The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 27, 1931, Page 1

> THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “4LL THE NE ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIX., NO. 5885. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDA JAPANESE CABINET MAY RI Y, NOVEMBER 27, 1931. PRICE TEN CENTS IGN, PRESENT WAR CRISIS PANTAGES IS ACQUITTED IN PRINGLE CASE Jury Returns Verdict To- day After Being Out for 65 Hours BULLETIN—LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 27.—After being out for 65 hours, the jury in the alleged as- sault case of Alexander Pantages, thzatrical man, upon Eunice Pringle, co-ed dancer, today returned a ver- dict of acquittal. This was the second trial of Pan- tages. He was convicted the first Depression’s Ef For the first time in a decade, Alaska felt the effects of depres- | sion in the fiscal year ending June | 30, last, and these are accurately | depicted in the conservabively i’wntr,en annual report of Gov. | George A. Parks to Ray Lyman | Wilbur, Seccretary of the Interior. | This document was released today ifor publication by the Interior De- partment. | Only gold mining escaped un- scathed. Tt benefitted from the | worldwide depression and the Gov- | ernor depicted greater activity in the next few- years, saying: “The Felt in Alaska for First Time Last Y ear,S fects Are Parks | giving employment to a substantial | number of men in preparation for | active produciion. The Fairbanks | district was unusuaully active, four |lode mines being on a producing | basis. Several properties were op- erated intermittently on Kenai Pe-| ninsula. Nixon Fork property in | the Kuskokwim continued its op- ’erauons. Encouraging reports have | been received from Prince William | | Sound, Copper River and Nabesna | districts, and from the Seward| Peninsula. | The Yukon-Tanana region con- | tinued to be the largest placer gela | RECOMMENDATIOE “In previous reports recomm investigation of the halibut fi cutter to serve Western Alaska S OF GOV. PARKS ndations have been made for an leries in Bering Sea, a revenue ing the winter season, authori- zation of air mail service on esfablished routes and construction of much needed Federal Buildings. invited to the above and the f i § Attention 1s respectfully ing: 2 A survey of native ccmfinmes in the Territory by the Office of Indian Affairs disclosed there are 25 villages with a school population of more than 35 children where there are no school facil There are & ‘far greater number of small communitles which have a sehbol population of ten or more children who are denied the pt'l!l!ege of attending schosl. This is an unfortunate situation uigl:um be corrected. The con- struction of not less than I community is equipped with af “2. Appointment of a m Indian Affairs. the report was prepared.) trial and sentenced to from 10 to|outlook for an increased produc- 50 years. A new trial was granted |tion is most encouraging and un- because certain evidence, bearing | less conditions change it is almost upon Miss Pringle’s past life, was!certain that many gold prospects producer, the next largest being | | Seward Peninsula. The trend in these areas is to the large, well-| equipped mining companies opera- | facilities for every section of § of the hospital boat on the Yul ruled out. This evidence was ad- mitted at the second trial. IR 2 WM. H. MYREN DIES IN FALL FROM WINDOW Prominent Baker and Le- gionnaire Suffers Ac- cidental Death In an accidental fall from a second-story window early yester- day morning, Willlam H. Mpyren, 38 years old, well-known baker and prominent in American Legion activities, suffered a fracture of the skull that resulted in almost instantaneous death. vived by a widow. His funeral 11 take pl at 2 o'clock Sun- ymerelnpel-of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary under, auspices of Juneau Post of the | American Legion. Interment will! be in the Legion’s plot in Ever- green cemetery. Spcnt Evening With Friends Mr. nad Mrs. Myren, at their apartments in the Ira Tucker Rooming house on the second floor of the Rice & Ahlers Building at Third and Franklin streets, passed Wednesday evening With several friends. About 11 o'clock some ‘members ol ¢ party suggested all| gb to the dance which was being held in Elks Hall Mr. Myren urged Mrs. Myren to go with the cthers but said that he wished to 0o to bed. All but him went to the dance. He lay down on the bad and supposedly went tc sleep. | Paulson Saw Accident | At 3 o'clock yesterday morning. H. D. Paulson, while on Franklin Street about a block and a half south of the Rice & Ahlers bulld- ing, saw a man tumble from a sec-| ond floor window to the cement | cidewalk on Franklin street. He and Night Patrolman Fred Campen who, was nearby, and who Wwas, sum‘noned by Mr. Paulson, hast- enel to the scene. They identified | th¢ prostrate, unconscious man as, , Myren. He was transported | ffckly in an automobile to Bt.| An’s hospital but life was ex- | fmct when he reached there. emains were taken to the Charles | W. Carter Mortuary. ' /"] Mrs. Myren returned from the dance about 1 oclock yesterday morning. She did not enter the " bedroom because Mr. Myren was " asleep on the bed and she did not ' wan tto disturb hum. She retired | with Mrs. Velma Cunningham, who has an adjoining apartment. ms‘i Myren did not learn of her hus-| band’s death until she awakened at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Chief of Police George Getchell made a thorough investigation of the Myren apartment immediately after daylight yesterday. The win- dow of the bedroom has a low sill The borders of the floor are cov- ered with smooth linleum. Every- thing in the room was in perfect order. The window was raised about two and one half feet from the bottom. Must Lean Far Out To look out of the window south down Franklin street requires that a ‘person lean far out because the (Continued on Page Two) He is sur-| “The that have been abandoned for years wil ke placed on a produc- 'tion basis in the near future.” l Two Major Industries l “Economic conditions in Alaska,” said the Governor's report, “are de- !pendent on the major industries— mining and fishing. An analysis lof the reports for the eyear endinz June 30, 1931, reveals a decline in the total value of the products that were derived from these sources as compared with that of last year. The production of gold increased approximately $1500,000, but all other mine products declined, and the total value of the mineral out- put is some $3,000,000 below that | of the previous year. ! “The quantity of the fisheries products compares favorably with| the production of other years but the value of these products is much below normal. The decline in the value of these commodities is re- flected in the trade statistics. balance oi irade in favor of Alaska for the period endine| June 30, 1931, is $30,980,670, and for the last fiscal year. Fewer People Employed “Early in the year prices in the markets for fish and copper caused | the producers of these commodities | to curtail their output and as a re-| sult fewer people were employed in these industries. Many indepen-| dent fishermen and a number of| miners were deprived of their usual work, consequently there are mors than the average number of unem- ployed in nearly every locality.” The value of imports and ex- ports declined $12,171,081. The loss in exports was accounted for by the lower values of copper ore,; salmon, silver and fur. The total value of exports was $56,818,375 and | of the imports $25,837,703 as com- point last year when the value of 734 respectively for last year. Tetal Mineral Production The total mineral production to date for the Territory, said the Governor, is $629,313,000, chiefly gold and silver. The peak of pro- duction was reached in 1916 when it was reported to be $48,386,508. Since that time there has been a gradual decline, reaching a low point last year whe nthe value of all minerals amounted to $13,812,- 000. “The significant feature, how- ever, is in the increase of gold production,” Gov. Parks pointed | The'oub. “Early reports from themin- | ing districts are reassuring and in- dicate that there will be a material |increase in the gold output for | next year.” | The total gold output from all | sources is estimated to be $8,476,000 as compared to $7,761,000 in 1929, 'and of thisamount $4,837,000, or 57 ! per cent, was derived from placers. | Alaska Juneau’s Record The lode production was $3,639,- 000, of which approximately 93 per !cent came from the mines in Southeastern Alaska. The Alaska Juneau mine, said the Governor, the largest gold mine in the Terri- ritory, has made one of the ‘re- markable achievements in modern mining” in its successful mining and milling of low grade ore on its local properties. The company's new development program is noted as the forerunner of additional milling facilities to be installed. Both the Chichagof and Hirst Chi- chagof mines are mentioned. An intensive development pro- gram is under way in the ‘Willow Creek district north of Anchorage, Gandhi Ready to Resume His Disobedience Fight in India LONDON, Nov. 27. — Mahatma Gandhi, abandoning hope the Round Table Conference will reach any conclusions, announced 1:: Wednesday he is ready to start Civil Disobedience Campaign all over again. Gandhi went to his lodgings to pack his spinning wheels and loin cloths to go back to India. He described the Round Table Conference as a “lifeless corpse,” and the British treatment of the Indian Nationalists as a “reign of ting on low grade gravels and| away from the individual operator. | Enghty-cne per cent of all the| gold recovered from placers last year was mined by dredges. Dur- ing the year 27 dredges mined ap- proximately 9,908,000 cubic yards of gravel witn an average yield of‘ 39z cents per yard. | Copper Hard Hit | The copper mining industry has been hard hit by economic condi- tions that are world wide, and there was a curtailment of mining and development. Latouche operation: were discontinued and at Kenne- cott the production was materially | reduced. Only 32,651,000 pounds of}, copper ore was recovered from al sources, having a value of $4,244,-| 000. This was 20 per cent less in| quantity and almost $3,000,000 less in value than the 1929 production. The immediate future in this in- dustry, the Governor said, is not bright. “Unless there is an im- provement in market conditions and an increase in the price of copper e may anticipate a fur- ther reduction in the output of this meial_guring the coming yaer,” he declared. Silver, largely mined as a by- preduct in copper operations, and in some of the gold bearing ores, naturally suffered from the curtail- ment in the copper mining indus- try. The value last year was $157,- 300 and the output was 408,570 | ounces. A. J. Lead Production Of 2,730,000 pounds of lead re- coverad in the Territory in 1930, 2,640,771 pounds were taken from ‘the gold bearing rocks of the Alaska Juneau. This is the largest quantity of that mineral ever pro- duced in the Territory in a single year. The Alaska Juneau concen- trates from mechanically reduced gold ores contain a high percent- age of lead and this is extracted at the smelter outside of the Terri- tory. Other - z2rzi5 vroduced which are not major factors include plat- inum and its associated minerals, tin, limestone and marble. Coal production for the year in- creased 20 per cent over 1929 to 120,100 tons valued at $631,000. It was exceeded only by the 1928 pro- duction, “The mines are capable of producing more coal than is necessary to meet local demands, but last year 61,000 tons were im- ported from Washington and Bri- ush Columbia,” the Governor said “Inadequate transportation facili- ties” were cited as the reason why | domestic coal cannot be supplied to all local markets. Oil continued to be produced and refined in a small way in the Katalla field. “Under existing con- ditions it does not seem probable that there will be any activities in the oil fileds during the ensuing year,” the report noted. Fisheries Policy Justified The restrictive policy of the United States Bureau of Fisheries has been vindicated by the results attained, particularly in the res- toration of runs of pink salmon in Southeast Alaska, the Governor de- clared. Due to sensational and un- expected runs in that district last year, the fisheries as a whole held their own with other years on & quantity basis, but the value of the product was far below normal The western district declined 53 per cent and the central district 17 per cent in quantity. But these losses were more than balanced hyi an 82 per cent gain in Southeast Alaska. “When the Commissioner of Fisheries announced the policy of providing for an adequate escape- ment in an endeavor to restore the salmon, much opposition was aroused and the failure of the plan was freely predicted. The re- sults amply justify the seemingly harsh measures that were adopted and the most pessimistic of those | opposed to the plan now admit its wisdom,” he declared. Industry Branches Out Mild-cure salmon operators were forced to curtail in 1930 by low (Contiaueq on Page Two) modern ship. 13 hools each year until cvery te facilities is recommended. 2l director in the Office of (This was done on September 1, som:time after & “3. A five-year hospital gonstruction program providing Territory, and replacement River with a new and more “4, An emergency appropfiation to relieve distress and sickness among the native population, and adequate funds for the future. “5. Discontinuance of District Superintendents in the Office of Indian Affairs and replacement by District Inspectors. “6. Approval of the plan ¢ appropriation of adequate funds 2. o Reindeer Administration and for carrying it into effect. Opening of the Yukon River to limited commsrcial fish- ing by bona fide residents subjeet to approval of the Bureau of Fisheries. “8. Approval of the new 10-year road program of the Alaska Road Commission. “9. Improvement of Dry Pass, Gastineau Channel and Sitka Harbor, reports for which are in the hands of the Chief of Engineers, and Stikine River Channel, Wrangell Harbor, Peters- burg Harbor and Salmon River, for which surveys have been authorized, is recommended. “10. Repeal of existing restrictions which limit the loca- tions of placer claims, as urged by commercial organizations and the Alaska Legislature. b " 5 Bay and other larger inlets. “12. Correction of present b Park. “13. An open season on al. Wire dragging and c% of the waters of Glacier oundaries of McKinley National 1 small fur-bearers in all sec- tions where it is possible to do 8o without endangering the supply.” . Although he did not make liberalization of the curtailed Governor commented on it, and clared: “The restrictions that are should not be more strict than lumbia or Yukon Territory.” Territory be divided into two any special recommendation on wild fowl hunting season, the in the body of his report de- e placed on shooting in Alaska those imposed in British Co- He also recommended that the zones ‘with open seasons that more nearly meet local conditions. BY BLIZZARDS IN MOUNTAINS Hundreds of Indians Re- ported in Peril—White Men Carrying Aid GALLUP, New Mexico, Nov. 27.— White men were toiling late Wed- nesday over the snow-banked trails to the south carrying Thanksgiving food to 1,300 Navajo Zuni Indians who are living on pinion nuts, after being trapped by blizzards on the barren tabletop mountains of the' ‘high Mesas. Four Indians, including a pap- oose, have been frozen to death and fears are felt for others. The Indians were gathering nuts when a storm enveloped them. Unless food reaches them short- ly, many more are expected to die from starvation and exposure. Late yesterday, word was re- ceived here from the relief party that the death toll from the bliz-| zard was increased to nine. | WARM WEATHER AIDS GALLUP, New Mexico, Nov. 27— A warm Thanksgiving Day, which melted the snow, enabled hundreds of the Indians, snowbound in Northwestern New Mexico, to make | their way to shelter and food late| yesterday. Of 1,300 Indians marooned, only | about 500 remain to be rescued —eeoe —— Breaking of a plece of mxcmnerY,‘ in the mill of the Lucky Shot Mine in the Willow Creek district, north of Anchorage, has compelled the| mill to close down and has cur-| tailed operations at the mine. Re-| placement machinery parts muszl come from Denver. The property| will_pot be full blast again until i ) TAKE FURTHER DECLINE TODAY Many Leading Shares Off Two or More Points, Today’s Trading NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—In the most’ active day this week on the New York Stock Exchange stocks went lower with declines of from one to three points among the leaders. , The closing tone was heavy. Transactions were 1,800,000 shares. Losses of two or more points oc- curred for Atchison, Union Pacific, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, United States Steel, American Telephone, Au- burn, National Biscuit, American Can. A late rally failed to hold the prices up and they sagged again in the closing minutes of trading. NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Closing Five quotation of Alaska Juneau mine| more Navajos were found frozen to Stock today is 13%, American Can|year was 179,000 tons. death, including three children. |69%, Anaconda Copper 14, Bethle- | duced about 110,000 tons leaving hem Steel. 24%, Curtiss-Wright 1%, Fox Films 6%, General Motors 24%, International Harvester 27%, Ken- necott 13, Packard Motors 4%, Stan- ard Ofl of New Jersey 32%, United gslrctl!t. 13%, United States Steel The raccoon season has been shortened by two weeks in Ohio. Clyristmas No Blockade to Dodge Now flict, by makin & submarine, dg lished. He was BAD WEATHER DELAYS HUNT FOR MISSING tgite the rigid Briti ‘No Word Received Regard-| ing Missing Mission Plane and Two Brothers McGRATH, Alaska, Nov. 27— The two missionaries, Brothers George J. Feltes and M. LaPeyre, | who left hera by plane for Holy | Cross last Sunday, are sl miss- | |this district from Anchorage. | It was learned here yesterday that the mission plane was sighted | late Sunday by Radio Operafor Corporal John P. Taylor, at Ta- |cotna, headed in the direction of Anvik. NO FEA LT | HOLY CROSS, Alaska, Nov. 27 —No reports have been received i here regarding the missing M plane which took off from Grath last Sunday afternoon for |this place. No fears are felt for | the two brothers, unless they crash- zd. If they were forced down by | bad weather, which prevailed late Sunday, they had 30-days’ provis- ions, snowshoes and warm cloth- ing. The weather is believed to be warm in the country where the plane is supposed to be down and the region is fairly well inhabitated oy small villages and a number of (trappers’ cabins. —————— ALASKA COAL 600D QUALITY, | SAYS EXPERT Mec- | | | Declares Product Equally as Good as that of British Columbia SEWARD, Aluska, Nov. “Alaska coal is equally as good as the British Columbia product,”said F. R. Wadleigh, international coal authority who has been investigat- vlng the coal fields for the Interior | Department. Wadleigh left here .Wednesday on the Northwestern enroute to ‘Washington, D. C. Alaska’s coal consumption last Alaska pro- 27, — over 60,000 tons to he imported | Local civic organizations are| striving to obtain bunkers in Sew ard to supply all Alaska requ | ments and also help reduce the| Alaska Railroad deficit. B — | Grandson of Former Kaiser Wins License to Pilot U. S. Planes DETROIT, Mich,, Nov. 27.—Born a Prince of Prussia and ded a degree by a German Universit Louis Ferdinand von Hohenzo) a grandson of the former Kaiser has earned a new title. He is now a licensed airplane pilot having completed a six weeks' course. The scn of the former Crown Prince | has been employed by the Ford| Company, CHINCHOW 1S TROUBLE SPOT ' IN MANCHURIA | Chinese Degr;]ing City— Japanese Are Moving to Make Attack CABINET’S POSITION NOW FULLY STATED If Army Makes Assault, Against Orders, Pre- mier Will Resign LONDON, Nov 27.—The Japan- ese spokesman at Tokyo, is report= Captain Paul Koenig and his daughter, Mary, rived at New York aboard the S. S. Europa. gensation during the World War, before Uncle Sam entered the con- two trips across the Atlantic and back to Germany in e only sub-commander to accomplish this daring feat. Instead of an apology as demanded ne.._ Severs. woathar har. ke Y"rtflflwme's’nuw policies with, ed a scarch by airplanes sent tofthe assertion that no errors in its ied as saying that if the Japanese are shown as they ar. |2V attacks Chinchow, which the Capt. Koenig created a ‘Chinese expect, Premier Wakat- sukl’s Cabinet will resign as the attack means the army is acting jcontrary to the Government’s or- | der, ~| .The Japanese spokesmah, accord- ilng to dispatches received here, ;said the proposal of the ‘Chinese | Government to withdraw troops from Chinchow, to avoid danger of a clash there, is acceptable to the | Japanese Government. x Japanese Ultimatum It is also reported the Japanese military authorities have issued an ultimatum to the Chinese at Tient- Isin, where fighting has been re- | newed, to cease firing by noon to- (day. The ultimatum contained other demands. Following receipt of alarming jnews of the Chinchow situation, the | belief is expressed in Paris, in of- WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 27— ficial Chinese circles, that the time has come for China to abandon reliance of International agencies, such as the League of Nations, the Kellogg-Bri: pact and Nine Power ‘end defsnd by force of arms. At the same time it is reported China is frankly centemplating an alliance with the Soviets. ish blockade that had been estab- NAVY LEAGUE STRIKES ANEW AT PRESIDENT Instead of Apology, An- other Denunciation Is- sued Against Hoover by President Herbert Hoover, the Navy League last Wednesday night is;ued a new denuciation of the iigures on comparative naval stren- gth has been revealed. The new denunciation attacked the report of the committee app- ointed by President Hoover to weigh the truth of the Navy League's previous assertions. This document, which charged the Navy League with “inaccuracies and false assertions and erronecus con- was described as con- taining errors itself. The Navy League termed Presi- dent Hoover’s Naval building record as “unconstructive.” | The statement of the Navy Lea-| MARTIAL LAW DECLARED gue, issued Wednesday night, was' LONDON, Nov. 27.—Advices re- ued over the signature of Walter ceived here yesterday stated Ad- Bruce Howe, chairman of the Navy miral Chen Chak, Commander-in- League’s Board of Dirctors. The Chief of the Cantonese Navy, de- previous statements were made by clared martial law following a split William Howard Gardiner, Presi- in the leadership of the Cantonese, dent of the Navy League. |South China Government, overan' Among other things in the Navy alliance with Nanking. League's rejoiner of last Wednesday | Advance On Chinchow night, it said President Hoover has Reports were also received Thurs- not inaugurated a single move to day which indicated the Japanese provide for replacements, not to were advancing on Chinchow, the mention upbuilding in categ last remaining center of the inde- where the United States is pendent Chinese rule in South low treaty levels, adding that every Manchuria. ton of construction now under-| Gen. Yung Chen, Chinese Chief way has been inherited from prev-'of Staff, reported he plans to de- dous administrations except five des- fend the city to the limit of his troyers for which contracts were power. He denied reports the Chi- recently awarded nese were preparing an offensive L il |in this area In an attempt to re- LOWEST PRICE At Nanking the Chinese Foreign Office protested, in a note to ‘Ja- pan, against the reported threat of the Japanese to attack Chin- chow. It was reported in Nanking NEW YORK, Nov. 27.—Copper declined to the lowest level in the history of the industry last Wed- nesday selling at 6'4 cents a pound for domestic delivery. Sales for the Japanese troops were busily concentrating at various points the metal were made here at that price. { south and west of Mukden, prepar- e S T, Kicks His 4-Year-Old ing to attack Chinchow and other southwest Manchuria places. Stepson; Under Arrest Trying To Avcid Clash The Japanese Government, it is ! understood here, is preparing to re- ply to Chairman Briand, of the Council of the League of Nations, it is doing everything possible, un- der the curcumstances, to avoid a CLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 27.- Harry Glover, aged 26 years, is held by the authorities accused of kicking his 4-year-old stepion Mel- vin so hard that an emergency operation was necessary. The boy 135 seriously injured internally. Will Not Attack Chairman Briand this afternoon said he had assurances the Jap- anese forces will not attack Chin- chow. A report from Chang Hsueh Liang, at Chinchow, says the rail- way station at Jaoyancho has been captured by a Japanese armoured train accompanied by a troop train with 700 soldiers. clash Chinchow. Negotiations for a settlement of the Manchurian conflict appeared in Paris to be moving toward sue~ cess with the approval of the United States, reported behind the (Zen'inuea Irom Page One) “King of American Hoboes” to Abdicate Throne; to Wed CROOKSTON, Mt The “King of the American Ho- |[Of the “Bonafide Hoboes Union of boes” will abdicate his throne and |(N¢ United States of America” for P 5 5 | January 2 at Grant Lake, Chicago, of wee Canadian | for the purpose of relinquishing his lassie. |crown and electing his successor. The “King” is none other than| “Yes, there is a girl living in Joseph Leon Cehen Segal Lazaro-| Winnipeg and I'm going to settle witz, who for four years has ruled |down and work for her” the with an iron hand in his chosen | “King” said, 27— [realm. He has called a meeting all because