MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
4 VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 106.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1933
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WOOD HOLE, Mass., May 6.— ,
Peggy McMath, pretty 10-year-old
heiress to a Detroit fortune, kid
napped from Harwich last Tues-1
day, was found safe and well Fri- j
{ day but her return to the Harwich j
home of her parents was delayed j
until officers might unravel some;
of the tangled story of her adven- I
ture.
Her return, according to mem-;
bers of the family, was obtained at
3 a. m- Friday by payment of ran- !
som. Officers established that;
$80,000 was taken from a safely
deposit box in a Boston bank
Thursday and the girl's father,
‘ Neil McMath, under protest, final
ly said that was the sum paid.
" At 6 p. m. Friday a servant in
the McMath home announced that
Peggy had been found, returned to
her parents and was safe and well.
But a moment later a Coast Guard
Cutter sped out of a tiny cove in
Harwich Harbor. On its de-ck stood [
» Brigadier General Daniel Need-j
ham, commissioner of pubiic safe
ty of Massachusetts, and William
Lee. business partner of Neil Mc
Math.
•We have the little girl,” Need
ham shouted to neighboring boats.
“Her father is here with her.”
With that the cutter sped towards
the Woods Hole coast guard sta
tion, 40 miles distant.
Reporters, using fast motor cars,
9 met the cutter at Woods Hole,
where the party was brought
ashore. Needham said ransom was
made not at sea as originally plan
ned bv the family, but made on^
land. j
In the early morning hours Peg- j
f gy was taken to William Lee s |
boat, in a little cove in Harwich.
Harbor, where sde was kept for |
48 hours under a promise made to
the kidnappers, Needham said.!
“This afternoon I went on the!
coast guard cutter and a search of
the harbor was made- When first
we approached the boat it seemed
deserted but when we went along
side, four persons including the
girl appeared,” Needham said. We
i took the entire party aboard the
cutter including Mr. McMath. and
we sent for Lee.” A Justice De
partment representative said no
arrests as , yet have been made.
HER GOVERNOR
SEEMS PERUSED
DENVER, Colo., May 6—It would j
not be dignified for the govern- j
ment to back up and not prosecute
him for possession of S120 in gold,
Charles S. Thomas, former Colora
do Governor and United States
Senator, said
informed that Washington au
thorities probably would not take
action against him, he remarked:
* “It wouldn’t be dignified if they
don’t. I don’t see how the Presi
dent can drop the bag now. The
principle upon which the chief
executive's order is based is no
different in any case, regardless of
/ the amount of gold. The same
questions are involved in each in
stance.”
AT GAIN'S TUT
POONA, India, May 6.—Alarmed
at the determination of Mahatma
Gandhi to start a 21-day fast next
Monday, which may cost his life,
the Indian government authorities
plan to release him unconditional
ly ly today.
It is claimed to have been learned
from the highest authority at
Madras that Gandhi would be giv
en his freedom on the eve of the
start of his projected fast, which
he plans as a gesture to free un
touchables from the stigma the
aaste system places upon them.
Gandhi Friday reiterated his in
tention to start the fast.
OWEN RESIGNS
j NEW YORK, May 6, --Owen D.
I Young, chairman of the board of
I General Electric Company, re
| signed as director and chairman
of the executive committee of the
, Radio Corporation of America. His
action was taken in compliance i
! with a decree entered in the fed- j
! eral court of Delaware in connect- j
' ion with divorcement of the two)
corporations.
CIST ASIDE FDD NEW
HODSEVELT THEME
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 6.—!
President Roosevelt has cast nice |
diplomatic phrases aside and made
“got to do it” the theme of inter
national conferences for economic
recovery.
After concluding his prepared |
address to the United States Cham
er of Commerce the other night,
Mr. Roosevelt told the business
leaders how the word “hope” had
often occurred in his conversa
tions with Prime Minister Ramsay
MacDonald of Great Britain. The j
President said he turned to j
Mr. MacDonald and said: “Mr. Maci
Donald, it is more than hope. We
have got to do it”.
The Prime Minister, a Scotchman
turned to him and replied: “Yes,
an old Scotch word. ‘got’. It’s
good enough for me.”
GOLD FLOWS TO FRANCE
PARIS, May 6.—Gold continued
to flow into the Bank of France |
Friday. Airplanes arrived from j
Amsterdam, Holland, bringing j
shipments of gold valued at 7,000,-j
000 francs. The Bank of France'
has become the -world’s gold cita- !
del and officers were taxed to find j
j space for the metal in underground
I vaults. j
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INTERESTS LE1HG
PEIPING, May 6. —British and
other foreign business interests
are rapdily being forced to leave
Manoliukuo despite Japan’s
pledge to maintain the “open
door” policy, a prominent British
businessman asserted here.
He told the press that the Hong
Kong and Shanghai banking corp
oration. the Jardine Matheson Co.,
and other important British firms
have already instructed their staff
to prepare to close their branches
in Manchukuo.
i He declared this step was forced
| upon them on account of the rap
j id closing of the open door to
■ foreign trade.
LARGE CROWD ON
HAND FOR DERBY
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 6. —
; A large crowd has gathered here I
| for the annual running of the j
Kentucky Derby today. But there
is no prospect of a record crow'd. i
The delegation from Washing
ton is headed by Postmaster Gen
eral James Farley. He will present
the cup to the owrner of the win
ning horse.
W. R. Coe’s “Ladysman” is the
favorite. Coupled with “Pompo
nious,” the other Coe entry, they
will go to the post at 2 to 1, or
shorter. Although many were eli
gible, it is thought that not more
than 17 will be named.
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“SMOKE ’EM OUT”
BROOKLYN. N. Y-, May 6, —
! Police authorities vowed to “smoke
! out” every last “water rat” or
I “gyp cat” who fleece a large por
| tion of the 25,000 immigrants and
| aliens landing annually along the
Brooklyn waterfront.
FISHING SCHOOL
; GENOA, Italy, May 6,(/P)—A gov
| ernment fishing school has been
opened here to teach efficiency to
the present barefoot casters of
nets- It is under the joint aus
i pices of the miinisters of agricul
ture and education.
SECURITIES BILL 10
PROTECT INVESTORS IS
PASSED BY BOOSE
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 6.—
The House passed the Rayburn
“Blue Sky” securities bill designed
to protect the American investor.
It represents Roosevelt’s drive
against fake and worthless stock
selling. The bill authorizes the
Federal Trade Commission to re
quire publicity of all securities is
sued, both domestic and foreign,
sold in Interstate Commerce and
to punish the fraudulent thru the
courts. There was no' record vote.
The bill passed the house without
amendment. It now goes to thp
Senate which w'ill soon consider a
slightly different form of the same
measure. “It must not happen
again,” was the burden of the five
hour discussion which preceded
the vote and which raked over the
oft told tale of stocks and bonds
which today are so many bales of
fancy paper.
Skill of tire high-pressure sales
man and gullibility of the Ameri
can public was disclosed in the es
timate of Chairman Rayburn of
the Interstate Commerce Commit
tee, sponsor of the bill, that $25,
000,000,000 of worthless stocks were
sold between 1919 and 1930.
The measure applies only to dis
tribution of securities in Interstate
Commerce, and not to stock trad
ing in Trade Exchange.
DANGER OF DISPUTE
OVER EQUAL TRADE
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 6.—
The Japanese government official
ly assured the United States that
the "open door” of equal trade op
portunity for all nations would be
maintained in Manchukuo.
This significant development |
assures American business men:
equal treatment with Japanese and!
other foreigners in dealing with |
the Japanese sponsored state erect-;
ed in Manchuria. It was regarded;
as the most important diplomaticj
move made in the far eastern dis-!
pute in many months.
Japan’s assurance dimishing the>
danger of a dispute between Wash
ington and Tokio over American
trade rights was made thru Am
bassador Joseph Grew in Tokio, it
was revealed in a State Department
communique.
With reference to press reports
from Tokio quoting a spokesman
of Manchukuo as having said that
‘‘Manchukuo would apply in prin
ciple the open door only to those
countries which recognized Man
chukuo’s independence”, the Amer
ican Ambassador has cabled the
Department of State that he was
authorized by the Vice-Minister
for Foreign Affairs of Japan to in
form the government of the Unit
. ed States officially that the spokes
| man of Manchukuo mentioned
I spoke without authority and that
; the principle of the open door of
Manchukuo would be strictly main-:
tained.”
THREE IN KILLED
IN ELECT! CHI
McALLISTER. Okla., May 6,—
Three men went to their deaths
in the electric chair at the Okla
homa State Penitentiary. They
were Joe Martin, 55, convicted of
beating to death Peter Van Near
ap. when he cursed the flag.
Albert Ellis, 26, before entering
the chamber, admitted he robbed
John Weber, and assaulted an 18
year-old girl. Proctor McDonald,
24, admitted he shot and killed
Raymond Butler, 8, during a hold
up.
LESS GROG IN BRITISH NAVY
LONDON, May 6, </P)—A reduc
tion of nearly $53,000 in grog mon
ey was among the savings effected
in British naval expenditures for
the last fiscal year.
KING IS WELL
LONDON, May 6,—King George
and Queen Mary returned to
Buckingham palace from Windsor
Castle. The King appeared to have
recovered from his cold.
TICKETS GOING FAST
NEW YORK, IVfay 6.—Advance
sale of $25,000 worth of tickets to
the Max Baer-Schmeling heavy
weight bout here June 8 was an
nounced by promoter Jack Demp
sey Friday.
PRACTICE ENDS
SEATTLE, May 6, —The Univer
sity of Washington’s spring foot
ball practice will wind up today
with an exhibition game with
the squad divided into two teams.
TO HORSE HEAVEN
WATERLOO, N. Y., May 6.—Hil
lon B. the world’s largest horse, is
dead- Owner C. H. Vanwinkle
disclosed that his 3,000-pound Per
cheron stallion died from a strange
malady.
IS A REPROACH
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 6.—
Delay n criminal action is a “re
proach to the administration of
justice in this country,” Chief Jus
tice Charles Evan Hughes of the
Supreme Court said in an address
before the American Institute.
DESERT KILLINGS
CASA BLANCA, Morocco, May 6.
—Two officers, 10 infantrymen
of the French army were killed
while fighting for a native strong
hold at Ait Haddidou, in the south
Atlas mountains, it was reported.
The French attack was repulsed.
OLD GOLD RELICS
OKLOHOMA CITY, May 6.—Two
crusted dollar and a halt' gold
coins, minted in 1851 and 1960,
were put into circulation by State'
Treasurer Ray Weems. They were
brought out of hiding in payment
of a 1933 Oklahoma license tag.
WILL BUILD SHIPS
ROME May 6.—Admiral Annon
announced in the Chamber of Dep
uties that the Italian government
has decided to construct two
cruisers of about 7,000 tons each
and two torpedo boats of fiOO tons
during the fiscal year 1933-34.
A GOOD START
MEXICO CITY, May 6,—Ameri
ca’s drive toward the challenge
round of the Davis Cup Tennis
Championship got off to a suc
cessful start when both of the op
ening singles matches with Mexico
were won by United States players.
PLAYERS ELIMINATED
BOURNEMOUTH, Eng., May 6
The four players who will carry
the hopes of Australia in the Dav
is Cup competition and at Wimble
ton, were eliminated in the quar
ter-final round of the British
hard court tennis championships,
falling before the English stars.
BROADEST PURI OF
AFRICA TRAVERSED
LUXOR, Egypt, May 6.—The
broaaest part of the African conti
nent has been crossed for the first
time. T. A. Glover, big game hunt
er, Mrs. Glover, Captain R. S.
Andrew and S. Morgan have ar
rived here from Khartoum after
trekking two years with three
trucks.
During explorations in the north
they negotiated the 3,500 miles
ern half of the “dark continent,”
from Dakkar, the furthest point
west, to Ras Rain, the most east
erly point.
SALE CONFIRMED
MOSCOW, May 6,—Reports that
Moscow had proposed the sale of
the Chinese Eastern Railway to
Japan as a solution of the dispute
over the road in north Manchuria
were confirmed. The sale was dis
cussed by Foreign Commissar Max
im Litvinoff and Ambassador Ota
of ’Japan last Tuesday, but details
i were not disclosed.
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CYCLONIC WINDS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 6,—
Cyclonic winds swirled across three
Southern States, for the second
time this week, leaving a toll of
dead and injured that mounted
hourly. Relief crews in the strick
en areas in Louisiana, Mississippi
and -Alabama recovered 21 bodies
and removed at least 150 injured
to hospitals.
ORPHAN BOYS SAVE
COMMUTERS TRAIN
FROM RAO WRECK
PASSIAC, N. J„ .May 6, —Seven
heroes were being talked about in
Passiac orphan home. Six of them
were boy inmates of the institu
tion. The seventh was Babe Ruth.
The boys had flagged an express
train carrying 500 commuters just
as a locomotive was approaching
a 50-foot washout opposite the
asylum.
Having prevented what would
otherwise have been a serious
wreck, they went to bed When
they awoke they found themselves
heroes.
‘•We want like anything for Babe
Ruth to hear about it,” said Doug
las Flemming, 14, who discovered
the washout and led his compan
ions to it.
Ruth, upon being told of the
heroic work of the boys and their
admiration for him, dispatched a
telegram from Detroit. Then he
mailed six autographed baseballs,
sending his assurance that he will
visit the asylum upon his return
to New York.
BULL SAW IMAGE '
IN STORE mm, *
i CHARGED PLATE GLASS
AURORA, 111., May 6.—Stories of
robins boj&ng their shadows in
mirrors were humbled by the tale
of the bull who charged into the
image he reflected in a clothing
store.
The bull, escaped from a cattle
car en route to the Chicago stock
yards, was wandering down Main
street. As he passed Herman Golz’
store he saw his image in a mirror
at the rear of the store. Two
snorts, a few bellows, and the bull
charged.
A door frame and a plate glass
window shattered as the animal
heaved into the store. The crash
so frightened the bull that he
1 wheeled and fled.
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JOBLESS DIE 01
MINE. REDDY TO
WEST Of COOL
SAGINAW, Mich, May 6. —Thir
ty-five jobless miners are about
ready to see if fortune will smile
upon determination and hard
work.
Tired of the monotony of unem
ployment after the mine on which
they were hired had shut down,
they mortgaged their homes and
invested the total of $35,000 in
land and a lease, purchased sec
ond-hand machinery from ePnn
sylvania, erected buildings and
worked four months without wages
sinking a shaft. Now they are
ready to sell coal from their co
operative mine to neighboring
communities.
FIRST LEGAL BEER
WILMINGTON, Del., May 5, —
Beer trucks rolled into Wilmington
bringing the first 3.2 brew to be
sold legally in Delaware sinee pro
hibition. Manufacture and sale is
restricted to Wilmington, because
j the rest of the State is dry under
local action.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
SANTIAGO Cuba, May 6,—A se
vere earthquake rocked Santiago
but no casualties or damage was
reported.
I DELICATE NAD DEBT
! PROBLEM 1ST BE
SETTLED IN JUNE
LONDON, May 6.—Premier Ram
snv MacDonald drc’^red Friday
that the delicate war debt problem
must be settled before the end of
the forthcoming world economic
conference, convening here June
12. His declaration, m^de during
an address broadcast to the world,
was taken to indicate that the an
ticipated debts conference would
be conducted simultaneously here
with the economic parley..
MacDonald asserted that both
he and President Roosevelt had '
agreed that the success of the
world economic conference largely
would depend on a satisfactory
settlement of the war debts ques
tion. Inasmuch as MacDonald an
nounced in the Commons Thurs
day that debts could not be dis
cussed at the world economic con
ference itself, his surprise declara
tion Friday was taken to mean
that debt conversations would pro
ceed concurrently here
“The debts question was a hard
nut to crack, and I cannot say we
cracked it,” he said.
His report on the Washington
talks in this address followed his
failure earlier in the day to gain
complete support in the cabinet
to Roosevelt’s proposed tariff truce
during the economic parley.
Britain’s continued coolness to
the truce proposal created a strong
feeling of pessimism among the
United States representatives. Nor
man Davis, American Ambassador
at-large in Europe, still awaited
Britain’s conditions for possible ac
ceptance, but there was no sign it
would be forthcoming soon.
FELL OLD CHIMNEY f
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. —Its
base rocked by a blast of black
powder, the 210 foot chimney of
the old garbage incinerator at 15th
and Deharo Street, came tumbling
down yesterday morning.
WEST POINT, N. Y., May 6, (JP)~
A number of the Army’s most pop
ular athletes in this year’s gradu
ation class at the U. S. Military
Academy who will be commissioned
second lieutenants in June have
applied for commissions in the
Air Corps.
Army regulations provide that
these men will be commissioned in
various branches of hte Army and
detailed to the Air Corps for a
year’s instruction. On winning
their wings as pilots they will be
permanently transferred to the
Air Corps.
DEATH QUIZ
HAVANA, Cuba, May 6.—A judi
cial investigation was ordered in
the suburb of Mariano into the
death of Magin Alvarez, who was
lost when a sailboat carrying Ann
Harding, film star, and two com
panions upset offshore. Miss Hard
ing, Alexander Kirkland, actor, and
Marie Lombard. Miss Harding’s
secretary. wrere listed to be called
as witnesses.
LOW IN BREVITY
REACHED ON BEACHES
PETERSBERG, Fla., May 6,—
Swimming attire on the beaches
| a few years ago would have placed
,1 the offender behind jail bars with
| breath-taking swiftness, but this
, ! season is evoking a casual notice
,i from police.
Bathing suits for both men and
women have reached a new low in
brevity. For men it is a pair of
short trunks. For women, tight
fitting knit trunks and a narrow
■ strip of cloth across the chest. Po
> lice have adopted a policy of Sant
s' ty in enforcing the beach ordi
nances.