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

- - P | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XLIL, NO. 6412. PRICE TEN CENT§ GOVERNMENT MOVES TO END PENNSYLVANIA STRIKE 20 ARE KILLED, SCORES INJURED, HAVANATROUBLE Tense Political Silualion: Prevails with Many Complications RUMORS CIRCULATED | MACHADO TO RESIGN President Issues Statement‘ He Will Not Quit— States Reasons HAVANA, Cuba, death toll in the Jution” mounted today and the| tense political situation became | further complicated by demand for President Machado's resigna-| tion and his efforts to re-establish | peace by an armed force. { Twenty persons were killed and| 120 injured last night in a dem- onstration following the announce- ment the President had agresd to resign. Thousands rushed through the streets shouting as the statement was broadcast. President Machado denied that| he had agreed to withdraw, buri said he was ready to leave if the| people willed but he would not quit because of “foreign meddling.” This is token to refer to United ! Statss Ambassador Sumner Welles' efforts to secure peace. | | PRESS GODE IS | SUBMITTED NRA' BY PUBLISHERS Shortens Hours of Work| Aug. 8—The ‘“‘passive revo- CUBAN R Blames Jhnm&rWalker for Troubles EVOLT DEATH TOLL GROW & e % —— — y— . S |armada was 300 miles from the Denying that there’s to be a Reno divorce, red-headed Peggy Fears, actress wife of A, C. Blumenthal, realtor, blames her husband’s close friendship with James J. Walker, ex-mayor of New York, for their! troubles. He was so busy doing things for Jimmy that he didn’t have time to pay proper attenticn to her, she claims. She is shown resting at a California resort. Husband Bluenthal and Friend Walker, seen | together hcre, ai ‘e Leuwi in Europe., - 60V, TROY AND HIS PARTY NOW and Raises Minimum IN FAIRBANKS Wages for Workers | ; ? 4 IReceptlons. Dinners, Visits| WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. — The American Newspaper Publishers’| ON Program—fly to Association has proposed to. the Nome Tomorrow NRA a code for newspaper opera- tion, shortening hours of labor and| FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 8.— fixing higher minimum wages than are provided for in the blankec‘ agreement for maintenance of On a three weeks’ tour of Alaska begun a week ago yesterday from Juneau, Gov. John W. Troy and existing contracts, and including a reservation covering the constitu- tional right of a free press. The code covers all departments of newspaper operation and fixes definite exemptions for certain eers of Alaska. classes of employees. A Chamber of Commerce din- The provisions include an ag‘ree-‘l ner is planned for tonight. ment to employ factory ormgchan-i Yesterday the party visited the ical workers and artisans not more| agricultural College and School of than 40 hours a week, except they Mines and the various dredges in may be worked 44 hours for any operation on the creeks. The par- six weeks period in any six months ty plan to fly to Nome tomorrow. during the term of the agree-| 1In the Governor’s party are Col- ment. lector of Customs J. J. Connors The maximum hours section does and his wife, Deputy Collector of not apply to professional persons, Customs Mervin Sides and Mrs. in which reporters and copy desk Dorothy Morgan, daughter of the workers are included, employed in' Governor, acting as his private his party arrived here Sunday night from Circle Hot Springs. A public reception was held last night then the Governor and his party was entertained by the Pion- their professions, nor to employees’ holding managerial, executive or supervisory capacities who receive more than $35 per week, or in special cases of highly skilled work- | ers. In such special cases at least time and one-third must be paid for the hours worked overtime in excess of the maximum. In emer- gencies, overtime and extra shifts above the limitations provided for, will be permitted. —— Members of the University of Washington, Seattle, anatomy class were drafted to help preserve the skeleton of Tusko, elephant Wwhose hide and bones weigh nearly three tons. secretary. Small Detectives Favored In Australia’s Police Plans SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 8. — Big men ‘are not to have a mon- opoly of police and detective force enlistments in the future. Little men are to get their chance, be- cause it is considered six-footers are often too conspicuous in de- tective work. A system of training police ca- dets has been established. Youths of 15 to 17 years of age are being selected and scientifically trained until they are 21. Then they be- come liedT@nants. New Job Every Week Goal KANSAS CITY, Aug. 8.—At a time when getting one job is prov- ing a hard ehough problem for several million Americans, a young woman of Kansas City has set out to work at 52 jobs in 52 wee_ks, In all the states of the union and a few of the United States' possessions. She is Miss Lyra Ferguson, reader and entertainer, whose of This Woman [hadl ] travels already have enabled her to build a fireplace with stones from all 48 states and several for- eign countries. Some of the jobs already obtain- ed range from waiting tables in a northwestern lumber camp to hostess on a boat plying between the mainland and the Virgin Is- lands. She says she likes ‘“ev- ery kind of work.” President Keeps In Touch with Cuban Situation HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 8. —President, Roosewv(({(i is jn touch with the Cuban situa- ticn by telephone. He empha- sized that the United States is not in favor of armed inter- vention but the President re- gards stabilization of Cuba es- sential to his South American good-will cperations. GRAIN MARKETS T0 HAVE CODES Exchanges Will Submit Re- forms — Quick Ap- proval Promised WASHINGTON, Aug. 8—Grain Exchanges have responded to the demand of the Farm Administrai- ors for a code covering reforms in- tended to bring about stabilization of prices. It is said the grain exchanges will submit a code of practices tomorrow which the farm officials expect will be approved as soon as possible. The Farm Administrators insist rapid swings in prices be pre- vented. . U. S, MARINES ARE TO LEAVE HAITI ISLES Withdrawal Agreement Is Signed—Use Own Con- stabulary Servicing WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. — The United States has agreed to with- draw Marines from Haiti. The State Department says Nor- man Armour, American Minister to Haiti, has signed an agreement to that effect with' the Government of the Republic of Haiti. agreement also provides the use of Haitians for Constabulary and serv- ing of the islands. ———————— Ten tons of hay was awarded a Los Angeles woman as part ali- mony. 2 s ITALIAN AIR FLEET LEAVES ON HOME TRIP Hop Off This Morning Over Atlantic via Azores Route BULLETIN—HORTA, Azores, Aug. 8.—The Italian seaplanes were sighted at 6 o'clock to- night south of the Fayal Islands and 15 minutes later passed over Horta where nine under Gen. Pelligrini landed and Gen. Balbo with the other ships proceeded to Ponta Delgada. SHOAL HARBOR, Newfoundland Aug. 8—Gen. Italo Balbo's. Ital- jan armada hopped off for home via the Azores rtoute at 2:45 o'clock this morning. Despite the fine mist over the sea, Balbo gave the orders for the start of the 1500 mile hop and was in the lead as the ships fook to the air, The armada has been here since July 26, held by bad weather. The present jaunt is the longest| While General Balbo was leading his air armada to the United States, his chief, Premier Mussolini, put on a \ittle demonstration of his own. The entire Italian of the return journey home. ARMADA REPORTED NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—The Mc+ Kay Radio reported the Italian! Azores at 8:15 am. —————— ) BROTHERS TAKE OFF ON LONG FLIGHT Making Test Flight to New- foundland but Plan to Reach Poland BULLETIN — HARBOR GRACE, Aug. 8.—The two Pol- ish brothers crashed here late this afternoon. It is believed they are seriously injured. BROOKLYN, iN. Y., Aug. 8. — Benjamin and Joseph Adamoquiz took off on what they said was a test flight to Harbor Grace, New- foundland, for a proposed flight to Poland. The plane had aboard 500 gal- lons of gasoline. It is believed they might continue their flight and not stop at Harbor Grace. The plane is the same as used by Otto Hillif and Holger Boiries | in fdeir flight to Denmark two| years ago. Emil Birgen, another pilot, ac- companied the two brothers. ——— The|the first man to fly the English FRENCHMEN RRE PLEASED | OVER FLIGHT RAYAK, Syria, Aug. 8—The French flyers Rossi and Codos who yesterday ended their flight here from New York City, fi expressed formal thanks to t own government then the Amer cans for the aid given them at| the start of their long flight Both flyers said they were i mensely happy at breaking distance record. —— e NEW MOTOR FOR PLANES 1S PLANNED PARIS, Aug. 8.--Louis Bleriot Channel, and designer of the B riot plane, predicted a non-s flight around the world as soon as oil-burning or electrically driv- en engine is perfected. He said non-stops are now limited to !0 miles. Il Duce fieviews ;Iis ShipsAéi' War ,‘ | ‘PRESSURE |§— watching the cruis Mediterranean fleet was r‘evl?wed off Gaeta by Il Duce shown (in inset) with officers aboard the cruiser Pola - BROUGHT FOR - SETTLEMENTS {Mine Leadecs 1 Not Agreed Over Methods of Reaching Truce AGITATORS ARE NOW BEING INVESTIGATED {Rumors Spread that Com- munists Are Prevent- ing End of Strike BROWNSVILLE, Penn., Aug. 8.~ The Federal government is today bringing pressure to end the rift between the union leaders at log- gerheads over the method of reach- Ing a truce to put some 60,000 striking miners back to work, An investigation has been start- |ed by Federal agents following | charges that Communistic agita- tion is holding up proceedings. Most of the mines remain clos- ed down. Orderly conditions prevail throughout the soft coal region. I ers Trieste and Zara steaming by. OLDING MAN WHO PLOTTED BIG DELIVERY Federal Authorities An- nounce Developments in K. C. Shooting CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 8.—Federal authorities announced today they are holding Louis Stacy as the man who plotted and attempted the deliverry of Frank Nash, con- viet, at the Kansas City Union Station. The Federals announced they have learned the identity of the gunmen who killed five persons in the attempt. Melvin Purvis, Chief of the Unit- ed States Bureau of Investigation, named Verne Miller, South Dakota {outlaw, as one of the gunmen. Nash and four policemen were killed in the attempted delivery planned by Stacy. It is known that Stacy made the plans at his home but it is woubt- ful if he was even in Kansas City at the time. Home Made Neckties Profit British Knight SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, England, | Aug. 8.—Friends can be profitable iur one knows how to use them, | says Sir Francis Acland. He makes | [ | about $100 a year out of his by selling home made neckties to| them. Sir Francis is a member of Par- liament, and except when he is in formal attire, he said at a meet- ing here, he wears ties which he weaves himself. He makes them in all sorts of colors and patterns, spending about an hour on each. They cost him about 8 cents a piece and he sells them for 50 cents. |Danes Trip Lightly to Ruth Bryan Owen Song | COPENHAGEN, Aug. 8—Every- 12! where in Copenhagen the orches- tras are playing, and the public [ is dancing to the tune of “Spring- |time in Denmark, — Lilacs in | Bloom.” The words to the song are by | Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen, new Am- | erican Minister to Denmark. The ‘music is by “Ruth, the second"'— | Mrs. Ruth Mesken, the minister's daughter, Wood Most Consistent | _NEW YORK,—Although he won | neither title Craig Wood of Deal, | |N. J., shot the most consistent| wieolf of any player who competed | | both in the American and British open tournaments. He had 582 1| strokes for* the two events, an' | average of better than 73 for each |of the eight rounds. Has Everything Miss Della Balbin, of New Orleans, can take pride in winning the title of “Miss Charming” in beauty contest at Chicago world’s fair, for decimondwu b on vfiice, nlnlan- | ners and carriage as well as phys- ical charms, AUTO SALES INCREASING NEW YORK, Aug. 8—The Gen- eral Motors Company reported La‘l day' sales were 87,289 cars and| trucks during July in the United States compared to 32,849 in July| last " year. Recognition of Russia Indicated by The Netherlands ROTTERDAM, Aug. 8—Recogni- | tion of Soviet Russia by The)| Netherlands is understood to be| included in the terms of a com-| mercial treaty being negotiated | by the two nations. Makeup Forbidden STOCK MARKET | LIVELY TODAY; ADVANCE MADE VOTE TO RETURN UNIONTOWN, Pa., Aug. 8.— More than 100 leaders of the | United Mine Workers locals, rep- | resenting about 20,000 miners, vot- {ed unanimously to return to work in the soft coal fields of Scth- » western Pennsylvania. The action was taken in a ris- ‘rma vote after Edward F. Me- Grady, labor ‘advisor of the Na- Gold Mining and Alcohol Boosted and Gains Maintained i NEW YORK, Aug. 8—The Stock Market was a trifle more lively today and prices were up one to three points despite weakness of cotton and irregularities of grains. tional Recovery Act delivered a stirring appeal to support Presi- dent Roosevelt’s program. McGrady flew to the coal fields from Washington, D. C. Several hundred persons, many of them strikers, milled about the streets as the decision was reach- ed but opposition to return to work failed to materialize after McGrady's appeal. The close was firm. Trading was largely professional today. Public participation is still hesi- nt. —_———— FORMER STATE = OFFIGIAL DIES FROM WOUNDS Sales shares. approximated Gains Maintained Early gains were maintained by some of the gold mining and’ alcohol issues and a few motors| developed moderate support. Cotton slumped $2 a bale follow-| ing rather a bearish crop report.’ [ndicted Man E x pires in Some -losses were recovered. H . . Wheat, corn, rye and barley ospltal Followmg steadied near the close. Suicide Attempt Advances Made Advances of two to near three PEORIA, 1IN, Aug. 8—G: v or more were recorded by Unltedfpemm“ Klnmy' agega 64 g::;:e: Aircraft, National Distillers, Chrys-| Director of Sta’be F‘inanégs who ler, Allied Chemical, Western Un- was under indictment on charges ion, New York Central, U. 8. In-"of failing to turn over $173,832 dustrial Alcohol, American Com- of the state's finances to his g‘uc. mercial Alcohol. cessor, died in a hospital from the Gainers of one or more points effects of self-inflicted gunshot were Bethlehem Steel, Unlbediwoum on June 23. States Steel, American 'l'elephoneI For years Kinney was active in and Telegraph, Baltimore and Ohio, Republican politics. General Motors and American Can. (Continued on Page Eight) —_———————— JUNEAU BAND AT B. B. GAME If the weather permits of the postponed game between the Elks and Moose tonight, the Juneau City Band will be in the grand| stand to play bElween the in- nings. | says the “Tallor and Cutter, London Tailors Decry ‘Clothes-Crapes’ in Art LONDON, Aug. 8.—Portraits at , the 1933 exhibition of the Royal Academy have drawn the ire of tailors. “What we need at the academy” “is i the a marked improvement clothes-scapes.” The coat in which George Ber- nard Shaw is portrayed was de- scribed as suggesting the breakers in the Irish Channel. IOregon Convention Votes Quickly on Repeal Issue SALEM, Oregon, Aug. B.—Dele-l gates to the Oregon Constitutional | Convention yesterday voted 110 to 15 favoring repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. BAGDAD—Western habits have so changed women of Iraq that the Ministry of Education has cir- cularized women teachers forbid- ding them to attend parties held in cabarets, use facepowders, make up their lips or use eye-black. i This action was accomplished in 2 hours and 7 minutes, the briefest of any such convention held so far. Oregon was the fourteenth State to formally ratify the Twenty-first Amendment which repeals the Eighteenth Amendment but was the twentieth State out of twenty voting to express itself in favor of repeal. ALABAMA IN LINE MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 8—The State convention delegates today cast Alabama's formal vote for repeal. The action of the 116 delegates was confined to routine as they were bound to follow the popular vote of the State recorded at the election on July 18. i 40