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The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-04
Captain Benson To Mine Gold
 Under Ocean

Continued From Page One) the idea of submarine gold min- ing when on the Nome beaches at the turn of the century. At that early Alaska camp he per- ceived that the marginal sands were always richer after storm, indicating to him that there was a great storehouse of gold in the gravels that were constantly GOV cred by water. His and others explorations have proved this to be a fact, he said.
 At the luncheon the captain explained in detail the operation of his dredges, backing his theor- ies of the workability of the plan with illustrations of practi cal tests with the machines.
 Has Been Away
 Captain Benson, who has not been in Alaska for many years, is extremely enthusiastic about the country upon his return. He compared it with his native home of Arctic Norway, where people have lived and thrived for many generations in an area where the climate is more severe, the soil less fertile, and the resources considerably fewer than in AL aska. He intimated the tremen dous possibilities of the land, but deplored it's lack of adequate however, but great deal of boosting would help it tremendously, he said.
 Under the latter category, he said, he intended to do his share while in the States this winter. That this was no idle boast he said he made great collection of pictures to be made into slid es and had accumulated neWspap CT articles as the basis for talks.
 George Mcdonald, one of Cap tain Benson's guests, expressed the sentiment of the group and of Cordova, when he said the city had enjoyed his stay here and was proud to have him choose Cordova as his headquarters. MT. Mcdonald, on behalf of others present, promised sincerest coop eration to his enterprise.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-04

The tuberculosis death rate Of girls and young women between the ages of 15 and 25 is one and one-half times that of boys and young men of the same ages.
Evening star., 1936-01-16
RELATIVES CLAIM BODIES.
Futile Efforts Made to Identify That
of Co-pilot.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 16 F).
Grief stricken relatives and friends
late yesterday claimed the bodies OF
loved ones-victims of Tuesday nights
airplane tragedy near Goodwin, Ark.
The body of Frank c. Hart, 81. New
York, president of petroleum prod
ucts company, was identified by
Wayne Jordan, an attorney for the
company, and Sam J. Taylor. who
came here by plane from Cleveland.
State Senator Ellis Pagan OF Little
Rock, Ark, Judge Leon Catlett and
Wayne Stanfield, also Of Little Rock,
identified the bodies Of w. r. Dyess,
AZ, w. P. A. administrator for Ar
kansas, and Robert H. McNair, 80,
director of w. P. A. finance and re-
ports for Arkansas.
j. S. Gremillion Of Knoxville,
Tenn, manager of the American Air.
lines there, identified the body OF his
24-year-old wife.
The other identified included:
Perla Gasparini, %, Fort Worth,
stewardess on the ship.
Mrs. Samuel Horovitz, about 38;
her SON. Seba, 4. and her mother-in-
law, Mrs. B. Horovitz, all Of Wake
field, Mass. They were on vacation
trip to join Mrs. Samuel Horovitzs
husband, Boston attorney, on the Pa
cific Coast.
DR.. M. S. Lombard of the United
States Veterans Hospital here identi-
fed the body of Charles Altschull. %,
son of a wealthy New York family, and
a cousin of Secretary Morgenthau OF
the Treasury.
Thompson said the bodies Of w. s.
Hardwick. As, B.ardstown. Ill. and
A. D. Chernus, IS, st. Louis con-
tractor with the Hardwick Co.. had
been identified. A brother-in-law
spent hours at a mortuary in a futile
attempt to identify the body Of Glenn
L. Freeland, 28-year-old co-pilot Of
the Inflated plane.
Evening star., 1936-01-16

the lesser crime Is 20 years to life i'm
prisonment.
The first medical testimony that
Ashcraft is of unsound mind was pre-
sented yesterday afternoon by DR..
Roger S. Cohen, alenist and formerly
a staff physician at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital.
Testifying for two hours, he related
in detail the various tests he applied
to the defendant. DR.. Cohen said he
examined Ashcraft three times-No-
vember 20, 26 and January 8. He
concluded the man has the mentality
Of a child about 10 years old.
Assistant United States Attorney
Beach attempted to show by cross
examination that Ashcraft was not
unbalanced at the time Of the Staying.
but DR.. Cohen said he felt sure the
defendants condition when examined
must have existed for several months
before the tragedy.
Evening star., 1936-01-16

able impulse when he held his son
over the open Jets Of gas stove in
their basement rooms at 227 Third
street.
Couldn't Resist Impulses.
HE knew it was wrong. legally and
morally, but he just couldn't resist
the impulse" DR.. Schneider declared.
His only idea was that Of escape,
escape for himself and his son."
The defense alienist said he con-
sidered Ashcraft had suicidal and
homicidal tendencies. He had ex-
amined the defendant. he said. in
October and December. 1894; Septem-
Der 13, 1885, and January 3 this year.
The first two examinations, long be-
fore the Staying, were during clinics at
Gallinger Hospital, the physician de-
clared. He said he thought Ashcraft's
mind was unsound some months or
a year before last September"
Two more rebuttal witnesses were
expected to take the stand today.
They were DR.. Joseph L. Gilbert. Gal
linger Hospital psychiatrist, whose
testimony was expected to confirm
that of DR.. Lind, and Mrs. Josephine
Ashcraft, wife of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney
Samuel Beach said he wanted her to
rebut certain testimony concerning
her alleged affair with another man.
Ashcraft Not to Take Stand.
Defense Attorney Frei ]. Icen-
hover decided at the last minute not
to put Ashcraft on the witness stand.
although the defendant had asked to
be allowed to testify in his own behalf.
"The mans insane, So what good
would it do to put him on the stand?"
Icenhower asked.
Beach said he would ask the jury to
convict Ashcraft of first-degree muir
der, since the evidence indicated the
defendant either was guilty of first
degree or else was innocent of any Of
fense because of his condition. A first
degree conviction carries the death
penalty.
Frequently, in murder trials, the
judges charge to the jury permits
verdict of guilty Of either first or sec
ond degree murder. The penalty for
Evening star., 1936-01-16

for industrial uses are. for the most
part, tax free.
Recalling the verdict Of the ages
that social abuses increase largely in
proportion to the quantity Of alcoholic
liquors consumed, we may well turn
with q shudder from any attempts to
measure the inferno these figures sug.
gest."
Sees No Improvement.
Declaring that repeal has not been
followed by anything like effective
control, the Senator argued that it
has not promoted temperance, has
not reduced crime nor eliminated the
bootlegger and gangster. He said the
revenue it produces Is no relief to
the taxpayer because "every dollar
Of liquor revenue means the extraction
of or 10 additional dollars from the
pockets of the consuming public for
the purchase of intoxicating bevei-
ages"
"It was because Of the social sig
nificance of the liquor problem that
the country l6 years ago turned G
national prohibition" he said.
Answering the argument that liquol
restrictions infringe on personal lib
erty, ne declared that "a drug. 1
narcotic, in any form, whether it b.
opium, alcohol, cocaine, morphine o.
any similar article, will destroy th'
capacity to exercise liberty in the vas
majority Of victims"
The Senator declared that as tn,
country's social and economic struc
ture becomes more complex with in
dustrial machinery and fast-movinl
modes of transportation" the powe
and the play Of individual action mus
be curbed and prohibited more ant
more in the interest Of ALL"
Evening star., 1936-01-16
Ashcraft
Continued From First Page.)

frail body apparently had not affected
his reasoning powers.
"Ashcraft told me he knew what he
did was wrong in the eyes of the law
and of the moral law, but that it was
the only way out" DR.. Lind testified.
HE said he was driven to 1t, and
would do the same thing over again;
that it was best for the child. He said
that If he had to do 1t over again. he
would make sure to end his own life
as WELL"
Domestic Situation.
As the defendant sat weeping in his
wheel chair, DR. Lind told Of the
domestic situation, related to him BY
Ashcraft, which caused the man to
feel that he could not leave his only
son in the custody Of wife whom he
thought unfaithful.
'He told me about the difficulties
which developed between himself and
his wife; about the other man." DR..
Lind asserted. He was greatly dis
tressed about this affair. or what he
thought was an affair, and that 1t was
Haunted in his face. Once his wife
slapped him, he said. and he became
greatly depressed and felt life wasn't
worth living"
DR.. Lind agreed with q defense
Alienist, DR.. Antoine Schneider, who
preceded him on the witness stand, that
Ashcraft was suffering from Fried
reich's ataxia, which affects the mus
cles. spinal cord and brain but added
that it usually does not alter the SUI
ferer's reasoning powers.
Testimony by DR.. Schneider boil
stored the defense contention that
Ashcraft was the victim Of m irresist-
Evening star., 1936-01-16

CONTINUED From First Page)
A. Their session was superseded by
Secretary wallace's conference of 100
invited agriculturists who last week
unanimously adopted principles for re-
writing crop control on the basis of
subsidized soil conservation.
Grange Files Its Program.
Since then a majority of the Senate
Agricultural Committee, following the
lead Of Senator Norris, Republican. Of
Nebraska. have expressed fear that
proposed readoption Of A. A. AS prin-
ciples might fall in a constitutional
test.
The National Grange Immediately
seized the opportunity tc declare pub
licly for a permanent and constitu-
tional" national farm program. 1t
drafted a l0-point platform empha-
sizing export subsidies and tariffs to
exclude the competition of foreign
farm products in American markets.
Almost simultaneously the National
Cooperative Council, another ex-
tremely individualistic member Of the
National Agricultural Conference, de-
clared for the strengthening Of mar
keting agreements as the foundation
Of new farm economy.
The American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, largest and wealthiest member
of the conference, reiterated its de-
termination to support the administra-
tion's plan to make conditional benefit
payments to farmers who co-operated
in a program of balanced production.
The National Grain Corp. was re-
ported in step with the Government
plan to supplant purchased compli-
ance" with rewarded performance"
as a constitutional basis for continu-
ing the principles of A A. A.
Dissension Great as Ever.
So far a conference holdout, the
militant Farmers Union clamored for
cost of production program. The
American Agricultural Editors Asso-
citation, completing the conference
membership, had not announced its
position as the meeting convened.
Fundamentally, each separate unit
of the conference reverted to its his
toric policies and privately expressed
determination to be guided by them
now that the whole question of Fed
eral farm aid seemed to have been
reopened. Predictions the conference
would collapse were based on the
mounting evidence of diSsension
among its members and the fact that
conference bylaws require unanimous
approval or complete discard of any
Evening star., 1936-01-16
PARKS BILL FAVORED

The House Public Lands Commit
tee yesterday reported favorably bill
designed to aid in developing co-or-
dinated and adequate public park,
parkway and recreational area facili-
ties.
The measure, introduced by Rep
resentative Robinson, Democrat, Of
Utah, authorizes the National Park
Service to study programs, and the
Secretary of the Interior to aid States
in planning, establishing and main
tanning park areas through the Ma
tional Park Service.
Evening star., 1936-01-16

vision and deep understanding Of the
needs of his State.
HE talked with us here Tuesday
and on several days before, and it is
appalling that he has gone while in
the full stride of his splendid work.
We relied on his judgment in our
work together. and the friendship that
grew between us from the early days
of F. E. r. A. in 1888 makes his pass
ing a great personal loss to me-"
One of the outstanding accomplish
ments Of Dyess is an organized rural
industrial community in Mississippi
County, Ark. which was developed
under the F. E. r. A. rural rehabilita-
ton program to enable needy farm
families 10 gain self-support. Planned
and executed by Dyess, the community
is regarded by w. P. A. officials as
zone of the best-handled of the nu-
merous projects in this field" The
project, 1t was announced today. will
be known as Dyess Colony. in memory
of its founder.
w. P. A officials also Joined in trib-
ute to Robert H. McNair, director of
the division and reports Of the Ar
kansas w. p. A., who died with his
chief in the crash.
He was exceptionally able and by
all of us he was held in high regard"
Hopkins said. 1--WE called on Mr.. Nc
Nair frequently to give the Washington
Office the benefit of his sound judg-
ment and ability. His death leaves an
official and personal void on the staff"
Senator Robinson of Arkansas also
praised the ability and worth Of the
two dead w. P. A. officials. Robinson
said Dyess brought to the perform
ance of his duties great vigor, energy
and diligence" Both men were well
known in Arkansas, Robinson said,
and will be mourned by the people
whom they served"
Evening star., 1936-01-16

wrecked ship to prevent parts OF the
plane from being removed by thou
sands of sightseers who flocked to the
area.
The rangers were sent to the scene
after reports that clothing of one or
more of the victims had been looted.
v. l. Fray, Federal revenue ofheer
stationed at Forrest City. said that
robbery of the victims started soon
after the wreckage was discovered.
He said he saw an unidentified man
seize what appeared to be = a roll of
bills from the pocket of one OF the
mangled passengers and fee.
II would have shot at him but
was afraid of hitting some one else In
the dark" Fray said, ..t
The discovery of empty pocketbooks
on the ground was reported by other
officers.
The ghaStly remnants Of the ships
human cargo today had been sufii-
GENTLY assembled to make possible
fairly accurate Identification Of all but
two of the victims. Those not def
nitely picked out were believed to be
Pilot Marshall and j. c. Cahns young
buyer for a Los Angeles store.
Evening star., 1936-01-16

action brought before the organiza-
ton.
Veteran farm leaders said that, with
the conference admittedly facing seri-
Gus discord and at best likely to
agree on little more than an ex.
preston of traditional generalities.
the whole question Of farm relief
appeared to be right back where 1t
was 13 years ago.
Evening star., 1936-01-16
HOOVER ADDRESS
EAGERLY AWAITED
Observers Anxious to See
if He EIaborates on COP.
Farm Policy.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. =,
Political observers in Capltal al
tangled up in farm relief plans 1ouno
time today to speculate on what 1or-
r,er President Hoover may say
tonight.
Mr. Hoover will speak in Lincoln,
Nebr.. on the Roosevelt farm policies.
Observers watched for any possible
elaboration of the former Presidents
beliefs as to what the Republican
nartv should offer the country IN the
form of an agricultural program.
AS for candidates., there was no
sign that Mr.. Hoover would discuss
his own personal plans. OF the flve
Republicans associated most fire.
ouently with presidential discussions,
Mr.. Hoover and Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, of Michigan have been
least audible about their plans.
The former had said nothing about
them, and the latter has contended
he is not candidate.
Col. Knox Speaks Out.
Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher,
spoke out in meeting yesterday. He
said:
"A man does not declare himself a
candidate for President. His friends
do that for him. The Illinois Re-
publicans seem to have done that
for me-"
Continuing. he made plain that he
would not contest with Vandenberg
for the Michigan delegation. saying:
ct can see no reason why Michigan
should not select a delegation equally
friendly to the suggestions of the
nomination of Arthur Vandenberg or
myself"
The Chicago publishers candidacy
was being systematically pushed IN
New Hampshire, where he maintains a
Summer home. Newspapers received
literature from the Knox-for-Presi-
dent Committee. Organization lead
ers there have already declared for
him.
Landon Advocates Busy.
The Eastern "Landon-for-Preside
movement was under way in New
York with Albert Ottinger, former
attorney general of the State, calling
for the Kansas Governors nomina-
tion as the Ideal candidate" to ap-
peal to the thinking voter"
The Kansan has said his duties as
Governor leave him no time for per-
sonal ambitions, but Ottinger quoted
him as declaring 'if the people want
me for President, I'm not afraid to
tackle the job"
Describing Senator Borah as
"neither ultra conservative nor ultra
radical" Representative knutson, Re
publican, of Minnesota is progressing
with plans to start active work in his
home State on behalf of the Idahoan
within the next 80 days.
Representative Fish, Republican, oi
New York, ardent Borah backer, al
ready has counted a million votes fol
his candidate. saying these were as.
sured when Nicholas Murray Butler
president of Columbia University
raised objections to the Idahoan.
Evening star., 1936-01-16
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H.PREsCoTT galley. President.
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Evening star., 1936-01-16
HOPKINS TO ATTEND RITES.
Accompanied by WestbroOk to Crash
Victims Funeral.

by Westbrook to Crash
Victims Funeral.
Harry L. Hopkins, works prograss
administrator, and Lawrence West
brook, assistant administrator, left
Washington yesterday to attend the
funera. of w. r. Dyess, Arkansas
works progress administrator, who
was killed in Tuesday nights airplane
crash near Goodwin, Ark. The funeral
will be held at 2:30 pm. tomorrow at
Osceola, Ark.
w. r. A. oficials here paid high
tribute 20 Dyess. Before leaving for
Arkansas, Hopkins, in an ofiicial state
ment, said: He was fine man. The
unemployed and the entire State Of
Arkansas have lost a friend, for Mr..
Dyess worked prodigiously l., behalf
of their welfare. He was intelligent
and courageous. His contribution to
the work of F. e. r. A., G. w. A. and
w. p. A. consisted not only Of his
efficiently applied energy, but in bis
Evening star., 1936-01-16

another colored man in the 100 block
of Bates street.
When Miller and Skinner stepped
from the scout car, Walker opened fire
on them, according to police, shooting
three times. One of the bullets pierced
the lobe of Miller's ear. He was treat
ed at Sibley Hospital.
Miller said he fired six times at
Walker, while Skinner said he shot
five times. The gunman ran several
blocks before he hailed a taxicab and
was taken to the hospital.
Evening star., 1936-01-16

his S n ou ID e r,
arms nd alb
domen.
Omcer Hans
ford p. Miller Of
the Hack Inspec-
tors cmce was
shot through the
ear when he and
Pvt. Horace p.
Skinner exchang-
ed shots W i I h
Walker.
The policemen
became involved
in the shooting
when they saw
Evening star., 1936-01-16

tOOI1lAueu fIOIIl FlISt HdSe.J
developed swiftly. Pilot Jerry Mar
shall came down and was heading for
an open, water-covered rice field some
200 yards from the crash spot when
the ship was dragged down by the
trees.
2. Through some unexplained fall
ure of mechanical aids he was un-
aware that he was so close to the
ground and tore into the trees at full
speed with no previous warning of
the peril.
Crash without Warning.
The jammed speed indicator and
the fact the landing light switches
were off lent support to the theory
that the ship crashed without warn
ing. 1t was argued, however, that
the speed indicator and switches
might have been shifted by the i'm
pact.
The distance the plane travelled
through the trees-about $50 yards
after it first began hitting them was
cited by some as indication that the
ship was flying at high speed and in
O nearly horizontal plane at the time
of accident
State rangers watched near the
Evening star., 1936-01-16
OFFICER is SHOT
IN STREET BATTLE
Hansford P. Miller Wounded,
While Assailant Is in Seri-
ous Condition.

Shot In a gun fight in which q
policeman narrowly escaped death last
night, Clarence Walker, SO, colored,
600 block OF Third street, was in a
serious condition in Freedmen's Hos
pital today suffering from wounds in
Evening star., 1936-01-16
SUES OVER DEAD PET
Actress Asks $4,000 for Loss OF
Dog, Killed in Street.

Dog, Killed in Street.
LOS ANGELES, January Is R.-
Gertrude Michael Of the films wants
$4,000 because a street car killed her
pet dachshund, Johannesburg.
The actress filed suit yesterday
against the Pacific Electric Co.. citing
loss Of affection caused by the dogs
death, damages for medical expense
and care of the dachshund and loss OF
pedigree.
Evening star., 1936-01-16
Crash without Warning.
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A. A. A.

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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1936-07-03

SCOTT, ANNE SEYMOUR,
MARION WILLIAMS, ALTHEA
DOUGLAS, ROSAMOND COL
LIER, MRS. B. CARMICHAEL,
CLARISSA LAWSON, IMOGENE
JAMES, ALICE SHORT, DoRo-
THY GARDNER, and loads of
other beauties. LILLIAN
TYLER seems to be interested in
what young man? DON YER
NON and ANNETTE HATTON
were giving each other anything
but cool glances. UNCLE BOB
BELTON was there gladdening the
heart of whom? Among the
irresistible sheiks were JOHN
(full of fun) McHIE, BILL fancy