The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 1, 1931, Page 1

i i Tect her unconditional reparations T he THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ABL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIII., NO. 5760 jUNEAU ALASKA WEDNESDAY JULY I 1931% MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ——— POST, GATTY MAKING FINAL DASH, WORLD FLIGHT MORATORIUM DIFFERENCES NOT SETTLED New . Proposals Made Be Submitted to Give | Aid to Germany TWO COURSES HINTED IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES Complete Instructions Are Cabled to Mellon and Amb. Edge BULLETIN—PARIS, July 1.—No agreement on the out- standing points were reached at today’s meeting of the Americans and French over the moratorium. O p ti mism still prevails. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1— Despite the so-far irreconciled dif- ferences between France and the United States over the proposed moraterium, the Adiinistration is ioath to discuss possible other means of improving Germany's economic condition. President Hoover, it is said on Jood authority, has made no pro- posal to push the holiday for war debts and reparations without ugreement of France From other sources it appeared the Administration is reluctant in discussion of two possible courses. One course involves a new ar- rangement for financial assistance for Germany. The other ‘course would be for the Powers to proceed with a mora- torium, France continuing to col- from Germany, paying full war debtsto her creditors. INSTRUCTIONS TO MELLON PARIS, July 1.—Complete in- structions from Washington, D. C., about how to handle France's counter proposals to President Hoover’s plan for a moratorium have been received by American Secretary of Treasury Mellon and Ambassador Edge. The instructions are held strictly in secret until after a conference today with the French authorities. It is believed here that if the Americans find themselves unable to accept all of the French counter suggestions they will be ready to show a spirit of conciliation on! some points. — Grain Rate Injunction Dissolved Farm Relief—ls Promised Now for ‘Western Territory . CHICAGO, Ill, July 1.—The United States District Court has dissolved the temporary injunction restraining the Interstate Com- merce Commission from putting in- to effect lowered freight rates on grain for the Western Territory. | The new rates are designed for| farm relief and will go into effect’ immediately. ' Average Oklahoma Farm | Yields $l 379 Income l OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., July! 1.—For the past three years the average annual gross income per farm in Oklahoma has been $1,379.- 84, according to statistics prepared by the extension division of Okla- homa A. and M. College. Western Oklahoma farms made af better showing than those in the eastern part of the state. with $1,899.91 average lga.\nsz $882.88. 'afternoon at the office of the Su- FRFED BEAUTY BACK IN u. S Associated Press Photo Mrs. Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlirger, who was freed by a French Jury of charges of killing her husbard, [red Nixca Nirdlinger, Philadelphia theatrical magnate, 1s shewn York eh route to St. L~vis. Al the being held by her mother, 3w er children as she arrived In New ieit is Fred. jr, while Charlotte is WHOOPEE FOR RENO SEIZED BY FEDERALS Forty Agents Swoop Down on Speakeasies and Night Clubs | RENO, Neva July 1.—The city’s whoopee, which is just enter- ing a crescendo period incidental to the opening race in the rush of crowds for the coming Fourth of July celebration, has been squelched for the first time when 40 Federal Prohibition Agents raid- ed virtually all speakeasies and took possession of liquor in night clubs. Places which have been running wide open were packed when the agents began their raids. Bedlam ensued when the Fed- erals arrested approximately all bartenders and proprietors and carted loads of evidence to the .| police station. None of the customers were ar- rested. Nevada, having repealed the State liquor laws and voted affirmatively on proposals for revision of the Federal dry laws. leaves the whole problem of enforcement entirely up to the Federals. [PAINT MEN VARY i WIDELY ON BIDS Bids for painting walls of halls and office rooms in the Federal and Territorial Building vary wide- ly. They range from $8,545 to $32,- 000. The tenders were opened this pervising Architect of the Treasury ,Department at Washington, D. C. The award, if made by the archi- tect, has not yet been communi- cated to John R. McBride, custo- dian of the building. The bids fol- low Guiry Brothers Wall Paper Com- pany, Denver, Colo., $8545; D. J. Inman, Danville, Ill, $9205; C. R. Peterson, Denver, $10,485; Peterson & Son, Inc., Tacoma, Wash, $13,- 128; B. W. Burke, Juneau, $16.- 987, and Central Contracting Com- pnny, Pittsburgh, Pa., $32,000. S .. Construction contracts in the New Orleans territory showed a gain in April of $1,414900 over the same month in 1930. 5 Italian Ex-Soldiers Freed Of Wartime Death Threat PALERMO, Ttaly, July 1.—Eight ex-soldiers, all former members of the same squad, were freed here | after a court martial had acquitted them of having deserted to the Austrians. in the world war. The men were on duty in an :\d-{ vanced post at San Marco the night of Aug. 26, 1917. They did not return for duty and when a| scout found the listening post emp- | |ty with no signs of a fight they| | | were listed as deserters. They would have faced a firing squad had they been found guilty, | for the death penalty for Ttalian wm.me cnlp'lu is lfl.ll ln xame, Recently the eight were rounded | up. Their defense, that they were captured by the Austrians, was ac- | o ’ JULY FOURTH PARADE WILL START EARLY 'Line of March Designated —Organizations Are to Participate Juneau will have a real Fourth of July parade Saturday, according to the plans of the Juneau Fire Department which has charge of this big feature of the celebration. According to all indications, there will be decorated private and com- mercial automobiles in the parade, floats of various kinds, lodge or- ganizations and others, and oodles of kiddies in fantastic costume, some accompanied by their pets. Chief J. L. Gray has secured the services of Jack Hayes, Juneau's veteran Marshal of the Day, to lead the parade with the Juneau City Band right behind him. The parade is billed to start at 9:30 o'clock as the band is billed to appear at the Government dock at 10:30 o'clock to play for the water sports. Starts Promptly All those participating in the parade are requested to assemble at the Admiral Dock, Front street side, ready to start at the desig- nated hour. The line of march is as follows: Starting from the Winter and Pond corner, up Front street to ard, up Seward to Third Ave- nue, to Main street, down Main Street to Front and past the re- viewing stand, up Franklin and dis- band in front of the Capitol the- ater. Filipino Float Because of the participation of the Filipinos of Juneau in the pa- rade, a joint meeting was held Sunday evening at the Brunswick Bowling Alley, owned and oper- ated by one of their countrymen, Emilio Galao. E. A. Belarde and F. Penida act- ed as temporary chairman and sec- retary, respectively. A resolution that they have a float was presented and after a brief discussion it was unanimously approved. Committees were also appointed for certain other pur- poses. Nearly all the boys attend- ed this especial meeting indicating clearly that they have a common interest for their country land. D. Sarabia and R. Villanneva will prepare and decorate the float. | | \What Next? Here 'Is New One in Diet Experiments ) ITHACA, N. Y., July 1.—Sci- cnce may tcach a man how to eat the transparent wrappings of his cigars, in a diet experi- ment which begins at Cornell University this fall. The glass, clear and thin as MANY EXPECTEL AT C. OF C. LUNCH TOMORROW NOON: Cne Hundr;f’laces Avail able for Chamber Lunch by P. R. Bradley Places for 100 are available fot'| tomorrow's meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, when mem- bers of that organization will bej guests of P. R. Bradley, Consulting Engineer of the Alaska Juneau: Gold Mining Company. It is ex- pected that a capacity attendanc: will be present. \ Guests of honor will be "Johr; Reck, President of the First Na- tional Bank, and Samuel E. Pope | who nas just succeeded Mr. Reck] as active manager of the bank Mr. Reck will remain with that'| institution for the present as Presi- dent. i Communications have been res ceived this week from Col. Charl A. Lindbergh relative to his forth=| coming New York-China flight, and from the British Ambassador anent the Chamber's invitation to the British cruiser Dragon to visit Ju= neau this summer. Other routiné| business is slated to come before the Chamber. will Issu? Invitations to Alaskans Governor and, Others Will Receive Personal Re- quest from Judge BAN P'HANCTSUO Cal, July 1.— Invitations to the Pacific Foreign Trade Council are to be extended to Gov. George A. Parks and trade leaders in Wrangell and Sitka by John L. Judge, Assistant Manager of the Bureau of Foreign and Do- mestic Commerce. Judge has sailed for Alaska for a three weeks’ visit. ‘The Pacific Foreign Trae Coun- cil will meet in Oakland on Sep- tember 17 and 18. ———————— SAYS BRITISH ONLY NATION CUTTING FORCE MacDonald Claims Britain Reduces Disarmament, Others Increase LONDON, July 1—Prime Min- ister Ramsay MacDonald, asking pledges to support the British pol- icy for drastic reductions outlined at the Disarmament Conference Jast February, laid statistics before the House of Commons. These statistics showed Great Britain »is the only worid po that has reduced naval and mili tary expenditures continually since the World War. The Prime Minister said the United States, France, Italy and Japan were making reductions after the war but all have been increas- ing since 1924. Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader, said the sacrifices can no |, longer be on one side and other nations must show a willingness to cut armaments. One Atlantic Flier * | present route of the Juneau-Thane SEIMS -SPOKANE 'S LOW BIDDER ON THANE ROAT Jnderbids W?ight Con- sruction Company Only $425 on $150,000 Job Seims-Spokane Ccmp:m_\u repre- sented by I. G. Anderson, was low bidder on the Thane section recon- struction project of Glacier High- way, the biggest single job ever wwarded in Southeast Alaska. Four »ids were opened this morning in ocal + headquarters of the United States Bureau of Public Roads by M. D. Williams, District ‘Engineer Seims-Spokane Company bid 5143,61740, Tt was $42550 lowe: han the tender of Wright Con- truction Company whose bid was 5144,042.90. A fraction of a cent difference on any one of the major items of the project could easily have reversed the result. Only Feur Bidders There weére only four companies entering bids on the job. The high bidder was C. L. Erickson Com- pany, Seattle, with $178,315.60. C. L. Creelman, Seattle coristruction man, who arrived here yesterday, bid $162,851.80. ‘The engineering astimate was $166,442.90, about $21,- 000 in excess of the low bid. The bid of Seims-Spokane Com- pany was recommended by Mr. Wil- liams for acceptance, and the con- tract probably will be awarded to it within a short time. Alaska’s Finest Road Specifications on the project in- sure it will be Alaska's finest road. It will be built to an 18-fool standard, the first of that width ever built. Tongass Highway out of Ketchikan is a 16-foot stand- ard, the present widest. It will follow approximately the road, with all except one of the sharp curves eliminated and no grade in excess of five per cent on it. The project is 3.556 miles long. The work will start opposite the storage yard of the Juneau Lum- ber Mills and terminate south of Sheep Creek Power House where a turn-around will be built. Raised To Bench At Thane, the route instead of following the present 'ine over the beachline causeway, wil Istick to the bench above and lies down second street in the vilage, drop- ping back to the beach after it passes the townsite. At snowslide gulch the line is dropped lower to the heach level It is believed that this plan will permit the road to be kept open with less difficulty. Just north of Thane where slides carried oul the old bridge some two years ago, pro- tective devices have been planned to lessen the danger of traffic tie- ups from future slides. Gratings will be constructed. In- stead of bridging there rorrugated pipe culverts will be installed with concrete facings. In all there will be 110 yards of concrete facings to culverts, and the total of corru- gated pipe culverts will be 4,600 lineal feet. i Much Heavy Excavating There is a total of 81,00 cubic feet of excavations, much of wnich is rock. Rockfills tota! 3,490 cubic yards. There will be 15200 cubic yards of crushed rock surfacing. Twenty-seven acres of land have to be cleared and 15% acres to be grubbed. Many of the shorter curves are straightened and some of the long- or ones will be entirely eliminated Will Use Local Labor Richard Andersoa will be super- (Continuea vn Page Six) HEAT WAVE IS Not Welcomed, Home Land, Reason Given COPENHAGEN, July 1. — The municipality of Aarhus, capital of the native country of Holgar Hoiriss, who flew the Atlantic with Otto Hillig, refused to give him an official welcome. The report here said a newspaper quoted Bur- gomaster Jack Jensin as saying the flight was haphazard luck and the aviators nearly missed Europe, hit- ting Spain when aiming at Den- mark. The two fliers intend to mount their plane and return New York from a French port a visiting several cities in Jutland - eee - MORGES, Switzerland, July 1 The condition of Madame Pader- ewski, wife of the celebrated pian- ist, is very grave. Physicians have de- to advised the pianist that his ce- ter faccording to the Weather Bureau parture for Poland to altend the unveiling of a statue to Woodrow Wilson, will be inopportupe, CONTINUING IN MANY SECTIONS Relief Pror;i?e_d in Some Areas Tonight—766 Persons Killed _CHICAGO, I, July 1. — July came in with the record heat wave still prevailing in many sections of the country. A temperate relief is on the way, in other Central States, due to arrive tonight or tomorrow, then pushing the heat farther East and South where records were bro<en yesterday. The total number of deaths dur- ing the present wave has reached 766 persons. OFF ON FLIGHT AROUND WORLD Arsocrated Press Photo ~ Wiley Poct (left) and Harold Gatty are shown just befere they boarded their plane, the “Winnie Mae." for the takeoff on the first leq of their flight around the world. They started from Rocsevelt fieid, Long island, hoping to circle the globe in less tran 10 cays, * STOCK MARKET NEW BANKER AT TRADING LIGHT FIRST NATIONAL AND SLUGGISH TAKES UP WORK Gains Are Made in Some S. E. Pope to Become Pres- Specialties —— Copper | - ident of Institution Buying Disappears . | in Near Future Samuel E. Pope who arrived in NEW YORK, July 1.—The Stock Market session began hesitantly | Juneau this week from Sacramento, | today but with a better tone. For-|Cal, to take the management of eign markets were reassuring. the First National Bank of this The bulls resumed active opera- tions on some specialties and n‘m the midday rally developed, but trading ) iliari: remained sluggish. | Mr. Pope was Early losses of one point or two|by Mrs. Pope. For were soon replaced by gains of one|they have taken rooms at the to three points. Zynda Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Pope Woolwbrth was given a whirl,|are the parcnts of two sons, both strengthening the merchandising|of whom will enter group. of California at Berkeley in Aug- Consolidated (ras, American Can, ust. one to resume his studies as a Atchison, Union Pacific, Ca Johns-Manville ‘and Industrial cohol went up. Business statistics generally are mildly favorably regarding the outlook. Copper lost' some of the recent brightness and buying virtually dis- appeared. Customs smelters offered the metal for 8% cents a pound. Weekly steel reviews reported a further shrinkage in production. e institution fam- its affairs. financial g himself with the as a freshman, ccme to Alaska mer. Mr. Pope will become a xtock- holder in the bank at once and its President in the near future. A recent issue of the Pacific Coast Banker, in noting the af- { filiation of Mr., Pope with the First National Bank of this city, said: “Mr. Pope for 25 years has been in the banking business in Sacra- mento. He joined the People’s Bank of that city in April, 1906; joined the Bank of Italy National Trust nd ' Savings Association in 1927, nd at the time of his resignation in April of this year to become The boys will not until next zum- . » | TODAY'S STOCK | | QUOTATIONS | B ) NEW YORK, July 1.—Closirgz quotation of Alaska Juneau Min2 stock today is 12%, American Can|President of the First National 112%, Anaconda Copper 2974, BL",h-IBunk of Juneau, was Assistant lehem Steel 51 %, Fox Films 24,)Vice-President of the Bank General Motors 38%, International|America National Trust and Sav- Harvester 47, Kennecott 22'%, Cur-|ings Association, successor o ihe tiss-Wright 3 Checker Cab, no sale; Hudson Bay 4%, Packard Mo- {Bank of Italy avings Association.” tors 7%, Standard Brands 18,7 “Mrs. Pope and I are favorably Standard Oil of California 37%,!impressed with Juneau, said Mr. Standard Oil of New Jersey 30,|Pope. “We know we shall like it Trans-America 8% ,United Air- here.” craft 31, U. 8. Steel 103%. e, A turtle, with “J. M. 1863” 2arved on its back has been found at Greensburg, Ky. POPEPIUS | city was at his desk this morning’ accompanied north | present | the University | sophomore and the other to begin | National Trust and| AVIATORS USE PAVED STREET - TO GET AWAY Make Ear]yErl from Ed- monton Flying Direct to Cleveland |EXPECT TO [0 REACH NEW YORK TONIGHT ‘Great Welcome Arranged | in Metropolis—Wives i Wait for Hubbies BULLETIN — CLEVE- LAND, Ohio, July 1. — Post and Gatty landed here at 4:15 ¢’clock this afterngon, Eastern Standard time. | Post and Gatty took off at |4:44 o’clock for New York. The fliers said they would fellow the air mail route W hich goes over “Hell's ;Stretch," Western Pennsyl- vania mountains, which has claimed the lives of many air mail fliers. EDMONTON, Alberta, July 1.— Using a paved street for a runway, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty hop- ped for Cleveland, beyond which lay the home stretch of their flight. They hoped, when they left here, to reach Roosevelt Field by night, completing the dash |around the world in nine days. | Post and Gatty took the air at 3:30 o'clock this morning, Moun~ |tain time, hoping to reach Cleve- dmd in 11 or }2 hours. {~Raln, tHat had" besn™ falling ror™ fme past 24 hours, ceased before {the takeoff leaving the field a quagmire from which to lake off with & heavy load was almost impossible. | Post ran the plane along the street for a quarter of a mile be- |fore he lifted in the air in the face of & northwest breeze. Neither Post nor Gatty would say what course they would take. | The police had to clear the |street which was filled with spee- tators at the early hour. ‘| MAKE NEAT LANDING EDMONTON, Alberta, July 1.— Post and Gatty made a neat three :point landing here yesterday when | vhey arrived from Fairbanks, Al- |asga, after a 10-hour flight on which they averaged 150 miles an ! hour. | A crowa of 1,500 persons, i |Conunued on Page ‘Three) who ROBBINS, JONES ~ REACH SEATTLE SEATTLE, July 1.—Robbins and Jones arrived here at 3:93 c'clock this afternoon from Boise. They expect to leave this week for Tc- kyo. LAND AT BOISE BOISE, Idaho, July 1.—Rag Rob« bins and H. 8. Jones, flying to Se- |attle for a non-stop refueling flight “to Tokyo via Fairbanks and Nome, Alaska, landed here from Fort Worth, Texas, yesterday aftcrnooa. Robbins and Jones seek the $25« 000 prize offered by a prm:ese newspaper for a non-stop flight from the United States to Tnkyo DISPLEASED ROME, July 1—The Pope has sent a new note to Foreign Min- ister Grandi expressing dissatis-| faction with the Italian Govern-| ments' reply concerning alleged in- sults to the Pope and in general CHICAGO, IlL, July 1 erican Federation of Teachers in- tends to keep the school teaching indicating the situation was stll|profession open to married women disappointing. | It is conducting a nation wide b i A R BT TS Isurvey to ascertain the scope of M’CLAIR LEAVES FOR |movements to bar married women | from public school teaching jobs, VANCOUVER TO VISIT ’and to weigh reactions of teachers land citizens to the move E. McClmrE. oldmme baseball| The federation,.says Mrs. Flor- | player of the north, who has been’ence Curtis Hanson, its se engaged in business here for the is opposed to what it terms past year, left yesterday for Van- unfair ation. It holds ations should v on character and ty, not on social status. Protests Pour In couver, He recently disposed of his business by sale Mr. McClaire played baseball in Whitehorse, Dawson and Skagway\ in the heydeys of those communi- are continually receiving ties. He later engaged in pros- protests and inquiries from all pecting and, after a short visit in parts of the coun concerning Vancouver, he plans to again take this and other repre: The Pacific Coast weather con- ditions are nearly normal. e regula- 1p the search for the elusive pay- tions for teachers” M streak, jeays. § Hanson | Federation F Lghts School ' Taboos on Married Teachers Regulaticns as to clothes, movie going, lateness of evening hours and other personal habits are im- posed on teachers in some states. “In their fight against all this sort of restriction and repression the teachers have the support of the federation, for we believe that character is not a thing that can |be cultivated by restriction and regulations.” Employment of married women as “substitute” teachers and then having them work the full school year at the substitute's wage is another thing the federation would | wipe out. It is Mrs. Hanson's opinion that the reduction of salary costs through this means has been the | principal motive for the recent re- vival of the movement to cut mar- ried women from the active teach- iing lists.