The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 4, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5581. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4; 1930. ARMED SOLDIERS ARE WATCHING RUM RUNNERS FARMERS MUST KEEP IN STEP WITH DEMAND Salvation from Ruin De- pends on Fighting Overproduction SUPPLY PHASE IS CHIEF CONTENTION Secretary lfi; Points to Only Logical Remedy for Surplus Problem WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—Salva-! tion from ruin for thousands of farmers was held by Secretary Hyde today to depend on whether they all will band against the giant —Overproduction. The call to rally went forth in| his annual report to President Hoo- ver, with the declaration: “I want to emphasize the need, of equitable, intelligent, systematic, | and collective action to bring sup- ply into better relationship with demand.” | Citing the particular ovembun-', dance of wheat, the Agriculture Secretary said producers of that| grain could expect Federal help| only if they made a practical ap- proach to the task of combmmg} to adjust output to needs. | “By this time,” he continued, “it is evident that supply-and-demand | conditions can not be set aside by legislation, that the dumping of| surpluses abroad is not feasible,! that the indefinite storing of sur- pluses tends to prevent rather than to cause a rise of prices, that tariff | duties are not effective on com-| modities produced largely for ex-| port, and that subsidies would m-; crease rather than restrain produc- tion. Voluntary curtailment of pro- duction is the only logical remedy | for the surplus problem.” | | | Cotton Market | The Secretary also pointed to cotton market developments as con- tinuing to emphasize the import- | ance of adjusting production to re-| quirements. “Farmers, of course,” Hyde wrote, “must deal mainly with the sup- ply phase of the problem in one way or another. There are two main alternatives. They can let matters drift until production is reduced by the ruin of thousands | and their elimination from the | rarming industry, or they can con- | sciously direct the readjustment process to lessen its difficulty and hasten its end. ‘The answer to overproduction is less production. Crops must be bal-| anced as nearly as possible with market demands and offered only in such quantities as can be sold at j2 s covering the farmers’' cost of production plus a profit. Technical Progress “Technical progress has increas-| ed farm productivity tremendously in the last 15 years, but the benefit has gone largely to the consumers. “Farming has been industrialized and mechanized. It has used science ! decreased its preduction costs, and increased its output, without finding either profit or security in the process. It has made two blades of | gras grow where one grew before, only to find the second blade de-| pressing the price of both.” | Hyde recommended a flexible| policy of wheat acreage reduction. Primarily, he proposed elimination of “high cost acres,” marginal land in which the cost of production is great and which shows no profit unless prices are correspondingly high. “Wholehearted cooperation in a concerted effort to bring our wheat | industry more nearly in line with| its market would disclose many use- | (Continued on Page Two) ! Secretary Hyde Makes Answer To Economists WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. —Secretary Hyde had an answer today for cconomists who have contended there is no such thing as overpro- duction, because all foods and fibers are eventually consumed at some price. He incorporated this sen- tence in his annual report to President Hoover: “There is over production if the price received does not exceed the cost of produc- tion by a margin suff‘:ent to give the reasonable effi- ciency farmer a fair net in- come.” ° . . ° ° . . e 0000000000000 DOCTOR USES DOG TEAMTO GET PATIEN Mushes Into Mountains of daho for Prospector, Critically Il M'CALL, Idahy, Dec. 4—Paf.iel- ing exploits of Alaska mushers, Dr. Don S. Numbers returned here last night from a 30-mile dog team trip into the mountains with J. D. Mon- roe, 73-year-old prospector who is critically ill. Monroe was hauled most of the way on a sled. Dr. Numbers said the aged man had a good chance for recovery although he is in a serious condi- tion as the result of loss of blood caused by ruptured ulcers of the stomach. Dr. Numbers has made several other dog team rescue expeditions into the mountains of Idaho. e FRENCH GOVT. IS DEFEATED Tardieu Administration Loses on Vote of Con- fidence in Senate PARIS, Dec. 4—The Tardieu Government was defeated by a vote of 147 to 139 on the ques- tion of confidence. Such a defeat is generally followed by the immediate re- signation of the Government. If this does not follow it will be the fourth time in ths his- tery of the Republic that the Government has been forced out in the Senate. The last time was when the Herriott Government was defeated in 1926. ey 3 TODAY'’S STOCK QUOTATIONS . | i i . NEW YORK CITY, N. Y, Dec. 4. —Closing quotation of Alaska Ju- neau mine stock today is 6%, Am- erican Can 115%, Anaconda Cop- per 35%, Bethlehem Steel 61%, Fox Films 31, General Motors 35, Gran- iby Corporation 18%, International Harvested 58%, Kennecott Copper 28% . Montgomery-Ward 21, Nation- al Acme 7%, Packard Motors 9%, Simmons Beds 17, Standard Brands 177%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 53, United Aircraft 27%, U. S. Steel |114%. — e A motor-driven ‘“combine” saved 20 cents a bushel on the cost of the string bean harvest on the farm of William Fox, at Beckenridge, Mich. Reclamation Policy - Not Consistent With Agric WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4— Secretary Hyde today pronounced the Federal reclamation policy in- consistent with present efforts to curtail farm production. In his report to President Hoover, the Secretary said “it is a serious question whether in view of the existing overproduction in agricul- ture it is advisable to promote agri- cultrual expansion through irri- gation and drainage.” “Studies of our land require- ultural Problem ments which take into considera- tion the available land areas” he continued, “the probable growth of population, the trend in consump- tion, technical progress in agricul- ture, and foreign trade prospects indicate that the present need is not agricultural expansion but con- traction. “For a decade at least our chief task will be to prevent too rapid an expansion of the arable acre- age.” SEVEN PLACED IN NOMINATION FOR DIRECTORS jChamber Opens Nomina- tions for Memberships on Executive Board | | i | { | | { Seven nominations for next year's directorate were submitied today to the Chamber of Commerce, in ithc report of the special nomina- ting committee, H. L. Faulkner, | Chairman. No additional nomina- tions were made from the floor. nominated were: E. M. , H. M. Hollman and J. J. | Connors, members of the present board, M. L. Merritt, Dr. W. W, | Council, W. L. Coates and H. Van- derLeest. The nominations were held open until next weck at which time election will be held. Submit Tentative Program A program for adoption by the Western Division of the Nation Those | Goddar: , Chamber of Commerce has been | ‘approved by the Chamber here and will be presented to the annual meeting of the former organization | at Portland next week, it was an- i nounced today. It was prepared by { a special committee, Allen Shattuck, | Chairman, and approved by the Executive Committee last Tuesday. It comprises the following: 1. Extension of air mail service to cover the main mail routes. | 2. Maintenance and extension of the Alaska Railroad on the basis of its value as an instrument in | the development of a vast area in the interior of the Territory. 3. sources of the waters along the | Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands and the Bering Sea with special | reference to halibut and cod. | 4. A survey of the islands along | the coast of Southwestern Alaska to determine the extent and possibili- ties of these areas as grazing land for stock. 5. Extension of whatever aid is necessary to carry forward the pre- liminary work in connection with the construction of the Alaska sec- tion of the so-called International Highway. 6. More adequate protection to shipping by placing a revenue cut- ter in western Alaska to serve Prince Willlam Sound and Alaska Peninsula districts. 7. Continuation of the work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey to A survey of the fishery re-| YEARS LONG AGO SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 4.| —The discovery of an Indian mound containing a dance house and 25 men’s club rooms, the first of the kind located in Utah, is re- ported by Dr. Julian Stewart, head of the Archaeological Department of the Utah University. | Dr. Stewart said the discovery of a large number of gambling INDIANS HAD CLUB HOUSES IN 'ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ; GAMBLING WAS PASTIME; DISCOVERY REPORTED | | ticks indicated the Indians were adept at games and used part of the dwelling for pastimes. The sticks are believed to have been popular among the Indians who roamed the Utah and Northern Ari- zona territory about 1,500 years ago. Dr. Stewart said the builders of the dance house and club rooms were probbaly ancestors to the cliff dwellers in the southwest. ALLOTMENT OF $387,000 MADE FOR ROAD WORK iThree Glacier Highway‘ | Projects Are Included | in New Road Program | | | | i 1 A Forest Highway program for| 1931 involving the expenditure in Alaska of $387,000 Federal funds ’and $15,000 Territorial money has been approved by the Secretary of | Agriculture, it was announced to- day by M. L. Merritt, Assistant {Regional Forester. This is sup- plementary to programs already approved and which are now pend- ! ing. Of the total new funds allotted,! there is an aggregate of $70,000; !for three projects on Glacier High- way. Other Southeast Alaska pro- jects were allotted $255,000, and | Seward Highway $45,000. | Glacier Highway Work The most important Glacier High- | way project is the installation of ia new bridge across Mendenhall |River to replace the present lower . river structure. While definite plans | have not been approved for the bridge, it is expected to be of| steel and to be 20 feet wide. I will entail widening and realigning approaches. A second project on the highway | |for which funds were allotted is' the reconstruction of the section from the bridge sjust south of Switzer's Dairy to a point near the top of the hill north of the dairy. (It is planned to straighten out that |stretch of road. The estimated cost is $25,000. This work will be done at the |same time the bridge south of, |Switzer's is replaced. Ten thousand dollars has already been set up for COMMUNISTS include areas adjacent to the Aleu- |that work, which makes the total| tion Islands. for the entire job $35,000. | Progress Is Notable To reconstruct a spur from the Notable progress has been made highway to the summer home col-' by Juneau in the past six years,|ony at Lena Point, a distance of | during which he has been coming about one mile, $10,000 was allotted. here annually for meetings of the|Surveys have been made of all Alaska Game Commission of which |these projects and work will start he is President, declared Dr. W. H. |€arly next Spring, or possibly be- Chase, Mayor of Cordova. “If T eve”rore the end of the winter, it was| leave Cordova, I hope it will be;'mm’“nced- to come to Juneau to live,” he add- Skagway Gets Bridge S An item of $60,000 for a | “I have noted each year your | Pridge across the Skagway River| progress and evident prosperity and | Dorth of Skagway was included in I hope in the near future all other |the program. This will replace the towns In the Territory will be en- |Present structure that was built joying them, as indeed some now |Prior to 1920 and is now unsafe for are.” He viewed the Territory's con- | Use, it was said. 4 ditions optimistically saying it was 10 extend Tongass Highway, Ket-| the most prosperous section of tha chikan, from the present southern! | new | | | | entire country, and prophesied it|Terminus to the New England pow-| would make great strides in the € Plant, which will involve one | next few years. | bridge and about three-quarters of Fears Political Activity ja mile of new road, the sum of He expressed a fear that politi- | $50.000 was allotted. cal conditions in the States gener-| Forty thousand dollars was set up ally in the next two years might for reconstruction of a three-mile hamper Alaskan development. Ap_'secnon of Wrangell Highway. For parently he had in mind the effect|short roads at Klawock and Craig, of the Prohibition issue upon the|Sections of the West Coast High-| national 1ation. Prohibition, he|Way, a total of $30,000 was ap-j declared, is splitting the country Proved, $20,000 af Klawock and wide open, dividing States and even | $10,000 at Craig. communities. He expressed the hope | Petersburg Creek Road that some solution would be reached | The program also listed $75000 that would eliminate it from the Forest Fund money for a threc-mile political arena. |road in the vicinity of Petersburg, He cautioned Chambers of Com- bul across the narrows from merce generally about acting hastily | town. The Territory has set up & upon matters brought to its atten- 000 to co-operate in this prc tion that effected the Territory|the total estimated cost of which generally. Oftimes, commercial bod- | is $90,000. : ies, petitioned upon such subjects,| For constructing a new he said, pass resolutions upon con- | cross Resurrection River, the sum troversial matters whish are not|0f $45000 was allotted. soundly based and hamper nubhorl-i For location surveys on a number ties in considering Territorial ques- ©f Southeast Alaska projects the tions. | Secretary approved the allot Interest Is Deeper |of $17,000. Included in these proj- The interest of the Federal Gov- €cts are: Mud Bay-Loring Section ernment in Alaska matters for sev- Of Tongass Highway, 12 mile | eral years has been growing keener 000; Lemin Creek Loop to Gla jand is evidenced by the class of in-| Highway, three miles, $3,000; Indian| ]vestigawrs sent here by executive| River—Sitka Park section of the| | departments to study problems and |Sitka Highway, one mile, $1000; { recommend policies. He pointed to West Coast Highway, Tydaburg the increased appropriations rm-iViHage, one mile, $1,000. | Federal schools, establishment of| SR industrial schools, more funds for| Mr. and Mrs. H. L. A | medical relief work, and the remov-|staying at the Gastineau Hotel bridg 10ld a !tinued today | Graf Zeppelin Commander, drew a jout of the forward bags, ot, | SUrvivors. ibroken at | struggled to right lal of headquarters of the Office of Mrs. Arnold recently returned from the States. Mr. Arnold is proprietor| (—Conm;ucd on Page Eight) of Arnold’s Bootery. | INCOME TAX " RATE LIKELY T0 ADVANCE Increase Is Seen Both by| President Hoover, Secretary Mellon ‘ WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 4.—Tt locks more than ever like taxpayers will have to pay one per cent more on this year's income. President Hoover and Secre- tary of Treasury Mellon see such a thing in prospect. The President’s opposition to a continuance of the reduction went to Congress with the bud- get message. Secretary Mellon supported the President’s views in his annual report and repeated his forecast of a deficit at the end of the fiscal year in June amounting to $108,000,000. | | CLASH WITH GERMAN COPS Nine Demonstrators Are Shot Down—Officer Stabbed to Death BERLIN, Dec. 4—Two persons were killed and a dozen were takenj to hospitals as the result of a Com- | munist clash with the Police in various parts of Germany. The “hunger march” of Reds at Liepsic developed into a battle in which nine Communists were shot down, one dying later. In Hamburg, a Communist mob stabbed a Policeman to death and wounded two others. A Communist mob in smashed a taxicab's windows, was eventually dispersed. Communists, Social Democrat Al- dermen mixed in a general fist fight last night at a session of the council in Dresden. Dresden but DISORDERS CONTINUE BERLIN, Dec. 4—Disorders con- in Germany. Shop- keepers have closed their shutte: as marchers approached. Some v etable stands were plundered. R-100 CRASH IS EXPLAINED LONDON, Dec. 4-—Dr. | Eckener, plcture in words today as to why the R-100 fell. He said gas seeped slipped astern and escaped through the tail and the nose dipped. The con- trol men threw out ballast, stopped the engines and the loss of motive power sent the ship into a dip The second dip was descri by An electric current was the crash and a spark set the gas in flames as the ship herself and the little rips through which the gas escaped became rents. .- 0il Flame Does Large Damage, N.Y. Waterfront N. Y., Dec. 4. NEW YORK CITY —Streams of flam oil from wharves of the Standard Oil Com- pany illuminated Brooklyn's water- front last night. The estimated damage is $500,000. The fire was stemmed by more than 300 firemen. Two hundred thousand gallons of gasoline, crude oil and turpentine, eighteen tanks plers and barges were destroyed. A fire boat and oil tanker were dam- aged, {and MEMBER HOUSEHUSTLES | ON BILLS FOR JDEPARTMENTS Wish to Finish Considera- tion so as to Be Free Over Week-End DISCORD APPEARS IN DROUGHT FARM AID Only Two Battles Appear Over Nominations Made by Hoover WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 4— As the Senate is expected to pass the Bus Regulation bill, the House continued busy with the sury Post Office Supply hop- ng to get thr rh with it PFri it a night sess end. A new discordant note de he proposal of aiding a sures have been in- troduced a: g for y million dollars. The Agricultural Depart- ment asked for twenty-five million dollars and the Administration leaders followed but the Democrats hold for a higher figure The Tariff and Federal Power Commissions are expected to be the only battle ground among the appointments the President has sent to the Senate The Muscle Shoals question seems to be deadlocked unless the House gives new instructions to the Com- mittee conferring with the Sena- tors who wish Government opera- tion. The House holds for private operation. Vacancies on Committees The Republican Committee on' Committees has filled vacancies on various standing committees for the short session. Senator Morrow of New Jers has been assigned to the Military,! Post Office, Public Buildings, Edu-| cation and Printing Committees. Senator Davis of Pennsylvania, has been assigned to the Commit- tees on Naval Affair Banking, Civil Service, Manufacturers, Inter- ocean and Canals. Senator Carey of Wyoming, has been assigned to Banking, District of Columbia, Civil Service, Military and Irrigation Committees ( The vacancies left to be filled by Democrats are one place on each of the following committees: Banking, Military, Naval and Post Office. STORM CYGAN BACK IN RENAHAN HUNT Cutter Unable to Go to Gravina I[sland to Investigate | P be - KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec. 4 A gale-like wind which threw Clar- ence Strait into a fury forced the cutter Cygan back to port yester- day while enroute to Vallenar Bay, Gravina Island. The cutter had started to investigate the report that Pilot Robin Renahan may have crashed. This report 5 brought here by a rancher. The storm also held the Naval fliers to the ground The Cygan will try island as soon as the weather per- mits. - e Asks for Removal of Bounty, Alaska Eagles! NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Dec. 3 —The American Game Conference in session here has recommended additional Game Wardens for Alas- ka and the removal of the bounty on the American Eagle in that Territory. - Is Nominated for Philippines Post WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec George Charles Clark, of Austin, Texas, has been nominated by Pres- ident Hoover to be of the Philippines. - W. Jackson was Ann's Hospital la will undergo a - Wileox of Hoonah, is among at the Alaskan Hotel. imitted to St evening. He operation J.E the guests OF ASSOCIATED PRESS To Succeed Davis William N. Doak, head of the Brotherho-d of Railroad Train- men, has been nominated by President Hoover to be Secre- tary of Labor to succeed Sena- tor James J. Davis, of Penn- sylvania. ISR I Wants $100,000 for Seward Monument At Seward, Alaska WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4. —United States Senator Royal 8. Copeland, of New York, h: introduced a bill authorizing appropriation of $400,000 for corstruct’'en of a monument and historical museum at Seward, Alaska, in commemoration of the foresight of former Secre- tary of State Seward in pur- chasing the Territory from Rus- sia. kel TWO QUAKES ROCK BURMA Over Score Are Known| Killed—Material Dam- " PRICE TEN CENTS PATROL OUT T0 PREVENT LANDING OF CONTRABAND Efforts Made to Halt Flood of Liquor—Mexican and American Au- thorities Act TIAJUANA, Mexico, Dec. 1. — Armed soldiers are pa- trolling the ocean shores, highwavs and lowlands be- tween this city and Ensen- lada to prevent unlcading of centrabard liguor valued at thousands of dollars. The liguor composes car- goes of a fleet of ships on {Rum Row off the coast of Lower Californi Mexican of Is are co- cperating with the American Secret Service officers to halt |the flood of liquor along the |line southwest of San Yaidro, California, regarded as the |easiest route for smuggling. S MILLIONS OF MEN JOBLESS President Green Issues Es- timates for Month of November | | | i | { WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 4— { The American Federation of La- {bor estimates showed 4.860,000 men | unemployed in November. | The figures were given out by President Willlam Green with a irning that at the rate of in- ase, February will see seven mil- n men jobless Estimates are b {unions in 24 cities The analysis of the reports show- led a general decrease in employ- | ment throughout the country but wa ¢ 1 | sed on reports of FORCES = to reach the 4—| Vice-Governor | age Is Larg |the highest w York City, S, | Buffalo, Los Birming- b rma, De _ RANGOON, Burma, Dec. &—i, ., "ppiageiphia , Chicago wenty-two are known to have A iedagtny pel and a number are in-|° ’ % k:}:m l,“,”“k‘_ that rocked ' Railroad employment showed an 18it: night : | increase as did theatres but build- H has been ! ing, metal, printing clothing | Much material damage done in the Pyu district | industries and manufacturing serv- | The first shock was a mild oneice indu NOMINATIONS The shocks were about three hours apart. Buildings in |were razed and [railroad tracks and |bridges have been [wrocked. ; Joorex e, Doniplace | WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 4— Among the nominations sent to the Senate by President Hoover are {broken thus delaying information | »O" o & MArstel | Jgrom other districts. ke L e iR Lynn Smith KIDNAPPED AND HELD TWO DAYS {train in 4 I jured | i | district| miles of numerous practically the Pyu several mail was and was wrecked Ee Fourth Divi- sion th of the above are reappoint- as they have been serving for the past four years. Jones, and Smith had the endorsement of Republican National Committeeman 5 Capt E. Lathrop. | BURLINGAME, Cal e . Frank McVeigh, aged 28 y .- Mrs. Bruce Sails for agame Chamber £ Vancouver;To Fly in U.S. ) De ommerc 1e latest vietim of California kidnappers He YOKOHAMA, Ja; Mr Bruce and an, Dec. who re to Tokyo B sterday od nd other reportec m Eng Van valu- H uver la d 2 X fly from * to Seattle, to San Fran- t to Indiana to visit hreat to - MOSCOW TRIA 1S NEARING END | 4 | char ouv thence ea D Children Born |After Tragic Deaths \Of Their Fathers BEDFORD, England, Dec. 4. —A daughter was born today to the widow of Major G. H. Scott, Commander of the diri- gible R-100, who lost his life on the last flight of that ship. A few days ago a child was born to Mrs. Doreen Rope, widow of Squadron Leader F. T, Rope who also perished in the crash of the R-100, MOSCOW, Dec | eigh counter revolutionary of otk nearir held have cou O cou and six on the | 1 have co themse llm‘.'v own mercy court