The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 2, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS 4 LL THE TIME” \OL XXXIX NO. 5967 JUNEAU ALASKA, WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 1932. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRFSS ”PRICE TEN CENTS COL. LINDBERGH'S SON IS KIDNAPPED FROM HIS PL D2 3 DEMAND MADE FOR $50 CHINESE BEATEN BACK; JAPANESE FORGING AHEAD Nippon Forces Reported to Have Captured Many Sections | SINO FORCES TO FORM NEW LINES| Bond Issue to Finance Shanghai Campaign Is Cut by Committee SHANGHAI, March 2—The Jap- | anese have occupied the north rail- road station in the Chapei sector d also the city of Liuho, 20 miles | m Shanghai. The Chinese are in a general re- treat. The Japanese have also occupied ‘Tachang and Miao Changcen. The Chinese, according to reports,’ intend to establish new lines at Nanzianz. 1. | | OPPOSE FINANCING FIGHT TOKYO, March 2—An investi- committee of the Japanese Council has withheld approv- E: a 22,000,000 yen bond issue to finance the Shanghai campaigd. The committee recommend onlv 16,000,000 yen. NO PROGRESS FOR PEACE TOKYO, Japan, March 2—The Foreign Office has announced ac- ceptance of the League of Na- { , peace propossl but mie- pros T nas been made in negotia- tions, The Special Commission of the of Nations, fo investigale no-Japanese situation is now route hcre “LAME DUCK” MEASURE TO G0 TO STATES Senate Adopts Conference’ Report — House Has Acted on Am Amendment | \VASHL’NG’I‘ON, D. C., March 2. —The “lame duck” session of Con- gress, constitutional amendement, now goes to the various states for raitification. The Senate has adop- ted the conference report adjusting differences with the House. The House _had previously approved of the amendment. BOXER SHOT AND KILLED IN PORTLAND Johnny Hansen, Well Known Welterweight, Dies from Wound PORTLAND, Oregon, March 2.— Johnny Hansen, well known welter- weight boxer, was shot and killed in a hotel room here. The police are searching for Jack Kentworth, another boxer. Mrs. Peggy Kentworth, who said she occupied the same room as Hansen, accused Kentworth of the shooting. She said Kentworth was not legally her husband. Kent- worth fired at the woman as she tled but she was not hit by bullets. | mander quiry had been made of the Berlin 299> Butler Is Candidate for Senate| ¥ 4 Announces He [Will Seek| Republican Nomina- tion in Penn. NEWTON SQUARE, Penn., March | |2—Major General Smedley D. But- | {ler today announced his candidacy | for the Republicn nomination for United States Sen: against John Davis, now serving as Senator. Butler will run on a bone dry| atform. The former Marine Com- said he is “full set to pl port.” Gov. Pinchot and Senator Davis i both Imor" moclmca!ion DAVID ), HILL PASSES AWAY, NATL.CAPITAL Noted Diplomat, Historian and Author Dies in Washington ASSOCIATED PRESS (UNDERWOOD) | DAVID J. HiILL WASHINGTON, D.C., March 2— David Jayne Hill, noled educator, historian, diplomat and former Am- bassador to Germany, died here today. David Jayne Hill was the presi- dent of two universities, an author- ity on international law and suc- cessively United States Minister to Switzerland, to the Netherlands and Ambassador to Germany. Dr. Hill's appointment as Ameri- can Ambassador at Berlin was the occasion for an extraordinary inci- dent in the diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany. He had served as Assist- ant Secretary of State for five years under the celebrated John Hay and was Acting Secretary of State for long intervals when Mr. Hay was ill, was socially popular in Washington and was respected for his learning when in November 1807 President Roosevelt announced his appointment as Ambassador to | Germany. Makes Roosevelt “Mad” In ccuformity’ with custom, in- Foreign Office as to whether Dr. Hill would be agreeable as Amer- ican Ambassador and it was an- nounced that both the German Emperor and the Foreign Office had given immediate approval Greatly to the surprise of the President and diplomatic circles in Europe and America, word came from Berlin in the following March (Continuea on Page Eight) Old Gold Ship Humboldt Sold for Junk; Treasure May Be SAN FRANCISCO, March 2— The famous Klondike treasure ship Humboldt has been sold for copper, iron and other metals to J. Morris of Sna Pedro. The new owner in- tends to hunt the ship thoroughly Hidden Aboard for gold believed secreted some- where aboard ship. During a trip from Alaska in 1910, $100,000 in gold was stolen and less than $20,- 000 was recovered. The balance is believed by some to be hidden aboard the craff. COOC <CooC LooC 299> «COOC CCO0 O TWO AVIATORS REAGH DAWSON, ARCTIC BOUND |Graham arFMrs. Chris- | tofferson Make. Another Hop Into North DAWSON, Y. T, March 2—Will- | fam R. Graham and Mrs. Edna| Christofferson, flying from the States to the Arctic, are here wait- ing for good weather to hop to Fairbanks. They arrived here Mon- day from Atlin, B. C. From Fairbanks the two will hop to Nome, then to Point Barrow to begin their search for the Hudson's |Bay trading ship Baychimo, lost Jsumewhere in the Arctic, to recover |a valuable fur cargo reported aboard |the craft. LESLIE MELVIN MAY HELP FLIERS TO FIND LOST SHIP BAYCHIMO NOME, Alaska, March 2.—Leslie Melvin, former Seattle youngster, arrived here Monday from Kotze- bue in good condition after mush- ing his dog team from Herschel Island, a route of 3,000 miles in-| cluding side trips. Melvin may fly to Fairbanks, thence take a train to Seward and boat to Seattle or he may await the arrival of William R. Graham and |Mrs. Christofferson and make a deal with them to pilot them to the Hudson's Bay steamer Bay- chimo. ; Melvin claims the Baychimo has lifted the vessel up to the top. He also. predicts the craft will with- stand the rigors of the Arctic winter. Melvin has the ship’s flags and the Captain’s uniform. ——————— FOUND ALIVE IN SLIDE OF SNOW IN B. C. Young Raih_o;ier Is Res- cued After Buried for 26 Hours NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. March 2—John Pebbles, aged 19 vears, Kettle Valley railroader, was rescued alive yesterday and is on the road to recovery here in a hospital after being buried alive in a snowslide for 26 hours, He suf- fered frozen hands and feet while buried in the slide. - e — MILLIONS ARE LOPPED FROM GOVT. BUDGET House Appropriations Committee Uses Prun- ing Knife Freely in the hull. He says the ice has WASHINGTON, D.C.,March 2— Nearly $55,000,000 havé been slash- ed from the $1,041,000,000 Budget estimates of the Government’s 31 independent offices by the House Appropriations Committee. Big cuts are made in the Vet- erans’ Administration, Interstate Commerce Commission and Farm Board. The reductions are the largest no hole.in ber side and no. watex. saving on any -of the six big money bills before the House. e — BEER IS LEGAL IN ONE STATE PROVIDENCE, R. L, March 2.— A bill, passed by the State Legisla- ture, abolishing the State Enforce- ment Act and legalizing beer con- taining 3.75 per cent alcoholic con- tent, was signed yesterday by Gov. jNorman 8. Case, Group Pwture I ucludmg Lmdbergh —s B¢ Charles Augustus Lindbergh, are represented. H getting some very special Ir,, Is the center of attraction I n this picture in which four generations ttention from his grandmothe row (left) and his great-grandmother, Mrs. Charles Long Cutter (center) of Cl Morrow, while the baby's mo(h! Mrs. Morrow's daughter, stands proudly by, el by GOVERNMENT TO NC BEND EFFORTS T0 FIND CHILD {Federal Agents Start Im-| mediately to Aid in | General Search |COMPANION /FLIERS FORM POSSE IN AIR| Authorities of Three States Watching Highways— Orders Issued WASHINGTON,D. C, March 2. — The wide-flung| agencies of the Federal Gov- ernment will be used in the| search for the kidnapped son | of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. | Shortly after the news was received here last night, se- cret orders were issued to practically every Department of the Government, in some form or other, and scores of | detailed men were soon rush- ing to New Jersey and others near Englewood were dis- patched to the scene. { l} Associated Press Photo Mrs. Dwight W. Mor- land, mother of Mrs. Where Kldnappmg Took Place $TOCK MARKET Home of Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Llndber |from one to two points and made |2 sociated Press Plioto | in New .lersey from where Baby Lindbergh was taken by kidnappers last night. SENTENGED TO LIFE IN CELL FOR ASSAULT, Portuguese —g;eedily Han- dled in Attack Case in Honolulu HONOLULU, H. I, March Nine hours after ‘assaulting a Jap- anese woman, a servant in the homz of John Fernandez, Ameri- can, a Portuguese began serving a life term. The husband of Mrs. Kathleen Hope, is enroute here from Los Angeles and is expected to a Saturday. Mrs. Hops was assau by an unknown masked man Saturday night. Hope is a me- chanic aboard a United States sub- marine which recently engaged in the maneuvers off the Hawaian Islands. . —— APPEAL FILED IN JUDD CASE PHOENIX, Ariz, March 2 Counsel for Winnie Ruth Judd, under sentence to hang on May next for the murder of Mrs. LeRoi has filed an appeal the sentence recently prono by Judge Speakman. ———.,e— BACON LEAVES HOSPITAL George Bacon, who entered the St. Ann's hospital February 20, left the institution for his home in this city late yesterday afternoon. HOARDED 6OLD | NOW PRODUCED BY ENGLISHMEN :. Old Coins Th rown In!o' Melting Pot for Patriot- ism and Profit LONDON, March 2-—Thousands of Englishmen are daily tossing goldsmith’s masterpieces of cen- turies past into the melting pot as sacrifices on the altar of patriotism and profit. There is no estimate of the gold that has come out of the ancestral Jewel boxes but one authority es- timated Englishmen owned a grand total of 1,000,000,000 pounds in gold all in the form of gold sovereigns. Sellers of the yellow metal have | been led to convert it into ordinary currency because of the opportunity | {to increase the country’s gold sup-f ply and protecting the pound sterl-| ing abroad and also because of the profit lnvolved TOM F.LLIS PLEADS GUILTY TO LIQUOR VIOLATION CHARGE Tom Ells, under fudictment on @ charge of violating the National , | Prohibition Act, yesterday enwred! ! Steel, | Westinghouse and Santa Fe. | —Senator Thomas yesterday intro- EXPORT COPPER Secret Service men long| {distanced instructions regard- ing obtaining clues. . The' New. Jerdey State Po- Tlice ‘received special orders] and picked men?were quickly dispatched to take up the | search. { ~ Within one hour orders had been received in three States to guard roads and intercept | |automobiles. Hoover Active President Hoover conferred | |with Attorney General Mit- |chell and Chairman Sumners |and asked the House Judi- ciary Committee to sit today and consider the Cochran bill, a Federal curb on kidnapper! racketeers. All Government officials favor the death pen- alty for kidnappers. +MORE CHEERFUL ~ TRADING TODAY Several Issues Advance from One to Two Points —British to Pay NEW YORK, March 2.—The Stock Market appeared more cheerful to- day. It is announced here that the Brmah Treasury has stated it is preparing to pay of $150,000,000 of American private debts. Gains in the trading today were by tobacco shares, American Tele- phone and Telegrpah, Consolidated | Gas, Union Pacific, United States ‘Eastman, Allled Chemical, FLIERS FOK POSSE NEW Y ORK, March 2.— Col. Lindbergh’s fellow mem- bers of an organization known ‘}E‘(“’:“;‘l:“: as “Quiet Birdmen” have General Motors 217, Interna- |formed an aerial posse for a tlonal Harvester 241, Kennecoti|search for the kidnapped Shates Bieet mnfo'grsx? “Gxun 2an, | PABY o i Officials of the organiza-| tion would not give out the WAR VETERANS' mevemiv i o memsers BILL PRESENTED berlain, Balchen, Byrd, Post| ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, March 2, CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, March 2—Closing quotation of Alaska Jun mine stock today is 14%, American Can 70%, Anaconda 10, Bet 20‘» Curtiss-Wright 1%, and Pangborn. WEALTH IS INVOLVED NEW YORK, March 2.—A big sum may be demanded as) ransom for return of the) Lindbergh baby. Col. Lindbergh is believed! to be worth more than $2,-| 000,000, Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, | Mrs. Lindbergh’s mother, has' a fortune estimated at $19~ 000,000. | duced a bill for the immediate payment in cash in full of all sol- diers adjusted compensation cer- tificates. e PRICES SLUMP 2999 93> 00 RANSOM NOTED BABY OF FAMOUS FLIER SPIRITED AWAY Little €hidd of Flying Cab onel Stolen from Nurs- ery in N. J. Home [FOOTPRINTS, WOMAN AND MAN ONLY CLUES Note Pinnc—c—i_to Window Sill Makes Demand— Countrywide Search BULLETIN — NEWARK, J., March 2.—A posteard, 'mailed to Col. Lindbergh from here which read: “Babe safe. Instructions later. Act accord- ingly,” was spotted by a post office distribution clerk. The |police violated the law and took the post card out of the mails but they said they would be upheld. The police began a house to house search in the neighborhood of where {the card was posted. From unknown sources it is said a man involved in the kidnapping is described as be- ing about 40 years old. An ’ab'\ndoned car, believed used lhy the kidnappers, has benn‘ [found” outside ‘of Newark. DEMAND $50,000 BULLETIN—HOPEWELL, N. J,, March 2.—A ransom note was pinned to the win- dow sill announcing that un- less money, as demanded, was paid, harm would come to the Lindberghs. The existence of the note was denied for several hours. It is reported the sum of $50,000 is demanded. KIDNAPPED AT NIGHT HOPEWELL, New Jersey, 'March 2. — Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., 22-month-old Ison of the Flying Colonel, was kidnapped last night from the nursery in the Lindbergh home, near here. The kidnapping occurred be- tween 7:30 o’clock, when the child was put to bed, and 10 | | | | {0'clock, when someone looked in the nursery and found the crib empty. The Lindbergh baby was ill with a severe cold. The baby was clad only in night clothes. Mrs. Lindberg h said no |blankets were taken and it was windy outside. The very location of the Lind- bergh estate, five miles back in the Sour Hill country, is an aid to the kidnappers. A Hopewell policeman denied a note was left on the window sill 1but the State Police said there was a note but refused to divulge the contents. Officers Mobilized Hundreds of officers in three States were immediately mobilized to take up the chase <cominued on Pure Eight) NEW YORK, March 2—Export copper prices sank to a new low record yesterday, 5% cents a pound, a reduction of a quar of a cent a pound under the previous rate. A $ d e nnounced; ALASKA SNOW COVER The following amounts of snow inches, the s (@ plea of guilty before Judge Jua-\m were reported on tin W. Harding in the United States | |ground at various Alaskan stations district court at Ketchikan, Sen- Monday afternoon, February 29. tence will be pronounced later,|Barrow 8, Bethel 23, Cordova #4 according to telegraphic advices Eagle 28, Fairbanks 51, Fort Yukon received by United States Marshdnal Juneau 11, Ketchikan trace, Albert White, |{Nome 44, Tanana 54 The case against Hazel Velis,| Tce on Chena Slough at Fair- Jointly indicted with Ellis, wasdis- banks was 43 inches in thickness missed on motioi of the United jand on Snake River at Nome 37 States Attorney's office, inches, L INDEFENDENCE, Kas., March 2. —A new giant oll work was born | last night when stockholders com- pleted ratification of the Prairie- Sinclair merger and creating the Consolidated Oil Corporation, a nalf a billion dolfar cencern. [ The merger combines the Sin-| Big Merger of Oll Firms Half Billion Dollar Concern Created Prairie Oil and Gas Company, and Prairie Pipe Line Company operat- |ing in the Southwest and Midwest. Harry F. Sinclair will be Chair- | man of the Executive Committee. The consolidation makes a new | corporation complete in all depart- ments of the industry, production, transportation and dk- |clair, Consolidated Oil Corporation, | tribution.