The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 3, 1933, Page 1

' tions with the Soviet grows worse. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6486. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1933, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS MORE VIOLENCE DEMONSTRATED IN WISCONSIN Cheese Fac;;; Is Bombed Pickets Are Dispers- ed by Tear Gas PATROL ALONG ROADS SHIVER, COLD BLASTS Administration Working on| Plans for Limited Price Fixing CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 3—While farm strike pickets in five states shivered along highways as the cold winds swept the midwestern} prairies, farmers are reported to| have met in various sections to determine whether they will aban- don the farm strike. Farmers have”told Gov. A. G. Schmedeman thaf calling out of | the military in the anti-selling movement would create grave con- ditions and doubted if this would" cause abolishment of the move- ment. ; | Numerous reports of VlOlEnc(‘: have been reported in Wisconsin. One cheese factory was bombed. | uties dispersed one picket group 30 tear gas bombs at one| with point Sort been T Minn unrest of listless picketing has umed in Nebraska, Iowa,| ota and South Dakota, but is growing. WASHINGTON ACTING WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. — The| Administration is spurred by re-| of growing unrest among| west farmers and a new plan higher prices has been for the farmers with a| d price fixing under consider- Details of the plan are close- uarded as five Midwestern rnors and Secretary of Agri-| Wallace tried to get the in final form for President JA P AN TAKING NO CHANCES IN PRESENT CRISIS Complete Division Moved| Into Northern Man- churia from China get PEIPING, China, Nov. 3—With speculation rife regarding possible trouble between Russia and Japan in Manchuria, great interest is| aroused by Japan's sudden and | complete withdrawal of troops from the dewilitarized zone of a full Japanese division and this di- vision is now made available in Northern Manchuria in case rela- Japan has allowed the Chinese police to bring artillery and ma- chine guns into the neutral zone| to fight bandits. | Italian Fascists Put OK on ‘Intelligent Violence LECCE, Imlv Nov. 3.—Antonio | I y. has been cited | “neadquarters be- | cause he soundly smacked a neigh- bor who made a slighting allusion to the fascist regime. | “Danisi has instituted the prin-| ciple of intelligent violence to si- : lence, to the tune of slaps, the| voicing of any residue of anti- fiscist opinion,” the fascist secre-| tary said. The blackshirt that it was the duty of any com- rade thus to resent slure on the regime. press explained | Dies from Injuries ‘ Received Logging Camp! PORT ANGELES, Wash,, Nov. 3 —Richard Ray Durham, aged 27, of Sappho, died yesterday as thc} result of injuries received in a log- ing camp last Monday. 190%, | Hecla 47 W lhI Ducks N earing Exun(”'f;n U nlvs H un ters \Put Curb on Slau «rhtvr that Is Annually Wade Above is a typical scene on thousands of lak:s and marshes spertemen stalk the fast disappe; with the ACTIVE BUYING SWEEP STOCKS UPWARD TODAY [Closing Sees Many Issues Gainers by One to Three Points NEW YORK, Nov. 3. — Active buying swept stock on the heels of the upturn of Chicago wheat and | gains of one to three points were | numerous at the fish. Sales totaled 1,300,000 shares to- day. sold-out appearance prompted bull- ish experiments later and the list | moved up easily Bonds developed with rather pro- nounced heaviness. Gains of two or more points in- cluded United States Steel, erican Telephone and Telegraph, Dupont, Western Union, United Aircraft, Westinghouse. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Nov. 3. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine today is 26, American Can American Power and Light 7', Anaconda 14%, Armour B 2% Bethlehem Steel 30':, Calumet and , Colorado Fuel and Iron Curtiss-Wright 2%z, Canadian Fox Films 14%, Gen- 28%, International Har- | vester 38%, Kennecott 21%, Pack- ard Motors 3'2, Chicago and Mil- waukee (preferred) 8%, United Cor- poration 5%, Radio Corporation 7 Standard Oil of California -ll“. United States Steel 417, Ward Baking B, no sale. stock 47, Pacific 1 eral Motoi 'TOM URQUHART PASSES AWAY SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 3—Tom Urqubart, oldtime Klondike gam- bler, died suddenly yesterday at the age of 77 years. Urquhart was crn in Nova Scotia. He went to the Southwest and worked as a cowboy and miner and went North years before the, | Kiondike strike. Jigsaw Expert Finds Blonde, Hubby’s Letter CHICAGO, IIl, Nov. 3—An ex- perienced worksr of jigsaw puzzles is Mrs. Alma Rioux. 25 years old. She said she applied her know- ledge to a letter her husband, Wil- bur tore up, and by putting it to- gether again, found a blonde. She obtained a divorce. The list was wobbly early but a! Am- | Chrysler, | aring duck and other waterfowl. flocks, declare Government authorities. By F. B, WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The fu- | ture of America's 'H(HO\\V and [h«" sport of wildfowling hangs i balance this all as (}‘u geese wing their way south another hunting season. The specter of extinction is fly- ing with the wildfowl flocks. They | are believed to have gained little | or nothing in numbers since 1931, | when the birds wree reduced to a record minimum. If the birds prove to be no more plentiful this year than two years ago, say govern- ment officia. increased restr tions on hunting will be neces-| sary. | ‘The only hope for the future of both the birds and the sport of | duck shooting is in reducing the | number of birds killed, says W. C.| | Henderson, assistant chief of the| Bureau of Biological Survey. | “I am not speaking,” he goes on, “of a catastrophe far in the, future but of a thing so imminent | that it may be seen by most of| Canvasbacks, redheads, scaups,| blue-winnged teal, and others of/ the so-called “diving ducks” are| expected to be at an exceedingly low ebb, though pintails, mallard: |and black ducks may be fairly | | plentiful. Drought played a part | in causing the record shortage of | birds in 1931 by reducing the| marshland breeding areas in the north. The shortage is mainly charge- able, however, to over-shooting, says Henderson. The slaughter by | hunters has not left breeding stock among the birds large enough to |utilize even what breeding areas exist. “Almost the only encourage- ment that can be found in the mi-| | gratory game bird situation,” he | !says, “is derived from the hcu that at least the sportsmen m this country are alarmed and\ alarmed and are re: to support | any action that may be neces- sary.” He urges that sportsmen| practice strict moderation in shoot- | ing and kill chiefly from among the more abundant species of birds. | The daily bag limit on ducks| this year has been cut from 15 to 12, of which number not more |than eight may be canvasbacks,! redheads, scaups. teals, shovell or gadwells. Possession limits are reduced from 30 to 24 on ducks and on the excepted species named above from 20 to 16. Shooting near baited areas will ‘be permitted this year, action on| a proposal to prohibit such shoot- ‘mg having been postponed. Brant may not be hunted at all on the "Atlannc coast because a myster-| |ious disease has almost wiped out| eel grass, their principal food in that region. For the first time since 1930 cackling geese may Te hunted dur- ing the waterfow] season. In Wis-| consin and New York the open season for rails and gallinuies is} the same as for waterfowl in those (Continued on Page Six) ( COLTON and l for | ( | said ' permit of the immediate flow need- | hope that thes The specter of extinction is flying REPUBLIGANS CHARGED WITH SNIPING NOW Recent Cril?cgn of Roose- velt and NRA Only Boomerang 3.—Demo- Speaker Byrns pam- WASHINGTON, No cratic House Leaders Rainey and Floor Leader the recent Republican phlet discussing President Roose- velt and the NRAwille a “boom- erang on the minority party be- use it contains nothing but de- tructive criticism.” Speaker Rainey said if the Re- publicans desert the mnon-partisan attitude assumed in enacting leg- islation they should suggest some- thing better, which has not been done. Leader Byrns said there should not be any iping by any politi- cal party in times like this. “I do not think the people are going to pay much atfention to that sort of an attack. If the Republicans have anyhing to offer, they should come forward with it.” g ININE TRAPPED BY FLAMES IN BROOKLYN, DIE Six Children Are Among Victims of Early Morning Fire BROOKLYN, N, Y., Nov. 3— Nine negroes, six of them children were burned to death when swept a three story building the tenement district early morning, Three other perso in a hospital in a critical condi- tion, The dead were trapped on t roof and top floor of the tenement by the fire. The origin of the fire is sus- picious, fhe police said. | \Premier Tolmie Loses Out British C olumbm Election VANCOUVER, B. C. Nov. 3 8. F. Tolmie, Conservative Premier \went down to defeat yesterday a the Liberals reported gains in many constituencies in the British Co- lumbia elections. | CONGRESS WILL TACKLE LIQUOR TAXES AT ONCE Speaker Rainey Announces Needed Legislation to | Get First Attention . WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The removal of the Federal Prohibition Enforcement laws from the stat- uté books and revision of liquor, taxes and tariffs have been placed | by' Speaker Rainey at the top of the legislative calendar for the‘ January session of Congress. Although the Volstead Act will be nullified if the Prohibition | Amendment is repealed, except for | its application in the District or‘ Columbia and the Terntone:l Speaker Rainey said it should be eliminated and early action to in- crease liquor taxes from $1.10 a| gallon to between $2.50 and $3 is| forecast. Speaker Rainey said this will| ed for revenue. Treasury officials expressed the| liquor taxes will not; “be high.” Many students of the Govern- | ment contend that liquor taxes must be kept within reason or the bootleggers will continue to flour- ish. Speaker Rainey told the news- men he considered repeal certain. Collective Bargaining Helps Ford Auto Manufacturer Ac-| cepts Provisions—Bids Now Be Accepted DETROIT, Mich.,, Nov. 3.—Col-| lective bargaining, the salient fea- ture of NRA and which caused the holdout of the Ford Motor Com-; panys stand now an accepted pro- vision by Ford. It is stated, according to the Dearborn office, that the Admin- istration in Washington announces the Gavernment will now accept bids of Ford dealers on Govern- ment contracts. World’s Largest Flag Flies After Nine Years ROME, Nov. 3. — The largest flag in the worid, as it is d scribed here, waved to the bree when the Futurist Art Exhibit is| opened here October 28. The tricolor was made in 1924, but was never hung in Italy be- cause of its size. It has a sur- face of nearly 4,000 square fest and weighs 500 pounds. A steel tower 160 feet high was rushed to completion as fhe stand- ard for the banner. Dog Musher “Slim” Viakes Hit with Mrs. ‘Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.— What Mrs. Franklin D. Roose- velt, America’s First Lady, liked best about the Chicago Fair, was the “man who drove the huskies down from Alaska,” she told the newsmen at the press conference. Mrs. Roosevelt said: “He had kind blue eyes and that look that was away off to distant horizons.” She evidently meant “Slim” Williams, of Copper Center, \ltfin The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, a recently organized arty, gave the Liberals more | chandise revive the wholesale markets and | | most, Gold Price Goes to RIVERS RISING; FLOODS THREATENED 632.57; o 31 Cents Higher than London | 3.—Pres forcing the WASHINGTON, Nov. dent Roosevelt’s plan for prices upward by increasing value of gold is in full operation with the Government’s agents quietly working in European bul- hon mnxken HOLIDAY TRADE LOOMING LARGE ASSERTS REVIEW Best Selling Period of Year Directly Ahead Says Dun-Bradstreet NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—The pace of business continues hesitant but actual declines are held within narrower confines, the Dun-Brad- street, Inc., review said today, but with the best selling period of the year directly ahead. Multiplied demands incident to Christmas shopping are counted on to give a final impetus to the movement of accumulation and bring more marked improvement to industrial centers and bring the full force of spring replenishment | requirements, A substantial check on the down- ward trend in. the general commo- dity price level was one of the significant developments of the week because of its bolstering influence on waning and removal of some hesitancy that resulted in the postponement of | orders for needed materials through {fear of possible inventory los: AMERICAN IS UNDER ARREST, ALLEGED SPY, Finnish Authorilies Un- earth Ring to Sell Military Secrets HELSINGFORS, Nov. 3—The Finnish authorities claimed to have established proof of a Spy, | Ring, organized supposedly to sell | Finnish military secrets. THose arrested include Arvid Jacobson, described as of Ameri- can-Finnish extraction and said to have formed connections with the Russian Secret Police. Word received here from De-| troit, Michigan, U. 8. A., is that Jacobson, who is 29 years old, is a University of Michigan graduate and former High School mathe- matics teacher. The local authorities said Jacob- son registered as @ member of the Communist Party and advices state he attended Communist meetings in Detroit. - BRAZIL BUYS NAVAL PLANES RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. The Brazilian navy bought 76 planes in the last fiscal year, says | the annual report of Admiral Pro- togenes Guimaraes, Minister of Marine. The machines came from the United States and England. e e,——— FRANK A. METCALF DOING ENGINEERING WORK FOR THE CITY OF WRANGELL Frank A. Metcalf, mining and civil engineer, who left Juneau on| the motorship Marguerite, for Wrangell, will be there for an in- definite period doing engineering work for the City in connection | rouble than the traditional oppon- ent, the Conservative Party. with the Public Works projects to be carried out in that place. any weighty mer-‘ thus | confidence | The don today reac The dom ed this ¢ price of the metal a new high. ic price was announc- morning as being $3257 an ounce, 31 cents higher thanj the day's London price which is| the highest since the United States gold buying move began. 1S, MAINTAINS 'MUCH SECRECY IN GOLD BUYING Tivo Reasons Are Adeases ed for Keeping All Moves in Dark | WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. — The United States is adhering for two reasons, among others, as to strict | secrecy concerning gold purchasing \flbroad These are to avoid spur- i d other nations into monetary | war and also to keep speculators in the dark. There are, of course, other fac- | tors behind the decision to only announce each day the price the United States will pay for gold bullion. Officials are not anxious to tell the rest of .the world exactly | what it is doing with purchases 'm' how long they will continue at top prices. BRITISH VIEWPOINTS LONDON, Nov. 3. — Sympathy and criticism clashed in what fi- nancial commentators had to say | about the American gold policy of | buying gold abroad. Many writers have discussed the probable effect of such a policy and which is menacing the posi- tion of the gold countries. The move is “taking a most ex- traordinary, even offensive way, in depreciating the dollar,” said| the London Post. | The London Mail contend>d buy- | (ing in Europe” need to ca alarm” and adding: “Talk of w and reprisals in connection with such transactions is absurd.” 40-DAY BEAVER SEASON IS SET IN S, E. ALASKA Game Re zula!lons Modified to Open Beaver Sea- son December 10 | Limited opening of on beaver in Southeast Alaska, fective December 10, next, tor 40-day period has been approved by the Secretary of Agriculture on the recommendation of the Alaska Game Commission, it was an- nounced today by E. M. Goddard, Acting Executive Officer. It ap- |plies to all of Southeast with the exception of B: | Chichagof Isl; | stocks are protected and fhe post- ed area in Mendenhall Valley Beaver trapping has been pro- lnbmd in the district for the past While there has been ntial increase in the sup- ply during the closed period, or- lenl“' the Commission felt that Lhm should not be disturbed for another year or two, by which time it was believed the blank areas would be stocked again. Recognizes Local Need “The Commission several weeks ago, recognizing that conditions were not improving as much as it had been hoped, and realizing that trapping constitutes one of the best sources of relief to the ind ual, decided to open the | season on boaver as much as the | stock warrants,” Mr. Goddard said. “To that end it recommended the | necessary amendment to the regu- 'latlom to the Secretary of Agri- | eulture: “Beaver are mot considered any {too plentiful in the district and — season ef- a ‘a »ubn | (Continued on Page Two) VARIOUS AREAS OF WASHINGTON ARE INUNDATED Heaviest Rainfall in Re- | cent Years Send Streams Out of Their Banks \HIGHWAY BLOCKED; PASSES ARE CLOSED |Slides Reported — Houses Demolished—Inmatc in Danger of Livc SEATTLE, Nov. 3.—Rising rivers of Western Washing- ton, after one of the heaviest rainstorms of recent years which brought the downfall to nearly two and one half in 24 hours, threat- ened flood damage especially in the Puget Sound area. Highways are inundated in various parts of the Western section of the State. Stevens Pass over the Cas- cades closed because of slides. The Snoqualmie River out of its banks in several places. The Green, White and Sno- homish Rivers are rising. Four Seattle homes were hit by slides. One house was wrecked and the man and his wife, unable to escape, were cut and bruised severely when the house topped over a bank, ———————— | [ inches is is PUBLIC MONEY ISDISTRIBUTED T0 15 STATES Many Allotments Made for Non-Federal Projects —Record Broken WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. — The Public Works Administration to- day made an initial allotment of four million dollars to begin con- struction of the nineteen-million dollar Verde irrigation and power project in Arizona. At the same time allotments totaling thirteen million dollars were made for 41 non-Federal projects in fifteen states ahd ex- pected to provide 61,000 man- months’ work. Today's allofnients brought the total of non-Federal projects this week above $154,000,000, a new high record for one week. JOAN ROBERTS DIES IN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 3. —Joan Roberts, aged 83, sea cap- tain in the Alaska gold ‘rush days, s dead. He commanded the Sur- orise, a steam schooner. G I R Wings Clipped from Plane Utsed in Prison SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 3. —An aviation course for Federal prisoners at McNeill Island peni- tentiary will use an airplane with “clipped wings.” Communists Jailed SZEGED, Hungary, Nov. 3.— Mostly small merchants and farm- ers, 55 out of 59 persons tried here for formation of a commun- - ist “cell,” were sentenced o gen- uine cells for terms ranging up to thres years.