The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 5, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5582. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRID. AY, DECEMBER 5, 1930. MEMB ER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NOTE FROM BURKE FOREBODES DEATH BY STARVATION ( | SHORTERHOURS, HIGHER WAGES ARE ADVOCATED A F. 0. & Olficial Ad: vances These as Solution for Unemployment | | | l \ PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. Labor’s solution for unemployment was advanced here today by Mnt-b thew Woll, Vice-President of the, American Federation of Labor. In/ brief, it was this: More money nmd| fewer hourse of labor for the in-| dividual worker. I Mr. Woll gave iis remedy in a talk made before the ‘Conference of the American Academy of Poli- tical and Soclal Science on the general topic of “Security in In-| dustry.” He declared the adoption of this plan (shorter hours and higher wages for the laborer) would ln-! crease the opportunities for em-| ployment and put in a minor role, all other unemployment remedies. | “It is safe to say that in the midst of our alleged prosperity, few American workers obtain any- thing like a satisfactory standard of living. Therefore, the first need of the nation is a higher standard for the masses, not solely to pro- vide sufficient employment, but to advance social progress as a na-| tional policy.” —_——————— BIG PROJECTS ARE TAKENUP BY HOUSE COM. Favorable Reception Given to Public Building Program WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 5—| President Hoover’s plan of spend- ing $150,000,000 within the next six months on public building projects | has been started on the road of legislative enactments with the first outburst of criticisms appar- ently stilled. The detailed explanation giving the amounts allocated in subdivis- ions but not naming specific proj- ects, was accorded a favorable re- ception by the House Appropria- tions Committee today. The Chief of the Public Roads Bureau and Chief of the Army En- gineers under whom the bulkiest expenditures will be made, were the first witnesses called. In explanation they said the money would be used entirely on projects already approv- ed by Congress. MOVE T0 BODST DROUGHT FUNDS CREETS SENATE Democrats Would Increase Budget Recommendation by $35,000,000 WASHINGTON, b. C., Dec. 5— Democratic leaders in the Senate today sought to get the jump on the Administration in drought re- lief by launching a movement to increase Governmental financial aid to almost two and one-half times that recommended by President Hoover. They woudl have Congress appropriate $60,000,000 for drought relief instead of the $25,000000 which was approved and recom- mended by the Bureau of Budget. Senator Joseph T. Robinson, the Democratic leader in the Senate, opened the subject when the Sen- até Agricutural Committee started its hearings on the Budget's plan. He was supported by several other Senators who joined him in intro- ducing a bill carrying the, $60,000,- 000 appropriation for loans to farm- ers for seed and feed. Speaking before the Committee, Senator Robinson declared: “If Congress is going to deal with the situation at all, it should deal with it generously.” The bill for the $60,- 000,000 was introduced on the floor of the Senate while the Commitete was still arguing over the amount. R e _Germany will hold its annual 'utomobne show in February in Berlin, { i | | | | Cup Presented To “World's Best Loser” NE WYORK CITY, N. Y, Dec. 5—Sir Thomas Lipton was nearly overcome with emotion when he was presented with a cup for the “World's Best Los- cr.” He was unable to finish his spoech of acceptance which the Mayor’s Secretary completed. Sir Thomas rested for nearly an hour in Mayor Jimmy Walk- er's private office after the ceremony. The Yachtman said he would hold to his offer of another challenge in 1932 for America’s Cup. e ——— FOSTER DEFIES HOUSE INQUIRY Red Leader in America Re- fuses House Names of Central Committee WASHINGTON, D. ¢, Dec. 5— On the ground that such informa- tion might be used against them, William Z. Foster, American Com- munist leader, today refused to give to the FPish' Committee of the House, investigating Communist ac- tivities in the United States, the names of the Central Committee in this country. Questioned as to the identity of this Committee, Foster said: “I'm not submitting the names of the committee, if you please.” Asked why, he responded: “Such evidence would only be used against us in the police courts in the event of our arrest.” The House today continued to struggle with appropriation bills for the regular departments. —_—————— HITLER SOUNDS RALLYING CALL Germans Must Be Prepared to Give Up Lives for Fatherland BERLIN, Dec. 5—Adolf Hit- ler, Dictator of the National So- cialist Party, last night told Berlin’s Student Body that every member must be prepared to give up his life for Ger- many’s regeneration and recap- ture of her place in the Sun. “The sword is the final arbi- ter and from the steel of the sword emerges iron for the plow,” said Hitler. . Continuing, Hitler said: “Turn your backs on Inter- nationalism. There is only one God on Earth besides the God in Heaven, namely our Father- land.” Hitler was cheered lustily. B WILL FIGHT COMMUNISTS AND BANDITS President of Chinese Gov- ernment Goes to Front to Take Command NANKING, Dec. 5.—Chiang Kai Shek, President of the Chinese Gov- ernment, has left by gunboat to di- rect the Government troops against bandits and Communists now over- running the Provinces of Hupes, Hunan and Kiangshi. Chiang Kai Shek planned to be- gin operations at Kiukiang and then move toward Hankow and Changsha. ———eo—— SISTERS PRESERVE FIGS IN THEIR PORCH “FACTORY” MONROVTA, Cal., Dec. 4—Three|their families and two Seattle men, backyard fig trees furnish the raw product for a home business here of two sisters, Mrs. Cora Patterson and Mrs. Nina Hirschorn. Until last season’s crop they sold what raw figs they could, but they decided to preserve a lot of them| The second suicide is in the| about the time of the county fair. They entered one jar and it won a blue ribbon. Now the. sisters have turned a porch of their home into a factory where they preserve, pickle and candy their product, NEW HARDWARE COMBINE BUYS JUNEAU - YOUNG {Local Hardware Store Ac- quired by Ketchikan and Juneau Company | | | | Under the terms of a deal now | being consummated, Ketchikan in- \terests are combining with Juneau capital and entering the local hard- {ware and furniture field, two of the largest concerns in Southeast Alaska handling those commodi- |ties are to be consolidated, and !their operations will be enlarged. | This was revealed this afternoon /by Glenn Carrington, who is here | representing the Ketchikan inter- ests in the transaction and who is | prominent’ in the development. Briefly, Mr. Carrington, his long- |time business associates John W. | Jones and J. B. Warrack, and J. R. Heckman, pioneer Ketchikan business man, are acquiring a large interest in the Juneau-Young Hard- ware Company through a holding company which will also take over the hardware and furniture depart- ments of J. R. Heckma® and Com- pany of Ketchikan. Change Effective Now The change is now in progress. Inventories were today being made here and were expected to be com- pleted by Sunday evening. After this work is finished locally, Mr. Car- rington will, proceed to Ketchikan | and begin a similar task in the Heckman firm. Oliver M. Olson, who took over the C. W. Young Hardware Com- pany and Juneau Harware Company !five years ago, consolidating the two stores, and who has been in charge of the management of the business since that time will retain his con- nection .with the firm. He and H. L. Faulkner, who was a substantial | stockholder in the Jungau-Young Company, will be stockholders in {the holding company of the new | enterprise. | Owing to Mr. Olson’s illnealth, ‘however, he will retire from active management of the local Mr, Jones will come here shortly to |assume control at least for the time being. “We will make no changes in the personnel of the company’s staff of employees, and will continue the same policies it has pursued,” Mr. Carrington said. Betterments Are Promised “However, through the consolida- tion of the two businesses, we will be enabled to effect material bet- terments in buying methods as well }as in marketing, and this undoubt- edly will give both Juneau and Ketchikan the very best of facili- {ties in the lines of merchandise we handle. One of the immediate | improvements to be made in Juneau {will be the enlargemnt of the fur- niture department of the local store. “Mr. Jones is now visiting lower Pacific Coast cities and he has |been requested to make large pur- chases of new stock which will ar- rive in the near future,” he added. Mr. Jones is an experienced hard- ware and furniture man and worked in those departments for the Heck- man corporation at Ketchikan. He also had charge of the same firm's mortuary for several years. Associated Seven Years He came to Alaska about 16 | years ago. Mr. Carrington first | came to the Territory in 1915, and since that time has acquired heavy property holdings, mainly at Ket- (Continued on Page Eight) ———ee—— DISCOURKBED, THO MEN END - LIFE'S BATTLE Inability to Support Fam- ilies Cause of Two Suicides SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 5.—Cour- age sapped the inability to support \ committed suicide. Clude Townsend wsa found slumped over an open gas jet by his son Lloyd, aged 8 years. The widow and two other small children survive. County Morgue, unidentified. He drank poison on the street. The unknown left a note saying: | “Dear wife: T tried until T can try no longer. Health and strength are gone since the accident. Good- bye, dear one, Hubby.” [Find $1,500, Two Men Rewarded With $1 AURORA, Nebraska, Dec. 5.— Jack Carroll, of Akron, Ohio, and William Martin, of Phila- delphia, proved to be honest men while bumming their way eastward. Carrcll and Martin found a pocketbook containing $1,500 in a railroad station. They turned the pocketbook and money over to the station agent who re- turned it to the owner. “Thanks, here's a dollar,” was the reward. e CHECK IS MADE ON WITHDRAWAL ORDERS, ALASKA No More Public Land Res- servations Without Sub- mission to Governor FOREST AGENT GOES WESTTO COMPLETE DEAL Heintzleman Starts for San Francisco ' to Execute Timber Contracts After having completed his mis- included negotiations over the granting of final water power de- velopment licenses to the Cameron- Chandler and Zellerbach interests, B. F. Heintzleman, Assistant Reg- ional Forester, today left the na- tional capital for San Francisco for final negotiations with those in- terests, it was announced here by a recent visit to San Francisco M. L. Merritt, Assistant Forester. Regional sion in Washington, D. C. which|Messrs. JUNERU PAPER PLANT WILL BE ERECTED SOON Rustgard, After Talk with! i Kinzie, Says Project Sure | Despite Handicaps “I am absolutely certain that George T. Cameron and Harry Chandler will go right ahead with their program for the con- struction of a pulp and paper mill near Juneau despite the unfavorable market conditions,” declared Attor-| ney General John Rustgard, who;’ discussed the project with R. A.| Kinzie, engineer in charge, during| Mr. Rustgard talked some |length with Mr. Kinzie shortly be- | The purpose of his trip to San|fore the Federal Power Commission Francisco is to execute the timber |granted the final waterpower license sale contracts for both the Ju- covering developments at Speel Riv- (neau and Ketchikan pulp timber units. It is expected by local Forest Service officers he will complete | this without delay and return here probably before Christmas. Under departmental orders re-| Each of the sales units compris- cently issued, there will be no more es 5,000,000,000 feet board measure public land withdrawals in Alaska of hemlock and spruce. The areas until such withdrawals have been|from which it is to be logged have submitted to the Governor of the all been cruised both by agents of Territory and passed upon by him.ithe two groups of capital and the store. This was revealed here today by representatives of the Interior De- partment and Dezpartment of Agri- culture, in which is vested the ad- ministration of all unappropriated public lands. The Secretaries of those two de< partments have officially notified chiefs of all bureaus in their or- ganizations to this effect. This, it is pointed out, means that no new reservation will be made in the Territory without the knowledgé of the Chief Executive of Alaska and until he has had an epportunity tc express an official opinion upon tae advisability and necessity for tak- ing such action. The Interior Department issued its order to this end several weeks 'ago, in fact, shortly after the re- turn of E. K. Burléew, Administra- tive Assistant to Secretary Wilbur, from Alaska to Washington., He endorsed the policy after a study of local conditions. A similar order, signified by Sec- retary Arthur M. Hyde, Secretary of Agriculture, was. received here by the United States Forest Service this week. It said: “From time to time there are submitted to this office for transmittal to the Presi- dent proposed executive orders cov- ering the withdrawal of public lands in Alaska. It is directed that here- after such orders, before being pre- sented to this office, shall be re- ferred to the Governor of Alaska. This action will tend to centralize the administration in Alaska and will also, give the Governor an op- portunity in advance of the pro- posed withdrawals of public lands to express the official view of the Territory.” The new policy, which has been contended for by many Alaskans, has the endorsement of the Alaska Commission, composed of Gov. Parks, Regional Forester C. H. Flory of the Department of Agri- culture, and Dennis Winn, repre- senting the Department of Com- merce. NOTRE DAME 1S ON SHORT END BETTING | | | { | with Univ. of South- ern California (VRTINS S RSN U CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 5—The Notre Dame football team finds itself on the short end of 10 to 8 in betting | as the eleven faces Southern Cali- | fornia’s football team Saturd: For the first time since 1928 the Irish eleven has been listed in Chicago at less than even money. Most of the times the Irish have been favorites. | | "\ = SHOPPIAG 0ave 1 Quw.\ TMAR Ten to Eight Bet on Game| |Government and a satisfactory schedule agreed upon. The terms of the sales have been negotiated and it is not believed there will be any hitch in executing the contracts. The final waterpower develon- ment licenses were granted about ten days ago by the Federal Power Commission in Washington. Mr. Heintzleman was detained there following this however, by the suit involving Swan Lake, coverted by the Zellerbach license. This case was heard in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia early this week. The court heard arguments and has taken the matter under advise- ment. It is expected a decision will be reached shortly. FORMER TOAST, 2 GONTINENTS, UNDER ARREST iBelle Livingston Runs Afoul | of Liquor Laws in New Night Club Raid NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Dec. 5—A one-time toast of two conti- nents in the nineties, who included among her ex-husbands a count and several millionaires, ran afoul of the liquor laws for the third time last night. Belle Livingston, aged 56 years, former actress, was arrested with eight employees at the newest salon on Park Avenue. Twelve hundred dollars worth of assorted liquors was confiscated. Four hundred tep-hatted and silk gowned patrons were told to hunt amusement elsewhere. Nine Dry Agents raided the place during the night. ACQUITTED OF SHOOTING TWO [Woman Not Guilty of Kill- ing Husband, Moon- shining Partner H | PORT ORCHARD, Wash., Dec. 5. —Mrs. Julia Ann Christensen was acquitted last night on charges of shooting to death her husband G. {L. Christensen, and his moonshin- |ing partner, John Hegebrecht, near here last August. The jury deliberated two hours jand ten minutes. ‘Although Mrs. Christensen signed !a confession she shot her husband | because he was mean to her, and | shot Hegebrecht to seal his lips, she }later repudiated it saying the con- {fession was obtained by the au- |thorities under duress. ——t 5 CANVASS THEATRE PATRONS ! MANNHEIM, Germany—To in- icrease attendance in the coming !'season the Mannheim National | Theatre resorted to a house-to- | house canvass to explain the ad- | vantages of subscription perform- | ances at reduced rates, A er and Dorothy Lake. Had Given Up Hope The Attorney General, as a re- verted from a pessimistic attitude Message with World Court Protocol, Is Completed WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 5. —The message which will ac- company the World Court pro- scol, when President Hoover s it to the Scnate, has been completed. The President has touch with Secretary Stimson all this week preparing the message. The mes ag very brief. been in of State while said, is - POINCARE MAY BE ASKED TO FORM CABINE Former Premier Called to Palace—Tardieu Gov- ernment Resigns mergue has called former Premier FATED AIRMEN LEAVE MESSAGE CARVED ON TREE ‘Grounded Aviators Wrote } They Left for Wolfe ‘ Lake October 17 | INDIANS TELL OF SEEING 'AERIAL CRAFT ALOFT Country Is Scoured by | Searchers Without Fur- ther Trace of Lost Trio The fate of Pilot E. J. A. | (Paddy) Burke and his two | companions, Emil Kading and | Bob Marten, still remains a sult of the conversation, was con-| PARIS, Dec. 5—President Dou- mystery:. Poincare to appear at the Elysee l.'l"l Everett Wasson and | Palace, presumably to discuss the Guide Joe Walsh returned to ing to Mr. Kinzie I am satisfied French Cabinet situation. Whitehorse S 5 S esterda - that the Cameron interests will pro-| International disarmament and no at 12“{5' 5 s 'v. aflef' ceed with their project in the fu-|Security entered prominently into i :30 o’clock in their to an optimist. “I had given up hope for the paper, but after talk- lof $7,500 per day on the value of ture,” he declared. of financial profit to the investors is excluded by the restrictions im-| posed by the Government. it comes, it will do so as a dona- tion to the public by men whose' ambition is to do something of last-| ing value to their country. | “Under the lease for waterpower,| the investors are not permitted to earn more than six per cent on their invested capital. Whatever is earned over that ratio is split fifty- fifty with the Government, and the latter reserves the right to fix the price on power from time to time so as to hold the profit down to six per cent.,” Market Is Upset The present newsprint market is| not nearly so favorable for the project today as it was when the project was first launched, Mr.| Rustgard pointed out. “When the project was first started, news- print was selling for 875 per ton in San Francisco,” he said "Tnday!‘ any newspaper can make long-term | contracts for paper at a maximum price of $50 per ton, and get the| during the life of the contract “On the projected 300-ton mill at) Juneau this represents a reduction the output, or a reduction of over $2700,000 in the value of the an- nual output. Under such circum- stances whether the mill can oper- ate at a profit at all is problematic. It may depend upon whether it can be installed and operated within the cost estimated in advance. “When we take into consideration the fact that today good stocks yielding the investor from eight to ten per cent can be purchased in any quantity, it is obvious that the projected paper industry in Alas- ka is not altogether a money-mak- ing undertaking. Stocks Are Cited “The common stock of the Zel- lerbach Company is down to $6, and the cumulative seven per cent pre- ferred stock in its operating com- pany, Crown-Willamette, is selling for $70, a sure yield of 10 per cent on the market price, I do not see how, under these circumstances, there can be any financial induce- ment for the Zellerbach people in this field. “The public generally, however, under-estimate the number of wealthy people who have quit ac- cumulating and are simply looking for an opportunity to be of the greatest possible service to the com- munity. Cameron and Chandler be- long to that type. Paper production in Alaska is their pet scheme and comes under that type of service. It is their baby.” Sure to Come Despite all unfavorable conditions and restrictions, said Mr. Rustgard in conclusion, he is certain that the local project will materialize. Mr. Kinzie did not give any intimation when the construction program would be initiated. At the time of the discussion, the Federal Power Commission had not acted on the application for final license Mr. Kinzie was then doubtful if the license would be granted before the Commission underwent re-or- ganization, and when this would be perfected was a mere matter of guesswork. Since then, the licenses have been issued on both the Ju-| neau and Ketchikan projects. { | | on a vote of confidence. Paul Boncour, France's chief ar- the President, who, it is said, will choose a Cabinet which will give first place to disarmament and se- curity issues, B DEATH PENALTY DEMANDED FOR EIGHTRUSSIANS Soviet Prosecutor Makes Impassioned Plea at Treason Trial MOSCOW, Dec. 5—The name of Poincare was shouted again in the courtroom where eight engineers are on trial for their lives for treason, before Judges who ruled out all ers.” Prosecutor Krilenko today shook his finger in the general direction | of Paris and accused the former | Premier ,of working with the coun- ter-revolutionists. “If Poincare wants to know all details of this plot in which he played such an important part I'll let him have them; Tl let him know the worst when the time comes to fight. We will fight—fight as one. We will meet the crisis armed, prepared,” shouted Krilenko. The Prosecutor renewed his de- mand that the defendants be put to death. He rehearsed the confes- sions drawn from Leonid Ramsin, one of the accused and said to be! the chief plotter. He referred to the French dénials of participation as| “pure fake.” The Prosecutor further said: “We have sufficient proof that French Army officers were connect- ed through their agents in Mos- cow. The action men plotted suf- ficiently severe punishment under our crim- inal code.” - TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Dec 5—Closing quotation of Alaska Ju- neau mine stock today is 6!, Am- erican Can 115%, Anaconda Copper 35 Bethlehem Steel 61%, Fox Films 31%, General Motors 35'%, Granby soration 17'%, Interns tional ester 58':z, Kenneco 27%, omery-Ward 21% tional Acme 7%, Packard Motors 9%, Simmons Beds 17, Standard Brands 18%, Standard Oil of Cali- fornia 49 Jersey U F Montg Be Given Hearing w. The Comm five next Feder: hearing ASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 5— Interstate Commer has decided to call the members nominated for the 1 Power Commission for Thursday. the | and they merit the most; Standard Oil of New| | found no trace of the missing men. “But when it|the ministerial crisis which saw| plane, after an absence of does come, it will not be entirely the Tardieu government resign late seven days, and reported they as a money making scheme. Hope|yesterday after losing in the Senate p. 4 been to Burke's plane, found a note l¢ft by the three When | mament authority, counselled with) men, had flown over the country, and visited one In- dian camp, but no trace of | the missing men had been found. | Advices of the return of Pilot | Wasson to0 Whitehorse ‘was first {received by The Empire from the Agent of the White Pass and Yu- Fkon Route ‘at Whitehorse, and fur- ther informatior was received to- day frcm Clarence M. Sands, spec- 1al representative of The Empire at Atlin, B. C, [ Note Is Feund { Correspondents Sands’ !to The Empire follows | “Have just received the following 1lnlf'fizrum from Pilot Wasson who | has returned to Whitehorse from | Paddy Burke's search: “‘I landed on a lake 16 miles from Burke's plane. Walsh and imysvl( snowshoed over to the plane jand found it undamaged. | “‘No written note was left dispatch in benefit of any decline in price| mention of “friendly foreign pow-(Burke's plane but on a tree at {their camp 50 yards from the I plane, we found this message carv- ied-Lc’ for Wolfe Lake October seventeenth. Need food badly. Sign- jed Paddy, Bob and Emil— We could find no sign of any of the | men between plane and Wolfe Lake. { } At Indian Camp | “T also landed at an Indian {camp 50 miles down the river from | Burke's plane and the Indians re- | ported Burke had flown over their |camp looking for a landing place jon the lake but the lake was frozen |at the time.'” | “Wasson reports snow in the vicinity | plane. “Things xow look very bad as | Frank Dorbandt and Everett Was- son saw no signs of life on Wolfe Lake.” The information received by the | Whitehorse Agent was nearly the same. 3 four feet of of Burke's Six Days at Plane According to the note carved, Burke and his companions un- doubtedly remained at the plane for six days as they left Liard Post October 11 on what was to have been their return flight to Atlin, B. C On Monday, November 24, Pilot Wasson returned to Whitehorse after conducting a thorough search for Bureks plane. He found the | plane frozen in on the headwaters of the Laird River but owing to the condition of the country and the ice on the river, was unable to land. He returned to White- horse, as his gasoline supply was running low, and reported finding Ithe plane, giving rise to new hopes that Burke and his two compan- ions would be found alive Wasson hopped off on his sec- ond search Thanksgiving Day, reached the plane again but has There is a probability expressed in some quarters that Burke mighnt have traveled toward Pelly Post on the Upper Pelly River Pilot Wasson is awaiting further instructions. at Whitehorse before starting out again on a search or returning to Mayc, his headquart- ers No intimation given in any of the dispatches as to why Burke was forced down, is