VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 99.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1933.
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BEER BUTTLE STILL
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JUNEAU, April 28,—After an ex
tended debate Thursday afternoon
the House rejected the Lingo and
Green industrial insurance com
mission plan by a vote of 9-7 and
kept its batting average high when
it defeated in rapid succession,
' Campbell’s bill for a $5 road tax
and Bragaw’s for a tax of $2.50 on
radio sets in use; the latter meas
ure was declared by Kehoe to be
unconstitutional, who quoted a
United States District Court opin
ion in a South Carolina case to
support that contention.
Nerland sprang a surprise when
his bill creating a non-partisan
private system wras passed by a
9-7 vote; five Democrats, Judson,
Green, Hofman, Patterson and
Nordale joined with four Republi
cans to put the measure over.
Hofman’s bill regulating the
practice of pharmacy was passed
after an amendment adopted per
mitting drug sundries to be sold
by general stores.
The measure to repeal the Ter
* ritorial tax on fresh fish buyers
was killed as w'as Nordale’s bill
regulating motor bus traffic, and
the Hofman measure giving blan
ket authority to the Commissioner
of Education to establish rural
school districts.
Green’s bill for flood control of
Salmon river at Hyder, carrying
$12,000, passed; $7,000 of the sum
contingent on Federal cooperation
, and $5,000 from the road fund of
the First Division.
The Mines Department bill was
continued to Saturday for a more
extended study.
Taylor’s measure giving Alaskan
contractors and merchants seven
percent preferential over outsiders
was passed and makes it encum
bent on contractors to employ Al
askans on public works. The bill
is generally designed to protect Al
askan labor and businessmen.
The beer battle waged hotly in
the afternoon between conferees
without final agreement being re
ported but indications point to an
parly settlement of differences,
feeer parlors continued to be the
chief bone of contention.
SPECTW1 FI
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 28—The
old Fremont elementary school,
long branded as a firetrap and a
menace to the safety of the 460
young children who attend it, was
destroyed in one of San Francisco s
most disastrous fires of the last
two years.
Less than an hour after the pu
pils had been dismissed for the
day, a painter’s blowtorch ignited
a few inches of the woodwork near
the top of the three-story wooden
structure. A few minutes later,
whipped by a stiff breeze, the
flames had ignited the roof and
entire upper floor and burning
embers were being showered for
blocks on rooftops near the anti
quated schoolhouse at McAllister
Street near Beaker.
TIENTSIN, China, April 28, —
The sudden withdrawal of Japan
ese troops from the coastal area of
North China was attributed by
Chinese leaders today to trouble
between Japan and Russia in
Manchuria. First dispatches on the
situation were broadcast Thursday.
A later dispatch from Moscow |
told of a Soviet report that the
Japanese army in Manchuria had
approved a plan, also announced
yesterday as a rumor, to seize the
Chinese Eastern Railway from
Soviet Russia. V- ■■ ,'
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NO CASUALTIES YET
ANCHORAGE, April 28, —Prop
erty damage was estimated in
the, thousands of dollars in the
wake of a series of earth shocks
which rocked Alaska late Wednes
day until Friday morning. No cas
ualties were reported. Fear-strick
en residents fled from their homes
at Anchorage, Seward and Cordo
va as the temblor toppled chim
neys from houses and shattered
plate glass windows.
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OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL
LOS ANGELES, April 28,—T h e
official death toll of the March 10
earthquake was set at 90, accord
ing to a report of Coroner Frank
A. Nance, listing aMrch fatalities.
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CYCLONE IN INDIA
LONDON, April 28. —Thirty-one
persons were killed and hundreds
of cattle destroyed by a cyclone
that devastated the town of Unao
in the United Provinces, an ex
change telegraph dispatch from
Simla, India, reported. The mes
sage said property and crops suf
fered tremendous damages.
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APPEALS MARCHERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 28,—
An appeal to former soldiers not
to join in a new bonus march on
Washington wras issued by Ernest
Albright of Oklahoma City, who
said he commanded the Oklahoma
units of the veterans that came to
the capitol last year.
REPEATED SET-BACKS
MULT'S INFLATION
BILL BEFORE CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 28,—i
The battle of administration lead
ers to drive President Roosevelt’s
inflation bill thru to a successful
vote suffered repeated checks yes
terday.
Silver assumed added import
ance in the inflation scheme when
an agreement was announced af
fecting war debt payments m the
metal, Senator Reed of Pennsylva
nia insisted upon a free coinage
amendment ,and the drive for a
bonus payment gained new impo
tus.
Senator Glass Democrat of Vir
ginia, one-time secretary of the
Treasury, in a dramatic speech,
broke with President Roosevelt on
the issue of currency Inflation.
SINGLE REQUEST ON
DEBT SETTLEMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 28,—
President Roosevelt asked admin
istration leaders in the Senate to
include a provision in the huge
currency expansion bill, authoriz
ing him to accept $200,000,000 in
silver within the next six months
in payment of the next install
ments on foreign debts.
This authority, it was stated,
will be the President’s only re
quest at the present session of
Congress for power to deal with
the foreign debt settlement.
Westward-bound passengers on
the SS. Alaska included C. H. Rob
erts and F. W. Horn for Uganik;
and A. Erwick, R. Havestad, E. J.
Fribrock, J. Holden, F. O. Perry
and 20 steerage for Snug Harbor.
NEXT YEAR
NEW YORK, April 27.—Aban
doned this year because of finan
cial conditions, the Poughkeepsie
regatta will return to its custom
ary place in the national sports
program next season, no matter
what the success of the proposed
college regatta at Long Beach,
Calif., July 8.
G. R. Skinner, well known min
ing man, who has been over at
Anchorage most of the winter, is
back in town, heading toward
Nuka Bay. 1
PRESS REPflESENTITIVE
To ascertain the truth of the
Seward report that Augustin Is
land, at the head of Cook Inlet,
vanished beneath the waves dur
in Wednesday’s and Thursday’s
earthquakes or eruptions, Ray Mc
Donald, of KFQD, Anchorage, rep
resentative of the United Press, has
been authorized from the States to
make a special airplane flight over
the area.
I Mr. McDonald, in a teleohone
conversation yesterday with The
Gateway, told of his plans and
that he was taking Denny Hewitt,
expert camertman, with him to
procure both still and moving pic
tures and it was planned to fly to
Seward today with the films in
order to send south on the SS. Al
aska.
Additional reports and contrary
to that of yesterday was that two
trappers lived on the large volcan
ic island of approximately 3,0C0
feet elevation at the highest point,
and which beaches and waters were
more or less warm at all times.
LATER—At a late hour today
word was received that the flight
had been cancelled pending furth
er information from the Seldovia -
Iliamna area. However, Mr. Mc
Donald said it was hoped an An
chorage plane would fly over that
region today with the view of
finding out if everything is al
right.
Mel Horner, proprietor of the
Overland Hotel, is somewhat wor
ried about Mr. and Mrs. Mannie
Senft of Seward, who have a trap
ping cabin at the mouth of Kam
ishak river, about 20 miles or less
from Augustin Island. Should an
Anchorage plane fly down to the
area, they will investigate the
Senft’s as well as two or three
other trappers along the mainland
in that vicinity.
The Gateway has also received
numerous inquiries from the Stat
es as to the veracity of the report
that Augustin Island vanished
during the quakes of the last two
days. If such a thing had hap
pened, a tidal wave would have
followed and undoubtedly been re
ported from some source- The SS.
Otsego was discharging cannery
supplies at Seldovia today and it
was hoped to establish contact
with the ship’s radio today for
further information. Augustin Is
land, on clear days, can be seen
from Seldovia.
Arthur H. Mellick, prominent
Westward business man who has
been convalescing from an opera
tion, is considering making a brief
trip to the states and may leave
tonight on the SS Alaska.
TICE REACHED ON
PRINCIPLES SECURITY
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 28,—
France and the United States
reached an understanding for a.
tariff truce and on the principles
of disarmament and security.
President Roosevelt and Edouard
Herriot, French envoy, concluding
their conversations in a spirit of
enthusiasm, took up the war debt
situation but postponed any effort
to reach an understanding.
It became definitely known that
no assurances were made by either
regarding the June 15 payment
owed by the French on the de
faulted December 15 payment.
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FREE LICENSES
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 27.—
Civil War veterans may fish and
hunt if they so desire. Governor
Rolph signed a state Senate bill
which grants the veterans free
hunting and fishing licenses. Sen
ator J. M. Inman author of the
bill declared most of the veterans
are over 90 and some probably
can’t afford the price of a license.
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A special train will arrive ir.
Seward today from Anchorage to
serve the SS. Otsego, big cannery
steamer which will load Alaska
coal for Westward canneries.
SERIOUS SEATTLE RIOT
SEATTLE, Wash., April 28, —In
one of the most serious riots in
this city in many 'years, Sheriff
Claude G- Bannick and nine depu
ties were maltreated by a mob of
approximately 250 demonstrators
p/ho resented the eviction of the
I family of Frank Frandsen from
its home.
BITTER DISPUTE IS
WHIG TO CLIMAX
JAPAN HI SOVIET
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 28,—The
! bitter dispute between Soviet Rus
[ sia and the Japanese-created State
| of Manehukuo, over the Chinese
Eastern Railway, is racing to a cli
max, with reports of big t^oop
movements toward the Russian
border.
Large troop concentrations were
understood to be settled in straget
ic places along the Soviet-Manchu
kuo frontier.
The Soviet press sharply called
upon Japan to suppress anti-Soviet
intrigues in Manehukuo.
In Pieping, Gen. Ho Ying Ching,
Chinese Minister of War, said he
had confidential information that
Japanese divisions, withdrawing
from China proper, were en route
to the border, where a “serious
armed conflict is expected at any
time.”
Heavy movement of Japanese
troops thru Manehukuo toward the
Soviet border was reported.
BOMBING WAS SALUTE
KANSAS CITY, Kas., April 28,—
A 18-gun salute here in honor of
Gov. Alf Landon, broke four win
dows, stopped a clock and caused
hundreds of residents to telephone
police asking about “the bombing”.
NEW TRIAL ORDERED
DESPITE OBJECTIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28—De
finite announcement that legal
steps will be taken to prevent the
trial of Tom Mooney, May 22, on
an old murder indictment, came
from John 0”Gara, former district
attorney.
O’Gara has opposed the trial on
legal grounds, declaring tht the
question of Mooney’s participation
in the Preparedness Day bombing
already has been settled by a court
of competent jurisdiction. Despite
O’Gara’s objections, Superior Judge
Ward ordered the new trial.
JfPiESE BEGIHENTS
HARBIN, Manchuria, April 28,—
Serious developments in the dis
pute between Manchukuo and Sov
iet Russia over the Chinese East
ern Railway appeared imminent
since earlier reports as each nation
refused to give in possibility that
military action is contemplated,
with Japan taking a hand on the
side of Manchukuo.
Seven fighting planes arrived
here yesterday. Three Japanese
regiments, reinforced by artillery
equipment, are scheduled to ar
rive today from the Jehol front.
HELEN IN EUROPE
PLYMOUTH, England, April 27,—
Helen Jacobs, of Berkeley, Calif.,
United States women tennis
champion, arrived on the liner
Manhattan and departed for the
home of friends in Rome. She
plans to play at Bournemouth and
in the French champion ships
starting May 22, before competing
in the Wimbledon tournament on
Grass Courts late in June.
DENY REPORT
LONDON, April 27,—The British
Admiralty officially denied reports
that 15,000 pounds sterling worth
of gold had been salvaged from
wreckage of H. M. S. Sampshire,
sunk by a German mine in the
North Sea off the Orkney Islands
in June 1916, while carrying Secre
tary of War Lord Kitchener on a
special mission to Russia
AT ALBUQURQUE
AMARILLO, Texas, April 28, —
Col. and Mrs. Chas. A. Lindbergh
left here yesterday on their tour
of the transcontinental and west
er nair lines. They expected to
! cpend the night in Albuqurque, N.
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FULFILL CONTRACT
i SAN FRANCISCO, April 28.—The
j Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion fulfilled its contract to pur
chase $61,400,000 worth of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge
bonds from the California toll
bridge authority.
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| KISSED THE FLAG
PRIMGHAR, la., April 28. —Ap
j proximately 600 angry county farm
j holiday members showered sticks
| and stones on the O’Brien county
! sheriff and 22 assistants and forc
ed them to kiss the American flag.
Sheriff Ed Leemkuil had attempt
ed to hold a mortgage foreclosure
sale at the courthouse.
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SCORNED COALITION
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 28.—
| Scorning a coalition of Conserva
| tive Republicans and bolting Dem
ocrats, Administration forces scor
ed amajor victory when- the Sen
ate rejected a motion to eliminate
i from the Roosevelt-backed infla
tion bill, provisions empowering
the President to cut the gold con
tent of the dollar by 5(T percent.
NO SUITABLE RUNWAY
IN ENGLAND FOR HUGE
MDLLISON AIRPLANE
LONDON, April 28,—A big plane,
so heavy when loaded that there
is no suitable runway in Great
Britain for a take-off has been se
lected by the flying Mollison’s Jim
and Amy, for their projected' New
York-Bagdad non-stop flight.
The Daily Mail said today it. will
be taken to New York in sections j
for that reason, to be reassembled |
at Roosevelt Field:, Long Island, N.'
Y: The plane will have three vast:
cylindrical tanks and a single
seated cockpit, with just enough,
space for Jim' Mollison and his
wife to change over controls. The
nesting, pilot will use a tiny cabin
in the machine’s tail.
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nil's SKIT
IN CHINN IS SEGOffi
SHANGHAI, April 28;—C: C. Jul- j
ian, fugitive oil promoter, main- i
tained his- attitude qf defia-nce to- j
ward American authorities, seek-1
ing to return him to Oklahoma j
City to face mail fraud' charges, j
Julian’s status as a Canadian |
citizen has defeated extradition;
attempts of American authorities, j
who said extraterritorial juris die- j
tion would not permit his arrest, j
Since Canada has no charges i
against him, his security here
seems assured
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TOPS THE LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 —Or
ville Mosler, whose pounding feet
carried him to University of South
ern California gridiron fame, is
headed for 1933 coast rookie hon
ors with his punching his two dou
bles when he checked Oakland’s
pennant drive, 8 to 7 and put him
on top of the string of average for
the Pacific Coast League.
FURTHER CUTS
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 27.—
Completing a series of conferences
with filf leaders, Will Hayes, presi
dent of the Motion Picture Produc
ers and Exhibitors of America, de
clared before departing for New
York, that there was definite prom
ise of greater economy and in
creased efficiency in screen pro
ductions and assurance of final en
tertainment.
Fred Spach, member of the en
i gineering staff of the Alaska Road
' Commission, Anchorage, returned
on the SS. Alaska from the south.
! GOVERNOR J. TROY
j WILY IN nil OF
TH5FEH6 CONTROL
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j JUNEAU, April 23,—Governor J.
j Troy expressed comp’vce agree
| msnt with Delegate A. J. Dimond’s
i proposal to transfer the control of
fish and game to the Territory,
j -I agree with all that Delegate
j Bimond said; as Mr. Dimond stat
ed these transfers would be the
i first step toward fulfilling the
i Democratic party’s pledge to try
j and obtain home rule for the Ter
ritory.
“The objection to present condi
tions are that laws affecting fish,
and game in Alaska are adminis
tered by people who are not di
rectly concerned with their admin
istration. When Alaskans controL
their own resources they will con
sider the best interest of the peo
ple and the Territory at ail times.
“The control from Washington
has been more or less of a benefi
cient theory. I will concede the
Bureau of Fisheries also the Bio
logical Survey has been endeavor
ing in. a measure to do some good
work but it cannot be said it would
be as good as if our owm people
were handling our own affairs.
Passage of Delegate Dimond’s two
bills will go far toward establish
ing home rule in Alaska.
“The next important step is to
work out a system of local govern
ment to give various communities
and sections erf Alaska greater au
thority in the management of lo
cal affairsalso for solution of lo
cal problems. The people of Alas
ka can be congratulated in having
a man of Diiirond’s ability, cour
age; industry and personality at
Washington as their representa
tive. In two m d n ‘4 h s he has
achieved a standing regard which
Congressmen of 10 years 7 service
might well'envy.'”
HOB PIES JUDGE
FRONT RIB BENCH ONG
SIOUX CITY, Iowa.. April 28.—
Storming a second Iowa county
courthouse at Le Mars, Iowa, 20
miles north of Sioux City, a mob
of farmers pulled Judge C: C.
Bradley from his courtroom and
tried twice to hang him.
The veteran jurist, past 6U, defi
ed their attempts to make him
promise he would never sign an
other foreclosure on an Iowa farm
He was freed only after he had
been beaten ana mauled, and cov
ered with grease and dirt and
stripped of his trousers; he faint
ed while he was lifted from the
ground with a rope about his
neck.
When revived and asked to kneel
and pray for the farmers he said.
‘Til do that gladly, oh Lord, I
pray Thee do justice to all men,”
he- said, kneeling in the road. This
had a sobering effect on the crowd.
They removed the blindfold and.
scattered.
JOB IS SI'S IS LONG
IS HE FILLS THE SHOES
NEW YORK, April 27.—No mat
ter how soon his broken wrist
heals, Manager. Bill Terry will not
return to first base for the New
York Ginats if his understudy,
Sam Leslie, is hitting well.
“I don’t know how long I’ll be
out of the game,” Bill said, ‘ but
the first base job is Sam’s as long
as he can make good. If the team
puts on a winning streak with him
there I will not break up the com
bination.”
The gas car that brings “The
Outcast” cast back from Anchor
age will return to Anchorage eith
er Sunday afternoon or Monday
morning and any one wishing to
go to Anchorage or intermediate
points may travel on this earT