The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 22, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE ) P “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VCL XLL, NO. 6294, JUNEAU ALASKA, WEDNFSD\Y MARCH 2 1933 BEER, WINE BILL SI NEW BANKING LAWS WILL BE RECOMMENDED| President Is Drafting Def- inite Measures for Congress MANY CHANGES ARE TO BE SUGGESTED Consolidation Scheme for Traffic Lines Also Being Planned WASHINGTON, March 22.—De- nd concrete measures to b2 1 by President Roosevelt in reform of banking and also in the railroad situation under tne new deal plans are rapidly shap- ing and major proposals are to be submitted to Congress very shortly. For New Laws The President will ask Congress to enact a banking requirement for sworn statements of bonuses fis and also Federal over Security Exchanges. also urge a more rigid| over National banks ouragement and prevention f ulation in bank deposits, | separation of commercial and in- ment banking and restriction use of Federal Reserve Bank | in speculative enterprises. Railrcad Issue railroad situation, con- plans are expected to d with due considera- ors and workers. Fed- | of competing motor~ will also be recom- | tak the | | | | | ALASKA JUNEAU STOCK ACTIVE; iP ONE POINT General lss;fluctuate—‘ Decline Is Slow— Trading Dull NEW YORK, March 22.—A mid- iy rally in stocks was succeeded a slow decline and prices clossd wer. Trade was dull. Today's rover was less than 1,000,000 ares. Net losses were small although‘ a few declines amounted to a\ couple of peints.or so. | Rails dragged lower than of late, whereas power and light issues of- fered better resistance than yes- terday. On the whole, the final prices werz above the lows, especially for industrials. i | Beer Profits Beer stocks yielded slightly on profit taking. American Telephone and Tele- graph was off a couple of points. Union Pacific was off moére than| three points. Santa Fe, Allied Chemical, Con- solidated Gas and North American: yielded about one point. Pullman rallied more than one point at the close. Alaska Juneau mine stock was active and gained net about one point. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, March 28—Closing| quotation of Alaska Juneau mm=| stock today is 14%, American Can| [ American Power and Lxghw naconda 6%, Bethlehem Steel | Calumet and Hecla 2%, North’ American 18, Fox Films 1%, Gen- eral Motors 12%, International Har- vester 21'%;, Kennecott 9, Packard Motors 2%, United States Steel 2875. MURDERS MAN FOR 14 GENTS COLFAX, Wash., March 22—Ad- mitting he slew an aged pool hall| owner for 14 cents in a robbery. Reynold Brown, aged 17 years, of Towner, N. D, asked hanging in- stead of prison on a life sentencé in the Superior Court today. The youth pleaded guilty to a {Dimond Sv;;n:ped Under ‘ |House Office Building. |new Delegate: New State Department Aides Well Equipped for Positions Two of Secretary of State Hull’s Lieutenants Are Ex- perienced Diplomats—the Other, an Expert on Law and Politics. Witriam PrIiiries WiLsvr J. CarR® The three men whose appointments to State Department pesitions by President Rooscveit have Leen confirmed by the Senate will not be stepping on unfamiliar ground when they go to work with Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Two of the appointees, Wil s, of Mas- 'sachusetts, who takes the post of Under Secretary of State, and Wilbur J. Carr, of New York, who takes that of Assistant Secretary, have had long careers in diplomacy, while the third, Professor Raymond Moley, | formerly of Columbia University, who takes the job of A tary, is a recognized expert on politics, international and i s well as being an authority on law and the administration of justi nder Secretary Phillips, a Harvard graduate, began his diplomatic career private secretary to the Hon. J. H. Choate, Ambassador to Great Britain. in 1903. Since then he has held many important posts at home and in foreign legations. He will be in direct charge of the State Department and accountable to Secretary Hull. Assistant Secretary of State Carr is also familiar with his job, having held the same position under the last ‘administration—since 1924 in fact. Carr, a New Yorker, began his ca- reer as clerk in the State Department in 1892. Professor Moley, pointed Assistant Secretary of State, was adviser to President Ro velt during campaign. He is regarded as one of the country' most authori on politics, crime and law administratil author of several books on these and kindred .nbjeen. MANY ALASKANS Nt())n;z;atw’:z IN WASHINGTON ©f Bingham FOR INAUGURAL ' Held Up Copumiiise. G Approv- al but Senator McNary akes Objection Correspondence as Takes Over Office of Delegate | WASHINGTON, March 22—The| Senate Foreign Commiitee unani- mously approved the nomination of Robert Bingham, of Louisville, Ky., to be Ambassador to England but Senate confirmation has been blocked by objections from Senator McNary, of Oregon. Further action is expect,od Lo be taken tomorrow. LOUIS SLOSS PASSES AWAY |Alaska Commercial Com- pany Official Dies After Long Illness (Special Correspondence) WASHINGTON, D. C,, March 13. —March 4th was a day which held interest for Alaskans both nation- ally and locally. Alaska led the states in instructing er Democrat- ic delegation to support Franklin | D. Roosevelt for Democratic pres- idential nominee. Today that nom- inee is President of the United States. March 4th also marked the induction of Anthony J. Di- mond into the office of Delegate to Congress from Alaska. Mr. Dimond was in the procession that | went out in historic fashion from | the Senate chamber to the east |portico of the Capitol where the| oath was administered to the in-| coming President and his inaugu- | ral address delivered. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 22.—Louis Closs, aged 73 years, fi- AR Inancier and clubman, died yester- The new Delegate has been ex- day after a long illness. He was d|tremely busy trying to take care president of the Closs Securities of the volume of w"&pondemcv()ompany and Vice-President of which had accumulated before his|the Alaska Commercial Company, arrival in Washington. He is sei-|as well as director in several oth- tled in temporary ghuartersand in-|€r corporations. vites all Alaskans who may be m\ His father, with Max Gerstle, Washington to feel at home in his|founded the Alaska Commercial office. ;Company and was also chief cxe- Temporary address, Room 312, Cutive of many stores and outposts House Office Building. |during the gold rush. For two Permanent address, Room 455,|Years his company handled the | 'Alaska payroll for the United {States Army and his firm was re- sponsible for laying of the first |Alaska cable from Seattle to Al- aska. Home address, 3024 N. W. Tilden St., The following Alaskans, or for: mer Alaskans, were in ‘Washingtos during Inaugural Week and have called to pay their respects to the! —————————— 'CHUTES SAVE WAR BIRDS | army fliers have saved their lives first degree murder charge for the slaying of David Barnum, aged %0 years, on March 2, Right Reverend Peter Trimble!by Parachute jumps. The 'chutes jreforestation and employment pro- 'xram met with a temporary delay |1ate ‘this afternoon decided to hold tant Secre- | confer with President Roosevelt at |became an obligatory part of the equ!pmen! in 1928, (Continued ou Page SGVGII) i ME'VIBER OF ASSOCIATED PRFSS PRICE TEN CENTS PLAN IS BEING DISCUSSED NOW House Labor Committee Takes Action on Roose- velt's View {ALASKA WILL BE CONSIDERLD TOO Forest Serwce Cooperating —Various Projects Outlined WASHINGTON, March 22.—The House Labor Committee today took the unemployment plan suggested yesterday by President Roosevelt in his special mesage to Congress and, is working on the forest and flood control projects ewith a view t0] gead, about 200 injured and piles of wreckage that wsed to be homes. quick action. Prospective sites for thousands of camps where the President plans to have the unemployed put 1o work improving forests are being| selected by the Forest Service which is ready to carry out its part in the plan at short notice. None of the sites have yet been chosen. Alaska projects. The types of work outlined are for improving forest fire protec- tion through construction of look- out towers, telegraph lines, roads and trails and water developments. MEETS WITH DELAY WASHINGTON, March 22.—The will be included in the when the House -Labor Committee hearings beginning tomorrow in: stead of acting immediately. It is sald the committee members will the White House tomghl EXTENSION OF SCHOOL TAX TO WOMEN PLANNED Ways and Means Commit- tee Amendment Would | Tax Women Employed Extension of the Territory's five- \ dollar school tax to women 'whow are gainfully employed” is proposed in a Ways and Means Commitiee amendment to Representative Nor-| dale’s proposed revised school tax | bill. This measure was reported | out of committee today with othm changes for passage. The original bill reduced !ho minimum age limit from 21 to 18| years and fixed no maximum limit The Committee recommended maximum limit of 60 years, above which everyone is exempt. Free Silver Endorsed The same committee unanimous- | ly recommended the passage of: Representative Green’s reso)unon’ urging the remonitization of silver. This and the school tax measure will be before the House in second | reading tomorrow. Mr. Green today introduced a bill | for an _appropriation of $12,000 for flood control of Salmon River at Hyder. Of this sum, $5,000 asked for immediate use to save the work already done by the Ter- ritory. The balance, $7,000 is con- tingent upon Federal co-operation The House this morning received the Bragaw resolution, passed Mon- day by the Senate, making avail- able $3,500 for co-operating with the Federal Government in stagi an Alaska exhibit at the Chicazo World's Fair. It was referred to the Ways and Means Committec The House, under suspended rules, passed the Senate resolutior authorizing the appointment of a Special Committee of eight Repre- sentatives and four Senators inspect the Pioneers’ Home Sitka. Speaker McDonald appc ed Representatives McCutcheon Patterson, Green, Kehoe, Norda Lingo, Scott and Swanberg on the Committee. t Mr. Swanberg's | measure em |powering City Couneils to waiv publication in newspapers of d ROME—In five years 137 Ttalian |lnquent tax notices and in thereof to post notices of such 1ist passed the House by a vote of 14 to 2. Representatives Baronovic! and Taylor voting no. |UNEMPLOYMENT | The trail of a tornado’s fury from one end o? !ennessre o Ee other was marfim by ihlrty four Mississippi River and swept eastward. At least ten persons were killed in } Air view shows the ruined homes in East Nashville, Tenn. International llus "RUTH JUDD BE}L‘ORE PARDON BOARD . V. Wilson (left), attorney, appeared with Winnie Ruth Judd before the Arizona board of pardons and paroles in Florence to plead for commutation of her death sentence. Mrs. Judd was convicted and sentenced to hang for the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi. (Associated Pren Photo) ;Glrls---Here s How You Must Be in 1‘) 34 to Be Beautiful|_ TAKEN ILL ON TRAIL, FREEZES Trapper and Prospector Loses Life, Upper Kuskokwim Country NEW YORK, March 22. Convention delegates decided that to be beautiful in 1934, girls should have blue eyes, chestnut hair, be five feet five inches tall and weigh 116 pounds. The girls are not to be extreme in anything. They should use a natural shade of lip-stick, a little rouge, their | hair should be short and bobbed. | The delegates said Ethel Hamp- ton, Broadway show girl, met quali- fications. HERB HOOVER IN PALO ALTO Former Pr@nt Greeted by Neighbors — Is to Take Rest PALO ALTO, Cal, March Free from Presidential responsmnl- | ity, Herbert Hoover has returned to his home here. He | greetings from his eighbors and| shook hands all around. Hoover announced he would take; 40 private!@ long rest. He apeared quite dif- i r dy: 4. | ferent from the weary vasldcxma.l r dynamit- | | figure of a few weeks ago. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 22. —Taken ill on the trail in the upper Kuskokwim country several days ago, Hugh Ferry, trapper and prospector, froze to death. He was o ill he apparently was unable to build a fire. Ferry was on his way from Medfra to the Nixon mines. Perry’s body was flown here for burial tomorrow. SIX GUNMEN SECURE LOOT Ma 22.—8ix $4,000 in cash a postal sta-| CHICAGO, Il nmen fled with ind the contents of ons depository and fety deposit boxes the rear walls of suburban Argo Stat ;I](](lLITTLE ON - WORLD VISIT Major Bank. o T Senator Norris Seeks Change Of Constitution SEATTLE, March 22. WASHINGTON, March ~Senator Norris has introdu ed in the Senate another Con- stitutional change secking to revise the method of electing a President and Vice-President by permitting direct voting of the States cn the candidates. ling fliers of the United States, with his wife will sail Friday |night from Vancouver, B. C,, { four months’ trip around the world. {Part of the trip will be by aff- | ways. — The International Beauty Shop Owners'| received | | James Doolittle, one of the lead-| The storm arcse along the shville, the State capital. ted News photo. > |SENATE SHAVES INTEREST RATE T0 6 PER CENT Adopts Amdment Re- storing Original Provis- ions to Scott Measure The Senate today lopped off two per cent from the Territory's legal {rale- of dnicrest, when, it restored. the Scott bill, passed last week by the House, to its original status. Repregentative Scott introduced the measure reducing the legal rate from eight to six per cent., and the contractual rate maximum from 12 to 9 per cent. The House amended it to restore the first to eight per cent., the present legal rate, and the contrac- tual rate to ten per cent. In the Senate today an amendment was | adopted restoring the original six |and nine per cent rates, and the bill was advanced on the calendar for final passage tomorrow. Passes One Measure | The Senate passed one measure, |Mr. Lomen’s bill relative to collat- eral security for Territorial funds on deposit in banks. It was sent to the House this morning. In addition to the Scott bill, the Senate considered six other meas- ures in second reading, all orig- inating in the wupper chamber. They were advanced on the calen- dar for third reading tomorrow. These included: House Bill No. 6, appropriating $60 for the relief of Rolland Osbourne of Matanus- ka; No. 13, to permit banking in- stitutions to borrow on certain se- curities; No. 14, providing for resi- dence and terms of office of notar- ies public; No. 15, to amend Sec- tion 550 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, relative to the voiding of transfer of certain personal prop- erty; No. 16, to amend Sections| 511 and 512 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, relative to the execu- tion of deeds in any foreign coun- | try; Bill No. 17, to amend Sec- tion 657, of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, providing a penalty for non-compliance by foreign corpor- ations for violation of designated statutory provisions by making it the duty of the Attorney General to sue in the name of the Terri- |tory instead of the United States |Attorney in the name of the Unit- led States. Five Are Introduced Five new measures were intro- duced in the Senate Tuesday af- ternoon. One of these, Bill No. 18, by the Judiciary Committee, provides for the repeal of Chapter 66, Session Laws of 1931, othérwise known as the Prospectors’ Ald Act. The others were either amend- (Continued on Page Two) FOAMING GLASS IS LEGALIZED; BECOMES LAW Beverage l\'—iay_(:xo On Sale at Midnight of Sixth, Next Month PACIFIC COAST CITIES TO SELL NIGHT BEFORE {Long Legal Controversy Is Expected—Probably Go to High Court WASHINGTON, March 22. —President Roosevelt signed the beer and wine bill making it into a law immediately upon receiving it from the Capitol where Vice-President John N. Garner, Presiding Officer of the Senate, had signed it. Sales are legalized at mid- night on April 6. Once the sales are under way, a long legal controversy is expected to follow as to the constitutionality of the law, eventually reaching the Su- preme Court of the United States. Beer will not be allowed to leave the premises of the breweries until the midnight hour strikes but a Judge in San-Francisco said that meant 9 o'clock April 6 out on the West Coast and plans are going ahead to hoist the foaming glass at 9:01 o’clock on that night in San Fran- cisco and other West Coast cities. President Roosevelt today asked Attorney General Hom- er S. Cummings to report the status of Federal prisoners convicted under the dry laws- but who would not have been guilty under the terms of the new beer bill. No decision has been reach- ed on paroling such prison- ers. It is not known how many such cases exist. . FARM RELIEF BILL PASSES HOUSE TODAY WASHINGTON, March 22.—The Farm Relief Bill, an integral part of the emergency program, was passed by the House late this afternoon by a strong bipartisan majority, 315 to 98. ——————— Alaska Girls |Are “Picking Off’ Aviators ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 22.—Alaska belles are picking off Alaska aviators, about 50 in all, being married. The latest marriages are those of Oscar Winchell, known as the Flying Cowboy, and Miss Elsa Larr- son, member of the Seward Basketball team, and Charles Hart Rutten and Miss Evelyn Meyer. e Canadian production of pig iron _|in 1932 was about one-third of the 1931 total Is to Opera InS.E. A SEATTLE, March 22.—Manager | H. B, Friele, of the Nakan Pack- | will spend approximately $1,220,000 here and in Alaska with the re-| ‘:umpl,iou of salmon operations in' Nakat Packin g Company te 4 Plants laska This Y ear Alaska. Four canneries will be operated on aling Corporation, said his company |in Southeast Alaska. Employment will be given to 600 men who leave Seattle the latter part of April for Alaska.