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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 209. SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FOUNDER OF SEWARD
PROPOSES INDUSTRIAL
PLAN TO OFFICIALS
SEATTLE, Sept. 9. (&)—John E.
Ballaine, founder of Seward and
cf the Alaska Railroad told a meet
ing of the Alaska-Yukon pioneers
that if 10,000 prospectors were sent
to Alaska by wealthy men, grub
staking them all, prosperity would
be restored.
Ballaine declared he made such
a recommendation to President
Hoover and Secretary Wilbur last
December in seeking action from
federal authority in launching such
a campaign. Both, he said, expres
sed deep interest but nothing fur
ther was heard from it
“In addition I gave Secretary Wil
bur confidential information re
specting reports that President
Hoover is represented as being a
large holder in securities in two big
corporations operating in Alaska
and those would oppose develop
ment of any sort in Alaska by any
interest except themselves with the
friendly backing of the administra
tion. Whether that is true or not I
told Secretary Wilbur it certainly
had and was having the effect of
deterring others from engaging in
development enterprises in Alaska.
I presented instances in proof of it.”
Mr. Ballaine did not say whether
he received a reply to this state
ment.
HUD IS BACKED
Bf VOTE BE CONFIDENCE
LONDON, Sept. 9 (/P)—Backed
by a vote of confidence in the first
day of the special session of Parlia
ment, the British three-party gov
ernment went ahead with its ef
forts to balance the budget before
the end of the week.
MacDonald called for a vote on
the motion to resolve the house in
to a committee of ways and means
which tomorrow is to consider
the speedy enaction of its propo
sals, The vote was 309 to 250
BRITISH CHILLEHGEB
TOO MUCH IN HURRY
DETROIT, Sept. 9. (JP)—The ill
luck that has befallen every at
tempt to lift the Harmsworth
trophy from Gar Wood overtook
Kaye Don in his British challen
ger Miss England II and disqual
ified him from this year’s race
after he had scored a sensational
first heat victory over the Amer
ican defender.
In addition to beating the gun
at the start by some seconds which
^automatically disqualified him,
Don’s boat tipped over about two
miles from the start while making
a wide turn at terrific speed. It
was announced that Don and his
crew escaped injury.
OLD U. S. MINT DOOMED
CHARLOTTE, N. C. Sept. 8. (JP)
—Charlotte’s historic mint, erect
ed in 1845 and for many years the
place where the United States coin
ed much of its moneys, is doomed.
It is to make way for an enlarged
federal building. Coinage there was
01 suspended in 1861.
WIGWAM ON ROOF
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (/P)—No (
modern hotel bed for Red Wing,,
cliff dwelling daughter of a Winne
bago, Chieftain from Manitou Col-;
orado, on a visit to this metropolis.
She bedded down on the hard roof i
of a hotel in her own wigwam and
| was quite comfortable.
PICTURE BRIDE CHKD j
MURDER OF HUSBAND|
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CORDOVA Sept- 9. (4s) —A War- ;
rant charging first degree murder
was issued by U. S. Commissioner
Nelson against Mrs. John M. ^Ar
nott, fo?merly of Anacortes,* in
connection with the murder of her j
husband.
She is 65 years of age, highly ed
ucated and of striking appearance.
' She married Arnott two years ago ;
j She is known as “a picture bride,” j
! as the courtship was conducted en- j
tirely by correspondence.
NOTHING BUT SILENCE
FROM TRAVELERS ABROAD j
_
NEW YORK, Sept. 9. (£>)—When j
| reporters scanned the incoming
passenger list of one of the White
Star liners coming in from abroad ;
they found the list literally cram
med with names of notables,
bankers and leaders of the nation
who were returning from abroad.j
When the ship docked, they
found the notables, but they were
all tongue-tied. No one wanted
to make any comment on the
present economic situation and
their belief in the future situa
tion of either Europe or the1
United States.
STATE Bllfli TRX
SUGGESTED FOR IV.
RENO, Sept. 8. (/Pt — A state tax j
I Of $50 on each divorce granted in «
j Nevada has been recommended as'
| a revenue producing means
J. B. Yeager, president of the
State Farm Bureau told the State
Board of Equalization that the state
and counties would derive $100,000
or more annually from a tax of
this sort.
He said the tax would enable the!
state to make up some of the deficit
in state revenue resulting from de
creased valuations. Yeager has also
suggested an income and sales tax.
LONELY ISLAND VENTURE
WHS NOT SO 'HOT'
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9. (/P) —Tan- |
ned after four months of camp life j
on the wind swept island of Guad- j
alupe, several hundred miles south
of here, tired of an impaired and at j
times uncertain supply of food, ancl j
thoroughly dissatisfied with the
.plans of the Quadalupe Island De
velopment Company, seven persons,
one of them a 12 year old boy were
brought into San Diego>
They were brought here on the
Coast Guard Cutter Tamora.
NATIONS MUST ACT
TC HTTP Sim IS
■ PITTMAN OPINION
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9. </P)—
Silver must be restored to its nor
mal price, U. S. Senator Key Pitt
man told newspaper men here, if
more than half the world is to
recover its foreign trade. The
Nevada arrived here after a three
months’ tour of the Orient study
ing the silver question.
Senator Pittman said trade of j
the Pacific Coast with China hadj
fallen “almost to the disappear- j
ing point.” This, he said, was due j
to the decline in the value of
silver from around 60 cents an
ounce to 28 cents. Currency based
on silver would buy only half what
it would formerly.
Restoration of silver to its for
mer value, he declared, was the
only way American, British, French
and Japanese business men could
keep their trade with China from
being further diminished. He said
he would again ask the U. S. Sen
ate to adopt a resolution calling
upon President Hoover to summon
a world-wide silver Conference.
FATHER OF FIVE IS
KILLED IN BOOZE CHASE
GLOUCESTER, Sept. 9. (/P)—Fire
from a coast guard machine gun
mowed down one alleged rum run
ner and resulted in the capture of
four others and a cargo of 800 cases
of liquor.
The man killed was Joseph Mel
lo, 39 years of age, of New Bedford,
the father of five children- The
shots were ffred while the cutter
pursued the rum runner off the
breakwater here.
LEADING AVIATORS Will
ASSIST DEDICATE FIELD
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9. (/P>—
When Los Angeles dedicates its
new municipal airport next Sat
urday, the city will be honored by
the presence of leading aviators in
the United States.
Many of the aviators who took
part in the National Air Races at
Cleveland will go to the Los An
geles air ceremonies.
STARTED COIN HUNT
ROCKY HILLS, Conn., Sept. 8. (/P)
—Discovery of an early American
penny dated 1838 in a tavern being
dismantled here started a treasure
hunt. Albert Morgan, ornithologist,
discovered the coin and believed it
was part of a cache. The tavern was
constructed in 1780 when this vil
lage was a shipping point.
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NATIONAL
Cincinnati 0, Pittsburgh 3.
Boston 6, Brooklyn 10.
Philadelphia 3-3, New York 1-4.
AMERICAN
St. Louis 3, Detroit 2.
Washington 1, Philadelphia 10.
Chicago 7-3, Cleveland 8-6.
PACIFIC COAST
San Francisco 2, Oakland 8.
Portland 1, Missions 6.
Seattle 5, Los Angeles 6.
HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE I
PLYMOUTH, Calif Sept. 8. (/P)— '
Six business buildings were des
troyed, seven residences damaged
and three men slightly injured
when fire broke out in the old min
ing camp. Damage was estimated j
at $50,000. The fire broke out in the !
Adams Hotel, a two story frame j
structure, shortly after midnight. j 1
BARN, DUSKY MIS. I
BARE LEGS RENO CLUB
I
!
RENO, Nev., Sept. 9. (/P)— In an
old barn that until recently housed
a herd of dairy cattle, Belle Liv
ingstone, former New York night
club hostess, opened her new club
for the elite of the divorce colony.
A troupe of dusky beauties with
bare legs constituted the main
attraction. None of the expected
stable specials such as a “horse’s
neck” and a "pony of brandy”
were served but it was rumored
that drinks could be obtained in
a nearby building.
ENORMOUS DEFICIT IN
POSTAL DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. (/P) — j
| A postal deficit of $150,000,000 for I
the current fiscal year is forecast by !
the action of Postmaster General
Coleman as postal savings mounted j
to a new high record of approxi
mately $400,000,090.
He said hard times are affecting
postal revenue but savings doubled
indicating that hoarded capital is
to some extent responsible for the j
existing business condition .
OEfSEHlir
G00DJ0JEN0 FINS:
RENO, Sept. 9. (VP) — Ten thou
| sand fans watched Jack Dempsey
go into action here. He knocked
out Sammy Baker, of Douglas, Ari
zona in one minute and 25 seconds
and then bounced Ted Tingley, of
Seattle, Washington, off the canvas
no less than six times in their two
round get-to
Burns was the only one of the
three who met Dempsey that made
even a semblance of showing with
the former champion who was
fighting with 16-ounce gloves.
Burns drew a fleck of blood to
Dempsey’s mouth in the first round
and landed several respectable lefts
but Jack always had the situation
well in hand.
KITE OPENED 20
FEET ABOVE GROUND
CLEVELAND, Sept. 9. (^—Wal
ter J. Hunter, 45, of Sparta, 111.,;
escaped with secondary burns
when his plane burst into flames
and he was forced to take to his
parachute at an altitude of only
200 feet in the National Air Races
here.
His parachute did not open until
he was only 20 feet from the
ground but broke his fall. He was
testing his monoplane for the
Thomason trophy.
IIIOYLE AND ALLEN
HE DUE TO ARRIVE
SEIM 711 TODAY
SEATTLE, Sept. 9. (JP) -Bremer
ion reported at 5:30 this morning
ihat a check of stations in the Al
eutians along the south coast of Al
aska failed to pierce the static
which nveloped Moyle and Allen.
. Undiscouraged by no reports of
the flyers aviation enthusiasts be
wail to stir near dawn in prepara
tion for a greeting which they are
planning for the airmen.
At seven o'clock this morning, the
airmen flying from Tokyo to Seat
tle had been in the air 42 and one
half hours; if they are still flying.
WORKMEN STRIKE OIL
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 8. (/P) —
Excitment was caused in the wes
tern end of the city when workmen
drilling a well in the rear of 422
First Street struck a pocket of high
gravity crude oil. Work had to be
temporarily suspended because of
the escaping gas. About 60 gallons
of high gravity crude oil is seep
ing into the well daily-'
SECRET HEM TEETH
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. (/P) —
Decayed teeth are far less common
in India than in the United States.
Plentiful sunhine, universal
breast feeding of infants and care
ful teeth cleaning may be the rea
sons, says the U. S. Children’s bu
reau.
Breast feeding is common for
practically all babies in India, and
is continued until the child is about
18 months old, the bureau reports.
If lack of vitamins is a cause of
tooth decay, and the mother’s milk
supplies these vitamins, it is believ
ed breast feeding may be an im
portant factor in insuring good
teeth.
GREASED AND BLESSED,
SWIMMER AFTER RECORD
LOS ANGELES Sept. 8. (JP) —
Greased from head to feet, watched
by doctors and nurses, and blessed
by Aimee Semple McPherson, Four
Square Gospel Evangelist, Letty
Fourrier, endurance s w i mming
champion, is trying for a 100 hour
endurance record in a pool at Ocean
Park
Miss Fourrier claimed an endur
ance record of 62 hours several
years ago. Since then the record has
been broken and she will have to
swim 100 consecutive hours to best
it.
She took to the water last Friday.
At last reports the swimmer was
still going strong.
“THE POOR MAN”
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (£>)— His
wife hit him with everything in the
house including the cat, beat him
with an umbrella in the street and
bragged to neighbors that she had
him well Gained, John T. See, of
Patterson, New Jersey, said in a
divorce complaint filed in the
chancery court.