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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PKESS
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 217.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TREASURY MAY
END YEAR WITH
FAIR SURPLUS
MANY NEW SOURCES OF REVE
NUE WILL DECREASE TAX
ATION
WASHINGTON. Sept, 16. —Sec
retary of the Treasury William H.
Woodin was back at his desk yes
terday for the first time since he
contracted a throat ailment sever
al weeks ago.
One of the first announcements j
af the Treasury chief was that the,
United States Treasury would pro-!
oably end the fiscal year with a!
surplus. He said that with the pre
sent rise in revenue receipts that
the government would find itself
with a better than balanced bud- |
get.
Woodin expects that period from
July 1. 1933 to January 1. 1934 will!
see many new sources of revenue'
and he recalled that the repeal:
movement, now well u n d e rw ay,
vould mean the automatic can- ;
collation of many special taxes
now in force.
BELIEVES GOLD
BRING WORLD OUT
OF DEPRESSION
MAJOR JOHN HARTLEY. BLIND.
ONE-ARMED. BRINGS MES
SAGE OF HOPE
Maj. John C. Hartley, mining
engineer, former member of the
3ritLsh secret service and one of
Canada’s best known and most be
hoved figures, was in Seattle re
cently from British Columbia.
The Major, known thruout the
world for his war record and his I
remarkable achievements in his
profession, in spite of the fact that
he is totally blind and has lost one
of his arms, spoke on the future
of mining in Canada and express
ed the belief that gold, which has
brought the world out of previous ,
depressions, would again bring i
prosperity. j
A tall, dark man. standing with
the erectncss that only years of
military traning can give, brought '
a message of hope, more impress
ve by the personal example of the
strength he represented.
“It is a time for all nations to
pull together,” he said. “ It is one
of my pet ideas that it is individ
uals and not nationalities that
count. Some of my best friends
have been of other races and from ;
other nations, but it is as individ- 1
ials that I value them. This de
pression will further, I hope, that
friendliness between nations which
comes only when they face trial1
together.
“Gold has brought the country i
out of depressions before; the re-1
cent interest in mining is doing
much to bring back prosperity. The !
gold is there, to again save the na- [
tions. ’
The Major still is in charge of 1
various mines, still directs the ac
tivities of dozens of men. Thru!
sheer determination and will ptfw-j
er the fighter has overcome the I
obstacles of loss of sight.
ON THE JOB
Warren N. Cuddy, who resigned
this week as United States District
Attorney for the Third Division, to
take over the law practice of Harry
F. Morton, at Anchorage, arrived
at that city yesterday from Valdez
f in a plane piloted by Bob Reeve.
Attorney Cuddy was accompanied
by Mrs. Cuddy and their two chil
dren. They have taken residence
at Anchorage. . ]
UNVERIFIED REPORTS
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 16.—
Reports that a mob was threaten
ing an American ice factory and
Spanish shoe workers at Manzan
illo, on the southeastern coast of i
Cuba, were received yesterday at I
the State Department. Attempts]
by news service associations to
verify the reports have proved un
successful.
COAL CODE NO W
ALMOST READY
TO BE SIGNED
UNCERTAINTY IN SOFT COAL
INDUSTRY NOW BELIEVED
BE REMOVED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 16 —
The coal code was expected to be
ready for President Roosevelt’s sig
nature early today and there was
only a few minor points that had
not been agreed upon by the coal
mine operators. The differences
concerned the administrative sec
tion of the code and a minor detail
regarding labor.
Word that the code had almost
been adopted by the coal industry
brought good news from the riot
ing Pennsylvania coal fields. Re
ports from the area said that all
was quite there and that the steel
helmeted state troopers who were
rushed into the district to help lo
cal officers control the strikers,
found an easy task ahead of them.
Governor Pinchot, at Milford, Pa.,
was delighted with the situation
and he said that all uncertainty in
the soft coal industry was now re
moved.
GOOD REPORTS
THRUOUT NATION
NEW YORK, Sept. 16. —Reports
from all parts of the country to
Dunn & Bradstreets reflect an in
crease in business which is result
ing from the enlarged buying pow
er of the American people which
has been brought about through
i the N R A campaign to increase
employment and wages.
; The purchasing power of the na
, tion has been increased by mil
lions, it was declared. Even small
merchants are beginning to feel
the effects of the increase in em
ployment.
THOUSANDS VETS
TO WORK MONDAY
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 16. —Two
thousand war veterans will be put
to work Monday by the Ford Mo
tor Company, it was learned au
I thoritatively today ,as a part of
| a program which will greatly in
crease operations of the factories,
j The employment increase was
! seen as the first step Jin the pro
I gram Henry Ford will offer in
j place of his agreement to the auto
mobile code of the N. R. A., which
j he has steadfastly refused to sign.
STORMS CONTINUE
TO BLUSTER EAST
f NEW YORK, Sept. 16. —Steady
rains during the last few days has
drenched the East coast and little
relief is in sight as the Weather
Bureau announces the rain will
probably continue until Sunday.
The region from Cape Hatteras to
Washigton was swept by a strong
wind yesterday. One man was re
ported blown overboard from an oil
tanker.
GATEWAY TRI-WEEKLY
Beginning next week the Sew
ard Gateway will be publish
ed tri-weekly instead of daily.
1 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
} urdays will be the days of pub
i blication.
This announcement of change
is made in view of the econom
ic condition. There is no al
ternative. In line with this re
trenchment the staff has been
| cut down to one employee.
! CAMPAIGN PLACE
U. 5. EVEN KEEL \
IS PROGRESSING
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PUMPING LIFE-STREAM DOL
LARS TRADE CHANNELS
■ BRINGING RESULTS
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Sept. 16,—
Persons who watch the govern
ment for inflationary steps can
well take cognizance of the Ad
ministration’s four-fronted cam
paign to put millions of dollars
back circulating through trade
I channels.
First, of the organizations pump
; ing a life-stream of dollars back
into the United States is the Re
; construction Finance Corporation,
i which loans money to banks for
loans to industry. The federal re
serve banks are constantly buying
government securities to increase
their reserves ratios.
The Administration is taking
steps to reopen banks that can be
come solvent with a little aid; and
lastly, the Public Works Adminis
tration is being pressed for faster
expenditure of moneys for the good
I of a recovering nation.
NO ELECTION
BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 16, —The
j Governor of Montana yesterday
j announced that Montana would
I not vote on ratification of the 18th
! Amendment. He said there was no
need of an election to register the
I sympathies of the people of his
! state. An election would cost the
j state $100,000 and this money can
I be used more advantageously to
j feed their hungry, the Governor
said.
s FASCIST PARTY
ILLEGAL IRELAND
DUBLIN, Sept. 16. — The Irish
Free State’s administration, under
President Eamon De Valera, has
completed a comprehensive study
of the Fascist movement and have
decreed that all employees of this
movement must cease their labors
immediately as the Fascist work
is illegal and contrary to the Irish
Free State’s constitution. General
Duffy, who heads the Irish Fascist
organization, the “Blue Shirts,”
has not made any statement re
garding this latest action by the
government.
“Aniakchak,” Father Bernard R.
Hubbard’s greatest adventure on
the Alaska Peninsula, was recent
ly exhibited at one of Seattle’s
leading theaters.
BASEBALL SCORES
Pacific Coast League
San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 7
Sacramento 4-9, Seattle 9-4
National League
New York 5-4, Chicago 1-0
Brooklyn 9, St. Louis 2
Philadelphia 4-1, Cincinnati 0-3
All American League games rain
ed out.
SLEEP MALADY PASSING
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 16. —Be
lie f that “We have broken the
back of the sleeping sickness,” was
expressed yesterday by Dr. Joe
seph W. F r e d e r i c ks, St. Louis
health commissioner. Only one new
case was reported yesterday and
the death toll has slowed its pace.
One hundred and 44 persons have
succumbed to the malady now. i
goldquotatIon
JUMPS TO $31.41
| FRIDAY MARKET
I
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 16, — |
The United States treasury daily ,
quotation on gold price changes j
jumped to $31.41 per ounce yester- i
; day. a little better than a dollar ,
j more than the previous high quo- '
! tation.
< Since the lifting of the gold em- i
, bargo about 400,000 ounces have !
‘ been sent daily to the San Francis
; co mint and it is most encourag
| ing this production comes largely
! from small miners.
: i
, Over $2,000,000 worth of the new
1 ly-mined gold has poured into the |
! San Francisco mint since the em- i
bargo was lifted.
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CUBA ECONOMIZING
HAVANA, Sept. 16, —As a ges
ture of confidence and as an eco- j
nomic measure, the new Cuban
government has decided to elimin- .
ate the offices of Secretary of the j
Army, and Navy; this work will be
combined under the Secretary of
Interior. In making this change !
President Grau San Martin stated
that Cuba had no foreign enemies
and it was not necessary to con
tinue the offices.
CUBAN REBELS
QUICKLY ROUTED
HAVANA, Sept. 16, —An insur- j
gent movement in the interior of j
Cuba, at Pinar Del Rio, yesterday,!
was quickly routed when President \
Grau San Martin dispatched C0I7 I
onel Batista and 400 Cuban troops !
to the area.
■ The rebels had favored the rein- j
statement of Mariano Menocal as \
I President of the Cuban Republic. ,
i Their hopes for Menocal were dis- !
couraged when they were dispersed j
by government forces.
BITTEREXCHANGE
j AT MURDER TRIAL
_
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 16. —The
closing arguments in the David A.
Lamson murder trial ended Thurs
day in bitter arguments between
the defense and prosecution.
Lamson, who is accused of mur
dering his wife in the bathtub of
their Stanford University campus
home, heard hmself compared to
Frank Hickman. The trial was ex- j
pected to be completed by noon j
today and will be in the hands of!
the jury soon thereafter.
A quick verdict is expected. It is:
said that the odds favor acquittal. ‘
SATHER IN PORT
Capt. Pete Sather, of the MS. j
Rolf, returned to port at an early j
hour this morning from a special
trip to Latouche. He returned with
mining machinery and supplies for
M. B. Parker and Bob Hatcher, and
Cal M. Brosius. Capt. Sather plans
to leave for Nuka Bay tomorrow
some time as he is awaiting the
arrival of the SS Northwestern to
take passengers from that vessel
to Nuka Bay,
ROOSEVELT MAY
EXPLAIN MONEY
POLICY, MONTH
INFLATIONARY ACTION IS AN
TICIPATED BY BROKERS
AND TRADERS
NEW YORK, Sept. 16. — Wail
Street had a confused market yes -
terday. Prices receded somewhat
sharply after they had shown some
strength at the opening and in the
face of a weakening American dol
lar and advancing commodity
prices.
Some observers think that the
movement may carry over until
next week.
The report that President Roose •
velt could be expected to explain,
the American monetary policy
within 30 days led some of the
traders to dispose of the stocks
they had purchased in anticipa
tion of inflationary action.
Dow Jones averages gave indus
trials 102.63, off 2.33. rails 49.2£,
off 1.89, utilities 27.85. off 1.38, and
bonds 86.47, off 1.29.
Cotton advanced from $9.64 per
cwt. to $9.65, wheat closed at 83%;
domestic copper 9; export cop -
per .0815; bar silver 38%, up %;
pound sterling closed at $4.67, up
four points.
FORMER ALASKAN
ENJOYING MONEY
WON ICE POOL
OLDTIMER HAS HIS MONEY, A
FARM, BRIDE, A NEW CAR
AND MALAMUTE
It’s a little newly-painted white
farmhouse and it is surrounded,
by fruit trees. There’s a mailbox
in front and a pile of newly split
wood at the back. It’s a little way
off the paved road between Aub
urn and Kent, near Seattle, and
looks, outwardly, like any of doz
ens of small, well-kept American
farm homes.
But about it hangs a story. A
strange tale that might be en
titled “The Luck of A. V. Dunbar.”
Or it might just as appropriately
be called “Life Begins at Forty.”
Or “If I Had $16,000.”
Dunbar, a former Sewardite, is
a big. hard-muscled, red-faced
Irishman, with a deep voice and a
rumbling laugh. You may find him
working at the woodpile or sitting
in the sun on the back steps, con
tentedly smoking. Guess he has
a right to be contented. For he
has, in the short space of a few
months—last spring—become the
possessor of a small fortune, a
bride, a home, a new Ford, a mal
umute and has had a honeymoon
trip to California.
Dunbar won $16,000 of the Ice
pool money. Out in Seattle he got
up enough courage one day to ask
Mamie Thorpe to marry him. She
accepted and on June 28 they were
wed.
CHANGING MAYORS
AS EXPERIMENT
VIENNA, Sept. 16. —Chancellor
Englebert Dollfuss has decided he
will try a daring political experi
ment. He will remove the socialist
mayor of Vienna and fill the va«*
cancy with a Nazi candidate. Vi
enna is a city which has been giv
ing the Chancellor much of his
trouble of late and he is making
the change in mayors as “an ex-*
periment,” he says.
DANCE TONIGHT I. 0. 0. F. HALL