The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 14, 1939, Page 1

THE DAILY ALA THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” “ALL VOL. LV., NO. 8259. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1939: MEMBER AS S()CIATED PRESS PRICE. TEN CENTS SEVEN SHIPS ARE SUNK IN SEA COMBAT TO TORPEDO ALLIED SHIPS WITHOUT WARNING;ORDERS ARE GIVEN TO SUB OFFICERS BERLIN, Nov. 14—Major news- papers in Germany today published lists of British and French pas- senger and freight ships allegedly armed against submarines. The newspapers made general comment that submarine comman- ders will be foolish to expose them- sel to destiuction he statement left the implica-| that ships, henceforth armed both passenger freight, be subject to marine attacks without warning The list of armed ships include the Queen Mary, Acquitania, Mau- rentania, Georgia, Empress of Rus- sia, and DeGrasse, a total of 29 British and five French vessels. tion chant mer- and will sub- Rooseveltfo Be Overwhelmin Nominafed, gly Elected in ‘40 Declares W. 6. McAdoo Quake | (ause Given Disturbance oi Sunday Night in Washing- l fon Is Traced | SEATTLE, Nov. 14—The Uni-| versity of Washington geologlsl,sw have studied a variety of seismo- graph reports and now announce that Sundsy night’s quake which| upset the equilibrium of a good por- | tion of Washington State from the northern tip of Oregon to Van- couver and Victoria, B. C., origin- ated at or near Mount Si in the vicinity of North Bend. The geologists said that running almost to Sultan, due north of North Bend along the west side of Mount Si “is an old fault and minute| movements along this fault line are sufficient to send out tremblors over a wide area.” | Building inspectors said today that | damage from Sunday night's mrth-l‘ quake is much heavier than at first believed. Damsage to Seattle build- ings is estimated to be at least $1,000,000. | The Seattle County and City Building damage is placed at $20.- 000. Fifteen hundred other bmldmg&‘ in Seattle were damaged slightly, windows shattered, masonry shaken Joose and plaslex m'lecked Port Mmed Ships Warned AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 14. — Naval authorities an- nounce that the Port of Muiden, near here, has been closed to ships at night. Ships entering during the daytime have been cautioned to use extreme care and have port pilots aboard. It is assumed the port has been mined 800 DEAD, PORT FIRE CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 14— Dispatches from Maracaibo said the important oil port of Lagunillas on Lake Maracaibo was destroyed by fire last night and 800 persons are reported dead or injured. - e Mexico fo Be Neutral MEXICO CITY, Nov. 14—Strict enforcement of Mexico’s neutrality | is ordered by government officials. Naval authorities said that all Mexican ports will be closed to bel- ligerent warships under an executive decree issued by President Cardenas. ‘ | ('d States Senator | by his wife. | tional SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 14. | —William G. McAdoo, former Unit- from California, returning from Washington, said he believes Roosevelt will be nom- inated at the Democratic National Convention and overwhelmingly elected in 1940. VLA(k,n said the “general con- census” Washingtonward is that Roosewll will be a candidate. is there comparable to him in experience, wisdom and high | human ideals, and who so well as {he, can direct the affairs of the American people in the great crisis now confronting civilization,” | queried McAdoo TENNESSEE GOP BOSS DIES TODAY Represenlam J. Willis Taylor Passes Away Suddenly at Home LA FOLLETTE, Tenn, Nov. 14—/ Representative James Willis Taylor, Republican of Tennessee, died of | |an ailment of the heart at his home | here early today at the age of 59 | years. Taylor was found dead in his bed | He suffered a severe attack of the heart early last even- ing. Taylor was a Republican committeemary and recog- nized as Republican “boss” in Ten-| nessee. He had served in Congress | since 1919, School Teacher at 14 Starting to earn his living as a| country school teacher at the age of | 14, he entered politics about a decade later and made his way to Congress |and the powerful post of Republican | National Committeeman from his home state. It was the latter position to which he first was chosen in 1922, that earned for him the sobriquet “boss,” for the post enabled him to dispense Federal patronage in Tennessee un- der Republican administrations in Washington. The second district, which he represented for a num-| ber of years beginning in 1919, re- celved abundant recognition during Republican eras, sometimes more than entire states. In 1926 a group of Republicans sought to wrest Taylor's power from him. They made complaint to Wil- liam Butler, Chairman of the Re- publican National Committee, that Taylor as National Committeeman and ex-officio patronage referee for Tennessee had collected tribute to| finance what they called his “poli- tical machine.” Admitted Charge “I don't deny,” Taylor said at the hearing before Butler, “that friends of mine in office and out of office| have helped defray the expenses of my political battles. I contend that it is entirely commendable and is a common practice in every state in the Union.” Attempts were made to have Tay- lor indicted by Federal grand juries in connection with patronage mat- ters, but these also failed and Tay- lor went smilingly on his way. His supporters said he always was-ready to forget fueds and renew friend- (Continued on Page Two) { Na-! i day: 'S, i Cruiser Bombed Nazi Comm_ufique Gives Possible Results of Air Raid BERLIN, Nov. 14—The German High Command in a communique today said Nazi bombing planes have shot down two British fly* ing boats and scored a ‘“probable | JOINT COMMITTEE SPEEDS NEUTRALITY BILL hit on an English cruiser.” | 3 The bombing planes said the “shots” were made yesterday dur- ing a raid on the Shetland Islands. It is again announced that sub- marines will torpedo without warn- ing. REGISTRY TRANSFER IS DENIED Pacific Slea;n:};ip Corpora- tion Can't Go Under Panama Flag WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. — The | United States Maritime Commis- 'sion has refused to permit the transfer to Panamanian registry four | steam screw vessels owned by the Pacific Steamship Corporation, a firm incorporated in Nevada and !in process of liquidation under the| bankruptcy Act The Commission, in making the | decision, said the transfer will be “detrimental to the best interests of the United States.” The application for change registry did not state what |was intended for the vessels. NO ATTACK ON CITY OF FLINT COMINGTO U . German Govenment Is-“ | sues Orders fo All Nazi Naval Craft | WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. The | German Government reveals that all naval craft have been ordered to| allow the City of Flint to return to | the United States sans-interference. | This is according to mrolmxuom {given out by the State Department. i The order, it is said, is voluntary {and was not requested by the United States. | of use 1ONGSHOREMEN STAGE TIE-UP IN PUGET SOUND Refuse fo Load Steamer as Result of Picket Line Formed SEATTLE, Nov. 14.—Longshore- men refused to load the Pacific| Northwest Oriental Lines steamship | Collingworth when confronted with pickets from the Masters, Mates | and Pilots Association. The pickets appeared at 5 o'clock | yesterday afternoon protesting to| the hiring of east coast officers. The vessel's unlicensed personnel| immediately left the ship. L. L. Bates, the line’s General Manager, as Managing Agent of the Maritime Commission, said he has notified officials in Washing- ton. The Collingworth is half loaded | and was to take on addiuonal} cargo at Tacoma before leaving| November 20 for the Orient. L e b BOUND FOR STATES George Asche and Ole Wicklan- der, of Anchorage, are passengers aboard the Yukon for the States to spend the coming three holi- i } These men of House and Senate got together to rush administration neutrality bill through ents to buy American goods, but requiring them to do it on a “cash and ca George (D-Ga.); Sen. Tom Connally (D-Tex.); Sen. William Borah (R-Idah: Bloom (D-N.Y.); Rep. John Kee (D-W. Va.); Rep. Charles Eaton (R-N.J. sent is Sen| Robert Wagner (D-N.Y.) Roo.sevelt Signs Pwutralu\ Blll Mukm g Ita Lmv ANSWER No 1 rry basis.” Seated, (L-R), 0); Sen. Hiram Johnson (R-C: led President Franklin D, Roosevelt is shown signing the nevtrality bill at the White House, making it a law and lifting the arms embargo. The President is seated. Left to right: (leaning on desk), Assistant Secre- tary of State A. A, Berle; Sen. Key Pittman (D-Nev.) ; Rep. Sol Bloom (D-N.Y.); Speaker William Bank- head (D-Ala.); Secretary of State Cordell Hull; Vice-President Garner; Sen. Charles McNary (R-Ore.); Sen. Alben Barldey (D-Ky.) DOLLAR EXCHANGE LIFTED ~ BYU.S.TOGETTRADING GOING WITH SO. AMERICA By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Nov. 14—One of |the methods by which President Roosevelt expects to aid South | American countries with our hoard ed gold has leaked out. One of "the primary troubles countered by South American coun- tries in trading in the United States has been the difficulty of gett dollar exchange. So what is mor en- logical than to lift this difficulty? | In the case of Brazil it has been lifted within the past few days un- |der an agreement which had been almost forgotten since it was enter- ed into in 1937. Ordinarily foreign nations get dol- lar exchange by selling goods here. If the flow of goods is steady the supply_of dollar exchange is always | available for purchases. In the case’ Brazil, mes available markets her he ween Cre jollars, A GUAR Under " Ordinaril; for t | 711, howe: valuati | Now, w |can get rows ther ecurity. weakness. milrels is unsteady at tim e V.. B dollar ex all at once, when coffee crop. Be- a scarcity of most ange ops there is ANTEED MILREIS the new transaction, Brazil 1ght $3,000,000 of U. 8. gold, pa the U. §. with Brazilian milreis y that would be risky busi- he U. 8., because the value Bra- ver, agrees to make up to on of the milreis ith the gold 1n hand, Brazil dollars. She simply bor m, and puts up the gold as 1e system has one outstanding It does not provide NEW any losses coming from | {ollars. These come only when the U. S. buys Brazilian goods. ; Rep. Hamilton Fish (R-N.Y.); Rep. Luther Johnson (D- Tex.) final formalities in Congress, permitting belliger- Sen, Key Pittman (D-Nev.); Sen. Walter (L-R), Rep. Sol Ab- al) Standing: T0 PROPOSAL Germany Makes Reply fo Offer of Queen and King of Lowland BERLIN, Nov. 14--Foreign Min- ister von Ribbentrop today inform- the Belgian and The Nether- lands envoys that Germany's reply to the joint mediation offer from the lowlands nations is “no.” The offer for mediation in the | present conflict was made by the Queen of The Netheriands and King | |of Belgium on November 7 and the | formal reply by Germany will be }sunt tonight to The | Brussels. Informed sources said the Ger- man reply to the two nations will !be only a page and one half in | length. Von Ribbentrop said Germany's ‘rrply is based on answers already received by the two Sovereigns from Great Britain and France which he said rendered peace impossible u\(‘ this time. e SENATOR That is where the next step of | to assist South America Yankee gold, or credit, the plan will come in. Before ale, ry. can buy our manufactures. that can be started on a large approval of Congress is neces: STOCKS SITUATION In spite of the war been _really necessary it has not to apply, as citement on the stock and security markets. The treasury, the federal reserve, and the securities commission have the machinery in order but only a few wheels have turned When the war started, war stocks | climbed abruptly, notably steel. The | speculators and investors who ha been shielding their money in gov-! | ernment bonds dumped a number of the bonds on the market to get| Banks also bond hold- | | money to buy stocks. ‘1 loose some of their 50 as to avoid losses 0 avol losses through foe the depreciation. Promptly the federal reserve step- ped in, buying about $400,000,000 (Continued on Page Five) must be supplied so Latin nations| yet, more than a touch of the emer- gency measures designed to meet ex- | OFFERED ‘Schwellenbach of Wash- ington May Be Nam- ed fo Judgeship WASHINGTON, Nov. 14—Unit- |ed States Senator Lewis B, Schwel- {lenbach, Democrat of Washington, 1 reported to have been offered the appointment to the Western {Pederal District Judgeship to suc- |ceed Judge J. Stanley Webster, Eastern District at Spokane, Wash., | friends here said. | It is not known whether Senator \Scllwellknb.wll will accept. His term expires next year as Sena- Senator Schwellenbach is at his |home at Neppel, eastern Washing- ton, but efforts to reach him have proven unavailing. 5BRITISH, TWO NALZIS BOATS LOST Over 1800 Persons Killed or Drowned - Many Reported Missing 'SUBMARINES GET IN THEIR WORK AT SEA ‘Freighier H—its_FIoating Mine-German Crafts Sent Down (By Associated Press) The sinking of five British and two German steamers ralsed the toll of ships in sea combat to 120 with a total tonnage de- stroyed of 489,117, In the sea combat to date at least 1875 persons have been killed or drowned and many others are listed as missing. Great Britain has lost 65 ships, Germany 14, France 7, Scandl- navian countries 24 and other neutrals 10. Heading the list of the most recent sinkings is an unnamed British destroyer, according to the British Admiralty which says one member of the crew is listed as dead, six are missing and 15 injured. The 275 ton British trawler Cresswell has been sunk by & submarine and six of the crew 10 MEDIATE‘ Hague and| NEW JOB are reported missing, believed killed or drowned. The British freighter Matra, 8,000 tons, sank in the North Sea after an explosion believed to have been caused by a float- ing mine. Two members of the crew were killed. The latest German sinkings by British warships are the 7,800 ton Mecklemburg and 6,000-ton Parana, NORTHSTAR * GETS AWAY, ANTARCTICA ‘HuskiesHowl asBig Snow- mobile Rolled Aboard Alaska Motorship | BULLETIN—BOSTON, Mass., | Nov. 14—The departure of the | North Star was late today post- | poned until tomorrow to com- | plete last minute préparations. BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 14. — Like a motorist parking a car in a cramped space, Dr. Thomas Poulter today drove the United States Ant- arctic Expedition’s huge 42-ton snowmobile aboard the motorship North Star in preparation for de- parture this afternoon for the South Polar region, A platform was laid upon upe right oll drums stored on the forward deck of the North Star and when the tide raised the plat- form to a level position at the Army Base dock, the huge snow cruiser was edged carefully aboard, backed to improve its position and driven on again. A Navy tug braced the 1450- ton North Star of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Alaska division | against the dock while the snow- mobile was driven aboard. The departure of the North Star was marked by an outward ap- pearance of confusion on the dock as T4 sled dogs barked when the snowmobile rolled aboard. ACTIVITY ON WEST FRONT PARIS, Nov. 14. — The French General Staff today reported an increase in patrol activity on the Western Front, east of the Saar River, particularly near Saarbrue- .cken.