VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 259.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
• MORION, WOODLEY
. RESCUED AND BROT TO
ANCHORAGE BY COPE
ANCHORAGE, Sept. 30, —Special
to The Gateway—Alonzo Cope,
. veteran Pacific International Air
ways pilot, returned Thursday with
Pilot Arthur Woodley and Attor
ney Harry F. Morton, of Anchor
age, both of whom had been lost
since last Sunday,
Woodley’s plane was located
the day previous on a sand bar 20
* miles from Talkeetna but the men
were missing.
Wednesday evening Cope took
off from the Anchorage Airport
carrying Pilot Ruttan and Jack
, Morton, to search for the men and
while near the Chulitna river
spotted a faint flash in the dark
ness of a narrow canyon.
Down he came to investigate
and made a hazardous landing in
the Chulitna, a dangerous and
powerful glacial stream. There was
hardly wing-room in the canyon
for Cope’s Fairchild plane but he
made it safely with the exception
* of puncturing both pontoons on
the sharp, jagged rocks. Wooden
plugs served to keep the plane
afloat overnight and for the take
off yesterday morning.
Attorney Morton was about all
in from exhaustion and bitter
cold; Woodley was in fair shape.
At night both slept naked in the
one wet sleeping bag in an effort
to keep warm. *
They said they had left the plane
Monday thinking no one would be
able to find them there and had
• walked sb.me sevejn miles over
most difficult ground.
Woodley said the motor revved
down and the only place to land
was in the Chulitna. The pontoons
on his plane were damaged; the
motor cut out before landing which
occurred one hour and 40 minutes
out of Anchorage.
It is conceded here that Cope’s
rescue landing and take-off in the
canyon, was a marvelous and most
skillful piece of flying.
It was also said Mr. Morton
would not have lasted much longer
from exposure. Shortly after
his return to Anchorage he was
taken to the hospital.
* RESCUE BROADCAST
KFQD, last evening, in announc- j
ing details of the rescue, said that i
. Mr Morton was receiving medical |
care at his home.
Chas. Ruttan, Star Airways pil
ot, first glimpsed the faint beams
from the flashlight from what ap
peared to be the Chulitna river.
Pilot Cope had just about given
up hope to continue searching
in that particular spot over which
he had already circled many times
and was about ready to move on
to another area when the rays di
rected them into the narrow can
* yon. Morton and ^Voodley were
laying on a sand bar, naked in the
wet sleeping bag. Their clothing,
as wet as could be from continued
rains, was nearby. Hot drinks and
food were prepared at once for
them but Mr. Morton could not
' hold anything on his stomache.
It is doubtful if he would have sur
vived another day.
• In an effort to build fires while
trudging thru the woods, Morton
burned up valuable legal papers;
matches alone, which they eventu
ally ran out of, did not suffice to
' start the wet wood to burning.
Woodley’s plane^it is not a
Catholic missionary plane as has
been reported, but Woodley’s own
ship—will be left on the sand-bar
until the freeze-up when he will
take off the pontoon and put on
skiis and fly it out. The pontoons
will have to be freighted out over
the snow and ice.
POSSE SCOUR COUNTRY
ISLAND City, Mich., Sept. 30, —
Posses are scouring this district* for
the robbers who held up the local
bank and made their escape with
from $10,000 to $12,000.
ON WAY TO BORNEO
MANILA, Sept. 30, —Capt. Wolf
gang von Gronau, German aviator,
and his flying companions who are
on their last leg of a round-the
world flight, took-off Thursday at
6:55 a. m. for Borneo.
TIEBE'S BO BEST
FOB JUSTICES OE
SUPREME COUBT
WASHINGTON, Sept., 30, —The
Supreme Court of the United
States reconvenes on October 3rd—
after a vacation period extending
from mid-June.
It hardly has been a vacation for
the Mr. Justices, however, despite
the fact they have been scattered.
The work goes on.
Chief Justice Hughes in Quebec
at his summer retreat, has worked
about as hard as he would in his
offices at the Capitol. There’s
enough to keep the government’s
great law mill grinding at all times.
Huge mail sacks bulging with
documents are ^hipped wherever
the Mr. Justices may be for pre
liminary study. Business of the
court would long be delayed were
this not done.
Actually justices of the supreme
court are among the hardest work
ing men in the capitol. When the
court is in session a 12-hour day,
six days in the week, is the regular
order.
LOS HELLS CASE
TOUGH LESIL SNARL
LOS ANGELES, Sept., 30,—Testi
mony will be offered today in the
case of George Wolfe, wealthy
business man who died some time
ago and who willed his earthly
goods to his wife who soon followed
him to the grave. Mrs. Wolfe, in
turn, willed everything to relatives
Now comes another woman who
claims she and her son are the
legal heirs to the estate by reason
of her marriage to Wolfe long be
fore he wed a second time. She
claims Mrs. Wolfe was not his le
gal wife for she, the new alleged
Mrs. Wolfe, was never divorced.
MIIIIS SEEK REFUGE
IK CALIFORNIA FORESTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 30,-®ig
game animals have found a haven
in California’s national forests, ac
cording to the National Forest Ser
vice.
In a report the service gave a
census of 1,176,000 animals of the
big game variety in the 150 nation
al forests of the States and Alaska.
California led in two of the spe
cies with 284,360 deer and 8,480
black and brown bear.
POPULAR COUPLE WED
Seward will have the opportunity
this evening to congratulate a pop
ular young Anchorage couple who
were married this morning at An
chorage and who will arrive in the
city today on a brief honeymoon
trip. Miss Helen Larson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Larson, and
Dr. Lawler Seeley, Anchorage den
tist, were married in the Anchor
age Catholic Church with members
of the family and friends in at
tendance.
BANKERS CONVENTION
LOS ANGELES, Sept., 30,—The
American Banks Association’s an
nual convention convenes here
Monday. This conventio is the most
noteworthy in the financial an
nals of the city.
A report to The Gateway at noon
today said that Attorney Harry F.
Morton, who yesterday was rescued
near Talkeetna, was much improv
ed today.
FIHCE COMEDY III
LOS ANGELES COURT
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, —A
prisoner, Jackson Barnett, Indian,
charged with alleged participation
in a robbery, won his liberty yes-1
terday matching wits with' the
prosecutor, A. Davis.
Prosecutor Davis apparently took
it for granted Barnett, being an
Indian, was a “dumbell.” Davis
pulled from his pocket a roll of
bills, extended them to Barnett
with the instruction to count ’em.
Barnett did, then put the roll in his
pocket.
“Hold everything,” said Davis, “I
did not tell you to keep the money
but to count it. How much is in the
roll?”
“Not much; $30,” answered Bar
nett. The answer was correct. Da
vis then showed the Indian a Con
federate bill, asking: “Is this any
good?” Barnett replied; “Perhaps
to buy one cigarette.” Davis then
flashed a half-dollar on Barnett
and asked him what it was. Bar
nett told him “50c.”
Making no headway with the In
dian, in his effort to convince the
court Barnett was ignorant, Davis
then asked: “Do you know what
this case is about?”
Barnett came back snappily;
“No, do you?”
“Case dismissed”, shouted the
learned Judge, as he smote his
desk a resounding blow with the
gavel. •
“Better than a circus,” a specta
tor was heard to say, as the crowd
wended their way from the court
room wiping tears of laughter
from cheeks.
ORDERED THE KINKS' ;
WIN FOUR IN ROW
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, —Colonel
Jake Ruppert, owner of a big
brewery and, incidentally, owner
of the New York “Yankees,” is a
happy man. He ordered his boys to
take four games in a row from
the Chicago “Cubs” and get it over
with. They have taken the first two
and have informed the chief they
will capture the other two, the first
of which will be played Saturday
at Chicago.
If the World Series went seven
games Colonel Ruppert would be
richer by at least $200,000; but four
straight will pay him an equal sum
in pleasure, he said.
MSEBUi RESULTS
PACIFIC COAST
Seattle 4, Portland 2.
Missions 15, San Francisco 5.
Sacramento 5, Oakland 0.
Saturday and Sunday the 1932
Pacific Coast League season comes
to an end with the exception of
the post-season games for the
pennant championship.
DECLARED DIVIDEND
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, —U. S.
Steel declared a dividend of 50c
Thursday on common stock.
WANTS A DIVORCE
NEW YORK, Sept., 30,—Mrs. W.
Montgomery, former actress and
wife of the wealthy New York
broker, has filed suit for divorce.
JIMMY DELAYED
GIBRALTER, Sept-, 30, —Due to
engine trouble, the steamship on
which Jimmy Walker, former may
or of New York City, is returning
home, made this port for repairs.
PEASANT BITES OX
KANDY, Ceylon, Sept., 30, —A
peasant was fined $5 here because
he bit the bullock which pulled his
cart. He wasn’t trying to make
news; he was mad at the bullock
for bumping a pedestrian.
IT THE IUTIOIHL
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(By W.A.S.)
The industrial institute at Wran
gell, that the Department of the
Interior has erected, will have as its
director LeRoy F. Jackson, of North
Carolina. He is now on his way to
the north and will soon take charge
of this new school for the Indian
children.
* * * «
The Anchorage Radio Club, Inc.,
has made application to the Federal
Radio Commission for license to
cover construction permit issued
April 26, 1932, and for change in
equipment and increase in opera
tive power, KFQD, from 100 to 259
watts. Application has also been
received from W. N. Orowden, Poor
man, for construction permit for
point to point telephone station,
50 watts, in order to communicate
with the Signal Corps at Ruby, and
this has been granted.
* * * *
It is reported that there has been
a drop in the number of visitors
this summer to the McKinley Na
tional Park. Statistics for July in
all the National Parks show a de
crease in attendance of over 10 per
cent. Five of the parks show an in
crease in registration but others
show a loss for the past year of as
high as 41 per cent. Mount Rainer,
in Washington State and closest to
to Alaska had a drop of 36 per cent.
Henry O’Malley, Commissioner
of Fisheries, who spent the summer
in Alaska, returned to Washington
a few days ago, after an official
visit to Washington, Oregon and
California, to which section he will
return for a short visit in Novem
ber. Commissioner O’Malley ex
presses great delight at the exceed
ingly gratifying catch of nearly
four and a half million cases of sal
mon in Alaska during the past sea
son, particularly when a number
of the canneries were closed down.
The pack of first-grade red salmon
was exceptionally large, with the
result that the tax to be turned in
to the Territorial treasury will re
lieve what was feared would be a
distressing situation when the legis
lature meets to make appropria
tions next March.
Capt. H. N. Goss, U. S. N., and
noted authority on naval affairs
and international sea power, has
'written an interesting article for
the Hearst newspapers, urging the
construction of a naval base on the
Aleutian Islands, Alaska. He de
clares it is vital to the United
States in defense of the Pacific
Ocean. Captain Goss explains how
Japan, sweeping northeasterly
across the Pacific could ravage our
Northwest coast with seaplanes,
because of our failure to establish
a naval base in these islands, the
strategic point for forstalling such
attacks. He adds that “The re
strictive clauses of the Washington
Treaty which prohibit our estab
lishing a naval base on one of our
own harbors in the Aleutian Is
lands (at a cost of less than a
modem cruiser) are not required
by that treaty to remain longer in
force than the end of 1936”.
relative passed away
BALTIMORE, Sept., 30,—William
Ross McAdoo, nephew of William
Gibhs McAdoo, a student in the
local college, died Thursday after
a sudden and brief illness.
der maxie goes home
NEW YORK, Sept., 30,—Heavy
weight Max Schmeling, former
champion of the world, who re
cently administered a decisive de
feat to Mickey Walker, in Madison
Square Garden, is going home for
the holidays but returns in Febru
ary, when, it is thought, he will
fight Max Baer, the pride of Cali
fornia
“DARft-HORSE” WON
BOSTON, Sept. 29, —An un
known Winston-Hartford, Conn,
heavyweight knocked out Billy
Jones of Philadelphia in the first
round of their scheduled 10-round
bout in Boston area. The “Dark
horse” weighed 186 pounds and
Jones 176.
NEWS FLASHES
A series of new earthquakes
Thursday again threw portions of
Greece into panic. The new shocks
struck as five British destroyers
arrived in Athens harbor with
medical aid and supplies- It was
estimated last night the death toll
from the quake of two days ago
was 338.
• « • •
New Zealand was again visited
with earth tremblors Thursday but
aside from a small amount of dam
age to property, no lives were re
ported lost.
* * * •
President Hoover was busy
Thursday adding finishing touches
to his Des Moines speech.
* * * *
The National Woman’s Party is
advocating the right of women to
use their maiden names when run
ning for office. In many instances,
it is pointed out, their maiden
names are more valuable than
their married ones.
* * * *
“Ma” Ferguson of Texas, who re
cently defeated Governor Sterling
in the primary race, has filed a suit
of mandamus against the charge
of the Governor who alleges some
thing was crooked in the balloting.
# * * *
Chicago Board of Trade officials
conferred yesterday with Presi
dent Hoover on coordination of ag
riculture activities.
Striking farmers in the Des
Moines area are planning a great
parade for Tuesday when President
Hoover will orate on agriculture
problems.
* * * *
Washington reports that France
and Germany are nearing an
agreement on the armament ques
tion.
* * * *
Now that the attitude of Wash
ington has moderated somewhat
towards Japan, a new ambassador
will be sent to the capitol, accord
ing to a Tokio dispatch.
* * * *
Washington needs another Roo
sevelt, said Senator Norris yester
day, to which Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt replied; “Thank you, our
cause is common.”
* * * *
President Hoover received a mes
sage Thursday from Governor
Betherly of the Virgin Isles, that
the Red Cross have the situation
well in hand but additional relief
is needed for the hurricane-swept
northern district. He informed
Hoover that the spirit of the people
is splendid and that reconstruction
has already begun.
CLAIM ENGINEER HIS
CHEIP ‘MS' SUBSTITUTE
.BELGRADE, Sept., 30,—The in
vention of a 50 percent cheaper
substitute for gasoline is claimed
for a Jugo-Slav engineer employed
in the Anglo-Jugoslav refrinery at
Teslich.
The fluid, a highly inflammable
mixture of chemicals, was tested
by a commission brought from
England with results said to be
most satisfactory.
REVERSED DECISION
NEW YORK, Sept., 30, —The
court decision calling for the elec
tion of a mayor for this city in
1934, was reversed yesterday. The
decision said the election must be
held in November. Acting-Mayor
Joseph V. McKee and his support
ers have appealed the decision.
SEARCH FOR MISSING
JAP AVIATORS IN IS
REM MS FRUITLESS
In response to the telegraphic
request of Hochi Shimbun, Marun
ouchi, Tokio’s leading newspaper
and sponsors of the Japanese
“Goodwill” flight to America via
Nome, and which plane has been
missing since a week ago today,
Ray McDonald, manager of KFQD
at Ainchorage, and United Press
correspondent, personally made a
flight yesterday, in Jack Water
worth’s plane.
McDonald and Waterworth cov
ered the immense area from
Prince William Sound to points far
above Anchorage, and Westward,
but found no evidence of anyone
or any plane in distress. Because
of reported flares seen near Knife
Glacier, it was at first thought
they may have been distress sig
nals from the three lost Japanese
aviators.
The visibility was perfect, said
Mr. McDonald, and the ceiling un
limited. However, the plane was
flown low in order to permit closer
observation.
The Tokio newspaper, as was re
ported in Thursday’s Gateway, tel
egraphed to Mr. McDonald to spare
no expense in scouring the country
and particularly, to investigate the
source of the flares at Knik Gla
cier. These, it is thought, were
created by a phenomena from the
Northern Lights, or the sun’s re
flection from the glacier.
The St. Paul Navy radio station
intercepted a message Thursday,
presumably from the missing air
men, which read: “Our plane at
the top of Matanuska river where
’ signaling with guns and flares.”
j Tokio wired denied having receiv
ed any such message from the
Japanese aviators from whom no
word has been heard since their
departure last Friday.
It was later ascertained that the
message was part of a news dis
j patch from Alaska to the States.
The freighter Nevada, which was
reported in Thursday’s Gateway as
being wrecked Westward, is a total
loss, according to later reports.
The Nevada left Portland, Ore.,
September 16 for Japan, going
ashore in the Aleutian Group dur
ing aj gale. The crew is said to have
reached the island of Amatignak
where they still remained last nite,
the heavy surf not permitting life
boats landing from the SS Oregon
Maru and the SS President Madi
son, both of which were standing
by.
The Coast Guard Cutter North
land, five days away at the time
of the SOS from the freighter, is
racing to the scene. Here in Sew
ard, the Cutter Haida left port for
the scene, returning when it was
learned other vessels had reached
the freighter.
A GREAT VICTORY
UBERABA, Brazil, Sept. 30, —
Dispatches received here tell of a
great victory by Paraguayan troops
in the capture of a Bolivan fort,
in the Sao Paulo district, and of
the surrender of 2,000 soldiers, the
flower of Bolivia, as well as vast
quantities of arms and amnuition.
ENGLISH DUKE DIES
LONDON, Sept. 30, —The Duke
of Roxbury, 56 years old, died here
Thursday following a brief illness.
LIKE THE REST OF US
WASHINGTON, Sept., 30, —The
German government notified the
United States that it would be un
able to meet the $7,800,000 payment
which falls due October 16, and
asked for postponement.
Public Card Party Saturday Nite In I.O.O.F. Hall