member associated press
VOLUME •XXVIII. NUMBER 327. . SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
EDITORIAL
’TIS AN ILL WIND
Regardless of the immediate ef
fect such as temporary letup of
employment attendant upon cur
tailing Federal appropriations and
readjustment of public works be
cause of this condition, viewed in
its broadest ~n a, the depression
in the United ..an .3 a ble:sing in
disguise to Alaska.
Astounding as it may sound, it
would benefit Alaska if she was
taken complethely off the Federal
list as it applies to other than fixt
charges, and told to shift for her
self.
Of course this demands explana
tion. 'Here it is:
It is a notable fact that during
the summer of 1932 the viewpoint
of the Railroad Zone has under
gone a radical change. Communi
ties which have, for the most part,
relied solely upon Federal initiative
and procedure have swung to re
freshing individualism They have
commenced to cast about them for
things which will serve to replace
revenues lost by curtailment of ap
propriations. In this they have
discovered things never dreamed of,
or if dreaming, had left to some
one else to consider as regards de
velopment.
We find towns like Anchorage,
whose chief revenues came from
Federal activities, substituting for
the losses due to ther curtalment
others which give promise, of over
shadowing previous volume and
creating even greater prosperity
than that enjoyed under the
blight of paternalism.
Coincident with the switching
from dependence to personal in
itiative has emerged the evidence
of the wisdom of this course. No
town in the Territory boasts a pret
tier or more substantial aspect than
this infant of Alaskan communi
ties. Its shacks hav^ disappeared
to be replaced by some of the pret
tiest homes to be found anywhere in
or out of Alaska. These homes are
owned by the working people who
led the world in the work of beau
tification. and also have led in civic
pride and initiative.
This proprietary interest has in
turn fructified in perfect civic gov
ernment due to the fact that the
influence of the home builder and
owner has made itself felt in every
step taken and which affects the
interest of the whole.
It is not unlike the days of Athe
nian glory when every man gave at
least one day each week to consid
eration of government and thereby
created a democracy not equaled or
excelled in these modern times.
Already the gold mines of Willow
Creek and other points contiguous
to Anchorage are rapidly creating a
fields of employment which prom
ises to eclipse that lost when dras
tic retrenchments were put into ef
fect on the Alaska Railroad. The
outlook is that the 200 odd men
now employed in the district will
increase to beyond 500 next sum
mer. Less than that number were
dropped from railroad payrolls.
Encouraged by this outlook An
chorage is preparing to gather
facts on its varied contiguous re
sources and begin a campaign
to invite capital in their exploita
tion.
There is an age in the human
family when the child must leave
the paternal roof to shift for it
self. It is then that he is expected
to set aside his ideas of dependence
and start carving for himself. That
which he wins by this individual
ism has the merit of permanency,
according strength while whetting
the perspective and opening vis
tas for further achievement.
One of the most baleful effects of
Federal paternalism is the nulli
fying of community rivalry save in
a general clamor for the lion’s share
of public expendituree.
Taking time by the forelock An
chorage is preparing to issue a spe
cial edition of the Times, in which
it is hoped to presentto the invest
ing world opportunities warranting
its enlisting in the devolpment of
resources.
Nothing could be of more benefit
to the entire Railroad Zone, unless
HOUSE WAS IKE SCENE
AT TUESDIT'S
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 21, —
Open debate on the Collier beer for
revc me bill brought to avowed
drvs the “terrible” spectre of old
time salocn days, in a six hour
wrangle during which 41 oratorical
explosions occurred.
The House lost its temper there
by affording spectators and the
press gallery, a series of excellent
and humorous vaudeville acts. At
times, when bottles of beer, milk, |
: hard liquor flashed, the scene brot
fond memories of yore when med
icine fakirs roamed the velt.
During the excitement it is said
one prominent member of Congress
absent-mindedly stuck a bottle of
whiskey into a back pocket but a
colleague reprimanded him.
At another time, when the de
bates were more or less rampant,
a House member sprang into the
air shouting; “I wish to apologize
for our 12 years of prohibition!”
Anti-prohibitionists seemed t o
have the stronger voices for they
eventually shouted down the oppo
| sition. Some unknown Congressman
shouted at Britton: “You’re crazy!”
Britton got out a search warrant
but up to a late hour last night had
j failed to identify the “scoundrel.”
i However, the House expected to
| quit playing today and get down to
I serious business and vote on the
Collier beer bill; the result is ex- j
pected to be close but will un
doubtedly pass.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, —Po
lice surrounded an industrial sec
tion within Oakland as author!- |
ties established that four fires
within 24 hours were incendiary.
Two of them were three alarm
blazes. Suspicion, said Fire Chief
W. G. Lutkey, pointed to the hun
dred or more vagrants occupying
the “Hobo Jungles” east of the 7th
and Callow Streets area, where
most of the fires occurred.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21, —An
auto load of customs men trailed
a large tri-motored plane here and
when it landed, seized the plane
after finding 175 gallons of choice
liquor stowred awTav.
Those placed under arrest were
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Golchin and
Pilot Tom Rainey.
The tip-off was passed along
from Mexico.
PARROT SAVED DOSS
OAKLAND, Dec. 21, —J. James
owred his life to a pet parrot’s abil
ity to swear; awakened by the
cussing of the bird, James found
his home ablaze. He escaped with
only a pair of pants and his pet.
AUTHOR SURRENDERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, — H.
H. Van Loan, author, voluntarily
surrendered to authorities for fail- ,
ure to provide for his young daugh
ter, the charge being brought by
| the divorced wife. He will be ar
! raigned today.
NAVAL CLOTHING
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 21, —
The Senate naval affairs commit
tee decided to report favorably on
the joint resolution introduced by
Senator Shortridge, Republican of
California, providing for the sale
at nominal prices of excess naval
clothing for relief organizations.
it were simultaneous movements of
this nature in every town along
the railroad.
EVANS ENROUTL SEWARD
SEATTLE. Dec. 21, —The SS Ad
miral Evans, of the Pacific Stearns
ship Company, sailed from Seattle
Tuesday with two passenger reser
vations for the Alaska Railroad ter
minal, C. F. Osterhoitz and John F.
Johnson.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21, —
Some of the policies in the twelve
point railroad relief program cf
the United States Chambers of
Commerce were looked upon as
destructive and dangerous by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The commission especially oppos*
ed the proposals to give the raili
voads responsibility for fixing, long
and short haul rates.
To permit them to change rates
without notice to meet conditions,
a commission spokesman said,
would result in harmful monopo
lies and would foster freight rates
chaos.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 21, —
Thirty Royal Canadian Mounted
Police swooped down on the head
quarters of 3,000 hunger marchers,
from all parts of the province, and
conducted an extensive search for
firearms.
No weapons were found, officers
said, but one man was arrested
when he resisted a' “Mountie.”
TIN H
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21, —Mil
dred “Babe" Didrickson, famed girl
athlete of the Lone Star State, is
continuing her fight for rein
statement in the American Ama
teur Union and the organization
has agreed to once more review
her case, possibly next week.
"Babe’ was stripped of her ama
teur standing when she was al
leged to have permitted the use of
her name, in advertising automo
biles. She has consitently denied
the charge.
FAMILY POISONED
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, —A fam
ily of seven persons was recovering
from food poisoning after surgeons
worked two hours over the group.
BREVITIES
THEY GOT PLENTY
PITTSBURG, Dec. 21, —Wm. J.
Conner and Arthur Cavanaugh
were sentenced to 18 months in the
penitentiary for stealing an auto
mobile.
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STORMED THE JAIL .
YUMA, Dec. 21, —The county
jail was stormed by citizens who
sought to drag out a man accused
of mruder but Sheriff J. C. Hun
ter talked them out of the notion.
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LAUGH THIS OFF
GENEVA, Dec. 21, —The League
of Nations postponed its efforts
to obtain conciliation of the Man
churian dispute between China
and Japan when a league commit
tee of 19 appointed to consider the
dispute adjourned until January 16.
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WELL, WHAT IS IT?
YOUNGSTOWN, O., ‘Dec. 21, —
Joseph J. Smotrill, filling station
attendant, had the right formula
for getting rid of holdup men.
When a man entered his station
and told him to stick them up the
robber quickly decided that he had
important business elsewhere.
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HOUSES PASSES BEER
BILL CALLING FOR 3.2
PER CENT ALCOHOL
WASHINGTON, Dec, 21.—
The Colllier “beer for reve
nue” bill was passed by the
House today by a vote of 230
to 165 carrying 3.2 per cent al
coholic content- The bill now
Eocs tc the S?nate where it is
expected to pass immediately,
'.rhe only doubt expressed for
fianl passage is the possibility
of a presidential veto.
state or men
EMBED EXISTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21, —
President Hoover was asked to de
clare a state of national emergency
existed and that the army and
navy be authorized to assist in
housing, feeding and clothing the
unemployed
The request came from Gov. Jas.
, Rolfe, Jr., of California who said
| the army and navy could care for
at least 1,000,000.
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FRISCO SHOCKED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, —
A light earthquake struck this city
Tuesday night at 10:13 o’clock. No
damage was reported other than
knocking over a few jugs of peach
brandy.
< SOVIET HOPEFUL, KISS,
MAKEUP WITH U. S. A.
BERLIN, Dec. 21, —Diplomatic
circles understood that the Soviet
government is slightly more hope
ful for resumption of relations with
the United States under the Roos
evelt regime.
Although speculations regarding
a possible Soviet ambassador to
Washington are still premature, the
name of Valery Myeshlauk, vice
chairman of the state planning
commission, has been mentioned
for the post.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 21, —
Heads of government departments
were ordered by the finance min
istry to reduce their expenditures
sharply in view of an impending
deficit of millions of dollars.
The Ministry announced that re
venue of the 1933 budget would to
i tal only 75,000,000 pesos.
MOSCOW, Dec. 21, —Joseph A.
Stalin, virtual dictator of the Sov
; iet Union, celebrated his 53rd birth
day in good health.
PROTEST SPEECH
MANILA, Dec. 21, —Manuel Que
zon, president of the Philippine
Territorial senate, will be princi
pal speaker at a mass meeting here
Thursday night in protest against
the Hawes-Cutting bill for Philip
pine independence, passed by the
j United States senate.
GOOD OLD IRELAND
i DUBLIN, Dec- 21, —The Irish
| Free State will repay the balance
i due on the Irish Republican loan
raised in the United States in 1918
and 1920, President Eamon de Val
era said, in cash and guaranteed
stocks at the rate of $1.25 for
every dollar borrowed.
WON TROPHY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21, —
: The War department announced
• the 243rd coast artillery of the
Rhode Island national guard had
won the trophy given annually by
the United States coast artillery
, association to the most proficient
national guard regiment.
KAHOED IN THE SECOND
j FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 21, —
Primo Camera, 260 pound Italian,
knocked out Joe Rice, 200 pounds,
bus driver of this city, in the sec
ond round of a scheduled 10 round
encounter.
'Blf TflHTEB LIKE
NEW YORK, Dec. 21, —“Babe”
Ruth Is home again from Havana
I where he has been vacationing andj
: playing golf since the end of the
world series.
The mighty Bambino does not
think that Jimmy Foxx, who last
season tried to excell Ruth’s home- j
run world mark, will have as good
a year next season, saying: “Jimmy
had a fine opportunity last year
to pass my 60 figure but do not be
leive he will come close to it next
year;” he refused to give the reason 1
for his forecast.
Referring to salaries, Ruth said: ;
“I anticipate no salary cut; they:
have always treated me like a son.”
cumer ■experts'
ie it it on me
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 21, —
Conference of government experts
to consider plans for the World
economy conference along the lines
suggested by President Hoover in
his special debt message to Con
gress, was called by Secretary of
State Stimson.
The proposal of the President for
trading war debt revision for eco
nomic advantages was among the
subjects discussed at the meeting
in Stimson’s office.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec- 21, —The
mail man left a long brown envel
ope with Sheriff Conrad who seem
ed rather reluctant to accept it.
Upon opening it- he was so amaz
ed at finding it contained $2,500
worth of stolen bonds, that his
chair tipped over backward, his
skull being dented when it struck
a cuspidor.
The bonds had been stolen from
the local bank a few weeks ago.
BOY FOR THORPES
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21, —A nine j
pound boy was born yesterday to
Mrs. James Thorpe, wife of the fa- I
mouse Indian athlete.
STILL ALIVE
MONTE CARLO, Dec. 21, —Edwin
Strauss, son of the composer, Os
car Strauss, was in a hospital after
taking a shot of poison which fail
ed to do a good job.
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SIX DIE IN WRECK
RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil, Dec. 21,
—The fireman and five passengers
on a train were killed when the
train was derailed near here. Four
others were injured
DIE IN EXPLOSION
WALSENBURG, Colo., Dec. 21, —
One man was killed and another
critically injured in an explosion
in' a coal mine 15 miles north of j
here.
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TO THE SCRAP HEAP
PARIS, Dec. 21, —The United
States project for a naval agree
ment allowing France and Italy
to join the full provisions of the
London naval treaty, appeared des
tined for the scrap heap which
would mean the European un
checked armament race may be re
sumed.
HALF-BILLION HUM
SLASH IS PHGPOSED
AGIST VETERANS
WASHING! ON, D. C., Dec. 21, —
F'sclut ’'»"3 been sent by the
prwer'ul U?r r>ef,"etion Assn, to
Congress to sr 1 $4"Q.G00,000 a year
irom the bii.lin -.alar Veterans’
administration by rr stic reduction
of undeserved gratuities to ex-ser
vice men.
A n approximate $109,000,000
could be sliced from the Spanish
American war veterans appropria
tions, it was pointed out, and about
$340,000,000 from the World War
veterans appropriation. It was said
that the time to stop this continual
and ever-increasing Treasury-grab
was now.
One spokesman said that one per
cent of the population of the
United States is receiving 50 per
cent of the country’s revenues and,
if not halted immediately, that in
a. few years the entire revenues of
America would be turned over an
nually to the veterans.
It was said that there are hun
dreds of thousands of veterans who
are not entitled to compensation of
any kind; able-bodied and healthy
who have been drawing pensions
monthly for years and many of
them refusing to work because
their pension suffices.
Aid should be extended to the
needy and physically unfit veter
ans but the time has come, the
report continued, to weed out the
drafted men, to revise the abuses
against veterans hospitalization.
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SHE. HIGH III LORE
QUITO, Ecuador. Dec. 21, —Fur
ther excavations at the newly dis
covered Incan city north of here,
convinced archeologists that the
site will prove one of the richest
finds in Ecuador.
Excavators discovered a large
number of human skulls, syme
trically aligned in such a fashion
as to lead archeologists to believe
they had discovered the heads of
Indians who had been beheaded in
honor of the sun.
irasmT
LEM MS FOB HEMP
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 21, —Agi
tation to substitute lethal gas ex
ecutions for hanging at the Arizo
na state penitentiary is claimed by
supporters to be gaining strength
in this state.
Legislators sponsoring the pro
posal introduced a bill providing
for the substitution shortly after
the Legislature convenes here on
January 9.
It will be the second state in the
Union to use gas; the other being
Nevada.
TWO MILLION LOAN
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21, —The
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion had the papers today w’hich
paved the way for the city’s two
million dollar loan for building the
San Francisco-Oakland quay.
YOUNG CORBET WON
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21, —
Young Corbett, 3rd, Fresno welter
weight who has been unbeaten af
ter five years of ring competition,
completely outclassed Joe Glick of
Brooklyn in their 10-round bout
here last night to win the decision.
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
VERSAILLES, France, Dec. 21, —
Guy Davin, son of a wealthy
French family, went on trial in the
criminal court charged with the
murder of Richard Wall, young
playboy well known in Paris night
life, who was killed and thrown in
to the Seine.
Hard Times Masquerade Ball, New Year’s Eve