MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 204.
SEWARD, ALASKA,THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
PLANS COMPLETE
LOCAL REFUGE
WERE DISCUSSED
Plans for the improvement of the
local small boat refuge so that ade
quate protection can be given these
harsh elements were discussed last
evening at a hearing held in the
City Hall. Lieut John R. Noyes, of;
:he Seattle Army Engineers office,
who has charge of the local break
water work, was present and he1
listened to the many suggestions
made by the several interested local
■persons and made careful note of
their suggestions so that they can
be made the basis for further
studies.
Mayor D. C. Brownell presided
over the meeting and opened the
discussion by saying that the pre
sent breakwater, near the San Juan
dock, does not fulfill the purpose
for which it was built—that of pro
viding adequate protection for
small craft. The refuge provides
some shelter, at times, but when a
north wind prevails, the boats are
worse off behind the breakwater
than at some other points in Re
surrection Bay. Then to, in the
.vinter-time. the currents at the
head of the bay are such that ice
discharged from the Resurrection
and other creeks is swept into the
breakwater and becomes lodged
there.
Charles Sheldon, boat owner de
clared that the North wind made it
entirely impossible for him to keep
his boat moored inside the break
water. The wind chops up the water
to such an extent that boats must
go elsewhere than the breakwater
to seek refuge. Mr. Sheldon also
pointed out that the Current creat
ed by tidal action made it hard for
boats to remain moored there also
The currents were described as a
counter-clockwise movement at the
head of the bay.
Instances where boats have found
the breakwater more of a menace
than a refuge were cited. The first
winter, following the breakwater’s
construction the gasboat Bavaria,
owned by John Paulsteiner was
forced to leave the breakwater be
cause of the strong North wind.
The vessel sought shelter on the
east side of the Seward wharf. The
Bavaria was little better off there
as the wind beat up such a spray
of water the cold caused the
vessel to ice and the Bavaria sank.
Tne damage caused to the Bavaria
from the sinking was approximated
at $200. About the same time, the
gasboat Roy, owned by Nils Hagen,
was also forced to leave the break
water and come down to the Sew
ard wharf waters to moor. Ice
formed on this vessel, too, but the
owners were fortunate in getting
aboard the craft and chopping off
the ice to keep it from sinking.
One-man boats are entirely help
less if they attempted to remain
behind the breakwater as they could
not man their boats and chop ice
at the same time.
Word of these occurences was
voiced in boat-owner circles and it
was not long before the breakwater
was empty of craft seeking refuge
as they were certain that they
would not get it there, judging by
the experiences of other boat own
ers. Not only Seward boat owners
refused to tie their craft up behind
the refuge but boats, stormbound
in the Seward vicinity, refused to
come here for refuge as they would
have done if the breakwater had
been adequate.
Even when ice-forming weather
does not prevail, boat owners are
forced to keep a close watch on
their boats continuously as the
boats behind the breakwater strain
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TO TURN PRO
PARIS, AuAg. 31. —All of France
is agog over reports that Andre
Cochet, French tennis star, plans
to turn professional. It is thought
that Cochet will team up with Am
erica’s Bill Tilden, and that they
will make a tour of Europe.
REPEAL JAPANESE
EXCLUSION LAW
IS ADVOCATED
NEW YORK, Aug. 31. —Repeal
of the Japanese exclusion act would
have a most beneficial effect on
the relations between the United
States and Japan, Prince Iyessato
Tokugawa. former president of the
Japanese House of Peers said yes
terday.
The Prince arrived here fro m
Chicago en route to England.
Prince Tokugawa said he plan
ned a more extended visit in the
United States on his return trip,
which will include a call on Presi
dent Roosevelt. He said he also
would confer with the head of the
American Red Cross regarding an
international Red Cross conference
in Japan in 1934.
(ASK FOR INQUIRY
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. — The
Interstate Commerce Commission
has been requested to make a
special investigation into the tra
gic wreck of the Golden State Lim
ited. Tuesday, near Tucumcari, New
Mexico. The request was made by
the chairman of the New Mex
ico Corporation and he said that
the investigation was warranted
because of the magnitude of the
wreck. Eight lives were lost and 41
persons seriously injured.
DAVIS GOING TO
EUROPE TO TALK
ON DISARMING
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. —Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull was
back at his desk here Wednesday.
He*announced that Ambassador
Sumner G. Welles, who successful
ly negotiated for the disposal of
President Machado from the Cub
an government, is to return to
Washington Tuesday to resume his
post as Assistant Secretary of the
State in charge of Latin American
affairs.
Secretary Hull also revealed that
Norman Davis, ambassador at large
for the United States, was leaving
today for Europe to carry on dis
armament discussions.
At New York Ambassador Davis
said that he was not only going
abroad for the purpose of discuss
: ing disarmament but he a]so car_
| ried oral messages from President
Roosevelt to the heads of foreign
governments. Davis refused to dis
cuss the content of the oral mes
| sages and would not talk about
| war debts. He did say, however,
that he was against the cancella
tion of’any war debts.
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ECONOMIC AGREEMENT
LONDON, Aug. 31. —An economic
l agreement between Italy and Sov
I iet Russia has been completed, it
was revealed in official circles to
day. It is said that treaty con
• tains a non-agression clause also.
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ST. PAUL ROBBERY
ST. PAUL, Aug. 31. —Five ban
dits, armed with a machfcie gun,
held up a branch postoffice here
yesterday and escaped with a $35,
000 payroll. In their getaway the
bandits killed one policeman an
seriously wounded another.
DIMOND NAMED
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Aug. 31. j
—Anthony J. Dimond was named a
member for Alaska of the Ameri
can Bar Association's general
council. One of his duties of the
council is the nomination of the
president of the Bar Association.
SLEEP MALADY
DEATH TOLL 47
ST. LOUIS, Aug. ai. -The- sleep
ing sickness epidemic entered its
second month with a toll of 47
deaths and 362 additional cases
being confined in hospital isola
tion wards.
A post mortem examination of
of the cases disclosed that about 80
per cent of the fatalities resulted
when the victims had other health
! complications.
During the past day only two
deaths were reported.
Surgeon General Hugh Cum
mings, of the United States Public
Health Service has declared that
42 of the cases now in isolation
wards have been cbnfinfed (with
a disease described as inflammation
i of the brain.
SHORTER HOURS
BE DEMANDED
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. — Wil-|
j liam Green, president of the Amer
j ican Federation of Labor and Na
tional Recovery Administration la
bor advisor, said yesterday that la
bor intends to insist for shorter
wroking hours in the N. R. A. codes.
He said that while 2,000.000 had
been reemployed during the last!
| few weeks that 11,000,000 are still
idle. It is necessary to shorten the!
hours still further if reemployment
!of these is to be effected immed
iately.
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OIL DICTATORS j
ARE APPOINTED
HYDE PARK, Aug. 31. —Presi
dent Roosevelt yesterday appointed
the full committee of 15 for plan
ning and coordinating the oil in-^
dustry as provided for in the oil
code.
The committee is made up of 12
members representing the industry
and three represent the National
Recovery Administration. Members
appointed include Axtell J. Byles,
president of the American Petro
leum Institute, and K. R. Kings
bury, president of the Standard Oil
Company of California.
YARD BE IMPROVED
BREMERTON, Wash., Aug. 31. —
The sum of $1,450,000 of the money
made available to the Navy Depart
ment by the Federal government
will be spent on improvmnt and
maintnance of the Bremerton Navy
yard, it was learned here today.
RAIL TROUBLE CANADA
OTTAWA, Aug. 31. —A concil
iation board was appointed here
Wednesday to attempt to settle the
differences which have risen be
tween railroads and rail workers
over the proposed 10 per cent wage}
cut for workers on the Canadian
Pacific.
BOYS SAVED
FROM DEATH
BY RANGERS
LAKE PLACID, N. Y., Aug. 31. —
A valiant fight was won here Wed- i
riesday night with the rescue of j
three boys from the precipitous
bluff on Great Face mountain near
here.
The boys were Boy Scoufs and
had gone out on a camp tour two
days ago. When they failed to re
turn an airplane was sent to scout;
for them. The plane reported sight
ing the boys trapped on this spot |
with its steen- sides and where a
miss-step meant certain death.
Forest rangers came to the res- '
cue. With thousands of feet of rope
on their backs they climbed to a |
spot on the mountain above the j
boys. They anchored the rope andj
dropped it to the boys.
Last night the boys were resting
in a hospital here suffering from
exposure and lack of food.
TRIED BURN SCHOOL
SEATTLE, Aug. 31. —Police and:
fire department officials are seek
ing the person o r persons who al
legedly started the incendiary blaze
at the Beacon high school which
caused $3,000 damage.
CHINESE CITY
THOUGHT SAFE
RED THREATS
FOOCHOW, China. Aug. 31. —The
American gunboat Sacramento ar-l
rived here yesterday to protect Am-;
erican lives and property.
The situation at Foochow was re-j
ported as being much easier al-j
though trouble still loomed from!
the “Red” threat.
The H. M. S. Wishart, of Great!
Britain is also en route here to
protect British citzens. Three Jap
anese warships are lying in the
harbor to protect their natinoals.
Foochow is the capital of Fukien
Province.
Considerable doubt was expressed
in officials circles that the red
bandits had captured Yenpink. also
in Fukien province.
STOCKS CLOSE LOWER
NEW YORK, Aug. 31. — Stocks
closed lower yesterday after swing
ing back and forth over a wide
area. Disappointment over the
failure of the list to make enthusi
astic response to the President’s
gold ruling brought heavy profit
taking into the gold mine issues
and they were beat down sharply.
Homestake mine dropped 22 points
to 280 and then recovered to close
at 295. Alaska Juneau closed at
30%. September wheat closed at
86%; Copper 9; export copper un
changed at .0847; bar silver 36%;
pound sterling $4.53%; Canadian
dollar 95%.
Approximately $75,000 has been
appropriated for Public Works in
the Seward vicinity. The sum of
$5,000 was allocated for the avia
tion field; $35,000 for the local
grad e-crossing elimination and
bulkhead construction; and $35,000
for surfacing and graveling the
Seward-Lake Kenai highway.
WASHINGTON IS
LOOKING AHEAD
LIQUOR CONTROL
SEATTLE, Aug. 31. —Looking
ahead to the expected repeal of
prohibition by December 5 or 6th,
wet leaders promised to work for
a new state liquor control law in
the wake of the repeal election in
which the dry forces were able to
win only four delegates out of the
99.
The former state control law was
repealed last Fall.
With scattering returns creeping
in there is not sufficient uncounted
votes to have any influence on the
decision. Only two of the State’s
49 districts chose dry delegates in
Tuesday’s election.
The vote stands for repeal 264.615
against 159,020.
At l&ast 15 or more states will
vote before November 8 and will
provide a minimum of three more*
than necessary for repeal should the
procession continue uninterruptea
for repeal.
STRIKER KILLED
IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31. —Clem
Norwood, striker, was killed and
dozens of persons injured as silk
hosiery strikers and sympathizers
clashed with police. The strikers
are from the Cambria Hosiery mills.
Norwood was shot in the head
during a melee which followed the
attempt of 12 workers to enter the
plant in a truck.
Pickets rushed the machine and
upset it and injured a number of
its occupants.
Several shots were fired by the
police as they attempted to quell
the 2,800 pickets who were thrown
into a feeling of high excitement.
BATTLE FLEET
TO STAY PACIFIC
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. —High
naval officials revealed that the
United States battle fleet, which
is now concentrated ir$ Pacific
waters, would remain intact for the
time being. They said that the
fleet will not be split up at this
time by dispatching a portion of
it back to Atlantic waters.
The officials are believed to be
basing their action on the renewed.
Japanese naval maneuvers in the
Pacific Islands which they hold by
mandate from the League of Na
tions.
IRISH TOUGH
“BLUE SHIRT BOYS
DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 31. —Po
lice, at instructions from President
Eamon De Valera, Wednesday af
ternoon raided the office of Gen
eral Duffy, head of the Irish “Blue
Shirt” organization. Police broke
in the door of Duffy’s office with
the butts of their rifles and then
broke open Mr. Duffy’s private
desk. Documents in the desk were
confiscated.
No arrests have been made.
The “Blue Shirts” is an organiza
tion patterned after the Hitler
Brown Shirts, in Germany. The
Blue Shirts were ordered dissolved
recently by De Valera but the order
has not been heeded.
The Overland Hotel is being giv
en a coat of paint today. Yesterday
the front of Cameron’s Cafe was
painted.