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Seward daily gateway., 1932-02-23
P|T|FUL CONDITIONS
 IN WAR ZONE AS
 BATTLING WAGES
ONCE FERTILE COUNTRYSIDE LAID IN WASTE; MARAU-
 DERS ACTIVE

SHANGHAI, Feb. g, Probably more than one Chinese or Japan csc soldier had tears come into his eyes as the pitiful scenes resultant of warfare continued to be enacted i'll the Japanese lines.
 The pitiful conditions of human beings was probably epitomized when a little Chinese girl, with tears in her eyes, and homeless ventured forth to the battlefield. She had been driven from her home and had snatched piece of bedding as her only belonging of bedding, and a doll, her only be- longings. She paused on the bat tlefield as if attempting to decide where she should go-back to the Chinese lines where she had come or whether there was refuge with in the aJpanese lines.
 The flight of the little refugee and peasants from the war-torrl area continued as their h hom ; were burned and living conditions became unbearable.
 The only pleasant feature in Shanghai and the countryside is the turning green of plants; but this was more than offset by the grim monster of war
 Not only inside the city is war fare going on but outside, as well, where the finely cultivated fields are being destroyed by fire and the entire fertile countryside de- vastated by marauding partie s. Added to the horror of the bur7a- ing is the heavy pail of bla C k smoke in the direction of the city itself where further pillaging is going on.
 Inside the city observers SC e nothing but chaos and the grim looking Chinese trenches " h c h have been vacated because of the foreclosures of the Japanese on- slaught. The Chinese trenches are -descript things being com structed of straw and mud. Not many sandbags are in evidence as the defenders did not have enuff of these to go around
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VAIN ATTEMPT MADE KEEP b|C BL|MP FROM
 PLUNC|NC ID EARTH

NEW YORK Two men in the gondola of the large blimp "Colum- bia" of the Goodyear Rubber Comp any, yesterday fought vainly for six hours to keep their crippled craft in the air. One man lost his nerve and attempted to jump to ground and was killed. The other man stay- ed with the doomed ship and was uninjured. A few moments before the final crash, onlookers saw John Blair, mechanic of the blimp open a gondola trap door and leap as the craft was about 30 feet above the ground. He died on the way to a hospital. Prescott Dixon, the pilot stepped uninjured from the wreck age of the blimp.
 The ship was worth $70,000 and was used for advertising purposes.
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ITALIAN WARSH|P |S STRUCK BY SHELL
 IF CHINESE GUNS
CHINESE DRIVE JAPANESE FROM TRENCHES; JAP FLANKS
 CONVERGING

SHANGHAI, Feb. B. (P) II The Chinese let loose a heavy lombard ment of heavy artillery fire over the International Settlement ain1- ing at the Japanese cruisers. One stray shell struck an Italian war ship.
 From early morning, in the east : ern area, the Chinese hammered away at the Japanese forces, com polling the latter to withdraw. The Chinese troops then charged, pen etrating and recovering some of their former trenches.
 Northward the Japanese made gains. Tn the Kiangwang area the Japanese Hanks are converging and have penetrated the Chinese lines for some distance In this district the countryside has been laid to waste; the peasants have been completely wiped out.
 It is here that the Chinese civil ian sniperS, who are considered he- roes, left to face death, wrought havoc. If captured alive they are taken to nearby race track where they are executed. Horrible scenes are everywhere; women shot in the back, children riddled by machine gun bullets and farmers laying in pools of blood
 General Uyeda of the Japanese forces is now two days behind his announced schedule that he would drive the Chinese out of Shanghai.
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DEMPSEY WILLING ID
 TAKE ON LEV|NSky
 WITH LIGHTER CLOVES

CHICAGO, Feb. g, -Uppermost in the mind of sport-followers has been the question as to whether or not Jack Dempsey would con- tinue his exhibition bouts and at tempt a come back fight" since his poor showing against King Le- vinsky in the recent four-round exhibition bout.
 Dempsey answered their question when he said he intended cOntin- ue his exhibition tour but would do less hand-shaking, and change his training routine.
 Jack is scheduled to make his next appearance at Louisville, Ky.
 The former heavyweight cham pion also said he would be willing to meet Levinsky again with six ounce gloves. These are of consid- erable lighter weight than those used in the exhibition match with Levinsky.
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SMALL GROUP IF CHINESE SOLDIERS HOLDING VILLAGE
EARLY FALL OF KIANGWAN IS LOOKED FOR; TERRIFIC AT
 TACK UNDER WAY

SHANGHAI, Feb. 23, (P)-U. s. infantry patroling the SoochoW Creek area were fired upon as they were strengthening barbed wire de- lenses. There were no casualties.
 Chinese headquarters, in ex- pressing regret, said that the Chi nese soldiers thought the Ameri- cans were Japanese as they wore blue uniforms.
 During the artillery fire, a shell struck an American, Seven-D a v Adventist mission hospital, in the Chapel area. The building was un- occupied as the 169 patients had been recently removed.
 The Japanese fought their way around Kiangwan in the most ter rife attack since hostilities began Saturday, but the village held firm with only few hundred Chinese soldiers defending it. It's early fall is expected. The artillery pounded the Chinese for two hours before the tanks and infantry started to advance and continue fierce fight ing.
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RESISTANCE SAID BE STINGINC REBUKE
 TO TIE JAPANESE
JAPANESE COMMANDER ASKS GOVERNMENT TO SEND
 MORE TROOPS

SHANGHAI, Feb. 23, Observers of the conflict between the Jap anese and Chinese forces declared that the dogged resistance of the Chinese soldiers is almost as sting ing to the Japanese as defeat.
 The Chinese are showing great courage in defending their soil and simply won't budge under the heavy Japanese offensive.
 General Uyeda, of the Japanese forces, has sent word to Japan that he desires additional forces to carry out the Japanese plan in Shanghai.
 Two Britishers were wounded Saturday when they were attempt ing to eXtinQuish a fire on the border of the International Set clement. They were hit by pieces of flying shrapnel.
 The Chinese reserve lines are said to be weakening and the Jap anese troops have begun a flank movement. It appears that the Jap anese are using military tactics which were successful in the late war They wage an artillery of fensjve against the reserves and whr these have been sufficiently w cred the infantry goes over u Up to force the entire oppo- Sition back.
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AMERICA MILL NOT BRING PRESSURE BEAR
 B0YC0TTING JAPAN

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. g, U The United States will not bring pressure to bear against Japan by aneconomic boycott unless such a move becomes necessary because of some overt act such as firing on a WarShip attack on American citi- zenS, etc
 This was the opinion voiced in official circles at Washington when they were probed as to what stand the United States would take if member nations of the League of Nations adopt such a plan.
 It had previously been stated in official U. S. quarters that an economic boycott against Japan urged by various organiza tions as a peace movement might easily be the first step toward war" ac- cording to Senator Borah of the Senate committee on foreign rela- tions.
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BAKER HAS PLAN HASTEN
 RETURN OF PROSPERITY

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. g, (P- Henry Stude, president of the Am- erican Bakers Association, appeal ed to American women to help bring back prosperity by stopping diets.
 He said over OO0O0,000 bushels of wheat would be consumed an- nually if women would eat as they should. He advocated m akin g curves stylish again, explaining that now three -fourths of the wo- men between 16 and 60 are worried about their figures.
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AIR LINER hKRON IS
 BADLY DAMAGED BY
 STRONG GUST WIND

HAMPTON ROADS, N. J., Feb. g. P)-While the large airship Akron was being taken out of it's hangar Monday preparatory to making a triumphant flight to Washington with group of Congressmen, a strong gust of wind came up and badly damaged the rear of the huge liner.
 The gust of wind put the Akron'S stabilizer out of commission, and tore off much fabric of the ship it. self. A gaping hole was punctured in the ships rudder.
 Lieut.. Commander Charles Ros- enthal, after an investigation, said that it would be impossible to re- pair the damage in time for the vessel to make her scheduled flight to the Pacific on March 2. The ship was to take part in Pacific maneuvers with the battle fleet.
 The Congressmen immediately inspected the damage and with the commander, they were in accord that the mishap was an accident and not due to any structural de- fectS.
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JAPANESE CONSUL PROTESTS J. s. RAID
 O|V COTTON MILL
SIGNALLING APPARATUS AND AND AMMUNITION SEIZED
 BY AMERICANS

SHANGHAI, Feb. B, The Jap- anese consul here indicated Sat- urday he would file a protest with American authorities for the U. s. marine raid on a cotton mill in the Japanese part of the Interna- tional Settlement.
 It is claimed that the Americans went ito far" in their raid when they uncovered what they were looking for and then continued their search until they found con- cealed ammunition.
 The United States marines con- ducted raid in search of signal ling apparatus, after they had learned that the Japanese were using the International Settlement and he cotton mill to direct the movement of Japanese forces They found the signalling appara : tus in the cotton mill. Previous to this, neutral patrols in the International Settlement, had taken into custody a number of Japanese forces from house tops Signalling from the Interna- tional Settlement is declared to be a violation of neutrality in that area.
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PREPARE FOR YEAR WAR

TOKYO, Feb. B, (P)-The Japan csc, anxious over the fact that the Chinese are resisting strongly at Shanghai and that their force are meeting some reverses. They had previously thought that h conquest of Shanghai would take but a week or 10 days; it is now thought that perhaps it will ex- tend several weeks. Meanwhile the Chinese are preparing for war of a year.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-02-23
GRAHAM AND CO-P|LOT
 ARE STILL MISSING

ATLIN, B. C., Feb. 23, -Wm. B. Graham, former Alaska flier, and Mrs. Edna Christoferson, his CO., pilot, who left Hazelton a week ago last Monday on another leg of their hop to the northern reaches of Alaska, are still unheard of.
 Nothing has deen heard from the two fliers since they bored in to the snowstorm which then rag ed. Search plans are being held up owing to the continued storms in the area wherein they vanished.
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PHILIPPINE FREEDOM
 UNFAVORED BY HURLEY

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb, 23, (E9 Secretary Hurley told the House insular committee that be- cause of the political chaos in the Far East, the present is no time to consider liberation of the Philip pines.
 He said any immediate sever ence of political relations between the United States and the Philip pines might lead to anarchy and revolution.
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SENTENCED TO 19 MONTHS

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23, (P-The government war on Chinese snug gling racketeers in the San Diego district assumed military propor- tions following the imposing of a 1912 months prison sentence upon Clarence Aiken, former Army of ficer. The sentence is declared to be the heaviest ever imposed in this destrict for a similar charge
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PACIFIST KILLED

TOXIC, Feb. g, (P)-J. Inouye, former Japanese finance minister and advocate of a mild policy to- ward China, was shot and killed by two political extremists, one of whom was captured. Three bullets killed Inouye, whose policy toward China had incurred the hostility of Nationalist factions throughout Japan.
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GROCER HAs LAUGH ON
 MEN: GAVE FAKE MONEY

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. g. (P)-R. E, Holefield, local grocer, has the laugh on robbers because he was prepared for them. Robbers, who raided his store, carried away a money sack well filled.
 Holefield had filled the sack with iron washers of the sizes of nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars, wrapped in bank paper. He had prepared the sack after he had been held up a month ago.
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ANOTHER TRAGEDY

HAzELTON, La, Feb. g, P)- Five small children and their mo- ther were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home. The mother ran into the street, gave the alarm and rushed back into the house to save her children but did not return.
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FER GOODNESS sAKE..

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 23, -- The United States and other pow CTS having interests in the Inter- national Settlement in Shanghai are understood to be preparing a note to Japan saying that Japan cannot avoid being held largely responsible for any property dam age or loss of life that may occur because of the present hostilities in Shanghai
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TARIFFS ENACTED

LONDON, Feb. g, (P)-The House of Commons passed four govern mental financial resolutions for tariffs and customs duties, ending Great Britain's 100-year tradition al free trade era. The first reso- lution provided a general 10 per cent tariff.
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INSURGENTS KILLED

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. g, R)-T'he killing of 10 Nicaraguan insurgents and the wounding of several others in four engagements with the native national guards men under the command of U. s. Marines, was reported to the Navy Department. Only one guardsman was wounded
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RESIST FRENCH PROPOSAL

GENEVA, Feb. B. (P)-Delegates to the Disarmament Conference from the United States and Eng land prepared to resist the move ment by France to postpone talk ing action in the Far East warfare. There still remain 8 half-dozen countries to table their proposi- tionS.
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POLITICAL MOVE

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 23. P)-A national Garner for Presi- dent" movement was begun here when a number of Texans met in this city and began formulating plans to boost the present speaker of the House for the Democratic nomination.
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CAUTIOUS COWARD
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. B.

WA01I11VI IOIV, IL. -C., FeD. Z3, EH1 Bishop Cannon called Represen- tative Tinkham a cautious cow- ard'' except when speaking of im- munity on the House floor. Cannon charged Tinkham lied when he as- serted he didn't claim Congress- ional immunity in defending the $500,000 liability suit brought by Cannon.
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LAST CHANCE TODAY

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 23. (P- Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd was sched- uled to appear before the Judge to day to appeal for new trial. If the appeal is refused, she will be taken away to the penitentiary at Florence to await execution.
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RAT HUNT REVEALS TUNNEL

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 23, [HJ-A secret passage Heading from the ancient national cathedral to an outlet a quarter of a mile away was found by public health off, cials who poked into odd corners during municipal war on rats. The tunnel dates from the days of Spanish rule.
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CITIZENSHIP REVOKED

MOSCOW, Feb. 23. The Soviet government has revoked the cit izenship of Leon Trotzky, former Soviet official and aide to Lenin Trotzky will also be refused d. mission to Russia.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-02-23

There were only five fatalities in Alaska mines in 1881; one at Kennecott and five in the Alaska Juneau mine.
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TWO WERE KILLED

CHICAGO, Feb. g, Two per- sons were killed here when a street car collided with a heavy truck.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-20
Threatens Dam Work

BBLrifcd Press
LAS VEGAS, New, May 20.-A
spring flood. swirling down the
gorge Of the Colorado river, caused
abandonment today of a trestle used
in Hoover Dam construction work
and battered at protection dams be-
hind which 1872 men worked in
diversion tunnel No. 1, twenty-six
feet below water level.
At midnight the river registered
a flow of more than $4,000 second
feet and was still rising. The water
was twenty-six feet above the level
on the floor in No. / tunnelfi but
work went on undated.
Carrying on its crest hotsam and
jetsam which collected around piling
Of a trestle connecting the Arizona
and Nevada sides of the river. the
boiling water tore at supports of the
structure and made 1t unsafe for
use.
The trestle 2lO feet long and
thirty feet above the nomral level of
the river, was still standing. and a
locomotive crane was at work remov-
ing debris from in front of the pill
ings in an effort to keep it from
washing away.
A few miles above the dam site,
the Virgin river boiled into the
main stream. adding 10000 second
feet Of its flow and sending a vic
ious flood toward the dam site,
frothing IN uncontrolled power.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-20
FLOOD WATERS
OF RIO GRANDE
THREATEN TOWN
Residents of ESpanoIa,
N. NJ, Ready to Flee II
Dykes Break.

BIZ United Pfcss
EsPaNOLA, N. NJ, May 20
Flood waters Of the Rio Grande
river Tapped over the dikes which
protect this New Mexican village TO-
day and threatened disaster.
Fed by melting snow in the high
mountain ranges OF Colorado, the
Rio Grande has risen rapidly in the
last two days. Early today IL was
reported that water was rising at
the rate Of a half inch an hour at
Embudo, village few miles above
here.
The 400 residents Of Espanola
were prepared to fee to the high
lands should the dikes break above
the town. Another inch rise in the
river, it was feared, would inundate
the town.
F r. Frankenburger. head Of
hastily organized flood committee,
declared the situation was critical.
Should a large section Of the dikes
give way, the raging flood waters
might trap scores before they could
fee.
Should the village be inundated,
IL would be virtually wiped out.
Most Of the structures mere are built
Of adobe, and would dissolve in the
water.
Two crews Of men were at work
on the bikes, but the water which
poured over the top Of the embank-
ments prevented the use Of teams
TO aid in the repair work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-20

a REAL fight for the veterans
IA vote will be made this year by
the Republicans, in contrast with
the usual lackadaisical effort OF
former years.
The gage will be thrown TO the
G. o. P. by the Democrats, with the
nomination OF Paul v. McNutt for
Governor.
Himself a former state and ma
tional commander Of the American
Legion. McNutt's field generals are
veterans, headed by Pleas Greenlee,
former state adjutant; and Frank
McHale, former state commander.
To cambat this factor, the ex-
ecutive committeeman and other
leaders Of the Republican Veterans
OF Indiana met IN state committee
headquarters Wednesday TO discuss
methods Of perfecting a strong or
ganization Of ex-servicemen.
Call for the meeting was issued
by Elmer Sherwood, Of Bloomfield,
state chairman, and among those
present we're Floyd o. Jellison of
South Bend, vice chairman; Schuyler
Mower, of indianapolis, secretary;
Thomas B. Coulter, Of Vincennes,
1880 supreme court nominee: French
Clements Of Evansville, congress
sional nominee; Clifford Payne, OF
Newcastle: Lloyd Claycombe. of In
dianapolis; Linn S. Kidd, Of Brazil,
who headed the veterans depart
ment for the state committee in
1890, and about a score Of others.
Necessity of organizing the veter-
ans to combat the pull Of McNutt
from their ranks was emphasized to
all present. They also bewailed the
fact that they had no well-known
veterans seeking nomination.
Sherwood. who has been men,
toned for the secretary Of state
nomination, announced that he
would not be a candidate, and as
serted that Ernest Force. Lake
county chairman, who, it had been
said, would seek the attorney-gen-
eralship, also would not run.
it had been said, would seek the at
torney generalship, ayso would not
run.
One veteran is assured of renom-
ination-Judge Clarence Martin, of
the supreme court-but 1t was
pointed out that a judicial post
does not carry the weight in the |
election of one of the executive |
positions.
With the statement by Raymond |
Springer If Connersville, that he |
would not be a candidate for Cover
nor, the Republican ex-service men
are left without representation on
the state ticket, they said.
The only open spot seems to he
the nomination for state auditor
and the only veteran receiving con-
for this office is Leland /
K. Fishback Of indianapolis, former
gasoline tax collector, who has toyed
with the idea of becoming a candi-
date. However. his connection with
the James M. Knapp campaign for
has tended to slow him
bit.
When the meeting adjourned. 1t
was decided by the concensus that
the G. o. P. veterans would have
to get in and throw some gloves in
this campaign. AS yet, they are
without a spokesman around whom
they can rally.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-20

$500. 600 Worth Of PeIts Obtained
HARRISBURG, Pa. May 2o.-De-
spite the prevalent low prices. fur
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-20
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

state game commission. Red fox
skins brought the highest price.
$3.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-20
TAKEN FOR A RIDE

Joliet SaloOnkeeper Shot, Left Be
side Road.
BIZ United Press
JOLIET. III. May 20.-Vincent
Olmetti, IS. saloonkeeper and one
time suspect in the Billy Ranieri
kidnapping case, was dead today. his
body pierced by five revolver shots.
Police who found the body beside
the road, two miles from here, be-
lieved Olmetti had been involved in
a liquor dispute and had been
taken for a ride"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-27
FRANCE WANTS TO LEND MONEY
 TO AUSTRIANS
This Started a Battle in the Chamber of Depu- ties That Is Not Yet Ended

i Paris. Dec 27--(UP)--vioient hostility broke out in the chamber of deputies to-day to French par ticipation in extending a European loan of 100,000,00O schillings ($14,- l 070,000) to Austria. Several deputies contendcd the loan would bc untimcly, sincc France refused Ito pay her December 16 debt in- stailmcnt to the United States, yet would loan money to Austria with lin two weeks. Premier Joseph Paul Boncour, without mentioning tho American debt, insisted tho ichamber ratify tho Austrian loan flor purposes of foreign policy. Left lwing opposition papers, such as the Morning L'oeuvrc. urged scttle- mcnt of the American problem be- fore further foreign loans are made.
 l Tt would have been normal to havc paid America and then lent Ia hand at rcfoating Austria" the paper said. "but 1t Is not logic to lrefusc to pay the United States an- huity--which, however WIG look at llt remains q debt--whilo consent png to lend to Austria, unless we hfiirm that our policy consists of bonding without hope of recovery rather than to pay our honest dcbts."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-27
|SnE MIXED THE
 BABIES UP BUT ALLENDS WELL
Student Nurse Made Mis-. take Because of Death in One Mothers Home Mistake Corrected

Elizabeth. N. J., Dec 27.-(UP) A temporary mix-up of babies at the General hospital was revealed to-day when James R. Mays, super intendent, announced the babies had been returned to their right fui mothers. Mrs Myrtle McDon- aid and Mrs Mary Schwarze. gave birth to girls three days apart. Sun day Mrs Mcdonald left the hos- pital when she learned her five year old son, Arthur, had died of diphtheria.
 A student nurse, agitated on learning of the little boys desath, picked up Mrs Schwarze's baby, Mays said to-day, removing the Identification necklace placed on all babies at birth, and putting the necklace in her pocket. She gave the Schwarze child to Mrs McDon- nld to take home. Two hours later the error was discovered at the hospital and the babies exchanged. Mays said the nurse had been reprimanded but would not be dis charged.