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VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 263.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
DISPOSITION OF
SEWARD HOSPITAL
DISCUSSED AT MEET
PROPOSED CONTRACT TO COME
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
NEXT MEETING
A mere handful of people were
present last night at the Liberty
Theatre in response to a call by
Mayor D. C. Brownell for all those
interested in the final disposition
of the Seward General Hospital
matter.
What Mayor Brownell actually
had to present was copies of a con
tract submitted by the officers of
the Woman’s Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, setting forth terms under
* which the society would take over
the hospital and operate it.
Briefly, this contract, which is
•almost identical with one submitted
by the City Council in the negotia
tions over the hospital, with its few
amendments, calls for leasing the
hospital to the society for a term
of 10 years, during which time it
shall be operated by the society at
‘f its own expense, save in the pay
ment of insurance on the building
by the City of Seward and making
such alterations and additions as
may be required by law hereafter.
The contract was signed by Mrs.
Ida H. Good, president, and Ethel
C. Taylor, secretary, of the society.
Tins si the question the voters
of the city will be called upon to
decide in the special election called
for that purpose.
In explaining the causes leading
up to this move on the part of the
City Council, Mayor Brownell brief
ly reviewed the genesis of the hos
pital question and its various stages
1,0 the day when Seward now boasts
an institution ranking second to
none in the Territory, and whose
fame has spread far and wide,
j in this journey forward, the in
stitution has been fraught with
costs beyond the ability of the city
to pay if the standard is to be
maintained. To the present time,
the hospital is about breaking even
on receipts and expenditures, but
*this would not be possible except
for the philanthropic element in
troduced by the Home Missionary
Society, which maintains a staff of
nurses and attendants whose serv
jces are more those of love than
for personal gain.
It was explained that, if the hos
pital was thrown upon the re
sources of the city to operate and
maintain, it would impose a burden
of something like $200 monthly in
meeting the payroll, with possible
•other obligations running into
higher brackets.
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ELIMINATE FADING
' WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec., 14.
(yp)—The Bureau of Standards an
nounced the development of a de
vice to measure the air blanket
continuously and hopes with its
aid to eliminate radio fading. By
^adjusting radio wave-lengths to
height of air above the earth, sci
entists think fading may be at
least limited.
Mrs. Clothilder Poiaete, who last
week underwent an operation in
the Seward General Hospital, is
improving nicely, according to to
* tay's report from the hospital.
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EVANS LEAVES FOR SEWARD
SEATTLE, Dec. 15. (A3)—The SS
j Admiral Evans, of the Pacific
i Steamship Company, sailed from
j this port at 10 o’clock and carried
j 33 passengers, nine of whom are
steerage. Seward passengers are as
follows: Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mail
ing, Mrs. E. M. Biddle, Junior
j O’Brien, Clifford D. Bacon, Leo
Koppa, Albert J. Newast and Clin
ton Tracy.
|lin sen is successor
I TO PRESIDENT CUM!
i -—
NANKING, Dec. 15. (A3)—President
Chiang Kai Shek, who resigned all
posts, has been succeeded by Lin
Sen as President of China.
The veteran Nationalist Chiang
stepped out because of strong crit
icism to which his foreign policies
j were subjected. It was said that
! previously 100 Chinese students
! wrecked the Foreign Office of the
! government and attacked the Na
t tionalist party headquarters where
j government leaders, including
j Chiang, were meeting.
DIPLOMAT PROMOTED
TOKYO, Dec. 15. (A5) —Premier
Inukai announced Kenkichi Yoshi
zawa, Japanese Ambassador to
Paris, has been appointed Foreign
Minister of Japan.
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MAY CHECK CREDIT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 14,
(A3)—In an attempt to put a check
upon over-expansion of credit, such
as led to the stock market col
lapse of 1929, the committee on
b&nk reserves of the Federal Re
serve System, submitted a plan to
change the fundamental require
ments of member banks to compel
i them to Increase reserves in pro
| portion to the acceleration of the
! dollar’s turnover.
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FEDERAL DEFICIT
1 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 14,
j (A3)—The Federal deficit went to
; the sum of $805,000,000 as House
| leaders debated informally new
I taxes which may be necessary to
' balance the budget. Representa
I tive Hawley said he had not heard
I that the tax rise had been definite
I ly decided upon.
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| ORDER ENGLISH AIRCRAFT
! LONDON, Dec., 14, (A3)—The Jap
anese government is placing orders
for Naval aircraft engines, Prime
Minister MacDonald admitted In
the Commons. He said he could
not consider the proposal that in
ternational action be taken to im
pose an embargo on such ship
ments.
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CABINET RESIGNS
! TOKYO, Dec., 14, (A3)—-The Jap
anese cabinet resigned as a re
sult of strong criticism of its policy
on foreign affairs and also on its
financial policy. It is believed pos
sible that Japan might suspend
the gold standard and place an
embargo on gold.
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TAKE OVER HANGARS
LONDON, Dec. 14. (A3)—Dr. Hugo
Eckener ha3 offered to take over
the British government’s dirigible
hangars at Cardington and How
den for the purpose of housing
Zeppelins he proposes to build in
connection with the trans-Atlantic
Commercial service.
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SELECTS COMMITTEES;
EMMS ON TERfllTORIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 15.
(TP)—The Democratic party caucus
picked a committee chairman and
the members are practically cer
tain. The House, as a whole, will
confirm them.
Linthicum of Maryland, chairman
of Foreign Affairs and Civil Service;
Effars of Indiana, Indian Affairs;
Howard of Nebraska, Immigration;
Dickstein of New York, replacing
Johnson of Washington, on Mines;
Smith of West Virginia, Naval; Vin
son of Georgia, Public Lands; Evans
of Montana, Territories.
The caucus was composed of Wil
liams of Texas, chairman; Driver
of Arkansas, Crowe of Indiana and
Parsons aod Kaval of Minnesota.
HITLERITES WARNED NOT
ENCROACH CERMANfS
PRESENT GOVERNMENT
BERLIN, Dec. 14. JfP)—Chancellor
Heinrich Bruening replied to a
challenge of the National Social
ists and Adolph Hitler, its leader,
in a ringing speech broadcast
throughout the country by radio.
Chancellor Bruening scored on
the delusiveness and contradictions
of Hitlerism and proclaimed with
emphasis that there is only one
government at the helm of Ger
many. That government, he de
clared, is determined to remain in
control and Herr Bruening -warned
the Hitlerites that any attempt to
usurp its prerogatives would be
swiftly and relentlessly combatted
even to the extent of a state of
seige. The Chancellor's attack on
Herr Hitler came at the same time
i as his announcement of the latest
economy decree which he said will
carry to completion the process of
deflation.
The new decree permits the gov
ernment to slash price and wage
levels and to hold down interest
rates.
Another beautiful vista unfolded
itself this morning as the sun came
up over the mountains at Harding’s
, entrance and plunged the skies
i into a riot of coloring.
! THE STOCK MARKET
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1 SEATTLE, Dec. 15. (TP)—Yester
day’s quotations on the stock mar
ket:
Alaska Juneau .11%
American Can .61%
Borden .371/2
Canada Dry .14%
General Motors .22%
International Nickle Can . 7%
International Tel. & Tel.8%
Kennecott Copper . 9%
Radio . 5%
Reynolds Tobacco (b) .34%
Richfield Oil .- %
Standard Oil of Calif.26
Standard Oil of N. J....29%
Standard Oil of N. Y.10
Union Oil of Calif.12%
U. S. Steel.—.41%
Cities Service . 5%
Durant Motors . %
jWICKERSHAM ON COMMITTEES
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 15.
j (/P) — The Republicans designated
i the selections of various commit
| tee assignments in the House which
' were approved. The assignments
iincluded among its members James;
| Wickersham, Delegate from Alaska, j
’ who was listed on the Merchant;
j and Marine, Public Lands, Indian i
| Affairs, Territories and Mines and J
j Mining committees.
REST ON VIGILANCE
BERLIN, Germany, Dec., 14, (/Pj
!—Thru vigilance and sturdy faith,
I Germany’s future alone will serve
| to lead people out of the economic
Idoldroms of the present day, Gen
eral Greener,N Minister of Defense
!and Interior, declared in a radio
; broadcast.
He warned all “political dream
jers who seek to undermine the
I state” that the government keeps
a watchful vigil and will repulse
'any attempt at revolt.
This statement was taken as a
| thrust at the activities of the Nat
I ional socialists.
ALASKA PIONEER CALLED !
| PORTLAND, Dec. 15. (A5)—Edwin
Howe Collins, founder of Teller,
died here from heart disease. He
was a native of Cincinnati and is
survived by his widow and three
sisters.
PLANS COMPLETED
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 14. {/P)—
S. Strawn, president of the United
! States Chamber of Commerce, an
nounced plans have been complet
ed for an export agreement be
tween American silver producers
and the Indian government for the
purpose of increasing the price of
I silver. Plans will be submitted to
| the International Chamber of Com
merce at a meeting March 1 in
, Paris and Mr. Strawn indicated
j that action probably will be fav
! orable.
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REACH AGREEMENT
PARIS, Dec. 14. (jP)—Creditors of
Germany have reached an agree
ment regarding the extension of
Reich short term credits which were
“frozen” for six months beginning
last September. Albert Wiggin,
chairman of the bankers committee,
in announcing the agreement, said
creditors will leave for Berlin Wed
nesday to seek acceptance.
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FORMER CHIEF INDICTED
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. (/P)—Former
Police Inspector Thomas Mullarkey
and his son William and others
were indicted on a charge of con
spiring to violate the prohibition
act through the operation of a still.
At the same time two witnesses be
fore the Hofstadter committee tes
tified Mullarkey took a $700 bribe
from them and their associates for
permission to operate stills in Ja
maica, N. Y.
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UPHOLDS HOOVER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 14.
(/P)—The District of Columbia Su
preme Court upheld President Hoo
ver in his refusal to dismiss George
Smith, chairman of the Power com
mission, when the Senate, after ap
proving Smith’s appointment, re
versed itself. The case probably
will be appealed to a higher court.
PRINCESS SOPIIIA CASE BEFORE
SAN FRANCISCO COURT
THURSDAY
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1§. (/p)—.
The attempt by heirs of persons
drowned when the SS Princess
Sophia sank near Skagway in 1918,
with a loss of 343 lives, to obtain
the maximum damage of $10,000 a
victim from the Canadian Pacific
will be made in the U. S. Circuf
Court of Appeals Thursday.
Appealing from the decision of
the Ninth Circuit Court at Seattle
which held the Canadian Pacific
is entitled to limit its liability to
the value of the vessel and amount
earned on the voyage, the heirs
maintain they are entitled to maxi
mum damages due to alleged lack
of legal precautions as to the safe
ty of passengers.
Attorney William Martin of Seat
tle, for the heirs, said the evidence
seemed to show the vessel was not
provided with a sufficient crew as
most of the "crew were of high
school age; that the life boats were
unfloatable; buoy and life preserv
ers of inferior grade and useless in
a storm, and that there was too
much delay in preparing for rescue.
HOSPITAL PATIENT GIVEN
CREDIT FOR SAVING LIFE
OF FELLOW WORKER
‘ All in the day’s work,” comment
ed Ervin Beeman of Valdez, referr
ing to his rescue last winter of
Dwight Thomas, Alaska Road Com
mission foreman who was seriously
smashed up on the trail out of
Valdez, when a “cat” went over a
bank with him underneath.
The accident occurred at Mile
12, Richardson Highway, and when
the call reached Valdez at 8 o’clock
in the evening, Beeman volunteered
to bring Thomas in and put him
aboard the waiting steamer bound
for Seward and the local hospital.
Many hours were required by the
dog musher for the gruelling round
trip but the fact remains, to Bee
man is given credit for saving
Thomas’ life. Beeman, himself, is
now under the care of Dr. A. D.
i Haverstock, in the Seward General
j Hospital, following an operation,
| and is now so much improved that
j his discharge is momentarily ex
pected. Beeman is also a member
| of the Alaska Road Commission—
Valdez crew.
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INSANE ASYLUM BURNS
CHARLOTTE, Dec. 15. (JF)—Prince
Edward Island, Fa Icon wood Hos
pital for the insane, burned and
three persons perished, one by
flames and two others were killed
when they leaped from windows
Tliree hundred patients were driv
en by the fire into the biting cold.
The Seward Masonic lodge will
meet this evening at 8 o’clock at
which time officers for the ensuing
year will be elected. A good at
tendance is requested. The Masonic
Temple is the place of the meeting,