The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 18, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIL, NO. 6472. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ' GERMANY ASKS RE | EQUALITY DEMAN GIGANTIC NAZI | ORGANIZATION 1S UNEARTHED Movement [s Nation-wide in Austria Accord- ing to Probers ARMY OFFICERS,ACTIVE AND RETIRED, LEADERS! Plots Are Discovered Cen- tering in Garrisons n Little Country | VIENNA, Oct. 18—A nation-i Nazi military organization has loped in Austria despite the| ap of the party’s dissolution | s country. = he wide: ad movement came | ht today as Government in«l vestigators continued to probe the alleged Nazi plots at the Linz | Garrison and elsewhere to seize arms and ammunition for use “in further action.” Cutstanding in the new disclos- | ures is the fact that Nazi storm troops are no longer organized by civilians but are in the hands | of Austrian army olficers either‘ active or recently retired. | ——————————— ICKES IS TO PROTECT HIS | NEW OIL PLAN Interstate Shipments in Ex- cess of Allotments to Be Prevented WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—Secre-| of Interior Ickes who is Oil tor, has taken a move to protect the newly elected price structure in the oil industry. He| announced he will use the full force | of his powers on November 1 to prevent interstate shipments of oil produced in excess of Federal allot- ments. MARSHAL WHITE T0 TAKE FOUR. PRISONERS OUT Will Leave on Steamer Yu- kon Thursday with Four for McNeil Island To take four prisoners to be~ gin their terms in the Federal pris- on at McNeil's Island, United States Marshal Albert White will leave tomorrow on the steamer Yukon for Seattle. He will be absent about ten days. Those to be taken south are: Julius Hawkins, sentenced to serve 13 years for sodomy; Charles Pierce, four years and two months for larceny; C. W. Nichols, 16 months for larceny; and Lawrence' Bos, 15 months for larceny. All of these defendants pleaded guilty last week and were sen- tenced by Judge Alexander. — o Admi MRS. SHORT-FOSTER DIES IN SEATTLE FROM STROKE Mrs. Short-Foster, owner of the Clarence Boarding House, who went south for her health in June fol- lowing a_stroke of paralysis, died in Seattle ten days ago according to word received here. Funeral services were held in Seattle and the remains were cremated there, in accordance with her wishes. Mrs. Foster, who had lived in Juneau for many years, is survived by her husband and a seven-year-old son, Clarence. Mr. Foster is a well "GET LICENSE, BUT ‘NO | Despite a hurried trip to Las 'Vegas, license to wed, both Lupe Velez, vivacious lif Johnny Weissmuller, former world Nev.,“where they obtained a ttle Mexican actress, and 's swimming champion and now a film player, were emphatic in their statements that no ceremony was performed. “We might get married years from now,” said Miss Velez. DESPERADO IS : READY TO QUIT; PROPOSAL MAI]E{ “Pretty Boy” Floyd Makes| Offer to Gov. Murray to durrender OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. 18.—Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd is said by Gov. Willlam H. Mur- ray to have offered to give him- self up. The word that he was ready to surrender was taken to the Gov- ernor by one of Floyd's emissar-; les. Floyd was wounded in a gun- fight near Coal Gate several weeks ago. The much - sought - after man made a condition of surrender that the state does not seek the death penalfy. Gov. Murray sent word back that he could not make any deal like that and further said: “We will get him yet.” — BIG BOND ISSUE OVERSUBSCRIBED WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—Pres- ident Roosevelt announced this af- ternoon that the Treasury’s offer the half a billion dollar new bond issue has been over-subscribed nearly four times. Farm Women Urge Road Beauty Plan in Carolina; COLUMBIA, S. C, Oct. 18. Highway beautification is one of the ideals which the South Caro- lina Council of Farm Women is striving to afttain, says Mrs. Jul- ian D. Dusenbruy, vice-president. A total of 5790 acres were plant- ed by farm women last ymar. A campaign is in progress te pre- vent destruction of natural and wild flowering shrubs such as dog wood, honeysuckle, yellow jasmine —_—eo——— known prospector in this vicinity. — A state-wide croquet tournament was held this year at McMinville,' a major operation at St. Ann’s 9:30 oclock to receive care forleft Juneau on the steamer Alaska Tenn. and the knotly cypress trees. ! MRS. V. G. NEWELL HAS i MAJOR OPERATION TODAY Mrs. V. G. Newell underwent, Hospital this morning. i today—and again it might be thrce | (Associated Press Photos) GOLD PRICE WASHINGTON, Oct. 18— Today's price of gold is officially announced today ® as being $30.33 an ounce. . ® o ® 0 o . e o 0 00 ., DIVORCE SOUGHT BY MRS. BIDDLE SCHOOLS CLOSE Woman Who Came to Al- aska Seeking Adventure Wants Her Freedom PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Oct. 18. —The socially prominent Nannie Hope Biddle, who sought adven- ture in Alaska's trackless wastes and secured material for a novel two years ago, is now in Reno. She is seeking a divorce, charg- ing cruelty. —— RUNS AMUCK; FOUR KILLE TAMPA, Fla, Oct. 18—Four have been killed and one person | is eritically wounded in what the mks' Hall this evening by the police describeed as an attack with a blunt instrument. Victor Licata is held for ques- tioning. All the dead are of Licata's fam- ily, including his wife and three children. Life Insurance Company in Hands of Receivers CHICAGO, IIL, Oct. 18. — The National Life Insurance Company of the United States of America, with . policies totaling $197,000,000, is now in the hands of a receiver- ship of State authorities who brought about the action. They said attempts to reinsure the pol- icyholders is already under way. e, MINER BREAKS LEG IN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING C. J. Hope, employee of the Alaska-Juneau Mining Company, | was taken to St. Ann’s Hospital in an ambulance this morning at a ‘leg broken in an accident. WEDDING' \ BLUE EAGLE | ~ PROVISIONS | ~ BE ENFORCED ‘Drastic Executi_ve Order Is | Issued by President Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Oct. 18— President Rcosevelt has issued a2 two edged ' Executive Order decigned to ferce compliance with the Blue Eagle provisions of the Presidential agreement. The order called for a fine ¢! $560 and six months’ im- priscnment for any persons falsely . representing himself as operating under the agreement cr displaying the Blue Eagle insignia while not complying with it; provisicns. The President has authorized Administrater Johnson to pre- seribe further rules. INSURRECTION IN 1AM ABOUT PETTERING OUT Northern Revolters Re- treating — Southern Rebels Suppressed Press Photo) Woman Tells Friends of Plans, Carries Them Out SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Oct. 18—Miss Lillian Weil aged 31 years, bank em- ployez, and Sam Cleeton, aged 36 years, were found shot fo death in a hotel where Miss Wells told her friends she was going to meet a Kansas City atfor- ney and end their friend- ship. . . . . » . t . O . . BANGKOK, Siam, Oct. 18—Re- ports from the north and south in- dicated the insurrection is about defeated. The rebels fled . . oo 0e0e0 000000 e, have e from north of the city after failure e in attacks. The revolt to the south e is said to have besn suppressed, the | o rebel leader and a number off e others having been arrested. ALASKA DAY 1S STOCK PRICES CONFUSED HIT LOWER LEVELS URN, LOST COLONIES DED; THREAT MADE NEW FOREIGN POLICY GIVEN OUT TO WORLD Anonymous Pamphlet, in English, Is Circulat- ed in Geneva ' AROUSES COMMENT ! FROM ALL NATIONS :Claims Over-seas Posses- sions Were Stolen— Fusicn, Austria | | | | | { | .anonymous pamphlet, which Talk of “Labor Finds Adm UMITED STATES IS AWAY BEHIND INTREATY NAVY Secretary Swanson Wants Sea Fighting Force Sec- ond to None in World SEATTLE, Oct. 18.—Secretary of Navy Swanson in an tnterview here said: | “I am for a greater navy, a navy !second to mone.” | | | | Watchful, Asserts Price President Roosevelt was the guest of honor and principal speaker at a Catholic charities dinner in | defends the principles of Ger- New Yorl_(. He is shown at the speakers’ table with Cardinal Hayes (left) and the Most Rev. Archbishop 1 Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, the apostolic delegate and representative of Pope Pius XI. man Chancellor Hitler and soutlines the foreign policy for New Germany, has aroused | comment in international cir- cles. The pamphlet is termed “Germany’s National Awak- iening” and is printed in Eng- !lish. [ e i ; The ‘pamphlet set's forth f" {New Germany’s policy. | (Chief ;:e:.“m;'“' '""w :)‘“‘"“d‘ ; One of the paramount aims ’ President Roosevelt's poli.'icfll" 2 ""a‘t?ai“ b'_V 1/ -“ (:'f{!lt!' imannge s pricked up their eflrs;re i l,h fon, if pml?k bw | intently when agitationi for a “la-|Many’s eastern frontier. | bor party” suddenly was revived at Robbery Claimed | the Washington convention of the, The statement is made in the pamphlet that Germany has been robbed of its over- (Associated Party” ' inistration By | American Federation of Labor. | Mr. Roosevelf fMs made no see- | | ret of his desire to unite all “lib- eral elements” into a continuing 3 " S anE 3 as possessions m W working organization under Dem- I essions fro hich ocratic and Insurgent R,epublicani‘“he obtained raw materials, leadership, Emergence of anyreal now badly needed in German “labor party” would complicate | jp, s G Fiiiab pianBssrionsly. | du§try and the Germaa Although the project appeared public regards the return of to be getting nowhere with Fed-|her lost colonies as an act of eration leaders, the President “’°k‘justice, a vital necessity. occasion fo reassert his leadership‘ The statement is also made [Late Rally Not Successful The Secretary explained that it will take more than 100 more craft, 'HOLIDAY ;BANKS, —Gold Drops on Foreign |nesides the 54 aiready ordered when he spoke at the dedication of the Gompers statue. there will be attempted a fus- ion of the small State of Aus- Exchanges—Steels Off NEW YORK, Oct. 18—Stocks, confused by conflicting market in- |fluences, sapped to lower ground Juneau Observes Sixty- today then tried to follow another { sixth Anniversary of | Transfer to U. S. get very far in face of the sump : of gold on European exchanges. Schools, banks and government Today's market close was heavy offices today celebrated the fact that Alaska was transferred from Russia to United States ownership | sixty-six years ago. about 1,700,000 shares. Public schools were open for| Bonds were off as was also the half a day. Alaska Day programs |curb. | were held in both the grade school | Steels Slump (and high school auditoriums at| The heaviness of steel is attri- 111:15 this morning. Following the | buted to ieports of dipping of the programs school boys and girls business in that industry and this | were dismissed with a half holiday ahead of them. E B. M. Behrends Bank and the First National Bank were closed |today in observance of the holi- day. | The climax of the holiday will be the big ball to be given in the or more predominating. categories. Dealers were unable to account for the sharp decline in gold cur- rencies in France and Holland. Copper Off Domestic copper was off. United States Steel, common, fell more than four points and pre- ferred was off about six points. National Distillers was off more than five points. Other issues off two to four points included Case, Chrysler, Am- erican Telephone and Telegraph. Dupont, Alied Chemical, McIntyre- Porcupine and others. members of the Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No. 6, who annually cele- , brate October 18. Owing to the ‘ Pioneers of Alaska affair, there will be no Wednesday night dance in the Mandarin Ball Room. COMMODITY PRICES ARE ON UPTREND WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. — Wholesale commodity prices, the Labor Department said, showed in- crease of nearly two percent dur- | ing September, bringing the in- { crease over a year ago to nearly eight and one-half percent. { CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Oct. 18—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today 1§ 19%, American Can 85%, American Power and Light 8, | lehem Steel 27%, Calumet and Curtiss-Wright 2, Fox Films 14, General Motors 25%, International Harvester 32%, Kennecott 17, Mis- souri Pacific 3%, Packard Motors 3%, Standard Oil of Califor Chicago and -Milwaukee (p 6%, Radio-Corporation 6 Corporation 6%, United Stat 37%, United Aircraft 267 Baking B 2%. ———eeo A cluster of six perfectly formed growing from one branch was exhibited by M. J. Stutts of Derita, N. C. i ferred) United es Steel — Ward N. A. MEACHRAN LEAVES N. A. McEachran, representative of Schwabacher Brothers products, for Skagway. |late rally with wheat but failed to| with losses of one to four points; Trade was dull, sales being onl_vI brought sympathetic selling of other | Anaconda 11%, Armour B 2, Beth-! Hecla 4, Colorado Fuel and Iron 4.; KH'»,‘ iunfler the new building program, |to build the American navy to | treaty strength. | SRR i DICTATORSHIP 15 NOT SCHEME - SAYS DDUFFY |Business-like Politics Is Goal of Irish Blue Shirt Leader By MICHAEL ROONEY DUBLIN, Aug. 12—“Do I look like a man who wants to be a dic- tator?” asked General Eoin O'Duf- |fy, smiling as he posed the ques- tion across his paper-laden desk in the headquarters of the Na- tional Guard. His desk wa# in disarray. The | police had just paid him a visit looking, the warrant said, for se- { ditious documents and arms. | The question needed consider- }ationA Studying him, one sees first a pair of keen, steady eyes. They can be imperious and soft but often are wistful. His auburn hair is thinning on the brows and inclines to grayness. He has a plump face but with a lean jaw, a sturdy body and a flashing smile that shows white, even teeth. His caller answered. “A suc- cessful business man, yes; a dic- tator no,” and the general laughed heartily. A “Business-Like” Politician “Ireland needs some business men in politics,” he said. “If I am to be a politician, and it seems | a strange role, I want to be a bus- | iness-like politician.” | As a student he thought much of Ireland. The wave of nation- alism that swept over the coun- try in 1916 caught him in full cur- {rent. He then was 23. In 1917 he | joined the Republican movement. When he graduated as an engin- (Continued on Page Three) | I All in all, the Roosevelt man- the itria with Germany and this agers appeared unworried by | B v net result. President Green of {18 inevitable. the Federation, who a few days| before had been complaining that | the NRA did not give labor emugh‘ BERLIN, Oct. 18—Support of his praised Mr. Roosevelt in his con- foreign policies is offered by Chan- vention speech and asked his col- | cellor Hitler as the price of recon- leagues to stand by tne govern- ciliation with Germany's former ment. Whatever the background domestic opponents. This was made of that speech, it cheered ad- in a speech today by the Chancellor ministration leaders immensely. |to Nazi subleaders. These leaders do not now look | The address contained Hitler's for the development of any pow- opinion of his predecessors, called erful independent labor movement |victims to the “Geneva illness.” in politics, but whether labor as| The Chancellor emphasized that a unit can be kept in line be-|the campaign for elections in the hind Roosevelt remains to be seen. German plebiscite will be focused In the past, efforts to corral solely on the foreign policy ques- “the labor vote” on a national tion and he expressed the opinion | basis for anybody have resulted in the campaigns will reconcile the repeated failures. ! (Continued on Page Eight) i EYES ON THE TREASURY re ' Politiclans of every feather are Kills Mate, Summons taking increased interest in the! state of the United States Treu-#Daught,ers' the"’ A" ury, Whether the budget is bal-'Kneel in Prayer anced is a matfer already in con=-| —_— troversy. President Roosevell re-| cently said it was, but Republican ' House leader Snell insists no such conclusion can be reached ex-| ck bookkeeping.” | 1 figures early in Oc- tober, entering the second quarter, of the fiscal year, showed expen-| ditures outrunning receipfs by around $200,000,000. Included in| the outgo, however, was about $300,000,000 listed as emergency | (Continued on Page Three) 1 HITLER STRIKES OUT MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 18. —Robert Storie, aged 44 years, uncmployed railroad man, was hacked to death with an axe by his wife, who told the of- ficers he had been mistreat- ing Her by beatings. After the slaying, she called her daughters, in their teens, asleep in the next room, to the death bed. They then knelt in family prayer service, she said. lgl‘irr D'efénse Instruction Given in Berlin Schools_ BERLIN, Oct. 18.—A plan to| Another speaker said that the give a thousand unemployed schoo1| national Socialists’ teachers union teachers jobs coaching pupils in each local schools how to meet a!tacks‘had appofuiadie depehog; & from the ‘alr was announced at|School to supervise defense actv- a meeting of the Berlin unit of ity among the pupils, but hoped the Reich’s Air Defense League. }for the appointment of unemploy- Major Emil von Loeper, chier‘ed teachers for the work. of the organization, said that for | According to Major von Loeper, purposes of aerial defense, the|a school to train teachers of aer- defense IS to be Tablished in Berlin, capital had been divided into 20 ial districte and 173 groups.