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VOLUME XXJX. NUMBER 40.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT-ELECT
CERMAK REPORTED TO HAVE
PASSED THE CRISIS LATE
YESTERDAY j
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 17. —President
Elect Roosevelt, saved from an,
assassin’s bullets by the heroism
of a woman, departed Thursday
for New York, leaving behind him,
dangerously wounded, his friend,
Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago.
He arrived Wednesday night from ;
a peaceful vacation to face a vol
ley of bullets and to see five per
sons, one a friend, shot down by ^
a man who said he hated all the
rich and powerful.
Mr. Roosevelt was unharmed,
his life saved, many observers be
lieved, by the attack of 100 pound
Mi's. M. J. Cross, Miami housewife, (
upon the gunman. Seeing the gun ,
pass over her shoulder from be- i
hind. Mrs. Cross grabbed the ,
man’s arm and forced it aside jusr. (
as he started firing. ,
Mayor Cermak was believed to
have safely passed the crisis last .
night. |
IN CRITICAL CONDITION 1
Mrs. Joseph Gill, wife of the
Florida utility magnate, was in a
critical condition and it now ap
pears that unless a change for
the better is seen today, little j {
hope can be held for her recovery, j
Guiseppi Zangara, 33, dark and; ^
scowling confessed assassin, and ^
his room-mate, Andra Valenti, j
were held safely in jail after arous- j.
ed Floridans had threatened vio- x
lence. Zangara was named in
complaints charging assault and j
attempt to commit murder on four j <
counts. He told officers he had '
planned to “kill President Hoover £
this winter but decided to shoot j
Mr. Roosevelt instead.” He said r
he liked Mr. Roosevelt personally,
but hated all kings and presidents.
Mayor Cermak of Chicago, sent
word to friends at home that “I'm
going to pull through for Chicago.’ r
Mr. Roosevelt is due to arrive c
in New York early this evening. 1
He intended to go right on thru r
to his home at Hyde Park where 1
he will continue his conferences | t
on federal affairs which he in- s
terrupted for a mid-winter vaca
tion trip on Vincent Astor’s 1
yacht- *
VALET HAS THEORY 1
Up at Ithica. for the second £
time within 24 hours, tragedy 1
threatened the Roosevelt family j 1
when Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt i
narrowly escaped injury under the p
wheels of a backing train. Cross- s
ing the railroad tracks to enter 1
her automobile, Mrs. Roosevelt did 1
not see the train which was al- t
most upon her when Mot-orcycle
Patrolman Edward Moore pulled r
her uncermoniously from its path. 1
“I’m glad it was I and not you,” J c
Mayor Cermak whispered to Mr. I
Roosevelt yesterday when the; 1,
latter visited him in the hospital, t
Roosevelt replied: “Get well; we i:
need men like you”.
Mrs. Cross, who struck up the
assassin’s arm. is referred to by t
newspapers as “America’s new p
sweetheart.” ! c
The colored valet of the Presi
dent-Elect blames the shooting on i
a red tie which his boss wore Wed- c
nesday. Yesterday he put a blue '< I
tie on Mr. Roosevelt. a
CONFERRED WITH JONES ; i<
Accompanying Mr. Roose- i
velt on the special train to New j c
York is Professor Moley, his close j p
advisor. At Savanah he visited • F
briefly with Jess Jones who is said I
to be slated for the position of e
president of the Reconstruction g
Finance Corporation. ' e
The Miami court appointed f
council for Zangara yesterday and I
he will go on trial today. He said : o
he did not want the services of t
council; that he was glad he “got r
Cermak but had interided to kill r
Roosevelt.” He showed no regrets v
for his act. Zangara is said to f
GUY NOT GUILTY
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17—A ver
dict of not guilty was rendered by
the jury last night, in the case of
lames "Curly” Guy, who was
charged with having murdered
Walter Wanderwell, the' adventur
er, aboard the yacht Carma. The
jury was out about five hours.
FINGERED BY CLAIMS
INVESTIGATORS, MRS. <
MASSIE BREAKS SILENCE
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17, —An-;
’ered by the claims of her inves- j
;igators that she had failed prop- j
?rly to identify her attackers, ;
VIrs. Thalia Massie broke her sil- j
?nce yesterday to make known
;hat she dropped prosecution in;
;he sensational case only to save j
ler husband and mother from
ail.
Honolulu authorities, Mrs. Mas-1
>ie said, had offered to commute i
;he sentence to one year if she
vould leave Hawaii immediately.!
,Vhen the offer was refused, they j
jffered to commute the sentences;
o one horn-. I
[NTS
DENVER KIUPPING
DENVER, Feb. 17,—Nine detec-';
ives, carrying shotguns, left police;
leadquarters in two automobiles I
or a farm near Denver to inves-;
igate a lead in connection withj
he kidnapping of Charles Boet-:
cher, 2nd, millionaire, held for
ansom.
Shortly after they left, Chief of
’olice Albert T. Klark and Mann
er of Safety Carl S. Milliken.
rent to the Boettcher home. The
letectives returned several hours I
iter, but reported no new develop
rients.
17,000,000 UNEMPLOYED
NEW YORK, Feb. 17,—Approxi-j
lately one-third of all gainfully'
ccupied persons .numbering near
vr 17.000,000. were unemployed in
he United States in November.1
932. according to the latest es
imate of the Labor Research As
ociation.
lave come to America from Italy
tine years ago and at one time
ived in Los Angeles. Police there
re endeavoring to check back on
iim. Wearing a perpetual scowl.,
ie said he had purchased the $3 j
lickel-plated revolver from a
awn shop three days before the
hooting. A bank book showed he
lad about $100 on deposit. He said,
le had just lost $200 at a race'
rack.
At New York the police depart- i
rent made plans to have at least |
50 special officers to remain on;
uty surrounding the President-!
Ilect while in the city. James Far- !
?y will request of Mr. Roosevelt |
hat he cancel all but the most •
nportant of invitations.
DEPORTATION MOVE
At Washington Congress moved
award a measure calling for de
ortation of all aliens of radical
r anarchist bent.
The Secret Service announced
itentions to 'make an intensive
rive upon radicals. The White,
louse guard has been augmented j
s also has the guard about Pres-^
lent Hoover.
Zangara insisted no one had
onspired with him nor was he
rompted by anyone to kill the
resident-Elect.
From Rome Premier Mussolini
xpressed his and his country’s
ratification that Mr. Roosevelt
scaped safely. Other reports
rom Rome said the citizens of
taly were outraged at the wave
f crimes committed abroad by
er countrymen and that Italy’s
saction to the attempted assassi
ation of President-Elect Roose
elt was one of utmost sympathy
Dr the yictirp.
MAJOR HOSTILITIES
IN JEHOL PROVINCE
TROOPS POURING INTO BATTLE
FRONT WHICH IS 200 MILES
LONG
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Feb. 17, -
Along the frozen snow-banked
roads with the wind south and
west from this city, soldiers are
moving day and night in loose
marching order toward Jehol pro
vince border.
Japan is getting ready to attack
and probably 50,000 strong are
marching to the mobilization
points from which the long plan
ned invasion will begin. It will be
gin a drive along a 200 mile front.
Eighty-thousand Chinese troops
are being concentrated today in
Eastern Jehol in anticipation of
the Japanese drive to annex the
province to Manchukuo.
The Chinese forces were units
of the armies of Chang Tsoh Siang
and Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang.
It wras believed that Chang would
concentrate the troops near Chao
yang as a first line defense against
Japanese forces being moved
Northward from Shanhaikwan.
The Japanese government de
clared it wall refuse to relinguish
the islands between the Philip
pines and the Hawaiians w'hich
they have been governing by an
international mandate. Japanese
spokesmen said they were not
afraid of a boycott.
Opening of the Jehol hostilities
is expected within the next two
days, it was predicted. Some un
easiness is felt in Japan in regard
to Russia’s plaas and possible ac
tion.
SOLON FEU FIVE
STORIES TO OEfiTH
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 17. —
Rep. Godfrey G. Goodwin of Min
nesota fell or jumped to his death
yesterday from a fifth floor win
dow of his hotel shortly before 8
o’clock in the morning.
Police estimated he had been
dead about two hours.
A Republican, he had represent
ed the 10th Minnesota district in
the House since 1925. He was de
feated in the last election.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17, —The
National football rules committee
announced adoption of two im
portant changes in the existing
playing code.
They are: side quoins of 10
yards width, established on eith
er side of the field to eliminate
futile sideline plays, thereby
strengthening the games’ offen
sive and the definition of “clip
ping” was broadened to include
any contact with the back of a
player not carrying the ball, and
the penalty for “clipping” was re
duced from 25 yards to 15, to in
sure prompt penalizing by hither
to lenient field officials.
$60,000 SWEEPSTAKE
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 17,—The
$60,000 Hambletonian sweepstake1
will be trotted on August 16, over
the track at Goshen, N. Y., for
the fourth consecutive year, J. J.
Mooney, president of the society
announced.
DOCTOR SCIENCE DECREE
VIENNA, Feb. 17,—President
Hoover may receive an honorable
decree of Doctor of Science from
the Mining College at Leoben, Aus
tria, it was learned. The college
faculty announced the decree had
been offered to Hoover, and would
be conferred on his acceptance.
SENATE VOTES FOR
REPEAL 18 AMENDMENT
WITH AMPLE MAJORITY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17, —
By an astonished majority the
Senate voted to kill the 18th
amendment and sent a repeal re
solution to the House where lead
ers confidently looked forward to
approval no later than Monday
morning.
It moved with a speed unforseen
even as recently as the day pre
vious when anti-prohibitionists
smashed dry lines apart to rush
the repealer through the Senate by
a 63-23 vote, five more than the
two-thirds necessary.
It provides for submission to
State conventions for ratification
instead of legislatures and would
protect dry states from liquor im
portations; another article would
\ have placed a Constitutional ban
! on the return of the saloon.
ipobTFeiectI
CONTEST INKIITE,
AND PUBEIY GOSSIP
Attorney L. V. Ray informs The
Gateway that the report being cir
culated to the effect that a con
test of the election for Third Div
ision Senator would be had, is bas
ed upon inaccurate information
and is purely gossip.
The report that a recount will
be made is based upon reports
that official registration books at
various precincts fail to show the
name, age, sex and reason of the
marking of ballots by election
judges, for those unable to read
or write, or otherwise incapacitat
ed.
Mr. Ray further stated that so
far as he is concerned the action
of the Canvasing Board is final;
that it is not possible to ascertain
whether irregular votes were cast
for himself or his opponent; that
whether such votes were or are il
legal is a matter for the authori
ties to determine.
Mr. Ray emphatically stated
that if a majority of the votes as
shown by the accepted returns
were for Mr. Jas. Campbell, .that
he has no desire to, did not intend
to, and would not question the re
sult as shown by such returns, ir
respective of the fact that such
declared result might be subject
to a contest in the courts or before
the legislature.
AT BUENOS AIRES
LONDON, Feb. 17,—Capt. James
Mollison, Scotch aviator, arrived
at Buenos Aires Thursday, enroute
to England.
EXTENSION OF TEM
PEIPING, Feb. 17,—An extension
of the Boxer payments morator
ium for another year was expected
to be requested when Finance
Minister T. V. Soony, meets with
American and British Ministers.
The moratorium expires March
1. It involves payments of $2,000,
000 to the United States, and 600,
000 pounds steiiing annually to
Great Britain.
15,000 TONS OIL DAY
BAKU, Soviet Union, Feb. 17,—
An oil gusher spouting 15,000 tons
a day has been struck in the vi
cinity of Lockbahan, it was an
nounced. Engineers reported they
struck oil at 2,000 feet.
CORBETT WORSE
NEW YORK, Feb. 17—The con
dition of James J. Corbett, former
heavyweight boxing champion, be
came slightly worse yesterday af
ternoon. He had a troublesome
night and seemed weaker after
a fitful morning nap.
FARMERS MARCH
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 17 —
Four thousand farmers threaten
ing to call a tax strike, marched
thru the Indiana capitol. A com
mittee was delegated to call upon
Governor Paul V. McNutt with de
i mands for elimination of the
' State property tax.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17,—With
characteristic brusque frankness,
Charles G Dawes acknowledged to
a Senate committee that his Chi
cago bank had violated the prin
ciple of the law in loans to the
collapsed Insull Utilities Compan
ies, ruefully admitting that the
retrospect of the average banker
is a sad one.
The former Vice-President testi
! fied that his institution, the Cen
| tral Republic Bank & Trust Co.,
j of Chicago, with capital and sur
; plus of $24,000,000, had lent $11,
. 000,000 to the far-flung Insull en
} terprises.
DEBT MEET MARCH 15
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, —The
British conference will probably
J open here March 15, it was an
i nounced.
SEWARD LEGION MEN :
PLAN TO BUILD CLUB j
HOUSE: GROUND GIVEN;
The peppy Legionnaires of Sew-'
! ard Post, one of the livliest orgain
j zations in the Department of Al
aska, will soon boast a new build- j
ing of their own, if plans formu
lateed duhing an informal discus
sion of the bubject Wednesday
evening are carried cut.
It all came about while the Vets,1
with the regular business session
out of the way, were “mugging up”,
their customary coffee and dough
nut skirmish, which features every;
meeting of the Post. Though not
a new topic of conversation with
the Buddies, it was pointed out
that the time was never riper or
the opportunity better than now i
to commence construction of their
own ‘•dugout”. The local Post has
among its 65 members, mechanics
of all classes, and, most significant j
of all facts, nearly every one of j
them are on the idle list at pres-I
ent and wrould welcome, they say,
tackling a job of this nature wThich |
would mean so much to them.
Unanimous opinion favors a log |
building, 40x40x12 feet high, con- •
struction of which would be car
ried out under the supervision of
Frank Cooper, experienced con- j
tractor and woodsman, and who
stated that he would personally
perform the work of building thai
mammouth fireplace that the
clubhouse would include. -
John Paulsteiner has offered the
use of his boat to tow in the logs.
An excellent ground site, facing
Adams St. just east of the old post
office, has been offered free to the
veterans by Elywn Swetman. Post
Commander of the Seward Post.
A cruising party will soon be form- J
ed and the shores of Resurrection 1
Bay searched for suitable logs,
after wiiich it is expected that op
rations will commence.
TOSSED BOMB
OVIEDO, Spain, Feb. 17, —Aj
bank, two stores and two coopera- !
tive societies were damaged by a
bomb explosion at La Felguera,
the first serious violence in a min
ers’ strike which began 10 days
ago.
FATHER KILLED SELF
LYNN, Mass., Feb. 17,—While his
four motherless children slept,
William J. Thomas, 62, jobless
laborer, stood in the kitchen of
his cottage home and killed him
self with an improvised bomb.
PARTY ON ISLAND
RELATED IN DETAIL
COMDR. C. H. DENCHE OF THE
CUTTER TALLAPOOSA TELLS
INTERESTING STORY
Possibly no wing of Uncle Sam’s
marine service so grips the ro
mance and imagination as the
Coast Guard
The cutter is like unto a train
ed collie which, set over his charg
es, stands with senses attuned to
catch the first warning that dan
ger threatens.
When the monster leviathan of
the deep flounders helplessly like
a winged bird, lashed and scourged
by pitiless seas, it is the brave lit
tle cutter, unmindful of danger,
true to the highest traditions of
the sea, which bares its prow to
the elements and rushes to the
rescue. >
Like sentinel on duty the U. S.
S. cutter Tallapoosa stands at the
Oil dock while winds lash down
from the north and warn man and
beast to seek shelter. But at any
moment her radio may pick up
the S O S of a ship in distress far
out in the gale-swept ocean.
While others might falter, the
cutter must go.
COASTAL GUARDIAN
Like a good policeman, the Tal
lapoosa is alternately the guardian
of the nation’s coastal treasures,
maintaining law and order out be
yond the jurisdiction of statutory
courts, and affording succor and
relief to the luckless mariner.
To recount the missions of res
cue, mercy and personal service
the cutter renders to all mankind
would be but to detail some of the
most glorious sagas of the sea.
Then there are times when the
rescue work encounters tragedy
diluted with a portion of romance
and comedy.
Such is written in the log of the
smooth little Tallapoosa, and we
may sit as the audience and see
the play unfold.
It was February 6th when,
the winds sweeping down from
the backbone of the coastal range
silhouetted like ivory teeth gnaw
ing at- the low-lying sky, lashed
the North Pacific into a cauldron
of seething brine, picked the crest
from mountainous white-caps, spun
it into a gossamer of spindrift and
spume and hurled it in defiance
at intruders upon Neptune’s play
ground.
The U. S. S. Tallapoosa, staunch
little greyhound of the sea, was
alternately plowing her sharp nose
into the manes of the oncoming
steeds of Neptune, and lolling in
dolently in the trough like a por
poise racing the prow of a speed
ing ship.
PICKED P SIGNAL
Far out in the Gulf of Alaska
the cutter’s radio operator sat be
fore his instrument board, his ear
attuned to catch the faintest sig
nal floating over ether. It was Feb
ruary 6. There was ample time
to reach Kodiak to share in St.
Valentine’s Day festivities and re
new old acquaintances on the
picturesque island.
Ke was brought out of his mus
ings when the radio ticked off the
following aerogram:
“Information received that mo
torship Dorothy landed six men
and three women on Chirikof Isl
and 15th December, was driven off
shore before provisions and equip
ment could be landed, was dam
aged by striking a reef and did not
return to the island. Party on
shore without provisions since that
date.”
A few minutes later the message
was handed to Commander C. K.
Dench.
A few curt orders and the Coast
Guard cutter was off like a grey
hound on the first sighting of the
quarry, her knife-like bow cleaving
a pathway through the oncoming
rollers, and her nose alternately
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BIG DANCE SATURDAY I. 0. 0. F. HALL