The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 9, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY AL “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” _ VOL. XL, NO. 6206. TWELVE PAGES JUNEAU, ALASKA. FRIDAY, DECEM BER 9, 1932. SKA EMPIRE e ASSOCIATED PR MEMBER OF ESS P RICE T EN CEL\I_T_S FINAL DEMAND FOR WAR DEBT MADE ON BRITISH CRISIS AVERTED JAPANESE WIN OUT IN ISSUE ON MANCHURIA Subject Referred to Com- mittee of Conciliation at Geneva RESOLUTION OF 4 POWERS REJECTED Proposals for Settlement to Be Made As Soon As Possible GENEVA, Dec. 9.—The Assembly of the League of Nations, closing debate on the Manchurian situa- tion voted to refer that issue to a Conciliating Committee of 19 niembers with the request that the Committee report as soon as possi- ble for settlement. The procedure is regarded as a success for Japan for the policy of conciliation with the support of the big powers, avoids the res- olution by four small powers con- demning Japan’s policy. Among several proposals referred was one inviting the United States and Soviet Russia to work for con- ciliation. e S SUPING WEN IS PROTEGTED | BY RUSSIANS Chinese Insurgent Leader in .Manchuria, Go- ing to Geneva MOSCOW, Dec. 9—The Soviet Government officially announced | yesterday it had given Gen. Su Ping Wen, leader of the short- d insurgent revolt against Ja- pan in Northwest Manchuria, per—; mis: to go to Europe via Rus- presumably to present his case before the League of Nations. Gen Su fled into Siberia a few days ago after retreating before @ strong Japanese offensive. He will be accompanied to Gen- eva with several officers of the| staff. Japanese reports previously had said Gen Su had been given over | to the Japanese by the Russians. CHINESE SIDE OF GREAT WALL NOW INVADED Japanese Forces Reported Demonstrating Near Shan Haikwan TIENTSIN, Dec. 9. — Japanese military activities s&are reported near Shan Haikwan on the Chin- ese side of the Great Wall, ac- cording to official reports received here. It is said the Japanese, having wiped out the revolt in North- western Manchuria, now plans ex- tended activities in the disputed Jabol ' Province. A Japanese armored train has been reported as making a dem- onstration near Shan Haikwan and the Chinese authorities here have been warned to expect ser- ious trouble. RITES WILL BE HELD FOR MRS. MARY LYLES Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lyles, aged woman from Anchor- age who died recently in St. Ann’s Hospital, will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the Catho- lic Church of the Nativity with Reverend Willlam G. Le Vasseur conducting the rites. IN Back home after their successful A tremendous welcome was accorded rciers W Wolfgang Von Gronau and his intrepi f thr eockpit of their flying boat as they arrived at Friedrichshafen, hoisted from the water into its hangar, as shown. Jelcomed Home A1 ASKA JUNEA OBTAINS OPTION ON WHITEWATER Workers and Equipment Will Be Put on Taku Property in Spring Option on the Whitewater quartz mining claims in the Taku district has been obtained from their owners by the Alas- ka Juneau Gold Mining Com- pany, and development work with a view to determining the value of the property will be started as soon as weather permits mnext Spring. Confirmation of the deal and decision respecting development ac- tivities were made public yester- days afternoon by L. H. Metzgar, General Superintendent of the company. Necessary Equipment Here “Option on the Whitewater claims has been taken by the Alas- ka Juneau Company” Mr. Metz- flight around the world, Captain crew of three are shown in the Germany. the adventurers as their plane was | WINTRY BLAST HITS PACIFIC. COAST STATES Mountains and Valleys Are Today in Icy Grip— Zero Temperatures . SAN FRANCISCO Cal, Dec. 9.— | The blast of winter stormed the| Pacific Coast today and lashed| mountains and valleys with an| icy whip and tossed snow where | it has seldom been seen. The Northwest is gripped in a cold snap. Idaho Oregon and Washington temperafures sank in the region| of zero. Seattle is Alaska, - today. Storm warnings dered issued. The cold is quite general over the entire United States with| five reported dead in Chicago. One man is reported to have frozen to death in Oklahoma. ALASKAN TOWNS GET BREAKS ON WEATHER CHART Weather in Far Northern Towns Warmer than that Reported in South Although northern Alaska yes- terday wasn't in the banana belt, its temperatures were milder than those reported in more southerly regions, and it was actually warm- er at Point Barrow than it was in Seattle. And the Eskimos of the North- west had less use for reindeer- skin parkas than did the inhabi- tants of Portland, Ore. Point Barrow temperature rang- ed from a low of 28 to a high of | 32, Seattle’s comparitive readings were 20 and 30. The minimum temperatures on the Alaska coast from Nome to Kodiak, 32 to 38,| were higher than the maximum readings from Juneau to Portland, 18 to 30. | | colder than Nome, | | have been or- ar said. “As early in the Spring as possible we shall start develop- TAKE ADVANGE, LATE TRADING that we used a few years ago on the Manville ground in Taku. We shall prosecute development in earnest with an adequate force Bulls Become Active in Last Hour — Several 1 Issues Are Run Up and with all the machinery that may be necessary.” The Whitewater claims are own- | Ray Race, A. McDougall, Ray Wal- ’ker and Walter Barron. Optioned to N. A. Timmons | An option on the property was | obtained almost two years ago by NEW YORK, Dec. 9—The Bulls|y A, Timmons, millioraire Can- again grew venturesome, after yes-|gdian mining man. He visited the terday’s retirement, and during the|ground and his force of men, un- last hour of trading today, stocks er Mining Engineer L. E. Legg, turned over in a substantial vol-'qid considerable work in the fall ume. Prices ran up as high as of 1930 and the summer of 1931. one to more than two points for Last September when one of the many issues. The turnover Was option payments was due, Mr. Tim- about 1,000,000 shares. United Aircraft, Ward and Chrys-|year on it. When the owners de- ler turned over in large blocks.:cuned to acquiesce in the request, Aircraft rising more than onepoint|he released his option. and the others registering frac-| Thereupon the owners interest- tional gains. ed the Alaska Juneau Mining Gains of 2 to 3 Company in the ground. Gains of two to three points ap- — e, — peared for Allied Chemical, Ameri- EMP LuYMENT ON INCREASE, can Can, Case and Union Pacific. United States Steel, Dupont, In- ternational Harvester, American Telephone and Telegraph and also Safeway Stores were off one and one-half points but recoversd. Why Activity The bullish activity was prompt- |ed by Art Redman, William Strois, |mons asked for an extension of one | ORIENTAL ROOSEVELT legislative program for the short Jchn J. Bankhead. | branch of Congress. (Associated MINOR CHANGES ARE SOUGHT bY COMMISSIONERS Summary of Ninth Annual Meeting of Game Board Issued by Terhune { | Recommendations for changes in current game and fur regulations for next year, made by the Alaska Game Commission at its ninth an- nual meeting that adjourned here yesterday afternoon, were fewer than were made by any of its predecessors, it was revealed today in the summary of the proceedings, made public by H. W. Terhune, Executive Secretary. The members of the Commission began to disperse to their homes yesterday afternoon when Com- missioners W. R. Selfridge and Frank P. Willlams left on the Ad- miral ‘Watson. Commissioners An- dy Simons and Irving McK Reed will leave on the steamer Alaska this evening for Seward. Submit to Secretary The recommendations of the Board will be formally submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture for his approval. If approved by him they will hecome effective for the season of 1932-33 and will be announced in detail in Game Circular No. 10. This document | ¢ Roosevelt, resting at his hill top cotiage in Warm Springs, Ga., weni over the Robinson, the Democratic leador, will pilct the prog "MAPS LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM £ e ph T. Robinsen am of his party (right) and in that session of Congress with Senators Jo Press Photo) Ex-Convict Convicted in GRAHAM DENIES ; COMPLICITY IN s i over BANK ROBBERY Man, Smuggling Arms |Defense Springs Surprise Into Leavenworth | in Testimony by Nurse e e FFAIR GREAT ERITAIN MUST PAY U.S, DURING MONTH American Note Insists On $95,500,000 Due , December 15 REPLY ALSO SENT TO FRENCH NATION British Make Suggestions But Congress Leaders Speak Out WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Again on Thursday the United States insisted in a note to Great Bri- tain on payment of the $95,000,000 war debt installment due Decem= ber 15. Secretary of State Stimson sald in the note he was confident Con- gress will be “willing to consider any reasonable suggestion,” which would facilitate payment.” From London comes the report, on high authority, that arrange- ments will be made immediately to make the payment in gold. Reply To France The American reply to the sece ond French note, which asked post- ponement of a $20,000,000 payment due December 15, has been pre= sented to the Frengh Ambassador KANSAS OTTY, Dec. 0—arold. Who Attended McGee Fontaine, ex-convict, was convict-| ed by a Federal jury last night as| Taking the stand in his own de- the "outside man in the plot to fense late yesterday afternoon, C. smuggle arms into Leavenworth J. (Shorty) Graham categorically Penitentiary for use in the prison denied he was associated with break of December 11, last year. |Willlam MecGee in the Ilatter's The maximum penalty is 20 holdup of B. M. Behrends Bank years. _here last January 23, for complic- Three convicts lost their lives ity in which he is now on trial in the outhreak. in the United States District | today. |Others Involved in Eagles’ stopped” | A surprise was sprung in the | case terday afternoon by the de- | fense when Mrs. Vara Kaser, nurse lof McGee last January, was called {in an effort to impeach the tes- . . Says York Mistaken Frolic Must Serye Time Mrs. Kaser was in the audience and Pay Fines lat the courtroom yesterday morn- R ling when York testified that Gra- NEW VYORK, Dec. 9—Conrad ham. on a visit to MecGee at the Mann, President of the Kans ————,— — |Court. He took the stand late | | . timony of Guard James York told the wounded robber |City Chamber of Commerce and [tioned when court recessed at noon ot |Gee to “carry on from where he get some of these birds; ed largely by the absence of any important selling pressure. News also was particularly bullish. Some | traders felt the market was thor-| oughly sold out and the bulls were | trying hard for a rally. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 9. — Closmg; quotation of Alaska Juneau mine5 stock today is 13%, American Can , Anaconda 8, Bethlhem Steel %, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Fox Films| 2%, General Motors 13%, Interna-| tional Harvester 23%, Kennecott 9%, Packard Motors 2%, United States Steel 32%, American Power and Light 8%, Calumet and Hecla no sale; Chrysler 17, Colorado Fuel and Iron 6%, Columbian Carbon| 28%, Continental Oil 6%, Safeway | Stores 40%, Standard Brands 15%. PIONEER AUXILIARY | KEEPS CHARTER DAY Members of the Auxiliary of the Juneau Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska will celebrate Charter Day at their meeting this evening in| REPORT SHOWS Larger Payroll Disburse- ments Also Bright Spot in Business World WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. — In- crease in employment and larger payroll disbursements were the bright spots of the business situa- tion during October. General bus- iness activity remained at the level reached in the September rise. This was set forth by the Department of Commerce in the monthly re- view issued today. The industrial output remained |unchanged by virtue of an in- crease in mineral production, chief- ly coal. .- MRS. C. P. SEELYE AND TWO CHILDREN GO TO MONTANA Enroute to Broadus, Mont., to spend several months visiting her mother who is critically fll, Mrs. C. P. Seelye and iwo children, ‘Helen and Daniel, left early this week on the steamer Northwest- ern for Seattle. They are not | yesterday and was still being ques- | about Graham having pledged Mc- nere you stop, Tl carry will be issued early next Spring Director-General of the Eagles, was ritory for the guidance of all hunt- fined $12,000 for violation of the ers, trappers, guides, traders and Federal Lottery Laws in connec- other interested people. |tion with the Fraternal Order of The report of the Commission Eagles' Frolics. to the Secretary of Agriculture| Frank Hering, Editor will be forwarded on the first mail| Eagles’ Magazine, was for the South. |to four months and fined Migratory Bird Recommendations' for the same offense, and Bern Responsive to requests of Cham-|{C McGuire, one of the promoters bers of Commerce in the townsjof the Frolics, was sentenced to of Southeastern Alaska, the Com- one year and fined $12,000, mission adopted a resolution ask-; ‘The three men were found guil- ing the Advisory Board, Migratory |ty late last Saturday and sentence Bird Act and the Department of was passed today. Agriculture to zone the Territory! - and establish open seasons for "‘";GODD ARD SPRINGS taking of migratory birds at a more suitable time. The Cammis-f P ROVE BENEF]C'AL sion’s resolution asks for thle zone to include Southeastern Alaska Eust of the 141st meridian where ;finop;:p;;gu:} ,jl?‘):];d Nl:/er:g:l; proved in health as the result of 20 and the remainder of the Ter-| montive adfousn st Goddard E0p ! Springs, Dan Lee, well-known Al- it s t 4 . :‘,fiog“’;flmf,’n V\CJ;ZLD;:“::_‘ aska sourdough and mining man, %1 T Noon. Sepiémber1 o) l0f On €he Alsska!today for Be GERRE 51 as 1ong as the 80-day | [o0a He % cannected ' Wi (8K season is retained. | Willow Oreek Mining Company The opening land is returning to the mine. of the sentenced $4,000, ¢ Declaring himself vastly im- the season at of 1 Mr. Lee is enthusiastic about and circulated throughouf the ’I‘e’r-]today sentenced to five months and } TO INTERIOR MAN D referring to York. ork further testified he heard one conversation between McGee and Graham, and that it took place about 11 p. m. on Sat- urday, January 23. Mrs Kaser was the first wit- ness called to the stand by the defense. Questioned by George B. Grigsby, counsel of Graham, she said she was present in McGee's {room during the talk between him land Grabham and that York was, also, present, The time was fixed \by her as about 8 c'clock some {three hours earlier than ¥ork had testified to. Makes to Threats She positively denied that Gra- ham had made any threats. He |was weeping when he entered the {room and asked McGee: “Old Pal why did you do it?” or words to| that effect. She declared she was in the room throughout the visit| and that Graham did not make| |the statement testified to by Yurk,} and that if he had she would| have heard it. Efforts of the jGovernment to sheke her ‘mony upon cross examination were | futile. San Francisco’s minimum tem-|Odd Fellows' Hall, today being the| perature, 36, was matched by that|anniversary of the granting of registered at Bethel on the LOWer|their charter. A program of reci- Kuskokwim River, and was lower|tations and musical selections will than that at Kodiak where the|pe given. Refreshments will be lowest point was 38. | served. The Pibneers will also meet this BOYLE LEAVES FOR svening in Odd Pellows' Hall. The SEA'ITLE AND UTAH;be the election of officers for the | chief business of their meeting will ensuing year. ——vo———— ANDERSON HAS OPERATION Enroute to Seattle and Utah for a several weeks' visit, Auditor- Elect Frank A. Boyle left here early this week. He will return some- time in January. Mr. Boyle was called to Seattie Chris Anderson entered St. Ann's hospital yesterday afternoon and soon after entering the institution Interment, under direction of the Charles W. Carter Morturary, will be in the Ploneer plot of Evergreen Cemetery. underwent a major surgical oper- ation. on business and will probably g2 to Salt Lake City to visit for sometime with a brother who has keen in ill-health for several years. § e——p——— He who serves deserves. throughout the Alaska under Migratory Bird ons. with Canada, earliest date opened in and Can- noon is requi United States the provisions of Treaty Act Regu Under the trealy September 1 is the that the season can Western United State ada, expected to retufh before about next March. This is Mrs. Seelye’s first visit home since moving to Juneau, and it will be her first Christmas with her mother in 12 years. sirab! Realizing the d earlier opening da €rn part of Alaska, t passed a resolution \ |asking that if and when . |Act 1s renewed a pr i N/ |to permit the openinz © Y |In Northern Alaska on August 3 |This request is still on record with the Department and will un- receive favorable consid- ommission years ago the Treaty | W. Carter Mortuary. the treatment accorded him at| {the Springs and says that Te now' {feels like a new fman. Graham's morning on own 085 € testimony this xamination did ly that of Mrs. T Kaser hough emphatically | ‘INDlAN woMAN FROM | denied thrcntemxm‘York or that he had promised McGee to “cal KASAAN DIES HERE . rry Mrs. Adeline Stevens, 19, an In-g On.l,); :{:n::?k t‘:;u!McGee dian woman from Kasaan, died|yas gesigned solely to obtain from last night at the Government HOS-|yim the address of the latter's pital in this eity of an infection| o) in Seattle. McGee, he that had become chronic before yiged, was threatening to shoot she entered the institutian. | someone, just whom he didn't The remains are at the Charles yaks out, and in order to sooth Funeral ar-inim and get the addresses he was advices from|arter he said, in effect, “Never mind old man, I'll get 'em for 1not stri He ives rangements await relatives in Kasaan. | you.” B a2 DS l (Continued on Page | All things come to those who ge lired of waiting and go after them, Seven) £t l in Washington. In Paris, Premier Ramsay Mac= Donald and Premier Herriot went over the debt situation in a long conference and it is indicated Her= riot will recommend payment, with reservations, to the French Parlia- ment. New Form Suggested Unofficially it is learned the British note made some suggest- tions about a new form of making 2 transfer. On Captol Hill, lead- ers were. cautious in commenting on reference to acceptability of the new form but those who did speak expressed the view Congress would not consider any but regular paye ments. VOTES TO PAY PARIS, Dec. 9.—The Foreign Af- fairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies voted late today to pay the $20,000000 war debt in- terest due the United States on December 15, under certain condi- tions, understood to be that cer= tain negotiations will be discussed before other payments are made. MORE MYSTERY IN MURDER OF GLOBE TROTTER Members Aboard Round- the-World Yacht Carma Taken Into Custody TLONG BEACH, Cal, Dec. 9.— Fifteen members of the adventurs ous crew aboard the round-thes world yacht Carma, are again in custody as an inquest was called into the mysterious slaying on the cht of their leader Capt. Wal~ ter Wanderwell, last Monday night. Grand Jury Probe The authorities said they are certain the members of the party withholding information and ‘unless there is a change a grand jury will be demanded to inves- ecy exists to cover up evidence.” Alibi Contradicted Walter James “Curley” Guy, ar- rested Wednesday in a shack near Los Angeles and said to have been identified as the man in gray seen near the pier to which the Carma i5 moored, is still held as a sus- pect. His alibi that he was at the home of Mrs. Edward DeLarm, and asleep at the time of the slaying, was partially contradicted today by Ralph Dunlap. He said Guy left the place about 9 o'clock Mon- day night and said he was going to the waterfront. Yesterday Mrs. Delarm testi= fied that Guy was asleep in his room, corroborating his statement, i 3 Architects have been commis= sioned to design a new t Federal Building for St. Louls. 23