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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 28.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1933.
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BERLIN. Feb. 3. —With the new
found power of a government par
ty. Chancellor Hitler’s Nazis mobil
ized to the last man for an elect
ion campaign which they hope will
spell doom for German Commun
ism.
Scant leeway will be given the
“reds.” This was indicated as four
more persons were stabbed or shot
to death in nation-wide Nazi
Communist brawls. Police raided
Communist headquarters through
out the nation searching them for
arms and incendiary documents.
The cabinet voted to change the
electoral law in favor of the Nazis.
They wiped out nine minor parties
in the expectation their adherents
will vote with Hitlerite Reichstag
candidates on March 5.
. President Paul von Hindenburg.
previously hostile toward Hitler,
is now described a: almost en
thusiastic for the new Chancellor,
believing his election defeat might
mean a wave of Communist terror
over Germany.
MADEIRA, Calif.. Feb. 3—Leon
ard I. Ireland was killed instantly
and three passengers of a Pacific
Greybo u n d Lines bus suffered
minor injuries when Mr. Ireland's
car swerved suddenly into the path
of the bus.
An inquest was to oe held to de
termine the cause of the accident.
Driver Paul M. Schurter reported
that Mr. Ireland made a left turn
toward a side road.
EARLY OUTBREAK IS
CHANG CHUAN, Manchuria.
Feb. 2, —An early outbreak of
fighting between Japanese and
Chinese troops massed in the Jehol
province is ‘‘inevitable.” Japanese
military headquarters predicted.
A Japanese spokesman said the
the continued massing of Chinese
troops in the disputed province,
which Japan claims is a part of
Manchuria, has caused the situ
ation there to become worse.
BIS FIGHT PlilElf
FOR CHICAGO IN JUNE
CHICAGO. Feb. 2, —Jack Demp
sey announced yesterday he would
stage the Max Schmeling-Max
Baer heavyweight fight in Chica
go early in June, providing two
conditions are met.
Dempsey asked that the Illinois
boxing laws be changed to allow
a 15-round bout with a 10 per
cent tax to the state, and that
Soldiers’ Field be made available
at an ‘‘equitable figure.”
CITIZENSHIP RESTORED
TO THJJSJI. HIES
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3,—Presi
dent Hoover restored Thomas W.
Miller, former alien property cus
todian, to citizenship yesterday.
Miller, who served during the ad
ministration of President Harding,
was sentenced to 18 months in At
lanta cn charges of defrauding the
government in 1928.
FREED OF CHARGE
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 3,—Mr. and
Mrs. L. Olson were freed of the
charge of murdering Charles Skull,
wealthy contractor. The jury was
out 24 hours.
STOLE CATTLE
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3—William
Maxwell, arrested for cattle steal
ing', was sentenced to one to 10
years in San Quentin.
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AVIATOR KILLED
HONOLULU, Feb. 3,—Pilot C. E.
I Walworth was instantly killed
Thursday when his navy plane
dived into the sea.
FILES DIVORCE SUIT
! .LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, —Marion
: Nixon, movie queen, filed suit for
, divorce from Edward Hillman. Jr..
' charging mental cruelty.
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STILL HOLDING OUT
NEW YORK. Feb. 3,—'“B a b e”
Ruth is still a hold-out, refusing
. to accept a $25,000 cut in salary
for his services for the 1933 base
ball season.
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HUNDREDS APPLICATIONS
WARM SPRINGS. Ga., Feb. 3,—
President-Elect Roosevelt is said
! to have received today about 600
applicaU.-ns for the 10 Cabinet po
' sitions.
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NEARLY A MILLION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. —The
House approved a. total of S966.
859,000 lor veterans administration
for the current year. This is
$18,000 000 more than 1932.
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“BUY AMERICAN”
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 3.—The lo
cal American Legion Post head
quarters rallied around the “Buy
American” movement, suggesting
other Legion posts to do likewise.
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HELP IS ON THE WAY
GRAND CANYON. Colo.. Feb. 3,
—A large party carrying food sup
plies to the Indian reservation is
olated by hea\y snows, were near
ing the village yesterday where 200
Indians live.
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CURLY ON TRIAL
LONG BEACH. Feb. 3.—William
James ‘ Curly” Guy, handsome and I
youthful soldier of fortune, was
brought to trial for the murder i
of Capt. Walter Wanderwell aboard
the yacht Carma.
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PUBLISHER DIES
DENVER. Feb. 3,—Frederick G.
Bonfils, 72. multi-millionaire pub
lisher of the Denver Post, died. He
succumbed while sleeping under
an oxygen tent; he was being
treated for an ear infection.
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ATTORNEY SAVED
CHEROKEE. Okla., Feb. 3, —
When Attorney Ansell Green offer
i ed $8,400 cash for a farm up for
! auction, deputies saved him from
! a possible mauling at the hands
of irate farmers.
BACK TO GOLD STANDARD
LONDON, Feb. 3,—The possibili
ty of England returning to the
gold standard soon was indicated
Thursday when it was learned that
6978 percent of the world gold pro
duction in 1932 went to England.
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TSK! TSK! TSK!
LONDON, Feb. 3.—The Duke of
Manchester, ninth holder of a title
dating back to more than two cen
turies, was ordered committed to
prison for 42 days for non-pay
ment of a hotel bill.
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SHOT AND KILLED
SANTA ROSA, Feb. 3.—An ex
; convict was shot and killed and
I his brother captured after a run
ning gunfight with peace officers
near Cloverdale. The dead man
■was Leslie Hart, 25, who served!
four years in San Quentin for a'
Los Angeles robbery.
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“CRUCIFY HIM’
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BERLIN, Feb. 3, —Chancellor j
: Adolf Hitler, who took over the
! cares of the government four days i
1 ago, renewed his plea for four j
years of power, challenging his j
countrymen to “crucify me, or to
1 do anything else to me, if my poli
cies have not succeeded in that
* time.”
HOT EXPERIMENT
MIL RESOURCES
FUMED. ROOSEDELT
WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Feb. 3,—
Using the Tennessee Basin as a
gigantic laboratory, President
Elect Roosevelt intends to make
the greatest experiment in the
public uses of natural resources of
mountains, watersheds, rivers, val
leys, plains and farms that the
world has ever seen.
This program, as he unfolded it
here, contemplates coordination of
such projects as reforestation, re
clamation, flood control, elimina
tion of marginal land and a power
project that will revive the terri
tory extending from Southern Vir
ginia to the Golf of Mexico.
It will affect the States of Vir
ginia. North Carolina, South Caro
lina. Tennessee. Alabama, part of
Mississippi’, Kentucky, Missouri.
Arkansas and Louisiana.
BERLIN. Feb. 3.—Germany must
find herself again or capitulate to
Bolshevism, Adolf Hitler, new Fas
cist chancellor told the press in
the first interview he has granted
since assuming office.
“No middle course is possible for
Germany,” the energetic leader of
Nazi millions declared. “Either
the Bolshevic standard will be
raised over Germany or Germany,
will find herself again.”
The new regime has no sympa
thy with Communists and Hitler
proposes to outlaw the party.
The coming Reighstag election
will be the sixth within a year.
Communist cafes are being raid
ed; one man wTas killed and eight;
injured at Hamburg. Thursday af
ternoon.
CHICAGO. Feb. 3, —May wheat
closed at 47%, against 47%. Gen.;
Motors dividend meeting will be
held Monday. Penn. RR loadings
for*the week ending January 28
were 18.6 below same 1931 period,
against a 16.9 per cent decrease
preceding week.
Regular Jewel tea and Congo
leum common dividends have de-;
dared. In January 28th week U. J
S. electricity production was 7.5
per cent under same 1932 wreek as
against 7.1 per cent decrease pre
ceding week. Somewhat lower
stock prices are looked for.
Gold stocks of all kinds rose on i
yesterday’s market but industrial1
and commodity stocks dropped as'
many as three points.
A1 Chem. 83%, Am. Can 59%,
Am. Smelt. 12%, Am. Fone 101%,
Am. Tob. 67%, Auburn 43. Baldwin
5%, B. & O. 10%. Beth. Steel 13%,
Cal- Pkg. 9, Can. Pac. 11, Case 44%,
Chrysler 13%, Con. Gas. 55%, Du
pont 37%, Sastman 58, Gen. Elec.
14%, Gen. Foods 23%, Gen. Motors
13%, Goodrich 4%, Goodyear 14%,
Int. Tel. 6%. Loews 16, Mont. Ward
13%, Dairy Prod. 14%, Penn. RR.
18%, Pullman 22, Radio 4%, Radio
Keith 1%, Simmons 6%, So. Pac.
17%, Stand. Cal. 24, Un. Carbide
26%, Un Oil Cal 16%, Un Pac 75%
Steel 26%, Steel Pfd 56%, West Un
24%, Westinghouse 27%, Wool
worth 32%, Wor Pump 13, Eng
lish Sterling 3-39%.
Produce prices: Large eggs 16
cents per dozen, medium 15 cents!
and small, 14 cents per dozen.
Butter 20 cents a pound; cheese
7 1-2 c.
PARDONED
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 3,—
Glenn Smeeman, convicted auto
mobile thief, was pardoned by Gov.
Guy B. Park. For the last 17 vears
Smeeman had been a ousiness
man in Denver.
A. M. DIERINGER DEAD
SEATTLE, Feb. 3,—Andrew M.
Dieringer, one of the best known
Alaskans on the coast, who for
many years has been engaged in
business at Valdez, died here
Thursday in a Seattle hospital. Mr.
Dieringer is survived by Mrs. Dier
inger and five children.
PEIPING, Feb. 3, —Diplomatic
quarters' were concerned over in
dications that China, as well as
Japan, may withdraw from the
League of Nations, due to dissatis
faction with the League's handling
of the Manchurian dispute.
Foreign Minister Lo Wen Kan
was understood to have informed
British Minister Sir Miles Lamp
son that China would quit the
League unless the League refused
to recognize Manchukuo.
Sir Lampson was said to be
gravely concerned over China’s re
sentment of the British attitude
at Geneva.
WON’T BE LONG NOW
WARM SPRINGS, Ga„ Feb. 3 —
Busily engaged in consulting pros
pective Cabinet members and dip
lomats. President-Elect Roosevelt
revealed that he hoped to make
known the make-up of his official
family on March 2 or 3.
THREATENS I? IT
ALL GHRISTIUNS
SHANGHAI. Feb. 3,—Threaten
ing to kill all Christains, 60.000
Chinese Communists, under the
rebel commander, General Kwang. -
occupied Paoning, a large city in
Szechuen Province yesterday.
Chinese missionaries inland have!
evacuated the threatened districts.
fleeing Chengtu. The government j
immediately rushed troops to |
Paoning.
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REDWOOD HIGHWAY
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 3, —The
Redwood highway, U. S. 101, was I
closed from Crescent City north to
the Oregon line by a landslide 12
miles south of Crescent City, the
State division of highways an
nounced.
Two steam shovels have been
sent, and it is hoped to have the
hikhway open this morning.
OFFICIALLY INSTALLED
PARIS, Feb. 2, —The new French
cabinet was official installed Wed
nesday.
STRIBLING IN EUROPE
PARIS, Feb. 2, —“Young” Strib
ling, “The Georgia Peach,” Amer
ican heavyweight, has been signed
for three matches by Promoter Jeff
Dickson. Stribling will fight twice
in Paris and once in London.
INVESTIGATE STATUS
SAN PEDRO. Calif., Feb. 2, —
Fred Rebell, 47, adventurer who
sailed 8,000 miles in an 18-foot
sailboat across the Pacific from
Australia, was paroled into the
custody of William Slavens Mc
Nutt, of Hollywood, while officials
investigate his status as an alien.
THREE INDICTMENTS
CHICAGO, Feb., 2, —Three in
dictments, charging embezzlement
and conspiracy, were returned
against James W. Stevens and his
sons, Elmer J. and Raymond W.
Stevens, in connection with the
crash of the Illinois Life Insurance
Company.
MERCHANT PASSES
SEATTLE, Feb. 3,—C. C. Carpen
ter, aged 51, general manager of
| McDougal & Southwick, died from
■ heart failure.
WILL BE TAXED
j SEATTLE, Feb. 3,—Forty religi
ous and educational institutions
have been notified they will be
taxed this year by the State.
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MANY INJURED
DETROIT, Feb. 3,—T wenty
seven were injured, three critically
when an automobile truck crashed
into a street car overturning it.
DIPLOMATIC ERRAND
MANILA, P. l„ Feb. 3,—The Phil
ippine Legislature meeting in spec
ial caucus Thursday, decided to
send a commission to America on
a special diplomatic errand.
PUNCHED ON THE NOSE
MEDFORD. Ore., Feb. 3.—Editor
Leonard Hall, during a dispute
with a local politician, socked him
on the nose. It was the only blow
struck.
CASHIER SOUGHT
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3. —Adolph
Gardner, cashier of a branch bank
of the Bank of America, is being
ought for alleged embezzlement
of $22,000.
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WON IIIS FIGHT
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.—King
Levinsky, heavyweight, won over
“Unknown” Winston last night
with ease. The bout went 10
rounds.
SMOTHERED TO DEATH
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3, —In
answer to screams from a baker’s
helper trapped in the basement of
a burning building, firemen cut
thru a concreat sidewalk but the
youth was dead when reached.
BOUND AND ROBBED
LOS ANGELES Feb. 3, —Irene
Pringle, movie actress, was bound
and robbed of her jewels, and a
gentleman friend robbed of $1,000.
by aloile gunman who entered
her home through the kitchen.
WITH PROVISO
LONDON, Feb. 3,—Prime Minis
ter Ramsay McDonald accepted
the invitation to preside over the
forthcoming world disarmament
conference providing the confer
ence was held in London.
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OCEAN LINER BUMPED
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 3.—Two
ocean liners, groping their way
thru the Golden Gate in a dense
fog, bumped gently; no damage
was sustained. Ferry boats in the
bay had many narrow escapes.
LEAVING TOMORROW
WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Feb. 3 —
President-Elect Roosevelt will ter
minate his local vacation Saturday
leaving then for a brief yachting
trip before returning to his home
at Hyde Park.
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INTRODUCED TODAY
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 3, —The
Legislature awaited today intro
duction of a resolution seeking co
operation in behalf of Winnie
Ruth Judd’s appeal to the State
Board of Pardons to act favorably
on her appeal for clemency.
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FRENCH MONARCHY
PARIS, Feb. 3, —A call for the
formation of a dictatorship under
a monarchy with the Duke de
Guise assuming the throne, was
published in the royalist organ,
Action Francaise. The Duke is nowr
living in Brussels.
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MONEYS APPROVED
WASHINGTON, . Feb. 3, —T h e
House approved the sums of S60,
000 for repair of the White House,
$75,000 President’s salary and $15,
000 for the Vice-President’s salary.
A total of $428,000 was approved
for various purposes of this na
ture. »
LEATHER HANDCUFFS
i PLACED UN BEAUTY
FOR SELF PROTECTION
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, —To
protect Corliss Palmer, “from her
self”, the authorities moved the
once noted beauty and estranged
wife of Eugene V. Brewster, form
er millionaire magazine publisher,
to the San Francisco hospital.
There she was held under strict
observation as physicians sought
to cure her from the effects of pro
tracted drinking so that she can
return to her home in Hollywood.
The condition of the girl, who
was taken in leather handcuffs to
the Central Emergency Hospital
Tuesday as an “acute alcoholic”,
following several days of drinking
to forget her broken romance with
A1 Cohen, Hollywood scenario writ
er, was said to be considerably
improved.
LONDON, Feb. 3, —British min
isters will go to Washington insist
ing that the United States settle
war debts with a united Eurone on
the basis of the 10 cents on a dollar
reparations settlement provision
ally Germany at Lausanne.
This was indicated by a declara
tion in high governmental circles.
The declaration served to blast
American hopes that the United
European debt front, reached in
the Lausanne “gentlemen's agree
ment’’, has been broken.
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TOKIO. Feb. 2. —The arrest of
14 youths, members of the “Wood
brotherhood league” on charges of
conspiring to assassinate 17 of
Japan’s advisors to the throne anc
business magnates, electrified To
kio.
Death sentences loom for the b
under the law which provides tht
same sentence for murderers anc
accessories before the fact.
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BOUT ESCHS KENT!
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3. —Dii
patches from Ensenada, lowc
California, said the American fist
ing boat Acalin, detained for “ser
ous violations of the fishing laws
escaped, taking along a Mexica
customs agent who was guardir
the boat.
The Acalin was the third bo
to escape from Ensenada und
similar circumstances.
PS FIGHTING FOK
HIGHER LniE
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3. — Fl
LaBarbara, pugilist who recen
lost his fight in New York
the champion of England, will
enter Stanfard next September a
toss away his ring tools for g<
for higher learning.
LaBarbara feels he is slippi
having lost his last three fight.
He wants to be a writer of
j tion. This is his second return
' college.
TAKES A CHANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2
Helen Kane, the <-Boop a Dc
singer, was married here to 1
Hoffman, Irish actor. The c
rnony was performed by Judg
Mattingly, municipal court.
Kane gave her age as 23. Mr. E
man has been twice divorced.
BIG PUBLIC DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT