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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 79. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1932.
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MYSTERIOUS TRIPS
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OPTIMISM. IN SEARCH
HOPEWELL, N. J., April 5. (/P)—
A feeling of optimism permeates
the home of Colonel and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh as Lindbergh
comes and goes on mysterious air
plane flights. He has made two
such trips in the last three days
and is apparently seeking a yacht
off the Massachusetts coast.
Lindbergh has appealed that he
be given freedom from questioning
about his movements and it is be
lieved that he is about to contact
something worthwhile.
Col. Lindbergh returned home
shortly after midnight today after
a second airplane journey. On the
first trip, he was alone but on the
last trip he was accompanied by
Colonel Henry Breckenridge. To
gether they climbed over the back
fence at a Newark airport and sped
away in a borrowed plane. They
were seen cruising in their plane
over the Martha’s Vineyard coun
try.
GRAF TAKES OFF
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,
April 5. U-P) — The huge German
dirigible. Graf Zeppelin, took off
at 6:30 a. m. today on its second
non-stop flight this year to Brazil.
There were eight passengers
aboard the airship. The Graf was
scheduled to have left for Brazil
Monday but owing to a slight mis
hap the" fabric on the ship was torn
and repairs had to be made.
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STAGED BY MI
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 5.—
“Don't get excited, sister,” said one
machine gun bandit to the phone
operator, while his five companions
robbed the North American branch
of the Northwestern National Bank
of $175,000
“Don’t get excited yourself,” re
plied Miss F. Weinard, watching
the robbers perpetrate the most
daring and most profitable bank
holdup in the history of the twin
cities.
They took $50,000 in cash, $125,
000 in bonds and some non-nego
tiable collateral, and escaped in an
automobile in which a seventh
companion was waiting.
Three of the bank employees
reached for alarm buttons which
would have brought squads of po
licemen from all directions, but
were slugged for their trouble be
fore they could sound the buzzers.
The robbery took place so rap
idly, that witness could not de
scribe the invaders, even though
they were unmasked, and could
not tell the police in which direc
tion they fled.
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FOR II LARGER NAVE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.—After
five months which he has spent in
the most active sections of the
Sino-Japanese dispute in the Far
East, Correspondent Floyd Gibbons,
of the International News Service,
returned to the United States Mon
day. He made a plea for a larger
navy immediately upon his arrival,
saying that the war between China
and Japan was not over by a long
shot.
When he pleaded for a larger
Navy, it is apparent that he ex
pects that the United States will *
become involved in the struggle if
it is to continue and he advocates
that the United States prepare
herself for this eventuality by more
and bigger ships.
FIND IVORY IN ALLEY
VANCOUVER, B. C.. Anr. 4. _
Two human skulls were found by
constables in a heap of rubbish in
an alley. A bullet was embedded
in one.
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
SEATTLE, April 5.—Extremes in
emperatures recorded Monday were
San Francisco 58-50; Denver 64
38; New York 52-32; Los Angeles
72-54; Juneau 46-32, and Ketchi
kan 60-30.
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MENTALLY DERANGED
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5. — A
coroner’s jury Monday came to the
decision that Evelyn Chapman,
Stanford co-ed, who shot herself
fatally, killed herself while she was
mentally deranged.
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MOB DISORDERS
SYDNEY, Australia. ADr. 4.—Po
j lice reserves were called out Friday
to quell a disorderly mob. The mob
I gave considerable fight before they
j finally yielded to the law author -
j ities
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START WORK SOON
•SACRAMENTO, Calif.. Anr. 4.—
The Treasury Department at Wash
mgton has just let a contract for
♦he construction of the new Sacra
mento postoffice building. The cost
of the building will be $1,300,000
and ground breaking ceremonies
were to be held today. Hundreds
of men will be given employment
on this project for some time.
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MINISTER LYNCHED
MEXICO CITY, Apr. 4.—Rafael
Campos, a Protestant minister was
lvnched at San Lorenzon Chau
zingo. State of Pueblo, during a
clash between Catholics and Prot
estants. Roberto Rodriguez, secre
tary of the Governor, was shot and
killed while pleading with the riot
ers to disperse.
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AVIATION INDUSTRY INCREASES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 4—
The Department of Commerce an
nounced that the American avia
tion industry was not affected
generally by the depression in 1931,
with miles flown increased almost
25 per cent. Passengers flown in
creased some 50 per cent and mail
payments increased 5,000,000.
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ESCAPED DEATH
MEXICO CITY, Apr. 4. —Presi
dent Pasquel Ortiz Rubio and his
secretary, who were enroute here,
narrowly escaped injury when their
car plunged off the road. The ma
chine in which they were riding
| was badly wrecked but the passen
gers were only slightly shaken up
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BOATS COLLIDE
LOS ANGELES, April 5.—A mix
up in signals was blamed for the
i colliding of the U. S. Naval boat
j No. 34 and the British steamer j
| Javanese Prince Monday. The ves
sels were both able to proceed to
Los Angeles where the amount of
damage will be ascertained and an
inquiry as to the cause of the mis
hap conducted.
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NURMI SUSPENDED
BERLIN, April 4.—Paavo Nurmi,
famed Finnish runner, who was ex
pected to take part in the coming
Olympic Games in Los Angeles, has
been suspended by the Amateur
Athletic Federation until an inves
tigation of Nurmi’s standing can
be made. Charges have been made
that- Nurmi is tainted with profes- i
sionalism and is therefore not eli- !
gible for participation in the Olym- j
pics.
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BOYCOTT THREAT
CHICAGO, April 5.—The threat j
that Finland will boycott American |
products if Paavo Nurmi, their I
famous athlete, is not permitted to j
take part in the coming Olympio j
Games to be held in Los Angeles,
is not being taken very seriously
here. Nurmi, even in his own
country, has been hounded by am
ateur organizations because he is
alleged to be tainted with profes
sionalism. An investigation is to
be made before Nurmi will be al
lowed to participate in the world
games.
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HUMES WON RACE
SEATTLE, April 5.—Tom Humes,
son of' a former mayor of this city,
won the 25-mile outboard motor
race. Jerry Bryan flashed across
the finish line second.
P.1.11. COMPLETES IIS
The Pacific International Air
ways of Alaska advised the public
at large, by a broadcast Monday
night over KFQD, that their win
ter mail contract into the Kus
kokwim and Yukon River points
was just about completed.
Oldtimers, writing to the com
pany, have told them they have
done a good job in the face of one
of the most severe winters in many
years past. There was some delay
at the beginning and mail matter
began to pile up but now, contrary
to former years, practically every
ounce of all mail matter has been
delivered.
The P. I. A. is now making its
report of operations for the Postal
Department and invites the public
to write them propounding sug
gestions; how the airmail service
may be improved, etc.
The company also took the op
portunity to thank the' public for
its cooperation which was helpful
in successfully completing their
contracts.
It has been through the courtesy
of the Pacific International Air
ways of Alaska that news items
have been broadcast every night
for the last year from KFQD and
this popular broadcast will be con
tinued.
WHEELS GREAT SOVIET
MOSCOW, April 4. (ZP) — The
wheels o.f the $119,000,000 automo
bile plant at Nisbni-Navgorod, the
Soviets challenge to Detroit, have
stopped, barely three months after
they began to hum. The plant was
expected to make Ford cars.
The breakdown in the program
is attributed to Soviet officials;
“too many fingers in the pie.”
The purpose of the new adminis
tration plan is to speed produc
tion.
DOMESTIC TROUBLES j
CONFRONTING CHI
SHANGHAI, April 5.—Leaders of
the Chinese government are at
nresent more immersed in domes
tic affairs than in attempting to
find a solution for the recent hos
tilities between herself and Japan.
The Chinese are to hold an emer
gency conference of governmental
officials soon for the discussion of
various problems which have re
sulted indirectly and directly as a
result of the hostilities.
One of the principle “hurts” to
the Chinese government is the
threatened cutting off of their
principle source of revenue with
the announcement by the new pro
Japanese regime in Manchuria that
it is their intention to stop pay
ment of customs duties, and other
revenues into the Chinese treas
ury. Manchuria has long been one
of China’s best revenue sources.
The first alleged daylight rob-!
bery in the annals of Seward oc- j
curred at noon today when Mel j
Holben, proprietor of the Seward
Grill, is said to have detected four '
men carrying away armfuls of
canned food. Officers were called ■
and the men placed under arrest. •
It is said two are actually sus
pected.
No names wrere available at press i
time; the hearing will come up in
the U. S. Commissioner’s court.
The MS Polar Bear. Capt. C. E.
Anderson, arrived in port at 2 p. m.
A meeting of the American Le- 1
gion Auxiliary will be held Wednes
day afternoon, April 6, at 2:30 at
the home of Mrs. A. H. Thody.
LOCAL VOTERS MARCH
TO TOE POLLS TODAY
Today is voting day and those
who have not cast their ballot at
the municipal election may still do
so until the hour of 7 o’clock this
evening at which time one of the
judges will stick his head out of
an upstairs’ window in the city hall
and yell: “Hear ye! Hear Ye! Last
call for supper.” No, that’s wrong—
“Last call to voters!”
The polls opened promptly at 8
a. m. and; to Mrs. E. F. Jessen goes
the honor of being Voter No. 1 this
year.
At the time of going to press ap
proximately 125 citizens had voted.
UNWRITTEN LAW
HONOLULU, April 5. —Clarence
Darrow, noted criminal attorney
of the United States, who will de
fend Mrs. Fortescue and three Na
val men against the charge of
murdering a young Hawaiian, will
base his defense on the unwritten
law, it is said. Six jurors, two of
whom are white, were temporarily
chosen for the trial when the ses
sion adjourned Monday at noon.
SEATTLE. April 4. (^P)—Wallace
Nicely, former State supervisor of
savings and loans associations, was
sentenced Saturday to a term of
four to 15 years.
Nicely wras recently found guilty
of embezzling Puget Sound Savings
and Loan Association’s funds.
He was given a chance to raise
310,000 more bond. If he cannot
raise this by 1 p. m. today, he wTill
have to go to jail.
CONFLICT NOT OVER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apil 5.—
Anxiety over the Far Eastern sit
uation has not abated despite the
lull in hostilities and the shifting
of the spotlight to other areas.
Signs are multiplying that China
may yet be goaded into committing
some act of folly, thus providing
the Japanese with an excuse for
completing the job they set out to
do, whatever that job may be.
PREPARING FOR FIGHT
DETROIT, Mich., April 5.—Jack
Dempsey, former heavyweight rul
er, is now in training here for his
four-round exhibition bout Thurs
day night with Babe Hunt, six feet
four and one-half inches, of Okla
homa- It will be Dempsey's first
ring appearance in Detroit on his
conditioning tour, and the last ap
pearance of the Manassa Mauler in
exhibition matches.
(By Special Correspondent)
Another expedition, said to be
wholly a scientific expedition, is
expected to arrive here sometime
joon, that it will ascend part ways
lid Mt. McKinley.
The first news of this outfit
came when the last freight unload
ed a small outfit of grub, a box of
photographic plates, all addressed
to Mr. Allen Carpi. Mr. Carpi is
said to hail from New York and is
n no way connected with the Lind
ley ouartet of mountain climbers,
but probably intends to make use
ef the broken trail made by the
first cutfit.
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Indications are that this is to be
epen season for scientific outfits
hsiitng Mt. McKinley National
Park, and reports are that another
>utfit, either from the Field Mu
seum, Chicago, or Museum of Nat
ural History, New York, will hove in
the offing shortly to study the oc
currences of the alligatoriod genus
Allognathosuchus of the Lower Oli
;ocene. Write your own ticket-1
Don’t be scared though, it may be
ust a cootie.
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Mr. George Lingo, Alaska’s nig
mrhead king, (developing a moss
aeat prospect near Fairbanks),
stopped off at McKinley Park while
;he coast train was in port.
INVESTIGATE CHARGES
CHICAGO, April 5.—A grand jury
has been ordered to begin an in
vestigation of the alleged terrorist
tactics said to be resorted by the
Capone gang in an attempt to con
trol next week’s elections.
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EXPECT IMPROVEMENT
DETROIT, Mich., April 5.—Im
provement in business, resulting
from the drive of Ford, General
Motors and other auto concerns for
trade, now that their new models
are ready, is hoped for confidently
in automotive circles. With Ford
showing his new eight and his new
four, and with General Motors and
others geared for heavy sales, the
business world anticipated a stim
ulus in other cities feeding supplies
to the giant motor factories.
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ENROUTE TO U. S.
HONOLULU, April 5—Among the
distinguished visitors now in this
city is Cameron W. Forbes, who
for a long time has represented
the United States as Ambassador
to Japan. Forbes recently resigned
his post in Japan and is enroute
to the United States.
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LOST FIRST TILT
HONOLULU, April 5. (A5)—Attor
ney Clarence Darrow, defending
Mrs. Grace Fortescue and the three
Navy men who are being tried here
on a charge of second degree mur
der, lost his first issue to the young
prosecutor, Barry Ulrich, when the
court ruled that the guilt or inno
cence of Joseph Kahahawai, of as
sault, had no bearing in the trial
now underway. In Monday’s ses
sion of the court, four Orientals
and two Americans were tenta
tively selected as jurors.
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SPECIAL POLICE GUARD
HONOLULU. April 5.—During the
“honor slaying” murder trial, in
which Mrs. Grace Fortescue and
three Naval men are on trial
charged with the slaying of a
youthful Hawaiian, a special police
guard has been detailed to keep a
vast crowd of curious onlookers
cut of the courtroom. Only 70 per
sons have been given passes to the
courtroom and they will be the
only ones aside from witnesses and
court officials who will hear the
, trial.
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CONDITIONS PUTRID
SAN FRANCISCO. April 5. —As
sistant U. S. Attorney General Seth
Richardson returned Monday from
an investigation of conditions in
the Hawaiian Islands. He said the
police administration was putrid
and recommended the appoint
ment of government officials from
the Department of Justice to as
sume charge of law administration.
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SEASON OPENS TODAY
SEATTLE, April 5.—The Pacific
Coast baseball season officially
opens today for 1932. There are
eight teams in the Pacific Coast
League this year.
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RECLAMATION PROJECT
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 5.—
Purchase of flood lands in Sacra
mento Valley by the Reclamation
Department paves the way for the
expenditure of $350,000 in the con
struction of the last of the five
great wiers which will divert the
waters of the Sacramento river and
reclaim desert land.
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SUCCESSFUL MISSION
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.—Dr.
Arthur Torrance, who was alleged
to have died some weeks ago but
who later personally announced
the report of his death was some
what premature, arrived in the
Golden Gate Monday from Japan.
Dr. Torrance said his mission in
China and Manchuria, that of stud
ying plagues, was highly success
ful.
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NO FRAME-UP
LONDON, April 5. —The state
ment was made here Monday by
Premier MacDonald that no pre
liminary agreement or pact has
been made by either the British or
French governments in connection
with the Four-Power conference
Wednesday. England is not view
ing this conference with much
optimism.
INDEPENDENCE FOR THE
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IS
APPROVED GY BIG VOTE
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 5.—
Members of the lower branch of
Congress overwhelmingly approved
of a bill providing for independ
ence of the Philippine Islands from
the United States within a period
of eight years. The vote was 306
for and 47 against. The vote was
taken after a 40-minute debate on
the measure in the House Monday.
Before the vote was taken, Sec
retary of State Henry L. Stimson
sent a letter to Hiram Bingham,
saying that to give the Philippine
Islands their independence would
result in nothing but economic
chaos and political anarchy for the
islands which would soon there
after be followed by the domina
tion of some foreign power, possi
bly Japan or China.
Supporters of the bill argued
that the Philippines wanted their
independence and that it would
help out some of the United States’
leading industries, such as sugar.
The sugar industry would be aided
because competing Philippine su
gar, now admitted free, would be
subject to a tariff when the islands
: receive their independence.
STAGE BIG RAID
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 4.—Federal
* prohibition agents raided a popu
lar Los Angeles club Friday and
arrested three men and confiscated
a large amount of liquor. It was
said that the agents also secured
a real pre-prohibition bar as a re
sult of their haul.
I FORMER KAISER MAY
I BE HITLER SUPPORTER
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BERLIN. April 5.—A former Ger
man crown prince has made public
his statement that he intends to
vote for Adolph Hitler in the com
ing run-off election between Hitler
and Paul von Hindenburg. This
crown prince, who for many years
was exiled from Germany, was re
cently admitted back to his native
j land.
j Political observers see in his an
! nouncement a move to attempt to
restore the monarchy and it is be
lieved in many sections that
Adolph Hitler is being supported in
his Presidential aspirations, both
financially and morally, by the ex
iled Kaiser, who is now residing at
Doom, Holland.
The run-off election is to be held
on April 10.
RESTORE MONARCHY?
BERLIN, April 5.—It was voiced
here yesterday that the former
Crown Prince of Germany will vote
next Sunday for Hitler for Presi
dent instead of Von Hindenburg.
Also, that the former Kaiser has
been supplying Hitler with funds
in hopes of restoring the monarchy.
MANY ORDERS FOR THE
DETROIT, Mich., April 5—The
1 best way to tell how the public
; receives a new product can be in
j dicated by the number of orders
J for such a product in the opinion
of Ford company officials.
They report that since the new
j Ford eight was placed on the mar
| ket last week, they have received
1350.000 orders. Delivery of these
cars has not been guaranteed but
it is expected that in about 30 days
the Ford plants will be able to
start making deliveries.
GUARDED BY POLICE
NORFOLK, Va., April 4.—Director
of Public Safety Borland has an
nounced he has ordered policemen
! to guard the home of Rev. H. Dod
| son-Peacock, after the wife of the
{negotiator Ip the Lindbergh kid
| napping case, had told him she
I was worried because a newspaper
j story indicated that ransom money
| was being kept in the Christ Church
| rectory.