The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 15, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, W EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1937, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS CHINA, JAP AN, WARNED BY .. ADMIRAL GIANT PATROL, WAR VESSELS, ON SEA HUNT England anfirance Mob- olize Fleet on Medi- terranean PARIS, Sept. 15. — France and England have mobilized almost 200 warships in the Mediterranean Sea to hunt for the sub-marauder, or- ganized on a full wartime footing. The combined fleet will reach the mazimum strength within a week when all additions ordered to the patrol will have arrived and work in closest collaboration with com- manders of the British and French ‘warships. The plan is to shift the patrol fleet quickly to any section where trouble might arise. The French Ministry of Navy has| ordered a special fleet of 24 de-| stroyers to the patrol. NO DELAY IN PATROL LONDON, Sept. 15. — England| and France have positively refused to delay patrol of the Mediterranean against submarine piracy because | of Ttalian objections and announced that the nine power agreement is| Japanese Destroyer in War Zone in China Against a background of smoke and flame from the burning Pootung area of Shanghai, a Japanese destroyer steams up the Whangpoo River. Japanese warships, ranging along the river from Shanghai to Woosung, have been furiously bombarding Chinese positions.—Associated Press Photo. ALASKA MAYORS ASKED TO JOIN i effective at once. British and French war vessels| are already scouring the inland sea, informed sources said, but the doorl has not been closed to Italian par- ticipation in the patrol if Ttaly| wishes to offer constructive sugges- tions although she declined the in- | vitation to join in the patrol ar-| Tlu rangement. - e i Mayors of all Alaska towns are| NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—James A.|urged to join in the observation or: Farley, Democratic State and Na-|the sesquicentennial anniversary ot; tional Chairman, has endorsed .ler-hhe signing of the Constltuf‘lon on emiah T. Mahoney, who is runmng;Con.smuunn Day, next Friday, it| for Mayor of New York City,|was announced today by Gov. John against Senator Royal S. Copeland.|W. Troy and Mrs. R. E. Rober_Lson, in the Democratic primary. Imembers of the Alaska Sesquicen- Previously Farley had said he|tennial Committee, who met today would keep out of the primary in Juneau. ! fight. | Mayors of all towns in Alaska | With only one day remaining be- are asked to sponsor observance of fore the primaries, both candidates|Constitution Day on September 17 are touring the city addressing | small rallies, {some public commemoration of the Mayor F. J. LaGuardia, who isjConstitution. in the Republican primary, remain-| In Juneau, the Chamber of Com-| ed inactive. {merce has asRed alf fraternal or- ganizations and churches t.o_ joi_n i'n PILOT AMUNDSEN | s % gektaie vevsriod HERE EN ROUTE TO ANCHORAGE wil be given over KINY and the public schools will observe the day Pilot John Amundsen of Anchor-| with a program Friday afternoon. age with C. E. Ogle as passenger| Federal and Territorial offices will be closed for a half holiday Fri-ll arrived at the PAA field here last| night from Hazelton, B. C., en- day afternoon. route to Anchorage from Seattle.| All whistles in Juneau will blow, | and all bells in town will ring at Amundsen had been forced down at| Hazelton by bad weathér and re- noon Friday, as a part of the com- mained over here today due to un- mittee’s plan for the observation of the day locally. favorable weather reports from the| Westward. Members of the Alaska commit- Amundsen is flying in a new five- tee for the observance of the day; are Anthony J. Dimond, Delegate to place Waco cabin ship which he will| operate out of Anchorage. Mr. Ogle| Congress, Charles E. Bunnell, Presi- will be associated with him. dent of the University of Alaska, An- | thony E. Karnes, Commissioner of YOLO TAKING CARIBOU PICTURES IN INTERIOR Education, Claude E. Hirst, Director | of Education, Office of Indian Af-| Joseph Yolo, photographer taking wild life pictures for the Game | fairs, Mrs. Robertson and Gov. Troy. Commission and Forest Service for JUNEAUITES TOUR MARSH LAKE REGION| showing throughout the country, is now in the caribou country around An interesting and out-of-the-way Fairbanks after completing some trip to the dam at the head of the Yukon was enjoyed by Mrs. W. W. picture “shooting” in McKinley Na- tional Park with Harry Liek, Super- {Constitution Day Observ ance Is Urged for Fri- day, September 17 H FIRE ON REBEL PLANE;ORDERS ARE GIVEN OUT French Guns to Protect Any Attack Made on Shipping PERPUGNAN, France, Sept. 15.—delegates at the, Democratic con-‘ging efforts with the patrol launches French anti-aircraft batteries opened fire this afternoon on a Spanish Insurgent bombing plane or during the week of the 17th by gafter the plane had flown menacing' NOT STRONG ENOUGH circles over a French freighter. The incident disclosed that all coastal defense units of France have been ordered to fire on planes attacking or even threatening French shipping. ————— SHIP SAILING IS CANCELLED NEW YORK, Sept. 15—The sai- ling of the American Export Lines liner Exeter for the Mediterranean waters was cancelled when the com- pany officials refused to meet the demand for bonuses and indemnity insurance for the members of the crew. ————————— FRENGH FRANC TAKES TOPPLE Sinks Today to Lowest Price in More than One Decade arcfilflto Sio‘p Roosevelt If He Seeks Third Term, View Taken, Well-known Writer| Council and Mrs. J. F. Mullen, who returned to Juneau on the Northwestern. intendent of the Park as his guide, according to Executive Officer Frank Dufresne of tife Game Com- mission who returned [ast night to his Juneau headquarters after a field trip through the Interior. From Fairbanks Yolo will go to Kenai where Hank Lucas and Warden Harold Gallwas will_guide him for bear and moose pictares. It’s a Girl And Is Gary Cooper Excited! HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Sept. 15.— A baby girl, weighing seven pounds and four ounces has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper. The mother, the former Sandra Shaw, and baby are doing well, but Cooper was too upset to report for work at the Goldyn Studio. He said he could not be a father and a Marco Polo player too. The two Juneauites sailed on the Aleution to Carcross, taking me; Tutshi ‘from there to the Marsh Lake. counyy. ; than a decade. The franc closed on Although Mrs. Council and Mrsn‘mB Bourse today, in terms of the Mullen had planned a journey 0 smerican dollar, at 034 cents. Atlin, they found the river boat trip The sefiing wave is attributed in Just as unusual and enjoyable. accumulated factors including the —tpipir—— i diterranean situation. MRS. GUCKER RETURNs ToO|M! 5 JUNEAU; JACKIE AND JERRY ENTER MILITARY ACADEMY | PARIS, Sept. 15.—A heavy selling wave toppled the French franc to- day to the lowest price in more| Airmail Service, Seattle to Alaska, Asked by Spring ’38 SEATTLE, Sept. 15~The Se- attle Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution requesting the United States Post Office Department to establish airmail service between Seattle and Al- aska, with the terminus at Se- attle, not later than the spring of 1938. Mrs. J. W. Gucker returned to Juneau on the Alaska after a short trip south. ‘While away she entered her young sons Jackie and Jerry in the Mary- mount Military Academy near Ta- coma. It will be the second year the Gucker boys have spent in the school. Jackie, who is in the eighth grade, was a member of the staff of the school paper last year and 4both boys are in the school band. R T IROATAI INE RVl DS o ST By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. — If President Roosevelt has a desire to! run for a third term, he will be; hard to stop in the Democratic con- vention. Before the last political con-| ’vention, circumstances would have |been different. Then the southern| |states, together with a few from |other sections, might have raised the necessaty votes to stop him. | They needed only one vote more than one-third. | But in the last convention the 100 |year old two-thirds rule was ended.| In 1940 a simple majority of the |vention wil be sufficient to nom- inate a candidate for President. | PR | | That is a worrisome prospect for |those southern Congressmen who | went home upset at the trend the New Deal had taken. Any “stop 'Roosevelt” movement will have to be strong. The cotton and tobacco| imembers aren’t strong enough. They' |would need support of substantial northern and midwestern states. Voting in the last Congress indi- |cated some northeastern and sou- then members—with substantial ex-, ceptions—had developed a distaste/ |for the recent course of the New | Deal. They may or may not reflect Ithe sentiment of their voters. They |hope to find that out this summer. If they had suspected there would be any third-term fever in the air| s0 soon, they might have put up stiffer opposition at the Philadel- phia convention against abrogation of the two-thirds rule. But they didn't. RADIO RENDEZVOUS i Dialers note: Reserve the evenings | of September 16 and 17. On the first night, Senator Borah of Idaho speaks on the Constitution. Know- ing that he is to be followed a night lated by the President of the United States, who also takes to the air with a constitution speech, he really is going into training. The President seemingly only got started at Roanoke Island with what he might wish to say about peo ple who disagreed with him on the Court and Constitution issues. Un- doubtedly his brightest young man, Tommy Corcoran, is busy hunting out facts and pharases for the speech. The President has cleared himself of Congressional business 50 he can devote himself to building that speech. Who could have thought that 150 (Continued on ;;ae :I‘wo) Sees Woman as Chief Executive of U.S., But In Far Distant Future CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 15— Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, pioneer crusader for women's rights, on her eightieth birthday today, saw the possibilities of a woman President of the United States, but “in the far future.” . . | | f icanfel at the fcot of the Govern- il [Ayers, a close friend of Poulsen’s| |because of this injury. He had been |explode because of a weak bauery.‘ STEWART LOOKS {New Equipment and Meth- '|standing placer prospects and oper- HAIDA OFFICERPartial Emba OFF GANGPLANK Chester Poulsen, 37, Slips Overboard—Two Patrol Launches Drag for Body Chester C. Paulson, 37, Chief Yoe- man on the United States Coast Guird cutter Haida, met his death shortly after midnight this morning when he slipped or fell off the gang- plank leading to the vessel, Apparently hitting the heavy log WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—Offic- jals of the Maritime Commission worked swiftly today to carry out the partial embargo ordered by President Roosevelt on arms ship- ments to China and Japan. The full membership of the Com- mission was summoned into a spec- ial session to consider whether it will intercept the American freight- er Wichita, now enroute from Bal- timore to China, with a cargo of 19 airplanes, as the first application of the new rule. President Roosevelt issued the partial embargo order late yester- day afternoon by forbidding ships owned by the United States Govern- ment, but operated privately, to ment dock, his body immediately sank beneath the surface of the Channel waters. Chief Commissary Steward Dan who was on deck at the time, spread | _ Shipments, China and Japan, DROWNS IN FALL Is Ordered Now by Roosevelt transport munitions of war to the rgo on Arms 'STOP RECKLESS FIRING, DEMAND, NAVAL OFFICER British, French, Other Com- manders Also Back Up Yarnell's Complaint FURIOUS BATTLE RAGES, NEW FRONT Invaders Unable to Break Thirty-five Mile Line of Defenders SHANGHAI, Sept. 15. — Admiral Harry Yarnell, Commander - In - Chief of the United States Asiatic Far Eastern War Zone. All other American merchant vessels were cautioned that if they |attempt to take such cargoes to the ‘Orlent. they do so at their own risk. | ROPER STUDIES ORDER | WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—Secre- iury of Commerce Daniel C. Roper said his Department officials are |conducting a study to determine | whether cotton is classified as an | implement of war banned for export trade to the Far East. The Sgeretary announced that 'exports to China and Japan are | much higher this year than last and also that he understood that if a full export ban is imposed it will apply only on Government-owned ships, the alarm immediately and a few seconds later all hands were on deck assisting in the search for the body. Poulsen had spent the evening in town and returned at 12:30 a. m. in @ local taxicab. As he left the conveyance the tide was out and the gang-plank was at a steep an- gle, estimated at more than 60 de- grees. CI0 LEWIS IS WHITE HOUSE - CALLER TODAY “Matters of Mutual Inter- est” Discussed with Fog Prevails A heavy, murky fog enveloped the entire city at the time. According to Ayers, who witnessed the acci- dent ,Paulsen started to climb down the steep plank. “I couldn’t tell exactly what hap- pened after that,” he said, “but it looked as if he either slipped on the guard rail as he climbed on or else he started down the gang-plank and his right leg gave out under him! Poulsen had been troubled for years with a game leg, Ayers said, 4 and at-one time.had considered re-| p P re;ndent ¢ y tiring from the Coast Guard service ! WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. — John L. Lewis, CIO organizer and chief treated for his leg by the shiD's i “atter a White House call today doctor yesterday morning. Ithat he had a “ver: 'y pleasant con- After Ayers had spread the alarm, goronce with the President and patrol launches from the Cyane and yo)yeq gver a number of matters of the Haida began dragging the Chan- . t1a1 interest.” nel with six-feet pipe weighted down — screq whether his recent speech, by chains and carrying halibut jerpreteq by some as rebuking the hooks. This search was continued precident, was mentioned, Lewis until 4 o'clock this morning, said: “I have no further comment.” Dragging Resumed This morning at 8 o'clock drag- | o ! y were continfied. At 10 o'clock the uce s n“ first mine was laid but failed to . Coming to U, S., Study Movies Mines were fnen laid at several! strategic points in efforts to bring the body to the surface. | Members of the crew estimated et SERN SN M (Continued on Page Eight) | - e Hardy in Parody on p | Rigoletto F 0 R l N c H E A s E | ROME, Sept, 15.—Vittorl Mus- solini, the Il Duce's son, is headed for New York to study American movie production. He leaves on the liner Rex tomorrow. He has been named Presidgnt of the Italian Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer, subsidiary Corporation. Young Mussolini intends to star {Laurel and Hardy in a parody on the opera Rigoletto. ADVANCE MADE IN SILVER PRIGE WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. — The Treasury Department an- nounced this afternoon that a bounty price of 77.57 cents an ounce will be paid for silver mined prior to midnight De- cember 31, this year, regardless of when it is refined. Secretary Morgenthau said President Roosevelt approved of the announcement. The current silver program ends this year, T M LA HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Sept. 15.— Blonde Mae Clarke, actress, and Stephen Bancroft, Pan-American Airways Pilot, left last night by motor car for Agua Calienta, Mex- ico, where they intend to be mar- ried. IN MINE OUTPUT ods Speeding LI{P Pro- duction, He Finds Mineral production in Alaska this year probably will exceed the 18 million mark of last season judging from present production rate in the Interior and Westward, accord-| ing to B. D. Stewart, Territorial | Commissioner of Mines who has| just returned from his annual field trip. New equipment capable of great- er production at lower cost has been one of the greatest boons to mining, the Commissioner reported, and many properties which have been worked in past by more obsolete methods are now turning out pay | dirt’ in sizeable quantities due to installation of modern mining ma- chinery. “There is more production and de- velopment in placer mining than I have seen jn years,” Mr. Stewart said, “but there is still a lack of prospectors. There is little new dis- covery and there continues to be a great field for the prospector.” Placer Prospects The Commissioner found out- ations on Long Creek in the Ruby district, on Peters Creek in the Cash Creek district, on Deadwood Creek in the Circle district where a new dredge has just been install- ed, on Wolf Creek in the Fairbanks area and a promising showing on Catibou Creek in the Salcha district. The Fairbanks Exploration Com- pany is branching out in the Ten- (Continued on Page Two) - eee PRINCIPAL RETURNS After completing his summer’s work as traveiing tourist agent for the Alaska Ralilroad, Tel Feldman, grammar school principal, has re- turned to Anchorage. Mrs. Feldman, who is in Seattle, will return in about three weeks. Augumented Search for Soviet Fliers Contemplated; Russian Chief Has Arrived at Barrow Intends to Star Laurel and| Fleet, today repeated a strong warn- ing to the Japanese and Chinese military and naval authorities to cease reckless firing over foreign warcraft in the harbor that endan- gers not only the lives of those aboard the warships but also the densely populated foreign settle~ ments. ‘The warning came after a furious battle along the northern borders of the International Settlement. Admirals of the British and French fleets, and the Naval Com- mandants of the Italian and Neth- erland vessels backed up Admiral Yarnell's demands. Vicious machine gun fire from concrete nests of China’s new de- fense line, northwest of the ecity, mowed down the Japanese attack- ing in an effort to crack the 35 mile front. OUT WARNING, ENTIRE WORLD Will Brook No Interference in Present Sino-Jap- anese Strife POINT BARROW, Alaska, Sept. 15.—A Russian plane, bearing Com- mander Alexis Gratcianski and five men, have arrived here from the Wellen, Siberia, air base, to make a search for the missing six Soviet fllers. ‘The trip from Wellen to Point Barrow was made in a trimotored Sikorsky in seven hours. SEARCH FROM FAIRBANKS FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 15.— In a plane piloted by Joe Crosson, A. Vartanian, Soviet Representative, and Edward M. Vernon, United fitu meteorologist, searched in the Wiseman, Old Crow, Fort Yukon and Circle area and returned with- out sighting the missing Soviet plane. It is reported here that tentative arrangements are being made to send all available planes in a search | on the area in a triangle between the 138th and 150th meridian, south- ward toward the Arctic Circle. ELLSWORTH MAY JOIN SEARCH LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 15. — Lincoln Ellsworth has left by air- plane for New York City to seek ald from Jacquelin Cochrane, avia- trix, and her husband, Floyd B. Odlum, New York capitalist, in a' proposed search for the missing So- viet plane. Ellsworth, before his departure, said: “The plane I would like to obtain, if possible, is Miss Coch- |rane’s powerful fast Northrop plane, | to use in the proposed search. I, would establish a base in interfor| Alaska and operate systematically and scientifically in combing the| wilderness, I am convinced the Rus- sians are alive or I would not be | embarking on such a venture.” Ellsworth is not only an Arectic but also an Antarctic flier. '60LD RUSHER PASSES AWAY SEATTLE Sept. 15.—Funeral ser- vices for Lief Holte, Alaskan miner who went north in '97 staked Claim No. 20 on Eldorado Creek Dawson area and took out a fortune in gold, will be held Friday. He died as a result of a sudden heart attack. Holte also developed the Golden Anchor mine at Burgdorf, Idaho. — BASEBALL TODAY ‘The following are scores of games played in the major leagues this afternoon and results received up to 1::30 o'clock: National League Brooklyn 0; Cincinnati 6. * New York 7; Pittsburgh 2. Boston 2; Chicago 5. American League St. Louis 2; Philadelphia 8, 1. Cleveland 5; New York 4. Chicago 5; Boston 3. GENEVA, Sept. 15—Japan has flatly ignored even friendly media- tion of the League of Nations in the Sino-Japanese conflict. This is the disclosure made by the Japanese Minister to Switzerland. Envoy Eiji Amau told the Assoclat- ed Press today that Japan will brook no interference in the Far Eastern crisis. The statement was made as the League pondered what, if any action, would be taken on China’s blister- ing indictment of the Japanese “ag- gression” and her demand for the League’s denunciation of the Japan- ese military campaign. Dr. Wellington Koo, one of China’s most illustrious statesman, warned the United States and all of Eu- rope, that Japanese guns may men- ace them some day if they do not support China now. “If Japan succeeds in the attempt to dominate Shanghai, the end of the vast commercial interests there of Europe and America can be easily foreseen,” said Dr. Koo, e ENROLLMENT IN SCHOOLS IS 701 Estimated figures for school at- tendance this year are 203 in the High School and 498 in the grades, according to Superintendent A. B. Phillips. Last year's figures for the same time were 156 in the High School and 498 in the grades. According to Superintendent Phil- lips, the figures indicate no in- creased enrollment as figures vary greatly from the first day of school to the end of the second’ week. Complete figures will soon be avail- able. Hoove: l: Memb;: Prmmto;lgl;m for Of Shirley Temple’s 6 Days, Leg Inj !Own Police Force o i PLAINS, Mont., Sept. 15.—Wil- jliam McEvers, elderly prospector, brought to a hospital here recently from Cherry Qreek, after lying helpless for six days with a leg in- ljury, died during the night, HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Sept. 15.— Shirley Temple pinned a brass badge lon J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Chief, and made him a member of her own special police force. e