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VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 2G7.
INCREASED AND STEADIED PUR
CHASING POWER HEART
OF PROGRAM
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WASHINGTON, Dec., 19, {&)— j
After being promised action by
Congress early in the New Year I
on his $500,000,000 reconstruction
corporation program, the President
renewed his efforts for even earlier
help on the vexing railroad situa
tio n.
President Hoover has been bend
ing every effort to safeguard the
railroad systems and their $9,000,
000,000 in securities. In his efforts
Hoover turned a hopeful eye to the
negotiations of railway executives
3nd labor over wages.
The Party leaders met last night
and informed the White House
that the corporation plan would
be taken care of as soon as possi
ble after the Christmas recess.
(Copyrighted by the Associated!
Press)—President Hoover said an
increased and steadied purchasing
power on the part of the mass of
wage earners is the heart of a pro
gressive program for industrial
stabilization.
Senator Robert LaFollette took
the report which the Fruit Com
mittee worked out from results
growing out of a progressive con
ference held last spring before a
Senate committee and revealed
that the establishment of an eco
nomic council was under consider
ation. National planning for regu
larised growth ufas the general
scheme of the LaFollette report
which is in contradiction to stab
ilization at any given fixed level.
MN WENT Off GOLD
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TOKYO, Dec. 18. (/P)-^Japan went
* off the gold standard when the
official Gazette published an order
issued by Korekiyo Takahashi, new
Finance Minister, prohibiting the
export of gold in the future.
The action, which had diversified
reception among Japanese indus
trialists, followed Immediately upon
selection of a new Japanese cabinet
led by Premier Inukai of the Sei
yukai party. The new cabinet con
sists of a group of ardent national
ists, four of whom are strong ad
vocates of a stern policy in China.
Kinkichi Yoshizawa, former Am
bassador to France, has been made
. Foreign Minister, the second most
important post in the cabinet.
WANT SERVE JAPAN
TOKYO, Dec. 19. (JP) —The ap
Tcations of three Americans and
4 one Canadian to serve with Japan
in her fight with China have been
received here by the War Ministry.
No action has been taken on the
applications as they are without
precedence in Japanese history. It
is pointed out that persons do not
have to be citizens of Japan to
serve in her army.
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TWO DIE TRAIN WRECK
LONDON, Dec., 19, (/P)—Two per
sons were killed and 60 injured
when two trains collided in a fog
near Bagenham. The steamer Sea
Glory was badly damaged by the
SS Rondo in a collision in the fog
laden channel.
TOKYO, Dec., 19, {IP)—A Plan
for an extensive military campaign
against alleged bandits in Man
churia was announced by the War
Office spokesman.
The announcement came fol
lowing word of fighting in which
one Japanese and 14 Chinese were
killed and several wounded.
A Rengo dispatch from Tientsin
said that at Chikschow the situa
tion is becoming acute and that
the Japanese residents of Shankai
kwan have decided to evacuate
the city and retire to Tientsin.
REACHES CRISIS TONITE
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec., 19,
(/P)—The condition during the last
24 hours of Pola Negri has been
weaker and restless and it is ex
pected she will reach a crisis to
night. >
JM WILL DEI*
CHINK WITHDRAW ILL
TOKYO, Dec., 19, (JP)—A Rengo
dispatch from Mukden said that
an ultimatum would be sent to
Chinese authorities demanding the
withdrawal of Chinese troops from
the Chin Chow' area to a point
within the Great Wall of China
and within a stimulated time.
The report was virtually con
firmed in authoritive quarters in
this city.
It was also understood that Gen
eral Hon jo ■will issue a statement
declaring he will be compelled to
resort to drastic measures if the
Chinese fail to comply with the
withdrawal notice.
NANKING, Dec. 19. <&) — The
Chinese National government set
up by General Chiang Kai Shek in
October, 1928, is apparently at an
end. Chiang resigned the Presi
dency and various other offices
held by him. The resignations of
T. V. Soong as Finance Minister and
W. Koo as Foreign Minister follow
ed in short order.
Riotous students held sway in the
capital following a series of clashes
in which several were wounded
during the day. Students wrecked
the Foreign Office and broke up a
meeting of conference leaders.
Martial law has been established
in the vicinity of the Japanese Con
sulate. Lin Sen, chairman of the
legislative Yuan, is serving as act
ing President pending the restora
tion of order.
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I THREE BULLETS IN HEAD ENDS
CAREER OF ONE OF U. S. .
“PUBLIC ENEMIES”
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. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec., 19, (/P)—
| Jack “Legs” Diamond, racketeer,
I was shot and killed apparently by
rival gangsters after a party cel
jebrating his acquittal on a kid
napping charge in connection with
the disappearance of James Dun
can, a 20-year old farm boy.
Two unidentified men burst in
to Diamond’s hotel room and fir
ed three pistol bullets into Dia
; mond’s head at close range.
| Mrs. Wood, owner of the hotel,
1 and Diamond’s wife, were detaln
! ed by the police. All members of
! the party had fled when the po
lice arrived.
At the police station Mrs. Dia
mond sobbed mildly, while smok
jing cigarettes incessantly. “ I did
‘nt do it. I don’t know anything
about it,” she said.
Mrs. Wood is reported to have
told officers that Diamond had
gone out but returned in to the
hotel in an automobile, the same
in which his body was taken away
a few minutes later. She heard
three shots then the sound of men
rushing to the front stairs where
they paused a second. She heard
| one say: “Oh H--, that’s enough,”
jthe napparently ran departing in
| a car which had been waiting.
' It was rumored that the first
information the police had of the
killing was from gangster calls
from Chicago asking if Diamond
had been “rubbed out?”
One shot entered the base of
| the skull, the other two on one
side of his head near the ear.
It is believed that he was seized
when he reentered his room and
shot as he struggled.
| “Legs” Diamond died broke and
ihis widow looked to his pals for
| funds to bury him. Albany police
,notified Boston, where slie is lo
cated, to hold Marion “Kiki” Rob
erts for questioning. She denied
| knowing anything about the slay
ling.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec., 19,
' (/P)—Under the Presidential spur,
Congress is putting it’s shoulder
toward the economic reconstruct
ion and the Banking Committees
have been summoned as witness
es to give expert advice on Hoover’s
proposal for creating a half-bil
lion dollar national reconstruction
corporation designed as a credit
cushion upon which the business
I of the country should ride forward
j to better times.
IDE STOCK Mile
—
Juneau 127/8, American Can 64y2
Borden 39%, Canada Dry 12, Mot
ors 23%, Nickle 8%, Int. Tel. 9,
Kennecott 12, Radio 5%, Reynolds
35, Richfield W, Calif. Oil 26%,
N. J. Oil, 29%, N. Y. Oil 10, Union
Oil 13%, Steel 41%, Cities 5%, Dur
ant %.
LOSES DIVORCE ACTION
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. (ZP)—Peaches
Browning, young wife of Daddy
Browning, and who has been suing
the latter for a divorce for a num
ber of years, yesterday lost her suit
for divorce.
PHILIOlLPlsiETI
US MEETS FIRST
OF HI SURPRISES
KETCHIKAN, Dec., 19, </P)— Mrs.
Edward Biddle, Philadelphia socie
ty matron, had her first surprise
Friday afternoon when the steam
er Admiral Evans docked in a
drizzling rain.
“I’m surprised at the mildness of
the climate. Everyone in the east
thinks that when you go to Alas
ka you go to the jumping off place.
The thing which I find wrong isj
that you seem to be too civilized.”
Mrs. Biddle said she was not in
terested in the natives but wanted
to see how white women have
been transplanted, say from the
suburbs of Philadelphia to the
frontier cabin; and how they exist.
She has decided to try this her
self upon arriving in interior of
I Alaska where the weather gets a
| great deal colder.
Mrs. Biddle was the guest, while
[in Ketchikan, of Mayor and Mrs.
Norman R. Walker.
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT .
AGENCIES NOT NEEDED
OUE FEDERAL SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 18.
(ZP)—As Secretary Doak sees it,
there no longer exists any reason
i for employer or employee to seek
the aid of private employment
agencies.
| The United States Employment
; Service, reorganized within the last
year with an appropriation of
$883,780, now has an office in every
State and the District of Columbia.
The Secretary of Labor in his an
nual report said every effort is
being made to coordinate the work
of Federal, State and municipal
employment offices. During the
first four months, the service was
I in full operation, over 600,000 per
sons found jobs through the aid
of all cooperating agencies and al
most 300,000 through the Federal
agency. About 40,000 jobs were
found by the Veterans’ Employment
Service.
WEALTHY WOMAN IS
RELEASED UNHARMED
KANSAS CITY, Dec., 19, (/P)—
Unharmed after 36 hours in a
“filthy rendezvous” by three kid
nappers, Mrs. Nelly, wealthy foun
der of a garment company, and
George Blair, her negro chaffeur,
were freed by their captors.
The captors demanded $75,000
under threat of death to Blair and
blindness for the woman. The
money was not paid.
In 1930 Alaskans imported over
$31,000,000. Our exports were in
the neighborhood of $60,000,000.
How is that for a population less
than 60,000?
EIGHTY-ONE INMATES OF PEN
ITENTIARY ON XMAS PAR
OLE LIST
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Dec., 19, (/P)
—Eugene Barnett and O. C. Bland,
who were sentenced after Arm
istice Day riots at Centralia in
1919 in which four American Le
gion men and others were killed,
were among those paroled by Gov
ernor Hartley, it was revealed here.
Hartley would not comment on
the subject.
Eight were sent to the peniten
tiary; another was acquitted on
grounds of insanity, but later freed
after serving in the insane ward
of the prison. Another died in the
penitentiary a year ago.
The service men who were kill -
ed were Warren Grim, Arthur Me
Elfresh, Ben Casagranda and Dale
Hubbard.
Those sent to the penitentiary
in addition to Bland and Baxnett,
were Britt Smith, James Mclner
ney, John Lamb, Bert Bland, Ray
Becker. Barnett was charged as
being the one who fired the shot
killing Grimm.
Their paroles are on a list of 81
inmates of the penitentiary refor
matory whom Hartley paroled for
Christmas.
SUBS CRASH
BALBOA, C. Z., Dec. 18. (/P)—■*Two
subs, both traveling under water,
crashed together about 30 miles
from here. However, no real dam
age was sustained and both sub
marines came back into port under
their own power.
USE APPROVES TIE
DEBT M01T0RI1
WASHINGTON, Dec., 19, (>P)—
President H o o v e r’s moratorium
was approved Friday night by the
House by a vote of 317 to 100. The
bill now goes to the Senate for
completion.
The ratification amendment was
Included thereby placing the House
on record as opposed to cancella
tion on reduction of European war
debts.
The American administration has
proposed a revision as a measure
separate from the moratorium
plan. The vote was approved fol
lowing and afternoon of vigorous
debate which occassionally touch
ed upon personalities.
POLA IMPROVED
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 19.
(JP)—Pola Negri, film actress who is
in the hospital here seriously ill
and who underwent a recent opera
tion and had to have blood trans
fusion made later, is said by her
physicians to be slightly improved.
Her condition is still critical, how
ever.
BERRY FAILURE IRKS BEARS
DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 18. (JP)—
Farmers in northern Minnesota
have been troubled this fall by at
tacks on animals by bears which
have been driven from the wilder
ness by the inadequacy and in some
cases the failure of berry crops.