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The Kusko times., 1931-11-28
By ". A. S.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The re- port that the War Department in- tends to have a4i1ill introduced in the forthcoming Congress authorizing the sales to- the, highest bidder of the Washingtnn-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System prompted Delegate Wickersham to secure defi- nita information on the subject. He learned that the legislative commit tee of the War Department. as is cus- temary, prepared a number of. bills to Be. first. suhnaitted to the Secretary of War This committee has prepared it's report and has included the same bill that was introduced in the last Congress, providing, for the sale of the cable system. This report has not yet been submitted toSerretary Hur- ley and of course has not yet received his indotsemen. Inthe hope. that this, may be beap1evented, the Delegate has written, tlas eSecretary a lengthy letter explaining why the sale should not be made, and ending with. the latter paragraphsrs
 "E am writing you, MT. Secretary, upon beA&la6sf the people of Alaska. to urge thaa advisability and necessity of, the Government retaining the op- eration of xhls system, which is now satisfactory azl highly desirable. The Introduction 'ias the coming Congress of BiM to authorize the sale of this system would tbe a sad blow tos the interests of Alaska, and we place our faith in your friendliness to discour- age this ztuempt to sell or transfer. From . monetary standpoint we t,n- darstand thst the system issnot a taxl
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28
HENRY RIDDEN IN CONTEMPT.
 JIJNEAU.-Refusin to pay a fine


 JUNEAU.-Refusing to pay fine of $25O imposed on him by, District Judge Harding this week.. Henry Roden, pioneer Alaska attorney, went to jail to serye> out the fine. He had begun serving time when. friends made up a purse and gave the money to Attorney Frank Foster, who, turn- ed the cash into the court and ob- tained the. release of Roden. Some of the money, was cabled from old friends at Nome and Ketchikan.
 R6den was cited for contempt sew eral weeks ago when he called a wit ness a. liar. He apelogized. to the court later. but refused. to. apologize to the witness..
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Alaska Interests At
 The Nations Capital

on the Government, when the free business of the various departments and bureaus is taken into considera- tion, and when part of the expense of the repair ship Dellwood is properly charged to other activities.
 Personally, [ feel very intensely on this subject, fearing that change in ownership would reduce the splen- did service that we have now and re- suit in an increase ofthe present sat- isfactory tariff. If a bin for the sale of the system were not again intro- duced in Congress there would be general satisfaction and rejoicing in, Alaska. May we not ask that you give serious consideration to the mat ter before deciding a question that is of such vital importance to a strug- gling Territory?"
 Among the visitors who called at the office of the Delegate the past week were Judge and Mrs. A. J. Adams, of Cordova. They Ieisurely drove from the Pacific coast, and after another week or two, in this section they will drive through the South and return to Seattle via Cali fornia, before taking tie. steamer for Alaska. Bartley Hovard is here from Anchorage, and kas husiness before the Interior Department with regard to the operation of coal: mines in2 the Matanuska field Jim I.. .Eosard, who was for years manager ofg the cooper at Latouche, wzs in Wash- ington couple of days on his way to New Orleans. It is eighttyeasss since he left Alaskx, spendin gcoasiderable | tim ein Arizona and more lately in
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New Jerseys
 New Senator
WARREN w. BARBOUR NAMED ST OUeCEED LATE DWIGHT
 w.. MORROW

TRENTON, N. J.-W. Warren Barbour, former mayor of Rumsen, former amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the world, and wealthy thread manufacturer, was appointed by Governor Larson to succeed the late Dwight w. Morrow as United States Senator from New Jersey.
 This asures Republicans of ma- iority in the Senate. They have 48 seats, Democrats Al, and the Farmer Labor party |.
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28

A man touring Europe sent back a picture postcard bearing this mes sage:
 Dear Son: On the other side you will see a picture of the rock from which the Spartans used ito throw their defective children. Wish you were here. Your sud..'
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28
DECISION OF JUDGE CLEGG
 IN THE JOE OATES CASE

The following in full text is the decision rendered by Judge Cecil H. Clegg in District Court in Fairbanks in the matter of the petition of Joe Oates, ST., for writ of habeas cor pus, as printed by the Fairbanks News-Miner.
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28

ways. He turned thumbs down on all compromises and insisted on his construction of liberty or death pol , icy for India's millions.
 Gandhi decares he will carry out his threat to renew 1ndia's civil diso- bedience campaign because of Brit aims failure to grant India real free dom. Such a campaign, the aged di- plomat asserts, will give India's half starved millions the satisfaction of knowing that they are not taking lives but giving them.
 NEW YORk.-Primo Camera, the Italian giant, knocked out Victorio Campolo, South American, tonight, in the second round of 15round bat tie of giant heavyweights. With volley of rights and lefts to the head, he foored Campolo once in the second round before finishing him later in the same round with another volley. Camera scaled 226 1-2 pounds, and Campolo 224 1-2.
 It was surprising but unconvinc- ing display of the punching power on the part of Primo, still the enigma of heavyweights for Campolo, who took tne final count sitting down, gazing n melancholy fashion at the canvas.
 Twelve thousand people saw the bout, which may mean the end of the ring game for Campolo, as he had previously announced that he would quit if he lost this fight.
 SEATTLE.-Colonel o. F. Ohlson left for Washington last night, say ing he is convinced the Alaska Rail- road is gradually rounding into the money"
 He predicted the Seattle-Fair- banks highway will be a reality with in five years.
 We are going to buy new loco- motive on this trip east" he said, "and next winter will replace wooden bridges with steel ones across Can't we'll and the east fork of the Gnu litna. TheThe former will cost $112,- 900, and the latter s70,000."
 POINT BARROW.-The Baychimo, Hudson's Bay Company's trading ship, locked in the ice, was located by an Eskimo trapper Thursday about IS miles south of here and about 45 miles north of the point where it was caught in the ice pack last fall.
 The ship, blown by heavy storm which swept the area several days ago, had been given up for lost. The Eskimo said it was apparently un- damaged. It is surrounded by large field of rough ice.
 Mariners believe it will be impossi- ble for the Baychimo to survive the winter. An attempt will be made to bring ashore furs and other valuable cargo aboard the ship, which is said to be about five miles off shore.
 SEATTLE.-Thei industrial section of the Seattle waterfront was swept by fire at an early hour today, the Draper Engine Works being wiped out completely and the Commercial Boiler Works partly destroyed.
 Five firemen narrowly escaped in- jury and possible death when the wall of the three-story boiler plant crumpled. The loss is estimated at $175,0O0.
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 This is anaction for writ of habeas corpus by Joe Oates, ST., to secure release from custody imposed by an alleged judgment and commitment of the justice court of the Mt. Mckinley precinct, oFurth judicial division, Alaska, showing conviction of the pe- titioner on a charge of assault and sentencing him to ninety days inn prisonment in the Federal jail, costs of action amounting to $181.70, and $25 fine, and imprisonment at the rate of g per day until the fine and costs are paid.
 Upon return to the writ by the United States Marshal for the Fourth division, Alaska, alleging detention of the petitioner by him under the judg ment and commitment above set forth a reply was filed by the petitioner admitting the facts stated in the re- turn and alleging affirmatively that said judgment and commitment were and are illegal, unlawful and void, the same being based upon an illegal yer dict rendered by an unlawful jury contrary to the provisions of existing statute law and the constitutional rights of the petitioner.
 Upon a hearing the petitioner in troduced proof substantially as fol- lows: That he was duly arraigned in the justice court above mentioned on November 4th, 1881, on the charge of assault charged to have been commit ted against one Anderson, that he pleaded not guilty, and that said court then and there instructed the United States Marshal verbally to immediately summon jury; that within half an hour such jury was so summoned and appeared in said court and from those summoned a jury of twelve persons was placed in the jury box and sworn to try the cause, and did so try it, and thereafter rendered verdict of guilty against the peti- tioner as defendant iii said cause.
 That said court in securing, draw ing and impaneling said jury not only authorized the United States Marshal to secure said urjy upon the courts order in the nature of an open venire, but said jury was entirely secured by personal selection by the said United States Marshal and from the towns people in the town of Takotna, and i that sucfI aetion was afterwards ac- [ quiesced in by the said court in per mitting. the jury that tried said cause to be composed of such persons so se- lected.
 That no jury box containing the names of prospective jurors was used by the court in selecting said jury; that no names of prospective jurors we're drawn from any jury box; that i said court utterly ignored and disre- garded all the provisions of Sections 6 and 8, Chapter 100, Session Laws of Alaska for the year 1881, relative to- the manner of drawing jurors for service before said court in all trials, civil or criminal, and that petitioner entered into no stipulation of agree ment that the jury then being drawn should be drawn in any other manner than in accordance with the provi- sions of said above mentioned statute.
 Thomas B. Drayton, Esq, attor ney for petitioner.
 Julien A. Hurley, Esq.,, United States Attorney, and E. B. Collins, Esq.,, Assistant United States Attor- ney,- for Lynn Smith, United States Marshall
 CLEGG, Judge: 1,
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Items of Importance
 In Recent News Events

WASHINGTON.--A decrease dur ing 193o of s7,O73,OOO,OOO in the indi- vidual net income of the nation, as compared to 1929, was reported yes- terday by the internal revenue bu- reau.
 The number of those having in- comes above S5OO,OOO was cut in half. Five hundred and seventy-four thou sand, seven hundred and five fewer persons filed income tax returns, while tax collections from both indi- viduals and corporations dropped sharply. The income tax rate was one per cent higher than in the pre- vious year on individual and corpora tion incomes.
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28

PHOENIX, Ariz.-The trial of Ruth Judd for the staying of Miss Hedvig Samuelson and Mrs. Agnes LeRoi has been postponed until Jan- uary 19. Her counsel said i would be impossible to. get the case ready be- fore that time
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28

LONDON.-Premier Ramsay Me Donald closed the second round table conference today with the declaration that it has failed to reach an agree ment on the India problem but that the work of arranging independence for India would continue through a committee named for that purpose.
 In his final statement just before the conclusion of the conference, Ma hatmi Gandhi said, as far as he could determine, he and the British govern ment had reached the pairing of the
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28

BERLIN-The Einsteins are en route to Los Angeles, aboard the steamer Portland, and are due to ar rive there December. 27. It was dis closed that Frau Einstein boarded the steamer at Bremen and her husband at Antwerp. They plan to remian in the United States for ten weeks.
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28

LOS ANGELES. - Miss Eunice Pringle will receive only $2,10O of the $3,0O0 settlement made out of court in her million-dollar suit against AL exander Pantages, the remainder going to her attorney. It was re- vealed that she is dropping the suit following Pantages acquittal last Fri day on a criminal, charge. She made surprise appearance in court and agreed to the settlement.
 SAN SALVADOR. A military junta governed the republic follow ing short revolt which resulted in sharp fighting and the flight of Pres ident Arturo Araujo from the coun- try. The military assumed complete control after the fighting and pre- pared to obtain ratification from the congress to direct, affairs until an election is held. It is expected an election will take place within the
The Kusko times., 1931-11-28

ST. LOUIS.-faiiing in isst-min- ute efforts to obtain financial aid, the Wabash Railway: company is in the hands of receivers.
 This is the first major business casualty in railroad circles since the stock crash and. subsequent business Hull.
 Unable to meet operating expenses in the face of drastic cuts in freight revenue, the road consented to the appointment of two receivers on petition which claimed the road is completely insolvent."
 The action is based on 5 $S49,651 claim against the railroad, which like wise has defaulted on large interest payments.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-05-05
CRUSADERS, YOUNG
 MEN, ASKING F0R
 0uIRleHT REPEAL
DENY soLoNs WOULD RETURN; HOPE ACHIEVE RESULT
 FEW YEARS

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 5. (R' Outright repeal of the 18th amendraens warains,uifceo As the go e Crusaders of the anti prohibition organizativ.. Imposed of young men.
 Their objective was made known by the National commander, Julian Goldman. He denied vigorously that repeal would result in the return of the saloon.
 The Crusaders declared their be- lief of repeal will be achieved in a few years. The body recommended that the governor of each State ask authority from their legisla- ture to appoint a special commis- sion to study regulation and re- port the best form of regulation for prohibition which would be established in each State in the event of repeal.
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FIRST FATALITY
 IN COMMERCIAL
 AVIATION, ALASKA
ONE MAN KILLED IN SOUTH EASTERN ALASKA: THREE
 ARE INJURED

KETCHIKAN. May 5. R-Steve Selig, cannery fish-trap man and a native of Nova Scotia, was killed and his three companions injured when 8 Pioneer Airways mono plane crashed at Karta Lake, 50 miles inland last night.
 The injured were. c. K. "Kinky" Alexander, general superintendent of the Alaska Pacific Salmon Cor poration of Seattle; Al Dano, former superintendent of the Chomly salmon cannery and Alex ander's assistant, and Pilot James Dodson.
 A rescue plane, piloted by Gene Meyring, found the wreck and brought Alexander and Dano to Ketchikan. On 8 second trip he brought DodSon, who was less seriously hurt. then returned for the body of Selig who died six hours after the crash, unconscious.
 Dodson said he, himself, was un- conscious for 30 minutes. His ship nosed deep into the shallow water after spin trying to gain alti- tude on takeoff when returning from a fishing trip.
 Alexander's legs were broken, each in two places; Dano's injur- ies may prove fatal Dodson was padding a pontoon down the lake to get help when discovered. He had fixed splints to his one brok- en leg and intended removing the others to the beach.
 Selig was the first passenger killed in a commercial plane in Alaska and the 11th fatality in a Territorial plane. Meyring re- turned last night with the body.
 Rescuers widowed waist deep in the water. The injured lay on 8 door on cushions provided by Dodson and suffered from expos ure.
 Dano was holding his own last night. Dodson rowed five miles before rescuers arrived; he was praised for his courage.
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ESCAPED CONVICT IS NAbBED BY OFFICER,
 BETTING N PARK

NEW YORK, May 5. R-ames Nannery, leader and desperate, who escaped from Sing Sing pri- son in 1928, was caught by lone New Jersey policeman in Dover after a simple infracton of the parking law.
 The policeman recognized Man. nery and leveled a gun at him and then stripped him of two guns and tear-gas pistol. Man. nery admitted his identity.
 A woman caught with him is believed to be the wife of Fred Burke, notorious Chicago gang ster, accused of the St. Valentine Day massacre.
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HERB FIXES BLAME FOR PRESENT WORLD
 WIDE DEPRESSION

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 4. (R) Hoover told representa- tives of business from more than two7score nations of the Interna- tional Chamber of Commerce that further limitation in reduction of armament must be accomplished if the world is to recuperate econ omically and banish the fears that contribute to the general stability.
 He said a large part of the re- sponsibility existing for worldwide depression must be placed on the "malign inheritances from the World War. Armament reduction Is of ultimate importance and transcendent over all other forms of international economic coop eration."-
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ANOTHER ATTEMPT ID
 RECOVER GOlQ DUST
 FROM SUNKEN VESSEL

JUNEAU, May 5. R-Prepara- tions are in progress for imme- diate resumption of efforts to ob-
 tain the gold lost when the SS Islander sank off the end of Doug las Island.
 A barge from Bremerton will be anchored over the submerged craft the middle of this month and an
 attempt to put chains under the
 hull to draw her ashore will be- gin.
 Curtis Brothers of Portland ac-
 quired the contract for raising the ship from the Wiley brothers
 of Olympia and said they would
 start recruiting workers May IS.
 They hope to have the vessel on
 the beach in four months.
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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
 GRANTED MORE FAv0Rs

< WASHINGTON, D. C., May 5. R President Hoover issued an exc cutive order amending civil serv- ices relating to veterans prefer ence.
 Under the amendment, honora- bly, discharged soldiers, sailors and marines will have five points added to their earned ratings in examinations for entrance to classified government service.
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JuDCE FRANK RuDK|N ,. ' <
 DIES, SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4. P)- United States Circuit Judge Frank Rudkin, 67, died Sunday after an illness of II days.
 He became Circuit Judge at Spokane in 1911; he was admitted to the bar at Yakima in 1887.
 Burial will be made at Olympia, Wash. He was former Chief Jus tice of Washington State Supreme Court.
 Doctors ascribed the judges de- votion to the cause of justice as the leading cause of his death.
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THE STOCK MARKET

A. Juneau 1878, A. Can no, Bancorporation 20A, Cities 15h, Cons. Gas 9412, Zellerbach 3h, Durant 2, Motors 423s, Goldman 75s, Int. Tel. 271s, Kennecott 203As, Lehigh 84A, Radio 1872, Richfield 1R, Stand. N. J., 377s, Carbide 51- A, Union Calif., 17h, Steel 116A, Stand. Oil Calif., 371z, Stand. Oil N. r., 1912.
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ON WAY TO PRISON

KETCHIKAN, May 5. R-Offi- cers left aboard the SS Yukon for Seattle enroute to McNeil Island penitentiary with Bert Mcdonald, convicted of murdering the Ket- chikan fish buyer, George Mar shall, and who was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor.
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TOURISTS INCREASE

LONDON, May 5. F-In spite of the depression the number of American tourists to Britain show ed an increase of 4,622 in 1880 according to official figures from the home office, which give the total number of visitors from America as 107,078.
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PIER AGENT INJURED

SEATTLE. May 5. RJ. D. Dwyer, pier agent for the Pacific Steamship Company, was critically injured in 8 plane crash in the southern end of the city, and George Svensson and l.. F. Mo Murtry. private pilots. were slight ly injured. They narrowly missed several buildings.
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SAILING FOR HOME

LONDON, May 5. (F-Senator and Mrs. Dwight Morrow returned to London after six weeks Euro pean holiday chiefly in Sicily and will sail homeward within a week.
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AVIATOR COMING ALONG
 NEMURO, Japan, May s. R- Seiji Yoshihara landed at 11:4 a. m. after 8 297 mile flight from NumasaY.
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TRAINING JAUNT

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., May 5. P)-Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, IT,, who plan a round the-world flight this spring, will take off for a nonstop flight of 1900 miles to San Juan, Porto Rico, as a training jaunt.
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HALBUT FARES

PRINCE RUPERT, May 5. R- Sixty-six thousand pounds of hal ibut from Amercan vessels sold for Sc to 15c and Canadian fish 6c to 13c.
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800 COMBAT. PLANES

WASHINGTON. D. C., May 5. (P) Six cities, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlantic Cty, Philadelphia and Washington, will see more than 800 army fighting planes in combat" beginning May 20.
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HALIBUT PRICES

SEATTLE, May 5. F-One ves- sel, the Estep, arrived with 15,000 medium halibut and $500 smalls, selling for 7c and 10.
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EIGHT KILLED IN RIOT

EIGHT KILLED IN RIOT
 CAIRO, Egypt, May 5. R-The arrival of Nahas Pasha, National leader, at Benisuef was followed by 8 riot in which eight were killed when police fired into the crowd. Seven policemen were in- jured.