MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 330.
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
NEW JAPANESE PISTE
TOKIO. Dec. 24, —The new Na
tional l eague founded here yester
day along the lines of the Italian
Fascist party, created only apath
ic interest in Japan.
About 3,500 persons attended
the founding of the league and
heard Adachi outline its aims. The
party seeks abolition of the cab
inet system of government and
readjustment of international re
lations on a basis with no humil
iating foreign policies, and estab
lishment of controlled economy.
MEET SUDDEN HEATH
CHANG CHUN, Manchuria, Dec.
24, —Six Japanese aviators were
killed and another was seriously
wounded when Chinese irregulars
shot down a bombing plane near
Wan Pao Shan, near here.
The plane was bombing the con
centration camp of the irregulars
and the Chinese, returning the fire
with anti-aircraft guns, scored a
direct hit; the plane’s engine ex
ploded.
PRESIDENT-ELECT
MIT TIKE HINT
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Dec., 24. —
Reports long current that Presi
dent-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
might visit Europe before he takes
office, assumed new form.
The Republic, out today, in an
open letter to Governor Roosevelt
urges him to learn at first hand
something of the stupendous prob
lems of other lea,ding powers
which by the very nature of things
happen “also to be ours.”
FOOTBALLER PADDOCK
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24, —Char
ley Paddock, once the world’s fas
test human, was entered as a
member of the Los Angeles All
Star rugby team.
JOCKEY DEATH THREAT
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24, —A
letter threatening death unless he
rode three winners at good odds,
was received by Johnny Gilbert,
the nation’s leading jockey. “You
will not live to see Xmas unless1
you follow our instructions to- j
day,” the letter read. '
GRAIN ELEVATOR DEATH
CHICAGO, Dec. 24, —At least
: one man was killed, five injured
j and several had thrilling escape*
; when fire, following a grain dust
! explosion, raged thru the Strat
ton Grain Company’s elevator on
the south side.
i “MAKE ME AN OFFER"
SUGGESTS FRENCHMAN
i PARIS, Dec. 24, —Premier Jos
j eph Paul Boncaur, paying a sur
j prise visit to Ambassador Walter
| E. Edge, urged that the United
| States make some conciliatory ges
j ture which he could offer to par
i liament as an inducement to make
! the December 15 default payment.
Upsetting diplomatic tradition,
Paul Boncour paid the first visit
| and French premier ever made to
j the U. S. embassy here.
PLEID FOR HOI IUS
TRENTON. N. J., Dec. 24, —
A group of children marchers,
children of unemployed, arrived at
the State capitol chanting: “We
want free hot meals.”
Refused admission to the State
house by police, who explained
Governor Moore was not in Tren
ton to receive their demands, their
leaders assembled the group on the
State house steps to listen to a
reading of their petition.
FIH ID ICTORS
ENTEflTMN NEWSIES
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24, —Mick
ey Walker, heavyweight title as
pirant, and Jackie Fields, ruler of
the welterweight division, topped
the list of boxing bouts at the an
nual Newsboys Christmas show
at the Olympic stadium last nite.
Walker stepped three rounds
with Frank Burke while Fields
went the same route against A1
Alicante.
More than 3,000 spectators at
tended the show which drew acts
from stage, screen and radio cir
cles.
CALLS ON DEMOS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24, —
Republicans called upon the Dem
ocratic leadership to take imme
diate steps to balance the budget
through a general manufacturers
sales tax.
Sheep Astray
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With steadied rythm the clock
of time ticks on, the pendulum
traveling to the centre arc mark
ing the termination of the geo
metric chord.
. Like the sweep of the pendu
lum, man alternately rises and
falls, each period of momentum
marking an epoch.
Today the pendulum a p
pears to be rapidly returning,
losing its momentum and threat
ening to pause equi-distant
from its altitude.
It is but history repeating.
Like sheep, man has strayed
from the rich pastures of spir
itual worth into the wilderness of
doubt and fear. Behind him he
has left that which enriches the
soul and gives it expression in
daily life
Thus it was nineteen hundred
and thirty-two years ago.
Man found himself benighted in
the wilderness, his soul crying for
light to lead him from his thral
dom and set him again on the
pathway of hope, love and secu
rity.
The simple laws of Moses, un
derstandable in their emascula
tion of hyperbole and subtlety,
had ceased to interest and to
guide. Man in his egotism had
come to believe that happiness
reposed solely in possession of
the material things of life.
Whatever has been claim
ed for these simple law’s in a de
ferred spiritual sense matters
| not. They embodied the essence
j of the philosophies of that w’hich
had gone before.
Like a shepherd, his flock scat
tered by waives and beset on all
sides by snares and pitfalls, the
voices of the great leaders of the
day called out in vain.
Mammon seeped like a poison
into the hearts of the people, and
each mans hand was against his
neighbor. None dared venture
abroad unless armed and pre
pared to come to grips with a foe
at any moment. The strong took
that which they wished, and the
weak perished of impotency.
Like a sombre curtain of evil
portending clouds of doubt, fear
and lack-confidence hovered over
the land. The voices of the phi
losophers and wise men were
drowned amidst the revels of the
profligate; the cry of the dicers’
oaths as they cast lots for gold
and fine raiment, and the voice
of the oppressed crying to their
18 BODIES RECOVERED
TOKIO, Dec. 24, —Nineteen
bodies have been recovered from
strange gods for deliverence.
At the nadir of despair a ligt
gleamed faintly in the East, ex
panded and finally cast its efulg
ence over the troubled land.
It marked the coming of th
Code which was to serve as
watchword and talisman for ma
traveling down these dim av
nues of time leading to the pres
ent hour.
It was the Code of the Chris
Jesus!
Call Him a spirit, God or what
ever else one likes, but let us con
sider Him as a human being a
the same flesh and blood as ou
selves; tear away the mysticisr
of the metaphysician and the
ologian and let Him stand star
and bare in all His human vir
tues and weaknesses. - Then:
Is there one so bold as to den
the reality of His teachings?
Is there one who can marsha
evidence showing that any othe
Code has overmatched the simpl
understandable laws He pro
pounded for man’s progress, ma
terially or spiritually?
Is there one who can deny tha
departure from His precepts an<
counsels is not at the very roo
of the world’s travail?
He flung wide the gates o
knowledge, quenching the burn
ing thirst for understanding an<
guidance. How palpably have th<
custodians of His theses degrade<
and prostituted them to the self
aggrandisement of the mercena
ry! How blindly has man wrorkec
his own undoing in his departuri
from those salient truths whicl
are a part and parcel of the verj
essence of material life!
Today those of the world wh<
have stood steadfast in theii
adherence to the immutable
teachings of Christ will lift up
their voices and hearts to the
symbol of all that is enobling, in
spiring and of promise, not alone
in the after life, but in the day—
this day and hour.
Man’s inquisitiveness and ego
ism has lashed him on to un
charted precincts and left him
bewildered and afraid. It is not
necessary that another come tc
repair the havoc wrought. It Is
only a question of reversion tc
the tried and true philosophies
which have stood the test of time
immemorable.
Herein lies the answer to the
questions of the present and fu
ture.
the ruins of the tenement fire i:
which 18 were injured and 32 ar
unaccounted.
DEMOCRATS RELENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24, —
! Senate Democrats relented their
J campaign against appointees of
President Hoover and permitted
I confirmation of promotions for
^ officers in the Army and Navy
| and Marine corps.
: BUCESiSF
:-! BUSINESS EU1SING
^ NEW YORK, Dec. 24, —A balance
sheet of the business situation at
the present time, according to
Bradstreets Weekly Review, re
* veals a distinct preponderance of
r" constructive factors.
In many respects the situation
~ is more hopeful than it has been
! for many weeks, Bradstreet said.
Its significance, as a whole, has
been obscured by the extraordi
Y nary public attention given to
certain elements of an unpropi
| tious character.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 24, —Clarence
f Darrow will be sought to aid in
saving Mrs. Beatrice Ferguson
* Snipes, expectant mother, from
; the electric chair if the South
* Carolina Supreme Court grants
■ her appeal for a new trial.
" Services of the famous lawyer
will be asked under a plan for
J warded by York county citizens. j
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NEW YORK, Dec. 24, —The
stock market experienced relief
from heavy selling pressure and
prices showed considerable stead
iness in the mid-morning but
turned irregular in late dealings.
A few leaders, such as United
States Steel and American Can
were able to hold slightly and
keep closing levels up.
Rails continued depressed and
the Southern Pacific and Atch
ison suffered losses of more than
a point.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
ALBANY, Dec. 24, —President
i Elect F. D. Roosevelt plans an in
dependent study of international i
problems and awaits a visit from .
Norman H. Davis just back from ]
i the disarmament conference, to get ;
e information on the general Eur- <
opean situation. ]
CONFLICTING HENS
Bl FILIPINO [MBS
MANILA. P. I., Dec. 24, —Con
flicting views on the Hawes-Cut
ting bill providing for independ
ence of the Philippines were ex
pressed by Filipino leaders follow
ing the previous night’s mass
meeting here.
Manuel Queszon, president of
the Territorial senate saia the
measure was unacceptable.
Maximo Kalaw, dean of the Col
lege of Liberal Arts of the Uni
versity of the Phiilippines and an
influential public figure, took a
contrary view.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24, —Ralph
Greenleaf, 12 time champion of
the world at pocket billiards, has
finished two consecutive title
tournaments without suffering a
single defeat. •
The New York wizard registered
his ninth straight victory of the
1932 tourney last night, defeating
Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland, the
1930 champion, 125 to 22 in 11
innings.
LA PAS, Bolivia, Dec. 24, —A
24-hour truce in the Gran Chaco
fighting between Bolivian and
Paraguayan troops as suggested
by Pope Pius II, has been agreed
to by both governments and will
begin at 10 p. m. Christmas eve.
The Pope’s suggestion was made
to the foreign office here through
the Papal Nuncio, who requested
that Christmas eve be a time of
peace.
GAVE $300,000 TO CHURCH
NEW YORK, Dec. 24, —John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., has given $300,
)00 to the Northen Baptist con
ventions current year budget fund,
Et was announced.
STURDINESS TESTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24, —
Secret tests of the Naval dirigible
\kron during the storms of the
)ast week proved the efficiency
ind sturdiness of the giant air
:raft beyond a doubt, Rear Ad
niral W. A. Moffett told the press.
Hard Times Masquerade Ball. New Year’s Eve
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