MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 43.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
■ CHINESE PUT UP
MANY ARE KILLED IN BLOODY
BATTLE; AMBULANCES
ARE NOW BUSY
SHANGHAI, Feb. 20. {JP) — The
Japanese General Uyeda’s war ma
chine bloodily pounded its way
inch by inch against the stubborn
Chinese at Kiangwan in one of the
most terrific battles since engage
ments in the last world war.
The earth was literally shaken by
the fury of the artillery fire and
machine gun fire.
The Japanese warships laid down
a barrage and the Japanese air
planes dropped bombs on the Chin
ese who are intrenched along a 16
mile front.
The Japanese shock troops ad
vanced under the protection of the
barrage and was followed by the
artillery. Japanese tanks waddled
across the marshy battlefield to
join the engagement between the
two forces.
It wras but a short time before
the ambulances of both sides be
gan their work of bringing the Jap
anese and Chinese wounded to
dressing stations and hospitals.
The Japanese tried desperately to
pierce the Chinese line with their
separate forces in the Chapei sec
tor in the Woosung area. However,
General Kai Shek, former presi
dent of China, held his ground te
naciously.
Woosung is in flames from the
firing.
. SPECTkTORS 111 LEAGUE
RUDE TO JAP DELEGATE
GENEVA, Feb. 20. (/P) — The
League of Nations proceeded with
its plans for an extraordinary ses
sion of the assembly to consider
the Sino-Japanese situation on
March 3, despite the protests of the
Japanese delegation.
Naotake Sato, one of the Japan- j
ese delegates, was laughed at by j
spectators when he said that Ja- ;
pan’s interests in Manchuria and i
Shanghai had never been protect- ;
ed by the League.
He was also jeered when he said
because of the League’s failure to
protect these certain interests that
Japan had been resorted to force
to defend her interests
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 20. |
ijp)—The State Department of the
* American government compelled
the little republic of Haiti to bor
row money from New York inter
national bankers over its protests,
the Senate Finance Committee was
told.
This testimony was given by
Georges Leger. a prominent lawyer
of that republic, who said this gov
-* ernment is now' using the loans as
an excuse to continue political j
domination of the republic. The :
lawyer described Haiti, “a territory j
of the National City Bank.”
- KI01PP1 IBIS
El DETECTIVES WORK
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 20. {IP)—De
tectives have been placed about
the home of Ann Harding, movie
actress, and her husband, Harry
Bannister, aviator and actor, to
guard their daughter Jane, aged 3,
from kidnappers.
Several threat* have been made
and a taxi driver was shot in the
leg for refusing to take the alleged
kidnappers to the Harding home.
TWO PERSONS KILLED
MOHAWK. Ariz., Feb. 20. (JP)—
Two persons were killed and 12 in
jured when a bus crashed into the
rear of a tank truck west of here.
There were 18 passengers on the
bus.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 20.;
(JP)—Arguments for and against the
recent $375,000,000 Federal unem
ployment measure which was de
feated by Congress were many
but the most interesting, perhaps,
was debate between Senator Borah
from Idaho and Senator Fess from
Ohio.
Senator Borah stingingly at
tacked opponents of the measure
'after the Ohio Senator had char
acterized Federal relief as a "dole.”
insisting localities should care for
i their own destitute. Borah then
.strode into the aisle and thunder
; ed at Fess. saying, “Would you let
them die?”
Fess retorted, "No community
would permit starvation.” Borah
replied that he was not so sure
about that
After hearing Fess’ speech, Borah
declared Fess intimated that the
American people could not be
trusted to go back to work if they
were fed while starving. “I de
nounce that as a libel on Amer
| ican citizens,” Borah shouted, add
I ing, “Ninety per cent would return
j to work if they had a chance.”
I Borah declared that physical and
j moral standards of citizens are be
| ing undermined because of the
: lack of bare necessities of life. He
asserted it was better to give aid
; now-, and not wait until people are
| starving, children emaciated and
: crippled by undernourishment.
II Dll® THOUGHT
: BE PEUISHFD WITH BOAT
—
KETCHIKAN. Feb. 19. i/Pj— It is
! believed here that Capt. Holger
j Johnson and J. Johnson, age 26
[and 20, respectively, lost their lives
; in the wreck of the trolling boat
; Frances II. some time last Decem
i ber
! It is understood that the men
i came from South Bend, Wash.,
’and expected to return to Ketchi
| kan by Christmas. However, the
I men and the boat were not heard
: from and when wreckage was found
i last week, it was identified as be
i ing from their boat which was
built in Tacoma.
SHOWER OF LEAD
SCRANTON, Pa-, Feb. 20. (&)—
! Gunmen, riding through the streets
j of this city, sent a shower of lead
: from sawed-off shotguns into two
men, killing one and wounding the
1 other so seriously that he may die.
SOLEMN WARNING HE
I 81 BRIGADIER GENERAL
_
LONDON, Feb. 20. (JP) — Solemn
, warning of the danger of a new
! world war arising out of the Shang
j hai situation, was sounded by Brig.
General F. P. Crczier in an article
published in the Sunday Chronicle.
“If the Japanese win this hand,
they will constitute themselves as
wardens of the East and tell the
! Americans to go back to Califor
nia/’ the General said.
CRITICIZES RECOMMENDATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20.
i (JP)—The recommendation of Jouett
Shouse, chairman of the Demo
cratic National Executive Commit
tee that unpledged delegations be
sent to the party’s national con
vention, was characterized by Sen
ator Wheeler as the height of im
pertinence and contrary to the
fundamental principles of democ
racy.
DEMANDS SHOULD BE MADE TO
BUILD NAVAL BASE AT
SEWARD
Quick response from the States j
has come from Mayor Don Carlos ;
Brownell’s recent article published,
in The Gateway in which was set
forth the helplessness of Alaska in \
case of invasion.
In addition to appearing in this;
paper, dispatches on the subject
were .sent to the Associated Press,
the Interational News and the
United Press; these dispatches, in
turn, were published in leading pa -;
pers throughout America, and un
doubtedly, by this time, in foreign
lands.
From tiie.se stories letters are be
ing received by Mayor Brownell, the
most enlightening being published
herewith:
‘ Because of European intrigue
and jealousies arising because of
our Naval supremacy and a fur
: ther knowledge that no nation
; could compete with us because of
; our wealth and resources, a disar
! mament conference was hinted at
| and we fell for it. The result was,
we scrapped over 1,000,000 tons of
i ships whereas the others scrapped
| blue-print navies.
“It wras suggested that we ought
to show additional good faith by
not fortifying Alaska, Philippine
Islands, Panama Canal and other
of our possessions. In the face of
j this, such ought to arouse suspi
| cions. However, we complied.
“We know* that Seward is closer
(by 1,800 miles to the Orient than
i any other Pacific Coast port and it
is only 40 miles away from Siberia
via Bering Strait- We realize that
Russia has not the natural re
sources she thought she had prior
to her Five Year Plan and perhaps
; to achieve this she must look else
I where. Russia has always regret
ted her sale of Alaska because she
well realizes the great natural re
! sources and wealth that Alaska
! possesses.
“All other nations realize this
but ourselves!
“With such facts in mind, I be
| lieve demands should be made that
: Seward be made a Naval base.
Resurrection Bay is a landlocked
I harbor, free from ice always and is
| large enough to accommodate a
; large portion of our fleet. Suitable
: sites are on hand for huge docks
and marine ways. There is plenty
of room for vast tank farms for
fuel. In dire necessity, Alaska coal
can be used because in prior tests
Alaska coal passed the stiffest of
test by over 400 B. T. U.'s.
“I may have many disagree with
me relative to using coal because
it is harder to handle and not so
efficient as oil. I will cite an in
stance that occurred several years
ago when pulverized coal was used
in firing the Shipping Board
freighter “-This boat was
equipped with three Scotch marine
oil burning boilers- In a very short
space of time and at very little ex
pense, two of these boilers were ac
commodated for coal-burning; the
third boiler wras left as an oil burn
er. This vessel left an Atlantic port
for Europe working on only two
coal-fired boilers. The distance was
4,000 miles. The ship gained one
half knot greater speed and saved
! $4,000 on fuel for the round-trip.
I It is safe to say that Alaska coal
i would be e xpedited very nicely
, along these lines.
“At the time Brigadier General
Mitchell was the head of our air
forces he strongly urged that we
have a great fleet of airplanes sta
tioned in Alaska. He, like the late
Senator Phelan of California, and
many others, understood the peril
and wanted us to prepare for such
i an emergency.
j “It is not too strong to say that
in the event of war on the Pacific,
Alaska would be the central theatre
of operations. Whether the crisis
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NO PAPER MONDAY
*■ To fittingly observe the 200th -
* anniversary of George Wash- * j
* ington’s birthday, there will be * i
^ no issue of The Gateway pub
* lished Monday, February 22. * j
* It is believed that government : \
:!: offices and some of the Seward j
* stores also may close on that * ;
* date. j* j
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USUI 1M
1EUIC1S OUT OF
WAR DANGER ZONE
ULTIMATUM EXPIRED TODAY;
IS PREDICTED ANYTHING
MIGHT HAPPEN
SHANGHAI. Feb. 20. (/P) — The
Chinese through General Tsai Ting
Kai again rejected the demands
I of the Japanese that they evacuate
and leave Shanghai a demilitarized
area in favor of the Japanese and
declared that any attempt to make
a new neutral zone in the war-torn
city must be made by a third na
tion, not by the Japanese, Chinese
officials declared.
The Chinese defenses in the Cha
pei section and Woosung fort have
again been strengthened by the
arrival of more men from the out
lying districts who have been ral
lied to aid the Chinese in defend
ing their city.
The Japanese ultimatum expired
at 7 a. m. today and it was predict
ed that from that hour anything
might happen.
U. S. Consul Edwin S. Cunning
•i ham again warned all Americans
f to concentrate in the neutral zone
where they can be protected by the
United States soldiers from any
unnecessary carnage which may re
sult from forthcoming battles.
BANK CLOSES
| ROCKFORD, m., Feb. 20. (/P)—
: Tlie Rockford National Bank, larg
! est in the city, was closed by di
J rectors because of continued with
I drawals.
SEEK IMPOSE SHI ES T8X
TO SUE TIE SUBSET
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20.
(TP)—A general sales tax, to obtain
the bigger part of the $1,240,000,000
necessary to balance the budget, Is
being considered by the Ways and
Means Committee.
In writing the new tax bill, the
committee is considering a general
tax of one or two per cent imposed
upon manufactured goods and col
lected from manufacturers.
in the Orient envelopes us or not,
we must protect our Territories and
other possessions and not wait un
til the last minute and go franti
cally ahead which means billions
of dollars in waste and many lives
lost. It is common knowledge that
things done in haste are very faulty
and extremely expensive.
“It is about time that the United
State government give a bit of at
tention to Alaska and help it get
some industries under way. It is
a shame to see the vast coal fields
laying idle Coal reduction plants
should be erected and the products
yielded would find their way into
1 all parts of the world.
“After the minerals are devel
| oped, we can envision the farmer,
I rancher and agriculturist coming in
and some day we may see the fer
tile Tanana, Matanuska and Susit
na Valleys growing produce that
were never thought possible before.
It may happen that Alaska will
have its flour mills, packing plants,
woolen mills and tanneries.
“Alaska can and should be sup
! porting a population of severa]
I millions today and the time is now
| appropriate for such and if accom
j plished, would surely help out the
! stringencies of today.”
WOMAN UNIT
SHANGHAI, Feb. 20. </P)—A fight
ing unit of 24 Chinese women sol
diers was wiped out in a brave de
fense of the village of Wcosung |
when it was invaded by Japanese!
forces two days ago, it was revealed
by Chinese authorities.
1
PGSTOFF!CE DEPT. IS
ENDEAVORING ADJUST
ALASKA MAIL SERVICE
Since the new winter mail con
tracts have gone into effect com
plaints have come to Delegate
Wickersham from various sections'
of Alaska that the service is not i
so good as formerly and that the !
residents of small communities are
not being satisfactorily served.
; These various complaints are being
| investigated by the Postoffice offi
; cials, and with reference to the
\ Nenana. Tanana and Ruby service
i Asst. Postmaster General Glover
; states:
I “Our representative who investi
j gated the complaint states that
i local service to the intermediate
points along the routes was pro
vided or horse teams which, with
the through trips made by air
craft, provided a reasonably effi
cient supply. As you are aware,
contracts were awarded to airplane
companies for service at their low
bids on several winter routes. This
action was in compliance with the
requests of a large number of com
mercial organizations and individ
uals for this progressive method of
transportation.
“However, it is apparent there is
a small element residing along the
routes opposed to service by air
craft and desire continuance of dog
teams in order to keep the trails
open. The Department is endeav
oring to adjust the matter so as to
provide a reasonably adequate serv
ice for all concerned.”
MSTILUTED BODY OF GIRL
IS FOlli IN 8!TH 1118
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. UP)—Police
searched for three men suspected
of murdering Maria Rosalis, 13,
whose mutilated body was found
in a half-filled bath tub in a Har
lem tenement house.
The child - had been attacked
before being beaten to death with
a gas pipe. Medical Examiner
Charles Norris characterized the
murder as the most brutal in his
experience.
It was the second girl slaying in
New York in a week.
Lewis Chase of Ketchikan, who
was shot and killed on Gravina Is
land recently when mistaken for
a game animal by Arthur and John
Griffin, Ketchikan youths, came to
his death through accidental shoot
ing according to a verdict of a
coroner’s jury, reports the Ketchi
kan Chronicle.
COLON, Panama., Feb. 20. (/Pi
More thn 50 Nicaraguan bandits
under the command of Augustino
Sandino, former revolutionary
leader, were killed in a clash with
Ncaraguan national guardsmen,
near the village of Jinatega, ac
cording to reports from Bluefields.
The guard has started a concert
ed drive to rid the country of the
bandits. General Sandino is in
personal charge of the anti-gov
ernment movement.
John Flanigan, employee of the
Alaska Railroad at Cantwell, where
he was a member of the Hanson
bridge gang, had the misfortune
to freeze his hands and was taken
to the Anchorage hospital for
treatment, says the Anchorage
Times.
EXPANSION BILL IS
PISSEB By SEMITE
HOOVER SAYS ADMINISTRATION
HOPES TO CURB SHORT
SELLING EVIL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20.
</P)_With the Federal Reserve ex
pansion bill passed by the Senate
I late Friday, the government is
! now on the road of an intensive
i drive to restore prosperous times
! throughout the nation. Plans are
being made to issue special small
! denomination bonds.
President Hoover said that the
t administration is engaged in a
■ drive to take the "bear raiders”
out of the stock exchange and es
1 pecially on the New Yox-k Ex
change He said that it was hoped
that rules adopted for/ that pur
ipose would be effective by April t.
The proposed rules would curb
; short selling.
Only minor differences relative
to the expansion bill have to be
! adjusted in the House and Senate
S before the measure is sent to the
j President.
ANXIETY EXPRESSED
SAN PEDRO, Cal., Feb. 20. (iP) —
! Six men aboard the 35-foot cruiser
i Barcelona are two days overdue
| and the waterfront expresses anx
! iety over their fate. They sailed
j several days ago on a holiday out
ing bound for Santa Cruz Island.
BOULDER CITY. Nev., Feb. 20.
j (/p)—Tunnel crews at the Hoover
Dam. near here, were forced to
j flee from the gigantic bores of the
two partly completed diversion tun -
. nels when a flood swept down the
| Colorado River and sent five feet
of water rushing through the tun
nels’ false work at the upper por
tals.
No one was injured, according to
first reports. Heavy rains have
swollen the Colorado River to flood
; stage.
INSISTS ON REDUCTION
OTTAWA. Ont.. Feb 20. —
Lord Bessborough. Canada’s gover
nor-general, has insisted upon re
duction of his salary as a contri
bution to the government effort
i to balance the budget.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. (/P) — John
Factor, known as “Jake the Bar
ber,” won a dismissal of charges
by the British Crown that he
sv/indled English investors out of
$7,000,000.
Acting on a wait of habeas cor
j pus, Federal Judge George Carpen
ter ruled that offenses alleged
against Factor would not constitute
a crime if committed in Illinois,
hence the British-United States ex
tradition treaty could not be in
voked to obtain Factor’s removal
to England for trial.
. However, Factor was forced to
post $50,000 bail
SUPPORTS BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 20
(/P)—Representative Raine of Illi
nois, Democratic leader, announced
that the advocates of a bill to pay
the soldiers bonus in full imme
diately, wrill be given to the House
ways and means committee after
it has disposed of impending leg
islation.
A few weeks more and the win
ter sailing of steamers from Seattle
will be back on the summer sched
ule, and Saturday sailings.
NO DANCE TONITE-Weather cause Postponement