The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 17, 1934, Page 1

; ar THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIV., NO. 6756. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,.1934. 10,000 SOLDIERS G CHAIRMAN NYE Germany Has Mystery War PlaneFleet; Austria and Hungary HaveGas;3 Nations CLAIMS PROBE COM. HINDERED Efforts Being Made to Slow Down Munitions Investigation INQUIRY, HOWEVER, TO BE SWEEPING Sordid Tale of Bribery and| Duplicity Is Now Be- ing Unfolded WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Chair- man Gerald P. Nye, of the Special Senate Munitions Committee, in- vestigating the munitions industry, said in an address Saturday night that a vigorous effort was being made to slow down the inquiry into operations of armament con- cerns. Chairman Nye reasserted that it is the intentién of the committee to make a “sweeping and complete inquiry.” Serator James P. Pope, of the Special Committee, told reporters that small foreign nations have been duped and “played a sucker by munitions manufgcturers around the world,” and referred specifically to the action of Chile.in boycotting American alrplane manufacturers o5 a result of last week’s evidence. Chairman Nye said the commit- tec has already revealed “a sordid tale of bribery and duplicity,” He attacked what he seid is shown to be closed operations between muni- tion makers and governments to fgriner the world wide sale of | rrhs, and-said we no longer need wondiél “why governments “gét mno | where in the effort to be freed from the frightful expense burdens which these sales plan.” NEW EVIDENCE WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Testi- mony that the United States De- partment of Commerce aided in MORRO GASTLE Are Involved; WA SHINGTON, Sept. 17.— (Copyright by the Associated Pr¢i3)—The Senate Munitions Investigating C omm ittee in- tends to disclose this week evi- dence indicating that Germany has assembled a sizeable mys- tery fleet of war planes. The data has been uncevered relating to planes being smug- gled piecemeal through the North Sea to ports and then assembled. The ccommittee has further cvidence that such shipments came from both the United States and Great Britain as well as Sweden. The Semate investigators will attempt to prove that camou- tlaged cngine parts and other eguipment was brought in under misleading labels and shipping invoices. :Evidence Given! LID LIFTED The Senate investigators lift- cd the cover last Saturday on material placed in the records late Friday and among other things were documents report- ing that huge stores of arms have been shippad from Italy into Austria and Hungary: that sixty bombing and fighting planes, carrying full bomb racks and complete gas equipment, have been dclivered from Italy te Hungary by air, and great stores of gas have been deliv- ered from Italy into Austria by rail, and presumably into Hun- gary, over a ten-month period “without anyone noticing the shipments.” The committee in addition to the airplane testimony, intends to turh the spotlight this week cn the manufacture and dis- tribution of poison gas, BOAT LOWERED, ON NO ORDERS Dining Room Stewart Tes- tifies at Inquiry Into Oceanr Disaster NEW YORK, Sept. 17— room stewerd' Richard Kopf, of the ‘Morro Castle, testified at the Fed- eral inquiry. into the sea disaster,| that he escaped from the ship in) Number 1 life boat, ordered lowered by the Chief Engineer and that the Engineer ‘“got into the boat him- self.” Asked if anyone ordered the Miss from Alaska Gives Surprise to Airline Officials SEATTLE, Sept. 17. — Elsie Geise, 10 - year - old Fairbanks miss, surprised airport officials here with total indifference re- garding airplanes Sunday as she boarded an eastbcund plane to meet her grandmother, Mrs. Jchn Ness, of Ncwark, New Jer: ver ride in a plane befcre,” MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS A \DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS T0 /G0 CAMPAINGING Both Headquarters to Send Speaking Talent in Field After October -1 FIVE STATES STILL HAVE WORK CUT OUT IMaine Going Democratic Starts Action—Party Leaders Are Busy WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. — Al- though five States are still in the throes of primary campaigns for the Senate and House, party chiefs are already concentrating on the election drive. Both Democratic and Republican of next month. Aroused by the result in Maine, conceded to be a Democratic vie- tory, Republicans plan to intensify their campaign. Wisconsin names candidates to- mOorrow. Conventions will be held in New Mexico on September 24. In New York the Democrats convene September 26 and Septem- ber 27 and the Republicans on September 27 and 28. Rhode Island winds up contests of Democrats on October 3 and the Republicans on October 10. she was asked. “Sure, lots ‘of (imeg” she re- led. P The little miss' will go ‘to echoo! in the East. She ex- prezsed a desire to ride in sub- wzys, of which she has read about. She has never seen her grandmother but airline of- ficials have arranged for an easy meeting in the East. recruiting and in the formation of | Chief Engineer into the boat, Kopf a military Air School for the Can-|replied: “No, he did it himself.” ton, China, Government, was laid| Last Tuesday Chief Engineer Ab- before the Senate Munitions Com- | bott testified that the Acting Cap- mittee today. The matter was de- seribed as handled “very confiden-| Kopf further testified that at the tially” last year in order that 'it|time life boat Number 1 was low- might not come to the attention ered, he saw no passengers on the tain ordered him to take the boat | HITLER'S GOVT. WILL NOT SIEN PROPOSED PACT Germany Again Fears In-| vasion of Russian or French Troops GENEVA, Sept. 17.—It is report- ed that Hitler's German Govern- ment will not sign the agreement sponsored by Parisito imsure peace | in Eastern Eutope, but is proposing | a substitute. " - Germany -is ing to‘accept the 28 regment ing “collective non- obligations and con- sultation between interested par- tics in periods of political crisis,” but Germans fear Russian or \Production | i deck. \ LICENSE SUSPENDED WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Wil- liam Warms, Acting Captain of the Morro Castie, was suspended in 1926 | for failure to hold fire drills on the Ward Liner Yumuri for several’ weeks. This was disclosed here by the steamboat records. | e [ { of Lumber Fixed Now National _Co?]-e Authority Issues Statement for | Fourth Quarter WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. — The | National Lumber Code Authority ' has fixed the total production for! the fourth quarter at three billion and seventy-five million feet of LIBEL SUIT 1S STARTED [Munitions Investigation Starts Explosion in Grecian Quarters ATHENS, Sept. 17.—Former Air Minister John Rhallis has insti- tuted libel proceedings against M. Denaxas, described as the agent {for the Curtiss-Wright airplane in- terests. Rhallls says that letters were read at the Munitions Investiga- tion hearing in Washington, D. C., that Denaxes persuaded Rhallis to accept illegal returns for granting a contract to the Curtiss-Wright interests. ANSWER FILED IN MELLON TAX APPEAL CASE French troops might march again on her soil. The German Government, it is said, will take the attitude of fear of invasion, as the motive in re-|creased consumption to result fro: fusing to sign. . |the Administration’s housing cam- It is said, in League c¢f Nations paign but full effect is not ex- circles, that Russia’s election to|pccled before next year. the League will be followed by re- e e newed negotiations for an eastern| Locarno pact despite Germany's RESERVIST Is KILLED, GRASH stand. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 17— Second Lieutenant H. S. Baer, aged 28 years, reserve officer, was killed when his plane crashed and burst into flames, shortly after the take- off from the airport here on Sun- day. lumber compared to three billion eight hundred million feet for tife present three-month period. No estimate is made of the in- —— e Bride-to-Be To Meet King, Queen LONDON, Sept. 17.—Prin-ess Marina, of Greece, bride-to-be of Prince George, arrived Sun- éay and went to Balmoral Cas- tle, Scotland, where she will be presented to the King and Queen of England. —— PAINTING MARQUEE Auto Accidents T&ie * Toll in Pacific N. W. Ed Johnson is painting the mar-| SEATTLE, Sept. quee in front of the Leader De- |sons were killed and 24 injured in partment Store on lower Front|week-end auto accidents in North< Street. west Washington. 17.—Five per- Government Contends Loss- es Claimed, ‘‘Fictitious, . Not Good Faith” WASHINGTON, Sept. 17— The | Government has filed an answer in the Mellon tax case before the Board of Tax Appeals, claiming $3,075,000 income taxes and penal- ties for the year 1931. The government contended $6,- 500,000 losses on sales of stock, claimed by the former Treasurer Secretary were “fictitious and not in good faith.” | The Government's action is in answer to an appeal filed by Mel- lon, denying that he owed the ad- ditional assessment. He entered a counter-claim for $139,000 over-pay- ment. Mellon paid a tax of $647,000. The report Showed a gross income of almost $11,000000 and a net income of almost $2,000,000, Prirl s o A, FRED NELSON IS BACK Fred Nelson arrived on the North- land from Sitka where he has been employed on the conmstruction of the Pioneers’ Home Building. LUMBER MILLS RESTRMINED IN CUTTING PRIE {Government Starts Suit in Seattle—Decision to Be Far Reaching SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—At the re- |quest of United States Attorney J. Charles Dennis, in behalf of the !Federal Government, a court or- | der was issued here last Saturday restraining several Northwest Lum- ber Mills from selling below the minimum price schedules of the NRA lumber code. The mills have been given 20 “days in which to show cause why the order should not be made per- manent. The defendant companies con- tended economic . conditiens made it impossible to abide by the code provisions and that they had no |desire to deprive their workers of the benefits of the code. The final outcome of the suit is regarded as of special significance, not only to the lumber industry, but to all codes. RUSSIA'IS TO JOIN LEAGUE | GENEVA, Sept. 17.—Russia has accepted the invitation to join the League of Nations. Argentina, Por- tugal and Panama abstained from voting on extending the invitation, | but delegates of 33 other nations, | members of the League, signed it. e ———— NENANAITES ENGLAND BOUND A F | | Mrs. W. A. Coghill, of Nenana, and her three sons, is enroute to iEngIand where she will spend the winter with her parents in Reading. headquarters plan to send speaking; talent into the field after the first 'SOUTHEKN TEXTILE e - i More than 1,000 delegates of textile locals are shown i H. D. Lisk, organizer for the United Textile Workers of leave their jobs and join the general textile strik n.a rousing America, and (Associated Press {Price Sees R‘oose'velt Foes Having Hard Time Uniting " Despite Attack by Hoover By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Assoclated Press, Washington) |- Wnataver ¥y ton . oovers pres ent standing with the voters may ’be, his return to the ferum of pub- Mic affairs has certain implications which no practical politician dis- counts. These implications include no supposition that Mr. Hoover will be a candidate in 1936, or will in- ON STRIKE, SHOT WORKERS CHEER STRIKE LEADE éUnited States Army Units | Are Called to Be Ready | for Emergency 4 MANILA, Sept, 17—Three stnk-l i.g Filipino cigar workers were fluence greatly the choice then to be made by his party. It would be contrary toall precedent if €lther of these things occurred He is judged today in the politi- cal realm more as a symbol than as a leader. No one doubts there shot and killed by police with riot are many who feel just as he does guns as hundreds stormed a cigar whether or not they would be will- factory in the heart of Manila. ing to entrust party fortunes again Nineteen were injured, including: to so badly defeated a former chief. one woman and nine policemen. The man’s words, divorced from Tnited States Army units have his own individuality and persona’ 'been ordered to prepare for call!estate, are what the politicians are | duty. | thinking of. The fact that he is PR Soe ST SIS | willing to break his silence leads Z m to wonder how many others i | ARMISTICE IS OVER lN cALIFnRNIA 1 | In his magazine article Mr. Hoo- ] ver renews his 1932 complaint thes | may be approaching, or are actual- |1y in, the same state of mind. 3velt administration which he now Thousands of A cres Are enumerates as invasions of personal . | liberty. Blackened——FlghtflS | His speaking out carries some- Losing Battle 7O, Gal, Sept. 17—| Tt is notice that the armistice is F:::f:xf;ng through the Cali-|OVeri that one class of sentiment fornia forests have left one dead,!28ainst Mr. Roosevelt which has (been dormant for a long time, is ! breaking out ‘again in full force and vigor, At the same time it is notice of {thing of a warning—in two direc- tions, two missing, and another person severely burned. Thousands of .acres are today vance of those acts of the Roosg- |" 8 ]R3 cheer at Charlotte, N. C., after other speakers urged them to Photo) SHATTUCK CUTS LEAD OF RODEN T0-SINGLE VOTE Mar, “tor Goes Into Lead Here Returns from seven precincts in his Division, received at the office of Clerk of Court here, reduced {enry Roden’s margin over Senator Allen Shattuck, seeking re-election, rom 36 votes to one, and swung he Division into line for Oscar 4. Olson, Democratic candidate for Treasurer. Mr. lson's total Division is now 1452, wt tein G. Smith hes 1441 toden has 1,826 and Mr. Shattuck 825 votes. All seven of the pre- incts heard from today—Goddard, Penakee, Angoon, Baranof, Kil- iisnoo, Kimshan and Gustavus— ;ave majorities for the Democratic Acket There are still 10 precincts miss- ng. These are Windham, Fan- jhaw, Kake, Hydaburg, Myers Chuck, Loring, Tokeen, Shakan, Revilla and Kasaan. It is expected nost of them will be reported by he middle of this week. The returns received today add- more to the growing Demo- atic majority for the lower House. The total vote reported to date for entatives is: A. H. Zeigler, ; A, P. Walker, 2065; Joe een, 1,905; Joe Baronovich, 1,904; Ty G. McCain, 1481; H. R. Shepard, 1412; Frank Foster, 924; Louis F. Paul, 856; W. M. McCall, 180, and Chris Ellefson, 450. (Complete Table appears on page vote | B e STOCK PRICES STRIKE AREAS 316 SHOWDOWN, TEXTILE STRIF EXPECTED TODAY Owners of M;;y Mills Are Attempting to Re- open Plants 'TROOPS CALLED OUT 3 SOUTHERN STATES Gov, Tabisadge Save Tighh | to Work Must Be Protec- ed'—Tear Gas Used WASHINGTON, Sept.. 17. —Baycnets are ringed around the southern area as the giant jtextile strike approached a skowdown today. Owners strove to reopen mills under the protection of 7,000 militiamen in the Caro- |linas and Georgia, while strike leaders called pickets to man }(he lines fully. Francis Gorman, Chairman jof the National Strike Com- mittee, declared that 110,000 rug, carpet and rayon work- ers are ready to join the strike tomorrow if the lead- ers give the word. After a quiet week-end, the militia with tear gas sought to protect workers in getting through the picket lines in the Carolinas and Georgia. work must be protected.” He ordered 3,000 National Guardsmen ready. Four thousand National Guards- men are already. on duty in the Carolinas. No word has been received here yet as to whether President Roose- velt is planning further steps. MORE TROOPS CUT WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Fear of disorder mounted shortly after noon today in the textile areas jand more troops were called out Eleven thousand Guardsmen are now in action. Troops patrolled a scene where pickets were stopping workers on the highway at Belmont, North Carolina, and crippling general |traffic. “You'll start a revolution,” the strikers shouted at the Guardsmen. The troops gradually forced the crowd off the highway. A survey of eight States shows that at least $30,000 daily are spent for protection by troops. The strike gained slightly in strength today when about 24 per cent of 4,500 workers at Biddeford Joined the idle ranks. EARTH SHOCKS ELLENSBURG, Wash., Sept. 17. —Another in the serigs of “~Govs Pugene Talhiadge, of - ‘Gcorgia, said the “right te IN WASHINGTON. blackened timber and brush lands.| The body of George Nicholson was found in a death trap in the| Tahoe National Forest where it is| feared two others reported as miss- | ing may have also perished. The flames continued out of con~ trol despite a fight being put up, by 300 CCC workers. | | BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 17.—Mrs, Dan McCafferty, who was the former Virginia Ewing Gates, aged 22, daughter of Dr. Thomas Gates, of Philadelphia, President of the University of Pennsylvania, is pre- | pared for a career of married life with her wrestler-mechanic. hus- band, whom she met on a hitch- hiking tour in the west. Miss Gates disappeared from the Dude Ranch near Pined-Ale, Wyo- |ming, on August 14, She explained Daughter o;’ Universityr ; President Finds Husband While Hitch Hiking, W est, | she was bored with life. She was found after a nation-wide search. and the couple stayed at the home of the sheriff here last Saturday night. | The couple married a few days ago in Moscow. Her husband has been a farm hand, taxi driver, mechanic, boxer and wrestler. The girl's parents sent them a | 'against “regimentation"— a word Tmcidemally, which he introduced 1} | into political discussion long in ad- ki W | the difficulties this sentiment will have in organizing tself for prac- teal expression. On one hand, it shows the “pro- gressive” republicans, who never really liked Mr. Hoover, that he and his kind are still members of the party, and vocal. On the other, it shows the new American Liberty League how hard it will be to in- corporate all such opinion one flag. One scarcely can imagine Mes Jouett Shouse, Al 8mith, et al, wel- coming Mr. Hoover to their fold, even though he is talking now much as they are. under TWO OPPOSING GROUPS The difficulty of finding a com-| % ! y of finding a com Ilerengs - i (ol mon ground on which to oppose | Mr. Roosevelt is shown still further | by the fact that Mr. Hoover's at- tack is based primarily on only one | of two main counts involved in the| current dispute. | Mr. Hoover regards the Roose- | velt policies as fundamentally un- | orthodox and unconstitutional.| There is another large section of | money order for $250. The couple said they will make their home in the Imperial Valley.| critical sentiment. not interested in (Continued op Page Three) | ) | proximated 700,000 shares. | Kittitas Valley during the past three months, was feit in Ellens- {burg and vicinity Saturday. Build- |ings rocked, dishes rattled and win- DROPPING LOW, SDME Is s u E s\dows were broken. Sl George Beck, Normal School ge- NEW YORK, Sept. 17.--Numer-|ologist, said he believed the shocks ocks today sank to new lows are the resuit of a major earth this year or longer before & fault in the hills back of Cle .o picrte et Bl ” INTERNATIONAL SPY MAY TALK MONTICELLO, N. ¥., Sept. 17— Phillip Junjo Geira, described last CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine| stock today is 16%, American Cani 94';, American Light and Power Anaconda 10%, Armour com- umet and Hecla 3, Curtiss-Wright 1214, General Motors 27%, Interna- Saturday before the Senate Muni- ons inquiry a3 being an Inter- onal Spy, said in an interview if he “told all it would bring war jbetween five countries, including the United States. Geira said he has been subpoe- Robert Cockburn arrived on the naed to appear before the com- Northland. He has' closed the mitlee. Thimbleberry Inn, near Sitka, for; He would ‘noi elaborate on his the season. statement, I tional Harvester 25, Kennecott 17%, United States Steel 297%, Pound $5.00%. e e COCKBURN CLOSES INN earth shocks thot have vuum;l the e