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ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 266.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1932.
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Probably the biggest forward
step in the development of the rich
quartz district of Nuka Bay was
taken Friday when a deal was con
cluded in which the Surprise Bay
Mining & Milling Co., of Spokane,
Wash., p urchased the Skinner,
Barnett and Lang group of 12
claims situated in the North Arm
area. The purchase price was not
made public .
Nine or 10 men will be sent to
the property in about 10 days to
start on additional development
work and operation of the small
Ellis Ball mill which is already on
the property. This work will con
tinue all winter. In the spring, a
larger mill and equipment will be
installed. A 40 or 50 foot tunnel
and stripping of high grade veins
has already been accomplished by
the former owners.
Announcement of the purchase
and brief outline of present and
future program of activities was
made today by John A. Nelson,
Seward resident, president of the
company. Neil MacDougall of Spo
kane is vice-president, and R. O.
Allen, secretary-treasurer. J. T.
Nelson. Spokane banker, a member
of the group who arrived last week
from the States to inspect the
claims, will remain in the city for
an indefinite period representing
the interests of Spokane and Mon
tana people associated in the com
pany which, it was said, has been
amply financed both here and in
Spokane for future operations on a
large scale.
Mining engineers C L. Emmou,
Lee Ke' r. A. W. Patterson and Geo.
Stevenson, who made a survey and
report on the claims, left for Seat
tle last evening on the SS. Alaska.
Ray Russell has been selected as
resident engineer and foreman of
the company’s holdings.
Mr. Nelson said it was the intent
to ship a carload of the high grade
ore. between now and Christmas,
to the Bunker Kill & Sullivan
Smelter at Spokane.
BAKERSFIELD, Oct., 8, —The
force of the rushing water that
swept Tehachapi Creek-bed as a
result of Friday’s cloudburst, was
graphically related when a giant
locomotive was found buried under
tons of mud and rock more than 40
feet from the tracks on which it
had been standing.
Three additional bodies, none
identified, wrere recovered yester
day, making the total bodies found
12. The bodies of 15 transits, who
were reported riding in a box car
of a freight train, were being
sought. A tentative death list of
30 has been fixed, three other iden
tified persons having been given
up for lost.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct., 8,—
The Newark Bears won the “Little
World Series”, four gamees to two,
beating the Minneapolis Millers
eight to seven with a barrage of
base hits in the final game.
The Minneapolis Millers led the
entire way until the ninth inning,
when a three run rally pulled the
Newark Bears ahead. The Millers
were unable to match the speed in
their half of the inning.
The Newark Bears used four
pitchers during the game and the
Millers used two. Newark made 14
hits to Minneapolis’ 15, while the
latter made three errors to none
for Newark.
GERMANY WILL PAY
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8. —Dr. Ju
lius Curtis, noted German profes
sor, who is touring the United:
States delivering lectures on In-'
ternational understanding, is con
fident Get many does not intend to !
avoid paying its financial debt to
the United States.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. N.
Y.. Oct. 8. —Jimmy McLarnin scor
ed a technical knockout over Ben
ny Leonard, former lightweight
champion of the world, at the end
of the sixth round. The veteran
began a comeback last year but the
young Vancouver battler was too
strong for him.
Leonard’s manager stopped the
fight in the sixth round when Ben
stood in the middle of the ring, a
helpless target for McLarnin, who
kept looking toward Leonard's
corner hoping the bout would be
stopped and save him from con
tinuing the punishment of his op
ponent.
It was apparent in the first min
ute of the first round, that the
veteran Leonard was no match for
McLarnin, and during the middle
of the second round. McLarnin
whipped over a solid right flush on
Leonard’s jaw; the veteran stag
gered to his feet at the count of
nine, however, but from that per
iod on was continually on the de
fensive.
LOS ANGELES, Oct., 8. —Two
other sections of Southern Califor
nio were damaged in the storm
which swept the countryside when
water, pouring out of the Juniper
Hills above Little Rock, flooded the
town, moved the postoffice from its
foundations, flooded the electric
light system, -washed out several
small bridges, damaged orchards
and covered highways with sand
a nd mud.
Several automobile drivers said
hteir machines were swept from
highways altho they used every
means to avoid this.
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i WASHINGTON, Oct,, 8, —The
Treasury deficit was reduced $4,000
i by contribution from a citizen with
a troubled conscience. The money
w’as sent to the Treasury with the
bills cut in half. The package con
taining several halves of currency,
' was received Wednesday.
A later mail brought the re main
; ing parts, with a penciled note ex
plaining the contribution was for
a conscience fund.
MORE SUITS FILED
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct., 8,—The
suits against the Fox West Coast
Theatres charging monopoly and
| restraint of trade, increased to five
Friday; a total of $50,000 is now
asked.
CHANG CHUN, Manchuria, Oct.,
j 8,—Japanese troops, operating in
| the Nonni River Valley of North
i western Manchuria, were reported
J to have virtually wiped out the
; Chinese forces commanded by Gen.
: Li Hai Chin.
I Chinese prisoners were reported
j to have said Gen. Li Hai Chin him
i self attempted to escape, but was
believed to have been killed, altho
• the body was not found.
LOS ANGELES, Oci., 8—The Re
publican administration, under
President Hoover, rendered the
greatest public service to America
since the Civil War, declared Ogden
Mills, ’ Secretary of the Treasury,
in a campaign speech here yester
day.
Mr. Mills, one of Hoover’s “lead
horses” on the firing line, cited
many things the administration
had done to ease the depression
and economic situation.
The United States has had many
popular presidents, he said, but
never in America’s history has the
nation had one who has achieved
more than Herbert Hoover.
He declared that President Hoov
er was an economic genius, while
the Democratic presidential nomi
nee, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was
after votes and had no practical
solution for any of the problems
facing the country.
SECRET AUTO BUILT
PARIS, Oct., 8,—Henry Ford pro
vided a sensation for the opening
of France’s 26th annual automobile
I salon by exhibiting a car which
had been built secretly and with
which he -Intended to under-sell
European rivals.
The new Ford of five-horsepower
is built on continental lines, with
sloping V-type radiator. Other
American-i manufacturers showed
initiative in exhibits, having pro
duced automobiles with bodies es
pecially adaoted to European
tastes.
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 8. — Byrd
; Whitehead, 21 year-old 152 pound
battler from Los Angeles, was giv
en the decision last night over
Milo Milletti, of San Francisco,
15212 pounder, in a 10-round box
i m§’ match held in Hie American
! Legion Stadium.
Whitehead took the lead early in
the fight and slowly piled up
points; his victory was unanimous
and met with the approval of the
crowd of 15,000.
The main event here next Friday
night will be between Tom Patrick
and James J. Braddock.
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LEAD III DIGEST POLE
NEW YORK, Oct., 8,—With near
I ly 300,000 votes counted in the
| straw poll conducted by the Liter
| ary Digest, Gov. Franklin D. Roose
I velt increased his lead over Presi
j dent Hoover, gaining a clear lead
| over his rival in the third week
| tabulation.
Roosevelt now has 50.75 percent
| of the 798,809 votes now counted.
: Hoover has 40.82 percent. The re
] mainder are split among the other
candidates with Norftian Thomas
pelling 6.65 percent of the total.
“FER GOODNESS SAKE!”
On Board the SS. Europa, en
route to New York, Oct., 8,—Form
er Mayor Jimmy Walker, of New
York, was the center of dispute
yesterday among the fair sex; the
girls could not decide the coloring
of his morning ensemble. One
group thought it was robin-blue,
another group, French blue, after
which they chose up sides for a
j game of ping pong. Walker said
| the girls must have their fun
| where they find it. He also said he
* would be in the thick of the 1934
New York mayoralty fight.
FOREST FIRE DYING OUT
SNOQUALMIE FALLS, Wn, Oct,,
8, —The forest fire which swept
over this district Thursday, began
dying out Friday.
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KILLED BY BEAR
VANCOUVER, Wn., Oct. 8, —
George Bancroft, missing for sev
eral days while on a hunt, W'as
found near a bear cave, terribly
mangled and partly eaten.
ORDERING LIQUOR STOCKS
BERLIN, Oct. 8. —Brewers and
wine makers report a flood of or
ders from the United States for
delivery early next year.
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CABINET RESIGNS
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Oct. 8,
—Provoked on account of the pub
licity of King Carol’s love affairs,
the entire Rumanian cabinent re
signed Friday.
REPEAL CAMPAIGN
SEATTLE, Oct. 8, —Fifty socially
prominent Seattle men and women
will make a house to house cam
paign next week urging repeal of
the dry laws.
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AIMEE SICK GAL AGAIN
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, —Sister
Aimee Semple McPherson, who re
cently underwent an operation, is
back in the hospital, this time for
treatment for an infection which
developed from a serum injection.
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CONFER WITH FRANK
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. —Officials cf
the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica and Federation of Labor, met
with Governor Franklin D. Roose
velt, Friday, to discuss stabilization
of coal prices and mine wages.
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MONO AY, THANKSGIVING
VANCOUVER, Oct. 8. —Monday
is Thanksgiving Day in Canada and
will be fittingly observed. It will be
more enjoyable than last year for
there is a slight improvement in
the economic situation.
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“TORCH” SINGER, OUT
NEW YORK, Oct. 8, —Libby Rey
nolds Holman, the “Torch” singer
meaning, a passionate voice—who
laces a charge of murder in con
nection with the mysterious death
■ of her husband, was not mention
ed in the will of her husband.
STEPS INTO BIG JOB
NEW YORK, Oct. 8, —Calvin
Coolidge is slated as the successor
i to the late Darwin P. Kingsley, as
; president of the New York Life In
■ surance Company, it is reliably re
ported.
POLITICIAN ARRESTED
SAN MARCO, Tex., Oct., 8,—Mrs.
Kate Johnson, once a gubernator
ial candidate in Texas, was sen
tenced to two years in the peniten
ce ry. She was found guilty of
i forgery.
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SIX CHILDREN INJURED
LEVIN, Ind., Oct., 8,—Six school
children were seriously injured
. 'here yesterday when an auto truck
. collided with the school bus. The
. driver of the truck was placed un
[ | der arrest.
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GERMANY AGREES
BERLIN, Oct., 8, —The govern
I ment of von Papen has agreed to
send delegates to London next
. | week for the Four-power Disarma
; ment Conference. France contin
J ues to remain on the “fence”.
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TRIAL UNDERWAY
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct., 8,
George Corrison and John Higgin
bottom, jail officials, went on trial
. yesterday for the “swet-box” mur
. ^er °f a prisoner last spring. De
. tails of the torture were set forth
| the opening of the case.
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IOANED OUT $50,000,000
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 8, —
[ The Reconstruction Finance Corp
L oration announced Friday that *it
> had loaned $50,000,000, indirectly
t to the cotton industry, in order tc
bolster that industry.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Oct., 8,—The bot
tom dropped out of the market
Friday, for the second time in the
last three days, when a selling bar
rage forced a drop from one to
seven points. Numerous paper
gains were cashed in. The uncer
tainty of the coming presidential
election was given s.s the cause.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 8—An at
tempt to c air premise conflicting
American and British nevVs on
Naval sections of the Hoover dis
armament plan, is scheduled for
next Friday in London, the press
learned.
Norman H. Davis, United States
Delegate to the Disarmament Con
ference, will meet with Sir John
Simon and Admiralty experts. Rear
Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, will
act as American technical advisor.
The Davis-Simon conversations
are regarded as of primary im
portance. Officials believe there
must be an Anglo-American ac
cord on Navies before the Hoover
plan can be accepted generally.
Thus the success of the entire
| Disarmament Conference may
j hinge on the agreement between
j the two chief naval powers. The
British-American conflict on the
Hoover plan grows cut of funda
mental differences.
HOW ABOUT SALOONS?
WASHINGTON, Oct-, 8, —A re
quest has been made of President
I Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt,
j to set forth their views regarding
j saloons: the request came from
; the Women’s Temperance Associa
| tion of the Methodist Church.
SHANGHAI, Oct., 8,—Sharp con
demnation cf the Lytton report to
j the League of Nations, proposing
I a solution of the problems of Man
j churia, was expressed in a telegram
j to the national government bj
i groups of Chinese business men
j students and social workers, men
and women.
They charged that the report
was an “Ultimatum for Interna
tional control of Manchuria”, and
urged the government to take in
dependent action to recover ths
territory.
FIGHT LOOMS NEAR
LOS ANGELES, Oct., 8,—Thu
fight between Max Schmeling, oi
Germany, former h^avyweiglhi
champion of the world, and Ma>
Baer, of California, drew closei
yesterday in business arrangements
between the managers.
PITTSBURGH, P„ Oct., 8,Presi
dent Hoover rode thru Indiana
Ohio, and into Pittsburgh with his
private car lettered in large hand
writing ‘ We want Roosevelt anc
Beer”.
The presidential party and trair
officials were unaware of it and the
cause of the unwonted merriment
at the many stops. Some person
had lettered the car during one ot
the night stops.
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CUBAN BOXER WON
DETROIT, Oct., 8,—“Kid” Choco
late, the Cuban boxer, easily wor
over Johnny Farr of Cleveland. The
Kid never was called upon to exert
himself and won every one of the
10 rounds, by a large margin. He
was too clever for the Clevelanc
boy. In the fifth round, Farr tool
j a count of five.
Out., Get. 8,—Still lock
ed in a barren, grim ceil in the lit
tle local"jail, ilnaa Insull, charg
ed With being a fugitive from jus
tice or. a Chicago warrant charg
ing him with embezzlement, is a
rick man; agitated, nervous and
very much distressed. He was vis
ited. Friday by his wife.
Unless Chicago authorities act
quickly, he may be released from
Canadian custody, it was reported
last night, for Canadian authorities
desire the American Federal offi
cers to show cause why he should
not be released.
Over in Paris, where his brother
Samuel vanished Wednesday, it
has been ascertained that Samuel
and his sen. Samuel Jr., did not
leave on sudden impulse, for parts
unknown. Mrs. Insull is still a
guest at their Paris hotel with her
room and board paid for a long
time to come.
General interest has been arous
ed in France but nothing can be
done about it unless a formal re
quest is made for authorities to
; held him and even if such an order
came from the United States, it
might be many months before ac
tion would be taken, due to the ex
tremely slow process of French
> courts in acting upon matters of
j this sort.
A report Friday was to the effect
that Samuel Insull and his son
i were in Lisbon.
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WASHINGTON, OLc., 3—Walter
Johnson, the smoking big train, of
baseball, was a cast-off of the
Washington American League Club
after four seasons as it’s manager,
on top of 20 years as it’s record
baseball pitcher.
No reason was given by Clark
Griffith, owner of the Senators, in
announcing that Johnson would
net remain as manager. He said
only that his contract had expired
and was not to be renewed.
The name of a successor also
was unknown. Griffith said he
, had no one in mind, while fans
speculated on Joe Judge, veteran
| first baseman, Joe Cronin at short
stop and Sam Rice, the Washington
| fielder.
LOS ANGELES, Oct., 8.-Ap
parently crazed by liquor, a police
man, Forest Sherman, menaced
children with a gun, then, when
brother officers came to take him,
exchanged shots with them from
the shelter of a telephone pole. He
finally threw down his gun and
yelled, “I surrender. Don’t snoot”.
Enroute to the “hoozegow” in an
open auto, he suddenly leaped with
marvelous agility, from the speed
ing car, took a running jump at a
high fence, over which he soared
with the grace of a woodland
nymph, only to alight on top of a
railroad track beyond.
4 Bruised and bleeding he was
handcuffed and the journey to jail
resumed.
PERMISSION GRANTED
I NEW YORK, Oct. 8, —Captain
Lancaster, British aviator, and
Mrs. Keeth-Miller, British aviatrix,
, who were recently ordered deport
, ed following their acquittal from
i murder charges, have been granted
: permission to visit England tem
[ porarilv while Captain Lancaster
: settles personal business transac
tions, including a divorce action.