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SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1931.
VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 235.
PRICE TEN CENTS
MS IN THE OFFING
TOKYO, Nov. 10. (JP)—Booming
guns and shifting soldiery in Man
churia gave some promise that
there will be two new battles—one
* -t the Nonni River bridge head
and the other at Tientsin.
Although Tokyo reported the sit
uation as quiet but apprehensive,
‘ reports in two London newspapers
said that Japan demanded a sur
render at Tsitsihar by General Mah
Chan Shun.”
The Chinese have requested the
League of Nations send an inter
national army of 4,000 men to po
lice the railway while settlement
of the controversey is pending.
The Japanese sent a reply to
^Washington to Stimson’s “aid me
rnoire,” but stated it was not for
publication. Documentary inter
change and Harbin dispatches said
the Japanese had withdrawn to a
few miles south of the Nonni River
bridge but are assimiliating rein
forcements. A new attack on Gen
eral Mali’s army is expected.
OUTBURST RIOTING
TIENTSIN, China, Nov. 10. (/P)—
Machine guns were put into action
Monday evening on the Western
edge of Tientsin in what apparent
ly was another outburst of rioting,
resulting from the tension between
Chinese and Japanese. Two Am
^trican women, attached to the
from the scene of the clash and
Methodist Mission, were escorted
•were placed aboard an outbound
steamer.
CHiN/tusiiuir
TACTICS STRENGTHEN
ITS CASE JT GENEVA
TOKYO.Nv. 10. (JP)—A manifesto
declaring war on Japan, said news
paper dispatches last night, has
been addressed to the Chinese na
tion by Mah Chan Shan, a North
Manchurian militarist, and fight
ing was recommenced.
The Chinese government at Nan
king, on the face of the dispatches,
was not involved.
The war office here announced,
however, that an intercepted mes
sage indicated the purpose of the
army farther North in Manchuria,
move was to draw the Japanese
P as a means of strengthening China’s
case at Geneva.
GENERAL DECLARES WAR
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Nov. 10. (A3)
—The Mukden correspondent of a
Tokyo newspaper reported that
General Mah Chan Shun, com
(r. mander of that branch of the Chin
f ese army that was defeated last
week by the Japs, had declared war
cn Japan.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10#
f/P)_More manufacturing establish
ments cut wages and more workers
"were affected by wage cuts in the
month ended September 15 than
in any similar period this year, De
partment of Labor reports on un
employment show.
SHOULD LEAGUE FAIL— ? j
! PARIS, Nov. 10 (/P)—If the League |
j of Nations fails to settle the Man- j
| churian dispute, China is going to;
j build up her national defense to j
j a point strong enough to with-1
: stand any “external aggression,” 1
Doctor Alfred Sze, Chinese mem- j
j ber of the League Council, told the <
I League.
WASHINGTON OBSERVES
SPREAD SF HOSTILITIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10.
(/P) _ Washington’s observance of
the spreading hostilities in the
I Orient'Monday spurred the Amer
j ican government to renewed efforts
I to end the dispute between China
land Japan.
President Hoover called Secretary
Stimson into a hurried conference
early Monday morning. Afterward,
fresh instructions were prepared,
directing Ambassador Forbes, in
the Japanese capital, and Minis
ter Johnson in China, to renew
their endeavors to bring about a
j cessation of hostile acts and with
drawal of troops from the danger
zone.
tHK IMG NOVELIST
' GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT
PINEVILLE, Ky., Nov. 10. </P)—
i Circuit Judge D. C. Jones directed
the Bell County grand jury to in
vestigate the sworn charges that j
Theodore Dreiser, novelist, and a j
young woman, whose name was \
withheld, were guilty of misconduct
while the writer was here with a l
j committee to inquire into the sta
j tus of the Eastern Kentucky coal
! fields.
| Judge Jones said that witnesses
| swore to a warrant charging that
Dreiser and the woman lived to
I gether openly. The warrant has
| not been served yet.
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j !
ARRANGES MARRIAGE
NICE, France, Nov. 10. (/Pi—Sir j
Osman Ali Khan, Nizam of Hy
berabad and probably the wealth
iest man in the world, arranged
| for the marriage of his two sons!
, and sealed the contract with the ‘
! gifts of ,$2,000,000 in cash and jew- •
I THE STOCK MARKET
SEATTLE, Nov. 10. (/P)—Yester
day’s quotations on the stock mar
ket:
j Alaska Juneau .13%
American Can .86 %
Borden . 52%
| Canada Dry . 19%
i General Motors ..29%
j International Nickle Can .12%
International Tel. & Tel.18%
Kennecott Copper .17%
Radio .13%
| Reynolds Tobacco (b) .40%
Standard Oil of Calif.36
Standard Oil of N. J.37%
Standard Oil of N Y.15%
Union Oil of Calif.17%
U. S. Steel .73%
Cities Service. 8%
Durant Motors . 1%
s
Taking advantage of a time which
is most opportune for the further
ance of aviation in Alaska with
Seward as the headquarters base
for operations, a group of Seward
business men met last evening un
der the auspices of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce in the of
fices of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany at the instance of the avia
tion committee, composed of Cal
M. Brosius, John Blase and Charles
Lechner, who have put in a great
deal of time and effort to making
the hangar a reality. The meeting
was called for the purpose of laying
their findings before the executive
committee of the Chamber and
Seward business men and to dis
cuss the problem which so far ap
pears to have kept Seward from its
due share of air business and traf
fic—the need for hangar facilities.
It was made known that Pilot W.
H. Barnhill, who with L. McGee, fur
buyer, own a Stinson Detroiter Jr.,
four-place monoplane, powered with
a Lycoming, ninercylnider, 215 h.p.
motor, had given the Seward Cham
ber of Commerce aviationj commit
tee every assurance that they would
make Seward their base headquar
ters for operations, provided that
proper hangar facilities would be
made available. It was also stated
that it was the desire of Pilot Barn
hill to make arrangements for the
purchase of another plane of the
same type as they now owrn if they
could secure the financial backing.
Hangar specifications, as outlined
briefly at the meeting, would call
for a structure of about 50x30 with
an added shed in back of it so that
two planes could be housed should
that need arise. One proposal made
was that the hangar be built on a*
framework with a corrugated iron
covering. No inside finish would
be needed at first. The approxi
mate figure given as to the cost of
erection was about $3,000. but it
was thought by some that this fig
ure might perhaps be lowered some
what but this all will depend on
the decision as to final specifica
tions. The hangar is to be built
on a plan which will provide for
future expansion in case more
planes need to be housed.
Seward arid area would benefit
greatly from the basing of a plane
here and it would also aid the bus
iness men and residents of Alaska
who live in far-flung places, or
places where travel is at present
beset with avoidable delays. It is
pointed out that a miner, rancher,
or other business man could hop
in a plane stationed in Seward and
be whisked away to his destination
in a few hours time, whereas, as is
the case at present, he comes to
Seward via boat and makes con
nections with other travel agencies
to reach the plane base and from
there be taken to his destination.
The location of the proposed han
gar was also touched upon and it
was the general opinion of those
assembled at the meeting that it
should be constructed near the
roadway and on the west side of
the Seward aviation field. This
location, it was said, besides serv
ing planes landing on the field it
LEAVING FOR INDIA
LONDON, Nov. 10. (/P)—Mahatma
Gandhi decided the Round Table
i conference on Indian affairs is
bound to fail, and announced he
would sail for home November 29,
ready to begin again his fight
against British rule.
EIGHTEEN PASSENGERS
LEFT SEATTLE HUN
SEATTLE, Nov. 10. (TP)—1The SS
Alameda, of the Alaska Steamship
Company, sailed from this port at
9 o’clock this morning and carried
69 passengers, 18 of whom are en
route to Seward.
Seward reservations included Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Sterling, Mrs. Luther
Dunbar., Mrs. Ralph Strom, Peter
Cook, Mrs. M. R. Mumgar, Mrs. A.
S. Brown and child. Vivian Havey,
Mrs. R. O. Rork, Miss M. Ried, W.
W. Johnson, J. Hellso, V. Sharkey*,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Rose, Mr. and Mrs.
D. R. Randalgren, M. Kass and one
steerage.
MOTION PICTURE STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. TP)—
Floyd Billingsly, business agent for
the Motion Picture Operators’
Union, announced that he had been
authorized to call a strike of all
operators and stage hands as well
as other union employees in all
the Fox West Coast theatres on
November 13.
self, would make it easy for planes
landing in Resurrection Bay to taxi
up to the hangar and would also be
easily served with trucks or autos.
This location, it was also pointed
out, would take care of any further
field extensions. The City of Sew
ard is to arrange for a lease on
ground for the hangar location.
The method of financing the
proposition came in for a good deal
of discussion and it was the decis
ion that an informal holding asso
ciation be formed and that volun
tary subscriptions be accepted to
secure the funds with which to
build the hangar. Backing for the
extra plane could be secured thru
regular financial channels as am
ple securities appear available.
Action is to be taken immediately
and another meeting is to be held
within the near future to make
final decisions before starting the
construction.
Pilot Barnhill and McGee are'
ready to come to Seward as soon as
they are given word that the han
gar will be built, it was said. They
already have a great deal of work
outlined and next summer should
see them actively engaged in busi
ness between Seward and the West
ward as far as the Bristol Bay re
gion, and such other air business1
as may result and such as holds
great possibilities in this area.
Special emphasis is made for the
desirability of raising the funds for
the construction of the hangar im
mediately and Seward residents
and others who are vitally inter
ested in the future of Seward and
the development of aviation in this
part of Alaska should be willing to
subscribe. Amounts of less than
$100 or more will be accepted. In
terested persons who desire to make
an investment in the hangar should
get in touch with Elwyn Swetmann
immediately and they will be given
further information on the matter.
LONDON, Nov. 10. (£>)—Amid the
pomp and glitter of tradition, King
George of England, wearing the
crown of the empire and ermine
robes over a scarlet uniform of an
officer-marshal, he opened the new
National Parliament in England.
The task of the new Parliament
is to rescue the nation from a fi
nancial and industrial crisis. Speak
ing from his golden throne in the
House of Lords, His Majesty, the
King of England, bade the govern
ment godspeed in its undertakings,
and said “my people have given you
an emphatic mandate and we ex
pect you to achieve success.
“My government intends to pur
sue a policy of peace and good will
and they are to continue their ac
tive interest in the work of the
League of Nations. The English
government is to give close atten
tion to preparations for the ap
proaching disarmament conference
and, if successful, the result should
arid will produce a great universal
benefit.”
The Queen, in a crown and mag
nificent robes, sat at His Majesty’s
left. The Prince of Wales sat as
His Majesty's right and was cloak
ed in scarlet ermine.
NEW FLIGHT RECORD *
PORT DARWIN, Australia, Nov.
10. (/P)—Flying one of the smallest
aeroplanes in the world, wearing
carpet slippers for comfort and car
rying a tomahawk for a weapon,
C. A. Butler, English aviator, land
ed here and set a new record for
a flight from England to Australia.
MRS. RUTH JUU1 BI1
HER SUPERIOR COURT
CHARGES OF SLATING
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 10.(/Pj—An
other formality leading to trial of
Winnie Ruth Judd on charges of
murdering Anne Leroi and Miss
Hedvig Samuelson was disposed of
Monday.
Clarence E. Ice, justice of the
peace, bound her over to Superior
Court on the charge of slaying Mrs.
Leroi after hearing testimony of
witnesses by which the State traced
Mrs. Judd’s movements from Octo
ber 16, contended by the prosecu
tion to be the date of the killings,
until thetrunks containing the two
bodies were found in Los Angeles.
By stipulation, a few minutes
later, she was bound over on the
same testimony for the slaying of
Miss Samuelson.
PRINCE ELOPES
BUDAPEST, Nov. 10. (^—Fasci
nated by the charms of a brunette
beauty, Prince Nicholas ignored the
refusal of his elder brother Carol
observed in worthy manner in Sew
ed into a racing car with Mme.
Jana Lucia Delet, and in a dramatic
elopement, dashed to a nearby vil
lage and compelled the mayor of
that town to perform the marriage
ceremony.
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