VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 507.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
■ TIMS liras
• Jl SRFE MIDGIN OVER
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.—State
Senator Tallant Tubbs maintained
the lead over Senator M. Shortridge
which gave the San Francisco apos
tle of repeal of the Eighteenth
* amendment the Republican nomi
nation for the United States Senate
at Tuesday’s primary, with the en
tire huge Los Angeles county vote
completed, last of those from the
. large metropolitan areas.
Tubbs led by 12.035. There were
only 259 precincts unreported, and
these were from remote and small
isolated desert and mountain
spots. Count summarized by the
Associated Press: On 10,282 out of
10,531 precincts, Tubbs 214,992;
Shortridge. 202,957; Rev. R. P. Shu
ler. 197,624; Joe Crail, 186,269; Leo
Youngworth, 56,182.
PICKETING RESUMED
ABOUT SIOUX CITY
SOUIX CITY, Sept., 3, —Only
four of the 15 governors who had
been invited to attend a meeting
on September 9 to discuss the strike
situation, have signified their in
tention of attending the meeting.
The meeting was called by Governor
Green, of South Dakota, who fears
that further suffering will result
from the strike movement.
- Picketing has been ordered re
sumed about Souix City following
the passage of five produce trucks
into the city. It has been announc
ed that this blockade of food pro
ducts will be continued until Sep
tember 9. pending the outcome of
the meeting of governors. The
strikers are seeking to increase
prices paid for farm stuffs through
withholding farm produce from
the markets.
NEW SUITE RECOGNIZED
B? TREAT SIGNATURES
TOKYO. Sept., 3, —While the
League of Nations Inquiry Commis
sion. which has just completed an
investigation of the Sino-Japanese
war and the Manchuria trouble,
were enroute back to Geneva, Jap
an announced the signing of a
treaty recognizing the new State oi
Manchuria .
The Japanese Government has
announced further that this treaty
will not be filed at Geneva but the
league members may learn of its
contents thru newspaper accounts.
U. S. GOLFERS WON
BROOKLYN, Sept. 3. _The
United States clinched the Walker
Cup British-American golf trophy
as Captain Francis Ouimet halved
his 36 hole singles match with Tony
Torrance, British leader after six
successive victories in the two day
competition for the home forces
It was the 70th straight triumpli
in the international series for the
Americans in 10 years.
ACCIDENTAL CAVE-IN
LIVERMORE, Calif., Sept. 3. —
A coroners’ jury held that the cave
in of Veaolle Mocho tunnel of the
Hetchy project last Sunday was ac
cidental. Five workers lost theii
lives in the disaster, lbert Holmes
shift boss who escaped in the tun
nel collapse, testified it happened
suddenly and without warning.
WORKERS INCREASED
*LOS ANGELES, Sept., 3, —An av
erage of 19,000 men instead of the
previously estimated 10,000 will be
employed if the 30-hour working
week is applied to the construction
of a great acqueduct to bring the
Colorado River to Southern Cali
fornia.
LEAD INCREASED
| SACRAMENTO, Sept., 3, —Candi
; date Tubbs’ lead over former Sena
tor Shortridge was increased by
| over 16,000 votes according to Fri
, day’s tabulations- Thursday and
early Friday saw the lead deminish
somewhat but later returns boosted
! the Tubb’s lead.
HUNDREDS Of DUD
LIE im STREETS
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Sept. 3, —
Eight hundred persons are known
to have been killed and many
more bodies lie in the streets of
Quito, the capital, the Minister of
War reported in a message to the
| government.
Rebel and loyalist troops have
: been locked in a bitter struggle
j for Quito throughout the week. The
| report of the Minister was receiv
j ed shortly after the government an
nounced the end of warfare, which
raged furiously most of the time
and in which the rebels held pos
session of part of the capital.
MAYBE HE’S MAD
, DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3.—Defeat
j ed on the unofficial count for the
! gubernatorial nomination of the
Democratic party by Mrs. Miriam
“Ma” Ferguson, Governor Ross
Sterling declared that there was no
doubt that he had obtained the
“substantial majority of all the
votes lawfully cast.” Sterling inti
mated he might demand an offi
; cial investigation.”
GRAND CANYON LODGE
DESTROYED BY EIRE
KANAB, Utah., Sept. 3.—A $2,
000,000 fire destroyed the Union
Pacific Lodge on the north rim of
the Grand Canyon of Arizona, the
flames having spread from the cab
ins nearby after the fire started in
i the kitchen, while the chef was
I preparing breakfast.
Fifty guests were at the lodge at
j the time, but none of them were
1 killed or injured. Most of the loss
is covered by insurance.
TWO DAYS FOR REBUTTAL
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3. —Both
j sides had finished their argument
on the Frank Egan, Albert Tinnin
: trial were arrlowed but two days
for rebuttal before the case goes to
the jury this morning. Egan, former
public defender and Tinnin, ex
convict, are charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Jesse Scott Hughes for
her insurance.
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SHOWING NET GAIN
NEW YORK, Sept. 3. —For the
! second successive day in the stock
| market railroad shares were the
J only major group to show a net gain
i on the average.
DRIVE IS ON
! WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—An md
| mission that a drive is on to extend
I the Hoover war debt moratorium
I came from Rep. Will N. Wood of In
| diana, an administration stalwart
and Republican leader on appropri
ations in the House. Wood con
ferred with President Hoover.
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HAMBURGER CHAMP
WAUKEGAN, 111., Sept^3-—Ben
jamin Smith, who weighs 280
pounds, again is the champion
hamburger sandwich eater of Lake
and McHenry counties. Smith re
tained the title by eating 15 full
sized sandwiches in 30 minutes.
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NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK, Sept. 3, —United
States Steel, hovering about the
50 mark, led the stock market in
to new high ground for the advance
which began July 9. In a recent ses
sion railroad sha?es were carried
to new highs on the movement.
When the industrials got under
j way, howevdr, the carrier group
I started down.
MEMBER PROMINENT
ENGINEERING FIRM IS
ENRGUTE WESTWARD
H. H. Waller, civil engineer of the
Hubbell & Waller Engineering
Corp., of Seattle, probably the best
known civil engineers and con
tractors for Alaska, arrived from
the South on the steamer Yukon en
route to the Alaska Peninsula, on
the SS. Starr, where he will perform
engineering work for salmon pack
ers.
Mr. Waller is well known in Alas
ka, especially in Seward though his
last trip here was 12 years ago. In
1910 he did a great deal of survey
ing and engineering work in the
Willow Creek mining dstrict and in
the Matanuska coal fields. In 1920
he made a water power survey on
the Kenai River for an Eastern
paper mill company. Since that
time C. S. Hubbell has handled all
of the firm’s business in western
Alaska, having made annual trips
to Seward and to areas in this dis
i trict in the interests of mining
companies and canneries.
Hubbell & Waller specialize on
patent surveying of mining claims,
cannery sites and the construction
of hydro-electric plants. The firm
was established in 1902. They are
U. S. Mineral and Deputy Land Sur
veyors for Alaska.
Mr. Waller, son of Attorney Wal
ler of Anchorage and Kodiak, ex
pects to return to Seward in No
vember.
WANT MONARCHY RETURNED
BERLIN, Sept., 3, —The “Steel
Hamlet” political organization stag
ed a great demonstration in this
! city on Thursday when a sea of
| steel hamlet-clad men—a scene
: resembling World War days—urged
I restoration of the former monarchy.
One of the former princes received
a great ovation upon making an ap
pearance and saluted the marchers.
I MUSSOLINI GREETS
ATHLETES IN PERSON
ROME, Sept., 3, —The Italian
j Olympic team, which has just re
! turned to their homeland from
| competition in the Tenth Olympiad
: in the United States, were officially
greeted by Premier Mussolini Fri
day. Mussolini embraced the lead
er of the team.
In officially greeting the delega
tion back from competition, Musso
lini declared that the progress
shown by Italian athletes at the
past Olympiad was ample indica
tion that Italy could send a team
which would carry off a majority of
the Olympic honors at the next
Olympic games which will be held
in Berlin in 1936.
WILL CONSULT U. S
PARIS, Sept. 3. —Although the
j U. S. is not a signatory to the Ver
| sailles treaty France intends to
| consult the American government
! in conection with Germanys’ new
demand for equality in arms with
other European nations.
MRS. JUDD CONFIDENT
PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 3. —Mrs.
Winnie Judd, under sentence to die
for the Phoenix trunk murders,
seemed confident that the appeal
filed with the state supreme court
I would save her from the gallows.
CERMACK IN BRITAIN
DUBLIN, Sept., 3, —Mayor Anton
Cermack, of Chicago, who is in
Europe for a rest from his duties,
arrived here from London Friday.
He left Paris Thursday for London
BEER RUNNER KILLED
CHICAGO, Sept., 3, —Walter Le
vinsky, beer runner, was killed in
gangland fashion here Friday nite
He had aspired to become a baron
over the beer traffic in a Southside
beer district.
PACIFIC COAST
Portland 9, Missions 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg 2, Cincinnati 1.
Chicago 5, St. Louis 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 7, New York 1.
Phillies 7-15, Boston 3-0.
St. Louis 3, Chicago 1.
BULL BILL FUME
HIS NEW ENTRANT
NEW YORK, Sept. 3, —One run
in Friday’s game with Washington
enabled the New York Yankee’s to
enter baseballs hall of fame, tying
with the all-time major league re
cord of 132 cdnsecutive games
without being shut-out.
| The Yankee’s lost |;he game 7-1,
: but preserved their long string of
| blankless contests in the ninth in
| ning when, with one out, “Babe”
Ruth walke dand Lou Gehrig trip
: led to deep center field bringing
i the “Bambino” home.
COLONEL MC NEIDER
HAS BIG TASK MAKE
WASHINGTON, Sept., 3, —Col.
Hanford McNeider, minister to Can
ada and former National Comman
| der of the merican Legion, who
has turned in his resignation to
President Hoover, says that he de
sires to return to private life.
It is understood that McNeider’s
resignation was prompted by his
desire to reconcile World War Vet
erans, who have become disgusted
I with the Hoover Administration be
cause of their failure to secure im
mediate payment of the bonus.
McNeider will attempt to have the
veterans return to the fold and for
get their grievances against the
I Republican administration. He will
set up headquarters in Chicago.
I McNeider at one time was a
i strong advocate for the payment of
the bonus but he will now have the
task of trying to talk them out of
the bonus, at least for a while. He
intends to go to Portland for the
American Legion Convention there.
COMMUTE SENTENCES
BERLIN, Sept., 3, —Chancellor
Franz von Papen has commuted
| the death sentence imposed upon
j five Nazis followers of Adolf Hitler.
! The sentence was changed to life
imprisonment with the right to an
other trial.
RAIL STOCKS HIGHER
NEW YORK, Sept., 3, —Railroad
stocks pulled the market substanti
ally higher despite a diminution of
speculative interest with the ap
i proach of the Labor Day holiday.
ULTIMATUM TO CHINA
MUKDEN, Sept., 3, —A virtual
war ultimatum was delivered to
China by the young State of Man
chukua, declaring the province of
Jehol was the seat of the only dis
orderly elements in the new Japan
ese inspired state- The ultimatum
indicated Manchukuo was resolved
to adopt appropriate measures in
order to clear out the outlaw ele
ments completely.
AVIATORS INJURED
CLEVELAND, Sept., 3, —Locking
wings as they rounded the home
pylon 150 yards in front of the
grandstand, William . Warrick, Jr.,
and Paul Blook were injured criti
cally in the first spectacular acci
dent of the National air races.
LANDS 450-POUND FISH
FANNIN, Texas, Sept. 3, (A5)—
Ross Hanley, Fannin sportsman,
caught a June fish measuring 7
feet 4 inches long and weighing 450
pounds. It took four hours to land
the monster.
RATIFY AMENDMENT
DALLAS, Tex., Sept., 3, —The
Texas House of Representatives
completed ratification of the “Lame
Duck” amendment Thursday.
CHAPLIN INS FIRST
TILT, FORMER WIFE
LOS ANGELES, Sept., 3, —Charles
Chaplin, noted comedian of the
screen, won his first tilt with his
former wife, when he obtained a re
straining order to prohibit her from
putting his two sons on the stage.
The two Chaplin youths have
been offered a lucrative contract
by Fox Theatres and the come
dian is opposed to their accepting
it. The former Mrs. Chaplin and
her attorneys declare that they will
take further steps in their fight to
have the boys go on the stage.
RIO GRANDE RIVER
HIGHEST IN ITS HISTORY
LAREO, Tex., Sept., 3, —The Rioi
Grande River has been swollen by;
recent heavy rains until it is now|
at a height which is declared to be!
the highest recorded in the memory j
of oldtime citizens in this area, j
A number of towns have been in- j
undated by the flood waters; one
railroad bridge has been washed
out; a $1,500,000 power plant has
been badly damaged; and much,
other loss resulted. No life toll has j
yet resulted. Other streams are also!
running high. One small rivulet is!
now a torrent—one-half mile in |
width.
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR j
MAYOR OF NEW YORK;
NEW YORK, Sept., 3,—America’s
biggest city changed mayors with- ;
out pomp or ceremony and then;
proceeded to provide for a special;
election November 8 at which J. J. j
Walker will ask the voters of New
York to vindicate his record by re
turning him to the mayoralty chair.
Even as J. V. McKee retired from
the presidency of the board of Al
dermen and plunged into his new
duties as mayor, the board of elec
tons announced that nominations
to succeed McKee wll be received
durig the first week in October.
FOOTBALL PRACTICE
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—Football
practice began in the metropolitan
area when 42 Columbia University
gridiron aspirants and 35 Manhat
tan College huskies went thru their J
initial practice workouts.
ARMISTICE CONSIDERED
GUYAQUIL, Ecuador, Sept. 3.— i
Federal reinforcements marched
into Quito as brisk fighting be
tween rebels and loyalists were re
newed, with hundreds reported
killed or wounded. An armistice,
accepting Humberto Albornome as;
provisional president, was being
considered by both sides.
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SAD AFTERMATH
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept., 3,;
—A sad aftermath of the recent'
California elections occurred here
when Fred S. Wilson, defeated can
didate for auditor, took his own life.
In a note, which he left, he gave
financial difficulties as the reason
for committing the act. He also de
clared that the election had been
his last hope.
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DEAD MEN REGISTER
SEATTLE, Sept., 3, —Heavy regis
tration in several registration dis
tricts is attributed to fraudulent
signatures. An investigation has
been ordered to find out if the sig
natures of dead men have not been
placed on the voting books in some
localities.
WALKER RAS RIGHT
TO SEEK VINDICATION
NOVEMBER ELECTION
NEW YORK, Sept., 3, —Jimmy
Walker, who has just resigned his
position as mayor of New York be
cause he claimed he was being
made the “goat” in the ouster
charges, has a legal right to seek
vindication or reelection at the
coming election in November.
This is the opinion expressed by
a number of legal lights in New
York. Some controversy arose over
whether or not the former mayor
could run at the coming election or
await for the next or a special elec
tion. A court decision is expected
soon regarding the matter.
Joseph B. McNewell, president of
the City’s board of aldermen, be
came mayor of New York City au
tomatically Friday just as soon as
Walker’s resignation had been ac
cepted. He did not even have to
take oath of office and there were
no ceremonies.
Governor Roosevelt, who presided
! at the Walker ouster hearings, has
! washed his hands of the affair and
| has plunged into his presidential
I campaign work.
EGAN CASE GIVEN TO
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3. —The
Egan case was in the hands of the
jury last night with a verdict pos
sible any minute. The long trial
which has been crowded with sen
sation from its inception closed up
on its most exciting note.
His patience finally exhausted,
Judge Dunne ordered Halliman to
jail for contempt of court. “Mr.
Halliman,” he said, “Your atitude
and your remarks have been noisy,
bothersome and conteumtuous and
I hereby sentence you to 24 hours
in the county jail. Will the sheriff
please take Mr. Halliman out of
court?”
Halliman is the fiery young at
torney for Frank J. Egan.
PROPOSED Til LEW
DECDERSED FEW ILLS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.—By
virtue of surprise action taken by
directors of the Golden Gate Bridge
and Highway District “after a day
long session, San Francisco’s pro
posed tax rate of $3.99 for 1932-33
will be reduced to $3.961-2 cents.
Casting about for some means of
removing the 21.2-cent levy from
the tax rate the directors entered
into an agreement whereby they
will obtain sufficient funds for cur
rent expenses.
Until October 10, when the last
obstacle to sale of bridge bonds
will have vanished in effect the di
rectors accepted a loan of $200,000
from a syndicate, which has entered
a bid on the first $6,000,000 block of
the $45,000,000 bond issue.
TRUCE ENDS STRIKE
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 3. —High
way blocked for days by determined
picketers were open today into
Omaha Council Bluffs and Des
Moines as farmer accepted the
truce ending their srtike.
MUNITIONS EXPLODED
BUCHAREST, Roumania, Sept. 3,
A terrific explosion of an ammuni
tion dump near here Thursday,
killed 17 and injured many more.
HOSTILE CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, Sept 3. —The ad
ministration will encounter an
American Legion convention at
Portland this month which will be
hostile to some of its major pro
posals it was learned at the White
House where the President discuss
ed plans for the meeting.