The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 18, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6550. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS - PRICE TEN CENTS BANKER OF ST. PAUL IS KIDNAPED PRESIDENT IS TAKING CHARGE OF NEW FORCES National Organization to Be Revamped—Cer- tain Officials Resign ROOSEVELT MAKES HIS WANTS KNOWN Vacancies Already Exist— Secretary, Treasuryships Are to Pe Filled WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Furth-| er resignations from the Demo- | gratic National Committee to com- | plete reorganization of that | mach appeared certain today asl termath of President Roose- | /n upon members who are practicing law in Washington. Today the Democratic National | Committee lacked both a Secretary and Treasurer. Fresh vacancies exist also among the list of Committemen. Friends of James A. Farley de- clared that he wants to be re-| lieyed of his chore as Chairman of | thd Democratic National Committee | but such a move is not expected | to be allowed by the President, at least for a while. Robert JdcKson “announced his‘l resignation both as Secretary and| Committeeman from New Hamp- shire while Frank Walker of New | York, let it be known he has re- | signed as Treasurer in order to devote full time to the duties as| Chairman of the President’s Na- tional Executive Council. Other resignations are also due,| although Arthur Mullen, Nebraska Committeeman and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Com- | mitte, who has set up his law of- fice here, is saying nothing about his intentions. Orman Ewing, of Utah, another Committecman, in Jegal practice, has given no word about his plans.‘ STOCKS RETAIN VALUES THOUEH STERLING DROPS Speculators Take Profits and Sit on Sidelines for Developments | NEW YORK, Jan. 18. — Stocks generally withstood a sharp decline of the British pound sterling in terms of the dollar, but only a few specialties snowed any material im- provement today. The stock ex- change session closed a little ir- regular. Total sales for the day were 2,250,000 shares. Bonds Firm Bonds were firm and activity was brisk but the Curb Exchange was irregular with price changes narrow. Pressure on the pound, which dropped more than 7 cents to below $4.97 for the first time since early in November, was somewhat puz- zling to speculators, many of whom cashed in profits and retired to the) sidelines. Metal Priges Up ‘Wheat lost a cent and cotton was down, but copper futures firmed as spet metal prices pushed up a quarter of a cent a pound. Rails were given a brief ride, cnly Union Pacific held an inirial gain of a point. Goodyear, Firestone and U. S. Rubber recovered one to two points in sympathy with a ris: in rubber futures. Kennecott was up one and Anaconda and Cerro de Pasco were slightly higher. Am- erican Telephone and Telegraph, _JUnited States Steel, Case Thresh- ing, Chrysier Motors and a number of others improved fractionally. Al- lied Chemical yielded nearly .three poinis while Dupont and several others were down about a point. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 18— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine (Continued on Page Seven) TO WED JOHN JACOB ASTOR Il P The engagement of Eileen Gille: rence Lewis Gillespie of New York and Newport, R. I, to John Jacob Astor 11, has been announced, (Associated Press Photo from Irving Chidnoff) ALASKABUDGET T0 BE BOOSTED BY MORE FUNDS Regular Budget Reduced Slightly, But Emergency Allowances Are Made WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.— cial Correspondence)—WitH trans-| mission by President Roosevelt tol Oongress of the budget for the fis-| cal year 1935 opportunity was given' to compare estimated Alaska ap- propriations with those for the current fiscal year. Yet no exact comparison can be made for the reason that the government’s preg- {ent system of bookkeeping pro- | vides that separate accounting shall be made of regular and emergency appropriations. Thus, while the Alaska budget items for 1935 may be, and in most cases, are below those for 1934, emergency allot- ments may swell them to much higher figures. This is notably true of those Alaska agencies carrying on public works and applies also to the Alaska Railroad, the Bureau|St. of Fisheries and the Office of In- dian Affairs, among others. | propriation totally eliminated for a bureau whose work has extended over a considerable period of time. That is the appropriation for sup- pression of traffic in intoxicating liquor among the natives of Alas- ka. Listed below are the specific Al-| aska items appearing in the 1035 { budget, the comparative 1934 fig- ures being included: 1. Appropriation of receipt from cannery and fishing leases for community purposes for the resi- dents of the Annette Islands. 1935 estimat>—$10,000. 1934 appropria- tion—$15.000. 2. International boundary com- mission. 1935 estimate—$38,3895. 193¢ appropriation—$40,000. The majority of this appropriation is expended on boundary work be- tween Canada and continental United States. 3. Care and custody of Alaska insane. 1935 estim ate—$178,340. 1934 appropriation—$161,600. 4. Alaska Railroad. 1935 esti- mate $1,000. 1934 appropriation— $250,000. 5. Contingent expenses, Territory of Alaska. 1935 estimate—$14,720. 1934 appropriation—$16,520. 6. Education of natives in' Al- aska. 1935 estimate—$572.600. 1934 appropriation—$600,000. 7. Enforcement of Alaska game law. 1935 estimate—$66,598. 1934 appropriation—$90,000. (Continued on Page Two) 1Spe-: DEVALUATION PLAN NEARING POSITIVE GOAL /& {Only One Hurdle Appears 1 ~to Be in Way of Suc- cessful Legislation COMMANDEERING OF GOLD SUPPLY, ISSUE fGov. Black—J—Federal Re- serve Bank Expected to Make Statement WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. — Dis- putes over President Roosevelt's plan to cammandeer the Federal Reserve huge gold supply appeared ito be the major hurdle in the clear path of the 50 to 60 per cent dollar | bill through Congress. | The Coinage Committee was giv- |en the Devaluation Bill for a hear- |ing and the report of the Banking ‘Commmee protested vehemently to | the stale-march of its rival by in- b i LINDY’S PLANE ON EXHIBIT WITH ANCIENT SKELETONS! | | serting the Administration measure |under the title of the Goldsbhorough | Commodity Dollar Bill and report- ing it forthwith. The Rules Committee will have !to referee the bout. Gov. George Black, of the Fed- eral Reserve Board, is expected to | untangle one of the complications |« spie, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Law- | | posal. He was quoted first in favor | 1of the move, then as believing the | gold standard should be left with |the Federal Reserve banks. He has | promised to make a statement. MANY ATTEND = === 52 g ARE CHOSEN BILL APPROVED WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. — The - BIG OPENING AT ST, ANN'S | ] | House Coinage Committee has ap- ) |proved of the devaluation bill, add- !ing an amendment requiring the Terasury Secretary to report to! |Congress on operations of stab- | ilization. Program andSilver Tea At- tract Large Numbers to Hospital Dedication Delegation to Conven- tion Here Shortly KETCHIKAN, Alaska, FORMALLY REPORTED WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Form- ally reported approval of the Ad- | | | Corridors of St. Ann's Hospital | were crowded by Juneau people and | Janua T0 CONVENTION BY KETCHIKAN Hold Quiet Caucus to Pick| visitors from 2 o'clock on this aft- ernoon when the new wing of tl hospital was formally op:ned by ministration’s money measure, the 18.—At a quiet caucus held here he | House Coinage Committee said | Wednesday night, Ketchikan Dem- Great Britain forced the United | ocrats elected 19 Delegates to the States off the Gold Standard and | Democratic Divisional convention ja program and Silver Tea, spon-| sored by the Hospital Guild. | From 2 o'clock until shortly be- | fore the principal part of the pro- | VRt Tepetition of this experience.” also chosen. |gram was scheduled to take place.;w;hfer pfl:lp::ed“ 5"”‘“}““‘)" fund | | the Filipino orchestra played in the med the “most ingenious in- {north corridor of the hospital aft- | Strument ever developed in a mon- | _ > : etary system as it is equally effect- jer which Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenm:‘;ive in attack as in defense. The are: iZegler, Mrs. Just Olsen, Mrs. Pe Pedersen, William McCall, Pa | the proposed two billion stabiliza- | to be held in Juneau on January tion fund was intended ‘‘to pre-| 24, A new precinct committee was The delegates to the convention former Representative A. H. er Gilmore, C. 8. Hanson, 8. M. By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, Tke Associated Press, Washington) Politicians of both Parfies think they have found, hidden in the soft phrases of President Roose- velt’s address to Congress, a pretty clear sign that he means to take no direct part in the Democratic Congressional campaign of 1934. It is true he said nothing what- ever about that campaign, yet when everything is considered, the deduction that he has made his decision does nof”appear so far- fetched as at first glance might in- dicate. Mr. Roosevelt did appeal directly, and repeatedly, in his speech, for | non-partisan support. In the well Ty ANIZE COMMITTEE Along with the bones of giant, extinct sea monsters, the plane in which Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh made their recent 30,000-mile tour of three continents was placed on display in New York's museum of natural history. (Associated Press Photo) P;‘icé S(;zs Roi;sevérlthailk As Sign He'll Stay Clear Congressional Campaign PROSPERITY IN TWO YEARS, 60V, TROY PREDICTS Says Will Be Greatest in 50 Years and on an En- tirely New Basis “Within two years the United States will be more prosperous than at any time in the past half century, which is as far as my memory serves,” declared Gov. John W. Troy, at the conclusion of a brief talk to the Chamber of Com- merce here today. He was given an enthusiastic reception from a capacity attendance which, stand- ing as he was introduced, applaud- {ed him vigorously. understood language of politics,| such an appeal usually implies promise. And no one denies that the President knows his political | vocabulary, | Furthermore, no one supposes he | has forgotten what happened to| Prestdent Wilson in 1918 when, aft- er many similar requests for non- partisan cooperation, he issued a t- ul ‘The next prosperous era which e predicted, he said further, will e on a new basis, one in which |most of the evils of former pros- perous epochs will be eliminated. He paid the highest tributes to Fresident Roosevelt and to Secre- tary Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of Interior. President, “The Big Chief” Only in one instance is the ap-l {gave a beautiful soprano solo. Mayor Speaks Briefly Mayor 1. Goldstein spoke briefly from the raised platform erected in the central portion of the largs hallway, recalling the early days of Juneau and the first hospital | established here by the Sisters of . Ann’s. He reviewsd with brev- ity the work that has been done in | Juneau by the organization and staff of the hospital since it was | established. He closed his falk by | intrdducing Gov. John W. Troy. Gov. Trey Thanks Sisiers Calling the attention to the fact that while only 46 patients were cared for at St. Ann’s Hospital in 1886, the first year of its existence in Juneau, over 17,000 patients have been taken care of by the nurses and staff of the hospital since then, Gov. Troy expressed his thanks to| the Sisters of St. Ann’s, the hos- | pital staff and the organization | for the splendid work they have carried on in the city. . “People of Juneau and residents of the entire Territory are espec- {lally favored by having such or- ganizations to carry on the hos- pital work throughout Alaska. I am sure that the people of Juneau and of Alaska are sincerely grateful for the fine work that has and is be- ing done,” he declared. Bishop Makes Address Following the short talk made by Gov. Troy, the Rt. Rev. J. R. Crimont, S. J.,, Catholic Bishop of Alaska, who made the principal ad- dress of the afternoon. spoke beau- tifuily of the work and spirit done in the. Territory by the Sisters and | reason for its establishment in Ithis case is to defend the Ameri- ican Dollar and our gold stocks ;against invasion. A similar fund is operated by competifor nations.” IMPOUNDING OF 'GOLD HELD TO BE LEGAL ACT Attorney General Cum- mings Gives Opinion to Senate Committee WASHINGTON, Jan. 18—Attor- ney General Cummings has em- | phatically upheld the constitution- ality giving the Government title to the Federal Reserve gold as re- quested by President Roosevelt in his impounding plan. The opinion was delivered per- Committee last night. The Attorney General said the monetary gold stock may be taken by the Government in the exercise of right of eminent domain. The request for an opinion was made by a group in the Senate valuation measures proposed by the President. Veteran Nationalist their helpers. Bishop's Remarks Bishon Crimont said: “At this time, when our happy Democratic Government is inaugu- rating a ‘New Deal’ holding a promise of better things in our (Continued on- Page Eight) ARy s ) b Leader in heland Is Dead in His Home City | BELFAST, Jan. 18.—Joseph Dev- lin, aged 62, veteran Nationalist | “If you hear that the ‘brain| trust’ is running the Nation, don’t| believe it. In Washingion and almost everywhere else it is recog- |nized that President Roosevelt is |his own ‘'brain trust’ The United |States is being run by the Presi- dent of the United States. He is the Big Chief. The Democrats (claim it and the Republicans admit | statement asking for the election Jones, John W. Frame, Chris Elle- of a Democratic Congress. fon, W. L. McLeod, Max McGil- 3 vray, O. 1. Erickson, O. D. Skid-| Wilson's action is rated one of more, Mrs. John Bogan, J. R.l the prize blunders of recent politi- | Smith, Mrs. Lyle Hammond, Wil- cal history, and is ecredited by liam Andrews, John A. Johnson Mmany with actually electing a Re- and Harry T. Godfrey. publican Congress because of the Precinct Commifteemen chosen Tesentment it aroused. were: A. H. Ziegler, chairman; O.| D. Skidmgre, Secretary; John W. DISSECTING THE ADDRESS Frame, C. 8. Hanson, 8. B. Sandi-| fer and Mrs. Lyle Hammond. The gaucus adopted only one res- | olutiofi which asked for a reappor- | | tionment of delegates to the Ter- | ritoria] Convention on the basis | of votes cast for Delegate to Con- gress. — o+ —— WALL STREET Now that Washington has har.l‘ time to study the Roosevelt ad- dress under the microscope, it has found also that it was politically revealing in several other ways. The opening day of Congress saw | | | { the Republican organization hesi- tant whether to go along or boldly ;anack. After much private consul- ! tation, it was decided to wait and | see exactly what program the Pres- | ident would offer. The address it-) | self took the wind out of that plan, 1 it,” declared the Governor. Concerning Secretary Ickes, who, he said, is one of the busiest of many busy officials in Washington, the Governor said: “There was a time when, particularly among Democrats, he wasn't so highly es- teemed. That has passed now. He has proved his capacity. He is probably the greatest Secretary of Interior the country has had with- in my time.” If any thanks are coming to anyone for the Gastineau Channel sonally before the Senate Banking | | for it offered mo specific plan at {all, and contained little that any- one could attack. | When the Tater specific recom- mendations began to come in, start- ing with the Budget, the attacks began. But they were not so much (egainst the Roosevelt program as a whole as against isolated por- | tions of it. 4 Not Enough to Keep | Clearly, Mr. Roosevelt acted with 'a deliberate method. By presenting { his program piecemeal he has min- Dollar from Soaring {imized the likelihood that the early NEW YORK, Jan. 18—From the | wecks of the session will develop bridge, he added, it is fc Secretary Ickes. SAYS LEVELING FUND IS SMALL Dimond Due Credit Alaska, asserted Gov Troy, stands particularly well in Washington. It has ‘friends throughout the Admin- istration from the President down. He gave most of the credit to Delegate Dimond for Alaskan al- lotments from the various emer- gency funds and its generous rec- ognition at Washington. “He is entitled to mone credit than I am.| He is there and working tirelessly | ($2,000,000,000 Declared | which planned to attack the de-| Welter of opinion in Wall Street anything like a concerted, unified|all the time for the interests of ¢ | international banking circles re- assault on the whole group of new|all Alaska. And he is getting garding the government's latest projects he has in mind. splendid co-operation from the de- monetary proposals, one definite’ In large degree he has kept tolpartmenu and other agencies.” | opinion impresses, and that is that himself the privilege of dictating| Alaska, the Governor is con-| | the $2.000,000,000 stabllization fund how and when and on what mrms‘\'mCed. is getting and will continue | is none too large. the coming controversy—whatever t0 get a square deal under the| Foreign exchange experts say that it may amount to—shall be waged. | “new deal.” Times are looking up over the {entire country. The copper and |lumber industries are still back- ward, but there is hope for them in the near future. (Continued on Page Eight) | the task of keeping the dollar from rising during the transition to ALL IN ONE CHARGE | stabflization will prove gargantuan On Capitol Hill it was accounted in view of the prospective return an evidence of his confidence that both of fugitive American capital he chose to take at once the full and forelgn investment funds. / (Continued on Page Three) e WEALTHY MAN'S SON ABDUCTED; DEMAND RANSOM Edward G. Bremer Is Held by Gang for Sum of $200,000 DEATH THREATS ARE INDICATED BY PHONE Note Is Foumn Porch of Victim’s Home—Con- tents Not Revealed ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 18, —The police announced late this afternoon that kidnapers are demanding $200,000 ran- sem following the abduction of Edward G. Bremer, aged 137 years, son of Adolph Bremer, wealthy brewer and prominent banker and nation- ally known Democrat. The kidnaped man is Presi- dent of the Commercial State Bank. He was picked up by an unascertained number of men yesterday after conduct- ing his eight-year-old daught-~ er to school. Bremer’'s automobile was found by W. W. Magee, wealthy contractor. A note was found on the rear porch of Bremer’s home after a telephone call had {been made for the demand for ransom. The contents of the note have not been dis- closed. The kidnapers, in their tele- phone call, threatened the kidnaped man’s life if the police were notified. THOS.J.BGNOHOE, ILL LONG TIME, DIES IN SOUTH Was Former Resident of Juneau—Prominent in Democratic Politics ‘Thomas Joseph Donohoe, aged 60, for years Democratic National Com~ mitteman for Alaska and a pioneer leading lawyer of the Territory, died yesterday in his home in Menlo Park, Cal, according to an Associated Press dispatch to The Empire. He had been in extremely ill-health for several months and the end was not unexpected. Expressions of regeret were. voiced here today by Gov. John W. Troy and James J. Connors, who suc- ceeded Mr. Donohoe as National Committeeman, and other promin- ent Democrats, friends of Mr. Donohoe for many years. Mr. Donohoe came to Juneau in 1899, locating here in the practice of law and making this his hcme (Continued un Page Eight) Wrecked Gasboai Is Reported, Lena Cove . A wrecked gasboat on the ® hbeach at Lena Cove and a e life preserver nearby, which looked as though it had been torn from a body, was re- ported today to Umited States Commissioner J. F. Mullen by Jim Jackson, a native, who arrived from Tee Harbor this morning. Jackson said the boat is broken in two and gasoline and oil covered the beach nearby. Mr. Mullen said an investigation would be made immediately. ® e 000000000 - ®eee