ANTI-WAR TREATY
TREATY IN NO WAY IMPAIRS
ANY NATIONS RIGHT OF
SELF-DEFENSE
WASHINGTON. Jnn.. 16. (/Pl
ane Senate ratified the Kellogg
Anti-war Treaty by a vote taken
after Chairman Dinah, of the Foi
eign Delegations Committee, read
to the Senate the report of the
Committee in which was said the
Trealy in no way impaired the righu
of self-defense e1 anv nation.
The report dleclared it wmuld ce
the Comm: lice's understanding
that the Monroe Doctrine is consid
ered as part of ihe Nation's security
and oart d i.s system of self-ac
fense
The vote was R5 to one, Senator
Blaine of Wisconsin casting the one
vote against the Treaty.
The principal paragraphs of the
Treaty were read: “The high con
tracting parties solemnly declare in
the names of their repective peoples
that they condemn recourse to wai
for the solution of the international
controversies and renounce it as an
instrument of national policy in the
relations with one another. The
high contract parties agree thac
settlement or solution of all dis
putes or conflicts, whatever nature
or whatever origin they may be
whicn may arise among them, shall
never be sought except by pacific
means.”
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PRESENTS IUSM
FUG. worn
PROMINENT ALASKANS AND
OTHERS ATTEND FLAG
CEREMONY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan., 16
6P)—Governor Geo. A. Parks oi
Alaska presented to Postmastei
General New, the new Alaska Ter
ritorial flag for the collection oi
State and Territorial flags now on
display in the Postoffice Depart
ment.
Dr. C. E. Bunnell, president oi
the Alaska College; Postmastei
General New, Governor Parks
General Wilds P. Richardson, for
mer head of the Alaska Road Com
mission; E. K. Burlew, assistant
Secretary of the Interior; Chas. E,
.Flory, representative of the De
partment of Agriculture in Alas
ka; Major Malcolm Elliott, pres
ident of the Alaska Road Commis
sion.
SINISTER SITUATION
SEEN IN MANCHURIA
TOKIO, Jan., 16. (/P)—Official ad
vices somewhat clarified the exe
cution of Yang Tu Ting, chief of
the Staff of the late Chang Tso Lin
it Mukden, Manchuria, evoked the
official statements on Japan’s deep
ening concern over the aftermath
The Goverment spokesman said the
Mukden situation was hysterical
and sinister.
HARDING CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, Jan., 16, UP)—
The Senate confirmed the nomina
tion of Justin W. Hardin? to he
Federal Judge in the First Alaska
District
BROTHER OF DEAD WOMAN BE
LIEVES VICTIM MET WITH
FOUL PLAY
WATERTOWN. Mass., Jan., 15, (/P)
—The funeral of Mrs. George Her
man “Babe” Ruth, wife of baseball
home-run king, was held up on
orders of District Attorney Robert
T. Bnsbnell, to permit a chemica
analysis of contents of the stom
ach.
' Mrs. Ruth died in a fire in the
hoir.° of Dr. Edward A. Kinder, den
tist, with whom she had been living
as his wife
Thomas P. Woodford, brother of
the victim, told the prosecutor he
had reason to believe she was a vic
tim of foul play and insisted upon a
! full investigation into the tragedy,
i Dr. Kinder appeared at the police
station and was questioned at
length It was announced he had
.■-old as straightforward story of his
relations with Mrs. Ruth who hau
been long estranged from her hus
band
GOOD-WILL TOUR
OFF UNTIL MARCH
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan., 16,
(jp)—Herbert Hoover, President
elect, informed callers that he will
be unable to make the contem
plated good-will tour to the West
Indies before March 4th but indi
cated that after the inauguration
he might possibly make the tour
ALASKA OFFICIALS
HOLD CONFERENCE
AIRMAIL SERVICE
NOT ADVISABLE FOR PLANES
TO OPERATE DURING THE
WINTER MONTHS
JUNEAU, Jan., 16, (A5)—A con
ference between the Secretary of
Alaska, Karl Theile, Commander
Addison of the cutter Unalga, Ter
ritorial road engine^ Robert Som
mers, and Weather observer Mize,
yesterday, determined that an air
mail service between Seattle and
Juneau was feasible between April
1 and November 1.
It is not advisable to carry on
during winter, it was shown, for
there is a few miles of water out
of a distance of 1,000 miles be
tween two joints, unsafe for tax
ing planes.
The planes should be equipped
with radio sets to make possible
communication to shore stations.
The conference was the result of
a request from the Postoffice de
partment which is contemplating
an air service.
coral BILL OF
WAR DEPARTMENT IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Jan., 16 UP)—
With its figures altered to include
‘he $10,000,000 appropriation for in
land waterways corporation, the
War Department Bill passed by tiie
House. The $448,000,000 measme
must now go to the Senate.
ITALY SHOCKED
LUCG. Italy, Jan., 16 ,(A?)—A
strong earthquake shock was felt
about 5 a. m. There was no damage.
FOCH IMPROVES
PARIS, Jan., 16, (/P)—The condi- |
tion of General Foch is improved |
and the Marshal is feeling better
and stronger than at any time
since his heart attack Monday.
RESPECTIVE LEADERS DEBATE
OVER WET AND DRY
SITUATION
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan., 16,
(JF)—President-elect Hoover is to
appoint a special commission af
ter March 4 to investigate prohi
bition and the general law viola
tions. as well as court procedure
and make recommendations look
ing toward improvement of the
whole situation.
This developed after a confer
ence between Mr. Hoover and Sen
ators Jones of Washington, and
Edge of New Jersey, the respect
ive leaders of the Senate dry and
wet forces who advised Mr. Hoover
of their decision to abandon the
resolutions to authorize a prohibi
tion inquiry.
HELEN ILLS WILL
WED YOUNG BROKER
BERKELEY, Calif., Jan., 16, (JP)
—The engagement of Miss Helen
Wills, tennis champion, to Fred S.
Moody, Jr., young San Francisco
broker, was announced yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs. Clarance A. Wills
confirmed the report despite de
! nials from both of the young folks.
\ The date of the wedding has not
' been set.
REGULAR AIR PASSENGER SERVICE
STARTS OVER LINDBERGH CIRCLE
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The first international air service, linking five Car
ibbean nations with the United States, was inaugurated
January 9 over the trail Col. Charles A. Lindbergh blazed
a year ago. Tri-motored planes carrying 12 passengers
like that below will be used. The map (above) shows the
prajected Pan American airway. The heavy black lines
indicate the routes now in operation and is the first step
in a program planned by J. T. Trippe ) inset) of New York
FEW SURVIVORS
RELIEVED ONLY ONE LIFEBOAT
WAS LAUNCHED; MOSTLY
MEMBERS OF CREW
HONGKONG, Jan., 16, (P)—
VIore than 300 lives apparently
vere lost In the sinking of the Chi
aese steamer Hsinwah. The vessel
sank in a few minutes after strik
ing a rock off Waglan.
Only 23 survivors are known to
nave been picked up. One said the
vessel carried 300 Chinese passen
gers and most of the crew went
down with her.
The vessel carried a crew of 103.
There were 30 women and chil
dren among the passengers. It is
believed only one lifeboat was
launched and in this were the
boatswain and 15 members of the
crew; four passengers were in it.
The lifeboat tossed about the
heavy seas for an hour before be
ing sighted by a junk, and just as
the Hsimvah keeled over and sank.
The junk brought the survvors
to Hongkong. The Hsinwah was
commanded by Captain Jensen.
The chief engineer, also the seconds,
were British, and the other officers
were either Russian or Chinese.
FOR YEARS PAST HAS BEEN A
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
IN THE INTERIOR
JUNEAU, Jan., 16, </P)—Fred W.
Rice, Alaska-Yukon pioneer, died
suddenly yesterday from heart
trouble, at the age of 61.
He came North in 1895 and went
to Dawson where he made a for
tune in mining. He then left for
West Seattle where he lost all thru
several bad speculations.
He returned to Nome where he
mined for 10 or 15 years unsuc
cessfully.
Since 1922 he has been a road
foreman for the Alaska Road Com
mission in the Eagle district. Fun
eral rites will be held tomorrow un
der the auspices of the Masons:
GEN. ms SUET
STATEMENT TO PRESS
LONDON, Jan., 16, (P)—General
Booth of the Salvation Army, in
a statement given to newspapers,
announced he would not resign as
Commander. The statement is un
derstood to be the gist of his re
ply to the high council of the ar
my which is discussing his fitness
to govern the army.
CLEMENCEAU IS BETTER
PARIS, Jan., 16, (P)—Former
Premier Clemenceau of France, i?
reported to be greatly Improved
today. He has been suffering from
a heavy cold for many days.