The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 30, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIIL, NO. 5862. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1931. 'MEMBER OF | HOOVER IS AROUSED AT CRITICIS RUSSIA DENIES MOBILIZING RE . for cold weather duty. ASSOCIATED PRESS ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS OF NAVAL POLICY SOVIET IS NOT CONCENTRATING | IN MANCHURIA! Japan Info:nl—ed No Mili- tary Action Being Tak- | en to Cause Concern MORE RESENTMENT SHOWN TO LEAGUE Approve Defiance on Reso- lution to Evacuate Man- | churia by November 16 | TOKYO, Oct. 30.—Japan has re- ceived with satisfaction informa- tion of repudiation from Moscow of reports of Russian military meas- ures destined to affect the Man- churian situation. News dispatches received here said Foreign Commissar Karkhan denied to the Japan Ambassador that Russia was sending military forces to aid the Amur Army in Manchuria or that Russia is mob- ilizing on the Manchurian-Siberian | border. | A Rengo News Agency reports’ that 50 Chinese and three Japan- ese were killed when bandits looted | a small village between Sipingkai and Taonan. i Japanese public opinion has stiff- ened in favor of the Government's action in Manchuria and its de- fiance of the League of Nations resolution calling for withdrawal of | Japanese troops. from Manchuris by November 186. . Japanese soldiers holding several Manchurian cities are making plans : i i | ARE ENTOMBED FOR 123 HOURS; RESCUED ALIVE Four Other Men Instantly Killed by Explosion | in Coal Mine | I} MOCANAQUA, Pennsylvania, Oct.' 30.—Rescue workers have brought out alive two of six miners who have been entombed since last Saturday by an explosion in the local mine of the West End Coal Company. Four miners are dead.| The two miners rescued are| John Tomashunis, aged 40, father:' of seven children, and Joseph Mat-' zoni, aged 22. Both men are in excellent condition considering their long entombment. The dead are: John Molitoris, aged 35, father of three children; Jacon Tunis,| aged 45, father of four chiidren; | Henry Ceglarski, aged 23, single; Paul Novak, aged 42, also single. The dead men were killed in-| stantly by the force of the ex- plosion. The two others were vic- | tims of after-damp but remained conscious and kept alive. They had been entombed 133 hours. e MARSHAL SULLIVAN GOES WEST ON STR. ALASKA United States Marshal H. P. Sul- livan of the Third Division is a, 'Attorney Harry Morton to Assoclated Pross Photo ‘The nation’s first Indy attended the natlonal Girl scout convention In Buffalo, N. Y. Left to right: Mayor Charips Roesch of Buffalo, Mrs. Hoover, and Mrs. Frederick Edey, natianal president of Giri scouts. FORD PLANTS | BACK ON OLD WAGE SCALE Minimum of Six Dollars a: Day, Instead of Seven Dollars, Prevails | Ciaims Goverl;d;';hip DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 30.— ‘The Ford Motor Company an- nounced yesterday that shops will | be returned to a $6 day minimum j wage which was in effect before Henry Ford increased the mini-| mum wage to $7 a day on DecemJ‘ ber 1, 1929. | The announcement, which saidf the change was made three weeks ago, referred to the $1 added in 1029 as a “‘depression dollar” and| to the $7 rate as an “emergency | rate.” f The $1 rate increased the wage cost of the company $35,176,000 o:!: an average of $1,600,000 a month} during the 22 months it was in effect, the company officials said. _———————— ANCHORAGE T0 SEND DELEGATE TOWASHINGTON Associaled Press Photo Lieut. Gov. Paul N. Cyr (above) took the oath as governor of Louisi- ana as the first step In his move- ment to test the legality of Gov. Huey P. Long continuing In office after his election to the senate. GIANT PLANET FLYING AROUND Internationally Known As- | tronomer Reports { ; New Discovery NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—A predic- tion that a new giant planet is fly- ing far outside the present limits of the solar system has been re- ceived from Prof. William Picker- ing, internaticnally known astron- He calls it the unknown 'planet P which he estimated ... Seek Action on Two Proposals ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 30.— A group of forty business men and professional men yesterday‘; voted to send Harry Morton, attor- | ney, to Washington, D. C., to seek | favorable action on the proposal ' °Mer: passenger on the steamer Alaska ' for a PFederal building here. enroute to his headquarters at Vll-! Morton will also urge revision dez. He has been to the States with prisoners. downward of freight and passenger {third most massive of the Sun's ! family, surpassed only by Jupiter (and ringed Saturn rates on the Alaska Railroad. Chinese in Canada Offer Men, Money; War Is Urged VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 30— Leaders of the Chinese colony here assert that Chinese nationals throughout Canada, numbering some 25,000, are prepared to er- ganize a volunteer battalion of in- fantry and raise money for an avi- ation corps should developments in Manchuria justify it. The local leaders state that while such centers as Windsor, Ont., To- ronto and some oOrganizations in Vancouver, are urging the Nation- alist government to declare war against Japan, the majority of the colonies are adopting & waiting pol- | He estimates the planct P as half the size of Jupiter. EpleAGIRIE New Schools Ready | ;31 for N. Y. Pupils in ’32 NEW LAND IN ARCTIC OCEAN Unmapped Island Is Re- ported to Have Been Found by Eskimo WHETSTONE ROCK 1S BROUGHT BACK Location—aen as 150 Miles North of Mouth of Colville River POINT BARROW, Alaska, Oct. 30. —Recent arrivals from the East Coast reported the npplren‘ dis- covery of an unmapped island in the Arctic Ocean approximately 150 miles north of the mouth of the Colville River. The land is reported to have been found by an Eskimo named Takpuk who was with a party aboard a 10-ton power schooner which was blown off the course while hunting whales. Takpuk said the rocky island was more than one mile long and high enough to be seen several miles. The crew of the schooner landed and collected samples of rock which are said to make good whetstones. It is believed the island might be the one reported by Capt. Keenan, 75 years ago, but never rediscovered. Some, however, be- liev that Qyuk's islln(%:;s north of the nan report BULLET IN HIS HEART,FARMER. STILL LIVING Physicians Confident He Will Recover — Is Unusual Case MUNCIE, Indiana, Oct. 30.— Although he has a bullet in his heart, Cletis Sweney, Gaston farm- er, expects to go home soon from a hospital here. The injury was inflicted several weeks ago. Physicians are confident Sweeney will recover fully. He has been walking around the hospital grounds for the past few days. So unusual is the case, that a number of papers have been pre- pared about it by physicians. REV. TOMLINSON PASSES IN EAST ELIZABETH, N. J., Oct. 30.—The Rev. Dr. Everett Titsworth Tom- linson, aged 72 years, prominent Baptist, and author of many boys’ books, is dead here. He is cred- ited with being the most popular American author in juvenile liter- ature. ———.——— HAWKESWORTHS RETURN FROM WASHINGTON TRIP Charles 'W. Hawkesworth, Acting Chief of the Alaska Division of the Office of Indian Affairs, and Mrs. Hawkesworth returned home today after a several weeks' trip to Wash- ington, D. C. Mr. Hawkesworth was called there to appear before the Bureau of Budget in connec< tion with his estimates for the next fiscal year. 1S DISCOVERED SENATOR FESS WILL HANG ON AS CHAIRMAN Agrees to Head Republi- can National Commit- tee for Present TO RELINQUISH JOB AFTER CONVENTION Campaign Mana ger Will then Be Chosen to Take Full Charge WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 30.— United States Senator Simeon D. Fess agreed yesterday to keep on the job he has been trying to get rid of—Chairman of the Republi- can National Committee — until after the party convention next year. Senator Fess wanted to get rid of the Chairmanship before Con- gress convenes. ‘The Republican National Com- mittee will meet Dzcember 15 to select the convention city with Cleveland and Chicago contending for the honor. After the Republican Convention, a campaign manager will be chosen to take chargs immediately of the party organization. g STOCK PRIGES SHOW ADVANCE, DULL MARKET Steels Méke-gght Increase —Rails Go Up—To- baccos Rally NEW YORK, Oct. 30. — Stocks settled back today after a brisk early advance but the general tone of the market was dull. Extreme gains of one point or two occurred for numerous prin- cipal shares. United States Steel, Bethlehem Stecel, New York Central, New Haven, Southern Pacific, Illinois Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Am- erican ‘Can and Atchison were from one to two and three-fourths points higher than at yesterday’s close. American Telephone went up two points, Unlon Pacific four points, and tobaccos also railied. Northern American. Electric Power and Light, Radio, Keith and Pennsylvania sagged. SRR —_ CLOSING STOCK PRICES ! NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14, American Can 81%, Anaconda 15%, Bethlehem Steel 25%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films 8, General Motors 25%, In- ternational Harvester 207%, Kenne- cott 13%, Packard Motors 5, Stand- ard Oil of New Jersey 337%, United Alrcraft 15%, United States Steel 66%, Fox Theatres, on curb, 1%, Standard Oil of California 33%. — e Couple Told to Settle “Childish” Marital Rift NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Supreme Court Justice Dunne in Brooklyn told Martin Siegel, assistant fire marshal and his wife to try to set- tle the “childish” differences that led to their separation. The cou- ple quarreled over whether their baby son should be allowed to stay up to greet the New Year three years ago. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Thirty- one school buildings, estimated at 1418452698 are under construction cided very shortly, a meeting og;in New York City and will be rea- Chinese will be held here and else-|dy for the fall term of 1932, ac- where-in Canada with the probable jcording to a report submitted to purpose of urging the Chinese/the board of education by Walter government to declare war on the‘C. Martin, superintendent of school basis of “putting our backs to the buildings. wall and fighting for our national| They will seat 37,325 pupils. Six existence and recognition interna- Of the buildings, including two high ticnally of China as a nation.” ! schools, are in the Bronx, and four- It is declared that_ several thou- teen in Queens. sand dollars has already been sub- | e scribed in Victoria and that Wind-! North Dakota tests have shown sor, Ont., is conducting a campaign that feed cost is about half the to_raise $25000 to equip an air total cost of producing milk with ‘zhe average dairy cow. ‘cy to see if the League of Nations| will settle the dispute. Unless something definite is de- NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Real world peace and disarmament .will come when a strong nation like America initiates it, the Mahatma Gandhi said in a letter to Dr. Daniel A. Poling, editor of The Christian Herald, made public here. The letter, mailed from London, said: “I was deeply touched by your World Peace Up Says Gandhi in Letter Sl S prayerful greetings. My message o American Christians on world peace disarmament is that peace and disarmament are not a matter of reciprocity. When real peace and disarmament come they will be i itiated by a strong nation liks Am- erica—irrespective of the consent and cooperation of other natlons. | the pair will shortly MOT HER CENTER Conflicting testimony has mark family picnic. Defense attorneys tr Simmons (center above), hushand Simmons_(left) and Dale (right), “ . Noble (above), Culver City, ., actress and singer, who, Dame Rumor has it, will wed Hareld F¥: McCormick, multi- millionaire harvester kiag of Chi- cago. Although McCermick, who recently diverced Ganna Walska, Polish diva, has denied anything more_than friendship for pretty Miss Noble, the report persists that e married. Bett, Cali OPTIMISTIC ON UNEMPLOYMENT President Green, of Ameri- can Federation, Is Not So Gloomy r lett) with the poisoning. Jackson is a brother-in-law of John W. OF POISON TRI;@L‘ : PORTS NAVY LEAGUE PRESIDENT IS UNDER ATTACK Chief Executive Resents Cpposition to Naval Budget Cut DECLARES GARDINER | STATING UNTRUTHS ‘Public to Be Named Ref- I eree, then Apology Be Expected WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30.—A fighting temver has arcused in President Hoover and he intends to appoint the public as referee for an open bout with the Navy League which is criticising his plans to shrink the naval budget. Associated Press Phote cd the trial of Mrs. Carrie §'mmons (lower right) at Lebanon, Ind., on charges of polsoning her 10.year- | al4 daunhter, Alice, who died after eating poisoned sandwiches at a | ied to link Horace M. Jackson (low- | | of the defendant, shown with Mrs. one of their sons. MRS: JUDD IS | DUE TO REACH PHOENIX TODAY Curious Crowd of Five Hundreds Are Milling - About Court House | PHCENIX, Arizona, Oct. 30.—1 More than 500 curious persons are milling around the court house’ awaiting a glimpse of Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd, wife of Dr. W. O. | Judd, confessed slayer of Miss | Hedvig Samuclson and Mrs. Agnes | Leroy in the “trunk murder case.” Mrs. Judd is enroute here from i Los Angeles to stand trial for the| slayings. There are no indications of any! ithreats against her. She is in |company of officers, either in an auto or aboard a train. The party | |18 expected to arrive late today. i - HANGS TODAY FOR MURDER SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 30.—James i E. Kingsley, d 25, W.‘shingwn‘ exconvict, was hanged here today ;rfl,r the slaying, ten months ago, [of Sam Presscott, traffic patrol- jman, who stoppad Kingsley in a [scolnn car to question him. SBURGH, Penn, Oct. 30.— | ¢ P WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 30.— cq)1e E ge boys will have to search Increase in unemployment, for once, wmm“"preuy hard for 1910 model tin liz- | The President has issued a formal defy declaring the claims of William Gardiner, President of the Navy League, to be “untruths and distortion of facts.” The President says he has been accused by Gardiner of “ abysmal ignorance and efs fort to starve the Navy.” (Continuen wn Paze Six) e e PALMER WRITES OF EFFORTS T0 PRESERVE ARMY Noted War Correspondent Portrays Fight for Inte- gral American Army NEW YORK, Oct. 30. The struggle for an integral American Army during the World War is related in a two-volume work by Col. Frederick Palmer to be pub= lished today. The hook is based principally on confidential papers and files of Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, during the World War, sup= plemented by confidential tele= grams. Col. Palmer says that while Gen. John J. Pershing and Secretary of War Baker were advocating thal American troops be kept as sep= arate units, Herbert Hoover sug+ gested to Col. E. M. House, in February, 1917, two months before Congress declared war, he advo- cate a plan under which, had it been adopted, American man power would have been used only to fill gaps in the Allied armies. Col. Palmer says the United States would have concentrated on keeping the Allies in France sup= plied with food and munitions und« er Hoover’'s proposal. \When Tin Lizzie Gets Too | Old, Drive to Junk Heaps age they do. They don't care if they bend a fender on their rattle~ traps, but they can't pay for the is regarded by President Green, of the American Faderation of Labor, with some optimism. The total workers without em- ployment gained two tenths of one per cent. during the first half of October, he said. This is similar to the increase in Ogctobers of nor- mal years. President Green estimate: 7,000,000 will be out of W January 1 if the same proportion is maintained. show more men are short schedules. working I i S PIANO IS SNAKE'S HOME ATTICA, N. Y., Oct. 36 —A two- foot gartér snake is one of the |strange objects found in a piano |by Philetus Sheridan Tyler, who |has just compelted 57 years of | piano tuning. Hair nets, hairpins, false hair, gloves, love letters, bugs and bird nests are among the other odd items Tyler has dis- covered. on | zies in the future for the Automo- bile Chamber of Commerce and | [the Institute of Scrap Iron and | Sicel have reached an agreement | to establish a chain of 300 junk | yards across the continent. More n three million cars will | be taken out of circulation yearly. | Henry R. Cobleigh, representa- | “ tive of the manufacturers’ organ- ization, is in Pittsburgh attending | the scrap dealers’ convention. | Old Cars Not Safe “This is a public-spirited move 25 well as a selfish one for manu- facturers in striving to get rid of the old wrecks,” Cobleigh said. “In the first place, any car over seven years old is too far gone to be safe. “Old cars, besides being eyesores, represent a huge waste in valuable varts and scrap steel in the chas- | sis. “People who go to a junk yara | and buy a wreck for $20 are not| | responsible financially for the dam- {!enders they bend on other people’s cars. “Our selfish motive is this: We have found that some of the auto graybeards which are traded in on new cars never run. The dealer gives a big allowance and sells them to a junk dealer who sells them to some-one else to trade inm on a new car. Traded in Fourteen Times “Cne old-timer in St. Louis was traded in fourteen times before it finally was broker up. One out of three cars brought by junk dealers is sold again. “Another reason is that careful drivers are going to give up car owning unless driving becomts safer. We want these cars junked so they never can run again. Parts | may be salvaged, but the thing as a whole never should be a menace to safety.” Cobleigh is making a tour of the = country sounding out opinion of dealers on the subject.