VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 113.
PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT PRESENTS
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WASHINGTON. D. C., May 15.—
President Roosevelt studied his gi
gantic industrial planning public
works bill while cruising on the
Potomac Sunday and began draft
ing a message to Congress on
what may prove the most potent
•weapon yet forged against the de
pression.
The comprehensive piece of leg
islation still is incomplete in min
or detaiLs. Mr. Roosevelt is ex
pected to present his arguments
and the measure to Congress on
Tuesday or Wednesday. He has
summoned his advisers to a White
House conference this morning.
The bill authorizes a $3,300,000,
000 public works program and
and will enable reorganization of
the nation’s industrial machine
through sactions requiring control
of production reduced working
schedules and higher wages.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 15, —
A patrol of 400 striking farmers
launched a surprise attack on a
milk caravan disregarded tear gas
bombs hurled at them by guards,
overpowered drivers and dumped
25,000 pounds of market-bound
milk onto a highway near East
Troy, Wisconsin.
The surprise attack was the sec
ond of its kind since the state
controlled milk strike began Sat
urday morning in 18 of the 71
counties in the country’s leading
dairy center.
BANKING SYSTEM OF
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 15 —
The nation’s banking system is
approaching normalcy. Authorities
told the press that more than 14,
000 of the 18,000 banks closed by
the national holiday in March
have been reopened on a normal
basis.
As a result more than 40 billion
of the 43 billion in deposits, froz
en by President Roosevelt’s emer
gency order, have been freed.
Treasury officials have and are
pushing forward in their efforts to
reopen those banks still closed.
The improvement in the situa
tion was reported as the Senate
prepared to debate the Glass bill
designed to prevent such financial
crises in the future. The measure
in addition to guaranteeing de
posits imposes stricter regulations
on the entire banking structure.
REVENUES LOW BUI
SUBSTULY EXCEED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15.—
Revenues received by the govern
ment through taxes on the newly
legalized 3.2 per cent beer are dis
appointing, but to date have sub
stantially exceeded the $10,000,000
mark, a high government official
said.
During March, prior to the ac
tual start of the sale of beer on
April 7, the government collected
a total of $720,708 in beer taxes at
the rate of $5.00 a 30-gallon barrel
and in special taxes in connection
with the sale of the beverage.
Up to the end of April it was es
timated approximaetly $10,000,000
was collected in beer taxes. The
first two weeks of this month were
expected to show several million
dollars more.
CONVICT DOVE TO DEATH
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calif.,
May 15, —Les Shuttleworth, a 22
year old convict, ended his life
sentence for banditry by suicide
He dove from the third tier of a
cell block to the concrete floor 40
feet below. He was killed instantly.
Two hundred convicts saw the
spectacular suicide.
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FAMILY: INFATUATED
WITH BLONDE GO-ED
SPRINGFIELD. Mo., May 15.—
The Rev. Sharon C. Inman, 40
year-old Presbyterian minister, had
resigned pulpit and family today
in favor of his infatuation for a
blonde co-ed. •
Mrs- Gladys Inman, the wife,
who welcomed the other woman to
the Inman home in a despairing
effort to hold his affections, se-j
cured an uncontested divorce here.;
£n hour later, Dr. M. F. Cowden,
clerk of the Oazrk Presbytery, an
nounced the ministers’ resignation
from the body had been accepted
by the Presbytery.
The resignation will not prevent
Inman from later seeking another
pulpit.
Miss Ezia Holdrigde, 20, the third
figure in the triangle, is with re
latives at Sanford. Texas. In reply
to a query as to whether she plan
ned to marry the minister, she an
swered: “Wait and see.”
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SHARP REPLY WILL
BE DELIVERED BY HITLER
BERLIN, May 15, —Chancellor
Adolf Hitler intends to deliver a
sharp reply to French and British
refusals to admit Germany’s right
to re-arm, when addresses the
Reichstag Wednesday.
Hitler, it was understood, will
stress the alleged failure of meth
ods followed at the Arms confer
ence in Geneva where German del
egates uttered his threat to re
arm unless the former world war.
allies curtail their armaments as
provided in the treaty of Versailles.
CALiPolmo¥
WARE THROUGH BILLS
SACRAMENTO Calif.,- May 15,—
Clocks were stopped but they were
going round overtime, regardless,
as the Legislature waded through
450 bills on which action had to be
taken before adjournment.
Voting awaited Friday on the
anti-hanging, pari mutual bills.
State bank taxes went up $1,000,
000 a year as Gov. James Rolph
Jr., signed the new law.
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PLANE LAID EGGS
CORNING, Calif, May 15.—For a
long time airplanes have been fly
ing like birds, now it seems, they
have gone in for egg-laying. Two
goose eggs were dropped from an
airplane onto the baseball diamond
during a game here.
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ALL SET TO GO
SA NFRANCISCO, May 15. —With
the financing of the San Francis
sealed, and delivered, California’s
co-Oakland Bay Bridge signed,
two emissaries to the Reconstruc
tion Finance Corpulation returned
home.
PIPGRASS SOLD
' ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 15, — Geo.
Pipgrass, right-handed knuckle
ball pitcher, and William Webber,
shortstop, have been sold to the
Boston Red Sox by the New York
Yankees. The deal involved only
cash and no announcement was
made as to prices paid. Pipgrass
is expected to join Boston imme
diately.
It is .probable that tomorrow,
Tuesday, will see the launching of
the new Alaska Railroad river
steamer Nenana, at Nenana, ac
cording to annoucement. It was
also planned to run an excursion
from Fairbanks.
UNI ms TO :
1 occupy CITIES OF
pn mo TIENTSIN
PIEPING, May 15.—The Japan
ese aircraft carrier Kamoi arrived
off Tientsin Saturday as Chinese
and Japanese troops continued
sanguinary warfare north of Pie
ping. The arrival of the Kamoi,
reported in Tientsin dispatches,
was confirmed by the naval at
tache of the American Legation.
The arrival of the carrier served
to strengthen the belief that Jap
an intended to occupy Pieping and
Tientsin. Japan’s army airplanes
have been active over Pieping
dropping propaganda leaflets and
reconnoitering. The wounded
were being evacuated from Local
military hospitals and sent south
to safety. Peiping was under strict
martial law as reports from the
battle front near Miyuan indicated
heavy fighting.
Chinese said they had halted the
Japanese advance along the Man
darin highway. Another Japanese
column was reported to have halt
ed at Luanchow, northeast of Tien
tsin. Foreign military observers
thought this column was waiting
to advance on Tientsin and had
halted until arrival of the car
rier carrying naval aircraft.
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FIST SEICHE TEST 8F
SEPTAL AMENDMENT
INDIANAPOLIS, May 15, —The
proposed repeal of the 18th
amendment faces its first severe
test June 6 when Indiana ‘elects
delegates to a state repeal con
vention.
Wet leaders claim and dry
leaders admit that if the tradi
tionally dry Hoosier state votes
for ratification it will prove the
wet contention that public senti
ment has turned against prohibi
tion.
The three states which have
voted on the question, Michigan,
Wisconsin and Rhode Island, all
ratified by overwhelming major
ities.
Drys claim, however, that these
states were wet strongholds and
did not reflect accurately nation
al sentiment on the question.
SAVOLDI WON
HOLYOKE, Mass., May. 15. —Joe
Savoldi won two straight falls from
Pat Riley of California, taking the
first 13.30 minutes after three fly
ing tackles, and the second in 10.41
with a dropkick hold.
USED A MATCH
DOWNEVILLE, Calif., May 15.—
Joe Mottini used a match to lo
cate a leak in the vacuum tank
on his car. Result: the blaze neat
ly shaved one eyebrow.
SEWARD YOUTH AND
COLLECT CRIDIIITE NAS
MADE SPLENDID MARK
Seward is represented on this
year’s graduating class at the
Alaska Agricultural College and
School of Mines by the person of
Sidney L. Henriksen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. Henriksen, who is receiving
the Bachelor of Science degree in
Civil Engineering.
During his college career Sidney
has been very active in extra cur
ricular activities. For the past two
years he has been among the star
performers on the boxing squad
and has also been a featured
member of the tumbling team.
For two years he was secretary
treasurer of the Civil Engineering
Society. Sidney has practically
worked his entire way through
college by taking care of the butch
ering and other work in the college
dining room.
E. R. Weaver has returned to
Moose Pass after a short visit in
Seward.
BASEBALLSCODES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 5, Chicago 4. 10 in
nings.
Other games postponed—rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 2, Pittsburg 1, 11 in
nings.
Cincinnati 1. Brooklyn 1, called
in 10th.
St. Louis 8. Boston 2.
Chicago 7, Philadelphia 5. first
game.
Chicago 1, Philadelphia 7, second
game.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Seattle 4, Missions 13, first game.
eSattle 2, Missions 7, second
game.
San Francisco 1, Sacramento 2.
Los Angeles 6, Oakland 2.
Portland 11, Hollywood 4.
Sunday’s Games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Phillies 0, 3, Cleveland 3. 5.
Wash 8, 11, Chicago 10. 9.
Boston 6, 2. Detroit 1, 3.
New York 1, 9, St. Louis 5, 5.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 4, 4, Boston 0, 8.
Chicago 3, 0, Cincinnati 5, 1.
Pittsburg 1, New York 5.
Phillies 6, Brooklyn 8.
PACIFIC COAST
S. F. 3, 4, Sacs 4, 9.
L. A. 3, 3, Oakland 4, 2.
Portland ,10, 3, Hollywood 8, 1.
Seattle 10, Missions 1; seven in
nings by agreement.
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Along with most other folk the
President took a little rest over
the week-end; still on his mind,
however, were plans for putting
into effect the big inflation, farm
relief, commodity price raising bill,
signed Friday, whereby he hopes
to put to work many of those now
loafing against their will.
Congress is studying plans for
raising money, including possible
sales tax on foodstuffs to finance
the three billion dollar Wagner
jobless relief program.
Federal authorities continued
asking Gaston Means for further
details of the Lindbergh baby kid
napping.
Judge Harold Louderback of San
Francisco arrived in Washington
for his impeachment trial before
the Senate today.
MUST REFRAIN j
CHICAGO, May 15. —The big
Chicago bankers demanded that
the city’s school teachers refrain)
from further public demonstrations.
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SOCIETY SNUBBED
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 15,—
“Skull and bones,” Yale’s oldest
society, was seven times snubbed
during tap day exercises as a bloc
of Juniors refused to join after
being selected for election.
SEEKS ONE WIN
HOT SPRINGS, Va., May 15, —I
Seeking a victory needed to clinch
the first round series of the North
American Zone Davis Cup play
with Cuba, Canada teamed two of
her aces for a doubles match.
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SERMON AT SCHOOL WELL
ATTENDED ON SUNDAY
Rev. C. T. Hatton delivered the
Baccalaureate sermon at the school
auditorium Sunday evening for
the 1933 graduating class of the
Seward High School. His theme
of “greater things” was well il
lustrated by references to Biblical
times as well as to modern history.
The program preceding the
Scripture, which was also given
by Rev. Hatton was, following the
Processional; a song by the aud
ience, the prayer by Fr. Merrill
Sulzman, and a song by the Jesse
Lee Home choir. Another song fol
lowed the Scriptural address after
which the Baccalaureate sermon
was delivered. The entire audience
then joined in the last song, and
Benediction was pronounced by
Rev. E. E. Reisner.
The services, beginning at 8
p. m., were concluded at 9 p. m.
NO MORE PROPOSALS
PARIS, aMy 15. — Former mayor
James J. Walker of New York
brought his bride, mother-in-law
and a wise crack to Paris. Asked
what he was proposed to do, Wal
ker snapped, “my proposing days
are over”. Walker and his wife,
the former Betty Compton, said
they will remain in Paris for a few
days.
IRISHMAN WHS A
HARD MAN TO KILL
BY 8 MURDERERS
NEW YORK, May 15.—A gro
tesque insurance plot was revealed
when eight men accused of obtain
ing insurance policies totaling
$2,776 on the life of Michael Milo,
of Ireland, then slaying him after
resorting to four different methods
of assassination. The police said
the victim was plied with liquor
in an attempt to undermine his
health, he had been given wood al
cohol, been taken while intoxicated
to remote sections and run over
numerous times by an autombobile.!
All these methods having failed.!
the beneficiaries of the policies
took Milo senseless, rented a room,
put a gas hose in his mouth and
finally killed him. Physicians then
signed a ceritficate to the effect
that Malo died of pneumonia.
Five of those charged with homi
cide are now in jail awaiting trial
for other crimes.
FI
RANGE WILL AGAIN
DEFAULT PAYMENT
PARIS, May 15, —France will
probably default her June 15 war
debt payment to the United States,
it was indicated in well-informed
quarters.
Doubt grew that the Chamber
of Deputies would approve either
the June payment or the defaulted
December 15 annuity after recon
vening Tuesday after a month’s
recess.
PLAY AT BROOKLYN
NEW YORK, May 15. — The
U. S. Golf Championship will be
played at the Country Club, Brook
lyne, Mass., and the U. S. open has
been awarded to the Merion Crick
et Club, Ardome, Penn., for 1934,
it was announced by A. H. Reid,
Secretary of the U. S. G. A.
‘HEAD PLAY' WON
PIMLICO, Md„ May 15.—“Head
Play,” Mrs. Silas Mason’s entry in
the Preakness, won easily, on. Sat
urday, by four lengths, and won
$26,850.
“Ladysman” ran second and
“Utopia” ran third. “Broker’s Tip,”
Kentucky derby winner, ran last;
it was said that he was ailing be
fore the race. “Heda Play” payed
$5.60 at the mutuels.
WON TO SEMI-FINALS
LOS ANGELES, May 15, —Miss
Alice Marble of San Francisco won
tier way to the semi-finals of the
Southern California tennis cham
pinoships here when she defeated
Mrs. Gerald Bartosh, Los Angeles,
613, 6-4, 0-0.
ro COACH CHICAGO CARDINALS
CHICAGO, May 15, —Paul Schis
ler ,football coach at Oregon State
College for the last nine years, was
expected to sign a three-yera con
bract to coach the Chicago Cardi
nals of the National Professional
eLague.
UNOFFICAL RECORD
INDIANAPOLIS, May 15. — Aver
aging 120.34 miles an hour, Ernie
Triplett, 'Los Angeles driver, estab
lished a new unofficial record for
two seater cars for one lap of the
two and one-half mile track of the
Indianapolis Speedway.
LEGION MEETING
Regular bi-monthly meeting of
Seward Post No. 5, American Le
gion, Wednesday, May 17, 8 p. m.
! TORS OF BOMBS NEBE
DROPPED ON CHINESE
ILISES TESTEBOII
PEIPING, May 15, —Behind the
Chineie lines in Yenlo, North
China, Japanese airplanes led in
a sweeping advance of infantry
ad artillery units to southward be
low the Great Wail of China to
ward this city.
They came over in droves heav
ily bombarding the Chinese lines
and dropping tons of bombs on
Chinese villages between here and
Miyunhsen, less than 50 miles
riorth of the city.
The bombs wrecked the villages;
houses and buildings were tumbled
into the narrow streets; the cas
ualties were slight, however, the
civilian population having fled in
terror. Their pathetic trains of ox
carts, wheelbarrows and rikshaws,
loaded high with all the goods the
refugees c d luoalsavgerfomlitaon
refugess could salvage from their
homes, crowded all roads to cap
acity. They fled south away from
the scene of the battle.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 15,—
The dissenting factions of the
bonus army were united in a tent
ed city 10 miles down the Potomac
preparing for the supreme effort
of their invasion.
Today they planned to demon
strate in an attempt to pursuade
Congress to pass legislation auth
orizing the immediate payment of
adjusted service certificates. Just
what form their demonstration
was to take is uncertain.
Leaders planned to confer early
today and then issue orders. It is
likely that a march to the Capitol
and the White House will be in
cluded in their program.
TWO STATES FACED
WITH WORST FLOOR
MENACE MANY YEARS
CHICAGO, May 15.—Excessive
and recent recurrent wind and
hail storms Saturday presented Il
linois and Indiana with the worst
flood menace in years.
Three deaths occurred in Indi
ana as numerous streams over
flowed their banks and into city
streets. Hundreds of families
were forced to flee their homes.
Many highways in Central Indi
ana were impassable. In Kokomo
and Lafayette more than 100 fam
ilies evacuated their homes. Oth
er areas of Illinois reported similar
flood conditions, with rains of Fri
day threatening to increase the
danger.
TENNIS [IN
ENHOUTE TO F.UB0PE
SAN FRANCISCO. May 15, —
Leaving San Francisco a week
earlier than she had planned, Hel
en Wills Moody left on the over
land limited for New York.
The tennis star is scheduled to
play in the Wimbledon matches
in June. Accompanying the cham
pion was her husband, Frederick
5. Moody, Jr. They will sail on the
SS Stateham for London May 20.
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LAST BIG BLAST SUCCESSFUL
BOULDER DAM, Nev., May 15,—
Experts certified as successful the
last and greatest blast in the build
ing of the great Boulder dam in
the Colorado river here. Way was
cleared for the dam abutment on
the Arizona side when heavy
charges of high explosives were de
tonated by electricity. The power
house will be erected there.