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VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 245.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1931.
PRICE TEN CENTS
U.S. WON'T INDUCE
WITHDRAWAL OE
JAPANESE TROOPS
DAWES SAYS AMERICA WON’T!
PARTICIPATE ECONOMIC
BOYCOTT
(By Associated Press)
After a week’s battle in attempts
-.o reach an agreement, efforts to
bring about conciliation and in
suring peace in troubled Manchuria
have proven futile and the nego
tiations have but brought Japan
and China to one of the gravest
crises in the long drawn out Man
churian struggle.
The League of Nations’ Council
_ias drafted tentative resolutions
by which that body hopes to solve
the dispute. The League’s resolu
tions are to be submitted to Chin
ese and Japanese delegates and
'ater the League will consider their
reactions to the resolutions.
The text or the details of the
resolutions were not disclosed but
the Chinese delegation has said
that if they constituted a surren
t der to the Japanese demands that
the Nanking government would be
endangered and that they could;
not possibly accept the proposals. |
Japan sent a reassuring note to
the United States asserting that
her military activities in Manchu
ria had not infringed on the Kel
* ;ogg Pact, the Nine-Power Treaty
:.-r the League of Nations’ Coven
ant.
In China, Dr. Wellington Koo has
been appointed foreign minister
:.nd a “national disaster cornmit
-ee” has been formed to take
charge of the Nanking govern
ment’s affairs pending the crea
tion of a new central executive
committee of Juomintang.
Ambassador Charles Dawes, ob
serving the League of Nations’ ac
> cions at Paris, said that the United
States would not participate in an>
economic boycott or induce the
withdrawal of Japanese troops
*rom Manchuria.
' Aristide Briand of France, chair
man of the League of Nations,
made one of his noblest speeches
before assembled members of the
Sgue at Paris and appealed to
China and Japan not to wreck the
oeace institution — the League o
Nations. The League has received
many telegrams from all over the
world expressing confidence in that
:t will be able to solve the difficulty
without having to resort to war.
i
TROUBLE IN NICARAGUA
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov. 23. j
.jp)_while comparative peace re- i
mains in Manchuria people seem1
\o have forgotten troubled Nicara
gua. In a battle in Nicaragua Sat
urday between soldiers and rebels,
two were killed and two were
wounded. The casualties were all
rebels and the soldiers escaped un
scathed. _
HENCHMEN SENTENCED
± CHICAGO, Nov. 23. (A5) — Three
/.linor henchmen of A1 Capone,
Chicago racketeer, were sent to
prison for various terms on charg
es of violating liquor laws. _
A PROCLAMATION
“Our forefathers, in their appreciation for di
vine guidance that enabled them to sustain them
selves under adverse conditions in a new land, es
tablished a custom of setting aside a day in each year
to give thanks to Almighty God for the many pleas
ures that he has bestowed upon us. In keeping with
this pleasing tradition, the President of the United
States has designated and proclaimed Thursday, the
26th day of November, 1931, as Thanksgiving Day.
Therefore, I, George A. Parks, Governor of the Ter
ritory of Alaska, in conformity therewith, do hereby
summon all of the people of this Territory to a de
vout observance of this anniversary and recommend
that we refrain from our usual tasks and with our
friends and neighbors assemble in our homes and
accustomed places of worship; there to give thanks
to God for the many blessings that we have enjoyed
during the past year and invoke His divine guidance
for the future. Mindful of those, who, because of
misfortune, are without means to sustain themselves
during the winter, let each of us contribute to their
needs according to our ability so that no one will be
without the actual necessities of life.
“Remembering that our mines, fisheries and
forests have yielded a full measure of their treasures
and that we have been spared from pestilence and
calamities, let this Thanksgiving Day be approached
in a reverent and prayerful spirit and with contrite
hearts expressive of a spiritual faith and a pro
found gratitude to God for his beneficense.
“Given under my hand and the Seal of the Ter
ritory of Alaska in Juneau, the capital, this 20th day
of November, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-one and of the Independ
ence of the United States, the one hundred and
fifty-sixth.”
Signed: Geo. A. PARKS, Governor,
(Seal) Signed: KARL THIELE, Sec’y. of Alaska.
KILE GRIERS BREAK
LOSING STREAK THEIR
WIN ONER HARVARD
CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 23. (.^—Cap
tain Albie Booth’s field goal from
the 12-yard line gave Yale a vic
tory over Harvard in the last three
minutes of play. The score of the
game was Yale 3, Harvard 0.
Yale broke its three-year losing
streak by its win over Harvard in
Saturday’s game. The climaxes of
the game were featured by both
Capt. Booth and Captain Wood of
Harvard. Capt. Wood was kept
boxed most of the time and was
kept from doing much of anything.
OLD SPANISH CUSTOM
MADRID, Nov. 23. (/P) —Police
frustrated an alleged monarchist
plot through the arrest of a mili
tary officer, a priest and two civil
ians in Madrid. Two officers also
were arrested in Valencia and num
erous others are being questioned.
CONDUCT INQUIRIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 23.
<iP) —The Senate and House will
conduct inquiries into the dispute
between President Hoover and the
Navy League.
SCREEN STAR WEDS
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 23. (/P)_An
j other romance was climaxed here
l Sunday with the marriage of Con
1 stance Bennett and Henry James
iLaBailly de la Falaise de la Cou
I dray, a French marquis. They were
i married at 4 o’clock Sunday in a
home at Beverly Hills. Constance
Bennett is one of the screen’s high
est paid actresses. The Marquis is
a former husband of Gloria Swan
son.
Robert W. Johnston, local resi
dent, was awarded the contract for
clearing the site for the hangar
construction at the local aviation
field. Ten bids were submitted
and they were opened up at noon
today. Johnson’s bid was for $175
and he will begin clearing imme
diately.
MULL SCORES
j Ursinus 6, Army 54.
| Yale 3, Harvard 0.
Minnesota 0, Michigan 6.
Penn State 0, West Virginia 19.
Bucknell 14, Fordham 13.
South. Calif. 16, Notre Dame 14.
Georgetown 13, Villanova 6.
Illinois 0, Ohio State 40.
South. Methodist 13, Navy 6.
Northwestern 19, Iowa 0.
New Hampshire 13, Brown 19.
THIS IS NOT ALASKA
| CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 23. (A5)—
; The football game played here Sat
urday was played on a snow cov
ered field and with the thermom
eter registering two degrees below j
! zero.
TROJANS DEFEAT
III DAME 1A
FURIOUSTUSSLE
_ i
FIRST TIME THE IRISH ELEVEN
HAS BEEN BEATEN IN
THREE YEARS
SOUTH BEND, Nov. 23. (JP)—The ,
University of Southern California i
ended Notre Dame’s three-year!
football rule in a drastic victory
here Saturday before a crowd of j
52,000 fans.
The Trojans succeeded in snatch- j
ing victory through their frantic j
scoring efforts in the last period j
of the game and through their
drives and ■with Johnny Baker kick- i
ing a goal from the 24-yard linej
as the furious battle was quickly
drawing to a close.
For almost the first three periods \
the Trojans were the underdogs j
but in the last period they passed I
and slashed their way to ajwin by
two touchdowns and the field goal.
Notre Dame, at the start of the
game, was pushed all over the field
but no score was made and the
Irish soon came back and scored
two touchdowns. It looked like a
defeat for California. However, in
a frantic last period of the game
the Californians rallied like demons
i and swept the Irish off their feet.
I- This is the first time Notre Dame
has been defeated in 27 starts. The •
last previous defeat was in 1928’
I and this was also at the hand of the !
! Californians.
DEMOS FORECAST Will I
! CHARY MORE DISTRICTS 1
TO INCREASE MAJORITY;
I WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 23. <
(A>) — Representative Garner, of
Texas, probable speaker of the
House, has been informed that the
Democrats will win the 14th Dis
trict in his state and the Fifth New
Jersey District, both of which were
formerly Republican.
The Republicans are conceding
nothing and should these Demo
cratic forecasts materialize, the
Democrats will have 219 seats in
the House, the Republicans 214 and
one Farmer-Laborite.
The New Hampshire district is
yet to be filled and eight Demo
crats are running against one Re
publican.
The Texas election will be held
tomorrow.
Mrs. James E. Smith, popular
young lady of Anchorage, who was
formerly employed by the Anchor
age Times, is a visitor in Seward,
having come over on last evening’s
mixed train.
TRAIN DERAILMENT
SPECIAL TRAIN WAS BEARING
LIVESTOCK TQ CHICAGO
EXPOSITION
LEXINGTON, Nov. 23. (/P) — A
tragic railroad accident occurred
early this morning with the derail
ment of a speeding special 50-car
“million dollar train,” and carried
possibly seven men and at least a
dozen members of thoroughbred
horses known throughout the show
rings of the nation.
The special traifi was hurrying
the horses and other animals from
the American Royal Livestock
Show, at Kansas City, to the Inter
national Livestock Exposition at
Chicago and piled up on the Mis
souri Pacific track near here.
Railroad officials blamed the ac
cident bn the spreading of rails on
a weakened roadbed as the cause
of the tragic mishap. The road
bed had been weakened by recent
rains.
Four bodies have been removed
from the wreckage, and three men
are still unaccounted for. It is said
that probably 15 horses were killed.
Six of thv, horses belonged to Hilda
McCormick, of Portland.
Twenty-four cars were left on the
track after the derailment.
LOS ANGELES POLICE
j __ __ _
| LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23. (JP)— Po
! lice authorities here have started
! a search for an accomplice of Gil
! bert Francis Collie, 50-year-old
i blacksmith, who turned Wholesale
killer for the meagre money of his
itinerant laborer acquaintances.
Collie, lodged in a jail here,
boasted of his killings and the po
lice are endeavoring to learn whe
ther he committed other crimes.
Collie was brought to justice
through the family of one of his
victims. Details made known, said
that Collie and Dale Slader, a
youth, set out for Boulder Dam in
tending to go to work there. Dale’s
mother received word from Collie
that her son had taken to drinking
and the mother knowing that her
son never drank knew something
was wrong.
When foul play was suspected, a
search started for young Slader
which resulted in the finding of
his skeleton in the Mojave desert.
Collie was immediately suspected
as he was the last to be seen in
company with Slader and seemed
to be the last person who had any
information regarding him.
Police are preparing to search
the Mojave desert for additional
victims.
Bids calling for the clearing of
the site for Seward Airport’s air
plane hangar were to be opened to
day at noon.