Baily OSittrnmn
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 199.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
WALKER AND ROOSEVELT j
Politicial observers see Governor j
Roosevelt as between the devil and
the deep blue sea in the Mayor Wal
ker hearing. If he kicks Walker out,
it is said that it will lose him the
New York State vote. If he fails he
will be charged with whitewashing
the New York Mayor to hold Tam
many in line.
All of which has interesting color
ing. .
It is intimated that the office of
President of the United States re
poses in the hands of one of the 48
States, and that ten and a quarter
million people are committed to
what on its face appears to be pol
itical graft, and are prepared to dis
cipline the executive of the na
tion who seeks to eliminate it
Which naturally involves the
question of the moral fabric of the
people of New Ydrk as well as the
remainder of the nation.
In the forthcoming election, prin
ciples, not parties are in issue.
Chief of these is whether or not the
nation wishes dishonesty in politi
cal affairs. If so, and it should so
happen that the charges against
Mayor Walker are acceptable to an
intelligent jury as just, here is off
fered an opportunity to settle the
question of national morals. If, on j
the other hand, Walker is given<
a clean bill by Governor Roosevelt j
merely in order to gain the Presi
dency. then there is cause to believe
that the successful candidate must
appeal to the worst element of the
nation and serve it when in high
office.
But there is still faith that the
nation can lift itself from the
quagmire of venality which appeals
to threaten. It would be un
fair to the honest people of New
York to charge them with a will
ingness to allow1 the alleged con
ditions to continue in the light of
what Walker’s investigation dis
closes.
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Judged by the fighting along
that Bolivian river one might sup
pose that it was the Detroit and
prohis were actvie.
* * * *
Coal miners ready to throw off re
straint and go berserk, Iowa farm
ers blocking the supply of food to
wandering from point to point, men
the cities, 5.000 bonus marchers
and wives beating freight trains and
begging along the roads. Nero will
have to do some fast fiddling to
quench the growing conflagration.
* * * *
A statistician says food in 1931
coast 21 cents per dollar. He should
go further and tell us how to live on
what we have almost got.
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Now that they have an automo
bile that will jump 30 feet it should
suffice to warn the pedestrian that
it’s no use to try dodging.
* * * *
Complaint is voiced by a Savant
that America lacks some unifying
substance. Well, give us back the
foaming growler, and gross of wee
nies and lots of dill pickles, to keep
the gang together.
* * * *
Possibly a little red, mixed with
the white and yellow corpuscles
might go far to open up some of
those safe deposit boxes.
* * * *
One Georgia undertaker adver
tises: “It’s cheaper to die with one
of low-priced caskets. Don’t wait
until after the depression ends.
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It is claimed short automobile
touring has increased 10 per cent.
Yes, it’s difficult to keep out of
sight of bill collectors.
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When wall street wrecks a thous
and banks it’s business. When some
ragged medicant hints that a bank
is unsafe it’s Communism.
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Would it be correct to say that
toll roads are the death knell of
free travel?
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The Smithsonian institute ciams
Eskimos are suffering from tooth
ache from eating the white man’s
food. Well, these are tough times.
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On August 31 the sun will hide its
face for two hours. Gosh! is every
thing that bad?
WHITNEY SIYS SENATE
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NEW YORK, Aug., 25, (/P)—As
serting much of the testimony pre
sented before the Senate stock ex
change investigating committee to,
be “misleading,” Richard Whitney,
president of the exchange, filed a
report with exchange governors
saying that he was not permitted
to reappear before the committee
in order to reply to claims of dis
closures made in the testimony,
and in fairness to members of the
exchange.
In making his final report to
the governors’ board he pointed to
“the misstatements in the records
of the investigation.” He “did
not wish to appear too critical but
the exchange has been endeavoring
for years to correct the abuses of
trading, and in its listing of re
quirements it had, in many in
stances, been in advance of public
opinion.
“We welcome full publicity be
cause we are confident if the real
facts were understood and the
problems which confronted us ap
preciated, the public would realize
that the exchange, by maintaining
in spite of all obstacles, free open
markets for securities, render a \
great service to the nation.”
THEATER DESTROYED
WEED, Calif., Aug., 25, —The
i $50,000 building housing the local
| theater was razed by fire Wednes
day. Only a film projectionist was;
in the building at the time the fire |
| occurred and he leaped to safety!
1 thru a window. The cause of the1
fire was unknown. Only the steel
frame and the metal structure of!
the seats wTere left after the fire!
had run its course.
LOS ANGELES. Aug., 25, —Amelia
Earhart Putnam took off from this1
city Wednesday on an attempted |
non-stop flight across the conti-,!
nent to Newark, N. J.
Mrs. Putnam had been delayed
from starting for several days ow
ing to weather conditions. When!
she roared off she carried 250 gal
lons of gasoline. She said that the
flight was merely “to prove to my
self that I can fly from Los Ange
1 les to Newark, N. J., without a
stop.”
She aLso said she would like to
establish a new flight record for
this hop. To establish a new mark
she will have to beat Capt. Frank
Hawk’s time of 17 hours and 30
minutes.
When Mrs. Putnam has complet
ed this flight she is to return to
Cleveland and meet her husband,
George Palmer Putnam, and to
gether, attend the Cleveland Air j
Derby.
SONORA, Calif., Aug., 24., A re
■ cent gold strike made in the Sugar
man mine, three miles north of here
that yielded approximately $8,000 in
! 3 days, and more of the yellow
metal remains to be taken out. The
mine, one of the most notable pock
et properties of the area, has yield
ed numbers of large pockets of
the present operators in the past
year. It is under lease and bond to
J. Butler, Robert Nelson and Harry j
Bowerman. Its total production is I
said to exceed $7000,000.
ANOTHER MURDER
CHICAGO, Aug., 25, —Police on
Wednesday were trying to learn |
the identity of the bullet-riddled
body found in a section of the
South side of this city. The man
had been shot eight times in the
head and in the back.
28 NATIVES MISSING
POINT BARROW, Aug., 25, (/P)—
Twenty-eight Eskimos, who went
aboard the ice-locked trading ves
sel Baychimo, are still missing. The
shifting ice again carried the ship
out of sight. Two parties are search
ing for the 28. Word was sent back
that they have not yet been found
and that the ice and ship is drift
ing southeast.
RUSSIA EAGER CLIMB
ABOARD TRADE SRIP
WITH UNITED STATES
WSHINGTON, D. C., Aug., 25, —
Dispatches from Soviet Russia on
Thursday indicated the Soviets,
hard hit by recent trade agree
ments at the recent Ottawa con
ference between England and her
colonies, have evidenced a strong
desire to get together with Amer
ica and work up a trade between
themselves. America also was hard
hit by the trade agreements at
Ottawa.
Until the conference England
and Russia had been conducting
a large trade between themselves
but this i§ now definitely off as
Russia has been restricted in her
trade with Britain owing to prefer
ential tariffs and other matters.
The Moscow dispatches point out
that the value of United States re
cognition of the Soviet govern
! ment has become more of a neces
sity, and more to the mutual bene
j fit of both countries, since the Ot- -
I tawa conference.
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TRIAL UNDERWAY
i MADRID, Spain, Aug., 25, —
General San Juro, head of the re
cent Spanish revolution, his son
and two military aides, were on
trial here Wednesday. The state
i demands a death penalty for Gen
I erai Juro and prison sentences for
i the other revolutionists. The case
j was rested by the prosecution Wed
: nesday evening.
HERD'S WELCOME IS
PUNNED FOR SWIMMER
SEATTLE, Aug., 25, —Seattle
Planned a hero’s welcome for Hel
ene Madison, champion swimmer,
when she returns here Friday from
the Olympic Games at Los Angeles
The welcome will be started
when Miss Madison will head an!
auto parade through the business
district. Confetti and other paper
has been stocked and it is expected
that when she arrives a veritable
storm of shredded paper will show
er upon her from the high win
dows of the business section.
Miss Madison will then appear at
the head of many closing events of
Fleet Frolic Week which is now un
derway in Seattle.
FAMILY TAKES OFF
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Aug., 25, —
The “Flying Family” plane bearing
the Hutchinson family left here at
4 a- m. Wednesday on the second
leg of their flight to London. They
planned to make a stop at one of
the islands in the vicinity of Green
land.
LEAVES ON ALEUTIAN
Dr. Frank Sulzman, parent of
Fr. Merrill Sulzman, who has been
visiting his son during the past two
weeks, departs for the south on the
SS Aleutian, enroute to his home in
Troy, N. Y. Dr. Sulzman has en
joyed his visit immensely but time
does not permit being away longer
from his practice. Fr. Sulzman may
accompnay his father as far south
as Juneau in order to confer with
the Bishop, lately returned from
the States.
SLIDE CLEARED AWAY
The small rock slide which came
down over the railroad tracks Tues
day evening at Mile 8Ms, was clear
ed away early Wednesday morn
ing. Three section crews were called
to the scene Tuesday evening and
before morning traffic was able to
proceed as usual. The final clearing
took place yesterday morning.
DEMOCRATS CONTINUE
LINE UP FOR ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK, Aug., 25, —Senator
Walsh, Massachusetts Democrat, a
strong Smith supporter at the re
cent convention, has swung his
support to Gov. Franklin Roosevelt.
Walsh’s stand was revealed af
ter a conference between Roose
velt’s campaign manager, Farley,
and the Massachusetts Senator.
Walsh also was said to have de
clared that the unfavorable senti
ment in some of the New England
states in not having Smith as their
candidate, was disappearing.
WALKER DEFENSE SET
BACK BY ROOSEVELT
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug., 25, —Eight
leaders of the Republican party
who journeyed to Albany to appear
as witnesses in the Walker ouster
trial Wednesday, made the trip all
for nothing. The men were to tes
tify in Walker’s behalf; that the
charges against him were politi
cally inspired.
Governor Franklin Roosevelt,
however, gave Walker and his de
fense a decided setback when he
declared there would be no need
to hear these witnesses.
Governor Roosevelt has ordered
night sessions be held in an effort
to terminate the trial quickly.
LOANED MONEY TO SELF
CHICAGO, Aug., 25, —J. Dane,
banker, Wednesday, was sentenced
| to serve a term in prison because
j of the failure of his bank. It was
declared at the trial that Dane used
bank money (loans) for his own
purposes.
TAX COVERS EMPIRE
NAIROBIA, Aug., 22, (IP)—East
Africa, the only part of the British
empire without an income tax, will
have one after January 1, 1933. The
rate has not been announced.
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EGYPT MAKES RAIL LOAN
CAIRO, Aug., 22, (/P)—The Egyp
tian government has loaned $500,
000 to the Sudan for construction of
a railway between Khartum and
! Gebel Awlia where a $20,000,000 dam
1 is being built.
SONS KEPT OFF SHOE
HOLLYWOOD, Aug., 25, —Charlie
Chaplin, noted film comedian, ap
peared in court here Wednesday
and obtained a temporary court or
der prohibiting his ex-wife, Natalie
Talmadge, from letting their two
sons embark on a stage career.
The order is in effect until Sat
urday when an injunction filed by
Chaplin will be heard. Chaplin says
i that he has made every provision
for taking care of the boys, finan
cially, and that there is no need
for them to go on the stage.
CRUSHED BY CAR
FRESNO, Calif., Aug., 25, —Mrs.
Ora Duffy was crushed to death on
Wednesday when she was lowering
her auto off a jack. Mrs. Duffy, in
some manner, got caught beneath
her heavy machine.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 7, Boston 3.
Washington 2, Detroit 1.
New York 9, Cleveland 3.
St. Louis 5, Phillies 3; 11 innings.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 7, Brooklyn 4.
Phillies 9, Pittsburgh 6.
St. Louis 6, New York 2.
Boston 3, Cincinnati 2.
PACIFIC COAST
Hollywood 3, Missions 2.
See Mrs. Keen’s ad on page three
of this issue.
BANKER SENTENCED
SEATTLE, Aug., 25, (&)—The
court room was thronged with
stockholders of his defunct com
pany as W. D. Comer, president of
the Puget Sound Savings & Loan
bank, was sentenced to five to fif
teen years in prison. He gave notice
of appeal from the conviction. He
is charged with embezzling $78,000.
He was allowed liberty under $10,
000 bail.
STRIKING FARMERS
ARE CHEERED 8Y RISE
PRICE THEIR PRODUCTS
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug., 25, —
Striking farmers of this city and
around Council Bluffs claimed
several victories as a result of their
action. The price of milk was de
clared as becoming more staple
and getting better. Other farm
products gave evidence of becom
ing more staple also with better
prices in prospect.
The farm strike sentiment has
spread into seven states and it is
the intention of the farmers to
concentrate their activities around
one city at a time. The next city
will be Des Moines. After Des
Moines will come Kansas City. The
farmers will continue this form of
protest until prices are restored
sufficiently to give them a chance
for livelihood.
OPPOSED WIFE’S FLIGHT
NEW YORK, Aug., 25, —Capt.
James Mollison, English aviator
who recently performed the feat
of crossing the Atlantic Ocean
from East to West—from England
to the North American continent—
plans to leave Friday on his pro
jected return flight. Captain Molli
son made public an announce
ment that he. was opposed to his
wife, Amy Johnson, famous avia*,
triv of England, to attempt the
Westward crossing by plane to join
him in New York.
TOKYO, Aug., 25, —^The Japan
ese Foreign Minister Wednesday |
announced that Japan is ready to
recognize the new state of Man
chukuo. It is declared the official
steps will be taken about the mid
dle of September.
The Foreign Minister in his
speech implied that Japan’s recog
nition of this new empire would
bind that nation to Japan in both
peace and war. Thus permanent
peace in the Far East wuld be safe
guarded as the combined nations
seemingly would insure keeping out
a third agressor nation
The Foreign Minister did not
make any direct reference to the
recent Hoover and Stimson ad-1
dresses.
Miss Ann Chisholm, school teach
er at Moose Pass, left Seattle Wed
nesday on the Admiral Evans for
Seward.
Chief Engineer Berryhill of the
Alaska Railroad, and Road Master
Johnson, of the southern division,
in town over Tuesday night, depart
ed for the north yesterday.
“The Bering Sea Eagle,” Pilot
Harry Blunt of the Pacific Alaska
Airways, Inc., was scheduled to take
to the air today from Anchorage
for the Kuskokwim district
1 THE IIIMED
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug., 22, (A5)—
Indiana has turned extensively to
relief gardens to feed unemployed
and part time employes, H. Young,
of Purdue University, reports.
Fifty communities and 30 indus
tries have projects. These include
7,500 industrial gardens pf 1,000
acres, and 45,000 supervised home
gardens of 6,000 acres.
NORWAY-BOUND FLIERS
POISED FOR TIKE-OFF
«■« (RICE TODAY
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Aug., 25, —
The two planes which left New
York and Barre, Vermont, Tuesday
to fly to Harbor Grace and from
there across the Atlantic to Nor
way, both fared ill on the hop, but
only one ship was damaged to such
an extent that the flight had to be
called off. Both planes were forced
to make landings short of their
objective at Harbor Grace.
Clyde Lee, of Oshkosh, Wis., and
John Bochkon, of Brooklyn, were
the fliers who were successful in
landing their ship without mishap
on a sandy beach near here. They
were unable to find their way out
of a fog and efforts to learn their
position by radio proved futile.
They decided they would not take
any risk of losing their plane by
further flying so set down on the
beach.
The plane of Lee and Bochkon
was to take off today from Harbor
Grace, if weather cnditions per
mitted.
The plane of Thor Solberg and
Carl Peterson was injured so bad
ly, when these two were forced
down 75 miles south of here, that
their proected flight is now defi
nitely cancelled. None of the fliers
were injured.
FEARED FOR LIFE
CHICAGO, Aug., 25, —J. Madden,
a city employe, told authorities a
few days ago that he believed his
life was in danger. Thursday he
was struck by bullets while stand
ing between two policemen and he
died almost immediately. No cause
I for the shooting has been revealed.
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Miron PROMISES DEES
ID WINE FOR GERMINS
BERLIN, Aug., 25, —Mayor An
ton Cermack, of Chicago, made an
address here Wednesday in which
he declared that if Germany de
cided not to attend the Century of
Progress Fair to be held in Chicago
that it would be Chicago and Amer
ica’s loss as well as Germany’s.
Cermack pointed out that pro
visions were to be made so that the
Germans could drink their own
wines and beers during the exposi
tion’s progress.
As for the shootings, Mayor Cer
mack said they were no worse in
Chicago than in other cities of Ger
many.
ENGAGE IN OFFENSIVE
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Aug., 25,
—Japanese bombing planes and
naval forces engaged in an offen
sive Wednesday against Chinese
rebels in this area.
Clayton Scott, Cordova aviator,
arrived at Anchorage Wednesday.
He was due to leave on the return
hop today.
■POOREST FARM'
YIELDS 111 INCOME OF
$2,409 EACH YEAR
THOMASVILLE, N. C. Aug., 23.,
(>P) — One of the “poorest” farms
in North Carolina has yielded a
cash income of $2,400 a year for B.
E. Payne for the past 18 years.
The farm is not one of poor land
now. It once was, but Paynes sci
entific methods have built it up to
one of the best farms in the state.
Tobacco has been the chief cash
crop. In 18 years Payne has sold
140,412 pounds of tobacco for $43,
498.77 his sales slips show. This was
an average of $30.98 per hundred
pounds, or an average cash income
of $2,416 a year.
Proper selection of soil, fertilizer,
plant bed, care in cultivation, prim
ing curing, storage and grading
were mentioned by Payne as im
portant in tobacco farming.