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MEMISER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOILUME XXVIII. NUMBER 24.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2!), 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
u. S. dispatching war ves
sels FROM MANILA; MAR
INES ON GUARD
SHANGHAI, Jan. 29, —Japanese
airplanes dropping bombs on the
native section of north Shanghai,
Japanese warships ranging their
guns on Chinese forts along the
river, and an armed force of Jap
anese marines continuing their oc
cupation action, wtre the princi
ple developments in the present
most active area in the Far East.
Thursday night was made lurid
by the searchlights of Japanese
ships which played ov^r various
parts of the city and the flashing
of the big guns as they were fired.
The occupation was begun after
the Chinese officials had seeming
ly acceded to the demands of the
Japanese only to be asked anoth
er great sacrifice—that of with
drawing all her troops from the
Shanghai area. Chinese military
authorities were astounded by the
demand but could do nothing but
put up some resistance.
All the Japanese residents of
Nanking have been ordered to
leave the city and it is the belief
that occupation forces will pro
ceed up the river to Nanking after
they have taken over Shanghai.
Four United States destroyers,
at Manila, were ordered to pro
ceed at once to the Shanghai area
to augment the American forces
there to protect American lives
and property.
Besides a number of American
war vessels in the Shanghai har
bor there are British, French, Ital
ian and other vessels, all ready to
defend their nationals.
The Japanese began their occu
pation of Shanghai at 10:30 p. m.
Thursday, their time, and by mid
night the Japanese marines were
streaming throughout most of the
city’s sections.
British and American marines
were on duty to defend the inter
national settlement and could hear
the battle raging.
CUH CHIMB
TO M'S Dili
occupy suiiii
(By Associated Press)
China capitulated Thursday to
the demands originally made upon
her by Japan but the new ultima
tum demanded removal of all Chi
nese forces now stationed about
the city.
If sincere, and Japan’s promises
are not carried out, Shanghai
authorities told Japan they will
retaliate without warning.^
The United States is concerned
about American interests in the
Shanghai region and have asked
the Japanese government just what
they are going to do in Shanghai.
The reply said there is assurance
no operations will be undertaken
in the international settlement,
nor are any contemplated.
CHINESE FICTIONS AT
HARBIN RECONCILED
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(By Associated Press)
Fighting in the vicinity of Har
bin interrupted the service of the
Chinese-Eastern Railway but the
situation there is somewhat im
proved by Mar Chanshan’s success
in bringing together for a peace
parley two leaders of battling Chi
nese factions
United States marines stood by
with British and French troops to
defend Shanghai’s international
settlement in case the Chinese
authorities acceptance of the Jap
anese dmands were unsatisfactory
and the city is bombarded.
STERN MEASURES
SAN SALVADOR, Jan. 29, —In a
desperate effort to put down the
revolution in this Central Ameri
can country, federal officials exe
cuted 100 communists as a warn
ing to other “reds.” The federal
troops are also proceeding into
the interior where heavy fighting
is reported.
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RUSSIAN AND JAPAN
TOKYO, Jan. 29, (/P)—A new pos
sibility of a direct conflict be
tween Russia and Japan threaten
ed when reports from Mukden said
General Tamon, hero of the pre
vious Manchurian campaign, was
ordered to take a division of troops
to Harbin where Russian railway
officials have blocked the trans
port Japanese troops over the Chi
nese Eastern Railway owned joint
ly by Russia and China.
Railway officials will be held res
ponsible, Japan said, if troop move
ments toward Harbin are delayed.
TAKE JOINT ACTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29, —
The United States and Great Brit
ain are iprepaning to take joint
action to assure their rights in the
international settlement at Shang
hai. Safeguarded thus far, there is
only speculation as to the length
the two countries might go to
safeguard their interests.
WILL TESTITY
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, —Rose
Allen, Philadelphia society debu
tante, will be the state’s star wit
ness for the shotgun murder of
Francis Donaldson, 111, her suit
or, by her brother Edward H. B.
Allen. Miss Allen says that she
will thus avenge her brother for
killing her sweetheart. The trial
is expected to start soon.
NEW BREAKS
VATICAN CITY, Jan. 28. —New
cracks appeared in the Vatican
Palace close to the wing of the li
brary which collapsed several
weeks ago. Ail the valuable con
tents of the endangered portion of
the building have been removed, j
Thin strips of glass cemented over .
the old cracks, were broken and |
engineers feared that the ancient \
walls were crumbling.
GAR WOOD BREAKS MARK
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 29, —
Gar Wcod drove “Miss America
IX" over the Indian Creek speed
course at 110.785 miles an hour, a
new world’s speedboat record, beat
ing the time made by Kaye Don of
England by slightly more than a
half a mile. Don’s record was made
on Lake Garda, in Italy, last July.
RESCUE WORK
GREENWOOD, Miss., Jan. 28, —
Eight coast guard boats from Chi
cago cruised over 800,000 acres of
flooded Mississippi land, removing
refugees and carrying food and
medical supplies. Many marooned
families have been without fresh
food for several days.
« COED DIES
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Jan. 29,
—Virginia Johnson, a Utah Uni
versty coed, aged 18 years, met
her death when she attempted to
slide down a banister.
WALKOUT THREATENED
SEATTLE, Jan. 2 9, —Seattle’s
municipal railway is threatened
with a walkout by employees who
have shown unwillingness to ac
cept a slash in wages.
DARK DAYS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Jan. 28, —A pall of
smoke and fog continued to en
gulf Chicago. Airplane beacons
flashed their signals throughout
the darkness and autos and street
cars ran with headlights full blast.
Only on two days, has the sun
broke through the clouds since
Christmas.
DRAFTING PLAN
GENEVA, Jan. 29, —Twelve
members of the League of Nations
are engaged in drafting a peace
declaration which the league hopes
will be satisfactory to both China
and Japan.
BRITISH SUBMARINE
GIN UP FOR LOST:
SEARCH 15 FRUITLESS
PORTLAND, England, Jan. 29, (JP)
—Almost the entire flotilla of the
British navy which has been
searching for the submarine M-2,
moved to a new location eight
miles away from the spot previous
ly searched for the sunken craft.
Although hope has been aban
doned for the large crew In the
undersea vessel because o f the
time limit of supply of oxygen, yet
the shift was made because it was
thought they may have been search
ing In the wrong place.
The search began on the spot
where Captain Howard, a coast
wise skipper of the SS Tynesider
said he saw the sub go down altho
he did not know at the time the
significance of its disappearance.
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HID OFF PUN OF
lip,nine!
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29, (JF)
—The head of the Goodyear-Zep
pelin Co., Paul Litchfield, told
the House naval committee one
of the two men who were charged
with saying the airship Akron was
defective had been discharged “for
stealing government drawings.”
E. C. Davidson, secretary of the
international association of mach
inists, yesterday said that W. B.
Underwood and E. G. McDonald
were laid off after Goodyear found
out they had complained about de
fects in the big ship of the skies.
Litchfield replied he had caught^
Underwood taking a government"
drawing of the naval vessel out of
the shop
IGIIIGILIENTE, TRNFOftflH
TRUCKS TO COOPE1TE
LOS ANGELEo, Jan, 29, —James
Crofton, president and general:
manager of the Agua Caliente
Jockey Club, announced that he is
disposing of his stable connections
and would in the future confine
himself to his executive post.
“I am meeting with Wm. Kyne,”
he said, “to take over a program
of cooperation with the Tanforan
track. We are trying to adjust the
racing dates so as to avoid con
flicting dates.”
According to Crofton, Baron
Long is expected to resign as vice
president of the Jockey Club, be
cause of his suspension- The gen
eral belief is that Long may be re
instated soon, from Judge Francis
Nelson, the chief steward.
ILLINOIS Dimes LIKE
MORIJOnillM IDEA
CHICAGO. Jan. 2 9, (/P>—'The
moratorium idea apparently is ex
tending to Illinois bankers for at
the federation of bankers at Cole,
in Cumberland, 180 miles south
of here, it was announced that un
til further notice no money will be
paid out on savings, time or dor
mant check accounts.
The latter will be subjected to a
close supervision.
WILL STUDY CHARGES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29, —
The impeachment charges against
Secretary of Treasury Andrew Mel
lon were referred by the House to
the Judiciary committee which will
give the matter a thorough study.
AGENTS MAKE HAUL
SEATTLE, Jan. 29, —Prohibition
agents made a raid on the ultra
Capitol Hill residential district and
found 235 gallons of moonshine
and a quantity of other liquors.;
They also seized a 200-gallon still
in a house. The occupants are out
under $1,500 bail each.
HOOVER'S PBOGDAM OF
MB EMM
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28, (&)
—In a new bi-partisan effort for
governmental economy, Speaker
John Garner, Democratic leader,
Henry Raney and Republican
leader George Small, wrote all
major House Committees reques
ting no bills for new governmental
expenditures be reported unless
for extreme urgent reasons
The action pleased administra
tion officials because it agrees with
President Hoover’s economy pro
gram, as obtaining the five hun
dred millions for the reconstruc
tion finance corporation requires
all the cash the Treasury can lay
it3 hand on at present.
This economy drive may doom
Senator LaFollete’s bill, providing
for $375,000,000 direct relief for
the unemployed.
SILIY PROPOSAL IS
MADE BY SENATOR OILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29, —
The proposal making it unlawful
for anyone in the United States to
ship arms and amunition to China
and Japan was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Dill of the State
of Washington.
“War between China and Japan
becomes increasingly alarming to
the peace loving people of the
world and while no considerable
shipment of arms are now going
forth to the Orient, should carnage
increase, those countries must im
port such in quantities,” said the
gentleman from the West.
Later—The proposal was adopt
ed by the Senate at Thursday’s ses
sion.
KIDNAPPED M IS
HOME III ME PIECE
SOUTHBEND, Ind., Jan. 29, (IP)—
Howard Woolverton, 52, sought
throughout northern Indiana and
Illinois after being kidnapped, re
turned alone to his home last nite.
He said he did not meet the de
mand of his captors which was
$50,0G0. He W'as highly nervous
and incoherent. He was shielded
from persons other than members
of his family.
SUSPECT RILLS SELF
DENER CITY, Jan. 28, —Joseph
Riley, wanted by the police in con
nection with the kidnapping of
Benjamin Bower, bakery manager,
shot himself through the head. He
was also suspected of the killing
of a bill collector.
SLID ACROSS FINISH
II TO IN RACE
OCONOMOWOC, Wis., Jan. 29, —
Helen Bina, of Chicago, won the
national women’s skiing speed
championship here.
Helen and her closest rival, Cath
erine Klein, fell in the 1,000 meter
race and slid over the flnsh to
gether, Catherine first.
The judges ruled that Catherine
molested Helen by edging on the
stretch, consequently awarding the
race and the title to Miss Bina.
SENATOR IS ILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29, —
Samuel Shortridge, California sen
ator, is 111 in a hospital here. He is
ill from digestive troubles.
MAY NOT BE CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28, —
Two of President Hoover’s latest
appointments, Judge William H.
Wilkerson to the Federal bench,
and that of Thad Brown to the
Radio Commission, may be defeat
ed for confirmation by the Sen
ate, according t o canvasses o i
senatorial sentiment conducted bs
those opposing both nominations.
WILKINS IN VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Jan. 29, —
Sir Hubert Wilkins, in this city,
disclosed plans for a new type of
submarine which will use com
pressed air instead of electricity
for underwater travel, to be used
ojn his next trip of exploration un*
der the Arctic ice.
FOUR U. S. I. DESTROYERS
EEIIE MIL*™ Mil
MANILA, Jan. 29, (/P)—Bound for
the newest battle field ground,
the trouble between China and
Japan, four United States des
troyers sailed from here at 8 o'clock
Friday morning with instructions
to join the Yangtse river patrol.
Although far north of Shanghai
the destroyers may be radioed arid
put in to Shanghai at the discre
tion of naval authorities.
MORE U. S. GUNBOATS
SHANGHAI, Jan. 29, (/P)—The U.
jS. S. Borie, one of the five destroy
ers ordered from Manila, arrived
reinforcing the flotilla to seven
gunboats; two destroyers are also
in the vicinity. The American com
munity welcomed the news that
additional vessels are coming for
they feel the local situation is dis
tinctly serious.
SUFFERED FROM COLD
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 29, -
Sam Robertson, 24 years years old,
a trapper, was rescued by friends
from his cabin near here, almost
frozen to death. Both of his hands
and feet were badly frozen. He
had burned up nearly all of the
furniture and part of his bed in
an attempt to keep warm.'
ACCEPT SLASH
CHICAGO, Jan. 29, —The repre
sentatives of the 21 labor unions,
who have been in conference here
for some time, have decided to ac
cept the 10 per cent wage cut as
proposed by the railroad execu
tives. Twenty of the unions agreed
to the wage slash with the stipula
tion that it be for one year only.
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OFFER SUPPORT
ALBANY. Jan. 28, —Telegrams j
| and letters are pouring into Gov- '
! ernor Franklin Roosevelt’s office!
: offering support following his an
! nouncement that he would accept;
| the nomination to run for Presi- i
• dent o n the Democratic ticket,
i Meanwrhile, the Governor’s advis
‘ ors are awaiting plans of ex-Gov- ;
erncr A1 Smith to learn if he is;
for or against Roosevelt.
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INTERESTING EXPERIMENT
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 28, —
Tiny balloons, with delicate scien
tific instruments attached, are
soon to be lifted 10 miles or so
above the earth and from the re
sults, man may know definitely,
whether he is living in a universe
that is dying or that is growing j
larger.
NOT RETROACTIVE
WASHINGTON, (Jan. 29, —The
Democratic members of the House
ways and means committee agreed
that the forth-coming tax bill will
not be retroactive and said the Re
publican members of the commit
tee will be Invited to participate in
the formulation of the bill.
FORMER SENATOR DEAD
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 2 9, —
Judge George Turner, identified
with the early days of Washington
State and one-time United States
Senator, passed away here.
MANY DEAD
HARBIN, Jan. 29, —Unconfirm
ed figures here state that there are
about 200 dead Chinese and Rus
sian lying about the city’s streets
as a result of yesterday’s fighting.
The Japanese waged an offensive
here veiled under the statement
that Manchurian guerilla activities
must be halted.
NEGRO CHAMP
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29, (^—Go
rilla Jones, Memphis negro, won
the world’s middleweight boring
championship by scoring a techni
cal knockout over Oddone Piazaa
in the sixth round of a 10-round
bout.
AVOID SO-CALLED
NUISANCE' TAXES
SEEK TO FIND NEW SOURCE OF
REVENUE IN ORDER RAISE
$5,060,006,006
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Jan. 29, —
Democrats are formulating a tax
program avoiding the numerous
socalled “nuisance” taxes favored
by Secretary Mellon and center
ing upon a few new resources for
raising additional revenue.
Democratic opinion on the House
ways and means committee, it was
learned, is crystalizing behind a
program suggested by Representa
tive Charles Crisp, Democrat from
Georgia, calling for one cent per
kilowatt hour tax on electrical
current, one cent per gallon on
gasoline, one-half cent on stock
sales and taxes on interstate mot
or truck shipments.
House Speaker Garner indicated
he was in favor for such new forms
of taxation. He told leaders of the
automobile industry that he favor
ed a tax on three or four articles
o f general consumption rather
than sales taxes on many items as
the treasury suggested.
He did not promise the motor
magnates that a tax on automo
biles would not be included. The
Democrats will depend upon new
sources of revenue to raise be
tween $350,000,000 and a half bil
lion dollars.
WORRIED OVER DELAV
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 29, —While
the court and attorneys in the
Winnie Ruth Judd murder trial
worried over the delay caused by
the illness of two jurors, Mrs. Judd
began worrying about her personal
appearance. Mrs. Judd, In the
county jail here, wanted to secure
a marcel but the sheriff said it was
against prison rules. The trial was
expected to be renewed today. De
fense attorneys say it will take
about two more days to finish their
case.
JAPS AND CHINESE
BUTTLING ON TIE EDGE
SHANGHAI, Jan. 29, &—N e w
heavy fighting broke out in the
Chinese quarter as Chinese hurried
up reinforcements three hours af
ter 2,000 Japanese marines occupied
the city.
Chinese moved into the city in
two armored trains with troops in
great numbers who went into ac
tion immediately against the Jap
anese advance which pressed for
ward through the native section
driving a defensive force before it
The heaviest fighting was at
the very edge of the international
settlement where U. S. marines are
on patrol, edging along the settle
ment boundaries. The Japanese
tried to advance through these
lines but were refused passage
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BILLIONOIHE MELON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29. —
Sharp denial that he had any
knowledge of negotiations which
led to granting the now celebrated
Barco oil concessin in Colombia to
the Gulf Oil Company of which he
is a stockholder, was issued Wed
nesday night by Secretary of the
Treasury Andrew Mellon.
The concession figured promi
nently in a recent inquiry by the
Senate finance committee Into the
loans made abroad by American
bankers.
LANDING MARINES
SHANGHAI, Jan. 29, <£>)—It is
reported that Japanese landing par
ties from war vessels went ashore
during the night to begin occupa
tion of Shanghai.