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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 71.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Management
of Railroad is
Lauded, Solon
Frank Murphy, Representative from Ohio and mem
ber of the Committee on Appropriations, has been more
than generous in his praise of Alaska and her people—
at least during the hearing of the 1932 annual appropria
tion bill for the Interior Department in the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington. Congressman Murphy has
abundant vitality and emotional power combined with
that invaluable knack of being always interesting.
Bored by a stupid round of trivial and destructive
criticisms of Alaska by outsiders, not in the least familial
with the solvable problems of this great Territory, and the
surmountable obstacles that confront us here, The Gate
way welcomes the opportunity to publish herewith, in pai t,
Frank Murphy’s speech in the general debate of the Ap
UNOIHER CLUE REPORTED
IN LINDBERGH DIRT USE
HOPEWELL, N. J., Mar. 25.—The
latest development in the Lind
bergh baby kidnapping case is the
report that the baby is in the cus
tody of a rum runner in Chesa
peake Bay.
Police say that this rumor is on
a par with thousands of other al
leged clues and that there is no
confirmation to the report.
In the New York Daily News,
Reverend Peacock is quoted as be
ing convinced of the sincerity of
the rum runner story.
Three citizens visited the Lind
bergh home Wednesday evening
but no new developments were
learned.
It was said that due to the early
reports and publicity on the rum
runner rumor, a delay in return
ing the child will take place.
New Jersey State police have
asked the State Legislature for a
special appropriation in order to
carry on the search for the kid
napped Lindbergh baby.
Eli BIG PROJECTS
FOB NMTO, HIE.
NAPTHA, Calif., Mar. 25.—One of
the largest number of new proj
ects for any city was announced
here Thursday which construction
will put thousands of men back to
work for many months.
Five new projects will be started
at once. These include a $750,000
veterans hospital, a $60,000 bridge
for Third Street, a $60,000 unit to
the State hospital, $62,000 river
work, and $140,000 for a postoffice
unit.
.FUR EAST BATTLING
SHANGHAI, Mar. 25.—The cen
ter of action shifted yesterday
from China to Manchuria.
The Chinese faction in Man
churia sent an urgent appeal to the
National government to send
troops.
Sporadic fighting is going on in
Korea between Japanese and Chin
ese troops.
The Japanese military heads at
Mukden reported their troops are
pressing hard on the heels of Chin
ese bandits.
ANOTHER SIX YEARS
FOLSOM PRISON, Calif., Mar.
25.—Henry Lee, who was sentenced
on two counts of violation of the
Narcotics Law in 1926, and who has
served six years in that institution,
has another six year stretch to put
in. While it was believed by Lee
and some others that he could serve
his sentence on the two counts
concurrently, the United States Su
preme Court ruled he must serve
sentences on the two counts con
secutively.
'propriauuii v^umimucc.
“We have a wonderful activity in
the Far North,” he said, “in Alaska,
wonderful land that it is. There
are only about 28,000 white people
there, and yet we have about the
same number of Indians and Es
kimos. Perhaps the members will
be surprised to learn that we are
spending twice as much money ed
ucating the children of the Indians
and the Eskimos in Alaska as is
being spent to educate the children
| of the 28,000 white people who live
there.
“We have made some reductions
| as to Alaska. Uncle Sam owns a
railroad in Alaska, 400 and some
odd miles in length. It has been
costing us about $1,000,000 a year
over and above the amount of
money they receive for the trans
portation of freight and passengers.
“The 28,000 people who live in this
Territory are wonderful folks. They
are unusual men and unusual 'wo
men. The finest type of American
pioneers is to be found in Alaska.
They are undergoing severe hard
ships in an honest endeavor to de
velop that land. That is a frozen
land. You only have to go dowrn
12 inches from the surface and you
strike solid ice everywhere after
you leave the seacoast for about
50 or 100 miles, and yet we have
up there two agricultural activities.
One of them is looked after by an
agricultural college and the other,
I think, has been dropped.
Mr. Ohlson, the superintendent
of the railroad, is truly a"*wonder
ful executive. They have taken
away from Mr. Ohlson about $500,
000 and he has been able to operate
the railroad -without any further
deficit.
“However, there was a commit
tee from another body that visited
Alaska about a year ago. That
committee, I am told, held hear
ings. They were seeking to find
some way to wipe out the deficit
of this government-operated rail
road.
“There is a railroad in Alaska
owned and operated by a great
copper company. The copper com
pany built this railroad for its own
purposes and for its own conven
ience, never expecting to carry nor
did it care whether it carried a
passenger or not, save only those
who might be employed in their
mining activities.
“The government built this rail
road for the purpose of opening
Alaska so that settlers might go
there and establish themselves in
a home and that our government
might there build up a new State
and give opportunity to splendid
American citizens to go forward
and make a home for themselves.
There are about 12,000 American
citizens who live in the small towns
and country adjacent to this 400
and some odd miles of railway.
“After this committee visited Al
aska, they came back to Washing
ton and made a report to the great
Department of the Interior that
they thought the rates on that
railway should be advanced- They
did advance those rates, and every
dollar of advanced rates was a wet
blanket on ambition and on the
pioneer spirit of the bright, ambi
tious American men who wanted
to go to Alaska to make their
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mi METEOR FUELS
IN HUH DISTRICT,
COVERS FUEL ACRE
A genuine phenomena occurred
near Chulitina in December, ac
cording to word received locally ,
Wednesday. A huge meteor is re
ported to have fallen on Chulitna '
Ridge about midnight of December
19. Word of the phenomena ap
parently reached Anchorage for
the first time Wednesday for an ,
that evening station KFQD, An
chorage, broadcast an interesting
letter covering the known details.
Trapper Lepker, who was out on
his trapline on the night mention
ed, saw a luminous body flashing
earthward and, great to his aston
ishment, the meteor appeared to '
strike the earth near his trapline,
on the Chulitna Ridge. A large
stream of silver, or fire, was visible
tailing it. The ridge is covered
with timber and this was set ablaze.
It was several days before the
area cooled sufficient for him to
approach. Vents, large enough for
a man to walk in, were noticed
while others were small and so
hard is the substance that he made
no impression upon it with a pros
pector’s pick.
The size, however, is the astound
ing part and, in a way, may be
compared to the famous Windsor,
Ariz., meteor. The Chulitna meteor
covers almost an acre, it was said;
across one face it is estimated to
be at least 200 yards. The height
is between 20 to 30 feet; the depth
underground being undetermined, j
SALES T!X IS STRUCK
L
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 25.
UP)—The House voted to strike the
sales tax from the billion dollar
revenue bill by a vote of 223 to 153.
There was no roll call because
I the committee as a whole in a final
gesture to save the bill, the Ways
and Means Committee made sweep
ing exemptions of food and cloth
ing necessities.
The House must now seek other j
sources for a $600,000,000 revenue, j
Opponents in both parties ran |
rough shod over the leaders.
SHIS
LIKE
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 25. —Col.
Zack Miller, in an effort to stop j
the sale of his famous ranch stock
by two attorneys, resorted to real
oldtime methods.
The Colonel was in bed when the
attorneys called on him and made
known their intention of disposing
of 126 pigs, sheep, cattle and
horses in payment of debts. His
answer was to pick up his shotgun
discharging both barrels into the
floor. They fled, yelling they would
be back with the sheriff.
“I’m a son of the Old West and
will defend my homestead as the
pioneers did. If the sheriff comes
he wants to bring a posse and ma
chine guns.”
Colonel Miller has not been mo
lested since.
BLAINE INTRODUCES BILL
TO REPEAL DOT LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Mar. 25.—
A vigorous debate took place yes
terday on the tariff bill. Senator
Blaine introduced a bill seeking re
peal of the 18th Amendment.
The Committee on Military Af
fairs voted 13 to 8 to lease Muscle
Schoals for nitrate manufacturing
purposes only and not power.
BABY BONDS ON COAST
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 25.—The
nation-wide drive to revive busi
ness officially reached the Pacific
Coast yesterday when government
bonds to the value of $50, $100 and
$500 were offered at two per cent.
These bonds are hoped to entice
'hoarded wealth into the open.
METAL QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Mar. 25.— Thurs
iay’s quotations on Canadian sil
ver was 89.56 and copper 6 cents.
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FUNERAL ON SUNDAY
OLYMPIA, Wash., Mar. 25.—The
ate Mrs. Clark Bassett of Anchor
age will be buried here Sunday in
die family plot.
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CASUALTIES MOUNT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Mar. 25.—
rhe latest count of casualties from
the tornado is 361; 1,413 injured,
ind 10,000 homeless. The Red Cross
las sent out an appeal for $200,000.
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DIED ON TRAIN
SAN DIEGO, Mar. 25.—Victoria
Johnson, a school teacher on her
vay home for a vacation, died en
route home on a train.
* * * *
FOR POSTERITY
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Mar. 25.—
\ movement is underway here to
purchase the Luther Burbank home
and preserve it for posterity.
* * * *
BUSINESS IS BAD
NEW YORK, Mar. 25.—The Met
ropolitan Opera House may not be
opened next season because of the
loss of $550,000 this season which
has used up all of the reserve fund.
* * * *
THURSDAY’S BASEBALL
Giants 5, Pirates 1.
Missions 11, Cubs 4.
San Diego 14, Detroit 11.
Yanks 4, Cardinals 3.
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BATTALINO KAHOED
NEW YORK, Mar. 25.—Billy Pe
trolle won a technical knockout
over “Bat” Battalino in the 12th
and final round in Madison Square
Garden; 18,000 saw the fight.
* v * *
BIG FIRE
SALEM, Ore., Mar. 25.—This city
was visited by a disastrous ’fire
Thursday when flames gutted three
■Stones and seriously burned an
other. Damage was estimated at
$100,000.
•$£ ^ ^
HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE
CHICAGO, Mar. 25-—According
to negotiations underway here it
appears likely that Jack Dempsey I
and Primo Camera, “the man
mountain,” will meet either July
2 or 4 at Reno, Nev.
* * * *
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 25.—
A Senate poll on the four per cent
beer bill resulted 7 to 6 against.
It is said there is not a chance of
the Senate passing the measure.
* * * *
PEACE CONFAB UNDERWAY
SHANGHAI, Mar. 25.—The peace
conference was renewed with the
British Minister acting as chair
man. Little progress was made
but the Chinese delegates seem to
be optimistic.
* * * *
BAYONETS FLASHED
VALENCIA, Spain, Mar. 25.—
Fixed bayonets flashed throughout
this city today when troops pa
trolled the streets as a threat
against labor revolts and Commun
istic displays.
* * * *
COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED
VENTURA, Calif., Mar. 25.—Fed
eral officers yesterday arrected
Bruce Tillie for counterfeiting. One
of the most elaborate plants ever
seen in this country was discov
ered.
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BECAUSE OF A COW
NEWARK, Mar. 25.—G. Rody, 38,
when kicked by a cow, pulled a
knife and stabbed the animal. He
informed the owner he would pay
for the loss of the cow but later
in the afternoon he committed
suicide by taking poison.
* * * *
REACTION OF OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 25.—
President Hoover was keenly dis
appointed in the failure of the tax
bill to be carried in the revenue
bill, now pending in the House.
Speaker Garner is still hopeful of
balancing the budget and expects
some substitute for the tax bill
which was to provide for the rais
ing of $300,000,000. Secretary of
the Treasury Mills has not made
any comment on the tax bill’s de
feat.
VETERAN WINS SINGLES
NEW YORK, Mar. 25.—Jean Bo
rotra, French veteran, was the hero
af the tennis matches here. He
svon both his singles and defeated
Gregory Mangin and Frankie I
Shields. Borotra failed to over- j
come the weakness of his doubles
partner, Antoine Gentiene, how
ever, and they lost to George Lott
and Johnnie Van Ryn. ]
WAVE OF EXTORTION
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 25.— .
Police here are investigating the
instigators of threatening letters ,
sent to prominent persons in this }
city. ,
Among the recipients of the let
ters which either threatened kid
napping or bodily harm was one j
demanding that Mrs. Alice Long- (
worth pay certain “extortionists”
$100,000.
The Washington correspondent
of the London Times received a
note asking that he pay $15,000 or
his boy would be the object of ex
tortionists.
Others who have received threat
ening letters are several Congress
men, Ben Lyon, Hollywood screen 1
star, and a bank clerk.
CHICAGO, Mar. 25.—A1 Capone
was granted 30 days to prepare an
appeal for a new trial, but he is
more or less resigned that the ap
peal will not be granted and he
must serve his 11-year prison sen
tence.
Cook County jail authorities rre
anxious to see Capone leave owing
to the necessity of keeping special
guard over the gangster and pos
sible jail break. No time off Ca
pone’s sentence will be given so J
long as he remains in the Cook .
County jail.
SEEK DIVORCE TO
HEIGHTEN POSITIONS
HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 25. — Ann
Harding, movie star, and Harry
Bannister, actor, announced they
will seek a divorce. “We are get
ting a divorce because in our three
years in the motion pictures we
have been placed in a position
which is not tenable,” Miss Harding
said. She also blamed her Holly
wood fame for shunting her hus
band into obscurity.
The married life of Miss Harding
and Bannister had been regarded
as ideal.
Bannister has just completed a
contract with the Radio-Keith
Orpheum and said that he wanted
to be a free lance artist.
CKPONE SPENDING MUCH
IN TIME CUO PRISON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 'ID.—
The Federal Prison Bureau intends
to keep the prison selected for the
confinement of A1 Capone secret
until he starts his sentence for tax
evasion.
The United States Circuit Court
of Appeals Wednesday granted him
a 30 days stay to remain in the
Cook County jail in Chicago while
he is appealing his case to the
Supreme Court.
Today Capone began serving his
sixth month in jail without credit
to the 11-year prison sentence to
which he has been sentenced.
STALIN ILL
BERLIN, Mar. 25.—A prominent
German specialist is now enroute
to Moscow to treat Joseph Stalin,
the head of the U. S. S. R. The
eminent physician is a specialist in
internal medicine and was extend
ed an invitation to come to Moscow
by the Soviet government. Stalin
has not been previously reported
ill.
[ROUBLE WILL START
BETWEEN IRELAND AND
BRITISH IP IRE APRIL
DUBLIN, Ireland, Mar. 25.—The
rLsh Free State Assembly is draft
ng a reply to the House of Lords
lote upholding the constitution.
Meanwhile the Irish Republican
trmy is preparing for a great dem
►nstration Easter Sunday.
President De Valera reaffirmed
lis announcement of Ireland’s re
ection of oath of allegiance to the
Cing and refusal to pay land grant
innuities.
England’s answer to this is that
ivery member of the Irish govern
nent, when they took office and
signed the book, took the oath.
April 20 is the date set for the
lew legislation to go into effect
n Ireland and when that day
:omes, trouble will start, it is said.
HOW ARRIVED T
HONOLULU non
HONOLULU, Mar. 25— Clarence
2. Darrow, noted criminal lawyer,
iccompanied by Mrs. Darrow, ar
rived in Honolulu Thursday and
;hey were greeted by one of the
largest crowds which has assem
bled on the dock to greet incoming
lotables for a long time.
Darrow did not tarry long with
tiis admirers but immediately
plunged into his work of beginning
preparations for the defense of Mrs.
Fortescue and three co-defendants
for the recent slaying of a Hawai
ian youth.
The trial has been set for March
28, but an effort will be made to
secure a continuance so that At
torney Darrow may have more time
in which to prepare his case.
ENROUTE TO METEOR
SEATTLE, Mar. 25. (IF) — Johr
Worcester of Fairbanks, a mining
engineer, left Thursday for th<
Chulitna meteor. He hopes to fine
valuable metals.
* * * *
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
SEATTLE, Mar. 25-—Some of tin
temperature extremes recorded fo
Thursday were: Seattle 51-45; Ju
neau 46-36; Ketchikan 46-38; Den
ver 60-30; New York 50-36; Ne\
Orleans 70-57; Los Angeles 76-22
* * * *
WILL EXPLORE ARCTIC
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 25. (/P)
Captain Karl Kirchiess, second i:
command of the famous Germa:
raider Emden, arrived with th
SS Seattle from Germany to com
plete arrangements for an explora
tion trip of the Arctic Ocean.
* * * *
RETURNING TO TURF
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Mar. 25.—It i
reported here that Earle Sand
famous retired jockey, plans to r«
turn to the turf and will ride i
the Churchill Downs derby in Ma;
Sande said he was “happy oax
when riding.”
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ODDS QUOTED
NEW YORK, Mar. 25. — Wa
Street believes that the Philade
phia Athletics and the St. Lou
Cardinals will repeat as the chan
pion baseball teams of the varioi
leagues and that the world chan
pionship pennant -will have to I
played off between the Athleti
and Cardinals again this year. T1
Athletics are favored as six to fi
and the odds on the Cardinals a
given as eight to five.
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WEST ON VERGE OF REVOLT
NEW YORK, Mar. 25. —Repr
sentative Burton K. Wheeler fre
Montana, who is in this city, h
made the statement that the pe
pie of the West are on the ver
of revolt and that he intended
introduce to Congress a farme
reconstruction finance measu
similar to the recently passed Fe
eral reconstruction finance c<
poration measure. The measure
be introduced by the Montana Re
resentative will be for the purpt
of extending more financial aid
farmers and the farming indust