MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 74.
•SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
NEW WOMAN'S PRISON
SIMILAR COUNTRY CLUB:
NEW YORK, Mar. 30.—Mayor
Walker on Tuesday inspected the
new prison for women, an innova
tion insofar as penitentiaries are
concerned.
Each cell is six by ten feet in
size, has hot and cold running
water, lavatory, comfortable beds,
furniture, and the former heavy
bars in front of each cell have been
done away with and in their stead
are curtained windows permitting
privacy.
The prison is built more on the
order of a prominent woman's club,
having a roof garden, handball,
ping-pong, tennis courts, card ta_
bles, and there is some tall: of lay
ing out a golf course. The old
denim costume has been replaced
by bright colored gingham uni.
forms.
It is planned to organize a jazz
* band in the near future and invite
Mayor Walker for tea.
TiUSIDS t08LI[5
FORTIFYING FRONTIER
TOKIO, Mar. 30. — Fortification
of the Siberian-Manchurian fron
tier was recognized in an official
announcement yesterday b y the
Japanese government.
The announcement said semi
permanent entrenched fortifica
tions were being built on the bor
der near Pogranitchnaya and that
thousands of coolies had been brot
to Vladivostok for the work.
A simultaneous announcement
said peace negotiations at Shang
hai were making little progress
owing to Chinese public opinion.
WAS NOT A LIAR
NEW YORK, Mar. 30.—A man
carrying a large tin can was stop
ped by Customs Guards as he saun
tered along the pier of the Spanish
Steamship Line. The man insist
ed the can contained soused mack
erel and when guards demanded
he open it and prove his statement
the man left to hupt a can opener,
leaving the can behind.
A half hour elapsed without his
return and when guards forced the
can open with a bale hook, they
found the informant had been only
half right. The can contained
three soused and three bottles of
Scotch.
MISSOURI DELEGATES
INSTRUCTED VOTE WET
ST. LOUIS, Mar. 30.—Delegates
from three Republican Congres
sional districts of Eastern Missouri
were instructed to vote for an anti
prohibition plank in the National
Republican platform at the party
convention in Chicago.
The six delegates and six alter
nates were elected in Congressional
conventions in the 10th, 11th and
12th Districts Friday. President
Hoover’s name was mentioned at
only one of the conventions.
REDUCES RATE
LONDON, Mar. 30.—The Bank of
England reduced its discount rate
from 4 to 31-2 per cent. The cut
surprised the market, which was
not prepared for futher reduction
after the two recent declines. The
monetary situation has grown so
easy, however, and revenue has
been coming in so steadily that,
apparently the bank directors de
cided to give trade and commerce
the benefit of a further half of 1
per cent reduction.
COP RUN OVER
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Mar. 30.
Police officer Clyde Raymond was
struck by a hit and run driver
Tuesday and seriously injured.
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JEWISH ATHLETES MEET
PALESTINE, Mar. 30.—Twenty
five thousand spectators watched
the first annual Jewish athletic
games. Four thousand Jewish
athletes participated in the events.
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GRAF IS HOME
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Germany,
Mar. 30.—The Graf Zeppelin ar
rived here Tuesday afternoon af
ter completing a commercial flight
to Pernambuco, Brazil, and return.
GLORIA SWANSON ILL
LONDON, Mar. 30-—Gloria Swan
son was reported ill with bronchitis
in London Tuesday. Gloria and
her husband. Michael Farmer, re_
cently went to Europe to await the
arrival of the stork.
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PLANE CRASH
DES MOINES, la., Mar. 30.—Wil
liam Lawrence, aged 20, of Norwalk
was killed yesterday when an air
plane in which he was riding
crashed a mile south of the Des
Moines airport.
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RESUME OPERATIONS
SEATTLE, Mar. 30.—Announce
ment was made here that logging
operations of a big lumber camp in
Thurston county would be resumed
; within a few days. About 300 for
mer employees will be put back to
work.
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MOST FAITHFUL FRIEND
l HARRINGTON, Kas., Mar. 30.—
“Boomer,” a dog, meets every pas
senger train arriving in this city.
In 1928 his master boarded one for
the East, where he was to undergo
an operation. He never returned,
but “Boomer” is still waiting for
him.
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GIRL RETURNS HOME
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Mar. 30.—
Miss Laurel Morrison, 30, Aurora
beauty parlor operator, is home
with her parents after being miss
ing two days. She told the author
ities she was kidnapped and held
captive in Lincoln.
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LARGE ESTATE ^TAX
ALBANY, N. Y., Mar. 30.—The
state tax department estimated
unofficially that New York state
would receive $2,600,000 as an es
tate tax on the property of the
late George Eastman, Rochester
financier.
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WORST IS OVER
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 30.—A. P.
Giannini, chairman of the board
of the Bank of America, in a state
wide radio broadcast last night, ex
pressed the belief that the worst of
the depression is past. Governor
Jas. Rolph, Jr., opened the broad
cast, the first of several scheduled
in a prosperity campaign sponsor
ed by the Bank of America.
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ONE PEANUT A MONTH
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 30.—
Dr. Frederick Wolter, now in the
26th day of a self-imposed fast,
faces new troubles. He has only
enough money to pay one more
week’s rent at the Salvation Army
hotel. But he is confident some
one will come to his aid. He is
fasting as a protest against unem
ployment for those with scholarly
educations. He declared he has
eaten nothing but one peanut since
February 28.
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FIVE YOLKED EGG
HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 30—Mrs. J.
C. Williams, chicken rancher who
lives on the outskirts of this city,
in examining the daily egg produc
tion of her hennery, found and un
usual egg. Upon opening this egg,
it was found that it contained five
yolks. An attempt is now being
made to find the super hen who
laid this super egg which is be
lieved to be the first of its kind.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 30.—
Fresh trouble seems to be brewing
in Nicaragua as the presidential
election and subsequent withdraw
al of American marines draw near.
The United States has politely
b.u t definitely served notice on
Monado that unless the elections
are held according to plan, the out
come will be that the marines will
be sent back and, like nature, fol
lowing events will takes its own
course.
President Moncado has sent to
Washington, his personal repre
sentative. Two delegates respect
ively, were appointed by the liber
al and conservative parties.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar 30, (/P)
—Senate committee consideration
of four resolutions to amend or re
peal the Eighteenth amendment
and 10 bills to modify the Volstead
act was set to begin April 14. Chair
man Blaine of the Senate judiciary
sub-committee, which will hold
hearings on wet proposals, said it
had been impossible to fix an ear
lier date because some witnesses
wanted a fortnight to prepare
briefs for repeal. The hearings
are part of the Senate wets pro
gram to obtain a showdown vote
next month on a wet and dry issue.
GIHL MARKET" IS
UNDER INVESTIGATION
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 30.—In
vestigation of an alleged “girl
market” thru which San Francisco
High School girls were supposedly
enitced to “forbidden parties with
men,” is under way here by police
and juvenile authorities. A wom
an about 30 is being sought, say
the officers, for questioning in the
case. Chief of Police William J.
Quinn says the investigation is the
result of a raid on a “Tenderloin”
hotel several days ago in which two
young girls, both 16, and two men
were arrested.
TWO MEN GET LONG
WARREN, Ohio, Mar. 30,-^John
De Marko of Youngstown, the sec
ond of the two men indicted in
connection with the kidnapping of
11-year-old James De Jute, Jr., of
Niles, today pleaded guilty to a
charge of harboring and conceal
ing a kidnapped person, and was
sentenced to from one to 20 years
in the state penitentiary. Dowell
Hargraves, aged 31, of Youngstown,
has been given a life sentence for
his part in the abduction of the
boy.
DOG ‘MUSHED' CAREY
LEADING NOME DERBY
NOME, Mar. 30. (JP)—The elapsed
time of dog drivers arriving at
Golovin Tuesday at the end of the
first half of the derby were: Carey,
seven hours, 13 minutes and 40
seconds: Kikatelluk, seven hours,
24 minutes and 10 seconds; Top
kok, seven hours, 27 minutes and
30 seconds; Braadladt, seven hours,
57 minutes and 35 seconds.
The teams left Nome five minutes
apart. ,
Bids for new equipment for the
Alaska Road Commission will be
opened in Seattle April 8-9.
ORDERED TO LEAVE
LONDON, Mar. 30.—Many jobless
foreigners who went to Russia in
search of employment under Com
munism, including many Ameri
cans, have been ordered by the So.
viet authorities to leave the coun
try, according to Moscow dis
patches.
DETECTislir
ILL SIDE HOMS
NORFOLK, Va., Mar. 30— Rev
erend Peacock was asked Tuesday
| by Colonel Lindbergh to continue
! negotiations with the abductors of
| his son. The minister said he cer
(tainly would.
Newspaperman do not believe
j Reverend Peacock is working on
| a false clue, nor that Peacock is
: working direct with the kidnappers,
i who are believed to have the baby
beyond the 12-mile limit off the
Jersey coast.
Six carloads of detectives are re
ported to have been distributed
lover all side roads leading to the
j Lindbergh estate, which is taken to
mean that developments are reach
; ing the final stage.
I
LONDON, Mar. 30.—Two Japan,
i ese steamers with a total of 160 pas
sengers and crew, were believed to
be lost today, the Kobe correspon
dent of the Daily Herald report
ed. The coastal steamer Choan
'Maru struck a submerged rock in
| a dense fog near Chefoo Thursday
and had disappeared. There were
jno passengers and seamen aboard.
The steamer Takei Maru, with 50
aboard, had not been heard from
since sending a SOS call during a
blizzard4 several days ago w^ile
en route to Vladivostok.
PRETTY GRASS WIDOW
LUIS TRAP FOR MEN
What happens when a young
man meets a very, very pretty
grass-widow on a crowded railroad
train with his fiancee’s friend
looking on? Wouldn’t one like to
know? One can, Saturday evening,
April 2, when the Sophomores’
play, “The Woman Who Under
stood Men,” will be presented. It
is directed by Miss Hope Hennessy.
The play is a one. act comedy by
John Kirkpatrick. The scene is
the living room of the Carter home,
late afternoon in Spring.
HOOVER REITERATES
STAND ON PAYMENTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 30.—
President Herbert Hoover Tuesday
reiterated his opposition to pay
ment in full of the soldiers’ bonus.
He said that he would be opposed
to any legislation seeking to secure
further payment of this bonus and
also said he had made this clear
at the American Legion conven
tion in Detroit a few months ago.
Any such action would have a
harmful effect in attempting to
balance the budget, the President
said.
HURLEY’S TEAM WON
FAIRBANKS, Mar. 30.—The Si
berian husky team of Julian Hur
ley won the Signal Corps trophy
in a race run last Saturday. The
trail was in bad condition with
some bare ground showing in many
instances. Despite the bad trail
the dogs made the 60-m.ile trip in
five hours, 44 minutes and 24 sec
onds.
Fire, caused by the explosion of
gasoline, last week destroyed the
small power boat Kewanee at Ju
neau.
WAR INEVITABLE
MOSCOW, The official army
newspaper “Red Star” said Sunday
that war between America and
Japan for domination of the Pa
cific ocean is inevitable.
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COFFEE URN BLEW UP
CHICAGO, 111., Mar. 30—A coffee
urn in a cafe on La Salle street
blew up Tuesday injuring two peo
ple and caused considerable dam
age to the place. The fire depart
ment responded to an alarm.
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SUIT FILED
OAKLAND, Cal., Mar. 30.—Claire
i Windsor, screen, star, was made the
! object of a $100,000 alienation of
| affection suit filed by Mrs. Walter
! Reed of this city. Reed is a local
i realty broker.
POLE IN THE ROAD
EL PASO, Tex., Mar. 30.—Injur.
| ed when she lost control of her car,
; Mrs. Grace Tibbett, wife of the Me
j tropolitan opera tenor, is recover
ing in a local hotel. Her auto ran
>into a telephone pole.
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JOBS FOR MANY
j NEW YORK, Mar. 30.—Thirty
states contributed to today’s total
of 5,558 jobs in the united action
campaign, bringing the nation
wide total for the entire campaign
to 341,559.
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CHILDREN GUARDED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 30.—
Extraordinary precautions were
taken to guard 300 children of
prominent families who were spe
cial guests of Mrs. Hoover at the
annual egg rolling on the White
House grounds Sunday.
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THE LID IS OFF
SHANGHAI, Mar. 30. — Though
peace * seems some distance away,
and. occasionally rifle fire is ex
changed between the Japanese and
j Chinese forces still entrenched on
the outskirts of this city, resump
j tion of night life is under way; the
i curfew will be abolished Thursday.
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PECULIAR ACCIDENT
EUREKA, Calif., Mar. 30, —Hit
by a rabbit which jumped thru the
windshield of his car while travel,
ing as a 40-mile rate on the high
way near here, W. B. Sherman of
Oakland suffered cuts on the face
yesterday.
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TEXAS TORNADO
HENDERSON, Tex., Mar. 30—
Eigh persons were injured and a
score of shacks were demolished by
a tornado which struck Selmon
City about 5 oclock a. m. yesteray..
The town is about ten miles from
here in the East Texas oil fields.
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210 MILES AN HOUR
CHICAGO, 111., Mar. 30.—H. M
Laird, designer of racing airplanes,
announced that he had designed a
new high speed cabin plane for pri
vate owners, which will have a top
speed of 210 miles per hour. It
will be able to land at 58 miles an
hour, he said.
* * * *
ADVISED TO TAKE REST
NEW YORK, Mar. 30.—The New
York Boxing Commission Tuesday
advised Christopher “Bat” Battal
ino to take a 60-day rest. Battal
ino was badly beaten by Billy Pe.
trolle in a recent Madison Square
Garden match. He was to have
met Tony Canaoneri in May but
this fight apparently will have to
be called off.
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HOOVER ENDORSED
ATLANTA, Ga., Mar. 30.—Func
tioning under white leadership and
control, the Georgia state Repub
lican convention endorsed Presi.
dent Hoover for renomination,
elected four delegates at large to
the national convention and in
structed the state central commit
tee to meet and consider the ad
visability of putting out a full tick
et in Georgia in the November
election.
DISUSE AND EMMIE
FOLLOWS HAVOC WHO
THOUOUT TOE ORIENT
SHANGHAI, Mar. 30.—Disease
and famine; rode rough shod over
China in the path of the havoc of
war. As a result of the crowding
of millions of refugees during the
hostilities at Shanghai, an epidem
ic of smallpox is now sweeping the
Orient, according to Dr. Wu Lien,
the director of the Chinese mara_
tme service. Sir John Hope-Simp
son, British director of the China
famine commission, said at the
same time that famine conditions
had again reached such a pass in
some parts of the country that the
people were eating bark from trees,
j the chaff of threshed grain and
weeds.
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PLUS OSLO SMUGGLE
ALCOHOL FBI MEXICO
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Mar. 30.—A
plane believed to be one of several
planes engaged in the practice of
smuggling alcoholic liquors from
Mexico into the United States was
seized herq Monday by customs
agents. The pilot, Arthur Gowan,
was arrested and charged with
smuggling. In his place 175 gal
lons of liquor were found.
Another plane was recently
seized near the Mexican border.
The customs officers did not catch
the aviators with any “goods,” but
they charged them with conspiracy
to violate the liquor laws.
CLARION CALL IS
SOUNDED BY GARNER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 30.—
A rallying call was sounded yester
day by Speaker Garner in which he
urged all members of Congress to
support his remarks which, he said,
would go a long way to balancing
the budget.
The gist of his clarion call was
an impost be made on every form
of taxation including increase in
postal rates, amusement tickets,
stocks and bonds and innumerable
other items, so-called luxiries such
as radios, phonographs, automo
biles, electrical appliances, etc.
If this is not done, he added, the
country wll face the worst panic
in its ’history.
POWERFULLOCAL
ANAESTHETIC FOUND
NEW ORLEANS, La., Mar. 30.—
! At a meeting of representatives of
I the medical profession here the
discovery of a new powerful local
anaesthetic was announced.
The new substance, called dio
phane,, is described as being more
effective than cocaine or other
commonly used local anaesthetics
in that it takes longer to start ac
tion and it takes longer for the an_
aesthetic effects to disappear, thus
reducing the pain following an op
eration or the extraction of a tooth.
The new substance is not habit
iforming, it is said.
MISSED TOO MANY BOATS
FAIRBANKS, Mar. 30. (tf*)—John
Worcester, mining engineer, is back
here after making a trip to inves
tigate the meteor reported to fallen
near the Alaska Railroad, south of
here. He said he was unable to
find it and believd it to be a fig
ment. imagination on the part of
the man who reported it
John Bolstad, 81, an oldtimer of
the Territory, died last week at Ju
neau of ailments incident to ad-’
vanced age, reports the Empire.
High School Dramatic Contest April 2 and 4