The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 30, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIX., NO. 5940. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1932. " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS WAR EXPECTED TO BE DECLARED ON JAPAN BY CHINA MORE U.S.SHIPS ARE READY FOR ORIENT DESTROYERSTO MAKE DASH FOR ORIENTAL AREA Flotilla Held Ready to Speed to Shanghai + if Required U. S. BATTLE FORCE WILL LEAVE SUNDAY One Hundremips Will Be Prepared for Any Contingency BULLETIN — WASHING- TON, D. C., Jan. 30. — The United States and Great Bri- tain have formally protested to Japan against the occupa- tion of Shanghai. Admiral Pratt this after-| ncon said the entire Asiatic Fleet has been ordered to stand by to protect American lives in China. MANILA, Jan. 30.—Eight more destroyers of the American Asiatic Fleet are prepared to make the 1,034 mile dash to Shanghai should ‘the conflict there endanger Ameri- can lives and property. Justo Ohan, President of the ‘Chinese Patriotic Society, announc- ed today that transportation will be provided for several thousand unemployed Chinese in the Philip- pines should they care to return to China and become soldiers. BATTLE FORCE REAAY SAN PEDRO, Cal, Jan .30.—The United States Battle Force, num- | bering 65 vessels, will pull anchor shortly after midnight Sunday for a cruise to Hawali, “fully prepared for any contingency,” Admiral Leigh, Battle Force Commander announced. | More than 100 ships will be brought together at Hawail. FRENCH RESERVES STAND BY PARIS, Jan. 30—Two French Reserve [Battalions, stationed at Tonking, China, since the disord- ers in Shanghai five years ago, have been ordered to stand by for movement to the French Conoces- sions in Shanghai. This ds the offi- cial statement issued by the French Foreign Office. POWERS START INQUIRY GENEVA, Jan .30—A mutual inquiry by the Powers, representing the League of Nations, has been launched by the Council of the League. The Council was imme- diately met by the Japanese dele- gation with an unexpected show of conciliation and desire to cooper- ate in bringing about a peaceful solution. — e JUNEAU MAN SOUBHT; SON LL IN EAS Friends of Lawrence Beck in New York Hospital, Seek Relatives SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—“Just New York friends” have asked the Po- lice to aid in a search for relatives of Lawrence Beck, ill in the Beek- man Hospital in New York City. It is said relatives, especially the young man’s father resides here or in Juneau, Alaska. Stanley Beck is believed to be| the father of Lawrence Beck, men- tioned in the above dispatch, and he is a resident of Juneau. Efforts are being made to communicate with him this afternoon regarding his son’s illness. Lawrence Beck is well known in Juneau, having been a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Unalga when that vessel was based here. —eeeo—— DOG 1S BAIL FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Jan. 30.— City officials agreed to accept a mountaineer’s hunting curity for a fine, to be to him upon returned I MRS. JUDD ENTERING COURT AT PHOENIX Above photo shows “trunk” murderess walking into the court room ARE URGED TO DEFEND CHINA AT ALL COSTS Gen. Chiang Kai Shek Sends Plead to All Miki- tary Commanders TROOPS DISPATCHED TO SHANGHAI CITY Soldiss Cheered ‘a4 They| Start for Trouble Zone to Resist Invaders. NANKING, Jan. 30—Gen. Chiang Kai Shek, former President of China, has sent a telegram to military commanders throughout the country urging preparations be taken to defend China and to “fight for 'her national existence.” Train loads of troops belonging to the Nineteenth Ohinese Amny began leaving for Shanghai today as fast as possible. The troops left amid rousing oheers of thousands of onlookers who carried banners reading: “Re- sist the Invaders and hold Shang- hai at all costs.” The authorities are strengthen- at Phoenix, Arizona, escorted by the Sheriff and Jail Matron, when |8 the defensive works here. her trial opened there. HALIBUT BOATS ARE REQUESTED TO HALT FISHING Juneau Fleet Is Inclined to Lay in Until March 1 BIG REDUCTION N PINK PACKS BEING PLANNED |Southeast Alaska Canners to Curtail Sharply Op- erations This Year Because of the weak halibut | market, fishermen in Juneau have been asked by the dealers in the States to keep boats in port until March 1 instead of having them on the banks when the season A heavy reduction in fisheries | operations in Southeast Alaska is contemplated in 1932, according to Capt. M. J. O'Connor, Asst. Agent of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, who returned iast night opens at midnight February 15. The local vessel owners will come . to no formal decision in the matter ! unitil they learn the attitude of | fishermen in Ketchikan, Prince; This stock, together with current Rupert and Seattle, to whom simi- | low prices on pink and chum sal- lar requests, mo doubt, have been | mon, makes curtailment necessary made by the dealers. Sentiment in order to stabalize the industry, among most of the fishermen here | packers have decided, Capt. O'- at present, however, favors the Connor sald. A big pack of fish acceptance of the dealers' sugges- this year would send prices tumb- Sapss L {ling to evep lower figures than If mnone of the fishing boats now prevail and would bring dis- fi;lc]g 1192:;‘;_ erO:vo:;kI:ie b:a:l;sn;:lt(“ aster to every operator, it is agreeld. ) W ~| The local district, apparently, etable fresh halibut until a,bout‘mn not be as seriously affected as March 15. {some other portions of the Pan- Text Of Dealers’ Request ihandle. Taku Harbor, Port Alth- The message to the Juneau Ves-|OFPe, Astoria & Puget Sound at| sel Owners’ Association was fmmlkxcurslon Inlet, P. E. Harris at prominent dealers with headquart- |Hawk Inlet, it is known will oper- ers in Chicago and reads as fol- @%6. While no announcement has ows ibeen made, it ds believed J. T. from an absence of two and one- half months. A 3,000,000-case hold- over of pink salmon is the major factor in the cut. “The undersigned met in joint' session. We are unanimously agreed Ithat marketing conditions for hali- but were never more unfavorable than at the present. We believe it is absolutely necessary that the present stocks of frozen halibut be sold before further production. If fresh halibut production starts‘ Tenneson will pack at Tenakee, and Peril Strait Packing Company at Todd. Funter Bay, closed last season, will remain shut down this season. Pacific American Fisheries will not operate at Excursion In- let, nor New England at Chatham, it is understood. « Libby, McNeill & Libby are ex- February 15, prices of both fresh pected to operate all their plants, and frozen halibut will go to levels 'and the Nakat Packing Corporation far below cost of production, caus-;will do likewise, said Capt.O'Con- ing heavy loss on both fresh and nor. Plans of other larger opera- frozeTi. We are seriously consider- itors are not definitely settled, but ing declining to handle fresh hali-|most if mot all of them will hold {but in ithe Middle West prior to March 25. We strongly urge that| vessels remain in port until March “Booth Fisheries, by Wilson. “C. Smithers Robbins, Inc., by Charles C. Robbins. “Lakeside Fish Company, by Ben- jamin Sacks. “San Juan Fish Company, by W. E. Sullivan and Charles Triggs. “Midwest Fisheries Association, by !their packs down. The red salmon packers will cp- erate at normal and no reduction {1s planned for that branch of the | industry. Capt. O'Connor spent several | weeks in Seattle after leaving here ilast November, attending the bu- !reau’s conference and looking after other matters. Later he went to | California and spent sometime in the southern end of the state. Troops are being rushed here from other parts of China to re- place the forces being sent to Shanghai. o STOCK MARKET INFLUENGED BY ASPECTS, WAR Caution Exercised, How- ever, in Short Trading at Session Today NEW YORK, Jan. 30. — Mars manifested an influence in finan- cial markets today but primarily an influence toward caution. Price movements of securities were Darrow. The hesitant market closed bare- 1y steady. Several important indus- trials were slightly lower. Only about 500,000 shares were sold. Speculators were ready to grasp at any straw and this was enough to make an impression with the vague talk about & “war boom” to bid up Atlas Powder and Dupont. Both went up about one point but Dupont was unable to hold the gain and closed only a fraction up. Fractional losses embraced Am- erican Telephone and Telegraph, Southern Pacific, Consolidated Gas, Case, American Can, Westinghouse, Union [Pacific, Radio, Chesepeake and Ohio. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15, American Can 59%, Anaconda Copper 10%, Beth- lehem Steel 16%, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Fox Films 3%, General Motors 24, International Harvester 25%, Kennecott 10%, Packard Motors 4%, United States Steel 37%, Bun- ker Hill, no sale. DEMOCRAT FOR Charles Robins, president.” Boat Owner Gives Views Capt. Bert Alstesd, master of the halibut fishing boat Thelma, ex- pressed the views of many Juneau fishermen this morning. He said: “We probably shall take no ac-! tion on the dealers’ request until| we hear from Ketchikan, Prince| Rupert, and Seattle fishermen, but | I do not see how we can do other-; wise than comply. There is no use —_———————— RESCUED FROM SINKING SHP HALIFAX, Jna. 30.—The rescue (Continued on Page Seven) |F. is reported from Cape Race. L i 5 ' FINANGE GORP. WASHINGTON, D. C,, Jan. 30— Wilson McCarthy, of Salt Lake City, & Democrat, banker and law- yer, is President Hoover's choice for the seventh and last place on the reconstruction finance corpor- SLAYER OPENS FIGHT TO BEAT DEATH SENTENCE L VS ———— Press Phote 2 Associated Winnie Ruth Judd (right) in a Phoenix, Ariz., courtroom the opening day of her trial on charges of killing two women friends, Hedvig Samuelson and Agnes LeRoi, and sending their remains in n_trunk to Los Angeles. At the table with her are the defense attorneys, (left to right) Herman Lewkowitz, Paul Schenck and Joseph Zaversack. Her immediats atives who arc in Phoenix are shown at the top. Left to right: Burton J. McKinnell, her brother of Los Angeles, and her parents, Mrs. and Rev. H. J. McKin- nell of Darlington, Ind. HOENIX CROWDS STORM COURT AT JUDD TRIAL GEN. CHIANG IS PREPARING FOR WAR LIKE MOVE Believed Armed Strife Sig: nal Will Become Ef- fective Sunday WILDEST DISORDERS PREVAIL, SHANGHAI Gangs Rumng Around Streets Armed, Shooting —Fire Spreading BULLETIN — NANKING, [ |7an. 30. — Gen. Chiank Kai Shek and several members of t he Nationalist Government have left Nanking for an un- revealed destination but it is believed to be Shanghai. It is understood the Gov- ernment’s decision to declare war on Japan would not be made effective until tomer- row at the earliest. SHANGHAI, Jan. 30.— Seething with the wildest disorder, Shanghai today awaited with grave appre- hensions unmistakable confirmation of reports from Nanking that the Nationalist Government has decid- ed to declare war on Japan. portion of . the district from the ruins of the Chapel region, Japanese Marines and plain clothes reservists and rowdy elements have scourged the Settlement in an orgy of lawless- ness. Every man carried a pistol in his hand, finger on trigger. Looking for Snipers By their own statements, the Japanese are looking for snipers and other Chinese whose actions are questionable but it is not ap- parent by what standards, actions are being judged. The Japanese circulated reports that Chinese snip- ers are picking off Japanese resi- —Associated Press Photo. Part of the throng whick jammed the corridors of the Phoenix, Ariz, courthouse as the case of Winnie Ruth Judd was called. Clothing was torn and bodies bruised as hundreds fought for positions near the door, hoping to gain admittance. HULL OF M- BELIEVED T0 PERATOVICH TO PARIS PRISON dents and it is imperative to root them out. If that is the purpose the job appeared to be done under no c2ntral authority but by indi- vidual gangs who are a law unto themselves. Japanese Marines on motorcycles with sidecars swept the streets with machine gun fire. There are gangs of Japanese (Continuea on Page TWO) e EARTHQUAKE IS REGISTERED AT SITKA STATION FILE CANDIDACY ~ NOW DOOMED PARIS, Jan. 30.—The St. Lazare women’s prison is to be torn down and when it goes the next to the last monument of the French revo- {lution will vanish. The Conciergerie KETCHIKAN, Jan. 30. — Frank |is the only other authentic build- Peratovich, Indian mayor of mg:mg of that time. Royailsts were ‘:mi:“ | kept in St Lazare until their time House | came to meet “tne widow,” that in- Demo- | vention of Dr. Guillotin which still writes finis for condemned crim- inals. Mayor .of Klawock An-' nounces Will Seek Demo- cratic House Nomination BE LOCATED Large Obstruction Con- tacted on Bottom of Sea Off Coast PORTLAND, England, Jan. 30.— British Navy mine sweepers have encountered a new and large ob- struction on the sea bottom about | Cratic ticket. Waves Prevailed for Sev- eral Hours Early Fri- day Morning SITKA, Alaska, Jan. 30.— Heavy earthquake waves were registered for several hours yesterday morn- ing on the seismograh of the Coast and Geodetic Survey observatory. The last waves reached Sitka at 53 and 56 seconds at 4 o'clock. The disturbance i3 estimated at 5,700 miles distant. three miles off Abbotsbury. The find is considered the most important since the search began for the missing submarine M-2 with 61 officers and men aboard. All ships of the searching flotilla began concentrating near the spot where the obstruction is reported to have been found. ——e——— ation’s Board of Directors. nomination will go to the Senate Monday. next Aimee and Dave to Honeymoon in Cuba LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30.—Leav- ing "all cares behind, Aimee Semple MacPherson-Hutton, and her hus- nine men by the American|band, David, will leave Los Ance-|spurious $10 and $20 bills in such [tence of eleven years for income dog @S %e-|pigning unless we can sell our fish, Steamer Fluor Spar from the sink- (les tomorrow, for their “first r°al|numbers that the United States tax evasion, and the date was set |siding in this Territory.” ing British auxiliary schooner Ruth hnney:lloon-—c trip to Cuba and|Consulate was moved to issue a | for February 9, in the United States Mr. Peratovich is engaged in the | cannery busines at Klawock. He is| a member of the Alaska Native | Brotherhood, and for several yem"s} has headed the faction that is| fighting the dominating element of | that organization. He has opposed | political bossism within the In | group and under his leadership in | the 1930 election, Klawock revolted and split between the two parties. | . Bishop Cannon’s Impertinence in Mixing in Alaska Bone Dry . Repeal Condemned by Pioneers KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 30— and that the Alaska Legislature FAKE DOLLARS IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, Jan. 30.—Depreciation | ——— — c llnocnse(l over the proposals of sET FUR FEB 9 Pioneers of Alaska, Ketchikan Igloo, of Australian and British currency | ' |has sent a letter adressed to the Bishop James Cannon, Jr., to tes- |tify before the House Commitiee on Territories against the repeal {of the Alaska Bone Dry Act, the having made American money de-| CHICAGO, Jan. 30.—Al Capone |Bishop saying the Igloo “vigorously sirable, counterfeiters have taken has been granted a hearing on his Pr ts against your presumptious e of the situation to pass fappeal on the federal court’s sen- | dny rference in the matter which whooly the business of those re- The 1Igloo, in the letter, says warning to all traders. there are no moral issues involved |Cireuit. Court of Appeals, memorialized Congress with the approval of the people. The letter asks what concern it is of the Bishop and “in what way are you qualified to speak on this question and who requested you to do so? It appears to us it is voluntary and unwarranited impertinence on your part and as isuch we unqualifingly condemn it.” ¥ The letter is signed by H. P.