The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 29, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5629. JUNEAU ALASKA THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 1931. MLMBER OF ASSOCIAT};D PRESS PRICE TEN CENT§ U.S. APOLOGIZES TO ITALY; GEN. BUTLER WILL NOT FOOD PRICES TO BE INVESTIGATED GENERAL PROBE IS AUTHORIZED BY COMMITTEE Oregon Senator Introduces Resolution Affording Wide Scope MEAT, SUGAR, BREAD INQUIRY ENLARGET By FRANK I. WELLER (A. P. Farm Editor) WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 29.— Che world of economics shortly wil sehold in the Chadbourne sugar »act the newest and probably the 10st spectacular of a series of stu- sendous effcrts to regulate the rorld supply of a great commodity German sugar interests, the last .0 ggree to the plan espoused for six months by Thomas L. Chad- bourne of the Cuban-Americar commission, have accepted dimin- shed export quotas along with th Jubans, Peruviaps, Javanese, Bel zians, Hungarians, Poles, Czecho T slovakians and others, WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 29.—| n, Cubans have a surplus of A proposal for a general invetiga-1, 505500 tons: the Germans, 812- tion of the fluctuations in commo- | ny" 1o the Javanese, 500,000 tons fl:tgyi:x;%esg::g ‘xi‘é;s p?evf:l:‘j jand the other parties to the pact ordered only a probe of bread, Wayhig. degrees..of sun_)lus, sugar and meat costs. All have agreed to stipulated re- A broad study of prices will be ductions in annual exports in the conducted by a special committee hope that less pressure on the to be appointed by Vice-President markgts will stimulate prices. Charles Curtis, President of the| Udlike all schemes that have Senate. The committee will de-[300€ before, notably for the con- s{trol of coffee and rubber, the termine causes and remedies. This Chadbourne plan seeks to bottle is proposed in a resolution intro- duced by Senator Frederick Steiwer |1P possible competition from the deficit-producing countries in the of Oregon. ugin Investigation of meat prices has|event of price increases, Investigators to Fathom Causes of Fluctuation, Give Remedies 1HIGHER WORLD PRICES GOAL OF NEW | SUGARPACT; BEET SUGAROUTPUT OF UNITED STATES MAY BE INCREASED | say, has a better chance of suc- |cess than any of the efforts that fhave gone before—provided it does | not stimulate production or put | new exporters into the business. | It is the second internationaleat- tempt to organize the world sugar | industry. The first, led by Cuba, bfnlled when Java refused to sacri- | fice the tremendous trade she had developed in the Orient and a number of the European countries | remained hesitant. For years Cuba has been trying to control her own output, alter- nating between presidential decree |of the amount of sugar to be pro- | duced in any one season and em- | bargoes when consumer markets | were flooded. Always Cuba ran into the same | difficulty experienced by the Brit- | exportation of rubber—expanded THOMA“ | preduction in competing countries. @ \ CHADBOUQNE | under the Stevenson plan, other nations, for an agreement bulk of rubber production on the whereby they will stay out of the Malay peninsula. export field. | British Undersold it Sugar Beets Benef| | Dutch, Chinese and native produc- Better world prices would make | o5 j; the East Indles began un- ish when they tried to control their' When the British government, | been added to the bread and sugar inquiry by Senator Capper’s com- mittee and he has summoned the Conferences are to be held with representatives of the industry from possible vast expansion of the sugar beet industry in this country. The cnndboume plan, economists | derse]lmg the British. *|building. Of the 1573 boxes in lhe| the United States, Great Britain, (Continued on Page Twm committeemen to meet this after- noon prepartory to calling tor heurings. - Senator Steiwer's resolunon would start consideration of “all factors influencing price relationships and practices which directly or indirect- ly depress prices paid producers or enhance prices paid by consum- ers of food products, including all practices which influence relation- ship by affecting credits, values of securities and commodities.” —————— CAPT, CLUETT'S BODY IS TAKEN TO NOVA SCOTIA Victim of U.S. Coast Guard| amer serving ten years of a life ] rds in the State Shell Is Sent to Can- | $55mn "% Jackson Mich., Lioyd adian Home T¢;‘ Years in Prisom; Now Declared Innocent Prevost (above) was granted | Eard I()y Governor Fred W, reen on grounds that loni and ‘thorough investigation prove Prevost was was convicted, entirel stantial evidence, of the murder of his friend and roommate, J. Stan- ley Brown, son of a promineni ! Detroit manufacturer. DROWNS WHEN HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 29. —The body of Capt. William Cluett, killed when the United States Coast Guard cutter 145 fired on the rum laden schooner Josephine K several days ago is being brought home and will arrive st Lunenbutn tomorrow. Press dispatches stated the Jose- phone K was within the 12-mile limit when shots were fired, one smashing through the pilot house innocent. by circum- Prevoui i Oil Receiver - SUPPORTSCASH | ' PLAN FOR VETS' CERTIFICATES Senator Couzens Announc- es Views—Veto Bound to Be Exercised WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 20.— Despite the opposition of Secre- tary of Treasury Mellon, advocates of cashing the veterans’ bonus cer- tificates clalm the Senate Finance Committee would approve of some of the many proposals. This claim is strengthened by the announcement by Senator Couzens of Michigan that he favors paying the veterans the full face value of certificates. ‘¢ Secretary Mellon, in a statement t | yesterday, said the cash payment would total $3,400,000,000 and this |would work a hardship on the | Government and taxpayers and | “greatly disturb the world's equil- ibrium.” It is believed that President Hoover, in view of the statement made by Secretary Mellon, will veto any bill calling for payment| e———————————————8 at face value. 1 TODAY'S STOCK | L s SNPSR D QUOTATIONS ot [ . Assoclated Press Phote W. C. McDuffie, receiver for the Richfield Oil company of California, said the company “probably would be able to pay all indebtedness.” il | fice Department, stressing the reg- and killing Capt. Cluett. Other press dispatches intimate the schooner was outside the treaty limit. An investigation is now in progress in New York City. The $300,000 liquor:cargo aboard ! the Josephine K was seized. The crew of the schooner.was placed under arrest and held on heavy bonds. ———— THOMPSON GETS DECISION OVE N. W. CHAMPION Yakima Cyclone Beats Ed-j die Gross Four of Six Round Bout SEATTLE, Jan. 29. — “Cyclone” ‘Thompson of Yakima, last night. gained the decision over Eddie Gross of Seattle. Both men are BIPLANE DROPS INTO COLUMBIA {Flying Instructor Loses His Life — Student Clings to Tail SPORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 29.— Fred W. Sauer, aged 25, Portland l~1'1y1ng' Instructor, was drowned when his biplane plunged upside [down in’the Columbia River, after I.spinnmg from a height of 3,500 feet. ! Marion Razey, aged 21, of Wa- pato, Washington, was injured. He clung to the tail of the machine. ]Razey was practicing spins. 'FLORY WILL ARRIVE | FROM WEST SATURDAY | Charles H. Flory, Alaska Commis- |sioner for the Department of Agri- arrive here Saturday on the steam- er Northwestern after a trip to Fairbanks to confer with Dr. iculture and Regional Forester, wm! heavyweights and fought the full Charles E. Bunnell of the Alaska six rounds. Agricultural College and School The last four rounds were given |0f Mines and with department CASE'S PLANE FOUNDWRECKED | ROUGHCOUNTR {Rescue Party Leaves for| Mountainous Section in Washington PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 29— Ranger Ross Shepard with twelve men left for Cape Horn, Washing- ton, today for the spot where Walter Case’s airplane has been discovered wrecked by a fellow air- mail flier, Al Davis. The country where the wrecked plane was sighted is rough and mountainous, near Washougal, Washington. | "Little hope exists that Case will {be found alive. Ranger Shepard and his party will be forced to wade in snow over the mountain trails. Pilot Case disappeared in a fog a week ago. Davis was on his regular mail flight when he discovered the NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine |stock today is 8%, American Can 110%, Anaconda Copper 33%, Beth- lenem Steel 49%, General Motors 38%, Granby Consolidated 16%, In- |ternational Harvester 52%, Kenne- |cott Copper 24, National Acme ,m Packard Motors 9%, Simmons 6%, Standard Brands 18, standlrd Oil of California 47%, lszsmurd Oil of New Jersey 47%, |U. 8. Bteel 140%, Curtiss-Wright 4%, Hudson Bay 4%, General Elec- tric 31%, Pacific Gas and Electric 46%, Pennsylvania Rallroad 61%, Westinghouse Electrical and Me- (chnnlcnl 85%. | {University Diet Table Keeps Co-eds Slender MADIBON, ‘Wis,, Jan. 20. — A special diet table nas solved the | problem of how to eat and grow thin at Chadbourne Hall, girls’ dormitory at the University of ‘Wisconsin. Tempting fattening foods are not served at the diet table. Intended originally for the too- plump co-ed, the table is said to have attracted another clientele— those who- belleve an ounce of pre- vention is worth a pound of cure. POSTAL BOXES | LARGER; SOME COSTLIER, Tll(l Mail Will Be Do Handled i Capitol Building Next Week In the new quarters for the post- office in the Capitol Building, mail| boxes will be bigger and better and | in some instances costlier. Just the bigger ones will be cosilier. The average will be 75 cents a quarter, as now; a larger size will be $1, and the largest will be $1.50. That's that. Here's something else. Any renter of a box who leaves the key in his other trousers or in her other handbag, will have to go home to get it or wait until all mall is distributed to buy another key, for no boxes will be opened from the inside or mail delivered from them. In New Office Soon According to the plans of Mrs J. C. Spickett, postmaster, Juneau's ‘mail will be handled in the new e & " |a graduated export tax on‘:;%i France, Italy, Spain, Russia and |British interests represented ‘post office quarters early next ‘week. |" “In the new office,” said Mrs._ | Spickett, “there will be 1573 boxes, For a time it worked. Then the!all owned by the government, as| compared with 1,088 in the old of- fice, belonging to B. M. Berends,‘ owner of the present post office new quarters, about 75 are large( slzes, to rent for $1 and $1.50 a| quarter, while the remainder are a quarter, “In connection with installation |of the nex boxes, instructions have been received from the Post Of-! (ulations forbidding the opening of iany boxes from the inside and { prohibiting delivery of mail from them by post office employes. hope to have the office in| its mew quarters in the Capitol| Building early next week. As soon’ @as the numbers of the.new boxes are received by renters they should have their mail addressed by box !number. It will facilitate distii- bution.” - JUNEAU IN BIG | CONTRAST WITH | ENTIRE NATION Community Highly Fortun- ate, Says Heintzleman, Relating Conditions ! Juneau presents a very pleasing contrast to anyone who has spent any time in the States which are |mired in the “slough of despond- ency,” declared Asst. Regional For- jester B. F. Heintzleman before the Chamber of Commerce today. “Conditions on the Pacific Coast are bad, and they grow progress- ively worse as one travels east,” he said. And in a wide area on the Atlantic slope, drought-stricken, the conditions produced by depres- sion are vastly aggravated. Juneau, he added, possibly does not fully, realize how fortunately it is situ-| ated. Sandy Smith Talks Mr. Heintzleman was one of four) speakars, the others being “Sandy” Smith, Howard Ashley, prominent Skagwayan, and F. A. J. Gallwas, of Douglas. Mr. Smith spoke on the value of good will to communi- tles; Mr. “Ashley urged the neces- sity for road construction at Skag- way, and Mr. Gallwas cited the services to be rendered to a com- munity by its Chamber of Com- merce, Declaring that he had little to add to the statement he gave The| Empire last Monday relative to the status of the local pulp and paper project, Mr. Heintzleman em- phasized that Iinitiation of con-| struction at this time was prevent- ed only by the effects of the cur- rent depression, and that as soon| as there average size to rent for 75 cenfs| - |standing committee, TO BE COURTMARTIALED GEN. SMEDLE ¥ D. BUTLER of the United States Marines, who must answer for remarks made in a recent speech against Premier Mussolini, The General says he will resign before he apologizes. | General has been under fire. FORMER ALASKAN TO ATTEMPT TO FREE MOONEY, BILLINGS SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 29. LI‘ B E R Als Alfl —Walter Liggett, years ago editor of the Daily Alaskan at Skagway, nnd former editor of the magazine Plam Talk, has arrived here to as- rume direction of a campaign to free Thomas Mooney and Warren KA Billings, serving life sentences |after convictjon of the Prepared- !ness Day bombing here in 1916. | Liggett said he came primarily ito aid Mooney but could not han- Two A[tacks Made by Con-, dle the Mooney case without also handllng Billings. servatives — Defeat | Means ’Res.ig“a'ii" | }D(]-X FLIGHT SPLEE S S POSTPONED Ramsay MacDonald’s government | LISBON, Spain, Jan. 29.—The fought off two Conservative at- tacks with the aid of the Liberals. Defeat would have meant the resig- tion to refect the Traders' Dispute o 10 Brazil h;:‘:reg;‘yp";;?n‘:z Bill, defining illegal strike and ‘ lockout, was defeated by 277 votes| in order to overhaul twelve motors. |A test flight was successfully made iyesterday and the ctart of the ocean trip was set for this morning but examination of the motors proved to 250. Baldwin’s motion that the bill be! an overhauling was necessary. - considered in a Committee of the| |TILSONS ENROUTE TO Baldwin labeled it a wonder” because of the the victory. e — “boneless nature of \ Whole instead of the Government’s SOUTH FOR VACATION was defeated | 308 to 244. The Liberals were with the Government. ] Alfred Tilson, pioneer Sitka busi- |ness man, and Mrs. Tilson, visited {Juncau friends last night during ‘the stay of the steamship Queen Joe Kelly, proprietor of a store in port. They are enroute to Cali- JOE KELLY IN HOSPITAL This is not the first time the “Fighting”, K iflflMPLIGATIUNS 'ARE CAUSED BY REGENT SPEECH |Marine Commander s Ut- terances Forces U. S. to Make Amends ORDER COURTMARTIAL, IPHILADELPHIA OFFICER [talian Ambassador Pleased with Action—Butler Takes Stand WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.— The United States has apologized |to Premier Benito Mussolini of | Italy because of the Philadelphia speech of Gen. Smedley D. Butler. Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson has handed Ambassador de Martino the note of apology. Secretary of Navy Charles F, | Adams refused to divulge Gen. Butler’s letter but it -is said he failed to assume he admitted the remarks. Ambassador de Martino called at the State Department and received the note of apology. He expressed satisfaction after a conference with Secretary -Stimson, Note of Apology The note of apology said in part: “To his Excellency—I have the honor to express the deep regret | {lection against Premier Mussolini In an unauthorized speech made by Major General Smedley D. Butler at Philadelphia on January 19. “Sincere regrets of this Govern- lment are extended to Premier Mus- {solini and the Italian people for | the discourteous and unwarranted utterances. (Signed) “HENRY L. STIMSON.” sy COURTMARTIAL ORDERED WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.— Secretary of Navy Adahs has ord- ered a courtmartial for Gen. Smed- ley D. Butler. The action followed receipt of a letter from the Marine Commander which gave the Gen- eral's version of his recent Phila~ delphia speech in which he is quot~ ed- as criticizing Premier Musso- lini of Italy. Gen. Butler was notified to place himself under arrest. Gen. Builer is quoted as saying the Duce's automobile struck a child and the Duce did not stop. The Duce sent denial to the Itallan Ambassador in Washing- ton, D. C, who immediately made a protest to the Government of the United States through Secre< tary of State Stimson. REFUSES TO APOLOGIZE PHILADELPHA, Penn., Jan. 29. —Gen. Butler has flatly refused to apologize for his statements about Premier Mussolini. He de- clared he had received his informa« tion from Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., who recently returned from a trip ito Italy and told him that the Italian dictator had made the re- mark, “What's the life of one child in the affairs of State?”, as quoted by Butler in a Philadelphia speech, “I'll resign my commission in the Marines before I'll publicly apologize to Mussolini,” Gen. But- ller was quoted as saying in re- sponse to the Navy Department's instructions for him to make such reparation. J, M, FORTIER PASSES AWAY WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 29. —J. M. (Ted) Fortier, aged 81 vears, a former Deputy U. S. Mar- shal in Alaska, in 1900, and a pio- neer of Bellingham, is dead here. He was in charge of the State fish hatchery here. —————— COLD TESTS AERO MOTOR | WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—A tem- 5 i this. Government. feels at the res’" .1 to Thompson by a wide margin. | agents, was a definite upward | The decision rates Thompson as{ He will be accompanied here by the best heavy in the Northwest|District Supervisor McDonald of as Gross won the Pacific North-|Chugach National Forest, and Ad- west heavyweight month ago, wreckage. The plane did not burn, it is said, after the crash. Colored glass windows, to give a B light that renders blood indistin- Louisian’s rice production for|guishable, is being tried at Michi- tournament . a|ministrative Assistant Pratt, both{1930 is indicated at 36 bushels per | gan State College 85 a cure for .ot Cordova. acre, or a total of 17,676,000 bushels. cannibalism in chickens. ‘ Yo TR B8 S turn to business the program would on Triangle Place, is in St. Ann's/fornia for a two-month vacation )perature of 80 degrees below zero be launched. He added that all Hospital for an operation. During| Mr. Tilson has been engaged injand air pressure of one-third that preliminaries have been disposed his absence from his store, the the transfer business in Sitka for[at sea level were attained at the of and there are no further impedi- | management will be in charge of & number of years. He recently sold | Bureau of Standards in testing a _|J. K. Campbell, one of the best this, but will continue to make that |navy alrcraft engine under stimu- (Ooutmd on Pqe Eight) y known salesmen in Juneau. / community his home. lated high altitude conditions, Tl