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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 48.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1933.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
PRICE TEN CENTS
in WILL Id
UNDER OWN IREIll
PROBLEMS IN ORIENT
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 28, —
The State department announced
that the United States, acting un- j
der its own treaty commitments
and judging each new situation on
its own merits, will cooperate with
tiae advisory committee on the Far
Eastern problem to be established
by the League of Nations.
The committee to be set up will
follow events in the Far East and
make recommendations as the
occasions arrive.
It is a continuation of the so
called committee of 21 established
some months ago
SWISS CONFIDENT
HE CM HD #
STRATOSPHERE PL1E:
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PASADENA Calif., Feb. 28. —
Professor August Piccard, explorer
of spaces 10 miles above the earth,
said on his arrival here he is con
vinced he can build an airplane
capable of flying through the
stratosphere at 500 miles an hour.
The statement came in answer
to a question by Dr. John Carruth
ers, secretary of the Los Angeles
University of International rela
tions, as to whether or not he
thought he could construct
such a plane if he were furnished
$500,000 for the purpose. Piccard
came here from San Francisco.
The southbound list of reserva- \
tions on the SS Northwestern in
cluded the following for Seattle:
A1 Jones. C. LaRue, Edward
L. Haracich, Frank Beeson, Mrs.
W. C. Brown, Doris E. Brown, Mrs.:
L. Meighan. Mr. and Mrs. G. R.;
Jackson, Lyman S. Brewster. J. M.
McKinery, Mrs. Ray Wise, Ray j
Driscoll, C. Anderson. Janies Far-.
relly, Mrs. Frank L. Reed, Louie,
Wandsted, Mrs. C. H. Casey, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Buchanan. Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Green. J. N. Hague, Mrs.
Hague and baby: Mrs. E. D. Haw- ^
kins.
Juneau—Mr. and Mrs. Robert,
Bragaw, James Campbell. J. S. Hof
man, Robert Wakelin, Mart Gas
per, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hess, Mr.
and Mrs. T J. DeVane. Dan Kuler.
Cordova—Henry Struck. Mr. and !
Mrs. Chas. Ruttan.
Ketchikan—Frank Armstrong.
Valdez—Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Stuart and son Warren.
WHAT! AGAIN?
CHICAGO, Feb. 28, —Samuel In
sull, two members of his family
and 16 other former officers and
directors of the bankrupt corpor
ation and securities company
were indicted on charges of using
the mails to defraud.
EXTEND MORATORIUM
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 28. —
The House passed a Senate reso
lution extending- for one and one
half years the moratorium to wat-;
er users on federal reclamation j
and irrigation projects.
HOCKEY SCORES
PRAGUE. Feb 28, —The Boston
Olympic Club’s ice hockey team
defeated a team of Canadian
players here, two to cne. The game
was advertised as for the world’s
championship.
PRINCE DEFEATED
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb.
27. —Ira Dern, of this city wrest
ler, defeated Prince f^ewchki of
Los Angeles, here 1 -day night.
Dern weighed 215 and the Prince
237. pounds.
SENATOR HOWELL ILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28, —
Senator Robert B. Howell, Nebras
ka Republican, is dangerously ill
here of pneumonia.
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FLOODS ADDING TO
MISER! MAN! PARTS |
OF BRITISH ISLES
LONDON, Feb. 28, — Floods in
many parts of England added to
the misery caused Sunday by the
weekend blizzard, heavy rains
melting the snow and causing
rivers to overflow.
The Thames overflowed its
banks in numerous places. Famil
ies evacuated, lower sections of
Guilford.
Casualties included four dead in
1 Ireland, two in Scotland. Many
| small villages were still snow
bound. Drifts 10 to 12 feet deep
were reported in several sections
and relief organizations were im
mediately organized.
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AFTER NEW MARK
LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif.. Feb.
27. —Alf Engen. of Salt Lake City
and holder of the world’s profes
, sional ski-jumping championship,
| will attempt to set a new record
j today.
MANY MILLIONS FDR
! DETROIT INSTITUTIONS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 28, —
Henry Ford has placed $8,500,000
in the reorganization of the First
National & Guardian Bank of
Commerce in Detroit, according to
i reliable information.
It also was reported the Recon
I struction Finance Corporation will
' advance $78,000,000, the Federal
reserve $20,000,000 and another
S20.000.C00 will came from New
York and Chicago financial insti
tutions in an effort to stabilize
the Detroit banking situation.
LONDON, Feb. 28, —Effective ]
immediately the government of
the United Kingdom will issue I
no permits for shipments of arms I
or ammunition from the United
Kingdom to either Japan or China.
Existing contracts will be al
lowed to stand but after that ship
ments will be stopped.
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SEN. BORAH OPPOSES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28, — '
The powerful opposition of Sen
ator Borah of Idaho was raised '
against American participation 1
in an embargo on arms shipments
to the Orient.
To put an arms and ammuni
tion embargo on China and Japan, i
the chairman of Foreign relations (
committee told newspapermen, is
to take sides with Japan under ]
the conditions and circumstanses «
that now exist. <
LINER BRINGS MANY
FROM ALASKA PORTS
Incoming local arrivals on the
SS Northwestern, other than the
Seattle reservations previously
published, included:
From Juneau—Mrs. J. J. O’Con
nor.
From Haines—Mrs. Anna Thomp- i
kins, John Thompkins, Henrietta j
Thompkins, Billy Thompkins.
From Cprdova—N. G. McRae, P.j
O. Harriman, L. L. Fillmore, G. B.
Nelson.
From Valdez—Dan Cuddy, David
Cuddy, W. N. Cuddy, Judge Cecil
H. Clegg.
SPECIAL SESSION OF
CONGRESS MIGHT HE
CALLED ON MM 15
. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23, — j
The 72nd Congress, last of the
“Lame Duck” variety, goes into
its final days with attention dir
ected to enactment of pending
emergency banking and credit
measures designed to relieve vic
tims of the depression.
So congested has the congress
ional calendar become, the impor
tant measures crowding forward, j
that thei-e now is talk of the spe
cial session being convened proba
bly March 15. .
The plan has been to call it
about April 15. Prompt action is
needed in many measures, which
it is now evident cannot be com
pleted in the three remaining leg
islative days left before the clos
ing. at noon Saturday.
PLIES DROPPED FOOD
!
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 28 —Six
teen men, women and children,
isolated in six mining camps in
the desolate Timpahute section of
Southeastern Nevada, yesterday
enjoyed a feast after facing possi
ble starvation because of snow
blocking all roads.
The food was dropped by West
ern Express pilots who flew over
the camps.
8ERNS BE BEENSCTEB
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28. —The,
supposed suicide of Paul Bern,
motion picture executivev was to >
be reenacted today by members of
the Los Angeles county grand jury,
in a renewed investigation of
the direction of the ballet which
ended Mr. Bern’s life.
They were to trace the course
of the bullet to see if it would
strike the same spot on the wall
as the shot which ended Bern’s
life.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28. —!
Cordell Hull, Secretary of State in
the incoming Roosevelt adminis
tration, said after a conference
with the British ambassador yes
terday that they had discussed j
the question of a program that
would contemplate the revival of
the business of each and every j
country including the United j
States.
TWO KEYSTONE DRILLS
Two keystone drills, occupying
two flat cars, went north on to
day’s freight train billed to the
Alaska Mines Syndicate at Dun-1
bar. The total weight of the mas-!
sive drills was 20 tons. The nec-1
essary equipment also went for- j
ward with the outfits.
BOUGHT A BALL CLUB
BOSTON, Feb. 28, —Eddie Col
lins and Thomas Yawkey, a New
York millionaire, purchased the
Boston Red Sox, the cellar base
ball club of the American League.
The price was estimated at over
SI.250,000.
Tomorrow, Wednesday March 1,
is Ash Wednesday.
15 TONS MINE SUPPLIES
Fifteen tons of mining mach
inery and supplies, including a
power shovel, went forward today,
to the Alaska Exploration Compa-!
ny in the Talkeetna district.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, —General
Motors 11 3-8, Radio 3 1-8, Cop
j per 8 1-8, U. S. Steel 23 5-8, Aub
[ urn Motors 32, General Electric
j 10, Anaconda 51. Money, one per
! cent throughout the day.
| Montreal—Brazilian 3 7-8, Nick- i
el 8 1-8.
Vancouver—Big Missouri 15, Gol-,
J conda 18 1-2, Pend Oreille 58,'
i Reeves McDonald 16.
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MILLIONS OF DOLLARS I
IN IMPORTS TO SOVIET
RUSSIA CANCELLED
MOSCOW, Feb. 28, —The Soviet
government revealed that over
$10,000,000 worth of scheduled
machinery imports and equipment
for railroads and industry had
been cancelled because the goods
now can be manufactured within
the Soviet Union.
The move was partly dictated by
the necessity of reducing purchas
es abroad. Never-the-less, it was
regarded as impressive proof of the
progress the Soviet is making to
ward the goal of industrialization
which is making the countrv in
creasingly self-sufficient.
WOMEN BANDr^
WATSONVILLE, Feb. 28, —Three
women in an old touring car. held
up F. E. Maddux, owner of a ser
vice station east of here on the
highway, and escaped with $45.
“THE LAST ACT”
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 28, —Walter
Hiers. rotund motion, picture com
edian, died yesterday of double!
pneumonia. He was 39.
trail mis
HNS n STEAMER
TIME-TABLE FOB 1833
The Alaska Railroad time table
| for the 1933 tourist season will be
as follows:
Passengers arriving at Seward
Alaska Setamship Company’s ves
sels and returning on the same
steamer desiring to make the
Spencer glacier excursion, may
leave Seward on Friday at 9 a. m„
and return to Seward that evening
or continue into the Interior at
the passenger’s option.
Special train service will be pro-1
! vided from Nenana to Fairbanks
i to connect with the river steamer
Yukon for Dawson on June 27,
July 11 and 25, August 8 and 22,
and September 6. Passengers from
Fairbanks to Nenana leave Fair
I banks on Thursdays to connect
j with the river steamer Yukon.
The Alaska Railroad will oper
ate the steamer Nenana between
Nenana and Marshall, leaving Ne
nana at 7 p. m. on May 28, June
11 and 25, July 9 and 23, August
6 and 20 and September 3 and 17.
Returning from Marshall, ar
riving at Nenana June 8 and 22,
July 6 and 20, August 3, 17 and
31 and September 14 and 28. Con
| nections are made at Marshall
with Northern Commercial Com
pany’s launch Ensee for St- Mich
ael.
Connections with steamer Nena
na at Nenana will be made from
Seward, also motor car leaving
Fairbanks at 5 p. m. for Nenana,
connecting with Train No. 3 for
Seward and motor car for Fair
banks.
Judge Cecil H. Clegg and District
Attorney W. N. Cuddy arrived on
the SS Northwestern from Valdez,
enroute to Anchorage where a few
legal matters will occupy their at
tention for the week.
The dance tendered to the An- j
chorale basketball “Pirates” last
evening was another enjoyable af- j
fair and tho the crowd came later;
j than usual it more than made up,
j for it. The at.hWes left today for
< the railroad metropolis.
TWO MORE NAMED
HYDE PARK, N. Y., Feb. 28, —
President-Elect Roosevelt announc
ed the choice of Claude A. Swan
son of Virginia as Secretary of
the Navy, and Harold Ickes, of
Illinois, as Secretary of the Inter
ior.
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GRAND DUKE OF
HUSSIR PASSED Al)
MENTONE, France, Feb. 28, —
The Grand Duke Alexander, exil
ed cousin of the late Czar, died
here after a lingering illness due
to cancer.
Only the Grand Duchess Zenia,
his wife, and Prince Youssoufoff
were at his bedside. The funeral
was tentatively fixed for Wednes
day with burial in the cemetery
here.
Condolences included messages
from King George and Queen
Mary of England, other royalty and !
President Lebrun of France
SEVENTEEN KILLED
SHANGHAI, Feb. 28. —Seventeen
persons were killed, including 15
girls, and 30 injured yesterday in
an explosion of boilers at the
Yung Hao rubber factory in the
Chinese section of the city.
DRASTIC CHEFS IN
PROFESSIONAL FOOTSALL
PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 28, —I
Drastic changes in the professional |
football rules, all tending to pro- j
vide more leeway for the offense,!
were adopted here by the Nation- j
al professional football league.
The league voted to lift restrict
ions on the forward pass, making
| it possible for a pass to be thrown
! for many points behind the line of
i scrimmage instead of five vards
back; return the goal posts from
the rear line of the end zone of,
[ the goal.
WASHINGTON. D. C-, Fe.b 28. —
Evidence that the National City
Company participated in the sale
of $90,000,000 worth of Peruvian
bonds to the American people
while withholding files of infor
mation of unstable conditions in
that country, was presented yes
terday to the Senate stock mark
et investigation committee.
Victor Schoepperle, president of
| the company, testified he and its
other officials knew Peru had an
j unsatisfactory outlook.
MSN FOUND. THROIIT
CUT, ILLEGED DESERTER
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, —
A poorly-dressed man was found
with his throat cut and has been
tentatively identified by finger
prints as James Delaney, 55, army
deserter, who served a term in
Leavenworth and had been arrest
ed here as a vagrant.
He was believed to have commit
ted suicide. Deputy Coroner Thom
as Gavin said.
LONG-SHOT MITE
IH GRIND ITIOfiH
LONDON, Feb. 28, —Golden Mil
ler, five-year old gelding owned
by Miss Dorothy Page, is the fav
orite long shot to win first call m
the Grand National March 25. The
horse is placed at 100 to 7..
Gregalach. carrying the highest
weieht. follows at 18 to 6; Grantl
was withdrawn owing to a twisted
fetlock.
is cram OF THE
IMTIOIML CHI BISK
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. —Charles
E. Mitchell, resigned as chairman
of the National City Bank of New
York.
The resignation also extends to
the offices he holds in subsidiary
and affiliated companies of the
National City.
Mitchell said he was taking the
action because he was unwilling
that criticism of him. growing out
of his testimony before the Sen
ate market investigation commit
tee investigation in Washington,
should reflect upon the bank.
Mitchell made public his resig
nation before boarding a train for
Washington where he expected to
again appear before the committee
for further testimony. The testi
mony given by him and others was
to the effect the National City Co.,
had sold stock of the National
City Bank short.
FORMER COAST STM
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, —
George Kelly, former star infielder
of the New York Giants who grad
uated up from the Pacific Coast
League, will pass time with the
Oakland club this summer. Kelly
signed with the Oalts Saturday
and will be a general utility man.
The Seals also sought the ser
vices of George but they couldn’t
agree on terms.
Besides playing in the big show
with the Giants, Kelly also cavort
ed with Cincinnati. Brooklyn and
the Chicago cubs.
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Exactly 21 years ago today Ray
i mond Manthey, son oi Mr. and
j Mrs. G. R. Manthey, was bom in
| Seward and the arrival of this
milestone in the career of this fine
| young man, was the signal for
i congratulations from his host of
i pals and friends. Not only was Ray
j born here, but received his entire
i schooling here, graduating in 1931.
, Furthermore, Ray has never yet
j felt the urge to wander to the al
i leged wonderful green fields and
! locales in the States, but has re
mained steadfast in Alaska, never
once setting his feet beyond it’s
portals.
1 Ray, during his school years,
i was a star athlete and continues
so to this day, even though old age
is beginning to enfold him: ah
hem!
Anyhow, congratulations, Ray.
and may many more happy anni
versaries be observed here in the
Northland.
“LEFTY” TAKES BRIDE
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, —“Lefty”
Gomez, ace pitcher of the New
j York Yankees baseball club, was
married to Helen F. Schwartz,
known to the theater as June
O’Dea.
HAS A FEW LEFT
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 27, —Ruth
Chatterton, movie actress, broke
two fingers when an automobile
door slammed on her right hand.
Mrs. Mitchell of Eklutna who
I has been a patient in the Seward
General Hospital left for home on
toda ;’z train.
Pilot Bob Reeve, of the Seward
i Airport, sent word over from Val
1 dez that he has just completed
, several jobs in that district and
expects to return to his local base
this week.