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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 285.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
GREATEST OVATION OF ANY
CANDIDATE IS ACCORDED
GOV. F. D- ROOSEVELT
BOSTON. Nov. 1, —The Hoover
administration cracks the whip of
fear over the American voter, the
Democratic nominee for president.
Gov. Franklin Delano Roosevelt of
New York, charged as he lashed
out at Republican leaders in their
present campaign of misrepresen
tation and answered President
Hoover’s speech at Indianapolis.
When the Governor appeared on
the Arena platform here last eve
ning with Governor Healy. a deaf
ening 12-minute ovation burst. In
vain did Governor Healy plead
with the great throng to cease, fin
ally succeeding, however, when he
said it was a great honor to intro
duce the next president of the
United States.
Governor Roosevelt arrived in
the city but an hour before from
Main and New Hampshire and his
address immediately followed that
of President Hoover at New York.
Having listened in to a portion of
the President’s speech. Governor
Roosevelt took the opportunity to
refute a number of the charges
against the Democratic platform,
proposals and promises.
In part the Governor said:
IN DEMO COLUMN
"I’ve had a wonderful day in
your neighboring states. Exactly
one-half of me. my mother’s half,
comes from this great state. All
the way up and through these
three states I have become con
vinced that one week from today
these states will be found in the
Democratic column.
"I appreciate the fact that today,
one week from election day, we
have a united party supported by
not only Democrats, but by Repub
licans as well!
"Reason and tolerance have their
place in all things: also, in political
campaigns. The President is try
ing to create the impression there
is no depression. But the people
now demand an accounting!
"At first the Republicans were
plaintively apologetic, in this cam
paign. Next they struck an attitude
of indignation, and thirdly, when
they saw the tide of opinion flow
ing to the Democrats, they began
a campaign to breed panic and fear
into the hearts of American voters.
SIIEDS HIS DIGNITY
The President at first refused
to believe he was in a contest. He
now recognizes we both are candi
dates. His dignity has died and he
has abandoned argument for per
sonalities. But I shall not yield to
what the President has yielded. On
the contrary I reiterate my respect
for his person and his office.
"An hour ago before I came to
the Arena, I listened to the first
part of the President’s speech at
New’ York. Once more he warned
the people against a new deal and
change from the present so-called
sound principles of the Republican
party and American ideals. I pro
pose to put these American ideals
he refers too into effect!
"Our people are willing to listen
to reason even though they are
standing in bread-lines; willing,
because they are hopeful. The Re
publican leadership is bankrupt in
both ideals and ideas. They now
threaten American business men
and workers if the Republicans are
not returned to office, the country
will be ruined. This coercion has
even extended across the seas
where Ambassador Mellon appeals
to an English audience for Hoover
and makes the same sinister threat!
CONTROL AMERICA
"Five thousand men, in effect,
control America’s industries. Some
of these 5,000 are today invading
the sacred political rights of the
j home, joining in the Republican
i tirade of fear by telling employees
if they fail to support Herbert
Hoover their jobs will be in danger.
This is unAmerican and should be
censured at the ballot box!
“No one should be allowed to
prey upon man’s economic necessi
ties and needs. Those threats are
empty gestures. Their business has
| been sliding downhill for four
! years.- Millions have been laid off
• under the administration of Pres
ident Hoover.
“It is essential to increase the
purchasing power. When that time
comes under our leadership, these
gentlemen will be found doing bus
! iness at the same old stand. The
tragedy of the past years has been
the failure of those responsible for
practical action. The present lead
ership stands convicted; they did
not have the will to do.
LOOK AT THEIR RECORD
“The Republican administration
failed to meet the greatest emer
gency of present times. Look at
their record!
“Back in 1921 and '22 there was
a mild depression. A presidential
conference was called experts and
reports followed but not until 1923,
six years before the present de
pression began, did that special
committee publish its' report. The
man in charge of that committee
was the then Secretary of Com
merce. Herbert Hoover. He made
no provisions against future pro
visions. Instead of doing something
he participated in encouraging
and intensifying speculation. And
later when the findings of that
earlier ccmaiittee, composed of
intelligent men and of which Mr.
Hoover was the chairman, was
made into a measure, the President
vetoed it; the measure which he,
When Secretary of Commerce, had
drawn up!
WORK IS SOLUTION
“What we need in Washington
is less fact finding and more think
ing. The immediate need of the
unemployed cf our country is work!
Our goal, our objective, is not a
dole, not temporatry employment,
but permanent employment!
“You and I know that there is
public work sufficient to employ
hundreds of thousands. We would
expedite construction of public
works long authorized but the
people would be horrified to learn
how little of these approved pro
jects on which work has actually
begun.'’
The Governor pledged his ad
ministration to setting an example
for private business in shorter
working weeks—five day—and of
shorter working days.
“The proposals and program of
the Democrats are specific and far
reaching but I feel that the final
objective is restoration of the pur
chasing power of the American
people. Only this restoration will
put America back to work. We need
i to restore world trade. Under the
I Hoover administration it has fall
en to one-third of what it was.
“City people must pay our 50,000
000 farmers a fair price for pro
ducts. In turn, farmers will be able
to buy the products of your city
industries. You are poor because
they are poor!
KEY TO RESTORATION
j “The President has closed the
’ door of hope to agriculture and
when he did that he closed the
door on you. This, my friends is
i the key to national economic res
toration!
“The President quarreled with
Congress; he can’t get things done.
The voters are considering this
and will remember it one week
from today.
“The next Congress will certainly
be Democratic in both branches. I
look forward to cooperation with
it! I should because for four years
II have been working with a Repub
lican legislature in my state.
“The difference between the
President and myself is that I
pledge action to make things bet
ter! We’re thru with despair and
delay; we are ready f<3r better
things!”
LONDON, Nov. .1, —Hunger mar
chers were charged Monday with
j receiving orders from Moscow and
| should they march against the
House of Commons today, which
1 they threatened yesterday to do,
, they will be met by not only the
police of London but by troops.
Sixty thousand hunger marchers
or unemployed planned to stage a
■ demonstration today before West
minister. It is said they intend to
remain in London indefinitely.
Monday the unemployed reject
ed the latest dole proposal submit
ted by parliament and more riots
are expected.
Meanwhile, at Manchester, low
er wage schedules were posted in
cotton mills and 170,000 spinners
went out on strike, paralyzing the
industry whic his now virtually at
a standstill.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1, —Thousands
of school teachers, firemen and
other city employees, numbering
at least 10,000, rose in an organ
ized parade Monday and marched,
shivering from the bitter cold, to
Loop Park.
Red flags and banners were car
ried within the ranks and while
the demonstrators paraded about
the park district, a committee call
ed on Mayor Cermack requesting
a temporary dole of $7.50 a week
and free car fare.
The mayor assured them new
finances had been arranged and
immediate relief was forthcoming.
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 1, —The
cabinet change is favorable to Sam
uel Insull, it is learned, and will
probably move against any plan to
extradite him.
The aged former “financier” who
is wanted by State and Federal
authorities on charges of embezzle
ment, is content to remain here
and is determined to fight every
effort to extradite him.
Mrs. Insull *is expected to join
i him in the near future. His son
| will return to Chicago by Novem
ber 10.
SO DO WE
PORTLAND, Maine. Nov. 1, —
i The arrival of the Demo nominee
for president was marked by cries
of “We want beer!” Maine has al
ways, hitherto, been found in the
dry ranks.
CITY WAS ROCKED
BOSTON, Nov. 1, —Official Bos
ton was rocked to its very founda
tion yesterday when Maurice Tro
jan confessed to crooked dealings
of what was thought honest offi
cials who protected the underworld.
GREAT RALLY TONIGHT
| LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1, —Plans
! for a gigantic political rally are
I completed and all that is now
i awaited is the arrival of Senator
Hiram Johnson who speaks tonight
in behalf of the candidacy of the
Democratic presidential nominee,
Gov. Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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MONSTER DEMONSTRATION
CHICAGO, Nov. 1, —When Sen
ator Hiram Johnson speaks here
November 4 in behalf of Gov. F. D.
Roosevelt, a gigantic demonstra
tion will be held about the city and
in the Coliseum.
IDE STOCKMARKET
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, —Stocks
dragged in one of the dullest ses
sions of the year.; gains and loss
es were about equal.
Wheat closed at the previous low
levels.
The days turn-over was approx
imately 400,000 shares.
Sixty-four people from the shores
of Lake Kenai, from Moose Pass
and a few from Seward gathered
at Cooper’s Landing Sautrday for
a real, old-fashioned Hallowe’en
party and dance; it was the great
est social event ever held at that
wilderness beauty spot and to try
and describe the keen enjuoyment
is superfluous.
The wonderful affair was spon
sored by Mrs. Lean, Miss Downing
and Mrs. Anderson.
The following will give one an in
sight how those wholesome, kind
ly and neighborly folk frolic:
Reggie Hunt, four years of age,
sang “Goodnight Sweetheart.”
“Tom Twist” was characterized
by Dad Fuller.
Dune Little as the Chinese vege
table peddler was good enough for
any movie.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson as a Hula
Hula couple, with Mr. Anderson
skillful playing of the mandolin
was exceptionally good.
Mrs. P. C. McMullen appeared
dressed as a girl of the gay 90’s,
while Mr. McMullen appeared in a
new role for him, that of a society
woman.
Mrs. Lawing was she Hallowe’en
witch who told fortunes.
Mrs. H. A. Anderson was awarded
first prize for adults, while Imo
gene Carlson won the child’s prize.
With the arrival of Mr. Ingram’s
boat from the upper regions of
the lake at 4:30 Saturday after
noon, evening saw the greatest
flotilla of vessels ever witnessed
at the Landing.
Among those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Ebbing and chil
dren, John and Alice; Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson and three children;
Mr. and Mrs. Hepurn and two
children: Mr. and Mrs. Stafford
and child; Gene Flynn, Bill, Joe
and Sam Estes; Mr. and Mrs. Simp
son and child; Frank Towle and
Patsy; Mr. and Mrs. H. Hunt and
two children; Mr. and Mrs. A. Bo
lam; Mr. and Mrs. Lawing; Mr.
James, Mr. Bishop, Dad Fuller,
Mr. and Mrs. McLean; Andy Wil
cox, Mr. Rodgers. Guy Terril, Dune
Little, Mrs. Shellhorn, Mrs. Leon
ard Hopkins, Mr. Carlson, Mr. and
Mrs. P. C. McMullen; Lou Bell,
Miss Downing, Mr. Ingram, Billie
Shellhorn, Billie Carlson, Alex Carl
son, Majorie Carlson, Val Ander
son, Micky Lean, Mr. W. C. Knaack,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Anderson, Mr.
Carlson.
So entertaining and enjoyable
was the party and dance that it
was unanimously decided to make
it an annual event.
SIGNIFICANT VISIT
MADRID, Spain, Nov. 1, —The
visit here of Premier Herriot of
France was the signal for a mon
strous welcome demonstration. The
people see, in his visit, more than
just a personal affair believing it
has a national significance; for in
stance, unity in case of war with
Italy.
SWEDES DISCOVER GOLD
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 1, (/P)— A
new gold strike has been made
near Lockne, province of Jamt
land, magnetic detection revealing
three ore veins, one about 800 feet
long. Traces of copper also were
found.
ILL STREET Ullli
BETS ON ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, —A Wall
Street broker is betting three to
one Gov. F. D. Roosevelt will de
feat President Hoover. The sum or
$48,000 against $15,000 has been
wagered.
Wall Street is also betting that
Roosevelt will carry the State of
New York against Hoover two to
one.
Similar odds are being offered
at Chicago.
UTAH DEMOCRATIC
SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 1, —
It is predicted here by the Demo
cratic party that U. S. Senator R.
Smoot will remain home this year
and that the Democratic majority
will be between 20,000 and 30,000.
STATE CONTROL OF
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 1, (A3)—Steps
to prevent another financial night
mare, such as Ivar Kreuger forced
upon his country, are included in
the program of Sweden’s new cab
inet.
There is no direct reference to
Kreuger In the explanation of its
aims by the social democrat party.
The inference has been found,
however, in this paragraph:
“The government is to take up:
in earnest the question of combin- .
ing suitable state control of pri
vate dealings with regulation of
the economic assets of the coun-.
try.”
Leaders of the social democrats,
are aware that their success at the
last election was due, to a consid
erable extent, to the crumbling of
the Kreuger idol. Thousands of
middle class votes went to the par
ty as a reaction from the Kreuger
exploitations.
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PRESIDENT'S TR1?
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1, — j
Two obstructions on the railroad,
tracks over which the Presidential
special ran, were reported to have
been removed in advance upon in
formation revealed by secret ser
vice men. The report was denied
later by railroad officials but they
did admit spikes had been pulled
at certain points.
HOPE ABANDONED
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Nov. 1, —Hope
for the recovery of the two bodies
of the two hunters who perished
in a recent snow storm, in the Big
Horn Mountains, has been aban
doned. Five feet of new snow has
fallen. The body of the third man,
D. McKinnon, was found under six
feet of snow on Trappers Creek.
The weather is turning colder.
SPECULATE IN BANK BOOKS j
ZAGREB, Jugoslavia, Nov. 1, —
Buying up deposit books of a big
local savings bank, now under liq
uidation, is the latest speculation
here- The directors say the bank
will pay in full, but middlemen are
getting the books for around 45
percent of face value and selling
them to the bank’s debtors for 75
percent.
BAPTISM ENDS, TRAGEDY
DURBAN, Natal, Nov., 1, (IP)— A
native minister and a convert
whom he was baptizing were
drowned when they waded out to
their necks at a treacherous bend
in the Umlatuzana river. They
were engulfed at the seccnd im
mersion.
DEMO OPPONENT
THOUSANDS GATHER IN AND
OUTSIDE HALL TO HEAR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, —President
Herbert Hoover hurled accusations
at both Governor Roosevelt and the
Democratic party and platform, in
general predicting that the Demo
cratic forces would practically
mean the ruination of American
ideais; the Chief Executive also
charged that under Roosevelt, the
United States would face the
greatest bureaucratic government
in history.
In bringing his campaign for re
election into the stronghold of his
Democratic opponent, the Presi
dent delivered the strongest “fight
ing” address since he mounted the
platform in the campaign. With
ing Madison Square Garden, 22,000
accorded him a prolonged welcome,
while outside the building, addi
tional thousands cheered. Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, widow of “Ted
dy” preceded the President with a
brief speech in acknowledgement
of her support to the traditions to
the principles of the Republican
party and to President Hoover.
SECTIONAL FACTIONS
With the tones of the national
anthem fading, the President bel
ligerently asserted the Democrats
were appealing to the fear of the
people for votes and to groups and
sectional factions and taking un
due advantage of the temporary
disorganized economic situation re
gardless of the fact tm|t measures,
recently put into force by the Re
pulican administration are gradu
ally bringing about restoration.
The revolutionary proposals
of the Democrats would change
the social philosophy of the Amer
ican people; it would not be the
America “our forefathers con
ceived and created. We resent
class distinction,” the President
said.
The final solution of our many
problems, he said, is found in the
voluntary cooperation within the
communities, cities, counties, states
and national government. The
government should deny the ex
tension of bureaucracy, but Gov
ernor Roosevelt does not.
WITHSTOOD THE TEST
The American government has
withstood the test of the last three
years which have been unparallel
ed in our history. A flight of con
fidence took place, many believing
the economic forces could not be
overcome, but it has under the
leadership of the Republican party.
In the critical periods, Demo
crats placed obstructions in “our
way to halt the healing of wounds
but, nevertheless, Republicans sur
mounted the obstacles, installed
measures which are bringing re
covery and are healing an enor
mous w'ound.”
More than one million have re
turned to work since July, the De
partment of Labor reports. “ I con
tend that the problem today is to
continue the work of recovery be
gun by the Republican administra
tion. To change now will under
mine the American system and de
lay for months our economic re
covery.”
SYSTEM IS RIGHT
Thirty million still have jobs but
there are still 10.000.000 unemploy
ed. The last 30 years has witnessed
a steady improvement; “our sys
tem is right and must not be aban
doned.”
President Hoover then briefly
analyzed Democratic proposals, ad
ding instead of helping the gov
ernment they would break it down,
j Whereas the present administra
j tion has reduced expenditures up
wards of $200,000,000, he said, the
Democrats would impose terrific
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