The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 12, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “AII THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. L., NO. 7611. JUN[:AU ALASKA TUFSDAY OCT |2 I‘)37 MEMBER ASSOCIATI:D PRESS Pl CETENCTS NITED STATES OFFICIAL IS SHOT DOW Brzttsh Autos Gunned Today By Japanese THREE CABS ARE SHELLED IN WAR ZONE Nippon Air-firc e Makes | Another Attack on English Officials GREAT CONCERN IS FELT OVER lNClDENT: Soviet Secretary, Riding in One Machine, Has - Narrow Escape SHANGHALI, Oct. 12.—Three anuto- mobiles belonging to the British IM TRAP R Poth, Embassy were machine gunned by two squadrons of Japanese war planes this forenoon. None of the occupants in the staff cars were injured, it is reported. S. S. Murray, Assistant Air At- tache of the British Embassy, was riding with several other Enghsh- men at the time. The attack took place near Mm- hong, 14 miles south of Shanghai. The automobiles carried British| flags, and flags were also painted on top of the cars. Jump and Run The officials said the planes continued the attack after the occu- pants jumped from the automobiles | and ran, seeking cover. It was established.later that So- virt Embassy Secrelaary Shahov was also in one of the British cars attacked. car broke down. Herbert Phillips, British Consul General, said an immediate in- vestigation will be ordered although at noon today no absolute details had been received. The cars were enroute from Shanghai to Nanking on the same road on which two Japanese bomb- ers recently dropped shells on a car and during which the British Ambassador was injured. GREAT CONCERN FELT LONDON, Oct. 12—The machine gunning of the British cars in the war area in China was received by the British Government with the greatest concern. The recent bomb- ing was ascribed to Chinese planes, according to the Japanese reply on the incident, but today’s gunning was by Japanese planes, according to authtntic sources and the Japan- ese Government will be held to strict account, officials said. ANOTHER AIR RAID IS MADE UPON NANKING Terrific Barrage from Anti- Aircraft Guns — Three Japanese Planes Down NANKING, Oct. 12.—A fleet of | 24 Japanese war planes bombed this China Capital this morning. Two Jayp a'n‘se planes were brought down and one plane crashed headlong into the center of the city. The air battle was a spectacular one with one lone Chinese pursuit plane engaged in the dog-fight. The Japanese invaders were greet- ed by a terrific anti-aircraft bar- rage as they swooped down on the arsenal, dropping the heaviest bombs yet used in Nanking raids. The lone Chinese pursuit plane returned safely after the Japanese squadron had left the area. Egypt to Add, Defense Force CAIRO, Eglypt, Oct. 12. — The Egyptian Cabinet has authorized a| fifty percent increase in the esti-| mated expenses of Egypt's Army for frontier defense, He was picked up ten| minutes before the attack when his Dmd Smtterod in Treesin Air Bombing So terrific was the force of bombs dropped on hundreds of Chinese refugees at Sungkiang Station, 30 miles southwest of Shanghai that bodies, in whole or in part, were found suspended in branches of nearby NINE POWERS ARE TO MEET IN BRUSSELS Will Hold Conference on How to End Undeclar- ed War in China BRUSBELS, Oct. 12.—The Bel- |gian government has decided to re- |ply favorably on suggestions of in- terested nations that the nine-pow- er treaty signatories hold their con- |ference here on the Sino-Japanese conflict condemnation. It is understoodd that the Belgian government will suggest that the {for the conference at which the undeclared war in China and invok- ing the pact which guaranteed China’s territorial integrity. e ‘New Pact Is Indicated Now Germany and Belgium May Sign Amity, Nonag- gression Treaty BERLIN, Oct. 12.—Germany and Belgium, according to unofficial |reports, are about to conclude a| treaty of amnity and nonaggression. According to unofficial sources| close to the Foreign Office, it is [lar to the pact with Poland and if | and when signed, is likely to end the Franco-British negotiations for a new western pact like the Locarno ‘sccumy treaty. B Bennett Arrives To Aid Brewster, Air Inspection ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 12.— |With the arrival here of Charles R. | Bennett, from Washington, D. C., Aeronautics Inspector, the Bureau of Air Commerce inspection service in Alaska is doubled. Bennett will assist Hugh Brew- ster, Aeronautic Inspector for Al- aska. b SR NS 2 IR T SHOT THROUGH PORTHOLE last week of this month be selected | nine powers will seek an end to the| said the treaty is pafterned simi-| | thkms (fl ven A Historic Craft, TOASKITALY MEN IN SPAIN |France and Great Britain| Put Proposition Up to Mussolini (By Associated Press) France and Great Britain have |charted a moderate course of efforts l'.o get Italian soldiers with the In-| |surgent Army, out of Spain, circles }close to the French Foreign Office! |said today. It is proposed that Italy be given a*“last chance” to agree to with- draw troops in Spain. | Premier Chamberlin and Foreign | |Secretary Eden are believed !eaning; { | | |towards the United States as the |twenty-seventh nation in the Non- Intervention Committee in an at- tempt to reach an accm'd with Italy. | | This is indicated in a decided les- | sening of the firm attitude adopted \last week by the two nations. They | ‘gavc Mussolini “24 hours” to reply| to a note inviting him to a discus- sion stating that the Non-Inter- vention Committee was the proper ‘place for discussion. This appealed | neither to the French nor British |but they are now inclined to take precautionary action. - eee | TO WITHDRAW Some can be seen in the upper rlghl of this picture.—~Associated Press Photo. nother Pluno, in Which to Scarch for .Szx Mi Lssmg Soviets NEW YORK, uct. 12 A new search for the six lost Soviet fliers in the Polar regions has been in- stituted when the Russian Govern- ment purchased a plane for Sir Hubert Wilkins to resume his quest. The plane purchased is the twin- motored Lockheed Electra, in which Dick Merrill flew the Atlantic round |trip flight for the coronation. The plane has a flying radius of 14,000 miles. The searchers will operate out of |Point Barrow, Alaska. SOVIET PLANE FREED POINT BARROW, Alaska, Oct. 12.—Tractors huffed and puffed along the ice crusted shore yester- day an dpulled the Soviet amplub- ian search plane to solid land. was feared that the plane, used Pilot Gratciansky would frcem in the ice. The Russians worked at leveling a snow field near by for landing field. BRIT. FASCIST LEADER BEANED Hit on Head by Stone and Knocked Out—Has Concussion LIVERPOOL, Eng. Oct. 12. Sir Oswald Mosely, leader of the British Fiscists was knocked un- conscious when a stone struck him on the head as he was attempting| to address an outdoor meeting. He| suffers brain concussion. No ar- rests were made. aj NEW EVIDENCE IN MONTAGUE CASE ri 1o i Trial of Hol]ywoods Gift On U. S. Visit to Golf Postponed to | WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. — Mrs | Pranklin D. Roosevelt has offered October 19 | to guide the Duke and Duchess of | Windsor on their proposed inspec- ELIZABETH, N Y., Oct. 12—Re- tion of housing conditions in the |puted new evidence gives John|United States. Montague, Hollywood’s gift to golf,| Mrs. Roosevelt said she supposed a postponement until October 19 on|the Duke and Duchess will visit the the trial of a seven-year-old robbery | White House on their visit to the charge. | United States. | The First Lady of the Land ob- iserved her 53rd birmduv yesterday. ‘ Ketclnkan Couple | Exchanges Plow for | Shotgun, Slays Aunt, | Then Youth Sumdes‘ To Wed in Everett | | SHAWNEE, North Dakota, Oct. 12 EVERETT, Wash, Oct, 12. — A John Melkils of Petersburg has|—Sheriff Redwin said an 18-year-|marrigge license has been issued to reported last week that someone in ©0ld farm youth exchanged a plow Erwin M. ‘Nelson and Bettie L a rowboat, with an outboard motor, for @ shotgun, then killed his aunt' Schultz, both of Ketchikan, Alaska and himself. The dead are Merle |fired a shot through the porthole of his boat while he was lying on | the bunk. The shot missed Melkils. e o e All Saints’ Day is the day follow- | ing Hallowe'en. Hemmingsen and Mrs. Frode Hem- !mingsen, aged 33. 'SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS GOVT, TWO BIG GASES ica Granted Review of Dissolution Cases | i WASHENGTON,. Oct. 12 | Georgia Power Company in the Supreme Court the effort to Iprosecute liigauon in the Eastern |Tennessee Federal District Court intended to stop the Tennessee Val- |loy Authority in expanding its acti- \vities in’ Georgia. | The TFribunal refused to review the !decision against the Georgia Power Company by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Con- flict between regarding jurisdiction between the two Federal courts, caused the appeal to the high court. Ogden Loses Case John Ogden, of Indianapolis, lost in the Supreme Court his effort to compel the Treasury to redeem in gold the Fourth Liberty Loan bonds at face value of $6,000. The Tribunal refused to review the decision of the United States District Court of Appeals of the Dis- !trict of Columbia in dismissing the litigation. Government attorneys contended that the case was a suit against the United States and the Federal gov- ernment could not be sued without ity consent. !" The Treasury refused to redeem the bonds, in gold In another case, the Government won a review on its contention that interest is fixed on Liberty Bonds when the Treasury calls them in Iur redemption. ‘ Aluminum Company Wins i The Aluminum Company of America was granted, by the Su-' preme Court, a review of its efforts to prevent the Government from proceedings in New York, in the anti-trust against the concern and| consented to review the ruling of three judges in the Court at Phil-| adelphia that the Department of ! Justice could go ahead with the suit intended to dxw:lve the wmpauy GUUK INLET INDIANS IN TOUGH SPO Flshmg Sksson & Poat 'S0' Bureau of Indian Af- fairs Must Help ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 12.—! A difficult winter faces 130 Indians | {let according to George C. Penny, Director of Child Welfare for the {Bureau of Indian Affairs. | Penny has just returned from an |inspection trip to the district and |reports that a poor fishing season | |left the Indians in stranded cir- | cumstances. Penny said the Bureau of Indian! Affairs is now working on a plan to furnish the Indians cmploymsnt and thus prevent a dire situation. Shocking Way To Take Life BARRE, Virginia, Oct. 12. — piece of explosive held in his mouth and which he lighted as he would a cigarette, apparently took the life of Victor Olsen, aged 30, a carpen- ter, according to Sheriff Henry Law- son. Olsen’s mangled body was found this morning near the Winooski River banks. DROPS DEAD ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 12.— A radiogram received here reports| that Mrs. W. A. Vinal, wife of Judge Vinal, dropped dead at Sel- dovia as the result of an attack of the heart. | Aluminum Company Amer-| lon the reservation across Cook In-| 'READING FOR MINERS Altime for prospectors to complete i [ | | The | has lost BANGOR, Maine, Oct. 12.—G- Men today wiped out the notorius Indiana gunman, Al Brady, and one of his mobsmen in.a sensa- tional five-minute gun fight on Bangor’s busiest downtown street. | A third gangst er superficially 'wounded, threw down his gun and surrendered. One Federal agent was wounded. | The Dead dead are Brady 35, wanted three slayings and several rob- and Clarence Shafer, Jr. The wounded gunman is James Dalhover, whose head was grazed by a G-Man’s bullet The Brady gang had rorized the Mid-west and their foes against banks and in armed bravado against the officers of the law. Brady and his men were traced to The for beries, Special Session Of Congress Meets Nov. 15 BULLETIN — WASHING- TON, Oct, 12.—President Roose- velt this afternoon called a spe- cial session of Congress to meet November 15. The President gave no indica- tion of the subjects to be con- sidered but first business is farm legislation and surplus crop mnlml MANY ACTS OF G-Men Kill Gangster Leader Bangor agents. by Department of Justice Traced to Store Brady and his two companions went into a sporting goods store this forenoon to buy ammunition. G-Men, number unknown, tioned side of the street. Fire Opened When the three gunmen walked | out of the store toward their wait- ing car, the Government men op- ened fire, The gunmen were surprised and| sought cover. They whipped out their pistols and dodged behind au- long ter-|tos end posts and blazed away in a| return of fire from The gunman’s shots, part, went wild as the the G-Men.| for the most| G-Men de- pluvod and were thus poor targets.| Wammg Shot Is Fired Upon German Liner |Craft Flies Low Over For- bidden Zone, Spanish- F rench Border BAYOTYNNF France, Oct. 12. P‘H’n(‘h anti-aircraft batteries fired |a warning shot today at a German | | airliner. CONGRESS ARE IN BIG DEMANll: Social Secur-‘ Housmg Law, | ity, Farm Tenacy and ‘ Others Wanted By PRESTON GROVER ‘ WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. — Low-| housing is making a slow,| contenuous start, but the Wagner| ‘Houamg Act itself is at present Washington’s “best-seller.” | Of all the acts of the past or| “previuus Congresses it is most in {demand from the Congressional docket’ rooms where copies of all {laws are kept. Every community which hopes some time to share| in- the apportionment of housing| |money sends in for numbers of copies. The orders range from a half dozen to several hundred at| a time. The larger orders usually come from members of Congress who are eager to distribute copies of one of the limited number of (laws enacted last session. Another popular number is the farm tenant bill. As was expected,| !it is most in demand in the South land Midwest. But officials of the) document room were surprised by continued large orders for the act| from Michigan. None of them had| heard of ‘Michigan suffering the! torments of tenant farming. . e The Far West has a particular interest in the bill extending the| required development work on min- ing claims. Prospectors are requir- ed to do at least $100 worth of work a year on mining claims to hold title to them. Several years during the depression the govern- ment has walved the requirement for the annual “assessment work,” recognizing that prospectors were having a hard enough time mak- ing a living, with little to spare of | time or money to protect l.hexr“ claims. The small prospector often is in| a tight spot. He must either do| the required annual development! work or give up his claim. And ev- ery prospector is haunted with the| (Continued on Page Six) The authorities declared the air- |liner flew low over the forbidden zone of the Franco-Spanish frontier. The plane was not hit. The craft was on the way from Stuttgart to Lisbon. The authorities said the airliners| have several times violated the for- |bidden zone regulations. .- — FORD PLANT SHUTS DOWN KANSAS CITY, Oct. 12—The big Ford Motor Company’s plant here has .closed down for an indefinite period in what the United Automo- bile Workers of America called a lockout. await a settlement of disputes. 3 Mmers End Sitdown Strike LANSFORD, Pa. Oct. 12.—Thir- ty-eight miners who ended their sit interunion sta- | themselves on the opposite | Ford company officials, | however, said the shutdown was to| J. T. MARRINER ASSASSINATED BY ARMENIAN Consul Ger@ in Berut, Syria, Victim of Man Refused Visa SLAYER IMMEDIATELY PLACED UNDER ARREST State Dep;Tm ent With- holds Comment — No Diplomatic Break BERUT, Syria, Oct. 12. — James Theodore Marriner, one of the best |known American Foreign Service of- ficials, was shot and killed by an Armenian today. The Armenian | had been refused a visa to enter the United States. The Syrian Police said Marriner, who was United States Consul Gen- eral for French Mandated Syria, was shot when he stepped from his automobile. Marriner's chauffeur captured the assassin. The authorities said Marriner had given insanity in the Armenian's family as grounds for refusal to grant a visa to go to the United States, Marriner at the time of his as- sassination was on his way to the Consulate from his mountain home on the outskirts of Berut. He was 45 years old, | | COMMENT WITHHELD WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. — State Department officials withheld any official comment of the assassina- ‘Lmn of Marriner pending receipt of details other than those contained in press dispatches. Officials said the incident is not likely to precipitate a diplomatic |breach between the United States Government and Syria which func- tions under a F‘ronch mandnte ;ARCTIC KING ON WAY T0 OUTSIDE T0 PLAY AWHILE Insists Repo_m*le Will Re- i tire Was All Big ‘ Joke | Charles Brower, veteran of the Arctic shores, hero of many rescues, and largest operator in trading above the Arctic Circle, only smiled and sighed as though he were used to it, when questioned today at the Gastineau. That is the price of honest fame. It is difficult to find the most outstanding thing in such a fre- quently highlighted career as Bro- wer’s. In his own modest opinion, the rescue of 300 men from ice- bound ships in the winter of "9’ and '98 is the most talked-of rescue in |which he has figured. And the greatest tragedy of his experiences was the death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post. “Rogers was a friend of mine,” reminisced Brower. “He was coming |to see me when he crashed.” | |down strike on the 1,300-foot lt'vel‘ It was Brower, “King of the Are- |of the Coaldale Colliery last night,|tic,” who had the job of sewing up jemerged for the first breath of|the padly torn bodies of Post and fresh air this morning for almost Rogers for the dismal airplane- one week. They were greeted by hearse ride to Seattle. The dis- a crowd estimated at several thou- cussion of the subject seemed to sand as they walked out from |gwaken unpleasant memorles and the mouth of the mine, Brower returned to the wreck of - e |'97. WILLIAM BEST DIES, SEATTLE A Brower' with the aid of his Eskimo SEATTLE, Oct. 12 Wllllum employees—12¢ of them with their Best, 67, former Pierce County Dep-|families—got the crews from the |uty Auditor, died here last night as ships and took them safely across the result of an attack of the heart./the ice to shore. The Alexander, Best went to Alaska in 1897 and belonging to H. Lebes, with whom Ships Caught in Ice ght ships were caught in the ice that year,” said Brower. “Four 8ot out safely the next summer, and four were crushed. We had 300 men berthed at Point Barrow all winter l ong."” |road to the Klondike. manager of the Chilkoot Pass He return- ed to Seattle in 1900 and retired three years ago as Assistant Man-| was Brower was associated, was the only craft among nine whalers that were |trapped by a fickle Polar pack. Those boats caught by the floes ager of the Puget Sound Power | |were the Belvedere, Orca, Jessie Central Division. (Continued on Page Three)