The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 8, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” -— VOL. XLIL, NO. 6386. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1933. ATTERN CRASHED, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS. SAYS ONE REPORT PROGRAM GIVEN T0 DELEGATION LONDON EESSIBN% More Ammunition Is Pro- vided for Success of World Parley GREAT BRITAIN HAS DESERTED GOLD BLOC France Admits Defeat in’ Trying to Limit Work, Onginal Agenda ) | \ | LONDON, July 8.—After having saved the life of the World Econ- omic Conference by an order to fight to a finish against adjourn- ment, President Roosevelt has pro-, vided his delegation with more ammunition to strive for the par-‘ ley’s success. i For Original Agenda | A message, carrying the Ameri- can campaign for world wide price recovery, has been received by the delegation and the members are jubilant at the prospects of being able to present concrete proposals to the parley to support their de- sires for full treatment of the original agenda. New Bloc The gold leaders, however, de- clare the President's program is de- signed to.solidify what they char- acterize as the dollar and sterling bloc, comprising the United States, ‘British Empire and a number of smaller States, and assist it to op- pose the European gold standard nations. | The French concede defeat in trying to limit the work of the conference. ! MESSAGE OUTLINED WASHINGTON, July 8. — The (Chief of Bureau, The Associated | message outlining the plan of this Government for an endeavor to raise world prices as the immediate’ objective of the London Economic Conference was drafted last night by President Roosevelt for dispatch to the American delegation. i BRITISH DESERTS GOLD i LONDON, July 8—A bloc of the British sterling ahd the American dollar to raise prices was pre- dicted here last night by experts bloc and stood by the American program in the World Economic ' Conference. { High gold bloc authorities ad- mitted that this may be the con- sequence of the latest battle over, continuation of the full conference agenda. | FIGHT FOR GOLD maintain the gold standard has, been formally organized by repre-} sentatives of six countries holding: two-fifths of the world’s supply. ; Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, eldest son of the ex-Crown Prince, is honey- with his bride, the former Dorothy von Salviati, at Norderney, North Sea resort. The prince forfeited his rights, if any, to the throne by marrying against the wishes of the exiled kaiser. mooning | Roya Honeyr;ooners at Beach AALASKA jUNEMj Wifid SOARS TO NEW HIGH QUOTATION {Mining Stock in General Proves Popular at Short Session This Morning NEW YORK, July 8 — The financial markets breasted sizeable profit taking waves at the short session today and emerged a 'trifle wet in spots. Only a few spec- ialties showed an inclination to race for higher levels. The: close was somewhat irregular. N Notwithstanding further bright | reports of business and industry | throughout the country, a cautious | attitude was apparent in most of the trading. Dollar Slips Down The dollar again dropped in for- | elgn exchanges although recessions | were not pronounced. Grains were irregular. Radio Corporation was heavy but in the turnover gained slightly. Gold Stock Up Gold mining stocks came back in | popularity in response to reports | the Government might permit com~ | panies to export gold metal to free | markets abroad. Homestake was ap |13 points. McIntyre ahd Porcupine, | Alaska Juneau and Dome ad- | vanced. { i | a commoner, Slight Gainers Happier Capital Reflects Better Feeling in Nation; “Fear of Fear” Waning By BYRON PRICE Press, Washington) ““The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” said President Roosevelt in his inaugural address. Since then many things have ta- ken place, but the question stilli ppermost in Washingion is to what degree fear has been expell-| ed from the national philosophy and replaced by returning confi-! dence. No one ever believed the depres- | as Great Britain forsook the gold gion could be ended merely by | “Liberty 1s for all, says Dr. Bar- Al along it] the writing of laws. has been recognized that the real- ly vital element was that intangi- ble thing called “public psychol- ‘How far has tne government been able to go in reviving the | spirit of the people themselves,|ciyic conscience and a quicken- reawakening and revitalizing na- {tional life, and encouraging so-|conclusive, but &t least they are PARIS, July 8—The fight 10 ciety to resume confidently the' jm, management of its own affairs? MARKERS OF PROGRESS If statistics alone are consulted, ! gains were held by General Elec- | tric, International Nickel, Ameri- ! can Smelting, United States Smelt- ' house, Deere, Case, Bethlehem | Steel, a few rails, Drugs, Aircraft were off fractionally ;one point or more. { to newspaper editors report to The CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, July 8. — Closing Suseopia'nd JeToNe e, Top n mmy\quomuon of Alaska Juneau mine years have readers been so inter-|gstock today is 24%, American Can ested in what their Federal gov-|93'%, American Power and Light ernment is doing. l16%, Anaconda 21%, Bendix Avia- _!tion 20, Armour B 3%, Bethlehem st ) s‘;;’;;?:;“g Das &P | Steel 47%, Calumet and Hecla 9, former years celebrated the June) Ward Baking B 4%, Radio Cor- commencement season with many‘p"““o“ 12, Fox Films 3%, Gen- a dry academic lecture. Read a|eral Motors 32%, International Har- collection of commencement head-| vester 43%, Kennecott} 24%, Pack- lines from The New York Times|ard Motors 5%, Standard Brands for two days of this June, and 2% United States Steel 65%, Union note the emphasis on public af- | Pacific 127%, American Cyanide B fairs. 14, Ulen 4%, United Aircraft 37%, | North American 34%. i bour.” “Brain trust held liberat- ing force.” ‘“Perils of control stat-| ed at Smith.” “M‘Conaught lauds Roosevelt daring.” “Willlams hon- ors Justice Roberts.” “Assails Na- tionalism as foe of education.” These evidences of a revitalized WHEAT PRICES | CHICAGO, Ill, July 8. — High, ilow and closing of wheat taday follows: July delivery—09%, 96%, 99; Sep- tember delivery—$1.02%, 987%, $1.02; December delivery—$1.03%, $1.1%, $1.04%. —ee———— CONNORS’ BOND ing national pulse may not be pressive. ——— FARLEY TAKES | Fractions to around one point !ing and Kennccott, while Westing-| United | Downin Italian 5& Scenes of London Economic Conclave N®. { H Notable figures in the world economic conference in London glimpsed in scenes from the great drama enacted as the conclave got under way. Left, Prime Minister R. B. Bennett of Canada arrives at 10 St., residence of Britain’s Premier MacDonald, with an aide; top right: Guido Jung (arrow), legation leader, acknowledges fascist salutes from compatriots in Londo gation from Arabia enters the conference hall in native costume; Litvinoff (in ci minister and chief delegate, is admitted to the conference on a basis of equality. e head of the dele- n; t: ireld), Russian foreign _Texn l'i;htre;: - Vivienne Wyckoff of Memphls, Tenn., has been named to edit next year's “Blue Bonnet,” yearbook ef Baylor college at Waco, Tex. (As- soclated Press Photo) HURRICANE IS RAGING; FLOOD IS THREATENED A secret agreement between the 3 1 banks of France, Holland, Switzer- 18‘1‘9;0‘;125 m&rmt‘k‘;'t S land, Belgium, Poland and Italy i5 ™ nyo pers are rising—which means understood to provide means of .0 oo people are willing 1o supporting currencies and direct buy at higher prices. Such Tec- methods of throttling specmltion‘mmd indcies of activity as car against gold. |loading and steel production are T increasing. Building construction, {always basic, is on the upgrade. T Tu { Pederation of labor figures show 1 1] | unemployment decreasing. BE ON PACIFIG | DURING AUTUMN There is a non-statistical side of the picture, however, which many regard as even' more important. From ‘widely separated sources comes word of a better feeling of a new urge toward recovery. ‘Washington itself is a reawaken- led capital. There'is activity, hope and enthusiasm today where there was weariness bordering on despair & a year ago. In gayer atmosphere, Naval C"a.h Concen |hundreds of thousands of Ameri- traled m West cans are gathering at Chicago for a world’s fair celebration which SAN PEDRO, Cal, uly 8—Pub- at one time promised to be a dis- lication of naval schedules dis- mal failure. closed that the entire combatant A bonus army has marched to strength of the United States Fleet the Potomac, but the incident was will be concentrated on the Paci- singularly devoid of rancor or tra- fic Ocean next autumn for the first gic consequences.. Farm and food time in history. |riots are fewer. The great rail- ————— roads have cancelled wage reduc- Canadian railways are develop-|tion proposals. ing a plan for providing pick-up ! — and delivery service to patrons at, FOCUSED ON WASHINGTON | "Whatever it may mean in ferms no extra cost, through co-opera- tion with trucking concerns. of a mew national aewakening, First Time in History All REPEAL FIGHT T0 SOUTHLAND Urges Governor of Ken- tucky to Provide for Convention WASHINGTON, July 8. — Post- master General Farley in taking the fight for repeal into Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee, said if 37 States vote this year, 36 will agree for repeal. This is one of the reasons Farley has given to Gov. Ruby Laffoon, of Kentucky, to provide for a re- peal convention in a special session of the State Legislatnre call as “enforcement under present con- ditions is impossible and repeal will promote true temperance and sup- ply two million dollars daily reve- nue.” E —at—— Czechoslovakia imported nine thousand tons of rubber in 1932 as compared with seven thousand in 1931 to handle increases in her rubber footwear industry. IS APPROVED IS WORD RECEIVED J. J. Connor's bond as Collect- or of Customs of Alaska, has been approved, according to advices re- ceived by M. 8. Whittier to It is preseumed that Mr. Connc will take his mew post during th coming week. BARANOF LEAVES ON CHARTER FOR WESTWARD TODAY ‘Three, month and a half old English setter pups romped a: slept alternately in the window of the Juneau Young Hardware ! day, indifferent to the interes passersby and trustfully taking ! for granted that trey will f nice homes among the people Juneau. ‘The three black and white baoy setters ‘are no mongrels as bo their papa and mama are regis- tered, according to Floyd Bet's owner. |Gulf States Being Lashed| —Water Breaks Loose in Colorado State BROWNSVILLE, Texas, July 8.— Torrential rains over the Mexi- can watershed of the Rio Grande are accompanying the destructive tropical hurricane which is lash- |ing the Gulf States and it is ex- pected floods will be caused along the lower Rio Grande, | | DENVER. Col, July 8—A wall of water rushed without warning down Bear Creek canyon after a|' cloudburst late yesterday and swept through the resort hamlet of Idledale and the village of Mor-| rison, Two persons are known to have | lost their lives. | The Denver police said they be-i lieved ten persons were trapped | and drowned. Wreckage is strewn for more than 10 miles along the stream an;i bridges and rail tracks are out. | United States to produce John | Factor, on the grounds he is evad- |ing extradition ¢o England. Fac- tor was kidnaped a week ago. | Great Britain claims he swin- |dled British investors out of $7,- | An appeal by Factor to prevent | extradition is pending. DENVER, Col., July 8.—Between 20 and 30, persons are still un- accounted for this afternoon as the police made a check-up of the casualties in the Bear Creek Can- yon. The damage exceeded $1,000,000. COOPERATIVE WORK SERVICE NOW PLANNED New ‘Probl;‘Has Arisen —Living Costs Advance More than Pay Administration has spread further its efforts to put- more men to work and thus attain increased pur- chasing power necessary for real prosperity. Co-operative Service The Department of Labor has called officials of 28 states to shape a framework for a new co- operative employment service for the Recovery Administration, at the suggestion of President Roose- velt and sought means to curb the spurt of produetion but at the| same time assure new jobs and more pay now. & Clearing House The state officials will be co- ordinated through a Federal Clearing (House so if there is an unemployed bricklayer in one state, a job will be found for him in an- other state. Officlals Concerned At the same time President Roosevelt and Administrator John- son are represented as concerned | at the fact that production’ and | living costs have increased more | since March than had pay and the rate of employment. Pay has | risen only 2.2 per cent while food costs have gone up 3.3 percent since March. ——p DEMAND THAT JOHN FACTOR BE PRODUCED Great Britain Wants Man Kidnaped in Chicago \fi:ek Ago CHICAGO, July 8.—Great Bri- tain has made a demand on the 'WASHINGTON, July 8. — The |§ immediately at higher pay |} Mrs. John A. Jardine of Fargo, {. D., was chosen as the new presi- ient of the National Federation of Music Clubs in its Minneapolis tonvention. (Associated Pr ?hoto) WASHINGTON U ONLY WESTERN GREW IN RAG Husky Oarmen to Compete| Against Yale, Har- vard, Cornell LONG BEACH, Cal, July 8— Three Eastern crews, Yale, Har- vard and Cornell and one Western eight, the University of Washing- ton, qualified yesterday for the final race today in the National Intercollegiate Spring Rowing Championship. Washington made the best time over the 2000 meter Olympic course in six minutes and forty seconds. Yale and Cornell won the first heat, elminating California. Washington and Harvard won the second heat, eliminating the Uni- versity of California at Los An- geles. ———eo —— COPPER PRIGE IS NINE CENTS NEW YORK, July 8—Domestic copper sold at nine cents yes- terday, up one half a cent from Thursday. This is the highest price in about two years. | INFORMATION I " ABOUT FLIER - CONFLICTNG | One Report Ls that He Was Forced Down and Plane Demolished ANOTHER MESSAGE “ENGINE TOUBLE” .' World Solo_A;ialor Given Assistance by Fron- tier Guards SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 8.— Jimmy Mattern, world solo flier, crashed 80 miles west of Anadir, Siberia, a radio message received here says. The message is from Anadir and further stated the flier was not hurt but his planc was demolished. The message was relayed by the United States Coast Guard cutter Northland, In Russian, and was not signed. Translated, the message sald Mattern crashed June 14 and on July 5 reached Anadir where he 1s now staying. Another Report The Tass Agency at Moscow suid fragmentary details received sald Mattern was forced down on ac- count of engine trouble.. He was given assistance by Frontier Guards and will be supplied with a new motor to continue his flight. Detailed steps of the rescue of the flier were not disclosed. May Be Exhausted One translator of the message received here via the Northland said the'! Russian phrase “brought Anadir” implied the flier was in a state of exhaustion when he was found. Relief Expedition The Alexander expedition is still at Terrace, British Columbia. It is not known what plans are being made for the expedition to proceed or to return to New York City. According to the message via the Northland, Mattern was forced down the same day he left Khar- barovsk, Siberia, for Nome, Alaska. MANY FLIGHTS BEING PUSHED, VARIOUS TRIPS Italian Armada Still in Ice- land — Lindberghs to Fly to Arctic NEW YORK, Julq 8—While preparations are taking form for the rescue of Jimmy Mattern, plans of other flights are being pushed. The Italian seaplanes await fa- vorable weather at Reyykjavik, Ice- land, before leaving for Cartwright, Labrador. Capt. Ulm Down At Lyons, France, the Austral- lan flier, Capt. Charles Ulm, awaited arrival of a mechanic to |repair his damaged plane so he can continue to England. His plane was damaged in landing. The Lindberghs are getting ready here for a flight to the Arctic. Hawkes have hopped off for transcontinental trips, the for- mer hoping to set a new womens’ record. Wiley Post plans to leave New York in a world flight in a robot controlled plane within the next few days, ——————— ANOTHER TAX IS EFFECTIVE WASHINGTON, July 8—A new tax is effective tonight when all wheat processed into food ts. will be subjected to a levy of 30 cents a bushel. i