The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 4, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” # JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6511. | UTAH EXPECTS TO GIVE KAYO TODRY LAWS | Convention Will Be Held Tomorrow, with Those of 2 Other States ALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 5 vania and Ohio repeal function on schedule, yut blow to Prohibition ered at Utah's $2,000,- House soon after noon . so eager is Utah to be sixth State of ratify the st Amendment. is sugzested that the conven- delay action if it appeared Chio or Pennsylvania, whose tions are on the same day, er in the time belt, were Jong, seeking the honor. have suggested that the the honor of being the ate might be delayed Maine, whose conven- meets December 6, might emerge winner. | N ¢ ) 000 State the Twenly It REJECTS REPEAL COLUMBIA, South Carolina, state became the \ firs! repeal of the Prohibition to reject The unanimously, ntly by the voters. WASHINGTON - LERISLATURE MEETS TODAY Special Session Convenes in Olympia—Death for Kidnapers delegates instructed convention as OLIYMPIA, Wash,, Dec. 4 —Leg- islators began gathering here last Saturday night in preparation for the caucuses held® yesterday which { preceded the convening of the spec- lal session of the Washington state Legislature today. Gov. Clarence D. Martin called {1e Legislature in a special ses- <on for the specific purpose of enacting liquor control and tax legislation. However, the Legisla- ture, once in session, may consider any business desired. ! PROSPECTIVE MEASURES SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—Bills carry- ing life imprisonment or death for dnapers and heavy penalties for it-and-run motorists, will be in- troduced at the special session_ol‘ the State Legislature convening today in Olympia. This was re- vealed last Saturday night by the King County delegation. In event of conviction of a kid- naping charge, the jury will be empowered to decide whether the death penalty shall be imposed and should the decision be for death, execution will fake place 48 hours from the time the de- fendant’s last right of appeal has been exhausted. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE OLYMPIA, Dec. 4—The State | ature convened at 11 o‘clocfi hlh morning and at 3 o'clock this \afterncon Gov. Clarence D. Martin |made his address. Gov. Martin urged the Legisla- ture to enact a sane but strict plan for State control over all liquor ving that whatever plan is adopt- it must be designed and in- | tended for strict enforcement. || Gov. Martin’s message was near- limited to liquor recommend- | ptions and the remainder was a lr(‘m ¢ on the condition of State ‘ affairs. ——,—— ALICE WHITE WEDDED NOW | MAGDALENA, Sonora, Mexico, Dec. 4—Alice White, screen ac- {Dec. i ltress, and Sidney Bartlett, writer, were married here in the Town 7all Sunday, terminating a long film colony romance. 1SS JEANETTE HILDRE IS HOME FROM HOSPITAL | | Miss Jeanette Hildre, who under- l Yent an appendectomy at St. Ann's ospital a week ago, left the hos- | Bital for her home today. Wed T ing Bells Al head Mary McCormic, opera singer and former wife or Prince Serge Mdi- vani, is shown with Harry Bannis- ter, former husband of Ann Hard. ing. Miss McCormic said she and Bannister would be married in Jan- uary. (Associated Press Photo) No Session of Congress, First Time Since 1778 WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.— This is the first Monday- in December since 1778 that the National Capital has not been bustling with a fir day session of Con- gres: In the nce of the opening, January 3, due to the Twentieth Amend- ment, Congressional com- mittee meetings are being held. ®eoeo0ecesvcensv e ®ecss0c00000000s HEAD OF INT. HARVESTER IS DEAD, CHICAGO Alexander Legge, First Farm Board Chairman, Dies on Sunday CHICAGO, IiL, Dec. 4—Alexan- der Legge, aged 67 years, President of the International Harvester Company and the first Chairman of the Federal Farm Board, died at his home here Sunday as the result of heart trouble. No close relatives survive. Alexander Legge, a farm boy, went to the city and made good He became a success lgrgely be- cause he was a red-haired fighter, a shrewd trader and knew farm- ers. Legge always dealt with farm- ers. He started as a collector and rose successively until in 1922 he became president_of the Interna- tional Harvester Company. Wages Great Fight But he took time out to serve the tillers of the soil in another way. President Hoover drafted him as Chairman of the Farm Board —one of the Government's great- est economic experiments. It re- quired of him the full powers of | his expert mind and some of the reserve in his six-foot-three, 200- pound body. For 20 months he bore the brunt of criticism, always fighting back, never yielding to his critics. When he resigned to go back to his har- vester company, he was called “pard-headed, hard-boiled, and as- tute.” Dellar-a-Year Man Once before he was in his coun- try’s service. In World War days he served as a director of indus- trial mobilizafion, a dollar-a-year man. He was thrust into interna- tional prominence when he became chairman of the war industries’ board, in charge of munitions shipments, both to American and allied forces abroad. At Versailles, Legge was Presi- dent Wilson's economic expert. The next youngest of four chil- (Continued on Page Five) . Hears SAN SIMEON, Cal., Dec. 4. —William Randolph Hearst said last Saturday night that President Roosevelt “is striv- ing to get the country away from the blood money of Shylocks, away from, the hard money of hard men.” He asserted that Alfred E cism of the President. The publisher, speaking over an NBC network said further: “Those who do not know so much about finance but know something about human nature, think it is safer to follow Mr. Roosevelt than in- t Defends Pres. Roosevelt’s Monetary Policy ternational bankers who have | robbed us and betrayed us in the past and who are appar- |ently striving to establish a dollar of depression so they plunder us again.” | Mr. Hearst defended Presi- |dent Roosevelt and said “he |is trying to give the Amer- |ican people easy money so | freely from stores, so the | stores will order from the \’factorius, s0 stores and fac- |tories may employ more labor. | “Those here and abroad {who know about finances de- | clare Roosevelt is on the right |track.” STOCK MARKET SESSION DULL; CLOSE STEADY Alcohols, Rails Improve— Metals, Various Special- ties Are Easier NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—Stocks following an extremely mnarrow The market was dull was one of the siowest £ since spring. Sales were Tiitie over half a million shares. The close was fairly steady. The curb was slow. Bonds were irregular. Grains finished unchanged. Cot- ton, rubber and silver were lower. Some alcohols and rail equities improved while metals and various specialties were a trifle easier. Small advances were recorded by U. S. Industrial Alcohol, Na- tional Distillers, some rails and motors. Deere, Bethlehem Steel, Western Union went up fractionally. Losers included American Smelt- ing, McIntyre-Porcupine, Dupont Westinghouse and American Tele- phone and Telegraph. range today. and it CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK Dec. 4—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 21%, American Can 98%, American Power and Light 9%, Anaconda 14%, Armour B 214, Bethlehem Steel 34, Calumet and Hecla 4!, Colorado Fuel and Iron 4%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films, no sal General Motors 33, International Harvester 41% Kennecott 20%, Chicago and Mil- waukee (preferred) 8%, Standard 0il of California 41, United Cor- poration 5, United States Steel 45. SPECULATE AS T0 AMBITION OF A, E. SMITH NEW YORK, Dec. 4 — Al Smith’s criticism of the monetary and public works policies of Pres- | ident Roosevelt has started specu- lation in political quarters as to whether the former Governor is bidding for leadership of the con- servative element of the Demo- cratic party. Smith has remained silent on reports he will seek the nomina- tion for the Senate next year. The term of Senator Royal 8. Copeland, Democrat, expires next year. Stock, Bond Issuers Fail to Comply with of issuers to furnish information required under the new securities Act has kept about fwenty-two million dllars of stocks and bonds off the market, for the fime being 15& least. FARLEY AND ' LITVINOFF ~ GOTOROME | i American and Soviet Offic- | ials Reach Italy on j Same Day NAPLES, Dec. 4—Aboard a lin- er flying the red flag, Maxim Lit- inoff, Soviet Commissar of For- eign Affairs, arrived here last Sat urday afternoon. He said that he had had an excellent voyage from | the United States where he con- ferred with President Roosevelt and secured American recognition of Russia. James A. Farley, Postmaster General of the United States, and Chairman of the Democratic Na- tional Committee, also landed. Both Farley and Litvinoff im- mediately boarded a frain for Rome. SOVIET-FASCINST PACT ROME, Dec. 4—A solemn agree- ment on Soviet and Fascist col- laboration to improve the situa- tion in/ Europe was reached Sun- day at two conferences between Premier Mussolini and Soviet For- eign Minister Maxim Litvinoff. PR = 5 L BANKING COM. OF SENATE T0 CHANGE LAWS Security Exchanges May | Be Supervised by Fed- eral Agencies WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—Chair-|™ man Fletcher, of the Senate Bank- ing Committee, predicts legislation at the next session of Congress will provide for Federal supervis jon of Security Exchanges, modi- fication of the Securities Publicity Act and strengthening of the Rev- enue and Banking Laws. President Roosevelt has sent word to the Senate Banking Com mittee that he would like to see some changes by Congress in the Securities-Publicity Act so as not to interfere with capital going in- to legitimate enferprises. — - LINDBERGHS FAIL TO FLY BATHURST, Gambia, Dec. 1— Col. Charles A. Lindbéfg and his the water here this morning for another try tonight. — e | As part of the NRA buying cam- paign in Visalia, Cal, the entire police force was equipped with new | uniforms. TAXES, FEDERAL FINANCING Bi SUBJECTS NOW New Figures Are Ready on Domestic and Interna- tional Economics ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—Taxes and Federal financing needs held the Treasury's attention with Pres- ident Roosevelt’s returning to. the White House apparently unper- turbed by the public controversy over the monetary policy. Ready for the Chief Executive were new figures on domestic and international economic cpnditions, portrayed from the viewpoint of Smith is “all wet” on criti-| they can and will buy more|the |Government's gold purchases. Thers are no signs ahead that there will be any shift in the gold' plans. 7 The chief problems are bor- ‘rowing more than $700,000,000 to meet the December 15 maturities and completion of recommenda- tions on taxation for submission to Congressional committees. REVISE TAX STRUCTURE WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—The big job of revising the tax structure to increase the Federal income by $400,000000 annually, is being tackled by the House Ways and Means Committee which today had before it recommendations of the sub-committees which has con- ducted a study of methods by which the income tax may be ad- ministered to bring in extra reve- nue without increasing the rates. The House Ways and Means Committee will also consider li- quor taxes, to follow repeal, in a joln& hearing with the Senate Fi- nance ‘Committee. D — e \Today’s Price Of Gold $34.01 WASHINGTON, Dec. 4— Today’s gold price remains the same as last Saturday, $34.01 an ounce. London’s price for bar gold is $32.38 an ounce on the basis of the opening of the sterling quotation 5.19% to the pound. CORDON FINDS SITUATION BAD AMONG INDIANS Returns from Survey— Prepares to Launch Relief Programs i | 1 Unemployment conditions in the Indian villages in Southeast Alaska are probably more serious than |1ast year, and the situation among |the Indian population at Ketchikan '15 particularly acute, according to |Paul W. Gordon, Director of Edu- |cation of the Alaska division of |the Federal Office of Indian Af- |faxrs, who returned late last week om & partial survey of the com- | munities in Southeast Alaska. | His bureau has already started |to move to relieve the situation |through projects financed by the |civil Works Administration and |others by the Puplic Works Ad- | ministration. He inspected schools, studied general conditions and | conferred with Indian residents re- !garding proposed projects. Meets New Supervisor Mr. Gordon left here by plane |about two weeks ago and proceeded |to Ketchikan where he met Miss | Alice LeMaster, Supervisor of Ele- mentary Education, now under as- |signment to Southeast Alaska. She |came here from the Southwest, where she has been working for |the bureau in Arizona and New | Mexico, making her headquarters |in Phoenix. She accompanied him |to Saxman, Metlakatla, Hydaburg, Klawock and to Hoonah. She will remain there for a short time and will spend a week or two in every Indian school in Southeast Alaska. Law;Kept Off Market wite taited to get their plane off | Her mission, Mr. Gordon said, is to modernize the teaching technique WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—Failure a flight to Brazil. They will make|in the Indian schools and raise |their standard. On the trip just concluded, Mr. Gordon spent some time going over the physical equipment of the (Continued on Page Five) £ NATION IS WARNED TO STOP DISARMING STRONGEST PLEA IN YEARS MADE BY SWANSON FOR A LARGE NAVY FOR THE U. §. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.— Abandonment of America’s “lead in disarmament, by ex- ample,” and adoption of an orderly building program to make the United States Navy second to none, is urged by Secretary of Navy Claude A. Swanson in his annual report to the President. It is the strongest plea made by a Naval Chief in re- cent years for a fleet of full power as permitted by exist- ing naval treaties. “Since the World War the United States has been a lead- er in the disarmament move- ment,” says Secretary Swan- FRANCE IS TO BUILD LARGER NAVAL CRAFTS Will Back Up Rhineland Cement Defenses—Re- | ply to German Request PARIS, Dec. 4—A powerful fighting navy to back up the ce- ment Rhineland defenses now be-| ing built, is the reply of France| to German rearmament. A second man-of-war ship, with| 26,000 pounds of heavy armament | and a speed of 29 knots an hour is sought by the Naval authorities for next year's construction pro- gram. The announcement of the Naval authorities came directly after Premier Chautemps and his Cab- inet had been given two votes of| confidence in rapid succession late Saturday afternoon. The Premier announced that he rejected the idea of any sep- arate agreement between France and Germany and insisted that all decisions on the German mat- ter be made in an association with other powers. MORE TROUBLE FOR 2 INSULLS One Loses Fight on Extra-| dition — Other May Be Forced Out of Greece TORONTO, Dec. 4—Martin In-| sull, rector, lost his fight against ex- tradition to the United States when the Supreme Court granted the appeal of Cook County, Illinois, for his return. Insull is granted the right to appeal. SAM'S FATE COMING UP ATHENS, Dec. 4—A decision as to how long Samuel Insull, of Chicago, under his present permit, will prob- ably be made on December 31, the date of expiration. former Chicago utilities di-| may remain in Greece| son in his report. “We still continue to most ‘earnestly strive for a reduc- tion of armament among the powers by agreement on a relative basis but the time has come, however, when we can no longer afford to lead in the disarmament example. | Other powers have not fol- lowed our example and the result the United States find. relative strength seriously impaired.” | Secretary Swanson added, | that of the signatories to naval treatties, the United States alone had not under-| taken an orderly building |)r0-‘ BODIES FOUND IN SHALLOW GRAVE NEAR TIA JUANA Believed to be Fairbanks Pionéers Missing Since December Last Year is its Mauno Loa Volcano Is Active Now Greatest Emlion ince 1903 Is Reported— Lava Is Bubbling HILO, Wawaii, Dec. 4. — The greatest eruption of a Hawailan volecano since 1903 twisted the vi- tals of Mauna Loa last Saturday to the accompaniment of sharp earthquakes. The crater was bubbling with lava and a smoke column was vis- ible for 200 miles as it ascended into the sky. CONTINUES TODAY HILO, Dec. 4—Mauna Loa con- tinued eruption today and molten lava is surging out of the crater. MOB VIOLENCE 1S CONDEMNED Lone Wom;_Heckler Is Defiant—Shouts Out Opinion in N. Y. NEW YORK, Dec. 4—Over a de- fiant lone woman heckler, identi- fying herself only as Madam X, a mass meeting of Protestants, Catholics, Jews and negroes adopt- ed a resolution condemning mob violence and denouncing the San Jose lynching. The resolution also urged Gov- ernors Ritchie of Maryland, and Park, of Missouri, to continue ef- forts to punish lynchers in their states. | woman cried: | The pale, angry “New Yorkers should wash their own dirty linen before question- ing the acts of citizens of other states.” DORAN RESIGNS GETS NEW )08 If it is decided that he cannot remain in that country after that date, it will be necessary to fur- | WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. — Dr. | James Doran has resigned as Fed- (gram to bring the navy to full force permitted by agree- ments. Secretary Swanson further says our weakened position does not serve to cause peace but jeopardizes it because balanced armament fortifies |'diplomacy and is an import- ant element in preserving peace and justice. Secretary Swanson said the President’s action in turning over to the Navy $238,000,- 000 for construction and equipment of 32 naval vessels is the first step toward a necessary building program. TIA JUANA, Mexico, Dec. 4— Two bodies found in a shallow grave near Ensanda were reported here today. Authorities believe it possible that the bodies are those of Charles T. Thompson, 55, distiller, formerly of Seattle and Alaska, and his wife, who disappeared last December. Their auto was found December 5 of last year. They were wealthy pioneers of Fairbanks, and left Alaska in 1931 with $150,000. TRAIN CRASHES INTO SLIDE OF ROCK; MEN DIE Fatal Accident on Railroad Causes Traffic Tie-up for 48 Hours SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 4—Four men are dead and two injured as the result of a Great Northern freight train crashing into a rock slide at Milan, north of here ear- ly today. The dead or injured are all railroad men of Hillyard, a suburb of Spokane. Those killed were riding in the cab of a huge locomotive pulling 97 cars. The locomotive and tender were derailed and toppled on their sides into the Little Spokahe River. Half a dozen cars piled up on the locomotive and tender. Six other cays were deralled but the re- mainder of the cars of the long train remained upright. Traffic may be tied up for at least 48 hours. The dead are W. J. Barnett, en- gineer; William Kreuger, fireman; Leonard Hargrove and J. T. Tow- ney, brakemen The injured are E. W. Horsall, nish him with official papers as a | eral Commissioner of Industrial Al- conductor, and F. G. Cook, brake- substitute for his United Statescohol to head a code authority for man, passport which the United States canceled. Former Alaskan Fatally Injured; Auto Skids ELLENSBURG, Wash,, Dec. 4— I. E. Kurtz, of Olympia, former Alaskan, was fatally injured when an auto in which he was riding skidded on fhe icy pavement. R. Emory, of Seattle, driver of the car, was cut and bruised. The car plunged over an embankment | on the Yakima River Canyon. ————o—— Missouri farmers grew approxi- mately 1,000,000 acres of Korean lespedeza in 1933. G.| | domestic distillery. He has been |in the service 26 years, entering |as a chemis i e —— |Lava or Mud \Thrown Up by {Alaska V olcano DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Dec. 4—A great mas sof a dark gray substance, either | lava or mud, arose from Vol- cano Sitkin last Thursday pnd ascended about 1,000 feet above the highest point of the mountain, collapsed sidewise, ! then thinned out, emitting a | adark gray smoke. B e HENRY CROSS AND DAUGHTER HOME TODAY M Mrs. Henry Cross, and her infant daughter, plan to leave St. Ann's Hospital for their home today.