Coming
Prediction
Cash
lade By
ial Auditor
Coie, is True
(Editor's note: Figures showing the condition of
the territorial Treasury, coupled "vn ith statements made
hv the Governor and members of the Board of Control,
by striking coincidence, bring the territorial administra
tion within the scope of the charge made by John N. Gai
ner, in his New York speech, wherein he accused the Hoo
ver administration of concealing deficits during the de
pression.
The situation differs only in that the territorial ad
ministration has apparently been guilty of blunoei in
stead of what might be termed cupidity.
The Territory is confronted with a deficit of $95,000
in Januarv.
The efforts of Auditor Cash Cole to prevent this con
dition have brought down the wrath of the Governor, At
tornev General and Treasurer upon his head.
Thus one beholds the unedifying spectacle of a house
divided against itself and the one man in Juneau who
takes his office seriously and literally is the target for
a series of obstructions and baiting.)
FIGHTING A LONE BATTLE
Although handicapped by lack
of co-operation and. at times, actu
al and unwarranted interference,
in the three and one-lialf years as
territorial Auditor, Cash Cole, in
seeking re-election on the Repub- }
lican ticket, is basing his race on
the record made during his encum
beney He is Alaska’s first anaj
only Auditor, chosen first bv the
territorial Legislature in 1929 and
elected by a large majority in the
election of 1930.
His aim at all times has been to
make of the Auditor’s office an
instrument for efficient public ser
vice; to make it a place where Al
askans can get quick action on
their iust claims against the Ter
ritory. and to see to it that there
are always funds on hand to pay
for the essential functions of the
territorial government.
Against Federal Usurpation
From the outset he has stood
firmly against usurpation of terri
torial functions by Federal offic
ers. Much of the time he has
been alone in his effort, not only
lacking cooperation from fellow
territorial.officials, but in many in
stances actually meeting bitter op
position. so powerful as to render
almost ineffectual his attempt to
protect the public interests.
Almost from the day he took of
fice. this antagonistic attitude has
prevailed. Early in his tenure he
recognized that he would have to
go it alone in his fight for economy
in administration which even then
was clearly the outstanding need
if the essential functions of gov
ernment were to be perpetuated.
Appeals to Legislature
This was the compelling motive
that took him before the Legisla
ture in 1931 with figures to demon
strate that the territorial Treasury
would be emptied of its surplus be
fore 1933, and incoming revenues
would be insufficient to meet cur
rent liabilities unless the powers to
■ check extravagances were reposed
in his, or some other purely terri
torial agency. The Legislature
failed to act. The extravagances
continued to exist, and today the
Treasury is so nearly empty that
many bills are being carried over
while merchants and others are
without payment for goods or serv
ices rendered.
After the Legislature adjourned
Mr. Cole immediately sought to
bring about a program of expen
ditures, based upon the then ex
isting* Treasury balance and ex
pected tax receipts, that would in
sure a balanced budget for the bi
ennium. He urged the eliminatior
of all nonessentials to the end thal
such vital things as support oi
schools, road and trail building
pensions and the Pioneers’ Home
relief of indigent and care cf de
pendent children would not have tc
be curtailed due to a lack of fund:
that he clearly foresaw as inevit
able unless some such economic:
were instituted and kept in force.
Defeatists Oppose Him
He was opposed by defeatists a:
every point. Officials from whon
he had every right to expect sup
port, fought his program. Seeking
to place his office before the pub
lic in a light to indicate it was use
less, and extravagance in itself
and of no value as a territorial in
stitution, they have refused co-op
oration and have sought to dis
credit the Auditor and impugn hi.
motives.
Yet the sole matter in controver
sy has been one of economy, am
today it is freely admitted by al
concerned that the harm has beer
done and our surplus has beer
spent. The damage has been far
reaching and has placed upoi
those officials who contested th<
authority of the Auditor to balance
the budget after the Legislatun
had adjourned, a very serious re
sponsibility. The records of th
Auditor’s office show that the reve
nue, including the surplus exist
ing two years ago, for this bienni
um are less than the appropria
tions made by the 1931 Legislatur
by a quarter of a million dollars.
The Effect is Harmful
The result has been, and is, jus
; what Mr. Cole predicted. Allot
ments for schools for next year ar
endangered if not actually mad
impossible. Funds for aged pio
neers, men and women who hav
labored for the advancement c
Alaska for almost a lifetime, ar
curtailed so greatly that man
j must go without the assistanc
| promised to them by the Legisla
| ture at various times. The need
must look to private charity for ai
j for territorial funds for that pur
j pose are exhausted. Road work b
i the Territory has been altogethe
discontinued, thus depriving man
1 of employment that they cannr
j hope to get from private industrie
under existing economic condition
The bank balances of the territc
i rial Treasury substantiate ever
claim made by Mr. Cole in his con
troversies since early in 1931.
study of them is revealing. For tb
past several years they are as fo!
lows:
Balance, Dec. 31, 1927 $728,552.?
Balance, Dec. 31, 1928. .. 657.978.1
Balance, Dec. 31, 1929.... 667,2484
Balance, Dec. 31, 1930.... 552.820.'
Balance, Dec- 31, 1931.... 163,484.:
Balance, Scpl. 30, 1932.286,784.
Deficit by January
The regular and necessary e:
, penditures for the balance of tb
■ year are approximately $244,0C
. (Please turn to Page Three!
DEMOS ARE PLEASED
HYDE PARK, N. Y., Oct. 17, —,
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt,
; in conference with the “brain
! trust” which includes Prof. R. Mal
ey of Columbia University, has
: concluded plans for a second inva
| sion into the Middle West.
Among the major addresses will
; be those of St. Louis, Pittsburgh
| and Baltimore. The first speech is
: scheduled for Pittsburgh Wednes
I day evening; it is believed he will
talk on the bonus question either
i at Baltimore or St. Louis.
John N. Garner, vice president
I nominee, will hereafter confine his
; campaign speeches to the radio, it
was decided Sunday.
The Democrats, as a whole, are
I pleased with Hoover's remarks at
. Cleveland, .evidently having found
much ammunition therein for com
ing accusations.
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I WILL GET ALONG
i CHICAGO, Oct. 17. —Evelyn Dit
; srun may be a little girl but she
■ will get along in this little old
; world.
A hit and run driver struck and
demolished her little red wagon
, Saturday morning and- narrowly
L hit her. Though but six years of
. age the youngster had the presence
of mind to note the number of the
1 auto. She tearfully told about her
wagon wreck to a neighborhood
officer.
The driver was soon picked up;
the judge told he could have his
choice, a prison cell or purchase a
new wagon for Evelyn. He readily
! chose the latter.
ONE KING TO ANOTHER
LONDON, Oct. 17, —The King
1 of England conveyed birthday
' greetings Sunday to King Carol
of Rumania.
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FIVE KILLED WRECK
3 CHERBOURG, France, Oct. 17, —
" i Five passengers were killed in the
derailment and wreck of a fast
Cairo-Franco special.
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FIRE DESTROYED HOME
LONDON. Oct. 17, —The resi
dence of Premier Ramsay Mac
k Donald was destroyed Sunday by
' fire.
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5 BAN ON MIDDY MARRIAGES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, —Secre
e tary of the Navy Adams signed the
f general order prohibiting marriage
e of naval officers until two yean
y after graduation from Annapolis,
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RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS
y\ BEREKLEY, Oct. 17, —Five Uni
^ | versity of California students ar<
" | entering competition for tw<
y : Rhodes Scholarships. They will b<
r j selected by a State committee,
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FOUND GUILTY
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 17, -
The jury brought in a verdict o
guilty against prison guard Georg'
W. Gorgson of the famous “swea
box” murder of convict Arthu
Millwcrth, and a verdict of no
guilty against the other guard, £
Hickenbottom
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BELFAST STRIKE ENDED
BELFAST, Ire., Oct. 17, —Th
strike for increased doles to th
unemployed ended when the strik
ers accepted the new governmen
plans fcr relief. Socialist Tor
Mann, leader of the recent troubl
j which at one time assumed a ser
1 ious aspect, has been deported.
ORDER IN ADVANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 17, -
Two billions of gallons ,of medici
nal whiskey will be released dur
ing the next fiscal year, it was an
nounced by those in high authori
ty and in control of the liquid.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, —Johr
Barfield, negro, gave an excellen
reason why he could not qualify
to a shooting scrape here Saturday
“Where were you when the firs
shot was fired?” queried the attor
ney.
“About 100 yards away, sir,” re
plied Barfield.
“Where were you when the sec
end shot was fired?” was the nex
question.
“About seven feet in the air go
ing over the back-yard fence,” an
swered John.
“Excused,” murmered the lawyer
RIOTING IN BERLIN
BERLIN, Oct. 17, —This city wa
again the scene of rioting whe:
Nazis and their mortal enemies
Communists, clashed about th
city. A number of broken head
are being treated today, but ther
are no casualties.
TtOME, Oct. 17, — Twenty-fiv
thousand Fascists stood bare-head
ed in a heavy down-pour Sunda
! to hear Premier Mussolini make th
10th anniversary speech of th
founding of the regime brough
about in 1922 by a revolution wit
Mussolini marching at the head c
his “black shirts.”
A new economic order is neede
I to defeat the depression, the Due
| said in his speech, and Italy wi
| devise such an order.
FOOTBALL
Kentucky 53, Wash. Lee 7.
U. of Indiana 12, Iowa 0 .
Louisiana 24, Mississippi 0.
Brown 7, Yale 2.
Ohio 14, Navy 0.
N. Y. U. 39, Georgetown 0.
Columbia 22, Virginia 6.
Holy Cross 7, Detroit 0.
Maine 7, New Hampshire 7.
i U. of Ten. 7, Alabama 7.
U. of Georgia 6, No. Carolina 6
Wyoming 13, Montana 7.
Wn. State 7, U. of Calif- 2.
Pittsburgh 18, West Point 13.
IT. of So. Cal. 6, Loyola 0.
U. of Cal. 12, Ore. 7.
Stanford 6, W. C. Army 0.
N. W. U. 26, Illinois 0.
Minnesota 7, Nebraska 6.
I St. Mary’s 16, U. of S. F. 7.
Santa Clara 32, San Diego 0.
San Pedro 21, Seattle A. C. 0.
1 The Western conference batt
, this year seems to be between Pu
\' due and Michigan, experts say.
, i The University of Southern Ca
ifornia and Notre Dame will pi:
‘ in Los Angeles December 10.
GIVEN TWO FUNERALS
j DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 17, — T:
5 body of Chief Tom Billy, 85, w
buried in a white man’s grave ai
by white men; no Indians were
k attendance. But the tribe held
private funeral for their chieft:
who went to the Happy Hunt!
Grounds. The tribe has never r€
ognized the white man’s rule.
e MINER KILLED
5 WEST PORTAL, Colo., Oct- 17,
- Ralph C. Poucher, 41 years of a;
t a hard-rock miner, was kill
i when a dynamite cap explod
e Ed Leadfer, another miner, v
- seriously injured but will probal
recover.
! THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Oct. 17, —Short
| sellers took a severe drubbing Sat
j urday on account of a bear* raid,
I but recovery was indicated for the
j first of the week.
English exchange was quoted at
344 5-16, and Canadian 92 1-2.
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INSULL ANNOYED
ATHENS, Oct. 17, —Sunday’s re
port said that Samuel Insull maj
l go to Turkey from which country
' extradition will be impossible. It is
r also said that he is perturbed ovei
■ being shadowed.
PARIS, Oct. 17, —The Franco
British talk in London has brough
'1 nothing in the way of help to plan:
i for disarmament and world peace
•' it was stated here yesterday.
Indications now are that then
I will be no more conferences unti
? ’ after the German election, Novem
1; ber 6, the elections in the Unitec
; States, November 8.
g One thing is certain however
s which is the need for democrac;
B! to present a solid front against thi
encroachment of socialism anc
autocratic rule.
ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17, —Ac
tual construction will begin on th<
great Golden Gate bridge Decern
ber 1, it was announced Saturday
Because of lowering prices a sav
e ing in cost of $600,000 is estimated
Bids for the varied contracts wer
^ opened Saturday morning.
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FIRE SWEEPS CANYON
d LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, —A rag
e ing fire in a canyon in San Bernar
11 dina valley threatened cattle ran
ches and resorts Sunday.
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OPERATING BUDGET
NEW YORK. Oct. 17, —The oper
I ating budget for the coming fis
cal year for the City of New Yor
was fixed at $700,000,000.
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REJECT PROPOSAL
k LONDON, Oct. 17, —The Railwa
Unions unanimously rejected
proposal by the owners, for a 1
percent reduction, the press wa
informed.
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HUNT COUNTERFEITERS
LOS ANGELES, Oct- 17, —Feden
secret agents are in Bakersfiel
seeking members of a counterfeit
ing ring which specializes in bogi
hundred dollar bills.
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60- DEBT MORATORIUM
RIO de JANEIRO, Oct. 17, —
60-day moratorium on all civil an
national debts, prior to July 1, we
announced throughout Brazil Sai
urday by the government.
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THELMA IMPROVING
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, —Thelrr
Todd, movie actress, who is tl
leading woman with the Mai
brothers, and who has been ser
ously ill, has passed the crisis, ph;
sicians announced yesterday.
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SCOTCH LIQUOR CHEAPER
MONTREAL, Que., Oct. 17, —Ta
iff changes effective this week w
reduce the retail price of Scoti
whiskey to the Canadian consumf
L. B. Cordeau, said.
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HISTORIC HOTEL RAZED
FREEPORT, 111., Oct. 17, —T
advancement of socalled moder
ism and civilization will be respo
sible for wiping out a historic sp
of America; the Wooster hotel he
where Abraham Lincoln was wc
to rest. The hotel was built in If
and will be torn down to make w
for a modern building.
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CLEVELAND, Oct. 17, —In his
second major speech in the cam
paign for re-election, and in the
greatest Republican gathering ever
witnessed in this city, the President
of the United States, Herbert Hoov
er, again declared the Republican
administration had saved America
from financial ruin; explained his
12-point program for economic re
j covery, putting the unemployed
! back to work and halt the wide
; spread chaos rampant throughout
| the land.
I '■ “At no time in the history of our
II country have we needed real states
manship; statesmanship of unfail
ing calibre, devotion to duty and
integrity as the Republican admin
' istration has given America these
trying years. The Democratic House
’ | failed to accept the suggested Re
; publican economies with the result
' the national debt has. increased
many millions.
j j “I am ready to rest our case on
i past performances, not on prom
1 ises,” the President added.
’ i “This economic system has but
[ i one end, not that of merely making
j j money, but for the security of our
homes and work for all.
| “Our political opponents are go
| ing up and down the land shouting
! untrue statements such as accus
’ | ing this administration of bringing
' | about a world depression. This is
' a falsehood! Hard times were pre
• | valent in foreign lands long before
the stock crash.”
^ In conclusion President Hoover
said: “ A great historical truth has
1 been revealed to me during these
j last two trying years of strife and
suffering; that the soul of America,
i the faith of our people, has never
! wavered.”
American Legion Post No. 2, of
Cleveland, played the national an
them at the completion of the ad
dress.
The President and his party left
Cleveland Sunday evening for the
capital where he was scheduled to
arrive this morning.
NEVADA STRIKE ASSAYS
HIGH IN YELLOW METAL
GOLDFIELD, Nev., Oct. 17—A
chunk of rock weighing 35 pounds
was knocked off a cropping at the
Goldfield Banner strike of Tom
Clark, by Arthur Woods, the engi
neer. There was nothing about
the sample to cause comment ex
cept that tjwo or three grains of
gold were visible. A chip weighing
a quarter of a pound was sent to
Ray Robb to be assayed and he re
turned a gold and silver content of
$178.60.
MOONEY CASE AGAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17. — A
movement is again underwray to
reopen an appeal for a pardon for
Tom Mooney, of the famous Pre
paredness Day bombing.
REGULATING CROPS
CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 17, —Cotton
crop regulation will be enforced in
Egypt, a government edict an
nounced Saturday. Only one-third
the usual ctoton crop will be
planted.
FACTIONS BATTLE
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 17, —Three
! were killed here Sunday when po
j lice claimed they had uncovered
1 an anti-religious plot; the dead
are one officer and two civilians.
JUMPED TOO LATE
CHICAGO, Oct. 17, —William C.
Allen, attorney, was killed Sunday
when he failed to jump from his
plane promptly. Allan and the
plane crashed.
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