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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 290.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
Voters will March
to Poles Tomorrow
Genera! Election
POLITICAL ASPIRANTS SURRENDER SPOTLIGHT
WHILE MR. COMMON CITIZEN SITS IN JUDG
MENT UPON THOSE BEST SUITED TO RULE
TERRITORIAL OFFICES
When the polls open tomorrow morning the ‘‘forgot
ten man,” will have an opportunity to remind the world
that he is not only very much alive, but occupies the spot
light, courted and cultivated something after the manner
of the prodigal son and may p a 1 d o n a b 1 y swell his
chest when he says: “We are the people! ’
There is no gun pointing at his back; no mandate to
bestow his favor under pressure of reprisals to be taken.
All that is asked of him is that he perform his pai*t in per
petuating and ennobling the institutions of his nation,
born of a thirst for the expression of just this sort of ac
tion in shaping his political and social destinies.
How well he exercises the discretion of choice in be
stowing his endorsement by ballot will depend the quality
of government he creates. And by the same token de
pends what he must expect to endure for two years until
ne again has a chance to change.
It is axiomatic that the best shall rule. To the glory
of the architects and builders of the great American na
tion we are endowed with the right not only to say who
the best are, but to interpret to our own satisfaction
what constitutes the best.
So judgement tomorrow must be exercised in deter
mining who are the best in the following list of aspirants
for the various territorial offices:
SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.—Odds
on Roosevelt to be elected went to
5 to 1 vesterday at Tom Kynes. Of
ferings at 4 to 1 found no takers,
and the price jumped to 4 1-2 with
no action, then to the last quoted
figure quoted since the campaign
opened.
McAdoo was a strong favorite
also all along the betting line at
2 1-2 to 1 to be elected.
Even money was offered by Kyne
that Roosevelt will carry San Fran
cisco by 45,000.
Floyd Russell quoted 3 to 1 and
Kyne posted 4 to 1 tha tRoosevelt]
would carry California, and even j
money, by 230,000. . I
DENVER, Nov. 7,—President
Hoover climaxed a great rear-plat
form speech here before surgingi
thousands when he stressed safe- j
guarding public health and ex-'
pressed his satisfaction to a group
of newspapermen for the wonder-!
ful receptions accorded him on his
dash to the Pacific coast.
He told newspapermen that the
people have begun to think about
fundamentals and real progress
made by his administration during!
the last few months toward restor
ing the nation on the road to eco
nomic recovery. He also feels, he
said, that his campaign has blast
ed the opposition camp.
ENTHUSIASTIC ITALIAN
PEORIA, 111., Nov. 7, —So enthus
iastic and confident is G. Caponi, i
an Italian organ-grinder, that
good tunes are coming under the !
Roosevelt administration, that he |
walked into a steamship company
and made reservations for five
round trips to Italy in the next five
years.
■ ItKIUlUKlAL tAJNUlUAIt!)
Delegate to Congress — Janies
Wickersham (Rep.) vs. Anthony
Dimond (Dem.)
Attorney General—John Rust
gard (Rep.) vs. James S. Truitt
(Dem.*, William Paul (Ind.)
Auditor—Cash Cole (Rep.), Frank
A. Boyle (Dem.)
Commissioner of Education—W.
H. Keller (Rep.) vs- Anthony
Karnes (Dem.)
Highway Engineer—E. F. Wann
(Rep.) vs. Wm. A. Hesse iDem.i
THIRD DIVISION—LEGISLATIVE
Senator—L. V. Ray (Rep.) vs. Jas.
R. Campbell (Dem.)
Representatives—J. S. Holman
(Dem.); Geo. F. McDonald, (Rep.);
Florence L. Nafsted (Rep.); Wil
liam B. Fhinn (Rep.); H. H. Mc
Cutcheon 'Dem.); James Patterson
(Dem.), and Warren A. Taylor
(Dem.)
Four representatives are to be
elected.
In addition, two divisional Road
Commissioners are to be chosen.
The choice for these must be writ
ten on the ballot by the voter.
The following territorial poll fig
ures are approximately those cast
at the last election two years ago:
For Delegate, 10,489; for Auditor,
10,127; for Highway Engineer, 8,603;
for Commissioner of Education,
9,617.
The vote in the Third division
was approximately 2,900. Seward
cast about 240 votes at the last gen
eral election, but should cast at
least 400 ballots tomorrow.
The polls open at 7 a. m. and re- ]
main open until 8 p. m.
One of the remarkable features of
the campaign and one which
should impress itself upon the re- j
mainder of the nation is the fact j
that thruout the campaign for ter- j
litorial offices and contentions in j
evidence at the territorial capital J
not one word of accusation of i
dishonesty in office, misfeasance
or any form of culpabilty has been
uttered even under stress and heat
of campaign.
The debates have been for the
purpose of bringing out views and
principles calculated to afford the
voter opportunity for exercising
ripe judgment in his choice.
The above Third division ticket
offers some splendid material for
the labors which will be imposed
GOVERNMENT A T WASHINGTON
KNOWS HOW TO DEAL
WITH MORS
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 7, —Ar
riving here Saturday to the stirring
strain?: of the national anthem and
a tremendous welcoming ovation,
President Herbert Hoover made
his final major address and bid for
reelect'on.
The President was introduced by
P. A. McMillan, State chairman of
the Republican Club, saying: “The
President has kept his head and he
has maintained the integrity of
the nation. The American doiiar
today is forth exactly one dollar
in any country in the world. Pres
ident Hoover is not afraid to say
no when yes might have made him
votes. In Herbert Hoover lies the
hope of American people.”
Mrs. Hoover was presented with
a beautiful bouquet as she stepped
onto the platform with the Chief
Executive.
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PRESTIGE OVER KILTER
BERLIN, Nov. 7,—Chancellor von
Papen gained prestige over Hilter
in Sunday’s election, the Nazis
leader losing upwards of 60 seats
in the new Parliament. Riots and
fights in other sections of Germany
marked the day with several kill
ings at Essen. If rioting continued
today, martial law would probably
go into effect.
With three-fourths of the votes
going to von Papen, Hilter’s power
is seen to be on the wane. The
Communist party made slight
gains.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, —Several
important companies declared di
vidends Saturday which has a ten
dency to bolster the market.
ELLENSBURG, Wash., Nov. 7—
A small fortune of 26 1-4 pounds of
gold, so pure that it needs no re
fining. was on its way to the gov
ernment assay office today and its
owner, Ollie Jordin, has also stored
away many fruit jars together
with over 300 pounds of heavy gold
bearing rock estimated by jewelers
and bankers as worth $10,000 at
least.
Jordin revealed that the 261-4
pounds of pure gold was his last
week’s find, which started a stam
pede in the Swauk mining area in
the eastern Cascades. It came
from a pocket two feet long and 18
inches wide, he said, and he thinks j
there is plenty more.
The Swauk basin is about 25 miles J
from Ellensburg. and was a heavy
gold-bearing area in the early ’99s.
upon the next legislature. These la
bors will ental marked degrees of
cool judgmene and statesmanship
A new deal is in the making for
Alaska and none but the best
brains of the Territory are too good
for th^ duty.
Seward has two of them..
In the words of the clergyman:
“Vote now or hereafter hold your
peace.”
EIGHT SHOT
VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 7, —
Eight prisoners had the choice of
paying a fine or getting shot and
they refused to part with their,
money. They were executed for
participating in the recent attempt
to restore the monarchy.
FATE OF AMERICA NEVER WILL
REST UPON ONE PARTY OR
ONE MAN IN WHITE HOUSE
NEW YORK, Nov. 7—Making his
final speech of the campaign for
the presidency of the United States,
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo
cratic nominee, speaking in Madi
son Square Garden before an audi
ence which overflowed into the
streets, said: “Our cause has been
stated and our case has been made.
A full opportunity has been given
to the people of the United States
to hear it, and we now await their
judgment next Tuesday.”
Senator Copeland had the honor
of introducing Governor Roosevelt
and said:
‘‘It is a great privilege which has
been conferred upon me at this, the
closing of the state and natonal
campaign, to introduce to you the
next President of the United States,
Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
Deafening applause resounded
for many minutes before quietness
reigned.
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ELABORATE SYSTEM
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 7, —
The quiet residence of Citizen Her
bert Hoover on the campus of
Stanford University, is a scene of
much activity today.
Lights are being strung thorugh
out the estate while on the roof
huge flood lights are being placed.
A special system of communica
tion is being installed and tele
phone and telegraph wires are be
ing strung.
Here, the President will await
and receive election returns
FOUL
Fordham 14. St. Mary's 0.
Chi. “Bears” 28, N. Y. “Giants” 8.
Gonzaga 6, U. of S. F. 0.
S. F. Oly. Club 7. S. D. Marines 0.
Notre Dame 24, Mich. 6.
Ohio 20, Northwestern 6.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.—Di
rect charges of political jobbery
were hurled at the director of the
Golden Gate Bridge and Highway
district, following a beard meeting
at which it was reported they
awarded seven of ten contracts for
the $35,000,000 span.
Asserting that low bidders were
ignored while contracts went to
high bidder?, and that certain firms
were given inside information
which permitted them to take ad
vantage of a situation which made
all bids worthless, disgruntled con
tractors announced that they were
contemplating legal action to chal
lenge validity of Jhe awards.
The SS. Admiral Evans, of the
Pacific Steamship Company, is
scheduled to arrive in port from the
south tomorrow, Tuesday.
Truitt Is Sanguine
Of Victory at Polls
ONLY CHANCE THIRD DIVISION HAS OF REPRE
SENTATION ON BOARD OF CONTROL—MAKES
CLEAN CAMPAIGN WHILE OPPONENTS ARE
TELLING ALL THEY KNOW OF EACH OTHER
Stating at t*>p outset that he would make no extrav
I agant promises or offer a cure-all for the various
! political ills, but stressing these ills in simple, understand
( able language, and at the same time pointing out the ne
cessity for adjustment, James S. Truitt, Democratic nom
! mee for Attorney General, closed his campaign with a
J broadcast over KFQD, Anchorage. Mr. Truitt epitom
ized the entire political situation as one demanding the
; amending of the Organic Act or Constitution of Alaska,
| and thereby creating the machinery through which to set
: in motion legislation guaranteed to give to Alaska home
! rule in reality. In part, Mr. Truit said:
“You are entitled to my views as
a candidate for the office of Attor
ney General for Alaska, just as
much as you are entitled to the
views of every other candidate that
is offering his time and services to
the welfare of the Territory.
“I shall refrain from following
the tactics usually employed by
; candidates; I shall make you no
wild promises. The only promise I
make is that if I am elected I shall
do all in my power to better con
ditions in Alaska.
“The great majority of candi
dates for office in their speeches
and literature promise that the
i fishing industry will be turned over
; to the citizens of Alaska; that the
i game and fur-bearing ar'rnals will
; be rightful subject of and for Ter
| ritorial legislation; that they stand
: for home rule and effciency! They
! go down to Juneau, spend 60 days
of their time, then return; and they
fail to tell us why they did not ac
complish the things they intended
to do, or why they failed to keep
their pre-election vows.
REMAIN SUBJECTS
“In the meantime the fishing in
dustry. the game and fur-bearing
animals, and the annuals of every
name and nature, whether on land
or in the sea; the forest reserves,
bird and game preserves, parks and
coal lands remain the subjects
of federal legislation and bureau
cratic administration.
“Our legislators fail to keep their i
pre-election vows and the Legisla- '
ture*has failed to remedy a long
and continued wrong. Why? My j
friends a remedy for those long
existing wrongs is the subject of
my remarks this evening.
“The Act of Congress approved
August 24, 1912, creating a legis- :
lative assembly in Alaska, confer
ring legislative powers thereon, and
for other purposes—to us known as
the ‘Organic Act’—must be amend- !
ed; without such, our Territorial
Legislature is helpless to correct
the wu'ongs, and pending the date
of such an amendment, our natural
resources will remain the subjects j
of federal legislation and bureau
crtic administration, to the abso
lute exclusion of the Territory’s
citizens.
INSULT TO ALASKANS
“No other Territory of the Unit
ed States was required to labor un
der such un-American restrictions
as has Alaska. Alaska cannot be
developed under bureaucratic ad-1
mistration and carpet-bag dicta
tion.
“To say that the citizens of the
Territory are not capable of having
control of our resources is casting
an aspersion on the intelligence of
our citizens and an insult to Alas
ka’s manhood. We, who live here,
are more interested in Alaska than
others who do not.
“I have opposed fish traps for
15 years; remove the fish trap and
we will add from 5,000 to 10,000
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NAZI STORM TROOPERS
OIP FLAG IN BLOOD
OF FALLEN COMRADE
BERLIN, Nov. 7.—Two men were
killed and two women were wound
ed in disorders arising from the
transportation strike of 15,000 men.
The first death occurred when po
lice and strkers clashed at a car
barn.
Later police fired on a mob of
strikers in the Schoenberg district,
killing one man and wounding two
women.
The second victim was a Nazi
storm trooper, and his comrades
appeared later at the spot where
he had fallen, carrying their swas
tika flag. Slowly and sadly they
dipped the flag in his blood and
carried it away.
All day long trolley cars and
buses were kept running with great
difficulty. About 3.000 men return
ed to work. The strike began, with
out authorization of the union,
over a cut of about a half a cent an
hour.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7,—Two hun
dred thousand dollars at odds of
five to one that Oov Franklin D.
Roosevels will be elected president
of the United States over Herbert
Hoover, is being offered here today.
Every large newspaper in the
East, with few exceptions, predict
a Roosevelt landslide.
The big task confronting politi
cal parties thruout the nation to
morrow will be getting the people
to the polls and a nation-wide ap
peal has been made for every citi
zen to vote.
Chairman Saunders, of the Re
publican National Committee at
Washington, D. c., is about the
only one who predicts President
Hoover will be reelected.
While prohibition has been at
times relegated to the background,
nevertheless it is conceded it has
been one of the major issues of the
campaign.
Twenty-one minor political part
ies have played an important part
in the campaign.
ACTRESS DIED
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 7,
—Belle Bennett, screen actress who
had been seriously ill for more
than a month, died Friday night
and was buried Sunday. Many no
tables of the movie picture indus
try attended the funeral.
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