The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 10, 1934, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6543. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS GERMANY BEHEADS DUTCHMANFORFIRE TWO REQUESTS TRANSMITTED BY ROOSEVELT Ratification of St.Lawrence| Waterway Treaty Is Asked TRANSPORTATION IN | LARGE AREA BE AIDED! Refinancing of Farm Mort- gages Also Govern- ment's Plan | | | | | | WASHINGTON, Jan, 10.—Presi-| elt late today sent two ages to Congress. proposes the antee the principal billicns in bonds for re- wing farm mortgages. The other message recommended the Senate ratify the St. Lawrence Waterway Treaty. Waterway Treaty “I am satisfied the treaty con- tains adequate provision for the needs of the Chicago Drainage Dis- trict and for navigation between! Lake Michigan and the Mississippi | F said the President. He| her stated: “On completion of he treaty it will greatly serve| economic transportation needs of a ¢ area.” i Mortgage Message | On the mortgage message, the! President pointed out that the ac- | tion recommended would put bonds ! on a par with the Treasury securi- | thes. ver. > Governor Troy Optimistic Over Future of Northland SEATTLE, Jan. 10—Gov. John|taken up the slack in the Terri- W. Troy, of Alaska, has arrived |tory's ehployment problem and here after an official business trip | practically all permanent residents to Washington, D. C., optimistic |are working. We do not encourage over Alaska's trend toward good |any influx of new residents who times with the rising price of gold.|have no definite connection at this Gov. Troy said that when the time but I believe our own people new- gold price is stabilized at a are being taken care of with em- point where capital may be insured | ployment.” of its permanency “I expect to see‘ Gov. Troy intends to return to) considerable development of the|his headquarters at Juneau leav- now dormant gold fields. |ing here on the Northwestern next “The Public Works projects have | Saturday morning. ALICE FRENCH [DELEGATE HAS NOTED AUTHOR, MANY MEASURES PASSES AWAY IN THE HOPPER As Octave Thanet She Op- posed Suffrage and Also Prohibition | I Seeks to Translate Pledges of Campaign Into Real- ity Without Delay | WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23— (Special Correspondence)— When | the second session of the 73rd Congress convenes on January 3| there will be dropped into the| | “hopper,” that receptacle which isf the temporary repository of an’, | ills introduced By members of the | | House of Representatives, several which when printed will bear the | notation: “Introduced by Mr. Di- mond.” Some of these will be of inter- est to all Alaskans. They are being | offered to carry out the pledges made in the platform of the Demo- ‘{—The Navy's massed Leaders expressed no doubt but that they will be able to get the legislation wanted. STOCK PRICES SOAR UPWARD, |pen name was Octave Thanet, is |dead at her home here after a l1ong illness. | Under her pen name she made —Utilities, Motors, |a notable place for herself in the field of the novel and short story. Alcohols, Gain Her short stories of Iowa life NEW YORK, Jan. 10—A SlOW opjoveq a tremendous magazine but steady demand put stocks UP | yooue in the nineties and in the substantially with some relatively|eqrly years of the twentieth cen- active issues gaining from one w!tury, when she was at the zenith around five points. Although the o her power as a story teller. The trend of a higher market was al-|tjles of her adopted state were most as a standstill until later,|poouiar for their original and ex- when the volume picked up briskly, | pjlarating humor, and for their the close was firm. Sales today|ynderstanding of human nature. { ASSOCIATED PRESS (UNDERWOOD) ALICE FRENCH Agricultural Issues Rally 10— cratic party upon which Mr. Di- | mond was elected. Others have (more local than Territorial signifi- cance. In all cases the Del2gate will press vigorously for enactment of the bills into law. Fight on Home Rule Notable among the measures de- signed to translate from pladge into reality the program endorsed by the voters of Alaska are H. R.| 5205 and H. R. 5209, the twin home rule bills introduced by Mr. Di- mond at the last session. The one would transfer jurisdiction and ad- ministration over the fisheries of Alaska from the Federal to the | Territorial government. The other | would give the Territorial Legls- {lature authority to make laws with respect to game and fur-bearing |animals. They are at once the jvanguard and center in the cam- paign to give the people of Alaska a greater measure of self-govern- | ment. | Opposition is bound to be offered !to both of these bills from influen- totalled 1,250,000 shares. Bonds were irregular.but higher. Agricultural stocks, led by Chase, rallied after the word was received of the President’s late message on mortgages. Gainers Today * Utilities, alcohols, motors and rails were apong the leading share gainers. American Telephone and Case were up five points. Allied Chemical was up nearly four points. Others up cne.to three points included Industrial Alcohol, Auburn, a few rails, Consolidated Gas,yAmerican Can, United States Steel, American Commercial Alcohol, Dupont, Sears, ‘Ward, Western Union, Internation- al Harvester. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 21%, American Can 96'2, American Power and Light 6%, Anaconda 14, Armour B 2%, Bethlehem Steel 37, Calumet and Hecla 4, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films 12%, General Motors 36, In- ternational Harvester 40%, Kenne- cott 19'2, North American Aviation 5%, Montgemery-Ward 23%, Stan- dard Oil of California 39%, United States Steel 48%. tial quarters and Delegate Dimond is looking forward to a hard fight. I'l‘he oufcome is impossible to pre- {dict but there will be no lack of | endeavor on the part of the Dele- gate to convince Congress that the people of Alaska ought to control the fisheries and game and fur am: “ that they are eminently capable of Fuitrs ki i) haridling those resources. Press Bill A resident of Davenport, Iowa, from young womanhood, she came to know intimately the folk of the western towns, and she was the first of the Towa writers to win na- tional recognition. Her first book, Sun,” attracted notice in 1887 to the daughter born on March 19, Repeal 1850, to Mr. and Mrs. George Hen-| Of course the Delfegate will press ry French of Andover, Mass. for especially speedy action on his She followed it, over a thirty- bill to repeal the bone dry law year period, with more than a and the national prohibition act dozen books of short stories and!m its application to the Territory. novels, well known among which|From present indications it is ex- were ‘‘Stories of a Western Town,” | pected that the bill wx}l be passed “An Adventure in Photography,” very early in the session. L “Missionary Sheriff,” “A Book of There is another bill which will True Lovers” “A Slave to Duty,” be offered to conform with a “A Lion's Share; and “A Step change in national legislation. This on the Stair.’ |1s the measure to advance the date The last of her formal writing,of the Territorial election from was done in 1917. | November to the second Tuesday In Towa she was as notable for|in September in 1934 and every the vigor with which she opposed |second year thereafter and the date suffrage for women and prohibition | of the convening of the legislature as for her writings. She stumped from March to January. Approval the state to inveigh against equal by the states of the lame duck suffrage, contending that man,amendment to the Constitution, should remain the head of the which means that new Cox_zgre&-;es American home, and when prohl-gwm always meet hereafter in Jan- bition was advocated she chastized uary instead of March, makes ne- with laughter the women who de-|cessary this bill affecting Alaska. manded it, and told them theyIf the election date were left where were “on a hysterical jag.” But it is at present it is readily con- she supported the reforms staundh- ' ceivable that in the case of a close ly once they were enacted into law. Youth Mysteriously election a certificate: could not be | issued to the successful candidate NAVY SEAPLANES READY TO START ACOSS PAGIFIC Six Huge Creht Prepared to Start on Flight to Honolulu SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 10. —Six huge Navy seaplanes were this morning poised for a hop at noon across the Pacific Ocean to Honolulu. Weather was reported good . along the proposed route. Lieutenant Commander Kneffler McGinnis, squadron leader, predict- ed a landing in Pearl Harbor by noon Thursday. Six officers and twenty-two men will make the flight, the longest ever attempted by a massed squad- ron of seaplanes. FIRST PLANE TAKZS AIR SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 19. flight to Honolulu, the longest overwater argosy of its kind, began at 12:11 o'clock this afternoon with the first flying boat taking the air off Paradise Cove, San Francisco Bay. More than an hour and a half later | only two ships had got into the| air because of lack of wind. Others | had tried and were unable 10 make it | At this time it is not known D ’ f whether they will get off or not aug "ter 0 and if not, the others will probably | be called back. MAHONEY HERE SEEK MONEY T0 TAKE OVER FOR SIXTEEN MARSHAL POST ~ FED, AGENCIES Will Succeed Marshal House Committee Esti- White in Office on Jan- | Mates Lreat Saving in | i WASHINGTON, Jan. 10— The ’ Vets' Expenses uary 15, He States RF W. T. Maponey. Democratic lead- | Appropriations Committee has ask- er and businessman of Ketchikan,'.q the House to appropriate $566,- recently appointed United States 435,000 to finance the sixteen in- Marshal of the First Division, ar-| jonendent Federal agencies for the rived here last night to make fin- nel):i fiscal year. . al arrangements for taking over| mne Committee estimated the the office from Marshal Albert' g yings in veterans' expenditures White. The trahsfer, Mr. Mahoney | ,nder the Economy Act &t more said today, will take place on the nan $250,000,000. morning of January 15. | —_—————— Relative tp appointments of dep-! CHINA REBELS, REVOLT CENTER say, however, that only bona fide residents, that is persons who have | resided in the Territory for at least | Nationalists Nearing Foo-/ chow—Heavy Bom- bardment, Report which s one year last preceding, will be considered as eligible for appoint- ments,” he added. | Patronage, of course, he said, will be handled in the usual manner,| in cooperation with the local com-' mitteemen. Changes will* be made as quickly as the eficient conduct | of official business will permit. Mrs. Mahoney and” their son re- | mained at Ketchikan for the pres-| AHO TOWNS INUNDATED BY FLOOD WATERS SH ARVP EDGED Twenty days of incessant rain sent north Idaho streams out of their banks, inundating towns and forming lakes in low lying farm regions. The area was cut off from communication with the outside world for several days. The above photo, taken by a Washington national guard photographer, shows Rose Lake, uffered some of the greatest damage. (Photo by 116th Photo Section from Associated Press;) Former Senator " Is Indicted as Gold Hoarder | DENVER, Colo, Jan. 10.—Indict- |ed by a Federal Grand Jury on a |charge of hoarding gold, Miss Edith |M. Thomas, daughter of former Senator Charles Thomas, of Colo- rado, the West's foremost advocate of bimetallism, laughed and said: “I expected it.” The indictment is the first of its kind returned here. Miss Thomas said: “I feel that the gold is my property and the | Government has no right in tak- |ing it from me. I plan to go as far as I can in challening the Government to take the money.” ————— MILK STRIKE NOW SERIOUS New Outbursts of Violence —Mail Train Stopped by Blockaders BULLETIN— CHICAGO, 111, Jan. 10. — The milk blockade was ended late this afternoon on a truce between the war- ring factions and milk ship- ping began immediately. CHICAGO, 1L, Jan. 10.—With new outbursts of violence over a wide front including the stopping of a mail train with milk aboard, strikers and blockaders sought to tighten the already effective lines ent. Detalls of business remaining| HONGKONG, Jan. 10. — Heavy| unsettled are being taken care of casualties have been inflicted as by Mrs. Mahoney. Mr. Mahoney eX- the Nationalist troops, behind dea pects to go to Ketchikan for the |y pombardments, moved steadily term of the district court next t,ward Foochow, the center of a month and his family probably will | piter anti-Nationalist revoltionary | return here with him at that time. ;,vement. kAR (s PSR Nanking military %eaders claimed U. S. MARSHAL AND MRS. |their forces are ready for a final| * ALBERT WHITE TO MOVE |.ushing thrust at the rebels. i TO NEW HOME ON SIXTH ’Liqnor Control Bill | { U. 8. Marshal and Mrs. Albert White will move within the next . few days from the apartment they | P asses House, 0|ymp|a have been oceupying in the former | | Court House building to the T. J.. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 10.—The White residence on Sixth and East House has passed the State Liquor Streets, recently purchased by Mrs. Control bill and sent it to the Albert White. Senate, i ok i Ecli_pse of SunWN ext Month; | 1 about the city to keep milk from entering. Preliminaries to peace negotia- tions are underway. — e CORONATION OF EMPEROR SIGNIFICANT Elevation of Henry Pu Yi Is Explained by Jap- anese Spokesman TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 10.—The forthcoming coronation of young Henry Pu Yi as Emperor of Man- l KNIFE TAKES YOUTH'S LIFE - Young Brick Mason Pays Penalty for Firing Reichstag Building 'COMMUTATION OF || SENTENCE DENIED Dutch Nalion_[s Aroused Over Execution—Rep- resentations Made LEIPZIG, Germany, Jan. 10.— Marinus Van Derlubbe, young Dutch brick mason, was today be- headed for firing the German “Reichstag building in Berlin in | February last year. The young Dutchman repeatedly confessed setting fire to the build- ing but refused to divulge any in- formation as to whether he had accomplices. Van Derlubbe was informed last night that Justice must take its course, but even that failed to rouse him from a stupor in which he remained virtually throughout the long trial. CAUCUS 1S TO ays Penalty A few strokes of the prison bell this morning annourced a man was paying the penalty but few realized it was Van Derlubbe. There had been no intimation until the last minute that the President would decline to pardon him, Van Derlubbe was pronounced ATTRACT CROWD OF DEMOGRATS IMeeting Tomorrow Even- ing to Set New Attend- . ance Record A record crowd is expected to at- tend the local Democratic caucus to be held here tomorrow evening, it was declared today by M. E. Monagle, Chairman of the local Frecinct Committee organization, and who will call the meeting to- gether and announce its purposes. All three of the Juneau precincts will caucus at the same time in Moose Hall. The Salmon Creek precinct caucus will also be held simultaneously. The main object of the meeting is to elect delegates to attend the Division Convention which has been called to meet here on January 24, next. In the last general election more than 1,300 Democratic ballots were cast in this city which gives it 27 delegates to the convention. B e “Red Emma” Is Permitted to Visit U. S. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10— After cbtaining a promise that she will behave, politically speaking, while in the United States, the Bureau of Immigra- tion officials said they have permitted Mrs. James Colton, aged 64, to return to the Unit- cd States from Canada, to vis- it relatives. Mrs. Colton is otherwise known as Emma Goldman, the famcus “Red Emma,” who was deported to Russia in 1919 as an anarchist. WILL REQUEST OVER BILLION FOR PROGRAMS President to Seek Finances for Continuation of sane yesterday afternoon. He meekly ascended the scaffold where he was tied down by his executioner, A button was pressed, the sharp edged knife fell and Van Derlub- be’s head rolled into a basket of sawdust. The executioner called out: “Justice has been done.” DUTCH AROUSED AMSTERDAM, Jan. 10.—Popular indignation flared throughout the nation as news of the execution of Van Derlubbe's execution spread. The citizenry appeared surprised that President Von Hindenburg did not commute the Dutchman's death sentence to life imprison- ment because of representations made by the Dutch government. ANOTHER LOSES HEAD HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 10— Rudolf Lindau, who shot and killed Police Inspector Perske from am- bush in August, 1931, was behead- ea nere today. e, CHAMBER IS T0 GREET MAHONEY TOMORROWNOON lN ewly Ap-p;ned United States Marshal - and Engineer Guests W. T. Mahoney, soon to assume his duties here as United States Marshal, will be a guest of the | Chamber of Commerce at its noon luncheon meeting at Bailey’s Cafe, it was announced today by Curtis G. Shattuck, Secretary. O. H. Strat- ton, bridge engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, now working on a design for the Gastineau Chan- nel bridge, has also been invited as a guest. % The appointment of the Commit- tee on Trade and Transportation and the Civic Improvements Com- mittee will be made public by Pres- (ident C. T. Gardner. A good attendance is expected to (be on hand to greet Mr. Mahoney It will be the B Shoot at Seattle, Dies SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—Mysterious- ly shot at a street intersection ‘Prescott Marion, 14-year-old son of l’hflli? Marion, Seattle and San Francisco business man, is A descendant of revolutionary for Delegate by the time Congress war stock, she was intensely pat- met. Another amendment to the riotic, and found her greatest hap- . organic act of the Territory in piness outside writing in activity connection with this proposed leg- in patriotic societies, Almost 70 islation is that it provides that the when the world war broke, she Secretary of Alaska shall be a entered actively into the dxreukm}memher of the canvassing board in of relief work. - I (Continued on Page Seven) v Will Shade Alaska, Feb. 11 NORTHFIELD, Minn.,, Jan. 10.|the Alaskan coast at sunset. | | A partial shadow will cross near- JaPanese -sponsored State from the Pacific February 14, starting at |1y half of the Pacific Ocean just China. —An eclipse of the sun will cross |chukuo is described as a move to emphasize the separation of that CWA and CCC iand Mr. Stratton. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Presi- former's first greeting by a local dent Roosevelt expects to submit f;xf:izfilon fl::l' : t;t:sn:um: to Congress shortly, a uest for | e Marshalship i v g by President Roosevelt. dawn about 200 miles off the Ma- | before sunset and it will shade the lay Peninsula. | west coast of the United States The eclipse crosses the Pacific from. Southern Cailfornia to the in eleven hours, ending close to northern border of Alaska. The Japanese spokesman said the coronation will emphasize Manchu- kuo's separation from China and jthat nation’s troubles. one billion, one hundred and six-| ty-six million doliars for an ad-| ditional appropriation to complete the budget for the current year to continue CWA and CCC projects outlined. o A new trash guide shaped like a ! funnel for plowing under tall weeds, | corn stalks, and other debris has ' been invented. A