MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 113. SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929. PRICE TEN CENTS
VICE PRESIDENT
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DISPATCH SEEMS TO BE SOME
WHAT TWISTED; SENATE
RESOLUTION ENROUTE
WASHINGTON, May 15, (IP)—
Vice President Curtis placed be
fore the Senate the resolution a
dopted by the Alaska House of
Representatives which answered
the charges that Gov. Parks
interested himself in “petty par*
tisan matters” in the conduct of
his office.
The resolution, describing the
Governor as an excellent admin
istrator, was referred to the senate
committee on Territories the Sec
retary of which said he had heart/
nothing of the charges against
Parks by the Alaska delegate.
He said the resolution was the
aftermath of attempts by Parks
to obtain the repeal of certain
provisions of the Alaska organic
Law curtailing the power of a
Governor and added he under
stood the Alaska Senate had a
dopted and were transmitting a
resolution not so favorable to Gov
ernor Parks.
ADOPTED SON OF PERMINENT
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK BROKER
IS ARRESTED
DENVER, Colo., May 15, (/P)— Ar
-ested three days ago on the sus
picion of having stolen a car Rich
ard Burrows, 19 year old adonted
son of a prominent Chicago live
stock broker, confessed to the mur
dpr of Jack Martin at Mesa, Aris.,
on April 26.
Burrows ran away from a mili
tary academy with a pal in a car
belonging to his chum’s mother and
after roaming the west for several
days was arrested at Phoenix at
the renuest of his pal’s mother who
joined them there.
She sold the car and took her
own boy home and left Richard
stranded. He attempted to beat
his way to Chicago but was thrown
from a train. Martin was driving
past and picked him up.
In his confession he said he kill
ed Martin with Martin’s pistol
which he showed him on a sudden
Impulse. The foster-father refused
to reveal the boy’s real name.
STEAMSHIP TIIPPEH
LOADS FOR KUSKOKWIM
TACOMA, May 15, (TP)—The S. S.
W. M. Tupper is loading everything
from near-bear to radio sets for in- ■
t^ror Alaska on its first trip of the !
season. The cargo includes 25 out j
board racing boats and 260 other
motors for the port 150 miles up the
Kuskokwim river.
Altho roads are poor it is taking
several automobiles and school I
b >9ks, a scow, horses, cows, pigs, I
cmckens, lumber and drug articles. I
BRING BACK RESPECT
WASHINGTON, May 15 (A5)—
George Wiekersham, president of
the American Law Institute, called
I on members of the Institute to act
under recommendations of Presi
dent Hoover and bring back the
respect of law.
OPENS EXPOSITION
SEVILLA, Spain, May 15, (JP)—In
the presence of King Alphonso and
the roval family, the International
Exposition of Sevilli opened with
magnificent ceremonies.
SEN. BROOKHART
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ASSAILS PRESIDENT HOOVER
FOR NOT ADHERING TO
CAMPAIGN PROMISES
WASHINGTON. May 14, (TP)—
Senator Smith Brookhart of Iowa,
who sponsored the farm relief bill,
with the export debenture plan in
a speech said: “I promise real re
hef and the only bill that will real
lv give you that, is my own bill”.
He assailed the President for saying
now that the debenture plan is
“Taking the government into busi
ness” when he had run for office
on the platform that promised the
farmers relief.
Senator Brookhart paid his re
spects to Senator Fess, and took
other leaders severely to task for
their present attitude on the pend
ing measure. He warned his col
leagues that the present fight is a
“Battle between Wall street and the
nation”. However, the Dove of
Peace appeared in the offing and
indications are that the bill will be
passed toworrow.
KING GEORi
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PAYMENT of money would
VIOLATE LAW AND CITES
RECENT ENACTMENT
JUNEAU, May 15, (A5)—Reviving
his two-year-old fight on the gov
ernor’s office, also starting one on
the Territorial Highway, Engineer
R. J. Sommers, Attorney James
Wickersham has started a move
iinent designed to prevent the pay
ment of Territorial funds to clerks
in the governor’s office; also on
Sommer’s for salaries.
The first step was a warning in
a letter to the auditor and treasur
er that they would violate the law
i if thev paid out any money citing
the penal provision in the so-called
controller bill claim which was
made a recent Territorial law and
did away with the highway engin
eer until the election in November,
1930 and that office is now vacant.
WINNIPEG, Canada, May 15, (JP)
—Three western provinces are re
covering from a mid-May snow
^orm Farming conditions has
hpen halted and seeing delayed but
the snow will not harm the crops
already planted. Blizzard conditions
prevailed in northern Manitoba
districts and Sackatchewan report
ed hgh winds and snow and a bliz
zard m Alberta.
jE’S sons given impori
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i IN WINDSOR GflSTLE
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WINDSON, Eng., May 15, (/P)—
King George came back to his an
ient home like a conquering hero
land the Windsor countryside turn
ed out to welcome back the Mon
arch who has been recuperating
from a long illness at Craigwell
House: 2,000 cheering subjects act
ed like school children as the royal
'car drove thru and bags and petals
were emptied from windows.
PEI STUDENTS
STAGE BIG RIOT
RESERVES CALLED
EXAMINATION PERIODS AND
NEUROSIS IS GIVEN AS
CAUSE BY VETERAN
PHILADELPHIA, May 15, (/Pi— j
Five hundred University of Penn
sylvania students swept down the
triple street intersection and staged !
a riot It was necessary to call out
fhe pciice reserves when taking
chare of the traffic light, the
students switched signals at split- I
second intervals and soon tied traf- \
fie into a jam which required half
an hour to untangle the trolly poles I
and jerked wires.
Tornpdoes were placed, on the
tracks but upon the arrival of the '
police the students fled to the cam
mis and closed the gate. Only one, I
Tohn Barber of New Rochelle, N. J., j
was captured. “Examination per
iods and neurosis” a veteran cop
gave os an explanation of the out
burst.
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The illness of King George .of England has placed
important burdens on the shoulders of his four stalwart
sons. Left to right: The Prince of Wales, Prince George
the duke of Gloucester and the duke of York
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OUT CONFERENCE
GERMS, BRITAIN
DIFFERENCE WHITTLED DOWN
IN REPORT TO APPEAR AS
STIPULATIONS
PARIS, May 14, (/P)—Further dif
ferences between the British and
Herman viewpoint on reparations
were ironed out at a conference be
tween Sir Josiah Stamp of Great
Britain and Dr. Schact of the Ger
man delegation.
The two experts and their secre
tarial forces are hard at work put
ting touches to tentative reports of
the committee to the reparations
''ommittee. Sir Josiah agreed with
the German delegates to incorpor
ate in the report a German condi
tion on the suspension of payments
rtf one-half of the protected part
af annuities whenever the financial
situation in the Riecht justified it
ar.d also to the postponement even
af the collection of these funds
within Grmany.
Several other conditions of which
the Germans had not been aceepti
ble, proposd by Owen D. Young,
American delegate, were whittled
to almost nothing and probably
will appear in the report only as
stipulations.
PARTS, May 15, f/P)—The French
mvernment has given Dr. Eckner
aermission to fly over France at
mytime he may wish without fur
;her notice. The German Embassy
■>as been informed if the Graf Zep
;flin expects to start on its second
rip to America from Friedrichshaf
m at midnight it is now able to do
10. The flight was postponed from
Wednesday when it was reported
'ranee had refused permission for
t to flv over the country except be
ween the hours of 7 to 9 in the
nor mug.
HUD FLIGHT FOR
zep is mfitira
DURING MONTH JULY
BERLIN, May 15, (&)—While the
irigibJe Graf Zeppelin is waiting
) start its second flight a third
ight to America late in July was
nnounced by the Hamburg-Ameri
m line which also stated the re
lm trip will be for American pas
mgers beginning a round-world
•uise with Tokio, San Diego and
%kehurst as fixed landing points.
The thii^i announcement was
iat a midnight sun trip will be
ade late in June over Lapland,
le Norwegian coast and the Arc
3 Circle.
FVANS SAILS NORTH
SEATTLE, May 15, (/P)—The S. S.
imiral Evans, of the P. S. S. Co.,
iled at 10 a. m. today carrying 65
•st class passengers and 72 third
iss. The Seward passengers are
r. and Mrs. Good Goodlce, Mis.
Bade Shortley, Miss Mary E. Goo
. George Hjelme and seven steer
e.