The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 19, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS _VOL. XL, NO. 6137. ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTI‘;MBER 19, 1932. 'MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ROOSEVELT GIVES PROGRAM TO AID RAILROADS ELECTIONIN MAINE SERVED GREAT PURPOSE Was Repudmm of Both State and National Administrations NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—Governor- elect Louis Brann of Maine, speak- ing at a rally of Northern New Jersey Democrats, claimed the Lemocratic election in Maine was a repudiation of both' the State and National administrations. “We presented the record of the Republican promises, gloriously pic- tured in previous campaigns and 50 woefully unfilled,” said Brann. “We indicated that as a result of their broken promises and pledges, innocent victims of depression walk the streets, willing and anxious to obtain employment but can't find it. “Farmers seek in vain for mar- kets. Products of the sea and for- est don't sell at prices to enable fishermen and lumbermen to exist without distress.” The Governor-elect warned against over-confidence calling it an ¥nsidious source of political defeat.” ——a——— NEW CAMPAIGN BEING MAPPED 0UT BY €. 0. . Speakers Are to Travel Forth with Subjects Outlined WASHINGTON, .Sept. 19.—As re- quested by President Hoover, follow- ing th> Democratic victory in Maine, the Republican leaders have chartered a campaign to stronger effort o win. Chairman Everett Sanders said a vigorous speaking campaign has been organized, based on policies outlined in Hoover's acceptance speech. President Hoover is still planning three addresses. -, TURN AGAINST CHAS. CURTIS ON WET ISSUE Immediate Repeal Is Advo- cated by Pennsylvania Republicans ALLENTOWN, Penn., Sept. 19.— Two hours hefore Vice-President Charles Curtis arrived at Fogels- ville last Saturday afternoon to open the Republican campaign in this State, the Republican State Convention adopted a platform ad- vocating “immediate repeal of the Volstead ‘Act and a return to State's’ power to deal with the liquor , question,” Curtis is a pro- nounced 'dry and against repeal. SPEAKS IN SPOKANE SEATTLE, Sept. 19.—Vice-Presi- dent Curtis will speak in Spokane, Wash., on October 11, Mark E. Reed, Republican National Committeeman announces. This will be the Vice- Presidential candidate’s only ap- pearance in the. State of Wash- ington. Raiders of Store Are Convicted Among those most decidedly pr vention at Portland, Ore., were Mi of the North Dakota ba right) and Mayor James Curley of HELPED TO ENLIVEN CONVENTION e§ent at the American Legion con- 88 Audrey Hoglum, drum majoress ; Secretary of War Pat Hurley (above Boston, who assailed the methods employed to rid Washington of the bonus expeditionary force. Secre- tary Hurley is shown defending action. (Associated Press Photo) the administration’s bonus army LAST STATE PRIMARIES TOMORROW New York, Massachusetts, Wisconsin Nominate—N. Y. Conventions Next WASHINGTON, Scpt. 19.—Pri- mary election campaigns close to- day in New York, Massachuseits, and Wisconsin. Tomorrow's balloting ends mozt of the State intro-party contests for Congressional and Gubernator- ial nominations. Prohibition is figuring promi- nently in many . sections of the country. ‘Wisconsin’s voting measures ghe strength of the LoFollette and anti- LaFollette wings of the Republi- can Party there. With these three contests over, only the Democratic and Repub- lican conventions in New 'York, the party conclaves in Rhode Is- land ani New Mexico and a few run-off primaries remain before &l candidates throughout the coun- try may square off for the No- vember election. These will all be disposed of by the middle »f October. Wisconsin Fight In Wisconsin Gov. Philip F. La Follette, .assisted by Senator Rob- ert M. LaFollette and Senator John J. Blaine, on one side, have waged battle with former Gov. Walter J. Kohler, who is running against Gov. LaFollette for the Republican nomination for Gov- ernor, ¢n the other side. Gov. La [Follette has been advocating the redistribution of wealth through taxation. Senator Blaine is a candidate for renomination in the Republi- can primary that will take place tomorrow. He is opposed by Edi- | tor Chapple, editor of the Ash- 1and, Wis., Press, who charges Sen- ator Blaine with radicalism. PROFESSOR NOMINATED NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 19.— Prof. Milton Conover, of Yale, political scientist, was last Satur- day unanimously nominated for the United States Senate by the In- dependent Republican Party.- He Guilty of _G:l:ld Larceny, Rioting in Wash- ington City MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Sept 19—Al Marshall was acquitted, but Ivor Moe, Ray Erafton, Stan- ley Anderson and William Wol- Ters were convicted here last Sat- urday of grand ing in connection , with will oppose United States Senator BRITISH REPLY T0 REQUEST OF GERMAN NATION Arms Equality Issue Is Brought Up in Official Statement LONDON, Sept. 19.—Great Bri- tain has responded to Germany's demand for arms equality pro- posing a new international conven- tion to wipe out inequalities. Great Britain insists, however, that Germany has no legal right | to seek readjustment outside of the | World Disarmament Conference. The official statement, issued Sunday, further proposed that ul- timately to replace the military re- striction of the Versailles treaty with a new convention which will also include limitation of arma- ments imposed by existing treaties. According to unofficial advices received here, the note has created a favorable impression in official circles in Washington, D. C, BERLIN, Sept. 19.—The German Government’s spokesman took the British note opposing Germany’s demand for arms equality @s un- friendly. The spokesman said: ‘We cannot accept the reasoning in the British memorandum according which Ger- many has raised. Vast implica- tions are calculated to disturb the ’harmony between nations. Germany {said nothing more than that com- iplete and judicial equality of her {armaments status must result from the disarmament conference.” Pierce Is Sentenced To Prison 'Seattle Financial Man Giv- en from Five to . Ten Years |Judge Robert M. Jones last Sat- |urday sentenced Ahira E. Plerce, ! Vice-President and Manager of the Home Savings and Loan Associa- tion to serve from 5 to 10 years in the State Prison at Walla ‘Walla following conviction of pub- ,lishing false financial reports of N. Y. EXCHANE, OFFIGERS, SUED FOR LARGE SUM Short Selling Relaxation in Effect—Only Week- ly Reports NEW YORK, Sept. 19. — The New York Stock Exchangs, with more than 40 of its officlals, is sued for $21,000000 by & mon- member Lrokerage house, charging the Exchange with boycotting its unit plan of stock sales. The Pirnie Simons Company is plaintiff, and the named defend- ants are Richard Whitney, Pres- ident of the Exchange; Warren |Nash, Treasurer, and members of the Governing Committee. Boycott Alleged The complaint alleges the New York Stock Exchange instituted what amounted to a ‘“boyecit, a black list, of the portfolio or pack- age plan stock sales in which sev- eral shares of stock, each in a different company, were sold as a unit.” The Exchange has eased up its surveillaiice of bears by modifying the demand for short selling data that hereafter members be requis: ed to make a weekly instead of daily report on short positions Relaxation Reason ! ‘The relaxation of the position on short sclling, brokers assumed, re- sulted from a substantial declin: in outsianding short interest in the past months. The Exchange authorities are studying some communications of member firms sent submitted in compliance with an official re- quest for files of such messages as dealt any way with topics of a political nature. Whether the Exchangze will make these com- munications public is not disglosed INVESTIGATION BY SENATE MAY BE MADE WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—~Unit- ed Sta‘es Senator Smith W. Brook- hart, Republican of Iowa, said an inquiry into the 'recemt up and down movement of the Stock Mar- ket, with a view of determining whether a Senate Committee in- vestigation is meeded, should be instituted before the November elections. Senator Brookhant said he be- lieved it has not been an honest market in any sense of the word. “No doubt the market is being rigged ac this time for a political effect. It is a confidence game to deceive the public,” the Senator said. —_————— STOCK MARKET SLUGGISH WITH TRADING QUIET Rails Hold Above Last Sat- urday—Wheat, Cot- ton Help Out Massed behird their state standards, in a flag draped hall, the world war veterans presented » striking picture of life and color at their annual convention in Port land, Ore. (Associated Press Photo) LADIES OF LEGION HOLD ANNUAL MEETING _ Showing a portion of the general assembly of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion which held its national convention at Portland, Ore., simultaneously with the meeting of the world war veier ans organization, (Associated Press Photo) 400 FARMERS IN MINNESOTA ON WAR PATH Ten Highways Are Picket- ed Today to Prevent Shipments ‘WORTHINGTON, Minn., Sept. 19. —Four hundred farmers today swarmed on 10 highways determ- ined to halt shipments of non- perishables and other farm prod- uets in an effort to boost prices. NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—Stocks were sluggish today but resisted an early selling flurry. During the afternoon trading the list ascended and most of the rails and many industrials were moderately higher. Rails dropped slightly but held above asi Saturday's finals. United States Steel preferred broke 6% on dividend rumors, Case, International Harvester, Montgomery - Ward, Sears-Roebuck, Allled Chemical, American Tele- phone anc Telegraph and National Cash Register were up from -one to two points. Trading was the dullest in sev- erals weeks. Cotton and wheat helped today's slight upturn. ‘Operators appeared weighing the recent business gains of electric power production and figures on freight movements which are con- Hiram Bingham, of the regular the condition of the subsidiary of sidered a basis for 'reasonable Republicans, and R e presentative Augustine Lonegrin, Democratic nominee, Swedish Cabinet Steps Out Today WLK—.—W 19.—Pre- mier Hamrin's Swedish Government resigned. in a body today. the association. | Pierce immediately filed notice {of appeal and his bond was set iat $5,000. | ‘More Employment i ‘ Is Urged by. Teagle | BOSTON, Mass, Bept. 19—Wal- ter Teagle, President of the Stan- |dard Oil of New Jersey, said the optimism. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 10, American Can 48%, Anaconda 10%, Bethlehem Steel 19, Curtiss-Wright 2, Fox Films 3, General Motors 15, Inter- national Harvester 21%, Kennecott 11%, Packard Motors 3%, United States Steel 36%, Armour B 1%, —_———— ADA GIOVANETTI IN HOSPITAL steadiness of our advance out of|Colorado Fuel and Iron 8%, Chrys- Miss Ada Giovanetti is a patient depression is dependent upon em- ployment. He urged employers to ler 15%, Standard Brands 14%, Cal- umet and Hecla 4%, Continental con- |t St. Anx's hospital recefving med- do all they can to relieve this|Oil, no sale; Columbian Carbon ical treatment. situation. 28%, United Aircraft 22%. Pickets stopped two trucks con- taining livestock consigned to Iowa where the strike leaders have ap- pealed to farmers of Minnesota to prevent shipments saying the sell- ers were nullifying their efforts to increase prices. ————— PRISONER DIES; THREE INDIGTED PEKIN, Ill, Sept. 19. — Deputy Sheriffs C. O. Skinner, Ernest L.; Fleming and Frank Lee have been | indicted by a grand jury for man-/ slaughter for the de of Mar-! tin Virante in a county jail cell. | WVirante’s body was found hang- | ing in a cell on September 1 but, doctors said his death Wwas not| due to strangulation but third degree method cause, IMRS. K. THEILE COMES, BACK FROM WRANGELL| Mrs, Karl Theile returned| home to- Juneay fr spent at Wrangell. she has had charge | office. ‘work of the | Packing Company, | Theile is“the chief stoc: | which com of the and alm The puts up canned pany had g successiul season. [ington at Seattle. Lindbergh Suspect Is Suing Ten Charges Il@; Imprison- ment—Asks for $50,000 PITTSEURGH, Penn., Sept. 19.— Garrett Schenck, aged 47, a fish- monger of Hopewell, N. J, has filed suit for $50,000 against ten men he charges with having im- prisoned him illegally from June ;10 ,to September 3, as a suspect !ir. the Lindbergh kidnaping case. The men named are J J. Devine, (H. R. Supp, Paul Cupp, Reuben ‘Ba.kestmw, Joseph Havener, |Charles Forner, Ned Benshosf, Av- |ery Duiois, Russell Love and Frank | Shugrat. —a—to—— JAPAN FLIERS OFF FOR NOME ON TOMORROW SAMUSHIRC, vapan, Sept. 19.— The Japanese good -will airplane will hop for Nome, Alaska, at day- braek tomorrow, according to an announcement made today. There are three men aboard the plane, to some Ellichiro Baba, pilot; Kipyoshi Rom- | or other Na, navigator, and Tomyoshi Ishi-/ It«, radioman. GIRLS LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON SCHOOLS Viola Riendeau, Matilda Holst and immer | Lilllan Peterson were outgoing pas-' ship Yukon this morning. Miss nd K.'Riendeau will attend the Washing-' JOHN B. WENCHEN Mr.|ton State Normal School at Bell-! ingham and Miss Holst and Miss Petersbn the University of Wash- RAIL LINES UNIFICATION IS APPROVED Recommendation Made to= I.C.C. by Examiner Sullivan WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—Exam- iner Thomas “Sullivan has recom- mend the . Interstate Commerce Commission approve of the uni- fication of the United Pacific Rail- road system permitting it to take over full control. -of the Oregon Short Line Rallroad, Oregan and Washington Radlroad and - Naviga- tion Company, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rallroad Company and St. Joseph and Grand Island Rail- way Company. —_——to——— IMPROVEMENT INMANY LINES NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—Business and industrial magazine editors, re- porting trade trends, observed a slow but upward movement in many | lines. Building contracts have increas- ed substantially. Cement prices are steady. Carloadings are better and rail- way improvements are also better. S e MRS. W. S. GEORGE AND {DAUGHTER ARE BACK 5 Mrs. Wallis 8. George and daugh- | ter, Maybell George, have returned [from a visit of six weeks in the | States. They spant most of the time in Seattle and Astoria, Ore. They were incoming passengers on July 1,'sengers on the southbound steam-!ine steamship Princess Louise. ———,——— I8 HURT John B. Wenshen whose back 3 badly injured is receiving treat- lnknt at St. Ann's hospital, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE HAS REAL PROGRAM Advances Suggestions for Helping Transporta- tion Systems 1. C. C. POWERS TO BE EXTENDED ALSO Mormon Church Is Crowdt ed — Speaker Is Fre- quently Cheered SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 19—Before a crowd that packed every avallable seat in the historic meeting house of the Latter Day Saints, the Mormon Temple, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt last Satur- day night announced his sugges- tions for helping the rallroads of the country, The crowd cheered frequently. The Democratic nominee for the Presidency outlined his program and said it comprised the Demo- cratic transportation policy. The proposal was that the Gov- ernment announce its stand besides the railroads for a special period. 17 Suggestions Seventeen suggestions were made dealing with railroad problems in his speech. The nominee sald the policy should be developed with the aid of legislative, administration offic- fals and representatives of all in- terests. “I propose, in the application of this policy, that the railroads and Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion working with the Interstate Commerce Commission, share the work of planning reorganization, readjustment and protection of public investments and make inno~ cent security solid.” Receivership Laws Other proposals were a thorough overhauling of the Federal laws ef- fecting railroad receiverships and all public utility receiverships; reg- ulation by the Interstate Com- merce Commission of competing motor carriers; that railroads be allowed to substitute motor trans- portation where it will promote public interest and relieve the re- quirement of competition where traffic is insufficient to support and encourage rail transportation; <limination of nonpaying mileage; proposed consolildations and more clearly defining the powers and duties of the Interstate Commerce Commission on the subject of rail- road holding companies and regula- tion and control by the Interstate Commerce Commission. STATEMENTS ON SPEECH NEW YORK, BSept. 19.—State= ments released through the Repub- lican National Committee assert Gov. PFranklin D. Roosevelt’s sug- gestions regarding railroads, made in his Salt Lake City address, are (Continued on Page Two) B e e MONTANA AND IDAHO STRONG FOR ROOSEVELT Nominee, Enroute to Coast, Addresses Copper Mining Crowd ABOARD ROOSEVELT'S SPEC- JAL TRAIN, Sept. 19. — Sweeping’ northward-now through the moun- tains of Idaho, Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt brought his' candidacy in Montana to a three-hour stop at Butte before the train headed for the Pacific Northwest. The next prolonged stop will be at Seattle. The train will reach there tomorrow morning. Crowds ranging from a few hun- dred to 6,000 greeted the Demo- cratic nominee at Ogden, Brigham, Cache Junction in Utah, and Me- Mammon, Pocatello, and Idaho Falls, in Idaho. Gov. Roosevelt has been informed by Gov. C. Ben Ross, of Idaho, and United States Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, that their States are for him. At Butte, Gov. Roosevelt ad- dressed a copper mining crowd and declared improvement of conditions in the mining industry will be at-' tained by no single panacea but ‘ sound currency must be maintain- 2d and “I pledge you that is my sincere purpose.” ARl S