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Seward daily gateway., 1932-02-16
KIDNAPPED SPORTSMAN FOUND SAFE AT HOME
 FRIEND IN CLEvELA AND

CLEVELAND, Feb. 16. (P-Mys- teriously kidnapped last Thursday Harry H. Blagen, wealthy sports man of Lake Placid, N. r, was To- cated early Tuesday unharmed at the home of his friend Claude J. Peck here.
 Blagen told police that three men brought him to Cleveland where two of them went to eat and leav- ing one of them on guard Blagen said that he overpowered this man and fled.
 He said the kdinappers demanded S1 900 for his return but that they failed to show up when the ransom money was delivered at the pre-ar- ranged place near Lake Placid.
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DOUBLE KILLING |s BEING RECONSTRUCTED k!NC
 COUNTY. AUTHORITIES

SEATTLE, Feb. 16. (P) - King County officials Monday were at tempting to reconstruct strange double killing in a cottage at Au- burn. John Case, 49, a buSdriver, was found dead in his cottage with bullet wound in his forehead. Cases housekeeper, Betty Woods, 45. was found in an adjoining room and had three bullet wounds near her heart Her arms had been brutally Slashed with a razor which was found on the floor nearby.
 Near the body of Case, the police found note telling officials to notify Cases relatives and gave their addresses. A handwriting ex- pert testified that the note was in Cases handwriting.
 Because the doors and windows of the cottage were locked from the inside, the killings appeared to have been committed by Case However, the gun used in the killings, a pearl-handled AS of frontier type was found near the body of the housekeeper.
 Police are working on the theory that there may have been third party who attempted to make the double murder look like murder and suicide.
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JAPAN IS GOING ID SEND MORE TROOPS
 ID CITY SHANGAAI
UNITED STATES FILES COUPLE MORE PROTESTS REGARDING
 ARTILLERY INCIDENT

SHANGHAI, Feb. Is. (4D) - The masSing of Chinese forces contin- ued yesterday and the Chinese are doing everything they can to be in readiness for a climatic fight ex- pected within few days. The Jap anese still stand firm in that they intend to clear the Yangtze valley of Chinese.
 The United States sent in a note to Japanese commanders protesting the falling of 12 artillery shells in the vicinity occupied by United States Marines. A note was also dispatched protesting the Japan ese'S continued use of the Interna- tional Settlement for their Shang- hai military operations.
 The Japanese government has de- cided that it will be necessary to send more troops to Shanghai be- cause of the great influx of Chinese troops.
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CREDIT EXTENSION BILL PASSED BY HE HOUSE
 LATE MONDAY EVENING

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 16 (P)-The credit extension bill is up to the Senate today after having been passed late Monday night by the House. There were only Is op- posing votes after a day of fastest consideration permitted by sus- pension of rules.
 The suspending of rules barred all amendments to the bill and cut the debate in the House down to three hours duration.
 Senate action on the credit ex- tension measure was unexpected today as a number of relief meas ures are still before that body. The administration felt certain that the Senate would defeat the LaFollette and Costigan $375, 100000 unem- ployment relief measure.
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B|-ME TALL|sM APPEARS
 FAVORED AT CONFERENCE

DENVER, Feb. 16. (41-The spirit of William Jennings Bryan, ST, prevailed at the second session of the Western States Silver Confer ence when miners, farmers, indus trialists and laborers rallied to the common cause for bi-metalliSm.
 Most Of the spea akers avoided mention of specific ratio as to the coinage of gold and silver ex- cept to say that nature made the ratio because miners usually bring out from fl to Is ounces of silver to one ounce of gold.
 A resolution committee is prepar- ing an outline of activities for the organization
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LONDON MERCHANTS
 BELIEVE MAY SOME DAY
 PROVIDE U.S. WITH WINE

LONDON, Feb. 16, (P)-A lead ing London wine merchant believes that after the next election in the United States that Congress will be obliged by the strength of the Democratic party to make changes in the prohibition law.
 His view, he declared. is shared by many members of that trade. He also believed that the import rate on and the sale of low strength wines might be permitted.
 Shippers of strong wines such as sherry and port, in the meantime, he added, are actively experiment. ing with various methods of re- ducing the alcohol content in or der to conform to a weaker stand ard.
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JAPANESE BUILD PLANE:
 BASE NEAR SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, Feb Is. (P)-Troops massed on both the Chinese and Japanese sides and during these preparations there was little activ- ity but all indications were that 9 vigorous battle was imminent.
 The Chinese infantry marched, the cavalry dashed, and the artil- lery set up their guns as the Japan csc continued to unload her troops, munitions and artillery
 The Japanese h we 30 planes ready to take off on a new flying field which they are constructing outside of Shanghai and they will probably use these planes in the i'm pending battle.
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AMENDMENT ID LECA[ZE
 BEER BEING PREPARED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 16. tP)-A predominantly dry House committee is preparing the present Congress sessions first trial of pro- hibition strength.
 The judiciary committee of the House is considering more than a hundred dry law changes and out standing of these is the vets reso- lution calling for submission of home rule instead of the constitu- tional amendment.
 While the committee was study ing the bills, the wet leaders were preparing an amendment to the Volstead Act to legalize beer.
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HOPES WON'T CUT ESTIMATE

The Alaska Road Commission will consider itself fortunate if it gets S656 ,00O from Congress for it's fiscal year beginning July l, next, Major Malcolm Elliott, president of the Road Commission, said in Ju- neau recently after has returned from his annual visit to the capital. That is the figure that was sub mitted to Congress by the Bureau of Budget. We hope that it will pass both Houses of Congress un- the Major said.
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TWO IDAHO MIN hRE
 VICTIMS SNOWsLIOE

KELLOGG, Ida, Feb 16. CP)- Searchers Monday night recovered The body of Carl Lund, 38, who, with ais partner, Carl Areander, 67, were buried in snow slide in a gulch east of here Saturday Areander was recovered Sunday.
 The slide crushed in the cabin which the two were occupying A black cat was the only living thing 10 emerge from the wreckage alive. Rescuers dug it half frozen out of the snow and debris.
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HERB WANTS PEOPLE
 10 STOP BOARDING

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15. (P)-President Hoover appealed to the country to stop hoarding mon ey. Tn public statemsnt, the President estimated a billion and quarter dollars which normally would be in banks, has been with drawn and stored away.
 He pointed out that because Of reserve requirements, every dollar so hoarded actually withdraws sev- eral times it's value from credit fa- cilities, greatly retarding economic recovery.
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COMMITTEE REVEALS
 PLANS COMING DANCE

The dance committee for the Washington Bicentennial Dance to oe held Saturday announces that the first drawing for the door prize that night will be for a beautiful Parker Duo-Fold desk set, which is now on display in one of the win doWs of the Seward Drug Company.
 This beautiful desk set can well oe a prized treasure in anyone's nome, says one of the members of the committee, and he adds that local people should observe it's beauty and quality on one of your next shopping jaunts.
 Walter Corliss, one of the mem pers on the committee, told Gate way representative who sought out Corliss in his pretentious offices, that he thought that this set was formerly in the possession of the first President The third number drawn that evening will win this set
 After the drawing for the above mentioned prize, the next ticket drawn will be for the famous George Washington hatchet. Con siderable difficulty and expense was encountered in obtaining this famous and notorious cherry tree natchet," but the dance committee hooked" IT banks of snow and now has the aforesaid hatchet in its possession
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IDS ANGELES MAYOR
 FACES BEING RECALLED.

LOS ANGELES, Feb 16. (PJ-Ma- yor John c. Porter, elected on a re- form platform, faced recall as 1OO,79O signatures have been filed asking for an election The eiec- tion will probably be held May 3.
 Charges were made that Mayor Porter failed to carry out his cam paign pledges, that he was incom- potent, inefficient, unsatisfactory and dominated by the power trust.
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MIXED TRAIN AND ROTARY

Ahead of the mixed train from Anchorage this morning, came Con- ductor Archie Lewis rotary crew to Lawing, clearing the tracks for the freight and this evenings regular passenger train from Fairbanks
 Conductor John Moore was in charge of the mixed train The outfit tied up at Lawing for the night because of snow conditions.
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FOUR N. 1 KILLED IN
 PHILADELPHIA MIsHAP

PHALIDELPHIA, Feb 16 (P9 -. Four men were killed when a truck was struck by a freight train The dead are Frank Johnson, 55; Michael Diehn, 40; John Adams, 38, and Joseph Stusky, 36.
 They were enroute to work at 3 Ford plant. Chester Daniel Mur- phy, 38, and Thomas Martin, 4o, were seriously hurt The truck was dragged 300 yards before the freight came to stop.
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PIOT MADE AGAINST LIFE
 OF POPE 0R MUss0LINI

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 16 (P-A suspicious looking package found in St. Peters church here was turned over to military experts When they opened the package they found that it contained high explosives.
 Authorities do not know whether it was placed in the church before or after Premier Mussolini's visit to the Pope the other day, but they are of the opinion that the bomb was placed with the intention of injuring or possibly killing both the Premier and the Pope.
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NEW ANCHORAGE MAYOR

Seward friends of MT. and Mrs. James J. Delaney, popular young Anchorage couple, will be happy to learn of the new addition to the family Monday morning, boy. Mo ther and babe are reported to be doing spIendtdIy. MT. Delaney, chief clerk, Alaska Railroad, and Mayor of Anchorage, is said to have had ? busy day yesterday passing around big fat cigars. Up to the time of go- ing to press no cigars had been sent to ye bald headed editor.
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SIGNS CONTRACT

CHICAGO, Feb. 15 (P)-Burleigh Grimes, pitching hero of the 1881 world series, signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs, calling for re- ported salary of $2O,OO0 for the 1892 season. The Cubs traded Hack Will son and Bud Teachout to the St. Louis Cardinals for Grimes last December.
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CHECKUP ON DEAD

NOME, Feb, 16. (F9-A checkup Is to be made as to the number of Eskimos who lost their lives in floods which trapped inhabitants of a native village east of Nelson's Island last December. The count will be made as the bodies are re- moved from the ice.
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STEAL MILITARY SECRETS

GENEVA, Feb. 16. (P) = Officials in charge of the American head quarters here reported that for two successive nights thieves have brok- en into American filing cases and taken away documents relating to the U. s. Army and other important U. s. military secrets.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-02-16

Assist. General Manager Holmes of the Alaska Railroad arrived in Seward today from the Anchorage headquarters to meet Col Otto F. Ohlson, general manager, who is returning from his annual trip to Washington, D. c. Business Car No l was attached to the mixed train
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NEAR CHAMPIONSHIP

CHICAGO, Feb. Is. (P IF Otto Reiselt of Philadelphia stood nearer the worlds three cushion billiard throne and his hold on the lead in the 1892 championship was more secure as the result of a dramatic victory over Johnny Layton, the former title holder from Sedalia, Missouri.
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Capt. A. E. Lathrop, head of the varied Lathrop interests, is expect ed to arrive in the city this evening from the Interior, enroute South to review and purchase late "talkie" features for his chain of Empress theatres
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WAR FLOWERS PROVE PEST

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. b. poppies imported from Flanders and planted widely in Queensland for remembrance" have become pest to farmers who find hand pulling the only effect i've means of destroying the tena- SciOuS plants
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TRADING SLOW

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (P) - The stock market was slow and narrow yesterday. The movement of Unit ed States bonds, however, took a decided rise as a result of the Glass Steagall credit extension bill for the aid of banks and business.
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FIND POTASH IN SPAIN

BARCELONA, Feb. 15. (P)-Rich deposits of potash, and possibly also petroleum, have been found by a geological commission in Catalonia and eastern Navarro. The engl- neers say the deposits may prove to be among the richest in the world.
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PARIS LOSES LITTLE STREET

PARIS, Feb. Is. (P Paris has lost it's smallest street, thorough fare IS feet long and six feet wide, known as "the Street of the White peacock" It's buildings were pulled down to let a little light into the dingy old Hotel de Vile quarter
Seward daily gateway., 1932-02-16

Mrs Ruth Tarr, 37 years old, wife of w E. Tarr of Juneau, died in Juneau recently following the birth of a child, reports the Ju- neau Empire. The child failed to survive
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RIFLE CLUB MEETING

A meeting of the Seward Rifle Club was held last evening in the American Legion club rooms. The bylaws for the Seward organization were formally dopte d at last nights meeting and officers elect ed. A program of the clubs ac- tivities was also outlined.
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MEMORABLE REPORT

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15. (P)-Major General Brown, chief of Army engineers, submitted an unfavorab ble report on the improve ment of the Tanana River conflu ence with the Yukon, He said the expected benefits would not com menSurate the cost
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John Wells, formerly cook, passed away at the Juneau Hos pital recently, because of heart di- sease, says the Empire.
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COLLEEN MOORE WEDS

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb Is. (H) Colleen Moore, former movie ac- tress, married Al P. Scott, New York broker, Monday
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Howard Long, LakevieW rancher, arrived in Seward today on a brief business visit
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Herbert Blauman, miner, died of pneumonia at Juneau recently, reports the Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
TWO PROPOSALS SUB MITTED FOR LIMIT OF AR MS
United States and Germany Enter Suggestions,
 Geneva Session

GENEVA, Feb 10.-American Am bassador Hugh Gibson. chief of the delegation from the United States at the Disarmament Con- ference, and Chancellor Heinrich Bruening, of Germany. today pre- sented proposals for limitations of arms, both differing from the pro posals made by France.
 The American proposal is simi- lar to that advanced by the Eng hsh and included prolongation of the Washington and London naval agreements.
 Other subjects made by the Am orleans is further reduction in naval armaments, abolition of submar- ines, restricting of tanks and mo- bile guns, discarding of lethal gas, prevention of meteorological war fare and protection of citizens against bombings.
 Chancellor Bruenlng pie d g q Germany's advocacy to general dis armament but with no set pro gram.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
CAMP PAICN TO
 GET BOARDED
 CASH STARTS
Col. Knox Outlines Scheme Says Nation Has Head
 ache from Eye Strain

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10.- An intensive campaign to bring hoarded money back into circula- ton is outlined by Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher, who will head the organization recently formed by President Hoover at a conference here of civic leaders from all parts of the country, to accomplish this purpose.
 "A quick campaign, against the clock, and going down to the grass roots in every community will be waged," said Col. Knox. Much of the trouble seems to be National headache induced by eye strain of looking across the Atlantic
 It is estimated that 92ls percent of the articles produced in this country are consumed here, said Col Knox.
 While Col. Knox was outlining his plan and getting started, the Directors of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation conferred with members of Congress and Secretary Hyde on the agricultural loan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
FLIGHTS INTO
 ARCTIC FOR I
 STRANDED ME N
Two Planes to Transport Crew of Baychimo Out
 to Civilization

NOME, Alaska. Feb. 10. = The Northern Air Transport Company has been awarded a contract from the Hudson's Bay Company to transport seventeen members of the crew of the Bayehimo from the shore near Wainwright to Kotze- bue and Fairbanks.
 Two planes are leaving here some time today piloted by Ross and Mirow. The planes are equipped with skis.
 Frank Dorbandt made flight last Sunday in search for the Bay chino over the ice but did not find the ship. He said, according to advices from Point Barrow, he is convinced the ship is sunk. Dor bandt may assist in flying out seV- eral of the members of the crew of the Baychimo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
DEMOCRATS ARE NOT PLEDGED TO
 ANY CANDIDATE
Jouett Shouse Says There Are No Strings on
 National Meet
DENIES TRYING TO
 BLOCK ROOSEVELT
Campaign He a d q uarters Are to Be Maintained
 Impartially

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10.- The Democratic National Conven- tion is not pledged in advance to any candidate and no candidate is favored said Jouett Shouse, Chair man of the Democratic Executive Committee.
 ShouSe denied that he, John J. Raskob and Alfred E. Smith are trying to block Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt's nomination.
 Shouse declared that the head quarters of the Democratic Nation al Committee will be maintained impartially. He said no man can foretell conditions next June and the convention should be unfet- tered by instructions.
 Delegates from Alaska and the State of Washington are the only ones so far instructed and they have been instructed to vote for the nomination of Roosevelt as the Presidential candidate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
ITALY AND JAPAN ALSO
 SUBMIT PROPOSITIONS

GENEVA, Feb. 10.-Dino Grandi, of Italy, and Tsuneo Matsudaira, Of Japan, presented the last two disarmament proposals of the Five Powers to the Disarmament Con- ference late today.
 Grandi was applauded when he read the list of war implements Italy is ready to scrap. These inn plements included capital ships, submarines, heavy artillery, tanks, bombing aircraft and chemicals.
 The Japanese representative as sured the delegates attending the conference that notwithstanding the unfortunate situation in the Far East, Japan is as eager as ever to further the cause of disarma- ment."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
ALASKAN JURIES
 ARE CONDEMNED BY CONG. FREE
California Rep resentative Takes Hard Rap at
 Courts in North
WICKERSHAM MAKES
 STRONG OBJECTIONS
Dispute Arises when Hall- but Bill Has Commit
 tee Hearing

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Feb. 10.-- Protection of the North Pacific halibut industry has been taken up for consideration by the House Fisheries Committee.
 The hearing was opened on the bill to make effective the United States and Canadian conventions making November l to February 10 the closed season.
 Search System
 The bill provides a fine for vlo- lation and also sets up patrol and search system.
 Fisheries Commissioner Henry O'Malley said the halibut industry was in a serious situation, and that catches have shrunk greatly. He said the new halibut treaty was better than the old.
 Delegate Protests
 Delegate James Wickersnam pro tested to the clause in the act re- ouiring that vessels caught ln Alaskan waters for violation of the bill might be taken to San Dlego for trial. He asked amendment to permit trial in Alaskan courts.
 Frees Objection
 Representative Arthur M. Free Republican of California, said they would not get any forfeitureS Tn Alaska
 Delegate Wickersham quickly re- piled that MT. Free did not know Alaskan juries.
 Representative Free replle a. "This would knock the whole treaty. I have been in Alaska and I have seen and know what goes on up there"
 The Comimttee later approved of the bill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10

Federal relief to unemployed was voiced in the Senate today by Sen ator Simeon D. Fess as the issue heard a vote on the LaFollette- Costigan bill.
 Senator Fess said if this measure was passed there would be no end to similar proposals.
 Senator Fess said there was no direct opposition to the substitute Democratic bill but that it would be opposed because it was neces- sary. He said the situation had not reached the stage where people were starving and once such pro- poSals were started for the unem ployed, the flood gates would bs ,pened.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
TWO NOMINEES
 ARE CONFIRMED
 BY us. SENATE
Session, First One in Three Years, De-
 bates Charges

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 10.- The Senate has confirmed Robert L. OBrien, of Boston, as Chairman of the Tariff Commission without a record vote.
 Behind closed doors charge against Ira M. Ornburn, of Con- necticut, were debated, but his nomination was also approved as a member of the Tariff Commission. Only five Democrats and five Pro- gressive Republicans voted against confirmation. This was the first private session of the Senate in three years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
NEW EVIDENCE BROUGHT OUT
 FOSHAY TRIAL
Securities Authorized for Sale Ten Days Before
 Receivership

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. lo. The Arizona Corporation Com mission authorized the sale of Sl,- 165.OoO in securities of the FoSnay enterprises ten days before the re- ceivership, witnesses testified yes terday at the trial Of w. B. Foshay and H. H. Henley charged With mail frauds.
 The securities were issued by the Public Utilities Consolidated Cor pcration, an operating subsidiary
 Melvin Anderson, formerly Fo- shay's chief accountant, admitted on cross examination, that he could not account for the disposition of the securities but part may have been used as collateral for loans. The Government claims they were hastily made to avoid a collapse of the Foshay enterprises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
STOCK RALLY
 FAILS TODAY
 ON BAD NEWS
Omission of Eastman Usual Dividend Trips Up
 Market Spurt

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O-Stocks tried to rally today after five ses- sions of sinking but tripped over another dividend reduction and gave up most of the advance dur ing the last hour Fractional gains predominated. Todays turnover was 100000 shares.
 Eastman broke six points when the usual dividend of 75 cents was omitted.
 Union Pacific held a two point gain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10
No Time to Talk Independence Of Philippines

WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 10.-Because of the chaos in the Far East, Secretary of War Hurley told the Insular Com mittee of the Senate that the present is no time to consider independence for the Philip pines. The Secretary recently toured the islands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-02-10

SEATTLE. Feb. 10-The Muni- cipal Street Car Employees voted 95 per cent plurality to strike be- cause the city officials and business men failed to raise a pool to cash the pay warrants which fell due two weeks ago.
 Sanction of the Tn tern tional Union officials, at Detroit, is sought