The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 21, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR * VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7149. “ALL THE NEWS * JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDA ALL THE TIME” Y, DECEMBER 21, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS " PRICE TEN CENTS - BRITAIN SEEKS AID AGAINST ITALY ‘31 BELIEVED TOBEKILLED IN ACCIDENT ) »Nitrate Laden Vessel in| Brazilian Port Goes Off with Bang 'STEVEDORES ARE AMONG VICTIMS +Three MemKr_s of Ciew Die — Craft Immed- iately Goes Down SANTOS, Brazil, Dec. 21.—An ex- » plosion aboard a nitrate laden| Swedish ship in the harbor has caused the death of at least 31 per- sons including three members of the crew. | The dead are believed fo include | “about 25 of the 50 stevedores aboard , the ship at the time of the blast. The vessel was the 3,000 ton freighter Britt Marie which loaded nitrate at a Chilean port. The Britt Marie sank almost im- mediately after the blast. - SUPREME COURT NOW DECIDING " ONVITAL CASES | TVA, Agricultural Act and Cotton Control Decisions Expected in January WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Decis- *ions likely to influence the future course of American history are in >'the making today as the Supreme Court gathered in conference for ’ the regular Saturday discussion of cases on which arguments have been completed. The Court is studying the constitutionality of the Tennes- see Valley Act, the Agricultural Ad- justment Act and amendments, and the Bankhead compulsory cotton control act. ) No decisions are expected before January 6. ’ NAVAL MEETING ADJOURNS UNTIL - JANUARY SIXTH : No Agreem;t— Reached— Slight Weakening in Japanese Demands ! LONDON, Dec, 21.—The Interna- tional Naval Conference has ad- journed until January 6 without an agreement. Some authoritative observers are vreported to believe they discern a slight weakening of the Japanese re- garding demands for equality with Great Britain and the United States + but this view is not shared by all delegations attending the conference. Japanese representatives reiterated to the newsmen that Japan must have fleet equality. ‘When the conference quit work for the holidays, the British proposal for a new treaty still awaited definite * action. e, — - MEXICO NIPS REVOLUTION }v MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2. — The » government announced it had frus- trated a revolutionary plot in Ori- zaba, Vera Cruz, industrial center and stronghold of the Laborite par- o B Arms and ammunition have been seized and. six persons arrested in raids. ¥ PL ODES SINKS 1 | | 1 | i | i | Vienna shown at right. He is now that Prince Ernst von Starhembe: may become regent and eventually king of Austria country, Starhemberg was fim' § ;fl:’gx“"m the pgtain sl“‘x!!‘?df!wmwr held a shivering nation in (shown with wife)' and occupy throne jor and virtual dictator of STOCK PRICES " INDIGATE THAT |Selective Buying Prevails at Short Session of Exchange NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—The Stock | Market saw signs of Santa Claus at the brief session today although sel- ective buying prevailed. Aviation issues were particularly in demand. A number of specialties forged jahead and many gains of fractions |to three or more points were made. Today’s close was firm. | CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec, 21.—Closing quo- tation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 132, American Power and Light 7%, Ana- conda 27%, Bethlenem Steel 46, In- ternational Harvester 60%, General Motors 556%, Kelvinator 13%, Ken- necott 27%, Simmons Beds 18% United Corporation 6%, United States Steel 45% , Found $4.93 1-8. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: indystrials 140.19, rails 39.76; utilities 28.33. ————————— CONDITION OF SCHALL GRAVE WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Condi- tion of Themas D. Schall, United States Senator from Minnesota, re- mained grave today, according to at- tending physicians. Senator Schall was struck by an automobile Thursday night and suf- fered a fractured skull, compound fracture of his left leg and internal injuries. - JAKEWAY IN JUNEAU Elmer Jakeway, Columbia Brew- eries representative, arrived from Se- attle on the Northland from Se- attle. SANTAISNEAR | | i Empire’s Christmas Edition to Be Issued Tomorrow Morning The Empire’s annual Christ- mas editicn, containing the lat- est news of the world and also the complete shopping “tips” of Junean merchants, will be issued tomorrow morning and distrib- uted to ail regular subscribers, as well as being on sale at news stands and by The Empire’s sell- ers, The edition is one that will commend itself to every man, woman and child in this section ag it is not only complete with Christmas stories, ete., but is a Christmas Holiday Shopper’s Guide made possible by the lib- cral support ¢f merchants. FOUR ARE HELD AS KIDNAPERS Police Seek Five Others Implicated in Abduc- tion Case LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 21— Four men, accused of kidnaping a young housewife, are held here un- der $25,000 bond each. Under California law, conviction may result in the death penalty. Police are seeking five others, al- leged to be members of a gang of nine, who abducted, assaulted and robbed Mrs. Gertrude Stark Dec. BOOM FOR BORAH GETS UNDER WA WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. — Two planks, one pledging constitutional lawmaking and another to fight monopoly, are considered certain to have prominent places in the liberal platform Senator William E. Borah of Idaho wants the Republi- can party to adopt. Friends point to Borah as the outstanding author- ity on fhe Constitution. Moves to obtain instructed Borah delegations in advance from Massa- chusetts, New York, Wisconsin and Ohio already are underway. |THREATS SEND PEGGY PAULOS INTO HIDEOUT ‘Ran with Dangerous Mob,’ | Says Horr, Cautioning Seclusion in Cascades SEATTLE, Dec. 21.—Peggy Paulos has been removed to a secret hide- out in the Cascades, threats having been made against her life. Attorney Ralph A. Horr said she would remain in seclusion until ready to go to relatives in West Virginia, her birthplace. Horr revealed she had received several threats during the recent trial, ¢ “Peggy ran with a dangerous mob,” he said. “Now she is quit- ting them. There are underworld characters who will stop at nothing} to kill her.,” Peggy Paulos was recently ac- quitted of complicity in the Er- lands Point mass murder, after Leo Hall, sextuple killer, had been con- victed of her testimony. NATION SHIVERS AS MERCURY IN BiG NOSE DIVE Minimums for Years Chalk- ed Up for Middle West— Western Plains Warmer WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.— King his palm, after ascengding the throne two days ago. Generally moderating tempera- ures are predicted for the week-end n South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. " The mercury slid below zero from | Mlinois almost to the eastern coast. | Roads are ice-coated from the Rocky | Mountains east, from the Canadian border to below the Mason-Dixon Line. The minimums for years are chalked up. | Generally warmer weather seems east bound from the western plains, where the mercury has risen in Ne- | braska, Montana and Wyoming. RESIGNED PEEK TAKING CRACK ATNEW DEAL Crusades Against Trade Agreements—Says Agri- culture “Taking Rap” WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—George Peek, foe of the New Deal’s foreign trade program, today declared agri- culture “is being asked to take the rap in the reciprocal trade pact with Canada.” Peek, who quit sev- eral weeks ago as President of the Import and Export bank, has con- tinued to crusade against trade agreements, the latest of such agree- ments being signed yesterday with Honduras and The Netherlands. “These agreements involve direct reversal of position of the Demo- cratic party as laid down in the platform of 1932 as presented by spokesmen for the party,” Peek de- clared here today. THREE DIE IN TRAIN WRECK AUBURN, Wash., Dec. 21 —Death toll in the collision between Northern Pacific and Great Northern freight trains increased to three last night when Walter Boyce, engineer, died China Clipper Ends The Philippines put on gala HOUSE NUMBERS DOMINATE CITY COUNCIL MEET Simplification of Number- ing, Changing of Street Designations, Outlined A new ordinance providing for the placing of at least two street signs at street intersections, designating the names of each of *he streets and the numbering of houses, was read and approved for the first time; the new Building Code received further consideration, and routine business was transacted at the City Council meeting last night. To simplify the numbering of hous- es ‘several minor changes will be made in the designation of streets. All streets west of and at right angles to Main street will be called West Pirst Street, etc., and streets lying ‘east of Main Street will be First Street, etc. Streets north of and intersecting First Street or Front Street will be called Main Street, Seward Street, etc., and all streets south of First Street or Pront Street will be known as South Main Street, South Seward Street, etc. New Streets Created The portion of Franklin Street south of First Street, heretofore Franklin Place, will be designated as several hours after the death of Charles T. Bryan, fireman, and Rich- | Gold Street south of First Street will Hoover, who by ard Gilbert, brakeman, all Northern South Pront Street. The portien of be designated as Gastineau Avenue. tion of the inaugural flight from Alameda, Cali per's crew are shown in the top picture The Clipper tying up to her float in Man aboard the China Clipper upon its return hours later. (Associated Press Photos) I;E;r Told to Keep Ou; of Ohio; Declaration May Have F ar-Reaching Effect known as Lower Front Street and | attire to welcome the China f., of transpacific all th a the crew gets re By BYRON PRICE (Chief Of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington). The Anti-Hoover declaration of the Ohio Republican leaders is one of those comparatively small events which sometimes mark the turning point of great political movements. Considered by itself, apart from its background of local and national rivalries, the action is not so impor- tant. The State Central Committee which framed the declaration, does not decide what candidate the state will support; and, after all, Ohio is only one state among many. Yet, when all of the circumstances are taken into account, the develop- ment carries certain implications of the most interesting sert. One inevitable suggestion is that the committee may not have acted entirely as an isolated unit of the party’s national organization—that a step of so extraordinary a charac- ter must have had some extraordi- nary cause and purpose. In other words, the declaration raises the question whether this really is the first concrete gesture of a wide-spread and well-organized effort to read Mr. Hoover out of party leadership. Extraordinary Action The facts of the case are interest- ing enough to warrant detailed ex- amination. 4 Ohio has a primary law, and the primary returns usually decide what candidate will be supported. The State Central Committee presumably represents all elements of party opin- ion and occuples itself with party or- ganization, not with candidates. A half-dozen or more Republicans |now are prominentiy mentioned for | the Presidency. One of them is Mr. of his nom- |ination in 1932 remains the titular Pacific employees, They died from | The extension of Willoughby Avenue |leader of the party. Purthermore, scalds received as a locomotive boiler | from South Main Street to Seward |it has been reported that Mr. Hoover exploded. (Continued on Page Five) (Continued on Page Five) Clipper when it arrived there on comple- rmall service. Members of the Clip- were cheered passing under a welcoming arch, Lower: to go ashore. These pictures arrived to Alameda and were dispatched to this newspaper several NORTHLANDTO GIVE PARTY T0 ALL CHILDREN Santa Claus Aboard Motor- ship—Big Doings on Sunday Afternoon The Northland Transportation Company Christmas ship Northland will be the scene of a Christmas party for the children of Juneau at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Cold Storage Dock. All children 12 years old and under will be enter- tained aboard the ship by Santa Claus in the person of Ben Joyce, jovial First Officer of the Northland. Following the entertainment for Juneau youngsters, including distri- bution of the usual fruit, nuts, candy, ete., the Christmas shop will cross the channel to Douglas, where a special party for Douglas children will be held. Sunday will mark the fifth anni- versary of the Christmas ship, first sent north by the Northland Trans- portation Company in 1931, TURKEY WANTS LARGER FORCE OF AIR UNITS Government Makes Re- quest for Millions of Dollars Credit ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 21.—The Turkish Government has submitted a bill to the National Assembly ask- ing credit for seventeen million five hundred thousand dollars for rein- forcement of air forces. ‘isxr Samuel Hoare, said today; * trust that the meémbers of the N HARBOR Fpochal Sixteen Thousmrlrd{E N GLISH TAKE Mile Round Trip Flight Over Pacific Ocean WARLIKE STAND IN NEW CRISIS Mussolini Scorns London’s Move — Orders Ad- vance Resumed CHAMBERLAIN TAKES FOREIGN MINISTRY Britain Lines Up Nations— Ethiopians Claim New Victory BULLETIN — ROME, Dec. 21 —Italy’s Northern Army is con- centrated for the purpose of cleaning up trouble spots from which Ethiopians are reported withdrawing. The action of the Italian troops is in determination of Premier Mussolini's defi to the League of Nations. The Fascist Grand Council is- sued a communique today, after a meeting with the Premier, as- serting Italy is confident of vie- tory. Mussolini has dispatched 4,000 additional militiamen and 800 workmen to East Africa. LONDON, Dec. 21, —While Musso- {lini directed his blackshirt troops | to proceed with the African cam- | paign, Great Britain took up the challenge to sanctiontst nations {with a warlike appeal for aid. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor {of the Exchequer, who is slated to become Foreign Minister to succeed e League of Nations will show that they have prepared themselves and are ready to resist any attack which may be made on any one of their number.” Meanwhile reports were current | in London that England is prepar- ing to sound out other nations, as well as those bordering on the Med- iterranean, as to how they are pre- |pnred to support the samctions. Of- ficial sources said that the govern- ment is not ready to press for fur- the sanctions until assured that the policy has the support of other League members. France is said to be ready to aid Great Britain in the special session {of the League Council, which may | be held about January 10. IL DUCE STANDS FIRM ROME, Dec, 21.—Premier Musso- | lini, scorning to reply to the now | dead peace plan, posed his ‘“un- shakably united” people against the disorganization and contradictions of the nations seeking to penalize him for taking up arms against Emperor Haile Selassie. In erdering his High Command /in Ethiopia to proceed with the ad- vance, Il Duce carefully watched re- ports from London and Paris as ta, what action the two nations will take on the resumption of hostili- ties. VILLAGES RECAPTURED ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 21.—Ethio- pians are reported to have recap- tured Enda Silais, 30 miles west of Aksum, and also the village Dega Shah from the invaders. Itallan losses were said to be considerable, and ten tanks were taken in the surprise raids. et Ty SONG WRITER PASSES AWAY NEW YORK, Dec. 21.— Charles Warren McClintock, aged 55, author of the song, “Everybody Works But Father,” died here last night. Mc- Clintock was press agent for many stage and screen stars. i