The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 1, 1933, Page 1

B U - Fisheries. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE - “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLI, NO. 6303. . JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1933. PRICE TEN CENTS DEATH TOLL MOUNTS IN SOUTHERN S10RM SECTION ALLOWANCES FOR VETERANS SLASHED GERMANY PUTS BOYCOTT UPON JEW BUSINESS Brown Shirgi -Nazis Post- ing Signs on All Es- | tablishments SHOPS UNDER GUARD OR BEING PICKETED Members of—li_a-ce Are Re- ported Fleeing — Hun- dreds Go to Denmark BERLIN, April 1.—Many Jewish stores remained open today after the nation-wide boycott on their business began at 10 o'clock this morning despite anti-Semitic signs pasted on their show windows by enthusiastic young Nazi Storm big Berlin department stores, employing 48,000 throughout Ger- many, remained closed. The major- ity of the employees of one store are Gentiles. Even among the Christian popu- lation the boycott measure does not meet with unqualified approval. | This is indicated by excited groups assembled before many stores de- bating the measure. Nazis Are Busy rown shirted Nazis busily moved to and fro pasting signs of identi- cation on Jewish stores, standing guard or picketing before the shops, and driving through the streets displaying boycott signs. Nazi brass bands made the air reverberate with snappy military marches. The Swastika and Imperial flags are displayed on street cars. Jews Are Flecing All trains entering Denmark are crowded with Jews fleeing from the boycott. Several hundred are re- ported to have disembarked at Copenhagen. Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Cabinet| Minister of Propaganda, keynoted the campaign with a warning that unless the “foreign atrocity cam- Gold—Out of Hiding Again Though it may not look it, there is about a half million dollars worth of hoarded gold here being returned to The golden flow is in response to hoarded gold to the banks in order the vaults of a Newark, N. J., bank. Uncle Sam’s call for the return of to relieve the shortage and thereby speed the return to normality in the nation's finances. WOO0DCOCK OUT; RAIL CARRIER DALRYMPLE IS GOES BANKRUPT; NEW DIRECTORFILES PETITION | Change Is Made in Prohibi- tion Bureau Effect- ive Today WASHINGTON, April 1.—Major | One of Nation’s Largest Systems Takes Advan- tage of New Law ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 1—The paign ceases absolutely, the boy-|A. V. Dalrymple, of California, was | Missouri and Pacific, one of the coit will be resumed next Wednes- day.” Late yesterday a one-day boycott | was authorized instead of the pro- posed indefinite boycott. Only small comfort was derived from this by more than half a million distracted German Jews who to all practical purposes are already ostracized lo- cally. Measures have been taken to bar Jews from legal practice and re- moving them from all courst, hos- pitals and public institutions, in fact doors are being closed to them all around. No Disorders No disorders were reported up to the end of this afternoon. Few Jews were seen on the street and others accepted the situation in a| picnic spirit as the day coincided with April Fool's Day and Bis- marck’s birthday, bringing the peo- ple down town in balmy sunny spring weather. — - MEMORIAL ASKS FOR-ABOLITION OF FISH TRAPS Kehoe Measure Declares Traps Deprive Alas- kans of Right to Live Declaring that Alaska fishermen are deprived of a chance to earn a living by the operation of fish traps, a memorial was introduced in the House today by Representa- tive Kehoe, Ketchikan, urging that such fishing appliances be wiped out by Congressional action. It was referred to the Committee on Mr. Kehoe is also the author of| another bill that was introduced| today which seeks to authorize the incorporation of Corporations Sole. Pass License Measure ‘The House foday passed Taylor's measure providing for new license taxes for non-resident fishermen. (Continued on Page Eight) | took over his new duties today. lt&on on Tuesday, April 4. appointed Prohibition Director yes-| terday by Attorney General Cum-| mings to succeed Amos W. W.! Woodcock. | Dalrymple was prominent in the, California campaign for John N.| Garner in the quest for the Demo- | cratic Presidential nomination. He Major Dalrymple has had long| experience in Prohibition work, be-| ing Supervisor of the Central Dis- trict in the Wilson Administraton. Prior to that time he headed the enforcement of narcotic laws in the Philippines. He has also practiced law lately in California. Woodcock, who was appointed | Director of the Prohibition Bureau | in July, 1930, had resigned but remained at his post after March 4 at the request of Attorney Gen- eral Cummings. TAKES HIS OATH WASHINGTON, April 1.—Major Dalrymple took his oath of office as Director of the Prohibition forc- es and began his duties today. Woodcock remained as assistant un- der the Attorney General’s appoint- ment as special assistant. - e REGISTRATION GROWS T0 300 INTHIS CITY Books Will Be Kept Open Tonight and Monday at City Hall Early this afternoon registration had reached 900, a jump of 150 in the last twenty-four hours. H. R. Shepard, City Clerk, will keep his office open tonight and Monday night between 7:30 and 9:30 o'clock to accommodate voters unable to register during the day. Registration is necessary before Monday night at 9:30 to qualify voters who wish to exercise their rights as citizens at the City Elec~ largest American railroad systems, that went into bankruptcy yester- day, is the first rail carrier to take |advantage of the new Federal Bankruptcy Law. The railroad officials said the system owed more than $40,000,000 due in 30 days, and was without |funds to meet the obligations. Continue to Operate The present management will continue to operate the property until further court order, Edward White, General Solicitor, said. He further stated he will be able to reorganize the capital structure. i’l'he law permits a road to operate without going into receviership. The Missouri and Pacific is con- trolled by the Vansweringen inter- ests and consists of more than 10,000 miles of track in the South- western states. The bankruptcy petition also af- fects the subsidiary lines of the company. — - - HOLY DOOR IS BROKEN DOWN BY POPE TODAY VATICAN CITY, Italy, April 1.— Wielding a gold hammer, the Pope broke down the Holy Door of St. Peters this morning and inaugurat- ed Holy Year in commemoration of the nineteenth hundred anniversary |of Passion, Death and Resurrection |of Christ. Nearly 300 Cardinals, Royalty, diplomats, Roman aristocracy and high prelates of many nations saw the Holy Door of brick, loosened | vesterday, fall away when the Pope struck it thrice with a hammer made of solid gold. Soviet Surrenders Seized Freight Cars, TOKYO, April 1.—Japanese re- ports from Manchuria said the Soviet has surrendered 3,800 seized freight cars to Manchukuo. The cars were seized recently. REDUCTIONS ARE ORDERED BY ROOSEVELT New Regulations- Are to Go Into Effect on July First REDUCED RATES ARE ANNOUNCED President Takes Advant- age of Power Granted . in Economy Act WASHINGTON, April 1.—! Using the extraordinary pow-f er vested in him by the Econ-' omy Act, President Roosevelt’ has ordered reductions in vet-f erans’ allowances totaling ap- proximately $400,000,000. The reduced rates are ef-| fective on July 1. OHIO OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS OVER WIDE AREA The new regulations pro- vide for the following rates' to be paid for war-time dis- abilities: ! For 10 per cent disability —$8 monthly. { For 25 per cent disability]' —$20 monthly. For 50 per cent disability —$40 monthly. | For 75 per cent disability, —$60 monthly. For 100 per cent disability —$80 monthly. Col. Ohlson ‘ On Way to | W ashington | General Manager of Al aska Railroad Is | Summoned East ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 1.— Col. Otto F. Ohlson, General Mana- ger of the Alaska Railroad, sailed Friday night on the steamer Alas- ka, from Seward, enroute to Wash- ington where he has been called for a conference with Secretary of Interior Ickes, to discuss the policy of the railroad. He expects to re- turn to his headquarters here by May 1. e o TWELVE MEN ON JURY FOR ASSAULT CASE ' DECATUR, Alabama, April 1.—A jury of twelve men was selected late yesterday to try Heywood Patterson, 19-year-old negro, one of nine negroes, accused of attack- ing two white girls in the Scottboro retrial case. The selection of the jury was made after the court denied the motion of the defense to quash the venire on the grounds it contained no negroes, ONE OF SENATE BILLS REPEALS OVER 10 LAWS Many Obsolete and Inap- plicable Laws Repealed by Single Measure Using less than half a dozen lines on a single sheet of paper, the Senate today wiped off the statute books 42 laws affecting the Territory, passing Senate Bill No. 21, which provides for their repeal, by a unanimous vote. As explained by Senator Frawley, Chairman of the Judiciary Com- mittee, these laws, all sections of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, are either obsolete, inapplicable or else covered by later statutes enacted by the Legislature. The Judiciary Committee, which is aiding Henry Roden in the preparation of the code and session laws for compilation and codifica- tion, has many more such repeals in progress and contemplated, and if its recommendations are follow- ed, it is certain that the 1933 Leg- islature will repeal more laws thaa it will pass. The Senate today also passed Senate Bill No. 36, relative to the choosing of jurors in Commission- er's Courts, amending section 1,807 of the code. It had under consid-| eration House Bill No. 7, relativel to publication of delinquent tax| notices, when it recessed at noon. Three new bills were introduced; in the Senate this morning. One of these, by Senator Shattuck, pro- vided for legal rights of illegitimate (Continued on Page Six.) Alaskan Dog Musher Is : Cited for C " Court in San Francisco| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.,, April ! —Sam Malato, former Alaskan dog musher and his malamutes which| were brought to California to help ontempt of GOLDSTEIN SAYS DEBT REDUCTION GREATEST NEED Head of Economy Ticket Pledges to Cut City Debt $10,000 During Year Declaring that the City's obliga- tions are too heavy, the Economy Ticket today declared its intention, if elected next Tuesday, of putting into effect a program of municipal administration that will make pos- sible the payment of at least $10,000 annually of the bonded debt. Its views were revealed by former Mayor 1. Goldstein, who heads the ticket as candidate for Mayor. “A sinking fund should have been established years ago to provide for debt retirement, but it was not done. If our ticket is successful in next week’s election, we shall im- mediately create such a fund and out of it retire a minimum of $10,000 yearly of the City’s out- standing school and sewer bonds,” he said. “My associates and I, comprising the Economy ticket, in common with hundreds of taxpayers of Ju- neau are convinced that the out- standing need of the community is the adoption of a definite pro- gram of debt amortization. Experi- ence of the past few years is suf- ficient to prove that in no other way can these debts be met and the credit of the municipality kept good. “The school bond issue was float- ed in June, 1930, almost three years ago. Except for accruing in- terest, which was paid as it became due, the $100,000 issue remains un- reduced. Payments should have started in 1930. Had this been done the saving to the taxpayers in interest alone would have been well worthwhile. ministration and debt payments, | vesterday he was cited for con-| tempt of court for failing to com- ply with the order. He was given, until April 14 to make a move. ! Malato said he probably will have, our ticket is pledged to maintain the public schools at their present high standard of efficiency, the Fire and Police Departments, also. “We are not in favor of the dis- trict improvement plan sponsored in filming “Alaska” m'm,um near! to board his’ dog with friends as by the current administration, Lake Tahoe, is in trouble again. Last November Malato was ord- ered to move his canines from the Pacific Fruit and Express Com- pany’s property mear Truckee and, the picture business is not provid-| ing employment now. The express provements made in the City in| company officials said they have spent $2,000 already for feed for the dogs. f’ delay,” the statement said. “We feel that the permanent im- recent years are completed and ought to be paid for without great- “While stressing economy in ad- | These two flood scenes illustrate damage caused when the Ohio river and its tributaries overflowed their banks. Above is a scene at Coving. ton, Ky., showing floodwaters up to the second story of some buildings. At the left two residents in the low- lands of Cincinnati are shown seek- ing refuge on the roof of a home partly inundated by the high water. Relief was rushed to many towns where hundreds of flooded homes brought suffering and hardships as well as unestimated damage to crops and property. (Asseciated Press Photos) JUDSON TICKET PLANS-DEBT CUT OF $20,000 NEXT {Cites Permanent Improve- ments Made — Pledges Immediate Debt Slash Pointing to a long list of perma- nent public improvements made during the past few years which have carried Juneau to the fore- front among Alaskan communi- ties, and citing figures to show that the City’s position is not unsound as a “few critics” have alleged, the Progressive Ticket, headed by May- or Thomas B. Judson, today pledg- ed itself to reduce the City's debt during the next year by $20,000. It will do this, said a statement issued by Councilman Wallis 8. George, who is not himself seek- ing re-election, without effecting the efficiency of any department of the municipal organization. “We will cut the debt by that figure and keep the schools and Fire Depart- ment and Police Department on the high plane they have been brought during the past several years,” said the statement. Pledges Utmost Economy “We believe in conducting the af- [fairs of the City in the most eco- nomical manner, and that all ex- penditures made should be for per- manent imaprovements rather than for temporary and makeshift ex- pedients. “If elected the Progressive ticket pledges itself to reduce the existing municipa) debt by $20,000 this year. These obligations at present are: Due to banks $ 15,000 School bonds 100,000 Sewer bonds 56,000 Total $171,000 “From this sum the following de- ductions should be made to get a |true picture of the City's financial status: Taxes due $ 13,500 Cash on hand 2,516 Total $ 16,016 “This deduction from the total indebtedness leaves an actual net debt of $154,984, which is just un- der the total of the school and sewer bonds, comprising a debt that was voted for and approved |by the taxpayers of the City. List cf mprovements tion had accomplished nothing ex- cept erect the new High School Building and installed the concrete sewer system that covers practi- cally the entire town, criticlsm against it for not beginning retire- ment of the bonded debt might be Justified. But its improvement pro- gram has gone far beyond that. “It has constructed approximate- (Continued on Page Six) “If the present City Administra- | SCORES KILLED BY HIGH WINDS INTHREE AREAS Hundreds hoé e ported Injured in Battered Southern States PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO GROWING Rain Follows Gales with Floods Now Promised in River Valley NEW ORLEANS, April 1. —The mad Spring storm which for two days has bat- tered the South from Texas to Alabama has already left 68 known dead, hundreds in- jured, large property damage, and threats of flood in its wake. Mississippi has suffered the heaviest loss of life, the known toll reaching 38. Twenty persons have been killed in Texas, nine in Lauis- iana and one in Arkansas. The death list mounted heavily last night as reports trickled in from communities cut. off by tangled communication lines and . flooded highways. Keeps Moving The wind today appears to have moved northeastward. The storm whipped the prairies of Texas like flairs, killing, injur- ing and wrecking, then nicked the southwestern cornér of Arkansas and drove up the Mississippi Valley with tornadic winds and a deluge of rain that blew horizontal sheets and striking at North and Central Louisiana. Speed Increased ‘The winds then blasted their way across Mississippi with a steadily increasing speed. Sandersville was the hardest hit with 14 dead, eight of them being children under school age. The devastation missed the larger cities but the villages were pil- laged. ———— MICHIGAN WILL VOTE ON MONDAY ON PROHIBITION Electors to Choose 100 Delegate to State Convention DETROIT, Michigan, April 1— The. first direct effective vote by electors of a State on. National Constitutional Prohibition will come in Michigan Monday. The voters will elect delegates to a State convention of 100 mem- bers to consider ratification of the proposed amendmen’ to the Con- stitution repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and providing for pro- tection to dry States. The convention will be held the week after the election and will be a mere formality as action will be decided in advance by popular vote. — .- — BUNNELL NOW ON WAY HERE President of Fairbanks Col- lege to Appear Before Legislature ANCHORAGE, Alaska," April 1.— Charles E, Bunnell, President of the Alaska College and School of Mines at Fairbanks, sailed from Seward last night on the steamer Alaska for Juneau to present re- quirements of the college and gen- eral plans for the year to the Ter- lmomx Legislature. <