The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” s VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6529. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1933. PACIFIC NORTHWEST EMPRESS OF OLD DYNASTY * Crown Prince Comes to Royal Japanese Couple —Nation Celebrates TO! Japan The ,long awaited Crown Prince of the rmpire is destined to carry on in succession in the oldest dyn- asty in the world. He is the first son born to their Emperor Hirohito and Nagako. kado Court physicians an- nounced the Empress and Prince- ling doing well. The baby weighed seven and one pounds. The nation immediately began a ' devout celebration. ! Four other children have been born to the Royal pair, three of | whom are living, all girls. ROOSEVELT SENDS MESSAGE | WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Presi- dent Roosevelt has sent a message tulations to the Emperor s of Japan on the birth O, Japan, Dec. 23—A son | 1 today to the Empress of AID IS BEING | RUSHED TO 60 O WALES ISL B. C. Community Isolated | “convincing attestation of recov- BORN TO ‘Business in All Divisions Reacting to National Plan for Recovery,Review Says NEW YORK, Dec. weekly recview of Dun-Bradstreet, Inc., says business in all divisions appears reacting favorably to the stimulus of the National Recovery program and Christmas trade, which is nearly of record propor- tions. The review says unfavorable igns have all but disappeared and | ery is found on every side in-! SILVER POLICY STRS CAPITAL T0 SPECULATION WashingtonWonders If| President Is About to Stabilize Dollar WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. — As ent Rooseyelt pursued a sort hybrid bimetallic commodity idea in search of higher the Nation's capital eag- Pr of dollar prices, rly sought for evidences of any Administration moves to carry out the expressed hope for extension‘ of the silver stabilization plan to other media of exchange, perhaps to gold. Observers here also wondered whether last night's hurried met-; ing of the Governors of the Fed- eral Reserve Board was necessitat- ed by the silver, develghment or forecast other developments yet to come. 23. — The cluding the imposing array of di- | 1t is known that Mr. Roosevelt byS!orms—Fears Felt | expects the new plan for silver | coinage, among other things, to for Condition | depreciate the dollar in countries VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec, 23.— using silver, just as gold purchases sixty persons who has done in those mations which use that metal as a base. When the depreciation, both at home and abroad, reaches a Fearing that have been isolated on Wales Is- land during three weeks of intense storms and cold are in dire straits, Provincial Police left Prince Rupert level that the President considers Friday with food and first aid satisfactory, and when commodity equipment. prices suit him, he hopes for sta- There are’ ten whites and fifty bilization. Japanese fishermen on the island. —_—————— H The small boat usually communi- cating between the Island and the MAGK sENNEI I mainland is believed to be either LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23—The storm bound or wrecked. | e————— man who started more girls to film stardom than any other one| ITALY T0 0T LIVING COSTS 3 ROME, Dec. 23—Faced, leaders bathing beauty and pie-throwing believe, with the necessity of in- flating the, currency or reducing the cost of production, Italy has decided to pursue the latter course. That it why, it was explained Premier Mussolini and experts of comedies that served as the flirst vehicles of many an acfor and, actress that later became well| known. | Sennett has filed a voluntary pe- | tition of bankruptey, }Stfing total | assets of $1,600. | the Ttalian corporatti): stef> are, at work on a nation-wide and si-| multaneous reduction in salaries and living costs. Quick action is needed to fore- Fndorses Juneau’s stall losing further ground in for- eign frade, they believe. |Loan Application ‘ Every citizen affected directly | or indirectly is expected to follow Delegate Anthony J. Dimond | a plan of national reduction sim-| has given the Public ‘Works ilar to that of October, 1930, whenl Administration a written en- , 10 to 12 per cent reductions were| dorsement of the application achieved in salaries, rent, light,| made by the City of Juneau heat, food and trnnSpormfionl for a loan and grant of $100,- charges. 000, according to word received i by Mayer L Goldstein today. In his letter to Mayor Gold- stein, Delegate Dimond en- closed a copy of the Public Works Administration’s ac- knowledgement cf his writ- ten endorsement of the appli- | cation for a loan and grant, [ which if approved by the P. | W. A, will enable the city to | accomplish many necessary ! public improvemetns. | i i Delegate Dimond ! i { i | | | i | [} | | NO GOLD PRICE WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— There is no gold price to- day as the Government of- fices, including the Recon- struction Pinance Corpora- tion, are taking a holiday. Gov. Troy to Spend Christmas in Frisco | And then Go South . Gov. John W. Troy will e arrive in San Francisco to- ‘l day from Washington and e will spend Christmas there, By A al e according to word received v resumptions, increases and| e py The Empire. He will be signs of revival. The final week| e joined there by Mrs. Troy, of Christmas buying more ““‘"1' who left Los Angeles by exceeded the highest totals placed | ® plane this morning to meet for it. There were large Iacmry‘o him. payrolls, extension of emergency | ® After spending a few relief jobs and release of millions| @ *days in San Francisco, the of dollars impounded in closed| ® Governor and Mrs. Troy will ganks all swelling the consumers'| ® go to San Diego and later purchasing power.” ii to Long Beach. No date - - | ® has been fixed for his ar- | @ rival here. K (o0 00000000000 70 CELEBRATE - WITHMASS AT - MIDNIGHT SUN. ee0ecececcccoee s> Christmas . Doings for Kiddies On Next Friday The Christmas entertain- ment for the kiddies of Gas- tincau Channel given annually by the Elks, will be on Friday night of next week, December 29. The Kiddies will be wel- comed in the Elks’ ballroom and Santa will be there dis- ttributing candy, mnuts, eic. Elk Christmas will be observed in FINE WEATHER | bration of the Midnight Mass | Christmas Eve., beginning prompt- |1y at 12 o'clock. The services will consist of lAdlam's Choral Eucharist, with | hymns and anthems appropriate to the season, sung by a choir of 41 voices, with Mrs. A. J. Buck- ingham at the organ. The Holy JUNEAU'S XMAS | Communion will be again celebrat- led at 11 o'clock Christmas morn- Rising Temperature Is Also ing. The children's service wil ; be held on Holy I is' Day, Predicted—May Have ;D;E;bef’z‘,,_ . Some Wll’ld Monday | The music at the Midnight Mass | will be as follows: | Processional—‘Christmas Awake” —Yorkshire. “Good Tidings"— Junior Choir, with obligato solo by Mrs. Jenne and Monte Snow. Kyrie — Nine-fold — Gounod's Mass. Sequence —“Hark! the Herald Angels Sing"—Mendelssohn. Gloria Tibi, Grafias Credo Adlam. Hymn—“Silent Night"—Carol Pastor's Greetings. Offertory—Anthem “Cantique de Noel"—with solo and obligato by Mrs. G. F. Alexander. Sursum & Sanctus—Adlam. Benedictus—Morley (sung by Ju- nior choir.) Pater Noster, Angus Die, Gloria in Excelsis—Adlam. Nunc Dimittis—Chant. Recessional—“Adeste Fideles” Members of Choir Adults— Sopranos — Mrs. Crystal Snow | Jenne, Mrs. G. F. Alexander, Mrs. | J. V. Hickey, Mrs. R. R. Brown, MRS. N. L. TOAST GIVES it scoser. aries Eisaetn Kaser AT HOME’ IN HONOR OF MOTHER, MRS.EH.EAST In honor of her mother Mrs. A. E. H. East, of Massachusetts, who A. arrived in Juneau on the steamer Alaska, Mrs. N. L. Troast was at home on Thursday afternoon from 2 oclock until 5 o'clock. During the afternoon many friends called to meet Mrs. East, who will visit her daughter here for several months. Mrs. Troast was assisted by Mrs. C. W. Hawkesworth, Mrs. R. 8. Ra- ven, Mrs. John A. Glasse and Mrs Gunnar Blomgren, who pre- sided at the tea table during the afternoon. Those who assisted by serving were, Mrs. Harry G. Wat- son, Mrs. E. M. Goddard. Mrs. J. W. Leivers, Mrs Harold Regele, Mrs. William Byington, Miss Blanche Turner, and Mrs, Walter P. Scott. o MRS. CARL COATE AND SON LEAVE HOSPITAL Fair and slightly warmer for tomorrow and probably a continua- for Christmas weather promised Juneau and vic- inity for the next two days. Tt was said, however, that rising at- mospheric pressures in the north- ern sections might bring some wind. | Today's temperature was the warmest in the past seven days. At noon the official reading was 13 degrees above zero, as compared to 11 above last Saturday and 20 on the preceding day. Although handicapped by this wesk’s cold weather, Juneau was preparing to celebrate in tradition- al style with the customary church services, dances, family dinners, and Christmas tree parties during the week. Most of the Federal and some of the Territorial offices were closed today and all of thef will remain closed Monday. tion of it is the Miss Murial Jarman Altos—Mrs. W. Jarman, Mrs. S. Feldon, Mrs. Ronald Lister, Mrs. Anna Snow. Tenors—Monte Snow, R. Lister, J. Buckingham, Jackson Rice, C. Pisher. Bassos — B. D. Stewart, Harry Lea E. M. Polley, Cedric Davis, 8. Feldon, W. W. Bachellor. Juniors— Margaret Sanborn, Frances New- man, Alice Sully, Joan Morgan, Mary Stewart, Marguerite Hickey, Phyllis Jenne, Kathleen Carlson, Emily Dalton Shirley Dalton, Flor- ence Rutherford, Patricia Harland, Corrinne Jenne, Gene Carlson, Barbara Lemieux, Miriam Lea, nie. Organist—Mrs. A. J. Bucking- Ham. Director — Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne. Crucifer—Thomas Stewart. Acolytes — Kenneth Lea, George Alexander. ——————- WRIGHT ARRIVES SHORT BUSINESS TRIP ! W. C. Wright. formerly proprie- Mrs. Carl Coate and her infant tor of the Wright Jewelry Store son, Barrie Douglas, left St. Ann's here, arrived on the Northland Hospital for thelr home this vesterday afternoon on a Business morning. trip. w. C. { Holy Trinity. Cathedral by. the ggle- | i | Nancy Ann Kann, Ellen McKech-| | ANNUAL PARTY MANY CHILDREN Gay with festoons of evergreens, tinsel and scarlet poinsetias the motorship Northland formed a| charming background for the Northland's Christmas party to the children and parents of Southeast | Alaska which was held here be-} tween 7 o'clock and 9:30 o'clock | | last evening. | In the brightly lighted social| | hall beside the beautitfully deco- | | rated Christmas tree, Santa Claus’ personal representative, Big Ben Joyce greeted the 1500 youngsters who called to ses him during the evening and distributed gifts to each. Some of the children, to whom the Northland party is the! big event of the year, eagerly con-' fided just what they want Santa to pring them this season. | Dan Noonan, popular purser of the Northland, acted as host at the entrance to the hall and wel- comed both children and parents One o Taz 6ld boy’s most poj man. Here is Miss Dorothy C f MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS AT NURTHLANB@;VEint Nick Knows His Groceries! “Give Grocery Gifts” is 1933 Motto of Charming Shopper ular helpers this year is the grocery- : andler solving the friends and relatives with practical grocery gifts. choosing grocery gifts, says, ‘*“What could be more appreciated by the whole family than a gift-basket of well-chosen groceries?'” P %, { i 3 N\ PRICE TEN CENTS LOODS LARGE SECTION BEING COVERED BY HIGH WATER Thousands Are Driven from Homes in Four States and B. C. PROPERTY DAMAGE UP INTO MILLIONS ‘Death List _M:);nled to 12 ( —No Relief from Elements i [ | | | | SEATTLE, Dec. 23—While the | list of known dead has mounted to ! 12, thousands of persons have been | driven from fheir homes, property damage has reached into the mil- lions of dollars, railroad and mo- tor traffic held up, water Traffic ! harried and with communications disrupted, the Northwest is being ift 158 cblem for handler, in to the party and urged them to wapder over the ship at will and alat home. * From the social hall to the din- ing saloon, the Northland was gay with Christmas colors, each radia- | tor was decorated to represent a | fireplace and the spirit of hospi-| tality was everywhere. | | | PRAYER NEEDED INT. SITUATION Uncertainties Prevail “Fol- lowing Fruitless Negotiations While about 500 children from other communities on the Channel attended the party in Juneau last evening, the Northland remained an hour in Douglas to enterfain the grown-ups and children who, did not cross the Channel, befors| leaving for Sitka. ! RULES INSULL VATICAN CITY, Italy, Dec. 23. —Prayers and more prayers are| necessary in the present interna-, tional situation, the Pope told the College of Cardinals and Ro- POPE DECLARES. | visited with one of the worst | rainstorms and floods that ever struck N westt, ‘Western Monfana and British Col- umbia have been caught in floods. The latest deaths are those of Mi. and Mrs. Joe Wojiechowski, drowned in the rain swollen Yak- ima river near Granger when their }boa'. capsized as they were at- tempting to retrieve groceries from their inundated home abandoned | last week. William Dail fell from a trestle into the Green River and drowned. R. F. Hood, of Portland, was ABOARD BYRD'S FLAGSHIP ¢aught in a torreht of water and IN THE ANTARCTIC, by Radio, 10st his life. Dec. 23—A flight made over the, There is apparently dittle relief uncharted vastness of the Ross from rain and the melting snow Sea convinced Rear Admiral Rich- in sight. — e BYADMAKES .. FLIGHT OVER AN ICE PACK Surprise Air Trip Reveals Flagship Can Proceed k | for Some Distance | | | IS GUILTY OF MllREEHARl}ESi CHICAGO, Dec. 23. — Federal Judge Evan Evans has ruled that Samuel Insul, Sr., is guilty of collusion in bringing about the re- | ceiverships of his two billion dol- lar group of utility holding and finance companies, upholding the contention of Attorney Samuel Et- telson that no further allowance of fees should be made to certain receivers and attorneys. Ettelson charged that Insull and certain bankers interested in the Insull securities that were held on loans to the collapsed financial house collaborated in seeking the appointment of friendly receivers. JAPANESE SHIP | BREWERS ASK man Prelates in his annual Christ- ard E. Byrd he will be able mas address, declaring thatt‘neln—'p sh his ship much further to- mr}llatl?:ilaez:nggn XZ _!iouncd :p ward Little America than first § nties, distrust Dby expected. clashing imfrests and of fruitless, When the flagship was plough-| negotiations. ing along the 150th meridian, it, The Pope said the best comment encountered what seemed to be an| he could offer is that “nobody jce pack that could not be pene-| knows what the outcome will be.” trated. | He furthér said “money and mon- | { A Plane Ordered Out ey is needed to wage war.” YThe A wvflg‘y ity tne, DU ordered the ship back in-, Z e ) . to open water, lowered a seaplane sterilization program of Germany - th 2 He said “inconsistency of such i ." e S.lde g, ook ol practices in the light of religious surprise flight over the unknown teachings is clearly set fO}L; 0 spaces lying ahead, returning four e Pafial o of 1931 and in hours later with the report there the Encyclical Castil Connubii.” :&as IOy loepack. ahead oan: Vi rary to usual belief. ’ As a result of the flight, Byrd | will be able to push on by ship although eventually he will be stopped by the ice now forming. After being stopped by the ice he plans to go on to the base at Little America by plane from where he will make further ex- plorations. REDUCED TAX ON 32 BEER CHICAGO Dec. 23.—The Board ->oo— " BEN. 0'DUFFY T0 BE TRIED BY MILITARY DUBLIN, Dec. 23.—Gen Eoin O'Duffy, co-leader of the United Ireland Party, has been summons ed before a military tribunal on the charge of inciting to murder | President Eamonn de Valera. Gen. O'Duffy was released from jail two days ago after a judge ruled he and his follower, John O'Sullivan, had been illegally de- tained for five days. They were imprisoned after & clash with the police. MAE MURRAY'S of Directors of the United States Brewing Association, representing 115 breweries over the country,| RAMMED, SUNK BY U, S. CRAFT ™. have decided to ask Congress to reduce from $5 to $2 a barrel the| DUTCH HARBOR Alaska, Dec. Federal tax on 3.2 per cent beer | REFORMS FOR prcianges I 1 1OME S0 LOS ANGELES, Cal. Dec. 23.— A deputy sheriff auctioned off the 23 —The Japanese ship Heiyel Maru, No. 12, was rammed and sunk by~the American ship Towa, near Hakodate Friday morning. The Towa rescued the crew of the Japanese craft and proceeded to Hakodate. This information was received here by the Naval radio. — i DEPARTMENT ANSWERS TWO ALARMS ON FRIDAY NIGHT The Fire Department last night answered- two alarms, bringing the total for the day up to three. Neither of the last two did any material property damage The first was at 9:45 p. m. from Pront Street at Ferry Way where | a defectibe fuse block on the elec- tric power line endangered nearby roofs. Power below the Alaskan Hotel was off for 45 minutes. Street, & roof fire at the resi- d:nce of R. E. Robertson. and to make the tax on beer| above that alcoholic content 85. | The meeting was presided over by Col. Jacob Ruppert of New York, and held behind closed doors. R. A. Huber, vice-president, trea: urer of Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis; Joseph E. Goldie of the Rainier Brewery Company, San Francisco, and Christian Feigenspan of Chris- tian Feigenspan & Co. Newark, N. J., were named to constitute a national code authority to act with eighteen regional code author- ities set up under provisions of the industry’s code. — e MRS. WALSTEIN G. SMITH RETURNS ON NORTHLAND Mrs. Walstein G. Smith, who has been south for the last six| weeks. visiting in Bellingham, ‘Se- | attle and Los Angeles, refurned to after- i ship Northland yesterday noon. FORECAST NOW WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 —Legis- e reforms in Stock Exchange procedure is the prediction made by Ferdinand Pecora, Counsel for the Senate Banking Committee, as result of data now collected on markel operations. One change, Pecora predicted, will be prohibition against brokers trading for themselves and for customers and the requirement they confine operations to one kind of trading. - > la RETURNS TO ON* NORTHLAND BIGGS JUNEAU J. H J. H. Biggs, Gastineau Hotel, proprietor of the returned on the The second was on upper Gold her Juncau home on the motor- Northland yesterday afternoon Trom a trip of veral weeks to Se- atttle on business. palatial Playa Del Rey Beach home which once was tr: romantic domicile of Mae Murray, actress, and her divorced husband, Prince David Mdivani The house, which cost $100,000 to build went for $11,000. Four other parcels of property were bid in at $1 each. The house and property were bid in by Mrs. El- zabeth Wood Stack fo salisly a $56,000 judgment obtained by Mrs. Stack against the actress.