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TAKOI NA ALASKA. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY ih i. m
PRICK 25 CKNTSi
Eighteenth
Amendment
r7 *< A' FILL PASSED BY (X)N
'’.PESS; NOW F’P TO STATES
FOR RATIFICATION. _
todii)
y. ,i vepca’ of the eighteentl
SiC5 dmsnt. 'I he action sends th<
prohibition! issue back to the States
for ratification or rejection or repeal
The vote was 239 to 121. This was
a. margin of 15'2-3 votes more that
the required two-thirds.
The Blaine repeal resolution, passed
last week in,, the Senate, was driven
through to; victory by a coalition oi
Republican and Democratic wets. '
Presidential approval is not re
quired for submitting the proposed
new amendment to the States, but
three-fourths, or- 36*. of. the .48 States
must ratify the amendment before it
becomes effective.
WASHINGTON. — Representative
F. H. LaGuardia, Republican, of New
York, most aggressive of the wet
leaders, immediately after the repeal
vote in the. House, introduced a bill
providing for State ratificationn con
ventions to be held under auspices of
the Federal governmennt. The La
Guardia bill fixes May 16 as the date
for the election of delegates to the
various State conventions, not less
th*n 30 days nor more than 45 days
after the special election, and ap
propriates $7,500,000 to pay the ex
penses of the election and the conven
tion. However, House Democrats plan
to pigeonhole the LaGuardia bill in
the judiciary committee for the re
mainder. of this session,.
JAMES J. CORBETT PASSES,
AWAY AT BAYSSIDE, N. Y.
BAYSIDE, Long Island, N. Y.—
Gentleman James J. Corbett, most
colorful heavyweight boxer ever
known, died at his home bore today,
His death, at 2:10 p. m., came peace
fully after a long illness, dde to a
glandular disorder, which induced
heart disease.. His wife and two life;
long friends, John and Dennis Kelly,
were a this bedside when the not-un
expected end came.
NEW YORK.—James J. Cbrbett
will be laid to rest tomorrow with the
most elaborate and impressive cere
monies accorded the passing of a
•ports’ figure since the t burial of
Ricard, .in 1929. Notables of the
sports and entertainment worlds will
pqy final tributes with a funeral re
eflcting,their respect for “Gentleman
Jim,” the prize ring and stage, who
died yesterday at his home in Bay
side, Long Island, New. York.
EOOSEFELT SENDS THANKS
TO WOMAN WHO HELPED
NEW I XURK. — President-Elect
Roosevelt, tonight formally eratended
Its expression .of, gratitude to the
woman who- saved him from an as
sassin’s buUeC at.' Miami, Fla.-.. To
Mrs. W. IF. i£rMwj.\ diminutive wife.of
a Miami: phgiigiah,. he wtote a letter
of thanks. ,.
George * a®fbelt " (colored-, well
kndwn residantc tHutoy* was an ar
rival Sunday, stopping over night and
?rqpeeding next day to Ruby.
I
Roosevelts
Assailant
CIUSEPPE ZANGARA, WOlTLD-BEj
MURDERER, SENTENCED
80 YEARS IN PRISON
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MIAMI.—Guiseppe Zangara, who
fii'ed a volley of shots at President
elect Roosevelt and was sorry he
failed to kill him. was sentenced to.
•j.ghty years’ imprisonment today,
after he had defiantly told why he at-!
. tacked the President-elect..
NE WYORK.—A letter of thanks
was mailed Sunday by President-elect
Roosevelt to Mrs. W. F. Cross, of Mi- .
ami, who deflected the aim of Giu- ;
seppe Zanara and possibly kept Mr. j
Roosevelt fro mbeing hit by a bullet, j
Pie also addressed an expression of j
gratitude to the thousands who have
congratulated him upon his escapej
I from harm.
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! MIAMI.—Mayor Anton J- Cermak
made the following statement through j
Alderman James J. Bowler, when ad
vised today that sentence had been i
imposed on Giuseppe Zangara: “They
certainly mete out justice mighty fast |
in this State. If the law was enforced ;
as swiftly in other' States, so as to i
speed up trials, it would have a great
tendency to check crime.”
) MIAMI, Fla.—Mayor Anton Cer- i
mak of Chicago has a 50-50 chance of
recovery. The bullet entered Cer
■ mak’s chest, ranging downward,, and
! lodging near the backbone..
Presidentrelect Franklin D; Roose
velt had just completed making a
short address before a crowd of ad
mirers when the shootin gbegan.
j Mayor.Cermak was the first to slump
; to the pavement. Four others were
1 struck, but their condition is not con
i sidered serious. Mrs. GilLwas wound
ed in the. head as she attempted to |
grapple with the assassin, who was
: finally, mobbed by a group of spectat
' ors and held until shackled by the
! police.
Roosevelt lifted Cermak into the
car and held him on his lap en route
to the Emergency Hospital, talking
to Cermak and telling him not to
; move. The President-elect said that
' he felt for Cermak’s pulse but could
j find none, but before arriving at the
L hospital it began to grow stronger.
iFor this reason th eemergency op
eration was delayed about two hours
in order to allow the heart action to
grow stronger before giving; an an
esthetic.
Mayor Cermak’s first words to
Roosevelt were: “I am glad it waa
j me instead of you.” The Pteaident
' elect’s reply was: “Don’t leave us
now. We. need you and m;«e men
like you.”
Anton Cermak was bom ni Alistria.
Coming to this country as an immi
grant, working iri factories and. noing
to school and doing studying; in his
spare time, it was his ambition: to t
become the leader of .‘men, and this;
goal was accomplished when • hd was-.;
elected mayor of the second ! largest
city in the United states. It: is said ’
that Cermak as 'mayor did the work
of five men in attempting to dean .up -
and make Chicago ;a better citjfc It'
was for this reason Ihaf^ his dodtors
informed him he would have t Otake
a rest, so he decideti. tb combine work
with pleasure and entered^thefRbase
velt party on their fishing excursion.
A special heavy gu^rd .waa placed
about Roosevelt on his- return trip to
New York. '•
From Italy comes word that she, as
over th eattcmpted assassination. It
seems as though a great number of"
major crimes in the United States are
committed by persons with an>Italian.i
name.
The would-be assassiin; after being:
arraigned for trial, stated that he in- I
tended to shoot Roosevelt, Hoover.,
Cermak and all the high officials ;pas -
s'hie. He hated presidents and kings ,
War Seems
Inevitable
JAPS TRE WORSTED IN COUPLE
OF ENGAGEMENTS WITH
;
CHINESE.
PEIPING.—The commander of the;
Chinese garrison at Kaiiu, on the
eastern harder of Jehol, answered a '
Japanese ultimaum today by attack-i
ing the Japanese positions between ‘
Kaiiu and Tungliad. An official Chi
nese communique said the big swords \
of Feng Chan Hei also participated!
in the attack. The communique said;
the Japanese were forced to retreat
.1 Shih Chia Pao, between Kaiiu and
Ihe main Japanese concentration at
Tuntrliair.
NANKING.—Replying to the find
ings of the I-ieague of Nation’s com
mittee of nineteen criticising Japan
for that nation’s military activities in i
Manchuria, "was termed “sweet, use
less verbiage” by a high Chinese offi-j
cial today. “My interest centers en
tirely in the impending Sino-Japanese (
hostilities in Jehol province,”' he do-'
dared. Re added that the League’s !
findings would apparently have nc*i
material effect in preventing hostili-i
ties.
PEIPING.—-The imminence of war,
between China and Japan and possible
danger to American lives and prop-,
erty in North China was discussed at ’
an extraordinary conference today of
United States diplomatic and mili
tary authorities here. The danger'
that heavy fighting in Japan’s antici
pated invasion of Jehol province north
of the Great Wall might extend south
of that ancient but now futile barrier,
was considered and plans discussed
for protectKai of Americans in the
war zone.
WAR DKBTS CAUSING PLENTY
OF KJUOOM IN OLD LONDON
LONDON.—On the eve of the ar
rival in New York tomorrow of the
British ambassador. Sir Ronald Lind
say, Great Britain today was pervaded
with gloom over the prospects of a
satisfactory war debts arrangement.
Hopes ran high * week ago, but they
have ended fast, following dispatches
describing financial troubles in the
United State*. The closing of banks
in Michigan made an especial impres
sion. hera, as well as President Hoov
er’# ■ .speech on the growing serious
nes. sof the problems awaiting Presi
deni*el«ct Roosevelt on his ascend
ancy into office on March 4.
Jlkve SIrandberg, well known mint
ing man of. the Flat section, was *
Sunday-arrival from Anchorage, lead
ing" the next day for Cripple.
Ai. H. Twitchell, coming from his
reindeer camp over in the Ditna sec
tion, was a Sunday arrival.
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Items of Importance
In Recent News Events
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CHICAGO.— Letters threateninng
“the. same thing that Mayor C.ermak
got" were received by County Judge
Edmund K. .Iarecki and Judge Dennis
E. Sullivan, of Superior Court, today,
after they dismissed tax collection
suits, which have tied up $130,000,(100
in hack taxes..
APPLETON, Wis.—Striking farm
ers severely beat a driver who at
tempts* dto.. nun milk through their
blockade today, and pummeled a chief
other driver to market. It was the
of police when he sought to escort an-;
ther driver to market. It was the
first violence of the Wisconsin milk
strike.
NEW YORK. — President-Elect
Franklin D. Roosevelt will see Sir
Ronald Linndsay, British ambassador,
on Monday for a further discussion
of the war debt situation, he said to
day.
WASHINGTON. — The- American
Railway Association reported today
that carloads for the week of Febru
ary 11 totaled 501,320 iars, an in
crease of 18,12.7 over the preieding
week.
NEW YORK.—Charles M. Sihwab,
chairman of. the board of the Bethle
hem Steel Works, ielehrated his 81st
birthday quietly at his home today’.
WASHINGTON.—A resolution au
thorizing a foreign relations commit
tee investigation of economic and po
litical conditions in. Russia was in
troduced in the Senate today by eSn- ■
ator King, Democrat, of Utah. Sen
ator King said he believed) such an
investigation should be made before
any consideratio nis given to possible
recognition of the Soviet government.
ROANOKE, Va.—Two men and a
woman, alleged parties to a conspir
acy to extort ?17,Q00 from Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh: by, threatening
to kidnap his second son* will be ar
raigned today before U- S. Commis
sioner Fox. They are Normann Har
vey, his wife Ethel, and Joe Bryant.
Theyar echargedwith nr mmem mbz
They are charged with sending, ex
tortion letters through the mails.
MIAMI.—The arraignment of Gui
seppi Zamgara on four counts of as
sault with intentions ta Sill was post
poned today until. Monday. Counsel
for the little man who tried to kill
President-elect Roosevelt Wednesday
night said they wanted to give psy
chiatrists time to complete an exam
ination of Zamgara;
An tone J. Cermak, who has spent
his life fighting for wealth and then
for political power, appeared to be
winning his battle against the effects
of the assassin V bullet.
CHICAGO.—Jim Londos, 'one of'
the wrestling champions, has accept
ed Doc Krone’s terms for a match
against Joe Stecher of Nebraska, at
the Chicago; Stadium, March 3.
SAN'-' FRANCISCO.—Four children
and two mothers were recovering to- j1
day from the shock of being trapped '
in. quicksand- off the Burlingame bay
shore, vrltece they were rescued by
three Rbrlihgame city employes, who <
hswrd their cries and formed a human i
chain to save them. j ]
WASHINGTON—President Hoover
today sent a special message to Con
gress urging adoption of eight im
portant measures which he believes
will help the country recover from the
business depression. He recommend
’d adoption of the bankruptcy bill,
ratification of the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence seaway treaty, enactment
:>f the Glass banking bill, new au
thority to thq Reconstruction Finance
Corp to increase relief, and further
study of the farm relief bill.
PARIS.—Thousands of French bus
iness men demonstrated today against
proposed tax increases. Stores were
Hosed in many cities. Three thousand
Paris dealers in foodstuffs held a tu
multuous mass meeting attacking al
leged waste in government.
SPRINGTOWN, Tex.—B. L. Shir
ley, 118, Springtown patriarch, who
drank whiskey until he was -4.. years
old, rode horseback at 110, and
ihewed plug tobacco until Friday,
died here today. He is survived by
his third wife, who was at his bedside
when he succumbed.
WASHINGTON.—As a result of
the lame duck amendment to the
Constitution, recently enacted, Frank
lin D. Roosevelt will lose almost $9,
D00.
His ter mof office will be cut 43
days, heeause, though he will be in
augurated March 4, he will end the
term on January 30, 1937.
Federal salaries are paid for time
actually spent in office.
LONDON.—A blizzard sweeping
She British Isles today marooned
Crains, busses and motor cars, isolated
villages, buried cattle and sheep in
snowdrifts, and sent the Canadian Pa
cific liner Montrose aground on a
treacherous sand hank called the As
kepit at the mouth of the Mersey
river. Two hundred passengers were
removed from the vessel safely.
WELLINGTON, Kas.—Two Colo
radans and their Oklahoma compan
ion were held in jail here today by
officers who expressed the belief that
they may have left Colorado to escape
questioning concerning the Boettcher
kidnaping case in Denver.
MEMPHIS.—Because he was too
proud to beg, Charles Rodgers, 19
years old, a school boy of Fallon, Ne
vada, was in a hospital today recover
ing fro mweakness that caused him to
faint.
WASHINGTON.—A Federal relief
program making an additional three
hundred million dollars of Recon
struction Finance Corporation funds
available for State unemployment
loans, was passed today by the Sen
ile. The bill now goes to the House.
NEW YORK.—Jim Browning, of
Boston, Monday night took all claims
;o the heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship of the world from Ed Stran
ger Lewis of Kentucky by throwing
;he Strangler in 57 minutes 50 sec
inds, of their scheduled finish match,
it Madison Square Garden.
MIAMI.—Anton J. Cennak, mayor
if Chicago, is quiet and more cora
ortable today. No unfavorable ootn
ilications have developed.