The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 17, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLL, NO. 6290. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1933. ~ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BEER MEASURE IS SENT INTO CONFERENCE TODAY PRESIDENT IS MAKING IS SUE PERSONAL ONE Armed Forces of Nations Taken Up Directly with Diplomats CONFERENCES ARE HELD, WHITE HOUSE Envoys of Great Britain, France, Germany Are Summoned WASHINGTON, March 17. —All of the influence of President Roosevelt and the United States Government is| thrown inte a direct appeal to the key nations of Europe to join in definite cuts in| military strengths to preventi a mad race in armament| building. President Roosevelt threw| overboard the usual ways of| diplomacy and dealt directly| with foreign Ambassadors without recourse to the State| Department. I One after another, the of- ficial envoys of Great Bri- tain, France and Germany strode into- the presence - of the President at the White| House and left with positive assurances that America stands staunchly behind the| policy of less internationalf fear and suspicion of specific reductions in military power. ——— WORLD TURNS EYES TOWARD ITALIAN CITY Disarmament Conference| Between Two Nations Slated Saturday ROME, Italy, March 17.—Hopes| of the world for disarmament relief| from the theatening tension on the! frontiers of European countries,| turned today toward Rome as final| | | | | preparations were made for the| British and Ifalian conference r.o-1 mMorrow. Italy, which has been silent for a long time watching France car-| rying on negotiations for a united/ front with England and the United | States, proposes to keep the center| of the stage for some time. The conference tomorrow between Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon- ald, British Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon, and Premier Musso- lini, was arranged by the Italian Premier himself. The two British officials, now/ at Geneva, will arrive here late| tonight. FIFTY KILLED; - TRAINS CRASH MUKDEN, March 17.—Fifty Chi- nese and Japanese passengers were killed and more than 70 others were injured when a freight train crashed into a partially derailed ' passenger train between Changchit- uan and Supingkai. The derailment of the passenger train is blamed on Chinese brigands. — o WILL JOIN HUSBAND Mrs. Donald MacKinnon and baby will leave tomorrow morning on the Zapora for Craig to join Mr. MacKinnon who left for there several weeks ago. He is agent for the Standard - Oil = Company at Craig, | TWO TAX lof these, Representative JAPANESE IN SUCCESSFUL DRIVE INTO JEHOL” Soldiers of the Mikado were victorious in a drive against Jehol o province, quickly reaching their objective of Jehol City. At top is an armored train halted while infantrymen alight to deal with a. band of the enemy. Center: Japanese on the march in the province and (lower) they are attacking Chinese guerillas. (Associated Press Photos) Is to Be WASHINGTON, March 17—As |the World’s Fair won't come to # Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier will |come to the World's Fair! | This “visit” is being arranged by the National Park Service as a part of its participation in the Century censes Proposed— | "o 00 onition tn Chicago. A reproduction of Maqunt Rainier, Change School Tax n s |located in Rainier park in western Included in five new measures Washington, is bging prep‘\_red and appedring in the House of Repre- |ilS creators promise surprising real- sentatives today were designed to ism in the reproduction. increase Territorial revenues. One | Living pine and fir INTRODUGED IN HOUSE THIS A. M Increased Fishermen’s Li- BILLS “Mount to Makomet” Feat trees will | Taylor, | fringe the base of this man-made Enacted at Fair SENATE AMENDS fications and Lowers Limit on Salary |Measure Promised to Trav- dent. S open BILL REVISING SCHOOL SYSTEM |Clasifics: Residentit Oual-| ABRICULTURAL BILL MAY GET HARD HANDLING can be sold in the Territory. | el Tougher Road than . Other Proposals i HOUSE TO PROBABLY TAKE QUICK ACTION Senate Opposes Some Por- tions of Suggestions | | by Roosevelt ASHINGTON, March l7.—-PrES-!‘ ide: Roosevelt’s bold prescription for the' nation's agricultural ills is bound up.a rougher road than any of His three precious proposals for emergency' action during the past eight’days. Theére are signs of rebellion in the Democratic Senate ranks. | There is a possibility the House will pass the bill today. { Friends of the Administration’s program, although confident of its ultimate passage by the Senate, ad- mitted progress there will be slow- er than in the House. Some Sena- tors are objecting to the speed in whigh Congress is acting and also on the program which would place .Huge Film Ear tlin the hands of Secretary of Agri- culture Wallace powers to deal with problems of low prices, surplus produce and various other features in the bill proposed by the Presi- i | e : GRAND 16L0O IN 2ND DAY OF SESSION Election of Officers Tomor- row Afternoon — Grand Finale Tomorrow Night GLORIA SVANSON and The poverty that has been pinching i | | | | ports Glori Paris that they were obliged to wire | enabling them to return home. Hard Swanson for several months. The I of a plan to make a picture in Europe. made millions, her five mere recent 850,000, But i most of her s ornaments last Septel And on With presentation of resolutlons g 'y h tax | scheduled for late this afternoon or gam :n hx"l"nsg'; income. Although tomorrow and the election of of- star in 1931, was reputed to be a mill er. ficers for tomorrow’s meeting, the wealthy. Some years ago Farmer wa: third session of the twenty-fifth & wealthy American widow whom he annual convention of the Grand Mrs. Hubbard had died and left Far Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska, convened at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the ‘ child, B Huseano ( was reported that the crash o ipd her Hollywood ma m is still hale and hearty, despite her great get Michael, born in London last year. ROOSEVELT WORKS FOR DISARMAMENT Beer for Thirsty Alaskans WASHINGTON, March 17.—The beer bill now before Con- gress does not repeal the Alaska Dry Law but amends it so beer La Swanson Hit by Depression nings Swallowed Glamorous Screen Star and Husband Reported Stranded in Paris—Obliged to Cable Hollywood for Funds to Return Home, Insert )BABY BRIDGET everyone else Swanson, one of the most popular of th ing the rounds in Hollywood, whe: nd her hubby, Michael Farmer, to Miss Swan: luck has per: ntly haunted Miss ast blow of Fate was the collapse In the last few years, Gloria has pictures alone netting her a cool e stock market took financial difficulties n of $50,000 worth of ly recently the U. S. Government e star for $49,426—the amount said to be due Uncle Michael Farmer, who married the lionaire, the truth is that he is noti s legally adopted by Mrs. Hubbard, met in s. It was believed that ‘mer her wealth, but Mrs. Hubbard, . The Farmers have one' 1 O. O. F. Hall. The last business |meeting of the session will be held {in the hall tomorrow afternoon at |2 o'clock and the session will close FACE MURDER CHARCES OVER tomorrow night with a social even- | ing for members of the Pioneers| land the Auxiliary. { In the absence of Grand Presi-: Continuing its consideration to- day of the bill re-organizing the Territorial school system, the Sen- ate adopted amendments affecting |the method of organizing the pro- |posed Board of -Education and hunuing the salary of the Commi- sioner of Education. The measure was held in second |reading for tomorrow for addition- |al indicated amendment. The or- !lgiml measure gave the Board dis- cretionary power in the matter of |salary to the Commissioner, rang- ling from $5000 to $7,500. 1] Limit Is Reduced . An amendment ‘today was |adopted to limit the salary to mot |to exceed $5,000, with Senator | Walker opposing. He argued that |the Board ought to have the au- |thority to go higher if it was ne- |cessary to obtain the services of an |outstanding educator. The amend- ment was adopted without a record v Another amendment adopted re- quires a three years residence not ronly in the Territory but also in 'the Division as a qualification for Divisional membership on the |for the construction of an airport revives the fishermen’s license mountain. Artificial vegetation system, and the other, Representa- (Will continue up the mountain, tive Nordale, wipes out most of the |giving the impression of great dis- exemptions under the school tax tance. A water fall will gush from law, and extends its provisions to the right side. Modern refrigera- all persons over the age of 18 tion will make possible the re- years except soldiers, sailors, paup- creation of a miniature glacier on ers, insane persons or Territorial |the mount: charges. | R T i Volunteer firemen are stricken from the exemption list, and the‘MGRE MISERY provision in the existing law nmit-‘» ing the ages from 21 to 50 is also! stricken. The measure also re-| FUH SUFFERERS quires “any taxpayer claiming anf A exemption” fo file an afndavit’ £ stating “under which class of per-| . sons named he claims exemption.” | lN uuAKE ZONE Boosts Fishermen’s Licenses | 3 Two classes of fishermen's L-| B oo censes are boosted by Mr. Taylor's'Rain Fallmg at Long Beach bill, and a reduction is made on a Add D“ l third class. Non-resident seiners/ S'IO % icult and non-resident glllnetters are Sltuatlon raised from $10 each to $25, and the non-resident trollers’ tax is de-| LONG BEACH, Cal, March 17.— créased from $250 to $50. The‘Thns quake stricken area is be present non-resident trollers’ tax ' nit by a drizzling rain which has has been declared invalid by the'prought added misery to thousands Circuit Court of Appeals and all of homeless. taxes collected under it refunded. | Alghough shelter is found in some The bill also combines all former ‘ form or other for ' all refugees statutes covering fishermen’s li- during the night, there is no heat/Board. The fifth member at large censes Into the one law. NOiin puildings as the eity is without must have been & resident of the changes are proposed in resident g gas supply. | Territory three years, also. licenses. | The authorities admit the possi-, Pass Marriage Bills Seeks. Airport Funds / bility ‘of widespread cases of pneu- The Senate today passed Sen- Another measure by Mr. Taylor monia if the rain continues. ator Lomen’s bill creating the of- asks for an appropriation of $30,000 | fice of Marriage Commissioner and at Cordova. He also introduced Vegetables for Tickets \g:f:g:gm;x:u,‘:“a“hfidm: L;gn?: two other bills today. One seeks to' TOOELE, Utah, Mareh 17.—Tne ;. atute on marriage i. ’”“ amend Chapter 53 of the session !0cAl post of the American Legiol 'my. yote on both was un;:?;;:i laws of 1931 regarding the issuance 8ccepted vegefalies for admission ~ v oo joc bills were introd of bad checks by making it ap- 'O @ boxing program it sponsored |, "o genate yesterda; g \to aid in financing its free lunch . Ome, ‘jronm for children, «Continued o P‘BB_’I’II—;;' i (ContinueG on Page Three) dent George A McQuarrie, of Fair-| banks, who was unable to attend | |because of illness, Grand First| | Vice-President Alfred J. Lomen is! |conducting the mpeetings of the |present session. | Officers Present | Other officers of the Grand Igloo | |who are in attendance at this time | |are: Past Grand President, H. R.I MEDFORD, Oregon, March 17.— Shepard, Juneau; Grand Secreta.ry,"rhree persons today faced charges |George J. Love, Valdez; Grand of first degree murder following the Juneau; | fatal shooting yesterday of George BALLOT THEFT Constable Shet Down in Oregon—Three Per- sons Now in Jail |Treasurer, John Reck, Grand Chaplain, Rev. C. E. Rice, Prescott, Medford Constable, when Juneau; Grand Historian, Dr. w'ihe attempted to serve a warrant |H. Chase, Cordova; Grand Trustee, ion Llewellyn Banks, aged 62 years, |Andrew Nerland, Fairbanks. | political crusader and editor. | Delegates Attending i Banks was indicted with several | Delegates to the session Who are | others on a charge of stealing and |present are: 1Igloo No. 1, Nome,|destroying 10,000 ballots from the 2 “‘Eds‘;l b’l;;lenl- IJflmfis I:'a;v;fy, | Jackson County Courthouse on Feb- € an] ; Igloo No. 4, r- banks, Luther C. Hess, Andrew‘lmary o Admits Killing erland, Joe McDonald; Igloo No.| panks is held in the 6. Juneau, J. W. Meyers, E. F. Rod- | Grants Pass. The police said he T8, ©. W. Carter, Al Lund-|agmitted firing the shot that killed| strom; 1Igloo No. 7, Valdez, J. H.|prescott as the latter appeared a: Patterson; Tgloo No. 15, Anchorage, | the Banks' home to serve warrants H. H. MeCutcheon, Charles E.|jn connection with the batlot de-| Jones, Thomas J. McCroskey; Igloo | sirietion, on Banks, his wife and| jo. 16, immkflnrnp-‘;‘f:m"e' |E. A. Fleming, all in the house at| uxiliary De | 5 2 - Dy of Lhei::;’ ‘:::\e,;)wlvlir:.lfl?nko and Flem pioneers of Alaska who are az-} Ballot Theft ylflllll‘:ryfl;eo xl’re;eme V;i‘:“J;;:ii The ballot theft occurred on the Praski wkfl»‘:Q B e Aux’:weve of the recount demanded by ary N'o. ey 'Lonieuormer Sheriff Ralph Jennings who! Spickett, Gertrude Laughlin. contested the election of Sheriff| Commi jail ai| | Gordon Schermerhorn. The latter| was also arrested in connection| itlees At the first meeting, held ¥es-| pip the pallot theft. rday morning, Acting Grand| -esident Alfred J. Lomen ap- § | ointed & committee on credentials ' The number of motor vehicles nsisting of P. J. Gilmore, Nels |registered in Towa on November 1 Bl was 66,840 below tne total for the (Continued oy Page Seven) | same date in 1931 DELEGATE GETS ANNUAL LEAVE BASIS CHANGED Local Federal Employees Now Put on Par with Those in Panama Federal employees in Alaska are now on the same basis as those in Panama regarding their annual leave, according to a telegram re- ceived by The Empire from Dele- gate Dimond. He said he will ask President Roosevelt to make no pay cut affecting Alaskan employees. The President has discretionacy | powers under the Economy Act in | making cuts in salaries. The Dele- {gate will attempt to show him that no reductions are justified in Al- aska, In his telegram fo The Empire the Delegate said: “With kind and active assistance of Senators Dill and La Follette amendment obtained on floor, of Senate to Economy Bill placing Federal employees in Alaska on par with those in Panama regarding annual leave. “This is the best obtainable but will make an effort to convince President, who has discretionary powers under bill, that pay cut! should not apply to Alaska. Sen-| ate amendments have' been agreed| to by the House and bill now goes to the President.” ——————— Only 10 inspectors are employed | by the Ohio Public Utilities Com- mission to enforce laws regulating 1,700 motor freight lines and 300 BEVERAGE BILL PASSES SENATE, G0ES TO HOUSE [Amendments Are Made Which Call for Furth- ; . er Discussions ALCOHOLIC CONTENT SLIGHTLY REDUCED Sale to Minors, Also Wine Percentage Are Stumbling Blocks WASHINGTON, March 17. —The House today rejected the Senate amendments to the Beer Bill and sent it to conference this afternoon to compese differences between the two branches of Con- gress. The main stumbling block to an agreement is the differ- ence in the provisions regard- ing the alcoholic percentage in the beverage. The amendment forbidding the sale of beer to persons under 16 years of age and also allowing wine to have the same alcoholic content as beer are other proposals ob- jected to by the House. It is believed the House will hold strongly to 3.2 per cent alcoholic content and eliminate reference of sale to minors. The wine provision may also be rejected as it is expected a new wine bill will be pressed. BEVERAGE IN APRIL WASHINGTON, March 17.—The Senate has assured the nation’s thirsty that so far as the Federal laws go on beer, at least 3.05 per cent alcoholic content will be legal early in April. The Senate late yesterday adopt- ed the House Beer Bill by a vote of 43 to 30 after reducing the alcoholic content from 3.2 to 3.05 per cent. 3 The bill now goes back to the House for action on the amend- ments and indications last night were that the House will opposs the changes and send the bill i conference. Legalizes Wine The Senate also added an amend- ment to legalize wine of the same 3.05 alcoholic content and another amendment preventing the sale of the beverages to persons under 16 years of age. i The Senate rejected the proposal in the bill that advertising drinks (Cuntinuea on Page TWo) RECORD MADE BY ACTIVITY IN BUSINESS Headway During Past Week Has No Par- allel in 26 Years NEW YORK, March 17.—The statement of D un - Bradstreet, Incerporated, made this after- noon, said there is “now more buoyancy to the general com- mercial activity than in evi- dence in years.” The statement further assert- ed that progress made this week has restored confidence in all branches of industry. The business review said: “Taking the offensive through emphasis on expanded credit facilities ‘and determination of leaders or industry to carry on aggressively, the distinct head- way made the first week fol- lewing the financial crisis and cash stringency, has had no passenger bus lines parallel in 26 years”