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Joe Louis Scores 23rd Knockout
KING GEORGE HAS CARDIAC WEAKNESS
Italians Claim Advance 125 Miles Southern Fronts
ITALIAN CLAIM ADVANCE
RIDICULED BY ETHIOPIAN
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Anthony Eden To Uphold The British
Pledge Enforce Sanctions
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 18, —Rome
hailed reports of victory
from the southern Ethiop
ian front,in a communique,
which said that the Fascist
invaders had advanced 125
miles northward in a week
long running battle.
The high command also
raised the estimate of Eth
iopian casualties from three
thousand to five thousand;
three thousand were taken
prisoners.
The Ethiopian govern
ment, however, termed fan
tastic, Fascist claims, and
said the territory through
which the invaders advanc
ed was only lightly held.
British foreign secretary
Anthony Eden left London
for Geneva after pledging
to continue the leadership
in the enforcing of League
measures for peace.
An unofficial Geneva
source represented Musso
lini as receptive to new
peace proposals, and ex
pressed the belief that the
council would turn its at
tention Monday to such
measures, rather than the
imposition of new sanc
tions.
Premier Laval left be
hind him when he departed
today for Geneva, unsettl
ed domestic and political
situations, although form
er Premier Herriott expect
ed to defer his resignation
as Minister of States, until
the return of Laval from
the League meetings.
PIONEERS ATTENTION
All members requested
to attend meeting St. Jos
eph’s Hall, Wed., Jan. 22,
at 7:30 P. M. Nomination of
officers, card party and re
freshments at 9 P. M. for
members, Lady Pioneers,
and families, and invited
lady friend or gentlemen
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Girl, 3, Shows
Talent Before
District Court
She Astounds Naturaliza
tion Judge With Answers
Expected of Mother.
(By The Associated Press)
Gering, Neb., Jan. 8—It
was really Mrs. Katie Rei
chert’s day in court, but
her 3-year-old daughter,
Mary, stole the show.
Accompanying her mother
to District Judge George
Irwin’s court in Gering, for
a naturalization hearing re
cently, little Mary stood on
the judge’s desk and aston
ished the assembly with
her knowledge of govern
ment.
Scarcely able to pronounce
the words, she shrilled
prompt and correct answ
ers to questions about the
names of the president,vice
president, speaker of the
house, first president, and
the name of a great presi
dent assassinated, and the
Nebraska governor. She
told the salaries of the Pres
ident and the governor, list j
ed the amendments to the
constitution, also identified
the Judge and named the
county sheriff,attorney and
judge.
Dave Reichert, her father,
was naturalized in 1931.!
Both parents came from
Russia. They said the child
acquired her knowledge by
attending citizenship class
: es with her mother,
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New Deal Plans
Farm Program to
Commence Now
(Rv The Associated Press*
Washington, Jan. 18, —
With the new deal ready
to put the new farm pro
gram into operation at once
Senate leaders deviced im
mediate plans for speeding
it through congress, as a
rider to the appropriations
bill, anxious to get it into
effect before the cotton
planting starts.
The administration pro
posed to add it to indepen
dent offices under the ap
propriation bill which pass
ed the House yesterday.
Five major farm organi
zations, meeting as a na
tional agricultural council,
last night endorsed a pro
gram to obtain production
control through a system
of subsidized soil conserva
tion.
Celebrating 30
Years Residence
Terr, of Alaska
<Bv The Associated Press*
Fairbanks, Jan. 18, —
Frank Buteau, old timer,
is celebrating a half-cen
tury of continuous resi
dence in Alaska.
He arrived at Juneau 50
years ago from Seattle on
board the pioneer ship Id
aho. The same spring he,
and twenty others crossed
the Chilkoot Pass from
Dyea to the headwaters of
the Yukon.
Buteau was one of the
first who located a placer
claim at Forty Mile and
Stewart River, leading to
the Klondike and Fairbanks
discoveries.
Buteau is the only survi
vor of the band, and is writ
ing a chonicle of his exper
iences and those of his asso
ciates.
7th Body Found
(By The Associated Press)
Astoria, Jan. 18, — The
seventh body of the steam
er Iowa wreck, was found
today, but was not immed
iately identified.
Deletes Talk
c
On Train Coin"
Seward Meeting
C
(By Tne Associated Press)
Anchorage, Jan. 18, —
Anchorage democratic dele
gates to the Seward conven
tion, joined those from
Nome, Fairbanks and Pal
mer, on the train as it pass
ed through here yesterday.
They will draw battle
lines on their journey to
Seward. Quarantines at
rail belt towns, prevented
the formulation of plat
forms before their leaving.
Nominations in the Nor
thland Beauty Contest to
date include five brunettes,
eight blondes and one red
head. The voting is unfin
ished.
King George Has
Signs of Cardiac
Weakness Today
(By The Associated Press)
Sandringham, England,
Jan. 18, — King George V
has shown signs of cardiac
weakness, it was officially
announced Friday night.
His condition “must be
regarded with some dis
quiet,” his personal physi
cian Lord Dawson of Penn
said, who went to Sandring
ham to spend the night.
The Prince of Wales also
left London for Sandring
ham, but his visit is des
cribed as an ordinary one.
It was stated the Prince
will return to London Sun
day.
Bard Of England
Rudyard Kipling
Died This A. M.
(By The Associated Press)
London, Jan. 18, —Rud
yard Kipling, famed Brit
ish writer of tales and
poems on India, died at
12:10 A. M. today, at the
Middlesex hospital, less
than five days after he had
undergone an operation for
a perforated stomach ulcer.
His wife and daughter
were at his bedside when
death visited him.
JOE LOUIS, NEGRO BOXER,
KNOCKED OUT CHARLIE
R2TZLAFF FiRST ROUND
Was Twenty-Third knockout Victory
Negro, In 27 Starts
Pioneer Woman
Found Frozen
Fairbanks: Dead
(By The Associated Pr«»ss)
Fairbanks, Jan. 18, —
Mrs. E. Petterson. aged 46.
native of Linden, Washing
ton. and a pioneer resident
of Fairbanks and other
parts of Alaska succumbed
to unknown causes, while
on a walk along the brush
trail near her home which
is situated on the edge of
the city near the airport.
Her body was found Fri
day morning, frozen, after
being exposed for hours to
the thirty degrees below
zero weather. She is surviv
ed by five children, all in
Fairbanks ranging from the
age of 12 to 25, two broth
ers here and two others in
the States.
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Under Secretary
w
Oliphant Resigns
From Treasury
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 18, —
Herman Oliphant who, fig
ured prominently as the
successor of Thomas Jeffer
son Coolidge, resigned to
day as under secretary of
the treasury.
The Coolidge conserva
tive Bostonian handed in
his resignation because he
disagreed with certain New
Deal policies. Oliphant
was general treasury coun
sel.
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<By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 18, — Joe
Louis knocked out Charley
Retzlaff in the first round
of a scheduled fifteen round
battle Friday night, batter
ing him to defeat under a
barrage of punches, as he
hung on the ropes. He drop
ped to the floor where he
was counted out.
This was the 23rd knock
out for the negro, in 27
starts.
Retzlaff was knocked
down the first time with a
left hook to the chin, and as
he got up at the count of
seven. Louis tore after him,
driving him to the ropes
where he began throwing
terrific punches at his head
and body.
Retzlaff attempted to
make a fight of it, but was
unable to withstand Louis’
murderous punches. Seven
teen thousand saw the fight.
The gates was estimated in
excess ot $30,000. Louis’
weight was 100 and three
quar ers pounds, and Retz
'aff 1°8 and one-half.
Anchorage Signal
( orps Is In Radio
Contact Carrier
(By The Associated Press)
Anchorage, Jan. 18, —
Captain Dale P. Mason, of
the U. S. Signal Corps said
that the Anchorage trans
mitter had made direct rad
io contacts with the air
plane carrier Ranger, at
the request of the U. S.
Navy Department. The con
tacts will be continued each
morning at 9:30 A. M., to
give weather reports and
other matters. The signific
ance of the wireless con
tacts is unknown.
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