The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 27, 1932, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XL., NO. 6119. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1932. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ROOSEVELT DRIVES HOME CONTRAST ON PROHIBITION — PRICE TEN CENTY GARNER ASSAILS G. O. P. LEADERSHIP BULLS PUSHING UP STOCKS AT * SHORT SESSION Demonstration Goes Through Securities and General Commodities GAINS APPEAR FOR MANY LEAD ISSUES Copper Firm — Rails Are Quiet — Good News from Steel Industry NEW YORK, 'Aug. 27.—The Stock Market ended the week with a striking bull demonstration, ex- tending tnrough securities and principal commodities stocks, which went up from one to four ponits. Utilities showed strength in the last hour hut others slipped as) buying shifted. Today's turnover at the short ses-| sion was 2000,000 shares. Issues closing up two or more! than three points include Ameri-| con Power end Light and Ameri- | can Can. H International Harvester finished | up a fraction. United Sudtes Steel closed a half | a point up. Copper Status Copper was firm. Smelting, Kennecott and Anacon- a crossed the point higher mark. Similar grins appeared for Ameri- can Tobacc) B, Allied Chemical; and Western Union. American Telephone and Tele- graph lost a point at the close. Encouraging Reports | Auburn was off three points. Rails were quiet. The steel industry report is en- | couraged as Carnegie Steel, subsi- | diary of United States Steel, re- ported intention to 'resume opera- tions of the largest plants in Ohio. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—Alaska | Juneau's clcsing quotation today | was 11%, American Can 58%, Ana- conda 12%, Bethlehem Steel 22%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films 6%, General Motors 16%, International | Harvester 31%, Kennecott 15, Packard Motors 4, United States Steel 48%, Armour B., 1%, Colo- rado Fuel and Iron, mno sale;| Chrysler %, Standard Brands, 17%. ————— TWO CITIES IN | ALASKA T0 GET P. 0. BUILDINGS Ketchikan and Anchorage| Are Allotted Sum of $400,000 Each SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—Postmaster Charles M. Ferkins announces to- day that he has received word the Post Office Department and Gov- ernment iutends to spend $5,000,- 000 in new post offices in 34 Pa- cific Northwest cities shortly. Bids will be called for within!/ 30 days. ‘American | |local headquarters of the United |States Bureau of Fisheries. RIFT IN THEIR POLITICAL RANKS Presidential aspirations of these men—the Rev. of Pittsburgh, head of the “jobless” political part, Harvey, liberal party leader—Iled to a rift in plans for fusion of the two groups, so each “party” held a separate conventi (Associated Press Photo) 4 ention near St. Louls. James R. Cox (left) , and W. H. “Coln” Salmon Pack to August 20 Aggregates 4,751,447 Cases; Most Districts Are Closed With fishing practically closed [Southern, Eastern, Western and down and only a few canneries op-|Icy Straits districts in Southeast ‘erating in widely scattered areas, Alaska, Prince William Sound, Con- jthe Alaska salmon pack up to the | per River and Cook Inlet in Cen- |week ending August 20 aggregated |tral Alaska, Bristol Bay and Alaska |4.751 447 cases of all varieties, ac- |Peninsula in Western Alaska had cording to statistics compiled by} suspended for the season. This iweek, Wrangell and the North The |Prince of Wales Island districts season’s pack probably will beicomp]ewd their operations. slightly under 5,000,000 cases, it| South Prince of Wales Island, was predicted by Capt.M.J,O'Con-iwnh a three-day extension, will nor, Assistant Agent in Charge. fish until August 30. Yakutat, Red salmon from all districts | Chignik and Kodiak will continug amounted to 2,030,199 casse. Pinks.}operauons until late in Septem- due to cannery curtailment rather ber. It is believed that the pack than fish shortage, aggregated 1,- for the remainder of the season 782,917 cases, about 1,000,000 cases|will not reach 250,000 cases. Pack in Detail below normal. Details of the pack by district Few Areas Open At the end of last week, the and species are as follows: | | District— Reds Kings Pinks Chums Cohoes Total Ketchikan 24,667 289 413,253 120,031 12,529 570,769 Wrangell ... . 10,267 77,697 30,129 3,723 121,816 West Coast ... 13,709 11553 88,032 178,616 17,348 199,256 Yakutat 20,976 4,909 6,601 257 563 33,306 Eastern 9,757 6,606 151,517 92,946 13,203 274,029 Western 18,091 116 169,711 114,847 9958 312,723 Icy Strait 37,343 e 147,398 81,846 14,601 281,188 Kodiak 85,834 506 251,683 22,579 3,257 363,859 Cook Inlet .. 83272 16,783 32497 23,571 6,260 162,383 Bristol Bay . ...1,195,164 12,556 9,781 85,515 450 1,308,996 Alaska Peninsula ... 317,439 5,336 194,885 84,383 9,904 611,947 Chignjk 118,219 128 33,022 3,726 512 155,607 Prince William Sound 24,369 1,402 206,842 33,142 10,756 276,511 Copper River . 67,222 7965 75,187 Resurrection Bay 3,870 o 3,870 Totals .........2,030,199 68,149 1782917 771,588 93,064 *4,751,447 *—5,530 cases Red Tails included. COPPER PRICE IS ADVANCING NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—Copper prices have showed further signs of improvement both in domestic and foreign markets during the | past week. FLIER DIES, BACK BROKEN WALLA WALLA, Wash, 27.—Dudley Rankin, of Lagrande, Oregon, aviator whose back was broken while was attempting Aug. he The amount includes $400,000 each for Ketchikan and Anchor-| age, Alask.. Thirteen cities in Washington State will get buildings to cost from $80.000 to $700,000. ! Buying has been at a good vol- ume abroad and sales have ranged from 565 and 570 cents a pound. Domestic vroducers and the Cus- toms Smeliers are indifferent at| offers of 5% and 5% cents a pound. 9 States Face Dry Law Vote WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. — By January 1, nearly half the popula- tion of the United States will be living in territory without prohi- bition enforcement laws. Rufus 3. Lusk, National legisla- tive officer of th» Crusaders, 50| declared today on the basis of his predicticn that nine states will serap their enforcement codes at the forthcoming election. Seven states, with an aggregate population of about 23,000,000 at present have no state statute sup- | plementing the Eighteenth Amend- New York, Wisconsin, Montana, Nevada, Rhode Island, Massachu- setts and Maryland. Nine states with a population of 21000000 will hold referea- dums in November on repealing their state codes. They are Louis- ana. California, Oregon, Michigan, ‘Washingtoa, Colorado, North Da- kota, New Jersey and Arizona. In addition, Wyoming, Connec- ticut and Louisiana will have ad- visory referendums on prohibition repeal. Exclusive of Louisiana, the population of these states is ment, Lusk pointed out, They are 7,657,000, | tc repair a landing gear on his plane and siipped from the fuse- lage suppusis on August 16. died in a hospital here last night - e DR, J. A, MACY - PASSES AWAY STROUDSBURG, Penn., Aug. 27. —Dr. John Albert Macy, author and critic, 15 dead here following at attack of the heart. He was formerly iiterary editor of the Boston Herald, associate editor of the Youths Companion and liter- ary editor of Nation. I e | | | i | Forty-eight per cent of the total United States output of standard typewriters, according to commerce Gepartment figures, was shipped to foreign markets in 1931, ECONOMIC ILLS DUE TO FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP Garner Lays Present Con- ditions at Door of Hoov- er Administration CHARGES FAILURE IN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Delay in Mng Depres- sion and High Tariff Cited as Instances NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 27.—Responsibility for ‘“near- ly all of our civic troubles” was laid at the door of the Hoover Administration by Speaker John Nance Garner, Democratic candidate for Vice-President, in his letter of acceptance which was made public here teday by the par- ty’s campaign committee. Mr. Garner declared most of the present economie ills were due to “the Government’s departure from its legitimate functions.” Fails to Lead The country, he asserted, had been disappointed because the Ad- ministration had failed to furnish the leadership it had a right to expect, and that was the first es- sential in combatting evils and practices that paved the way for the depression. “Failure to meet the depression and economic stagnation at its in- ception, and the enactment of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act in the face of almost universal protest to my mind furnishes the most naked evidence of the failure of Republican leadership to realize its responsibilities and live up to |its obligations,” he asserted. “If no other errors had been cofmitted by the Administration, these two would be amply suffi- cient to explain its present un- popularity, and the wide conviction it will not be continued in pow- er.” Pledges His Service In conclusion, the Speaker wrote: “With full knowledge of the re- sponsibilities and labors inyolved, I accept the nomination of the party for the Vice-Presidency, pledging adherence to its principles and the policies enunciated in the party's platform. “I give assurance that such abil- ity as I may possess, and such ex- perience as I have acquired during the 30 years it has been my priv- ilege to serve as a member of Congress will be directed toward a solution of the problems with which the country is now confronted.” 600D RESULTS FROM SELLING GERMAN BONDS 'WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. — Net profits of American bankers from the sale of German bonds in Amer- ica since 1925 are estimated by the Bookings Institution at $30,- 000,000 based on the study grow- ing out of the Senate's foreign bond investigation. The Institution estimated bank- ers made profits from flotation of $1,280,000,000 worth of German bonds clearizg 4 percent of the amount they paid for the securi- ties. The institution made no attempt to pass 2n the question as to whether thz bankers’' profits were excessive. Breaking Fan Kills Auto Sale Prospect CHICAGO, Aug. 27—Arthur H. Hood, 32 years old, set out to buy an automotile. He rod> around awhile with Walter J. Petelle, a motor car dealer, and then ot out, asking Petelle to race the motor, while the hood was lifted. As he watched the motor a fan blace flew off and struck the pros- pective purchaser in the fore- Generals Confer on Cémpaign Tactics National leaders of the Democratic Party are shown in conference with Speaker John Nance Garner, nominee for the Vice Presidency, following e Park home of his rival in New York from the H; running mate, Governor Franklin whom he spent the week-end. Left to right (seated) TWO ATLANTIC OCEAN FLIERS ARE MISSING No Reports Received Since Hopoff Thursday from Harbor Grace OSLO, Norway, Aug. 27.—Morn- ing dawned today without any word of th> missing Atlantic fliers, Clyde Lee &nd John Bockton, Osh- kosh, B'Gash, aviators. The two fliers have not been re- ported since taking off from Har- bor Grace early Thursday morn- | ing. . Major airports continued a vigil | with fading hope. | There is a belief the two men may have larded on some isolated spot. | If they continued in the air,| thelr fuel could not have lasted longer than 4 o'clock yesterday morning, Fastern Standard Time. | “FLYING FAMILY” KEPT head. He ched in a hospital. TO GROUND; FOG AND RAIN PORT MT"NIER, Anticosti Island,| Aug. 27—F>z and rain prevented the departue of the “Flying Fam- ily* of Hutckinsons and their four essistants, enroute to London. They arrived hers Wednesday from St. Johns and may be delayed several days. ——o——— BODY OF DOCTOR WARNOCK FOUND VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 27— The body of Dr. David Warneck, former Deputy Minister of Agricul-| ture for the Province of British Columbia, who disappeared from a boat last Tuesday, has been found at White Rock. The body was removed to New Westminister. A note left indicated suicide. R g i Adams Lauds Men For Blast Heroism WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—Hero- ism of two naval gunners’ mates| and a sewman aboard the U. 8. 8. Colorado when an anti-aircraft gun exploded last November, have trought letters of commendation from Secretary Adams. The three men, who assisted | in rescuing R. O. Duff, a seaman, | are Willia Harris Adamg of Ban|on the recent statement of Cuth-:."&m)-puoi;" Pedro, Cal, gunner's mate, third| class,; Norman 8. Pulver, San Pedro, gunner’s mate, second class, and Arthor D. Perkins, Beattle, a seaman, lof New Jersey voters, as- {sembled here at the State PARTIES’ STAND ON PROHIBITION ARE COMPARED Roosevelt, at Seagrit, An- alyzes Views of Two Parties on Liquor GREAT THRONG CHEER PROHIBITION SPEECH Democratic Plank Honest —Republicans Insincere, Roosevelt Asserts SEAGIRT, N. J., Aug. 27. —Before a great gathering Democratic rally today, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt con- trasted the attitude of his {party on National Prohibi- are: James A. Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Speaker Garner, Robert Jac son, secretary of the committee. Standing are Sen- ator King of Utah and Arthur F. Mullen, committee- arty is ar- D. Roosevelt, with k campaign were discussed. Strike of Farmers Quieting Milk Settlement Helps Sit- uation — Highway Patrolled However COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Aug.; 27.—Although it is quiet in 1.hlsI district where farmers have been | NEW YORK, Aug. 27. — Gov. striking for higher prices for their | Roosevelt’s assertion that the Dem- products, ricketing continued on a?ocratic party “is not for sale’ to- few major kighways but without(day drew a sharply facetious re- violence. |tort from Senator Daniel Hast- Sheriff Latinson expressed the 'ings, Republican of Delaware, and opinion the movement is fading cne of th: G. O. P. out. speakers. Settlemen; of the trouble over| “While the Democratic Party milk prices in Sioux City has re- may not be for sale, people gen- lieved the tension. The milk price erally beiieve Roosevelt did sell jumped from $140 to $1.80 per out when L permitted the selec- hundredweizht. \tion of Gainer for his running Some micketing continues on mate at the instigation of Willlam highways in Nebraska. Gibbs MeAdeo,” he declared. Advices 1eceived here today stat-| “In the Governor's speech, he ed supporters of the movement in'emphasizes the fact that the Dem- South Dakota would start a non-|ocratic party is not for sale. If selling campaign on September 5. ir were, I cdon't think it possible |to find a purchaser in America.” DONT CARE' |y o <ENATO SR FBHTNG "o+ 0o rado FOR HER LIFE Eva Tanguay, Fortune DIES IN EAST Gone, Battling in Holly- | wastinaToN, Aue. 21.—unit- 2 h ed States Sepator Charles W. Wa- WOOd Wl[l’l Disease terman, Republican of Colorado, laged 71, died early today. HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Aug. 27— ", <ygiorman had been ill for Eva Tanguay, oldtime favorite in . .. than +two years but until a the vaudiville stage and known as|sey months ago he continued on the “I Don't Care” girl is waging]duty He had been in the Senate o fight with a heart allment,| pn.e jg23 His terfi would have NO BUYER EVEN 'IF PARTY WERE PUT ON BLOCK |Senator Hastings Retorts to Roosevelt’s *Not for Sale” Speech disease and rheumatism man from Nebraska. Plans of strategy for the coming | campaign | {tion with that of the Repub- ilican Party. He said the one |was an honest effort to solve {the problem and the other a [palpflble effort to win sup- |port from both wet and dry sides. The Democratic nominee’s ispeech was given a great ova- tion by the thousands who ;cheered his declaration that the Eighteenth Amendment was doomed and control of ithe liquor traffic must be returned to the individual States. Evasion Charged Declaring that the Democratié platform and candidates of the {party have “fairly and squarely” met the Prohibition issue, Gov. Roosevelt asserted Hoover and other Republican leaders “stand convicted of trying to evade and confuse the issue.” Reviewing briefly the record of “Federal efforts to prohibit the sale |of liquor, he said: “The methods adopted since the World War for {the purpose of achieving greater temperance by Prohibition have been accompanied in most parts (of the country by complete and tragic failure.” The money which rightfully be= longed to the Government in the form of taxes has been turned over to bootleggers and racketeers, he pointed out. Riding Two Horses He declared that the Republicans are trying to ride two horses at the same time—Hoover, with a wet label, and Curtis as a dry. That sort of thing, he contended, will not work. The people of the Unit- ed States, tired of a looking both ways policy, are turning to the Democrats. Honest drys, he said, {honor more an honest wet than a shifty dry, and anti-Prohibitionists prefer a real dry to an uncertain wet. The Republican leaders, he charg= ed, wrote their platform “so as to sound dry to the drys and wet to the wets, but to the consternation jof the high priests of the party |it sounded dry to the wets and |wet to the drys. | Meet Issue Fairly “The Democratic Convention,” he ‘conunucd. “met the issue squarely {sible for the improvement. Brights She is livinz in a modest bungalow with her sister Mrs. Walter Gif- ford. | Miss Tanguay’s fortune, estimated | to have been between $1,5000,000 | and $2,000000 is gone through the market crash and closed banks. | — e—— Teachers Given Credit for Boys Better Manners| CHICAGO, IIL, Aug. 27.—The Anierican %oy of today is better| mannered, and better dressed than | he was thirty years ago, and wo- men schonl teachers are respon- This was the opinion of Chicago educators when they commented bert Blaksiom, widely known Eng- lish educator, who said in Lon-| don that the modern English boy is timid, cowardly, untruthful easily led, vain and dishonest, ended in March, next year. and fairly. It adopted a plank so In Denver, Sen. Waterman was plain and clear and honest that widely known as an attorney for none can doubt its meaning. The the Great Western Sugar Companylexperlence of 150 years has shown and numerous railroads. (Continued on Page Two) Princess Alice to Do Memoirs WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. — Mrs.} news that she has decided to write N R was received with misgivings in B e A many quariers If her written ob= Scuaed o servations prove as expressive as - her spoken word, many of her After refusing for years to grant|countless <oquaintances are due interviews or to wri of her col-|for sharp treatment. orful life, she has consented to do| The memoirs will start with her her memoirs for a woman's maga- |earliess White House recollections zine. as the daughter of President Roose~ Although one of the best known | velt, tell of her marriage to women in the nation's public and |Nicholas J<ngworth, later to i Longworth has at the lure of 5.8 life, she has at the|come Speaker of the House, and came time, been one of the least|deal generally with the political known because of her aversion|and social life of the capital | to intervievers. which she has played a promin Possessed ©f a somewhat caustic |part for more than twenty wit and a keen political mind, the'years, 5