The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 6, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLII, NO. 6384. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1933. ( MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT§ AMERICANS WIN FIGHT, LONDON MEET F. W. BRADLEY PASSES AWAY | IN CALIFORNIA Death Comes to Well Known Mining En- | gineer This Afternoon HEART AILMENT GIVEN AS CAUSE Had Been Miner Al of His Life—Received Many High Awards Frederick Worthen Bradley, aged 70 years, noted mining engineer, and President of the Alaska Ju-| neau, Nevada Bunker Hill Company and Sullivan Mining Companies,| died this morning in Alta, Cali-| fornia, according to Associated Press dispatches received by The Empire and also by L. H. Metzgar, General Superintendent of the Al- aska Juneau Gold Mining Com- pany. Mr. Bradley died as a result of heart ailment. He was born in Nevada County, California, in 1863 and had been a miner all of his life, during which time he was the recipient of high awards from min- ing societies. He is Survived by his wmuw, mother and four sons. Mr. Bradley’s father, H. S. Brad- ley, wanted him to go to West Point, but he refused and went, to the University of California. Until recently he had been active | | | Mes TINTON Vers. J HENRIETTA BINGHAM AT/EXAN’DM BAcoN | Southwell | baseball games, | fishing expeditions, possibly a fight as a board member of a score of corporations. Two years ago, Mr. Bradley was awarded the Saunders Gold Medal for the year's oustatnding achieve- ment in mining. He served one term as President of the American Mining Institute and was interna- These American beauties aren’t superstitious. They were pleased to be . among the 13 chosen to IJe preser ited at the fifth British court of the season. They spent consi sums with British dressmakers for court costumes, devoted 1;;5 ruing to curtsy in the regal manner, and waited in line in their outside Buckingham Palace (as shown in center) to be admitted ¢ ! presence. Miss Robbins is daughter of the minister to ( n is the child of Rep. R. L. Bncon, of N. Y., Miss I mbassador to London, d Mrs. Wells is the v correspondent, now in o tionally recognized as a leader in' the mining engineering profession and as a mining executive. He was an assayer and roust- about, Eagle Bird Mine, Nevad: Cal., 1884-85; Superint.endent.Spam-i ish Mine, Nevada C. 1885-90; As-| sistant Manager, 1890-94; Manager,| 1893-97; President since 1897, Bunk-| er Hill and Sullivan Mining and| Concentrating Company, Idaho;| President, Tacoma Smelting Com-| pany, Tacoma, Wash.,, 1898-1905; President, Alaska Juneau Gold Min- List of Measures Pending ing Company since 1900. Was Presi-| dent, Oneida Gold Mining Com-| Is Announced—Works DELEGATE HAS - 13 BILLS NOW Complaints of Boosts Re- ferred to Attorney General for Action pany, Cal, 1900-08, Mariposa Min-| for Relief -Funds 12; Construction Engineer, 1900-11; President since 1911, M“k.{ ’I’read-l ial Correspondence) — With the (Continued on Page Eight) |special session of the 73rd Con- S R :gress adjourned, it will be well |to see what bills introduced by BHE AD PHIBE Delegate Dimond are now before ime National Legislature. The bills H. R. 6013 is a measure which ployees at Anchorage to purchase igovernment houses which hereto- fore they have only been able to rent. The Department of the In- H. R. 5745 would transfer title ,in the land occupied by the Pion- jeeds’ Home at Sitka from the |Federal to the Territorial govern- |ment. h H. R. 5704 would extend the act tary of Agriculture Wallace moved | juries suffered by United States yesterday to head off a bread price employees to Frank A. Boyle. He raising movement with the an- was injured while United States nouncement that complaints of Commissioner at Juneau. boosts in prices are being referred | H. R. 5253 is a measure design- to Attorney General Cummingsfor ed to increase the pension of essary.” month Long a member of the Secretary Wallace said his ac- 'United States Signal Corps in Al- tion followed complaints of bread'aska and also a Senator from the price increase in widely separated Second Division, Mr. Andgrson localities from Administrators. He has been hospitalized in the states refused to malee public the com- for many months past. to the Attorney General. tion and control of floods in the Salmon River at Hyder. PROSECUTION COMING H. R. 5209 is drawn to provide WASHINGTON, July 6—Prosecu- for extension of the legislative tion of persons profiteering in power of the Territorial Legisla- bread will be inaugurated by the ture to include game laws and conclusive /evidence for action is mals. cmgmedlmum-.ey General cum-| #H. R. 5205 is the companion mings said. His office js now study- measure to H. R. 5209. It provides ing complaints made by Secretary for transferning the control of Al- of- Agriculture Wallace which indi- aska fisheries, with the exception cate an unwarranted raise of bread of fur seal and sea ofter fisher- ing and Commercial Company, 1900- | WASHINGTON, vune 24—(Spec- are listed here: |terior approves this legislation. WASHINGTON, July 6.—Secre- providing for compensation for in- “such action as may be found nec- |Jamcs H. Anderson to $75 per plaints and turned them all over| H. R. 5665 provides for preven- Department of Justice as soon as laws relating to fur-bearing ani- prices in many sections. | (Continued on Page Two) KARNES NAMES NORMAN 8. COOK FOR TREASURER Faulkner Announces Ap- ipointment—Became Effective July 1 The appointment of Norman B. ‘Cook, formerly Chief Deputy Clerk |of Court, as Treasurer of the Terri- torial Board of Education was made known today, the announce- ment being released through H. L. Faulkner, President of the Board. 1t was effective July 1. “Mr. Cook was appointed to the position by A. E. Karnes, Commis- sioner of Bducation, and the ap- pointment was approved by the Board of Education,” Mr. Faulkner announced. Mr. Cook was appointed as Dep- uty Clerk of Court in 1923. He ‘was promoted to Chief Deputy upon the resignation of Walter B. King, who was made Assistant United States Attorney. Upon his resignation last Saturday, J. W. Lievers was promoted from Deputy to Chief Deputy, subject to the approval of the Department of Justice. The vagcancy left by Mr. Cook’s resignation will not be fill- ed for the present, it was said. —————.————— DR. LEON ENSCH AND FAMILY FROM FAIRBANKS TO MAKE HOME HERE Dr. and Mrs. Leon Ensch and their three children, Jean, Robert and Dorothy, arrived recently in Juneau from Fairbanks and ex- pect to make their future home in Juneau. Dr. Ensch, who is a chiroprac- Itor, has been praectising in Fair- banks for the last six years and has spent some time in Cordova. He has taken offices in the First National Bank Building and will start practising here in the near future. — e —— Forty per cent of rural ministers in South Carolina are not college graduates, a state university stu- dent survey shows. CHAMBER NAMES COMMITTEE FOR 'NAVAL PROGRAM Will Arrange for Entertain- ment of Destroyer Crews to Visit Here To formulate a program for the entegtainment of the officers and crews of the destroyer squadron to visit here during the last week of this month, President John W. Jones has appointed a special com- mittee of four from the Chamber of Commerce, it was announced today at the regular weekly meet- ing of that organization. J. S| MacKinnon has been sel- ected as Chairman with E. M. Goddard, J. L. Gray and R. E. as assistants. Dances, automobile rides, card, and other features have been suggested for the three-day visi- tation to be made by the detach- ment, Holzheimer is Welcomed Judge 'W. A. Holzheimer, United States Attorney, was formially wel- comed by President Jones, who said it “gives me a great deal of pleasure to welcome you for the Chamber and on behalf of the community one who is so good a citizen and so active a worker as Judge Holzheimer.” The latter acknowledged the greeting gracefully and said it was just coming back home. “Noth- ing is more conducive to better citizenship and better government than organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce,” he said He expressed his appreciation for local support given him as a candi- date for the office to which he has been appointed, and added: “I hope at the end of my tenure you who have so kindly endorszd me will have no regret for what you have done.” Ketchikan Buries Depression The annual Fourth of July par- ade at Ketchikan signalized the death and burial of Old Man De- pression in that community, the Chamber was told by Glen C Carrington, of the Juneau Young Hardware ‘Company, and also prom- inent business man in Ketchikan “Anyone who has been to the States cannot help but: feel that there has been a big change for the better recently. Now I am sure we have turned the corner at! Ketchikan,” he said. The First City, he declared, was the worst hit community in the Territory from an industrial and business standpoint. Conditions are really improving there, he added It had a fine celebration Tues- day. An effigy of Old Man Depres- sion lajd out in a hearse was the central figure. To the strains of a funeral march played by the Metla- katla band, it was hauled to the waterfront and cast into the waters of the bay. The band then switched to “Happy Days Are Here again/’ (Continued on Page Eight) ——————— HVE ARRESTED, SHOOTING CASE Seattle Police S Seeking As- sailant Known Only s “Curly” SEATTLE, July 6~Paul Tracy, @ waiter, was wounded in the abdo-| men and hand in a bathro shooting in a downtown apar ment building early this mornin: and is in a critical condition. The police are seeking the as- saflant known to Tracy only “Curly.” Two women and three men hav® been arrested as witnesses to U shooting. HEAT AND CHlNCH BUGS DAMAGE MlDWEST CORN l In some places 100-degree heat has been causing heavy damage to corn that was planted laf other areas there is young corn has wilted and is dying near Lamoni, la, as a r , but In 80 the problem of chinch bugs. "Here in the foreground is shown a sample of how It of chinch bug attacks. Oil is poured be- tween rows of corn in attempts to discourage thu bugs. (Associated Press Photo) STOCK MARKET TRADING FAST, LESS FEVERISH Rails Make Best Showing Max Weds —Prices Hold Gains from Fractions Up NEW YORK, July 6.—Stock Mar- ket trading today was at a fast pace but less feverish than at several other recent sessions. Gains were made and held from fractions to around two points. Today's close was firm with more than 6,000,000 shares being sold. Rails made the best showing. Tobaccos and some industrial specialties attracted sizeable fol- lowings. Wheat and corn gained. Cotton Is Up Cotton was up $1. Foreign Exchanges were steadier. Case reflected the improvement in grains by a last minute galn of six points. Johns-Manville spurted up five! points. Rail gainers of one to two or more points included New York Central, Santa Fe, Baltimore and Ohio, Union Pacific. Liggett and Meyers Tobacco B, Reynolds B, American Tobacco B were up one to more than two points.. Most of the ofls were up frac- tionally. ALASKA SALMON PACK T0 JULY 1, 369,893 CASES “Bristol Bay Not Included | —Runs Elsewhere Light- er than Early 1932 Exclusive of Bristol Bay, the | Alaska salmon pack for the week ending July 1, was approximately 366,000 cases of all varieties, ac- cotding to official information re- ceived at local headquarters of the United States Bureau of Fisheries and made public today by Capt. M. J. O'Connor, Assistant Agent. Accordlnl to Associated Prell dispatches received by The Em- pire today from Berlin, Max Schmeling, former heavyweight champion of the world, and Miss Anny Ondra, screen and musical comedy actress, were married at a civil ceremony today. The two are pictured above. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, July 6—Closing quotation for Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 22, American Can 95%, American Power and Light| 156%, Anaconda 19%, Bendix Avla- tion 20%, Armour B 3%, Bethlehem Steel 477%, Calumet and Hec! Ward Baking B 4%, R.adio Cor- poration 10%, Fox Films 3%, Gen— eral Motors 32%, International Har- vester 44%, Kennecott 23%, Pack- ard Motors 5%, Standard Brands 27%, United States Steel 64, Union Pacific 131%, American Cyanide B/ 14%, Ulen Company 4%, United! Aircraft® 39%. | WHEAT QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, Il July 6.—High, low and closing prices of wheat on the Stock Exchange here today fol- lows: July delivery 98%, 96%, 98 and $1.00%; September delivery 98%, 1.00%, $1.00%; December delivery| $1.04, $1.01, $1.00%. { ———el The University of the Phillippin-| es is attempting to lengthen v.he‘ \fresh citrus season in the island! by developing more effective cold storage methods. To Make U. SfiFleet Equal ‘ To That of 4ny World Na WASHINGTON, July 6.—Sec! tary of Navy Swanson said ‘Navy will ask for $77,000,000 of (! | vy Public Works fund for baumhm modernization to give the United States “battleships equal to those of any navy.” UNITED STATES DEVELOPS NEW HOME POLICIE Internat |onal Committ- ments May Be Avoided for Present Time WASHINGTON, July 6.—Indica- ace M. 'Albright, National signed. tions are seen in the capital that President Roosevelt now believes that the United States, 9 when the parks will be reor- |for the time being, can make better ganized to absorb other activities domestic progress against depres- under a general regrouping pro- sion by avoiding further interna- €ram laid out by the President. tional committments. Some American self-suffiency. Among these indications are the President’s attitude Itoward World Economic Conference and Ithe United States withdrawal from the international convention for abolition of import and export pro- hmnmm and restrictions. has been silent on the London cunlerence IR0 e i There are approxlmateu 99,000 motor buses in use in the United States, statisties of the Automobilq ,Chamber of Commerce disclose. 'B. Cammerer, of Virgina, has been interpreters of political Vice-President and General Man- |events olaimed they have found ager of the United States Potash signs of a developing theory of Company, operating refineries at the Director under Albright. | The President up to noon today Freedom Spon Packing was in progress from Bristol Bay to Icy Strait and op- 'ened yesterday in the Western Dis- jtrict of Southeast Alaska. | No reports have been received ' from Bristol Bay but unofficial ad- vices from that district said a heavy run was in progress. In the other districts so far the runs have been mightier than in 1932, | The pack by district to last Sat- urday was reported as follows: Icy Strait, 24,316 cases; Kodiak, 61,156; Copper River, 59,730; Prince Wil- ,liam Sound, 9,150; Resurrection Bay, !3,002; Cook Inlet, 13580; Chignik, ! 23,073; Alaska Peninsula, south BIG CONFERENCE WILL CONTINUE; DECISION MADE Steering Committee Makes Announcement Late This Afternoon GREAT VICTORY FOR SECRETARY OF STATE Cordell Hull, American, Wins Decisive Victory —Gold Bloc Loses BULLETIN — LONDON, July 6.—The World Economic Conference will continue but monetary and tariff matters will be excluded, the Steering Committee decided. The decision came late this afternoon after a furious bat- tle and was a great victory for American Secretary of State Cordell Hull. France and other gold bloc countries advocated formal conclusion of the parley. F. R. SMILES WASHINGTON, July 6.— President Roosevelt smiled with deep satisfaction on re- ceipt of the news from Lon- don. Senator® Wheeler, of Mon- tana, after talking with the President said? “Their bluff was called.” The President offered no comment. SUSPENSION INDICATED LONDON, July 8. — The great powers of the old and new world agreed early today to suspend the World Economic Conference until a more propitious time, thus the historic assemblage, called in an effort to improve economic condi- tions in the world, admitted itself defeated in a violent collision on monetary policies between the gold ! | countries, led by France, and the non-gold countries headed by the United States. Midnight Session 'side, 167528, north side, 4318. . NEW NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CHIEF NAME Arno B. Cammerer Suc- ceeds Horace Albright, Who Has Reslgned WASHINGTON, July 6.—Arno appointed Director of the Nation- al Park Service, succeeding Hor- who has re- ‘The change is effective August i Albright resigned to become | Carlsbad, New Cammerer Mexico. has been Assoclate Kidnaped Man May Be Given CHICAGO, IlL, July 6.—~John Factor, “Jake the Barber,” kid- naped recently, may be released soon, his friends stated. The ransom is reported as from $75,000 to $150,000, The decision practically came last night at midnight at a meeting of the gold bloc where it was decided that the American stand of taking care of features having the ob- Jective of a raise of commodity prices to stimulate business take precedence over currency stabili~ zation, was emphasized as the rea- son of differences which tcmpor= arily, at least, are. irreconcilable. American Attitude The Americans wanted to con- tinue the conference but informally expressed a willingness to acquiesce to a recess which was voluntarily set for a two months' duration. The gold bloc's declaration said the American statement will facille tate recalling the conference and permit it to resume later in an atmosphere of sympathy. MAKING LAST STAND LONDON, July 6—The Ameri- cans are waging a furious last ditch fight to save the World Economic Conference against equal- ly strenuous opposition on the part of the gold bloc countries which consider adjournment necessary. Acting under new Roosevelt ord- ers, Secretary of State Hull carried the battle into the opening meet- ing of the Steering Committee which had been expected to pro- nounce the death sentence of the parley. The fight developed and raged for three and one-half hours before the exhausted participants adjourned for lunch without a decision. The delegates indicated not only had no decision been reached but the situation was wholly confused. Here’s Line-Up Unofficially, the position is some- what as follows: France and the gold ‘allies are unwilling to ‘concede the econfer- (Continued on Page Two)