S’mtarJi
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 90.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
urn asks fou
FUNDS TO IMF
1*8 FIELD, RGADS
JUNEAU, April 18, —Establish
ment of a state industrial com
pensation and accident insurance
system ±o replace the present
workmen’s compensation act, is
proposed in a measure introduced
in the House by Lingo and Green,
which provides for a board of
three, composed of the auditor and
treasurer and a third member
elected by the legislature to serve
until the next general election
when his successor will be chosen
by popular vote, and serve at a
salary not to exceed S3,600 an
nually.
Rates of compensation for in
jury and accidental death would be
reduced 10 per cent below the cur
rent rates and deduction of one
per cent from employees’ wages as
their share to the state fund pro
posed. The administration costs
are limited to 10 per cent of the
receipts; assessment rates on in
dustries were not calculated but
left to the board.
Lingo introduced a measure pro
hibiting Territorial employees’
earning more than $2,000 annual
ly, from doing work outside their
official jobs.
Hellerich, by request, introduced
a measure to define the practice
of medicine and surgery which
aims to exempt osteopaths, chiro
practors and others in that class
from license requirements.
Hellerich and Hofman are joint
authors of a measure to prescribe
the contents and manner of post
ing and recording notices of loca
tion mining claims, manner of
marking the point of discovery and
boundaries.
Hofman introduced a measure
to define and regulate the prac
tice of pharmacy. He introduced
another measure alloting $5,000 for
improvements to the Seward air
plane field, $5,000 for Kachemak
£ay roads and trails, and special
funds for road work in the Sew
ard district.
The House passed four Senate
bills, including Walker’s, to make
it a felony to contribute to the del
inquency of a minor.
Devane, in a Senate memorial,
attacked the Alaska Game Com
mission, charging its administra
tion was oppressive and asked for
an amendment to the Organic act
to give the legislature the right to
control fur and game; that while
the memorial is pending, he urged
President Roosevelt to appoint an
entire new commission and new
executive officer—a bona-fide Alas
kan—to replace the present execu-(
tive, H. W. Terhune.
Six new Senate bills were intro
duced including one to authorize
the Governor to lease school lands
and other unimportant properties.
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FRUSTRATED ILLffi
PLOT HITIER'S LIFE
BERCHTESGADEN, Germany,!
April 18, —What police said was
an attempt on the life of Chan
cellor Adolf Hitler was frustrated
and Paul Orlowsky, who police said
had been acting suspiciously in the
neighborhood, was arrested.
The Chancellor is spending the
Easter holidays in his summer
home here. Authorities said nar
cotics, a loaded revolver and false
papers were found in Orlowsky s
passession. They declared he had
false Nazi party papers as well as
a falsified passport and that he
claimed to be a German citizen.
8! FRANCE.
PARIS, April 17.—Amelia Ear
hart Putnam was awarded the 1932
Harmon international aviatrix
prize for a flight across the At
lantic Ocean in May of last year,
for the first crossing ever accom
plished by a woman.
Prof. Auguste Piccard, who flew
into the stratosphere, was given
the international special balloon
ist award. Among the United
States national awards were Lieut.
Col. Roscoe Turner, who received
the aviator’s trophy for cross-1
country flights. Amelia Earhart
Putnam was also awarded the na
tional aviatrix trophy for the
United States.
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TENNIS MATCHES
PINEHURSTL- N. C., April 17, —
Clifford Sutter, New Orleans ten
nis ace, won the North and South
singles championship by defeating
George M. Lott, Chicago; 6-3, 6-2,
7-5 Mrs. John Van Ryn, Philadel
phia, retained the woman’s cham
pionship, defeating Ms. Philip
&awk Forest Hills, 6-1, 6-1.
CHINESE PIRATES
HONG KONG, April 18.—Two
British officers and one Chinese
officer were killed and several
sailors were wounded when the
cruiser Read, which recently join
ed the Chinese maratime customs,
was attacked by pirates alter be
ing grounded 15 miles from Ma
chao. The vessel disappeared and
it was believed the pirates had
| sailed away.
URGE REDUCTION III
PERSONNEL OF KRMT,
ECONOMY PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 13 —
A reduction of between 12,000 and
15,000 in the enlisted personnel of
the Army is involved in the War
department’s impending economy
program.
President Roosevelt has ordered
a cut of $144,000,000 in next year’s
War department expenses. Secre
tary Dern will present the economy
plan to the President today. It in
volves, also, complete elimination
of rivers and harbors work which
probably will be transferred to the
prospective public construction
program to be financed by a bond
issue.
SEMITE REAFFIRM ITS
APPROVAL OF THE BLACK
91 HOUR WORK WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18,—
The Senate reaffirmed its approval
of the Black 30 hour work week
bill and sent it to the House, where
administration leaders plan to
modify its provisions.
The Senate action was taken
through defeat, by a vote of 52-32,
of a motion to reconsider the bill,
wrhich was passed by the Senate j
originally on April 6.
A completely revised minimum
wage and short work week bill
probably will be laid before the
House labor committee this week,
framed to emphasize elimination
of unfair competition rather than
mere protection of interstate com
merce.
MUSI INCREASE ML
NEW YORK, April 18.—Unless
the United States increases its
naval strength it will he defeat
ed in the next war, Rear Admiral
Bradley A. Fiske, retired, said in
a debate in navy building, over ra
dio station WOR.
Rear Admiral Fiske declared the
belief that the revulsion against
war that followed the World War
will mean the end of all war. is an
illusion. He pointed out that sim-i
ilar anti-war feelings at the end
of the Cvil War and the Spanish- j
American War did not prevent new
conflicts. _
EXCELLENT FORM
BIARRITZ, France, April 17, —
Jean Borotra. veteran French ten-,
nis star, predicted that France:
would make its sixth straight suc-|
cessful defense of the Davis Cupi
this summer. ,
The hero of the 1932 challenge:
round said Henri Cochet, the (
French ace, was in excellent form;
and wTould avenge his defeat by,
Ellsworth Vines at Forest Hills, if
the United States team opposed
France in the challenge round.
He said Christian Boussus has a
good chance to make the team. i
APCftOVE ALTERATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18,—
The House approved technical al
terations in the articles of im
peachment against Federal Judge
Harold LOudexback of San Fran
cisco. now before the Senate. The
change elaborated certain charges
as requested by the judge’s coun
sel. _
normal girl at last
FORT WORTH, Tex., April 17 -
lysicians now believe that Evelyn
ernice Williams, a two and one
rlf pound incubator baoy, born
st June, is a normal girl at last,
le now weighs 13 pounds and has
te measles.
SHOULD BE PROUD OF IT
WATERTOWN. Mass., April 17,—
Not the lightest of the burden s
borne by this town’s welfare de
partment is the contributory sup
port of a family composed of the
mother and father and 17 chil
dren, 15 of whom live at home. An
18th child is expected shortly. The
family costs the town about $1,000
yearly.
FATHER WRITES PITIFOl
LETTER KIDNAPPERS
SAFE RETURN OF SON
CHICAGO, April 18, —A pitiful
plea for the return of his kidnap
ped son was dispatched to the
Chicago underworld by John “Jack
the Barber” Factor.
Torn by anguish and fear for the
safety of Jerome Factor, 19, the
man who reputedly made millions
in stock and land deals here and
abroad, announced that “I’ll pay
any reasonable fee if they’ll only
ask something I can raise. I have
no $50,000.”
The original note from the kid
nappers demanded $50,000 and
there were subsequent reports that
he had received a second jiote de
manding even more money.
Factor denied receiving a sec
ond note. “I have not seen Mur
ray Humphrey’s (leader of the old
Capone gang>” Factor declared,
“biit if Murray can do anything to
help return my boy, I hope he’ll
do it. I am doing certain things,
but so far we have been unable
to establish a go between ”
BAG OF SHOT
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 18, —
A cane hanging on the liner Ad
miral Farragut when it docked
here pointed to the place from
which John Edward Cameron. 60,
of Butte, Mont-, apparently leaped
to death between Los Angeles and
San Diego.
In Mr. Cameron’s cabin a note
w’as found reading: “ I £arry with
me a heavy bag of shot. Draw
your own conclusions.”
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REDUCING 14 BUREAUS
TRANSFERRING OTHERS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 18 —
Thorough-going reorganization of
the Interstate commerce commis
sion apparently is assured under
the projected plans of Secretary
of Copimerce Jloper, as laid before
President Roosevelt, the Wall Street
Journal said.
As currently reported, the pro
gram calls for a reduction from
14 to seven in the number of bur
eaus within the commission. This
contemplates the transfer of six
bureaus; finance, statistics, ac
counts, service and locomotive.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, —
Declaring it is Tom Mooney’s con
stitutional right to be tried on a
remaining murder indictment for
the preparedness day bombing,
Superior Judge Louis H. Ward dis
missed the plea of John O’Gara,
former assistant district attorney,
to call off the coming trial.
DEMANDS RELEASE OF
MAHATMA GANDHI, INDIA
CALCUTTA, India, April 18, —
The all-India liberal conference
adopted a resolution demanding
release of Mahatmi Gandhi and
all other political prisoners.
Another resolution advised
Gandhi’s national congress to give
up its civil disobedience campaign.
A resolution introduced by Spini
vasa Sastris, demanding a nat
ionalistic army and withdrawal of
British troops within 20 years, al
so was approved. ____
FORD CHIP IS OH
THE COHIE-BIICK TRSIL
CHICAGO, April 18—Tommy
Loughran, starting on a new co°^
back, was scheduled to arrive here
this afternoon to begin the final
phase of training for his 10-F°u™J
bout with Izzy Gastanaga of New
York, at the Chicago Stadium
Friday night.
Much depends on the showing
the former light heavyweight
champion makes against the Span
iard Friday evening, for several oi
lers from New York and Philadel
phia promoters hinge upon tne
success Loughran enjoys witn
Gastanaga here.
SONG WRITER NOW CLERK
AKRON, Ohio, April 17. — {JP)—
Friedman—“Ukulele. Max” — who
wrote many war songs and who
became a radio celebrity when ra
dio stations were in attics and cel
lars, keeps records in the natural
ization office. A long illness in
terfered with his career.
NEWS FLASHES
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PRISONER ESCAPED
SACRAMENTO. Calif., April 18,—
Arthur Lawrence* grqnd theft pris-'
oner, escaped from Deputy Sheriffj
McEnerey of Los Angeles, as he
was being returned to Seattle.
WON VIA K. O.
TRENTON, Jersey, April 18, —
Young Terry, local midleweight
contender, won a five-round tech-j
nical knockout over Chick Devi-!
lin, California, last night. A crowd
of 2,000 saw Terry batter the West
coast Irishman.
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THE CATS’ MEOW
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., April 17,
—A “tale” of four kittens belong-,
ing to J. W. Reed was revealed
here. One kitten had a normal
tail, one had a one-inch tail, and
the other two had no tails at all.
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A “NATURAL”
LOS ANGELES, April 18, —Iris
Jacqueline Taylor should be lucky
at dice. She was born on the 11th
hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month and is the 11th living;
grandchild in her family.
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MAY BRING SHIFT
BALTIMORE, April 18. —The
opinion that Hitler’s anti-Jewish
campaign may bring a shift in the
1936 Olympic Games from Germ-j
any, was ^pressed by Avery Brun
dage, president of the American
Olympic Committee, in a ietter re-,
ceived here.
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CRUSHED IN DEFEAT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 18,— ;
A word from the White House'
crushed in defeat Senate advocates
of monetary inflation to aid the:
farmer. Their proposal to add re-|
monetization df silver to Presi-:
dent Roosevelt’s far-reaching agri- j
cultural relief bill was defeated
43-33.
MUST PROVIDE ROOM
SALINAS, Calif., April 18, —In
one way Mrs. Mattie L. Hicks got
rid of her husband, A. J. Hicks, l
when she obtained a divorce yes-i
terday. But again she didn’t. The
court decreed, she must provide
him a room Tn her home for the
rest of his life because of his age.
They had been married 25 years. [
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EXHIBTION BOXING
PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 18.—
Max Schmeling and Jack Dempsey,!
two former rulers of the heavy
weight division, were scheduled to
appear here tonight to open Der
Maxie’s exhibition tour. Schmel
ing was slated for three rounds of j
boxing with sparring partners, and
Dempsey was billed as referee.
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FIND WRECKED PLANE
RANGOON, Burma, April 18, —
A wrecked airplane, believed to be
that of Capt. Robbiano of Italy,
was found yesterday on Sandwip
Island, about 200 miles due east
of Calcutta, near Chittagong. Capt.
Robbiano, seeking a record for a
flight from England to Australia,
left Calcutta Friday and had not
been reported since.
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HOOVER IS THRU
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18,— ;
Herbert Hoover has definitely ad-’
vised friends here he will not be
a candidate for the 1936 Republi-:
can nomination. Although titular!
head of the party, the ex-president
has sent word he is through with
active politics. Confusion concern
ing his intentions had held Re-,
publican plans in abeyance.
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TURN HOMEWARD
LONG BEACH, April 18—The
University of Washington oarsmen
turned homeward by water today,
ther conquest of the coast com
plete. In defeating California U.
C. at Los Angeles, the Huskies were
timed at 6 minutes and 30 seconds,;
but 1.8 seconds slower than the;
course record set by Italy in a pre-,
lnpnary event of the Olympic
Games last summer.
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SHARP TONE
MOSCOW, USSR, April 18, —
Leo Karakhan, assistant foreign
commissar, has protested verbally
to the Japanese embassy against
| anti-Soviet episodes in Manchur
! ia, despite repeated Japanese as
surances that Soviet interests
would be protected. In an extreme
j ly sharp tone Mr. Karakhan de
i manded ah immediate reply.
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WALKING TO ANCHORAGE
i With nothing to do but wait un
, til the next train for Anchorage
; which leaves here Saturday, Bert
Sparrow, Interior mining man,
expressed his belongings yesterday,
threw a small pack across his
sturdy shoulders and hit the ties
at an early hour today. “I might
just as well walk over,” he said,
“as to sit here twiddling my
. thumbs doing nothing.” Bert ex
i pects to reach Anchorage Friday.
FINAL RICK
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, —!
The expiring kick of winter sent
chills down the spines of San
Francisco and Bay region yester
day, gave Berkeley a white blanket
and mantled the mountains of!
northern California with snow.
Today will be partly cloudy and I
rod. with no indication that the!
warm zephyrs will return for sev-i
eral more days, according to the'
U. S- weather bureau here.
HOUSE
RODE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18 —;
Riding rough shod over staunch;
Republican opposition. House De-j
mocrats forced passage of a bill]
empowering President Roosevelt j
to .ioin other nations in declaring j
embargoes on arms and muni
tions to aggressor nations.
The vote was 252-109. Only nine
Republicans voted for the proposal; j
22 Democrats and four Farmer-!
Laborites voted no.
The bill now goes to the. Senate,!
where it faces a hard fight. Foes,
of American entanglement with'
foreign powers sharpened their;
knives for the measure, which is
backed by the administration, and '■
were organizing to defeat or mod-j
ify its drastic provisions.
DR! CHIEF REFUSES
BE OUSED FROM OFFICE
t
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, —
Prohibition Administrator William
G. Walker returned from a Nevada
inspection trip with the announce
ment that for the present he will
“stand pat” and not resign as re
quested by national admisitrator
A. V. Dalrymple to maek room for j
appointment of John L. Considine,
who held the post in 1920.
“I don’t intend to give up easily
the civil service rating I have held
in government service since 1916,”j
Walker declared, indicating he will;
fight any attempt to force him
from office.
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EXPECT THE WORST
—
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18,— ,
The time is near when President
Roosevelt may reveal whether he
is merely a fair weather leader or
is ready to roll up his sleeves and ;
strike with bare fists for the rev-1
olutionary program he believes
necessary to conquer the depres-j
sion.
For the first six weeks he has
had the gallery and the players!
all with him. They spurred on his i
fast-moving program. But those;
days are numbered, declare obser-j
ver^, numbered among them are
leading United States chamber of I
commerce officials._
PROFESSIONALS
BOSTON, April 17—George Mar
shall, president of the Boston
Braves professional football team,
announced the acquisition of two
more new players, Mike Stepono
vich of St. Mary’s, one of the best
of college guards last season, and;
Lloyd Michael, the rangy center j
from Kansas State. ;
Earlier in the week. Marshall j
added Ely, Nebraska’s All-Amer-j
ican center, and Weller. Haskell j
Indian’s quarterback, to the club’s |
roster. _
SWALLOWED PIN
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, — j
In the excitement of getting ready!
to visit “Old Ironsides,” which nat- (
urally is a pretty big thing in the
life of a nine-year-old boy, Jack
Nielsen, of Oakland, swallowed his
tie pin.
Immediately his interests were
shifted to his own insides. Mrs.
Nielsen took him to Highland hos
pital where physicians said he
would be alright.
FINALLY GOT STUNG
CORNING, Calif.. April 17, —
H. M. Krebs, state supervisor of
apiary inspection, worked all day
on 116 colonies of bees near Orland
without a single sting. On his way
to Corning, however, a lone bee
flew into his car and stung him.
The MS Norht Star, of the Bur
eau of Indian Affairs, enroute to
Seward from Seattle with a cargo
of 23,000 states-made railroad ties,
is scheduled to arrive in port Wed
nesday night, according to today’s
report.
RECOMMENDS MERCK
FOR TWO RUSSIANS
INVOLVED IN PLOT
MOSCOW, April 13.—Prosecutor
Audrey Vishinsky recommended
dismissal of the charges against
Albert \V. Gregory, but insisted on
the conviction of five other Brit
ish engineers of the Metropolitan
Vickers Electrical Company as
“Spies, saboteurs and bribers.”
The prosecutor asked mercy for
two of the 11 Russian defendants,
one Madame Anna Kutuzova.
He demanded “highest penal
ty” for Vassili Guser, who he iden
tified as the main saboteur, but left
to the court’s discretion the pun
ishment to be assessed xgainst the
other prisoners, including the Bri
tons.
“The penalty for these defend
ants is shooting and the crimes
deserve it,” Vishinsky declared in
his address summing up the case
for the court. “But our justice is
blind. Wr§ cling to formality of
law. Neither do we seek blood or
vengeance. Our power is strong
and cannot be shaken by these
people, but if you consider it ne
cessary to pronounce death your
hand will remain firm.”
AGREEMENT LAPSES
LONDON, April 18.—Anglu-Brit
isn relations, strained by the trial
of six British subjects on charges
of sabotage, reached an acute
state today when the trade agree
ment between the two nations
lapsed. Cessation of the agreement
deprived the Russian trade dele
gation in London of diplomatic im
munity and relieved the Soviet of
responsibility for any agreements,
obligations or guarantees given on
behalf of the government by the.
Soviet trade representatives.
STE*M-HIOPaLEO
MAPIM WHS FLOWN
SUCCESSFULLY. SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, —
Another successful demonstration
of the world’s first steam-propelled
airplane to carry a man, took place
in Oakland.,
William J. Besler, who, wiih his
brother George, designed the steam
turbine, which burns fuel oil and
which is virtually noiseless, piloted
the plane in two take-offs.
T\vp minutes after the engine
was started the plane took off.
Besler announced that he can cut
down the horsepower in the two
cylinder horizontally opposed en
gine from 150 to 90 horsepower.
Perfected, the plane will cruise
for 100 miles at a fuel cost of 40c,
Besler said. _
HASTLINGS, N. Y.. April 17, —
The barricade was raised at tne
humble home of little Helen Vasco,
whose parents had threatened to
pour boiling water on'anyone who
sought to bring medical attention
to the child.
John Vasco, the father, announc
ed he was reconciled to haying a
tumor removed from Helen s left
eye, even though the opeation coat
the sight of that eye, if the Ap
pellate court upholds an order o.
the children’s court directing tne
operation._
CAL1ENTE, Nev., April 18, —Re
liable reports reached here of a
new rich gold strike at the Culver
well- Bradshaw mine in the famous
old Delamar district of southeast
ern Nevada. . ... . „
Assays made on the bottom of a
20-foot shaft sunk on the ledge
averaged $300 gold per ton it was
said, while one picked sample from
the heart of the vein assayed near
ly $3,000. , .. »
Sheriff Charles Culverwell. of
Lincoln County, is a part owner o*.
the property.
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NEW SWIM MARK
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, April
17, —Albert Carnet of Argentina
established a new South American
i record of five piinutes, 17 and 2-10
seconds for the 400 meter free
' style swim. He was clocked in that
i time during dual competition be
j tween the Argentine-Hindu Club
I and the Brazilian-Guana Bara
Club.