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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 281.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27,1932.
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REPRESENTATION
Somehow the people of Alaska
have been led to believe that their
elected Delegate to Congress was
the representative of the Terri
tory in the halls of Congress and
thru him the needs and desires of
the people are presented.
However, it remains for a recent
incident to confirm the oft-repeat
ed assertion that Washington h
determined to allow of no sugges
tion or importunities from Alas
kans. but on the other hand ad
ministers thru advice of its bureaus
This incident is the calling ol
Mr. Charles H. Flory, commission
er of the Department of Agricul
ture, to Washington for the pur
pose of advising that departmenl
on legislation affecting Alaska.
Of those to be chosen it is quit<
possible none are more popular ir
the Territory than Mr. Flory. des
pite the distastefuiness of his po
sition. So personality dees not en
ter into the matter.
But it is a sad commentary upor
the very fundamentals of demo
cratic government when Washing
ton turns from the chosen repre
sentative of the people, one of thei
number and fitted by environmen
and experience to voice their needs
to a system which stands condemn
ed and convicted as the mos
pernicious that blights free an<
representative government.
Thus the Secretary of Agricul
ture, who told the people of th
nation that there were few of th
180.000.000 acres of free land in th
nation suited to agriculture—for
getting Alaska’s 15,000,000 acres
snubs the Delegate to Congres
and asks the chief of all th
Alaskan bureaus for informatioi
and to say what the Territor
should and should not have.
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ONE NEVER KNOWS—
The old tailings dump of th
Mebes Company, within three mile
of Nome, again went thru th
sluice-boxes this season givin
good returns to the miners. It wa
the second time the dump ha
been rewashed. Other dumps un
derwent a like reworking wit
equal success.
Thus, the depression, like th
World War, has been productiv
of a resurrection of energies an
genius which had almost becom
atrophied by lethargy.
Who knows but what panics an
wars are created by some inscruta
ble force for the purpose o
scourging man until he awakens
The poet sang: “One touch c
Nature makes a world kin.” Depres
sions have the same effect- Whe
a man becomes so short of cas
that he is “untouchable” he gets i:
and digs.
The final computation publish
ed a few days ago of the season’
gold output of the Nome distric
$1,500,000, reveals what this stim
ulus has meant.
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An Eastern educator fails to se
the business advantage of givin
every man a collegiate educatioi
He's all wet. Look at the A. B.’
LL. D's and Ph. G’s who can crac
a bank in five minutes that too
the old-time yeg all night to ac
complish with hard labor. .
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The fact that a Los Angeles ma
propounded the observation ths
pigeons were growing heavier park
as has thwarted the plan for dif
missing the members of the Bui
eau of Biological Survey. A con
mission has been dispatched t
the Holy Land to pick up the gei:
ealogy of Noah’s pigeon and de
termine if he posed in the altc
gether or had an argument with
hawk which failed to get into th
Ark.
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Today, Navy Day, politicians ar
also at sea.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, —Secre
tary of Agriculture Arthur Hyde,
in an address here yesterday,
charged the Democratic party with
unfair tactics in the present pre
sidential campaign; that they are
tricky, evasive and insincere and
that Governor Franklin D. Roose
velt has gathered around him the
greatest gathering of mud-slingers,
“reds” and “communists” ever seen
or heard under “one tent.”
He practically admitted Pres
j ident Hoover’s chances of carrying
his home state of California, was
impossible because he needs a maj
- ority cf 140.0C0.
And the same time he said that
> public opinion has definitely turn
L ed toward the President.
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PUT IIP FOP SALE
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SEATTLE. Oct. 27, —For yean
Seattle’s $50,000 stone mansior
l i built by Samuel Hill, late railroac
j executive, has stood vacant but
now it is up for sale and may have
permanent tenants.
’ The mansion, located at 814 Easi
' Highland Drive, was built by Mr
' Hill especially for the visit of Queer
Marie of Rumania; later Marshal
Foch of France was a guest undei
it’s roof.
^ For many years past only a care
taker has dwelt within the ivy cov
l’ ered home and its shuttered win
dows and general air of mystery
i has furnished neighbors with am
pie gossiping.
Friends of the eccentric railwa;
e magnate recall many incident
s occurring in the mansion, one o
e which expressed the loyalty he fel
Si for the State of Washington; ser
s vants were given strict orders nev
s er to serve California oranges, bu
In theiv stead, Washington apples.
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LONDON, Oct. 27, — England’
hunger-marchers, numbering abou
3,000, reached the outskirts of th
city Wednesday night and prepar
ed to march into the cty today.
An extra guard has been place*
about Buckingham Palace and, ii
general throughout the city, th
authorities are in readiness to han
die any serious disorders whicl
may occur.
The hunger-marchers are dem
onstrating in protest of refusal o
the government to increase th
dole.
EIGHT SPEECHES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27.
President Hoover has complete*
plans to visit the mid-West, wher
he will make eight campaign ad
dresses en route to Indianapolis
where he will speak a week fron
Friday.
DIED OYER TUB
VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 27—1
housewife, Mrs. Byrle Smith, die.
here under peculiar circumstances
When found her head was in a tu
of soaosuds. She had been wash
ing clothes when stricken with ;
heart attack.
LIKE CALIFORNIA
TACOMA, Wn., Oct. 27, —Puge
Sound climate is gradually grow
ing warmer. Evidences of this i
seen in of the rapid recession c
glaciers, one of which has recede
a mile in 30 years.
ESCAPE DEVIL’S ISLAND
PARIS, Oct. 27, —In an official
1 communication published Wednes
day it was announced 23 convicts
had successfully made their escape
from Devil’s Island, France’s notor
ious penal institution.
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 27, —Senator
Borah of Idaho praised the speech
made by Alfred E. Smith at Newark
Tuesday night.
Mr. Smith, he said, is a great
leader of a great party and it ap
pears that the Democratic party
will be victorious at the national
polls next month.
Referring to Smith’s remarks on
the liquor question, Senator Borah
said there is always room for hon
est differences of opinion on that
or any other subject.
RECEIVED A SHOWER
BAMBURG. Bavaria, Oct. 27.—
Former Chancellor of Germany
Herman Bruening, was showered
with stones and broken glass bj
Hitlerites and Communists wher
he attempted to speak here. He
was uninjured.
- CHICAGO, Oct- 27, — Edwarc
. Eckmann was arrested here Tues
i day for smacking his sister down.
“Hello kid, how do yuh like mul
red hair?” his sister is alleged tc
have accosted him on the street z
■ few minutes after leaving a beauty
• • parlor where, with, a few magi<
■ waves of the hand, she had hac
, her former dark locks dyed red.
"Great!” replied Ed. “How do yoi
like this?” as he bounced one of
r the “button.”
> “Five years on probation,” wa;
l the verdict of the judge.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, —Polici
spread a net throughout this par
[ of California Wednesday for Gu
Cerney, husband of the murderec
woman whose unclad body wa
3 found by a prospector on the high
l way 16 miles from this city,
j It was revealed yesterday tha
. the red-headed girl recently inher
ited $12,000 and the belief is ex
I pressed that the husband eithe
i murdered her for the money o
3 that both were killed in a holdup.
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THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Oct. 27, —A rally ii
stocks, bonds and commodities go
under way after wheat sank to j
new low level, but at the close wa
rising.
Cotton took a late spurt am
closed at 75c a bale higher.
Rail stocks gave the best accoun
of the day on the board.
1 ANOTHER SWITCHES OVER
| WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 27, -
' j Former Congressman Everett E
^ j Brown of Wisconsin yesterday join
j jed the ever-swelling ranks o
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s sup
3 porters for the presidency. In an
nouncing his decision he comment
’ ed briefly cn the failure of th
present administration in hand
ling major problems.
t ACCIDENTLY KILLED
CANYON CITY, Oct. 27, —Dewe
s Calf was accidently killed by h
f brother Robert yesterday when h
3 rifle was discharged, the bullet hit
ting him squarely between the eye
PARIS, Oct. 27, —American elec
tions this year are creating mor<
than ordinary interest in Franc<
because of the debt balance Franc<
owes the United States.
The parliamentary debate on th<
general economic situation anc
debt payments is expected to con
tinue for four days.
Premier Eduard Herriot, as we!
| as numerous other high officials
i are taking an unprecedented in
l teiest in the American elections o
' next month and the larger news
| paper; have dispatched specia
: correspondents to the United State
; in order to obtain a French view
point. Already column after col
umn of expensive news reports an
special articles are being publish
i ed.
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TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 27, —Jot
for Tacoma’s unemployed are be
coming plentiful and appeals fc
relief to the destitute, less, ar
nounces the Tacoma Chamber c
Commerce.
Increased employment in tlie fi
viving lumber industry, is given £
the main reason for the genen
■ improvement of business in th
city and surrounding area.
LOS iilsir
; STOLEN FROM Ml
\ LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, —Nine
■ year old Mary I. Buchanan, daugt
ter of Mrs. G. Buchanan, divorce
* was kidnapped Wednesday fro]
her home. Mrs. Buchanan w’as n<
at home at the time.
The maid put the little girl 1
bed in her exclusive residence ear:
in the evening; returning to tl
room an hour later the maid four
the child gone.
, Mrs. Buchanan, who recently ii
. herited a large sum of money,
j near a stage of collapse.
t SALESMAN WALK OUT
TOKIO, Oct. 27, —Eight thou
and Japanese sewing machii
: salesmen have struck demandir
r extra stitches in commissions.
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STORK ARRIVED
BROOKLYN, Oct. 27, — Hele
Twelvetrees, actress, gave birth
a seven-pound boy Wednesday. 1
x civil life she is the wife of F. Wooc
k of Los Angeles, a broker.
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s CAPT. L. W. MIX DIES
BURLINGHAME, Calif.,'Oct. 5
i —Capt. Lee W. Mix, prominent ci
izen of this area, died here yeste:
t day following a lingering illness
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NOT AN AMERICAN
SEVILLE, Spain, Oct. 27.—Jol
- Sogn, who was arrested in ccnnei
. tion with the Lindbergh babj
- death, denies he is an America
E j and .continues to refuse to confe
- j to the authorities knowledge of tl
- j case he is believed to posses. I
- | has been transferred to Madrid.
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KIDNAPPING SUSPECT
SEVILLE, Spain, Oct. 26, —Jol
Sogn was arrested here on a wa
rant from the United States
connection with the Lindberi
baby kidnapping and killing. It
said Sogn is fully acquainted wi
all particulars of the case but r
fuses to disclose any knowledge.
LIGHT IS WANING
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 27.—
Truby Davis, former member of the
Wilson cabinet, said here yesterday
“the Hoover light is diminishing, I
and a great change for the better
is at hand.”
I ; NEW YORK, Oct. 27, — T h e
. | American Bankers Association an
! nounced Wednesday that the sum
II mer of 1932 actually witnessed the
I passing of the depression. This
| statement is corroborated by fig
f I ures and statistics revealing a slow
but steady advance in practically
j | every branch of industry,
s The Federal Reserve Bank, at the
. same time, issued a statement that
_ business stability on the Pacific
1 Coast is improving; especially in
_ lumber which is picking up faster
than other industries.
HEROIC FATHER
BROOKLYN. Oct. 27, —Guy Gen
| try, discovering his home ablaze
: and he and his children trapped,
wrapped his two little ones in a
blanket and dashed through the
s flames. He was badly burned but
_ ! will recover.
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FOOCHOW, Oct. 27, —American
and British missionaries as well as
thousands of Chinese, are arriving
here for protection from the now
entrenched outlaws and commun
ists north of the city.
American destroyers may be dis
patched to this city to protect for
eigners.
The outlaws and communists are
reported to be battling one anothei
and have made wholesale killing
of the populace as well as burning
and sacking all villages.
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SPOKANE, Wn., Oct. 27.—A sam
ple poke from the Crawford Strikt
mine, in the Pierce City district 01
Idaho, received by F. W. Callaway
mining engineer, contained 300 tc
400 small particles of gold by es
timate. An assay valued it as $1.64
It was derived from a pan of or<
that the watchman, Blomquist, hac
mortared and panned. Mr. Calla
way said the watchman derivec
$50 a month from panning mortar
ed rock when not employed other
wise.
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:0 | LOS ANGELES, Oct, 27.—Richan
(n | Bennett, actor, has been orderec
y : to Palm Beach, where the dry cli
! mate is believed to be beneficia
j to his failing health.
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The big Pacific Coast game Sat
urday will be between U. L. A. anc
Stanford. In the East the big con
ference game is Notre Dame vs
Pittsburgh.
ss GREATEST PLAYER
ie j PARIS, Oct. 27, —The sport
je , paper “Match” declares that ElLs
worth Vines, American tennis star
is the greatest player on both har<
and grass courts.
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NAMES COMMITTEE
NEW YORK, Oct. 27, —Dr. Nich
olas Murray Butler, president o
Columbus University, has selectei
and appointed a committee to in
vestigate charges of irregularity ii
college athletics.
DEI NATIONAL
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—Chaiiman
J. Shouse of the Democratic Na
tional Committee addressed a large
gathering here last night in the
course of which he described the
failure of the present Republic?
administration in leadership
hewing straight down the p
rose path so rosily portrayed
years ago when Hoover mad
first prosperity speech.
Respecting prohibition Chaii
Shoust- said the Republican j
was abortive, one which atten
to hold both wet and dry \
whereas the Democratic plan
clear-cut, for repeal of the Ei
! teenth amendment and modif
tion of the Volstead act.
In summing up, Mr. Shouse
phasizcd that if the people of i
\ erica desire repeal and much-ne
. ed added revenue, they should v
Democratic.
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: LONDON, Oct. 27, —The forth
j coming world economic conference
! which is scheduled to be held next
February or March, was dealt a se
i vere blow in the solar-plexus Wed
nesday with the announcement of
the resignation of Sir Walter Ley
man, noted British member.
Britain tied it’s hands at the Ot
towa conference, Sir Leyman said,
and there is now no use going to
the proposed conference.
It was also said that the United
States representatives feel much
the same way about it.
ATTAINS HEART'S DESIRE
PARIS, Oct. 27, — Ooh la la!
How these French journalists use
their imagination!
A Paris newspaper yesterday
i published a political story in which
■ j much space was devoted to Gover
■ nor and Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
; velt. It ran something like this.
If Roosevelt wins the presidential
1 election Mrs. Roosevelt, who is des
cribed as a princess, will attain a
■ life-long ambition; that of being
the White House princess.
That she has been his constant
j j companion since childhood and,
| during a recent illness, nursed
! “Fearless Frank” for six months.
MOFFOREIGN
I IRS VISIT HOOVER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27, —
Headed by Rear Admiral Kuntz, re
tired, a committee representing
Veterans of Foreign wars called on
’President Hoover Wednesday ask
ing his support toward immediate
, payment of the soldiers bonus and
[ pensions for widows and children
. of veterans.
President Hoover said he would
consider their suggestions but did
not feel any headway could be
made at this time with respect to
> payment of the bonus.
, i THE eternal triangle
l | LOS ANGELES. Oct. 27, —Leon
| ard Sinclair was named defendant
in a divorce case in which Mrs.
Sinclair said he was paying undue
- attention ot a girl on whom he had
f showered $42,000 in gold aside from
I maintaining a luxurious apart
- ment for her in a fashionable part
i of the city. She said her husband
was worth $1,750,000.
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