“Federal Officials Cannot Lawfully be Appointed to any Territorial Office.”
___ ___—Attorney General of Alaska John Rustgard.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 274.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
SWEEPING TOWIi
JAPAN CONCENTRATING TROOPS
AT YINGKOYV ON THE
YELLOW SEA
MUKDEN, Dec. 29. (£>) —Having
swept aside all pretense, Japan’s
armies actively directed their drive
against Chin Chow, the last strong
hold of the Chinese in Manchuria.
Under guise of taking action
against “brigands” allegedly threat
ening Japan’s hold on the South
Manchurian Railway, Japanese,
numbering at least 20,000 men,
were actively pursuing Chinese with
the aim of driving them beyond the
Great Wall.
China’s “bandit army,” variously
estimated at from 30,000 to :>0,0G0
men, is said have engaged a strong
force of Japanese and were report
ed putting up a staunch defense.
Telephone dispatches from Ying
fcow, at the head of the Yellow Sea, j
say Japan is concentrating a large j
number of soldiers there. Three
battalions of infantry and one ar
tillery battalion are already on the
ground and further reinforcements
are expected from Southern Man
churia.
The regular Chinese troops, num
bering about 4,000 men, are said
. to be entrenched within a few miles j
of Yingkow.
LIMITED ARERS WHERE
TOKYO, Dec. 29. (IF)—The Jap- j
anese diet adjourned Monday until
January 20. Their attitude oil ad
journment was that of maintaining
their “hands off” policy with re
spect to other nation’s interest in
Manchurian activities and they;
^ recommended that bandit chasing
in Manchuria be continued as long j
as this was necessary to protect
Japanese interests.
The diet blamed Chin Chow for
the present .bandit situation in |
Manchuria and Japan said that she
would limit her military operations
only to areas where aggression is
found to be necessary.
CULBERTSON ANNOUNCES |
PEAKS ANOTHER CONTEST
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. </P)—Mrs.
Ely Culbertson reentered the bridge
play contest Monday after she had
been out of the game since the 24th
on account of the holidays. At the I
98th rubber of the 150 rubber bridge
contest, the Culbertson lead was!
17,335 points.
Mr. Culbertson has made an an-;
nouncement that he is making ar
rangements for an international
bridge contest with Mrs. Culbert
son and himself and Mr. Llghtner
to represent the United States. He
said that this international contest
w?ould create even more interest
than the 150 rubber contest now
underway.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
SEATTLE, Dec. 29. </P)—The SS
Northwestern, of the.A. S. S. Co.,
! sailed this morning at 9 o’clock en
route to Seward and wayports with
44 first class passengers and nine
steerage. There were 18 Seward
passengers including G. A. Boad
way, Mrs. A. Larson, W. Panama
roff, A. J. Gardner, John Kehden,
Carl E. Petersen, E. O. Petersen,
Mrs. H. Spille, N. Johanson, Mrs.
M. V. Edwards, Mrs. T. H. Jones,
Reese Jones, T. P. Weatherell, Fred
Reil, H. Knute, M. Carcardenal, J.
Hall. I. Halo.
FRiCASSElCROW
HI 115.36 8 PLATE
BLACKSTONE IS LOOKING FOR
LOCATION TO ESTABLISH
CHICKEN RANCH
“All one needs to convince them
that communism is the last thing
desired in civilized countries is to
spend a year or more in Russia as
I did while engaged in installing
canning machinery,” said C. L.
Blackstone of Oakland, Calif., who
is a guest at the Overland Hotel.
Mr. Blackstone is on a tour of in
spection of the railroad zone with a
view to establishing himself in an
extensive chicken ranch.
Mr. Blackstone is also of the
opinion that fully 60 per cent of
the Russian army is not complete
ly sold on the communistic idea*
and would not be surprised if at
any day to see a counter revolution
develop with the Trotzky adher
ents opposed-to the Stalin regime.
“I talked to many of those in a
position to know,” said Mr. Black
stone, “and observed many radical
changes from the full communistic
program indicating that the people,
especially those with average or
high intelligence, were fed up with i
the present system.
like Group of Children
“As an illustration of how child
ish things are performed, they turn
out mechanical engineers with six
months study, while it requires at
least six years for a man to become
a machinist in the United States.
This means that there are dozens
of alleged machinists working on
one simple problem, such as in
stalling a canning plant. It was
my duty to install such a plant for
canning corn. They had a sort of
superintendent or chief engineer.
With stuff piled up everywhere and
no progress being made, I suggest
ed to him that he should do a cer
tain thing to get started. 1
“ ‘Later’ is the same as ‘manana.’ j
I learned this word in Russian, for •
(rieaso tarn to Page S«ven) j
NEW METHOD
NEW YORK, Dec., 28, (^-Treas
ury agents began an Investigation
to determine if there is an organ
ized system of smuggling jewels
into the United States through
Consular mail bags which escape
inspection. Discovery of smuggling
was made when a realty broker,
whose name was not divulged, ap
peared before the Customs author
ities and said he wished to pay duty
on a diamond he received from his
wife in France through Consular
mails.
REAL DEBT POSTPONEMENT
FIGHT WILL DEVELOP
NEXT JUNE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 29.
) (JP) — The Democratic truce with
I President Hoover on legislative
| matters will last only juntil final
(economic relief legislatipns in the
j form of the $500,000,000 feconstruc
! tion finance corporation bill is out
of the way.
This was made known by Repre
sentative Henry Rainey, leader of
the Democratic majority in the
House, who said after the nation’s
j needs have been cared for political
j speeches will be in order and ad
ministration measures will be care
; fully weighed and subjected to re
[strictions and modifications.
“A real debt postponement fight,”
said Mr. Rainey, “will develop next
June when an attempt is made by
our debtor nations to get further
postponement of amounts due next
year.
Meanwhile R. H. ALshton, presi
dent of the American Railway As
sociation, pleaded for legislation to
permit railroads to build up their
reserves in periods of prosperity so
they may be prepared tl> face ad
verse conditions brought about by
severe business depressions.
! Mr. Aishton estimated the gross
operating revenues of railroads in
1931 at $4,259,000,000 or about 20.3
per cent less than in 1930.
The Stock Market
SEATTLE, Dec. 29. (JP)—'Yester
day’s quotations on the stock mar
ket:
Alaska Juneau...13
American Can . 59%
Borden .36*4
Canada Dry .10%
General Motors.22
Internatioanl Nickle Can . 7%
International Tel. & Tel. 7%
Kennecott Copper ..103/4
Radio . 5%
Reynolds Tobacco (b) .32%
Richfield Oil . %
Standard Oil of Calif.24
Standard Oil of N. J..26%
Standard Oil of N. Y. 8%
Union Oil of Calif...12%
U. S. Steel.36%
Cities Service . 5%
Durant Motors . %
INJURED BY TURKEY
LAUREINBRG, N. C. Dec. 28. (JP)
—W. L. Roper, poultryman, was re
covering from an attack by a tur
key on which he attempted to de
monstrate “The right way to kill
one.” F. P. Jones, a physician, ban
daged up Roper, who attempted to
penetrate the bird’s brain with a
knife. The turkey swallowed the
knife, attacked the poultryman, and
then walked off.
WRITER DEES
LONDON, Dec. 29. (JP) — Alfred
Percival Graves, poet and writer,
died hi Harlech at the age of 85.
His lyric, “Father of Lynn,” became
the most popular of Irish songs.
Graves was born in Dublin.
DIES FROM EXPOSURE
i FAIRBANKS, Dec. 29. </P)_Nulato
j advices said that Francis Pilot and
j several of his dogs were found dead
{on December 19, at a place about
i 16 miles below Cutoff Village, 100
miles northeast of Nulato. Only
two dogs were alive. Pilot had been
driving in circles with no food and
no axe. He was poorly dressed and
I had but one blanket to keep him
j warm. Birch bark was his only
food. It is believed that he per
ished due to exposure.
YEAR PLAN ALRIGHT
WAR MENACE OR DEPRESSION
FAILS 1*0 HALT PROGRAM
OF INDUSTRIALISM
MOSCOW, Dec. 28. </P)—Notwith
standing the war menace on its
Asiatic frontier, and the "world de
pression, Soviet Russia is prepared
! to enter the new year confident
that its five-year plan will be ful
filled in four years and bent on de
voting more attention to the ma
terial welfare of its people if left
to its own devices.
Uneasy because of what it be
lieves are efforts of other powers
to provoke it to war in Manchuria,
the world’s only Socialistic State
vigorously proclaims its policy of
peace and non-intervention, while
it continues with slightly reduced
tempa its program of industrializa
tion, agricultural development, etc.
The fourth and final year some
time ago was set aside for relaxing
somewhat the strain induced by the
feverish efforts to achieve the plan |
induced perhaps both by a desire j
to reward the workers and by thej
general economic crisis abroad. The |
decision v/as made to concentrate |
more on improved living standards j
to compensate for the great sacri- j
fices endured by the population over j
the first three years, at the same ■
time, not neglecting the heavy key 1
industries which are relied upon to |
make the vast Soviet Union self- j
supporting in the shortest time pos- I
sibie.
NANKING, Dec. 29. (£>)—After a
long period of strife and dissention,
a compromise has been reached by
Shanghai and Nanking and Lin Sen
has been selected to head the new
National government.
Lin Sen, who has been acting
head of the Central government
since the collapse of the Chiang
Kai Shek regime, was selected at
a meeting of the Koumintang Mon
day.
Lin Sen is a choice of the Na
tional people’s party. Observers see
in his selection an end to the strong
militaristic rule of China as he
will be supported by a cabinet
chosen from civilian members.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. (JP)—'Wood
alcohol poisoning caused the deaths
of 10 persons in New York during
the Christmas holiday, the New
York medical examiner reported.
MAJOR BATTLE IS
EXPECTED FOUGHT
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AWAITS
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
OF WAR SCENE
MUKDEN, Dec. 29. (IP)—No major
development was reported from the
Manchurian theatre of war but a
battle of major proportions is em
inent, however, for according to
word reaching the Japanese head
quarters, the Chinese high com
mand has assembled 350,000 reg
ulars and 30,000 so-called “bandits"
at Chin Chow. Further word says
that the Chinese forces are ready
to wage a determined fight for
their last stronghold in Manchuria.
The Japanese, acting upon orders
issued by General Hohjo at Muk
den, employed every branch of
service they could as they drove
across the snow capped fields of
Manchuria in temperat ures which
ranged down to 20 degrees below
zero.
There was occasional firing and
skirmishes of minor importance but
these engagements did not serve to
halt the steady advance of the Jap -
anese. Cavalry and artillery are
accompanying the army of Japan
and airplanes for scouting and
bombing its- commanders ev
ery advantage over the Chinese
forces. The Japanese army is es
timated to be 50,000 men which is
by far the largest force ever brought
to bear in Manchurian fighting by
the Tokyo government.
Meanwhile, the home government
issued a statement insisting that
it has no idea of taking permanent
control in Manchuria.
At Washington, D. C., the State
Department awaited further de
velopments in the Japanese drive
on Chin Chow before making new
diplomatic representations.
ATTEMPTS PRISONBREAK
SAN QUENTIN, Dec. 29. (JP)—
Hugh Adams, a Negro convict, at
tempted to make an escape from
the prison here but was shot down
by guards and died from his in
juries. Six other convicts attempt
ed to make a break but they were
unsuccessful.
JUP SECOND DIVISION
ROUTES CHINESE FORCE
YINOKOW, Manchuria, Dec. 29.
(^-—General Tamons, in charge of
the second Japanese division, re
sumed the advance of the Japanese
and one of his columns encounter
ed 3,000 Chinese at Tatien Chia
yen and had a brief skirmish with
them which resulted in the Chin
ese fleeing toward Pan Shan Hsien,
to the northward.
The conflict was brief and the
Chinese were bombed by Japanese
planes and considerably broken up.
The Chinese were using machine
guns, rifles and artillery in return
but the Japanese cavalry preceded
the Japanese infantry and artillery
and made a complete route of the
Chinese forces.
’s Eve