MKMHKK ASSOCIATED PRKS.S
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 62.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GEORGE EASTMAN.
KODAK Kli. ENDED
HIS LIFE MOM:
MANUFACTURER AND BIG GAME
HUNTER SAID LIFE TASK
WAS COMPLETED
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Mar. 15. (£>)—
George Eastman, manufacturer, |
philanthropist and big game hunt
er, aged 77 years, committed sui
cide Monday by shooting himself.
He left a note saying: “My work is
done. I pass on.”
Dr. Audley Stewart, personal phy
sician, said George Eastman, cam
era magnate who shot himself to
death through the heart, feared in
validism; that he had been ill for
a long time and had been thinking
for several months of suiciding.
The philanthropist gave away
$100,000,000 during his lifetime. His
nearest relative is Mrs. George
Dryden, a niece, at Evanston, 111.
Arrangements are being made
for a cremation funeral.
Eastman, was born at Waterville,
Oneida county, on July 12, 1854, the
son of George Washington and
Maria Kilbourn Eastman. He never
married.
His father was a pioneer in the
establishment of a business college,
but the decline of tire institution
after his father’s death necessi
tated that the future camera man
ufacturer leave school when 14 and
go to work. He entered a real es
tate office as errand boy at $3 a
week, using part of the salary for
the spport of his mother and two
sisters. A year later he entered the
employment of an insurance firm
and in 1874 became a bookkeeper
in the Rochester Savings Bank. By
1880 he had saved $5,000 and this
formed the capital for his entry
m{,o business on his own account.
He had experimented with ama
teur photography, studying with a
professional photographer and ex
perimenting himself during vaca
tions and in his spare time. His
mother’s kitchen was his first lab
oratory, and there he improved
upon the dry plates commonly in
lse. In 1879, he decided to begin
commercial manufacture and with
one helper, in a room over a State
Street music store, his “factory”
was started.
The story of Geoige Eastman is
the story of the modern camera.
It is also the story of modern phi
lanthropy. Eastman gave vast sums
of money to various institutions
and among the institutions receiv
ing benefits from him were the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, the University of Roches
ter, Tuskegee Institute, the Hamp
ton Institute, the Rochester Dental
Dispensary, the Rochester War
Chest and Community Fund, the
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Building.
Eastman did not invent the cam
era—he simplified, improved and
popularized it.
He developed dry-plates, making
it possible to use the camera with
out quick access to developing re
sources. He developed the bromide
paper which has become standard
m the industry. With others, he
developed the roll film and the roll
film-holder, thus further simpli
fying the camera and extending
-ts scope outside the laboratory.
A few years later he simplified
the camera itself and then con
ceived his own name for it—
‘kodak.”
Mr. Eastman’s hours of recrea
tion found him hunting, fishing
or camping. He was fond of the
theatre. He liked to direct work
on his North Carolina farm and
he took sheer delight in camping
and particularly in camp cooking.
In 1926, he started on a trip to
Africa, not to hunt but to see the
jungles. He made a couple of vis
its to Alaska and only last year
visited this Territory to hunt and
photograph Alaska’s famous ani
mals—the bears.
During his lifetime, Eastman was
reputed to have amassed a fortune
of $500,000,000. A friend in com
meriting upon his death, said: “He
played his own hand through life
and by that same hand, took his
life.”
OFFICIAL RESIGNS
TOKYO, Mar. 15. (/P)—Tokugoro
Nakahaihi, home minister in the
Inukai cabinet, resigned as head
of the police. He was severely
criticized after the explosion of a
bomb near the carriage of the Em
peror on January 8.
JIPINESE DIVISION
IT Sill WILL
be sent mm
SHANGHAI, Mar. 15. (/P)—Instead j
of transferring the Japanese Ninth
Division, under Lieutenant General
Kenkichi Uyeda, and the 24th
Mixed Brigade, under Major Gen
eral Kumaya Shimomoto, home to
Japan from Shanghai, as was of
ficially announced two days ago,
it has been learned that these
forces, or any considerable portion
of them, are likely to be trans
ferred to Manchuria immediately.
This action was taken due to the
outbreak of widespread revolts fol
lowing Japan’s move in creating
the new State of Manchukuo.
Neither General Yoshinori Shira
kawa nor General Uyeda had made
an official announcement.
INDICTED CAPITAL OFFENSE
HONOLULU, Mar. 15. — Joseph
Young, brutal assaulter of 17-year
old Bernice Lum, a Chinese girl,
Monday was indicted by the Hono
i lulu grand jury with capital of
fense. The Korean-Hawaiian youth
pleaded that he did not under
stand the indictment. Young is the
first to be tried under the new law
which makes attacks on women
punishable by death.
FOURTEENTH BIT OF
SFSS Fi LINDBERGH
Bffl 15 OF IN IHIL
HOPEWELL, N. J„ Mar. 15. (£>)—
The 14th day search for the Lind
bergh baby, police announced, has
unearthed no definite information
of concrete nature leading to solu
tion.
The story of the osteopath that
a couple brought a baby to his of
fice in Yourk, Pa., and demanded
he call the Lindberghs for a ran
som, was found groundless.
An Associated Press telephoto of
| the baby was rushed to Crossville,
i Tenn., where a couple was arrest
j cd. A tourist camp is advertising
i “See the Kid that Resembles Lind
I bergh’s Baby for 15 cents.” It at
tracted a big crowd.
No further work came from Mor
ris Rosner, Lindbergh’s underworld
agent, who said Saturday he knew
the baby was safe; he is in com
munication with the Lindberghs
from New York.
LINDBERGHS SAID TO BE
CHEERFUL YESTERDAY
TRENTON, N. J., Mai'. 15.—At
torney General Stevens of New
Jersey, following a visit to Colonel
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh,
stated both appeared to be more
cheerful, indicating they expected
the early return of their son.
The police said there were no new
developments.
A1 Capone, Chicago racketeer who
had counted on a wave of public
sympathy after h i s recent an
nouncement of wishing to aid the
authorities in the search for the
Lindbergh baby and kidnappers,
lapsed back to normalcy and has
resumed playing solitaire.
LOST LAST APPEAL
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 15.—Harry
Powers, the modern “blue-beard,”
lost his last appeal and will there
fore hang as per schedule.
ALASKA ITEMS OF
INTEREST AT THE
(By W.A.S.)
The Alaska Women’s Primary
Law Club has directed a letter of ,
inquiry to Delegate Wickersham as
to his views on the primary law for j
Alaska. The Judge has replied that ,
he has always favored the primary
for Alaska and believes that it is
highly essential that the present
law should prevail, otherwise there
would be “proxy” nominating con
ventions dominated by a handful
of manipulators in both parties,
who would thus prevent the thous
ands of men and women voters
from expressing their preference
for the candidates whom they de
sired as party nominees.
* * *
On February 4, the commission j
of E. A. McIntosh, as postmaster
at the reestablished office of St.
Timothy, went forth from Wash
ington, as also did the office sup
plies. The mail will be sent by spe
cial arrangements from Chicken,
coming to that point from Fair
banks.
The Delegate has received dozens
of protests by wire from Southeast
ern Alaska ports, against the pas
sage of the Davis bill, which would
practically exclude passenger traf
fic to and between Alsaka ports by
Canadian steamers. The bill is
strongly supported by interests on
the Atlantic coast and the Dele
gate hopes to have an amendment
adopted that exclude Alaska from
the jurisdiction of the bill, in the J
event of its passage.
* * * *
In the third of a series of lec
tures by Dr. Alec Hrdlika. curator
of physical anthropology at the
Smithsonian Institute, he revealed
the descent of the people of the
Alaska peninsula. The present lec
ture course is the result of research \
of the institution since 1863 and
brings the study of these ancient
Amehcians up to the most recently j
conducted by Dr. Hrdlicka on Ko
diak Island last summer.
Commissioner of Fisheries Henry ;
O’Malley is quite proud of the fact'
that soon a splendid new aquar
ium will be operating in the mag
nificent new Commerce building.
Tanks arc now being prepared and ;
soon a regular fish parade will head !
toward the Capital City. In the j
ranks will be rainbow, brook and
land-locked trout; salmon from the
inland streams of the Atlantic and ;
Pacific Coasts, and small, but |
beautiful fish from the sub-tropics. I
From an Alaskan hatchery 5,0001
miles away will come the celebrated !
black fish. Part of this journey
will be made encased in ice, so
hardy is this specimen. Officials
say this fish can bounce tike a
rubber ball.
The Department of the Interior
believes that the continued opera-1
tion of the Matanuska Experi-;
ment Station is essential and nec- j
essary to the carrying out of the i
land settlement project along the j
Alaska Railroad. Governor Parks!
has recommended the transfer of |
the station to the Bureau of In- :
dian Affairs and having the schol
ars of the Eklutna school operate !
the farm. M. D. Snodgrass, agri
cultural development agent of the
I Railroad, advises he is anxious the
federal government operate the
station.
* * * *
Martin Price, who was born in
Juneau and resided there until he
went to war, Is now married and. a
resident of Washington, having
made a recent call at the office
of the Delegate.
FIRE BUG DID IT
TIA JUANA, Mex„ Mar. 15.—The
famous Blue Fox Cafe, known to
hundreds of thousands of visitors,'
was destroyed by fire. Police be- ;
lieve a “fire bug” is responsible for !
the loss.
STREET FIGHTS IKE
SHANGHAI, Mar. 15.—Except for
an occasional clash between small
bodies of Japanese and Chinese
soldiers, peace prevails throughout
this city. The Chinese soldiers are
stationed at considerable distance
out of the city while the Japanese
forces are patrolling the confines
; of the city.
i Most of the Japanese forces are
[beginning to leave for their home
lor are preparing to leave Shang
I hai. The most recently arrived
Japanese troops will be left to pa
■ trol and police the Chinese city.
Tire Nipponese soldiers and ma
rines who were sent over here dur- i
ing the early stages of fighting are !
the ones who will leave Shanghai
first.
Business is being resumed, fac
j tories are again running, and the
! marks of war are to be erased as
fast as possible, and the city is fast
assuming an air of normality.
The proprietors of Chinese stores
still have a belligerent spirit with
j in them and they are displaying
I large signs on their storefronts in
! agitation against the Japanese.
The League of Nations commis
jsion investigating the Shanghai af
! fair is still at work in that city and
although it has not completed its
work, it has announced that its
first intention is to arrange a suit
able truce between the Chinese
and Japanese and after this it is
. to arrange a round-table confer
ence for the settling of all fine
points.
, The League commission members
in Shanghai said they were pleased
to learn that the United States is
collaborating with the League of
•Nations in an attempt to find a
peaceful and successful solution of
: the problem which has engrossed
the wrorld for so long a period
F
ATTAINED BY SWISS
WITHOUT USE OXYGEN
GENEVA, Mar. 15. (/P)—Without
the use of oxygen, the Swiss avia
tor M. Nyfenegger, piloting the 20
horsepowcr monoplane Comte of
| the Schroeder Swiss Air Company,
| attained an altitude of 24,606 feet
| yesterday.
The temperature recorded was
33 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
At an altitude of 18,000 feet, M.
Nyfenegger reported, he began to
| experience an almost unbearable
; headache and was unable to utter
' a word, but he continued up.
Within the next few days, Ny
fenegger said he will try to rise to
28,000 feet, this time using oxygen.
HINDENBURG AGREES
I TO RUN AGAIN IN APRIL
BERLIN, Mar. 15. (JP)—Paul Von
Hindenburg, who missed reelection
by 169,752 votes, although he ran
750,000 votes head of Hitler, he
consented to run again on a second
ballot April 10.
The majority necessary for his
ultimate election is regarded as a
certainty. Hitler said 2,500,000 votes
for Duesterberg, Nationalist, would
go to him.
PARK BILL PASSES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 15.—
The bill providing for the extension
of Mount McKinley National Park
boundaries, recently passed by the
House, was passed by the upper
House of Congress Monday and has
been sent to the President for his
i signature. The bill will add 246,
j 693 acres to the present area of
i the park.
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Among local improvements plan
: ned for this summer is the widen
ing of the Lagoon cut-off road.
TROOPS ORDERED HOME
I TOKYO, Mar. 15. (ZP)—The War
■Office announced the 11th Division
! of Japanese troops and one brigade
of the 12 and parts of auxiliary
units have been ordered home from
Shanghai in view of the steady
j improvement in the situation.
fill RECOGNITION j
OF 005511 APPEARS TO >
BECOMING MENU
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 15.—
That the Far Eastern question
and the stand which the United
States took in the matter may con
siderably alter the United States’
attitude toward recognizing Soviet
i Russia in the near future, is being
■ discussed in many circles, both here
and elsewhere.
Copies of Russian newspapers,
which have reached Washington,
in many instances welcomed the
i restraint that the United States j
put on Japan in her alleged ag
gressive maneuvers in the Far East,
j Russia also welcomed the staying
I hand that Great Britain, France
| and other western powers also put
| up against Japan.
| Diplomatic circles have also rung ]
i with discussions to the effect that
i the United States is anxious to
! align itself with Russia in the mat
[ter of friendly relations so that a
l balance of power may be main
: tained in the Far East and more
| generally throughout Europe.
All of these developments are
said to point toward an early rec
ognition of the Soviet states.
RELI1TIVE WEAKNESS OF
BERLIN, Mar. 15. (IP)—President
'Paul Von Hindenburg, who appeal
i ed to the voters to keep him at the
j head of the nation in order that
; civil war might be averted, lost by
I only 168,453 votes in Sunday’s elec
tion, but he was so far ahead of
every ether candidate, it is taken
for granted he will succeed when
the nation votes again April 10.
A total of 18,681,736 citizens cast
their ballots for the present head
of the State, instead of the 18,830,
189 required to give him a ma
| jority.
The most surprising feature of
the election was the relative weak
ness of Adolph Hitler, leader of the
National Socialist Fascists, who
polled only 11,338,571 votes.
POLICE REVEAL FEARS
HOPEWELL, N. J., Mar. 15. OP)—
Turning from cold trails, police
questioned Frank Berg, Jr., who was
arrested seven years ago when Max
Phillips, the collar king, accused
him of complicity in an attempt to
kidnap him. Berg was never in
dicted.
Police revealed their fears that
the baby is dead, by an order to
hotels and apartment houses to in
spect incinerators.
The parents pinned their chief
hope on opening negotiations with
the kidnappers through underworld
agents, Rosner, Bitz and Spitale.
MARKET SLUMPED MONDAY
NEW YORK, Mar. 15.—The New
York Stock Exchange market
slumped sharply at the close of
Monday’s trading with the major
ity of the bids closing with a weak
tone. The market opened strong
but internationally-held rails dip
ped sharply and caused the rest of
the market to^swing in unison. The
death of the Swedish financier,
Ivar Kreuger, and the death of
George Eastman, American manu
facturer, affected the market con
siderably.
“BABY” GOVERNMENT BONDS
WILL BE USED ATTRACT
“IDLE MONEY”
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 15.—
President Hoover opened a nation*
al campaign against money hoard*
ing with an address calling on the
American people to show their faith
in the country and its future by
bringing hidden money back into
the fight against the depression.
“The safest risk in the world is
a share in the future of the Amer
| ican people,” President Hoover said,
i “The American people have at this
! moment one of the greatest oppor
tunities in their history to show an
active faith in their own destiny,
which is the destiny of the United
States, and by that faith we shall
i win this battle.
Secretary of the Treasury Ogden
Mills joined President Hoover in
supporting the campaign opened
in Chicago by Colonel Frank Knox,
j head of the Citizens Reconstruc -
tion Corporation, whose job is to
! persuade not only private citizens
I but some banks to return their hid
i den money to work in the nation’s
credit structure. Mills’ speech, like
Mr. Hoover’s, was broadcast on two
national radio networks as a part
of the anti-hoardinj campaign.
President Hoover poke warmly
in his call to the people to put
money into circulation. Money-hid
ers, he declared, wjre responsible
i for a portion of the country’s econ
j omic troubles. Each dollar kept
| from circulation meant less money
j for some wage-earner, he argued,
i “The word depression is an ac
j curate but obnoxious one,” Presi
I dent Hoover said. “It is intensified
by fear and apprehension and by
the loss of faith and courage. The
true basis of wealth and the cre
ator of prosperity are the indus
try and resourcefulness of the
people when inspired by vision and.
sustained by faith. The summons
is a call to the faith of a people.”
| Secretary Mills explained the de
j tails of the “baby bond” issue that
i is being made to attract “idle mon
i ey that is being hidden in homes
j and safety boxes by timid persons
The bonds will be issued in de
; nominations of $50, $100 and $500.
bearing 2 per cent interest. They
lare direct gold obligations of the
; United States government and are
| redeemable at any time on 60 days
notice.
WAR ZONE MOVES
CANTON, China, Mar. 15. (vP)—
Four ordnance buildings were
! blown up. No one was killed. Com
Imunists are suspected
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HUGE MB BE
! AVAILABLE TO FIBS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 15.—
The Senate Monday authorized the
huge reconstruction finance cor
poration to make the sum of $125,
000,000 available to the Secretary
of Agriculture for the aid of farm
ers and farm agencies.
In the lower branch of Congress
the Legislators gave consideration
to the proposed billion dollar tax
bill.
Action was also taken on a bill
providing for the independence of
the Philippine Islands without fur
ther recourse to legislation in about
a 10-year period.
GOVERNMENT OPERATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 15.—
The Norris bill, providing for gov
ernment operations in the Muscle
Shoals power project, Monday was
endorsed by a Senate committee.
The committee, in making its en
dorsement, charged that there had
been a nation-wide propaganda
campaign which favored the turn
ing of the power project over to
private interests.
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