MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 173.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26. 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TWO ITALIAN
SEAPLANES WERE
FORCED DOWN
SHEDIAC, N. B. July 26. —'Two
of General Italo Balbo’s 24 sea
planes were forced down tempor
arily yesterday on the flight here
from * New York, a wireless dis
patch disclosed.
The arrival here of the other 22
I airplanes marked the first time
since the Italian “airmada” left
Orbettello, Italy, for Chicago, that
it had failed to arrive intact at
a scheduled destination.
The first plane was forced down
by loss of oil at Rockland, Me. The
plane proceeded as soon as more
oil was obtained. The second sea
plane was forced down at St. John,
N. B„ because of fuel shortage.
General Balbo is making a study
of the weather reports here be
fore the “airmada” takes to the
air for another leg of their home
ward flight.
INSPIRED BY U. S.
SANTIAGO. Chile. July 26. —In
spired by the example set by the
United States, the Socialist party
of Chile has urged employers and
workers to start a campaign for a
six hour day and wage increases
as a means of relieving unemploy
ment.
\ MINING IN NOME
AREA CARRIED
ON ACTIVELY
Many new mining developments
were expected in the Nome area
this sea-son, according to the Nome
Nugget, which bases its assertion
on the number of prospecting out
4 fits that left that city for the gold
bearing gravels of he creeks.
Prominent among the mining
projects is the Sunset properties,
controlled by A. C. Stewart, who
also is an operator on Monument
Creek. He is the second largest
employer of labor in the Nome dis
trict and early this Spring he had
a drill crew working double shifts
\ on the Sunset holdings to deter
mine the values and depth of the
ground. This work was being done
preparatory to moving the recent
ly acquired Anvil Creek dredge on
to the Sunset property. If the test
ings came up to expectations, and
i was reasonably certain that they
would, it was said that this pro
ject would be one of the big-pay
ing propositions of the region.
Baron Friedlander, v/ho recently
passed through Seward on his wray
to the Nome gold fields, has sent
prospectors to make tests of the
placers in the vicinity of Cripple
river. Baron Friedlander also had
some mining equipment sent to Arc
tic Creek, a tribuatary of Cripple
river.
H. L. Stull, of Deering. report''
that he has finally uncovered good
pay dirt. He has blocked out enough
ground for continuous work all of
next winter. He is not operating
the ground at the present as he
had to go to the States recently. He
plans to return in August to pre
pare for winter operations.
... The Hammon Consolidated Gold
Fields had tw7o dredges operating
early this season and were also do
ing some hydraulicking.
In addition many prospectors are
out on the creeks in search of the
yellow gleam and this year holds
promise of being a big one in the
’ Nome area gold fields.
PLANS IMPROVEMENTS
San Francisco, July 26. —School,
sewar and fire department im
provements, as well as the Hetch
Hetchy power system and water
department additions, were planned
for San Francisco’s National In
dustry Recovery Act fund use.
SEARCH FOR MANIAC
SAN DIEGO, July 26. —San Diego
waterfront hideouts were searched
Tuesday for the fiend who killed
and mutilated seven-year old Dal
bert Aposhian and threw the body
into the bay.
STOCK EXCHANGE
HOURS REVISED
NEW YORK, July 26.— Trading
hours on the New York Stock Ex
change have been changed from
noon to 3 p.m., to 11 a. m. to 2 p.m.,
effective today, and the Exchange
will be closed all Saturday, July 29,
the board of governors announced.
Prices opened one to four points
higher, held firm for a time and
then dipped in the last hour, in
Tuesday’s trading. The stocks clos
ed lower because they encountered
a wave of selling in the late trad
ing.
VOTE TAKEN STATE
INCOME TAX LAWS
SACRAMENTO, July 26. — Two
income tax measures were forced
out of a committee’s hands and on
to the Senate floor for a vote Tues
day.
A conference committee sought
to iron out difficulties over a sales
tax measure. A two and one-half
per cent levy was expected as a
compromise.
Other developments at the state
capital was the approval of the
state water plan bill by a Senate
committee.
BLIND BE MOVED
ANCHORAGE, July 25. —Inmates
of the school for native blind chil
dren at Tanana with the children’s
Tanana orphanage, are to be moved
to the Eklutna Industrial school for
natives near here with the closing
of the two former institutions, of
ficials have announced.
WORKING LIKE BEAVERS
LONDON, July 26. — A commit
tee was appointed Tuesday to “try
and keep the economic conference
alive.” after its adjournment, set
for Thursday. The delegates are
being hard pressed with work dur
ing the last few days of the con
ference, attending tolas t-minute
details.
$2 BILLS IN DEMAND
CLEVELAND, O., July 26. —The
lowly $2 bill, once gotten rid of as
quickly as possible, is staging a
come back. They are proving popu
lar with harness race fans, who
throng to pari-mutuel machines
here since betting was legalized in
Ohio.
ARE THEY ANGRY?
HOLLYWOOD,’ July 26. — “I’ll
| hit him every time I see him,” de
clared A1 Jolson of his foe, Wal
! ter Winchell, adding that the pub
licity was worth $1,000 a blow to
him.
SEARCHING PARTY OUT
An extensive searching party was
to leave Anchorage this morning tc
search for Bert Dool, of the Pioneer
Steam Laundry of Anchorage, who
is missing from that city since last
Saturday when he left on horse
back to go to the Campbell River.
The horse has returned to the city
of Anchorage, with Dool’s coat, fly
net, and other supplies, and fears
are held for Dool’s safety. Airpalnes
have scoured over the country Dool
was trhought to have traveled but
no trace has been reported, so far.
McCarthy reports that mining in
that area is being greatly encour
aged and that aside from the sev
eral well-established mines, some
new properties were being prospect
ed and would bear watching.
DRIVE TO CREATE
JOBS NOW IS IN
ITS FULL SWING
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WASHINGTON, July 28. — The
'attack on unemployment was in
jfull swing as thousands of em-:
!ployers pledged their support in re-,
sponse to the president’s appeal j
for every businessman in the nation j
' to sign an agreement drawn up by i
;the administration.
I The agreement is designed to
shorten working hours, spread em
ployment and increase wages.
The president is taking these
measures as one of his ways of
increasing the mass purchasing
power.
Thousands of telegrams and let
ters are pouring into the White
House lauding President Roosevelt
for his recovery appeal speech and
pledging cooperation in his recovery
drive.
STILL LOVES HUTTON
BALTIMORE, Md„ July 26. —
Still claiming to be in love with
David Hutton, who is suing her for
a divorce, Aimee Semple McPher
son Hutton returned to the United
States Tuesday from Paris. Her red
, hair is now yellow, observers noted.
SAYS NUDISM AID
BETTER MORALS
LOS ANGELES, July 28. —Nud
ism was strongly advocated at the
American Progressive Chiropractic
Convention in session here Tues
day by Dr. Durward Parrett. "of
Houston, Texas.
Dr. Parrett declared that the
morals of the human race will be
castly improved when nudism is
accepted generally. ‘‘And when the
morals improve disease of the mind
and body will be improved propor
tionately.” he added.
NEW OFFENSIVE
ASUNCION. Paraguay, July 26. —
Bolivia is about to begin a new of
fensive in the Chaco territory, us
ing poison gas and other modern
war implements. Foreign Minister
Benitez charged Tuesday in a tele
gram to the League of Nations at
Geneva. Armed peace has pre
vailed between the two countries
: for some time but hostilities are
| expected to be renewed as a result
of the brief breathing spell.
YOUNG FIELDER
OUT FOR RECORD
SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. —Joe
De Maggio is back home and still
confident of shattering the world
record of 69 for hitting safely in
consecutive games, established sev
ieral years ago by Joe Wilhoit of
, the Wichita Western League club.
If the Seal’s sensational 18-year
l old flychaser can make connections
;in his next 10 games he will have
; broken Wilhoit’s mark.
FIVE ARE KILLED
CRASH OF BOMBER
OCEANSIDE, Calif-, July 26. —
Five men, and possibly two others,
were killed when an army bombing
plane lost a v;ing and crashed 500
feet to a cemetary, a mile East of
here Tuesday.
Every occupant of the plane was
killed almost immediately, it ap
peared from a first inspection of
the crushed bodies lying in the
tangle of wood and metal.
The bomber was en route to San
Diego.
More work will be done to the
ball ground down by the Lagoon
this evening.
PLANS FURTHER FEATS
NEW YORK, July 26. — Wiley
Post revealed he had capitalized
on the fame he won on his record
breaking round-the-world flight
in order to raise funds for further
aerial experiments with his plane,
“The Winnie Mae,” of Oklahoma.
CURBS PLANNED
GRAIN DEALINGS
WASHINGTON, July 26. —Ad
ditional curbs for stock and grain
market operators were being draft
ed by government officials to pre
vent undue price fluctuations.
Representatives of the grain in
dustry are seeking legislation or
orders that will minimize the great ;
price fluctuations on the grain and j
produce markets. Proposed is a!
modification of the exchange rule,
a limit to speculative committments,,
and the flat limitation of a five,
per cent limit in the price fluctua
tion in any one day of trading.
MYSTERY SHROUDS
EXPLOSION, SUB
HONG CHING. China. July 26. — |
A mysterious explosion occurred
Tuesday on the British submarine
Otus, at Wei Haiwi port.
Naval officers said that no one;
was injured in the accident, but
they refused further information.
They claimed express orders from
the Admiralty forbade giving de
tails relative to the explosion. An
investigation has been started to
ascertain the cause definitely, it
is learned.
APPOINTMENT MADE
WASHINGTON, July 25. — The
appointment of Justice Wardell, of
San Francisco, Northern California
democratic leader, as regional ad
ministrator of public works for Cal
ifornia. Arizona, Nevada and Utah,
was announced by Secretary of the
Interior Harold Ickes
PLAN TO CONTINUE
NEW YORK. July 25. — Despite
,the crackup of their trans-Atlan
tic plane at Bridgeport, Conn., the
two Mollisons, James and Amy,
planned to continue their distance
record attempt in a borrowed ship.
They have a flight to Bagdad from
New York in mind and from Bagdad
they are to fly back to England
GOVERNORS BUSY
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25. —
Business sessions were being held
by the conference of Governors
here, yesterday and many problems
were up for discussion. The Gov
ernors were entertained last even
ing at a dinner-luncheon given in
their honor.
BARBERS ON STRIKE
, SANTIAGO, Chile. July 25. —
Barbers declared a strike without
notice at an agreed hour Tuesday,
leaving shops filled with protest
ing customers. The barbers seek
higher wages.
BEEN APPOINTED
No official word has been received
,but the appointment of George F.
'Alexander, of Portland, as judge of
the First Division, is said to have
been made and the Portland man
is to leave for his new post as soon
as ordered to do so by the United
States Attorney General. The ap
pointment was made by President
Roosevelt many months ago but be
cause of protests from Alaskans
and Delegate Dimond the confir
mation was held up. Alaskans con
tended that a resident of the Terri
tory should be given the post.
In line with the recent rise in
prices the Anchorage bakeries have
announced an increase in bread
prices.
BLANKET CODE
BE ADOPTED BY
MOVIE INDUSTRY
HOLLYWOOD, July 26.— Will
Hays, Czar of the movie producers’
lot, announced that the studios he
heads will begin operating under
the blanket code promulgated by
President Riisevelt on July 31. His
studios wil continue to operate un
der this code until the movie in
dustry’s own code is acceptable to
Recovery officials.
The striking workers in the movie
industry apparently are causing
only a slight ruffle to the produc
ers of entertainment as major
studios announce they will contin
ue production at the same pace as
they have for some time. The Col
umbia studios, closed for some
time, were to resume work today
with three pictures in production.
BANK LOOTED
LOS ANGELES, July 26. — The
Citizen’s National Trust and Sav
ings branch bank Tuesday was
looted of approximately $10,000 by
two robbers, the police reported. As
employees arrived at the bank
they were imprisoned. When all
had arrived the bandits calmly
began their looting.
SPLENDID WORK
BEING DONE TRAIL
ON QUARTZ CREEK
Under direction ot William Sher
man, forest ranger, a crew of Sew
ard boys are rapidly transforming
the Lake Kenai-Quartz creek trail
into what might be termed a road
way, wrell graded and easily con
verted into the roadway eventual
ly to be constructed by the Bur
eau of Public Roads.
The trail is being built to a width
of six feet and has few heavy
grades.
The crews are preparing to move
camp from opposite Cooper's Land
ing to a point up Quartz creek, and
will then make another move to
the Moose Pass end of the trail.
It is hoped to get the major por
tion of the eight miles of work
completed before the snow flies.
The western end of the trail con
nects with the old Juneau Creek
trail opposite the Fred Towle
bungalow, and has been terminat
ed at this point on the bank of
the Kenai river, at the point se
lected for the eventual building of
i a bridge, connecting the trail with
the Kenai river graded and grav
eled road leading seven miles dowrn
the river.
AGREE SAFETY PROGRAM
LOS ANGELES, July 26. —The el
imination of 64 dangerous railway
grade crossings within the next five
years is a feature of the public
works program approved in this
(city today. The program will cost
about $13,000,000 and will give work
to thousands of men. The railroads
have agreed to the program plans
and will provide their share of the
construction funds.
ACT AT ONCE
WASHINGTON, July 25. —Thou
’sands of merchants and manufact
urers in all parts of the country
will put the President’s emergency
re-employment plan into effect at
j once without waiting to receive
pledge forms, so great is their en
thusiasm for the blanket wage and
hour code proposed last week by
the President.
MAY EXTEND HOLY YEAR
VATICAN CITY, July 26. —The
Pope probably will extend the pre
sent Holy Year to Penticost, May
21,1934, it was understood. The Holy
Year otherwise expires April 2.