Ml ■ CITY
me in of
FIJI. CRISIS
NEW YORK. Oct. 19. — Charles
E. Mitchell, chairman of the board
of directors of the National City
Bank, told the city board of esti
mates that, ‘‘Near the brink of a
financial crisis the credit of New
York City is in a crumbling state.”
He revealed that last week’s
bankers had refused a $35,000,000
loan to the city comptroller, and
announced the refusal of bankers
to advance further credit until
sharp municipal economies were
made.
Following the warning the board
of estimates slashed $49,000,000
from the sum set to finance the
city subways in 1933. approved a
motion to reduce salaries of its
own members to their 1926 level,
and cut salaries of all city com
missioners to a maximum of $12,
000: $3,000,000 wrere cut from the
city's payroll. Salaries from the
mayor down wer ecut considerably.
‘‘The difficulties of New York
city’s credit are largely political
and have nothing to do with the
fundamental of its credit and fin
ancial structure.” Mitchell said.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., Oct. 19, — P. A.
Wright did not attain his ambition
for a lion hunt after all, even tho
he bought his own lions and turn
ed them loose on a 40-acre island.
The sheriff’s office beat him to it
and mowed the pets down with a
machine gun.
Nelie and Bess were purchased
by Wright who said he could not
afford to go to Africa for a lion
hunt. He released them four hours
in advance before diving into the
island jungles and in the meantime
the officers of the law bagged them;
their alibi was that they feared
Wright and his companions might
have gotten into trouble.
The lions, formerly owned by a
circus, were so tame they had to be
shoved out of their cage. Wright
is a very disappointed hunter.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 19, (iT»»—
Increased employment of men on
public works to relieve the jobless
Is having one effect of increasing
the number of fatalities in Uhe
public employment branch of in
dustry in Ohio.
Sixteen fatalities were reported
in July, and public employes sus
tained one-sixth of the total time
loss in the State due to accidents.
AUTHOR QUITE ILL
VIENNA, Oct. 19, —Sinclair Lew
is, American author, was taken ill
here Monday with influenza.
MAHATMA HAS STROKE
BOMBAY, India, Oct. 19, —The
noted India political leader, Mah
atma Gandhi, suffered a paralytic
stroke Monday evening. The stroke
is said to be an aftermath of his
recent hunger strike.
PLOT TO KIDNAP INSULL
ATHENS, Oct 19, —Greek auth
orities have ordered all police of
ficals not to permit Samuel Insull
to leave Greece without proper
papers. It si rumored four Greek
detectives have been employed by
Chicago authorities to kidnap the
former financial “giant” and bring
him to America. The Greek govern
ment have promised him protec
tion.
SS STARR DUE SATURDAY
KETCHIKAN, Oct. 19, —Special i
to The Gateway.— The SS Starr,
Capt. Arthur Ryning, of the San
Juan Fishing & Packing Co., will
arrive in Seward Saturday and will
sail for the Westward immediately.
HYDE PARK. N. Y„ Oct. 19, —
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
yesterday began another campaign
tour which will cover 3.000 miles
and carry him into 17 states.
The Democratic presidential
nominee will make six major ad
dresses and will also pay a cour
tesy call to several Southern states,
in the soealled solid South area.
It was said here Monday that
Governor Roosevelt is opposed to
cash payment of the bonus, in a
general way; that is to say, he does,
favor paying those veterans who
really are in need of relief but not
the rank and file.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 19, (/P)—
—The army air corps has found
one flying force that doesn’t agree
with its requirement of a parachute
for every pilot.
Bolivia’s air force, on account
of the rarity of the atmosphere in
the altitudes where it operates,
dismisses the parachute as an item
in each flier’s equipment.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 19,
—Guadalajara was under heavy
military guard following a series of
dramatic raids which revealed a
nation-wide Catholic anti-govern
ment plot.
The raids took place 48 hours be
fore the legislature of Jalisco state;
was to enact a law limiting the
number of priests in the state to
thirty.
FALSE, BUT TRUE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, —Gnash
ing his $180 false teeth in fury be
cause his wife, Mrs. G. Lloyd had
purchased the costly ivories, Mr.
Lloyd spat them out 'and hurled
them on the floor, the costly up
pers breaking into several parts,''
Whereupon Mrs. Lloyd sought a di
virce which was granted.
PUBLIC WELFARE FIRST
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, —Unless the
six-hour day and fve-day week is
put into force, the greater portion
of the 11,500,000 unemployed never
will find work, said Labor Leader
Green. Public welfare must be
; placed above money making.
entire cabinet quit
ANTWERP, Belgian, Oct. 19, —
| Out of a clear sky and absolutely
! unlooked for, the entire Belgian :
I cabinet resigned Tuesday because
| °" Albert’s recent evidences
of friendship for King Carol of
Roumania. A general election will
be held instead of the King ap-1
pointing a new cabinet.
HINDENBERG INJURED
BERLIN, Oct. 19, —President von
Hindenberg was slightly injured
Tuesday when he slipped and
fell on a stair-case in his resi
dence.
WORK FOR MANY
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, — The
American Telephone Company an
nounced the sum of $30,000,000 will
be expended in improvements to
their plants and systems through
out the country.
ALASKA COLLEGE
AGAIN OFFERS SHORT
MINING COURSES
For the past 10 years the Alaska
College has offered a splendid
short course of 10 weeks duration,
for the prospector and small mine
operator. This work is of a very
practical nature and the college
bends every effort to make the
training of much value to the man
in the hills. An average of 20 to
25 men take this work each win
ter. For the most part these are
men who have had mining experi
ence and many of them travel hun
dreds of miles to reach the college j
for this work. I
There is no magic about the
tiaining—no inducement is held
out that this work will enable a j
inan to go out into the hills and j
within a week’s time discover a
valuable mineral deposit. But i
there is a bona fide, inducement in j
the fact that the work will greatly j
increase the man’s effectiveness in
the hills through opening his eyes J
to new possibilities and new meth- j
cds of attack. Thus his chances
for success in prospecting or min
ing are multiplied many times.
The work is covered by training
in geology applied to prospecting,
mineralogy, methods of treating
different ores, opening up and
equipping the small mine or pros
pect, fire assaying for gold and sil
ver, repair and maintenance of gas
engine, etc.
The total cost of this course Is
about $25. The men may secure
cabins in Fairbanks or stop at the
college dormitory where board and
room can be secured for $55 per
month.
Those traveling to the college
via the Alaska Railroad should se
cure a receipt when they purchase
their railroad ticket. This receipt
entitles them to a free return trip
over the railroad for a period of
10 days after the course is com
pleted.
Mining short course opens this
year on November 26.
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HENDERSON RESIGNS
LONDON, Oct. 19. —Arthur Hen
derson, Labor leader, resigned his
post Tuesday.
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STOLE A BUILDING
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 19, —Thieves
stole a two-story, seven room house
here and police have thus far been
unable to pick up a single clue.
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HUNTER MISSING
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 19, —
Sam Crawford, a hunter, has been j
missing for three days and Sunday j
forest rangers were asked to assist!
in the search for him.
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PULLED BED COVERS OFF
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, —<Mrs.
Rose France was granted a divorce
yesterday from husband Guy, who,
she charges, pulled bed-covers
from her while she was ill.
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“EVEN AS YOU AND I”
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, —Three
movie stars are hard up for cash.
Ann Harding is being pressed for
a hotel bill of $155: Glen Lee owes
a dental bill of $411, and Richard
Bennett, a clothing bill for $620. !
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PEDESTRIAN KILLED
CORDOVA, Argentine, Oct. 19, —
The residences of two doctors
were bombed Sunday, the occu
pants escaping injury; but a pe
destrian, struck by flying particles,
succumbed.
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Ten carcasses of Kodiak mutton
for Anchorage meat markets ar
rived here Tuesday on the Admiral
Evans. On the previous voyage of
the liner 20 carcasses were dis
1 charged here for Anchorage.
URGED VOTE FOR HERB
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 19, — |
Employees of Ford plants have
been urged to vote for Herbert
Hoover.
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THOMAS LEADS SMOOT
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 19, —
The former high and mighty are
slowly toppling. Prof. A. D. Thomas j
has risen as a distinct threat to j
Senator Smoot and is leading him
by a large majority.
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FORD ON AIR TONIGHT
DEARBORN. Mich., Oct. 19, —
Henry Ford will make a campaign
talk Wednesday evening (tonight) '
for Herbert Hoover over a nation
wide hookup.
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TURNS GUNS ON HOOVER
NEW YORK, Oct, 19, —Senator
Norris of Pennsylvania has opened
his campaign against the re-elect
ion of Herbert Hoover and called;
upon all Prograssives to support
the Democratic nominees, Roose
velt and Garner.
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LOST RACE DEATH
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, — H. F. I
Hueston lost his race with the grim j
spectre Monday when he sought to ■
reach the bedside of his mother be- |
fore she died. A sailor on the USS.
Vestal, Hueston raced from Glen-!
dale, Calif., to this city, by plane,
but arrived two hours late.
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TURKEYS PAY GOOD PROFITS
YADklNVILLE, N. C-, Oct. 19, (fl>)
—J. R. Davis, Yadkin country far
mer, bought four turkeys in the
spring of 1931, and during the rest
of the year they brought him re
turns of $214.48. He increased his
turkey brood this year and looks
for multiplied profits.
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EDUCATED MULTIPLY
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 19, (A5)—The
national census research reveals
that the most highly educated
families in Stockholm have the
largest number of children.
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CHURCH BUDGET
NEW YORK, Oct. 19. —The ten
tative budget for church activi
ties for the ensuing fiscal year
will be $3,450,000 it was announced
Sunday by the National Council
of Episcopal Churches.
DEMPSEY LENDS HAND
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, — Jack
Dempsey, former world’s heavy
weight champion, crawled through
the ropes in Madison Square Gar
den and was introduced to the
crowd and at the same time an
nouncement was made Jack was
willing to assist at the Milk Fund
Show.
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MAP NEW SIBERIAN RANGE
YAKUTSK, U. S. R.. Oct. 19, (JP)
—A hitherto unmapped mountain
range some 120 miles long and 7,000
feet high was discovered in north
ern Siberia by planes plotting new
air lines in the Yakutsk republic.
The range has been named “Sta
lin.” It lies at 70 deg. 30 min.
north and 129 east.
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REAPS TOURIST CROPS
DUBLIN, Oct. 19, —(/P) Tourists
have been coming to Ireland this
year as never before. They have
included 50,000 Americans whose
visits have been calculated as worth
$5,000,000 to the country.
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FAILS TO ROW TO AMERICA
GENOA, Italy, Oct. 19, (/P)— A
young Genoa woman who thought
she could row across to America in
a rowboat was rescued by fisher
men three miles off the coast. They
found her completely exhausted.
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LEAGUE LOST “PEP”
| GENEVA, Oct. 19, —The present
session of the League of Nations
assembly has been the least inter
esting and the most mournful in
the league’s history, Nicolas Polit
is of Greece, told delegates.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, —Stocks!
rose three points Tuesday follow-;
ing a raid on tobacco shares. With
the market drifting higher, rails
forged into the lead.
fugitive insoiilif
BECOMING lEMT
ATHENS, Oct. 19, —The stubborn
spirit of Samuel Insull is weaken
ing and the former financial “gen
ius” is said to be considering if it
will be cheaper and less bother
some to surrender to American
authorities and stand trial for the
Chicago charge of embezzlement.
Insull’s funds are alleged to be
running.low and he does not like
the feeling of being a fugitive from
justice.
A New York Greek tobacco mil
lionaire telegraphed Insull that he
would exert every political influ
ence for his protection.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Oct. 19, —
Paraguayan troops began a con
certed attack on Fort Arce in the
disputed Gran Chaco district after
virtually annihilating the Padilla
regiment guarding the road to the
fort.
Heavy reinforcements were being
rushed to the scene preparatory to
a siege, since Bolivian forces were
believed to be heavily entrenched
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, — R. R.
Ball, bouncer in a dance hall, went
hunting for deer but bagged a bell.
The bell, found half-buried in a
tree, is believed to have been from
the brig Bella Donna wrecked in
the vicinity 65 years ago.
The bell apparently was cast over
a seedling which, as time passed, |
grew taller and taller and carried
the bronze bell, safe in a crouch,1
up with its growth.
NATION WILL BE RUINED
PUEBLO, Colo., Oct., 19, — The
election of Franklin D. Roosevelt1
would throw the United States off
the gold standard and bring untold!
distress to the country, Secretary;
of War Patrick Hurley said in a1
campaign address here. Hurley ful- |
filled the speaking engagement of
Secretary of Agriculture Hyde.
MACDONALD APPEALS
LONDON, Oct. 19, —An appeal
I for German participation in the
proposed four-power conference to |
work out the problem of German;
arms equality was made by Premier
Ramsay MacDonald, IspeluTng at a
luncheon of National Laborites.
The British policy is not for re
armament, he said, but for dis
armament.
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LINDBURGH WESTBOUND
SEATTLE, Oct. 19, —Col. Chas. A.
Lindbergh is due on the coast to
inspect his low-wing monoplane
which he damaged in China. The
pontoons have been taken off and
wheels substituted. He will proba
j bly fly his craft East.
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WILL OPPOSE ROLPH
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, —Be
cause of internal strife and desire
to give California a business ad
ministration, State Treasurer Chas.
D. Johnson announced he would be
a candidate at the next gubernat
; orial election opposing Governor
! James Rolph Jr.
SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOL BELIEVED BEEN
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Oct.
19, —Several hundred men and
boys are assisting local authorities
in the search for Professor E. B.
Thoms, 35, superintendent of the
school system, who disappeared on
Monday night.
During a meeting with the trus
tees Mr. Thomas discovered he was
in need of certain papers left in
his school office. He jumped into
his auto and sped away; that was
the last seen of him. Not returning
in a few minutes as he had told
the trustees inquiry was made. His
car was found outside the school
with lights on and engine running.
Going into the office the trustees
found evidence of a terrific strug
gle.
Furniture was scattered about, a
de?k upturned, papers scatter, spat
ters of bleed on the floor and
walls; even the radiator was torn
from the wall.
The theory expressed is that Mr.
Thomas surprised burglars at work
on the safe before which were bur
glary tools, and that Thomas was
either killed and his body taken
to a remote spot, or that he was
kidnaped.
8REWER IS BUYING
AMERICAN MIS
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, —There
is no question of a doubt but what
light wines and beer will shortly
be legally sold throughout America
and the present dry laws relegated
to the archives of costly experi
ments, in the opinion of Frank C.
Carter, of Montreal, Canada, one
of the world’s leading brewery op
erators.
For several months past Mr.
Carter has been purchasing brewr
eries throughout the United States
and said he needed at least 12
more to complete his plans and is
hopeful of being able to take over
three or four breweries in this city.
ON THE ADMIRAL ELK
Passengers boarding the Admiral
Evans, of the Pacific Steamship
Company, Tuesday for Seattle,
when the vessel departed at an
early hour in the evenng, were:
Miss Maude May, L. B. Spaulding,
G. R. Gurlter, Mrs. L. V. Ray, Chas.
Sheldon, R. H. Jenkins and John
Halvorsen.
Two thousand cases of salmon
from the local cannery were loaded
for shipment to Seattle.
INCREASE CAMPAIGN
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Oct. 19, —
Japanese troops increased their
campaign against alleged Chinese
bandits in Manchuria after an un
identified clergyman was killed in
an attack on a train east of here
A trainload of Russian refugees
was attacked enroute to Harbin.
There w^ere many casualties.
HAD 30 CENTS LEFT
SPOKANE, Wn„ Oct. 19, —Ten
bushels of wheat will pay for a
marriage license, claim young Mr.
and Mrs. J. K. Shields, newlyweds
After selling the 10 bushels and
buying the license they had 30c
left. ,
FRIENDSHIP PLEA
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, —A plea for
continued friendship between the
United States and Spain, by U. S.
Ambassador Irwin Waughlin, was
made in Madrid and broadcast in
this country over coast to coast
radio chain.
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