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city.
 There is no doubt there are mis- fits in office at Bethel, but they are not in the offices of the Department of Justice. In my 15 years of ob- servance on the KuskokWim River, especially at Bethel, I have never met two more efficient officials than MT. c. M. Link and F. C. Wise man. They are just the fits for their respective offices at Bethel. and the law-abiding people of Bethel and near vicinities, I am sure are confident of their ability to administer their duties, without fear or favor.
 Yours very respectfully.
 O. c. NERBY.
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 Bethel, Alaska,
 March 28, 1882. Editor, Seward Gateway:
 Re: Communication" your
 issue of March 12, 1882.
 The communication you publish ed is a mass of misStatements all the way through, and your author ity for publishing it, the so-called prominent citizen of the Kuskok- wim,' is very careless with the truth. I ejected Mrs. Hofseth from my office for acting in disorderly manner, but no force whatever was used, and the reason that she went to the hospital could not by any stretch of the imagination be at tributed to anything it would have been possible for me to do to her, which I can prove by competent witnesses, even if I had assaulted her.
 This charge against me is insti- gated by carpet-baggers, supported by a certain disreputable element that are hostile to the present off cials of the Department of Justice stationed here for the reason that all the laws are enforced here to the best of our ability without fear or favor, and that we endeavor to keep this decent community.
 No prominent or responsible bona fde resident of this precinct has any objections to the way the laws are being enforced, and I have their unqualified support for convictions of cases against common decency and for debauching native women and school girls, and for violations of the prohibition laws in those cases.
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COMMUNICATION

Simultaneously with the arrival of letters of approval, several let ters voicing disapproval were re- ceived by The Gateway from Bethel with reference to the recent pub liShed communications.
 The Gateway is taken to task for publishing MT. Hofseth's letter. Signed communications are gen. erally published; unsigned ones are thrown in the waste basket. The signed letters published, or state ments, are brain child's" of others, not the editors.
 The Gateway is glad of the Op- portunity to publish the three fol- lowing communications verbatim. AS far as votes are concerned, The Gateway has no interest in politics nor has the editor any political ambitions. The communications:
 Bethel, Alaska,
 April 6, 1882. Seward Gateway:
 with many others was called to the attention to an article written by O. A. Hofseth which appeared in your paper March 12, regarding the ill conduct of Commissioner Link and Deputy U. s. Marshal WiSeman
 On account of O. A. Hofseth's letter being so personal, you hesi- tated to publish it before finding out for yourself.
 This prominent citizen from Kus- kokWim which you referred to, must be the man who occasionally appeared in the columns of your paper in the latter part of 1927, and who was not so prominent with you then. Thise same man has not gained any more prominence with us now, with exception of some one looking for jobs, or can be used. This same man is the only one coming from this part of Kuskok- vim and passing through your great little city about the time, or little before O. A. Hofseth's letter was printed.
 Furthermore, O. A. Holfseth did not write this letter. since I have seen sentences of this letter used for other purposes previous to the writing of this letter, and which was written by an entirely differ ent party. Furthermore, O. A. Hof- seth is like myself, not very handy with pen: the only difference is, I can get along without help.
 Now, if O. A. Hofseth had written this letter, why did he mention about those poor illiterate natives, which were sentenced by Commis- sioner Link five years ago for hay ing illegal foxes in their possession? He also states that they were not warned by the game warden, which is absolutely false since the game warden is the man who made out
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that Alaskan vacations are indescrib- ably beautiful than by showing them pictures, in color, of what they will ac- tuaIly see, if they go. Magazine pages. with their attractive color printing, offer us an opportunity to reproduce some of the Sydney Laurence paintings and who better than Sydney Laurence can ex- press the spirit and charm of Alaska?
 "It would be reckless for me to pre- dict large increases in Alaskan travel for
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Northern Pacific
 Railway 530 N. p. Bldg. Saint Paul

this season, even with this special effort being put forth on the joint advertising campaign. Certainly this campaign will help substantially and should persuade many travellers to consider Alaska. rather than some of the other attractive places that are being constantly publicized. But, m the long run, systematic and careful advertising for Alaska will cer- tainly mean increases in traffic and pros- perity for all of us.
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believe that more can be accomplished for the Territory by cooperative effort. y
 "The Northern Pacific Railway has long been an advocate of joint advertising for Alaska" said w. E. Conan, Vice President of that company. We have done some things in this direction during the past three years but this has been confined to newspaper advertising. Prob ably there is no more effective way of convincing the people of our continent
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 O. A. Hofseth was not in this part of the country at that time, which should prove to you that he is very unreliable and a man of that kind is always willing to sign anything. And furthermore, if it was not for him there would not be many ar rests and convictions on this lower KuSkokwim. In fact, this part of the country was much more peaceful before they arrival of the HofSethS, es- pecially her, who has caused more disturbance on tn e KuskokWlm River than MT. Link would if he lived to be hundred years old.
 I also see by his own, or suppose to be, writing that he had applied to MT. Wiseman for action, but was grossly inSulted on his Wife'S in sanity. Now if you had lived in the community of the HofSeths, seen and known their actions, you would never have printed O. A. Hofseth's propaganda. And you must not be afraid O. A. Hofseth will change the election one way or the other, since in this part of the country they are not much wanted except maybe in church, although, the jail would fit them better.
 Yours very truly.
 H. M. HANSEN.
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 Bethel, Alaska,
 April 4, 1882. Seward Weekly Gateway:
 In your Weekly of March 12, 1882, under Communication, an article drew my attention, which seems to me, the truth was handled rather carelessly Furthermore, a newspa- per your size and circulation should reach out little farther for facts and data, than just taking one prominent residents word for it, that happens to pass through your city.
 The undersigned has been resi- dent of Bethel and near vicinity for approximately IS years; to my re- collection, there have in this town been two factions fighting each other for years back. One you may call the law abiding faction, the other is the one you are dealing with through the very personal ar ticle in your Weekly.
 Your statement of losing hun dreds' of Republican votes is just a ridiculous assertion without foun- dation. The approximate Republi- can vote cast at Bethel is 20, and Akiak, 15-total, 35, above Akiak and below Bethel for miles, there are not enough votes to put in your pipe this time of the year, neither at the general election in the fall, on account of election too close to freeze-up and breakup and as such travelling is impossible You may loose o. A. Hofseth's vote, but am pretty sure you would not loose the prominent residents vote, that happened through your
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For Sale-Wallpaper and paint; J. l.. Graef.
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parents, for the same amount in
gold coin or gold dust, after which
they would deliver the infant.
Lindbergh made public his be-
lief he was dealing with the genu-
inc kidnapers when he paid the
$4,000 ransom in a statement
given out through Schwarzkopf.
Distinct Code Used
The Identification of the men
who communicated with him was
made through "a means offered
in the ransom note of positive
Identification" the statement said.
In both subsequent notes and
when the ransom was paid, the
means" were used by the men
Lindbergh believed to be Of the
kidnap gang, he said.
The Treasury Department made
public the list of serial numbers
of the bills Lindbergh paid in the
futile effort to recover his son.
This came after Lindbergh'S
statement Saturday that after
payment of the money, the child
was not found at the designated
spot.
Federal agents once more en-
tered the case today. Boston and
the Cape Cod region were the
scene of their greatest activity.
Coast Guard boats patrolled
Vineyard Sound, Mass. today.
Secret service men were re-
ported aboard,
The Washington times., 1932-04-11
Fordham U. Instructor Is
Mysterious ''JafSie"

NEW YORK, April II Q.N.SO.
"Jafsie"-Dr. John F. Condor, ST.,
a white-haired, 72-year-old lecturer
on education at Fordham Univer-
sity-was projected into the spot.
light today as a central figure in
the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.
After weeks of mystery as to
his identity "Jafsie" now emergeS
as the man who played the role
of intermediary between Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh and the sup
posed kidnapers.
SHES at Interview
"Jafsie" it was whose well-inten-
toned efforts brought Lindbergh
into personal contact with a rep
resentative of the supposed kid
napers with the result that Lind
bergh, in a strange "pay-off" deal
at a rendezvous not officially re-
vealed, was swindled out Of $4,000
which he gave as ransom for the
baby'S recovery.
Today, at his home in the Bronx,
DR.. Condor shied from q discus.
sion with newspaper men of his
work on the case. He declared
he had been advised that if he
talked he would be killed.
Over a stretch of weeks back,
DR.. Condor has been placing a Sc.
rieS of advertisements consisting
of cryptic notes signed "Jafsie" in
New York newspapers. His initials,
J. F. c., explain the use of the
signature "JafSie." These notes
brought about the meeting be-
tween Lindbergh and the repre-.
sentative of the kidnapers.
Knew Criminals
For many years, DR.. Condor has
been a devotee of sports. Last fall
he served as advisory coach for
the Sing Sing baseball team and,
consequently, became acquainted
with a nAnber Of criminals. His
The Washington times., 1932-04-11
Ha1Uaii Asks Life Terms
For f Americans
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is in Hawaiian and appears
carved in the stone facing. Its
translation reads:
"The law of the land is pre-
served in righteousness"
The law was broken when
Kahahawai was killed, the state
will charge. The law was never
upheld when the attackers of
Mrs. Massie went unpuniShed, the
defense will reply.
Prosecutor Kelley will open his
case with a direct appeal to the
jury and then start in motion a
parade of witnesses and evidence.
He has sounded the keynote of
his case with the assertion that
it must be carried on "to the end
that lynch law will never again
rear it's head in Hawaii"
UIii Chief Witness
His chief witness is Edward
Ulii, half-brother of KahahaWal,
who saw the kidnapping OF the
half-caste from the steps OF the
building where the four Ameri-
cans are now standing trial.
Perhaps even more potent than
the story that Ulii will tell will
be the effect of the silent wit
nesses" that Kelley has gathered.
His exhibits include a blood
stained sheet in which the body
of Kahahawai was wrapped when
it was taken from an automobile
driven by Mrs. ForteScue.
A revolver, the wrist watch OF
the dead native, and some bits
of rope with which Kahahawal
was tied round out the material
things that Kelley will hold be-
fore the jury.
The government, as far as has
been learned, has no eye witness
to the murder, and there may
lie one of the weak spots in the
case at which Darrow may direct
his legal weapons. The crafty
Darrow has already limited at the
possibility of a defense based on
reasonable doubt"
But the case that Darrow will
offer has yet to be disclosed. It
will probably depend in no small
degree on the case as presented
by Kelley.
Had Permit For Gun
Two eminent psychiatrists of
the mainland-Dr. Edward H.
Williams and DR.. Thomas j. Or
bison-have been brought here
by Darrow, suggesting a defense
of emotional insanity"
The government may we'll seek
to combat such line of attack on
Darrow's part by seeking to place
in evidence a certificate showing
that Mrs. Fortescue was granted
a permit to carry a 80 caliber
revolver on December 18. three
weeks before the death of Kaha-
hawai-. This, it was contended,
would reveal generalization.
Twenty-six witnesses are avail.
able to the prosecution, but it
The Washington times., 1932-04-11
PLAN
SUGGESTED BY
SUPPORTERS
'GreenbackS' Backed by Gold
in Treasury Surplus
Rep. Patman'S Idea

Initiation of the currency to
pay the 81, ,4O0,0O0,O0O soldiers
bonus certificates, was pro-
posed to the House Ways and
Means Committee today by
Representative Patman (DO
of Texas, as hearings opened
on a score of bonus bills.
He asserted most of the sup,
porters for cash payments had
agreed to the initiation plan, but
some oppose it and favor Fed
eral bond issue to pay the certi'
ficateS.
Promises Prosperity
Full payment of the certlti-
Gates was advocated by Patman
chiefly on the ground that it
would restore prosperity. The
veterans, he said, are not entitled
to ask for the bonus payment
simply because they are in need.
He said:
O4hCSS VIC C1h
payment of these certificates
will benefit the country and
promote its general welfare, we
are not entitled to win this
fight. More than 100000 vet
eranS need help but they real
fZe this proposal must help all
the people to justify their
demand.
"We advocate the payment in
the belief that it can be used
as a vehicle to carry the cOun-
try back to prosperity"
Surplus Is Sufficient
Patman testified that green
backs" could be printed to pay
the certificates without endanger-
ing the financial position of the
Treasury. He asserted:
There is sufficient surplus
gold in the Treasury to provide
40 per cent gold back for the
'greenbackS" issued to meet the
payments. The remaining go
per cent of the 'greenbacks'
would be secured by the Gov
ernment's debt to soldiers"
Senator Thomas CD of Okla
homa, supporting his own plan to
pay the bonus. and Representa-
tiveS Rankin CD of Mississippi,
and Connery CD of Massachu'
sets were scheduled to testify to-
day.
Sergt. York to Testify
Patman said former Senator
Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma;
DR.. Wilfred I. King, economist Of
New York University, and Sergt.
Alvin C. York, World War hero,
would testify for cash payment.
A telegram was received from
Gen. Smedley D. Butler, retired,
who is now campaigning for the
Senatorial nomination in Penn
sylvania, stating he would be un-
able to testify. He added, how
ever:
81 have always been and shall
be in favor of this bonus"
The Washington times., 1932-04-11
GENERAL SALES
TAX OPPOSED
BY FARMERS
Would Support Limited Levy
On Few Luxuries, Says
Chester H. Gray

A limited manufacturers
sales tax, higher surtax rates,
and a tax on the income of
tax-exempt Federal securities,
was urged today by Chester
H. Gray, legislative represen-
tative of the American Farm
Bureau Federation.
Testifying before the Senate
Finance Committee on the tax
increase bill passed by the House,
Gray said his federation opposed
a general sales tax or manufac-
turers excise tax, but would sup
port limited manufacturers
sales tax on a few luxuries.
He urged a maximum surtax
rate of 65 per cent, to apply to
incomes of $5,000,000 a year or
more.
FavOrS House Bill
Gray opposed legislation that
would tax all transactions on the
produce exchanges. He asked
that actual sales be exempt but
that the Houses proposal be
levied against speculative trading.
The federation, Gray said, is
in accord with the income tax
leVieS of the House bill and would
not be averSe to seeing the eX-
emptionS reduced to $500 in the
case of married men, instead of
the $1,000 exemption in the House
proposal.
Fred Brenckman, speaking for
the National Grange, supported
Gray's position. He urged higher
estate taxes, inheritance taxes
and restoration of the gift taxes.
All are Incorporated in the House
bill.
Quotes Andrew Carnegie
He quoted Andrew Carnegie as
one of the great industrialists
who supported high estate taxes
as a means of equalizing the pro
visions in Federal tax measures
Brenckman warned against in
Guiding tariff items in the bill,
saying it threatened to open an
"unending battle" The Grange,
he added, opposed the sales tax
on automobiles and gasoline on
the ground that this field already
had been covered by the tax
measures of states and municipal
tiles.
The Washington times., 1932-04-11

Sing Sing connections lent plauSt'
bility to the belief that the kid.
naperS might select him as the in
termediary with whom they could
safely negotiate with Colonel Lind.
bergh.
DR.. Condor had offered $1,000
in an interview in a Bronx paper
on March for return Of the
baby and he also offered at that
time to act as intermediary.
Several days later he received
letter which said:
Dear Condor: We don't
want your $1,000. We can trust
yOu."
In the same envelope a letter
addressed TO Colonel Lindbergh
was enclosed. Condor telephoned
Lindbergh and the latter asked
him to open the letter and read
it. The Colonel was interested
and told DR.. Condor he would
send his car for him.
Asked to Act
A conference was held at Hope
we'll, N. j., and Condor agreed
to act as Intermediary If he
could re-establish contact with
the supposed kidnapers.
Condor then began inserting
his series of advertisements in
the papers.
Finally DR.. Condor received a
telephone call from man who
made an appointment to meet
him that night in the Woodlawn
Cemetery. The man said:
"Naw, I don't want your
grand $1,000, JafSie. What's
one grand, compared to fifty?
You meet me, that's all. Be
sure there's gOin' to be no
monkey business. You bring q
gun and I'll bring a gun.
See?"
DR.. Condor kept the appoint
ment. He was accompanied, it
is said, by a former prize fighter.
Condor carried a large, old.
fashioned pistol. The pugilist
was armed, too.
They found the man, standing
inside the cemetery, behind one
Of the iron gates, which were
locked. The man carried a pistol
in his hand.
Shows Lock of Hair
The man said he had the Lind
bergh baby, that the baby was
safe, that he could furnish proof
that the child was in his posses
sion. Condor demanded sight Of
the proof.
At this juncture a cemetery
watchman happened on the
scene and the man left hur.
riedly. He started to run. DR..
Condor pursued, shouting to the
fellow not to be alarmed, that it
would be all right. But the man
continued running. He had almost
lost sight of him when the man
suddenly stepped from behind a
bush, leveled his gun at the edu.
Gator. and told him to keep
quiet.
The strange conversation was
then resumed. 1t is understood
that the man, after some further
discussion. produced as his proofs
a piece of what purported to be
the child's clothing and a lock
of blonde hair.
Condor returned 1home with the
supposed proofs III his possession.
The Washington times., 1932-04-11
HOOVER BLAMED
BY WHITNEY
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securities or any other stocks
owned by an individual that he
owns outright or on margin"
Cant you tell us how to
conduct a bear raid?"
"NO, SIR"
Don't you know what a bear
raid is?"
eyes. 1 know what the New
York Stock Exchange regards
as a bear raid"
What is that?"
can individual, who wishes to
demOralize the market, gives an
order to sell 1000 or 10000
shares Of stock as quickly as
possible, as demOralizing a way
as possible, in order to depress
that particular stock"
Whitney added he did not be
lieve there was any "illegitimatt
short selling" on the market to
day.
The Washington times., 1932-04-11
Kidnapers Reported Now Dickering
For Ransom In GoLd-Dust

Next day he telephoned Lind
bergh. The colonel told him to
come to Hopewell Immediately
and he did so.
Lindbergh, his wife, Mrs. Anne
Lindbergh, Mrs. Dwight Morrow,
and Col. Henry L. Breckenridge,
Lindbergh's personal attorney,
formed the family council that
received Condor and heard his
story.
Colonel Lindbergh is under
stood to have baked at first at
handing over the ransom money
unless the child was right there,
ready to be delivered to them.
Breckenridge is said to have felt
the same way. But the two
women, distressed for weeks over
the tragic disappearance of the
baby, urged, according to the
current story, that no possible
chance of the baby's recovery be
delayed.
Flights in Vain
Accordingly, the meeting to pay
the ransom was made. The date
for conference was a week ago
last night. The $4,000 was de-
livered at an unrevealed rendez-
vous by Colonel Lindbergh. The
money was in SIS, $40, and $40
bills. Breckenridge and Condor
were present.
The supposed kidnapers prom
tSed to leave the child at a desig-
mated spot. The baby was not
found at the spot designated, even
though Lindbergh made several
flights. He flew to a spot off the
coast of Massachusetts,. Then he
waited several days. But no word
came from the kidnapers. Ap-
parently he had been duped.
Significance is now attached to
the fact that on April 6, last
Wednesday, an advertisement ap.
peared which read:
"What is wrong? Have you
crossed me? Please better di-
rectiOnS-JAFSIE."
1t was on the day that this
note appeared that Lindbergh
sought the aid of the Treasury
Department in Washington to
trace the bills he turned over to
the supposed kidnapers.
Ad Repeated
Today the identical advertise.
ment was inserted in the classi,
fled section of a New York news.
paper:
What is wrong? Have you
crossed me? Please better di.
reCtiOnS-JAFSIE."