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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 312.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1932.
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BERLIN Dec. 3 —General Kurt
von Schleicher, iron man of Ger
man politics, was named Chancel
lor, Minister of Defense and Reich’s
Commissioner in Prussia. These
positions make him the most pow
erful individual in the history of
Republican Germany.
Von Schleicher succeeded Franz
von Pc pen as Chancellor. He thus
controls both the Reichswehr, the
regular army, and the Prussian
police, the two largest military
organizations in the Reich, in ad
dition to heading the civil govern
ment.
Appointment of the new Chan
cellor ended a cabinet crisis that
had lasted for two weeks and had
caused rumors that President von
Hindenburg would resign. The
President announced the appoint
ment “after long deliberation and
with a heavv heart.”
gffi SEVERAL DAIS
BRUT BACK TO LIFE
BUCHAREST, Hungary, Dec. 3 —
Three grave robbers were sought at
Trenteamare, not to be punished,
but to be rewarded, for having
“brought back to life” the wife of
a rich farmer.
Several days ago the woman died
and was buried in the village ceme- (
tery. The three ghouls raided the •
grave, removed the casket and
opened it. They were astonished
when the corpse suddenly stirred,
raised up. looked around and mur
mured. “Where am I?”
When the woman walked away 1
the robbers fled.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3. —The
State boxing commission ordered
Max Baer. California lightweight
heavyweight hope, to box Arthur
H. Dekuh, of New York, in Baer's
next start in the State.
Baer decisioned over Dekuh a
year ago. but Dekuh won the pop
ular ringside decision, and a re
match had been made by Oakland
promoters when Baer announced
he would not fight until he had
straightened out a managerial
squabble in which he had become
involved.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3, —
The Department of Commerce was
notified by its representatives in
Japan that Japanese have just put
on the market what was describ
ed as the world’s smallest motor
car.
Seating one or two persons, it
has a motor of slightly less than
500 cubic centimeters displace
ment and is tax exempt under
Japanese law.
Ill FIEIO NEXT TEM
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—The New
Y'ork Giants may not win the Na
tional League pennant next year,
but at least they will put a young,
fast team on the field.
That was made plain as Secre
tary Jim Tierney and Manager Bill
Terry planned their changes to re
build the k club, following the un
conditional release of two veteran
pitchers, Waite Hoyt and Clarence
Mitchell.
POLICE OBSTRUCT THE LAW K
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—The gov- \]
nment’s efforts to close the brew
y of Ownev Madden, New York s
ading racketeer, was handicap
3d by police, it was testified in
?deral court. Police on the beat
ig-wagged to one another when
ucks loaded wit hbeer came rum-,
ing out, a witness said.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 3. —Gold min- f
lg shares were again the leaders q
i Friday’s market with advances c
i all. Homestead was quoted at r
33, Dome Mines 12 1-4 and Alaska t
uneau also showed a substantial j
dvance. r
Instability of British exchange
■ad to a setback in grain prices £
hic.h tumbled four cents. i
Other stocks declined one to i
iree points during the dull day of c
rading. the turnover being 700,000 <
aares. t
The British pound was quoted at;
3.20 1-2. i
At London the pound opened at ;
.24 and closed at 3.20 5-8. J
Department of Agriculture price
uotations on butter, cheese and i
ggs, to wholesalers for the retail ]
rade were: butter 31c, cheese 13c,
xtra eggs 31c and medium eggs 28.
IMMIGRATION HALTED
PANA'MA CITY. Dec. 3—Further
Chinese immigration to Fanam|b
s prohibited by a bill signed by
Resident Arias.
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HELEN WILLS COMING HOME
PARTS. Dec. 3— Helen Wills Moo
3y, famous tennis star, left for
Cherbourg to sail for New York.
Vladame Paul Dupety. the former
Helen Browne of Chicago, was also
i Paris passenger.
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CITS VACATION SHORT
WARM SPRINGS, Va., Dec. 3, —
President-Elect Franklin D. Roose
velt has decided to cut short his
vacation and will return to Albany |
.n time to sit in with the New York
egislature December 9.
INJECT DEBT TOPIC
SUNDERLAND. Eng., Dec. 3. —
The British government expects
the war debt controversy to be in
jected into the forthcoming world
economic conference. Stanley Bald
win indicated in a speech.
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GRAND CANYON SNOW
PHOENIX Ariz., Dec. 3, —All of
Northern Arizona, including the
Grand Canyon National Park, was
under a blanket of white as a re- i
suit of the season’s first snowfall.
Approximately one inch fell.
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ASK FOR DRY FUNDS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 2, —
The Justice department and the
budget bureau have asked Con
gress for funds to continue prohi
bition enforcement as usual with
out regard for possible modifica
tion or repeal.
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SAVED HIS MONEY
BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 2.—The
vigilance of newspapermen saved
$800 for A. H. Berman, who was
about to invest in an alleged legit
imate oil deal, but which was as
crooked as a corkscrew.
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HAWKES’ NEW PLANE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.—Frank
Hawkes, the air speed king, had a
coming out party Thursday. He
was exhibiting his new silver, all
metal plane which, while speeding
at 200 miles an hour, will be piloted
by a robot.
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THE WATER CURE
WATSONVILLE. Calif., Dec. 2, —
Firemen and policemen fought a
rioting crowd here with fists and
clubs, but not until the fire hose
was brought to the melee did the
crowd disperse from an alleged
communist meeting.
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REDUCTION OR (MEL
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 3. —
'ranee sent to the State depart- i p
lent a second and more urgent i e
ppeal for postponement of its De- I t
embe'* debt payment of $20,000,000. j p
The note declared that Paris, in f,
ppealing for debt revision, “is ;
ulfilling not merely a national p
ut an international duty.” r
Secretary of State Stimson dis- t
ussed the note with President ^
[cover. Officials said the only s
uestior before Hoover as a result i t
f the new French and British I
totes, was whether to recommend j v
o Congress that it permit post- j j
lonement of the December pay- i ^
tient. i
Two Congressional leaders spoke c
igainst debt revision or delay, c
vhile a third held that Europe i
nust qualify for debt favors by j
lisarming. Speaker Garner said
Congress is not going to change j
he situation at present.
Senate majority leader Watson
aid “I have not talked with a sin- ■
;le soul who is in favor of cancel- I
ation or reduction, nor have I
alked to a soul who is alarmed
)ver the British erecting tariff
jaiTiers.”
Chairman Borah of the Senate
Foreign Relations committee reit
erated that debt settlement must
c>e accompanied by other world re- 1
adjustments before normal condi- 1
tions can be established. He ex- <
pressed general approval of the j
economic arguments contained in
the British debt note.
CLEBilTS CREW
ABOARD DE GRASSE
NEW YORK, Dec- 3. —The crew
of the distressed schooner Clem
encia was rescued by the French
liner de Grasse after circling the
boat for two hours in a heavy sea.
The liner radioed that it was
proceeding on to New York and j
warned that the derelict, off Cape i
Cable. Halifax, was a menace to
navigation.
A Coast Guard Cutter has put :
out to 5-ea to sink the schooner.
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Dec. 3.—,
The Army Air Corps’ “five-year;
plan” for accumulating 1,800 serv- j
ice airplanes is within 129 planes I
of completion, Assistant Secretary!
of War F. Trubee Davison said in
his annual report.
The plan evolved in 1927, was to
have been finished during the last
fiscal year, but the economy drive
in .Congress retarded it. Davison
recommended that completion of
the program be one of the first ob
jectives of Congress.
MILITARY CONTROL
HAVANA, Cuba., Dec. 3.—Consti
tutional guarantees were re-estab
lished in all provinces except Ha
1 vana, releasing them from military
control which they have been un
der for two years.
In signing the decree, President
Machado said oppositionists now
had the same right and protection
as other Cubans and expressed
hope that they would co-operate
towards restoring the country to
; normal conditions.
GYPSIES MOURN
FORT SMITH, Ark., Dec. 3, —
Gypsies mourned the death of their
j post-mistress, Mrs. Marie Cole,
; who for 20 years saw that mem
bers of the wandering tribes re
1 ceived their mail. She died aftei
1 several months illness.
ISM-ELECT
WARM SPRINGS ,Ga., Dec. 3, — J
resident-Elect Franklin D. Roos- !
velt returns to Albany in time for |
ie extraordinary session of the !
ew York State legislature called 1
Dr December 9.
The Governor plans to leave |
ere Tuesday; he refused to com
lent on the summoning of the ex
ra session on request of the New
'ork City Board of Estimate, which
eeks legislation so it may balance
he city’s budget.
Governor Roosevelt awaited a
isit by Senator Cutting of New
lexico, independent Republican, j
/ho supported his campaign, as
iformed circles here continued to
iscuss the possibilities for a spe
ial session of Congress for farm
elief legislation if the lame duck
ession skips the problem.
Senator Cutting called in res
>onse to an invitation from the
Jresident-Elect.
nue bombed.
EQK INFORMED
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Dec. 3, —
rhe Foreign Office instructed the
f’araguayian Minister in Paris to
odge a complaint with the League
)f Nations against the bombing of
r hospital at Isle Poi, by Bolivian
airplanes.
Details were not made public.
Fighting between Paraguayan and
Bolivian troops (has commenced
rear Fort Vanguardia, in the north
erly Chaco, the War Office said.
SILLY WOMEN
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 3, -
A delegation of young women lec
by wealthy social registerites frorr
New Ycrk sought in vain to preseni
a petition to President Hoover ir
behalf of the “hunger-marchers’
advancing on Washington.
HONOLULU, Dec. 3.—Three sol
diers v;ere killed and three othe
persons injured in an automobiL
collision.
Sgt. Paul Halley of Hot Springs
Ark.; Pvt. Harold Miller of Karl
ton, Neb., and S. D. Nelson, of Car
thage, Ind., were killed.
Privates Edwin Knosel of Cin
cinnati and Roscoe Wring of Oak
land, Calif., and James Monro,e :
sailor, were injured slightly.
WORLD GOLF CHAMP
PLANS BUSY SEASOI
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, —Gene Sai
azen, who won both the Britis
and American Open Golf cham
pionships this year in additio
to several other big money event
is planning to get a running sta]
in the race for the British tit
next spring.
| Sarazen plans to leave for En£
1 land in April, his business mans
ger, Ray McCarthy, announced.
He will engage in a series of ir
dividual matches with leading Br
tish stars and wind up by defen<
ing his open crown and helpii
the United States team defend tl
cup.
SCHEME FOR BUDGET BALANC
WASHINGTON D. C., Dec. 3
Fresident-elect Roosevelt has evol
ed a system of balancing the bud
et by paying for vast public pr
jects, such as dams, irrigation, ba
tleships, public buildings and oth
Federal undertakings, with bo
issues rather than out of curre
government incomes.
HOPE FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS ! 0
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, Dec. j (j
3.—‘‘The re-establishment of the
United States naval base here is
the Vi) gin Islands’ only hope for.
economic recovery,” a citizens com
mittee cabled President-elect F.
D. Roosevelt. The naval base was i
closed a year ago in an economy
move.
RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT
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CINCINNATI, Dec. 3, —Pledged
to a militant campaign to ‘‘use
every power at their command” for |
relief of distressed labor, the Amer- j
ican Federation of Labor delegates;
departed for their homes, bringing
to a close one of the most drama- :
tic conventions in its history.
Meeting at a time when 10,000,-'
000 workmen are jobless, the dele- j
gates demanded sweeping reforms
in business and industry.
William Green was unanimously
reelected as president. The vote
came in the closing hours after
an impassioned speech by Green in
defense of the assembly’s decision
to fight for a 30-hour work week.
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RAIL WAGE CONFAB
CHICAGO, Dec. 3, —Railway of
ficials and representatives of the
brotherhoods will meet here Mon
day to discuss the proposed wage
cut of 20 per cent.
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SHOUSE REMARRIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3, — *
Jouettt Shouse, former head of the ‘
Democratic national executive com- ,
mittee. was married here to Mrs. j
Catherine Filene Dodd, of Boston, j
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LEADERS OF BRIDGE LEAGUE 1
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, —Two play- j j
ers comparatively unknown. Leo
Bachrach and L. W. Schwartz, led 1 .
in the pars championships of the j
winter tournament of the Ameri- j'
can Bridge league. • :
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FOOTBALL DEATHS LESS
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—Football j
fatalities were reduced approxi-;:
mately 30 per cent in the playing;
season of 1932, presumably thru
drastic revision of the rules under
which 50 young men last year lost,
their lives in the sport.
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FAST OCEAN FLIGHTS
PARIS, Dec. —Eight hour ser- !
vice between New York and Paris j
in closed planes flying through the j
stratosphere was predicted b y j
Professor A. Piccard, explorer of
the upper reaches, in a lecture.
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SHOT WIFE ACCOUNT OF BABE
LAS VEGAS, Nev. Dec. 2, —Roy j
Miller, 32, is being held by the po- j
lice for shooting his wife whom he
blamed for "the death of their baby.;
He met her in a theater lobby and I
fired a bullet into her. It is believed
she will die.
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COSTLY BOWL OF SOUP
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, —A year
ago a waiter spilled a bowl of soup
down Mrs. A. Drury’s neck. She
sued for the round sum of $5,000
and yesterday won her case. Her
neck and back were badly burned.
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RADIO ADDRESSES
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, —Mrs. F. D.
Roosevelt, wife of the President
; elect, has agreed to deliver a ser
ies of 12 radio broadcasts, it was
announced. The series will begin
December 9 and conclude in the
week preceding Roosevelts’ inaug
uration The proceeds will go to
the unemployed.
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REAL ESTATE BOOM
Probably the only city in the
the entire world to be enjoying a
. real estate boom in this period of
. depression, is Seldovia, thriving
. Cook Inlet metropolis, according to
: word brought to Seward on the SS
1 Starr. Fifty lots were disposed of
t by J. A. Ramsay, of the U. S. Gen
eral Land Office.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3, —
peaker John Garner was repu
.ated yesterday on his prohibi
on repeal amendment by the
ouse Judiciary committee, but
? announced that nevertheless he
ould bring it before the House
ondav for a vote.
After almost an entire day of
scussion, the committee by a
)te of 13 to 6 refused to report
le amendment drafted by Gar
er calling for submission of an
atrighf repeal amendment t o
ate conventions.
“I am going to keep faith with
re American people,” Garner said
i announcing his intention of
roceeding as he had planned des
ite the committee’s action.
He said he would give Chairman
[atton Sumner of the Judiciary ,
ommittee an opportunity to pre
mt the resolution, if he so de
red, but if not, then he would
scognize House Democratic floor
vader Henry Rainey, who he said,
desires to introduce it.”
OVE-SIGK GIRL
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3, —A 19
ear old high school girl, who gulp
d poison after a quarrel with her
weetheart, then went to his home
ind played cards for an hour and
>ne-half before she collapsed, was
lear death in the general hospital.
The victim was Irene Miller who
ought back all signs of pain dur
ng the game which assumed the
lature of a reconcilliation with
sweetheart, Ernest Stone, 24.
Finally she collapsed gasping:
‘I took poison before I came over
lere.” Hospital attaches said the
Doison had worked its effects so
ong that little hope was held for
:he girl’s life.
DELHI: India. Dec. 3.—Mahatma
3andh: requested the American
girl. Nila Cram Cook, who recently
mibraced the Hindu religion, not to
join him in his next fast, as she
had written she would.
Gandhi has proposed to enter on
a new “fast unto death” next Jan
uary unless the equality agreement
between the Hindus and the “Un
touchables” goes thru.
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DRIVERS IV STRIKE
CHICAGO, Dec. 3.—Funeral pro
cessions in Chicago were threaten
ed with a dearth of drivers when
the Livery Car Chauffeurs’ Union
called out its members on strike.
The cause of the walkout was
failure to agree on a newT wage con
tract. The union asked the old
scale of §45 a week for funeral
drivers, the undertakers suggested
$37.50.
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WOMAN SUICIDED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 3,—Hurl
ing from an 11th floor window'
thru a skylight into the kitchen, a
middle-aged woman, dressed only
in lingerie, crashed to her death
at the Chancellor hotel. The wm
man, who apparently committed
suicide, died within a few minutes
at Central Emergency Hospital.
TO REDUCE BREAD RATION
MOSCOW, Dec. 3.—A 25 per cent
reduction of bread rations in Mos
cow was expected on the basis of
widespread but unconfirmed re
ports.
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