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THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LIL, NO. 7782. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1938. PRICE TEN CENTS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESY ; BIG TERRORISM IS False Alarm- NOW EXPECTED | m - SHANGHAI AREA . Thousands of Chinese Guer- illas Reported to Have Invaded City MILITARY, POLICE ALIVE TO DANGERS Change in Command of Nip- pon Naval Forces in China Announced SHANGHAI, May 2—Danger of widespread terrorism has revived the war tension today in Shanghai as reports are circulated that thou- sands of Chinese guerillas have slipped into the city to harass the Japanese. | The International Settlement po- lice have doubled patrols. Refugee camps are being searched for guerillas said to be equipped with firearms and explosives, who are suspected of hiding in the camps. | Two bomb throwers have been ar- rested after they made an attempt to blast a truck loaded with Japan- ese soldiers. Information that more than 2,000 terrorists have filtered into the city has aroused both the city police and’| military with apprehensions. sions. befere the entangled vehicles stopped sliding. injured. COMMAND CHANGES TOKYO, May 2—The Japanese Naval Ministry announces the ap- pointment of Vice Admiral Koshiro But Wreck Injures Eighteen Eighteen were injured when this hook and ladder, rushing to answer a false alarm in Brooklyn, N.Y, smached into a trolley. The front end of the fire truck was pushed ac The trolley motorman and A, P. Walker Wins ' Taxes and Expenditures Running Neck and Neck; HIGHWAY BILL HAS PROMISE; WELL BOOSTED Magnuson Expects Vote This Week on Interna- tional Commission BULLETIN — WASHIN TON, May 2. — The House has passed and sent to the Senate the | bill to authorize the President to appoint a five member Com- mission to negotiate with Cana- dian representatives for the Al- aska Highway, known as the Infernational ~ Mighway. The Mouse Foreign Affairs Commit- tee recalled that a previous com- | mission found the project feas- l ible and that Canada is willing but the latter's ability to share the cost ha obstacle. remained the sole he committee said the ow ripe to proceed with WASHINGTON, May 2.—Warren |G. Magnuson, Representative from Washington, said today a vote may be taken this week on his bill which would create an Alaskan-Interna- ross the sidewalk and into a yard two firemen were seriously tional Highway Commission. | The bill was favorably reported | by the House Foreign Affairs Com- mittee which said: “This highway remains tod; the most feasible public works project on the whole continent. The benefits that would arise from its construction are in- | estimatable PROGRAM TOMORROW FOR AIR MAIL PROGRAM Gidawa to' succeed Vice Admiral Shigawa as Commander-in-Chief of Nomination to House, Democrat the Japanese Naval forces in China, ‘The shakeup in the command is! said to be the forerunner of other Frank Foster’ Jack Wilson changes in the Japanese leadership Beat COlC and Helmann in China which are intended to bring success in the Sino-Japanese con- on Republican Ticket flict. BIG SPENDING, LENDING PLAN IS DISCUSSED In returns from all but 11 small precincts of the 54 in the First Di- vision in last Tuesday’s primary election, A. P. Walker of Craig has moved into nomination for the| Messerschmidt running five eating Henry Juneau and The four Democratic nominees for the House now apparently are Joha | Houw on the Democratic ticket, u--‘ votes | ahead of James V. Davis of Juneau. | But Watch for Big .Swp 3150 000 LUST Forecast Made bY Senator as to What Con- AT sTUD PBKER gress May Suddenly Do—Then Ré€gime’ Will Get So Tight It Will Make Coolidge Look Like Spendthrlft Restraining Order Filed to | Stop Collection from Being Made TONNAGE OF By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, May 2. — Don't come crying around a few years | | | from now 'and say you weren't| LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 2. — Af told. You are now being told—in | temporery restraining order has| the words of Senator Ashurst of Peen 1™\ in the Superior Court Arizona: here to prevent Lou Price, brother “Taxes will be, to say the least, of Fanny Brice, comedienne, from n moderately heavy during the life- cf:lleclmg $150,000 he won by al single hand in stud poker from time of all persons now in exis- tence. Taxes may be reduced only|Harry T. Clifton, English actor. | Clifton claims the money was won | I. AMERICA (By Juneau Public High School Band) GEREMflNIEs Tu 2. Miss Mary Jean McNaughton and Miss Katherine Torkelsen, bearers of the ribbons whose tying together symbolize the uniting of Southeastern and Interior Alaska by airmail sTART AT PAA Albert E. Wile, Juneau Postmaster, and Robert E. Sheldon, Fairbanks Postmaster, tie the ribbons together and exchange greetings. AlRPURT ]1 A M Hon. John W. Troy, Governor of Alaska, L] LUl “‘Alaska United by Airmail,” RERECE and officially delivers ceremonial airmail pouch to A 5. Hon.UJohr; Eé Lamir[l)l, D;’(rmmblmunmoml Postal Sgrvicgi Officials Here from Fair- nite tates ostoftice epartment, receives airmatl " 2 L pouch, and, after address, 5 banks to JOHI' o Gala ““The International Postal Service in Alaska.” Celebration delivers pouch to | - 6. Hon. J. J. Connors, Collector of Customs for Alaska, receives | DINNER 6:30 TONIGHT and seals airmail pouch and, after address, “T'he Customs Relation to Airmail,” | TO HONOR VISlTORS delivers pouch to X 7. S. E. Robbins, Acting Operations Manager, Pacific Alaska Ai- ;Estlmated 50 000 “First ways, Inc., receives Eourh for delivery to plane. Covers” Wl“ Leave Ju_ Flying the Aicmail. g 4 8. Fred A. J. Gallwas, Vice-President, Territorial Chamber of neau on First Flight S;’.':":"l‘,:'.” o Aluskalr Elaborate _ccremonies start- 9. Harry I Lucas, Mayor of Juneau, fns 1Y Sulock paeTY 81 “Greetings to Fairbanks from Juneau.” o Aeska Softers Lkpt : g L | on the Glacier Highway will in- Leslie Nf'r]and, Mayor of Fairbanks, augurate the first air mail sery- “Faitbanks Welcomes Juneau.” ice from Juneau to Fairbanks 10. Charles W. Carter, President, Juneau Chamber of Commecce, | via Whitehorse. “Southeastern and Intecior Alaska Join Hands.” Gov. John W. Troy, John E. 11. ALASKA (By Juneau Public High School Band) Lamiell, Director of the Inter- 12. R. E. Robertson of Juneau, national Postal Service for the “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by Air.” I;::?!rlre neurtm?nt. Mayer 13. THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER | oo Nerid e Miebks, I (By Tuness; Pillilic Highibliool BAR) |- paeescl e SEEdent oSS T, g airbanks Chamber of Com- 14. Distribution of commemorative programs. merce and Fairbanks Postmaster, - — Mayor Harry I. Lucas of Juneau, NATIONAL BROADCAST* | Chamber President Charies W. KINY C 1 b N k Clrlcli and other offici will —Columbia Networ In:rlk'lpate,aswcll as the major- e : s y of the residents of Juneau. Pacific Alaska Airways Airport i b bl i Juneau, Alaska | :;l::porhlion will be available 5 e airport so that all may be 12:15 Noon, May 3, 1938 on hand for the gala event. Bus- GBI BT (i es will leave from in front of 1. C. B. Arnold, Manager KINY, | the Federal Building. Station Announcement and Introductory Remarks. | DINNER TONIGHT 2. R. E. Robertson. | Prior to the ceremonies to- 3. Hon. John W. Troy, Governor of Alaska. morrow, the Chamber of Com- 4. Hon. John E. Lamiell, Director, International Postal Service, | mierce Is sponsoring & diuter at U. S. Postoffice Department. | :.::‘;) il svmiing ih- RieyR 5. S. E. Robbins, Captain PAA Airmail Plane, and Fred G. Milli- | oq¢ 8t which visiting officials en, Manager PAA Fairbanks Airport. | SUERIO RS Ry isncion Wig .8 4 £ " | been extended to all business 6. Delivery Airmail Pou‘ch to Anplane.‘ and professional people in the 7. “All Aboard” for Whitehorse and Fairbanks. community, 8. STAR SPANGLED BANNER - | Guests of honor at the dinner LT (By Juneau Publlt High School Band) will be Mayor Nerland of Fair- 9. Take-off. | banks, Postmaster Sheldon of | Fairbanks, Director Lamiell of *Note: National Broadcast cannot be broadcast locally by | the Postal service, Fred Milli- KINY, but may be heard at the airport. | TWO DICTATORS REAR ADMIRAL McCormick, J. P. Anderson, Walker | and Davis. On the Republican ticket, Jack | Wilson and Frank Foster of Ju- neau apparently have won nomina- tions over Mildred Hermann and WASHINGTON, May 2—Senator Cash Cole of Juneau. The four nom- wASHINGTON, May 2. — The Carter Glass of Virginia, continuing inees on the Republican ticket Nnow genate has adopted an amendment his opposition to President Roose- are Frank Barnes of Wrangell|, the Naval Expansion bill which | velt’s pump priming program, to- Frank Price of Sitka, Foster and wij prevent construction of bM“eA day said: “I am not in favor of Wilson. ships larger Jhan 35,000 tons unless | making a pawnshop of the Treasury| In the contest for Senate nom-)the president determines other na- and that is what it has become.”|ination on the Democratic ticketl,| tjons are building larger ships. The Virginia Senator added, how- | Henry Roden, seeking re-election,| The amendment was sponsored by ever, that there was little doubt has been nominated with a margin| senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Re- but that the four and one haif bil- of more than 200 votes. publican of Michigan, and provides fion dollar spending and lending| The remaining precincts are not| that the President ascertain whether program will be approved. expected to make any material| ships above the 35,000 ton limit are Senator Glass expressed his views| change in the ultimate results, al-|peing built elsewhere and if so he today before the House Appropria-|though Tenakee, Yakutat and & may recommend ships up to 45000 tions Sub-committee which is pre- few others are yet to be heard from. tons, pared to end the hearings and the| Returns received today showed Republicans are voicing support Roosevelt recommendations are ex-| that the Republican ticket carried| of the bill. Senator Frederick Hale, pected to be ready for House con-| Hydaburg, Kake, Hoonah and An- of Maine, said: “I have no fear the sideration next week. goon which was largely responsible passage of the bill will be looked William Green, President of the for the change in the Republican ypon as an act of aggression by American Federation of Labor, told nominations. other naval powers.” the members of the Sub-Committee| Returns by precincts will be that the President’s spending p,(,_ found elsewfiere in V)!‘(\y.n Empire. | 'Amendment Is Adopted to, Naval Expansion Bill by Senate Action Hearings Being Conducted by House Committee— Program to Pass by reducing expenditures. The rem- edy for heavy taxes is somewhat within the hands of the taxpayers | themselves. If and when taxpayers quit the practice of telegraphing Congress for more appropriations, and begin instead to telegraph Con- gress to vote against appropriations, | Congress will grant relief from heavy taxes. “But I do not entirely despair. There are in this word some ]aws that may not be repealed, such 'n the law of the survival of the fit- test, the law of supply and demand, the law of compensation, and the | is not said what Brice held. by a “trick and device,” and that Brice did not have the money to he staked a for'.une on two palrs | WHAT'S GOMING"‘ Helcianray - SHE SRS . FENNER BOUND ‘ NORTH, PLANE REn MANIFESTU Hitler, MUSS-O_IIT';i to H"i“'jCommandapl qf Thir.teenth; FLAYSFASCISM i ke TR (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) f SEATTLE, May 2—Two Navy Socialist Trade Unions Are Asked to Jon in United Front ing Hitler-Mussolin rende Rome while the tension in Ce “As rapid] 5 " Hl‘ MOSCOW, May 2—A May Day|Europe is heightened by the deman s @ rapidly running river Willl,,,pirect; published by the Com-|for a plebiscite among the Czecho- create obstructions for itself, like- “ 2 3 Ivaki g wise an era of prodigal ndi. | munist Internationale viglently at-|solvakians. B s ShmRERs E | tacked labor leaders in democratic Berlin turned out today for B e oint of pareony, Mo | countries and called on the Socialist! flag waving stunt as a farewell to “ 3 e Trade Union internationals to “form Hitler who left for Rome with an T therefore declare to the Sen- § i ate, as I said last autumn in my|® united front ainst Japanese, imposing entourage. | Laicsnlen 4 s German and Italian aggression. In Rome, Italian troop trains rol- addresses to various civic organi- zations, you are wise in getting| TN mMmanifesto further urged that led into the city for a majestic re-‘ g = 8 8| pascism be curbed by the applica- ception to Hitler when he arrives| law of reactions. Even if Congress should refuse to grant relief from excessive taxes, the law of reac- tions would ultimately do its per- fect work. The world today anxiously a for the full porteni of the impend- waits| Patrol Bombers of Squadron VP~1'I‘ fwhich hopped here last Saturday| svous at from Sitka, left at 6:3v o'clock zm.s\ ntral| morning on the return flight, car- 4 tving additional personnel and cq- ui] a mandant of the Thirteenth Naval District, is a passenger on one of the planes which is piloted by Com- |mander J. Perry. The Command-| ant will inspect Naval defense pro- gen, Manager of the PAA air- port at Fairbanks, Pilots S. E. Robbins, Walt Hall, Jerry Jones and Gene Meyring who will fly the first air mail planes, Louis Delebecque, PAA traffic repre- sentative in Juneau, and Post- master Albert Wile. MANY LETTERS Postmaster Sheldon of Fair- banks and Mayor Nerland ar- rived here yesterday by plane and the former said he esti- mated there would be about 200 pounds of mail leaving Fair- banks on the first air mail trip south, or around 20,000 letters with “first covers.” Postmaster Wile estimated the Juneau out- &0 at around 50,000 letters. — ., DIAMOND HEADS T0 SMOOTH oUT WOES TONIGHT First Meetmg of Season pment. Rear Admiral E. B. Fenner, Com-4 cts in Alaska. B A money from Uncle Sam’s treasury tion of “economic, political, and tomorrow for a week in Italy. SLAYS 3|STE en and one half million last Scpwm- Church Organist Is Shot ber to eleven million, two hundre thousand at the present time. - Down Before Eyes | President Green said he endorsed both the billions for relief and also for public works program. John L. Lewis also approved of the spending program but told the com- nmittee members there were between R MONEY; 2 DEAD Man, 72, Shools Wife, 22, Also Latter’s Sister, Aged 18 thirteen and fourteen million un- f F: of Famil employed. y READING, Pa, May 2—Detec-| Lewis said: “If Congress fails to | tive Lieutenant Dentith said Frank HAR'TFORD, Conn., May 2.—Eli- zabeth McBrien, 36, chureh organ- ist, was shot and killed before the eyes of her family, Detective Peter | | Anderson said. | Anderson said the woman’s bro-| ther, Vincent, slew her when she refused to loan him $6,000. The nlleged slayer is still at large. | st . e, BASEBALL TODAY the Associate Editor of the Fair-| The following are scores of base- banks News-Miner, died last night pall games played this afternoon in N;bbed in le as the result of pneumonia. Sur- the two major leagues and recived vivors are the husband and two| up to 2 o'clock: I sons. National League seized Raymond - > Mrs. Tewkesbury had been an Brooklyn 4; New York 7. | caped from Demmhhu."rh:e 3- invalid for several years but showed Pittsburgh 6; Cincinnati 8. lmt was made m Vaude visited improvement after coming here act, we will continue to drift in the direction of an economic chaos.” Mrs. Tewkeshury Dies at Fairbanks FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 2— | P. Kleckner, 72, has confessed shoot- ling and killing his wife, aged 22, and her sister Alice Jacobs, aged ]lB in a fight over money. Kleckner then shot himself the chest. Kleckner told Dentith he wed | his wife last February while under | the influence of doped liquor. Esupec from vil’s Island ; in PARIS, May 2'—Gend.nrmes have | American League. ja son’ ] Philadelphia 1; nmm 13 | iwrm in 4Cdnunucd orrPa;: Three) ,mhur sanctions.” To Risk Life on Icy Slopes of' Alaskan Mountains;Mapping Expedition Is Comin g North CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 2. “Our biggest trouble will be get- Bradford Washburn, Jr., youthful|ting enough clear weather to ferry appearing Harvard geographer and“t)“r '“Dg:'es by plang rr‘:’:‘ anldce; 0 our se ca and getting bas explorer, 1igs iols he-xe » spend‘a“fl_ we scalcn‘fhe mountain. We the next two months risking his life | yderstand the weather is the worst on the icy slopes of Alaskan Moun- | during the past month. There has tains. Most of the work must be not been an hour of clear weather,”| done within two hours atop of said Washpurn. Mount Stagnes, making maps and| Washburn explained the expedi- taking ranges with surveying instru- | tion is being made to continue the ments and photographs of the sur- | work already done in mapping the| rounding terrain with a punopflc;mcuntcin range along the Southern camera which requires only three Alaskan-coast. exposures and will encompass 360, Already in -Valdez are Norman | degrees of horizon. Dyhrenfurth and Peter Gabriel, The remainder of the time will be| Swiss skiers, and Norman Bright, | spent in returning to Stagnes nearly | California athlete: a mile under Mount Lucania, 17,150/ Once the important work is done. feet high, which Washburn and Ro-| Washburn said, the remainder of| bert Bates scaled last summer, the the summer will be occupied in mak- first humans to reach the top. ing aerial photographic flights. |the various fronts. | the mornlnt for Seward to join the|uhieh 'is scheduled to arrive here Je Brings Horseside Mms Suggestionfor | Toseber s LA Administration | problems of getting the horsehide Republican of Massachu-| ‘senson under way, officials of th( Gastlneau Channel Baseball League, setts Has Own Plan to Ease Situation and managers and captains of the — .- ~ RAINS DELAY SPANISH WAR Loyalists and Insurgents .three teams will meet this evening |at 7:30 o'clock at the Elks' Hall for ‘the tirst conference of 1938. Principal problems to come be= Just Markln%Tlme on | |fore the gathering will be the ap v At | | pointment of umpires and a scorer, arious rronts | WASHINGTON, May 2—Repre-|revision of rules, determination of sentative Charles L. Gifford, Re- schedule, issuing a first call for new publican of Massachusetts, asked| players and settling of team rosters the Administration to extend the of hold-over players. L, rmies are marking time, ot X*’;“:g“‘a le: s 4 thg "ms olive branch to business to sponsor Player deals expected to come Rn o ke Bn B ek prgper relief measures. before the meeting effect mainly N e interferfd with, operatlons par ‘This and only this can save our the Moose and Elks’ squads, who will U B |nation from economic destruction,” try to settle their bacl-am.pu.* ‘snid Gifford in a radio address and problems. With the uue-hdmu |he also declared that the Adminis-| Moose squad just about set with HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Bor- der, May 2—The Spanish Civil e, — LONGMIRE BACK !cruuons‘ “viclous epithets” should same players that captured R Andrew Longmire, surveyor wn.hi 3 i;:mung last season, the chief pra the Bureau of Public Roads, re-| NICHOLS ON ALASKA em before League President Wil llam A. Holzheimer and his b Bisiiley Miohals, Dapartment oo | (MR S SIS nley Nichols, Depar - ing of the Doy 11 mnder of the American Legion in| g _e__“:lr_:_nd by He will leave on the Alaska Injajagea is g passenger on the Alaska| prominent T spending $60,000,000 for lr.he Yellow River dykes in turned to work yesterday on uu‘ ML McKinley after a winter Out surveying crew working on the § ‘profect: |at 2:30 in the morning from the | States,