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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1939. VOL LIV,. NO. 8171. MLMBLR ASSOCIATED PRESS BRIDGES IS WITNESS FOR GOVERNMENT ROOSEVELT LAUDS NEW HATCH LAW Signs Measure Designed to Curb Political Work of Federal Officials SPEAKS OF NEED FOR 'DECENT CAMPAIGNING Two Years'-Ef?orl of Sen- ator Realized as FDR Gives Approval WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Presi- dent Roosevelt has signed the Hatch Bill regulating political activity of most Federal job holders. The President told Congress in a special message that if the new rule administered “in accord with its spirit,” it will serve the purpose for which Congress has intended. Taking the unusual step of in- forming Congress why he approved of the measure, President Roosevelt said questions of constitutionality resolved him in favor of the bill. and pointed to many of the broad provisions of the measure as in- volving difficulty in interpretation, | but said, “It is because of so many | years I have striven in public and | private life for decency in political | campaigns, both on the part of Gov- | ernment servants, candidates for of- | fice, newspapers, corporations and | individuals, that I regard this new | legislation as at least a step in the| right direction.” The act has been sought by Sen-| ator Hatch for almost two years and | prohibits all Federal job holders, ex- | cept policy-making officials, from participating in politics in any wny‘ except in the matter of vote on threat of removal from office. | This will apply particularly to U.| S. Attorneys, Marshals, and Customs | and Revenue Collectors, who in the | past have been delegates to Presi- dential nominaung conventions. WILL PLAY WAR GAMES ON PACIFIC | SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Zv—Frum: August 5 to August 19 there will be| theoretical warfare along the Pa- cific slope. United States forces will be fully occupied repelling an in- vading army. | The regulars and national guardsmen from practically all of the Rocky Mountain and Pacific States will be in action, as the prob- lems of Invasion, and the defeat of | the same, are worked out and dem- onstrated under the direction of | the nation’s chief military officers. There will be no less than four | armies operating on an extended scale. The object is to prove, or dis- | prove, certain theories and princi- ’891.000. TUBERCULOSIS They’re Shi pm Postmaster General James A. Farley (left), cratic National Committee, and John D. Hamilton man of the Republican National Committee, were shipmates—at least for once—when they sailed from New York on the liner Manhattan for Europe along with other political figures. ates This Once | [MORE SH")S FOR BRITISH IS DEMANDED New Consirudion Program Presented in House of Commons GREAT BRITAIN NOW READY FOR EMERGENCY Another Snag Is Struck in Negotiating Tient- sin Blockade (By Associated Press) Great Britain, piling up war sources against any emerge turning efforts today towar ing the navy, already the world's greates, as Italy put her powerful |1and defenses to a test. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Financial Secretary of the Admiralty, an- nounced this afternoon in the House of Commons that Great Britain is seeking 180 vessels for the navy, i ‘ \ . | ' i Chairman of the Demo- (right), Chair- House Group Raises Flag For Economy Last Administration Bill of Present Session Slash- ed 162 Millions WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. — The House Appropriations Committe2 with a final session’s end appeal | for economy, today trimmed the Ad- | ministration’s last bill from $21: to $53,190,000. Commenting on its recommenda- tions, the committee said, “Faced with a record session thus far for | appropriations greatly exceeding in the sum total of ' we felt con- wherever such would do no \hc aggregate Imd get estimates, strained to prune, rumw seemingly Cummltl.ee records showed that | total appropriations since Congress met in January, including so- | called permanent appropriations for | | the Government required by law, | exceeded $13,000,000,000, compared | with last year's total of $11,361,- 000,000. HITS GERMANY Health Aulhormes Alarm- ed at Conditions— Probe Made BERLIN, Aug. 2. — Nazi health | priations bill of the session with a | $720,000 mostly smaller craft and the con- | struction budget will cost appro: ‘With rep Mongolian troops confront them. SEEK SUM FOR BASE IN ALASKA Four Hundred Thousand Dollars Requested for Starting Project WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. — The House Appropriations Committee has recommended appropriations and contractural authority totaling $27,000,000 for western air, land and sea defense Included in the request is $3,- 000,000 for a graving dock at the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremer- ton, Wash., and $400,000 to start the Alaska airbase expected to be lo- cated at F.urbauks mately $51,000,000. | British Again Protest Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons today that | Sir Robert Cragie, British Anlba&- sador to Japan, has been instructed | to make a further protest against| the agitation in China against the| British, and expressing the satis- faction that Great Britain is now ready for any emergency The Prime Minister moved Lhal Parliament adjourn next Friday un- til October 2. Purger Executed The High Soviet | directed the dread purges of several | years ago, Nicholas Yezhoff, is re- ported today to have been executed himself. He was head of the OGPU, or secret police, Army and Navy purge. of high officers were said to have been seized and executed after trials that were mere formailities. The prisoners were charged with disloyalty to the Red regime. Ye: hoff wa. on charges of ordering the execu- tions without sufficient evidenc A court promptly found him guilty at the time of the| | | l Comissar who | At his direction literally hundreds | reported brought to trial | and sentenced him to stand before! - a firing squad New Snag Struck Tokyo negotiations Great Britain and Japan on the | Tientsin dispute struck a new snag pOlll"(Al MA ish suggestion that the question be | submitted to an International Ar- 'House Shoves in Last Min- " Supan demanded inat Briih b ute Revival Request |~ for $720,000 (Continued on PdL,c 'I'hree) WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 The House Appropriations Committee again asked for Federal funds to- day to restore Alaskan reindeer to To ASSA UlTS | | | Indian and Eskimo ownership. The committee included the re- quest in the last deficiency appro- item to take all reindeer out of white ownership in the Ter- yesterday on the currency question, | Japanese authorities rejected a Brit- | ples in the defense of the Pacific coast, as well as to give training authorities disclose that they are| and experience to the officers and ' becoming alarmed over the pre-| ritory. | Earlier in the session, during the men. CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED Eight Hundred Ukranians Are Under Arrest in Warsaw WARSAW, Aug. 2.—More than 800 Ukranians are under arrest in what Polish government police said is a | conspiracy with agents of a foreign | power. | Most of the arrests were made at points in Galicis near the Hungar- | ian frontier. Those under arrest included the editor of the leading Ukranian newspaper at Leumberg and several other leaders. The Ukranian news- | paper was confiscated after the edi- tor's arrest, }est price ever known to be paid for| valence of tuberculosis in the Reich. | Official estimates based on the examination of thousands of Ger- mans, placed the number of tuber- culosis sufferers in Germany at one million. That means about one out tof every 80 Germans is a victim of the disease. The authorities disclosed that the | death rate among German tuber- culosis victims is highest among persons between the ages of 25 and 30 years. The mortality rate in this age group was given at about 70 percent e 'VALUABLE SHOW HORSE IS DEAD SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 2— ‘The death of one of the Nation's most valuable show horses, Chief | of Longview, is announced. The 18- | year-old stallion owned by Mrs. W. P. Roth of San Francisco died at the Why Worry Farm at Woodside, Cal. | When he was three years old he| sold for $25,000 which is the high-| a saddle horse. debate on the Interior Department | Reported Curt Nofe Hand-| ! supply bill, the proposal became a | political issue that was finally| | stricken from the measure when it| reached the Senate. Hepburn Says Tokyo | Reckons Dominion Next on Her List NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 2 — Mitchell Hepburn, Premier of On- tario, speaking on international matters, devoted some time to the Pacific Coast of Canada, and said he had reason to believe that Japan, in her campaign for Pacific domina- tion has Canada next on her list. He urged that in any thing that| might be looked on as a Japanese menace to Canada, a strong reply should be given. — e —— SOVIET LOAN ed fo Foreign Office at Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 2.—A protest of the United States against a series of re- cent Japanese assaults on Ameri 1ums in China is reliably reported to hav:- been made by Charge d’Affairs Eu- gene Dooman. Dooman is understood to have notified the Japanese Foreign Of- fice that it is “reasonably assumed” that Japan’s anti-British movement is being converted into a general anti-foreign agitation. Meet The Hushand hear of. But these husband people, too. We're telling yo MOSCOW, Aug 2—The govern- ment announces a six billion in- ternal loan to finance the second year of Russia’s third five-year plan. between | k time oul n and tanks, this tank crew to between Japanese, Mongo Judge Black Is Named fo ngher Honor WASHINC:I‘ON AH' 2.—Presi-| | dent Roosevelt has nominated Judg |Llovd Black, of Everett, to the ne | position of Federal District Judg of the Western District of a'h- | ington, | I | | | | | | To Auepivtigar |Is Misconduct in [Little Old Gotham NEW YORK, Aug. 2—avor 1o FOrmer Brifish Ambassa- ‘pnmq)l(' that the world owes much Guardia announces that city em- ployees must not accept a cigar as a courtesy or a gift. Acceptance will ‘mean misconduct on the part of an employee. The giving of a cigar has long been the traditional “good fellow” gesture of American | | politicians. A lot of famous women have husbands you scarcely ever s usually are very interesting u about them in a new series —starting today in The Empire. B —— I —— Legions of Japanes Advance, ; of intensified fighting, both on land and in air, coming from the Outer Mongolian frontier, Japan has increased her legions in that area. This an almost un-ending stream of Japanese soldiers are shown as they marched across the Manchurian plains toward the frontier Japanese Tank Cozfl Off After Action e i After seeing action on the Outer Mongolian front from the inside of one of the super-heated Japanese ng some of the recent border fighting \Imuzulm t to cool off. The scene was du Russian forces near Nomonhan, “[UNITED STATES BUYS BOOK THAT IS 120 Lord Howard Passes Away, | ~ LondonHome ! the United States dor fo United Stafes Dies Tonight LONDON Penrith, Aug. 2—Lord Howard | British Ambassador (0‘ United States under the xmmw, of Esme William Howard, from | 1924 to 1930, died tonight at the | age of 75. 8ir Esme Howard, during a loll,.} and notable career in the British ! diplomatic service, had represented | his country in various capacities in many of the capitals of Europe | and twice was assigned to the Brit- ish embassy at Washington, first as councillor of the and in 1924 as Ambassador, succeeding Sir Auckland Geddes. Having pre- of the (Contlr’:uear ox; Page Seven) Mongol Fronti .000 SIGHTLESS (i0 LEADER IS TESTIFYING IN OWN DEFENSE Jokingly Admits He Is Member of Communist Party in U. §. A. SERIES OF QUESTIONS ARE FIRED AT WITNESS Says ThereHMany Com- munists in Labor Movement SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 2. —Harry Bridges, Australian and CIO leader in labor circles on the Pacific Coast, facing deportation charges of being a member of the Communist Party in the United States, which advocates the over- throw of the Government, today testified once, jokingly, that he was a member of the Party but added: “I do not believe the Party sub- versive.” Bridges then repeatedly denied he was a member of the Commun- ist Party and did testify that he believed in a Democratic form of Government but opposed the “cap- italis form of society which seem » me to mean exploitation of a lot of people for profit.” Thomas Shoemaker, chief of the Government’s counsel, began a searching series of questions whan Bridges took the stand today at the last witness for the Govern- ment. Bridges declared he believed “we could do a lot more for public ownership. I'm for a greater de- gree of government ownership than we now have, definitely.” Asked whether there are Com- munists in the labor movement, Bridges answered: “I do not deny there are Com- munists in the labor movement hut as to how many, I cannot say.” Lending Bill Killed;House Is Criticised Preside mays Action Forestalls Definife In- dustrial Pickup WASHINGTON, Aug. 2—Presi- dent Roosevelt sharply criticized the House of Representatives for killing the New Deal lending pro- gram. The President said the plan would have been a definite help to business. He declared that the nation would have felt a definite industrial pickup within 60 to 90 days had the lending bill been passed. The President further said that the bill would have reduced where Russian and Outer TALK FOR By MARTIN A, ROBERTS Chief A ant Librarian, Library of Congress | (Pinch-hitting for Preston_Grover, on vacation.) unemployment and meant that the country would have had to pay out less on relief. | MR. ROBER' Political observers say that Presi- dent Roosevelt received the sharp- est rebuff since the beginning of the New Deal as the House of WASHINGTON, Aug. 2—To en-| able the adult blind population of to read, the gov- | ernment purchased nearly 50,000 | volumes in raised types and 100,000 | Representatives killed his huge “talking book” records during the|l€nding program. They shelved the | past year. | measure by a vote of 193 to 166. This was The House delivered its blow to the New Deal with shocking sud- | denness. New Deal leaders had ap- peared confident that the bill would go through. Republicans were Jjoined by conservative and econo- my-minded Democrats in <crushing the lending program. Minority leaders claim that they are tired of seeing Congress waste the peo- ple’s money, in recognition of the| to its blind men | and women.| y Everyone imme- | diately thinks of Homer and of | Milton; it is not so generally| known that the | historian Pres- cott, the mathe- matician Euler, the naturalist % HOUSE WITHIN RIGHTS WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—Presi- Huber, and the|deni Roosavelt told his press con- musician Delius | fere that the House was within also labored un- |its rights yesterday is killing his der this supreme affliction. | lending program, but the action was Yet it is ironical that until about | sure to retard business and cost the 100%ears ago a blind man, no mat- | taxpayers many hundreds of thou- ter what his distinction as a man|sands of dollars. of letters, was forced to depend for| The President said that about reading and writing upon the eyes | half a million men who could have and the fingers of others obtained jobs on the self-liquidat- (Continued on Page Five) (Continued on Page Ftve)‘