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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 320.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
FIRST CARLOAD OF
KENTUCKY WHISKEY IS
ENHOUTE TO COAST
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 13—The
first carload of whiskey to be ship
ped from a Kentucky distillery to
the hitherto bone dry State of
Washington, in 16 years, is enroute
today.
It contains 1000 cases of old fav
orite brands consigned to a Spok
ane wholesale house dealing in
drugs. Shipments are now being
prepared for Tacoma, Seattle, Port
land. and California cities. Wash
ington, Oregon, and California
went wet in the November elec
tions.
WXSHINGTON Sift'S
MOHS ABOUT 111
ISSN SHE. HEHSELF
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, — Miss
Frances Perkins, Industrial Com
missioner of New York State, who
may become the first woman mem
ber of a national cabinet, was sur
prised to learn official Washington
seems to know more about her
future than she does, herself.
Sweat shop proprietors who em
ploy children are particularly well
known to Miss Perkins, and she by
them. To her is given the credit
for abolition of child labor and she
keeps a constant supervision over
industries, many of which still se
cretly employ child labor but who
also post lookouts to watch for the
approach of suspicious looking vis
itors who may be investigators.
At such times, the children are
herded out of sight.
Miss Perkins has been spoken of
as the next Secretary of Labor.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13,—The break
up of the International Copper
Conference without reaching an
agreement for extension of the
present 1932 quota of 20 percent,
has been wrongfully blamed on the
attitude of the Roan Antelope
I Mines. Ldt., and is in reality due,
a ‘ in part at least, to the United Stat
es import tariff, according to Ar
thur D. Storke, managing director
of the Roan Antelope.
IRVING LANGMUIR
PRrSENTED N08LE PRIZE
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 13 —
The King of Sweden presented Irv
ing Langmuir with the 1932 Noble
Prize m chemistry while a distin
guished audience, including 11
members of royalty, looked on. '
The prize awarded John Gals
worthy, English author, for litera
ture, was accepted in his behalf by
the British Minister, John Clark
Kerr. Galsworthy is ill with a se
vere cold.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13—With
the resignation of “Pop” Warner
officially accepted, members of
the Stanford University Board of
Athletic Control, indicated that
the veteran coach’s successor will
not be named until January.
Discussion of Warner’s successor j
at the board meeting hinged about;
the names of “Tiny” Thornhill, j
Ernie Nevers and “Clipper” Smith.!
ULEAD CONTINUANCE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, —The
association of railway executives
representing all classes of railroads
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission to continue the emer- j
gency freight rate increase for an
indefinite period beyond Mai'ch 31,
1933.
BRITISH OIL INTERESTS
iN PERSIA IT BE
ABSORBED AAAEBICANS
LONDON, Dec. 13,—A merican
oil companies may take over part
of the oil fields worked by British
interests in Persia, the Moscow cor
respondent of the Daily Press re
ported.
The correspondent quoted the
official newspaper “Pravda” as
saying Persia was preparing to in
vite representatives of the Socony
and Sinclair companies to negoti
ate for “exploitation” of part of the
oil fields presently worked by the
Anglo-Persian concessions, one of
the most important sources of oil
in the British Empire. The gov
ernment owns most of the Anglo
Persian stock.
BRITISH WILL NOT
RECEDE FROM POSITION
WHO DEBT PAYMENT
BIRMINGHAM, Eng., Dec. 13, —
Britain will not recede from, the
position she took in last Sunday’s
note to the United States on war
debt payments, Chancellor Neville
Chamberlain said yesterday.
The government intends to re
serve for future use the claim that
this week’s payment should be
treated as a part of a final settle
ment of debts, the exchequer said.
The debt situation reached an
acute stage in London following
Secretary Stimson’s note refusing
the British offer of meeting her
December debt with reservations.
The House of Commons will be
permitted to engage in a “free and
open” debate on the question Wed
nesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—PI. W.
Smyth, 74-year-old English in
ventor, said his prediction of 15
years 9 gc has come true. He said
machine inventions would result in
a depression; that the people were
intoxicated with the fumes of pros
perity.
“Many thought I painted an ex
ceedingly drab picture, but today
it is clearly evident our economic
system is all wrong,” Smythe said.
Smythe is the originator of the
word “technocracy.”
NEW ACTOR ARRIVES
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—A seven
■ and one-half pound boy was born
to Mrs. Merton Downey, wife of
; the stage and radio star. Mrs. Dow
ney is the former Barbara Bennett,
| sister of Constance Bennett, film
j star. She is also the youngest
! daughter of the many daughters1
of Richard Bennett, famous stage
star of former years.
UNEXPECTED DEATH
AKRON, O., Dec. 13,—Mrs. Ward
T. Van Orman, 33. wife of the fam
; cus balloonist, died of pneumonia
here. Death came unexpectedly
only a month after her husband’s
return from Europe where he won
second place in the Gordon Ben
nett international Balloon Race.
Mrs. Van Orman left three child
ren.
RESPONSIBILITY IS
PLACED FOR FAILURE
OF AMERICAN BANKS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13—A
“competition in laxity, mis-man
agement and under-capitalization
was chiefly responsible for the fail
ure of 1,199 American-banks in the;
first 10 months of 1932, acting
comptroller of the Currency, F. C.
Ewalt, advised Congress Monday.
The annual report of the comp
troller gave a searching analysis
of the weakness in the Nation’s
banking structure. Banking fail
ures were more numerous in small
towns, due to the combined effect
of declining prices and too heavy!
borrowing on real estate, livestock
and growing crops.
PREMIER HFRRIOT
CAUTIONS FRANCE NOT j
TO DISHONOR HERSELF
PARIS, Dec. 13, —Indications j
that France intends to meet her
war debt payment to the United
States this week with reservations
was apparent Monday after Pre
mier Edouard Herriot, speaking
from the rostrum in the Chamber
of Deputies, had delivered a fer
vent plea for the payment.
Spectators shouted: “Don’t pay!”
It was a day of tense govern
mental drama and Herriot seem
ed to dominate the situation thru
out. Royalists and students, cry
ing out against the governments
plan to pay the debt, kept police
busy in streets. Several arrests
were made.
Inside the chamber Republican
guards with fixed bayonets, stood
watch to prevent threatening pop
ular demonstrations.
“I won’t dishonor France,” Her
riot declared. “It is not a question
of finding a satisfactory solution j
to meet the payment, or of only
choosing the last covenient meth
od. At present there is no Congress j
in the United States able to or cap
able of making a decision. The
head of the government comes be
for you to ask you to honor that
thing which is your sacred trust.” j
ON TEST FLIGHT
LAKEHURST, N. J„ Dec. 13,—The
Naval dirigible Akron is on a 20
hour flight along the Eastern coast |
and is expected to fly as far South
as Miami befor returning to her
base- The ship carries 10 passen
gers, 11 officers and crew of 65 en
listed men.
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ON GOOD TERMS AGAIN
GENEVA, Dec- 13 —A formal
statement was made to the press
by the Russian delegate to the Dis
armament conference that trade
relations between ,U. S. R. and
China have been resumed. He also
expressed the hope that America
would recognize Soviet Russia in
i the near future.
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POOR JUDGEMENT
CHERBOURG, France, Dec. 13,—
Mrs. Mary Mooney, mother of Tom
Mooney, boarded the Bremen to
j sail for the United States, but went
I ashore again at the last minute, j
1 In conjunction with William Tay-'
. lor, negro leader, she will take part i
j in communist meetings in Eng- j
i land.
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DIVORCES VOID
MERIDAN, Miss., Dec. 13,—Di
vorces obtained by citizens of the
United States in Mexico, without
legal establishment of residence in
the Southern Republic, are void in
this country, Chancellor A. B. Amis
Jr., ruled in a decree handed down
in the case of Mrs. Gertrude Hop
per versus W. H. Hopper.
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FABULOUS FORTUNE
BED FROM MIS
NEARS ERR LITIGATION
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 13, —The;
heirs of Mark Birmingham, found- j
er of the Candelaria Mining Co.,
who died in poverty 12 years ago, j
won a significant victory in litiga-;
tion of the fabulous fortune involv
ed in Durango mine claims when
the Supreme Court ruled the Can
delaria Co., has a “legal status”.
The court thus opens the way for
reconsideration of previous decis
ions which prevented injunction
suits against the estate of Daniel
M. Burns, who died in 1927. at Palo
Alto, Calif., reputedly worth S950,
000,000.
DRY MOBILIZATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13,—A reso
lution directing the anti-saloon
league to call a conference next
February to mobilize dry sentiment
against repeal movements was
adopted by the board of directors.
HEMES
IT IS BELIEVED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. —Great
Britain, France and Italy will meet
their December debt instalment,
officials here believed Monday.
VETERAN JAILED
FRANKFORT, Ind., Dec., 13, —
John F. Smith, 94, a Civil War vet
eran, was in jail, charged with de
sertion of his wife.
OFFICIAL PASSES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13,—Ralph
B. Williamson, of Yakima, Wash.,
vice-chairman of the Federal Pow
er Commission, died after a sudden
heart attack.
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ROYALTY VISITS
LONDON, Dec. 13, —The King
and Queen of Denmark arrived
here to return the visit of the
Prince of Wales to Copenhagen re
cently.
GREAT GRAIN CROP
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 13.—The
greatest crop of oats, barley and
rye in the history of the Argentine
was forecast by the Ministry of Ag- |
riculture.
MAY MAKE $15,000,000
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.—Hop |
and barley growers of the Western!
states leport they will reap a har-j
vest of $15,000,000 if the beer bill
is passed by this session of Con- j
gress.
GRANTED CONCESSION
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 13,—The
government granted Senator Car
los Graza a concession to operate
an airplane line between here and
Laredo, Tex., beginning January
1.
ERNIE SCIIAFF VICTOR
BOSTON, Dec. 13, —Ernie Schaff,
210 pounder, knocked out Ed Win
ston last night in the sixth round.
Winston, who weighed in at 185,
was knocked down four times in
the last round.
BENNY BASS WON
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, —Benny
Bass of Philadelphia scored a
technical knockout ever Dominik
Petrova in the third round of their
battle here last night. Petrova hit
the floor twice in the first round.
CARNERA WON
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 13,—Primo
Camera, Italian Man Mountain,
has outgrown his awkwardness. He
used an effective left jab and a
good right cross to win a one-sided
victory over King Levinsky at the
Chicago Stadium last Friday.
RUSSIAN SILVER
MOSCOW, Dec. 13 —The Soviet
government began a National ef
fort to mobilize Russian silver by
offering to exchange food and oth
er products for articles made of the
metal. It will be accepted as pay
ment for food and clothing.
IBL
IS FOUNH Blf POLICE
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 13,—Mysteri
ously disappearing for more than j
30 hours, Harriet Rhodes, 16-year
old Memorial high school stu
dent, was the object of a wide
spread search by police. No trace
of the girl could be found by de
tectives.
She left her home at 8 a. m. Sat
urday morning, parents told offi
cers. She had no known boy friends
and she never stayed away from
home overnight before- August
Kalberer, her step-father, reported
her missing at 6:30 p. m. Sunday
night.
SAILS FOR ISLANDS
SEATTLE, Dec. 13,—Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt, widow of the ex
president, sailed on the President |
Madison for the Philippines.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 13—Win
nie Ruth Judd, taciturn, “Blonde
Tigress”, must hang February 17,
for the slaying of Agnes Leroi, her
former friend, the Supreme Court
ruled Monday.
The hanging will take place at
the State prison in Florence, where
Mrs. Judd has been held since con
viction. The decision dispelled her
last hopes of escaping the gallows
barring only intervention by Gov
ernor Hunt.
Mrs. Judd had pleaded self-de
fense and insanity but the prose
cution charged she was motivated
by jealousy.
TO VANISH OFF MAP
TRIESTE, Italy, Dec. 13,—Lake
Arsa began disappearing Sunday
from the map of the Istrian Penin
sula in a reclamation project.
Twenty-four huge dynamite
mines were touched off simultane
ously to demolish a barrier of rock
and permit the water from the lake
to flow into the sea. Within 10
days the l£ke, which covers about i
1700 acres, will have disappeared j
and the land, as well as surround
ing bogs, will be reclaimed.
JUST “BALOGNA”
NICE, France, Dec. 13,—Former •
Mayor James Walker of New York ;
City, told friends, upon suggestions |
that he be made Ambassador to j
France, that foreign diplomacy was
out of his line of business.
SALUTE OF 90 GUNS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12, —!
A salute of 90 guns will be fired j
| next Sunday by a coast guard cut- i
| ter off Mount Vernon in tribute to I
! the bicentennial of George Wash- j
1 ington. A living president rates 21.
THE ONLY SOLUTION
NEW YORK, Dec, 13, —Only a
! “genuine reduction of armaments
i of every type’’ will solve the world
! disarmament problem. Dr. Nicholas
j Murray Butler declared in a pre
j face to a Carnegie Peac^Founda
tion report published.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13,—A report
announcing* to its stockholders
successful tests of a new motor
fuel, neither gasoline or deisel en
gine oil, was issued by the “Fuel
Oil Motors Corporation”, of New
York City.
This fuel, which is called ‘Sch
warz Cycle’, is made from petrol
eum and is described as a low
gravity fuel oil. It is a patented
process controlled by the Feul Oil
Corporation.
The statement says this fuel can
be used in existing automobile en
gines thru the simple and inexpen
sive conversion of design. It as
serts this fuel is three and one
half time§ cheaper than gasoline.
Its acceleration is claimed to excell
diesel engine oil.
IF SILL IS WILD
MANILA, P. I., Dec. 13,—Ruin in
the island sugar industry if the
Long bill, restricting sugar impor
| tation from the Philippines is
; passed by Congress, was predicted
by G. G. Gordon, acting Secretary
Treasurer of the Philippine Sugar
! Association.
Gordon pointed out that at the
present time sugar is the only
' major export that is profitable to
the Philippine foreign commerce.
The Long amendment to restrict
the free quota of Philippine sugar
. to 30,000 tons refined, and 450,000
raw, caused general consternation
in Manila business circles.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, —A
! suit to test legality of the first sale
of Golden Gate Bridge bonds, was
j filed with the State Supreme Court.
Legality of the first $6,000,000
i block, originally purchased for
! $65,538,000, was thrown into litiga
j tion when it was pointed out the
I purchase price made the 4% per
j cent bonds yield approximately 5J4
I percent
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, —
Kipling’s much publicized East is
East and West is West, was em
phasized here when a Chinese girl
discovered she was married to a
white man.
Pretty 17 year-old Daisy Fung,
two weeks after her marriage,
learned that her husband had lied
i to her; that he was not a China
| man but an American,
i That night she left him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13— The
Senate approved an amendment to
the Hawes-Cutting biill proposed
by Senator Johnson of California
by which Filipino immigrants will
be treated the same as other Asiat
ic people.
The amendment excludes per
sons “ineligible to citizenship”
from the annual quota of 1000
which comes into effect in the near
I future.
“The Outcast”