The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 20, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ~ JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1937. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS "VOL. LL, NO. 7669, 'STATEMENTS OF PANAY BOMBING DENIED ' HARRY STUHR, " ALASKA UNION | MAN, IS SHOT Fishermen's Organizer At- tempts to Escape Arrest on Serious Charge SEATTLE, Dec. 20—Harry Stuhr, Alaska Fishermen’s organizer, was shot Saturday when he tried to e: cape from Detective Lieut. Roy Ma- honey after allegedly molesting a girl of seven. Stuhr will be given a sanity test as soon as his condition warrants, Prosecutor Gray Warner said, add- ing that “many of these men are really insane.” The attending physician said Stuhr has a good chance to recover. LABOR LEADERS CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING Grand Juryklndictment Ac-‘ cuses Unionists Col- lected “Tribute ! _— | CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 20. — A Federal Grand Jury today indicted | four Cleveland labor leaders who, it is said, received $2,150 ibute” in the remodeling of five major| stores. The indictments charged the un-| ion heads with threatening to tie up! work on the remodeling indefin-| itely if their demands were not met.‘ The Grand Jury charged the agents with demanding $4,800 in sums ranging from $50 to $2000 for | & Blondell’s Sister in Movies SUPREME GUURT Gloria seeking to emulate the achievements of her sister, Joan, stunning | Gloria Blondell is now making her first picture. , like Joan made her debut in show ingly resembles her famous sister, Blondell ¥ Gloria, who strik- business with the family vaudeville troupe headed by their father, Ed Blondell, famous ol d-timer of variety days. Girl Killed By Falling Icicle LOCKPORT, N. Y., Dec. 20. — DOL, GERMAN WORLD WAR RULES TAPPING WIRES IS 0UT 1934 Communications Act Case Is Reversed by Decision WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. — The Supreme Court today ruled the 1934 Communications Act prohibits the use in Federal criminal proceedings of evidence obtained through wire tapping. In the delivering of the decision by Justice Roberts, the ruling of the Second Circut Court of Appeals was reversed. The decision, which was opposed by Sutherland and McReynolds, ruled against the constitutionality of the Communications Act under |which evidence obtained by wire tapping caused the conviction of four men charged with smuggling alcohol into New York. Dacliregfifiég 0f Japan Infest Pacific Goast |Soviet Official Also Says | American Intelligence Prevail in Orient MOSCOW, Dec. 20.—A high Sovi- et official says America is “overrun with Japanese spies and Japan, in its turn, seems the arena for Am- erican Intelligence services.” The declaration was made by M P. Frinovesky, Vice-Commissar of Internal Affairs and Vice Chief of New N OB e e R Soaring over San Diego, as the bor, Henolulu. Navy tested its aerial strength, 40 giant twin motored PBY Consoli- dated bombing planes “attacked” the city during spectacular maneuvers. These are the same type of ship which recently shattered mass-flight long-distance records in non-stop flights to Panama and Pearl Har- Photographed for the first time in mass formation, six of the huge craft are shown during the war games over North Island, base of the squadron. RECEIVERSHIPS . FOR RAILROADS GREAT RACKET {Senator Truman Flays Fed- eral Judge Wilkerson | of Chicago WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—Sena- late today that railroad receiverships |is the “greatest racket on earth.” ltor Harry S. Truman told the Sen- ! | I | | | | | avvy Bon_tbers “A ttack”vSan Diego o JAPAN OFFICIAL CHANGES FRONT OVER NCIDENT Contradicts Reports Pre- viously Made by U. S., Also Survivors CRAFT WAS MOVING WHEN ATTACK MADE Peace Overtures Only Pro- paganda, Asserts High Chinese Officials SHANGHALI, Dec. 20—A Japanese military attache has issued a report on the bombing and sinking of the United States gunboat Panay a week ago last Sunday, which contradicts virtually every statement made pre- viously by the American Naval of- ficers, and British, Itallan and American survivors, Major General Kumakuchi Ha- rada denles that Japanese Army boats fired on the Panay as that vessel was sinking and also asserted the ship was moving at the time of the incident. It was officially re- ported that the Panay had been anchored for more than two hours in the Yangtze River, 27 miles above Nanking, when Japanese aer- ial bombs were rained down on the little American naval boat. TO FIGHT TO LAST HANKOW, Dec, 20.—China refus- es to make any peace overtures to Japan, several of China’s highest officials told the Associated Press today. 4 China is united as never before, the officials said. The loss of Nan- king has only intensified the Gov- ernment’s determination to resist Japan until China’s last resources are exhausted. Delivering orally, the report of | the Senate Railroad Finance Inves-, tigating Committee, Senator Tru-' man called Federal Judge James EVEN CANNON TAKE WINGS in Gmnh{nvhnn this single-seated fighter carrying two ¢annon, two machine gans and six 25-pound split bombs was testea at Rostock. Holes in the wings are cannon outlets, With a maximum speed of 305 miles an hour, guns are handled automatically. The officials also declared that a complete union prevails in China in favor of continuing the war and the siaiehed | “protection.” R Prviy: Sainen 11, Wy fmishid | {the Soviet Secret Political police. CasLt Eto death today by a huge icicle that| | The charge is made in an article {fell from the roof of her home. ‘ ’ lin the Pravada, a newspaper, in g A | A | Regiunal Plan“'"g {which the official is discussing the WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. — The Chamber of Commerce of the United States announces that a poll of members showed an overwhelming opposition to pending bills in Con- gress for the creation of seven re-| gional GIRL, MISTAKEN planning authorities. R. W. BINGHAM PASSES AWAY - INBALTIMORE [Newspaper Publisher, Lat- erEnvoy to Great Britain, Dies — Funeral Today LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec. 20. — A ‘Gen. Erich Ludendorf, on Road to Recovery, Sud- ‘ denly Collapses MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 20. |Gen. Erich Ludendorff, 72, idol of the German Army, is dead here. The German World War commander, ap- parently recovering from an oper- ation for infected bladder, suddenly took a turn for the worse as the result of heart trouble. One of the master military minds of Imperial Germany, Gen. Luden- ‘dorfl won international fame as execution of eight men, once high ranking Communists, for selling So- viet secrets. “Fascist spies,” says Frinovesky, |cific Coast and Panama Canal, are !tinue to destroy spies, terrorists and wreckers, plotters and counter revo- lutionists of all shades.” This is taken to indicate that the purge in Russia is not in sight e 0LD KLONDIKER “in America, particularly on the Pa-| known to be Japanese. We will con-| Wilkerson of Chicago the “most no- | torious receivership Judge on the | Federal Bench.” | In two receiverships of the Chica- go and Milwaukee rajlroad, Senator Truman said “the highest of high hats in the legal profession resorted ito a trick that would make an am- | bulance chaser and a coroner’s court |blush with shame.” DIVIDEND FOR ALASKA MINE; Loyalists Drive Insurgents Back Government Troops Swarm Into Teruel with Bayonets INDUSTRIALS BOUND UP ON InFigrce Batle; EASTERN MART Guine Repiostad Made fraro Four to More Points, Trading Today recent peace gestures came from Japan through Germany and are as- sertedly not from China. e COFFER DAM COLLAPSES; 8 MEN DIE PORT STANLEY, Ont., Dec. 20.— Eight men are known to have been killed in the collapse of a coffer dam and their bodies are beneath DIES, SEATTLE SEATTLE, Dec. 20. — Alexander special railway car bore the body of |chief of staff of Field Marshal Pauli Robert Worth Bingham home to this |von Hindenburg on both the eastern| city today for burial at the scene!and western fronts of the World | where he achieved fame as a news-| War and finally as Chief Quarter- paper publisher before becoming |master General of the whole huge McArthur, 67, formerly of Fairbanks, United States Ambassador to Great!war machine when he organizezd Alaska, is dead at the home of |friends here, as the result of heart Britain. Germany’s last desperate fight. 1 NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Industrial| SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—The officials stocks took a cue from steels today | of the Alaska Pacific Mines, oper-[ HENDAYE, (French - Spanish ating in the Willow Creek district, Border), Dec. 20.—Spanish govern- |and put on one of the best rallies near Anchorage, announce a divi- ment advices today said the Gov- |in several weeks. Gains rose to four dend of $80,000 will be paid on De- ernment troops have stormed the|OF more points among the favorites.| cember 28. It is also announced that Insurgent stronghold of Teruel. There was a late cashing profits’ tons of steel and broken timbers, 29 feet under water. The workmen were caught at the bottom of Cattle Creek when the dam’s protecting walls, interlocking with steel sheets, buckled without warning during the FOR DEER, SHOT EUREKA, Cal, Dec. 20.—Lorraine| Jones was shot in the neck and! killed while picking blueberries flurry that cut down the top marks George Armstrong, 58, a deer hunt- er, admitted firing the shot, ‘mis-| The Department of War, at the At the storming of Liege, Bel- disease. He went to Dawson in 1897 {and then to Fairbanks. There are no operation of the mine will continue| |all winter. | House to house fighting and flee- ing thousands of civilians mark the however, just before the close. night. request of the State Department gium, in the first week of the big| Y Transfers today were 1,400,000 Divers are making a search to as- {conquest by Loyalists of Insurgent Hearst’s Land Is Confiscated EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 20.—The El Paso Times says reports prevail in Juarez, Mexico, that approximately 45,500 acres of rich farm land’ in Chihuahua, belonging to William Randolph Hearst, have been taken over by the Mexican Government for distribution among agrarians. It is said the land is part of Hearst’s Babicora ranch, Flier Sentenced For gluggling NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Charles Levine, trans-Atlantic flier, been sentenced to two years and fined $2,500 following conviction of charges of smuggling tungsten from Canada. OPERATED UPON ROCHESTER, Minn, Dec. 20— Harry Hopkins, National FERA Ad- ministrator, underwent an operation today for an obstructed stemach ul- cer at the Mayo Clinic. His eondi- tion is satisfactory. hasli alry from Fort Knox to act as an| escort of honor for the 66 year old| Hill cemetery tnis afternoon. bassador, accompanied the body on | the train and Marvin McIntyre represents the President. Died on Saturday Bingham died last ‘Saturday night in a hospital in Baltimore where he! went immediately upon his arrival from London over a week ago to have a complete survey made of his| condition. He contracted malaria| while abroad. | In Newspaper Business When Robert Worth Bingham, publisher of The Courier Journal arid The Louisville Times, purchased | those -papers, August 7, 1918, he had never been in a newspaper office except to renew his subscription. Bingham was a successful lawyer, active in public affairs in his city and state. In the years that followed, however, he served his apprentice- ship in the intricacies of his adopted | profession and emerged a news-| paperman. In acquiring his newspapers Bing-| tham was not actuated by a spirit of gain. Because of his wealth the com- mercial venture was secondary. me‘l years under the editorship of Henry Watterson had built up around the |papers certain traditions and a def- inite place in public estimation. Bingham needed this tradition and, standing to give his adopted state lor Kentucky his ideas, which he con- sidered beneficial to the public wsl- fare. Organizes Tobacco Conferences (Continuec: on Page Two) |d sent four troops of dismounted cav- conflict, later with Hindenburg in| crushing the Russians in East Prus- sia and finally as organizer of the envoy at the private burial in Cave front and inspiration for the bigl !front and inslpiration for the big| Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Am- spring push of 1918 that had the; Allies with their “backs to the wall.” Ludendorff gained a pinnacle of popular acclaim in Germany and post-war memoirs from his foes paid |tribute to his strategy, organizing ability and resourcefulness in ac- tion. Gen. A. Noskoff, farmer chief of staff -of the third Russian army group, wrote after the war: “Ludendorff was regarded by us Russians as something akin to a master magician. ' His name, and Hendenburg’s were more familiar to Russians than those of our own leaders.” Irascible as Ex-Hero But in the closing weeks of the war Ludendorff’s whole destiny was sent off on a tangent. He quarreled with the Kaiser and was dismissed from his high army post; he was accus- ed by the organizers of the German republic of prolonging the conflict, and fled fo temporary exile in Swe- en. Thereafter, embittered by the turn of events, he became a caustic pub- licist. In the early post-war year he took part in every anti-republican revolutionary movement that prom- ised success, including the Kapp at- tempt of March, 1926, and Adolf Hitler’s famous “beer cellar putsch” of 1923. He stood trial for high treason in connection with the Hit- ler affair, but won acquittal. In the late '20s and on into the Nazi regime that began in 1933, Lu- known survivors. - + STOCK QUOTATIONS K J = NEW YORK, Dec. 20. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine |stock today is 11%, American Can 74, American Light and Power 7%, Anaconda 33%, Bethlehem Steel 60%, Commonwealth and Southern 2, Curtiss Wright 3%, General Mo- tors 33%, International Harvester 69%, Kennecott 39%, New York Central 20, Southern Pacific 22%, United States Steel 60%, Cities Ser- vice 2%, Pound $4.99%, Bremner {bid 2 asked 4. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 129.08, up 245; rails 32.58, up .67; utilities 21.80, up .38. MR., MRS. DYER SAIL ON NORAH To see the Rose Bowl game in Southern California and to visit with friends and relatives along the Pacific Coast, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dyer left on the Princess Norah yes- terday for the south. Mr. Dyer is local agent for the Standard Oil Company. e, —— EILER HANSEN HERE Eiler Hansen, superintendent of the Pioneers Home, is visiting in Juneau, coming in today from Sitka. He will return on the Northland NOMINATED WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Presi- dent Roosevelt today nominated Ebert Burlew, of Pennsylvania, as First Assistant Secretary of the In- terior, succeeding the late T. A. Wal- ters. . NAVY PLANES HERE FROM SITKA TODAY TO GET LIEUTENANT Two Navy planes from the Sitka naval air base dropped into Juneau’s harbor this morning. Arrivals were Lieutenant C. E. Eckstrom, Lieutenant (jg.) N. S. Haines, and Aviation Cadets A. E. Magee and W. Windham. Lieutenant (j.g.) R. Green, who has been a guest of the Coast Guard cutter Haida while walting for a navy plane to fly him to Sitka, will return tomorrow Wwith Lieutenant Haines’ plane. Kidnaper’s Father Dies in Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 20— The father of Thomas H. Robinson, Jr,, who is now serving a life sen- tence at Alcatrazz prison, for the kidnaping of Mrs. Alice Berry Stoll in 1934, died last night at the age of 64. Robinson Sr. faced Federal charges was acquitted. L] troops following a complete encircle- ment of the troops of Generalissimo Franco last week. Three columns of Government troops have reached the central quarters of besieged Teruel after taking Insurgent defense positions /in a series of bayonet charges. Observers say the battle is the greatest reversal of the Spanish Civil ‘War, now well over a year old. — Hamilton Predicts ' Republican Gains | Withmi Majority Denies Meeting in Tacoma| | Forming National Policy | TACOMA, Wash,, Dec. 20.—Pre- \dicting that the Republicans will |make a substantial gain in 1938, but will not obtain a majority, John |{Hamilton, National Republican Com- | jmittee Chairman, addressed a group of Republican party leaders today. | Speaking at a business session in| a conference before a closed meet-| ing, Hamilton denied that his visit| shares. ACTION OVER HOUSING BILL 1S INDICATED Senate Postpones Consider- ation of Anti-Lynch- ing Measure WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. — The Senate today made possible action on the Administration’s housing bill at the present session of Congress by postponing until January 6 all consideration of the anti-lynching bill. The latter measure was made a special order of business on Jan- uary 6 at the request of Democratic Leader Barkley over the protest of Senator Connally. ——,,———— FRANK KELLOBS CRITICALLY ILL ST. PAUL, Minn, Dec. 20. —Dr. J. A. Lerka today said that Frank (was in the interest of formulating a national party policy. He said he believed the national | i dent Roosevelt, B. Kellogg, co-author of the Briand- Kellogg peace pact, critically ill with pneumonia, has rallied but there is growing out of the kidnaping, but political trend was away from Presi-i"vmually no hope for his ultimate recovery.” certain whether the bodles can be extricated. ———l e IS KILLED IN YOUTHS' GANG WAR;CONFESS DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 20. — A gang war, as allegedly practiced by boy thieves, led to murder charges against two youths who have con- fessed to participation in the fatal shooting of another because of hi- Jacking. Detective Sergeant Michael Flan- nigan, investigating the killing of Edward Kaminski, 23, outside of a beer parlor, said he obtained con- fessions from Sigmund Piasecki, 18, and John Szymborski, 17, that the pajr waylaid and killed Kamin- ski, as the result of a gang quarrel over a stolen radio they said had been hijacked from them. They blamed the actual killing on a third youth who is being sought. CHRISTM