MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 77.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
HOUSE PASSES OIO
REVENUE BILE A!
NOW GOES SENATE
FURIOUS CLASHES EXPECTED
RESULT IN SENATE OVER
MEASURES
WASHINGTON, April 2, (A3)—By
a vote of 327 to 64, the House
Friday passed the billion dollar
tax bill and the measure now goes
to the Senate. It is expected that
there will be a number of furious
clashes in the Senate as the mem
bers of the higher branch of Con
gress pass on and reject the
measures as approved by /the
House.
It is said that if the tax bill
can be pai by the Senate and
sent to the President for his sig
niture before June, that the legis
lators will have done well. The
opinion prevailing that some real
fast work will have to be done to
accomplish this.
An effort was made to restore
the general manufacturer’s sales
tax to the bill before it was pass
ed in the House but this amend
ment was defeated.
The Chairman of the House
Ways and Means Committee criti
cized Secretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills for his declaring
that the tax bill would be some
S165.000.000 in taxes which were
estimated to meet the anticipated
treasury deficit. The Chairman
said that the bill would provide
for a surplus $21,000,000 and would
adequately take care of the de
ficit. He said that Mills had jug
gled the figures so that the deficit
would appear.
SEATTLE PLANE SI
Clayton Scott, flying a Loening
anphibian plane, with Mr. and
Mrs. Jack McCord as passengers,
arrived in Seward at 11:45 a. m.
from Cordovia.
The party came from Seattle,
starting Tuesday, and have made
stops enroute, including Ketchi
kan. Juneau and Cordova, leaving
Cordova this morning.
It is the intention of Scott to
take off again this afternoon for
Chirikof Island, if the weather
permits. He reports the journey
from Cordova unhampered by bad
weather until he turned into Res
urrection Bay, when he encoun
tered snow flurries. If weather
conditions are unfavorable the
plane will remain in Seward over
night.
ORDERED TO MANCHURIA
TOKYO, Japan, April 2, (A5)—The
government ordered their military
expedition to proceed to Manchu
ria and assist in the quelling of a
rebellion against the new state.
Troops were ordered to begin oper
ations on the Chienko-Soviet bor
der where fighting is reported
to be in progress Japanese infan
try captured Nangun.
Mrs. Harry Cribb, wife of the
Pioneer Lumber Company man of
Anchorage, did not arrive in Sew
ard on the SS Yukon but will come
North in about a month. Harry
Cribb, who has been in the States
for several months and who re
turned North on the Yukon, left
on the mornng’s train.
John Salit has accepted a positon
as janitor of the Seward schools,
having taken over his duties on
the first.
An unavoidable delay occurred
in The Gateway plant today due
to a major breakdown in a ma
chine which accounts for the late
ness of publication and delivery.
DRAMATIC CONTEST TONIGHT at 8
Primarily for the purpose of
starting a student flying school
at Anchorage but, should business
warrant it, cabin planes will be
brought in for general commer
cial flying, states S. E. Mills and
Jack Waterworth, transport pilots,
who arrived in Seward from Seat
tle on the SS Yukon, with a De
Luxe Fleet plane.
The plane is now being assem
bled at the local hangar and the
fliers will probably take off Sun
day or Monday, weather permit
ting. A third member of the com
pany—the Star Air Service of An
chorage—Chas. Rutton, also a
transport pilot left Seattle today
to join his partners.
The Fleet plane here is the lat
est type of training ship; it has
a 125 horsepower Kinner motor,
has a cruising speed of 100 miles
an hour, with a radius of six and
one-half hours flying time, equal
to 600 miles or better. The equip
ment is complete including dual
control and for blind-flying.
The flying course will enable
the student to qualify for a De
partment of Commerce license
and the course will be identical
to that taught in Seattle. It is
not a question of teaching the;
student to solo but to qualify for j
a license. In this respect Pilot:
Mills said nine out of every 10 of
his students have been successful
in procuring such a license.
Pilot Mills has been instructor
for the Washington Aircraft &
Airport Transportation of Seattle,
at Boeing Field, for the last four
years. The partners are well ac
quainted with practically all Ai
aska pilots having serviced many
of their planes at the Seattle
field.
Dr. Seeley, Anchorage dentist,
was instructed in flying under
their tutorage, as was also Mr.
Dunkle, Willow Creek mine opera
tor. Mr. Dunkle, they said, is ready
now to make his first solo flight, j
The pilots anticipate making j
Alaska their permanent home. I
Mills is married and has two sons,1
10 and 12 years of age. Water
worth and Rutton are bachelors:
that is, so far, not-with-standing
this is Leap year. All are young
and splendid fellows. They hope
sufficient students may be obtain
ed in this city to station an in
struction plane as well as a com
mercial machine.
INTERMENT SUNDAY
; WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2, (JP)
Rep. Albert H. Vestal, Republican
of Indiana, whip of his party in
the House, who died Friday from
a heart ailment, while at work on
the floor oftheHouse Tuesda af
ternoon, will be buried at Ander
son, Ind., Sunday.
THE STOCK MARKET
SEATTLE, Apr. 2.—Latest quota
tions: Alaska Juneau 15; Chrysler
10%; Kennecott 7%; Kroger 14%;
Freeport 16%; Radio 6%; Radio
Keith 3%; Tri-Cont. 3%; United
Corp. 7; General Motors 15%; U. S.
Steel 39; Cities Service 5%; Prem
ier No Sale; U. S- Gas 1%; Big
Missouri 7%.
CLOSER AGREEMENT
SHANGHAI, April 2, (A1)—Nego
tiators are reported in somewhat
closer agreement after a confer
ence with the British consulate.
The peace commissioners adjourn
ed for the week-end.
J. A. Handrahan, investment
banker, with offices in Juneau, left
on the morning’s train for the In- 1
terior where he goes to renew old
acquaintances. He will remain in
Anchorage for about a month and
upon his return South he intends
to reman n Seward for some tme.
FIFTY-EIGHT PASSENGERS ON
LINER FOR PORT OF SEW
ARD, FIRST VOYAGE
SEATTLE, April 2, (A5)—The SS.
Alaska, sailed at 9 a. m. and car
ried 270 passengers, 58 for Seward
as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. D. Harlachcr, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Horning, Ed. Bar
tholoff, Carl Erickson, J. R. Nixon,
Mrs. G. Roberts, K. Koehler, M. W.
Hiver, Wm. C. Stokes, Wm. Shodde,
and W. C. Smith.
Mrs. M. K. Jelstad, Julius B.
Edmunson, George Dexermer., S.
Kjelsberg,, R. J. Sharkey, I) S.
Holvd, T. L. Westerholm, G. Wood
G. Ford, R. L. Webb. Harry L.
Miller, Lee E. Parker, Louise Dob
rins, Mr. and Mrs. O W. Gran
quist, J. E. Stone, A. Hill, A. F.
Ellum, James Hagan, Lynn Smith
and prisoner, John Freeas?, J. S.
Payne, J. N. Steetler, Paul Xavil
and James Climie.
F. M. Fenton, M. R. Hollidav,
Mrs. D. Vandoy, H. Johnson, N. E.
Anderson,Mrs. and Mr. R. E. Scott,
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Beal, S. P.
Rodoni, Mr. and Mrs. B. Sinclair,
P. J. Gordon. Mrs. A. Vern George,
S. Dyer, A. P. Van Deinse, C. H.
Ruttan. Robert MacDonald, B. P.
Ennington and 29 steerage.
DENVER, Colo., April 2.—A jury
late Friday convicted Arthur M.
Taylor, Joseph Pannell and George
W. Reed of kidnapping Benjamin
P. Bower, Denver bakery manager,
on the night of January 19. The
jury deliberated more tl an 23
hours and recommended leniency.
The defense has 10 davs in which
to appeal. Bowers was released
without paying the $50 000 ransom
demanded.
OHLSON LEAVES
Colonel Otto F. Ohlson, general
manager of the Alaska Railroad,
who has been making his first busi
ness visit to Seward since his ar
rival back to Alaska from Wash
ington recently, left for his An
chorage headquarters today. Col
onel Ohlson’s secretary, Mr. Simms,
preceded him, leaving on the reg
ular passenger train while Ohlson
attached his private car to the out
outgong mixed train.
RESUME KUSKOKWIM SERVICE
The Pacific International Air
ways, who fly the U. S. mails to
various Interior places, has re
sumed its service from Anchorage
to the Kuskokwim region and in
tends to make weekly flights to
this region. Pilot A1 Munson was
to leave on the first flight and was
to go to Mcfcrrath where he will
meet Aviator Joe Barrows who will
relay the mail to other Kuskokwim
points.
VIOLATES PAROLE
LOS ANGELES. Apr. 1. —E. G.
Lewis, promoter of the famous At
ascadero properties, was placed in
jail here for alleged violation of
parole. Lewis, convicted in 1928 of
using the mails to defraud and sen
tenced to three years in prison and
fined $14,000, was freed on parole
last September.
So many passengers thronged
the local depot today that it was
found necessary to attach an ad
ditional coach to today’s outgoing
train. When the train left, it had
three well filled coaches and the
baggage car was jammed high with
luggage belonging to the travelers.
TWO BILLS PASSED
WASHINGTON, April 2, (^)—
The House passed the Revenue
bill 327 to 64 and the Senate pass
ed the Democratic Tariff bill
stripping the President of tariff
making powers 42 to 30.
DYNAMITE SET OFF
TO SUMMON HELP
DAVE DOWNEY INJURED HAND
WHEN GLOVE CAUGHT ON
SETSCREW
The metal of man was given an
extraordinary test in the Nuka Bay
region this week when at least six
persons joined in helping to get one
of their number, Dave Downey of
the Downey and Babcock mine,
who was seriously injured when his
left hand caught in the compresser
of their mine at Surprise Bay, to
proper hospitalization.
Downey was hurt Tuesday while
he and Ray Russell were attending
to the compressor of the mine.
Downey’s cotton glove, in some un
explained manner, was caught on
a setscrew of the compressor and
he was unable to free his hand from
the whirling machine. It was only
by a mere chance that he escaped
with his life and this was due to
the fact that Ray Russell was on
i the other side of the machine and
happened to see Downey get
I caught. Russell immediately shut
off the compressor.
The little finger on Downey s left
hand was completely severed and
| he suffered other severe bruises to
j the bone in his arm. An X-ray
| was being taken at the hospital Fri
' day to determine the amount of
I injury. The left hand was bleeding
i profusely and more than first aid
was necessary to save the life of
the injured man.
Having no serviceable dory at the
Babcock and Downey properties
and the need for persons at the
mine to aid in taking care of the
injured man, it was necessary to
summon the aid of other miners of
that region. Ray Russell took a
1 quantity of dynamite and writh ri
i fie and several rounds of ammuni
1 tion, he went down to the beach
; of Surprise Bay. He discharged
three charges of dynamite on the
beach and the noise caused by the
detonation could be heard for many
miles. These three charges first
attracted the attention of Miners
Charles Goyne and G. R. Skinner,
within a few miles of the Babcock
and Downey mine. Russell, after
firing the three charges of dyna
mite. began an intensive fire with
the rifle. The miners knew then
that something was wrong at the
Babcock and Downey mine and
they set out in their dory for this
place despite the raging storm at
that time. When they arrived in
Surprise Bay and pulled up to where
Russell was wating, they were in
formed of the mishap and they
volunteered to row down to Pete
Sather and have him come to Sur
prise Bay and rush the injured man
to Seward for hospital attention.
Pete Sather’s fox farm and resi
dence is about 15 or 16 miles from
the Babcock and Downey mine and
in the storm, this distance was ex
tremely hard to traverse. Skinner
and Goyne took two entire days to
reach the island, having found it
i necessary to go ashore to escape
the fury of the stem. For some
i time, during the while they were
enroule to the island, they did not
know which way to proceed and
they had to pull ashore and wait
until they could get their bearings
again. They spent two nights in
this manner without food or extra
clothing, suffering intensel/ from
exposure.
When the two men arrived at
Sather’s ranch, they were in a very
exhausted condition and were lit
erally trembling from weakness.
Mrs. Sather immediately gave the
I
JOBSEEKERS WARNED
BY GOVERNOR PARKS
KEEPJWAY ALASKA
JUNEAU, April 2, (/P)—Asserting ,
that the influx of jobseekers to Al
aska is inevitable but will bring
serious relief problems to all com
munities in the Territory and will
handicap the efforts to take care
of local unemployed, Governor
Parks issued a warning to those
contemplating coming to Alaska
in search of work.
“Anyone who has sufficient
funds to defray expenses to Alas
ka and look for jobs that don’t
exist will be wiser to remain where
they can use the money to live on
rather than come here,” he said.
Alaska wants settlers, but just
now cannot offer prospective ones
any inducement in the way of jobs
to earn a living.
MOTHER Hi CHILDREN
IRE SHIN GY BANDITS
EL PASO, Tex., April 2, (/Pi
Border officer are searching for
three bandits who last night killed
seven members of a Berio, N. M.,
dairyman’s family. Milqueado, the
! father, escaped by dropping to the
| floor and feigning death.
He said the bandits demanded
' $5,000 which he was supposed to
have received from a cattle sale.
| His wife and six children were
i killed.
■ 1 -
WOMEN NOW IN SEARCH
| NORFOLK, Va., April 2, {IP)—In
■an effort to divert attention from
the three Norfolk intermediaries,
Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock, John H.
Curtis and Admiral Burrage, the
wives of these three prominent
men have been pressed into the
search. It is not known just what
the women are to do but it is
I thought they will probably at
tempt to establish the so-called
j contacts.
HOOVER APPEALS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Apr. 2.—
President Hoover appealed Friday
to the American people to buy an
automobile and thus provide work
for thousands of men.
DAFFODIL FESTIVAL
TACOMA, Wash., April 1.—The
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
and residents of Sumner and Puy
allup Valley will be hosts Sunday
to thousands of visitors to the an
nual daffodil festival. Each visit
or will be given a bouquet.
two hardy miners a warm break
fast which revived their spirits im
mediately. Capt. Sather had just
returned from a trip around the
island to distribute feed to the
foxes. He immediately left for
Surprise Bay, leaving the Sather
home at 10 o’clock, a short while
after he had learned of the mishap.
Capt. Sather pointed the bow of
his Rolph III into the raging storm
and proceeded at a speed of nine
knots per hour. He continued this
until he reached Surprise Bay
where the injured man was put
. aboard. From Surprise Bay to Sew
; ard, he continued at this same clip
and came into Seward shortly after
11 o’clock Thursday. By 11:30,
Downey was in the hospital and re
j ceiving expert attention.
Tom Babcock, partner of Downey
in the Babcock and Downey mine,
had just arrived in Seward that
same day on the SS Yukon, after a
business trip to the States in an
effort to further the activites of
that splendid Nuka Bay mine.
Downey, as a result of hospital
attention, was out looking the town
over several hours after his arrival
apparently none the worse except
for his badly lacerated hand.
iTALlIfSIDEMTS
HIE FLEE1S FROM
SHI VILLAGE
CITY WAS BUILT ON THE TO!
OF ANCIENT CAVES, NOW
CRUMBLING
ROME, April 2, (/P)—A city half
way between Rome and Naples is
literally sinking into the ground
under the very feet of its inhabi
tants, it was revealed here as
Premier Mussolini sent out an
order that neighboring villages
give aid to the fleeing inhabitants
of the sinking city.
It is said that the city which is
sinking into the ground was built
atop ancient caves and it is these
underground chambers which are
now giving away and is tne cause
of the city’s sinking. Inhabitants
of the city are fleeing from the
city and are choking r,iie roads as
they attempt to take as much of
their personal property with them
as possible.
About 10,000 persons are said to
have fled from the city and those
who have not fled have been or
dered to leave at once as it is not
known what will become of the
city.
BIGGEST RUE BILL
DRIFTED PEICE TIME
IS WELL UNDER IT
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 2, (/PI
1 —The Senate is favorably disposed
i toward the biggest bill ever draft
ed in peacetime and will begin its
consideration next week. The bill
it is estimated will raise $1,042,000,
000.
The House promises to add $200,
000,000 by appropriations cuts.
The House supported all amend
ments brought in by the ways and
means committee which includes
$300,000,000 excise taxes, an income
surtax, corporate estate and estate
taxes, increased levies placed on
j stocks and bonds, produce and fu
j tures sale dividends.
DAYS OF SENTIMENT
AND COAL OIL LAMPS
Days of ’99, gold rush days; off
to the fabulous gold of the Klon
dike. Nights and days lived in the
shadow of majestic mountains re
flected in boundless oceans. Know
ing only the lure of gold and threat
of death.
Tonight and Monday, the Senior
class of Seward High school re
vives those days of 40 years ago
in a play, “The Wolf at the Door.’’
Disguised as a blind begga** Nor
man Nilson, a gold-seeker, icturns
—a modern Agamemnon—back to
home and family, but wiser than
that ancient king who met death
planned by his wife and paramour
as part of the homecoming ban
quet celebration. This husband
of ’99 discloses his identity and
wealth of gold only when he
finds his wife faithful, fighting
with famine while to protect her
sick baby and own beautifiu self
from the avaricious, greedy suitor
1 termed a wolf. Thomas Neville
plays this heartless millionaire
wretch, threatening the hearth,
and especially its guaronn, Vivian
Nilson, the beautiful young wife
living in the days of exaggerated
sentimental romantic language.
INDIAN FIGHTER DIES
COOKSTOWN, N. J., April 2, (£>)
—Brigadier General Edward S.
Godfrey, 88, Indian fighter,' who
escaped the fate of Custer in the
Battle of the Big Horn, died from
heart disease.