The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 26, 1933, Page 1

e x THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” H | VOL. XLIL, NO. 6401. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS e e NT FIGHT ON CRIME STARTED NATION BACKS " PRESIDENT IN RECOVERY ACT Deluge o—m—essages Re-| ceived at White House Offering Full Aid " HIGHER WAGES AND MORE JOBS PROMISED Expect Millions ~ of Men| Will Be Reemployed by Labor Day WASHINGTON, July 26.—Hugh Johnson, Administrator of the Na- ticnal Recovery Act, estimated that between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 werkers will be reemployed before Labor Day. He said nothing can stop President Roosevelt's economic program. White House attaches said a deluge of messages, offering sup- port to President Roosevelt, is the ' greatest in history. New Codes Forming Industries are forming new codes and pledging support to higher wages and more jobs. Administrator Johnson, in an ad- dress, said: “Nothing will even hamper the President's program for the power of this people, once aroused and united, is the most irresistible force in the world.” ROLL OF HONOR WASHINGTON, July 26.—Charter members of Roosevelt’s Roll of Honor in striving for better times by boosting wages have enrolled in legions by telegrams announcing preparation of taking stock in his programs of progress. At a meeting of the Recovery Council, President Roosevelt de- James Mattern, who crashed solo flight, arrived in the city last something to be happy about.” crowd at the hangar of the Alaska Southern Airways, A. B. Hayes, local manager, acting as introducer. The flier made an instantan- ecus hit with both the men and the women with his infectious smile and his remark: “Why shouldn’t I smile? — NAVY ASKING SN B10S FOR 21 BATTLE CRAFT First Time in History of U. S., Has So Many Awards Been Sought WORK IS TO BE STARTED AT ONCE With New Contracts Ac- cepted, Ships Building, Nation Below Quota WASHINGTON, July 26— Bids for contracts to bulld 21 fighting ships are to be sought by the Navy Department. Never before have offers on thaf many naval vessels been sought af the same time. ) Besides .the bids, the Navy De= parlment is about ready to allot to the Department’s own yards sixs teen more. s Already under construction are an aircraft carrier, six heavy cruis- ers, eight destroyers and two sub= marines. Naval experts figure that even with the addition of all these it will leave the United States farther below the allowed limits when the London treaty expires in 1935 than in Siberia on an attempted world night and was greeted by a large 1 certainly have MATTERN: GIVEN GREAT WELCOME IN THIS CITY scribed himself as highly pleased|Flier Who Attempted with pledges of support. PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL WASHINGTON, July 26.—Presi- dent Roosevelt declared this after- World Solo Flight Ar- rives in Juneau James Mattern, known as the| noon that the Industrial Recovery|“smiling” flier, who crashed in Program for shorter working hours|siberia on an attempted world solo and higher wages is succesful after| flight, arrived in Juneau at 11 receipt of more than 12,000 replies| o'clock last' night from Fairbanks from every section of the countryland was given as fine an impromptu to put the new charter for Am-|gcclaim by hundreds of citizens and erican industry into immediate ef-{tourists from two steamers, as if fect. ——————— ALEXANDER WILL ASSUME OFFIGE BY AUGUST 18T Newly: Appointed District -+Judge Is Awaiting Instructions PORTLAND, Ore, July 26— Judge G. F. Alexander, just given a recess appointment by President Roosevelt to be United States Dis- trict Judge of the First Judicial Division of Alaska with headquart- ers at Juneau, leaves for that city whenever designated by instruc- tions from Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, it was announced today. 1t is probable that he will arrive in Juneau to take office by Aug- ust 1.* Judge Alexander has for many years been prominent in Demo-| ... cratic politics in Oregon. He was United States Marshal here under the Wilson Administration and has been one of the leading attorneys of this city since that time. He was one of the most active Roose- velt men in the State last year. ——— Honor Revolutionist ORLAND, Cal—Disinterment of|the air was enthusiastically greet-| the body of William B. Ide and|ed. removal of a shrine near here is proposed by a club interested in he had been successful. ‘When the seaplane Chichagof soared over the city, in the dark- ness, cries went up from all over, “There’s Ellis,” “There’s Mattern,” and the rus on for the hangar of the Alaska Southern Air- ways. The crush was so great that Manager A. B. Hayes was forced to post a guard at the hangar door and .only allow a limited number to enter. Even then hun- dreds were packed along the run- way float and lining the docks around, and Willoughby Avenue was crowded with humanity and auto- mobiles. Given Welcome Pilot Robert E. Ellis brought the Chichagof down like a feather and it was soon at the hangar. Then “Jimmy"” appeared and was cheer- Then followed Bill Alexander, ‘Tom Abbey and Fred Fetterman, of the’ original four reliefers from New York City; then came W. M. Sasséen, mechanic on the Chicha- gof and lastly, Ellis himself. And he was given a rousing greeting for he has been away with his seaplane since he flew out of Ju- neau for Nome early Monday morning, July 10, with the relief- ers. . Reception Held and his' party went into the private office of hangar and the crowd poured in to be introduced, Manager Hayes creditably and ably performing this; function. And a funny—or rather unique thing happened—even the men “took” to Mattern as readily as did the ladies. His smile and cordial, winning ways turned the trick and one of the he-men of Goes to Gastineau From the hangar, through smil- the: either Japan or Great Britain. If the bids are accepted for the 21 new fighting ships, work will MINE ISSUES - i TAKE LERD IN oo S | PUBLIC DANGE . STOGK MARKET cog Navy MEN | | Trading, However, Is at Lowest Ebb for Weeks at Short Session iDestroyer Squadron Will | Leave Tomorrow for Next Alaska Visit The vistt of Destroyer .Squadron |Four’ is winding up today with a {full program of entertainment ac- ltnvmes. culminating in the big !free dance at the 8.E. Alaska Fair NEW YORK, July 26— Stock trading was at the lowest ebb to- day for several weeks although prices were generally close to steady to firm. Some specialties re- corded substantial gains. Mining issues were notably de- manded, 2,000,000 shares being sold. ‘Although trading was restricted to the hours of 11 am. and 2 pm.,, the change was seemingly of little importance in buying and selling. Homestake mining spurted 31 points. Gains around two to more than | four points were shown by Ameri-' can Smelting, McIntyre, Porcupin Dome, Alaska Juneau, Celanese, American Telephone, Commercial Solvents, U. 8. Industrial Alco- hol, Chrysler, Cerro Depasco, Case, Canada Dry, Deere, Dupont, West. ern Union. | Tomorrow morning at 5 the ships |will slip from their moorings and 'steam down the channel enroute to their next stop, Skagway. A group of officers, ipt. G. J. Rowcliff, were off to an early start at 8 o'clock this |morning on a #rip through the . Alaska Juneau mine and mill, that lasted until noon. All of the offi- cers were enthusiastic after the ex- perience and pleased at the oppor- tunity extended by general mana- ger L. H. Metzgar. Taken to Glacier CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, July 26—ClosINg 100 the government dock under the ‘quouuon of Alaska Juneau mine 4n .eon” of Dr. R, B Southwell, stock today is 28%, American Can '1og4eq with parties of officers and 85, American Power and Light 14,| mon “ror trips to the glacter and Anaconda 18%, Armour B 3% 'grounq guk Lake. Numerpus par- Bethlenem Steel 38, Calumet and ya; visited summer cabins of Hecla 7%, City Stores A 6, Amer- guangq throughout the day, and lican ~Telephone and Telegraph ' geueral dinner parties are scheduled 124%, Fox Films 3, American Smelt- 't ,niont out the road, as well as {ing 36%, General Motors 30%, In- 41,0 arranged for in town and | ternational Harvester 35, Kennecott ahoard ship. : 121%, Montgomery-Ward 22%, Mis-| Visiting Craft !souri Pacific 7%, Packard Motorsl Hundreds of Juneau residents |5%, Radio Corporation 8%, Stand~'yisited the fighting craft toda \ard Brands 26%, United Stales gnq learned about the workings of Steel 53%, Ulen 4, Western Uma: these efficient umits of the U. S 62%, United Aircraft 33k, War val force, Vi o | Baking B 4%, Curtiss-Wright 5%, =) T . (Oroe: Visors will be pe gt A S0 e (Continued on Page Two) GIVEN TONIGHT Building at 9:30 o'clock tonight. | | including Throughout the day courtesy cars | % o Nayy Swanson ' e AIR CRAFT of the 15,000 ton Rai ; av; I‘sgaflecrehry of the of naval construction CARRIER, RANGER Four 10,000 ton cruisers, of the type of the new U, S. S. Indianapolis and two aircraft carriers, sisters T, now under construction, are included in the naval building program announced Swanson. Twenty destroyers, four submarines and two gunboats complete the 8,000,000 program. The ships will be built under the supervision of Rear Admiral Emory Land, chief Chamber Cancels Its Regular Meeting For Current Week With no business of im- portance on hand to be dis- cussed, the regular weekly megting of the Chamber of Commerce for tomorrow noon has been cancelled, it was announced today by President John W. Jones. The Chamber met yester- day in honor ‘of the officers of the visiting destroyer squadron, a capacity atten- dance turning out to wel- come the city’s guests. ®e00os00o0enoe GITIZENS PAY "NAVY OFFICERS THEIRRESPECTS ’Colorf'ul Party Is Held by Gov. Troy at Gov- ernor’s House | Climaxing a Coioiiul public re- ception. and dancing party last !night, which filled Governor's |House to overflowing with citizens |of Juneau and Douglas, and offi- |oeru of Destroyer Squadron 4, the charge of the dining room during |arrival at the reception of “Smil- 'the evening, was assisted in sery- |ing” Jimmy Mattern, his party nnd“mg punch by the Misses Mary appmflisa'n;‘e;mmm enthusiastic Glaire Hellenthal, Jeannette Stew- Cheers. art, Marion Foster, Verna Hurley, o(l't::‘l:wms ;X :":?rlz ;ntm‘;i‘l;lc:;;n Mary Simpkins, Mary ):Inlndefleest | Mat 4 |Beatrice Mullen, Charlotte Sloane, talked freely of his experiences, Carol Robertson, Anabel Simpson, and was busy signing autographs ! Aline Anne Goldstein, Ellen Mize, (for numbers of the younger guests. Elizabeth Terhune, Dana DeVighne, Tn - the M‘i‘vih‘ u‘ll‘e RS Jean VanderLeest, Corrinne Jenne Tecelving line whic d Mary Lee ‘Council. formed promntly at 9 p.m. were|&n aryouu’ Assistants Gov, John ‘Wi Troy, Mrs. Robert . W, Bender, Capt, G, J. Rowelifr,| Asisting during tne evening were 'Lieut. Simpson MacKinnon, Mrs,:Mrs. J. F. Mullen, Mrs. J. A. Hel- MacKinnon, Mrs, J. J. Connors,}lemh*‘]' Mrs. R. E. Robertson, Mrs. Mr. J. J. Cohnors, Mr. E. W. Grif- | GuY MoNaughton, Mrs. W. A. fin, Mrs. Harry ‘Watson, Mr, Harry |Holzheimer, Mrs, E. H. Kaser, Mrs. Watson, Commander G. L. Weyler,Robert Simpson, Mrs. John W Mrs, Harry ‘E. Morgan, Mr. m‘Jones. Mrs. T. M, Reed, Mrs. Paul W. Bender, Ii. Commander V. W. Gordon, Mrs. Charles H. Flory, |Nemitz, Mrs. I Goldstein aend Mrs. Truitt. Moehring, Mrs. Frank Mayor Goldstein, Commander R. A.|A- Boyle, Mrs, Smith Cass, Mrs. R, Hall, Lt. Commanders J. M. Lewis, J. McKanna, Mrs. H. R. Shepard, R. 8./Riggs, M. B, Byington, J. R. Mrs. C. P. Jenne, Mrs. J. W. Guck- Sullivan, H, B. Davis, and other €: Mrs. Felix Gray, Mrs. R. H. officers from tbhe visiting squadron, |Willlams, Mrs. J. J. Connors, Jr., | b o {Mrs. H. C. DeVighne, Mrs. J. J. Attendance Large Until 10 When the dancing start- Meherin, Mrs, Winn Goddard, Mrs. ed, the. townspeople of Juneau and F- S. Fellows, Mrs, Dave Housel, Douglas filed down the line greet- Mrs. Charles G. Warner, Mrs. Val- ing friends and meeting the visit- |Jean Austin, ing officers. —_————— Dancing to the strains of Dave! Burnett's orchestra continued until! AN‘cHBH'AGE M AN 12:40 o'clock with a short interlude | while the Mattern party was m-:ls MISSING UN troduced. | Miss Elizabeth Kaser, who had | ®eeecececcesscoc e {ART' HUMBER APPOINTED | GUARD AT KETCHIKAN i Art’ Humber, veteran peace offi- | cer of Alaska and for several years Chief of Police at Ketchikan, has| been appointed guard at the Fed-| eral jail at Ketchikan, it was an- nounced today by United States Marshal Albert White. Mr. Hum-' ¥ |ber is, well known from Nome to! SEATTLE, July 26—Raw fur |Ketchikan. prices soared at the ‘Seattle Fur ! o Exchange auction which was the Price of Raw Furs Adance . At Seattle Auction; Alaska | . Offerings Are Snapped Up! California’s history. Ide, as Ter-|ing cheering friends, Mattern and ritorial Governor, proclaimed the|his party went to the Gastineau | independence of California in 1846 | Hotel and there another ovation' and for 23 days was head of the|took place. Bear Republic. The grave at pres- HENDERSON WANTED ‘The whereabouts of Charles Hen- strongest of several years. | | A great bulk of the offerings ,were from Alaska. Then an invitation from the derson is sought. Any information! More than 100 buyers were in ¢ ent is unmarked in an abandoned|Governor's House, where a recep-'should be given to Postmaster bidding and bidding keenly. cemetery, (Continues on Page Two) Spickett, ! The total volume of the salcs = ThD T0 WOODS Horse Returns Riderless with Pack Strapped to Saddle ANCHORAGE, ‘Alaska, July 26— vesterday is estimated at between Bert Dool, prominent business man $400,000 and' $500,000. has been missing for three days. Prices estimated from 10 to, Dool rode into the woods and his 30 percent’ higher, especially mink horse returned riderless with the and white fox, pack still strapped to the horn of Quality mink brought $24.50, |the saddle. Henry Wagner, manager of the It is feared bears scared the Seattle Pur Exchange, said the horse and he ran away. rising price: of furs will increase' Dool may be starving as all of the Alaska ‘buying power greatly. his grub was in the pack, PASSENGERS ON NORTHWESTERN TRANSFERRED Eighty-six People Aboard Disabled Steamer Go South on Aleutian Eighty-six passengers from the disabled steamer Northwestern de- barked from the destroyer Trever at the Government Dock at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Seattle bound passengers were transported immediately in waiting taxicabs to the Aleutian which had been wait- ing for them since shortly after 3 o'clock. The dock was crowded with Ju- neau people, curious to see the travelers who had been on the steamer when it struck, but in spite of the jam on the dock, there was little confusion as the pas- sengers, carrying various bundles and baggage, were directed to the cabs by R. J. McKanna, local agent of the Alaska Steamship Company, and P. B. Coe, Purser from the Northwestern. In Good Humor With one or two exceptions, the passengers were in good humor and considered the experience as an adventure. At no-time did they consider themselves in any danger and as no baggage or effects were lost or damaged there was nothing disagreeable connected with it other than the discomfort caused by the sheck, when the ship struck, the hurried rising and dressing, and the several hours spent in the life boats when the steamer listed. Capt. John Livingstone was high- | SUPER RELIEF FORCE WANTED BY PRESIDENT Roosevelt Makes Wishes Known About Attack on Kidnapers FROM COAST TO COAST ACTION BEING TAKEN Public Indignation Aroused —Minute-Men Form- ed in Indiana WASHINGTON, July 26.— On a dozen fronts, agencies of the United States Govern- ment are fighting crime. At Albany, New York, in Washington, in the Middle West and on the Pacific Coast there are new evidences of determination to crush the- kidnap breed. President Roosevelt has let it be known he wants estab- lished a super relief force of Federal agents to step in and check the growth of organ- ized crime, especially kidnap- ing. . At Sacramento, Cal., the Governors meeting in session added their voices to de- mands for action. In several parts of the country there are signs of publie indignation against criminals. There are no new developments in the O’Connell kidnaping at Al- bany or the Urschell kidnaping at Oklahoma City. At Boston, Mass.,, Theodore Haf- fenreffer, head of a brewery, is closely guarded after an attempt . was made to extort $15000 from him under & penalty of death. At Morrison, Tenn., citizens fought bank robbers with a de- termination to drive out crime. A member of the posse killed two men but others so far have eluded capture. Minute-men have been organized in Indians and have already put into use 'a eommunication system to draw a net tightly around crim- inals at the first outbreak. DIL COMPANIES IN WASHINGTON UNDER ATTACK Gov. Martin Files Suit Re- questing Forfeiture of Franchises OLYMPIA, Wash., July 26.—Gov. Clarence D. Martin’s war against “excessive gasoline prices” took definite form today with the filing ly praised by all of the passengersof an action against 17 oil com- for the efficiency with which he took hold of the situation and for his cheering and composed man- ner. After the passengers were trans- ported to the steamer Aleutian, where accommodations and dinner| awaited them, the baggage was taken down on trucks and the steamer sailed again for the south at 7:30 o'clock. } Passenger’s Story “At 3 o'clock in the morning we were sharply roused when the ship struck with terrific force. We were not thrown from our berths though a numbgr of the other passengers said they were. The ship shook frightfully for several seconds and then struck a second time,” said Mrs. Homer B. Davis, wife of Com- mander Davis of Destroy Squadron 4, who with her two children, panies doing business in the state. It is a quo warranto action chal- lenging the right of the compan- ies to operate in Washington. To Forfeit Franchise Gov. Martin nds the com- panies forfeit every right of fran- chise to do business in the state. The suit also charged the com- 'panies with conspiracy under the state laws and requests that a re- ceiver be appointed % take over all properties of the defendant companies. The action dollows the recent charges made by the Governor that the major oil companies have exer- cised a studied monopolistic con- trol . over gasoline prices forcing them up unreasonably. ————ee———— LONDON — Scotland Yard has been baffled by the disappearance Patricia and Homer B. Davis, Jr.|of the visitors' book from an ex- were round trip passengers on the|hibition of sporting goods. It con- Northwestern. “The weather seem-|tained signatures of the Prince of —— Wales, the Duke of York and Prince George, (Continued on Page Al‘wn)