The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 4, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA E_MPIRJE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. L., NO. 7604, ]UN[:AU ALAhl\A 'VlO\JDA\ OCTOBER 4, 1937. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY LIFT QUARANTINE FRIDAY MIDNIGHT [ U, S. REFUGEES GIVEN WARNING LEAVE CHEIFOD Defenders Announce Inten- tion to Blow Up Har- bor Project FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AMERICANS ARE TOLD Destroyer Fleet Expected | to Evacuate Nation- als, Short Time SHANGHAI, Oct. 4—Fifty Am- erican refugees at Port Cheifoo, Shantung Provinte, 400 miles north of Shanghai, are imperiled by the Chinese threat todestroy the break- water protecting the harbor. Military authorities warned the United States destroyer squadron No. 5 to evacuate the harbor within 48 hours as they might find it necessary to blow up the wharf area, making the harbor unsafe for shipping. Admiral Yarnell has expressed fear that destruction of the break- water within the time limit might seriously handicap evacuation by the chored outside of the breakwater. JAPAN MAKES NEW MOVE IN WAR ON CHINA Importation Embargo Is to Be Ordered Effective October 10 TOKYO, Oct. 4—In a desperate move to gain economic self suf- ficiency for the war with China, the Japanese Trade Commission has issued a decree banning im portation of more than 300 com modities or reducing the minimum. | The Ministry of Commerce is ex- pected to have a gigantic list of prohibitions in effect by chber} 10. | The move is designed to concen- | trate the Japanese financial r« sources behmd the war machme‘ |Predicted GIRL, YOUTH FOUND SHOT, | PARKED AUTO New York Detechve Claims| Double Murder Ts | Job of Kids NEW YORK, Oct. 4—The pohce‘ term it a job of kids, the woodlan murder of a trysting couple shot to] death in a parked automobile. | On the foreheads of the two slain were found red circles drawn wlth the slain girl's lipstick. The police are convinced that Frances Hajek, 18, and her sweet- heart Lewis Weiss, 20, were trailed | by a jealous suitor, and then shot. Detectives are questioning the parents of the girl to ascertain what other boys she knew WIFE, LOVER American squadron now an- | British destroyer Basilisk, the Brit- Author, Editor EXTRA SESSION Ed Howe Passes l OF CONGRESS IS Away at Humei HINTED BY FOR “Sage of Potato Hill,” Who | President Cotriss Insmua-‘ Sold Advice, Dies tion in Address in | After Useful Years North Dakota i { g ATCHISON, Kansas, Oct. 7Ed-‘ GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, | gar Watson Howe, 84, noted author | |Oct. 4. — In an address hinting and editor, known as the “Sage of [strongly of a special session of Pomo Hill, died last night at his Congress, President Roosevelt today )mme here. He made his living and asserted that the surplus crop con- | gained a large measure of his fame | trol legislation “ought to be pass- | |by giving advice—a commodity forled at the earliest possible mo- | ! which few people find a market. | ment|” | For more than 50 years Ed Howe, Mentioning the Supreme Court las he preferred to be known, ifor the first time on his western | | preached the doctrine of success trip, President Roosevelt disagreed land respectability. He preached on the majority ruling invalidating without pretense, without fuss, and the AAA because it was a form in direct and simple language. Many of production control. who read his writings felt that they The President spoke dedicating had been stripped bare and left the pederal-sponsored grand State |exposed in the market place. fair grounds coming from the Fort In. Limelight Peck, Montana, dam, where he re- It was through the Atchison ey “doubting Thomases” who (Kansas) Globe, which he founded ... critical of his objectlve. in 1877, that Ed Howe first became known. His homely philosophy and unique style intrigued his readers and they delighted in quoting his newspaper. When he was in his twenties he wrote “The Story of a Country Town,” a novel which still has a steady sale. His subsequent writin imade him an international tlgure | Mr. Howe retired as publisher of |the Globe in 1914. He was succeeded by a company, stock of which was owned by employees with controlling interest vested in his son, Eugene |A. Howe, who became editor. Personal Views From that time publication of “Ed Howe's Monthly” served as the father’s recreation and as a vehicle;, DENVER, Col., Oct. 4. — William for the expression of his personal Green, President of the American views. It had readers in all parts of Federation of Labor told the dele- | the world, including such extremes gates at the annual convention here as John D. Rockefeller and H. G. today that the hour has arrived to Wells, The editor’s own description start a united fight against John L. of this publication was “A journal Lewis and his CIO. The delegates !of indignation and education.” |shouted and stamped their approval. In addition to his own magazine,| Green said: “The clock has struck steady contributions to a number of | the hour. We have appealed to them leading magazines and s\ndlcaled for two years to come back to the writing for daily newspapers occu- American Federation of Labor fold. pied much of the small town philo- ‘You will now order your Baard 01 sopher’s time. Direclors to revoke charters of Mr. Howe was born near Treaty, dual movement. Then the AFL \n]l Ind., May 3, 1854. As a youth he become the greatest fighting ma- learned the printing trade nnd‘chine ever created within the ranks worked in various newspaper shops of labor.” in the middle west. He publlshedi Green said the present battle is newspapers in Golden, Colo., and one for Democracy. (Continued on page Eight) The delegates roared approval B SRR ‘when Green assailed Charles How- |ard, President of Typographical Un- jion and CIO Secretary, for signing |the CIO charter. Howard sat in a box nearby but never changed ex- lplessmn i Westdahl Wmds Up Survey Work WAGE FIGHT ON CI0 IS DEMAND OF AFL CHIEF Delegates at Convention Roar Approval of Stand Taken by Pres. Green Wet, Severe Wmler Is SAN JOSE, Cal, Oct. 4—Dr. A]- |bert J. Newlin, Director of ‘Santa! |Clara University and Ricard Ob-| servatory, predicted that there will| be a wet and severe winter. This| announcement was made after| studying four pronounced groups l; eruptions over widely separated por- |tions of the sun’s surface. | S e———— ATTAGK MADE ~ ON BRIT. SHIP ININLAND SEA lary language—because where Ichart said twelve fathoms, Horse Island, the Westdahl, of bottom and shore survey in Geodetic Survey boat, eral winter’s overhaul. In common ordinary language, the charted rocks, but one was found near |an uncharted rock. Needless to say, | Attempt Made to Torpedo Destroyer by Uniden- tified Submarine The Westdahl has been in this |area since April, completing a sur- LONDON, Oct. 4—An unidenti-|veY of Taku Inlet and the Stephen’s; fied submarine tried to torpedo th vlsed chart. foot, 110 craft, carried 17 men and ish Admiralty announces. “3 officers. Next season’s work The encounter took place in the| is scheduled @ B to take in Glacier Bay. should be permitted to sit tribunal. Whether the court will grant or deny the motion probably will be Having just completed a section announced next Monday. Today's proceedings were | Stephen’s Passage, the United States Levitt merely arose and said hv U.S.M.S. submitted the motion, asking per-| |Westdahl Capt. Arnold Karo, will mission to file a petition dmllvn"— | sail tonight for Seattle and a gen- ing Black's appointment. not read any papers. ‘ over whether the rock is well marked on the re- gti) connected with the Ku Klux Klan, other justices just after hour today. The oath was not again admi 2SS e | bassage section. The craft is a 77 fataread to Fiook. 8 ‘ Prv | \ BLACK TAKES HIS SEAT IN HIGH COURT Action Deferred on Motion to Compel New Justice to Show Cause WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. — why in Black to show cause He “You may submit storm of he had controv been or entered the room with new Ir ,are sworn in privately and Jsuu {was given his confirmation by the ®enate I August. the oath shortly a Th Supreme Court deferred action to- day on the motion of Albert Levitt which is designed to compel Hugo brief the paper Westdahl has been looking for un-' Chief Justice Hughes told Lev Levitt acted a few minutes after |1ast week that provoked extraordin- Black took his seat on the the pench. The Associate Justice whose ap- Pro- pointment by President ceeding slowly, bent her stem on aroused a high Roosevelt the noon western Mediterranean and was the W o i -G ARE KlI.LED |first since the August patrol of the| |Inland sea was planned to drive DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 4—Shae- |pirate craft from the sea. One torpedo was fired at the Ba- fer Station police said Probationary Pairolman William Hawthorne, for- |MONSON AND HALL IN ! WITH INTERIOR LOAD With pilots Al Monson and Wal- ter Hall at the controls, the Pacific Alaska Airways Electra landed at The court room was jammed with spectators. Seated in the front Black and several of the was Justice’ personal friends and relatives During the 22 minutes the was in session, before adjourning silisk which replied by releasing a| mer Michigan Normal College pole | depth charge. The torpedo missed but’the depth | vault star, walked into the station and calmly announced he had killed | his wife and John M. Barrett. The police found the two dead in Bar- rett’s home, a secret tryst, it is said. |charge was effective. The destroyer detected the sub- marine just before the attack| through sounding apparatus. Seven British destroyers and two seaplanes are searching for the sub| or wreckage in the neighborhood of Cape San Antonio. Black |the PAA airport this afternoon with until next Monday, b istice |six passengers aboard from Fair-|solemnly at the left of | banks. Roberts. ! They were Glenn Carrington, Mr,! The purpose of the challengc | Brandel, Ken Tripplett, Mrs, Clara Black’s seat is relative lo Lhe Foldington, Evelyn Blockus and Ed under which VandeVanter rc Smith. ed, making room for Black eevning " letters noon hours, ) ski trail to get it in shape UPEN MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK One hundred thousand Seaftle citizens greeted President Roosevell when he 4 tember 28. Lady and Gov. Clarence D. Martin, The President’s son, James the flower-laden car. his hat.—Associated Press Photo. 7MA0r¢> Soviet Pluneé W ill Be Sent Into Arctic for Hunt for Missing Fliers The an incre MOSCOW, Oct. 4— Soviet Government announces in the fleet of planes searching for Soviet {fliers se the six missing Four 4-motored planes have been ordered to leave Moscow within the next few days in command of the E r flier Ivan Chukanovsk Three other planes have also been Brilliant Array, Nurthern Lights The Northern Lights outdid them- selves last night, nearly all night long. Scarcely had before | the sun set last the shooting rays, like searchlights, began to appear. Not for years has the display been so brilliant and in all parts of | the sky, north, south, east and | west, which is something unusual. The streaks continued until just before sun up this morning The lights certainly raised the mischief with the transmission of| messages over the Sig Corps, United States Army Messa ®:s, including and commercial six ways from Sunday, parently from the equator North Pole. The J press, night are split cattered ap- to the; pick up the loose ends. them together. In other words there plete fadeout and the conditions prevailed into s a com- the - - FIXING UP CABIN eau operators|quotation of early this morning began trying to stock today is 12’4, American Can| and bring 98%, '67%, Calumet 10%, tmospheric [and Southern 2, Curtiss Wright 4%, | fore- General Motors 487, ordered out to make weather servations and they will be sent Rudolphs Island by boat. The announcement is also made here that Sir Hubert Wilkins will purchase a ski equipped plane and continue his search for the missing fliers. The Soyiet Government intend to push the search by moonlight ob- to Legionnaires Back to Visit Battlefields PARIS, Oct. 4. — Back to lhi’ Western Front came a horde of former veterans Sunday and today, sightseeing and business. About 1,000 Legionnaires visited the battlefields where some fought two dacades ago, and nearly 1,000 others choose to remain in Paris visiting. - STOCK | QUOTATIONS * | NEW YORK, Oct. 4. Closing Alaska Juneau American Power and Light | Harvester 92, Kennecott 45, New York Central 27%, Southern Pacific 3114, United States Steel 78%, Pound rived in the city on his western tour This photograph was taken as Mr. Roosevelt, the First nd Mayor Roosevelt flashed his famous smile and waved | Gordon Rognelin, County Attorr mine | Anaconda 38%, Bethlehem Steel | Commonwealth | International | seo- | Arrests Ordered for Those | Breaking Present Regulations | LITTLE BOY LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR HOME ‘Everything'FBe Normal | Again Soon if No New Cases Tuesday night, rode up the crowd-lined avenue. John F. Dore also rode in Conclusion of the precautionary infantile paralysis health ban at midnight, Friday, was announced from the offices of the Territorial Department of Health today, with provision that no further cases de- velop between now and Friday. | School is scheduled to commence | again Monday morning. Jackie MecClure, 3-year-old in- | fantile paralysis patient, was dis- | missed from St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday, following rapid improve« ment since his confinement to the hospital a° week ago yesterday. He will remain in quarantine at his home here for a week longer, Dr Robert M. Coffey, physician in charge, announced today. | Severely criticising violations of lho present quarantine, Dr., W. W, | Council, Territorial Commissioner |of Health, made the following state- !ment this morning: “It has been brought to my at- tention that a great many persons are breaking quarantine without permission. This breaking of quar- |antine is not belng done through ignorance as a great many of the offenders are people who are sup- posed to be above average in ine telligence. “These quarantine regulations are made to protect the public against | the spread of disease, and, as such, must be obeyed. The Police Department has ord- - ers from this date to arrest any person breaking quarantine with- 'out written permission from the Health Department.” | - DUKE WINDSOR 1S COMING TO Buck JONES TO UNITED STATES TAKE PICTURES Will Bring His Bride, Too AT PT. BARROW Purposes of Visit Incidentally He Wants to Are Announced PARIS, Oct. 4—Thg Duke of Shoot Grizzly for Windsor's intention to take his Am- | . erican bride to the United States| His Feature where he may study labor problel of her country, 15 believed by for-!uyp on the top of the world, where eign observers to open a broad new pojnt Barrow sticks her blue cold political life for the labor minded! {nose of land into the Arctic Ocean, former British King. | Charles “Buck” Jones plans to hunt Thomas Carter of the Royal|gyjzzlies—or what you have—bears, Household, official acting as the|iyis coming winter and also take Duke’s secretary, announced that picture “shots.” . the l))":‘; :nd}'{uchezs :‘:{d"‘*‘k.e A “Got to have a grizzly, the seript :l‘lltxi‘(,)lyy ; “O:‘““J’I‘fit::& :’ "gdw{?' of the next picture says so,” the A48, ettt cowboy actor drawled o f Silihosa The picture, “The Ghost Ship, is the first screen play to drama- TOWN MARSHAL tize the disappearance of the six missing Soviet fliers on their proj- |ected trans-Polar flight. Producer Leonard has bought a 14-passenger tri-motored transport and it is expected that “Red” Gar- land Lincoln, stunt flier, will be _— the pilot. KALISPELL, Montana, Oct. 4—| jones, who did his first soloing during the prewar days, in the Army in 1912, is going to apply for renewal of his lapsed private pilot's license. Jones’ aides are willing to com- promise on Nome or Fairbanks to take shots and get a grizzly but Director Ewing Scott insists on | Point Barrow or nothing. has announced he has filed a first degree murder charge against Charles Mure, 63, held as a slayer of Lester A. Green, Columbia Falls | town marshal - - THREE HALIBUTERS SELL AT SEATTLE Oct. 4. — Halibuters | riving from the western banks and selling here today include the Sylvia with 000 pounds, selling for 13% and 10 cents a pound; | Diana, 10,000 pounds, 14% and 10 ® e 0000000 WHERE YOU CAN GET ATTLE, YOUR EMPIRE Butler-Mauro Drug Store. Hollmann's Pharmacy. Juneau Drug Company. $4.95'%, Bremner no sale, Republic| skiting looms | Steel 24. far distanct Forest Service men to the the Dougl With frigid nights ahead for the not future and the U has dispatched four cabin at the head of S AVERAG The following are today 5 Jor averages: indust rails 40.43, utilities 23.82. DOW, JO! Dow, 152.19, cents; Chelsea, 39,000 pounds, 13% and 10 cents. The Selma J. came in with 12,- 000 pounds of sable, selling for 5% and the Orbit with cents, pounds, selling for 5% cents. 7000'e Smith’s Drug Store. Race’s Drug Store. Gastineau Hotel. Hotel Juneau. Hayes Shop. Alsirom’s News Stand. ® e 000000000 ¥ 5| HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Oct. 4—Way 5%