MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 307.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
PETTY TORYISM
About four years ago the Alaska
Railroad abolished its connssary,
and entered into a contract with
the Northern Commercial Com
pany for supplying the section
messhouses on a basis of $1.50 per
man per day. Then the railroad
added 10c additional, making it
$1.60 per day. At that time flour
sold for $12 to $14 per barrel; to
day it sells for $6. Other commod
ity prices have dropped corres
pondingly. Yet this rate 53 1-3 cents
per meal still prevails in the sec
tion mess houses while town res
taurants charge 50 cents.
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According to well-founded re
ports the Alaska Railroad contem
plates the purchase of railroad
ties from the States, despite de
nials to the contrary.
Whether this is in payment to
Washington State lumber interests
for Republican campaign expenses,
we cannot say.
To the most disinterested and
impartial observer this course
takes on an arbitrary aspect. And
especially at a time when the Ter
ritory of Alaska is not the reci
pient of one penny of the gigantic
dole pouring out of the Federal
Treasury for big business institu
tions, but on the contrary is too
proud to be made the recipient of
alms and the people are asking
only for honest labor bestowed on
a reciprocal basis of value for val
ue received.
It would be as consistent for the
railroad to import foreign coal
with which to fire its locomotives.
And guaged by the policy introduc
ed by the Howell senatorial com
mittee, one of the great farces per
petrated upon Alaska, it would be
no surprise if this was done.
It is difficult to concieve of the
quality of business economy which
prompts the Federal government
to pursue such a course in view
of the claims of the Administra
tion that it is employing practical
means for reducing if not obliter
ating the depression. And it will be
difficult in the light of repeated
petty economies on the railroad
for Mr. Hoover or any of his apol
ogists to convince rational beings
that the slogan of economy in the
cost of government embrace a gen
eral plan of paring away growths
of bureaucracy, when these tithes
filched from an already exasperat
ed public appear to be the only evi
dence there is to offer in point of
sincerity.
The working people of Alaska
within the railroad zone have ask
ed nothing more than the right
to compete in an open market both
for labor and materials. This is
what they have to sell either to pri
vate enterprise or the Federal gov
ernment. They have as much right
to protest exorbitant freight and)
passenger rates as do the commit- j
tee of the United States Cham-1
ber of Commerce.
And yet any protest only evokes
further reprisals and impositions.
If anything was needed to clinch
the case against the Toryism which
has stalked thru Alaska since the
passing of President Warren G.
Harding, it has been the policy of
the Republican party in its rela
tion to the Alaska Railroad
The tie cutting contract is a vit
al question not only with those
men who have performed hercu
lean tasks in building roads into
the national forest, which has
timber to sell, only to find them
selves shorn of a right to work and
libe, but to the business men who
must and now are carrying the
penniless, while the parent govern
ment ‘greases the fat sow” from
the Federal treasury.
PRACTICAL JOKERS
LOS ANGELES, Ncv. 28, —Roy
O'Carrow reported to the police
that he had found a note under
his front door, signed KKK, warn
ing him to watch his wife and to
take better care of his children.
“Its all a mystery to me,” he said.
Police informed him it was the
work of practical jokers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28— Presi
dent-elect F. D. Roosevelt will side
track beer to take up agricultural
relief problems first, according to
returning Congressman from
Warm Springs, where they conferr
ed with him on numerous problems
of a long range program including
adequate first line naval defense,
prohibition repeal, agricultural re
lief. economies, balancing the bud
get and unemployment relief. The
Congressmen left Warm Springs
highly elated at the plans outlined.
There is still considerable talk of
a special session of Congress but
nothing authentic.
Mrs. Roosevelt left her husband
at Warm Sorings Sunday to return
to Hyde Park to resume teaching
in her school for girls.
It is believed that the lame duck
session will be devoted almost en
tirely to legislation for the incom
ing administration, including re
peal of the 18th amendment legali
zation of beer, farm relief and un
employment; routine work will in
clude certain appropriation bills.
STARVING YOUTH
GOLLAPSEO IN LOBBY
OF NEWYORK HOTEL
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, —A thin,
wan and ragged boy startled guests
of a famous hotel here Saturday
and brought realization that hun
ger and starvation is an actuality
in the land, when he collapsed in
the lobby.
i The youth had just left the man
1 ager’s office where he failed to ob
tain employment. Slowly wending
his wav to an exit, he was seen to
stagger and fall unconscious. The
hotel physician pronounced the lad
in a starving condition.
The boy, ashamed and embar
rassed, refused to divulge his name
or where his home was. “Some
where in the Panhandle”, he an
swered. “is my home; never mind
where”.
He is under the care of the hotel
and when he recovers will be given
a job as messenger.
BERLIN, Nov. 28, —President von
Hindenberg has decided to give the
I waring political factions in Ger
many another chance to form a
i miinstry.
Saturday he conferred secretly
with advisers two of whom were
1 former Chancellor von Papen and
the President’s son.
Three is a possibility that Adolf
Hitler, Fascist chieftain, will not
be excluded from taking an active
part in the coalition of parties, but
in case the parties are unruly, the
President may recess the Reichstag
by decree.
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MUSEUM IS PiPER
PLACE FOR ALL BARS
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| HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 28, — Evan
I gelist Billy Sunday condescended
! to visit movie studios and on one of
the lots came across a scene in
which a bar, brass rails, cusnidors,
’n every thing was in order.
“Where did that thing, come
from?’’ he asked a charming act
ress.
“From a museum, good sir,” an
swered the scantily clad girl.
“Huh! That’s where they all be
long and that’s where I’ll put them
if I can,” Sunday said Saturday.
JUST LIFE, THAT’S ALL
PETERSBURG, W. Va. Nov. 28,
—William Cryder plead guilty to
stealing a horse and the judge
sentenced him to life imprison
ment. “That’s a horse of another
color and f think you ’re a horses's
patoot,” shouted Bill as he was
led away. It was his fourth offense.
OBSCENE MAIL MATTER
SANTA ANA, Calif. Nov. 28, —
George McKeen was jailed here for
sending obscene pictures through
the mail.
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“FER GOODNESS SAKE!”
PHOENIX, Nov. 28, —A aged ne
gro, J. Campbell, dropped dead in
a neighbor’s chicken house when
a rooster crowed.
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ACTRESS RECOVERS
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28, —Diane
Lamaare, actress, who swallowed
poison because she was despon
ednt, is recovering.
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APPOINTED VICE-CONSUL
TACOMA, Wn., Nov. 28, —Oscar
IW. Frederickson of this city has
been appointed vice-consul of
I Mexico.
50 MOVIES
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, —Metro
Goldwyn announced plans for be
gining immediate work on 50 j
feature movie productions for the i
coming year.
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GASSED HERSELF
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, —Grace
Parker, wife of the author who
died last week, committed suicide,
via the gas route, in her apart
ment.
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BAD DAY FOR RATTLESNAKES
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., Nov. 27. (/P)
—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Banghart
shot 25 rattlesnakes in one day
near Mitchell recently and quit only
because “they got tired.”
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BURNS KIN HONORS SCOTT
GALASHIELS, Scotland, Nov.
27, (.4J)—Robdft Burns’ great-grand
daughter, Jean Armour Burns
Brown, helped unveil a memorial to
Sir Walter Scott here.
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SING SING RIOT
NEW YORK, Nov. 28. —Police re
serves were rushed to Sing Sing to
assist in subduing rioters where
"Red ’ McCormick, an inmate, is
said to have shot a guard.
DON’T HAVE TO WORRY
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28. —One
man in Southern California is off
the woirying list; he is Ben Tarver
who has been appointed referee in
bankruptcy for Orange county for
a term of four years.
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EGYPTIAN WOMEN FLY
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 27, (JP)~
Egyptian women have caught the
craze for aviation which is sweep
ing Egypt and are learning to fly.
Crowds watch every air circus and
indulge in short joy rides.
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MORE TROUBLE
HARBIN Manchuria, Nov. 28,_
Cavalry and tanks were called out
to quell the strike of disgruntled
employees of the Southern Man
churian Railway, who threatened
violence to the directors because of
delay in payment of pensions.
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TO FORM WET BLOC
j SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28,—Mrs.
F. p. Kahn, wet representative
from California, is on her way to
Washington to formulate a wet
bloc for the grape growers of Cali
fornia. There are several ways to
legalize the sale of light wines, she
said.
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UNDER OBSERVATION
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28, —Mrs.
; Wm. Gibbs McAdoo, daughter of
1 Presdent Woodrow Wlson, is under
i observation in a local hospital for
i a possible appendicitis operation.
! Mrs. McAdoo was active in her
I husband’s recent successful cam
paign.
LONDON, Nov. 28,—Premier Mac
Donald worked all night preparing
a new note to the United States in
relation to the December 15 instal
ment of the World War debt.
Economists can only guess at the
outcome of the various phases of
the situation, which ever way the
vexatious problem is settled, but
are certain of one thing, that if
concrete steps are taken business
conditions thruout the world will
be improved.
At Washington, D. C., the admin
istration favors a lump sum in set
tlement of claims; both England
and France also favor such a pro
gram which will eliminate future
differences.
Other countries were notified
Saturday by the State Department,
that America expects them to meet
their obligations next month.
America must be lenient, is the
tone of England’s press comment,
but Congress is adamant.
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 28, —“What
made him do it?” asked Mrs. A.
| Pierce of oolice who arrested her
chauffeur after he had wrecked
car.
Chauffeur a. Kemble was driving
along the boulevard when sudden
ly he turned and shouter to Mrs.
Pierce: “Watch this because its go
ing to cost you 200 berries!”
He then, according to Mrs. Pierce,
deliberately drove the automobile
through a stout fence, tried to
; climb a telephone pole then wound
! up with a crash against a barn.
The car was badly smashed but
i still functioning so Kemble then
I drove her home, then resigned.
I What to do! What to do!
LAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 28,
—A gale of almost hurricane in
; tensity swept in from the sea to
, lash the shores of Florida to create
i the worst damage in this area in a
period of 10 years and which is es
timated at $200,000.
Piers have been smashed down,
a number of ships driven ashore,
many beach houses leveled and
fear is felt that the waves will
bring floods by overswelling rivers
and streams. Thus far no loss of
life has been reported.
FOOTBILL
Gonzaga 56, Montana 13
Tex. C. U. 8, So. Meth. 0
W. J. 13, W. Va. 0
Notre Dame 21, Army 0
Santa Clara 18, Y-ola 6
Pittsburg 7, Stanford 0
Del. 8. Wn. College 0
Louisina 14, Tulane 6
Ga. 0. Ga. Tech. 0
[ So. Calif, and Colgate play New
Year’s day.
N. Y. Giants 13, Brook. Dodgers 0
TO DIE AT DAWN
CARSON CITY, Nov. 28, —John
Hall, 57, alone and with no known
friends or relatives, was to die at
dawn today, the fifth execution in
the State by lethal gas.
COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28, —
Despite the plea he was only trying
to get along and make some money
to buy bread for his wife and five
children, John Roderick was sen
tenced to jail for one month for
selling five gallons of alcohol.
STRIKE OUT DRY LAW
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 28, —The
Arizona bone-dry law will be strick
en from the State’s statutes today
by the Governor, but federal pro
hibition officials said they would
continue enforcement of the Vol
stead act.
WORTH WHILE
HARRISBURG, W- Va„ Nov. 28,
—Police fingerprinting records of
2,633 customers have revealed that
499 had previous prison records.
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BRIDGE WORK STARTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28,—Con
tractors begin actual work today
on the construction of the Golden
Gate Eriage.
RIOT AT FOOTBALL GAME
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 28
Twenty spectators were injured at
a football game here when rioting
began. Nine were arrested.
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“THE CHILD IS IN INDIA!”
PARIS, Nov. 28, —Former Mayor
Jimmy Walker of New York who
came abroad to write the story of
his life, plans to visit India for a
conference with Mahatma Gandhi.
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SILK STOCKINGS?
SEATTLE, Nov. 28, — The SS
President Madison, of the Dollar
Line, is enroute here with a four
million dollar silk cargo, the larg
est in .four years.
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SPURIOUS COINS
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28, —Solo
mon Rothchild, who flooded south
ern California with counterfeit
coins, was sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary.
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BOMB FOR DINNER
TERRYVILLE, 111., Nov. 28, —
A bomb was tossed through the
window of a boarding house where
50 coal miners were eating, but,
fortunately, caused no injuries.
U. S. POLO CHAMPS
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 28. —The
United States polo team won the
“Americas’ Cup" defeating the Ar
gentine contenders two out of three
games.
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SOVIET AWARD CONTRACT
MONTREAL. Nov. 28, —A 120 ton
contract for oil products was award
ed to Canadian interests by the
Soviet government. The contract
amounts to $1,500,000.
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DIED WATCHING GAME
i SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28, —
Stricken with a heart ailment at
j Wrigley Field while watching a
| football game, David Forrest, 52
collapse dand died before aid could
reach him.
SHIPS DELIVER TO DOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, <£>)— i
In competition with railroads and
truck lines for coastal freight trade,
a Pacific Coast steamship company
has inaugurated a door-to-door de
livery service.
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LOOK FORWARD TO VISIT
MADRID Spain, Nov. 28,—Offi
cials and citizens of this country
look forward hopefully to the con
templated visit of President-elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt before he as
; sumes the Presidency of the United
States.
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REPEAL LAW SOON
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 28,—Re
peal or amendment of the city dry
ordinance is expected soon, accord
ing to members of the city council.
The Women’s Christian Temper
ance Union are laying plans to
combat any change in the ordin
ance. ' *
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OPERATE ON FORD
DETROIT, Nov. 28, —Henry Ford
underwent an operation Saturday
from which he is responding ex
cellently. When he awoke he learn
ed for the first time that not only
had he had his hernia straighten
ed out but had lost his appendix.
RESIDENT-ELECT
HAS MANY INTERESTS
IDT FEW HOBBIES
ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 27—Presi
dent-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
has many interests but few hobbies.
He is a stamp collector of renown
and his collection of books on the
; navies of the world is notable.
The last few years have been
; such busy ones that Mr. Roosevelt
has not been abl eto devote much
time to the stamps. Occasionally,
however, he has an hour open
when he goes over hiA stamp books.
The President-elect carries on a
l correspondence with stamp collec
1 tors he never has met. An Indian
apolis youth has written to Mr.
I Roosevelt for several years. He
| first wrote him about a rate stamp
j in the Roosevelt collection.
When the Democratic standard
! bearer visited Indianapolis, the
| young stamp collector managed to
! shake his hand.
j Mr. Roosevelt rides and swims.
' Before he was stricken with in
fantile paralysis he was a golfer.
Poker playing was one of the
President-elect’s diversions before
the business of statecraft occupied
his time. Occasionally on the year
ly trips to Warm Springs, Ga-, he
would sit in with newspaper cor
respondents accompanying him.
A lasting tribute to his card
playing ability is a row of straight
flush hands on the wall of an ex
clusive club near Washington.
There are seven of these hands
and that is all that have been held
in the club.
Two of these are labeled “F. D.
Roosevelt.”
CHARLESTON, S C.. Nov. 27. UP)
i—The number “13” holds no fears
for Juiius Brittlebank, Charleston
; glebe trotter.
He has returned to his home
here after completing his thir
teenth world tour and says it was
| the cheapest, quickest and most
; comfortable of them all.
“This talk of depression is great
ly exaggerated,” Brittlebank de
clared. “I found people in better
| homes, riding in better automobiles
; on finer roads and wearing better
i clothes everywhere I went.”
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INTO MARSHAL'S OFFICE
| CARNATION, Wash., Nov. 23, —
While deputy sheriffs searched for
J. P. Beepo, he walked into King
county’s headquarters giving him
self up.
Search has been made for him
for a week in connection with the
shooting of E. Elliott farmer, who
lise in a hospital dangerously close
to deach.
It is alleged that Mrs. Elliott and
Beepo had* carried on a secret ro
mance for 16 years; the woman is
in a state of nervous collapse.
NO WOMEN ALLOWED
I SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28, —For
sweet charity, four men are to play
a game of strip golf. They will be
gin the game attired in evening
dress. A large crowd is expected to
follow them about the course and
the proceeds will be given to a re
lief organization.
MS DISCOVERER IN PORT
The MS Discoverre, Capt. Heinie
Berger, brought his mail boat into
port today from Inlet ports and, it
is thought, weather permitting,
may depart tonight on the return
voyage.
Hard Times Masquerade Ball, New Year s Eve