The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 25, 1933, Page 1

“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLI., NO. 6297. * JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS 10 REDRAFT UNEMPLOYMENT, FARM RELIEF BILLS BUDGET TOTAL FOR TWO YEARS BUT §1,963321 vy Reductions Made in Essential Items and Many Stricken * Hea " TOTAL IS 321/, PERCENT LESS THAN IN 1931-33 Schools Cut Over $250.- 000—Salary Slash of 8 1-3 Per Cent With a total of $1563927.56 of reccmmended appropriations for all torial departments and for all tial governmental functions, biennial budget, two weeks verdue, was received by the Al- ska Ls re today. The to recommended is 31'2 per cent k 2 the total of all appropr the last biennium. an 21 per cent un- of all sums re- veral departments, roximately 11 per cent than the expenditures for all oses ending March 31, of this ractically every item has d and several were ninated. Salary Cut Proposed A straight salary cut of 8 1-3 per cent for all Territorial officers loyess is provided for by de for t dget- report. - This includes sC teachers. The item for the Territorial school system calls for $703,924.20 which is $12 .80 less than the sum reque by the Commis- er of Education, and $251 076 less than was appropriated in 1931. | | Teny Dall has been toting a: ever sinee 1870. ed his lcad to near becr and now again cn his shoulders. ( | — = SELF DEFENSE 1S CLAIMED BY To Juggle Real Beer Again and kegs in a New York brewery He started in on real beer, then Prohibition chang- he’'ll be heisting keys of real beer ociated Press Proto) Campus Sweetheart | CELEBRATING BEER RETURN 1S UNDER BAN Anti - Prohibition Societies | Make Appeal—Rea- ' sons Stated WHOOPEE PARTIES Thanksgivinfih ould Be Expresed for Return of Liberty Celebrating— CHICAGO, Ill, March 25.—An |appeal for a “dry” return of beer went out from leaders of four na- tional anti-prohibition societies. The statements said the socie- ties are opposed to “whoopee par- ties” on April 7 on the grounds of temperance and possible ill-politi- cal effects. Ralph Shaw, Chairman of the |Tllinois Division of the Associa- tion Against the Prohibition Amendment, said beer should be quaffed “with thanksgiving and gratitude and with solemnity ra- ther than hilarious celebrating.” Another society head said that |instead of a holiday on April 7, “it will me more consistent if thanks are given that we had re- jcove at least part of our lib- ferty. ~After that date beer will ‘h;\ve to take the blame for every- ithing. All drunkenness will be blamed on beer and chances for repeal will become le MITCHELL 1S NOT COUNTENACED| * * * Ladies. W Mee HAVALLACE Cabinet Wives D MesJ A FARIEY The wives of members of President Frankli) * n D. Roosevelt's C iffer in Choice Ed Mgs C Huul, net certainly cover enough territory as far OPPOSE WHOOPEE PARTIES ON APRIL 7 of Pursuits * * * Golf, Boxing, Farming and Snake-Raising Among Hobbies of New Administration All Are Equipped to Fulfill Social Obligations. WH Voopin PROTESTS MADE BY LABOR HAVE EFFECT, ONE BILL {Enrolling of Civilian Corps Brings Out Many Objections AGRICULTFML BILL IS TO BE REVAMPED Compromise Expected to Be Reached on vergent Views WASHINGTON, March 25.—Re- drafting of President Roosevelt’s plan to enroll one quarter of a million men into civilian corps for forestry work has been under- taken by the Chairmen of the Senate and House Labor Commit- tees to meet the objections filed by organized labor. The process of revamping the plan will “take several days. Labor’s greatest objection was expressed by William Green, Presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor, and directed at the con- servation corps and paying work- ers $1 a day. He assailed this “regimentation of labor in peace time that would demoralize wage levels.” He demands that the stan- dard rates of wages be paid. Farm Bill Revision A revised Farm -Relief Bill, com- prising divergent views, has al- ready been advanced successfully. The Senate Agricultural Committee has called Secretary of Agriculture Wallace to appear at an executive session. This is a preliminary to what is expected to be a drastic HARRY DE GROOT . Cordell Hull, e of the Secret of State, likes to study A 1 10 per cent reduction! INDIGTED FOR as PAGopyl tistas axe copeppnad. Mirn Cordell telh e 20 2! tudy | rewriting of the President's plan. genera y Pl international affairs, a hobby which will stand her in good stead in her capacity rge circle |3 i was recommended in refunds to He Admits Killing Abe of foreign diplomats. Mrs. William Woodin, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury, is a member of the D, | NO decisions have been reached bu , and to match this made in rural Cellege Is Reduced The appropriation recommended for. Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines is $113,690. This is $17,500 below the sum r quested by the Board of Trustees and $20730 under the appropria- tion two years ago. Several small items were elim- inated, salaries of teachers reduc- ed 10 per cent, and the scholar- ship item reduced $2,000. Roads Cut Heavily The Road Department suffered heavily at the Budget Board's hands. The reduction recommend- ed for construction of roads and trails, etc., is more than 65 per cent under that made in 1931. The last Legislature appropriat- ed $300,000 for roads, of which $129,659.08 had been expended up to the first of this year. Highway Engineer W. A. Hesse requested $210,000 for the next biennium. The Board reduced this to $100,000. Sheiter cabin construction, re- quested to get $15,000 was lopped to $2,000. The Territorial Mine Inspector's estimates calling for $28400 were sliced to $8560, elimination of the item for associate engineers being urged, travel reduced $5,000 and salaries lopped 8 1-3 per cent. Eliminate Prospectors Aid The Budget disallowed entirely the estimates for continuation of Prospectors’ Aid, for which $20,000 had been requested. This seems to be in line with prevailing senti- ment in the Legislature itself, A bill was introduced several days ago in the Senate to repeal the Pros- pectors’ Aid Act. A reduction of $2950 was rec- ommended in the. appropriations for the Historical Library and Mu- seum. This would be covered by eliminating the position of Assist- ant Librarian, reduction of 8 1-3 per cent in salary of Librarian, and cuts of $500 and $450 for sup- plies and subscriptions and bind- ing respectively. Other Rcductions Proposed For maintenance and upkeep of the Territorial building at the cor- ner of Seward and Third Stireet, $500 was recommended, a cut of $1,500. Other reductions included: Health and Sanitation Department, $4,750, covered by the blanket salary cut and $4,000 for contingent gquaran- tine expenses; Pioneers’ Home, $3.900, salary cut and $3600 gen- eral maintenance and operation ex- ! Hansen but Claims Was | Forced to His Deed \ { Charged with murder of Abe |Hansen, and bound over to the grand jury without bail, Harry De- Groot, local barber, was brought here today from Chichagof, where |the Kkilling occurred last Wednes- |day, by Deputy United States Mar- |shal George Jones, and lodged in jthe local Federal Jail. Mrs. Jose- | phine DeGroot, wife of the accused !man, was also brought in and is | being detained as a material wit- ness. DeGroot admits the shooting of Hansen and claims he acted in self defense. He made a complete | statement of incidents leading up | to the shooting and declared that { Hansen had threatened to kill both (him and Mrs. DeGroot several times. Hansen Dies Instantly The shooting occurred on the gasboat Wa Wa at Chichagof shortly after midnight on March 22.. DeGroot used a 30-06 Win- chester rifle, firing one time. De- Groot was standing in the cabin and Hansen was at the door, just a few feet distant. He fell out on deck. | The bullet pierced the body nnd; death was practically mstantan-; eous. Hansen never spoke after| he was hit, it was said. | R. B. Mclver, who at the timz| was helping Mrs. DeGroot from the Wa Wa to Hansen’s boat, rush- ed back to the scene to find Han- sen dying. He immediately took a skiff and rowed ashore after Walter Ulrich and sent the latter to notify the authorities. An in- quest was held shortly afterward, the jury finding that Hansen had come to his death from a wound inflicted by DeGroot. DeGroot Tells Story DeGroot was a witness befors the Coroner’s jury and gave a sign- ed statement purporting to be an account of his Chichagof visit. He left here on March 17 aboard the Wa Wa to see his wife, whom he between Hirst-Chichagof and Chi- The Wa Wa reached Chichagof the trail to Hirst-Chichagof. made slow time, owing heavy snow condifions. There he inquired about the location of Han- sen’s cabin and left about 10 o'clock for it. (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Page Two) believed to be living at what he| called Hansen's place on the beach | Margaret Mary Reddy of Saxter Springs, Kas, was chosen as the “sweetheart” of Kansas State col- lege by student vote. (Associated Press Photo) f MELLON BACK HOME ; PLANS TAKING REST Returns to America as Pri- vate Citizen—May Become Active NEW YORK, March 25.—Andrew ‘W. Mellon is a private citizen again after serving his country for twelve years, most of the time as Secrz- Manager of Concern Iden-| tary of the Treasury. H came back to America yesterday from Great Britain where he has been Ameri- can Ambassador. “I am glad to be free from public office. There will be plenty to interest me.. I'll meddie in busi- ness when I feel like it,” Mellon said. The former Secretary of Treasury and Ambassador parried questions dealing with public views and seemed bent on having a rest. BRI, ¥ 5, LEIVERS RETURNS HERE FROM KETCHIKAN J. W. W. Leivers, Deputy Clerk of i x | the District Court, returned on the| chagof. | motorship Northland from Ketchi. kan-where he has been in conn Sunday, and DeGroot went over| tion with the session of the Court. He! to the| in that city. Mrs. Leivers and their daughter Beverly Leivers, who have been visiting in the south, will join Mr. Leivers here next week. They are returning home on the steamer Alaska. ~ TAXEVASION {Enters Not Guilty Plea, Puts Up Bonds—Gov- ernment’s Contentions NEW YORK, March 25.—Charles E. Mitchell, former Chairman of the Board of the National City Bank, indicted by the Federal Grand Jury on a charge of evad- ing income taxes in 1929 amount- ing to $573,321, entered a plea of not guilty and his bail was set iat $10,000 which he furnished and |is at liberty. | Mitchell claims he had a loss in |1929 through sale and repurchase of National City Bank stock. His {wife was the buyer and seller in {each instance. The Government claims neither sale nor repurchase were bona- fide transactions and contends Mitchell's actual income in 1929 was more than $2,800,000. motions after which time for the trial will be set. R. J. W. MILLER DIES, SEATTLE tified with Halibut In- dustry Passes Away - | SEATTLE, March 25.—Robert J W. Miller, Vice-President and Man- ager of the Nordby Supply Com- | pany, prominently connected with !Lhe halibut industry, died in a hospital here yesterday from hear: and lung complications after sev- eral months of poor health. éDeath Valley Marshes | Take Water Fowl Toll LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 25 —Seventy-eight species of birds and water fowl have been listed by ornithologists as visitors to Death Valley although the arid- sub sea region is virtually without ‘water. Numerous geese, ducks, cranes and herons have been noted recen:- lly at a small swimming pool nea: |Stove Pipe Wells and many, mis- taking the salt marshes for walc have alighted and perished, A hearing was set for April 3 on! | to do her own marketing. Whether of the Postmas busiest hostesses, is another matter. The most unique of the Cal es is the Secretary of the Interior, who is a Republican Representative in the Illinois State Legi snakes for a hobby. The wife of the Secretary of Agriculture, Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, u band, a keen student of farm problems. She is also an ardent golf enthusiast. Mrs. James A. Farley, wife r General, is a boxing and wrestling fan, having acquired that taste when her husband was Boxing Commissioner of New York State. Mrs. Daniel Roper, wife of the Secretary of Commerce, home body, who is never happier than when punering i= Migs Frances Perkins, Secretary of Lal Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife or not she will continue the pr: will act as her own hostess. around her own kitchen. or, only woman cabinet member, who, one presumes, A. R. Needless to say her passion is for anything colonial. Another member of the D..A. R. is Mrs. George H. Dern, whose husband holds the portfolio of Secretary of War. Mrs. Dern’s one hope is that “we don’t have any wars for the next four years.” of the Secretary of the Navy, Mrs. Harold Ickes, ture and es , liké her hus- In addition to the Cabinet RESIDENT OF ANCHORAGE 1S DEAD,ACCIDENT James H. Welch Accident- ally Shoots Himself While Cleaning Gun ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 25. —James H. Welch, barber and long time resident, died yesterday as the result of a revolver bullet penetrating his abdomen. Occupants of a cafe adjoining Welch's barber shop heard a shot early yesterday morning. They later went into the shop, found Welch wounded and immediately sent him to the hospital. An emer- ncy operation failed to save his | e. Welch left a written note saying | the shot was an accidental one | 1d was made when he was clean- his gun. No inquest will be | {neld. Welch is survived by his widow. \Pastors’ Pension Fund | Increases Its Assets| NEW YORK, March 25.—An in- | crease last year in assets and mem- | rs of the annuity fund for Con- | gational and Christian minis- | rs 15 noted in the annual report the general secretary. Assets now total $5,169320, a| ne-year increase of $300,389. Mem- ’ bership, showing a net growth| )f 68, reached the new high figure of 2,714. The number of annuit- | ants receiving pensions rose to 728, jump of 50. Payments totalled $284,005, The present market value of the nvestments shows a shrinkage of |ellyn Banks, former publisher, and | | murder for the slaying of Consta- | 1ly 1058 per cent from the origi- | Nomination of Troy for Governor Welcome News ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 25.—~Commenting editorially on the nomination of John W. Troy to be Governor of Alaska, the Anchorage Times said the “news is welcomed throughout the Territory. It means that the Administration recognizes Alaska. Alaska is entitled to have the affairs administered by her own people.” The Times endorsed Mr. Troy as a “genuine Alaskan and a long resident, with thorough knowledge of Alaskan affairs. He, stands high in the coun- cils prevailing in both Federal and Territorial governments and having full sympathy, success is assured with full co- operation of the efforts of the people.” —_———— L BANKS, WIFE ARE INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGE MEDFORD, Oregon, March 25.— A joint indictment charging Llew—} his wife Edith, with first degree | ble George Prescott, has been re- | turned by the Grand Jury. Pres- cott was shot when he attempted to serve Banks with a warrant | for his arrest on a charge of bal- lot theft. S Y L. M. CARRIGAN ARRIVES HERE ON NORTHLAND L. M. Carrigan, representative of | Armour and Company, arrived on the motorship Northland from Se- “TORCH SINGER” GOES TO GOURT, REYNOLDS' GASE Disision of Tobacen Foe tune Is Put Up for Legal Decision BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 25.—~The court was asked yester- day to determine what share Lib- by Holman 0lds, Broadway “Torch Singer,” and her infant son will have in the R. J. Reynolds tobocca fortune. A test case has been filed by the Safe Deposit Trust Company, trustee of the Reynolds estate and asks for an inquiry into the val- idity of the “Torch Singer's” mar- riage with Smith Reynolds who was found fatally wounded on the Reynolds estate near Winston-Sa- lem on the ni of July 6. Valid- ity of his divorce from his first wife is also questioned. The value of the estate is esti- mated as high as $20,000,000. Mothel;r of Asst. Sec., Of Navy Passes Away NEW YORK, March 25.—Mrs. Nicholas Roosevelt, aged 81 years, mother of Henry Latrobe Roose- velt, recently appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy, is dead here. Thousands of Nation’s Banks Doing Business WASHINGTON, March 25— Surveys indicated that more than 15,300 of approximately 19,296 banking institutions in the country are open again. attle, |nal cost, the report says. . 1 Scme are still restricted. Chairman Smith is hopeful a sat- isfactory compromise will be work- ed out. To Cut Powers The new plan would reduce the sharply contemplated grant of pow- er to Secretary Wallace by elimin- ating the section of the Adminis- tration’s bill providing for cutting of acreage through agreements with producers under a modified version of the domestic allotment plan. It would also cut out the proposed licensing fee of distributors and seek changes in processing taxes. MELLS PARTEE RUN AMUCK IN INTERIOR CAMP Powerful Prospector Makes Attack on Others —Adjudged Insane | ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 25, —Mells Partee, powerful prospec- tor, became crazed and ran amuck at Lakeview, in the Iditarod re- gion. He attacked several men in their cabin. The men were forced to use an axe to beat him back and when he dropped Mells was tied up. He was adjudged insane and then flown to Fairbanks by Kenneth Reese and will likely be taken to Morningside soon. Mells set fire to his own cabin before making his attack on others, WENDELL DAWSON AND W.G. M'DONALD ARRIVE ON “FORESTER FRIDAY Wendell Dawson, hydro-electric engineer for the Cameron and Zellerbach pulp and paper inter- ests, and W. G. Mc¢Donald, Re- gional Forest Inspector at Ketchi- kan, in charge of the southern di- vision for the U. S. Forest Service, arrived here late yesterday on the Forest Service motorboat Forester, Capt. George Peterson, from Ket- chikan. Mr. McDonald will re- main here for about a week ar- ranging for the summer’s work in his division and checking over fi- nances. i Mr. Dawson returned to Ketchi- kan on the seaplane Mitkof this morning.