The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 19, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIX., NO. 5904. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SA'[URDAY DEC. 19, 1931. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVES MORATORIUM GERMANY IS INSISTING ON GENEVA MEET Disarmament C o n ference Must Be Held in Feb- ruary on Schedule THREAT IS CONVEYED, OFFICIAL STATEMENT Armaments Must Be Re- duced or Certain Ac- tion Is Indicated BERLIN, Dec. 19.—Germany will insist on the Geneva disarmament conference being held beginning on February 2, as scheduled, it was officially revealed here today. There must be no delay in the meeting, it was declared. If the conference fails to reduce armaments, which Germany is convinced must be done as a pre- liminary to economic recovery, then Germany will have to take such action as she deems necessary, and Europe will have to take the conse- quences. | Germany will join forces with the United States and Great Britain to combat the French attitude, it was said. But she will not assume the lead in opposition. Either the United States or Great Britain will have to do that. ESTELLE WILL NOT CONTEST RENO DECREE Withdravfiuit So that Jack Can Win Back | Championship LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19.—Estelle | Taylor today withdrew her di- vorce suit against Jack Dempsey here and announced she would per-, mit the Reno decree obtained by | Jack to stand uncontested. A property settlement was made | by which Miss Taylor received ihe Hollywood home, two fine automo- biles and other personal property, and the settlement of a large amount of household bills. Miss Taylor said she was with- drawing her suit so that Dempsey could go out and win back the world’s heavyweight boxing crown which he lost after he married her. GANGSTER DIES BROKE;PALS T0 BURY DIAMOND NEW YORK, Dec. 19 .— Jack “Legs” Diamond, gangster, shot and killed in his hotel apartment at| Albany early yesterday morning, died broke. His widow looks to his pals for funds with which to bury him. The Albany police have been notified ' from Boston, where the widow has been located, to hold Marion “Kiki” Roberts, the gang- ster's sweetheart for questioning. She denied knowing anything about the slaying of Diamond. J. 6. WOODING PASSES AWAY SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—John Gar- land Wooding, aged 74, for many years a leader in Republican party politics in the state, died yesterday at Auburn. He was a former State i gin. | DOES THIS LOOK LIKE DEPRESSION? Chicagoans started their Christi this picture, taken at the “world’s 250,000 that jammed the “loop.” mas shopping early this year and busiest corner,” State and Wash- ington, shows part of a Saturday afternoon throng of more than RAILWAYS WILL REDUGE WAGES OF ALL LABOR Executives ;f_—l 00 Roads, Notify Employees Will | Make 15 Per Cent Cut NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Repre-; sentatives of more than 100 rail-| roa dexecutives Friday told repre-' sentatives of their operating em- ployees that they would “negotiate to a conclusion” their wage and unemployment problems. At the same time they informed the employees they would invoke\ the Railway Labor act to serve no- | tice that would put into “effect a 15 per cent reduction in the wages of all classes of employees.” The rail executives gave no in- timation of what they would con- sider a satisfactory agreement, but it is believed a compromise may be affected on the basis of a 10 per cent reduction, probably conditioned on an assurance of employment to the men. ‘The Railway Labor Act requires any reduction notice must be filed with the Interstate Commerce Com- mission 30 days in advance. During the interim negotiations can be- Leningrad to Be Soviet Model by $33,000,000 Plan LENINGRAD, Dec. 19. — Great enthusiasm has been evoked by an- nouncement of the government’s plans to spend $33,000,000 next year to make Leningrad the model sov- iet city. The plans call for increasing housing accommodations fourfold, building new trolley lines and a new water supply system, increasing, the park area and extending the area of paved streets. Prominent Club Woman of Tacoma Passes Away| TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 19.—Mrs. Flora Doud, aged 73 years, a prom- Senate and King County Commis- | sioner. inent club woman, passed away here yesterday. Summons in Divorce Case Is Sent in Christmas Box; Contempt of Court Results ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.— Edward B. McLean, Washington Post publisher, has been cited for contempt of court for sending from Latvia a daintily wrapped Christ- mas box to his home here, contain- ing a summons for his estranged wife to appear in his divorce pro- ceedings. RAIL ISSUES CONTINUE TO G0 UPWARDS Both Stocks and Bonds Take Advance — Mar- ket Closes Irregular NEW YORK, Dec. 19. — The sweeping advance of security prices, which started yesterday, was main- tained today despite a flurry of hang-over liquidation in shares in the last few minutes. Rails, both stocks and bonds swept upward by the news that President Hoover has been as- {sured of a successful termination of negotiations for wage reduction. Final selling reduced or can- celled earlier gains, many of which ranged from one to four points. Closing Irregular The closing of the market was irregular. The turnover at today's short session was 1,500,000 shares. Norfolk and Western was up four points. There were three - point gains in Union Pacific, Santa Fe. Reductions were given New York Central and Southern Pacific. American Telephone and Tele- graph turned heavy, losing two points. N. J. Oil Loses Standard Oil of New Jersey lost a point. Bethlenem Steel, preferred, shot up more than six points. United States Steel closed off by a minor fraction after up one point. Foreign markets were improved. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 63%, Anaconda Copper 12%, Beth- lehem Steel 21%, Curtiss- Wright 1%, Fox Films 3%, General Motors 23%, International Harvester 25, Kennecott 12%, Packard Motors 4%, United States Steel 41%. HAINES SCORES AT BASKETBALL The following scores were made in the basketball games played at Haines (Chilkoot Barracks), last night: ‘White Pass School 18. Douglas Firemen 27; Juneau Fire- men 17. 19; Douglas High | | The order requiring McLean to show cause why he should not be held for contempt of court, and imprisoned, was signed on petition of his wife’s attorneys, contending he violated a court injunction for- The hoopsters from Gastineau Channel left the Barracks on the Fornance at 7:30 ofclock fthis morning and are due to arrive late this afternoon or evening. ————— MISS FAULKNER WILL BE HOME FOR HOLIDAYS Miss Jean Faulkner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, who is attending school at Vancouver, |B. C, will be a passenger on the | Victoria, leaving Seattle Sunday bidding him to proceed with his divorce action begun in Latvia. morning. She will spend the holi- days in Juneau. EVAGUATION OF CHINCHOW IS DEMANDED Ultimatum Will Be Sent to Chinese Government Immediately JAPANESE TAKING FIRM STAND NOW Drastic Measures Will Be Resorted to Unless Order Obeyed TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19. — A Rengo dispatch from Mukden said an ultimatum will be sent to the Chinese authorities demanding the withdrawal of Chinese troops from Chinchow, to a point withim the Great Wall and this to be done within a stipulated time. This report is virtually confirmed in authoritative quarters here. It is also understood Gen. Honjo will issue a statement declaring he will be compelled to resort to drastic measures if the Chinese fail to comply with the withdrawal notice. U. S, WORRIED OVER EVENTS IN MANCHURIA Communication, in Positive Terms, Is Given to Japanese WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 19— A new expression of concern over the Manchurian situation, in friendly but positive terms, has been communicated to Japan by the United States Government through Ambassador Forbes on Secretary of State Stimson’s in- structions. It is emphasized to the Japanese Foreign office that obligations un- der treaties be respected. LIEUT, COCKEE MAKES RECORD WITH GLIDER Remains Aloft for Twenty- one Hours, Thirty- six Minutes HONOLULU, H. I, Dec. 19— Lieut. William A. Cockee, of the United States Army, landed his glider here yesterday afte rstaying aloft for 21 hours and 36 minutes. He laid claim to a new world’s endurnance record which was for- merly held by Ferdinand Schulz, of Germany. Schulz remained in the air for only 14 hours and 7 minutes. Streamlining of Trains Produces Airplane Speed NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Stream- lining of the trains and automo- biles promises cheap high speed sufficient to challenge aviation in ; | calculations reported to the Ameri- can Society of Mechanical Engin- eers. Streamlined railroad trains, said O. G. Tietjens, and. K. C. Ripley, of the Westinghouse company, can jump their speeds from 30 to 100 miles an hour at e cost of only two-tenths of e cent a mile for each day-coach passenger. Simply way waxing and polishing one streamlined model locomotive, the scientists reduced their resist- ance more than 10 per cent. Sixteen high school football teams witnessed a football game between Case and Wooster colleges of Ohio. GARNER OPENS DEMOCRATIC CONTROLLED HOUSE o Associated Press Photo This striking scene In the house of representatives shows Jokn N. Garner of Texas (with upraised 1and) behind the speaker's desk as the 72nd congress was opencd. he speakership by a vote of 218 to 20T, wrats orgsnized the house A It was the first time since the democratic majority gave Garner end of the World war that demo- RICH SOCIETY WOMAN ROUGHS IT IN ALASKA Mrs. Edward M. Biddle to Spend Winter Not Far from Arctic Rich and restless, Mrs. Edward M. Biddle of the famous Phila- delphia family of the name, who has been presented at all the great courts of Europe and who is prom- inent in the most exclusive society of the United Stdtes, stepped from the warm, well-lighted salon of tae steamship Admiral Evans last ev- ening to the gale-swept deck of the craft, clutched the guard ropes of the gangplank as she descended with halting, mincing steps to the slipper, frozen surfaces of the wharf, to walk, despite swirling snow and wintry blasts, to the business dis- trict. She leisurely window-shopped through it and then, afoot, re- turned, with eyes sparkling and cheeks aglow, to the vessel bump- ing at the Admiral Line dock. Tall and Slender Mrs. Biddle is twenty-nine, tall, fiscated by the Government. It had dark-haired and brown- published forbidden details about eyed. Quite unaffected in manner. the movement of troops to Man- She has been married ten years. Her churia. slender, Congress Will Adjourn to January Four WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 19.—Congress will ad- journ next Tuesday until January 4 according to of- ficial announcement made today. eeec e e — NEWSPAPER IS ORDERED CONFISCATED Too Late — Forbldden- Troops New Distribut- to Public TOKYO, Dec. 19.—Because of an alleged violation of a government edict against publishing troop movement details, the Japan Ad- vertiser, English Language news- paper of this city, published yes- husband and three children, in the palatial family home in Philadel- cated after all. When the police phia, are pegging on a large map arrived at the newspaper plant to spread upon a table in the library carry out the order, terday morning, was ordered con-| CANGELLATION OF WARDEBTS INSISTED UPON Holland. Svenelaptl & nd Sweden Demand Step to Be Taken BASEL, Dec. 19.—Insistence by three neutral members, Holland, Switzerland and Sweden, on com- plete cancellation of World War reparations, may delay a report of the Young Plan Advisory Com- mittee examining Germany’s ca- pacity to pay. Other members concerned with war payments agreed the public is not ready to accept such a bold step even if the committee were to include it in recommen- dations. FOSHAY CASE IS UP AGAIN ON LIABILITY But the edition was not confis-| it was ex-| the progress of her venturesome plained that the day’'s distribution journey north, being kept advised | was fully completed. The police| of its various stages by daily mes- g-raclously accepted the explanation | sages from ‘her. | and retired. It is not known, how- Is Denied—b—y Judge Double Assessment Petition Dickinson MINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Dec. 19.— Judge H. D. Dickinson dismissed Mrs. Biddle will disembark from|ever, if the Government will be the Petition for a double liability the Evans at Seward. She plans t0 content to let the matter drop travel over the Alaska Railroad t0 there, or if will impose other pun- Fairbanks. There she expects to bhment take an airplane to Fort Yukon. Then she will go by dog team up the Porcupine river perhaps as far as Rampart House, just on me Ca- side of the Internal Boundary and last Nonhwen Mounted Police Post short of the | Arctic shore. May Return By Water She may retrace the route on return, but if she stays in the barren country in the v\eAborhood of Rampart House, peopled by only a very few white and Eskimo trappers, for six months or 50, as| she plans now, she may go back to the States, by rowboat down the Porcupine to Fort Yukon, steam- boat down the Yukon River to t GULBERTSUN AND LIGHTNER TAKE NINTH SESSION Capture Slx Out of Nmel Rubbers Friday Night— | Now Lead by 7,195 NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Ely Cul-| St. Michael and thence by steam-|bertson and Theodore A. Lightner | ship to Nome and Seattle. gained a greater lead in Friday The intrepid traveler was mbef-,mghl's session, the ninth of the viewed at home before she start- ed on the trip; at New York, where |series of a 150-rubber contract| bridge marathon, than Sidney Lenz. she bought part of her outfit, at|and Oswald Jacoby achieved during | every train stop westward across the early stages of the so-called| the continent, and at all ports of call between Seattle and Juneau. She said she could be quoted as follows: “I've been married ten years. From the time I was nineteen un- bridge world’s series. The Culbertson team took six of the session’s nine rubbers last| night, and wound up with 7,915/ points to the good. The rubber standing of the series is 34 for til now I've lived like any other|Culbertson,and 29 for Lenz. girl with a certain amount of money and a conventional back- ground. “But in the last few years I got| — e, GRIDSTERS TRY BOXING ' RALEIGH, N. C, Dec. 19.—Five —well, not exactly impatient, but| members of the North Carolina curious to know what life was like State football team, will go out for when you came down to the bare boxing. Red” Espey, leading essentials of food and warmth and fighter last year and center on death. I wanted to go to Alaska the football team, is out again. two years ago, but the explorer With him is H. E. Karig and pos- who fired my imagination about sibly Hank McLawhorn, Mope Cum- (Continued on Page Twed [ 1skey and Sam Gurneau. assessed again 1,300 stockholders of the Foshay Investment Corpora- tion in the County District Court wsterdny No assessment will be ordered, Jacob ah Brill, re- celver, said. Claims against the corporation exceeded $3,000,000. Attorneys for the creditors indicated they will ‘take an immediate appeal to the ‘sme Supreme Court from Judge | Dickinson’s order. B SCOUR ROME’S FACE ROME—Time-stained stones that form the public buildings of Rome are to gleam with a pristine white- ness. Instructions for a cleaning up by sand-blast have been issued, the work to be finished by October, 1932, the tenth anniversary of the fascist march on Rome. 'HOUSE OKEHS HOOVER DEBT SUSPENSION Approval Measure Goes Through with Demo- cratic Support CONGRESS OPPOSES FURTHER REDUCTION Bill Places House on Rec- ord Against Cancella- tion or Reduction ‘WASHNGTON, D. C., Dec. 19.— The House of Representatives ap- proved President Hoover's mora- torium last night by an overwhelm- ing majority. The vote was 317 for the measure and 100 against it. The bill now goes to the Senate for completion of the ratification. An amendment was included in the bill placing the House of Rep- resentatives on record as opposed to the cancellation or reduction of European war debts. The American Administration has proposed a revision of the European debts as a measure separate and apart from the moratorium. The vote of approval followed an afternoon of vigorous debate which occasionally touched upon person- alities. James W. Collier, Democrat, of Mississippi, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, led the de- bate for ratification of the mora- torium. He called upon the House 'for nonpartisan action. He de- clared that the President’s step was taken to steady the swaying eco- nomics of Germany. In the debate which followed two Democrats opposed ratification. BOOTLEGBERS DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES Dishonest Ones Will Be Shown No Mercy by Los Angeles Judge LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 19.— Bootleggers are divided into two classes in the court of Judge C. T. Simon, local municipal magistrate. They are either honest or dis- honest. On the latter Judge Simon in- tends to have no mercy. Today, after a defendant before him had admitted to adulteration of liquor under a well known label, the Judge commented: “So, you are a dis- honest bootlegger,” and gave him four months. New Two-Tone Stockings Make Plump Look Slim PARIS, Dec. 19.—French stocking makers have designed a new stock- ing, light yellow or blue in front and dark yellow or blue in the back. They are shaded gradually from front to back and make thick legs appear slim. Time in Jail Counts for Divorce in Reno RENO, Nev., Dec. 19.—Chester G. Bollenbach spent part of the re- quired residence time in jail on & bad check charge, the county jailer testified in Bollenbach’s divorce suit against his wife Charlotte. Bollenbach, a Newark, N. J., attor- ney, was granted his decree. Two Participants, Armistice Day Riots in Parole List OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 19. Eugene Barnett and O. C. Bland, v.ho were sentenced after the Arm- 1> ice Day riots in Centralia, Wash., lin 1919, in which four American Legion men and others were killed, Are among those paroled by Gov. R. H. Hartley ,it has been revealed here. Gov. Hartley any comment. Eight men were convicted and sent to the State penitentiary. An- other was acquitted on insanity grounds and later freed after serv- would not make | Centralia, on of Gov. Hartley ing a time in the insane ward of | the penitentiary, and another died in prison a year ago. The American Service men killed were Warren Grimm, Arthur Me- Elfresh, Ben Casagranda and Dale Hubbard. Those sent to the penitentiary were Britt Smith, James McIner- ney, John Lamb, Bert Bland, Ray Decker, J. Barrett, O. C. Bland and Eugene Barnett. Eighty-one inmates of the peni- tentiary and reformatory are on the list of those paroled for Christ« mas,