VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 196.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 22,1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
DEFINITE UPTURN IN
BUSINESS IS OFFICIJILLT
REPORTED, UNGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug., 22,
(JP)—A definite upturn of business
in July is reported by the Labor de
partment; it noted, further more,
“strong indications that this up
ward trend in employment is not
entirely temporary in character,”
reports to the U. S. employment
service reveal.
“Experts are witnesses to the first
substantial and noticeable expan
sion in industrial activity which
has occurred so far this year,”
said an information bulletin.
“While seasonal influences are
partly responsible for the increase
of forces, reported in several quar
ters and manufacturing centers,
there is also strong indication that
this upward trend in employment
is not temporary and a more opti
mistic feeling prevailed, with the
outlook for August considered en
couraging.”
INTERIOR DNTMEIIT
DEWS Oil EMPLOYES
ARE TREITED UNFAIRLY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug., 22, — i
A strong denial was made by the !
Interior department through Act- j
ing Secretary Dickenson to Sena- j
tor Tasker Oddie’s criticism of the
methods used by contractors on the
huge Hoover dam in treatment of
employes.
Dickenson informed the Senator
that he apparently must have been
grossly misinformed as the con
tractors were not requiring that
their men be paid off in script
which they later cashed in at a
heavy discount. This script was on
ly given in cases where workers
wanted credit- The secretary point- !
ed out that the condition of the ;
workers apparently was well as sev
eral hundred thousands of dollars
had been deposited with the Fed- J
era! government at its postoffice
at Boulder City.
The price charged by the con- |
tractor’s commisary stores at Boul- ,
der City was declared not exhorbi- j
tant by Dickenson who pointed out
that the prices were no higher than 1
those at Las Vegas.
STOCK MARKET HOLDS
IIS OPTIMISTIC NOTE
NEW YORK, Aug., 22, —Aided by j
a rise of 16,398 cars in the weekly;
car loadings, the stock market ral- ;
lied after early irregularities and1
closed higher.
Trading was dull. The increase
in car loadings has been anticipat- !
ed, but its size was considered en- !
couraging.
Further seasonal increases were j
booked. The entire railroad group
moved up when the report was j
made public. Utilities, however, j
made wider gains than the rails |
and some of the issues moved into
new high ground for the year.
IN LEFT GARTERS |
IN GirSMENT
SEATTLE, Aug., 22, —The apart
ment of a pretty brunette was
searched here on a warrant for a
“gentleman’s blue garter.” Herbert
A. Williams, in appealing for the
warrant, declared he had left his
garters along with other apparel
in the girl’s apartment during the
course of a quarrel.
“I forgot them and she kept
them,” he told police officials.
Two husky deputy sheriffs were
dispatched to search the girl’s
abode for the “gentleman’s” blue
garters.
MOVIE MEN FOUND
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug., 22, —
William Van Dyke, screen director,
filming a production in Alaska,
notified his studio by radio that
two members of his party, believed
lost in the Arctic, were found cn
the seventh day.
BRITISH FLYER WILL
ATTEMPT RETURN HOP
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
NEW YORK, Aug., 22, —Captain
James A. Mollison, noted Scottish
flyer who last week completed the
first East-West flight across the
Atlantic ocean, from Port Marnock,
Ireland to New Brunswick, in his
“flying gas tank,” flew to New York
City Sunday afternoon making the
flight in six and one-half hours.
A rousing welcome was extended
the aviator as he landed.
Mollison plans to make the re
turn flight immediately in the
same plane and already has mech
anics busy overhauling and tuning
up his ship for the return flight.
He may take-off Tuesday.
Mollison, if successful in maikng
the return hop, will be the only
aviator in the world to have made
the crossing two ways.
He hopes to have a visit with
Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh during his
brief s*.ay in the United States.
DEATH TOLL 42
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug., 22, —The
death toll from the hurricane of a
week ago totals 42 and includes
that of Mrs. Theresa Viola McAr
thur of Freeport.
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REVENUE FREIGHT CARS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug., 22, —
The American Railway Associaticjf.
announced that 512,431 cars of rev
enue freight were loaded during
the week ending August 13.
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AKRON RETURNS
LAKEHURST, N. J., Aug., 22, —
The Navy’s giant dirigible, Akron,
returned to its base here Saturday
after participating in training
maneuvers on the Atlantic coast.
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MRS. TUNNEY IN HOSPITAL
PARIS, Aug., 22, —Mrs. Gene
Gene Tunney, the former Polly
Lauder, underwent an operation on
Saturday for an ear infection.
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GHOST SHIP SIGHTED
POINT BARROW, Aug., 22, (/P)—
The trading schooner Bachimo, re
ported to be laden with fur and
abandoned last fall in the Arctic,
was again sighted, seven miles off
shore in solid ice. A party left to
try and board her. The schooner ap
pears to be in good condition. The
schooner C. S. Holmes is caught i
in the ice, also, but is in no danger. I
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LOAN APPROVED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug., 22,_!
The Interstate Commerce Commis- |
sion approved the application of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railway to
borrow an additional $31,625,000
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation.
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EMPLOYMENT ILLEGAL
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 22, —;
Employment of an alien on road
construction projects by joint high
way districts, is illegal under the
legislative acts of 1915 and 1S31,
State Attorney General Webb ruled.
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REBELLION ENDING
BUENOS AIRES, Aug., 22, —A
Brazilian representative told the
press that the ■Sao Paulo rebellion
in Brazil will end this week in spite
of the fact it ha* entered its sev
enth week without much change.
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STILL UP IN THE AIR
VALLEY STREAM, N. Y., Aug.,
22. —Mrs. Marsalis and Mrs. Tha
den, holders of a new record for en
durance flying for women, entered
their seventh day in the air at 1
p. m. Eastern standard time. They
dropped a note on Curtis Field ask
ing that the refueling plane take
up plenty of coffee as another week
in the air is their goal. *
'SUNNY JIM' ROLPH
WORKING ON PUN TO
PKY VETEHUNS' BONUS
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug., 2, —
Governor James J. Rolph is at
tempting to push his plan for a
bond issue to pay off the California
I veterans who are holding compen
! sation certificates instead of hav
ing the soldiers wait until the cer
tificates mature, to collect their
bonus.
Governor Rolph says he is serious
about the proposal and says that
he has conferred with big financial
men who also think it is a good
plan to let the veterans have their
money from the state treasury.
Rolph reiterated his statement
that no one would lose any money
if the state paid off the certificates
immediately and directly. He said
the problem of the veterans should
be put up to the various states to
solve inasmuch as the Federal gov
ernment can not pay, or does not
wish to pay them off, until they
fall due.
SCORES DIED HEAT
LONDON, Aug., 22, —A toll of
more than a score of deaths re
sulted from the all-time record
heat wave which descended upon
this city Saturday. j
GERMAN NAVAL SHIP
RAISEDMTERY GRAVE
KIEL, Germany, Aug., 22, —The
hulk of the naval training ship
Niobe was dragged back into port
with the bodies of 69 cadets who
perished when the ship foundered
over 22 days ago.
Seven bodies were brought from
the craft Saturday by divers. Flags
throughout the city, as well as in
other German towns, were placed
at half-mast in silent tribute to
those who lost their lives in the
sea tragedy. i
SCOT AVIATOR HIILED
IS ENGLAND'S "UK"
NEW YORK, Aug., 22, (/P)—Tired,
and a little bewildered by the re
ception he received, Captain James
Mollison brought his plane here af
ter the first solo flight from Eur
ope.
The Scot aviator is hailed as
Englan’s Lindbergh. He announc
ed he will take-off soon for the re
turn flight to England; altho he
said he found the westward cross
ing difficult, there is no possibility
whatever that his plans to fly back
will be abandoned.
“You can’t miss it on the East
ward trip,” he said. Two thousand;
people were at the field here when 1
he landed from Penn Field, 600}
miles away. His total flying time
from Marnock Strand, Ireland, was
36 hours and one minute. Stops
were made at Penn Field and at
St. John, N. F.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 8, Phillies 5.
New York 8, Pittsburgh 3.
Brooklyn 6-6, Cincinnati 0-1.
St. Louis 8, Boston 7.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 5, St. Louis 0.
Chicago 6-8, Phillies 4-14.
Washington 4, Cleveland 2.
Detroit 11, Boston 5.
PACIFIC COAST
Los Angeles 6, Missions 5.
Sunday’s games
PACIFIC COAST
San Francisco 7-2, Hollywood 4-5.
Los Angeles 6-2, Missions 5-3.
Portland 8-7, Seattle 7-3; the
first game went 14 innings.
Sacs 18-4, Oakland 4-3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 3, New York 9.
Chicago 2, Phillies 0.
Pittsburgh 0, Cincinnati 2.
* Phillies 7, Boston 5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 11, Washington 5.
PEOPLE ILL OPPOSE
REELECTION HOOKER.
ACCORDING TO POLL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug., 22, —
Two and a half months in advance
of the November elections voters of
the country appear to be in opposi
tion to the reelection of President
Hoover, is the analysis of returns
in the nation-wide presidential poll
of the San Francisco Examiner in
cooperation with the numerous
Hearst morning and evening papers
in the United States.
The first tabulation of ballots by
states in the poll is released for
publication and excludes those bal
lots marked for socialists and
other minor parties. They will be
analyzed separately.
A total of 64,850 Hoover-Roose
velt votes have been tabulated. The
division was: Roosevelt 41,640; Hoo
ver 32,210. This is a 64 per cent vote
for Roosevelt and 36 per cent for
Hoover.
SEN. JONES WILLING
LEND EM TO PUBLIC
SEATTLE, Aug., 22, —U. S. Sen
ator Wesly L. Jones of Washington,
author of the socalled “five and 10
law,” said he would vote at his first
opportunity to submit the prohibi
tion question to the people for
settlement in a satisfactory way.
In a formal statement of his
views Senator Jones said he recog
nized “that a strong sentiment has
developed throughout the country
irrespective of partisanship for a
new expression by the people with
respect to the liquor problem.
CONFERRED WITH
DINNERS, OFFICIII.S
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug., 22, —
Three directors of the Home Loan
Bank Board are expected back
Monday with encouraging reports
on the business situation after per
sonal surveys in the East, New Eng
land and Middle West.
The directors, Franklin W- Fort,
chairman of the board; William A.
Best and H. Morton Bonish, have
conferred with bankers and insur
ance officials.
EGAN TRIAL TESTIMONY
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 22, —
With the speed and precision of a
pneumatic hammer, the prosecu
tion sent home rivet after rivet of
corroboration in the testimony of
Verne Doran that former Public
Defender Frank J. Egan prevailed
upon him and Albert Tinnin to
murder Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughes.
It was said that Egan prevailed
upon these two men to kill Mrs.
Hughes after he had threatened to
send them to prison for parole vio
lations.
CHICAGO, Aug., 22, —The death
of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCor
mick, physicians said, is but a mat
ter of a few hours. *
Early Sunday, however, the pa
tient, who was once known as the
richest woman in the world, was
sleeping peacefully in her hotel
suite while doctors and her nurse
stood watching and awaiting devel
opment while members of the fam
ily rested nearby.
Mi's. McCormick sank into a coma
from which her physicians said she
would not recover.
MORE RELATIVES ARRIVE
CHICAGO, Aug., 22, —John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., accompanied by
Mrs. Rockefeller and son John D.,
Ill, arrived at Chicago and hur
ried to the bedside of his sister,
Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick.
TRADE TREATY CONFAB
AT OTTAWA AT AN END:
GIFTS ARE PRESENTED
OTTAWA, Aug., 22, —The Anglo
Canadian trade treaty was s'gned
by the Hon. Neville Chamberlain,
chancellor of the exchequer, and
Premier Right Honorable Stanley
Bruce, for Australia, and Hon. G.
Coates, for New Zealand.
Rt. Hon. Stanley Balwin and Pre
mier Bennett were presented with
silver salvers, gifts from the dele
gates.
Mr. Baldwin said the conference
was an attempt by a group of na
tions to build a stable economic
edifice which the present and fu
ture generations might regard with
pride and who knows, he added, but
that future generations may say:
“they builded better than they
knew”
The conference formal’y passed
a resolution of thanks and appre
ciation to Premier Bennett of Can
ada and Hon. S. T. O'Kelley of the
Irish Free State, adding “nothing
can be done to make us forget our
debt to Canada.”
FIRE DAMAGE
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug., 22, —
Damage estimated at over $2,000,000
resulted from a fire which occur- |
red at the refinery of the Superior |
Refinery Company of this city. Two |
huge tanks were totally destroyed
and several firemen and workers
injured in combatting the flames.
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JUST ANOTHER RECORD
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug., 22, —
A new speed record for giant army
bombers was believed set when Se
cond Lieut. D. W. Beckman flew
a Keystone bomber to March Field
here, from San Antonio, Tex., in 12
hours.
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RETURN TO WORK
SAGINAW, Mich., Aug., 22, —The
Robert Gage Company will recall
365 men to work at its No. 9 mine
Monday to make early delivery of
coal orders recently obtained from
the state administration board.
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WILL SUIT KIDDOES
SEATTLE, Aug., 22, —Unemploy
ed parents of 12,000 school children
here may not send their children
to schools when they open next
month. Parents are taking this ac
tion because they claim they are
unable to clothe their children j
with adequate clothing.
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MERCURY RISES EUROPE
LONDON, Aug., 22, (/P)—The heat
wave which swept the British Isles
moved to continental Europe send
ing the mercury ovjr 100 degress in
many places in France and Italy.
Berlin reported 98, the hottest in
67 years. Twelve were drowned in
Berlin, five at Munich and forty
houses damaged at Hamsburg by
a windstorm.
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AFTER FLIGHT RECORD
LOS ANGELES, Aug., 22, —Ame
lia Earhart Putnam, aviatrix, plan
ned to leave at noon today, weath
er permitting, on an attempt to set
a new non-stop flight record be
tween the Atlantic and Pacific.
Mrs. Putnam’s previous attempt was j
halted by a leaky gas line which I
forced her down at Columbus, O.
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UNDERMINING ROOSEVELT j
NEW YORK, August 22, (JP)— |
Cards, urging voters to write in the
name of Alfred Smith for presi
dent, on the November ballots, are
being circulated in three or four
Middle-Western States. Democra
tic leaders pointed out that writing
in a name on a ballot will merely
make the vote an uneffective one
SMC rail LOOMS
SOON IN ODDER IKE
JEHOL, PORT OF STATE
TOKIO, Aug., 22, UP)—A state
ment attributed to official quarters
said it is only a question of time
when strong action must be taken
to make Jehol province, part of the
newly created independent state of
Manchukuo.
Dispatches from Japanese corres
pondents at Chinchow, Manchuria,
reported Japanese had routed the
Chinese regulars in a sharp battle
near Peipiao, Jehol.
The Japanese war office denied
its army assumed the offensive and
contemplated a large scale inva
sion of the province which hereto
fore divided China proper from
Manchuria.
The clash is described as a local
affair but intimations are favora
ble, before winter, that a determ
ined Japanese action will take
place.
HUSH SKIPPER ON LIST
CNN OF NUT REINS
LOS ANGELES, Aug., 22, —Drift
ing helplessly for 115 days in a dis
abled 30-foot fishing boat, Capt. B
A. Riggs, of Dutch Harbor, was
picked up here off Port San Luis.
He was weak with hunger and ex
haustion after nearly four months
of lone' voyaging over rough seas
during which he said he was once
driven by the wind to a point only
900 miles from Honolulu.
Captain Briggs said that * on
many occasions he sighted ships
and even airplanes but said that
he was unable to attract attention.
He was at the mercy of the sun,
wind and waves during most of the
time he was adrift but it was not
until three days ago that he ran out
of food.
It was estimated that during his
driftings the craft covered an un
charted distance of nearly 3.000
miles. He left Dutch Harbor on
April 28.
‘FLYING BOUDOIR' BEEN
IN 1 MORE TRAN WEEK
VALLEY STREAM, N. Y„ Aug., 22,
—The “Flying Boudoir,” piloted by
Mrs. Louise Thaden and Mrs. Fran
cis Marsalis, completed one week
of flying Sunday at 2 p. m. and a
new mark for women’s endurance
flying was established. The avia
trix’s said they would continue to
fly as long as their plane and mo
tor functioned properly, and set up
a mark which will stand for a long
time. The women said they were
very tired from their long time
aloft.
COTTON AND TOBACCO
ATLANTA, Aug., 22, —The South
saw improvements in the cotton
and tobacco rparkets, according to
reports of increased industrial and
construction activity and found the
total something to grow enthusias
tic about.
From the Mason-Dixie line to
the gulf coast came announce
ments of industi'ial resumptions and
expansion of new construction pro
jects and a generally improved
economic outlook for tobacco grow
ers in South Carolina and Gergia,
and for cotton farmers throughout
the belt.
FORCES AUGMENTED
SIOUX CITY, Aug., 22, —Strik
ing farmers augmented their forc
es to maintain their grip on Sioux
City, the key point in their war for
higher prices. Dakota county far
mers met in Dakota City, five miles
south of here, and voted their sup
port and are pdtrollipg roads lead
ing into Sioux City from the south.