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________—Attorney General of Alaska John Rnst»ard.
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 9. BE WARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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ACTION LEAVES LAVAL FREE TC
ACT IN RECONSTRUCTION
OF MINISTRY
PARIS, Jan. 12. (/P)—The entire
French cabinet fallowed Briand’s
example and placed their port
folios in the hands of Laval, leaving
him free to do as he wishes in re
construction of the Ministry.
This action followed a conversa
tion between Premier Briand, whose
ill health compelled him to ask last
week that he be permitted to retire
as foreign minister, and the sudd,en
death of Andre Maginot, Minister
of War. also precipitated a cabinet
crisis.
The Premier sent for Edouard
Herriot, chief of the Radical So
i i. a lists, whose support he needs if
lie i' to form a National Union
government something like Eng
land’s to face the impending inter
national conferences.
Heretofore Herriott declared he
would collaborate with Laval.
BE BURLED IN TACOMA
JUNEAU, Jan. 12. OP)—The body
of Dr. F. L. Goddard, 70, is being
brought here from Goddard Hot
Springs enrcute to Tacoma for
burial.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 12. (/P)—Pros
ecutor Gorman is seeking a first
degree murder indictment against
Charles Bischoff. 45, confessed
slayer of Marion McLean, age six.
and arranged to present the case
to the grand jury.
Bischoff remained unemotoinal
and took the attitude no crime was j
committed. “I couldn’t help it,”
he said, but he expected to go to
the electric chair.
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JIM REED LOOMING
ON THE HORIZON AS A ;
PRESIDENT NOMINEE
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 11. (JP)
—Former Senator Reed of Mis
souri sounded what is believed by
several thousand Democrats to be
his resolution to accept the antici
pated Democratic Presidential nom
ination when, in making the prin
cipal address in the annual Mis- !
souri-Jackson Day dinner, Reed let j
slip a phrase which was the signal
for cries of “Jim Reed for Presi-1
dent.”
“Now I speak for Reed,” he said, j
introducing a program of remedial I
measures; the principal point be
ing a demand for decentralization
of government.
He seemed more concerned with
economic issues and treated pro
hibition briefly; he also advocated
withdrawal from all European con
troversies.
RECONSTRUCTION BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.
i (A5)—The $2,000,000,000 reconstruc
tion bill passed the Senate by a
vote of 63 to 28 and is expected to
be voted on in the House tomorrow
or Thursday.
SOlBIEflS 10 SMS
PERMITTED REENTER
TIE OITT OF HONOLULU
HONOLULU, Jan. 12. (/P) — Sol
diers and s a i 1 o r s, forewarned
I against violence, reentered the city
I for the first time since the killing
: of Joseph Hahahawai, who was
, charged with attacking Mrs. Thom
i as Massie, thereby precipitating a
i reign of near terror.
A grand jury has been drawn to
i meet Friday. A panel jury will
hear the trial on murder charges.
'The jury will be drawn Thursday.!
■EURO TERM IS
SOT TO OF EXTENDED
BERLIN, Jan. 12. (/Pf—The gov
ernment’s proposal to extend Pres
ident Von Hindenburg’s term one
year or more was given less than an
even chance for success by observ
ers.
Dr. A. Hugenbfert, Nationalist
party leader and recent Fascist
ally, was expected to cast the decid
ing vote in negotiations between
Chancellor Bruening, Adolph -Hitler
and himself. The government was
optimistic regarding the outcome
chiefly because Hitler was under
stood to favor the extension on the j
condition that Bruening call for'
new elections for the Reichstag j
this year.
Nationalists, however, emphasiz
ed their belief that the conferences
would end in a deadlock and that
a popular election would be neces
sary.
A late report from Berlin was to
the effect that the Reichstag in a
resolution announced that it had
been decided not to extend the term
of Von Hindenburg. To continue
as President, Hindenburg must now
be elected at a popular election and
it is the hope of the Fascist party
that they can rope him into run
ning as their candidate.
EQUIPPING NAVAL BASE
TOKYO, Jan. 12. (/P)—An uncon
firmed report prevalent here is
that Port Arthur, captured by the
Japanese from Russia a number of
years ago, is being reequipped as a
naval base by the Japanese.
GANDHI REMAINS IN |
JAIL; LAWYERS ACTIVE!
5 ;
BOMBAY, Jan. 12. (A5)—Attorneys
interested in obtaining the release
from prison of Mahatma Gandhi,
decided to postpone application for
a writ of habeas corpus until they
had an opportunity for further
study of the statute of 1827 under ^
which Mahatma was sent to jail.
They require about a week long
er. British authorities said even
if he is released he will be rear
rested under new ordinances.
BEHIND HOOVER FOB
E.O.P, NOMINATION
CHICAGO, Jan. 12. (/P) — Dawes
stepped from the ranks of possible
rivals for the G. O. P. nomination
and was enlisted as a loyal sup
porter of President Hoover.
Calling newspapermen together
with the explanation that politi
cians were seeking “as usual to read
petty political significance out of
his return to Chicago,” he handed
out a brief statement in which he
said: “Any intimation to the effect
in any possible way or under any
possible contingency that President
Hoover will not have my loyal entire
support is an insult to me.”
SS VICTORIA EN100TE
ADD INS 1
SEATTLE, Jan. 12. (/Pa—'The SS
Victoria, of the Alaska Steamship
Company, sailed at 9 a. m. today
for Seward and wayports, carrying
73 first-class passengers, and 16
steerage, of which 18 are booked
through to Seward.
Seward passengers are as follows:
J. N. Watman, A. N. Severn, Mr.
•and Mrs. Harry F. Morton, W. F.
Scott, G. M. Marchand, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Messer, Wm. S. Christen
sen, Carl Messer Jr.. Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. L. Hangel, F. Berger, Mrs.
Marie Shively, Mrs. Ailene Sewell
and three steerage.
NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 12. </P)—1Two
clerks in the post;, lice stepped:
back in alarm, as they combed thru !
thousands of sacks of mail brought
by the steamer Excalibur, they un- ;
covered a suspicious looking pack- ;
age from the United States labelled !
“medals” and addressed to the |
King.
The package was only four inches
long but the bomb squad took it
to a vacant lot so nobody would be
hurt. They carefully removed a
wrapping while an expert stood by j
disclosing an American half dol
lar dated 1832 and with it a note
to the King from Modestino Derosa,
a barber of Newark, N. J., saying:
“I send you this coin, a hundred
years old, as a token of my affec
tion.”
The King is a com collector.
Other packages were opened, ad
dressed to the King and Mussolini,
including a photograph album from !
American admirers.
NO OFFICIAL COMMENT
LONDON, Jan. 12. (/P)—Although
no official comment was made here
on Britain’s reparation policy,
Prime Minister MacDonald declared
that Chancellor Bruening’s state
ment emphasized the need for re-;
adjustment of inter-governmental!
debts.
IS A MEMBER
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 12.
VP)—Sir George Foster, “Grand Old
Man” of Canada, died at the age
)f 84 years.
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
JUNEAU, Jan. 12. (/P)—Harry I.
Lucas, business man, announced he
would file his candidacy for Terri
torial Auditor in the Republican
primaries in April after his return
from Seattle on a business trip. He
sailed today.
Him JOHNSON IS
PRESIDENTIAL ICE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.
f/P)—Republican opponents of Pres
ident Hoover came forward with
the request that Hiram Johnson,
of California, enter the Presidential
race.
Nye and Fraizer, both North Da
kota Republican Senators, urged
Johnson to enter their State’s pri
mary March 15; Johnson gave no
answer but an early break in silence
is expected as it appeared John
son would have the united support
of anti-Hoover forces centering in
western Republican independents
should he make a contest.
FRANCE ill]
REPUDIATION OF 10
DEBTS Of BRUENINE
PARIS, Jan. 12. (TP)—Chancellor
H. Bruening’s announcement that
Germany was unable to pay her
war debts, was answered by con
demnatory editorials and semi-of
ficial statements, asserting that
France might refuse future finan
cial aid to Germany and bring
pressure in other capitals to render
Germany financially helpless.
The French government also
might retaliate by invoking econ
omic and military sanctions as pro
vided by the Versailles Treaty, the
Young Plan and the Hague Agree
ment and might even occupy the
Ruhr Valley, it was indicated.
Although the French government
was intensively aroused over Bruen
ing’s declaration, it was pointed
out that Germany has taken no of
ficial action and a repudiation an
nouncement will probably be made
by Germany as a move to improve
her position at the Lausanne Rep
aration Conference on January 25.
SCATTERED BATTLES
' TOKYO, Jan. 12. (TP)—Many scat
tered battles have been taking
place in the Chin Chow area be
tween Japanese troops and Chin
ese bandits and many casualties
are reported for both sides. From
indications at Chin Chow it ap
pears that Japan’s armies are not
making any strong effort to ad
vance but are confining their ac
tivities to bandit chasing.
CANNOT PAY
BERLIN, Jan. 11, (TP)—Chancellor
Heinrich Bruening informed Eng
land that when the Lausanne rep
arations conference covenes that
Germany will tell the world that
her ability to pay reparations is at
an end. Bruening has told Sir
Horace Rumbold, British Ambas
sador, that hot only for the present
but for an indefinite time to come
Germany will still be unable to pay
her debt obligations.
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i CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE NAVAL
AFFAIRS ASKS CONGRESS
FOR 818.000,000
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j WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12.
(/P) __ Expenditure of $616,250,000
j during the next 10 years to mod
I ernize the American Navy and the
{immediate appropriation of $18,000, -
.000 to begin laying keels in June
was to be asked of Congress in a
{ bill presented by Chairman Vin -
son, of the House Naval Affairs
i Committee. A bitter fight is ex*
| pec ted over the measure on the
| floor of the House,
j The bill, calling for construction
■j of 120 new warships including three
1 aircraft carriers, 85 destroyers
! nine six-inch cruisers and 23 sub
j marines, is supported by the “big
| navy” bloc in the House and Sen *
! ate.
The proposed construction, au
thorized under he terms of ihe
London Treaty, is a replacement
program and makes no attempt to
give the U. S. parity with Great
Britain as provided by the terms of
1 the pact, Vinson said.
!' (IDS CHINESE CIH
j TOKYO, Jan. 12. (/P)— A Rengo
! News Agency dispatch from Chin
i Chow said a Japanese detachment
' went to the relief of the Koga cav
i airy, a unit of Chinese surrounded
by bandits and defending itself
i against tremendous odds.
The report said several thousand
1 Chinese irregulars and city Chinese
; are burning all communications.
| The Japanese line is cut off ex
cepting carriar pigeons: reinforce
| ments are being rushed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 11.
(/P)—Democrats far and wide gave
spirited assent Friday night to
speeches by their leaders in past
campaigns and arraigned the Hoo
ver administration and demanded
its repudiation at the polls in No
vember.
Leading off with the Jackson Day
dinner, A1 Smith especially attack
ed the way the economic situation
has been handled and said private
relief for unemployed was insuf
ficient. He proposed a huge Fed
eral bond issue for public works
to give jobs.
Davis and Cox joined him in
charging failure after failure to
the Republicans and hailing the
coming of the Democratic day.
Nothing was said of Presidential
candidacies.
Prohibition was decried especially
by Smith who called the spending
of $100,000,000 annually for en
forcement a “flea bite.”