The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 21, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL. XXX\'.: NO. 5312. J UNEAU, AL LA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930. SKA MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS MPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS FIVE GREAT NAVAL POWERS IN CONFERENCE, LONDON SEA ARMAMENT LIMITATIO | ENFORCEMENT ~ ARMS PAR PEEE LEY ONE LEGISLATION | - STEP TOWARD IDEAL IS PROMISED Announcement Is Made by House Sub-committee— + Three Bills Be Drafted VASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—After rge. W. Wickersham, forcement Commis- be! it ,the House committee, decided to [t 1s to carry out the com recommendations to increase the powers of United States Commissioners so as to handle misden nor - ¢ in an effort to re congestion in the Fed- n C Sub: b liciary dr hree sion’ 2 Pound, member of mission, also appeared for e C. A. Christoph- 1 n of South Dakota, Wickersham and Pound clear- ar doubts held by the sub-committee on the constitution- ality of the procedure. "HOUSE “WETS” BLOC STARTS OWN HEARINGS resentative Linthicum Is Leader-—Prominent People May Testify up ¥ WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. — The “Wi bloc in the House today went ahead with plans of conduct- ing its own hearings for proposals for modifi on of the prohibition laws under the leadership of Rep- resentative J. Charles Linthicum, Dem of Maryland; cutive Committee will be ed to take charge of th rearings. # Prominent people from all parts of the country will be invited to appear, Representative Linthicum gaid and the Executive Committee will make a veeping investigation into conditions and tions.” e i Motion Picture Comedian Dies at Home in New York Lemaira, aged 46 years, musical ccmedy and motion picture come- dian, died at his’ home here last night. Lemaira rose to popularity as a partner of the vaudeville team of “Conroy and Lemire.” He also appeared in casts of Ziegfeld and George White Re- vues. year he joined Pathe. ’ ee— Giannini to Resign President of Trans- America Corporation SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 21. —A. P. Giannini, President of the Trans- America Corporation, an- es he will retire from that of- on February 1, the date of the ual meeting. His place will be taken by his son, L. O. Giannini, " present Executive Vice-President. A. P. Giannini is to become Too Energetic Associated Press Photo Violet Carlson, “Sweet Adeiine,” Into her work. tumble o realistically comedienne throws that “ oiaster cast. i {Prophesies {Collapse |0f Soviets { PARIS, Jan. 21.—The |Soviet {more and R more entangled es and aid Paul Mil the L Ker in a minister in government in a lecture to Russian that the alleged iis becom |hundred per cent C |to it. He aver |movement is bei ‘.ol scepticism and discouragem: | Stalin, Russia’s “man of steel, doing everything possible to Idovrn the pi {what Miliu |the system. | - e —— §Narroli(' Vaccine Reporied to Be Found in France 1. PARIS, Jan. 21.—Experi- |® ments in attempting to re- j® lieve craving for narcotics by |® hypodermic injections of sub- }t stances taken from the drug {® addict are described to the JO Academy of Medicine, Paris, ® by Dr. Modinos. Ld He says he prepares a se- |® rum from reactions taking |® place near the spot where a hypodermic drug needle pierces the skin. e o THANE ROAD WORK { Latin is studied by nearly 50 per| Chairman of the Advisory Commit- cent of the 6,800 foreign language .oo-ucoo-o‘o-- students in Idaho. herself She did a stage she broke an arm, and now she's play: ing her part with the wing in & ian government is becoming its is losing abyss t that even one mmunists are recommenda- no longer able to close their eyes ed that th> whole g swept by a wave |—— slow cess of disintegration ® NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Geor;c’cf the Soviet regime and to delay calls the collapse of This is series of five ron Price, chi ington Bureau of ciated Press, on ences at London today, ament. M companies t tells plainly and understand- ingly what may happen. e e 0060060 e DIFFICULT! By BYRON PRICE aff Writer) 1 temper; the tions with the knowledge t , after the negotiations of 1930 are but one mor tep in the long and lusive quest of the idehl of peacs. Being practical men, not one cf m really has dreamed of writing swer to the age-old riddie of sea power. Reader of of the dispatches from Londor: uld know that no mem- ber of the conference expected the millennium to date from the open- ing session today. Under the brokd al phrases the loftiest utterances of the s will be found a note of tion that whatever great may be done, much will re- gener: of The months of preliminary dis- cussion have brought more ar more into the open the obstacles which lie ahead. The United States and Great Britain have | C——— ] delegates are shown above. rial Army Makes Cross-Couniry D al agread to equalize their navies, but | the vastly important techn method of that equalization sti to be determined. erious Opposition There will be se {o any project to abolish either the submarine or the battleship. Japan wants a cruiser strength above the 5-5-3 rating which the United 7(Ci)nlinued on Pag: Six) g D EMPLOYMENT TIDE CHANGES Back in Right ‘Direction—— i First Time Since Stock | Market Crash e | WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Presi- o dent Hoover said today that the ® Department of Labor reported that e for the first time © ‘market crash the tide of employ- ® ment has changed in the right di- o [rection. ®| “There has been a distinct in- s ® |crease in employment all over the| ® country within the last 10 days @ | President Hoover said, basing his e statement on Department of Labor ® reports. . e o M ACDONALD TACKLES DOUBLE T ASK DURING LONDON ARMS PARLEY | | | | [ | i o from Selfbridge Field, Mich., to Spokane, Washingtor pose of the flight, which is ui mand of Major Ralph Royce, i By FRANK HAVILAND KING NOT TO COMMENCE | tee of the Corporation. FRANCE WOULD PUT FLAG ON SEVEN SEAS PARIS, Jan. 21.—France wants her place on the seas.* She wants a m nt fleet, flying her flag in every port. *~ To do this a new Ministry of Merchant Marine has been created in the Tardieu cabinet and all the s and ends of functions pertain- to shipping have been fished jout of corners in a haif dozen oth- er ministries by the new cabinet officer, Louis Rollin, Half a century ago France was the third most important power on the sea. Today she is sixth. Ger- with almost no boats after , has passed France in 10 years. of fifth place. Italy has crowded her out | Gathering all the ports, 000 tons afloat. Recently, |French flag. | merchandise has been carried French boats. light- aouses, technical shipping commis- sions and other like work under his authority, Rollin has set out to or- ganize and modernize the ships and shipping of France, which amounts to only five per cent of the 67,000, parliament authorized the government to regulate the sale of French vessels to foreigners as a means of keeping what ships there are until organization makes it profitable for a ship to fly the In trade between France and oth- ler countries, less than a fifth of the by i FOR FEW MONTHS| No construction will be undertak- | jen on the section of the Thane Highway affected recently by a; marine disturbance, until next {Spring, it was announced today by | [M. D. Williams of the Bureau of | {Public Roads. | | Following the blasting away of| the undermined section of the bank ?adjacent to the road the highway | |was again opened to traffic. Noth- | ng will be done until the ground | {has completely thawed in the spring, as it is possible, Mr. Wil- liams said, more of the road may |slide into the Channel at that |time. i Whether the old road will be re-| \paired or a new one constructed has | [not been definitely announced, but it is thought likely a spur of sev- eral hundred feet will be con- structed farther up on the hillside so as to put the road out of dan-| ger from possible future slides. | | I 'sult in failure of both, and Mac~ (A. P. Staff Writer) LONDON who Jan. 21.—Amerlcar me Minister Ram MacDonald last autumn know that he has broad shoulders. P And that he needs them and all |, the resources of his rugged phy- que tk 3 no doubt, for begin- ning today he will shoulder the heaviest burdens of a British states- | man in recent years when he bal- ances on either side of his massive head the of steering his mi- nority Labor government through parliament and at the same time acting as Chief British Delegate to the Five Power naval conference. Pa and the conference meet today, the Commons at one end of 3 ster, the arman gallery of the House of Lords at the other end. ju sue the of sul Naturally to attempt the dual task of leadership might easily re- off oth Donald will name as deputy leader 'i | Lineup of the twenty-one army planes tak- | ing part in the trial co]d-\‘:i*:\lher flight Mt. der the com- ind Dons and Dual Task !the president works harder than fliers as wel for facing th addition to t proof masks | Clemens, 1. The pur- s to provide 1 affairs at The Hague rep- conference last summe confidence of the British ( irrespective of party. the final responsibility will he prime minister’s. Crises wi > the government as they hav arly every month since Labo X power. Some of them have minor demonstrations of dis- d opposmur); others, such as| government’s narrow before Christmas on the coa try bill, have been major is- which if not handled 1l > combined skill and ur the Labor party would have re ted Difficult Task task the prime minister fac: next few mo a man of lesser strength may even tax the stamina of sturdy Scot. English puk icials believe that an American any man in public life, combin- as he does executive, social and of the House, his right hand man,|numberless other tasks which in Phili Exchequer, who by his conduct of | Snowden, Chancellor of the,——— (Continued on Page Three) in political disaster for Mac- 1 {VfiERE AMERICAN DELEGATES WILL SITATFIVE POWER NAVAL CONFERENCE Here Is the room In St. Jame’s palace in which delegates to the London naval disarmament conference will meet. 1) < Lo X 1 a a thorough test of the equipment of the 41 | as of the planes themselves e cold weather conditions, in 1e fleece-lined boots and snow- of the fher (internativual Newsreeis 'Young Plan {Finally Adopted | And Signed ! THE EAGUE, Jan. 21 The Young Plan for W We reparations = paymen: regarde finally removing damage bills from the sphere of diplomacy to that of eco- nomics where the' creditor d debtor alike can cooper- formally adopted igned at 4:40 o'clock y afternoon This successor the ! Plan. ° ° ° ° ° . ° . . was of D - ape | |Former Grand Opera Star Killed by Train; May Be Suicide Case CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 21. Elena Acedano ‘Pratt, 38 rmer Grand Opera te yesterday w! electric train at B hurb. y walked in the path of th Her brother said his sister ce 10 years ago, after and since that time, em to hold much for her.” -ee Canton, China, now has 15 mo- Jtiuu picture houses. ©csceco0eo0ecece itemen said the woman de- | " CONFERENCES OPENED TODAY {King George Makes Ad- | dress to Delegates— ‘ Nations Respond OPENING MEETING IS BRIEF; ADJOURNMENT Aims of P;’lé_v and Pur- poses Are Stated—Stim- son Makes Pledge, U.S. LONDON, Jan. 21.—Sound- ing a call in words heard around the world, five great naval powers consecrated themselves anew teday for peace at the onening sessicn of their long awaited confer- ence on further limitations of armaments at sea. Their first meeting was op- ened with impressive dignity in the Royal Gallery of the Palace of Westminster by King George who spoke of the competition of building ships of war. | The different nations, h Fo— s A nciated Press Photo The seven American |1 turn, dectarcd in elogaent” g1 |phrases their readiness for - - |common sacrifice and com- 11 i) §9 mon interest. | When the formal opening ad- !dresses, which were broadcast by a world-wide hook-up, were complet- BUMPLETES TRIP ed, the conference adjourned to re- |convene on Thursday in St. James Palace. E A ST Tu w E s T: Tomorrow the delegates will spend in informal discussion and clear the way for Thursday's meeting, ' o |w h will be a private one. . N o 1 King’s Keynote Flies Over Continental Di-| «1 petieve you, to whom your Vidc on 'Lasl Leg and governments erm‘usted the high ;mlsslun of continuing the task be- Reach Spokane gun in Washington, animated by = ke |single minded intentions of work- 5 ing, not with any selfish exciusive- BPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 21.—The 1y "natjonalistic purpose, but with Army’s “Ar Patrol” came OVer nohle inspirations, resolved to re- when the last of the planes able t0 |move once for all this particular fly over the Continental Divide, ohstacle from the path of orderly arri here. Only three planes | cjyilized progress,” said King George complete the long trip in his opening address at today's dge Fileld, Michigan. |conference. 15 accomplished through| American Secretary of State Hen- low temperatures and |ry M. Stimson pledged cooperation ual conditions. |of the United Statesato further the The temperature was 50 degrees jefforts of disarmament both land, belo in Montana. |naval and in the air. t is said to have been| Fog Prevails e, demonstrating what| London served up a strong fog 1 do un extreme \which delayed the delegations in conditions and also arriving at the Palace of West~ improvements are jminster, to make winter flying. | American Ambassador Charles G. ' will return to the Dawes, to Great Britain, missed ; field {the King's speech on account of - - |being delayed by the fog. i s LOCAL RADIO FANS HEAR OPENING OF i FOREIGN = MEETING | what | oo e v e s e 00 . TODAY'S STOCK . . QUOTATIONS . . . Those radio fans who forsook NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Alaska Ju-|their slozp for an hour or more neau mine stock is quoted today atijast night were treated to an un- 7%, American Ice 367, Anaconda usual period of entertainment over ilehem Steel 96%, Central (the ether General Motors 40%,| Numerous coast stations were in= 1st 43%, Granby 52%, Grigs- |cluded in the nation-wide hook-up mnow 14%, Kennecott $6%,|which carried the opening address Acme 19%, Packard 16, of the Naval Armament Reduction National Brands 27"Parley in London, made by King of California 60, Stan- ge of England {f New Jersey 63, U. 8 Approximately at o'clock King George went on the air, and was followed by members of the visit- ing delegations and by Ramsay Vinister to EF'V'I" {MacDonald, Prime Minister of Eng- s i land. 1ppeinted by Hoover, | peception was considerably better ‘Il'lll‘sl(’l' to I’,’('ullll()l‘ early this morning than it has been {for some time, and voices of the speakers carried with excellent dis- tinction, with few interruptions by local interference. - ALASKA SNOW COVER Radio 35 2 - WASHINGTON, Jan — The appointment of Franklin Mott Gun- now Minis to Egypt, to Ecuador, is announcec President Hoover. Gun- hard’ Bading, of 21 ter . by Pisdonan The snow cover in various sec- ions of Alaska, up to 8 o'clock last night as reported to the Juneau ouri’s goats are putting her | Weather Bureau, follows: in the shade. Last, Fort Yuken, 10 inches; Eagle, 8 goats supplied 178,000 inches; Nome, 42 inches; Cordova mohair for motor car|!l inches; Point Barrow, 15 inches, and Juneau, trace. --e | hules 000 of yea pou