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VOLUME XXIX, NUMBER 43.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21,1933.
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NIPPON MINES INTO
JEHOl BOTTLE ZONE
PEIPING, Feb. 21, —After the
night battle at the Jehol village
of Chaoyangssu, about 30 miles
west of Chin Chow, the Japanese
war machine moved into the Chi
nese province proper, where the
Manchukukoan government es
tablished contact with the Jap
anese.
Another ultimatum was issued
by the Japanese to the Chinese
calling on the latter to withdraw
their forces in 24 hours from the
battle area in Jehol.
Predictions were made that a
major offensive is imminent. The
Japanese may wait four or five
days when the real show may be
gin.
It is estimated 20,000 Japanese
troops are now in the area.
A Rengo News dispatch from
Chin Chow said Japanese troops
occupied Nanling, then took over
Koupei Yingtzu, eight miles far
ther northwest in the Jehol prov
ince.
JIPMH TROOPS
PRESSING WESTWARD
TO GATES OF HI
PEIPING, Feb. 21, —Many Chi
nese were slain at Cbao Yang's Su
by a Japanese force pressing west
ward from Chin Chow at the gates
of Nanking.
The Peipao terminus of the rail
way is expected to be occupied
shortly without serious opposition.
Chao Yang is the second largest
city in Jehol province and is the
next objective.
Twenty miles from Chao Yangs
Su the Japanese battled with Chi
nese while the main force, under
General Suzuki who captured Shan
kaikwan on January 3. poured in
to the province without difficulty.
The Japanese asserted they were
attacked by Chinese identified
troops, under the command of
General Yulin, Governor of Jehol.
DENVER, Colo., Feb. 21. —The
$60,000 cash asked by the kidnap
pers of Charles Boettcher, 2nd.
young Denver millionaire, is ready
to be paid over, according to Boett
cher, Sr
The announcement brought to
a climax the break between the
family and police, the latter say
ing the father refusing to cooper
ate with them in anyway and has
continually refused to take the
authorities into their confidence.
Boettcher, Sr., said he had re
ceived another letter from the ab
ductors and his son but did not
divulge its contents.
FOXES IEXP TIFF
WALL fiKLKNi; FREE
HUNT IN THE STATE
BELFAST, Ire., Feb. 21, (A3)—It’s
a wise fox that knows his Irish
border regulations.
Three of the animals, hard press
ed by hounds, saved their lives by
crossing into Tyrone at Dooham
let, County Monaghan.
The Free State huntsmen had
to pull up at the border to avoid
paying a 20 per cent duty on
hroses entering Northern Ireland.
WHO WANTS A TITLE?
VIENNA, Feb. 21, (A*)—Whoever
yearns for an aristocratic name
may be interested in knowing
that “a lady of the aristocracy”
advertises here her willingness “le
gally to adopt a lady or gentleman
of only the wealthiest family.” The
adoptee then could mention “my
mother, the countess.”
PATIENTS IMPROVE
J MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 21, —Mayor
, John Cermak of Chicago, spent
another restless night but his con
dition, as well as that of Mrs. Gill,
was reported by bulletins to be im
proved.
two ram on
LITE OF JIPNN llflERNL
LENDER, FBOSTOiTTO
KOBE, Feb. 21, —Police frustrat
ed two attempts by reactionaries
upon the life of Yukio Ozaki, vet
eran Liberal leader, when he ar
rived home from a long stay
abroad.
The 73 year-old disarmament
champion and ex-mayor of Tokio,
said upon leaving London a month
ago, that he knew assassination
awaited him in Japan and wrote
his son that he would die with a
smile on his face.
Police arrested two youths who
w:ere brandishing clubs and at
tempting to reach him. Three
others tried to board his ship.
The three were member^ of a
patriotic society.
—SO THEY ADJOURNED
GENEVA, Feb. 21, —The League
of Nations report condemning Jap
an’s Manchurian policy was pre
sented to the League assembly
which then adjourned without dis
cussion until Friday when the re
port will be debated.
CHILDREN STEIEOTTPEO
IN SCHOOL EXPERT FINDS
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 21, UP)—
Present teaching methods and
existing textbooks subject Ameri
can children to the danger of
stereotyped impressions, Dr. Hy
man Meltzer, Washington Univer
sity psychologist, decided after
questioning 1.200 children com
posing a cross-section of St. Louis’
youth.
In his opinion their answers in
dicated too much stress had been
placed on teaching them what to
think instead of how to think.
TO MAINTAIN ORDER
ST. LOUIS. Mo., Feb. 21, (A5)—
Thirty policemen and detectives
w7ere assigned to maintain order
at a meeting of a communist or
ganization advertised by handbills.
Eighteen persons came to the
meeting.
T
CHILDREN FOR DOLES
CANBERRA, Feb. 20, (TP)—Sons
and daughters who have sufficient
means are compelled to contribute
to the support of needy parents by
a new federal Australian law.
Old-age and invalid pensions of
$4.50 a week cost the common
wealth $58,500,000 annually. But
many who receive this federal aid
have adult well-to-do children. In
future the government will sue
these children for reimbursement.
Similar action has been planned
in the state of New South Wales
in respect to widow’s pensions,
which cost $3,000,000 annually.
LOSE BEGGAR’S ‘ESTATE’
PALERMO Sicily, F< b. 21, (JP)—
A cousin’s application for a beg
gar’s estate of $4 was rejected by
| the civil court here which .held
| that since no relatives had help
ed the mendicant in life, none
was entitled to the money he left.
BUZZARD,30,000 VOLTS, BZT!
EGREVILLE, France, Feb. 21, (/P)
—A large buzzard, alighting on a
high tension cable carrying 30,
000 volts brushed a parallel wire
with an outspread wing, electro
cuted himself and plunged the
whole region in sudden darkness.
The schooner Pioneer, Capt. E.
Hansen, arrived in port during the
night from the banks.
STATE LEGISLATURES
SPURRED RY DESIRE
FOR SPEEDY REPEAL
WASHINGTON, D- C., Feb. 21, —
Fifteen states, spurred by desire
to be the first to definitely set out
on the road toward repeal of the
18th amendment,a few hours af
ter Congress put the question be
fore them, are considering setting
the date for conventions, May 16.
It v/ill be necessary for legis
latures to strip liquor legislation
from the Constitution, except that
provided for in the newr amend
ment for protection for dry states
against importation of intoxicants.;
Two more states will convene in'
the spring. Only four will not meet
for a year or more. There is every
indication that ratification will
come, through the necessary 36
states within seven years but will
not come without a furious resis
tance from dry organizations who
say they will fight to the ifnish
SPECIAL SESSION POO
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Feb. 21, —
A special session of Congress to
consider declaration of war against
Bolivia was called for February 24.
The countries have been engaged
in open hostilities for months over
the Gran Chaco frontier, a region
which controls Bolivia's outlet to
the sea.
Hundreds have been killed dur
ing these months on both sides.
SCIENTIST FINOS THE
FIRST INDICATION OE
LIFE IN THE UNKNOWN
NEW YORK. Feb. 2 1. (/P>—
Swarms of bacteria instead of the
long-dreamed . “Martians” and
“super-men” constitute the first
evidence of life in space announc
ed by a scientist.
These living bacteria were found
by Prof. Chas. B. Lipman of the
University of California in five
stone meteors which fell to earth
and he offers evidence that the
germs already were there when
the shooting stars coursed the
outer void.
This discovery of the lowiest
known forms of life is not alto
gether an anti-climax, for in one
respect it tends to verify man’s
fond wish that life elsewhere may
be like what he knows on earth.
“These bacteria,” says Professor
Lipman, “are similar to forms
common on our earth, and proba
bly identical w’ith some of our
forms.”
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RADIOMAN JOINS
MOM OUTFIT, LISBURN
NOME, Feb. 20, —Mr. O. P. Rees
of Anchorage arrived from Fair
banks and will accompany
the MGM outfit to Lisburn in the
capacity of radio operator. Mr.
Rees is an expert radio engineer
and operator and has had consider
able experience in radio work in
Alaska.
He spent two years on the
cannery boat Donna Lane at Sel
dovia, and has been plying the
Pacific on passenger and freight
boats about seven years. The sta
tion at Cape Lisburne will be
used to communicate with the
headquarters camp at Teller and
Nome.
BOARS FURNISH SPORT
IMPERIA, Italy, Feb. 21, (JP)—
Unusual winter sports has been
provided for the inhabitants of
this district by an invasion of wild
boars, driven from the mountain
passes by heavy snows. Hunting
parties have bagged a large num
! ber of the animals.
The MS Rolph, Capt. P. Sather,
is in port from Nuka Bay.
NO OPERATION
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 21, —Gen
eral John J. Pershing is living here
in a hotel. He denied he was pre
paring to undergo an operation.
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ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, —President
Elect Roosevelt and Ambassador
Sir Ronald Lindsay of Great Brit
tain, conferred yesterday on the
world economic situation.
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EARLY PREDICTION
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Feb. 21. —
Prohibitionists predicted more
than the 13 states necessary to de
feat repeal would line up under
their banners.
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MOROS SLASHED TEN
MANILA, P. I., Feb. 21, —Seven
natives were slashed to death by
Moros and three others wounded,
before the Moros were shot down
by soldiers.
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U. S. FILMS POPULAR
PARIS, Feb. 21, —Regardless of
the extremely high tariff on im
portations of American moving
pictures and films, they led all
other importations combined.
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ARRESTED, FORGERY
BELVEDERE GARDENS, Calif.,
Feb. 21, —James Owens, an archi
tect, was placed under arrest here
yesterday under a warrant charg
ing him with forgery.
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COPIES REPEAL MAILED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb- 21, —
Copies of the resolution for repeal,
with a covering letter, were sent to
48 governors by Secretary of State
Stimson. The letter requests action
for setting up machinery for rat
ification of the 21st amendment.
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ISOLATED BATTLE
BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 21, —
Another battle in the isolated up- j
per Amazon jungles between Col
ombian and Peruvian forces, was
disclosed by the War ministry. A
number of Peruvian casualties are
reported; a Peruvian plane was
reported shot down.
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GRAND JURY QUIZ
DENVER. Colo., Feb. 21, —A
grand jury investigation of all ram
ifications of the Boettcher, 2nd., |
kidnapping case was ordered by,
the District Attorney following the i
action of Boettcher Sr., in carry- j
ing on negotiations with the kid
nappers of his son. independent of,
police.
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SPECLAL MESSAGE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 21,—
President Hoover’s special mes
sage to Congress yesterday made
clear a veto awaits the domestic
alottment farm relief bill if it
reaches the White House before
March 4. The President said it,
would do more harm than good
for agriculture.
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FOR RELIEF LOANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21, —
Despite the blunt warning that
the Carter-Glass federal credit bill
was endangered, the Senate passed
the Wagner bill providing for vast
expansion in the government’s un
employment relief program; the
bill carried an additional $300,000,
000 for relief loans to states per- j
mitting more liberal terms for
construction loans.
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WON FIRST SKIRMISH
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21, —
The first test to give President
Elect Roseevlt extensive powers to
reorganize the government in the
interest of economy, resulted in
the Democrats downing Republi
cans in the House, rejecting by a
big margin the Republican motion
to give the majority of either Con
gress veto powers over changes dir
ected by the next President.
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BRAZIL LICENSE GAMING
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Feb. 21, (JP)
—Gambling at beaches and spas
in this state has been legalized by
a decree of General Waldomiro
Lima, military governor. Gambling
houses must pay at least $7,000 for
1 a license besides taxes. The reve
nue goes to poor relief and health
work.
81 KILLED
SHANGHAI, Feb. 21, -Eighty
one persons, 79 of them girls, were
killed and 120 injured and 10 are
missing after an explosion of two
gasoline vulcanizing Chinese rub
ber plants.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, —President
Elect Roosevelt extended conver
sations with foreign representa
tives by conferring first with Am
bassador Claudel of France, then
with the Canadian Minister.
The visit of the Canadian was
linked to the statement by Prem
ier Bennett, of the House of Com
mons, that Canada is desirous of
effecting a reciprocal trade treaty
with the United States; reciprocal j
tariff agreements, stabilization of I
monetary exchanges, fundamental I
points in the Rosevelt world eco
nomic program.
Claudel refused to comment on
the conference, but Mr. Roosevelt
said he would issue a statement;
later.
PIONEER CALLED
JUNEAU, Feb. 21, —John M. Dav
is, 76, pioneer wharfinger on the
municipal dock, died from pneu
monia. He is survived by two sons
and two daughters. His wife died
several months ago.
FOR ALASKA'S INSANE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21, —
A supplemental apropriation of
$12,230 to care for insanse patients
in Alaska, has been asked of Con
gress.
In the request it is explained
that the regular appropriation of
$156,000 for this purpose, was bas
ed on an estimated monthly aver
age of 260 patients, but the num
ber has increased to 282.
CUT BELGIAN ARMY
BRUSSELS, Feb. 21, (/P)—Eel- j
gium’s army in 1933 will be 61.-,
500 strong, including 23,000 volun- ,
eers, 34,200 conscript recruits and
4,300 reserves called for special
duty. The total is 1,500 under 1932,
COST CUTTING MDS
GROWTH IN THE
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 21, (/P)— j
Finland, with its 1932 export sur-;
plus the largest on record, holds i
fast to its reputation of being one
of the few countries to show an J
increasingly favorable trade bal
ance in the face of of the econo
mic crisis.
The excess in value of exports
over imports in the year was 1,
190,000,000 finmarks, equivalent to
$17,850,000 at current exchange.
In the first 10 months of 1932,
exports were worth 200,000,000 fin
marks more than in the same j
period of 1931 while imports de
creased by 94,000,000.
The Finnish Trade Review says
this has come about because “it
has been possible to reduce pro
duction costs in nearly the same
degree as prices have fallen.”
IF YOU LIE TOUCH
HE'LL TELL LIES TO TOO
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 21, (/P)
—Do you tell lies to your child to
make him do what you want?
If you do, federal child author
ities say he will soon find out that
the “bad man” does not come and
get him and then will noE believe
anything you tell him.
Next he will be telling lies to
you.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
WILL NOT SEEK 10
SLOCK DEMO U
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21, —
Rep. Snell, minority leader,
announced House Republicans
will take no organized movement
against the Democratic plan to
give Roosevelt broad powers in re
organizing the government.
Edward Dunford, general coun
sel for the anti-saloon league, said
the organization will immediately
challenge in court any law' passed
by Congress to set up or regulate
State conventions’ vote on repeal.
Senator Glass, when asked
about reports that he had declined
a cabinet position, said: “I am en
tirely content to- remain in the
Senate. My decision has always
been final.”
The House coinage committee
tentatively tabled all silver bills
but some members said some of
the bills will be brought out to
morrow'.
THREATS OF MURDER
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, —Murder
and kidnapping threats have driv
en the mother of Lucy Cotton
Thomas, the $36,000 a year heir,
to hide her child upstate.
A judge ruled recently that the
7-year old girl must worry along
on a $3,000 monthly income from
her father’s estate.
Cranks and criminals have de
luged the home with deniands fc:
money, the mother said, one note
demanding $100,000 and another
$50,000, or the girl would be kid
napped.
DAYTONA BEACH. Fla.. Feb. 21,
—Impatient with the long delay
because of weather conditions and
subsequent poor condition of the
beach, Sir Malcolm Campbell yes
terday asked permission from the
city authorities to use the beach
today in an effort to lower his own
world automobile speed record.
Inspection of the beach was
made and permission to run refus
ed, authorities saying it would
mean sure death for him to try.
Storms have torn the beach and
not until it is leveled can he race.
DATE SET FOR SUIT
TO BLOCK ALASKAN
Presiding Judge John A. Fra ter
of Seattle set March 2 for hearing
the suit of H. E. Bowman to en
join Roy A. Wheeler, Amatignak
Island fur farmer, from assigning
his United States Biological Sur
vey island fur farming permit to
his wife, Mrs. Ethel Wheeler.
Mr. Wheeler is suing his wife for
a divorce, charging incompatibili
ty.
Mr. Bowman contends than in
1930 he agreed to back the fur
farm financially if Mr. Wheeler
would keep the permit. He con
tends the assignment, registered in
Juneau, to Mrs. Wheeler is illegal.
EEL BONE NECKLACES
MELBOURNE, Feb. 21, (£>)—'Two
Australians, unemployed for. three
years, found a system of treating
eel bones so they shone like
carved ivory and have built up a
profitable business in necklaces
made from the vertebrae of the
elongated fish.
Steve Melchoir who has been in
ill health the greater portion of
the winter, evidently has taken a
turn for the better, friends re
porting he is showing much im
provement the past week.