MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 176.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SOUTH AMERICA
TRADE RELATIONS
BE CULTIVATED
WASHINGTON, July 29. —Presi
dent Roosevelt is considering send
ing Cordell Hull, Secretary of State,
who has been attending the London
Economic Conferece, down to South
America to cultivate friendly rela
tions with the Southern republics,
particularly in the commercial field.
Matters pertaining to this mis
sion are to be taken by the Presi
dent with Mr. Hull wdien he arrives
back from London next week.
Another subject which may come
up for discussion is that status of
Raymond Moley, assistant secretary
of state and advisor to the Presi
ey may be shifted to a new post as
dent. Some quarters say that Mol
his views on economic questions
often clashed w'ith those of Hull, his
nominal chief.
It is pointed out that they dif
fered some in London. It was Moley;
who recommended the approval of
the currency declaration which!
Roosevelt later turned down. Hull,;
on the other hand, won president
ial congratulations for lis work at |
London where he balked the Anglo
attempt to abandon the conference
outright.
Foreign diplomats have remarked
on Hull’s coolness and sincerity.
Preliminary trade negotiations
have already taken place with Ar
gentina and several Latin Ameri
can nations but they ■will be car
ried forward more vigorously with
the Secretary’s return.
FILM STRIKE IS
STILL UNSETTLED
HOLLYWOOD. July 29. — The
five striking film industry unions:
and their employers were still atj
odds today as negotiations were
being carried on for the settlement
of the difficulties. The opinion was;
that the strike would soon be set
tled. Union officials revealed they
had sent letters to President Roose
velt protesting against the use by
the film producers of the letters
“NRA” on their films during the
while they are at odds with the
union men as the union officials
claim that the film producers are
not living up to the terms of the
the code being adopted throughout
the nation.
MEXICO GOING
BE TOUGH ON
ALL CRIMINALS
MEXICO CITY, July 29. —Gen-j
eral Jose Mendez, chief of police of
the federal district which includes
Mexico City, declared Friday that
he had abandoned his opposition to
capital punishment.
The death penalty, he said, he
now believes is a necessity to re-'
establish order in the district which |
has been swept with a heavy crime
wave of late.
In view of Chief Mendez’s state
ment it will be much harsher on
criminals who are caught in the
toils of Mexican law for with cap
ital punishment imposed for major
crimes other crimes will be pun
ished in like stringent manners. I
LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE
BOMBAY, India, July 29. —The!
British governmerit preparing:
to rush additional troops to the!
Northwest frontier of India. Trouble
has been brewing in that area for
some time betwen the Hindus
and the Moslems and the soldiers
are being rushed as precautionary
measures
SCRAP STREET CARS
SEATTLE, July 29. — Roy E. |
r’urse, superintendent of s t r e e t j
railways, and Councilman C. V.!
Webster are sponsoring a move for;
the city of Seattle to scrap is muni
cipal railway and install track- J
less trollies.
GOVERNORS GET
GREAT WELCOME !
IN LOS ANGELES
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LOS ANGELES, July 29. — Will
Rogers was the toastmaster at the'
Governor’s luncheon in this city
yesterday and he entertained thej
visiting state officials with his
usual witty remarks about current,
interests. The governors are at-1
tending the 25th annual confer
ence of governors in California.
On their arrival in Los Angeles
the governors were given a real
welcome, their special train being
met by city and other officials. !
The evening was spent at an
elaborate entertainment in the
famous Chinese Theatre.
NEWS FLASHES \
BE QUESTIONED
SAN DIEGO. July 29. — An Oak
land accountant, E. Basset Curtis,
was to be brought to this city for
questioning in connection with the
recent fiend murder of seven-year
old Dalbert Aposhian.
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j PLAN APPEAL
j LOS ANGELES, July 28. —Alfred
G. Wilkes was given 10 years in
prison and a $7,000 fine for fraud
in the Iatlo Petroleum mail fraud
case here at a trial Friday. Nine
! others drew shorter terms and fines
in the same case. All planned to
| appeal to a higher court.
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BIG WHEAT SALE
PORTLAND, July 29. —This city
has been designated as the chief
I city for the shipment of the con
templated 15.000.000 bushel wheat
.purchase by China. Arrangements
for the sale have been virtually
completed through the provisions
of the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
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WAS INJURED
ALLENTOWN. Pa., July 29. —
John Crosby, assistant United States
attorney general during the Wilson
administration, received lacerations
of the scalp when the automobile
■ in which he and Joseph Tumulty,
| former war secretary vras in, collid
ed with another car here Friday.
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BRITISH TEAM WINS
AUTIEUL. France, July 29. —Eng
land scored a cleansweep of the j
| first two tennis matches of the
Challenge Round with France Fri
iday. After Alfred “Bunny” Austin
[defeated Andree Merlin, Fred Per
ry shattered France’s hopes for a
j sixth successful defense of the cup
I by winning over Henri Cochet. Thej
English now need but one victory
in the remaining three matches
to end France’s reign that began,
(in 1926 and gain possession of the1
: cup for the first time since 1912.
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WATER-MELLON TIME
EL CENTRO, Calif., July 29. — j
All of El Centro is preparing for
tomorrow's wTater-mellon festival,
which is held annually in this
city. There wil be water-mellon!
for everyone and it should be a I
pickaninny’s paradise as big half- j
moon cuts, slices, moon cuts, etc.,]
will be dished out as long as they]
'can be eaten.
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APPROVES ORDER
WASHINGTON, July 29. —Presi-!
dent Roosevelt yesterday approved ]
an order setting up special re- ]
view boards, 90 in all, to pass upon j
presumptive war veteran compen-j
sation cases. I
JOHNSON FLEW
TO DETROIT TO
GET AUTO CODE
WASHINGTON, July 29. — It
did not take Hugh S. Johnson, Re
covery program administrator, long
to find out what was holding up
the automobile industry’s trade
code after he had jumped -into an
army plane and flew to Detroit,
the auto center and started to find
out.
Immediately after his arrival
in Detroit he got into a taxicab and
told the driver to “step on it.” The
taxi took him to a meeting of auto
industry executives and in prac
tically the same language as he
gave instructions to the taxi driv
er, he whipped the executives into
a harmonious unit and within two
hours he was on his way back to
Washington with the assurance that
the auto industry would not hamp
er the recovery program.
All the giants of the auto indus
try, with the exception of Henry
Ford, signed the work-wage code
as a part of their move to absorb
the industry’s idle employes. The
code provides for a 35-hour week
and a 43 to 40 cent hourly wage.
The 43 cent wage will prevail in
cities of over 500.000 population,
41*2 cents for cities between 250,
000 and 500,000, and 40 cents in
cities under 250.000. Child labor
is barred.
The manufacturers estimated
that the shorter week will mean
the employment of 60.000 addition
al men in the industry. The docu
ment, containing the signatures of
Walter Chrysler, Alfred Sloan, Roy
Chapin, Arvin Barclay and other
directors of the Natiohal Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce, was
presented to Johnson.
Hearings on the auto code will
be held in Washington next week.
Johnson said he talked with Edsel
Ford and believes that the Ford Mo
tor Car Company will come under
the code later.
Other recovery program develop
ments were the continued reports
from all parts of the country from
businessmen pledging support of
the National Recovery Act code
to raise w7ages and cut working
hours. At Seattle the Chamber of
Commerce representing 350 beg em
ployers, gave approval to the code
and announced they will begin
working under the new code as soon
as possible.
A feature of this campaign is
the blue eagle symbol which will
be issued to the business houses
who are participating in the co
operative prosperity movement. The
blue eagle emblem is designed to
work something like the union la
bel, with the public specifically in
vited to patronize only those stores
or industries displaying the blue
eagle.
Retail stores have reached a code
agreement which is expected to
result in the re-employment of at
least 500,000 workers.
STRIKE ORDERED
1 EASTONIA, Pa., July 23. —A gen
eral strike in the silk industry was
ordered by the executive commit-'
tee of the American Federation of
Silk Workers Thursday night. Un-'
ion officials said 70.000 workers!
■would be effected. The cause for'
the strike was not made public. !
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United States District Attorney:
and Mrs. J. L. Reed, accompanied j
by daughter Alice and son Richard,
returned to Seward last evening1
from a visit in Anchorage.
BASEBALL SCORES
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Oakland 5, San Francisco 4.
Hollywood 0, Portland 2.
Sacramento 4, Los Angeles 5.
$1,000,006 FOR REPAIRS
SEATTLE, July 29- —The conract
for the repair of the Pacific Steam
ship Company liner, the H. F. Al
exander, which struck a rock the
| other day, has been awarded to
the Todd Dry Dock for a figure
around $1,000,000.
ROOSEVELT TO
SPEND SEVERAL
WEEKSN.Y. STATE
WASHINGTON, July 29. —Pack- j
ing unfinished b us i n e s s into a
couple of portfolios, President Roo
sevelt prepared to depart for the!
! pastoral seclusion of his birthplace,
j“Krum Elbow” at Hyde Park, on,'
; the Hudson River, where he plans |
to remain until after Labor Day. j
But it won’t be a vacation; as
,he will keep close to his desk and
the telephone for National Recovery:
Act developments and will be a
constant director of this import
ant phase of the President’s work.;
j Roosevelt will open an office at
Poughkeepsie, near Hyde Park. Mrs.
Roosevelt accompanied him.
NEWS FLASHES
CAMPUS FIRE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29. — A
guard was posted over the campus
! following the second fire at the
.University of California in two days.
It is believed that a “firebug” is
\ responsible for the blazes.
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VETO EXPECTED
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29. — A
strong possibility that Governor J.
J. Rolph, beleagured by the Hearst
i interests and others, would veto
the income tax bill was seen by
legislators who are still at the cap
ital.
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FIGHTS EXTRADITION
NEW YORK, July 29. — Aaron
Sapiro, former San Francisco at
torney, faced arraingement in New
York on a Chicago indictment. He
was charged with bombings, win-'
dow smashing, and other forms of
racketeering. Sapiro is going to;
fight extradition.
I
FULL SESSIONS
NEW YORK, July 29. —The New
York Stock Exchange will resume
full sessions Monday from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. but Saturday operations
will be eliminated until Septem
ber 9, officials announced. Price
continued to move higher.
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GETS A CHECK
WASHINGTON, July 29. — A
check for $517 wras given William j
E. Morris Friday by President Roo-1
sevelt for his curtailment of cot-j
(ton production for the present sea
son. Mr. Morris is the first cotton!
producer to get the cubsidy that!
•the government is giving to those j
who help to cut down on the pro-j
duction of cotton.
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MAKES A DENIAL
ALBANY, N. Y. July 29. —Gov.
,ehman denied that he was going to
resign the governorship of the
State of New York to accept the
! vacancy which it is reported will
be created in the cabinet when
William H. Woodin resigns from
his Treasury position. When asked
by newspaper men about the poli
tical picture planed the Governor
said that that was the first he
had heard of it.
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PATRICK WON
HOLLYWOOD, JULY 29. —Tom '
Patrick, 36-year old Los Angeles 1
pugilist, won the main event of
the fight card staged in the Holly- ■
wood Stadium last night when he <
was awarded the decision over “KO” ;
the younger man.
COAL STRIKERS
CAUSING TROUBLE
IN PENNSYLVANIA
HARRISBURG, July 29. —Gov
ernor Pinchot proclaimed martial
law in Lafayette County, in the
heart of the turbulent coal strike
^rea, with the arrival there of a.
National Guard force of 300 sol
diers, equipped with automatic
rifles. The soldiers had been quietly
trained at the Mount Gretna sum
mer encampment for just such an
emergency and were ready for the
governor’s call.
The Governor’s action climaxed a
bitter clash between police forces
and the coal strikers. The coal
miners sought to have the sheriff
remove his deputies from the area
but te sheriff flatly refused. The
miners threatened further trouble
and, after a telephone conversation,
between the officials, the troops
were dispatched.
The strikers are trying to enforce
union recognition in that area. It
is said that more than 20 mines
are shut down.
Ten casualties have been report
ed as a result of the sporadic rifle
and pistol fire and violence- in the
clashes during the last four days.
THREE PERSONS KILLED
SAN FRANCISCO. July 29. —
Three persons were killed and
seven injured as the result of Bay
region auto accidents.
EGGS THROWN AT
CROONER HUTTON
LOS ANGELES, July 29. —Indig
nant over having five ripe eggs
hurled at him at his initial appear
ance on a Los Angeles stage, dimpl
ed David Hutton, who is suing his
wife Aimee for a divorce, was not
his usual urbane self today.
Aimee, meanwhile, was enjoying
the Chicago Fair and seemed lit
tle perturbed over the rapid turn
of events that has been going
on since she went to Paris for a
visit recently.
NEW YORK BOYS
TIRE OUTDOORS
SAN FRANCISCO. July 29. — The
75 New York City youths, who
longed so much for the “Sidewalks
of New York,” again that they de
cided to pack their toothbrushes
and desert the camps of the Civ
i’.ian Conservation Corps and set
vout on foot to return to that city,
are nearly all back in the camps
again.
When the boys left camp the
Conservation Corps officials took
trucks and followed the boys. As a
result of the long walking in the
hot sun it was not long before
they became tired and began drop
ping out, one by one. As the lads
fell by the wayside they were pick
ed up by the trucks and taken back
to camp. All but 30 of the boys
are back in camp now.
ITALY TAKES ISLES
BELONGING GREECE
ATHENS, Greece, July 29. —
Italy has seized four islands in the
Aegean Sea belonging to Greece,
the prefect of the Cyclades Is
lands reported Friday.
He said that an Italian destroy
er cruising off Amorgos Island
landed a company and hoisted tho
Italian flag on the barren Greek
Islands of Cyncnaros, Mavria, Gar
os and Dyadi. The Italians set up
a radio station and claimed thak~
the islets as Italian.