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VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 229.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1931.
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FIVE-MAN COURT WILL
DECIDE IF G!H
OWES HOOVER NW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 3. (/P)
—On a five-man court rests Presi
dent Hoover’s contrition that Wil
liam Howard Gardiner, United
States Navy League president, spoke
* falsely and should apologize.
The five-man court consists of
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Jahncke; John Hays Hammond, re
tired mining engineer; Elliott
Wadsworth, of the President’s
emergency relief committee; all of
whom are listed as Navy League
members. The two others are Un
der-Secretary Castle, of the State
Department, and Admiral Hugh
Rodman, retired.
The inquiry must be “solely into
assertions of the fact made by Gar
* diner and not into his opinions or
conclusions,” a White House state
ment said.
m FRlNGtGO TO HOLD
MIMICIPIH ELECTIONS
i! SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3. {/?)—
The stage is set for San Francisco’s
.lirst municipal election under pro
visions of the new charter today,
after several months of more or
ess strenuous campaigning. Politi
cal headquarters last night cleaned
^-np the final details of their prepa
^ .itions for getting out the vote.
Candidates made their last ap
peals to the voters and the city of
ficials charged with the business of
supplying the lection day para
phernalia said all was ready for
opening of the polls.
INVESTIGATE GRAFT
OAKLAND. Calif., Nov. 3. (JP)—
"Investigation of reputed wholesale
graft by more than 150 Oakland
policemen will continue until evi
k iience warranting dismissals of in
dictments has been obtained, Dis
trict Attorney Earl Warren said
after a conference with City Man
ager O. E. Carr.
«CASUALTY MED
IIS DIKE DOCKS JAPAN
NAGASKI, Japan, Nov., 3, (JP)—
A series of earthquakes shook por
tions of Oiushiu Island and Kiu
shiu Island again today causing
** consternation among the populace
who were already frightened by
Monday’s shocks. The shocks to
day are regarded as being the
after effects of yesterday and did
no damage but spread terror.
One person was killed while
several others were injured- These
'• were the only casualties reported.
EARTH SHOCKS
TOKYO, Nov. 3. (/P)—Parts of
■Tapan were shaken yesterday by a
flight earthquake. Details are lack
ing
WITHDRAWALS NOTED
TOKYO, Nov. 3. (£>)—'The Amer
ican military observer on the Man
churian scene of troop movements
on the part of the Japanese, re
ported a partial withdrawal of Jap
anese troops from that area. It
was also stated that further with
1 crawals were being planned. j
EVANS SAILS
I SEATTLE, Nov., 3, (IP)—The SS.
| Admiral Evans, of the P. S- S. Co.,
| sailed this morning at 10 o’clock
|and carried 60 passengers. Seward
! passengers were Billy Hepburn
i and two children, W. P. Hepburn,
Jr., and Rice Hepburn, R. E.
Smith, Sam Clasin and two steer
| age.
18-YEHR DOMINATION
OF HOUSE B( 0,0. P.
WASHINGTON, Nov., 3, (TP)—
A 13-year domination of the
House by the Republicans is rid
ing on the sway of balloting in
five congressional districts.
From the results of these and
other elections in a number of
states, observers seek to head a
political foreshadowing of events
during the 1932 presidential cam
paign.
Should the Republicans return
representatives from three seats
traditionally theirs, the first con
gressional district of Ohio, the
eight district in Michigan and the
fifth in New Jersey, the best the
G. O P. could do would-sbe to tie
the Democrats. The present line
up of the House includes 214 Re
publicans and 213 Democrats, one
! Farmer Labor and seven vacan
cies.
The New Jersey district will be
S filled December 1.
JOBS INCREASE
WASHINGTON, D. CNov. 3. (TP)
— Employment in 15 industrial
groups of the United States showed
an increase of seven per cent in
j September over August, the Labor
’ Department survey showed.
—
LONDON, Nov. 3. {IP) — British
! disapproval of Socialism was again
i recorded when Labor candidates
lost heavily in nation-wide munici
j pal council elections. Although the
| Socialist route in the general elec
I tions was not equalled, heavy La
1 bor losses were registered every
I where, especially in industrial sec
| tions.
Early yesterday morning the So
cialists had lost 120 seats in various
city councils while the Conserva
tives gained 92 and the Liberals
1 and Independents 38.
BEGINS JAIL TERM
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3. {IP)—Don
Moyle, member of the Moyle and
Allen trans-Pacific flight team, yes
terday surrendered himself at Los
Angeles to begin serving his post
poned one-month sentence for a
' traffic rule violation sometime be
fore the start of the flight. He
spent last night behind the bars.
RIVER FLOODS
CALCUTTA, India, Nov. 3. {IP)—
More than 150 persons, thousands
of cattle and other stock were
drowned when the Gostani River
flooded its valley to depths of 30
or more feet in places. Many sur
vivors of the flood are reported to
have been carried off toward the
Bay of Bengal, on debris of their
homes.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 3. m
—Another chapter was written in
the controversey betweeii President
Hoover and the Navy League when
Charles Francis Adams Secretary
of the Navy, took issue with the
World Peace Foundation for “dis
eminating misleading information”
designed to show the United States
is spending twice as much, as Great
Britain on her Navy.
The specific basis of Secretary
Adams bridling attack on the foun
dation and other pacifist organiza
tions was a recent statement where
in the foundation, according to Mr.
Adams, “leaves its readers with
the impression that in 1930 the
United States expended $553,378,
505 on its Navy and Great Britain’s
Naval expenditures for the same
period were $242,850,711.”
! Mr. Adams pointed out that while
; the United States Navy budget is
j larger than foreign powers, the ra
tio of American Naval expenses to
the national income is much less
than other powers. He also point
ed out that true figures for 1930
Naval expenditures were, for the
United States, $375,000,000. He add
ed that taking into account higher
wages paid American sailors and
higher building costs, “we have
comparatively inexpensive Navy
establishment.”
Simultaneously with Secretary
Adams’ statement the first break
appeared in the ranks of the Navy
League. Colonel Henry Breckin
lidge, Assistant Secretary of War
under the late President Woodrow
Wilson, divorced himself from any
portions of the League’s assertions
that “speak with disrespect of the
President of the United States.”
Colonel Breckinlidge is a mem
ber of the executive council of the
Navy League.
SECOND PANTAGES TRIAL
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3. (/P)— After
much tarrying in selecting a jury,
10 men and two women have ten
tatively been accepted here and in
dications were that the court would
begin taking testimony at the sec
ond trial of Alexander Pantages
over the attack on Eunice Pringle.
It was thought that the trial would
be underway this afternoon.
HOSPITAL FIRE
ONTARIO, Nov. 3. (JP)—Two pa
tients are dying and five others
are in a serious condition as the
result of a fire which razed the On
tario hospital.
WILL RESIGN
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 3. (/P)—'The
Tulsa World said that Vice Presi
dent Curtis will resign before
Christmas to become supreme dic
tator of the National Oil Industry,
just as Will Hays rules the movies.
CHRISTMAS TRADE
HOQUIAM, Wash., Nov. 3. (A>)—
This State is at present busily en
gaged in preparing and shipping
holly plants to the East as Christ
mas is nearing.
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WARNS INDUSTRY
BOSTON Nov 3. (/P)—Secretary of
Labor W. N. Doak, in a speech be
fore the Associated Industries of
Massachusetts at their convention,
warned against “cutthroat competi
tion and undue wage cutting.”
DEFICIT $661,120,850
WASHINGTON, Nov., 3, (/P)— i
The United States Government
completed the first four months
of the current fiscal year with a
deficit of $661,120,850.
I1HLONE OF UREEST
T
PARIS, Nov., 3, (JP)—Premier
Pierre Laval and daughter Joset
arrived here after a visit to the
United States. The Premier re
ceived one of the greatest ova- j
tions ever according a French j
diplomat. In tfle eyes of the:
French people his visit to Wash
ington was productive not alone
of negative accomplishment that
he did not yield on French de
mands for security but also by;
the implied fact that the United j
States now admits the reduction
of allied debts may be linked to
reparations revisions.
Premier Laval will have only aj
short respite. He is to confer with
German Ambassador Leopold von
Hoesch and at this conference the
Germans expect an explanation of
the Franco-American attitude on
world- war- financial- committ
ments. I
DRUGGED VICTIMS FIRST !
, PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 3. (/P)—Mrs.
i Winnie Ruth Judd, confessed slay
| er, will hear herself formally charg
ed in a courtroom here today for
the two gruesome murders which.
she committed here, then ship-:
ping the bodies to Los Angeles
in an attempt to dispose of the j
bodies. Further light on the mur-,
ders was evidence revealed which
Isaid that Mrs Judd drugged her
] victims before she murdered them.
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I BUDAPEST, Nov. 3. {IP) — AleX|
'Magyar and George Endres, fliers|
| of the plane Justice of Hungary i
who flew across the Atlantic and j
landed here after a flight from the j
United States and across the At- :
lantic ocean last July, are leaving
; Budapest for the United States.
The duel which the two fliers
were to fight to determine who was
the real pilot of the plane, has been
definitely called off. Alex Magyar
is accompanied by a bride.
The above flight team had the j
distinction of being the first trans- j
Atlantic flight team to reach a
definite trans-Atlantic goal since
Lindbergh’s famous hop to Paris.
SYNTHETIC RUBBER
NEW YORK, Nov. 3. {IP)— The
DuPont Manufacturing Company
made known that they had suc
ceeded in making synthetic rubber
from salt water and coal. Details
are lacking but it is said that the
product will find great use in the
commercial field.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3. OP)-*
Lea trice Joy, motion picture star
and the former wife of Jack Gil
bert, will be married in Del Monte
to William Spencer Hook, a Los
Angeles wholesale grocer. “No more
movies,” she announced at her
home.
DURGEO EMPLOYEE
IS BEING SOUGHT FOR
AQUEDUCT DYNAMITING
LOS ANGELES, Nov., 3, (/P)—A
discharged employe of the City of
Los Angeles, who allegedly threat
ened that he “would get even”
with the city for his dismissal, is
being sought for the dynamiting
of the Los Angeles Aqueduct
which supplies the city with the
major portion of its water.
He is believed to have an ac
complice with a knowledge of ex
plosives.
Two 12-foot sections have been
blasted out of the huge siphon of
the aqueduct. Previous dynamit
ing has been blamed on Owen
Valley ranchers.
Guards, which were removed
from the aqueduct about a year
ago, have been replaced in order
to' permit workmen to repair the
break without interruption and
to prohibit any further attempts
of property damage.
NEW YORKERS BUILD
FIRES ELECTION N1QHT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3. (A3)—It was
election night in New York City last
night and as usual New Yorkers
wanted to have a real old election
and kept building one bon-fire after
another.
The result was that the city had
to put on extra groups of firemen
who were assigned to put out the
blazes started. Each election New
York looses a great amount through
fire damage as the fires are built
on the asphalt roadways and this
soon catches fire and greatly adds
to the loss of other property dam
age.
SENORITA CALLES WEDS
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 3. (A5)—Sen
orita Artemisa Elias Calles, 17-year- •
old daughter of former President
Calles of Mexico was married to
Dr. Joseph Eller of New York City.
NEW-BORN BABY CRAWLS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3. (/P)—
George Morris Augur, born Septem
ber 23 to Mrs. Morris Augur, wife
of a local physician, weighs only
seven pounds and crawls on his
hands and knees when permitted.
IKE STOCK MARKET
SEATTLE, Nov. 3. (JP)—'Yester
day’s quotations on the stock mar
ket:
Alaska Juneau .14%
American Can .80 %
Canada Dry .:.19
peneral Motors .26%
International Nickle Can.9%
International Tel. & Tel.17
Kennecott Copper .-13%
Radio .12%
Reynold Tobacco (b) .38%
Richfield Oil .1
Standard Oil of Calif.34%
Standard Oil of N. J.34%
Standard Oil of N. Y._r.„J5
Union Oil of Calif. ■.Vi
U. S Steel .—66%
Cities Service .- 7%
Durant Motors ..1%