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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 112.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
STEM YUKON ON
WIT TO NOOTHLH
SEATTLE. May 13. —The S. S.
Yukon, of the A. S. S. Co., sailed
for Seward this morning with the
following list of reservations:
George Marchand, Marie Towne,
Sam Dubin, J. W. Russell. Mrs.
Helen Lowery, E- Call J. J. Larue,
G. R. Watkins, W. F. Hoelcher,
Anna Walla, Wynn Oliver, Oliver
Wall, R. B. Oliver, Lee Jackob, A.
Melleck, Mildred Melleck, Mrs. C.
R. Monaghan, Miss M. Monaghan
and Mater Monaghan.
M. D. Guiss, Robert Guiss, Alex
Almdahl, F. A. Bieringer, Mrs.,
Flickinstein. Thomas Quinn, E.,
Anderson, Estelyn Powell, Bruno:
Visca, John Mellish, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. O’Flannagan, Helen Johnson,
Mrs. Victor Hill. George B. Keleg,
R. Huttle, Julia McCann, Theresa
Crasbusch, G. Veeden. A. L. Wil
bur. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Spaulding,
Anton Kincella, Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Giers, G. L. Masters, M. Weaver, A.
Colley, George Vaara, Benjamin
Kemper and 14 steerage.
THE ALTEHTIIE
PUNS SUBMITTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13.—
The administration’s plan for re
capturing prosperity, by stabiliza
tion of industry and a huge public
works program, was before Presi
dent Roosevelt for a decision on
two vital features.
The President faced the problem
of determining how to enforce fair
trade agreements on industry and
finance a three billion dollar pub
lic works program. Three alterna
tive plans were submitted.
CkRNEHA ADMITS HE
IS III GOOD S1PE
NEW YORK, May 12— Primo
Camera, Italian heavyweight, who
is scheduled to fight Jack Sharkey
for the heavyweight championship
June 29, returned from Italy on
the liner Rex to start training.
Camera, who has been on a visit
to his parents, said he was in good
shape and could easily work him
self into condition for the title
bout!
SECOND WITHDOH
OF EEfllMf FORECSST
BERLIN, May 13, —Germany’s
withdrawal from the Geneva dis
armament conference for the sec
ond time in history since the par
ley has been in session, was fore
cast yesterday as the cabinet call
ed an extraordinary session of the
Reichstag for next Wednesday.
At that time it is planned to
proclaim a government statement
regarding disarmament.
HAD A GOOD DAY
POONA, India, May 13. —The
Mahatma Gandhi spent yesterday
exceptionally well, the fifth day
since he started his fast. Last
night he was cheerful, .although
too weak to move. He now weighs
93 pounds.
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WILLING ARBITRATE
ASUNCION, Paraguay, May 13,—
Paraguay notified the League of
Nations it would accept plans for
arbitrating the Gran Chaco dis
pute with Bolivia, if hostilities
cease first, with the assurance
they wil not be removed.
Oscar Winchell, the “Flying Cow
bay”, flew his plane to Seward to
day from Anchorage bringing three
boys for the local Jesse Lee Home.
Winchell’s plane is the first pon
toon job to land here this year.
ANOTHER TORNADO
KANSAS CITY, May 13 —Tor
nados and floods left heavy marks
in the Southwest Friday night: six
deaths are attributed to the Okla
homa twister. Five were killed
and seven injured in Oklahoma.
Tumbling chimneys killed a man
in Chattanooga; many head of live
stock were lost and heavy rains
sent streams out of banks in Miss
ouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
NEW FLIGHT LOOMS
ME OF ROUTS
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 13,—
A new fight was brewing in the
wake of Gov. James Rolpn’s reply
and counter-attack on his Senat
orial investigation.
The utility lobby opened a drive
to defeat the tax equalization bill.
Both Houses of the Legislature,
in a rush to bill passing before the
scheduled closing last night, ap
proved the liquor control bill to
go into effect after repeal, the
$30,000,000 veterans home loan
bond issue bill, and the measure
adding 6,600 miles of country roads
to the secondary highway svsetm
FOOLISH BIRD
CORNING, Calif., May 12, —The
turkey gobbler of W- H. Farrell is
doomed to sad disappointment.
The fowl has gathered together
some rocks and is trying Lo hatch
them.
WOMEN BURGUWS
ON THE INCREASE
SAN FRANCISCO May 12.—Wo
men are taking to burglary in in
creasing numbers, the police de
partment here reports.
During the month 10 women
were arrested on burglary charges.
Two were arrested on assault with
deadly weapon charges, nine for
being intoxicated while making
burglarous entries, 17 for petty
thieving, and seven for disturbing
the peace, principally by fighting.
There were 796 women defendants
in cases handled in the women’s
court.
MM1CE SPOKE ENGLISH
SO FRENCHMEN RIOTED
PARIS, May 13, —Five hundred
spectators in a cinema theatre
rioted last night because the
French screen star, Maurice Chev
alier, spoke English in his film
“Love Me Tonight.”
The riot occured in a theater in
the Belleville working quarter
where Chevalier lived at one time.
Police cleared the theater and ad
missions were refused.
HEAVY TRACK AT PIMLICO
BALTIMORE, Md„ May 13—
f Wlith the skies overclouded and oc
casionally showers a heavy, muddy
' tract was the prospect today at
; Pimlico for the country’s three
j year-old horses in the most his
! toric Maryland turf events—the
I Preakness.
PALOOKAS TRIM HIGHBROWS
POMONA, Calif., May 13.—The
University of California baseball
team, en route to Mexico City,
stopped here Saturday to play an
exhibition game with a Pomona
team and lost, 8 to 5. The game
was played on a short, lighted dia
mond with a large, soft ball
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4-DAY CIVIC FESTIVAL
SPRINGFIELD, O., May 13, —
Confidence, backed by the whirl
ing wheels of industry and the joy
ous tunes of busy cash registers,
led citizens of this city to an
nounce a four-day civic festival
commemorating “the end of the
depression.” The festival will be
held from May 25 to 29.
NATIONAL STRIKE BY
FARMERS POSTPONED:
DESIRED MORATORIUM
ST. PAUL, Minn.. May 13. —The j
National farm strike which had |
been scheduled to begin at mid
night, last night, was postponed
indefinitely.
President Milo Reno of the Far
mers holiday association and farm
leaders of other states who con
ferred here with him decided late
in the afternoon to hold off the j
strike in hopes of receiving fur-1
ther aid from the Roosevelt ad-j
ministration.
The postponment had been anti- j
cipated since Thurday night when j
Reno asked President Roosevelt to;
declare a moratorium on mortgage j
foreclosures.
Yesterday the President issued
a plea for leniency toward farmer
debtors. The action did not satisfy j
Reno or other leaders who declar- i
ed they wanted “the same kind of;
action he used in the banking cris
is.”
After a long conference they de
cided that strike plans would be
held up pending further action.
JACK SHARKEY HAD
GAHNEHA SIGN ON LI
NEW YORK, May 13, —Contracts
for their heavyweight champion
ship bout were signed at the Mad
ison Square Garden Club yesterday
by Jack Sharkey and Primo Car
nera; John Buckley signed as
manager for the champion.
Louis Soresi signed as manager
of record for Camera. The 15
round bout will be held June 29 at
the Garden Bowl.
CHINESE THOOPS FUEL
HICK NEW POSITIONS
PEIPING, China, May 13. —Re
treating before Japanese-Manihu
kuo advance on Peiping, Chinese
troops fell back and took up new
positions south of Nantienmen.
American observers estimated at
least 20,000 Japanese and 30,000 j
Chinese are locked in battle in a
small sector south of the Lwan
triangle.
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AFFIXED SIGNATURE
WASHINGTON, D. C7 May 13,—
President Roosevelt affixed his
signature to the bill giving him
almost unlimited powers to reflate
currency, raise farm prices and
lighten farm mortgages.
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HUGHS OFF OEFFJT
online trip
NEW YORK, May 13, —Gene
Sarazen, barnstorming the country
by way of training for defense of
his United States and British Open
golf championships, was in town
and laughed off the defeats sus
tained by himself and his touring
partner, Joe Kirkwood, Australian
trick shot artist.
“Its all okeh by me,” Sarazen
said at luncheon. “These lads
down South can beat me all they
want to. As long as I can beat
them when the going is heavy and
when there is a title at stake, I’ll
stay happy.”
Sarazen admitted that Kirk
wood and himself had beerj de
feated in two Of their past three
matches.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13.—
The Navy Department’s order cur
tailing shore operations for the
coming fiscal year was interpreted
as definitely confirming indica
tions that the Lakehurst Naval Air
station would be decommissioned.
AGREE NEGOTIATIONS
LIMA, Peru, May 13, —Peru and
Colombia agreed to direct nego
tiations to solve their conflict over
the Leticia border territory in the
upper Amazon region.
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MEANS.BLAMES RUMRUNNERS
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 13.—
Gaston B. Means testified in thej
District of Columbia Supreme!
court Satnrday that the Lind-j
bergh baby was stolen by New Jer- j
sey liquor runners.
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NORTH STAR EN ROUTE
SEATTLE, May 13.—The MS.
North Star of the Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Af
fairs, under command of Captain
Whitlam, sailed for the North on
May 11. She expects to call at
Seward this trip.
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OLD DEMPSTEY STUNT
ATLANTIC CITY, May 13, —
Max Baer, California heavyweight;
in daily training for his 15-round
bout with Max Schmeling. at the:
Yankee Stadium on June 8th, has!
adopted the old Dempsey stunt of;
soaking his hands in salt brine to j
toughen them up.
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FAST FREIGHT PLANS
CHICAGO., 111., May 13.—Freight;
planes that would cut the air atj
the rate of 80 miles an hour, carry j
three passengers with combined
weight of 12,000 pounds were pre
dicted for the near future by L. B.
Manning, president of the Board
of American Airways.
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FISH STRIKE GROWS TENSE
ASTORIA, Ore., May 13—A feel
ing of tenseness was apparent here
as local fishermen waited to see if
gill netters from three Washington
communities would make good
their declaration to resume fishing
in face of the strike that has vir
tually closed the Columbia river to
this industry since the seacon
started May 1.
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CHINESE TROOPS FALL BACK
PIEPING, May 13.—Retreating
before a smashing Japanese Man
chukuo advance on Pieping, Chi
nese troops fell back and took up
new positions south of Natieng.
American observers estimated that
at least 20,000 Japanese and 30,
000 Chinese are locked in battle in
a small sector of the Lwan triangle.
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NOT VERY PLEASANT
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13,—
Comfortably filled with army food
and snugly housed in army tents,
the new bonus army last night
found the idea of going to work
in President Roosevelt’s forest
camps anything but pleasant. j
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70TH COMMENCEMENT
BERKELEY, Calif., May 13, —
The 70th commencement exercises
of the University of California be
gan yesterday afternoon in the
Hearst Greek theater on the Berk
eley campus. More than 5,000 were
present for the ceremonies which
established precedent will be con
tinued today, and hereafter will
be a two-day event.
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WILL MAKE APPEAL
TIA JUANA, Mex-, May 12.—Bar
red from the United States as an
undesirable alien, Alberto (Baby*
Arizmendi, Mexican featherweight,
said he would make immediate ap
peal to the United States Depart
ment of Labor for permission to
enter the United States.
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SEATTLE FIELD MEET TODAY
SEATTLE, May 13.—The first
and only Coast Conference track
and field meet in Seattle this year
will be held today when the Uni
versity of Oregon and University of
Washington tangle in the Husky
stadium in a dual battle.
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THE WRONG TREE
Redding, cai., May 12, —g. r.
Milford hired a crew of men to re
move a locust tree from his pro
perty. When he inspected the job
he found the locust tree still
standing but his prize walnut tree
was gone.
GOLD STRIKE
DENVER, Colo., May 13. —Robert
Hoard, negro prospector, made a
gold strike In Copper Gulch 20
mli^ Southwest and a tent city
sprung up in a few hours- A good
road leads to the region which is
crowded with cars. Hoard said the
ore runs $30.00 a ton gold at the
grass roots with some silver and
copper.
ELEVEN COLTS ENTER
HICK PBEMIBS ICE,
WHO'S CLASSIC
BALTIMORE, Md„ May 13, —
Eleven colts were named for the
43rd running of the $25,000 added
Preakness, the richest and most
important of Maryland’s spring
fixtures to be run over the mile
and three-sixteenths course at
Pimblico today.
Col. Edw. R. Bradley’s “Broker’s
Tip,” Kentucky derby winner, and
Mrs. Silas B. Mason’s “Head Play,”
runner-up in the Kentucky classic,
are favorites in the speculation,
with W. R. Coes “Ladysman” at
tracting considerable attention.
The latter is supported by two
stablemates, Pompoleon and Pom
ponius, one of which will probably
decline the issue; all carry 126
pounds.
ON MUSCLE SHOALS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13,—
Complete agreement was reached
by the Senate-House conferees on
the Muscle Shoals government op
eration bill.
Senator Norris, Republican of
Nebraska, won a sweeping victory
in the showdown when his views
on the controversial power trans
[ mission lines and fertiliser provis
! ions passed by the Senate were
| adopted by the conferees.
BOBBY JONES Mil
RESUME SOLE WINS
NEW YORK, May 13.—Bobby
Jones, deposed emperor of the
links, may return to the golfing
wars again, if he can persuade the
United States Golfing Association
that his pet course, the “Augusta”
national, is the ideal spot for the
1934 national open championship
or even for 1933.
Bobby makes no secret of the
fact that he is bringing all his
powers of persuasion to bear on
the officials of the U. S. G. A. to
grant him his hearts’ desire.
BEES GON INTO BEESNESS
TENLOCK, Cal., May 12, —Disre
garding traffic laws, three swarms
of bees flew down the main street
of this city. At East Main street
they separated. One swarm took
possession of a clothing store, an
other set up business in a garage
and the third swarm took to flight
across country.
STARTLING ASSERTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13.—
With an assertion that the tiny
body which Col. C. A. Lindbergh
identified as that of his kidnapped
son was in reality “a plant” and
not the “real Lindbergh child,”
Gaston A. Means brought to a'
climax his grizzly account of the
Hopewell tragedy.
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FRENCH PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13,—
The French proposal to pay last
December’s war debt installment
in return for a moratorium June
15 was formally laid before Presi
dent Roosevelt by the French am
bassador, Andre de Laboulaye, the
diplomat conferred with the Pres
ident for half an hour at the
White House. Neither would com
ment.
JUNE ISSUES OF U. S.
FORBI
BE
LONDON, May 13, —The author
i 'tie*: ordered the June issue of the
Cosmopolitan m^ea.zine withdrawn
: from sales in Great Britain.
, The action was taken because it
“contains an article adversely af
fecting British interests.”
The issue of Cosmopolitan just
out contains an article called “Be
hind Castle Walls” by Hilda Gren
ier, described as “formerly royal
hair-dresser to Queen Mary of En
gland.”
One paragraph purports to an
swer the query “but why does she
wear those frightful hats?” The
writer says the Queen wears them,
not from choice, but because the
King wants her to. and he is the
“boss.”
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.—A
menacing situation suddenly arose
in Europe, due to announcement
by the Hitler administration that
Germany intends to build up great
armaments at once if the Geneva
Disarmament Conference fails,
which seems probable.
Joseph Paul Boncour, French
Foreign Minister, declared France,
in such a case, would insist upon
application of the Versailles treaty.
This might mean reoccupation by
Allied armies of the west bank of
the Rhine.
BESfciTcf™
! INCREASES HIS “REP”
J NEW YORK, May 12.—Ray
White, Columbia, who is expected
to join one of the three major
league baseball clubs next month,
has enhanced his reputation as the
best college pitcher in the East.
By blanking Princeton 7 to 0, he
stretched his string of nine con
secutive runless innings to 22. a
new record for the Eastern inter
collegiate baseball league.
FOREIGN
MID DIPLOMATS
SANTIAGO, Chile, May 12, —A
slippery gang of thieves here has a
penchant for diplomatic prey
The thieves raid only diplomat’s
homes and apartments. It is re
ported that the gang has “foreign
brains.”
Several envoys have lost furni
ture, dinner service and personal
effects. One foreign trade official
was sunning himself in the rear
garden and hi3 wife was sleeping
while thieves ransacked the house
taking $750 worth of clothing.
BROKE BREAD
LOS ANGELES, May 13. —Four
former world’s welterweight cham
pions broke bread with Jimmy Me
Larnin but, strangely, none of
them attempted to tell, the chal
lenger how to cope with Young
Corbett’s southpaw offerings, in
their title bout here May 29.
MANY BE DISMISSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13,—
The government’s economy pro
gram will force the dismissal of
1,500 Coast guard enlisted men.
150 temporary warrant officers,
cause the laying up of 74 patrol
boats, 60 picket boats and closing
of several Coast guard stations.
FEATHER GO POSTPONED
NEW YORK, May 13.—Kid Choc
olate’s illness has forced postpone
ment ofthe Cuban’s featherweight
championship match with Seaman
Watson until next Friday night.
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