The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 12, 1938, Page 1

THE DAILY ALAS “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LI, NO. 7715. JAPAN REFUS JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUA_RY 12, 1938. “MLMBLR AbSO(IA TED PRE bb PRICE TEN CENTS 5 DEMANDS, 3 POWERS Foreign Policy SECRETARY OF STATE MAKING VIEWS PUBLIC Extreme in;nationalism to Be Avoided Abso- - lutely, He Says ISOLATION IS GIVEN NEW DEFINITION NOW Statements Are Made in Letter to Man Sponsor- ing War Measure WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Secre- tary of State Cordell Hull declares that the United States foreign pol- icy consists of avoiding “extreme internationalism with its political entanglements,” and also “extreme isolation” which makes other na- tions believe this nation is “more or less afraid.” The Secretary of State called the policy a “matter of simple common sense.” The statements were made by the Secretary of State in a letter to Representative Ludlow who spon- sored the bill requiring a referen- dum before a declaration of war is made. CALIFORNIA IS FLOOD SWEPT AFTER STORM Fourteen Dead as Swollen Torrents Inundate rge Area SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 12. —Thousands of acres of lowlands in Northern California are inun- dated as rivers swelled out over their banks in the wake of a 16-day rain, River bottoms from Fresno to Red Bluff are inches to feet submerged in roily torrents. Pajaro and part of adjacent Watsonville are under water. Flood gates were opened in the Sacramento River to divert water into a bypass area. Shortly betore | diverting the swollen Sacramento, 200 families were assisted to higher ground. Three fishermen were lost off San Diego when their fishing boat swamped in a storm. One man was killed on a rainswept highway, two persons were crushed -to death in an avalanche at June Lake. Other deaths were attributed to collapse of cabins and other storm-caused conditions. Floods are general through all Northern California lowlands. At Pajara and Watsonville, 1,000 fam- ilies are homeless, and the Red Cross has estfibhahad a station in the stricken area. The floods came on the tail end of a terrific hurricane that swept a trail of death and destruction all along the California coast and into the deep valleys of the Sierra Ne- vadas. NUDE KILLER IS FOUND GUILTY Slaying Followed Clothies- less Drinking Party in Automobile EMMITT, Idaho, Feb. 12—Audie James Cobnett, 22, former CCC worker ,was convicted of second de- gree murder for shooting of 15-year- old Anna Jean Phillips. Cobnett was convicted ot killing the school girl during a nude drink- ing party in his automobile last Oc- tober 5, “because he didn’t want anyone else to have her.” He will be sentenced Tuesday, with maximum life, and minimum/ ten years. ‘PUT IT IN WRITING,’ double - jointed Melissa Mason, gangling film comedienne, told Van Buren county’s pride, Bob Burns, xeuln‘ his autograph on shoe sole. Sectionalism Breakmg Out In Congress that President Was Once Able to Order Out FARM BILL TO PASS MONDAY, SAYS BARKLE Opposition Arises from Re- publicans Over Dairy Production ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Senate Leader Alben W. Barkley predicts that the Farm Bill will pass when the vote is taken on Monday. Republicans Borah, McNary and Johnson are outspokenly criical of the;dairy interests and opposed to the measure. They claim that land withdrawn from the wheat, corn, cotton, tohacco and rice crops are to be used for dairy production. ICE BREAKER HELPLESS IN ARCTIC SEAS North Pole Campers in No Danger as Freezing Weather Prevails . MOSCOW, Feb. 12. — The ice hreaker Murman, speediest of three rescue vessels going to the aid of the North Pole campers drifting on an ice floe, is disabled in heavy seas. The Murman radioed its automat- lc steelmg controls had been dam- he pounding seas. Her posmun wa.s not given, but reports last night placed her 300 miles from the drifting polar camp. The four scientists on the floe re- port calm weather and freezing temperatures that are minimizing danger of immediate breakup. Town Is Declared . Unfair to God; Minister Is Picket MARQUARD, Missouri, Feb. 12. —The Rev. Noel Bremner is picket- ing this town for ungodliness and carries a banner “Marquard Un- fair to God.” For the past three weeks, the Rev. Bremner has been invading beer halls to preach revival ser- mons. £ gress By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Con- barely begins to regain some of the power it lost early in the New Deal before it exhibits some of the fancy traits that make it at once the butt of cartoons and the delight of pressure groups. President Rooseveit once describ- ed himself as a quarterback who called the plays, with Congress co- operating in carrying the ball across the goal. Those were exciting days in the old New Deal when Con- gress accepted the system of giving the President blanekt authority for spending the first $3,300,000,000 of emergency money and followed it up by adding $4,800,000,000 a year or so later. In the same years Congress sus- pended the anti-trust legislation, written on the books over a long period of years, and accepted NRA. in the same mood -it set up a na- tion-wide agricultural control pro- gram. Congress almost forgot, for the time, its political and sectional difficulties. It voted the gold reval- uation authority and extended mon- etary control to the President. But you should see Congress now. P THE ‘WHY’ OF SECTIONALISM The South filibusters almost in mass against the anti-iynching bill which Northern and Mid-Western Senators, with substantial negro voting blocks in their states, sup- port. Farm legislation that slid easily through an early New Deal Con- gress has had especially hard sled- ding lately because of revival of conflicting sectional interests, The South insists on a cotton subsidy and is willing to replace cotton ac- reage with “soil conserving” crops. But the mere suggestion that some of these soil conserving crops might be legumes and hay crops, which could be fed to dairy stock, brought out Wisconsin and Midwestern dairy protests. The Wage-hour bill is staunchly supported by the New England cot- ton-spinning states because they want wages of all the spinning in- dustry pushed up to the New Eng- land level. But the South attacks the idea, opposing the plan as an unconstitutional usurpation of States’ rights, although numbers conceded frankly they opposed it because they believed it would in- jure the milling industry growing amdist the less costly labor supply of the South. L LETTERS FROM HOME Now Administration leaders are pleading for a tit-for-tat vote, ar- guing that farm groups should vote . for the Wage-hour bill because City ' Congressmen supported the Farm (Continued on Page Two) of U. S. Defined by Hull " JURY DECIDES U.S. Joins Ultimatum, Japan, Warship Building NAVAL SECRETS DEATH OF TWO MANSLAUGHTER Airport Ex;c;i\'e Convict- ed of Shooting Wife and Friend LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 12— Paul Wright, former airport ex- ecutive, has been convicted of man- slaughter in the slayings of his wife and best friend, John Kimmel. The verdict was given by the jury last night after a trial lasting more than three weeks, marked by Wright's contention he had shot them in the “white flame of jeal- ousy,” when he found them in an unnatural embrace on the piano bench of the Wright residence last November 9. The manslaughter charge calls for one to ten years imprisonment. Wright was convicted on two counts, one the killing of his wife, and the other the death of Kim- mel. Judge Ingall Bull called atten- tion to Wright's plea of not guilty because of insanity and immed- iately ordered a trial on that point before the same jury. MAKING MOVE T0 CUT SOVIET, CHINESE LINES Japanese froops Being Concentrated on Routes to Inner Mongolia PEIPING, Feb. 12.—Heavy con- centration of Japanese troops on routes to Inner Mongolia, renews persistent reports that Tokyo is planning to unleash an attack from Pao Touchen to cut the high leading in Soviet Russia, which highway is held vital to the Chin- ese supply line. Chinese Communists and guerilla raids continue to harrass the Jap- anese along the Peiping-Hankow Railway . Paper Packaged Milk Is Being Shipped, Alaska SEATTLE, Feb. 12. — The first shipment of paper packaged milk ever sent to Alaska, left today on board the steamer Baranof. The new containers are made from ‘Washington wood pulp and are used once and then discarded. It fs im- practicable to ship in glass bottles because of the expense of return- ing the bottles. The shipments of the paper pack- aged milk will be made once a week ——————— American smp Captain Beaten By Byh_lmr Hose Commander of Seized Ves- sel Is Mistreated by Spanish Insurgents GIBRALTAR, Feb. 12—Capt. J. E. Lewis, of the American tanker Nantucket Chief, seized by Spanish Insurgents, has reported to the American Consul that he was beat- en by a rubber hose on each day of the 16 days in captivity In Palma. Capt. Lewis has made a full report of the indignities suffered to the Consul here. Joining Great Britain and France the United States recently demanded a showdown with Japan on the size of battleships the world power will build and the caliber of guns they will carry. y government since world war da. Al ships either huilding oz tum delivered o a fo doctare 135, to eay proposed. , the three world powers If Japan, within the ailotted time, does In the first ultima- ve Tokyo fifteen days not give definite assurance that it will not build batticships in excess of the 35000 ton and 16 inch gun limit laid down by Washington and London naval treaties, the power: timate limit of their power. Arrow indicates 16 ships to the set for Japan. Photo shoys nch guns, are prepared (o build super-batile- U.S.8, Colerado, 32,500 tons, near present maximum Naval Base in Aleutiar Would Reduce Fleet Now On Pacific, Says Riv RUMANIA IS UNDER GUARD OF MILITARY Strict Censorship Also Pre- vails to Prevent All Opposition BUCHAREST, Feb. 12 With military rule and censorship pre- vailing to silence opposition, the new Rumanian Government has is- sued a fourteen-point program promising a new era of prosperity in Rumania. Radical economic, social and con- stitutional reforms are promised, including organized emigration of the Jewish surplus population e FOUR MOTHERS GET BIG SUMS STORK BEQUEST Baby Derby Winners Ap- proved by Supreme Court in Ontario TORONTO, Feb. The Su- preme Court of Ontario has accept- ed the claims of four Toronto mothers for a share in the stork der- by, a bequest made by the eccentric late Charles Vance Millar The hequest was made to go to the mother who bore the most chil- dren in 10 years after his death Each of the four mothers will get about $125,000 apiece for the nine children each bore during the time limit. ‘The lucky mothers are Mrs. Tsabel MacLean, Mrs. Annie Smith, Mrs. Kathleen Nagle, Mrs. Luq Timleck — South Africa is carrying out a program of tree-planting to prevent malaria, as it is known malarie mos- quitos breed only in pools open to sunlight, 12. — rs WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Major William C. Rivers, retired, told the members of the House val Com- mittee, that naval expansion wlil be materially reduced if the Navy es- tablished a base in the Aleutian Is- lans, Alaska The Army otncial said the es- tablishment of a base in Alaska would permit of a reduction in the Pacific Fleet and would thus enable the Government to keep a fleet of reasonable size on the Atlantic Coast. OPPOSES RESTRICTION WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Chair- man Carl Vinson, of the Ho Naval Committee, today criticize the proposal of Representative Frank C. Kniffin, Ohio Democrat, to amend the Navy increase bill restricting operations of the fleet to an area within a line from Ber- ing Strait to the western end of the Aleutians, to Midway Island, to American Samoa, to Panama Can- al, to the Virgin Islands, to the eastern extremity mainland. “This marks off a prize ring for the Navy to operate in,” said Vin- | son. Kniffin said his amendment does not affect good-will voyages, an- nual training cruises nor interfere with the Monroe Doctrine enforce- ment. EXEGUTION OF 18 1S ORDERED More Convictions in Soviet Counter Revolution- ary Wrecking MOSCOW, Feb. 12—The Provin- cial press reports 18 mcre death sentences on charges of counter re- volutionary wrecking. Six persons were convicted of causing a trolley and bus accident in Leningrad, ten for disrupting farming and two for mismanagement of Siberian lumber camps. D The Marathon race was so named because after the battle of mara- thon a messenger ran 22 miles to Athens to announce the victory to the Greeks. BIGGER GERMANY LOOMS ASHITLER MEETS AUSTRIAN Dramatic Move Joining Nazis with Another Sphere Predicted BERLIN, Feb. 12.—Hitler yester- day suddenly conferred secretly with Chancellor Schuchnigg of Aus- tria as the belief grew that Hitler might decide on dramatic step to bolstar confidence in Germany's armed forces, There have been many rumors emanating from Germany to the ef- tect is’ dissatisfaction in to union with Aus- recognized sphere of a hat there army ranks tria or another intluence. Such a move has been the salient point in Hitler's Nazi Party plan and some dramatic move toward that end has ‘often been reported as Hit- ler's next step toward re-establish- ing Germany's position in Europe. ALASKA THIRD IN NATIONAL GOLD oUTPUT Alaska Juneau and U. S. Smelting Produced More than Half Total Value Alaska moved into third place in national gold production in 1937 being led only by California which held first place and the Philippine Island, second largest producer, ac- cording to the report of the U. S. Bureau of Mines just received here Value of California’s output was $40,754,000, Philippines, $24,321,500 and Alaska $20,391,000. By increas- ing its output two milllion in 1937, the Territory moved into third place, which was held in 1936 by South Dakota. The 1937 South Da- kota output was $20,370,000, just under Alaska while in 1936 it was approximately two million more. Total gold output for the nation last year was $166,348,035. Commenting on Alaska produc- tion, the report says: “The dredges of the United States (Continued on Page T'wo) NOT DIVULGED BY NIPPONESE Formal Reply Is Made to Notes from United States, Britain and France WARSHIP BUILDING MAY GO TO LIMIT Evasive Answer on Con- struction Beyond London Treaty Limitations . TOKYO, Feb, 12.—Japan refuses to formally divulge secrets of Na- val construction in reply to de- mands from the United Great Britain and France. Japan is however willing, said, to discuss limitations on a “quantitative” basis restricting thc e of fleets rather than individual ships. Japan’s formal note contended that the Nation failed to see “any logical reason for assuming she is planning to build warships beyond the London treaty limitations.” The note added that Japan had “no intention of possessing arma- ment which is a menace to other countries. ..~ The note demnndmg clarification, sent to Japan by the United States, France and Great Britain said that if Japan failed to give the three powers an answer, they would sume Japan is planning bigger shin: 50 would feel free to take whatever action in that dihection they saw fit. States, it is eee DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE IS SENATOR'S AIM Utah Man to Immedla!ely Propose Action for President WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Senator William H. King, of Utah, said he will introduce a resolution author- izing President Roosevelt to call a disarmament conference immed- iately Senator King said he feared Ja- pan’s refusal to supply the world powers with information about her naval plans will encourage an arm- mament race and place a “crushing burden” on the taxpayers of all na- tions, Authoritative sources said mean- while the United States, in con- sequence of Japan's reply on naval plans, will “resume full liberty of action.” This is taken to mean the United States will not feel free to build battleships of more than 35,000 tons and cruisers of more than 8,000 tons. HEMLOCK TOWS CEDAR SOUTH TO KETCHIKAN Picks Up Disabled Vessel at Tee Harbor Where Anchored The lighthoue tender Cedar, dis- abled Thursday afternoon at Pound- stone Rock, and towed by the Army tender Fornance, to Tee Harbor, for anchorage, is today on its way to Ketchikan in tow of the light- house tender Hemlock. The Hemlock will take the Cedar directly to Ketchikan Lighthouse Service headquarters where gridiron tacilities are more adequate. Damage to the Cedar amounted to a shattered propellor, and broken or twisted tail shaft. The Cedar was serving the Poundstone light when the mishap occurred.