The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 5, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLV., NO. 6823. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS STORM HITS CORDOVA; GREAT DAMAGE NO TRACE IS FOUND, MISSING AIRMEN THREE FLIERS NOT LOCATED, UPON PACIFI Twenty-seven Planes Are Making Search- for Lost Aviators ARMY, NAVY CRAFT SCOURING OCEAN Little pre—H—eld Out for| Safety Unless Japanese Boat Rescued Them BULLETIN — HONOLULU, Dec. 5. — Twenty-seven planes have joined the search for Capt. Ulm. The greatest hope for the safety of the three fliers is that a Japanese sam- pan, without a radio, might have picked up the airmen. Most of the searchers are of the opinion there is just a bare chance of finding them. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 5. —Up to early this morning no re- ports have been received as to the finding¢ of Capt. Charles T. P. TUlm, forced down in his plane Star of Australia, early yesterday morn- ing, supposedly off the Hawaiian Islands, on his flight from Oakland to Honoluliy, enfouic to- Australia. ‘With Capt. Ulm are two com- panions, George Littlejohn, co- pilot, and J. L. Skilling, navigator. The three took off Monday after- noon at 3:41 o'clock for Honolulu, enroute to Australia, on a prelimi- nary survey of a proposed air route from the United States to Aus- tralia. Forced Down ‘With gasoline exhausted, and off their course, radio messages were picked up at Honolulu, San Francisco and Portland, asking for | help, as the plane had been forced | down. Army and Navy planes were sent out from Honolulu to scout the Pacific Ocean for the three fliers, but up to this morning, without success, apparently. No Trace Found Yesterday afternoon various re- ports were received that the avia- tors had beert found, then these were denied. The President Cool- idge, about 400-miles from Hono* lulu, was reported to have 'picked up the men and their plane, but this was later denied when a radio was received direct from the liner that no trace had been found. The Star of Australia was not even sighted by the look-out on the Presideni Coolidge although the reported forced landing was believed to be somewhere in the vicinity of where the liner was at the time the SOS messaged were sent out from the plane. Was Given Warning Capt. Ulm was driven off his course, perhaps by cross course ELECTION WILL FEATURE C. OF C. Down On Pacific Capt. Charles T. P. Um (above) with his two compan- icns, was ferced down on the ccean early yesterday morning fiying in the plane Star of Australia from Oakland to Honolulu enroute to Australia. MEET THURSDAY Imposing List of Guests| Also to Be Presented at Luncheon Election of the 1935 Executive | Board and presentation of a stellar array of guests will feature the first December luncheon meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Com- merce at Bailey’s Cafe tomorrow noon, M. S. Whittier acting secre- tary, announced today. Members will vote on seven po- sitions for the Executive Board. Nine candidates, presented at the last meeting of the Chamber on November 23 by the Nominating Committee, will be up for the vot- ing. In addition to this slate of nine, additional names may be nominated from the floor tomorrow before the balloting. The nine candidates are: John Jones, R. E. Robertson, Norman C. Banfield, Charles Naghel, Har- ry Sperling, Frank A. Boyle, W. 8. Pullen, R. J. McKanna and W. B. Kirk. Some dozen guests will be hon- ored after the business session has been concluded Included among the guests are: Lyman 8. Peck, general manager of the Pacific-Alaska Airways; Ross A. Gridley, engineer inspector for the PWA; K. N. Neill, auditor for the PWA; Dr. Vance B. Murray, medical doctor for the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Hugh Terhune, ex- ecutive officer of the Alaska Game winds against which weather men warned him. Speculation on whether the plane is still afloat grew this morning as airmen recalled the phrase of Capt. Ulm: “I do not intend to get my feet wet until the ship’s fuselage, wings and fabric are covered. T believe the plane will float for at least two days.” The fliers had six boxes of chick- en sandwiches and other pienic food and two gallons of {resh water. No further reports from the plane’s radio have been heard since the SOS calls were sent out early yesterday morning. — e FINLAND MAY HAVE CHAMPIO HELSINGFORS, Dec. 5—Finland believes it has a coming world heavyweight champion in Gunnar Barlund, who turned professional after winning the amateur cham- pionship of Europe at Budapest this year. He stands over six feet, weighs an even 200 pounds and |guards in the Province of Silesia a5 i packs such a punch he can find |report extensive use of carrier munity singing of Christmas car- no sparring partners in this coun- try to work with him. Commission; and, the entire squad of players of the White Pass A. C. basketball team of Skagway, which is playing a series of games here and in Douglas this week, Acting Secretary Whittier, who is taking the place left vacant temporarily by Curtis Shattuck— in Seattle on a business trip—said also that the Chamber probably would urge merchants to immedi- ately erect customary Christmas decorations. BERG SLIPPING LONDON, Dec. 4. «— Although Jackie Kid Berg made a comeback to win the lightweight champion- ship of Great Britain from Harry Mixner on a technical knockout, observers expressed the opinion the ‘Whitechapel whirlwind was only about 40 percent of the fighter that first invaded America a few years ago. Mizner broke both hands early in the fight. Foil Customs KATOWICE, Poland — Customs pigeons for smuggling small articles of high value from Germany. ARMS MAKERS | INU. 3. BREAK ALL TREATIES No Attention Paid to Em- bargoes Is Evidence Reported Secured SUPPLIES ARE SOLD TO REARM GERMANY Use This {.:er to Get Products Into Other European Countries WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. — The Senate munitions investigators said {they have new evidence that Am- erican arms manufacturers brushed aside treaties and embargoes to ship impliments of war into Ger- many and China. The members of the Senate com- mittee asserted the evidence re- | vealed flagrant violation, of the| cpirit of the Versailles treaty in the sale of arms to Germany and rearming of the Reich. The com- mitteemen added that they used | this lever to bring military ap-} propriations from other European | countries. Documents also show, the com- | {miteemen said, that American| manufacturers paid little heed to the American embargo on ship-i ments. of arms to China then used | these sales, it is alleged, to sell more products to Japan. | GUILTY OF “WINKING” WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. — The |statement that Nobel, Ltd., Brllish] munitions firm, founded by the don- | or of the international peace prize,| is guilty of “winking” at the re-| arming of Germany in violation of | the Versailles treaty, was presented! to the Senate Munitions Investi- gating Committee. Also evidence was received from the State De- partment that 25 recognized allies | were conniving with Germany in| violating the treaty because per- mitting illegal manufacture of ex- plosives in Germany “to swell the reparations fund.” Correspondence between the Du- pont Company and its foreign de- parment drew the charge of wink- ing from Senator Arthur H. Van- denberg, who is conducting the inquiry. One letter plainly said Nobel could have brought pressure on the British to stop violation of the peace pact by the German manufacturers but did not because | of the firm's German connections. WOMAN'S CLUB MAKES PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS Tree, Song Fest Among Annual Events to Be Car- ried Out by Women That Juneau will again have its community Christmas tree, and commemorate the holiday season | with a community sing at Triangle Place, was assured yesterday at the regular business meeting of the Juneau Woman's Club.' This was turned over to the Depart- ment of Civic Improvement, Mrs. J. M. Chase, chairman. This will be the Club's sixth annual Christ- mas Tree. The tree, to be erected early next week thrbugh the co- operation of Mayor Goldstein and the City Council and wired for lighting by the Alaska Light and Power Company, will be ready for the annual song service of Christ- mas carols on Sunday afternoon, December. 16. It will be lighted every evening until the day after New Year's, after which it will be dismantled. City Band To Play The Juneau City Band has prom- ised assistance at the opening serv- ices, and will play Christmas airs ts part of the program. Com- | (Continued on Page Three) FRANCE TRIES ‘BABY FACE’ NELSON FOUND SLAIN AFTER FURIOUS GUN BATTLE The slaying of two federal agents In a gun battle near Barrington, lll., Chicago suburb, was followed by discovery of the body of George “Baby Face” Nelson (right), public After Nelsen and two companions, No. 1 one the desperado responsible fo woman believed to have been r the agent: Nelson’s wife had fled in the agents’ killings. Diagram at left reconstructs the shooting scene. automobile, the car was found aban doned in Winnetka, Chicago northshore suburb, spattered with blood and bullet holes. Nelson's body was found in a ditch near Niles Center Chicago suburb. (Associated Press Photo) TO FORMULATE PEACE TREATY [Ealancerof waer fiian Is Revived in Old World; Pact of France-Russia Reveals It ay Fingerprint Eastern Locarno Pact Pr&¢ Entire Popiullution pased Embracing Both | Germany, Poland ‘ GENEVA, Dec. 5—France will try to get Germany into a pro- prosed Eastern Locarno pact, de- spite the latter’s opposition. This move was disclosed as the League of Nation's Council opened the extraordinary session today. France feels that Poland, which is also cold to the project, will enter the pact if Germany does. Foreign Minister Laval is striv- ing to avoid a direct alliance with Germany and concentrating on ne- gotiations of a broad mutual as- sistance agreement. ‘The proposed Locarno Treaty is designed to guarantee ,peace in Eastern' Europe. NEW SAAR PLAN GENEVA, Dec. 5—~Capt. Anthony Of United States ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 5—De- partment of Justice oficials have expressed the opinion that the United States is moving toward fingerprinting the en- tire population. VON PAPEN ON NEW MISSION Returning to Austria After Conference in Berlin— Rumors Prevail VIENNA, Dec. 5—German Min- ister von Papen is returning here By MELVIN E. COLEMAN | (Assogiated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—Balance | of power, that old European de- | vice which failed to consolidate peace sufficiently to prevent the world tragedy of 1914-19, again has reared its head across the Atlantic. Statements in the French par- liament that France and the So- | viet Union have a military under- | standing, that the Red Army will | be at France’s disposal if Germany attacks, constitute the clinching | evidence so far as many observers | of foreign affairs are concerned. “Russia has a strong and well- | equipped army which she offers us in case of conflict with Germany,” | said Leon Archimbaud presenting a new war budget to the chamber | of deputies. % Think In Pre-War Terms | Thus men were shown as think- |ing in the terms of 1914 rather | than those of 1920 when thrones | had tottered and “self determina~- tion of peoples” had become the Eden, British delegate to the today from Berlin, presumably |yardstick and the world hoped that League of Nations, announced to- day that if France will agree not to send troops into the Saar Basin and if Germany is willing, Great Britain will police the Saar with British troops durng the plebiscite | next month. e, WASHINGTON IS IN NEED, FORTY TWO MILLIONS Gov. Martin Announces State’s Needs for | Next Biennium SEATTLE, Dec. 5—Gov. C | ence D. Martin, over the radio, out- | lined this state’s financidl needs for the next biennium, expressing the opinion for the necessity to| raise forty two million dollars from new tax sources. | The Governor announced that the big issue was whether the state shall turn to a sales tax. | The Governor said forty two million dollars the maximum needed to maintain a ‘“reasonable | educational standard and assure continuance of Federal relief allo- cations and make the old age pen- sions a reality.” B Church Thief Caught | NEWARK, N. J—Women mem-" bers of three Newark churches complained to police that their| purses were stolen while they kneel—‘, ed in prayer. Police arrested a 28~ year-oid homeless man, John Sol-| an, and charged him with grand| larceny. | is bearing a Christmas present of better relations with Austria. The belief is expressed here that von Papen is coming from confer- ences with Hitler and intends to go to any extreme to carry out the command given him by the late von Hindenburg to re-establish the old friendship between the two countries, o0 UNEMPLOYED MEN MARCH ON F-T. BUILDING Group Pres;r—lt; Work De- mands to Governor’s Secretary Marching on the Federal and Territorial Building a group of from 50 to 75 unemployed men pre- sented demands to Secretary to the Governor, Harry Watson, early this afternoon. g The parade, which was made In orderly fashion, followed a mass meeting, called at 1 o'clock in the I L. D. Hall by Fred Patrick. Patrick, acting as spokesman for the group, presented a petition | | the “war to save democracy” had ;a.ccompllshed its object. | Today dictators take the place of monarchs. Hereditary power still is at a discount but the daily lives of millions are, in some cases, |as closely ordered as in the time when *divine right” reigned. Twenty years ago when the world conflict was in the making there | were fears and forebodings, military secrets and spy scares. So there are today. * Political oppositionists fled over frontiers in those days, plotted the |overturn of administrations, jus- tified the use of arms against “ty- rants.” So they do today. The moot question, then as now, was when a political refugee en- titled to haven, became an inter- national terrorist, subject to extra- dition, trial and sentence. Old Alignments Reappear There were closely similar back- grounds to the crime of Sarajevo |in 1914 and the assassinations at | Marseille on October 9. | In pre-war Europe there existed the triple entente of France, Rus- sia and Great Britain. Today the English government, influenced by a sizable section of public opinion | which decries “meddling in the affairs of tHe continent,” holds aloof. But its leaders’ brows are furrowed and “Britain’s frontier | has moved to the RhHine.” (Contiqued on Page Two) to alleviate unemployment in Ju-| neau this winter. Secretary Watson, in accepting the written statement, pointed out that the Government already was following all of the suggestions, with one exception. This one con- troversial #em concerned the num- ber of work hours per day. Patrick urged that men be em- ployed on a basls of a six-hour day for five days. Watson informed the group that the Government fav- " (Continued on Page Eight) NEW DEAL FOR AMER. FARMER -~ WORKED 00T | 'President “to” Bring* About \ Parity—Vacation Ended Today | WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Dec. 5.— President Roosevelt's vacation here is at an end and he leaves today for Washington firmly committed |to a New Deal experiment to bring parity for the farmers through acreage control. | The President is convinced there is little opportunity for measure- |able outlets for American agricul- | tuure surpluses abroad because of |increased synthetic processes and |the way out for the American |farmers is to adjust consumption to the demand, thereby bringing about fair economic prices and through this means raising the | standard of living and consequent- ly increasing the buying power at [home. ————,—— CHESTER WILLIS FOUNDGUILTY - BY JURY TODAY Jurors Only Out One Hour in Assault with Danger- ous Weapon Case “Guilty as charged,” is the ver- dict returned by the jury in the | U. 8. District Court this morning |in the case of the U. 8. vs Ches- | ter Willis, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. | The case went to the jury at 110:30 o'clock this morning and an hour later the jurors reached their verdict of guilty. Are Arraigned In the case of the U. 8. vs J. F. Fraser and Larry Bunger, brought before the District Court on a charge of selling’ beer and wine without first procuring a license, the defendants were arraigned this morning and will plead on Satur- day morning. They are at liberty on a $500 bond. George E. Williams, of Sitka, was granted a decree of divorce from Martha Willlams in Court this morning, after which it was recessed until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when the case of August Romunseth vs. L. F. Wil- liams is scheduled. e CORDOVA FIRST Cordova was the first city in the United States to turn in its quota for the 1935 Red Cross Roll Call, A. L. Schafer, Pacific Coast Man- ager of that organization recently advised Cordova's Chairman, Dr. W. H. Chase. [GALE RAGING WEST ALASKA - CITY; MAYOR SENDS RADIO Terrific Wind Reported by Dr. Chase in Special Communication to Governor Troy A radio from Dr. Will H. Chase, Mayor of Cordova, to Gov. Jchn W. Troy, received this afternoon, stated that great damage was being done there by a severe storm. Property damage is so far estimated at over $100,000. The radio from Mayor Chase to Gov. Troy, follows: “Storm of gale velocity has been raging in Cordova past eight hours. Warehouses, railroad shops, homes, glass and other destruction esti- mated in excess of $100,000 up until noon, and storm still raging. Will advise later if storm does not abate.” RUMOR HAS 1F— " JOHN HAMILTON UNDER ARREST Federal Agents Refuse, However, to Confirm or Deny Reports NELSON’S WIDOW’S ARREST CONFIRMED Mrs. Gillis —ir_l—Custody Al- though Veil of Secrecy Is Maintained CHICAGO, I, Dec. 5—The pos- sibility that John Hamilton, ace gunner of the Dillinger gang, is al- ready under arrest, is one of the rumors following the revelation that Mrs. Helen Gillis, “Baby Face” Nelson’s widow, has been held in custody since Thanksgiving Day. There have been no details on the arrest of Mrs. Gillis and’ tae Federal Agents refused to com- ment on the Hamilton rumor. Veil of Secrecy A veil of secrecy is maintained concerning Mrs. Gillis' arrest and the progress in the search for Hamilton, if he has not already been placed in custody, as rumor says he has. ‘Whether Mrs. Gillis surrendered voluntarily, because of the stern Federal order to show her no quar- ter, or whether agents seized her in a hideout, is not announced. Thoroughly Questioned It is learned however Mrs. Gills has been questioned extensively at an unannounced place of deten- tion, leading to the belief she may have given the investigators in- formation as to the whereabouts of Hamilton. The fact that no announcement of her detention was made until yesterday gave strength to the sug- gestion in unofficial circles that JHamilton may be in custody. Ancther Rumor Another rumor, which lacks veri- ficatton, has it that Mrs. Gillis was the indirect source of the in- formation on which agents Cowley and Hollis, came upon Nelson and his companion at Barrington. Both agents were killed in the fight, as was Nelson. e THOMAS TRIAL SET The trial of Sedan Thomas, Cor- dova citizen charged with murder, has been transferred from the court at Valdez to Cordova and will be held there February 11. K. G. Rob- inson was appointed to defend Thomas by Judge Simon Hellen- : thal,