“Federal Officials Cannot Lawfully be Appointed to any Territorial Office.”
—Attorney General of Alaska John Rustgard.
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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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Construction Will
Start as Quickly
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE GATEWAY FROM
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE ALASKA RAIL
ROAD, NOW AT WASHINGTON, ANNOUNCES
AUTHORIZATION BY SECRETARY WILBUR,
CONSTRUCTION COAL BUNKERS AT SEWARD;
EXPORT BUSINESS WITH HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
POSSIBILITY
(Special to The Gateway)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.—“Evan Jones Coal
Company’s telegram of December 14, advising of the ship
mem of an additional 500 tons of coal to Cordova and other
shipments to Southeastern Alaska points, convinces me
that if proper efforts are made that a substantial tonnage
can be disposed of at these points; also considerable ton
nage to the fish canneries..
FIERY SEATTLE SOLON RELATES |
A NUMBER OF PLAIN
TRUTHS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 11.
:/P)—Representative Ralph Horr of
Washington appeared unexpectedly
before the Senate Committee hold- j
* ing hearings on the Bingham Bill, j
to submit 1930 brewery data of his J
State.
Showing $14,000,000 invested and
an annual business of $11,000,000,
and that the sum of $1,538,000 in
wages was paid to 1,064 employees,
Representative Horr said, the peo
ple of his State are “fed up with
prohibition. We have our home
brew the same as you but our wheat
and grain is laying in graineries
for want of a market.”
RETURNING TO HOMES
GLENDORA, Miss., Jan. 11. (/P)_ j
Aided by the Red Cross, refugees J
began returning to their homes
over the week end and began to
mop out their dwellings in the wake :
of one of the delta’s greatest flood J
disasters. The Tallahatchie River
and its tributaries are falling rap
idly after devastating the rich cot
ton belt. There was no loss of life
out the property damage is huge.
It is douDuui it Alaska mines
can compete on coal for the Phil
ippine Islands as the mines of the
United States on the 80.000 tons
for the Manila Railroad were 23
per cent higher than the bidders
in Australia and Japan.
“The lowest bidder fro m the
United States mines was $8.05 per
ton, F.O.B., Manila harbor, provid
ing foreign bottoms could be used.
“There is a possibility on the
Hawaiian Island business amount
ing to about 15,COO tons per annum.
“I am discussing the matter with
Secretary Wilbur and the Appro
priations Committee with the un
derstanding that a 50c per ton
bunker handling charge be impos
ed on export tonnage.
“I have been authorized by Sec
retary Wilbur to proceed with the
construction of suitable bunker
facilities at Seward which proba
bly will be started as soon as pos
sible.”
Signed, Col. Otto F. Ohlson
HIS WOMEN LEADERS
TAKEN; TALKED REVOLT
(By Associated Press)
Gandhi’s OG-year-old wife was ar
rested with several other prom
inent women leaders in a National
ist campaign including one known
as “woman dictation.”
They were advocating a non-vio
lent revolt. The government adopt
ed another emergency ordinance
proliibiting meetings of more than
five persons; automatically outlawr
ing gatherings of Nationalists.
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THOUGHT HE
| SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS LURED
TO BASEMENT OF A
TENEMENT
CINCINNATI, Jan. 11. (JP)—The
| kidnapping and slaying of Marian
[McLean, age six, was confessed by |
Charles Bischoff, 45, a Shoemaker, j
Frcsecutor German announced.
| The body was found December I
122 in the basement of a tenement'
occupied by Bischoff who first re- j
ported the discovery.'
The little girl was lured away j
from her home five days before!
she died from internal hemorrhage
caused by the criminal attack by
Bischoff who has been'held ever
! since for questioning intermit
i tently.
Gorman said a first degree mur
! der indictment against him will be j
; sought tomorrow. Authorities be
IlieVed Bischoff is insane: if indict
ed and the jury finds him sane, he
will stand trial for first degree
i murder.
I Bischoff said: “I done it. It's
j done.” At first his victim was
quiet, he said, but Thursday night1
after he had injured her. she cried’
and he left her tied and almost I
! dead.
} “Friday morning I felt her chest
j and she was dead. Monday night
i about half-past six, I bi light her
| toward the front cellar and left!
; her there in front becau e women I
! don’t go there and wouldn’t find
j her so quick. I saw her again Tues
j day morning, then told he police
I’d found her.”
'BRITAIN APPROVES OF
SUSPENSION PfflENTS
(By Associated Press)
The British cabinet reaffirmed j
their contention that the proposed!
Lausanne reparation conference isj
imperative particularly in view of
the German position, that she is
no longer able to keep up her rep
arations payments since German
bonds went down a couple of
points.
The London Exchange board of
directors and the World Bank at
Basle gave unanimous approval of
the report to the Young plan com
mittee admitting Germany's inabil
ity to continue the present repara
tions schedule.
WANTS OPEN DOOR
TOKYO, Jan. 11. (/P)—Japan will
reply to Secretary of State Stirn-,
son’s note by declaring that they
have no intention to infringe upon
Chinese territory or to hinder in
any way China’s open door policy.
Japan insists in her note, however,
that China observe Japan's rights
in Manchuria.
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* NOTICE
* On account of the storm and *
* snowdrifts, there can be no *
* milk deliveries made in Seward *
* excepting to the Seward Gen- *
* eral Hospital, which will be *
* made on snow'shoes. No deliv- *
* eries can be expected in the *
* city for the next few days until *
* the storm has fully abated and *
: drifts cleared away. It is im- *
- possible even for my horses *
* and sled to get through. If *
* the City of Seward and the *
* Bureau of Public Roads w ill try *
to help in the future, as they *
* have signally failed to do in *
: the past, we can keep this bad- *
ly needed road open.
HENRY LEIRER,
Seward Dairy. *
OFFICER FOUND BODY OF SAM
FEDDERSON NEAR FRONT
OF CABIN
SEATTLE, Jan. 11. (/P)—The weird
account told three weeks ago by
Charles Christensen, a prospector
found wandering half dead in the
woods, that he had slain his part
ner, was confirmed although since
then he was found insane and his
tale doubted.
Deputy Burnett, returning from a
trip to Little Moose Creek in the
Kantishna district to investigate
the tale, reported he had found the
body of Sam Fedderson buried face
down in the snow, 250 feet in front
of a cabin. The body was covered
with canvas and there was no doubt
he had been murdered as a num
ber of dogs were tied up and almost
starved.
An airplane will leave to bring
back the body for inquest. Chris
tensen was found near Knight’s
road house December 15. He told
rescuers he had been directed by a
Mount McKinley ranger to kill
Fedderson and said he had started
to march him through the woods
to a creek a half-mile distant. He
shot him when balked by Fedder
son’s dog, found following Christen
sen.
He was adjudged insane at Ne
nana.
DEMO CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11
(iP)—Chicago was chosen as the
Democratic convention city aftei
Mayor Cermak guaranteed $200,000
A tax reduction of three mills
or from the rate of 13 mills to 1C
milLs, approximately 23 per cen1
lower, was ordered by the Cordova
City Council at a recent meeting
effective during the year of 1932
reports The Times.
LOT OF “HOOEY” IS BEING
MADE OVER NATIONAL
DRINK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11 (/P)
—Beer is scheduled to become the
center cf another Congressional
controversey when Senate Com
mittee hearings begin on the Bing -
ham Bill to legalize beverages con
taining four per cent alcohol.
; Prominent medical men, incluri
i ing Dr. M. Fishbein, editor of the
' journal of the American Medical
Association; Dr. Charles Morris,
chief medical examiner of New
York, and Senator Copeland, of
New York, a former health com
missioner, have been invited to tes -
tify before the committee.
Congress will begin consideration
of peace time economic legislation.
The Senate will consider President
Hoover’s $500,000 reconstruction fi
nance corporation, and the House
Democrats will formulate a pro
gram on tax and tariff legislation
and study of foreign bond flota
tions will be resumed.
Increase in capitalization for
Federal land banks will be taken up
! in the Senate. Hearing will be
started in the Senate on Navy build
I ing. Agricultural relief and rivers
l and harbors plans will be consid
| ered in the House. The House drive
! for drastic governmental economy
; will be resumed.
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! SANTIAGO, Cuba., Jan. 11. (A5)—
Martial law was declared here after
the explosion, of five bombs, one of
which probably fatally wounded
the wife of Dr. Rafael Stenger,
prosecuting attorney of Orient
Province, Audencia.
The bombs were followed by
* scattered firing throughout the
1 suburbs last night as students and
workmen held demonstrations on
the third anniversary of the slaying
at Mexico City of Julio Antonio
1 Mella. Cuban Communist student.
A bomb struck Senora Stenger
.when thrown against her home;
others struck the postoffice and
theatre. Censorship has calmed
dow'n Havana.
SUCCEEDS DAVIS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.
(A5)—Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., 44
year-old Governor General of Porto
Rico wall succeed Dwight Davis, who
! Saturday resigned from his post as
! Governor General of the Philippine
! Islands.