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Japs Question Pacific Air Base Move
SAYS SOVIET ARMY BE BUILT UP TO 960,000
Bill Would Create Dept. Mines And a Commissioner
JAPAN REGARDS EXTENSION OF
UNITED STATES AIRLINES ACROSS
PACIFIC AS BEING MILITARISTIC
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, March 14 — Across the Pacific Ocean will
soon be flung a chain of airplane operation bases linking
the United States to the Far East, by Pan American Air
ways. The Navy today granted permission to them to use
two tiny Pacific Islands as bases.
TOKYO, March 14 — Newspapers here interpreted,
U. S. preparations for a Trans-Pacific Air Service, as a men
ace to Japan’s security.
TOKYO, March 14 — Typical headlines today were
“'American Air Forces Shakes Finger Under Japan’s Nose.
America Under the Guise of Commercial Enterprise is Es
tablishing Military Airports in the Pacific Extending to the
Gates of Japan. American Concealed Military Power in
the Pacific.”
Newspapers said this project will be regarded as mili
tary preparations in the guise of civilian enterprise.” Com
mercially and industrially there is no justification for the
extension of American airways to Pacific Islands,” said
some papers.
Alaska School
Fixes Teacher
Exchange Rule
Among other matters decided up
on at a recent session of the terri
torial school board was one setting
regulations for providing for the ex
change of teachers in territorial
schools with other states and terri
tories. Teachers being so exchanged
may obtain leave of absence for the
period of one year only, the rulings
provide.
The second regtdar meeting of the
territorial school board was held in
Juneau recently. All members of
the board were present at the meet
ings with the exception of Mrs A
H Nordale of Fairbanks.
Another matter taken up during
the second meeting was that of call
ing for bids for the transportation
of pupils a bid on a two year per
iod will be called for, rather than
for only one year as has been the
case in the past—Ketchikan Chron
icle.
British Author
Faces Deportation
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, March 14 — John St.
Joe Strachey, British author, and a
former member of Parliament was
confronted with possible deportation,;
following his arrest charged with en
tering the country by making false
statements, the accused subsequently
describing himself as a communist.
He is the son of the late publisher of
the conservative London Spectator. I
“Scotty” Allen
With His Dogs
At Bon Marche
The following clipping was re
ceived by Denny Loveway, camp
cook for the Alaska Sunset Dredg
ing Co., telling of the visit to Seat
tle of Scotty Allen famous Nome
dog musher.
Thrilling stories of Yukon days
told by none other than Scotty All
an and a chance to see his famous
huskies and dog sled await Seattle
men, women and children who at
tend his free program tomorrow. He
is being sponsored by Dorothy Nei
ghbors at 11 a.m. in the auditorium
of the Bon Marche, and anyone who
wishes to see this famous musher
and his dog team may attend.
The noted Alaskan, who counts
among his achievement the owning
and raising of 3000 dogs of various
breeds, also promises advice on their
care. With him in the auditorium
will be his dog team.
Scotty Allan first gained his world
wide reputation as a victorious driv
er in the Alaska Sweepstakes Races.
He has participated in ten of these
historic events, at Nome with the
result that he has won more than
$70,000 in prize money. His dogs
will be hitched to the same sled
which won the stakes.
Precgeding Scotty Allen and play
ing several numbers during the
program, the Seattle Symphonic
Band will entertain. The band is a
promising and well trained young
organization of forty-five members
whose ages average around 17 years.
—Seattle Times
Senators Strive
Stop Iluey Long’s
Filibustering
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 14—Match
ing threat for threat in their strug
gle for action on the work relief
bill, senators sought to remove the
obstacle of Huey Long’s filibuster
ing tactics. They talked of night
and day sessions to smash Long’s
strategy, or of the drastic Closure
Rule which would limit debate, and
thus stop him from talking.
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Tax Question
Division Wealth
Bobbed up Today
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 14 — The
tax question with a related issue of
the division of wealth bobbed up in
the senate today, to block the way
of the house resolution to repeal the
pink slip income tax publicity law
Two proposals for raising the tax
i's on the rich are already pending in
the senate, as riders to the pink slip
resolution, and more are on their
way. They' are being pushed by
members who say that income should
be distribuated more evenly.
HOUSE PASSES LIQUOR BILL IS
PRACTICALLY SAME AS PRESENT
SENATE WANTS OPEN SALOONS
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, March 14 — The senate concurred with the
house amendments setting up a board to find a site for a
Women Pioneer’s Home, but with no appropriation.
The house bill setting up a pension of thirty dollars
monthly for men and forty for women was killed in the
senate.
Two house bills providing one that teachers need not be
required to give their political or religious faiths, and the
other permitting a convict to take a paupers oath to escape a
fine, were both passed in the senate.
JUNEAU, March 14 — The House late yesterday after
noon passed a liquor control bill by a vote of six to ten.
This bill is a modification of the present system. The mea
sure was sent to the senate which is still considering its own
dispensary measure, known a the open saloon. The senate
was expected to dispose of their measure Thursday morn
ing.
Companion mining bills which would create a depart
ment of mines provides for a mineral survey, among other
duties, and a commissioner of mining, were approved by the
senate with amendments and now go back to the house for
concurrence or rejection.
A report will be passed without much difficulty. The
senate passed the appropriation bill which was sent back to
the house either for concurrence or rejection.
Speaker Byrns
Gives Warning
Stray Democrats
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 14 — The
House progressives read into the re
mark of Speaker Byrns a direct
warning of disciplinary actions again
st any democrats who stray to the
new progressive bloc which Byrns
terms as the beginning of a third
party movement.
Asked what might happen to the
sixteen house democrats who attend
ed the first meeting of the bloc,
Byrns replied: "My guess is they
will be called to account.”
Suggests That
Factories Turn
Out More Goods
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 4 — Sec
retary Wallace suggested that factor
ies turn out fifty percent more goods
at definitely lower prices, today, in a
debate over the future of the indust
rial recovery policies He said these
cheaper goods would be a great help
to the farmer for whom crop reduc
tions have about reached maximum
benefits.
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RUSSIA DECLARES POSITION II
EUROPEAN POWERS TRY MAKE
ANY AGGRESSIVE AGREEMENTS
( By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, March 1-1 — Notice of increase in defensive
measures will follow in Russia if England makes concession
to what it called Germany's plan for aggression, was served
in an authorized article in the government nwespapers this
morning.
MOSCOW, March 14 — It was announced here today
that the Soviet army will be built up to nine hundred and
sixty thousand men, by Karl Radek, one of the chief mouth
pieces of Soviet official opinion, who said in signed articles
Wi' can tell Baldwin that any direct or indirect concession
by English diplomacy to the1 German aggressive plans, will
lead to an increase in defensive measures bv the Soviets.”
It is understood that Simmons of Britain is to go to
Berlin soon to talk to Hitler, over the present situation con
cerning France, Russia and England, in connection with
Germany.
PARIS, March 14 — Germany’s announcement that she
possesses a military air fleet was viewed by France as re
pudiation ot the Versailles Treaty. The government is con
sidering calling the Reich’s attention to this aspect of its
action.
Alaskan Asks
$2000 Monthly
From Husband
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO March - Ask
ing for an allowance of $2000 a mon
th and community property she de
clares is worth $200,000, Mrs. Paul
ine Ferris of Anchorage, Alaska, re
cently filed suit in superior court for
separate maintenance from Joseph
Ferris.
Mrs. Ferris also asked for an in
junction against the Bank of Amer
ica. J. Marchbank, owner of the Tan
foran race track, and the Jim Crow
dredging company of which she said
her hu hand is owner, to prevent
them frmn touching any of the fin
ancial holdings of Ferris pending
outcome of the suit.
Charging her husband with failure
to provide for her, she declares in
her suit that she believes he has an
income of about $5000 a month.
Mrs Ferris said that he had large
real estate holdings here and in
mining property worth about $150,
000 in Happy Valley, California. Ho
also owns a dredging company and
placer mine at Boise, Idaho, is part
owner of a roadhouse at Daly City)
California and "has certain holdings"]
in Reno.
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I lionsaiids Fleeing
From Flood W aters
Of Mississippi R.
fRv The Associated Press')
UNDATED, March 14 — Thou
sands of persons fled before the flood
waters ol the Mississippi River and
its tributaries.
Army engineers expressed the be
lief that the giant waterway will
rush its excess of water to the gulf
averting a major flood.
I qtes 90 Portent
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, March 14 — Hugh S
Johnson, writing in the American
Magazine urged the elimination of
ninety percent of all war profits, and
called for a law giving the president
authority during wartime to fix
“every price in the whole national
pattern at its pre-war level.’’
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