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New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
DWELL PLAY ALLOWED
Quincy Ministers Decide to Defer Action UntIl Show Has Opened and Then See It.

Quincy. Mass, Sept. 27 (UP) - The path had been cleared today for trial showing of Strange h. terlude," Eugene O'Neill's Boston, banned play, in this city.
 Quincy's protestant ministers have decided to defer action on the play until after the first perfor- manca, scheduled for Monday night.
 Mayor Thomas J. McGrath pre- viously had indicated his intention of having a play jury. composed of 25 local men and women, attend the initial performance to decide whether Strange Interludo' should be allowed to continue it's run here.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
1an q year of failing health.

than g year of failing health.
 Cronin, a native of this city, held the distinction of having been elected seven times as Holyoke's s mayor Six terms were served con- secutiycly, and though he was de featrd in 1925, he was returned to office for q seventh term the fol- lowing year.
 He had served both in the Mas sachusotts senate and house. For many years he had been prominent in democratic state politics.
 While his health had been poor for more than a year it was not until three days ago that his con- litiOn became critical.
 Besides his wife he leaves two sons. John and Edward, and d daughter. Margaret,
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
State Treasurer Has
 Hand Frozen by Gas

Hartford, Sept. 27 (P-Despite the unusual warmth of the early autumn weather, State Treasurer Samuel E. Spencr is suffering from d. frozen right hand, and was at his office at the state capitol yesterday with the hand heavily wrapped in bandages.
 AIr. Spenccr's accident was caused when he put his hand over the top of a tank filled with natural gas under compression, to prevent escape of the gas when the looscncd cap fell to the floor.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
~DNIilTS STORM BOUND

Seattle, Sept, 27 (P)-Preventce by heavy storms from taking off fo Seward, Alaska. the Russian plan "I.and of tho Soviets,' remained 9 Dutch IIarbor, J'nalasla Island today awaiting a lull in the woath CT 10 continue to the Alaska main land. a distance of TOO miles.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
NAVAL OFFICIALS
 FAVOR LIMITATION
Willing to Accept "ReasOnable'
 Agreement on Ships

Washington, Sept 2 UP)-Some naval officers look favorably on the impending limitation accord be- tween this country and Great Brit ain, partly because they believe such an agreement would lift fu- ture naval construction from the realm of politics to that of business.
 Will Accept Any Basis
 On the basis of parity the aver age naval officer was represented to- day as favoring agreement on any standard Of tonnage Britain may propose, until the ''irreducibla minimum" necessary for police duty is reached.
 What this 'irreducible minimum"
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27

companies. Neither me, nor my co-directors, personally benefited from the transaction and in fact have lost eevrything ourselves"
 FIatrys counsel vainly pleaded for bail on the grounds that if Hatrv were not allowed freedom the crash must grow worse"
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
Forn>er Holvokc Mayor
 Dies i'1 HoSNitHl TodaT

ITolyolle, Mass. Sept. 27 UP)- John r. Cronin, former mayor of Holyoke and former state legislator, died at Providence hospital here today in his 55th year after more
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
Indian Reiigious Leader
 Denies He Is to Marry

Paris. Sept 27 (P'-The Aga Khan, Indian religious leader and Euro pean turf figure, today telegraphed Paris newspapers denying ''as an absolute invention the confecttion- CTS shop story about me, an absurd story in the Paris Midi.'
 The Midi on Wednesday printed q statement that the Aga Khan was to be married in November to a girl who first attracted his attention in q candy store in Chambery.
 The total number of persons em- ployed in motor vehicle and allied lines is now over four million.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
Takes .ll Responsibility

My co-directors of the Austin Friars Trust, all, at one time or another, were my employees I wish to state personally that I am pri- marily responsible for the present state of affairs. Proceeds of the loan from the portchester Trust were used in the general business of my
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27
HATRY AND THREE
 ASSOCIATES HELD
Stock Brokers Refused Bail in
 London Sensation

London, Sept 27 (UP) Iarcnce C. Hatry and three associates in seven Hatry companies which were suspended from the stock cxchan2, last week with an estimated loss oi $40, 0,000.00o, were refused bail for the second time today and after u brief hearing at the CuildhaIi court were returned to BriNton nrason t0 await hearings next week.
 Hatry was roarraisned with Ed ward Daniels q director Of th" Gen. oraI Securities Company; John Gra- ham GoodfeuoW Dixon, company secretary and director. and Albert Edward Tabor, 4no.hsr member Of the so-caucd Hutry group and sccrc- tary of the Oak Investment 'on- panE.
 Used Bogus Script
 H. n. Noomo. treasury c01nstl, charged the defendants had foistrd on the public unauthorized scrip Of the Gloucester and S~in1ow loans and might he subject t0 further charges in that connection. H. hel1 however, that generally speaking the defendants faced the charges Of forging and uttering scrip certifi- cates and corporation stocks of the Wakefield, Gloucester and Sn.MdOn companies amounting 10 at least s4, 500. .0Gh,
 Roome asserted tbat Hatry an1 his associates had hceu hard pressed for ready money and that they had desired to acquire $l.5a0 GOO in stock Of the Birmingham company then in possession of the Portohestcr Trust Company, and release it i'm mediately.
 Outlines Charges
 With the view of inducing Mir Russell (of the Dortchester Trust) to release that security. these four gentlemen. directors of an issuing house in the city of London stopped so low as to have worthless scrip certificates printed and passed them over to Russell and the portch"ster Trust Company as genuine Wake field stock" Roome charged.
 The treasury counsel read in" statement which Hatry volunteered when he surrendered and which he later signed Ills three associates also confirmed the details of the statement
 Hatrys statement referred to the admittedly false issuance of the Wakefield Corporation used as Sc curity for $1,045.744 loan obtained by the portchester Trust Company.
 T wish to say that there are other irregularities in the affairs of this group of companies whjcn | controlled but I am desrous of giv- ing every assistance in inrestiEaaon of the situation" Hatry's statement said.
 Takes .ll Responsibility
 My co-drcCtOrs of the Austin
New Britain herald., 1929-09-27

might be in terms of ships and guns was not disclosed. In terms of naval policy it was interpreted as Il force sufficiently strong to pro- tect The commercial and political interests of the United States in all parts Of the world,
 Willingness 10 let Great Britain set the standard, within certain limits, is based on the fact she is more dependent on sea power to protect her food supply than is the United States.
 The navy belios q parity agree ment with Great Britain. accom- panied by an accepted schedule of replacements. would eliminate the political battles wagcd around pre- yious naval construction bills The 15 cruiser program, it was pointed out. procipitatcd a nationwide con- fHct between so-callcd "pacinsts' and 'miIitarists"
 Re@cnt ">iilitariSt" Charge
 Naval officers resent being brand d as "militarists" because they support programs for replacement ships and other needed cons.ruc- ti0n
 With q rocognizod schedule of re- placements familiar to the country. they believe congress will treat the navy as a business concern and 'rencw it's rolling stock when that is neccsSary.
 Other great sea-powers since the Washington conference have re nnwed their ships as old ones be came obsolete without arousin@ q political storm, naval officers de clare. They point out failure 10 re- place ships is long-term scrapping.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
MAJOR ELLIOTT ADDRESSES CITY OFFICIALS. PLUME.
SUGGESTS VOLUNTEER ORGAN RATION BE MADE AS PRE-
 CAUTIONARY MEASURE

At the special meeting Satur- day with the Seward City Council and Major Malcolm Elliott, pres ident of the Alaska Road Com mission, relative to the Lowell creek Hume, constructed last year for the protection of city and government property from the flood waters of the creek, Major Ellioott stated:
 The flood protection works at Seward consisting of diversion dam at the mouth of Lowell creek canyon and a Hume fer conducting flood water to the bay has been completed. The work was substantially done and the city has every right to be satis- fled with this workmanlike struct- ure.
 The Hume crosses two streets and the main line of railroad. All of these routes are carried over the Hume on substantial bridges. To have carried the Hume over the railroad and streets would have neceSsitated the construct ion of lofty trestle work which would have been expensive, un-
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Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
SETTLEMENT |S
 REACHED WITH
 GERMANY. BY J. s.
DELEGATES GATHERING TO- DAY FOR CONTINUA
 TION CONFERENCE

PARIS, May 6, (P)-The Ger man and American reparationS delegations reached a full agree ment and a complete settlement and all that now remains is for the Americans to win the French and Belgian delegations to their view.
 Owen Young is comforting with other creditor nations to effect this
 The British and Japanese ap- proved of the agreement pre- viously If the conferences are successful plenty of sessions is seen for today when the delega- tions gather in Paris. The proposed settlement splits the difference of the original German offer of annuities of 1, 650,000,000 and the Allied demand of 2,2O0, 100000 marks. The Ger man offer is calculated at five per cent interest plus nine tenths for amortization at the present value of O,OOO,OOO gold marks
 Roughly, the $6,OOO, ,241 ,OOO, the Alliad demand, amounted to 41 00O,0OO,O00 marks or $1O,OO0,0 payable over a number of years
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
STEAMER ALASKA NORTHBOUND WITH
 LARGE LISTING
TWENTY STEERAGE ON SHIP FOR SEWARD AMONG THE
 LISTING

SEATTLE, May 6, (P)-The s. s. Alaska, of the Alaska Steamship company, sailed at 9 o'clock Sat- urday morning for Alaska with 192 first class passengers and 119 third class. The Seward list of 1st class reservations follows:
 A. Krinoy, Emil Hanka, Mrs. B. Rodikiet, pr. and Mrs. J. Sendu, MT. and Mrs H. Bloom, Mrs. Carl Berge, MT. and Mrs E. Foster, liar vey Lazelle, George Hicks, H. W. Steward, Mrs. M. Collins, MT. and Mrs. P. A. Carsons and baby; John Christianson, Chas. Daniels.
 c. L. McDermott, B. J. Bowers, Guy Highberg, R. A. Highberg, Ruth Edwards, Mrs Annie Roger, J. L. McAllen, Dave Dunbar, MT. and Mrs. Bert Liebeck, I. Jacob sen, J. c. Duff, Jack HeSSe, Mrs. A. M HeSse, J. R. RusSel, Mrs J. B.. Weirn, James Weirn, Mrs. B. Weirn, N. D. Sheppard, Cora Les lie.
 Mrs. Beckett, Al Shaw, Ivar Pet erson, T. B. Serimminger, Ruth Larson, MT. and Mrs. o. Larson, MT. and Mrs. E. H. Lane, J. D. Burchard, Ralph A. Courtney, W. D. Elliott, R. Anderson, Iver w. Johnson, MT. and Mrs. A. Garcia, M and Mrs J. Leik and son; Jack Caidey, Jas. H. Crowley, Bertha Hedlund
 F. McNulty, J. M. Lick, Mrs J. Lick, Minnie Antaskie, John w. Lee, Mrs. J. Darcy, c. E. Olson, Miss M. Lick, G. Holmgren, F. J. Mezzer, Mrs. w. w. Corners, Mrs. D. Xenos (OrientaD, s. E. Black, M. German; and 20 steerage.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
ALASKA CHAMBER COMMERCE ELECT
 OFFICERS. YEAR
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR TWO YEARS EXPENSES OF
 ORGANIZATION

JUNEAU, May 6, (P)-The board of managers of the Alaska cham Der of commerce elected E. R. Tarwater of Anchorage, pres ident; Alfred J. Lomen of Nome Luther O. Hess of Fairbanks and Charles Benjamin of Wrangell, vice presidents; Allen Shattuck of Juneau, treasurer; and M. s. Whittier of Juneau, executive sec retary.
 Juneau was designated as the headquarters for the next. two years.
 The expenditure of the $5,00O made by the legislature will be spent under the direction of Gov ernor. The organization now be- gins to function.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
TEXT IF CHINESE
 NOTE ABOLITION
 RIGHTS, PUBLISHED
CHINESE MINISTER MAKES PUB- LIC NOTE SENT TO UNITED
 STATES

WASHINGTON, May 6, (R-The text of the note from the Chinese nationalist government looking to- ward abolition of American extra territorial rights in China which were presented to Secretary Stim- son last week, was made public by pr. c. c. Wu, Chinese minister.
 The note pointed out requests for removal of these foreign rights which had been made at the Paris peace conference and later at the Washington arms conference.
 At the latter conference it was said Io have been placed on record as sympathetic disposition toward furthe1ing the aspiration of China fer removal of restrictions on her political, judisdictional and admin istrative freedom of action" and added; "The American government rests assured that the legitimate rights and interests of American citizens in China will not be unfa- volably affected in the least by the relinquishment of extra territorial privileges which they now possess"
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
THREE RESIDENTS IN
 THE MONEY; NENANA |CE

For the first time in the history of Seward local residents partici- pated in the famous Nenana ice event. Harold Painter, Andy No yak and Charles Harris were the lucky ones each, with six others, located elsewhere, g uessin ng the right time when the ice moved: at 3:41 p. m., May 5, 1929.
 Painter and Novak had t h e r ticket listed as Novak & Co.,, there fore will split one-ninth of the purse, but Harris, known to local friends as "Gimpy," will split with no one but will draw down a full one-ninth or about $5,500, at a rough estimate.
 The winners were E. M. Rey- holds, H. Painter and A. Novak of Seward; A. Chiolerio, Jack Keat- ing, Mrs. F. Shelley, Thos. M. Cribb, J. F. Kelly, G. L. Sheppard, Chas. Harris, Seward.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06

fast and the price of everything else, including labor. went up. the increas- ing music of picks against rock walls and roar ot mills is doubly welcome
 Dr c. c. O'Harra, president of the State School of Mines. reminds the people of the Hills that they have made South Dakota with its small gold area the second gold producing state in the Union. and that in thelr half century of life. the Black Hills have produced one-eightieth of all the gold that has been mined in the world since the days before men talk ed of Havilah.
 The last report of the Homestake mine which has operated continuous ly for more than fifty years. insures a long prosperous life to come. One optimist is sure 1t will be at least one hundred years. From old camps and districts whose names were familiar in the eighties, nineties. and first decade of the twentieth century, comes news of the sinking of shafts, running of tunnels. and starting of mills. Old miners are coming into Deadwood with samples of ore showing free gold. From Boulder Greek. Bear Butte, and Two Bit gulch, placer miners are bringing in coarse gold and nuggets And in March, comes the report re- calling the glad days of '76. of rich strike of placer gold on one of the high bars of Battle Creek.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06

The Black Hills of South Dakota is having renaissance of its primal tn- dustry-gold mining. Since the great gold rush of 1876 when placer miners banned out thousands of dollars a day in coarse gold and nuggets. gold mining has been the one supreme in terest of the mountain towns. When the Chicago & North Western Rall- way ran the first through train into Deadwood in December 1890. the one thought of the welcoming people of the Hills was that the refractory ores could be shipped more easily. that mining machinery could be brought in at less cost. and eastern capital could be more readily interested Tracks were laid with steep grades and twisting curves, and smelters and reduction plants were built.
 When the tourist trade came to be tremendous factor owing to the convenient and comfortable trans only one phase of it's lifelong prac- tice of hospitality. The town in the heart of the mountains always had an out-flung latch string and extra places at the hearth and the table The business of Deadwood gulch still was dug out of the ground. not out of the strangers pockets.
 Now after quiet stretch of years while the price of gold stayed stead
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
CHOSE SEA INSTEAD IF
 WIFE: NOW IN HOSPITAL

OAKLAND, May 6, Willard Martin, retired mariner, was given Ahe choice between a wife and the ca. Two hours later in the hospi- tai he was fighting for his life and his wife was in jail. She shot him in anger at a motion picture thea ture. The woman was subdued when an employe turned a fire hose nn hc- as she was holding the smoking revolver.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
FOREIGN COMPETITION

SEATTLE, May 6, (P)-Few com- panies are preparing for herring operations off the Alaskan coast because of the heavy losses suffered last year. Representatives of the industry are working for higher tariff on fish from Scotland and Newfoundland which forced the AL aSkan product off the market.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
CROOKED OFFICERS

DETROIT, May 6, (P)-six for mer customs and border patrol off cers pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from rum runners and were fined $1,OOO each and given jail sentences. Two others were placed on prohibition and given suspended sentences.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
MOHANK VALLEY IS
 SWEPT BY FLOOD
 RIVER ROSE 70 FEET

COLEBROOK, N. H., May 6,P)- lne Mohawk river valley, stretch ing frcm the Connecticut river eastward, presented a terrible scene rem the flood which wrought hav- oc to houses, swept away bridges and highways and burst Balsam dam when pressure from heavy rains became too strong.
 The loss is estimated at $1O0, ,OO0. Warnings reached the residents in time to prevent loss of life. The river rose 20 feet in few minutes.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
THREE CHILDREN BURN

NEWCASTLE, Pa, May 6, R)-- Three children were burned to death and the mother and another child badly injured in a fire ex- plosion of gasoline in stove. The dead are Virginia, Dorothy and William Stevens, the children oi Mir. and Mrs Wm. Stevens.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
.F|REMEN OVERCOME
 BY SMOKE, B|c FIRE

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, R- Damage estimated at $2O0,000 was caused by fire which broke out in the basement of a large shoe store in the heart of the downtown business district here.
 Twelve firemen were overcome by smoke while fighting the blaze which for time threatened the whole downtown district.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
RIG TRJIST FIND

DETROIT, May 6, tP-The creation of a $1O,OOO,OOO trust fund by Senator James Couzens to pro mote health, welfare, happiness and development of children thru out the world, but in Michigan state primarily, was announced.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
MELLON STAYS PUT
WASHINGTON, May 6. (P)-

WASHINGTON, May 6, (P)-The
 senate judiciary committee voted 8 to 5 in their report to the senate hat Secretary Mellon be not dis qualified to hold the office of treasury because he was a stock holder in various corporations.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
VESSELS DISABLED

CLEVELAND, May 6, P)-Three Lake Erie steamers were disabled on the Ohio shore. The City of Buffalo with a crippled engine room and 50 passengers and crew of 85 and the ore carriers D. N. TPnilbin and the s. s. Upson are aground on Conneaut harbor.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
FIRST BOAT SAILS

WRANGELL, May 6, (P-The first boat up the Stikine river this season sailed at 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Forty-three passengers were on board and large amount of mining mach inery and other cargo.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-05-06
BOUND FOR NAKNEK

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, (P- Forced back to port by engine trou- ble Friday night the motorship Chilkat sailed today for Naknek to call at the fishing stations in Alas 2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-15
ARID NATION IMPOSSIBLE.
 SAYS VOLSTEAD, NOV DRY ADVISER

ST. PAUL, July 15.-Andrew J. Volstead, father of the dry law has decided that the time will never come when a person cannot get an intoxicating drink if he wants it.
 Perfect prohibition is as impossi- ble as perfect prevention of mur- der or robbery, he says.
 Getting him to comment upon himself or the cause he espoused is task requiring patience. He shuns publicity and for that req son the country that has come to regard his name as synonymous with prohibition, has lost trace of him.
 Six days a week, the tall spare man of TO, grey-haired, wrinkled and seldom smiling, is at his desk in the northwest prohibition en- forcement headquarters here. He is the legal adviser.
 Volstead, as chairman of the ju- dietary committee of the lower house of congress, led in the draft ing of the prohibition enforcement act in 1919. Later he was de- feated for reelection.
 Out of his experiences in the en- forcement bureau, Volstead has reached some conclusions. There always will be liquor for those who want it, he believes; "homebrew' often is more poisonous than moon- shine; the sale of malt and hops combination should be banned; the buyer is as morally guilty as the seller, and the cafe or hotel serv- ing "set-ups" is morally violating the law.
 Volstead holds that prohibition has brought great prosperity to the average man; has reduced drunken ness and poverty; has made re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-15

mote temptation and raised the social standards of a nation. He thinks Great Britain eventually will try prohibition and other European countries will follow.
 He has no patience with the claim that prohibition is an attempt by law to regulate morals and therefore illogical.
 Law does regulate morality he observed, somewhat heatedly for such taciturn individual. Law has regulated morality since the Ten Commandments were given.
 Personal liberty has been taken away. cry the vets. Personal liberty also was taken away by the quar- antine laws, and the right to steal was taken away by the law against larceny.
 The American public has to an- swer only the question as to wheth- CT prohibition is the best known ilCt1lOO Ol tlliilli1dtAIlS LII QIlhCiulCSS, not whether the law is perfect.
 Granting some basis of truth to the claims of the wet press and others blackening the character of our young people for a selfish in terest, we contend that the young people of today and most of those drinkers who are not the class re- cruited from saloon days are oc- casional drinkers, and never will acquire the habit of drunkenness. ;
 Volstead stopped abashed. He had talked longer than he intend ed. He could have made a for tune writing books and for maga- zines, but preferred comparative obscurity. He once had a good of fer to do nothing but sit on a plat form so persons could look at the author of the Volstead Act--at so much per look.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-15
OPEN BIDS FOR JUNEAU CAPITOL
 BUILDING TODAY
Lowest Bid Is from Chi cago Firm Contract Not
 Awarded Several Days

Bids for the Capitol Build ing in Juneau were opened to- day in Washington, D. c Di, rect confirmation of this came in a day message received this a f tern0On by G. E. Krause from Delegate Suth crIand, as follows:
 Lowe st bid on Juneau building, N. P. Seyerin, of Chicago, $712,000 with alter nate of S25,000 more if Al aska marble used. Contract will not be awarded for sev- eral days"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-07-15
CAPT. HOYT TO
 PILOT PLANE
 EAST TO NOME
Approval for Flight Is Civ en by Secretary of War
 James w. Good

WASHINGTON, July 15.--- Secretary of War James w. Good has approved plans for a flight from Mitchell Field, Long Islard, to Nome, A. aska, by Capt. Ross HOyt, of the Army Air Corps.
 The flight is to start with in the next 10 days.
 Capt. Hoyt will fly a stand ard pursuit plane. Fueling will be done at Minneapolis, Edmonton, WhitehOrse, and Fairbanks, and tn ence to Nome.
 The distance is estimated at 4,230 miles and is to be in continuous stages with short stOpOvers.
 Capt. Hoyt was refueIing officer for the Question Mark on the endurance flight.