The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 7, 1939, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LV., NO. 8253. 1959, MEMBER A SSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, SURPRISE NAZl AIR ATTACK BEATEN OFF KING, QUEEN SEEK PEACE IN EUROPELAND Wilhelmina, Leopold, to| Address Joint Mes- sages o Belligerents ANNOUNCEMENT COMES SURPRISE CONFERENCES Soverigns Offer Services—| Berlin Newspapers Resent Action (By Associated Press) Queen Wilhelmina of The Neth-| erlands (Holland) and King Leo-| pold of Belgium, announced today | they would send joint messages to Germany, France and Great Brit- ain offering their good offices for peace. As the announcement was made, | Berlin newspapers unammousl,.‘ and in identical words criticized the Theatre of Red P flflanf'l c“o OTHENBERG,, -' 2 Q(“ s "Squeeze Play HAS EUROPES LARGEST DEPOSITS OF NICKEL= VITAL WAR METAL LaxE LAD0GA Lsineron g _,,:r-v m;g O, r mAuvs‘ &= E‘T :wmmv [DOMINATED BY RUSSIA Rumors that Berlin has consented to Russia’s demands on Sweden for OVERTHROW (APITAI.ISM 15 CRY NOW. Spread of Communism Is. i Urged by Speakers, | Soviet Celebration . GREAT ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED FOR 3 DAYS lNahons Paymg Close At- | tention fo Doings Tak- ing Place in Russia (By Associated Press) | | | 1 Russia’s Revolutionary anniver- | sary celebration is marked by par-| | ading of troops, firing of guns and planes maneuvering in the air. The celebration took on importance this year because of | | there being three major powers of Europe locked in war, a stalemat- ed conflict between Germany. and the Allies, Great Britain France. added | BULGARIA Burgas ", B 65 4 ;,, ) anb,,/ “‘sfl | ¢zv‘ STREL \Afyo | | | for her importance. | } | 17-mile Bosporus strait, and the S under British influence, bolh 8 AMERICAN ich and | | we=m= R AILROADS R ® S Once the “sic long key to Europe’s balance of power puzzle, WHY TURKEY IS IMPORTANT 100 200 Miles 300 L ACK P T Zonguldak o8 Samsun i = F iy @ nkara ¥ (Angora) fosacco @Tokat Sivas, _/— FEskisenir m Malatya ayseri b Lo SILVER M. Karas TEXTILE n Karahisar Antaky (Antioch 2yt fAleppd o MEDITERRANEAN Map shows the material wealth of Turkey and her geographical position, geography being the No. 1 reason Turkey today is regarded as holding a 172-mile- That key is made up of the 35-mile Dardanelles strait, the k man of Europe,” ea of Marmora lying between them. Russia, to Rumania. When Turkey signed mutual assistance agreements with France and England, there- fore, her act was noted as a check to Germany and Russia. in oil. | RUSSO - GERMAN FRIENDSHIP T0 Trabzon /Y R I A Turkey also borders on Iran and Iraq, both —— Erzmum ToBACCO | ~ % e Vo] Diyarbekir Mardin®, _s_\ iR Eurig, e, » ‘I RVA Q %,,,1 S\ @ It is the key to the Black Sea, to Voters Gomg FLEET IN NORTH SEA REPULSES BIG RAID Light British War Craft and Polish Destroyers Suc- cessfully Scatter Ger- man Bombers BULLETIN— LONDON, Nov. 7.~The British Admiralty, in a special bulletin tonight, says that light British war vessels, aided by two Polish destroyers, fought off a surprise air attack of German raiders in the North Sea. The bulletin says that the wa- ter fleet suffered no damage and enemy casualties are un- determined. Another report issued by the Admiralty, passed for publica- tion, revealed that German bombers flew high over the Shetland Islands and disap- peared in a haze as MBritish Karlskrona (B) and Gothenberg (C) for naval purposes, give rise to : en ar o fhecs for th Fabd e of Heanilonvin, Hosda) it s suid; deiands aval| F o oas . 18 naw ¢ SIFen SReaiy and air bases on Aland Islands (A), key to the Gulf of Bothnia. Sinca | | weight in swinging the balance of | SHI pS Nv Il'l BREAK SHORI[Y start of war, Russia dominates i lands of Dago and Ose (1), off Estonia, | European Power, consequently | ‘ To Polls in meeting of the two neutral rulers | as “paper protests and lame resc lutior against England's bloc ade practices, Substance of Message anti-aircraft guns opened fire possibly on the same squadron that was beaten off by the sea defenders. Earlier in the day, the British B nd ports of Windau (2) and Libau (3) on Baltic coast of Latvia. Lithu: | other nations paid close attention | ania is already under domination of the Soviet, | to the words spoken at the start of | jan The message Queen and King Leopold sends to the na- tions now at war will say that the “belligerents declared some time ago they are not standing ob- stinately against examination of reasonable and a fixed basis of reasonable peace. “We consider, in the actual Lxce the circumstances, it is diffi- cult for the belligerents to seek contact with one another, and as sovereigns of two neutral states which have good relations with all! of our neighbors, we are willing to offer our good offices. For Friendly Understanding “In case they are accepted, we are willing to use all means the| belligerents will give us, and possess, to find in the spirit of a| friendly understanding, factors to facilitate an agreement.” The statement was announced shortly after King Leopold left Amsterdam for Brussels after a surprise conference last night and today. of PR (o B MAGNUSON SAYS U.S. - CANADIAN | ROAD IS FEASIBLE . Chairman of of Infernational Highway Commission Reports on Project | SEATTLE, Nov. 7.—Congressman warren G. Magnuson, chairman for the United States on the Inter- national Highway Commission,| made public today a preliminary report to the State Department characterizing the proposed Alas- ka-Canadian-United States road as “a worthy and feasible project” of reasonable cost. The preliminary report withheld recommendations' on route and financing due to lack of informa- tion, but suggested that Blaine was the most feasible contact between the United States and Canada and tentatively favored “Route A,” which would be a 2- 389-mile road between Seattle and Fairbanks, via Vancouver, Hazle- ton, Atlin, Whitehorse and Daw- son. Estimates of building costs of the project are unavailable at this time, the report said WOMAN IS NOW ON GRAND JURY SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 7. —A woman was included on a San Francisco grand jury for the first time yesterday when the jury was sworn in before Federal Judge Harold Louderback. The first woman juror in San Francisco's history is Mrs. Frank Garbode, wife of a San Francisco|e physician. Wilhelmina | _ ‘SOON JAPAN MAY SAY 10 " THE UNITED STATES: "HOW BIG YOU HAVE GROWN"™ NOME WORKER IN JAIL AT SEATIL Caught Attempting fo Wreck Steering Engine on Mt. McKinley SEATTLE, Nov. 7—An ironwm'k- er, John Washingham, 45, is held in the city jail for investigation after allegedly discovered attempting to wreck the steering engine on the %"amer Mount McKinley, two days The pohce ;ald the man admitted drinking for two weeks and said he |could not remember his acts. He was locked in a stateroom for the remainder of the voyage here and turned over to the police when the | steamer docked. S .. 'Maginof Line Firing Heard BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 7. Heavy artillery firing was heard in| Basel today from the direction of | the Maginot line. German batteries apparently| were not replying from their po- sitions in the Westwall across the| Rhine. BALL PLAYER DUCK HUNTER LOSES OUT RED WING, Minn., Nov. 7.—Ted | Williams' love for duck shooting cooled considerably today. The Boston Red Sox outfielder pleaded guilty in the Municipal Court to shooting after the four p. m. closing time. Williams was fined and his gun confiscated. P i e e 00 c 0000000 . . NO STOCKS . e NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—On ac- e count of state election the New o York Stock Exchange took a ® holiday today. . . . . . . . 1 y PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Nov. T—As the time approaches for termination of the U. S.-Japanese trade treaty, both | Japanese and American observers appear to recognize that never be- fore has there been a time this country could apply so much pressure to get Japan her ways in the Orient. German is busy in Europe, which fre Russia to act inde- l)cndentl) aggressively the Orient. Japan is involved in China in a |costly “incident” from which no i great profit can be expected for a generation. The United States, involvement in Europe, is able | strengthen its hand in the Orient. Japan is in need of recovering some of her losses by sharing the profitable trade coming from the European war. For that she needs Anferican raw materials. There is active sentiment in this country for retaliatory acts against | Japan. or in to | Finally, the rehabilitation of China | | will require huge capital resources, | which are available nowhere except | in the United States. | Add all understand more clearly how shock- | |ing to Japanese was the speech of !U. S. Ambassador Grew in Tokyo in which he pointed out the senti- | ment in this country to frown upon | Japan. NO OFFICIAL COMMENT There was immediate expression | of resentment in Japan. But it did |not creep into officlal comment. | Yakichiro Suma, who used to be in ‘Washington as embassy counsellor, announced in Tokyo there would be no offical reply. Suma, who is a veritable hotel- | greeter, a sort of one-man good will mission, harked back to the hoary Japanese contention that Americans do not understand the Oriental situation. Moreover, he added, American reaction toward | Japan is motivated more by senti- ment than by realities. That, doubtless, is true enough, but what America’s policy is to be in the Orient is as likely to be gov- erned by our sentiment toward China in particular and toward the under-dog in general, as by the so- called realities. SOME GGESTED TERMS To date Japan has made no of- | ficial approach to the U. 8. for ne- ;gobmuons on the trade treaty. When Japan does, probably soon, she will | be forced to recognize that she needs | much from America, while there is (conu;xued unAP;q"e Three) when | to change| free of any! that up and you will| three-day celebration | by Soviet War Commissar Marshal \Voroslulorr who in reviewing his forces on the Red Square, said | Russia must prepare, through the | neutral Communist Internationale organized in Moscow, Communism throughout the world. The Communist Internationale |issued a -manifesto . urging the workers of Great Britain and {France to halt the war. | on top of this is «the keynote {address by Premier and Foreign | Minister Molotoff who predicted vv.ho overthrow of capitalism and in- | vited the masses in foreign coun- tries to work toward that end. The celebration in Russia has halted the Finnish-Russian nego- tiations on Soviet territorial de- mands. The Finns today imposed mail, | telephone and telegraph censorship while waiting for resumptibn of | the Moscow talks. ki s JOHN FRAME PASSES AWAY |Well Known—Alaska Pio- neer Dies at Kefchi- kan, Aged 82 RETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 7. | John W. Frame, 82, died yesterday after an illness that gradually took | his strength. Frame was born in McComb, Il- | linois. He was graduated in law from | the University of Iowa, came west and became a member of the law in Snohomish, Wash, He was elect- ed from Snohomish County to the second Washington State Legisla- ture. Later Frame operated newspapers |in Snohomish and Everett, but sold |out and joined in the activities at- tending the rush to the Klondike, gradually driftng to various Alaska cities. At one time or another, Frame published newspapers in Anchorage, Valdez, Juneau and Ketchikan. He was always active in Republi- can politics and was Republican committeeman for Alaska for a brief period in the twenties. Frame is survived by three sons, Ira in Ketchikan, William in Ko-| diak and Park in Hollywood, a| brother, the Rev. George Frame, in| Tacoma, Wash., and a sister in Cali- | fornia. Fire, believed caused by an over- heated stove, totally destroyed the frame building used as a bunk house at the Kendler Alaska Dairy on Glacier Highway early this after- noon. The flames spread so rapidly | and had gained such headway when | discovered that practicaly all per sonal effects of the men were lost to spread | firm of Prater, Frame and Whitney | ‘United States Lines” Ves- sels fo Go Under Pan- ama Registry BULLETIN — WASHING- TON, Nov. 7. — Secretary of State Cordell Hull expressed to the United States Maritime Commission opposition to the transfer of the United States Lines' ships to Panamanian registry as impairing the Neu- trality Act integrity. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. — The United States Maritime Commission | has permitted the United States Line to transfer the registry of eight of its eleven transAtlantic liners to Panama registry which will thus al- low them to nun goods to belhgm~ ents, Commissioner Max Truitt |there is no contravention to the Neutrality Act. He further said: “T do not see any element of danger‘ at all. I think it is a completely | sound bona fide situation, all around.” Titles of the vessels will be trans- | ferred to a Panama Corporation. The ships will carry the flag of Panama and will be manned by crews that are not citizens of the United States. | The Federal Government has no financial interests in the ships. The vessels to change registry are the American Banker, American | Farmer, American Importer, said Am- | erican Merchant, American Shipper, American Trader and the American Traveler. The eighth liner will be the President Roosevelt or the Presi- dent Harding. | fusal FINAL APPROVAL WITHHELD WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Follow- | ing the announced approval of' changing the registry of the major- | ity of the ships of the United States Lines to registry under the Panama | flag, the United States Msrmme! Commission, at a special called ses- sion, withheld final approval of the request so they could escape the new neutrality law and continue voyages | to Europe. Certain conditions must be made, | it is announced, whereby, if transfer of registry is finally made, that 1tj is by an explicit understanding that | in no way will the ships come under | American protection and their op- eration will in no way involve the |rights of diplomatic protection by | the United States or be made the basis of any claim put forward by the Government of the United bmt Hollywood Producer Joins Canadian Army VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 7.J— Hollywood producer John Farrow | has arrived in Vancouver with his wife, Maurrine O'Sullivan, to join the Canadian Army. Farrow said that he hoped to see dfly night. The girl said she escaped | go out tomorrow for the ceremony. overseas service with a Canadian |from her abductor and notified the The couple will be wed in a San sheriff’s officers who arrested Floyd. Prancisco church, military or naval unit. | German-Soviet | posal, ’ | strike (HANGE H-AG Italian Con;n;fit Not Fav-/ orable fo Present Sit- uation, 2 Nations Nov. 7.—Since the TItal- ian press is closely controlled by the |government it is taken for granted] that an article published” expressed the official Fascist viewpoint on l)n‘i Russian-German friendship. The paper predicted “that the friendship cannot endure for long.” The article added: “The present good relations are only a screen | | behind which two antagonistic poli- | cies await the day when they must clask — - SHIP CLERKS THREATENING DOCK STRIKE| Negoiators Reject Final| Proposals of Employers and Dock Checkers SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 7.| —An employer spokesman said to- | day CIO Ship Clerks negotiators have rejected the Dock Checkers and Employers final contract pro-| with indications that a; might follow. The Union asked separate con-! | tracts for daily and monthly work-| |ers and objected to employers’ re-| to grant full preference to| monthly men. Federal Mediator W. T. Geurts| said he is still hopeful to bring them together. R Highest Double Dec Bridge Is fo Be Built Says Secrefary Ickes WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Interior Secretary Ickes announces that work will begin next month on the high- est double deck bridge in the world. | The bridge will be build over the Pit River in California. Kidnaper of Young Girl Under Arrest SANTA ROSA, Cal, Nov. 7. — A ranch worker, father of a one- month-old baby, has been arrested on a charge of kidnaping a pretty 18-year-old theater cashier. The rancher, Harold Floyd, was charged with kidnaping Christine | Larson, at the point of a gun, Sun- Many Stafes Economi(s,—PEinc Moral- | ity, Hotter Issues than | Are Candidates 1 | i (By Associated = Press) Voters from coast to coast went to the polls today in elections where economics and public mor- ality were hotter issues than can- didates. In California the vote centers about the Ham and Egg plan to pay $30 in state warrants every week to jobless citizens over 50 |years of age. In New York, church organiza- |tions are fighting bitterly to de- |feat a proposal to legalize pnri-‘. | mutual betting on horse races, | | President Roosevelt has gone to }hih Hyde Park home to cast his VO'A‘. | New Jersey votes on a $21,000,000 1bo nd issue for relief, Pennsylvania Republicans have made a hard fight on the theory that the 1939 elections are a pre- view of 1940. Republicans in Phila- | delphia have attacked the Admin- istration’s spending policy. Phila- ldelphm will elect a mayor and | council, In Virginia the election will test | the relative strength of the Byrd and Price factions of the Demo-| jcratic party. Mississippl will ratify Democrat- | ic nominees for state offices and vote on two constitutional amend-| ments. Democrats in Kentucky expect to sweep the state. In California California wound up its election | cathpaign last night and marched to the polls en mass this morning as more than three and a half million citizens prepared to vote yes or no for the ham and egg pension, Today’s vote on the ham and egg pension plan focused national at- tention on what gave every indi- cation of being one of the closest California electoral battles in many years, Despite the feverish campaigning of last night, odds shifted so that this morning offers of five and six to one, that the old age pen- sion scheme would be defeated, were frequently heard. Odds this morning also saw May- or Angelo Rossi installed as a two to one favorite to retain his post against a field of five candidates, led by Congressman Frank Haven- ner, J >o e - WEDDING BELLS SAN FR.ANCISCO, Cal., Nov. T.— Wedding bells will ring November 19 for New York Yankees' outfielder Joe DiMaggio and screen actress Dorothy Arnold. Members of Di- Magglo’s family said invitations will L |last part of October and Admiralty issued a statement that German's air raiders re- frained from activity against British ships last week, con- tending that if the raiders were about they were doing very lit- tle work, British official circles declared that during the week ended No- vember 4 the British lost only four ships totaling 18,000 tons compared to 11 ships in the first week of the war, PPN 4 O SSBER, NAVAL WARFARE SHOWS DECREASE British Adnfi;;lly Issues Statement on Recent Sinkings LONDON, Noyv. 7.-~The British Admiralty issued figures placing Al- lied and neutral losses in the naval warfare at a total of 385215 tons. The Admiralty said that a total of 95 ships have been sent to the bottom, either by submarines or mines, The British have lost 56 ships, the French 7 and neutral countries have lost 32, ‘The Admiralty said figures for the thus far in November showed a marked de- crease as compared to the first month of the conflict. BARRED ZONE FOR U. S. VESSELS NOT PLEASING FINLAND HELSINKI, Finland, Nov. 7.—The news that President Roosevelt has prohibited American ships from entering European waters from Spain to Norway, including the Baltic Sea, has caused disappoint< ment in Finland because coopera- tion between the American mer- chant marine and the neutral states in northern Europe had be- come very important. It was learned today that so far shipments had been carried in Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian vessels since the war began and that hardly any American ships had been in Finland since early in Srptember 15 FOUND GUILTY OF CONTEMPT OF COURT LOS ANGELES, Cal, Operator Tony Cornero of the gambling ship Rex, was = found guilty yesterday afternoon of con- tempt of court., Judge Emmet Wil- son found Cornero guilty when he refused to answer questions in connection with ownership of the gambling ship. Sentence was set for November 20, Nov. 7. -