The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 12, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALI, THE NEWS ALI, THE TIME” VOL. XLL, NO. 6235. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1933, MEMBER OF ASSOCLATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY STEAMER IN DISTRESS, NORTH PACIFIC — FORCES LINING UP FOR CLASH AT GREAT WALL Japanese Engaged in Pre-| parations to Invade Jehol TROOPS REPORTED LEAV!NG FOR FRONT London Hlears Opposing Generals Are at Peace Conference | LONDON, Jan. 12.—A dis-| ratch received here from, Chinwangtae, via Tokyo, said mese and Chinese mili- officers met in the pres cnce of British Naval officers) to discuss peace terms. The, results are not stated. Shanghai reports said Jap- anese airplanes are scouting| over Jehol near the Manchur-| inn border and the Japanese are engaged in feverish pre- paratiens for an invasion of the Province of Jehol with sharp fighting predicted if the Japanese troops continue to advance. Japanese troops, 35 car- loads, have left Mukden for the front. The situation in Southern Jehol is reported becoming tense with the Chinese pre- mctmq a tu‘nf:c battle. SELLING HITS STOCK MARKET, CLOSING HOUR Gasos Mk Bidiar i Diy Are Reduced to Var- ied Losses YORK, Jan. 12—A trickle lling in sympathy with the weakness of wheat on the Stock Market today near the close and earlier gains were replaced by net losses of fractions to more than one point. Rails were fairly steady. Softening of wheat prices turned some professionals to the short side of the market but selling was not| aggressive. Proctor and Gamble yielded two points. d & Down One or More Westinghouse, General Electric, American " Can, Loews, Case and Corn Products were down one point or more. Santa Fe, Lackawanna, Pacific lost major fractions. Small declines were also re- corded for New York Central, Penn- sylvania, and Southern Pacific. Activity slackened on the decline t the close. The movement ap- peared to” be meeting with better resistance at that time. Brooklyn Manhattan Transit was up three points. Union! CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 12%, American Can| 60%, American Power and Light 82, Anaconda 8, Bethlehem Steel 15%, Calumet and Hecla 2%, Colo- rado Fuel and Iron, no sale; Co- lumbian Carbon 33%, Chrysler 16 Continental Oil 6, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films 2%, General Motors 14%, International Harvester 23%, Kennecott 9%, Packard Motors 2%, Safeway Stores 41%, Standard Brands 15%, United States Steel 30%. —— - The new basketbal rules speed up the game, in the opinion of Coach Olsen of Ohio State. Col. Herbert-H. Lehman' (center) was congratulated on his inaugura« tion as New York state’s new governor by two of his predecessors, President-elect Franklin D, Roosevelt and former Cavarnor Alfred E. Bmith. (Associated Press Photo® 'CHAS. W, MORSE, DR. WOLLE IS ‘MAN WHO WAS, DIES IN MAINE |Financier, Shipping Mag-| nate, with Colorful Career, Passes BATH, Maine, Jan. 12,—Chn.r!l‘sg W. Morse, financier and shipping| magnate, is dead here, a victim of pneumonia. Two decades ago Morse figured prominently and frequently in the news of that time as ice king, bank financier, - stock manipulator rmdi dictator in coastwise and river| shipping as well as several times; in litigation in which he became involved through his operations. Wall Street remembers Mr. Morse as one of the last of the plunger type, peculiar to itself, which it produced in the exciting days wheni it was thinking in hundreds of millions. Rising from the position| as bookkeeper for his father, he soared across the financial sky like| a meteor, often leaVing a searing, path, and dropped into apparent| oblivion behind the walls of the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta in 1908. | Sent to Prison; Pardoned | Mr. Morse had been convicted| of misapplication of the funds of one of his banks and was sentenced to serve 15 years. He made a de- termined but futile fight to escape] serving the sentence and had been; in prison two years when he was| pardoned by President Taft onthe! ground that the prisoner’s health; was such that he had only a short time to live. He made aj remarkable “come-back” in which he- recouped considerable of < his)y fortune, but fell far short of his former power and prestige. | In his heyday, just before his crash in 1907, Mr. Morse was cred- ited -with a $22,000,000 fortune, and control over a corporate capitaliza- tion of almost $340,000,000 more. In a year he was broke and under criminal conviction. While attempt- ing to fight off his serving his sen-| tence for two years, he managed to win back a reported $7,500,000 in the market. When the doors at Atlanta closed upon him he was said to have paid all his debts, and to have a half-million cash clear. Steamship Merger After his release, Mr. Morse fig- ured in a $25,000,000 steamship mer-' ger, and in Government war con- tracts to build 36 ocean vessels, 22 of which were completed, but these Cents at the Los Angeles county jail as Investigators B. G. Haworth (center) and J. C. Southard look on. Operating Revenue: Per Ton Henry was charged with embezzling $75,000 from Mrs. Charlotte Shelby (right), mother of Mary Miles Gold $262,000 82.72' Winter. (Associated Press Photos) Lead and Silver 500 16 ST A e e e ———————— Total $261,500 8256 PHILLIPS SAYS S(lles Ta\? Twu s P E A K ERS | Operating | s bxpendlilnes. | i B ll U e ming $ 70,000 2494, | A Milling 89,500 28. 26 W h | "D other Juneau as "ngton DEAD, RESULT LONG ILLNESS Noted Orgamst and Con-| ductor Passes Away in Bethlehem BETHLEHEM, Penn, Jan. 12— Dr. John Frederick Wolle, aged 69, nationally known in music circles, died here today after a long illness. Through his organization of the Bach Choir Festivals, Dr. Wolle brought national fame to Bethle- hem, Pa. The prestige of the little Penn- lvania town, gained through these | festivals, was similar to that en- joyed in Europs by Bayreuth be-| cause of its Wagnerian festivals and of Oberammergau Wwith its| world renowned Passion Play. Musicians have conceded that the work of the Bethlehem choir has been the most faithful interpreta-' tion of Bach to be heard in this country, comparing favorably with the interpretations of the great choirs of the world. Was Composed After completing his musical edu- ! cation, Dr. Wolle won recogniticn as a composer of hymns and an-' thems and as a sympathetic inter- preter of Bach’s devotional com-| positions. He conceived the idea of the Bach Choir for more am- bitious presentations of the work of that great master. The choir was launched in 1898 and two years later, in the audi- torium of the Moravian Church,' where Dr. Wolle was organist, Bach's Mass in B mincr was sung. With announcement that the Bach' festivals would be presented an- nually, Bethlehem became the Mec-| ca of music lovers on those oc- casions. The festivals continued' each year until 1805 when all that had been done previously was sur- passed with a Bach cycle, which as given in three parts, each tak- ing three days. Ccllege Professor In the summer of that year Dr. Wolle was chosen Professor of Music at the University of Cali- fornia, whers he remained until 1911, In California he conducted symphony concerts in the great outdoor Greek Theatre and also ! organized the California Bach Choir. Returning to Bethlehem he re- established the Bach festivals, which have been continued many vears with an interruption in 1924 (Coullnuea o Page Two) ) (Conunued on Page Two) PUT AT 588,400 'Local Company Closes An- | cember, according to the monthly | statement of estimated results .is- i ( Expenses | | | Elimination of Branch /in States now authorizing ' banking houses. FORMER EXECUTIVE CHAPGFD WlTH EMBEZZLEMENT DECEMBER NET other Successful Year with ‘Good Dec. Net The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company ended another successful year with a net operating surplus of $88,400 for the month of De- sued from San Francisco and mlde; public here today by L. H. Metzgar, | General Superintendent. | The total recovery value per ton for the month was 8256 cenfs. Operating costs were 55.72 cents per ton, leaving a net of 2684 cents. 1 The monthly statement follows: | Tons mined and trammed to m\ll.! 316 750. « OF JNO. W.TROY Democrats There United on Local Man for Gov- | ernor of Territory } operating ocsts 4,500 New York Stock Transfer and San Francisco O f fice Measure Introduced State Senate—Spon- sor Makes Claims S 3,500 o & ey [ Total $176,500 OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 12—A | b @ 2 Operating Profit..$ 85,000 2 Non - operating In- come less Outside ures filed in the State Senate. The sponsor declared the bill col- lects a tax from everybody, but ; Enroute to Seattie o enier a | clinic there for examination and medical treatment, Harry Phillips, Prospecting 8,400 Fairbanks business man and Chair- not pyramided taxes. The State . man of the Democratic Committee Tax Commission would adminis- Total Profit be- |for the Fourth Division, informed ter the law effective Apru 1 fore charges ...$ 88,400 |local party leaders whom he visited TR i B | that the Democrats of the Interior are united in their support of John PE NSIB N FnR GLASS BANK | W. Troy for Governor of Alaska. | : No meeting ‘of the Divisional| | committee to discuss Fedzral and/ « Territorial patronage has been held,! |but one has been called for the | near future, he said. The exact \da'.e depends upon the time ol' | Delegate-Elect Dimond’s arrival inj u us Nu | Fairbanks. Mr. Phillips was ill and confined 'to the hospital in Fairbanks forlven"nont S enator A l 50 sometime and was advised by physi-| Seeks anlleges fOl’ cians there to go through some 1l | | modern clinic in the States. That Free Mallmg is the purpose of nis trip to Seattle. | WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. — To |He plans to return to Alaska as' carry out a long standing custom, {soon as his health will permit and gepg10r Augtin, of Vermont, pro- expects to visit here a week or poses a $5,000 yearly pension for ten days at that time. He has g Calyin Coolidge. widow of, tions from the Glass Banking Bill improved considerably since he left tpo fomman. President, and in a' is threatened by Senator Huey Fairbanks and said the trip had companio; m bill sought to obtai Long who has conducted a two-day done him a lot of good already. herp: fmnk:ng pgrlvllegeo {ml.n 1:: filibuster against the measure. {He is a passenger on the steamer mail so it could be dispatched As the Senate met today, Senator Alaska. merely by her signature in the up- — e ! Long claimed four more than' S - enough votes to defeat the branch CASEY LINDSAY THROUGH wflpes‘ fr of enve banking clause, if the sponsors PASSENGER ON ALASKA| genator Austin said the action brought the bill to a vote. | was taken without the knowledge Senator Glass plans to force a Casey Lindsay, engineer with the of prs, Coolidge. ballot on the compromise amend- Fairbanks Exploration Company, o B R o satone” i MRS Bessser Alsciy, MR Il 9\ CHALLENGE T0 Jugoslavlan Acts in Coast GRAF ZEPPELIN neau '.odny Province Are Denounced by B STy i Italians; Relations Strained| o Hap Aton Sout tlantic MEASURE IS UNDER FIR Banking Clauses Is Threatened WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—Elim- ination of ths branch banking sec- ROME, Jan. 12.—Italo-Jugoslav|‘ension. They stood in the public relations are strained again, re-|quare of the Jugoslavian village! ISTRES, France, Jan. 12—The| calling the dangerous point they|>f Trau, neer Splatato. Lions of 11~ hotored plane Rainbow hopped | St. Mark, they were symbols of off today on the first leg of the the former domination of Venice [light to Buenos Aires. The flight over that territory. xs a challenge to the Graf Zep- On a recent night they were 'pelin as a Trans-Atlantic mail blown to bits by dynamite. Italian CAITier. papers said the action was inspir-| ™ o 5 - R ed and countenanced by Jugoslav- Shorter Hours ian authorities, Eim |For Employees of Parliament Airs Grievance ‘ Students paraded in Milan,! State Pro'msed shouting “Down with Jugoslavia,! Dalmatia is Italian!” OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 12— reached in 1927. Bitterly worded interpellat have been made in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate on Jugoslavian anti-Italian actions Anti-Jugoslavian and occasi anti-French demonstrations been made at Milan, Rome, Na- ples, Venice, Triest and Zara Stene Lions Started Fuss Newspapers print repeated accu- sations against the meighboring ms have country, and reproduce corres- ‘The Italian government’s atten- A bill introduced in the State ponding statements published in|tion was called officially to the| House, if enacted would pro- Jucmhvu dynamiting by interpellations in| vide for a six hour day and Stone lions centuries old W Parliament. Deputy Dudan called | five day week for State werk- the outward cause of the latest (Continued on Page Six) ers. ¥ & Leslie B. Henry (left), civic leader of Pasadena, Cal., and former bond house official, being booked m! Sales Tax bill is among 18 meas- | ~ RADIO REPORTS INDICATE RUSS ~ SHIP IN DANGER Craft Is Said—to Have 200 Passengers, Crew of 50 Aboard f LAUNCH SINKING, WASHINGTON COAST Coast Guarfiu!ters Start Search for Boat Sum- moning Aid S AN F R ANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 12. — A confusion of radio messages told today of the distress of the Russian steamer Sakhalin in the North Pacific Ocean. Japanese dispatches said there are 200 passengers aboard the steamer which also has a crew of 50 men. There were no details giv- en beyond the location, in the sea of Okhotsk, off the Island of Sakhalin. The Coast Guard head- quarters here reported a Nip- pon Yusen Kaisha tanker and the States Line Steamship General Pershing as standing by the Sakhalin. Another radio station said there was no marine trouble in the North aside from the Japanese freighter Shimuzi Mary, being refloated from LOCAL POSITION -:Gov. Parks and Dr. Torbet { Tell Chamber Local Peo- | ple Are Fortunate Two speakers at the weekly meet- ing of the Chamber of Commerce today congratulated local business men on their good fortune of lv- Taku Bar. ing in Alaska and especially in grexT Sy |Juneau. Both Gov. George A. Parks and Rev. Walter Torbet, LAUNCH SINKING superintendent of the Methodist SEATTLE, Jan. 12.—The Episcopal missions in Alaska, em- | phasized their own conviction that |Juneau doesn't know from' per- |sonal experience anything about the current depression. ! The Governor's 60-day visit to the States, during which he ob- served conditions from the Pacif- ic to the Atlantic and in the Southwest, proved to him that Al- aska is much better situated than any other political subdivision of the county. Free From Debt The Territory, he pointed out, is not only free from public in- debtedness, but it also has a cash surplus in the treasury. And it has not been forced to suspend any of its necessary functions. Most of the States and their counties are loaded down with debts which they cannot pay.Many of the ordinary functions have been discontinued and all over the country schools have been forc- ed to close down as a last resort to achieve economy. “We do not owe anyone a dollar and have a few dollars in the treasury,” he declared, “and if we (continue the policies adopted and carried out during the past 20 |years, we are going to be much |better off in the end than a ma- Jority of the other political sub- divisions of the country.” Finds Alaskas Friends At the annual American Game Conference ‘sessions which he at- tended in New York, he was agree- ably surprised to find a large num- ber of friends of the Territory among influential conservationsts, leaders in the movement for wild |life protection. They had a much more comprehensive knowledge of {conditions here and local conser- vation problems than he had be- lieved possible, and were really |sincere in their desire to co-oper- |ate with Alaskans along the lines they are already following in this| work. The Governor attended many of the committee meetings and |spoke at the annual banquet of the! Conference. | | He saw many former Alaslumsj and nearly all of them were real-| |ly anxious to return to the Ter- ritory. Dr. Torbet as western represen- (Continued on Page Seven) launch Florence H., reported to the radio station at Ta- toosh that she is sinking and her condition required im- mediate help. The Coast Guard Head- quurters here said the launch was proceeding from Umatil- la Reef Lightship to Neah Bay. Search for the craft has been started. It is not known how many men are aboard the Flor- ence H. FOURTEEN ARE FROZEN, DEATH Voters on Way to Polls Lose Way—Perish in Blizzard BUCHAREST, an. 12—Fourteen voters enroute to a polling place in a rural district in West Ru- mania, lost their way in a blizzard and have been found frozen to death. A number of others are missing and they are also believed to be dead. Coast Eusiness for Past Two Years Is Shown in Averages SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 12. —The general average of Pacific Coast business, measured on the dollar basis by bank debits, was about 29 per cent lower last year than in 1831. This is according to statistics released by the Federal Reserve Bank. - —— M. CARRIGAN LEFT TODAY FOR FIRST CITY L. M. Carrigan, of Armour and company, was a Ketchikan bound passenger on the Alaska this noon. representative |