The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 24, 1933, Page 1

$ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLIL, NO. 6426. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS STORM INCREASES FURY;DEATHS MOUNT FISHERIES NEW DEAL PLEASING TO EVERYBODY Bez Enthusiastic Over Poli-| cies Inaugurated by Bell, Wingard The “new deal” in the salmon fisheries industry has proved to be the salvation of every interest con- nected with it and fisherman and| canner alike join in their nraise| of 'it, declured Nick Bez, President of Peril Strait Packiig Company, and who rose from the ranks of the seine fisherman to that of his present position. He was enthus- iastic in his praise of Commis- sioner Frank T. Bell, and his first lieutenant, L. G. Wingard, Alaska Agent of the Bureau of Fisheries. “Fishermen, canners and the Ter- ritory, all have benefited from the policies inaugurated by the, new regime in the Bureau of Fisheries,” Mr. Bez declared today. “The fish- ermen have done well, the canners/ in this district have put up average | packs, and the Territory will get| its average amount of revenue from the taxes levied upon both the canners and the fishermen.” Extensions Were Justified The extensions granted by Com- missioner Bell, upon the recom- mendations of Agent Wingard, made it possible for the fishermen to substantially increase their earn- ings, cannery workers to work longer, and the canners to put up normal packs, it was pointed out. Due to the lateness of the main run of pink salmon, had the season been closed down on the dates fixed in the original regulations, Mr. Bez said, the earnings of the seiners would have been much smaller, the packs considerably cur- tailed and the revenue accruing to the Territory commensurately re- duced. There is no doubt that the ex- tensions were fully justified by con- ditions in the runs of fish, he added. There are now more fish| in the waters of Icy and Chatham| Straits than at any previous time this season, and the supply for escapement to the spawning beds is more than adequate to seed them. Close Supervision Responsible Only the close personal super- vision of Agent Wingard made it possible to obtain the additional time granted to the industry for fishing and packing, Mr. Bez de- clared. Since his arrival here about midseason, he has spent practically all of his time on the ground, making almost continuous inspec- tions by boat and plane, and cov- ering all of the districts several times so that he would know just what action to take. It was this direct contact that led to the extensions. “This is such a marked change from the policies used under the former regime, that it has been commented on by both fishermen and the canners. Under the old method, instead of being able to confer with the Commissioner or Agent in person and show them the actual conditions existing in the field, we had to communicate with them by wire at long dis- tances. If that control had been in power this season, it would have tcommueu on Page Two) SAILORS AID FIREMEN IN BLAZE FIGHT Lumber Pla_r;— at Bremer- ton Damaged to Extent of Hundred Thousand BREMERTON, Wash,, Aug. 24— Fire which swept through the eight acre Loftus Lumber Company plant was brought under control with the aid of details of sailors from eight battleships in the harbor after a two-hour fight. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Cubafi thers Acclalm Slaver of Dreade(l Secrot Soruco Chwf as s Hero Wildly enthusiastic mob of Havana citizens are pictured in the above photo as they rallied arcund the killer of Colonel Jiminez, former Chief of the Secret Service and prine of the Machado regime. terror that has held Cuba in a bloody gnp durlng latier part of the reglme of former President Gerardo Machado. Arrow indicates fhe slayer of Colonel Jiminez, forhead head of the dreaded Cuban “Porra,” or Secret Service, which was held responsible by many Cuban citizens for the reign of Machado est.aped th TAKE ADVANCE, SLOW TRADING Risoed St il Categories Make Gains—Alaska Juneau Up 24.—Stocks grain NEW YORK, Aug generally ignored the under renewed selling and moved | quietly up to higher levals. Gains of most categories averag- ed one point or more with several specialties up considerable further. Today's close was steady. Sales were only 1,750,000 shares. While some issues pared gains there were a few noticeable los- ers at the end. 2| Gold Equities Get Run Mining equities were given a run on new rumors of a free gold market. Some oils, chemicals and rails were also brought forward. Alcohols were not enthusiastic. Bonds were mixed. s Alaska Juneau Homestake was up 10 points. Allied Chemical was up six points and Smelting was up five. Shares up one to two included Case, Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Al- aska Juneau, Dome Mines, Mc- Intyre Porcupine, American Can, Celanese, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Consolidated Gas, Public Service of New Jersey. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 24.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine; stock today is 287, American Can 91, American Power and Light 12, Anaconda 18, Armour B 3%, Bethlehem Steel 41, Calumet and Hecla 6%, Colorado Fuel and Iron 6%, American Telephone and Tel-| egraph 127%, Fox Films, no sale;| American Smelting 36%, General Motors 32%, International Harves- ter, 39, Kennecott 21%, Missouri Pacific 67%, Packard Motors 5, Radio Corporation 8%, Standard| Brands 28%, United States Steel{ 55%, Western Union 67, United} Aircraft 37!, Ward Baking B., no, sale; Curtiss-Wright 3%. | | { | | Indianians Permitted to “Rush the ‘Growler” | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 24‘ State Excise Director Paul F‘ry has made a lot of people happy, | when he announced that the fine | old custom of ‘“‘rushing the gmw-, ler” could be revived in once- arid Indiania. Purchase of a bucket of beer | for consumption at home is per-| missible under the new Indiana| The sailors also patrolled the town as the city police aided the firemen at the scene of the blaze. regulations permitting the sale of draught beer, Mr. Fry said. IS INCREASING. REPORT SHOWS Manth of July Ends with| Favorable Trade Bal- ance of Millions WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. — The rising price at home is qu)ckennm business activity abroad and ¢ result the United States is increa ing its foreign commerce. The month of July ended with a favorable trade balance the De- partment of Commerce reports. Exports increased 21 per cent to| $145,000,000. Imports advanced 17 per $143,000,000. The July trade gains were con- trary to the usual seasonal trend cent to and represented the third consecu- | tive monthly advance and the sec- ond month of the present year in which trade was larger than for the correspondlng month in 1932, VETERANS ASK ECONOMY ACT BE REPEALED Pension Reduction Speak- ers Are Jeered—Elec- tion Held in L. A. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 24— Spanish American War Veterans attending the national convention here, jeered speakers who explamed pension reductions, and demanded that the National Economy Act be repealed. The veterans elected William H Armstrong, of Racine, as Commander. ‘The convention next year will be held in Pittsburgh, Penn. —e—— 'Boy Who Slew His Mother Is Held Sane FLINT, Mich, Aug. 24—A san- commission of three physi- | cians has found that Balfe’ Mac-| Donald, 17 years old, who has pleaded guilty to killing his moth- er on May 27, is sane. The report, attorneys said, prob- ably will' result in acceptance by ! Circuit Judge James S. Parker of which previously was rejected. The mother, Mrs. Grace Mac- Donald, a well-to-do widow and leader in Flint social life, was ty, beaten to death with a book end. ber has been burned, Wisconsin, | | world markets are awaiting | —which comprises the best foreizn ! ,me youth's proffered plea of guil-has balked the most stre: jforts of the fighters for { | Of Eight- Pow r Agreement With Watch ul Eye on China (EDITOR’S NOTE: Claude A. Jagger, financial editor of The Associated Press, accom- panied the American delega- tion to the world ' cconomic and monetary conference at London and, following its ad- journment, conducted studies en which he based this arti- cle, dealing with the trade an- gle of the cight-power sil- ver pact. Canada, Australia an d offset the sales from | the Indian treasury, since it agrees to restrict any sales that it may make to an annual 35,000,000 ounces during four |ed States, Peru—will the next { | { | | , the pact does not com- for another serious de- ant to the price of the white metal, the slump in demand from | China, normally the largest con- | sumer. Cinese imports of silver, as es- | timated by Hardy and Harman, New York bullion brokers, fell from 137,000,000 ounces in 1929 to about 40,000,000 ounces in 1932. At the same time, Indian con- sumption of the metal dropped ‘rrom 82,000,000 ounces in 1929 to 12,000,000 ounces in 1932, The slump in demand from the Far a | East was greater than the drop {in world production,which amount- ed to 261.000,000 ounces in 1929 and 161,000,000 ounces in 1932. Eastern Sales Unsettling Sales of metal from the Indian JLren&ury during these years re- | sulted in an abnormal and artific- By CLAUDE A. JAGGER LONDON, Aug. 24—With a mix- ture of hope and skepticism the t effects ol s pact. The the eight-power Lancashire cotton indu customer of the growers of American staple—is particula hopeful that its trade with Chirn may be revived. Silver bullion brokers, however, say that it was too much to lwIN’} that any sudden bulge in silver prices would ensue. Danger in Extreme Rise fact, snould In sllver pric | push up rapidly and in advance of | ial source of supply and has been the recovery of general world widely regarded by experts as per- levels some authorities warn that haps the most unsettling influence it might prompt exports of metal of all in driving this important| from the private hoards of China monetary metal to the lowest price and thus defat the purpose of in history. pact. However, it is said that remov- | In any case the measure has yet)al of the pressure from the In- to be ratified by the governments, | dian Treasury should be accom- which have until next April 1 ! panied by a restoration of some- act. Once ratified the five m thing like norm#l demand from producing countries will start the Far East to restore proper drawing an annual 35000000 conditions in the silver market. ounces from the market, which| Such a demand, it is explained, may well have a distinct should be restored by improve- upon the price level. | ment in the general world level These purchases by the five of prices, such as seems to be ducmg countries — Mexico, Unit- under way ARE CLOSING MoB TAKES IN ON OREGON = 2 PRISONERS FOREST F|RES; FROM GUARD (Two ThouSand Men ’\p—lpormer Cuban Mayor, Pro- parently Gaining Con- | tector, Shot — Bodies trol of Timber Blazes Dragged in Streets PORTLAND, Oregon, Auz | SANTIAGO, Cuba, Aug. 24—A he|mob took two men from soldiers | guarding them and shot them to death then dragged the bodies . fire closed in on the blaze tod . terday afternoon. The victims were Victor Vizca former Mayor of San Luis, and | { Joaquin Ramos, former member o szcm s bodyguard, m-| g two weeks. Some of the State’s finest average of | through the sureets here late yes-| al “terrorist” factotum e ccuntn IJy alrplane, International Illustrated News photfl WILSON OFFERS/INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION 0 PRODUCTION "LOCAL CHAMBER (St | eamship thual Outlines Policies—Glasse Urges NRA Adoption All the service that the volume | WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. of traffic will support, and a friend- | pederal Reserve Board reported ly cooperation with Alaskans was| yesterday that domestic industrial assured the Chamber of Commerce | pyoquction increased further from | today by Thomas B. Wilson, Vice-| june to Jjuly and in the first three | President and General Manager of | weoks of August maintained a re-| the Alaska Steamship Company,|iagively high level who was the Chamber's guest of| 1n 3 preliminary summary of honor today. He outlined the pur-|general financial conditions the| pose of his visit here as a desire| ypjreq States Reserve Board said | to get a personal understanding|nqustry is holding gains made of local requirements, to fOrm|eany in the summer contrary to| friendly relations with local inter- }lhv seasonal tendency to slump. ests and learn something of their | Since the middle of July, the | problems and their desires, | report aded, there have been re- | He frankly asked for local sub-|guctions in wholesale prices of | port. “We ask that legitimate busi- | jcading raw materials while priczs| ness support another legitimate |,f other products advanced. business,’ he sald. He decried cut- | Tpe principal increase is re- throat competition in any 1line ,orted in steel plants with produc- | ’anportauon. merchandising of yjon of Jumber and coal in a larger | Industzy. volume daily. Studying Local Needs The average output of automo- “It is a great pleasure for me| pjjes displayed none of the usual to come here in connection With|seasonal decline, {my new job, to meet the business oA | men, study their requirements and | | those of the community and people | generally, and to get at first har | knowledge of existing conditions | Mr. Wilson declared. “If I can get that understanding, I shall be able | to do my own job better.” | He said it is his policy to “try i to do business on a friendly neigh- borly basis.” To do that, he added, “We must understand each other and each other's problems.” | He expressed a desire | Alaskans more than half want to give all the possibly can on the basis of the volume of business that is obtain- able. We want to create a friend-| WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. — The| ly feeling so that when ahything|l4-car Crescent Limited of the special arises that you want us to | Southern Railway was derailed out- know about, you will feel that ) side the Capital City this morning, Tom Wilson will meet you more|€ight cars tumbling down an em- than half way.” bankment into the water of varying Need for Cooperation depths. The past thrée years he pointed| Four of those out, and the problems that accom-|are known to have panied the depression through that| Thirieen persons period, have brought about a gen-|Several seriously. eral realization that the great need| A Section of a bridge is for cooperation, for a comman|Potomac River gave way. effort to work out of the slump.| The train was enroute from New < are all in the woods yet but| YOrk to Washington. I have faith in the program of il e President Roosevelt and will pad-| dle along with him even though I don't see the end in sight yet.” Now is the time of all times for | legitimate business men in all lines to stand shoulder to shoulder and defeat the efforts of cutthroat com- | petition Glasse Upholds NRA Financial Conditions Also Better—No Usual Sea- sonal Slump Shown — The Train Goes Into River Early Today Crescent Limited, South- ern Railway, Wrecked Near Capital City to meet aboard the train been killed. were injured, | over the Vivisection Barred in Prussian State BERLIN, Aug. 24. — Premier Hermann Goering of Prussia has decreed that vivisection of “all species of animals” forbidden is INCREASING' WRECKAGE OF 'SHIPS STREW " COAST SHORES Many Comnities Are Cut Off—Hundreds of Persons Marooned FLOODS REPORTED; HEAVY RAIN FALLS Shipping Srl:iders from Terrific Waves—Calls for Aid Made BULL E'[‘I\I — NORFOLK, | Aug. 24,—The damage al- ready done by the storms in this vicinity is estimated at $2,000,000. Willoughby has been laid in waste. View Park is in ruins. Virginia Beach is laying | plans for rebuilding its dam- aged waterfront. Cape Henry is still virtual- ly cut off from communica- | tion. The death ©oll is not esti- mated but is reported to be large and growing. LASHED BY GALE WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. —A mad storm, born in the Caribbean, raging strangely into the North Atlantic, still tore today along the Eastern seaboard after a night of | fury, striking with hurricane | force or whole gale force. The storms hav e already killed at least a dozen per- sons on land and inflicted damage running into the mil- lions of dollars. Ships are on shores, prop- erty has been smashed and shore resorts wrecked. Communities are maroon- ed. Wreckage Wreckage of small dotted the coast. Sea shipping shuddered in the grip of tremendous waves. The partly - crippled liner Madison, with 109 passengers ahoard, fought her way to Norfolk after SOS calls yes- terday, and reported two men missing. Two other large vessels are missing and no one knows their fate. One carried 40 (Continued on Pag2 Two) TOWN OF 800 PERSONS NOW UNDER FLOOD Efforts Being_Made to Pre- vent Waters from ‘Reaching Machinery craft NEW YORK, Aug. 24—An en- tire village of 800 persons is ly- ing below a dam of an overflowing mountain lake and greatly endan- gered as the raging coast storm swept inland, leaving a trail of many dead and injured. Inhabitants of Fleischmann woke this morning to find the town half flooded. The emergency gates of the lake are already three feet under wa- ter which is reported rising this afternoon. Rev. John A. Glasse, in a short| throughout the Offenders | face sentences concentration camps, state. in (Continued on Page Two) Frantic efforts are being made to prevent the water from reach- ing the machinery in the plants of the town, -