VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 520.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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ROOSEVELT LIFTED
HOOVER MIL PUN
WASHINGTON, Sept., 20,—Secre
tary of War Hurley is in favor of
President Hoover, upon the conclu
sion of his nation-wide campaign,
to wind up at Palo Alto and there,
at his beautiful home, await the
decision of the Voters at the No
vember election.
Secretary of the Treasury, Ogden
Mills, is against the President be
coming personally active in the
campaign.
However, Vice-President Charles
Curtis has already begun an elabo
rate continental tour but may de
vote most of his speeches to the so
called solid South.
Mills will tour the United States
opening at St. Louis, September 30;
Los Angeles, October 2 and 3 and
in San Francisco on October 6. Mr.
Mills is confident Mr. Hoover will
carry Roosevelt’s own State, New
York.
New York Republicans assert
that the Roosevelt railroad relief
speech, delivered at Salt Lake City, j
was lifted bodily from President j
Hoover’s and as such, was the first j
constructive address of the Demo[
candidate on his present tour. Rail- |
road officials expressed themselves j
as greatly pleased with the Roose
velt relief plan.
Calvin Coolidge announced yes
terday that he would make at least j
one speech for President Hoover.
Details or the city were not made
known.
Curtis speaks at Knoxville, Tenn.,
Wednesday and may work the
Mason-Dixon Line before coming
to the Pacific coast.
CHI REFUSES TO
ACCEPT RELEASE PRISON
BOMBAY, India, Sept., 20,—Ma
hatma M. K. Gandhi, determined to
fast to the death in protest against
the government’s settlement of In
dian voting problems refused to ac
cept his release from prison on the
. government’s proposed humiliating
* conditions.
The government proposed to re
move him to a bungalow. Gandhi
said he was not anxious to move
and challenged the government to
remove him forcibly.
BIG TIME SATURADY
HOLLYWOOD, Sept., 20,-Prac
tically every star in movieland will
appear in the Hollywood Bowl
Charity Celebration Saturday.
There will be a rodeo, 15 bands and
a long electrical parade in the pro
gram. Last year 50,000 persons
clamored for seats to witness the
' gigantic spectacle.
DAVIS KNEW
NEW YORK, Sept., 20,—Senator
James J. Davis of Pennsylvania,
chief figure in the Loyal Order of
'• Moose, knew that his organization
was promoting a lottery and per
sonally profited from the proceeds,
l government charged when the
Davis trial on indictments charging
him with sending lottery material
thru the mails and in inter-State
commerce, opened in the Federal
. Court.
WILL NOT APPEAL
•* SAN FRANCISCO, Sept., 20,—
Frank Egan, former public defend
er, who was sentenced to life
imprisonment, announced yester
day thru his attorney that he will
not appeal for a retrial. His ex
« convict friend and former dancing
master, Tinnin, however, will ap
peal.
JAWS SET
WASHINGTON, Sept-, 20,—With
their jaws set against any further
pay cuts, the Railways Labor Exe
cutive Association, representing
more than 1,000,000 men in the
21 Brotherhoods, will meet here to
day to make more definite plans to
combat the new proposals of man
agements for a 20 percent reduction
in wages.
$15,000,000 FIRE LOSS
VENTURA, Calif., Sept. 20, —
The flames which have been rav
aging forests and watershed areas
I throughout this region since Sep
! tember 8, are now definitely under
control. One hundred and 50,000
acres of land were swept by the
flames with the loss estimated at
$15,000,000.
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TO STUMPING TOUR
WASHINGTON, Sept., 20,—Presi
dent Hoover personally is inclined
against a swing around the circle
stumping tour which is being urged
upon him by some of his advisers
as a means of accelerating the
campaign in its final stages
No final decision on this disput
ed point of campaign strategy is
expected for a few days. It awaits
a study of the reaction of Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s present trip
thru the West.
VIOLATING LAW TREATIES
NANKING, Sept., 20,—Charges of
i violating International Law Treat
J ies in recognizing the new Manchu
| kuo government were contained in
j a lengthy note from the Foreign
i Office here to the Japanese govern
' ment.
PEEVED AT MAI
NEW YORK, Sept., 20,—Primo
Camera, Italian heavyweight boxer,
I asked Supreme Court Justice Bern
I ard Schiemtag to punish Max
, Schmeling, former champion, by a
i fine or imprisonment for not ap
| pearing before trial in Camera’s
| $100,000 breach of contract suit.
; Justice Schiemtag reserved decis
: ion. Schmeling has denied he con
| tracted to fight Camera.
BANK TAKES RANCH
| PERRY, Okla., Sept. 20, —The
famous 101 Ranch passed into the
hands of a Wichita bank yesterday
when it was auctioned off for $27,
| 000.
FLIGHT POSTPONED
SAMUSHIRO, Japan, Sept., 20,—
The Japanese “Goodwill” plane
postponed its take-off for Nome
because of bad weather conditions.
NEW PLANE SERVICE
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, —
The first schedule of a new plane
service between this city and El
Paso was inaugurated Sunday.
PANAMA ‘PUG’ WON
TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 20, —A1
Brown of Panama knocked out
“Spider” Spagnur of Prance. Brown
weighed 117 and Pagnur 118.
AUTHOR PASSES ON
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, —James
Stewart Carstairs, noted American
author and playright, died here
yesterday.
BLEW ITSELF OUT
NEW ORLEANS, Sept., 20,—The
tropical storm from the Gulf of
Mexico apparently was losing its
force after passing over the
swampy territory near Atchalafay
Bay, the Weather Bureau here re
ported.
OLD CONFLICT
VATICAN CITY, Sept-, 20,—The
conflict between the Pope and
Premier Benito Mussolini was re
vived with the Pope’s refusal to re
ceive callers of any nationality
It was understood the move was
I takqfn so tthe Pope iciuld avoid
: granting audiences to veterans cl
the once famous Bersaglieri Corps
GOOD TIMES ARE COMING
SHARON, Pa., Sept., 20,—'Thirtj
• | mills of the Farrell Works of the
■ I American Sheet & Tin Plate Co.
i were operating today, the largest
number operating in two years.
BLUNT ENGUSH NOTE
SENT TO GEAlHf
LONDON, Sept., 20, —The British
Government has lined up solidly
with France against Germany’s de
mand for armament equality, as a
result, political observers said, of
a surprisingly blunt foreign office
statement.
The statement was not even tem
pered with the usual courteous
diplomatic phraseology. In many
respects it was more devastating
than the French reply to the
Reichs equality demand.
ACTRESS IMPROVING
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, —
Eleanor Hunt, movie actress who
has been seriously ill here for the
past few weeks, is now on the road
to complete recovery.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept., 20,—Selling in
U. S. Steel issues turned the stock
market down in late trading and
prices finished lower in all groups.
The list had staged a recovery
from early lows when selling again
changed the trend. Pressure on
the steel issue was attributed to
fears that the preferred dividend
would be reduced or eliminated at
the next meeting of directors.
CRAVEN IS GONE
j LONDON, Sept. 20, —The Earl of
j Craven who is best remembered,
j probably, in connection with the
! moral terpitude charges brought
| against him and another scion of
I royalty, which case occupied head
i lines several years ago, died.
Aboard the Roosevelt Special
train. Sept., 20,—A broken axel on
one of the coaches of the Roosevelt
special, necessitated rerouting the
train to the coast but it was believ
ed no time or change in speech
schedules would be made. The
I broken axel occurred near Missoula,
Mont.
At Missoula, Governor Franklin
D. Roosevelt again assailed the Re
publican administration and em
phasized the urgent need for prac
tical methods in helping agriculture
and mining, the fundamentals of
all national wealth.
The Democratic presidential can
didate speaks in Seattle tonight,
San Francisco Thursday evening
and the following day, in Los An
geles.
FLEET WEEK
SAN DIEGO, Sept., 20,—A fleet of
28 battle cruisers, destroyers and
submarines left for San Francisco
to participate in the Fleet Week
Festivities there. The warships will
remain in San Francisco until Oct.
. GOT HIS “GOAT”
Local hikers report that yester
1 day afternoon a wild goat success
fully negotiated a non-stop swim
across the briny deep when he was
observed, by folks on the railroad
; track* swimming across the head of
the bay from the east side'toward
the lagoon and railroad track.
! When the animal climbed from the
water at the lagoon and noticed
his audience, he took flight and
again plunged into the depths,
emerging again on the shore near
the Jesse Lee Home. He disap
, Peared into the hills and was not
| seen again.
J. E. COFFEY KILLED
Fatally injured when struck by
. an automobile on an Anchorage
I ^reet, John E. Coffey, well known
[! *n Seward, died a few hours later
j in the government hospital, ac
cording to a brief broadcast over
KFQD, last evening. Raymond
Brown was the driver.
3 O. W. Cassity, radio operator of
( i'be U. S. S. Swallow, has been vis
II iting relatives in Seward for sever
! al days.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 5, Detroit 4.
Fhillies 6, Chicago 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
-Boston 6, New York 3.
Phillies 5, Brooklyn 3.
There were no games on the Pa
cific Coast, Monday.
“AMEU NURSE”
GIVEN UP FOR LOST
LE HAVRE, France, Sept., 20,—
The trans-Atlantic monoplane
“American Nurse” was given up as
lost after more than 70 hours had
elapsed since it was last sighted at
sea.
The plane, carrying William Ul
brich, Edna Newcomer and Dr. Leon
M. Pisculli in an attempt to fly non
stop from New York to Rome, was
seen for the last time about 450
miles west of Lands End, Eng., by
the French liner France on last
Wednesday at 12:50 p. m. New York
Time.
FUMOUS SELOOVIA EDITOR
BRIEF SENMD VISITOR
With three passengers on board,
Capt. Heinie Berger, owner and
master of the MS Discoverer, ar
rived from Iliamna, Cook Inlet
ports and Anchorage.
The passengers were Lester
Busey, editor of the Seldovia Her
: aid, here on a brief vacation and
i sea voyage; George Anderson, well
j known Alaskan piano tuner, who
! is making one of his many trips to
I this city to tune up the pianos of
| his numerous clients; and Don
| Duryea, young New Yorker who has
been spending a couple of years in
the Territory and who, after a
moose hunt in the Kasilof district,
plans to return to Long Island
where his father plans to present
him with a fine farm providing he
decides to cease his wanderings in
foreign lands.
Captain Berger leaves early this
evening on the return voyage to
Anchorage and way-ports.
BIG FRISCO BLAZE
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, —
Fire in a building on Mason and
Eddy streets, did $100,000 damage
before subdued.
WORTH $100,900
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, —Mrs.
Ruth Davis has brought suit
against a former dear friend in the
sum of $100,0001 charging alienation
J of her husband’s affections.
THE POOR SAP
PATTERSON, N. Y., Sept. 20, —
Martin Abergrass, a school-bus dri
ver, appeared before the council
and requested his monthly pay
check be cut $50. He said he felt
the city needed the extra money.
ENUFF OF THEIR OWN
DETROIT, Sept. 20, —Detroiters
are protesting against the great
numbers of unemployed who con
tinue to pour into the city.
PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, —Harry
Robinson, president of the Robin
son Company department store, ill
since last May, died yesterday in
his Beverly Hill home.
SEATTLE MILK WAR
SEATTLE, Sept. 20, —For the
first time in decades a milk war
■ bas broken out here between rival
i city dairies. Seattle housewives to
day are paying seven cents per
• “quart.
I SOVIET OIL TO JAPAN
TOKIO, Sept., 20,—Japanese rep
■ resentatives have reached an
. agreement with the Soviet Oil Trust
. for import of Russian oil to Japan,
it was reported here.
CARDBOARD, TIN ARMY
FRANKFURT, ^Germany, Sept.,
20,—Contraptions made of card
board and tin to represent tanks
and flimsy stovepipes for heavy ar
tillery, appeared here for use in the
autumn maneuvers of the German
army. The Varsailles Peace Treaty
forbid use of tanks or big guns.
INVESTIGATl BE
HIDE INSULL COUP.
CHICAGO, Sept., 20,—A govern
ment investigation into the Insull
Utility collapse definitely was fore
cast following the return of U. S.
District Attorney Dwight E. Green
from Washington.
As in the case of the probe by
State’s Attorney John A. Swanson
already in progress, the govern
ment will seek to determine if
criminal responsibility exists for
the huge losses to investors and
creditors estimated at upwards of
$2,000,000,000.
SURVIVORS RESCUED
KETCHIKAN, Sept., 20,—Capt.
Tom F. Johnson, 72, and his young
grandson, weakened by hardships
and survivors of a boat wreck that
cost the life of Mrs. Johnson, were
rescued from a raft adrift in heavy
seas near Clover Pass and are re
covering here. Johnson’s six-ton
boat was driven on the rock near
Tatoosh Island.
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD
LONDON, Sept., 20,—Capt. Cyril
Unwins flew to what he claimed
was a new altitude record of 45,000
feet. The previous record of 43,168
feet was established by Lieut Sou
cek of the United States.
Alaska’s outborne commerce for
August grossed $11,330,169, accord
ing to the monthly commerce
statement issued by John C. Me
Bride, Collector of Customs. It was
the largest month of the current
year.
Canned salmon shipments made
up the bulk of the business, aggre
gating $9,519,774 and a total weight
of 102,695,459 pounds.
Gold was the second in value
with $955,359. Herring was third,
2,891,370 pounds having a declared
value of $159,080.
FAST TIME
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept., 20,—A.
B. Jenkins, automobile racing driv
er of this city, was timed at an av
erage of 112.935 miles an hour in
a 24-hour test on a 10-mile track
near Wendover, Utah.
NUKA BAY GOLD BRICK
Among the incoming passengers
Monday morning from Nuka bay
on the MS Rolf, Capt. Peter Sather,
were Cal M. Brosius, Seward busi
ness man who is carrying forward
development work on his and as
sociates property; Gaylord Skinner
and Earl Barnett who, with an as
sociate have been operating thru
out the season; Ray Russell, young
mining engineer and owner of a
numbeer of claims; and Tom Bab
cock, of the Downey & Babcock
mine. It is reported a good-sized
gold brick was brought in.
EVANS DUE 3 P. 31.
The SS. Admiral Evans, of the
Pacific Setamship Co., is due to ar
rive from the South at 3 o’clock
this afternoon, the local office ad
vises.
SWALLOW RETURNS PORT
The working party of approxi
mately 20 men, who have been dis
mantling the radio station in Sew
ard, are reported to be rejoining
their ship late this week on the re
turn trip to Bremerton. The U. S.
S. Swallow, Comdr. Warris, return
ed to Seward Monday from Cordo
va.
, Andy Novak and Henry Lucas are
. down in the Skiiak Lake country
on a general hunt. Andy returns
Friday.
RUSSO-JAPANESE
WAR AGAIN LOOMS,
ACCORDING OBSERVERS
TOKIO, Sept., 20,—Foreign mili
tary attaches here are concerned,
and many are mystified, by reports
of extensive military preparations,
which indicate to some that the
Japanese Empire will soon be ready
to wage a major war.
Some factories concerned with
military orders are working day
and night, according to reports re
ceived by the various Foreign Em
bassies here. Large quantities of
munitions have been received both
from European countries and
America. A majority of American
and some European observers be
lieve that those who control the
policy of Japan are preparing for
a new Russo- Japanese war.
WILL BE RETIRED
WASHINGTON, Sept., 20,—Rear
•Admiral Charles B. McVeay, veter
an of 46 years Naval service, will
be retired from active duty Oct. 1,
the Navy Department announced.
COBS III HEED OF
NEW YORK, Spt., 20—The pen
nant-bound Chicago Cubs demon
strated a fighting spirit when they
nosed out the Cincinnati Reds, 4
to 4, after 15 innings.
Despite this victory, the Cubs
lost half a game in their National
League lead over the second place
Pittsburgh Pirates, who beat the
New York Giants twice. However,
the Cubs now need only two more
victories to clinch the pennant.
NEWS FLASHES
CARNIVAL TRAIN WRECKED
EVANSVILLE, Id., Sept., 20,—A
carnival train was wrecked near
here and 17 persons injured, one
seriously.
THIRD ROUND-TRIP
BERLIN, Sept-, 20,—The dirigible
Graf Zeppelin returned yesterday
to its local hangar from its third
round-trip of the year to Rio de
Janiero.
DOES NOT NEED SOUTH
WASHINGTON, Sept., 20,—Gov
eror Roosevelt does not appear to
need the solid South to win this
vear’s election on the face of re
turns in the nation-wide postcard
Doll of the San Francisco Examiner
in cooperation with all the other
Hearst morning, evening and Sun
day papers in the United States.
LEAPED TO DEATH
HOLLYWOOD, Sept., 20,_The
young blonde woman who leaped
to her death from the top of a gi
gantic part of a 50-foot electric
sign in the Hollywood Hills, was
identified as Lillian Millicent Peg,
erstwhile New York actress, gradu
ate of the Theatre Guild, who had
failed to find recognition in the
movies here.
MAY TRY AGAIN
HOLLYWOOD, Sept., 20,—Follow
ing a farewell dinner given by Chas
Chaplin, the comedian, for Paulette
Goddard, and the association of the
two at numerous social events, ru
mors circulated that a new ro
mance had entered the life of the
twice married actor.
SPEED PILOT CRASHES
LONDON. Sept., 20.—Flight Lieut.
G. H. Stainforth. who set an air
speed record of 408.8 miles an hour
last September, was injured when
he crashed during a flight at Cron
I wall; a passenger was also hurt.
MRS GARNER SINKING
DETROIT, Tex., Sept., 20,—Mrs.
Sarah Jane Garner, 81-year-old
mother of vice presidential nominee
> who is critically ill at her home
r here, failed to show any improve
} ment this morning. Attendants
believed the end was not far off.