The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 30, 1938, Page 1

Rk . THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LIIL, NO. 7987. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1938. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Sve———] HITLER THROWS NEW JAVELIN AT U.5. Syria Demands Freedom From France TROUBLES MOUNTING French Faced with New| © Difficulties, Rushing Troops fo Djibouti IRAN SHAH PROTESTS | "CAT" PAPER INCIDENT DiplomaiiciReIaiions Sev-| ered Over Alleged In- dignity fo Ruler i (OLONIAL PARIS, Dec. 30—Conflict between Syrian agitation for immediate in- dependence and French determina- tion to retain her naval and mili- tary foothold in Syria has added to France’s colonial difficulties. Reports reaching Paris said the Syrian Independent Nationalist | Party had sent an ultimatum to the Syrian Premier demanding immed- iate freedom of French rule. Prem- ier Marvam, who just returned from Paris, is reported to have declared in a speech “we shall have freedom by legal or extra-legal means.” “Other Teports-told. of.-widespread ... popular discontent in Syria threat- ening an open break. France governs Syria under League of Nations mandate but by % the 1936 treaty, not yet ratified, the LN French Parliament was to give Syria i e e independence next year. Preparing For Trouble Meanwhile , military authorities indicated a battalion of a thousand | Sengalese sharpshooters were due to sall tomorrow to Djibouti to be, followed by additional battalions shortly. France is strengthening her I pr| o d S Look out below! able picture over Valencia, Spain, garrison at Djibouti in face of the Italian clamor for a rail outlet to the Gulf of Aden for Italy's Ethio- pian empire. The Iranian Minister, Sepah Bodi, called on the French foreign office today to announce that France and Spa Death’s coming and it's coming fast! Death From the Sky in Spain! Spanish bombing planes in action over Valencia A remark- showing Spanish insurgent bomb- ing planes dropping their missiles of death on the city of Valencia, - uniles below. Note the smoke of fires caused bv ofher hombs. ni§h Naval Craff Batfered in Attempt To Run Insurgent _(iaunllel GIBRALTAR, Dec. 30.—A daring dash for freedom through the blaz- ing gun fire from Spanish Insur- gent warships and shore batteries, ended in failure for a lone Spanish Government destroyer. Amid the crashing of shells in startled Gibraltar itself, the Span- ish Government destroyer Jose Luis Diez, a virtual prisoner here since August, attempted to sneak through the gauntlet of lurking Insurgent ships in the pitch darknes- of the early morning but the destructive fire of her alert enemy forced her aground only 50 yards from the British shore batteries with seven of her crew killed and eleven wounded. HURLS HERSELF LOYALISTS ARE RUSHING FORCE T0 ATTACK AREA Insurgents Are Pounding Artesa Triangle, Key ' Point fo Catalonia HENDAYE, Dec. 30.—The Span-, ish Government is rushing all avail- able men and guns on the northern | | Catalan battle fronts to the defense | | of the strategic Artesa Triangle | | which seems slowly vanishing under | Gen. Franco’s steamroller offen- sive, The road is a vital one, key to | Catalonia and is under constant pounding of Insurgent guns from the Northwest. POWERFUL THRUST HEADQUARTERS SPANISH| GOVERNMENT ARMY, Dec. 30.— The Government’s Army in the first major attack against the In- surgeants in the eight day old of- fensive, has launched a powerful | thrust south of Lerida, the center of Catalonian battlefront, aimed at Sarroca, three miles behind the enemy lines. The counter assault is led by some of the Government's toughest troops and is dirceted against a sector be- lieved to be largely held by Franco's Italian troops. | Government officials said if the | drive reaches Sarroca the Insur-| — "SCHOLARS" 0 into the financial deals of the drug firm, the three surviving oo — BARANOF HOTEL WORK IS 6OING AHEAD SWIFTLY Opening Expected Febru- ary First-Big Payroll NEW TRIAL Payments Revealed " DENIED THREE, OLYMPIA CASE Defendants in Kidnap-As- sault Episode Lose The New Year babe is reaching for the safety pin that will hold his | triangular pants together when hn: steps into the limelight at midnight | |Saturday and Juneau's biggl-sti ibm]ding project, the seven story | ! Baranof Hotel, is going into the| completion stage. | Afgumenfs Victor Quist, Superintendent of | Construction on the project, Sfl\d‘; OLYMPIA, Wash,, Dec. 30.—Sup- | today the hotel portion of the bulld- | erjor Court Judge John M. Wilson ing should be finished “about Feb-|to4ay denied motions of three de- ruary First,” with the apartments|fendants in the Berry-Baker kid- expected to be completed in March.| nap_assault case for a new trial and By this week's end, payrolls for|arrest of judgment notwithstanding |A. Q. Quist Construction company | the verdict of guilty. Sentences will | employees on the job and for con-ipe pagsed January 9. tract work will have totalled close 0| Arguments for a new trial were While the government organized its investigation who headed the $87,000,000 McKesson & Robbins notorious quartet of brothers, left to right, George, Arthur and Robert, appeared in federal court in BIG OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED 1 $150,000 in checks issued in Juneau | since the first payroll on July 14. 100 Men Employed Nearly 100 men are working on the building at present, approxi- mately 35 of them plasterers and lathers, working in the upper floors while lower floor plaster work is drying out. Eugene A. Quist, bookkeeper on {the job, took an Empire reporter | through the bullding this morning only made by three defendants, Dr. K. W. Berry, William McAloon and | | James Smith. Arguments on the| | same motion for James Reddick will | be heard before January 9, it is said. The defendants based their argu-| ments for a new trial that the acts| for wheih they were convicted did | not constitute first degree kidnap- |ing within the meaning of the sta- | | tute because no reward was in-| | volved. \ Musica brothers, Dietrich, Arthur members of the CAN BECOME VERNIGHT AS By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Don't | pe thunderstruck if the humble mer- chant you are sending to Congress to represent your district suddenly; blossoms out as a scholar on the lconstilution or a speaker of un- | precedented eloquence. Generations |of previous congressmen have | planned it that way. | | Joe Gloofus of South Bottelbor- | |ough may have spent. all his spare | ltime playing golf and reading the‘ | Groceryman’s Digest but in.Wash- ington his fund of knowledge sud- denly expands to the limits of the universe. Soon after his sentative Gloofus is advised of a| | congressional reference section in | the Congressional Library specifi- cally designed to help him dumb-! found his home town neighbors. A bit apologetically he writes a note to the librarian. suggesting that if somebody could dig up a few facts about codling moth control the apple growers in his section would appre- ciate it. Within a very few days there will arrive on his desk a neat- ly typewritten digest of methods of codling moth control, what Congress has done about it and amounts ap- propriated. arrival Repre- | MAY ADD ‘LOCAL COLOR’ Joe may insert a few knowing re- Robert Dietrich. “F, Donald Coster,” president of the company. He committed suicide. As Surviving Musica Brothers Were Arraigned | George, Arthur and Robert Musica in New York court New York for arraijgnment on charges of grand larceny and forgery. George masqueraded as George as George Vernard and Robert as The other brother, Philip, was TICKET SELLING RING UNEARTHED BY GOVT. AGENTS Indictments Are Refurned Against Irish Hospital Sweepstakes Men NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The Gov- ernment aimed a body blow at the tremendous sale of Irish Hospital Sweepstakes chances in the United States in obtaining against eight persons described as the heads of the country's biggest ticket selling ring. Secret Service men are now oper- ating in all states and also Alaska, getting evidence on individual hand- lers of tickets. i WIND AND ICE HALTS RESCUE . FROM YASURE indictments STATE DEPT. ASSAILED FOR STAND 'Support of Ickes Statement Draws Wrath of Ger- man Spokesman CLAIM U. $. SERVING JEWISH INTERESTS Germany Notifies Brifain She Will Bring Sea Power tfo-Parity BERLIN, Dec. 30—Germany's news agency declared today that the hope for improved relations be- tween the United States and Ger- many “lacks every foundation” so partment “defends” Secretary Har- old L. Ickes. The statement issued by the news agency, considered in some. quar- ters at Hitler's answer to Washing- ton, asserted: The Reply “Minister of the Interior for the United States, Harold L. Ickes, de- livered a speech before the Zionist .|Society in Cleveland shortly before Christmas in which, in con: :etion with thrusts at the Third eich, he attacked its leadership in an unwarrantable manner. The Ger- man Charge d’Affaires in Wash- |ington presented the sharpest pro- test on account of these attacks. The American Vice Foreign Minis- ter and the American. Foreign of- fice however did not, as is self evident, follow the procedure ac- cepted in matters of this kind in international relations, dissociate #tself from utterances of the Am- erican Minister of the Interior, but tried to defend them. It must there- fore e stated that as long as such procidure, which obviously serves the Jewish interests and leaves out of account the real German- American interests, continues in the conduct of relations between Germany and the United States, Germany hope expressed to the American Foreign office for im- provement in mutual relationships lac very foundation.” Notification to British Germany today also notified Great Britain of her intention to |“carry cut certain rights” granted her under naval pacts by which German sea power is limited in pro- portion with that of the British Empire. Officials declined to state just what action the Nazi regime long as the Washington State De-" proposes to take regarding ita navy. It is understood that Germany intends to bulld up to parity with Great Britain its submarines. Rep~ resentatives of the British Admir- Supplies Dropped by Kirk- patrick and Rhode for Stranflfl Men (CORDOVA, Alaska, Dec. 30. — Wind and ice conditions off the mouth of the Copper River have thus far prevented rescue of the three men imperiled aboard the right to partiy but Germany agreed not to exceed forty-five percent of Britain's submarine tonnage. | marks on what he will ask the gov- | companiment of “constantly accel- | from top to bottom. erated recovery of business and industry.” The report went to the White House amid speculation that the President might support a move- ment among Congressmen to make the PWA a‘permanent agency ' Stock QUOTATIONS I NEW YORK, Dec. 30. — Closing Iran are no longer related diplomat- pronounced “shah” and which was through Bodi that he didn't like e-| rogatory was intended his govern-| to correct what Shah had evidently manent-Congressmen tary of Interior Harold L. Ickes re- Body Is Found Near Aufo|dotar Fwa' prosram. “compietely | AUBURN, Wash., Dec. 30.—State middle- | Daisy Mae Tillotson. Moore, 58, Wheeler, it is claimed, after she | terday, throat slashed, near an quotations of Alaska Juneau mine ago. 6%, Anaconda 347, Commonwealth | tional * Harvester 59%, Kennecott | | 43%, New York Central 21, Northern ically. The breach came over the Prench word cat “chat” which is| used as a pun in three French ¢ newspaper artciles. \ Iran’s ruler, Shah, protested pr pRoGRAM ing confused with cats. Despite French assurances that nothing de- ment cut off relations. | FOR 6 MONTHS| French officials pondered on how considered an indignity. OMAN SLAI Agency May Become Per- . L N; fo Make Proposal WED IS SOUGH‘I“ WASHINGTON, Dec. 30—Secre- “poned today that President Roo- | ‘sevelt, put a billion and one-half| B \under contract,” into operation dur- Camp-ltinerant Hunt- |ing te past six montis to the ac- ed by Officers and King County offiters are | seeking Lestér = Wheeler, aged itinerant, for questioning as to the apparent slaying of Mrs.| of Ashland, Oregon. ! The woman planned to marry | had obtained a divorce from Moore. Mrs. Moore’s body was found yes- | auto camp cabin where she was Stock today is 9%, American Can last seen with Wheeler two weeks 100%, American Light and Power |and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright | Boom Town Isn't |7%, General Motors 50%, Intema-; Pacific 14, Safeway Stores 28%, | CENTRAL VALLEY, Cal, Dec. 30.| gouthern Pacific 20%, United States | —This mushroom town, called into gtee] gg%, Bremner bid 1 asked 2, | Police Captain Clint Seward said | being by work on the giant Ken- | poung $4.65, | nett dam, was named Boomtown : H by enthusiastic first settlers. | The postoffite decided that wasn't | a good name. Residents were noti-| The following are today's Dow, | fied the place will be officially |Jones averages: industrials 154.36, | known as Central Valley. rails 33.60, utilities 22.73. J DOW, JONES AVERAGES | OUT OF WINDOW; DIES IN PLUNGE NEW YORK, Dec. struggling with a nurse, Mrs. Thor- kill Rieber, 55, under treatment for a nervous disorder, plunged down 35 stories to her death from a window of the swank Hampshire Apartments early this morning. SEX DEGENERATE KILLS TWO; THEN TAKES OWN LIFE TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 30.— William Query, 33, shot and killed his 15-year-old bride Betty, her father, Ralph D, Kendall, then com- mitted suicide. Query was free under a bond on a charge of contributing to delin- quency of minors. 30.—After | | He started with proudly showing a !jous room that looks for all the world like the smart engine room of a large liner. | Basement Floor Also on the basement floor i space for a local medico’s baths, massage tables, heat boxes, etc. ‘i'I'here is a big laundry room for apartment dwellers which will be | fitted with a drier that will dry | laundry in a half an hour. Near this }laundry room are four shower baths v‘and space for dressing rooms to be used by hotel help in changing in | clothes. Stores On Street On the first floor are four large stores facing Franklin Street on | the south side of the main entrance. North- of the main entrance, also fronting on Franklin Street, are | six smaller shops. A wide sidewalk is covered with a stainless steel covered marquee | trimmed in bronze that comes out to the curb of a wider Franklin | Street since the city took advantage (Continued on Page Six) heating plant and boilers in a spac- | The ‘e E 5 of 50 ;::r}; Fpmuended “"t‘ences.emment to do about codling moths, 3 e |and then shove the whole thing into | the Congressional Record where it | | will be labeled as a speech made by | YouNG JEWES |him in the House. Actually no part | |of it ever is spoken in the House. ~ IN DEATH LEAP; | I | But when it is thus printed he can| | have extra copies made and sent| | without cost to a large number of | his constituents, | For more earnest congressmen | who like to do their own research, | the library will send over a stdck and out of uniforms and work 'Hifler's Persecution Causes Woman fo Jump Off | Golden Gate Bridge | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 30. —The young Jewish woman who found life “without sense any| longer,” and who plunged to her| death from the 200-foot high Golden | Gate bridge, has been identified as Mrs. Ruth Notingheimer Steiner. The woman arrived here recently from Germany. A friend of the woman said she was “sick at heart” at the persecution of her Jewish rel- | atives by Hitler's ruthless regime. | of books and pamphlets. But a lot of congressional energy is wasted by personal research when a staff of experts in the library would take over the task at a nod. Gloofus | will learn about that. On Washington’s birthday his constituents may discover their new representative has made a com- plete study of Washington’s opposi- | tion to foreign entanglements. | Or he may speak learnedly on; women’s rights and what the state legislatures have done for veter-| ans. At the wink of an eye he can become an expert on anything from | termite damage in Federal building | (Continued on Page Seven) {Up as Snow | was 14 above zero at midnight. The seine boat Yasure which is in dis- tress at the point. Efforts of the| Coast Guard, the launch Chugach and alrplanes so far have been un- successful. M. D. Kirkpatrick of the Cordova Air Service and Wildlife Agent Clarence Rhode of the Alaska Game Commission have made several trips out over the stranded vessel, drop- ping bundles of supplies. Mercury Shoofs KILLED FIVE 10 SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 30.—Sol- icitor General Cann said today Marion Hunter, 25 year old confessed to the slaying of persons on December 21 in & He obtained only dimes, pennies and a shotgun in the bery. $500,000 DAMAGES, PLANE CRASH LOS ANGELES, Cal, A Superior Court jury v Confinues Here Snow brought a definite break in the cold snap for Juneau and vicin- ity and the Weather Bureau report- ed today that the coldest last night| o) o'y g i, Mi Jot plorer, and her own injuries in airplane crash., ————————— Since its completion six years ago - the Dniepropetrovsk hy 3 plant, largest in the Soviet 1 has produced 95,000,000,000 hours of power. * mercury has been going up since that time and at noon today it stood at 25 above. Continued snow with moderating temperatures accmoparmied with moderate southeast winds is forecast for tonight and tomorrow. » s i 6 LITTLE LOOF