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. THE VOL. LI, NO. 7775. “ALL THE DAILY ALA /EWS ALL THE TIME” A EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1938. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS AFL-C10 DISPUTE THREATENS FISH TIEUP -Insurgents Cut Down in Spam s Mountains LOYALISTS MAKE FRESHADVANCES IN NEW ATTACKS General Miajas Counters in Wide Offensive to Regain Big Area 2,000 INVADERS WIPED OUT IN TRAP Government Machine Guns Mow Franco's Men Down in Pass 80 Franco-Spanish Bor- der, April 2 General Jose Miajas’ reinforced - Loyalist army today counter-attacked the entire coastal front from Albocacer to’Alcala Dc Chivert General Miajas claimed important gains were made in hand to hand fighting at Albocacer. It was reported that losses were heavy on both sides. Miaja seeks to regain an area of 390 square miles lost last week north of Valencia HENDAY TRAPPED—KILLED PERPIGNAN, France, April 23— Two InSurgent battalions, trapped in a central Pyrenees pass were re- ported wiped out by a handful of Government machine gunners. Government dispatches said 80 gunners attacked the two Insurgeni battalions occupying the Aran Val- ley and mowed them down in a mountain walled ravine. It is said 2,000 Insurgent soldiers were killed, wounded, or dispersed as the Loyalist gunners crept to ma- chine gun positions on all sides of the Insurgent forces, all avenues of escape and advance with a deadly rain of bullets in vici- ous ufl% fire. FEARFUL BLAST | - CLAIMS TWENTY . LIVES IN MINE Death Toll ;fiirginia Coal Workings Disaster May Reach 41 GRUNDY, Va. April 23. — The bodies of 20 men, all whites, victims of a terrific explosion in the Keen Mountain Mine of the Red Jacket Coal Company, have been recovered. Rescue crews worked frantically throughout the night. The death list might reach 41, according to of- | ficials at the scene. | Three workers outside the mine were Killed -as flames spurted 200 feet from the mine entrance. The force of the blast threw an eight ton motor and large building down the mountainside. It is believed the explosion was caused by dust, just after four mine cars, carrying the night shift, en- tered the workings. Fallen salt, coal and rock hamp- ered rescue of bodies believed in the debris. Most corpses brought from the mine are difficult to recog- nize, being badly shattered in the blast and resultant cave-in. Three badly injured witnesses said: “It looked like the whole top of the mountain was blown off.” The Red Jacket operations are the largest in the country, and were only opened last year, and had new- est and most modern of equipment. Eight Pilots Land Plane REDDING, Cal, April 23.—Too| many cooks didn’'t spoil the broth| when a big transport plane snapped a high tension wire and struck al tree here. There were eight pilots aboardr making a “familiarization flight" over this territory. H. C. Miller, in charge, took over the controls and brought the plane down safely. commanding - QUEEN OF QUFENS Japs Bomb Their Factory The Chinese government airplane factory operated by Charles Healy Day, of New York, and his wife, shown with him above, was bombed for the eighteenth time by Japanese airmen. The factory is located in a small city within 100 miles of Canton, but its location is supposed tv be secret, despite the fact that the Japanese have bombed it repeatedly. Neither Day, known as “the most bombed man in China,” nor his courageous wife were injured. State Department Has Clear Concept of Foreign Policy; Summary in Fourteen Points| By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, April 23-—Re- gardless of whether the foreign pol- icy of the government is clear to Senator Johnson and Borah, wio questioned it, the State Department officially stands by a summary made by Secretary of State Hull last July 16. | The summary comes in 14 points. | Here they are, lumped together wherever it requires several sen- tences to cover one point. Just to help explain how the country is preceeding under each phase we are attaching sample instances here and there. 1. This country constantly and consistently advocates maintenance of peace. (That always has been 50.) 2. We advocate national and in- ternational self-restraint. (Undoubt- edly every nation would publicly subscribe to that.) 3. We advocate abstinence by all nations from use of force in pur- suit of policy and from interference in the internal affairs of other na- tions. (The Kellogg outlawry-of- war treaty, the Pan-Americah non- intervention treaty, the condemna- tion of Japanese invasion of China, likewise the Italian invasion of Eth- iopia.) 4 TREATY SANCTITY 4. We advocate adjustment of problems in international relations by processes of peaceful negotia- tion and agreement, (Hague and Pan-American arbitration treaties, Kellogg Pact.) 5-6-7-8. We advocate faithful ob- servance of international agree- ments. Upholding the principle of the sanctity of treaties, we believe in modification of provisions ‘of treaties, when need thereof arises, by orderly processes carried out in a spirit of mutual helpfulness and accommodation. We believe in res- i One of the leading candidates for the title of California’s most beautiful ‘golden-haired girl is Gwen Stith who is known as the “queen of queens” because of her frequent victories in such contests. BASEBALL TODAY or League games played this after- canaj treaty.) noon: pect by all nations for the rights of others and performance by all nations of established obligations. (No nation will disclaim those high, moral purposes, and as a matter of _ fact this country has tentatively The following are scores of Maj- sgreed to a revision of the Panama 9-10-11. We advocate steps to- ward promotion of economic se- curity and stability the world over. We advocate lowering or removing of excgsive barriers in international trade. We seek effective equality of commercial opportunity and we urge upon all nations application of the principle of equality of treat- ment. (Reciprocal trade treaties, |t NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 8; Brooklyn 5. Philadelphia 1; Boston 3. Cincinnati 2; Pittsburgh 6. St. Louis 0; Chicago 4. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 7; New Work 4. Boston 10; Philadelphia 4. Cleveland 6; Detroit 3. Chicago 4 ;St. Louis 5. (Continued on Page Two) SINO- JAP WAR GROWS INTENSE OVER BIG AREA 60,000 CHINESE KILLED, YANGTZE |Kai Shek's Forces Claiming Dominating Hand Shansi Province SHANGHAT, Ap ese 26th Army today of furious fighting between Taier- chwang and Yihsien as the Japan- ese forces, augmented by reinforce- The Chin- ments of 200,000 men, made a fierce | i]apilrwsr‘ Rush 200,000 | Men to Front Before 3 City of Talerchwang bore the brunt | SPANISH WAR, FOUGHT BY ITALIANS, and Germsnl. for France who has nrrl.soned 70,000 troops on Sp: plane fell on French Biriatou (above), drawing crowds to stree thrust toward the bitterly contested cities. The Chinese launched equally | fierce counter att |the Yi River sector and nine d | visions of Nippon troops were rushed into the vulnerable breach It is estimated that 60,000 Chin- ese have been killed in the Yangtze area, but Chinese commanders claimed that Japan's grip in Shansi as | Proviace has been weakened by re- peated guerilla attacks. eee NEW YORKER SENDS BOMBS ON JAPANESE Melvin Gibs;n‘Being Ques- tioned by Nippon Offic- ers in Yokohama YOKOHAMA, April Gibson, for further questioning. Officers said he confessed to “bombing”| Japanese troops while a member of the China Foreign Flying Legion. DOCTOR CLAIMS ANTARCTICA 1S AMERICAN SOIL _ Eminent Sclent t Says New England Skipper Was Discoverer PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 23.— The entire Antarctic Continent was claimed for the United States by right of discovery in the report of the American Philosophical Society, by Dr. William A. Hobbs. Dr. Hobbs said a New England skipper, Nathaniel Brown Palmer, 23 —Melvin 27, of New York, is held | | 3 | i 3 4 STRUT THROUGH STREETS of Vienna took Ger- many’s robust Hermann Goering, field marshal’s baton in hand, vast cheering Viennese who heard him say “The Jew must go.” Peace Movement Now “In Business” to Keep U nited States Out of Any Lt):lf lict BIG FAMILIES RARE ON COAST : first discovered Antarctica in 1820, but the British deliberately sup- pressed his maps and in 1822, is- sued other maps. Hobbs said the later maps were issued by the British .to attempt to show British priority rights . Dr. Hobbs said his research in British Admiralty records prove America’s priority rights. He pre- dicted that Antarctica might be- come useful as a trans-polar air base, and hinted also, that minerals there, might prove valuable. SCREEN STAR'S HOME IS ROBBED LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 23— The police announce that screen comedienne Carole Lombard’s home had been looted by burglars and robbed of $25,000 in jewelry. The thieves also broke into the home of wealthy C. Harry Cur- |land, and stole $18,000 in jewelry and furs. BERKLEY, Cal, April 23.—Like | the urban dwellers, the large farm tamily in the white race is begin- ning to vanish in California, an ex- haustive survey by Prof. George M. Peterson of the University of Cal- ifornia, reveals. The average white farm family is now 3.65 individuals, whereas the Japanese average is 53 and the Negro 4.38. However, in California the per- centage of whites in rural popula- tion is 72.7, Japanese 5.8 and Neg- roes 0.7. Checking values of farms, Prof- essor Peterson disclosed 41.6 percent of all farms in the state produce products worth less than $1,500 gross value and represent only 6 percent of the total value of all products sold, traded or home consumed. At the other end of the scale, 23 percent of the farms, with gross value over $30,000 each, had 265 | percent of the total value produced lon all farms, | sabers By SIGRID ARNE AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, April 23.-Peace has jumped into the “big business’ More than $2,000,000 will year to persuade Americans that the rattiing of in Europe and the Orient should find no echo here., Millions of people have bought common stock in the enterprise. Peace societies their programs into businessli patterns, Here's an example: a re- port from one paid worker for the National Council for the Preven- category. be spent this have snapped | tion of War (and the Council has 50 such): He took a 15-6ay speaking tour, traveled 4,834 miles, spoke at 25 meetings, and talked to 51,705 peo- ple. He even reduced the report to the expense of “per individual reached.” It was $.003—three mills. It’s difficult to estimate how many people have signed peace pledges, joined peace groups, paid dues or just given donations. But a recent survey of peace groups shows: Clearing Houses There are three huge federations that serve as clearing houses for their affiliates. 1. The National Peace Confer- ence, which is just starting a cam- paign to back up Secretary of State Hullx trade treaties, has 39 socie- (Continued on Page Five) anish border. Late in 1936, bombs from a Spanish ts. In distance are Spanish mountains. ~ " PACKERS FACE JURISDICTION TROUBLE NOW Charges Are Made of Elec- tion Postponement Re- garding Bargain Agency MUST BE SETTLED BY NEXT 1 THURSDAY | Industry Can’t Operate Un- less Agreement Reached Says Spokesman SEATTLE, April 23.—Jur- s isdictional dispute between two AFL and one CIO Can- nery Workers Union threat- ened again to tie up the Alas- ka fishing industry. Representatives of two AFL unions charged the CIO Cannery Workers Farm La- | borers Union, Local 7, with at- Lgmptmg to postpone the elec- tion to determine the bargain- ing agency of all the indus- Attempt to Get Special SBSSion i cemmwsy vorcen. They also charged the CIO t union with trying to coerce AFL workers by having them obtain’ working permits through the CIO union, pend- OLYMPIA, Wash., April 23—The ing consent of the election as [state Supreme Court has rejected to bargaining agency. the plea of Lieut. Gov. Victor A.| Arthur I. Ellsworth, canned Meyers for a special session of the| cayon industry spokesman state Legislature which he had|>c, 107 4 i called by Gov. Clarence D. Martin | Said, “It looks like the indus- was out of the State try might be forced to tieup if ‘The court held that the Secretary the (hspute is not settled. The of State need not attest the pro- clamation for the special session €lection must be held by April which Meyers had presented. The 28 or the industry cannot op- decision held that Governor Martin |erate during the coming sea- is the “duly clected and qualified g & Governor,” and Martin, who had |5 flown back from a trip to Washing- spells new war ‘scare Meyers Loses Court Holdme utenan | Governor Has No Author- ity to Call Legislature ton, D.C., opposed the session. 1 In Seattle, Meyers said: DENY CHARGES “Well, T expected that. I guess SEATTLE, April 23.—Of- everyhody did, but T did everything | e o1 o Oy Work. I could to issue the call and went | ficials of the Cannery Work- about it in an orderly manner.” ers this afternoon denied the RS AFL union charges that the GAMBLINR TAX workers are obstructing col- | lective bargaining election in the salmon industry. PLAN PRUPosED The workers’ officials said the AFL cannery unions are e £ o ap cdd o demanding an election at a . ash, April 23, —|,. 8 Gambling < virbuslly “sli forms| 0 when one-third of the would be permitted, controlled and industry’s workers are out of taxed under an initiative filed with the city and cannot vote. Sug- S';’,“"‘;'v"-v [f,:ffi lifi""prf:’l'(lfinf”;';"’i}m‘gestion is made that an elec- Taxpayers Gambling Control As-| tiOn be held next fall after the sociation, which sponsors the pro- fishing season. posed law, sald revenues would go to old-age pensions, unemployment, HEARING AT FRISCO relief, and to the cities and coun-| + Y ‘ ties on a 25-25-35-15 percentage SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, basis, respectively. April 23.—The AFL Cannery !Ht' °\llilm|ul_t‘d the me:-zure- ‘;1W$"W0rkers Union began show- ed, would bring in eight to thirteen| : 3 million* dollars annually after the lingbtod;y lbzfore t];ne l:dat;lonnl first year | Labor Relations Boa ear- e —A |ing to determine the collective bargaining agency for 3,000 who fish out of here with the salmon fleet. K I I- LI N G 2 UF Benito Falcon, Filipino Sec- retary of the Union, said the organization has 1,026 mem-- bers and 600 pledges. Yesterday the CIO an- . CPRAE . nounced the same number on GlrlPAdm.”; Plj(:sl:g Rat the list of their union. s d‘" °I‘(’A bk The list of the AFL mem- ed to Kin bers has been introduced but NEW YORK, April 23.—Elizabeth Will be checked for authen- Wagner, 22, factory worker, has ticity. confessed to Assistant District At- torney Edmund Rowan that she killed her brothers, Henry 21, and Village Under Water Charles 14, by feeding them rat 2, poison in food. MILWAUKEE, Wis,—Max Nohl, The girl related she was angry | Milwaukee diver, found a huge stone with Henry after a quarrel but is | structure 36 feet beneath the sur- unable to explain the killing of |face of Lake Mills, Wis. Scientists Charles, believe this is part of a flooded In- A murder charge has been placed |dian village of a type heretofore |against the girl. unknown.

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