CHICAGO. 111., Jan. 2. (>P)—
Nine members of two seamen’s
families from the east shore of
Lake Michigan were drowned in
Calumet River as they were start
ing out on a New Year’s celebra
tion. Only one person of the party,
Jacob P. Schiller, driver, escaped
drowning when the car plunged
over an embankment.
The dead were Schiller’s wife and
three children. Mr. and Mrs. John
Postman and three children.
Schiller managed to get free of
the car but the others were trapped.
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Tomorrow’s church program as
announced by Rev. E. E. Reisner,
of the Seward Community Church,
is as follows: 10 a. m. Sunday
School: 11 a. m. Morning Service.
* Lord's Supper;” 6:30 p. m. Epworth
with the theme. “Sacrament of the
League; 7:30 p. m. Evening Service,
with subject, "Let There be Light.”
C ARD OF THANKS
No words can quite express our
gratitude to our friends for their
kindnesses and helpfulness during
out bereavement in the loss of our
dear mother. We are deeply in
debted and wish to thank all who
have been so thoughtful.
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Crawford.
OPERA BROADCAST
NEW YORK, Jan., 2, </P)—The
first complete opera was broadcast
from the Metropolitan Opera House
• and millions of listeners heard the
music of Humperdincks “Hansel
and Gretel” without distortion.
The program was broadcast over a
nation-wide hookup.
TWO DROWNED
CLARKESDALE, Miss., Jan., 2,
(>P)—Two negroes were drowned at
Mimms, Mississippi, and six others
persons are missing in the floods
which are sweeping across the por
tion of the state adjacent to the
Tallahanchie river. The towms of
Glendora and Sumner r»e still
threatened.
LIQUOR TRADE FALLS
LONDON, Jan., 2, (A3)—Depress
ion caused Christmas liquor trade
to fall below normal and numer
ous large firms offered customers
the right to purchase on the in
stallment plan—with 60 to 90 days
in which to meet payments, inves
tigation showed.
NAME IS INCLUDED
NEW YORK, Jan., 2, (/P)—The
name of Rockefeller will be in
cluded in a formal title to be given
50 real estate developments fin
anced by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
The development heretofore has
been known as “Radio City/’
! PRESIDENT ROOIIERINO
SEGRET1T 5TIS0N
TALK ON DEBTS ACTION
WASHINGTON, Jan., 2, (/P)—
President Hoover conferred at
length with Secretary Stimson and
Under-Secretary of Treasury Mills
on the inter-governmental debt
problem.
Indications were given in official
j circles that the administration will
I not be deterred from participation
j in the proposed conference on
debts and reparations by the grow
ing opposition to such stop.
Officials believe American ob
servers at the parley would be the
best means of safeguarding Amer
ican interests.
An official note from Premier
I*iqrre Laval’s ministry at Paris,
denies in unconvincing terms r e
ports that he has been invited to
| London to confer with Prime Min
| Ister MacDonald over the coming
conference on debt and repara
tions.
The French statement says be
fore such a meeting will be oppor
! tune the British and France ex
perts must complete their labors'
but meanwhile reports from Lon
don say the site for the conference j
may be Geneva or Lausanne instead
of the Hague as was first suggest
ed.
EAST BEATS WEST
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. (&)—
The East registered their third vic
tory in seven years of competition
with the West here New Year’s Day
by defeating the West’s football ag
gregation, with a score of 6 to 0,
at the Shriners’ annual charity
game. The Eastern Stars scored in
in the first quarter and dominated
the game throughout to hold the
West scoreless.
WASHINGTON, Jan., 2, (/P)—
There was no appreciative improve
ment in the industrial unemploy
ment situation in the United States
during the month of November,
the employment service reported
after an exhaustive survey. A large
percentage of those at work were
i found to be employed on a part
i time basis.
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j Inventory Sale at J. L. Great's
j Hardware.
FORT WAYNE. Ind., Jail., 2, (/lJ);
—A young man and young woman!
with matrimonial intentions p o o 1- j
ed their resources and found that;
they had exactly $3.00.
Hopefully they approached the
Allen county clerk and asked him
the price of “your cheapest mar
riage license.”
The clerk informed them that
the regular price, was $2.00, unalter
ed by Sundays, holidays- or bargain !
sales. They took one and started:
in search of a justice of the peace j
who would marry them for their I
one remaining dollar.
70 OUTLAWS KILLED
CHICAGO, Jan., 2, (A5)—Seventy
outlaws were killed by Chicago po
licemen and citizens in Chicago’s
drive against racketeers during the
last year. Policeme nkilled 29 ban- ;
dits, burglars and auto thieves and i
citizens and private watchmen kill- j
ed 31.
WANT NEW TRADE ACT
HONOLULU, Jan., 2, <JF)— Rep- i
resentatives of Canada and New;
Zealand arrived here for a confer- :
ence looking toward a new trade
pact. H. H. Stevens, minister of
trade and commerce, leads the En
glish delegation, while W. Downie
Steward, minister of finance and
customs, is in charge of the New
Zealand group.
THE FIRST TOOT!
The SS Starr opened up the fire
works Thursday night in welcoming
the arrival of 1932 when the skip
per tied the whistle down. The fire
department siren then joined the
midnight serenade and from that
moment on gun shots were let go,
prospectors from the gold camps
and big butter and egg men from
Matanuska yipped to the skies. The
malamutes solos were particularly
mournful.
The SS Starr, Capt. A. Ryning,
left port at 3 a. m. Friday morning
for Cordova to pick up a coal barge
and tow it to Seward.
Fresh Eggs at Brown & Hawkins;
delivered twice a week from Seward
Dairy
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MOTORSHIP DISCOVERER
FOR HIRE OR CHARTER
For Rates Inquire
JACK WILKINSON
The Alaska Railroad
(iV/j. McKinley Park Route)
TRAINS ARRIVE TRAINS DEPART
Each Tuesday 6:30 p. m. Each Wednesday 7:30 m.
Fairbanks and way points.
Mixed train from Anchorage and intermediate points ar
rives each Sunday, p. m.
Mixed train for Anchorage and intermediate points leaves
not earlier than 10:00 a. m. each Wednesday.
Mixed trnin carrie* a coach and handl?3 passengers.
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Alaskan Airways
Serve All Interior Alaska
Weekly Schedules from Anchorage with U. S. Mail
For Information, rates, etc., see—
Elwyn Swetmann
SEWARD REPRESENTATIVE
KARL K. KATZ
Manager
ANCHORAGE BASE
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
NEXT SAILING OUT OF SEWARD
JANUARY 7, 1932.
SAN JAUN FISHING & PACKING
COMPANY
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
Travel by the
Dollar Steam
ship Line from
Pacific Coast
ports to New
York via Pana
ma Canal.
Leaves Arrives Leaves
Vessel Seattle Seward Seward
Evans .Jan. 5 Jan. 13 Jan. 16
Evans .Jan. 26 Feb. 3 Feb. 6
Evans .Feb. 16 Feb. 24 Feb. 27
Evans .Mar. 8 Mar. 16 Mar. 19
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Ptiuont imauMlitlrai all
Admiral Lima tnmIi km ben mb
fittely and materially improved. Tea
will find them vary attractive aad
<nu for table.
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent
tv. Seattle
Steamer
NORTHWESTERN .... Dec. 29
VICTORIA . Jan. 12
NORTHWESTERN .... Jan. 19
Lv. Seward
Jan. 6 11 a.m
Jan. 20 11 a.m.
Jan. 27 11 a.m
Reduced Round-Trip Fares in Effect
Upper Deck $125.00—Lower Deck $112.00