The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 4, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN Secretary of Treasury Ac- cepts Appointment Of- fered by President TO SUCCEED DAWES, RECENTLY RESIGNED Ogden L. ‘NE,— at Present; Under Secretary, to Head Treasury WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4— Becretary of Treasury Andrew W. Mellon last night accepted the Ambassadorship to Great Britain offered to him several days ago by President Hoover. Acceptance by Mellon, who has served under three Presidents be- ginnng with the Harding Adminis. tration, was announced by '.he President. Mellon Dawes, who rTesigned to become| head of ‘the Reconstruction Fin- ance ‘Corporation. President Hoover said he had| given the post to Secretary Mellon | because of his experience in eco- nomic and other problems con- fronting the world. of the Treasury, will become Sec- wetary of the Treasury. “PRESIDENTIAL PARDON” WASHINGTON, D. C.,, Feb. 4—| The appointment of Mellon to be Ambassador to Great Britain is termed a “Presidential pardon,” b Representative [Patman, Demn)cmc ©f Texas, sponsor of the impeach- ment charges against Mellon. “The course of the impeachment | chargesbecome. an -academic ques- tion and the 'ppolm‘t is equa.l to a Presidential pardon Jury is considering t.he cue action practically jury. You can’t unpewh mm lf he leaves office but while Mellon | centinues in office I intend to push the charges,’ 'Patman said. The Judiciary ‘Committee of the House charges is in closed session. Pat-| man said he had mdditional infor- mation against 'the Secretary. APPOINTMENT WELCOMED LONDON, Feb. 4.—All London; mewspapers today gave great prom- fnence to the appointment of An-‘ drew Mellon to be American Am- basador to Great Britain. All news- | papers displayed prominently on their first pages the news of his @appointment and all made mention of it in the editoriel columns. Several writers referred to Mellon ©s a great friend of Great Britain. Apparently Mellon’s appointment raised hopes of a revision of war debs. The Daily Mail editorially said Mellon was acutely aware of the financial plight of Europe and the World and was also profound- ly conscious of the objection of | the vast majority in the Unlted. States” against curtailment of war/ debts. BRAZIL WILL BUILD PLANES RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 4—A ‘tions is studying proposals to erect | there would supply needs, both military and civil. Connery Old Age Pension Bill Approved ‘ WASHINGTON, Feb. 4~~The House Labor Committee has approved the Connery Old Age Pension Bill which would set- up a Bureau in the Labor De- partment and authorize a $10,- 000,000 fund for allocation to succeeds Charles G.| ] | Ogden L. Mills, Under Secretary | | | | i | considering the Patman | University of \Vashington. and dance. Associated Press Ph A “perfect man”"—in a co-éd's eyes—has been discovered at th Clarence Bledsoe, Husky football star anc track dash man, was awarded that title by vote of all co-eds on th: campus for his popularity, good looks, activities, ability to wear clothz ( Here Margaret Manion Is shown giving him the once-cver, 0 CONGRESSMEN DIE SUDDENLY S IN WA SHINGTON !Representauves Quin and Rutherford ° Pass Away Today ‘WASHINGTON, B. C., Feb. 4— Reprresentatives. Percy E. Quin, Democrat of Mississippi, aged 59 years, and Samuel Rutherford, !Democrat of Georgia, aged 61 years, died in less than an hour of each other as the result of Chair- | mitbee. He had been ill a month. Congressman Rutherford was shaving when he dropped dead. ‘The House membership is now as follows: Democrats 218, Republicans 214, Farmer Labor 1, with two vacan- cies. Speaker Garner arranged for ad- journment of the House this after- noon immediately upon convening out of respect to the two deceased ‘members. FIRE SCARE INCAPIOL ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4— A fire scare in the Capitol occur- red today when smoke from an open fireplace in the office of Rep- resentative Garrett, Democrat, of i"""”"' filled several rooms and the ccorridors. Firemen did not find any other blaze. DON MOYLE IS UNDER ARREST LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 4— Don Moyle, transPacific flyer was arrested here yestozday on an order issued by a local court charging ‘him with failure to provide for the States adopting the old age pension plan. support of his 10-year-old daugh- \ter. Seattle Judge Asks for Another Probe Into Defunct Loan Assoc. and Securities Company, end in- vestments of former Mayor Frank Bdwards and other city officials in a British Columbia mining ven- ture. Bdwards is now & candidate for the nomination for mayor of Se- Missouri Candidate Associated Press Photo Francls H. Wilson of Platte City, Mo., the state’s democratic nominee ‘for governor In 1928 when he ran far ahead of his ticket, has an. nounced his intention to seek ths nomination again in Missouri’s pri- mary election next August, THOUSANDS IN FLIGHT FROM QUAKE REGION Inhabitants of Santiago, Cuba, Fleeing to Open Spaces | SANTIAGO, Cuba, Feb. 4—Flee- ing thousands, bearing bedding, left the city to escape a possible recur- rence of Wednesday's earthquake following a slight tremor morning. Inhabitants sought the outlying hills for safety. Relief orzanizations continued work and it is not believed that outside aid will be necessary. DRILLING FOR COAL SET FOR NEXT WEEK To conduct diamond drilling op- erations on the Alaska Coal Com- pany’s property on Admiralty Isl- and, C. B. Secrest, who is asso- ciated with Lynch Brothers, will arrive in Juneau from Seattle to- that he will use is already in this this | HOLIDAY HALTS| JUDD CASE; END EXPECTED SOON State CallsEperts to Prove Killer Is Sane— Reach Jury Saturday PHOENIX, Ariz, Feb. 4—Trial of Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd for the alleged murder of Mrs. Agnes Le- Roi was halted today owing to February 4 being a legal holiday in this State. This is Arizona's Arbor Day and is a holiday under State laws. Interest in the trial bogged down hers yesterday which was largely devoted to expert testimony bear- ing on the sanity of Mrs. Judd, The State called several experts to controvert the defense's slmha that she was of unsound mind the time of the killings on ow ber 16. The end of the case is understood to be in sight. Counsel for boilj sides expect it will go the jury either Saturday or next Monday. CHAMBER BOARI OPPOSING FISH OIL, MEAL BILL Objects to Passaiial Wickersham Bill to Out Local Industry At a special meeting of the Ex~ ecutive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce held at noon today, & resolution was adopted opposing Delegate Wickersham, which is de- signed to wipe out of existence all plants in the Territory engaged in the reduction of herring oil into and meal. The Committee will | | submit its report on the matter to the Chamber next Tuesday. Action on the subject was asked by H. L. Faulkner, Chairman of the Chamber’s Legislative Commit- tee who is now in Seattle, and the Pacific Herring Packers Association which has been a member of the Chamber for several years. The Committee's disapproval was in line with the policy approved by the Chamber on several occasions in the past. Mr. Faulkner telegraphed Presi- dent Shattuck Tueseday night and advised that the local organization “should protest to the House Com- mittee on Marine and Fisheries against House Bill 497 which pro- hibits the use of herring for oil or meal,” adding that a “similar bill was defeated in 1930.” A hear- ing on the measure will he beld by the House Committee early next ~|0FF TO ARCTIC BY PLANE;WILL PURCHASE FURS Pilot Dorbandt Carrying Will Ervins to North- ern Settlements , ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 4— Pilot Frank Dorbrandt and me- chanic Larrison, with Wil Ervins as a passenger aboard the plane, hopped off from here Tuesday en- route to the Arctic on a fur trad- ing expedition. ‘When they left they planned to call at many northern Alaska settlements including Point Bar- row. They may also try to sal- vage the Baychimo's fur cargo. The plane was fueled for 15 hours flying. Emergency equipment and pro- vislons were also carried. » 3. SKATER WINS EVENT LAKE PLACID, N. Y., Peb. 4— Jack Shea, of the United States; ALL DIVISIONS HAVE COMPLETE PARTY TICKETS Party Tickets Filed in Other Divisions Com-’ plete Except Third Complete ‘tickets for Legislative offices have been filed in every Division by both the Democrats and Republicans, except in the Third Division where there is no Republican candidate for Senator, it was disclosed here today by press dispatches received by The Empire. The Third Division is the only one in which no contest is revealed for party nominations. There are no contests in either party for the Benatorial candidacies. Second Division Filings In the Second Division, James ||Frawley, former Senator from Nome and onetime President of the Alaska Senate, has filed for the Democratic nomination and Sena- tor Richard N. Sundquist, Candle, is' candidate for Republican selec- tion. Both are unopposed and will fight it out in the general election. Democratic House candidates in the Second Division are: Tolbert ‘Scott, A. F. Wright, Harry Longley and B. W. Neillly. There are seven candidates for the four Republican nominations as follows: W. H. Cameron, A. G. Blake, J. H. Ander- son, former Senator who served a single session, Miss Emily Morgan, George Hellerich, Nels Swanberg and Andy Nylen. Third Division 1In the Third Division James R. Campbell, Anchorage, is unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Senator, and no filing is reported for the Republican nomination. Democratic House candidates are: James H. Patterson, Valdez; Rep- tatiye . H, MeCutcheon, and H. L. Smith, Anchorage, and J. 8. Hofman, Seward. All four of the candidates for the House on the Republican ticket hail from Anchorage and are; Jo- seph P. McMahan, former Repre- sentative James N. McCain, Ray C. Larsen and Laurence Stephen- son. Fourth Division Senator Luther C. Hess, Presi- dent of the 1931 Senate whose term expires this year, is unopposed for the Democratic nomination for the long term in ‘the Fourth Division. Former Representative H. H. Ross, Fairbanks, has no opposition for the same nomination on the Re- publican ticket. To fill thé unexpired term of the late John H. Dunn, of Ruby, Thomas J. Devane, another Ruby resident, is candidate for the Dem- ocratic nomination, and former Representative Harry Donnelly of Flat is the Republican candidate. Five filed for the four House places on the Democraitc ticket, as follows: Representative Joe Mc- Donald, Alton C. Nordale, F..C. Fohn, Stephen Hansen and George A. Lingo. Six filed for the Repub- lican nominations, former Repre- sentative R. C. Rothenberg, Speak- er of the 1929 House, Representa- tives Andrew Nerland and Fred B. Johnston, Bart C. Buckley, Frank Hodgeson and James G. Moore, Jr. — STOCK MARKET BULL; TRADING AT LOW POINT Only Sevenmr_ldred Thou- sand Shares Reported as Today's Turnover NEW YORK, Feb. 4—The Stock ‘Market suffered today chiefly from neglect only 700,000 shares being traded. Leading shares were down for fractions to one point. ‘There was little incentive totake a stand on either side of the market with inconclusive reports of business and general industry. Rails were ithe Tieaviest losers and their Josses were minor. United States Steel, General Mo- tors and Standard Oil of New Jer- sey, were practically unchanged. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Feb. 4—Closing city; the rest will reach here from [today won the Olympic 500 meter (stock today is 15%, American Can Seattle Saturday on the motorship (skating championship, defeating {60, Anaconda Copper 9%, Bethle- Norco. Mr. Secrest, with all the equip- Bernt Eversen, of Norway, by five lengths. 'fll Steel 17%, Curtiss-Wright 2, Juneau G irl Chrlstens Boat e G INVADERS ARE RETREATING IN CHAPEI REGION Chinese Res_ist—SecondvAs- sault of Day in Fight- ing {JAPANESE GIVEN s GREAT SURPRISE EExpected Shock Troops i | Would Demoralize Enemy Forces { SHANGHAI, Feb. 4—The Chinese have withstood the terrific Japan- ese attack in the Chapei District !in Shanghai and this afternoon beat off the Japanese forces, with artillery and machine gun fire and {the invaders retreated. It was the !second assaut of the Japanese dur- ,1ng the day. | Heavy shelling of the Woosung |forts, 16 miles downstream, by & | Japanese warship continues. | The Chinese resistance has sur- prised the Japanese both in the |Chapei district and at the forts. It was believed shock troops would {accomplish a complete rout of the | Chinese especially in the Chapei district. | The Japanese headquarters in ithe International Settlement has been shelled by the Chinese and }seveml Japanese were killed. | JAPANESE ACCEPT PEACE PROPOSALS WITH STRING TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 4. — The Miss Elizabeth Pullen, Juneau girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Japanese reply to the proposals of Pullen, was given the honor of breaking a bottle of Arctic water vver]Cvralc Britain and the United Stales the bow of the North Star at the recent launching of that craft in ' for peace in the Sino-Japanese con- Scattle. The above photograph shows Miss Pullen ready for the christ- ening ceremony. ~NEW SHIP FOR ALASKA LAUNCHED: | ‘The North Star, new interior de| Y Associated Press Photo partment motorship, was sent down the ways of a Seattle, Wash,, shipyard. It will replace the Boxer as Alaska government ship. VOLGANO 1S ERUPTING IN WESTALASKA Shishaldin’s Top Flaming —Lava Pouring Down Into Valleys ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 4— Broadcastnig Station KFQD, in this from rishaldin d, is in full eruption with the top flaming and sides aglow with lava which} is flowing down the mountainside | to the foothills. ‘The eruption is visible 50 miles, according ot the message reecived, and smoke and ashes are bemg\ carried toward Bering Sea by a) strong wind. M'DONALD IS OPERATEDUPON LONDON, Feb. 4—Premier Ram- say MacDonald is reported resting easily after a delicate operation on | his left eye last night. He was able to sit up in bed and eat a| normal brelm | i —————— Worrying can be cured, declares .|a Eurpoean specialist, who claims s|that constant suggestion and reso- Marksman, has gone to Seattle t‘:"l‘ot' Point Barrow via ‘the WANTS RELEASE OF COUNTRY'S HOARDED MONEY President Cille Canforence. to Divert Hidden Sums Into Commerce WASHINGTON, D, C, Feb. 4— Seeking to tap the supply of hoarded dollars estimated at one ibmmn three hundred thousand, President. Hoover late yesterday is-l sued a call for civil leaders to join him in a conference next Satrday morning at 10 o'clock. President Hoover spoke of the |ereation of a national organization ‘to divert hidden sums into chan- nels of economic life. He indicated his belief that the return of hid- den funds to commerce might mean credit expansion of as much as ten billion dollars. “Every dollar hoarded means de- struction of $5 to $10 credit,” the President said. flict was given to the Ambassadors {of those two nations late today. l Japan agreed to cease hostilities i ununn the Chinese will ‘h~ turbing a¢ | The reply ptesemed to the Ambassadors of Great Britain and the United States after approval had been given by the Japanese Cabinet and Japanese Emperor. The reply added that if the Chinese regulars or irregulars per- sisted in activities, Japan will be compelled to reserve full freedom to act. | A few minutes before the reply was handed to the two Ambassa- | dors it was learned the Japanese Government had decided to send a full division of soldiers to Shanghai to relieve the bluejackets who have | been bearing the brunt of the fighting. —_————————— FREE COINAGE OF SILVER UP Public Hea@ on Wheel- er Bill to Start Next Saturday | { ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 4— | The Senate Finance Subcommittee appointed to hold on the | Wheeler Bill ealling for coin- |age of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 with gold, begins sessions next Sat- jurday with 70 representatives. of various - organizations from mnine states already slated to appear. {Bert. Hall, American, Is: General Mah Chan Shan—Yep! | WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4. —An American is the spectacular leader of China’s air squadrom. | Portlafid Aviatrix to Fly With Graham Into Arctic PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 4.— |Mrs. Edna Christofferson, Portland aviatrix and a nationally known Hudson's Bay trading ship Bay: chunomthm Mflm-fl“.fl pw&edoeuuol\hm'uflm lution can cure people of this make plans to accompany W. B. route sometime Friday. She ‘weakness, ‘Graham on his air search for the | act as_copilot. .