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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
GOVT. WINS IN
FIGHT TO AVOID
BOND INTEREST
Supreme Court Upholds
Treasuryin StoppingLevy
on Called Gold Bonds
3 JUSTICES DISSENT,
CHARGE REPUTATION
Cardozo,. Stone and Black
Write Majority Con-
curing Opinion

WASHINGTON Dec. 13-The gov
eminent has succeeded in its Su-
preme Court effort to escape paying
interest on gold bonds called for re-
demption in advance of maturity
date. Written decision was hand
ed down today by the majority OF
the High Court in favor of the
government. Justice Cardoza and
Justices Stone and Black wrote sep
arate concurring opinions in the
case
Justices Cardoza said the Secre-
tary of Treasury did not act in
excess of lawful powers by issuing
calls without further authority of
Congress than that conferred by
statutes under which the bonds were
issued.
The litigation was started by Rob-
ert Taft, son Of the late President
william Howard Taft, in the es-
tate of James Ransom Of Des Moines
Ia. Arthur Machen of Baltimore,
representing the government, con-
tended decision against the govern
men would have cost the Treasury
ten million in interest on seventy
millions in gold bonds called prior
to maturity but still outstanding.
Justice McReynolds Joined JUS
tees Butler and Switzerland in dis
senting. The minority opinion said
1T gives effect to an act in bad
faith and upholds patent repudia-
ton
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
PRES. M'KINLEY
PICKS ASS FROM
ROCKY PERCHES
Wrecked Doller Liner in
Serious Condition on
Jagged Reef

MANILA, Dec. Is. = The liner
President Mckinley has picked up
453 stranded passengers from a
rocky island refuge off Formosa,
where they were lightered when the
President Hoover struck reef at
midnight last Friday.
The radio message from the Nc
Kinley's master, said 1874 cabin pas
sengers and 319 third class passen-
gers were taken from two rocky
islets where they had been since
early Saturday morning.
Capt. E. Stebach, master of the
German freighter Preussen, which
was the first vessel to reach the
wrecked 100000 Dollar Line ship,
said the Hoover's condition was
precarious.
The Hoover's situation, according
to Capt. Stebach is serious because
heavy seas rush in with great force
at this particular season where the
big liner ploughed half her length
up on a jagged shoal at midnight
Friday in rough weather.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESS


gunboat Standard Oil vessels
the Yangtze River
rs miles above Marking
The Japanese have Immediately accepted responsibility
sinking with still unknown cost
1t the gavest International
The Eastas Japanese conflict
this morning Washington Secretary of State Corde
prepared be transmitted TO the Jap
the Panay went into
advisers Eastern affairs before dpatchng
the note.
Secretary expected before
dspatching the
FIRST REPORTS INCIDENT
reports out from Shanghai by
gbat Panay had been bombed and sunk in the Yangtze
Navy accepted responsibility
civilians survivors, Sixty four
Panay when the attack occurred
The out from Shanghai stating that Rear
of the United States Asiatc
had
thntc the United States gunboat Luzon that the United
gunboa Panay had been bombed and sunk near Marking win
unestmated loss of Ife
OFFICIAL REPORTS BEGIN TO FILTER THROUGH
Official then be received in Washington the
first that the gunboat had sunk and also several
all with refugees aboard whom there
report
reports reports
concerning stating
persons Panay
them One Ameri
aboard the Panay known to be dead and II other
persons missing.
the Panay Admiral Yarne aboard the Augusta to
missing OF
BRIEF REPORT ON TRAGEDY-PANAY FIRES
brief Washington,
fired the anti the
lacking without effect Two
Officer
SURVIVORS ARE REPORTED SIGHTED
Early morning reports regarding the IL reported missing
the Yangtze River they possibly survivors the
Panay a forthcoming
DEPARTMENT GIVEN REPORT -
The Navy Department at Washington
hadbe
when the Oil
sunk
hui tenan
Commander Hughes and Lieutenant Executive
officer
Department
with
missing from the Panay.
the Panay the bombing persons,
Guiding the SIS
businessmen who had taken refuge
The three Standard Oil Panay.
refugees aboard Meiping
Meian.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
Waters ReCede
In California
After Big Rain
Flood Danger Past in All
But One Section of
Golden State

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 49,
State and private relief agencies
have counted four dead and dam
age estimated at millions of dollars
in flood ravaged northern Califor-
mia.
Aid was still being rushed to VIC
TINS in the stricken area, as waters
receded. Only one flood threat re-
mains from the three days of tor
rental rain last week and is along
the Sacramento River between Sac
ramento and Colusa.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
PANAY WAS
SMALL BOAT
Was Built for River Pur.
poses Armament
of Craft Given

The United States gunboat Pan
ay, sunk on the Yangtze River by
Japanese bombs, was an American
river gunboat, displacement $50
tons, standard; mean draught (fresh
water) 51a feet, freeboard, at side
main deck forward 7 feet inches;
amidships 3 feet 9A inches; aft 4
feet 6 inches.
The Panay had triple expansion
engines, $3.50 horsepower, speed Is
knots (trial 17.73 knots) two 3-inch
guns SO calibre anti-aircraft and 10
smaller guns.
There were six gunboats, the Pa
nay, Guam, Tuturla, Oahu, Luzon
and Mindanao authorized as P. G..
40, A, As, Sc, AZ and 48 laid down
in 1926 by the Kiangnan Dock and
Engineering Works, Shanghai. They
were completed in 1927-192S.
The following characteristics were
common to all six--2 Thorncroft
oil burning boilers and two screws
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
GILLIAN DOW N
IN FAR NORTH;
DAMAGES PLANE
Sends Message to Point
Barrow for Wilkins to
Go to His Aid
BULLETIN - POINT BAR
ROW, Alaska, Dec. 13.-Sir HUI
bert Wilkins hoped off Sunday
in an effort to rescue Harold
Gillian but was forced back by
a dense dark fog. He will try
again when the weather clears.

POINT BARROW, Alaska, Dec.
13.-Harold Gillian crashed in a
forced landing at Cape Halkett,
breaking his landing gear and one
strut. He was not hurt and his
transmitter was not damaged. This
was Saturday afternoon.
Sir Hubert wilkins, now here
prepared for another search for
the six missing Soviet filters, plan
ming to hop to Cape Halkett Sun
day morning to rescue Gillian.
Gillian, using his transmitter,
said he could not receive messages
and asked wilkins to come to his
aid.
Gillian also radioed he would
mark out a landing field on the fro
zen tundra for wilkins.
Gillian hoped off from Fair
banks last Friday morning with
Christmas mail and radio equipment
to assist wilkins in his search for
the Soviet filters. Two hours af-
ter taking off he was forced to land
at Alatna because of high wind and
overcast skies over the Endicott
mountain range. He hoped off
again Saturday morning but was
forced to land at Cape Halkett.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
100000 fire
IN WASHINGTON
General Alarm Calls Out
Hundreds of Fighters
Downtown Section

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia gen.
eral fire alarm caused damage, es-
timated by Fire Department Of
ficials, at half a million dollars in
the congested business section.
Hundreds of firemen battled the
flames in the William Hahn Com
pany shore store.
Smoke and water also damaged
the Christmas stocks of the nearby
Goldenberg Company department
store.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
NORRIS WOULDN'T FOLLOW

81 have never yet seen anyone
who could justify the existence of a
holding company beyond the first
degree" he says.
A holding company is a corpora
ton created to hold securities is
sued by other corporations, such as
operating power and light compan-
les. Defenders of holding compan-
les insist they are useful to consol-
idate management, to pool finan-
ces, and to assure stability to oper-
ating companies. But not even their
defenders deny that holding COM
panies have been used as means OF
bleeding operating companies by ex-
tracing earnings which should have
been held back for plant improve
ment and rate reduction.
Norris gave the Senate an exam
pie of a utility system in which
holding companies were piled on II
Bodybuilding companies holding
other holding companies, which held
other holding companies, and so on
down the ladder until the operat-
ing companies were so burdened
with upstairs issues of stock that
efficient management seemed i'm
possible.
And when Douglas proposed to
20 slow in dissolving such setups SC
1Continred on PAGE Two)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
Earth Movement
Felt at HOOnafl

The earth movement felt in Ju-
neau last Saturday morning at
9:58 o'clock was felt elsewhere in
this section.
According to a radiogram re-
ceived from Hoonah last Saturday
evening, slight quake was felt
there at the same time as here
$50 o'clock. The quake lasted sew
eral minutes and rocked buildings,
but no damage has been reported.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
Administrations dim to
Cooperate ,oith Utilities
Again ArOuses Sen. Norris
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Sen-
ator Norris of Nebraska is back on
the job and he is not in the slight
est pleased by the Administrator
disposition to cooperate with the
public utilities.
He represents one phase of a
battling situation.
For at the time he expresses his
displeasure, out of the White House
marches a string of utility officials
beaming with confidence that their
end is not yet and it is safe to be-
gin spending for expansion and bet
terment.
Norris helped carry the torch for
the public utility holding company
bill of 1885 which decreed death
to multiple holding companies by
1910. 1t is Norris who is carrying
the torch for the 7-TVA bill under
which is proposed to set up re-
gional authorities patterned after
the Tennessee Valley authority,
power development and all. And
Norris is close friend of the Pres
ident.
When Chairman Douglas of the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion. which administers the holding
company bill, proposed to go slow
for a time, Norris disapproved. He
blames the development of the
holding company in the past rs
years for overcapitalization of the
utilities industry.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
Demands Made
on Japan BY U.S..

Roosevelt h
of
the
OF
st CordM
theank o the
thu dde eepBc a o
of
the emperor
m
cinhIa there
mnih du
beommg
of him
o.
American
Goan
abenceof pMhca considers
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
MURDERED ON
DANCE FLOOR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec.
13-Deteetive Paul Jeter has said
Oscar Lee Riddle, a., red haired
miner, has admitted the dance hall
Staying of William Calvin Nabors,
"a year old athlete Il did it," said
Riddle, because I figured he had
done enough to me to be killed for"
Four hundred dancers in the
downtown ballroom scene of the
murder were thrown into Mortified
confusion when three shots rang
out and Majors slumped to the
floor.
He died on the way to the hos
pital in an ambulance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
DAUGHTER OF MAS

Many friends have called at st.
AIMS Hospital to extend congratu-
lations to Mrs George Mas upon
the birth of daughter on Deem
Der 10.
Mr.. Mas is seaman aboard the
Game Commission boat Seal.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
NANKINC IS
REPORTED TO
HAVE FALLEN
Japanese Military Com
mand Announces For
mer Capital Occupied

SHANGHAI, Dec. 13.-The Jap
anese Military authorities officially
announce the occupation of Nam
king.
Bloody street fighting resulted in
the battle after the gates of the
walled city had been accomplished.
The japanese admit the Chinese
have contested every foot of the
japanese advance with a resistance
that has been remarkable.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
WOUNDED NAVY MAN
is CLASSMATE OF
JUNEAU RESIDENT

Lieutenant Commander J. j.
Hughes of the Panay is a classmate
of ]. Simpson MacKinnon of Ju-
neau. Hughes was in the graduating
class at Annapolis of 1919. Simpson
graduated with honors the next
year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13

BULLETIN-SHANGHAI Dec. 13. - The British
gunb0at Bee reported late today to have rescued eight
Americans seven of them seamen of the Panay. This
brought to the known survivors of the " reported TO
have been aboard the American gunbOa at the time OF
the bombing and sinking. The Bee reported that two
more Americans not included in the 81, are said to be
ashore and safe.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
LEGION MEETING TONIGHT

Regular meeting of Afford John
Bradford Post, American Legion
will be held tonight in the Dugout
starting at o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
NEARLY SCORE ARE BELIEVED KILLED
AMERICAN NAVY CRAFT SHELLED,
TWO STANDARD OIL VESSELS ARE
ALSO SENT DOWN, NIPPON PLANE

Attacks Made Sunday on Ships in Yangtze River by
Battling Invading Aircraft; Refugees Aboard Boats
that Are Victims Of Foreign Firing; Japanese
Government Immediately Accepts Responsibility;
Secretary Of State Hull Prepares to Send Vigorous
Note on Outrage
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13
JUNEAU COUPLE DIVORCED

G.. B. Leighton was granted a
divorce from Ethel Ada Leighton,
both of Juneau, Saturday in Federal
District Court.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13

The effect of a scorpion sting
is seldom fatal to human beings.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-12-13

Continued on Page Two
The Washington times., 1937-08-09
Advisory Referenda

TT SEEMS little late in the Congressional session
I to introduce bill providing Of ascertain
ing the wishes of Washngtonians Government
problems.
District Commissioner George E. Allen, father Of the
referendum proposal, has had it in mind for long
time in fact, since his effort to have local vote
couple of years ago blocked.
It is matter of some surprise that
AdUice he should have waited this long to get
Not Binding bill before Congress-
Some way certainly should be estab-
ished to find out what the local folks want in the way
Of government
The recently introduced bills provide that way.
But-and the but is large-there is no provision
for acting the wishes of the public they are
ascertained
In order to iron out the inquities of the present sys
TEN of governing the National Capital something
stronger than the referendum plan is necessary.
way must be found to make the local officials re-
sponsive to the will of the people they govern and
way must be found to enable Washingtonians to par
ticipate Americans in the government of the
Nation.
The Washington times., 1937-08-09
Would Tax Tabby, Too


Taxes for everything under
the sun. Taxes for our pooch'
es! o. K. but how about tax
ing those who keep cats. Why
let people go tax free for keep
ing cats around. If it is fair
to tax q small family who
want to keep a dog for their
child, when your neighbor goes
scot free keeping two or three
cats?
I ask you, like cats just as
well as my dog, but my daugh-
ter likes her pup. I keep a
small yard, try to have a nice
lawn and flower beds for sake
of my child. I train my dog
and keep things clean. Then
comes the neighbours cats, and
the other neighbours cats, pres
emily you have a CATS CON-
VENTTON, but not in your
neighbours yard, oh no-in my
yard. Every night and every
day. Howling and having a
free for all.
Consequently, the next day,
you have to clean up your
lawn. You keep this up for
The Washington times., 1937-08-09
Minute
Journeys.
By Temple Manning

THE TRAVELLING "bug" is
busy travelling from one person
to another, bringing with it a
persistent desire to visit places
that have long held an irresist-
ible lure.
How else can one explain the
tremendous travel urge that ap-
parently has overtaken the
whole nation? BY bus, by plane,
by ship, by train, by car-the
whole country is on the move.
The figures are so staggering
that it is almost impossible to
believe them. Yet, seeing the
crowds at the stations, at the
piers, and in cars on the road,
we know them to be true.
Just look at the giant new
buses as they roll over the shin
ing ribbons of our highways.
Just ride in them by day and
sleep in them by night, and the
chances are that you'll become
convert to bus travel. The net
work of bus systems covers the
land. Little towns that consid-
cred themselves off the beaten
track are now important way
stations, stops on a coast-to-coast
run.
The scenes this month at the
piers Of the transatlantic liners
have been amazing. We can't
remember more crowds, more
flowers, more kilograms and
more noise. EVeryytime we won
The Washington times., 1937-08-09
Two Traffic Deaths a Week

TITS high time that the District authorities did some
i thing more about the appalling traffic deaths than
hold meetings and deliver pep talks to undermined
police staff
Despite the most intricate traffic regulations and an
arm of the police organization devoted exclusively to
enforcement there is now death rate of two week
from motor accidents on Washington streets.
Washington has its quota of careless drivers. One
reason for this of course is the opportunities offered
by the wide driveways especially
Pedestrians Also at circles, where cars in and
tn RZon,e out of the regulation traffic lanes
without regard for the safety of
Others This careessness fosered by lack Of police
One careless habit among Washington drivers is that
of switching from one lane to another at the risk of
humping scraping or smashing another car. Another
is the sudden turn without signal in speedy traffic;
another is the failure to STOP at "Stop" sign;
another is the VIGOROUSLY dangerous habit Of speeding
through red lights Nor is all the fault the side of
the drivers.
Anyone who has driven car on Washington streets
knows that one can never tell when pedestrian will
step blthely into the path of oncoming car without
the slightest regard for life or limb.
Other cities have placed the emphasis keeping the
moving vehicle in line with traffic rules. They have
enough police to patrol fully the
Make Them Stop Glow of traffic. In well-policed
At "Stop" Signs city you will see motorcycle man
90 after and arrest the careless
foil
to STOP at "stop" signs and red lights
Washington's authorities MUST take a serious and
practical view of this situation. Meetings, revisons
of the rules police drives parked cars, will NOT
stop the slaughter of Washngtons citizens by moving
cars The thing to'be done is to put the fear of God
into the hearts of Washngtons careless drivers and
arrest them when they imperil others.
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

a while and try to keep neigh
borly and grin. I'm fed up
with this thing. But I have
to pay tax for a dog, that dis
turbs no one, while the cats
prowl around everywhere ex-
cept their home.
Anybody in favor say faye"
for what is sauce for the
goose, is sauce for the gander.
PEEvED TAXPAYER.
y \ +
Drivers, Not Cars
Now that the Senate commit
tee has approved the bill pro-
viding for compulsory inspection
of automobiles suppose it will
be only a short while until the
motorists Of Washington have
to start paying more money to
support more political parasites
and grafterS.
We don't need that kind OF a
law here or anyplaee else in the
country. It isn't the automobiles
that are causing the accidents
but the drivers. Mental exam
nation of everyone involved in
an accident would rid the roads
Of their principal danger.
G. B. s.
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

Our business can be compared
to the railroad business. Pas
sengers on a short or long haul
train run aren't required to
register on a passenger list.
Such a process is too cumber-
some. A boat would never get
away from dock. Many persons,
even now, give and would con-
tinue to give fictitious names"
Edna G. Crane, secretary to
Admiral Spencer S. Wood, from
the latter's office in the Navy
Rui1dino.
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

t h in k radio
apparatus is
absol u t e | y
n e C e SSary,
but I think a
regis t e r e d
passenger list
would not be
a satisfactory
S oil u ton to
rened y i n 6
existing ills.
The point is
that a paSSen.
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

tered passenger lists. And the
extra expense connected with
paying radio operators on all
river and bay steamers would
compensate for loss of life and
property damage in times of
disaster and trouble at sea-"
Mrs. William Pritchard, book
keeper, from her desk at Bry-
ans Stationery Company: Il
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

t h e r e d
CT SIS, a t
work in her
office at 1870
E st. N. W.:
ANY trans
portation COM
pany depend
ent upon the
public for its
profit making
owes to that
p u nlic the
greatest care
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

IT certainly
think regis
tered passen-
G er l i S t s
should be re-
quired. There
have been too
m a ny ay
q n q 7 ! V e T
steamer trag-
edies recently
a n y W a y . l
also in k
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

Il dom t
think regis
tered passen.
ger lists on
e xc ur ion
boats would
do any good
because ex
cursion trip
are only
short affairs
nd aren't
usually over.
nigh t runs.
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

ger list is a matter of the pas
senger'S own responsibility. On
short trips many passengers
give fictitious names, so 1t
wouldn't make any difference if
the registered list were required
or not"
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

from tn e
d o C k o n
Water Street
b e t ween M
and N Streets
Southwest:
ST h e r e's
no gu estion
at all b u t
that all in
land b o a t S
should be re-
uuire d to
ha We regis
The Washington times., 1937-08-09

Registered passenger lists GER
tainly should be required on in
land boats. Two-way sending
and receiving radio apparatus,
while perhaps costly to steam
ship companies, would more
than justify the expense in the
saving of life and property"
Harry Baker, manager Of the
Wilson Steamship Lines, from
Water Street office: