The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 12, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLI, : JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1932. MEM BER OF ASSOCIATED PRICE TEN CENTS BRITISH TO PAY WAR DEBT, WITH RESERVATIONS — RUM RUNNING JPERATIONS ON INCREASE NOW Liquor Smuggling Activi- ties Noted Since No- vember Elections CANADA MAY REPEAL LAW ON CLEARANCES Predictions Are Made Be- fore House Appropria- tions Committee WASHINGTON, Dec. 12—It is redicted that within two years be greater rum running The Coast Guard has ady noted an increase in li- smuggling activity since the 1s off the north Atlantic at any time since May, 1931. This observation was max by Rear Admiral Harry Hamlet. to the House Appropria- ions Committee at a hearing on the Treasury Department’s supply bill for next year’s operations. Lax on Enforcement Rear Admiral Hamlet said rum running syndicates have the im- pression that law enforcement will more lax and he added that legalization of beer of low aleohol- ic content will “have no effect whatever on the smuggling of dis- tilled spirits into the United States from the sea. Canada May Repeal Law Recent indications that Canada ight withdraw its co-operation h the United States in the sup- ion of liquor smuggling, had echo in the report of the| Treasury Depariment to Congress. In the course of routine requests for appropriations it was stated reliable reports have been ived that Canada’s 1930 law, ting clearance of ships with expected to be repealed. Commander J. A. Gorman,| Treasury Department Intelligence Officer, predicted a “flood of li- quor from Canada to the United States on the Great Lakes would result in the abolition of the Can- adian law.” CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT, HANGS HIMSELF Colorado Banker Takes Life in Cell—Woman Is in Custody | NEW YORK, Dec. 12. — Walter| Davis, aged 50 years, President of the City Savings and Loan Asso- ciation of Colorado Springs, who fled from a million dollar em- bezzlement charge, disappearing six months ago, was found hanging in his cell here this morning. Pro- longed efforts of an inhalator squad to bring him back to life failed. Davis hanged himself by a necktie. He was arrested yester- day. Woman in Case Miss Eva Terry, former Secre- tary of the Association, was taken into custody. She admitted, the police said, that Davis maintained her in expensive apartments in Denver for years. He also gave her, according to the police, $350 a month, a high priced motor car and diamond rings. Miss Terry insisted she knew nothing and told the police that| “gven if I did, I would not tell on Davis.” - e — SPENCER RUDD KILLS HIMSELF CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Spencer T. Rudd, aged 40 years, secretary to former Congressman Andrew J. Volstead of Minnesota, killed him- self here Sunday. Rudd left a note saying he did LIQUOR S MUGGLING It won’t be long now until the festive season is upon us. At this time one can offer no more sound advice than to repeat the old slogan: “Do your Christmas shopping early.” Here is lovely Marion Nixon, screen star, who believes in being well ahead of schedule. Not only has she done her f:uymz. but already she has dispatched most of her presents. She is shown about to dispose of another cargo. | COLD WEATHER |LITTLE CHANGE BREAKS RECORD | MADE TODAY IN IN CALIFORNIA~STOCK MARKET Temperature Drops to 27 Bullish Operations Short-| Degrees Above Zero— lived — Activity in Deaths Are Reported | Pool Favorites SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Dec. 12.; NEW YORK, Dec. 12—The Stock| —Cold weather broke all records in ! Market failed to respond today toj California’s northern coastal reg-jthe bullish operations. After go-| ions Sunday, the mercury going to|ing up moderately, prices eased 27 degrees above zero at two points.|off late and finished with neg- The lowest previous record was 28 ligible changes. The closing tone degrees in 1888. | was steady. Sacramento recorded 17 above' Considerable activity was shown zero, two points lower than lhe[in pool favorites but the bulls 1888 record. were unable to attack. Brokerage sentiment remained guardedly cheerful. Point Gains Lost Early gains around one point for United States Steel, Union Pacific, Allied Chemical and Case were mostly lost. American Telephone and Tele- graph was unchanged. United Aircraft, Chrysler and Ward were traded in some volume but failed to make progress. Industrial Rayon rose two points and lost one. Three Deaths Three deaths are attributed to the cold wave, two in California | when snow caused automobile wrecks, and one in Washington when a skater broke through the ice near Bremerton. Southern California re ported rain after the cold spell and snow. The eastern part of the United States is growing warmer, Skies Overcast In Washington and Oregon, the skies are overcast giving hope the cold wave is about to break but sub-zero temperatures pre- 4 vailed. NEW YORK, Dec. 12—Closing California was colder last Sat-|Quotation of Alaska Juneau mine urday than Point Barrow, Alaska,|sStock today is 12%, American Can which registered 30 degrees above|54%, Anaconda 8, Bethlehem Steel zero, 16, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Fox Films Persons Killed 2, General Motors 13%, Interna- Reports received here state 11|tional Harvester 23, Kennecott 9%, persons have been killed in Penn-|Packard Motors 2%, United States sylvania, four in Michigan and]Stesl 32%, American Power and one in Ohio, when rain followed|Light 8%, Calumet and Hecla, no a snow fall and made traveling|sale Chrysler 16%, Colorado Fuel hazardous. The deaths were caused |and Iron, no sale; Columbian Car- by falls or vehicle collisions. bon 28%, Continental Oil 6, Safe- oo——— way Stores 40%, Standard Brands MRS, ROOSEVELT pnvecia™ fnn OFF T0 MANIL o USSIA, CHINA FETO MANILA" geT TogETHER doore Roosevelt, wife of the former| GENEVA, Dec. 12.—Maxim Lit- President, left here Saturday !or‘vinofl, Russian Foreign Commis- Manila to visit with her son, Theo- |sar announced today that diplo- dcre Roosevelt Jr, over the holi-|matic and Consular relations be- days. |tween Russia and China have been re-established, effective im- | mediately. MRS- PHILLIPS’ RITB i This move strengthens éhma'g TAKE PLACE SUNDAY dcsines vin Jepen. KARL E. ASHENBRENER, OLGA NIEMI WEDDED At the Methodist Parsonage last Saturday evening, Karl E. Ashen- brener and Olga Marie Neimi, both CLOSING PRICES TODAY Services for the late George Phillips who died last Friday morning were held yesterday af-' ternoon at 2 o'clock in the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mor- tuary. Rev. Henry R. Cross read of Juneau, were married by the rot want to bé’a burden on his wife. He had been without em- ployment for some time, the service. Rev. Henry R. Cross. The wit- NON-RESIDENT TROLLERS’ TAX IS WIPED OUT Appellate Court Declares $250 Territorial Tax to Be Invalid The Alaska non-resident troll fishermen's license tax of $250, enacted by the Territorial Legis- lature in 1929, was today declared invalid by the United States Cir- cuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth District, San Francisco, and W. G. Smith, Territorial Treasurer, was permanently enjoined from collecting that tax according to an by The Empire. The Appellate Court said the power of the Alaska Legislature to levy .taxes is “so limited it can- not be used to nullify an Act of | Congress.” Its decision reverses he ruling of Judge Justin W.' Harding in the local Federal dis- trict court. Freeman Gets Decree The permanent decree against Treasurer Smith was issued by the Appellate Court to Wood Freeman, | Tacoma troller, who brought the action against Smith to prevent collection of the non-resident tax. It is the second time the hlgher‘: court has had the matter before for consideration. It was up about one year ago on a ruling on & demurrer, and was decided in favor of Freeman. Brought here for trial on the issues, the -local court decided in favor of the Ter- ritory.: Freeman, represented by H L. Faulkner agin appealed. Testimony was presented by Freeman in the trial to show that the average return yearly to the trollers was about $500. The Ter- { |ritory contended it was $3,000 or more annually. | Viclates Fisheries Law The Appelia% Court pointed out that in 1924 Congress passed a law, the so-called White Bill, granting all of the citizens of the United States the right to fish in Alaskan waters under certain reg- ulations. Declaring the Territorial Leg- islature’s power to levy trade is so limited “it cannot nullify an act of Congress,” the Court of Appeals added: “We conclude the exaction of 50 per cent of the net receipts as a license fe€ is unreasonable and an iniringement on the right 1 fish even, if as alleged by Smith, a skilled fsherman who devotes his entire time to fishing the en- tire season, catches fish valued at e | MAJOR HAVER 1S SHOT DOWN Assassin, Who Was Former Employee, Turns Gun on Himself LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 12— Major Samuel Haver, aged 48 years, of the Southern Edison Company, was shot and killed in his office today by a man identified as a former employee, Karl Tototian. Following the shooling of Haver, Tototian suicided. e —— C. BROUILLETTE ILL Charles Brouillette is receiving medical treatment in St. Ann's ‘hospital. Associated Press dispatch received | ,and the Board abolished. CTIVITY S i of 330 eggs per year. Unicn and cix foreign nations. America’s Cham pion Hen to cever the roof of her hen house, s i GIVEN CONGRESS FOR REGROUPING Various Changes Suggested | MORE PROPOSALS in Reorganizing of ‘Government | | WASHINGTON, Dec. 12—In his plans for partially reorganizing lhe‘l Federal Government by reshaping | 58 Executive branches, reducing; the number of independent agen-| cies by 15, the President also con-| templates other groupings such as' consolidation into the Coast Guard of the Border Patrol, of the Labor Department’s Immigration Service and Border Patrol of the Treasury Department’s Customs Service. The Weather Bureau of the De- partment of Agriculture will be shifted to the Commercs Depart- ment while the powers and duties| of the Federal Oil Cunservaunn} Board will be shifted to the Bureau of Mines, of the same department, Will Save Money President Hoover, in his message | to Congress dealing with the re- organization of the Government, said he would make no attempt to| calculate the total savings which might be expected but he pointed out, however, that the total appro- priations for agencies concerned approximated $700,000,000. The President also disclosed he has still further consolidations in mind for the Army and Navy and plans to submit more Executive orders in the future. Last Sat- urday he submitted eleven Execu- tive orders for carrying his plans into effect within 60 days, if ~o objections are raised by Congress. Further Proposals As an illustration of his plan, here are some of the President's other proposals: i Consolidate under the Assistant| Secretary of Commerce, the Mer- chant Marine, United States Ship- ping Board and Merchant Marine (Continued on Page Seven) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. Dr. N. A. Borodin. Russian b ogist now experimenting at H\ vard University, exhibited Satur-| day an Alaskan black fish, frozen | stiff as shoe leather which he took out of a specially construct-| ed electric refrigerator where it had been frozen in dry air and| Intermeft was in Evergreen.nesses were Esther Odom and Wil- Cemetery. 1mnm'x‘mflwl. . lmthhqlucxlymved. placed it in a jar of water. | The Poor Fish-Frozen Stiff, But Comes to Life When Put In Water; Pale Around Gills 1vmeus better than oih The only indications of the freez- ing of the fish was a slight pale- Dess around the gills said t experi- ment might have commercial ad- vantages in transporting of fresh fish to distant points inland. The biologist said a certain type of fish will stand the freezing, l % . s SAN FRANCISCO, Cai—Ro of smoke, a nine-months-old kitten early one morning recently was the hero of a fire. Boots,” the doesn’t like smcke. When the odor ed upon the bed of his mistres: ing the lives of many gues! ed the alarm. Kitten Hero in Hotel Fire and bit her on the wrist, thus sav- n the hotel. kitten, and Mrs, Lois Manning whom the cat awoke and she sound- Is to Defend Honors INGLEWOOD, Cal—Announcement having been made that the world's egg laying contest is to be held at Chicago's Expesition next year, America’s most famcus hen and champicn egg layer for the past #wo years is now in training for the event. Owned by George England of Inglewood, the hen known cnly by number as 33 holds the record A white leghorn she has a score of cups to her credit and enough blue ribbons She will defend her title against hens from every State in the trom a cat-nap by the smell kitten, is a light slecper and he of burning awoke him, he jump- Photo shows “Boots” the TWO ELECTIONS ARE CONTESTED, Notices Filed Against Brit- ten, Illinois—Reece, of Tennessee WASHINGTON, Dec, 12.—Con- tests against the election of Fred A. Britten, of Illinois and 8. C. Reece, of Tennessee, both Repub-| licans, have been filed in the House by James McAndrews and A. C. Tipton, respectively, both | Democrats. Congressman Britten was former Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee, until the Democra wrested control from the Republi-! cans, and ‘Was a promient mili- tant wet. T J. C. JACKSON HURTS KNEE | |of BOES GUNNING FOR REPORTER Senate Press Gallery Is Scene of Affair— Investigation WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. — The Senate press gallery remained un- der guard last Saturday as a re- of Charles Pace, financial hing a revolver in the search of a certain re- gallery, in porter. The Senate Rules which has jurisdiction over the Capitol, postponed its meeting un- til today to consider the case. The meeting was called after reports the affair had been verified. - A. E. WARDER IN HOSPITAL James C. Jackson is being treat-| knee, in St. Ann's hospital for an in- |4 kxm medical treatment. Augustus E. Warder entered St. Ann’s hospital Saturday afternoon Committee, | ~ e HOWN U. S, INFORMED PAYMENT WILL COME THURSDAY {Great Britain Attaches Strings to Installment of December 15 \SECRETARY STIMSON MAKES QUICK REPLY {France WiTAlso Make Payment but Mora- orium Attacked WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. —~Great Britain notified the United States Sunday she will pay the $95,500,000 war debt installment Thursday but again suggested revision of the total debts and added the remittance is to be treat- ed as a “capital payment of which account should be tak- en in the final settlement.” In Paris, the French Cab- inet decided unanimously in favor of paying the $20,000,- 000 installment due Thursday with reservations attached. Whether the course of the two large nations will be fol- lowed by others seeking a moratorium at the hands of the United States has not been indicated. Italy has agreed to pay its installment. Total payments due Thurs- day from all nations amounts to $123,641,698. CLEAR CUT REPLY WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. — Ia clear cut language, Secretary of Stimson Sunday told the British Government that its December 15 installment could not be accepted hedged around with reservations, within a few hours after Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambassador, had handed Stimson the note saying the installment would be paid in gold but “was not to be regarded as a resumption of the annual pay= ments contemplated by the existing agreements.” The reply went back as follows: “I must call your attention ta the fact the Secretary of Treasury has no authority to accept pay- m:nt of your Government except as provided under the terms of the Funding Agreement.” HOOVER MORATORIUM BLAMED FOR TROUBLES PARIS, Dec. 12—Premier Her= riot, blaming all of Europe's debt troubles on the Hoover moratorium of 1931, told the Chamber of De= puties today that his Government proposes to pay the United States her debt, but with reservations. The Premier said his interpretas tion was that “if the United States did not want to concern itself with the problem of reparations, Presi= dent Hoover should not have be=~ come involved. He should have al- lowed Germany itself to ask for a moratorium as provided in the Young Plan.” CUSTOM OFFICIAL FROM NOME IS ILL Edward R. Stivers or the United Srates Customs Service entered St. Ann’s hospital Saturday for treat= ment for a cold. He recently ar- rived in Juneau from Nome, where be has charge of the Customs Service in summer,