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MEMBER ASSOCIATED R*WES9
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 175.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CONFERENCE WAS
NOT A FAILURE
SAYSROOSEVELT
LONDON, July 28. —In a feverish
session the London Economic Con
ference was adjourned yesterday
with the delegates agreeing that
another meeting would be held at
some future time to try and fur
ther iron out some of the world
problems. The present adjourn
ment is to be considered in the light
of a special recess and when the
conference is again assembled it
will be to take up work where the
London conference left off.
The delegates to the conferenc
were given some heartening as
surance that their labors had been
to some avail for, in a special mes
s a g e sent through Secretary o f
State Cordell Hull, President Roo
sevelt tore the labels of failure from
the conference. Roosevelt declared
that the conference had not been
a failure as it demonstrated the
possibility of world nations to get
to get together and discuss mutual
problems.
OIL MAN STILL
HELD CAPTIVE
KIDNAP GANG
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 23. — C.
Urschel, wealthy oil man, ,wrho was
kidnapped recently is still unac
counted for and his wife is near
collapse as all efforts to negotiate
for his release have failed.
Albany, N. Y., reports John J.
O'Connell, Jr., is also unheard from
and members of the O’Connell
family have not yet established
communication with the alleged ab
ductors.
Police have been requested to
keep out of the case by the O'Con
nel family as they thought this
would aid in securing a safe re
turn of O’Connell. Jr.
Threats were made at Leomin
ster. Mass., to kidnap executives of
the Massachusetts Shirt Factory
and members of their families.
Meanwhile, federal agencies are
showing increasing energy in their
pursuit of waiters of threatening
letters demanding w'age increases
for employees.
SHIP BUILDING
BIDS TOO HIGH!
WASHINGTON, July 28. —The
strong probability that the Navy
may reject all the bids received for
the construction of three cruisers
included in the new naval build
ing program developed yesterday.
The vessels may be built in the
government navy yards, unless thej
private yards pare down their
prices to a reasonable level.
It is not known whether the gov- !
ernment intends to accept the bids^
submitted for the other 18 naval;
vessels.
PLAY TODAY
PARIS, July 28. — The British'
Davis Cup team, surprise victors
over the United States in the in
terzone final, was primed to break
the six-year reign of France over
international tennis in the chal
lenge round today on t h e R e d
" Court of Roland Garros stadium.
WOODIN TO RESIGN
WASHINGTON, July 28. —With
the resignation of Secretary of the
Treasury Wiliam H. Woodin on Sep
tember 1, believed a certainty, it,
was authoritatively reported here:
Thursday that his successor would
he Gov. Lehman of New York. The
contemplated move, which has tak
en political Washington by sur
prise, was said to have been first
suggested by the President.
RULE ON GOLD EXPORT
WASHINGTON, July 28. —United
States Attorney General Homer S.
Cummings ruled yesterday that no
gold that has gone through any
smelting process whatsoever can
be exported under the present gold
embargo laws. He said that if such
gold is exported it is export
ed for the value of the gold con
tents only. The status of untreated
gold ores was not revealed.
APPREHENSION OF
CROOKS GETS BE
A BIG PROBLEM
CHICAGO, July 28. — The for
mula for an International Clearing
House for the aprehension of
crooks is the objective of European,
American and Canadian police
criminologists.
Such an organization would deal
wdth such matters as extradition,
white slavery, drug smuggling and
J the tracing of confidence men but
indicated it would not deal with
| kidnapping gangs as they are con
jsidered to be a peculiar American
criminal institution.
It is indicated that the Interna
tional Criminal Police Commission
with headquarters at Vienna, may
| serve as the nucleus of the Europ
ean organization and a new anti
i crime bureau in the Department of
j Justice in Washington. D. C., will
| be the western hemisphere head
quarters.
ADOLPHE MENJOU
BEING DIVORCED
HOLLYWOOD, July 28. — Adolphe
j Menjou, screen star, said he was
willing for his wife, Kathryn Car
i ver, also of the films, to have a
divorce, but he insisted that he
was ready to fight against cer
; tain particulars of the suit she fil
ed on Wednesday.
Miss Carver denounced Menjou
as a man who gambled for high
stakes as she filed a petition for
temporary alimony.
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POST LECTURES
INN. Y. THEATRE
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NEW YORK, July 28. — Wiley
i Post returned Thursday to the nec
essary job of making a living after
| a crowded day of acclaim in which
he received the official praise and
plaudits of New York and even
went to Washington to receive the
congratulations of President Roose
velt.
He began personal appearances
in a local theater telling about
the experiences of girdling the
world in a little more than a
week by airplane.
Post was forced to return to New
York city by train yesterday when
rain prevented him from flying
back.
BAD TREATMENT
PALM MALLORAC, July 28. —
Theadore Pratt, American writer,
whose criticism of Malloracans and
their customs, aroused the wrath
of the islanders, said today that
! he had offered to sign a statement
promising not to -write any false
| hoods about the islands.
1 ROYAL WEDDING
TAFLOW, England, July 28. —
Lady Astor’s daughter, the Hon
orable Phyllis, was married yester
day to Lord Willoughby De Eresby.
son and heir of the Earl of Lan
caster. The wedding was held in
the village church. Queen Mary
sent an antique gold reticule as a
wedding gift.
NAVAL SHIPS BE
BIG ATTRACTION
VISIORS SEWARD
Next week Seward will be host
to 560 officers and men, the crews
of five United States Navy des
troyers, who are on a cruise of Al
askan waters and who are sched
uled to arrive here on Wednesday
August 2, for a three days’ stay.
The boats will leave early Friday.
The destroyers are the USS. De
catur, USS. Perry, USS. Wasmuth,
USS. Zane, and USS. Trever.
Various entertainment feat ures
have been planned for the officers
and men during their stay in Sew
ard. Fishing trips, hiking, moun
tain climbing, auto rides, baseball
games, and a big free dance in
the Odd Fellow’s Hall are among
the outstanding entertainments
planned. Other events may be added
after consultation with the ath
letic director of the squadron.
Local business men and civic
minded individuals have been work
ing industriously to make the Des
troyers’ Seward visit one that will
be a highlight of their Alaskan
cruise.
Not only the Navy men are in
for a good time but all visitors to
Seward, as well as Sewardites will
have a chance for a great time.
This will be a fine opportunity for
those living along the Railroad to
come to Seward and see some of
the fastest ships in the United
States Navy and get acquainted
with the Nation’s first line of de
fense. A special car will leave An
chorage at 7 a.m. Thursday August
3, for the convenience of all per
sons who want to come to Seward
and see the fleet. The car will
leave Seward at 8 p.m., on the same
ilate, on the return trip. A special
rate of round-trip for one-way fare
has been announced as the tariff
on this special train.
The ships will be open to visitors
each day, at suitable hours, during
their stay here and all visitors will
be welcomed aboard and shown
around the fine ships which are
314 feet in length' and 31 Vz feet
in breadth.
It is understood that the USS.
Decatur is the flagship of the fleet.
Captain G. J. Rowcliff, captain,
United States Navy, and command
er of the USS. Decatur is the com
mander of the fleet which is a
part of Destroyer Squadron Four.
A complete roster of the officers
of the boats is not available at
the present time.
DEFICIT BE BAD
DESPITE THE NEW
HEAVY TAXES
I
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SACRAMENTO, July 28. —Despite
j the passage of the heavy sales and
income tax measures by the legis
1 lature before adjournment, the
' Rolph administration was expected
1 to have a deficit of between $12,
*000,000 and $30,000,00.
i There was also some specula
tion as to whether the governor
would veto the one to five per
cent income tax bill. The sales
tax was fixed at two and one-half
per cent.
The racing commission row ended
■with the confirmation of the three
man board of Charleton Burke, W.
P. Roth and John A McNaughton,
DRIVE ON KIDNAPPERS
CHICAGO, July 28. — Chicago
| and the federal government linked
hands Thurday in an offensive
against crime. Kidnappers, rack
j eteers and gunmen were made the
jprey in not “just another drive,’’
but a revolutionary linking of all
'law enforcement officers to wipe
out major criminality.
FOR DEFENSIVE USE
WASHINGTON, July 28. —Secre
tary of the Interior Harold Ickes
announced Thursday that $6,000,
1000 of the public works fund have
I been allocated to the War Depart
: ment for seacoast and harbor de
fense in Hawaii and the Panama
Canal Zone. Hawaii was allocated
$2,000,000 and the Canal Zone $4,
0000,000.
HEAT TAKES A
TOLL SIX LIVES
IN CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2 8. —
Balmy weather, drew thousands of
persons to the outdoors and beer
parlors here, while the rest of Cali
fornia and other parts of nearby
states sweltered in the heat. Four
persons were killed by the excessive
heat in the Los Angeles area and
two, one a San Francisco woman,
in the San Joaquin Valley.
The temperature in Southern
Central California was up to 116
degrees. Northern California, the
California Coast and the Northwest
reported more comfortable temper
atures.
Many forest fires were reported
in w' i d e 1 y scattered sections of
Washington wTith the Civilian Con
servation Corps boys fighting to
keep the blazes under control and
save vast stands of timber.
SMUGGLER IS
CAUGHT JAPAN
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28. — A
narcotic investigation begun in
California eight months ago bore
fruit in Japan Thursday writh the
confession of Tatsu Jiro Kawahari,
admitted head of one of the world’s
! largest dope smuggling organiza
tions.
Kawahari, a former resident of
Lcs Angeles, was taken into custody
in a narcotic investigation begun
in Japan at the request of Harry
Smith. Pacific Coast director of the
Federal Narcotics Bureau, several
days ago.
RACE HORSES HOLD
DRESS REHEARSAL
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SALEN, N.H. July 28. —The fifth
race today was like a dress rehear
sal for next month’s $50,000 Hamb
letonian Stake, as half a dozen of
1 the classy three-year-olds wTere en
tered.
Eight horses started the race
but in the stretch there were only
; three in the running and these
came down to the wire almost
abreast with Prince Hall in front.
Mary Reynolds was second and
Calumet Delco third. The winning
time was 2:06.
AT HOLSTEINSBORG
COPENHAGEN, July 28. — Col.
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh ar
rived at Holsteinsborg, Greenland,
Tuesday night, after a flight from
Godthaab. belated reports state.
I The Lindberghs are starting an ex
ploratory flight around the coast
of Greenland and across the ice
leap to the Interior as a part of
their aerial mapping work.
BABIES BURNED DEATH
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28. —
j Two babies were burned to death
|and their parents were badly
| scorched in a gasoline explosion
jin their ear in East Bay Thursday.
BAY REGION COOPERATING
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. —Bay
region trade organizations, individ
ual employers and labor unions
were- organized to cooperate in the
National Recovery Act program as
postmen dilevered pledges for the
employers’ signatures.
MILLIONS WILL
BE GIVEN WORK
BY LABOR DAY
WASHINGTON, July 28. — The
“Blue Eagle” of the National Re
covery administration began to
spread its wings over the land to
day, signifying that employers were
covenating with President Roose
velt to raise the pay and shorten
the working hours of their em
ployees.
President Roosevelt had sent
all employers a friendly, personal
message urging their prompt sig
nature and compliance with the
blanket National Recovery Act
code.
The re-employment of more than
5,000,000 jobless by Labor Day is
the goal set by administration of
ficials.
Other Washington news was the
completion of a code for the oil
industry by Hugh S- Johnson, ad
ministrator of the Recovery Pro
gram and the contemplation, by
the federal government, of a spe
cial police force, something like
England’s Scotland Yard, to com
bat the spreading menace of kid
nappings.
KIDNAPPER IS
GIVEN PENALTY
DEATH, KANSAS
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 28. —
Death was decreed by a jury here
yesterday for Walter H. McGee,
convicted of the ransom kidnapping
of Miss Mary McElroy, daughter of
Judge H. F. McElroy, city mana
ger of Kansas City.
The jury returned a verdict find
ing McGee guilty of plotting and
leading the abduction and recom
mended that he be hanged for the
crime. The recommendation of the
jury is mandatory under Missouri
law.
The verdict of the jury was the
first case in which the death pen
alty has been invoked in the war
against kidnapping.'“This verdict
will serve notice to kidnappers
througout the nation that they
may expect the severest punish
ment for their crimes,” said Joseph
3. Keenan, special U. S. assistant
i attorney general.
INCOME TAX IS
VERY UNPOPULAR
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1 SACRAMENTO. July 28. —'‘‘Veto
tthe income tax,” from every sec
Jtion of California, from farmers,
from professional men, from mer
chants, from salaried men and wo
men, whose incomes are already
heavily taxed by the federal gov
ernment, came the demand today
that Governor Rolph kill the vici
ious measure just passed by the
[state legislature.
Even union labor .members
; whose alleged leaders falsely re
I presented them as favoring a state
income tax, joined in the protests
to the Governor and pointed out
that this tax hits every unmarried
person whose income is as much as
$90 a month.
ROPES WERE CUT
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 23. —
The ropes of Prof. Auguste Pic
card’s baloon, being preparted in a
Liege factory for his next strato
sphere flight, were found to be
cut half-through today. It was be
lieved that if the discovery had
not been made,, a disaster might
have occurred.
Oscar Dahl, Moose Pass placer
miner, arrived in Seward yesterday
on a brief business visit. He plans
to return to Moose Pass either Sat
urday or Sunday.