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

VOL XLIX., NO 7365 HE DAILY ALAS “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” CHIANG KAl SHEK ALIVE; IS SET FREE Generalissimo of Chinese Government Reported Given Liberty CAPTOR FLIES ENTIRE PARTY TO SAFE AREA Release Unconditional—No Political Terms Made with Chang PEKING, Dec. 26—The Executive Council of the Nanking Govern- ment announces the release of Chiang Kai Shek, who has been| held prisoner for some time by mutincus troops who demanded he declare war on Japan.. The Executive Council said the Generalissimo, with Marshal Chang Hsueg Liang, his captor, arrived by plane at Loyang, Honan Province, | ct accompanied by others of the party, including Madame Chiang Kai Shek, from Sianfu, rebel capi- tal. Release Unconditional The Foreign Office said release of the Generalissmo was uncondi- tional and no political terms were made with Chang, who was de- clared to have “seen the error of, his ways.” Soon after Chiang had been tak- en prison, it was reported that Chang made a radio announce- ment his captive and all in his party had been assassinated. Nothing. had been forthcoming | since, although in many qunners it was immediately denied and Iuyal troops were sent to the trouble | center, surrounded the rebel strong- hold and negotiated for Chiang's release. AMERICAN COLLEGE BRED WOMAN GIVEN CREDIT FOR RELEASE NANKING Dec. 26—Chian Kai Shek has arrived here from his cap- tivity. Credit for the release is univer- sally according to Chiang's Welles- Jey College educated wife, the for- mer Mei Ling Soong, who with her brothers Dr. T. V. Soong, unaided | by the Chinese Government, braved hardships to negotiate directly with Chang. READY TO “SUFFER DEATH” NANKING, Dec. 26.—Chang, as- serting his willingness to death,” has thrown himself upon the mercy of his former Generalis- simo Chian. This is made known in | a letter to the Premier shortly after arrival here. “I realize my wickedness and my sin against you and the nation,” wrote Chang. He is under guard in Dr. Soong’s home here. ———.———— CONDITION OF POPE PIUS IS Voice of ‘zToday” Hushed : Noted Writer NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Arthm" Brisbane, aged 72, the voice of “Today,” a newspaper column known to millions of readers, died | Christmas morning, succumbing to an attack of the heart at his home. | The end came peacefully as he slept. | At the bedside were the widow, | son Seward, and daughers, Mrs. Regan McCrary, Emily, Alice Bnd: Elinor, also his personal physician, Dr. Leopold Stieglitz. Success in Journalism Arthur Brisbane was long looked upon by the laity as the epitome of journalistic success..His salary from the Hearst newspapers amounted to $260,000 a year and he had a claimed reading public of | between 30,000,000 and 40,000,000 people. | The popular picture of him was! vivid enough to obscure the fact that he was a successful real estate | operator, enjoying in that field as, much or more income than he re- eived as an editor. He found time,! |as well, for social activities. | His column, “Today,” containing suceinct comment on current af-| fairs, simply worded, appeared every |day in more than 200 m-\wmpers\ land made its title almost synony-| mous with his name. | grasp Passes Away at Home, Chrtstmas Morn SACHR ACH ARTHUR BRISBANE the Brisbane idea, for he sought to surround every incident of which he wrote with human inter with the little things that appealed to the most people. For | Washington's birthday, for exam- ple, he discussed the size of the first President’s feet. His observations were never aim- and if the In 1200 weekly newspapers heled at the sophisticate, {chatted with the country’s rural{frequent disparagement of his edi- Ipeople under the heading of “This |torials by intellectuals ever came | | Week.” For the Sunday Hearst pa- |to his notice, it left him outwardly “suffer | ers he supplied a full page of edi-| torial observations, which was al- ways displayed in large type with! an arresting illustration. These | |were never signed. ‘ Human Interest Writings i Any person able to read could| F.D.R. May SLAYER OF FOUR ‘DIES IN PRISON ELECTRIC CHAIR Bloody Career Ended— | Man Goes to Death Ab- solutely Friendless i | | MICHIGAN, Indiana, Dec. 26.— The flip of a switch on the electric chair in the Indiana State prison, shortly after midnight, finished the wbloody career of Harry Singer, 25 year old farm handyman, who con- fessed to four murders. Singer spent Christmas day grum- bling, playing checkers and eating a fried chicken dinner. | Singer died without friends. None vnsihed him in jail after his arrest {and none visited him in prison. btall ’Em On ' Third Term But There Is } Headache in Situation 'would welcome a third nomination, Singer was sentenced to death for !the murders of Mr. and Mrs. John Kaufman, their daughter Margorie, |aged 12, last July, and he also con- fessed later to the killing of Joseph | Bryant, aged 20, a few weeks pre- | viously. WORSE TONIGHT Partial Paralysls of Left Side Reported — Un- able to Move Legs —l VATICAN CITY, Italy, Dec. 26— Extension of partial paralysis over the Pope's entire left side caused 0 grave concern tonight among the | Prelates. i Reliable Vatican sources said the | Holy Father is entirely unable to| move his legs. Persistent. hopes of the Pope's/Charles Sandford Passes recovery tonight gave way to pes- simism as word spread that many Prelates have already abandoned all expectation he will emerge from his present illness, some ac- knowledging that a sadly critical turn within the next few days will not be surprising. All church officials have been barred from the sick room. The Pope passed a very restless night and twice yesterday Dr. Amanti Milani gace him injections after noting physical depressions. e s The two simultaneous productions of “Hamlet” on Broadway mark the third time that this play has been Away in Seattle—Ill Two Months SEATTLE, Dec. 26. — Charles F. [B8andford, widely known newspaper man, died Thursday in a local hos- pital here after an illness of two months. Mr. Sanford was for many years in the newspaper field at Nome, also interested in mining. For a number of years he was United States Com- missioner at Hyder and also pub- |lisher of the Hyder Herald, a weekly newspaper. He discontinued publi- seen in double presentations in New |cation of the Herald a year ago York City. and went south to Seattle. unruffle He never mentioned it in print. He began his career as a news- paperman on his 19th birthday when, returning from five years ufl study in France and Germany, he (Continued on Page Seven) By BYRON PRICE Chief Of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington Among the politicians there are three schools of thought on the much-discussed subject of a third term for President Roosevelt. A surprisingly large number are reasoning that Mr. Roosevelt, with his flair for precedent-smashing, and will silently look forward to such an event in 1940. Others believe he has no inten- tion whatever of being a candidate again, and will be forced by the pressure of circumstances to say so definitely before his second admin- istration is far advanced. Still others are of the npinionl that, not intending to run in 1940, he nevertheless will refrain from making any statement, thus using his silence as a lever to maintain his party control during the_next four years. Of course none can possibly know the answer except the President himself. It is not the sort of thing he would discuss at this stage with his friends. If he made any decis- ion now it would be because of the public situation, and in that case his statement would be addressed to the public. So again he has the politicians guessing. No one loves such an ad- vantage better than he and the logic of the case argues that he will keep things as they are for a long time to come. Real Probiems Ahead It cannot be supposed, however, that all of the fun of this situation will be on the side of the President, " and all of the embarrassment on the side of those who are trying to read his mind. Whatever he does—whichever of the three courses he adopts — Mr. Roosevelt is certain to encounter some complications, They may be more than offset by the extraordin- ary advantage he enjoys, but they are likcly to present real problems, nevertheless, and lead to much Pres- idential reflection. A decision to run again, or even any gesture which would give the impression of such a decision, would have obvious repercussions. Even as matters stand, congressional de- bates have been sprinkled with charges of “dictatorship” and a “king complex.” A resurgence of this attack, linked with third-term (Continued on Page Seven) | WGRADY BEGINS EFFORTS ANEW TO END STRIKE No Progress Made Over Holiday—Owners Open Attack on Bridges SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 26. —Assistant Secretary of Labor Ed- ward F. McGrady today sought ans other peace conference, calling upo the coast committee of offshore shif | owners and the masters, mates and | pilots to renew negotiations. The latter union’s demands for prefer- | ence employment had been termed by McGrady the “hardest nut to! crack,” after disrupted conferences | some days ago. H All peace efforts recessed over the | holiday. The strikers gave a huge ! Christmas party for between 3,000 and 5000 of their children while; ship owners repeated an attack om | Harry Bridges of the International | Longshoremen’s Associationi in full-| page coast newspaper advertise- | ments, asserting that he, through| the joint strike committee, h\d‘ stopped plans of the Sailors’ umun' and also of the marine firemen, oil- | ers, watertenders and wipers for vot- | ing on proposed agreements. | VOTE IS SCHEDULED SEATTLE, Dec. 26. Harry | Lundeberg, Secretary of the Sailv’ ors’ Union of the Pacific, is headed | back to San Francisco after ad-! dressing the local union here last| night on the proposal for a semc-- ment agreement. He said ] and file will vote on the pxopuntl‘ next week. MEETING POSTPONED | SAN FRANCISCQ, Tal, «Dec. &, —A meeting of employers and, representatives of the Masters,!| ! Mates and Pilots Union failed to- day to materialize because the ship- owners were unable to get a quorum | l‘and they did not want to proceed, regularly without full representa- l’ tion. Son of President ‘ Regaining Health = Is Visited by Mother on1 Christmas Day — Also Cheered by Greetings BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 26.—Cheered | } | | | e & 4 Succeeding the abdicated King his wife are pictured in an informal pose during a re Glamis Castle of Macbeth Scotland, “haunted” ent trip to fame. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons, “bishop of Canterbury. TOLL OF DEATH ON CHRISTMAS | DAY IS LARGE Ovm Two Hundred Meet End on Highways California in Lead CHICAGO, 11, Dec. 26.—Accord- ingt to a tabulation made by the| |Associated Press, at least 331 per- suns were killed in Christmas Day accidents, including 282 on high- 5. | California led the : with 26 deaths, Illinois next Mich- igan and Ohio with 19 each, Wash- ington 2 and Oregon 1. Fifteen persons were drowned yes- |terday whe nan excursion launch with % Longshoremen DischargeCorn, Portland Dm:k Demands of Ag,mulluns!s Are Granted—Month'’s Supply Unloaded PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 26 The first activity on the river- front docks since the maritime strike is in progress as longshore- men began unleading 4,700 tons of | cargo of 7450 tons of Argentine corn from the motorship Primero, The discharging of the corn is by special agreement between union and the corn owners. The tonnage will give about one months’ sup- ply. The remainder of the cargo is consigned to Seattle. Agriculturalists made a special de- by a Christmas day visit from his| capsized in Kingston. Jamaica, har- |™Mand on the Longshoremen for the mother and tender greetings from! his father, also his fiancee, Ml\s Ethel Du Pont, Franklin D. Huose» velt, Jr., rested comfortably Lud.xy in the hospital where he is suHfl—| ing a sinus infection and fever. UNEXPECTED VISIT BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 26. — Dr. George Tobey said young Roosevelt was convalescing perfectly and said there is “no possibility of a trans- fusion” in reply to reports from | sources that blood tests have been made anticipating the first trans- fusion. Miss Ethel du Pont arrived unex- pectedly at the hospital this after- noon, accompanied by her mother. STILL BATTLE AROUND MADRID MADRID, Dec. 26. Socialist troops are continuing the drive to! stem the insurgent advance on Madrid from the Northwest: Clashes have occurred with the Fascist at- tackers in the Boadilla del Monte sector. , bor. | ARREST QUTLAW AFTER GUN PLAY OLYMPIA, Wash,, Dec. 26.—Bur- rell Gadkin, 25, parole | violator { from the Oregon Reform School in Salem, was shot in the left arm here last night in front of the! police station by Detective Captain Ray Hays, who said Gadkin drew corn, for without starve. PALMERITES STAGE OWN ~ CELEBRATION it, stock would Communlly Choir Gives Christmas Eve Program —Also Broadcasts a gun when being taken from the | police wagon and said, “I'm not going.” He had been picked as burglary suspect. PALMER, Alaska, Dec. 26. Christmas Eve was a big night here Hays and John Jennings took |as the community choir, directed by cover when Gadkin flashed out hi‘s‘ur, A. F. Elbhecht, gave a Christ- gun and when he refused to obey | mas program. The Community au- ;zt«srdte}:e f;;)rr:\ce:{:iitt;mr:rcx :;::‘dlmnum, although large, was not arm, the bullet missing the bone. ‘lnrgv enough to hold the crowd. The man is held under guard m? There the hospital here and is said t0 quartet on the program and solos have admitted escaping from an ¢ nargaret Pimperton. formerly of Oregon sheriff while being taken to up was a new sextet and a United States Happiest of % Nations at Y jail December 16. Doug]dk, chool voice instructor. i o |Leonard Capp was also featured on the program. The entire choir went to Anchor- age Christmas Day and gave the |complete program over KFQD last {lught at 8 o(.lm.k ultide;Peace “and Prosperity ngmng 25 ARE K“_LED NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—Around lhei world, the age old salutation, “Mer- ry Christmas,” and the religious message of “Peace on Earth, and Good Will” rang out yesterday. The day presented a contrasting picture of peace and prosperity, war ‘and hunger. The United States was the hap- plest nation. Never since the golden days of the late twenties has there been such an outpouring of millions of dollais in bonuses, dividends anJ wages, all resulting in a great gift buying Christmas. | But even as Pape Pius, ignoring pleas to guard his own health, broadcast a message for peace from his sick bed, war raged as Spain counted her dead and maimed and inhabitants of Germany faced a Christmas larder, far short of de- mands, with wartime regwlations in which food is rationed by numerous decrees. SHIP EXPLOSION ROME, Dec. 26.—Twenty-six per- sons were killed and 100 injured on December 23 by an explosion aboard the steamer Cesare Bapista in the harbor of Massaua, Italian Aritrea. ‘This is according to an official com- munique. No cause for the explosion is given. JUNEAU ALASKA SATURDAY DEChV!BLR 26 1936 PRICE TEN CENTS King George VI, former Duke of York, and the new Queen's former home in Before her marriage, the new Queen was Lady King George VI solemnly took the oath of office, administered by the Arch- CONGRESS WILL BEGIN SESSION 10 DAYS HENCE: Plans Bf-mg,, Mdd(’ for ening—Neutrality { Considered Op- _ | WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.--Presi-, dent Roosevelt and Congressional | chiefs have started planning for the' opening of Congress only ten days hence. Darkening war clouds in Eur caused legislators |u consldfl slrung neutrality laws. It is said a bitter fight is brewing over relief and the intertwined prob- lem of balancng the budget. Several Democratic leaders are al- ready on the scene prepared for pre- liminary action. President Roosevelt had to sand- wich in between his many cunfer- ences today, work on his opening | message which may chart the course | of his second term. He is also look- | ing ahead to his inaugural address on January 20. AUTO WHEEL STRIKE ENDS Two Thousand Members of | Union to Return to Work Monday . Dec. 26—Two members of the United { thousand States America Thursday strike in Wheel Company’s two plants. The strike was the major one in the au- tomobile industry affecting other plants, Operations will be resumed next Monday, company officials said. -, late last ending the accepted terms afternoon, | sTock QUOTATIONS The following are Iost Thurbdnya stock quotations, having been re- ceived too late for publication: Alaska Juneau 14'%, American | Can 114%:, American Power and Light 11%, Anaconda 53%, Beth- lehem Steel 74%, Calumet and Hec- la 15%, Commonwealth and South- ern 3%, Curtiss-Wright 6%, Gen- eral Motors 66%, International Har- vester 99, Kennecott 61z, New York Central 41, Southern Pacific 42%, United States Steel 77%, United Corporation 6%, Cities Service 4%, Pound $491%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following were Thursday's Dow, Jones averages: industrials, 17860, up 24; rails 5258, up .57; utilities 34.65, up .33. Automobile Workers of| the Kelsey and Hayes| . EUROPE FEARS GENERAL WAR F ACTION TAKEN }Prance, Great Bmam Re- | ported “Trading,” Ger- | many to Avert Break 'SPANISH FASCISTS 1 NEED 60,000 MEN |Hope that der Fuhrer Will | Not Supply Them and Endanger Peace LONDON, Dec. 26. — Europe watched Adolph Hitler today for a decision on whether he will send Nazi troops to aid Spanish Fascists, lpussib!y provoking a general war. | Hope that Germany would avoid en~ 'd.xngeung peace mounted when it 4wn reported that Hitler was study- | ing the Spanish insurgents demands. ‘(ncu William Faupel, the German |Charge de Affaires, is reported to |have suggested to Hitler that he give the Spanish Fascists 60,000 ad- ditional troops. German newspapers said today that Europe was unduly alarmed i while informed circles predicted that Hitler would call a conference of his chief political and military aides, [but there was no evidence that they |had been summoned to his Bavar- ian villa, ATTEMPTING “DEAL” PARIS, Dec. 26. — France and (Great Britain will demand that {Germany promise to enter a gen- eral disarmament agreement as well as take measures to halt departure of volunteer soldiers to Spain in ve- - {turn for economic help, authorita- tive sources said today. This became known after it was | disclosed the two countries had be- | gun to outline a program to give the | 'Third Reich access to European raw | material markets as a reward for |refusing to send military assistance to Spanish Pascists. | ———— LOST AIRLINER * LOGATED NEAR IDAHO CREEK | | lpllols Not Found at Wreck- i age—Search Being Con- | tinued for Missing Men KELLOGG, Idaho, Dec. 26. — A ground party led by Fred Cunning- ham, former game warden, reported | shortly before noon the discovery of |the wreckage of the Northwest Air- | lines transport ship early today. Tlie two pilots, Joe Livermore and co- ,Pnlot A. A. Haid were not found. Cunningham came here to report, HLJVng three fellow searchers be« | hind him to continue the search for the missing pilots. Cunningham reported the “plane |was badly wrecked.” He said the | searchers did not pry into it, but were awaiting the arrival of postal | inspectors as the ship had only mail and no passengers aboard. He said he would organize a party to bring out the mail. The pilots, if found, will have to be brought in on the Kellogg side of the divide over a difficult terrain. The wreckage was found near | Early Creek about 300 feet from an unnamed ridge in the vicinity of Cemetery Ridge. The searchers camped within 600 feet of the cpot |last night, and, aided by Lieut. Clare Hartnett, who sighted from the air | yesterday a pile he believed was the | wreckage, reached the scene early | this morning. Hartnett had notified by radio: “I know it was the plane because I touched it.” Clear weather and a bright sun spurred the aerial and search yesterday and this three planes of the 116th Obse | tion Squadron, Washington Nati Guard, left early today to try sight the wreckage again from air. In the meantime, Lieut. | nett, directing the searching pa |from the air by radio, made | diseovery. Pilots Livermore and Haid enroute from St. Paul when disappeared last Friday mo lweek ago. Harnett dropped a /map from his plane showing the | searching party just where. to go.