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UHION WIKIS
NO INTERFERENCE WITH
UPWIIflD TREND PRICES
' LONDON, June 19. —Albert Sar- i
i*aut, French minister of colonies,!
in a speech before the Economic j
Conference, served notice that un
less world nations could perfect a
plan for the universal control of
production and of markets France
might have to turn back to herself
and her colonies
Minister Sarraut urged that this
opntrol plan be dealth with before
the Commission begans to consider
'tariffs, quotas, and prohibitions,:
which his country regards as sup- [
erficial evidences of the disease J
which has cast its blight over eco
nomic conditions.
The American delegates asked;
for a dealing first writh the tariffs
and allied subjects: forty-nine
other nations have subscribed to
Roosevelt’s truce on tariff changes, j
' France, in opposing Roosevelt’s j
price raising program, urged that
the world should adopt govern
mental agreements for the regula
tion of production and exportation j
of basic raw materials, Robeh Coul- j
ondre. assistant director of of the!
political and commercial affairs of
the French Foreign office announc- j
ed.
Reports of differences over the j
Responsibility for the American:
proposals for a ten per cent hori- j
z o n t a 1 reduction of tariffs had
caused a rift in the American de
legation were denied by members.
British newspapers however, con
tinued printing such reports.
^ In Washington the administra-1
tion made it clear that it does not
and would not subscribe to any im- 1
mediate currency stabilization plan :
which might interfere with the
present upward movement in Am- !
erican prices.
In view of this it is taken in
Washington that any temporary
agreement for the controlling of '
fluctuations in currencies wrhich
may be worked out in London in
the next week, as forecast, will not
♦'involve any fixation of the dollar’s! '
value. It is also thought that the ;
agreement will be extremely elastic 3
in nature so as not to threaten ]
interference to nations whose prices ’
are showing signs of bolstering up.
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Chicago, June 19.—The Univer
sity of Southern California's reign
over track and field events ceased
Saturday night as Lousiana State
downed the Trojans 58 to 54 in an
upset victory in the National Col
legiate Championships. Indiana was
third.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 5-4, Boston 3-3.
Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 3.
Chicago 0. New York 2.
St. Louis 13-5, Cincinnati 1-6.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 14-2, St. Louis 1-3.
New York 6-4, Chicago 4-5.
Boston 0-0, Cleveland 7-4.
Philadelphia 2-7, Detroit 3-11.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Portland 3-3, Los Angeles 15-2.
Seattle 1-5, San Francisco 6-2.
Hollywood 3-3, Oakland 4-2
Missions 0-11, Sacramento 4-9.
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CHICAGO, June 19. —The White
Sox Sunday gave the largest crowd
ever to see a baseball game in
the Chicago stadium a last minute
thrill by scoring three runs in the
ninth and one in the tenth inning
to defeat the Yankees 5 to 4. This
was the second game of a double
headed bill, the Yanks having won
the first game 6 to 4. The official
attendance record was 53,398 per
sons.
JUNEAU MEET ENDS
JUNEAU, June 19. —The Ter
ritorial Board of Education,
at the end of its five-day con
ference, decided to abolish ru
ral school boards, discontinue
payment of transportation of
pupils, and eliminate high
school work in rural schools.
The first step will be taken
immediately and the others will
be effective at the close of the
1933-34 school year. The
changes were made in the in
terest of economy.
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SUSPENDED SIX WEEKS
POONA, India, June 19. —Mahat
ma Gandhi’s civil disobedience
campaign against British rule in
India was suspended for six weeks.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, June 19. —
George Flynn, American employee
of the Texaco Oil Company, was
near death from knife wounds in-!
flicted by members of a robber |
gang.
The robbers entered Mr. Flynn’s;
home by force and after binding
the oil man and his wife, the gang
leader, without provocation, stab
bed Flynn. The robbers fled with
household possessions.
LOS ANGELES MAN
ENROUTF TO FLAT
John Absmeir, who calls Los An
geles his home, was an arrival on
the SS. Yukon and left for An
chorage. From Anchorage he will
| fly to Flat where he will join Gus
Utilla. Iditarod placer miner. Mr.
Absmeir has been employed to run
and maintain the dragline bucket
1 shipped up from the States re
cently by Mr. Utilla.
Mr. Absmeir is high in his praise
for Alaska already and the scenery
on every part of the journey as far
as Seward has caused many ex
pressions of wonderment and de
light to emanate from this person
who has traveled the world over.
He is planning to bi'ing his family,
up next year to see the Northland.!
DEBT COMMISSION
LONDON, June 19. —The British;
government, desiring to effect aj
speedy final settlment of the war'
debt question, probably will dis-j
patch ?. debt commission to Wash- j
ington in August, it was learned l
semi officially. Neville Chamber-:
lain, wTas prominently mentioned
as the probable chairman of the
commission.
STOLE THE SHOW
SOLDIER FIELD, Chicago, June
19. —Surpassing even the mark of
Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette’s great
negro sprinter in the 100-yard
dash, Jimmy Owens, an ebony
bundle of speed from East Techni
cal high school of Cleveland, stole
the show in the preliminaries of
the National interscholastic track
and field championship meet.
SECOND TRIP
BANGKOK, Siam, June 19. —
King Pradjadhipok plans to pro
ceed to the United Staets in Janu
ary for an operation on his left
eye., it was learned. He will be
accompanied by the Queen.
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SERIOUS CONDITION
BEVERLEY HILLS, Calf., June 19.
—Suffering from an attack of a
cute bronchitis and a nervious
breakdown, Ruth Chatterton, mo
tion picture star, was reported by
her physician to be in a serious
condition at her home here.
REP. TINKHAM WARTS
NORMAN OAVIS QUIT
JOS AS 0. S. ENVOY
WASHINGTON, June 19. —Rep- j
resentative Tinkham, republican of!
Massachusetts, said Sunday that he1
officially demanded the recall of
Norman H. Davis, envoy to the;
World Disarmament Conference, in
a meeting Saturday with Acting
Secretary of State Phillips
Tinkham declared he would take
the matter up in the next session
of Congress unless Davis, whose
name appeared on the “Morgan [
favored lists”, is recalled before
that time. Meanwhile, Davis said!
as he left England for the United!
States for a conference with Pre-!
sident Roosevelt, that he had no;
intention of resigning and added i
that the subject of resigning would
not be discussed with the president. |
ALLEGED WIFE-SLAYER
BE HELD TO ANSWER
IN SUPERIOR COURT
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 19. — [
David Lamson will be held to an-!
swer in Superior Court for t la e
murder of his wife, Allene.
Defense, a s well a s prosecution
circles, accepted this as a foregone j
conclusion and made detailed plans
for the trial.
It was conceded that the remain
der of Lamson’s preliminary exam- j
ination before Justice of the Peace I
Grandin H. Miller would be per- j
functory and would not last longer!
than one or two days more.
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CUT FOR P. O. WORKERS
WASHINGTON, June 19. —The,
imposition of a nine-day payless j
furlough in the next three months j
among postal service employees is j
a move designed to save $9,500,000,
it was announced Sunday by the j
Postoffice Department. Every postal j
employee, the Department said, is1
to be called upon to share a cut.
af some form. The furlough per
od will be from July 1 to Sept- «
?mber 30.
COURT CLERKS ARE
PUT ON FURLOUGH
LIST: FUND DEPLETED
Every attache of the Federal
District Court headquarters in Ju
neau was furloughed last week
without pay for an undetermined
period, it was announced by Clerk
of Court John H. Dunn- Lack of
funds to pay salaries was assign
ed as the reason for this unexpec
ted action. Judge Justin W. Hard
ing and Dunn are the only ones
of the court’s personnel not af
fected
Those affected by the furlough
are: Norman B. Cook, W. J. Leivers
and Miss Venetia Pugh, Deputy
Clerks of Court; Miss Miriam Mc
Bride, Court Librarian; and Lawr
ence Kerr, Court Reporter.
The salaries of all these em
ployees are paid out of fund “C”,
which is made up largely of fines
and forfeitures. Owing to the fact
that there have been few of either
accruing for several months, the
fund has been gradually depleting.
Instead of paying fines, those con
victed and fined have elected to
serve out the fines in federal jails
where food and lodging are as
sured, important items in the days
of depression that have prevailed
for so long.
WET WIN PREDICTED
Friends and foes of the
Eight eenth Amendment will
come to grips in three states
Tuesday as voters in Connecti
cut!, Iowa, and New Hamp
shire will decide whether they
shall repeal the National Pro
ibition Act. All three will go
wet, it is believed.
DR. COUNCIL APPOINTED
JUNEAU, June 19.—Governor
John W. Troy appointed Dr. W.
W. Council to be Territorial j
Commissioner of Health suc
ceeding Dr. H. C. Destighne, in
cumbent for the past 12 years
The appointment will become j
effective July 1.
TH LEVY BOOSTS CHS !
PRICES IN mm
SAN FRANCISCO, June 19. —
San Franciscoans have begun pay
ing a half-cent more for gasoline!
as major oil companies ordered in
to effect throughout the nation the
increase in the federal tax provid
ed for in the public works indust
rial control bill.
The action, which brought the
general price here to 18 cents a
gallon, w-as ordered as soon as Pre-'
$ident Roosevelt signed the mea-|
sure making it lawr.
II. S. DELEGATES ASA
LONDON, June 19. t— United!
States delegates to the World Econ- J
jmic Conference proposed a sweep- j
ing attack on tariffs and trade!
barriers as a probable cure for the
present stagnation in international
trade and glutted heme markets.
In a written list of suggestions
submitted to the economic commis- j
sion in conference, the United
States negotiators asked all nations
to enter into a general horizontal;
cut of 10 per cent in tariffs.
JEWISH CONGRESS
LONDON, June 19. —A world
i Jewish Congress to consider action
I against Germany has been sum
| moned to meet in London, July 15,
! The conference, the newspaper says
f the Londan Daily Herald states.
. is being organized by Lord Melchet
j of Britain and Samuel Untermyer,
1 New York attorney.
SET NEW MARK
NEW YORK, June 19. —Last
month’s production of motor cars
of companies belonging to the Na
tional Automobile Chamber of
Commerce was the highest in 22
months, totaling 172,883 units, the
Chamber report 'd. This represents
a gain of 24 per cent over April
and was 51 per cent greater than
in the corresponding months of
1932.
VETERAN FOUND DEAD
PITTSBURGH, June 19. —Capt.1
Wm. P. Wright of Chicago, Na
tional commander of the Grand
Army of the Republicans, was
found dead in bed in a hotel. He
was 88 years old.
STAR AMATEUR DIES
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 19. —
John G. Anderson, star amateur
golher and an official of the Ama
teur Athletic Union, died of heart
disease here.
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LEFT BIG ESTATE
NEW YORK, June 19. —David
Belasco, theatrical producer who
died two years ago, left a gross
estate of $1,616,835, it is disclosed
in an accounting field by the audi
tors.
MAY BE flEMED BY
EXECUTIVE MEASURE
WASHINGTON, June 19. —High
officials are seriously considering a
move that would open thousands
of jobs nowr under Civil Service fbr
appointment by the Democratic Ad
ministration, it has been learned
authoritatively.
The issuance of an executive or
der by the President is being con
sidered to revoke the executive or
ders by which the last three Re
publican presidents blanketed jobs
under civil service—that is t h e y
placed positions which wrere once
appointive under the protection of
a service law\
If President Roosevelt approves
the idea it is probable that an or
der will be issued w'hich will per
mit the selection by departmental
heads of a democratic substitute
for those now holding posts.
HEWS FLASHES
NEW TURN MYSTERY
SEATTLE, June 19. —The Pom
Pom night club shooting mystery
took a new turn when the Seattle
Times announced that it was dur
ing a fight over an S80 loan and
not in an attempted holdup that
Frank Ray was shot to death at
the well-known night resort.
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TAX NOW IN EFFECT
The new additional federal gaso
line tax of half a cent became ef
fective last Friday midnight and
Saturday Seattle and the whole
state were paying half a cent
more for their driving fuel at the
pump.
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EXCURSION PLANNED
Governor Clarence D. Martin and
former Spokane people living in
Seattle are planning an excursion
back to their old home city. They
planned to leave Seattle this even
ing.
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PROCEEDINGS ADJOURNED
Proceedings in Buffalo involving
King County Commissioner John
C. Stevenson have been adjourned
until Friday owing to the illness of
the district attorney there.
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TO GET HORSE-RACING
Seattle is to have 40 days of
tiorse-racing from August 2 to
September 16. Four applicants are
seeking permits to build racing
slants and stage the meeting
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Andrew Price, president of the
Marine Bank Corporation was el
j ected president of the Washington.
Bankers’ Association at a meeting
held Saturday. Albert Brygger, pre
sident of the Peoples Bank of Seat
tle was elected treasurer.
POSTPONED AGAIN
ORBETELLO, Italy, June 19. —
Unfavorable weather postponed ag
ain Saturday the takeoff of 24 It
alian hydroplanes on a flight to
Chicago. If the weather improves
they are to make an immediate
departure.
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SURRENDERED?
LOS ANGELES, June 19- — The
Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and
the Santa Fe railroads have sur
rendered in their long fight ag
ainst erecting a $15,000,000 Los An
geles Union station by promising
early action on the project.
Abe Stein, pioneer Fairbanks
merchant, who has been in the
States for over half year, is a pas
senger on the SS. Aleutian which
left Seattle Frday for Seward.