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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 84. SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 11,1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
LINDY WAS TO GET BABY BACK
ON TRIP TO MARTIN’S
VINEYARD
HOPEWELL, N. J., April 11.—A
virtual declaration of war has been
issued against the kidnappers of
the Lindbergh child as they failed
to keep faith with Colonel Lind
bergh even after he had paid them
the ransom money and had given
the abductors every chance and
plenty of time in which to return
the child.
It was revealed Sunday that the
visit of Colonel Lindbergh the
other day by plane to the Martin’s
Vineyard country was for the pur
pose of receiving the child from
the abductors but the abductors
were not there and neither was the
child.
The abductors are said to have
been in contact with Lindbergh
since the ransom money was paid
and it was declared that the ab- j
ductors had stated they were con-;
vinced of Lindy’s good faith and
that they wanted the money paid
them in bills to be exchanged for
gold, which could not be traced.
This trade, however, appears im
possible and the hunt for the per
petrators of the crime has been
started with renewed vigor.
Lindbergh apparently wants the
criminals arrested at all costs.
A former gangster, who is al
leged to have muscled in on the
New Jersey liquor racket, has been
taken into custody and is being
investigated. Rumor has it that;
this gangster could have been the*
brains of the kidnapping gang and
that the kidnappers could have
taken the child from the Lind
bergh home to one of his hideouts
and from here transferred it to a
boat in Rum Row.
The Treasury Department has
released the serial numbers on the
bills paid by Lindbergh to the ab
ductors of the baby and the hunt
for the recipients of this currency
is now underway.
The publication of the United
States Treasury Department of the
complete list of the numbers on the
bills paid to the kidnappers by
Lindbergh is considered to have
placed the Colonel in a strategic
position in the hunt for the child.
The list has been sent to bankers
who have been asked to be on the \
lookout for this currency and it is
believed that the kidnappers will
be afraid to use this money.
Lindbergh announced Sunday j
night that the persons to whom;
the money was paid were positively j
identified as the kidnappers by
means of a mark on the ransom ;
note which was left the night the j
child was taken from the Lind-1
bergh nursery. It is the belief that |
the general means of identification 1
was a cryptic symbol used as a sig- j
nature on the ransom note and ]
which has never been disclosed to!
the public.
nil. SERVICES FOR
C. H. HOLMES SUNDRY I
Funeral service and interment <
for C. H. Holmes, late assistant
general manager of the Alaska1
Railroad who died suddenly at An- :
<
chorage, last Friday, were held ,
yesterday in that city.
Full details of the funeral are :
not available at this time but it j
is said the services were conduct- :
ed under the auspices of the Vet- j <
erans of Foreign Wars, and other
prominent Anchorage orga niza
tions, with interment in the An
chorage cemetery. •;
It was one of the largest and \
most beautiful service ever held in l
Anchorage, hundreds of friends c
and acquaintances were in attend- f
ance paying last respects to one x
held in the highest esteem. \
Mr. Holmes was a Spanish Amer- p
ican war veteran. e
RUSTGARD APPOINTMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.
(A5)—It is expected that the ap
pointment of Attorney General
John Rustgard of Alaska as judge
of the Second Division will be sent
to the suc-committee today.
NOMINATIONS REFERRED
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.
(A3)—The Senate Judicial y Com
mittee referred to the sub-commit
tee the nominations of John Rust
gard and E. Coke Hill as Federal
judges in Alaska. The sub-com
mittee is composed of Senators
Herbert of Rhode Island and King
of Utah.
PAUL VON HINDENBUR9
REELECTED PRESIDENT
OF GERMAN EMPIRE
BERLIN, April 11.—German vot
ers Sunday reelected Preisdent
Paul von Hindenburg to be Presi
dent of Germany for the next
seven years beginning his term on
May 12.
The election was a runoff contest
between Hindenburg and his rivals
as the former did not secure the
necessary plurality in a previous
election. Only a plurality was nec
essary in the runoff election.
The election was relatively quiet.
Ir Berlin 350 persons were arrest
ee for disorderly activities and at
least three persons are reported to
hi^ve been killed during the heat
of the election in various parts of
tip German nation.
Jlindenburg. the second presi
dent of the German republic, be
gins another term at the age of
841years.
jle rolled up a plurality of more
thjjn 6.000.000 votes over Adolph
Hindenburg’s total num
ber'of votes was more than 19,
000.000.
Tt Hindenburg’s request, Chan
cellor Heinrich Bruening consented
to remain in office although Sun
day he tendered his resignation
after the results of the election
were made known. Of those re
ported killed as a result of elec
tion rioting two were killed in
Hamburg while 60 were injured at
Bremen.
The freighter Denali, of the Al
aska Steamship Company, arrived
in port Sunday evening and de
parted for the South during the
night
CHICAGO GANGSTERS
phi r™ show
CHICAGO, April 11.—While cele
brating the first anniversary of his
taking over the mayoralty chair of
Chicago, Mayor Cermak was again
slapped in the face Sunday when
a group of gangsters, allegedly
from Chicago, drove to a nearby
farmer’s home and told him they
were going to put on a show. The
gangsters then shoved a man, who
dad been their prisoner, from the
23lt and filled him full of lead. The
man died instantly.
The farmer reported the affair
:o the police but wished his name
withheld as he feared the conse
juences. There have been many
nen taken for a ride in the vicinity
>f Chicago as well as elsewhere but
t is believed that this affair was
me of the first public executions
m the part of gangsters.
HELEN TO EUROPE
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 11, -Hel
m Wills Moody, American tennis
itar, has booked passage for Eu
’ope on the Aquitania, sailing April
27. Mrs. Moody planned to com
3ete on French hard courts* and
ater on grass courts at Wimble
ion, Eng., it was announced.
MAY BEEN POISONED
MENLO PARK, Calif., April 11, —
"he possibility that the Australian
yonder horse, Phar Lap, may have
ieen poisoned was indicated when
hemists announced that they had
ound traces of arsenic on grass
/hich was eaten by the horse pre
ious to the death. The arsenic ap
arently had been sprayed on the
rass.
NEW YORK, Apr. 11, —Stocks
broke so badly yesterday that ru
mors were current after the close
that organized banking support
would soon be forthcoming to pre
vent complete demoralization.
No confirmation of the report
could be obtained but it was said
bankers were of the opinion the
market was being forced to the
i low levels.
The reports injected a badly
needed note of cheer into Wall
Street after a day in which the
market went to new lows for the
bear movement.
Wheat crashed three cents a
bushel; bonds, with the exception
of U. S. government issues broke to
new lows. Bright spots in busi
ness of U. S. automotive exports
during February reached a total of
$88,039,807, an increase of 11 per
cent over the preceding month.
Ford Motor Company reports or
ders for 300,000 new model cars;
General Motors Corporation reports
March sales to consumers in the
U. S. of 5ST, 706 cars against 50,055
cars in February.
NEW VIOLENT ATTACK
ON THE AMERICAN
DOLLAR IN FRANCE
LONDON, Eng. April 11, —A new
and more violent attack on the
American dollar was launched in
Paris. As a result the dollar sag
ged to $25.32 in France, below the
gold point in late trading. The
newspaper L’Ordre, owned by
French steel interests, contended
that a large American bank had
ceased payments. The article was
false and brazen compared to re
cent other underhand attacks on
the dollar. The Paris branch of
the bank in question appealed to
the United States embassy. The
attention of Premier Tardieau was
called to the article. The newspa
per also published rumors that j
three large New York banks were
in difficulties.
At New York, bankers attributed
the latest attack on the dollar to
operations of a powerful group of
international speculators intent on
driving the United States off the
gold standard to serve their own
selfish motives. As a result of the
attack over $7,000,000 in gold was
arranged for export Friday as the
French franc rose to the level
where it would be profitable to buy
dollars and ship the proceeds to
Europe in gold money.
THOROUGH PROBE BE
■ STOCK MKT
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11, -
In a surprise move in the Senate
Friday, the Senate Banking Com
mittee issued a subpoena for Rich
ard Whitney, president of the New
York Stock Exchange, to appear
before them as the first witness to
testify in an investigation which
is to- be made of the stock market.
Whitney was requested to bring
a complete record of stock ex
change activities and will be quer
ied as to the holders of short
stock, short stock sellers and other
phases of the exchange activities
which are being investigated.
The investigation is being made
with the view to halting the prac
tice of short selling.
STUDENTS BEATEN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 11. (JP)
—Five students of the Common
wealth College, a labor institution
of Arkansas, exhibited switch
stripped backs and said they were
beaten by county vigilantes when
they attempted to enter the Ken
tucky coal strike area. They are
making plans here for another at
tempt. The circuit judge at Har
lan said he would investigate the
matter.
SEATTLE FOB NORTH
1TB m PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Apr. 11, (TP)—1The SS
Yukon, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed
for Alaska Saturday with 244 pas
sengers on board of which 57 are
for Seward, as follows:
Arnold Kobber, M. E. Nelson, Mr.
and Mrs. Anton Anderson, H. F.
Kruger, Mrs. Della Smith, Miss J.
Benton, Mrs. Clara Smith, Julius
Schoffritz, Capt. C. D. Carter, G.
A. Green, Edw. Ralston, Mrs. F. De
Lavergne, Mrs. John Beaton, hus
band and son.
Mrs. Dolly Bowman, John H.
Johlin, Vic Sholsets, Elof Nelson,
Marcell Briner, H. R. Miller, A. M.
i Laska, J. B. Chamberlin, Wallace
j Fairfield, Porter Berry Hill, Mrs.
| Hill and two children, E. Meier, El
i wood Kunkle, Arvid Osell, John
Larson, Oscar Kattura.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rogers and
child, Peter Shadura, Ralph En
strom, R. Klingenberg, Joe Hinke,
L. J. Peine, Mrs. McKinnon, A. F.
Heatt, D. F. Dooling, Hans Erick
son, Walter McDonald, Gus M. Em
berg, Mrs. Emberg, J. J. Carstey,
Mrs. Carstey and child, James Ver
nette, M- McClodd, Mr. and Mrs. L.
B. Dobbins and child. There are
also 127 steerage passengers for
Seward other than the above list.
IRELAND NOT WEAKENING
ENNIS, Irish Free State, April 11.
(TP)—President Eamonn De Valera
vigorously restated Sunday his po
sition of Ireland to the world and
said he would stand firmly for ab
olition of the oath of allegiance to
the King and against payment of
land annuities. His statement dis
posed of the rumors that the latest
Irish note to Great Britain show
ed a weakening in the Irish atti
tude.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 11.—
Today the Senate Banking Com
mittee began its investigation of
the New York Stock Exchange and
the practices of its members.
Richard Whitney, the president
of the exchange, was to be the first
witness and he was expected to
shed much light on the short sell
ing activities which are so demor
alizing to the general public.
President Hoover appears ready
to risk his entire political status
on the fact that stock exchange
operators are conspiring to destroy
public confidence and thus ham
per the return of normal pros
perity.
PERHAPS LYNCH LAW
HONOLULU, Apr. 11, —Strenu
ous efforts will be made by John
C. Kelly, prosecutor, to obtain the
conviction of the four prisoners in
the “honor” case. Mr. Kelly stated
the defendents would be given a
fair trial and feared if no convic
tion was returned lynch law would
be pursued by an outraged public
in other similar cases of the future.
The trial reopens today.
VETERANS’ GUSH BONUS
EEGISLATfON CONSIDERED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ £pril 11, -
As a result of the Veteran’s organ
izations carrying their battle for
cash bonus legislation to the foot
of the Capitol steps the House and
Ways and Means committee an
nounced that they would begin to
hold hearings on the bill today.
This action was precipitated by
the presentation of petitions said to
contain more than 2,400,000 names.
Smedley Butler, former comman
der of the U. S- Marines, will ap
pear at the Ways and Means com
mittee hearings and will speak in
favor of the cash bonus payment.
The opinion of supporters of the
measure is that legislation will be
fostered to such an extent that it
will over-ride the veto of President
Hoover.
INDIAN CHIEF DIES
DAWSON, April 11. (JP) — Chief
Isaac, 85, leader of the Moosehide
tribe, died Saturday from influen
za. An epidemic, of mild form, af
fected the whites in addition to
the Indians. Public schools have
been closed.
THE FIRST BALL
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.
(A*)—President is ready to pitch the
first ball for the Washington Sen
ators and the Cincinnati Red Sox
today. Other big league opening
games are scheduled for tomorrow.
NEW YORK, April 11, (^P)—Col.
Chas. A. Lindbergh announced Sat
urday night through the police he
had paid the $50,000 ransom to the
kidnappers of his son, who were
“properly identified to us” but that
the child was not left at the des
tined place.
Efforts are now being made to
trace the recipients of the money
through the numbers on the bills.
Norfolk men said the ransom
had nothing to do with their ne
gotiations.
Following the alleged “double
crossing” of Colonel Lindbergh by
the abductors of his son, he auth
orized Colonel Swartzkopf, of the
New Jersey police, to make the an
nouncement that the $50,000 ran
som had been paid to the kidnap
pers who were properly identified
but that the whereabouts of the
child was not made known to him.
They waited several days for the
kidnappers to bring the chlKt^to"
the announced destination and al
though every opportunity was giv
en them to return the child safely,
the baby has not yet been returned
It is indicated that when Colonel
Lindbergh turned over the serial
numbers of the currency to the
Treasury Department at Washing
ton he intends to secure the co
operation of the police and other
agencies in an effort to trace the
recipients of the serialized bills,
provided that the child is not re
turned.
He said his only ambition is to
have the child returned.
U. OF WASH. VARSITY LOST
SEATTLE, April 11. (A5)—Califor
nia’s decisive victory over the
Washington Varsity crew estab
lishes them as the favorite to rep
resent the U. S. in the Olympic
Games. Washington is still count
ing on sending two crews to Pough
keepsie including the freshmen, the
only Washington crew victorious in
three races Saturday.
ARMISTICE CLOSER
SHANGHAI, Apr. 11, (JP)—A for
mal armistice appeared closer last
night when Japanese provisionals
accepted the plan to withdraw
their troops to a point closer to the
International Settlement.
THE DEAL IS OFF
SHANGHAI, April 11. (JP)—China j
turned over to the League of Na- I
tions the whole subject of with
drawal of Japanese troops, declar
ing the peace conference is appar
ently hopeless.
GAMBLER SHOT TO DEATH |
PUEBLO, Colo., Apr. 11, (JP)—S. j
Margolis, rooming house keeper and
reputed gambler, was shot to death
in front of a pool hall here Fri
day. Max Kaplan, prizefighter, is
being held.
UNDER ADVISEMENT TODAY
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Apr. 11, -
Governor James J. Rolph Jr., an
nounced Saturday that he would
take the pardon application of Tom
Mooney under advisement today.
Governor Rolph said that he had
a lot of consolation in the fact that
he has had the best legal minds of
the state at work on the pardon
application, and he expected that
any decision that may be made will
be final.
CONVICTS LEAVE
COMMANDEERED MOTORIST’S
AUTO AND DROVE AWAY
IN THE NIGHT
SEATTLE, Apr. 11, —Three men,
garbed in convict uniforms, made
a successful escape from the Mun
roe reformatory. They command
eered a passing motorist’s car and
silently drove away into the night.
The convicts gained a full night’s
start by leaving dummies in their
berths before the 9 o’clock round
up. They fled in a direction west
of here to the home of the widow
ed mother of Chester Duckwitz, the
leader. Here he obtained clothing
for himself and his companions.
The other two members of the trio
are Wallace L. Posey of Seattle and
Charles Cotter of Snohomish.
Duckwitz told his mother that
“they will never take me alive
again.” He and Posey were sen
tenced to five years for burglary
and Cotter was serving a term of
one year for assault.
The convicts kept the owners of
the automobile which they secured
captive for most of the night and
finally released them on a lonely
country road.
Two other convicts escaped from
the Monroe State reformatory last
Friday night and todate have not
been located by officials who now
have five convicts to search for.
GEORGE CUES! HIS
—.
While cleaning a 30-40 Krag
rifle Sunday afternoon about 4:15
o’clock, which he thought was un
loaded, George Guest accidently
shot himself in the left breast, the
bullet shattering his left arm as it
emerged. Following treatment at
the Seward General Hospital, Dr.
A. D. Haverstock pronounced the
young man would live.
The near fatality occurred in an
upstairs room of the Guest home
on First Avenue. A younger bro
ther, Allen, and the sister, Edith,
were at home at the time, Edith at
work in the kitchen while Allen
was studying his lessons. The fa
ther, Robert Guest, who recently
underwent a major operation, is
still convalescing in the hospital
and, not having fully recovered his
strength, was not notified of his
son’s injury Sunday.
Hearing the shot, Allen and Edith
rushed up the stairs and there saw
their brother lying on the floor.
They immediately notified neigh
bors and authorities and within
five minutes Dr. Haverstock was
rendering first aid in the home;
within 10 minutes from the time he
was injured, George was on the
operating table.
NEW ELECTIONS Mil
RESULT, TROUBLES
ST. JOHNS, Nfld. April 11,— Dis
solution of Parliament and a new
election in May appeared to be the
most likely outcome of the govern
mental crisis occasioned this week
by riots. The cabinet continued to
ignore demands for its resignation
and Premier Squires was under
stood to be determined to hold out
for dissolution of Parliament. Gov
ernor Sir John Middleton denied
London reports that he had re
quested the dispatch of a cruiser
to St. Johns.
LIVES ENDANGERED
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11.—The
safety of 11 young San Francisco
people was imperiled Sunday when
the motor of their launch died and
they were caught in the swift run
ning tide of San Francisco Bay.
The boat was being swept toward
the Golden Gate entrance when
they were rescued by a Coast
Guard boat