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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
Passes Grant for
 Inf. Road
Legislature Appropridfes S25,000 for Preliminary
 Survey of Highway

VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 6. - The British Columbia Legislature today granted $25,O00 for preliminary survey for the proposed Interna- tional Highway route.
 Defending the grant against att tacks of the opposition, Premier Pat tullo disclosed the United States of fered to lend the money, without interest, to British Columbia for the highways construction. He said he intends to continue negotiations in the east early next year.
 The Alaska Highway survey is unreasonable, unnecessary and ex- travagant," said R. l.. Maitland, Conservative, and leader of the op- position against the grant.
 Premier Pattullo replied that the United States wanted the highway built and it is a good neighbor' policy to permit the United States access from one portion of it's ter ritory to another.
 There was little opposition and the grant passed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
GERMAN PLANE FORCED DOWN,
 SINKS, MANILA
Five Members of Grew, One Passenger Escape
 Uninjured, Rescued

MANILA, Dec. 6.-Unable to hold the altitude after one of its four Condor monoplane, made a forced landing and sank in Manila Harbor as it neared the end of nonstop flight from Tokyo.
 The crew of five and one passen- ger were not injured.
 As the plane began settling in shallow water, about 200 feet off shore, the six men aboard clambered out on wing and were rescued by natives in small boats.
 The plane was flown from Tokyo in 10 hours and 10 minutes.
 German interests here said they would immediately investigate sal wage possibilities, as the plane is resting on a sandy bottom.
 The plane was recently flown from Berlin to Tokyo on good will flight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
Germany dndFrdnte Make Pledges for Presery-
 ing Good Relations
DISPUTES ARE TO BE
 SETTLED, NOT BY WAR
Good Neighbor Pacf Con- euded in Paris by
 Foreign Ministers

PARIS, Dec. 6.-France and Ger many today signed pact which pledges the two nations to seek settlement of future disputes by negotiations instead of war.
 Joachim von Ribbentrop and Georges Bennett, Foreign Minis ters of Germany and France, put their signatures to two cream-col- ored sheets of vellum.
 One sheet is inscribed by the French and the other by the Ger mans.
 The signing of the pact concluded negotiations of good neighbor accord" similar to the agreements President Roosevelt of the United States is signing with the nations on the Western Hemisphere.
 The ceremony took place in the same room where ten years ago the Kellogg Briand pact, outlawing war, was signed. This is the famous clock room of the French Foreign Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
HauIage Gable Snaps as Cars Are Travelling
 Down Steep Grade
MORNING SHIFT IS
 PILED INTO WRECK
Worst Disaster in Nova Scotia in 20 Years-
 Many Injured

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Dec. G. Nineteen men are known to have been killed and many others ser- iously injured in No' Scotia's worst mine disaster in years.
 Nineteen bodies were brought to the surfaces two hours after string of 26 cars, carrying 250 workers, broke loose and plunged out of con- trol on a mile long incline wall.
 It is feared there are many other bodies, than those recovered, re- maining in the wreckage.
 The tragedy occurred in the Prin- cess Colliery of the Nova Scotia Mine and Coal Company just as the morning shift was riding to work.
 The haulage cable snapped as the string of 26 cars, known as the riding rake" was going down a 10 percent grade.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR 4 YEAR MEN ARE HANDLING
 U. .5. BANKING AGENCY
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Ameri- ca's biggest banking agency. the Re- construction Finance Corporation, is managed for the most part py men whose $10000 a year contrast very sharply with the higher salaries paid by first string banks in metro politan centers, or even in some of the second string banks of the coun- try.
 However, the salaries are the envy of many administrators of other Federal agencies who have found no opportunity to crowd so many 0,000-a-year men on the payroll. In government service a $l0,00O year salary is quite some punkins, and no wonder, it being fair to middling pay in any field.
 Jesse Jones, the Texas banker and builder, whose own $l0,OO0 Federal pay check probably isn't a tithe of his annual income, heads the organization, whose credit has been extended into many major and minor industries directly or indirectly since it was created un- der the Hoover administration. It really blossomed out under Presi- dent Roosevelt.
 BANKERS COME HIGH
 High class banking help always
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
 Are Jailed
 In Vienna
Are Convicted of Violation of Currency Laws of
 Germany, Fined

VIENNA, Dec. 6.-Dr. Michael George Albert, of New York, and Dr. Oscar Lavina, of Mount Rainier, Maryland, both Amer ican citizens, have been con- victed of violation of Germany's currency laws.
 Dr. Albert has been sen tenced to one years impris0n- ment at hard labor, plus a fine or two months extra imprison- prisonment in lieu of the fine.
 Dr. Lavina has been given six months imprisonment, with out hard labor, and also fined, or two manths' extra imprisOn- ment.
 Both men reserved the right of appeal.
 The exact nature of the charges against the two doctors is not disclosed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
JURY E TO GET MURDER CASE
 THIS AFTERNOON
Mrs. zinlk Tells ofAIIeged Intimate Relations of
 Mrs. Smith, CoIling

With the defense resting it's case shortly before noon and arguments being presented immediately after the noon recess, the Forrest ". Smith murder case was expected to go to the jury late this afternoon.
 Smith, who twice yesterday re- fused to testify in his own behalf, again refused to take the stand this morning to tell the details of the fatal shooting of Thomas Colllng, in the Smith home here the fore part of October when the defendant alleges he found Ceiling and Mrs. Smith in compromising position.
 In addition to refusing to testify, Smith again reiterated to the court that he protested against the at tempt to his counsel to prove him in- sane, declaring that he had told his story to Assistant District Attorney George w. Folta and the Prescott tor had treated him fairly. He stres- sed that there was no other story to tell
 Airing Given
 Despite the resistance which the government has been making all through the case to the introduc- ton of evidence tending to portray the alleged relations between Mrs. Smith and Ceiling, who was then a cook on the Tongass, the de- fense through the questioning of Mrs. Ed Zinck this morning brought out most of the matter which had previously been aired at the cor oner's inquest.
 Mrs. Zinck was passenger on the Tongass last summer when Mrs. Smith and her baby daughter Louise came north, she testified. In res ponse to questions by Defense Coun- sel Paul Danzig, the witness said that Mrs. Smith and Ceiling were together "all the time" on the boat.
 If she wasn't in his stateroom, he was in hers or they were around together somewhere else" Mrs. Zinck said. The witness said she told Smith of the occasion when she said she saw Ceiling coming out of Mrs. Smiths stateroom at an early morning hour in his pail amas. She referred to another oc- casion in Ketchikan when the couple she said, went ashore and stayed until 4 o'clock in the morning, and that she had taken care of Mrs. Smiths baby during their absence. Mrs. Smith, the witness said was in
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
PLAN ANOTHER
 ATTEMpT TO
 SOLVE DISPUTE
Committee with Endorse : ment of Large Group 10
 Meet Council ToniQht

At special meeting of Juneau citizens held last night in the Scot- tish Rite Temple at the call of the Citizens Special Labor Committee, appointed a week ago last Sunday at the public mass meeting in the Elks Hall, it was voted to go again before the City Council at special meeting tonight with plan that is aimed toward settlement of the present labor dispute in the build ing trades industry.
 The Citizens Committee reported to the 9l men gathered at last even- ing's meeting that 1t had worked consistently for week in an effort to arrive at a settlement but that it's effort to work out an agreement so that building activity could con- tinue had been unsuccessful. In view of what the committee des- cribed as threat to the community that all boat shipments to Juneau might be tied up unless an accord was reached, the committee said it was prepared to go once again be- fore the Council in an effort to try and find a solution. It was given the unanimous endorsement by the 91 gathered for its efforts to date and the support of the group in it's further attempts to protect the in terests of all the citizens in the community.
 No Antagonism
 The committee stressed, and it was the concensus of those meeting with the committee last night. that there was no spirit of antagoniSm against any labor group in the com- munity and that it's only aim was peaceable settlement.
 "The committee has taken the position that we can't settle na- tional problems in Juneau and we are not going to tY to do it." R. E. Robertson of the committee express ed it. We have kept our minds open and have viewed this problem as strictly a Juneau problem with the best interests of the city as whole at heart We hope to contin- ue that course"
 Ships Discharge
 In the meantime. the Alaska and the Northland discharged as usual here today with the exception of the goods destined for construction jobs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
Death Valley Is Attraction
 For Tourists

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.-There are at least 58,320 persons for whom the dry, scorching wastes of Death Valley hold no terrors. That is the number of persons who visited the spot in the last year, according to the records of Superintendent T. R. Goodwin.
 Now national park. Death Val ley has been improved with good roads and dependable water sup ply, and numerous hotels have been established. Travel in the last five years has increased $50 per cent
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
DEPORTATION OF HARRY BRIDGES
 TO BE PRESSED
American Legion Com. mander Chadwick An-
 nounles New Policy

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. G. National Commander Stephen F. Chadwick of the American Legion, announced last night that he will press for immediate deportation of Harry Bridges, Australian born and West Coast Labor Leader
 Speaking at a dinner here, Com mander Chadwick said.
 Enemies in America will claim the American Legion's attention from now on."
 Commander Chadwick explained that the American Legion is now grown up and has nothing to ask for itself but is concerned with what it can do to preserve for posterity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
COOK MAKES TRIP
 DOWN FROM ATIIN
 AND MAKES RETURN

Northern Airways Pilot Les Cook brought four passengers in from Canada this morning just as the Alaska was docking and took off a short time later for Atlin and Dawson with five aboard, including two children.
 Inbound were, MT. and Mrs. Her bert F. Glassey and Mrs. w. James from Atlin, and Thomas Mckay from Carcross.
 Outbound were, Alec Lowe. for Dawson. and Mrs. Leslie Epton and two children and Bessie Carmichael for Atlin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
Seeks Damages
 0teasioned by
 Clipper Wreck

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 6. - Mrs. Cleo L. Musick, widow of the Commander of the Samoan Clip per, lost last January near Pago Pago, has filed a suit in the Federal Court against Pan American Air ways Company, demanding damages to the amount of $300,000. She charges the company with careless ness and recklessness in operating the flying boat and planes the com pany for the death of her husband.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9h, American Can 95, American Light and Power 5h Anaconda 33%, Bethlehem Steel TB, Commonwealth and Southern 1h, Curtiss Wright 6%, General Motors 48A, International Har- vester 59H, Kennecott 43, New York Central l7%, Northern Pacific 105s, Safeway Stores 27h, South ern Pacific 17h, United States Steel 63, Pound $469A, Bremner bid 1, asked 22.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
Honeymoon Is Occupied by Japanese Forces, Al-
 eording to Reports
ANOTHER BLOW STRUCK
 ALL FOREIGN NATIONS
Intensive Air Raids Are Also Claimed Against
 Kai Shek Corps

HONGKONG, Dec. 6.-Reports re- ceived here state the Japanese have occupied Honeymoon, mporta n t treaty port, 35 miles northwest of the Portuguese colony in Macao.
 The occupation strengthens the hold on Canton and blocks trading by foreign nations not authorized to do so by the Japanese Govern ment which practically means mo trading"
 Previously to the occupation of Honeymoon, the Japanese occupied Kowking to the north.
 The Japanese are today reported to be moving southward toward Sunwei, famous hometown of many thousands of overseas Chinese.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
INTENSIVE AIR RAIDS

SHANGHAI, Dec. 6.-The Japa- nese Army spokesman said intensive air raids against Chinese troop con- centrations south of Lake Tungting, Human Province, has shattered Chi ang Kai Shek's attempt to organ ize counter offensive against Yo- chow and Pingkiang sectors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
Hot Weather ai
 San Bernardin0

SAN BERNARD1NO, Cal, Dec. 6. -The temperature reached 90 de- grees here yesterday, the hottest De- cember day on record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
Harold TurnbIad Given Promotion
 By Asso. Press

NEW YORK, Dec 6.-Kent Coop CT. General Manager of the Associ- ated Press, announces that Harold Turnblad has been promoted to News Editor of the Western Division of the Associated Press with his headouarters at San Francisco. The appointment is effective January |.
 Turnblad has been with the Asso- ciated Press for Is years, eleven of which he has been Bureau Chief at Seattle, which division covers the Pacific Northwes Washington, Oregon Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Alaska.
 Harold Turnblad is one of the best known newspaper men in the Pacific Northwest and during his news days, before becoming asso- ciated with the Associated Press, scored many scoops. He visited All aska last summer, accompanied by Mrs. Turnblad and children. Alaska newspapermen regret losing his valuable services but will compli- ment him on his deserved promo tion and hope his successor will be as efficient as he has proven to be, at all times.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-06
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 148.33, rails 2913, utilities PITT.
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BANKERS COME HIGH

High class banking help always Continued on Page Three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14
Hull, Irritated, Would Hasten Soviet
Reply On Fate OF Two 'Robinsons'

if so, on what charge. :,
The note has gone unanswered
except for Henderson's cable yes
terday, and Secretary Hull asked
for a conference with the amoas-
ssdor. Regardless of Mrs. Reu-
hens crime, if any. the fact that
Che is an American citizen enti-
Ties her to the same protection
extended to other United States
nationals, officials explained.
Some officials here hold that
tho connie will never be found.
Their theory is that the pairs
nassnort deception was discovered
and that they were imprisoned as
spies and executed. The passports
were issued in the names of chill
dren long dead and were taken
from headstones in New York
City cemeteries. This phase of
the mystery was disclosed late in
December after Soviet officials,
in reply to a sharp note, advised
the state department that Moscow
police were trying to unravel the
enigma. .-
Two weeks later the true iden-
tity of "Mrs. Robinson" was re-
yealed. Her mother resides in
Florida and she had been living
in Philadelphia and New York
prior to sailing for Europe.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14
NO CLEMENCY
FOR ; KILLERS

NEW ORLEANS, Jan, ID
(UP)-The Louisiana board of
pardons last night after a day.
long hearing of witnesses and the
reputation Of a state witness
confession, refused to intervene
in the hanging scheduled today Of
three convicted bank bandit kill
ers,
Inasmuch as Governor Richard
Leche indicated that he would
abide by the boards action, there
remained scant hope for Owen
Cauche, Joseph Ugarte a n d
George Dallao, who killed Watch
man Pierre Rizan and Gilbert
Dietrich when robbing a bank of
$500 seven years ago.
Joseph Oliver, used by the state
in convicting the trio, told the
pardon board composed Of Lieut..
Gov. Earl K. Long, Judge William
O'Hara and Assistant. Attorney
General James P. O'Connor that
a confession had been beaten out
of him after New Orleans detec-
tives brought him back from Los
Angeles where he was arrested
over a year ago.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14

WASHINGTON, Jan. ID. (UP).
Continued failure of Soviet Off
Gals to answer inquiries as to the
whereabouts of the mysterious
"Mr. and Mrs. Donald l.. Robin
son" yesterday caused Secretary
of State Cordell Hull to summon
Russian Ambassador Alexander
Troyanovsky for another confer
ence.
Hull was said to be consider
ably irritated. His ire was report
ed to have increased when 10y w.
Henderson, American charge DAT
flares in Moscow, advised that
the Soviet foreign office mas
thus far given no information
and had announced that the mat,
ter was in the hands of internal
authorities who will expedite a
The couple, travelling on fraud
ulent passports, disappeared from
a Moscow hotel early last month
The woman subsequently was
identified as Mrs. Ruth MARIE
Reubensi an American citizen. on
january z, co-incident with re
norts that they had been lmpns-
oned as spies, the state depart
ment asked the foreign o1iice'
through Henderson, whether MIS-
Reubens had been arrested ANU
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14
ROOSEVELT SILENT
ON LYNCHING BILL

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, CUP
President Roosevelt today de-
clared that he knew of no reason
why a woman should not sit on
the supreme court bench,
His view was expressed in re-
Spouse to press conference ques-
ton. -.
The president declined to dis
cuss the anti-lynching bill, now
before the senate, observing that
enough on that is going on in the
senate. 80,
He said the conference with
southeastern Eov19nors last seek
had covered wages, hours, and a
variety of subjects. including re-
forestation. He noted that the
governors had reacted favorably
to his wages and hours legislative
proposals.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14
Federal Judge Gives Mining Concern
$4,000 Judgment Against Union

means "are liable to respond for
such loss or injuries so inflicted"
The company had asked S400,-
900 damages and sought to show
during hearings which ended last
October 20, that the shutdown of
the Red Ray had caused loss Of
business amounting to $500, 900
and a loss in maintenance costs
of 100000.
The union argued that the
company's loss was offset by in
creased operations of the COM
pany's Fidelity mine. The COM
pany, however, maintained that
price and quality differentials be-
tween Goa producers at the two
mines made Fidelity impracticable
for territory served by the Red
Ray.
Judge Wham's decision, in prin-
ciple, is comparable with the IA
nous supreme courts aDnbury
Hattcrs case in 1915. The Dan
bury decision, written by the late
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes,
held that union members who
delegate authority to, officers to
interfere unlawfully with inter
state commerce are jointly liable
for damages under the Sherman
antitrust law. ,are.. A..
The dispute between the coal
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14
CHANG DEBATING
JAP ULTIMATUM

TOKYO, Jan, 14.-(UP)-The
government is awaiting a secret
note from China before releasing
a statement of imperial policy on
the Chinese war, it was asserted
today in usually we'll informed
quarters.
The situation as outlined by in
formants was that Japan had sub
mitted peace terms to the Chinese
government. 1t had expecteda re-
ply early this week. But, it was
asserted, Generaissimo Chang
Kai-shek, the Chinese national
leader, asked for a few days to
consider the japanese demands in
detail,
This was said to be the reason
for a mysterious delay in publish
ing a statement of policy drawn
up as the result of a solemn i'm
perial conference, fifth in modern
japanese history.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Jan; IA.
(UP)-Federal Judge Fred l..
Wham Yesterday assessed dam
ages of $4,000 against seven
locals and &c individual members
of the Progressive Miners OF
America in favor Of an employer:
The decision, the aftermath OF
a bloody conflict between the
PIMA. and its rival union, the
United Miners of America, was
handed down in a case winch m
volved a three-year shutdown OF
the Red Ray mine, near Duquoin,
ILL.,, because of a jurisdlctlonal
dispute between the two unions.
PIMA. Attorney George DOW
ell, of Duquoin, said his union
would exert every legal means to
have the verdict set aside. he
said it was "a direct blow at the
right to strike, and affects every
laboring man in the oh''so
In his decision, however, Judge
Wham upheld the right to strike
or quit work, even though 1t IN
flicts heavy damages upon the
employer. But he said that unions
and members of unions who dur
ing the progress of strike" en-
ter into a conspiracy to inff1et
heavy damages upon an employ
r or his business by unlawful
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-14
BARLEY NOT
TO WITHDRAW
LYNCHINC Bill
Mcclellan Questions En-
forcement When Capital
Crime Uncurbed

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. (UP)
A southern plea for Withdrawal
of the sectionally-embattled anti
lynch bill was denied by Senate
Majority Leader Alben w. Bark
ley, D., KY, yesterday as oppon'
ents continued their fihbustel
against the measure with speech
by the senate's only woman mem
Der.
Barley was asked to withdraw
the bill by Senator Kenneth Nc
Kellar, d., Tenn, shortly after
Sesator Hattie w. Caraway, D.
Ark. charged in one of her rare
senate addresses that the meas
ure was part of an effort to de-
stroy the south politically and in
dustrially.
The majority leader told Nc
kellar that he was not response
bic for the bills being before the
senate, hut that he considered it
his duty toI.cooperate with the
Judiciary committee which report
ed it, to see that lit receives fair
and reasonable consideration"
Asserting that "if a secret vote
were taken this bill would never
pass" Mcclellan said that Bark
ley's Influence as majority lead
er" could go far toward having
the measure withdrawn.
Clad entirely in black, Mrs
Caraway peered over horn-rim-
med spectacles perched on the
end of her nose as she addressed
her colleagues. Speaking unemo-
tionally, she defended the fill
buster as having exposed the
terms of the bill to the people.
She said she had no doubt that
the measure was tanned at the
south" and that it was ian insult
to our section" She spoke in
place of Senator Carter Glass, D.,
Va, who was absent.
1--WE have always met such at
tacks from the Republican party,
Mrs. Caraway said in a firm
voice. But now the self-styled
Democrats are making the attack,
Certain groups would destroy the
south not only politically but as
a bushes scompetitor with other
sections"
Declaring that she opposed the
bill on constitutional grounds
only, she said that lynchins could
not be condor 4, adding that
there never wa. ess need for an
anti-lynching bill than at pres
emit"
She contended that the negro
question did not enter into her
opposition to the bill and that
she had "long employed colored
people and have been most sue
cessful and happy in relations
with these employees"
"Animosity engendered by
such legislation as this may do
much to destroy our progress in
solving this problem in the
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