The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 2, 1939, Page 1

3 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LIIL,, NO. 8016. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1939. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS GERMANS HIT ATROOSEVELT, NEW ATTACKS Newspap—e} Declare President of U. S. Is "War Agitator” ACTIONS UNPARALLELLED SINCE GREAT WORLD WAR Hitler's Orga—n Says North America Losing Head for Second Time BERLIN, Feb. 2.—President Roo- sevelt is made the center of a new storm. | The German newspapers today call the American President the leading “War Agitator” and describ- ed the meeting of the United States Senate Military Affairs Committee and the President as unparallelled since the World War days. German newspapers compared the ent’s policies to Chancellor statement “T believe in long | peace.” The Nachtausgabe puts quotations | as if spoken by President Roosevelt and quotes him as saying “Ameri- | ca’s frontier is on the Rhine.” “High Treason” Officially inspired comment of | German news agencies declared that | “millions of deeent Americans are’| demanding an investigation into these affairs which, if they had not been inspired by the White House would be branded as high treason.” Hitler's own newspaper, the Voel- kischer Beobachter, joins in the at- tack, declaring that “at Roosevelt’s | behest, North America is about to lose its head the second time.” Why the Attack The attack is on account of the| President making statements to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee | that the United States is prepared | to sell war material not only tol France and England, to other “in- dependent states” in Europe which —A picture of a great International | oppose lhrj threat of aggression and | Highway from Patagonia through | dictatorships and that he considered | South and North America and Al-} that in the event of a world war, | the frontiers of the United States | would be in France. Very recently the German news- | papers took many raps at the Am-‘ erican President because of his out- | spoken stand on what he called |Wwill go through Siberia, China and | “German persecution of the Jews.” ANOTHER TIRADE BERLIN, Feb. 2. — Propaganda | Minister Herman Goebell’s newspa- | bringing attention of the authorities | per Der Angriff, this afternoon de- clared that the “storm of indigna- tion following President Roc\sevelr,'s‘ shamless war agitation proved to| the world he no longer can be count- | ed on as speaker of his people.” The Nazi newspapers interpret Roosevelt’'s stand as a pledge to| back European Democracies in de- | fense against Facist states. HOOVER OBJECTS T0 EXECUTIVE'S | FOREIGN POLICY Appeals fo CTngress fo Get Clarification — May Lead to War . CHICAGO, IIl, Feb. 2.—Herbert Hoover accuses President Rooseyelt or projecting unprecedented expan- sion o foreign policy and this is| likely to lead to war. Hoover makes an appeal to Con- gress “to have this adventure clari-| fied before we go blindly into great | increases in armament.” Hoover also said: “Those who think in terms of economic sanctions should also think in terms of war, for any form of direct or indirect | coercion of nations is force and is a straight path to war itself.” ——a—— HIGH PRESSURE SALESMEN SHREVEPORT, La.—A bunch of city firemen whooped. up ticket sales for their annual ball by run- ning a ladder from a fire engine up the front of the bank building. A fire laddie tapped on office win- dows peddling tickets. y N |GET JITTERS FROM Dancer Is Bride Eleanore Whitney ‘Well known on stage and screen | for her tap dancing, Eleanore Whitney, 21, of Cleveland, be- comes Mrs. Frederick Backer in New York. Backer, 30, isian as- sistant district attorney there. GREAT HIGHWAY IS PiCTURED; T0 SPAN CONTINENT President of Prince George Board of Trade En- visions Inf. Road PRINCE GEORGE, B. C., Feb. 2 aska across Bering Sea to Asia was presented by President R. Anderson in his inaugural address at the meet- ing of the Prince George Board of Trade. Such a highway,. Anderson said, India and have connections with all parts of Europe and South Africa. | Anderson suggested that the Board of Trade concentrate this year on to the advantages of the Prince George-Finlay route for the pro- posed Alaska highway. URGES CONGRESS MAKE EXTENSION, SOCIAL SECURTTY Chairman Altmeyer Makes Suggestion fo Reduce Future Cost WASHINGTON, Feb, 2—The man who directs the vast Social Security program is urging Congress to bring more millions within its scope and “help reduce the future cost of pub- lic assistance,” in providing more | adequate care of those now receiv- ing aid Chairman Altmeyer asserted that changes proposed by the Social Se- | curity Board will not increase the eventual cost of the program al- though the costs of benefits will mount materially in the early years. e BOLT OF LIGHTNING , GUTHRIE, 111, Feb, 2—A bolt of | | lightning struck the windshield of | {the automobile in which Mr. and| | Mrs. Joe Werner were riding from | Chicago. A second car passing them at the time had all of its tires destroyed by the same charge. Occupants of neither car were injured, although they did suffer jitters. L Japanese Plan New Offensive Foreign Ccflls Nofified Lushan Mountain fo Be Attacked SHANGHAI, Feb. 2. — Japanese military authorities have notified | all foreign Consuls that an immed- | | |iate offensive is planned against| | Lushan mountain and advised that | an estimated 65 foreigners there be | | evacuated before February 10. ‘ | There are reported to be a dozen | Americans at Kuling, a summer re- | sort on the top of the mountain, 14 miles south of Kiukiang, Yangtze | river port below Hankow. | Under cover of a naval barrage a detachment of Japanese marines | landed at Fupaoshawn, Yangtze riv- | er town in south Anhwei Province,| gaining a foothold after a three ;day tight. | PLANS PROCEED FOR SEAPLANE ~ BASE, AUKBAY {New Proposal Puts Float, in Clear Locafion- | Phones Sought | Objections to building of a float to make a seaplane base of Auk| | Bay have been removed, according | | to reports made at foday’s Chamber | { 0 fCommerce meeting, and it is like- | ly work will proceed soon to have| facilities ready for use of PAA planes in June. { Easement has been obtained to| | extend a spur road to a new site, | according to Charles G. Burdick lof the Forest Service, and prelim- iinm'y arrangements made to build |a dock to the end of which the sea- | plane float will be attached. Herring Undisturbed } A dock and float at the new s will not interfere with the herring pound at Auk Bay conflict” with which caused abandonment of a| previous attempt to construct the ase. | Bert Carroll has released right.s} to a piece of land to allow an ease- | ment for the road which Burdick | | said would be extended by the For- est Service. { A Chamber of Commerce commit- i tee consisting of A. B. Phillips, H. R. | VanderLeest and John Jones was | appointed to seek extension of tele- | | | | phone lines from Juneau to Vander- | bilt Hill, at which point Forest Ser- | | vice wire from Auk Bay would be | connected, giving telephone service‘ | from Juneau to the new plane base. D PERU PURCHASES | PLANES MADE IN UNITED STATES Army Cooperates in Deliv- ery of Craft fo South American Country oy | WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. — The| Army is cooperating in the delivery | of American-made military planes | for Peru while members of Congress debated the sale of war planes to| France. | Army officials said the seven air- craft to be flown to South America will be permitted to use the Army | fields in this country and also the | Panama Canal zone. | Mail Order Nurse Aids Twins’ Advent KEWANEE, Ill, Feb. 2—The cor- respondence school lessons on nurs- ing hadn’t reached twins yet, but| youthful Mrs. Robert Ernest wasn't| daunted. At the hour for Mrs. Wilbur Hol- | lars' accouchement at her nearby farm home the physician was de- layed. Mrs. Ernest, nineteen, a stu- dent by correspondence of a Chica- go nursing school, did the best she could. It was enough. The twins, Vivian Ann and Harold Dean, arrived safe- ly. They were children No, 4 and 5 for Mrs. Hollars, thirty-five. This 400 miles out to sea. shows the survivers lining the ship’s at left of picture are (left to right) it was delayed enroute to New York by a sWeeping gale. Cavalier Survivor ¥ Miss Nelfie Smith, Mrs. George Ing o e Gk & ¢ AN §Airliner Cavalier Survivors Reach New York Aboard Oil Tanker the first photo taken of survivers of the M-fated New York-Bermuda flying boat, Cavalier, which was forced down in the Atlantic some Ten of the 13 abcard were saved when the tanker Esso Baytown snatched them from the wind-lashed icy water. Photo rail as it docked at its Hudson River berth in New York City, The three women near the first standard ham and Mrs. Edna Miller. After the tanker made the thrilling rescue B SR U R S PR SRR s Recovering from Ordeal G a5 e ‘ = u 4 - % 22 Gradually recovering from their harrowing experiences in raging seas after their plane was forced down in the Atlantic, the ten survivors were thankful to be alive and back on land again. Photo shows seven of the ten victims who were snatched from death 400 miles out. Left to right, they are (seated) Mrs. George Ingham, Mrs. Edna Watson and Charles Talbot, all passengers. Standing are Plane €aptain M. R. Anderson, First Officer Neil Richardson, Steward David Williams and Radio Officer Patrick Chapman, who sent out the dramatic SOS when the plane was forced down by ice formation. LOYALISTS T0 KEEP FIGHTING Spanish Parliament Meets -Yotes Confidence in Premier Negrin FIGUERAS, Spain, Feb. 2—With | full ‘backing of the Spanish Parlia- | ment, Premier Juan Negrin urged | Government forces on to a new| | stand against the Insurgent Armies | | driving northward from Catalonia. | The Parliament adjourned early today after a dramatic meeting in an underground chamber of the an-| | cient Fort Fugueras after giving the | Premier a unafimous vote of confi- | dence, despite the loss of Barcelona and other recent setbacks. —_——————— There is no known cure for the virulent elm disease which has kill- ed or marred thousands of elm trees in England during the past 10 years. STORMS FORECAST ON COAST Gale Wamfi; Hoisted as Snow, Wind from Al- aska Reach South SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Feb. 2— Gale warnings have been hoisted for the Pacific Coast area from San Francisco to the Canadian Border. snow and wind from Alaska con- tinues and rein is invading Calif- ornia in full piast by tonight and temperatures will drop. Thermometers dropped last night to 32 at Sacramento and Fresno and hovered raound 30 in the Imperial Valley. FIVE RUSSIANS KILLED; CLASH Force of One Hundred Soviefs Repulsed TOKYO, Feb, 2—The Domei News Agency has a report from Hsinking, capital city of Manchoukuo, that five Russian soldiers were killed and three wounded in a clash 60 miles northeast of Manchuli. ‘The Domei further stated that 100 Russians had attempted to cross the frontier but were repulsed. The Manchoukuo forces suffered no casualties. AR S U. 8. imports of agricultural pro- ducts, except forest products and distilled. liquors, have averaged $1,- 582,000,000 annualy for the past 16 years, PRE - CONCLAVE CITY CLEAN-UP PLAN LAUNCHED Chamber to—Frepare City for Rofary, Other Conventions Plans for a Juneau cleanup cam- paign in preparation for the four conventions to be held here this year were launched at today’s Cham- ber of Commerce luncheon. Headed by the Rotary convention in May, the meetings here will bring more than 100 delegates from the States. The appearance of the waterfront and of the City generally should be improved considerably before these visitors arrive, it was stated at the meeting, The Chamber Civic Im- provement Committee is organizing a cleanup campaign. Lu Liston has on display a mini- ature signiboard which he offered to reproduce on a board at the corner of Becond and Seward. The sign urges a City cleanup. Lower Front Street Extension of the cleanup to places on Lower Front Street was suggest- ed, with members agreeing some- thing should be done in that part of town before the convention steamers come to port. A letter from E. E. Barnes, Cap- tain, Corps of Engineers, U. 8. Army, stating that resolution by the Riv- ers and Harbors Committees of the PRICE TEN CENTS S A S S ————— ] FRIDAY SAILING FOR ALASKA POSTPONED CONTROVERSY NORTH LINES 1S NOT SETTLED Masters, Mafes and Pilols Remain Firm in Demands DEADLINE SETTLEMENT DUE MIDNIGHT, TONIGHT North Coasf's Sailing Fri- day Morning Report- ed Cancelled SEATTLE, Feb. 2—Capt. Ernest Brinker, Secretary of Local 80, Mas~ ters, Mates and Pilots, this after- noon said the Union is standing part on the controversy over wages and working conditions on Alaska vessels. Operators of the companies ine volved, Capt. Brinker said, have made no attempts to meet the union, “We are willing to meel with the operators but our position is that no ships will sail from here until the controversy is settled “said Capt. Brinker. The deadline is midnight tonight. Ships at sea will return here but none will sail out, Capt. Brinker said. The suiling of the North Coest, scheduled to sail tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, has becu postponed. The Mount McKinley is booked to sall Saturday morning but may not go. % pt The Masters, Mates and Pllots are asking for a pay increase of about $25 a month, guarantee of 11 months employment and separate rooms for each ofticer. TRAVEL MONEY MEASURE GOES T0 SENATORS 'Ten fo Six Vole Sends Bill 13 Off House Floor House Bill No. 13, limiting travel- |ing expenses of Territorial officlals to Alaska proper, with the exception of the Attorney General, passed the House this afternoon by a 10 to 6 vote. The measure, introduced by Re- presentative Davis of the First Div- ision, provides definitely that offic- ials and employees of the Territory will not be paid per diem for time spent on traveling or other expanses while outside of Alaska. Davis, in support of his measure charged that many Territorial of- ficials “go honeymooning” and “junketing” on Territarial funds on their trips Outside to Washington and to various meetings throughout the States. Further, Davis explained that he wouldn't be introducing this bill “if it wasn't for the fact that such travel Outside is now illegal,” and also, “if Territorial officials could (Answers on Page 8ix) (Continued on Page Eight) SENATOR REYNOLDS AS MONGBORDER » SpEAKER IS STILL A Manchoukuonas Report VERY GOOD TRAVEL MAN By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. — In times past we have thought Senator Reynolds of North Carolina (is it necessary to add that he is a Demo- crat?) was merely loquacious. Now it can be demonstrated that in ad- dition to being loquacious he is versatile, if not also ambidextrous. The Congressional Record has come to that conclusion, for when it came time to print Senator Reynolds' speech on the floor a heading was placed over it read- ing: “Prohibition, other issues.” Reynolds travels all immigration and over the world while he is not in the Sen~ ate, and when he talks he travels all over the Senate. Page boys place glasses of . water here and there about the chamber when he begins 50 he can lubricate his throat at leisure. He poumds desks all the way around. HERE WE GO “I ain happy to be able to report,” says Reynolds (we will begin right in the middle. He did), “that, insofar as T have been able to ob- serve there are no open saloons in North Carolina “Whereas in Ewope they have (Continued on Page Five)