VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 155.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
ROOSEVELT DOESN'T
DESIRE ADJOURNMENT
' ECONOMIC CONEERENCE
LONDON, July 5. —The exchange
of messages between American del
egates to the World Economic con
f e r e n ce has resulted in the ex
pression of the opinion in some
important American quarters that
it would be best that the confer
ence be disbanded.
The Americans have said that
the best that could be done now
would be to continue the confer
ence’s steering committee as a
permanent body.
They denied the rumor that Pre
sident Roosevelt had proposed any
new miraculous scheme to rescue
the conference from collapse.
Another reliable source said that
the president’s fresh communica
tions were largely an elaboration
i of his Monday’s statement and
monetary policy instructions.
In his statement to the confer
ence President Roosevelt said that
France was diverting the confer
ence from its objective by its de
mand for stabilization of world
currencies. He said that the French
attitude called for a continuance ;
of past economic errors and this'
would not in any way help solve;
the word difficulties. He chastised
France for her demand by referring j
to the state of affairs in her own!
\ country. He had in mind France’s |
huge unbalanced budget, her huge
expenditures for the army and navy |
and her failure to cay her domes-1
tic debts.
The president was described as
endeavoring to concentrate on
what can be accomplished now
with a view to taking up the prob
lem of restoration of monetary
stability later. It is interpreted
that the president seeks the at
tainment of the United States in
flationary objectives without out
side influences and that he will
permit indications to come from.
Europe wrhich is awaiting some:
kind wards from Roosevelt to show i
how he comprehends problems on j
this side of the water.
Best information said that the
president is against adjournment!
y of the parley as he has hopes that;
something can be accomplished j
with a view to settling some econ
omic difficulties.
The steering committee adjourn
ed until tomorrow when the ques
tion of a future program is to be
dealth with. i
FIRST MM OF NOME
PITTSBURGH, July 5. —Harry
Campbell, 72, first mayor of Nome,
died here after a short illness.
He was a resident of Morgan
town, West Virginia, which was his
birthplace. He will be buried there.
K ' In the early days of the Klon
' dike gold rush Campbell went to
seek his fortune. The prospectors
and traders who founded the city
of Nome chose him as their first
mayor. Campbell returned home af
ter the rush and became a glass
worker. He had been employed 40
years by the Morgantown Glass
0 Company.
A widow and five children sur
vive the former Alaskan.
LEGION MEETING
There will be motion pictures
and a feed at the regular meeting
of the American Legion, Seward
( Post, this evening.
The Coast Guard Cutter Chelan
left port Saturday afternoon withj
Senator Arthur R. Robinson, of In-1
diana, aboard. The Chelan is going l
Westward and will go as far as
the Pribiloff Islands.
F
BACK AT DESK
WASHINGTON, July 5. — Pres-|
ident Roosevelt was back at his
desk today putting every ounce of
energy behind his domestic recov
ery campaign. The president has
just completed a vacation trip toi
Maine in the yacht Amber jack II. j
Hi DHTHS RESULTED
FROM ACCIDENTS ON
SEATTLE, July 5. —A total of
at least 185 men, women and chil
dren died over the Fourth of July]
holiday. This was a sharp decrease I
in fireworks fatalities over previous
years.
Hundreds were injured in New
York City alone where it was re
ported that 670 persons were treat
ed in hospitals for fireworks in
juries.
Fireworks fatalities totalled sev
en as compared with 10 for that
city last year. Motor mishaps ac
counted for 82 dead. Eighty eight
perished by drowning and 38
others died in other accidents.
Airplane accidents, shootings and
fights helped to swell the total. A
parachute jumper fell to his death
in Chicago. Twenty-two died on
Pacific Coast from accidents.
AVIATION FIELD WORK
SHOWS FINE PROGRESS
The Cordova Times in a recent
issue states that it has come to a
parting of the ways and that
“While the Daily Times is highly
appreciative to those firms who
have maintained their regular ad
vertising space, regardless of eco-;
nomic conditions here during the
past year, there are many other
business concerns w'ho have cho
sen to let a few progressive spirit
ed citizens carry on for them with:
their home town paper as they do;
in most civic movements.
“It has been said that a news
paper reflects a town’s progressive
ness and so it should. The Daily |
Times has at all times endeavored
to do that thing, but contrary
to general belief it requires cash to
publish a newspaper, and unless all
are willing to share in whatever
benefit the Times may be to Cor
dova it will be necessary to turn the
key in the door, much as we regret
adopting this course.”
The Times continues by saying
that a thorough canvas was to be
made of all non-advertisers, and
upon the amount of new adver
tising secured would largely de
pend the future issuance of that
newspaper.
CONTINUES ON NORTH I
WINNEPEG, July 5- —The Bel
lanca monoplane, manned by four
pilots, which is en route to Nome
and to the Arctic, to search for
James Mattern, missing round the
world flier, left here Saturday en
route to Edmonton. They were to
go by way of Regina.
TO REJOIN SHIP
Pete Bothel and A1 Johnson, who
were injured some time ago in a
lime barrel explosion aboard the
auxiliary vessel Westdahl, will be
discharged from the Seward Gen
eral Hospital Saturday and will
leave on the S. S. Starr to rejoin
their vessel. The eyesight of the
two men, which was at first thought
lost entirely, is still impaired some
what but it is hoped that time will
heal the wounds.
The M. S. United, Capt. Pete
Wold, arrived in port early Tuesday
from the West.
m THRONE TOOK
WOT IN TIE LOCAL
FOURTH OBSERVE
Despite the threatening rainsj
in Seward yesterday many turned
to watch and participate in the
events staged in the Fourth
of July observance. The program
was started off by a parade in
which the Seward Girl Reserves
and the Seward Boy Scouts or
ganizations participated. It made
a fine parade to watch as the girls
were all dressed in white blouses,
with navy blue skirts, blue necker
chiefs, and berets. The boy scouts
were outfitted with scout hats
and neckerchiefs. In addition to
these organizations there was an
impersonation of Martha Washing
ton by Margaret Courtland. and
two decorated doll buggies which
were entered in the parade by De
nice Johnston and Mary Jane Hen
ry.
Following the parade the field
events were held and they included
foot races, orange eating contests,
egg races, potato races, apple di
ving contest, pie eating contest,
three-legged races and bicycle
races.
Next on the program w?as the
ball game between the Cedar and
Seward teams. The Cedar copped
this game from the locals.
The day was wound up at the
big Legion dance given in the I.!
0. O. F. Hall.
LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS
Martha Washington costume,,
Margaret Couftland; Best decora
ted doll buggies, Mary Jane Henry
and Denice Johnston; 100- yard
dash, girls over 12, Frances Shea,
1st; Marjorie Webb 2nd; 100-yard
dash, boys over 12, Dick Reed, 1st;
Edwin Larson, 2nd; 50-yard dash,
boys under 12, Raymond Sefervich,
1st, Gerald Roberts, 2nd; 50-yard
dash, girls under 12, Marie Blom,
1st, Linnette Hagen, 2nd; egg race,
girls any age, Margaret Larson, 1st,
Frances Shea and Mary Malutin,
tied for 2nd; potato race, boys
under 12. Raymond Sefervich, 1st,
George Brandle, 2nd.
Orange eating contest, for girls,
Margaret Larson, 1st, Catherine
Gilliland, 2nd; boys pie eating con
test, George Brandle, 1st, Victor
Hughes, 2nd; apple diving contest,
girls any age, Frances Shea, 1st,
Mary Malutin, 2nd; apple diving
contest, boys any age, Victor Moe,
1st, Victor Hughes and John Am
end, tied for 2nd.
Sack race, boys under 12, George
Brandle, 1st, Adolph Leirer and
Stewart Ryan, tied for second;
sack race, girls, Marjorie Webb, 1st,
race, girls, Marjorie Webb, 1st,
Dorothy Neville, 2nd; three-leg
ged race, boys, Dick Reed and Bud
Johnstone, 1st, Billy Fairweather
and Raymond Sefervich, 2nd;
three-legged race for girls, Mary
Malutin and Francis Shea, 1st,
Margaret Larson and Marjorie
Webb, 2nd; bicycle race, for girls
over 12, Margaret Courtland, 1st,
Margaret Larson, 2nd; Bicycle race,
boys over 12, Gene Garrity, 1st,
Bud Johnstone, 2nd; bicycle race,
boys under 12, Adolph Leirer, 1st,
Billy Fairweather, 2nd.
Bicycle relay race for girls, Mar
garet Courtland, Francis Shea, and
Margaret Larson, 1st, Marjorie
Webb, Mary Malutin and Cather
ine Gilliland, 2nd, bicycle relay
race for boys, Dick Reed, Gene
Garrity, and Bud Johnstone, 1st,
Edwin Larson, Ephriam Kalmakof
and Edwin Sandbeck, 2nd; busin
ess men’s “3.2” bicycle race, El
wyn Swetmann, 1st, Leon Urbach,
2nd; Cedar won the baseball game,
score 22-11.
Stephan R. Capps, of the United
States Geological Survey, is a pas
senger on the liner Aleutian, which
is en route to this port.
EN ROUTE ICELAND
LONDONDERRY, Ireland, July 5.
—General Italo Balbo led the It
alian squadron of 25 seaplanes in
a takeoff early today for Reykja
vik, Iceland, en route to the Chi
cago Exposition. Bad weather de
layed an earlier takeoff.
CORDOVA TIMES TIRES
PUBLISHING NEWSPAPER
MINUS MERCHANT'S ADDS
Work on the local aviation field
is progressing satis factorily as
much is in evidence to show the
work now being done there. The
North and South section of the field
has been gone over with a scraper
its entire length. Another crew of
men is working in the clearing
of the extension to the northen
part of the field. They are blasting
out pulling out the numerous big1
stumps which are standing in that'
part of the field and which have I
been a real peril to planes taking!
off from the field.
After the stumps and logs have
been torn loose from their secure
hold in the ground they are being
piled up in heaps and burned.
When this section of the field
has been “destumped” and leveled
off it should improve the local’
field about 100 per cent.
SPECIAL BICLGLE SICE
SLICED ON IDE FOURTH
—
A special bicycle race for local j
business men was staged in ad- j
dition to the other events in yes
terday’s Fourth of July program
and this race proved to be real in
teresting to the spectators who
were out to see the events. Four
contestants entered bicycles in the
race and they were Elwyn Swet- j
mann, Leon Urbach. P. C- McMul- j
len and Charles Lechner.
All contestants got off to a good
start with Mr. Swetmann sweeping !
into the lead as they rounded the
first turn, with Mr. Urbach pulling
up right behind him. From then on
it was nip and tuck between these
two with Mr. Swetmann maintain
ing his lead until lie crossed the
finish line about five bike lengths
ahead of Mr. Urbach. Mr. Lechner
and Mr. McMullen had some dif
ficulty with their bicycles as the;
bicycles they had were smaller than
the standard and they had trouble
pedaling in their cramped positions.
The prize for first place was a
case of Budweiser beer.
TRAIN WILL LEAVE EARLY
The train out of Seward Friday,
scheduled to depart at 9 a. m. will
leave at 7:30 a. m. instead, ac
cording to an announcement made
by E. L. Sweek, local agent. The
change in time is made to permit
members of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce to make a
brief visit of one hour and 45 min
utes in Anchorage before catching
the regular one o’clock train out
of the Inlet City, This train con
nects with the steamer Aleution
out of Seward at 9 oclock Friday
evening.
TWO OUTFITS BUSY
Two freighting, taxi and boating
outfits are operating full blast at
Moose Pass this season moving in
mining men, visitors and supplies
to points on the splendid high
way artery, up the fine Palmer]
creek road and over other numer
ous roads. The boats, operating on
Trail Lake, convey fishermen to
stream, and to lower Trail Lake,
Grant Creek, an excellent trout
near the Alaska Railroad or to
Mile 26. Ed Estes operates one of
the outfits and Bob Manthey, the
other.
BUSINESS GAINS ARE
SHOWN TO BE DECISIVE
BY NEW YORK SURVEY
NEW YORK, July 5. —Business
gains throughout the country dur
ing the last two months were
characterized as decisive by the
New York Board of Trade as a re
sult of a survey through various
organizations in more than 10 0
cities.
The Board said that it was us
ing every index by which business
could be measured and the replies
indicated substantial progress gen
erally throughout the entire coun
try. Percy Magnus, president of the
Board said business is capable of
passing over the depression and
that “we are well on the road to
recovery.”
The survey showed an improve
ment in employment, working
hours, and sales volume. The only
shaded portions of the report con
cerned Maine and Michigan where
the gains were reported slow be
cause of closed banks and wheat
crop failures.
The areas which now have re
stricted banking facilities, South
Dakota and Kansas, were said by
the Standard Statistics Company
as showing promise for a continua
tion of the upward trend of bus
iness during the remainder of the
year, probably with the usual mid
summer recession greatly moder
ated or entirely eliminated in many
lines because of the accrued and
belated buying of the past several
months.
BOMBED HOME
SCRANTON, Pa., July 5. —Dyna
mite wrecked the home of John
Boylan, district president of the
United Mine Workers of America.
The explosion hurled Boyland and
his wife and two children from
thier beds. They were uninjured.
Insurgents are blamed for the
bombing.
VOTING ON LIQUOR
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 5. —
The Wets, bent on achieving a vic
tory which they believe will pre
sage a quick death for the Eight
eenth Amendment, and the Drys,
fighting hard to hold a tradition
ally dry territory in the Old South,
came to grips in a final struggle
in the repeal election of Arkansas
today.
IS
NEW YORK, July 5. —Domestic
copper was being quoted at a new
1933 high at 8V2 cents a pound al
through no actual sales were re
ported at that figure.
The previous price was 8V4 cents.
The upward revision was made by
producers who said the new quo
tation was based upon an ad
vance in the export market to lev
els corresponding with 8.55 to 8.60
cents. It was also said that one of
the large domestic producers, after
turning down a bid for 8V2 cents,
withdrew from the market.
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Capt. Bob Mathison of Hope has
been working overtime this summer
hauling passengers and supplies
from Rainbow Station, Alaska Rail
road, across to the famous old gold
camp, as well as from Anchorage,
direct.
E. E. E. Carson, Hope postmaster,
is busily engaged putting in new
foundations under his building. As
usual, one of the most attractive
gardening plots in town is that of
Mr. Carson’s. His crab apple trees
the quite productive but not so
with other apple trees.