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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 328.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1932.
BRICE TEN CENTS
HAILED IS Sl
OF
WASHINGTON. D- C.. Dec. 22, —
Hailed as the sundown of prohi
tion. Wets staged numerous cele
brations in the city last evening
over their success in obtaining pas
sage of the Collier “beer for reve
nue” bill in the House.
The measure must now be re
ported by both the judiciary and
finance committee as well as the
Senate and the President’s signa
ture, though in this latter refusal,
will undoubtedly be passed regard
less of a veto.
Garner’s machinery functioned
perfectly and he and his col
leagues were wearing broad smiles
for hours after.
The vote was merely on repeal
of the Volstead act to permit sell
ing beer; direct sale of beer, if the
measure passes the Senate, will
be entirely up to the states.
It is this latter upon which a
Senate committee is now active,
drafting a bill for protection of
states which may desire to re
main dry in the midst of plenty.
The Collier bill will permit un
restrained traffic in beer and Sen
ator Borah of Idaho indicated he
has little hope of anyone prevent
ing the return of saloons.
As the vote was announced by
the clerk ringing cheers swept the
House, despite the rule prohibiting
public demonstrations; the meet
ing then adjourned!
The vote, as was anounced
yesterday afternoon, was 230 to
165 for 3. 2 tenths per cent beer;
of this total 136 Democrats sup
ported the measure as did 93 Re
publicans. There were 100 Repub
lican and 65 Democratic votes
against it. One Farmer-Labor
member also voted for the bill.
The vote, it was said, marked
the pendelum of history which is
again on the swing.
There will be no beer—that is,
legalized—before Christmas be
cause if the House measure passes
the Senate, and then is signed by
the President, 30 days must elapse
before it becomes law.
Repeal is reasonably certain in
18 states, Ogden Mills stated yes
terday, and may be expected in 9
others. The remainder are on the
doubtful list.
It was the first time in 12 years
that the anti-prohibition forces
had scored a victory and it was a
smashing one.
Congressmen who had voted for
modification of the Volstead act
ran to each other and shook hands
in jubilation over the victory.
WIN MIIITII
ORDEHEDJB STING ST
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 22, —
A later checkup of yesterday’s
mixup between approximately 3,000
hunger marchers and “mounties,”
revealed about 30 people were in
jured, most from cracked heads.
The hunger marchers said last
night they intended to carry on
and attempt to seek immediate
relief from parliament with whom
a brief meeting was held Wednes
day.
The Canadian militia has been
ordered to stand by and aid the
“Red Coats” in case the latter are
not able to cope with the situa
tion.
IN LINE OF DUTY
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 22.—Lieut
Paul Lee of the city police force
died in line of duty yesterday
when he was killed by one al
leged A. N. Holman, during a raid
in a hotel. Accompanied by his
assistant, H. C. Lindley, Lieuten
ant Lee rapped on a girl’s door.
It was flung open revealing two
gunmen, who fired at the officers
and then escaped.
TROOPS EXTERMINATED
TOKIO, Dec. 22, —A battalion
of Nippon troops are believed to
i have been trapped and extermi
nated by Chinese in Manchuria,
according to the War ministry.
Planes were flown over the battle
area wtihout finding a sign of
i the soldiers.
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BERLIN, Dec. 22, —Dr. Alfred
! Hugenberg, chief of the National
! ists party, launched a sensational
I drive for revision of Germany's
! private debts abroad.
Dr Hugenberg advocates a re
duction of interest rates on short
! term indebtedness from their pre
! sent five per cent average to one
i and one-half per cent,
i Such revision would mean an es
! timated loss to the United States
i creditors of at least $20,000,000 a
year. Dr. Hugenberg declined to
■ say whether or not he sought to
have such drastic treatment ap
plied to Germany’s long term in
debtedness but at least left the
inference that such debts might
also be affected.
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PIONEER CALLED
KETCHIKAN, Dec. 22.—John
■ McLaughlin, aged 79, a pioneer of
i the Northland, died here yester
1 i day.
HOOVER IS REBUFFED
ON EVERY FRONT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22, —
Further difficulties arose to pre
vent President Hoover’s plan to
negotiate immediately for war
debt reveision, confronted with a
hostile Congress and Governor
Roosevelt’s definite refusal to co
operate in the Hoover program.
The President also met rebuffs
in efforts to find members to serve
on the commission he proposes to
examine the debts, disarmament
and international economic prob
i lems.
CHICAGO. Dec. 22, —Railroad
executives proffered to employees
a compromise to extend for nine
months the 10 per cent wage re
duction which will expire next
January 31.
The offer provided in addition
that either side may after June
25 sue for a revision of the basic
wage scale. The proposal was sub
mitted three hours after a joint
conference had reached an im
passe.
The proposal was the first break
in a four day dead-lock.
WINTER REPLflGEO
lUfESTEHY
SEATTLE, Dec. 22, —Winter re
placed fall Wednesday and clear
skies predominated over Western
states.
I Nevada and Idaho reported
| freezing temperatures but fair
| weather; Washington and Oregon
| were fair with occasional rains.
At Three Rivers, Calif., three
inches of snow fell; Huntington
lake has 19 feet of snow; seven in
ches fell in the Sierra Nevadas.
JUST TO LOOK AROUND
SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—Coach Jim
my Phelan of the University of
Washington did not say yes nor did
; he say no whether he was returning
; next year when he and his family
' boarded a train yesterday for
points East. “Just to look around a
bit,” he said.
FOU HIGHEST STAKES
i( ifl
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 22, —
Fresident Hoover. Governor Roos
evelt and Congress are playing for
stakes of a total paper value
amounting to more than $50,000,
000.000 which is America’s stake
abroad, by far and away the
most collosal financial interest
ever dealt with in the history of
I human relations.
It is approximately as much as
j the total United States national
I wealth in 1890.
Fifty thousand million dollars
; would buy 15 states like Alabama;
| it would buy New York and New
York City, buildings and all, lock,
stock and barrel and still leave
almost enough to purchase the
j New England states in their en
I tirety.
| (So I took the $50,000,000,000.)
.OFFER OF 1 TO 01
STHLETE mil,
ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL
HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 22, —J.
Rafferty, vice president of the
National A. A. U., announced the
Union’s withdrawal of an offer to
aid Miss Mildred “Babe” Didrikson
suspended girl athlete, in a sug
gested court fight for vindication.
“We feel Miss Didrikson has not
kept good faith in the matter,”
said Rafferty.
A report from Dallas, Texas said
that the feminine Olympic Games
star was in hiding on South Tex
as, tired of her battle for rein
statement in the graces of ama
teur ranks. She will probably re
veal her future plans next week.
MG FADDEN REBUKED
BYOWN MEMBERS
WASHINGTON. D. C-, Dec. 22, —
The Pennsylvania Republican del
egation in the House administered
a further rebuke to Representa
tive McFadden, one of its mem
bers. by removing him from the
position of secretary of the dele
gation and electing Representa
tive Swick of Beaver Falls, to the
position.
The action was to discipline
Mr. McFadden for his recent im
peachment move against Presi
dent Hoover.
PHILIPPINE LEU
■ICES HIS MIND
MANILA, P. I., Dec. 22, —Manuel
Quezon, president of the Territory
Senate and leader in the move
ment for independence of the
Philippines, announced yesterday
that he would not speak at the
mass meeting to be held here to
night to protest passage of the
Howes-Sutting bill providing free
dom for the islands.
“My attitude against passage by
Congress of any. bill not provid
ing immediate independence is
well known here so there is no
need for me to reiterate it,” he
explained.
The Hawes-Cutting measure pro
vides for independence in 12 years.
BIG FIGHT LOOMS
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Joe Ja
cobs, manager of Max Schmeling,
former heavyweight champion of
the world, said that Jack Demp
sey would announce today details
concerning a 15-round fight be
tween the two Maxies, Schmeling
of Germany and Baer of Liver
more, Calif. The match will prob
ably be staged for the New York
Milk Fund next June.
CONTRIBUTE TO ARMY
TOKIO, Dec. 22—Citizens of
Japan have voluntarily contributed
14,000.000 yen to the imperial army.
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CRITICALLY ILL
BOWLING GREEN, Mo., Dec. 22.
—Mrs. “Champ” Clark, wife of
the Senator, is critically ill here.
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DRY COP KILLS SPECTATOR
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec., 22.—Ray
Gilman, a spectator during a dry
raid, W3S struck by a dry agent’s
bullet and killed during a pistol
battle with rum runners.
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HE DECEIVED HER
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.—Charg
ing that her husband had deceived
her. Mrs. Clara L. Bates is seeking
a divorce from George Bates, prom
inent lawyer of Columbus, Ohio.
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MILLIONS EN ROUTE
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—At least
$70,000,000 in gold is en route or
will arrive in America from Euro
pean banks before January 1, it is
announced.
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RECOMMENDS WHIPPING
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 22, —Gover- !
nor William Murray recommends
39 lasses with a “cat-o-nine tails”
for bank robbers, believing such
treatment will help some.
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DESIRES FREEDOM
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.—Janet
Gaynor and her husband have
been living apart for some weeks,
! it was asserted yesterday, due to
I clashing of temper, it was said.
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2,000 MEN TO WORK
; TARRYTOWN, N. Y., Dec. 22, — j
More than 2.000 men were called
back to work by the Chevrolet
Motor and Fisher Body companies
| yesterday.
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THE MOVIES NEXT
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 22.—
Miss Stella Callahan of Yakima, j
Wash., was elected queen of the1
Stanford campus and dubbed “the j
i most beautiful blonde.”
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RUSHING BOMBERS
RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil, Dec. 22,
—Three bombing planes were or
dered rushed to Tabatinga, on the
Brazilian-Peruvian frontier, by
j the ministry of marine.
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MRS. “TEDDY” HONORED
TOKIO, Dec. 22, —Japanese cab
inet members and other high gov
ernment officials welcomed Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., upon her
arrival here enroute to Manila to
visit her son. Governor “Teddy” Jr.
DETAILS TODAY, PERHAPS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22, —
. Tentative agreement on all Phil
! ippine independence problems were
reached Wednesday but details
| were withheld until today.
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MARCELLED OUT
t SAN FRANCISC, Dec. 22.—A wo
man was granted a divorce here
yesterday because her husband had
had his hair marcelled. In the
stone-age wives marcelled their
i mates head with a rolling pin. '
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OVERTHROW STALIN?
MOSCOW, Dec. 22, —One minis
ter and several Soviet high offi
cials were under arrest yesterday
charged with conspiring to over- j
throw Stalin, dictator of all the
Russias.
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“NATURE IN THE RAW”
LONDON, Dec. 22, —Crown
; Prince Michael of Rumania dis
! liked the nose on a bust of him
j self, which was almost completed,
! so knocked the nose off with a
i hammer.
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10 DAYS FOR TRAINING
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 22, —The
i “Panthers,” University of Pitts
; burg football squad, arrived here
yesterday for 10 days practice be
fore proceeding to the California
Rose F.owl where they meet the
i U. of S. Cal., January 2. Coach
Jock Sullivan apoeared worried.
FAILURES DECREASE
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, —A sharp
and unseasonable drop in the j
number of business failures dur
ing the week ending December 15,
was reported by Bradstreets, which
placed the total at 458 as against
556 in the corresponding week of
last year.
CRACK OF THlllER
HERALDED A VIOLENT
STORM SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22, —
Heralded by probably the loudest
crack of thunder ever heard here,
a violent hail, wind and rain
storm, lashed San Francisco and
the bay region.
The icy pellets bombarded the
city like the rattle of musketry
for a few minutes. The wind rose
to a gale velocity at times, doing
| considerable damage, especially in
I Richmond, where a house and
three garages were blown from
; their foundations; a roof was lifted
off, and a key system “feeder”
I station was struck by lightning.
Coming upon the heels of the
1 most prolonged earthquake shock
i in years, felt from the Mexican
to Canadian borders, San Francis
I cans put in a rather nervous day.
GOOD TRADE BALANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
The United States had a favorable
trade balance in November, an
nounced the Department of Com
merce, the balance being $35,000,
I 000 as against $44,000,000 for No
vember of last year. Exports am
ounted to $139,000,000 while im
ports totaled $104,000,000.
PRESIDENT-ELEGT
IS NON-GOMMITTAL
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec- 22, —Pres
ident-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
is still non-committal on Presi
dent Hoover’s invitation to anoth
er conference on the debt prob
lem and other national affairs.
It is believed that he has se
cretly communicated with the
President for he is going ahead
with his personal affairs and
10 day yachting trip. Todav he
meets with two Minnesota states
men and is also preparing a radio
address entitled “Xmas for the
Children of Porto Rico.”
REWARD FOR WORK
IS REAL HAPPINESS
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Newton D.
Baker, Secretary of War in the Wil
son administration, addressed the
annual meeting of newsboys during
which he expressed the hope that
“if I were to make a wish for 1933
it would be that all boys who want
to work will be able to find a job.”
In commenting upon a dole for
the unemployed, he said: “I am 60
years old and the only things that
ever gave me real happiness were
those things I worked for”.
HOOVtR PREPARES FOB
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22, —
Preparations went forward for
President Hoover’s Savannah vaca
tion; Mrs. Hoover, the President
and a few friends will probably
embark for Georgia and Florida
Friday evening and will spend 10
days drifting along where the fish
are biting best and inspecting in
land waterways.
M’MANUS DROPPED S18.400
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22.—George
McManus, famous cartoonist, who
bears a similarity to his character,
“Bringing up Father,” admitted he
had been duped out of $18,400 by
Los Angeles swindlers.
‘FATHER OF RIO'
SUBSTANTIATES CLAIM
TRANSMITTED VOICE
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 22, —
Twenty years ago last night the
sound of the human voice was first
transmitted by the means of ra
dio, according to William A. Prole,
sometimes called the “Father of
Radio.”
Prole substantiated his claim
with affidavits and other data he
has gathered for resubmission to
the Library of Congress.
Under the auspices of the Uni
versity of California, he has work
ed many months assembling mat
terial to prove that a set made in
1912 by him made the first suc
cessful broadcast.
At 3 p. m., December 21, 1912,
the sound of the human voice was
first transmitted by radio from an
experimental station at Point Lo
ma, near San Diego, Prole said, an
air-line of 135 miles.
CHRISTMAS BUYING
ID TO 00 PER GENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22 —
A national survey of the depart
ment of Commerce on Christmas
shopping, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific seaboards, reveals that the
spirit of Yuletide has survived with
the exception that the necessities
of life are being purchased and
with sales of luxuries at the low
est ebb in years.
The volume of trade in jewelry
and furs has fallen to the bottom
of the list, whilo oiothinp
the long u&u
It was estimated, however, that
the volume of trade in compari
son to that of last year, is from
10 to 30 per cent lower. The
“Buy American” campaign was
quite noticeable and apparently is
on the increase.
FIVE SOWS KILLED
SIMIILMOSSLV: PLOT?
NATTUNO. Italy, Dec. 22, —Five
soldiers were killed in the explo
sion of a projectile on the artil
lery practice field here.
At exactly the same time • two
soldiers were killed by an explo
sion at the air force amnunition
dump outside of Rome?'
The two points are 40 miles
apart. It was not known whether
the explosions were accidental or
attributable to a plot. The field
here specializes in heavy coast
guard defenses.
HALF-MILLION ALIENS
KEPT FROM ENTERING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22. —
Restrictive immigration regula
tions now enforced all over the
world by American consular offi
cials have kept more than 500,000
aliens from coming to the United
States since the start of the de
pression three years ago, Secre
tary of State Henry L. Stimson
reported to President Hoover.
The Secretary said that during
the fiscal year ended June 30,
| 1932 the undesirable of the quota
amounted to 97 per cent for aliens
not entitled to preference under
the law and to 92 per cent for all
quotas.
POCKET BILLIARDS
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, —The
world pocket billiard champion
ship has narrowed down to a two
man race for the title, with Ralph
Greenlief, defending champion,
and Ernie Rudolph of Cleveland,
the only players having a chance
for the crown.
Hard Times Masquerade Ball, New Year s Eve