MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 6.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 9,1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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IN. H WHITTLESEY
IS ENDORSED FOR
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
H. F. MORTON FAVORED FOR
JUDGESHIP BY DELEGATES
DIVISIONAL CAUCUS
Harmony was the keynote mark
ing the Third Division Democratic
caucus held here Saturday evening
to which delegates from Cordova,
Valdez. Anchorage and Seward
were present for the purpose of en
dorsing candidacies of party mem
bers for divisional and territorial
offices.
Attorney Harry F- Morton of
Anchorage was endorsed for Judge
of this division; W. H. Whittlesey
of Seward for District Attorney;
J. C. Todd of Valdez for U. S. Mar
shal; Mr. Griffin of Kodiak for
Secretary of the Territory; John
W. Troy of Juneau for Governor;
J. J. Connor of Juneau for Collector
of Customs.
The selection of a candidate for
Registrar of the U. S. Land Office
was left to the judgement of the
4th division Democrats.
10 Delegates Present
All resolutions for candidates
were by unanimous vote.
The caucus was presided over by
Divisional Chairman A. A. Shon
bech who, with H. F. Morton, div
isional secretary, arrived late Sat
urday from Anchorage. Delegate
Elect to Congress A. J. Dirnond wras
present as were J. J. Campbell,
Senator-Elect from Anchorage; J.
J. Courtney and Mr. Albritton of
Anchorage, M. Brunelle from Cor
dova; Mr. Todd from Valdez; P. C.
McMullen, chairman of the Sew
ard Democratic Club, and J. S.
Hofman. Representative-Elect to
the Territorial Legislature.
‘‘Tony” to the Interior
Mr. Dirnond continued on to the
Interior Sunday enroute to the
low’er river and Nome country. He
plans tc return to Seward the lat
ter part of the month and leave
direct to Washington, D. C., to get
acquainted with certain details
of his office, meet with members
of Congress, and prepare a home
for Mrs. Dirnond and childrn w7ho
are southbound passengers on the
SS Alaska. The family wTill spend an
extended visit with the parents of
Mrs. Dirnond at Oakland, joining
Mr. Dirnond at Washington at a
later date.
Mr. Todd returned to Valdez on
the SS Alaska but Mr. Brunelle left
Sunday for Anchorage where bus
iness of another nature will be
transacted. Shonbeck, Campbell,
Courtney, Morton and Albritton
also returned to Anchorage Sunday.
10 ACT ON BEER BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9, —
A Senate judiciary sub-committee
made ready to act today on the j
House 3.2 per cent beer bill after |
the public hearing at which friends j
anf foes of the legislation bombard
ed the members with conflicting
views on its constitutionality.
A dozen representatives of organ
izations supporting prohibition, as
sailed the bill as a proposal to nul
lify the constitution.
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MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 9, —Tommy
Goodwin, New York state cham
pion, defeated Celeste Durand, of
Garden City, Long Island, in the
finals of the Mid-Winter Amateur
tournament at the Miami Country
Club, 8 and 7.
Goodwin carded a great sub-par
round of 71 in the morning against
Durand’s 79 and was six up.
MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 9, —With the
arrival of 15 horses from Tampa,
718 thoroughbreds are now quar
tered at Hialeah Park awaiting the
m opening of the 45-day meeting of
the Miami Jockey Club on Jan. 19.
MIIS. CU COO! IDEE
IN ACCUSTOMED PLACE
IT SUNDAY SERVICE
NORTHAMPTON. Mass., Jan. 9 —
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge Sunday at
tended services at Edwards’ Con
gregational Church where the fun
eral of the former President was
held the day before.
She was accompanied by her son,
John, and his wife, the former
Florence Trumbull. Mrs. Coolidge
motored from The Beeches to the
church where, her head erect, she
took her accustomed place in the
family pew\
In contrast to the service Satur
day when high dignitaries includ
ing President and Mrs. Hoover were
in attendance, the congregation
Sunday was composed only of reg
ular members, friends and neigh
bors of the family.
FRANCE FEARS NEW
U. S. WINE RULINGS
AGAINST HER PRODUCTS
PARIS, Jan. 9.—The interest here
in the prospective repeal of prohi
bition is indicated by the fact that
the American Chamber of Com
merce of France has issued a circu
lar uging French wine and liquor
producers to unite to present their
case to the American people.
A committee of the chamber,
headed by George Washington
Lopp, well known American busi
ness man located in Paris, advises
the French to estabish offices in
Washington immediately and in
stall a representative to look after
their interests. France fears newr
United States wine rulings against
her products.
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PARIS, Jan. 9, —Five and alleged
sabotage damaged two more ships
of the French merchant marine.
Charges that an international
“mafia” is responsible for these,
the burning of the luxury liner At
lantique in the British Channel
last week, and three other losses to
French shipping during the past
four years, were aired in this city.
Fire broke out on the French
liner France, tied up at Havre, yes
terday. This fire was finally sub
dued after two hours.
ENGINES DAMAGED
SHANGHAI, Jan. 9, —Dispaches
brought word that the French
steamer Angyor was unable to sail
because of damage to its engines,
evidently done by saboteurs.
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IRISHMEN RIOTED
DUBLIN, Ire., Jan. 9, —Rioting
broke out in the streets of Dublin
when speakers in the party headed
by former President William Cos
grove sought to open their cam
paign.
Casualties ran high and at least
30 were rushed to hospitals; sever
al arrests were made. The battle
occurred wrhen General Richard
Mulcahy, a Cosgrove leader, sought
to address a throng estimated at
25,000 persons.
SEVERAL DIED IN RIOT
BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 9, —
Rioting which the authorities des
cribed as an abortive extremist re
volutionary plot against the Rep-1
ublican government of Spain, re- '
suited in several deaths and scores i
of casualties in and near Barcelona, j
Mrs. A. A. Shonbeck, wife of the!
prominent Anchorage business man
and Matanuska farm king, was a
southbound passenger Sunday on
the Steamer Alaska.
FIFTY PER CENT
DEPLETION CHARGE
SUCH ACTION WOULD CAUSE
MINING INDUSTRY HUM
ONCE AGAIN
Interviewed upon his arrival in
Seward Saturday, Dr. Charles E.
Bunnell, president of the Alaska
Agricultural College and School of
Mines, disclaimed any knowledge
at all of Alaskan politics and re
fused to say anything about proba
ble Presidential appointments in
Alaska after March 4.
He stated that what Alaska and
Western States could do to afford
relief . during these distressing
times was of major importance.
Anything that will stimulate the
production of gold is going to re
ceive serious consideration, he
stated.
“Heart Tickler”
Dr. Bunnell made the following
statement :
“In the press ox December 22,
Mr. Arthur Brisbane asks this
question; ‘Who will invent a heart
tickler’ for business and industry?’
“The industries of our country
are stagnant and business is at a
standstill. We can liken our indus
tries to a sei'ies of lakes on the
same level connected by navigable
channels. We are trying to induce
a flow of business by baling from
one lake to the other. So absorb
ed have we become in this futile
process that we have completely
overlooked the fact that a foun
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POLICE CONVINCED
ACTRESS WILL NEWER
JEWELS IN DUE TIME
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 9.—Altho
Betty Compson, film actress, con
tinued to olead, in apparent fear,
for a halt to the search for a rob
ber who took $37,500 in jewelry
from her Thursday night, Chief of
Police Detectives Joseph Taylor
said the hunt would be prosecuted
vigorously.
Convinced that Miss Compson
“will recover her jewelry in the
next few days,” Taylor said he be
lieved the same man was responsi
ble for a $30,000 robbery in the
home of Helene Costello and $37,
000 robbery in the home of Zeppo
Marx.
SPECIAL SESSION IS
CERTAINTY, SAYS FARLEY
BALTIMORE, Jan. 9.—A special
congressional session is almost cer
tain after March because of activi
ties of “Republican lame duck
congressmen,” Chairman James
James Farley of the Democratic
national committee declared. If
such a session is called, Persident
elect Roosevelt will have ready a
“terse, concise and definite” legis
lative program, Farley said.
NOW SCOTIA CONVICTS
RIOl: SEVEHAL [SCOPED
TRURO, N. S., Jan. 9, —Five hun
dred prisoners rioted in the Mari- j
time province penitentiary at Dor- j
Chester late Sunday; one was shot
dead and several were reported to
have escaped.
Royal Canadian Mounted police
were hurried to the scene. Posses
of citizens are searching the
marshlands and woods for the es
caped convicts.
COACH RECOVERS
NEW YORK. Jan. 9, —If he con
tinues his rapid improvement.
Amos Alonzo Stagg, 76 years old
football coach, probably will be able
to leave the Medical Arts Sanitar
ium here this week. He has been
ill with bronchitial pneumonia.
REP. S. A. KENDALL SUICIDES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9, —
Rep. Samuel Austin Kendall, 74,
veteran Pennsylvania Republican,
shot and killed himself in his of
fice in the Capital Sunday after
leaving a note saying he was join
ing his wife and son in heaven.
OPPOSING FORCES
POOR TROOPS INTO
ENGLAND MOVES TO PROTECT
INTERESTS PRESENT SCENE
BATTLE IN ORIENT
PEIPING, China, Jan. 9, —Chin
ese and Japanese forces along the
eastern end of the Great Wall of
China strengthened their positions
Saturday and Sunday and poured;
constant reinforcements into their j
lines, threatening a momentary re- j
vival of hostilities.
An ominous quiet prevailed in i
the region of Shanhaikwan, recent
ly bombarded and captured by the
Japanese, as well as at Chingwang
to, to the south, and in Peiping and
Tientsin.
VOLUNTEERS JOINING
Outside the Great Wall Japanese
concentrations on the Jehol prov
ince northern frontier were great
ly strengthened and volunteers
are joining in enormous numbers.
The commander of the Japanese
Second Overseas Fleet off Ching
wantoa warned Chinese authori
ties against alleged looting of
Japanese property. He demanded
reparations for losses suffered by
Japanese refugees.
Tokio dispatches indicated that
Japanese troops would be availa
ble to help found a separate gov
ernment in Mongolia, as they did
in the founding of the so-called
state of Manchukuo in Manchuria,
in event the Mongolians sever re
lations with China.
JAPAN MOVING HER
TROOPS TO STRATEGIC
POSITIONS BATTLE AREA!
PEIPING, China, Jan. 9. —While
Japan moved her troops into strat
egic positions Sunday for the in
vasion of Jehol Province and held
grimly to the Shanhaikwan area,
Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang, fa
mous war lord of Manchuria, de
dounced the Nipponese aggression
and declared that China would
fight for the recovery of Manchu
ria, in his first announcement since
the Japanese captured Shanhai
kwan.
Marshal Chang aligned himself
with the present government and
declared he was ready for war.
NATIONS WARNED
LONDON, Eng., Jan. 9, —The
British government moved to pro
tect its interests in the Far East,
scene of Sino-Japanese hostili
ties. An official revealed that the
British foreign office at Peiping
officially cautioned Japanese and
Chinese authorities against jeop
ardizing British interests at Ching
wantao, in North China.
ADMIRAL RESIGNS
TOKIO, Jan. 9, —Admiral Kei
suke Okada resigned his cabinet
post as Navy minister. Admiral
Kenzei Osumi, former Navy minis
ter, was mentioned as a probable
successor.
RECAPTURE TOWN?
SHANHAIKWAN, China, Jan. 9,
—Yu Wee Hung, commander of
a volunteer army has been ordered
by Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang to
attempt the recapture of Shanhai
kwran from the Japanese.
AERIAL BOMBARDMENT
TOKIO, Jan. 9, —Japanese air
planes, at dawn, began a heavy
bombardment of the Chinese posi
tions in various towns in the Je
hol district, dispatches said. The
air squandron flew low over the
villages dropping scores of bombs.
WMRTIME1101
I1X RITE IS DECIDED
UPON BV DEBTS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-—Definite
congressional action to effect a1
balanced budget was pledged by,
Speaker of the House John N. Gar- !
ner. He announced he would make
an effort to secure enactment of a
Democratic program of “wartime” |
income tax rates, the plan agreed j
upon at the recent New York con- I
ference with President-elect Roose- j
velt.
Garner has given the same as
surance to worried Senate leaders
anxious for party harmony. Gar
ner’s flat statement was the con
crete development to come from
the maelstrom of conflicting opin
ions and wavering attitudes of a
dozen party chieftains faced with
the unpleasant task of sponsoring
new and unpopular taxes.
Influential party leaders are firm
ly convinced Hoover will veto the
“beer for revenue” bill and thus;
“prevent budget balancing.” The^
Democratic program counts heavi- ’
ly upon beer taxes, estimated to;
yield 137,000,000 yearly.
MADRID, Spain, Jan. 9, —Fer
nando Primo de Rivera, son of the
late dictator of Spain, was sentenc
ed in court to three years, four
months and eight days imprison
ment, and fined 150 pesetas and 120
pesetas indemnization charges,
$22.53 in all, “for kicking a police
man in the pants.”
Fernado Primo de Revira and a
lady friend were parked in a for- j
bidden zone; a quarrel ensued j
with the policeman who finaly re-;
ceived the blow on the end of the
well known spinal column.
HEADS CRACKED
DUBLIN, Ireland, Jan. 9, —Thir-:
ty persons were injured, among;
them a woman and child, during
rioting and fighting at an election
rally in O’Connell street Sunday, j
FAMILIES HOMELESS
WHEN BUILDING BURNED
KIRKLAND LANE, Ont., Jan. 9,
—Fifteen families are homeless,
their possessions wiped out in a
fire which destroyed the Perrin |
apartment building. The loss is es
timated between $5,000 and $10,000.
Firemen sought for more than
eight hours in below zero weather
to prevent the spread of the fire to
adjoining buildings.
GANGSTER TRAITOR
PUT “ON THE SPOT”
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—Ted Newber
ly, only traitor in Chicago gang
land who ever lived to profit by
changing chieftains, was killed
Saturday.
Newberry’s body was found in a
roadside ditch with a bullet thru
the head, a dozen thru the body.
He wore one of the famous Ca
pone diamond belt buckles set w'ith
nine diamonds. He switched alle
giance repeatedly with Chicago
gang leaders during the past eight
years.
HALE AND HEARTY
ORMAND BEACH, Fla., Jan. 9,
—John D. Rockefeller, Sr., 83 years
old and retired oil Czar of the
Americas, is enjoying better health
than for some time, N. W. Davis,
secretary to the multi-milionaire
announced to the wrorld.
Accompanying Attorney Harry F.
Morton, president of the Anchor
age Chamber of Commerce, to Sew
ard for the week-end, was daughter
Myrtle. The former Seward, resi
dents returned home Sunday.
IIS II TO REST
SILENT GREETINGS OF SYMPA
THY, BOWED HEADS, ALONG
ROUTE CORTEGE
NORTHAMPTON, Mars., Jan. 9,
The nation he served paid its last
honors Saturday to Calvin Cool
idge, thirtieth President of the
United States.
Friends and neighbors, the lead
ers in public life where he once
walked, the high and the lowly,
joined to pay their final respects
in a brief and simple funeral ser
vice, such as he would have wish
ed.
President Hoover, who took up
the burden Calvin Coolidge laid
down in Washington not quite four
years ago, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt and her son James; Secretary
of State Stimson. Secretary of Com
merce Chapin, Secretary of Navy
Adams, the Vice President, the
Chief Justice of the United States,
and scores of others in the nation
al government and chief execu
tives of states of his native New
England were there
HIGHWAYS LINED
PLYMOUTH, Vt„ Jan. 9, —Cal
vin Coolidge came home Saturday
to find a final resting place among
the hills of his boyhood. From
Northampton, Mass., where the
nation earlier paid its final trib
ute at simple services in the church
in which he and Mrs. Coolidge had
worshipped, his body was borne
along highways, lined with silent
men and women, to the village of
his birth.
Here gathered others, men and
women with whom he had grown
up and who knew him in the days
when he was preparing to go out
into the world as a student. They
had come for miles around, from
the hamlets and villages that dot
the valleys about Plymouth and
from lonely farm houses among the
foothills of the Green Mountains.
In silent greetings of sympathy
they bowed their heads as the fun
eral cortege moved slowly down the
muddy highway and drew to a halt
at the burial ground where lie
other generations of Coolidge, as
Mrs. Coolidge stepped, with her son
and daughter-in-law, from her
automobile.
MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 9, —Her motors
singing in unison, the giant airship
Akron soared into the southern
skies at 3 p. m. yesterday enroute
to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on a
winter training cruise.
She was due over Guantanamo
Sunday evening and will test newly
constructed mooring facilities there
before returning here today on her
way to her home port at Lakehurst.
N. J.
Tactical maneuvers featured
Sunday’s program at the All-Amer
ican Air races.
SIH HUBERT WILL
TIKE MOTHER CHANGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9, —
Sir Hubert Wilkins said he planned
to leave the United States in April
for Norway to join the Ellsworth
Balchen expedition to the Ant
Arctic.
The expedition, he said, plans an
aerial mapping flight across the
AntArctic in a plane to be flown by
Bernt Balchen. Lincoln Ellsworth
will do the photographing work.
The three explorers plan to leave
Norway in August, Wilkins said
STAMP TO HONOR COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts requested
Postmaster General Brown to have
a stamp in honor of Calvin Coo
lidge issued by the Postoffice de
partment.