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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-07
Gangster Does
Not Like Job
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From now on I'll be watched,
not only by the newspapers, but by
the gangsters. Every radio program
tells the world I'm gangland's ap-
pointed hoodlum.
And" the manager Of one of
Spitale's restaurants chimed in,
where's he going to be when this
thing dies down? The same place
AL Capone was when he got too
famous"
Spitale sat In q rear room Of a
restaurant in which he Is the re-
puted heavy stakeholder as he ans
wered the questions submitted by
the United Press.
yeah, I'm a little discouraged
that l didn's hear anything about
the baby today, but I feel sure he
is in the hands of a clever band
and will be returned SAFE" he said.
mo, I'm not doing anything
about 1t. Why should 1? There is
nothing can do.
II have offered to be the middle
man until somebody shows up with
the baby. hope to continue my
regular business until then.
~ didn't agree to this idea OF
capitalizing on Lindbergh's mis-
fortune. This publicity Is the worst
thing that could happen to me.
have nothing to gain, however
there are favors no man could re-
fuse.
II was asked to use my influence
to find the Lindberbh baby and
that is what I intend to do.
las far as searching the town
Is concerned. that's out. Reports
that I have sent men around ia
various dives are ridiculous. I'm
no cop.
"If the kidnappers are profess
SIGNALS. or even amateurs with big
ideas. they'll find me sooner than
] could find them. II they are
cranks. I don't mean thing "a
them. and they don't mean any
thing to me-"
At the garden last night Q news.
paperman recognized spitale, and
sent a card with q note 10 the effect
that he had some information on
tho baby. He was admitted 20 the
box.
"If you have the baby. ri talk
10 'you," spitais told him. III not,
take your phopy tips 20 the police
The kidnappers know me or KNOW
where 10 ind me. I'm not piayine
detective; I'm a business man and
have ny business 70 attend TO-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-07

A--There was nothing unusual in
her activities.
Q--Is 1t true that police are
working on the tip that johnson
when arrested was on his way to
Saco, Me, where q relative of his
Mrs Haword Pinkham has baby
farm?
A-That Is being investigated but
we have not received a report as
yet. (Report came in later, but
baby Lindbergh was not there).
Off the Lindbergh baby was
i'll why did Betty Cow leave him
alone from 1880 to 10 p. m. and II
she has not been asked this ques-
ton why not? ..a
A--The baby was not very i'll. 1t
had a slight cold.
Q-Are there any new clues on
the ladder and IL so what?
A-There are no new clues.
Q--When will Colonel Schwartz
kopf. Captain Lamb or Colonel
Lindbergh grant q personal inter-
view to the press in order that
many unexplained discrepancies In
the case can be cleared up?
A--There are no discrepancies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-07

Anybody In the know can reach
me at any hour in Ave minutes.
Anybody not in the know wouldn't
have a very tough time finding out
how to reach me-" he added.
And that was that.
Later, he was asked IL he credit
ed reports the baby had been stolen
by kidnappers who carried him
down the Delaware river to a sea
vessel.
ITS possible, but not probable"
he said.
"On top of all other hazards.
they'd have to beat the rum fleet,
port officials, passing marine traffic.
and coast guards who would make
transfer of ransom all the tough
err" he explained.
Besieged by reporters yesterday,
all last night and this morning.
Spitale denied himself to visitors
in the ornate house where no
makes his home on Central Park
west.
He left word in the lobby that
ne was not to be disturbed. He
cautioned bellboys and doormen
not to talk about his connection
with the Lindbergh case.
with all these reporters hang
ing around" one employe there
explained, The doesn't believe the
kidnapers will try to get in touch
with him. He wants the press 10
leave him completed yaione and
stay away from this place SO that
IL they do try to communicate
with him, they won't have to ploy
tili ough regiment Of reporters
and photographers"
II was said at the apartment
house tina 30 far spitaie has not
received any communication or
visitor Indicating contact has been
esta biished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-07

for the day. The few planes stood
idle on the field, shielded under
rough tarpaulins.
In Hopewell itself prayers were
said for the recovery Of the Lind
bergh baby. The four hundred
children Of st Michaels Orphanage
attended chapel and participated in
a mass for. the baby's safety.
Resourceful newsreel operators
filmed motion pictures in press
headquarters at Gebhart's store.
The little store was packed with
townspeople for the making of the
film, based largely upon Colonel
Lindbergh's message to the kidnap-
ers in which he designated two
New York gangsters to act as 60
betWeens.
A half dozen flood lights were
installed ABOUT the store, tables
were rearranged to from suitable
props, and four newsreel represen-
tatives ground away at their cam
eras. Edward Thorgerson. N. b. c..
announcer with a light moustache
and deep voice.. cleared his throat
softly before the microphone. Two
radio engineers across the table
listened in with earphones.
A messenger rushed in, shouting
Here's q fash for YOU" Thorger-
son took the paper, glanced at it
and spoke to the engineers. Get
mo the air quick"
The engineers went through the
motions Of opening the circuit and
Thorgerson speaking into dead
microphone, for the benefit OF the
newsreel men. went into a dummy
broadcast.
Down at the little railroad sta
ton, Frederick NJ. Leigh. the sta
ton agent. wondered what 10 do
with the second dog received as a
pet for the Lindbergh family. Lind
bergh didn't want IT. the sender
didn't wish It's return. but finally q
farm home was found for the
animal. q police dog. Leigh's wife
fed the dog and gave II water and
then II was shipped out 70 IT. new
master.
Another day Of the Llndberah
kidnapping case had ended for
HopeweiL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-07
ROADS FLOCKED WITH
POLICE, so LIQUOR
WILL 60 UP

New York, March 7-(UP)-
New York liquor prices are sure
TO 60 up because of tho Lind.
bergh baby kidnapping, speak.
easy operators and bartendcrs
predicted to-day.
Said one:
"Why, the beer trucks have
MT got a chance, with roads all
over the east patrolled as they
are now. Not q chance! II n
cop doesn't get 'cni, the state
police will, or II the troopers
don't get 'cm, some suspicious
woman WILL"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-07
HARVARD DEAN DEAD

CambFIdRn, Mass. MARCH --lUs
william Wallace Fem. 10.
formerly for 10 years dean OF the
Harvard Divinity school and still q
membmer OF the institutions fac.
ulty. died at his hons here yestsr.
day after q short illness. lie was .
native Of Boston. During 10 years
as q Unitarian minister he had
served IN RittsieId ana Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-07
Word From Gangland
Anxiously Awaited
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less the kidnapping the work of amateur maniac
authorities continued checking tips whereabouts of the
baby or its captOrs.
HENRY JOHNSON STILL HELD
Henry "Red" Johnson, sutton of Miss Betty Cow Lind
hergh nursemad still held for examination at Newark
NJ j. where he questioned Sunday after his delivery to
New Jersey authorities by Hartford officials who had seized
him Friday night The Connecticut authorities examna
on report made available to New Jersey authorities
and advised them Johnson unwtngy may have supplied
interested with data the Lndberg home and the
custom and whereabouts of its occupants 1t appeared
likely Johnson would be detained long.
NO WORD FROM KIDNAPERS
Both Sptale and Lamb denied that any word had
from the kidnapers yet Spale kept his Sunday
and to-day secret but developed that most of his Sunday
evening spent at hockey He feels that gangdom
knows how to reach him. and he is not playing the role of
detective
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Breaking Even

A fisherman operating in the Wrangell district writes in: "We have just about managed 70 make our gas expenses and that is all." What about the grub bill, MT. Business Man? Who is going to pay that? The Bureau of Fisheries? The trap system which has been and is robbing Alaskans of their right to Lib erty and the Pursuit of Happi- ness? Who foots the bill in the end?
 Stick a pin into yourself and wake up. You have been lulled to sleep for so long time that your hypnosis is like unto death. You will awaken with the tables bare, nothing to eat and only slow starvation ahead of you. Whether you like it or not, coming from this scandal sheet" you will have to take the kind of medicine that Doctor O'Malley is giving you.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Politicians Benefit
 From Relief

Describing "all politicians, high and low" as the chief bene- ficiarieS of the relief racket" Roger w. Babson, economist, Silver Bay, N. Y, told members of the Silver Bay Institute that the United States today is as much on a dole as England and asserted that until public at tention is focused on men in stead of money "the world will continue to suffer-"
 Money" said MT. Babson, twill no more succeed in get ting us out of the depression than it succeeded in keeping us out. Nor does the solution lie in building nonproductive public works, but in getting the un- employed back to their old pro- Iductive jobs"
 "Organized relief" he said, "is ibenefiting the politician more than the distressed unemployed. It is the biggest racket in the country and all politicians, high and low, are it's chief benefci- aries"
 MT. Babson urged a quota plan" for bringing business back to normal and pointed out "the real task was to balance pro- duction and consumption so as to get everyone back to work He said a simple remedy would be to quota the unemployed a. gainst employers and those .al- ready employed.
 "This could be done," he said. "by having each community budget the number of it's unem.. !ployed and quota them among corporations, partnerships, fami- Les and individuals at a wage to be fair to all parties concerned. This would be only the reverse tof wartime practice-drafting men into industry instead of out Icf it."
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Misery Brings Unity

Racial prejudices have been wiped out by the depression and replaced by a tolerance born of mutual suffering, Mayor Dore of Seattle, told an audience re- gently.
 Out Ot all the misery caused by the depression comes the re- deeming feature of kindness and tolerance" the mayor said. Never before have we seen such vide spread determination of all classes to unite in caring for the victims of unemployment.
 People are beginning to real izc that there is something wrong With our social and economic system which permits a calami- ty of this extent and they are working to correct the evils which exist.
 "The average man, the for gotten man of whom Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke, does not receive his just share of the plenty which abounds. Peo- rle whose fortunes have been wiped out are beginning to real ize that every man is entitled to a comfortable living and realize the fallacy of struggling for more money than they can spend"
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
The Spell of the North
By James R. Little

want to see the Yukon's sunset. Leaving behind it clean sky, where stars twinkle brilli- antly in the dark blue heavens; where it paleS and vaniSheS making way for a glorious dawn! And the soft, June twilight that floats down on the River in myriad lights and shadows, which make vague all things eX- cept those nearest at hand. Oh, the beauty of those hills! The gray and the green and the blue. The countless hues of flower and bird, that's where the portals of Creamland open for me! That's what always makes the Sour dough folks go back to the North land.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Will It Be a New Deal?

It has oft been said that a new broom sweeps clean. It is a known fact that when new off, cials are placed in office, they begin to look around to make their machine run the smoother. Not much hope was to be had under the Lamont administra- tion. He did not lend a sympa- thetic ear to the problems of the fisher folk of Alaska. He be- lieved that the sun just about rose and set in Henry O'Malley and that Henry was a real TO- seate himself latter view is generally admitted in Alaska.
 Anyhow, any appeal for a change in administration of the fisheries in Alaska directed to Secretary Lam ont received courteous replies from his sec- retaries and on occasion when facts too specified for denial were placed before him, he curt ly sided with the Honorable
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Red Cross Survey

Red Cross chapters through out the Pacific Area have been asked by A. L. Schafer, manager Of the Pacific Branch Office at San Francisco, to make sur vey and determine the needs of each community in providing cotton cloth and wearing ap- parel for people in distress.
 The action follows official word that President Hoover has signed the bill authorizing the transfer of 5OO,OOO bales of gov e2nment owned cotton to the American Red Cross and that plans for it's distribution are now being considered.
 In addition to ascertaining the supplies that may be necessary for six months period, the sur. |vey will determine the number of volunteers that may be mobil- ized to produce garments and what machinery is available. Mir. Schafer says:
 Every Red Cross chapter dur ing the World War had it's Pro- duction Committee in sewing and knitting thousands of gar |ments for the soldiers. Many 0t them have continued with the production of garments, baby layettes or surgical bandages for hospitals.
 Tn many cases the war time groups have remained intact. Tn Ill cases the Red Cross chapters have the nucleus for starting work on clothing, especially for women and children, and in q very short time these organiza- tions can be expanded as far as the need of each community may require.
 Some 300 chapters in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Me- vada, Oregon, Utah and Wash ington are participating in fami- ly relief by distributing Red Cross flour milled from govern ment wheat. Preliminary reports from field representatives indi- cate there is a need in some To- calities for bedding.
 "The chapter survey will give authentic information to guide
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Red Cross Relief Work

Red Cross disaster relief work CTS are on the scene extending relief to families made homeless Gy recent floods in Kansas and Texas, A. L. Schafer, manager of the Pacific Area, announced on receipt of advices from the St. Louis Branch Office.
 Kansas and Texas chapters immediately started raising re- lief funds which were augment ed by substantial contributions from national headquarters at Washington, D. c.
 Floods swept 75,0OO acres in the valleys of the Neosho and Cottonwood Rivers in Kansas. Seven hundred families in the flooded area were affected. A great majority of them lost crops and livestock. including COWS, chickens, pigs and work horses.
 The appeal to Kansas chapters for help in the flooded districts
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12

followed by two days an appeal for relief of families affected by a tornado at Washington, Kan sas.
 Unprecedented floods along the Guadalupe, NeuceS and F'rio Rivers in South Central Texas caused extensive destruction of crops, homes and other build ingS. Five hundred families were victims of the high water. Losses Of crops and livestock in the Texas section are placed al $5OO,OOO.'
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Out of the Pot--Not 'Slumgullian'!

Out of the muck and mire
 the Divisional and National
 Committeeman are trying to weave a strong party. And it is hard to make garment of pure
 wool when everything else but wool is offered instead.
 John Rustgard, candidate for reelection as attorney general wants to be leader in his own Way-and mostly for himself. Judge Harding has developed an iantithesis for the office force O. Albert White, divisional Com mitteeman and it is generally said that the Ohio judge, unable to get out in the open as any ether ordinary man would, is directing knife thrusts at the back of the committeeman. And With the Judge are his district
 attorneys and it is said that he has the backing of not a few of
 the federal force-appointed by direction of a Republican ad-
 rlinistration.
 Out of the chaos will come harmony. Out of the tangle of loose, warped and ragged ends
 will come a woven piece of real
 worth. The scum and scourings, the hangers on of party in pow
 CT only, the things that are
 neither Republican or Demo- crat in principle, will be thrown
 into the discard. For in no other way can there be a party-Demo
 crat or Republican.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12

The political pot is simmering. Simmering and boiling with the lid on. Silently, swiftly and vic iously the campaigns are swing ing. The Democrats are hopeful that their entire ticket will be elected from top to bottom nationally and Territorially. The Republicans are sanguine of the reelection of President Hoover and hopeful, though not so op- timistic of the election of their entire ticket.
 Two years ago was organized a harmony" party. Last year was re-organized the Repubii- can party in Ketchikan-but in the reorganization, some very important factors were ignored Only certain desirable elements were present at the convention in Ketchikan; only candidates for office were present to control the convention. Why the mis- takes-why the switch of place was never explained but that "re-orga nization" was a flop.
 Since the return of E. A. Ras- nluson of Cordova and Albert White of Juneau, effort has been made to get together the many ragged and warped ends of Re- pIblicanism. And ragged and warped they are. Each man fer himself and without so much regard for party or party prin- ciple.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
The Eternal Struggle "As It Looks To Me"
 By James R. Little

AS long as we breathe there can be no peace. Peace implies satisfaction, and a state of rest,
 I suppose. The only spiritual lpeace is a state of war. I have
 a Sourdough friend who writes that I must find central peace. y
 Ireply: Give me struggle, toll, hardship, new dim, long, long trails to trod. I ask no peace. iCnce a man is satisfied that he
 has found peace, I think that he
 begins to lose out in the fight toward the Grail"
 How shall a man find peace when the world is chock- a-block with suffering?
 I might be a bum guide. But what I mean is, don't fuss about finding spiritual peace. I rather think that there is a hand upon cur shoulder whose owner knows what lies within our hearts. The tie of ones greatest peace is in the thick of the fight.
 It's the only peace worth 3 mans consideration at all. War as long as we are here-and what comes after is none of my business to fuss over. For my part, I wish to Heaven I could grow up and learn to be a real man. God steps along beside you, anyway.
 was raised up, dear friend, where nothing could be done well enough. There was never satis- faction in attainment for the reason that there was always the need to go one better yet. Life must be gone at bare handed, without gloves for our fingers, or ointment for our pick and shovel-cracked palms. Life is hard job. Life is a ship at sea. No polish upon her brass work is polish bright enough. 1t must be yet further embellished.
 Satisfaction is a rotten egg a maggot in our sourdoughs. Well, it gives me great delight if II can give anybody pleasure, but cannot give them pleasure enough. Most of all like to give a boy pleasure, I think, reme1n- bering what a tale of adventure used to mean to me 35 years ago. I'd like to send a thousand boys 2 week from their homes to seek for virgin yellow gold in Alaska. Boy Scouts seeking gold, what kick they would get out of banning for colors
 | I had a letter from a man yesterday saying-"Durn you,
 my boy wants to go to Alaska prospecting for gold" I wrote back and said-"Let him go!"
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Was Is He1l''

It took a Yankee general to give a definition of war about as tersely as has ever been given. It took another Yankee general to tell the people of the United States that they were living un-- der conditions worse than war. General Pershing was not far from wrong when he declared that present America is living under conditions of war and worse.
 When men have given the best months and years of their lives to their country "to pro- tect democracy" for one dollar a day-to return home maimed and crippled and with physical and mental disabilities that dis qualify them from further en- joyment of life, they are en- titled to better treatment than has been accorded them by the richest nation in the world.
 When those men are fired upon and gassed while progress ing in an orderly manner-just because they demand that their government take care of their immediate needs instead of waiting until 1945, then some thing is radically wrong with the government.
 The men were given paid up insurance policieS-due in 1945. The government recognized the obligation to those men and met that obligation in that way. The stress of the times made it im- perative so the government al- lowed those men to borrow up to one-half of their policies and e pay a rate of insurance which would eat up the balance. With conditions growing worse, the demand that the government
 
 give them the balance grew stronger. Hence the Bonus Army in Washington.
 A victim of the greed of the capitalistic forces lies buried in Arlington Cemetery - burie d with full military honors. Buried in a plot set aside by our gov ernment for it's war heroes. No civilians are buried in that ceme- tery and very few presidents. That government which permit ted the killing of this veteran of the World War by it's last acts, recognized that this victim was a hero.
 For him and many others, the
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12

The steamship inspection ser vice and the bureau of naviga- tjon have been consolidated according to a report from the office of the Secretary of Con- merce. The new division of the Commerce Department will be known as the Bureau of Navi- gation and Steamboat Inspec- tion. The director of the new bureau has not yet been named.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12

Servations and other octupi
 which have destroyed the virility and manhood of the State h. dlanS, they had better disallu- son themselves. For as soon as the Indian Bureau shows itself to be millstone in Alaska, there will be one concerted clamor for it's abolition and for entrance in
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12

wreathe to honor his death. And yet, it is not wreathes and honors after death that they want and need-their cry is for bread, for food, for clothing for their little ones. "If thy son ask thee for bread, wilt thou give him a Stone?"
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12

the public schools. And perhaps then the editors of the Empire will show their true colors.
 The Alaska Indian is not be- ing fooled as much as some of the politicians believe. Some have been fooled, some will be fooled-but in the end-there will be an accounting.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
Fish Commissioner of Alaska

Fish Commissioner of Alaska.
 Just what hope is to be had for a change under MT. Chapin is problematical. However, he will have chance to give an expres- sion as to the maladminiStra- tion of Alaska's big resource by Henry O'Malley.
The Alaskan., 1932-08-12
distribution of clothing in addi- tion to four"

The son of a Rome, Ga, color ed man has named his son Hoov- CT Depression Clarke. The house physician of a Chicago hotel is named Dr. Payne. A MT. Kaiser advertised for Warveterans