The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 21, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XL, NO. 6062. IDAHO SENATOR VERY EMPHATIC IN REPUDIATION Strong Supporter of Hoov-| er in 1928 Against Him for Reelection NO MOVEMENT ON FOR THIRD PARTY Declares Br:‘;r_\-, Also Mills, for Repeal — Plat- form Is Attacked WASHINGTON, June 21.—A fur- or of political buzzing followed Senator Willlam E. Borah’s an- nouncement yesterday afternoon in the Senate that he will not support President Hoover for reelection nor will be support the platform adopt- by the Republican National Convention at Chicago. The importance of the utterance in the fact that Senator Borah one of the driving powers 1o ths Hoover campaign in 1928 and his work is regarded as one of the greatest individual -contributions re- sulting in Hoover's election. Appeal to Hoover The belief of many in Washing- ton is that the Senator’s utterance bore the unspoken invitation to Hoover to write his own platform with a strong personal Prohibition stand and.-gake this.. position in his acceptance address. Newspaper men drew from Sens ator Borah that he had no inten- tion of a third party movement and the belief is that he will limit himself to stumping for dry mem- bers of Congress. ed Platform not only kicked the resubmission plank aside but he was no more kind to the re-| mainder of the platform. He said it was evident the great majority of Republicans at the| National Convention were for a “naked repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and they voted for the adopted plank out of sheer polit- ical expediency.” | Incriminates Two Senator Borah further said Post- master General Brown and Secre- tary of Treasury Ogden L. Mills, the two who had the most to do with the drafting of the platform are “openly and uncompromisingly for repeal.” It was no time before both turned out statements deny- ing this. The White House had nothing to say about it. Senator Borah in his speech yes- terday afternoon in the Senate analyzed the resubmission plank, condemning it as to generalily | and defying interpretation but hold- ing it declared for repeal and would mnot prevent the return of the saloon. Up to People “I say that a quietus cannot be | put upon this question by adopt- | ing resolutions in political conven- tions. We will go back to the peo- ple who will decide this question regardless of party lines. We will see whether there is a desire to let it go up or down,” declared Senator Borah. Kicks at Senator Borah IS ABSOLUTELY WET WASHINGTON, June 21.—In a debate this afternoon with Senator Simeon D. Fess, over Borah’s state- ment on Postmaster General Brown's dry views, Borah said| Brown told him in a private con- versation he expected to see the return of the saloon and would | rather have that than present con- ditions. e ROBERT DOLLAR LEAVES $68,000 SAN RAFAEL, Cal, June 21.— Robert Dollar, owner of steamship lines, died relatively a poor man, leaving an estate of only about| $68,000. This was disclosed with | the filing of the will today. e Two way telephone conversation | has been carried on across the| English Channel on eighteen-centi- meter wave length, a one-inch aerial ‘and power of only one-half a watt being used, L Wet Loader at —International Tllustrated News Photo Dr. Nichclas Murray Butler, President ¢f Cclumbia University, who attended the Republican Nai have an cutright Prohibition repeal plank in the party’s platform. He failed. He is shown here wi Butler, taking a strcll down Chic: STEESE VISIT FOR PLEASURE ONLY, HE SAYS IDenies Has Any Official! Other Significance— No Comment, Transfer Emphatically denying that his present to Alaska had any of-| ficial or other significance, Gen. James G. Steese, who arrived here yesterday from Valdez, said his visit was merely one of pleasure,| made to revisit old friends and view as a private citizen and friend of Alaska some of the public im- provement projects he supervised in an official capacity during his seven-year tenure of office as President of the Alaska Road Com- mission and in other positions at the same time. He spent several weeks in the' interior, fishing, sightseeing and renewing old friendships. He is here to visit local friends and will leave for Admiral Rogers. Won't Discuss Transfer He declined to comment on the proposed transfer of the Alaska Road Commission’s duties and powers to the Interior Department. And he was also silent on the new policies inaugurated | Alaska Railroad, of which he was conce General Manager some years ago, of charging all the freight and passenger rates the traffic will bear. Querfed on these two topics, he smilingly declared “I have nothing to say.” ed in this silence when pressed for a reply, saying: “It would only further muddle the situation.” When Gen. Steese assumed the presidency of the "Alaska Road Commission in 1920, its functions extended only to roads and trails. |During his administration, many other activities were consolidated under the Commission’s direction. Heads New District Alaska was created as a new Rivers and Harbors district, and the President of the Commission was designated as D u?ecv. Engin- eer. He likewise bec: consult- ant to the Light House District (Continued on Page Two) . | United States Steel about one half Secattle on the steamer| on the! He persist- | JUNEAU ALASKA; TUESDA\ JUN[; 2l G. 0.P. Meot tional Convention, determined to th his daughter, Sarah ago’s wuhugnn Avenue. STOCK MARKET STANDS STILL; TONE IS HEAVY First Hours Trading Sees| Advance But Gains Are Soon Lost NEW YORK, June 21.—The Stock Market almost stood still today. | A handful of stocks were bid up during the first hour but the gains were soon lost. A slightly heavy tone developed after omission of the American Smelting preferred dividends. Advance Lost American Telephone, Union Pa- cific, Santa Fe, and Air Reduc- tion rose about one point and Schuyler point but the advances were lost. ‘American Telephone was actual- ly selling somewhat under yester- day’s close. The bulk of the list was virtual- ly unchanged today. | Liquidation Theories | Cessation of importent liquida- \tions of the past fortnight led some theorists to believe was completed but the market theory has left the traders rather cool. Weekly car loadings figures, al- though showing an increase of 54,000 cars, are somewhat disap- pointing and tended to take the edge off the firmness of carrier issue. | CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, June 21. quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock today is 8%, 35%, Anaconda 3%, Bethlehem Steel 8%, Curtiss-Wright 7%, Fox Films, no sale; General Motors 8%, Inter- national Harvester 14, Kennecott 5%, States Steel 24% ———.e——— Said to be the first woman edi- tor in the Far West, Mrs. Lulu Green Richards recently celebrated her 83rd birthday in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was editor of The Women’s Exponent organ of the the March, | April and May cycle of liquidation | — Closing | American Can | Packard Motors 2, United| SMITH, M'ADOD ARE PREPARING FOR BIG FIGHT Old Politic:;l——Enemies Now Become Rivals, Demo- cratic Session GOV. ROOSEVELT 18 THEIR COMMON FOE Strategy at Conventionils Divulged—Chip Is On Shoulder CHICAGO, i, June 21.—Two old War Lords of the Democrats, Alfred E. Smith and William Gibbs McAdoo, are about to converge on the conventiop scene in a combat threat on their new foe, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt. 4 Supporters of Roosevelt are counting on 90 of New York State's 94 delegates and about 24 from Illinois to put the New York exe- cutive over on the first ballot, McAdoo is for John N. Garmer. Smith is for himself. Strange Alliance Leaders are rubbing their eyes at this strange alliance and watgh- ing intently for a showdown be- tween the enemies of old and the new rivals. The showdown is expected be- fore the balloting begins but New York's announcement will not nec- essarily bring it about. . Challenge Accepted The anti-Roosevelt strategy is to give the Governor the maximum of strength in the first ballot, cutting him down after that to the de- structive point. The Roosevelt men have accepted the challenge and the Executive's supporters say he will go over on the first count. - . \Hoover and Sanders in President and Campaign Manager Says ‘‘Howdy, See You Later” WASHINGTON, June 21.—Presi- dent Hoover yesterday met for the first time since the Republican National Convention in Chicago with Everett Sanders whom he charged directly with managing the campaign. What had been forecast as a conference of wide political import- ance, lasted only a few minutes. Chairman Sanders, of the Re- publican National Committee, said he merely paid his respects to the President as Hoover was too en- |grossed in governmental duties to talk campaign. He said he ex- pected to have a conference later. — - LIQUOR SALES - SHOW DECLINE OTTAWA, June 21—The Dom- inion Bureau of Statistics reported yesterday a total revenue from li- quor sales in 1931 in Canada as $43,263,193 which is $16,000,000 be- low the peak year of 1929. - JEAN HARLOW IS TO MARRY LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 21.— Jean Harlow, platinum blonde of the screen, and Paul Bern, film producer, will be married either learned when they obtained their marriage license today. B S S Mrs. Lempi Hamalainen, whohas charge of the information desk in the lobby of the main building ¢f the New York Telephone Company in New York City, replies to be- Latter Day Saints, in 1872. 1tween 400 and 500 inquiries a day. 10{1 company for which he works. tm 000,000, Conference| next Friday or Saturday. This was |0l 1932. Rl MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS —Associated Press Photo Associated Press telephoto of big upheaval in the Chicago Stadium as wets paraded in a dem- onstration in favor of outright repeal of the Eighicenth qll.uirennul mecting of chubhc.ms The p:u‘xldc didn’t t'h;mzl thy Amendmeht at the first night s ssion of the Prohibiticn plank, however. DELEGATES THRONG VAST STADI M AS MEET OPENS Associated Press telephoto of the opening session of the republican Associated Press Phote national convention in Chicago’s new arena seating 25,000 perscns. Senator Fess ig on the speakers stand, |Good Old Summer NGME ESKIMU (Time Pops lm/u MEETS DEATH " - " low did you feel today? R tal han v fonen Is Killed in Sealtle Whlle‘ Yot uig for today Is tho Walking on Street { Car Trestle , | 8 e | \ longest day of the year and incidentally, you know, it is the SEATTLE, June 21.—C. H. Anglin has identified the body of the man to! 0!! FEDERAL TAX SCHEDULE 18 layed 45 minutes while firemen [Levies Are Ex worked to remove the body from the street car wheels. | | | | first day of summer, good old summer ume |killed on the West Spokane &(rvlt car trestle last Friday nigl Daniel T. Egelak, age d Alaska, Eskimo, who intended leave for his northern home July 8. Egelak had Anglin. The ing along the been staying with Eskimo was W‘ln(ie')-‘ p(‘,(:lt'(l !0‘ Raise Hundreds of Mil- | v A lions of Dollars { Paris Apartments WASHINGTON, June 21 Decrease in Price ing on the task of bring —_— Budget to a balanced two years of deficits, ‘of basis after the long list | Federal taxes became ef-| fective today. Many charges became effective | at the stroke of midnight last night | and others will not filter down to the general public immediately. -Official hous- that empty now available PARIS, June 21. ing records indicate apartment space is 5,000 families. The apartments range to five principal rooms, with cen tral heating and el and ab an annual rental of from $186 to $217. new from two ————— Chick Berens, Cleveland, wrestler, works out by wrestl barrels of oil and gasoline for an | Ohio,! New postage rates will naf be- ; come effective until July 6. | Levies expected to produce are 1 Fhant | you |is not |Murder MEDAL GIVEN U, S. AVIATRIX Amelia and Hoover Meet at White House and Swap Words WASHINGTON, June dent Hoover, at 21.—Presi- the White House, tode ed Mrs. Amelia Ea Putham in preparation formal sentation to her evening of a gold medal from National Geographic So her solo flight across the ocean, The President said: me great pleasure to present with this rarely conferred me All of America is proud of and your performance.’ Mrs. Putnam said sincerely but worth such g B this the and Suicide Pact |Is Executed WINNIPEG, June 21—Two men were shot to death here late yesterday afternoon in what the police believe is a murder and suicide pact. John Fesyk, a barber, walk- ed up to Herbert Manders and shot him twice and then fired a bullet into his cwn heart. ik /dent in . public. interest; PRICE TEN CENTS SEN, ROBINSON IS DISCUSSING PROHI PLANK Conferen:Is Held in Washington—Resub- mission Favored ROOSEVELT MEN ARE FOR REPEAL Speaker Garner Also Fav- ors Repeal of Eigh- teenth Amendment WASHINGTON, June 21.—United States Senator Joseph T. Robin- son, of Arkansas, Democratic lead- er in the Senate, proposes a plank in the Democratic platform favor- ing submission of a proposition to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment but not attempting to pledge the party members. This was made in a formal state- ment following a conference with Senator Robinson and colleagues last night. The conference was called to dis~ cuss the platform and problem of Prohibition at which views were made indicating a strong sentiment for that kind of a plank. AGREE ON SUBMISSION WASHINGTON, June 21.—Sup- porters of Gov. Rosevelt in the Senate are virtually agreed on a platform calling for a submission amendment to repeal the REigh- teenth - Arfendment but not at- |tempting to pledge the party on repeal. GARNER FOR REPEAL WASHINGTON, June 21.—Speak- er John N. Garner swung his polit- ical lariat toward the Democratic Presidential nomination with a statement urging repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment upon his return to the Capitol from his sick bed. Speaker Garner said he never believed the Eighteenth Amend- ment was sound or even workable. SEVERAL BILLS HOLD CONGRESS INot Likely that Adjourn- ment Will Take Place This Week WASHINGTON, June 21.—Hopes that Congress would adjourn by Saturday sank today in the face of the slow progress made in the Sen= ate on unemployment relief meas- ures. Numerous differences and opin- ions over the Wagner Democratic two billion dollar bill and its var- ious provisions is regarded as mak- ing it unlikely of its passage by tonight although this objective is sought. The House is then yet to be reckoned with in conferences on the whole issue and there is a doubt that sufficient time remains to reach a final solution this week. Economy Bill The Economy Bill is still in con- ference between the Senate and House and final action is expected today. The House has adopted the fur- lough plan applying to all em= r | ployees receiving salaries of $1,000 |and upwards and other items as follows: all leaves with pay sus- pended for the fiscal year begin- ning July 1, thereafter annual leave |maximum 15 days; retirement made compulsory on reaching age limit, except those excepted by the Presi- retirement deductions gn regular rate of pay; el allowance permanently re- iced to not to exceed $5 per day .mhm the United States and $6 in any dismissals neces- sary, married persons are the first to be let go; authority granted to deparyment heads to furlough em- ployees if necessary to keep within appropriations; personnel classifi- cation board transferred to the |Civil Service Board and the posi= |tion of Director of Classification abolished effective October 1. —————— Taxi owners in Hainan, China, must pay a tax of $15 a month |per car plus half of the gross lreceipts.