The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 29, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIX., NO. 5939, JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY JANUARY 29, 1932. MEMBER OF A ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS UNITED STATES NAVAL CRAFT RUSHED T0 SHANGHAI CHINESE CITY AFIRE; POLITICS TAKE UPTURN; FILINGS HERE NUMEROUS “Ziegler Files for Delegate —XKeller and Karnes An- | nounce Candidacies i Politics today took a spurt with the filing here of seven declara- tions of candidacies, six ‘Démocratic | and one Republican. Others are ex- pected tomorrow and Monday. A seventh Democratic filing was sought to be made but was re- jected by Territorial Auditor Cash Cole because it was defective. On the filings today were candidates for Delegate to Congress. two for) Territorial offices. two for the Leg- islature and two for party ourices. Ziegler Files Candidacy Representative A. H. Ziegler, of | Ketchikan, filed his declaration of candidacy for nomination on the Democratic ticket for Delegate to Congress. His is the first for that nomination to be filed. Senator A. J. Dimond’s filing, which was re- ceived here several days ago, will be filed shortly. Anthony E. Karnes, Superinten- dent of Public Schools at Ketchi- kan, filed forthe Democratic nom- ination for Commissioner of Edu- | cation. He was candidate for that | office two years ago and was de- feated by W. K. Keller, Republican, after a neck and neck race tmh‘ was doubtful until the last minute. Mr. Keller also filed his declare- tion of candidacy for the Republi- can nomination to succeed him- self. His filing was made late yes- etrday afternoon. Walker For Senator N. R. Walker, mayor of Ketchi- kan and prominent business man there, filed his declaration for the Democratic nomination for Senator for the First Division. | F. J. Baranovich, another Ketch- kan business man and pioneer of that city, filed for Democratic nomination for the House of Rep- resentatives. He is the third to file. The others are: J ‘W. Kehoe, Ket- chikan and Albert Wile, Juneau. Eugene Wacker, Wacker, and D. | W. Hoskins, Ketchikan, filed for | Delegate to the Democratic Nation- al Convention. They are members | of the ticket filed several days ago headed by John W. Frame with himself for National Committee- man. Mr. Frame claimed to be Republican National Committee- man from 1924 to 1928, but was never recognized by the National | ‘Committee. : Hardcastle Filing Defective R. E. Hardcastle, who was the Democratic candidate for Territo- rial Treasurer two years ago, sent in an incomplete filing for Demo- cratic National Committeeman. Owing to defects, it was rejected by Auditor Cash Cole. The filing was not supported by the petition of 25 names as en- dorsers and it was not acknowled- ged under oath as required by the Territorial election laws. Mr. Cole has advised Mr. Hardcastle of the defects but it is hardly possible that they can be remedied before the time for filing ends next Tues- day. There is no mail boat leaving Ketchikan before then and it is not possible to remedy the defects by telegraph. el QUILT SHOWS HISTORY OKLAHOMA CITY—A quilt re- cently completed by Mrs. J. R. Phelan of Oklahoma City portrays Contracts Real Marriage e —————————————— LOS ANGELES—Mrs. Peggy Prior von Eltz, ex-wife of the screen | actor, Theodore von Eltz, who admitted during a recent hearing in fight over custody of children that she believed in trial marriages, is soon to become the bride of Joseph Moncurs March, scenarist, picture above | She has modified her views by saying: with her. “One should not wed unless absolutely sure the other is the right party.” BIG AIRSHIP LOS ANGELES MAY BE SOLD |Suggestion Made (to Take Funds and Increase Size of ZRS-5 ‘WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 29.— High naval officers are consider- ing selling the airship Los Angeles and using the money received to enlarge the ZRS-5, sister ship to the Akron. Commander Felton, of the Navy's |Design Division, has received a letter from Rear Admiral Moffett suggesting the ZRS-5 be increased in capacity to 7,500,000 cubic feet. He sald this would increase the ship’s cruising radius at 50 knots drom 8,500 to 11,500 nautical miles. In view that the Los Angeles can- not be used as a warship, the sale is being considered and tne money used on the ZRS-5. —_— e —— A wool material has been de- veloped in England that looks like the history of the state from lhe'lea'.her wears like leather, is wat- coming of Coronado to the cons-erproof, truction of a new 33-story building. ‘low and can be produced at a cost. Hail of Meteors Helps At & Build Up E. Earth’s Surface| ITHICA, N. ¥., Jan. 20.—A form of meteoric hail flying 100 miles a second has been observed by Cor- nell University astronomers in Arizona. The “hail stones” are meteors, presumably itny, and have been seen through telescopes set up at Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff, as part of a joint study by Har- terstellar (outside the gravitational field) space, according to a report by Dr. S. L. Boothroyd, professor in charge of the meteoric work. The hail means that at least a little of the earth’s surface is made of substances coming from vast distances in “outer” space, as me- teors are known to turn to dust in the atmosphere and settle slow- ly to the ground. Dr. Boothroyd, in his significant report on the 500th specimen ob- served in one month,incidentally a cloudy one, writes: “I find that fully half of the INDEPENDENTS IN NO. DAKOTA BACK HOOVER President Endorsed forRe- nomination and Reelection MINOT, North Dakota, Jan. 20.— | President Hoover has been endorsed for renomination and reelection by the Independent faction of the Republican Party of North Dakota. ‘There are two other factions in the state, the Non-Partisan Lea- guers and Progressives. POPE PIUS IS T0 BROADCAST NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Pope Plus will participate in his third broad- cast ‘to ‘America from the Vatican Station on February 14, beginning at 6 o'clock, Eastern Standard time. DR. GODDARD’S BODY TO GO TO TACOMA For burial in Tacoma, the re- mains of the late Dr. F. L. Goddard of Goddard’s Hot Springs, near Sitka, will be taken south tomor- row aboard the steamship North- western. They will be accompanied by his son, E. M. Goddard, of this city. The obsequies at Tacoma will be under auspices of the Masonic order, of which the deceased was a member. ————————— MADRID STREETS CHANGE MADRID—Taxi drivers, postmen and others whose business requires a knowledge of Madrid’s streetsare telescopic meteors are interstellar |? wanderers, and there are some having exceedingly high velocities. “Velocities of 100 miles per sec- ond are by no means rare.” DEFENDS REPEAL OF LIQUOR LAW Repeal Needed to Serve Ends of Humanity Declaring that any Wet and Dry fight on the bill to repeal the Alaska Bone Dry law is without Jjustification, Representative Grover C. Winn, Speaker of the 1931 Alas- | | ka House of Representatives, today expressed the hope that Delegate ‘Wickersham'’s bill would be report- §|ed favorably by the Committee on Territorles and passed by Con- gress to “give the people of Alaska relief from conditions that are well-nigh intolerable.” “The Alaska Legislature of 1831 by a unanimous vote passed a bill repealing the Alaska Bone Dry Law and memorialized Congress to validate it, expressly stating that it should not be construed as for or against Prohibition but that its ae- tion was based on humanity,” de- clared Speaker Winn. Reasons Were Compelling “The reasons advanced before the Legislature for repeal were com- pelling. They are based on justice and no more meritorious legisla- tion will come before Congress than the Wickersham measure to validate the Legislature’s Act. It will not affect Prohibition in the slightest, neither adding to mor taking away from the agencies that enforce the Prohibition laws, nor depriving them of any power of enforcement,” he said, “The situation in Alaska is affb- gether different from that in the States,” Mr. Winn pointed out, “The latter have agencies for law en- forcement and State Prohibition enforcement laws are used to clothe them with the necessary authority to reinforce the Federal agencies. No Local Agencies “In Alaska, we have no Terri- | torial enforcement agencies. All of lour laws are enforced by Federal authorities and all of our cases tried in Federal courts. Violations |in Alaska of the Prohibition laws can be prosecuted as readily under the National Prohibition Act as the latter, both Congressional en- enactment is paramount where the provision of the two come into conflict, as Judge Wickersham properly pointed out to the Com- mittee on Territories. “The repeal of the Alaska Bone Dry Act would not rob the Fed- eral agencies of any power they now have to make arrests for vio- lations of the liquor laws nor the courts of any functions in prosecu- tions.” Medicinal Liquor Prohibited The aim of the Legislature in seeking to repeal the local act, said Mr. Winn, was to make it possible for hospitals and physicians to obtain supplies of liquor for medi- cinal purposes without violating the law, or without it being necessary\ for officers of the law to wink ' at technical violations. Under the Alaska Bone Dry Law one or the other has to be done in order to obtain alcoholic liquors to be used as medicines. Even in the shipment of alcohol in the manufacture of essential remedies, at least one court has held that permits authorizing such shipments cannot be legally issued and has refused to issue them, Mr. Winn declared. “It is evident that such a situa- bad public policy,” said the Speak- er. HOUSE SPEAKER {Representative Winn Says| under the Alaska Bone Dry Law.| The former, passed two years after to Alaska to be used by druggists| Wrigley Estate Valued “It mitigates against the en-lhis family. forcement of all laws and panicu-'probn,fie today, revealed that his larly the Prohibition laws. It oughtfonly son was bequeathed the con- Royal Court to Ballroom \ e e S—————— LOS ANGELES—Preferring to cloak his identity in mystery, Eeni‘ Mario Nogales, a cousin of the former King of Spain, earns a livin; by entertaining Hollywood with dance recitals. The royal stepper Il vices. shown above with his dance partner, Miss Margaret Carthew. SAYSROOSEVELT IS WET AND NOT PROHIBITIONIST Mrs. Ella B—o_ol_e Has Her Prediction Regarding Southern States ‘CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 29.—Mrs. Ella Boole, National President of the W. C. T. U, characterizing Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a wet, predicts the South will oppose his presidential aspirations, “unless politics succeeds in fooling the Southerners.” Mrs. Boole has just returned from a tour in the South. She said eff- orts were being made everywhere in the South to make Roosevelt appear as a Prohibitionist. ————————— TWO MUST DIE; 1 SERVES LIFE OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 29.—The Supreme Court has affirmed the Mirst degree murder convictions of Harold Carpenter, Walter Dubuc and Mrs. Ethel Wills for the slay- ing last July of Peter Jacobson, aged rancher. The two men will be executed. The woman was sentenced to life in the State Prison. at Twenty Million; Son Will Control B.B. Team CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 20.—The es- tion is contrary to all ethics and tate of William Wrigley, Jr., valued left mostly to filed for is The will, at $20,000,000, to be ended as quickly as possible trolling stock in the Chicago Cubs. and only Congress can bring it t0 No mention is made of his West- an end.” lern interests. Byrd Plans Sub-Base in Antarctic on Next Trip NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—Rear Ad-|he would start. The chief objec- miral Richard E. Byrd hopes to es- tives of the expedition, he explain- STOCK MARKET' HAS FLURRY ON FAR EAST WAR Coppers, 1@5, Aircraft Issues Are Bought Up Last Hour NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—The Stock Market endeavored to rally in the last hour today and recovered much of the early slump but the list turned heavy again in the final few minutes and numerous losses of from one to two points were sustained at the finish. The turnover today was 1,500,000 shares. Buying of coppers, steels, and aircraft isues in the last hour is attributed to speculative activity ton the possible demand for war Iswpplies in the Far East. Issues closing one to two points lower included Southern Pacific, New York Central, Santa Fe and Northern Pacific. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 59%, Anaconda Coper 10%, Beth- lehem Steel 16, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Fox Films 3%, General Motors 20%, International Harvester 25'%, Ken- mecott 11, Packard Motors 4%, United States Steel 37%, Bunker Hill 22%. INOT SO SURE ABOUT HOOVER TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 20.—The Republican State Committee has determined to sound out public determining to support him at the June convention. ————e——— EIGHT KILLED; HOME IS FIRED { WINNIPEG, Jan. 29.—An as- tablish a sub-base in the interior |ed, are to determine whether there assin crept into the home of Mar- of the Antarctic continent’ on his forthcoming expedition, he disclos- ed here. “We have thirtyfive tons of equipment at the Boston navy yard,” the admiral said. “A friend has promised to furnish the ship.” He did not, however, say when is & channel between the Ross Sea, on the shores of which “Little ‘America” was established, and the Wedell Sea. | Admiral Byrd said he probably would establish his sub-base at the foot of the Queen Maud Mountain range, and spend the entire polar winter there. {tin Sitar, at Elma, 45 miles south of here, set fire to the house and stabbed eight persons to death. The victims are Sitar, wife, five children and a boarder whose name is not known. | Two of the Sitar children were wounded but were rescued by their suncle, vwhlch broke out at six differ- FLAMES RAGE AS SHANGHAI IS BOMBARDED Section of City Ablaze with Reported Hor- | rible Slaughter JAPANESE PLANES IN ATTACK BY AIR Cotflict Feared Betwisn Japan and Russia— Troops Blocked SHANGHAL, Jan. 29.—Fire ent points, has ravaged the Chapei section of Shanghai and has caused a horrible slaughter among the 200,000 inhabitants of the area. The fire was in addition to the terror of a steady bomb- ing of the section by Japan- ese airplanes. The Japanese Navy has ordered t wo more aircraft carriers, three cruisers and a BOMBS DROPPED U.S. DESTROYERS ARE DISPATCHED, CHINESE WATERS Flotilla Sermom Manila to Newest Trouble Zone in Orient SITUATION REGARDED DISTINCTLY SERIOUS President and Cabinet Members Hold Long Conference Today MANILA, Jan. 29.—Bound for Shanghai, the newest bat- tleground of the trouble be- tween China and Japan, four American destroyers sailed from here at 8 o’clock this morning. Instructions were given the destroyer fleet to join the Yangtze River patrol. Al- though the river is far north of Shanghai, the destroyers may be radioed to put into Shanghai at the discretion of flotilla of destroyers from the Sasebo Naval Base to come |if the Japanese occupation is sentiment toward Hoover before| | here according to official ad- MENACE BAi Jmn 29.—A new menace came across the boundaries of the Interna- tional Settlement this after- noon, a warning by the Chi- nese military command that not ended the Chinese will attack the settlement and put an end to reports a truce is being negotiated. Little groups of Chinese are fighting frantically hold- ing off the Japanese at sev- eral points while ramshackle houses blazed around them and crashing falling walls punctuated the rattle of gun- fire. Refugees who have made their way into the Interna- tional Settlement said the Chinese casualties ran into thousands. Shops are closed and busi- ness is at a standstill. NEW CONFLICT TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 29.— A new possibility of a direct conflict between Russia and Japan seems threatened when reports from Mukden said General Tamon, hero of the previous, M an c h urian cam- paign, has been ordered to take a division of troops to Harbin where the Russian railway officials have blocked the transport of Japanese troops over the Chinese East- ern Railway, owned jointly by Russia and China. It is said the railways of- the naval authorities. AT SHANGHAI SHANGHALI, Jan. 29.—The United States destroyer Borie, ordered here from Manila. . with four others, has arrived, reinforcing the flotilla of sev- en gunboats and two destroy- iers now in the vicinity. The American community welcomed the news of addi- tional vessels for there is a feeling that the situation here is distinctly serious. ORDERS TO TAYLOR WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29. — Admiral Taylor, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Asia- tic Fleet, has been ordered to postpone drydocking his flagship Houston, for repairs at Manila, in view of the Far Eastern situation. CABINET CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—President Hoover today discussed the occupation of Shanghai by Japanese Ma- rines with the members of his Cabinet. The Cabinet ses- sion was the longest meeting held in recent years. SETTLEMENT RIGHTS WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 29.— The United States and Great Bri- tain are preparing to take joint action to assure their rights at the International Settlement in Shanghai. The rights of the two countries are safeguarded so far, but there is speculation as to the length the two countries might go to further safeguard their inter- ests. JAPAN'S INTENTIONS TOKYO, Jan. 29.—Japan has no intentign of encroaching upon the ficials will be held respon- sible, according to Japan of- ficials, if troop movements toward Harbin are delayed. - e —— FRENCH MODEL WORN BY BALTIMORE DEB WASHINGTON—A French model ivory satin frock made with a bustle was worn by Miss Patti ‘Warfield Edmonston of Baltimore at a reception given for her in the capital by her grandmother, Mrs. David S. Hendrick. She carried an arm bougeut of American beauty roses. Miss Ed- interests of any foreign power in Shanghai, the Government empha- sized today. The sole aim of Japan is pro- tection of lives and interests of its nationals “similar to effective meas- ures taken in these localities by Great Britain and other powers in the past,” the Government spokes= man says. NO ATTACK ON NANKING NANKING, Jan. 29.—The Gov= ernment has been informed by the Commander at Shanghai that Chi- nese losses in fighting on the streets yesterday with the landed Japanese Marines is estimated at 300 killed or wounded. monston made her debut at the Baltimore cotillion. — e+ ——— Women are employed in many of the rural areas of Herefordshire, England, for delivering letters. The Chinese captured four Jap- anese armored cars. The Japanese Consul General here has assured the foreign diplo~ mats that Japan contemplates ‘ attack on Nanking. %