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Evening star., 1935-01-27
U.S.-JAPANESER RAIL
MANEUvERS Barred
Reports Reveal America
Blocked Efforts to Get -,
Chinese Eastern. "

Copyright. 1895. by the Associated Press)
Japan's undercover efforts tc obtain
control Of tire Chinese Eastern Rail-
way 16 years ago and Americas sue
cessful opposition to them were re-
vealed yesterday in hitherto unpub-
lished State Department correspond
ence.
A series Of confidential cablegrams,
notes and memoranda, covering the
period between January 8 and De-
cember 4, 1919, showed that Japan
tried to acquire the railroad through
diplomatic, technical and financial
maneuverS.
The United States made representa-
tions which apparently checkmated
the japanese moves in Toxic and
Peking.
Deal Now Near Success.
The railway, which runs through
Manchoukuo and is a strategic link
between Asia and Europe, was being
operated by an interallied commits
sion during the period covered by
the 1919 communications.
Japan's persistent attempts to Sc
cure control of the road now apparent
ly are approaching success. news dis
patches from Toxic reporting an
agreement for sale Of Soviet Russia's
share to Manchoukuo for approXi-
mately S50,OO0,0OO Manchoukuo has
seized China'S interest.
John F. Stevens, American chair
man Of the interallied commission.
reported japanese plans in 1919 in a
series of cablegrams to Roland S.
Morris, Ambassador to Japan. The
reports were forwarded to the State
Department. They were revealed
through the departments publication
Of foreign affairs papers.
Seizure Once Feared.
Stevens on April II cabled his con-
Germ that japanese troops might take
forcible possession Of the line, change
the gauge over part Of it and dis
credit allied and American efforts to
operate and maintain the railway
pending organization of stable Rus
sian government.
He reported on September rs that
he was positive that Atamen Semenov
of the Far Eastern CosSacks and
Atamen Kalmykov Of the Ussuri Co.'S
sacks had plans to seize the railway
and had the secret support Of the
japanese.
Il am positive" Stevens cabled,
"Semenov and Kalmykov intend to
take possession Chinese Eastern by
force and with Japanese soldiers now
on ground could do so, as improbable
Chinese would fight. This action will
be fatal blow to our good Offices.
There is some reason to believe that
Chinese government may be asked to
appoint Semenov director of Chinese
Eastern, which ought not be per-
mitted"
ENJOYS Told to Intercede.
The State Department instructed
the American ENJOYS in Toxic and
Peking to take up the question with
the japanese and Chinese govern
ments.
AS a result, the interalNed COM
mission retained control Of the
Chinese Eastern until it was turned
over to joint control of Soviet Rus
sia and China.
Stevens plan for operation Of the
Chinese Eastern lines as a unified
system met with opposition from
the Japanese almost from the begin
ming, the correspondence reveals. and
eliminated in a demand that the
latter be given sole control Of the
Chinese Eastern lines.
This was rejected and then came
charge there was a plot to juggle
the railroads financial condition and
make it necessary to secure loans
from Japanese banks.
Evening star., 1935-01-27
NAVAL INSTRUCTOR DIES

KANSAS CITY. January 26 OP.--
Comdr Holloway H Frost, IS, author
of a History of the United States
Navy" and a naval instructor at Fort
Leavenworth, Kans, died tonight ot
meningitis resulting from an ear in.
fection.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y, he wa.
graduated from Annapolis in 1910 anc
later was an instructor in the Army
War College.
Burial will be in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1935-01-27
Swift's Widow Dies.

CHICAGO. January 26 R.-Mrs.
Edward F. Swift, widow of the Chi
cago packing house magnate, died in
her apartment home today at the
age of 10. Her three children, T.
Philip Swift. Edward F. Swift, jr.,
and Mrs. Annie May Henry were at
the bedside. After the death Of her
husband Mrs. Swift devoted much Of
her time to charities.
Evening star., 1935-01-27
Relief Imposter Sentenced.

CHICAGO, January 26 (R.-Con-
victed of defrauding the Illinois
Emergency Relief Commission of
1895, William Schumacher was SEN
fenced today to serve one year in the
Bridewell and fined $1,000. It was
testified that Schumacher, his son
and a step-son were working during
the time they were receiving relief
and had earned a total of $3,065.
Evening star., 1935-01-27
Dynamite and Powder Stolen.

LINCOLN, Nebr., January 26 R.-
Theft of 600 pounds of dynamite and
two kegs of powder from a hardware
warehouse was reported tonight to
State Sheriff Fred Benton.
Evening star., 1935-01-27
Aviation Is Stimulated.

Stimulation of interest in aviation
caused by the London Melbourne air
race has been felt in the Netherlands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
SEEK BUSINESS
 FOR 5. s. LINE
Ketc hikan Business Men Here Company Organ
 ized - New Officials

E. w. Brown, Nice- President of the Ketchikan Transportation Com pany, who has been in Juneau for a few days in the interests of his firm. sailed for Ketchikan on the Yukon.
 The K tc nikan Transportation Company was recently organized by Ketchikan business men to secure the services of an independent steamship line for Southeast AL aska. At present 48 Ketchikan busi- ness men, are stockholders in the firm and B. Bartholomew has been elected President, and J. A. Talbot is Secretary Treasurer. Alber t Spaulding is agent for the new steamship company in Ketchikan. and D. B. Femmer is the local rep resentative.
 The new steamship line operated the Evelyn Berg during the present season from Ketchikan. Patronage has developed to such an extent, it is said, that the company has decided to acquire another ship. J. A. Talbot is in the States now negotiating for the additional ves- sel. He is consulting with Tacoma business men, among them Col. s. A. Perkins, who is also interested in the company.
 The company's two boats will operate between Tacoma and Ju- neau. The ship being negotiated for is said to have ample cold storage accommodations, and as soon as the new ship goes into service the Evelyn Berg will be oyerhauled, equipped with cold stor- age facilities, and passenger ac- commodations Both boats will car ry passengers.
 E. w. Brown, who visited Juneau to interview local business men, ex- plained the advantages to be de- rived from a transportation con- pany largely controlled by South east Alaska merchants.
 Henry Roden is one of the local
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
BECOMING MORE AIRMINDED;
 INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
Miss Philadelphia

A number of student aviators received instructions last Saturday from Pilot Sheldon Simmons at the dual controls of the Klemm mono plane owned by the Juneau Flying Club.
 Lu Liston took his first lesson; Douglas P. Babcock, who has had several lessons, received additional instruction; Bob Oaley, who will solo soon, went up for the usual period; Walter s. Ford who had some time in the air in the States, tock another lesson; and Mark Storm, who soloed last spring, and Sonny" Lund, who soloed for the first time few days ago, both made solo flights.
 Sunday Renee Morrison, who has had several flying lessons, received further instructions by Pilot Sim mons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
NOTED HUNTERS RETURN SOUTH
 ON s. s. YUKON
Archibald Roosevelt. pr.
 and Mrs. Clark Visit .,,e,,a Here Today

Their trophies from their big game hunt in the Interior may not be so many in number but Archi- bald Roosevelt. and pr. and Mrs. James. Clark are satisfied, They have obtained more than t h cir share of photographs of interesting Alaskan scenes.
 They were here today on the Yukon bound for Seattle from Seward.
 Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roose- velt and a first cousin of Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Clarks are known among Am ericas most noted big game hunt CTS Dr. Clark is director of Arts Preparation and Installation with the American Museum of Natural History in New York. His wife is a well-known sculptress.
 They spent three weeks in the Interior and visited Roosevelt's son, who returned, through here, to Se- attle recently to attend school.
 While here, Roosevelt visited the Charles Goldstein fur store. pr. Clark was busy snapping photo graphs of Juneaus harbor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
GRANDMOTHER OF
 EARLE HUNTER DIES IN LOS ANGELES s

Mrs. M. J Miller of Los Angeles, grandmother of Earle Hunter of the First National Bank, and moth CT of Mrs. E. L. Hunter, now in Juneau with her son, died last night in Los Angeles, according to word received by relatives here to- day She was the victim of heart attack. She was 83 years of age.
 Besides her daughter and grand son here, Mrs. Miller leaves an- ether daughter. Mrs. T. J. Donohoe in Menlo Park, Cal, and a daughter, Mrs. William Britt of Sacramento.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
JWC TO HAVE ANNIVERSARY
 CELEBRAT HON

|
 The regula.. monthly social meet ing of the Juneau Women's Club will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Lutheran Church Parlors, it was announced today by Mrs. J. M. Chase, President of the organization. Special interest at aches to this meeting in that it will mark the 20th anniversary Of the founding of the organization. An appropriate birthday cele- bration will feature the evenings program.
 All former members, of the club are invited to be present on this occasion and partake of the birth day cake which will be cut in honor of the twenty years of continuous service which the local club has given to the community. An in .eresting program has been planned and special invitations have been issued to number of interested friends of the organization.
 Mrs. J. E. Mckinley Is general chairman in charge of the ar engagements for the evening; assist ing her are suh-chairmen Mrs. H. L. Redlingshafer, in charge of dec orations. and Mrs. R. s, Evens in charge of refreshments. The occas- ion will also constitute the formal welcome extended to new members, who were elected to membership at the last business meeting of the club.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
NAME BANK EXAMINERS

James Cooper, former Juneau ac- countant, has been appointed Ter ritorial Bank Examiner in the Third Division, it was announced by Oscar Olson, Territorial Treasurer, Other examiners appointed are Charles c. Kinds of Ketchikan in the First Division, D. E. Browne of Flat in the Fourth and Q. s. Weaver of Nome in the Second.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
CACHE CREEK MINING
 PROJECT IS PLANNED
] Miss 'Nel.,!.. Yofk

Articles os incorporation have been filed with the Territorial Au- ditor by the Alaska Mother Lode Mines Company with George An- dersop of Anchorage as President. The company plans to carry on work in the. Cache Greek district. It is incorporated under the laws of Nevada with B. Von Ende, M. Mansfield and c. Crimp of San Francisco as iricorporators. Capital
 stock is placed at $l00,000. N
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
AHRENs RETURNS

Russ Ahrens, district manager of the United Air Lines, is enroute to Seattle on the Yukon from Ju- neau. He visited both here and in Ketchikan on this trip and ex- pressed the opinion, while here, that travel to Alaska should be more extensively advertised in the States next year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
SMITH BREAKS ANKLE

District Ranger Harold Smith of the Prince William Sound Division, Forest Service, Cordova, suffered a broken ankle while doing some work att Thumbr Bay, according to word to, the Forest Service here. He will be laid up for month or six weeks. Smith formerly was located here. &
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
i . Q ENGLISH SHIPS PATROL
 MEDITERRANEAN
Continued rom Page One)

--- for Mussoiini's defia ce of the League of Nations in stating posi- lively that Italy will not accept compromise in the Italo-Ethiopia issue, and what the French called ,itler's threat against the Memel, oday dampened French enthus- .a.m for punishment of an aggres- Or nation.
 Joins Protest
 Panama, Haiti and the Irish Free state today called on the League of Nations to take definite steps toward preventing the conquest of another small country and against the contemplated invasion of Eth iopia.
 France Named
 The newspaper Lautampa, of Tu- rii,, Italy, an authoritative govern ment organ, told the Italian public today that if France casts aside Italy's friendship over the Ethiopian conflict, she may never again re- gain it.
 Dispatches from Addis Ababa said more soldiers are moving to the Eastern frontiers.
 See Some Hope
 There are still individual dele sates in Geneva who see some hope for the situation. They believe the continuance Of the rainy season in Ethiopia may postpone hostili- ties until the neace outlook become more promising and even though fighting does start, it may be short lived.
 Mussolini's action does not ac- tually declare war. observers say, although the threat is there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
ASSAULT CASE CONTINUED

Preliminary hearing of Tomas Massino, charged with assault with a deadly weapon. was continued this morning iii U. S. Commission CTS Court until Wednesday while effort is made to get further wit 'nezses, Maesino, a Filipino, is ac- cused of assaulting Joe Leyson with a chair in the Brunswick card room and offering to fight with a knife
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
BURDIcK RETURNS

Charles c, Burdick, Administra- tive Assistant for, the U. s. For est Service, returned to his office here on the Yukon after an inspec- ton trip to the Chugach National Forest, visiting Kenai and Prince William Sound Districts. He was principally engaged in looking over CCC work in the various sections
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
MISSES TfDE-RETURNs

After leaving for Seattle shortly before o'clock this morning, the Yukon returned to port, having missed the tide at .Wrangell Mar rows; and sailed again at 3 o'clock this afternoon for the south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
FROM TWIN GLACIERS

Mrs. J. w. Gucker, Mary Joyce and Mrs. Don Abel arrived from Twin Glaciers Lodge this morning at g o'clock aboard the Mary J. Mrs Abel and Mary Joyce sailed on the return voyage at noon today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
COMPLIMENTS

NEW YORK, 2 Sept, 1e.sWilmer Allison, Davis cup double duty man, says the performance of Baron Gottfried Won Cramm in the five set doubles match the Germans lost in the interzofie finals was the greatest player ever watched in action"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
LEGION
 NOMINATE TONIGHT

The members of the Afford John Bradford Post, American Legion, will meet tonight at the Dugout. Further nominations of officers for the ensuing year will be one of the items of business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
RACE TRAVELS

Harry Race, owner of drug stores in Juneau and Ketchikan, is trav- cling to the First City on the Yukon after visiting here over the week -end on business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
REV. AAsEN RETURNS

Rev. o. A. Aasen, pastor of the Douglas Community Church, re- turned here after a brief visit to the Westward. He arrived on the Yukon from Cordova.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16

Never i;se a pick for removing ice or frost from coils of mechanical refrigerator, much damage is likely to result. Deffost in the regular way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
HAVE BABY BOY

A baby boy was born to MT. and Mrs. George A. LeveQue at St. Ann's Hospital this morning at 6 o'clock. Leveque is employed at the A. J. mine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
FERRIS TO KETCHIKAN

L. S. Ferris, Ketchikan business man and proprietor of hotel here is returning to that com munity on the Yukon after busi- ness visit here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
LOOK FOR WAR

PARIS, Sepr. 16-French author ities are convinced Italy will net be prevented from going to war with Ethiopia but it is said they still hope to get Premier Musso- lini to sign pact guaranteeing Austria's independence before he is plunged into the East African ad- venture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
MRS. HOUSED LEAVES

Mrs. Florene Housel, accompanied by her son, left on the Yukon for Seattle. She will join her daughter, Elaine, who is in Seattle now at tending the Holy Names Academy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
NELLO TO SEATTLE

Pete Nello is enroute to Seattle from Juneau on the Yukon He was a catcher with the Moose baseball team this summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
CoEDs TRAVEL

Agnes Anderson and Katherine Horton, two University of Washing ton students, are enroute to Seattle from Seward on the Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
RADALET LEAVES

Richard Radalet is returning to Seattle on the Yukon from Seattle to continue his studies at the Uni versity of Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
IN HOSPITAL

Mrs L, N. Jones of Aux Lake was admitted to St. Ann's Hos pital yesterday for medical treat ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
sITKAN To HOSPITAL

Mrs. Mary Pride of Sitka was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yes terday for medical treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
WEATHER CONDITIONS AT A. M.

A M. Ketchkan cloudy temperature 50; Craig Radiovie Soapstone cloudy 49 Skagway cloudy 5o Cordoya 0 Cha Mccarthy Anchorage partly cloudy Fairbanks cloudy 38; Ruby cloudy 38; cloudy 42; Katag akleet, Crooked Creek, missing; Flat, cloudy 37.
 WEATHER SYNOPSIS barometric prevailed reported pressure being 2952 inches Edmonton While ed the Aeuian Alaska British Columbia
 
 followed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
R K M W 4 W T s at H 4 | K P RIG K
 Upstairs
B. M. Behrends Co, Inc. , 'sJuneau's Leading Department Store
I|IN|IIIII

men interested in the new steam ship company and will represent Brown until he returns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16

MISS JOHNSON TO SEATTLE
 Miss Mildred Johnson, nurse at St. Ann's Hospital, is travelling to Seattle on the Yukon after resid- ing here several months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-09-16
THATCHER LEAVES

l I. A. Thatcher. hardware man from Ketchikan, is returning to the First City on the Yukon after a bushes visit here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-09-06

o,r average citizen is living IN DO
OAO ho117e on which the tax is around
S15o q wear based on $50 per thous-
and tax rate. His rent is $40 per
month. The landlord should impress
upon the tenant that he is charging
onlv $50 for his rent and that the
other SIS represents real estate anc
other taxes. Adding the above times.
which just begin the list of Invisible
taxes. we see that the average man
who pays no real estate or income
taxes really pays at least $500 per
year or six weeks salary in invisible
taxes. And it is this invisible taz
which is now rapidly increasing.
Twenty-Five per cent Of the total
revenue of the federal government for
the past year came from income
taxes. If you are lucky enough not to
have paid a direct income tax in 1884
don't kid yourself that you escap-
I'd paying q tax. For instance, do you
suppose that General Motors dug into
its jeans and paid it's $15OOO,OOO IN
come tax itself? Certainly not! Your
share of that income tax-$10 on your
neW automObile--WaS hidden in the
sales price SO before cOngratulating
yourself that the spending spree I'll
Washington and elsewhere does not
hit you just read the above again
and remember that you are footing
he tax bill along with John d.
Rockefeller and Henry Ford,-but i
hurts you more!
Thirty Cents Out of Every Dollar.
to hn o1
has passed the Social "Security" Act
which will double federal taxes in a
few years. The $50 per week worker
must soon hand over $78 of his an
nual salary to the government. His
employer must contribute $156 -
which will also come out of his mon
thly pay check in one way or another.
Not one voter in ten realizes that
taxes, even if paid by "big business" ="
must be passed on ithr to stOckhOld-
ers in the form of smaller dividends,
to workers in the form of lower
wages. or to consumers in the form
of higher prices. Some day voters will
discover that soaking sim
ply means neutrality-suspicious."
The total income of all people in
the United States increased from $44,-
4OO,OO0,OOO in 1888 to 49,4O0,00O, 900
in 1854 gain of eleven per cent.
But in the same period Federal taxes
paid by American citizens increased
twenty per cent. The total tax bill Of
the nation, including Federal, state,
and local taxes, equalled one-third of
the annual income, or thirty three
cents out of every dollal-and still
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-09-06

Continued from Page Oneo
and not from tn United States Mint.
| So at this time, when millions of boys
and girls are returning to schools and
| colleges, I want tc make personal
suggestion: Urge the necessity of get
ting a thorough grounding in three
vitality important subjects history.
government and economics.
One of the outstanding troubles
with the ratior today is ignorance,
among business men and investors, Of
those three subJf cts. The great cam
paigns for radical and costly reforms
convince me of this. This Congress
probably passed more extravagant,
wastefui, and unsound destructive le-
gislation than any other in the history
Of the nation. The Social Security Act
alone calls for annual taxes of around
50 5OO,000.0O0 within six or seven years
which will nearly double our present
tax bill. Yet voters unWittingly favor
the extraVagant measures and will
vote for congressman who support
them because they think that "b1g
business" and the erich" will pay all
the bills.
Invisible But InescapabIe Taxes.
I have here on my desk the income
and expense statement of the Federal
government for the fiscal year which
ended June 80. Receipts from items
such as cigarettes, gasoline, electricity
and the like amounted to $1,657, 900, 900
For the sake of illustration, let us
take man earning $50 a week and
H. ~
pay. If he smokes a package of Gig
arettes day, he pays tax on them
of about 500 a year. Every time he
buys ten gallons of gasoline he pays
a combined Federal and average state
tax of fifty cents which which would
amount to $50 at the end of the year.
In addition to his license and regis
tration fees of SIS, he pays a federal
sales tax of SIS to $40 on his new
car and then he receives a local ex-
else of $40 to 500 annually.
The average United States electric
ity user knows that his annual bill
runs around $35 but he probably does
not know that One-seventh or SIS of
this represents taxes Likewise, the
gas and telephone bills of an average
consumer include taxes totalling at
least SIS per year. In 1888 the pro-
cessing tax was added. This took an
additional 1921, 100000 out of consum-
ers' pockets last year. The tax a.
mounted to 3 1-2 cents on each shirt,
cents on each sheet, 1-2 cent on
each pound of sugar, and cents on
each pound of fresh pork. Receipts
| from this source average $3.50 pe+
capita each year, or $18 per family
head. And remember everybody must
be clothed, fed, and sheltered So no.
body was in the tax-exempt class as
far as this excise was concerned
TwO-Thirds Rent; One Third Taxes
The above does not include taxes
which real estate owners pay and
pass along as rent. Let us say thai
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-09-06
HURRICANE FRINGE
RAKES HENDERSON
Very Little Wind, But
Drenching Rain Thurs
day Afternoon, Night

This city and section were raked
Thursday afternoon and night by thu
outer fringes of the tropical hur-
ricane as it blew out to sea after
ravaging the lower Florida peninsula
with a terrific toll of life and pro
perty.
Very little wind struck here, but q
drenching rain fell intermittently dun
ing the afternoon and evening hours.
There was no information today as
the extent of the precipitation, but it
is estimated that an inch or two fell
in short period of time.
Skies had cleared and there was
generally fair weather today, with
promise inthe forecasts of a continual
tion of it to the weekend.
The rain was really needed for fall
crops, which for the past several days
have been retarded in growth by lack
of moisture.