The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 2, 1933, Page 1

| — THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS 'ALL' THE TIME” = VOL. XLL, NO. 6253. JUNEAU ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY AMERICAN OFFICERS JOIN SEARCH FOR ALASKANS TO BREAK UNEMPLOYMENT GRIP IN U.S. RUOSEVELT HAS GREAT SCHEME T0 AID NATION Extended Program on In- ternal Developments Is Unfolded THOUSANDS OF MEN TO BE PUT TO WORK Reforestation, Reclamation, Other Projects Are in Big Plan WARM SPRINGS, Georgia, Feb —President-Eleci Roosevelt's vast internal developments, enocmpas- sing reforestation, reclamation, wat- er power and agricultural rehabili- tation to bring about a fresh bal- ance of the national population be- tween cities and the country, were related by him to newspaper men This experiment is expected by President-Elect to provide em- 3 for at least 200,000 men in the Tennessee Valley alone and he hopes to carry the scheme to other secti of the nation, from the Alleghenies to the Pacific Coast) and through it end unemployment,| tralization of ndustiry and a people protected by watchfulness of the Government. ATTY, GENERAL ELECT ARRIVES FROM WESTWARD the pl sment ment J. S. Truitt, Wl‘\o TakeS'Edwavd S. Mmgan, Ho-] H. Guffey, Pioneer of| Office March 1, Here to Make His Home Mrs, Accompanied by Truitt, their daughter, MrY. Vella Truitt!in Southwest Alaska recently when Mcehring, and the latter's young son, J. Truitt Moehring, Attorney General-Elect James S. Truitt ar- rived here Wednesday on the Al- eska from his former home in Anchorage. The family will estab- | al once. Mr. Truitt, a life-long Democrat, won out in last November's Ter- ritorial election, defeating John Rustgard, encumbent since 1921, and W. L. Paul, Independent can- didate. He .will take over the of-| fice of Attorney General of Alas- ka on March 1. He is the fourth man to hold hat office since it was created hy the Legislature in 1917. Three oi the four were Democrats George B. Grigsby, Jerry Murphy and Mr. Truitt. The Attorney General-Elect was busy today looking for apartments and attending to personal matters. Ye had no comment to make on the organization of his office, say- ing that would come later. “While we regret, of course, leav- ing our friends in Anchorage, we are delighted that our home is to be in Juneau and expect to take our places here as loyal citizens, doing our part in local civic and ot affairs,” he said. “This is the first opportunity I have had to express personally my appreciation for the fine sup- and splendid vote given to me last November by the resi- dents of Juneau and all Southeast Alaska,” he declared. “It exceed- ed even my own expectations, and I am deeply grateful for that ex- pression .of confidence in me: I have no personal interests to serve in the office of Atlorney General and shall put the interests of the Territory above all other things in such a manner as to justify that confidence.” het Radios in Every Cell Is New Plan DENVER, Feb. 2—Radio loud- speakers will be installed in every cell in the Colorado State Peni- tentiary at Canon City if sugges- tions made in the biennial report | lon themselves in residence here|here yesterday 'KEG PLUS WHEELS MAKES A BA. A mixture of antique and modern furniture has been combined to produce this home bar, designed for use when and if beer is legalized. 1 Rose Kerpen displays a model shown In Chicago at the National Furnl- | ture Manufacturers’ exhibit. (Associated Press Photo) KOLUKUK SCHOOL PRESIDENT OF TEACHER LOSES LOCAL COMPANY - LIFE ON TRAILDIES IN SOUTH North and Head of But- ler Mauro Co., Dies J. H. Guffey, 64 years of age, President of Butler Mauro Drug| Company, pioneer of Alaska and former resident of this city, died last night at his ranch home near Langley, Whidby Island, Wash, according to advices received by the company here this morning.| Death was the result of cancer of the stomach and followed an| illness of some five months. Mr. Guffey is survived by a widow, six sons, Willlam, Frank, Harry, James, Kirk and Lloyd V., and several grand children. Inter- ment probably will be in Langley. Went North in 1899 quiam, Wash., Man, Frozen to Death Winter claimed another victim Edward 8. Morgan, Government school teacher at Kolukuk, was frozen to death on the trail from Dillingham to Xolukuk probably | the evening of January 23. Word of the tragedy was received by Acting Chiefl C. W. Hawkesworth of the Alaska Division, Office of Indian Affairs, by radio from Kanakanak. Mr. Morgan is survived by a wi- | dcw who is now at Kolukuk. He was a resident of Hoquiam, Wash. and a graduate of State Normal School at Ellensburg. The remains were interred for the present at Mr. Guffey went North to Nome Kolukuk |in 1899, according to W. B. Kirk, Mr. Morgan went to Dfllingha m"l‘rra_sur(‘x' of the company, and from Kolukuk to arrange fo ¢ | business associate and friend for sale of reindeer for native ow:-|the past quarter of a century. They After concluding his mission | became business partners in Nome successfully, he left for home on|in 1909 and it continued unbroken January 26. On the foll g | until sundered by death. In 1913, day, the body was discovered by|Mr. Guffey went to Wenatcheée a native musher who reported it|to open a store there for the com- - e PATRICK REG!/ large drug store on Front Streel. He remained until 1915 when Mr. Kirk came here from Nome to take charge. Fcollowing that Mr. Guffey re- moved to Washington State where he has since resided. He was ac- tive in the produce business there and was the organizer of the| Washington Co-Operative Egg and Poultry Association which is one| |of the biggest organizations of its |kind in the Northwest today. Visited Here Frequently Personally and through Mr. Kirk and H, VanderLeest, Secretary of the company, Mr. close touch with Juneau and the local business. He had visited here at least once a year since moving South until this year. His last visit here was in Janu- ary, 1932. His illness prevented him from making the trip this year. The time of funeral services and interment have not been mads known here. The local store will close when they occur. O A5 TS PASSES AW/ Patrick Regan, well known pio- neer of Alaska, died at St. Ann’s Hospital at 5:30 o'clock this morn- ing from disabilities attendant up- cn old age. Mr. Regan was 73 years old and had been a patient | in the hospital since July 7, 1930.} The remains are at the C. W. Carter Mortuary. The funeral will be held from the Catholic church | Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. — e J. B. WARRACK LEAYV S FOR TRIP TO KETCHIKAN J. B. Warrack, of the Warrack Construction Company, left on the steamer Alaska for Ketchikan, where his company has a contract to ‘construct a building for the Lighthouse Service. He expects to return to Juneau in a week or ten days. —— GROVER C. WINN IS SOUTHBOUND ON ALASKA Grover ©. Winn, prominent Ju- neau attorney, took passage on the steamer Alaska for Seattle. He ex- A. VAN MAVERN LEAVES A. Van Mavern, merchandise of the State Board of Corrections are carried ouf, pects to be away for several weeks | broker, left on the steamer Alaska to the nearest Indian Service sta-|pany. He came to Juneau the tion. It was moved by them to|following year and opened the Kolukuk. business which now operates a Guffey kept in| DIMOND ARRIVES FOR CONFERENCE OF PARTY HEADS Delegate - EE Here for Several Days, Complets ing Territorial Tour After having traveled more than 2500 miles by air and hundrads of additional miles by train and steamer in visiting his constit@-; ents in nearly all sections of the Territory, Delegate-Elect Anthony, J. Dimond arrived hefe yesterday evening on the steamer Alaska for a stay of several days. When he concludes his stay here, he will proceed to Ketchikan for a few cays, then go to Washington, D. C. via Seattle and Oakland. % The object of his long journey, he said, was solely to visit people and places he had not been able to see during his campaign last Fall. “I feel that a personal con- fact with the people and a first| hand acquisition of information| on .conditions and the needs of the several districts were assential tc a proper representation of Al- aska in the National Capital,” the Delegate-Elect declared. Visits Numerous Communities He did not confine his visita- tions to the larger communities, but stopped at many of the smal- ler settlements in remote districts, places he was not able :to cover in his campaign for election. He| was warmly greeted everywhere, He talked to the residents of more than 30 towns and hamlets. Covering the entire Alaska Rail-! road, the Kuskokwim Valley, low-| Yukon and Tanana Valleys and part of Seward Peninsula, he conferred with persons at Sewa.rd¢ S Anchorage, Bethel, McGrath, Akiak, Kaltahag, Aniak, Napa- 1 mute, Crooked Creek, Tacotna, Medfra, Lake Minchumina, Nena-| na, Fairbanks, Tanana, Ruby, Nu-| lato, Nome, and all of the towns| on the Alaska Railroad, Cordova, Haines and Skagway. | Time Curtailed Trip | Unable to leave as early as he had planned, Mr. Dimond was not table to visit the Koyukuk, up- per Yukon and upper Seward Pen- insula districts which he had not| covered in his campaign, due to the accident at Flat that cost him a broken shoulder, put him in a hospital for several days and lim- ited his campaigning radius. has completely recovered from that injury and is in the best of health The Delegate-Elect expressed his deep regret that he had not had time to cover the entire Territory “I need and want first-hand know- ledge of the whole of Alaska, and am anxious to meet personally as many Alaskans as is possible. It is my plan to maintain the very closest of contacts with them s that the Delegate's office may b made an instrument of real servic to them,” he declared. In addition to meeting as many persons as possible and study: needs and conditions, Mr. Dimond met and conferred with party leaders in the several sections. He| found them working harmonious- ly, and co-operating in workin on a program that is aimed promote the Territory’s material well-being and to bring to it fullest possible measure of self-Government. He will continue those conf ences here and at Ketchikan. |hopes to meet residents of boin 'Pewrsburg and Wrangell enrou to Ketchikan and, had time per- mitted, would stop for a day s0 here and at other Sout east. Alaska towns. However, {was not considered as essential |his interior trip since he v practically every Southeast Ala |community last Fall. loca’ He |spent making a |ways at the westward and Inter- He|, President.elect Roosevelt, accompanied by Senator George W. Norris (above), made an inspection trip to the $150,000,000 Muscle Shoals nitrate and power project near Florence, Ala. The project’s ferti- lizer and power plants have been idle for more than a decade. The invitation to Norris, advorate of federal operation, was seen in some quarters as indicating Mr. Roosevelt may favor its operation by the ss_Photoa), |°vornment. (Anocl 'ROOSEVELT 'AND NORRIS STUDY MUSCLE SHOALS MORE AVIATION NEEDED NORTH, L. W. LEE SAYS Transportation ‘Manager of Pacific Alaska Airways Here Southbound Lowell W. Lee, District Traffic manager for the Pacific Alaska Airways is returning south on the steamer Alaska after three months survey of the transportation network of the air- jor and adjusting scheduled for planes and rates. During his stay in Alaska Mr. Lee has covered nearly seven thou- sand miles by plane. He traveled extensively in the Kuskokwim dis- trict, the upper and lower Yukon regions, and made short stops at Teller Kotzebue, Nome and other northern towns, though the great- cr part of his time was spent at Fairbanks, the headquarters for the airways in Alaska. Mr. Lee said he believed there was great need for further ex- pansion of aviation in Alaska for| passenger, mail and freight ser- vice as there are few countries o dependent on aviation for chcxr“ well being and comfort. People Like Schedules t The people of the Interior are, vmhusia.stic about having regular schedules for the planes and def- inite rates set, Mr. Lee sald. The passenger rates have been set at 20 cents a mile per passenger and | evpress costs one tenth of a cent! per mile per pound. Mr. Lee said that to his knowledge it is the| first time that regular schedules| haeve been placed into effect in Alaska. ! Radios Work Perfectly Radios have been placed in prac- tically all of their planes, for both sending and receiving and are | working perfectly, Mr. Lee declar- | ed. The radios are all specially built after the type used on the| Pan-American planes operating on| (Continued on Page Eight) | | DENVER, Colo, Feb. 2. — P! McCarty, of Denver, recently pro- claimed Champion Liar of United States by the Burlingio Wisconsin, Liars’ Club, has b appointed official liar of the St of Colorado. on legal business, for Petersburg. Gov. Edwin C. Johnson mad | Official Liar for State of Colorado Named by Governor the appointment and McCarty's, salary will be $1 a year. |‘ Gov. Johnson said he felt there| was too much lying around the State House, and ‘“hereafter ons man will do all the lying. I be- lieve in selecting McCarty I have picked the most suitable man in'He recently underwent an opera-|- . _ 5 (Comlnued ou Page Sflen) lSlales for a vacation, the Staf Ground Hog Avers Spring Is Not Far Off—Yes? Cheer up! Spring is just around the corner if that old yarn about the Ground Hog works out. Even if the little fellow could burrow his way through about two feet of snow today there would be no danger of the sunshine making it possible for his shadow to scare him. The rumor is, you know, that if the Ground Hog comes out of his hole on February 2 and sees his ewn shadow it frightens him and he returns to stay for another six weeks, delaying the coming of Spring just that long, But today he will look out upon the win- triest scene that Juneau has had all winter. So we can expect Spring soon (7). - e NEW ATTACK BY CHINESE IS PLANNED Have Been Repulsed Twice| by Airplane and Ar- tillery Fire PEIPING, Feb. 2—The Chinese launched a new attack on Japan- ese troops holding Suicheng and Chiumenkow after being repulsed twice by Japanese airplanes and artillery fire. Some casualties are reported from the two engagements. Last night fighting was of sanguinary nature. — ., GOVERNMENT DEEP IN RED WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. — The | Government ended the first seven months of its 1933 fiscal year with a deficit of $1,217,721,000. The Government collected from |all sources $2,138505,000 and spent $2,410,226,941. Publlsher of Denver Post Passes Away Today DENVER, Colo., Feb. 2—Freder- ick Bonfils, aged 72 years, publisher of the Denver Post, died here to- day. He had been ill several day tion on an infected ear, DIMOND MISSION TO HEAR VIEWS; PROMISES HELP Tours Territory Not to Make Speeches But to Hear of Wants Declaring his present tour of the Territory is not for the pur- pose of making speeches but with the view of getting the views of others, Delegate-Elect Anthony J. Dimond told the Chamber of Com- merce today he would welcome suggestions from it and promised to do everything in his power as Delegate to Congress to carry out its requests. “I won't promise to get you all you wani, probably no one could do that. But I shall make the effort and do my best, unless, of course, there should be grave rea- sons why I cannot,” he declared. Voice of Business He sald he fully recognized that the Chambers of Commerce of the Territory are the “authentic voice” of the business element of the Territory. They are activated by “intelligent selfishness, with the emphasis on intelligent. I want you to tell me what you want done, and if it is within my power, and except for grave personal rea- sons which I do not expect to hap- pen, I shall get it for you,” he| said. He urged the Chamber to com- municate its wants for local needs iand its views on matters of Terri- torial-wide interest to him while he is here, and to keep him in- formed at ‘all times. He said he |planned to remain here until Sat- urday or Sunday then proceed to Ketchikan to confer with seiners, trollers and others. Tells of Trip He referred briefly to his recent visits to other sections, comment- Irg on conditions existing and pro- posed plans for improvement. In lower Kuskokwim River, he residents ought to be per- mitted to do commercial fishing, for the purpose of canning king salmon. The outlook there, he| declared, is not promising due to| the scarcity of and low prices for | fur. If they were permitted to| do limited fishing, the financial the returns would relieve the situa- tion materially, He advocated extending com- mercial fishing, now permitted at the mouth of the Yukon River {to as far upstream as Andreaf- |sky, adding he believed this could | |be done by regulation without the | |recessity of making an amend- ment to the Alaska Fisheries law. UNDERWORLD TO BE HUNTED FOR THOMPSON CLUE Two Depl:y-'- Sheriffs of Los Angeles Assigned to Mystery Case ILETTERS CONTAINING THREATS REVEALED Mexican Secret Service Agent Gives Out More Information LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 2.— Deputy Sheriffs have been assigned to the underworld in search for information which might account for the disappearance on December 5, from Tia Juana, Mexico, of Charles Thompson and his wife, former well known Alaskans, resi- dents of Fairbanks. A. Basail, Mexican Secret Service Agent, said accounts of the Mexi- cali Distillery, in which Thompson was part owner, indicated a deal for $40,000 worth of alcohol to a Los Angeles agent. Threatening Letters Basail also informed the Los An- geles County Sheriff that Mexican operatives found three threatening letters sent to Thompson from Los Angeles, signed “The New Gang,” and warning him to carry $5,000 as “payment” anytime for his safety. Partner Sentenced Hugh G. MacClemy, Thompson's partner in the distillery, is now under sentence in prison on a liquor law charge. Basail was accompanied here by Deputy Sheriff Charles Cameron of San Diego. ‘The assignment of special deputies to the underworld were results of information given to the authorities for possible clues in the strange disappearance case. ————— SENATE WILL ATTEMPT TWO HARD RULES Debiate. to Be Cot Dot Also Items in Appro- priation Bills WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—A de- termination to clamp the lid on debate and cut appropriations with a sharper knife is evident in the Senate as it became more appar- ent that virtually nothing but the Supply bills will get through Con- gress before March 4. Negotiations are in progress to limit debate on all appropriation bills and some general agreement is predicted. Gets No Place The Senate got no place with the 15-minute debate limit yester- day, but expected to throw that body into high gear for the re- mainder of the session. The House is progressing on its sixth appropriation bill but there is little prospect that any sizeable cuts wiJl be made. Jam of Business Difficulties in the way of con= troversial features, prospective vet- oes and a general jam of busi- ness, indicated that such legisla- tion as farm and unemployment relief, bankruptcy reform, Prohibi- tion repeal, beer legislation and drastic economy proposals will be dumped into the Spring special session along with Budget balanc- ing, revenue measure, inflation pro- posals and other important bills. - e FRANK MAMPLETON VISITS OLD FRIENDS IN JUNEAU Frank Mapleton, former electric- ian at the Alaska Gastineau pow- er plant and now in charge of the big power plant of the Fairbanks Exploration Company, renewed old acquaintances here last night and today while the steamer Alaska was in port. He is enroute to the -