The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 30, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEiJA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT§ VOL. XLIL, NO. 6431. WORKERS ASKED T0 PUSH DRIVE FOR NRA CODES Gen. _]ohns:)TTakes Field to Deliver Major Address to Boston Crowd TWO MILLION JOBLESS ARE BACK ON PAYROLL Over $30,000,000 Weekly Has Been Added to Pay- checks Nation’s Labor WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 30.—Intensified striving went into the mass move- ment to re-employ the jobless workers and create billions of dollars of new purchasing power under the sign of the Blue Eagle. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, Na- tional Administrator, himself | tock the field to deliver a major address last night at Boston to speed the cam- paign to plaster the country’s store windows with the hluei poster of cooperation and progress. 2,000,000 Jobs Made “We scarcely realize that perhaps 2,000,000 persons have been remov- ed from the ranks of the unem- ployed and are again self-support- ing citizens,” was Gen. Johnson’s estimate, as he spurred the door to| door werk of an army of volun- teers numbering some 1,500,000 men and women. Using the 2,000,000 figure, Gen. Johnson said it represented at least $30,000,000 more in pay en- velopes each week. But not until after Labor Day, with its objective of 6,000,000 new jobs, will NRA begin to assay whether its sweep has netted enough re-employment and wage boosting to give its recovery pro- gram the desired momentum. et NORMAN DAVIS LEAVES TODAY FOR BIG MEET Sails for Geneva Disarma- ment Conference—Presi- dent Hopes for Success NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—Enroute to the Octobér meeting of the World Disarmament Conference at Geneva, Norman H. Davis, Amer- jcan Ambassador at large in Eu- rope, sailed for England today. Prior to his departure he told reporters for the metropolitan press that President Roosevelt is hopeful that Europe will find the| road leading to disarmament and peace. Sweden Speeds Highways for Traffic Improvement STOCKHOLM, Aug. 30.—Gov- ernment reports revealing that $25,000,000 was spent on roads in 1932, adds that 89 per cent of the nation’s traffic is motor-driven and that the highways permit an averaoge speed throughout the country of 30 miles an hour with- out risk. Wife’s Right to Loaf Okayed By Vienna Court VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 30. ® —Spending many hours daily in a cafe is the in- alienable right of all Vien- nese, a business man here learned when he sued his wife for divorce. He charged that she whiled away most of her afternoons and many even- ings “in the coffee house instead of her own home.” The court agreed with the wife that in Vienna the cafe is the citizen's club and his wife's club, too. | | BILLI WASHINGTON STATE JOINS WET PARADE JOHNSON—A Busy David Battling His Goliath Energy Crackles from General Directing War Against Depression center activities electric with energy. concluded a sessicn with his deputies. Abcut the dynamic General Hugh S. Johnson, Director of the National Reco When he arrives at his desk before 9 a.m. daily already he has Soon comes a press ccnference illuminated by some of the General's crisply pictaresque phrases. There is a vast volume of mail regarding the NRA campaign for higher wages and increased employment that the General goes over—in the picture shown assisted by his sccretary, Miss Frances Robinson, and Marvin MeclIntyre, one of President Roosevell’s secretaries. Perhaps en jvl;arty Poliiics o;t H olriJAay and Every Man on His Own; Both Organizations Quiet| JOHNSON ASKED T0 REPORT WHY FORD UNSIGNED President Asks for Report| on Detroit Magnate's | Failure tfi_Ségn NRA HYDE PARK, N. Y., Aug. 30.— Henry Ford, industrialist and au- tomobile manufacturer, the only one who has failed to sign the general NRA code under which the industry is now operating, may face Federfl prosecution, is was indicated today. President Roosevelt is showing | a lively interest in this matter and inquiring about Ford's status. It was revealed today that he| had asked General Hugh S, John- | son for a full report on the fail- ure of Ford to enroll under the| NRA for the industry. There are| indications that he is considering | some kind of action to bring Ford into line. | No word has been received from | the Detroit automobile magnate| who is now vacationing. New Harbor Is Major Aid | ol to Palestine Development | . HATFA, Palestine, Aug. 0. e | With the opening of a new harbor e|here one of the most important | o | steps in the development of Pales: e|tine as a commercial and indus- e | trial center has been taken. e| In conjunction with other im- o | portant developments, like the lay- e |ing of the Iraq oil line to Haifa, o | which is in progress, and the con- o | struction of the Haifa-Baghdad o | railway, which is believed to be| e | imminent, the Hai% bay area will | o |be able to meet the needs of the o ! growing gateway of the East. By BYRON PRICE a busy day’s schedule may find Johnson hopping a plane for a quick trip to tie up some loose of his campaign. All in all, there’s little rest on the Johnscn calendar. By SIGRID ARNE ONS OF DOLLAR PRIME RECOVERY PUMP; 1o totto Jogs Dollars Fuel to Be Used by Administration as It Gives Momentum to Drive WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 30.— Dollar by dollar, the billions as- sembled - as fuel for the massive Roosevelt recovery machinery are moving to their task of pumping energy into American trade and agriculture. Topping the spending list is the $3,000,000,000 public works pro- gram while the least expensive is the NRA plan to which there went a mere $250,000 out of the $205,- 000,000 paid out of the national treasury. since July 1, in emergency outlays. The treasury has on hand daily upwards of $1,000,000,000 for dis- tribution around the country in recovery efforts as well as for meeting the Government's ordinary operating costs. To date the moneys allotted for public works aggregate $1,200,000,- 000 for consiruction of various types, all of which is mainly de- | signed to put men back to work. It is expected that at least 2,- |1 000,000 will be put back on jobs before the bulging treasure chest has been emptied of its golden burden. Estimates of the sums spent to date range from $1,000000 to * $500,000,000. NEW POLICY ON 'GOLD ANALYZED BY OFFICIALS ‘Treasury Explains Why | Presidential Order Lifting Export Ban Was Issued WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 30.— Treasury Department officials to- { | WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Never 48y analyzed the underlying reasons in the memories of the newspaper O the lifting yesterday by Presi- corps here “has there been such deént Roosevelt on the ban against a man in Washington” as Gen. the export of newly mined gold. Hugh S. Johnson, covery Administrator. Energy him like so much electricity. He knows the seriousness of his’ Industrial Re-| seems to crackle from The reason why gold should be | permitted to leave the country may be answered in several ways, it | was pointed out. First, the United States has no (Chief of Bureau, The Associated| job in getting the wheels of indus- SPecial need of it for its own mone- Press, Washington.) in six- | An excursionist landing Washington today after a month absence in Mars would find | new problems harder to solve than | This: “What has happened to the old American institution known as | party politics?” | The returning traveler would | real almost nothing on that sub- ject in the newspapers. He would hear it mentioned seldom except in specialized circles. With an- other national campaign about to begin he would marvel to behold Republican and Democratic head- quarters largely silent and inac- tive. He would discover, if he looked carefully, that politics is by no means dead, although greatly changed. 1If he penetrated a great deal of surface confusion, he would see that something which might be termed ‘“personal poli- tics” had been substituted for the previous brand of organized par- ty effort. There probably is more of the “every-man-for-himself” type of politics in Washington today than at any former time since the pres- ent parties were founded. ACROSS PARTY LINES The degree in which Mr. Roose- velt himself is “on his own,” is not easily comprehended. He talked little about the par- ties during the 1932 campaign and scarcely has mentioned them since. 1t is well known that many Dem- ocratic leaders in Congress dislike to see Republicans in the Cab- net, are dissatisfied with the pat- ronage situation and have support- ed the Roosevelt legislative pro- gram with reservations. These leaders will go along if | the President’s personal program {s a success, and his personal pop- ularity increases. They will try to reorganize the party according to their own ideas if he fails. try humming again. And yet, works easily, never seems flurried, even has time for a smile and a | quip. he tary purposes while the rest of the , world does need it. An increase f the floating supply of gold in | the world would serve to increase Newspapermen surround him as PTices. he approaches his office morning. He smiles. “Not a thing now,” he says. “Give you a wad later. Busy as all get- out.” in All in a Day's Work He swings in to his desk. Secre taries surround him. There are telegrams to answer, letters to dic- tate, long distance calls to pick up. He takes it in a deliberate, rhythmic stride. He has time pared to a bone. Not a move or a word seems wasted. He knows the boundaries of his job | to a hair-line, and he refuses W0 waste time outside. “What are you doing about general wage scales?” he was asked. “That’s not my baby,’ barked genially. And the questioner left w to find out what he should known. The General has imbued the halls of the Department of Commerce with such wholesome respect that his word is law That does not mean he scatters terror. He is no czar. He is a Gov- ernment mediator. He ne for- he illingly the The basic reason involves a some- | what abstract distinction between gold as a money and gold as a ‘commodity. To permit the free sale of our present stock of monetary gold would give the hoarders in the United States or speculators profits | which non-hoarders may not get. On the other hand, those per- sons who produce gold from the ground are literally creating new wealth and are held to be entitled Ito a profit therefrom. { The American gold miner finds lin President Roosevelt's new gold yorder expanding horizons and rea- sons for greater optimism. {Small Scale Maneuvers { Plan for Hitler’s Army have, BERLIN, Aug. 30.—German army maneuvers this fall will be on ‘only a small scale, it was an- | nounced One division will operate in East | Prussian around Arys, 20 miles | from the Polish border, and an- |other near Muensingen in Wuert- gets it. Byt as such he wants to|tembers. know everything definitely and| Special engineering drills will completely. itake place on the Weser River Attends Code Hearings featuring bridge building under cov- He sits in on all code hearings at |€F of artificial fog. some time. Huge auditoriums ori S —— business executives and labor rep-‘Am cmm Is resentatives wait for him On Lho‘ stage are his deputies and advisers.| Taken;Shows 6,919,000 The General comes in. He slumpsj in his chair, but his eyes dart here| CANBERRA, Aug. 30.—Austral- and there. to know ' ia’s population totals 8,619,000, says that he can save time by relaxing |3 Preliminary report of the recent physically while his mind roces. | Census, New South Wales has 2.- light uses | v to em \mhl His picturesque phrase those around him. But them in no childish a draw a laugh. He utters (Continued on Page Seven) (Contiwued on Page TWo) Il 599,000, Victoria 1,818,000, Queens- land 943,000, South Australia 581,- 000, West Australia 438,000, Tas- mania 227,000, the federal district 9,000 and the northern territory 4,900, GOVERNOR TROY APPOINTS EIGHT Health Officers, Medical and Dental Examiners . Are Appointed Appointments to the Territorial Board of Medical Examiners, the Territorial Board of Dental Ex- aminers, Territorial Boxing Com- mission and several assistant Ter- ritorial Health Commlssioners have been made by Gov. John W. Troy, it was announced today at the Governor's office. | Dr. Rex F. Swartz, of Nome, was appointed to succeed Dr. F. J. O'Hara, of that cily as Assist- ant Health Commissioner. His term is for a two-year period. Dr. F. B. Gillespie, of Fairbanks, was appointed as Assistant Health Com- missioner for the Fourth Divis- jon, for a two-year term effective September 21. The appointment of Dr. W. W. Council as Territor- | ial Health Commissioner and Dr. A. O. Haverstock, of Seward, as Assistant Health Commissioner for | the Third Division, were prev-| iously announced by Gov. Troy. Board of Medical Examiners Those appointed to the Terri- torial Board of Medical Examin- ers as announced today were, Dr. A. O. Haverstock, of Seward, who will succeed himself for a four-| year term, to become effective September 27, at the expiration of his present term; Dr. A. R. Car- ter, of Fairbanks, who will suc- ceed Dr. Frank R. DeLaVérgne, for a four-year term; Dr. W. W, Coun- cil, of Juneau, who succeeds Dr. H. C. DeVighne for a four-year term; and Dr. Rex F. Swartz, of Nome, who succeeds Dr. F. J. O'Hara. Board of Dental Examiners Dr. L. L. Hufman, of Fairbanks, was appointed to succeed himself on the Board of Dental Exam- iners for a five-year term. Territorial Boxing Commission Lawrence Erickson, of Ketchi- kan, was appointed to succeed him- self on the Territorial Boxing Commission for a term of three years. . THREE NATIONS RUSH WARSHIPS T0 CHINA CITY American, British and Jap-| anese War Vessels Are Ordered to Foochow UNDATED—FOOCHOW, China,| —American and Japanese warships today were steaming under forced draft towards this city to protect the nationals of their respective countries from an increasing Red menace. Communists, in organized bands, are making a swift incursion north of Fukien, They have cap- tured Hyenping. A large number of American missionaries in the path of the Red bands have fled to this city for safety. Many others are known to be endangered. Japanese residents are fearful for their lives and the safety of their property. EIGHT ARE SAFE HANKOW, Aug. 30. — Eight/ American missionaries, who were caught in the warfare zone at Yuwnchow two months ago, were today reported to have reached a haven of safety. TWO WAR VESSELS LEAVE HONG KONG, Aug. 30.—The United States gunboat Sacramento and a British destroyer leff here yesterday for Foochow to furnish protection to American and British nationals from a possible invasion by Chinese communist forces. Bandits Kill Policeman and Rob Two Messengers ST. PAUL, Minn,, Aug. 30.—In a daylight street holdup here today, machine gun bullets of gangsters killed one policeman and seriously wounded another. Five bandits obtained $30,000 in currency from two bank messen- Brooklyn Paper Says Police Chief Smacked Huey Long BROOKLYN, Aug. 30.— The Brooklyn Daily Eagle is authority for the statement that the man who smacked Huey Long of Louisiana at a Long Island resort last Saturday night is Chief of Police Steve Webber of Port Washington, L. I. Webber, a former Regu- Army sergeant and boxer, denied it. Long, it was said, has been offered a contract to appear in a freak sideshow at Coney Is- land. lar ®0000000cceccscsoese STOCKS RALLY LATE AS WHEAT TAKES REBOUND Gold Shares Tumble, Lead-| ing Equities, but Late Re- coveries Wipe Out Losses NEW YORK., Aug. 30.—Stocks rallied late today coincident with a sharp rebound of wheat and early losses of one to three points were reduced. Final gainers of fractions to around one point were confined mostly to a few utilities and oils. The closing was moderately ir- regular. Sales for the day to- taled 2,400,000 ‘shares. Banks As Agents Wall Street expected that the various Federal Reserve Banks throughout the country willbe des- ignated as agents of the Treasury to handle the marketing of goid 7( Conti nued onfiPing’:' 'Tl‘wo) A, R. C. EMPLOYS MANY MEN WITH RELIEF FUNDS Nearly Five Hundred En- gaged in Various Projects Throughout Territory Four hundred and seventy- eight men have been employed to date by the Alaska Road Com- mission in connection with the recently begun Public Works pro- gram in various sections of the Territory, according to figures compiled at the Alaska Road Com- mission office here. The various projects include road improvements, improvement and construction of aviation fields} and the construction of new roads| into heretofore -inaccessable dis- tricts of Alaska. The largest number of men work- ing in any one district are en- gaged in the extensive area adja- cent to the Alaska Railroad where 112 are now employed. The num- ber employed in the various other districts are Haines, 35; Cordova, 35; Copper River Valley, 61; Ko- diak 30; Fairbanks 75. Rains Over Northwest Curb Fires in Forests SEATTLE, Aug. 30.—Long anti- cipated rains fell over the Pa- cific Northwest last night and to- day, partly clearing away the smoke from forest fires that have ravaged wide areas. The rainfall has definitely halt- ed the flames in both this State and Oregon, it was announced. Feurtoen Irtigation Johs Are Allotted Large Sums WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. — The Public Works Administration ap- proved the expenditure of $15,000,- 000 for construction of 14 irriga- tion projects in the Western States, including works in Idaho, Montana and Oregon. —————————— Fishermen on Columbia River Paid $1,500,000 ASTORIA, Ore., sug. 30-—Fish- ermen on the Columbia River re- ceived about $1,500,000 for the.ur salmon catch this year, it was re- yealed today. That is about double their returns last season when gers. The robbers sped away from the scene of the holdup in cars. the total was $750,000. VOTERS BALLOT OVERWHELMING FOR WET CAUSE Only One Out of 99 Leg islative Districts Car- ried by Dry Forces SEATTLE FINAL VOTE { OVER 3 TO 1 WET Repealists Successfully March Past Twenty- fourth Milepost BULLETIN — SEATTLE, Aug. 30. — The repealists’ lead in yesterday's Statewide election continued to grow as returns were received from additional places today. Nine- teen hundred and eighty of the State’s 2,682 precincts showed conclusively that only |two dry delegates had been elected to the State conven- tion. SEATTLE, Aug. 30.—The repealists are safely past their twenty-fourth milestone. Washington State yesterday joined the wet parade by a smashing majority when the voters rejected the Eigh- teenth Amendment by a vote exceeding two ard one-half to ome. ’ Only one Legislative Dis- trict, the Ninth, a rural East- ern section, went dry out of 99 in the State. Out of the 99 delegates who will meet in Olympia on October 3, next, there will be but two drys. Thus an overwhelming majority will formally ratify the decision reached in this State yesterday by a popular vote that exceeded even the highest expectations of the most ardent wets. From 1900 precincts out of & total of 2682 in the State the vote was: for repeal, 316,064; against repeal, 132,359. The Seattle wets rolled up a majority of more than three to one. The final city cote was: wet, 108,870; dry, 33,509. Licensed Aircraft in United States Decline WASHINGTON, Aug. partment of Commerce show that there were 17,985 and 6874 aircraft in the States on July 1 holding active Federal licenses. A year ago the corresponding figures were 18,0680 and 7,439, Homesick Cat Travels 250 Miles to Get Home BERKELEY, Cal, Aug. 30. Apparently becoming homesick af- ter living six months in Redding, Cal, “Pussums,” a black cat be- longing to Mrs. H. Kern, started for its former home in Berkeley, and in eight weeks made the 250- mile trip. Local Standard Oil Branch Goes On 40-Hour Weekly Scale 30.—De- figures The local branch of the Standard Oil Company of California has complied with the National Recovery Ad- ministration Code, reducing the working week to forty hours, and increasing their staff twenty-five percent according to Martin Jor- gensen, local manager. Communications from the Seattle office of the com- pany advise that the com- pany has signed the re- employment agreement and are rapidly complying with all requirements. In the service station department several hundred additional men will be employed, and the company is now train- ing these men in various sections at the rate of 150 men a week. RN ]