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VOLUME XXIX. N UMBER 13.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1933.
PRICE iEN i’hi\ i:i
HUT UNDEfflUMT
BETWEEN IMEn t!
JIP! FAVORITISM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. —The
State Department thru Ambassa
dor Grew in Tokio. denies the Jap
anese propaganda that America
is helping Chinese troops and asks
the Japanese government to sup
press this propaganda.
The Department in circular tele
grams to its Embassies also reiter
ates the stand that America will j
recognize no territorial gains by!
force, counteracting rumors that j
America was weakening on the!
Manchurian policy.
The Tokio war office lends par-1
tial countenance to press reports!
of American civilian aid to Chin
ese but denies any over-stepping
of rights by the United States.
NEWARK. N. J.. Jan. 17— David j
Kraft, 14 years old. sat up in bed
yesterday and entertained his high ,
school class with his tales of six t
days in a chain gang.
David ran away from home ■
Christmas day and hitch hiked to
Greenville, S. C., where he was ar
rested on a charge of vagrancy.
He s^id he was sent to the chain
gang for 30 days. Chains were
forged to his ankles and he was
beaten by guards when he fainted
from exhaustion while working on
the roads, he said.
He smuggled a latetre to his
father, who telegraphed the sher
iff who replied that for $3.00 and ,
the fare he would send the boy
home. Mr. Kraft sent the money
and the boy was put on a bus.
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GOLD OUTPUT OF THE
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 16, —
Gold production in Alaska gained
slightly in 1932. It is estimated by ;
the Department of the Interior
to have totaled $9.539.000. com
prising approximately nine-tenths
of the value of the mineral output.
Copper declined sharply to $531.
000, less than one-third when com-1
pared with the previous year, and
dropped behind coal to third J
place among the minerals. Coal ]
sustained a slight loss, with a val- I
ue of S535.000 for the year.
It is noted that copper and lead j
sold for about three-fourths of!
the prices prevalent in 1931. which
was also a low-price year, and at
current prices there was no incen
tive to speed up production.
The output of Alaska gold has in-1
creased gradually for each of the j
past five years. It is estimated that j
the Territory has from the earlier
days mined $408,360,000. The lode j
mines produced about 44 per cent'
of the total in 1932, ana the plac
ers 56 per cent. No new placer;
grounds of importance were found
during the year but prospecting
was active and in some places
promising.
. THE GOAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. —Pas-1
sage of the Blaine 3.05 beer bill j
before February was the goal set;
by the Senate as the judiciary
committee approved the measure.
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DROPPED TITLE
PARIS. Jan. 17.—Marcel Thil of
France, recognized by the National'
Boxing Association of the United:
States as the world’s middleweight '
boxing champion, dropped a 12
round decision to ‘'Kid” Tunero of,
Cuba. Thil weighed 161 pounds
and Tunero 159. i
SO HE SENT IT BACK
NEW YORK, Jan. 17, —“Babe”
Ruth’s 1933 contract was sent to
him yesterday and he promptly
returned it when he noticed a I
large salary cut had been inserted, j
This is the usual spring training
procedure.
ALBANY. N. Y., Jan. 17.—New;
York states highest court ruled
that Mrs. Mary Simpson. 22, and :
her husband. R. J- Simpson. 29. i
Cortland county farmer, should die 1
for the slaying of her year-old
baby.
The mother and her husband
were convicted of poisoning the
child, crushing its skull and throw
ing it into the swamps of Mud
Lake in September. 1931. a few
months after they were married.
The decision of the Court of
Appeals leaves only one possible
way open for them to escape the
electric chair, that is through ex-'
ecutive clemency.
EH! PON DUE
ON INDEPENDENCE Bill
WASHINGTON. Jan.. 17,—The;
way was cleared unexpectedly in.
the Senate for an early vote on
overriding President Hoover’s veto,
of the Philippine’s independence'
bill.
Senator Long, who has been fili
bustering in an effort to kill the;
Glass Bank Reform bill, suddenly:
stepped aside and permitted Sen
ate leaders to plan for a vote on!
the Philippine’s issue late today or,
this evening.
FAR NORTH TRAGEDY
CALGARY. Jan. 17.—Pilot Wil
liam Spence was killed yesterday
when his plane crashed in a rag
ing blizzard. An Indian youth, L.
Whiteway, a prisoner of Constable
Graves who was also in the plane,
broke his ankle but crawled for
aid for Graves who was seriously j
injured.
BERLIN. Jan. 17,—Political cir
cles so firmly believed that the
country was headed for its third
Reichstag election within the last:
seven months that the Cabinet
even discussed February 19 or 26
as tentative dates.
Advices from Weimar indicated
that Adolf Hitler, leader of the,
National Socialist Fascists, encour
aged by the success of his party in
the Lippe Diet election, had decid
ed to continue his all or nothing
policy.
SPREGKELS JUMPED
HAVANA. Cuba. Jan. 17.—Adolph
SpreckeLs of San Francisco, who
had been held under S1.000 bail
for hearing on a charge of bring- j
ing prohibited Marihuana cigar-!
ettes into Cuba, has forfeited bail,
and returned to the United States. |
It was not believed his extradi- j
tion would be sought. Spreckels
flew’ to Miami in a regular passen
ger plane Sunday.
TROUBLE EXPECTED TODAY
VANCOUVER. B. C.. Jan. 17,—
LTnemployed of this city planned j
to stage a monster demonstration
today regardless of authority to j
parade. In order to cope with the j
situation, officials warned citizens j
:o keep away from the parade j
where police were to take direst
methods in dispelling the march- j
srs.
SCRIP IS NOW IN
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—The use
of scrip, already widespread in'
many communities, especially in ■
the West, began in New York City
under auspices of the Inwood Mu
tual Exchange, a unit of the Emer
gency Exchange Association.
Preparations for use of the scrip
to stimulate activity among work
ers and merchants hampered by
scarcity of money have been going
on for weeks. Introducing scrip
proved more difficult in New York
than in smaller communities.
Members of the Inwood Ex- j
change already had started doing
business with scrip credits, how-,
ever, even before scrip itself was
printed.
SEMITE COMMITTEF
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 17.—i
State bond deals involving more
than $10,000,000 made by Rolland
A. Vandergrift, director of finance,
were under scrutiny as the special
Senate committe continued in
vestigation of graft and patronage
charges against the Rolph admin
istration.
Mr. Vandergrit was asked by the
committe to answer charges that:
the deals already had lost $100,000
as a result of the deals and to ex- j
plain why it was necessary for
him to speculate on the market in :
investing state funds.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—A four
cornered contract was signed here,
matching Ernie Schaf and Primo
Camera for a 15-round bout at
Madison Square Garden on Febru
ary 10. and pledging Jack Sharkey
to defend his heavyweight title
against the winner in June.
The signing ceremony, probably
the most important in 1933. got un
der way at the Forrest hotel only j
after the 260-pound Camera had
been dragged away from the side
board sandwiches and coffee.
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JEWELS IDE RETURNED
TO BETTY COMPTON
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17. —The
genis belonging to Betty Compton,!
screen and stage actress, valued at'
S40.000 and stolen in a sensational j
holdup in her home recently, have
been returned to her, police said.j
The actress declared she paid i
nothing to the supposed robber
gang for recovery of the jewels. |
The jewels were recovered thru a
baggage check sent to the actress
last Friday.
The Stock Market
NEW YORK, Jan. 17,—Stocks
dropped off yesterday one to four
points on account of the break in 1
grain; wheat lost one cent a bush
el and cotton $1.00 a bale. Tobacco
shares showed the best perform
ance. The Canadian dollar was
quoted at -87.7-8 and pound sterl
ing at $3.35 3-4.
MORE TROUBLE
OTTAWA, Ont., Jan. 17, —The:
structed the Canadian legation in ;
structed th eCanadian legation in 1
Washington to ask United States!
authorities concerning allegations;
that American patrol boats fired j
on Canadian vessels in British Co- j
lumbia waters last month.
WINTER SPORTS SEASON
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 17,—The |
Portland Winter Sports Association j
rink officially opened last night.
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MY HEAVEN’S, NILS!
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17. —Nils !
As tor, movie hero, was sued here
yesterday for an unpaid S75 gro
cery bill.
RESUME SEARCH
GENEVA, Jan. 17,—The League
cf Nations Conciliation committee
of 19 convened to resume its
search for the solution of the dis
pute between China and Japan.
LONGING FOR AMERICA
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Jan. 17.;
—Greta Garbo, movie actress, is!
expected to sail for America, the
land of fame and fortune, within
a few weeks, it was said.
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WILL LOP OFF HEADS
SHANGHAI. Jan. 17. —Persons I
giving military information to Jap
anese will be executed, the Chin- j
ese army headquarters announced
yesterday.
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A DAY OF REST
TOKIO, Jan. 17,—All was quiet
on the Northern war fronts yester
day, according to official dispatch
es, while Japanese forces continu
ed preparations for their attack
on the Jehol province capital.
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SHOULD HANG HIM
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 17. —Wil
liam Davis, who fleeced 17 unem
ployed for small sums on promises
of securing work for them, was
sentenced to tw’o years in San
Quentin penitentiary.
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ANOTHER MESSAGE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17, —Secre
tary of Treasury Ogden Mills stat
ed yesterday that within a few i
days President Hoover would have !
another special message for Con
gress, this time on national fin
ance.
INTEREST IN MINING
SEATTLE. Jan. 17.—The Univer
sity of Washington’s sixth annual
mining institute began yesterday
with 600 people in attendance. It
was pointed out that there is more
interest in mining today than in
the last decade.
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AVIATRIX MISSING j
ORAN. Algeria. Jan. 17.—No word
had been received Monday of Lady
,Mary Bailey, noted South African
aviatrix, who is winging her way
between here and Nismay Orgao
on the upper Niger in a flight from
England to Cape Town.
EFFECTIVE TODAY
LONDON, Jan. 17—The agree-:
ment arrived at during the Imper- ;
ial economic conference between;
the United Kingdom and Canada
which will modify the restriction
of the proportion of Canadian
cattle, will come into operation to-!
day.
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SUNNY CALIFORNIA?
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 17.—More
than two inches of rain fell in,
Southern California Monday, j
washing away the heavy layers of j
dust from the wdnd storm of last j
week. Gutters and highways were
torents and many motorists were i
stalled for hours.
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CAN’T KEEP HEM DOWN
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 17.—Simul
taneously with the announcement
that his radio brodcast station had
been ordered permanently closed
because of fomenting religious
controversies and personal accusa
tions, Rev. Robert Schuler said he
would be a candidate for gover
nor, opposing Gov. James Rolph
Jr.
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WHAT HO, THE PRINCE!
NEW YORK. Jan. 17. —Harry
Ferguson, known as Prince Mich
ael Romanoff, was indicted on two
charges, one involving false state
ments under oath in connection
with immigration proceedings. 1
TSK! TSK! TSK!
NEW YORK, Jan. 17, —Greta
Garbo, one of America’s movie
queens, was reported to have ar
rived here yesterday disguised as
an Ohio school ’marm. Another re
port had it she was disguised as a
deaf and dumb mute.
AMS REVIVED IN
IN ATTEMPT Id UNI
CONVICT. UN08EBCS
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17,—Ru
mors current months ago were re
vived in an attempt to link the
fatal stabbing of Raymond Boyd.
San Quentin convict, with the!
Lindbergh baby kidnapping case.'
Boyd who entered San Quentin
December 29 from Santa Barbara
to serve a term for first degree
burglary, was mysteriously stabbed
in the prison library Saturday and
died refusing to reveal the identity
of his assailant.
Warden James B. Holohan re
ported yesterday that another con
vict, who was being held in seclu
sion. told him Boyd was killed be
cause he double-crossed two con
federates over division of money
in a $50,000 New York ramsom
case.
DIRECTING HAND OF
PRESIDENT-ELECT IS
SEEN. FARM RELIEF
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, —The
directing hand of President-Elect;
Roosevelt appeared behind a com
prehensive program of agricultural;
relief as the House voted new mil
mions of federal credit for thej
farmer and prepared to protect his
acres against mortgage foreclos
ure*.
The House under the domina
tion of the Vice-President-Elect
Speaker Garner passed a bill to
provide $75,000,000 for 1933 crop
production loans.
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WASHINGTON. D. C . Jan. 17.—
Senate stock market investigators
wrote new chapters to the amaz
ing life story of Sweden’s mysteri
ous Ivar Kreuger yesterday and re
cessed their inquiry to prepare for
an excursion into the sensational
career of America’s Samuel Insull.
Frank Attschul, chairman of the
New York Stock Exchange, stock
list committee, frankly testified
market officials were deceived by
Kreuger’s reputation.
EXPECT BIG BUSINESS
VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 17,—Brit
ish Columbia should sell Great
Britain 150,000,000 feet of lumber
this year, according to the Depart
ment of Land for this province.
ACTION APPROVED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. —The
Federal Radio Commission’s action
in barring radio station KGEF,
Los Angeles, from the air because ;
of the utterances of Rev. Robert
P. Shuler in his various radio re
form campaigns. wras approved by i
the Supreme Court.
A
HYDE PARK. N. Y.. Jan. 17,— \
William Gibbs McAdoo on Monday i
left Krum Elbow, where he had
conferred with President-Elect
Roosevelt for six hours and return
ed to New York City.
.Senator-Elect- McAdoo, who
stampeded the Chicago convention
for Mr. Roosevelt, went over the
entire national political situation j
with the President-Elect.
INCH AIRMAIL PILOT
END THE PASSENGERS
HIKE IN BRAZIL
NATAL. Brazil. Jan. 17,-Jean
Mermoz, flying from Paris in the
airplane “Rainbow”, arrived here
yesterday at 1:48 p. m. EST. He
and his five passengers left Istres,
France last Thursday and flew
down by way of Port Etienne,
French West Africa and Saint
Louis, Senegal.
Mermoz averaged more than 140
miles an hour, setting a record of
14 hours and two minutes for the
1,962-mile westward crossing cf
the South Atlantic. He and his
party were the first flyers to
breakfast in Africa and dine in
Brazil.
MOSCOW. Jan. 16. —Twenty
feet under ground near the bank of
the Moscow river, excavators have
come upon the grave of Maluta
Skuratov, chief executioner and
torturer for Ivan the Terrible. He
died in 1573.
The grave was uncovered by
workmen digging the foundations
for the “palace of the Soviets,”
which is to be erected on the site
of the destroyed Cathedral of the
Redeemer.
As chief of the imperial body
guard Skuratov had a reputation
for cruelty which matched that cf
his imperial master. His duties
included the invention of new tor
tures for hapless victims of Ivan’s
wrath.
BOTTOMLEY TRACED.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Jan. 16. (IP)—
Feminine baseball fans hereabouts
have been shedding salty tears all
week, all on account of "Sunny
Jim” Bottomley.
Bottomley. star first baseman of
the Cardinals for several years and
the player for whom the loudest
shrieks of applause filled Sports
man's Park on ladies’ day, was
traded to Cincinnati.
A few days later announcement
was made of his approaching mar
riage tc Miss Betty Brawner. co
proprietor of a St. Louis beauty
shop. They are to wed before the
Reds go south to their Florida
training camp.
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CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis.. Jan.
17.—Daisy Jock is conceded to be
the champion sneezer of the world.
Until yesterday she sneezed three
times a minute for eight days, dur
ing which time she ate no food.
Yesterday, her condition was
improved, her sneezes bursting
forth once every 20 minutes and
for the first time she began to
take nourishment.
Physicians have been helpless in
rendering aid to the girl who has
been the subject of considerable
scientific speculation and study.
THE M’GIKNIS DEFEATS “BABE”
• NEW YORK. Jan. 16.—Miss Ruth
McGinnis of Honesdale. Va„ de
feated Miss Mildren ‘‘Babe” Did
rickson. 100 to 14. in the first block
of their so-called battle for the
“women’s pocket billiards cham
pionship" of the world. Miss Did
riekson's high run was five, against
an 18 for Miss McGinnis.
BASKETBALL
ANCHORAGE ARMY vs. SEWARD “PONIES”
ANCHORAGE CITY vs. SEWARD HIGH GIRLS
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