THE KUSKO TIMES
VOL XII NO 6
TAKOTNA ALASKA SATURDAY. MARCH 5 1932
PRICE 25 CENTS
Armistice Declared In
Japanese-Chinese War
SHANGHAI, Mar. 3.—Silence set
:l#d over the battle front at 1 a. m.
today, at which time an indefinite
aimistice was declared.
The Japanese have established a
permanent line of defense...
PRECEDING THE! ARMISTICE.
SHANGHAI.—Japan was reported
rtoda yeady. to pour thousands of
more troops into the Shanghai area,
after a day and a night of terrific
fighting, in which the Chinese lines
were battered unmercifully. The bat
tle extended from Shanghai toward
Tazang, and it is estimated hundreds
were killed and wounded, in the fight
ing. It was understood another Jap
anese division is due here soon. Mean
while foreigners awaited today with
anxiety, fearing the Japanese would
fulfill their threat of destroying the
railroads, having already bombed part
of the Shanghai-Nanking line on
Tuesday. Two department bombs or
mines exploded in the Whangpoo
river in front of the international
settlement Tuesday, with slight dam
age to the Japanese destroyer Ohi.
The explosions shook the flagship
Idzumo, but no damage was done.
WASHIN.GTGN.-^-Plans are under,
way to raise several divisions of
Korean troops in.. Manchuria, to help,
the Chinese fight the Japanese, Dr.
Alaska Interests At
[| The Nation’s Capital
(By W. A. 8.
WASHINGTON,. Jan. 28r-The Fed,
eral Rad.o Commission has rendered a
decision favorable to the application
of the Telephone Bond & Share Co., a
Delaware corporation of large assets.;
The application in. this case is for the
construction permit for a short wave
telephone experimental station, at
Ketchikan, to be operated with a
power of one kilowatt on general ex
perimental frequencies in an effort to
determine the commercial feasibility
of* a permanent radio telephone com
munication linke between Ketchikan
and the wire line telephone connec
tions in Canada and the United
States. |
Dr. Baron Mox von Gppenhcim,
noted German archaeologist, delivered
a.lecture in Washington the other
day,; and declares that the White
House and all colonial architecture is
derived from the Greek and Grecian
art and had its inception in the halls
of Tell Halef, a recently evacuated
city .of Upper Mesopotamia and built,
some 5,000 years ago. An interesting
resemblance between the art of the
people of TeH Haef and the Mayan
Indians of the United States leads
Mm to believe there may have been
some cultural, connection between the
two countries at one time.* He says:
“There is no inter-racial connection,
but it is well known that at one time
Alaska and Asia were in contact with
each other and there may have been
some adventurous soul of old Tell
Halef who wandered across the conti
nent until he located here.”
Oh-January 26. Delegate Wicker- j
Eyngman Rhee, former- provisional
president of Korea, said today. There
arc* about one million Koreans living
in Manchuria, he said, and the nu-:
cl'jus of. a military force has been
kept intact there, with officers who
received their training under German
army men. Gabies from Shanghai,
Dr. Rhee declared,.said the Japanese
there had raided the Korean provi
sional government’s headquarters,, lo*
the Fres:ch concession, but that no
arrests had been made and nothing
of value disturbed.
NEW YORK.—The American. Boy
cott Association announced its organ- 1
ization today for a consumers’ boy^ j
cott in the United States against Jap-1
c.nese producers and Japanese busi
•jss. I
The purpose of the association, the
announcement, said,, is to set up a
countrywide non-governmental boy
cott assistance in the Sino-Japanese
crisis and to preserve the “open door.”'
Thousands of pamphlets listing prin
cipal Japanese exports to the United
States and urging emphatic refusal
to huy Japanese goods or patronize
business men, were mailed to.individ.
ua.s in all parts of the country.
Charlie Goebel was a Thursday ar
rival from Ganes, leaving the follow
ing day for a business visit at Mc
Grath.
sham had a hearing before the com
mittee on territories on his bill to re
peal what is generally known as the
Alaska Bone Dry Law. A large ma
jority of the 23'members of commit
tee was present and listened to a
lengthy presentation of the reasons
wry the la wshaulcL be repealed. In
many particulars this act is in con
flict with the Volstead act and the
courts have held that where there is
such conflict the Alaska law, which
was passed by Congress in the spring
of 1917, must give way to the later
general law, known as the Volstead,
act. The Delegate maintained that
the two laws are confusing and now
entirely unnecessary. Bishop James
Cannon,, jr., was present wit hhis at
torney and asked a few questions..
The request was made by; the attor
ney that the committee do not make
a report on the bill until after they
have had an opportunity to study the
Delegate’s printed statement and
make reply if it i sso decided to dov
Plans and itinerary have been re
ceived in Washington of the siynmer
school in Alaska, under directum oT
the University of Oregoni The fac
ulty and students, to the number of
144, will sail.north from; Seattle•on
the mornin gof August 13, returning:
on August 25,- Prof. W. G. Beattie,
lecturer and associate professor • oil
education, will serve as (director; at
the Alaska post session. He-dixeeted
last year’s cruise, and was formerly
a superintendent of schools in JiOwka
for the United States Bureau of Edu*
cation.
(Continued on Page. 8.3 i
EMERGENCY MAIL SERVICE
OVER TWO INTERIOR ROirTEST
WASHINGTON—The postoffice de
partment has authorized the superin
tendent of the railway mail service-at
Seattle to employ carriers for an
mergency mail service in Alaska
v r two interior routes, - from May
15 to Ofctober 15.
One service will cover Nenana, -Hot
Springs, Tanana, Kokrines, Ruby,
Koyukuk, Nulato, Anvik and Holy
Cross and return to Nenana, weekly
service, at $1,200 per trip.
The other service will start at Holy
Cross and cover Russian Mission, For
tuna Ledge, Andreafsky, Kotlik and
St. Michael and return to Holy Cross,
fortnightly service, at$891 for the
round trip.
Lindbergn Son
Still Missing
LINDBERGH ANXIOUS TO FAY,
BUT NO CONTACT EFFECTED
i WITH KLDN AI'PERS.
NEW YORK.—Salvator Spitale,
chief go-between for Colonel Charles
Lindbergh with the underworld, ad
mitted today that he ha soot effected
a contact with the kidnapper of the
Lindberghs’ son.
HOPEWELL, N. J.—The Lind
hergh baby is still missing. Miles of
roads on each side of the Lindberg
estate have ben cleared to make easy
the return of the kidnappers, who are
reported to have demanded $50,000
for the return of the child. Lind
bergh is ready to pay.
His latest hope was based on a
postcard mailed from Newark saying
the bahy is safe and f''T him to await
further instructions.
HOPEWELL, N. J.—Hope for an
early return of the Lindbergh baby,
kidnapped from its nursey several
days ago, on the Lindbergh estate,
was revived tonight as a result of the
| powerful legal and extralegal forces
j now working toward restoring the 21
i months-old child, Charles Augustus.
; to his parents. Colonel and Mrs.
Lindbergh have named two under
world characters to deal with the ab
ductors, and which went far toward
dispelling the glom that had envel
oped the case.
Among those who returned here
during the past few days from Fair
banks are Mrs. John Kieck, Misses
Helen and Elsie Rieck, Mrs. Ralph
Anderson. Mr. and- Mrs. Warren Al
ford, Jo Oates, sr.
Arnulf Hjelde, coming from Flat
via the ski route, was a Thursday ar
rival for a visit here of indefinite
duration.
Pilot A1 Monsen of the Pacific In
ternational was a yesterday arrival,
bringing the mail.
Woodrow Vanderpnol was a Thurs
day visitor from McGrath, to which
place he returned an Saturday.
Niels Vibe was among those who
spent a day. in town during the past
week..
Frank Lange eras among those who
recently, returned to McGrath.
Items of Importance
In Reecnt News Events
JAPAHESE-A MERIC AN
MISU N DfflST A N DINGS.
TOKYO.—A 68-year-old statesman,
still active and a distance swimmer
despite his. years, may undertake the
task of eliminating Japanese-Amer
xran misunderstandings. Viscount Ka
neka, veteran councillor of the Mika
do’s government, is being urged to
undertake a special mission to the
United States to-explain Japan’s aims
with regard to China. He said: “Up
to the great war the attitude of the
American government and people to
ward Japan was very friendly. After
ward, misunderstandings seem to
have crept into their feelings. Presi
dent Roosevelt, who was a good friend
of mine, told me that the unlimited
immigration of Japanese caused trou
ble, so a law was passed in Japan to
curb immigration to America. Lately
mutual agreements were abolished
and a legislative act was passed on
the principle of racial discrimination.
This hurt very much.”
The Viscount declared that Japan
wished to alter the “open door” pol
icy in China.
HARROW TO DEFEND FIVE
IN HONOLULU MURDER CASE.
CHICAGO.—Clarence Darrow, not
ed criminal attorney, announced today
he would leave here March 20 for
Honolulu to become chief of defense
counsel for four deft dants accused
of murdering a Hawaiian. He will
appear for Mrs. Danville, Fortescue,
society matron, Lieutenant Thomas
H. Massie, her son-in-law, and two
Navy men accused of the murder on
January 8 of Joseph Kahasawai, one
of the five suspected attackers of
Mrs. Massie.
ASKS FULL CASH PAYMENT
FOR EX-SERVICE MEN.
WASHINGTON.—Full cash pay
ment of obligations due the ex-service
men of the country was urged upon
the Senate today by Senator Thomas,
Democrat, of Oklahoma. Thomas an
nounced th eintroduetion of a bill
which would make adjusted service
certificates immediately payable at
Federal Reserve banks at their, face
value. Loans made on these certifi
cates and not yet repaid would be de
ducted from the amount due.
SEVERE WINDSTORM
SWEEPS ACROSS FLORIDA.
ATLANTA, Ga.—A sayere wind
storm disrupted communication and
uprooted trees across Florida . .early
day, then moved up the Atlantic sea
board. In the wake of thestorm.came
lower temperatures, which it was
feared would bring frost before morn
ing. Frost is a serious menace to
citrus and truck growers in Florida.
Winds reached a velocity jof 50 to 70
miles an hour at Clearwater as the
storm reached its peak;.there.
SEVEREST BLIZZARD IN YEARS
HITS NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON—The severest bliz
zard in years, accompanied, strangely,
by thunder and lightning, struck the
Capital today. The wind, was at a ve
locity of 45 miles an: hour. A half
dozen power transmission lines were
blown down. The roads between here
and Fairfax, Va., were reported i
Locked by falling, trees and snow.
Traffic was reported., almost at a
standstill everywhere.
110 BUILDINGS DESTROYED
BY FIRE, PENNSGROVE, N. J.
PENNSGROVE, N. J.—A raping:
fire, driven by a strong? wind, today
struck this city of 8,000 inhabitants.
It was estimated 110 buildings ha<l
been destroyed in the path of the fire.
First was the Harmony public school,
with 1,000 children in attendance.
The children were ordered home. In
another section of the city is a big
du Pont powder factory, and every
precaution is being taken to prevent
ignition there.
PERUVIAN PRESIDENT SHOT,
WOUNDED BY ASSASSIN.
LIMA, Peru.—President Luis M.
Sanchez Cerro was shot and wounded
tolay by a would-be assassin. The 32
year-old president was slightly
wounded in the shoulder. His would
be assassin was a member of the
Aprista faction, which had opposed
Sanchez Cerro in the elections last
fall.
VLADIVOSTOK IS SCENE
OF WARLIKE ACTIVITIES
TOKYO.—The Japanese consul at
Vladivostok has nformed the Japan
ese foreign office that the soviet gov
ernment has 100,000 Russian soldiers
at Vladivostok and along the Ussuri
river. The troops are but recently
arrived from Europe and their pres
' ence there, according to information
| obtained by the consul, means that a
i Russan-Japanese conflict is inevit
j able. The Russians are said to have
' two grievances against Japan, one of
them being the invasion of Manrhu
ria and the other relating to the fish
eries.
In addition to the recently arrived
troops, the Rssians have accumulated
large stores of ammunition at Vladi
vostok, the preparations having been
going on for a number of weeks. The
! soviet troops were brought from Eu
rope.
_
I RUTH JUDD SENTENCED TO
MEET DEATH ON MAY 23.
PHOENIX, Ariz.—Winnie Ruth
Judd, convicted slayer of Agnes Le
roi, is facing death for her crime.
She was denied a new trial in su
perior court, and Judge Howard C.
Speakman sentenced her to be hanged
May 11.
Before sentence was passed Mrs.
Judd attempted to argue that the evi
dence presented was not sufficient to
convict her. She charged County At
torney Andrews had not presented all
j the evidence in the case. “These wo
I Judge Speakman stopped her sev
j eral times during her argument.
I Pronouncing of the death sentence
was mandatory on the court under
Arizona law. An appeal to the state
supreme court also is mandatory in
such cases, which will have the effect
of staying sentence. No person has
ever been hanged in Arizona less
than 15 months from the day of con
viction.
WILL SUPPORT O’CONNOR
HULL BEER MEASURE.
WASHINGTON.—Both Republican
and Democratic anti-prohibition
forces agreed Wednesday to support
the O'Connor-Hull bill legalizing beer
wth 2.75 per cent alcohol by weight.
The tax on the beverage would be
three cents a pint, and sponsors of
th bill estimate it would bring .G50it,~
000,000 in j'eve.nue.auj.mially.