The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 29, 1938, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LIIL, NO. 7961. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 1938. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS 5 PERSONS ARE LOST, PLANE ACCIDENT B AR RS ) Yangtze River is Now Closed to Foreigners ARMED FORCES SERVE NOTIGE ENTIRE WORLD Tlansporlahon on Great Waterway Barred to All Nations PROTESTS OF THREE COUNTRIES REJECTED Nippon's M{lia;;y to Annih- ilate Chian Kai Shek and Subdue China SHANGHAI, Nov. 29-—Japan’s armed forces have served notice on the world that the Yangtze River, China's main trade entry, will main closed to all but Japanese shipping until China has been con- quered and reconstructed under Japanese control The joint Army munique in which this statement was given to the powers of the globey indicated that protests of foreign powers, chiefly the United States, Great Britain and France, and Navy com- against the closing of the riv are unavailing. Ultimatum The communique of the (wo fighting services said this situation would be continued only until Chiang Kai Shek’s government is | destroyed and peace and order is restored in China in accordance with Japan’s plans for a new order in the Far East. The Yangtze River has been closed to foreign shipping since the Japanese drive upstream be- gan more than a year ago. River Is Held Japanese forces now hold the river to a point above Hankow, some 600 miles from the sea Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, Com- mander of Japan's China Squad- ron, sent the official letter to American, British, French and Ttal- ian Naval commanders. A Japanese spokesman said the statement was not issued on orders from Tokyo, but represented the convictions of Army and Navy of- ficers. Filmdom’s “Perfect Figure”? . Linda Yale Has Linda Yale, gorgeous model, Hollywood's “most perfect figure”? Yes, says Producer Arthur Hornblow, Jr., who is termed the Holly- wood counterpart of the late Florenz Ziegfeld. Well, what do you think? Successor to chta tor Is Chosen;Precedent Broken; Death Doesn’t End It A11 Another Eflurt UNDERWRITERS REFUSE TO PAY JEWISH LOSSES Havoc of Nazi Riots Unpaid Government Blam- ROUNDUP OF JAPANESE IS BEING MADE Filipino Offiz;[s Assaulted —Coron Island Au- thorities Act MANILA, Nov. 29—Three Jap- anese have been arrested and 100 other Japanese may be incarcerated | as the result of a fight with Filipino authorities 10 days ago on Coron | Island. Two Japanese have been killed. Officials id Capt. Alfred Faw- cett, Provisional Inspector, reports| that three Japanese are charged with illegal possession of explosives and resisting officers. He said 35 other Japanese will be accused of assaulting a Filipino officer. One hundred Japanese may be arrested in connection with the case in which Japanese fishermen, residents of Coron Island, assertedly mobbed the Filipino authorities who were col- lecting taxes « & ¢ German Plane Making Flight Berfin, Tokyo BERLIN, Nov. 29.—The big Ger- man Condor plane that took off for Tokyo from Berlin was a few hours later reported flying majesti- cally across the Balkan Peninsula toward its first stopping point on the Persian Guif. The plane is the same one which made a record- breaking round trip flight from Ber-' lin to New Yok last summer. | h | Bullard ed for Connivance BERLIN, Nov. 29.—German in- surance companies have presented claims against foreign underwriters for damages done to Jewish prop- erty during the anti-Semitic vio- lence of November 10. Thus the question of who will pay for the burned synagogues, smashed windows and looted stores became an international question The Jews themselves wére ordered to repair the damage, but the Nazi government seized all insurance claims which monies in turn would | be applied to the payment of a $400,000,000 punitive levy assessed on the Jews for the Jewish slaying of Ernest Vomrath, Secretary of the German Embassy in Paris. Nearly all large German ance companies carry foreign insur-/ T | insurance so they therefor present- ed the Jewish claims to British and other foreign companies. It is reported the foreign com- panies refused to pay on the grounds that the government connived the violence, RADIO MEN RETURN | FROM MARY JOYCE’S Norman Cameron and Ed Sager returned from Mary Joyce's Taku River Lodge this morning with AAT pilot Shell Simmons after doing re- pair work to her Territorial radio station. Both men were forced to ski to Landing below Mary Joyce's because river water is at such a low stage a plane cannot land &t the lodge. e e RETURN FROM VACATION Mr. and Mrs. Henry Messer- schmidt, who have been vacation- ing in the south for several weeks, retiirned home aboard the North Coast.: | 1 But, By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—Some- | thing has happened these past few days that'a great many people didn't believe could happen. A man has been peacefully chosen to succeed a dictator. That is the story of the death of sident Kemal Ataturk of Turkey i the selection of his right hand Gen. Ismet Inonu, Turkey is so far away United States that the significance of this procedure was largely lost. there are parallel situations at hand. Upon these there been speculation—strictly un- official. Officially there can be no speculation on what will happen when a dictator comes to the end of his road. The speculation has tended all in one direction. What will happen ol a m closer has when a successor must be found to replace Stalin, Mussolini, or Hitler? Hitler is younger but Mus-| solini d Stalin are up in their fift although Mussolini tries to get his people and himself to for- get that. Mussolini has been a dic. tator as long as Kemal. His official life has been almost as rugged and active has been far more circumspect and less of a drain on his physique. WILL DEATH MEAN END? People want to know whether they must continue to live with dictator- ships only through the life of one man, or will the breed carry on. Now comes an example of a di tator being « peacefully replaced with prospects that his program will continue. True, there are vast differences from tnhe ’ as Kemal’s. His private life | in the nature of the dictatorships, | as seen by observers here. Kemal Ataturk nevertheless was a dicta- tor in his own sphere. He us iron hand where large difference between tion and that of other dictators is that .the type of reforms he was called upon to make met the ap- proval of the outside world almost immediately. He divorced the state from the| Mohammedan church. He installed the place wiggle-worm arabic charac- ters so difficult to teach. He started public schools, popularized western dress to replace fez and oriental im- drapery (maybe that was an provement), removed and abolished harems. BOLD AS HITLER His moves, for a little country, were as bold as Hitler’s for a bigger | william Niemi to Warm sprmgs\ (Continuea from Page One) English-type alphabet to re-, |Virtual Military Rule Pre- vails Over Nation— Decrees Issued TROOPS ARE MASSED, ALL LABOR CENTERS in Industry Starts 4 in Morning Nov. PARIS, 29.—Premier Dala- dier, warning that the “fate of the | | nation' may be at stake,” marched troops into vital centers and placed all public services under military | control today in an effort to break | to- | the scheduled general strike | morrow. | | Posters announce decrees which | have transferred public service | workers from the civil to mili- | tary control Army detachments rode into] { Paris by truck and rail to swell | the ranks of 25,000 soldiers ahe'xd\ igmnsoncd in the capital district. | gendarmes have been massed labor centers throughout Franco ready for duty when the 24-hour " strike is called by the powerful | General Fedegation of Labor sohed-) I'uled to start at 4 o'clock tomorrow | | morning. — ., To Free Mooney Petition Made to High Court —Pardon Also Be ‘ Asked in Cal. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—Coun- sel for Tom Mooney has filed an- other plea before the Supreme Court in an effort to obtain release of the convict. John Finnerty, Washington Attor- | ney, said the newest petition and pardon application will be filed with newly elected Governor of Califor- nia Culbert Olson immediately he is ator inaugurated on January 3. Finnerty filed the original peti- the Roosevelt | tion seeking a writ of habeas cor- he thought the President ARMY CONTROLS FRANCE AS BIG STRIKE LOOMS Twenty- four Hour Paralysis | Equatorial Africa Where Jews May Find Home Britain after the World War. map, above, Tanganyil Indian ocean. Thousands of mobile 5ua|(ls and % EARTH Tanganyika, on the east African g coast, has been prominently men- tioned as a refuge and permanent home for Jews anxiously awaiting evacuation from Germany. Shown at right are two views of the former German colony, taken over by Great The shows the location of & , which borders on the § SHOCK, LOS ANGELE PRESIDENT IS TORUN AGAINIF ~ PROGRAM FAILS Senator Noms [ndependent Ally, Gives His Opin- i | ion to Newsmen ‘ WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-—-Sen- George W. Norris, of Ne- braska, elderly independent ally of Administration, suld will pus. The original petition asked that | forced to run for a third term 1! the court take direct jurisdiction his liberal program is blocked bv i from the lower court decision. White Sox Star Loses One Leg:" DALLAS, Tex., Nov. 29. — The right leg of the wounded Chicago White Sox star, Monty Stratton, was amputated last night after cians decided it was the saf- st course. Thus the all Texan's baseball himself accidentally while replac- ing an automatic pistol in his holster. He started to crawl a half mile to a farm house for first aid He did not make it and was found by his wife, Ethel, at the side of a road and rushed to a hospital here. MARINE AIR PLANES GO UP TAKU AND TO | dispute tp the meat packing plants. |instead of passing on the appeal|conservatives in Congress. Senator Norris told reporters h(‘ did not believe the President will| seek another term if his program | Boes through. | oo i EGOTIATING SETTLEMENT, | MEAT STRIKE areer has ended. He shot Conciliators Bringing Con- tending Parties To- | gether, Chicago ! CHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 29.—Fed- eral and State conciliators today renewed efforts to effect a com- promise in the strike in the stock- yards to prevent extension of the The conciliators brought the con- tending parties together for an- | other conference in the hopes of breaking the impasse that has ISLANDPORTS TODAY | haited trading in the livestock Marine Airways took one pas- senger and a load of freight to the Polaris Taku mine today, brought two passengers back, and also flew three passengers to Sitka and way- | points. Cope flew the Tulsequah run, tak- ing in Mrs. Bert Maloney and bring- ing back Charles Graham and Con- stable Bennett. Holden took J. B. Swanson and| ‘Ba) and Jerry Reiland to Sitka, market for nine days. | Fairbanks Man To Wed in Reno RENO, Nev., Nov. 29.—A marriage license has been issued to Walter Gerard Jr., 23, of Fairbanks, Al- |aska, and Dorothy Creek, 27, of Long Beach, Cal. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 29.—A sharp earthquake shock was felt downtown Los An- geles this forenoon but no dam- age reported. A heavy shock at 11:21 o’clock was followed by another of less force. The shock frightened hun- dreds of persons in the down- town area. Santa Monica and Culver City were also shaken. The epicenter is placed at 10 to 15 miles from Pasadena or right in downtown Los An- geles. POLICE RIOT - SQUADS MAKE NINE ARRESTS Fight Occurs at Meeting of‘ Silver Shirt Legion in Chicago CHICAGO, 111, Nov. 29. — Police Riot Squads arrested nine men after | a fight last night at a meeting of the Silver Shirt Legion. At least four men were injured, one serious- Opponents of the organization charge it is avowedly pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic. BB SRR Hunters 'Are Cruel To Moose FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 29. Sam White, wildlife agent, report- ing on wanton slaughter and “greenhorn hunters” leaving wound- game to suffer and die, re- ported finding three cow moose lying dead within 40 miles of Fairbanks and nine crippled cari- bou hobbling about, part of a herd subjected to a barrage of long- range rifle fire. He said such barrages are NOT unlawful, but are extremely un- reasonable and cruel. - | Central CAMPAIGN CRY | ‘OF REPUBLICANS SOUNDED TODAY Oust Reactionary Influencel‘ of Past,” Get Busy | with Present Day LIBERAL LEADER IS GIVING SAGE ADVICE Get Rid of Ho_0;er, Also So-| Called Liberty League, Says Simpson | WASHINGTON, Nov. 29— Ken-| | neth Simpson, Liberal Republican | leader of New York. declares the Republu.an Party must rid itself | of the “reactionary influence of | the past.” | | Simpson made the statement as | | the Republican National Commit- | | tee convened to make a canvass of | the G. O. P. election victories and | formulate plans for party work | .durmu the next two year: Simpson has been accepted by the Republican NationalgCommittee | us‘ successor to Charles D. Hilles | whu resigned. William Knowland, of Oakland, California, has also been named a member of the committee. Simpson, regarded as one of the leaders of the Liberal Wing of the Republican Party, told reporters | that the recent election returns “showed the people had left the President but they will turn to the Republican Party leadership only if they are sure it will not | be under the domination of Hoov- | er and the Liberty League.” A AT 0 e % Stock QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, Nov. 29. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 10'%, American Can 98, American Light and Power 5%, Anaconda 32%, Bethlehem Steel 71%, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 6%, General Motors 47%, International Harves- ter 59, Kennecott 427%, New York 17%, Northern Pacific 11, | safeway Stores 26, Southern Pa- cific 17%, United States Steel 62%, ‘Pound $4.65%, Bremner bid 1 asked 2%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages:' industrials 147.07, rails 29.06, utilities 21.64. — .o Each Amreican farmer produces food and fibre for an average of Jthree and a half persons in town. LINEP FORCED TO LAND UPON PACIFIC OCEAN Crew and Passengers Climb Safely Out Through Roof Hatch THEN DISAPPEAR IN DARKNESS ONEBY ONE {Pilot, One Other Make Way Through Surf to Safety on Rocky Point POINT REYES, Cal, Nov. 29. —Five persons apparently drowned when a Seattle-Oak- land United Air Lines plane was forced to alight on the Pacific Ocean when overcast skies hampered finding eof nn airport. The plane was finally forced to alight on the water when the fuel gave out after efforts to find an airport failed. Charles Stead, Pilot, and Isa- dore R. Edelstein, a passenger, aged 51, fought their way through the pounding surf and are evidently the only ones saved, althought the pilot said there was a slim chance that some others might have reach- ed the rocky shore. Edelstein, weak from expos- ure, was pulled up the cliff by MAIL SAVED Four sacks of mail were sav- ed but about 400 pounds re- mained to be removed from the plane. Pilot Stead’s story follows: “We landed perfectly and safe when the pinae came down. AH aboard climbed out of the top hatch through the roof of the plane. The plane drifted several hundred yards in the darkness. “One by one those on the plane disappeared. 1 don’t know whether they slipped or jumped. “The water was very rou‘h. TOO MANY SIGNALS “Radio receptio~ was too good. Therc were so many signals coming in it was difficult to pick out the right ones. “The weather was cloudy and a 25-mile-an-hour south wlqd was blowing. “There was absolutely no hys- teria. Everybody was calm. “When it began to get day- tight, ot'iere began disappear- ng 1 't tell who went first.” BELIEVED LOST Others aboard the plane were: §. H. Shonts, of San Jose,, Cal., formerly a mining en- " gineer of Wallace, Idaho. I. B. Heflebower, partner in the Kaiser Company of San Francisco, a bond house. Philip Hart, President of the Pacific Bridge Company of Portland. Lloyd Jones, of Seattle, co- pilot. - Frona Clay, of Oakland, Cal, stewardess. HOT SPRINGS HEATS ALASKA TOWN, REPORT CIRCLE, Alaska, Nov. 29.—This Yukon River mining camp is but half a degree below the Circle and its winter temperatures run to 30 and 50 degrees below zero, but its householders stay warm as toast. Circle hot springs is the answer. Virtualy every structure in the town is heated by natural hot water. v SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS