The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 5, 1933, Page 1

- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 4 VOL. XLIL, NO. 6383. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1933, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY CONFERENCE AT LONDON BREAKS DOWN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY - FIVE DEAD, FOURTH Accidents o-f Various Kinds| Take Toll of Lives in Nation HUNDREDS INJURED IN NEW YORK CITY: Nearly Seven Hundred Arej Treated in Hospitals, Results of Injuries CHICAGO, Ill, July 5—A total| of at least 185 men, women and’ children died on the holiday show- ing a sharp decrease in fireworks fatalities of previous years. | Hundreds were injured in New York City alone. It is also re- ported 670 were treated at hos- pitals as a result of fireworks. ults of motor mishaps reached 82 and 88 perished by drownings. Thirty-eight others were killed in other accidents, such as plane dis- asters, shootings and general fights. One parachute jumper fell to his death in this city. Twenty-two died on the Pacific Coast in accidents. —.e——— WOODRING WITH HIS FIANCEE Assistant Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring, former governor of Kansas, whose engagement to Helen Coolidge, daughter of Senator Marcus Coolidge of Massachusetts, has been announced, is shown with his fiancee, (Associated Press Photo) PRESIDENT I BACK AT WORK, VACATION ENDS Task of Domestic Re- covery Campaign WASHINGTON, July 5—Presi~ dent Franklin D. Roosevelt is hack at his desk today putting every ounce of energy behind the domes- tic recovery campaign. 4 VACATION ENDED WASHINGTON, July 5—Presi- | dent Roosevelt last night ended his vacation of more than two weeks, mostly spent on the water, arriving at the White House shortly -after 9:30 o'clock. He motored here from from the cruiser Indianapolis. an hour before. The President stayed aboard the cruiser until after sun- down and lowering of the colors to avoid the formalities of salutes and other official ceremonies con- Plunges Immediately Intoi Annapolis where he came ashore| | nected with the travel of the Com~ \mander—m-chicr at sea. § CABINET MEETS CHIEF ANNAPOLIS, July 5-—Members jof President Roosevelt's Cabinet met him aboard the cruiser In= | dianapolis off here, last Monday LINDBERGHS TO MAP NORTH ATLANTIC AIR ROUTE PHILADELPHIA ) NORTH ATLANTIC |SESSION IS TO ' END TOMORROW IS BELIEF NOW Eleventh Hour Develop- ment from Roosevelt May Save Meet STABILIZATION IS STUMBLING BLOCK President’s —Bo mbshell Proves Too Much for GoldBloc Nations y LONDON, July 5. — The World Economic Conference will be wound up tomorrow, according to the highest authorities, barring some el- eventh hour development. i President Roose velt has acted twice against discon- |tinuance of the conference but is still adamant against immediate stabilization of the idollar. He has conveyed to | London, the suggestion for | the creation of an interna- itional dollar for use as a ARCTICLOCEAN ‘! ocean, FRsT MAYop TROLLERS ARE STOCK PRICES afternoon, carrying a mass of data bearing on the national recovery | program. Early in July Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Llnqbergh plan a flight to Greenland to determine the feasi- bility of a northern air route to Europe. The flight will probably be extended across the Atlantic to Ice- land and possibly to Denmark. They will fly the same airplane they used on their trip to the Orient. measuring rod during ‘the i])eriod of fluctuating ex- ~ READY TOFISH | HIT TOBOGGAN, UEE“TNE;ASST AT KETCHIAKN TRADING TODAY Vote Taken Last Monday|Some Issues'—Rally Lead by Harry Campbell, Aged 72, © —Await Word from | ~ Rails but Closing Is | Arwid, the tndanapalts ot Dies After Short Other Alaska Units ! Irregular | his followers hopeful that when he' | Illness [ | KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July 5.—| PITTSBURG, Penn, July 5— e trollers of Ketchikan voted Harry Campbell, aged 72 years, joct Monday to start fishing as' first Mayor of Nome, Alaska, IS soon as other units of the Alaska dead here after a short illness. A Tyoners’ Association approve of the resident of Morgantown, West Vir- offer of the buyers, who earlier in ginia, his birthplace, he will be the day agreed to lower the pound rails, buried there. limit for the highest priced fish| Today's closé was irregular with In the early days of the Klon- yn accordance with the demands'losses of from one to two or more dike, Campbell went north to seek of the trollers. points throughout. his fortune. It is said he found- The demands were for eight FsiE ed the city which chose him for cents for large reds, four cents| Traders were inclined to cash in the first Mayor. He returned to for small reds, two cents for whites| on profits pending publication of the States and became a glass and two and one-half cents for c0- expected Presidential amplification worker with the Morgantown Glass hoss or silvers. | of currency stabilization veto. NEW YORK, July 5.—Uncertain- ty prevailed in most of the finance markets today but some sizeable gains of .last Monday were whit- tled down by realizing flurries. Stocks rallied moderately led by Company. A widow and five chil- dren survive. REPEAL FIGHT | IN OLD SOUTH BEING WAGED Wets and Drys Lock Horns in Election in Arkansas Set for July 18 }‘ LITTLE ROCK, Ark, -July 5—, The Wets, bent on achieving a victory which they believe will presage quick death for the Eigh- teenth Amendment and the Drys, fighting hard to hold the tradi- tionally dry territory of the Old South, come to grips in the final struggle on repeal at the elec- tion in this State July 18. Both sides predict a victory, Sergeant Alvin York, of- Ten- nessee, World War hero, is coming into the State to aid the dry cause. ———— | Rev. Dr. Shaughnessy | Is Named New Bishop of Diocese at Seattle| WASHINGTON, July 5—The Rev. Dr. Gerald Shaughnessy, of the Marist College, Catholic Uni- versity of America, has been nam- ed Bishop of the Diocese of Seat- | tle, succesding the late Bishop Edward John O'Dea, who died last year. The new Bishop is 46 yemsI of age. 1157 Years Ago Practically all of the vanneries| @orn got up three cents a bushel. in this district are ready for oP-| pomestic copper sold for 8% erations when the season OPeNs|cents a pound, the highest in two today. years. s | Some Advances | Advances of one to three includ- ,ed New York Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, ! Delaware and Hudson, Chicago and HUME wREcKED Northwesten, while Santa Fe was | up two points. | Some coppers improved mildly. i National Distillers gained three > 3 R points. D,}],.namt:lle ISFUSCCIPIH Mme‘ Industrial Alcohol, Celanese, Sim- rouble—iI our ersons ‘lmons, Kennecott, Anaconda frac- Escape In]unes [nonally to about two points. Losers of one to three or more points were Western Union, Du- pont, Allied Chemical, American Telephone and Telegraph, Ameri- can Can, Case and Deere. SCRANTON, Penn., July 5—Dyn- amite wrecked the home of John Boylan, District President of ‘he United Mine Workers of America hurling Boylan, wife and two chil-| dren from their beds. The four, were not injured. Strife with the insurgents is blamed Tor the out- CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, July 5. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 21, American Can joage: 193%, America Power and Light |14%, Anaconda 19, Bendex Avia- It Was Als |tion 19%, Armour B 3%, Bethlehem t Was Also | Steel 46, Calumet and Hecla 8%, 4 | Ward Baking B 4%, Radio Cor- Tough Just | poration 10%, Fox Films 3%, Ken- ! necott 22%, Packard Motors 5%, Standard Brands 26%, United States Steel 61%, Union Pacific 128%, American Cyanide B 14, Ulen Com- PHILADELPHIA, Penn., July | pano g5 5.—~At the hallowed Independ- ence Hall where the Declara- | WHEAT PRICES tion of Indcpendence was sign- | CHICAGO, II., July 5.—High, ed 157 years ago, Mayor Ham- 'j,u and closing of wheat today pton Moore yesterday told the | (oows: July delivery 99%, 96%, citisens that despite ecomomic gg; ;. September delivery 1.02%, ills, they have little to com- 91 ' 995, to 7; December de- plain of in comparison with | yery 105%, 1024, 102% to 1.02%. the troubles of the early pa- il Sz triots. Eskimos and W hites Join FRED STRASSE | in Pt. Barrow Celebrationj‘ GOES TO PRISON POINT BARROW, Alaska, July 5—Eskimos and the whites co- I by the children, sport events and' SEATTLE, July 5—Fred Strass- | Yesterday the vacationing Presi- | dent took his last breath of catch- ing rest and figuring out what he' is going to do about the domestic: and world problems that await him | in Washington. | | Spends Fourth at Sea |returned to his desk they could| 1dntermme exactly what he wants ynow from the World Economic | Conference. They know he does not want the conference adjourned because some nations are piqued at his refusal to agree to stabili- | zation and he wants something out {of the conference. { Cabinet members told him about developments of construction pro- | jects proposed by the War, Navy !and Interior departments as well as independent bureaus. ————.——— BUSINESS IS " GAINING OVER ENTIRE LAND Survey Is Made in One Hundred Cities—Or- | ganizations Report i | NEW YORK, July 5. — Business gains throughout the country du ing the last two months are char- acterized as decisive by the Ne York Board of Trade as the resu 1of a survey through various organi- | zations of more than 100 cities. | Substantial progress is gener throughout the entire country, Pe cy Magnus, President of the Board said, and commented further by saying the depression is over and “we are well on the road to re- covery.” The survey also showed improve- ment in employment, working hou: and wages. The volume of sales is reported slow only in Maine and Michigan where some banks are still clos and also in wheat areas where crop | failures are reported. | ————— E. M. BLACKWELL DIES IN SOUTH Alaska Pioneer, Aged 84 | Years, Passes Away in Seattle | SEATTLE, July 5—Bugene Blackwell, aged 84 years, pio a big feed topped off with an er, former Swiss Consul here, has Alaskan, died Monday and fune (Associated Press Photos) changes preceding stabiliza- SEARCH PARTY HEADED NORTH, MATTERN HUNT Plane Soars Out from Ed- monton Bound for Nome, Alaska EDMONTON, July 5. — The search plane for Jimmy Mattern arrived here yesterday from Sas- katoon and left here shortly after 3 o'clock this morning for Nome with 400 gallons of gas, enough for a cruising range of over 2,000 miles, expecting to reach Nome in 16 hours via Yellow Head Pass, Hazclton, over Edson, Jasper, and Prince George, thence north to Whitehorse, Dawson, Fairbanks and to Nome, WELL ON WAY EDMONTON, July 5—~The Mat- tern search party passed over Smithers, British Columbia, at 10:24 o'clock this forenoon. BALBO OFF ON ANOTHER LEG LONDONDERRY, Ireand, July 5. —Gen. Balbo led his squadron of 24 Italian seaplanes in a take-off today for Reykjavik, Iceland, en- route to the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition. REACH ICELAND LONDON, July 5.—According to a wireless fessage, Balbo’s armada has arrived safely in Iceland. ———.———-— VINES BEATS COCHET 3 0UT | OF FOUR SETS WIMBLEDON, ' July 5—Allison Vines, American, defending the Wimbledon championship, pounced on Henri Cochet, the brilliant Frenchman, and beat him today in three sets out of four in the semi- finals. ———— MARY CLAIRE HELLENTHAL ARRIVES FOR THE SUMMER Miss Mary Claire Hellenthal, who has been attending Forest Ridge r Academy in Seattle, returned to | Juneau_on the Princess Louise yes- Barrymores AreComing, AlaskaTrip Joha, Wik angl Tns Chi dren Leave South En- route to North SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 5.— John Barrymore and his wife, the former Dolores Costello, sailed for Seattle on the way to Alaska yes- terday aboard the Ruth Alexander accompanied by their two children, Dolores, aged three, and John Jun- ior, aged one year. The Barrymore's disembark at Seattle, take another steamer to Victoria where they will board the yacht Infanta and sail for Alaska on a three months' cruise TRIO COMING T0 ALASKA ON INVESTIGATION President of American Na- ture Association Heads Party Enroute North WASHINGTON, July 5.—8ur- veying the outdoor assets of Amer- ica, including wild life threatened with extinetion, Arthur Newton Pack, President of the American Nature Association, his wife, and Frank Hibben, of Princeton, have started on a 10,000-mile motor trip. Muir Glacier and Admiralty Is- land, both in Alaska, are included in the itinerary of the trio. L - COPPER PRICE Goes Up One Fourth of a Cent from Previous Record—No Sales NEW YORK, July 5-—Domestic copper is quoted today at a new 1933 high of 8% cents a pound, although no actual sales are re- ported at that figure. The previous high price was 8% cents a pound. The upward revision by producers |is said to be based on a sharp ad- | vance of the export market to lev- els corresponding with 855 to 8.60 AT 1833 HIGH tion. It is understood that sub- sequently he. dispatched to Lawrense Steinhardt, Min- ister to Sweden to London for a fresh personal labora- tion of the American posi- tion, Despite these developments the belief prevails the parley is virtually ended. WORK ON LIBBY PLANT AT TAKU MAY OPEN SOON Branch, Visiting Here, Hopes to Begin Rebuild- | ing it This Summer MESSAGES EXCHANGED LONDON, July 5—An exchange of messages between the American Reconstruction of the Libby, Mc-'members of the delegation here and Neill and Libby salmon cannery at president Roosevelt resulted in the Taku Harbor may start within & expressed opinion of some in the few weeks, it was made known here important American quarters that today by D. W. Branch, Northwest it would be best for the World Manager for the company, who ar- | Economic Conference to be par- rived Monday evening from Yaku- tjally disbanded. ;tat where one of its oldest plants| Some of the Americans said the is located. best that can be done now is to Mr. Branch has recommended to °Ontinue the Steering Committee the company's. divesicar. Ebak wepk’ ™ & permanent body. The Ameri- {be launched this Summer, and he 3ns denied the early rumors that hopes that it will be approved, President Roosevelt has proposed Local labor and materials will be & DeW and miraculous scheme to used on the job so far as is pos-|'eSCUe the eonference. i sible. The Steerling Committee has ad- -The outlook for the salmon can-|Journed until tomorrow when the ning industry is improving, and is duestion of a future program will materially ahead of this time last'b¢ dealt with. New Reports year. Prices are higher and stocks; |have been cut down well below| Reliable sources said the Presi- | the average. dent of the United States has sent Fish are showing up in all dis-, {resh communications largely in tricts where the company opemws‘eluborlnon of his Monday’s state- in at least normal quantities and Ment and monetary policy instruc- Ithe pack should be at least aver-itions described as endeavoring to age, he believes, Mr. Branch will concentrate thought upon what Is |remain here several days before POssible for the conference to ac- | going to the company's plants at ComPlish now, with a view of tak- | Craig and George Inlet. ing up the restoration of monetary i P stability at such a time as attaid- ! ment is necessary. } Europe is awaiting some kind of word from President Roosevelt to show he comprehends the problems on this side of the water and the i FUR Hls smu best information available here is that the American President is | against adjournment of the parley WORLD FLIGHT i ! {Editors Comment NEW YORK, July 5—Wiley Post' On Roosevelt’s (Continued on Page Eight) arrived here yesterday ready to o i !start his solo flight around the W.E. C. Stand world as soon as minor adjust-) Iments are made to his compass NEW YORK, July 5.—Edi- and weather conditions are favor- torial opinion on President Roosevelt's refusal to reinstate or protect the gold standard ranged from _ disapproval to sympathetic consideration. This is according to a summary of cditorial comment made by the able. [ 1 —————— ’ Fifty-three graduates of this spring’s University of California | {school of forestry class entered the reforestation army. Drive on Organized Crime to Be Made by Government WASHINGTON, July 5.—Joseph Keenan declared he will go after Eskimo dance last night. Eskimos arrived in Point Bar- row during the three days pre- ceeding the Pourth from distanc- operated in the celebration of the Fourth here. The program included flag rais- pleaded - guilty to the charges of services are being held here todas misappropriating $20,000 from es- Blackwell was engaged in the curo tates he administered and has and fur business in Alaska. Three been sentenced from one to fif- sisters and four grandchildren su {B. Keenan, Cleveland lawyer, was chosen last Monday as Assistant Attorney General to lead the gov- ernment’s efforts to quell activities terday ‘to spend the summer with |cents. her parents here. She will re-| Ilis also said one large domestic wrn to continue her studies at|producer, after turning down a bid Forest Ridge Academy in the|for 8'% cents a pound, withdrew gangland leadership first. Attorney Gene ral Cummings promised a gangster drive will be thorough and intensive but not ing at the school house, a drill] es of 200 to 300 miles, teen years, vive, fall, |.from the market, of organized crime, spectacular,