VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 21.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
TUESDAY. JANUARY 26, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
UNOFFICIALLY Si
JAPAN HAS 60NE
TOO FAR. SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI AND NANKING BOTH
BE CAPTURED BY JAPAN.
SAY REPORTS
SHANGHAI, Jan. 26, —The con
viction that the Japanese would
soon occupy Shanghai was further
strengthened Monday with the
statement of General Muris, the
Japanese Consul here, that h e
would not be “responsible for any
unforseen developments.'’
There are 10 Japanese warships
in Shanghai harbor and the guns
of these have been frowning down
upon the Chinese city for a num
ber of days. The ships are in the
harbor to back up the demands of
Japan that China suppress her
boycott on Japan and that she be
given redress for the attack on a
Japanese priest by five youthful
Chinese at Shanghai, and three
other similar demands.
It is apparent that the Chinese
government can not very well com
ply with Japan’s demands with re
lation to suppressing the boycott
as it would arouse public indigna
tion as nothing else has. The Chi
nese side of the affair was further
complicated by the resignation of
a number of liigh officials.
From an observer’s viewpoint the
present move of Japan on Shang
hai indicates long and well-laid
plans whereby they can secure the
occupation of Shanghai and Nank
ing as well. Residents of both cit
ies and particularly Shanghai, are
in constant fear over the threat
of an impending battle.
The United States locked upon
the Shanghai developments with
much displeasure it being the un- .
official opinion that “Japan lias,
gone too far.’’
'By Associated Press'
Japanese ships and soldiers went
scurrying to troublesome points as
the uneasiness at- Shanghai in
creased.
Fighting broke out at Harbin
where five Chinese were reported
to have been killed when a de
tachment of Chinese Eastern Rail
way guard swept into the Chinese
quarter and began looting.
BRING IN II VERDICT
HONOLULU, Jan. 26, —Members
of the grand jury in the Kahaha
wai slaying case who adjourned
the other day without taking any
action on the indictment charging
Mrs. Grace Fortescue, Lt. Massie,
Al Jones, and E. J. Lord with first
degree murder, were expected to
meet today; the reason for the
jury’s delay will probably be made
known at that time.
When the jurors adjourned i t
was rumored that some of them
wanted to apply the unwritten law
to the case.
Stanford Wood, U. S. attorney at
Honolulu, who arrived in San Fran
cisco Monday, says that the Hawai
ian condition has been brought
on by “too much politics and a re
sultant laxity in the police force.”
Attorney Wood declined to com
ment on whether or not those
charged would get a fair trial
in Hawaii but said that it would!
take undue legal action to transfer j
the case to California.
NAMING NEW CHIEF
HONOLULU, Jan. 2 6, —A new
chief of police will be named here
today or tomorrow.
KILLER WOLF
WRANGELL, Jan. 26, —The price j
of $200 was placed on the head of j
an outlaw wolf of this region who j
has been making periodic raids on!
the fox island of Jack Smith and j
killing a number of foxes. The!
price was posted by Smith. I
PREMIER RESIGNS
SHANGHAI, Jan. 2 0, (JP)—Sun
Fo, premier of the Chinese govern
ment, turned in his resignation be
cause the government declined to
accept his policy calling for vigor
ous action against Japan for her
aggressive attitude toward the Chi
nese nation. Sun Fo’s government
was formed in December.
SAIL F0H SHORE
PROTECT CITIZENS
RUMOR THAT 1,000 KILLED IS
UNCONFIRMED; “REDS”
ARE BLAMED
SAN SALVADORE, Salvadore,
Jan. 2 6, —This state in Central
America is again in trouble. This
time the uprising against provis
ional government provoke; it is
reported, by ‘•Red” influence and
unconfirmed reports said 1,000
people were killed Sunday by a
communistic horde in their march
upon San Salvadore.
The report said the marchers
are leaving a trail of death and
ruin behind them and that they
have destroyed communication
lines which makes it hard for de
tails to bo made known to the out
side world.
Martial law has been declared
throughout the little nation and
warships of England and the Unit
ed States are speeding toward the
scene in order to protect their nat
ionals in the the event the com
munists gain control. Three U. S.
warships are enroute and are car
rying 315 marines.
The Italian minister has asked
America to protect Italian citizens
in the reDUblic.
RUSH BELEE1IES Id
G. 0. P. CONVENTION
JUNEAU, Jan. 26. </P)—William
A. Hesse, Territorial Highway En
gineer. filed his declaration for
the nomination in the Democratic
primary, for reelection.
John W. Frame, former Republi
can. has switched allegiance and
filed for National Committeeman,
subject to the will of the people in
the Democratic primary.
Eugene Wacker, M. H. Heath, T.
A. Wakefield and John B. Rice, all
of Ketchikan, filed as delegates to
the Republican National Conven
tion at Chicago.
Mr. Hesse was elected to office
in 1930, the only successful Demo
crat to win an office in that elec
tion. He is a pioneer of Alaska and
is intimately acquainted with all
districts having lived in practically
all of them. He is a World War
veteran, serving in the Engineering
Corps.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 26, (£>) i
—The Interior Department supply ]
bill introduced here carried $781,-;
400 for Alaska. The money, as spe-j
cified in the supply bill, will be dis- j
tributed as follows:
The sum of $281,800 for Indian
Medical relief; $690,000 for the ed
ucation of natives and $35,600 for
Mount McKinley, presumably for
road building.
fEditor’s note; The above figures
do not jibe but a clearer dispatch j
may be received later.)
BROTHERS KILLED
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, —Dr. E.!
P. Tillman and brother Walter met j
death here yesterday when their |
plane crashed. One brother was
teaching the other to fly.
STOLE $17,000
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 26, —Rob
bers cut through a 17-inch vault
top of steel and concrete and suc
ceeded in escaping with $17,000
from the Bank of America. The
robbers escaped.
DR- JEKYLL” AND MR. HYDE
The poor privilege of strutting for a day upon the public stage, of
hiding the heart of an ass behind the lion’s royal robe, then fading like
a feculent odor into everlasting oblivion; think of a man posing as a
leader, the statement of Secretary of Agriculture who is reported to
have told Representative Buchanan, that the Matanuska Experiment
Station was too far North to obtain the results justifying the expense.
Sounds like the braying from Balaam’s ass. But abuse is no argu
ment, we know, and to indulge in disparaging personalities were not
elegant. So let us see if we can sum up a few facts for this modern
Moses at Washington.
Not so many years ago the Vestal Bill was introduced, a bill asking
for extension of the Hatch, Adams and Purnell Acts and the Smith
Lever Act to Alaska. It was granted.
‘•Matanuska Valley and surrounding country is not surpassed
anywhere as an agricultural country,” declared the late learned C. C.
Georgeson, noted agronomist who devoted the best years of his life in
studying and experimenting with agriculture in Alaska. There never
was a better authority than this grand gentleman and internationally
known scholar who was uncermoniously kicked out in his old age by an
ungrateful government. He died a few years later, practically from a
broken heart. He loved Alaska!
Contradictory to his chief’s statements, H. W. Alberts, director of
Alaska Agriculture Experiment Stations, says in Circular No. 1, “Infor
mation for prospective settlers in Alaska: -the principal productive
areas are found in the Matanuska, Tanana, Kuskokwim and the Yukon
Valleys.” Every one of them is further north than the Matanuska Val
ley by hundreds of miles. In fact. Alberts says, “the Fortymile River ;
country will probably be one of the most productive regions of Alaska.” ,
And here is where we nail Mr. Arthur M. Hyde’s hide to the fence. !
■ In bis “Yearbook of Agriculture, 1931,” a copy of which is before the j
; Editor, issued by the U. S Department of Agriculture, Mister Hyde, on !
I page 79, under the title of “Research at Insular Stations,” says, “The \
Alaska station made noteworthy progress in developing strains of beef (
I and dairy cattle. Successful experiments in dairying were made in the
| Matanuska Valley.” The Matanuska station has been for years especial- 1
ly engaged in experiments in dairying and the by-products of this in- ;
| dustry.
Furthermore, Mr. Hyde has double-crossed the Department of the j
I Interior-the Alaska Railroad—f-with regards to its earnest desire |
to colonize the railroad belt. Circulated throughout the United States J
are thousands upon thousands of booklets entitled “Alaska, The New
est Home Land,” issued by the Department of the Interior. Hyde, there
for, has also double-crossed the American people. Brief extracts from
this booklet dealing with the Matanuska Valley are:
“Tne unusually long days during the growing period tend to cause
the crops to yield abundantly. The soil is a rich loam. Dairy cattle
thrive. Pasture of native grasses is available for five months of the
year, and winter forage can be produced in abundance. Veal and beef
produced in connection with dairying, find a ready market- Sheep and
goa^s are profitably grown. Hogs are a paying adjunct. There is a de
pendable market for roasters and broilers and fresh eggs are always
in demand. Potatoes are grown as a cash crop for local and home con
sumption. All seed-potato crops are grown on newly cleared land, as
the virgin soil is well adapted to raising seed-potatoes and is free of
disease. This is a decided advantage over many regions in the States.
“Grain crops grown are, in order of importance, oats, barley, peas, i
wheat, rye and buckwheat, Oats yield 40 to 90 bushels per acre; prices
are 90c to $1.12 per bushel. Grain hay is the principal hay grown; there
is a growing demand for it. Vegetables produce abundantly and are of
a quality superior to those grown in warm climates. Berries are raised
for local markets and for home use.
“The average temperature of Matanuska Valley is approximately
the same as Nevada, Utah, Colorado, the northern part of Arizona and
New Mexico ”
Too far North; bah! The preceding data was prepared by an intel
ligent member of the Department of Agriculture, yet his chief, with
one stroke of the pen, wipes out the infinite toil and hopes of years. The
few dozens of new settlers enticed to Matanuska Valley in the last three
years are thus left hanging on a limb. Apparently the Department’s
word is not worth the paper it is written on. The Alaska Railroad can
not be blamed for Hyde’s act. Every effort to develop the railroad has
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GIANT PUG WINNER
PARIS, Jan. 26, —Primo Camera,
the giant heavyweight, literally
wiped the floor with M. Bouquillon,
Frenchman, then put him to sleep
in the second round.
STAMP GOES ON SALE
LAKE PLACID, N- Y., Jan. 26, —
More than 400 persons were in line
when the Lake Placid postofflce
opened. The reason for the big
lineup was that the sale of the
new two-cent Olympic Game stamp
was begun and the postofflce one
of the first to offer the stamp to
the public.
NOT GUILTY
DUBLIN, Jan. 26, —Frank Galla
gher, editor of the Irish Free Press
plead not guilty to the charge oi
libelling the Irish Free State when
he was brought to trial.
STILL DEBATING
CHICAGO, Jan. 26, —Railroac
workers are still debating here
whether or not they will accepl
the 10 per cent wage cut and save
the carriers $250,000,000 per year
URGED HIRE AMERICANS
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 26, —Five hun
dred letters have been mailed to
local residents urging them to em
ploy American citizens instead of
aliens.
NEEDS $8,000,000
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Jan. 26, (JF)
—Secretary Wilbur urged Congress
i to approve an $8,000,000 appro
priation for special work on the
Boulder Dam project where a n
; unforseen development has cccur
j red.
BROKE UP GANG
TIJUANA, Mexico, Jan. 2 6, —
The police, by capturing a number
of smugglers, broke up one of the
largest known operating gangs in
the country.
.
MEXICANS DIE
FRESNO, Calif., Jan. 26, —A
number of Mexicans are in a hos
pital here and four are known to
have died when they used poisoned \
grain in preparation of food. It is;
! claimed that the poisoned grain:
was stolen by the poverty stricken |
• Mexicans.
SS EVANS NORTHBOUND
SEATTLE, Jan. 26, (A5)—The SS
Admiral Evans, of the P. S. S. Co.,
sailed today at 10 a. m. for Alaska
with 49 passengers. Seward pas
sengers were H. F. Buram, F. Stev
enson, Kenneth Chisholm, Clara
Louis Ring, Mrs. K. M. King, John
King, Mrs. Grace Lowe, Mrs. M. A.
Fleckenstein, J. M. Pearl and E E
Call.
PREMilfl
of me dies
CDMHOSPim
EDDIE STINSON FLEW 20 YEARS
AND HELD MOST HOURS
IN THE AIR
CHICAGO, Jan. 26, (IP)—Ameri
ca’s dean of aviator’s Ed Etinson,
who flew 20 of his 38 years, died
in the hospital from injuries re
ceived in a Hugh-Stinson Detroit
er plane which fell to earth on the
public links golf course of Jack
son Park.
Three companions were less ser -
iously injured. Motor trouble de
veloped and in an attempted land
ing the plane struck a flag pole.
The accident occurred while he
was on his way to the Wayne, Mich,,
plant. It v/as the first time he had
ever been injured in 20 years of;
flying and he bore the distinction |
of having more hours in the air;
than any other man in the history
of aviation which totalled more
than 14,000 hours.
He had traveled more than one j
and one-half million miles and
never used a parachute.
He won his wings at the old Kin- !
loch Field of St. Louis.
Although he built the trans-At
lantic planes cf Ruth Elder and
George Haldeman, and the round
the-world machines o f William
Brock and Eddie Schlee, he oppos
ed such flights, calling them stunts-,
LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS
M ITS LUST “LEGS"
GENEVA, Jan. 26, —The League
of Nations is wallowing around on
its last legs, apparently. Sir Eric
Drumond resigned yesterday.
Yesterday members convened to
talk over the Japanese move on
Shanghai but no action was taken.
It was freely admitted the “ship
is sinking”; member nations are
far in arrears on dues and work o'h
the construction of the League of
Nations building has been suspend
ed owing to lack of money
MAN KILLS SELF AS |
WAS BEING QUESTIONED;
DETROIT, Jan. 26, (JP)—Murder 1
and suicide closed the book of life :
for Mrs. Josephine Hudson, 24 years 1
of age, and David Shafer, 35. ]
The body of Mrs. Hudson, a di
vorcess, was found with a bullet i
in the neck; the body was in a car. <
Later in the day when officers 1
went to question Shafer who had j <
deserted his family for Mrs. Hud- |
son, he killed himself. (J
Shafer had returned to his home 1 <
and told his wife he was through <
with Mrs. Hudson. While the offi- '
:ers were talking with him in the <
relief he had killed the woman, he 1
shot himself. i
LOSE 877,500.000
MADRID, Spain, Jan. 2 6, — 1
Though not in the name of the «
Jesuit Order, it is estimated the :
property in Spain belonging t o
the church was valued at approx-1
imately $77,500,000. The new gov- i
eminent recently seized this. ]
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 26, —
With a few close friends present,
Vice President Curtis yesterday
celebrated quietly the arrival of ]
his 72nd birthday. He was the re- :
cipient of congratulations from all :
over the country. i
STATE ATTEMPTS
TO PROVE WOMEN
WEREKILLED, SLEEP
LETTER WRITTEN BY MRS. JUDD
MAIN EVIDENCE OF THE
PROSECUTION
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 29, —Yes
terday’s developments in the Win
nie Ruth Judd trial here was mark
ed by an attempt of the state to
prove that the girls—Mrs. Agnes
Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson—
;vere shot in their sleep.
Probably the most startling evi
dence yet introduced in the trial
Is that of the soiled and torn let
ter which was introduced by the
state. The letter was written by
Mrs. Judd and is her version of
the killings before she surrendered
to the police. The letter was a d
dressed to Mrs. Judd’s husband but
was not delivered as Mrs. Judd
had attempted to destroy it. The
letter was recovered from the
plumbing in a store which Mrs.
Judd said that she spent the night
Clarke Sellers, handwriting ex
pert, testified that the writing was
that of Mrs. Judd and spent much
of the time Monday on the wit
ness stand explaining the tech •
nicalities of his profession.
The letter, fragments of which
are preserved under a transparent
covering tells Mrs. Judd’s version
of the gruesome tragedy before
she surrendered to the police. Mrs.
Judd said in the letter that she got
into an argument with Mrs. Sam
uelson over some one and that she
had to shoct her in self defense
She then had to shoot Miss Leroi
because she had been a witness to
the murder. Her next thought, ac
cording to the letter, was to dis
pose of the bodies and it was for
this purpose she dismembered and
put them into a trunk and took
them to Los Angeles.
The prosecution believes that the
nine-page letter will convict Mrs
Judd while the defense contends
that this is proof the killings were
done in self defense.
APPOINTS DIRECTORS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan.. 2§. —
President Hoover named Harvey
Soueh. of Arkansas, and Jesse
Jones, of Texas, as two of the three
directors of the $2,000,000,000 re
ronstruction corporation which is
leaded by Charles G. Dawes.
muUltbLffl IN
LUSH'S BUTTLE
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2 6. (&)—
rbe war of Governors’ is on again
n Louisiana. Governor Huey P.
l/Ong’s departure for Washington
;o take over his seat in the Senate
eft the governorship arena open
x> two men, one of Governor Long’s
ong friend and the other, a foe.
Armed guards patrolled the cap
tal against the invasion by the
:nemy of Governor Long, Paul Cyr.
vho was elected Lieutenant Gov
ernor
Cyr announced his readiness to
;ake up the battle where he left
)ff when the Supreme Court de
eded against him and will attempt
;o oust Long and take over the
Governor’s job on the grounds
hat Long couldn’t be both gover
ior and senator-elect
Meanwhile, the friend, Alvin King,
vho was appointed by Long as
jitue. Governor when Cyr took the
)ath of office as governor, held the
:ort as acting governor.
DOESN’T WANT MUCH
NEW YORK, Jan. 26, —“Babe”
*uth, following the procedure and
essons of former years, returned,
insigned, a contract for $70,000.
JUNEAU BANDIT DIES
JUNEAU, Jan. 26, (/P)—William
tfcGee, bank robber who was shot
Saturday by Cashier McNaughton
if ter robbing the Belirends bank,
hed. He made no statement.