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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 61.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15,1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
AGED PERSONS IN
OUAKE SUFFERING
FROM EXPOSURE
MANY PEOPLE FORCIBLY RE
MOVED TO RELIEF STA
TIONS, TREATMENT
LOS ANGELES. March 15, --Ex-!
posure of many aged persons .since
their homes were shaken down I
caused numerous cases of pneu-1
monia in Long Beach, Compton
and Huntington Park as the
stricken cities were shaken oy re
current earthquake shocks.
Sixteen patients had been brot
into Seaside hospital and emer
gency receiving stations since
sundown. Most of the victims were
old people who had been sleeping
upon the damp ground in front of
ruined homes.
Two aged women were found
near death, too weak to call for
aid. A younger woman with a baby
boy in her arms was rescued by
ambulance crews. The baby had
pneumonia, the mother, double
pneumonia.
NO NEW DAMAGE
Ambulance drivers inspected the
little outdoor camps in front of
Long Beach’s 2,000 completely
ruined homes. Those found inad
equately sheltered were taken to
Bixby Park, where relief agencies
had tents and warm blankets
ready. Many went willingly; others,
their judgement warped by three
days and night of malnutrition
and exposure, fought the ambu
lance men and had to be trans
» ported forcibly.
A fairly sever settling quake;
rocked Southern California at)
11:06 a. m. This was the first of j
any consequence noted since 4:211
a. m„ when a seven-second shock;
was recorded.
No new damage was reported.
Officials here were notified that
the Senate adopted a joint reso-;
lution authorizing the President
to spend $5,000,000 for earthquake;
relief.
JOLT FELT LAST EVENING
A brief, jolting quake of mod-j
erate intensity shook Los Angeles;
at 6:05 p. m. Tuesday- No addi-1
tional damage was reported.
NATION-WIDE APPEAL
Representatives of Long Beach
civic organizations said that un
less the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation act is amended to al
low relief, the city will be required
to appeal to the nation through;
the Red Cross for aproximately j
$25,000,000 in order to restore it to ;
former status and private resi
dences.
FORTY-THIRD SHOCK
LOS ANGELES. March 15.—'The ;
total of earth shocks reached 42:
last night and early today added
another which rocked California.
No additional damage was report
ed. ,
Long Beach is pressing pians for
rapid rehabilitation, and is seeking i
aid from the Reconstruction Fin-1
ance Corporation for the recon- J
struction of buildings. .
AHUALULOCO, State of Jalisco,
Mexico, March 15, —While en
thralled spectators leaned against
the balcony rail of the Hidalgo j
theatre watching a moving pict
ure, a high voltage tension wire
fell against the metal railing.
Twenty persons were electrocut
ed as th£ current shot along the
railing, and 1.000 persons in the
audience stampeded for exits; 11
more wrere tramped to death and
at least 70 were injured in the
panic.
PARIS, March 15.—Former Pre
mier Herriot warned France that it
would be to her “essential interest”
to pay her three months overdue
war debt installment to the United
States as soon as possible in view
of the unsettled and changed situ
ation in Europe.
While the Quench government is
seeking an investigaiton by the
League of Nations of Hitler’s Nazi
storm troopers and aroused by
their activities on the Rhineland
frontier Herriot has speeded up
his campaign for a close agree
ment between the United States
England and France as “the best
guarantee of freedom and peace.”
RIVERS RISING
PITTSBURGH, March 15.—The
Mongohela and Allegheny livers
continue to rise and have passed
the 3.7 feet above flood stage. The
damage thus far is estimated at
$300,000. Heavy rain is falling. In 1
Northern New Hampshire, eight;
inches of snow has fallen and a ;
blizzard is raging.
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ROARING GILLIES !
MO SOLONS SALUTE
PASSAGE OF SEER BILL
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15,
—Roaring galleries and a wildly
applauding membership saluted
the overwhelmingly House passage
of the Cullen beer for revenue bill.
In their sweeping victory anti
prohibitionists rolled up the tre
mendous vote of 316-97.
They completely smothered all
opposition. The few votes against
the bill came largely from the
Mid-west and a few Southern
The bill went quicklv to the Sen
ate, where it was referred prompt
ly to the Senate finance commit
tee.
The bill does not mention wine.
The lineup of the voting was;
Democrats 238. Republicans 73,
Fanner-Labor 5. Against—Demo
crats 58, Republicans 39.
The beer bill will take effect lo
davs after the President signs it.
WINNIE RUTH JUDD
CONFIDENT HEARING
WILL 8E FAVORABLE
STATE PRISON, Florence, Ariz.,
March 15, —Winnie Ruth Judci,
condemned to hang on April 14,
went before the State board of
pardons and paroles to plead for
her life, with a claim that she ac
tually shot in self-defense when
she killed Agnes Ann Leroi and
Hedvig Samuelson.
‘ I am confident the hearing will
be favorable for me.” she said as
she entered the board room.
Action of the Board is the final
hope of Mrs. Judd unless her at
torneys succeed in winning a new,
trial. '
BREWERS GETTING BUSY
NEW YORK. March 15, —Cheer
ed by the Roosevelt beer message,
the United States Brewers’ Asso
ciation made a few hasty calcula
tions and decided that beer should
not retail for more than five cents
a glass and eight or 10 cents a
bottle. _ _
LONDON, March 15. —Dissatis
fied with Soviet Russia’s explana
tion of the arrest of six British
i subjects in a supposed plot to
wreck Soviet power plants, the
British government demanded
that the Soviet Union make pub
lic all details of the conspiracy
in order to clear the Britons of all
suspicion even though they have
since been released.
The British government is open
ly suspicious of the circumstances
under which the Ogpu police ar
rested the six British employees
of the Vickers engineering com
fpany.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 15,
—The initial order turned over to
the Bureau of engraving and
printing for the new money auth
orized under the emergency bank
ing act, called for notes with an
approximate face value of two bil
lion dollars.
The new money called for in the
order will be Federal reserve notes
i comprising 15,524,000 sheets or
! 186,000 notes.
MILLIONS DEPOSITED
SEATTLE, Wash., March 15, —
More than $25,090,900 were deposit
ed in state banks yesterday, offi
cials report.
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ANTI-MARRIAGE LAW
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 15,
—The anti-Filipino-white mar
riage bill passed its first legisla
tive hurdle after unanimous ap
proval by the Sei e judiciary
committee. The measure would
prevent marriages of white per
sons and Filipinos in California.
TWENTY-EIGHT KILLED
TWO HUNDRED INJURES
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 15, —'
At least 20 persons were killed by,
a tornado which swept up the
Tennessee-Kentucky line last nite
from the Mississippi river to the
Cumberland coal country.
The wind struck first in south-,
east Missouri and northeast Ar
kansas and then headed due east, I
striking this capital of Tennessee.!
Kingsport, Harrogate and several
smaller towns.
Scores were injured by the!
twister which was followed by a j
hail storm. The tornado struck east j
of Nashville where a number of;
homes were blown down. Windows!
on the west side of the Capitol1
building were blown away.
TOLL INCREASING
A later report was t othe effect:
that 28 were killed and more than
200 injured. The property damage;
is estimated at a million dollars, i
BIKE TSX BBS
SUES EC I
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15.
—Bringing smiles to millions of
citizens the Treasury department
Tuesday night deferred late time
for the final filing of income tax
returns from midnight. Wednesday.'
until midnight, March 31.
The decision came as millions of
taxpayers stormed the offices of
collectors of internal revenue thru
out the nation. The order per
mitted those whose funds were;
tied up by the banking holiday to
hold their money in their pockets
with the prospects that their banks
would be in full operation before
the close of the period of grace
granted. The government requir
ed, however, that the taxpayer
taking advantage of the provision
must pay at least one-fourth of the;
amount due and to pay 6 per centj
per annum on that installment
from March 15. Thus on $100 de
ferred tax the interest wrill amount'
to 6 cents.
SPECIAL IKSff FOB
BELIEF, READY THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 15.;
—President Roosevelt is preparing
a special message to Congress re- j
commending rapid action on the
emergency relief plans. It is ex-,
pected the message will reach
Congress today or tomorrow.
The program will be based upon i
proposals meeting the approval of
the farm organizations leaders who
envision in the prospective message
the realization of 12 years efforts
to arrive at a unity of sentiment
on plans for farm relief1 by legisla
tion.
LOS ANGELES, March 15.—Eu
nice Pringle, dancer, who figured
in assault charges filed against Al
exander Pantages, secured a court
order permitting her to collect
$3,000 which Pantages had given
her in settlement of a million dol
lar damage suit.
Under the terms of the agree
ment the money was to remain in
bank until she was 21. She be
came of legal age March 5, but the
bank was closed on account of the
holiday order.
SCHEDULED NEW IONS
NEW YORK, March 15, —The!
New York State Athletic commis-!
sion definitely approved June 1 as:
! the date for the Max Schmeling-j
Max Baer heavyweight bout, to be
promoted by Jack Dempsey, and
also sanctioned a bout between
I Jack Sharkey and Primo Camera.
The Sharkey-Carnera fight will
be held under the auspices of Mad
ison Square Garden Corp.
No date was suggested in the
Garden’s request for approval of
the match. The Schmeling-Baer
bout would be at a local baseball
park.
SIR THORNTON DIES
NEW YORK, March 15, —Sir
Henry Thornton, former president
of the Canadian National Rail
way, died yesterday in Doctors’
hosital, at the age of 62. Death
was attributed to pneumonia
which followed an abdominal op
eration last Wednesday.
NEW YORK, March 15, —Joseph
W. Harriman, former president but
now chairman of the board of the
Harriman National Bank & Trust
Company, wras arrested at his
Manhattan home early last even
ing by U. S. Attorney George Z.
Medalie.
He is charged with misusing
$1,393,000 in connection with bank
stock purchases, the alleged evi
dence being in the hands of Fed
eral investigators.
Harriman founded the bank in
1912
He is said to be critically ill
from coronary trombosis and was
arraigned at his sick-bed; he is
being held, under guard at his
luxurious home, for hearing under
a $25,000 bond.
Attorney Medalie said the inves
tigation started over a year ago
and that his arrest was not con
nected with the recent banking
holiday.
The bank was placed in the
hands of a conservator two days
ago, the conservator being Henry
E. Cooper, president of the insti
tution. •
PREMIERS OF IMF
UNO ENGLINO WILL
MEET THIS tEH
ROME. March 15, —Premier
jBenito Mussolini plans shortly to
issue an official announcement of
his forthcoming meeting with
Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald of
Great Britain.
It was believed the meeting
would occur somewhere in North
Italy, probably at Milan, presum
ably next week.
MacDonald, who conferred in
Paris last week, has been at Gen
eva seeking to prevent the collapse
of the preliminary World disarm
ament conference. There had been
some doubt that MacDonald would
visit Mussolini, but the official
invitation is to be given out soon.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., March 15.
—German Ambassador Dr. Fred- :
erich Wilhelm von Prittwitz, who
has repreesnted his country at
Washington for five years, resign
ed yesterday as the result of the
German Fascists recent political
victory with which he was not in
sympathy.
During his diplomatic career of
25 years he has survived many
j changes in party control. His re
signation has not yet been acted
upon but it is believed he will be
| recalled shortly.
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200 SCHOOLS DAMAGED
LOS ANGELES, March 15, —
More than 200 public schools thru
out Los Angeles county were dam
! aged by the earthquake, a check
j up showed, and an expenditure
1 of more than $2,000,000 will be ne
! cessary to repair or replace them.
ARE OPENING IflRAY
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 15.
—The assembly gave final passage
to the new emergency bank bill
providing for regulation of inde
| pendent financial institutions in
j California.
| The measure was sent to the
j Governor for his signature.
Passage of the measure enables
S their doors for business today un
; their doofs for business today un
; der the protective regulations as
; drafted by the State superinten
I dent of banks.
NATIONAL AIR RACES
LOS ANGELES, March 15, —
Crystallation of plans to hold the
National Air Races in Los Angeles
this summer will be outlined at a
i meeting of civic and aviation,
| leaders here, Clifford Henderson,
j managing director of the races,
said.
NUMEROUS RGENGIES
WILL BE BBOLISHEG
I WASHINGTON D. C., March 15.!
—The abolition of such govern -,
I mental agencies as the Interstate
| Commerce Commission, the Federal
! Trade, Power and Radio Commis
j sions in the interest of economy I
I was proposed by Chairman Dill of j
j the Senate Secretary of Commerce
i Roper.
Others who are close to Presi-1
dent Roosevelt are still at work on !
the herculean task of ferreting out
ways for reorganization of various
departments and reducing expens
es. The President’s assistants in
dicated that he is giving studious
consideration to economies in all
independent establishments. Hence
Senator Dill’s plan is believed by
many to be in harmony with some
of the Presidents’ ideas. These
are anticipated to be far-reaching
in the recommendation he is ex
pected to soon suomit.
TO PLANS FORTIFYING
LOS ANGELES, March 15, —New
Impetus to the plans discussed
eight years ago to fortify South
ern California against earthquake
damage, came yesterday as a re
sult of engineering surveys of the
wreckage from last Friday’s trem
blor.
These surveys, engineers and
.scientists revealed, indicated most |
of the 119 deaths in the toll com- j
piled todate, resulted from per-;
sons either running into danger j
by dashing out of buildings as
walls fell, or remaining on side
walks instead of darting into pro
tection of buildings.
The estimated damage ox $75,
| COO.OOO was confined to old struc
■ tures, engineering inspectors said,
j or to such new buildings as were
■ constructed without conforming to
I simple structural requirements to
withstand earth shocks.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15.
—A continuous session of the Sen- |
ate was ordered last night by De
mocratic leaders to force prompt
enactment of President Roose
velt’s economy bill.
The goal is to have the bill in
the President’s hands today for
signature.
Passage of the measure is de
signed to help balance the budget j
by slashing a half-billion dollars
from Veterans’ benefits and Fed
eral salaries, and was doubly as-;
sured when the overwhelming De
mocratic majority was bound for
the bill in party caucus.
FOUGHT A DRAW
SEATTLE, March 15, —Sammy:
Santos of Seattle, and Steve Bir
glin of San Pedro, welterweights, j
fought a six-round draw here last
night in the Crystal Pool. The card
was under the auspices of Nate
Druximan.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15, |
—The Roosevelt administration5
yesterday accepted a bid from the i
League of Nations to cooperate!
! in its work on the Far Eastern
problem and laid down the broad
outlines of American policy to
ward Geneva. .
This policy, following the trail1
blazed by former Secretary of,
State Stimson, is one of “cooper
ation and observation without j
i direct participation” in the Leag-1
' ue’s work.
CONFESSED KILLED DAD
LOS ANGELES, March 15, —
Miles Green, 17 year old farm boy
of Palmrya, Ohio, assertedly con
fessed that he killed his father
last Christmas day. The elder
Green, he said, refused to let him
go hunting.
FRANCE DECIDES TO PAY
PARIS, March 15, —France is
I preparing to pay her defaulted
i December 15 war debt installment
1 to the United States, it was re
i ported reliably yesterday. The
payment may be made without a
new debate in parliament, it was
said.
OUTRIGHT REPEAL
ALASKA DRY LAW
PASSED THE HOUSE
CHANGE IN TERRITORIAL DATE
RECOMMENDED BY BLAKE
OF NOME
JUNEAU, March 15.—Without a
dissenting vote the House today
passed the Hellerich bill repealing
outright the Alaska bone dry lav/.
The bill was immediately sent to
the Senate where favorable action,
is certain it is claimed.
Blake of Nome introduced a bill
providing that general elections be
held the second Tuesday in Sep
tember in even-numbered years
instead of November, the date
heretofore used. This accords with
the recommendation by the Gover
nor and is due to the change in
the congressional opening under
the lame duck amendment.
SENT TO PRESIDENT
In a companion measure Blake
also proposed advancing the legis
lative date for opening to the sec
ond Monday in January.
The Legislature telegraphed the
Campell resolution to the Presi
dent urging appointment only of
bona fide Alaskans to Federal nosts
in the Territory.
Bragaw introduced an amend
ment to the mothers’ pension act
requiring only one year residence
for eligibility instead of the pres
ent two-year requirement.
DEPOSITS CONTINUE
, The New York Stock and Curb
Exchanges among others of the
nation resumed operation loday.
and the smaller banks thruout the
: country were granted permission
I to resume.
Secretary of the Treasury Wood
in expressed satisfaction with the
prompt response to his depart
ment’s efforts.
Indication were that ousiness
began to gain momentum as the
additional banks opened.
The deadline for the payment of
income taxes was extended to
March 31. New York bankers es
trnate the total return of gold cer
I tificates in the United Staces since
March 7 at S300,000.000.
A majority of the reopened
banks reported that deposits are
continuing to exceed withdrawals.
It is estimated that 1.500 banks al
ready have opened in the United
States and these are expected to
be augmented by many hundreds
today.
The strength of the dollar held
firm on foreign exchanges.
A plentiful supply of produce
forced a drop in prices.
Many of the populous centers are
; reported to be clearing checks on
; a nation-wide scale began today
WASHINGTON, D. C-, March 15.
—The deadline for filing income
tax returns was extended from to
day. March 15, to March 31, by
the internal revenue bureau act
ing on a Treasury department de
cision.
Those who take advantage of the
rule to defer filing their return
must pay interest of six per cent
per annum on the first quarterly
installment from March 15.
CHANG CHUN, Manchuria, Mar.
15, —China ordered 16 full divisions
of troops'into position along the
Great Wall, determined to hold it
against Japan.
It was reported that Chiang Kai
Shek, generalissimo of the Chin
! ese armies, had taken personal
command.
Three divisions were stationed
at Shanhaikwan where the Great
Wall reaches the sea, seven were
ordered toward the interior and
the other six made available as
reinforcement troops.
BACK TO WORK
HOLLYWOOD, March 15, —The
salary cut has been rescinded an l
today, all classes of workers in the
film colony and studios are bac£
at work at their former wages and
production basis.