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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 275.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1932.
PRICE JEN CEN'l>
BALANCING OF NATIONAL BUD
GET FIRST, THEN CONSID
ERATION BONIS
PITTSBURGH. Oct. 20. —Speak
ing before 50.000 people in Forbes
Field. Governor Franklin D. Roos
evelt. Democratic nominee for the
presidency, declared himself op
posed to payment of the iers’
bonus before a true balance of the
national budget is struck; Outlined
his economic plan for conduct of
the government and business re
covery and came out flatly in favor
of beer and sales tax on beer as a
means for much-needed revenue.
He attacked the Republican par
ty for spreading a -gospel of fear
in the hope to dam the tide of
popular approval ebbing from them
to the Democrats. ’ He challenged
the Republican administration's
statement that they had balanced
the budget and waxed both sar
castic and caustic in briefly re
viewing the past actions of the
Hoover administration, their ut
terances, secretiveness, dishonesty
and general failure of the public
trust.
FRANK EXPOSE
Governor Roosevelt's address was
punctuated by sporadic and pro
longed outbursts of applause as he
effectively drove home fact after
fact in his frank expose of the na
tion's financial state of affairs.
Brief extracts in continuity were
as follows:
The policy of the present admin
istration is resented by the average
American citizen. A continuance
of this policy is an insult to the
voters and a continued threat of
empty dinner pails.
In describing the condition of
the treasury Gov. Roosevelt talk
ed about dollars and cents in a
language his listeners could under
stand.
"The financial problem of the
national government is the same
problem which faces every family
budget in America; to make both
ends meet. I will not conceal any
thing from you and shall present
to you only facts as they are. The
country can and will meet every
problem but we have lacked con
structive and honest leadership.
FAMILY BUDGET
We must reduce the govern
ment’s finances, literally speaking,
to the family budget and live
within our income. Our credit is I
good but continued deficits is the;
road to bankruptcy; especially such
deficits of the last two years; defi
cits in spite of increased taxes.
Of the national income the an
nual expense of government has
1 hen fi om thiee billions of dollars
to 13 billions, or from eight per
cent to 13 per cent of the total in
come of national, state and local.
"This year the total national in
come is one-half or 45 billions of
dollars while the total cost of gov- ;
eminent* will be in excess of 15 j
billions of dollars or 33 per cent]
of the national income; $125 from
every man, woman and child, or
3625 from each family of five in
the United States.
"It is the duty of the national |
Government to relieve actual dis-1
tress if,the state or local govern
ment cannot. !
"Many people believed the fairy
story of the administration that
the country has been kept on an '
even keel. Republicans painstak-1
ingly circulated this fairy story. j
THE JOKER
"But here is the joker:the cur
rent expense of the government
rose from $2,100,000,000 in 1927 to
$3,100,000,000 in 1931. Our increase
of administrative spending rose
$1,000,000,000 or 50 per cent; the
most reckless federal extravagance
of any peace-time government in
! the world! This, my friends, is a
! matter of record and is the story oi
the spending side of the ledger and
: is less than one-half of the appal
ling situation.
“The income side of the ledger is
j worse. In his December, 1929, re
port, the President did not make
mention of the stock crash but es
' timated the receipts were greater
than ever: a fairy story. And this
in the face of the sad plight of our
financial condition six weeks after
the crash.,The following two years
1930 and 1931 revealed a steadj
drop, yet in December the new bud
get was approved when the income
was in a nose-dive; a tail-spin, sc
to speak. The budget message ol
the President asserted the deficit
was but $180,000,000.
A REAL SHOCK
"Now I am going to give you a
real shock. The deficit as of June
10. 1932. was $3,750,000,000! These
i gures do not show honest conduct
by the Republican administration
. “You are all well acquainted with
the particulars of these three
points: First—Those famous loans
to crippled countries which were
supposed to have helped in bring
ing normalcy. Second—Retaliation
from the monstrous tariff wall
which strangled trade. Third
Tire debtor nations who are no
longer able to export goods and
w’ere forced to abandon specie
payment.
"The conduct of the national
finances should not be concealed;
they should be brought out into
the open for citizens to scan. The
result of this past combination is
inevitable. Our opponents are now
almost franctic. President Hoov
er’s radical economic theories of
1929 have come home to roost and
no campaign alibi of the Republi
can party can avert that day three
weeks away, on November 8, w'hen
the day of reckoning will come..
APPEAL TO SYMPATHY
“The present strategy of our op
ponents is a direct appeal for sym
pathy in their dark hour. They
protest they are not to blame.
"I recite this record with gen
uine reluctance and policy or no
policy I pay tribute to the devotion
of the President of the United
States. But I indict his adminis
tration for wrong activities; for
delayed action and for lack of
courage.
Regardless of the administra
tion’s statements about the budget
being balanced, it is not and the
whole job has to be done over again
at the next session of Congress.
The administration has been afraid
to trust the people of the United
States with the true state of af
fairs but, on the other hand, is
sued such statements as prosper
ity is just around the corner.’
“In recent statements Calvin
Coolidge and Alfred E. Smith said
That at all costs the national gov
ernment must be reduced without
'fear or favor. That the people must
arise and take charge of the gov
ernment or the government will
take charge of them.’ And the first
important step is to balance the
budget and reduce national ex
pense.
CHANGE NEEDED
“A complete change of concepts
is needed. President Hoover’s 1928
speeches opened a new volume;
a new thing in government was to
put into force. He had reorganized
the Department of Commerce. A
number recall the book he publish
ed; ‘The New Day.’ Now let us
check back. The Department of
Commerce went through the heavy
World War strain on $13,000 000.
But when Hoover left it the depart
ment was spending $39 000 000
And this year the great Deo’art
ment of Commerce is spending
$43,000,000. S
“His ‘Temple of Fact Finding,’
the new Department of Commerce
building at Washington, cost more
to build than the Capitol, itself.
“The federal bureaucracy at
Washington, D. C., is a fungas
growth upon our country!
“All new items must be eliminat
ed except for relief.
“I hope it will not be necessary
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C-, Oct. 20,
Alf Walker and Libby-Smith Rey
nolds, the latter the widow of the
murdered heir to tobacco millions,
will not have to stand trial for the
alleged killing.
! Reynolds’ family, following a
conference, have asked the court
for dismissal of the case. The de
defendants were to have stood trial
on November 25.
Few details were learned but it
was said that insufficient evidence
to convict was available.
So confident was the* “torch-sin
r cr” that she would soon be freed
oh the charges that she announce d
plans for an extended trip to Eur
ope.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, — Fifty
| “Business” men were arrested here
while they they were in session
figuring ways and means to con
solidate a large number of “soft
drink” joints into a chain.
Federals swooping down like
birds of prey, confiscated an ex
tremely fine selection of “soft
drinks” comprising whiskeys, wines
and beer.
The proposed merger would have
united about 10.000 joints under
one banner.
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SENSATIONAL UPSET
PARIS. Oct. 20, —Walter Neusel,
German heavyweight, provided a
sensational upset when he won the
10-round decision over Larry
Gains. Canadian negro. Gains was
a two to one favorite.
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MONTAND IKES LARGE
OUTPUT PLACER EM
HELENA, Oct. 19, —So many
prospectors are bringing gold dust
and nuggets to the United States
assay office here that W. H. Wright,
in charge of the office, has asked
the Treasury Department for more
help. More placer gold has been
brought to the office for sale than
at any time in the past 15 years.
ENDORSE ROOSEVELT
BOSTON, Oct. 20, —The Massa
i chusetts branch of the American
Federation of Labor has voted
unanimously to endorse Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt for Presi
dent, it was announced.
to increase taxes.
REPEAL LIQUOR LAW
“Repeal of the Volstead Act will
mean a great and new source of
revenue. I mean a -federal tax on
beer in those states which by state
law will permit the sale of beer.
“The Democrat platform is
against the return of the saloon
! and brings the sale of liquor out
into the open.
“These are unhealthy years for
profit. There is a cancer in the
body politic and the destructive
growth must be removed for re
overy.
“I pledge to the utmost my faith
and ability towards economic re
f covery and placing our nation on a
i sound footing. Join me and let’s
go!”
Governor Roosevelt’s address
lasted more than the 45 minutes
expected, going over well into an
hour and 15 minutes because of
thundering applause and cheers
greeting each statement and point.
The Governor will speak at St.
Louis Friday evening (about 4:30
p. m. Seward time) over a nation
wide broadcast hook-up.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, —Stocks
! continued to advance Wednesday
: gaining one to three points. Wheat
j also rose. The day’s turnover was
1 1.320,000 shares.
Seventy-five millions of bushels
of wheat were purchased for China
by Henry Ford who refused to
; make any comment.
Cotton firmed up and closed at
! 75 cents a bale higher.
New York Central reported this
j week’s car loadings at 42,642 as
! against 41,342 the previous week.
Alaska Juneau 12%; Kennecot
1 11%; U. S. Steel 39%; Premier 9%.
j STAR GOES BACK TO WORK
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 20, —Carol
! Lombard, movie star, has patched
up her differences with, a movie
: company and is back on the lot.
DAMAGED BY RAINS
TEGUEIGALPA, Honduras. Oct.
j 20, —Heavy rainstorms throughout
I the Caribbean area caused thous
, ands of dollars of damage.
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FLEXIBLE PROVISION
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 20, —
The United States Supreme Court
upheld the flexible provisions of
the tariff act which enables the
President to raise or lower duties
to protect American producers and
! consumers.
BEST IDE ID PLOT
TO OVERTHROW STALIN
MOSCOW, Oct. 20, — Nicholas
| Bukharin, former secretary of the
j Communist Internationale, was re
I ported under police guard in the
i Soviet government’s campaign
against opponents of Josef Stalin.
Bukharin has been strongly
suspected for some time of having
contact with the group that has
been plotting to overthrow Stalin.
INDECENT SHOWS
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, —City
Attorney Werner was instructed
by the city council to frame a new
j ordinance for padlocking indecent
legitimate and movie shows. The
opposition declare such an ordi
nance will make graft rampant.
BEAT SICK WIFE
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20„ —M.
Ogden, a gasoline and oil service
man, was sentenced to 100 days in
jail and fined $500 for beating his
wife, an expectant mother. Ogden
was drunk.
FIVE MONTHS A YEAR
BERLIN, Oct. 20, —Professor
Einstien, famous scientist who was
recently reported as having ac
cepted a permament teaching po
sition in the United States, denied
he was to remain permanently in
America. He said he would reside
here five months of each year.
NO REST FOR SAILOR
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—An ambu
lance, a detective and a squad of
police rushed to a Japanese hotel
here when a phone call notified
them that a dead man lay in a
bathroom. They found C. Osborne,
hn Alaskan fisherman, sleeping in
a bathtub. He said he liked to
sleep in water.
TORCH SINGER REBELS
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., Oct. 20.
—Numerous letters were shown to
the court, written by Smith Reyn
olds, late heir to tobacco millions,
in which he wrote often of suicide.
At the request of the family the
State had about decided to drop
the murder charge ' against Alf
Walker, and the widow, Libby Hol
man, when she rose in wrath de
manding trial and vindication.
BIG LIQUOR HAUL
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—Sheriff Ban
nick doesn’t quite know what to do
about $67,000 worth of choice li
quors seized during the last two
days in two raids. He may decide
to store it and wait for repeal of
the dry law. Seven men were ar
rested in the seizure.
FOR A COLLEAGUE
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 20.—Senator
Borah has taken the stump for his
colleague, Senator John Johnson.
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REPRIEVED
SAN QUENTIN, Calif., Oct. 20.—
George Smith, convicted of an Ala
! rneda City murder, was reprieved.
■ He was to have hung this month.
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THREATENING LETTERS
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. —The feder
al grand jury found Rudolph Diaz
guilty of sending threatening let
ters through the mail to brides
to-be.
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RODE FOUR WINNERS
LATONIA, Ky„ Oct. 20, —Gilbert
Elston, an apprentice jockey, rode
four of his five mounts to victory
here.
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SHE IS RECOVERING
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, —Mrs.
! Richard Bennett, wife of the movie
! star, is recovering from an appen
dicitis operation.
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“THIRTY”
* PARIS, Oct. 20.—Frank Ward
O’Malley, well known American
newspaper man, died here yester
day.
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WHILE SHE SLEPT
SEATTLE, Oct. 20.—Mrs. Ometa
Ward was granted a divorce when
she told the judge her husband had
smacked her in the eye while she
( slept.
DRY CONVENTIQON
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 20.—
i Members of the dry organization
will meet here December 15 to lay
I Pians to oppose efforts to reoea! the
; dry laws.
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ORGANIZATION BABY
I SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.—A
I baby was found on the doorstep of
the Chamber of Commerce. It was
named Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
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SCHAWB IN LONDON
; LONDON, Oct. 20, —Charles M.
Schwab, American capitalist, ar
rived here for a short visit during
whic hhe is to be awarded the
Melchett medal.
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VIOLENT BOSTON STORM
BOSTON, Oct. 20. —Three fish
1 ermen are reported to have lost
their lives in the gale slashing this
coast. Three inches of rain fell in
| 24 hours accompanied by a 50
| mile an hour wind.
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LA FOLLETTE BOLTS
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 20.—Sena
tor Robert La Follette, Jr., bolted
the Republican party for the Dem
ocratic nominee, Governor Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.
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CHEESE CHAMPION
LASHER, Wis., Oct. 20.—Donald
Smith, a 17-year-old student, was
acknowledged to be the champion
| cheese taster of the United States
I thereby winning a scholarship.
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i NOT A CHANCE
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 20.—At
tempts to “spring” A1 Capone went
gilmmering when the judge said
defendant had ignored the statute
of limitations.
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FOR ROOSEVELT
WHEELING, W. Va., Oct- 20._
| Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
was assured he would be giverf* a
substantial majority by West Vir
ginia at the presidential election.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, —De
manding the cashier to hand over
SI,000 and for a woman to remain
: calm, a bank robber escaped with
$500 when he saw that if he lin
gered there much longer, he would
have been surrounded.
Having completed a day’s toil, O.
T. Becker, cashier of the Citizens
National Bank at Echo Park, was
computing the day’s receipts when
a muzzle of a gun was stuck under
his nose and the demand for $1,000
made. Miss E. Hungerford was near
by. The robber, noting other people
coming into the bank, scooped up
a wad of bills, stuck them in his
pocket and ran out a back door
where he had a car waiting. He
escaped.
PiUTFO WEDNESDAY
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 20, — The
will of the late Paul Bern, movie
director who committed suicide,
was probated here yesterday.
No mention was contained in the
will of Dorothy Millette, the mys
| tery woman in the case, who com
mitted suicide a few days after
Bern who fired a shot through his
head on September 4.
Jean Harlow, movie actress and
widow, was bequeathed the entire
estate.
Flash—Jean Harlow, the white
haired screen siren, was bequeath
ed the estate which is valued as in
excess of $10,000.
RENO, Nev., Oct. 19. —Orgoniza
tion of the Nevada Mutual Mining
Association was completed here by
a group of Nevada mining men.
The activities of this association
will cover the entire State and it
is planned to establish chapters in
the following centers: Reno, Fal
lon, Lovelock, Yerington, Carson
City, Virginia City, Mina, Tonopah,
Gold Field, Las Vegas, Winnemuc
ca, Austin, Elko, Ely, Rattle Moun
tain, Beaty, Eureka, Wells, Haw
thorn, Gardnerville and any other
district where a chapter may be
feasible.
The purpose of this association
is to promote and protect the mu
tual interests of its members and
the mining industry of this State.
This organization can and will be
of great benefit to the mining fra
ternity, the organizers believe. It
is planned to affiliate with the Am
erican Mining Congress at Wash
ington, D. C.
MENJOUS PART
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 20.—
The elderly Menjous have come to
the parting of the ways and an
amiable separation is under way.
Mrs. Menjou is confined to bed by
a nervous breakdown.
CONFIDENT OF FIVE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20, —
The Republican national commit
tee headquarters announced Presi
: dent Hoover will carry New York.
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio and
Michigan.
APPOINTED GOVERNOR
: LONDON, Oct. 20.—Sir Ronald
Stores has been appointed gover
! nor of Rhodesia. He speaks all
| European languages, including
j Greek and Latin, and was a central
figure in the revolt in the desert.
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