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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 72.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, Tuesday, march 28,1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
IMMEDIATE NEED FDD
JXJNEAU, March 28, —Provision
to care for the overflow of old
timers unable to obtain admission
at the Pioneers Home at Sitka,
^ and limited to 30 persons, was
made in a measure introduced in
the Senate by Devane.
The measure gives the board of
trustees of the Home authority to
contract for the care of such per
sons with private institutions or
persons at a rate not to exceed
■u $2 per day per person.
The legislators returned today
from an inspection of the Pioneers
Home and will make a report later.
Individual members of the com
mittee said they were impressed
with the need for immediate con
struction of a new institution and
it is expected their report will
stress that point.
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’ FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE
IS NAZI SLOGAN TO ,
COMBAT PROPAGANDA
MUNICH, March 28,—Acting on
the decision of Chancellor Adolf
Hitler to “fight fire with fire”, the
Nazi party is preparing to launch
a definite anti-Jewish campaign
(► “unless the criminal and treason
able propaganda of Jews in foreign
countries ceases”, it was reported.
Abandoning his original plans to
spend at least another day in ab
solute repose before launching into
his self-appointed four-year task
of German “rehabilitation”, Chan
cellor Hitler summoned Dr. Paul
Joseph Goebbels, his minister of
propaganda, to the mountain re
treat overlooking Obersalzburg.
Hitler and Goebbels discussed at
great length the foreign reaction
to reports of Jewish persecution in
this country, with particular em
phasis on the nation-wide protest
meetings scheduled in the United
States.
HITLER NAZI PARTY
RETALIATE THREATS
TO BOYCOTT GERMANY
BERLIN, March 28, — Adolph
Hitler’s Nazi party answered the
foreign threat of boycotts against
German goods by announcing a
movement to boycott Jewish bus
ness establishments within the
Reich.
The purpose of this movement
will be to retaliate against foreign
ers who have made protests based
on allegations, of anti-semetic
outrages in Germany.
Government toleration of the
movement was seen in a commun
ique issued by the Telegraphen
Union which denied the boycott,
would have official support, but
. admitted the administration would
“tolerate these measures so long
„ as foreign governments take no
steps against atrocity propagan
da.”
Because of the interior censor
ship exercised in Germany, it
woud have been impossible for the
Telegraphen Union to carry the
aboye communique had the gov
ernment opposed it.
LUCKY CIllFHim
HELD li FAYING
< TICEETS, SWEEPSTAKES
MONTREAL, Que., March 27, —
George Montgomery of Rous Mar
* in cr”'nty, California, holding tick
et No. 21,821 in the Canadian Army
aru Navy Sweepstakes, based on
the outcome of the Grand Nation
al steeplechase at Aintree, Eng.,
will receive $8,900.
He was one of the lucky sub
scribers to nraw “Really True,”
which finished second.
Ninety Americans were lucky in
the drawing, including the follow
* ng Californians:
F. L. Risden, Long Beach; John
* Gouma, South Pasadena; Drew
Grakle, Ray Mathews, Los Angel
es; Drew Ballyanwood, Joseph Len
zio, Los Angeles.
POLICE KILLED ONE
CALCUTTA, India. March 28 —
One person was killed and several
injured when police fired revolvers
while repulsing an attack by a
large crowd of Nationalists Con
gress demonstrators in the village
of Banskati.
GOLD DEADLINE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 28,
—The dead-line for the return of
hoarded gold expired at the close
of business Monday and Federal
Reserve Banks had $503,000,000
worth of the metal in storage.
Each of 12 Reserve Banks are |
under orders to dispatch to the'
Treasury quickly the names of j
those who, during the past two!
years, had drawn out large sumsl
of gold without returning it
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT
PROTEST TREATMENT
OF JEHUS IN GERMANY
WASHINGTON, March 28,—The.
American government will not pro
test the mis-treatment of Jews in
Germany in-as-much as official i
reports indicated this has stopped.
Nevertheless, Secretary Hull assur
ed the American Jews who re
quested an offical investigation,
that he would continue to watch
the situation closely. i
In a telegram addressed to Rabbi j
Stephen S. Wise of New York, and j
other leading members of Ameri
can Jews, Hull said that the Berlin 1
Embassy and the Consulate in var
ious parts of Germany had report
ed that “there was for a short time
considerable physical mistreat
ment of Jews, this phase may be
considered virtually terminated.”
WULTEH m I.EMS
FIELD OF 67 SOUTHERN
GOLF TOUONUT
CHARLESTON, S. C-, March 27,
—Walter Hagen,, veteran tourna
ment golf professional, yesterday
held a one stroke lead in the
Tournament of Gardens golf cham
pionship.
Hagen shot a 69 over the Wappoo
course, two under par. which, cou- j
pled with his 70 of'the previous;
day. put him in front of a field!
of *67 prominent contenders.
His total score is 139. Joe Kirk-!
wood, of Philadelphia, bettered
Hagen’s score Friday with a 68.
but his 72 later put him in second
place with a total of 140.
Archie Hambrick, of Zanesville,
Ohio, got a disappointing, total of
77 but held third place with 143.
Tied with Hambrick were Henry
Picard of Charleston, and Bobby
Cruickshank of Richmond, Va., al
so with 143.
GOVERNOR Hill ED
1CHINE CUN FROM
ROOF HE HIS HOME
MEXICO CITY. March 27, —
Official notice of the death of
State Deputy Manuel Levva who
died as a result of wounds receiv
ed in a gun battle in the state
capitol of Guerrero, was received
here.
The battle occurred in the Cap-,
itol plaza during which witnesses;
state that the Governor himself ]
handled a machne gun on the roof;
of his house.
Two others were killed and
another deputy seriously wounded.
Three politicals were injured.
Witnesses said the fight devel
oped in front of the house of Gov
ernor Adrian Casrejon when a
group of local deputies attempted
to enter.
SO SHE SHOT SCHOWN
CHICAGO, March 28,—Albert J.
Schown and his friends were hav
ing a high time on old-fashioned
beer which he had purchased with
a check from the county relief or
ganization. At the height of the
party, he quarreled with other
members of the family and was
shot by his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Robert Stevenson.
DOLUH DAY IN THIS
SAN FRANCISCO COURT
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27, —
It was dollar day in the court of
Judge Kerrigan yesterday when
Tony Balchibe, North Beach booze1
messenger, was arraigned before!
him.
In consideration of the time that j
Tony spent in jail awaiting trial, |
which was six months, he was giv- j
en a one dollar fine and a sus- ]
pended sentence.
SCra AGENCIES
TIED INTO (SINGLE
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 28.
-'The scattered federal farm
credit, agences. including the farm
board, were tied into a single unit
by President Roosevelt in the first
of his reorganization moves.
Traveling swiftly upon the heels
of the Chief Executive’s submis
sion to Congress, Secretary Wal
lace sent to Capitol Hill a wide
flung program for adjusting farm
indebtedness through a huge gov
ernment financing plan.
The Secretary carefully refrain
ed from saying his proposals con
stituted the administration’s pian
for aiding the debt-burdened far
mer. The plan parallels, neverthe
less, the program discussed at the
White House on the farm mort
gage situation.
RESOLUTION ASKS FOR
DEPARTMENT JUSTICE
INVESTIGATION MELLON
WASHINGTON D. C., March 28,—
Senator Wheeler of Montana of
fered a resolution asking the De
partment of Justice to investigate
the charges that Andrew W. Mel
lon and other former officials of
the Treasury failed to collect mil
lions in taxes from foreign steam
ship companies and the Gulf Oil
Co., a Mellon concern. The reso
lution cited civil suits had been
filed in courts against Mellon
charging taxes had been illegally
withheld from the Treasury and
seeking their recovery for the gov
ernment.
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AMERICAN MISSION
BOMBED BY PLANE
SAID BEEN JAPANESE
PEIPING, March 28, —Frank
Lockhart, United States consul
general at Tientsin, informed Nel
son T. Johnson, United States min
ister, that Japanese airplanes had
bombed the American Methodist
mission property at Taotowying,
inside the Great Wall a few miles
east of Peiping.
The Reverend Kautto and his
wife, the only foreigners in Tao
towying, narrowly escaped. Rev.
Kautto, an American, informed
Mr. Lockhart that at 9 a. m. on
March 24 an airplane circled the
mission, over which large United
States flags flew, and dropped a
bomb within 20 feet of the mission
residence.
FRENCH CABINET IS
ALOOF IN REPAYMENT
DEFAULTEO U. S. DEBT
PARIS, March 28,—The French
Cabinet remained aloof toward
paying the defaulted December war
debt payment to the United States,
despite a warning by Secretary of
State Cordell Hull at Washington
that defaulting nations might not
be invited to participate in the
forthcoming war debt discussion
in America.
Premier Edouard Daladier said
that he had the majority of the
Ministry back of him in favor of
paying immediately, but that they
were forced to refrain from taking
any steps to push the plan thru
the Chamber of Deputies at this
junction.
Daladier said the Socialists re
mained bitterly opposed to making
the payment now or at any time,
and the Cabinet’s life, he admitt
ed, hinges on the support of the
Socialist party, in the Chamber.
He feels that payment is import
ant, but that the life of his gov
ernment is far more important at
this time, due to European political
and economical conditions.
Former Premier Edouard Herriot
continued his speech making tour
of the country in favor of payment
of the installment. His Cabinet
feels the same way on the proposi
tion, but he is seeking to gain
popular support for Daladier, and
thereby force Socialist Deputies to
vote for payment to save their po
ltical lives.
ROME, March 28,—Gabriele d’
Annunzio, the poet, was reported
recuperating from an attack of
pneumonia which he suffered two
weeks ago.
GRANTED A RETRIAL
; DALLAS, Ore., March 27, —L. H.
! Ream, serving a 20-vear sentence
! here for a statutory crime against
his daughter, has been granted a
! retrial.
PRINTERS ON STRIKE
VIENNA, March 27, —Only one!
printed newspaper was published
here yesterday; printers and type
setters were on strike in protest
against government censorship.
THAT’S DIFFERENT
ADELAIDE, Australia, March 27,'
—A dairyman facing the local;
court in bankruptcy, declared the
low prices of milk caused the fail
ure of his business. The case was
dismissed.
IN THE NUDE?
KANSAS CITY, March 28—Police
are wondering what the man is
wearing who left a shirt, coat, vest,
overcoat and gloves, apparently
fresh from the body of the owner,
on a sequestered street.
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SO HE BEAT HER UP
CHICAGO, March 27, -Mrs. Har
riet Anderson asked for a divorce
because, she charges, her hus
band beat her when she exceeded
her weekly allowance to buy jig
saw puzzles.
INDIAN SUICIDED
RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 27 —
John Morondo, son of the late
chief of the Morondo Indian tribe
of Banning, died yesterday, one
of the first of his race to commit
suicide.
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FIRST AND THE LAST
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 28,—
Mamie Rhea, 24, making her first
attempt at a parachute jump,
landed in the Tennessee river and
was drowned before spectators
could reach her.
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MANY CHANGES
SAN PEDRO, Calif., March 27, —
With the arrival of the new heavy
cruiser Indianapolis in mid June,
many changes will be made in the
makeup of the scouting fleet, it is
announced in revised operating
schedules.
ACCIDENTLY SHOT
NEW YORK, March 28,—George
N. Whittlesey Jr., 19, a Junior at
Yale, home tor the week-end to
see his mother, who is seriously ill,
was accidently shot to death by his
younger brother as the latter ex
hibited a new 22 caliber rifle.
EXACT REPLICA
CHICAGO, March 28, —Every
thing but the salt air is planned in
a replica of an ocean liner which
will be at the Century of Progress
Fair here this summer. It wil have
bars, lounges, grills and portholes
and even rails for the sick.
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HELEN LOST TWICE
LOS ANGELES. March 28—Helen j
Jacobs. American woman tennis |
champion, lost two matches yes
terday. She was beaten 7-5 by
William Robertson of Pasadena,
and parired with Gene Mako and
lost to Carolyn Babcock and Lester
Stoeffen 3-6, 5-3, 3-6, 3-6, 6-8.
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ACCEPT REDUCTION
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 28,
—Ending a wage disagreement
that threatened to close all Indi
anapols theatres, motion picture
operators had accepted a reduction
of 17 1-2 percent and extension of
contracts from September 1 to De
cember 1. Negotations with stage
hands were continued.
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FORD STRIKE
BAGEHAM, Eng., March 28. —
Work ceased entirely at the Ford
factory as the result of a strike of
2,000 employees over the question
of wakes. The dispute star tea
among members of the Amalga
mated Engineering Union and ef
forts of pickets were so effective
as day gangs reported, that the
entire works were at a standstill.
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HEADS SPORTY SET
NICE, March 28,—A former bal
let dancer of the Paris opera, Mile.
Marianne de Malkazouny, became
the new Duchess of Leeds, wife of
the 21st Duke of Leeds, a youthful
leader of E n g 1 a n d’s sportiest
yachtng set. The new Duchess is
22. She was born in Paris, the
daughter of al former Siberian dip
lomat.
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CHANCES LOOK GOOD
PARIS. March 28,—Negotiations
for restoration of the monarchy of
Greece were reported in Paris,'
with reports that former King!
George had sent his Aide-de-Camp
Col. Levidis, to Athens to sound
out royalist sentiment. Monarchi
cal sentiments of Premier Tocolar
is were cited as background for
the restoration movement
I YOUTH RETURNED
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I MASURY, O., March 28, —Peter
Meyers, Jr., 15„ held captive by
kidnappers a week, was safe at
home with his parents last night.
The boy was reunited, with his
father when Mr. Meyers, acting,
in accordance with instructions,!
met an agent of the kidnappers in1
Youngstown and was driven, blind-j
folded, to the spot where his sen
was held captive.
STORM OF PROTEST
IN SENATE CHAMBERS j
OVER NEWEST MOVE:
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 28.!
—Acting on a request from Pres-j
ident Roosevelt, the Senate Dem-:
ocratic leadership launched a!
drive to attempt to jam through
ratification of the League of Na-i
ticns court, with pending reser-'
vations, at this session.
The President wishes were con
veyed to the Senate foreign rela
tions committee by Senator Joe
T. Robinson of Arkansas, Demo
cratic leader.
A storm of protest immediately
developed. Some of Roosevelt’s1
most ardent campaign backers,
friends and foes alike of the court,
protested it would be “indefensi
ble” to throw the court issue into
the Senate, already bogged down1
with emergency legislation to re
lieve economic conditions.
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CAPONES FIGUHE TQ
“MUSCLE IN” LEGSL
BEER DISTRIBUTION
CHICAGO, March 28,—The Cap
one gang will attempt to gain con
trol of legalized beer distribution
in Chicago by “musceling in” onj
districutors to small dealers it was]
learned from reliable sources.
Prohibition officials admitted
they have been informed of a
plan, but are seeking more infor
mation before determining how to
fight it. Remaining leaders of the
crippled Capone gang made it
known recently that they would
not try to compete with legal
brewers. Such an effort, they de-;
cided urould cost too much.
PREPARE FOR WAR
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, March
28,—Thousands of reservists thru-|
out the country took part in mili- j
tary drills in conformity with the
Ecuadoran’s policy of military pre-,
paredness in the event she is'
drawn into the Colombian-Peru i
conflict.
APRIL 6 RAS ALWAYS j
BEEN IMPORTANT BAY !
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CHICAGO, March 27, —April 6,
the day beer is destined to flow,
again in the United States, will be1
celebrated everywhere but in the
East, where the sale of beer begins
at 12.01 April 7. The West will cel-,
ebrate in the closing hours of the
6th.
April 6 has been an important
day in history. George Washing-;
ton was elected president on that
date. On April 6, 1862, the battle
of Shilo was fought. April 6. 1909,,
Admiral Peary discovered the
North Pole and claimed it for the
United States. April 6, 1917, war
was declared on Germany by the
United States- |
GENERAL OFFENSIVE
BOGOTA, Columbia, Marcili 28,—
Announcement of the capture of
Guepi, an upper Putumayo River
settlement, was believed to mark
the beginning of a general offen
sive by Columbian troops opposing
Peruvians in the disputed upper
Amazon border regions.
CHICAGO, March 27, —Maurice
Chevalier is through with romance
excepting those, in the motion pic
tures screen, he asserted while on
his way to Paris for a short vaca
tion.
“If I accidently meet my former
wife Yvonne Valle, while in Paris,
I shall be polite to her,” the screen
comedian explained, “but I shall
not seek her out—or any other
woman.” He concluded by saying
“there is absolutely no more ro
mance for me.”
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INTO PUNE TRICEDY
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, —
The Saturday night airpane dis
aster, in which a Varney speed
plane hurtled thru into a San
Leandro home during a violent
wind and rain storm, killing 13
persons and injuring five more, is
under six investigations.
A new nquiry was started by in
surance companies as five others
pressed by the federal depart
ment of commerce, the Varney
Speed Lines and three Alameda
county agents of the district at
torney as well as the sheriff and
coroner.
An inquest, with at least partial
findings of the investigations, will
be held Friday by Coroner Grant
D. Miller. No official statement as
to the cause of the disaster, one of
the worst in Pacific Coast avia
tion, was made but investigators
agreed it was caused by sudden
adverse weather conditions.
KFTER PURE LEFT
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 —
Radio messages warning fliers ot
dangerous weather conditions in
the Bay region and a 200-foot
“ceiling” were broadcast from an
Oakland Station just one minute
before the fatal Varney Air Lines
crash on Saturday night, it was
disclosed.
As this revelation was made by
E. E. Teuton, district supervisor
for the Department of Commerce,
completed his investigation of the
crash which took 13 lives and in
jured five others and rushed a
sealed report to Washington.
The disaster, according to ob
servers at the Department of Com
merce Airway Radio Station on
Bayfarm Island, might have been
avoided but for a trick of fate. The
radio warning came just 10 sec
onds too late for Pilot Jack Evans.
While the warning that might
have saved him was going out on
the air, he was making desperate
efforts to clear a water tower and
a clump of trees in San Leandro
TREACHEROUS INTENT
LONDON, March 28. —The court
martial trying Lieutenant Norman
Bailie Stewart on charges that he
sold his country’s military secrets,
was informed by the Judge advo
cate that the young officer had
not treacherous intent when he
left England for Germany last
summer.
The prosecution alleges sales of
armv tank secrets in Berlin. Lieut.
Bailie Stewart has testified money
he received from Berlin came from
an attractive young German wom
an who paid him for making love
to her.
Before sunset today, the lieut
enant’s fate will be in the hands
of the court martial, but it may
several days before the verdict.
Belief was expressed that the in
structions by the Judge advocate
would be largely in favor of ac
quittal in view of the indication a:
yesterday’s session that he would
instruct the court there was nc
evidence showing treacherous in
tent.
PEIPING, March 2S,—Possibility
of a Japanese advance into the
Peiping-T i e n t s i n International
Treaty zone still threatens, in the
opinion of M i n i s t e r of War Ho
Ying Ching. despite assurance
from Tokio that the Japanese have
no intention of proceeding south
of the Great Wall of China.
General Ho announced the Jap
anese bombarded the town of Miy
aun. 30 miles south of Kupnkow, a
Great Wall passage, ya.sz week.
Japanese reports from Shanghai
kwan Friday said Shishenchai,
eight miles south of the Wall at
its eastern extremity, was captur
ed by Japanese Manchurian troops.