The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 26, 1933, Page 1

| | - i, " s { t THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL, THE NEWS ALL THE TIME™ VOL XLL, NO. 6247. (jUNEAU ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS FRICETENCEN’H BLIZZARD RAGING IN CALIFORNIA; FIVE ARE DEAD MOTHERS WATCH IN FEAR OF KI[LLER SIX-YEAR-OLD CHILD SLAIN; LITTLE BODY —Degenerate Is Being Sought by Police of Brooklyn NEW YORK, Jan. 26.— Mothers of, Stuyvesant Heights, in Brooklyn, kept frightened eyes on their babies today in fear a killer, with a twisted brain, might slay their young as he did 6- year-cld Helen Sterler. The police are seeking the fiend. The body of the Sterler girl was found in a dark coal bin with a clothes line tied around her neck. Part of a piece of penny candy was on the floor. The police said a degener- ate coaxed the little girl into her tenement house cellar, mistreated and then killed her. Only a few minutes before| the little girl’s body was found, her mother gave her a penny and she was seen on the street munching pepper- mint drops she had bought. G BT R A AIRPLANES T0 GASSIAR WILL START JUNE 1 Capt. William Slrong Plans to Add Airplane Service to Tulsequah, Interior Capt. William Strong, well known trader and transportation man, 0 has spent 22 years in the Stl» e, Taku and Tulsequah River| districts plans to furnish airplane| service for passengers and frexght; to the Cassiar district by June 1| of this year. He expects to have two planes based at Tulsequah, one to contact with the steamers and other planes in Juneau once or twice a week and both to be used ying freight and passengers m Atlin, Teslin and other pmm,sI in the Cassiar country. Will Purchase Plane | Negotiations are under way for| the purchase of a suitable plane for the work in the interior coun- try and arrangements have been completed with J. V. Hickey, owner of, the seaplane Mitkof, to base that ship at Tulsequah for contact service with Juneau as well as general transportation work. It is planned to have a weekly| airplane service from Juneau 0| Atlin, and Teslin, B. C., as well| as a weekly service from Juneau to Tulsequah with Capt. Strong’s riv- er boat “Jeanne,” for freight. The planes will be uqder Can-, adian registry to avoid difficulties of any kind in landing in Canadian ports that have no Customs of-| ficers. 1400 People in Cassiar “I would estimate that there are 1400 people in the Cassiar district during the summer months, all of whom will appreciate and use an airplane service of the kind that is planned,” Capt. Strong said. Capt. Strong said heexpected a good summer in the Cassiar dis- trict this year owing partly to the great interest in placer mining that is Being shown everywhere. —— e ——— RALPH GUICH ENTERS ST. ANN'S HOSPITAL Ralph Guich, an employee of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com- pany, entered St. Ann's Hospital Ancient Enemies of China Now on Guard on Northwest Border of New Manchukuo Country IS FINALLY By JAMES A. MILLS CHANGCHUN, Manchukuo, Jan. 26.—The age-old contempt of the mvoknd by Lhe Japanese to pre- 3 vent further re- “| bellion in the far | porthwest of this new state of| Manchukuo. as defensive al- lies of the regime i| of Henry Pu-Yi, are re-organizing the mnorthwestern country following the flight of th insurgent Chin PRINCE LING SHENG ese general, Su Ping-Wen. In this reorganization the Mon- gol princes have been given a large share. The districts on both sides of the Great Khingan moun- tains have been formed into a new | province, called Khingan, which is further subdivided into three dis-| tricts, northern, southern and| eastern. | The northern district, corres- ponding to the Barga region west of the mountains, with its capital at Hailar, is the most important. Prince Ling Sheng, most influ- ential of the Mongol leaders, has been chief executive of this north- ern district and Mongol military patrols are policing the area. The Japanese military authorities an- nounce they will keep small garri- sons for a time at Hailar and Manchuli, but eventually the en- tire police duty will be given to Mongol troops. The Mongols, still largely no- madic, number approximately 1,- 000,000 along the western frontier of Manchukuo. In recent years they have been forced northward | and westward by the steady en- croachment of Chinese farmers on their pastures. Their bitterness toward the Chi- nese led the Mongol princes to be- come cordial supportcrs of the 'in- NEW REGENTS APPOINTED AT WASHINGTON U Comp]ete Board Js Named by Governor Clar- ence D. Martin OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 26.—Gov. Clarence D. Martin yesterday an-, nounced the appointment of a com- plete new Board of Regent of the | University of Washington. Included in the list are Warner A. Rupp, Aberdeen publisher, oust~ ed by former Gov. R. H. Hartley in a move to discharge Dr. Henry Suzzallo, former President of the University. Another appointment is Winlock W. Miller, Seattle capitalist and former regent, also a supporter of Dr. Suzzallo. Lewis D. Schwellenbach, Seattle attorney, opponent of Martin in the primaries last September for the Democratic gubernatorial nom- ination, is another appointee. i o S FRANK REEVES DIES SUDDENLY, OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 26— Frank Reeves, husband of State Representative Belle Reeves, col- lapsed in the House Chamber this afternoon and died as the result of apoplexy. Reeves was himself a former member of the House. ——————— No Farms For Rent ADA, Okla.,, Jan. 26.—“Farm for Mongols for the Chinese has been‘ 3 1S DISCOVERED = Fiendish Crime Committed|| The Japanese, [ ‘t: down incipient Chinese rebellions chukue. Here is a sturdy Mongol on camel back the bleak country new State. rt of nomadic Mongol eep in the northwest section of Man- trooper, rifle ready, as he patrols near the Siberian frentier of the dependence movement’ that fol- lowed Japanese occupation of Man- churia. Prince Ling Sheung and other potentates have been among the chief promoters of Manchu- kuo. Besides the Barga tribes there |are several strong banners in what is now southern Khingan and Je- hel. The Japanese are allowing | ? i these leagues to retain their tra- ditional organization, thus gaining |1 their loyalty for the Manchukuo experiment. In addition to the Mongols liv- ing in Manchukuo territory, there are 1,500,000 Outer Mongols, which | has been a soviet socialist repub- | lic since 1921. Recently there have “been reports of a nationalist movement in Out- er Mongolia aimed against Moscow domination, and encouraged by the lamas, priests of the form of Buddhism which for centuries has been the racial faith of the Mon- | gols. Lamaism has been largely sup- pressed by the red regime at Urga, |but there are evidences that the lamas yet may reunite the rem- |nants of Genghis Khan’s tribes. The Japanese regard the possi- {bilities of such developments with equammny Thus far, however, re- | ports of Mongol rebellion against soviet rule have come from dub- |ious sources. Pioneer in Motion Pictures Dies in South LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 26. '—Lewis J. Selznick, aged 62 years, pioneer in motion picture production, died yesterday in his apartments here. Death was caused by diabetes. DIMOND LEAVES NOME BY PLANE 'Delegate - Elecl Completes Northwest Tour and Heads for Juneau NOME, Alaska, Jan. 26.—Dele- gate - Elect Anthony J. Dimond, after spending several days here, has hopped off by plane for Fair- banks via Nulato, enroute to South- east Alaska and Washington, D. C. It was his first visit to Seward Peninsula and he made a very fine| impression by his personality and his post-election visit. From Fairbanks Mr. Dimond will| go by rail to Seward and thence by | steamer direct to Juneau. He is | expected to reach there next week, and plans to be in Washington by February 15. L. BALDWIN IS DEAD IN EAST SEATTLE, Jan. 26—Word has) been received here of the death of Leonard Baldwin, President of the| Lomen Reindeer Corporation and Treasurer of the Arctic Transport Company, in New York City yes- terday noon. He underwent an operation last Thursday. —— e rent” signs are hanging out the doors of real estate offices here. Dealers attribute the situation to 2 real back-to-the-farm ‘movement, but admit they have plenty of yesterday ‘for medical treatment. farms for sale, O. WHEAT OF HAINES 18 O. Wheat, of Haines, is a pauenL in St. Ann’s Hospital, having en- tered yesterday to receive medical care, | HOSPITAL PATIENT 5 COMMUNISTS ARE SHOT DOWN, | Riot at Meeting in Saxon Territory DRESDEN, Germany, Jan. 26.— In the bloodiest political clash in recent Saxon history, nine Com- | munists were slain and eleven se- - BLOODY CLASH [Eleven A:_Wounded in| BLASS BILL PASSED BY U.S. SENATE Efforts of Two Years Sat- isfactorily Ended— Long Filibuster Is Brought to Close WASHINTON, .Jan. 26.— Climaxing a two-year effort, which included breaking one of the longest filibusters of any “lame duck” session, Sen- ator Carter Glass last night saw his banking bill pass the Senate after he had obtained enough votes to put over the cloture rule limiting debate. The vote was 54 in favor and 9 against. House leaders, however, said a combination of opposi- tion to the bill and other waiting legislation would block a vote on the bill there before this Congress dies. —_———— STOCK RALLY FAILS TODAY; ISSUES DOWN Rails Take E;lership then Drop by Tobaccos, Steel Pressure NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—The Stock Market tried a rally today under the leadership of rails but even- tually prices were pulled down by tobaccos and steels. The market closed irregularly lower with a heavy tone. Gains of fractions to more than one point were fairly numerous by the middle of the day but the de- cline caused losses of nearly three points for some issues. American Tobacco B virtually cancelled all gains during the last hour when tobacco stock was sold in response to the discontinuance of the extra dividend. Some Leaders Unchanged Final prices of some of the lead- {ers were unchanged at the close. | Liggett and Myers B and Rey- nolds B lost one point. Union Pacific’s gain of one point riously wounded last night by the police in an attempt to dXSpersv Communists at a meeting. As the| | police formed a wedge to try to break up the meeting, it is re- ported someome fired a shot at| them and they replied with their pistols. —————— GREAT BRITAIN - ACCEPTS OFFER FOR DEBT TALK Representatives to Meet| Roosevelt—Reserva- | tions Are Made 3 WASHINGTON, Jan. 28——Grnt: Britain yesterday accepted Presi-| | dent-Elect. Roosevelt’s terms for a discussion of war debts but made a reservation against deciding what questions be considered by the world économic conference unt | there is a general meeting of all nations to be represented at the conference. | The British reply was delivered /to the State Department. | ————— A kindergarten is to be opened at | Angora, Turkey, under the direc- tion of Dr. Beryd Parker of Co- | lumbia University, | and Bethlehem Steel, vas converted into a similar loss. Extent of gains of one point or 80 included New York Central, Santa Fe, American Telephone and | Telegraph. Case lost one point. Pennsylvania, under pressure, closed off a major fraction. Others off major fractions to one point included United States Steel, both common and preferred, common, CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 26—Closihg quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 12'%, American Can 60%, American Power and Light 7%, Anaconda 7%, Bethlehem Steel |15, Calumet and Hecla 2%, Chrys- ler 14, Colorado Fuel and Iron, no sale Curtiss-Wright 2, North Am- erican 28%, Fox Films, no sale; General Motors 13%, International Harvested 22%, Kennecott 0%, Packard Motors 2%, Safeway Stores 41%, Standard Brands 14%, United States Steel 28%, Westinghouse Electric 20%. —— e - G MCLELLAN PASSES AWAY NEWBURY PORT, Mass, Jan. 26. = Charles McClellan, aged 92 cars, retired Commander of the Coast Guard, wno scrved on Abra- nam Lincoln’s yacht, died here to- 1ay. According to Associated Pregs votes of any other parties. dispatches to The Empire incom- plete returns indicate President Eamon de Valera’s party, the Fianna Fail, won a decisive victory in Tuesday’s election of the new Dail Eireann in the Irish Free State. De Valera (right in above picture) may be assured of election to the Presidency without needing any Former President William T, Cosgrave, (left) was his opponent in the election. FORMER 400 LEADER DIES EARLY TODAY Mrs. OH.P. Belmont Pass- es Peacefully Away in Her Paris Home PARIS, Jan. 26.—Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, leader of New York's Four Hundred for a period many years before and after the turn of the century, died at her residence here today at the age of 80 years. Mrs. Belmont had lived in Paris since 1924. She suffered a paralytic stroke last May and again last November. Mrs. Belmont passed peacefully away at 6:50 o'clock this morn- ing. She is survived by her daugh- ter, Mrs. Jacques Balsan, the for- mer Consuelo Vanderbilt, who was| at her bedside and two sons, boti residing in the United States. HELEN LINDSTROM, JOHN G. WARNER MARRIED TUESDAY On Tuesday evening Miss Helen Lindstom, one of the most popular young ladies of Gatsineau Channel, became the bride of John G. War- ner, who is employed on the motor- ship Estebeth. The Rev. C. E. Rice performed the ceremony which was attended only by the bride and groom and witnesses. p Robert Coughlin acted as best man and Mrs. Jerry Goss was | matron of honor, | inevitable Depression Likely to Bring Major Changes in Bankmg By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington.) A major operation on the Amer-| ican banking system now seems an | part of the surgicall treatment in store for the bodyf politic as a result of the ills of the depression. It is true the prospect for any quick action is waning. Even though time and much del- icate preparation may be neces- sary, however, there appears in| Washington a growing conviction that something must be done. SLOW TO SEE ERRORS The very important relation of banking to the course of the de- pression is something which public officials in general have been slow to realize. A few minor changes were pro-‘ posed here and there, but for a long time the disposition was to place basic reliance on the univer- sally recognized strength of the federal reserve system and assume nothing really could be wrong so long as that system continued to function, But only one-third of the banks of the country were members of the reserve system, and even some RELIEF BEING RUSHED;MANY SECTIONS ARE WITHOUT FOOD Communities Are Snow- bound — Storm Con- tinues 10 Days— Deaths Reported SAN FR A N C ISCO, Cal., Jan. 26.—Relief parties are | struggling today with food supplies toward many snow- .bound ¢ om m unities while whirling flakes continued to pile deeper the winter pack left in the mountain plateau | regions by ten days of almost |continunus storm. ! Two more deaths have | brought the toll, since the | blizzard started, to five known | to have perished. | Three others are missing and hope for them has van- ished. FREE COINAGE OF SILVER IS HOPE OF IDLE {Hesse Tells Chamber Re- monitization of Silver Basis of Recovery Declaring that remonitization of (silver is the only plan so far of- |fered that can halt current hard times and put idle labor back to work, W. A. Hesse, Territorial |Highway Engineer, today urged the |Chamber of Commerce to endorse the Wheeler bill for free coinage of silver. This was one of two measures on that subject that was yesterday tabled in the United States Senate. Mr. Hesse, disclaiming being an authority on the question, made ‘& forceful presentation in the few |minutes allotted to him. The sub- ject was taken under advisement by the Chamber pending a full re- port by the Executive Board, prob- ably next week. Hill Bill Endorsed of them developed weaknesses. En- tirely outside the system great field of banking, lncludmg some very strong institutions and | lay a\ The Chamber today approved {the report of Chairman H. L, Faulkner urging the approval of House Bill 13999, by Representa- tive Hill of Washington, which many weak ones and comprlsmv the Directors yesterday telegraphed in addition to the national banks to the Ways and Means Commit- a great host chartered under the|tee. This measure is designed to differing local banking laws of prcven! loss of revenue, to provide forty-eight states. |employment for labor, and to What it has come to is that thousands of American depositors are mourning their losses, while no depositor in the banks of Eng-| land, Canada or France has 1osLI a dollar of these deposits since the depression began. UNSOUND” ‘ zine of Wall Theodore M. Knappen “FAILED BANKS Writing in the Ma; Street, quotes a high banking authority as saying: “In the last four years there have been 5500 bank failures in the United States, and 5500 of them (the failed banks) were un- maintain industries and agricule iture of the United States against /the effects of depreciation in for- eign countries. The fisheries of Alaska, suffer- ing from competition of Japan whose currency is so depreciated in value that it offsets ocean freights and other bars of ordine ary times, would benefit largely from the enactment of such a law, it was pointed out. Heckman Plan Endorsed The recently suggested program advanced by former Senator J. R. Heckman of Ketchikan, calling for an extension of waters open sound.” (Continued on Page Three) ‘|to Alaska seiners and a limitation (ContmuM on Page Two) Engiand’s Royalty Studtes Problems of Idle Workers Ied and plans are being made for LONDON, Jan. 26.—Unemploy- more surveys this year. ment kept the royal family busy| Queen Mary, as patron of the in 1933 and promises to repeat in|Personal Service League,and Prince 1933. George, who has interested him- Led by the Prince of Wales one |self in Social Service, backed the of whose first speeches of the year efforts of the heir to the throne. was an appeal for social servnce.; An average of five engagements the family showed high interest in | a day were carried out by the King the welfare of the workers. |and Queen and their children. The Prince made four tours to Already the royal dairies for 1933 Jstudy conditions of the unemploy- are full of prvisional engagements,