The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 26, 1931, Page 1

! ‘ \ i | } THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “AEL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5653. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1931, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ~ et VETERANS’ LOAN MEASURE IS VETOED RAILROAD CUT SEVERE BLOW TO TERRITORY Judge Wickersham Makes Statement in Seattle, Enroute East TO MAKE PROTEST ON PROPOSED CABLE SALE Private W;;hip Would Work Hardships in Many Communities SEATTLE, Feb. 26.—Judge James | Wickersham has arrived here on his way to Washington to spend) the summer. He declared the re-| cent $500,000 cut in the Alaska| Railroad fund “will kill the goose that laid the golden egg.” Judge Wickersham further de-! clared that the “people of Alaska are already required to pay thelr highest rates anywhere under the American Flag. To increase these ' rates will be putting’ an unfair| handicap on the railroad and Ter- | ritory. Big Business “Add Alaska's total production | of wealth to her total purchase] of merchandise—our total exports | to, and our total imports from | the United States and we have | $1,762,968,496, total exports; SQO'I,-i 873,941, total imports; or $2,670,- | 842437 in total trade. Thus Al- aska's trade value with United | States merchants and manufactur- ers since 1867 is more than two and a half billion dollars! A huge sum to have been won by a few thousand pioneers from . an inhos- pitable wilderness in the first half century of trade with the mother country. It is, however, but a mere trickle to the great stream of wealth | B which flow into the markets of the United States from Alaska ed by an increasing number of our; people who follow us into the Northern Territory, armed with better trade facilities and aided by b wiser and more generous govern-!f ment”. JE To Fight Cable Sale | Declaring the proposed sale of‘ the Washington-Alaska Military | Cable and Telegraph System to, private interests would retard in-| dustrial development of the Ter-! ritory, Judge Wickersham said he | would make a strenuous m;m; against the move in Washington, D. C. “The sale would surely increase §{ rates but the worst feature of all,| under private ownership would be to cut many small stations operat-, ing at a loss. This would work a!| hardship in the development of isolated communities.” H Going to Washington Judge Wickersham will have no |charges of slaying her husband, A. Thornewill. SINGER PLEASES Mary Garden met John D. Rockefeller at Ormond Beach, Fla., and was so impressed she sang some songs especially for his benefit at her concert in Daytona Beach. The d Mr. Rockefeller's famous tokens—a shiny new dime. ‘NEIGHBOR JOHN’ LOCAL CHAMBER PIONEERS' HOST AT NOON LUNCH Capacity Crowd Greets| Grand Igloo Officers, | Other Guests Today | | An overflow attendance that fill- ed the luncheon room and every | available booth in the Arcada | | Cafe greeted the Grand Officers | of the Pioneers of Alaska and oth- | er guests of the Chamber of Com- | | merce at its regular weekly lunch- | |eon today. The guests included | |Coach Hathaway and his basket- | ! ball squad from Ketchikan. ! The visitors were greeted by} President Council of the Chamberi and cordially welcomed by Sscre-| tary G, H. Walmsley on behalf of | the Chamber and Mayor T. B.| Judson. He presented a key w‘ the city of Juneau to Grand Sec- retary George J. Love for the Igloo. i Brosius Introduces Pioneers { Grand officer and former ogceu-| pants of Grand Igloo posts were| introduced by Grand President Cal | M. Brosius of Seward, who express- | ed appreciation for the “royal exn- tertainment” being furnished the| Pioneers and added if the entire| program is carried out the visito:rs| would have little time for sleep. !Among the Pioneer guests were: William Jarman, Juneau, Second Grand Vice President; George J. Love, Valdez, Grand Treasurer, Percy G. Charles, Ketchikan, Grand Treasurer; Rev. C. E. Rice, Grand Photo Associated Pre: iva Is shown here raceiving one of Tried for Murder Associated Press Photo Mrs. Helen Grant Thornewill who went 10 trial in Santa Cruz, Cal., on S L. !mond ring and wrist watch valued the Washington State Legislature { ] Chaplain, and Alfred J. Lomen,| Grand Trustee. Past Grand Prosi-| dents H. R. Shepard and A.. J. Dimond were also presented, #ad |Mrs. C. H. Phillips, of the Anen- orage Auxiliary unit who is the maker of the flag presented yes- terday to the Grand Igloo, and Mrs. Mary Edna Gildea, Ketchikan, and secretary of the Women's Chamber of Commerce there. Other Auxiliary members. attending were Mrs. Lottie Spickett and Mrs. Ger-, trude Laughlin. | EONA COOPER HAS DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT {Mother Asks Search Be | Made by Police for ifornia 1atrl Complimenting the Chamber ‘u Cahf Avnalnx its unstinted support of the Pa- LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb, 28— Cific Yukon Highway, Senator Di- Edna May Cooper, aged 26 years, mond declared that the project, | coholder of the women’s world en- like the transcontinental railroad | durance refueling flight record with Scheme of James J. HIll is the Bobble Trout, is being sought by 9réam that comes to a man but | the police and the Missing Per- once in a lifetime. “It is of the sons Detail will aid. The officers 8Téatest economic importance to | were asked by the girl's mother, Alaska” and everyone should exert| | Mrs. Mary Cooper, to search for €Very possible effort to put the , her daughter. |idea across, he declared. | Mrs. Cooper said her daughter' Representing the Territory, Sena- {left the Hollywood home last tor Dimond recently was a mem- | Tuesday morning to visit a down- Per of a party including Premier town office. She did not arrive at S. F. Tolmie and other British the office and has not been seen Columbia officers on a tour from since leaving home. Seattle to Olympia where they! Miss Cooper was wearing a dia- Were received at a joint session of Dream of Lifetime (and the occasion was particularly | at $4,500. I {to advance the international high-| duties as Delegate from Alaska until December unless there is a special session but he intends wswuop \DUWN go to Washington in a few weeks| by way of California. EUSENE MEYER IS CONFIRMED WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.— The long contested nomination of Eugene Meyer of New York to be Governor of the Federal Reserve Board has been confirmed by the Senate by 72 votes to 11. Senators Brookhart and Fra- zier criticized the financier’s ac- tivities on Wall Street. War Department Bill Passes; Has $800,000 For Alaska Road Com. ON BIG CLUB, PHILADELPHIA {Police Pull Raid on Exclu- Floods Accompany Gale—the current series with Dougias sive Organization— Liquor Found | way project. S | | He said that the road was the jone big objective of the present \government of British Columbia | land he was confident it would | IN HURRIGANE Ibe achieved before its tenure was | i 5 } Hathaway Presents Squad | Coach Hathaway presented his basketball sharpshooters to the | chamber. He expressed confidence that they would achieve victory in | ended. oty |and thus win the Southern Alaska Tram Is BlOWn from {High School Conference champion- | | | 1. ! ship. % Railroad Track | Mr. Hathaway doesn't limit com- The War Department sup- ply bill has passed both e branches of Congress and is now before the President for his approval, according to a telegram just received by the Alaska Road Commission from Delegate Sutherland. It car- ries an appropriation of $800,- 000 for the Commission for the construction and main- tenance of roads and trails in Alaska. The President is expected to approve the measure with- out delay. The Commission item is for the next fiscal year but is available for requirements in advance of that. . . . . . 3 ° . .o . . . . . . 3 | PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Feb. 26.| wri1INGTON, New Zealand, | —The Manufacturers’ Club, one of pep " 96 _More than 180 persons | Philadelphia’s most exclusive insti-| Lot ilieq n the Fiji Islands m| tutions, was raided by a special PO-|one of the worst hurricanes and| lice detall under Major Lemuel|(joogs in recent years. Schofield, Director of Public Safety.. ne officers and members of the | Major Schofield said he found an ' orey of g Government ship arrived | old fashioned bar and hundreds of .. today and made the report. lockers, many of which contained| " mne ghip's officers said the hur- liquor. fricane. was a few days ago and Manager August Bolll, of the was of such violence that a train club, was arrested and charged|yas plown off the track at Lau- with possession when 1,300 quarts topa causing numerous casualties. of assorted liquors were found. |Tne’ lighthouse at Nado was also Major Schofield, a member °"blown down. jthe club, made .an investlgation: The hurricane left a long narrow after the raid and then resigned.!strip across the Fijis but the coun- He issued a statement to the po-|try outside of the strip was not lice saying the only way for the|affected. enforcement of Prohibition is to| arrest the big fellow along with > . the little and said clubs are thel Pi%‘;:'f::‘:ie::;: 2?‘;‘;1‘301,_ same as small blind pigs in ‘ueys‘}elgners a‘ day were sentenced in the |eriminal courts of Paris in Decem- The Oklahoma state health de- per, Ttalians were most numerous partment has started an inocula- pecause they have the largest col- tion campaign to eliminate diph-[ony here. Next were Poles and theria from the state by 1932. |{Russians. No Americans were on . e I {the lists . Statistics show gasoline consump- B 5 TR tion in the United States was 6| During 1930 the Chicago elevated Per cent greater in 1930 than in'railroad carried about 182,900,000 1929, Amsengers, ; [ — petition to High School circles, ap- parently as he declared if there| were any more worlds to conquer the squad would be glad to un- dertake the task. Protests Cable Sale The proposed sale of the Gov- ernment system of communications in Alaska has been protested by the Chamber of Commerce, which yesterday wired Delegate Suther- land to object to the legislation now pending in Congress authoriz- ing the War Department to sell the system to private interests. A telegram was received by the Chamber from Ketchikan advising that the commercial organization there had taken similar action. missioner of Education, who de- 'parts for the States next week, Dr. jCouncil expressed regret at losing him and for the Chamber wished him Godspeed and good luck. “I am ‘sorry I am not staying longer,! and I don't say I will not come back,” Mr. Breuer responded. A delicious salad from Kippered fish, the product of a factory at ‘Wrangell owned by H. L. Morris, former Juneau resident, was serv- Gun Battle Results in Ne- fight with the officers leased today. bers, and Volcott Condit To L. W. Breuer, retiring Com- tle when officers attempted to ar-| leased near Sylvan Grove, Kansas. MARINES TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM NICARAGUA Moncada H L. Stimson (right), secretary of state, announced the acceptance by President Jose (left) =t:“f"let:lragul of n( plan 'czlllnq for rapld withdrawal of marines from that country to parallel the upbuilding of national guard. The agreement calls for a vigorous d Insurgents of which Augusto Sandino (center) is the leader. WILL CAUCUS; MEET TONIGHT Independents Will Not Be Present—No Opposi- ‘ tion to Longworth WASHINGTON, D.-C, Feb. 26.— With the ranks thinned by the absence of Independents, the Re-{ publicans of the House will meet tonight to select candidates for offices in the next Congress. The Independents, mostly West- erners, are unwilling to commit themselves now to the present Re- publican leadership and are de- termined to gain greater recogni- tion for themselves. Among the regulars there is no sign of opposition for Nicholas Longworth for Speaker. He has held the chair for six years now. Other officers also appeared to have no opposition including Floor Leader John Tilson, Clerk William Tyler Page, Sergeant-at-Arms Jos- eph Rodgers and Bookkeeper Bert Kennedy. TWO OFFICERS ARE KIDNAPPED RY 4 BANDITS Tina Tweedie, Chicago night club entertainer, has come to the de- fense of Leo V. Brothers, who will soon go on trial charged with the murder of Alfred (“Jake’”) Lingle, Chicago reporter. Tina says Brothers is a “perfect gentleman” and adds that she does not believe be ever carried a gun. Fur Buyers In Tacoma For Sales braska Following Bank Robbery HASTINGS, Nebraska, Feb. 26.— Two policemen who were kidnapped by four bank robbers after a gun were re- {Dealers Assert Prosperous COn(]ilionS FO)’(’,S("Cn —Prices Stronger | Robert Hendricks, one of the rob-, Nebraska | Bankers Association investigator, | were seriously wounded in the bat-| TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 26 rest the robbers. | ers from all the principal fur cen- Patrolman Woode was tied t0 a| ters in the United States and Can- fence for several hours before re-| ada are here for the winter fur leased. | sales which will aggregate at least Capt. Frank Yettman was re-|$95000, ' Fox and marten are especlally The two officers were not hurt. L sought by the buyers. '.T;h: smount of the loot is noti Prices are stronger than for stated. months. ————e | The fur dealers said prosperous A bill introduced m the Mjssouri | conditions are foreseen legislature would make chicken| Most of the furs to be sold are stealing by day as serious as an of-| from Alaska and the Intermoun-:$iant red star, the birgest (Continued or Pagc Three) ¥ fense as by nighi, | tain States, Above picture shows a detachment ‘of marines in Corinto preparing for a campaign against the bandits In» 1928, « fra— KEIR T PRESIDENT IS AGAINST BILL; GIVES REASONS Special Mes:ge from Chief Executive Is Hand- ed to House NO MONEY IN TREASURY TO MEET BIG DEMANDS Loan Would Break Barriers of People—Legisla- tion Unwise WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.—President Herbert Hoov- er vetced the veteran’s loan bill in a message to the House which was received late this afternoon. The President called the legislation “unwise” from the standpoint of the veterans themselves and unwise from the standpoint of all people.” The President repeated that Administrator Hines estimat- ed that one billion dollars will required to administer the bill and “there not being a penny in the Treasury to meet the demand, the Gov- ernment must borrow the sum through the sale of reserve Ifund securities together with further issues, or must im- pose further taxation. Sole Appeal “The sole appeal for reop- ening the bonus act is a claim that funds from the National Treasury should be provided veterans in distress, as the result of drought and busi- ness depression. “There are many veterans unemployed and in need, in common with many others of our people. These, like others LRy e are being provided the basie The halibutTolx:;lg Phtweta t‘he!nece.ssitie_s by devoted com- United States and Great Britain|munities in parts of the coun- for preservation of halibut in the |try affected by depression and North P;cmc and Bering Sea nas drought. been ratified by the Senate. | The treaty has advanced the clos- Matter of Concern {ing season from Novem_ber 15 go “Preference to veterans and ;’:;f.:l:;rlsl and opening agalnpqir welfare is and should be a matter of concern of our people. Aut)’ci;"d Press Photo rive by natlonal guard against the HALIBUT TREATY IS RATIFIED BY SENATE OF U. S |Closing Date Is Advanced| from November 15 to | | | November | e I The treaty was concluded at Ot- | {tawa on May 9, 1930, by the In- ternational Fisheries Commission |y o 7 4 | created by a previous treaty to nfluwy indicates such investigate and was given power | care is being given through- to regulatethe halibut industry. |out the country. It is also in- | The members of the Interna-| .. tonal Fisheries Commission are | dicated that the number of Miller Freeman, of Seattle, Editor | veterans in need is a minor of the Pacific Fisherman; Henry|percentave v OMalley, United States Fisherios| P oon o8¢ Of the whole peo- Commissioner; W. A. Found c;m-;me' | l::::u:]l‘)l‘pul\;bemkwl(-r of Fisheries, | Hardships fister “of Funeries of Britsh Go.| e President, in his mes. Thimbla, | sage, said allowing veterans | P SR ito borrow 50 per cent of the e *,_k‘__,_.“ace value of their certifi- ' T'("“':);‘T“l':;\:““ | | cates would work a hardship P R A‘s;“ _‘un wives and dependents of AL E NEW YORK, Feb. 26—Closing quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 8%, American C:m. 125'%, Anaconda Copper 41%, Beth- |lenem Steel 69, General Motors 43%, Granby Consolidated 57%, In- | ternation Harvester 57%, Kennecott | 29%, Packard Motors 11%, Simmons | Beds 22%, Standard Brands 20, Standard Oil of California 50, Stan- e Einstein On Visit To School dard Oil of New Jersey 50'%, United Aircraft 37, U. 8. Steel 151, Cur- ‘Appears Before 3,500 Stu- Buy- |* tiss-Wright 5%, Hudson Bay 5%. | —————— Star, Man, Electron Called Creation - Units! CAMBRIDGE, Mas Feb. 26— |A star—a man—an electron—three | key units in creation. | This daring comparison is sug-! 'gested by one of the world's best known astronomers, Dr. Harlow Shapley, Director of Harvard Ob- servatory, in his book Flights from Chaos. | “It s a singular fact,” he says,| “that electrons, in diameter, are {just as much smaller than a man as he is smaller than a super- body | Jhe measures,” dents—Leaves for Ber- lin Tomorrow PASADENA, Cal, Feb. 26—El- bert Einstein went to school today despite the fact he leaves tomor- row afternoon at 1 o'clock for Berlin with a short stop in New York City. Eintein appeared 3,500 students at Junior College. The last speech he will make in the United States will be on March 4 at a Jewish banquet in New York City. Einstein expressed satisfaction- with his visit here both as to studies and the interest Americans’ elence, today before the Pasadena e [ e -