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Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02
MADE PLENTY OF SPEED

DETROIT, Dec. 2. (P) = Lowell Bayles swooped four times over the three kilometer course here aver aging a speed of 284.72 miles an hour only to see an apparent world flight record grounded by camera failure. The camera plates reveal ed that a shutter of the camera apparently hung on one of the eight exposures and the photogra- phic electric timing device to rec ord the flying speed failed in cor rect recording. The photographic record is needed to clinch proof of a new speed record.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02
SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 CLOSED REST 0F WEEK

Because there is only about A per cent of the students in attend ance in the elementary school and about two-thirds attendance in the high school, the Seward schools will close for the rest of this week, according to an announcement made to The Gateway today by Superintendent V. H. Debolt.
 Closing the school will not help the measles situation at this stage of the epidemic in the opinion of Dr. A. D. HaverStock, Seward Health Officer. and the school is not clos ing on that account. The closing is made because over half of the students are absent, and the work presented during the while they are absent would have to be cov- cred again in order to accomno- date the majority of the students.
 It is hoped that Monday of next week the attendance will improve sufficiently so that school may be resumed until the Christmas vaca- tion.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02
|. X. EXCuRs|0N|sTs
 ARE APPREC|AT|vE F0R
 COuRTEs|ES EXTENDED

Recalling the many pleasant con- tacts which were afforded in con- nection with the investigational visit of c. A. James, Department of Foreign Commerce and Ship ping, Los Angeles Chamber of Con- merce, MT. James, in a letter to The Gateway, expresses apprecia- tion of the cordial reception and courtesies which were extended to the 1881 Los Angeles eXcursioniSts while visiting in Alaska.
 If at any time," writes MT. James, i've can serve you or your interests in Alaska in any way, do not hesitate to allow us the oppor tunity"
 Under separate cover copy of report subsequently, compiled cov- ering observations in the Territory, was received.
 "Resources, Business Conditions and Commercial Opportunities of Alaska Territory" is the title of the survey report bulletin.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02
TERRITORIAL BOXING
 REGULATIONS RECEIVED

Ten books containing rules and regulations of the Territorial Box ing Commission have been received by The Gateway, the editor of which is one of the Territorial in spectors. Anyone interested in the subject may obtain one until the local supply is exhausted.
 The rules and regulations and the law regulating boxing in AL aska defines the Commissions powers and duties and describes minutely all details as to clubs and participants.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02
TAMMANY POLITICIANS
 AGAIN UNDER FIRE BY
 SEAbURY INVESTIGATORS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2. (F) III The ways of Tammany Hall politicians in bringing influence to bear were once more opened to the legal fire of Samuel Seabury, special prose cutor for the Hofstadter Legislative Committee, looking into the opera tion of New York City'S govern ment.
 Witnesses testified before the committee that James Donnelly, law partner of George Olvany, col lected $25,000 cash fee from suc- cessfully expediting an important case before the powerful Board of Standard and Appeals while o. vany was the leader of Tammany Hall.
 It was also brought out that Ol- vany kept a close watch on the do- ings of the Board of Standard and Appeals and his law firm had de- rived other fees through it's per- suasiveness when it carried pleas before the Board
 Fred French, prominent builder, admitted paying Olvany's firm $25,- 900 but refused to say whether or not he was influenced by the al- legged political pull exercised by the firm when he selected its members to represent him.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02

Weather Strips at J. L. Graef.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02
WORKABLE FORMULA

BERLIN, Dec. 2. (P) Professor Einstein tried to tell a learned gathering how he proposes to com bine the laws of gravitation and electricity in a workable formula. The wizards new theory is based on the idea that it is impossible for space to have two independent properties.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02

The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has prepared a fine re- port on Alaska in book form. The report shows much work on the part of the Chamber and also con- tains invaluable information. A few copies of the report have been received in Seward.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02
GANGSTER sURRENDERS

CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Joseph Fusco, 'business associate" of Al Capone, racketeer, and one of the 68 men indicted as member of the middle west alcohol ring, was arrested. Fusco was known as gen eral manager" of beer distribution,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02

Harold Kennedy arrived in Sew ard on last nights train and left for his home at Hunter on today's outgoing mixed train.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02
NOTICE

The Ladies Aid of the Commun- ity Church will hold a meeting at the Parsonage Thursday evening at 6 o'clock.
 Signed: MRS. $. UR1E.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02

Regular weekly meeting of the Seward Chamber of Commerce to- morrow at noon at the Electric Bakery.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02

Henry Lucas, big game guide who has recovered after a serious ill., ness, left on today's train.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02

Read our ad for special cleaning and pressing announcement. bew- ard Steam Laundfy.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02

Bids calling for the construction of the hangar at Seward Airport were to be opened today at noon.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-12-02

E. E. Weaver arrived from Moose Pass on last nights passenger train.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

known f ms. Connecticut's ranking with 2l is fourth That isn't 50 bad. However. the list may not be complete and with this in mind the commission is seeking all the information available.
 Perhaps right here in Waterbury there are residents with historical bent or with definite knowledge who can show that there are more than Fl two century old business houses in the Nutmeg State. Waterbury, it must be remembered. is over 250 years old now. However. we doubt if there is in ex- istence here business house that was or- ganized between the years l732 and l7o7. Washington's birth and death. Offhand. we would place the Scovill Manufacturing Company as the oldest firm in this city today and its date of origin is usually given as 1902. if we are not mistaken. There is no industrial firm antedating Seovills.
 The Apothecaries Hall is one of our old business houses. but even that only goes back to l84o. There might still be few firm names in existence. but without cor porate entity. If SO. most of us are not &C., quainted with them. It looks to us as if Waterbury could not participate in this parade of the 18th century business houses. The industrial era of this city started with the early days of the 18th century. In the 18th century when Washington lived and died Waterbury was more pastoral than in- dustrial What mills did exist in those days failed to survive the century. If they had. they certainly would be the humble origins of many of our bustling plants of today.
 However, anybody who has information on our business houses of the 18th century might pass it along to the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commis- sion, Washington Building. Washington, D. C., provided it comes within the limits set by this body. It certainly would be ap- preciated And it would aid in making 1852 the greatest bieentennial year that this nation has ever witnessed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
Biz Citizenship

Chicago is as big in civic spirit as in crime. Large and liberal citizenship seems to go hand-in hand with political ineptness. One side of the picture should not be viewed without looking at the other What other great city in America would allow its H. nances, to get into such plight that school teachers police. firemen and other public employes would be forced to go without pay for many months at time' Yet in what other city could business men be found who would agree to buy $3OO.OOO.OOo worth of 'tax anticipation warrants to meet payrolls and other current expenses?
 The salaries of 23.000 city employes are going to be provided, for the next few months. by 50 of the wealthiest citizens who have already advanced many millions in the same way. They have the money to put up. and they have faith enough in their city to expect its repayment in due time. If there is any attendant loss, that is not worrying them. It is citizens that make a city. Those 50 must be balanced against the crooked politicians and gangsters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
Expediency Not Enough

Connecticut and Massachusetts members of their respective commissions on the George Washington Bicentennial have agreed to forego expectancy in the interest of historical accuracy. Part of the pro- gram of the combined groups of the two States was the suitable marking of stretch of roadway between Hartford and Spring feld over which Washington passed in l775 when he went to Cambridge to take com- insnd of the Continental Army. The route traversed was along the west side of the liver through Windsor. Suffield, Agawam snd West Sprinheld. Historians even agree that he crossed the Connecticut river at what was known as Shad Lane in colonial days and landed on what is now Cypress street.
 Z When mention of the George Washing Ion Memorial Highway was first made 1t was proposed to apply the name to the bos- ton Post Road which follows the east bank of the Connecticut river through Long Meadow. Inasmuch as there will be exer- vises next year to commemorate the dediea- lion of tablets along the route it certainly would be rather odd to place these monu- iitents on spots where Washington may never have set foot. However, this won't happen. According to the Bay State commission members it was the Connecticut group that suggested the expedient route along the east bank of the river rather than the more his- torieal one on the other side. The only ex- planation of that can be that the Post Road is the more popular route, though not any Ga<%ae fI,a, f1,n ofhor nop
 If our memory doesn't fail us. it seems e if that west side route to Springfield has caused considerable annoyance up around Hartford for years. Towns on that side ot the river have protested in vain that traffic was being shunted from them. It so hap pens that there is good route up through Windsor and Windsor Locks now. equally good. if not better, than the Post Road. since it isn't as well known to motorists going into Massachusetts. We don't blame the west side towns to complain about the switch in routes. Even Washington himself would if he were alive. But continuing from Hartford where does the route go Wed like to know if expectancy or history is guiding Washington across the southern part of Connecticut.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1881
School Bus Transportation

We are sure that the majority of people h Waterbury will agree with Mayor Hayes that the idea of school bus transportation IS 600 revolutionary for adoption at this date. Not the idea of school bus transportation, but the idea of Waterbury adopting such a pian. Waterbury is not so hard up for Scfools that pupils can be found at great dis tances from them. We think there IS suf- Eeient number to care for present needs. And if the school authorities have done their work well there should be no considerable distance for any school children to walk or ride. We admit that there are remote see- tons of the town that may be few miles from the school house door. but we imagine the number of instances where great many of the children are forced to walk to and from twice a day is small.
 The idea of school buses for children IS not sbhorrent to our civic officers, but the Thought of the expense now and In the future when. more districts would be de- 1nanding them IS too much to swallow at one gulp. Finances are not in any condition now to warrant approval of any such propo- sition. Nor do we think that we should ap- prove of it under any cireumstanees It seems to us to be step backward rather than for- ward. It reminds us of school systems Tn our smaller towns. Consolidation of dis rriets have eliminated the little red school houses and substituted one central building. Where T town covers fifteen or twenty miles of surrounding country there is some need of transportation facilities to reach this central school.
 However, that isn't the case here in Wa tefbury. The district from which the re- guest for bus service came has its own school. That it may be quite ways from some of ks pupils is not denied. That can't be -helped. We wonder whether or not those concerned must take into consideration the fst that it was probably of their own voll- 6en that they chose their present places of abode. In such an event the city cannot be expected to supply them service which 1t denies the children of other residents who are fpayfng the same taxes. If one school gets bns service. then others certainly have to bs given t. too. The precedent is an ex- psasivs one and to be avoided at this time, f not all together. Perhaps there will be more said on this matter in the coming weeks. A thorough discussion is certainly needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
Quotations

Postwar fiappers are discharg- ing the responsibilities of parent hood better than their mothers did. Mrs B. r. Langworthy, vice. president of Congress of Parents and Teachers.
 Never in the history of our coun- try have our trained soldiers en- couraged or clamored for or de- sired war.
 General John J. Pershing. have been no party to the ''stop Roosevelt" movement, if such ex- ists.
 Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chi cago.
 This is not the old fashioned de- precision but the consummation of an ascending series Cor at least its beginning) of depressions.
 I'm just campfire girl.
 Mae West, actress and pro- ducer of naughty shows.
 Mine was Quaker family, un- willing in those days to have youth corrupted with stronger reading than the Bible, the encyclopedia or those great novels where the nero overcomes the demon rum.
 President Hoover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
HAYES CHOOSES ITO CUT
1Meridan Journall

Mayor Hayes of Waterbury was limited to a choice between two methods of making outgo and in- come balance in the coming year. He could increase taxes, now set at the exceedingly high rate or S4 mills. or he could cut the outgo. He chose the latter course as being m the best interests of the commit nity as a whole.
 The executive started by direct ing a reduction of 10 percent m the salaries or wages of all municipal officials and employees. enective January 1. The comptroller VIII fake the reduction from every pay envelope and the lump sum VIII he turned over to the city treasurer.
 If is unfortunate that the city has to 60 to much extremes in res trenchment and it wouldn't nave to, notwithstanding the depression, if public funds had not peen sauandered in the past ana nuse indebtedness piled up. Waterpury real estate owners have been phy, ing through the nose Tor munacipal oxtravagance and now others art called upon to do the same. MhyoI Hayes is determined to pun tns city out of the bankruptcy mire.
 lie figures that Q total or 1.yv, employees will be affected ana tnal the years saving to the city VII VII be approximately es4O,O00. Tnt school teachers wiil give hp thes automatic salary increases in ad. dltlon to the ten per cent cut ent they will save the city apout taev''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
Football Victims

Along with the other football statistics, which deal mainly with scores and cham pionships it is reported that up to the time of the most recent games there had been 3l deaths from gridiron injuries. There are still players critically hurt. The total may go higher. Every one is a big tragedy in itself to some family, some group of friends some college or high school. There is some thing to be said, at the same time. for the stoc attitude taken by the average young man interested in this sport: There are plenty of accidents all the time in other activities. Why not count them? Just as many students might have been killed in other sports or outside of them if they were not engaged in sports. This can be con ceded, even while it is pointed out that foot ball, in the form of highly competitive school and college games, is the toughest Of all our scholastic sports.
 As for the prevalent feeling that stu dent killed in football game is somehow martyr who has sacrificed his life for his school, as a soldier killed in battle dies for his country, what shall be said of that! It may not be amiss to suggest another ques- ton or two. What shall be said of the thou sands of students who have their interest in their school studies killed by the frenzled quest of athletic championships? And what shall be said of the claim that such spectacular combats with all their appeal, have anything to do with education?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

Eighteenth. He is willing that the Eish- teenth should be fought out by flow of congressional oratory. but he is not willing that the people should have anything to say about it in any such way as Senator Bing- ham proposes. He thunders against bureau- eraey, capitalization and paternalism. his heart bleeds for the oppressed in foreign lands, he wants immediate recognition of Soviet Russia. but he is against letting his fellow citizens of the United States have an opportunity to pass judgment on prohibit tion. Can anybody explain Senator Borahf" .. Hartford Courant. He can be no more explained than can that group of dry fanat- ies who still refuse to believe that prohibi- tion can't be enforced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05

We do hope that the senate investigating committee will find no fault with the last senatorial election in. Alabama. There is a charge of fraud now in connection with the election of Senator Bankhead, democrat. Not that it might mean the seating of re- publican rather than democrat What might happen is the return of Tom" Hef- lin to the ranks where he made himself such a nuisance with his monthly denuneiations of the Pope and the Roman Catholic church. If ever Alabama democrats did good turn to the rest of the nation, it was in turning out Heflin. He was no credit to the party and less to his state. His antics and below ings were too puerile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
NEA Service Writer

NEA Service Wr1ter
 Washington - Queer things are happening in politics.
 l. The democratic party, always broke in other years this far Tn advance of an election, Is well heeled. Thanks. of course, to one man John Jacob Raskob.
 2. The republican party. accus- toned to rolling in comparative wealth at all times, can't collect any contributions to speak of and, according to report. barely met its payroll the first of November.
 3. The democratic party under Raskob's chairmanship, chose the time when the country was girding itself for mighty program of un- employment relief drives to an nounce campaign for contribu- tions whose first objective is to pay off Raskob.
 4. Raskob, who bravely created a. great furore by calling the na- tional committee together and urg- ing it to declare for wet plat form, now circularizes 90,000 past contributors to the party treasury and demands that they vote in a party poll for or against a referen- dunn on prohibition.
 Little Johnny Raskob, you ob- serve, is responsible for most of those queer things, Little Johnny Raskob, in fact, is himself about the queerest thing that has hap pened to American party politics since the republicans stole the elec- ton of 1878 from the democrats. His party never before had an an- gel to finance 1t between cam paigns while nearly all others kept their hands in their pockets. Or chairman who undertook to guide 1t on a very controversial issue in the way he thought it should go.
 You either admire Raskob for his bold statesmanship and his lib- erality or for his nervy. egostic. ob- stinate cussedness. If his party straddles the prohibition issue next year it must also stand astride Raskob's prone corpse. RepuDh- cans will hoot because he didn't delay the big $1,500,000 victory drive" with it's $2,O00-apiece min ute men," but they too were sob ping secretly - and usually Tn vain - for funds from wealthy men who used to contribute.
 The Raskob wet-dry question: naire seems a laudable act insofar as it will sound out the party's rank and file as widely as possible on the era's most controversial is- sue. How better to get wide ex- pression than from the 90,000 con- tributors of 1928 whose names ana addresses are on file? In other election years the platform has been left to a few men in a smoke filled committee room.
 Without suggesting that the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
At 7he National Capitol
A Digest sf Who's Who and What's What
. DAILY WASHINGTON LETTER
By RODNEY DUECHER

cards are stacked for Raskob, it does seem that he has not exactly thrown himself and his hearts dearest issue on the mercies of an uncertain quantity. The queerest political development, in fact, would be dry majority of answers to the questionnaire.
 Now it's smart little Raskob's big joke on the "I1oovercrats'' and other very dry democrats that they can't vote in his poll! More than 55,0O0 of the 90,000, glance shows, were in 10 states where the party is definitely wet.
 It should also he said that many dry democrats are not averse to 8 referendum. through popular vote and state conventions on the question of revision or repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.
 It is not surprising to find the spunky little chairman serfnoniz- ing the voters in his poll in the let- ter accompanying the question: naire.
 But you do start when he asks them whether the party platform should "commit" all democratic members of congress to vote for submission of the Eighteenth Amendment to the people.
 It took little Johnny Raskob to do that!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-05
MIR SPOUSE, POLITICAL. MIS-
 SIONARY l-
(New York Herald -Tribune.)

(NeW Y0rk 1eralu-Iripuhe.I
 Jouett shouse, chairman of the democratic national executive com- mittee, spent day in Manchester, N. H., stage managing" the dem- ocratic convention in the 1st Con- gress District. A first-class con- test developed over the nomina- tion to succeed the late Represen- tative Fletcher Hale; platform plans including declarations for the return of control of the liquor traf- fic to the states, adequate support of the army and navy, revision of the tariff, a reasonable" bond issue for public works and support of the Wagner unemployment bill were passed, and the party was thrown into Thigh" for the cam paign. q would rather see my party go down to defeat than skulS like a coward" said MT Shouse, advocating Q positive stand on pro- hibition. -.
 All of which may be considered important and significant in the light of the generally accepted idea that MT Shouse is an alter ego for MT Raskob. His views. personally spoken and expressed in the plat form, will be taken by many to represent what the national chair man will say at the. January com mittee meeting in Washington.
 Managers for Governor Roose- welt, who some time ago credited him with New Hampshire's eight votes in the national convention may feel inclined now to revise their list a little further.
 MT Shouse stopped off in Bos- ton long enough to have himself quoted as praising Governor Ely, who may be drafted for the presi- dency or the vice presidency" This bit of strategy immediately brought forth Jour cries of protest From those who have been trying to line up support for the New York gov ernor in the commonwealth oi Massachusetts