Seward, the Alaska City of Opportunity
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 10.
SEWARD, ALASKA TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
\KMY OF UNEMPLOYED ARE
MARCHING BACK WORK
AUTO PLANTS
DETROIT, Jan., 12, (/P)—Seven
ty-thousand men have been re
called to work in the automobile
industry.
Most of these re-employed are
for the Ford Rouge plant which
has been idle since December 18
with the exception of 6,500 re
employed at part time.
Last week 32,000 Ford employ
ees were recalled in other sec
tions of the country.
Buick has recalled 13,000, the
Cadillac plant has its normal
force of 6,000 at work, and the
Chevrolet plant now has a total
of 32,000 men at work on 32
hour week on two shifts.
REPRESENT!!!!
'FORM OF GOV'T.
PARLIAMENT MIST APPROVE
BEFORE CAN BECOME
EFFECTIVE
LONDON. Jan.. 13, (/Pi—The
characteristics of both the Brit
ish and American systems, plan
ned at the India round-table
{inference for the future gov
rnment of India, virtually out
ries the dominion status.
There will be a house and
senate: the members of the
house will be 250 and will min
ister this form of government as
mg as it holds the confidence
-f the legislative branches.
The King’s representative will
become governor general rather
Than viceroy and he will be res
ponsible for defense and exter
nal relations.
This plan must be approved
:y the British parliament before
recoming effective.
FOOTMLl COACHING
MOUNTS 10 REALM
OF IK BUSINESS
BERKELEY, Calif., Jan., 13, OP)
—William “Navy Bill” Ingram,
former United States Naval
Academy football coach, has
been appointed head football
coach of the University of Cali
fornia.
He succeeds “Nibs” Price.
Ingram has been given a three
year contract which was not
made public by Graduate Man
ager W. W. Monohan but it is
said he had instructions to limit
The offer to $15,000 annually.
NO REPORT “TRADEWIND”
NEW YORK, Jan. 13, OP)—
Ships between Bermuda and
The Azores continue to report
Tough seas along the route tak
n by Mrs. Hart and Lieut. Mc
Laren. No reports have been re
ceived from the fliers. Weather
observers said the plane could
not have lasted many minutes
:n the present seas.
NATHAN STRAUS
Early in his youth, Nathan Straus, who passed
away Sunday in New York, made up his mind that as
soon as he was able he would do all he could to help
“the other fellow.” He was prompted to make that re
solution because of lack of money many times prevent
ed him from satisfying his own hunger and to him
hunger became the typification of all suffering.
In later life he was enabled to carry out the deter
mination of his boyhpod, it being said that he spent
more than $2,500,000 in philanthropies, mostly in re
lieving the poor.
The work which brought greatest recognition to
Mr. Straus was the distribution to the children of New
York of pasteurized milk, a system he originated and
maintained at his own expense many years. His lab
oratories, distributing the milk at one cent a bottle,
were credited with having saved the lives of thousands
of babies in the metropolitan district.
Other philanthropies included the distribution of
coal during the panic of 1893 at the rate of 25 pounds
for five cents; the maintenance of lodging houses sup
plying bed and breakfast for the same amount, and the
establishment of a Tuberculosis Prevention for Chil
dren at Farmingdale, N. J.
Nathan Straus was born at Otterburg, Rhenish
| Bavaria, Germany, Jan., 31, 1848. A few years later
!his father became involved in an unsuccessful revolu
tionary movement there and the family was forced to
emigrate hastily to America. They settled in Talbotton,
IGa., in 1854, where Lazuras Straus opened a little store.
Nathan, who entered school at Collingsworth In
stitute, was eventually given a corner in the store.
Knowing that face powder was a luxury difficult for
! the Southeni women to obtain, he began his business
| ventures by grinding a 25c lump of talcum powder in
to four balls which he sold for 10c* apiece—a gross pro
fit of 15c.
When the Civil War came, sweeping away the lit
< tie store and leaving behind a collection of debts, the
i father moved to New York where Nathan joined in
the efforts to establish another business and repay the
family debts.
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MILLIONAIRE'S CHILD
IS W ISSlilE
DENVER, Colo., Jan., 13, (/P)—
Alice Humphreys, 13 year-old
daughter of Ira Humphrey, mil
lionaire, who was believed to
have been kidnapped last night,
has been found at a neighbor’s
> home, a chauffeur for Thomas
! Lawrence, a friend of Hum
i phreys.
The chauffeur said he found
I the child wandering near his
j garage at 1 a. m. and put her
to bed. He said he did not know
her identity until he read the
extra papej after which he call
ed the Humphrey home and re
turned the child.
REP. SCOTT DIES
j OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan., 13, (/P)
—Representative Clement Scott
of Vancouver, Wash., died in the
House after a speech at the
opening session of the legisla
ture. He had been suffering from
! heart trouble and high blood
pressure for some time. He was
serving his first term.
DRUNK EXCUSED OF THEFT
MELBOURNE, Jan., 12, (P)_A
J man isn’t responsible if he steals
while intoxicated. Such is the
ruling of a board of magistrates
in a Melbourne suburb. The ac
cused was acquitted.
PRINCETON, Jan., 12, (P)_A
i trip to the moon in a rocket ship,
[if it could be made at all, says
I Prof. John Q. Stewart, Prince
ton astronomer, probably would
[take about four days.
The Stock Market
j A. Juneau . 9
A. Can .. Ill
j Bancorporation 25
| Cities . 17
Cons, Gas . 84
| Zellerbach . ... 6
i Durant . 1
Motors 36
Goldman 33
Int. Tel. 22
Kennecott . 24
Lehigh 8
Radio . 13
Richfield . 5
Stand. N. J. 48
Carbide 57
Union Cal. 24
Steel . 142
NEW JEW'S CARP IS
HSPEHTIY SIGN
BERLIN, Jan., 12, (/p)_“pfann
kuchen,” “punsch” and carp are
jthe three essentials for any Ger
jman New Year’s celebration.
“Pfannkuchen” are something
like doughnuts, but without a
hole and filled with j a m.
“Punsch” is a hot drink generally
made from red wine well spiced
and sugared.
I But the leading item is carp.
| Cooked in white wine or brown
jbeer, carp appeared on nearly
: every dinner table. It is widely
| believed that scales taken from
j a carp killed on New Year’s eve, j
I if put in one’s pocketbook, will
j insure an abundance of cash
] throughout the year.
HURRAH FOR BILL!
BIG SPRINGS, Texas., Jan.,
13, (IP)—Will Rogers is enroute
by plane from Hollywood and
said he would make a series of
addresses for the benefit of Tex
as, Oklahoma and Arkansas fam
ilies stricken by the drought.
BED CWfiOS
GO BY MILLIONS
TO DROUTH UREAS
NO SPECIAL DRIVE WILL BE
MADE LOCALLY, IT IS
ANNOUNCED
| The following telegram was re
ceived yesterday by H. S. Beld
lerston, chairman of the Seward
j Chapter of the American Red
| Cross which is self explanatory
with the exception that no spe
j cial drive will be made here but
; instead, the chapter proposes to
j forward a check from its treas
•ury: 4
"Greatly increased demands
during the last 10 days have
made it imperative for an im
i mediate campaign for the Red
Cross relief fund to meet an
emergency situation t h rough
parts of 21 states in the drought
stricken area.
"A minimum of $10,000,000 is
needed to prevent untold suffer
I ing and actual starvation by
I thousands of families.
“Pollution of the water sup
ply, caused by dying cattle, has
! added to the winter's hardships
in some sections.
‘ President Hoover in a pro
I clamation tomorrow will urge
■ immediate and generous res
ponse.
“We are confident your people
will not fail to meet their share
of this humantarian need but
because of the general condition
we wish to impress upon you
the necessity of a most vigorous
campaign.
“The success of our efforts
will be regarded as a test of the
Red Cross by the President and
the entire nation and we must
not fail. Report action taken."
R. E. Arne, Acting manager.
FOUR CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, Jan, 13, (IP)—
Fletcher, Page, Coulter and Den
nis were confirmed by the Sen
ate as members of the Tariff
Commission.
WASHINGTON, Jan., 13, (IP)—
Alfred Smith has written to Sen
ator Wagner of New York saying
that the Republican national
committee owes an apology for
permitting Lucas to distribute
80,000 copies of a wet cartoon
carrying "a false statement” dur
ing the 1928 presidential cam
paign.
HOCKEY SCORES
VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan., 13,
(IP)—Vancouver hockey team de
feated Seattle by the score of
2 to 1.
SHARES AWARD
RALEIGH, N. C., Jan., 12, (IP)
—For his outstanding work in
research with nitrogen fertiliz
ers, L. G. Willis, soil chemist at
North Carolina experiment sta
tion of State college, will share
in a $5,000 award donated thru
the American Society of Agron
omy.
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WIN FIDS
UNDER SCRUTINY
LARGE AMOUNT SPENT WAS
PLEDGED AS SECURITY
BY LUCAS
WASHINGTON, Jan., 13, UP)—
The Senate campaign funds
committee resumed investigation
of expenditures in Kentucky and
Maryland of the $50,000 special
account of the Republican na
i tiona! committee.
I Senator Nye called Matt Chil
; ton, Kentucky national commit
teeman, and Galen Tait, Mary
land state chairman, to tell of
the use made of the money from
the account.
The records show that Tait
got $4,000 and Chilton $6,500 but
$32,000 of the account spent, had
been pledged as security by Lu
icas for a loan to the anti-Nor -
! ris publicity campaign in Ne
! braska.
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PILOT'S WIFE FLIC
TO SCENE OF WRECK
OF BU PUNE
j KETCHIKAN, Jan., 13, (/Pj—
Tlae troller Lois left for Percy
Island where fishermen found
wreckage of the Renehan plane.
! The expedition is financed by
the Seattle Times and the Ket
chikan Chronicle and will seek
the bodies. Pilot Eckmann was
I held here by bad weather but
expected to leave for Percy Is
land soon.
At Prince Rupert, Mrs. Rene
han has relinquished hope of
finding her husband alive. She
took the news of the finding of
a portion of the plane, calmly
and plans to come here.
Pilot Eckmann will fly to
Prince Rupert and bring her
here.
ISO TIE! SIT OIL
IS G000 FOII TIE ill
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Jan.
12, (TP)—Blaming baldness of his
cows on crude oil baths, Joe
Merkle, Pottawatomie C o u nty
dairyman, has filed suit against
the Consolidated Pipe Line Com
pany asking $2,950 damages.
Merkie said a pipe line run
ning across his farm burst, con
taminating a pond in which his
I cattle wallowed with a conse
quent loss of hair. He asked $25
for each of 34 cows and claimed
additional property damages.
AUSTRALIA HELPS MOVIES
CANBERRA, Australia, Jan., 12,
UP)—Australia is seeking to stim
ulate the movie industry. The
federal government recently con
ducted a scenario competition,
$2,500 being awarded to two
writers, Mrs. Margery Browne,
and Victor Ree. Neither, how
ever, has been able to sell the
scenario.
WOMAN COUNTY OFFICIAL
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash., Jan.
12, UP)—San Juan county, the
smallest in Washington state,
will have a 22-year-old woman
treasurer, Miss Marjorie Stoney.
Miss Stoney defeated Fred Peas
ley, the incumbent, by 360 votes.