MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 100
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929.
PRICE TEN CENTS
REFERENDUM ON BONE DRY
LAW PASSED BY THE
HOUSE
JUNEAU, April 30, (Special to
the Gateway)—The house rejected
on Saturday the senate’s pension
plan that would have required
20 years continuous residency in
the Territory and fixed the max
imum allowances at $30 per month.
It substituted the provisions of
the Rothenburg bill in the senate
which was a measure codifying
laws on pensions, and related sub
jects, and passed the measure to
the senate.
The senate concurred with
the house amendments which
would limit old age allowances to
persons arriving prior to and re
siding in Alaska continuosuly
since January 1906. This does not
affect persons now drawing al
lowances and who may not qual
ify under that provision. The house
also raised the maximum allow
ance to $35 per month which the
senate accepted Saturday after
defeating the bill imposing a tax
of three cents per ollon on gas
oline, the vote bein \r to four.
Sunquist today moved for recon
sideration and changed his vote
from nay to aye and the measure
then passed, five to three.
The Hess measure for a separate
school tax was also beaten on a tie
vote.
Ziegler’s boxing commission bill
passed the senate without any mat
terail change and several minor
bills, including $1,500 to give pub
licity to the international highway
project.
The Murray bill for a referen
dum on the repeal of the Alaska
bone dry law passed the house.
The bill for dependent and del
inquent children was lost in the
house. The bill requiring public
school pupils to pass physical ex
aminations was passed by the
house but was amended to ex
clude those objecting on the
ground of violation of their relig
ious tenents and except where
school or health authorities hold
an examination when necessary.
Many minor bills were passed
by both houses in the clearing of
the calendars preparatory to ad
journment of the term, on Thurs
day. On Saturday the house pass
ed and sent to the senate the gen
eral appropriations bill.
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FLYIl TO CANADA
FAIRBANKS, April 30, {IP)— j
Aviators Cramer and Gamble left
at 4:05 yesterday morning for
Prince George. A high wind forced
them to stop at Atlin. After sev
eral futile attempts to take odf
from there it appeared as though
the fliers would be marooned foi
st least a fortnight.
The ship, with it’s small skiis, t
is unable to traverse the slushy
runway unless an unexpected
freeze' during some night provides
sufficient crust to bear the plane.
THREE MEN KILLED
NORTHHAVEN, Con., April 30,
icP)—Three men were killed and j
two seriously injured when a taxi1
driver crashed into a disabled ;
truck oxi the Hartford Post road. 1
let Si COLLECTED
BLI1TEBIL REVENUE
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WASHINGTON, April 30, (&)—
!The internal revenue bureau an
;nounced final taxes for the first
'nine months of 1929, for the fis
,cal year ending March 31, amount
|ed to $2,137,165,224. Washington,
J including Alaska, paid $10,504, 224
! of the total.
LABOR DAY ITS
EXPECTED IN ALL
CAPITALS EUROPE
LONDON, April 30, (A*)—Unusual
police precautions have been or
dered in every capital of Europe
in anticipation of a May Day
labor communistic disturbance,
especially in Berlin and Paris.
These two cities expect disor
ders on fete day of the third in
i ternational, and outdoor public
Meetings have been restricted in
both cities.
The Daily Mail said communist
leaders in Moscow have ordered
their agents to instigate rioting
thruout Europe to bring about a
new revolutionary battle.
Noisy demonstrations resulted
in the police of Berlin clearing
| streets when the statue of Wil
liam I was painted with a red
sign.
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ATLIN, B. C„ April 30, (/P)_P.
Cramer and W. S. Gamble, enroute
from Nome to Chicago, who left
Fairbanks yesterday, passed Big
Salmon river, Yukon territory,
this morning, flying eastward in
the direction of Polly Banks. The j
plane is unreported since. 3ad
wire communications in the re
gion is believed to be delaying a
report from the aviators.
PEACE ARTICLE
LADIES MAGAZINE
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MORE SECURITY IS FOUND IN
MODERATE FORCE THAT
MENACES NOBODY
PHILADELPHIA, April 29, (/P)—
Ex-President Calvin Coolidge, in
j the Ladies Home Journal, says i
jfchat “Men do not long to recog
jnize the sword as the major
I source of authority but so long as
jthe evil of wbrld armies and na
vies continue what is required
; is domestic and international po
lice service.
But peace will never be per
manent by fear alone for there
must be a foundation of justice
and strong will to satisfy reason.
: The hope of gaining absolute
;segurity through armaments is a
delusion and no nation can ever
|say their army or navy will make
lit perfectly secure. More security
will be found in a moderate force
which menaces nobody than in a
great force which menaces every
| body.”
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FARM MEASURE
| THIS WEEK. THOT
WASHINGTON. April 30, (/?)—
'Despite interruptions in delaying
; progress in the senate on farm
I relief, Chairman McNary is hope
ful consideration will be com
pleted this week.
A vote on the debenture plan is
expected tomorrow, or on Thurs
day, with indications that other
.sections of the bill will not cause
much trouble.
Final action is seen soon after
the administration supporters get
together and who are confident
they will be able to defeat the de
benture plan as opposed by the
President.
ffiTTLE IM IS LEFT
|. SMALL SIZE FORTUNE
SEATTLE, April 30, (JP)—The en
tire fortune of $19,425 of Martin
Mally, 65 year old pioneer Alaskan,!
:was left to Mrs. B| Myers of Seat
! tie. Mally had been a friend of
Mr. and Mrs. Meyers for 25 years
meeting first in Alaska in 1904.
SHARE IN ESTATE
SISTER. SEATTLE
JUDGE DECLARES STATEMENT
FLATLY UNTRUE: ALSO
VALUE MISQUOTED
SEATTLE, April 30, new
set of appraisers are starting an
inventory accounting of the $40,
; 000 estate of Mrs. Joseph Revelle,
under the orders of the court
J that George McLean, 64, deaf
| Alaska prospector, might get half
| of the estate as was intended by
his dead sister.
The court finally decided Mr. i
; Revelle had committed fruad, act
|ing as executor of the estate, in
; cheating McLean of his half.
Mr. Revelle contended he had as
j signed a share of the estate to
i McLean but this, the judge de
clared, is absolutely untrue. Re
| velle is also charged with listing
ithe value of the estate at $20,000
! instead of the correct value.
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WASHINGTON, April 30, (JP)—
Ernst W. Sav/yer, administrative
assistant to Secretary Wilbur, will
leave May 20 on an inspection
tour of several western states and
Alaska.
plans to go first to Chicago
to confer with Alaska Railroad of
ficials and after investigating the
western reclamation project will
tail the administration of the de
partment in that Territory. j
LANCE
RICHBOURG
YeBoSTR
f ED
MORRIS
CONFESSES IB
KILLING BRIDE
OFJI YEAR
COUPLE HAD BEEN LIVING
APART FOR YEAR; WIFE
CHOKED TO DEATH
NEW YORK, April 30, (/P)—
Earl Peacox confessed that he
killed his 20-year old bride after
la quarrel and burned her.
Her charred body was found un
der an apple tree Saturday but
identification was made from a
! small piece of her burned dress.
The husband was arrested last
| night. The couple had been living
apart for a year aftex a disagree
ment on last April 22.
Peacox was playing cards and
happened to remember their wed
ding anniversary, so he excused
himself and went to where his
wife was living.
They then took a ride and went
to revisit their old home; when
they entered he said his wife
remarked, “Well, this looks like
the old dump.” Peacox stated he
resented this remark and a quar
j rel ensued. The struggle started
when she started to claw him
with her fingernails and scream
ing. He placed his hand over her
mouth, the other at her throat.
She appeared to faint, he said,
and suddenly went cold. He then
realized she was dead and placed
her in his car and took her to
the thicket... Later he returned, af
ter buying kerosene, and burned
her.
Frances Murray, believed to be
Peacox’s sweetheart, is held as a
material witness. She told the
police she had been living with
him in his apartment and that he
had given her some of his-wife’s
clothing.
REPORT DENIED LOWDEN BE
NAMED TO HEAD THE
FARM BOARD
WASHINGTON, April 30, (A>)—
lEven before President Hoover has
l finished the task of completing
I the personnel of the new law en
forcement commission, he finds
the problem of selecting the mem
! bers of the federal farm board to
|be thrust upon him.
There are few volunteers to the
post of commissioner but there
jare many candidates for the $12,
S 000 post on the farm board which
| is expected to have power equal to
| that of the federal reserve board
'and the interstate commerce com
mission.
i President Hoover is reported to
be giving little thought to ap
pointments as he may not be
forced to meet the problem.
Friends of the President deny
reports that the name of Frank
Lowden, his opponent for the re
publican nomination, will be the
chairman of the farm board.
JESSICA MINES
IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo., April
29, (.-P)—Work will be resumed at
the Jessica Mines about May 1, ac
cording to President J. D. Marma
duke. This property was not op
erated in 1928.