The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 3, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLL, NO. 6254, “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME® PRICE TEN CENTY ALASKA PLANE MISSI JUNEAU, ALASKA, FR$AY, FEBRUARY 3, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS @ WITH 4 ABOARD ~ ‘MA’ FERGUSON et BODY FOUND-ON | HEXICAN BEACH IDENTIFIED NOW Man Is Not Former Fairbanks Resident, Missing with Wife DETECTIVES CONTINUE WORK, MYSTERY CASE Man Who Drove Thomp- son’s Car to Los Ange- les Is Questioed SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 3. e police have tentative- identified the body of the American found on the beach last month near Ensenada, Mexico, as that of Peter Rudstrom, aged 65, of San Diego, who has been missing since last November 2. He had been stabbed to death. While identification. is not positive, the police said the general description of the body fits Rudstrom and the clothing the same Rud- wore when last seen Mrs. Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson {Associated Press Photo) “Disarm For Peace’ Another Clue Gone body proves to be that of t will yzemove another few clues in the mys- ppearance of Charles and his wif,e former missing since Decem- If the Rudstrom ery di Thompson ans, while, Henry Peters, former employee in the distillery in which Tt e was part owner, has oned by Mexican and Angeles detectives after he them voluntarily in Los An- geles. He drove Thompson’s car across the border on the day they disappeared, December 5. Drove Car to Thompsons Peters asserted he drove the car to Los Angeles and turned it over to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. There is no explanation as why Rudsirom met his death. BARNER PUTS RESTRAINT ON REPUBLICANS Tarilf Raising Legislation Banned for Short Session to Carrie Chapman Catt, 74-year- old peace campaigner, urged suc. cess of the Geneva arms conference scheduled to reconvene later this the month as the first objective in world comity. She spoke at Wash- ington meeting of the woman’s (Associated Press Photo) . P Uz O [ er John N. Garner today disposed, of Republican attempts to force through tariff raising legislation no depreciated currency legis- Oppormn“y Given Young ation enacted this session. The . lon 1s too mportant for the! Democrat to Get His session with the Senate in S“lde Eally condition it is.” | Clark, son of the late Spea of the House, was this afternoon SA EL I svorn in as Senator from Mis- Bawes, who resfgned to let Clark IS SuchDE take his seat for training before he starts out March 4 on his ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 3. was elected last Noveimber. self to death at Wassila. He had been suffering from cancer. The ARTIAL LAw body was brought here yesterday JUNEAU CITY COUNCIL IS MEETING TONIGHT 8| |—which even conference on war's cause and cure, WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Speak- HAWES QUITS n the declaration “there will e eration it would receive at i | WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Champ souri, succeeding Senator Harry \regular 6-year term to which he Samuel King, old-timer, shot him-| by plane. | BUCAREST, Feb. 3.—Martial law “The bi-monthly meeting of the will be declared in Rumania fto- Juneau City Couneil will be held night. ¥ this evening in the Council cham-' The drastic measure is adopted to bers in the City Hall. Routine and|curb unrest and agitation which is other business *before the Councll‘;reaching perilous dimensions will be taken care of, Jthroughout the nation, ANOTHER CLUE IN THOMPSON CASE SEEMS REMOVED TAKES OFFICE took the oath for her former post governor of Texas in inauguration ceremonies at Austin. Chief Jus- tice C. M. Cureton (left) of the Texas supreme court is shown adminis- tering the oath, as former Gov. James E. Ferguson (center) looks on. Groggy Congress Carrying On But Punch Is Gone, It’s All In By BYRON PRICE J»(hlrl‘ of Bureau, The Associated Washington.) To all intents and purposes, the -Second Congress may be as through. Groggy from n fantastic gyraflons, it ap- to have no punch left in stem. It awaits only the fi- ! bell on March 4 to retire it m Ythe political arena. Speaking of it in the past tense many of its own e very glad to do— is moving ahead to of the Congress that is The question is: What to come. next? The first thing to be remember- ed about the new Senate and House is that they were swept into power in the great 1932 up- I 1 of discontent. And two cations attach to that cir- is that the unwiedly Demo- cratic majorities in both branches were established through election of a ticket headed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and therefore might be cted, normally, to look to him for legislative leadership. The other is that this will not be a ncrmal Congress at all, for will have in it an extraordin- ary assortment of mnewcomers, many of them belonging to far- scattered independent wings of the party. LEADERSHIP A QUESTION How. these fwo considerations will play against each other—that is, whether Mr. Roosevelt can at- tain a dependable working leader- ship—is certain to become almost at once the interesting and im- portant question. The new Senate will meet im- mediately after inauguration to confirm the Cabinet: appointments. Fresent plans are to prolong the s n to try for ratification- of the Ilong-pending World Court protocol. No one knows now whether the rt Senate session will see the ual spectacle of a genuine contest over Cabinet confirmations, ut it is possible. ~What does cem certain is that a bitter de- bate will center around the World Court. That may develop Mr. Roosevelt's first actual test. But if the administration does fail to get the court ratified, it need not be decisive as to admin- istration prestige. It will be re- membered that Presidents Hard- ing, Coolidge and Hoover all sought ratification and failed to get it., BIG PROBLEMS LOOM The more significant develop- ments will follow the beginning of the general April session. It is taken for granted Mr. Roosevelt will begin by asking for (Continued on Page Two) REDUCTION IN WAR DEBTS IS BRITISH AIM Cancellation Also to Be Discussed at Coming Conference CAMPAIGN TO SHOW U. S., IS MAPPED OUT Everything md in Abey- ance Until Ambassador Reaches London LONDON, Feb. 3.—Great Britain hopes to convince the American people that a dras- tic scaling down or even can- cellation of war debts will not only benefit the United States but the whole world. It was officially stated to- day in highest Government quarters that Great Britain plans to inaugurate its cam- paign for a reduction in war, debts or cancellation as soon as Sir Ronald Lindsay, Brit- ish Ambassador returns here from the Umted States. The Ambassador held a “Lame Duck” Battle W on, Norris Won’t Rest; He Girds for New Fight on Muscle Shoals NOT REPORTED WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—A 10- year fight to abolish “lame duck” sessions of Congress has ended in a victory for Senator George W. Norris, but there’s no resting on L:\ laurels for the veteran Nebras- ki legislator. ‘Already Norris is elbow-deep in ehother great battle—the bill to pht Muscle Shoals into operation. And again, the chances for vic- téry seem to be brightening. {Even before the ‘lame duck” ninendment became a part of the nstitution, it was for its sponsor aj pleasant memory of a great fight suceessfully completed. Victory For the People “This is a victory for the peo- ple” said Norris, speaking of the ratification of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution which provides for each regular session of Congress beginning on January 3, each year, and every new President being inaugurated on January 20. “It's the greatest 'victory for the people in a gen- ation. “I knew a year ago the victory was won. As a matter of fact, a word from the right place would have put it through any time dur- ihe the Harding, Coolidge or Hoo- ver Administrations, but we never got the word. Now it's gone clear through as an expression of the people. Progressives With Him “The progressives have 4I1Wways been with me,” Norris said, speak- conference with President-| Elect Roosevelt at Warm| Springs, Georgia, several da. 2go and is now enroute here| from the United States. | The big conference between the two nations will take place in Washington next month. HOUSE GETS BUSY, PASSES MONEY BILL Independent Offices Ap- propriation Measure Finally Approved WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. — Lat this afternoon the House passed the billion dollar appropriation bill for independent offices of the Gov- ernment and which provides for eighteen million dollars more for veterans’ expenditures than for the present year. The Federal Trade Commissior lost $300,000 increase in the bil which was struck out. The Veterans’ Administration ge's $966,838,000. The Trade Commission gets $500,- SEN, COUTENS TURNED DOWH WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. — The Senate Military Committee toda rejected Senator Couzens’ propost to use army posts to care for un- employed youths who are roaming? the country. JUNEAU WATER CO. OFFICE TO BE MOVED The office of the Juneau Waler Company will be moved this week from its present location in B. M. Behrends Bank building o Third Street to the office of H R. Shepard and Sons, two door south in the same building, accord- ing to John Reck, Manager. | | reporter. | Fairbanks High School | tended ing of the ten years of patience behind him in eradicating the sys- tem whereby a legislator, rejected in November could continue to act for the state until March 4, the following year. “Under a domocratic form of government the wishes of the peo- ple should become law as soon as they are known,” he said. “Under the old form the men elected to enact those wishes must stand by end see those repudiateed at the polls legislate. It's the people who have won,” he reiterated. Getting back to that Muscle Shoals battle that now is engag- ing his attention, Norris has to change his sentences around con- January. Ratification of the 20th amendment to States won for Senator George W. Norris his long battle against “lame duck” sessions of Congress. The new amendment provides for starting Congress sessions and inaugurating new Presidents in the constitution by 36 stantly, since he speaks at first lvs though the fight already were won. rects himself, smiling at his own enthusiasm and optimism. “There’s a big difference in the two bills,” he points out. “The lame duck amendment touches a fundamental principle of govern- reent. Muscle Shoals will be—" again he hesitates and smiles— expression of a principle of gov- ernment. It will mean the estab- lishment of a yardstick whereby we can measure the cost of a necessity of life, a measure of the clharge private companies can make “that is, it should be a concrete | jwho are with me—yes, “Muscle Shoals will see—that is, [ happy about Tt, too. it will if the bill passes,” he cor- seem worried, at all | oy private homes. “Yes, I'm ready for the fight.” And he looks ready. He looks He doesn't He recently made a visit with the President- Eiect to the government's war- time plant through which he hopes to provide the country cheap wa- ter power through government op- eration of hydro-electric plants, “I'll introduce the Muscla Shoals bill immediately in the special ses- sion of Congress,” he said. “Those I'm not alone. Organization? Oh, nothing definite. That always follows op- ening of action.” But his smile bespeaks his con- fidence. DIMOND NAMES FAIRBANKS MAN FOR SECRETARY Bob Bartlett, Associate Edi- tor of News-Miner, Is Given Post E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, Fairbanks newspaper man, will go to Wash- ington with Delegate-Elect An- |thony J. Dimond as his private secretary. His appointment was made public today by Mr. Dimond. Mr. Bartlett is Associate Editor |of the News-Miner of the Interior city, working his way up from He is a graduate of the and at- the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines for some - time. His father, Ed. Bartlett, is one of the pioneers of the north, for- merly residing in Valdez and go- ing to Fairbanks during the stam- pede days of that camp. Bob was born in Fairbanks and has lived there continuously since. He was married some two years ago to Miss Vida Gaustad, daughter of former Senator O. P. Gaustad, of Fairbanks. Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett probably’ will leave Fairbanks late this month for Washington, in time to be there for the inauguration of Pres- ident Roosevelt. >-ee — Seward Creek Control Bill Given Approval ——————— MRS. M. ROSS OF SKAGWAY WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. — The Senate Commerce Committee has GOES SOUTH ON ALASKA Mrs. M. Ross, of Skagway scuthbound on the steamer ka for medical treatment for injured foot, Currency Inflation Enactment of Any Measure on Issue This Session Abandoned WASHINGTON, Feb. 3—Cur- sion of Congress became an even sors of immediate cash bonus pay- ment let it be known today they have postponed further action un- til the special session in April. Senator Wheeler of Montana, ex- pressed the opinion that the rest of the word cannot be put back the United States lets go much of he said, silver should be remone- tized. Must Give Up Gold give up part of their gold,” said Senator Wheeler, “Silver is not get inflation. debtor class by a simple inflation of currency and reduction of the legal content of gold in the dollar but you cannot help the world commodity prices and that is where the trouble lies.” e e RADIO MAN FROM ST. PAUL AND FAMILY ARE ON THEIR WAY SOUTH A. V. Sumrall, connected with Goes Over rency inflation at the present ses-| on a Gold Standard basis unless | faborably reported a House bill - calling for a War Department’s|the U. S. Naval radio station at - estimate .for proper maintenance|St. Paul Island, and his family an of flood control works on Lowell|are on their way to the States on Creek, Seward, Alaska, the steamer Alaska, | | “To put the rest of the world | having on the Gold Standard, this coun-il‘i‘l‘ daughter had met with mis- try and PFrance would have to | fortune. A DREAM COMES TRUE; 15-YEAR OLD GIRL DIES Mother Had Premonition of Tragedy—Daughter’s Body Is Found MINEOLA, N. Y., Feb. 3. — A mother’s premonition proved true more remote possibility as spon- | when she objected but finally con- sented to allow her fifteen4year- old daughter, Helen O’Connor, to spend last Friday night with friends. Last night the father viewed the body of his daughter in un- derbrush which also covered it. It did not appear to be an assault case as stains on the torn clothing its stock’ of gold; consequently, are believed to have been made by some dark liquid hurled at the girl, according fo the police. The girl's mother today told of had a dream indicating A week ago this afternoon, when the girl asked her mother if she a new or untried experiment. Re- could spend the night with friends, monetization of silver is the saf-|Mrs. O'Connor at [first objected, est and easiest way the world can |then said: You can help the|any attention to my foolish wor-| “Go ahead, dont pay ries, dear.” SCIENTISTS T0 MEET IN FALL LEICESTER, England, Feb. 3— The annual meeting of the Bri ish Association for the Advance- ment of Science will be held Sep-| ! ON NOME TRIP Left McGrath Last Tues- day for Seward Pen- insula City OLDTIMERS OF NORTH ARE ABOARD AIRCRAFT Search Is M;Ee Over Dis- trict, No' Trace—Furth- er Hunt on Today ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 3.—Pilot Robert Reeves, fly- ing an independent cabin plane with Ole Hays, wife and 4-months’ old baby as passengers, left McGrath Tuesday morning, in partly cloudy weather, for Nome, via Kaltag. They have not yet reported at Kaltag. Matt Nieminen cruised _northward of McGrath yes- |terday but found no signs of the plane. Several planes will cruise _ |the area today in a search. The missing plane carried emergency food supplies, ex- press and snowshoes. The Hays family took the plane at Seward last Sunday for Nome, having arrived on a steamer from Seattle. Hays and his wife are oldtimers of Nome. The temperature in the district where the plane is missing is 10 | degrees below zero. Government and amateur radio | stations, and the Pacific Alaska Airways radio stations are keyed in for any information regarding the missing plane and those aboard. BULLET KILLS YOUNG BRIDE OF AGED MAN Wedding Celebration in Pittsburgh Interrupt- ed by Son of Groom PITTSBURGH, Penn., Feb. 3.— The wedding celebration of Jokn Coyne, aged 66, and his 20-year- old bride, Irene Carbert, was in- terrupted last night by the man's 22-year-old son who shot and kill- ed the bride and beat his father urconscious with a hammer. Guests at the celebration fled as John Coyne Jr, fired the fatal shot, killing the bride: The young man told the police he flew here from Detroit in hopes of halting the wedding. Coyne, Senior, is in a serious condition. -~ — SCHOOL BONDS FOR FAIRBANKS WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. — The Senate yesterday passed and sent to the White House the bill to permit the issuance of bonds for replacing the school house which burned recently at Fairbanks, Al- SOCIALISTS T0 HELP DALADIER PARIS, Feb. 3.—Sdcialists in the tember 6-12 in Leicestgr under | Chamber of Deputies this after- the presidency of Sir F. Gowland noon voted to support the Govern= Hopkins, president of the Royal ment, virtually "assuring Premier Society, Daladier a majority,