MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 76.
BILLION DOLLAR
REVENUE BILL IS
EXPECTED TO PASS
HUGE REVENUE RAISING BILL
STILL SHORT ABOUT
8165,000,000
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 1. (A5)
—The billion dollar revenue bill
which has been debated on in the
House for some time was expected
to be passed in the lower branch
of Congress today.
Secretary of Treasury Ogden L.
Mills advised the Ways and Means
Committee that the bill was short
about $165,000,000 in taxes which
will be needed to meet the antici
pated Treasury deficit and declar
ing that the savings in appropria
tions are expected by the economy
committee to amount to $241,000,
000 was impossible to be effected.
Mills estimated that economies
which could be effected could not
possibly exceed $125,000,000.
Thursday, the House added $255,
500,000 to the revenue bill by the
passing of the so-called gift taxes,
changes in the income tax, taxes
on firearms, oil, and pipeline. The
House also approved of the meas.
ure which carries charges for a tax
on stocks and bonds and real es
tate transactions.
PEACE DOVE AGAIN
SHANGHAI, Apr. 1. (/P)—Definite
progress toward settlement of the
major issue and withdrawal of Jap_
anese troops was made at the re
opening of the parlies, the spokes
man said.
Both sides are approaching an
understanding on the question of
a time limit for troop withdrawals
and mutual concessions are being
made to the Chinese who also
showed a willingness to meet the
Japanese half-way in setting points
of retirement.
They adjourned until Saturday.
EM DIE IITH
PLAINS, Mont., April 1—A 20
ton boulder, roaring down the
right-of-way, caused the derail
ment of the Northern Pacific’s
“North Coast Limited” between
here and Thompson Falls and
brought death to two enginemen.
Engineer Pat Gallagher and
Fireman Maurice Stockey, both of
Spokane, Wash., were buried be
neath the engine. Although three
cars left the rails, all passengers
escaped without serious injury.
INCOMING LISTING
Incoming passengers Thursday on
the SS Yukon, other than the Seat
tle listing previously published, in
cluded J. W. Smith, Mrs. O. B. Case,
A. H. Ziegler, from Ketchikan; A.
S. Dundas, J. A. Handrahan, A. B.
Flory, Frances Doyle, from Ju
neau; Joe Crosson, E. F. Zuern,
Phil O. Herriman, from Cordova;
Lyle F. Hebert Stanley Zuern, from
Valdez; Antone Juarich from La- :
touche
LOST
Walter Holben, of the Alaska
Transfer, lost a Parker fountain
pen last evening on the streets and
he is offering a reward to the find- j
er who returns same to him. The
pen is black #and white and is a j
man’s size.
PHILADELPHIA NOW
HOPEWELL, N. J., Apr. 1. (A5)— j
It is Philadelphia’s turn now to!
become the center of the Lind
bergh baby search. Reports flew
that the baby might be found in
or near that city, but police scoffed
at the rumor.
TWO YOUTHS IN WILD
SPENDING OHGY TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY OE Li
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 1.—A wild
spending orgy, during which $1,000
bills were flashed and “centuries”
spent without hesitation has re_
suited in two youths being jailed
on suspicion of possessing part of
the $37,000 stolen from a Racine,
Wis., bank last December 2.9
Receiving hints about the youths’
activities, detectives entered the
room they occupied in an obscure
boarding house, and found a brief
case containing more than $10,000
in currency.
Ralph Baughard and his com
panion, Hoyt Davis, was arrested.
Baughard was booked on suspicion
of robbery and Davis on suspicion,
pending investigation.
“It was great while it lasted,”
police quoted Baughard as remark
ing.
«ITEli~LK
ANNOUNCES HITE CUT
LONDON, Apr. 1. —The White
Star Line announced that “sub
stantial reductions in rates for all
classes of accommodations on North
Atlantic vessels will be affected
immediately.
The reduction was achieved by
abolishing the 15 per cent surchage
on pound sterling rates, which has
been in force since the gold stand
ard was abandoned by Great Brit
ain.
In the future, a first class berth
on the SS Majestic will be 66
pounds instead of 114 pounds.
EEONQMIU CONDITIONS
GM IMPROVED
NEW YORK. Apr. 1.—Sir Josiah
Stamp, director of the Bank of
England and economic advisor to
the British government, arrived
aboard the liner Majestic, con
vinced that economic conditions in
the United States are considerably
improved.
He and Lady Stamp are enroute
to Chicago with their son, Dr. T.
C. Stamp, who will marry Miss
Frances Bosworth, niece of Charles
G. Dawes.
CHINESE ARE PLEASED
MIMED WARFARE
SHANGHAI, April 1.—The Sino
Japanese peace conference ad_
journed until Saturday not having
yet reached a basis for agreement.
Both sides seem to be well aware
as to the questions involved and
ultimate trouble if no settlement
is reached.
One of the main points the Jap
anese delegates want settled defi
nitely is (non-recurrence of the
Chinese boycott.
In the meantime Japanese sol
diers are digging in and construct
ing permanent trenches of con.
crete. The (Jhinese leaders view
these proceedings with no evident
lelight, as it may mean continued
warfare in the Woosung area.
FULLY RECOVERED
E. M. Keyes, prominent Interior
mining man and member of the
1923 Territorial Legislature, now
with the Healy River Coal Corpora
tion at Suntrana, returned Thurs
day from the States on the SS
Yukon. Mr. Keyes went Outside
last October, underwent a major
operation in January and is now
back fully recovered and looking
great. Mr. Keyes has excellent
looking placer ground on Moose
Creek, near Ferry on the Alaska
Railroad.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
* * ******** *
* CAUSE FOR REJOICING *
* _ *
* The announcement from *
* Washington, D. C-, that Sen- *
i* ator Howell and his associates *
* on The Alaska Railroad inves- *
- tigating committee had with. *
* drawn all opposition to, and *
* recommended the construction *
* of the Seward coal bunkers, *
* was received with elation by *
* all who heard the news. Not *
* only does Senator Howell an- *
* nounce his firm stand behind *
* the bunker question, but rec- *
* ommends that work be started *
* at once—April Fool! *
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FOUND III BOTTLE
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Apr. 1.—
Governor James R. Beverley re
ceived by registered mail, a bottle
found in the sea near Isabella, con
taining a message addressed to
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and
concerning the return of the Lind
bergh baby.
Written with an indelible pencil,
partly illegible, the signature look,
ed like “Tom Orr.” The note was
dated at Pensacola, Fla., and was
turned over to the police.
FIFTEEN INJURED
BERLIN, April 1.—A passenger
train was derailed here yesterday
and 15 persons injured. A broken
rail was responsible.
ONCE REJECTED ELEMENT
! CHAMPAIGN, 111., Apr. 1.—Suc_
j cessful revival of the use of selen
iium, a rare element once rejected
j by eminent scientists as a treat.
I ment for cancer, is claimed by
three research workers after six
years of experiments.
While expressing belief that the
treatment might be of great ben
efit in combating the malady, the
scientists warned against undue
enthusiasm as its development is
still in the experimental stages and
much work still remains to be done.
LITERALLY TRUE
SEATTLE, April 1.—Maxie Jolly,
cabaret crodner, with two other
alleged singers, was practicing the
song, “Crooning With Tears in My
Eyes,” when some mean neighbor
heaved a bomb through the win
dow.
HUNDREDS GO TO WORK
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 1.—
The Ford Motor Company of this
city announced yesterday that the
present force of 500 men will be in
creased to 2,200 because of the
new Ford eight-cylinder model,
which went on sale Thursday.
GARLIC, NOT CANDY
SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 1.—
A big box of candy was received
by the police department. Mouths
watered as the cops pictured a
feast on the sweets- When open
ed the candy proved to be garlic—
April fool.
The SS Yukon, now in port, is
'scheduled to depart for the South
at 9 o’clock this evening. The
passenger train from the Interior i
is due at 6:30 p. m.
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A. S. Dundas, mining man of j
Flat, returned to Seward from the !
States on the SS Yukon and is en.- j
route to the Interior for the re. i
sumption of mining activities.
C. A. Livingston, pilot on one of
the Alaska Railroad riverboats ply
ing between Nenana and the lower
Yukon River points for a number
of years, returned on the SS Yukon
from the States and is enroute to
Nenana. Captain Livingston de
parted for the States a short while
before the river froze up last fall
and after the riverboats had been
put on the ways.
INVESTMENT BUNKER
IN SEND RENEWING
J. A. Handrahan, investment
banker, with offices in Juneau, is
making a trip to Anchorage and
Fairbanks to renew acquaintances
which he established in Alaska in
1916, at which time he was con
nected with the Ladd and Tilton
banking interests of Portland.
For the past 12 years, Mr. Hand
rahan has been engaged in the in
vestment banking business and
general brokerage work, handling
high grade bonds and New York
listed securities, specializing in
trustee standard investment shares,
corporate trust shares and North
American Trust shares.
These are what is known as the
fixed investment type, where an
investor covers 35 of the leading
companies with one investment.
All of the details are handled by the
Chase National Bank and the Em
pire Trust Company of New York.
Mr. Handrahan has direct con
nections with the New York offices.
Upon his return he intends to
spend a little time in Seward. For
the next 30 days, Mr. Handrahan
will be in Anchorage at the Par
sons Hotel.
MOST NORTHERN FAIR
NOME, Apr. 1—The Nome an
nual fair opened here yesterday
with exhibits of ivory carving, fish,
furs and other resources of this
far northland.
BILL PENDING IN BOTH HOUSES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 1. OP)
—Delegate Wickersham said the
bill recommended by the Depart
ment of Justice to eliminate one of
Alaska’s Judicial Divisions and
combining the Nome and Fairbanks
Divisions, is pending in both
houses. If the bill is passed there
will be no successor to Judge Lomen
whose term expires June 13.
FAITH UNSHAKEN
NORFOLK, Va., Apr. 1. (TP)—The
three intermediaries are firm in
the belief they have been in touch
with the kidnappers of the Lind_
bergh baby, and not imposters.
They are continuing their efforts
and Admiral Burrage said he would
not have gone into the case if “we
were not sure we were dealing with
the abductors.”
SOME TRAVELER
Safe and sound after traveling
20,000 miles in three months, thru
the Panama Canal and 30 States,
Dan Kennedy, Anchorage business
man, returned Thursday on the SS
Yugon. Dan has a flock of photos—
pictures of gals and pictures of real
5c beer—taken at various points he
visted and to hear him describe his
adventures is like going to a movie.
The SS Admiral Evans, of the
Pacific Steamship Company, due
in Seward Tuesday, has a total
of 35 tons of cargo and freight for
discharge at Seward; 17 tons for
Seward and 18 tons for rail points.
Hard luck seems to be hard on
the tail of Capt. Leonard Green
berger, local skipper and fisherman.
Wednesday, off Cape Resurrention,
he lost approximately 2,000 feet of
halibut gear.
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* SEWARDITE WINS ICE POOL *
* _ *
* Edwin Sandbeck, Gateway *
* superintendent, man about the *
* town and member of the “Hole *
* in a Half” Golf Club, received *
* the announcement last night *
* breaking all precedents and *
*' upsetting all calculations of *
* the Weather Bureau, the ice *
* went out at 12:13. Thus, be- *
* ing the only ticket on that *
* date and hour, he will receive *
* the entire pool, amounting to *
* $69,000.37—April Fool! *
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REPRESENTATIVE VESTAL DIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 1. (A*)
—Representative Albert H. Vestal,
Indiana Republican whip, died af
ter a heart attack. He was 57 years
old.
SOLDIERS LINED UP'
IN MUCKS, ROBBED
TACOMA, Wash., Apr. 1. (/P)—
Taking advantage of the fact that
payday for soldiers had just oc
curred and the soldiers had some
money on their persons, three arm
ed bandits entered the barracks
of the Headquarters Company here
Thursday night and lined 16 sol
diers against the walls.
The bandits then, at the point
of menacing revolvers, robbed the
soldiers of $300 in cash and then
fled from the scene in an auto
mobile.
The police have been attempting
to get a line on the bandits but
they have not secured any results
thus far.
LARGE
REDUCTION IS
PLANNED ATLANTIC FARE
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Apr. 1.—
North Atlantic shipping concerns
convened and considered proposals
for a 20 per cent reduction of pas
senger rates between Europe and
America. Twenty line were repre
sented. A sharp battle was ex
pected before a rate cut decision is
reached.
The United States Lines, White
Star, Atlantic Transport and Red
Star Lines were understood to fa
vor a reduction but others, includ
ing Cunard, were opposed as re_
portedly were Canadian Pacific,
North German Lloyd and French
Lines.
SECRETMCE1N
SEARCH HOPEWELL RILLS
NORFOLK, Va., April 1.—Mrs.
Agnes Morrow, relative of the Lind
berghs, arrived from Turkey, in
which country she was visiting
when news of the kidnapping of
the Lindbergh baby reached her.
Thinking that by the time she re
turned home the little boy would
have been returned, she brought
a number of toys for the child
A new search of the hills near
the Lindbergh estate is being made
by secret service men, Department
of Justice agents, and many stray
bits of information in connection
with the abduction are being made.
MOONEY POSTPONED
LOS ANGELES, Apr. 1.—Another
delay in investigation of the Tom
Mooney case has caused further
postponement of a decision as to
whether or not the convict will be
pardoned from San Quentin prison.
Governor James Rolph, Jr., said
he had no way of knowing when
the investigators’ report would be
ready, and that a decision would
have to wait until it had been com
pleted. Matt Sullivan, aiding in the
investigation, has been ill, he said.
Mooney is serving a life term on .
his conviction of having partici
pated in the Preparedness Day
bombings in San Francisco.
Tom Babcock, Nuka Bay quartz
operator who has been in the States
for a few weeks purchasing addi
tional equipment, returned on the
SS Yukon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duffy, of Flat,
were arrivals in Seward on the
SS Yukon Thursday enroute to the
Interior where Mr. Duffy is en
gaged in placer mining. Mr. and
Mrs. Duffy have been vacationing
in the States for several months.
MIL LOIN POLICY OF
F1NCE CORPORSTION
LEADING TO LOSSES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 1.—
Senator James Cousens of Michi
gan, multi-millionaire transporta_
tion expert and chairman of the
Interstate Commerce Committee,
charged that railroad loan policies
of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration would lead to huge gov
ernment losses or to Federal own
ership of some weaker roads.
He based the charge on the re
cent loan of $12,(*00,000 to the Mis_
souri Pacific Railroad of which
nearly $6,000,000 is to go to J. P.
Morgan Company and other New
York banking concerns to meet
the railroad’s financial obligations.
He said if loans are continued in
the same manner, many properties
eventually will revert to the gov
ernment, which will lose its invest
ment.
THE NEW FORD EIGHT
DETROIT, Mich., Apr. 1.—Henry
Ford announced the new Ford
eight would sell from $460 to $650
The new Ford four-cylinder will
sell at $90 less than the eight type
on each of 14 corresponding modes.
The chassis of the eight will sell at
$370.
GUW CHARGED
fill REFORM BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Apr. 1. (/P)
—Senator Glass charged a conspir.
acy, inspired in the capital, is re
sponsible for the endless stream of
testimony against his banking re
form bill.
For two weeks, hearings on the
bill ended yesterday. The measure
is designed to prevent the use of
Federal Reserve credit in stock mar
ket speculation.
Committee members supported
Senator Glass in his demand for
an investigation of the alleged
conspiracy.
AIRMINDED KING
NAIROBE, British East Africa,
Apr. 1. (/P)—King Albert of 'tjhe
Belgians arrived here on a flight to
the Belgian Congo
POLITICAL RIOT SPELLS
DEATH T015 PERSONS
BOGOTA, Colombia, Apr. 1.—Fif
teen persons were killed in a politi
cal riot at Guaca, in the province
of Carciarovira, the Bucaramanga
correspondent of the newspaper Es
pectador reported.
Liberal and Conservative politi
cal factions engaged in the fight,
ing, in which many were wounded.
Meagre reports, due to disrupted
communications, said that 30
houses were burned. Troops were
sent to the scene to restore order.
TOMORROW NIGHT
Tomorrow evening the first per
formance of the Seward High
School dramatic contest shows—
four of them—will be presented.
The students and instructors have
spent many weeks diligently, dress
rehearsals have been held and.
judging from the advance ticket
sale, the High School auditorium
will be filled to capacity.
PROGRAM CORRECTIONS
Two corrections are made to the
annual High School dramatic con
test program which was published
in The Gateway Wednesday and
which presentation will be made
April 2 and 4. The first is in the
Senior act, “The Wolf at The Door,”
the name William Grimes, the Lion,
played by Norman Nilson, should
have been William Summers, The
second is that of Ticket Sale Man
ager Agnes Anderson, whose name
was left off the program.
High School Dramatic Contest Tomorrow