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Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
WOMEN GIVING MEN
 \ HAND AT CHICAGO
 [. ]. P. CONVENTION

CHICAGO, June Is. Women are taking considerable interest in the Republican convention which began Tuesday and are doing much work to aid the cause of their party. The leaders of the women are Dolly Cams, sister of Vice-President Curtis and Mrs. Alice Longworth, wife of the late Speaker Nicholas Longworth.
 Delegations from all parts of the country are in the city and they are accompanied by the many newspaper syndicate writers n d other personages. Will Rogers and Floyd Gibbons are both here to give a first hand account of the convention happenings. Ra dio stations throughout the country featured broadcasts of the opening ceremonies.
 Convention happenings are made known in almost every nook of the land almost as soon as it happens.
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WINCHELL BRINGS THREE,

Pilot Oscar Winchell, of the Mo- Gee Airways, drove in on the heels of a wind today bringing three passengers from Anchorage; Attor- ney A. J. Dimond of Valdez, Demo- cratic nominee for Delegate to Congress from Alaska; Miss Anna May Dolan, member of the official court party; and Fred Chester field" Jensen, representing the fa- nous tobacco house and who has just completed circuit of the In- terior. Pilot Winchell was due to take off at an early hour this af- ternoon with passengers on the re- turn flight. He may make it back here this evening, if not, tomorrow for a couple loa dS of passengers from the incoming SS. Aleutian.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
CALIFORNIA VARSITY
 IS HOPE OF THE WEST

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 15. The California "bears," carrying half the far vests hopes in the intercollegiate rowing association regatta and had their first trial over the four mile Hudson river course. Coach Ky Ebright said the trial, rowed against slight tide, was completed by the varsity in more than twenty minutes and less than twenty five.
 California's junior varsity and freshman eights also traveled the course They will row next week. No other admitted trials were rowed although Syracuse, Navy and Co., lubia covered the course. Their coaches said no watches were held.
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EASTERN SCIENTISTS
 WILL STUDY SELD0v|A

Mrs. Grace de Laguna, of Bryn Mawyr. Penn, who last summer spent several weeks in the Seldo- via-Kachemak bay region with an archaeological party from the U. of Pennsylvania, was a passenger on the SS Admiral Watson for Seldo- via to join her daughter Miss Fred erica DeLaguna who preceded her to the city of Seldovia, arriving there on the last Admiral Evans.
 The archaeological party W h ic h conducted a quest for relics of the past, last year included her son Wallace and daughter, Frederick; they will probably carry on more intensive explorations in that re- zion this summer.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
NAVAL RESERVE MEN
 ENR0UTE ID ALASKA

SEATTLE, June IS, (P)-For a cruise of two weeks on Alaskan waters upper class men of the Ma val Reserve Officers Training Corps of the Universities of Washington and California, sailed on two des- troyers.
 Heretofore the classes cruised for month, the past years, to Hawaii. The limitations of the pre- sent criuse are attributed to con- gressional economy programs.
 Washington's 30 men sailed on the Destroyer Trevor, and an equal number from the California Uni versity are aboard the Destroyer Crown Shield.
 Brief stops will be made at Ju- neau, Wrangell and Prince Rupert on the return trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
COURT PARTY COMING
 ID SEWARD ON TRAIN

Yesterday, Tuesday, m a rke q the closing of the month court term at Anchorage and today Judge E. Coke Hill will arrive and, until Friday, hear local civil mat ters; he plans to board the SS Aleutian Friday for his Valdez of fices.
 The local hearings will practical ly terminate Judge Hills activities in the Third Division for about July 1 he will take up his new du- ties as Federal judge of the 4th Division with headquarters at Fair banks.
 The Anchorage term of the dis trict court was adjourned until July 5 when Judge Cecil Clegg, former Seward resident, will take over the bench. Judge Clegg is ex- pected to arrive from Fairbanks the latter part of the month en- route to Valdez.
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INDEPENDENCE CAUSE
 ON BRINK 0F DEFEAT

WASHINGTON, D. C., June IS, The cause of the Philippine ir,de- pendence stood precariously near another defeat today at the hands of a determined minority of sena- tors out to kill the Hawes bill, in the closing days of the session.
 The proponents are of two camps and the most bitter of these which opposes the form of independence, are led by Senator Copeland, N. Y. Democrat, who is ready to filibus- ter if need be to prevent the bills passage.
 A compromise bill, led by Sena- tor Vanderberg, Michigan Repub- lican, will fight for a substitute when and if the cause ever comes to a vote.
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RENO sPORTsMEN
 MAKE $100,000 OFFER

RENO, Nev., June 15. The win ner of the Schmeling-Sharkey title bout was offered an outright guar antee of s1OOOOO by the city of Reno, represented by committee of businss men, to meet the winner of the Baer-Levinsky fight here in championship battle Labor day.
 The following wire was sent to Joe Jacobs, manager of Max Schmeling at New York. If you are successful in defending your title against Jack Sharkey, the city of Reno will give you $100,000 to meet the winner of the Max Baer- King Levinsky-fight in a twenty round decision bout here Labor day. Please advise"
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ROBERT SHORT WAS
 N0N-COMBATANT WHEN
 SHOT DOWN SHANCHA|

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (P)- Mrs. Elizabeth Short of Tacoma, on arriving from Shanghai, assert ed her son, Robert, who was shot down by Japanese aviators over Shanghai, was a non-combatant.
 She said he was flying com mercial plane for delivery and was taken for a Chinese combat plane by Japanese and was forced to fight.
 q was given to understand that complaint was made to the Amer ican Consul, General Edwin s. Gun ningham," said Mrs. Short, "and that he declined to take diplomatic action. I am going to present facts to the State Department at Wash ington and have everything done that will result in this country having diplomatic representatives in China"
 Mrs. Short was unable to find her sons belongings, although she knew he left some cash in his fur nished apartments.
 A large delegation of local Chi nese headed and directed by lead CTS ln Chinese diplomatic, busi- ness and fraternal affairs, headed by a brass band leading a long parade, accorded Mrs. Short an enthusiastic reception. Spe ches were made eulogizing her heroic son in who's honor a national mon- ument has been erected and who was posthumously elevated to the rank of Colonel in appreciation o1 his daring fight.
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SUSPICIOUS ODOR
 ONLY A DEAD COW

SAN LUIS OBISCO, Calif., June 15. Evidence which two motor iStS took to indicate murder or foul play were traced to a dead COW by officers who searched the hills be- tween here and Santa Marguerite. Lewis Barriot and Lloyd Gay told authorities in Salinas that they found hunting and fishing licenses made out to Leo J. Dunn of Los Angeles scatterer in the under brush. Nearby were several ar ticles of women's clothing. Officers found the garments but a suspic- ious odor reported by the motorists was caused by a dead COW.
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SOUTHERN ATHLETES
 CONFIDENT 0F SUCCESS
 IN OLYMPIC GAMES

CHICAGO, June 14.-It has been suggested that California track and field stars could take care of Uncle Sam's Olympic business with little or no help, but half-dozen or so midwest athletes would be a comfort to any teams. With Ralph Metcalfe of Marquette, Mich, "the flying ebony" who won the 100 and 220-yard events in re- cord time yesterday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship has produced an amazing fine list of performers as indicated when it won it's first title with 56 points.
 Metcalfe won his 1O0-yard dash in 95-10 to equal the accepted worlds mark. The Olympic yer sion of the race, in 10, and was two tenthS of a second faster than the recognized record. His per- formance in the 220-yard dash and the 200 meters was even better. He travelled over the furlong in 20.s seconds, shaving a tenth from the worlds standard, and passed the 200 meter mark in 20.4, thre e. tenths of a second faster than the accepted record.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
TAKING MOVING PICTURES

On the flight to Bristol Bay, B. R. Hart, vice president of the Alas ka Packers Association, who Tues day took off here with Pilo t Harry Blunt of the Alaskan Air ways, will take moving pictures of scenic glories. Mir. Hart is an anna teur photographer of exceptional ability and upon his return to his headquarters at San Francisco it can be expected Alaska will re- ceive considerable extra favorable publicity.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
LOCAL GLACIER RECEDES

The western extremity of Good win glacier from whence Fourth of July creek draws it's supply of water, has receded approximately 1,5OO feet since 1927 when a Sew ard resident camped near the face of the glacier and who returned there several weeks ago to pros pect a mineraliZed ledge which at that time was covered by the ice mass.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
STILL IN SESSION

WASHINGTON, D. C., June IS, R-Congress hammered away to- day on the farm relief, bonus and the budget balancing problems, al- though it's interest centered in the Republican National conven- tion now in session at Chicago. It was the first time in decades that Congress had been in session dur ing a national convention. Most of the House and Senate members remained in Washington.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
FORMER HEAD CHILE
 WILL C0 ID EUROPE

SANTIAGO, Chile, June 15, = Carlos G. Davila, just resigned as head of Chile's new socialist gov ernment, accepted the request of the government to go to Eurape on a mission and prepared to leave the country shortly.
 Davila's resignation was the re- suit of disagreement with others of the new government.
 Rolando Merino, minister of the interior, was named to succeed him as a member of the govern ing committee.
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ALASKA DELEGATES PREPARE RESOLUTION
 ID G0y[t'u ACTIONS

CHICAGO, June IA. (P - The Alaska delegation to the Repub- lican National Convention chose Edward A. Rasmussen, of Ska g. way, national committeeman, Mrs. Frank I. Reed, of Anchorage, na- tional committeewoman, and w. H. Caswell, of Ketchikan, was select ed as assistant sergeant-at-arms for the delegation. The Alaska del- .egation found the weather rather warm.
 Delegate James Wickersham met the delegation from Alaska. He is returning to Alaska after the con- ventiOn.
 The Alaska delegation has ad- opted the following resolution gov erning their actions at the con- vention:
 we favor a policy of giving to the people of Alaska the widest possible territorial self-government, the appointment through the re- publican organization in Alaska of bona-fide Alaska residents for all appointive positions, that the Ter ritory be given active development, that Alaska be given application of all general laws of the Unite States, thus placing it's citizens on equality with those in the United States, that more liberal policy in development of Ala ska's re- sources be followed, and that a more liberal stand be taken in the operation of the Alaska Railroad
 The party also inserted in their resolution a clause providing for the early construction of the h. ternational Highway from the Unit ed States to Alaska.
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WALKER's TESTIMONY
 BE ANALYzEO TH0R0[Y

ALBANY, N. Y, June 15, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt has appoint ed John E. Mack and Martin Con- boy to help analyze the testimony of Mayor James J. Walker, before the Hofstadter committee, con- corning his fitness for office.
 Mack is a former Democratic supreme court justice; Conboy is a Democrat and leading attorney of New York city.
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STATESMEN GATHER

SEALTLE, June 15, P)-Lau- same conference statesmen of a dozen European countries arrived in preparation for the opening of tn International conference Thurs day. It makes this Swiss town the center of much of the Worlds hopes for economic recovery. The first problem to be discussed is relief for Germany from the bur den of reparations payments, more than three millions of which fall due July IS unless new arrange ments are concluded.
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.. ALASKA AT THE CAPITOL ..

Some parties in California have wired the Delegate that they have acquired Unit No. 2, in the Mata- nuska coal fields and that they have sent an engineer north to make a final examination of the property before deciding just what work is necessary in order to get coal out to supply the coastal mar kets.
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 The revenue bill that has been under consideration by the Senate contained three schedules, approved by both- House and Senate, which is of particular interest to Alaska One schedule imposes a tax of four cents per pound on copper import ed into the United States; another provides that imported coal shall carry a tax of ten cents per 100 pounds; another imposes a tax of $500 per thousand on imported lumber.
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 Prohibition enforcement work during the current fiscal year will cost each person in America 8.e cents, as the total cost of enforce ment work will be 1,O69, 800, ac- cording to information available at the Bureau of Prohibition. The per capita cost of enforcement in Alaska, where $26,555 is expend- ed on a basis of 58,75s population at an average of 45c. The next highest is in Nevada, where $32,91s is expened for 9O,981 people, or ar averange of 36 cents. The lowest costs are in Porto Rico, where $52,- 194 is spent for 1,543,813 people, ar average of 3.4 cents, and in Ohio where $250,859 is expended for G. 639,837 people at a per capita of 3.1 cents. The largest sum $1,610,41e is expended in New York with 8 population of 12,619,5O3 and pel capita of 12.6 cents.
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 The Bureau of Indian Affairs has decided to dispense with the office of Chief of Alaska divisions with headquarters at Juneau. h. stead the duties of that position will be performed by the present Medical Director, Dr. Fellows, ano the appointment of Dr. Carl w Gordon of Indiana, as Director o1 Education for Alaska. The latter sailed from Seattle early in June for his headquarters at Juneau although he, as well as Dr. Fellows will travel considerably around the territory in the effort to build uI the two departments, referred to At present Charles H. Hawkeswortf
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PORTRAIT REMOVED

WASHINGTON, June 15. A large portrait of John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., for years has adorn- ed Washington headquarters of the anti-saloon league, has been removed, callers observed. Rocke- feller, long the leagues financial mainstay, recently came out for repeal of the eighteenth amend ment.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
HOUSING LONE PEP TALK

CHICAGO, June 15, (P-Dr. J. France, sole opponent of President Hoover for the Republican nonni- nation, clustered with confidence today after giving himself a rous- ing pep talk as the national con- vention opened. All the former Senator from Maryland could see ahead was a triumphant nomina- tion and success at the polls.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15
CAN NOT ACCEPT

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15, R-Charles G. Dawes in a formal statement said he could not accept the Republican nomination for vice president if offered him. He said he had given the subjct much thought. The move to place him on the ticket instead of Vice Pres ident Curtis gained strength des- pite his previous announcement.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-06-15

is the Acting Chief of the Alaska Division, and he is expected to con- tinue in the Indian Service as Dis trict Superintendent of Schools to with headquarters at etaoinETAO be assigned to one of the Districts Prior to his present appointment he was Superintendent of the South eastern district, with headquarters at Juneau.
 Lyman $. Brewster, of Bernie, Montana, has been engaged by the Department of the Interior to go to Seward Peninsula for the con- ing season to assist in the reor- ganization plans adopted for the care and expansion of the rein deer industry. Two other exper- fenced men were sent north sever al weeks ago to also participate in this work
 
 Judge John Barton Payne re- ported to President Hoover the other day that already 23,OOO,OOO bushels of flour of the 40,0OO,OOO bushels turned @over to the Red Cross by the Federal Farm Board for distribution to the needy thru out the country has been given away. Distribution of this flour has been made in every state and in Alaska. ** x
 The present Superintendent of Railway Mail Service, at Seattle, with jurisdiction over Alaska, is a. bout to retire. Some of the Alas ka postmaSters are sending in re- concentrations requesting the ap- pointment of J. H. Fehse, as suc- cesSor to this office. He has been an assistant and is particularly familiar with Alaska conditions, having frequently travelled through the North.
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 The Postoffice Department h s furnished the Delegate with the following information with refer ences to Alaska, that has develop ed between June 1, 1881, and April 30, 1892: Post offices established and name changed, Baldwin, Fan shaw, Galena, Ferry Gakona, Good news Bay, Kwiguk, Lakeview, Law ing, Old Harbor, Saint Timothys, Selawik, Tolovana, Warton. Cape tFanshaw was changed to Fanshaw and McCord was changed to Old Harbor. The offices discontinued were Chomly, Kantishna and Speel River, and mail should be directed to Ketchikan, Nenana and Juneau, respectively.
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REMOVED FROM JOB

SAN FRANCISCO, June IS, (P)- Frank Egan was formally removed from office as public defender, by the Board of Supervisors. He is under suspension and indictment for the murder of an old friend and client, Mrs. Jessie Scott Hughs, and declared guilty of obstructing justice by refusal to cooperate with the police in their probe of the murder.
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ASSAULTED JAPANESE GIRL

HONOLULU, June 15. Police charged Sergeant Garden, "A year old soldier of the United States Army, with attempted criminal as sault on complaint of 9 twenty year-old Japanese girl. Card e n denied the attack, and police said the case probably would be turned over to the military authorities.
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ONE BODY FOUND

NORTON, Va, June Is. T h @ body of one miner was recovered while rescuers worked to release nine others ent o m b e d in the Splashdome Coal Co.,, mine 35 miles from here, as the result of an ex- plOSiOn.
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GUERRILLAS BOMBED

KAREN, June IS, Japanese aviators today bombed band Of guerrillas estimated to exceed 1000 who have been active near Harbin. The reports said that the Japanese forces from TSitsihar were Occu- pying the walled city of Nuoho.
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l5 YEARS OF REST

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10, (P-Gaston B. Means has been sentenced to IS years impriSon- ment for swindling Mrs. Mclean of $l04, ,OOO on the promise of return ing the Lindbergh baby.
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ACCEPTS POST

TOXIC, June Is, -Viscount Ya- suya Uchida today formally ac- cepted the post of foreign minister in the Saito cabinet. He will be ap- pointed early next month after his successor as governor of south Manchuria railway is appointed.
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PRISONERS ESCAPE

YAKIMA, Wash, June 15. Five prisoners succeeded in escaping from the Yakima County jail Sun day and were still at large Monday evening.
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BRITISH PREPARE

LONDON, June IS, The Admir- atty announced today that the British navy has ordered ships to go to Calloa, Peru and be ready in event it was needed for protection of British interest in Chile.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-11
"You Give Us Plenty"
Jean Logan Says Her Mother Is Not
Tongue Tied in the Home

When Mrs. George B. Logan
arose to make her talk about
bulb culture, at the meeting of
the Garden Club, Monday eve
ming, she said:
1--WE were sitting at the sup
per table this evening, and
said to the children: I've got to
make a talk to the Garden Club
and Pm frightened about it.
don't know what on earth I'll
say
Jean, one of my daughters,
laughed at this. She said: That
oughtn't to frighten you. / don't
know why you should have any
trouble talking to those people
You certainly do know how tc
give us plenty of talk"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-11
Street Fires Banned
Warning against Burning Leaves on
Public Th0roughfares

There is an ordinance against
building fires on the streets in
Chapel Hill, and anybody who
disobeys the ordinance is sub
ject to a fines
This is the season when great
quantities of leaves have to be
disposed Of, and thoughtless
citizens sometimes pile them up
and burn them in the streets.
Every year the town authorities
issue warning against the
practice.
A concrete rb-and-gutter is
damaged when a fire is built
upon it.
Dry leaves to be got out Of
the way must either be burned
upon private property or hauled
off.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-11

He Gets More Votes Here Than Any
Other Republican Candidate

H. d. Carter, candidate for
the assembly, led the Republican
ticket in Chapel Hill, receiving a
vote of 268. Many Democrats in
the village, friends Of his,
scratched their party ticket in
order to vote for him. DR.. B.
B. Lloyd, candidate for coroner,
stood second, among the Repub-
Iicans, in the Chapel Hill voting.
In Orange county Mr.. Carter re-
ceived 1,179 votes, next to the
highest number given to any
Republican candidate. Lueco
Lloyd, running for County Com
missioner, received 1888.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-11
An Exhibit of Antiques
Many Old Things Put on Display at
Meeting of Garden Club

In honor of George Washing
ton, the bicentennial of whose
birth is being celebrated this
year, the Garden Club had an
exhibit of antiques in the parish
ihouse Monday evening.
Mrs. Burlage and Mrs. Fuss
Ter, dressed in Colonial gowns,
welcomed the members and
guests at the door. This is not
to suggest that Mrs. Burlage and
Mrs. Fussler are to be classed
among the antiques. Not at all ;
but they were an effective part
of the exhibit.
There was a spinning wheel
dating from the year 1772; and
ancient chairs, and samplers,
and silver, and china, and cop
per, and vases, and bottles. And
on top Of a bookcase, in a glass
frame, was a document signed
by the Earl of Granville in 1866
granting a tract of land in Gull
ford county (then part of
Rowan) to James Mendenhall,
the great-great-great-grandfa-
ther Of A. w. Hobbs and r. J.
M. Hobbs.
Scattered around among the
antiques, flowers were on dis
play: roses, chrysanthemums,
Chinese forget-me-nots, mari
Colds, and nasturtiums. Prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Mangum,
Mrs. Mackie, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs.
Bullitt, Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Stoude-
mire, Mrs. w. ?. Jordan, Mrs.
Logan, Mrs. Bost, and Mrs.
Clyde Eubanks.
Mrs. Logan talked to the club
about the cultivation of bulbs.