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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” \OL XXXIX NO 5963. JUNEAU ALASKA FRIDA\ FtBRUARY 26, 1932 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRIC E TEN CENTS JAPANESE AROUSE SUSPICIONS OF SOVIET GOVT. MISSING F LHERS ARE FOUND SAFE, WELL TWO AVIATORS FORCED DOWN, FROZEN LAKE Graham and—Mrs. Christof- ferson Located by Searching Pilot HAVE BEEN MISSING SINCE FEBRUARY 15 Fuel Supplied to Plane— Flight Is Resumed to Atlin Yesterday VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 26— William R. Graham and Mrs. Edna Christofferson, missing since Mon- February 15, on their hop from zelton to Atlin, enroute from the States to the Arctic, arrived at Atlin yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Pilot 8. E. McMillan wired this information last night to Major D. R. MacLaren, Assistant General Manager of the Canadian Airwa; McMillan had been sent out from Atlin to search for the missing pair by the Canadian Airways. Plane Forced Down The Graham plane was forced down on the afternoon of February | 5 on a frozen lake about 40 miles 2 of Atlin, on account of lack of gasoline. Pilot McMillan located the strand- ed couple three hours after leaving Atlin yesterday morning. Neither Graham nor Mrs. Christofferson were much the worse for their so- journ in the British Columbia wild- ern; although they had suffered considerably from the cold. ¥iy to Atlin After McMillan had refuelled the Graham plane, Graham and Mrs. Christofferson took off from the lake, accompanied by McMillan in his plane, and flew to Atlin. Graham and his companion will remain at Atlin for a few days be- fore hopping off for Fairbanks, en- route to Nome and the Arctic. RESTING AT ATLIN , B. C, Feb. 26. — Mrs. and Graham are ting today and will probably re- | main for several days before con- tinuing their flight. Exhausted, but not injured by their experience, Mrs. Christoffer- son told of hearing Pilot McMil- lan’s plane, then seeing it and watching it pass on without sight- ing them in the snow. “We gave| up hope and we were never more in abject misery than then,” said Mrs. Christofferson. “Then three | hours later, we heard McMillan and | he sighted us and landed on the| snow. He shared his gasoline with us and the two planes took off for Atlin. We were in sight of Atlin Lake when we were forced| down but the snow was too deep| to walk in and we just had to sit| and wait.” SEARCH FOR SHIP SEATTLE, Feb. 26—A ghostly| treasure ship squeezed between | great hummocks of ice is the lure that has drawn a woman and af man on a 2500 mile flight over tundra and mountain to the tm- {House of Commons Passes |BEZ ARRIVES - FUR SHIP LAST LocArsD H:REJ ‘:éjtie'fisifi - whotiea > A fur ship lost in the Arctic Ocean is the object of the treasure hunt undertaken by Mrs. Edna Christofferson and William R. Graham. The woman flier is shown at right and Graham is pictured with the ski-equipped plane in which they will hunt the vessel. Graham be- lieves the ship, last seen mear Point Barrow (map) was carried toward Siberia by the current. Their route lay to Nome and the Aretic coast. The two fliers have been missing since a week ago last Monday but are now reported found on Lake Teslin and the plane is at Atlin. FREE TRADE IS ALL OFF IN ENGLAND Flghts Hoardmg Ten Per Cent Duty Measure LONDON, Feb. 26.—The swan song of British free trade was sung in the House of Commons last night when it passed by a vote of 442 to 62 the bill imposing a ten per cent duty on imports into Great Britain, with certain excep- tions. The bill will be passed auto- | matically by the House of Lords by next Monday and then go to the King for Royal consent. The bill becomes effective Tues- dan A number of ships have raced to English ports during the past sev- en days to get their cargoes un- loaded before the new duty takes effect. Assoc, &) Press Phote Col. Frank Knox, Chicago news- paper publisher, has been ap- pointed by President Hoover as hezd of a national organization wlich will campaign to get an es- timated $1,500,000,000 of noarded money back into circulation. R S RS N BRIEF TRIP; WILL RETURN SOON light’ of the Arctic. The danger of forced landings on | mountainside of jagged ice blocks; the belief of some men familiar| with the Arctic ice pack that the vessel is at the bottom of the ocean; the assertions of the ship’s owners that furs on board are (Com.mued ‘on Page Two) | Farm Orgamzatwns Urge 100 Per Cent for New Ru By FRANK I WELLER (Ascociated Press Farm Editor) WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26— Organized agriculture is pressing hard for 100 per cent federal can- | ital in new rural credit associations and livestock loan companies in- stead of the 75 per cent proposed by Chairman Jones of the House Agricultural Committee. The Jones bill, creating a $10,-| 000,000 revolving fund, has been passed by the House Committee and similar legislation has been re- ported * favorably by the Senate | ‘Committee. Before joint conference the Am- erican Farm Bureau federation thighly promising lode gold prospect — | main until early next week, return- |000 and the Secretary authorized Nick Bez, part owner and Gen- eral Manager of Peril Strait Pack- |ing Company at Todd, and Presi- dent of the Alaska Chichagof Min- ing Company that is developing a PRINGE WEDS on Chichagof Island, arrived here today from Seattle. He will re- Gives Up Royal Preroga- tives—to Make Home for His Wife LONDON, Feb. 26.—Prince Len- nart, of Sweden, who gave up his reyal prerogatives to marry Marin Nissvandt, @ commoner, said he plans to live a quiet life and “make a home for myself and wife whick is what every man in the world wants to do.” The Prince and his wife will live in a castle owned by hisfather on Lake Constance, and will manage the estate. —————— KARL THEILE TO LEAVE TOMORROW FOR SEATTLE ing then to his home. U. S. Capital ral Credit Firms will submit amendments making it possible for the Secretary of Agri- culture to lend individuals for the purpose of c.cating farm credit organizations the full amount of capital they will need up to at least $1,000. This is in contrast to the pro- posal by Nils A.Olsen, chief of the bureau of agricultural economics, that the revolving fund be $5,000, Enroute to Seattle on a business trip, Karl Theile, Secretary of Al- aska and owner of the Diamond K. Packing Company, will leave tomorrow morning on the steam- ship Princess Norah. He will be Jabsent about two weeks. to lend up to 60 per cent of the capital of credit agencies. It is the Farm Bureau's position that rural communities most need- (Continued on Page TW0) COMMON GIRL, NEW BATTLE IS UNDERWAY AT KIANGWAN {Artillery, Machine Gun and Rifle Fire Employ- ed in Fighting 'BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORIES TODAY Chinese Report Short of Ammunition — Gen. Chiang on Way SHANGHAI, Feb. 26. — A fierce battle in which artillery, machine gun and rifle fire is employed rag- ed today at Kiangwan. Both sides claimed the advantage in the day's fighting. The Chinese late yesterday suc- ceeded in ousting the Japanese and continued gains today. The Japanese claim again surrounded military observo doubt these claims The Chinese reported the head- quarters at Hangchow, 100 miles southwest, have been bombed. The Chinese are reported genmg short of ammunition but from re- liable sources it is said, howgver, that General Chiang Kai Shek is {enroute from Nanking with rein- forcements and ammunition. Reports from ToKyo said a full Army Corp wil be here soon. Two divisions are now enroute and others are preparing to follow. POWERS MAKE DEMANDS TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 26.—Ameri- can, British, French and Italian Am] sadors called at the Foreign Office today and presented notes from their governments that the Japanese do their utmost to keep military operations out of the In- ternational Settlement af Shanghai. The Ambassadors called separate- {ly and presented their memoran- | dum, which while not identical, al- though similar, are understood to |express appreciation |keep the International Settlement {clear of fighting. | Tt is understood the Ambassadors mlso asked that warships of the ‘J.a.panese be moved so Chinese |shells will not endanger foreign land. troops outside the Interna- ‘\uonal Settlement. | ———————— | HIGH WATER RESULTS FROM SNOWMELTING |Rains AlsoA_dding to Se- vere Conditions in Eastern Washington SPCKANE, Wash., .Feb. Rapidly melting snow and rains have sent water inot many cities in Eastern Washington. At Edwall the water is running through the streets to a depth of one foot. Several store basements are flooded. Dynamite has been used in the Palouse River to break the ice Many of the highways are block- ed or washed out. Residents in the mining sec of the Coeur d’Alene have been vised to evacuate their homes which are in danger from lanches. Rains continue throughout state today. At Aberdeen fou ches fell within 24 hours. ARE PLEDGED FOR HOOVER TRENTON, N. J.,, Feb. 26—The Republican State Committee has adopted a resolution recommend! the New Jersey delegation Republican National Conventionk pledged for Hoover. The repeal of the Eight Amendment resolution was cussed for thrée hours then committee members said ¢ would not embarrass the President by a repeal plank which was based on the views of the Senator MOITOW. Kiangwan but are inclined to 26— n va- a he the they have | if Japan will| Where Russo Japanese Crisis Looms The” storm-center in the Far East seems to have taken a long jump from Shanghai to Harbin, Man- churia, which is now occupied by the victorious Japanese invaders, It is reported that the Japanese nceupation of the city, the hub of Russian influence in the province, is bitterly resented in the land of the Soviets. According to dispatches from Tokio, i \Red troops are bung concentrated at VldleO:lOLk, SNOW SLIDE - BURIES FOUR WORKING MEN' | Temperature wxBicaks. Recs } ord at Allakaket in | Interior Alaska | Siberia, and strict censorship pius martial law 1s in force. Photos show (top) a bird’s eye view of Vladivostock, which is just ouiside the Manchurian border, where 70,000 Russian troops are said to be held in readiness in case of emergency. Lower panei shows part of the Red Army during » review. This photo gives a graphic idex of the cxtegt of Russia’s huge man power. 82 Degrees |BEHRENDS TELLS Belpi Zvr; . OF CONDITIONS on RoyuXE N STATES NOW ‘Avalanche COH] es DOW[I‘ r Along Railroad—Res- cue Party Digging | Themselves to Pres- ent Situation FATRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 26— The thermometer registered 82 de- | |grees below zero abt Allakaket on Feb. 26—One hundred men today [the Koyukuk River last Sunday resumed the attack on a snow slide |morning, S. E. Robbins, local flie along the Seattle Railroad to the was told by Miss Wilcox, nurs power plant on Skagit River to|at the Episcopal Mission of 8t rescue or recover bodies of four John, who read the thermometer. “Trade and finance are adjust- ing themselves to present economic conditions, and what changes oc- cur in the future will be gradual” was the opinion expressed by B, M. Behrends of this city, pioneer mer- MOUNT VERNON, Washington, aged 27, mar- \ aged 27, Melvin | 37, and Gus| versations with merchants and | bankers is that business views the present situation as normal, in the sense that no marked change in the immediate future can be ex- pected. Merchants must purcha stocks on the basis of present sales, 1d must make their expense of operation correspond with their | current incom ‘In the realm of finance, being judged on their stocl | are me and tment time inve: from the viewpoint of rather than in a spec- Bonds are appraised from the standpoint of security in- rate. This condi- nce to stocks and et [ wil continue to obtain, I 'hmk The speculative era for them has passed. Hopeful Over Hoover's Plan st o “Financial circles are somewhat | optimistic over President Hoover Reconstruction tion, recently organized with Dawes at the head of a general prc;»hz::un narles ; but bankers (Continued on Page Elght) Valle\ of Gold, > — le Star, the fol- written by Ross Cun- ppeared and will be by Alaskans in o: men caught in an avalanche of |This is one of the coldest tem-|chant and banker of Alaska, who snow yesterday. peratures on record. Robbins flew [ relurned home last night on the Harold Brown, business trip. While away he made his longes ried, Carl Nelson, | visits in Seattle, Chicago and San Sam Opray and Leo Prabucki|said R. C. Mize today. Heretofore, No Immediate Change were rescued late yesterday after-|the official low tempe ire in Al- | | Siberia, according to Mr. Mize. slide killed George Johnson andIHUMEsTEADER his four sons when it carried their | d saquah early this morning. The bodies of two of the boys search for the i ) {Alberta Rancher Later Sur- Hundreds of tons of earth lock- | renders and Pays $1 The slide was ) caused by rains and mild weather. EDMONTON, Feb. rivers. | Thompson, of St. Yal LA R R VAL, has surrendered and was eased on bail after paying a fine of $1 Thompson barric: wife and step-daug The House Wets are within grasp-|neighbor. He will be t ing distance of forcing a vote for|theft charge next mont has been signed to force the vot- ing, leaving only 37 signatures nec- ! petition. LUSE L|VES 4 persons are belie to have been|jowing sto: U. S. Into Panic drowned as the result of the cap- | ningham, Irescued. ‘The launch was carrying| The fame said President Hoover “has led \workers to a factory Gold” s be lieved this country into the greatest ANCHORAGE FROM SOUTH |tions which will seek the valley in newspapermen after he had | hopes of b ng out some of the been asked %o comment on a ka Railroad, visited here toda *h since the days Woeoter, Ohio.. Jahncke said while the Yukon was in port. ¥ It has been Heover had “the Democrats slide are: ‘and returned here last night on a trip of six weeks to the State: Ryan, aged 62 a Weather Bureau instrument,|commercial and financal leaders. several hour |six degrees has been reported in SEATTLE, F:b. 26. — An earth are continuing around the| house early today —_— | ported in the foothills and along | with Provincial Police last months ago. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26— |0f stealing small art ment. A petition with 108 n.:\m?b‘ Republicans have signed the | CALCUTTA, ¢~h 26. — Seventy | P . Hoover Has Led i In a rec Hoocghly River. Thirty | ons were | this part of 26.—Speaker John N. Garner BARNDOLLAR RETURNS TO & ganizing The remark was made to | Accounting Department of the Al- been the object retary of Navy Jahncke in ¢ Anchorage. The men entombed by the snow|to Allakaket yesterday morning |steamship Yukon from a business | J. Sherwood, aged The thermometer at Allakaket|Francisco, meeting with prominent | noon after having been buried for |aska has been 76 degrees. Ninety- 5 KILLED IN SLIDE home down the hillside near Is-| FIGHTS PULIGE have been re red and workmen | ed and then closed | Fine for Assault Numerous other slides are rc~" homesteader, who exchanged imposed for an assault count 'houm to resist arrest on tI the State control of liquor amend- on a chnrge of resisting essary. Fifty-seven Democrats and Garner Says | sizing of a motor launch in the|read with WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb, SO have been found by Seat panic the world has ever known.” B. H. Barndollar, chief of the|fabulous here. speech made by Assistant Sec- enroute to his headquarters in all prospec- just a lithie bit dizzy.” ade an(] Fmance Adjust, “The impression I gained in con- | income producers at the present | Finance Corporit- | and dozens of lives havebeen | RECAPTURE OF RUSSIA SEEMS T0 BE SCHEME [ Ly Demand Made for Troop Trains Arouses Much Apprehension {RUSSIA SEES PLAN FOR NEW CONFLICT Moscow Askjor Full In- formation New Alliance Reported MOSCOW, Feb. 26.—The Soviet | Government has demanded an ex- planation following the request from |the Japanese for troop trains on the Chinese-Eastern Railway charg- ing that in “reality the troops are expected to be sent to the Soviet ne Soviet Government said the request has been made “under a pretext of defending the lives of Japanese at Pogranichni.” The Soviet statement said the Japanese have “be-leagued” White Russians in Manchuria and the Jap- anese are protecting the activities | — |ef the White Russians as plans are made to recapture Russia. i WHITE RUSSIANS RECRUITED MUKDEN, Feb. 26.—A Manchur- ian group of 150 White Russians l\ila been recruited as train guards the Feng Tein - Shanhaikwan .nlroa.d and this is considered here as the probable source of advices that the Japanese are re- cxumng White Russians to aid in [the reported invasion of Siberia. The Japanese sald the reports are fantastic. e e STOCK PRICES FAIL T0 GET - INTO ADVANGE [ J Session Is aemely Dull | with Less than Mil- lion Turnover NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—The Stock Market tried to edge higher today but advances around one point were largely eliminated. There was some selling in the last hour and a few shares closed about one point lower. The turnover was less thdan 1,000~ 000 shares. | American graph, United {American Can point today. Telephone and Tele- Sta Steel and lost around on€ CLOSING PRICES® TODAY { NEW YORK, Feb. 26—Closing ,quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14, American Can (66%, Anaconda 9%, Bethlehem Steel 21%, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Fox Films 3%, General Motors 21%, In« ternational Harvester 23%, Kenne« cott 9, Packard Motors 3%, United States Steel 47!5, Bunker Hill, no | sale. | - COMMERCE VALUED A BILLION PHILADELPHIA — The water- borne commerce of the port of Philadelphia is estimated to com- prise about 30 million tons an- |nually with a value exceeding one billion dollars. Sou. ght Lon g me Now Bclwved Located; F lwrs Preparing Expcthtwn laid down in search for it. | Tales of the valley of gold wers | first recorded by the Russian gov= ernment which formerly occupied tAlaska. 1Indians arrived at the | capital, Sitka, with pockets and | pouches bulging with gold nug- gets and flakes, Y o - Indians spent ifreely and boasted of having an unlimited |supply at their source. The Rus- an traders got it away from the Indians fast by selling them trin- kets. The Indians would disappesar (Continuea on Page T

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