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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 120. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1931
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BROADWAY BUTTERFLY CACK
EL ONLY ONCE BEFORE
DEATH CAME
NEW YORK, May 30. (/P)—Harry
Stein, racketeer, was named as
the slayer of Vivian Gordon,
Broadway butterfly, by the driver
of the car in which she was taken
for the last ride. The confession
of Harry Schlitten confirmed the
murder charges against Harry
Stein and resulted in two more
arrests.
Schlitten was quoted as having
told police after an all-night gril
]ing that Stein placed the rope
around the victim’s neck as they
were riding in an automobie the
night before the body was found.
Stein then threw the victi mto the!
floor. |
Samuel Greenhaurer, previously j
arrested and released, placed his.
foot on her while Stein drew the 1
nose tight, according to the con- j
fession. “She cackled once,” Com
missioner of Police Mulrooney said
Schlitten told him.
The confession absolved police
of all suspicion as instigated dur-;
;ng the period the vice squad was j
under fire, Mayor Walker said, j
Schlitten declared the motive for
the murder was robbery. The
driver of the death car said he
received $200 for the job.
V1L L E y FORGE
PRESIDENT WARNS AGAINST
“ROSY PATH TO EVERY
PANACEA”
VALLEY FORGE, May 30. (&) —
President Hoover portrayed the
United States in the midst of an
other Valley Forge depression which
can be overcome only through “in
ventiveness, resourceful, and initia
tive by everyone of us.”
The president said, in his Mem
orial Day address said, “The Am
erican people are going through j
another Valley Forge at this time j
and to each and everyone of us it;
:s an hour of unusual stress and
rrial. You have each one your sp'
cial cause for anxiety; so to have I.”
But he expressed the conviction
That no one who reviews the past j
“can doubt this is like a score j
of similar experiences in our his-1
Tory and is but a passing trial.”
The president warned against “a
rosy path to every panacea” as the
way out of depression and scouted
the claim that the source of all
wisdom is in the government.
DECIDE RENO’S DIVORCE LAW
CHICAGO, May 30. (JP)—Validity
of Nevada’s quick divorce law
was attacked in Chicago court on
grounds that it invades states
rights. The action was the first
step in contesting Reno divorces
won by Illinois residents.
DRIVE FOR TAX REDUCTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 30.
(A3)—The United States Chamber
of Commerce began an intensive
drive for reduction of state taxes
principally through cuts in ex
penditures of state and local gov
ernments.
FIGURES PROVE •
DRY LAW FARCE:
ENORMOUS WE
BOOTLEG BUSINESS SHOWS A
NEAT, HEALTHY GROWTH,
SAYS ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 30.
OP)—In a further exhaustive sur
vey of the bootleg trade, the As
sociation Against the Prohibition
Amendment, which recently an
nounced the citizens of the United
States are spending nearly $3,000,
000,000 annually for illicit liquor,
I said that of the total it was
charged, $2,200,000 went for hard
liquors, $395,000 for beer and $253,
000 for wine.
; The survey asserted three times
| as much money is being spent
I for hard liquor as in pre-prohibi
jtion days. During the year boot
| leggers lost only $35,000,000 in
I seized property and fines the re
! port said.
According to the association,
200,000,000 gallons of hard liquors
wree consumed in 1930 at an av
erage cost of $11 per gallon, 700,
000,000 gallons of beer at 50 cents!
per gallon, and 10,000,000 gallons
of wine at $2.30 per gallon.
The report said before prohibi
tion, expenditures for beer made
up most of the nation’s drinking
bill. The total figure given by
the survey is greater than the
wholesale value of all the passen
ger automobiles in the United
States in 1929. i
“TALKIES” ARRIVE IN SEWARD
Seward goes 100 per cent modem this evening when
Don Carlos Brownell presents the initial showing of
the “Talkies.” For weeks past preparations and improve
ments have been underway at considerable cost; final
test runs were made last evening and were excellent.
It is hoped they will be equally so tonight, at the premier;
if there happens to be a slight delay, the public is asked
to please be patient, but no difficulty is anticipated.
The venture is one which must have the whole
hearted support from the public and upon such support
depends the permancy of continuance of “Talkies” at
the Liberty Theater, by reason of the increased expense
in exhibiting them. It is confidently felt that the change
from “silent” pictures to “talkies” will prove a good bus
ness move as well as affording the public the latest and
best entertainment in the moviing picture world.
It will be noticed that the admission price has been
increased; this is for this evening only and is but custo
mary on first nights; it is more as in appreciation for
the improvement rather than the worth of the programs.
Together with the public in general, The Gateway
takes this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Brownell for
his civic progressiveness and desire to give the citizens
the very best entertainment possible.
WASHINGTON, May 29. </P> —
A Yale theology professor and a
Canadian war nurse were refused
citizenship by the Supreme Court
because of their scruples against
bearing arms in time of war.
One was Douglas C. McIntosh
and the other Marie Abland.
Four justices dissented from the
opinion.
I
IN MEMORIAM
The clouds of battle-smoke have clear
ed, the echoes of shrapnel-shot died away,
but the memories of the Valiant can nev
er fade.
As long as Old Glory waves above
American soil, true patriots will rever
ence the heroes of sea fights and land
fights grim and great; fought to make
^nd save the State.
This is Memorial Day—the day when
genuine Americans REMEMBER. Let us
do honor to the Dead!
It’s a real duty!
FEMALE NJEKNIi
i
CHICAGO, May 30. (IP)—With
| the arrest of Mrs. Margaret Sum
j mers, 45, police believe they have
brought to an end the career of
i a modern female bluebeard.
She is held on a quadruple
murder charge growing out of the
i deaths of four husbands upon
! each of which she held insurance
policies. Chemists are carrying
out investigations which may add
to the list of death credits to her.
Mrs. Summers cowered and
sobbed in her cell after police
chemists declared an analysis of
the vital organs of her four mates
showed each died of chronic ar
senic poisoning.
All of the four died within three
years. The last husband was only
17 years old.
UNFAVORABLE WINDS
CAUSE POSTPONEMENT
DIG OCEAN FLIGHT
SAMUSHIRO, Japn, May 30. (JP)—
Unfavorable winds caused Ash to
postpone his take off. Tentatively
he decided to start between two
and four p. m. Saturday, Eastern
Standard Time, the villagers having
agreed that the prevailing wind is
the quietest during those hours.
A cold, strong, west wind swept
across the beach this morning. Ash
said that any attempt to take off in
the face of it was suicidal.
Ash said that he had decid
ed to land in Seattle with the hope
of receiving the $25,000 prize of
fered by business men there for
the first non-stop flight from Tok
yo to Seattle.
i OFFICIALS MUCH
ENCOURAGED OVER
ECONOMIC STATUS
MANY FACTORS IN ECONOMIC
SITUATION FOUND TO BE
FAVORABLE
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 30.
(/P)—Following a lengthy cabinet
meeting during which Federal and
industrial activities were thor
oughly surveyed, it was announced
at the White House that President
Hoover and cabinet are much en
couraged over the economic situa
tion. The statement said “the
president and his advisors have
been going over the economic sit
uation and have found many fac
tors that are favorable.”
This view is in line with. that
taken publicly by the large indus
trial leaders during the past few
weeks. All such expressions have
been general, however, and have
failed to check the downward
swing of stocks.
While the cabinet was meeting
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission issued a statement an
nouncing that it would not insti
tute an investigation of the rail
road situation at an informal re
quest of eastern railroads made
through Daniel Willard, president
of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road.
The decision was reached at a
special session of the commission
and no explanation of the action
was made. The way is open, how
ever, for carriers to make a formal
request for an inquiry. Their
course is expected to be decided
upon at a meeting of eastern rail
road executives in New York.
Last week carrier officials de
cided to ask for an increase in
freight rates but they now want
an investigation before taking this
step.
That there has been little change
in employment within the country
was shown in reports from all
states made public by Fred Crox
ton, chairman of the emergency
employment committee. .
HALIBUT PRICES
SEATTLE, May 30. (JP) —Halibut
from eight vessels totaling 128,000
pounds brought 9 Vi cents and 6
cents.
CLU DOW DESIRES
QUIT SCREEN CIREER
DENVER, May 30. {JP) — The
screen career of Clara Bow, “It’*
actress, is nearing termination and
her immediate retirement is con
tigent upon the release of her con
tract with the Paramount Pictures,
her discoverer, B. P. Schulberg.
managing director of the Para
mount pictures revealed.
He said that Miss Bow had in
formed Paramount that she want
ed to quit the movies because of her
poor physical condition.