The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 24, 1937, Page 1

ALASKA EMPIRE.JA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” NOVEMBER 24, THE DAILY ]UNEAU ALAS!\A WLDNFSDAY Permanency of S.E. A NAVY BASE AT SITKA MAY BE INCREASED NOW Six Planes, w1th Tender, Already There—Other Craft May Be Sent NAVY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES PLANS SHANGHAI, Nov. 24. — The Japanese spokesman announces that bombing planes have raid- ed Nanking and it is reported that 40 civilians were killed. The announcement coincides with foreign confirmation that the long awaited Russian manu- factured planes have arrived at Nanking to bolster the Chinese Air Forces. The Japanese raid is believed to have been an attempt to smash the new craft quickly. Earlier reports state that 34 Americans and 28 other foreign- Another Crew of Navy Men'| 5 ; ¢ il | Are Stationed on Aleu- 5 Ll : tians for Purpose WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. — The Navy Department discloses that six | patrol planes and a naval tender | have been sent to Sitka, Alaska, to “make weather and aerological ob- servations this winter.” Any move to set up a military Japanese planes have bom- barded Canton and about 100 civilians are said to have been killed. OuUR NATION B : ; : Fishing Gear, Supplies Friday with Yukon i 3 B {A five destroyed Al Jones' hangau | ROTATION DEMANDS ! parts of several other planes, val-! the; JRpanige . 1o, MoaKe (ROIriy| vent possible destruction of the The fire started while workmen Permanent one they favored the proposal ing it air force and military had to |Shipping strike = which has F I_ 0 Yn GARIJSLE Operators of the three lines, n [ HANGAR BURNS ir Raided: FORNORTHLAND \VE VE KEPT g ; L | : |One Plane. Flve Motors, | North Sea Scheduled for TOGETHER, . : : : SAN\UE\_ | Go UP > in Blaze \ v ea Leavmgeiturday | ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 24.— UNION WITHDRAWS with damage estimated at $25,000. | P S wah & One airplane, five airplane motors, | | ots; cexniitiing [ Ny, sxked b ina vy uable fishing gear and a large stock | quarters a neutral zone and pre- | Men Return to Work Just of supplies were burned in the fire quirters. by :bomb shells, * as If Seltlement ]s were using fire pots to dry out the| The Japanese authoritics said tail of a plane preparatory to pmnn~ 2 " 4 principal but there were mili- SEATTLE, Nov. 24, — | Jones is the owner of the Anchor- tary, seaudeeations, whish | (e At 4 -Lge Airways. take in account. tied up Alaska steamers for Reports from Hongkong said |giv days is ended, Alaska Steamship Company, Northland Transportation base in the Sitka area might have repercussions in Tokyo but offic- jals said Japan would not have grounds for formal objections, the Navy spokesman said. The planes ‘are long range, twin mator bombers with a crew of five | to six men on each and with the minesweeper Lapwing as their len-’ der. The planes flew unannounced from Seattle. ing that the purpose of the ahlishment of a winter base was ccientific rather than military, Na- val officials said the Sitka base was in addition to the smaller win- ter base already set up farther west in the Aleutians. Six men have been taken there by the cruiser Portland and will remain all winter. ' It is expected they will make ob- servations in the upper air by means of small radio equipped captive bal- loons. With the crew of the Lapwing and methanics for planes, the Navy will have more than 70 men at Sitka. It is not known yet, but this force FORD ASSAULT Stock Exchange NEW BUSINESS SAYS PRESIDENT RIGHT ON POWE Announces Ednson Consoli-! | | dated Will SYend Mil- lions, Development WASHINGTON, Nov. Carlisle, Chairman of Ih(‘ Cunsn i~ dated Edison Company reported, af- ter a White House conference that he is in substantial agreement with President Roosevelt’s power views. Carlisle’s company expects to co- operate in the new construction program by spending $100,000,000 in the next two years. Chairman Carlisle gave added in- dications of progress in the Presi- dent’s efforts to meet what Roose- velt calls “a crying need for ex-' pansion” in the power industry, to aid the general business outlook. R Passengers Are Flyin To Juneau to Connect Wuh Stalvs Bouml Shlp Busmess Taxes To Be Eased hy New Legislation Modlficatlon - Corpmate more Surplus Tax Is Proposed WASHINGTON, Nov. 24—Admin- “I think the fears of government istration officials have talked with ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 24 Alaskans, alarmed by the ship tie-up, are rushing in unusu- ally large numbers to hook passage uuLsulp on the Star Air Lines. is said one tri-motored plane |carrying 12 passengers will leave for Junegu today to make connec- tions with a states-bound vessel The airways officials said passage requests have been received from than 30 persons. - FORMER P. M. G, BURLESON DIES steam- | Company and Alaska Tranhs- portation Company, annoginc- ed at noon today, that a settle- ment of the dispute between the three lines serving northern territory and the Marine Cooks and Stewlrdn Ihad been made. Then men will return to work under former conditions (of emplcyment. Max Watson, business agent of the union, said the settle- ‘ment is tentative. ! The union withdrew the de- mand for rotation of cooks, istewards and waiters. Watson said: “We are going ahead with plans to return to work as if the settlement was ipermanent.” Final decision of permanen- ley awaits the arrival of the may be increased. The planes now there are already working in con- juniction with the Sitka radio sta-! tign. Ultimatum Is Made Chalr- Suggests Method for Gel-| man of Securities i ting Reconciled with Commission Administration NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—Wende11] Wilkie, President of the Common-| wealth and Southern Corporation,' said that “as a compromise, in or-| der to brimg reconciliation between the Administration and private business,” he is willing to adopt in ' Automobile Workers and organiz- ers near the Ford Rogue plant last| May 25. Judge Mill ruled that the evidence‘ produced at the preliminary hearing was not sufficient to warrant hold- | Chairman W. C. Douglas accuses professional traders of accentuating | the ups and downs of the securiti market and called on them to sur- render their control of the Exchange to persons “who have clearer public the future “prudent investment” theory on valuation of properties] and rate making. largest holding combinations. wilkie, further stated: “I would ‘ WASHINGTON Nov. 24. — Al-| though President Roosevelt has| 'modify corporate surplus tax. The House Agriculture Committee| been in office nearly five years, he has completed drafting its Crop Wilkie is head of the country's and Mrs. Roosevelt will eat their|conirg) pill, companion to the Sen-| first Thanksgiving Day turkey !n‘aw measure. the White House tomorrow. | The House in convening, was " PASSES AWAY CORNING, Towa, Nov. 24.—Judge t Al- Satur- Southeast and Southwes aska ports at 9 o’clock § {day morning. SPEEDY SETTLEMENT | SEATTLE, Nov. 24—Federal La- ing the defendants for trial. s recommend that utilities should be' It has been customary for thel, . .ieq by tactics of delay from !valued as of the rate rules laid President to visit the Warm Bprings..o pponents of the Wages and Hour {down by the Supreme Court which Georgia, Foundation, on Thanks-|p who forced a half hour responsibilities.” The statement surprised Wall Street operators, many of whom ip— Horace Mann Towner, former Gov-! |ernor of Puerto Rico and former Re-{PoF, Conciliator E. P. Marsh last inight forecast a speedy settlement !publican Congressman from Iowa,| roll P it g ldl |of the dispute which has tied-up Al- Minister IS Convicted of Killing Woman PITTSFIELD, Ill, Nov. 24.—The Rev. C. E: Newton has been con- |victed of the slaying of a loyal| terpreted it as an open declaration| of war in an attempt to place the| responsibility for market breaks on. the Stock Exchange. ———————— C. D. A. INITIATION IS HELD YESTERDAY | Initiation was held at the meet- | {ing of the Catholic Daughters of | America last night, when Mrs.| Clarence Wise, Mrs. Charles Dev- | lin, and Mrs. Howard Hayes became have been in effect for 40 years giving Day, but this visit has been!, ., and the prudent investment theory should be adopted hereafter.” postponed until he recovers fully | |from tooth infection. He mxssed‘ —— et Wilkie conferred with President the Thanksgiving Day dinner at HOLDEN GOES TO Roosevelt yesterday and said he un- derstood the prudent investment theory valuation means “whether the investment is prudently made.”| bl R A S RN HOW BIG? GOAT—IT A beautiful rumor continually Ners elsewhere so there will be no equipped Fairchild 71 to the Polar-| |is-Taku ' mine today, floated into The Empire onice‘ Warm Springs last year . because’ he was enroute to Buenos Aires| to attend the Peace Conference. ! The change in the armngemen'. found most of the children already having made their plans for din- family reunion e POLARIS TAKU; died last night. His condition had !been serious since early in the | Towner returne dhere in 1929 af- ter serving six years as Governor |of Puerto Rico. —— e, BUT NOT SITKA MRS. HAYES PLANS Alex Holden flew his wheel taking two visiting in June: | TOLEAVE ON NORAH the | Mrs. A. B. Hi will sail south aboard fall, | aska shipping. Marsh adjourned the second con- _ference of operators of the steamers and representatives of the Marine |Cooks and Stewards Association, | subject to call, sometime today. | Marsh said: “Both sides are mak- ing real efforts to get together. I anticipate definite results within 24 hours.” - | 93;000 Jews Le;'lve |today about a big goat. It is understood that Pauyl Hudon, \ of the Standard Machine Shop, and! R. R. Brown, Manager of the and four other passengers. George Skuse, have returned to United Food Company, sailed tor| The Sitka scheduled flight wul town from a hunting trip with a Ketchikan on the Dellwood in con- cancelled because of high winds wm. her mother, Mrs. R. P. Nelson, | persons, according to the Jewish Ag- goat so big—it could not be as big nection with the company’s busi- jin the islands, but will be made 'her sister and two brothers. She is 'ency. Of the total, 38,500 Jews have as the rumors. iness in that city. Atomnrrow weather permitting. to return to her home in Seattle. Igone to Palestine. [men MacDougall and Collins, and weeks, Areturned with D. C. Sharpstone |Princess Norah if passage is avail-| BERLIN — Jewish emigration |able. |from Germany since Adolf Hitler Mrs. Hayes has been visiting hmn came into power in 1933 totals 93,000 members of the organization. Yukon from Alaska tomorrow addmg that he was not in dissent burden. cu“fessen SIaver Clrcml Judge Rules EVI- tion, conferred with Maviner EC-|General in the cabinet of President| Following announcem emt One proposal is for simultancous|¢pree daughters, two sisters and six |bluntly told the officials of the New HITE HOUSE o’clock or at 9 o’clock in the session on the bill being framed by tempting a jail cell suicide by hang- sake keeping. home. BROWN TO KETCHIKAN to be paid December 1. The divi- cumstances in the brutal hammer|was married in Wrangell recently. but it is understood here that with the President’s general views' Chairman Harrison, of the Senate Anflmuts s"lc'da dence Produced Not |cles, chairman of the Reserve Board wyjison, .is dead at his home here that the dispute was ended, it announcemcnt by Roosevelt Con- Bl‘dl)d(hlllhlll dismissed the charges of felonious: p G ” York Stock Exchange to get ready evening, it all depending how (the House Tax subcommittee to| ing: which was thwarted by other ‘Qassidy recently confessed to the *‘Cassidy tried to hang himself SEATTLE, Nov. 24—The Alaska church worker. The jury fixed dend will amount to approximately slaying last July of Mrs. Dennis Mrs. Walter G. Hellan presided at competition are very much lessened Congressional leaders with u:gnlrd\.t hy me discus:\ons that have taken to the possibility of quick action m‘ " the men aboard the Yukon ate xegnrdmg the basis of rate mak- Finance Commitiee, who up to this| lg O Sty g | iorming malkted matiny motla Bel vt taie: el AR ksl imost unanimously against a FnR Tn EhT and later with Treasury officials.| 4 funeral services are planned'wae « | Suffiicient for Trial (e reports (wo.proposals were di- fi1 e bral iservices ‘are "p \was stated that the North Sea for late this afternoon e x % l \ will sail for Southeast Alaska |n His Jail ca” DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 24—Cir-| WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. — The| gusflunnl leaders that business tax-| 'assault against the Ford Motor es be revised and the second is that| L©S LUNAS, New Mexico, Nov. Company and eight individuals asiror a Federal house cleaning unless freight arrives at the wharf, {Wall Streeters themselves stabilize| 4 e w 3} | and the Yukon will sail for phisoners, W. B. Cassidy, 43, Socorro business man, will be taken to the luva killing of Rose Garcia, 19, and burying her body in a sand with,a chain taken from his cot. - i Pacific Salmon Corporation an- punishment at life imprisonment. As a special event of the even- nounces a semi-annual dividend of The Missouri country preacher|ing, the C. D. A. presented a wed- $10,000. Kelly, 45, of Paris, Missouri. Ithe business meeting. ')// said Carlisle to newsmen, assure business be eased of its tax - ARE D|8M|SSED By Fed. Forces BY ONE LEADER | | {done immediately on the tax ques-|gianey Burleson, 74, Postmaster | " alkout. Tu RK EY lN “'*“‘" He is survived by his widow, f : cuit Court Judge Lester Mill has Federal Securities Commission | ports Friday morning at 10 quick action be taken during this 2¢.29n a state of hysterics after at- the result of the beating of United the stock market. State Penitentiary at Santa Fe for grave. She was a servant in his 50 cents a share on preferred stock had pleaded he was a victim of cir-|ding gift to Mrs. Peter Bond who