VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 198.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1933.
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PRICE TEN CENTS
STRONG WIND
SWEPT STREETS
OF NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 24. —New York |
found itself swept by winds last
night which, according to unoffi
cial readings, averaged around 50
miles an hour and in frequent gusts
attained a velocity of 70 to 801
miles.
Instruments in the observatoryj
maintained by the New York Daily
News once, just before eight p.m..1
couched 95 miles per hour.
A heavy rain s driven in sneets j
over the city by the wind. The tern- ,
perature was above 70 degrees. The
harbor was deserted by small craft.
Yacht clubs and concerns oper
ating landings for small craft kept
extra crews on duty. Few people j
were on the streets
Aside from signs being blown
down, awnings wrecked and loose
roping being dislodged, comparative
ly little damage was being report
ed.
The barometer was falling rapid
ly.
Tenement dwellers and office
workers were able to open their
windows today and draw their
breaths once more without fear of
icing snatched away by the 50-mile
gale.
Washington. D. C.. also felt the
effects of the storm and today was,
struggling to recover from the wind
and rains which brought unpre
cedented damage and threatens
more as the Potomac River has
reached its full height. If the river
goes any higher it may rise above;
its banks and sweep over the coun
tryside. f
AIDED JOHNSON;
NOW BESEIGED
BY JOB SEEKERS
ENID, Okla., Aug. 24. —If Y. C.
Callahan, of Enid, delegate to Con
gress from old Oklahoma Territory,
hadn’t appointed Hugh Johnson to
West Point in 1897 he might not be,
flooded with appeals to use his
influence with the national recov
ery administrator to obtain jobs.
Job seekers who know General
Johnson as Callahan's protege lost
no time in leaping to the conclu
sion that Callahan might be able
to help them.
“I’ve had enough requests for
help to get people jobs with the ad
ministrator,” Callahan said, “to fill
every job he has, with a small army
of applicants left over.”
AMBITIOUS EFFORTS
DETROIT, Aug. 24. — Following
receipt of former President Hoo
ver’s regrets that he could not come,
to Detroit to testify at the grand;
jury invesigation into the closing
of two of Detroit’s National Banks,
efforts are being made to have
former Secretary of the Treasury
Mills. Assistant Secretary Ballan
tine. and other former high admin
istration officials come to Detroit:
to testify. It is pointed out that
since Hoover and many of the others,
are not residents of Michigan that
they cannot be made subject to a
subpoena.
I
REBUILD CANNERY
The Libby. McNeil & Libby can-!
nery at Taku, 20 miles south of
Juneau, Alaska, will be reconstruct- j
ed at a cost of $100,000, giving work
for the next six months to over
100 men, officials announced. The
project grew out of the fire that,
destroyed the plant two years ago.!
Work will commence as soon as the;
steamer Otsego, now loading in j
Seattle, reaches Alaska.
STOCKS IRREGULAR
NEW YORK, Aug. 24. — The
stock market eased off in its up
ward trend yesterday and closed
somewhat lower. The trading a
mounted to some 2,500,000 shares.
Dow Jones averages showed thatj
Industrials were off .96, Rails off I
.38, and bonds of .28. Silver was
quoted at 36^2, September wheat
88%, Cotton at $9.57, Pound sterling
$4.53%, Copper 9, and lead 4.5.
PIG SLAUGHTER
CHICAGO YARDS
WAS DELAYED
CHICAGO. Aug. 24. —Thousands;
of pigs awaited slaughter in seven'
middle-western markets in the pro- j
motion of farm interest and in sup-,
port of Secretary of Agriculture |
Henry L. Wallace’s hog program.
When it developed that the gov
ernment was not as well informed
on birth control for pigs and pig- [
gy sows, the porkers in the main
markets were given a cne day stay
of - execution.
As a result the slaughter which
Secretary Wallace hopes will el
iminate more than 5.000.000 ani
mals and thus boost the price of
hogs was postponed from yesterday;
to early today.
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NORTHERN LIGHTS
(From the Alaska press*
Juneau firms not having com
plied with the President’s volun-j
tary code or with provisions applic
able under the NRA code for busin
ess or industry involved will not!
be eligible for Government busin- j
ess under contract§ or in the open
market. This was revealed recently
by instructions received from Wash
ington by at least one Government
agency in Juneau which is pur
chasing thousands of dollars worth
of materials and supplies in that!
city.
In one of the most unique cases
ever known in the United States
Land Office, title to the Gold Ban
ner Lode, located on Thorne Arm.
Ketchikan, has just been acquired
by Joseph Hamblet. owner, who has
just been given a patent after 33
years had elapsed from the date
of his original application. Six at
torneys handled * the application
and four of these lawyers died
while the case was pending.
These deaths caused most of the J
complications and delay.
Richard Anderson, 60, a former
resident of Juneau, died recently
at Spokane, Wash., where he had
resided for several years. He was
stricken with a heart attack while
I walking along the streets and died
before he could be taken to a hos
pital.
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In answer to complaints made in
Juneau that unlicensed operators
were engaging in taxicab business,
the City Council at a recent special
meeting instructed its chief of po
lice to strictly enforce the provi
sions of the operation of taxicabs
in the city of Juneau.
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An aggregate of $111,700 profit J
before charges was earned by the
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining ^pm-i
pany in its Juneau operations* for j
;the month of July, acording to the
monthly estimates released for pub-:
licaticfn. Total recoveries for the!
month were $263,500. The average!
recovery per ton for the ore mined i
and trammed was 78 54 cents. Op
erating costs were 46.50 cents. AI
[total of 335,490 tons of ore was min- j
ied and trammed to the mill. ‘
EIGHT KILLED
BY HURRICANE
VIRGINIA AREA
NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 24. — Un
confirmed reports from the 36
square mile hurricane stricken ar
ea of the Norfolk and Portsmouth
district today indicated that eight
persons had been killed.
Those reported included three ne
groes who were electrocuted by
high tension wires, and one child
who was washed into a sewer while
playing in the storm waters.
It was definitely established that
four persons had died as a result
of the tropical storm.
Official confirmation was lack
ing due to the fact that all com
munication between cities in the
Norfolk area was disrupted and all
bridges between Portsmouth and
Norfolk, and other points, were
under water.
FOOTBALL STARS
MIXON CHICAGO
GRID TONIGHT
CHICAGO, Aug. 24. — With the
fanciest collection of highly tout
ed football stars ever gathered for
a gridiron battle, the East meets
the West in Soldier Field tonight
before a crowd expected to exceed
35.000.
Twenty-five All-Americans are
on the two squads with 17 named to
start the game—nine in tlie East
ern lineup and eight in the West
ern battle array.
All-Star football ga m e s seldom
come up to expectations but the
pre-game flavor of this one pro
mises a real battle between the twro
well-conditioned squads. Many of
the players have signed to play
professional football and they want
to enhance their reputations by
starring in this game. Others are
going into the coaching game and
they want to give their names box
office value by getting their last
big crack at national publicity as
players.
If the Eastern backs get any
help from their line they may rip
and pass the West dizzy but most
observers believe that Tay Brown
and Ernie Smith, those powerful
All-American tackles from South
ern California will smear the East
ern offense before it gets going.
Coach Howard Jones, of the Uni
versity of Southern Cailifornia. is
coaching the West squad and he has
11 of his own championship team
squad members playing for him.
5100,000 DAMAGE
BREMERTON, Aug. 24. — Fire
which swept through the eight-acre
Lofthus Lumber Company plant,
was brought under control last
night with the aid of several de
tails of sailors from the eight
battleships who were in the harbor.
The big force of men fought the
flames for two hours before they
were subjugated. The loss was es
timated to be a $100,000. In addi
tion to acting as firemen the sailors
also patrolled the town as the City
Police were called out to aid in
fighting the blaze.
BASEBALL SCORES
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento 10, Missions 11.
Night games:
Los Angeles 8, Seattle 7.
San Francisco 8, Portland
Oakland 15, Hollywood 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 3, Boston 4.
Others postponed because of rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 1-1, Chicago 3-12.
Washington 1-9, Detroit 2-5.
New York 1, Cleveland 2.
PLAGUE SPREADS
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24. —The sleep
j ing sickness plague which todate
(haseffected 132 persons and caused
j the death of 18, has spread to Wi
1 chita and several Missouri com
; munities. It is said that the sick
; ness is effecting persons of all ages,
j Medical authorities are attempting
I to learn if the disease is caus
! ed by insects.
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I PLACING BABIES
UNWED MOTHERS
BE DISCOURAGED
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! OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 24. —
jBabies of unwed mothers must be
; placed by proper bureaus and their
sale to pay hospital and physician’s
fees stopped, state authorities said
today.
No Oklahoma- law forbids the
practice of charities, Commissioner
Mabel Bassett said, but a means
has been found to penalize those
participating until suitable legisla
tion is passed. Mrs. Bassett said
the ratings of hospitals engaged
in any form of placing babies will
; be lowered by her department.
At least five cases were uncovered
j in Tulsa by the official where ba
i bies of unmarried mothers were
I sold to pay obstetrical and hos
; pital fees.
NEWS FLASHES
TWO RACES WORK TOGETHER
CHULTA VISTA. Calif., Aug. 24.
—Problems of the past in which
the market glutted and huge losses
; were incurred were settled when
1 American and Japanese celery
growers of this district combined to
; control future shipments and pro
j duction.
GANDHI RELEASED
POONA, India, Aug. 24. —Mahat
ma Gandhi is eating as he was re
leased yesterday by the British gov
1 ernment because his condition was
getting so serious that they did not
i want to take the responsibility of
j having him die because they had
! committed him to prison. However,
! it is pointed out that Gandhi is far
; too weak to carry on his disobedi
j ence campaign, which was the only
I reason he was kept in jail. Gandhi’s
j fast “unto death’’ lasted for seven
days.
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HOPPING AROUND
i THORSHAVEN, Faroe Island, Aug.
I 24. —Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
i bergh arrived here yesterday from
i Rekjavik, Iceland, to complete an
! other crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
by air. The crossing was not made
in one hop but was made through
easy staegs. They took off today
j and their destination was Denmark
; but it was said that they were also
| near to Norway and they might fly
| over there. The Faroe Islands are
| north of the Shetland Island group
| between Iceland and the British
I Isles.
DOUBLE KILLING
I BREMERTON, Wash., Aug. 24. —
! The deaths of Mrs. Avery Keith,
about 28 years of age, and her five
year old daughter, who were found
shot to death in their apartment
; Wednesday nig^it, .was pronounced
as a double killing and not murder
suicide as was first indicated.
IN DISTRESS ^
NEW YORK, Aug. 24^^The
‘ Coastal steamer Madison, en route*
I to Norfolk from New York, sent out
| two SOS calls yesterday saying that
i her entire housing had been carried
i away by the mountainous seas.
! Coast Guard boats hastened to an
I swer her appeals. A later dispatch
j said that the liner expected to be
i able to ride out the storm.
SEC. WALLACE
SHOWS SIGNS ..
OF OPTIMISM
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. —Sec -
retary of Agriculture Henry L. Wal
lace showed his first sign of op
timism over the London wheat con -
ference last night when he post
poned until Friday or Saturday the
announcement o f reductions i r.
wheat acreage to be required b;
farmers qualifying for Agriculture
■Adjustment Administration benefit
I payments.
Heretofore, Wallace had insisted
i flatly that unless an agreement on
international wheat reduction were
reached by today he would order
a modified dumping of wheat or.
Oriental markets and probably
would restrict domestic production
little, if at all.
His postponement of decision was
based, it was announced, on cabled
advices that negotiations in London,
had reached a decisive stage.
Thirty thousand porkers have
alieady been brought to Chicago
for sacrifice and it is expected that
before the 40-day campaign is
over that 4.000,000 pigs, including
100.000 sows bearing 600.000 unborn,
will have been eradicated.
This concerted effort to cut down
next year’s supply is being done
on expenses to be met by a process
ing tax of half a cent a pound on.
all pork products. The newly ac
quired meat will go to the unem
ployed. The meat will be packed
j through cooperation of the meat
! packers with the Government.
I CONVENTION OF
SOURDOUGHS BE
GREAT AFFAIR
The Sourdough Clans are already
starting South on visits to friends
J with a final windup at the Los
Angeles Convention of the Inter
National Sourdough Reunion, ac
cording to word received in Seward
from Lulu M. Fairbanks, secretary
of the organization, with offices at
i 2100 Fifth Avenue, Seattle.
All Sourdoughs are welcome to
| attend the Reunion which is held
: every year. The Los Angeles com
! mittees are working night and da?*'
| to make the convention the great
i est that the Sourdoughs have ever
| held.
The Convention dates are Sep
tember 14 to 17.
Sourdoughs may be interested in
knowing that Jack Roberts, William
Brown, W. J. Bunger, Bud Coure
manche, T. W. Bucholz are among
the persons who are preparing the
final details.
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TWO SHIFTS
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24. —In ord
er to put as many men to work as
possible the Los Angeles City is
planning the inauguration of a six
hour day for its public works em
ployees. It is planned to use two
shifts a day so that a maximum
number of workers can be giver,
jobs.
JURY SELECTION
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 24. —The
selection of jurors continued on its
fourth day in the Lamson murder
trial. It is expected that the
selection would be completed by to
night.
STRIKE SETTLED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. — They
National Labor Board settled the
Hollywood movie workers’ strike at
a late hour yesterday and announc
ed that workers would return to
the studious immediately.