VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 41.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEWARD, ALASKA,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1932. PRICE TEN CENTS
CHI. IT JAPAN.
IS THE AGGRESSOR
AVER
UNDECIDED AS TO WHAT REPLY
WILL MAKE TO LEAGUE
OF NATIONS NOTE
TOKYO, Feb. 18. (/P)—The Jap
nese foreign office here said that
* had received a report on the
first draft of the League of Na
ions* demands upon Japan eman
ated from United States sources.
The foreign office is undecided
as to what kind of a reply it will
. end to the League of Nations’ de
mands upon Japan’s supreme sense
of honor that she cease her hostil
ties but it is believed that she will
juestio:; the legality of the Coun
il’s procedure together with pub
ication of Japan’s answers and all
~he accusations contained in the
Irastie note presented to Japan.
Nipponese officials said the ’‘doc
ument ere reed a most unpleasant
mpression rnd is unacceptable be
ause it is addressed to Japan alone.
Those who sent it assume that Ja
pan is the a ' lessor, whereas, the
fact is that Cl. na is the aggressor.”
The officials continued that the
riote was a ‘‘one-sided appeal and
was without precedence in the
League’s history It prejudices Ja
pan and intimates that the Chin
ese arc right and that they are
unable to accept intimation.”
MAY WITHDRAW
TOKYO. Feb. 13. (/P)~The League
jf Nations note urging Japan tc
ease hostilities in China, was bc
.eved to have increased the possi
bility of Japan’s withdrawal from
he League- Official comment on
•he note was withheld pending a
study of the document, but it was
■ertain to intensify the strain on
Japanese relations with the League.
GOODBYE “LAME DUCKS”
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Feb. 18.
Pi—A resolution proposing to the
-States a constitutional amendment
’o abolish the “lame duck” sessions
of Congress was adopted by the
House. The vote was 335 to 56.
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8F CINEMA STARS
INTEREST PUBLIC
NEW YORK. Feb- 18. (JPj—Domes
tic affairs of screen stars occupy
public attention, with Norma Tal
madge planning to divorce Joseph
Shenck: Colleen Moore revealing
her marriage to A. P. Scott, New
York broker, and Tom Mix honey
mooning in Southern California
with his third wife.
Miss Talmadge said she would sail
for Paris soon to obtain her di
vorce. She and her husband have
been married for 14 years and sep
arated five.
“Business caused the blowup,”
he explained. She became lonely
and unhappy after Shenck became
president of United Artists. She
said, however, that Shenck was still
her best friend and intimated she
was through with pictures and in
tended living in France.
Colleen Moore, sojoifrning at Mi
ami Beach, announced her perma
nent retirement.
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 18. (/P)—
Mrs. Miriam “Ma” Ferguson, who
canned fruit in the gubernatorial
mansion while administering the
affairs of the State, again has an
nounced her candidacy for gover
norship, the Dallas Morning News
.said. Mrs. Ferguson, whose ad
ministration from 1925 to 1927
drew fire because o5 her wholesale
l>ardoning of convicts, is making
the race for the fourth time.
The three-act play “Nothing But
:,he Truth” attracted a good sized
attendance again last evening when
the final showing of the Little
Theatre Club play was staged.
MORE REINFORCEMENTS
; TOKYO, Feb. 18. (/P)— An inti
• ination that Japan may send rein
| forcements to Shanghai totalling
] 45.000 men was given by Minister
i of War Sadao Araki Tuesday. “The
I Chinese show no indications of
i complying with General Uyedas’
! ultimatum to withdraw a suitable
! distance from the Shanghai battle
; front.” said Araki.
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; BE RESUMED SIBIL!
SHANGHAI, Feb. 18. Japan
ese military authorities served an
ultimatum upon General Tsai Ting
Kai ordering that the Chinese
bring about a cessation of hostili
ties by withdrawing 12 and a fourth
miles from Shanghai by Saturday
sundown.
At the same time Chinese civil
ians reported that peace negotia
tions which had given some hope
that a solution would be found
.aside from that of bloodshed, had
broken down and the situation is
now deadlocked.
The Chinese said they expected
that hostilities, which for a while
were very quiet, would probably be
gin in a few hours. The Chinese
said that the Japanese had served
the Chinese with a series of de
mands which China is unable to
comply with
NOME, Feb. 18. (/P)—The captain
| and two members of the crew of the
■ ill-fated Baychimo, abandoned and
believed to have been lost amid
Arctic floes, left Kotzebue Tues
day for Fairbanks by plane.
Captain L. A. Cornwell, master
of the 800-ton British vessel owned
by the Hudson Bay Company of
London, said his crew, salvaged the
fur cargo while the craft was held
! fast in the ice.
The boat was caught in an ice
i pack last September off Seahorse
Island while enroute South. The
crew loft and made temporary
headquarters on the mainland. A
severe storm .swept the vessel away.
It was later located near Wran
gell Island, but is now believed sunk
by icebergs. The remaining 14
members of the crew will leave for
Fairbanks by plane February 22.
! STRANGE ANGLE MASSIE
CASE BOBS UP IN U. S.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18. (^—In
vestigation into a mysterious angle
of the Massie case, crystallized in
Hollywood by a reported attempt
of a gunman to force information
from two Hawaiian boys, waited on
word from the Honolulu police.
I The Hawaiians, Marolo and Man
i uel Kalili, Informed police that the
gunman sought in vain to obtain
from them the address of an Am
erican said to be wanted as an im
portant witness in the reopening
of the investigation into the attack
in Honolulu of five half-castes on
Mrs. Thalia Massie, wife of an Am
erican Naval officer.
Full details have been cabled to
Honolulu.
GOOD SALE
! CHICAGO, Feb. 18. (/Pi—'The ad
vance sale for tonight’s four-round
exhibition bout between King Le
vinsky and Jack Dempsey indicated
that a new Chicago indoor attend
ance record will be established.
More than 24,000 are expected to
jam Chicago Stadium to see if the
j “Mauler” can come back. There
j will be no decision made but nei
, ther Dempsey nor Levinsky thinks
i the other will be on his feet at the
l end of the fight. Levinsky Is 21
j years of age.
SILK UP
TOKYO, Feb. 18. (/P)—Yokohama
silk opened two yen higher on the
exchange here on the basis of New
York markets.
SHUT NATIONAL
DIE NOMINATE
SPEAKERGARNERI
PROSPECT REFUSES TO TAKE
A FORMAL PART IN THE
MOVEMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.
(/P>—A “Garner for President” drive
has been brought out into the open, |
but the House speaker said he was,
sticking to his job as speaker of the l
lower branch of Congress and re
fused to take part in the move-'
jment formally.
Two Texas Senators, Sheppard
and Connally, offered Garner as
j a Democratic Presidential candi
date and said that they were not
i putting him forward, not as their
i favorite son but as a statesman well
j qualified for the position as chief
! executive. The two Senators prom
| ised a solid Texas support for Gar
ner.
Garner said in view of the state
1 ment before hand that he had not
I authorized any spokesman to make
'any statements in his behalf.
| Garner added that all statements
so far were solely voluntary and
j that he refused to talk about his
! Presidential prospects.
“My jc-b is speaker of the House
! and I'm confining myself solely to
that job of running the House,” he
concluded.
The way Garner is running his
job as seaker of the House is the
! big gest sales talk of his supporters.
JAPAN WON’T LISTEN TO
IT ADViGF WHATSOEVER
TOKYO, Feb. 18. UP)—When Jap
| ar.ese officials here were informed
by Minister Pebuchi at Washing
i ton that a fresh note of protest
j was being prepared by Secretary
j of State Stimson, the Japanese of
I ficials sent word this note would
| simply be a waste of time and ca
i ble tolls.
The Nipponese s a i d. however,
that because of diplomatic custom
| they would send an answer to the
’ note, but they also added that the
Japanese did not choose to listen
j to any foreign advice about -the
Japanese-Chinese affair in the Far
(East unless the advice concerned
China only.
“FLU” STRIKES DELEGATE
GENEVA, Feb. 18. (/P)— A viru
lent influenza epidemic spread
among the delegates to the world
disarmament conference, particu
larly affecting the American mem
bers. Hugh Gihson, head of the
U. S. delegation, and Dr. Mary
Moolley of Mount Holyoke College
and some others were quite ill.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
IN IRELAND ELECTION
DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 18. </P)—
Unusually heavy polling marked
the Irish Free State and it was the
belief among many that President
Cosgrave’s party would be swept;
back into office by a large ma-;
jority.
A volley of gunfire which killed !
! one government party candidate I
and one detective, marked the first'
outbreak of violence in the Irish
Free State campaign for Tuesday’s
general election.
Patrick Reynolds, member of
President William Cosgrave’s party,
and Detective McGeehan were kill
ed while electioneering in Foxfield.
Former Policeman Liddy was ar
rested.
Reynolds and McGeehan were
emerging from Liddy’s home when
the shooting occurred, which has
instilled a bitter feeling through
out the Free State.
STOCK BACKS UP
NEW YORK, Feb 18. CP) — The
stock market backed up Wednes
day and practically cancelled the
high levels reported far the day
before.
MORE THAIS HUNDRED
TIE-1CKE1S CUTTING
OVER WINTER MONTHS
The Alaska Railroad policy of
concentrating tie-cuttilig to the
railroad belt has developed into an
industry of major importance in
the area between Seward and An
chorage.
The contracts listed below give
only the names of the contractor
but it is estimated there are more
than 100 tie-hackers in the camps
listed who aye cutting in the aggre
gate of 71.0Q0 railroad ties.
There mdy be one or two con
tractors left out in the following
enumeration, but in the main, the
list is fairly correct:
Frank Balovich, Bear Lake, 1,500;
Hans Boxon. Girdwood. 2,000; T. I
Bel way, Peters Creek, 1,000; Ed
Vogel. Mile 7, 1,000; Bob Chan
quist, Victor Creek, 2,000; Clement
son & Borg. Mile 52, 1,000; H. Caf
erky. Mile 7. 2,000; John Dryer
Mile 14, 500; Erickson and Hedberg
Portage, 8 900; Eric Eckman, Mile
7, 1,000; Oscar Ericson, Mile 9, 1,000;
R, E. Ferris, Portage, 2,000.
Julius Hansen, Mile 13. 1,000;
Myles Hyland, Girdwood, 5,000;
John Hedberg, Bird, 1,500; Car'
‘ Johnson, Mile 12, 6.000; Andrew
i Jacobson, Mile 7, 500; Vic Johni
| son, Lawing. 1,000; Geo. Lindsey
Moose Pass. 2,000; Henry Larson
Mile 7, 2,000; W. D. Laughlin, Milt
I 7, 1,000; Pack Olsen, Mile 13, 1,000:
i Leo Ohnhauser, Mile 24, 500.
Emil Olsen, Mile 73. 1.000; Robi
deaux Noah, Mile 13,‘1,500; Petei
Roberts. Mile 13, 3,000; Willianr
! Rose, Mile 6, 1,000; Geo. Shepard
i Girdwood, 1,000; Tom Tessier, Milt
13, 5,000: Carl Wickman, Bird, 500:
: Fred dial man, 4th of July Creek
/>scar Johnson, Tonsem
■ Creek, 11)00: Gus Bursillus, Porch
nine Bay, 2.000; Jack Hubschmidt
; Moose Pass, 500; total. 71,000 ties
l S. DECLARES I
IS SHOOT OF NEWSIES
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 13- (/P>—Los
Angeles Record newsboys createc
; qu te a stir on Santa Monica boule
vard here last evening when the}
kept shouting that the Unitec
States had declared war.
When people ran out to purchase
the newspapers, they found that
nothing like that had happened
and the shouting by the newsboys
was done merely so they could sell
more of their papers.
The police department was noti
fied and the boys were compelled
to use a more moderate sales talk
DECLARE INNOCENCE
HONOLULU, Feb. 18. (IP)—,Four
men, waiting a second trial on
charges of attacking Mrs. Thalia
Massie, wife of an American Naval
officer, never waivered in declaring
their innocence, territorial author
ities said in commenting on pub
lished reports that two of the de
fendants were planning to turn
state’s evidence.
Hfli SHERIFF IDE
BREAK OBTAIN LIBEBTT
PORTLAND, Ind., Feb. 18. (IP)—
Ex-Sheriff Ira Bai'ton, on trial on
charges of helping to rob banks in
the county for which he was elect
ed to protect, made a daring break
for liberty late Tuesday, but was
recaptured in an alley after three
shots had been fired at him.
After obtaining permission from
the judge to see his attorneys In
their office, Barton made his break
on the way back to the jail, beating
Deputy Sheriff Andy Ferguson un
conscious and fleeing into an alley
Police pursued and recaptured him.
A GARNER MOVE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.
(IP) — Democratic House leaders
have decided to appoint a special
committee to see how many Fedr
eral bureaus and other government
activities can be abolished In the
interest of reducing expenses.
WANT SHORT DELAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.
j </P)—The American Bankers Asso
ciation urged holding up the ad
i ministration’s home loan bill until
| it can be ascertained how success
I ful the reconstruction finance cor
i poration will be in dealing with the
I problems involving accumulated
| mortgages.
I FflAMCniS INTO
COMPLICATED POLITICAL
CRISIS DEFEAT LAVAL
| PARIS, Feb. 18. (A1)—The admin
i istration of Premier Pierre Laval
, was overthrown Tuesday in the
i Senate, plunging France into the
(most complicated political crisis of
S the past eight years. The down
i fall came on adverse vote on an
electoral reform measure, 157 to
134.
Laval and his cabinet submitted
| their resignation to President Paul
Doumer, who accepted it. Doumer
i immediately began preparations
i for a new cabinet and premier.
! Albert Saurraut, democratic left
| wing leader or Louis Barthou, dem
i oeratic radical leaders, were be
| lieved to be the outstanding can
i didates for premier.
Later, former Premier Paul Pain
; leve accepted the invitation to form
■; a cabinet to succeed that of Laval
-. His slogan is that there could be
i “no disarmament without security
against invasion” and it is expect
j ed that France’s program at the
; League of Nations meeting will be
unchanged by the rebuilding of the
1 cabinet.
MADE A PROFIT
J NEW YORK, Feb. 18. (A5)—The
! Chrysler Cor poration earned a nel
J profit in the year ended Decembei
|31 of $1,468,000 against $234,000 ir
; the preceding year, the corpora
tion’s preliminary report said. The
directors also declared the regulai
quarterly dividend of 25 cents a
share on capital stock for the first
I quarter of 1032
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l AKLAVIK, N.W.T., Feb. 18. (£>)—
[ Albert Johnson, demented hermit
, I trapper who killed a member oi
! the Royal Canadian Mounted Po
lice and wounded another when
they attempted to investigate
charges made by Indians that their
trap lines had been tampered with
was trapped and shot down at
Eagle River Wednesday.
For many days the Mounted men
had sought to oust Johnson from
his cabin in which he barricaded
himself and it was only through a
ruse on the part of the Mounties
that Johnson thought he could es
cape.
As he attempted to flee down the
Porcupine River toward Alaska,
Johnson was trapped. A gun fight
ensued in which another Mounted
policeman, Staff Sergeant Hershey,
was seriously wounded. Johnson
was finally halted by the pursuers
after crossing over a rocky moun
tain divide into Yukon Territory,
;when a bullet ended hLs life.
| The staff sergeant who was in
, jured was flown immediately by
plane to the nearest hospital.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Feb- 18. (JP)—Quota
tions on the stock market: Alaska
Juneau 15; Chrysler 12%; Freeport
18; General Motors 22%; Kenne
cott 10%; Kroger 14%; Tri-Con.
3%; Radio-Keith 5% Radio 8%;
United Corp. 9%; U. S. Steel 47%;
Cities Service 6%; U. S. Gas 2%;
Big Missouri 10 cents.
NO FELONY CHARGES
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18- (JP)—The
District Attorney’s office refused to
issue felony charges against “Ace”
Hudkins, pugilist, for the recent as
sault and battery of a Los Angeles
resident. The district attorney con
tended that because the victim re
covered after several days in a
; hospital that the attack would not
i constitute a felony.
BELLIGERENTS OF
SHANGHAI LOOK TO
FORMPEACE TRUCE
j BRITISH BLUEACKETS SUCCUMB
TO INJURIES RECEIVED
FROM SHELLFIRE
SHANGHAI, Feb. 18. (^—Renew
ed words of peace proposals were
whispered throughout councils of
j diplomacy here as further attempts
were made to throttle the din of
battle which has been going on for
many days.
The expected big offensive of the
Japanese has been once again post
poned as the Japanese leaders want
to learn the outcome of the nego
tiations now going on between the
i various international diplomats at
Shanghai, and they express an
, opinion that some kind of truce
j agreement should be reached
i While the battle between the
i two forces was considerably les
jsened in intensity, the massing of
i troops by both sides again contin
! ued The Chinese had several ad
; ditions of cavalry, infantry and ar -
! tillery made to their forces. The
| Japanese also put on a little dis
! play of “show” when they put a
number of their planes into the
air and displayed one of the larg
est aerial forces ever seen in the
war-torn sector of Shanghai.
The two British bluejackets, H.
A. Francis and H. Pryer, who were
fatally wTounded when a number of
shells fell in the northern edge of
the International Settlement, died
! in a hospital. When the British
• admiralty was advised of their
' death there was a decided stiffen
| ing of British attitude toward this
j latest “outrage” and a strong pro
1 test was immediately drawn up to
be handed to Japanese officials.
A Japanese importing and ex
I porting firm, located in the heart
of the International Settlement,
! was totally wrecked yesterday when
a bomb placed on the porch ex
ploded.
Nipponese consular agents at
\ Shanghai are working on a plan
to halt hostilities in Shanghai by
increasing the size of the foreign
j zone and setting up a form of neu
' tral state. This neutral state would
i finally result in a greatly enlarged
; International Settlement.
IF
PUBLIC WORKS MEN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.
(JP)—Asking support for a reorgan
ization of this nation’s government,
President Hoover’s message to Con
gress yesterday recommended the
creation of four new Federal of
fices.
The four new officers would in
clude a public works administrator,
who would construct and some
times operate Federal projects ex
cept such projects of the Army and
Navy. Other offices would be those
of Assistant Secretary of Public
Health, an assistant Secretary of
the Merchant Marine, and an as
sistant Secretary of the Conserva
tion Department
President Hoover would alter the
chairman of Civil Service to that
of personnel administrator and
would thus combine all personnel
agencies of the government and
placing all educational activies un
der an assistant Secretary of Edu
cation. The salaries would cost an
additional $40,000 a year.
Hoover made no mention of
I moves to consolidate the Army and
Navy under a Secretary of Defense.
• Hoover said the Department of
I Reclamation should be broadened
j to include conservation of water
j by storage.
HIGHER POSTAL RATE
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 18.
(JP) — The Postoffice Department
Wednesday discontinued the two
cent letter rate to South American
countries. The rate now is three
cents.