FOREIGNERS AT TIENTSIN
IN READINESS FOR ACTION
TIENTSIN. North Chino. July 21—
I'n, eu Mates soldiers of the 15th
lalcntry ire standing guard today to
ueftnd "the United States concession
in . .er.t.-.n if the fighting of Japan
ese and Chinese troops is carried in
to .he city. United Stste> business
men in Tientsin have organized a voir
unuer company. They are being dril
led in military tactics and have start
ed to build iortificatio The United
States infantry has b?tn ordered to
keep open the railroad running from
Tientsin eastward to the Chinwang
tuc seaport.
Observers of the situati n believe
tha the Japanese are determined first
to wipe out the position held by
Chinese troops in the Fe;, ng area
anc. then attack them at olner points.
British. French and ita .ari troops
in North China are prepa <g p -
tect .heir respective nari nr Is re- 1
ing .n the country if necessary.
ihe Japanese commander in the
area south of Peiping today threat
e:ed “another and rr. ■; a aJ;y
b.ow against the Chinese if they
should fail to evacuate the area. The
Japanese were quite uniformly suc
cessful in the fighting that took place
yesterday m the Peiping tone.
INVENTOR OF RADIO
TELEGRAPH DIES IN ROME
ROME. Italy. Juiy 21—Every piece
of wireless equipment in the world
was silent for a minute, beginning at
12 o clock today, in men ry of the
great inventor of radio telegraph,
Guguelmo Marconi, who pas.--.-d away
unexpectedly of a heart aiiment yes
terday in Rome.
The world shrugged a skeptical
shoulder and smiled tolerantly in
IS' 5 when Marconi announced !a
concully:
‘ i have discovered how to tele
graph without wires."
1 et within a decade ocean liners
>were keeping in touch with one an
, other and with shore by means of
“iuarconigrams” - and hundreds i
lit t s had been saved by pr. mpt re
sponse to the old distress signal
oi “pr>Q."
And just as the Beil Telephone
followed the Morse telegraph, so
wireless transmission of the human
vo.tv within a few years became a
reality.
FOWLER RETURNS
Charlie Fowler pulled in today
fr a> his reindeer camp on the Tol
•t ;. He hiked in, spending Thurs
day night on Ganes Creek. Mr. Fowl
er went out to the camp t-evera weeks
ag on ; eeeipt f word that his herd
er was very sick.
MRS. LYONS ARRIVES
Mrs. Wm. Lyons arrived in Tak t
na Thursday afternoon with Pilot
Il.t: Victor.
Motorist (blocked by load of hay):
“1 say there, pull cut and let m«
ptss.”
Farmer: “ Oh. I don't know if I'm
in a hurry.”
, Motorist: “You seemed to be in i
hurry to let that, other fellow's car
riage and pair past.”
Farmei: “That's 'cos his horses
were- eating my hay."
Scheduled airline aircraft will ix
required after January 1. lS*3e. tc
carry static-free radio direction find
ers and antenna systems.
! KENTUCKY SENATOR IS
I ELECTED FLOOR LEADER
WASHINGTON. July 21—Senator
Aiben W. Barkley of Kentucky a sup-'
porter of President Roosevelt's court
I eform bill and other New Deal lee
! —iation. was today elected by the
i*emocra;s in the Senate to be their
i r lead.r, >uc:eeding the late
Senator Joseph T Robinson of Ar
kansas. Senator Barkley's victory,
was won by the closest of margins—;
ore vote. He was chosen over Sen-1
ator Pal Harrison of Mississippi. 381
to 37.
The vote of Harrison's colleague
f , ’s.-.ppi. Serial r Theodore G.
Bilbo, possibly cost Harrison his eiec
: n. Bilbo told newspapermen after
the caucu- that he voted for Barkley,
fc cause Harrison opposed Bilbo in
1934 when the latter was a candi iaL
for senator.
Senator Barkley, who was assi.
tant Democratic floor leader un fe>
the late Senator Robinson, was
rrtfd by most of the Democra.it
ends of the Roosevelt court ref rrr
r.’.ii. Senator Harrison hud th- acfc
mg of all those Democratic era; r
against the judiciary measure.
Tbs successful candim.: - men de-•
li.ered a brief speech ;u wh'cn c
serate leader. he promised to support
Derr era tic policies and to work for
he national Democratic party. His
words were cheered.
JUNEAU MAN JAILED
FOR THEFT OF GOLD
•JUNEAU. July 21—Charged with
the theft of amaigam having a con
tent of 150 ounces of gold. Anthony
Snyder. 44 years old. was arrested
on Chichagoif Island and brought to
•ay to Junrau. He is declared by
deputy marshals to have sc id the
hot in Seattle for #1.250. He has
confessed to having quantities of gold
amalgam in his possession, the offi-,
ers asserted.
Wringing her hands despairingly,,
the hostess approached the musician.
"Oh dear." she sighed. "I do hope;
my husband wasn't rude when he
asked you not to play!”
The Polish musician beamed at her..
"No, no. no.” he replied. ”He ask
ed me notto play a certain tune." ;
“'What did he say?”
"H“ said. Don’t plav ‘For the Love
of Mike.' "
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JOSEPH CLAPP, FORMES
ALASKAN, PASSES AWAY
SEATTLE. July 21—Joseph Mal
.cl-n Clapp, 71 years old, builder of
bri..gts, taaroads, canals and other
rj;t-cls in many parts of the western
tares and in Alaska, succumbed at
his home in Seattle.
Mr. Clapp came to the Pacific
Northwest in 1889. He designed har
> and surveyed Puget Sound de
fenses, He made preliminary surveys
. the Yukon River area in Aaska to
•ter' me the feasibiity of the fed
eral government road construction.
After his work in .Alaska, be returned
Seattle, and engaged in railroad
construction.
Clapp is survived by his widow
and by a daughter.
'•EOPLE NEED MORE
SPACE IN WHICH TO LIVE
«\ ASHINGTON—On a scientific ex
tiition t;> determine if Arctic Alas
i.- uitable for the settlement of
h't rei-ons from the temperate
n.. Lfr. V. tor E. Levine of t>eigb
n University. Omaha. Neb_ sailed
recently from San Francisco on the
Unt.d States Coast Guard cutteT
Duar.c for the Northland. His trip
s - po ted by the United States
'. .lie Health Service. Hi* mission
is to study weather, food resources
and transportation possibiilies in wes
tern Alaska to ascertain the feasi
bility of groups of individuals from
the temperate zone living in that
part of the Northland.
Ur. Levi r.e said the increase of the
world’s population by 20JD60JMO
yearly, has directed the attention of
scientists to the earth’s sparsely set
tled regijns. The doctor’s investiga
tion will begin at Unalaska, of the
Aleutian chain of islands and extend
to Point Barrow. He will spend
- me time cn King Island in the
Bering Sea. not far from Nome.
At Point Barrow, Dr. "Levine will
meet Father Bernard H. Hubbard, S.
J., the “Gacier Priest,” who recently
wen: to Alaska to study the living
enditions of the natives and who is
■ akira his base on King Island.
Skeletons of more than two dfezen
deer have been found in a natural
rap. a deep rocky pit. i* northern
California.
The Bureau of Fisheries says fish
ermen in the United States spent afp
proximately $500,000,000 in 1936.
Remember the Ad vert mere
Lawrences pslce
HARRY LAWRENCE, PROP.
When in Flat, stop at Lawrence's Place We are
open at 2IS hours. Good Dog Barns in connection.
Throne h Lawrence's Place yen car ohtnin
Liquors of all kinds. A!so Y ines and Beer.
CIGARS — CIGARETIES — CANDY
FLAT. ALASKA
Fresh Stocks Arrived
A Complete Line of
Groceries - Clothing
Prospectors’ Supplies
OUTFIT HERE AND GET A SQUARE DEAL
v Watch for Our List of Prices
HOST AK LOOMS AS
CONTENDER FOR TITLE
1
SEATTLE—-AJ Hosfak’s genaatioa
al victory Tuesday night over Eddie
“Babe” Risko of Syracuse. V V . ter
mer middleweight champion of the
world, brings to the pugilistic ft-m
ament a nerw contender for title hon
ors. Hostak, whose home is in -Se-.
attle, used a smashrg right to knock i
Risko out in the seventh rand of
their scheduled ten-rrund bout.
Freddie Sreele of Taaoros. TVaah.,
present middleweight champion, who'
took the title from Biskc. .fought!
him ail together three times for a
tot* of 40 rounds and never was able
to put the Syracuse iad u, sleet . 1
Before the HostakRisko fight re
cently, it was agreed by the princi
pals that the winner should meet Al
lan Matthews, the St- Louis negro,
in Seattle next month. Ikst&k today
that if he wins next month, he w ants
to meet Steele for the chamuxu ship.
DuRand’s Cafe
Good Clean Food.
Everybody "Welec me.
FLAT, ALASKA
. ARRIVES ON VISIT
Titos. Groves arrived in Takotaa
(•esterd*>-.-with Pilot, Hermai, Lerdahl.
He will remain for a few days at
ending to some minitiR matters.
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HEWITT’S
PHOTO SHOP
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
' let os do Toor Photo Finish
ia£s. 24-hoor film service.
1 DEVELOPING - PRINTING
ENLARGING
Under* ood Portables and
Royal Standard Typewriters
—Stationery — Kodaks and
Accessories—Eastman Deal
ers.
We Fill
MAIL ORDERS
THE OPHIR ROADHOUSE
HJt. AND MRS. FRED SOIN1 PRDPfc
Meals at Regular Hours
TINNISH BATHS
Rooms and Bunkhouse
'JDOG BARNS
NUGGET
ROADHOUSE
AND BAKERY
The Best of Meals and Bads
'GOOD DOG BARNS
Everybody ’Welcome
Mrs. John RiecK, Prop
JUST ARKIVED ON THE BOAT *!!
RBEINLANDEfi • BUDWEISEB
PMST BLUE RIBBON
We Have Lots of BEER on Hand NOW
ALSO A LARGE.SBIPMJEVT OF ALL R»W <JT
— SELECTED WINES —
TAKOTNA LIQUOF STORE
HUBV SfeCORHfTK
THE DUBOIS BLDG.
1
JOE SIBONA, Props.
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
FRESH SHIPMENT !!!
BAR CANDIES - TOBACCOS
SALTED PEANUTS - FRESH SNUFF
SOFT DRINKS
“WHERE OLD F RIE NDS MEET”'
TAKOTNA CIGAR STORE
RL BT MeCORBIUK aid JOE SI BON A, Props.
THE DUBOIS BLDG. TAKOTNA. ALASKA