The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 8, 1933, Page 1

Q THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIL, NO. 6334, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS = =i PRICE TEN CENTS ROOSEVELT HAS PLAN TO AID INDUSTRY, WORKERS KIDN LITTLE SCHOOL GIRL IN TOLS | Ransom Money of $60,0001 Is Also Recovered : by Authorities TWO CAPE COD MEN | INVOLVED IN AFFAIR Quick Justice Will Be Met- ed Out — Story of Affair Related PROVINCETOWN, Mas: May 8.—Swift justice brings Margaret Peggy McMath's kidnapers in' court here to face the law. ! The girl's father feels kind | ly toward Cyril Buck, the in | termediary but for Kenneth : Buck, the actual kidnaper, he/ has little sympathy and hopes| he will get a severe sentence.l A special grand jury will] be asked to return indict-| ments. J olfless Recn} its Ea gorl ¥y ARRESTS MADE HARWICH PORT, Mass., May 8 —Two .Cape Cod brothers, one an unemployed chauffeur, and the other a garage mechanic have been arrested for the kidnaping of 10- year-old Margaret Peggy McMath and the ransom money of $60,000 n currency has been recovered. Upon chauffeur Kenneth Buck, a_ed 28, the police laid the origin and execution of the plot. His brother Cyril acted as the go-be: tween, returning the child and re-| ceiving the ransom. Kenneth confessed his share inj the plot at Barnstable, Mass, to| detectives investigating the crime.| Demand $250,000 Daniel Needham, Massachusett: Commissioner of Public Safety, said| Kenneth told the officers he orig-| (inally demanded $250,000, then| through negotiations, with * Cyri acting as a go-between, agreed to $70,000 but $60,000 was the xansom| actually paid. I The money was recovered Sat- urday night ip K.enneth's !;:l:oeo'\ Life in the forestry camp that the Government has set up near 510.000h:§m b w‘;:dr‘:;; scxolw! Luray, Va., is keyed to a busy routine, indicated by the four pic- nul)’r:sgyl isexl‘aa‘cx;c ?mh her parents,| tures above. It's all part of Uncle Sam's plan to aid the unemployed and at the same time further conservation prejects. fully recovered and no ill-effects as the result of her experience from| S L fte: to the time last Tuesday afternoon to ‘Roosel'elt and cul LINBBEHGH .- 1] ] BLACKMAILERS 7te, o WIFE, ARE DOWN | WASHINGTON, May 8— y KE DE‘MAND ed his economic discussions ] from Europe to the Orient as 5 (Continued on Page Two) |Soong Are President Roosevelt today shift- he turned to meet Dr. T. V. UNDEH THREAT' Scong, China’s youthful Min- ister of Finance, determined . . et aespite rising obstactes, |Sleep Overnight in Plane e the world conference “must | _Up Bl’lghl and Early succeed.” Even the explosive political questions of the Far East failed to turn the spot- light from the highly charged war debt problems to the $114,- 000,000 due June 15 from debtor nations. Former Champion, Wife, Children Are Guarded in New York City NEW YORK, May 8— Michael | (Mike) McTigue, former heavy- weight boxing champion, his wife | and five children, are guarded as the outcome of blackmailers’ de- mand for money under pain of kidnaping one of his children. Two telegraph demands for mon- | ey were received by Mrs. McTigue. | A dummy package left by the po- licc repained unclaimed. McTigue is now in the real es- tate business. —Are Off Again COLUMBUS, Ori0, May 8—None {the worse from battling a’ severe |sand storm which forced them to land in an isolated section of the ———o———— ‘Texas Panhandle and sleep over- L |night in their plane, Col. Charles semte .Passes SII'VCI' A, Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh Ratlo Resoluhon Today planned ‘to reach Washington late WASHINGTON, May 8— The today. ; Wheeler resolution urgn:ig the Am-| “People should not worry. It is erican delegates to the world eco-|liable to happen anytime in. the nomic conference work for an|Western country” Col. Lindbergh agreement to remonetize silver at Said,of his Texas experience. It 16 to 1 with gold, was approved by |13 better to land than attempt to the Senate today. {80 through a sand storm e ' The two have arri here from |Kansas City after their experience {and plan to continue directly east. {They are returning from Califor- bri’nk Crazed Assassin 071; 2 | Girl’s Father Forces Her |~ To Kill Him Under Threat:Russiu to {Avoid Conflict | ELGIN, Tilinois, May 8—Crazed |with his revolver unless she killed|With Japan o i § 7 4g him. 4 “)} aptpk. Rl Da}.d ;i:; hisJ The girl sent the fatal charge| years, Sunday shot an il into Day’s body and ran from the | employer John Schmitz, aged 56 room, | years, then attempted to kill] “Guess you had better kill me | Schmitz’'s daughter, aged 17, but before someone else does. You kill| the revolver failed to dlscharge,lme or I'll kill you,” Day told the | Then placing a shot gun in the ‘girl as he placed the shotgun 'in{ girl's hands, he threatened her [her hands. | ————— TOKYO, May 8. — Japanese leaders welcomed Russia’s offer to sell its rights in the Chinese Eastern Railway as evidence the Soviet Union is willing to abandon all interests in Man- churia ahd avoid a conflict 'with Japan. A “This Is the Life,” Say Forest Campers; |{the forest floor was cleared for a |'set up; kindling chopped. How do men take the work . in the conservation camps set up under the administration’s program for rehabilitation of the unemployed? ‘What are their living conditions, what do they eat? To answer these and other questions, Sigrid Arme, Associated Press staff writer, spent a day at Camp Roose- velt near Luray, Va. This article tclls what he saw and heard. By SIGRID ARNE CAMP ROOSEVELT, Luray, Va. ‘May 8.—The ring of the ax through mountain wilderness is sweet music to the 200 young men faced with hewing out a home here in the first camp set up under the presi- dent’s consefvation plan. As each pine crashes the men are closer to a home on the shaggy side cf Massanuiten mountain, sev- en miles west of Luray. From Cities and Farms They have gathered from -cities |and farms where doors are closed’ against the unemployed; where a 'cup of coffee is hard to ‘“rustle”} and a man's strength begins té slip. In a day they aropped from mod* ern civilization to the life tI faced Daniel Boone and his kind. Everything had to be done at once; camp; tents and a kitchen were It took work, but it is done with pride, boyish boasting, grins and snatches of song that float off humps of the Blue Ridge across the valley. “Say this is the life!” ex- plodes a yellow-haired boy, “Of course, it doesn’t look like much now,” and he waves his hand to muddy “company streets” and a, chill, gray sky, “but give us a little time.” He stopped to grin as two boys trotted by with pine boughs in their arms. “There goes a floor,” he explained. He led the way proudly to the square army tent that is his home with five other young men. Army cots stood around the edge. Bar- rack bags filled with clothes stood in an' orderly pile in one corner. In the center a small, iron, cone- shaped stove gave off warmth. A “buddy” was scraping woodland mud from his boots. Another was writing home to mother, using the side of a crate for a desk. An im- provised rack hung over the stove held drying towels and wash cloths. Routine Is Simple “The routine is purposely sim- ple,” says Capt. Leo Donovan, the world war veteran taken from Ft. Washington to launch tiids experi- ment. “We have avoided military discipline. We hardly need it. The men are so eager to work.” The day’s program includes: 6 am. rising bugle; 8 am, ready for work after dressing, eating and straightening the camp; 11 am., rest and clean up for dinner; noon, dinner; 1 pm., work; 4:30 p.m., rest and recreation; 5:30 supper; 7 pm., some talk and singing “and so to bed.” “We don't work them too hard, says Donovan, “some of them aren't strong enough. But I could see a change for the better the first week, including those conditioning days at Ft. Washington. I've never seen a group of men with better spirit—and I've never seen a hun- grier lot.” “All the comforts of home,” grin- ned ' curly-haired Barney Taylor from Texas, as he looked around his tent home. “Running water and steam heat.” That brought a shout of laugh- ter from his five tent mates. Rains| _| ployment to the camps. have made the ground soggy. Riv ulets trickle across the floor of t: tents, strike the lttle army, cone- shaped stoves, and send up steam clouds. Every piece of camp routine i interesting. “Say, how long must our candle: last?” asked a dark-eyed youngst of 18 years. His name was JO! Talbot. His home had been in Vir- ginia. “Two nights,” answered Serg. R H. Nesbit who is enthusiastic abou this assignment. “That means bed for us early to night,” grinned Taylor. “We hac two-candle-power last night—cu our candle in half and burned bo ends. A Song-Bird on Hand “Say, you ought to be here 2 (Continued on Page Three) | the Territory, according to an | “Times are good in the Interior Y ROOSEVELT Forest Service Authorized to Employ 325 Men in Conservation Work CAMPS TO BE OPENED SHORTLY AFTER JUNE 1 énly Alaskans to Be Em- ' ployed—Mostly Road and Trail Building ‘President Roosevelt last Saturday approved a program designed to give employment th a maximum of 325 Alas- kan - unemployed on emer- gency conservation work in fannouncement made here to- day from Regional headquart- ers of the United States For- est Service. Camps will be established throughout the National For- est areas of Alaska, it was food, clothing, housing, trans- portation and medical attend- ance. Start in Short Time The Alaska program has been| worked out in Washington by Re-| gional Forester C. H. Flory, who| left there last week enroute home. M. L. Merritt, Assistant Regional| Forester, left here this morning on the steamer Yukon for Seattle en- route to Portland where he will meet Mr. Flory and work out de- tails for establishing camps, ob-| taining equipment and supplies un- obtainable locally. The ' Forest Service, which will have complete charge of the work, plans to launch the program early in June, it was announced by H'.Arryq‘ Sperling, Purchasing Agent. It wm} consist mainly of forest develop- ment roads and trails. The projects covered by the program, he said,| will be made public by Mr. Flory| upon his return here. Allotment Expected at Once Assistant Regional Forester B. F. Heintzleman, detached from local| headquarters to assist in the na- tional ‘organization for.the emer- gency, conservation program and now making his headquarters in Washington, telegraphed Regional headquarters here last Saturday that the allotment of funds was expected to be made at once, pos- sibly today. The sum to be made available was not mentioned. ‘The Forest Service will select the men to be employed. Physically sound men are the first require- ment, and medical examinations by the Public Health Service will be made preliminary to employment. Preference will be given to those in. greatest need. Five Months Work The plan calls for carrying on |the work for five months, Mr. V‘Sperllnz said. The first camp prob- |ably will be opened at Ketchikan, |and succeeding camps opened up | as rapidly as possible. | It is hoped to get all of the | camips. .opened within a short time | after June 1. Forest Service boats |will be used in transporting the | workmen from. the places of em- — et — | W. P, CHAMBERLAIN HERE | FROM WESTWARD TRIP | | W. P. Chamberlain, representative of the Commercial Importing Com- pany, of Seattle, arrived in Juneau |from the Westward on the steamer Yukon last night and after spend- ing the last month making a trip over *the Westward and Interior districts. R This 4 Mr. Chamberlain’s first trip to Alaska for three years and he expects to take the plane to Skagway and Sitka before contin- iing south. and to the Westward,” Mr. Cham- said. The Government will pay! with camp-fire smoke to the dark|$1 a day in wages, and furnish| Betty Compton, musical comedy a hall after their unpretentious wedd Press Photo) CONGRESS GETS READY TO PUT Four Measures of President Are to Be Rushed Into Legislation WASHINGTON, May 8. — Con- gressional leaders. greased the leg- |islative wheels today to rush four big Roosevelt emergency projects the White House before the week- end The President is preparing a huge public works bill to stimulate employment and will have it be- fore Congress soon Congress also proposed to give the Chief Executive wide authority to negotiate reciprocal tariffs with | foreign nations UGG /1. T JAPAN FORCES NOW PUSHING ON TIENTSIN Chinese Troops in Full Re- treat—~Assassination Attempted TIENTSIN, May 8. Chinese troops are fleeing before a second Japanese Manchukuan offensive aimed in the direction of this city. Fears are expresesd that this time the advancing force may continue all the way to this city. A bold attempt to a: sinate the representative of the Manchu- kuan Government at the Peiping Hotel here yesterday is not cal- culated to help matters. Two Chinese broke into the room in the hotel and shot Chang Shin Heng severely and he may die. e Japanese Are Expelled from Island of Guam TOKYO, May 8—A contro- versy involving the United States and Japan is predicted as the result of the alleged ex- pulsion of 112 Japanese labor- ers from the Island of Guam, the American Naval Base. The newspaper Kokumin Shimbun attacked the “outrage- |berlain declared. , He said the ice at Fairbanks was 54 inches thick |when he’ left there on May 3. ous order” of Capt. Edmund Root, Governor of Guam, WHEN JIMMY AND BETTY SAID, ‘OUP APERS ARE ARRESTED: CONFESS Jimmy Walker, former New York mayor, and his bride, the former ctress, are shown leaving the city ing at Cannes, France. (Associated PRAISE GIVEN RODSEVELT ON OVER PROGRAM WAGE RAISING Many Expressions Receiv- | ed for U. S. C. of C. Speech Last Week WASHINGTON, May 8—Among expressions of praise of President Roosevelt for his speech came in- formation from two concerns, one the President expects to send from from Tacoma, Wash. saying Lhey‘w were raising wages in response to his plea before the United States Chamber of Commerce last Thurs- day. Former Gov. Lowden, of Illinois, | writes “it is perfect in every way.” “ Senator Couzens, Republican, termed it “grand.” THREE MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE Terminal, Five Miles Out in San Francisco Bay, Damaged by Fire OAKLAND, Cal, May 8. — The lKey Route Interurban and Ferry Terminal, five miles “out in San Francisco Bay, at the end of a three-mile trestle, is crippled by a| $3,000,000 fire which occurred last Saturday night. Officials said the service will be resumed within two days. One ferty and a large number of interurban cars burned. There was no loss of life. Bill Rodgers, Jr., son of the busi- ness manager of the Kansas City Blues, is shortstop on the Victoria, Tex., junior college nine. WASHINGTON, May 8—A gi- gantic plan designed to put at least 3,000,000 men back to work in pri- ’vut(- industry was reported la turday as having the backing of chosen representatives of 56,000 | manufacturers. Meanwhile tL: administration forces are working on a bill which would provide: First—Industry would have every chance to regulate itself under close ¢ Three Million Men to Be Put Back to Work;Private Industry Preparing Plans MEASURES TO ASSIST NATION ARE PROPOSED President Promises Fairer | Wage Returns, No i Over-Production [PROGRAM OUTLINED "IN SUNDAY SPEECH 1 3Stewardship—g Task Two Months Detailed— Honest with People WASHINGTON, May 8.— President Roosevelt outlined to the Nation Sunday night his ideas of a partnership be- tween the Government, agri- | culture, industry and trans- portation in an exposition of policies of the past and fu- ture. . The President announced that the measures he pro- posed shortly will give to the industrial workers a ‘“‘more fair wage return and prevent |eut - throat competition and | unduly long hours of labor, -1at the same time encourage each industry to prevent overproduction,” as part of the new national planning program. Prevent Monopolies The President asserted the anti- trust laws will be preserved to pre- vent monoplies but they. would not be permitted to ‘“encourage any | kind of unfair competition which results in long hours and starva- | tion wages and overproduction.” ‘l Turning to inflation, the Presi- | dent stated that the powers about |to be given him by Congress for this “will be used when, as and if it may be necessary to accomplish the purpose” of improved prices, | credit and wages. - The President said converastions ith foreign envoys had brought | about unity of action and progress toward disarmament and economic stabilization. Gold Embargo Regarding the gold embargo and | the recent refusal to make gold payments on Government bonds, President Roosevelt said a series of conditions arose which might have meant a drain on the gold supply by foreign countries result- (Continued on Page Eight) GANDHI BEGINS FAST WHICH TO - LAST 3 WEEKS {Death of Mahatma Is Be-, lieved Certain If Pledge Followed POONA, India, May 8—Gandhi |began a fast today which he said will not be broken for three weeks even though every temple is opened to India's untouchables and untouchability is wholly re- moved before then. Many believe Gandhi will die as Ja result of his fast. government supervision with a complete flexibility of the anti- trust laws but with safeguards against monopoly. | Second—A concerted movement w’wfll be provided against unemploy- ment with concessions being grant- led to industry in return for em- | ployment of additional working forces. Regarding the plan of manufac- | turers, the details have not et been ‘revealed.