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

- B THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6499. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS B HARD WALLOP | GIVEN GRITICS BY PRESIDENT Roosevelt Takes- Poke to| Jaw of Those Oppos- ing Monetary Plan EXECUTIVE GIVES RECOGNITION VIEWS Declares Both Countries Work to Maintain Peace Policies A\VANNAH, Georgia, Nov. 18— ident Roosevelt hailed Russian ition as a world aid, and to the people of Georgia he ex- pressed scorn on “doubting Thom- | ases” on his gold control and| monetary program. “I believe sincerely in the amost impelling motives that are behind the conversations concluded yester- 1t was the desire of both ountries for peace and strength- ening of a peaceful purpose for the civilized world,” said the President. Strikes Critics Striking out at his critics of his mgo ry plans, he said it has been remarked of late in certain that those who had charge tional Government are guilty of a great experimentation. Ir I read my history right, the suggestion was used when glishmen, protesting in vain the intolerable conditions found new colonies in an wilderness and when me home, at the Amer Washington, Adams and the Bul- lochs conducted another great ex- periment in '76.” MOSCOW HAILS RECOGNITION IN GREAT FASHION Newspapers Display Big News Which Is Enthus- iastically Received MOSCOW, Nov. 18. — All Soviet hiiled the news of American recog- nition in a burst of popular en- thusiasm. Newspapers gave most important display to texts of exchanges be- tween President Roosevelt Commissar Litvinoff. Comment, however, was lacking as the newspapers only had time to hurry the big news into print after they received it but there was much comment on the streets. There is an attitude of general satisfaction -on all sides, many be- lieving recognition will greatly en- hance Soviet prestige in world politics. NRA COUE IS EXTENDED FOR ONE INDUSTRY Three Months” Triai Proves to Be 0. K.-——Goes for 6 More Months WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. — At the instructions of President Roosevelt, NRA last night notified the American Iron and Steel In- stitute that its request for a six months’ cxtension of the code with- out a change has been approved. The code was adopted for a three months’ trial and expired to- morrow. The White House also reported the Chief Exccutive has received formal expressions of approval from the textile, lumber and other major ecodes. e, FOOTBALL SCORE Southern California 26; Oregon and | | I | { [ || | ¥ Fift Dorsay, French actress, is sh soy” friend, Maurice Hill of Chicago. They have denied reports that ‘hey plan to be married at once. (Associated Press Photo) | STOCKS MAKE SOME ADVANCE, SHORT SESSION {Prices Go Slowly Upward | at Steady Gait—Recog- | nition No Incentive NEW YORK, Nov. 18. — Stocks moved steadily at the short ses- i sion today but by a slow gait | Most of the traders and investors | seemed satisfied to maintain prev- | ious positions. Grains were a little heavy. Transfers were only 600,000 shares. | The curb was uneven in price | trend. Recognition of Russia created barely a ripple on the placid equity | list. Some Gains Dupont and U. S. Smelting were up around two points. Fractions to around one point | gains were made by Western Un- | fon, United States Steel, Chrysler, | Sears-Roebuck, American Can, Mc- Speculative quarters appeared | unworried by the reports that dollar | stabilization was being seriously | considered by the Administration on a 50 or 60 cents in gold ba- 8is. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 23, American Can 94%, American Power and Light 67, Anaconda 15%, Armour B. | 2%, Bethlehem Steel 32%, Calu- met and Hecla 5, Colorado Fuel and Iron 5, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films 14, General Motors 32, International Harvester 42%, Ken- necott 22%, Packard Motors 3%, Canadian Pacific 12%, Chicago and Milwaukee (preferred) 8, Standard Oil of California 44, United Cor- poration 4%, United States Steel PINGHED Swedish Prince Charged with Reckless Driv- ing on Tour | STOCKHOLM, Nov. 18.—Prince | Carl, 22-year-old nephew of King Gustav, charged with carelessness in running down two workmen, has been assessed fines and dam- ages totalling about $1,350. The accident occurred last Ap- ril when the prince collided with the motoreyclists. Representatives in court of the prince who is on a world tour, maintained he was blinded by lights. FIFI WITH HER NEW ‘BOY FRIEND' | Intyre Porcupine, DePasco, Allied Senatcrs Approve Pr ent | Chemical, some alcohols. United| A conference of Senators yester-| Aircraft and Westinghouse. day not only approved everything | { Speculation the President is doing to raise own with her “most handsome college 1., CHAMBER PROTESTS NEW - PRICE OF GOLD {Senate Inflationists Study Means of Supplement- ing Currency WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Acting Secretary tof the Treasury, today announced as unchanged the gold price, $33.56 an ounce, which has aroused the| National Chamber of Commerce to protest. The Chamber demanded “early return to the gold basis with com- plete avoidance of monetary ex- perimentation.” Silver Purchase Recommended Senate inflationists meanwhile undertook a study to find means of supplementing the monetary policy of the nation by a silver purchase program. Some of the Senators are at work on a survey iwith a view to recommending steps to get more money into circulation by a wider use of silver. commodity prices by lowering the | purchasing power of the dollar, but recommended prosecution of unnamed persons they charged with undermining confidence in fthe Nation's financial structure by spreading false rumors advocating | what® they regarded as dangerous‘ defeatist steps. The new gold figure is just below the world price of $33.58 an ounce LOST INTERIOR PLANE LOCATED . ON SHELL LAKE Landed on Ice, Which| | Broke — Aircraft Sub- merged—4 Safe ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 18.— ‘A McGee Airways four-place Stin- |son plane, five days out from Mc- {Grath for here in foggy weather, {has been located ons Shell Lake, 100 miles of here. In an attempted landing, the ice broke and the plane was sub- (merged excepting the wings. | Pilot Kennedy Neese, Manager McGee and two passengers made the shore safety. A search plane has returned here for food and will go back to {Shell Lake and attempt to land gon the river bank. | ., ) China expects to harvest a record lcom.on crop of ,3,000,000 bales this year. MAY EXTEND CONCESSIONS TO GERMANY British Indicate Plan Re- garding Change in Regulations LONDON, Nov. 18—A speedy selection of a place agreeable to Germany for new disarmament discussions will result, it is hoped, from a meeting in Geneva today. It is generally indicated that Great Britain'’s emissaries now en- route to Geneva and ready to rep- resent the Government’s willing-, ness to consider concessions to Germany in arms. Meanwhile,’ some political commentators Te-| ferred to rumors that Germany| threatened to denounce the Ver-| sailles treaty unless she obtains concessions. | RIFT POSSIBLE l GENEVA, Nov. 18—The possi-| bility of a rift between France and‘ Great Britaiy on the question of | disarmament has developed appar- ently. Apprehension is felt that ! the return of Sir John Simon, Brit- ! ish Foreign Secretary, would in-! volve the withdrawal of Great Bri-| tain from accerds concerning Ger- many. 1 French Views L It is understood here that the| French Foreign Minister, Joseph'| Paul Boncour convoked a press| conference in Paris and announced that France’s position remains un- altered on departure of the Ger- mans from the Disarmament Con- ference and France's position has not changed. Press dispatches here said the French Minister said,| “We want to proceed and make the Disarmament Convention a success but on accords previously | reached. However, we are reudr} to talk.” By previous accords, France and| Great Britain had agreed on a stand against rearmament of Ger- many. e — | Hull's “good neighbors” tour, which PATIENT DIES FROM KICK IN HIS ABDOMEN Hospital Attendant Found Guilty of Manslaughter Charge, Tacoma TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 18—Carl Cobb, Western Washington State Hospital attendant, has been con- victed of manslaughter in the Su- perior Court here in connection with the death of Ray Bersie, aged 30, a patient at the hospital Cobb was accused of Kkicking Bersie in the abdomen. He denied the charge. Setnence will be passed next week. —————e—— BEAD WORK DISPLAYED BY BIG VAN, GUN MAN Big Van, the gun man, has on display a huge assortment of Al- askan native beadwork, in fact Big Van believes it is the largest collection of this class of mer- chandise ever shown in Alaska Montevideo-Bound to Pan-American Congtess il RITISH AND FRENCH ARE NEAR % - The S. S. American Legion on which Secretary of State Cordell Hull delegation, and his party are sailing for Montevideo, Uruguay (lower), to attend the seventh annual Pan American Congress, scheduled to open on December 3. Secretary Hull is chairman of the governing board of the Pan-American Union, an honor traditionally accorded to the U. S. Secretary of State. , "T0 BE URGED BY SEC. HULL American Official Making Tour Seeking Latin- American. Accord By FRANK 1. WELLER | WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 —Peace in the Americas rather than im- mediate expansion of trade is ex-| pected by Washington observers to be the burden of Secretary is to follow the Pan-Amierican con- ference at Montevidea in Decem- ber, The American Secretary of State will speak at Buenos Aires, San- tiago, Antofagasta and Lima on his return trip up the west coast of South America. Trade Pact Sought Consummation of dual trade pacts rather than formulation of a blan- ket economic policy is the basic idea of the Montevideo conference’s agenda. This fits the American administration’s Latin - American program. Negotiations for reciprocal tariff treaties are under way between the United States, Argentina, Bra- zil and Colombia. Discussions are promised with Mexico and Cuba In these the administration is desirious of making the recovery program fit the American farm de- mand in Latin-America countries is contingent on broader markets for their products, economic law argues that this country must buy more if it expects to sell more. Latin-American Sales Off The sale of United States pro- ducts in Lafin-America in 1932 showed a decline of $756500,000 from the peak year, 1929, and pur- chases from those countries de- clined $748,900,000. Trade figures for 12 Latin- American countries show fhat eight (Continueq on Page Two) j’lane-l-ior;n Bab Citizens Under New Laws MEXICO, D. F., Nov. 18—The progress of aviation is reflected in Mexico’s new citizenship laws which provide that a child born aboard a Mexican aircraft will be a Mexican citizen. Other articles of the laws, which are being enacted as constitutional reforms, state that any one born in Mexico, regardless of the par- ents’ nationality, is a Mexican Likewise a child born abroad of one or both Mexican parents will be considered Mexican. A foreign woman marrying 2 Mexican and coming here to live| ies Mexican automatically becomes naturalized |Gets Five Years |For Taking Shot At Chancellor VIENNA, Nov. 18—Rudolph Dertil, who shot and wounded Chancellor Dollfuss on October | 3, has been found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail. 'ELECTION FOR SPAIN, SUNDAY Women’s Votes Unknown Quantity in Parliament- ary Balloting By REX SMITH MADRID, Nov. 18.—Bull fight arenas, theatres and other assem- bly places throughout Spain have been echoing these days to politi- cal loud speakers as voters are urged to rally to various parties at the republic’s first federal elec- tion under the constitution. The parliamentary ballots will be cast tomorrow with the new national legislature assembling on December 8. Women’s Vete Mystery Hitherto legislative power has been in the hands of a Congress chosen primarily to frame a con- stitution to supplant the basic laws of ex-King Alfonso’s monarchy. The selection of the first regular parliament under the Republic is, therefore, regarded as probably in- dicative of Spain’s political fu- ture. is the trend of fhe newly acquired women's vote. Spanish women al- ways have been regarded as high- ly devout and several women’s or- ganizations have condemned the radical anti-church measures pass- ed by the constitutional assem- bly. The constitution itself separates church and state but the leftist elements in the assembly passed measures sequestering all church property, dissolving religious orders and taking education out of the hands of clericals. Revolution’s Fires Die Other meaures, such as drastic labor leglsaltion, have been under Mexican nationality will be lost by voluntary acceptance of a for- eign nationality, for residing in the case of naturalized citizens | —five years outside of Mexico or for using a foreign passport. Citizenship will be forfeited by those accepting or using noble ti- tles, for rendering official service o a foreign government or accept- ing a foreign decoration without the consent of Congress and for aiding any foreigner or foreign nation in a dispute involving Mex- ico. fire and conservative leaders have charged that the assembly exceed- | ed its authority in many instanc- They assert that the constitu- tional congress did not represent the real opinion of the country. They hold that it was only a re- flection of the drive of fiery rev- olutionists intent on ousting King Alfonzo. Now, after two and a half years, they predict that the pendulim of public thought will FIRST GENERAL | U. S. NAMES ENVOY TO SOVIET UNION (inset), head of the United Statey MATTHEWS IS " FREE: JOHNSON May Start Deliberations This Afternoon Granting a defense counsel mo- tion late yesterday afternoon, Judge G. F. Alexander freed Al- bert (Doc.) Matthews of complic- ity in the alleged murder of Mrs. Eva Lawrence for whose slaying he and Paul Johnson have been on trial most of this week. The freeing of Matthews follow- ed a long day of sensational tes- timony both on direct and cross- examination. Arguments Started This morning beginning at ten o'clock arguments were made be-| fore the jury in the Johnson case in an effort to get the case in the hands of the jury by this evening Closing arguments started with| the opening of court this morning. | Deputy District Attorney G. W. Folta summed up the case for the Government and a plea made for conviction, Grigsby Closes Case Mr. Folta was followed by George | Grigsby, attorney for the defense, who pleaded for his client on the premises that the murder as charged had not been proven be- yond a reasonable doubt. He also made capital of the fact that the evidence in the case was entirely circumstantial, and he presented several hypothetical theories re- garding the death of Mrs. Law- The big mystery of the campaign | rence. After Mr. Grigsby closed, the court recessed until two o'clock when District Attorney W. A. Holz- heimer and Mr. Folta were sched- uled to close the case for the Government It was expected that the case would go to the jury about 4 | o'clock after the instructions of| {the co The afternoon session was held today to clear the way for the | next case on the docket, which is }rxpo(-wd to be the case of Blanche Ridley Nichia, charged with slay- ing Ole Stortset at Yakutat on | Ocober 6 | Defense Opens Case ;’ The defense in both the John- son and Matthews cases played their trump cards by putting the | defendants on the stand yester- day. Johnson in his testimony de- nied using violence on Mrs. Eva Lawrence and said that he had only tried to keep her quiet so that she would not disturb lodz- ers in adjoining buildings. He also said that he and Matthews discovered that she was dead when they were about to leave the (Continued on Paga Two) |then announced that William GASE NEAR END Attorneys Argue and Jury| CRISIS W. C, BULLITT NAMED T0 BE AMBASSADOR Will Be First U. S. Rep- resentative to Russia in 16 Years OFFICIAL LETTERS ARE MADE PUBLIC r |Documents Leading Up to Recognition Take in Many Subjects WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. — Fol- lowing recognition of Russia by the' United States which was made late yesterday afternoon, it was C. Bullitt will be the first American Ambassador to the Soviet Govern- ment but the forty-fifth in the line of diplomatic envoys to Russia. First diplomatic relations with Russia began in 1809 with John Quincy Adams as Ambassador. David R. Fancis was the last Ambassador, representing the Unit- ed States at the Czar's court and following the regimes until the Bolshevists came to power in 1917, NEW UNDERSTANDING WASHINGTON, Nov. 18—Letters exchanged between President Roose- velt and Commissar Litvinoff set- ting forth new understandings on major issues included a mutual agreement to prevent subversive propaganda, Russian guarantee for full freedom of religious worship and rites to United States Nation- als, grant of legal protection to American citizens equal to those existing for the most favored na- tion. Indebtedness The letters also exchanged views concerning all questions of indebt- edness and claims. The United States claims total six hundred million dollars. Claims arising from the Siberian expedition of the American armed forces subsequent to 1918 are und- erstood to have been waived by Soviet but this does not include the Archangel expedition. Ne Aggression Litvinoff, in one letter says So- viet will “not form, subsidize, sup- port or permit on its territory, military organizations or groups having the aim of an armed struggle with the United States and to pre- vent any recruiting of such or- ganization or groups.” Some officials said, after the letter was made public, that this smacked of language in nonaggres- sion pacts between Russia and her neighbors. JAPAN WORRIED ON RECOENITION SOVIET GOUNTRY Two Important Issues Are Immediately Brought Into Foreground TOKYO, Nov. 18 — Conservative business men of Japan are hope- fully awaiting developments which would tend to weaken the military domination of the Empire's policies and curb the war spirit. They ex- pressed beliefs, according to Rengo reports, that American recognition of Russia might prove an influence on banning war talk and on the other hand commercial leaders feared recognition might lead to Russia seeking American materials for carrying on the second 5-year plan of which the Japanese hoped to supply a considerable portion. - ee———— STIVERS COMING NORTH E. R. Stivers, deputy -collector of customs at Nome, left Seattle this miorning on the Yukon for Juneau and will be stationed here for the winter. Mr. Stivers arriv- ed in Seattle from Nome Thurs- day.