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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1933.
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 100.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CONFEREES FILLY
REICH MINT
OYER TOE BEER BILL
(By John E. Pegues>
JUNEAU. April -P, —Governor
John Troy is conferring with mem
bers of the Legislature over the
appointment of board of education
and is expected to send names to
the Legislature by the first of the
week.
The commissioner of health and
other officers will be named in a
short time.
The House defeated the bill pro
viding for a three-cent gasoline
tax after a strenuous fight by Ke
hoe and Baranovich who favored
the passage; it passed six meas
ures. all of Senate origin, one of
which fixed a maximum of $25 a
month for caring for children in
institutions and providing that the
term of appointive members of the
board and of children's guardians
be three years unless sooner re
moved.
Another bill passed was for pro
tection of game stocked by the
Territory on public lands; one co
difying laws relating to location
and marking of mining claims,
and defeated the measure to re
peal the law authorizing munici
palities to create improvement dis
districts.
Conferees reached an agreement
on the beer bill late Friday and
both branches of the Legislature
ratified the agreement. The bill
now goes to the Governor for his
signature.
The text will propably be tele
graphed to all newspapers by the
Governor as soon as he approves
it.
The Senate passed the measure
authorizing the Governor to sell
local Territorial property and Tay
lor’s bill repealing teachers’ pen
sion act effective June 30, and
four other minor House measures.
Governor Troy will be host to
the Legislature at a reception
Tuesday night. During the past
two days he has been giving
luncheons to members of the House
and today wall have the Senate as
lunch guests. He conferred with
the House Ways and Means com
mittee and Senate Finance com
mittee on plans for obtaining Alas
ka’s share in the Federal govern
ment’s half-billion dollar direct
relief and work relief fund, and a
list of public projects are being
prepared by a special committee
on w'hich funds will be exnended
if such funds are made available
HUNDREDS CHINESE
reported mate
PEIPING, April 29—The Japan
ese occupied Natienmen. between
Peiping and the Great Wall of
China, after a day of hard fight
ing, the Japanese legation an
nounced. Six hundred Chinese
troops were killed and wounded in
the Japanese drive on the Chinese
lines souht of Nantienmen.
Gen. Hoying Ching, Chinese
commander, said the attack was
carried out under cover of a land
and air barrage laid down by 60
pieces of artillery and eight bomb
ing planes.
MNEHilir
SNOW: FIVE DEAD
COSENZA, Italy, April 29, —A
French hydroplane, which was
wrecked while enroute from Corfu
to Italy with eight persons aboard
w*as found in five inches of snow
in the mountains.
Three persons -were found alive,
weakened by exposure and starva
tion in the frigid cabin of the
wrecked plane. The other five
wre found dead beneath.
recorded as suicide
LONDON, April 28, —Death of
Sir Henry Alfred McCardie, justice
of the King’s bench division of the
high court and one of Britain’s
most celebrated jurist, was record
ed as a suicide.
WHY NOT?
GENEVA, April 29, —Germany
demands complete equality in
every form of armament within
five years.
Before the world disarmament
conference the Hitler government
asked for the right to use all the
weapons of warfare now possessed
by France ,and absolute equality
of army, navy and air forces. The,
demands were known to be entire- j
ly unacceptable to France.
HERR10T EMMIE ~
HOME WITH GLEtR
Ml, II. 5.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 29,— •
Former Premier Edouard Herriot|
left Washington yesterday with aj
clear “understanding” of President.
Roosevelt’s views of war debts, po- j
litical security for Europe and eco-:
nomic disarmament.
While the French representative:
failed to win a definite pledge for;
postponement of the June 15 debt;
installment, he was given assur- J
ances negotiation on the problem
will continue both here and in'
Paris.
Indicating the June 15 payments]
are expected, the administration
paved the way with the amend
ment to the reflation bill authoriz
ing the President to accept a total
of $200,000,000 in silver. This will
permit an indirect scaling down j
of the amount due by about one- j
third.
EVEREST EXPEDITION
ISOUITEO MOUNTAIN |
SLOPES, PEEP SNli
DARJEELING, BENGAL, India,'
April 23—The British Mt. Everest
expedition under Hugh Ruttledge,
seeking to be the first to scale
the peak of the world’s highest
mountain, was reported temporari
ly isolated by heavy snowfalls.
Communications were severed
and it was impossible to deliver
stores and equipment. The moun
tain climbers were believed to be
six camps above their Rongbuk
Valley base, with two more camps
to be established before they
ascend Everest proper.
Ruttledge and party already was
well on the way when members
of the Houston-British expedition
succeeded recently in conquering
Mt. Everest for the first time by
air.
BLIND JUSTICE
STOCKTON. Calif., April 29, —
There was a “blind justice’’ in po
lice Judge Cecil Johnston's court
the other day. Judge Johnston
lost his glasses.
SIR G. SALMOND DIES
LONDON, April 29. —Sir Gof
frey Salmond w7ho was to have re
placed his brother, the late Sir J.
Salmond, as Air Chief Marshal
of the Royal Air Force, died.
525,000 BONUS
NEW YORK, April 28,—Promoter
Jack Dempsey offered Jack Shark
ey a bonus of $25,000 to defend his
heavyweight title in September
: against the winner of the Max
Schmeling-Max Baer fight, which
Dempsey will promote in June. The
bonus would be in addition to the
champion’s percentage of 71 per
cent.
THOUSANDS
*
PHILADELPHIA, April 29, —
Hundreds of high school and col
lege athletes have been gathered
here for the 39th annual Penn re
lay carnival on Franklin Field to
day.
By tonight nearly 3,000 athletes
will have competed in the 86 events
of the first big outdoor track meet
in this country since the 1932
Olympic Games.
TICE IS EXPEGTEO
MOMENTIRILY BETWEEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29,—
The economic situation at a glance
discloses, President Roosevelt and
Edouard Herriot, French Envoy,
expected momentarily to announce
temporary tariff truce between the
United States and France, secret
vote imminent proposals of Sena
tor Robinson, Republican of In
diana, to pay soldiers bonus with
new currency under controlled in
flation bill.
World disarmament conference
at Geneva tackles problem of per
sonnel limits of armed forces. Pres
idents with Prime Minister Ben
nett of Canada drew toward a
close. Reciprocal tariff arrange
ments between United States and
Canada believed in the offing.
American and French spokesmen
indicate an understanding on prin
ciples of disarmament and securi
ty- Well Informed London source
says agents for world economic
conference may include prepara
tion for international tariff truce.
0. S. ALLIES SELF
WITH GREAT BRITAIN
AT HISTORIC CONFAB
GENEVA, April 29,—The United
States dramatically allied herself
with Britain at the world disarma
ment conference when Norman H.
Davis announced that the Ameri
can delegation would oppose any
attempt to weaken the draft arms
convention prepared by the British.
The American Ambassador-at
large said he regarded the British
draft treaty as a very valuable
contribution and a definite step
toward limitation of armaments.
He added that the United States
looked upon it merely as the first
step in disarmament indicating
that others must follow until arma
ments are brought down to their
proper level.
HOPPE ESTABLISHES
NEW WORLD RECORD
CHICAGO, April 28,—Willie Hop
pe of New York, established a new
world’s record for high run in car
om billiards by clicking off 53
points in the 20th inning of his
special match against Jake Schaef
er of San Francisco.
Hoppe won the night’s block, 250
to 150 in 22 innings. It was the
second time in two nights that the
record high run was broken.
Schaefer broke the world record of
38, which stood for 40 years last
night with a high run of 39.
mins MB
S1MSFKHE FLIGHT
AKRON, O., April 28,—The Good
year Zeppelin Corporation, an
nounced that Lieut. Comdr. T. G.
W. Steele, chief of the Navy, in
spection bureau in Akron and In
ternational Balloon race champ
ion, will make a stratosphere flight
from Chicago in July.
The balloonist was asked to
-make the flight by Professor Aug
uste Piccard, famed Swiss strato
sphere flier, following the latter’s
visit here last March, the an
nouncement added.
Up to the time of going to press
today the list of passengers leav
ing Seattle today for Seward had
not been received.
Several more heavy earthquakes
were felt in both Seward and An
chorage throughout the night and
this morning.
The SS. Redondo is due in port
1 from the South in a few days.
17,000 MORE FANS
HOLLYWOOD, April 29,—For the
Los Angeles base bail club, happy
days are here again. The manage
I ment revealed that the Angels
j have drawn 17,000 more paid cus
| tomers into the local ball park
during the first three weeks of i
the season than they did last year
during the same period.
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DIED FOLLOWING STROKE
BERCHTESGADEN, Germany,
I April 29, —Baron Wilhelm von
Schoen, former ambassador to
France, died here of heart failure
following a stroke. The Baron, as
ambassador to Paris, handed
France the German declaration
of war in 1914.
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AWARD ‘PEACE PRIZE”
THE HAGUE. April 29, —The
Carnegie Foundations “Peace
Prize” has been awarded to Arth
ur Henderson, former British for
eign secretary and now head of
the world disarmament, commis
sion at Geneva. The prize is 2,500
pounds sterling.
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NOT SO GOOD
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 29, —The)
St. Louis Cardinals announced I
that Arthur Shires, infielder, re
cently obtained from the Boston
Braves, and three other Cards,
would be sent to Columbus. The
others sent to Columbus are Jim
Lindsey, pitcher; Charles Wilson,
catcher, and Gordon Slade, in
fielder.
* * * *
STOLE OFFICER’S CAR
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 29, —
Police Lieut. Jacob Rabinowitzj
parked his siren and police radio
equipped automobile in front of j
lys hotel- A few minutes later he]
emerged to find the machine
missing. It still was missing 24
j hours later despite concerted ef
forts of fellow officers to find it.
* * *
BEGIN PRACTICE
MEXICO CITY, April 29, —The
United States Davis Cup Team of
Wilmer Allison, George M .Lott,
Jr., John Van Ryn and Cliff Sut
ter, was due in Mexico City today
to begin practice for the forth
coming Davis Cup series with
Mexico, May 5, 6, 7.
* * * *
FIRST OF ITS KIND
BOULDER CITY, Nev., April 29,
—A cement blending plant, costing
$125,000, will be erected near the
present level height of the con
crete mixing plant at Hoover Dam.
Engineers of the U. S. bureau of
reclamation said this is the first
project of its kind where a blend
ing was required.
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VISITING SON
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 28,—
Barbara Bennett, actress and wife
of Morton Downey, radio singer,
passed thru here by plane for New
York to be with her four-months
old son, suffering from an attack
of bronchitis.
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OCEAN SCIENTIST
LOS ANGELES, April 28, —Dr.
William Beebe, naturalist, was en
route to New York preparatory to
; making a descent in Bermuda
| waters in his bathosphere, a type
| of diving bell. Recently Dr. Beebe
descended to a depth of 2,200 feet.
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OFFICER “CANNED”
LOS ANGELES, April 28.—Police
I Captain John A. McCaleb, night
I police chief, has been dismissed
from the Department following
filing of three charges against him
before the Police Board of Inves
tigation.
* * * *
ANOTHER HOMER
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 28,—
Adding another one to his record,
“Babe” Ruth hit a homer yesterday
in the fifth inning of the New
York-Philadelphia game. The four
bagger was made off Cain, pitch
ing for the Athletics.
* * * *
THREE SUSPENDED
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 28,—
Will Harridge, president of the
American League, held an inform
al hearing at Shibe Park on the
riot at the Yankee-Senator’s game
in Washington Tuesday which
caused him to suspend three play
ers indefinitely.
20 WHALES
POINT HOPE, Alaska, April 29,—
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer expedi
tion, located here during the last
month for the purpose of “shoot
ing” polar bear on the ice, have
been engaged for the last three
days in trying to obtain some pic
tures of whales at the edge of the
floe ice.
About 20 whales have been seen
during the three days cn the ice,;
but light conditions have not been ;
good enough for photographing. |
OCULDN'T SEE THE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 29 —
The nine Scottsboro case defend
ants who revolted against prison
discipline and barricaded them
selves in the county jail, surrend
ered unconditionally after a con
ference with Warden F. L. Erwin.
The youths, one of whom has
been re-sentenced to the electric
chair while the remainder await
second trials on the charge of at
tacking two white girls, had held
the room approximately 36 hours.!
The immediate cause of the riot
appeared to be the action of jail
authorities in placing a partition
in the jail which cut off their view
of a group of negro women prison
ers and of negro visitors.
FORCED DOWN
LOS ANGELES, April 29, —Col.
Roscoe Turner, attempting a re
cord speed flight to Newark. N. J„
was forced down by motor trouble
at Prescott, Ariz., according to a
telephone message received here
by Mrs. Turner.
VOTES BEAT DOWN
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 29,—
Administration votes in the Senate
beat down the veterans bonus re
bellion and defeated a rider to
the currency inflation bill for im
mediate cash payment of upwards
of $2,000,000,000 to former soldiers.
The vote wras 60 to 28- The vote
removes the last serious obstacle
to speedy adoption of the unpre
cedented inflation plan sponsored
by the administration to raise
commodity prices by cheapening
the American dollar.
ACADEMY WON
ANNAPOLIS, April 29,—Opening
the regatta of four races on the
Severn river, the Naval Aradamy
eight defeated the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology by one and
one-half lengths.
INHALATOR SAVED LIFE
PASADENA, Calif.. April 28, —
Medical authorities attributed the
saving of the life of Baby William
Ditman, three weeks old, from
drowning in a bathtub to prompt
use of an inhalator.
REDUCTION SCHOOL TAX
TARRYTOWN, N. Y., April 29 —
Reduction in school tax rate here
will save John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
$3,617 it became known today.
Rockefeller’s district assessment
is $2,500,000. The tax rate here
this year is $7.16 per $1,000.
THE HEART WAS RIGHT
San Francisco headquarters of
the American Red Cross telegraph
ed E. P. Harwood, chairman of the
Seward chapter, that it has come
to their notice that an earthquake
leveled Seward and this vicinity,
and asked in what way they may
help.
POLICE RAIDED
BERLIN, April 29, —Police raid
ed and searched the premises of
the German-Russian Oil Concern
of Derop on suspicion that com
munist propaganda was to be
found there. Information was
withheld pending complete inves
gation.
HIM IW FIRM
RELIEF DILL PISSED
TRE SENITE FRIRIT
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 29,—
The administration's momentous
farm relief inf-af.cn program was
passed by the Senate and sent to
the House on a surging; wave of
Democratic and Western Republi
can votes. The vote. 64 to 20 cli
maxed a final two hours of swift
moving events and roll calls that
the oldest members could not re- ‘
call ever having seen equaled.
Included was a rejection of the
soldiers bonus amendment, 60 to
23, and a favorable vote of 63 to 32
for an amendment to the inflation
plan to increase from $100,000,000
to $200,000,000 the amount the
President may accept in silver at
59 cents an ounce in the next six
months on war debts.
The omnibus legislation, vastly
changed since the original Roose
velt farm bill passed the House, is
the most sweeping in character
ever to go thru Congress.
Although action under nearly all
of its provisions is discretionary
with the Administration, it vests,
extensive permissive powers in the- •
President to expand credit and
currency by at least $6,000,000,000
and places equally as broad au
thority in Secretary Wallace to
raise further the prices of basic
farm commodities thru the levying
of processing taxes and licensing
fees, and thru marketing agree
ments and controlled production.
TROOPERS EITHER TO
MTTLE HERS'
LAMARS, Iowa, April 29,—Dis
regarding State troops gathering
here to “restore peace” belligerent
farmers continued their mob rule
when 700 of them assembled on
the Ed Durhand farm to prevent
authorities from carrying out an
eviction order issued in District
Court.
Other farmers, coming from
eight counties, were arriving at the
farm hourly. For 10 days the
farmers have been gathered daily,
preventing Sheriff R. E. Rippey
from carrying out an order to evict
Durhand and his family.
WRY BUSTED OPEN,
BOMBS, IBTILLER1
PEIPING, April 29,—Their way
blasted open by bombing planes
and artillery fire. Japanese infan
try hurled back a Chinese army,
stormed and occupied Nantienmen.
and poised their attack but 60
miles northeast of Peiping.
The Chinese admitted 600 caual
ties. In this ancient capitol of
China where 540 United States citi
zens are protected by a legation
guard of 500 amrine officers and
men, eventual Japanese occupation
of Peiping, despite official dis
avowals, is anticipated.
PIEPING, April 29, —Japanese
troops started a terrific offensive
against Chinese troops entrenched
in Nantienmen. north of Pieping,
and threatened to continue on to
Pieping if the Chinese counter at
tacked.
Japaese troops in the Luan tri
angle, the other sector of the Nip
ponese military operations in
China proper, continued their
withdrawal. The Luan triangle is
east of Peiping.
FIND BODY AVIATOR
FLORENCE, Italy, April 29,—The
local Prefecture announced that
the body found in Tuscany is that
of Bert Hinkler, famous Australian
aviator, who disapperaed on Janu
ary 7 while on a record flight from
England to Australia.