The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 13, 1932, Page 1

DAILY ALASK “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNI:AU ALASKA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 1932 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS WAR SECRETARY, SENATOR IN CLASH CALLED LIAR HURLEY QUITS | COM. HEARING Senator Kirfiemocral of Utah, Declares Some | Remarks Untrue HEATED ARGUMENT ON FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE Cabinet Mem_be-r and Sen- ate Member Lock Horns —Then Break Away WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 13— Sccertary of War, Col. Patrick J. Hurley, today walked out of the e Committee hearing on Phil- ippine Independence, asserting he would not “remain here and be called a liar.” e “as untrue” a stmemen' of Hurley. Browbeat Witnesses The War Secretary angrily re- “You can run star chamber edings here, call me a liar a browbeat witnesses, but you can't compel me to remain and take it.” When Senator King started ques- | tioning the Secretary, Hurley start- | ed to answer and King said: “Just | a minute. You try to answer be- fore the question is asked.” Hurley replied: “You absolutely have undertaken to distort what I said.” “Untrue,” Says Senator Senator King replied: “I resent what you said as untrue as are some of your other statements.” Secretary Hurley replied: “If I say anything here in opposition to you gentlemen, it's a stump speech but what you say is the height of manship and it is kind of les majesty to hold an opinion contrary to yours.” GOAL BUNKERS AND VESSEL TO BE BUILT SOON Ohlson A—n;;unces Rail- road Betterments—Con- fers with Gov. Parks A new combination passenger and cargo ship for its river division and coal bunkers on the Seward docks will be built in the mmediate future by the Alaska Railroad, it was announced today by Col. O. F. Ohlson, General Manager, who, with Mrs, Ohlson, is returning to Anchorage after spending several weeks in Washington, D. C,, on of- ficial business. Advertisements for bids on the steamer will be published as soon as plans can be drafted. The bunk- ers, which will serve to transfer coal from the railroad to ocean steamers at Seward, will be con- structed without delay. Has Conference Here iCol. Ohlson was met here this morning by Gov. Parks, C. H. Flory, Commissioner for the De- partment of Agriculture, and Dr. H. W. Alberts, Director of Agri- cultural Experiment Stations in Alaska, for a conference on the future of those stations, or that maintained at Matanuska. “The preservation of that station is| netween Nlchola\ ar‘d hl: bro!h:r ALASKA TRADE REPORTS T0 BE SPREADWIDELY Commerce Department Will Include Monthly Re- view in its Journal Arrangements have been com- pleted between the Department of Comerce and Alaska officials for the publication, monthly, in the Department’s official Commerce Reports of reviews of trade, eco- nomic and financial conditions in the Territory, it was announced to- daw by Gov. George A. Parks. The assembled by M. S. Whittier, Sec- retary cf the Territorial Chamber of Commerce, and telegraphed by him to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Every Chamber of Commerce ‘n the Territory will be asked to com- pile the data for its district. This information will be forwarded by telegraph to Mr. Whittier. The United States Signal Corps, at the suggestion of the Governor,, will handle the messages witaout cost. ports pubhshed was started several months ago by E. K. Burlew, Ad- ministrative Assistant to the Sec- retary of Interior, who suggested the advisability of the publication to the Bureau which issues the Comerce Reparts. He and the Gov- ernor worked out the system to make it possible. The purpose of the movement is to give extensive publicity to the Territory’s trade possibilities. Com- merce Reports is published weekly by the Department of Commerce. It contains frade and other infor- mation from all parts of the world. It is distributed throughout the world through comercial attaches, and to manufacturers, importers and exporters of all classes of busi- vital to the future prosperity of |Dess. th eagricultural regions served by the Alaska Railroad,” Col. Ohlson declaved, and he offered to cooper- ate with the other agencies in any plan that appeared feasible. The situation, he believed, was| not utterly hopeless. It is not im- possible that Congress will yet pro- vide funds for the Matanuska sta- tion. If it does not at the current session, there are indications that the item will be restored within a year or two. Same of the mem- bers of the House Appropriations Committee expressed individual opinions to that effect. Several tentative means of pre- serving the farm intact were dis- cussed this morning. No final de- TISUPTO DOCTORS NOW WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 13— Doctors prescribing liquor will have to buy their own forms and furnish the Government with records. The Alcohol Bureau will no longer print the forms which are said to have cost the Government $15,000 annually. —al—— A process to extract radium from cision was made, it was said, but it e it (Wmmm reports from the Territory will be | est PRINCE AND BRIDE IN PARIS Assoclated Press Photo Prince Nicholas of Rumania and his morganatic wife, Mlle. Jana Deletz, shown on a holiday in Paris. Thelr marriage precipitated a rift EXPEDITION TO BASE HERE FOR MOUNTAIN TRiP Another—A_scent of Mt.| Fairweather Will Be Un- dertaken Next Summer Juneau will be the base of an other expedition seeking to ascend Mt. Fairweather next summer, ac- | cording to word received here by Ray F .Taylor, of the United States Forest Service. | Plans for the undertaking were sent him by Bob Monohan, a class- | mate in the Yale School of For- try, who will be a member or the party. Airplanes will be used in estab- lishing camps, transporting sup- plies and personnel, flying out of Juneau. G, Monohan said he would arrive here early in June, two or three weeks ahead of the main party, to establish two camps prior to swarting the actual ascent. Members of the expedition were not made known. The leader, was indicatec, will be H. B. Wash- burn, Jr., who headed a similar try in 1930. The purpose of the ex- pedition ds to meach the top of Mt. Fairweather by the way of tne at present unclimbed northwest ridge. It was reached last summer by another expedition which went over the southwest ridge. The base camp will be made on a lake that the Washburn party discovered in 1930. Mr. Monahan will fiy there from Juneau early in June to build the camp, and to establish a second camp on the slopes of the mountain. In addition to trying to scale the peak, the party plans to gather data from which to make an ac- curate map of the mountain and of the surrounding terrain. — CUTS AIR AT RECORD SPEED CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 13— An average speed of 246 miles an hour was maintained by A. L. Me- Clain, of the United Air Line, on his 751 mile flight from Des Moines, Iowa, to Cleveland. He was aided by. a tail wind. - e, e r—— VISITING IN HONOLULU Word has been received here ores in thirty days in place of the [that Mrs., Nell Wold-Ordway is|® present six-month period, is said to spending some time on a pleasure MMW 7RIS trip in Honolulu, Forest Examiner | it | OPENING GUN OF POLITICAL FIGHT FIRED RepublicansEther in Var- ious Parts of Nation on Lincoln Day NOMINATION OF HOOVER CERTAIN President’s Name Not En- tered in Primary in North Dakota WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 12— Lincoln Day gatherings of Repub- licans in various places throughout the nation last night resounded with predictions that Hoover will be re-elected. The gatherings were hailed' as the opening gun of the political battle. Further signs of pro-Hoover op- timism are seen when his managers refused to file his name in the| list in that State closed yesterday. Hoover's managers consider his nomination is assured without a struggle. Senator Johnson also did not ef- ter the North Dakota primary and llead:ing political observers helieved the Californian is doubtful of his chances. Reparations Is Now Set| Will Also Be Discuss- ed at Conference LONDON, Feb. 13—The British |Foreign Office announced today }thm the Lausanne Reparations | | Conference will be held in June. The object of the conference has been enlarged to include wofld[ | economic difficulties as well as re- ’pm-ations. e HUNTED MAN GETS GROGGY, SNOW TRAIL Demented Trapper, Pur- sued by Mounties, Near Exhaustion AKLAVIK, Feb. 13.—Exhaustion may end the liberty of Albert Johnson, demented trapper, accused of killing one Canadian Mounted Policeman and wounding another. Pilot W. R. May flew over the man’s trail and reported it was becoming shorter and zigzagging, indicating the hunted man was & bit groggy. Two Mounties are on Johnson's trail. They are considered the best mushers in the service. The Mounties have been attempt- ing to capture Johnson in the Rat River Countrty since last Decem~ ber. | - e RAMSAY LEAVES FRIDAY FOR SHORT SITKA TRIP J. A. Ramsay, Chief of the Alas- ka Field Division, General Land Office, left yesterday on the motor- ship Northland for Sitka to 100K | after official business connected| with the Sitka townsite. He is ex- North Dakota primary contest. The | Session Date | World Economic P roblems] JAPANESE SHELL CAPITAL OF NATlONALlSTS BANKING BILL DEBATE STARTS FIRST OF WEEK Federal Reserve Credit Ex- pected to Be Available Within Few Days WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 187 With both Houses ready to debate the banking bill on Monday and Tuesday, it is expected that the expansion for Federal Reserve credit will be ready within a few days later. Both Houses have been sent the {bill from committees. The House will debate the bill lon Monday and the Senate on Tuesday. The legislation, when enacted, will assure help to small banks. Installation Permit for Ketchikan Station WASHINGTON, D. C., ¥eb. 13— The Radio Commission has granted station KGBU, at Ketchikan, ~er- mission to install a 100-watt trans- mitter immediately and next Sep- tember 15 install additional equip- pected to return here on the Este- beth next week. ment to increase the power to 500 watts. Enfranchisemen PARIS, Feb. 13.—The thirty-year battle for woman suffrage in France was advanced a step yesterday when majority of the Chamber of De- t of Women of France Advances a Step women and gives them the right to serve in the Chamber on the same basis as men. The measure must still come be- fore the Senate which in past years puties adopted a sweeping elec-|has always defeated similar ef- toral reform bill which enfranchisesforts, Rev. Hubbard Gives Broadcast This Evening SEATTLE, Feb. 13. — The “Glacier Priest,” the Rev. Bern- ard R. Hubbard, will speak here tonight at 9 o'clock, Pacific Coast Time, over station KJR on his tnvels in Aluska SILVER I1SSUE Associated Press Phote Marines were landed under cover of fire from two cruisers and a destroyer as Japan opened an of- #ensive against Nanking. The gunfire was directed at the river front area which is called Hsiakwan, about five miles from the city proper. The Nationalist government had moved its offices further inland a few days previously. In the upper photo is Nanking's provincial assembly hall. Center: south gate on thu pr lnc;pnl street and (lowcr) the quay. STOCK PRICES SHOOT UPWARD SHORT SESSION ‘Spectacxia—r Rebound CONFERENCE ON | | | Takes Place — Shares Up 10 to 20 Points NEW YORK, Feb. 13. — Stocks zoomed today at the short session 1in the most spectacular rebound STARTS MONDAY :day holiday as buying orders swept the market and driving the bears Son of Wfi;m Jennings| of the past two years. The abrupt upturn was resumed with a swifter pace after the one- to cover. Profit taking carried many shares Bryan Is in Denver to Make Arrangements Bryan arrived in Denver advocat-| ing sixteen to one coinage of sil-| ver. Today his son, William Jennings | Bryan, Jr., arrived to prepare for the Western Silver Conference on | Monday. The son however advocates no formula on the silver issue. He sald the purpose in calling a conference will be to begin an educational campaign to reestablish silver as world money. He said the low price of silver is the 1uudament,al cause for depres.sxon FOSHAY TRIA " TAKES REGESS MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 13— The Foshay-Henley mail fraud case yesterday over the week- lend. Tt will be resumed Monday, opening the sixth week of the | trial, four years ago, William Jennings ! jup from 10 to 20 points above the lilow of last Wednesday. The best gains, maintained to the /500,000 shares, the largest Satur- day's trading in recent months. {The ticker was away behind the \trader. ! NEW YORK, Feb. 13. — Closing 1quot.amun.s of Alaska Juneau mine Istock today is 14%, American Can 69%, Anaconda Copper 107%, Beth- lehem Steel 22%, Curtiss-Wright 2, Fox Films 3%, General Motors 237, International Harvester 20%, Ken- necott 11, Packard Motors 4%, Unit- ed SLaLc.; Steel 49, Bunker Hill 24. SALARIES NOT T0 BE REDUCED ‘WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 13— |The Senate Oivil Service Commis- ttee has rejected Senator Borah's bill to reduce salarvies of members | of Congress and the Cabinet and to eliminate mileage of Congress- men, WARNING GIVEN JAP OFFICERS BY AMERICANS { Planes Malzé—flights Over Territory in Viola- tion of Rules INEW DRIVE PLANNED; WILL START MONDAY Reinforcemdnts Being Rushed to Battle Area, Planes and Infantry SHANGHAI, Feb. 13.—Two Japa- nese bombing planes today flew over the American sector of the Shanghai International Settlement several times in violation of orders given Japanese officers, Such flights must be discontinued, Japanese officers have been notified. NEW DRIVE MONDAY TOKYO, Feb. 13—The Govern- ment today said Japanese military forces will open a big drive on the Chinese at Shanghai next week with strengthened reinforcements of one division from Japan. This will be done unless the proposal for the creation of a neutral zone oround the city is accepted. The proposal has been made to the United States, Great Britain, Italy and France. POUND WOOSUNG, CHAPEI SHANGHAI, Peb. 13-—Japanese airplanes and big guns pounded the wrecks of Chapei and Woosung village foday in the heaviest bom- bardment since the fighting started two weeks ago. The Japanese claim they have stopped the Chinese counter attacks. Protest Is Voiced The voice of 1,000 American resi- dents is raised in protest against Japanese “stupidity and unhum- anity that has characterized Jap- an's entirely misnamed defense.” Belief prevails here that the Chi- nese attitude toward all foreigners will suffer in the future. The status of the International Settlement is also endangered. Six bombers attacked Chapei to- day. Meanwhile the Chinese wait- ed for the arrival of four squadrons of planes from <Canton. New units of infantry are now entering the lines. The Japanese have upward of 20,000 men in this locality. D1S ARMAMENT SESSION FACES HARD PROBLEM Chinese 'Del:ga—le Says Suc~ cess Depends on Far East Conflict GENEVA, Feb. 13. — Dr. W. W. Yen, Chinese delegate to the Dis- armament Conference here, said success or failure of the conference depends on the outcome of the conflict between China and Japan. Dr. Yen said that if the Kellogg Pact and Covenant of the League DENVER, Colo., Feo. 13—Twenty €l0s¢, ranged from 2’ to 15 points.|of Nations is allowed to crumble, Today's turnover was about 2-| the conference fails. | Dr. Yen said China will have to pursue armament to ward off “ex- ternal aggression of the most virus lent form.” In his speech he dealt more with the conflict in the Far East than on disarmament. Dr. Yen said China is not seeks ing pity and armed help from other nations but demanding that the “nations that affixed their signatures to solemn instruments | fulfill the obligations to which thq suhscnbed MAKING START T0 B, B. CAMPS CHICAGO, T, Feb. 13— annual migration to the