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TAK0TNA ALASKA SATURDAY: iPRlJ. 1.
PRICE 25 CENTS:
Troy Gt is
Nomination
JUNEAU. MAN. WILL SUCCEED
GEORGE A. PARKS.'AS GOV
ERNOR. OF ALASKA.
JUNEAU:—John W. Tr-i^.a resi
dent of Alaska since 1897 and editor
and. publisher of the Daily Alaska
Empire at Juneau, for almost twenty
years, was nominated today by Presi
dent Franklin. D. Roosevelt to be
Governor of Alaska. The nomination
w.as sent to. the .Senate .
Mr, Troy has been a lifelong Demo
crat, and has been a prominent figure
in. Democratic politics throughout his
residence in th eTerritory.
He repeatedl yhas been a delegate
from Alaska to national. Democratic
conventions, and often has been, the
Territory’s, representative on the
platform., committees of the conven
tions. In the- last political campaign
he was Territorial chairman of his
party.. His candidacy, for the. gover
norship wasvendorsed, not only by the
Democratic organization in Alaska
but by Democrats generally and also
fayored hy, many o prominent Repub
licans. .
Anthony J'.. Dimond. Alaska Dele
gate to Congress, and James Farley,
Postmaster General and .chairman of.
the National Democratic Committee,
urged Howard Ickes, Secretary, of the
Interior, to. recommend Mr. Troy to
the President.
On confirmatiomby the Senate, Mr.
Troy will succeed Governor. George
A. Parks.;
investigate
Morgan Co.
SENATE COMMITTEE AUTHOR
IZED? TO GO INTO IT.S- STOCK
MARKET OPERATIONS.
WASHINGTON.—The internation
,y famous banking house of J. P
Morgan. & Go..today came under the
scrutiny of the Senate stock market
investigating committee. U pon re
ceiving a report from counsel that
the Morgan firm had questioned the
committee’s authority to inquire intc
certain, phases of Morgan investment
banking, the committee authorized
drafting of an amendment to make
its authority, unquestionable.
FRANCE MAY COME THROUGH
WITH THAT BIG INSTALLMENT
WASHINGTON.—The Administra
tion, it was learned today, has found
reasons to believe that France’s de
faulted war debt installment of $19,
OOOJIOO will be. paid soon. At the
same time it was learned that diplo
mats planning the world economic
conference are discussing transfer of
its meeting place from London, to
Washington.. June 1 is being men
tioned as a tentative date.
Waino Puntila was an early, arrival
an Sunday morning, and. was among
thos ein- attendance at the hard times
j ball..
Dr. Seeley, dentist, in his owr
plane,. accompanied hy Pilot Valley,
I was a last evening arrival..
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THE MUKLUK TRAIL
WASHINGTON,. Match; 13.—March
4 was a day which held interest for
Alaskans both nationally and locally.
Alaska led' the .'Hates in instructing
her Democratic delegation, to support
Franklin D. Roosevelt for Demo
cratic presidential nominee. Today
that nominee is .» President of. the
United States. March 4 also marked
the induction of. Anthony 1. Qimorad
into the office ef Delegate to Con
gress from Alaska. Mr. Dimond was
in. the procession that went out in
historic fashion., from the Senate
chamber to the ..east, portico of the
Capitol where the oath, was adminis
tered to the incoming President and
his inaugural address delivered.. .
The new.. Delegate has Been; ex
tremely husy trying to take care of.
the volume of correspondence which
had accumulated before his arrival in
Washington.. He is settled-in tempo
rary quarters and invites all Alas
kans who may be in Washington..to
feel at home in his-office
Temporary address. Room 312,
House Office Building.
Permanent, address. Room. 425.,
House Office- Building.
Home ad dims,.. 3024 Tilden street,
NW.
The followisag^jhltekans, or former
Alaskans, wane, in .Washington during
inaugural waolr -amb have called to
pay their reapgpnew Dele
gate: RighfJReveraidsPatar Trimble
Rowe, John -W.” Trdjy^jMF.'. and Mrs.
James J. Connors, of Juneau; former
Governor Thomas Riggsbnow of New
York; Captain. A. E. Lathrop, Fair
banks; Harry F. Morton, Miriam
Dickey, of Anchorage; Derick Lane
of Kanatak; James L. Galen, of Cor
dova; Carl Lomen, ' Ralph Lomen
Kelleher, of Nome; Stephen Casler
John E. Ballaine, of Seattle; Emil E
Hurja, of New York; Mrs. Roydei
D. Chase, of Washington, D. C.
Charles H. Flory, Dr. Phillip Smith
B. F. Heintzleman, H. W. Terhurue
of Washington, D. C.r and Alaska
Walter Schaffner, formerly Assistant
U. S. Attorney in Juneau, now. ai
Washington, D. C.; Jack Undarwood
of Seattle and Washington, D. C.
P. W. M. Colburn, former secretarj
to Governor Bone, now in Washing
ton, D. C.
The Delegate is seeking; through
the Senate Finance Cbmamttbe to ex
empt Alaska Federal employes, in
cluding employes of the'Alaska^ Rail
road, from the provisions of .the. econ
omy bill now pending in Congress,
which provides for further, reddtior
in Federal salaries. This exemption
is asked because of the high- cost of
living in Alaska. Exemption is- alsc
asked for Alaska: Federal employes
from the provisions.>o£ the portion, cd
the Act referring to leave of absence:
The House refused., to permit . any
amendment whatever to the bill. .The
leaden fearedl thaivtoptermitl any
amendment migift.so delay thebiH.as
to further seriously, endangers the
public welfare. Eton if f the*.- hull
passes, there is stiEUliticratsiKngiyen
to the President to anake' thfh.rednic
tions in accordance with the redhead
(on tinned An. Page I.). ■,
BERLIN POLICE SEQUESTER
FUNDS OF PROF. EINSTEINj
—
| BERLIN.—Political police today
sequestered the Berlin bank account.,
of Professor Albert Einstein* confi.v
I cation 25,000 marks in cash and
: stocks, valued at 5,000 marks, .about
| $1,000. Police declared they were ap
j parently justified in their suspicions
j that the money was intended to.
| finance preparations of acts, of high;
treason. Simultaneously the Prus
j sian Academy of Science issued *.
statement, commenting scathingly oar
. Professor Einstein’s resignation. The
. world-famous scientist was accused:
j of participating in an atrocious pro
granu
j WISCONSIN SURE TO VOTE.
REPEAL 18TH AMENDMENT
WASHINGTON. — Wisconsin will
vote on repealing the Eighteenth
Amendment tomorrow; with heads of
„the State’ s Anti-Saloon League
frankly pessimistic of the outcome.
Rev. Warren Jones said there is nr
Hope for prohibition in Wisconsin.
Delegates chosen from the State at
' large will convene at Madison o®
I April 15.
A BASHFUL YOUNGSTER
AVON, Conn.—There was a. touch'
of spring in the air, but the coasting
was stilL good. So Walter B. Stone.
88 years old, decided on one good*
slide down the hill while there was
still time. Mr. Stone got out his 70
! year-old sled, tucked his beard out of
■ the way, and down the hill he went,
“Fd. liked to have taken Cornelia
Wheeler with me,” he said, “but I was
too bashful to ask her.”
Mrs. Wheeler is 91.
APPOINTED •COMMISSIONER
Ronald Morrison, well known
olettimer o£ this • section and-who - for
the past dozen years or so-has made
his headquarters in the Medfra see
: tion, was recently appointed United.
States commissioner, with headquar
ters at McGrath,, succeeding W.. T.
. Vanderpool. Mr. Morrison has been
t in the North for many years, and was
one of those who was early on the
_j ground at Dawsoft, in 1897, where he
remained for several years. He later
went to Fairbanks, was in the Ruby
section for several years until the
t winter of 1919, when he came to the
. Nixon district. He is nicely qualified
for the office to which he has received
appoiattmesl.
Abnung those leaving Seattle on a
■ recent boat headed for McGrath were
steamer Tana, and Ikey Hayes. Also
Frank X. Mortimer, purser of the
coming up is Captain Murray, who
' win’ assume the position of captain,
caused by the death of George A.
Green, some weeks ago.
Frank Wiseman, well known dep
uty United States marshal stationed
. at Bethel, passed through here a few
. days ago ea route to his headquarters,
following a visit of some weeks on
the Outside.
Scheduled to arrive at McGrath at
any time no ware Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Langley, after a visit of same
months on the Outside, and Mrs.
Oidie Hallson, after a visit of some
maaths in Seattle.
Bsm, to Mr. and Mrs. George Kar
teharan, Little creek, at 8:30 a. m. on
Thursday last, a daughter. Mother
wtf daughter are reported as doing:
- Hn Elsie J. M. Rieck was a last
nmzaday departure for Poorman,
gw« over with Pilot Pollack.
Items of Importance
In Recent News Events
SAN FRANCISCO.—Hery nr>mu>,
construction contractor, 64 Pine
street, was low bidder at £1. 36,500,
today, for the contract on the San
Francisco anchorage of the Sail
Fr&ncisco-Oakland Bay bridge. Ac
cording to unofficial figures from ten
competing firms, the bid was $326,000
under the estimate for the job, and
$12,000 under the second bidder, the
Clinton Contucrstion Company.
WASHINGTON.—President Roose
velt called upon Congress today to
restore public confidenc ein invest
ment securities by correcting abuses
which have cost Americans billions of
dollars. As soon as reading of the
President's message- was completed,
legislation, setting up drastic control
of securities sales by providing foi
full publicity regarding the backers
and their claims w.as introduced by
1 Senate..Majority Leader Robinson and
j referred, ta the judiciary committee.
I SAN FRANCISCO.—Quick think
ing "friends who sprang into action
when she telephoned them .farewells
saved Jean Wakefield, - well known
radio. singer, from death by suicide
today- By a midnight relay of tele
1 phone calls they rushed other friends
ta her apartment at 1429 Leaven
worth street in time to administei
antidotes and obtain hospital - treat
ment. “I don’t know what hap’
i pened,’ she said, after physicians de
termined that she was on the road tc
recovery; “I was all alone and go!
■very. Hue.”
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa.—John C
Cheslock, Jr., entombed in an aban
doned mine near here for more thar
1O0 hours, died .early today, 12 hous
after he was rescued. First examina
tion of the youth revealed his injuries
were not serious. Physicians believe
his eath was due to shock.
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Twelve
workmen narrowl yescaped death late
Tuesday in a spectacular explosior
and fire which destroyed the Stand
ard Gasoline Company plants.
SHANGHAI—Two American mis
siooaries were killed when Chinese
bombarded a church, during recent
hostilities near Taipuying, south of
Chiehlingkou, according _ to uncon
firmed reports received here today.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Driving 3(
tenants to the street in their nighl
clothes, a two-alarm fire caused sev
eral thousand dollars’, worth of dam
age to a four-story apartment house
at 646 Alma avenue, Oakland, early
today. An electric stove that a va
cation tenant failed to turn off start
ed the. the apartment manager said,
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Anti-cap
ital punishment advocates won an
other victory in the assembly today
when a hill increasing the penalty for
kidnaping urns amended on the flooro
to exclude the death penalty. The
Ml increased the penalty to life im
UOS ANGELES.—The U. S. Fleet
t« ta this port today for week
end shnoe- haves, after having com
pleted annual force firing 75 miles
oat at sea. Examination of targets
showed that the firing had been high
ly acconte.
jmuov. yj vt .—on
liiimunu
i British ambassador to Moscow, was
summoned to London today. The am
■ Bassador will leave the Soviet capital
| tonight. His return to London was
j in connection with the Soviets’ re
■ fusal to release British engineers fac
| ing trials on charges of sabotage.
! Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinoff
! warned Wednesday that the Russian
I government would brook no coercion
j in the affair.
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BERLIN.—Attacks against Amer
icans in the Nazi and Jewish cam
paign were met today with disciplin
! ary action by Hitler organizations.
■ One Nazi was expelled from the or
• ganization and held for trial, and two
! others were disciplined by their com
. mander as a result of a protest made
to Berlin police headquarters by
! Charles Messersmith, United States
■ Consul General, against a second at
i tac kon Julius Fuchus, American pro
; prietor of a night club. The attack
was at his club. A civilian Non Nazi
I also was held for trial.
! MEXICO CITY—Unknown persons
stoned the United States embassy
Friday night and left posters signed
“The Communist Party,” denouncing
Josephus Daniels, new ambassador to
I Mexico, it was revealed today.
t WASHINGTON. — A resolution
! which would grant the distinguished
flying cross to Emory B. Bayn, of
San Francisco, for his services in con
nection with the 1927 flight from
California to Hawaii has been intro
duced in the House by Representative
Welch, Republican, California.
! ROYAL OAKS, Mich. — Father
| Charles E. Coughlin, Catholic priest
and militant leader of a faction in
the bitter dispute over Detroit bank
ing difficulties, narrowly escaped seri
ous injury or death today when a
crude home-made bomb exploded
within a few feet of his bed. He was
i severely' shaken.
LONDON.—Norman H. Davis,
President Roosevelt’s special Eu
ropean representative, talked with
Ambassador Matsuda of Japan today
before his meeting with Stanley Bald
win. It was understood that Mr.
Davis talked informally with the Jap
anese diplomat on the general dis
armament situation.
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NEW YORK.—Arrest of three men
1 in a raid by police was believed to
day to have halted a plot to circulaT
$500,000 in $5 bills throughout thj
j East. Two plates, banknote paper
[ and other paraphernalia were seized.
; Police said none of the bills had been
I put into circulation.
PALO ALTO, Calif.—Free from
i presidential responsibilities, Herbert
Hoover, who retired March 4 as chief
executive of the United States, re
turned late yesterday to his home at
Palo Alto.
Cheerful and active, he appears
quite different now from the weary
person he was in the last few weeks
j of the presidency. ' jflMI
| In smiling and shaking hands with
: neighbors, he said the first thing that
concerned him in Palo Alto was to
■enjoy, a iongjrest.