The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 6, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY AL VOL. XLV., NO. 6824. JUNEAU, ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” YUGOSLAVIA EXP SKA EMPIRE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS LING HUNGARIANS WARNING GIVEN New Treasury Offeringwof “ T0 JAPAN OVER 2 NAVAL PACTS First Public Statement of U. S. Policy Is An- nounced, London TREATIES MUST NOT BE ABROGATED NOW| Norman H. Devie Says Ac-| tion Would Not Result to Any Advantage LONDON, Dec. 6—In the first public statemente of the policy of the “United States since the tri- power naval conversations began, | Norman H. Davis, United States Ambassador-at-Large, said that the abandonment of the Washington- London Nayal treaties “would lead to 'insecurity, international sus- | picion and costly competition with no real advantage to any nation.” | The statement is regarded as s! warning to Japan and was made be- fore the American Correspondents’ | Association at a luncheon today. Davis further declared: “The American Government stands for | a continuance of the principles of the two treaties.” The Ambassador-at-Large also announced for the first time, that | President Roosevelt has proposed | a ‘“substantial all-around reduczion} in naval armaments.” QUICK ACTION DEMANDED LONDON, Dec. 6.—British For- eign Minister Sir John Simon t0~1 day suggested that when the Naval | conferees meet, Ambassador Tsuneo Street is the heavy Nine Hundred Million Goes Big; Is Far Oversubscribec NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The most impressive evidence thus far of re- approachment between the Admin- istration and the bankers of real accerding in some quarters of Wall oversubscrip- tion for the Treasury's new offer of bonds and notes. Matsudaira be asked that if the | [ Japanese Government has any new proposals to make in regard to the naval conservations they be given as quickly as possible. The Japanese Ambassador re- plied that he will confer with the other members of his delegation. NAVY FLIERS MAKE SEARCH | LOST KRMEN Hunt Continues from Honolulu for Capt. Ulm, Two Companions HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. 6. —Navy fliers took the air again this morning searching for Capt. Charles T. P. Ulm and his two companions who were forced down on the Pa- cific early Tuesday morning on the flight from Oakland to Australia via Honolulu. The Navy fliers went north- ward from here. Surface craft are also comb- ing the seas in all directions for the three missing airmen, with hopes waning as the hours go by. e ——— URGED T0 SET PRICE OF FISH DURING MONTH Warning Given Packers— New Preside total subscriptions for the two new offerings, totaling nine hundred million dollars, ran to more than five billion doll Only a few months ago, many banks were actively shifting invest- ments in long term bonds to short term issues. nt of Mexico PECKANNOUNCES NEW AIR ROUTES | AT .-C. MEETING | Chamber Hears Many Speakers—Choses New Executive Board Definite announcement of an ex- panded Juneau airplane Service both to the interior of Alaska and to Southeast Alaska ports for next spring, was made today, as a fea- Iture of the meeting of the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce in Bailey's Cafe. Details of routes and tentative S. Peck, general manager of t? | Pacific-Alaska Airways. However, although Peck's nouncement undoubtedly was { feature of the session, the Chami= ber crowded several other intér- :|esting and instructive speeches by members and guests into the luncheon session, as well as ballot- ing on the seven members for the 1935 Executive Board. After luncheon 'was concluded, Acting President Frank Garmick opened the business meeting. Aet- ing Secretary M. S. Whittier read the réport of the last Executive Board meeting, which was featured by the announcement that the Chamber would again offer ecash money prizes for attractive busi= |ness and residential Christmas decorations. Christmas Prizes The Chamber will give $10 for the best decorated window and ! store front, and also will offer prizes of $10, $5 and $3 for the three best decorated private homes. The Executive Board urged t merchants and private citizens si their decorating immediately. A contest committee will be chosen soon. Then, after no new nominations were made from the floor, ballos, containing the names of nine can- didates for the Executive Board l| | were passed. The following seven General Lazado Cardenas, pictured above with his wife, Amalia, and six-months-old son, Cuahutemoc, is the new President of the Executive of Mexico. Southern Nation. He is only 39 and the youngest man to be Chief LORD RIDDELL IS DEAD FROM EFFECTS, GOLD Qutstanding Figure, British Journalistic World, Passes Away WALTON HEATH, England, Dec. 6.—Lord Riddell, aged 69 years, noted British newspaper publisher, is dead here from the effects of & severe cold. He was one of the most outstanding figures in the British journalistic world. Lord Riddell, English publisher, author and philanthropist, built don Sunday newspaper, the World, Trained in law, he started his career as solicitor in 1888 but add- ed journalism as a side line when he acquired an interest in the Western Mail, Cardiff. For a time he carried on bofn pursuits, but publishing became his chief inter- est when, soon after the turn of Possibility of Strikes to Be Eliminated ASTORIA, Oregon, Dec. 6.— Packers suggest the price of raw fish, especially for the Columbia River chinook salmon, be made before December 20 for next sea- s6n, for the opening on May 1. Heretofore the price has been fixed in April. ‘The packers state the manufac- turers and distributors of gear have to carry over substantial ac- counts from year to year and have notified the packers they will not advance additional supplies unless assured of the elimination of all strikes. There will be a meeting Satur- day to discuss the early setting of prices. ‘The price proposal has been for- warded to the PFishermen's Union. the century, he ebtained control of the News of the World. Developing the paper along pop- ular lines, he made himself wealtny and powerful. In 1934 this pub- | lication claimed a certified net sale | of more than 3,350,000 copies. | Extends Interests | Meanwhile he had gradually ex- | tended his publishing interests, | becoming chairman of George New- nes, Ltd., chairman of C. Arthur | Pearson, Ltd., director of Newnes- | Pearson Printing company, Ltd., | director of W. H. and L. Colling- ridge, Ltd, and vice-chairman of Country Life, Ltd. The publications this grouping of concerns differed | his name and fortune from a Lon- | News of produced by | ARMS CONCERN ATTEMPTED T0 KILL' EMBARGO Powder Also Shipped to | China via Holland Is i Evidence Given ‘ ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.— Evi- |dence that the officials of the | Remington Arms attempted to | “kill” the arms embargo legislation in 1933 and “got busy in Wash- |ington” when rumors were re- | ceived the embargo would be pro- !c]almed, was presented to the Sen- |ate Munitions Investigating Com- mittee today. Earlier in the day the Commit- tee was told the Dupont company sent a shipment of powder to Hol- land in 1929 for reshipment to Chi- na while the embargo was in effect on direct shipments to China, MAKE THREAT | | | l - TOKIDNAP 11 YEAR OLD GIRL Department of Justice Men, Heavily Armed, at Grew Summer Home BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 6—A threat to kidnap Eugenie Grew, aged 17 years, adopted daughter of Ran- dolph Clark Grew, one of Boston's oldest families, and a brother of widely in character but he took a |Robert C. Grew, United States keen personal interest in each of them and was in constant touch | Ambassador to Japan, has caused | heavily armed Department of Jus- tice men to be placed at the Grew (Continued on Page Two) summer estate at Manchester. men were elected: John Jones, R. E. Robertson, Charles Naghel, W. S. Pullen, Frank Boyle, Robert J. McKanna and W. B. Kirk. It was | announced that this new Board | would meet with retiring officials at Bailey’s Cafe next Tuesday to | choose the new president for .he 1935 term. First speaker, following the con- clusion of the business meeting, was Peck. Air Service He said that, on April 1, a new airplane passenger and express route from Juneau would be inaug- urated to White Horse and Fair- banks, The service would be of- fered once a week. A new Lock- heed-Electra plane, now stationed in Texas, will be used. It will car- ry a pilot, co-pilot and radio-oper- ator and ten passengers. The one- way fare to Fairbanks probably will be $100, with a ten per cent dis- count for a round-trip ticket. The plane, which will be brought here in two weeks for testing Alas- ka flying conditions, has a cruis- ing speed of 185 miles an hour and is expected to make the Fairbanks flight in four hours. Juneau To Interior “The new Juneau-Fairbanks route will connect in the interior city with our company’s Nome and Bethel planes,” Peck said. “Also, on or about June 1, we expect to start a service between Juneau and Ketchikan, which will dove- tail in with the Juneau-Fairbanks run.” Peck explained that, as yet, no mail contracts had been let to his company. However, if such a serv- ice is started by the Government, Jdt would be possible to cut the present Seattle-Interior mail run- ning time from ten to three days. Scarcely secondary in importance to Peck’s speech was the announce- ment by Hugh W. Terhune, execu- tive officer of the Alaska Game Commission. Terhune told the Chamber that his office had re- cently completed a survey of the (Oontlnuredfi:;; Page Eight) GIANT PASSENGER FLYING BOAT SOON READY ticket prices were made by Lyman | TR TR < is glant “flying clipper” ship Intended for transoceanic service Is nearing completion at Baltimore !fllhb.ol%g r;nrw{;lb9 guzrdou from the public for two years. Ordered built by the Pan-American airways, the plane is claimed to be capable ed of thr 8) mi ber. (Assoclated Press Photo), Storm Damage at of carrying 50 passenge 7C¢r)rd0va May Run Into Thousands of Dollars; Sew MOSES PHILLIPS G0ES ON TRIAL IN U. S. COURT Jury Selected This Morn- ing in Second Degree Murder Case Moses Phillips, indicted for sec- ond degree murder for the alleged killing of John Lindoff at Hoonah on August 12, went on trial in the United States District Court this morning with Judge George F. Alexander presiding. During the morning session the selection of a jury was completed and Court was recessed until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Those who will serve on the jury are Catherine Balog, Mrs. H. S. Graves, L. E. Tucker, Mrs, C. F. Brown, Chester Barnessen, Kenneth Cole, Joe Nel- lo, Sadie Cashen, Ethel E. Haines, Sam_Christensen, Lloyd Winter and A. J. Streed. Grover C. Winn and Henry Ro- den represent the defendant and Assistant U. 8. Attorney George W. Folta and Assistant U. S. Attorney Wilfred Stump are handling the case for the United States. ——————— JEAN HARLOW ASKS DIVORCE Platinum Blonde Flies Ac- tion Against Camera- man Hal Rosson LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 6.— Jean Harlow, platinum blonde, has filed a suit for divorce from Hal Rosson, cameraman. Miss Harlow, among other things, charges that Rosson read in bed until late hours and she found her- self unable to enact film roles to the best of her ability 1 Mountain Lost; Drops from Sight Cerroazul Disappears with Tremendous Roar During Earthquake TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec. 6.—Disappearance of an entire mountain during the earthquakes which devastated a large part of Honduras during the past two days, is reported in an official com- ‘munieation, Mount ‘Cerroazul : sank from sight with a tremerdous roar. CORDOVA, Alaska, Dec. 6.—A | 55-mile an hour gale, the worst in | three years, swept this city yes- terday. While no official estimate is given the damage will likely run into thousands of dollars. The major individual |are the Strand Jensen Fisheries, blown over; Cordova Mill and Lumber Company, Toof blown off; | Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, part of the car and re- pair shops collapsed. | Plate glass windows were blown {in and numerous small outbuild- ings and garages destroyed. | Two families were forced from U.heir homes to hotels during the | height of the storm. | | SEWARD POWER OFF SEWARD, Alaska, Dec. 6.— The {local power plant is down on ac- count of a slide which broke the pipe line and plunged the town in | darkness Tuesday night. Communication lines are also ‘down between Seward and Anchor- | age. The {reighter Depere, of the | Alaska Steamship Company, was | forced to move away from the Sew- ard dock, on account of the south- |erly gale which was accompanied | by lightning, thunder and rain. | The storm abated somewhat on Wednesday. —————.— STOCK PRICES HIT AGAIN BY PROFIT TAKING So-Called Leaders Practi- cally Remain Same, Active Trading NEW YORK, Dec. 6—Stock pric- es were hit again today by profit taking, although most of the is- sues held their own. The so-called leaders did very little, either up or down. Coppers, aircraft, farm machin- ery and scattered specialties were favorites in active trading. ‘Today's close was a little irregu- lar. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 6.— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 17%, American Can 106%, American Power and Light 4, Anaconda 11%, Armour N 5%, Bethlehem Steel 31, Calumet and Hecla 3, Curtiss-Wright 3%, Gen- eral Motors 33%, International Harvester 397%, Kennecott 17%, United States Steel 387%, Pound $4.95%. Boys Utilize Junk SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 6.—Sal- vaged junk material is used by boys of the John Marshall junior high school to construct. tools, play- things, cooking utensils, radios, hunting knives and other useful articles. sufferers | | whose _corrugated storehouse was | across either the Atlantic or the Pacific at a minute. It will be the largest air liner in service when it spreads its wings in Decem- BRITISH MAY POLICE SAAR ard Power Off Apparent Solution Is Given Against Trouble Dur- ing Plebiscite GENEVA, Dec. 6—France offi- | cials here said flatly French troops {will mot be sent into.the Saar { Basin if Great Britain promises to help police the territory during the | forthcoming plebiscite and if President-Chancellor Adolf Hitler | is willing. Thus, with spectacular sudden- ness, the League of Nations Coun- cil found an apparent solution of the problem that was brought into the extraordinary session here yes- terday. The proposal was made by Capt. Anthony Eden, Briilsh delegate to the Teague of Nations, that if France would agree not to send | troops into the Saar Basin and if Germany is willing, Great Britain | will police the Saar wth British | troops durng the January plebis- | cite. ‘The plebiscite on January 13, is for the purpose of voting whether the Saar Basin will rejoin Ger- many, join France, or remain un- der the League's mandate. GERMANY ACCEPTS GENEVA, Dec., 6— League of | Nations officials said Germany has accepted the proposal of an Inter- national Police force going into the Saar Basin during the January plebiscite but that this force he | held as small as possible. By “In- | ternational Police Force” is meant | the policing by British troops. RUSSIANS GET " WORRIED OVER - FRENCH PLANS \Agreement Made Regard- | inng Bilateral Polit- | ical Treaties | GENEVA, Dec. 6.—Alarmed at the prospect of a close understand- ing between France and Germany, Russia has asked France not to | conclude any special political ac- cord with another nation pending the fate of the projected pact of esatern European countries. Russia is described by League sources as fearing isolation for herself would result from any Franco-German political accord. It is understood that France has agreed not to make any special bilateral political treaties without consulting Russia. P R R : Coincidence WASHINGTON.— Kenesaw M. Landis, high commissioner of base- ball, and Clark Griffith, owner of | the Washington Senators, have the same birth date—November 20. | Griffith is 65 and Landis 68. TWENTY - SEVEN THOUSAND MUST LEAVE COUNTRY Government Reaches De- cision, Drastic Action Follows Quickly EXILES ARE ALREADY REACHING HOME LAND Women andHildren, Aged and Infirm, Being Sent Away First BELGRADE, Dec. 6—The Gov- ernment has announced the decis- ion to expel all of the 27,000 Hun- garians now living in Yugoslavia. The decision means the uproot- ing of the entire Hungarian ele~ ment in Yugoslavia. Expulsion will be gradual but will proceed relentlessly. The action is taken following the declaration that Hungary har- bored the assassins of King Alexan- der and French Foreign Minister Barthou. ARE ON THE MOVE GENEVA, Dec. 6.—Hungary has informed the League of Nations that Yugoslavia has exiled 900 per- sons, women and children, aged and infirm. The statement will be taken up tomorrow by the League. SUMMARILY EJECTED BUDAPEST, Dec. 6—The Hun- garian Government has decided to place before the League of Na- tions the expulsion and alleged mistreatment of hundreds of Hun- garian citizens by the Yugoslavia Government. Already the Hungar- ian Government is taking testi- mony of refugees concerning the summary ejection and alleged mis- treatment. Refugees Arriving Several hundred refugees have already reached here and the ex- citement is intense. Angry threats are uttered against Yugoslavia. Budapest police have been mobil- ized to prevent outward demon- strations and incidents. likely to embroil the country further with Yugoslavia. Pulled From Beds The refugees told listeners that the Yugoslavia Army is in an ugly mood. Hungarian residents in Yu- goslavia have been pulled out of beds in the middle of the night, made to walk half-dressed to sta- tions where trains were waiting to take them to the border. — . WHITE GUARDS, SIXTY - SIX OF THEM, EXECUTED Soviet Republic Acts Quickly in “Terror- istic Action” MOSCOW, U. S. S. R, Dec. 6.— Sixty-six White Guards have been executed as enemies of the So- viet Republic on being found guil- ty of “Terroristic action” against government officials. ‘The Government announced that this action followed the assassina- tion'of Sergei Kiroff, a high Com-~ munist official, but not connected officially with his slaying. The names of the men executed have been made public, but none among them were leaders who had prominently directed the White ar- mies before the Bolshevists won complete control of the Russian Government. Rock Falls Into Niagara Gorge; Falls Not Changed NIAGARA FALLS, Dec. 6.— Two hundred tons of rock fell into the Niagara Gorge late yesterday from the Canadian side of the shore but made no change in the appearance of the falls however, as the slide gust, 1931, caused a