The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 11, 1938, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LI, NO. 7738. PRICE TEN CENTS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS GERMANY WARNS AUSTRIA ON PLEBISCITE * * * » * » * * * * * * * * * L * * * * * * * * * * Sunday Voting Called Off; Trouble Arises CHINA PLANES MAKING RAIDS, NIPPON FORCES Two Squadrons of Defend- ers Swoop Over Nanking Field — Drop Bombs TEN JAPANESE AIR CRAFT DESTROYED Military Train Also Attack- ed, According to Shang- hai Advices SHANGHAI, March 11. — The Oriental war fight went into the air today when two squadrons of Chinese planes, in a sudden attack, bombed the Japanese airfield at Nanking. Japanese authorities said no dam- age was done but the Chinese spokesman said ten Japanese planes were destroyed. A Japanese military train be- tween Pengpu and Linhwaikwan has also been bombed by Chinese planes, according to official Jap- anese reports. American missionaries at Tengh- sien report a low flying Japanese plane dropped two bombs on mis- sionary property without doing any extensive damage. - .e— DEATH FOR 13 SOVIETS, PLEA OF PROSECUTOR Prison Sentence for Two Others—Russia Not Like America MOSCOW, March 11.—Death for 19 of the 21 defendants in the So- viet blood purge trial is demanded by Prosecutor Andrei Y. Yishinsky in ending his one-day summation of the government's treason and murder charges. The two spared from the death sentence are Christian Rakovsky, fermer diplomat, and S. A. Bessa- boff, former trade delegate. For them Vishinsky demanded a sen- tence of 25 years imprisonment. The prosecutor likened Genrikh, leading conspirator, to Al Capone. “We cannot leave such people alive. They can do in America Spies *Victim” . i i Col. H. W. Eglin (above), com- manding officer at Fort Totten, N. Y., was to have been kidnaped by an international spy ring which G-men have broken up with the ar- rest of two men and a woman in New York City. Plans called for Eglin to be lured to a8 New York hotel and there slain, if necessary, to make him reveal a “national mobilization plan.” Weather Radio Robot Goes Up T N@aw Height Ascends Over Sixty-one Thousand Feet Over | Fairbanks—23 Below FATRBANKS, Alaska, March 11.— The Government’s radio robot Weather Bureau device ascended 161,200 feet yesterday, about 1.200 feet higher than a previous ascen- sion, The temperature at the 61.200 feet altitude was 23 degrees below zero contrasted to 24 above on the ground. DICK MERRILL ALASKA MAY GET §30,000 RELIEF FUND De'egate Diriond Says He Has Obtained Promise for Amount WASHINGTON. Merch 11.—Alas- J. Dimond ka Delegate Anthony said he has obtained promise of $50,000 in WPA funds for additional relief work in Alaska during the re- mainder of the fiscal year. The Delegate said he conferred with Aubrey Williams, Acting WPA amount Director regarding the asked. No intimation is given when the ellotment will be made, if it is Jack Lang, of Juneau, interested in relief work, also received a radio- gram this afternoon from Delogate Dimond regarding the relief fund, as follows: “Today for first time was able to get official action on application for work relief Juneau in the ad- vised project submitted by the Gov- ernor. Will be approved immediate- ly and work started son. Please ad- vise Lee Rox and others interested.” This afternoon a notice was issued stating that the unemployed in Ju- neau will hold a meeting in Union Hall Sunday night at 8 o'clock. ———— TOM MOONEY LOSES FIGHT FOR FREEDOM California Assemblymen Can’t Muster Sufficient Votes—Adjourns SACRAMEN’I_:OTEfll . March 11.— The dramatic fight by Tom Mooney before the California State Assem- bly to win a Legislative pardon, failed when a unique bill to free pighway Patrol officers. They have | Mooney from San Quentin Prison, where he is serving life sentence for the 1916 Preparedness Parade bombing in San Franciscc, met the same fate as every other attempt in the 21-year fight for vindication. march 1 communicate with him at | The Assemblymen refused to stay in session early today after hearing Mooney himself repeat the oft told story that he was “framed.” The Assembly voted 39 to 35 to free Mooney, two short of the nec- essary majority, then began a long night session during which the Ser- with the Al Capones, who kill and kidnap people they want to get out of the way, as they like, but Rus- sia, thank God, is not America,” said the prosecutor. >, PRESIDENT T0 TAKE VACATION Will Go to Warm Springs for Ten-day Visit Late This Month WASHINGTON, March 11.—The White House announces that Presi- dent Roosevelt will leave on the evening of March 22 for a ten-day visit in Warm Springs, Georgia. - TAX MEASURE PASSES HOUS WASHINGTON, March 11.—The House has passed the tax bill and sent it to the Senate after refusing to reinsert a special surtax on closely held corporations, described by supporters as designed to pro- vide a ‘“very substantial aid to business.” The measure, as passed by the House, will revise the entire cor- porate capital tax structures. 'PLANS FLIGHT OVER ATLANTIC Aviator Will Hop for Ire- land Soon with Lord ; | | as Companion BOSTON, Mass, March 11— | Aviator Dick Merrill said he will |take off from Boston on a flight |to Ireland next month. | Lord Forbes, 23-year-old flying | enthusiast, and nephew of the late | Ogden Mills, will possibly be his companion. e 1 {* 3 z i || STOCK QUOTATIONS .1.‘ | |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | !stock today is 10%, American Can | 84'%, American Light and Power | 4%, Anaconda 30%, Bethlehem | | Steel 52%, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 4, General Motors’33%, Southern Pa- cific 15%, International Harvester 63, Kennecott 35, New York Cen- tral 15%, United States Steel 50%, Cities Service 1%, Pound $5.00%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 122.44, down 5.67; rails 25.66, down .64; | utilities 1854, down .29, geant-at-Arms tried to round-up the four missing members. Final action on the Mooney re- lease bill failed when members voted to end the session early this morn- ing. TORNADO HITS KANSAS REGION DURING NIGHT 5 {Farm House Demolished— Seventeen Persons Re- ported Injured SALINA, Kansas, March 11.—A tornado struck two and one-half miles southeast of here last night and demolished a two-story farm house, injuring seventeen members NEW YORK, March 11.—Closing o the family of Mr, and Mrs. 8. A. | Rolby. Need More Jobs Says f@fl Today WASHINGTON, March 10— President Roosevelt today declared, in opening the annual Community Chest campaign: “Only in jobs and more jobs, at good pay, ‘shall we find national stability and indi- vidual security.” R The giant army bombers which hopped to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and bnclg on a goodwill flight, and which took part in the ceremonies marking *he inauguration of President Ortiz, of Argentina, are shown at Langley NEW CLUE IN MISSING AIR CRAFT GIVEN Reports Psist Pl Heard on Night TWA Sky- liner Disappeared FRESNO, Cal.,, March 11.—Per tent reports that a plane was seen and heard over Calaveras County north of here, about the time the big TWA airliner disappeared on the night of March 1 with nine aboard, brought new attempts to trace the missing ship by the State been searching for the craft The State Patrol, through Patrol Chief E. Raymond Cato, has asked | that any aviator who flew over Cal- averas County on the night of once, Nitrogylcerine Plant Explodes; Two Men Killed| Disaster Occurs During Night—Only Hole Is . Left in Ground BRADFORD, Pa., March 11 Two men were blown to atoms by an explosion which destroyed the nitroglycerine plant during ti night in nearby LaFayette. The explosion left a huge !in the earth. The dead are Dan McQueeny President of the Eastern Product Glycerine Company and cwner o | the plant, and Ralph Mong, em- ployee. hole Jack Westfall Files Gouncil Jack Westfall, wood dealer, late today filed as an independent can- didate for the City Council, ac- | cording' to City Clerk Harry Lucas. | — -, ON TRIP TO FAIRBANKS | Fred H. Murphy, of Portland, representative of Brown and Big- low, is in Juneau at the Gastineau | Hotel. Mr. Murphy, who is making his first trip to Alaska, leaves Tuesday on the Yukon on his way to Fairbanks, | | | Flying Fortresses | hes i lome With a New Record oo e R Field, Va., on completion of the epoch-making flight. The six machines, led by Col. Robert Olds, smashed distance and endurance records for their type. Personnel of Langley Field is shown lined up to welcome them Child Bride Sent to School “BUILD AMERICA™ NEW SLOGAN FOR GREAT INDUSTRY Carpenters to Capitalists to Be Enlisted i Pro- nounced Campaign NEW YORK, March 11.—Heart- ened by President Roosevelt’s en- of Cleveland drove forward with plans to organize every branch of the building industry behind a concert- ed construction pro- gram called “Build America.” The program calls for the uniting of everyone connected " with the building industry, from capitalist: to carpenters, in a vast salesman- ship campaign. e CONGRESS WILL GET 3 MESSAGES dorsement, a group men nationwide SUDDEN LHANGE, SUNDAY VOTING IS MADE TODAY Nazi Forces Mobilized on Frontier—Ultimatum Reported Sent CHANCELLOR ALSO RUMORED RESIGNED European Capi”tals Stirred Up by Latest Move— . Britain in Action PRULLETIN — The tonight says that an trcops reported march- ing into Austrian territory, the Austrian Government is being nized in a closely guarded Chancellory. Nazi throngs have virtually taken possession of Vienna and the swastika flag has been raised over the Aus- trian city. An Austrian Government Press Bureau announced that German troops crossed the Aus- trian frontier at Passau and no resistance was shown. Schuschnigg is said to have bewed to the German will “to prevent spilling of German blopd.” 1 A French spokesman said Maly has refused to aid: Austria but France is determined to act in a “most vigorous manner,” pro- vided Great Britain supports her, Associated with (By ASSOCIATED PRESS) Austria’s Government, late this afternoon, announced that Sun- day’s plebiscite on the country's independence, has been postponed. No new date is set. Action came after Germany massed troops near the border and delivered an ultimatum against the vote. It is belleved in European circles the postponement means cancela- tion or the plebiscite. Reports continue to spread that Chancellor Schuschnigg has re- signed but these rumors are offici- ally denied from Vienna. Great Britain informed Germany of “grave concern” in methods used by Hitler in the drive to Nazify Aus- tria. Berlin advices deny that Hitler issued an ultimatum to Austria but other European capitals deny this and state positively a “warlike ulti- matum” was issued. Dorothy Markley Blum (above), 15-year-old girl who, six months ago, was married to 32-year-old Charles Blum in Philadelphia, Pa., won & $5-a-week allowance so that she could continue her studies in the William Penn High School for Girls. The child, who refused to be reconciled with EARLIER PREPARATIONS LONDON, March 11.—The strug: WILKINS KEEPS SEARCHING FOR SOVIET FLIERS Flight North of Akla- vik, Finds Nothing FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 11 Aided by rapidly increasing 1t, Sir Hubert Wi terday for 11 hours nertbward from Aklavik ess effort to locate the six Soviet fliers, e - TWO CCC’S GO OU TO ENTER MARINE HOSPITAL, SEATTLE Aaron Johnson, CCC worker, went south aboard the North Sea for medical treatment at ‘the Marine Hospital. Everett L. Westfall, another CCC worker, also went out on the Mt. McKinley for eye treatment at the Marine Hospital, i and 10 minutes fruit- missing her husband, said “I am through with marriage,” 6.0.P. MOVING - TO FORM NEW FRONT IN 1840 Paves Way for Alignment of All Political Faiths —New Philosophy CHICAGO, Ill., March 11 The Republican Party has officially broken a traditional Party line. This all happened at the very recent meeting in this city of the “pro- gram committee.” Pormally recognizipg there is lit- tle difference betwéen the two ma- jor political parties® of the nation, the G.O.P.’s newly-created “program committee” has paved the way for the creation of a united front of all political faiths for the 1940 presi- dential election. Common Field The committee, which has under- taken the task of making an audit of the New Deal, unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a basis of party procedure during the next two years. The resolution, the only one adopted during the two- day session, read: [ (Continued on Page Seven) FROM ROOSEVELT President Gives Indication of Next Move at Press Conference WASHINGTON, March 11.--Pres- ident Roosevelt told the newsmen at a press conference foday that he had three or four messages in mind for Congress but declined to disclose their nature. The President indicated however he would transmit a message on the world, phosphate situation and he is now considering another on mon- opolies. The Chief Executive said he still favored action on the Government’s reorganization bill at the present session S LA R Ghosts of “those and them that has walked before,” walked again in the streets of Juneau today. A city street crew, digging in muck on Seventh Street near John Torvinen’s home, unearthed a strange and rotted horn of an ani- mal. “Prehistoric!” exclaimed amazed workmen. “Prehistoric! Humph! Cow!” said the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff, Curator of the Territorial Museum when showed the relic of yesteryear. Anyway, the cow probably died a long time ago, gle over Austrian independence is tense today. Mobilization of Austrian and Ger- man troops is proceeding with cau- tion. The British have warned against German interference in Austria’s plebiscite set for next Sunday. Two men died from injuries in Austria’s Nazi and Anti-Nazi riot- ing and many others have been in- jured as accompaniment to the growing fears that an attempt will be made on the life of Chancellor Schuschnigg for his stand against Nazi - encroachment. The Austrian War Ministry has ordered mobilization of 100,000 sol- diers of the reserves and also called 30,000 National Guardsmen to im- mediate duty. The Chancellor’s bodyguard also been strengthened. Mobilization of German troops near the Austrian horder is in full swing but it is openly argued that it is done by Hitler only to scare and not for an invasion. A warning to Austria to not hold the plebiscite is forecast. ‘The British warning is merely an expression of hope that German troop mobilization: is only to pre- serve order on the border. Ttaly is keeping aloof except for official comment that the plebis- cite will clarify the Austrian-Ger= man relations. ——————— Shakespeare found material for “King 'Lear” in the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth, a Welsh has | historian,