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Fighting On Mongolian Frontiers
DR. TOWNSEND’S SECRETARY TESTIFYING
Rains Swell Streams Mississippi Near Flood Stages
U. Of W. Play In
Olympic Trials
New York City
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle, March 27, — The
University of Washington
scored a 35 to 29 victory ov
er the Oregon State College
basketball team Thursday
night, and thereby won the
right to represent the Paci
fic Coast in the national
Olympic Games trials next
week in New York City.
This made the fifth time
this year that the Huskies
have defeated Oregon State
College.. ,
Stanford, the prc-to'ur
nament favorite, was elim
inated by Oregon State on
Wednesday night, as also
did Washington eliminate
Southern California, to en
ter the finals with O. S. C.
University of Washing
ton basketeers will leave
Seattle Friday night for
New York.
Wet Snow Falls
Seattle as Winter
Continues N. W.
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle, March 27, — A
heavy, wet snow started
falling here at daybreak,
and the house-tops are all
covered. It was still falling
at 9 a.m. Tacoma also re
ported the same condition,
while California reported
the temperature as moder
ating.
The storm disturbance,
said the weather bureau,
was moving in from Alas
ka.
Silvey Sidney Sues
For Divorce From
Publisher Spouse
(By The Associated Press)
Los Angeles March 26—
The Los Angeles Examiner
said today that a suit for
divorce would be filed by
Sylvia Sidney, cinema ac
tress, against Bennet Cerf,
New York book publisher.
The movie star recently
announced her separation
from her husband because
of “differences in tempera
ment.”
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FIGHTING OCCURS ON SOVIET
BORDER JAPANESE TRY
! ENTER MONGOLIA
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(By The Associated Press')
Moscow, March 27, —
Fighting that broke out
Wednesday on the Soviet
Manchoukuoan border, as
reported here, spread to
outer Mongolia Thursday,
where cannon and airplan
| es were brought into play
in a series of clashes.
Soviet press advices said
Jpanese and Manchoukuo
an forces were concentrat
ing along the frontier noi th
of a dividing lake, with the
evident purpose of renew
ing their alleged attempt to
capture the Mongolian fron
tier post from which they
were forced back.
At dawn Thursday, Jap
anese and Manchoukuoans
were said to have occupied
border positions, after cross
ing the Howsingo River.
They remained until af
ternoon when they with
drew to Manehoukuoan ter
ritory after Mongolian air
planes maneuvered over
their position.
Dispacthes said that in
the battle which preceded
the seizure of the post, it
was stated that the Japan
ese used two cannons.
The Mongolians had them
outnumbered and forced
their retreat, but later they
‘again regained their posi
tions.
The current activities
caused apprehension rela
tive to the settlement of
border disputes, negotia
tions for which have been
going on for some time.
The Soviet government
announced a few weeks ago
that if the Japanese expect
ed to occupy Mongolia, Rus
sia would go to Mongolia’s
assistance.
Further Rains Swell Small Streams.
Mississippi Is Rising To Flood Stage
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<hy The Associated Press)
Undated, March 27, —
Heavy rains swelled mid
western streams again to
day, but receding waters
nevertheless facilitated re
construction in the flood
swept sectors of the upper
Ohio valley.
The Ohio River overspill
ed its shores again at the
city of Wheeling, but did
not cause any appreciable
damage.
A new crest is bearing
down on Marietta, and a
forty-foot stage is antici
pated. The danger has ap
parently passed Steuben
ville and Portsmouth areas.
Most of the residents in
the low territory along the
Ohio, and from the Wa
bdsh to the Mississippi Riv
er, moved to the hills, as the
Mississippi approached a
flood stage.
Lacrosse, Wisconsin re
ported that several thous
and acres had been inundat
ed along the Minnesota riv
er in the wake of a heavy
snow.
“Reynoldstown’'1
Winner of Grand
National While
Favorite is Out
(By The Associated Press)
Aintree, England, March
27, —Major Noel Furlong’s
“Reynoldstown” repeated
his 1935 victory in the Gr.
National Steeplechase.
Sir Davis Llewellyne’s
“Ego,” an outsider, was
second, and James V.
Bank’s “Bachleor Prince”
was third in a field of 35.
“Golden Miller”, the ’34
winner and favorite in to
day’s race, fell at the first
jump, then regained his
feet, but pulled up before
the completion of the first
round, having no chance to
overtake the leaders.
Only seven horses finish
ed the four and a half mile
test.
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WASHINGTON
i CURRENT
| COMMENT
Washington, D. C. March
10—In his latest message
to Congress, the President
points out the need for in
creased revenue and sug
gests a tax to be levied up
on the undivided incomes
of corporations and calcu
lated to yield more than a
billion dollars. Against the
plan, it is urged that it
would be unjust to penalize
business organizations whi
ch have been so well man
aged that they have been
able to carry on, employ
labor and pay dividends
out of their surplus during
a period which is common
ly known as the depression
In its favor it is argued
that there is no reason why
stockholders who are rich
enough so that they do not
need dividends should be
permitted to escape taxa
tion by letting what would
otherwise come to them as
taxable income remain seg
regated as an untaxable
surplus in the hands of the
corporation. Each argu
ment appears so sound that
the average reader can do
no more than repeat the
question that Pope the poet
propounded long ago: Who
shall decide when doctors
disagree?
Uneasy lies the head that
wears the crown, Ethiopian
heads as well as others. Se
lassie is reported to have
admitted, in substance,that
he is licked, and to have
asked England to serve as
go-between in patching up
things. The whole affair
turned out about as expect
ed. England has had some
experience in wiping up
small nations, for instance
the Boers, and perhaps she
knows enough about both
view points so that she can
be of genuine aid to Abys
sinia. The United States
has no stones to throw at
England or Italy. Speak
ing of wars of pure con
quest to gain territory, we
have some explanations to
make to the Indians.
Norway is interested in
establishing trans-Atlantic
air ship communication
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CLEMENTS TELLS OF INCOME OF
TOWNSEND MOVEMENT
BEFORE COMMITTEE
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, March 27,
—Robert Clements, who re
signed as the national secre
tary of the Townsend move
ment, told the House In
vestigations Committee the
Townsend Old Age Pension
Organization receipts for
October. November and De
cember, 1935, were an esti
mated $350,000, which rep
resented about half of the
total receipts since the in
ception of the movement
early in 1934.
He submitted a chart
showing the cash total to
be $666,000, for the period,
but explained, that not all
the receipts, but only some
of the total was represent
ed. and therefore the cred
its and disbursements, etc.
did not show a fair picture.
!)r. Townsend Also Mentions Amount
Money Received By Finn
(By I'he Associated Press)
Los Angeles, March 27,
—Dr. Townsend announc
ed that ninety percent of
the Townsend Move’s week
ly earnings, would hence
forth go into the pension or
ganization’s treasury, as
long as there was any need.
He said he would keep the
remaining ten percent foy
himself, under a new ar
rangement which replaces
the one in which Townsend
and Clements shared equal
ly in the profits of.
Townsend said the week
ly estimated circulation was
two hundred and fifty thou
sand, making money in six
or eight months. He declar
ed that Clements successor
would be named in a few
days.
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Senate Committee On Education
Reported Favorably Alaska Bill
Seattle Youth Is
Killed Bv Slide
J
On Mt. Rainier
(By Tlie Associated Press)
Longmire, Rainier Na
tional Park, March 27, —
Jack Northrop, 23, of Seat
tle was killed Thursday by
an avalanche near Narada
falls. His companions, For
bes Wilson and Gordon Pro
ctor, both of Seattle, were
rescued in a semi-conscious
condition by Park Rangers,
and revived.
Major O. A. Tomlinson,
Park Superintendent, said
that Northrop had appar
ently suffocated beneath 7
feet of heavy snow. He was
the son of Bert Northrop,:
Seattle attorney.
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By The Associated Press)
Washington, March 27,
—The senate committee on
education and labor report
ed favorably on the bill to
extend the provisions of
laws relating to vocational
education and civilian re
habilitation, to Alaska.
The education act pro
vides for the promotion of
vocational education in the
agricultural trades and in
dustries and the prepara
tion of a teacher of voca
tional education subjects.
The bill would provide
$15,000 annually for such
purposes. The Alaska voca
tional rehabilitation act pro
vides for the aid and re
habilitation of any disabled
industry or otherwise re
turn to employment. The
bill would make $5,000 av
ailable to Alaska annually
for such purposes.