KUSKO
V»>L XL11 NO. Li
TAKOINA ALASKA SATURDAY. FUFHUAKV -5 1 H3
PRICK 25 GKNTS
Situ alien
Near Jehol
150,000 AFANESE TROOPS ARE
NWAITING ORDERS FOR
BATTLE
tCKIO.—Scenes of fanatical patri
otism were in evidence throughout
•ji'.pan to ay on the eve of impending
warfare in Jehol province. Never be
,v.c n me 25 yeais this correspond
trl has resided in Japan have I seen
a, inart.al spirit greater than the pres
errt. The whole nation, apparently,
from poorly patcl fishermen to cap
tains of industry, stands united in its
support of Japan’s withdrawal from
the League of Nations and the consol
idation of Manchuria by annexing
Jehol.
MUKDEN.—Japanese admitt that
Chinese have recaptured Nanlin Sta
tion. More than 150,000 Japanese
troops await battle orders along the
Great M all in Jehol.
GENEVA.—Japan officially rejects
Lesgue of Nations'demand for return
of Manchuria to China, meaning that
Japan will withdraw from the League.
l’EIPING.—Marshal Chang Hueh
Liang says war with Japan is inevit
able.
NANKING.—China will ask the
League of Nations to authorize boy
cott on Japanese products and labor.
TOKIO.—Japanese, in frenzy of pa
triotism, demand increased military
action m iviaancnuna. umucus
nounced that all troops activities will
be kept secret.
WASHINGTON. — State Depart
ment officials watching Far Eastern
situation. Withhold comment of Ja
pan’s action at Geneva.
MUKDEN.—Japanese troops at
tacked Chinese entrenched near Nan
ling today. After an all-night battle
near Chaoyang, in North Jehol prov
ince, the Japanese admitted they had
been driven back from Nanling Sta
tion hy the Chinese. Extensive raid
ing, bombing and skirmishing along
the eastern Jehol border presaged an
early start of the long-heralded Jap
anese drive into the province
ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR
MRS. FRANK J. GUSKEY
Mrs. Frank J. liuskey reacneu an
other milestone among the years on
Monday, February 27, and that even
ing, unaware up to that time to her
self, kept secret by and through the
machinations of a plotting spouse, she
was the guest of honor at an excellent
dinner given at the Takotna Road
house and at which s he received the
felicitations of her many friends.
Following the dinner came several
hours of dancing, lasting until a late
hour, and which was made most en
joyable through the music rendered
by Messrs. Lowrie and McLean.
Guests present and invited includ
ed M. Hochriter, Bert Good paster-,
Axel Peterson, J. H. McLean, Henry
Peel, John B. Adams, J. D. Blanchell,
Ralph Anderson, Mrs. Ralph Ander
son, Lee Lamprecht, Nels Anderson,
Miss Beth Marie Anderson, R. E.
Lowrie, Halfdan Wiig, Warner Al
ford, Mrs. Warner . Alford, Henry
Martella, Oddie.Hallson, Jean Alford,
Mrs. J. Oates,. Joe Oates, jr., Freddie
Oates, J. P. Taylor, Mrs, J. P. Taylor,
Grace and Betty Taylor,-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank J. Guskey, Chris Petersen,
Charles- Helen Chil
strom, Vera.jandi! t. Viela Chilstrom,
Chilstrom, J. *. Wl". D&wney, Pete
Mesich, A., XCGrant,...
AIRPLANE ACCIDENT SNUFFS
OUT LIVES OF MICKEY GOLD
STEIN, PILOT MORSE
Mickey Goldstein, well known filr
trader, and Pilot Morse,, are dead as
the result of a plane accident at
Lake Minchumina, according to word
rece.ved over radio last evening.
Piiot Blunt, en route from Mc
Grath to Fairbanks yesterday, it is
stated, noticed the wreckage on the
lake. He landed near the spot and
found the bodies of the two wreck.
Pilot Blunt continued on to Fair
banks, where he reported his discov
ery. The P. A. A. are dispatching a
plane from Fairbanks to the scene of
the accident to take the hodies to that
place today.
Marion (Mickey) Goldstein is well
known and had scores of friends in
all parts of Alaska, having been en
gaged for many years in the fur-buy
ing business. He was about 42 years
of age, and leaves a wife ane child,
the latter about 7 years of age, at
Seattle, where fo ryears they have
made their home. He also leaves to
mourn his loss his mother and a sis
ter at Juneao.
Little is known of Pilot Morse,
other than that he was yingfl an in
dependent plane, probablyf rom the
coast section.
MOTORSHIP SINK; 13 DROWN
NEAR DUTCH HARBOR
DUTCH HARBOR. — Delayed re
I ports reaching here today said 13
I lives were Lost January 24 in. the sink
! ing of the motorship Umnak.
Reports said that among those
! drowned were Captain Andrew Nel
son, former commander of the mo
torship Eunice, Bishop Antonein of
the Russian-Greek Catholic church,
; Captain Stankus, master of the craft,
an Umnak native, his wife and their
infant child, child, Michael Tutakoss,
a Roman priest. Three natives are
reported to have been saved.
Further Details
DUTCH HARBOR.—The natives
saved were Simigan Elekoff and
I Elekoc and George Dashkin of Um
nak and Larry Stepeten of Unalaska.
Dushkin is credited with saving the
lives of the survivors.
' After reaching shore Dushken nept
them moving for four days. They
found a fox in a trap ann sea kelp,
upon which they lived,
j Captain Stankus died shortly after
I reaching the beach.,
j Stepeten and his sister, Mrs. Stan
kus, were thrice washed overboard,
j He saved her twiie and lost her the
! third time.
John Gahacteanoss of (Jnalaska is
also known to have been drowned.
Game Warden Oddie Hallson re
i turned here Monday from a .visit to
Ophir on official matters, an dde
1 parted for his headquarters. at .Mc
Grth yesterday.
A. H. Twitched, after, a fewdays in
town, returned ta.hia reindeer head
quarters on the Ditna a couple of
days ago.
Henry Martell* a arrived Monday
for a visit of a .couple of aiajtsin
town, returning to Yankee yesterday.
Pete Mesich was a town viaitoa for.
a few days during, thei.weftkiX.
for a brief visit.
i George W.. Clyde is a today arrival
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
NOW IN HANDS OF STATES
WASHINGTON.- -Secretary. St.m
sori oi -lie Sea^e i.i'u n truey
eukr.i!tte<i U>(. amend-ecnt. which
wou.d repeal the prohibition law to
the 48 States for ratification or rejec
tion. The history-making; action was.
taken only 24 hours after, the. House,
had approved the Blaine resolution,
creating a new constitutional amend
ment to repeal the Eighteenth, amend
ment. The Senate passed the resolu
tion last week. The speed of.today’s
act. on is illustrated by the fact that
five days elapsed between the time, of
congressional approval of the lame
duck amendment ancl its certification
to the States by Secretary Stimson.
Ratification of the new amendment
by 36 of the 48 States would end.
Federal prohibition.
Dies After
Ring Battle
ERNIE SCHAAF DIES AS RESULT
OF BLOW IN BATTLE WITH
PRIMO EARN ERA.
NEW YORK.—Ernie Schaf. 24
' years old, who fell tinder the bruising
blows of the giaht lJrimo Camera
Friday night while a great crowd
cried “Fake!” died from the beating
he took. His death was due to intra
cranial hemorrhages ascribed to the
13 rounds of punishment he took be
fore he fell to the canvas.
His mother was with him when be
died and also his manager and friend,
Johnny Buckley.
Jimmy Johnston, matchmaker of
Madison Square Garden, said, “It’s
the most terrible thang that has ever
happened to boxing.”
Camera was ordered arrested oil a
technical charge of manslaughter as
a resuit of Schaf’s death.
Carneera said he believed the last
faiow injured Schaf. It was a short
but powerful hook with a turn of the
wrist, the fighter said. He expressed
regret over the aresllt, and said Schaf
was clean cut, a good sportsman and
figrter.
Jack Sharkey, now in Miami, said
he sa wthe blow. It was a. left jab,
he said, and he kn^w Schaf was hurt.
Dr. Charles Morris, chief medical
j examiner of the city, said Schaf’s
I death resulted from natural causes
i and not from he injury received in
j the bout with Camera.
I After an operation lasting three
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in a critical condition. Dr. Byron
Stookey. Brain specialist, who had
charge <r»f £h eopeiation, said Schaf
must have heen knocked out on his
feet- lie expressed the view that
there, is mo doubt but that the injury
was suffered in the Catnera bout.
His manager, however, said he ap
peared to lie all right when he left
'■ his corner far the thirteenth round,
j Buckley »"<i Sharkey jointly owned
Schaafs contract. Sharkey and
Schaaf were jn the navy at the same
i.time.
j One of Schaafs great desires was
toahave been a priest, it is said.
•If. CL 33. Carter, well known den
fist. after a visit of several months
on.the Outside, arrived at McGrath a
fe wdays ago and is. making a stop at
that, pi a : * far a few days, following
which he will continue to Flat and
other places embraced in his business
j,itinerant.
tems of Importance
In Recent News Events
SHANGHAI.—Mangled bodies o
nearly one hundred victims of tw
exploding gasoi:ne tanks at the un
Dah rubber vulcanizing plant her
were recovered late today. lolice ex
pec ted the death toll to exceed on
hundred when all bodies have bee
recovered. Identifications of most c
the bodies were girls who were em
ployed in the plant. It was reporte
tluit ICO girls were missing. Cause c
the explosion -was not determmec
The two tanks blew up with a terribi
roar, sprinkling flaming gasoline ove
workers and setting fire to the plan
which was destroyed. -
CHICAGO.—Roy Colton, weathf
observer, nosed his open cockpit plan
to 18^)00 fleet above the city toda
and then, with the wind at 80 milt
an hour and the temperature recoide
4 helow zero, the motor sputtered an
died. I the open cockpit the pilot
i hands were nearly frozen, but he kej
| under control. As he reached lowt
levels the wind slackened and the
speed of his unpowered increased i
the plane came down in a suburb. T!
ship landed head-on into a netwoi
• of wires. Both wings were strippt
| from the plane, b tuthe wires so brol
; the fall that it dropped easily to tl
| pavement. Colton nwas unhurt.
] -LiUCV ttiNULOJtiO.
'■ tins, brought legal troubles to pretl
I Vera Casady today. Mrs. Casady
i a bank sitter. A bank sitter is oi
j who Sits in a bank until money
| paid. In this case Mbs. Casac
; claimed that her husband, Wayi
i Casady, cashier of the W ilshire N
tional Bank, owed her $3,000 in ba<
alimony. Because he wouldn’t pay
she has been sitting insidet he fro:
' door of the bank for four days. T1
j bank claims she has become a nui
ance and secured an injunction
prevent her from continuing h
seated campaign.
SEATTLE.—Four husky Washin
! ton football players stood by toda
j ready to offer blood for a transfusii
i in event it is needed to save the li
of Evan Lee, 80, father of Haro
Lee, Washington basketball ace. Ne
ley Englund, Hurley Deroin, Robe
Ingram and Romeo Lauzon, gridstei
offered blood.
j WASHINGTON.—New chairs f
President-elect Roosevelt an dthe t
members of his Cabinet arrived in t
j Cabinet room today. In accordan
with an old custom,, each outgoii
member of the Cabinet has paid
for the chair he has used for fo
years and has had it shipped to b
home. The chairs are made of hea'
mahogany, upholstered in the best
black leather.
KANSAS CITY.—The Chicai
; Cubs and the New York Giants pas
ed through here Tuesday on a speci
Santo Fe train for spring training
California. The Cubs will train <
Catalina. Island, and the Giants w
work in Los Angeles. Included in tl
Cuh party was 23-year-old II. Har
nett, younger brother of the veteri
Cabby Hartnett, famous Cub receive
The latter is sponsoring his brother
tryout.
BOSTON.—Boston’s oldest smith
m Creek Square, whore horses hi
been shod for 91 years, has closed f
lac kof business.
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WASHINGTONA— crude-fashioned
bomb, addressed to President-Elect
bomb, addressed to President-Elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt, was found in
B i the local postoffice by postal workers
,, ' early Tuesday morning, it was re
f I vealed today. The package in which
_! it was contained bore the postmark
j1 of Watertown, N. V. Wrapped in
f plain brown paper, it was addressed
I i to “Franklin Roosevelt, Washington,
e D. C. Its discovery was occasioned
1 by the fact that its wrappings had
■ begun to come off. Postal workers
who examined the strange package
I immediately called it to the atention
r! of C. E. Schooley, superintendent of
j mails. On opening it he found it was
. composed of rusty wire wrapped
i around gun shells. Postoffice experts
j removed the package to a place of
(j safety and opened it with caution.
While apparently designed to explode
t, on being opened, they said it was
doubtful that it would work,
r
s BERLIN.—Further disturbances in
e the Reichstag election campaign were
^: seen today after Dr. Adam Steger
d . wald, Catholic leader and member of
e the Bruening Cabinet, was dragged
e j from a platform and beaten at Kre
feld, in the Rhineland. The attack
j followed fighting between Catholics
ctuu i’ia4.ir> at naiociBiauvcuii
Bavarian parliament, where Dr. Hein
rich Bruening had addressed a Cath
olic meeting, speakers and many of
the audience were given police escorts
home. Friends who attempted to pro
tect Dr. Stegerwald were beaten. Po
lice dissolved the meeting and arrest
ed several men.
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ip COLGATE, Okla'.—Laughing cus
, tomers buy more goods, believe man
’ agers of a department store here. So
” a set of mirrors to make fat custom
ers look thin, and thin ones to look
fat, was installed in a waiting room
today.
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>n NEW YORK—Following talks with
fe French Ambassador Clauel and Wil
ld liam Duncan Herridge, Canadian min
j- ister, President-elect Roosevelt said
rt today that the chief topics of con
's, versation were debts and world eco
nomics. The President-elect also re
vealed that he had been paid his first
ar friendly visit by William C. Bullitt,
:n who has been described as his unoffi
te cial representative in Europe.
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10 DES MOINES—The Rev. William
ir A. Sunday was stricken by a serious
is illness at a revival meeting here Sat
rv urdav nieht.
}f He was pronounced out of danger
Sunday.
He fainted while delivering a ser
po mon. His ailment was diagnosed as a
s- general run-down physical condition
al due to overwork, complicated by acute
in indigestion. It is planned to take him
in to California for a rest.
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le WASHINGTON.—Sharp reduction
t- inthe nation’s debt structure, a bal
in anced budget and sound money were
r. recommended to the Senate finance
’s committee by Bernard Baruch as es
sentials to economic recovery.
“Balance the budget and money will
y, flow here from the rest of the world,
id and people will find a means to earn
>r their daily bread with great rapidity,’*
' he .said.