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VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 137.
SEWARD, ALASKA. SATURDAY, November 2, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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RESOLUTION PUT ASIDE TEM
PORARILY AT REQUEST
SENATOR FESS
WASHINGTON. Nov., 2, (JP)—
A resolution asking condemna
tion of Senator Bingham was j
introduced into the senate by
Senator Norris but at the request I
of Senator Fess, of Ohio, con- I
sideration was deferred.
Morris called attention to the |
fact the resolution was privileged j
but said he was glad to lay it j
aside temporarily if anyone so j
requested.
The resolution follows;
‘That the action of the Sena- j
t-or from Connecticut, Mr. Bing
ham, in placing Mr. Charles L. j
Eyanson upon the official rolls
of the senate at the time and
manner set forth in the report
c-f the sub-committee on judi
ciary, was contrary to good mor
* als and senate ethics and tends
^ ‘ to bring the senate into dis
honor and disrepute and such
conduct is hereby condemned.” 1
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WASHINGTON, Nov., 2, UP)—
Consenting to defer consider
ation of the resolution of cen
sure against Senator Bingham,
Senator Norris also gave notice
that he would demand a vote j
on it Monday
Senator Fess, Republican, an- j
ijounced he will be ready to vote
on Monday when the senate is j
expected to go on record on the j
matter. The resolution, a privi- |
leged one, can be brought up at
any time. Norris informed the
senate that several members will
be forced to be absent and that
they had requested the vote be
postponed.
SHIN FOB Id«
RESULTS US DEATHS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, (IP)—
The Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, Seymour T. Lowman, an
nounced statistics compiled by
* the bureau of prohibition showed j
143 civilians had been killed by j
prohibition agents, and 56 prohibi- j
tion agents had been killed m the
performance of their duty in the j
approximately 10 years of national j
prohibition.
Mr. Lowman’s statement was j
made after he had been informed 1
that figures differing from the bu- ;
reau’s total had been made public
it elsewhere, and that statments nad
been made charging the bureau
with suppression of the correct
total. The Assistant Secretary’s j
figures showed also that three j
narcotic agents had been killed in
line of duty. One narcotic agent
was killed in each of the years, 1921,
}925 and 1928, ^...
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ALAMEDA SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, Nov., 2, UP)—The S.
S. Alameda, of the A. S. S. Go.,
sailed today at 9 a. m. for Alaska
with 63 passengers; eight of
them are booked for SewAd as
follows: H. F. Kennard, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Halvorson, M. W. Gold
stein, Mr. and Mrs. T. Kulstad
and child and W. F. Mencenback.
lOLSLir
OF POLICE* IS
ELECTROCUTED
WAS ONE OF TWO ROBBERS
WHO ALSO SHOT AND
KILLED SECRETARY
COLUMBIA, Ohio, Nov., 2, (A5)
—Arthur J. Maul, convicted slay
er of William Grubbs, Akron
policeman, was electrocuted in
the Ohio penitentiary, last night.
Maul went to the death chair i
as 7:30 and was pronounced dead
at 7:33.
He was one of the two robbers
who shot and killed Sam VeVin
son, secretary of the B & L Met- ;
al Stamping Co., in Brooklyn, in j
an attempt to rob the offices.
Each carried a pistol as they
entered the offices and ordered j
Vevinson and three employees
to hand them the money, Vevinson
shouting “Give it to them” then
turned and ran into a storage
room. He was shot twice in the
back. The assailants escaped
without the money.
CHANDLER, Oklahoma, Nov.,
2, UP)—Jeff D. Harris, repudiated
prohibition enforcement officer
was convicted of first degree
murder by a jury in the district
court for killing Oscar Lowery
Pott, Awatowie County farmer,
in an Independence Day raid.
Punishment was left to the court.
SHUMAKER DIES
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1, UP)—
Edward P. Shumaker, superinten
dent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon
League for 22 years died here re
cently. He suffered from malig
nant tumor.
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CmHESTS!
ATTEMPTS MADE TO LURE
GIRL TO ISOLATED SEC
TION AS PREY
LOS ANGELES, Nov., 2, (A5)— j
Armed guards have been thrown
about the Pantages home after j
members of the family revealed j
numerous anonymous telephone j
calls and letters had been re- i
ceived by Carmen Pantages, 19
year-old daughter.
Armed body-guards have been
assigned to protect Carmen upon
the plea of her brother, Lloyd
Rodney Pantages. Detectives are j
investigating the messages.
One of these is believed to have i
been written by a feminine
hand. An attempt was made to
lure Carmen to an isolated sec
tion where she would have been
easy prey to kidnappers. Mrs.
Pantages is very agitated by the
calls and letters, detectives said.
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IS MAKING NO APOLOGIES
DECLARES FORMER MEM
BER ANTI-SMITH
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RICHMOND, Nov., 2, CP)—I. C.
Troutman, former member of
the anti-Smith state committee
who resigned, in a statement as- j
serted he was the one who cir
culated the Depriest pamphlets
| which, during the last few days,
claimed the attention of the Vir
ginia state campaign,
j This statement was to the ef
• feet that “I am the one who has
been circulating the so-called De
priest pamphlets over which the
Republican machine boss is mak
ing such a stir. I am answering !
with no apologies.”
The pamphlets contained pic
tures of Depriest, the Negro con
gressman, and his wife, with
excerpts from speeches.
PARACHUTE THAT STEERS
TESTED BY ARMY FLIERS.
A triangular parachute designed by Maj. E. L. Hoffman (inset)
may be steered by the jumper. The two corners on the ground are
rounded, while the one in the air is sheared straight and has no[
shrouds. By manipulation it creates a vent for steering.
RAILROADER DIES
CLEVELAND, Nov., 2, (/P)_Wil
liam G. Lee, 70, whose colorful
leadership in the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen brought him
lational prominence, died after <i
losing battle of months against
the ravages of cancer.
VESSEL RAN ON ROCK; GENER
A L CONSTERNATION
REIGNED
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Nov., 2,
TP)—Princess Ilena, daughter of
Dowager Queen Marie, aunt of King
Michael, had a narrow escape
in a yachting accident causing
general consternation among the
public.
Her yacht all but capsized when
it ran on a rock at Agrigea
while running to Constanza to
the Baltic. It was floated later
and towed to Agrigea.
A year ago she qualified as the
first woman navigator in Ruma
nia.
RUSSIANS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Nov., 2. (/P)—Com
pleting a hazardous journey of 12,
500 miles the globe-trotting Rus
sian plane “Land of Soviets” land
ed on Curtiss field at 4:13 p. m. Six
thousand persons greeted the fliers
and policemen were unable to
check the crowd.
BRISK RALLY FOLLOWS
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, (/P)—'The
worse of the flood of selling which
wiped out 25.000,000.000 in quoted
value securities last week appeared
to have passed the New York Stock
Markets when a brisk rally followed
another disastrous decline which
carried scores of issues down from
10 to 70 points a share. It is esti
mated there was a turnover of 16,
000,000 shares.
WALL STET REDUCES
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, (/P)—Wall
Street came groping out of the
darkness as stalwart leaders of
finance and industry swept away
the black cloud of the impend
ing disaster that struck terror
to the hearts of speculators and
investors.
Powerful support was thrown
into the market and hundreds
of issues closing the day from $2
to $21 higher, having substantial
ly reduced the losses suffered in
the stampede of a few days ago
which was the most Violen1: ever
experienced •
NOME, Nov., 1, X&)—The S. S.
Victoria sailed for Seattle on her
last trip of the season with 191 pas
sengers and a big cargo of herring,
reindeer meat and over half a mil
lion in gold bullion. The vessel
was delayed here by low water. The
weather is moderate and there is no
ice.
Fill TO HI
NOME. SIBERIA
BSLIEVE PLANES ENCOUNTERED
SNOW STORM AND LANDED
NEAR EAST CAPE
NOME, Nov., 2, (/P)— Pilots Ben
Eielson and Frank Dorbandt, who
took-off from iTorth Cape Thurs
day in two planes with six passen
gers and 1,000 pounds of furs, were
expected to reach here the same
day but had not arrived at a late
hour on Friday.
The Alaska Airways Co., recently
contracted with a fur company to
transport 15 passengers and a large
,quantity of furs from Siberia to
i the Alaska mainland for re-ship
ment to Seattle.
It is believed the planes encoun
tered a heavy snow storm near
[Bering Straits and landed on the
[Siberian coast in the vicinity of
East Cape.
ACTION BROUGHT ABOUT ON A
JUDGEMENT OF $5,000; CON
CERNS IN 30 STATES
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov., 2. (£>)—All
properties owned and managed by
Wilbur B. Foshay and W. B. Foshay
company, valued at more than
$20,000,000 including utility and in
dustrial concerns in 30 states be
sides Alaska. Canada and Central
America, went into receivership.
' Action was brought on a judg
ment of $5,000 obtained against the
Foshay company by H. H. Henley,
ja vice-president of the concern.
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JAPI1ESE ATTEMPTS
TO KILL PREMIER
TOKYO, Nov. l,(iP)—An appar
ently weak-minded Japanese was
arrested after an attempt which
police believed was directed against
the life of Premier Hamguchi.
The Japanese sprang on the run
ning board of an automobile as it
was leaving the Premier’s residence
and drew a dagger. As the cat
swerved* he was thrown to the
ground where he was picked up by
officers.
OCEAN SERVICE
BERLIN, Nov. 1, (/P)—Dr. Ed
mund Rumpler intends to visit
America soon to form a German
| American company for operation
I of twenty hour seaplane service
between Berlin and Hoboken.
Plans call for machinery to carry
170 passengers.
POWER MEN HERE
President Frank Reed of the An
chorage Light & Power Co., and
Joseph Shaw, designing engineer,
'were among last evening’s promi
nent arrivals in the city. The gen
tlemen are here for a brief visit on
business matters and are registered
at the Van Gilder hotel.