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Italy Is Ready To Attack British FI eet
Chinese Accuse Japanese Of Conniving In North China
Pres. Roosevelt
Tells Financial
Condition U. S.
(By The Associated Press)
Atlanta, Nov. 29, — The
President declared that
the government had pass- ;
ed the peak of appropria
tions, and announced coin
cidently the substantial
achievement of the admin
istration employment goal.
Addressing the Georgia
home-coming he said: “We
can look forward with assur
ance to a decreasing deficit
as things stand today, in
the light of a definite con
tinuation of economic im
provement. We have pass
ed the peak appropriations. '
Revenues, without the im
position of new taxes, are
increasing.”
Repeating his determina
tion to end the dole he said
that three million ohe hun
dred and twenty-five thou
sand had been taken off the
dole and were back at work
by last Wednesday.
Orders have already been
issued for the remaining
three million five hundred
thousand employables to
go back to work.
Besides the reviving of
social and economic chang
es of the present, he com
pared the financial condi
tion today with “those fool’s
paradise years before the
crash.”
“We were insolvent; to
day we are solvent-” he de
clared.
Selassie To Join
Northern Armies
Drive for Victory
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Nov. 29, —The
impetus of fresh leadership
was added to the war, as
Emperor Selassie departed
from Addis Ababa to join
the Ethiopian army in the
North.
Pietro Badoglio, today
started inland to command
the Italian columns. Bado
glio is expected to put some
faster columns into action.
Italy, beginning to feel
the pinch of sanctions, saw
a nation-wide response to
government plea for gold.
Great quantities of personal
contributions for the war
chest are reported.
FOR SALE—A team of
seven sled dogs cheap for
cash. Inquire Jack O’Leary
Confessed Slayer
Dies But Fate Of
Nine Is Mystery
(Bv The Associated Press)
Oklahoma City, Nov. 28,
—The fate of nine missing
persons remained a myst
ery as Chester Comer, 25,
itinerant oil field worker,
suspected of the slaying of
persons who gave him rid
es, died last night without
adding to his mumbled con
fession of killing two men
and a boy.
Pneumonia developed af
ter Comer had been shot in
a pistol duel with an offi
cer.
Wife Slayer Is
Hanged, Woman
Aide Is In Jail
(By The Associated Press)
Fort Madison, Iowa, Nov.
29, —Reginald Tracy, 54,
formerly a Manchester real
estate man, was hanged in
the state penitentiary this
morning for the slaying of
his wife.
He was convicted of a
plot to kill his wife with
Mrs. Flossie Fear, now serv
ing a life sentence.
Clipper Arrives
At Manila With
1st Pacific Mail
(By The Associated Press)
Manila, Nov. 29, — The
Pan American Airways
China Clipper brought the
first trans-Pacific airmail
to Manila today in 60 hours
flying time from Alameda,
California. Huge crowds
greeted the ship upon its
arrival.
League Tightens
Sanctions Once
More On Italy
(By The Associated Press)
Geneva, Nov. 19, — The
League general staff tight
ened the financial sanctions
again today against Italy
by decreeing that no com
mercial credit whatsoever
should be acknowledged
Italian exporters The staff
ruled that all goods pur
chased in Italy should be
paid for immediately.
Japanese Troops
Occupying Areas
Northern China
(By The Associated Press)
Tientsin, China, Nov. 29,
—This city takes on the as
pect of an armed Japanese
camp as troops moved in
while Chinese forces with
drew from Tientsin and the
Peiping area.
The Japanese are rush
ing a huge air base to com
pletion in preparation for
the establishing of squad
rons of airplanes.
They are also busily en
gaged in stringing military
lines through the streets,
the lines connecting with
Tangki, where two Japan
ese destroyers are anchor
ed.
The Nanking government
is preparing to protest ag
ainst the seizure of Fengtai.
Football Scores
fBv The Associated Press)
Fordham 21 N Y U 0
Penn 33 Cornell 7
Nebraska 26 Oregon S 20
Missouri 0 Kansas 0
Texas Aggies 20 Texas 6
Alabama 6 Vanderbilt 14
Bucknell 7 Temple 6
Utah State 14 Utah 14
Colorado 24 Denver 0
Xavier 12 Centenary 0
Detroit 12 Texas Tech 7
Kentucky 27 Tennessee 0
Arizona 53 Drake 0
Montana State 6 Montana
Mines 3
Lindfield 21 Albany 6
Gonzaga 20 Portland U 0
Willamette 10 Whitman 0
Colgate 33 Brown 0
Ellsworth Is Nol
Heard From In 6
Days Since Hop
(By The Associated Press)
New York Nov. 29, —
It has been six days since
Lincoln Ellsworth and his
airplane pilot disappeared
in the Antarctic region and
the world is still waiting
for word of his whereabouts
and condition.
His base ship reported it
had moved closer to the Bay
of Whales, preparatory to
starting a search. They hop
ed to find the missing men
waiting at the bay, if not
somewhere along the route.
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Chinese Central
Gov’t. Will Try
Hall Movement
(By The- Associated Press)
By The Associated Press
Undated, Nov. 28, —The
Chinese Central govern
ment executive committee
at Nanking today formed a
program to check the self
government in Northern
China.
High points oi the pro
gram are the establishing
of a Peiping branch of the
central government, the ab
olition of the military
council there, the appoint
ment of a military affairs
commission under General
Chiang Kai Shek, military
head of the central govern
ment to take over the coun
cil’s business.
Lieut. Col. Tan Taka
11 ishi, Japanese military at
t.v‘he, said that this was
tne beginnning of a wide
spread autonomous move
ment which cannot be head
ed off by the Chinese cent
ral government.
Accidents Claim
2 5 Iiaiiksgivin^
Day, Five Hurl
J
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle, Nov. 29, — Auto
mobile accidents on Thanks
giving Day claimed 2 lives
and injured at least 5 per
sons in the state of Wash
ington.
Theodore F. Bates, 31,
of Marysville, died in Ev
erett after a collision, in
which his car overturned.
His widow and son were in
jured.
David Morris, 7 weeks
old, was killed and his par
cats Mr. and Mrs Norton
Morris of Seattle and their
aunt, Cecilia Rowe of South
Prairie were injured in a
headlong collision near Ta
coma.
killed By Car
(By The Associated Press)
Yakima, Nov. 29, —Luke
Longston, 70, a granger
was killed after his auto
went in the ditch last night.
A heavy fog was the cause
of the accident. He was
struck by a passing car,
while attempting to flag
the driver for aid.
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Five Burned To
Death And Six
Injured In Fire
(By The Associated Press)
Fort Worth, Texas. Nov.
29, —Five persons were
burned to death and six
others were injured, when
fire destroyed the Holling
worth apartments.
Most of the injured were
hurt in leaping from sec
ond story windows, attempt
ing to escape from the flam
: es.
The fire started at 7:15
A. M. today. An explosion
was reported to have pre
ceded the blaze. The dead
have not been immediately
identified.
Chinese Accuse
Japan Conniving
In North China
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Nov. 29. — A
direct accusation that the
Japanese army, in a large
measure was responsible
for the North China auto
nomy movement, was made
today by the Chinese gov
j ernment.
Japan was reported at
i the same time to have made
evasive answers to queries
bv representatives of west
ern nations, notably Great
Britain, as to Japan’s fut
ure plans in North China.
The Nanking govern
ment, in a sharp note of
protest, said that the move
was planned by disgruntled
elements acting in conniv
ance with Japanese mili
tary officers, and asked Tok
yo that such activities be
halted.
It also proposed to settle
the trouble by diplomatic
action and asked the Jap
anese complete withdrawal
from the railway junction
of Fengtai, seized by them
Wednesday.
notice: of meeting
There will be a meeting
of the Nome Community
Christmas organization, at
the office of V. R. Farrell in
the Office of Indian Affairs
building at 2 P.M., Sunday
Dec. 1, to discuss plans for
the 1935 Community Xmas
All those interested are
invited to attend.
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Italy To Alt ack
Hritish Fleet In
(iase Fmbar^o
c
(By Tlie Associated Press)
Undated, Nov. 29, — It
aly stands ready to attack
the British Mediterranean
fleet if international oil em
bargoes are declared again
st her, unofficial, responsi
ble sources in Rome said.
The most critical turn in
European affairs hinging on
the Ethiopian conflict since
the start of the campaign,
found Great Britain, the
mainspring of the sanctions
| movement, adamant in its
determination to force such
; an embargo.
In Paris, officials report
ed that Vittorio Cerruti, It
alian ambassador, repeated
Italy’s previous warning
that an oil embargo might
mean war. Italy’s counter
program was descibed as
having its core of attack on
the iiiitish naval contin
gent by use of an aerial
death squad, a force of 125
pilots each carrying a sing
le great bomb, who would
all dive on the enemy war
ships to certain death them
selves and detruetion of the
vessel.
Premier Laval of France
advised Mussolini that if
Italy does anything desper
ate in the Mediterranean,
France will stand unreserv
edly behind Great Britain.
Daughter Missing
Being Sought For
Officials
V
(By The Associated Press)
Tacoma, Nov. 19, —Jos
eph Hook, made another
frantic appeal to the public
to aid in the search for his
missing daughter Mildred.
Hook still believed the
girl is hiding by day and
traveling by night some
where in Idaho. The search
continues near Twin Fails.
New Board Try
To Bring Peace
(By The Associated Press)
Houston, Nov. 27, —The
new conciliation board to
day sought to bring peace
to the strike-torn gulf
ports where fourteen men
have been killed since the
longshore walkout October
1st. The board holds its
first meeting today.
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