TODAY’S WEATHER
Seward 38 above, Tunnel, 32,
Anchorage 30 above, snow; Curry
40, Broad Pass 30, light snow;
Healy 18 above, snow; Nenana 30
above; Fairbanks 30 above.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1933.
VOLUME XIXX. Numbers 230-231.
PRICE TEN CENTO
KINGFISH HAS
TROUBLE RELATE
OWN VERSION
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, —Senator
Huey P. Long of Louisiana has
written a Sands Point saga re
counting his own version of the
heroic affray from which he
emerged with a black eye, but is
having trouble getting it printed.
Long ordered 100.000 copies but
reduced the order to 50,000 when
he learned the cost of printing.
The printers, however, submitted
the manuscript to their attorneys
and reputed libelous matter forced
them to abandon the project.
SHARP QUAKE IN L. A.
4 LOS ANGELES. Oct. 3, —Indi
rectly causing one death, slight
property damage and injuries to 11
persons, a sharp earthquake in
Los Angeles and other parts of
Southern California at 12 o'clock
yesterday, drove thousands of ex
cited persons from residences and
hotels.
-STORK”ENROUTE
HOLLYWOOD. Calif.. Oct. 3* —
Billie Dove confirmed the rumors
that she and her husband, Robert
Kenaston, are expecting a visit
from the stork the latter part of
next April.
School Rivalry
Causes Tension
BERKELEY, Calif.. Oct. 3. —
When the fog rolled away from
the Berkeley hills yesterday morn
ing, University of California stu
dents looked up to see their fa
mous yellow concrete C but it was
blue and red. colors of St. Mary’s
College.
On the blue part, the letters ”St.
Mary's” were painted in red. Feel
ing was high on the campus. The
insult will be avenged at the first
opportunity.
SUBSIDY QUIZ
IN LIMELIGHT
k AT CAPITAL
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 3. —
Testimony that financial support
for “an educational campaign” to
offset criticism of the American
Merchant Marine and the ocean
mail contracts, came from steam
ship lines receiving subsidies from
the Federal government, was given
at the hearing before the special
Senate committee investigating
ship subsidies.
Questioned by Senator Black.
Democrat of Alabama. Chairman of
the committee, R. J. Baker, secre
tary-treasury of the American
Steamship Owners’ Association,
testified the groups which contrib
uted to the publicity campaign
were from lines that had received
substantial Federal aid.
Mrs. Wolf, mother of Mrs. Ward
and Elmer McNamee, returned tp
Seward Saturday from an extend
ed visit to Hope.
Wyman Anderson, Moose Pass
i mining man. returned from Juneau
on the SS Alaska, to continue work
in that area.
C. M. Brosius, local lumber and
building material dealer, made an
overnight trip of inspection to his
Falls Creek quartz property.
Mrs. W. C. Erwin, wife of the
general manager for the Standard
Oil Companv for this portion of
Alaska, local headquarters, accom
panied by son Jack, were south
bound passengers Monday for Seat
tle on the SS Alaska.
GOLD $31.88
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 3. —
The Treasury fixed price on gold j
Monday was quoted at $31.88. The
pound sterling closed at $4.78 5-8;
j Canadian dollar 98 1-4; wheat 89
j 1-4; cotton $9.84; copper .09; ex
| port copper from .0815 to .0825; ;
bar silver 40. i
30-Hour Week -j
Is Demanded j
i -
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 3. —
i Complete unionization of Ameri
| ca’s workers and an active opposi
! tion to monetary inflation, were
' demanded by President William •;
j Green in a vigorous speech at the j
opening session of the 53rd annual j
convention of the America Feder- ’
i ation of Labor.
The Federation president made:
one cf the most forceful address-;
es of his career. He pleaded for a
militant labor outlook and declar- j
ed that success of the NRA de
pended upon adoption of a uniform
30-hour week and higher wages
throughout industry.
LINDY REFUSES \
TO MAKE TALK
ON NRA TREND
OSLO. Oct. 3. —Col. Charles A.j
Lindbergh, who arrived here from,
Russia, declined an invitation to
make a trans-Atlantic radio broad-;
cast to speak in favor of the NRA.'
He was asked to speak by Adminis
trator Hugh S. Johnson.
In declining the invitation, Col
onel Lindbergh said the NRA
movement had gotten underway
since his departure from the Unit-!
ed States and he was therefore
incompetent to speak on this eco
nomic trend.
The refusal was somewhat of a
surprise to the Recovery adminis
tration leaders.
TOLD TO CLOSE DOWN
EDGEWATER, N. J.. Oct. 3. — '
Reports of violence disturbed Ford
Motor Company officials Monday
and they ordered the executives of
the Ford assembly plant here to
close down if the strike interfered
with production. It is held by the
officials that the strikes have been
fomented by agitators who have
taken advantage of a slack period
cf production and the Ford differ
ences with the NRA.
STRIBLING IMPROVES
MACON. Ga„ Oct. 3, —W. L.
“Young” Stribling.who was badly
injured when his motorcycle was
struck by a passing automobile, is
believed to have passed the crisis,
j His left foot had to be amputated;
his hip and pelvis were also crush
ed in the accident.
Stribling reached the pinnacle
of his boxing career when he
fought and lost to Max Schmeling,
then heavyweight champion of
the world, at Cleveland.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Mrs. Arthur Reekie who hurt her
1 foot by stepping on a nail was dis
j charged Monday from the Seward
i General Hospital.
* * * *
Mrs. J. Moorse was able to leave
I the hospital Sunday and return to
| her home in Anchorage.
* * * *
! Mr. Ed Crawford continues to
improve daily.
Mr. H. H. Lander, from Kodiak,
■ will have to remain in the hospital
for a few days yet
*****
Mr. Chris Halverson, who was in
the hospital with a broken rib, was
| discharged Monday.
‘Red Hot’ News Flashes
The big spectacle of the year,
the World Series games, got un
derway today at 10:30 p. m„ Paci
fic Standard time, in New YorH
City with Joe Cronin’s Washing
ton Senators facing Bill Terry’s
New York Giants. Score: Giants 4,
Senators 2, nine innings.
, Outstanding features were: The
sensational pitching of young
Carl Hubbel for the Giants. A riot
took place when 13,000 fans at
tempted to crowd into 4,000 seats.
Police reserves were called.
New York summaries: four runs,
10 hits and two errors.
Washington summaries: 2 runs,
five hits and three errors.
* * * *
Two attempts to assasinate rul
ers occurred today when the arm
ored automobile of President Ra
mon Grau San Martin, in which
he was riding, was peppered with
machine-gun bullets. President San
Martin escaped injury.
In Austria, Premier Englebert
Dcllphuss was slightly wounded by
a youth wielding a gun.
The youth was a young Nazi
who had been recently discharged
from the army because of agita
tion tendencies. The attempt was
made when the Nazi handed the
Premier a petition and at the same
time fired two shots, both taking
effect. The Minister of War knock
ed out the Nazi with his fist.
* * * *
Coke and steel strike troubles in
Pennsylvania today overshadowed
all other news. Demonstrations
and riots occurred frequently, re
vealing the temper of the people
which may flare into open violence
at any moment.
* * * i
Today’s American Legion Con
vention parade in Chicago was the
greatest spectacle ever witnessed
in the city. It took 12 hours for
the parade to pass a given point.
Sixteen officers of the 500 barri
caded former Machado officers,
were killed today in the Hotel Na
tionale. The remainder were taken
to a fortress where, it was rumored,
a number have been shot. The
USS Richmond has arrived in Ha
vana harbor but up to 2 p. m. to
day had not landed marines.
* * a *
Tampico is threatened with
another flood and the harbor has
been closed to all vessels.
* * * *
In Canada the “Flying” Molli
sons made three attempts to take
off on their projected non-stop
flight to Bagdad; the third attempt
ended in a crash when the under
carriage broke. Another attempt
will be made Wednesday.
* * * *
At St. Louis 70 planes took-off
for New York in the annual race.
* * * *
In the first hour of voting in
Virginia pn the repeal question.
Richmond returns indicated 7-1
for repeal. The tabulation for the
State was 3-1 for repeal.
DANGEROUS CURVE
ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 3, —Verne
McKinley, 20, Albany, was instant
ly killed near here when the auto
mobile in which he and James
Scott. Albany, a companion, were
riding and overturned on a sharp
curve. The youths were returning
from a dance when McKinley ap
oarently lost control of the mach
ine.
HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY
|
BERLIN, Germany, Oct. 3, —Ger
! many’s grand old man, President
| Paul Von Hindenburg. enjoyed one
| of the happiest birthday’s of his
I life yesterday in the solitude of
i his East Prussian estate. Public
| demonstrations in his %honor were
| respectfully observed by the en
tire nation.
TORTURED, CRUCIFIED
VIENNA.. Austria, Oct. 3, —The '
Socialist newspaper “Der Mergen” |
printed an account from Lind, j
Austria, which said a post mortem j
had been held of a German-Jew
whose body was found floating on j
the Danube and revealed he was |
“tortured to death” and “apparent- j
ly crucified.”
‘Five-Spot’ was
Taken for a Ride
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 3. —!
Money is too scarce to be “thrown j
to the birds,” Archie Browning
believes, so he regarded it as more
exasperating than funny when a j
pet crow seized a $5 bill from his I
hand and made off With it sky- i
ward.
i At an altitude of about 200 feet
the bill came floating downward'
only to be seized by a playful po
lice dog. which romped away with
it. It took a lot of coaxing to get
back the bill.
LEGALITY OF
FARM ACT AND
NRA IS UPHELD
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3, —Tilt
Agricultural adjustment act and
j the NRA were given “teeth yester
day” in a sweeping decision hand
ed down by Federal Judge A. F.
Stsure.
In the first affirmative test of
the government's power under the
Recovery program the court grant
ed a permanent injunction prohib
iting Caliston Packers, Inc., of Mo
desto, from packing cling peaches
in excess of its allotment under
i the marketing agreement.
The decision held the Agricul
tural adjustment act, with its
! marketing agreement and license
provision, is constitutional. The
Federal courts of equity have justi
fied the issuance of injunctions
against concerns violating the act
and to grant other “relief” to the
government. Congress has power
to regulate interstate commerce
“as a proper means of achieving
the desired regulation of inter
state commerce.”
The SS Starr, Capt. Arthur Ryn
ing. is due to arrive in port at 6 p.
m. today from the Westward and
will depart for Seattle about mid
night, tonight, according to to
day’s advices.
TEN INJURED
HOUSTON, Tex., Oct. 3. —Ten;
i men were injured, some critically, j
! when a distillery exploded at the;
American Petroleum Company re- j
finery at Galena.
AT THE HOTELS
Van Gilder—R. H. Chadwick, Sam
Baker, S. F.; D. Wurmbland, Bur
lingame, Calif.
Seward—Wm. E. Engelhardt, R.
Rupp, Fairbanks, S. R. Stradling,
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; Edw. Borup,
Montreal; Mrs. A. Tjetland, La
touche.
Overland—E. R. Walker, Yaki
ma; W. Anderson, Moose Pass; P.
E. Mahle, Mart Oliver, Seattle.
Gilliland—Ed Bowles, Olaf Jo
hanson.
MONTHLY LUNCHEON
The Home Economics Depart
ment of the Woman’s Club will
| hold their monthly luncheon at
j the home of Mrs. Reisner. This
j will be a “German” luncheon in
! charge of Mrs. Chas. Lechner,
| chairman. Members expecting to
j attend please call Mrs. Reisner not
j later than Wednesday, 7 p. m., as
j the number to prepare for must be
! known.
FULL-STRENGTH
BEER CAN BE
BREWED NOW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 3, —
Brewers are permitted to manufac
ture beer of more than 3.2 per
cent alcoholic content and store
it for use following prohibition re
peal. under a ruling by Commis
sioner of Industrial Alcohol J. M.
Doran.
When the 36th state has held its
repeal convention the brewer then
may withdraw the beer for distri
bution and sell on payment of a
tax of $6 per barrel of 31 gallons
He may continue to manufacture
the 3.2 brew on payment of a $5.00
tax.
DID NOT PARADE
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 3. —After
police massed to block a scheduled
“hunger march.” leaders of the
proposed demonstration assured
Mayor Frank L. Shaw and the
Chief of Police there would be no
attempt to parade.
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3. —Ar
raigned on a charge of murder or.
the high seas in the death of Duel).
V. Dawson, on a gambling barge,
James John Walsh, youthful ex
convict. pleaded not guilty and his
trial was set for October 17.
Divorce Will Be
Filed In Mexico
LOS ANGELES. Oct, 3, —The
divorce complaint of Dorothy Dun
bar Baer against Max Baer, boxer,
will be filed in Juarez. Mexico, to
day. A certified copy of the Baers
divorce complaint was dispatched
to El Paso by airmail.
The document will be filed in
Mexican courts late today by Ruig,
attorney for Mrs. Baer, she said.
SECRET MILLIONS
CHICAGO. Oct. 3. —A Federal
restraining order was issued Mon
day against the Harris Trust and
Savings Bank to prohibit the re
moval of a secret million dollar de
posit of Samuel Insull. It Is alleged
the money is to be used in the de
fense of Insull in the event he is
brought to the United States. It is
sought to impound the fund for
the satisfaction of the former utili
ties “king’s” creditors.
VIRGINIA VOTES TODAY
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 3, —Virginia
voters today marched to the polls
to register their sentiments re
garding ratification of repeal of
the 18th amendment. Should Vir
ginia voters continue the uninter
rupted vote in favor of repeal she
will be the 32nd consecutive state.
' ST. MARY VICTORIOUS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3, —A
powerful St. Mary football team
embarked on its quest for national
gridircn honors in fog enshrouded
Kezar stadium with a 7-0 victory
over a fighting University of San
Francisco team, before 35,000 fans.
SHRINE CLUB MEETING
The Seward Shrine Club will
meet Thursday evening at 8 in Ma
sonic Hall. Shriners, please take
notice.
BAKE SALE SATURDAY
The Ladies Aid of the Communi
ty Church will hold a Bake Sale
at the Candy Cottage next Satur
day. Home baked food, pies, cakes,
bread, salad, baked beans, chili,
cookies and doughnuts, will be for
sale. A lunch will be served from
11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. Special
hot dishes will be cooked for this
luncheon. Price reasonable. The
money raised by this sale is to be
used to pay insurance on the par
sonage.