The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 5, 1934, Page 1

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XLIIL, NO. 6539. * MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS PRESIDENT, CONGRESS SPEED UP WORK SUMS FOR NORTHLAND ANNOUNCED Heir Brings J ALASKABUDGET IS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT Slight Reductions Made in' Some Estimates—Total | Sums Announced SPECIAL RAILROAD | FUND IS ANNOUNCED, “Governor's Effce, Public' Schools and Indian Af- | fairs’ Allotments WASHINGTON, Jan. 5—An ap-| propriation of $2423330 a drop of $258390 from the 1934 estimat- | ed, is requested for the operation | of the Government of Alaska in! the President’s annual Budget mes- | sage presented to Congress yester-; day. | The greatest single cut is in the | amount for the operation of the| Alaska Railroad whers $1,000 was | Nippon, where the arrival of a Cro The birth of a son and heir to Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagakn of Japan was the occasion of rejoicing throughout the flowery land cf | of the ancient dynasty of Sun Goddess had been eagerly awaited. The | 5 Imperial couple have four other children, all girls. oy to Nippon wn Prince to carry on the succession | requested compared to the 1934 e estimate of $250,000. The rcduc-i .y tion is due to the continued avail- Juneau W ater ability of unexpended balances of | ¢ previous appropriations for th“{(,()fll])flny Gets {Loan from PW A purpose. The budget for Alaska for next j L] WASHINGTON, Jan. 5— @ e Allotments made yesterday year provides $14,040 for salarie: of the Territorial Governor and Secretary, compared to $14,140 for e by the Public Works Admin- e 10%4;. 415,800 for. 1933 contingent.. e isiration.include, a, loan, of e expenses called for $14720 next| e $5000 to the Juneau Waier o year compared with $16500 this, e Company for replacement of e year. | ® 2000 lineal feet of water e Legislative Expenses | ® mains. L) No comparison was given be- — .- —— tween the request for $23,320 for legislative expenses in 1935 and expenses provided for this year, but it was a reduction of $3,680 from 1933, Support of reindeer stations, in- structions in care and management of the animals $30520 was asked compared to $32400 for 1934, $34,300 for 1933. Road, trail, bridge construction ‘and maintenancs for 1935 estimated e at $452,000 compared with $469,300' for 1934, Two Western Senators Sat- FREE COINAGE MANY CHANGES ' MADE BY BELL, DIGEST SHOWS Summary of 1934 Fishing| Regulations Indicates ‘ Modifications New regulations for the Alaska | fishery industry recently issued by | Commissioner Frank T. Bell show |a number of important changes, |it was revealed by copies just re- ceived here. | A digest of the regulations for| ! next season in Southeast Alaska is {as follows: / Southeast Alaska-Yakutat District 1. Gill nets limited to 35 mesh- 'es in depth throughout district. | caucus at which delegates to the) {of the country, Delegate Anthony | DEMOCRATS TO | STAGE CAUCUS HERE JAN. 11 Will Name Delegates to Convention—Pass Sev- eral Resolutions At a well-attended meeting of | the local Democratic Committee | last night, January 11 was set as the date for holding a precincb; Divisional Convention to be held | here on January 24. A committee of two was appointed to make ar-| rangements for a hall. | Several resolutions were passed, | one praising President Roosevelti for his successful efforts on behalf | J. Dimond and Gov. John W. Troy | for their work for Alaska, and| the other demanding a “new deal” | in the matter of local appoint- ments. solution of Praise lutions were introduced | by Al Lundstrom. 'rnamppreciunon} of the efforts of the President,| Delegate Dimond and Gov Troy | said: “Wherels, The remarkable ad- ministration of our great President, nklin D. Roosevelt, has estab- lished a record for progressive and | humane legislation unparalelled mj the Nation’s history, and | “Whereas, The National Recov-! ] foreign buying power, consequently a greater market for U. S. product: new era of prosperity for our Rocky Mountain silver mining area. Mines Utah, Arizona and Ide 20, because silver did not pay cost of production, and i “Whereas, Alaska has benefitted immensely through the well-plan- ned and executed Public Works Program, and will benefit further through the increased price of gold brocught about through the wise statemanship of President Roose- velt, and 1 “Whereas, the Honorable Anthony | J. Dimond, Delegate to Congress from Alaska, and the Honorable| John W. Troy, Governor of Al- aska, were early and earnest advo- cates of Alaska receiving her just proportionate share of Federal Disarmament of Nations Is Believed to Be Far Off ROME, Jan. 5—Sir John Simon, British Foreign Secretary, has left for London to report to his Government “there is no use crying fer the moon in matters of international disarma- ment.” The British Foreign Secretary’s report will be based on the creating new jobs and putting more money in circulation, 8 Wh 2. Set and anchored nets in pecial R. R. Fund isfied 1 1 Mouti Bay limited to 50 fathoms sfi o R h G| ictetinth White: . \Moit By haed o, 0 et vided $1247000 from operating | House Interview | revenues and reimbursements for material and supplies. This esti- mated revenue for 1935 is an in-| crease of $37,500 over the estimated income for 1934. The fiscal Budget provides for an indefinite appropriation of 65 per- cent of all moneys collected for occupation or trade licenses outside of incorporated towns to be used for construction and maintenance of wagon roads, bridges and trails. T0 CONSIDER MORGENTHAU NOMINATION Official Is Called Before Senate Committee— Sets Precedent WASHINGTON, Jan. 5— Henry Morgenthau, Jr., has been called' before the Senate Finance Com-| mittee for examination preparatory | to speeding through the Senate his“ momination as Treasury Secretary.| Senator Huey Long has served| notice he will protést any rail- | roading of the appointment. | Though calling Morgenthau is a precedent, his nomination had not t been formally submitted but airman Harrison said it is es- sential to get the New York legal- ly intp his momentous work as quickly as possible. Chairman Harrison and other | leadgrs expressed confidence the Moigenthan nomination will be confirmed without any trouble. | ( WAY IS CLEARED WASHINGTON, Jan. &, — The Committee of the Senate has cl the way for confirma- tion 6f the nomination of Mor- ' genthau by favorably reporting the nox_nln#uon to the Senate. o i | | £ T WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. — The free coinage of silver proposal hag |been laid before President Roose- | velt by Senators Wheeler and Kind { who declared themselves very sat- |isfied with the interview. | In the House, eighteen members |from the Western states voted for I the appointment of a special com- | mittee to attempt to harmonize the divergent views of other groups on thé silver legislation. Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, | Democratic leader, after a call at |the White House, said he did not |look for any legislative action on | silver at the present session. | Bills calling for coinage of silver |at a ratio of 16 to 1 were yesterday introduced in both Houses. —————————— | BODY OF OLE Recovered from Twent y Feet of Water Under Petersburg Float PETERSBURG, Alaska, Jan. 5.— The body of Ole Dahl, aged 45, missing since Christmas. has been found f/ér a float and recovered from 2 feet of water. It is be- lieved Dahl slipped on fhe snow and ice at the mooring as he tried to get aboard his gasboat. MINER STRUCK BY ROCK, DIES ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. The body of John Hansen has bzen flown here from the Lucky Shot mine in the Willow Creek district. Hansen was accidentally siruck by a rock while working underground. DAHL FOUND idlvidual 100 fathoms. HE | Situk Inlet limited to linstead of 75 fathoms 4. Set nets in fathoms s formerly. and anchored nets in Ahkruklin and Dangerous Inlets limited to 30 fathoms, instead of |25 fathoms as formerly, and total |for any individual limited to 90 ’raLhoms instead of 100 fathoms. 5. Opening date made June 18, jinstead of June 24, except in Dry Bay and Mouti Bay where opening date is May 15. 6. Operation drift gill nets from power boats is prohibited in all bays and inlets. This formerly ap- plied only to Dry Bay, Situk Inlet and Ahruklin Inlet. 7. Ahquay Inlet, formerly closed | |to commercial fishing, has been opened. Set and anchored Icy Strait District 1. Opening date made June 20 instead of June 15. 2. Glacier ‘Bay partly reopened to commercial fishing. Western District 1. North Point Couverdon open- jing date made June 20 instead of June 15. 2. Season south of 58 degrees Inorth latitude exlerfd four days to August 18. 3. Pishing prohibited in Tenakee Inlet from July 25 to August 5, inclusive. Eastern District 1. Regulations relaxed to per- mit fishing in Windham Bay, ‘Gambzer Bay, Portage Bay. Ham- ilton Bay, Tebenkof Bay, Bay of Pillars, Red Bluff Bay, Gut Bay, and Little Port Walter heretofore closed. Stikene District 1. Length of gill nets increased from 250 fathoms to 300 fathoms. funds apportioned to Public Works under the National Recovery Act, therefore, result c¢f his conferences with Premier Mussolini and also in Silver Program —New Deal For lj S Minéa -I-EAMPI.AY |S SHOWN; ALL FOR Domestic Problems Are Considered During First of Session LIQUOR TAX BILL MAY PASS TONIGHT Treasury Department Gets Ready for Start on Credit Borrowing WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.— President Reosevelt and Con- gress are working so far in a spirit of team play and have concentrated on a de- veloping program for perma- nent domestic readjustment which has largely shoved aside international problems. From quarters close to the President it is represented he is pleased both at the gen- eral tenor on Capitol Hill and with the speed with which Cengress is tackling tasks. Indications came from the R KeY PITTMAN | & Srover Mive | en UTar istic and monetary program. The liquor tax bill is look- ed to be passed before night fall. The Treasury Department is pre- paring for a quick start toward credit borrowings that in the next six months will total ten billion dollars, and also got down to the task of compiling the war debt a boost in commodity prices and ¢ hat have been shut down in Nevada, | will once more go ahead full blast PROFIT SYSTEM NOT DESTROYED, | HOUSES TACKLES TAX q WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. — The All Amenca seems to Be House has' approved of a tax of $2 FILENE ASSERTS == = = Behind President, Says a gallon on distilled spirits. This Paris with the French leaders. “Be It Resolved, that the mem- bers of the Precinct Committee of the Democratic Party in the City of Juneau, Alaska, at a duly authorized meeting, unanimously extend to the Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the Unit- ed_States, the Honorable Anthony J.~uimond, Delegate to Congress from Alaska, and the Honorable John W. Troy, Governor of Al- aska, a vote of appreciation for their successful efforts in behalf of Alaska.” Voted for a New Deal Mr. Lundstrom’s second resolu- | tien declared that the voters of the Nation, Alaska and the several States, have emphasized their de- sire for a “new deal in National, State, Territorial and even muni-| cipal government,” and that the Year reflecting ‘“cheerfulness over precinct committee is in full ac-(the outlook for the retail and | wholesale divisions if trade in con- | sumer goods during the first quar- | ter with’ confirmations pouring in regarding an unexpected large to- REFLECTED IN - ALL BUSINESS Uncertainty Regarding Consumer Buying Strength Dispelled NEW YORK, Jan. 5—The week- ly review of Dun-Bradstreet, In said business entered the New i (Continued on Page Eight) Morgenthau Undertakes | month. This has caused uncertain- ty regarding fhe strength of con- sumer buying to be dispelled.” | i { tal of retails sales during the last CHEERFULNESS MARRIED MAN 1S BEING HELD, DEATHOF GRL Case Proves Mystery One | to Authorities—Three Angles Are Given NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C. Jan. 5—A young married man, An- {dre\v Smoot, described as the re- jected suitor of attractive Leota Childress, aged 18 years, foster daughter of a wealthy farmer, is held on a blanket warrant as of-| i il 1s pressed an investigation in | her strangé death. At first it was believed the girl | had been slain by robbers, then the | officers believed it might have | been a fantastic suicide. The | death is now listed as murder. Ten Billion Dollars to Be Borrowed Through | Sale of Bonds | WASHINGTON, Jan. 5—Term-| ing the market reaction to Presi-| dent Roossvelt’s Budget messazt:i 2. Trolling season made uniform throughout season. 3. Weekly closed period reduced from 48 to 36 hours from April 1 to September 30. North Prince of Wales Island District 1. Part of waters of Bradfield Canal opened. (Continued 5;"15.1;2 Six.) dollar financing program. This tremendous task, as shown by the Budget messag: borrowing by sale of bonds. procedure is in line with expecta- tions and there has been no ma- son to expect the Administration to| use printing press money. he said, Great Task (RDER ARREST very good, Secretary of Treasurer | Philbin, Morgenthau said the Treasury will|Atlas Tack Corporation stock du begin right soon in the ten billion | ing the recent rise and fall on t! { market, has peen ordered placed under arrest after he failed to ac- ' aska, in the report submitted by involves count for checks totaling and which passed The Treasury Secretary said such hands, Indi- ed one day recently at 2. Regulation closing Salmon|cations are constantly pointing Some oldtimers claim that sev against resort to such a practice, | vears ago the mercury dropped m‘ 122 degrees, i police arrested Smoot after they @re said to have found evi- ce he had a final tryst with the | girl on the day of her death before uF PR!NGIPAL | breaking off their relaticnship be- {r-‘m.w of Smoot’s steadfast refusal ‘(u divorce his estranged wife. | IN STOCK DEAL |Mendenhall Bar Channel Is Not Given Approval WASHINGTON, Jan 5.—Congress been advised again ¢ a channel for small craft on istineau Channel, at Juneau, Al- NEW YORK, Jan 5—Philip H.| Jr, who controlled | th $400.000 ugh ~ hi Maj. Gen. Lyle Brown, former Chie? of Army Engineers The channel. was the one pro- E— posed over Mendenhall Bar. | e S COLD AT HYDE | Eighteen below zero was registers BANK CALL ISSUED Hyde WASHINGTON, Jan. 5—A call tement of National banks rday, December 30, was is- Y. provid- | is estimated to produce $300,000,000. iThE beer tax is $5 a barrel. "7 (Continued on AP-ag»em_'i'W—a)——— ., SIX HOSPITALS FOR ALASKA IN NEW PROGRAM Plan Submitted to Public Business Man PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 5— Edward A. Filene, Chairman of | the Massachusetts State Recovery | Board, and owner of one of Bo: ton’s largest department stor ;suid in a speech before the Amer- ican Academy of Political and S | cial Science, that if the profit sy: tem is destroyed, ‘it will be de- stroyed by those very business men' | who believe most profoundly in’ the profit system and are shouting the loudest about individual initia- tive. At present, however, I sce no i danger in this. | “Practically all America seems to be behind the Presitent and hisi Works Administra- great effort to discover the un-/ laws governing proclu:-‘ tion by Dlmond thus 10 € wASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—a hos- | pital building program calling for | expenditure of $467,770 for six new buildings in Alaska has been sub- | mitted to the Public Works .Ad- | ministration by Alaska Delegate A. J. Dimond, in behali of the Bu- reau of Indian Affairs. DEMPSEY'S ARE EYPECTING HEIR = | At Ketchikan, | derlying (tion and distribution, fect orderly arrangement of pro- cesses.” | the ‘“"v‘[ $111,200. ‘» SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, At Seward, $104,800. {5—Jack D:mpsey, former World's! Ay pegnel '§114620. heavyweight boxing champion, said| a4 Kanakanak, $57.750. he and Mrs. Dempsey, the former At Kotzebue, $58,600. Hannah Williams, Broadway star,| White Mountain $2,800. Wrangell Narrows Project Financed by PW A Funds RS A R L ) %3 WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—Cutting | for $124,000 from the Public Works one million eight hundred thousand i f“;d& [ s available | Nome is only Alaskan har- dollars from the amount ‘““mbhibor e Gy work curing |for the fiscal year of 1934, the| 935 with $22500 set aside. Board of Army Engineers has! qma sam of $4,000 is recommend- recommended two million one hun- | eq tor flood control work on Low- dred thousand dollars for rivers and | a1 Creek, Seyard, for 1934. harbors projects in the Portland| qne mw' said $4450 1is and Seattle districts. The 1écom- [quajighle for Nome and $10,000 for mendations, when complete, Will| 3 harhor of refuge at Seward, in total §39,500.000. addition to the Public Works funds | Wrangell Narrows project is down | for Wrangell Narrows. tery: Act gnd the Public. Works pu: "."l‘lie ratifieation of the Landon silver a et g ; 5 “’hi“-e Hou that Pr A Vi | 3 greement-by- Prexident Roosevelt, whi - S pricedat TiE brac~ & ».(’9. e A < gram have accomplished much in| sious metal from 40 to 64.5 cents an ounce is regarded by silver proponents, }ff’mfinflg st-?,a,,;f,';"'fic ?g'fi Prep o osevelt s giving Te R the reduction of unemployment.| of Nevada, who proposed the agreement in London, as a big step towards prosperity. :;mnng the gdv;ntr:n?' ronsiderati he bi and des the fullest support,| expected to result are a large increase in foreign trade, world stabilization of the silver price, an incroflieg;; conslderafiofy to: the RTHERNE s o