The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 29, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ‘/(,L XXXIX NO. 5965. JUNEAU ALAskA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1932. MEMBER O it F AMHLEES FLEE F ROM F HUNDREDS OF ACRES UNDER WATER TODAY Farmers in Two Washing- ington State Valleys ’Leavmg Homes SNOW, EARTH SLIDES AGAIN THREATENING Red Cross Prepares for Emergency Situation If It Arises SEATTLE, Feb. 29.—Hundreds of acres of farm land in the Snohom- ish and Skagit Valleys are flooded and an undetermined amount of livestock has drowned. Scores of families have fled from their homes as the levees broke. FOURTEEN MEN DEAD SEATTLE, Feb. 20.—Up to last| aturday night, fourteen persons | were dead, railroad and highway traffic was blocked at many points, ous towns were isolated and | abandoned because of floods lanches brought about by | onable warmth and rains in nington and Northern Idaho. Fresh snow and earth slides| threatened in the mountains. The flood danger is the worst of the year in the lowlands. Rivers Overflow Banks The State Highway Department reported that at least’ a score of | T have overflowed their banks. Transcontinental trains were fore- | £d to detour at Spokane to Seattle Vancouver, Wash., because of 'rous washouts of lines in the mountain: Hundreds of residents in the flood a abandoned their homes while houses and bridges were de- | mclished and livestock drowned. he Red Cross opened its purse first emergency expenditures i State Field Representativi have beep asked to stand by to| give aid if necessary. CRIME WAVE BREAKS OUT IN HONOLULU Another W:n;n, Wife of Submarine Machinist, Is Assaulted HONOLULU, Feb. 20.—The wave of crime and unrest has broken out anew with the assault on Mrs. or TRO EMERGENGY BILL OVERINHOUSE ‘Road Con@ction Meas- ure for $132,500,- 000 Is Passed PARTY LINES ARE BROKEN IN VOTING Final Aclio—;'—raken After Five Hours of Bit- ter Debate WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 29— After a_prolonged struggle, which began early in Saturday’'s session, the Democrats forced through the House late in the afternoon their | $132,500,000 emergency road con- struction bill. Made shortls after the announce- ment that he had been elected Mayor of Clevelarid, Ohio, this, hoto shows Ray T, Miller with | Elrs. Miller in their home. By his | OPS HOLD . ’JAPANESE AT CHAPEI r Associated Press Photo Using the most modern engines of war, Japanese invaders have been unable to rout soldiers like these who are typical of China's victory at the polls, the 89-year- old I\?,tayor overthrew the Repub- | | lican forces that had directed the | destinies of the city for the past| 17 years. He supplants Daniel E. | | Margan, who was the last city manager, BEHRENDS AND OTHERS ASKED Returned Members Expect- ed to Make Talks to Chamber at Lunch B. M. Behrends, M. D. Williams and other members of the Chamber of Commerce who have recently ireturned from trips to the States are expected to make brief talks to the Chamber tomorrow when that organization holds its regular week- Cafe at noon. Dr. W. W. Council, asked by Gov. Parks to héad Alaska's par- ticipation in aiding to defray ex- penses of the United States’ Olym- pic teams at the coming Olympiad at Los Angeles, will explain the methods used in raising funds for this purpose and how it is expected to have Alaska share in the cost. The Chamber tomorrow will be asked to vote on Referendum No. 8, of the Territorial Chamber of Commerce ' relative to the Davis amendment to the coastwise ship- ping laws which, according to ad- vices received by the Chamber threatens to wipe out a large part of the Alaska tourist traffic by barring Canadian vessels from handling that traffic. Members of Kathleen Hope, wife of John Henry | Hope, first class machinist who is now aboard the submarine S-28,! enroute to San Diego to pamcipate‘ in naval maneuvers. 4 The assault oceurred »Saturdqv' night but the police delayed the| report until Sunday. ‘The police arrested Edward Wong, a 23-year-old Chinese, for investigation. Mrs. Hope was un- able to identify him positively as her assailant wore a mask. B BEER RUNNER PUT ON SPOT CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 29. Charles Gentile was found dead rday, the fourth victim of last S gangland’s vengeance, Gentile was known as a beer runner for one of the gang’s fight- ing for control of the corn and sugar beer output here. Three others were killed, sitting in a cigar store, -earlier in the week. ——————— Prohibition Plank Will Be in G. O. P. Platform WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 29.—Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, said the Republican platferm wil contain a Prohi- bition plank, not far different the Legislative Committee reported |to the Board of Directors otday | recommending that the Chamber urge Congress to except Alaska | from the provisions of the pro- posed new law. .- THEG.ROOSEVELT IS INAUGURATED Becomes C(Enor General of Philippines— Makes Address MANILA, Feb. 29. — Theodore Roosevelt was today inaugurated as | Governor of the Philippines. The new official said: “No part of the civilized globe has shown such progress as in these islands in the last 30 years. Above all we should endeavor tomake the islands self-sufficient and operated econ- omically.” The ncw Governor General prom- ised t0 cooperate fully with politi- cal and intellectual leaders. Ketchikan Men Buy Anacortes Weekly SEATTLE, Feb. 29.—The sale of the Anacortes American, weekly newspaper, to Waller Griffith and Philip Garber, both of Ketchikan, Alaska, is announced by the own- ers, Carl Sundquist and Vernon Meanzh The price is not an- T0 AIR VIEWS ly luncheon meeting at Bailey's| | battles around Shanghai, Chine: r'he measure is designed to re- | lieve unemployment and aid states | in their highway construction pro- grams. The vote was 205 to 109 with party lines broken. The vote came after five hours of bitter debate. The bill provides for $120,000,000 immediate aportionment by states |to be matched with the regular Federal Highway Aid allotments. The bill also sets aside $12,500,000 for highways, roads and trails in national parks and forests, Indian reservations and on public lands Representative Warren, Democrat of North Carolina, described the bill as- the dfirst measure before | Congress seeking a job for a single ! human. | Representative Wood, Republican of Indiana, described the bill as an j effort to undermine President Hoo- ver’s efforts to reduce expenditures. STOCK MARKET GAINS QUIETLY, TRADING TODAY {Many Leadmg Issues Ad- vance One or More MEETINGS SUCH | | leader is shown here in Nankin: Tokyo blames anti-Japanese demonstrations such as this for the present crisis In Shanghal. fighting men defending the Chapel district of Shanghal. In all the furious se soldiers with inferior equipment have held their ground in the face of withering artlllery and machine gun fire, AS THIS LED TO SHANGHAI CRISIS Associated Prcss Photo A g exhorting Chinese to boycott Japanese goods. He Is bringing home the need of actlan against Japan by pointing to scenes of Japanese apentlom in Manchuria on a mao. Points—Coppers Firm NEW YCRK, Feb. 29.—The Stock | Marke! pressed quietly forward to- day and gains were well maintained | toward midday. Such recent soft |spots as Lambert and Auburn re- coverad two and four points res- pectively. Gains of a point or more were made by United States Steel, Am- erican Telephone and Telegraph, {American Can, Allied Chemical,| Borden, Westinghouse, and Union | Pacific. ‘Coppers turned firm as discus- |sions between American and Bel-| gian producers continued. President, Atterbury said no quar- terly dividends of the Pennsylvania Railroad will be forthcoming this year unless there is material in-| crease in the revenue, ONJ.N.GARNER Republican Assault Start- ed Against Speaker of House WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. The Republican attack on S; John N. Garner, potential De cratic presidential candidate, gan in earnest today. United States Senator George H. Moses, Republican, said that wh Garner is blaming President I starting a panic, Garner should have piled responsibility for rest of the world's ills also on “These and other charges aga President Hoover will be formula by the Speaker as he advances campaign for the Presidency as soon as he determines the q CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine steck today is 13%, American Can 66%, Anaconda 9%, Bethlehem| Steel 21%, Curtiss<Wright 1%, Fox Films 3%, General Motors 20%, In- ternational Harvester 23%, Kenne- cott 9%, Packard Motors 3%, United States Steel 46, Bunker Hill, no sale. ANITA GREW IS MARRIED ISTANBUL, Turkey,® Feb. 20— Miss Anita Grew, daughter of the American Ambassador, was married Saturday at the American Embas- sy, to Robert English, Secretary of the American Legation at Budapest, ———.——— REPRESENTATIVE WINN ON BUSINESS TRIP, SEATTLE Representative Grover C. Winn, Speaker of the 1931 Territorial House of Representatives, left this morning for Seattle on the steamer Admiral Evans on business. He will probably be absent until just before the opening of the next term of |McNary mothered the boys w. the United States District Court,|their parents died. The fun Mmmu@mmo«m took place today, the or a' dry,” said Senmator Moses. Speaker Garner, in reply, it Senator Moses has given as mu thought to his utterances appa: tly as he did his famous “sons wild jackass’ remark. — v ee NINA M'NARY PASSES AWAY PORTLAND, COregon, Feb. Miss Nina McNary, aged 74 years, sister of United States Senator ‘Charles McNary and Federal Ju John McNary, died last Satur She had been ill four months. i al SENATOR MOSES DEATH PENALTY BEGINS ATTACK DEMANDED NOW .| Chairman Sumn: tion as to whether he will be a wet | of | Measures for Alaska Introduced Authorization for River and Harbor Work Ask- ed by Delegate WASHINGTON, D. C., |A series of bills asking WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 29.—!tion for Alaska River Harbor of the House| work, which has been favorably re- | Judiciary Comimittee, said efforts ported by the Army Engineers, have \wm be made to provide thedeath | been introduced by Delegate Wick- jpem.ny for kidnappers under legis- ersham. lation now before Congress. Projects for which appropriations A drive against kidnappers is' |are asked include Wrangell harbor, sponsored by Middle West citizens Wrangell Narrows, Kodiak Harbor, who told the committee that only Dry Pass and Siikine River. the Federal government could wpe1 All projects are specified in com- with the problem in its present pliance with the War Department’s | “ughly org'amzed state. | recommendations. TWENTY-TWO FINNISH ARWY BODIES ARE | IN ACTION T0 FORKIDNAPPING Federal Meceure It Sought to Stop Latest Form of Crime [ | Feb, 29— ! authoriz POCAHONTAS, Virginia, Feb. 20.| HELSINGFORS, Finland, Feb.29. ~Twenty-two bodies have been re-| —The Finnish Army snapped into covered from the Boisienain Coal action today to block the threat- {Mine. Sixteen oth are helieved ened march on this city of several to be still in the mine killed by thousand fascist citizens concen- | the explosion of last Friday trated 35 miles away. Crews worked in relays on Sun-| All entrances to day pushing through earth and guarded. splintered timbers and slate. | e T | PALESTINE BUILDS RAILWAY FIND POTASH IN SPAIN the city are JERUSALEM — Preliminary sur- 5 mile railway from | BARCELONA—Rich @aposits of YeVs for the 58 potash, and possibly also petroleum, Haifa to Bagdad are under way. have been found by a geological The road will bridge both the Jor- commission in Catalonia and East-|dan and the Euphrates and use lern Navarre. The engineers say |S€VeD tunnels and ten viaducts to the deposits may prove to be amonzn"eflCh the._ desert highiands: from |the richest in the world. e, dordan. Vallay, : F ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW FIGHTING STARTS ALONG CHAPEI FRONT |Chinese Drggack Slight- ly — Tremendous Bombardment LAND FORCES ARE AIDED BY WARSHIPS Operations Over Fifty-Mile Area Around Shanghai Threatened S H AN G HAI, Feb. 29——-. PRICE TEN CENTS AD HAS FALLEN JAPANESE FIND ATTACKED AREA PIT OF HORROR {Nippon Forces Enter Foeal Point—1Is Deserted Shambles ONLY 20 LIVING REFUGEES FOUND Sixteen Hundred Bodies Are Deteriorating— Village Stripped SHAN G HAL Feb. 29.— angwan, the focal point on The Chinese battle line, flght ] ing on the new front at the Chapei - Woosung battle Chapei, wavered and fell back front has at last fallen to the slightly today as the result |JaPanese and without a strug- FOUND, MINEi STOP INVASION - of the t hun derous artillery bombardment. The Japanese were aided | for the first time by guns from warships. The Japanese claim the capture of the cemetery west lof Hongkew Park and have; occupied positions near the| American S o uthern Baptist | Hospital. The Japanese Consul Gen-| eral has served notice that! unless the Chinese cease| {bringing in reinforcements, | the Japanese will extend op- erations over a 50-mile area! around the city on a “scale| not even approached so far.,” A peace conference is being held today aboard a British warship with Vice Admiral Pelly, British Commander, presiding. The conference ad- journed late this afterncon and no announcement was made when another session would be held. ———— SOVIET TROOPS REACH SIBERIA; FEAR CONFLICT One Hundred Thousand Armed Soldiers Ready to Fight Japan TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 20.—Japan- ese Consul Yamaguchi, at Vladi- vostok, has telegraphed the Foreign | Office that 100,000 Soviet troops axc‘ | stationed in Vladivostok and along the Ussuri River. The troops recently arrived from Europe. The Japanese Ambassador said he was told a Russian-Japanese con- | flict is believed inevitable over Man- churia and also the fisheries ques- tion. ey ees | MERRITT LEAVES TODAY FOR KETCHIKAN VISIT | M. L. Merritt, Assistant Regional Forester, left today on the steamer Admiral Evans for Ketchikan for a conference with officials of Ton- | gass National Forest. igle. The invaders found Kiang- |wan a deserted shambles to- day. The Chinese said the stench tof 1,600 deteriorating bodies and not the Japanese shells |drove them out of the village. The Japanese said the levacuation of Kiangwan had |been going on for at least two days and the town had |been stripped of everything \of value even to cooking uten- | sils. The Japanese say the vil- |lage is a horror pit with only 120 living refugees remaining. |The Chinese said most of the |dead are civilians, including ‘women and children. The Japanese reported |finding many bodies of Chi- inese soldiers and a mere hand- ful of Chinese withstood the continued pounding of the ‘lapunese artillery and drove back the innumerable Japan- |ese assaults. — TRUCE RUMORS AGAIN AFLOAT, ORIENTAL WAR Japan Ready to Halt Hos- tilities if Chinese With- draw 1214 Miles LONDON, Feb. 20.—A Reuters’ Agency dispatch from Geneva last |Saturday night said strong rumors were current that an immediate |truce was in prospect in the Shang- | ? I | hai conflict. Japan addressed an important communication to the League of | Nations that may make it possible for an immemdiate end of hos- tilities. The communication said it hoped a truce cduld be effected and a ne 1 zone established in the (Shanghai area. The development in the Tokys Foreign Office was disclosed by Japan’s representative to the League who was directed to per- sonally inform the League Japan (Continues on Page Two) Is Embe WATERTOWN, Wis., Feb. 29.—) He is just a little turtle about the | size of the reader's thumb. But | many sensations have been crowded‘ into his brief existence. He has| traveled, thrilled with excitement, known despalr, gambled with Iate‘ and beco: he hero in the rescue. The turtle’s diary is brief. Born near Hartland, Young Tur- tle was exploring a grave pit when a huge scoop picked him up with a | load of gravel and deposited him in a truck. From there he was transported to Waterotwn, where the truck l l Turtle “Taken for Ride” dded in Cement dumped him into a concrete mixer, That was some mess, but nothing to what was coming. From the mixer, Young Turtle emerged into a wheelbarrow and |was trundled along a plank walk, then dumped ito a form that is parL of the new Main Street con- ;crete bridge. With the instince | provided by nature, he knew whien way to dig, and he started digging. By the time he reached the surfacé the concrete had so hardened it was necessary for workmen to help chisel him out. N Yes, and he came out of it alivel