MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 103.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FAIRBANKS HOMES HRE
INUNDATED Of ITERS
FROMTHE CHENA RIVER
FAIRBANKS. Hay 3. (/P)—An ice
jam in the Chena River has caused
the waters to rise to new heights
with a result that the lower district
of Fairbanks Monday night was
flooded and several homes had to
be abandoned. Residents of the
homes were unable to save their
household effects and were forced
to wade through the icy stream to
places safe from the swirling wa
ters.
The first intimation of the flood
came during the night when the
swishing waters, from one to three j
feet in depth, swept over the floors
of homes. The water level started
dropping a few hours later.
Only a few of the homes were
inundated today but unless the
waters are liberated, further rises |
in the river are feared.
AIRPLANE LANDS ON
SLOPES I/IT. M'KINLEY
FIRST TIME HISTORY
An airplane landing on the slopes
of Mount McKinley was accom
plished for the first time last week
when Joe Crosson, operations man
ager for the Alaskan Airways, set
a large cabin plane down on Mul
drow glacier, according to the Fair
banks News-Miner.
He effected the landing without j
difficulty on a broad, level ice!
field. There was a runway three j
miles long, he .aid with only slight
indentations.
Allan Carpe. E. P. Beckwith and
another man flew with Crosson to
the glacier. They form part of the
expedition which will study cosmic
rays
Beckwith returned to Nenana
with Crosson. Two other members
of the expedition are due there
from Anchorage by speeder Sat
urday and they, with Beckwith,
will be flown to the glacier.
Camp was established by the
three members of th expedition
and as a wind started to blow,
Crosson decided to take off. The
point of the attempted take-off
was three miles from the camp. j
The wind increased * in severity j
and soon had turned into a bliz- j
zard. Crosson got the plane up 300
feet once but a down draft of wind
forced him down to the glacier.
The plane came down gently and
as it did so another blast of wind
started to lift it.
From then on the flier's efforts
were devoted to holding the ship
down. He finally succeeded in do
ing so and by dint of hard work
was able to fold back the wings,
which removed the danger of the
plane being blown about.
Crosson trudged back to the
camp and spent the night there. By
next morning the wind had died
down and he took off.
The Carpe-Beckwith party plans
to remain on the mountain about
three weeks making scientific stu
dies. They will ascend to a maxi
mum elevation of 11,000 feet.
COPPER VERY LOW
NEW YORK, May 3. (£>)—'The En- |1
gineering and Mining Journal is i
authority for the statement that!1
copper sold for five and five- j
eighths cents per pound and reg- j
istering the lowest level that this
metal has ever sold.
gold strike (
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, May 2.— ;
Discovery of a rich placer gold de- ;
posit near the confluence of the j
Ilaansu Parroquia Rapo Rivers in j
eastern Ecuador is reported.
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
NEW YORK, May 3.—The Beth- ]
lehem Steel Corporation, which i
for many years has been paying '
dividends but which omitted the 1
last regular dividend .announced t
a quarterly dividend for the past i
three months. The ividend is $1.75 l
per share. ,
INJURED ARE RECOVERING
SHANGHAI, May 3.—Several of
the high Japanese officials who
weie injured in the recent bomb
explosion are now well enough to
be able to leave the hospital.
LEGALIZJTION WINE SALE
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.—Cali
fornia grape growers, fighting for
prohobition modification to save
their $300,000,000 industry, have
brought President Hoover ’nto the
picture as an important figure in
the establishment of the grape con
centrate business, now outlawed by
a decision of a Missouri judge.
At the same time, the growers
relieved Donald D. Conn from his
duties as managing director of the
California Vineyardists Association,
in order that he might organize a
widespread campaign to legalize
the sale of wine.
DISMANTLING ECONOMY BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 3. (JP)
—Uncompromising revolters in the
House undertook a final dismant
ling of the economy bill with big
cuts in Veterans’ allowances which
has been at issue for some time.
Few disputed the cuts. Most of
the $48,000,000 provided for Vet
erans’ allowances will be thrown
out.
TO CRUSH FASCISTS
BERLIN, May 3.—President Paul
von Hindenburg is determined to
crush both Fascist and Communist
1 threats to the Republican consti
I tution, v'ell informed political cir
i cles declared, even to dissolving the
Diet and resorting to armed force.
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WALL STREET SENTIMENT
NEW YORK, May 2.—Wall Street
is betting 9 to 1 at the present time
that Owen D. Young will be the
Democratic nominee for President.
Roosevelt odds are about even.
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LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED
LONDON, May 2.— The govern
ment of India’s loan of 10,000,000
pounds issued at a price of 95 in
in five per cent bonds, was over
subscribed directly after the lists
were open.
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SEEK TERRORIST
LOS ANGELES, May 2. —Police
were searching here for a myster
ious terrorist who, over the tele
phone, has threatened a number
of people with death. He is believed
to be a crank but, nevertheless,
he is causing much worry to cer
tain residents.
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ASK PRESIDENTIAL ACTION
WASHINGTON, May 2. _A de
mand that President Herbert Hoo
ver pardon the four defendants in
Honolulu’s honor slaying if an in
vestigation bears out the facts of
the case as reported in newspaper
accounts, was made by Senator J.
Hamilton Lewis, democrat, Illinois.
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FIGHT FOR RECOGNITION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2—
Sentiment for recognition of Soviet
Russia is increasing in the Senate.
A press survey shows at least 12
Senators who now favor recogni
tion, most of them on the ground
that it would open up vast Russian
markets to this country.
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PAINTINGS MAY BEEN STOLEN
LONDON, May 2. —Burglars en
tered the residence of former King
Manuel of Portugal and ransacked
the library and music room of the
estate which is near Twickenham.
It was feared a number of valuable
art treasures had been stolen but
attaches of the household main
tained secrecy.
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“TOP FLIGHT” DEFEATED
JAMICA PLAINS, Long Island,
May 2—“Top Flight,” C. V. Whit
ney’s prize filly, was defeated by
Thomas Cassidy’s “Universe” in
the Wood Memorial stakes. Uni
verse, 10 to 1 chance in betting, led
throughout and won by a half
length. “Economic” placed second
and “Curacao” third.
CAPONE FURIOUS OVER
SUPREME COURT RULE
DENYING REVIEW CASE
CHICAGO, May 3. (/P)— Jail days
for Gangster A1 Capone are about
over for it was expected that he
would be taken to the Federal
prison tonight.
Capone, in a belligerent mood,
said that he was still willing to
fight if his lawyers were with him.
“It’s not fair. I’m a victim of pub
lic clamor,” he said. “My sentence
should have been two and one-half
years but just because I went to a
baseball game they made it 11
years.”
Capone’s mother was with him
when the news came from Wash
ington, saying that his appeal had
been denied by the Supreme Court.
Capone refused to see newspaper i
men but jail attaches said he j
gangster chief was furious.
OUTCOME HAWAII GKSE
STMTS PROTESTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3.— \
Innumerable letters protesting the
conviction of the four Americans
for the Hawaiian “honor slaying”
case are flooding into the nation’s
capitol daily and all are protesting
the conviction or conditions in
Hawaii.
A bill was introduced in the
House which seeks a special par
don for the four convicted persons.
This bill was followed by a reso
lution made by Representative
Rainey asking that the President
pardon the four Americans.
BELFORT, France, May 3.—
France is prepared for an effort
toward mutual solution of the rep
arations problem, if the burden
does not fall on the tax payers of
creditor nations, Premier Tardieu
declared in an election campaign
speech, delivered at Giromagny.
He said the reparations problem
has become economic and political,
consequently France is ready for
a plan to solve it.
TO RETRY CASE
HONOLULU, May 3. — Prepara
tions were being made here Mon
day for the retrial of the case of
the four Hawaiians who, with Jos
eph Kahahawai assertedly attack
ed the wife of Lieut. Thomas H.
Massie. Mrs. Massie has agreed to
testify once more in court. At the
recent trial the jury was not able
to agree on a verdict as to the guilt
or innocence of the Hawaiians.
EXTORTION PLOT HUS
RESULTED TWO DEATHS
TAYLORVILLE, 111., May 2.—Two
men were slain in what police said
was the climax of an extortion plot
The dead are Pete La Rocco, 40, and
Henry Allegrueci.
Arthur Cioni of Langley, a vil
lage near here, told police that La
Rocco had threatened him and his
family with death unless he paid
the sum of $1500. The shooting
took place at Cioni’s home when
La Rocco called there with several
companions.
Allegrueci, a friend of Cioni, met
La Rocco at the door and shot him
twice with a shotgun. Companions
of La Rocco then killed Allegrueci
with machine guns.
WANT WET PLANK
PROVIDENCE, R. I., May 3. (JP)
—The Democratic Convention in- i
structed its delegates to the Na- j
tional Convention to support A1 j
Smith and to work and vote for a j
plank in the national platform call- j
ing for prohibition repeal or for j
the submitting of this question to j
the voters of the States.
NORTH PACIFIC HALIBUT
FISHERIES PROTECTED
BY BILL JUST SIGNED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3. (/P) !
—A bill to protect the Northern
Pacific halibut fishery industry
through carrying out the halibut
convention treaty between the
United States and Canada was
signed by President Hoover today.
The bill provides for a closed
season between November 1 and
February 15, subject to change by
the International Fisheries Com
mission. It prescribes penalties for
violations and provides that the
President designate a patrol for the
enforcement of the new act.
INSTRUCTOR DROWNS IN
ATTEMPT REACH SHORE
SEATTLE, May 3. (JF) — Father
Paul J. LaBlanc, 32 years of age,
biology instructor at St. Edward’s
Catholic Seminary here, drowned
today while attempting to swim
ashore after a rowboat upset on
Lake Washington.
Miss Helen Danz was with him
when the boat upset but she clung
to the overturned boat while Fa
ther LaBlanc attempted to swim
ashore. Miss Danz was rescued.
LaBlanc came to Seattle from
Tacoma recently.
PORTER IN RAGS RAD
NEW YORK, May 3—Tony Mis
seak, a porter at $10 a week, was
arrested here for peddling pencils
without a license. He was a pitiful
object.
The soles of his shoes were worn
through; his clothes were old and
torn and patched; the seat of his
pants was nearly gone, and there
were holes in every pocket except
one.
Although, there wasn’t much use
in searching the poor fellow, they
did look into the one good pocket.
From it they pulled 25 $1,000 bills,
79 $100 bills and 17 $1 bills.
“I worked for it. I am a porter
and I get $10 a week and I saved
this in 36 years,” he said when they
questioned him.
SIGHT RESTORED
MONTREAL, Quebec, May 2.—An
operation by which the sight of
a patient blinded by drinking
poisoned alcohol was restored with
out treatment of the eyes, was re
ported at the Montreal General
Hospital. Dr. G. H. Mathewson
performed a lumbar puncture near
the base of the patient’s spinal
column and withdrew part of the
spinal fluid once a day for four
days, when the man’s eyesight was
normal.
PUBLIC DEBT FIGURES
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3.—
Uncle Sam’s public debt will
amount to approximately $19,320,
000,000 by June 30, according to
figures issued at the Treasury .Sec
retary Mills announced two new is
sues of securities totaling $225,
000,000 each, in one-year two per
cent certificates and two-year
three per cent notes to be dated
May 2 to meet additional cash re
quirements of the Federal govern
ment.
DISMAL REALIZATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2. (JF)
—Congress is up against the dis
mal realization that all of its ef
forts to balance next year’s budget
may fall short of its mark unless
the already high tax bill is raised
much higher and that the economy
bill, if not already completely
wrecked, will be cut so low- before
the House is done with it that it
will utterly fail to bridge the sav
ing of $250,000,000, the gap between
the government’s expenditures and
its revenues.
CENTER AT NORFOLK
NORFOLK, Va., May 3. — Nego
tiations in the Lindbergh case are
now centering at Norfolk and
■around the yacht Marcon.
SOVItT-JAPANESE WAR
SCARE IS REVIVED1
GENEVA, May 3. — The Soviet
Japanese war scare in the Far East
was revived in Moscow, Tokyo and
Geneva.
Official sources in Moscow said
Russia was prepared for national
defense; troops are concentrated
in Manchurian frontier sectors and
the Soviet government is ready to
resist plots to provoke war by White
Russian and certain Japanese mil
itarists.
In Tokyo, a government spokes
man described the extensive Sov
iet concentrations as indicating
Russia is ready to fight and hinted
that Russian Communists were re
sponsible for the recent bombings
of Japanese troop trains.
PASS NEW BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3. (/P)
—The Senate Monday passed a bill
to prevent hung juries in Hawaiian
cases from operating the same as
acquittal. The present Hawaiian
act in the Hawaiian law provides
that in case juries fail to agree
twice on the same case, the de
fendant is automatically acquitted
without further trial.
MUST DISCHARGE FILIPINOS
FOREST GROVE, May 2. —All
iJap berry growers who have been
hiring Filipino workers in this vi
cinity were instructed by delega
tions of white farmers that every
Filipino must leave the locality.
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WHAT A HAND
SPOKANE, Wash., May 2—It was
lucky J. R. Kiely was playing
bridge with two nurses when he
was dealt 13 spades. As he picked
up his cards and looked at them,
he fainted and the two nurses had
to revive him.
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RESIDENTS STARTLED
BEND, Ore-, May 2.—Residents of
this city were surprised Sunday
when an airplane landed on main
street. It was revealed that the
pilot had motor trouble when he
was above the city and was forced
to make a landing and he thought
the main street as good as any
place.
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CHARGED TERRORISM
HARBIN, Manchuria, May 2. —
Manchukuo police issued a state
ment charging the Soviet govern
ment with fomenting terrorist plots
against the Japanese Manchurian
interests in Northern Manchuria.
They said they have “strongest”
evidence that Soviet officials were
responsible for the bombing of a
Japanese troop train recently.
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WORK HURRIED ALONG
BALBOA, Canal Zone, May 2. —
Construction of the Madden Dam,
intended to furnish a greater sup
ply of water for operation of the
Panama Canal, is being hurried to
completion with 650 men toiling in
day and night shifts. At the pre
sent rate, experts believe the dam
will be completed well within the
time limit expiring November 1934.
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GUILTY OF FORERY
LOS ANGELES, May 2. — James
Morrissey, 49, who with Russel J.
Wendel, erstwhile claimant to the
$100,000,000 Ella Wendel estate in
New York, pleaded guilty to for
gery, must serve from one to five
years in Folsom prison. He wlil be
sentenced this week.
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DID NOT HAVE CHANCE
CHICAGO, May 3.—Wherx Gang
ster A1 Capone, in jail here, learn
ed of the decision of the Supreme
Court regarding his plea for a re
view on his conviction of evading
income tax laws, the gang chief
tain wept salt tears on his mo
ther’s shoulder. Capone said he
“didn’t have a chance” even tho
he stopped more crime than the
police ever did.
MU IS WITCHING
TOW'S ELECTION IN
CM, INTEOEST
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. (jPj—
California, torn asunder by a Gar
ner-Roosevelt-Smith fight for con
trol of her Democratic delegation
to the National Convention, sought
surcease from its internal strife in
the Presidential primary while the
Republicans united in a confidence
vote for Hoover.
California political campaigns
ended in a whirlwind finish after
much bitter wrangling over party
control. Challenges of veracity,
sincerity and charges of misrepre
sentation and political treachery
were hurled at each other up to
the last minute.
Today is the day California
voters march to the polls and the
election will, it is declared by ob
servers, either make or break the
candidacy of Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Besides national issues
the voters will settle various State
issues, the most important being
the adoption or rejection of the so
called Sharkey oil bill.
WESTWARD PLATINUM
FIND MAY BE LOOKED
OVER JY GEOLOGIST
Accompanying the aerial survey
'fciarty aboard the USS Gannet, en
route to Chignik Bay for a six
months’ reconnaissance, is Stephen
R. Capps, U. S. Geological Survey,
who will make examinations on the
lower Alaska Peninsula and possi
bly some of the Aleutian Islands.
Possibly no man in Alaska has
1 covered more territory or perform
ed greater labors in the interest of
the Geological Survey than Mr.
Capps
While in the Westward, Mr.
Capps will doubtless look into the
reported platinum strike made by
Jack McCord and the “Diamond
Kid” Toman. In all likelihood, Mr.
| Capps will be prepared to give an
advance bulletin to the world re
specting the importance of the
find.
Much interest has been created
in the States through the reported
find, and it is hinted that its au
thentication would go far toward
attracting miners to the Territory.
WOMHN DISHES LYE
IN HUD'S FIDE
VENICE, Calif., May 2. —Mixing
up a strong solution of lye in a
coffee pot, Mrs- Rebecca Green
berg, 60 years, said to be the mother
of six children, sought revenge for
42 years of marital unhappiness
by dashing the mixture into the
eyes of her sleeping husband, de
stroying his sight.
Then as her husband screamed
in agony, she telephoned for of
ficers to come and arrest her.
HUGE OIL THEFT
LONGVIEW, Texas, May 2.—The
alleged theft of 1,000,000 barrels of
oil from an East Texas field is be
ing investigated. Eighteen men
have been arrested and charged
with the theft.
HOOVER WINS OUT
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3. (/P)
—The United States Senate lost its
fight with President Hoover when
the Supreme Court declared that
Chairman George Otis Smith of the
Federal Power Commission was en
titled to hold that office. The Sen
ate had sought to oust Smith from
his seat as head of the commission
and the question was given to the
Supreme Court for settlement.
SWINDLER MANY YEARS
STOCKHOLM, May 2.—With fur
ther arrests in the Kreuger swind
ling case it was revealed here Sun
day that the swindling dates back
to at least 1923.