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TAKOTNA, ALASKA, SATURDAY,(KTOKKIt 20, 1934.
PRICE* 2.* ENTS
Mrs. Stoli is
Releasedby
Kidnappers
$',00 OF THE RANSOfM MONEY
FOUND ON WIFE OF SUSPECT.
LOUISVILLE, OdU . 17.?- - Alice
Stull, kidnapped wife of Berry . Stoll
wealthy oil man, was returned safely
to her home two.dfy's ago. She was
unharmed except tor a scalp-;wound
which the abductor^ inflicted, on, the
night of the kidnapping. She re
turhed with the. v Reverand. Clegg
an Indianapolis clergyman friend of
the! Stolls.' It was to the Reverend’s
home that she wastalfr*n*, to* after
the ransom money nad been paid.
Federal agents Kaye been .very ac
tive in the vicinity of Nashville,
Tenn., to where the ransom money
was sent. They have arrested Mrs.
J. Robinson, wife of one of the. kid
napper suspects. Three other men
we^e arrested as ^suspects , but. their
connection with >lci,dnappin® could
not, be verified-.
On the person of Mrs. Robinson
was found $500', of the- ransom
money. Government-.authorities are
confident that Robinson will soon be
apprehended.
The state will ask for a death
penalty in the event of Robinson’s
arrest, trial and conviction.
The Striking
Miners make
New Demands
Hungary.— The 1200 striking
coal miners, who won their strike by
attempting mass suicide, are again
'in |trike this time above ground.
It' will be remembered that the
miners were receiving $2 a week ant}
they struck for $3.50. After spend?
ing 110 hours underground without
food, light, or water, the entranoe
to the tunnel being guarded hy men
with axes to prevent any attempt at
r.-scue, the men came above ground
after the intervention of the. govern
ment and the greater part of their
demands bieng acceded to..
Many were^. rushed) to hospital
and it is believe<J that some of them
will' die.
They have now decided’ not to go
under ground until? the wages have
been increased 8 per cent more than
the terms which brought them above
ground.
The mine, owners say-that they can
not afford to pay. much more than
$2. per week ,
TO , EXTINGUISH. WINE FIRE
BURNING 36 YEARS.
HUGO, Colo.—-, t¥, fire that has
raged in a coal niino.- near here for
20 year's will be exinguiShed soon
if all goes^well. .-Since. May 22, a.
crew of 42 men i4U|#teen batling the
blaze under the tjlfection of F„ W.
Calhoun, associate'; mining engineer
of the United Sate* Geological Sur
vey. . The fire i* « animated to have
destroyed 80,000 tons' of. coaL
PRES. R008EVEfcffOPENS NEW
SI,700,000 VETER^fS' HOSPITAL.
-r juu.”*
WASHINGTON,.,. DiC. Oct.18.—
Pres. Roosevelt will leave to-morrow
to officiate at. ceremonies for the
opening of the fl ,700,000. Veteran's
hospital at Roaneke, Va. From
there he will proceed to Williams
burg;'to receive an honorary degree
from' William .and Mary College.
Edsel Ford
Near Victim
Extortionist
CAPTURED YOUTH CONFESSES
TO CRIME AND IS SENTEN
CED TO TEN ' YEARS;, *
DETROIT, Oct. 17.— With the
arrest of Edward Liekwalla, 20, the
c-:>. rts moved swiftly and placed an
other would-be extortionist behind
prison, walls.,
LickwaJla demanded $5,000 of
Edsel Ford, son of the well knewn
motor maganate, on threat of taking
Fordfs life. Police, who were ealled
in on-the case,, placed a dummy pack
age at the : designated spot but the
extortionist failed to arrive. How
ever, through investigation the po
lice were able to apprehend Lick
walla.
His hand- writing corresponded
with that of the extortion note and
upon being arrested he confessed
and pleaded guilty. He' was senten
ced to ten. years in Leavenworth.
Burial of King
Alexander
BELGRADE, Oct.18.— The burial
of King Alexander took place today
with all the pomp and dignity be
fitting a royal personage. Kings,
princes, premiers and high govern
ment officials of various European
countries attended the funeral. Hun
dreds of thousands lined the streets
to view the procession.
No procession was ever more
heavily guarded. No one was allow
ed to carry a cane or umbrella.
Children were forced to stay on one
side of the street and adults on the
omer side.
The boy king, pale and trembling,
was attended by his mother and
grandmother. Among the royalty
present were, Prince George of Eng
land and King Carol of Roumania.
Two minutes of silence was ob
served throughout Jugo-Slavia.
Hauptmann
To be Tried
New Jersey
NEW- YORK, Oct. 18.— The de
cision of the District Court that
Hauptmann must face trial in New
Jersey for he slaying of Charles A.
Lindberg, Jr. was upheld in the
Applelate Court of New York, .to
day.
He was then taken to Flemingtoo,
N. J. unde heavy guard, where he
will be tried on the murder, charge,
Mrs. Briino Hauptmann . has
raised $10,000. for the defense ,p_f
her husband through the -sale ..of
personal belongings and two. mort
gages on property owned by.-her....,
. he state predicts a speedy trial
and conviction of Hauptmann.
WASHINGTON, D;C. .Qct.18.-The
government of the tj* S, jg building,
12 villiages in variogg... parts of , the
count™ which wiHwproYide homes
for 170 to 700 ^pmfliys. Jn each,
tnlliage.
The work, is nude*,the .direction
af Harry L. Hopjyjtj^apd .fetf.atetea
that the buildinga«.-costmg ... Jfro»p
>1,200. to $1,600., cgn.be bought,or
entecL Each home will have ten
acres of land. Preference will he
?iven to people on relief .rollsj*^
David Ring
Dies in Seattle
—
WAS WELL KNOWN ALASKA
YUKON PIONEER.
SEATTLE.— David Ring, 6!i»
Alaska pioneer and former . president
of the International Sourdough Re
union, died. at.his.homo- recently. He
made a dash. over . the Philkoot Pass
in the Yukon gold rush with one
wooden, leg and carrying a twenty
five. pound pack including: ten lbs.
Of chewing tobacco.*
When Ring .came to Seattle he op
erated a billiard hall and was a boot
black and sold newspapers.
He. .wag a former: member- of the
i Yukon order of Pioneers, a member
of the! Washington Pioneers and for
Ynkono^Pioneecs. Survivors include.
Mrs. Harry Dimond, Sr., of Ketchi
kan.,,
Government
Of Spain in
Controversy
MADRID, Oct.18.-r- The Spanish,
government is on the verge of coll
apse due to a disagreement between
the President and the Premier
The sentencing to death of rebel
leaders in the recent rebellion is the
cause of the rift aihong fehe.govem
i ment leaders. The President is for
| carrying out the death sentences but
the Premier desires that they be giv
en life terms. Radicalism is gaining
favor throughout Spain.x.
Sinclair Leads]
In KNX Poll
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Los Angeles, Qfct. IX.— A straw ;
vote being taken by the radio
station KNX gives the following
] results on the various candidates
; who are running foe:.the governe-r
ship of California.. Of a total of
25,o42 votes cast, Sinclair received
16,948, Merrimam 6,482 Hait 2,217
As the Democratic candidate for
go vernor of California, Upton Sin
clair, literary firebrand, stands n
j good chance of being elected by the
labor vote and under-privileged
classes. His platform includes a 50
per cent tax *ui all incomes over
$50,000 and an inheritance tax of
100 per cent, on all- estates over
$50,000.
12,000 WILE AIR RACE STARTS
IN-',. ENG UAN D TODAY.
LONDON,,. Oct. 18.— Twenty
planes '.are. in readiness for the big
air race which starts tomorrow. The
distancet is 121)0 miles and the race
will start from London, Eng. ending
at Melbourne, Australia.
A purse of $75,000. will be the re
ward of the winning plane. England
has the greatest number of planes,
the United States having only three1
entries**:
GREEN REELECTED
v, SAJJK? FRANCMJO.— The Ameri
can .^Aderation of Lab ir relecled
.Greenland all the other < fficers and
enlarged: the cxcutive council from
eighth, to fifteen members, giving
representation to more unions on the
adinihiatrativc body. The conven
tion howled down numerous red
resolutions.
Items of Importance
In Recent News Events
WASHINTON.— T>iv relief ad
ministration is planning something
special to buck up young Americans
who want jobs but cannot find them.
Ideas for offering work, recreation
and training to an army of unem
ployed is the idea of officials. An
estimate for four milion will be sub
mitted shortly to the President.
BRISBANE, Aus’lia.— Sir Kings-:
ford-Smith, British flyor, has com
pleted his arrangements for his i
trans-Paeific flight and will endeav-;
or to take off Saturday, Oct. 20.
With him will fly D. Taylor as navi
gator.
MANILA, P. Is. Oct: IT.— The1
typhoon which swept, through here j
yesterday, causing heavy- property]
loss and injuring many, was report- ]
ed sweeping northward endangering
shipping in those waters.
BOSTON.— Dr. T. Thomas, sur
geon, restored sight to Daffney Muir
who had been blind for nine years,
by restoring the cornea of both eyes.
This is the first successful operation
of its kind where both eyes have j
been repaired.
LONDON,Eng.— The Internation-,
al Bridge tournament held in London i
ended in a victory for the American
team. The score was 91,630 for U.S.
against 88,030 points for the Brit
ish. Ely Culbertson was the Captain
of the American team.
PARIS, Oct.18,— France today
demanded that Italy turn over to!
her wo Italian subjects who are
aused of being members of the
assassin ring responsible for the
death of king Alexander.
BERLIN, Oct. 18.— Field-Marshal!
Von Kluck, the first German genera!
to lead an army into French soil
during the world war, died today al
the age of 88.
Von Kluck was wounded in the
war during action. He lived in
obscurity since his retirement.
LONDON.— Lily Pons, noted Am
iran opera singer, was operate on
recently for appendicitis and has
cancelled all of her European en
gagements.
HAVANA, Oct. 18.— Four band
its using machine guns rob the Na
tional Bank of $150,000 and escape
in a speedy automobile.
CHINESE GOVERNMENT PLACES
10 PER CENT TAX ON SILVER.
NANKING, China.— The Chinese
government declared a ten per cent
tax on all shipments of silver. This
is to combat the exportation of sil
ver from China to foreign countries.
It was possible to buy silver i’i
China which could be sold for a prof?
it of eight cents on the dollar, and
exports of silver were increasing
rapidly.
Several shipments, totalling over
$2,000,000 have been forced to pay
the tax or return the silver.
DAMPENED THEHT PATRIOTISM
At a dinner given ■ in Boston, to
Col. Daniel McCdrmaek. Commission
er-general of iuimig**.-iri<>n and' nat
uralization of ~ the United States,
patriotic sentiment rani high stimu
ahed by oratory and ‘ a display of
350 small Edited State-.* Hags, one
for each person.
But a Uiseoyery by one of fhe
guests sptnfed -' it hM.. He found
“Made m Jtfpan” stamped on hi
flag. A «ju»ck1 examination revealed
the same label' strfrapeg on all -350
flags.—Capper’s. Weekly .
TOKYO— Eleven thousand si r i
ing street car employees returned te
work taking a 20 per cent wage
They returned to work t;
the cut in order that a large n
her of the railway employees, slat ■
for dismissal, would be retained
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.
Snyderman, who is closely corin'
with the so called “brain trust” the'
has been active in the New Dee
Administration, is suing Dr. Willian
Works for alleged Libel and slander
for $400,000.
Dr. Works is remembered J'or his
denunciation of the brain trust at
being red radicals and it is tbi*
connction that Miss Snydem.ni
bringing suit against the docU..
WASHINGTON, D. C.— Jesse
Jones, chairman of the RFC, -•'’cot
ly outlined the new policy on 1
declaring a virtual moratorium >n
debts for a period of five year-.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Postmast
er General Farley goes back to 1845
to justifyhis position as her.il of the
Democratic party while h dding a
cabinet position. In 1845 Walker
Postmaster General under Pro. id
Po,k, held the same two jobs as
Farley now occupies.
LOS ANGELES, .Oct. 18.— Torr
ential yesterday caused property
loss of over $150,004 and ten persons
were reported >vk'*iag. In I os
Angeles over two inches of rain was
recorded. Highways were blocked
by mud and sand which had been
swept down from the mountains.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.— Senator
Robinson .returning from a trip to
Europe states that he thinks the
European countries too broke to
Berlin.— German Protestants
living- in East Prussia, who have
been defying the Nazi’s control of
over religion, were officially banned
from making speeches, holding meet
ings-, or issuing pamphlets.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 18.— Federal
agents are hard on he trai of the
kidnapper of Mrs. Stoll. Rar.som
bilks are turning up in the mid
western states and it is believed that
he is headed for the Canadian side.
AFL SUPPORTS ALASKA HIGH
WAY PLAN.
SAN FRANCISCO.— The Ameri
can Federation of Labor referred to
its executive committee the proposal
by Oregon and Washington dele
gates for federal suppor of legisla
tion in Washington to finance the
extension of the Pacific Internation
al Highway through Canada to Alas
ka.
Support for the Dimond House
Bill two million one hundred thous
sand dollars for a survey and for
construction is sought by the pro
posal.
Ketchikan.— Prank Dorbandt,
Alaskan flier, was arrested recently
on a bench warrent issued by Feder
al District Court Judge George b\
Alexander. Dorbandt was seized in
the courthouse where he went look
ing for the attorney who is repre
senting him in another trial.
His arrest is believed to be linked
with that of Lyman DeStaffany in.
Seattle. The bond for both was set
at $2,500.. DeStaffany was arrested
two years ago on fur smuggling
charges.