The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 20, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIX., NO. 5931. SELECTION OF JURY UND JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1932. L MEMEER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK CITY IS SAVED FROM MONEY CRISIS Short Term—]:o—an of Twelve and One-half Million Dollars Secured CASH ADVANCE MADE BY GROUP OF BANKS Six Per Cemnlerest De- manded, Highest Ever Paid by Municipality NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Jan. 20—A loan of $12,500,000 has en- abled the metropolis to meet $27,- 000,000 in short term obligations and staved off for the moment a crisis of a financial problem. The loan was advanced by one group of banks with which the city officials were negotiating for a larger sum. The loan of $12,500,000 runs only until February 1 and carries six per cent interest, the highest rate ever paid by a city and the highest under the law. The name of the group of banks is withheld. The plight of the city was brought about when the Administration scught to market short term se- curities to meet $120,000,000 in ob- ligations due befors May 1 when tax collections will begin. The bankers demanded the city economize and thus enhance the marketability of its paper. The bankers denied their action was to force the city to abandon the five- cent transit fare policy. —————— FAIRBANKS MAN TO ENTER RAGE FOR ENGINEER E. F. Wann Wiii File for Republican Nomination for Highway Engineer E. F. Wann, Fairbanks mining engineer, will seek the Republican nomination for Territorial Highway Engineer, according to a telegram received today by Auditor Cash Cole. The Fairbanksan's declara- tion of candidacy is now in the mails and should reach here for filling on the return trip of the steamship Victoria from Seward. Mr. Wann is sald to be compar- tively a newcomer to the Territory and has resided in Fairbanks since coming north. He was employed for a time by the Fairbanks Ex- ploration Company but during the past year has been engaged in private practice. He is the first to announce his intention to seek the Republican nomination for the office. How- ever, reports coming from the in- terior recently said Irving MCcK. Reed, son of the late Judge T. M. Reed of this city, member of ‘the Alaska Game Commission and field engineer under B. D. Stewart, Act- ing Territorial Mining Engineer, and Donald McDonald, engineer on the field ‘Staff of the Alaska Road Commission, were possible candi- dates. \ William A. Hesse, present en- cumbent of the office, announced last week he will be a candidate for renomination and re-election on the Democratic ticket. -, Students Average 48 in Current News Quiz SEATTLE, Jan. 20—How much does the average university student know concerning persons in the public eye? The University of Washington Daily prepared a list of questions which were presented to 90 stu- dents, every one of whom, The Daily said, flunked, with an aver- age of 48 per cent correct for the FROM GEORGIA%TO BRO | 2d You might know that a girf wi Assoclated Press Photo ith the name of Sunny Kest came from the peach orchards of Georgia. She was born In Cincinnatl, was educated near Atlanta and now Is musical show. a featured dancer In a Broadway STOCK PRICES TAKE ADVANGE AFTER FLURRY Principal Issues Gain from One to Three Points in Trading Today . NEW YORK, of short covering in the last hour today gave stocks a strong clos- ing tone. Net gains ranged from one to three points for the prin- cipal issues. Sales totalled about 1,200,000 shares. General Electric, which has been a weak spot sold off 1% points to a new low for the current season but the loss was later reduced to a fraction. American Tobacco B and Liggett and Myers B rose three points. American Telephone, Case and Union Pacific also went up about ‘three points. American Can, United States Steel, New York Central, Southern Pacific and New Haven shares went up two points. —_——t CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—Closing| quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15%, American Can 63%, Anaconda Copper 11%, Beth- | lehem Steel 21%, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Fox Films 4%, General Motors 23%, International Harvester 28, Kennecott 11'%, Packard Motors 5, United States Steel 45%, Bunker Hill, no sale. —e—— PROTEST MADE T0 BRITISH ON INDIA TROUBLE Markets and Exchanges €lose in Bombay— REPARATIONS SESSION MAY BE POSTPONED French Political - Situation Causes Concern Over Conference Jan. 20.—Postponement of the Lausannie Reparations Con- ference is regarded in British of- ficial circles as inevitable because of the French political situation, with debating in the French Cham- ber over a vote of confidence in Premier Laval's Government, still in progress. It is believed here that it will be impossible to have arrangements for the conference completed in time for the delegates to arrive on January 25, the date set, and it is considered likely the confer- ence will convene one week later. —_———————— LIVES TAKEN WHEN STORM HITS NORWAY Frozen Sodium Explodes in Warehouse—Build- ings Set Afire OSLO, Norawy, Jan. 20.—A vio- lent storm raging Tuesday over a wide area of Northern Norway, took at least three lives. Frozen sodium in a warehouse at Vadheim exploded setting fire to a nearby lumber yard and sev- eral houses. Three members of the crew of the Latvian steamer Evergunar were drowned when the vessel broke away from a towboat. Twen- ty-one others aboard the vessel ‘were rescued. Telegraph and telephone lines and other means of communication in Meeting Called BOMBAY, India, Jan. 20—Mar- | kets and exchanges have closed for | 16 days as a protest against the' Government’s measures 10 suppress the Nationalists. | Merchant organizations have called a mass meeting which is ex- pected to be attended by 100,000 as a protest against the restrictive ordinances and Gandhi’s arrest. the northern segtion are disrupted. ———,——— FIFTH VICTIM OF FUED DIES Statistics give some idea as to] the effect of the boycott on Bri- tish business. Figures show Japan | is fast replacing England in the, cloth market. Despite increased | duties in October, cloth imports, of nearly 15000000 yards came from Japan and less than 3,000,000 | yards came from England. —eee— PLAN SCHOOL FOR roucm] NORMAN, Okla, Jan. 20—Po- licemen from 30 Oklahoma towns 1 Will g0 to school ¥f plans of Roy church and are finding there sources Ry 1of spiritual strength with which to R. Eaton, instructor in at the University of Okiahoma, materialize. LONDON, Kentucky, Jan. 20.— “Little Henry” Johnson, aged 21, died last night in a local hospital bringing to five the number of deaths as the result of a fued shooting in a church yard at New Salem last Saturday afternpon. ——eto——— RELIGION WINS AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, Australia — Clergymen of every denomination report that Australians, faced with increasing poverty, are turning back to the bear the slings and arrows of ad- versity. NEW COMPANY |4Advance Guard of Athletes for Winierbly;;pi;s T0 MINE COAL Reach Lake Placid to Await Start of 1932 Games ON ADMIRALTY Operations Wil Be Started at Once in Favorite Bay Area ‘Coal mining activities will be re- sumed immediately on Admdngy Island. . The.work will be.undef- taken by the newly-organised Ales- bought from the Admiralty Islafid Coal Company the 2300 acres it held under lease from the Federal ‘Government. Initial development will consist of diamond drill operations to lo- cate the best-and the most access- ible parts of ‘the deposits. The area selected for opening activities is in the Favorite Bay zone, which offers economic transportation fa- cilities and which, in conseguence of the outcropping of three large veins, leads mining to believe there exists extensive fuel deposits. Coal Of Fine Quality Admiralty Island coal has been marketed in Juneau. Tt was ex- tracted from the old workings of the Admiralty Island Company on the extreme end of the leased ground. The grade of the coal is of high quality. The Alaska Coal Company limit~ ed its acquisitions to the lease held by the ‘Admiralty company. The new corporation did not ac- quire the Harkrader property. ‘The Alaska Coal Company is or- ganized under the laws of the Ter- ritory with 250,000 shares of capi- tal stock of $1 par value edch. Officers Of Company George, Secretary; Frank Garnick, First Vice-President; Leroy Nolan, Second Vice-President; Joséph Kaher, Treasurer. SKI JUMP E at' Lake Placid fg SVEN UTTERSTROM of® Sweden World's Champion Cross Country Ski Runner Lake Placid L oI Olympic B Winter Games. 4-13 Februaryus: Above are picture flashes of preparations for the Winter Olympic Games, February 4-13, at Lake below him is Jack Shea, American speed skater, in a pre-game stunt. Ski-jumper in top picture is trying the take-off of the famous Intervales Hill course, while Workmen are shown (left) giving a coat of ice to the famous “S” curve of the bob-sled run, and below is a shot of Sven Utterstrom of Sweden, international cross country ski champion, pausing during a work out. Picture upper right shows Miss Joan Dix, 13-year-old British girl, who hopes to bc on the scene to represent her country in figure skating. LAKE PLACID, N. Y., Jan. 20.— The advance guard of the vast George S, Kayat took a leading lammy of athletes that will assemble and is its busines represen 3 Its headquarters are in the offices occupied by Mr. Reck in the build- ing on Third Street near Seward Street. i —eeo——— CHARGED WITH AIDING BREAK OF 7 CONVIGTS ExPrisoner at Leaven- worth Smuggled Arms to Inmates, Claim ‘WINDSOR, Ontario, Jan. 20— Harold Fontaine, charged by the United States authorities as the man who smuggled guns and am- munition to seven inmates in the Federal Prison at Leavenowrth on December 11, is hield by the police. Fontaine is' a former inmate of Leavenworth and was released one month before the seven convicts staged their prison break. Promised Job in Juneau for $50; Charge Is Made SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—Charged with grand larceny by swindling Albert Kunde omt of $50 by promise of a job. at Juneau, Alaska, G. M. Warringer, a promoter, awaits a Justice Court trial. The Prosecuting Attor- ney’s office said Warringer ad- mitted he had no position at Juneau for Kunde but needed the money. ———————— Lost City Found in India Upsets Aryan Tradition LONDON, Jan. 20. — The old theory that civilization was brought to India by the Aryans has been upset by the accidental discovery of a lost city dating from 3000 B. C., says Sir Edward A. Gait, chair- man of the Royal Society of arts. R. D. Banaerji, of the Indian ar- chaelogical department, while ex- ploring in the lower Indus valley found ruins built on the site of an older settlement. A great varlety of ancient re- mains were found, including seals with legends in an unknown picto- graphic script resembling those found at Susa in Persia. “These discoveries betoken a pre- Aryan civilization that was farther advanced than that of the same Placid, N. Y. Tts officers and directors are John Reck, President; Thomas L. in the United States this year for hte Olympic games is moving into this fashionable snow-time resort of the Adirondacks for the Olympic winter contests. Not until February 4 will the games open, but already those hardy skaters of many nations, the bob sled competitors and the ski Jjumpers arriving to test the hills and rinks on which they will contest for world honors. Alaskan On Scene Outstanding among the early ar- rivals are Emil St. Goddard, Cana- dian expert at dog sled driving, and Leonard Seppala, winner of the Alaskan dog sled sweepstakes for the past two years. Seppala was a hero several years ago when he drove his huskies across Alaskan snowfields with anti-tetanus ser- um for a plague ridden community Amonk ski stars early on the scene are Caspar Oimoen, of Can- ton, 8. D, United States ski-jump- ing champion; Rolf Monsen, of the Lake Placid Club, New York, who was & member of the 1928 Ameri~ can Olympic team, and Sven Ut- terstrom, of Sweden, international cross country ski champion. About 275 contestants from the United States, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Japan, Poland, Italy, Aus- tria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Rumania, France, Belgium and Hungary will compete in the games that continue until February 13. ‘The winter Olympics will be the third to be held since snow and ice competition have been added to the famous world event. The others were held at Chamonix, France, in 1924, and at St. Moroitz, Switzer- land, in 1928. Over a quarter of a century ago organized winter sports were started at the Lake Placid club. They were developed steadily until now all the communities nestling among the picturesque Adirondack mountains on Lake Placid play host each winter to thousands of fashionable and more humble. folks who' like winter sports. During the past year, a stadium was built for the speed skating, an arena completed for figure skat- ing, curling and hockey, and & bob sled run laid out on precipitous Mt. Van Hoevenberg. The ski jumps will be held on the famous Intervals hill course, where during the past years outstanding ski meets were held. Bob Course The WMt. Van Hoevenberg bob course was designed by Stanislaus Zentzytzki of Berlin, builder of some of the most famous European runs. The Placid course is about one and one-half miles long; has 25 curves, with one hairpin and one “8” curve. The hair-pin turns are called “Whiteface” and “Shady Corner,” and the “8” curve is “Zig- zag.” The drop is about 800 feet in o mile and a half. EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHAMERICA ‘CAUSES PANIC Night of Terror Exists for Thousands of Resi- dents in Peru LIMA, Peru, Jan. 20.—Inhabit- ants of Lima and Callac and the surrounding territory are recover- ing from a night of terror caused by an earthquake which ripped streets and buildings. Although only one person is re- ported to have been killed, serious injury was done to hundreds when houses crushed. The shock was most severe at Huacho Huaraz. It was preceded by underground rumblings. In the surrounding area walls of buildings cracked and cornices dell. Roofs were crumbled and streets rolled as if in waves. The streets were wsoon filled with careening cars and out of control of the drivers in the unsteadiness of the pavements. Then the lignts weni out and darkness was filled with the hys- terical screams of thousands who fled in panic from homes, churches and theatres into the streets. — o —— SWISS ROADS CUT PAY BERNE—The Swiss State Rail- roads, which except for the French lines were the only European roads Offer to Surrender to Japan Chinese Bandits in Man- churia Reported Seeking Terms MUKDEN, Jan. 20.—According to information given out at the Jap- anese headquarters, Chinese irregu- lars are making offers to sur- render. It is said the movement is looked on as a decline in bloodshed and for a more peaceful settlement of the bandit question. The drive agamst ihie irregulars is increasing, however. Fifty Chi- nese are reported to have been killed in a clash yesterday. Gardens Honor Inventor of Test for Butterfat MADISON, Wis., Jan. 20.—The memory of Dr. Stephen M. Bab- cock, Wisconsin scientist and in- ventor of the butterfat test, will be honored by the planting of hollyhock gardens in at least 44 states. Seed for these gardens, to be planted on grounds of agricultural colleges and experiment stations, was gathered last fall from the back yard of Dr. Babcock. A Babcock garden is being plant- ed at the University of Gottingen, ‘Germany, where Dr. Babcock com- pleted his training, as well as at period in Egypt and Mesopotamia,”{to maintain wages, have decided to|Tufts college, which the scientist Sir Edward said. teduce all salaries by ten per cent. also attended, JESUIT ORDER IN SPAIN TO BE DISSOLVED Decree Is Signed by Presi- dent Zamora—Prop- erty Confiscated MADRID, spain, Jan. 20.—A de- cree dissolving the Jesuit Order of Spain, the home of its founder, Saint Ignatius Loyola, has been signed by President Zamora. The decree now awaits only the official publication to make it effective. The decree calls for the confis- cation of the Jesuit Order’s prop- erty estimated at $30,000,000. The Jesuits were expecting the decree and have made arrangements to leave Spai - eee —— cities of Texas. Fire prevention is being taught | in public schools in 680 towns and ;ing schedule also has been estabe KILLER OF TWO JUNEAU WOMEN B0ES ON TRIAL Mrs. Judd in Court, Charg- ed with Death of Agnes LeRoi, H. Samuelson PROSPECTIVE JURORS CLOSELY QUESTIONED Defense Counsel Hints at Plan on Which to Outline Case PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 20— Hopes of producing an accomplice or shifting the Rurden of guilt was disclosed. today by the Judd defense counsel in questioning jur- ors in the trial of Winnie Ruth Judd, charged with the murder of Agnes LeRoi and Hedvig Samuel- son, both formerly of Juneau, Al- aska, in this city last October. Fifteen jurors have beeni accept- ed up to noon today. Twenty-nine are required to be in the box be- fore preemtory challenges may be exercised under the Arizona law. Jurors Are Questioned Herman Lewkowitz, noted crim- inal lawyer of Los Angeles, one of the defense counsel, demanded an answer from prospective jurors to the following question: “If you find & human life has been taken and there is no direct evidence showing any connection of this defendant with the taking of the human life, and the court instructs you as to circumstantial evidence, can there be raised in your mind the possibility this act was committed by another per- son?” Objection Overruled ‘The prosecution objected .when the question was submitted but the court. overruled it and the jurors were allowed to say whether they dlmu be able to reach a fair vers ict. Mrs. Judd's. face appears paler than usual. She takes a keen in- terest in all questions asked of jurors, however. At the time Mrs. Judd was ar- rested in Los Angeles she confessed she murdered the two women. — o PRESIDENT IS AGAINST ANY SALARY GUTS Hoover Does Not Believe Slash Is Advisable— Waits on Congress WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 20.— Proposals for a reduction in salar- ies of Federal employees is being studied by President Hoover but he is adhering to the position that no general slash is advisable. He in- tends, however, to wait for Con- gressional action before doing any- thing. The salary reduction proposal was introduced yesterday by Senator William E. Borah. His resolution declared that a reasonable reduc- tion of Government salaries will save the taxpayers from $200,000,000 to $250,000,000. His proposal for cuts follows: Salaries between $5,000 and $7,.- 500 to be cut 6 per cent; salaries between $7,000 and $10,000 to be cut ten per cent and higher sal- aries to be cut 20 per cent. D — AIR SERVICE TO DAM OAKLAND, Cal—Airplane serve ice between here and Hoover dam, on the Colorado River, has been inaugurated. A new through serv- ice from the San Francisco bay district to Boston on a 34-hour fly=- lished. NEW YORK, Jan. 20. — Geo- graphical observations in the w-‘ {cinity of the Arctic Circle will be | Christopher Broathen, two members of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. The two men hopped from Roose- velt Field for Alaska yesterday. | Thorne and Broathen said they | expected to make the trip in a leis- made by George A. Thorne nnd" Geographical Observation at Arctic Circle Will Be Made; Fliers Coming North urely fashion via Chicago, Min- neapolis and Seattle. From Seattle they will fly up the coast to Nome which they expect to reach in about five weeks. They expect to be gone about five months. They are flying & cabin monoplane which can be con- verted, into an also equipped with skiis,