The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 20, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL YXXVII., NO. 5595. JUNI:AU AL/\SKA SATUR“)A\ “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” DECEMBER 20, 1930. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN ‘CENTS STEAMERS CRASH IN DENSE FOG; 45 PERSONS DEA CONGRESS GIVES SUM T DROUGHT RELIEF MEASUREPASSES 80ES T0 HOOVER Bill Cames Amount of% Forty-five Million | Dollars for Aid WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 20.— The first the relief measures, the authorization of $45,000,000 for loans to farmers in the drought areas to put in next year's crops, got through Congress yesterday and was nt to President Hoover for his on. Democrats condemned the bill be- cause it failed to contain a direct provision for food loans in stricken agricultural areas. The drought relief measure pass- ed without a roll call. FOR BUSY DAY HING1Un, ». C., Dec. 20.— s prepared for a busy day it convened .this morning thinking of the possibility of tak- ing a recess for the Christmas holi- days. The Agriculture Department ad- vised the House Appropriations Committee that it is not necessar: to have the $45,000,000 drought re-| lief money before Christmas. The Department said the funds should be supplied immediately after the holidays because of preliminary’ work to‘be done and to occupy the intervening time. Authorization of the fund was finally voted yesterday and the bill must now be signed by Presi- dent Hoover. Food loans have the measurv NOT UILTY NN PLEA MADE BY been cut out (lf GHBESSEMYER Alleged Confessor to $8,- 000,000 Embezzle- ment Is Arraigned | LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 20.—! Gilbert H. Sessemyer, Secretary and Manager of the Guaranty Building and Loan Association who allegedly confessed embezzlement of $8,000000 of the association’s funds, entered a plea of not guilty to 'the indictment charging ten county of grand theft. Trial was set for January 5 but Bessemyer’s at- torney said he would ask for a continuance. — oo Henry Roden, prominent local at- | torney, who has been attending the Federal District Court term at Ketchikan, proceeded from there to Seattle on legal business. Associated Press Photo Gloria Swanson, film actress, pho- | ~ographed while attending the races at Deauville, France, recently. FRENCH PREMIER SPRINGS ONE 0 HIS 0PPOSITION rns Parliament to| our MaLe Sure of Office r Three Weeks PARIS, Dec. 20.—Premier Theo- dore Steeg made sure yesterday he weuld hold his office for at least three weeks when he recad a Presi- dential decree adjourning Parlia- ment until the second Tuesday in | January. The oposition was taken com- ‘pletcl\, by surprise and stormed | up and down the aisles but could do nothing to avert adjournment. e — BOWLING ACE IS RECOVERING FORM DETROIT, Dec. 20.—Bill Knox, bowling ace and the first man to bowl a perfect score of 300 in the American Bowling Congress tour- | nament, recently played his first jgame after being operated on for an infection that developed on his ! right thumb. After a layoff of four- teen moni Knox bowled three games for a total of 705, scoring 204, 255 and 246. ALL SIGNS POINT TO BETTERMENT INNEAR FUTURE CLEVELAND, Dec. 20.—The bot- tom of the business depression Is at hand, according to all the “old gigns and symptoms,” and recov- ery next year should be expected, Col. Leonard P. Ayres, Vice-Presi- dent of the Cleveland Trust Com- pany and internationally promin- ent business forecaster, said. He made this forecast in his annual address before the Cleve- land Chamber of Commerce. He cautioned, however, that it “is, already clear that we are not warranted in expecting a rapid re- covery. “The purchasing power of an important part of our population is still seriously restricted by the paying down, of debts incurred in unsuccessful stock speculation,” he said. Another reason for a delay in business recovery is that although we have an abundant supply of credit “we have not developed any new wave of constructive enterprise such as camals, railroads, war ma- These activities have usually come advantage of the low interest rates to float bond issues for financing expansion and improvements. Such new construction most effective force making for business recovery because the wages that are paid produce a prompt restoration of the purchasing pow- er of the workers without resulting in output of new goods which the workers must buy if work is con- tinued,” he said. He continued that “it now seems likely that business recovery will begin as a combination of many minor improvements by the devel- opments that normally occur in such a period. These should in- clude rising trends for short-term interest rates, bond prices and stock prices, and advances before the end of the year in wholesale prices and industrial employment. Some increases over 1930 seem probable in building construction, | iron and steel output, and the pro- terials, highways and automobiles. duction of automobiles.” from men of courage who took| is the| 'YULETIDE TREE 70 BE LIGHTED AT A TOMORROW | | | _— | T \Singing of Carols Will Mark! Beginning of Christ- mas Festivities At 4 o'clock tomorrow afternson, just after twilight, Juneau's com- munity tree, all aglow with a mul- titude of vari-colored electric lig will signalize the beginr Yuletide festivities. Mos population of the city is to gather at the spaciocus Corner beside a curb of stands erect the towering ever- green, with thick, wide-spreading branches. : arrangement of the Woman's Club, which has charge of phase of the season's celebration, the exercises will consist of only the group singing of carols. Five Pepular Carols this | Mrs. W. E. Ellis, who is caring for | has chosen nal the music details, the occasion five tradit of which have been printed on | paper for distribution among thosz who will be assembled there. The | selections are “Come All Ye Faitl | ful,” i Clear,” “Joy to the World,” lee Town of Bethlehem” and | “Silent Night” For the singing, therc vull be organ accompaniment, d by Mrs. G. E. Krause. Good Group of Leaders At the Nonhm\ Light Presbyter- iast Thursday evening. E‘.hs directed a practice of, the carols. Seventy persons were present, so there will be a good group of voices to lead tomorrow. The tree was cut, brought to town and erected yesterday | Mayor Thomas B. Judson and a | erew of city workers. It is a noble specimen of Alaska’s timber wealth. {With the Woman’s Club, of which rs. J. P. Willlams is president, suppmng the wire and globes, the { Alaska Electric Light and Power {Company is donating the service of putting them in place today and will contribute the electricity for the illumination. — e ITALIA BALBO ' FORGED DOWN, Mrs CARTAGENA, Spain, Dec. General TItalio Balbo, Italian Air Minister, arrived here today with three of six seaplanes which had taken refuge from the storm at Balearic Isles. They were forced | down there on a flight from Orbe- | tello, Italy, to this port. Three other seaplanes are ex-| pected to arrive this afternono, if good weather continues. There are twelve seaplanes the squadron. When all are as- sembled the next hop will be for! Kieniyra, Morocco, on the propos- led flight to Rio de Janerio. e rovAY’S STOCK QUOTATIONS . | NEW YORK CITY, N. Y, Dec. 20.—Closing quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 7%, American Can 112%, Anaconda Copper 27, Bethlehem Steel 53, Fox Films 2! General Motors 34%, Granby Consolidated 15, Interna- tional Harvester 50, Kennecott Cor- | poration 217%, Montgomery-Ward Beds 16, Standard Standard United Motors 9%, Simmons Standard Brands 16%, Oil of California 457%, Oll of New Jersey 47%, Aircraft 24%, U. S. Steel Curtiss-Wright 27%, Pacific Gas and Electric 40%, Pennsylvama Rail-| road 577%, Westinghouse Electric and Mechanical 95%, General Elec- tric 44%. - e——— Gerald L. Church. Deputy Fed- {eral Prohibition Administrator in charge of the Alaska unit, returned 'home last night after attending a term of the Federal District Court at Ketchikan. It Came Upon A Midn:gh:i IN AR AGAIN |18%, National Acme 7%, Packard 140%, | for | and | popular vocal selections, the words | Charles Curtis. | Tennessee; Robert D. Carey, VICE-PESIDENT CURTIS G EETS NEW MEMBERS OF THE SENATE Wyoming; | te the senate this session; he assumed office by appointment last session. - associated Press Photo New members of the United States senate posed on the steps of the capital after being welcomed to congress by Vice-President Left to right: Curtis, Ben Willlamson, Kentucky: George McGill, Kansas; Robert J. Bulkley, Ohio; Willlam E. Brock, James J. Davis, Pennsylvania, and Dwight W. Morrow, "aw Jersey. All except Brock are new SPEAKER LONGWORTH WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS TO CONGRESS by || congress. Left to right: Edward W, Goss, Connecticut: Claude V. Parsons, lllinois; Frank W. Hancock, jr., Norts consin, and John L. Dorsey, ir. Kantucky KILLED ON HIS, WAY HOME FOR . HOLIDAY SEASON Stanford Studen! Dies Freak Accident—2 Others Injured CHEHALIS, Wash, Dec | Within sevEnty miles of his |in Tacoma after a 1,000 m from Palo Alto, California he is a student at Stanford versity, Willlam Luenb: killed in" a freak automob cident here yesterday. A canvas, covering suit the runuing board of roadster, came loose ar in the rear wheels, cau to roll over several tim Two other students were They were also enroute spend the Christmas holi - e in i o! B | PLAN TRANS-ATLANTI( RACE NEXT | LONDON, Dec. 20 (lantic yacht race to start port, R. I, and end at was announced today summer by the Ocean Rac! of Great Britain. The s was fixed at July 4, ne Yachts of any rig wi five to seventy-two feet line will be eligible to com SUMMER ¢ th h p(of the many | PARIS, D ~mian and his works through the ages will be | shown at the International Colon- ial Exposition, due to open next May at the gates of Paris. Primitive man and primitive art will come from some of the dark spots of Africa and modern man and modern art will be here from Morocco, Algeria and other highly developed over s possession of |many nations. The United tes is to be one nibitors and will have displays from its Paclfic pos- sessions, Porto Rico, Islands and Alaska In the beautiful Vincennes, adjcining east, th will natives from all cont major | 1 be every country with others that have close relations hem, have been in- vited. o wooded Bois de Paris on the assembie colonial inents The French but colonies and with erected on mile of the Vincennes its big lake and two are being SUOPPING VayS 10 CHRICTMAS & | a billion franes the Virgin\ cominercial | islands. The a permanent s will disapg the six seven months of the expositions. Marshal Hubert Lyautey, France's “Empire Builder” the man who turned Morocco in twenty years from a wild land to a peaceful industrial and agricultural source future French wealth, is presi- dent of the colonial show. Hal - $20,000,000—was made available for the building of the exposition and the Government has thrown all its colonial re- sources into an effort to convince the world that the colonies can be the granaries and the factories of a much-peopled France, peopled by 100,000,000 persons. Indo - China will be with its mysterious Tem ke have 8¢ :) of it still ‘\lm \Hll lm ve bcmm its uilding a great carved column sur- unted with the steers’ horns tha y such a part in its primitive Alm ria, Tun Morocco, Ta all the rest of the French m ave places try to Museum is All others represented will of their - e aspects FRANCE TO SHOW MAN’S PROGRESS THROUGH AGES AT 1931 EXPOSITION Associated Press Photo New members of the house of representatives posed for a picture with Speaker Nicholas Longworth after he had welcomed them t Robe r( F. Rich and Edmund F. Erk, Pennsylvania; Robert L; Hogg, West Virginiaj arclina; Longworth; Hinton James, North Carslina; Michael K. Reilly; Wis Special Christmas Edition Issued By Empire Sunday > will sue its 1 Christmas actically tomorrow annual Edition in every lo- house and in- extends the ings to the the community and The edition con- pages includ r page in ess firm 28 hristmas 1. Even h makes if in both descriptive among of the As Mo nd features. Ur Mike man, left steamer Portland two weeks. Pusich, her Yukon He will rety v and in about off v [ for Br from bur RGNS TR ed States Deputy Marshal n arrive headqu rs at night Peters- the local €5 Marshal MANY PERISH AS 2 CRAFTS COLLIDE;ONE BOAT SINKS Steamers Rushing to Scene to Give Aid—Search for Bedies or Survivors COPENHAGEN, Dec. 20. —Ferty-five includ- ing seventeen passengers of the Finnish steamer Oberon, are believed to have perished off Laso Island when the Oberon cellided with the Fin- nish steamerr Arcturus in a persons, with a bad hole, stocod by and rescued thirty-six, believed to include ‘lwenly-iwo passengers of the Oberon who were put over | the side of the ship in the | lifeboats or grabbed lifebelts ! thrown from the Arcturus. The captains of the two steamers are brothers, Eric | Hjelt of the Oberon, and Ossi { Hjelt of the Arcturus. | The steamer Svenskund i broke through the fog early this forenoon to search the | larea for additional bodies or I'survivors of the Oberon. | The Oberon sunk four min- utes after the impact. | Messages received this fore- noon stated the Danish | steamer Garn has picked up | several hodies. | The steamer Hengist is re- ported to have rescued four members of the Oberon’s crew. The captain of the Oberon has been taken aboard his brother’s boat with the first and second mates FREIGHTER AND DREDGER MEET ~~ INCOLLISION SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, —The Jefferson Myers, Quaker Line freighter from Philadelp! and the Government dredge A. Mec- Kenzie, collided outside the Golden Gate this morning The damage is not believed grea§ as both wi are proceeding hero under their own power. The dredge was working on the bar outside of Golden Gate. The cause of the collision is not known. The weather is reported to have been clear. t The Jefferson Myers is a freight= er of 4,825 tons. :TWO SHIPS IN 'COLLISION IN : EARLYMORNING YARMOUTH, England, Dec. 20. Seventeen members of the crew the freighter Glen Derry were brought here this forenoon by the reighter Hedworth which rammed the Glen Derry and sunk her dur=- ing the night. The crash, it rific one. The members of the crew of the Glen Derry jumped to the decks »f the Hedworth while the ships were still jammed together. The Hedworth was slightly dam- aged The Glen Derry sank rapidly. £ of is said, was a ter- C.