The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 29, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLL, NO. 6197, JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1932. RO * N RULE M * * * * * * * AY BE INVOKED FOR * * * 00 * * MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIGH PRICE TEN CENTS * * * * DEMOCRATS MAY BIND MEMBERS’ VOTE INDEPENDENTS| WILL YIELD UP CHARMANSHIPS Senator Norris Makes An- nouncement, as Lead- er of Group DEMCCRATS WILL BE GIVEN FULL POWER Johnson, of California, La Follette of Wisconsin, Will Follow WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. — The atic - Republican Progressive of the recent campaign obably not be carried into sical organization of the new Congress. Senator George W. Norris, of Nebraska, announced he will yield irmanship of the Senate iary Committze, to the Demo- ority in the new Con- As spokesman of the inde- pendent group in the Senate, it is believed his lead will be followed by others in his faction who aided Gov. Roosevelt against President Hoover, thus leaving the Senate organization in the entire control f the Democrats. St ors Johnson of California, LaFollette of Wisconsin, Independ- ents, now hold Chairmanships. FRANGE T0 60 SLOW ON WAR DEBT PROGRAM Herriot’s Government Not to Act Until Parlia- ment Is Heard PARIS, Nov. 20.—The Chamber f Deputies has been assured that Prer Herriot’s Government will make no decision on the American war debt before Parliament has a chance to express an opinion. Joseph Paganon, Undersecretary of State, gave this assurance after Louis Marin, Conservative leader, protested that France should not pay the United States more than she gets from Germany. M’DONALD PREPARES NOTE LONDON, Nov. 29.—Frime Min- ister Ramsay MacDonald is writ- ing a new note urging extension of time by the United States on payment of the war debt due De- cember 15. The Premier is consulting with the Cabinet members. It is expected the second note will be ready by tonight or to- MOITOW. Sterling Goes Lower; Record Set for All Time LONDON, Noy. 29. — The pound sterling reached a new and all-time low record today of $3.15% . shortly after moon. The drep is attributed to the uncertainty affecting the war debt question. —,,—— Won Elephant on Bet CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 29 —Freak election bets had their counterpart in 1892, the Chattan- ooga public library has found. Hal Divine won an elephant from a circus man in Chattanooga when Grover Cleveland won. Later, Di- vine was sorry he won and the elephant was returned to the cir- | years ago. 'HOW SOON WILL THESE COME BACK? The current question, “How soon will legalized beer return?” has brought memories of pre-prohibition days when signs advertised fiv cent beer. This picture shows a view of such signs on a Chicago street— (Associated Press Photo) Problems of War Debts May Be Determined Within Next Few Weeks, Declares Price By BYRON PRICE The events of the next few weeks, growing out of the confer- ence between President Hoover and | President - Elect Franklin D. | Roosevelt, may easily determine | whether the war debts are to be- come and remain for a generation an issue in American politics. If the action to be taken now sufficiently clean-cut and de- cisive to command bi-partisan sup- ™ port, and to notify the European [§ nations unmistakably what they may and may not expect in Wash- ington, the possibility of any future party division on this subject would appear very remote. If, on the other hand, any stop- gap arrangement is substituted for a Tefinite solution, the outlook will be for political uncertainty lead- ing, in turn, to long-continuing bickering and dispute in the realm politics. & G : Unseated Opponent ; is 1.4 |of partisan fix not:bllie ngfifig '(icfl&ry )m; NOT PARTY ISSUE NOW at of Homer T. Bone (above), of 71t j5 rather remarkable that ashington, w] f ey aivesees gated his B things have boen pernitied Yo 90 fey L. Jones, Republican chairmar as far as they have without eith- of the Senate Appropriations Com: er party trying to make capital mittee, in the battle for Senatoria of the war debt problem. The honors, 'temptanon to do so in the future will be exactly in proportion to r ‘the degree with which Mr. Hoover 2 PRUMINENT jand Mr. Roosevelt and their sup- | porters temporize and leave posi- jtive decision for the future. | Tn the recent campaign, neither ’ | party platform and neither nomi- inee said very much about these PISTUL DUEL’debts, The consensus of it was a | general agreement all round against cancellation, but cancellation never |kas been proposed seriously by COLUMBUS, Miss, Nov. 20.—An 0¥ conslderayle number of re- unexplained pistol duel in the mid-'SPonsible public men. Politically, dle of the street, cost the lives 'O OPPose cancellation was about of a surgeon and prominent busi- :;m’f’nea;_mf;:ls;;? oppose the ness man last night. i Dr. W. C. Brewer, owner of the/ Columbus Hospital, was struck by A BIGGER QUESTION several bullets. Chales Jacobs was The question, as publi¢ opinion hit only once but died enroute Presents it to the government at to the hospital. | Washingtom, goes beyond that. Tt Officers said they understood the &sks what steps short of cancella- two men encountered each other|tion—whether by further mora- as Dr. Brewer left the hospital. toriums or revision of the principal Jacobs shot first and the doctor due—are advisable in view of con- replied before a bullet ended his ditions abroad. Strangely enough, life. no one knows where either party ‘[stands on that proposition. 0 e a | From the beginning, the problem Sheriffs Do the Smgmg has been handled on a non-parti- St |san basis, and such disagreements COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 20.—When a5 have arisen have been within Columbus clubs need entertainment the parties, rather than between they call the jail. The “singing them. It was the Democratic ad- sheriffs” composed of four depu-'ministration of Wilson which made ties, were organized six years 8go the loans with the consent of a tc ‘entéftair shut-ins and the u-‘—————-——-—-—— flicted. » & (Continued on Page Seven) DOELKER FREED BY VERDICT OF JURY THIS A. M. Not Guilty of Illegal Pos- session of Narcotics, Jury Declares After deliberating seven hours, the jury in the case .of G. A. Doelker, Chiropractor, charged with illegal possession of narcotics, last night found him not guilty on all three counts in the indictment. The case went to the jury at 5 p. m, and the verdict was reached shortly before midnight. The verdict was then sealed and opened when court convened at 10 o'clock this morning. ¢ Doelker |was present with his attorneys, J. A. Hellenthal and Grover C. Winn and greeted the acquittal as calmly as he had regarded the entire trial. The verdict completely exonerat- ed and vindicated him as every count was found unsustained. While he was not charged with being a narcotic addict, his coun- sel offered to call local physicians to prove that he was not addicted to their use and to support his own testimony that he had never used them for any purpose. Prohibition Case Stars The case against Louis and Em- est ‘Wagner and Carl Sather, charged with wviolation and con- spiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act and violation of started in the district court before Judge Justin 'W. Harding this morning. The defendants are rep- resented by S. Hellenthal and George B. Grigsby. A jury was obtained about 11 a. m. and opening statements were made. The first Government witness was called and was on the stand when the noon recess was taken. S-DAY WEEK, -HOUR DAY, IS APPROVED American Federation of Labor Accepts One Relief Proposal CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 29.— Encouraged by the roar of ap- proval by which the convention accepted one phase of their pro- gram for unemployment relief, lead- ers of the American Federation of Labor expected speedy action on other proposals. Yesterday, the delegates atftend- ing the annual convention, com- mitted themselves to a nationwide application of the 5-day work week, 6 hours a day without a reduction in wages. Today the convention delegates expected the Resolutions Commit- tee’'s report on unemployment in- surance recommended by the Ex- ccutive Committee along with short- er work schedules as “of prime importance if employment relief is to be obtained.” SHOOTS WIFE, SON, SUICIDES ELIZABETH, N. J, Nov. 29.— Archibald MacCullam, Cashier of the Lorillard Tobacco Company, shot his wife and small son and then took his own life today. He left a note detailing a shortage in his accounts. —————— RETURNING NORTH Mrs. M. D. Giovanetti and daughter, who have been south for several weeks, are returning to Juneau aboard the motorship Northland which left Seattle last night. ———————— BOUND FOR JUNEAU Mrs. H. B. Crewson, wife of the representative of Schilling’s best, after a brief visit in Seattle, is returning to Juneau aboard the motorship Northland. the Alaska Bone Dry Law was! ADMIRALTY 1S, BEAR COUNT IS PLAGED AT 900 Well Distributed Over Island — Supply Is Re- garded as Adequate Alter ciosely checking data ac- cumulated in a 30-day survey of the whole of Admiralty Island last summer, it was announced today that the island’s population of brown and grizzly bears is approx- imately 900, well distributed over the island. The estimates were made by Game Warden Frank Dufresne and his field assistants, H. R. Sarber, representing the Alaska Game Commission, and Forest Examiner Jay P. Williams, and Field Assistant T. C. Thomsen, of ' the United States Forest Ser- vice. The survey started August 10 and was concluded September 10. Sev- enty contacts were made and 50 areas were covered, including the more important salmon streams and valleys back to the foothills, and a number of areas inland were also examined, Estimate Is Conservative The final estimate is regarded as extremely conservative. Previous estimates and conjectures on the Island’s bear population have ranged all the way from 250 to 2.000, with one far-fetched guess| of' 5000 which was later retract- ed. Until the survey covered by the eyrrent report was made, however, there never had been any effort anywhere in Alaska or elsewhere a: far as is known, to make an authoritative estimate other than in restricted areas where long resl-I \dence or association had enabled | some individuals to count limited numbers of bears in certain locali- | ties, The expedition of 1932 was, there- fore, without precedent in that a| complete and comprehensive sur- vey of the entire island was at- | tempted. Moved With Rapidity To guard againsl a shifting of bears from one zone to another, and a consequent duplication of count, the field workers moved with rapidity from one area to the next. For instance, the survey of Funter Bay was followed on the jnext day by a similar check at Hawk Tnlet, the day after the lat- jter place was finished, work was started at Kootzahoo Inlel. This procedure was folloWéd entirely around the island. August and September were sel- ected as the best time of the year \for the survey for the reason that the bears are largely congregated along the salmon spawning streams apparently coming from several miles around to satisfy their ap- péfite for fresh fish. But Tt was clearly established that not all bears are fish-eaters. Inland areas, lying well up on the mountain sides, were examined and were found to have bears present who weren't lured by the salmon, The report of the work said: “On our several penetrations to the higher ranges this Summer we always found evidences of bear feeding, mostly that of very large bears, but in one notable instance A mother bear and two cubs roam- ing the grassy meadows and berry patches at the 3,000 and 4,000-foot levels in apparent indifference to the lure of the salmon streams.” The main bear sign, however, was centered along the fish streams and usually within a half mile of the beach. No Nose Counting Popularly termed a ‘“census,” it was, in fact, not a physical enumeration of the big brutes. The main reliance estimates ‘were the highly ir of the animals. T different in size, va and had other m ognizable charact enabled the inve tinguish them fro: with readiness. No tracks were found in @ Numerous tracks shov es across the hind foot 12% inches long. long was found but Dot obtained. The plete forepaw measur inches, s L (Continuea on Page Eight) ! or less rec- zations which ors to dis- each other wo sets of “Happy Days Are Here Again” For Jailed Dry Law Violators States Which Repudiated Liquor Laws at Polls Consider Amnesty for Prisoners Convicted Under Dry Code. Governor promis dry law violato: plans dom for the Sta that such prisoners are in prisoners will be To sum up, it would appe: the trenches before Christm CAUCUS SLATED T0 BE HELD ON NEXT SATURDAY T0 MAKE PLANS Wavering Colleagues Are i Expected to Be Held in Line for Vote ‘ on Resolution FAVORABLE ACTION IS ANTICIPATED AS | OUTLOOK PROMISING Republican Wet Bloc Claims 80 Votes—Cau- cus Rule Will Hold 220 Democrats WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. —The iron rule of the caucus may be invoked by the Demo- cratic House leadership to hold the wavering colleagues in line for outright repeal of | Prohibition when Congress meets next Monday. Several leaders plan to make the suggestion to Speaker Garner. Next Saturday has been set for the date of the cau- | cus. / Speaker Garner, who draft- | ed the repeal resolution to be |voted on Monday, the first fdny of the short session of ¢ | Congress, said he thought it s T “I;::: Iwnuld not be necessary to re- nded to |sort to the iron rule of the | caucus, but later several Pro- ‘hibitinnisls, several who fav- or outlawing of the saloon, aid that if they were bound ! by the caucus rule, they would ! vote for repeal. for something Governor Harry Moore New Jersey h HANDS NUMBED; THREE MEN GO TO THEIRDOOM Cling for Hours to Over- turned Boat, then Slip to Death SEATTLE, Nov. 29.—Atter cling- | | | | Representative McLaugh- lin, Defeated by Demo- crat, Dies in South WASHINGTO!S, -time slogan, “Get the boys | |is doubtful although the wet Should the Democrats bind 0 F M I c H I G A N | votes, the resolution will be lution amending the Consti- Senate members generally have pestion, declaring | The attitude of the major- 'l."’ orparole. ity of the House Republicans been__clunnd to “Get 'emn . ;bloc claims 80 outright re- GUNGRESSMAN | peal votes. their 220 members and the {wet Republicans cast 80 'adopted by a fair margin. PASSES AWAY‘ IF requirés a iwo - thirds | majority to approve the reso- tution. Senate Waiting taken a position of waiting to see hat the House does on the repeal NV, 29.—Rep- ing six hours to the slippery huil|resentative James C. McLaughun,’l'esoluuan and beer question, but of an overturned motorboat from)Republican of Michigan, is dead at Speaker Garner's speedy action is which three companions had drop-| Marion, Virginia. ped to death in Puget Sound, W. S.[to the Sixtieth Congress and each' Berry, a Seattle barber, was res-|succeeding Congress but was Canadian Pacific| feated in the Democratic landslide, cued by the steamer Princess Charlotte. Berry is in danger of contract-' third Congress, by Michael J. Hart,| ing pneumonia. The dead are: Philip Carpenter, owner of the boat; and Marley Brazp. The party left Bainbridge Island Fred Rowley| London Ready for Spring : | He was elected ——————————— g (Continued on Page Two) FORMER SOVIET LEADER IS ILL | MOscow, Nov. 29. — Gregory de-" early this month for the. Seventy- Democrat. —— | ( Wi R ae ot e el me? LONDON, Nov. 20.—In readiness Zinoveff, formerly one of the pow- boat shipped water from the h“vy,for next spring, 30,000 British ers in the Soviet Government, now seas and then up-ended. Each man grabbed the hull and three began slipping to death as JOIing the houses of p their hands became numbed. Modern Coed Goes 150 Miles Daily to School | | | ‘ MT. PLEASANT, Mich., Nov. 2! —Grandparents who boast of hav- ing walked six or seven miles to Soviet Union's ol school in their youth, have oc- -|casion to pause at the daily of a modern coed who is out-doing the oldtimers. Pauline Strong, a freshman, daily drives a distance of 75 miles to Mt. Pleasant to attend college. In the evening she makes the return trip, and thinks nothing of it av all Svenska Dagblat to ask a govern- grown daffodils have been planted exiled from the inner Councils of in the Victoria Tower gardens, ad- the Communist Party, is seriously ment. ill as a result of heart trouble. S oviet Oil St;zti;)ns Spread Red Creed Stockholm Told STOCKHOLM, Nov. 29.—Charg- | protesting against overtime work that the Nafta syndicate, the Without pay, demanding by the | ThTributing mmzn-‘{;; syndicate. LRI £ & W e ~same newspaper charged in Sweden, is bung used as a cen: {that the Soviet firm, in taking er for Communistic propaganda new offices, made provisions for a and that Swedish employees are|special school for children of Rus- being ousted in favor of trained |sian employees. propagandists have prompted the| The Nafta syndicate has been an active competitor in the Swedish - e ment investigation. The conservative newspaper Nya |cies and has modern filling sta- Dalight Allehanda recently pub- | tions scattered through most of lished a letter from Swedish flflhlsweden. % T REPEAL oll market through its price poli= .\ b .