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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 92.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
WEDNNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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Hi I! EXPECTED
TO COMPLETE HIS
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HONOLULU. Aprl 20.—Attorney
Clarence Darrow continued Tues
day to build up his defense of the
slayer or slayers in the “honor
( slaying” case in which Lt. Thomas
Massie had testified he had suc
ceeded in getting a confession from
.'he Hawaiian, saying that he and
his companions were guilty of the
attack on Massie’s wife. Massie
the. had testified that his mind
went h’ank until the time he was
rcnfrt d at Koko Head by po
lieeme
* p.irijw Tuesday introduced two
f . js alienists from the United
.-.nates—Dr. Thomas Ormiston and
Edward Huntington Williams—and
they both supported Darrow’s de
fense by saying the events which
occurred were sufficient to bring
Massie’s mind up to the snapping
point.
% When Massie heard the confes
sion of the Hawaiian it was only
natural that his mind, already
tensed, should break and result in
„ mental derangement. The alien
ists. introduced by Darrow. have
testified in other similar murder
trials in the United States, the
most famous being the Edward
Hickman trial for the murder of
,Marian Parker and lastly in the
Winnie Ruth Judd case at Phoenix.
Darrow questioned Ormiston.
who was first on the stand, only
briefly Tuesday and then turned
him over to Prosecutor John Kel
ley.
It was expected that Darrow
would complete his case today and
it wras also expected that Mrs. Tha
*lia Massie. wife of Lieutenant Mas
sie, would be the last witness to
be called.
Mrs. Massie is an unwilling play
er in the drama of passion and
homicide which has shaken Hawaii.
She is expected to be the last de
fense witness today. A direct story
of brutality is anticipated. The
case will go to the jury this week.
Despite the efforts of the bellig
erent prosecution, Doctors Ormis
ton and Williams insisted yesterday
Lieutenant Massie was insane the
moment he faced Kahahawai with
a drawn pistol when he heard the
young Hawaiian athlete confess.
FROM SAILING, SAYS
* MPT. JOHN IRVING
‘‘There’s no romance in sailing
any more,” said Capt. John Irving,
well known veteran Pacific Coast
mariner, as he chatted with old
cronies on a visit in Seattle. There
was sadness in his voice .
“Gone are the days of battling
with wind and wave in old sailing
ships,” went on Captain John.
“Of course, that is progress, and
well enough in these busy days of
modern living. But the romance
of sailing is gone—forever.”
Captain John bade official fare
well to the sea several years ago,
Interesting himself in mining ac
tivities. But unable to become a
first-class landlubber, he visits
Seattle frequently from his home
in Victoria, B. C
Despite his 78 years, he is re
markably active. Even with hb
snowy white hair and bushy white
mustache, which he says he usee
to wax into upward points, he
passes easily for a man in his late
fifties. And when he brings his
hand up into a jaunty Naval sa
lute of farewell, one catches a
glimpse of the lad who left his
school books many years ago tc
follow the sea.
The Little Theatre Club of Sew
ard held its regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday evening.
►_ A freight train pulled into the
local yards Tuesday evening aboul
a mile long consisting of cars oi
coal for local and Westward con
sumption.
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DECISION THURSDAY
SACRAMENTO, April 20.—Gover
nor James J. Rolph Tuesday reit
erated his statement that he would
announce his decision on Thomas
j. Mooney’s pardon application
Thursday.
THIS SEITTLE COP IS
ULUS III TBdli
SEATTLE. April 20.—George Rey
nolds, policeman who was arrested
recently and sentenced for connec
tion with liquor activities and who
said the only witness who could
clear him was missing, has had
more tough luck.
In the courtroom several weeks ;
ago, Reynolds declared that the;
missing witness could clear him
and the court issued a bench war
rant. for the missing witness.
When the missing witness was i
; found, he told the court that the
reason he had kept away was that
Reynolds had told him to keep
away and had backed up his de
mand with a revolver. Reynolds is
; again languishing behind vertical
bars.
RAILROAD REOPENS
CORDOVA. April 20. (/R) — The
Copper River and Northwestern
Railway reopened with the first
I train leaving for Chitina, McCarthy
I and Kennecott. It took only 43
hours to clear the tracks.
! MOTHER OF DEAD I
| SHANGHAI, April 20. — Mrs. D
j Short, of Tacoma, arrived here
I Tuesday from United States
| for the purpose of attending a
; military funeral which will be given
by the Chinese government for her
son, Robert, wrho was killed on
| February 23 in combat with six j
' Japanese airplanes.
! Mrs. Short was accorded a warm
reception by the Chinese and was
being escorted through the city by
officials of the Chinese govern
ment.
EAGLE AND WOLVES
IN DEADLY COMBAT IN
| BLACK RIVER AREA
; -
| What is conceded here to be the
; fight ever recorded of a trapped
; eagle repelling an assault made j
upon it by a pack of hungry wolves
j was revealed by Elmer Simcoe and
| Robert Dunn, trappers in the Black
| River district of western Alaska.
! While making a reconnaissance
! of their trapline recently, they dis
| covered the partially devoured re
| mains of a trapped fox seized by
j wolves preying on the fur-bearers
in that region.
Reaching the next trap a short
distance beyond, the men were sur
prised to find a big eagle gripped
firmly between the jaws of the
steel device.
The wolves would have eaten the
captive bird but true to its tradi
tional fighting qualities, the war
rior bird, especially belligerent
when ensnared, was apparently
able to protect itself against the
attack.
The tracks of the wolves in the
snow showed where they had cir
i cled the bird for some time before
abandoning the onslaught.
The broken surface of the snow
■ disclosed where the wolves made
repeated attacks on the front and
; flank of the eagle. Though handi
capped, the fight ended in victory
for the king of birds.
The regular weekly mixed train
Anchorage, Girdwood, Tunnel and
all points North will arrive in
j Seward this evening.
j Among the improvements plan- j
j ned for the Seward school grounds j
i ] is a fence, or railing, along the j
■ j Fourth Avenue side to keep the j
! children from playing in the street!
J where danger from traffic con-J
stantly exists.
Burdened under heavy individual
lebts because of the general stag
flation of the fur market during
Lhe past two years, yet hoping
igainst hope for an early upward
trend of prices, hundreds of Al
aska trappers in a territory unri
valed for its great variety of fur !
bearing species face another of the |
endless circles of paradox in which
Alaska is entangled.
H. W. Terhune, executive officer
of the Alaska Game Commission,
who recently completed a survey
of Alaska's interior game fields as
far north as Fairbanks, reports
though there has apparently been
some increase in fur-bearing ani
mals throughout the Territory dur
ing the past year; the fur take for
the current season probably will be
somewhat smaller than normal.
There has been a considerable
increase in grouse, ptarmigan, rab- !
bits, rodents and other small ani- |
mal life that constitutes food sup- j
plv for the fur-bearers but these
favorable conditions have been
more than offset by unfavorable
weather conditions. Extreme tem
peratures prevailing over vast sec
tions of Alaska and an abnormally
heavy snow-fall this year combined
to handicap the trappers and les
sened the fur catch materially. The
take will not reach the expected
proportions, Mr. Terhune said. This
is not due to any shortage of ani
mals but to the heavy snow that
made trapping difficult
The records of the Alaska Game
Commission disclose over 4,000
licensed trappers in the Territory
not including perhaps 3,000 unli
censed Indians and Eskimos.
At the present time Alaska is
producing annually more than
450.000 raw pelts, valued normally
at $3,000,000, not including fur seal
pelts from the Pribilof Islands in
the Bering, Sea.
The total annual production of
Alaska fur approximates $4,000,000.
Practically the entire Territory,
which comprises an area of 590,884
square miles, greater in extent than
12 States the size of New York, is
still in a natural state of wilder
ness so far as wild life is con
cerned.
Thousands of moose roam over
the silent depths of Alaska. Cari
bou by the hundreds of thousands
graze on the highlands like herds
of bison on the western plains a
century ago. White mountain sheep
in large bands live on the high
mountain ranges and wild goats
frequent the wind swept ridges of
the coast and interior ranges- Polar
bear, walrus, sea otter, fur seal and
sea lion thrive along the Aleutian
Islands, Bristol Bay and the Arctic
coast. Brown, black, grizzly and
glacier bears inhabit the wilderness
sanctuary of Alaska. Beaver, land
otter, mink, muskrat, blue, black,
red and white fox are generally
distributed over the whole region;
lynx, wolverine, marten and er
mine abound in their natural state
in the North and are common
throughout all Alaska with more
than 200 species of birds and hun
dreds of thousands of reindeer.
Alaska has enough available fur
within its borders to make every
resident Alaskan independent but
the complex nature of bureaucratic
control of the Territory and the
prevailing economic situation make
it extremely difficult for Alaska’s
trappers to meet these unusual
conditions.
SIX WEEKS EARLY
There is no good reason why ev
ery auto owner in town shouldn’t
have their car out on the road. The
road to Woodrow is open for traf
fic fully six weeks earlier than last
year. Aside from one or two deep
ruts or bumps and one short
stretch of snow banked alongside
the road, driving is perfect.
Jesse Lee Home athletes, garbed
in one-piece bathing suits — boys,
not girls—are in training on the
Woodrow road for the annual Mar
athon Mountain race July 4.
MB DESPOILING 1
GAME DISTRICTS III !
WESTERN USP •
_' i k‘
Elmer Simcce and Robert Dunn, J i
prospectors and trappers in the j j
upper reaches of the Black River i
country of western Alaska, report j
that "more than 50 wolves in that j
area are taking a heavy toll of.
caribou and valuable fur-bearing:
animals. j (
During the past winter, the £
wolves preyed heavily upon the
thinning ranks of caribou herds. f
The frightened deer are rapidly ^
deserting the district for haunts:
less frequented by the predators. '
Comparing the situation with ,
last year, the wolves have more | ,
than doubled in numbers during ’
the past few months. Many of the ,.
predators have moved into the j i
Black River region from other sec
tions presumably attracted there .
by the plentiful supply of game
which is new becoming depleted by ,
the ravagers.
After plundering the region, the |
wolves robbed the meat caches of .
the two prospectors which were in
tended for use during the winter.
Even the sled dogs had to be
taken indoors at night to insure
their safety from the hairy raiders.
Ever marauding in quest of food,
the bold animals frequently came
within rifle range of the prospect
ors’ camp. Three of the wolves
were killed in the act of pillaging
the camp; one of them measured
seven feet 10 inches in length.
Many more wolves could have j
been shot and trapped if Simcoe
and Dunn had made a special ef
fort to get them but prospecting
required a major portion of their
time. The little trapping that was
done by the partners was devoted
to foxes which have a greater
market value.
Ten foxes were trapped during
the season and three of them were
eaten by the hunger-driven wolves.
BASEBALL SCORES
AMERICAN
St. Louis 0, Detroit 8.
Cleveland 4. Chicago 2.
Washington 7, Philadelphia 4.
New York 5-6, Boston 6-3.
NATIONAL
Boston 8, New York 7; 13 innings.
Philadelphia 10, Brooklyn 2.
No other games scheduled.
PACIFIC COAST
Hollywood 5, Seattle 1.
Portland 7, Missions 3.
FAST WORK
KANSAS CITY, April 20.—Police
here arrested three men and re
covered $5,000 of a total loot of
$7,000 taken from a bank here only
a half hour previous. The robbery
occurred Tuesday.
DISPOSE OF BINGHAM BILL
WASHINGTON, D- C„ April 20.—
The Senate Manufacturers Com
mittee tossed out the Bingham bill
in which it was proposed to legal
ize four per cent beer in a vote
taken Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 20.—
Mrs. Lowell P. Hobart, president of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution, Tuesday made an ap
peal to the women of the United
States for aid in finding the Lind
bergh baby and to aid in making
and keeping the home secure from
violences of this order in the fu
ture.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. (£>)—
The body of John T. C. Coleman,
59, accompanied by the widow and
son, arrived from Los Angeles for
burial. He died yesterday. Mr.
Coleman was a wealthy realtor and
a former Alaska prospector and
newspaper man in Mexico.
MAY PLANT TREES
If the wish of Councilman Gus
Manthey is carried out, trees will
soon be planted around the Sew
j ard school. He has taken the sub
i ject up with others and it may be
that Arbor Day will see the incep
tion of this long-needed beautifi
cation.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
NEW YORK, April 20—Residents
f this city and in other parts of
le country who are adopting day
ght saving time, now that sum
ler is here, will shove their clocks
head one hour beginning next
unday.
GENEVA, April 20.—With public j
liscussions completed, there now £
ppears to be a general agreement 1
>n the part of convention dele- |
:ates to get down to business and *
attempt to draw up a worthwhile 1
urogram. ;1
Premier Ramsay MacDonald, of
-Ireland, was to fly from England
o Paris today where he will visit!!
vith Premier Tardieu. Thursday
Premier Tardieu and MacDonald.
vill leave Paris for Geneva.
It is probable that the American
3l.an will be presented by the end
)f this week or early next week, j
rhis plan will not be presented,
aowever, until further friendly dis
cussions between French and Unit
ed States delegates.
“DOC” GOT WET
NEW YORK. April 20. (JP)—Doc- I
tor Condon’s boat capsized at the
dock when he was returning from
rowing in Pelham Bay. He got a
ducking but said he got a message
from the Lindbergh baby kidnap
pers.
BIl-SiiElOT
CRASHES, BELLINGHAM
BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 20.
(/Pi—Jack Keefe, 23, of Seattle, was
electrocuted when he stepped on;
high tension wires from a plane
at the Point Roberts landing field. |
The plane, failing to get up speed
to take off, tore down the wires.
Three others in the plane were
slightly injured.
E.. T. Milleski, a barnstorming
pilot, had invited Keefe, Marie
Walton, 21, and Alvin Springer, 16,
of Seattle, for a flight north.
TREASURES OF NATURE
AWAIT THE THRIFTY
IN ALASKA WATERS
Fish livers enjoy a strong de
mand by drug manufacturers in
the States. A bid has been made
for halibut and cod livers. Yet
there is an even better source of
oil which contains an efficiency
eight times as potent as cod liver
oil. It is the lowly ling. This fish
inhabits Alaskans lakes and all
sluggish streams, or streams hav
ing big eddies and clear water. It
grows to 12 pounds in weight and
has an exceptionally large liver.
The ling is a night as well as a
ground feeder. It is then that he
may be taken as fast as hook can
be baited and cast in. The best
bait is a fish from four to eight
inches in length. The bait is fast
ened to a hook containing about a
foot of wire (baling wire will do),
the hook is attached to one end
and the other has a small loop.
The wire should be threaded thru
the bait fish’s mouth, and out the
rectum, then attached to the line.
Above the wire should be attached
a heavy sinker capable of holding
to the bottom. When fishing, the
bait should be raised and lowered
Just sufficient to keep it moving.
The ling does not take in the bait
at the first strike. Give him two,
then pull. He first kills the bait
and then swallows it.
Skinned, the ling is one of the
most toothsome pan fishes. Smok
ed, it cannot be detected from fin
nan haddie.
Maybe here is a grubstake for
someone living near a big river or
lake. The oil should be extracted
in a double boiler and kept clear by
not being allowed to overheat. Re
cent quotations give its value as
$3.50 a gallon. A large ling liver
will produce four or five ounces of
oil. Salmon liver oil is also in de
D NM PLUS [IK
OFF FROM SEATTLE ON
FRIDAY FOR SEIRB
BREMERTON, Wash., April 20..
P)—About 60 officers and enlisted
nen sailed today on the USS Gan
Let, a sminesweeper which carries
>lanes, for an Alaska survey for the
roast and Geodetic Survey.
Two amphibian planes, the Sew
ird and the Unalaska, will hop off
rom the Seattle Naval air station
ibout Friday to map by pictures
he vicinity of Chignik Bay, Sheli
:of Strait and the north shore of
Codiak Island.
It is hoped to complete the sur
rey by September 1. The photo
graphic planes are equipped with
!our 50-horsepower motors espec
ally protected from freezing.
Lieut. Robert H. Harrell heads
he expedition and commands the
Seward; Lieut. J. P. W. Vest com
mands the Unalaska, and L. L,
Rowe commands the USS Gann
CHICAGO, April 20—Judge Paul
M. Linebarger of this city, who for
some time has been chief legal ad
viser of the Chinese government
at Washington, is continuing his
European tour informing those na
tions of the status of the Sino
Japanese situation.
His most recent visits were in
Spain and France and he told of
ficials there that Japan had at
tempted to gain control over the
destinies of millions of Chinese in
the interior of China through con
trolling the river port and outlet
at Shanghai.
NEW HOLLYWOOD FIND
KNOWS HER ‘POTATOES’
NEW YORK, April 20. (/P)—Anna
Sten knows only five words in Eng
lish, but in three weeks she will be
playing opposite Ronald Colman an
a new talkie.
“Darling, sweetheart, I lof you,*
are the only English words she has
learned so far. She explained she
figured they would be mast in de
mand in Hollywood.
She is a Russian-German ac
tress and Hollywood’s latest find;
she arrived last week.
120 FEE! BETWEEN
SURVEYORS’ VISITS
WASHINGTON, D. C-, April 20.
(JP)—The greatest sudden sinking
of any part of the earth’s surface
ever known was a drop to 120 feet*
and it happened under the sea.
The sudden “drop” was discov
ered by a vessel of the U. S. Coast
and Geodetic Survey in the Sulu
Sea in the Philippine Islands.
A bank or shoal was found, about
two miles long and half a mile
wide, at a depth of from eight to
10 fathoms, or 48 to 60 feet.
Two years later the same shoal
was resurveyed, and it was found
that the central part had sunk to
a depth of 120 feet greater than
before, although the two ends re
mained the same.
No such subsidence ever has
been recorded on land, even at the
eoicenter of of the severest earth
quakes. The cause of it is un
known, but may have been an un
dersea earthquake.
The total production of Alaska
fish, furs and minerals exported
to the United States since 1867
amounts to $1,762,968,496.
mand
The Department of Agriculture
will supply expert advice on ex
tracting oil and market oppor
tunities.