VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 104.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4,1932. PRICE TEN CENTS
ECONOMY LE6I5UT1
IS PISSED BE DOUSE:
MILE SHE S42,10®IM
•JTINGTON. D. C., May 4. (tP)
_A House passed the economy
bili* 316 for and 67 against the
measure. It is estimated the bill,
when made a law, will save $42,
000,000 as compared with the $210,
000.000 is was designed to save in
the original form.
The House eliminated President
Hoover's plan for “stagger employ
ment” of Federal workers by a vote
of 250 against the plan as compared
with 146 in favor of the plan.
Two efforts for straight wage
cuts of Federal employees were
also defeated. Measures to curtail
veterans’ benefits were defeated.
Congressmen’s salaries were re
duced to $825, but 70 per cent of
the million government employees
escaped a slash. The Shipping
Board was reduced from seven to
four members and many other bu
reaus are to be abolished as Presi
dent Hoover has been given author
ity to reorganize them with Con
gressional approval.
MUHIN RESTORES
SIGHT TO AGED MON
NEW YORK, May 4—An 87 year
old man, sightless for 20 years,
looked into a mirror and watched
himself comb his hair.
Removal of a bandage from the
eyes of Jacob Lieberman after a
successful operation for a bilateral j
cataract, sent the old man to mar- j
veling at the new world, but not1
until he had looked into the mir
ror.
Traffic fascinated him, he want
ed to see an airplane, he tried to
recognize his friends by sight, but
was forced to wait until they spoke.
EYES ARE BAD
LONDON, May 3.—All of London
is alarmed over the condition of
Premier Ramsay MacDonald’s eye
sight. It was revealed recently,
just before the Geneva conference
which MacDonald attended for sev
eral days, that the Premier had
suffered moments when he was to
tally blind and that he had been;
instructed to be very careful of his!
eyes. His condition has become i
steadily worse and he has been
brought back to England where he
is to be examined by eye special
ists.
DISCONTINUE DIVIDENDS
HOBOKEN. N. J„ May 4.—Three
hundred stockholders of the U- S.
Steel Corporation attended an an
nual meeting and listened to ad
dresses by M. C. Taylor, new chair
man of the board and executive
committee, and the new president,
W. A. Irvin. The officials offered
little hopes for continued dividends
on common stock.
TO TEST MENTALITY
PHOENIX, Ariz., May 3.—Bobby
Merrill, 13, who in a fit of rage,
shot and killed his father and
wounded his mother and brother,
faced tests to determine whether
or not he was mentally responsi
ble. Juvenile authorities have tak
en charge of him for psychological
and physiological examination.
WILL CONTEST LOOMS
LOS ANGELES, May 3.—The $2,
000,000 estate left by the late pub
lisher, V.| H. Camfield of Los An
geles, will be contested by his wife,
according to information made
known here Monday. The will,
which left the estate to Camfield’s
two sisters, is to be opened for pro
bate on May 16.
PEOPLE ALARMED
LONDON, May 4.—Prime Minis
ter MacDonald Tuesday underwent
another eye examination and the
nation was alarmed over reports he
may be forced shortly to give up
office to save his failing sight.
MacDonald will probably undergo
an operation on his right eye
Thursday. His left eye was re-j
cently operated on. 1
AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS
SHANGHAI, May 4.—The Chin
ese-Japanese peace conferences,
; which last week had to be discon
tinued for a time because a num
ber of Japanese high officials and
members of the peace delegates
were badly injured in a bomb ex
plosion, were not resumed Tuesday
as was expected. The Japanese
| asked for another delay saying
I they had not received instructions
■ yet from Tokyo.
GENEVA, May 4.—The Japanese
delegation to the disarmament con
ference launched a “major offen
sive” for abolition of aircraft car
riers and of all landing decks on
warships, pointing out the purpose
of such is transportation of planes
over long distances “to attack en
emy soil rather than to defend its
own territory” and demanding the
scrapping of all such ships.
A communication to the confer
ence branded such measures as a
maintenance of the most aggres
sive weapons. It is explained in
American circles that such a meas
ure would greatly strengthen the
I Japanese Navy as compared with
the United States in carriers
League statistics of 1931 show the
' United States has three aircraft
. carriers totalling 77,500 tons and is
L building another of 13,800 tons.
Japan shows three totalling 61,700
' tons with another building of 7,600
- tons. Great Britain has six car
h1 riers totalling 115,350 tons.
! Of the other world powers, it
'1 shows France has only one and
j Italy none.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, May 4.—Latest quo
tations: Bethlehem. Steel 12%; eta
tations: General Electric 13%;
Bethlehem Steel 12%; General Mo
tors 10%; Radio 3; Standard Oil
of Calif. 18; Union Oil of Calif.
10%; U. S. Steel 28%.
* * * *
BUILDERS ON STRIKE
NEW YORK, May 4. —Approxi
mately 30.000 members of the
Building Trades Council are on
strike pending agreement on a new
wage scale with the Building
Trades Employers Association.
* * * *
BOMB EXPLOSION
LOS ANGELES, May 4.—A bomb
exploded in a Los Angeles drug
store Tuesday and tore a gaping
hole in the roof. No one was in
jured. The proprietor is unable to
explain the reason for the bombing
and he says he has received no
threats.
* * * *
NORRIS FOR PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, May 4. — Sen
ator George W. Norris, Republican
independent from Nebraska, was
proposed by Huey P. Long, of Lou
isiana as Democratic candidate for
President. Louisiana’s fiery Sen
ator and democratic national com
mitteeman, who revolted from the
leadership of Senator Robinson, of
Arkansas, announced he had with
drawn his support of Robinson,
Senator Harrison of Mississippi, or
Speaker Garner for the Democratic
candidacy.
* * * *
(Tuesday’s Games)
NATIONAL
Boston 9, Philadelphia 4.
Brooklyn 11, New York 7.
Cincinnati 0, St. Louis 9.
Chicago 8, Pittsburgh 6.
AMERICAN
St. Louis 11, Cleveland 8.
Detroit at Chicago, rain.
Philadelphia 2, Boston 1.
New York 4, Washington 5.
PACIFIC COAST
Portland 3, Seattle 2.
All other night games.
JUffilH SAYS OUTSIDE
INFLUENCE DID IT
DICTATE THE VERDICT
HONOLULU, May 4—“The jury
was guided solely by the evidence
and by the fact that law and order
must prevail in the Hawaiian Is
lands. There were no racial lines
in our deliberations.
“We felt that no man or woman
should take the law into his or her
own hands and we appreciated the
suffering caused Lieutenant Mas
sie and Mrs. Fortescue by the at
tack on Mrs. Massie,” said Theo
dore Char, juror, in relating the
reason for the manslaughter ver
dict in the “honor slaying” case.
Persistent reports that outside
influence dictated the manslaugh
ter verdict against the Massie-For
tescue “honor slaying” defendants
were denied by the jury’s foreman.
It had been reported that one
of the leading business men had
sent word to the jurors that only
such a verdict would satisfy the
ends of justice and be acceptable
to the community.
BILL IS PASSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 4.—
The Goldsborough bill to put at
least $9,000,000,000 in currency at
work in an effort to bring back
“better times” was passed Tuesday
by the House.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4. (/P)—
California which tipped the elec
toral balance to Woodrow Wilson
, with a dramatic flourish 16 years
ago, today showed a steadily in
| creasing margin of votes piled up
for Speaker John N. Garner and
his backers claimed victory.
Garner took the lead over Gov
ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt by
virtue of his strength in Los An
geles.
Claims are being made that Gar
ner will carry the State by a 40,000
margin over Roosevelt. Roosevelt,
in turn, it is claimed, will have a
50,000 margin over A1 Smith.
POLITICAL DOPE
(By Associated Press)
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
today appeared assured all of the
24 Alabama convention votes as
1 well as 10 from South Dakota in
! which State’he is unopposed. This
! brings his total pledged and claim
ed to 303. Hoover received his reg
ular slate in that State and is run
ning ahead of the Progressive and
anti-Hoover candidates. The Mis
sissippi convention confirmed 11
votes
The MS Discoverer, Heinie Ber
ger, master, left Tuesday evening
for Seldovia and Cook Inlet ports.
Story of Umnakus
The Sun Child
By E. P. S
EDITOR’S NOTE: Episode one
told about the preparations be
ing made for a journey to be
made to the resting place of
the Sun God. Timur Kahn hav
ing commanded Fish Wu and
j Nackolus, the swimmer to go to
this place which was across the
Tung-hai. The journey was to
be made in a junk propelled by
paddles.
EPISODE TWO
Fish Wu counted his men. Two
score times had the Sun God ap
peared and passed on to his rest
ing place and nothing but blue sea
could be seen. The wild waves had
swept many from the junk and
now but eight men remained to run
the treadmill.
Nackolus, the swimmer, only was
cheerful and unafraid. His great
strength had stood him well in
need. It was he who worked long
est on the treadmill and forced the
turning paddle to drive the junk on
and on toward the resting place
of the Sun God.
Fish Wu had been right. His
discovery of the turning paddle
permitted them to proceed against
the wind.
As the Sun God crept down to-!
ward the sea, Fish Wu rejoiced ex- I
ceedingly, for the wind was now |
behind his destination, and the
weary men could rest.
The wind grew stronger and
stronger and the junk fairly hissed
through the foaming waves. Fish
Wu, the builder, paced the deck,
eyeing some distant specks over
which the Sun God was sinking to |
his resting place.
As Nackolus came up, Fish Wu
pointed them out and said: “Yon
der, Nackolus, lies land and the
morrow should find us there.
Thinkest thou that our junk will
weather this sea? Yonder spray
seems to hide the Sun God.”
Nackolus placed his mighty hand
on the shoulder of Fish Wu, the
builder, and exclaimed: “Fish Wu,
thy wisdom is great! The attach
ment of this deep sharp keel makes
the junk ride safely. Great is
Tung-hai, but thou art greater.
Should this wind prevail all night,!
we should be ready to greet the
Sun God in his own home on the
morrow. Queer thoughts have en
tered my head, oh my friend, and
last night dreams came that thou
and I were no longer together.
Tell me, Fish Wu, what commands
my dying father, the great Timur
Khan, spoke unto thee.”
Now, Fish Wu had come to love
Nackolus, the swimmer, as his own
son and he dreaded the parting
which he knew would come ere
long. So he walked away from
Nackolus thinking deeply of a plan
whereby he might arrange to leave
the might swimmer alone on the
new land.
The sea dashed higher and high
er and when darkness fell, the
frightened seamen begged Fish Wu
to allow them to go below where
the mighty hands of the roaring
sea could not grasp them from the
junk.
It was Nackolus who bade them
go below while he and Fish Wu
lashed the rudder bar in place and
paced the deck, ever peering ahead
in the darkness for signs of dan
ger. Early that morning they had
passed a mighty fish whose great
tail lashed the sea as he sank into
its depths.
Fiercer and fiercer blew the wind
and in the lulls between the blasts
a new danger fell upon their ears;
the roar of the breakers. An in
stant later they were plowing thru
the surf and froth covered the
deck.
Nackolus rushed for the rudder
bar, for well he knew that the junk
must be turned at once or be dash
ed to pieces on an unknown shore.
Fish Wu crept to his side, for
the roar of the surf had thrown
fear into his brave spirit. Might
ily they strained oft the rudder bar
and mightily the hands of the sea
pulled against them. The great
junk slowly swerved under their
efforts and they passed out thru
the surf.
Again they lashed the rudder bar
but now, Fish Wu was sinking un
der the strain and Nackolus lifted
him in his mighty arms. At that
instant the junk struck and the
two men were hurled high into
the air and landed on the jagged
rocks below.
The Sun God was high in the sky
when Nackolus opened his eyes.
His head was resting in the lap of
Fish Wu, who was gently stroking
him. Nackolus struggled to his
feet and gazed at his friend. Fish
Wu had been the cushion for his
fall as his mangled body clearly
attested. Fish Wu was attempting
to speak and Nackolus caught
these words from the bloodless
lips: “I have brought — you here
and — now — I leave thee — to—.”
Fish Wu’s head drooped and
Nackolus was alone.
(Episode Three Will Follow)
SENTENCE BE COMMUTED
HONOLULU, May 4. (yP)—Lieut.
Thomas H. Massie, Mrs. Granville
Fortescue, A1 Jones and E. J- Lord
appeared in Judge Davis’ court
today to be sentenced. Each one
was sentenced to 10 years imprison
ment at hard labor. Prosecutor
Kelley announced that Governor
Lawrence Judd had agreed to com
mute the sentence to one hour im
prisonment each.
EXPEDITION OFFICERS !
WERE HONOR GUESTS :
Officers of the Alaskan Survey
Expedition and S. R. Capps, of the
U. S. Geological Survey, in Seward
for a few days while enroute to
Chignik Bay, were guests at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Tuesday.
Lieut. Robert H. Harrell, who
commands the expedition, told
Seward business men seated around
the banquet table that “it has just
been my privilege to complete a
flight from Seattle to Seward and
without any exaggeration, I say
that it is an unforgettable exper
ience; unexcelled in interest in the
15 years that I have been flying.
Undoubtedly, the way to see Alaska
is from the air, for only from the
air may one gather a conception
of the real size and beauty of the
f country.
“I must confess that most of us
in the States have little idea of the
real extent and natural advantages
of this Territory, and I look for
ward to the day when more and
more people will have the oppor
tunity to receive such an introduc
tion to Alaska as we have just en
joyed.
“It seems to me that Alaska oi
fers a splendid field for aviation.
development, and that such devel- |
opment of aviation must greatly
facilitate the further development
of the Territory. The tremendous
distances involved and the great;
natural barriers which stand in!
the way of other forms of trans- j
portation only increase the value!
of aircraft, and when this fact is
fully appreciated by the people of
Alaska, they will find that the av
iation industry is ready to serve
them.
“My short time in Alaska is al
ready crammed with many im
pressions, but of these three stand
out and I am sure they will be long
remembered: The magnificance of
the scenery, the bear and fish
stories and the hospitality of the
Alaskans; all of which I have been
fortunate enough to enjoy.”
L. L. Rowe, commanding the air
plane tender, USS Gannet, stated
that he enjoyed the Alaskan trip
very much. He also gave an ex
planation of the ship’s name
Gannet—which means a “sea-going
goose.”
S. R. Capps, of the Geological
Survey, who is accompanying the
Navy expedition to the Chignik
Bay area to make a reconnaissance
in that region, said he expected to
secure data which otherwise would j
be unavailable. He was of the j
opinion that this data might of
necessity * be somewhat scattered
and no particular spot could be
given a thorough study. He said, i
however, that whatever could be
learned about this practically un
known region would be of value.
Lieut. H. B. Hutchinson, expert
aerologist, said that from observa
tions that have been made thus far,
the Alaskan coast weather is no
worse than the coast weather of
California. He also added that Al
askan seas are no worse than the
waters of the North Sea. Lieutenant
Hutchinson hopes to obtain val
uable new meteorological data thru
the use of the planes for upper air
observations over a corner of the
earth where little has been done
along these lines.
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LEAVE FOR PACIFIC
LAKEHURST, N. J., May 4.—Lt.
Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl said
j the Navy dirigible Akron will leave
j Lakehurst this week for the West
1 Coast to join the Pacific fleet in
maneuvers.
CAPONE, UNDER HEAVY
CUD, BEGINS TRIP
TO ATLANTA PRISON
CHICAGO, May 4. (/P)—Flanked
by half a dozen Federal agents, AI
Capone, the once multi-million
aire head of liquor, gambling and
vice syndicate, Tuesday was hur
ried from his jail cell and started
on the trip to the Atlanta, Ga.
penitentiary, where he starts serv
ing an 11-year prison term.
A caravan of police cars accom
panied Capone to the station where
he arrived fully an hour before the
train started. Capone said: “I’m
glad to get started.” He is due to
arrive in Atlanta at 6:30 p. m.
today.
Rumors were circulated that an
attempt was to be made to rescue
Capone. His recent statement that,
if released, he would be able to re
turn the Lindbergh baby has been
examined by Federal agents and
found preposterous.
YACHT MUON AGAIN
LEAVES FOR HICK SEAS
NORFOLK, Va., May 4. —The
yacht Marcon left Norfolk again
Tuesday for the open seas, presum
ably to again take up negotiations
for the return of the Lindbergh
child. The vessel was about 24
hours late in getting underway on
its present trip as bad weather
forced the craft to remain within
shelter.
Because reports were current
that Col. Charles Lindbergh was
not at his home in the Sourland
Hills mountains and had been ab
sent for several days, some specu
lation arose as to whether or not
the flyer was on the yacht Marcon.
The Colonel is said to have left his
home on a secret mission for his
kidnapped son. State police at the
Lindbergh house have declined to
comment on the Colonel’s where
abouts.
A new underworld unit is report
ed at Hopewell as throwing its
strength into the search for the
Lindbergh baby. A1 Capone’s aid
was hinted at in the new gangland
activities at Hopewell, it was said.
CHANGES NAME
BOOTH, Australia, May 4.—This
town of Australia up until the
other day was known as Chicago.
However, the residents of Chicago,
Australia, heard so much about the
Chicago in the United States that
they decided to change it. The
townsmen changed the name to
Booth, naming their city after the
late Booth of the Salvation Army.
BIG FOREST FIRE
QUEBEC, Canada, May 4. — A
huge forest fire is sweeping thru
a magnificent stand of wood in an
area in eastern Quebec. Thousands
of acres of pulpwood are said to be
burning. Workers are trying to
save the fire from spreading but
are unable to save the land already
under fire.
DOLLAR QUITE ILL
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May. 4.—
Capt. Robert Dollar, of the Dollar
Steamship Line, is quite ill at his
home here. It is a recurrence of
intestinal trouble. Captain Dollar
was stricken Friday and his condi
tion is considered critical. His
pulse is normal but doctors are not
optimistic.
ESKIMO BOY IS HERO
OTTAWA, May 4.—A 12-year-old
Eskimo boy has taken a high place
in the long roster of heroes of the
far north. Harnessed to a sled with
two ailing dogs, he saved his sick
mother’s life by pulling her over
160 miles of ice and snow to safety
at Wager Inlet Post.
FIGHT POSTPONED
NEW YORK, May 4.—The New
York State Boxing Commission
Tuesday gave permission to the
Madison Square Garden officials to
postpone the title bout between
Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling
until June 24. The fight originally
was cheduled for June 16.