MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 194.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
N. R. A. OFFICALS
FAIL COME THRU
WITH CODE A DAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. — Thej
Recovery Administration’s drive
for a code per day was abruptly
halted yesterday when the coal in
dustry code was held up for further
conference. It wras stated that this
code would be ready for President
Roosevelt’s approval before he
leaves for Hyde Park- j
The steel code is still unsubmit-'
ted but it is expected that It will
be ready within several days.
Recovery Administrator Hugh S.
Johnson made an indirect thrust
at Henry Ford yesterday for his
failure to sign up under the auto
industry code. The hearing in the
auto code Johnson declared that it
was regretable that the auto in
dustry was not 100 per cent re
presented. All other major auto
leaders, excepting Ford, have signed
up for the code. Johnson added that
he hoped that the situation would
not remain so for long.
A point of controversy still ex
ists in the auto code. In concerns
the “open shop" clause.
STEEL INDUSTRY
CODE IS READY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. — The
steel industry, late Friday night,
drew up a code which apparantly
is agreeable to President Roosevelt.
The code provides for a 40 hour
week for an average over a three
month period and the maximum
per employee will be 48 hours and
a six day week.
The code will be given a 90 day
trial by the industry. It had been
previously agreed to abandon the
company-union idea code which
would permit collective bargaining.
LIVING COSTS UP
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. —Dur
ing the 30 days ended July lo the
average living costs of families in
the United States increased by 8
and one-third per cent, it was re
vealed by statistics just compiled
> here. The figure is the increase
over the preceding 30 day period
KIDNAPPERS SAID
BEEN IDENTIFIED
CHICAGO. Aug. 19. — Detective
Chief Charles Connors, 57. said two
notorious ex-convicts, both of De
troit had been identified as the two
who escaped the police dragnet set
last Tuesday, and as the kidnap
pers of John “Jake the barber” Fac
tor.
The police planted a package oi
money and then hid themselves
As the two men came the trap
was sprung but the men succeeded
in getting away. Now that their id
entity has been learned it is ex
pected they will be hounded ruth
lessly by the law and their arresl
is certain.
CONVICTS RIOTED
r IT IS REVEALEL
LEAVENWORTH. Kan. Aug. 19. -
Sixteen convicts have been placed ir
solitary confinement for being th<
ringleaders of a riot which began ir
the federal penitentiary here Wed
* nesday, it is said.
A rigid censorship was maintain
ed over the news of the outbreal
and nothing was made known t<
the public until yesterday. It wa
said that over 500 convicts starte<
-.he riot by throwing stones and ob
tects around the prison at the win
dows and at the police guards.
QUICK DIVORCE
CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 19. —
Carole Lombard won her divorce
in exactly six minutes after the
court called her case. She was di
vorced from William Powell. She!
charged in her divorce complaint*
that Powell, also a screen acter used
profane language in her presence.
SHOT RANG OUT
BUT NO HOLDUP
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 19. —F. F.
Reed was hired by a local produce
imarket to protect its cash regis
ter and to aid in the transfer of
that companies currencies from the
market to the bank the other day.
Yesterday he accompanied two^
messengers to a local bank and(
when they were almost at the doors
of the bank a shot rang out. Three;
persons felt the impact of lead in'
their bodies.
Reed had fallen down and dis
charged his shotgun. The three per
sons who were injured were by-;
standers. They were treated at a
police emergency hospital.
MAY BE NO SCHOOL
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19. — Un
less school authorities find some
way of sidestepping the recently
enacted quake-proof buildings law,;
which automatically condemns sev
eral schools near here, the children
may enjoy a vacation somewhat
longer than usual this year. About
35,000 school children attend the
schools which are considered unsafe
from quakes
HUTTON NAMED
IN ANOTHER SUIT
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 19. —Dave
Hutton. Aimee Semple McPherson’s
baritone husband, had another suit
,on Iris hands with the filing of a
recovery action by lawyers W. L.
Englehart and G. J. Oppegard and
Mark Jones who represented him
when he lost his breach of promise
suit to Myrtle Joan St. Pierre, Pas
adena nurse.
The lawyers ask $7,500 from the
portly singer who is at prseent play
ing in San Francisco vaudeville.
Hutton is discharging $5,000 in ob
ligations to the St. Pierre install
ments.
I MISSOURI VOTES
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19 —Missouri
voters went to the polls to decide to
| register their sentiments on the
wet issue.
| A copy of the Nome Nugget, Au
igust 12 issue, was brought to Sew
ard to the Gateway by Governor
' John W. Troy, who visited in that
I city the fore part of this week. The
! issue arrived several weeks ahead of
the time second.class mail usually
gets down here.
Capt. Pete Sather will arrive in
Seward on August 25 from the Nuka
iBay region, it is learned.
No report was received as to the
| arrival of the SS. Starr from Seattle
but it is expected in port this even
. ing or tomorrow.
BASEBALL SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 8, St- Louis 3.
: Boston 1, Cleveland 2.
) Philadelphia 6, Detroit 7.
> Washington 6, Chicago 4.
L NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 4, Boston 3.
Cincinnati 1, New York 4.
Only games played in Nationals
GOVERNOR TROY
SPENT BUSY DAY
HERE YESTERDAY\
_
One of the finest gatherings of
Seward business men to be assemb-j
led on short notice gathered in the j
banquet room of Cameron’s Cafe!
yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock,
at the luncheon given in honor of!
Goveror John W. Troy and Collec-'
tor of Customs Connors.
Gov. Troy and IVjr. Connors ar
rived in Seward just a few minutes
before the luncheon on Col. Otto
F. Ohlson’s speed car. They were
met by local business men at thei
Railroad station and escorted im
mediately to the Chamber spread
In addition to the honor guests
at the meeting. Col. Ohlson, gener
al manager of the Alaska Railroad;
M. D. Williams, head of the Bur
eau of Public Roads in Alaska; and
A. A. Shonbeck. Anchorage busin-j
incss man, were present.
The Governor and Mr. Connors j
were introduced to the Chamber by'
President Leon Urbach. Mr. Urbach
called upon Mayor D. C. Brownell
to officially welcome Governor Troy
and Mr. Connors.
Mayor Brownell said. "Governorj
Troy. Seward greets you with a
sincere welcome. We have greeted
other distinguished guests at this
board, but none with such unani-,
mous friendliness as Seward feels!
toward you- With others, we have
felt the strain of trying to make a
stranger understand and like us,
but with you we are at ease, know
that you are a real pioneer and 100
per cent Alaskan.”
He said that Alaska is so removed j
from Washington and the Presi-!
dent of the United States that her
people base their judgement of the
National Executive, to a great ex
tent. upon the men he appoints to
direct them. Mr. Brownell said it
was characteristic of the greatness
of President Roosevelt to have ap
pointed as capable a man as Mr.
Troy to be the Governor cf Alaska.
I ‘‘I remember my father’s strong
friendship and admiration for you
;back in 1900, and that heritage has
-blossomed into like regard in me.!
as I have grown up with the name'
! of John Troy always in the front
(rank of substantial, progressive and
.honorable Alaskans.”
The mayor then stated that Al-.
askans looked forward to the Gov- ]
ernor following the lead of Presi
dent Roosevelt in making many
sweeping changes in the governing
'policy which has done little to ad
vance Alaska so far.
In speaking of the Goveror’s
; comprehension and sympathy when
dealing with community problems,
jthe mayor illustrated by referring
to the Anchorage-Eklutna-Matan
uska highway project. Turning to
^Ir. Shonbeck, prominent Anchor
age business man Mr. Brownell ask
ed that he convey to Anchorage
“our congratulations in finally get
ting assurance that the Matanuska
road will be constructed. Seward is
glad that your long and valiant
jfight for that valuable asset has
been won. We believe that no other
project will contribute so much to
the rapid growth and prosperity of
the vast agricultural and mineral
country to the north of Anchorage,
as that connecting link in the chain
of highways.” Modern farmers in
sist on rapid access to the city at
any time and the road should mean
much to the devolpment of both
Matanuska and Anchorage.
Turning to the Governor again,
Mr. Brownell stated Seward has a
project which means as much to
her and Moose Pass as the Matan
uska project means to Anchorage
and Matanuska. This is the con
necting road between the Seward
, Lake Kenai and Moose Pass high
ways, which is referred to as the
“Mining Link.” This connecting
link will “mean more to Seward
than any other one thing,” Mr.
Brownell said.
He said that Seward was ready
to back Governor Troy in anything
he undertook and said that Seward
did not need to beg the Governor
“for we know that you will immed
iately understand our wants when
presented, and grant them if it is
within your power to do so.”
In closing Mr. Brownell welcomed
Collector of Customs Connors to
the City and said that he knew
that Mr. Connors, in his public of
fice, would treat everyone “fair and
square.”
President Urbach then had the
pleasure of calling upon Governor
Troy for a few words. The Gover
nor responded immediately and he
was greeted by all the assembled
rising.
Governor Troy said he was letting
everyone toll him what they want
ed to see done so that he could
promise he would try and get it. He
stated he had had a wonderful trip
and had visited all the principle
towns in Alaska except several on
the coast. Gov. Troy, who is a news
paper publisher, said h e thought
he would get a rest when he took
over the governorship of the Terri
tory but has since learned that he
now has more to do than in his
newspaper publishing and direct
ing activities. He said he had un
dertaken this trip with the hope of
getting some rest but said he was
going back to his Juneau headquart
ers—where work awaits him—to get
ja rest. The Governor said he en
joyed every minute of his tour and
was glad to be in Seward. He said
that his friendship with the mayor
•of Seward dated back to the time
when Mr. Brownell attended school.
The Governor thanked the chamber
| for the reception and requested
that they keep him informed as tc
what projects they would like to see
him support.
Collector Connors spoke brief 1}
and thanked the mayor for his kinc
remarks. He said that what impres
sed him most on this tour was the
Chambers of Commerce gatherings
He said they all reflected the won
derful community spirit which he
predicted would do more to advance
{the prosperity of Alaska than anj
; other thing. He said that the spirii
'prevalent is that the people have
; felt the depression time and have
decided to get over it somehow.
I Col. Ohlson said: “In Governoi
Troy we have one of the highes
'public officers of the Territory;’
Jhigh office is no sinecure, bu
, knowledge is power. G o v e r n o :
.Troy’s knowledge of Alaska will helj
' him to better solve Alaskan prob
jlems and assist him in advisinj
| Washington accurately and defin
iitely of Alaska’s needs,
i A. A. Shonbeck, prominent Anch
.orage citizen, and faithful Demo
■ cratic party leader, spoke to th
^gathering briefly. After he had ad
; dressed the distinguished guests h
referred to the others as “whiti
' democrats and black republicans.
■ Mr. Shonbeck thanked the mayo
^ for his expressed sentiments am
' said he would convey them to tin
^people of Anchorage.
Last evening an informal recep
' tion was given at Orlander’s bunga
low, at Woodrow, by Mr. and Mrs. P
1 C- McMullen. In addition to th<
• honor of meeting the Governo:
-'and his party the guests were serv
1 ed with refreshments.
>i The Governor and his party lef
•jOn the SS. Aleutian today for Ju
! I neau. Included in the Governor’,
•j party were Governor John W. Troy
■ Collector of Customs James J. Con
■ nors and Mrs. Connors, Deputy Col
ROLPH DOESN'T
LIKE 1WHISPER’
CAMPAIGN AT ALL
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19. —Gov.
James J. Rolph made Jt plain here
j that he was not going to tolerate
ithe organized whispering campaign
jthat has been going on in Califor
nia circles. He said that the “whisp
erers” are seeking his defeat in the
,1934 election and that they are
i carefully laying the ground-work to
i turn his California supporters from,
j his camp.
Gov. Rolph stated that as a re
sult of the “whispering” that the
| people were beginning to blame him.
for the recently enacted sales tax
j which assertedly is quite obnoxious.
Gov. Rolph said that he was person -
ally against the sales tax but was
forced to sign it because of the pas
sage of the Stewart-Riley measure
which made it imperative that other
!sources of revenue be sought out.
I Gov. Rolph declared he would e»
P'-'-r the whole “whispering outfit”
if they continued their dirty work.
NEWSPAPER CODE
SEEN ADOPTED
CHICAGO. Aug. 19. —Printers ana
publishers cf the small town daily
and weekly newspapers Friday aa
i opted the National Industrial Re
Icovery Act Code providing for a
maximum working week of 40 hours
for mechanical employees, 48 hours
,for clerical help and salesmen and
| solictors.
The minimum wages for mechan -
ical workers and shop men fixes
the rate of 40 cents an hour for
males and 30 cents an hour for fe
males.
Reporters, deskmen. photograph
ers and editorial writers are classed
as professional persons and are ex
empt from the Code provisions.
1 The code provides that these em
ployees shall receive not less than
40 cents an hour in cities of over
250,000 persons; 35 cents an hour
in cities between 5.000 an? 250,000
j thousand persons and iO cents an
' hour in smallers towns.
CANADA WILL
ANNOUNCE LAW
__
' OTTAWA. Canada. Aug. 19. — Re
gulations governing the importation
; of gold concentrates from the Unit
led States to be refined in Canada
i probably will be announced shortly,
'ithe finance department stated Fri
jday.
:j During the afternoon the cabinet
wrestled with the question but nc
^statement was available when the
• j ministers adjourned.
; It is an assumed fact that regu
lations are to be announced and
indicates that the request of the Un
- ited States miners has been grant -
- ed.
; BEER, WINE TAX
IS GREAT HELP
' i WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. —Aided!
by $16,444,000 for beer and wine the
• government’s tax collections for
the month of July rose to $70,000,
' 000. This is quite a sum above the
returns of a year ago.
The collections from all sources
! in July aggregated $131,115,696 as
compared with $251,600,997 for the.
’ month of June. Most of the June
collections or $146,574,827 were from
D income taxes while in July less than
' $12,000,000 was derived from income
5 tax returns.
- lector of Customs H. M. Sides, ana
• Mrs. Dorothy Troy Morgan.