The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 18, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL XXXIX., NO. 5878. JUNEAU, ALASKA, 14 POINTS FOR G.0.P. PLATFORM ARE ANNOUNCED Columbia Unive rsity’s President Makes Out- line for Republicans PROMPT REPEAL OF DRY LAWS IS URGED Tariff Schedules Must Be Reconstructed—Other Issues Detailed NEW YORK, Nov. 18—Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Co- lumbia University, has outlined fourteen points on which he said the Republicans must build the next National platform. The fourteen points are as fol- lows: 1. Prompt and unconditional repeal of the Eighteenth Amend- ment and allow each State to deal with its own liquor problem. 2. Reconstruction and reduction of tha existing tariff schedules to develop American industry and trade and transpor’'@ion in order 10 maintain the standard of living, reduce unemployment and aid ag- ricuiture. 3. Balance annual budget of the Federal Government. 4. Steady confidence in the sup- port which recently Las been given the League of Nations, Permanent Court for International Justice and Pank of Inte 1 se"lements 5. Immediate International Con-! ference to examine anew the “whole: question of reparations and so-call- ed inter-governmental war debts.” 6. Immediate steps for disarma- ment. 7. Submission to States of a pro- posal to amend the Constitution so as to bring a newly elected . ..Qongress. into_session, within two | months. 8. Speedy establishment of so- cial insurance as a safeguard against the risk of unemployment in old age. 9. Development of publicly-own- ed natural resources. 10. Enac'ment of railway pro- tective legislation against motor traffic on highways. 11. Prompt study of present day industry to adjust it to new con- citions 12. Immediate calling of a sil- ver conference. 13. Special farming. 14. Curbing and simplifying of the “huge and wasteful bureau- cracy which has grown up in Wash- ington.” o YUKON RIVER consideration for FROZEN SOLID Water Stops Running at Dawson — Is 27 De- grees Below Zero DAWSON, Y. T., Nov. 18.—The Yukon river stopped running at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The temperature was 27 degrees below zero. The main river and all tribu-} taries are now frozen solid. ——e———— An Akron, O, man recently was fined and sentenced for stealing three quarts of whiskey in 1917 or before Prohibition. AY, NOVEMBER |8 193I MLMPLR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS | Associated Press Ploto Adele Astaire, whose dancing fect led her from Om: Neb., to Broadway and Londofly is to be Lady Cavendish. She has announced her engagement to L. Charles Cavendich, younger son of the Duke of Devonshire. The ding will be #3 soon as she completes her EVEAL PLOT (4 GUNS BLAZE REVEAL PLO FOR RELEASE . OUT, TWO MEN RE MURDERED| °: “OF CONVICTS| Two-Minute Tragedy Oc- curs in Brooklyn in Early Morning Altering of . B TR Is Discovered by Oak- land Officials OAKLAND, Cal, Nov. 18.—Two months of painstaking work of al- | utes, packed with tragedy, left a legedly altering of the official court [little restaurant in Brooklyn thick records through which friends of |'With the smoke of guns and two Ernest Booth, Folsom Prison con- |men dead on the floor. vict, hoped to obtain his release,| A motor car drove up in front has resulted in the arrest of three |Of the restaurant. Four men en- men. I tered, pistols in hands, and walked | The men arrested are Warren quickly toward a table where three Mulvey, released from Folsom pri- men sat. son last July after serving a 13-| Guns blazed in unison. year sentence following conviction| The killers backed out of the of a statutory charge; Lester Con- |door, covering their retreat with dron, and Edward Booth., brother | Smoking guns, got in their car and of the prisoner. were lost in the darkness of the Mrs. Pearl Booth, Edward’s wife, |early morning hour before pursuit was also taken in custody but re- | started. leased after questioning. The men slain are Giglielmo The plot to obtain the release [Guica, aged 28, known as a gang- of Ernest Booth, who is noted as | ster, and Beneditto Ruggerio, aged the author of short stories and|27. The police have no record of | one novel, was revealed by District | him. Attorney Earl Warren, who de- lclared he believed it might have been the beginning of a gigantic conspiracy to obtain the release of ‘more prisoners through falsifying |of the court records, then obtaining dismissal from prison through legal technicalities. - THREE LEAVE HOSPITAL four men approached the identify him. —— e —— NEW TARIFF MEASURE IS NOW GERTAIN ‘William E. Crozier, Elmer Peter- son and Arthur Griffith, all of Juneau, who were patients in St. Ann's Hospital, left the institu- tion this morning for their homes. Colombia Limits Spending in Foreign Lands BOGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 18— When Senor Don Juan Samper, one of the aristocrats of Bogota, and his wife, Senor Dona Harriet How- ell de Samper, granddaughter of Brigham Young, and their son ar- rived in San Francisco the middle of November they will live on $500 a month. There will be no question about it, for their living allowance is set by decree of President Enrique Olaya Herrera. President Olaya did not have the Sampers in mind when he issued his decree. He was thinking of the thousands of others who live abroad on incomes originating in Colombia. Many millions of such dollars go abroad every year and President Olaya is trying to block this out- ward flow of gold in order to main- tain Colombia’s peso at its legal yalue of 97 cents, Citizens’ First Stages of British Bill Is Passed in House of Commons LONDON, Nov. 18.—A preference tariff to unite the Dominions of the British Empire into economic ity, for which Lord Beaverbrook, lMsher, has fought for more than a year, now seems assured. The Government's tariff measurc has successfully passed the first stages in the House of Cdmmons. e, MRS. J. BIGELOW DIES IN SOUTH SEATTLE, Nov. 18—Mrs. John Bigelow, aged 65 years, who spent 12 years in the Klondike gold bia for a vacation tour of Europe.|camps, with her son E. T. Brad- It won't cost her husband much |bury, before coming here in 1915, for all he ¢an send her is $150 a|died yesterday after a year's il- month, ness, Hence the decree, fixing allow- ances for all expatriates. By this order Senor Samper, being the head of his family, may receive $250 monthly from Colombia. Senora Samper is limited to $150. The son, 2 years old, being a de- pendent, can have $100 more. Some peculiar situations have arisen because of the decree. There is the case of the American who had completed his work here and was prepared to return to the United States with a few thousand dollars in savings. He found his money would have to stay in Bo- gota bank, but that he could re- ceive $250 a month from his ac- count. An American woman left Colom- ] NEW YORK, Nov. 18 —~Two min- | The third man at the table drop- | ped out of the restaurant as the| table | and no one can be found who can | Common Groutd #og Bel— terment of World Wel- fare to Be Sought VARIOUS QUESTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED Arms Limimn, Debts, Repartions, Gold Stan- dard Are Taken Up WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18— President Hoover and Dino Grandi, Foreign Minister of Italy, came to- gether today to seek a common ground upon which they ecould unite to promote the welfare of the world. Secretary of State Henry L Siimson accompanied the visiting statesman to the White House, He carried a bulky bundle of papers jon arms limitations and its conse- quent benefits to world economic | stabilization, debts and reparations, possibly treaty revisions, mainten- ance of the gold standard and g¢very other question which might eon- ceivably be mutual or of individual concern. All of these will come under discussion in detail at the conference. STOCK MARKET WOBBLY TODAY, PRICES DRQP lAll, Groups Go Into Slow cline — No Agree:- ‘ment, Capper Qutput NEW YORK, Nov. 18—Wobbly commodity markets and the ap- pearance of some negative midweek business statistics contributed a heavy tone to stocks today. Narrow |gains of the previous session were more than lost by afternoon. The market was soggy and all groups participated in a slow de- cline on the news the Belgian cop- per producers have sailed appar- ently without having reached an output curtailment agreement. | Copper stocks weakened sharply. | Silver lost 1% cents an ounce. American Smelting lost four points. Union Pacific, Delaware and Hudson went to new lows on three and two point losses. American Telephone was off three points. International Harv- ester was off two points in sym- pathy with wheat. Steels, Allied Chemical, American | ged. Western Union an Westinghouse reached new lows. |® . | CLOSING STOCK PRICES | 0= ——— s NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 16%, American Can 76%, Anaconda Copper 14%, Beth- lehem Steel 27%, Curtiss-Wright 2, Fox Films 7, General Motors 26%, International Harvester 29':, Kennecott Copper 13%, Packard Motors 5%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 33%, United Aircraft 15%, United States Steel 65%. e SON IS BORN TO TUNNEYS NEW YORK, Nov. 18—A son has been born to the wife, of Gene Tunney, former champion heavyweight of the world. It is announced that mother and son are doing nicely. 0ld College Bell in Use Again to Halt Tardiness ST. PAUL, Nov. 18—Unable to awaken students with electric buz- zers, Hamline university here has resumed the use of an old bell hung in a campus tower. It rings for breakfast and for classes and has resumed duties it was given a half century ago when Dr. George Henry Bridgman, a new president of the young school, came here from Genesee, N. Y., and, be- ing lonely, he sent for it to keep him company. It cured his nos- talgia. Now it is curing an epidemic of | tardiness| | Tobacco B and American Can sag- | " PRICE TEN CENT& REPORTEI) IN FLIGHT STATES Declaration Is 35 Mude in Ad-‘ dress in Boston by New- ton D. Baker VARIOUS PROJECTS | iN PLAN OUTLINED | Former Secretary of War| Declares America Must Assume Debt | BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 18—Now-| ton D. Baker, Secretary of War in| President Woodrow Wilson's Cab- inet, declared last night, in an address before the Boston Chamber of Commc:ree, that preservation of world peace is one of the United Btates’ debts to the world. Baker sald the United States| cen assume an imposing place and | move teward universal peace by' various projects, including entry | into tha World Court; adoption of the Capper resolution to prevent the United States from becoming a benevolent neutral in times of war between nations who had agreed to arbitrate; reduction of tariff bar- riers to permit debtor nations to |pay their debts partly through éxchange of products; and strength- ening of domestic and financial structures. Baker was introduced as one “who {might be considered for the high- est position of the land.” He as- terted his address was “not mo- {tivated by political thought.” — e LABOR MAKES FINE REPORT FOR OCTOBER Business Is on Upgrade—‘ Favorable Trade Bal- . ance Is Shown WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 18.— The American Federation of Labor finds that the business state of mind has improved a great deal in the past men}h. The Federation’s monthly review is reinforced by a $36,000,000 fav- orable trade balance for the United States in October and assertions by returning Congressmen that busi- ness is on the upgrade. The Federation’s survey said the “upturn in prices is important for a continued general price rise is a signal for expanding activity.” The commodity price list is de- scribed as climbing by November 13 to 2.1 per cent above June's low | point. ‘The unemployed is placed at 6,- 200,000. e GANDHI GIVES FINAL WARNING T0 GOVERNMENT British ServeTwith Notice to Act Quickly in Indian Affairs LONDON, Nov. 18. — Mahatma |Gandhi today gave the British Government until December 1 to do something for India. He said if| the Government failed to take any definite action, he will sail for Bombay on December 4 and lead # new and more intensive Disobed- | ience Movement throughout India If Gandhi's fight against Eng- land is renewed, it is authoritative- ly stated the Mahatma may even| order a social as well as commer- clal boycott against the British. This means no Indian servant, clerk or other employees would work for British individuals or the Government. ———nee Pigeons Are Proving Problem for St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 18—Lee| C. Marquardt, superintendent of | munieipal buildings here, is con-| fronted with a problem in driving | other business {Horses Phn;meback Senate “‘Irreconcilables” Alarmed by OId Spectre Ui Acccpt ance nf League of I\atmm Invmtxon to a Seat in (uunul Seen as First Step sards Ultimate Membership SenaTor menq]omsmu SeNaroR Virn1aME. Boran. nating the United States acceptance @f the invitation 'of the League of Nations (to parficipate in its deliberations on the Sino- st step towards full membership in the the Senate, mor to fight ‘the T Uni| iny affaive; is the tar, ‘of much outspoken criticism as nnuuh Opponents of the league | nt out that the American elcctorate definitely repudi h-rnhlg for the United States. Cn the other hand, league adherents @re jubilant, seeing in the move a vindicatidn of the Wilson policy and regarding it as a preliminary stap tq full membership. JAPANESE AR "ON OFFENSIVE IN MANCHURIA B ask Gen. Mah Chan- shan's Lines, Driving Forces Northward ATTACK TO CONTINUE | UNTIL ARMY CRUSHED Anganchl Is Occupled—— japanese Using Air- planes, Infantry LONDON, Nov. 18. — After a smashing offensive against Gen, h Chanshan’s army, the Japan- have sent the Chinese fleeing n disorder northward beyond An< ganchi and Tsitsihar. The Japanese occupled Anganchi and th:n continued to push for- | ward, reaching at one point, the outskirts of Tsitsihar. According to advices received here, the Japanese War Office at Tokyo, has been informed from the headquarters at Mukden, the at- tack was provoked by Gen. Mah Chanshan and was ordered in self- defense. The same advices stated the attack would continue until the Chinese Army was crushed and permanent peace established. The League of Nations Couneil met in Paris today to consider | privately the results of yesterday’s | individual discussions. The Japan- ese and Chinese representativesare absent. Position of U. S. The attitude of the United States at the Paris meeting is sald to be a desire to maintain the tradition of the Open Door Policy in Man- churia and associate itself with the international move to restore a status quo, at the same time doing Al possible to ‘avoid wounding -ef the feelings of the Japanese. Pessimistic Feeling The Chinese offitials at Nanking are pessimistic over possible firm action by the League toward force DELEGATION OF |DONALD MLEAN DEMOCRATS TO = NOMINATED FOR SAIL THURSDAY Twenty or More Leave for Petersburg Gathering of Democrats Heavy Vote in New Jersey Primaries Twenty or more Democrats will] ELIZABETH, N Jersey, Nov. 18. sail from this port at 12:30 pm. tomorrow, delegates to the party's divisional convention which will be | convened Friday morning at Peters- burg by Divisional Chairman 8. Hellenthal. In the delegation will be representatives from Juneau's three precincts, Salmon Creek, Douglas, and proxy representatives | Representative in the Fifth District 313 votes in 262 of 298 Kenneth Hand, a Dry, Congress cincts. behind. The U. S. CONGRESS Wet Rep uE ll can Polls —Donald McLean, avowed Wet, has won the Republican nomination for | shan’s army. from | followed reports of an earlier at- He polled 8- votes and other candidates are far nomination assures the se- | |ing the Japanese to evacuate Man= | churia. | The Japanese officials are re- ported to have said that troops crossing the Russian-owned Chinese Eastern Railway at Anganchi would make every effort not to disturb | Russian interests. General Reports Gen. Mah Chanshan, in his re- ports to Peiping, said his condition was becoming serious following the general attack of the Japanese. The Japanese are using infantry, heavy guns and airplanes. The offensive announcement was made by Gen. Honjo, Japanese Commander-in - Chief, who said it will be a fight to the finish and aimed to crush Gen. Mah Chan- Gen. Honjo's report tack by the Chinese Commander | against the Japanese north of Tah- has 6,160 | §ing, when the Japanese were ord= |ered to make a counter attack. The announcement said the Japans |ese have been forced to take the of a large number of precincis|lection of a Wg at the spuc\al offensive for “self potection.” from the northern €hd of the Di-|election on December 1 a suc- vision as well as local communi- ties. The Transportation Company, will carry the crowd to Petersburg. It is ex- pected to reach there early tomor- row evening. It will return to] Juneau sometime Sunday. Delegates from Ketchikan and other towns in the southern end of the. division will reach Peters- burg Thursday night or Friday morning, aboard the motorship|of apples this year Northland, thus assu a full|Partment of Agriculture r(‘])()r'.s attendance at the opening session. \ g The convention was called to per- |fect the Divisional organization |by electing a complete committee of seven members; te elect 15 dele-| gates to the Territorial c n-| tion at Fairbanks on January 12; to nominate an entire for Divisional offices; and transact any | that may be brought before it as man, motorsnip Roedda, Da‘”sii‘”- i for a Dry Reput Wet Democrat, w the nomination - — reams have Soccer football first game was Day. played Armi Hlndenburg So BERLIN, Nov. 18.—Amer properly men who expect to be p President von Hindenburg wear their wedding right hands. Otherwise ably will miss having the able field marshal bend their hands. th Role in North Dakota FARGO, N. D, Nov. 18—Old Dobbin is staging a comeback in North Dakota, ! For the first time 13 years Hindenburg was asked by -F registrations of thr North Dakota ! lei n Dorothea Groener, daught stallion registration d the of Wilhelm Groener, |state agricultural college lefense and of the in increase over the previous managed al For the first eight mont this year 135 new stallion licensed, compared with 108 for t at how an 1 away hundreds of pigeons. He re- resorted to traps. Now he has asked for suggestions how the birds | |can be driven away without bvm;‘ | harmed, | simple,” the corresponding period of 1930; Ti4 aria compared with 685 last year; 118 transfer of ownerships are corded compared with 98 and I feel for her ring finger. If there’s - |a wedding band on it, I know that a cessor to the late Ernest R. A(:kcr- Percy Stew- | ing as unopposed | temperature been | organized by high school students | |and town youths at Ketchikan. The can wo- ted to| should | g5 on their | the president replied with a chuckle. ey prob- | vener- { am concerned, and I don't kiss her to kiss |hand.” min- to know | en to kiss a woman's hand and € octogen- { of state replied. “When |ceived many complaints when he license renewals have been made a strange lady is presented to me year I ought to bow and kiss the hand.” ago, } “But suppose she wears her ring Severe Weather Prevails The battle in Manchuria is tak place in severe weather. A of 15 degrees below zero is reported at Anganchi. The | severe cold is adding greatly to | the hardships of the troops, espec- ially the Japanese. They are ac- customed to a milder climate than the Chinese. Chinese Governmeni officials at | Nanking are reported to be gloomy - e Ohio produccd 14980,000 bushels | OVer reports from the League’s the Ohio De- |Ceouncil and hopes for strong action | (Continued on Page Two) lves Problem of “to Kiss or Not to Kiss” on her left hand?" ner persisted. “Well, then she’s out Fraeulein Groe- of luck” “She’s then unmarried as far as I | But even with as methodical a | man as the “Herr Feldmarschall” At a recent dinner President von |there are exceptions to ruley. u- | A week after this conversation Fraeulein Groener again met the | president at a dinner and as she | bade him goodbye, he took her hand and said: | “To: . my dear young lady, I find vou aere the only unmarried lady present. I don't want you to be placed in any inferior position. You, too, shall have your hand kissed.” Saying which he bowed low and his lips brushed Fraeulein Groener's hand.