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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 151.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29,1932.
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CONVENTION CH1!HM1N
PREFERENCE MOUSE
CHICAGO, June 29, —The second
day of the life of the Democratic
National Convention showed so
much vitality that it is expected
the remainder of the conference
will also be vigorous.
The Roosevelt forces scored its
second achievement besides the
seating of the favorable Louisiana ^
delegation when Senator Thomas J.
Walsh of Montana was elected con
vention permanent chairman over
Jouett Shouse. The vote was 646
for Walsh and 548 for Shouse.
Speaker Garner forces gained
new enthusiasm during the pro
ceedings Tuesday.
Today’s session was expected to
be unusually alive as the platform
committee was to submit its 140
word prohibition plank, and a stir
ring floor fight was looked to be
fought over it.
The Alaska delegation cast their
votes for Shouse
C0>. BYRD IS OFFERED
DEMOCRIIIC MRU IS
CHICAGO, June 29. (/P) —Harry
Flood Byrd, of Virginia, was offer
ed to the Democratic party as a
candidate for president by Sena
tor Carter Glass, who in eloquent
terms, stated that Byrd, as gover
nor of Virginia had made a record
which has “never been surpassed
in the entire history of the state.
What Byrd did for Virginia he can
do for the country if he is nominat
ed and elected."
Senator Glass remininsced his
tory by his statements asking that
the party “give a man who dares”
a chance, and he illustrated his
plea by such striking personalities
as Thomas Jefferson and Patrick
Henry, who once virtually faced a
sentence of death by shooting.
Following the placing of Byrd’s
name in nomination Governor
Joseph Ely, of Massachusetts, plac
ed the name of Alfred E. Smith in
nomination. Smith was the “Happy
Warrior” candidate of the party in
1928. Gov. Ely said that Smith was
a “modern Andrew7 Jackson, a pos
itive, virile, straight speaking and
plain speakink statesman, and even
his enemies recognize the compar
ison.”
Ely also said that every editor
ial waiter in the United St a t e s
acclaims the sterl ng qualities of
Smith personality and the great
constitutional lawyers of this day
acknowledge his divine gift of
government.
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT IS
CRYING NED FOR A
PRACTICAL AMERICAN
CHICAGO, June 29. (TP.)—-In nom
inating his old friend, Franklin
Roosevelt for the presidency, John
Mac told the convention that the
New Yorker was the “crying need
for a practical American with a
clear perspective and knowledge of
the entire nation necessary by the
National Executive.”
In one of the most tumultuous
outbursts of the vociferous conven
tion, appeared Mac who persuaded
Roosevelt to run for his first public
office more than 20 years ago, and
placed his name before the dele
gates.
Mac said that Roosevelt comes to
the convention with the greatest
number of States behind him in
the history of the Democratic par
ty and said Roosevelt’s courage is
unquestioned and his word as good
as gold to inspire the people of the
United States by such policies as
will bring recovery from present
ills, accentuated and increased by
Republican uncertainty and insta
WATSON SAILS
SEATTLE, June 29, (£>)—'The SS
Admiral Watson, of the Pacific
Steamship Company, sailed for the
North at 10 a. m. today carrying 93
passengers; 13 are cabin and 80
are steerage passengers. There are
three reservations for Seward and
they included B. Howard, G. Tink
ston, and A. Officer. There were no
steerage passengers for Seward.
UK MINING DEAL
INVOLVES THE MITZ
PHOPEHTT MOOSE PISS
The largest mining deal to have
been transacted in this district in
years was completed Tuesday when
W. H. Wilson, prominent business
man of Juneau, J. B. Johnson, en
gineer, and associates, purchased
the placer property of Fred Matz,
pioneer mining man at Moose Pass.
The sum involved was not disclos
ed.
The property, a mile long on Mills
creek, has long been regarded as
one of the best in the Pass region,
has been worked only on a small
scale by Mr. Matz, but it is the in
tent of the new owners, to carry
forward extensive prospecting this
summer and in the spring, and
open with a large hydraulic plant.
Mr. Wilson is president of the
Alaska Laundry, at Juneau, a $75,
000 corporation, and which is de
clared to be the most modernly
equipped laundry, for its size, on
the Pacific coast. His associates in
this concern are J. S. McKinnon,
general manager, and Chas. E. Na
gle, secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Johnson, has long been ac
tive in the Interior mining enter
prises, and until some years ago,
Mr. Wilson, also, mined in prac
tically all the famous Interior
camps. He is also interested in a
number of quartz properties in
Southeastern Alaska and, if time
permits, intends to visit Nuka bay
for a brief inspection trip. Both Mr.
Wilson and Mr. Johnson leave on
Thursday for their newly acquired
ground in the Pass country where
another week will be spent. Mr.
Wilson then returns to Seward,
Engineer Johnson remaining on the
ground to start work.
Mr. Matz has the privilege of re
maining on the ground, if he so
chooses and. in all probability will,
for he has little desire to reside on
his big ranch near Tacoma. How
ever, he may take a trip to the
States next winter, he said.
ROOSEVELT BRIERS ARE
FLUTTERING ON HIGH
CHICAGO, June 2 9. (TP)—The
flags of Franklin Roosevelt flut
tered high above the convention
as the convention came to grips
with the problem what to do about
prohibition, the last of the major
issues excepting the nomination.
Encouraged almost to jubilation
by Tuesday’s victories, emotion
swept the convention floor as a
night of missionary work among
the doubtful, marshalled forces set
on writing a repeal submission
plank into the platform.
They sounded the call to mount
the band wagon to six populous
States, New York, Missouri, India
: na, Texas, California and Washing
ton.
PILGRIMS HOMEWARD BOUND
DUBLIN, June 29. — A million
I pilgrims, who attended one of the
most impressive ceremonies of mod
ern times here, are homeward
bound by steamer, train, motor and
afoot. Some were returning to dis
tricts where attacks by orangemen
were reported Saturday.
bility.
Garner was nominated by Sena
tor Tom Connoly with the asser
tion he would take a courageous, ex
perienced and capable leadership
to the White House. “In this sup
reme hour for a man. Garner has
set an example of leadership for
which the American people have
been pleading and looking for in
vain toward the White House.”
EUIST'S UUSUD
IDMITTED ENGAGEMENT
TO MYRTLE ST. PIERRE
LOS ANGELES, June 29. — An
announcement in a grocery store to
the grocer, butcher and grocery boy
of the prospective marriage of
Myrtle St. Pierre to David Hutton,
husband of Evangelist Aimee Mc
Pherson Hutton was described by
the boy in the trial of Miss St.
Pierre $200,000 breach of promise
suit against Hutton.
The witness, Sidney Simon, said
Miss St. Pierre entered the store
with Hutton one day and made
some purchases. Then she told us,
i the boy said, that Hutton was her
| future husband. Mr. Hutton put
his arm around her and smiled. ,
The grocer said he sure was a
lucky man to get such a nice girl
to cook for him. Mr. Hutton said,
“Yes she is to cook my meals from
now on.”
Miss St. Pierre, declared that
Hutton betrayed her on a promise
of marriage, then jilted her to
marry Mrs. McPherson.
CONFEREES AGREE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29,—
Conferees on the Wagner relief
bill agreed to apportion $200,000,
000 of the proposed $300,000,000 re
lief fund to the Reconstruction Fi
nance Corporation for distribution
in all States, according to popula
tion. The other $100,000,000 will be
distributed “without restrictions” by
the president.
I
WORKING DREDGE NOW
IT IMHO PLACER FIELD
SEATTLE, June 28.—W. Y. Fish
er, pioneer of the Northland, who
has prospected in all mining comps
of the Interior, is in Seattle from
Warren, Idaho, where with his son,
E. T. Fisher, he is interested in a
dredging proposition. They are
operating a four-foot close con
nected steam driven dredge whose
daily wood consumption does not
exceed five cords.
A group of Alaskans headed, by
W. W. Johnson of San Francisco,
and including Andy Anderson,
Charles Dankert and Ray Hum
phrey, have acquired a block of
ground on Warren creek, which ad
joins that of the Idaho Gold Dredg
ing Company, owned and control
led by the Fisher interests. It is
their intention to install a dredge
on this property, which they hope
j to have in operation before fall.
LOOKS TO NEW FIELD
LAUSANNE, June 29, —Germany
turned toward the American Re
construction Finance Corporation
today as a means of helping the
European financial muddle after
France declared the German plan
for annulling reparations was un
acceptable. Premier Edouard Her
riot said France would require time
for a final reply to Germany, al
though the German project was
i found “inadmissable.”
• • CURRENT BREVITIES • •
34 EARTHQUAKES
MEXICO CITY, June 29, —Thir
ty-four earthquakes within. 28
hours were reported by the local
observatory.
* * * *
10 AMERICANS KIDNAPED
HANKOW, June 29, —Reports re
; ceived here are to the effect 10
! American missionaries, and chil
; dren, have been kidnaped by Chi
! nese bandits and are being held
| for ransom.
* * * *
RATSHSKY RESIGNES
WASHINGTON, June 29. —Presi
dent Hoover accepted the resigna
S tion of A. C. Ratshsky as minister
to Czecho-Slovakia.
* * * *
FUGITIVE ARRESTED
1 NEW YORK, June 29, —Norman
| Whitaker, a fugitive from justice,
; charged with grand larceny and
! conspiracy, was arrested here in
| connection with the Gaston B.
! Means conviction.
* * # *
PIRATES REPLACE CUBS
NEW YORK, June 29. —The Pitts
J burgh Pirates replaced the Chicago
| Cubs at the head of the National
League by taking both ends of a
double header from the Cincinati
Reds, 5 to 0 and 9 to 5. This gave
the Pirates a winning streak of six
straight games, five of which were
from Cincinnatis last place reds.
* * * *
EMPLOYEES WALKED OUT
NOGALES, June 29, —E nding
a wage dispute that has been brew
ing for months, all employees of the
Southern Pacific Railroad between
Nogales and Guadalajara, Sonora,
walked out.
WENT ON STRIKE
SHANGHAI, June 29. —All silk
workers in Shanghai went out on
strike for increased wages. The 600
native workers have been working
12 hours a day for approximately
20 cents. They demanded a ten
hour day and 27 cents daily.
* * * *
“HADN’T EARNED A DIME’’
LOS ANGELES, June 29. — Guy
Edward “What a man” Hudscjn,
husband of Mrs- “Ma” Kennedy,
appeared before a Municipal court
referree to show cause why he
should not pay two judments
against him. Hudson explained that
outside of three hundred dollars he
received for a lecture after his
marriage to “Ma” Kennedy, he
“hadn’t earned a dime” since No
vember 12th 1931.
JAPAN’S CHAMPION
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 29,
—Jo Teiken, Japanese bantam
weight and featherweight cham
pion, arrived here accompanied by
Jiro Watanabe, father of boxing in
Japan and Teiken’s American rep
resentative; and “Moose” Taush
ig. trainer. Teiken fights “Little”
Pancho 10 rounds at the Moreing
ball field next Friday night under
the auspices of the American Le
gion. Post No. 61.
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PRICES ADVANCED
SAN FRANCISCO, June *29. —Re
tail gasoline prices were advanced
two and one half cents a gallon in
San Francisco. Standard and Un
ion Oil Companies announced the
raise would be in effect through
out the state by noon, and spokes
men for the independents asserted
they would follow' the move.
SEATTLE WILL CELEBRATE
SEATTLE, June 29, —Seattle is
winding up plans for its annual 4th
of July celebration. The festivities
will last the entire day and will be
gin with a parade early in the day
and will end with a great pyrotech
nic display during the dark evening
hours.
* * * *
TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
SEATTLE, June 29, —Some of the
temperature extremes recorded for
Tuesday were: Seattle 81-57, Chi
cago 74-62, Denver 86-60, Los An
geles 76-58, New Orleans 90-78,
New York 84-70, San Francisco 64
54, Spokane 92-58, Juneau 52-48,
Ketchikan 56-48. The first number
represents the maximum and the
last figures, the minimum.
BASEBALL RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 2, New York 5.
Boston 4, Phillies 5.
Only games played.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 5, Phillies 2.
St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 2.
New York 7, Brooklyn 3.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Missions 12, Oakland 7.
* * * *
SAN PEDRO, June 29- —Harry J.
Udink, 52, said to be the father of
a family of 13 children, was killed
when he fell 35 feet from a bridge
on which he was working here. He
was idle for 13 months until he
went on the bridge job.
TIME FOR NEW DEAL
LAUSANNE, Ji$ne 29, (A5)—Von
Papan laid before the powers, at
the war debts disarmament and
reparations conference, a demand
for revision of the Versailles treaty
as a necessary preliminary for
German participation in the eco
mic reconstruction of the world.
He also demanded that all discrim
ination against Germany be strick
en out of the treaty.
MURDERED WOMAN HAD
PREMONITION OF DEATH
ACCORDING TO FRIEND
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. —Mrs.
Jessie Scott Hughes had a strong
premonition of death two full days
before she was murdered, it was
divulged by Mrs. Joseph Dennis, a
friend of 36 years standing. “I feel
so lonely, miserable and strange. If
I were to die tomorrow there would
be less than six people at my fun
eral. Something is wrong. I can
hardly do my housework,” she told
Mrs. Dennis.
On the same day public defender
Frank J. Egan, since ousted from'
office, was outlining to Vernon Dor-j
an and Albert Tinnin the plan they
were supposed to follow in murder- |
ing her, according to Doran’s con- j
fession. Superior Judge Dunne will
set the trial dates for the three de
fendants.
ALASKAN LONGS FOR TRE
Word comes from Jean S. Le
Rouge, former old time Alaskan
resident, who has been employed for
the past few years by the Wiiiiams
Fur farms of Deer River, Minne
sota, that he hopes to be back in
the Northland soon.
The crew of 26 men who worked
under him at Deer River has been
cut to 14, and there are many other
indications of the increasingly hard
times and poor business. Mr. Le
Rouge has given up his position
with the Williams Fur Farms and
! at present is residing in Chicago
with friends and relatives.
CANNERY BURNED
Reports reaching Seward tell of
i the burning of the cannery of the
i West Coast Packing Co. on Polly
j Creek, near Seldovia, on Monday
I night. The cannery was engaged in
| packing clams. The fire was of un
determined origin. Over 400 cases
of the cannery’s product were sav
ed but the plant was a total loss,
i Mike Zakulla was the operator.
i BAER-LEVINSKY BETTING
ODDS ABE ABOUT EVEN
—
RENO, NeV., June 29, —The “bat
tle of the daffy dills,” bringing to
gether Max Baer of Livermore, and
King Levinsky of Chicago, for 20
rounds or less on July 4 in and to
be staged in Jack Dempsey’s arena,,
is getting daffier every minute.
When the match was made sever
al weeks ago and until today, Baer
was unfit to be hailed as a favorite
in the betting. Now, for no reason
whatever, unless it was the selec
tion of George Blake as referee by
Leonard Sacks, on Monday, the
odds fluctuated in a sensational
manner on the blackboard in a big
gambling house on which appears
an announcement that there is
money for Levinsky at six to five.
From Anchorage comes the re
port that the sum of $1,200 has al
ready been subscribed towards the
annual three-day 4th of July cele
bration.
Clarence and Stanley Felitz,
the two young prospectors from
the States, left today for the Moose
Pass country in which they pro
pose to spend the summer pros
pecting.
Ketchikan will stage a three-day
Fourth of July celebration.
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GERMANY SEETHS WITH
RIOTS, STflEET FIGHTING
AND POLITICAL CHAOS
BERLIN, June 29, —Spread of
political chaos, street fighting and
rioting throughout Germany, indi
cated today the government might
have to resort to martial law.
Although election of a new
Reischtag is five weeks away and
the campaign not even started,
newspapers daily devote columns
to an ever-increasing toll of dis
orders.
The situation has become steadily
worse since the government lifted
the ban of Adolph Hitler’s brown
shirt army.
President Von Hindenburg ap
pealed to them to settle their dif
ferences less belligerently, but pol
itical foes, chiefly the Nazis and
Communists, continue to resourt to
fists, stones and revolvers.
STOCK MARKET WAVERS
TO FURTHER DECLINES:
JAPANESE YEN 60LTS
NEW YORK, June 29, —Contin
ued fears on the street of pos
sible dividend cuts caused further
declines in the stock market. Dow
Jones averages showed, Industrial
closed at 1.83, Rails at 0.98, Utili
ties off 0.53. Wheat old closed off
7-8 at Chicago. Paramount publix
is understood to have converted
fixed charges in first quarter be
fore deducting fixed asset depre
ciation. For two consecutive wreeks
an index of wholesale prices has
advanced. Marshal Fields preferred
dividend was omitted- Japanese
yen broke further on news that no
attempts would be made to staba
lize yen exchange.
Latest closing prices were: Am
erican Smelting 6*8, American Tel.
& Tel. 76V2, Bethlehem Steel 7%,
General Electric 9Vs, General Mo
tors SVa, Pacific Gas & Elec. 197/s,
Pacific Tel. & Tel. 62 V2, Pennsyl
vania Railroad 77s, Radio Corpora
tion 3. Southern Pacific 714, Stand,
Oil, Cal., Ws, Union Oil 91b, Union
Pacific 3112, U. S- Steel 217s, U. S.
Steel, Pfd, 52. Western Union 13^,
| Caterpillar 43i, Hawaiian Sugar
j 23Honolulu Oil 7VS, Trans-Am
! erica 2V2.
II. S. MUST HELP TO
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2S,
I —Unless the United States reverses
I its policy of a dozen years and
manifests willingness to bear its
share of the burden of maintaining
international peace, President
j Hoover’s drastic plan to cut the
j world’s land, sea and air arma
! ments one-third, is doomed.
His proposal was acclaimed as a
; gallant gesture full of promise but
j any one of the six leading military
i powers of the world. Great Britain,
j France, Italy, Japan, Russia and
the United States, can stop it in its
tracks by refusing to disarm, and
France, for one, will' not disarm
without security.
NOT TO WEAR UNIFORM
BERLIN, June 29. —Political hat
red caused by the government’s de
cision that fascists not be allowed
to wear their own famous brown
uniforms has caused 15 deaths, 70
serious injuries and scores of slight
injuries since scattered street fight
ing began a fortnight ago.
McGEE AIRWAYS BUSY
The little chap with the big
plane, Pilot Estelle Call, McGee Air
way’s ace, flew over the mountains
today from Anchorage with two
passengers and Mr. McGee, in per
son, on board. Pilot Call was sched
uled to hop off for Nuka Bay early
this afternoon with three passen
gers for Nuka Bay, returning here
this evening, then on to Anchorage
with another plane load of pas
sengers.