The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 14, 1938, Page 1

- g THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIiRE \/OL LI, NO. 7690. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” Mh‘VlBER ASSOCIAThu DRhSS PRICE TEN CENTS 900,000 SOLDIERS LOCKED IN BATTLE French Cabinet Qults Today, Labor GHAUTEMPS IS | Last Rites Hel OUT AS FRANG | TAKES SLUMP Socialist Members Quit| Shattered People's Front Party GEORGES BONNET IS | ASKED TO HELP OUT| Strikes Alst;S_pread — Na-| tional Bank Suspends | Transactions ‘ PARIS, Jan. 14.—The Bank | of France today ordered a]l‘ Exchange transactions fius- pended until further notice as| President Albert LeBrun be- gan early this morning a series of conferences seeking a new Government to replace the shattered People’s Front d for F ormer S(’(' retary of War ~ ¢ Cabinet of Camille Chau- temps. Premier Chautemps resign- ed early today Growing labor unrest and the fall of the franc brought about Chautemps’ resignation after the Socialist members quit his Cabinet. Georges Bonnet, resigning Finance Minister, remained to direct the Nation’s finances in the interim of naming a new Cabinet. Jonnet permitted the Bourse Stock Excange to open today as usual. ! A wave of strikes spread. Street car and bus employees of Lille voted a general strike to protect the discharge of 92 workmen. | Insufficient wage increases | has already called a strike of the metal workers. the Werld War. Hundreds visited Hearst Son 5 1 Fiancee } BONNET IS MAN ‘ PARIS, Jan. 14.—Late this afternoon President Lebrun asked Bonnet to form a new | Government. He is a former Ambassador to the United States and was recalled here to become Finance Minister. T0 PRONIBIT DRUNKENNESS, ™ THIS NATION Fnund Cuilty of Former Famed Dry Leads - Manglaughter i - Anchorage Case posed ‘Hot One’ —William D. Upshaw, former Con- Catherine Campbell Engagement of Miss Catherine Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morton Reck Campbell of Atlanta, Ga., and Randolph Ap- person Hearst, son of William Rnndolph Hearst, the publisher, has been announced. JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Jan. 14 gressman from Georgia, and famed | . ” . | dry leader, told the Baptist con-| Russian Jack” Marchin Is vention here that he is starting a/! national campaign to have enacted a constitutional amendment pro-| hibiting drunkenness in the United States. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan, 14— Upshaw said the proposed amend- “Russian Jack” Marchin has been ment was originated by Donald B.|convicted by a Federal Court jury of Allen, of Gainsville, Georgia, and manslaughter in the shooting of Mil- “goes the Eighteenth Amendment ton Hamliton, taxi driver, during a one better.” \hght last March 22, ——————— | Marchin pleaded self defense. MRS. LUCAS RETURNING | —_— Mrs. Ina Lucas is among passen- . gers aboard the Princess Norah re- Fa"’l]a“ks Man turning here following a visit with; her son, Harry, and friends in the » States. While south, Mrs. Lucas Tu Be Mar"ed Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Carlson, who sailed south to be present for the| SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 14—A wedding of their daughter, Evmge-;marriage license has been issued line Carlson, in Seattle last month, lhere to Harrl J. Glasgow, 42, of visited principally in Portland. | e T are returning aboard the Princess|Fairbanks, and Mary Arrington, 28, Norah. of Los Angeles. Convicted of Shooting Taxi Driver ges of tribute and condolence from notables ti: D. Baker, preminent Cleveland attorney and secreta died at the age of 6 ughout! the nation marked lasi rites ior Newton under President Woodrow Wilson during He the cathedral where the body lay in state to pay their final respects. after a brief iliness. Trimming of Southern Political Prestige and Power Now Indicated FORMER ENVOY By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. — The proposal of Governor George D. Aiken of Vermont to shrink south- ern influence in Republican coun- South'’s The idea of dwarfing Southern in- fluence in the Republican set-up is not new. Steps toward it have been taken repeatedly, and as things now {German Ambassador Crys ‘Insult’ to Secretary Of Stale stand, Northern states get a “bo- nus” of extra delegates because of 3 the size of the Republican vote WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—German gaqt Southern states casting few Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff has protested to Secretary of State Cor- dell Hull against the address I |night in New York of William Dodds former American envoy to Berlin Ambassador Dieckhoff said Dodds attacked the Hitler regime in a vi- jgorous speech at a testimonial din- ner given for him by about 200 per- sonal friends. “Mr. Dodd's speech was an un-| heard of insult to a friendly nation,” said Dieckhoff in c racterizing the former envoy’'s scathing oration Dodd, who recently resigned from | Republican votes, get no bonuses. The Aiken proposal, however,| strikes at another point, the nation-| al committee. He would give com- mittee members a vote in exact pro- portion to the proportion of Repub- lican vote cast in each state. In Southern states the amount of Re- publican vote cast is very small com- | Southern members of the national| committee would have little to say. STRENGTH IN CONGRESS his Berlin post was quoted as hav-| The Democratic party dimmed ling assailed Hitler as a ruler re-'the Southern voice in its 1936 con- in five years than old two-thirds rule. Of course the| Charles the Second of England who 1940 convention will decide wheth- slew twenty. er to nominate its candidates by a | The bulk of former envoy Dodd’s|bare majority or by two-thirds. But address was given over to a scathing now that the precedent is broken,| denunciation of the Nazi regime. |the prospect seems not especially “Adolph Hitler's power is more bright for the south to have the two dbsolul.e than any medieval emper- thirds rule restored. asserted Dodd as he warned| Several motives for reducing Sou- c)vlhzamm that he believed a grave thern influence in party organiza-| |danger was near at hand unless tions are evident. One thing seems Germany, Italy and Japan are certain. If the Southerp voice in checked by the democracies of the party organization is weakened, the world. influence of Southern members of | | Congress likely will be proportion- | WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Secre- ately weakened. That's where they |tary of State Hull, this atlernoon | will feel the real pressure. | making reply to the protest mceiv- Time and again the Southern ed by the German Ambassador, delegates have held balance of pow- said Dodds’ utterances did not rep- er in Republican conventions. Since resent the views of this government ' they are often under control of the REPLY IS MADE but thate as he is now a private|party management because of the! citizen, he is onmled to free speech. pd[!‘Dnte influence, the Southern delegates are pecularly useful to a pan.y management in suppressing |just such “house cleaning” drives i | | To HUSPITAL‘mnuee is relatively even greater, for | eact state at present gets one vote | Aiken would change that. The South already has been hit elsewhere. The Congressional reap- The South’s vote in national com- ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 14.— | Herman Schroeder, of Bristol Bay, |airplaned here Wednesday, and was immediately operated on for an in- ern states of several Representatives ternal difficulty. He is reported re-|in Congress. Again, Southern pres- covering. | tige and * ‘independence” is being at- The plane was piloted by Pert tacked by Northern and Western ef-| Roorr | (Continued on Page Seven) political prestige and pow-| pared with the Democratic vote, so] | sponsible for the killing of more per- vention by abrogating the 100-year-| ~sonal enemies portionment of 1930 stripped South-| 6.0.P. CONCLAVE (OPENS HEREAT10 A M. TOMORROW {Program Outlined at Meet- ing of Central Commit- tee Last Evening With a complete program outlined at a meeting of the Central Com- ‘Territorial strom, the Territorial jconvention is scheduled to open at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the Union Hall on First Street, just above the Elks’ Hall. The Central Committee formulat- 1ed a report to be presented the con- | vention tomorrow at last night's ses- |sion and discussed vdrious propos- als which have been offered from |the various divisions, according to |Chairman Engstrom. A suggestion of comsiderable importance, he re- ported, was the selection by the convention of a National Advisory Committee to submit the view of the Alaska convention to the National Policy ' Committee headed by Dr. Yenn Frank. Witlespread interest in the Alaska nioation was noted,” Engstrom Jid_ “‘With sugges ondr coming from Rflpnblu an Clubs individuals f n the AL.an., as we H as | frol gml state ehairmen. ne al commiftee members and Se m‘m and Congressmen. There was alsc brief discussion of general cam- paign strategy and financing of par- ty activity during the coming year.” The Chairman announced that Lincoln Day dinne will be held throughout the Territory and plans fons " for these affairs were made by the Central Committee. Program for tomorrow’s conven- tion as announced by the Central committee follows: Morning Session Convention called to order by Ter- ritorial Chairman Engstrom at 10 a. m. Invocation, the Rev. O. L. Kendall; reading of call; reading of roll Report of the Republican Central |Committee of Alaska; reading of | convention chairman; appointment ‘01' committees; credentials, rules, (resolutions, | Address E]lton Engstrom; Ad- dress, Margaret E. White, Republi- can National Committeewoman; re- poxl E. R. Rasmussen, Republican |National Committeeman; address, |Cyril J. Zuboff, Grand Prehident of ANB. Afternoon Session Report of Credentials committee; report of rules committee; conven- ‘lmn recess for open meeting of |resolutions committee. At 4:30 p. m. convention discus- |sion of filings, candidates, cam- paign organization and finance. Evening Session | Messages from Herbert Hoover, |Alfred M. Landon, Col. Frank Knox; messagés from members of Na- tional Committee and Congression- |al leaders, including McNary, Van- denberg and Martin; report of the resolutions committee;; adoption of |platform; general discussion, and udjournment. SHOT DOWN IN FRONT OF HIS HOME, BROOKLYN NEW YORK, Jan. 14. — Isadore Frank, 51, Brooklyn poultry dealer, was shot to death last night in front of his house, apparently by two men who had trailed him in a car from his market. Frank received many threats five years ago, during the Brooklyn poul- try war. | — e BERLIN RETURNING Leonard Berlin, land surveyor for the Publlc Survey office, is return- ing to Juneau aboard the Princess Norah following a vacation in the States for the past few weeks, on tnnn\nl leave. mittee last night in the office of | Chairman Elton Eng- | Republican | | HE BATTLES ILLNESS to carry on the papal duues Here is an exclusive Associated Press photo of P most recent portrait, which shows clearly the health has imposed upoa him. Just a year ago the nu cally ill. but raliied against great od ds. l! 3. CRUISERS - ARE ORDERED T0 SINGAPORE Navy Officials Declare Visit Not in Connection, Far East Crisis WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Three United States cruisers are under orders to proceed to Singapore to attend the inauguration of the new naval docks of Great Britain’s pow- erful Eastern Naval base. Naval observers saw in the visit a sign of increasing friendliness be- tween the two fleets. Navy officials said the visit was not in reference to the Far Eastern situation. The cruisers Memphis, Milwau- kee and Trenton are the vessels ordered to Singapore and they must be there by F(-bruu'y 14, 3-CENT POSTAGE WILL CONTINUE ASSERTS HOWES Returning to Two-cent Let- ter Mail Would Mean Big Loss WASHINGTUN, Jan. 141t is going to continue to cost three cents to mail the average letter This was the statement made to- day by Willlam W. Howes, First As- sistant Postmaster General when testifying at a hearing on the Treas- ury and Post Office Supply Bill. “We do not believe the time has een reached for a return to the 2- ent postage”, said Howes. The First Assistant Postmaster- General intimated that a return to 2-cent postage would mean a revenue loss of more than $90,000,000 a year. MRS. FREEBURGER DUE ABOARD NORAH A large group of friends will be at the dock to meet Mrs. George Freeburger who is returning aboard the Princess Norah following a stay of several months in Portland with her mother, Mrs. Martha Crary, and her daughter, Miss Doris Freebur- ger. Mrs. Freeburger sailed south with Miss Freeburger in August, proceed- ing to Portland where Miss Free- burger is now a student at Reed (College. LURwing PRUuRA“’? T0 BE HURRIZD ALONG President to Send Special Message to Congress Next Week WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. — Presi- dent Roosevelt indicated today that a message recommending increas. ing the Navy building program, will be sent to Congress next Monday or Tuesday. The President, when asked if there were any plans of increas- ing the Army, declined to make any reply. TAX REVISION SUGGESTED BY SUBCOMMITTEE Cut Recommended on Cor- porate Profits Taxes of Small Firms WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. — The House Sub-Committee has submit- ted to the House Ways and Means |Committee a tax revision program which it is contended, will “provide very substantial stimulation to busi- ness.” The major recommendations within the broad revision plan bore on the taxes on the profits of capi- Unrest FIGHT NOW ON FOR CONTROL OF CENTRAL CHINA Terrific ConTic_t Is Raging Along Ancient Grand Canal CHIANG KAI-SHEK IN FULL COMMARD Efforts Are Being Made to Enlist Support of Great Britain etermine the ral China. ‘ed by the presence oi Kai Shek, the Chinese hich hav Ll te « uounced tonight. | | STIFFENS MORALE i HONGKONG, Jan. 14.— The purpose of Chiang Kai Shek’s tour to the front is deseribed here by an authori- tative source, as an attempt to stiffen the morale of the re- treating forces and induce his generals, who have been act- ing independently, to work to- gether. FINANCIAL HELP AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14. — A group of high ranking Chin- ese diplomats and Govern- ment officials are quietly working out details of a plan seeking Great Britain’s help, both diplomatic and financial, against Japan. SHARP WARNING GIVEN JAPANESE BY FRENCH GEN. Air RaidB_rings Forth Something Besides an Idle Threat SAIGON, French Indo-China, Jan. 14—The Japanese air raid on the Chinese Island of Hainan, fac- tal gains taxes, which have been |, " 4 & ross the target of many complaints rrom? bg Frenoh . Indg.Glitos avc"m M Culf of Tongking, hn prove business interests. warning from the Pre The 91-page report said the plan sasigghe it would tend to stabilize Governmen et o = revenue and maintain substantially p s abaip. MG A the present volume of tax receipts. Ak aall e The report said the Sub-Commi'- g o s 1o |Of kicking out anyc tee belleved the principal of a tax ([ "Zht O S HEED on undistributed corporate profi's was “sound and should be retained, | but should be modified.” Particular reference to small cor-| porations was made, these compan- ies having complained loudly the hardships inflicted by the levy, which the Sub-Committee said were exaggerated. It was suggested that corporations with an income of $25,000 or less will pay no undistributed profits taxes, but would pay normal in- come tax ranging from 125 percent to 16 percent, while larger firms would pay 16 percent to 20 percent. B ‘The United States has no recipro- cal copyright relations with Soviet Russia abou’ | rom where he comes.’ Gen. Buhrer said three cruisers Cloire, Montcalm and Georges Ley- ues have arrived to reinforce the |French forces in Asiatic waters. - [EPWORTH LEAGUERS TO ATTEND SOCIAL INSTEAD OF MEET Epworth League members have been invited to a box social by the Methodist Ladles’ Aid in the church parlors tonight. The box social invitation will su- percede the regular Priday night party of the League, | | s s