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V01itHiK 35. * No. 95. ^ MOMK, ALASKA. THLHSDAV, AUGUST 38. UWt if P-rCopy: IPoonM.
SAY KIDNAPPING STORY IS HOAX
AIMER RYDEEN OF NOME APPOINTED CLERK
DORRANDT GETS NEW BONDSMEN: RELEASED
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ROOSEVELT TAKE
■ CHARGE ARRANGE
CHAN6E IN NRA
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ROOSEVELT NOT TO CIO HOME
EXROUTE TO WASHINGTON
(By The Associated Press)
HNROUTE WITH ROOSEVELT.
Auk. 23, President Roosevelt hur
ried back (o the White House as
fresh reports sprang up of sharp
^controversies over the reorganiza
tion of the National Recovery Ad
ministration.
He paid his last respects yes
terday to Speaker Rainey at Car
rollton, Illinois, where the fun
eral of the late Speaker of the
Mouse of Representatives, was
| held.
! Roosevelt changed his plans o.*
going to his home at Hyde Park,
and is enroute to the capitol in
stead. Following his arrival in
Washington he declined to dis
cu^. reports that he pand General
Hugh S. it, Johnson were in the
midst of a bitter dispute over the
new XRA structure. The Presi
dent expected to take command of
the. situation and outline definite
ly the principles for the recovery
re-organization.
FRANK DORBANDT
RELEASED TODAY
ANCHORAGE JAIL
DOKBANDT RELEASED FROM
JAIL ION BAIR
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(By The Associated Tress)
ANIOHORAOE. Aug. 23, Frank
Dorbandt ' who was held In Jail
after his return from a mysterious
flight, today obtained new bonds
men and was released. He reraa'n
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ed here with his plane.
It is understood that the mat
ter of his right to fly in the fut
ure is up to the Bureau of Aero
nautics of the Department of Com
nieree. He was arrested because
his Fairbanks bondsmen withdrew
their cdnnection with the case.
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CUBAN OFFICIALS
SENTENCED DEATH
PLOTTIND REVOLT
TWO OFFICERS SENTENCED
TO DEATH CONNECTION CUBA
REVOLUTIONARY PLOT .
• By The Associate I Tress)
' A HAVANA, Aug. S3, Two high
ranking .Cuban Army officers were
sentenced to death today by a
Court Martial for their participa
tion in the revolutionary plot ag
ainst Colonel Fulgenclo Battista,
Commander in Charge of the Army.
Major Angel Echevarria an«
Captain Augusta Rice, command
er of the Army Signal Corps were
convicted of participation in the
plot to promote a revolution.
They were caught in Pinar
del Rlvo Province before they git
started, with one high army of
ficer being killed.
The M. S. New York belonging
to Howard Lyng of the Lyng Navi
gatlon Company left Snake River
Harbor this morning at about 11
o'clock, bound for Solomon, Spruce
Creek, Golovin, Shaktoolik, Una
lakleet, and St. Michael. Mrs.
Robert Brown was a passenger
to Shaktoolik. The boat carried
several other passengers, mostly
natives, and freight.
AIMER RYDEEN IS 1
APPOINTED CLERK f
DISTRICT COURT
ft
AliMKK ItYDKEN TAKES OFFICE
TODAY CLERK OF COURT
FOR SECOND DIVISION
Aler Rydeen, well known Nome
Ite and sburdough of the north to-^
day took office as clerk of the
iU. S. District Court for the Sec*
onj Division, under'Judge J. H. S.
Morison. filling file position left
vacant by the resignation of Thos. |
D. Jensen, who has served in the
office for the past several years. ,y
Mr. Ry-deen took over the office
this morning on oath before No
tary Public Brown, of the Ma -
Ky^r- ■.
shal's Office. Mr. Rydeen i
democrat who has been ass^ria'.
ed with the pioneer life of the
north for. many years. For -the
past several years he and' $Irs.
Rydeen have lived at vandte;
where Mr. Rydeen was emjJtdyfNj
by/ the Lonien Commercial flo'ldfi*'
any. At present the Ryileen/b a'vo
residinK in Nome. *■’ -
The appointment of Mr. Rydeen
to the position of Clerk of the
Court now fills all four division;!
of the Department of .ItistieJ wfid
Demoratlr office holders, with'the
exception of several assistdtnliir^ -i
PREACHER ADMITS ;t
KIDNAPPING STORY v'
IS PURE HOAX
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•ASKEW ADMITS KIDNAPPING
WAS A HOAX
(By The Associated Press)
GOLDSBORO, N. C. Aug. 21,
Reverend Askew confessed today
to Sheriff Paul* Warrison who stat
ed that he had admitted that the
v.
story of his having been kidnapp
ed was untrue, and that he wrote
y^oooasoooooccoKacsooocoocoKcsccaassssx;
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the ransom messages receiyp^-^'ttjt •
his wife. ^-1
■ ‘‘I needed a rest and chaiu-cSh |
get away," the sheriff quoted him'!
as saying. The Department of
Justice would not disclose whether
any action was planned Against
Askew for sending the Cifnsom
note through the mails. ?
YOUNG COLLEGE
GIRL IS FOUND I
KILLED IN
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YOUNG COLLEGE GIKL IS
FOUND IfPRDERED IN FIELD
(By The Associated Press) |
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug.
23, The body of Miss Faye New,
missing Howard College co-ed was
found la a corn Held last nlgbt
with her throat cat.
Harold Taylor, her escort on an
automobile ride Monday nlgnt,
from which she failed to return,
said that she had left his car an
ran into the bushes. When In
formed she was dead, he paled
visibly, but said he didn't do it.
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR ,
CONSTRUCTION OF 24 } ''-i-T •
FIGHTING VESSELS *
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{By The Associated .Press) -
WASHINGTON) Aug.' 2g, - The
program to raise the United States
Navy to a power unsurpassed'On
the seas, swung forward With fhe
awarding of contracts for twenty
four fighting vessels. Bremerton
got two destroyers as their part
ot the construction. , * g
SOURDOUGH.. 8TATIONERU JTQR
BALE AT THE NUGGET OF WOE
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UNITED STATES
AND CUBA FORM
TRADE TREATY
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UNITED STATES AND CUBA
IN TRADE AGREEMENT
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. . Aug. 23, The ;
United States government is ap-'
patently going to surrender a sub
stantial chunk to Cuba in an effort
to help American farms and fac
tories regain their -export mar
ket* jn the islands.
.A* indications were that • the
United States would slash duties
on t’tfftnn sugar about nineteen
million denars jn a reciprocal
trade treaty which is to be sign
'd end proclaimed tomorrow.
If this trade scheme works out
this money and more will corns
hack as an increased income for
American tanners and industry.
I.t is understood that the U. 8.
will- made concession also to, Cu
ban tobacco, pineapples,/ win'er
vegetables, fruits and liqnofe'. in
return for which Cuba is to
knock down her tariff harrier for
scores of American agricultural
and manufactured products-.
COTTON INDUSTRY
WORKING HOURS
x ^ ARE CUT TO 36
HKIH CTION or NOIlk HOIKS
TO THIMTY-SIX
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Auk. 23, The
NHA announced, that presidential
approval was received for the r®
duct ion of weekly work hours
from forty to 'thirty-six, without,
a cut in wages for two hundred
thousand workers in> the cotton
garment industry.
Th<^ NHA said this was equiv
alent not only to an increase of
about ten percent above the lev
els, set in Bay ^in pierce rates, but
also permit the re-employment of
more than ten thohsand people.
The direct cost to the consumer
was estimated to be lesa than two
percent.
Bl^i MI-JINKS IN SEATTLE
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Aug. 23, The big
International Potlatch opened to
day with a colorful barbecue and
parade in which Indians, beauti
ful g^rls, Alaskan sourdoughs,
wild west gunmen, horses and
dragons mingled in a wild Jam
boree, as a revival of old times.
Seattle’s civic festival was attend
ed by thousands from all over the
PaciflC Northwest.
VO CHANCE FOR ZITA
fUy Tlio Associated Press)
GENOA*, Italy,' Aug. 22, Tho
possibility of a political tryst be
tween Schuschning, Premier of
Austria ^ and the former Empress
Zita, who is seeking restoration to
the Hapeburg throne, was banish
ed when Schuschning left Florence
today after a conference with Mua
solini, without even seeing the
former Enipreks.
STOCKS CONTINUE RAISING
1 (By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, New life
came to stocks again today as
gains of front one to three points
or more were recorded over a
wide front. Sales were a million,
three hundred thousand. .No spee
iflc news developed to account for
the upturn, although there was a.
mild revival of inflationary psy
chology, which may have been a
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factor. The close was strong:
Bonds showed a slight improve
ment over yesterday.
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