Batin (Hateutatj
* MEMBER ASSOCtATED ►'KESS
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 136.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MS OF DOLLORS
A FOR WORK REIff TO
FLFCTBIFT THE IHTION
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jl’,ne 12 —
Ready to plump billions of dollars;
worth of work upon the country;
so fast it will electrify trade into;
new life, while waiting for Con-1
gress to wrangle its way to a fin
ish, Hugh Johnson, administrator,
industry control public works law.
is putting together a program for
undelayed action and letting of
contracts.
Under the program it is esti
\ mated at least 1,000.000 men will
/be employed on government pro
1 jects by Fall.
Fifty millions are available for
new Federal buildings. Another
similar amount will be ready in 90
days and the latter part of July
$1,400,000,000 will be ready for road
construction; a quarter of a billion
of this is expected to be put out
(right away for rivers and harbors
improvements.
President Roosevelt has ready for
signature four important meas
ures. reorganization of the coun
try's railroads under Federal co
ordinators; small home owners
$2,000,000,000 mortgage relief; re
duction of local letter rate with
authority for the President to
make a wholesale postage cut car
rying also the transfer of electri
city tax from the house-holder to
\ 4 the power company, and one year
continuance of a Federal gasoline
tax, as well as authorization for
farm credit and administration.
MOCETIC BMIBIT
’ WHS OUT-HIKED BE
■SPECIE VICTIM
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.—An
apologetic bandit was out talked
by his prospective'victim and re
turned the SI8 he had taken from
Ed Rowe filling station attendant. j
“I’ve got a sick wife,” the bandit
*said as he took the money. “Whyj
don’t you go to the associate char
ityes,” Rowe asked. “They’d turn
me down.”
ities,” Rowe asked “They’d turn
you down, come back tomorrow'
and I’ll give you the money.’’ The
bandit pocketed his revolver, shook
^ hands with Rowe and walked aw'ay. j
ANOTHER NON-STOP
FLIGHT Him
NEW YORK, June 12, —Flying
the same plane in which Clarence
Chamberlain crossed the Atlantic,
Capt. J. Errol Boyd took off from
Floyd Bennee Field on a projected
nonstop Good-Will flight to Port
•Au-Prince, Haiti.
Flying with Captain Boyd were
Robert G. Lyon, his copilot; and
Harold P. Davis, author of books on
Haiti. Their Bellanca monoplane
Columbia left the airport at 4:35
n. m. Sunday, Eastern Standard
time.
WON FIRST TWO SINGLES
BOURNEMOUTH, Eng., June 12,
—England won the first two singles
matches from Italy in the quarter
final series between the two coun
tries in the European zone of Da
vis Cup competition.
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FIRST VACATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12,—
President Roosevelt plans to start
his first vacation, dependent on
congressional adjournment, this
^veek-end, when he will leave
Cor Groton,
PRODUCTION GROWS
PITTSBURG, June 12, — Pro-j
duction of coal in the Pennsylvania!
coal fields at the present time is'
20 per cent higher than it was at;
the same time last year, according
to recent analysis of trade and in
dustry. Steel production is tending
up. too, the report showed.
KING GEORGE OPENED
ECONOMIC CDNfEOENCE
TOOK) IN WON
LONDON, June 12, —The World
economic conference, the most
momentous assembly in recent his
tory, got under way with delegates
virtually from every nation on
earth gathered to try and end the
big slump.
King George, in acknowledgment
of the importance of the occasion,
formally opened the first plenary
session, although suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatsm. His
address, in effect, was a prayer for
success for the conference.
Premier MacDonald followed with
an impassioned plea for coopera
tion
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 12,—
Partial payment of the war debt
installments due on June 15 as re
portedly suggested by Great Brit
ain. -will be unsatisfactory in the
opinion of Representatives and
Senators. ,
It was learned authoritatively,
that President Roosevelt told Brit
ish Ambassador Sir Ronald Lind
say that he could not commit the
United States to any such plan un
less it was presented formally.
Their conversation, it was said, was
strictly informal.
FORM NEW CABINET
MADRID, June 12. —Manual
Azana, who resigned as Premier
last week after differences with.
President Niceto Alcala Zamora,
accepted the chief executive’s de
signation to form a new cabinet.
MANAGER SUSPENDED
NEW YORK, June 12,-Jewel Ens,s
acting manager of the Cincinati
Reds, has been suspended indefi
nitely because of his run-in with
Umpire George Barr during the
stormy game between the Reds and
St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati
Wednesday
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GREECE DEFEATED
PRAGUE, Czechoslovaks, June
12, — Czecho-Slovakia defeated
Greece, 6 and 2, 6 and 3 two times
in the double encounter of the
Davis Cup series for the third
straight victory to advance to the
semi-finals of the European zone
competiton.
EXTREME CRUELTY
LOS ANGLES, June 12- — Mae
Murray, blonde screen actress, filed
suit for divorce from Prince David
Mdivani. Miss Murray’s main
charge was that the Prince treated
her with extreme cruelty. This
was especially true in reference to
social gatherings she maintaied.
CARRY ON PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12,—
Completion of the Navy’s airship
development will be proposed by a
majority of the special committee
named to investigate the Akron
disaster. The committee, however,
will demand a complete change in
Navy regulations,- under which ex
perienced airship commanders
must be transferred for sea duty
at regular intervals.
TEXAS AIRMAN LOST OK
WOT OUT LANDED IT
KHABAROVSK, Siberia, June 12.
—James Mattern. flying around
the world alone, landed here at
10:20 a. m. Saturday too exhaust- ,
ed to answer questons put to him
by reporters. (
He went to bed at once in a local
hotel and fell soundly asleep im
mediately. The Texas airman, who s
left New York a week ago, landed
at Sofiisk, a gold mining settle
ment about 350 miles north of
Khabarovsk but took off a little i
later for here.
He apparently lost his way and j
landed at the first good-sized town
he saw to learn his whereabouts
then hurried back to Khabarvsk
for refueling and an overhauling
i of his machine prior to the hop
| across the North Pacific to Alas
ka by way of Bering Strait.
NEWSMEN INTERESTED
1 III FUR COSTS. SILK
STOCKINGS BE STENDGS
LONDON ENGLAND, June 12 —
Officials of the U. S. delegation
to the World Economic Conference
took precaution against allowing
the delegatons stenographers
to attract more attention than the
the delegates.
The girls were told not to grant
interviews o r pose for pictures. :
During the London Naval Confer- i
ence Amercian stenographers re
ceived more attention in the
British press than their bosses.
The newsmen were interested
especially in their fur coats *>ilk
stockings and other finery.
HUTTON OUSTED !5
CEUEML MnOF
1EUS LI. TEMPLE
LOS ANGLES, June 12. — David
Hutton, Jr., rotund husband of
Aimee Semple Mspherson Hutton,
went into temporary retirement
with the terse explanation he had
been ousted as general manager
of Angelus Temple.
Mr. Hutton would not enlarge on
his brief announcement as he left
for a mountain resort. He said he
had appointed attorneys to safe
guard the intrests of his wife who
deserted the pastorate several
months ago for a world cruise in
search of health.
Be BUSKS III THE
10K[ LIGHT OF HEW
YORK CITY ACTRESS
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NEW YORK, June 12.—Fistiana’s
newest and biggest sensation Max
Baer did the unusual Saturday.
Instead of strolling along Broadway
to bask in the limelight after his
thrilling defeat of Max Schmeling
Thursday night Baer hopped into
an automobile with his new light
of love and journeyed into the
country.
She is June Knight, New York
and San Francsco actress. Baer
celebrated until dawn. Questions
about reports of an impending
marriage to Miss Knight brought
an admission that things are pretty
serious but that he was still un
determined.
U. S. GRAND JURY
PITTSBURG, June 12, —The
meeting of the United States grand
jury which was called specially to
investigate election and other
frauds charged in the 30th and
32nd Congressional districts of
Pennsylvania, will begin its work
Tuesday.
mil's PUNE SAID
BE IN NO CONDITION
EBB BERING SEA HOP
MOSCOW June 12. — James J.
Mattern flying around the world
alone landed at Beloye station near
Irkutsk Siberia. Soviet avation ex
perts had felt considerable anxiety
for the safety of Mattern feeling
that his plane was in no condition
for the dangerous flight from Si
beria to Nome where a forced land
ing would mean a most certain
death.
They pointed out that the ship’s
j stabilizer was in bad condition and
the structure was weakened by the
forced landing at Brelovo.
SENATE RESPONSIBLE
CONTINUATION SESSION
WASHINGTON. D. C , June 12,—
A weary and sullen Congress went
back to work today with three vit
al pieces of legislation to be dis
posed of.
As usual it was the eSnate that
delayed the final fall of the gavel.
The House had disposed of most
of its business but the Senate had
uncompleted business before it. It
must move speedily or Congress
will find the special session run
ning far into this week.
PREPARED TO SWAP
PARIS, June 12,—France is pre
pared to swap gradual reduction
of her great stocks of offensive
war weapons, over a period of
years, in which Germany will be
first required to reduce the term
of enlistment of her professional
army, the Reichswehr. it was
learned.
BASEBALL SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 6, 2, Brooklyn 4, 5.
Chicago 4, 9, Cincinnati 5. 8
Pittsburg 11, 3, St. Louis 7. 0.
Phillies 7, New York 5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 8, 9, Boston 7, 11.
Detroit 1, 5, Chicago 6, 3.
Phillies 6, Washington 13.
St. Louis 0, Cleveland 1.
PACIFIC COAST
Portland 4, 3, Mission 9, 4.
Seattle 8, 0, Hollywood 7, 1.
L. A. 1, 6, Sacramento 2, 1.
S. F. 9, 10, Oakland 9, 0.
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12,—
A new operating schedule under
which ships will spend at least
three months in Navy yards and
the enlisted personnel will be re
duced from 79,700 to 77,000, was
announced by the Navy depart
ment
GOODMAN LEADS
GLENVIEW, ILL., June 12 —
Johnny Goodman Omaha Nebraska
amateur rested the lead from Tom
my Armour, Chicago, in the second
round of the National open golf
championship when l>e shot a re
cord breaking 66 under par for 36
holes of 141; Armour’s total was 143.
Frank Towle ran a bunch af lo
cal fishermen down to Russian
river over the week-end
MOTH FULL WEEK
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WASHINGTON, D. C-, June 12,—
Congress, in its prolonged special
session, will not convene until
perhaps this week-end despite last
minute attempts of some of the
legislators to force adjournment
Saturday.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania
maneuvered a recess before week
end ajournment, thus providing
for consideration of governmental
reroganization bill and its drastic
economy measures, submitted by
the adminstration recently.
In a last-minute spurt, the
House aided legislative action by
passing the industrial recovery and
veterans’ economy bill. Congress
ional commentators in the nation’s
capital, as the session nears its
close, have voiced an optimistic
tone in regard to the work of Con
gress in the last few months.
In the words of one, “the ban
ker, the butcher, and all the but
i termilk makers, will live different
lives as a result of this session of
Congress, bringing us beer, free
dom of worry about mortgage, and
| replacing the old philosophy of
fear with the philosophy of hope.
It has brought, too, the venture
of the government into the large
scale production of electricity in
the Muscle Shoals, Boulder Dam
and St. Lawrence projects.’’
IRK L
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 12.— *
The Senate inquiry into J- P. Mor
gan & Company and other big
private bankers, already has point
ed the way to specific reforms in
the income tax law holding com
pany contrlo and selling of securi
ties if not some possible curb on
a sort of secret monopoly of in
dustry by a small financial group,
Congressional observers believe.
Congress has a definite bill of
particulars upon which it can work
next session adding to the few re
forms it has made hastily in its
closing hours on the basis of dis
closures by the Senate banking
committee.
RUSHING WORK
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, —
Preliminary consideration on the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge
was being rushed to that the
! ground breaking ceremonies might
j being cut down so that a bridge
take place Sunday. Pier 24 is
pier can be sunk on the site and
caissons are under construction at
iron works.
TWO FOR ONE
PITTSBURG, June 12, —The
story of how a woman, alone, fac
ed two lions in the African jun
gle and killed both of them with
just two bullets, was told here on
the return of Mrs. James L. Clark,
wife of the curator of the Ameri
can Museum of Natural History
I in New York City.
TEAM ELIMINATED
BERLIN, June 12, Germany was
eliminated from Davis Cop compe
tition in the qoarter-final rounds
with Japan. Germany’s downfall is
attributed to the absence of last
year’s champions, who were prohi
bited from competing on account
of Jewis hextraction.