The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 1, 1938, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1938. VOL. LI, NO. 7912. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ALASKA STEAMERS COLLIDEINHEAVYFOG Japan Offers To Support Polish Demand SENS AfiUN |3"‘ Legion Majorettes Strut Stuff FIRST BOLD TAX ' What Hitler Wins by Sudeten Acquisition |ONE KILLED AS CAUSED BY WORD ACTIONS FILED YUKON,COLUMBIA FROM TOKYO IN TERRITORY CRASH IN SOUND L 1. oo ik 7 _ Suits Also Filed by Attor-| | Passengeid Tk o Tk Nippon Action Is Seen as ¥ ney General to Collect, boats Temporarily Warning to Soviets She Will Not Remain Neutral U. S. ENTERS INTO PLEA FOR POLE MODERATION| Warsaw lirunnads 772 Square Miles of Territory in Czechoslovakia BULLETIN— WARSAW, Oct. 1.—Czechoslovakia is reported to have accepted Poland’s ter- ritorial demands in full, it was revealed here late today, there- by averting a threatened inva- sion as only several hours re- mained as the deadline for evacuation of the Teschen area. LONDON, Oct. 1.—An Exchange Telegraph Company dispatch from Warsaw says the Japanese Ambas- sador to Poland has informed the Polish Foreign Minister that the Japanese Government will support Poland in the demands on Czecho- slovakia to the fullest extent. | ‘The dispatch added: ~ “This sensation step is interpre- | ted in Warsaw as a Japanese warn- | ing to Russia that Japan will not remain neutral if the Soviets should attack Poland in event of war fol- lowing the dispute with Czecho- slovakia” DEMANDS ARE MADE WARSAW, Oct. 1—Poland has made territorial demands on Czecho- slovakia, including evacuation of Czech troops from the disputed Teschen area, also ceding the town of Teschen and also Teschen-Siles- ian territory embracing'772 square miles. The demands say evacua- tion must be accomplished by Oc- tober 10. ASKS MODERATION LONDON, Oct. l—Authoritative quarters report that ithe United States has joined international reo- resentations to Poland asking mod- eration in the Polish-Czechoslovakia | dispute. In some quarters it is stated that international appeals given Poland amount to a virtual warning not to start anything. FOR COMMON BUDAPEST, Oct. 1—The Hun- garian newspapers, in their issues today, express hope that Poland and Hungary will soon have a com- mon border at Czechoslovakia's ex- pense. This will be accomplished, BORDER i “Boots” Thompson, Drum Major When the American Legion put on i vention +in. Los Angeles, two of tho: “Boots” Thompson, left, and Bobby Vaugim, tigil, Revere and Bobby Vaughn ts big show at the annual con- se most in the spotlight were oth of Pike county, Mississippi, shown with Drum Major Robert Revere. JAPAN FORCES UPON HANKOW War Planes Bombing, Straf-j ing Chinese — Hsiang | ShanReported Taken { SHANGHAI, Oct. 1. — Japanese| troops are advancing up the north| bank of the Yangtze River with more than 100 war planes, bombing and strafing the Chinese forces. It is reported here the Japanese have captured Hsiang Shan, 90 miles below Hankow, Chinese Pro- visional Capital City. | It is claimed that bodies of 1,800 Chinese were found, left on the bat- tlefield after severe fighting. | No major changes are reported on the other China battlefronts. MARINE AIR NV ; Czech Nation |Given Crown “ARE ADVANCING * "' PRAGUE, Oct. 1.—The Gov- ernment radio today declared “all that Prague and the Czech- oslovakian nation received from the four-power Munich agree- ment was a crown of thorns, granting Germany parts of our country.” The declaration pointed out that great injustice has been dene Czechoslevakia by the four leaders who met and went away home to be hailed as saviors of ASION OF SOUTH CHINA 1S INDICATE |British, Also Chinese Au-| thorities, Look for New Japanese Action Unemployment Act First court actions to collect taxes | under the Alaska Unemployment ' Compensation Commission Act and | the three percent gross gold tax| !law were filed by Attorney General | James S. Truitt today. One suit was filed in Juneau and four in Fair- | banks. | The action here is under the Com- | pensation Act and is brought in the | name of the Unemployment Com- | pensation Commission by Walter P.! Sharpe, Director, against the Lin- denberger Packing Company of Craig. It seeks to collect employer tax totaling $444.12 from the Lin- denberger company. The complaint asks $318.81 due under the act for the first three quarters of 1937; $199.18 for the last quarter of 1937: $8.10 for the first quarter of 1938, and $18.03 for the second quarter| this year, or a total of $544.12, c!i which. the complaint says, $100 has! | been paid. ! The four suits filed in Fairbanks| are against the Walker’s Fork Gold| Corporation and the Alaska Gold! | Dredging Company. They seek tol collect unpaid gold tax and em-| ’ployor's unemployment compensa- | tion tax. Saveral actions gre pending ang | probably will be filed later, the At- _ | torney General said. c LITTLE NATION IS LEFT SOLELY TOMAPMAKERS | bomb proof ‘train. Chamberlain Now Wants/ Hitler and Daladier to Demobilize Forces | LONDON, Oct. 1.—England has left Czechoslovakia to the mapmak- (ers and steered a course toward what Premier Chamberlain said he hoped will be peace for years to come. It is reported that Chamberlain has asked Hitler and France's Pre- mier Daladier for gradual demobili- zation of German and French armies as a prelude to settlement talks. - e ALL FORMAL This map indicates the industrial, agricultural and mineral wealth of the Sudeten-German territory of Following Accident BOTH VESSELS ABLE TO RETURN TO PORT Yukon Has_l;'ge Hole in Bow, Columbia Suffer- ing Lesser Damage — BULLETIN—The Denali will take the run of the Yukon, sailing from Seattle Monday and the Yukon will come north on regular schedule sailing from Seattle October 15. SEATTLE, Oct. 1.—One man was killed this forenoon when the Alaska Czechoslovakia which is ceded to Germany under the d4-power plan, which Czech officials have accepted. |Steamship Company liners Yukon Reichenberg, on the north, is the richest industrial city in the area. Black and white striped line marks | suggested frontier.—AP Feature Service. | HITLER IS GIVEN BIG WELCOME © BY THOUSANDS vTravels frc»);lfiMunich Berlin in Special Bomb Proof Train | S i | BERLIN, Oct. 1 mated at a half million people toc gave Adolf Hitler welcome on his return from four-power peace conference Munich. He arrived in his special A crowd esti- Miltary Rule Prevails Today to 30,000 German Soldiers Occupy 60-Mile Stretch in Czechoslovakia day MAN ARMY OF OCCUPATION, a triumphant | PEASSAU, Oct 1. — Military rules | the|today in the first Czechoslovakia at zone occupied by the Germans. |tary headquarters or accompanied The German leader came home by officers, are subject to immed- amid the cheers of tens of thousands jate arrest. of people. Brass bands blared, scores Strict military observation is also of airplanes roared overhead and in force along the German side more than 100,000 school children of the frontier. yelled themselves hoarse in greet- | ing. | The reception was much like | one given the Fuerher when he turned from Austria. ALASKA MARBL Thirty thousand German soldiers | have occupied the Bohemian Forest | the lalong a 60-mile stretch paralleling re- the Danube River. | It is assumed here that the | Czechs have withdrawn to Krumau, |using that city as a new frontier E base. B INBUILDING IN ooz zans g SEATTLE, URGED RESTLTS | The following are scores of foot- ball games played in the states this In“Scare” Zone | HEADQUARTERS OF THE GER- Foreigners not attached to mili- | FIRST LORD OF ADMIRALTY HAS STEPPED DOWN | {Head of British Navy *“Dis-| trusts” Foreign Pol- icy of Premier i LONDON, Oct. 1.—Conserva- tive Alfred Duff Cooper, First Lord of the Admiralty and head | of the British Navy, has re- signed in “distrust” of Premier | Chamberlain’s foreign policy. | | The resignation strikes one | discordant note in the Premier’s Munich appeasement triumph, Cooper’s resignation has been accepted. Sources close to the Govern- ment said there are no outward indications that other resigna- 1‘ tions will follow although there | may be. | ——————— HUSKIES FIGHT TOGET FOURTH QUARTER LEAD :Score Stands 12 to 12 as| and Columbia colided in a heavy fog off Jefferson Point, on the west shore of Puget Sound. Both vessels have been damaged above the water line. Capt. Charles A. Glasscock, of the Yukon, put all passengers in lifeboats until it was determnied the steamer was not taking water, and then they returned to the decks, Both steamers were ordered .to port. The Columbia was nearing Seat- tle from Alaska with a full load of passengers aboard and the Yukon was steaming north, Alaska bound, having left the dock here at 9 o’'clock. Radio reports said the Yukon has a large hole in the starboard bow. The Columbia’s damage is less extensive. KILLED WHILE ASLEEP SEATTLE, Oct. 1.—John Keeley, of BSeattle, fireman aboard the | Yukon, was the man killed in the collision between the Yukon and Columbia. Keeley was asleep in |his bunk at the time of the col- lision. PASSENGERS FROM JUNEAU The Columbia sailed from Juneau last Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock with the following passengers book- ed for Seattle from Juneau: E. Maki, A. Erickson, Mrs. W. Overby, E. R. Braunom, H: L’ Faulkner, Sam Maki, R. Richards, Louis Bas~ sett, M. Younger, Mike Zaroff, ‘J. E. Floyd, C. Wyatt, G. Philips, Charles Hill, P. J. Lane, James Madsen, John Peranen. NEW CONTRACTS F the newspapers state, if the Czecis return to Hungary all territory in which chiefly Hungarians live. e —— SOLONS NEAR Congressman Magnuson iy meon’ & Veceived up to pross| Idaho’s Men Make Advocates North Prod- Hbal oo e | Late Touchd STBP TB““BLES . 3 ale 3 uct Against Vermont i 3 il i { | a surprising Idaho football eleven)c 0 A ST M A R I NE | marched against the Washington Indiana 0; Ohio State 6. Huskies today and held them to a Nebraska 7; Minnesota 16. Brown 20; Harvard 13, six to six tie until the fourth quar- ter. Michigan State 0; Michigan 14. In the opening minutes of the FOR TEMPLE NEXT FRIDAY ! SFATTLE, Oct. 1. — A research | | into the possibility of using Alaska marble instead of marble from Ver- | mont in the new Federal Court- house in Seattle is urged by Repre- | sentative Warren G. Maguson. | Army 39; Virginia Tech 0. LaFayette 6; Pennsylvania 34. MAKEs TR'P ‘ HONGKONG, Oct. 1.—The belief | | is popular here among both British | This is strengthened by announce- | For Marine Airways today, Lon |Canton officials that Pearl River| ry - . ; [Rainbow Girls and De- Boston 6; Lehigh 6. and Chinese circles that Japanese Tfl PuLAR's | mvasion of South China is eminent. ment of new emergency regulations | ‘in Hongkong and a declaration by | . Y Agreements Are Signed Be- Ce P i may soon be closed. ope flew to the Polaris-Taku mine | ay s0 tween Waterfront Em- COAST PRIZE (By Associated Press) The Sacramento Solons saw the Pacific Coast League’s $7,500 play- off prize nearer as they gave the San Francisco'Seals an awful drub- | bing last night—only 22 to 3. Sacramento has now won two out of three games. The two teams will play a double- header Sunday. The winner must take four out of seven games. HOW THEY STAND Won Lost % 1 ¥ 2 Pct. 667 Sacramento K 333 San Francisco WALMSLEYS SAIL ‘ SOUTH ON ALASKA Mr. and Mrs. George H. Walmsley and son, George Jr., sailed on the Alaska for Seattle where they will live this winter. Mr. Walmsley has been head of the Pacific Coast Coal | Company and Pacific Coast Dock | Company here since 1924. He re- signed this week to go south in an endeavor to regain his health, i afternoon. | # with Dr. J. Schwartz and Mr. Ma- |~ loney. | On his return flight, he was to bring in Mr. Watson and Mr. Met- calf, | Hodlen was to take another Marine Airways plane out this —————— T % | BASEBALL TODAY L The following are scores of base- ball games played this afternoon in the two major leagues as received up to 2 o'clock from the Associated Press. National League Boston 5; New York 13. Chicago 3, 10; St. Louis 4, 3. Pittsburgh 6; Cincinnati 9. American League New York 2; Boston 9. | Detroit 0; Cleveland 5. | St. Louis 3, 4; Chicago 6, 0./ Second game called at end of fifth | inning on account of darkness, ‘ SR S i, There are nearly 250,000 public school buildings in the United' States, WORLD SERIES is coming up Next Week. —Turn to sport page and read first of series of six articles on OTHER WORLD SERIES | Molays Sponsor First So- ‘ | cial Event of Season | | Plans for a fall formal, to be given Friday evening at the Scottish Rite | | Temple were formulated at today’s| | meeting of the Order of Rainbow | | Girls. | | The affair will be given jointly by | mem| | the DeMolays. | Miss Katherine Torkelson and| |arrangements for the evening. | noon, Miss Christina Nielson, bride- elect of Orrin Addleman, and an of- ficer in the Juneau Assembly, was | Wednesday afternoon all top of-| | ficers of the Rainbow Order are to| | meet at the Temple for a practice| |and the following Wednesday, all| | officers will be present for another| | practice. | B —— KANE SAILS | Traveling man B. F. Kane board- l"d the steamer Alaska for Peters-'trative officers in the American oppose every suggestion proposed morning. There will be the election!|Mary, agéd 71, is burg on a routine business trip. The Washington State Congress- man said the Alaska product more appropriate in this region. 52 e [ STOCK QUOTATIONS et advasisbsabatu i b v JP N NEW YORK, Oct. 1. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | bers of the Rainbow Order and |stock at today's short session is 10 | American Can 99%, American nght: and Power bid % asked 1%, Pound $4.82%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 143. 19.86, up 42. A — { 5%, Anaconda 34% | Miss Sue Stewart are in charge of Bethlehem Steel 60, Commonwealth ‘ |and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright Following the meeting this afwr~;5%' General Motors 49, Interna- tional Harvester 60%, Kennecott 44, New York Central 18, Suewnyéflc problem all its own. | 1 ;showered by members of the m'der.Jus];':’:‘:l 1;“::“";"::1‘ :; cig‘:.em"n%‘r' of numerous acoldents, oocurring on | missed, leaving the score: tied at Colorado 7; Missouri 14. | Purdue 21; Butler 6. | Kansas 0; Notre Dame 52. | Kansas State 0; Northwestern 21. | University of Washington 12; {Idaho 12. British Cyclists Fight @ulatiuns LONDON, Oct. 1. — Great Brit- ain, the land of cyclists, has a traf- Because is %, the king’s highway, the transport |advisory council is investigating the practicability of constructing cycle |tracks on both sides of the main roads. 13, The council also recommends that |up 1.68; rails 27.43, up 82; utilities |rear lights should be oompuuoryi |and that the riding of more than two abreast be prohibited. British | fourth quarter, the Husky eleven | marched down the field in a series |of first downs and a long pass to put the ball.on the Idaho three- |yard line where Jimmy Johnson | packed it over for a touchdown. The try for point failed when Idaho blocked the kick. Score after a few minutes of fourth quarter, Washington 12, Ida- | ho 6. | In the last miputes of play, how- ever, Idaho’s Vandals uncorked a | brilliant passing attack to Wasa- | ington’s 24-yard line where the | Huskies drew a delay penalty of |five yards and an Idaho man | |romped over for a touchdown. | The try for point was wide and | twelve to twelve, ] The game ended 12 to 12. —— e | MINISTERIAL ASSOC. IS TO MEET MONDAY The Juneau and Douglas Minis- terial Association will meet in regu- {lar session at the hame of the Rev. There are about 20,000 adminis-|cyclists have declared they will|John A. Glasse, 10 o'clock Monday public school sygtems. lby the couneil, of officers for the coming year. ployers, Longshoremen SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct 1.—Presaging a firmer peace on Pacific Coast waterfronts for the year to come, new contracts between the Waterfront Em- ployers and the CIO Longshore- mens Union have been signed and they went into effect Fri- day midnight. 3 The new . contracts provide: for the same wages and hours and also new arbitration ma- chinery which will eliminate any “quickie” strikes and forbid any stoppage of work of any kind without first submitting griev- ances to an Arbitration Board. QUEEN MOTHER REPORTED ILL LONDON, Oct. 1.—Queen Moth case of laryngitis, .