Seward daily gateway. [volume], August 03, 1933, Image 1

About Seward daily gateway. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1923-1933

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U. S. SQUADRON
OF DESTROYERS
ARRIVES SEWARD
Led by the flagship, the USS. De
catur, the five trim destroyers com
prising U. S. Destroyer Squadron!
Pour, came into'Resurrection Bayj
yesterday afternoon and, in pre-,
cision that virtually clicked, they
speedily moored alongside the Sew
ard wharf. The Destroyers includ-!
ed the USS. Decatur, USS. Perry,1
USS. Trever, USS. Wasmuth, and
the USS. Zane.
The sailor men on board the five:
destroyers report a fine cruise ini
Alaskan waters. The boats came up.
the Inside Passage, spending two!
to four days at Ketchikan, Wrangell, i
Juneau, SSkagway, Cordova, Valdez,
and Seward. Only two vessels, the!
Zane and the Wasmuth, visited
Valdez, the other three visiting
Cordova. These two also called at
Soapstone and Hinchenbrook.
The cruise has been educational,
and recreational to the fullest ex-!
tent, and “a good time was had,
by all,” is the final reports which
all hands will write into their logs.
The fishermen have enjoyed to the;
utmost Alaska’s lakes and streams.
There have been baseball games
between Navy and civilian teams
at every port. Smokers were also
held at Ketchikan and Cordova, in
which the dashing man-of-war’s
.Tien of the visiting ships gave
some snappy exhibitions of boxing
and wrestling. At Ketchikan the
»e a-going mus©ians~ rounded u p
their talent and presented an hour,
and a half program of vocal and ,
instrumental music from station
XGBU. the Voice of Alaska
Especially enjoyable have been the"
dances given the sailors by their !
hosts in the various ports. Enter
tianment committees have vied :
with each other to present the
best music and most fun. And, as
in the old Navy epigram, “the first :
liar never has a chance,” the -sail
ors report that the first dances !
along the way have been delight
fully eclipsed by the later ones.
Last evening, for instance, there
came from Anchorage, a train
loaded to the eaves with charming
Alaska Demoiselles, to help pep up
Seward’s “Navy Welcome” dance.
At Valdez 50 people drove all the :
way down from Fairbanks, 350
miles, to welcome the sailor men,;
and to get the latest sea-going in
terpretation of the California road- <
house wiggle. \:
There have been many worth- j'
while sight-seeing trips along the 1
way. At Ketchikan most of the!
men got their first inside glimpse:!
at a salmon cannery; and their,
visit to the Ketchikan Cold Stor--<
age was freezing to say the least, n
At Wrangell the interest centered^
around the many totem poles!!
which were interpreted interesting-,]
iy to them by Rev. Harry Corser.j'
the author of Totem Lore. At Jun-j
eau the excursion trip was to Men- J ]
denhall Glacier, while many of thej
men also visited the mines. At ]
Skagway a special train was run ]
by the White Pass and Yukon Rail-j
road, so that all hands could view ]
at a close-up, the remains of the i
Trail of ’98 and get a better appre-(]
iation of the struggles and hard- I
ships of those old pioneers of thej
gold country. At Cordova, cars took I
the men over the scenic drive along <
Eyak Lake. There also the quaint, I
unique artistry of Nirvana Park
found many admirers among the I
men of the visiting fleet. I
The Trever missed one day’s I
sight-seeing at Juneau, when order- a
ed to Eagle River to rescue the I
passengers on the SS. Northwes- c
EAGLE INSIGNIA
USED BY SELFISH
BUSINESS HO(J SES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 3. —
Complaints have been made that
many business men throughout the
nation have subscribed to the Na
tional Recovery Act Code and re
ceived the Blue Eagle, emblematic
of governmental cooperation only
to use this for selfish business rea
sons. It is said that they have just
S.gned for the code but are not com
plying with its provisions.
To cope with this practice com
mittees of businessmen-vigilantes
are to begin operations Monday to
ferret cut such practices and abuse j
ferret out such practices and abuses ■
of the Blue Eagle insignia.
It is pointed out that those who;
do not comply with the provisions
Df the code are guilty of mail fraud, j
Also since the insignia represents'
federal government and its display
as a badge of the government, it
is declared that those who display
it without living up to the code
provisions are guilty of impersonat
ing a federal officer.
Still further plans to carry out;
the National Recovery act call for
tribunals in each state to hear the;
problems of the employers and at
tend to National Recovery Act busi
ness.
tern which went aground there.
But that was only one of the
many high lights in a man-of-war’s
:ruise.
Old Martin Itjen, the tourists’
nemises at Skagway, made a hit
vith the sailors, with his Skagway
Streetcar (Nothing like it in the
.vorld), his walrus mustache, and
lis inexhaustible supply of informa
tion. Skagway’s legend of Soapy
Smith found 50 more thirsty lis
teners; and “Soapy” will hence
forth become a standard nickname
or all the members of the Smith
’amily who ship in Uncle Sam’s
^avy.
The Perry and the Wasmuth
were in Seward three years ago,
ind still have a number of men in
their crews who paid this port a
visit in 1930. Readers of the Gate
way will be interested to know'
that among the men on the Per-;
:y are four who are survivors of the j
disastrous shipwreck of the des
troyers at Point Hondas, Septem
ber 8, 1923. These men are Chief!
Juartermaster Dahuff, Chief Mach- j
mist’s Mate Hunt, Chief Water!
render Van Pair, and Machinist’s
Vlate, 1st class, Goodwalt.
A complete roster of the officers'
ind the ships follows:
USS. Decatur, squadron leader; j
Captain G. J. Rowcliff,, Lt. Com
mander J. R. Sullivan, Lt. Com
mander H. B. Davis, Lieut. J. B.
L.evasseur, Commander R. A. Hall,
jieut. E. E. Pare, Lieut, (j.g.) R. D.I
Williams, and Ensign ft. E. Lee. j
USS. Perry: Comdr. G. L. Wey-i
er, Lt. Commander J. M. Lewis,!
jieut. J. G. Jones; Lieut, (j. g.) W.i
I. Organ, Lieut, j.g.) L. G. BarotJ
Cnsign R. R. McCracken.
USS. Trever: Lieut-Comdr. M. B.
Jyington, Lieut. M. E- Eaton, Lieut, j
j. g.) W. S. Howard, Ensign K. S. ■'
kfasterson, Ensign J. C. South, jr., i
aeut. E. T. Stewart, jr. j
USS. Zane: Lieut-Comdr. R. S.
tiggs, Lieut. W. B. Wright, jr., Lieut,
j. g.) C. L. Steiner, Lieut, (j. g.)
). T. Ferrier, Ensign S. M. Arwyne.
USS. Wasmuth: Lieut.-Comdr. O. -
limitz, Lieut. H. F. Pullen, Lieut. 1
). L. Nutter, Lieut, (j. g.) A. M. i
’atterson, Lieut, (j. g.) W. S. Stov- '<
II, jr., Ensign W. S. Gibson, and 1
■ieut. )j. g.) P. M. Crossland,, M. 1
| AN Am
MAYOR'S
pward, Alaska
r August, 1933.
Carlos Brow
rd, Alaska.
keen satisfac
Paily Gateway
bpen letter of
fcers and men
:atur, U- S. S.
, U. S. S- Was
Zane, visiting
behalf of the
these ships to
The Honorable D<
nell, Mayor of Se
My dear sir:
Having read wit
tion in the Seward
of August 2nd., you
welcome to the o
of the U. S. S.
Perry, U. S.'S. Trev
muth and U. S. S.
Seward. I wish on
whole personnel of
express my apprecfation of the
sincerity of your wkcome, and to
say that because o£:the efforts
which you have mape to make us
comfortable and hafepy while here,
there can be no q#stion tat our!i
stay will be pleasant !|
We take great satilflaction in thej'
act that the men Mid women of *1
your community stand out in loy-j
alty and patriotism: and we of the t
JJavy while glad that you takeji
pride in the sight of Naval vessels M
in your harbor, hope on our part)]
that we shall be able to do every- j!
thing that is necessary to deserve' 1
your confidence, both now and in ]
the future. ;<
We hope, and indeed we are as-;J
sured, that your men and women ii
may be numbered among those who;]
in time of peace do not feel asham
ed or apolgetic in keeping our na-,
tional defense second to none and j
ready for any emergency; and who!
in emergency are not afraid to use
that strength to preserve peace or,i
if necessary, to stop imposition or
abuse- of our fundamental nation- ]
al rights. I
We of the Navy believe that un-|l
der existing conditions in the world
it is incumbent upon our country,
to adhere to the treaty limits al- i1
lowed by or international agree- ]
rnents and to built up our Navy fully jl
in accordance with these agree- ;
ments. We have fallen so far be~
hind in our construction that it is
imperative that we proceed resol
utely now with a strong program;
in construction of new ships. We
further feel assured that such pro-;<
ceedure maintains a balance of!'
power established and operates
as the best guarantee of peace for
our country. ,
We bespeak, therefore, the con-P
tinued friendship of the men andjl
women of your community. We re- ,«
alize that there is much in com- P
mon between us and we hope that,
in the future we may become more j
intimately acquainted.
It is a pleasure to visit your city ; l
and to sense the wonderful com-p
munity spirit which animates it. J
It is a privilege to see this won- j I
derful country and use your splen-jl
did harbor. It is particularly a great j t
source of gratification to meet your i 1
splendid men and women. We only! 1
regret that our stay is to be un-l
avoidably so short. 1
Please acept my thanks for yourj
cordial letter of welcome and my;
dope that it will be the beginning i
af more intimate relations.
Please acecpt my compliments, j
* Very truly yours. \
G. J. Rowcliff,
Captain U- S. Navy, I
Commander Destroyer;
Squadron Four, U. S.!
Fleet.
CROWD IN BAD MOOD
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 3.
—Three International Labor de
fense attorneys ruled out of partic
pation in the trial of two negroes
tccused of killing a white girl, were
wice threatened by crowds as Na
ional Guardsmen hurried them
rom the hearing at Tuscaloosa.
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ROOSEVELT LOOKS
VERTEHCOVRACED
NATION'S SUPPORT
HYDE PARK, N. Y. Aug. 3. —
There were several reasons for
President Roosevelt’s broad smile
and jovial mood yesterday when he
met with newspaper correspondents
and answered their queries as toj
how the administration’s program
was working out.
President Roosevelt was not only
gratified by the widespread cooper- (
ition that the business men andj
the people of the nation have j
shown in accepting the National!
Recovery Act and its provisions but
vas also gratified because of the;
fine condition of the government’s!
finances. The Treasury has justj
received the major portion of the
(500,000,000 bond issue in its vaults, j
the bond issue was oversubscribed
>y at least six times.
President Roodevelt also stated j
hat Raymond Moley, Assistant Sec- j
•etary of the State, ,was not going j
;o resign despite the rumors that
le was at odds with Secretary of
State Cordell Hull. Roosevelt stated j
hat his conference with Moley, at';
iyde Park, had been only to dis- j
:uss with him the problem of crime j
tnd the kidnapping racket as Moley j
s to make a special study of law-1
essness.
BALBO'S FLEET
AT SHOAL HARBOR
SHOAL HARBOR, N. F. Aug. 3. — (
Reports of a bad fog in the mid-;
Atlantic Wednesday halted the de- *
iarture of 24 Italian seaplanes for;
/alentia Island, Ireland.
The crews had breakfasted and
vere prepared to take off at dawn!
resterday, when General Italo Bal
)o received the unfavorable weather j
■eport.
The squadron continued to wait;
:or better weather today .
NEW SOURCE FRICTION
TOKYO, Aug. 3. —A new source
>f Russo-Japanese friction was dis
posed Wednesday when the For
:ign office instructed the Consul
Seneral at Vladivostock to obtain j
he release of 10 Korean fishermen, |
vho are being held prisoners by
he Soviet secret police. The For
eign office will also protest to the
Joviet athorities.
STILL LOVES HUTTON j
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3- —“I will;
ro my way and let Dave go hisi
vay, with a prayer for his happi-1
less,” said Aimee Semple Mc
>herson Hutton, blonde evangelist,
lome today from Europe. She eon
inued to insist that she still loves
ler 250-pound torch singing hus
band, David Hutton, Jr., but that if
le started a divorce suit she would
gt him have it.
VI0THER SLAPPED
CHILD TO DEATH\
VISALIA, Calif., Aug. 3. —Con-r
icted of manslaughter because she
ssertedly slapped her infant son
nd caused him to die Nancy Yates,
f Newhall, will face Judge Frank j
,amberson tomorrow for sentenc- ^
i
Her speedy one-day trial ended (
dth the jury of seven men and j
ive women returning the verdict t
fter deliberating an hour and a
alf.
The woman claimed she slapped
le child to silence its crying. When \
le awoke the following morning c
; child was dead. 5
Captain G. J. Rowcliff, U. S. Navy,
Commander,, Destroyer Squadron 4,
now visiting in Seward, was born
July 22, 1881, in Peoria, Illinois,
where he attended the public
schools until he entered the U. S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Mary
land, from where he graduated in
1902.
He has served four years on the
Asiatic Station in the USS. Wil
mington and the Oregon. He has
also served on the following ships:
Mayflower, Virginia, New York, Ar
kansas, Seattle, Wyoming, Pennsyl
vania, New Mexico, Reuben James,
Childs and Cincinnati. He was an
aide at the White House with
President Roosevelt and President
Taft. He is a graduate of the Naval
War College; has served ashore as
a member of the War Plans Divi
sion of the Office of Naval Opera
tions, as Assistant Budget Officer ,
for the Navy Department, as head \
of the Department of Engineering
and Aeronautics at the U. S. Nav
al Academy, and recently as Com
manding Officer, U. S. Naval
Training Station, Newport, R. I.
At the outbreak of the World War
he was Gunnery Officer on the
Staff of Vice Admiral D. W. Coff
man, U. S. Navy, Comanding the
Battleship Force of the U. S. Atlan
tic Fleet. During the war he also
served as Gunnrey Office on the
staff of'Rear Admiral Hugh Rod
man, U. S. Navy. Commanding the
Sixth Battle Squadron (the U. S.
Battleships) of the British Grand
Fleet; and later as Executive Of
ficer of the USS. New York, the
flagship of the Sixth Battle Squad
ron. He was present at the surren
der of the German High Seas Fleet
to the British Grand Fleet La the
Firth of Forth.
More recently he commander the
41 and 42nd destroyer divisions of
the Scouting Fleet; served as Fleet
Material Officer and as Fleet Tac
tical Officer on the Staff of Ad
miral R. E. Coontz, U. S. Navy, Com
mander-in-chief, U. S. Fleet; and
commanded the USS. Cincinnati.
He holds service medals for the
Spanish Campaign, Mexican Cam
paign and the World W!ar; and was
awarded the Navy Cross after the
World War.
Until May 26, 1933, he was in
command of the U. S. Naval Train
ing Station, Newport, R. I., and is
aow in Comand of Destroyer Squad
ron Four, U. S. Fleet.
Capt. Rowcliff has stated that
this trip realizes for him a life-long
ambition. His service in the U. S
Navy covers many years but this
is the first time he has had a
ihance to come North.
He had heard much about the
Territory from two well-known
tfavy officers, Admiral Coontz and
\dmiral Rodman, both of whom
served in Alaskan waters in the
iarly days. He served on the per
sonal staff of both officers at dif
’erent times.
MARTIAL LAW
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 3. —
Modified martial law was declared
oday, after a series of explosions
n . the Campo De Marte arsenel
aused considerable destruction and
njured four members of the Na
ional Guard. None were killed.
Miss Violet Culver of Anchorage,
/as among those who came over
n the train Wednesday evening to
ee the Naval vessels now in port.
I, 0. 0. F. HALL