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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,1931.
VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 234.
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CHINESE FORCES OPEN
HOSTILITIES JOIST
JJPS 5T HI BRIER
UNDATED (JP)—Unconfirmed
advices received saying that the
Chinese General Mah Chansh had
declared war on Japan and was
Dombarding the Japanese position
* at Tahsing, Manchuria, stirred
Tokyo. The Japanese government
has decided to reinforce its troops
;n a new battle area.
Tokyo also prepared a sharp
reply to the League of Nations
latest note and an answer to the
American government’s secret
communication.
Several riots broke out at Tient
sin, in north China. The Chinese
charged that the trouble was in
• tigated by the Japanese and that
the Japanese bombarded the na
^ tive part of the village with <0
shells, killing four Chinese and
wounding 10 others.
The foreign guard units at
Tientsin, including the 15th U. S.
Infantry has been called out to
protect their nationals. One Jap
anese soldier is reported to have
been killed by a stray bullet.
Japanese authorities branded the
V suggestion that other powers with
draw their diplomatic representa
tives from Tokyo as a means of
lending force to the League of Na
tions’ stand as nothing but “diplo
matic intimidation.”
A Japanese note is expected in
^ protest against the suggestions for
diplomatic and economic boycott
as coming from the circles of the
League of Nations and the League
secretariat. The note will also pro
test against the League of Nations
becoming a propaganda bureau for
the Chinese government.
A later dispatch reported that
the Japanese newspapers said
hat the Chinese General Mali’s
roops, numbering between 8,000
and 13.000 soldiers opened hostili
tes against the Japanese near the
Nonni River bridge and are using
held artillery and machine guns.
The bombarding can be heard
aany miles. The Japanese sold
ers there number about 1,000.
ROFSTUB COMMITTEE’S
DELVING INTO GRAFT, IF
BRINGS IVOR TO FRONT
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. (JP)— The
p Hofstader committee’s persistent
delving into graft and vice in New
York City again resulted in the
r.ame of Mayor James Walker being
brought to the forefront.
The City Affairs Committee in a
letter to Samuel Seabury, counsel,
declared Mayor Walker held a tin
r box jointly with the treasurer of
' a bus concern to which he attempt
ed to give away for a song a bus
franchise worth many millions.
This man is Frederick Harris, sec
retary and treasurer of Jamaica j
Busses incorporated. Harris now j
^ holds the power of attorney over j
^ the safe deposit box shared by!
Mayor Walker and his accountant, I
Russel Sherwood#
Sherwood, who left Mexico City
for New York Friday, issued a brief
statement but meanwhile he was
ordered to show cause why he
should not be held in contempt. One
p hundred thousand dollars worth of
his property was attached.
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TEST PILOT KILLED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 9. (JP)
| — E. C. Ritchie, test pilot of the
I Glenn L. Martin Company of Bal
| timore, was killed when the bomber
j he was testing at Anacosta Naval
.air station crashed from a height
of 8,000 feet. The plane was a
demi-bomber and was being tested
; before acceptance by the Navy.
| GARDINER EXPECTED TO
I IKE CORRECTION AND
I APOLOGIZE TO HOOVER
WASHINGTON, Nov., 9; (JP)—A
verdict in favor of President Hoo
ver was returned by the jury ap
pointed to weigh the truth in the
j William Howard Gardiner attack
ti the Administratim-ts
! icy the board found that the
! United States Navy League, thru
President Gardiner, uttered “many
inaccuracies, false assumptions
i and errors in its conclusions.”
It is now Gardiner’s turn to act
j and President Hoover demands
! that he make a “public correction
j of his mis-statements and also
make an apology.”
LOPS OFF BUDGET
WASHINGTON .D. C., Nov. 9. (A5)
i —President Herbert Hoover an
1 nounced that $350,000,000 had been
lopped off the nation’s budget. He
gave no further details.
PLANE CRASHES
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 9. (JP)
—Three persons were killed Sat
urday when a privately-owned pas- j
senger plane crashed at the Wash-!
ington airport. The motor stalled j
in taking off and the plane fell
into a spin.
RUSSIAN INVENTION
BERLIN, Nov., 9, (JP)—1The speed
of an ordinary airplane may be
increased to 250 miles per hour
thru a new Russian invention now
being studied by German engin
eers. Wings, which may be short
ened during flight and lengthened
as the plane approaches the
ground are said to increase speed
by approximately 100 miles an
hour.
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COMMUNIST PROGRAM
MEXICO CITY, Nov., 99, (A)—
Radicals rushed in on station
XEW and seized the place, Satur
day. They put on a communistic
program and continued until the
police arrived and dispersed the
mob.
WAR AGAINST U. S.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9. (JP)—
Reports were revealed here of the
finding of Japanese papers and
plans for Japan’s conquering Asia
followed by war against the United
States.
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REMAIN TWO WEEKS MORE j
LONDON, Nov-, 9, (A5)—Mahat
ma Gandhi will probably remain
in England two weeks more de
spite the pleadings of his country
men who desire that he return
home. Gandhi has promised Ram
say MacDonald that he will re
main a little longer with the hope
that a better and more amicable
understanding can be achieved.
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ON OCTOBER FIFTH
Another oldtimer of the West
ward was summoned by the grim
reaper on Monday, October 5, when
Nick C. Creevden, 43 years of age,
passed away at Unalaska.
Creevden was born on Unga Is
land, Alaska, February 13, 1888. He
has spent most of his life on the
Aleutian Islands and settled at Un
dlaska about 12 years ago where
he has resided with his family and
engaged in fishing in the summer
months and fox hunting in the
winter.
He was married to Alice Ander
son and she is left with five small
children. He also leaves two sis
ters, Anna Olgin and Maggie Burn
sten who live on Unga Island; two
brothers, Nickata and Mike Creev
den.
The deceased was baptized in in
fancy and grew up under the influ
ence of t h e Russian Orthodox
church. Of recent years he has
been more liberal in his faith and
all the children are members of
the Mission Sunday School, main
tained by the Women’s Home Mis
sionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Mr# Creevden had been ill for
some time but did not consider
himself in any immediate danger
till j ust a few days before he passed
away. The resident physician was
absent from the village at the time
of his death, but no doubt it was
brain trouble that ended his life.
His funeral was conducted from
the Mission Chapel by the superin
tendent and pastor of the Mission,
Rev. A. J. Armstrong. A large group
of friends and neighbors extend
their sympathy to Mrs. Creevden
and her family in their affliction.
MARSHAL FOR TWO NATIONS
WARSAW, Nov. 9. (/Pi — Marshal
Pilskidu of Poland has been made
Field Marshal of the Rumanion
army and will command the forces
of both nations in any war in which
they are allied, it was stated in cir
cles close to the Marshal.
MAY ATTEND GAMES
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9. (/P)—The
Prince of Wales has signified his
intention of accepting an invitation
to be present at the Olympic
games in Los Angeles next summer.
FOOTBALL SCORES
Louisiana 0, Army 20.
Georgia 7, New York U. 6.
Indiana 0, Michigan 22.
Virginian 0, Columbia 27. i
Lehigh 19, Princeton 7.
Villanova 7, Temple 13.
Dartmouth 6, Harvard 7.
Navy 0, Ohio State 20.
Colgate 32, Penn State 7.
Carnegie Tech. 6, Pittman 14.
Nebraska 7, Iowa 0.
Pennsylvania 0, Notre Dame 49.
St. Johns, Maryland, 0, Yale 52.
Ohio 27, Depauw 0.
Iowa State 7, Kansas Aggies 6.
Arkansas 13, Chicago 13.
Wisconsin 7, Illinois 6.
Kansas 0, Oklahoma 10.
Utah 28, Colorado College 6.
Washington U. 0, California 13.
Idaho 8, Washington State 9.
Montana 0, Oregon State 19.
Stanford 0, South. California 19.
REBELS CONTINUE REVOLT
LANARKA, Cyprus Island, Nov. 9.
(/P)—Pillaging and burning contin
ued in some outlaying villages on
this island by rebels against Brit
ish rule. An attempt to attack a
lighthouse at Cape Greco was brok
en up by the British destroyer Acas
ta. Armored cars have arrived from
j Egypt for the use of the British,
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Mill MOUNTED
POLICEiN LED DUAL
LIFE TO'[
TORONTO, Ont., Nov. 9. (A5)—In
the scarlet coat of a Royal Mounted
policeman, Sergeant John Leonard
told from a witness stand how, for
seven years, he lived a double life,
posing as a Communist and sitting
in secret conferences where plots to
wreck the government wTere being
hatched.
Looking directly at the Commun
ist defendants on trial for conspir
acy, the stalwart young officer told
howr he had worked with them,
plotted with them, issued orders to
them and received advice from
them.
He led the dual life, he said, to
maintain the tradition of his serv
ice and “get his man.” He had
played his role so well he never was
suspected.
TELEWH BREVITIES
CANAL CLOSED
BALBOA, Nov. 9. (/P)—Traffic in
the Panama Canal was suspended
Saturday and every effort was
made to drain Gatun Lake, the
source of the canal’s water supply j
which has been flooded by torren- I
tial rains since Friday. Forty ships
are reported to be held up within
the canal and the waters are said
to have risen higher than any pre
vious levels. A 11-inch rainfall was
reported, with the rainstorms still
continuing. This is the first time
since the canal was opened that it
has been closed on account of the
weather.
j
REVOLUTION
PARIS, Nov., 9, </P)—Dispatches :
received here from Budapest, state
a national revolution staged by |
Fascists will take place in Austria.
either today qf tomorrow. The;
Fascists aim to convert Austria i
once more to a monarchy with!
the Hapsburg successor to the!
throne, it is said.
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SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SLAYER
NEW YORK, Nov., 9, (/P)—Peter
De Santes, seven years old, ad- j
mitted shooting and killing his
four-year-old sister Gloria be- j
cause “she teased me and dirtied,
my book”.
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ARGENTINA ELECTIONS
BUENOS AIRES, Nov., 9,
The military hand of President
Uriburu, which has held Argen- j
tine in a state of seige since the j
revolution of September 9, 1930,!
was relaxed Saturday to permit
free balloting in Sunday’s nation
wide elections.
MARCH KING CELEBRATES
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. (A5)—Amer
ica’s march king, John Philip
Sousa, celebrated his 77th birth
day anniversary here. He refused
all suggestions that he write a
commemorative march.
I
TOKYO, Nov., 9, (/P)—A military
investigation has been ordered be
cause of the finding of a Russian
! officer’s body among the 200
Chinese dead as a result of the
three-day battle at Nonni River.
The body was left with the many
others on the Tahsing battlefield
• when the Reilungkiari' Province
j army retreated under a bombard
ment from Japanese planes and
: artillery.
While the world awaited the
next moxe in Manchuria, the Jap
anese forces on the Nonni River
took cognizance of rumors of* fur
ther Chinese military activity by
consolidating the positions they
won last week in their bitter three
day battle. Officials regarded
these precautions purely as a mil
itary measure and indicated that
they expected no further trouble.
Reflection of this attitud(3 was
found in the formal announce
ment that the annual army ma
neuvers would be held at Klashu
this week, as originally planned,
with the Emperor and Army and
Navy heads attending.
II PREPARUTION FOB
FRANCO-GERMAN TALKS
BERLIN, Nov. 9. (/P)—The For
eign office and other government
departments participated in a
meeting of the economic advisory
board in preparation for discus
sions with France on reparations
and also economic accord.
Chancellor Bruemng presided at
the meetting which was attended by
Ambassador Von Hoesch and high
officers of the German cabinet.
Ambassador Von Hoesch left Berlin
for Paris soon after the conference
and he is to discuss questions with
Premier Pierre Laval. The subcom
mittee meeting was one of a series
at which a plan will be sought for
prolonging short term credits by
means of consolidating them in long
term credits next February, when
an international agreement not
to withdraw short term credits from
Germany expires.
JN 1ST CRUSH U.5.
ERE crane CM
MOSCOW, Nov. 9. OP)—1The news
paper Pravda, resuming its attack
on Japanese policies in Manchuria,
published what is described as a
declaration by Baron Tanka, when
he was Premier of Japan in 1927,
asserting that Japan must crush
the United States to capture China.
This document says Pravda bears
out its charge that Japan’s present
ac(tion in Manchuria is a long
planned part of its effort to extend
the Japanese hegemony into the
Pacific.