MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 49. SEWARD, ALASKA,
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 29, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
TKACE CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
WITH NO ANNOUNCEMENT
BEING MADE
SHANGHAI, Feb. 29. iJP) — The
Chinese battle line, fighting on a
new front in the Chapei district,
wavered and fell back slightly in
today's fighting in the face of a:
heavy artillery bombardment.
The Japanese, for the first time,
vere aided by guns from the Jap
anese warships, and they claimed
the capture of a cemetery in West
Hongkew park. The Japanese also
occupied positions near the Amer
can Southern Baptist hospital.
The Japanese general has served
a notice that unless the Chinese
cease bringing reinforcements that
the Japanese would extend their
operations to a 50-mile area around
the city on a “scale not even ap
proached so far.”
A peace conference aboard a
3ritish warship, with Vice Admiral
Kelly, British comander, presiding,
vas adjourned with no announce
ment. It is reported that another
peace conference w' i 11 be held
aboard the warship.
BIGGEST DIPLOMATIC
SHOW ON EARTH PLATS
HOWS EMPT! BENCHES
GENEVA. Feb. 29.— The biggest
meeting of the present session of j
the League of Nations is underway i
this week but all the participating ;
countries are almost too busy with!
elections to bother much
The assembly is being called this
week in an attempt to settle mat
ters in the Far East, but the biggest
diplomatic shovr on earth will be
played to empty benches.
The happenings at Geneva must
sleep until the elections are over
xi France, Germany, Italy, England,
America, Finland and others.
In Finland labor troubles have
aken a serious turn. Machine guns
cere turned on rioters.
BUT JUDGE Si NO
SEATTLE. Feb. 29.—John Kelley, j
of this city, outlined a plan to .
Judge D. Gordon Saturday whereby
the city of Seattle would be able
to institute certain economy meas
ures. His plan was to have the
city let him off from a 25-day
sentence of which he had served
10 days
Kelley explained to the Judge
that as leaders throughout the
world were instituting economies
that it was time that the Judge'
undertake to bring about econ-!
omies for Seattle. Kelley pointed!
out that during the 15 days that he
had left to serve that he would eat |
a considerable quantity of grub. It !
was here that he said to the Judge
that he could bring about econ
omies by letting him out of jail so
the city wouldn’t have to board!
nim.
The Judge listened to Kelley’s!
plan and when he was through I
the Judge replied that he thought
it would be more economical to
hold Kelley in prison.
“Just think of all the gasoline it
takes to haul you up in the wagon
every other day for habitual i
drunkness,” the Judge told Kelley.
‘I think the city can save money j
by keeping you here.” So Kelley;
must serve his time despite his:
generous offer to the city.
FIVE-YEAR PLAN COST
MOSCOW, Feb. 29. —The next
live-year plan of the Soviet Union
will cost 70 billion dollars.
SOVIETS MASS TROOPS
TOKYO. Feb. 29. </P) — Japanese
Consul Yamaguchi, at Vladivostok,
i telegraphed the Japanese foreign
! office and informed them that
100,000 Soviet troops were stationed
at Vladivostok and along the Us- j
suri River. When Consul Yania- >
guchi recently, arrived from Eur-!
ope, he said that he had been told |
I that a Russo-Japanese conflict was
1 believed to be inevitable over Man
churia or the fisheries question.
D RESERVE BANK
SYSTEM IS LOME!
WITH BILLIONS NOW
i
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 29. —
j Loaded with billions of dollars of
federal credit the Glass-Steagall
bill, providing for the expansion
of credit by the United States Fed
} eral reserve banking system, is
now law.
The bill wherein the govern- j
ment turned over $350,000,000 to:
the Federal Reserve system has
been passed by both Houses and
Saturday was signed by President
Herbert Hoover.
President Hoover, alter signing
the bill, expressed appreciation to
both Houses for their speedy enact
ment of the measure.
The new law will allow' the Fed
j eral Reserve Board to rediscount j
! credit .papers which heretofore:
; were not eligible for rediscount- j
i ting and will do much to liquidate;
| frozen assets
MRS. JUDD IS TEML
Fill THE FIRST III
FLORENCE, Ariz.. Feb. 29, —
All tlirough her trial Mrs Winnie
Ruth Judd bore herself with a
calm demeanor which astounded j
all. Not once did she shed a tear j
or betray any emotion.
But something seems to have
' changed her since being sentenced
I to be hung.
She now weeps bitterly, doesn't
; pat or sleep well and Is easily up
! set.
' A 24-hour guard is maintained
; to prevent her from committing j
j suicide.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 29,
(TP)—The Wets are within ranging
distance of forcing the vote on State
liquor control.
One hundred and eight names in
a petition forces the vote, leaving
37 Wets of sufficient strength to
bring the matter to the floor.
Because it is necessary that a
majority of the members have to
sign their names on the question,
57 Democrats and 51 Republicans
signed.
DETROIT, Feb. 29, —The Henry
Ford Company has announced that
Ford is willing to stake his all in
order to create an industrial
revival and will manufacture
about 1,500,00 cars yearly.
This policy of the company will
call for huge quantities of raw7
materials in various parts of the
country, keep transportation lines
busy and provide employment for
thousands of men.
It is said that the company plans
to extend $300,000,000 for this
year’s manufacturing operations.
26K> FOOT SHARK KILLED
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29, —
Caught in the mesh of a sardine j
net, a 4,7C0 pound shark measur
ing 261/2 feet in length, was killed. j
The shark was the largest ever;
seen or killed on the Pacific Coast, i
Before being shot the huge crea
ture destroyed $400,000 worth of
nets.
FIRES IN VARIOUS SECTORS OF!
FRONT EXTINGUISHED TO
SOME EXTENT
SHANGHAI, Feb. 29, —The Jap
anese Sunday (Saturday in Sew
ard) moved their fresh tr,oops in
to line for an attack to oust the
Chinese from the Kiangwan sec
tor while the Chinese also rushed
in reinforcements to repell the im
pending Japanese onslaught. Dur
ing these reinforcements opera
tions on the part of both forces
were quieted for a brief period.
The fires in the Chapei and
Kiangwan sectors which resulted
from Japanese bombings of last
Saturday Sunday died dowm con
siderably.
It was understood by military
leaders here that the Japanese
military forces were going to strike
in various parts of China in an
attempt to halt the Chinese defen
ders in Shanghai from receiving
any additional reinforcements but
no official word was said in regard
to this latest move on the part of
the Japanese.
MEMORIAL PLANNED
BOSTON, Feb. 29.—Chinese girls
of this city are planning to raise
funds for the erection, of a memor
ial to Bob Short, American aviator
who died in China when he was
shot down by Japanese airmen. The
Chinese girls are selling flowers on
the streets of the Boston China
town and with the funds they re
ceive they intend to have a me
morial erected.
MEN LEG WHS
PROBABLY USED II
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 29.—Deputy \
sheriffs of this city staged a raid- j
ing party Saturday night. They;
entered the house alleged to be j
the scene of operations of a still •
and began to search around
Then they heard a noise as if
someone was going out of the back
window. They immediately inves
tigated and found that the owner
of the house had climbed out of the
window but in so doing had left
his artificial leg caught in the win
dow.
The man himself was not in sight
but the police say that anyone who
has lost an artificial leg may call
for same at police headquarters.
However, they will have to explain
a 100-gallon still found in the
house searched.
HOPE IS ABANDONED
POCOHANTAS, Va., Feb. 29,, —
AH hope has been abandoned, of
saving the lives of 38 miners en
tombed since Friday in a coal mine
here in which an explosion occurr
ed. Rescue crews are still working
in two-hour shifts trying to reach
them.
SIX BODIES RECOVERED
POCAHONTAS, Va., Feb. 29.—
Rescue workers by Sunday night
night had succeeded in recovering
six bodies of the 38 miners who
were entombed in a coal mine here
Friday.
MORE BODIES RECOVERED
POCAHONTAS, Va., Feb 29. (£>)
—Twenty-two bodies had been re
covered by rescuers at an early hour
this morning of the 38 miners who
were entombed when a blast oc
curred in the Boissevain coal mine
here. The 16 others are also be
lieved to have been killed. The
rescue crews worked in relay all
day Sundy pushing through the
cave-in of earth, splintered tim
bers and slate.
TOOK IT SERIOUSLY
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29.—Emil!
Peterson, 28 years of age, stabbed;
himself to death when rejected by j
his girl.
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JAPANESE COMMUNICATION TO
LEAGUE OF NATIONS NOT
MADE PUBLIC
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GENEVA, Feb. 29, —That Japan
is willing to modify her activities
in Shanghai if it can do so and
preserve its “honor” was strongly
reported to the League of Nation’s
assembly Saturday.
It is said that Japan asked that
Shanghai be demilitarized by the
Chinese army and that the city
be policed by forces of the great
powers who already have interest
in that city.
The contents of the Japanese
communication to the League of
Nations was not made public but
her willingness t o arrange for
peace terms was apparent. It is
understood that Japan will not re
linquish its right in Manchuria.
The city of Shanghai would be
demilitarized by the Chinese by
the Chinese army withdrawing out
of the city. Demands similar to
the above have been made pre
viously but the Chinese have re
fused to bridge from their Shang
hai operations.
The League of Nations took the
Japanese note under consideration
and it Is said a formal meeting will
be held soon to discuss the latest
note submitted by the Japanese.
FELL OVERBOARD
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29.—Wil
liam Osborn, fisherman, fell from
Ills fishing boat into the bay and
was drowned. His body was not
j recovered.
IDE OF MEXICAN
I MEXICO CITY, Feb. 29, —-Of the
: approximately $072,500,000 of Am
1 erica n money invested in Mexico
I $160,000,000 is represented in the
; mining and kindred industries, ac
cording to an announcement made
by the domestic and foreign com
merce department of the United
States government which reduces
by more than 50 per cent the esti
mate of $1,500,000,000 of the worth
of American investments in Mex
ico made by private interests in
the United States
The department attributes the
disparity between its estimate and
that of private sources to the de
pression in the Mexican mining
and petroleum industries, the drop
in prices of mineral and oil com
modities, the world depression and
that of Mexican economics.
AGAINST A BOYCOTT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 29.
(/P)— A State Department spokes
man said that it has definitely been
established that the United States
is against a boycott on Japan and
that European powers tend to
agree.
RUMOR DENTED
DOORN, Holland, Feb. 29.—The
rumor that the former Kaiser was
suffering f rom cancer of the throat
was denied. The ex-Kaiser is in
excellent health and has no such
ailment.
IS1ST0H FLOODS
ARE WORST IN KERBS
SEATTLE, Feb. 29.—Rising tem
peratures, far above the ordinary,
continue to swell rivers and streams
with snow from the mountains.
The State of Washington is sat
j urated.
The present flood and avalanche
situation is the worst in scores of
years, old residents say.
Towns are marooned everywhere
by overflowing river banks and
traffic is practically suspended.
INCOME TAX EVADER
CHICAGO, Feb. 29, -Terry Drug
gan, one of Chicago’s biggest beer |
barons is being pressed hard b y
the federal government for failure
to pay income taxes. The govern-;
ment alleges that Druggan owes'
$400,000 in income taxes and have ;
begun attachment proceedings o n;
the big Druggan brewery in Chi-!
gaco. I
FOURTEEN M OEAO
SEATTLE, Feb. 2 9. —Fourteen
deaths and widespread proper ty
damage is the latest report o<n the
losses caused by the warm Chinook
winds which swept over Washing
ton and Idaho states almost on the
heels of a record breaking snow
fall.
In the three days that tha warm
I winds have been sweeping over the
! area floods have inundated many
towns and in one city the water
i was hip deep. The floods have tak
en out a number of bridges and
together with avalanches, motor
and rail transportation has been
crippled.
It is estimated that the floods
and snow avanlanches will cause
upwards to a million dollars worth
of property damage besides taking
a great toll of human life.
i urn LOSES Iffii
MUST SEME TERM
CHICAGO, Feb. 29, —“Scarface”
A1 Capone, who got into a mess of
trouble when the federal govern
ment put him behind the bars for
failure to pay income taxes, lost
his appeal Saturday in the Federal
Circuit Court. He now must serve
out his prison sentence of 11 years,
unless the United State court in
tervenes.
Federal officials have already
| signified their intention of re
moving the “big shot1’ of gangster -
clom from his Cook County cell to
the federal prison at Leavenworth.
LONDON, Feb, 29. —A crossing of
the Antarctic continent from the
Weddel Sea to the Ross ice barrier
will be attempted by a British ex
pedition which plans to reach the
frozen South next winter.
The task which baffled Shackel
ton in 1915 and which has born a
dream of Antarctic explorers ever
since, will be the objective of eight
British explorers, relying on the old
fashioned method of dog sledges.
The expedition will be headed by
H. G Watkins, 24, leader of the
recent British air route expedition
to Greenland, who will be the
youngest man ever to lead a group
of men into the Antarctic.
STOCK EXCOK BILLS
BE PRESENT CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 29, —
Bills to regulate short selling both
on the New York. Stock Exchange
and Commodity Market will soon
be brought before the House, it is
predicted in Congress
Representative Glover, Democrat
from Arkansas, said: “The Agricul
ture Committee will present a bill
covering commodities,” while Rep
resentative Sabath, Democrat from
Illinois, forecasted a measure by
the Judiciary Committee dealing
with the Stock Exchange.
CHURCHES OPENED
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 29.—Amer
ican Protestant churches in Mex
ico opened for the first time in two
years Sunday. They had been for
bidden to open their/loors for some
time by a government decree and
the attendance Sunday was real
heavy.
SIZED SI n. s.
GLASS WARNS AGAINST THREAT
OF FOREIGN RAIDS ON
U. S. GOLD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Teb. 29, —
Senator Carter Glass, Democrat of
Virginia, warned the Senate that
the Federal Reserve system has
been “threatened with raids on its
gold supply by foreign nations, no
tably France.” •
He was urging the passage of the
Glass-Steagall bill to liberalize the
reserve credit and currency.
These raids apparently would be
prompted by the desire to influ
ence the American attitude on in
ternational finance, including re
parations, he said.
He explained that the bill, by
authorizing the currency issue to
release "free gold” will “put for
eign nations on notice that if they
want to raid the gold supply, here
is the method of replacement."
Under the bill, commercial pa
per, properly backed, can be dis
counted during one year, by Fed
eral R* erve.
He j ‘dieted 24 horns after the
bill is passed the United States po
tential free gold supply will be so
large that the world will be amaz -
ed at the strength of America.
SOME DEGREE SUOCESS PEACE
NEGOTIATIONS IS PRE
DICTED
SHANGHAI, Feb 29,-^Just as the
Japanese were congratulating
! themselves that they had subdued
; the Chinese, the latter staged a
fierce surprise attack, driving the
invaders back seven miles.
The Japanese forces, attempting
to encircle the Chapei district, have
failed to register but slight gains
during a week of fighting and the
Chinese defenders at Kiangwan
and Nahoang, said to number but
4.000 soldiers, were clinging tena •
cicusly to their present holding.
Should the Japanese’ encircling
movement around Chapei be a suc -
cess, they would virtually control
this section of China.
In the Kiang Shan district 250
houses have been smashed and
streets obliterated by Japanese ar -
tillery but the Chinese are remain
ing. No advance has been made
here by the Japanese.
The Japanese Minister in Shang -
hai has received orders from Tokyo
to be prepared to clear out within
24 hours.
Some success for the latest peace
negotiation was predicted as it was
said the Japanese would comply
with the Chinese counter demand
that if China withdraw her troops
from Shanghai, that Japan do like -
wise.
HOW COME?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. 29 —
A young man who asked to have his
name withheld, thought he had
dropped his sweetheart’s ring down
a well. He drained all the water
out of the well and went down to
the bottom to see if he could re
cover it. When he was down there
the well started caving in and he
had to get out. Some time later
he found the ring had not fallen
Into the well as he found it in the
cuff of his trousers.
MAKES STAND KNOWN
GENEVA, Feb. 29. (&)—The Jap
anese have no objection to a round
table conference or a peace con
ference of the powers at Shanghai
as soon as security for Japanese
interests is obtained, Noatake Sato.
Japarff&e representative told the#
League of Nations’ Council.