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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 145.
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAL, JUNE 22,1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
RINGS ID ERS AMAZED; BELIEV
ED GERMAN HAD FIGHT
“SEWED” UP
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, June 21, (^P)—Jack Shar
key, of Boston, on Tuesday night,
won the heavyweight championship
of the world by taking a 15-round
title bout in a decision from Max
Schmeling, of Germany.
Tfhere were no knockdowns. A
crowd of 75,000 saw the bout.
Schmeling weighed in at 188
pounds and Sharkey 205.
The verdict of the two judges
and the referree was split-two to
one for Sharkey, but the majority
of ringsiders thought the aggres
sive German had a clear margin on
points.
The gate receipts oi tne ondm
ey-Schmeling fight are said to
have totaled about $500,000.
FIRST ROUND
Schmeling dashed into Sharkey,
the challenger, who met him with
a left to the jaw. Sharkey boxed
cooly away and Max rushed in with
a right to the body. Max was
Standing straight forsaking his
former crouching style as he mat
ched jabs with the American. How
ever, he landed only one punch to
the American’s head as Sharkey
dotted his face with half a dozen
lefts. Schmeling shot a short right
to the head and the cro^j roared
as Sharkey was forced to back
away. Max is a far different man
from the man Sharkey overpowered
two years ago. However, the Ameri
can retaliated, after retreating, and
flung a hard right to Max’s heart
and penetrating Max’s defense.
SECOND ROUND
Toying cautiously, Sharkey moved
in on the German who flicked a
hook to the head but missed a
right to the head. As they fell in
close Schmeling stabbed Sharkey’s
head with a long left then popped
over another but took a left to the
jaw as Jack crowded in on him. The 1
German’s new left jab. new for him,
bounced off twice more from Shar
key’s face; Jack missed a left hook.
Sharkey was crowding Max when
he had to duck as Max whisk
ed a right past his head at the bell.
THIRD ROUND
Jack Sharkey opened up a trifle
in round three but missed with a
long right as Max tried to cut loose
with both hands. Sharkey moved
under the punches. Both fighters
are extremely cautious, Sharkey
feeling his way with left jabs to
the head and trying to get an op
ening for a left hook to the chin.
As they came together Schmeling
drove a hard right to the chin and
as they clubbed at each other’s
heads in a ring corner. But Shar
key came out and drove Max out
with a left to the body. They were
slugging when the bell rang for the
end of the round.
FOURTH ROUND
Sharkey came out more cautious
ly than before for this round proved
fatal to him two years ago, then
whistled a right high to the cham
pion’s temple but was caught short
with a right to the chin. Jack con
stantly tried for the chin. Max
tore in with both hands and shook
Jack’s head back with a left jab.
Sharkey peddled back carefully.
Max slipped ohe onto Sharkey's
chin as the bell rang at the end
of the fourth round
FIFTH ROUND
Not a mark showed on either
battler. Max flung a short right to
Jack’s head. Sharkey backed away
twice while sending lefts into Max’s
midriff. Sharkey boxed beautiful
ly hooking a left to the body. Max
tore back furiously and drove Shar
key to the ropes with the first sus
tained attack a volley of lefts and
rights to the head. Jack was forced
to yield. Sharkey let fly a right
uppercut which shook Schmeling
but bounced back to hammer Shar
key’s head with both hands, at the
bell.
SIXTH ROUND
Sharkey, is now boxing like a
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STRAIGHT FROM SHOULDER
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 22,
Speaker John N. Garner arrived
back in the Capital Tuesday for
the first time since a recent ill
ness which had kept him away
from the spotlight for some time.
Garner made it clear that he would
favor outright repeal of the 18th
amendment. He also said that he
had never believed in the amend
ment.
NORFOLK, Va., June 22, (JP)—
John Curtis, shipbuilder, is await
ing trial in the case of the kidnap
ed and murdered Lindbergh baby.
Today he issued a statement thru
his attorney repudiating his alleg
e d confession previously made,
charging that he was tricked into
making the supposed confession of
negotiating for the return of the
child, products of his imagination.
“Everything said in the first
place was true,” he said. The state
ment said he was referring to his
first report to the Lindberghs.
DRAMATIC PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON, D. C-, June 22,
OP)—President Hoover, in a sudden
and dramatic announcement, pro
posed principles for reducing arms
of the entire world by nearly one
third. “The time has come when
we should cut through the brush
and adopt arms reduction calcu
lated to save between 10 and 15
billions of dollars in the next 10
years.”
BANDITS TIED YOUTH
PATH SPEEDING TDAIN
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., June
22. —A New York bound Pennsyl
vania Railroad train came to a sud
den stop in Highland Park only a
few feet from the spot where Mich
eal Haleuk, 17, was struggling to
free himself from the ropes that
held him to the tracks.
The youth had attempted to free
himself since the night before when
three bandits robbed the J. J. New
berry store where he was employed,
kidnapped him and carried him to
the tracks where they bound him
hand and foot.
PLENTY SMALL Bit
EVANSTON, 111., June 22, —When
it comes to cash, Charles Wack has
it. “The fine will be $10,” said
Magistrate Harry H. Porter, to Mr.
Wack, wrhen imposing sentence on
a charge of speeding.
“Alright,” said Wack. “I’ve got
the money. Now it’s your turn ”
With this remark, he poured out
1.000 pennies, explaining he was a
collector for a vending machine
company.
But the magistrate-did not count
the coppers. Instead, he sent a clerk
to a bank, where he obtained ten
coin wrappers, and found by meas
uring that the amount was correct
EVANS SAILS
SEATTLE, June 22, (/P)—The SS.
Admiral Evans sailed at 10 o’clock
this morning and carried 30 cabin
passengers and 104 steerage, There
are two passengers for Seward; A.
Wenzell, Mrs. E. H. Warks and one
steerage.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 9, Boston 3.
Pittsburg 2, Brooklyn 9
Chicago 12, Phillies 3.
St. Louis 5, New York 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Phillies 1, Chicago 3.
New York 11, St. Louis 8.
Washington 8, Cleveland 6.
Boston 2, Detroit 3,
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions 7, Sacs 2.
Others, night games, unreport
1 ed.
GENE TUNNEY ACCUSED
OH'DISHONEST'
PLEA DEFENDING SUIT
NEW YORK, June 22. — Gene
Tunney, a scholar and gentleman,
who won the heavyweight boxing
championship, was accused of mak
ing a “distinstly dishonest” plea in
defending a $527,000 suit against
him, final decision on which was
pending in the courts.
The action was instituted by Tim
Mara, bookmaker, and fight ad
visor to Tunney through his two
Dempsey fights.
“Tunney and his attorneys have
been torturing and corkscrewing
the evidence for more than three
years,” M. L. Littleton, Mara’s at
torney said, in the appellate divi
sion, arguing to have a dismisal of
the suit set aside. He said one at
torney, in his answer, denied Tun
ney ever fought Dempsey, while a
second one said Mara’s contract was
contingent on the first fight being
held in New York.
FIRE DROVE NUMBER
FAMILIES OUT HOMES
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22. —
Twenty families were forced to the
street and numerous women and
children were rescued at dawn
when a fire of suspicious incen
diary origin swept through six
; frame buildings on Ivy and Grove
streets, causing damage estimated
: at $10,000.
By the time the fire apparatus
arrived, all the occupants of the
! buildings had been aided to the
street by neighbors, officials asser
ted.
THE CROWD BOOED
NEW YORK, June 22, —Follow
ing the judges verdict giving the
Schmeling-Sharkey fight to the
American, the crowd of 75,000 fans
rose to its feet and booed. News
papers and sportswriters said the
first nine rounds were fairly even,
but that in the last six rounds,
Schmeling hit Sharkey with every
thing but the floor boards.
NEW BUNN CHECK
TH NOW IN EFFECT
The following telegram has been
received by the Bank of Seward
from Burns Poe, collector of Inter
nal Revenue, which gives in
brief, details relative to the new
check tax recently passed by Con
gress, effective June 21.
“The new law, effective June 21,
provides a tax of two cents on each
check, draft or order for money on
any bank, banker or trust com
pany. Banks are instructed to
charge customer’s accounts at the
end of each month for the amount
due making the returns to the col
lector of Internal Revenues
and remitting the total tax during
the following month.”
Thus, it will be seen, states H. S.
Balderston, president of the Bank
of Seward, the new bank check tax,
is not paid by stamp as in the case
in the majority of tax payments;
the telegram being self-explana
tory.
PLAYED WITH DYNAMITE
The young son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Martin of Anchorage lies in a
critical condition in the Anchorage
hospital as the result of playing
with dynamite, according to word
received by The Gateway today.
Details are lacking excepting that
it is thought the accident occurred
in the Moose Pass or Hope region
Tuesday evening and that the boy’s
body and face were badly burned.
He was rushed to town and at
first it was thought he would not
1 survive, but later reports held hope
I for his recovery.
ARGENTINA SHIPS FURS
BUENOS AIRES, June 21, (/P)—
i Argentina shipped almost a mil
! lion wild animal hides abroad last
year. Most numerous, in order,
were pelts of wild llamas, skunks,
foxes and otter.
The yacht Stranger party of big
game hunters which recently pass
! ed through Seward, saw 114 brown
bear in the Kodiak district, it is
! reliably reported. The party bagg
! ed their limit, six; captured two
! live cubs and are now enroute to
i the Arctic for polar bear and wal
i
rus.
• • CURRENT BREVITIES • •
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
SEATTLE, June 22, —Some of
the temperature extremes record
ed Tuesday in the United States
and Alaska, were: Seattle 66-56;
Portland 84-62; Juneau 66-46; San
Francisco 68-52; Denver 82-54; New
York 78-72; New Orleans 92-76;
Los Angeles 86-70.
* * * *
ANZACS ARRIVE
LOS ANGELES, June 22, —A 22
man team from Australia arrived
for final training prior to the open
ing of the Olympic Games.
* * * *
GERMAN DISORDERS
BERLIN, June 22, —Because of
the many disorders which have re
sulted throughout Germany be
cause of President Paul von Hin
denburg’s decree dissolving the
Hitler “shock troops,” the govern
ment is considering the issuance
of a special emergency decree so
that the soldiers can take care of
the situation.
* * * *
WELL BURSTS
LEGHORN, Italy, June 22, —The
deepest boric acid well ever drilled
in Italy burst at a depth of 560
feet and tossed four tons of steel
tubing machinery high into the air.
I It feel on the roofs of the little
I village of Cebrazzano and killed a
number of cattle in the fields near
by. No persons were injured.
* * * *
JANITOR BOUND AND GAGGED
AGUA CALLENTE, June 21. —
Found bound and gagged in the
office of James N. Crofton, presi
dent of the Auga Caliente Corpor
ation. the janitor Leo Quezedo told
Mexican and American detectives
that he was a victim of an intended
attack on Crofton.
EXPECTS RETURN SALOON
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 22,
—Postmaster General Brown was
quoted in the Senate Tuesday by
Senator Borah, insurgent Repub
lican, as having said that he ex
pected to see the return of the sa
loon.
* * * *
THERE IS NO ANSWER
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 22,
(JP)—Senator B o r a h’s statement
that Postmaster General Brown
preferred the return of saloons to
present conditions, and that he
expected to see it return, has so far
gone unchallenged by Brown.
SMITH GIVEN OVATION
CHICAGO, June 22, (A5)—For
mer Governor of New York, A1
Smith, was cheered as he arrived
for- the Democratic Convention,
many shouting, “Our next presi
dent!” Smith called for an uncon
ditional repeal of the 18th amend
ment immediately and modification
of the Volstead act.
* * * *
SONS RARELY CRIMINALS
OSSINGING, N. Y., June 21. —
Sons of the prisoners in Sing Sing
orison are rarely of the criminal
type according to Warden Lewis F.
Laws after completing a summary.
Only two sons of man incarcerated
in the jail came to the jail later, he
said.
* * * *
INCOME TAX INCREASED
WASHINGTON, June 21. —Amer
icans paid $55,000,000 income taxes
as compared with $29,000,000 of the
corresponding date of June 16th a
year ago, according to the Treasury
statement. June payments were the
first of the second quarterly in
stallment on income tax.
SUPERINTENDENT BURNED
At 9:10 last evening a plane was
dispatched from Anchorage to Nak
nek where the superintendent of
the Pacific American Fisheries was
seriously burned, according to a
broadcast from KFQD. Harry Aber
crombie, of the Anchorage hospital
staff, accompanied Pilot A1 Mon
son on the emergency flight. The
injured man was to be brought to
the hospital for treatment.
CYCLONIC WINDS SWEPT
THROIPPARTS KANSAS
WINCHITA, Kas., June 21, —
Cyclonic winds and rains of al
most cloud-burst proportions, left
a trail of heavy damage through
out central and southern Kansas.
A small tornado struck the Wich
ita airport and crumpled two of
the buildings on the field. Several
airplanes were destroyed; the dam
age was estimated at $100,000.
Oil and gas well derricks were
wrecked by the winds in the Bur
ton and McPherson fields near
Hutchinson.
Telephone wires in the town
were blown down and serious dam
ages to wheat crops, almost ready
for harvest, was reported through
out the section. The heavy rains
and hail beat down the grain.
ADJOURNS NEXT WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 22,
(A*)—Congress now expects to re
main in session until the middle
of next week because of consider
ation of the unemployment relief
bill. A final vote will be sought to
! day.
OPTIMISTIC NOTE IS
SOUNDED BY REVIEW
NEW YORK, June 22. —Brad
| streets Weekly Review of American
Business, released, struck a defin
itely optimistic note. Evidence of
returning confidence among busi
nessmen and purchasers has been
fairly pronounced the report said,
! in the 55 key cities of the Nation.
Employment conditions are im
: proving in certain sections, while
| retail business stimulated by fav
orable summer weather and inten
sive advertising on the part of mer
chants is generally hopeful.
I JUDGE CITES DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN‘EMIT.'11N'
NEW YORK, June 21. —A wit
ness describing a visit to the
apartment of Horace Liveright
publisher said he found a “Lady”
clad only in undergarments in one
room. At this point in the unde
fended divorce suit brought by Elsie
Bartlett Liveright, Judge John M
i Tienry referee interrupted. “A wo
! man is the proper name of the fe
j male of the species and is so des
cribed in the bible. Such persons
as Henry the VIII and Louis XIV
had mistresses called ladies but
this is not the custom in America.
In America a lady is a person who
| has performed some distinguished
public service. I object to the use
of the word “lady” here.”
RECEIVED GOLD MEDAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 22,
—Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam, on
Tuesday, was awarded the Aero
nautics medal of the National Geo
graphic Society. She was flown to
the Capitol from New York espe
cially to receive the award which
was presented to her because of
her achievement in flying the At
lantic ocean.
NEW THREE-CENT STAMPS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 22. —
A record breaking order for stamps
was placed with the Bureau of En
graving and Printing by the Post
Office Department. It calls for
delivery to Post Offices throughout
the country of nine hundred mil
lion stamps, 90 per cent being the
new 3 cent varieties. Three cept
postage of first class mail becomes
effective July 6th.
JUNEAU EDITOR, JOHN
TROY, CHICAGO-BOUND,
IN FAVOR OF REPEAL
SEATTLE, June 22, (IP)—John
Troy, 61, Juneau publisher, left last
night for the Chicago Democratic
Convention.
He holds the proxies of both of
the Alaska members of the Nation
al committee which meets Friday.
Troy and W. B. Kirk, also of Ju
neau, hold six votes of the Alaska
delegation.
Troy is also a member of the re
solutions committee. He said he
would urge for an immediate re
peal of the Volstead act.
Troy said the Republican plat
form declaration for extension to
Alaska of self-government, was the
first ever made by that party and,
like the lumber tariff plank, is part
of a vote trading deal to keep the
forces in line for Hoover who is on
the fence on the prohibition ques
tion.
As all self-government has al
ways been the basic Democratic
principal, Troy is confident it wfll
be in the platform again
i CALISTHENICS REPLACE
! WORK PRISON ROUTINE
JOLIET, 111., June 22, —Its ‘ bend
to the left” and “bend to the right”
and no more industrial work in
the factory for inmates of the Illi
nois State prison from now on.
Warden Henry C. Hill has issued
an order for the immediate closing
of all prison shops, announcing lack
of orders made their operations un
! profitable. Daily calithenics, he
j said, will take the place of the work
j in the steel foundry and shoe, fur
| niture and fibre factories for the
i convicts
CROSS COUNTRY PILOT
flFTERJLIGHT RECORD
PUEBLO, Colo., June 21, (IP)—
Capt. James Dickson, flying from
Santa Monica, Calif., to New York
in an effort to break the west-east
transcontinental speed record now
held by Major James Doolittle,
made a 22 minute stop here.
Dickson’s passengers were Arth
ur M. Loew, Hal Roach and William
Melniker.
The fyler set a new east-west re
cord last week flying from New
York to Los Angeles in 14 hours
and 49 minutes.
CICERO HOODLUMS ARE
BEING PRESSED POLICE
CICERO, June 21. —Hardboiled
i Chief of Police John L. Sullivan
; put “Scarface’, Capone’s baby bro
ther and 11 other hoodlums in jail
: as suspects in the bombing of May
j or Joseph G. Gerney’s home. Young
■ Capone was seized in the lobby of
! the Hawthorne hotel, long notor
| ious as the headquarters of the Ca
I phone suburban gang. So startled
I was the hotel clerk when hardboil
! ed Chief Sullivan made the arrest
that he exclaimed: “That is Mr.
Capone!” “He’s just another hood
lum to me.’’ replied Chief Sullivan
who was imported by the Mayor
from Chicago to clean up Cicero.
REMAINS IN CABINET
SHANGHAI, June 21, —Late
word from the Chinese government
states that the pending rift in the
Chinese cabinet has been healed
and the Minister of Finance, who
threatened to resign, has signified
that he will remain with the cabi
net.
Apologies are hereby extended to
Marvin Danielson talented “Ice
Worm” comedian of station KFQD,
Some days ago The Gateway gave
“Beans” Wennerstrom credit for a
clever Swedish sketch on a pro
gram but not no; ‘twas Marvin who
doubled the boys up with laughter.