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VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 216.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
COAL INDUSTRY
VERY DISORDERLY
BECAUSE STRIKES
WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. —Im
mediate action was demanded yes
terday by President Roosevelt
when he asked for a showdown on
the N. R. A. code for the soft-coal
industry.
That the president was anything
out pleased from the long weeks
of delay was indicated and the oc
currence of shooting and blood
shed in the coal fields yesterday
made him still more determined
that the coal conference should
be terminated as soon as possible
with the coal industry nestling
under the wings of the Blue Eagle.
It was again insisted that it is not
the desire of the administration to
impose a code upon the idustry.
The situation in the bituminous
coal field was described as any
thing but pleasant. Gov. Pinchot,
of Pennsylvania, is holding troops
in readiness to de c 1 a re martial
law throughout the striking areas.
A regular free-for-all fight occur
red at the H. C. Frick Coke and
Coal Company m i n e s yesterday
and 14 men were taken to the hos
pital seriously injured from beat
ings. The police used tear gas on
the rioters to halt the disturbance
but even this did not prove effec
tive enough. Ihey were forced to
fire their firearms before the riot
ing mob cringed to quietness.
In addition to the casualties
caused by flying fists many were j
injured by stones and clubs, which
were used freely.
The curtailment <rf coal produ''-:
tion by the mines has left the !
steel industry in a position where I
they may be forced to suspend op- I
erations until they get more coal.:
The mills report they have only j
about enough coal to continue
working for 30 days more.
While the thousands of miners
were striking in the coal fields a
little more cheering word comes
from the textile industry in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and New
York, saying that their strike had
been settled satisfactorily.
The coal workers are said to be
striking because of the failure of ,
their employers to sign the N. R.;
A.
HOOVER WAS IN
FAVOR REPEAL
DEL MONTE. Calif.. Sept. 15. — t
Former president Herbert Hoover
favored direct repeal of the 18th
Amendment during the last year
of his term as chief executive of i
the United States, according to j
Arthur Rice, a prominent Califor-1
nia writer.
The author’s remarks drew no j
reply from the former executive!
but Hoover's secretary remarked j
that Hoover’s stand on repeal was!
stated in an address at New’ York I
on August of last year.
HUNT CONVICTS
FLORENCE, Ariz., Sept. 15. —The
Arizona desert was being hunted
today for two brothers who had r
been convicted for highway rob- 5
bery and who were serving a jail j
sentence here. They walked out of
the prison Wednesday and escaped I
in an automobile which they com- !
mandeered. The car was found ab- j
andoned, with gas tank empty, a I
few miles out of Benson. The bro- j
thers are Luther and Melvin Gat- i
lin.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Fiickinger
returned to Seward last evening.
They have been vacationing in the
Moose Pass district.
GOING TO SCOTLAND
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 15. —Colonel
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh j
planned to leave here shortly for
Scotland to make a survey of the
Scottish coast. The Lindberghs re
j cently completed a survey over the
! North Altantic for a proposed air
j line fro mNorth America to Eu
rope.
OPTIMISM VERY
EVIDENT AT THE
STOCK EXCHANGE
NEW YORK. Sept. 15. —Opti
mism was evident in yesterday’s
session of the stock market and
many issues advanced—some to
new highs. The action seemed to
presage better prices ahead and
was brought about by improved
business reports from virtually
every section of the United States.
The market closed slightly irregu
lar as profit taking was apparent.
Dow Jones averages give indus
trials 104.66 up 1.01 rails 59.17. up
.41. utilities 29.53, off .52: bonds
87.06. off .13.
The pound sterling closed at $4.
61%; the Canadian dollar 95%; bar
I silver 3814; wheat at 8818
Several of the latest quotations
were Alaska Juneau 30. Am. Rad.
16%, A. T. and T. 131, Chi. Mil.
ipfdi 13’4, Chrysler 51 %, Gen.
| Mot. 347b, Kenn. 23. New York
Central 50%. Para. Cert. 1%, Rad
ons, United Air. 39. U. S. Steel 55,
\ and Westinghouse 45%.
N. R. A. STUDENTS
j SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15. —The j
i University of San Francisco claims
j the distinction of being the first
100 per cent N. R. A. student group
| as every man has signed a pledge
1 card not to even buy as much as
a lead pencil from firms not dis- i
playing the Blue Eagle. About 2,- '
000 men attend the University.
KEHOE IS NAMED
D. A. 3rd DIVISION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. —Joe
seph W. Kehoe, of Ketchikan,
was appointed by President Roose
velt yesterday to become the Unit
ed States District Attorney of the
Third Division, with headquarters
at Valdez.
Thomas Gaffney, of Nome, was
! appointed United States Marshal
of the Second Division, with head
quarters at Nome .
Kehoe succeeds Warren N. Cud
dy, who resigned the other day to
take over the law practice of Harry I
F. Morton, at Anchorage.
No other appointments were an
nounced.
NORTHWESTERN CARGO
Tlie SS. Northwestern is bring
ing a cargo of 335 tons for dis
charge here. The tonnage includes
24 tons for Seward and the rest is
for Railroad points. The Rail car
go includes one carload of mining
machinery and two carloads of
lumber for Fairbanks. There is one
carload of cedar poles for the Al
aska Railroad at Anchorage. The
Seward tonnage includes one air
plane.
SEWARD “SWELTERS”
Seward, early this morning,
“sweltered” in a temperature of
53 degrees while all other Rail
road points, reporting, showed tem
peratures of 40 or below. The com
plete weather data for this morn
ing follows: Seward 53, clear, calm;
Tunnel 33, clear, calm; Anchorage
40, clear, calm; Curry 40, clear,
calm; Broad Pass 38, part cloudy,
calm; Healy 35, cloudy, calm; Ne
nana 40, part cloudy, calm; and
Fairbanks 30, clear, calm.
| WESTWARD WOOL
! PRODUCTION ON A
i STEADY INCREASE
I GRAZING PROBLEM IS LEAST
OF PROBLEMS ON CHER
NOFSKI ISLAND
Alaska is noted for her gold and
j fisheries but it is not a remote
possibility that the geographies of
! the year 1975 will state that the
| Northland is one of the nation’s
leading wool-producing “states.”
O n e of the largest individual
shipments of wool ever to have
been received in Portland by the
Pacific Wool Growers cooperative,
, 100,000 pounds, came from Alaska.
! This shipment was made up from
herds sheared on Unimak and
I Chernofski islands,
j Robert Kranich is the foreman
on Chernofski Island for the Aleu
tian Livestock Company. During
the several years that he has been
; in charge of sheep raising there
i the sheep have shown splendid re
productive qualities and an unus
, ually fine grade of wool is ob
1 tained from them. The wool is of
a higher grade and texture than j
i that of the States, it is said, be- i
cause of the excellent climatic
conditions, excellent forage and
lack of burrs, brush, etc.
The grazing problem, often so i
hard to solve in the States, is the
last and least considered problem
on Chernofiski. The countless acres
| of ever green, luscious and virgin
grass solve the grazing problem.
The grass often grows so high that
sheepherders, riding range, say the
grass comes up to the flank of
their horses. Sheep dogs often can
not be seen because of the grass
and their wherabouts can only
be determined by the rustling of
the grass.
An idea of the extent of the
sheep ranching' on Chernofski Is
land can be gained when it is
learned that it takes nearly a week
to ride the Summer and Winter
ranges. The vast, unfenced ranges
make the sheep roundups resem
ble those of the early days in the
“States,” it is said.
Shearing is done by power-clip- j
pers and during the shearing sea- |
son four or five men often shear:
80 or 90 wethers apiece in a day.
In writing the Gateway, a mem
ber of the “sheepherders” on Cher
nofski Island says that in the
month of July virtually the whole
island of Chernofski is in bloom,
and when on the range, a person
would imagine that they rode in
another world—so colorful and pic
turesque is everything. The con
tour of the mountains, the long
sweep of the grass covered slopes,
as they curve down and end in
end in dizzy precipices, are sights
that no one could hope to equal
on canvas. The swales are slotted
with multi-colored flowers and the
ravines are litterally choked with
ferns and with “puhka” plants, as
they are called by the natives.
The country resembles the cow
country so often described in Zane
Grey’s novels with the exception of
the cactus plant and the coyote.
These are both missing on Chem
ofski Island. The dogs, however,
make up for the coyote and his
howls.
Mr. and Mrs. Kranich plan to
make a trio to the Outside this
Fall, it is stated.
nAWnAii crnnKS
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 6, Los Angeles 2.
Hollywood 4, Missions 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 4, New York 3; second
game postooned because of rain.
Philadelphia 2, Cincinnat 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 4, Detroit 3.'
All others postponed because of
rain.
ANOTHER STORM
NEW YORK, Sept. 15. — The
Weather Bureau warned the East
coast to be on the watch for an
ot h e r terrific storm which was
! sweeping up from the Bahamas.
! The brunt of the storm was ex
I pected to strike the Carolinas and
j perhaps a part of Florida tonight.
S CUBA FACED
\ WITH POSSIBILITY
OF STARVATION
HAVANA, Sept. 15. — A strongly
worded decree was issued by the
new Cuban government yesterday,
over the signature of President
Gra'i San Martin, declaring the
right of Cuba to establish her own
sovereignity.
The decree, speaking very blunt
ly, was aimed at the American in
fluence in the Cuban republic and
openly intimated, the desire of the
Cuban government to rid them
selves of the shackles of foreign
nations.
The decree contained seven brief
articles and emphasized that the
new government was based on ab
solute independence.
Immediately following the pro
nouncement of the decree, sol
diers, with machine guns and
rifles, stationed themselves outside
the Hotel Nationaie. They main
tained a constant vigil there to
prevent any more arms from
reaching the former heads of the
Cuban army, who are making a
stand there. The commanders are
still billigerent with the new gov
ernment and are said to have suf
ficient food to withstand a seige of
three months.
With her political situation a
little more settled Cuba was faced
with the threat of starvation. Nu
merous strikes throughout the Re
public have tied up transportation
to such an extent that food distri
bution and production has been in
adequate.
SLEEP MALADY
CHECKING SELF \
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15. —Although
the death toll from the sleeping;
sickness malady continued to keep ]
mounting here there was a notice- '
able decrease in the pace of the i
malady and it is thought that the j
disease is checking itself. One!
hundred and 43 persons have died j
from the malady so far.
The death of a sixth inmate in
the city infirmary has led phy
sicians to believe that the disease
is spreading within the confines of
that institution.
CUSICK FUNERAL
BE NEXT WEEK
Funeral services for the 1 a t e j
James Cusick, of Latouche, will be
held next Tuesday, at 10 a.m. from
the Catholic Church. The services
will be under the auspices of the
local post of the American Legion.
Fr. Sulzman will officiate at the
funeral rites.
Interment will be made in the
Legionnaire’s plot of the Seward
cemetary in accordance with in
structions received from the widow,
Mrs. Lulu Cusick, who is at present
residing in California.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Balderston, ■
returned last evening from Moose
Pass where they have spent their
annual vacation.
Mrs. E. F. Jessen, who has spent
several weeks at Moose Pass, re
turned to Seward on last evening’s
train.
INFLATION TALK
BRUITED ABOUT
i AT THE CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. — The
' inflation storm broke over Capital
circles yesterday as Senator Pat
| Harrison, democrat of Mississippi,
and chairman of the Senate Cur
rency committee, and Duncan Flet -
cher, of Florida, as well as others,
joined in a direct appeal for mild
j mandatory inflation. They told of
j their demands t o newspapermen
j and said they were not only speak
|ing for publication but had ad
j dressed some of the “higher-ups”
I about inflation.
Harrison declared that when the
i Congress assembles in January that
they are sure to favor and bring
; about some form of inflation. That
! Congress favors inflation was in
1 cheated very clearly when they last
j adjourned as one of their last leg
i islative enactments w a s to vote
President Roosevelt optional inf la
j tionary powers which he did not
; ask for.
In pointing out the ease with.
; which inflatio nary legislation
i might pass Congress it was point
ed out the Senate has an infla
tion majority of about 20 and the
house has about 100.
They did not predict what form,
of monetary inflation will be made
by the Government. They stated,
! however, that the Government
j would not resort to “printing press”
! inflation by printing millions of
i dollars worth of greenbacks.
Senator Harrison predicted that
the Administration would change
its monetary policy by mid-Octo •
ber.
FAMOUS VALDEZ
MINE SOLD TO
GEN. A. D. McREA
| The famous Cliff Mine, near Val
| dez, recently changed hands, pass
j ing from the possession of H. E.
Ellis, the locator, and his sisters,
■ Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Moore, who
• have held title to the property for
j several years past, to Gen. A. D.
j McRae, noted Canadian mining
; rnan. It is uderstood a substantial
cash payment accompanied the
transfer.
General McRea and his party,
j consisting of Ira B. Joraleman, a
j prominent geologist of San Fran
I cisco, Dean E. N. Patty, of the Al
! aska College, and Attorney L. V.
Ray of, Seward, drove over the
Riohardson Highway from Fair
banks to Valdez, says the Valdez
Miner. After inspecting the pro
perty the party came to Valdez
from the Cliff mine and com
pleted the transfer.
It is understood that work on
the property will start just as soon
as necessary machinery is receiv
ed from the States.
, Some years ago, while the pro
| perty was being operated, a leak
developed in the lower workings
under the waters of the bay, and
the workings are now flooded. It is
presumed the machinery referred
to is pumping apparatus and that
the first step will be to unwater
the lower workings, where a body
of extremely rich ore is known to
exist. The mine is already equip
ped with a mill, compressor, con
centrating table, boiler and engine
and crushers.
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MORE DAYLIGHT
j CHICAGO, Sept. 15. —To give
visitors to the Chicago Century of
Progress World Fair more daylight
in which to see the many exhi
bitions and displays the city has
decided to extend its daylight sav
ing time until November 5. Ordin
arily daylight saving time would
cease the last Sunday in Septem
ber.