The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 8, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIX., NO. 5947. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1932. _ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS THREAT ISSUED BY JAPANESE TO CHINESE IN CHAPEI NOMINATION TO BE AGCEPTED IF IT IS OFFERED Former Governor of New York Makes His Position Clear NO PRECONVENTION CAMPAIGN PLANNED Will Not Su—;;p—ort, Oppose Any Candidate Prev- ious to Convention NEW YORK, Feb. 8—Alfred E. Bmith will accept the Democratic presidential nomination if it is offered to him, he said, but he will make no preconvention campaign. Smith’s statement, in part, says: “If the Democratic convention, after careful consideration, should decide it wants me to lead, T will make the fight but I will not make @& preconvention campaign to secure support of delegates. Is Party Leader “By the action of the conven- tion in 1928 T am leader of my party in the nation and with a full sense of the responsibility thereby imposed. “I shall not, in advance of the convention, either support or opp- ose the candidacy of any aspir- ant for the nomination.’ The statement was handed to 46 mnewspapermen last Saturday afternoon with the caution that it was mot to be published before Monday. morning. Question Asked, Answered Former Gov. Smith was askec: “Does this permit your friends to enter your name in the various state primaries at which conven- tion delegates are to be elected,” and he replied: . “Without a campaign I do not see how a fellow can get any delegates.” g Smith said the prospects for party victory were decdely brighter than last time. He refused to dis- cuss Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt's Prohibition statement, the League of Nations or any other issues. DARKHORSE SELECTION ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8— A classic conflict for the Democra- tic nomination is foreseen on the strength of former Governor Alfred E. Smith's declaration he would run for President if drafted. All have acknowledged him as a candi- date and believe there will be a deadlock in the national conven- tion which will probably be broken by a darkhorse nomination. —eo—— STOCK PRIGES WAVERING AS MARKET SINKS Pivotal SharesKeep Steady —Numerous Other Is- sues Are Losers NEW YORK, Feb. 8—A small volume of selling today was again the most cheering aspect of a sink- ing market. Several pivotal shares were steady but numerous losses of from one to three points took place and the . closing was heavy. There was a transfer of about 1,200,000 shares. Motors, tobaccos, farm imple- ments and rails were generally heavy. Not much stock was offered in the momentary upturn of a market flurry and there were short coverings. United States Steel and American Telephone were support- ed in the closing with slight gains. R CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Feb. 8—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 57%, Anaconda Copper 9%, Beth- lehem Steel 17, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Pox Pilms 3%, General Motors 24, International Harvester 22, Kenne- cott 10, Packard Motors 3%, United States Steel 39%, Bunker Hill, no sale. —_—eee Shears for trimming the edges of lawns have been invented that are operated by a ome-eighth horse- power électric motor. - SMITH ISSU Two Nations in Clash at Geneva Meet Great Britafiould Abol- * ish Submarines and Gas Chemicals GENEVA, Feb. 8.—Great Britain and France clashed today at the ‘Disarmament Conference over two theories of abolishing war. Sir John Simon, British spokes- man, presented & plan including abolition of submarines and gas chemicals which was criticised by France. The British spokesman denied peace will be secured by preparing for war. Andre Tardieu, French War Min- ister, declared that until the League of Nations is armed in accordance with the French plan, Internation- al Police, there will be no peace. Sir John Simon is against arm- ing the League and said France's suggestion was “merely a man- euver.” — e DEMOCGRATS OF WA SHINGTON T0 AID ROOSEVELT State Convention Gives In- structions to Chicago Delegation TACOMA, Wash.,, Feb. 8—The Washington State Democratic Con- vention instructed its delegation to the party’s National Convention in Chicago next Jumne, to work as a unit for the nomination of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Pres- idential nomination. ‘The convention went on record urging aebrogation of the two thirds rule. The delegates refused to take a stand against American participa- tion in the League of Nations and ‘World Court, It was a noisy state convention which was held here Saturday. ‘There was a fight over a resolu- tion denouncing the League and this was bitterly contested. The resolution was defeated by a vote of 528'%: to 485%. After the Resolutions Committee had rejected a plank, the conven- tion adopted a compromise plank on Prohibition favoring a referen- dum on whether the Eighteenth Amendment should be retained or modified to permit state control of liquor. The referendum will be by a direct vote of the people. e, —— THREE LIVES SNUFFED OUT Aviator Crashes in Fog in Mountains—Two Are Frozen to Death CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 8.— Adverse weather took three lives over the week-end. 'Paul Andert, mail pilot, was kill- ed when his plane crashed ina fog in the mountains. ‘Uh#iga Namba, aged 31, and his uncle, Usaburo Namba, aged 53, were frozen to death when their car stalled in a drift. Uheiga Nam- ba's wife wth the two children kept alive by alternately running and resting until rescuers arrived. They are Cherokee Indians. ‘Aviation officials doubted if it 'will ever be known as to the cause of Andert’s crash. . The mail and his body have been brought out by sleds. Republican - Depression Is Defined ALL EVIDENCE IN JUDD CASE 1S SUBMITTED Defense Waves Right to Present Witnesses in Surrebuttal FINAL ARGUMENTS BEING MADE TODAY ProsecutionDeclares Wom- an Was Sane When She Shot Two Friends PHOBENIX, Arizona, Feb. 8 —The Rev. H. J. McKinnell and his wife, parents of Mrs. 'Winnie Ruth Judd, sat beside their daughter in the court room today as the Prosecu- tor begged the jury to sentence the woman to death. ‘This is the first time the aged parents have been in the court room, except as witnesses. They have always been in the corridors to greet their daughter going to and fro. Assistant County Attorney A. C. Rodgers opened the final argu- ment for the state. He said the only hope for the defense was the forlorn hope of insanity and when no other defense can be shown the last word is always insanity, to ward off imprisonment. Rodgers said no evidence had been shown that Mrs. Judd did not know what she was doing when she shot Agnes LeRoi and Hedvig Samuelson. DEFENSE COMPLETES CASE PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 8— Late last Saturddy afternoon, the defense passed up the right to call witnesses in surrebuttal and signified readiness to let the jury decide on the merits of its conten- tion that Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd was insane “when and if” she killed her two friends last October 16, Mrs. Agnes LeRol and Miss Hedvig Samuelson. Closing arguments were expect- ed to start today. Asks For Guard Last Saturday, Dr. Joseph Cat- ton, San Francisco psychiaxtrist, insisting that he feared for his life, demanded that Dr. William Judd, husband of the defendant, be searched before being allowed to enter the court room. Sheriff J. R. McFadden complied with toe re- quest but found no weapons. Dr. Judd smiled when he learned of Dr. Catton’s fears and the authori- ties dismissed as a hoax the pur- ported threat against Catton which he said he had received. Life In Danger Dr. Catton publicly expressed he was endangering his life by testi- fying but the sheriff refused his request for a guard at his hotel while he remained here. Dr. Catfon, testifying for the state Saturday brought out in the first direct evidence, the name of J. J. Halloran as the cause for jealousy between Mrs. Judd, Mrs. LeRol and Miss Samuelson and quoted Mrs. Judd as saying there would not have been any case ex- cept for Halloran. —eto—— FOSHAY-HENLEY T0 TAKE STAND MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 8.— Judge Joseph Molineaux today de- nied the motion for a directed ver- dlet of acquittal in the W. B. Foshay and H. H. Henley mail fraud cases. ‘The defense then presented an- other group of character witnesses preliminary to having both defend- ants appear as witnesses. ———— Wants Right to Make Liquor to Raise Cash to Meet State Deficit NEW YORK, Feb. 8—A resolu- tion urging Congress to retum to New York state the right to con- meet ‘the state's deficit has been adopted by the Council of the New York State Division of the Women’s orgamisation for National lfiohib!lbn reform. ES POLITICAL STATEMENT i War God Rumbles As J apanese Seize Shanghfi . e - o s . ; 3 Developments in the Sino-Japanese disturbances endangered th ousands of foreigners living in the French Settlement as Japanese shelled the native quarters of Shanghai and seized the city. These recent pictures show (left) embassies and con- sulates of world powers facing the Bund. Warships of all nations an chor opposite them in the river indicated oh the map. The other pic- ture was taken along the banks of the Woosung River and shows nat ive houseboats as well as the congestion of the Chinese quarters. —Associated Press Photo. concession and International PRATT TALKS | AGAINSTNAVY, ARMY MERGER No Time to Make Experi- ments—Praises Jap- anese Organization WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8— Admiral Pratt, Chief of Naval Op- erations, told the House Committee last Saturday that this is not the time to abandon the tried systems of the Army and Navy organiza- tions. He was testifying at a hearing on the bill which would place the two departments under a Secretary of National Defense. “With war clouds on the horizon’ it does not seem the time to dis- card the old-fashioned time-tried syStem,” said Admiral Priat The Admiral said the proposed merger would cost $500,000 annual- ly because of the necessity of super-staffs. He praised the Jap- anese organization for war and said the system was a more direct one than that of the United States, “probably the most efficient war machine in the world.” ——pl WALKOUT VOTE Seattle Carmen’s Union Wants Cash to Pay Their Warrants SEATTLE, Feb. 8—The Street Carmens’ Union is ready to vote tomorrow on the question of a walkout to force payment of salary warrants. Another payday is due ‘Wednesday and there is mot enough cash in sight to pay the warrants issued for the last half of January. With the Wednesday payday the employees have about $208000 in warrants which they cannot redeem until some time in March after enough ' revenue is impounded to pay bonds and interest on the rail- way. The city officials, bankers and business men are trying to raise @& pool to cash the warrants. — - GIRL BORN AT HOSPITAL Mrs. Don Milnes of Saginaw Bay is the mother of a daughter borm yesterday at St. Ann's Hospital in this city. - e MARINE ENGINEER ILL Fred T. Wilson, marine engineer, is a patient in St. Ann’s Hospital, receiving treatment for a cold. '.mn T0 BE TAKEN GRAHAM HOPS OFF FOR HIS TRIP T0 NOME With Woman ,Co-pilot Ex- pects to Make Flight in Easy Stages YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 8—W. B. Graham and Mrs. Edna Christof- forson took of fat 9:30 oc’clock Sun- | day morning for Nome to search for the Baychimo in an effort to salvage furs. They planned to pass at the American-Canadian customs at Oroville. Graham and Mrs. Christofferson via the inland route. From Nome they will go to Point Barrow where they will make their base in search for the abandoned Baychimo. — P DORBANDT AT POINT BARROW Flier Reaches Farthest North Point on Fur Expedition trading expedition. Dorbandt is accompanied by Me- a passenger, who is buying furs. Stops are expected to be made at various settlements. When the trio left her it was stated they might also make a ing ship of the Hudson's Bay Com- pany. FLIES OVER ARCTIC ICE POINT BARROW, Alaska, Feb. 8.—Pilot Frank Dorbandt flew for two and one-half hours over the Arctic ice here Sunday but failed to sight the Baychimo. He said the ice was so rough that he could | ® not have landed if he had seen the |® ship. The ice is broken up and 1t ® is believed to be impossible that ® the Baychimo is still afloat. L4 Dorbandt plans to fly up bhe,' Kobuk to Bettles, then across to® Fort Yukon and north to Herschel | ® TIsland. * The crew of the Baychimo is|® waiting here for planes to be,® taken out. e —_——————— L4 Music printed with radium ink;® on ‘black paper has been nvented by a New York man for singers in.® plan to fly to Nome by easy stages ' search for the Baychimo, lost trad- | Heavy Snotw Is Blocking Alaska R.R. Giant Rotaries Dispatched to Northern Division for First Times HEAVY SNOW FIRST SEWARD, Alaska, Feb. 8—What is believed to be the first time in the history of the Alaska Railroad, giant rotary snowplows, ordinarily used only in the mountain divis- ‘ions, were dispatched Saturday to the Northern Section. This was due fto the exceptionally heavy Snows. A southbound freight train was delayed 24 hours awaiting the op- ening of the track. It is snowing here and there is {inclement weather throughout the rail belt. —————a——— HUNTING FOR Two Thousand Possemen Search for Abductors of Tucson Banker TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 8. — Spurred by an offer of $5,000, more {of $60,000. The kidnappers put Sawyer in an abandoned well from |'The kidnappers escaped. Billie Aukins, 20-year-old daugh- ter of a rancher, is held as the wo- man in the case although she denies any knowledge of the affair. | ®awyer is recovering in a local hospital. Search Started for Boat Missing More than 5 Months ,® Missing for more than five months, a search has been 3 KIDNAPPERS, {HUNTERS - S HOOT MAN SUNDAY ON GRAVINA ISLAND Mistaken for—;\_;limal, Louis Chase, Ketchikan, Is Shot and Killed Louis Ohase, aged 30, was shot and killed Sunday afternoon on Gravina ' Island, according to @ telegram received today by United States Marshal Albert White. Wil- | liam and John Griffin, brothers, |15 and 20 years old, have been ar- vested and are being held while ;an investigation of the affair is| | being conducted. ! | They told authorities that the shooting was accidentall One of | them said he sa wan object move and thought it was a wolf, while the other mistook it for a deer. | An inquest was slated to be held at | Keterfkan this afternoon. ‘Chase is survived by a widow and one child. MOUNTY TAKES HIS OWN LIFE PRINCE' ALBERT, Sask., Feb. 8. —Corporal Brian Burstall, of the Alaska, Feb. 8.— than 32,000 possemen are searching 'Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Word has been recelved here that the desert and mountains for three believed accidentally burned to Pilot Frank Dorbandt has arrived men who abducted Gordon saw-]deabh at Stony Rapids, died of safely at Point BarTow On & fur'yer, banker, and asked a ransom self-inflicted bullets the official re- port said. Northern Patrol He had been on the for four years Chanic Larrison and Wil Ervins, which he was rescued by officers. 'and it is believed he became des- + pondent. EIGHT MILLIONS' FORUNEMPLOYED MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 8.— JAPAN PLANNING NEW ATTACK IN FIGHTING. ZONE Will Level Entire Country= side Unless Chinese Withdraw .STUBBORN RESISTANCE ‘IN SHANGHAI DISTRICT Woosung_l'?orts Hold Against Enemy—Brit- | 1sh in Tight Place SHANGHAI, Feb. 8. — Japanese six inch guns are in action this |afternoon in the Chapei district which to employ the section within - and indications are the Japanese plan to use heavier artillery with 24 hours. A’ report has spread broadcast that the Japanese have warned the Chinese that if they do not with= draw by tomorrow, they will level the entire country-side. Foreign military observers agree that the “Japanese do not realize the tremendous job they have un- dertaken of trying to drive the Chinese out of Chapei with the available Japanese force.” 4 JAPANESE REPULSED 2 SHANGHAI, Feb. 8—With & hitherto unexhibited spirit, the Chi~ nese have repulsed the |attack &J_b;,.'!lommfi::a renewed bombardment - of enemy bluejackets at Hongkew. The Japanese had already occu= pied part of Woosung village b"/ were thrown back when they tried to extend their holdings. Japanese | destroyers then dropped shells into the village but the Japanese were unable to again occupy their former positions. : Chapel Bombarded Again The bombardment of Chapei was reopened today and the Chinese unlimbered trench mortars. The Japanese replied with artillery and ‘bluejackets used rifles and machine guns. The firing continued for three hours, some shells dropping into the International Settlement. British Between fires 1 The British Marines along the Settlement boundary near Chapel, blocked the Japanese flank' attack. The British are in a-delicateé posi. tion, facing the Japanese in one direction and the Chinese in the other direction. CHINESE REINFORCEMENTS | SHANGHAI, Feb. 8—Six inch guns thundered Sunday morm as Japanese shells poured what was left of Chapel. (Continued on Page Two) —————— SOVIET UNION MOVESTROOPS, Japanese Consul - Declares Vladivostok Looks Like ‘War Times’ the Siberian seaport has taken | on an atmosphere which may be | described “as like that of war- time” and movement of Soviet Gov. Phillip F. LaFollette has signed the State's $8,000,000 unem- ployment relief bill started for the Gasboat Fran- cis II, Capt. Holger Johnson, ‘White, who was asked by Ket- chikan authorities to locate the vessel. | Tt is reported to have sailed from Ketchikan last Septem- ber and was due to have re- turned fo port in two days. Nothing has been heard of it since then. Amy information should beé sent to Marshal ‘White or the Seamen's Home, : . the Time of . . . ® e| SHANGHAI, Feb. 8. — Corporal - ‘Zee of the Chinese Army, is only e !15 years of age, not quite as tall e jas his rifle, but he's having the e (time of his life. o| He loomed up in the darkness ® before an automobile touring be- e hind the Chinese lines and asked |a e for a lift like any hitch-hiker. |troup¢ and horses there has great- ly increased. There is much trans- porting of munitions to the port. |Fifteen-Y ear-Old Corporal in Chinese Army Is Having His Young Life He had hiked three miles for bowl of rice and was enroute b to the trenches. “I have not slept for two d cold but I am having & ‘When ive panese ‘Chapei again, 15, said. t is time. we'll ‘the Ja nd e Zee, 5,