MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 270.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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CHILE WHEAT SHORTAG1
SANTIAGO, Chile. Oct. 13.
wheat shortage in Chile estim
at 100.000.000 pounds were
dieted in revised official estim;
227 CASUALTIES
SAN JOSE. Porto Rico, Oct. II
Casualties in the recent hurric
on the island were estimated to
at 227 dead and 3.225 injured.
NOMINEE PASSES
ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Oct. 13
* Francis M. Wilson, gubernato
nominee, died here yesterday a
a brief illness.
CHANGING ABODE
CALLAO, Peru, Oct, 13. —Ca:
g Davila, recently deposed as p
vincial president of Chile, is go
to the United States to live p
manently.
FIR GOODNESS SAKE!”
SIDNEY. Aust.. Oct. 13, —An a
omatic spanker has been inven
here for use in public scho<
The spanking may be increased
pressing buttons.
DECLARED DIVIDEND
NEW YORK. Oct. 13, —The Ns
Motors Company declared the r<
ular quarterly dividend of 25 cei
payable November 1 to stockb
ders of record October 1.
ANOTHER IMPORTATION
NEW YORK. Oct. 13. —The ce:
brated Viennese psychologist, I
Alfred Adler, has accepted a po;
tion with the Long Island Schc
' of Medicine.
TWO CREMATED
. SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Oct. 13,
Lieut. J. Barnes and Sgt. A. Dou
las. Army aviators, were cremat<
in their plane yesterday when
crashed near here.
OBSERVED HOLIDAY
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, —The Ne
York Stock Exchange, curb e?
change and all other security an
commodity exchanges and banl
in the city closed yesterday in ot
servance of Columbus Day.
SNOW BALLS, NOT BOMBS
CHICAGO, Oct. 13, —Wednesda;
in this city, citizens threw sno'
balls at each other instead c
. bombs, lethal and verbal. A sno^
storm descended throughout th
day.
SEARCHING FOR GIRL
PARIS. Oct. 13, —French polici
have been asked by the Unite<
States- authorities to search fo
Miss Harriet Kennedy of Michigai
.who disappeared while visiting ir
this city.
STRANGLER WON
' NEW YORK. Oct. 13, —“Strang
ler” Lewis, recognized in New York
as the world’s heavyweight wrest
ling champion, threw Jack Sher
ry of Minnesota before a crowd ol
5,000 in Madison Square Garden.
* THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, —Oliver
Jones, local taxpayer, has written
'the City Council requesting they
consider a six-hour day, five-day
week on all city projects as a
means of spreading work about.
MORE STARVE TODAY
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, —One hun
dred and 30 more people joined
the ranks of the starving. Last nite
a burglar stole 130 sets of false
teeth from a dental office. The
owners will have to forego eating
for a day or so or drink soup.
* WILD OIL WELL
HOBBS, New Mexico, Oct. 13. —
A wild oil well inside the city lim
its terrorized citizens. The well
sprayed cil over the city; a spark
almost inevitably would result in
disaster, officials said. So they or
dered fires and lights extinquished
and residents abandoned homes,
parting away all their belongings, i
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COLD AND HUNGRY
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev., <
13,—Cold and hungry, and desj
dent because he “failed to mal
success’’, U. N. Hudson, 17-year
Buhl, Idaho, youth, shot and k:
himself. His body was founc
an automobile parked by the
of a road seven miles east of b
-'JIM IBIS
fll lUSKIL FDEB
1TZ IS LEWI
rial _
tei Fred Matz, a pioneer resident
Alaska and owner of mining p
perty, who has been located for
years at Moose Pass, will depart
'los the great Outside on the SS. Yul
ro- Friday night, on his way to Ta
tog ma, Wash.
pi-- Mr. Matz, who last June dispo:
oi his property to Juneau intere:
intends to remain in Tacoma p
manently. He first arrived in
at- aska in 1896 at Sunrise, and t
:ed trek is his first departure from t
)ls. Territory in 13 years,
by The fine old gentleman, typii
of the early day argonauts, inter
to spend some time in Califorr
but eventuallly will locate fc
sh miles from Tacoma on property
‘g- has possessed for many years. I
its many friends certainly wish h:
)1- every good fortune but hope he w
come back from time to time,
nothing else, to say “hello”.
LONDON, Oct-, 13,—A rarity b
~~ lieved unprecedented in Briti:
[" soccer football history, was tl
' subject of wide discussion as fai
11 considered Herbert Roberts’ pe
fcrmance of scoring two goa
against his own Arsenel team :
the game with Derby County,
w Roberts sent the ball twice ini
•- his own goal within two minute
d Both mistakes apparently wei
-s caused by the muddy ball slippir
off his boot as he attempted 1
clear long wing passes.
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ASSUME CONTROL
r, RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct., 13,_Th
v! government assumed control of th
f administration of the Rebel Stat
v of Sao Paulo and Matto Grosso a
5 peaceful demobilization of the rev
olutionists was underway.
'TEXAS' El
SATS SHE'S III TOII
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, —They wil
soon be playing “Here Comes the
Bride” for “Texas” Guinan.
The rip-snorting heroine of Neu
York’s night clubs is going to be
married right after Christmas,
"Would you ever have guessed it,
the most wonderful man in the
world,” “Tex” said.
"Oh yeah!” answered the report
er, “how did you say you spell it?”
You don’t,” came the husky re
I ply. ‘I won’t tell his name yet but
you can say it is true; I’ve got it
I bad- rm ^ love for the first time
in my life.”
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losses regained
new YORK. Oct., 13,—iS t o c k s
j made a turnabout and regained all
j t *eii losses of the previous session
I Bonds and commodities also point-’
! ed higher.
SS. YUKON TONNAGE
A total of approximately 355 tons
of general cargo will be discharged
at the Port of Seward from the SS.
Yukon which, according to a re
port at ndon, was scheduled to
dock from the South at 1 o’clock
tomorrow (Friday) morning. Forty
eight tons are for local merchants;
1S3 tons for points along the rail
road and 114 tens are for the Al
aska Railroad proper, including 111
tons of lumber.
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j WASHINGTON, Oct., 13,—A
I sible meeting between Pre.si<
| Hoover and his Democratic opi
ent, Gov. Franklin D. Roose
this week, formed the princ
topic of conversation as mem
of the American Bar Associa
gathered here.
j rj}he lawyers are holding t
| annual meeting which will incl
attendance at the laying of
corner stone of the new Supr<
Court Building. The stone will
laid by President Hoover toe
Among those invited is Roose
for! although he has not yet indica
:on whether or not he will attend.
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he NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 13,
Sweeping changes in the perse
:al | nel of the Yale varsity foott
ds; eleven was ordered by Head Coe
da Stevens in an effort to organ
ur i the Blue team into a fighting oi
he fit.
lis He tried out a first team yesh
m day which included seven playi
ill not in the starting lineup Sati
if day and in addition switched t
I veteran Allan Converse from rig
guard to left.
I
OFFICER HONORED
f. WASHINGTON, Oct., 13, —T
| 153rd anniversary of the death
Brigadier General Casimir Pulas
| the Polish cavalry leader who f
fighting with Americans in £
>h j revolution, was celebrated
le; Washington. In a proclamatic
is President Hoover asked the pub]
r_ to honor the memory of the di
Is tinguished Polish officer,
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FATE IN BALANCE
0 WASHINGTON, Oct., 13, —T1
s. fate of seven young negroes, sei
•e fenced to death in the Scottsbor
g Ala., assault case, rested with tl
o nine justices of the Supreme cou
: who will reach their decision i
secret deliberations. The verdii
may be announced on any Monda
, hereafter.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, —Forme
. j Supreme Court Judge Joseph K
. Proskauer obtained a show caus
■ order on behalf of S. W. Straus &
Company, restraining execution o
[ Supreme Court Justice Alfre<
i Norton’s order placing the firn
in a receivership and restraininj
it from further sale of securities.
The order was obtained fron
presiding Judge Edward Lazanskj
of the appelate division, and per
mits the company to resume trans
actions.
THE ‘‘FLYING COWBOY”
Pilot Oscar Winchell, the “Flying
Cowboy”, the only one in captivity
in Alaska, took-off early today for
Anchorage with a full load and is
scheduled to return with another
load this afternoon. Included in
the returning air-minded folk will
be the Hon. Wm. L. Paul, indepen
dent candidate for Attorney Gen
eral, who will speak this evening in
Odd Fellows Hall.
Dr. Rex Swartz, of Nome, form
erly of Fairbanks and Anchorage,
and one of Alaska’s most successful
physicians and surgeons, arrived
in Seward Wednesday from An
chorage.
Rev. R. Frieling of the Lutheran
Church, one or the handsomest
and popular members of Alaska's
clergy, arrived Wednesday from
Anchorage to hold local services
this evening.
HOLLYWOOD, Oct., 13, —B
Bennett, veteran stage and scr
tent! ac*'ress critically ill from a num
, of disorders, was “just a li
/edt weaker”’ her Physician said.
lpal| PORT REOPENED
j*rs; RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct., 13,
F resident Getulio Vargas issuec
proclamation opening the port
' ®ir Santos to international trade. 1
ape port was closed at the start of t
e Sao Paulo unrising.
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be, CONFISCATE LANDS
ay. MADRID, Oct-, 13,—The nan
e 'of two cousins of former King 1
fonso, headed a list of 156 publis
ed. whose rural properties we
made subject to confiscation 1
j alleged participation in the mo
| arc3list uprising of August 10.
||U FOOLISH GAL
" LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13. —All
her life Miss Bertha Merkcles, b
— fore retiring, hopefully peered’ ui
>n- der her bed. Last night she peek*
all under and discerned the dim ou
ch line cf a man. Frightened, she wei
ize into another room and called tl
it- police. The police came and toe
; man, Joe Deminco, 27, into cu:
?r- ; tody, charging him with attempte
?rs robbery.
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he LEADS ALL STATES
ht WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 13 -
California leads all states in th
Union as beneficial in help froi
the Reconstruction Finance Corp
he oration credit. It has received fiv
of times as much as any other stat
ti, | from the government’s $1,500,000
;11 j 000 fund for self-liquidating pro
ae ects.
in
n, 1 DIVIDEND MEETING
ic CINCINNATI, O., Oct., 13, —Th
s- Procter & Gamble dividend meet
ing of directors has been postpon
sd until Thursday afternoon whei
action will be taken on the com
ie mon dividend which was reduce*
i- last quarter to 50 cents from 6i
o, : cents.
11 SWING ISLE 51
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13, -
Lost in a hullabaloo of a world ol
1 upheaval, a reign of terro ris in full
swing in the forgotten Isle of Cuba,
according to reliable sources.
Held down only by Dictator
Machado and his well-paid army,
the only thriving people in the is
land, the population, hungry and
desperate, are pictured as trying
to fight then' way out the only
way they can, namely by individual
revolts.
MARINES COMING HOME
J, WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 13, -
r: The annual homeward trek of all
' | U. S. marines in Nicaragua will be
i Sin next month and by January 1
j a11 wil1 be back in the United Stat
; es. The Rebel leader, Sandino, is
; evidently on a vacation or playing
a waiting game.
masons convene
OAKLAND, Oct., 13, —Mason;
leaders from all sections of th
State, convened at Scottish Ril
Auditorium in Oakland for tb
83rd annual communication of th
Masonic Grand Lodge of Califor
nia.
NEW MEMBER HOUSE
PITTSBURGH, Oct., 13, _The
was a new man in the House •<
Mellon, today. Just one day o
is the son of Mrs. Grace Rowk
Mellon, wife of William L. Mello:
Ji., grand nephew of Ambassadt
Andy Mellon.
The SS. Admiral Evans, of the P
S. S. Co., which sailed for the West
ward Wednesday evening, returns
to Seward Tuesday enroute to the
South.
I
I | DECIDES TAKE CHANCE
| ; BUENOS AIRES, Oct- 13, —J
Mermoz announced in a cable'
ceived here from Paris that he ]
definitely decided to start at da
today on an attempted non-s
flight to Buenos Aires from 1st
near Marseilles.
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TUTE THIS EE
BELFAST, Oct. 13, —Throu
j force of circumstances, not in
j attempt to break a world record
J any kind, have the unemployed
[esjthis city rioted for the 34th tii
Ll_! this year. The riot which beg
h-; a few days ago continues to gr<
re | in intensity, presenting one of t
or; most serious aspects ever to ha
1 confronted the government.
The present trouble started ov
the unemployed demands for <
! increase in the dole.
0fI Twenty-five hundred police a
j patroling the streets and tree
are being rushed to the city.
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NEW YORK, Qct. 13, —Madiso
Square Garden officials are seel
ing a match between Max Bae
California heavyweight, and Prim
e Camera, giant Italian, in a U
n round feature event for the Ne
_ York Christmas Fund show,
e The charity show bout would t
e sta£ed December 9. Camera hs
_ consented to the bout but Bae
- is having manager trouble.
He was said to have so man
managers cutting in on his purse
that he has nothing left for him
e self.
Garden officials said Baer hai
- thieatened to quit the ring unles
l shareholders agreed to compro
. mise their claims.
BLOCK in EEECTOH
IIOTES DECIDE ElECTIOI
iVASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 13, -
Political leaders on both sides be
lieve the presidential election wiL
be decided by a block of 100 elec
toral votes in Ohio, Indiana, Illi
nois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Hoover carried all of these five
states four years ago but confiden
tial reports regarding the condi
tions in those states now assert
that large numbers of voters- are
dissapointed and are registering as
Democrats. Some of the reports as
sert the feeling is more anti-Hoov
er than pro-Roosevelt.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, —Helene
Madison, queen of American swim
mers who turned professional at
the close of the Olympic Games,
will attempt to break the world’s
professional swimming -records
from 50 meters to one-half mile,
she announced.
Miss Madison will make her first j
assault upon the world’s mark!
when she swims the 50, 75 and 100;
meter dashes at Agua Caliente on!
October 23.
HUNGER MARCH
LONDON, Oct. 13, —The Nation
al Unemployment Association has
been organized for the express pur
pose of marching upon London and !
the House of Parliament which is 1
to convene Tuesday. Marchers are j
now enroute from every section of
the island toward concentration
points. Police are preparing safe
guards and defense against prob
? ble rioting.
I Information received by the
| Gateway is to the effect that the
I Pacific Alaska Airways intend to
Bp do things in a big way now that
^ I they, a subsidiary of the Pan
I American Airways, have taken over
gh ^ the Alaskan Airways and the Pa
an j International Airways,
of | According to the source of infor
of mation the P. A. A., intend to bring
ne j North this winter a couple of 14
m j place, dual-motor—Hornets of 550
,w | horsepower each—Sikorsky amphi
h€ j hian planes, and probably in the
ve spring, at least a dozen new planes
; including a tri-motored, all-metal
er i Fcrdt 12~Piace job. This would be
m Powered by three Wasps of 425
horsepower each.
re Among the plans outlined or
pS discussed is that of making Fair
j hanks central and main head
| Quarters and, providing plane ser
; v*ce to the States in inaugurated,
| feeder lines, with smaller planes
j operating from Anchorage, Seward
T and other outlying points, tying up
| with the proposed great Fairbanks
base.
n The tentative price to Seattle
:- i from Fairbanks to Seattle, for in
r,1 stance, would be about $150 per
0 j passenger, it is said.
-! Eventually, the ambition of the
v company, is the establishment of a
round-the-world service. It is es
e timated the filght from the Inter
^ ior base to the states would re
r quire from 15 to 20 hours with one
stop between.
; fl. F. C; ISSISTING
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 13, —
The Reconstruction Finance Corp
oration has come to the aid of the
I depression-stricken farmer and will
I attempt to sell his surplus abroad.
The press learned that a special
j division of the corporation is be
ing organized to arrange such
. sales, which are expected to in
crease prices of grain, cotton,
fruits and pork.
SMITH ICTIIELT
E1TEHS rauncm HI
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, —^Former
Alfred E. Smith will actively enter
the current political situation to
' night as chairman of a luncheon
! arranged for Herbert H. Lehman
! and M. William Nray, Democratic
(nominees respectively, for gover
[ nor and lieutenant governor of
I New York.
Shortly afterwards Smith was
slated to deliver speeches in sev
eral Eastern States on behalf of
the national, state and local Dem
ocratic tickets.
FORMER SHE OLDEST
JAMESTOWN, s. C., Oct., 13—A
negro, Peter Green, celebrated his
101st birthday recently and is pro
bably the oldest active minister in
this country.
Uncle Peter, as he is known, was
once the property of one of Berke
ley’s oldest families and has always
lived in the Cross section. He
preaches in a nearby church every
Sunday.
TURKEY SWINDLE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, —Three
men were put behind prison' bars
yesterday on the charge of con
ducting a turkey raffle; $150,000
was the goal. The men were direct
ly charged with misuse of the U. S.
mail.
WE L PAUL, INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR TERRITORIAL ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL ADDRFS^THfTotfr^op
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