The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 3, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE © “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1933. VOL. XLIL, NO. 6330. . MEMBER OF IATED PRESS ASSOC PRICE TEN CENT§ ' SCHOOL GIRL KIDNAPED; PLOT CAREFULLY ARRANGED |t . INDUSTRY WILL * BE STIMULATED " BY NEW ACTION . Mobilization of Forces, Re- laxation of Anti-Trust Laws Proposed " COMMITTEE WILL SUBMIT PROPOSALS + Congressional, Industrial Leaders Have Scheme for President * WASHINGTON, May 3.— '® MoBilization of industry in pan anti-depression drive through relaxation of the anti-trust laws so as to end ruinous competition and in- discriminate wage cutting will be proposed to President Rocsevelt by a committee of Congressional and industrial leaders headed by Senator Robert F. Wagner, of New York. The committee is reported to have virtually completed a plan designed to stimulate industry by permitting self- regulation under proper Gov- ernment supervision. James Rand, of the Remington: Rand Company, said he is ready to propose an industry's war on stag- , nated business, a supplementary plan under which the President could call for reemployment of 3,- 000,000 men immediately. This plan is now nearing com- pletion and will be placed before the President this week with the idea it might be offered as a sub- stitute for the 30-hour work week legislation now pending. Studying Laws . Anti-trust laws are being studied carefully by the committee with a view of recommending that trade associations be permitted to knit industries together so as to en cut throat conipetition and further + wage slashing. : Particular attention is being made to protection of labor of the small manufacturer with assur- ances against monopolies. The program will be closely al- lied with the Administration’s huge public works program. £ e 3 “® RTIAL LAW MAY BE RAISED + 10WA COUNTIES (*Farmers' War on Foreclos- ure Proceedings Is Believed Ended DES MOINES, Towa, May 3.— State officials expressed belief that j,uh from within itself and its re- | advances in the the Farmers' anti-mortgage and foreclosure war is over and gave » consideration to plans to lift the military rule now enforced in two #counties which has been in effect since the kidnaping of District (v Judge Bradley of Lemars. —_——————— Many “Logan Elms” CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — In the future Ohio will have many “logan elms.” Ten thousand sprouts from the old historic tree were planted in various parts of the State this sprin. Many schools planted them under the supervision of the Izaak ‘Walton League. | His Excellency, Andre de la Boulay dor to the United States, is shown as he arrived at New York with Mme. ir two daughters, Agnes and Marie Therese, on the mbassador La Boulaye succeeds Paul Claudel in the Wash- He is a close personal friend of President Roosevelt. | de la Boulay liner Paris. ington Embassy. BUDGET NEARLY ‘BALANCED:WORD IS MADE PUBLIC Roosevelt and Douglas Dis- close Governmental Possibilities WASHINGTON, May 3. — Presi- dent - Roosevelt and Director of Budget Douglas have brought next year's governmental Budget with- in $120,000,000 of balancing. This disclosure was made today in high quarters with the informa- tion the President is relying on a “hard boiled” basis of making his calculations by assuming taxes will bring no more next year than this. Figures on receipts for next year are two billion two hundred million dollars and expenditures are two billion one hundred and twenty million dollars. The first estimates on from the beer tax is declared to be running ahead of the previous estimates of $150,000,000 annually. ROOSEVELT TO OUTLINE IDEAS ONNEW PLAN Control of Industry Wil Be Explained at Meet- ing Tomorrow | | | | WASHINGTON, saay 3—Presi- dent Roosevelt will tomorrow out- \line before the Chamber or Com- Imrece of the United States his ideas about control of industry lationship to the governiient. This announcement was made from the ‘White House today. —————— | Veterans’ Outlays iAre Halved in ‘New Supply Bill WASHINGTON, May 3.—The half-billion dollar supply bill, nearly halving this years’ huge veterans’ outlays and giving President Roosevelt sweeping new powers to pare Govern- ment costs, has been reported to the House. i Airport Named in Honor of Ben Eielson Is Dedicated BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 3. — Delegates to the North and Central section of the National Association of Aviation Officials ticipated yesterday afternoon in N the dedication of the Ben Eielson Airport at Mandan. Eielson was a well known Alaskan aviator kill- ed several years ago in a crash } in the Arctic. New French Envoy and Family revenue| FW ANTI-DEPRES e, newly-appointed French Ambasta- PROFIT TAKING STOCK MARKET Carriers Give Way Slightly| Metals, Utlities Retain Advances | NEW YORK, May 3.—The Stock| ‘Markct. following passage of the | inflationary provisions of the Farm | Relief Bill, ran into heavy profit-| ‘mkmg and whirled about nervously| ‘xw an irregular finish. Rails gave way but some metals |and utilities and a sprinkling of | industrials retained advances of one| to around two points. Grains Go Up Grains sold sharply higher reach- ing a record breaking height but| profit-taking caused sharp reactions from the top. Railway loans vance in the bond market. riers, on the Stock Market, were unable to follow through their spurt of yesterday, notwithstanding| the upturn in freight traffic and {improved business reports, while many other stocks lagged. Metal Popular Metals came into popularity dur- ing the last hour. 4 Some commodity issues reflected inflationary possibilities. Gains around a point or two occurred for Goodyear, Anaconda, Kennecott, Nickel, Radio, American Smelting, Johns-Manville, Goodrich, Public Utilities of New Jersey. Losses Loses of one point or more oc- curred for Santa Fe, United States Steel, New York Central, Southern Pacific, Standard Oil of California, and Standard Oil of New Jersey. Off three points were Union Pa- cific, Delaware and Hudson. Active buying of several curb groups brought many substantial face of profit- led another ad- Car- taking. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, May 3. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15%, American Can 80%, American Power and Light 8, Anaconda 13%, Bethlchem Steel 125%, Calumet and Hecla 47%, Ar- {mour B 2%, Fox Films 2, Gen- eral Motors 21, International Har- | vester 33%%, Kennecott 16, General American Tank 24%, Packard Mot- ors 3%, United States Steel 46%. NOMINATION S BLOCKED WASHINGTON, May. 3~—Sena- tor Simeon D. Fess, of Ohio, has blocked confirmation of J. F. T. O'Connor, of Los Angeles, Cal, as Comptroller of Currency, after Chairman Harrison, of the Finance CAUSES WHIRL, | TROY APPROVES | BEER MEASURE: TERMS STATED | ~ . . . Territorial Beer Regulation and Control Law Now Effective Governor Troy Tuesday formal- ly approved the measure for régu- lation, control and license of beer and wine and it became law im- mediately. The pen with which it was signed was presented to Rep- resentative George Hellerich, au- thor of the original beer bill, by H. G. Watson, Secretary to the Governor, whose preperty it was. In order to obtain a license, ap- plication must be made to the Dis- trict Court and the license has to be signed by the Federal distriet Jjudge. Limited to Citizens Only citizens of the United States who have resided one year in Alas- ka and are persons of good moral character may obtain licenses of any kind. Several kinds of Ii- censes are provided for. 1.—Beer and wine license for $50. It will give the holder the right to sell beer and wine on a common rrier, in a hotel, or lodging house, with not less than 15 rooms, or in boarding houses, restaurants or afeterias with accommodations for not less than 15 patrons and in roadhouses. Such beer and wine shall be consumed in the rooms of bonafide guests and patrons or with meals furnished in good faith to the guests and patrons. 2—Beverage dispensary $175 the right to sell and serve draft beer and beer in uncapped bottles, | im-| but not wine, to patrons for mediate consumption while seated in the dispensary. 3—Retail license, $25. Under this class comes all mercantile estab- lishments selling to the retail trade. Beer and wine must be sold in original packages, that or cases, and cannot be consumed on the premises. 4—Club license, $50. This may be obtained by clubs, fraternal organi- zations and patriotic organizations having a territorial or National charter and which have been in- corporated for two years, and gives them the right to serve beer and wine to their mempers and guests in their club rooms. 5—Wholesale licenses, $100. This gives the holder the right to sell beer and wine contained in origi- nal packages to retail stores or other places having a license. T—Bottling Works license, $100. | For bottling either wine or beer for sale to retail dealers. 8—Brewery license, $100. Restricts Retail Interests Care was taken by the legisla- 3 ture to guard against interlocking /. of brewing or winery interests with retail dealers in beer and wine. The law provides that no corpora- tion, owrer, officer or representa- tive of a brewery or winery shall|, be permitted to own any interest (Gontinued on Page Eight) e INFLATION PLAN GIVEN APPROVAL BY HOUSE TODAY Amendments Are However Made to Farm Bill— In Conference WASHINGTON, May 3.— The House today approved of the Ad- ministration’s inflation program as| ' passed by the Senate but made amendments to the Farm Relief Bill, which contains the inflation| plan. The measure must now go back to a conference with.the Sen- ate for a compromise on the differ- ences. In approving the inflation meas- ure of the Farm Relief Bill the House voted 307 to 86. The measure grants the Presi- dent broad currency powers. The bill also provides an ex- perimental farm relief plan to be controlled and administered by the Secretary of Agriculture and cre- ates a farm mortgage refimancing Committe, asked for unanimous consent for consideration. system designed to aid farmers to| hold their property. license, | This license gives the holder | is bottles| SENATE DEFEATS MANY MEASURES ANDTENACTED Kills Eight House Bills Yeslerday and La ys Four Others on Table Yesterday afternoon the Senate fell afoul 14 House bills with dis- astrous results, killing eight of them, tabling four others and passing but two. It also passed five Senate measures before calling it a day. The bills passed were both de- ficiency appropriations, one for public libraries amounting to $1,150, {and the second carrying about | $1,000 for rescue and relief of lost persons and the boxing commis- sion, g Mostly School Bills The bills killed were mostly bills |relating to the administration of |the Territorial school system. Five { were in that class. All of the sub- ject matters covered by them were | taken care of by the Senate in its Ibill No, 119 which is now before | the House and is expected to pass. | Other measures killed were: Hof- man’s measure amending the act {creating the Territorial Road Com- ; Nordale’s amended school | tax bill; and Hofman’s nieasure de- \ing the regulating of the practice pharmacy. Green’s bill revising the Terri- 1 statute on organization of co-operative associations was tab- Lingo's bill establishing ad- ditional rules for aircraft and pi- licensing met the same fate, A bill making the Auditor the tax as- sessment agency of the Ter |1 of to the table, and another one of Lingo's bills, requiring biennial re- applications for old-age allowances, went along with them. | Bills Passed The Senate passed DeVane's bill |a oting $1,000 from the Fourth |Division Road fund for improve- | ment of the airplane landing field !4t Poorman; DeVane's bill carrying [$5,000 for improvement and r telephone lines from Nene to ilakleet; Lomen's radio me measure carrying $10,000 to divided equally among the four visions; Hess's bill amending the wd of Law Examinérs act; and Judieiary Committee's amend- nt to the lien laws to bring in ers on gas, oil and other wells. | Bragaw's memorial asking for na tele- NEW DIRECTOR " COAST SURVEY WASHINGTON, May 3. — Ray- nd 8, Patton, of Ohio, has been FIGURES IN HISTORIC P when these men met in the White House. bassador Sir Ronald Lindsay of Great Britain; Prime Minister Grouped behind them are economic advisers of both governments. (Associated Press Photo) '|fecting Alaska were received this Roosevelt, Farley Send Signed Photos To Gov. Two new autographed photo- graphs are gracing the Gover- nor’s office today, one of Presi- dent Roosevelt, the other of Postmaster General James A. Farley. They were personally delivered to Gov. Troy, yester- day by J. J. Connors. The President’s inscription reads, “For John W. Troy, Gov- ernor of Alaska, from his friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Mr. Farley's greeting “To Troy, Governor of a real fellow. Sin- CONNORS TO " BE GUEST AT C. C. MEETING B. F. Shearer and L. H. Kubley Also Invited to Noonday Luncheon y roy | | J. J. Connors, Democratic Na- tional Committeeman for Alaska, who returned yesterday from Wash- ington, D. C., will be the honored guest at the weekly meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce tomorrow noon in Bailey's Cafe. B. F. Shearer of the B. F. She: er Company in Seattle, and Laur-| ence H. Kubley, of Ketchikan, will also be guests. Numerous communications rela- tive to the coming tourist season and general business conditions af- week by Secretary G. H. Walmsley and will be read at tomorrow’s luncheon meeting. WIND STORM SPREADS OVER S0, CALIFORNIA |Gale at Times Reaches Vel- [ ocity of Ninety { Miles Hour | LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 3.— | Winds ranging in velocity from 22 jto 90 miles an hour whipped | Southern California late yesterday |afternoon and early last night. Lit-| )tlt' damage has been reported. A| |severe dust storm raged over Los yAnuvlrvs. There was just a trace of rain. ——— 41 Years of Nursing KANSAS CITY,—One of the old- est organizations of its kind in ARLEY AT WHITE HOUSE Conferences which may have a broad effect on the world’s economic future were the order of the day Left to right, seated: Cordell Hull, secretary of state; Am- Ramsay MacDonald; President Roosevelt. HOUSE PASSES NEW MEASURES THIS MORNING Cha‘nges Home Commis- sion Plan—Expresses Regret to Dimond Three new ; and one reso- lution, introduced in the House this morning were expedited under expended rules and passed without | an opposing vote. They were hur- ried to the Senate so they could be received by the latter body when it convened this afternoon. Two of the measures related to the construction of a new Pioneers’ Home, and are designed to substi- tute for Senate Bill No. 75, which was tabled. One of them creates a Commission to have charge of the work and provides $2,500 for its expenses, and the other carried $225,000 for co nstructing and equipping the new institution. No Changes Made No changes were made in the Commission’s set-up as defined in the original Senate bill. The House however, decided it was desirable to create the Commission in one bill and provide funds for the ac- tual building in another. The third bill carried an appro- priation of $30,000 for constructing new rural school buildings. A simi- lar amount, carried in the general appropriations bill, will be stricken by the Senate, it was said. House Joint Resolution No. 7, by Mr. Kehoe, expressed regret at the illness of Delegate Dimond and voiced the hope for his quick and complete recovery. A bill requiring payment of a $2 fee for teachers’ certificates was indefinitely postponed. The House was informed that this matter was covered in Senate Bill No. 118, now | pending. Passes Cordova Bill By a vote of 14 to 2, the House this morning passed the Cordova airplane landing field measure, ap- propriating $7,500 and alloting an- other $7,500 from the Third Divis- ion road fund. This is condition- ed, however, on an equal amount being furnished by private, muni- cipal or Federal interests. Senate Bill No. 72, providing that preference be given Alaskan firms and individuals in public work and| (Continued “on Page Two) I SION DRIVE PLANNED TEN-YEAR-OLD * GIRL ABDUCTED - BY THREE MEN Is Taken from School Dur- ing Afternoon by Clever Ruse FOG TODAY HAMPERS PARTIES ON SEARCH Believed Al:;d_uctors Have Taken Child Aboard Boat, Cape Cod HAWWICH PORT, Mass. May 3.—Kidnapers and theix 10-year-old victim, Margaret McMath, are hidden well by billows of fog across Cape Cod. Margaret, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. Me- Math, and a grand daughter of two prominent De troit men, was enticed from school vesterday in a carefully plan- ned plot by three men, one described as a large “black” negro and the others were white men. A dense fog today hampers the searchers. | Many cling to the belief the kidnapers have taken their vic- | tim aboard a boat, The girl was released from her school room after a telephone call saying her father was sending his chauffeur for her. At the same time the father received a call from a man who said he was a telephone worker working on the line and asked him to leave the receiver off the hook for a short IRON, STEEL INDUSTRY 1 MAKING GAIN Official Organ Gives Fac- tors Contributing to Expansion | i | | ‘ NEW YORK, May 3.—Climbing production, rising prices and broad- ening of demand characterizes the iron and steel industry said the Iron Age in its issue today. “Factors contributing to current expansion of business include sea- sonal influences and release of re- quirements that accumulated dur- ing the bank holiday. Prospective buying was rompted by fear of monetary inflation,” said the Iron Age. WHITE WORKERS QUIT CANNERIES Vote to Walk Out in Sym- pathy with Striking Fishermen ASTORIA, Oregon, May 3.— White workers in all fish canneries here, at a mass meeting voted to walkout in sympathy with the fish- ermen, who are on a strike against the price of six cents a pound of- fered by the packers for chinooks. About 700 whites are affected. The fishermen demand eight cents a pound. Italian Minister Dinner at Wi holds Up iite House; Is Delayed in N. Y. Harbor WASHINGTON, May 3. — Guido, is here to discuss economics with nfirmed by the Senate as Di- the West, the Kansas City Visiting President Roosevelt, tor of the Coast and Geodetic survey, Nurses' Association recently cele- ;brated its forty-first annivesary, The Italian official did not ar- was rushed to the Italian Embassy !Jung, Italian Minister of Finance,|t0 change his clothes and then to the White House where an official dinner was delayed until his ar- rival, A fog in New York harbor de- ‘_nvc until 9 o'clock last night. He layed his steamer,