VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 266.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
H. F. MORION AND
PILOT A. WOODLEY
MISSING TWO DAYS
The entire railroad belt north of
Anchorage was the scene of an ex
tensive land and air search Mon
day for Attorney Harry F. Morton
and Pilot Arthur Woodley, who
failed to arrive at Fairbanks Sun
's day from Anchorage.
First -hews of the lost plane,
equipped with pontoons and diesel
motored, was learned last evening
from Radio Station KFQD, An
* chorage, when Broadcaster J. P.
Hannon related the following brief
facts:
The former “Missionary” plane,
which had been flown the greater
part of the summer by Pilot Wood-1
ley, took-off from Anchorage Sun
day at 3 p. m. for Fairbanks. It
failed to. arrive. Alarmed at not
receiving any report from any
place, with the exception of Hurri
cane, where they were last sighted,
planes on Monday, from Anchor
age and Fairbanks, literally swept
« the rugged area between and far
on each side, without finding a
trace of the missing plane and oc
cupants.
Today, according to the report,
all planes are grounded because of
storms raging thruout the entire
region.
Later Report—A local telephone
report to Mrs. Morton, at Anchor
age, said that ample bedding and
food was taken on board the plane;
that it was last sighted near Hurri- j
cane where there are a number of j
lakes upon which the plane could j
land if forced down. No great]
alarm is felt at Anchorage, it was I
, further said.
Pilot Oscar Winchell, who is at
present in Seward, said there are
at least two lakes in the Hurricane
area with many others to each side.
It is his impression that Woodley
found the Pass foggy and either
took cff to the west or attempted
to soar over the nfountain, but
rather doubts the latter. Being
more or less well populated with
miners, trappers, etc., along that
particular area, he feels that if the
plane had come down near there,
the motor would have been heard
* by someone.
. WHITE WIT ENJOYED
EM HOUR SUIT
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, —Time,
which under normal circumstanc
es flies, stood still for an hour at
2 a. m. Sunday when it waved fare
well to another period of what the
English call summertime and what
America calls daylight saving
On Broadway, which has no bed
,«time, it meant 60 minutes more of
gayety, for 2 a. m. is the zero hour
in the glitter palaces along the al
leged gay, white-way.
HR mu cur MILK
sumram
CHICAGO, Sept. 27, — Milk
strikes in some of America’s prin
cipal centers and the threat of
such a movement in the national
• metropolis gave a more serious as
pect to the agricultural war for
higher prices which started in
Iowa more than a month ago.
Producers through a large sec
tion of the country awaited with
interest developments in New York,
where stoppage of the flow of milk
from Upstate to New York City es
timated at nearly 4,000,000 quarts
*Per day, is threatened.
forbidden to dance
MARIANA, Fla., Sept. 27, _
Dancing has been made a crime
in this city; at least so far as
school teachers are concerned. The
school board has decreed that any
teacher found attending dances
-will be dismissed immediately. One
of the reasons given was that they
became too intimate with certain
.students.
BUSINESS RECOVERING
WASHINGTON, Sept., 27,—Signs
of business recovery were pointed
to by the American Federation of
Labor and the National Industrial
Conference Board. The Federation
in its monthly survey said, “Con
valescence” has been reached, but
warned that “We cannot expect
convalescence ito> develop into
cure,” unless wage cutting ends.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Sept. 27, —
The Democratic bid for the inde
pendent and progressive Republi
can vote gained impetus with the
announcement that an organiza
tion, headed by nationally known
liberals, had been informed to crys
tallize progressive sentiment be
hind Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Richard Washburn Child, am
bassador to Italy under two Re
publican administrations, will lead
one effort to win progressive Re
publican votes away from Presi
dent Hoover. The other will be
led by Senator George W. Norris,
insurgent Republican leader, and
a group of liberals thru the “Pro
gressive National League”.
GERMANY ENTITLED
HIM INDEPENDENCE
DEWS VON SEECKT
GILCHING, Germany, Sept., 27,
—Germany stands ready to build
up her military strength regardless
of treaties or what the rest of the
world thinks, Gen. Hans von
Seeckt. father of the Post-War
German Army and the most fam
ous military genius of contempor
ary Germany, told the press in an
interview here.
“If the other powers refpse Ger
many the military independence
to which she is intitled,” General
von Seeckt said, “I see no way out
other than that Germany expand
her armed forces. Germany has
waited long enough for others to
keep their promise to reduce arma
ments- They have refused to do so
and the chances that they will keep
their promise are slim. Conse
quently, the world must be pre
pared to see Germany help herself
as far as necessary.”
HURRICANE STRIKES
VIRGIN ISLES, Sept. 27, —A
hurricane has struck here; the vel
ocity is estimated at 75 miles an
hour. Every movable thing on the
islands was battened down when
the first storm warning was an
nounced.
QUAKE REGISTERED
LONDON, Sept. 27, —A violent
earthquake was registered here
Monday. The center of violence was
placed in the Balkans.
IBANEZ MAY RETURN
SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 27, _
Carlos Ibanez, former electorial
president of Chile, has been given
permission to return to the coun
try with the uderstanding that he
will take no hand in politics.
POSTAL SERVICE LAUDED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 27, -
High tribute to the efficiency of
the Federal postal system and its
thousands of employees was given
by President Hoover in an address
at the laying of the cornerstone
in the new $10,500,000 post office
here.
ON THE DEFENSIVE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 27, —
With President Hoover and Repub
licans generally on the defensive
from coast to coast, the presiden
tian campaign entered its final six
weeks stretch to offset Democra
tic gains. Republicans are starting
an intensive drive. Vice President
Curtis and Secretary of the Treas
ury Mills will go through the Mid
dle West to the Pacific Coast.
MURDERER ttUSMHDS
OF LOIE-STM
WIVES IS GimiflED
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 27,
—Believing he has uncovered an
international murder ring, Prose
cutor Thomas acted to extradite
from Belgium a man with a mys
terious name and reputed to have
connived with love-starved wives
to kill their husbands for insurance
money.
Nicolai Nickalaidi is held in
Brussel, Belgium after confessing
to an unsolved Youngstown mur
der committed on October 21, 1929,
and Thomas declares the man and
his woman companion will be brot
to this country if possible because
of a slight discrepancy in their
story.
Brussels police declare that the
man they are holding has con
fessed to several murders of hus
bands with insurance policies and
Thomas says the man that was
buried in Belmont Park by the
kame name three years ago, per
haps Was just another victim.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept., 27,—Profit
taking brought some stocks down
more than two points before noon
Monday after a firm opening, and
a subsequent advance on the New
York Stock Exchange. Trading
quieted down on the reaction and
support, was forthcoming around
the lows. Cotton advanced nearly
$1.25 a bale and later lost half the
gain.
i THE FOUND OF
PUNE BERING SEI
NOME, Sept., 27,—Searchers for
the lost Japanese airplane Hochi
Nichibel, feared that it had been
forced down on the Bering Sea on
its attempted non-stop flight from
Japan to Nome, and had sunk in a
heavy storm.
Systematic patrols by the Amer
can Coast Guard vessel Northland
and MS North Star, over the wide
area in which the plane might
have gone down, revealed no trace
of it.
.A.
MERIDIAN, Miss., Sept. 27, _
The nude body of Miss Geraldine
McNeil, 40, was found hidden in a
ditch near here with knife wounds
in the breast.
Bloodhounds led officers to the
home of a negro known as Dud
ley Roberts. They hurried him
away to a secret jail after finding
bloody clothing in the house.
Miss McNeil had left home early
in the day to search for lost cows.
E. 0. P JO DEMO ~ •
PM ‘EMPTY BOTTLES’
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 27, —
Norman Thomas, Socialist candi
date for president, characterized
the Republican and Democratic
parties as “merely glass bottles
with different lables and both of
them empty,” in a campaign ad
dress here.
Thomas demanded the sociali
zation of natural resources, mass
production in industry and in
the banking system and public
utilities. He made a direct bid for
support of the Lafollette faction of
the Republican party, saying, “You
progressives can come back and
all is forgiven.”
hydrophobia epidemic
SEATTLE, Sept. 27, —Every dog
in the State of Washington must
be locked up regardless of licenses,
or otherwise, and must also be
vaccinated. During the past few
days 19 cases of hydrophobia have
been reported throughout the
State.
Ml STANDING BT
AIMING ORDERS TO
JOIN SEMCH, PUNE
Having taken aboard oil and
supplies, the Coast Guard Cutter
Haida, Capt. M. J. Ryan, comman
der, is in readiness and standing
by for orders to return to Bering
Sea and join in the search for the
missing Japanese land pl^tne Hochi
Nichibie and its three occupants,
missing for four days on the pro
jected flight from Sabishiro Beach,
Japan, to Nome, and which, ac
cording to yesterday’s and today’s
dispatches, is thought lost.
The Cutter, with Captain John
Boedeker, Commander of the Ber
ing Sea Patrol Force, on board,
was enroute from Unalaska to
Seattle. In the meantime the Cut
ter Nortland and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs MS North Star, are
conducting a search for the plane
but to no avail.
John Ryan, son of Commander
Ryan, of the Haida, and who was
operated upon for appendicitis
Sunday, still remains in the Sew
ard General Hospital and is resting
comfortably.
DEM PENALTY BE
(SUED FOR TEMPLETON
SAN JOSE, Sept,, 27,—The death
| penalty will be asked for George
Douglas Templeton, Jr., handsome
| former University of California
studqn.t, accused of murdering his
wealthy aunt, the State indicated
in questioning prospective jurors.
Defense attorneys were defeated
in one phase of their plan to risk
Templeton’s fate entirely on an in
sanity plea. Superior Judge Robert
R. Syer denied a motion to with
draw the youth’s original plea of
not guilty.
BACK TO WORK
LANCASTER, Eng., Sept. 27, —
An agreement has been reached
between cotton mill employees and
employers and the strikers return
to work Thursday. It is estimated
the strike has cost the industry
$35,000,000.
FIFTY INJURED IN RIOT
SRINAGER, India, Sept. 27, —
Fifty persons were reported injur
ed and a number of shops looted
during a Hindu-Moslem clash in
connection with a procession
which was a part of a Boy Scouts
exhibition.
HITT DEFENSE
FOR KOie KILLER
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27, —The
defense hopes of saving George
Douglas Templeton, Jr., from a
death sentence for the knife slay
ing of his wealthy Aunt will rest
entirely on an insapity defense,
Thomas D. Aitke, chief defense at
torney indicated.
Templeton, handsome young
former University of California
student, was accused of first de
gree murder of Mrs. William Rider
Babcock, Manila sportswoman and
wife of a wealthy exporter. His
trial opened Monday.
ADMIRAL PRINGLE DEAD
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 27, —
Vice Admiral Joel H. P. Pringle,
who was to have become Comman
der of the United States fleet next
February, died Sunday night of a
bladder ailment, in the Naval hos
pital here.
HOOVER SYMPATHETIC
WASHINGTON, Sept, 27,—Presi
dent Hoover’s support for a recon
struction loan to finance construc
tion of the $75,000,000 toll bridge
connecting San Francisco and
Oakland was sought by Leland W.
Cutler, president of the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce and
chairman of the board of trustees
of Leland Stanford University. He
intimated he found the President
sympathetic with the project.
VOLSTEAD WAS DRUNK
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept., 27 —
A gentleman named Volstead came
to court charged with common
drunkenness; The prisoner, Christ
Volstead, 45, who said he was no
relation to the sponsor of the dry
act, was fined $1 and costs, after
a policemaA testified about finding
him intoxicated.
LEAGUE MEMBERS
CIIIIIOT RESIGN LESS
T1 YEARS NOTICE
GENEVA. Sept. 27, —Denying
Japan’s insistent requests for fur
ther delay, the League of Nations
council decided to consider the
Lytton commission’s report on the
Far East on November 14.
There have been reports both
here and in Tokio that if the re
port is unfavorable to Japan and
if the council should take too firm
a position against Japan’s mili
tary’s policies in Manchuria, the
Japenese government might with
draw from the League, as was first
rumored last week.
Some authorities maintain this
would be impossible legally for a
league member cannot resign while
it is default. of its obligations and
a member in good standing cannot
withdraw except on two years no
tice.
SOUNDS LIKE FICTION
BRAZIL, Sept. 27, —Two spies,
learning they were under suspi
cion and liable to arrest at any
moment and shot, seized an air
plane in the Sao Paulo district,
and compelled the pilot and mech
anic to take off for a safety zone.
However, in the n^ountains, the
pilot crashed the plane, all four
being killed. The plane belonged to
the Pan American Airways.
SCHMELINS VICTOR •
OVER MICKEV WALKER
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
BOWL, N. Y., Sept., 27,—Max
Schmeling, of Germany, fighting
in the same ring in which he lost
his heavyweight championship of
the world to Jack Sharkey, a little
more than three months ago, scor
ed a technical knockout over Mick
ey Walker, of New Jersey, at the
end of the eighth round.
The end came when the bell
rang for the ninth round. Jack
Kearns, manager of the game little
Irishman, took one look at his man
and refused to let him continue.
50,000 ATTEND
NEW YORK, Sept., 27,—Fifty
thousand fans saw Max Schmeling,
of Germany, beat Mickey Walker
to a pulp, but at times, the stout
hearted Irishman had the former
heavyweight champion dizzy and
staggering. But Max’s long reach
found its mark blow after blow
until at the end of the eighth
round, Mickey was totally blinded.
Manager Kearns agreed with the
decision.
WALKER RETURNING
NEW YORK, Sept. 27, —Former
Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York,
who left suddenly for Europe after
his over-night decision to resign,
will leave Italy within a few days
for America.
hangman complains
WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 27, —
The official executor complained
to authorities he was the worst
paid man in the world. That in
the past year he has hung only 80
persons and these, at $15 each, is
insufficient to keep him in com
fort. As proof he said his furniture
tvas seized recently because he was
unable to pay instalments.
non-aggression treaty
HSINKING, Manchukuo, Man
churia, Sept., 27,—It was under
stood here that Soviet Russia
would demand a non-aggression
treaty with Japan as well as Man
chukuo before granting recogni
tion to the independent govern
ment of Manchukuo.
LEGION COMMn
DEGURES RDM. SIMS
ERRED III STRTEMENT
LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 27, —
Major General George B. Duncan,
retired U. S. Army officer who com
manded the 82nd Division and
units of the 1st Division during the
World War, announced he had re
signed from the American Legion
because of that organization’s ad
vocacy of immediate payment of
the bonus.
Meanwhile, at Indianapolis, L.
A. Johnson, National commander,
issued a statement denying that
Admiral Sims, USN. retired, is an
honorary member of the National
organization of the American Le
gion.
Last week Admiral Sims an
nounced at Newport, R. L, that he
had tendered his resignation as an
hoorary member of the Legion in
protest against the stand on the
soldier’s bonus.
“Admiral Sims letter reached me
this morning,” said Johnson. “The
American Legion is not authorized
to accept honorary members and
Admiral Sims is in error when he
states that the National organiza
tion of the Legion mad? him an
honorary member. Sims says he
has the insignia given by the Le
gion to prove his honorary mem
bership.”
»
nr FACILITIES
BLOCK ICE SUE OF
11. S. WHEAT TO CHINA
WASHINGTON, Sept., 27,—Lack
of credit facilities was seen as
being ^ ^almost insurmountable
obstacle to the sale of 15,000,000
bushels of wheat to China.
The plan, discussed by President
Hoover, Farm Board members,
Secretary of Agriculture Hyde and
the directors of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, would require
$8,000,000 to finance. Preliminary
arrangements indicated the Re
construction Finance Corporation
might lend the money to China,
but directors said such a project
was only remotely possible.
Those who conferred with Mr.
Hoover hoped the sale of wheat to
China would go far toward absorb
ing the grain surplus in North
western States.
COM GRUNTED
WORM sur
CHICAGO, Sept. 27, —In the
case of the Corporation Securities
Company, which, together with
the Insull Utilities Investments,
Inc. was adjudged bankrupt for
two billions of dollars, the former
has been granted a stay.
Judge Walter Lindley granted
the stay in the case of the Corpor
ations Securities Company until
October 14 to permit filing an an
swer.
AGREEMENT MOVED
w muti gmi
LONDON, Sept. 27, —The Brit
ish government approved a Hindu
settlement of the communal vot
ing question in India which has
enabled Mahatma Gandhi to end
his “fast unto death.”
The agreement was reached at
Bombay between high caste Hin
dus and “untouchables.” It was
approved in principle by the Ma
hatma.
The Mahatma indicated that the
British acceptance must be un
conditional. The government, how
ever, made certain reservations.
WITHDRAWS SUPPORT
SEATTLE, Sept. 27, —The Seat
tle Times announced its virtual
withdrawal of support of the pres
idential candidacy of Franklin D.
Roosevelt