The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 17, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” » VOL. XLL, NO. 6188, JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1932. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS GERMANY’S EQUALITY IS GREAT BRITAIN MAKESPROPOSAL AT CONFERENCE Would Allow Reich to Have Same Armaments as Other Nations SECOND SCHEME ALSO SUBMITTED Force Not FBe Used in Settlement of Future Difficulties GENEVA, Nov. 17.—Brit- ish Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon has proposed to the World Disarmament Con- ference that the German de- mand for arms equality be satisfied by allowing the Reich to have the same kind of armaments as other na- tions. The British G o v e rnment aleo propesed, as part of the scheme to solve the equality problems, that all European states join in a solemn af- firmation that under no cir- cumstances will they attempt to settle any present or fu- ture difficulties by thé use of force. 8 A Garg(;yle View of New Yc;rk ¢ Like one of the grotesque figures that gaze down upon the world from the spires and battlements of Europe’s Gothic structures, this workman| is limned Manhattam:’ He is* against the grey heavens high abo riad fli ing 1 ) % yed s s-gel ve myriad flickering lights of | beam of a new skyscraper in Rockefeller'Center while the Empire State Building looms at the left.} " START RACE FOR POST OF SPEAKERSHI Democratic Floér Leader| Rainey Announces Candidacy WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. — The race for Speakership of the House in the new Congress began yes- terday with a formal announcement by Representative Henry T. Rainey, of Tllinois, Democratic Floor Lead- er, that he will be a candidate. Representative Joseph W. Byrns, of Tennessee; Representatives John McDuffie and John H. Bankhead, both of Alabama; also Represen- tative John E. Rankin, of Mis- sissippl, are outstanding contenders for the Speakership which becomes vacant March 4 when John N. Gar- ner becomes Vice-President. STOCK MARKET STAGNANT WITH SLACK TRADING, Mild Rallies During Day‘ Reduce to Fractions ! Some Early Losses NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—A stag- nant market closed irregularly to- day after a mild rally cutting to fractions earlier losses of one point or so. Some stocks registered small net gains on the day’s turnover of 700,000 shares. ¢ There was Wittle in the day’s news to influence the price trends| and the market shuttled back and forth quietly. Losses of fractions to more than one point were scored early. Later, alternating rallies and sinking spells appeared but the| market only moved on a narrow| range upward. | Fraction Loss Santa Fe, after early losses of President-Elect Has Another Grandson NEW YORK, Nov. 17. On half an hour’s notice and with $10 borrowed from a Secret Service man assigned to guard President-Elect Roosevelt, Mrs. Rocsevelt left Albany for New York carly today to greet her fourth grandchild on arrival in the werd. The baby, born shertly befcre Mrs. Reosevelt arrived, is the son of Elliot Roesevelt, second sen of Gov. and Mrs. Rcosevelt. - e—————— AMY JOHNSON FORGED DOWN Aviatrix Out to Beat Hus- band’s Record Runs Into Trouble LONDON, Nov. 17.—J. A. Molli- son has received a cablegram from| \PRESIDENT-ELECT ROOSEVELT AND HOOVER ARE T0 CONFER TUESDAY Conference Will Be Held During Afternoon at White House ANNOUNCES PLANS Foreign Powers Notified U. S. Not Ready to Reply, Debt Issue WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.— President-Elect Franklin D.| Roosevelt has notified Presi- dent Hoover over the long distance telephone that he will arrive at 3:30 o’clock next Tuesday afternoon and will go directly to the Whit House for a discussion of war debt problems. The call from Roosevelt came today shortly after the French and Belgium Ambas- | sadors were informed by the State Department that this Gevernment was not ready ‘yel to make a reply to the petitions from the Govern- ments looking toward an ex- tension of the meratorium or further debt revision. DIMOND SPEAKS BRIEFLY TODAY TOLOCAL C.0.C. Finds Unitykof Interests in All Parts—Asks for Aid and Advice The unity of interests of all sec- tdns of Alaska, both above and below the Gulf, was the most strik- ing feature observed by him during the past three months of travel| about the Territory, Delegate-elect | Anthony J. Dimond told the Cham- ber of Commerce today in a brief talk, the first he has made since | he was elected. At the present stage cf its de- velopment, he said, most of its problems, particularly those of the fisheries, are common alike to all secticns, and a division of the Territory at this time would not | aid on their solution. Until there is a considerable population growth World’s * Largest Bridge to Span PRICE TEN CENTS WINTRY BLAST MOVES ACROSS NATION, WEST T EAST ADVANCED Golden the * * Cherished Dream of Californians to Be Realized by Seven-Mile-Long Structure Linking San Francisco and Oakland Across the Bay. PIER 472 CANTILEVER, SPAN; COMPARED with SooToRTH BUlTDING The salt water barrier which has separated San Francisco from Oakland and the world-famous high- vay system of the Redwood Empire will be spanned during the next five years by the longest, heaviest wnd costliest bridge in the world. Negotiations between California and the Reconstruction Finance Cor- soration have been completed and the R. F. C. has agreed to purchase $62,000,000 worth of bridge bonds. The total cost of the stupendous undertaking is estimated at $75 by the people of California and will be part of the State highw. striding across the bay in a series of ma, clearance of 214 feet, enough to pefinit [ support the spans. These towe of 740 feet, ji swing from th ' 4 d. PAT HARRISON OUTLINES PLAN FOR CONGRESS gl " The bridge will take four and a half y. on its construction, as well as to thousands of others in the industries, wh the two la the most striking 'oolworth Building will be made of more than 174,000 miles of e equator. There will be two raw material. Market for Reindeer in Californ |Col. Gottlund at Sewa ,000,00 the tallest ships. ia 0. The new bridge will be owned em. It will be seven miles I est suspension units having a shipping Gigantic towers on ecither side will ures of the bridge, rising to a height New York. The cables that .l’.. cnof muin cables, each one and a half ing 10,937 tons—about 1,000 tons more than the weight of the German cruiser “Deuts to build and will give employment to 6,000 men dir y ose task it will be to supply the . IS THREATENED l'(] - Adv "IDICTATORSHIP BY VON PAPEN 71COLD WEATHER SPENDS [TSELF ON EAST COAST New York It Awaiting Chilly Onslaught Set for Tonight \SEVERE SPELL IN NATIONAL CAPITAL iTemperalure Drops in Some Sections But Is Rising iq Others CHICAGO, 1L, Nov. 17.— The nation’s weather map is as spotted today as a polka dot dress. The wintry blast moved across the country from the West and appears to be spending itself in a final burst of fury at scattered points along the Eastern sea- board and in the South. While the Pacific Coast States are welcoming a surcease from the stormy spell, New York is awaiting the chilly onslaught tonight. Snow is melting on the prairies in Eastern Kansas while Washing- ton, D. C., faced the prediction that it will be much colder to- night. New Orleans is anticipating freez« ing weather. A | Atlantd,’ Georgia, has seen- the mercury near degrees above. Michigan is blanketed with snow but in Oklahoma, where the mer- cury dropped to 14 degrees above zero yesterday, a let-up is promised in the cold snap by nightfall. In the mountains of Utah and Idaho, temperatures have returned to normal. Texas is shivering in freezing and sub-freezing weather but Mon- tana temperatures are ascending. e e IMODIFICATION OR REPEAL IS ~ BIGISSUE NOW ocates Planning to Car« ry Fight Into State | Legislatures { €HICAGO, TII, Nov. 17—Thy State Prohibition laws of the Mid~ dle West face an attack by the | repeal or modification advocates ag the 1933 Legislatures convene. In some of the States the voters have already softened enforcement one point or so, reduced the set- back to a fraction. Southern Pa- cific and New York Central were his wife, Amy Johnson, British| aviatrix, who is flying to beat his| record from London to Cape Town,| that indicated she ran into trouble.| there is nothing to be gained in seeking division, he declared. Seeks ‘Aid and Advice CAPONE PUTS e | Making Arrangements U. S. Senator Suggests § Mot Two Chief Propositions i |Chancellor to Remain at|regulations and paved the way for Head of S'at€~—0pposi- further legislative action States slanting toward the wet UP FIGHT T0 BE SET FREE Arguments on Habeas Cor- pus Made — Taken Under Advisement ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 17. — Al capone emerged from the Atlanta Federal Prison long enough yester- day to hear Judge E. Marvin Underwood take under advisement the Government's motion to dis- miss the habeas corpus petition brought by attorneys of the former Chicago gangster. Capone is {ighting imprisonment under the statute of limitations. “Scarface” Al was, hustled back to prison, handcuffed, after -three hours and one quarter of argu- ments. o MR. AND MRS. W. P. MILLS GO TO SEATTLE FOR WINTER W. P. Mills, pioneer Sifka mer- chant and heavily interested in various properties there, and Mrs, Mills are passengers aboard the stcamer Admiral” Rogers enronte to Seaftle where they will spend the winter months, slightly lower than yesterday. American Tobacco B yielded more than one point but recovered most of the loss. Small losses were recorded by American Smelting, Anaconda and CLOSING PRICES TODAY NE YORK, Nov. 17. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 12%, American Can 53% Anaconda 9%, Bethlehem Steel 17%, Fox Films 3, General Motors 13%, International Harvester 22} Kennecott 11 Packard Motors 2%, United States Steel 35%, Calu- met and Hecla 3%, Chrysler 15% Colorado Fuel and Iron 67, Colum- bian Carbon 27%, Continental Oil 6, Standard Brands 15%, American Power and Light 8 Canadian Pacific 13%, Dupont 36, Safeway Stores 51%. i KL G Predicts Rise Next Year in Wheat Price HELENA., Mont.,, Nov. 17.—The aay of the “20-cent wheat” is past, and grain prices will rise again next year, in the opinion of Thom- as D. Campbell of Helena, who raires wheat on 95000 acres near Hardini, Mont. Campbell has al- ready prepared 20,000 acres for wheat next year, landing at Benguela. No oil pres- sure. Doubt if it can be repaired here but wiring later. Terribly disappointed.” JAPAN STUDIES | BIRTH CONTROL ! NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—Believ- |ing that birth control will solve |Japan’s problem of overcrowding, |the Baroness Ishimoto is here to |study the system of birth control |clinics in America. |~ The baronmess hoped to be able to start “ideal family limitation” clinic in her own country after “'ner research here and consulta- !tion with Margaret Sanger, pion- {eer birth control champion in the {United States. Tariff Wall Splits Farms FERMANAGH, Ireland—Several farmers in Peftigo whose homes are in the Free State but most lof whose land lies in Northern Ireland cannot get hay across the |border from their own fields to feed their stock without paying duty and have petitioned the gov- ternment for relief. The message said: “Forced down,| 1 said. The Delegate-elect invited the Chamber to call upon him freely in Washington for service, saying that is one of the things he is| going to the national capital to do. “One great need is help to the Delegate from all Alaskans| who so graciously elected me to Congress. 1 ask for that help, and solicit their advice, particu-! larly from the Chambers of Com-| merce all over the Terrifory,” he Mr. Dimond said he would un- dertake to obtain for sailors on vessels of less than five tons the benefits of the Marine Hospital Service. . “If sailors on 5,000-ton vessels are entitled to hospitaliza- tion and mmedical service, those on five-ton boats are, also. And I know of no reason why it ought| not to be extended to them. There | may be perfectly sound ressons' or their exclusion, but T don't know of them.” 2 He also Trged"the great need for a road across Prince of Wales Is-| land between Klawock and Kas- san Bay. This, he said, would serve the west coast population, permitting them access to Ketchi- kan and other towns without be- ing subjécted to the hazards cf| small boat navigation of open wa- | ters as at present. “When Fed eral road funds are restored (0 normal, if they ever are, T hope (Continued on Page Eight) to Be Worked Out CLEVELAND, Ohio. United States Senator Harri-~ son, Democrat of Mississippi, sug- gests as headliners for the new Democratic Congressional program, a balanced budget, through expen- ditures cuts and useless Federal ac ies, than increased taxation Nov. rather gotiation of international and re-| fai; ciprocal trade agreements pending| giar which has just arrived here/State and will proclaim a Dxclutur-[ piecemeal revision of the tariff. e RELIEF GIVEN T0 SIX STATES WASHINGTON, Nov ing relief to a group of the Reconstruction F poration has authorized over 000,000 in loans. The State of Washin ed $190,000. ————— x States, Cor- nce E. H. Clifford and T nan, commercial trave ¢d passage on the st miral Rogers. Mr. C ing fo Wrangell and M ¢ Ketehikan, mship Ad- 11—Bring- | $1,-| ton receiv- Bren- book- | 17.—| rtailment of | SEWARD, Alaska, Nov. Acel Gottlund, of Pacific | California, arrived here Wednes and announced he had arran for a large herd of reindeer to shipped 125 miles south Francisco where it is claimed Col. Gottlund is now negotiati the entire cargo of aboard the Indian Bureau's boat, the | from the north, | | | ———,r———— Lame Duck Rule May Cut Term For Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Nov. The next President probabl will not serve a four year term but only three years and 323 days. If the Norris “Lame Duck” amendment is ratified in year, as is expected, uary 20. Congressmen would even more of their terms, as they would begi service on January 3 instea of March 17.—Col Grove, of San had a market for 4,000 a month. reindeer | North | 17— future Presidents will retire on Jan- lose clected tion Expressed BULLETIN — BERLIN, Nov. 17.—The entire German Cabinet has resigned. President von Hindenburg has accepted the resignations. day | ged | be he! ing Franz von Papen Af-|ported considering a ship. parties have advised the lor, it is reported, the support his junker govi B will ment ’FRED WILLIAMS HELD ly Charged with comn ault while armed lous & |States Ma on to advices States ceived by 1al Albert White Williams was given a prelimin- before United States|28ed 20, then attacked her. ary hes n d He ,sum of $1,000. BERLIN, Nov. 17. — Chancellor is reliably re- plan to re- main at the helm of the German Leaders of several large politica Chancel- not TO ANSWER AT CRAIG| an as- a danger- d Williams was ar- by Deputy United N according United Commissioner Peters at Craig and beld to answer to the Grand Jury. was released on bail in the|England are side on the liquor question include Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, In- diana, Iowa, Nebraska North Da= |kota, South Dakota, Ohio and Min= nesota. In all of them, however, the li- quor question played a small part in the recent campaign compared to economics. - POLICE HUNT CHICAGD THUB Kills One Man, Attacks Couple, Abducts and Assaults Girl CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 17.—A youth= ful thug killed the escort of one young woman and later held-up a second couple, abducted and at- tacked the girl, then compelied her to drive him around, eluding the police cars sent out to trap him. The thug killed Frank Jordan for resisting a hold-up, tied James Guisinger, escorting Lillian Henry, - eee —— The average of retail prices in about 40 per cent above those of 1914.