The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 21, 1939, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LIV., NO. 8239. ]UNEAU ALASKA, SATURDAY, (»\ T()BH{ 2l 1939. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS TURKEY IS THREATENED WlTH INVASION RUSSIA 1§ BLAMED N SEA DEATHS Athenia Tragedy Laid at Moscow's Door by Sen. Reynolds WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Sena-| rt R. Reynolds of North | told the Senate today | “The finger of guilt more clearly | points to Soviet Russia than to any other nation,” in the sinking of the Athenia | “Fantastic may ll‘ lhan | of | though that seem,” Senator Reynolds said, is certainly less fantastic some other startling surprises the past several months, { “It has alread® been proved peyond any question, that in the| pbsence of concrete evidence against Germany, there is much stronger | circumstantial cvidence against | Russia. | “Let us remember that the two principal enemies of Russia are Germany and Great Britain. What could be sweeter than to help| shove them struggle from which Russia could | pick up the profits at little or no cost to herself?” As the debate on the neutrality bill swung into this and other channels, Senator Barkley rose to say he would ask that debate on the bill be limited, effective Mon- day, when amendments will come up for consideration AMBULANCES MEET LINER AFTER GALE Twenty-six 07Harding Go fo Hospitals-Sub Fight | Is Recounted NEW YORK, Oct. 21. — Ambu- lances today removed 26 stretcher cases to hospitals when the storm- | battered liner President Hardmgr berthed here this morning with 73 injured in mountainous seas Tues-| day. Included in the injured is Paul! Van Zeeland, former Belgian Pre- mier, who was cut and bruised when thrown across the cabin of a fellow student on encouragement the Harding. The Harding was caught in hurricane after rescuing the crew of the torpedoed British freighter Heronspool. The master of the Heronspool, Captain Sydney Batson, declined to comment, but crew members said the sub shelled the fleeing IreXghL-‘ er and it replied with its 4.7 mfl~ fimeter gun, scoring & hit, However, about midmght, | sub torpedoed the bow of the Her- | onspool and the ship was aban- ‘ doned, | narding crewmen said they were | responding to the SOS calls from | the sub shelled French tanker| Emile Miguet when they found the | Heronspool survivors, and at first/ thought they were the sought for Frenchmen. a the The sub flashed blinkers to di-|man vessel will attempt to evuds-‘ rect the rescue, Harding crewmen said, and then disappeared, ; RUMANIAN SUNK OFF GIBRALTAR BUCHAREST, Oct. 21.—The nu.l manian tanker Altenia is reported to have been sunk near Gibraltar.| Whether any lives were saved ol‘ not was not stated in reports rrom‘ England, or was it explained how\ the vessel was sent down. | The craft was carrying a cargo of | oil from Rumania to England. CREW SAVED LONDON, Oct. 21.—A British ship | arrived in port today with 23 men from the Norwegian motorship tan- ker Deodata, sunk by explosion, J | Jones averages: Warsaw Boy Saves His Pet Among the pitiful sights attending the bombing of W his little boy with his pet canary, m the ruins of his home, in which ten persons were pllnes was that of t] anaged to save fro! killed, Photo was taken just before N into a life and death| _ Presldenls Gof Extra Power Even in Our Pioneer Days BOEING WORKERS POINTED OUT AS BUND MEMBERS ersifty Student Testi- fies Before Dies Committee Univi WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Richard T. Forbes, University of Washing- !ton journalism student from Aber- deen, told the Dies Committee today two Bund members are employees of the Seattle Boeing airplane fac- | tory. He named them as Harr | Lechner, foreman employed nine year and “possessor of the most ex- tensive anti-semitic library” Forbes ever saw, and Paul Stoll, Bund dis- trict organizer. Stoll is apparently employed und- er another name. Forbes said he investigated with of the FBI and the Customs Service. GERMAN SHIP MAKES BREAK; - OUT ON OCEAN TAMPICO, Mex, Oct. 21.—The German freighter Emmy Frederick slipped out of Tampico harbor quiet- |ly today, laden to the gunwales with "oil, oil products and foodstuffs. Shipping circles believe the Ger- British war craft to reach a Nor- wegian or other neutral port. The freighter was said to be carrying almost 4,000 barle]s of Iusl ‘ Stoc Quomflons NEW YORK, Oct. 21. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock at today’s short session of the New York Stock Exchange is 6% American Can 114%, American Pow- er and Light 5%, Anaconda 337%, | Bethlehem Steel 90%, Common- wealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss ‘Wright 8, General Motors 547, In- ternational Harvester 65%, Kenne- cott 41%, New York Central 21%, Nolthexn Pacific 11%, United States Steex 77%, Pound $4.00%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Industrials 153.86, rails 34.78, utilities 26.06. NATIONAL | GUARDFOR TERRITORY 'Formation of Two Alaskan i ‘ ‘ ‘ | formation Copyright, 1989, Jullen Bryan arsaw by German the only thing he azi occupation of Warsaw. | By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. — The other day we were discussing the emergency and other powers in the| hands of the President. Most of the ones we mentioned had been grant- ed in recent years. Below are others, | showing that Congress began put- | ting power into the hands of thel | President a long way back. The Senate has asked the Attor- ney General to compile a list of presidential powers. Some Sena- tors are afraid the President has too many. Cagily they are seeking to trim out some of the increased powers which the pending neutral-‘ ity bill would give to him. Pri-| vately some members xepress fear| of a war not so much because of | | what would happen on the battle- | front, but what they suspect might happen here at home because of |the supposedly dictatorial powers of the chief executive during emer- gencies. As the list here will disclose, many of the powers have resided with the President since long be- {fore the time of President Roose- velt, In spite of them democracy | has survived. Nevertheless, say the worried Senators, a President who| | WANTED to exercise them could be virtually a dictator even in peace time. Others who scoff at such fears say it would be a hardy soul indeed who tried to abolish the presidential elections which might oust him. BACK TO 1794 The powers listed here are from an official list which no doubt will form the basis of the Attorney Gen- eral’s report to the Senate. Starting a way back we find: Acts of June 5, 1794, and April 20, 1918—Use of land or naval forces or militia authorized to pre- vent fitting out of armed vessels in violation of neutrality laws Acts of March 3, 1805—Use of land or naval forces or militia au- thorized to compel departure of foreign armed vessels. Act of July 26, 1892—President| |authorized to suspend free passage |of Canadian vessels through St. Mary's Falls canal in case of dis- | criminations against American ves- sels going through St. aLwrence River. Joint resolution of April 22, 1898— President authorized to prohibit ex- !pun. of coal or other war material. | Act of December 6, 1913—Federal | Reserve Board authorized to sus- pend reserve requirements of Fed- eral Reserve Act. Act of March 4, 1917—President authorized to establish and make regulations for defensive sea areas. Act of March 4, 1917—President authorized to suspend eight-hour law in emergencies. | SPIES! Act of May 16, 1918—Postmaster General authorized during war to instruct postmasters not to accept mail addressed to persons violating espionage act. |-297th Infantry |a | vet, Territorial Units Authorized by War Department 1 l WASHINGTON, 21, — The | War Department today authorized | of two National Guard units in response to a joint memor- | ial of the Alaska Legislature. | ‘Woodring said two rifle compan- | ies, designated as A and B of the| will be formed with | Territorial staff comprising one | line officer as Adjutant General and a Federal Property Disbursing Of= Oct. | ficer, plus one Medical Officer from'} the regular army. Instructors will Territorial authorities to dete be detailed by mine | | 1ocation of the initial companies - LONG ADVOCATED No definite plans as to details establishing a National Guard a have been worked out as officials here said of in Ala today. Under regulations cited by the War Department when it was sought, six years ago to establish a Guard | in Alask: the Territory would | have to furnish armories for pur- poses of drill and keeping cherali property safeguarded. All the rest| —uniforms, arms, ammunition, offi- cers and other necessary accoutre- ments—would be furnished by the Army. Urged By Legion The Alaska Department of the American Legion has advocated an Alaska National Guard for mny years, renewing its plea at the re- cent convention at Fairbanks. | Recent champions of the National | Guard idea include Alaska Delegate Antheny J. Dimond and Dr. Ernest, Gruening, Governor-designate. | Contrary to the report from Washington, the Alaska Legislature, passed no memorial requesting es- tablishment of a National Guard here. Such a memorial was intro- duced on the third day of the 1939 session by Senator Victor C. Rivers of Fairbanks. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee and never emerged from that group. SURVIVORS OF TWO TORPEDOED SHIPS, ASHORE‘ Three Hundred Picked Up at Sea Landed at Bordeaux BORDEAUX, France, Oct. 21.— Tales of terror and suffering were told here by many of the 300 sur- vivors of two British steamers, the City of Mandalay and Yorkshire, sunk by submarines last Tuesday off the Spanish coast. | Those who could, sang “God Save the King,” and “My Country 'Tis of Thee,” as Capt McKenzie brought the American rescue ship Independ- ence Hall into port Some of the survivors were bare- footed Many suffered from expos- ure. Long rows of ambulances were drawn up and a corps of nurses were waiting. evised estimate puts the num- {ber of those who lost their lives in the torpedoing of the Yorkshire at 67 and between 60 or 70 on the City of Mandalay. | Passengers and crew on the Inde- pendence Hall got a bad case of jitters when the submarine appeared | alongside. | Both survivors and passengers screamed with fright but the sub-| marine merely signaled “How Many Have You Saved?” The submarine remained along- |side a short time and then dived into the sea. L eee BRITISH CONVOY IS UNDER ATTACK LONDON, Oct. 21.—The British Air Ministry announces that Ger- man aircraft attacked a British convoy this forenoon but was driven off by British planes. (Continued on Pns’l’lve) MARS SOLVES turned Piccadilly Circus. the English hnn Army Chxet Gen. Hugo Oestermann Commander-in-chief of Finland’s armed forces, Gen. Hugo Viktor Oestermann faces the unenviable task of resisting Russia’s vast war machine if the republic refuses' Soviet demands. NAN(Y GUNS OPEN BLAZE ON 2 PLANES | Unidenlifiegaafi Appears Over City in France in Forenoon NANCY, France, Oct. 21.—Anti-| aircraft guns fired at two unidenti- fied high flying planes this after- noon during a 30-minute alarm. No bombs were dropped, however, and the planes disappeared. - 'WARNING 1S GIVEN ABOUT MINE, PACIFIC! Al Ships Are Told fo Be on Lookout for Float- ing Shoofer SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, The Navy Hydrographic Offic today that warnings have been broadcast from Dutch Harbor, Hono- lulu, Puget Sound and San Fran- cisco for ships to be alert for float- mg mines in the Pacific. 'he warnings were broadcast fol- ]n\ung a report from Capt. K. Han- sen, of the Danish motorship Anna Maersk, who said he sighted a mine| 1670 miles west by northwest San Franci: Oct, 21.— said U. 8. snuff sales in 193 times those of 1870. 8 were 32 01' BANKHEAD BROTHERS FIGHT FOR 'Will Make Demands for Farm Relief Money at Present Session WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. — The Bankhead Brothers, Senator and Representative, threatened today to| upset President Roosevelt’s plans for a short Congressional session, by making demands for a farm re- lief emergency appropriation of at least fifty million dollars | The two brothers are to call a conference on their plans with a score of lawmakers next Monday. “ | ATTACKS BY AR ARE BEATEN OFF BY BRITISH FLEET| Germans Are Attempting fo Carry Out Threats Concerning Convoys LONDON, Oct. 21.—The British Air Ministry claim that considerable damage had been inflicted on Ger- man planes attempting to raid Brit- ish warships convoying merchant ships in the North Sea. The raid apparently was the Nazi air fleet’s first attempt to carry out the recent German warning to neu- tral vessels against accepting allied convoys. The Air Ministry said that Ger-| man aid squadrons made two at- tempts at raiding the same convoy The ministry said that the first | attempt apparently caused air raid alarms that broke up Saturday foot- | ball matches in nearby land areas. | The report said that the attack | | was made on the convoy by aircraft, | |that the escort vessels opened fire and inflicted casualties one the| enemy. SWEDISH VESSEL MARK OF U-BOAT \Sleamer‘labedoed En-| route fo England- Crew Rescued [ STOCKHOLM, Oct. 21 ’lhl-‘ Swedish steamer Gustaf Adolf has| |been torpedsed and sunk north of | the Shetland Islands enroute tof England. The Norwegian steamer Bisca ra- | dioes she has rescued the crew of | 119 officers and men. | - ee ltahan researchists have devel-| oped textile fibers from fish skin | | i | | | | | secure” A TRAFFIC PROBLEM—London’s first day of gasoline rationin( “Times sm.lnu," into_quiet scene. .Note blackout markings. — | Guards leand NEW MOVE BY SOVIETS IS HINTED Russian Government's Newspaper Indicates Drastic Action SIGNING OF PACT IS NOW RESENTED Partifioning.?f Nation Is Mentioned Boldly in Germany (By Associated Press) “Turkey has been drawn into the orbit of war,” declares the Russian government's newspaper Izvetsia. The newspaper declares that Rus- sia has been thwarted in hér plans to make - Turkey a wedge between | Russia and Germany, has falled to I negotiate a parallel pact and as the | result of this, Russia may make a sudden move heretofore not con- | templated. The newspaper declares that Tur- - | key, by signing a mutual assistance | | pact with the Allies, Great Britain and France, has placed the Turkish |government in a “most uncomfort- able position.” Turkey, Great Britain and | France, in the meantime are con- !(errmx on pians for military eo- operation. 11 ANOTHER POLAND Y | sources intimate that Turkey may | become another Poland, basing the partitioning suggestion on the edi- | torial in the Russian newspaper Iz- | vetsia which is being republished {in all German newspapers today. The German newspapers today say that Russia should find no re- gret in the Turkish action of sign- ing a French-British mutual assist- ance pact and suggests that Ger- {many and Russia carve Turkey to ;n.ssuro Russian mastery of the Dar- dunellcs SENATOR CAPPER " AGAINST REPEAL ) i A Finnish soldier stands on guard at the entrance to the city of Vii. | puri, just across the Gulf of Fin. | land from Leningrad. He is a| symbol of the little Baltic republic’s defiant stand against the mighty? Russian government. AIRRAID WARNING SOUNDED Excitement Prevails for 24 | Minutes on Eng- lish Coast LONDON, Oct. 21.—Air raid warn- ings were sounded this afternoon ullmL, the northeastern coast of Eng- Jand and for 24 minutes excitement prevailed Fears were then lessened as Signals were sounded - “All French Still Hold Regions, Western Front a1 BERLIN, Oct. 2i An official German communigue this afternoon admitted that French soldiers still | remain on German soil on the west- ern front and are in possession of OF EMBARGO ACT |Says Farm Pntes Will Soar Which Is Most Dan- gerous Thing WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Senator | Capper of Kansas, warned the Na- nonnl Grange today that war boom | prices for farm product can be fol- lowed by financial disaster to Am- | erican agriculture, } In a radio broadcast, the Senator | opposed repeal of the arms embargo not only on grounds that the em- bargo preserves peace, but that it | safeguards farmers from dangerous price inflations. Said he: “In my opinion, a war boom would follow repeal, but the | prices paid by farmers will go up |faster than the prices they receive | for their products, and as the after- {math of war, taxes would fall with lcrushlng force upon American ag- riculture.” The Kansas Republican express- ed sympathy with the cause of the | Allies, but added, this war is not being fought over democracy, but over boundaries, over spolls, for power, “Most emphatically this is not our war,” said the Kansan. RESETTLEMENT PLANS MAKING ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 21.— | The Neutricher Zuntung said today that Germany plans to resettle more |than two and one quarter million Germans from Central and Eastern Europe, exclusive of Russia, in the new Reich districts that were for- merly parts of Poland. The newspaper quotes the Ger- man Foreign Office for its figures. It 'said that Estonia will return 16,200 Germans, Latvia 62,000, Lith- uania 135,000, Polish Galicia 150,000, Yugoslavia 600,000, Hungary 580,000 | |the heights west of Saarbruecken.!aqnd Italian Tyrol 300,000,