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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 335.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1932.
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
HENRI HI BE HEED i
The many friends of Henry
Thoday. who passed away sudden
ly Friday morning, are sincerely;
saddened at the loss of a gener
ous, kindly man- Entering every
civic or charitable enterprise
where he could be of service, Mr.
Thoday's place cannot easily be
filled.
Born in Keil. Germany, Mr.
Thoday came to America at the
age of eight years. The family
settled near Buffalo, N. Y., and
there a number of his brothers
and sisters still reside.
In early manhood he came to
the Pacific Coast, maki n g his
home in Washington. There in
1904 he was united in marriage
to Mrs. Edith Denny. The follow -
> ing year Mr. and Mrs. Thoday j
came to Seward and with excep- ■
tion of brief periods of residence
in Cordova, Ketchikan and Anch
orage, had made Seward their
home continuously until the pres
ent time.
Mr. Thoday was always closely
• identified with the development j
of Seward and for a number of
years served as a member of the:
city council. He was a member
of the I. O. O. F., and the Rebekah
Lodges, having been a past grand
of the local branch of Odd Fel
lows.
He is survived by his wife and
step-son, Burton Denny, of We
natchee. Wash-, as well as by sev
eral brothers and sisters.
Friendship, love and truth, the
cardinal principles of his beloved
fraternity, were exemplified in Mr.
Thoday’s life and he will rest in
peace.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Monday afternoon (Janu
ary 2,) at 1:30 o’clock in the lower
hall ot Odd Fellows under the:
auspices of the Order with inter
ment in the Odd Fellows plot of;
the Seward cemetery.
NO BASIS OF TROTH.
DEUE5 LUMBERMAN
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 31,—J. J. j
Halloran, Phoenix lumberman, in- j
dieted on a charge of having con
cealed knowledge of the slaying j
of two women for which Winnie;
Ruth Judd is under sentence to be
hanged, issued thru his council,
the following short statement.
“There is no basis of truth in
the charge nor in any statement
that is produced, and thit it is ab
solutely untrue and a grave injus
tice to me will be proved at the
proper time.”
■ ITTOlEf S, HATFIELD
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31, —
George Hatfield, United States at
torney for the longest period ever
served by one man in this district,
will voluntarily end his record
term today.
Surprising friends and colleagues
at the Empire building, Hatfield
telegraphed his resignation yester
day to Attorney General William
D. Mitchell. He is quitting the of
fice held for more than seven
years, he announced, to engage
in private practice.
COUNTESS WANTS DIVORCE
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Dec. 31.—j
A countess met and married an;
American aviator in Germany af-1
ter the World War, while he was
• serving with the army of occupa
tion. She has filed suit in the
superior court for divorce. The
♦ former countess, now Sari de
Maratsy Hagen of Stamford, al
leges her husband, Paul J. Hagen,
was intolerably cruel. <
GRETA COMING BACK
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 31.—Greta
Garbo will return to Hollywood
during the first two weeks of Jan
uary, it was revealed today. She
came to Swreden several months
ago for a rest after the expiration
of her film contract.
INDICTMENT OF ‘HIPPY
LIFE OF MRS. JUDD
FHOENIX. Ariz., Dec. 31, —The
indictment of J. J. "Happy Jack"
Halloran as an accessory in the
murder of Agnes Ann Leroi may
prolong the life of Winnie Ruth
Judd, under sentence to be hang
ed for slaying Mrs. Leroi.
County Attorney Lloyd Andrews
explained that the state cannot
expect to try Halloran without
Mrs. Judd’s testimony and that
accordingly, it might be neccessary
to have a temporary reprieve
granted her.
Halloran. wealthy lumber man
indicted for assertedly “harbour
ing and aiding” Ruth Judd said
“the charge is unfounded.”
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 31, —
By a vote of 41 to 3 the San Fran
cisco city and county federation
of women’s clubs at a board meet
ing, adopted a resolution endors
ing the “Buy American” move
ment as advocated by the Hearst
newspapers.
The resolution urged members
to buy wherever possible only
American-made goods for the re
vival of American industry and
the relief of American unemploy
ment.
GANDI POSTPONES FAST
POONOA, India., Dec. 31.—Ma
hatma Gandi announced that
his proposed fast of protest be
cause of the ban on entry of In
dia’s “untouchables” into Guru
vayoor temple would be postponed.
He is believed to be satisfied that
all concerned are doing their best
toward removal of the ban.
!T CRICKET ITCH
MELBOURNE, Dec. 31, —At the
close of play Friday Australia
had scored 194 runs for the loss
of seven wickets in the test match
with the M. C. C. team.
Don Bradman was bowled clean
ly by Cowes on the first ball with
no runs. Voce and Allen were the
most deadly of the English bow
lers. Fingleton, with 83 runs, made
Australia’s best showing.
The attendance of 63,993 was
announced as a world’s recrod.
FAVORABLE BALANCE
OTTAWA, Dec. 31, —Canada’s
favorable export balance of trade
for the calendar year now closing
will be slightly over $50,000,000.
LATOUCHE SAILS JAN. 12
The freighter Latouche, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, is
scheduled to sail from Seattle for
Alaska ports on January 12, ac
cording to advices received. The
Latouche will bring coal and ex
plosives and general freight.
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ENCOURAGING MESSAGE
MONTREAL." Dec. 31. —Even a
moderate improvement in the
general situation will reflect itself
immediately throughout the com
pany’s activities, declared E. W.
Beatty, president of the Canadian
Pacific Railway, in a New Year
message to officers and employees
>f the company.
lift FUN'S
NEW IRS MISK SILL
BE PRESENTED TONIGHT
Overnight Dreamland Hall has
been transformed from a bare
and bleak interior, to a riot of
color and harmony for the long
awaited great Firemen’s annual
mask ball; “The Hard Time
Dance”, which is the social treat
of the season offered to Seward
ites and visitors tonight.
This is the one night of the
year when all Seward turns out to
bid adieu to the old year and
welcome the new year, by dancing
from one year to the other, the
record marathon of the world.
At this last hour it has been as
certained that the awarding for
the large number of prizes will be
hotly contested, many having
gone to especial pains to prepare
hard time costumes appropriate
for the occasion.
Dancing will start early and
continue as long as couples re
main on the floor, even if they
stay all night, which they gener
ally do. Four extra floor men will
be in constant attendance to
maintain order and speed things
along, while two special watchmen
will be on duty outside the build
ing. Good wholesome fun for all,
is the byword for this evening and
it is hoped that the Seward Vol
unteer Fire Department members
may have the pleasure of extend
ing greetings to every person in
the city.
10 DIE IN LAUNCH WRECK
WELLINGTON, N. Z., Dec. 31.—
Ten persons were drowned when a
lounch carrying 30 workmen col
lided v/ith a small steamer in Na
pier harbor.
INCREASING LUMBER
EXPORTS 10 ENGLAND
VANCOUVER, Dec. 31— British
Columbia will increase her lum
ber exports to the United King
dom during the coming year to
150.000. 000 feet it is confidently re
alized in well informed circles,
rhis compares with 87.000,000 feet
ihipped during the past 12 months,
a gain of more than 70 per cent
aver that shipped in 1931, when
50.000. 000 feet created a record.
GREATER FREEDOM
OTTOWA, Dec. 31, —Greater
freedom for inmates of Canadian
penitentiaries is promised in new
arison regulations effective today.
SIMP FI CHS HUG
II THRILLING HEME
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Dec. 31,
—Six Bakersfield Camp Fire girls,
:heir young leader, a boy and a
poung man, were safe here after
aeing rescued by Walter and Geo.!
rhatcher, when two w7ere found i
prostrate in the snow where they j
aad fallen while attempting to re- j
;urn to automobiles from Mount
Breckenridge.
They had spent two nights in
i cabin without food, the first nite
without a fire.
BATTLING CHAMP
NEW YORK, Dec. 31,—Frank
‘Lefty ’ O’Doul, outfielder of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, won the 1932
National League baseball batting
championship. O'Doul finished |
che season with a mark of .368.
PLEADS KEEP WIFE
CHICAGO, Dec. 31,—An 83-year
dd man tapped his way into
Judge Harry Taylor’s court and
pleaded that he be allowed to keep
ais wife wTho has cared for him
luring 33 years of blindness. In a
foice that quivered vcith emotion,
Israel Moses told of his wife’s
faithfulness thru years of afflu
uence followed by poverty.
The Stock Market
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I Am Can 5.51, Amn T and T
10.43, Baldwin Loco, 42, Cons Gas
5.83.
BOMB PLOT
ATHENS. Greece, Dec. 31,—Re-1
ports from the Siberian Border I
said that two Bulgarians attempt- j
ed to bomb the Simplon-Orient!
Express train. Their bomb, how-1
ever exploded prematurely, killing1
one of the plotters.
om¥1ea1oi!
BODY BUSINESS MAN
. BELIEVED DROWNED
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VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 31, —
The Columbia river was being
dragged for the body of Lee i
Schleisinger, well known Portland
and San Francisco business man l
and sportsman.
His car was recovered from 18 j
feet of water off a gravel dock1
yesterday. It is believed that he j
was drowned when he missed a ■
turn on the street, shortly before.
midnight.
He is the son of D. L. Schleisin- j
ger of San Francisco, and mana-!
ger of Olds & Kings department j
store, the Portland unit of the j
Schleisinger coast chain of large1
department stores.
SEWARD CADE TEAAA
BY ANCHORAGE COACH
Coach Westall of the Anchorage
basketeball squad pays the follow- j
ing warm tribute to the conquer
ing Seward team in a signed
statement to The Gateway:
“All that can be done to the
Anchorage boys team seems to
have been done, but there seems
to be no limit to what Seward can
do for our teams.
“It would be impossible to wish j
for three more clean, hard-fought:
games than those that have just ;
taken place. They were anybody’sj
games up to the last minute of
play, and each was wron by hard;
playing with no ‘flukes’ or ‘freak’ i
plays to mar Seward’s honor in
winning.
On the floor the Seward players j
show’ed themselves to be true
sportsmen, but off the floor they:
have shown something more, if
possible They seem to have
worked to give Anchorage every
advantage possible in right food,
plans to rest, and to have looked
after them more as if they were
teammates that were going into!
the game to help them win.
“The courtesy and respect shown:
our players by the Seward coach, j
by the Seward players and by the (
parents that have taken them in /
will not soon be forgotten.
“COACH WESTALL.” |
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FORMER JUDGE ENDS i
LIFE: SLUSHED THRDAT
ONTARIO, Calif., Dec. 31, —
—Joseph Combs, aged 72, a retired
attorney and for 12 years a circuit
judge in India, ended his life by
slashing his throat with a razor.
He had been in ill health for
a year. He came here six years
ago to make his home with his
wife, and son-in-law, and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams.
SYDNEY, Dec. 31, —New South
Wales scored 273 in their first in
nings against Queensland Friday
in the Sheffield cricket competi
tion. Queens had not taken a bat
due to rain and bad light.
GENERAL FORECAST
Jan. 1st to 3rd—Continuation of
old-year storm in the eastern part
of the United States. Warm in
Alaska and Point Barrow.
JOURNALIST PASSES
TCKIO, Dec. 31, —Hikoichi Mo- j
toyama, aged 79, one of the lead- |
ing journalists of Japan and pres- j
ident and founder of the Osaka
Mainichi Shimbun and the Tokio
Nichinichi Shimbun, died late
yesterday.
BREWING INTERESTS
STARTING WHEELS BF !
INDUSTRY TO RUM
LEWISTON, Idaho, Dec. 31.—The
Potlatch Forests, Inc., have start
ed sawing 1,000.000 board feet of
lumber for brewing interests at
Milwaukee, Wis., to use in casing
bottled beer when and if beer is
legalized. The lumber and shooks j
will make up 285,711 cases at the
Milwaukee box plant.
Local Weyerhauser Lumber Co. i
officials said that about 2.000,000
cases will be required to handle >
beer orders immediately after beer
is legalized. White pine is pre
ferred for case material.
PEisyfiTcir
GUPS MANY SECONDS
FROM HELENE’S MARK
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31—Con
struction projects calling for ex
penditure of nearly $800,000,000
expresses the confidence of the
Far West in the future as the
New Year dawns.
Estimates of the gigantic con-!
struction program made for thej
press by A. G. Darwin, editor of
Western Construction News and
Highways, included projects al
ready under way, planned or ready
to start. Eleven western States.!
Alaska, Hawaii and the Canal
Zone were covered.
STECHER SIGNS
CHICAGO, Dec. 31—Joe Stecher,
wrestling giant from Dodge, Neb.,
and former champion, has signed
to meet Jim Londos, titular claim
ant, in a one- hour time limit
match at the Coliseum here on
January 9.
YOUNG WOMAN IS
vicmusT Mine
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 31, —The;
body of Mrs. Ruth Steese, age 26,
garrotted and bound with rope
and with two bullets in the head,
was found propped in the rear of
an automobile in a sparsely set
tled section of East Cleveland.
Coroner A. J. Pearce said, after I
a preliminary examination, that1
she was a victim of a lust crazed!
maniac. Torn bits of the woman’s1
under-garments were found on
the floor of the machine.
MAY LEAP AGAIN
DURANGO, Colo., Dec. 31, —Re
calcitrant Carbon mountain, the
wandering playboy among South
western mountains, gathered it
self together again as if prepar
ing for another gigantic leap
upon the surrounding terrain.
BEAUTY RELEASED
ROME, Dec. 31,—Gretta Blaha,
blonde Vienesse beauty who was
sentenced to 30 years imprison
ment last spring for complicity in
a plot against Premier Mussolini,
was among those released under
the government’s amnesty. Miss
Blaha’s companions were executed
for the same offense.
LIFE FOR WINNIE
PHOENIX, Ariz, Dec. 31,—As one
of its final acts before it adjourn
ed. the Maricopa County Grand
Judy recommended to the State
Board of Pardons and Paroles,
that the death sentence of Winnie
Ruth Judd, condemned murderess,
be commuted to life imprison
ment.
nr A BILL!
FOB NEW PROJECTS
ON THE PACIFIC COAST
MIAMI, Fla., Dec., 31,—A swim
ming record which experts thot
would stand for years, was shat
tered in the second session of the
National Olympic Stars Aquatic
meet in the Miami Biltmore Coun
ty Club pool, when Miss Lenore
Knight of Homestead, Pa., clipped
nine and two-fifth seconds from
Helene Madison”s world record for
the 500 meter free style swim.
The 17-year-old Pennsylvania
girl, member of the 1932 Olympic
team, covered the course in 7.02.06,
blasting the previous mark of
7.12 set in 1931 by the Seattle
flash at Detroit.
REGOHO-WU GREF
MIAMI, Fla., Dec., 31,—Johnny
Revolta of Menominee, Mich., shot
a record breaking round of 66 to
take the lead in the first round
of play in the ninth annual Miami
open golf tournament. Revolta’s
score was four better than par
and one lower than the course re
cord.
Denny Shute, Cleveland, and
Johnny “Sonny” Rouse, Chicago,
tied for second with 67. In third
with 69, were Henry Ciuci, Fresh
Meadow, La., and Roland Hancock,
Stoneham, Mass. Jules Huot, Que
bec, and John Golden, Noroton,
Conn., were next with 70.
PI LIST ON SS.
SEATTLE. Dec. 31—The follow
ing is the list of passengers sail
ing for Seward on the SS. Alaska
today:
Mrs. A. W. Lipke, E. A. Boadway,
J. F. Baldwin, Chas Bunnell, Geo.
Marchand, G. W. Griffen, Robert
Hynds, B. C. Peterson, O. Ross,
A. F. Chagin. N. A. Evans, Robert
McClanahan and Clarence Abels.
Carl Fritzier, J. Thompson, Jesse
Garver, A. Deamond, E. Cunning
ham, Art Lundberg, Sidney Sur
tees, Harry F. Olson, Mrs. M. K.
Tidwell, M. Madson, A. C. Mc
Quone, Walter Corliss, Warren
Neil, T. H. Long, John Johnson,
Carl Peterson, Dorothy Johnson,
Carl Franklin, Gunnar Olfberg,
and Mrs. Edna Tavhn.
JIM BAUSGH TAKES
PLACE GREAT ATHLETE
NEW YORK, Dec. 31, —Jim
Bausch of the Kansas City Ath
letics Club took his place with
America’s great sports figures
when he was awarded the James
E. Sullivan memorial medal for
1931.
The medal, awarded each year,
is given to the nation’s outstand
ing amateur athlete as selected
by a committee of 600 leaders in
the world of sport.
millTmsqW
TO LEARN THREE IT
MOSCOW, Dec. 31.—Continuing
its efforts to obliterate illiteracy
in Soviet, Russia, the Council of
Commissars has directed that 4,
500,000 untaught persons shall be
schooled in the three Rs during
1933. In addition 3,000,000 others
with only a smattering of educa
tion must continue their studies
until able to demonstrate their
ability to read, write and calculate.