The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 15, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO, 5694. QUEEN VICTORIA L | | LAST OF ROYAL FAMILY LEAVES MADRID CASTLE Five Member:f Abdicated House Are on Way to France QUEEN SOBS AT SIGHT | OF HER LOYAL FRIENDS King Alfonso Is Aboard Cruiser Bound for English Port MADRID, Spain, April 15. —With Queen Victoria and’ four of her children aboard a| BIG COMPANIES OPPOSE CHANGE IN INSURANGE File Protest Against Pro- posed Amendments to Compensation Act Representatives of Alaska's | greatest mining companies, includ- | today that unless they show peace waded through the longest calen— ing the Alaska Juneau Gold Min- ing Company, Hammon Consoli- dated Gold Fields, Fairbanks Ex-| ploration Company and Kennecott | Corpcration, the largest employers ‘or labor in the Territory, yester- day appeared before the House | Committee on Labor and filed for- ! mal protests against the proposed changes in the Workmen's Com- pensation Act. Each of them declared flatly train traveling to France, the ‘thexr c’)mmmh made no chstmc— last members ¢f the Spanishi royal family left the palace for exile. Leaders of the day-old Re- public are moving to insure the life of the new regime and are formulating a pro- gram for the future. Abdicated King Alfonso bearded the cruiser at Cara- gena this morning, sailing for England. Princess Marie Christian, Princess Beatrice, Crown; Prince Asturis and Prince’ Gonzale, the youngest son, are with the Queen. Queen Victoria sobbed piti- fully at the sight of a group waiting at the station to see her off. The new Government an- nounced that tranquility reigned throughout Spain. Throngs filled the streets to continue celebrating. The Government decreed a national holiday. Red, yellow and purple ban- ners are everywhere. The royal statues have| either been thrown down or draped in the Republican col- ors. Prison gates everywhere have been opened for thou- sands of political and revolu- tionary hostages. TO ENLARGE LIBERTY MADRID, April 15. — Re- spect for private property, religious creeds, determina- tion to enlarge liberty in Spain, modification of the Agrarian policy and aid farm- ers are the main points in the program of the new Re- publican Government. Sum- moning of a Parliament is an- nounced but the date is not; specified. MONARCH IN EXILE LONDON, April 15.—King Alfonso is expected to arrive‘ (Continuea on Page T'wo) Territorial Funds Sought to Aid All-Alaska Chamber - Financial backing for the e All-Alaska Chamber of Com- merce from the Territory is sought in a ‘measure intfo- duced in the Senate yester- day by request by the Com- mittee on Finance and Cor- porations of which Mr, Shattuck is Chairman. The measure provides for an appropriation of $5,000 for the biennium and con- tains a clause prohibiting expenditure of more thau ten percent of the sum for wages or salaries. A re- quirement for a membership of 500 in thn ‘Chamber is made. o0 0es0000000 ©000000000c0cecccccee and single mcn and thnt they dxd not discriminate againgt American citizens in favor of foreigners. They argued that to change the present requirements of the law would be in effect to penalize 90 per cent of the industry, which admittedly is not abusing the law, to prevent possible abuses by a very small mi- | nority. Different Remedy Suggested J. A. Hellenthal, appearing for the Alaska Juncau, suggested to the Committee that the evils com- plained of could be remedied by a law making it a crime to dis- criminate between married and single men and between citizens and aliens. In that manner, he said, the guilty persons would be the only ones affected and the great body of the mining industry, operating upon a broad public pol- icy, would not be needlessly and unfairly penalized. He and others appearing defend- ed the Alaska Workmen’s Compen- sation Act as paying the highest average benefits of any similar law | under the jurisdiction of the United States. Among the other witness- es were: Judge O. D .Cochrane, H. L. Faulkner, H. L. Metzgar apd James Daly. Little Business Today ‘The House spent most of its hour’s session this morning debat- ing parliamentary law and pro- cedure as members supporting the Bragaw Senate bill to subsidize radio broadcasters, defeated in the House yesterday, fought futilely to get through a motion to re- consider yesterday's vote. ‘They lost, but not without some acri- monious argument. Four memorials were introduced before the House recessed at noon. ‘There was a prospect that a flood of bills would reach the floor this afternoon as this is the forty-fifth day, the last on which general bills can be introduced except by suspending the rules of procedure. Mr. Hellerich introduced a me- morial asking Congress to appro- priate sufficient funds for the Geo- logical Survey to assign two addi- tional engineers to the Territory to co-operate with it in mining re- search activities. Mr. Nerland is the author of another protesting against the sale of the Alaska sys- tem of communications by the Gov- ernment to private interests. Mr. Johnson was sponsor for the third, urging the extension of the Smith- Hughes Act providing Federal aid to schools for vocatioral training. A memorial by Mr. Broslus seeks to direct the Highway Engineer to prepare alternative plans, esti- mates and specifications for a $250,000 Pioneers' Home to be erec’- ed in 1933. {Feminine Antis |Now Outnumber W.C. T. U. Members WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15.—Reports of increasing en- rollment of feminine anti-Pro- hibitionists in 32 States were presented today to the Second Annual Conference of Women’s Organization for National Pro- hibition Reform. More than 1,100 women heard the States’ Chairman report \that in two years this group exceeded the membersaip of the 50-year-old Women’s Chris- ———o—— PAINTER IN HOSPITAL J. W. Perkins, a painter, is a new patient in St. Ann's Hospital. He is suffering from heart trouble. Veterahs Are ' Warned About | Asking Relief |Peace Time Patnohsm Is Urged by Adminis- trator Hines ‘ WASHINGTON, D. C, April 15. —World War veterans were warn- | ed by Veterans’ Administrator Hines | {time patriotism in their demands for relief, they will place an “in- | tolerable” burden on the Govern-| <ment. The warning was made in an address before the Red Cross con- vention now in session here. Administrator Hines said thirteen billion dollars have been spent in veterans' relief since 1789. | A=A SIS OTHERS ARE UP. BEFORE COURT Preliminary Hearing as Re- sult of “Love Bazaar” Is in Progress SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 15— Leslie White, an investigator, said! yesterday at the preliminary hear- | ing of Alexander Pantages and four others. on charges of immor- ality, he obtained confessions from the two defendents, Mrs. Olive Clark Day and Willlam Jobeiman. White is a member of the Dis- trict Attorney’s staff at Los An- geles. ‘White said Mrs. Day and Jobel- man voluntarily admitted they had} supplied two 17-year-old girls for a party here last October at which Pantages, , Jesse 8hrive and John P. Mills, the latter two former business associates of the show- man, are alleged to have de- spoiled. Since then the confessions have been repudiated but they parallel the story of the alleged party as told at the opening of court by one of the girls, Lydia Nitto, and par- tially followed by the testimony of the other alleged victim, Camille Livingston. Chief Prosecutor Frank Dunn said he expected to close his case sometime today. The hearing is the result of the exposure of the alleged “love bazaar” at which young girls were supplied men for parties. IR SR R QUARTZ STRIKE REPORTED MADE NEAR CARMACKS {One HundrIClaims Said to Have Been Staked —Values Run High SKAGWAY, Alaska, April 15— Gold quartz has been struck about 40 miles back of Carmacks. About 100 claims hAve been staked. Joe Walsh has also taken up a hyd- raulic placer lease in the same neighborhood. Most of the claims were staked on the snow. It is reported the prospect values are very high. Livingston Wernecke has bonded six claims and will likely endeavor to prove the ground as soon as the Snow goes. | No one is allowed to enter the )country unless they have $500 or more in cash in their possession on account of the unemployment situation. o go o cemanesnd SOVIETS BOOM FOOD MOSCOW—The Government an- nounces it will invest $300,000,000 in food industries this year, pay- ing special attention to sugar, flour, vegetable ofls and fisheries. A 60 per cent increase in food sup- | plies is envisaged. ——— CROWELL ON CRUTCHES 8. 8. Crowell was able to leave St. Ann’s Hospital today. He walks with crutches. He fractured his lett leg in a fall last week. | | { the Senate’'s calendar when it ad-| SENATE PASSES FOURTEEN BILLS; HOLDS HEARING Eight House and Six Seniate Dimond Introduces Meas-' | | ures to Repeal Restric- | ! Bills Are Passed by Senate Tuesday The Senate yesterday afternoon dar it has confronted during the present session, passing a total of 14 bills, one resolution and one memorial. Of this number eight were House measures, several being amended, which requires their ze- turn for action by the House before | they can be sent to the Govermor for approval. Only one measure remained on Journed for the afternoon. Follew- ing the regular session, the Judi- PLACER MINING AGT REPEAL IS BEFORE SENATE tions on Claims ‘ sham Mining Act, passed by Con- wgress August 1, 1912, and of the! | Territorial supporting act is the |nbjr,(‘t of two measures introduced in the Senate yesterday afternoon by Mr. Dimond. The repealer of the first, it is provided, shall not become effective until approved by | Congress, but outright repeal is! |proposed for the Territorial Act.| A bill by Mr. Benjamin seeks an appropriation of $5,000 to co-oper- | ate with, the Federal government, in the employ and operations of a | Repeal of the so-called Wicker-' MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS OFF ON HONEYMOON TRIP TO EUROPE ciary Committee held a lengthy|predatory animal hunter. It s public hearing on the Winn Jury |contingent upon the allotment of istudy Teachers’ FISH VOLUME Bill. House Bill Passed | Foster's bill exempting movies, and theatres from the Territorial Sunday closing law was among the House bills receiving approval from the Senate. Others included House | Bills No. 52, appropriating $6,000 to continue investigation of the warble fly and other parasites af- fecting the reindeer industry; No. 28, raising the salary of Curator of Museum from $2,400 to $3,000; No. 32, appropriating $150 to pay expenses of moving the Library| and Museum to the capitol; No. 54, authorizing the Commissioner ! of Education to dispose of properiy of defunct schools or school dis- tricts; No. 35, to amend sections 879 and 880 of the Compiled laws relative to the publication of sum- mons; No. 33, providing a lien for making, altering and repairing chattels; No. 40, appropriating $1610 to reimburse Petersburg for money expended in transporting pupils from Scow Bay; and No. 48, appropriating $87 to reimpurse a| Fairbanks company for the same service. Pass Senate Bills Sundquist’s resolution authoriz- ing the Governor to present an official flag of the Territory to the Department of Alaska, Ameri- can Legion, in recognition of the Department’s activities in connec- tion with the adoption of the Flag, was passed yesterday. It now goes to the House where passnge is ex- pected. Among the Senate measures passed were No. 14, authorizing the expenditure of $7,500 to repair and maintain the telephone line be- tween Unalakleet, Kaltag and Tan- ana; No. 52, authorizing the ap- pointment of a Commission to Pension Systems; No. 44, providing for commonlaw marriages where persons authorized to perform marriage ceremonies and issue licenses are not readily available; No. 41, providing for re- demption of property sold at tax sales; No. 37, authorizing United $5,000 a year by the Federal au- thorities. Senators Lomen and Sundquist are joint authors of a concurrent Senate resolution directing the Commissioner of Education to make a survey of conditions with the “view of establishing regional high schools at Nome and other parts of the Territory and also to determine the feasibility of having all high schools accredited by the universities of the Pacific North- west."” The so-called Wickersham §8t| limits the size and number of plac- i er claims that can be staked in| the Territory, and curbs the appli- cation of the general mining laws of the United States to the Terri- tory. It is contained in sections 129a, 129b, 129c, 129d and 128e of the Complled Laws., The local statutes on the same subject, which it is sought to repeal, are contained in Chapter 10 of the session laws| of 1915 and Chapter 70 of the sesslon laws- of 1927, both relating to the location of mining claims and annual labor thereon. e LARGE RADIUM DEPOSITS ARE FOUND, CANADA Ceologists Make Report on Discoveries at Great Bear Lake Area EDMONTON, Alberta, April 15— The analysis of the pitch blende found in the Great Bear Lake dis- trict, 1,20¢ miles north of Ed- monton, brought the statement from geologists that the area contains| the largest radium’deposits in the world. States postmasters to administer oaths and take acknowledgements under certain conditions and in certain cases; No. 36, to amend section 968 of the Compiled Laws relative to affidavits for attach- ments; and Senate Joint Memorial No. 6, protesting against the raise of rates on the Alaska Railroad and askin gfor a restoration of the former rate schedule. —————— NOW ISSUED SEATTLE, April 15—For the first time, a single volume record- ing statistics of the development of fishing has been issued by the Bureau of Fisheries, Henry O'Mal- ley, Commissioner of Fisheries, an- nounced. The volume covers Alaska and Pacific Northwest packs and other statistics. ————— AIR STAMPS VALUABLE LONDON—Six trans-Atlantic air mail envelopes and stamps sold here for $2500. A 1927 DePinedo 60-cent black, rarest of New!ound-i land air stamps, was bid in for $1125, and an Alcock “First At-| lantic Flight” of 1919 brought $350.| e C. C. Fitzgerald, of Linwood, N. C., harvested 90 bushels of yellow soy beans from a five-acre field. The ore value is estimated at| $8,600 to the ton but Lran.spoxta tion and concentration costs nre high. LAST RITES HELD FOR MRS. KASHEVAROFF Funeral services weré held today for the late Mrs. A. P. Kashevaroff. Anere was a requiem liturgy atl 8 o'clock this morning in the Rus- ian Orthodox Church, and rites were held at 2 this afternoon in the Episcopal Trinity Cathedral, Dean C. E. Rice, officiating. ‘The pallbearers were A. E. John- son, H. L. Faulkner, Albert White, Harry I. Lucas, Charles G. War- ner and Guy McNaughton. Interment was in the Pioneers’ Plot in Evergreen cemetery. .. — | TODAY'S STOCK | [ QUOTATIONS i L] i NEW YORK, April 15.—Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 12%, American Can 119, Anaconda Copper 33%, Beth- lehem Steel 40%, General Motors | 43%, Granby Consolidated, no sale; International Harvester 48%, Kennecott 24, Packard Motors 9, Simmons Beds 15%, Standard Brands 18, Standard Oil of Cali- fornia 42%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 42%, United Alrcraft 31%, U. 8. Steel 133%, Curtiss erght 4, Hudson Bay 5%, Checker Cab 113%. 12%, 13, COOLIDBE IS iss Mildred Mariann Bennett, sister of Prime Minister R. 3. Bennett of Canada, and William Duncan Herridge, recently appointed Canadian Minister to the United States, were married yesterday at Ottawa according to Associated Press dispatches to The Empire. The bride was given in marriage by her brother. The Prime Minister and his sister have been inseparable companions. She has been his official hostess and aid. The newlyweds (in the picture above) left Ottawa for New.York‘to embark on a Europonn honeymoon. COOLID SIX - HOUR DAY T0 BE ADOPTED BY KELLOGE C0. President Brown Says Scheme Profitable to Stockholders NEW YORK, April SUGGESTED AS NEXT SPEAKER, South Dakota Congressman Gives His Views on Presiding Officer WASHINGTON, D. C, April 15. 15—A six | —Former President Coolidge is sug- hcur working day will be adopted a as a permanent operating policy “dark horse” candidate for the by the Kellogg Company, cereal House Speakership to succeed the manufacturers, at Battle Creek, late Nicholas Longworth. Michigan, Lewis J. Brown, Presi- Representative Royal C. Johnson dent of the Company, said here of South Dakota, said there is no today. constitutional mandate that thel President Brown said the com- House elect a Speaker from its Pany’s experiment with the plan membership although the custom. Since December 1 has proven The majority of the House could profitable both to stockholders and make an outsider Speaker. employees. Representative Johnson said: “It Production has Increased, con- looks like there might be a dead- sumption has been stimulated and lock. If the House cannot agree overhead decreased he said. The on a colleague, why not go out- factory works the full 24 hours in side. There are plenty of good four shifts instead of three as men such as Calvin Coohdge 2 |under the eight hour day. At the P <2 Pt same time the wage base has been increased 12'%: per cent. l |Wife of Tyrus Cobb REMAIN HOME | » S O NEXT SUMMER AUGUS Indications Are Hoove r Mrs. C. Marion Lombar Cobb has filed a petition for divorce from Will Not Take Any Special Trips gested, perhaps seriously, as ,Tyrus Cobb, former baseball star. She charges cruel !reazmem WASHINGTON, ‘D. C,; April 11 —President Hoover will probably | pass the entire summer in Wash-| ington keeping his week-ends free | for trips to the Rapidan fishing| camp. This is the White House announcement. » The announcement further states' the indications are the President will not take his proposed Na- tional Parks’ trip. e Alaskans Are Robbed By FRANK I. WELLER (A. P .Farm Editor) WASHINGTON, April 15.—Modi- fication of the celebrated ‘“pack- ers’ consent decree” has become a troublesome bee in the bonnet of (the “big four"—Armour & Com- | pany, Wilson & Company and The Cudahy Packing Company The District of Columbia su- preme court scarcely had permitted v"'tmg ll'l Seattle the packers to handle p;rocenes SEATTLE, April 15.—Capt. Peter | along with meat and meat prod- Wold, who was skipper of the Attu|ucts when the department of jus- when the tug Roosevelt was savedluce announced intention to ap- on the Gulf of Alaska in Decem- peal the district court’s ruling to ber, 1928, has been entertaining the Supreme Court of the Unite. Mr. and Mrs. George Hogg, of States | Kodiak, at his home. Last night Meantime, the packers are won- |he heard a noise in their bedroom dering whether to engage in the and upon investigating, found it new field opened tc them, or limit had been ransacked, purses search- | themselves to meat alone, as re- ed and a small amount of money ' quired under original terms of thl and a pistol taken. | consent decree. : X! PRICE TEN CENT§ 300 AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE - NOW IN DANGER Insurgents Make Attacks at Seaport Town of Puerta Cabezas DETACHMENT IS SENT ! ASHORE FROM BOAT Olders Tssued for Complete Evacuation—People Panic Stricken WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15.—The United States has | taken quick action to protect |its 300 American citizens now | threatened by Nicaraguan In- surgents at the seaport town of Puerta Cabezas. Dispatches received here | stated four Americans are already dead and three oth- ers are missing. Fatalities, .nunrdmx to reports total 11. Three hundred Americans are panic stricken. The State Department yes- terday cabled the commander of the gunboat Asheville to land Marines and reports re- ceived today said Marines 'lud been landed Orders have been issued for ‘mmplete evacuation of the .Amerlcans from Puerta Cab- {ezas. The Marines have been | stationed at all points and will remain ashore until the | | | | | | s last American has left. rewe— IComes Third | Class; Prince Visiting U.S. Member of Bel Belgian Royal Family Traveling In- cognito on Trip | | ! NEW YORK, April 15—Describ- ing himself as a “humble tourist here to see America,” Prince Charles of Belgium, traveling in- cognito as Charles De Rethy, has arrived here. The Prince crossed the Atlantic in the third class tourist accommodations. The pres- ence of the Royal passenger be- came known only when a fellow traveler recognized him from a group picture of the Belgian Royal family. i ——-e— | UNION PRAYER MEETING The regular weekly union prayer | service will be held this evening in the Bethel Chapel. Since Miss Polmert is expected to arrive next week, the prayer services will be held on Thursday and Friday even- 1ni,a in the Memodst Church 'Packers Are Awaitmg New Ruling on Grocery Trade No one seems to know exactiy why the appeal is to be taken. All effort is being made to ex- pedite the new action, but it is not expected to reach the court before its October term. The packers have the right to engage in the wholesale transpor- tation and sale of groceries regard- less, but it is learned from semi- official sources that they likely will not establish any important trade relations in groceries until the case finally is settled. Their operations thus far under the modification orders are said to have been limited. National farm organizations, which supported the demand for modification, believe that the vast purchasing power of the “big four™ packers will open a new market for farm produce, increase the com~ netition for it, and result in higher orices to the preducer.