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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME" VOL. XLL, NO. 619%. " JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEM SECOND NOTE IS COMING ON DEBT PAYMENT Understood Request Will Again Be Made for Postponement FRANCE IS ALSO CONSIDERING DEAL Poland Replies to America —Italy Makes No Announcement WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. —LEngland, which owes the United States $95,500,000 on December 15, is reported writ- ing a second note renewing the request for postponement of that paymeni and recon- sideration of the entire debts problem. After the British Cabinet approves the text of the note, it will be dispatched to Wash- ington, according to unofficial announcement here. France, with an installment of $20,000,000 due on the same date, is also considering a similar note and suggesting postponement and prolonga- tion of the Hoover morator- ium. Poland, owing $3,303,000 has already sent a second note to Washington explain- RER 28, 1932. Henry Ford Stricken and Undergoes Quick O DETROIT, Michigan, Nov.. 28— | Henry Ford was stricken suddenly with his first serious iflness in 69 years and underwent an emergency operation last Saturday afternoon al the Henry Ford Hospital. It was announced that Ford was operated upon at 5 o'clock in the afternoon for strangulated femoral | hernia. Tt was announced at 8 o'clock Saturday night that Ford’s pulse | and temperature were normal and | he was resting well. |1 Ford walked to the hospital room | FIRE IN MBRIDE 'PLACE GAUSES "HENRY FORD CLOSING TALKS Mrs. McBride’s Forethought Stabler Claims Government and Department Prevent | Makes Strong Case Blaze Spreading | Against Chiropractor | Fire in the living room of Mr.| The final procedures in the Doel- and Mrs. John C. McBride in the ker narcotics case wére in pro- McBride Apdrtments at Sixth and gres Gold Streets, late yesterday after- States district court before Judge noon, caused a loss of approximate- Justin W. Harding and a jury of lv $1,500. The blaze started from 11 persons. Tt was expected that | fumigating chemical that was be- and possessing cocaine hydrochlor- ide for the intent of sale in viola- tion of both Federal and Territor- ial laws, admitting possession, con- he had found the two bot- and the quick response of the Fire Department kept the flames, which generated intense heat quickiy, in the room of their origin. | Valuabic Faintings Lost MADE TODAY IN LOSS OF 51,500 DOELKER TRIAL this afternoon in the United! {ing used to dispose of moths in fore 5 p. m. | mohair covered .furniture. Only the G. A. Doelker, local chirgpractor, | presence of mind of Mrs. McBride accused of recelving, oncealng REPEAL, BEER " LEGISLATION PLANS MADE Action on Both Proposals Expected Before Holidays [LEGISLATIVE METHOD FAVORED IN STATES Wine Interests Seeking Amendment to Present Volstead Act WASHINGTON, Nov. 28— Chairman Sumners has issued a call for the House Judiciary | Committee to meet next Fri- day and pass upcn the Demo- cratic proposal te vote on re- peal of the Eighteenth Amend- ment cn the first day Congress meets, December 5. Democratic House leaders went for- ward Sunday with plans for speedy action, both on repeal and beer legislation, before the Congressional Christmas holidays begin, which will be about December 20. have a vote on the repeal reso- lution the day Congress meets, De- cember 5. Hopes are also expressed that the Senate may act in time for the State Legislatures mesting the case would reach the jury be-|in 1933 to pass upon repeal. 36 Must Ratify There are 44 State Legislatu meeting next” takes' Statés to ratify the constitutional amendment. Congressmen now favor the leg- islative method instead of the con- vention plan for repeal ratification WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, — Tha| Speaker Garner is determined to! | President of Princeton, died MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS (Associated Press Photo) ‘HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 28.— Dri Prances Landey Patton, former last B:n.’um‘ay after a brief illness at the King Edw: the Seventh Hospital. He. would have been 90 years old | chiefly for the dev |had served seven y negt January gk~ @ueltgh in the line of Presidents of Princeton University the admin- istration of Dr. Patton was noted t of the . He a mem- 1888, institution into a univ as T of the faculty, when, in ing its request for suspension| While the loss is fully covered December 1 - 4 by insurance, some of the destroye D ¥ aypent | articles were prized at more than I\"I‘laay is ready to pay $1245000,y;0 monetary worth by Mr. and tles of dope, didn't know what was in them, and denied sale or intent o sell. Arguments were opened this morning by H. D. Stabler, United feeling the amendment would be he ke adcpted within a few months, m}cr.;slon to DF Jate: that way. effec r. Patton’s exe: Wine Interests Busy | The .;\Axig_t ;glm]? Patton’s exe- P | cutive rative ability Meanwhile moves are underway 2 = elected president in McCosh. suc- eh that Government has|yp.o popride. These included four made no official pronouncement, the gencral sentiment, as learned here, is that a postponement should TWO SOUTHERN STATES STRUCK BY HEAVY GALE Boats Are Washed Aground —High Tides Recorded —No Lives Lost JACKSCONVILLE, Fiorida, Nov. 28.—Mountainous waves, borne a- shore oy 4 northeast gale, have caused widespread property dam- age, washed several boats aground, scundered a number of smaller craft and brought the highest tides of the year to the northeast coast of Florida and south Georgia. At Fernaii § ida, = 300- foot lumber schooner was cast on a bar. It will be removed later. A Coast Guard Cutter, a 40-foot rimp boat and a private yacht e grounded but mnot seriously damaged. An untenanted house was de- molished at St. Augustine and car- ried over the sedWall. Several nall bo were also swamped. The storm hit a large area but no lives are known to have been lost ——————————— # TWO KILLED BY AXE MAN Former Chief of Police and Wife Found Slain in Home MCcALESTER, Okla. Nov. 28— Joe House, aged 74 years, former Chief of Police, and his wife, were found dead in their bedroom in their home, victims of an axe slay- er. John Meyers, Sanitary Officer, discovered the. bodies. The heads’ of the two were split open. States District Attorney, and J. A. Hellenthal for the defense. The former contended the Government had established its case; that mere possession, which was admitted in this case, put the burden of proof on the defendant to establish his = ot . innocence; and that the story he :Q: dzi:;dzi ”l:':r?mficg;f"w:xse'g‘told was not one that shouid sat- R isfy a jury. ilding. Soon |® : ;’]’:“;3: pazk ":h:h';d":; olf gsmoke., Mr. Hellenthal was still making She had previously used the f“m_‘his argument when court recessed igating chemical with success, but ‘IB: nm::‘a };‘0 rf:ux'ned B “; b p‘i e nevertheless, she eoncluded : the B¢ Cited the testimony ‘of - various defense witnesses to show ‘that smoke odor was caused by flames | " in the living room. |Doelker was an innocent possessor |of the twO isbttles and was in no Did Not Open Door | with the chemicai nose. The mo-| pictures and other ornaments in| WlLLlAMS RETURNS | The authorities interpret the . ‘suicide as meaning that Young Unuk - River section. With two! - real sense a law violator. Instead of Hastening there to AT 2Vl i open the doot, thus causing a draft fl NG | hair-covered davenport, WhiUn was being fumigated was burnéd until the room were ruined either by {the fire or by the ex!mgulsmng! FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 28.— FROM UNUK SURVEY killed Cornelius Cronin and took |his own life as a result of re- aids, Wes' Myers and George King,‘FABmCS INSPIRED both of Ketchikan, he covered the| BY DESERT SANDS that would have brought the flames into the hall to the injury of her-| self and the possible destruction of the building, she called the Firel K"_LS HIMSELF ) | nothing but its charred framework | remained. A large hole was made SR in the rug. iSuici as e ko ioiade Tnterpreted Meaning He Murder- A Assistant United States District chemical fluid. | Mr. McBride was in the building | Attornsy E. B. Collins radioed here 4 he ig- from Ruby that Robert Youngcom- st the fime but not near the 18- " iioide in his cabin, thy | nited living room. o SR, © ST J. P, Williams, Forest Examiner, morse. | United States Forest Service. re- —Young was brought here but the | turned home Sunday on the steam- grand jury refused to indict him er Admiral watson from Ketchi- for the Cronin murder and Young river from its motth more than| y, 3¢ miles, to a point above the in-, PARIS—Desert sands have in- ternational boundary. | spired the design for some of the He was looking for possible trail outstanding fabris this fall. Department. All woodwork on walls and fur- | ed-Cronin | miles below Birches on the Yukon kan, after having made a thor-'retumed to his home beiow Birch- routes by means of which it isd A Parisian designer traveling in oil paintings, one of waich was a {Mount McKinley by Sydney Laur- | ence. The chemical substance that started the blaze consisted of a formaldehyde candle and .of for- | maldehyde powder. After lightifig | Firemen extinguished the blaze | niture wal Scorched and curtains, ) River. ough trail reconnaissance of the ec about a week ago. Only | crystallized by the cold. |one person was encountered on thel He sketched the star and flower trip—Tommy McMillan, a Canad-|patterns which resulted, brought jan, who is running a trap line them back to Parls and had pat- on the British Columbia side of terned velvets and silks woven from the border, the designs, mineralized, to prospctors. U5 iR cA(Te (tha” Volstead: Adt {was felt almos; immediately and permit of the manufacture zmd‘ sale of approximately 4 per cent beer. | California wine interests are also coming to the forz with proposals to amend the Volstead Act to per- mit the sale of wines of ‘he strength produced by natural fer- mentaticn, which is about 12 per cent. | i | NORRIS APPROVES WASHINGTCN, Nov. 28.—Chair- man Norris, of the Senate Judic- iary Committee, endorsed the movement for modification of the! Prohibition repeal measures. Green Has ‘ Programto can Federation CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 28— President ‘William Green, of the {instrumental in obtaining a Volstead Act but opposed pending - ENGLAND SAVES H. &, TAYLOR Aid Jobless Submits Twc-Foid Plan at !‘Financial Bogs Escapeg i - Convention of Ameri- American Federation of Labor, ha;l recommended a twofold unemploy- | ment program as the Labor con- | vention entered the second week. President Green advocates appro- priations for unemployment relief by Federal and State agencies, increased development of public works programs and 5-day work week of 6 hours-a-day for a short term policy. He advocates a long Term policy of unemployment insurance ad- ministered through state agencies backed by federal enactments and setting up a National Economic Council. —_— et POINTERS FOR POLL TAKERS CLEVELAND; Ohio — A lot of things can bz learned about human hoped by the Forest Service to,the Atlas Mountains recently was:psychology in the condpcting of a open up the district, known- to be | attracted by the formation of sand straw vote, poll takers of a Cleve- land newspaper’s . election straw vote discovered. One poll taker said: “Wonlen hate to stop in the strezt to vote; men seem to enjoy Hit; | homes; the men dislike it,” women like to vote at their during the four years he was at the head of the institution there were established the courses in law and engineering and the student body increased from little more than 400 to #carly 800. He was large number of endowed scholarships and in the erection of dormitories and other buildings. Succeeded by Wilson In 1902 Dr. Patton retired as |versity 'by the late Woodrow Wil- At ‘the conclusion of his ac- returned to President of the University to be- come president of Princeton Theo- logical Seminary and served in that capacity until 1913. cucceeded as pr ent of the Uni- HUGE SUMS BY DEBT REVISIONS During Recent Months by Five Steps By OSCAR YEIDING LONDON, Nov. 28—Great Bri- tain, in five big steps stretching over eight months escaped from some financial bogs. At the same time is regarded, |in financial circ has estab- lished a leadership in easing the | position of the or that may have world wide efiect The five big involved the convertion of approximately $8,- 750,000,000 of internal debt—more than one-third of to- | tal domestic deb! fties | carrying lower ra nterest. | Cuts Treasury Load Their effect, so far as the treas- ury is concerned been esti- mated by Ne rlain, | chancellor of juer, to mean. a gross savin full year of $133,000,000. The latest of the ps_Was accomplished early | when the treasury ar ed an! issue of $950,000000 of ree per | cent conversion lo i at par | on March 1, 19 three months’ notice any March 1, 1948. Preyiously, on October !l 000,000 in two per (Continueg on Page 1 asury ree) | i { | RIVERS OUT OF BANKS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON Former Princeton President, Ne(_lrly Ninety, qusesAway D[]WN; WHEAT & ALSO SAGGING FIRANCIS L. PATTON son, |tive life Dr. | Eermuda, Patton where he was born at He was|Warwick, Jan. 22, 1843, and had ! (Continued on Page Two) 1S NAMED T0 - HiGH OFFICE ‘Selection as Commissioner, Western Railroads, Is Announced CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 28—Harry |Guy Taylor, of Washington, D. C., has been selected as Comniissioner | for Western Railroads, Carl IG President of the Union' Pa- icific, announced today. Taylor will be Manager of Public Relations for the Car Service {Commission of the American Rail- Association, He will arbitrate disputes in rates and schedules & will have no power to enforce decisions. FORT YUKON INDIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGAL TRAPPING Simon Grani, Fort Yukon Indian, arrested by Game Warden George W. Taylor and taken before the United States Commissioner : there on a charge of trapping { season, entered a plea of g and was fined $50, including cos by Judge Winnifred Dalzie cording to advices received at out lo- cal headquarters of the Alaska Game Commission. Grant was arrested on informa- tion g en by twe other Fo. lines he is n | | "s This scene on the Green river near Seattle, Wash, where more than 50 men worked day and n ht»to keep the stream from getting completely out of control was typical of conditions in western Washington state as heavy fall rains and melting mountain snows sent all streams to flood stage. STERLINGIS day — Gold Mining Shares Advance | NEW YORK, Nov. 28—The Stock Market was quiet today in | face of another break in sterling exchange and another sag in wheat. | Share prices recovered somewhat after an early irregular sag and iclosed steady. Price changes were llargely fractional. The turnover { was 500,000 shares. There was some buying in gold mining shares prompted by the de- jecline of the sterling Short coverings appeared here and there and on the whole, pro- fessional trading was absent. Alaska Juneau Gains Alaska Juneau and Homestake gained, this probably reflecting pool activity. Rails were about steady today. Early losses of one point or so for American Telephoné and T:zle- | graph, A | Chemical and Ameri-| {can C were recovered. CLOSING PRICES TODAY | NEW YORK, Nov, 28.—Closing | quotat of Alaska Juneau mine n ock 51', Anaconda 8%, Bethlehem Stzel {16 Fox Films 2%, General Mot~ jors 13', International Harvester Kennecott 10, Packard Mot United States Steel 33', Am- in Power and Light 8'4, Calu- and Hecla 3%, Ch or 14%, crado Fuel and Iron Colum- Carbon 25, Continental Oil 5%, Safeway Stores 49, Standard Brands 14%. bian TEMPERATURES TAKE DROP IN EASTERN AREA NEW YORK, . ov. 28.—Over week-end, New England ures dropped to sub. o lev ‘Atop of Mount V gton 21 degrees below zero was recorded A northeast gale forced temp- |eratures to drop and this wave| | spread into where below |freezing was i at Ashville and Richmond Four deaths, atiributed to the cold wave, have been R Shipping has suffered sid- | erable damage. — e Z0O WARNS OFF FLIERS Nov. 28. — A great ards long, has bzen chalky hillside of LONDON white lior ca Wi ade zoo here to warn avia- tors not to land. Animals at Whip- snade are not caged, but allowed a_considerable freedom within bar- riers, iStock Mark;t——:\ffec!ed To- ay is 137, American Can| | enter | vacated when Speaker PRICE TEN CENTS BRIDE OF 24 HOURS FALLS TO DEATH IN SEATTLE ENGLAND MAKES NEW DEMAND ON U.S. HONEYMOON IS QUICKLY ENDED, 'FATAL PLUNGE CrushedEgdy of Mrs. | ohan P. Bates Is | 'Found on Sidewalk FALLS FROM NINTH | STORY, HOTEL WINDOW ;Groom, Fofi Asleep in | Bed, Sobs When Told | of Wife’s Death SEATTLE, Nov. 28.—With- {in 24 hours after her wed- ding in Portland, Oregon, Mrs. Johan P. Bates, aged 21 years, daughter of a prominent Port- land insurance executive, fell to death from a window of a room on the ninth floor of the Olympic Hotel last night. A guest, in a nearby room, |heard a scream about the time the bride fell, but did not investigate. A pedestrian found the crushed body on the sidewalk later, attired in night cloth- ing, engagement and wedding rings still on her finger. Her husband, a clerk employed by the insurance company which her father, Phil Grissmayer head- was asleep when' officers en- (mxcd the room half an hour later nd was asked: “Where's Mrs. Bates?” The young groom replied: “I don't know. She was right here. | What is wrong?” Advised of his bride's | Bates sobbed. JOHN MTUFFE ‘IS CANDIDATE, HOUSE SPEAKER Four Representatives to | Make Announcement deaih, | —Others Looming WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Repre- | sentative John McDuffie, of Ala- | bama, Sunday announced his can- | didacy for Speaker of the House ‘rur the Seventy-third Congress. The | Democratic Whip is the fourth to the race for the post to be John N. Garner becomes Vice-President on | March 4. Others who have anrounced their candidacies ‘are Repre sentatives Rainey of Illinois, Byrns of Ten- nesse, and Rankin of Mississippi. Congressman McDuffie has besn in the Houss 14 years. He was leader of the movement for gov- ernmental ecenomy. Other prospective contenders for the Speakership include Represen- tatives McCormack of Massachu- etts; Greenwood, of Indiana; War- ren, of North Carolina, and O'Con- nor of New York. o BUSEr S ey Lytton Report Goes Before Special Assembly @ GENEVA, Nov. 28. — The Ccuncil of the League cf Na- | ticns has referred the Lytton | repert en Manchuria to a spec- The Commissiori, which spent weeks in gathering data on the Sino-Japanese dispute, has been g