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VOL. 38. No 3 NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1935. Per Copy: 10 Cents.
Del. Dimond Busy Introducing Bills
TREASURER O. OLSON CANNOT TAKE OFFICE
Lindy Identifies Hauptmann Receiver Ransom Money
LINDBERGH IDENTIFIES
HAUPTMANN MAN WHO
TOOK RANSOM MONEY
(By The Associated Press)
FLEMINGTON, Jan. 4—In the third day of Haupt
mann’s trial- Colonel Lindbergh returned to the stand under
continued direct examination, giving testimony regarding
the ransom notes, which were received in transparent cello
phane envelopes and which are receiving so much attention
from the State’s attorney.
Hauptmann looked paler and more deep-eyed than us
ual. Counsel for the defense made public the fact that the
defense will be based upon the contention that the kidnapp
ing was planned at the Lindbergh home without the family’s
knowledge by “five men not one of whom committed the
crime,” so said E. J. Reilly, chief defensti counsel.
Under direct questioning^ Lindbergh identified Haupt
mann as the receiver of the ransom money. He declared
that his voice sounded exactly as did the person’s who re
ceived the marked money.
Mr. Reilly the defense chief attorney said: “The de
fense,” he announced, “will establish that Hauptmann had
nothing to do with the crime and that it was conceived in
the Lindbergh home but not by any member of the family.
We will show that the kidnapping was planned and execut
ed by five persons whose names cannot be disclosed at this
time. Furthermore the defense will prove that the child
was carried from the nursery, down stairs, and out of the
house by way of the door, rathern than down the ladder
which the State contends, was used. We will also bring
up the question of Violet Sharp, the Lindbergh maid who
committed suicide after the crime.”
BARNHILL AGAIN
IN TROUBLE AND
IS BEING SOUGHT
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan 3—Accused of ob
taining five thousand dollars from
Mrs. Maude Cushen, a widow, to
establish an airplane service in Al
aska, and then failing to complete
the project, George R. Ernory and
H. W. Barnhill were charged with
grand larceny in the Justice Court
here yesterday.
Deputy Prosecutor Frank Harring
ton said that Emory made represen
tations about the airline to Mrs.
Cushen, Barnhill merely being pre
sent during the interviews The
plane bought by the pair cracked
up. Harrington said that Barnhill
was believed to be in Hawaii and
Emory’s whereabouts are unknown.
Attorneys who formerly represent
ed the men, said they had always
“found them honest and reliable in
their business dealings.’’
Woman In Seattle
Over 100 Years Old
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 4 — Mrs. Mary
Benzon, a native of Sweden attain
ed the century mark January 2nd.
One of her sons, Amos Benzon lives
in Juneau. Another son, Charles
lives here. In addition, she had two
daughters, nine grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. She at
tributed her long span of years to
moderate eating.
Has Narrow Squeek
On Kobuk Freezing
Death: Now Nome
Joe Fortune who came to Nome
yesterday with the Mirow Air Serv
ice from Kotzebue, is enroute to the
States, after having been subjected
to numerous hardships on the Kobuk
River.
According to Arthur Eide, it is re
ported that Mr. Fortune was found
in his cabin all alone sitting around
a coal stove but with no fire in it.
His rescuers determined the fact
that he had had no food or fuel for
over five days, and had remained
in the cabin all that time sitting
near the stove.
Upon being taken to Kotzebue, Mr.
Fortune requested that Father Men
ager be appointed his guardian.
Father Menager then arranged for
Mr. Fortune to go outside, possibly
to San Francisco, Calif.
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CANNOT TAKE
OFFICE JUNEAU
UNTIL APRIL 1st
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Jan-. 4 — Although Os
car Olson, newly elected Territorial
Treasurer took the oath of office,
Walstien Smith who has held the
position for the past twenty-one
years, remains as Treasurer until
April 1st, for the term for which he
was elected.
This decision was reached at an
amicable meeting of the Territorial
Administrative Board, which further
stated that a change would be ask
ed in the Legislature meeting Jan
uary 14th requiring all officials to
take positions January 2nd hereaf
ter. The moving ahead of the gen
tral electlfiff froth'November to Sep
tember and resulting meeting of the
Legislature on the second Monday
in January was the cause of the con
flict.
WILL FLY NOME
FROM SEATTLE
BECOME BRIDE
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 4 — Miss Lenore
Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. U. Peterson of Seattle, is due to
leave here January 19th for Fair
banks, from where she will fly to
Nome to become the bride of Cam
eron Maryott Neumann, son of Mrs.
Anna Neumann of Seattle. Miss
Peterson attended the University of
Oregon and Mr. Neumann is a grad
uate of the University of Washing
ton.
Mr. Neumann is acting as agent
for the Bolcom Canal Lumber Co.,
at Nome during the absence of Sam
Taggart, who expects to return in
about a month or six weeks.
APPOINTMENTS
IN GAME COMM.
MADE KNOWN
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Jan. 3,—Three transfers
in personnel were authorized at a
recent meeting of the Alaska Game
Commission. They were announc
ed today by Hugh W. Terhune, Ex
ecutive Officer, to become effective
January 1st, 1935.
E. M. Goddard, assistant execu
tive for the past several years will
go to Ketchikan for the newly creat
ed post of supervisor of wardens;
Frank Dufresne stationed here will
succeed Goddard; Warden H. W.
Jewell of Ketchikan will succeed
Dufresne. All have been with the
Commission since its creation in
1925.
NEW YEAR’S DAY
RIOTING IN SAAR
CAUSE 2 DEATHS
(By The Associated Press)
SAARBRUECKEN, Jan. 3—Two
persons were killed and at least a
hundred injured in New Year’s Day
political strike in the Saar, it was
learned today.
Guns, pitchforks, hammers, and
iron rods were used in clashes thru
out the territory between the Nazis
and their adversaries, a half a dozen
of whom.were wounded by bullets.
SUMMARY OF THE
WEATHER FOR
DEC. 1934
The month just completed was the
second warmest December of record,
the previous warmest December was
that of 1914 when a mean tempera
ture of 12.8 degrees was recorded.
The mean temperature for this Dec
ember was 16.4 degrees which is
10.1 degrees above the normal.
A record high temperature for
December was attained on the 8th
when a maximum temperature of
40.3 degrees was recorded. The sixth
and seventh had maximum temper
atures of 40.2 degrees. The lowest
temperature occurred on the 28th
when the mercury dropped to —18.2
degrees. The previous low temper
ature on record is —42 degrees re
corded Dec. 29, 1929.
The precipitation for this month
was 1.57 inches, or .52 inch above
the average. Measurable amounts
of precipitation occurred on thirteen
days. Amounts too small to mea
sure occurred on five days. The
greatest 24-hour precipitation occur
red on the fifth when 0.40 inch was
recorded. The total snowfall was
12.4 inches. The average depth of
snow on the ground at the end of
the month was 6.7 inches.
There were 12 clear days, 8 of
which had a 100 percent sunshine,
two partly cloudy and seventeen
cloudy.
The total wind movement was
8544 miles giving an average of 11.5
miles per hour. The maximum wind
velocity for any five minute period
was recorded on the fifth with 36
miles per hour from the North.
Auroras were observed on the 1,
21, 29, 30, 31. Dense fog occurred on
the tenth. >
G. L. Prucha
Assistant Meteorologist, U. S. Weath
er Bureau.
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DELEGATE A J DIMOND
INTRODUCES SEVERAL
BILLS REGARD ALASKA
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—Delegate Dimond had intro
duced in Congress, bills authorizing the survey and location
and construction of a highway to connect the northwestern
part of Continental United States with British Columbia
and Yukon Territory, with Alaska.
Two “Home Rule” bills were introduced. They would
transfer the control of the fisheries except fur seal, and sea
otter, from the Department of Commerce to the Territory
and give Alaska also, the control of the game and fur bear
ing animals, a transfer to the Territory instead of remain
ing in the Department of Agriculture.
Other Dimond bills would extend the provisions of the
Act for retirement of employees in classified civil service,
to the employees of the Alaska Railroad.
Another, would grant one hundred and sixty acres of
land for one placer or lode mining claim in Alaska; provide
for an appeal on a writ of error from final judgements and
decisions of the District Courts of Alaska to the U S. Cir
cuit Court of Appeals; authorize the conveyance by the
United States to Nome of certain lands situated thereat.
As part of the wild life preservation program, a special
house committee on wild life conservation was recommend
ed by the Biological Survey for the Bristol Bay region.
Another bill introduced would tax certain wood-pulp
and pulp-wood products in the Territory while another bill
would authorize the entry of fur farming homesteads on
public lands in Alaska.
Weather Prevents
Airplan es Making
Schedules Friday
Several airplane flights scheduled
for today were necessarily postponed
due to the break in the weather
which brought down a minor bliz
zard, following the several days past
of clear weather. Pilot Mirow of
the Mirow Air Service was schedul
ed for a flight to Fairbanks but is
awaiting good weather before taking
ofhi
Pilot Whaley of the Roust Airways
who is reported to be at Kotzebue,
with Deputy Marshal Crabtree and
a prisoner from Point Hope, is held
up by adverse weather conditions,
from returning to Nome.
SEEKING HONORS IN
ALASKA LEGISLATURE
The Alaska Territorial Legisla
ture will convene at Juneau on Mon l
day, January 14th, and already
there is an active campaign being
conducted for presiding officers of
those bodies. It is believed that
Luther M. Hess, mining man and
banker of Fairbanks, will be chosen
president of the Senate, in which
he has served several terms from
the Fourth division. For Speaker of
the House the honor is likely to fall
to A. H. Ziegler, of Ketchikan, who
has represented the First division
in that body for several sessions.
Mae West In Cast
Coming To Dream
Theatre Sunday
The public at large became fami
liar with Mae West when she toured
a few years ago, after a three-year
run in New York, in her sensation
ally successful play, “Diamond Lil”.
But Mae West has been a well-known
stage figure since she was five year’s
old. Maudie TripWte in "Night Af
ter Night”, comnft to the Dream
Theatre on Sunday is, however, her
first film role.
Born in Brooklyn of a theatrical
family, Miss West made her profes
sional debut in her parents’ vaude
ville act. Even as a child, she had
a great talent for mimicry, and her
most successful vaudeville acts took
that form.
“Sex” was her first play, and her
most recent one, “The Constant Sin
ner”, ran for six months last season
on Broadway.
Presidents Message
The text of President Roosevelt’s
message to Congress today, was re
ceived this morning, but no official
orders for its release were received
until too late this afternoon to be
included in this evening's edition. It
will appear in print in tomorrow’s
paper.