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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 28. SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1932. PRICE TEN CENTS
SHANGHAI, Feb. 3, (/P)—T W 0 ,
thousand Japan esc blue-jackets,
are adv’’icing upon the Chapel,
sector following a heavy artillery ,
barrage. Machine guns and the ar
tillery roared continuously and the
Chinese are resisting stubbornly.
The entire foreign settlement was
shaken by the bombardment lead
ing to the belief that Japan is us
ing heavy ordnance from warships.
The Chinese are using mortars;
the battle started at 6:30 p. m. In
the meantime the International
garrisons completed sandbagging,
and barricading the streets with,
barbed wires. Thousands of refugees
poured into the settlement- |
Police estimated 50,000 people:
have come in since the fighting ,
started; all newcomers are search
rd for weapons. There is still plcn- ,
ty of food.
The Americans and British are j
now contemplating evacuation of j
xheir areas within the settlement, j
The nationals asked the U. S.:
* navy to send another destroyer.
MOST StVti.L BBl ILL
BUSES (5 JIP FOBCES
SHANGHAI, Feb. 3, UP)—'The j
most severe battle- since the out
break of hostilities at Shanghai, j
raged today as Japanese land foie
es and airplanes smashed against;
Chapei, while warships in Whang- j
poo river shelled Woosung forts, 16 :
miles away.
The U. S. cruiser Houston ar
rived in time for the battle. The
cruiser carried a landing party of
* 300 marines. The cruiser was warn
ed not to enter the river but stay
out of the line of fire- Afterward :
it moved up the river and tied up. j
Six Japanese destroy ers are ,
shelling the forts and also covered .
the landing parties of bluejackets, j
Observers said the district is a |
veritable inferno again. Japanese;
aviators are dropping bombs on
the defenseless residents.
The Japanese notified the Amer
ican and British consulates that
they are occupying Woosung.
WOMEN Hi CHUN
UW NANKING
NANKING, Feb. 3, (A3)—American
and British women and children
are evacuating Nanking traveling
toward Shanghai. Foreign business
men and missionaries are undecid
ed with regards to leaving but
may depart on the British river
steamer Woosung.
There were more than 90 women
and children leaving; these in
cluded families of employees of the
American International Export Co.,
the Texaco Oil Co., and British
and American tobacco firms.
aim in china
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3, —
The legal advisor to China in this
city testified Tuesday that Japan
plans to subjucate China and then
use her man power for a war
against the United Sattes.
AIRPORT MEETING
Seward Airport Association will
meet Wednesday evening at 8
o’clock in the office of Brown &
Hawkins Corporation. All members
are urged to attend.
2-3- FINANCE COMMITTEE.
TO HAVE OPERATION
LONDON, Feb. 3, —Premier Ram
say MacDonald was to undergo an
operation in an attempt to save
the sight of his left eye.
tmvelme¥
THE AIR OUT OF SEWARD
Plane activities boomed in Sew
ard yesterday and was to have con
tinued over today.
Tuesday morning, Pilot Valley
and L- McGee, of Barnhill & Mc
Gee Airways, Seward base, swooped
down after a fast hop from An
chorage. Within a few hours Val
ley took wing with two passengers,
G. R. Gardner and Mrs. Flecken
stein, for Anchorage.
McGee remained until the plane
returned in the afternoon when E.
Call, the company’s new pilot who
arrived from the South on the SS
Admiral Evans, and himself flew to
Anchorage.
Pilot Barnhill returned to Sew
ard Tuesday afternoon to pick up
two more passengers, Louis Larsen
and Ross Olson. Pilot Barnhill left
today with the latter two passen
gers for Anchorage where he w'ill
pick up Mr. Gardner and fly the
three to the Westward; to Illamna
and Nushagak.
Barnhill flew into Anchorage yes
terday from Takotna and was sup
posed to have brought the body of
a man (name unknowm* who was
killed there recently.
Mr. McGee said that as soon as
the local hangar doors are hung,
his partner. Barnhill, will base a
plane here It is planned to do all
the mechanical wmk at the Sewrard
base.
■TOH GASH COLT
FILES TOO BEEIECT1
JUNEAU, Feb. 3, (£>)—With the
campaign slogan ‘ Exclusion of all
Federal officers from participating
in Territorial affah'S,” Cash Cole,
Territorial Auditor, announced his
candidacy f£r Republican nomina
tion and reelect-ion, as a Progres
sive.
Attorney Truitt o f Anchorage,
prominent Alaska Democrat, filed
for Attorney General, and E. F.
Wann, Fairbanks Republican, filed
for Highway Engineer.
The Ground Hog saw his shadow
Tuesday, according to the local
international settlement weather
prophet which means frigid tem
peratures will be the order of the
day for some weeks yet. But cheer
io! he exclaimed. Spring is just
around the prosperity corner.
PURCHASES BOAT
Alfred Rosness, local resident
and owner of mining properties
in the Nnka Bay district, who re
cently left Seward for Seattle, has
purchased a boat and will fish out
of Seattle and Ketchikan this
coining season. The boat is named
the “Mayflower.”
CRUSHED HIS SKULL
A badly crushed skull caused the
death at Fairbanks of Mike Halli
sey, a helper in the railroad round
house. In the process of refueling
an engine Hallisey is said to have
fallen to the ground, his head
striking the ground.
SEARCH FRUITLESS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, —The
search for the missing Century Pa
cific airliner and its eight occu
pants up to Tuesday evening, had
been fruitless. The airliner was lost
overnight after it had taken off
m Bakersfield enroute to Los An
geles.
Alaska hems <
the Nation
(By W.i
Henry Johns, of Alvena, Michi
gan, a friend of Congressman R. *
H. Clancy, of Michigan, expects ]
to leave next week on a pleasure 1
and business trip to Alaska. He will 1
call on Governor Parks at Juneau, 1
as well as other Federal officials. 1
* * * *
The Los Angeles Chamber o f
Commerce is giving evidence of its 1
practical interest hi Alaska by 1
writing and urging members in '
Congress from California to lend '
assistance to defeat the bill sub- *
mitted by the Department of Jus- :
tice to combine the Second, or
Nome judicial division, with the
Fourth, or Fairbanks division and :
thus do away with one set of im
portant officials.
Some of these members have in- 1
dicated to the Delegate that they :
will assist him in defeating the
bill, on the ground that there
would be practically little economy
as a result of the consolidation
and it would tend to disorganize 1
the present satisfactory arrange
ment of the courts in Alaska.
* * ■ * *
The people of Kalskag want a
postoffice established at that lo
cation, which is near the Kusko- ■
kwim river between Bethei and
Sleetmute, and they also -want
George Morgan appointed post- ,
master. He has conducted a trad- .
ing store for the past 12 years, but '
has been a resident of Alaska since ,
1897
* * * *
Major Elliott, district engineer]^
for Alaska, made a report favoring
the requested harbor improvements
at Petersburg through the proper (
dredging, so that the passenger ,
steamers and smaller craft could .
tie up at the docks during all tides. |
Tills report went to Lieut. Col. Rob- •
ins, division engineer at San Fran- ,
cisco, who forwarded it with his ,
approval to the Chief cf Engineers ‘
at Washington. On January 13 it ‘
wTas to be considered by the Board > (
of Engineers and if approved will j
likely be accepted by the War de- ■
partment and submitted for inclu- ,
sion in the next Rivers and Har
bors bill.
* * ■# *
The House committee on Terri- :
tories has agreed on favorable re- :
ports concerning two of the Dele- j
gate’s bills. One provides for the i
issuing of $100,000 in bonds by the <
municipality of Petersburg for the '
neccesary improvements to the I
electric light and power plant, ]
water system and the retirement '
of $35,000 in outstanding bonds. 1
The other authorizes the Secretary 1
of War to make improvements to '
the government dock at Juneau. 1
* * * * i
Hugh W. Terhune, executive of- <
ficer of the Alaska Game Commis- ]
sion, and representative of the j
Biological Survey at Juneau, is a j i
visitor in Washington consulting J
with department heads concerning’!
matters in which his office is in- J1
terested.
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BUSINESS MEN ASK
TAX BE REMOVE!
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3, —Busi
ness organizations throughout the
country planned on an effort to se
cure repeal of the tax of one per
cent imposed several months ago
on gross receipts.
A telegram signed by prissidents
of all chambers of commere or
ganizations was being prepared to
be sent to the president, declaring
business cannot continue to meet
the tax and asked that it be sus
pended immediately.
if Interest at
’s Capitol
About 30 residents of Grantley
larbor have sent a petition to the
Delegate asking the government
o improve the harbor and build
suitable roads into the interior of
Seward Peninsula, so that trans
portation costs might be reduced.
* * *
Radio is again beginning to in
erest Alaskan interests, according
;o reports received here by the Fed
eral Radio Commission. The Alas
ka Radio and Service Co., of Ket
iliikan, has been authorized to re
nain off the air for remainder of
icense period, pending action on
ipplication to install new equip
nent.
The Hyder Radio and Telephone
Company of Hyder has been grant
ed a license, coastal and point to
point service.
P. E. Harris & Co. want a renew
il of licenses at Hawk Inlet and
Palse Pass.
The Radio-marine Corporation
>f America want permission to
transfer licences to the Pacific
American Fisheries at the follow
mg locations: King Cove, Zacher
Bay, Ikatan, Warren, Daly, Pillar
3ay, Annette Island, Lazy Bay and
Port Moller.
Iii answer to some complaints
hat certain sections of Alaska were
rot accurately reported in the re
cent census enumerations Director
Stewart looked into the particular
;omplaints and found some of the
lames recorded that were suppos
ed to be missing. Among other
things the Director says in a re
lent letter: “The Bureau of the
Census makes every effort to take
i complete and accurate census,
ind we are satisfied that the Sup
ervisor of Alaska did everything
n Ills power to have every individ
ml in that Territory enumerated
it the census of 1930. It often hap
>ens that persons who claim they
vere not interviewed by the enum
erated are included in the census,
jecause the information concern
ng them was obtained from a per
son other than themselves.
* * * *
The Postmaster General in his
mnual report states that on June
iO, 1931, mails were carried in
Uaska under authorizations of the
iepartment of 68 star routes, cov
ering a distance of 11,784 miles,
rhe appropriation for the service
'or the year was $175,000. The esti
nated expenditures were $144,286.
rhe Postmaster says: “Due to thej
imited transportation facilties and
he climatic conditions in Alaska, j
he cost of mall transportation iSj
ligh, and it is believed that an im- j
proved service at no greater cost
:ould be secured by the use of air- j
>lanes for the carriage of all class- j
;s of mail over certain routes. A
Iraft of legislation which will
authorize the Postmaster Gener
il to contract for air mail in Alas
ka has been prepared and its enact
nent is recommended.”
VIENNA, Feb. 3, —Count Theo
dore Zicky of Hungary and Hans
Braun, a Viennese engineer, have
signed a contract with a United
States News Service for a balloon
ascent to the stratosphere in the
next few months.
They plan to descend from the
upper regions by detaching the
gondola from the gas bag and
checking their fall with a para
chute 140 feet in diameter.
VICE-PRESIDENT ILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3, —
Vice-President Charles Curtis, ill,
was ordered to bed by his physi
cians.
SANTIAGO EOTPKE
KILLED, INJURED INI; -
IF GUI IN INS
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Feb. 3, (JF)—
The fifth earthquake struck at 6
a. m., eastern standard time.
Many children were among the
number killed. The injured are es
timated at 2,000.
The roof of the Maternity Hos- j
pital fell killing many women and i
children.
The first shock occurred at 1:30
a- m., eastern standard time, and
was followed by four others of les
ser intensity.
Half of the city is in ruins, i n
cluding many business houses and j
warehouses belonging to Ameri-i
cans.
KILLER NOT FOUND
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 2.—
Search for the escaped killer Pete
McKenzie so far has been fruitless
but police officials believe that he
is hiding in either Houston or Gal
veston, probably at the latter place
where he is awaiting a foreign |
bound ship to make his departure.1
McKenzie escaped from the San An
tonio county jail recently.
NEW METHOD
DALLAS, Tex., Feb. 3, —A new
method of highway robbery was
used here. Two youths drove on bi
cycles up to a store, calmly held j
the owner up for $15, and then ped
dalled away.
SEWARD RIFLE CLUB
IS FORMULATED
—
First steps were taken Tuesday
evening for the formation of a rifle
club in Seward. The meeting was
held in the American Legion club- j
rooms and about 30 persons at-'
tended. Temporary officers select- i
ed were:
Dr. A. R. Roberts, chairman; D.
E. Valade, secretary; O. Ulshagen,
treasurer.
A committee on constitution and
by-laws was formed with J. L. Chil
berg, J. H. Flickinger and H. S.
Horton serving.
Fred Kielcheski, Chas. Gilliland
and L. A. Huff were placed on the
membership committee.
The club will be called the Sew
ard Rifle Club. Membership fees
will be $5 a year of which $3 is pay
able upon entry.
It is the intent of the organisa
tion to affiliate with the National
Rifle Association and will obtain
much equipment from that asso
ciation as well as from the U. S.
Director of Civilian Markmenship.
Both rifle and pistol shooting
will be participated in on both in
door and outdoor ranges. As soon
as the organization is underway
plans will be made whereby the
sport can be indulged in by women.
Provisions are also to be made for
the fostering of junior rifle teams.
The next meeting of the Club
will be held on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10, in the Legion club rooms.
Ken Chisholm left today for An
chorage where he will be the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Morton for
the next few weeks, prior to the
arrival of Explorer Bernard R.
Hubbard, S. J.
WANT CONSOLIDATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 3, (JP)
—Consolidation of the army and
navy is proposed by the House ex
penditures committee with the pre
diction that such a move would
save $100,000,000.
ORDER FOR 10,000 ADDITIONAL
SOLDIERS CANCELLED BY
JAPANESE
TOKYO, Feb. 3, —United States
and Great Britain, supported by
France, Italy and Germany, yes
terday submitted a peace plan for
the Sino-Japanese affair, after the
Western powers had expressed
their objections to the warring.
In detail the plan provides all
acts of violence and preparation
for hostilities be ended; that a
“neutral zone” be created in the
international settlements of the
Shanghai area at once and fight
ing be drawn away from this area;
and the last stipulation asks that
the two nations now at war begin
peace negotiations immediately.
At Shanghai the Japanese mar
ines were rushing in reinforce
ments following a brief lull in the
artillery fire. They also strength
ened their positions by new barbed
wire entanglements and sand bag
works. The total number of Japan
ese marines which have been put
ashore is now said to number 5,000.
Despite a devastating machine
gun fire on the part of the Japan
ese the Chinese still held grimly
on to the Chapei section of north
Shanghai. The sounds of the bat
tle in this area could be heard in
the international settlement. It is
reported that the Chinese holding
this section have been erinforced
by 5,000 men from Nanking and
that they have been supplied with
ammunition and food for a pro
longed seige.
While the marines were battling
in China, Japan showed a dispo
sition to conciliate with the West
ern powers; she has cancelled her
orders to send 10,000 soldiers to
Shanghai and the country's offi
cials are studying the peace plan.
It is though that Japan will return
the plan with certain counter-pro
posals.
FOSTER WELL (MED
FOR OFFICE HE SEEKS
Representative Frank H. Foster,
formerly of Cordova and now a res
ident of Juneau, last week filed his
declaration of candidacy for the
Republican nominaton for Attor
ney General of Alaska. He is the
first to file for the place.
While it is reported, says the Ju
neau Empire, that Representative
Grover C- Winn, Speaker of the
1931 Territorial House of Represen
tatives was seriously considering
seeking the same nomination, he
has not made any announcement
concerning it. And it is not known
whether Attorney General John
Rustgard will be a candidate. For
some months it has been rumored
in Seward that Rustgard, with the
aid of political friends, has been
seeking to oust Judge Cecil Clegg
at Fairbanks and that he has aspir
ations for that judgeship.
Sewardites and residents of this
area know Mr. Foster well for he
came to these parts about 21 years
ago and has been a permanent res
ident of the Territory since and al
ways actively interested in the wel
fare of the country. He is a grad
uate of Stanford.
M r. Foster was elected three
times on the Republican ticket
from the Third Division to the Ter
ritorial House of Representatives,
serving in 1923, *28 and ‘31. He was
Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee of the last House and
during his three terms was a mem
ber of the Judicial Committee.
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