The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 28, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XL, NO. 6171, EDITOR OF LITERARY DIGEST NAILS G.0.P. FAL _FRIDAY, dfiTOBER 28, 1932. SMITH STARTS VOTE DRIVE IN BAY STATE Takes Stump in New Eng- gland States in Sup- port of Roosevelt FIFTEEN THOUSAND GIVE WILD CHEERS Declares Tl':; Is No Rift in Ranks of Demo- cratic Party BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 28.—Alfred E. Smith, former Governor of New York, and Democratic Presidential candidate four years ago, last night opened the Democratic drive in Massachusetts for 19 electoral votes for his old political ally, Gov. Franklin D: Roosevelt. Applause interrupted the speak- er many times. The poiice estimat- ed the erowd at 15000, a wild, cheering crowd. Support for Roosevelt Smith told the crowd that he} had taken the stump in the New England States to “ask unqualified, full and complete support for Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Most of the address comprised a. vigorous criticism of President| Hoover, Cabinet members, leading Republican Senators and the Ad- ministration policies. No Party Rift Smith declared that some Re- publicans are attempting to create a rift within the Democratic Party because of the outcome of the Democratic National Convention but the speaker said: “There is no rift within the Democratic Party.” This State went for Smith four years ago. Enroute here from New York,| Smith stopped at Providence, and| made a red hot reply to Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho. Sen- ator Borah recently commented on Smith's speech on the wet and dry issue, made in Newark. The former Governor of New York displayed his old battling form of 1928 in handing out his defense and chastisement of Borah,: 80V, ROOSEVELT HAS PROBLEMS IN OWN STATE Nominee Leaves Tomorrow for New England States —Address Slated ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 28.—Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt turned his| back on his campaign today and wrestled with relief problems in his own State. Gov. Roosevelt conferred with State officers and legislative lead- ers discussing the best way to con- tinue the State’s unemployment re- lief despite the dwindling funds. Gov. Roosevelt leaves tomorrow for the New England States and will make a speech in Boston Mon- day. ————————— WHERE TALL. CORN GROWS OXFORD, Iowa—Herbert Gegen- heimer, farmer living near here, raised an ear of corn that was 14% inches long, weighed one| pound and 10% ounces, and con- tained about 1,040 kernels. e e,— POLITICAL BROADCASTS Three important political cam- paign addresses will be broadcast tonight, two Democratic and one Republican. President Hoover, at Indianapolis, goes on the air at 5:30 o'clock, Pacific Coast Time, National Broad- cast Chain. Republican address. Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, at Tn- dianapolis, goes on the air at 7:15 o'clock, Pacific Coast Time, NBC. Democratic address. United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Republican of California, at San Francisco, goes on the air at 8:15 o'clock, Pacific Coast Time, CBS, endorsing the election of LUP! e — Five year old Joan del with her new mother, Lupe Vel heroines on the screen. Joan cedes, of Mexico City whe (Associated Press Photo) E VELEZ ADOPTS LITTLE NIECE 1 Valle in her new yard in Beverly Hills, Cal., lez, who has taken the rolés of madcap the daughter of the actre: he adoption proceedings were held. i ol ister, CRITICISMS AND ISSUES TREATED Delegate Cites Record to Support Campaign for Re-election Judge James Wickersham, Re- publican candidate to succeed him- self as Delegate to Congress in an address at Douglas last night, replied to criticisms made by poli- tical ‘opponents and offered.his of- ficial record in support of his cam- paign for re-election. His speech of an hour and a half’s duration, held ‘the attention of the 75 per- sons gathered in Eagle's Hall and was generously applauded at the close. Having been introduced by L. W. Kilburn, Judge Wickersham prefaced his talk with the state- ment that important bills intro- duced by him in the recent first session of the present Congress would be brought to the consid- eration of the House at the second session, beginning in December, and that if he were successful at the polls in November he would retain among his colleagues the influence necessary to effect en- actment of the needed legislation. Gives Attention to Criticism The Delegate devoted the first part of his address to replying to criticism of him by Senator Anthony J. Dimond, Democratic candidate for Congress, and George B. Grigsby, who presided at the recent Democratic rally in Juneau. “Senator Dimond and Mr. Grigs- by said they favored putting the fisheries under the control of the Territory,” the cause T have been unable to ef- BY WICKERSHAM speaker recalled.! “They found fault with me be-| PRESIDENT IS “ON ROAD AGAIN, | INDIANABOUND TCarries Campaign Into | Ohio for Fourth Time —Address Tonight ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPEC- IAL, Oct. 28. — President Hoover | carried the Republican campaign |into Ohio today for the fourth | time enroute to Indianapolis, Indi- ana, where he makes an address | tonight. Enroute he stopped at Parkers- burg, West Virginia, and told a crowd of the importance of the Re- publican protective tariff. Then he sped westward headed for Ohio and Indiana, with seven stops scheduled. Attached to the resolution request- mg Federal control was the draft ,of a bill providing for such control, Congress being asked to pass the bill. The resolution with the at- tached bill was adopted by the House and Senate of the Alaska Legislature in 1923. Senator Di- mond voted for the measure. “Senator Dimond reflected against |my position on the bill transfer- iring activities of the Alaska Road | Commission from the War to the Interior Department. What or- iginally gave rise to this measure ‘and other measures moving Army officers from civil activities back to military duties was the repeat- 'ed insistance of [Representative | Thomas L. Blanton, Democrat of Texas, that the 2,000 Army officers engaged in civil duties be returned (to the Army service. Favcred by Administration “The Secretary of War sponsor- ed.the plan of turning the Alaska activities to PAUL ASSAILS | RUSTGARD AND MANY BUREAUS Indepenge;. Candidate Gets Fair Hearing from Large Local Audience In a two-hour speech last night delivered to a well-filled house at the Capitol Theatre, Willlam L. Paul, urged voters of all parties and those who owe allegiance 1o no political organization to vote for him for Attorney General of Alas- ka. He charged that John Rust- gard, encumbent and Republican candidate for re-election, is unfit and unworthy to fill the office, and said that James S. Trutt, Anchor~ age, Democratic nominee, is a fine man and a real gentleman but a litle old. Mr. Paul spoke for more than two hours and held his audience Democratic Victory Is Visualized Roosevelt Tells Stage and Screen Stars Better Days Coming ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 28.—Visual- izing a “glorious Democratic vic- tory” in November, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevalt told a group of stage and screen stars he was confident the ‘“electorate understands’ the great issues involved at the com- ing election.” Speaking at his private study in the Executive Mansion, Gov. Roose-~ velt further said: “Under the leadership of a mili- tant, vital and liberal Democracy, we are headed for better days.” MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY CINCINNATI PITCHER TAKES BRIDE nonresident fishermens' tax; was the first to propose 12 months residence for fishermen; tried to humanize the Workmen's Compen- ir. close attention, winning warm applause frequently as he directed shafts of satire at bureaucracy, bureaucrats and various individ- uals but largely at his Republican rival for office. Fisheries Main Issue Fisheries, and specifically fish traps, he asserted is the main: issue in the current as well as in past campaigns. “And I am the best qualified candidate for the office of ‘Attorney General to rep- resent the Territory in hearings on its fisheries and ought to be elected,” he declared. In the more than two hours; that he spoke, he devoted less than | 30 minutes to his own record and | platform and the remainder to shelling the entrenchments of Mr. Rustgard and the stronghold of bureaucracy. Laughter greeted many of hs salles and he was gen- erously applauded at the conclusion of the speech. . Test Trap Legality ¥ Mr. Paul, contending that -the fish trap is an illegal fishing gear, | pledged himself, ¥f elected, to test' its legality, something that Mr. Rustgard has failed and refused ! to do, he said. { “Elect me so that mext year I| can go down to Washington and | help your new Delegate, Tony Dimond, to get Home Rule for Alaska,” he urged his audience. Applause interrupted him, and when it subsided so he could pro- ceed, he added: “Or Wickersham if he is elected.” for a moment there was a deep silence, then a| single voice from the back of th house shot back at him, “Never!” and laughter followed the retort. “You see,” Paul added smilingly, “I'm having a hard time remain- ing meutral” Recites Own Record Opening with a statement that he was a candidate without a party, and admitting in the past he urged voters to vote a straight’ party ticket. Mr. Paul declared| straight party voting is out of date and has no place in an intelligent ‘community. He cited briefly his public record, and his own platform, confined to the fisheries, he frankly said,) | | | | | sation Act and claimed credit for all of the improvements adopted since 1915, and wrote and introduc- ed bills for State industrial insur- ‘ance; was responsible for the aboli- |tion of the Territonial fish hatchery system, and various memorials and resolutions wrelating to fisheries and other subjects. Asmils Rustgard Vigorously ‘Attacking Mr. Rustgard vigorously, Mr. Paul indicted him on seven counts. He had been, he charged, false to his friends; false to the head of the Republican party's territorial ticket, Delegate Wick- ersham; false to and'had deceived the people; false to the Republican party; false to his own office; that he is a moral coward; and 'that he had conspired to form a political partnership for _selfish purposes. He c!;uged that Mr. Rustgard had been false to former Delegate |Sutherland, quoting a speech de- livered by the Attorney General in 1930 which accused Sutherland of not reading any document ‘‘unless you smear it with fish oil.” Thus, Mr. Paul added, he accused Suther- jland of being a dupe and of neg- lect of duty; reveals his conternpt for fishermen; and imputes dis- honesty to Wickersham. Dishonest With Paul “Nor has he been honest with me,” continued the speaker. “I supported him in 1920-24 and 1928. In 1927, I directed all the bills |in the House affecting his office. I wrote the Controller Bill which he praised so highly in Anchor- age. “But at Petersburg he said he would never permit himself to talk with me except in the pres- ence of reliable witneses.” Paul mentioned occasions when he was a guest at the Rustgard home and said the latter had thus broken the law of hospitality. Proof Of Deal The claim that Rustgard made of having no conference with Paul, the latter said, was part of his denial of having made any deal with Paul to withdraw from cur- rent, campaign. “He denied trying to make a deal with me. . . He said: ‘I have mnever offered Paul “8i" Johnson, for. six years a shown with his bride, formerly Do pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Is ris Thompson of Norway, lll. They were married at Newark, Ill. (Assoclated Press Photo) STOCKS MAKE BIG RALLIES SLIGHT GAINS; TRADING QUIET Many Issues Advance from Two to Three Points— Market Closes Firm | NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—The Stock Market today edged out of “the extremely narrow range of recent sessions with a modest advance but still remained extremely quiet. Many issues were up one to three points. The final tons of the session wasi firm. Transfers totaled 600,000 shares.| The list' worked higher early in| the day and then eased off by mid- /| day but short covering developed| in the last hours and registered the day’s peak of levels just be- fore the close. fect this result. In the Organic i " {Road Commission’s Act of 1912, which T wrote and /yor (ORI o ent. The m_b_rodueed in Congress, thereby p..ciqent approved. The Secretary giving ‘Alaska her Legislature and |+ the Tnterior accepted the pro- other agencies of Territorial gov- | The bill, virtually an Ad- was ~ intro- ernment, Territorial control M"posah fisheries was not excluded in fhe‘xxixmg‘e m’e},y Represen- i |tative. Edward T. Taylor, Demo- Demand of Bureaus |crat of Colorado, and passed by “Federal control was in com-|the Democratic controlled House. plance with the demand of bu- Tme effect is that resident Alas- reaus and officers of the executive kans have been given the places branch of the government—a de- |that were held by Army officers. mand so strong it could mot beir had no objection to the plan denied. Mr. Grigsby and Charles when it was before the House, T A Sulzer, another Democrat, each have none now. served a term, lacking a few days, Road Appropriation Fought in Congress. They were not able| ‘Democratic candidates should even during a Democratic admin- pe silent on road matters. The istration, to get the fisheries under pemocratic House at the last ses- Territorial control. I have intro- sion of Congress cut the Republi- duced bills for this purpose. |can administration’s budget for “In this connection, I hope t,hxt,‘ Alaska Toads of approximately the commission of six members of $600,000 to approximately $300,- the House appointed under the gpo, and a Democratic Representa- Tesolution that I introduced at the tive, John McDuffie of Alabama, last session, to investigate the con- fought to strike out the appropria- was that of George B. Grigshy,lany job in my office at any price.” Democratic candidate for Delegate| Picking up a papéer from the to Congress in 1930. desk before which he stood, Mr. He claimed crediv for raising the [Paul continued: “I hold in my Territorial school refund;for writ- hand a letter from Henry Roden ing" the first Community Property |dated September 5, 1932, in which bill which he put through the|Roden said : ‘I have just had a Lower House; resposibility for the|talk with Rustgard and he has lighting of Mendenhall Bar; the (authorized me to say that if you Gustavus School; watchmen’sliens; (will withdraw and support him, the act creating the Territorial he will employ you in his office at flag; made pioneers’ pensions war- |a salary of $250 a month beginning rants a continuing obligation on|November 1. I think TLawrence the Territory; a bill to exempt|Kerr will quit. Or maybe he in- small boats from attachment for|tends to give you my job.’ debts; oral appeal from judgments| “Roden is here—you people know in Commissioners’ courts; the first |him. You know whether to believe bill for e graduated tax on fish|him or Rustgard.” caught in traps; the first heavy (Continue) on Page Three) Sweden Planning State Control of High Finance By ELMER W. PETERSEO are aware that their success at the Gains of two to three points appeared for American Tobacco B, American Telephone and Telegraph, | Allied Chemical, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, National Biscuit, Armour. United States Steel, preferred, and United States Steel, common, were up two points and closed near | the best. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 11%, American Can| 53%, Anaconda 9, Bethlehem Steeli 17%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, 2, 2%; Fox Films 2%, General Motors 13%, | International Harvester 21%, Ken-| necott 10%, Packard Motors 27%,| United States Steel 36%, Calumet| and Hecla 3%, Chrysler 14% rado Fuel and Iron 7%, Columbian, Carbon 277%, Continental Oil Standard Brands 15%, Amer! Power and Light 9 Safeway Stores 50, Dupont 34%, Canadian Pacific 14%. Water Flows 14 Years From Under Pavement , Colo-| | HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 28.—Resi-| dents of a Houston neighborhood | assert water has been gushing out| of the ground, apparently from a| broken water main, for 14 years. Engineers have “listened” for the leak, but the water continues to| rush from beneath the pavement and empty into a storm sewer| catch basin. Estimates by persons familiar with the city's water system put the leakage at 50,000 gallons a day, and the monetary loss at the aver- age rate charged householders for| water at $38,000 for the period. ON SCHEDULE THIS EVENING Both Hoover and Governor Richie Appearing in Indianapolis | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct., 28.— Rivalry in campaign showmanship ' flared high in the Hoosier Capital | today. President Hoover and Gov. Albert | C. Ritchle, Democrat of Maryland, have brought their call for party support here and each will make a major address before two great crowds tonight. The State Democratic and Re- publican Committees are trying to excel each other in the rousing rallies and parades. - e, NAVY PLANES ARE CAUGHT IN AIR, DENSE FOG 'Emergency Landings Final- ly Made Without Loss of Life SAN DIEGO, Cal.,, Oct. 28 —Four- teen naval planes, held above this city by a ground fog, landed with- out loss of a human life yester- day, although hazards increased by lack of gasoline, One plane was demolished as the pilot was forced to land by a dwindling fuel supply. Another plane was badly dam- aged. Plane Afire One plane caught fire and several turned over at landing. At the request of the Navy of- ficials, motorists rushed to Camp Kearney to light up the field with | their, headlights. The last two planes up carried no radio or telephone but a mail plane enroute from Los Angeles to San Dicgo, which had a radio, was instructed to guide them down. ‘The mail pilot brought the two naval planes down safely at an abandoned army camp field Emergency Landings Other planes made emergency landings at Camp Kearney and other nearby fields. The fog rolled in from the sea without warning and caught the dition of Alaska Tndians, will ulti- mately effect a reformation in the fisheries situation. The commis- sion will learn that big interests in the States virtually moncpolize the fishing industry in Alaska to the detriment of Indian employ- ment as well as white resident employment. I am sure the com- mission will recommend a drastic remedy for this evil. Requested by Legislature “Senator Dimond blamed me for lack of Territorial control over game and wild fur bearers. This control was taken by the Federal ‘Government at the request of the /Alaska Legislature when Senator Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo- cratic nominee for President. Dimond was a Territorial Senator. tion entirely. When put to a vote in the House, the motion lost by six ballots. Republican votes were what saved the allowance. “Senator Dimond passes censure on the fact that I left Washing- ton before the adjournment of 'Congress. When I left in June, the business of the House was done with respect to almost all |legisiation. The House was wait- ling on the Senate to pass bills that had been passed by the House. I was assured by both STOCKHOLM, Oct. 28.—8Steps to prevent another financial night- mare, such as Ivar Kreuger forced upon this country, are included in the program of Sweden’s new cab- inet. There is no direct reference tp Kreuger in the explanation of its aims by the Soclal Democratic party. The inference has been found, however, in this paragraph: “The government is to take up in earnest the question of combin- ing suitable state control of private dealings with regulation of the Democrat ~ and Republican floor leaders there was no possibility of any Alaska legislation. )7 (Continuea wn Page Sin last election was due, to a con- siderable extent, to the crumbling of the Kreuger idol. Thousands of middle class votes went to the party as a reaction from the Kreu- ger exploitations. The new government expects to carry out its pledge by stricter oversight of the financing of large projects as well as loans to pri- vate enterprise by the state bank. For this purpose a new bureau may be set up. The program of the new gov- ernment also includes a ‘“free trade policy, as far as possible” action to aid the farmers, a change P B .4} LONG-SLEEVED DINNER GOWN IS WORN BY MRS. VANDERBILT planes executing maneuvers. By S S [Feminine Name Twist PARIS, Oct. 28—Mrs. W. K.| Costly to Tricky Turk Vanderbilt is among smart A.m-j KEMERHISSAR, Turkey, Oct. 28. ericans who are wearing the new —By misspelling his name a peas- long sleeved dinner gowns this ant of this village made himself fall. {officially a woman and for seven Included in her wardrobe is a'years escaped military service and dinner gown of pale duck’s egg taxes. blue crepe fashioned with long| Hanefi gave his name the fem- sleeves shirred from shoulder to inine twist of Hanife when he wrist to give a modified leg of registered at his coming of age. mutton effect. An inspector from Angora dis- The gown has a high necked covered the deception and Hanefi front and a deep vee back outlined paid for his orthographic femin- with a narrow shirred frill. Jinity in heavy fines. SEH00D CAMPAIGN LIES ARE TRACED BY POLL'S EDITOR Runs Down Report that 35,000 Asked to Have Poll Votes Changed BRANDS IT AS WHOLLY UNTRUE; NO REQUESTS Farley Also_C-}Targes G. 0. P. Committee with Cir- culating Forged Letter NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—Dr. William S. Woods, Editor of the Literary Digest, today published a statement saying he had traced “to a National Party Committee Headquart- ers,” the false report that 35,000 persons voting for Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Literary Digest Presiden- tial Poll, had written asking their ballots be changed to Hoover. Editor Woods sald he had talked with the Republican National Head- quaters, in Chicago, and was in= formed the information came from a Literary Digest employee in Chi- g0, Lie Traced Down Editor Woods said the only Die gest employee in Chicago was an advertising solicitor. Editor Woods said the report was repeated last week in aradio broad= cast by William Hard who Woods said told the Digest he got his in- formation from the Republican headquarters in Chicago. Editor Woods said: “Up until the time the falsehood was launched, the Literary Digest had not re~ ceived a single letter asking that a vote be changed.” ANOTHER LIE CRARGED TO G.0.P. SOURCES, SAME POLL, LITERARY DIGEST NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—James A. Farley, Chairman of the Demo- cratic National Committee, declared as an “utterly untrue story” the statement issued by the Republican Central Committee in Washington, asserting an appeal “to foreign ine terests” had been made for finances by the Democratic National Com= mittee, as alleged in an item in the Montreal Star, daily newspaper. The Star published a story say=- ing that an unnamed shipping man had received a letter from Chaire man Farley asking for funds. Letter. a_Forgery Chairman Farley declared letter was a forgery, adding: “I have no doubt the Montreal Star, which is given the basis of this utterly untrue story, received a letter, nor have I any doubt as to the source from which it came, the same source from which pro- ceeded the equally baseless story that 35,000 persons had written to the Literary Digest to change their ballots from Roosevelt to Hoover. This latter story was de- nied by the editors of the Literary Digest who also let it be known that the falsehood proceeded from Republican headquarters.” the “BEDTIME STORY” NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—Demo= cratic Chairman James A. Farley, charged this afternoon that he |heard a story that the Hoover managers ere trying to get Stalin, Soviet head, to endorse Gov. Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, so to cost him votes. Republican Eastern Manager, Senator Felix Hebert, said: “That |is a bedtime story.” —— PENNIES PAY FOR EDUCATION LAMONI, Iowa—A trunk and a suitcase packed with pennies and other small coins which he had saved for years accompanied Ross Mortimore, a Canadian, when he enrolled in Graceland College here. He expects to pay for most of his education out of his slowly-accumu= lated treasure chest. FASCISTS ARE CELEBRATING . ROME, Italy, Oct. 28.—This na- tion is today celebrating the tenth anniversary of Mussolini's Fascism with a nationwide holiday and re= view of troops on the program., _