VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 311.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. —Alfred E.
Smith outlined his plan for the
perfect government of a city, using
4 New York City as his model.
He told the Hofstadter legisla
tive investigating committee that
he recommended making the may
or the supreme executive officer;
called for doing away with the
board of alderman and supplant
ing them by a city senate and city
assembly.
Mr. Smith also urged economy.
, He favored charging tolls on city
bridges to increase revenue.
Invited to express Jiis opinion
on civic improvements required,
Smith appeared with carefully pre
pared charts. He said he would re
place the city’s 65 aldermen by a
city senate of 11 members and a
• city assembly of 23 members. The
senate of New York would consist
of three representatives each from
. Manhattan and Brooklyn; two
each from the Bronx and Queens,
and one from Richmond.
“We’ve got to have either one
city here, or five cities. There’s no
excuse for five cities.” he said.
A vice mayor would preside over
. the city senate while the city as
sembly would elect its own speak
er. He urged elimination of all
county offices except those of sher
iff and district attorney, and re
commended among other things,
merging 16 present existing de
partments into one which would
• embody all engineering functions
of the city.
pm "MIL COST IDE
old id" plan
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.—Thos.
Tully, son of the so-called “hobo”
, author and playright. was held for
trial despite his attorney’s state
ment that no jury would ever con
vict him on assault charges brought
against him by two young women.
He has been at liberty on SI.000
bail.
One cf the girls, attorney said,
informed the other that she had
been out with young Tully and that
it was going to co‘d his “old man”
plenty before she got through with
him.
BOISE. Ida., Dec. 2, —As Max
Greeenland stepped from his barber
shop after a day of toil, he was ac
costed at the door by a stick-up ar
tist who demanded the bankroll.
Max dug down and gave him the
day’s reciepts, $4.60. The bandit was
so vexed at the size of purse that
he reached for Max’s hair and
gave it a jerk.
Off came Max's wig, and Max
was so frightened that he coughed
out his false teeth into the face of
, the robber who. in turn, tore Max’s
tie off, slapped his face and then
strode away.
P«E SOT IS
MOISTED US REST
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.—N. White,
parole officer for the State of Cali
fornia, said that the parole system
is better than confinement. Over
80 per cent of the paroled prisoners
have kept their word and have
. their place in society. The
majority of the remainder, he add- i
ed, had not returned to criminal i
activities but had left the state, i
Mr. White also favors lethal gas
for capital punishment instead of
the chair or noose, and said the
death march, the walk of the con
dem ned to the chair or scaffold,
should be abolished.
KILLED HUSBAND
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, — A
Christmas gift, purchased for their
son, brought tragedy to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. H. Berger. The
gift, a small gun, was pionted at
Mr. Berger by his wife, who was an
gered; she pulled the trigger and
the small bullet lodged in his heart.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Further re
covery of the pound sterling result
ed in general stock gains of one to
three points. The day’s sales to
tal was 748.000 shares
U. S. Department of Agriculture
official quotations on butter and
eggs were: butter 31c per pound,
extra eggs 33c and medium eggs 29c
per do^en.
A burst of strength in wheat,
which advanced three cents, help
ed the market. Illinoise Glass rose
several points; rials gained one to
three points and utilities advanc
ed a fraction of one point. The
Englisn pound was quoted at $3.20
7-8.
The American Coal Company re
sumed dividend payments of SI.00
I a share.
The Diamond Match Company
announced an advance in price for
shares.
The Southern California Gas
Company reported a net profit of
$2,600,000 as against $2,500,000 for
1931.
BIGGEST PHY MY IN
LONDON, Dec. 2, —The biggest
: pay da^. in British history and the
largest single day’s turnover, were
recorded when the government
concluded conversion of the five
per cent war loan involving nearly
700,000.000 pounds.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Ne
ville Chamberlin planned the
transaction as part of his scheme
for placing British credit on a per
manently lower interest basis, with
consequent annual savings to the
hard-pressed exchequer.
HOLLYWOOD. Calif., Dec. 2.—A
Scotchman was robbed!
Sir Harry Lauder informed police
Wednesday that he had been rob
; bed of $2,000. “Mon’s inhumanity
to mon ” is the way he designated
i the theft.
I The thief was inexperienced,
I Lauder said, and “I will not prose
cute provided he returns the
money.”
IKE mr liar
SETTLE EIST DISPUTE
DUBLIN, Dec. 2. —The assembly
of the League of Nations may not
settle the Manchurian dispute,
President Eamon de Valera, who
presided over the recent meeting
of the league council, indicated in
a press statement after his return
from Geneva.
“It is probable the assembly will j
refer the Lytton report to the com- j
mittee of 19, which will prepare 1
a resolution for the next plenary
session” he said.
yen declines
TOKYO, Dec. 2, —Alarmed at the j
continued decline in the exchange |
value of the yen, officials of the |
department of finance held a two j
hour conference to discuss plans
for stabilizing currency. The yen I
has dropped 20 cents as compared
to the dollar. I
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 2.— j
General world economic conditions, j
was one of the reasons England ;
pleaded for continued postpone- j
ment oi her war debts to the Unit- :
j ed States, in her second note to j
j Washington, but intimated further ;
discussion might be fruitful. But
England did not refuse to pay.
The London note pointed out
that Germany’s war debts have
been nearly cancelled.
Resumption of debt payment^ as |
before the moratorium might lead
j to disastrous consequences which !
J no nation may be exempt, the note
read.
Following receipt of the note,,
Secretary of State Stimson and Sec
retary of the Treasury Mills called
upon President Hoover and were
closeted with him for an hour. No j
announcement was made excepting
that Austria had asked postpone
ment of her war debt instalment
amounting to $286,000.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2.—A
hungry horde of political job seek
ers are abroad in the land.
Tens of thousands of letters are
being received and clerks are work
ing day and night. Most of the re
quests from the four corners of the
nation have come from the ranks
of unemployed.
It is estimated that the approach
of the Democratic regime will make
available nearly 25.000 jobs.
While most of the requests are
for postmaster jobs, one request
was for a cabinet position; another
applied for chief of the Weather
Weather Bureau, while two others
desired consulates.
HUSTON, Texas. Dee. 2.—Clergy
men and editors have been a?ked
to give every aid and assistance to
the grand jury investigation of im
moral conditions among High
School boys and girls.
A nurse, testifying before the
grand iury, submitted evidence of
vice after examination of a number
of school girls. The investigation
is one of the most sensational in \
the history of the city, and amaz
ing revelations are to be aired.
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FORWARDED TO CONSULS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2.—
The State Department has for
warded to European consuls copies
of the request of the Women’s Pa
triotic Society to forbid Professor
Einstein visiting or settling in Am
erica because of his alleged com
munistic leanings. The copies were
forwarded as a matter of informa
tion.
PANDEMONIUM
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2, —Pan
demonium reigned briefly at police
headquarters when a call came in
from Chinatown that the expected
tong war had broken out. Rushing
a squad to the district they were
informed a mistake had been made.
Instead of blazing guns, firecrack
ers were being exploded.
STOLE “DICK’S” CAR
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 2.
If police find Thomas Morris he
will be charged with theft of a de
tective’s auto. He was being given
a ride 3nd upon the detective stop
ping and leaving the car for a mo- i
ment, Morris drove off. The aban- I
doned car was found some time j
later.
VISITED KAISERS WIFE
DOORN, Holland, Dec. 2, —Har
old Lloyd, film comedian, visited
Doom house yesterday. The ex
Kaiser’s wife, Princess Hermine,;
welcomed Lloyd and conducted j
him through the castle.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Dec. 2.—The
American Federation of Labor con
cluded its two weeks session and
delegates are on their way home.
One of the concluding resolutions
was one reiterating the organiza
tion’s opposition to Communism,
which was adopted with acclaim.
Among the resolutions adopted j
were: Government recognition of'
Soviet Russia, 30-hour work week, i
unemployment insurance, protest- j
tag against government competi
tion and interference in private
business, and opposition to convict J
labor.
Answering criticisms directed at i
labor’s militant attitude, President
Green said:
“We will fight until the jobless j
are given work. Organized labor j
has begged and urged and been ex- 1
tremely patient. Our patience is
exhausted because none of the
many promises made us a year ago
have been fulfilled.”
PUBLIC SPANKING
VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 2.—Boys
under age caught drinking in beeer
halls will be publicly spanked, au
thorities announced.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 2, 1
| —Two boys were responsible for
friction among lobster fishermen
i when rots were pulled and one boy
attempted to sell his catch at a j
price below the prevailing figure.!
“Our prices must be maintained,”
said one fisherman to the other,
who resented the advice and swung
for the jaw. A general fight en
sued.
Lobster pots were wrapped about
many heads before police stepped
in and called a halt among the
playboys.
i PASADENA, Dec. 2, —'The Cop
i ley medal has been awarded Geo.
! E. Hale, founder of the Mount Wil
| son observatory, by the Royal So
ciety of London, in recognition of
j his scientific theories that each
I sun snot produces a magnetic
j field.
I The medal is considered the
j highest honor a scientist can win
j from any British society. Benjamin
j Franklin was the first American
to receive it.
WILLIi TO TURN
COURT INTO CIRCUS
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| PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 2, —Tak- 1
i ing the oath in the court room was |
not deemed sufficient by Frank |
Gaspard, on trial for bootlegging.
He said he was not guilty and was
willing to not only take an oath
to that effect by raising one hand,
but by raising both and in addi
tion stand on his head and wave
both feet in the air.
“This palooka must be nuts,” the
judge muttered to himself. “Six
months. Next!”
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WILL PERMIT ENTRY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2.—
Authorities announced that they
will permit the “hunger-marchers”
to enter the capital but not in
groups of more than two or three.
HEWS FLASHES
GOVERNORS CONFAB
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 2.—Gov
ernors of 11 Western states will
, meet here next week in their an
' nual convention.
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MI ST BE PAID
NEW YOK, Dec. 2.—In a signed
l article in Cosmopolitan Magazine
j for January President Hoover said
! foreign debts must be paid.
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CONDITION PRECARIOUS
PHOENIX. Ariz., Dec. 2, — The
condition of Gov. George Hunt, who
! suffered a relapse a few days ago,
; is precarious.
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FOOTBALLERS ILL
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.—Influen
za has groped into the ranks of the
University of California football
| ranks and sent four Trojans to the
j sick bed.
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PITTSBURG ACCEPTS
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3.—Pitts
burg University football team ac
cepted the University of Southern
California to play in the Bowl of
Roses on January 2.
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DIRECTOR RELEASED
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 2.—
Joseph von Sternberg, director,
was released yesterday by Para
mount. Miss Dietriech, his protege,
remains.
SIMPLE INAUGURATION
WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Dec. 2, —
President-elect Franklin D. Roose
velt desires an inexpensive, simple
inauguration, it was announced
Thursday.
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PITTSBURG SELECTED
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 2.—The
University of Pittsburg has been
invited by the University Califor
nia football team to play against
them in the Bowl of Roses game.
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GAS MAIN EXPLODED
MONTREAL, Dec. 2.—Staccato
blasts from exploding gas mains in
North Montreal leveled a three
story building and smashed scores
of windows.
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SMUGGLING GAS
TACOMA, Wn. .Dec. 2.—Several
arrests have been made of motor
ists who have beeen smuggling gas
oline from Oregon to escape the
higher Washington state tax.
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TIMES TOO TOUGII
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, —Because i
of the economic factor, the annual
open golf championship matches1
of Southern Califprnia will be
abandcmed this year.
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BIT BY GILA MONSTER
SALEM, Ore-, Dec. 2, —Herbert
Johnson narrowly averted death
Thursday when his pet gila mon
arm with its monstrous teeth,
ster turned on him and seized an
Neighbors came to his assistance.
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WANT “MISSING LINK”
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2, —Local;
and San Mateo officials will confer
with Gov. James Rolfe Jr., to seek
Federal cooperation for the con
struction of the link highway, or
old Ocean side railroad district.
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DEATH WON RACE
FORT SCOTT, Kas., Dec. 2.—
Death won a race against an air
plane yesterday when Beatrice
Christy, six years of age, died as
a plane bearing serum vrhich might
have saved her life, was miles away.
BIG PUBLIC DANCE TONITE
A rare treat is in store tonight
for young and ‘not so old’ who feel
like stepping out and shake the
festive foot. A special dance is to
be held (TONIGHT!) in Odd Fel
lows Hall, and, (get an earful of
this), the coed musicians of the
SS Northwestern are the spon
sors. All the latest musical hits of
the season will be played; and can
these girls play? Oh boy!
We’ll be seein’ you!
WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Dec. 2, —
Sweeping economies in the Navy
Department without impairing the
efficiency of the fleet will be de
manded by Franklin D. Roosevelt
when he takes over the reins of
the Federal government in March.
Governor Roosevelt hopes to re
duce the navy budget by $100,000
000 a year. He feels much of the
proposed new naval construction
should be eliminated to aid in
balancing the federal budget; and
that various bureaus within the
department can be consolidated
in the interest of economy.
The President-elect outlined his
views to Representative Carl Vin
son of Georgia, chairman of the
House Naval Affairs. Although Vin
son has been regarded as a “big
navy man,” he was convinced, af
ter his conference with Mr. Roos
evelt, that peace and economic
conditions demand a less expensive
administration of the navy.
Because of the drastic need for
economy, Vinson said it would be
impossible to expend $600,000,000
over a five-year period to bring the
navy up to full treaty strength. He
said the annual navy expenditures
should be limited to $30,000,000 a
year.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2, —Science
promises to take all the “kick”
from drinking, if the statement of
Leon Dufresne, Parisian perfumer,
is authentic.
The condensed aromatics of any
liquor may now be sniffed like per
fume and the longer the sniff the
longer the iag.
Mr. Dufresne also said he has
concocted a cocktail which one
need not drink to obtain the de
sired effect, but gargle. Swallowing
tins cocktail, he said, might have
such a potent after-effect that one
might want to climb telephone
Poles or swing from the chandelier.
ST. NAZAIRE, France, Dec. 2. —
The biggest liner in the world is
too big to go through the Sue3
Canal and is therefore barred to
the only practical East-bound
route to the Indian and Pacific
oceans, the French discovered af
ter launching the giant Normandie.
The Suez Canal has an average
breadth of 147 feet and the Nor
mandie's width is 121 feet; the
liner’s draft is 37 feet and the
canal’s depth is 30 feet.
COLLEGE PUBLIC®
ISPBEBBr SUSPENDED
BERKLEY, Calif., Deo. 2, —The
college paper, “T h e Raspberry
Press, devoted to criticim, has been
ordered suspended by the Presi
dent of the University upon the
recommendations of the Student
Affairs committee.
Certain material published in the
last issue of “The Raspberry” did
not conform nor safeguard the
best interesst or traditions of the
university, was the only statement,
made.
ENTRY FRENCH WINES
PARIS, Dec. 2, — French wine
growers and exporters were urged
to make plans for negotiations
with the United States government
for an agreement to permit entry
of French wines of which Ameri
cans cannot produce the “authen
tic equivalent.”
PUBLIC DANCE TONITE SHIP’S ORCHESTRA