The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 31, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. XLIL, NO. 6483. 'SUM FOR HIGHWAY REPORTED SET ASIDE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—It is reported the Public Works Administration has set aside $18,000,000 for construction work in connection with the proposed Z,200-mile extension of the Pacific Highway from Vancouver, B. C., to Fairbanks, Alaska. The Administration refused to confirm the report. The International Highway Committee is expected to meet in Olympia, Wash., on November 13 to discuss the matter. It is said the question of Canadian financing for a portion of the highway through British Columbia and Yukon Territory will be discussed. The highway has already been approved by the Canadian Government but lack of funds is given as the reason for the delay in actual construction. PURCHASING OF GOLD ABROAD MAY START TOMORROW NORMAN DAVIS LEAVES BENEVA FOR HOME LAND American Representative to Arms Conference An- nounces Return to U.S. ACTION MAY GIVE POWERS BIG JOLT, Something Positive May Result in Present Crisis, | European Nations | | | i i | \ | 1 GENEVA, Oct. 31.—Hope that thei departure of Norman H. Dnvxs.’ Special Ambassador to the World | Disarmament Conference, now ad-| journed until December, may Jjolt the European Powers into doing| something positive on disarmament, ed in arms circles. ()«us _xnncuflcegt he will go to linton - foi" eomsultations with seident Roosevelt and the State| Department. | 1t is stated here, in unofficial cles, that the Americans do not wish to be used to bring pressure by one group Of powers against | another group in the present crisis. —— 600D EFFECT | OF NRA SEEN, STREET CARS CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 31— Two Sundays a week, instead of one, when people will crowd the nation's street railway cars to amusement parks, ball grounds and the theatre, and thus increase revenue to city transportation sys- tems is foreseen by Walter A. Draper, President of the Cincinnati Street Railway, as a result of NRA and shorter working hours. “The shortening of the work day already has begun to have an ef- fect on our schedules,” he says, “bringing the morning peak later and the evening peak earlier in the day and tending to flatten them out.” This will enable street car com- panies, he says, to increase service with less cost by lessening the re- quirements of extra equipment for the peak periods of the past. Biggest Woodpile? BELLAIRE, Mich.—One hundred and three miles of cordwood make what the Antrim Iron Compang here believes is the largest wood- pile in the world. Fifty thousand cords of 4-foot wood now piled in the company’'s yards would stretch for 103 miles. The wood is to be| used in making charcoal. Local Mill Given Another Order For Taku Cannery An additional order for 40,000 feet of lumber has just been placed by Libby, McNeill & Libby for the Taku Harbor cannery, now under construction, with the Juneau Lumber Mills, it was announced today by C. T. ; Gardner, Secretary of the e Tatter firm. L4 This is one of several similar purchases made since work on the mnew plant was initiated, and brings the total to about 350,000 -feet, Mr. Gardner said. . . . . . . 000 0g0000s00 0 HALLOWE'EN IS OBSERVED BY OLD, YOUNG Dance in Elks’ Evening—Youngsters Again Warned Tonight is Hallowe'en and JL wxll be observed in Juneau parties, a dance and general aport of youngsters. The dance will be given in the Elks' Ball Room under the aus- pices of the Hospital Guild and arrangements have been completed to make it a pronounced social success. For those who do not care o dance, card playing may be en-iColymhia Rlve r Packers joyed. Many dinner parties are on the social calendar tonight and all will | later attend the dance. Chief of Police C. J. Davis again issues a warning to the younger generation to be careful and re- spect the rights of property and auto owners. Malicious destruction will not be tolerated. patrol, some members in prowler cars, will be on duty beginning at 6 o'clock tonight. Broadcasts from important radio stations in the States last night followed appeals also made in newspaper for the youngsters to énjoy a good time with their noise- makers, costumes and parties but not to destroy or deface property. — FORD GOING TO SUBMIT REPORT WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The Naticnal Auto Chamber has been notified the Ford Company would submit a wage hour report as |requ£red by the auto code on No- { vember 6 or November 7. Administrator Johnson an- nounces this does not settle Ford's status in regard to Government bids since Johnson raised the | question of his willingness to deal ! collectively with employees. ——e——— Breaks 32-Year Mark BOULDER, Colo—When District e Court opened here recently Robert May, bailiff, was ill, absent for the first time in more than 32 years. Hall This| A special | | i | | ficials of the Columbia River Sal- VINCE DUNDEE TWO TESTS ON NRA LAWS ARE T0 BE STARTED Denied by Government, Are Challengers { WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Government’s right to deny con- | tracts NRA is challenged on two fronts. George Driscoll of a construction ! company of Brooklyn has obtained FIRST CONSTRUCTION CAMP FOR GRAND COULEE, DAM Low Bidder;jl Contracts, || — The to firms not adhering to|] 'an injunction restraining the Sec- ] |retary of the Treasury from award- |ing a contract on post office con- ‘strucuon Driscoll contends he is | complying with the law and is the {lowest bidder for the construction of the postoffice but the Govern- ment has declined to award him the contract, alleged he has not | complied with NRA rules. | The Northwest Motor Compan), of Bethesda, Maryland, low bidder lon a Civilian Conservation Corps truek contrach; fias protested to the- | Comptroller General saying they |lost a contract because the Govern- | ment refused to buy Ford trucks. | The officials of the company claim !they have complied with the NRA vLm YUUNG ViLLA IS HELD FOR SANITY QUIZ on of Late—M;xican Guer- illa Chief, Won’t Act } in Films Now Extradition of Samuel Insull |Again Refused ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 31— The Appeals Court has refused the second request of the Unit- ed States for extradition of Samuel Insull, of Chicago, to face alleged charges arising out of the coliapse of his utility interests. ——e——— PROCESS TAX ON SALMONIS NOW PRUPOSED LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 31— Hopes of screen fame and a for- tune for Pancho Augustin Villa, aged 21 years, son of the late Mexican guerilla general, ended {when the youth was held in a | phycohopathic ward for a sanity hearing. Young Villa was brought here by a film company and taken in ,custody on the eve of his departurc Ifor Mexico to film scenes of a ‘plc!ure starring Beery as the noted ASTORIA, Oregon, Oct. 31—Of-| chieftain. The youth's guardian swore to the affidavit, alleging Villa refused to talk, went around naked and threatened to kill his mother since signing a film contract. REDUCTION IN FARES SOUGHT WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Per- mission to reducé passenger fares in transcontinental, western and southwestern territories, effective ,Deecmber 1 is asked of the Inte: state Commerce Commission by all railroads. Make Protest Direct to Secretary Wallace mon Packers Association have tele-| graphed to Secretary of Agriculture Wallace that his proposal to place a processing tax of six cents a pound on salmon products would; close the Columbia River industry and bring disaster to the industry. The processing tax would add about $2.48 to all grades of salmon. ——— i IS CHAMPION BOSTON, Mas Oct. 31.—Vince Dundee, of Baltimore, took Lou; Brouillards new middleweight| championship by a slight margin| Rodeo Dates Set last night by getting a decision| CHEYENNE, Wyo—Although the at the end of 15 rounds. * i celebration is nearly a year away S g L vthe dates already have been sel ‘for Cheyenne's Frontier Days MAN OVERBOARD! BUT ‘ Rodeo, July 23 to 28, inclusive. NO DAMAGE DONE, FIRE |——————— DEPT. CALLED IN VAIN, An alarm was turned into the; Juneau Fire Department from 1-4; at 1:20 o'clock this morning when it was reported that a man had| fallen off the wharf between thz‘ rear of the Thomas Hardware' PARCHMAN, Mass, Oct. 31— Company and the Alaska Laundry.!Nine convicts. who volunteered to However, when the department ar- pecome subjects of an experimen rived at the scene a few moments' later, the man, whose w to determine if mosquitoes carried not disclosed, had resued himself Sleeping sickness, are enroulc 'O ment showed the insects are not| and was unhurt. ilheir homes, pardoned by Gov The tirst workmen un the site of the Grand Coulee hydro-e'cciric dam project on the Columbia river in Washington are making test pits to determine how deep the foundations for the dam will have to be sunk. Phnto shows the 'lrlt conl!rucllon camp at the ll(e‘ (A:aoclated Prell Photo) NRA Booms Marriages; Cab Drivers Hire Pastors| PRESIDENT T0 SPEND HOLIDAY, GEORGIA LAND Thanksgiving Day Turkey Will Be Enjoyed at Warm Springs WASHINGTON, Oce. 31.—Presi- dent Roosevelt will carve the Thanksgiving Day turkey at Warm Springs, Georgia, as has been his custom for several years. He will leave the Capital City on Novem- ber 17. ASKS THIRTY MILLION FOR OCEAN DROMES Sea Landing Ports from | United States to Eur- ope Proposed WASHINGTON, Oct. 31—FE. R. Armstrong, inventor, and head of the Seadrome Ocean Dock Cor- poration, is seeking a $30,000,000 loan from the Public Works Ad- ministration for the construction of huge floating airports These airports are to be strung across the Atlantic at intervals of 450 miles to make it possible for 24-hour flights from America to Europe. Armstrong said the landing fees and pilots will repay the loan {Nine Conmcts F reed After Risking Lives for Humanity| Sennett Conner for risking their Jnes 4n the interest of humanity. he, nine convicts alloweds in- ‘I’Cled mosquitoes to bite them. None became ill and the experi-| carriers of sleeping sickness. ELKTON, Md., Oct. 31.—The N. R. A. has supplanted spring as chief impetus to the business of the “marrying parsons” of Elkton, Last month three divines, some of whom are employed by taxicab drivers on a weekly salary basis, tied ‘more than 500 marital knots —an all-time record for this fown of 3,300 population. Situated in the northeast cor- ner of Maryland—where the ma- Jjor requirement for a marriage 1li- cense is possession of the fee therefor—Elkton long has drawn thousands of couples yearly from nearby Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. Ministers posted bill boards to advertise their business. The business became a “racket,” according to the .Elkton Town Council, ters to pay those who brought them would-be brides and bride- grooms. The chief result of the new or- dinance was that instead of the parsons paying taxicab drivers and runners, the drivers and runners went into business together and employed pastors to marry their patrons. The depression cut into the Elk- ton marrying business. A Ilarge part of the trade came from the industrial sections end when fac- tory hands were out of their jobs, they stopped gefting married. But now business is booming again. ——,-- ' AID JOHN BULL Are Bulk of Oxford Univ. Team University in England, which had a North Carolinian, Teddy Bur- well of Charlotte, as its No. j tennis player last season, may have a whole team of southerners next year. Burwell will return, Grady Frank, a Rhodes scholar from| Duke University, who was captain last year, will be eligible again and two other Dixie boys who also are tennis stars, will enter this fall's term. They are Mer crimmon Cunningham and Lenoir ‘Wright. Cunningham is a former Van- derbilt university captain, while Wright, also of Charlotte, played on the University of North Caro- lina’ team. which passed an ordi-| nance making it illegal for minis- | {Tennis Players of Dixie| ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 31.—Oxford | STOCK PRICES WAVER; SOME - MAKE ADVANGE Heaviness of Grains, Lack of Encouraging Business News Affects Market 31,—Stocks row run. ad- NEW YORK, Oct. fluctuated today in a nu The closing witnessed slight vances for many leaders. The heaviness of grains to restrict dealings. Bonds had a sluggish rally. The curb was irregularly lower. Stocks were able to check a} sharp decline from previous ses- sions but the market refused to ended lacked a stimulus ol encouraging business news or fur- ther important developments in the manavement of the dollar in | the so-calied inflation. | In Fair Demand ([ Stocks in best demand United States Smelting, which was up. 1% points and American Smelt- ing, up more than 1 point Fractional gains w made by Allied Chemical, Coodyear and| Dupont. Gold mining shares were about steady. | grains and CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mmu stock today is 2! American Can 87, American Power and Light 7%, Anaconda H‘ Ar m«mr B 2‘x. :B'thh'hem Steel 27% Hecla 4%, C 1o F‘uv-l and lron 4%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Canadian | Pacific 122, Fox P“lms 14%, Gen- | eral Motors 2 International Harvester Kennecott 19%, Packard Motors 3%, Chicago and Milwaukee (preferred) 17, United | | Corporation 5%, Radio Corpora-! tion sStandard Oil of Cali- fornia 38!, United Stabes Steel 37'%, Ward Bakmg B 2%. PLANES REACH WHITEHORSE ON WAY INTERIOR | i | Pilots Joe Crosson and W. J. Bar- rows, flying two airplanes from Miami to Fairbanks, arrived here last night from Prince George. Last night two fliers planned to hop to Fairbanks during today. be confused by the heaviness of! were | WHITEHORSE, Y. T, Oct. 31— ACTION OF U. 8. MAY FIRE GUN IN GREAT RACE President R;;;veh Await- ing Word from British on Latest Move ONLY FRIENDLY SPIRIT PROMPTS NEW POLICY Domestic Conditions Call for Actlon—Economisl Viewpoints Given WASHINGTON, Oct. 31—Presi- dent Roosevelt today expectantly jawaited British assurances that his | approaching operations in European ‘markets for gold will not arouse |retaliatory measures and fire the istarting gun for a ruinous race to depreciate currencies. ; The London Government . bas been fold in a friendly spirit that the President’s plan for raising |prices here is for the purpose of steadying the dollar aborad and is purely a matter of domestic policy |dictated by conditions within the | country. To Buy Tomorrow While the President is awaiting |word from London, his advisers proceeded with preparations for making the first purchase of for- jeign gold hoping transactions will |begin tomorrow. With purchases abroad, new com- plicaticns may enter the situation. Gold must be paid for in pounds in London, guilders in Amerster- dam and francs in Paris. Financial Aspects President Roosevelt must buy foreign exchange and must sell tdollars for pounds, francs and guilders by constantly offering dol- lars, consequently increasing their ‘supply on the foreign exchange | marke I Ma economists are agreeing that ihe lackine of resistance from European capitals the Administra- |tion could force the dollar value jof the pound constantly upward i thereby depreciating the dollar in reaction to the pound. No Extremities President Roosevelt has appar- |ently assured the British he con- | templates no such extremities and {that his prime purpose is to in- crease the price of gold abroad as (well as in the United States, for its buying effect upon commodity iprices and avoid such wide fluc- jtuations as have characterized the dollar and pound relationship of Ithe last few months. —————— - NEW PRICE IS ' SET FOR GOLD . BY TREASURY [Today's Quotatlon Is Ad- vance of Sixteen Cents Over Yesterday’s ? WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—A price or $32.12 an ounce for newly mined ‘gold was set today by the Treasury vDepanmem. This price is an ad- 'vance of 16 cents an ounce over terday’s price. The advance is mnde notwithstanding a drop of seven and one-half pence on the ,London Exchange. | The new high prices paid for gold under the monetary program is booming the mining industry in producing States but the Bureau of Mines officials are not sure the domestic production will increase to pre-war levels because of scarcity of the mineral if nothing else.