant the
ones expiring September 30th.
Off shore operators and members
of the Pacific American Shipown
ers Association previously told the
unions that negotiations would not
be entered into until the five vessels
now tied up in coast ports because
of labor disputes, had been released.
To this, the union replied last
night that the tieup was a ques
tion that was to be settled by the
labor relations board under the ex
piring contact, and has no connec
tions with the drafting of a new
agreement.
Letter Addressed
Marine Unions By
Ship Companies
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, — j
Pacific Coast shipping companies to-'
Convicts Request
Sterilization Fear
Children's Sakes
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, —
District Attorney Metthew Brady an
nounced today charges of contempt
of court against U. S. Collector of
Internal Revenue John V. Lewis
and Supervisor Andrew Gallagher
w'ill be filed tomorrow.
Brady said formal charges against
the two men who refused to testify
before the grand jury regarding
charges of police vice “payoffs” will
be filed by the jury foremen, Rob
ert Lincoln. Lewis was forbidden by
his federal superiors to give city
officials information by means of
which the internal revenue depart
ment collected $110,000 in taxes and
fines from a retired police officer
who Lewis said had amassed a for
tune from graft.
day addressed a letter to the Inter
national Seamen's Union and other
marine labor orgaizations reiterat
ing a willingness to meet represen
tatives of the seamen for the pur
pose of discussig mutual problems.
The ship owners specified the first
purpose of such a meeting must be
to effect the release of five ships
tied up on the Pacific Coast be
cause of strikes of “your union”.