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VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 25.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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SNIPERS IN SETTLEMENT PICK
ING OFF JAPANESE RESI
DENTS
SHANGHAI, Jan. 30, (/P)—Seeth
ing with the wildest disorder,
Shanghai awaited with grave ap
prehension the unmistakable con
firmation reports from Nanking
that the national government has
decided to declare war on Japan.
Tho the north section of the in
♦ • ternational settlement is still
clouded by smoke which swept
over the ruins, hundreds of Japan
ese marines and plain-clothes re
serves are patrolling the settle
ment where rowdy elements are
scouring in an orgy of lawlessness.
Every man carried a pistol with
fingers on triggers.
By their own statement Japan
ese are looking for snipers, other
than Chinese, whose actions are
questionable but it is not appar
ent by what standards they judg
ed these actions.
Japanese circulated reports that j
Chinese snipers are picking off
Japanese residents and it is im
perative to root them out, If that
was the purpose of the job it ap
peared to be done under no cen
k tral authority but rather, by indi
vidual gangs who are a law unto
themselves.
HOFSTADTER PARTY
N. Y. CITY GOVERNMENT
NEW YORK, Jan. 29, —Condem
nation of Tammany Hall’s politi
cal methods and the recommenda
tion that the entire New York j
municipal government be reorgan- j
ized on non-political lines, is con
tained in an intermediate report
by Samuel Seabury, who was coun
sel to the Hafstadter Legislative |
investigation committee last fall.
Under Seabury’s plan, Tammany I
would be legislated from existence
and the mayor’s political impor
tance would be curtailed drastical
ly. The Hofstadter committee has j
been investigating the New York;
City government for a number of
months.
ENDORSE HOOVER
MINOT, N. D., Jan. 30, —Presi
dent Hoover was endorsed for re
nomination and reelection by the
independent faction of the Re
publican party of North Dakota.
There are two other factions in the '
state, the non-partisan league and
progressives.
JACKIE FIELD'REGIS
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
CHICAGO. Jan. 29, (/P)—Jackie ■
Fields of Los Angeles regained the
world’s welterweight championship 1
by winning the decision over Lou <
Brouillard, o f Worcestor, Mass., ■
who won the title from “Young”
Jack Thompson. i
Fields lost to Brouillard two 1
years ago. He made a strong fin
ish to win the unanimous verdict
i of the two judges and referee.
NOT AGREEABLE
CHICAGO, Jan. 30, —It now ap
pears that the acceptance of the 10
per cent wage cut by railroad labor
unions with reservations is not ac
ceptable to the railroad executives. ]
PROPOSE INTERCOMMUNION l
LONDON, Jan. 29. (iP)—The up- 1
per house of the Convocation of
Canterbury took what the arch- ]
bishop described as a historical '
step by adopting unanimously a l
resolution proposing intercommun
ion between the Church of England i
and the old Catholic Chruches of <
Europe. }
! 100 AMERICAN WARSHIPS
! SAN PEDRO, Calif., Jan. 30, (/P)
—The United States battle force,
numbering 65 vessels, will pull up
anchor shortly after midnight,
Sunday, for a cruise to Hawaii.
“We will be prepared for any con
tingency,” Admiral Leigh, battle
force commander, announced, and
more than 100 ships will be brought
together at Hawaii.
DLL CHINK RISING TO
DEFENSE OF COUNTRY
NANKING, Jan. 30, (A1)—General
Chiang Kaishek, former President
of China, sent telegrams to t h e
commanders throughout the coun
try urging that preparations be
taken to defend China in her fight
“for her national existence.”
Train loads of troops, belonging
to the 19th Chinese army, began
leaving for Shanghai as fast as
possible and were sent off with
the rousing cheers of the onlook
ers who carried banners reading,
“Resist the invaders and hold
Shanghai at all costs.”
Authorities are strengthening de
fensive wwks and Nanking troops
are being rushed here to replace
those sent to Shanghai.
I
WINN UTTERS THE HOPE
JUNEAU, Jan. 30, OP)—Repre
sentative Grover Winn, speaker of
the Territorial House at the last
session, said Friday that any fight
between the wet and dry forces
over the repeal of the Alaska bone
dry law, will be without justifica
tion.
He hoped that Delegate Wicker
sham’s bill for repeal will be fav
orably reported by the Territories
Committee of the House, at Wash
ington. “It would give the people
of Alaska relief from conditions
well nigh impossible and intoller
able.”
CHINESE MAKE CAPTURE
SHANGHAI, Jan. 30, —It is re
ported that the Chinese have cap
tured four armored Japanese mot
or cars.
1SS0L1 IMPLORES
WOMEN TO CUT IT OUT
ROME, Jan. 30, —II Duce called
upon Italy’s physicians to discour
age women’s love for clothing and
fur which is weakening the race.
He also asked doctors to coun
sel against birth-control, and for
he men to lead wholesome lives.
II Duce criticised the extremely
feminine silhouette terming i t
as “harmful” to the health.
ATTY. GENERAL QUITS
LONDON, Jan. 29, —Resignation
uf Sir William Jowett, attorney
jeneral, was officially announced.
Elis health has been failingcmfp
rhe resignation followed failure
o win reelection to the House of
Commons in the last general elect
on. Jowett held the office since
[929 when the MacDonald cabi
let came into power with the la- <
>or party. i
PRESIDENT OF IN. C. T. U.
WHOPS ROOSEVELT
CHICAGO, Jan. 30, —Mrs. Ella ;
Joole, national president of the i
Women’s Christian Temperance ]
Jnion .characterized Governor i
franklin Roosevelt as a wet.
She predicts the South will op
>ose his' Presidential aspirations
‘unless the politicians succeed in
ooling the Southerners.”
Returning from a southern tour,
ihe said efforts are being made all ;
Tver in the South to make Roose- ,
’’elt appear as a prohibitionist. ji
aifl’S LETTER OF
ffiGVAL TO CHAIRMAN,
LOCAL GOAL BUNKERS
Referring to Bill H- R. 500, in
troduced in Congress by Delegate
James Wickersham, Secretary Ray
Lyman Wilbur, in answer to a let
ter from the Alaska Delegate, sent
the following letter to Chairman
Williams of the Committee on Ter
ritories:
Hon. Guinn Williams, House of
I Representatives:
I have received from the Com
mittee on Territories a copy of H.
R. 500, entitled, “A Bill to author
ize the construction of a coal bun
ker on the part of the Alaska Rail
road at Seward, Alaska, and to
make an appropriation for the
construction and maintenance
thereof,’ with request for a report
thereon to the Committee.
“The project of constructing and
operating coal bunkers at Seward,
Alaska, has been under considera
tion from time to time by the man
agement of the Railroad; however,
until recently there has not been a
dfinite prospect of sufficient de
mand for coal mined in the fields
tributary to the Alaska Railroad
to warrant the expense of provid
ing special coal handling equip
ment at Seward, the southern ter
minus of the Railroad.
“Assurances have lately been re
ceived tending to indicate that an
export business in coal can be de
veloped to a minimum rate of 10,
000 tons per annum, within the
near future.
“In view of the outlook for the
increase of traffic, and on the rec
ommendation of the General Man
ager of the Railroad, I have ap
proved the project. The matter is
in the hands of the General Man
ager for further action, in line
with his recommendation. It is pro
posed to institute a charge of 50c
per ton of coal for the utilization
of such facilities in the loading of;
vessels at Seward.
“In proceeding in the ^case, it
has been assumed that new legis
tion is not required in view o f
the language already contained in j
the Alaska Railroad Act of March j
12, 1914 (36 Stat.,- 305), authoriz- •
ing the President of the United:
States “to build or otherwise ac-1
quire docks, wharves, terminal
facilities, and ail structures need- j
ed for the equipment and opera- j
tion of such railroad or railroad, >
“With regard to the special ap
propriation of $75,000 proposed in
this bill, I have to recommend •
that the same be not authorized,:
as it is expected to allot an amount
for the purpose from a sufficient
balance estimated to remain a
vailable in the appropriation for
the current fiscal year.”
DETROIT WOMAN FLIER
SAINT TROPEZ, France, Jan. 29,
—Majorie Durant, of Detroit, fly
ing from Paris to Cape Town, ar
rived here from Marseilles.
“PEPPER’’ INVESTS
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 29, (TP)
—“Pepper” Martin, world series
hero, has purchased a brick dup
lex house in Oklahoma City as an
investment. He and his family will
live in one side.
CUSTER MEMORIAL
NEW RUMLEY, O., Jan. 29, (TP) i
Dn the site of the birthplace of
general George Custer here a mon
mient has been erected. The Ohio
igislature appropriated $15,000 for
requisition of the birthplace and
erection of the statue.
UNCOVERS INDIAN OVENS
LEIGE, Belgium, Jan. 29, (TP)—
TP)—Stonework believed by Levi J.
Keiser, farmer, to be ancient In
iian ovens, were uncovered when i
re plowed a field for the first time :
>n his farm along the Blue river.
21even of the ovens were found.
SPECIAL PRAYERS
PARIS, Jan. 29, (TP)—Premier La
Pope Pius ordered special prayers
tor Saturday in all churches in
Rome for the success of the Lau
sanne Reparations Treaty and the
Geneva Arms Conference.
LEASE THE ffiSFITlL,
(WISES OB, BiEBSTCCK
TO SEIBO VOTEOS
I In a statement to The Gateway
I today, Dr. A. D. Haverstock, physi
cian and surgeon of the Seward
General Hospital, stated that in
his opinion, and especially so un
der existing economic conditions
in Seward as well as elsewhere, he
feels that the present contract,
under which the hospital is now
functioning in connection with the
Women’s Home Missionary Society,
is the best possible for the city.
A special election will be held in
Seward Monday for the purpose of
giving the voters the privilege of
expressing their desire, whether to
lease the hospital property to the
Society, or not to do so. Dr. Hav
erstock feels the voters should
lease the hospital property under
the plan as outlined in a legal ap
pearing elsewhere in this issue.
As the ordinance says, Dr. Haver
stock said in conclusion, that in
any case the city reserved the
right to terminate the lease any
time after six months notice.
MARKET BOLSTERED
N3W YORK, Jan. 30, —The Far
East difficulties bolstered the stock
market and sent grain prices up
considerably in Friday’s trading.
SEND CONDOLENCES
LONDON, Jan. 30, —King George
and Queen Mary Friday sent con
dolences to relatives of the 61 men
who went down with the submarine
M-2, for the rescue of which all
hope has been given up by the Ad
miralty. Memorial services for the
victims are to be held at the spot
where it is thought the sub went
down, off Portland, England.
NATIONS PROTEST
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Jan. 30, (/P)
—The United States and Great
Britain formally protested to Jap
an against the occupation of
Shanghai. Admiral Pratt said the
entire Asiatic fleet has been or
dered to stand by to protect pro
tect American lives in China.
DECLARE WAR TOMORROW? i
NANKING, Jan. 30, —Members o! j
the government left Nanking for j
an unrevealed destination but it
is believed the decision to declare |
war on Japan will probably be ef~ j
fective Sunday.
NINE MEN SAVED
HALIFAX, Jan. 30, —Rescue of
nine men from the American ves
sel Fluor-Spar, which was sinking,
made by (the British ; auxiliary
schooner Ruth F. it was reported
from Cape Race.
MURDERER CONFESSES
MILLERSBERG, Jan. 30, —Jas.
Stenhouse, stone cutter, confessed
to a Mercy slaying. He told auth
orities he killed his son with cho
loform because the boy suffered
from a brain infection which doc
tor said was incurable.
JUDD TRLAL DELAYED
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 30, —The
Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd murder
trial, which was halted by the ill- ,
ness of two jurors, has been set j
aver until Monday as the jurors .
have not yet recovered. Friday
was Mrs. Judd's birthday and she
spent every minute of it behind
the bars of the county jail.
MAX BAER WINS
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, (A5)—Max 1
Baer, of California, was given the 1
iecision over King Levinsky, Chi- 1
sago heavyweight, at the end of J
10 rounds. The fight was uninter- l
?sting. There were no knockdowns. 1
Baer weighed 202, and Levinsky
i93y2.
FRENCH TROOPS CHINA
PARIS, Jan. 30, (/P)—Two French <
reserve battalions, stationed a t ]
ronking, China, since the disorders 1
it Shanghai five years ago, have 1
been ordered to stand by for move- ]
nent at the French concession at <
Shanghai, the Foreign Office said..i
TROUBLE IN INDIA
BOMBAY, Jan. 30, —Native riot
ing occurred thruout India Friday
with most of the heavy casualties
being at Bombay where 160 per
sons were wounded and some kill
ed when police fired on a group of
rebellious natives and used their
cubs.
CHINESE THREATEN
ATTACK INTERNATIONAL
SETTLEMENT, SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, Jan. 30, (/P)—A new
menace came across the boundar
ies of the international settlement
in a warning by the Chinese mili
tary command that if the Japan
ese occupation it not ended, Chi
nese will attack the settlement and
put to an end reports that a truce
is being negotiated.
In the meantime a little group
of Chinese are fighting frantically
holding the Japanese at several
points whhje ramshackle houses
are blazing around them.
The crash of falling walls is
punctuated by the rattle of gun
fire.
Refugees who managed to make
their way into the settlement said
the Chinese casualties ran into
the thousands. Business men have
closed their shops and all busi
ness is at a standstill.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION
JUNEAU, Jan. 30, (/P;—The race
for the Republican nominaton for
Attorney General of Alaska now
becomes a two-man affair with
John Rustgard, incumbent, filing
for re-eeetion.
Frank Foster filed for the office,
several w’eeks ago.
A. H. Zeigler filed for the Demo- j
cratic nomination of Delegate to j
Congress.
Anthony E. Karnes of Ketchi-;
kan filed for Commissioner of Ed- j
ucation in the Democratic primar- j
ies.
H. C. Keller, incumbent Republi- !
can, is also up for re-nomination. ;
JAPANESE PLANES DROP
HARBIN, Jan. 30, —The threat
of complications between the Jap
anese and Soviet Russia was fur
ther heightened here Friday when
Japanese planes bombed the Har
bin area preceding the arrival of
1,000 additional troops.
The trouble at Harbin arose
when Russian officials refused the
Japanese troops transportation
over the Russian and Chinese
owned reailway because they said
that the Japanese had inflicted
damage to the railroad tracks in
the Harbin vicinity. Harbin is the
most important outpost point of
Russian influence in Manchuria
THIRD BROADCAST
NEW YORK, Jan. 30, —Pope Pius
vill participant in a third broad
cast to America on February 14 be
ginning at 6 a. m. Eastern Stand
ard Time.
HORN GUIDES HUNTER
ALLEGAN, Mich., Jan. 29, (P)—
When George Meecher goes hunt
ng he has a safeguard against
oeing lost in the storm of a
dock-arrangement fitted to his
tutomobile horn which causes the
rom to blow at intervals, thus
juiding him back to his convey
ance at the end of the day.
PHEASANTS HURT FARMS
NEW YORK, Jan. 29, (J»)-The
cause of failure of pheasants to
>ropogate and damage said to have
>een caused on farms no more of
he birds will be purchased by the
Kansas state game department for
distribution, it has been announc
ed.
DEAD FROM FIGHT
UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND
UNITE IN PROTECTING
OWN CITIZENS
SHANGHAI, Jan. 30, —Almost
the entire Chinese quarter in north
Shanghai where 200,000 Chinese
made their homes is ablaze with
fires which have resulted because
of the occupation of the Japanese
armed forces and hundreds of Chi
nese have taken the inevitable fate
of being incarcerated rather than
to face the bullets of the Japanese.
The fire, once started, spread
rapidly, and because attempts to
halt the conflagration were dis
couraged by Papanese , a number
of buildings are being reduced to
nothing but ruins and ashes.
The opposing factions Thursday
agreed to a 12-hour armistice but
almost immediately after this a
: greement bursts of rifle fire o c
curred and by dawn Friday real
fighting had again broken out.
Because the Japanese have been
using their concession in the in
ternational settlement as a base
to direct their Shanghai shore op
eration, it was reported that the
Chinese had threatened to attack
the settlements but these reports
ar being denied, Edwin S. Cun
ningham, U. S. Consul, said, declar
ing the Chinese military author
ities have not made such threat.
The Chinese did, however, move
up their artillery and trench mor
tars Friday and began an attack
on the Japanese marines who are
inside the international settle
ment and many shells have been
dropped by the Chinese inside the
area.
This area, on the northern edge
of the international settlement, is
said to have been the scene of the
heaviest fighting with both artil
lery and machine gun fire.
The Japanese planes continued
to harass the Chinese inhabitants
and more than 26 bombs have been
hurled on the Chinese section.
The defense of their homes by
the Chinese is described as heroic
because in the absence of proper
war equipment, such as armored
cars, etc., they stood of the Jap
anese onslaught.
Casualties which have resulted
because of the Shanghai fighting
are said to be 5,000 Chinese killed
and 132 Japanese with the total
increasing each hour.
Two more aircraft carriers, three
destroyers, more cruisers and a
squadon of submarines, have been
ordered by the Japanese govern
ment to proceed to Shanghai.
The United States and Great
Britain are contemplating joint
action to protect their nationals.
51 OF JL SMITH
WAS HOT TO BLAME
NEW YORK. Jan. 30, —After a
hearing i n which three were
blamed for the accident in which
Harry Walla, 59, was killed when
struck by an automobile driven by
Walter Smith, son of former gov
ernor A1 Smith of New York the
charge of homicide was then dis
missed against young Smith, 22
years of age, who was accused in
connection with the death.
LEFT 320,000,000 ESTATE
CHICAGO, Jan. 30, —The estate
of William Wrigley, Jr., valued at
$20,000,000 was left to his family,
the probate revealed. To his only
son, Phillip, is bequeathed the con -
trolling stock in the Chicago ‘Cubs.
PROPOSES SHORT HOLIDAY
PRATT, Has., Jan. 29, (/P)—Be
val has proposed a short morator
ium on German reparation pay
ments during which an attempt will
be made to settle the problem.
Great Britain has expressed her
self as favoring the Laval propo
sal.