The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 5, 1933, Page 1

THE DAIIY ALASKA EMPIRE “4LL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1933. NO. 6512. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS * * * * * * * KING IS NOW PE * * * 2 i A - 7 N 1 0\ HAVOC CAUSED BY WIND STORM - ON WAERFR‘UNTi Juneau Lumber Mills with | Damage Estimated at | $15,000 Heavy Sufferer | With the wind abating and pre- | dictions of snow for tonight and | tomorrow, residents and business| men of Juneau were checking up on the damage done by the storm yesterday and last night. While no detailed report had been made on the damage in Jun- eau, by far the greatest sufferer was the Juneau Lumber Mill, whose damages are estimated at approximately $15,000 by the offi- cials of the company. The loss of the refuse burner, which blew over Jate yesterday, was the most ser- jous, and in ‘order to prevent pos- sible fire, from sparks, the Firs Department was called, Fortunately there had been no.blaze . in..the burneét for several days, so that chance of fire was slight. In addi- tion to the burner, roofs partly blown off on the company buildings and lumber and sheet iron tossed about. Damage along the waterfront from the wind was considerable, though the only gasboat reported Jost was the Gazelle, which was tied up near the Femmer's dock. TIts-ownsr’s name is Paddock. Two smaller craft, moored near the approach to the Government dock sank sometime during the evening, according to the report. Windows and portions of roofs were said to be blown from the Cash Cole barn, the old Nelson| Forest Service, cannery building, warehouse on Willoughby Fire Hall and the city dock. Wind Velocity The highest wind velocity re- corded at the local U. S. Weather Bureau station yesterday was re- ported by R. C. Mize, Meteorolo- gist in Charge, to have been at the rate of 30 miles an hour. This does not represent the highest vel- ocity attained in some of the num- erous blasts. Gusts of much greater velocity than the highest recorded werz frequent yesterday, Mr. Mize said. These contributed materially to the damagz done. Freakish to Degree The wind was freakish to a high degree. Many householders Ye ported strong gusts that blew dir- ectly down their chimmneys, blow- ‘ing smoke, gas, soot and ashes through stove drafts and into rooms, and into basement fire- rocoms. One such blast was res- ponsible for a fire alarm abou 7:30 p.m. which filled the base- ment of the residence of R. McKenna with smoke from the oil-burner. Mr. McKenna thought momentarily that the furnace had exploded. He discovered the cause of trouble before the Fire truck arrived. e and Among “famous jersey numbers” that have been “retired” are Red Grange's 71, néver to be worn by an Tlini again, Benny baan’s 47 and Harry Kipke's 22, at Michigan, and Ernie Nevers' 1, at Stanford. —ee-—— “Trial Honeymoon” Proves Success, Now Marriage HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. Dec. £.— Their “trial honeymcon” of three weeks, under chaperonage. having proved a success, Fifi Dorsey, screen actress, and Maurice Hill, sen of a Chicago manufacturer, will be married temorrow, aceording to Fifi, Ooster- ! SPHERISTS LAND IN l-;AST | ] Lieut.Com. T. G. W. Settle (r whose trip into.the.stratosphere landing on marshy ground along N. J., are shown with their wives. were MRS, ALEXANDER T0 SING BEFORE PUBLIC TONIGHT With Willis E. Nowell, Will Take Part in Musicale Given This Evening | ‘While Mrs. George F. Alexander | will sing before the.public of Jun- ' eau this evening, for the first time \since she arrived in October to make her home here, her enviable [reput.anon in musical circles in | Portland, Oregon, preceded her and !has aroused the enthusiasm of all | music lovers of the Channel com- | munities. i Mrs. Alexander, who with Willis |E. Nowell, will take the leading part in the public musicale being | given at the Governor's House to- ,night under the auspices of the | Trinity Choir, began the serious | study of music when a young girl in her home state of Missouri and continued it there and in New York |City until her marriage in 1907, | taking up piand, voice, pips or- | gan, harmony and theory. Follow- |ing her marriage, Mrs. Alexander | became well known among musical lpeop]e of the middle west, both; | through her singing and teaching ! jand since she. with her family, | imoved to Portland, in 1912, she' | | -'has continued her musical work in| {that city. During her years of resi- | dence in Portland, Mrs. Alexander | held positions as soprano soloist {in Rose City Park Methodist | Church, First Christian church !and White Temple and has recent- {1y been head of the voice depart- ment of the Portland College of Music. She organized the first) iquartet in the First Christian Church and was director of the| |'Daughters of the Nile chorus in {addition to taking part in many| musical groups, probably the best; known of which was the Darling! trio, who have won great praise for | their singing both over the radio jand in concert. Miss Mary Bras;-f |field a member of the trio, won the state musical contest af Forest Grove, in Portland early last year.; Mr. Nowell, who will share honors with Mrs. Alexander this svening, needs no introduction to Juncau audiences who have for years eagerly looked forward to his ap- pearances on musical programs, and know themselves fortunate to ;have such a noted viqllmst among ' them, ight) and Ma). Chester L. Fordney, carried them from.Aknon, O., to a. the Delaware river near Bridgeton, (Associated Press Photo) Italy May Withdraw fromLeague Fascist Gramouncil Will Consider Next Move to Be Made ROME, Dec. 5. — Reconstruction of the League of Nations to make it more representative of world opinion, according to well informed circles will probably be demanded bv Ttaly if the Fascist Grand Council decides this nation should not follow Japan and Germany in withdrawing from the League. Italy recently served notice of withdrawal unless “certain changes in the conduct of the League of Nations were made.” JOH N FAGTOR MUST RETURN, FAGE GHARGES Extradition to England Is Given Approval, U. S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—Extra- dition to England of John (Jake the Barber) Factor, recently a kid- nap victim in Chicago, for trial on a charge of participating in an eight miilion dollar swindle, has been approved by the Supreme Court. ——————— AMERICANS ARE GIVEN WARNING All Foreigners Told to Get Out of Danger Zone in China NANKING, Dec. 5. — American and other foreigners have been ad- vised to evacuate the danger zone in Fukien Province where the Na- tional Government is preparing to attack the insurgent Provincial Ad- ministration, GRAINS UPWASD 'Market Experiences Better | sustained upward push after ; proposed STOCKS FOLLOW! \ TO NEW LEVELS Tone—Industnals Give Best Performance NEW YORK, N. Y. Dec. Stocks today followed grains B in &} hav-| ing been dormant for several ses- sions. The close was strong with gains from one to around five; points predominating. | Industrials gave the best per-! formance some of them reaching new highs for the current year.) The day's sales were almost 2,000~ 000 shares. Dollar Is Steady The dollar was comparatively steady but sagged a little late im the session. Sterling got up about two cents. The franc recovered fractionally. Cereals ended typ to three cents in’ net gains. P Cotton was firm. Other commod- were mixed. Secondary bonds were strong.! Government securities eased up a bit. Alliled Chemical spurted more than five points to a new high for 1933. Eastman kodak was up five; Johns Manville more than four to a new year's peak performance. HITS INFLATION f%ile or no attention to its met- TWO DROWN AT HARRIMAN ASKS STABLE DOLLAR: Head of Na:io—nal Chamber || of Commerce Address- es Western Division SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 5.7‘ Henry 1. Harriman, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, in an address be- fore the Chamber's Western Divis- | jon, last night urged a prompt re- turn to gold exchange stabiliza- tion and removal of NRA “bur-| | dens” upon small businesses as a | part of the program for economic | recovery. < | He did not favor, however, a re-| turn of the dollar to the old basis, | because, he said, conditions have | changed. But he asserted the dol- | lar of varying gold content would | bring confusion and uncertainty. The policy of outright inflation- ists, who would issue money with | allic basis, he asserted to its met-| to complete financial collapse. The Western Division organiza= tion, now in session here, includes 11 Western States and Alaska, | o General Motors was up more than one, which called out one block of more than 25000 shares. United States Steel, United States Smelting and Refining, Dupont, Chrysler, Western Union, Case, ‘Westinghouse, - DePasco, American Smelting and alcohols did not celebrate repeal although most of them were up a point or more. CLOSING PRICES TODAY, NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 22%, American Can 99%, American Power and Light 7Y%, Anaconda 15%, Armour B Bethlehem Steel 35%, Calumet and Hecla 4%, Colorado Fuel and Iron 4%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Fims 14'%, General Motors 34'%. Int national Harvester 423, Kennecoit 21% , Chicago and Milwaukee (pre-, ferred) 8%, Standard Oil of Cal- ifornia 42%, United Corporation 51, United States Steel 46%. IR AU DIVORCED | BRIDE” LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. “He told me that he was a uni-| versity graduate with a “Ph. D.| degree’ and an artist, but later I discovered. that - his representa- tions were untrue.” | Patricia Brighton, who insisted she was a “kissless bride” made | “KISSLI 5 | these charges in winning an an-| nulment of her marriage to Robert | L. Brighton. The decree s | granted by Superior Judge Leon R. Yankwich. i Delegate Dimond Is to Seek Large Sum for Construction AlaskaSection,Int. Highway WASHINGTON, Dec. 5— De- seribing the project as an ideal Public Works eifterprise, Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said he will seek $1970.000 at the com- ing Congress session for construc- tion of the Alaska section of the International Highway, Seattle to Fairbanks. Work on Day Labor “Much of the work of 174 miles of construction will be by William Christian Bullitt, s Russia, was born 42 years ago 1 KETCHIKAN AS VESSEL SINKS Man and Wman Meet Death in Channel Dur- | -wttended Harvard Law School for a " career became a Washingto State Department as an attacl -19. Bul far back as 1919 delegation in 1918 of the Soviet. As | Moscow, after wi | resume diplomatic _ prominent part in th | first United States Ambassador to Soviet n Philadelphia, the grandson of John Christian Bullitt, who wrote the charter under which that i erned from 1885 to 1920. After being gr n newspaper correspondent. He entere he in 1917, and was a member of the peace 1litt long has been an advocate of recognition r which he came home an ) relations. He speaks Russian fluentiy an e recognition negotiations between President Roose- velt and Commissar Litvinoff. was gov- aduated from Yale in 1912, he instead of following a legal ear, but . d the he conferred with Nickolai Lenin in d recommended that the U. S, and played & ing Severe Gale KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec Mrs. Rose Graves, better known as “Petersburg Rose,” aged about 50 years, and Ed Taube, aged about | 30 years, were drowned in thej channel, 100 yards off shore, yes-} terday afternoon, when the trolling| boat Finn sank under them during |——————————— — ( a severe gale. | | Charles Smith, third person! | aboard the Finn, was rescued i ’ | i Lindberghs May Hop for S. A., During Today PARTY MAY BE FORMING NOW i British Cabinet Set - backs| Starts Political Rumors Abroad By OSCAR LEIDING LONDON, Dec. 5.—Dominating| BATHURST, Gambia, Dec. 5. —A fresh breeze gave promise that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife might take off during teday sometime for their flight to South America. e ——— Lower freight rates obtained in| the last year on milk shipped into! i { | | | | Boston meant a saving of about 10|the British political picture, as the| cents a hundred pounds to dairy- session of parliament develops, 15, men. | the question whether the national ! government is planning to weld it- | isell into a new party. | Many in political circles foresee | the formation of a national party | which would swallow up the con-| | servative party and the liberal and { laborite supporters of the Mac Donald cabinet. This step, some say, is the o logical way for the “temporary”! coalition of 1931 to insure itself a more lasting life in the face of its Canadian Benefits “The Canadian part of the 2 tremendor oW % highway will open thousands of polHCON POWET bt growing am acres of virgin timber lands and Critics Cite Def creeks] !orwml;:xgg' sites hrww!o:e' Swept into office in 1031 by the scarcely touched. d | greatest majority in the nation’s 2 Road 24 Feet Wide =~ lhistory, the national government o n‘?:r the plans, the .X“"‘“”_‘Y has had no opposition and critics foot'gravz:l ;eefil WldeD‘:]‘T" o g: of its two-year regime argue that B4 4 3t t:’ LEC; mg :.5;‘[{ on.; this lack 1s reflected in its con- o2 at he believed c spicuous failure to give an aggres- M of the Alaska POTLON giya Jeadership to the nation. i’ ihpino Independence knot Stays Snarled W hile Quezon Comes to Visit Rooseveli| hand and a great portion, pos- |of the highway would be an in- sibly $1,600,000 will go for day la- | centive for construction of the bor and the remainder for bridgzes | Canadian portion,, the cost which and culverts” said Delegate Di-|is estimied at almos televen mil- mond. lion dollars, These critics assert that public opinion is rising against the gov- ernment and as evidence cite its (Continued on Page Two) By E. E. BOMAR Manila, P. I, Dec. 5—With the period in wnich the pending Philippine independence act must be accepted nearing expiration on January 17,. 1934, the insular leg- islature tied itself into parlia- mentary knots in frying to reach a decision The bitter fight began before| the opening of the annual 100-day session, July 1 nd it was nearly three mont 1 r before a defip- ite program was advanced by Man- uel Quezon, the mercurial Senate | President, W has completely | dominated the proceedings. Plans Washington Trip He then had the Legislature go on record opposing the act in its present 1, but leaving the why clear for formal acceptance | nevertheless before the lapsing of the Congressional proffer of free- dom Quezon 1 revealed his plan to go to Washington for a confer- witk dent Roosevelt. He is due land in San Francisco thi k. It President would him Congress would consider some amendments which he desired, he announced he would cable a rec- ommendation to the Legislature to accept the act Halts Referendum Talk Time and again Quezon de- nounced the act as completely un- satisfactory but he would not as- sume the responsibility of demand- that the Legislature reject it ht. The triennial general ns are scheduled for next June and his foes charged he was afraid of defeat at those polls if he cast aside the independence de- (Continued on Page Seven) ) ! assure | EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT WIPED OUT * * * * RMITTED PROHIBITION " QUSTED FROM CONSTITUTION Proclamation Issued De- clares Dry Years Are Over in U. S. 'ACTION BY UTAH CINCHED REPEAL |Government May Release | Medicinal Liquor to ‘ Hamper Bootleg BULLETIN — WASHING- TON, Dec. 5. — Prohibition | was wiped from the Constitu- |tien with the Utah conven- tion’s action at 2:21 o’clock this afterncon, Pacific Ceast Time, approving the Twenty- first Amendment. Acting Secretary of State Phillips signed a formal pro- clamation. Pennsylvania and Ohio State conventions had prev- jously taken similar action to that of Utah. The announcement of actual repeal was the signal for cele~ brations in convivial spets cver the country. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5— Tried almost for fourteen | years, and adjudged wanting, Constitutional Prohib ition ends tonight. The American people will then face a curiously new pericd of experimentation on how to handle liquor. Only the formal ratifica- tions by the conventions of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Utah are necessary to do away with the Eighteenth Amend- ment. As it nmew stands, Utah’s action as the thirty-sixth State to vote for repeal of Prohibition, will be about o’clock tonight, Pacific Coast time. 5 Automatically the Twenty- first Amendment takes effect terminating Federal Prohibi- tion except in dry States. The departure of Prohibi- tion removes from the sphere of Congressional debate one of the greatest single issues of the past decadé but liquor control remains one of the first problems for the ap- proaching session of Con- gress and the Drys predict the fight will go on and are 'prepared to lead it. Drinking Rules Although the people of eighteen States may take a drink tonight, after Utah gives the nod, it is not going to be that simple. In some States the drinker may tand. In other States the drinker must sit and in $till others they |must go home with the liquor. States wide open are Wisconsin, Oregon, Washingten, Illinois and Louisiana, Hard liquor drinkers in Colorado, California and Connecticut must wwonunued on Page Two)