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

VOL. XLL, NO. 6316, JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1933. * MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS — — LEGISLATURE PLANNING INDUCTION OF GOV. TROY JAPANESE ADVANC CHARGE MADE | N More Plums Today, Boyst” NEW INSURMNGE| THROUGH AREA OF AMERICANS Intensive Drive Started with Bombing Planes and Autillery TOWNS ARE FALLING BEFORE MANCHUKUANS Chinese Reported Fast Re-| treating Toward Sea- port Chinwangtao PIEPING, China, April 17.— Bombing planes and heavy a.rtilleryj went into action today on a large; scale as. the Japanese sent the en-! tire Chinese Army in the coast region, in North China proper, flee- ing to the south bank of the Lwan River. This is the first intensive Japanese advance in the Pieping-{ Tientsin international treaty area| where there is considerable Ameri-| can and foreign interests. Towns Fall Changli, where the American Methodist Mission is situated, and| numbers of other towns to the north-| east, fell in rapid order to the| Japanese-Manchukuan army. Japanese airplanes are reported; to have dropped hundreds of bombs‘I bstween one and three miles from the big seaport of Chinwangfac then began the real offensive fol- lowing the aerial bombardment. . Attagk.Is Made Following - the air attack, the| Manchukuan troops attacked ‘tae Chinese lines with fisld guns aided | by range finding airplanes. The Chinese are reported to be| fleeing and refugees are streaming into Kailen, which is in the hands of the British. E IN CHIN £ With hands upraised in a gesture ronage, is pictured as he confronted plun view in_his office at the capital. ng job seekers from all over the Postmaster General James Farley, who has charge of Democratic pat- . to declare a moratorium on interviews in order to devote some time to his regular duties. of either resignation or despair, a throng of seekers after political arley has been kept so busy inter- country that he has been compelled SHARP FIGHTS BEING FOUGHT OUT, GONGRESS :jlnflation and Arms Em- Several Influences Cause bargo Two Issues in Controversy WASHINGTON, April 17.—Two STOCK MARKET SOBEY TODAY; PRICES DROP i i i i { { Depressed Feeling in Share Quotations | NEW YORK, April 17. —Stocks f { He would serve at a salary not to BILL TENDERED BY 2 MEMBERS Industrial Insurance Act Introduced 'in House by Lingo, Green Repeal of the existing Territorial Workmen'’s Compen: substitution therefor is provided for in House Bill No. 66, introduced today by Representatives Lingi Fourth, and Green, First Divisi It is a measure to create a Tersi torial industrial insurance coms: mission. It is, apparently, modeled after the Washington and British Co- lumbia systems. No rates are fixed by it, that matter having been left in the hands of the Commission sought to be created. It was re- ferred to the Committee on'Labor. Reduced Current Rates The bill proposed a 10 per canfi reduction in the rates of compensa- tion that are mnow effective for employees accidentally killed or injured in industry. It also pro- vides*for a levy of one per cent on the wages of all employees &s their share of the funds necessary to operate the system. The rest uf the burden is placed on industry itself. The measure provides for a Com- mission, to be known as the In- dustrial Insurance Commission, and composed of the Auditor ‘and Treasurer, and a third man to be clected by the Territorial Legisla- ture t0.$erve. untll the. next eral eleotion when ' his® successor would be elected by popular vote. éxceed $3,600 per year. The Commission would have the power to employ assistants; to fix rates of levy against the several industries and to do any and all With the uncovering of the Joaquin river, 40 miles from M in open tribunal and upon being ton for marital infidelity. Leon Kalayaan, the mystic organization, (Associated Press Photos) YOUNG WOMAN V g ICTIM OF FILIPINO CULT MURDER A PROPER NEW GOVERNOR DUE TO ARRIVE EARLY TUESDAY |Juneau Man, Named Ex-~ ecutive, Arriving on Yukon, 3:30 -AM. \LEGISLATORS SUGGEST PLAN OF INDUCTION | Desire Ceremony to Take Place Before It Possibly Tuesday Afternoon 3 . \ shallow grave of Mrs. Celine Novarro (left), on Jersey island in the San artinez, Cal., came the arrest of 10 persons. Police said she was “trie condemned buried alive according to the edict of a Filipino cult in Stock- Kantinello (center), head of Maria Clara No. 15 of Kapaled Kasaringlan and Mrs. Leon Kantinello (right) are two of those under arrest. by Witnes ISHER FOLK T0 MAKE PLEA T0 RODSEVELT Winnie Ruth J luld,— _Slayer of Juneau Women, Is Said HIS WAY TO U, § FOR CONFERENGE Former French Premier “ Has Proposal to Make on War Debts LE HAVRE, France, April 17— Former French Premier Herriot left for Washington today to lay the ground for an eventual French ses to Be Insane \ it ; FLORENCE, Arizona, ‘April 17— {While Mrs, Winnie Ruth Judd oc- |cupied the attention of matrons !with .a mild attack, of apparent |hysteria and threatened to throw herself out of a window, Warden | A. G. Walker, of the Arizona State ! Prison; Assistant Warden E. H} Shute and four matrons told the | |sanity jury Saturday they believed the condemned woman was insane. Time Grows Short | HERRIOT IS ON At informal sessions held this afterncon, members of | the Senate and House voted |unanimously to meet early | tomerrow morning and pro- ceed in a body to greet Gov- ernor John W. Troy on his arrival at 3:30 a.m. t John W. Troy, incoming | Governor of Alaska, whose candidacy for the office re- ceived Territorial - wide en- ' dorsement of all political par- ies and whese nomination and confirmation was greeted with widely expressed gratis fication, will arrive here at '3:30 ‘am. tomorrow on the Alaska Line steamer "Yukonh, | preparatory to assuming the | duties of that office. Just when he will officially take the oath of office had |not been decided today, al- proposal to pay a lump sum for though there was a desire the outstanding war debt owed the | among members of the Al- tinder box issues around which | Were distinctly soggy today and |burning sparks of controversy have Prices slid off during the first hour things required to administer the law. However, the cost of admin- New England Coast Skip- As the second day of the hearing closed, Mr. Judd, confessed slayer ynpited States. THOUSANDS €0 TOCHURCH ON | EASTERSUNDAY Christendom Celebrates 1900th Anniversary | | of Resurrection i |arms |been falling for days, inflation and embargo, to votes today as Congr ed the sixth full week of the e session. President Roosev ched with interest the Senate’s h on tihe inflation question that rounded out more of his democracy emerz- ency program. At the same time the President speeded his prepara- tions for his International Economi conferences with world statesmen. The 30-hour week is also fur- nishing a snarl. Speaker Rainey added his NEW YORK, April 17—Easter Hosannas, praise and joy ascended | throughout the world Sunday Christendom celebrated the Nine- | teenth Hundredth anniversary of | the urrection of Christ. | Churches in America were crowd- | ed and other thousands of wor-| shippers attended outdoor sunrise services. The Metropolitan streets display- ed the usual finery though in many places the paraders were shrouded with umbrellas to protect them from drizzling rains. PRESIDENT AT CHURCH WASHINGTON, April 17.—Presi- dent Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt attended church Easter Sunday. Earlier in the day Mrs. Roosevelt attended the Knight Templar Sun- rise Service, BENEDICTION BY POPE VATICAN CITY, April 17—Pope Pius Eleventh addressed 100,000, in- cluding many Americans, massed in St. Peters Square yesterday and for the first time in 63 years, the Pontiff of the Roman church im- parted an Easter benediction as the faithful knelt in reverence. IN JERUSALEM JERUSALEM, Apr#l 17.—Simple but impressive Baster services were held here Sunday. Activities cen- itered at the Holy Sepulchre. Ninety-six and Half Pound Gold Brick Packed Out QUESNEL, B. C., April 17— Lashed to a prospector’s pack- board, two Provincial policemen brought a 9% pound gold brick, worth $30,000, down from the Caribou Gold Quartz com- pany operating on Cow moun- tain. The brick will be taken to Vancouver, today to the sho ng for i “there is a strong sentiment throughout the country for infla- @S \tion and the sentiment is rapidly |Dupont, Union Pacific, Santa Fe| .| while crystalizing in the House for Perzonally, I am for it. The trou {is the silver advocates cannot agree | New Jer on any one plan.” HOUSE ADOPTS RESOLUTION WASHINGTON, April 17.—The House late today adopted the arms embargo resolution granting the President power to prevent ship- ment of arms to warring nations. Considerable opposition is indicated in the Senate. KIDNAP YOUTH, HOLD HIM FOR LARGE RANSOM |Seventeen-Year-Old Son of Jake, the Barber, Is Held for $100,000 CHICAGO, Ill, April 17.—John Jake (the Barber) Factor, fighting extradition to England on charges of swindling investors cut of $8- 000,000 told the authorities today {it will be impossible for him to raise $100,000 demanded by the \kidnapers for the return of his 17-year-old son Jercme. The kidnaping was uncovered by the authorities when it was learned Factor had appealed to the under- ‘world to help return his son. Jerome Factor, student at the Northwestern University, was kid- naped from his mother’s apartment, Factor’s first wife, Jast Wednesday. name, due to a trust fund by 'his father, recovering by the middle of 'the "day o to recede again during the last hour. The market closed| with numerous losses of from one| to three points. The final tone was weak. Depressing Tufluences Profit taking on last week’s rise, uncertainties over the inflation controversy in Congress, first quarter earnings statements and a sag in some of the leading com- modity markets, all tended to de- press the share market. Many Losses | of two to three points| appeared for Allied Chemical, Am- erican Telephone and Telegraph,! off around one point were| ! American Sugar, Standard Oil of y, Case, North American, | |New York Central. Rails were particularly heavy but| | closed steady. | | Gold mining issues were firm | with Homestake up three points. | Many food shares were about | steady. | | | CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, April 17.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14, American Can; |61%, American Power and Light j 4%, Anaconda 7%, Bethlehem Steel| | Calumet and Hecla 2%, Fox Films 1, General Motors 13’ ternational Harvester 23%, Kenne-| cott 11%, North American. 17% Packard Motors 17%, United States| | Steel 32%. - - eee—— ICKES, OHLSON TALK RAILROAD Secretary of Interior and General Manager Hold | | Conference ‘ { WASHINGTON, April 17—Sec- | retary of Interior Ickes has begun |to study the Alaska Railroad prob- | {lems preliminary to mapping out the future general policy with re-| gard to the government owned | property. [ Col. Otto F. Ohlson was confer-{ ring with the Secretary for more than an hour last Saturday. The He is a millionaire in his own |General Manager of the railroad |tion 1, Chapter 1, Session Lavs will continue conferences wiia Sec- retary Ickes for several days, |in a |Section 26, - Ohapter 13, istration is fixed at not to exceed 10 per cent of the total receipts. Other Bills Introduced Nine other bills were introduced in the House today. Another by (Continued on Page Three) DEVANE SEE ANE SEEKS ABOLITION OF ALS, GAME COM. Declares Acts Oppressive —Urges Repeal of Law | —Six Bills Brought in Abolition of the Alaska Game Commission and repeal of the Alas- ka Game Law is urged on Congress memorial introduced in the Senate today by Senator DeVane, Fourth Division. It characterizes the activities of that body as pressive and repugnant to a I majority of the people of the ' ritory.” Transfer from Congress to the Legislature of power to legislate upon game and fur resources is| sought. Pending that, the President | is requested to “immediately ganize” the Commission by appo ing new members, two of shall be actively engaged. in raw fur industry. ‘Weuld Exempt Indians It further asks that native In- dians be exempted from the pr visions of the Alaska game law and its regulations to the extent that they may be allowed to take game for food when in need of i and such fur as may be requ. for clothing at all times regard of regulations. The relief of present Executive Officer, H | Terhune is requested and his placement by a bona fide Al Six new bills were introduc the Senate today, bringing t tal up to 81. One by the Judic Committee, No. 76, seeks to = sion | Laws of 1919, concerning ndi- tional contract sales by providing a method of recinding such con- tracts and recovery of goods part thereof. Another proposed to amend “" |the former Nan ~ SLAYER pers to Sail Boat Di- rect to Washington GLOUCESTER, Mass, April 17. —The fisher folk, painfully aware that New England’s oldest indus- try is in a' bad way, have decided | to see if President Roosevelt can't do something about it. The Gloucester men have manned the schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud with a crew of fishing skippers and will sail this week for Washington, D. C, to carry a plea direct to the President for aid. The Thebaud, with the battered winter rig, will sail up the Potomac, where no other New England fish- ing schooner has ever sailed be- fore, and drop the hook in the Capital City’s back yard and those aboard will try and show th¢ Pres- ident and Congress that only im- mediate assistance will save the in- dustry from disaster. Barring Japanese and Canadian fish on the American markets through tariffs is one objective of the skippers who will be their own spokesmen. I SR T LOUIS SHAFER PASSES AWA SEATTLE, April 17.—Louis Sha- fer, aged 80 years, grandfather of Ann Miller, now the Maharani Sharmishtabai Hol- kar, died last night at the home of his d@aughter, Mrs. Jennie Miller. Shafer spent 15 years in Alaska, particularly the XKlondike, where he struck it rich. e OF 6 IS CONVICTED SEATTLE, April 17.—Marcelino ' |Julian has been convicted of first degree murder as the result of his wild dash through downtown streets last Thanksgiving day, slaying six persons and injuring 13 with a knife. “Good, good,” said the Filipino, when the jury recommended against the death penalty but find- _|ing him’ sane. He was tried for only one death, (Continued on Page Th s "uf Agnes Anne LeRoi, nurse, Miss Hedvig Samuelson, teac both of Juneau, Alaska, had only | five more days of life unless the ! {jury decides she is lawfully a sub- | | ject for confinement in an asylum | er, instead of death on the gallows ments, Eobports sweatvad sl Sisin Romc;aska Legislature to have it are to the effect that an Italian|occur without delay. In this representative ‘to the conferénce|line, a telegram was i with President Roosevelt, will also| ) t, ik i n;( nh‘ls(ent h;{n take up war debts as well as tarifts | 380 RIE t at Ketchikan ask- in accord with International agree- | ing that thé ceremony take | place in the presence of the REMAINS SILENT | Legislature and that the oath WASHINGTON, April 17.—Gov-|be administered by = mem- | i iber of that body. | Leaves It to Juneau | Mr. Troy, himself, has made no idefinlte plans for the ceremony. This was revealed in‘a special press !dispav.ch received today by The Em=« | pire from its Ketchikan corres« | pondent which quoted him as say= | ing his formal induction into office would be left to the judgment of his friends here. It is believed he will be pleased to aecede fo | the suggestion of the Legislature |that the ceremony take place be- fore that organization. The Legislature had suggested that it meet Mr. Troy on his ar- rival here and escort him to the Capitol for the induction without |delay. Owing to the inconvenient hour of arrival of the steamer on which he is a passenger it was generally believed that this plan would not be carried out. Most of the Legislators, however, have signified their intention to be at the dock to greet Mr. Troy when he arrives tomorrow morning. | May Occur Later Some of the members of the Leg- islature expressed themselves today as favoring inducting Mr. Troy into (Continued on Page Two) | {next Friday. Jury Called Gangsters jgangsters. As their names were ernment officials remained silent |called she suddenly half rose in today on the question of war debts jand exclaimed: “They're gangsters, | e o BANK ROBBERS “She told me nobody is going to ‘take me out of here. I won't hang. ' 3 Tl stay right here. T'll fight. Il ARE SURPR|SED; | choke myself, bite into the veins of | land kill me.” ) FLORENCE, April 17—Mrs. 1. Night Policeman Pays with |J. McKinnell, mother of Mrs, 4 r Judd, | 1ife when Discovers yfrom the galléws, revealed to the | |lunacy jury today that there was | | SEDRO WOOLLEY, Wash., April ter's ancestry. She said the strain '17.—The body of Carl Strom, aged ancestry. 'a 'warehouse near the Bingham Mrs. McKinnell said she believed 'State bank. Officers said he had .'sa_ne all her life. The Rev. Mc- attempted to rob the bank and were {Kinnell, father of the condemned 'surprised by Strom mony, Lights were still burning on his ‘ i cacoa. - ) auto near the bank. | | cracksmen who took him away and 5 ) |killed him, I ‘i WASHINGTON, April 17.—United . | Washington, told the Military Af- Togethgr for Trip {fairs Committee last Saturday afi- to" Coast was Secretary of Navy under Pres- | NEW YORK, April 17—Col. ident Hoover, the Bremerton Navy Lindbergh, for the first time since pany in which Adams was inter- their flight to the Orient via Alas- ested. air together soon. They are going ment in supporting government op- to fly to San Francisco over the eration of the Muscle Shoals power | Western Airline, Inc, on an inspec- ments of the Tacoma Municipal tion trip. Col. Lindbergh is techm-lplanz that it was unable to meet ) Mrs Judd called the jury twelve | her chair, eyes fixed on the men, owed by foreign debtor nations. } Her prison matron told the jury: I won't go to an insane asylum, my arm so air will enter my heart | UFFIGER sH uT MOTHER TESTIFIES 1 o |attempting to save her daughter | Bandit o Work @ strain of insanity in her daux:h-’ lwas on both sides of her parents' '35, night policeman, was found in |her daughter was more or less in-'been shot to death by men who |woman, substantiated her testi-| Strom was shot in the chest. | Officials said Strom surprised the WITHWIFE,T0 ’ | Couple Wlll Soon Take All States Senator Homer T. Bone, of hbals jernoon that when Francis Adams Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Yard furnished power for a com- | ka, two years ago, will take the| Senator Bone made the state- route of the Trans-Continental and system. He testified to refute state- | cal advisor of the line, the needs of its customers. Former Secretary of Navy in ' Hoover’s Cabinet Is Shown Up He said further that the Puget Sound Power and Light Company of Seattle, suffering from a power | “shortage,” had a tie-in with the Government's steam plant at Bremerton Navy Yard. I im gated and found Secretary was listed as & director in Stone and Webster Company. Puget Sound company is a and Webster company and retary had a monetary the Company the Navy during a shortage drought. The iz :Eggfiisifi