The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 26, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESD, » VOL.XLVIL, NO. 7206, DAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1936, ~ JAPAN GOVER MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NEAR OVERTHROW _PRICE TEN CENTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3,000 REBELS HAV HALIBUT TOPIC OF TALK WITH FISHCHAIRMAN W.H. Thompson Holds Con- ference with Fisher- men of Juneau W. H. Thompson, Chairman of the International Fisheries Com- mission, met with Juneau halibut fishermen at two o'clock this after- noon in the City Council Cham- bers. The halibut season will open on March 16, he announced. Mr. Thompson arrived aboard the Northwestern and will meet with fishermen in Petersburg and Ket- chikan after sailing south again on the Vietoria tomorrow. The meetings are being held in order to familiarize the commission with the views of the fishermen on the present regulations and propos- als for changes, Thompson said. The meeting was told of recent findings of the organization relat- ing to the industry ,and an inter- pretive analysis of the studies was made by the commissioner. Lantern slides revealing the scien= tific side of the halibut inausuy were shown, touching on the eggs, the young and their movements, present conditions of the banks and various escapement conditions. Thompson declared that compar- ed with industry in gencral, the halibut outlook was very favorable, and that no major changes in reg- ulations have been made by the commission. A general discussion was held ocn the details of the changes, in order to eliminate the difficulties of en- forcement. The fisheries executive left Seat- tle following the completion of the recent North Pacific conference in Seattle. He will spend Friday and Saturday in Petersburg after leav- ing here on the Victoria, and will meet with Ketchikan fishermen on Monday. STOCK PRICES FAIL T RISE, DULL SESSION Several Groups Manage to Hold Recoveries— Steels Backward NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—The Stock Market failed to get up much steam today but various industrials, oils, mines, utilities and speciajties managed to ‘hold fair recoveries. Backwardness of steels and many of the recent favorites restricted general improvement. Today's close was irregular. Trading was dull the entire ses- ' AIDES QUIT N ' DEPT. SHAKELP Criticism of Sea Safety Laws Takes Jobs of ' E Ship Officials WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. — m‘ dismissal of two Department ‘of Commerce shipping officials for. in- | subordination was made known.-to- | day in official quarters, which fore- | | cast the resignation soon of Joseph | ! B. Weaver. Director ot the mu of ‘Navigation. (] . Weaver's retirement is expected | to follow on the completion of leg- |islation for sea safety now before | * * * * * * * * IN TURMOIL ' SNOWSLIDE RAZES MINE CAMP 1Tw0 COMMERCE Soviet Union’s Army Absorbs Militia; B e Million Men Ready for Call to Arms 4 | . | | i { | | Roaring 1,000 feet down from a mountain top, an avalanche of snow killed five men and a woman when it wiped out the Hesperus mining camp near Mancos, Colo. Buildings were broken and carried into a canyon by the impact. This picture shows the snow-covered camp as l;h-pponnd only a few days before the fatal slide, (Assoc! oto) SSO000IS ASKED s &% PENSION PROBE. ;" wide hes been diccovered in the Flathead District, in extreme southeast British Columbia, House Committee Retains Attorney to Investigate Townsend, Other Plans | prospectors repcrted, as they hastened to Cranbrook to record claims. The scene of the find is Grizzly Gulch, a tributary to Akamina Creek, just north of the international boundary and just north of thé Alberta-British Columbia, line. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. — The Congressional committee named to investigate the Townsend and oth- | er old age pension movements has - decided to ask $50,000 from the ff 11} House of Representatives to fi-| nance the probe, Chairman C. Jas- | | | | per Bell, Missouri Demoerat, said . ‘AGA'N EGHGING The committee retained James R.| y { The committeee is expected to various schemes used in raising Fxghtmg WOI’CI Once More |funds and other actitvities of the Bell has especially trained his guns | and Representatives on the Townsend plan in past as-| | a month paid by Townsend Club| the man-in-the-street as “in- | members goes toward making fat| gjatjon” are as little understood ! | Townsend and R. E. Clements, o-| able stories, Claude A. Jagger, founders of the plan, have vigor-! gynansial Editor of The Asso- Sullivan of Kansas City as attor-! ney subject to the House approval N RE s HAI-I-S of request for funds. make a thorough' inquiry into the pension movements. Congressman LOOH’)S Bef&re Senatots | sertions, charging that the 10 cents | (Few words so important to | fees for heads of the movement. Dr.| py him. In a series of two read- {ously denied the charge, claimmgf ciated Prees, helps to acquaint Congress. The two aides dlsmlm were Commander H. McCoy Jo and Frederick L. Adams. The dismissal was attributed $o refusal to answer questions regard- ing the premature release of a re- port criticising present ship safe- guards. ‘Weaver said, “I am not going to resign now.” RUBAR AT RS MKANNAS ILL ON TRIP HOME TO FAIRBANKS Widely Known Alaska Couple Returning to In- terior Stricken with Flu Robert J. McKanna, President of the Fairbanks Chamber of Com- merce, and Chairman of the Fair- banks Ice Carnival Committee, and his wife, Mrs. Theo McKanna, De- partment of Alaska President of the American Legion Women’s Auxil- lary, are passengers aboard the Northwestern enroute to their home in the interior. Both Mr. and Mrs McKanna were confined to their berths by “old-fashioned flu” while the ship was in port here this morning. They were attended by a physician in Ketchikan, and both feel sure that they will be suffic- iently recovered to make the long train trip to Fairbanks, upon their arrival in Seward. Mr. McKanna left Fairbanks an January 29. When he passed through Juneau enroute to the States, he made arrangements for the appointment by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and the Ro- tary Club of Mary Joyce, enroute from Taku to Fairbanks by dog team, as “Miss Juneau,” in the Iee Carnival Queen contest. A large quantity of Japanese lan- terns, electrical fixtures and other decorations for the Ice Carnival are being taken to Fairbanks by Mr. McKanna, who spent about two | weeks in Seattle. Mrs. McKanna left Fairbanks on The Soviet Union, with a standing army of a million men, is preparing to expand that force by half under a huge new war budget. More bayonets, bigger and faster planes and additional tanks are «'#en {hie pregram, which is to cost an estimated 3$3,000,000,000, By JOHN LLOYD MOSCOW, Feb. 26.—In view of what the Soviet Union’s high com- mand sees as a threatening inter- national situation, almost the whole red “national guard” system has been converted into a standing army. There now are more than 1,000,- 000 men under arms and ready to take the field on a moment's notice in Europe or the Far East (Yoshiyuki Kawashima, Japan's War Minister, recently said in Tokyo that the Soviet Union had concentrated in eastern Siberia a| force of 250,000 men plus 800 air-| planes and 650 tanks.) Huge War Budget Revealed A huge war budget, figuring out | at approximately $3,000,000,000 on the basis of the new five rubles to the dollar exchange rate, was an-! nounced in January. Since a large part of thi: HAGOOD OUSTING PROBE DEMANDED BY SEN. METCALF Suppression of Free Spee: h Hinted in Resolution ! Offered in Senate used for increasing man-strength, ment of long-range bombing planes. observers estimate tha tthe Union|Those presently in use do not have will have at least 1,500,000 men un- | enough cruising capacity to make der arms by the end of the ) . round trips to the vital centers of The total strength now, including the countries most likely to be op- the national guards or so-called posed to the Soviet Union in war. “territorials,” is 1,300,000. Of these Red statesmen frankly name Ger- 1,001,000 are on permanent duty many and Japan as these countries. and 209,000 are called up at stated | Decision to build up the big Soviet intervals. | military machine was taken, they The relative sizes of the standing | have explained, because of threats and territorial forces are almost the of German and Japanese origin. reverse of what they were until re-| Compulsory military service gives cently. Previous to the reorgani-|the Union a sufficient supply of re-" zation only 26 per cent of the army |cruits. The Government is spending was on permanent duty large sums for educational work Mcore Tanks and Planes among the soldiers, the period of Much money is to be spent dur- army service .being described as ing 1936 in addition to the tank |also a period of schooling to pre- force. No official figures have been | pare the soldier for life as a civil- | given out as to the number of | jan. | tanks already in service, but they| A 60 per cent pay increase has are known to run into the thou- | been promised the troops this year sands |and barracks in all parts of the A much-felt need, according to|country are to be enlarged and re- Soviet military men, is develop- | modeled Miss Ancliurage ISMITH 'fR'AI"LIANGT Ghosen for lce 'IN SEATTLE'S camyal Event PRIMARY VOTE Eighteen - Year - Old High Langlic Leads Field with School Girl to Compete | John Dore, Second Placé for “Miss Alaska” | —Refuses to Concede FOUR CABINET HEADS SLAIN IN ARMY UPRISING Tokyo Declares Martial Law as Emperor Com- mands New Set Up PREMIER, 2 OTHERS ARE AMONG VICTIMS Action Interpreted asSwing Toward Liberalism Fol- lowing Last Election LONDON, Feb. 26.—The Jap- anese Embassy stated late this afterncon that the mnewly ap- pointed Acting Premier of Japan Fumio Goto and all his Cabinet had tendered their resignations to the Emperor. The informa- tion, it was said at the Em- bassy, was based on a com- munique issued by the Home Office in Tokyo. The communique also said martial law had been pro- mulgated for Tekyo, and added the Army and police were co- operating in maintaining order in the capital. Dispatches from various news agencies stated that 3,000 Jap- anese soldier rebels were hold. ing a Tokyo metropolitan po- lice headquarters against Gov- ernment troops. TOKYO, Feb. 26.—A group of young army officers assassinated three Cabinet ministers, including the Premier, today in a sudden thrust at liberal statesman, a gov- ernment source said. Emperor Hirohito has command~ ed the Nationalist Fumio Goto to form a new government. Goto is Minister of Home Affairs, the office of which carries with it control of police Those killed were Premier Okada, Admiral Viscount Makota Saito, and the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, former Premier Gen. Jotara Watanabe, chief of military educa- tion. Those seriously wounded in- cluded Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahaski, Admiral Kantaro Suz- uki, the Lord Chamberlin of the Imperial Court. Takahaharki died later. Soldiers Ordered Out Soldiers were ordered out on duty immediately to maintain order around the Imperial Palace. All government offices were placed un-~ der heavy military guard. In the recent parliamentary elec- tion which demonstrated a swing toward liberalism, the Japanese electorate had established Premier Okada more firmly in power. The young officers’ action was regarded as an attempt at a military coup d’ etat The officers previously had criticised Premier Okada, a re< tired Admiral as not sufficiently supporting the military program on | the Asiatic mainland. o ST R S D e iJanuary 2, and attended the meet- ling of the American Legion Wo- men’s Auxiliary Executive Board at sion. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26—A reso-| ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 26| SEATTLE, Feb. 26—Court action | lution proposing a Senate investi- Charlotte Manning, 18 - year - old | loomed today as Mayor Charles L.| EUROPE, ASIA IN SUSPENSE — .- This is the first article.) LONDON, Feb 26.—Unofficial re- { it illusionary. l you with what inflation means. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Feb. 26. — Closing quotation today of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 15%, American Can 117%, American Power and Light 8z, Anaconda 32%, Bethlehem Steel 55%, Curtiss-Wright 5%, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Railroad 2%, General Motors 59%, International Harvester 67, Kenne- cott 35%, United States Steel 60%, Southern Railway 17%, Cities Serv- ice 5%, Pound $499, Blaw Knox Steel 19, Boeing Airplane 22%, United Aircraft 28%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 149.86, rails 48.87, utilities 31.76. ————— Army Pilot Crashes; Dies In Plane SHREVEPORT, La., Feb. 26— Capt. Kar! G. E-Gimmler, pilot cf the First Pursuit Group of Selfridge Field, Michigan, was killed at Barksdale Field today when his single-seater Army fighter, crashed during gunnery practlice. and Pacific| Indianapolis ,and the meeting of the National Defense Conference, sponsored by various women's or- ganizations, at Washington, D. C. —.— COLD WEATHER IS MODERATING Grip of Winter on Western Washington Reported Relaxing Today SEATTLE, Feb. 26. — Winter's' touch is vanishing today in Western ‘Washington as rain fell and tem- peratures continued to rise. Johnson Hagood as Commander of the eighth corps area, was introduc- ed today by Senator Metcalf, Rnode Island Reépublican. A five-man committee is propos- ed in the resolution to .investigate whether removal constituted sup- pression of free speech and wheth- eer it is in conformity with the fisu- al terms of army- discipline, what persons are responsible and the rea- | son for the removal ————— ROBERT BENDER'S | " MOTHER PASSES AT TACOMA HOME | Mrs. W.-L. Bender, mother of Rob- ! ert Bender, died early this morning |at her home in Tacoma, Washing- | ton, according to a radiogram re- gation of the removal of Maj. Gen.' junior High School girl, has been|Smith absolutely refused to con-| declared winner of the title of Miss|cede his apparent elimination in| Anchorage and will go to Fairbanks | yesterday's primary election. Smith | to attend the Ice Carnival and enter | finished 142 votes behind ex-Mayor the contest there for the title of | John Dore who finished in second | Miss Alaska. | place. Miss Manning came to Alaska| The nominee, Arthur E. Langlie, | ten years ago from Pennsylvania.|Councflman and Cincinnatus Club She is five feet four ‘inches in height, weighs 130 pounds, is a brunette with blue eyes. The Ice Carnival starts at Fair- banks March 6 and continues for| three day: } - SEWARD PHYSICIAN AIDS KODIAK SICK [ Dr. L. E. Williams of Seward has' arrived at Kodiak ahoard the Coast candidate, led the field. Smith is counting on absentee votes to pull him ahead of Dore. | The two high will fight it out in the general election. i e MRS. FLOYD BETTS WILL TRAVEL EAST Mrs. Floyd Betts sailed on the Princess Norah, enroute to Detroit, | where she will meet her son, Robert, | recently of Salt Lake City. It is their intention to purchase |understood, it is well known that in its severest forms it can bring ETHIUPS sTILL | By CLAUDE A. JAGGER 1 | (Associated Press Financial Editor) | NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—A mystical, HuLDING RIDGE |tapestried offices high in Wall | Street’s skyscrapers, rumbles in the halls of Congress, is heard in the dignified offices of the Federal, | treasury, and swirls about the trad- it -| This word is “inflation.” Prob- Negl-js TI'OOPS Awaltmg Ma Ea,bly few who hear it and few who Jor Assault on Fas- 'use it understand just what it| cist Objective {means. Yet few words, if indeed {any other word, so quickly stirs Ethiopian government announced business leaders these days. It today that its troops are still hold- Starts arguments, destroys friend- ing Amba Alaji ridge in northern ships, stirs not only anger but Ethiopia, which several times has fear, and causes timid capitalists been reported captured by the Ital- to shift their millions into fresh Amba Alaji is the next major ob-| Though inflation may be little jective of the invading legions, which are pressing south from Ma- kole. Pield Marshal Pietro Mad- ruin unequalled by any force per- oglio reported that there were no haps save war. The most terrible advance today. |was in post-war Germany, where, Patrol forces of the Ethiopians!the currency became valueless, a claimed that they have penetrated |market-basket full of money would behind the Italian lines three times scarcely purchase a loaf of bread,, this week, taking a tol! of the ene- | {word echoes through panelled and OF AMBA ALAJI ey ing posts of the Stock Exchange. ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 26 .— The emotions of political, financial and ians. havens. new developments in the Fascists' experience with it in recent times| my in surprise attacks. i m_fiu‘e Five) Eastern Washington reports con- | ceived in Juneau today by Mr. Ben- tinued cold with a heavy fall of | der from his father, which stated Snow, | the cause of death was heart feil- | ure. Mrs. Bender had been a resident iof Tacoma for nearly fifty years, | coming there with her parents from BERKELEY, Cal—Establishment | Cedar Falls, Iowa, her birthplace of a geological fhuseum atop Mount | She is survived by her husband and Diablo, one of the richest geological | son. The latter will leave tomorrow fields in the State, is planned by |to attend the funeral services which the University of California. | will be held in Tacoma. . Museum Planned Guard Cutter Morris to cope with 5 the epidemic of an unknown dis-!an automobile in Detroit and in it ease reported to be spreading there, | tour New Mexico and the southern according to word received here to- day Word of the illness, believed to be | of scarlet fever, was sent out by} L. M. Vincent, prineipal of the Ko-| diak school, and Dr. Williams was| dispatched to the sceme by Dr. A. D. Haverstock, Assistant Commis- states Seattle. before motoring north to A e il MRS. NEWMARKER SAILS Mrs. John Newmarker is a pas- senger on the southbound Princess Norah, enroute to Seattle, where sioner of Health for Alaska. she will receive medical treatment. ports here and in China said that martial law had been declared in Tokyo and elsewhere in Japan fol- lowing the assassination of several political leaders as the army sprung a coup following the elections in which the proletarian element gain- ed ground although did not gain control of the government. Strict vcked and news from the country is limited. The entire mation is re- ported in turmoil. Capitals of Europe and Asia were n suspense today as the news leaked out of an attempted government overthrow in the land of the rising sun. SON GETS NEWS NEW YORK, Feb. 26—Riichi Takahashi, son of the assassinated Finance Minister of Japan Kore- kiyo Takahaska, learned here today that his father had died. The in- formation was contained in a cable- gram from an elder brother. e e——— — MRS. STERLING HO! Mrs. Hawley Sterling, visiting in the south for several weeks, was a returning passenger to her Juneau home aboard the North- western. censorship has been in-