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HITLER IX FAVOR OF
DISARMAMENT
BERLIN, Feb. 2 5, (JP) (Copy
right)—Chancellor Adolf Hitler,
whom political opponents depict as
a sabre, rattling believer in big
armies and navies, committed him
unequlvoeably Wednesday to
a policy of universal and complete
disarmament! He said: “We are
willing to go any lengths to fur
ther the ideal o<f disarmament.”
The Chancellor told the Associate
ed Press “But we must Insist that
the same standards shall apply to
all, to do away, altogether with
armies, if you please, and Germany
will gladly strap hers also.”
Norman H Davis, head of the
American Arms Delegation express
ed himself “gratified” at the ass
ertion of Adolf Hitler, that Ger
many was willing to scrap all arms
if other nations would do like
wise. Davis commented on Hitler’s
statement unofficially soon after
Roosevelt asked him to continue
as acting chairman of the American
delegation to Geneva. Davis appear
ed pleased when he read the Nazi
leader’s statement which gave him
the impression that Hitler would
occupy his position with approval.
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WALKS OUT OF LEAGUE
GENEVA, Feb. 24, UP)—The
Japanese delegation walked out {
of the Assembly of the league to
day after the adoption of the re
-port by the assembly, condemning
the Japanese Manchurian policy,
which urged the continuation of!
the non-recagnftion of Japan.
, The Japanese-aponsored Man
chukuoan delegation announced It j
would no longer cooperate with 1
the league on the si no* Japanesej
question. Siam was the only na- ;
tion which did not vote. Forty- j
two countries voted yes. Seven '
small nations’ delegates were ab
sent. While the situation is some- '
what confused it is <clear at this>
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moment for the present that Jap-1
an has not withdrawn from the
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CIVIL DISRUPTION
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BERLIN, Feb. 26, (yp)—Charg
es that the door to the president i
was closed to the public since
Adolf Hitler became chancellor
were put before the electorate to
day by Frit* Schaefer leader of
the Bavarian Peoples Party, in a
campaign speech at Nuremtouerg,
who charged that the Hitlerites
were trying to curb the ifree will
of the president of the German re
public. Although the president’s
powers exceed those of the chan
cellor, such publicity is regarded
as sensational and there is a re
port current that there is a plot
to kidnap “Old Paul”, after the
March 6th election. The accusa
tions were published in Swiss
newspapers, but have been denied
by the Hitler government.
BOMBING HAVANA
, HAVANA, Fefb. 26, (iP)—Eight
bomba exploded in Havana today
in the apace of two hows time,
on the 38th Cuban Independence
Day. It began while the capital
wtu scanning reports anxiously to
determine whether the rumored
revolutionary movement was going
no break out. tale explosions cane
•d sevsralbundreds to desert ball
booms is the center ot town. Other
pcfii on the littad aim quiet. T~‘
( LEGISLATIVE SCOPE
WASHINGTON Fed) 25. (JP)~
Legislation to aid bankrupt farm
ers came before the Senate yes
terday while the House attempted
to reach a decision on -whether
to Impeach, censure or dismiss
complaints against California Fed
eral judge Harold Louderback of
San Francisco.
Senate business had to do
with Robinson’s measure of scal
ing down farmer’s debts, which
provides for agreements between
the debtor and creditor through
conciliation commissions, with the
approval of bankruptcy courts.
The Louderback case arose In
connection with receivership cases.
Minority reports urged that he be
impeached.
Rapid progress has been made
on appropriation ITilie which must
pass before March 4th. The House
approved the three hundred and
flifty thousand dollars special navy
department measure. The Senate
acrted on the billion dollar indepen
dent offices and legislative supply
bill.
CORBETT NOW CHAMP
' SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. (/P)
—Reaching the end. dt the- trail,
after a three years? climb to the
top. Young Coilbetf of Freen-o, Cal.
became welterweight champion, af
ter his flying fists pounded out a
decisive victory over Jackie Fields
in a ten round bout here. Corbett
put on a closing round rally which
definitely clinched his superiority
over his rival, whom he defeated
three years ago in a non-title bout.
Fifteen thousand spectators saw
the bout here. Receipts were esti
mated by promoters upwards of
fifty thousand dollars.
WALSH IS MARRIED
MIAMI. Feb. 25. (A*)—Senator
Walsh of Montana, aged 74 years,
flew form here to Havana, Cuba,
today, where he will be married
to Senora Nieves Perez Chaumant
de Truffln, widow of a Wrmer
-wealthy Havana business man. She
haa been an old friend of the Sen
ator, whose first wife died in 1017,
ALL OFF NOW
TACOMA, Feb. 24, (/P)—Police
relaxed their investigation Into the
death of Mary Fitzgerald whose
body was found In Pugeft Sound,
Tuesday, after relatives had agreed
that the clues obtained . apparent
ly pointed to suicide. She was a
leader of the younger social set
of this city.
FUNERAL HELD
SEATTLE, Feb. 26 (A*)—The
funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth McDon
ald, aged seventy-five, 'who' died
here Monday, was held Friday.
J3he first came to Seattle In 1878,
going onto Alaska in 1896 where
she .lived until ,1929. She Is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. Ag
nes RoWbins of Seattle and Mrs
lone Morton of Anchorage. Her
husband was J F McDonald, for
merly Deputy U S Marshal and
later a game warden at Juneau. He
was at her bedside when death
claimed her.
Having sold my interest in iDoe’s
Gaxtoge I win not bo iresponaUde
for debts contracted ofinr than
by my»«M.
W. ADAMS.
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PARTY Pl.KVSKn
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, *(/P)—
i A chorus of praise for Roosevelt's
j selection of Hull and Woodin as
(Cabinet members came from lead
ing democrats. They were joined
by Independent republicans and
others, indicating that Roosevelt
has (pleased . the liberal as well
as the conservative factions of the
party.
Following action by the senate,
the house voted to give Roosevelt
autocratic (power to reorganize the
government and bring about what
ever^now deal he,desires, in order
to carry out his pledge to reduce
government expenditures twenty
five percent. Both houses by a two
thirds vote may disapprove of any
of his shufflings if they do not
mee^ with the proper point of
view.
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ADVANCE STARTED
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TONGLJAO. Manchuria. Feb. 24.
\/P)—Manchukuoan force* entered
Kailu, the northeastern gateway
to Jehol province, today after
dispersing guerillas enroute.
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CHANG OH UN. Feb. 24.
Japan started' tvday, officially, tts
military campaign to annex the
rich Jehol province to Manchukuo.
A very powerful force is massed
i,i Manchuria and » being poured
into eastern Jehol Along two
routes, one entering Kailu and the
other is expected to take Chengte
Fu the capital of the province.
Opposing the war machine of
Japan are a hundred and fifty
thousand poorly equipped Chinese
under several commandere.
Reports from Tungliao said an
Infantry division and a cavalry
brigade, of native Manchurian sol
diers were plodding through snow
storans against Chinese concentra
tions of volunteers, to enter Kailu.
Peiping reports said Chaoyang the
second largest cky in Jehol was
beseiged by thirty thousand soldiers
of the Japanese infantry. Artillery,
tanks, and bomlblug planes are al
so participating in the attack.
General Tang Yalta, Governor of
Jehol admitted Chinese had with
drawn fran Nanling and Peipiao,
explaining that this was done tq
form stronger lines at Craoyang
and other ppints. Nanking reports
said the Chinese capital seemed
dazed by the news that the Jap
anese campaign had begun. They
fear Japan may extend its drive
to Peiping and Tfensin, which are
in the international treaty zone.
UNDATED, Feft). 24, (JP)—Chin
chornf'*' reports said the main force
of the Japanese which plans to
wrest Jehol from the Chinese, Is
preparing to strike next ‘at Chao
yang, the second largest city of
Jehol. This force .is consolidating
at Peipiao after occupying that
city yesterday without any opposi
tion. —•_ . / •.y___
Tokyo dispatches said that Jap
an was informing other govern
ments which maintain military
forces in the spheres of interest
around Peiping and Tiensln areas,
that she may have to be compel!'
ed to extend military operations
to those cities.
At Washington, D. C., it was
said that international oonrpltca
tio^s of a grave nature are fear
ed. by foreign (Hplsmatlc and eon*
anlsr* oCftciahr. ltdtfrttag involve
as Peiping sad Tientsin.
AERIAL SURVEY (TO START
FOR ALASKA SOON
SAN DIEGO. F<1>. 25 (I?)—A
,navv expediton in charge' of Ooin
manjier C R Hyat|, will start
March 15th on an aerial, mapping
expedition in the Aleutian is
lands They will also establish a
wea he* observation post to study
northern storm trends. The ex
pedition will be comprised of
about six hundred officers and
men. They will also have—the air
plane tender Canned, the mine
sweeper Swallow and two destroy
ers in addition to the two am
phibian planes used in the survey.
VESSEL REACHED
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EUREKA. Fob. 25. (A1)—Reach
ed by the crew to prevent her
sinking, the schooner "Yellow
stone” Is now being pounded ^y
a heavy soa, at the entrance to
Eureka harLor. The captain add
crow left the vessel safely. She
was being towed by the cutter
Cahokia, after having bumped in
to one of the jetties and disabled
her engines.
MAKES APPOINTMENT
HYDE PARK. Feb. 25. p*y_ -
Roosevelt Friday announced his In
tention Of appointing Henry Mor
genthau, Junior Head of the
Farm Board. He is a! present
conservation commissioner of New
York State, and operates a four
teen, .hundred acre farm, which is
said to be making, money despite
depression.
AIRPLANE DEMONSTRATES
ITS USEFULNESS THIS
SECTION OF ALASKA
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When the NAT Bellanca cabin
plane piloted by Hans Mirow, took
off from Nome base February 18th,
for Candle. Deering and Kotzebue
with mail and express and Manager
Wm Oliver who went north on
business, it demonstrated beyond
doubt that the- airplane has come
to stay and will be used njore and
.more- each year by miners and
prospectors in getting their sup
plies moved across the barren
wastes to the creeks and mines.
On leaving Nome the plaue call
ed at Deering and Candle on the
way north and arrived in Kotze
bue at 2 P.M. After staying over
night at KotzObue the plane again
too-k off Sunday morning and took
iMrs. Varnell and infant child and
Dick Norton to the Noatak vill
age. The plane then returned to
Kotzebue and took off again at
1 P.M., with D. C. McGinnis and
supplies, stopped at Noatak vill
age and picked up Norton and
went to a tributary ot' the Noatak
river where Mr McGinnis intends
to do some prospecting. The ship
unloaded and returned to Kotze
ihue. bringing McGinnis hack.
Feb. 20th the plane left Kotze
bue with McGinnis and balance of
his supplies to prospect with, and
returned at 11 AIM Tnrd left, for
Kiana at 12:15 PM wit h^. George
Mock. The plane then left. Kiana
at 12:50 PM for Deering and
its Nome base, bringing back a
load of fresh frozen fish, a quan
tity of fur, mall and express, and
Wm. Oliver, manager of the NAT.
All in two days. Before the ad
vent of the airplane, R would
probably have taken aI dog team
jutx months to oover the same dis
Lanfe and do the same amount «t
unork. »’ "
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TO TALK WAR DEBTS
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, (JP) —
Immediate plans for talking over
[war ddbts with Loth France and
•England, were disclosed Friday nite
i by Cordell Hull, following an out
; line for the firfct time of the object- *
ives of America's foreign policy,-un
der Roosevelt. Hull said he had
ati appointment with Ambassador
Claudel of France Monday, and
would see Ambassador Lindsay of
Creat Britain soon.
Hull emphasized the major goals
of the incoming administratioVs
foreign affairs, as the restoration
of world commerce, and the pre
servation of peace by “sane relief,
and international cooperation,’’
In the task of restoring nor-"
mal economic relationships and re
habilitating the world commercial
ly, war debt s owed our govern -
ment, are but one of the import
ant factors. Added conversation*
with the French and English am
bassadors are for the purpose of
considering war debts. Discussions
will take place soo- ..fter Roose
Ivelt takes office. This statement
jlfat weight to the belief that Am
j erica may consent to hear pleas
(from France for a re-adjustment
|of Its debt to this country.
f-‘ SENATOR WALSH R ClTtA
HAVANA. Keb. 25, (/P)—Sena
tor Thomas J. Walsh of Montana,
who is expected to be the new - '
attorney general of the democratic
administration, arrived here yea- _
terday to marry' Senora Chaumont
Truflfln, wealthy widow, and a
member of one of Cuba’s moat
prominent families. The ceremony
[will take place Monday at the U.
S. Embassy here.
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RISKO HEATS LEVIN’SKY
NEW YORK. Feb. 25. t/P)—In
his very best form as ‘‘a spoiler
of heavyweight ambitions’’., despite
his thirty-one years. bounding
Johnny Risko. the round-faced bak
er boy from Cleveland, gave King
Levinsky a thorough trouncing last
night night in ten rounds. This «u
Risko’s third decision over the wild
[punching Chicago youngster. Le
vinsky weighed 196 and Risko a
[hundred and ninety-nine and one
ihalf i pounds. The fight was describ
ieel as a fine old dock yard brawl
[between a couple of the roughest
[warriors in the ring today. Tew
I thousand roaring spectators row
the bout. Risko scored a knock
down in tlle rst round but Le
vinsky bobbed up without taking.
a count. u r ,
BOMBINGS CONTINUE
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HAVANA. Feb. 25, (/p)—Bomb
ling's the last two days have been
'climaxed by the devastation of.rall
jroad bridges In Camaguey province,
j Machine guns, ammunition, rifles
iand shot guns were found today
in the YMCA here Three men have
j'been arrested. ,
RESOLUTION $ Krt
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j W ASH INGTON, Pefb. 26. (iP)—
Oouzen’e • resol ution to let the
comptroller of currency exercise
the same powers over national
/banks as stta-te officials exercise
over state banks, waa approved
unanimously today by the house
banking committee.
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