The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 26, 1934, Page 1

| CHICAGO GANG TRAPPED IN ARIZONA L3 SN SRS o s o Ot TN AT XN ATN TR T SO I NS T "THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6557. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SOVIET PRESS | PERTURBED BY FAR EAST PLAN Reaction to Recent Devel,| opment Shows Distrust and Suspicion NO CHANGE EXPECTED | IN NIPPON'S POLICY Russ Newspaper Watns that ‘Peace Is in Danger’ Due to Imperialists MOSCOW, Jan. 26.—A suspicion distrust of Japanese intentions the r East is voiced by the of in s the first reaction to the of Foreign Minister Koki before the Japanese Diet signation of Gen. Sadao Minister of War. ring no changes of Japanese s will be expected to result from Hirota's declaration of policy | and Araki’s retirement, the news-| paper Izvestia added that it is re-| that neither even gives, a ation of decision by the| Japanese and there is no liquida- | tion in the tense policy toward the | Soviet Union. Karl Radek, writing in the same rewspaper, warned that “peace is in dange due to measures of the | Japanese imperialists. i ———————— | | WALKER FIRST T0 FILE FOR | LEGI‘SLATURE’ Craig Man " Candidate for Representative Nomin- Ocean Liners in Midwest, Lower Power ... Costs, Twin Aims, St. Lawrence Seaway e |';|'ERNAT 1ONAL RAPIDS SECTION The St. Lawrence seaway project, long considered as a means of providing ocean transportation for the Great Lakes region, would affect a large territory from the Eastern seaboard through the Mid- west. Its sponsors claim that reduction in freight costs made pcssible through bringing the sea to the doors of inland cities would make it a paying investment. Already the greater route is in use, the remaining 120-mile gap includieg the international rapids section. portion of the Total cost is estimated at $543,000,000, of which a large part already has been spent by the United States and Canada, jointly interested in the STOCKS RAGGED AS SPECIALTIES HOLD SPOTLIGHT [Last—Hour Rally Fails to Hold — Dollar Strong and Grains Higher project. By CARL C. CRANMER WASHINGTON, Jan. 28-=Addi-| on of 3500 miles to the American | | seacoast and conversion of 30 in-i {land cities ifto ocean ports . . . | Utilization of the Great Lakes as‘ ‘a 94,000-square mile basin for hy-; | Gro-electric power. | | These are two of the main points | | sketched in an inter-departmental | | survey of the economic aspects of | | the St. Lawrence seaway supported iin a message to the Senate by | | President Roosevelt. | | The seaway, avenue of fhe earli- | | est explorers and for more than a | NEW YORK, Jan. 26—Specialties | century envisaged as the open road held the spotlight in a rdgged mar- | for commerce to midcontinental TRADE VOLUME EXTENDING TO ALL SECTIONS Upward Trend Is Noticed| During Week Says Dun- Bradstreet Review {7 PLANKS AND ) RESOLUTIONS ARE APPROVED Democrats Praise Fine Record of Roosevelt in Divisional Platform Two resolutions of condolence < Over the deaths of two prominent Democrats, Thomas J. Donohoe, Cordova, and Dr. W. J. Pigg, Ju- neau, and 17 planks of an 18-plank platform were adopted yesterday afternoon by the Democratic Divis- Jonal Convention. It convened again at 1 pm. today to resume its con- sideration of the eighteenth plank, and other possible additions or amendments that were expected to be offered. The belief was general among the delegates that final adjourn- ment would be taken sometime late today. The Sitka delegation composed of Eiler Hansen, Charles E. Wortman and Henry L. Bahrt, departed for their homes last night. NRA Plank Delayea The sole plank in the platform submitted by the Resolutions and Platform Committee not adopted yesterday related to the NRA or- ganization in Alaska. It reads: “We urge upon the Alaska Board of the NRA, which is about to Write a fisheries code for Alaska, the adoption of such tegulafions as will, as far as possible, insure the employment of Alaskan labor in the fishing and canning indus- tries, and insure the payment of an adequate wage for labor, and payment of all wages to cannery employees in the Territory.” A. H. Ziegler, Ketchikan, asked that it go over until today for a possible amendment to make it cover other industries. Text of Platform The text of the Divisional Plat- | form, as submitted by the Commit- tee, follows: NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—The up- We, the Delegates of the Demo- | RUSSIA. AROUSED BY JAPANESE POLICY Gary Leon, dancer, and his Leon bride are shown at their Santa Monica, Cal, home when Leon denied alliegations by Rudy Vallee that Leon had had intimate tele) with Fay Webb Vallee, phone conversations in New York The Gary Leons live only a bleck away frem the home of Fay's father, Pelice Chief of Santa Monica, with whom Fay is now living. MAHONEY NAMES DEMO SOLO THREE NEW MEN FOR DEPUTIES N. 0. Hardy Appointed to NS DEFEND MONEY BILL ON FLOOR Senator Bailey of North FOURMEN AND THREE WOMEN TAKEN IN NET BanditIs Overpowered and Disarmed by Officers in Police Station PISTOLS ARE SEIZED Heavy Guard Is Placed Around Jail in Tucson to Forestall Delivery TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 26.—Fall- ing into a police trap, the assert- ed chief and three members of the John Dillinger gang of Chi- ¢ago were seized last night here by Tucson officers. Those arrested were Charles Makley, 50 years old, Russell Clark, Harry Pierpont, 31, and two wo- men were taken in a bloodless coup. Clark was taken in an apartment building with a woman who later was released. Makley was arrested in a business build- ing and Pierpont at a tourist camp with two women. Two wo- men were held. Draws Gun | Pierpont first went with the officers but drew two guns at the police station and was overpow- ered. Dillinger walked into the police and surrendered without op= position several hours after the others were taken. The gang is wanted for an as= sortment of murders and bank robberies, an -escape from the Indiana State prison and a Jail delivery in Ohio. Regular Arsenal The first three arrested had three machine guns, five pistols a large supply of ammunition and $10,000 in currency. A double guard armed with submachine guns is being main- talned in the Tucson jail to fore- stall any possible attempt of the three Dillinger mobsters still at 'ket on the New York Stock EX-|America, has been a subject of ac- ,change today. A number of shares tive national investigation, as least’ |recorded substantial gains but the gince 1919, when Congress author- ward trend in the trade volume|crats of the First Division of Al- ation in Primaries end broadening of activity in in-|aska, in Convention Assembled, Juneau Office, Ef- | Carolina Says Measure N & » p & Honor of the first filing of candidacy for nomination for the right to run for the Alaska Ter-‘ ritorial House of Representatives soes to A. P. Walker of Craig,| whose filing reached the office of Clerk of the District Court yes-| terday. Mr. Walker is a Demo- crat. | Several Democrats have signified | so-called leaders were a little un- jyaq on International Joint Com- settled, most of these dipping mod- mjssion to study its possibilities. It erately under further realizing. is now before the Senate in the There was a brief last-hour rally fomm of 5 treaty with Canada. bui recoveries failed to hold. The, Short Gap Incomplete close was easy and the total sales| Strictly speaking, the seaway al- Weees J00000 Ehinres 1 !ready is in existence, for all but The Curb Exchange was falrly 30 migs of its 2,437 mile course steady bgt bonds were irregular_. ifrom Duluth %o the Atlantic has Trading sentiment was mixed been improved to a depth of 21 their intention of being candidates| With considerable short selling re-!feoi wyioh in 1928 allowed vessels in the primaries in the First Di- Ported on bellef that there Was & ¢ jiont dratt to carry 8,400,000 vision, but so far the supply o!\ Republican aspirants is short, ac-| cording to indications. | Filings for Divisional offices sub-| ject to the primary election will close with the closing of the Cleérk's | office next Tuesday. Q JOHNSON SAYS 0PPRESSIONS T0 BE STOPPED WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 26— Gen. Hugh S Johnson, NRA Ad-| ministrator, last night charged that | 90 per cent of the complaints that small business concerns were or may be oppressed by large ones came from establishments, which he id “to survive must exploit their workers.” i Gen. Johnson made it clear that | code authorities would prevent any such oppression in an address in the Municipal Auditorium at the annual banquet of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. corrective reaction due. The dollar was strong on the foreign exchange market, gaining about two cents in terms of sterling, despite gold buying abroad by the Federal Reserve Bank of | New York. Grains were firm but cotton was lower. Wright Aeronautical jumped 20 points. Others up 1 to 3 points were Armour preferred, Timken Roller Bearing, Electric Autolite, Nash Motors and Motometer, while rubber stocks were in demand in sympathy with the strength of the futures market. Some alcohols im- proved but tobaccos resisted the trend. Metals were a little soft. (Continued on Page Four) Government Issue Quersubscribed Five Times WASHINGTON, Jan. 26— Secretary of Treasury Mor- gant announced today that the Government’s billion dollar securily issue has been over- subscribed nearly five times. Air Corps Is Planning Ascension of 15 Miles WASHINGTON, Jan. 26— Plans for two new stratosphere flights with the largesi balloon ever con- structed, designed to reach an alti- | tude of fifteen miles, have been announced by the National Geo- graphic Society and Army Air corps. ‘The two ascents, scheduied for June and September, will seek to, reach the greatest height to which it is practicable for a balloon to lift a man. The crew will consist of Capt. Albert W. Stevens, noted ob- server of the Air Corps, and Maj. William Kepner, Air Corps balloon tons of commerce. Its present ca- pacity is about 9,000,000 tons. The International Rapids section ‘where the principal work remains to be done, has #47 miles of 14- | foot canals in use. Here it is plan- ned to build two giant dams and three locks, with a hydro-electric generating capacity of 2200,000 ‘horsepower to be divided evenly between the two countries. | Canada already has completed he Welland canal around the greatest of all obstacles, Niagara Falls, and has completed all but | the locks for the Beauharnois ca- nal. She is to build the Lachine | canal and locks, while the United ! States is to build a new lock at iEault Ste. Marie and dredge chan- {nels there and at Detroit to 27 | feet, already being deepened to 25 | feet. Both countries have cleared | the Thousand Islands section. | Estimated Cost $543,000,000 | Based on 1926 estimafes the en- ire project is expected to cost $543,000,000, but Canada already has 1spent nearly $130,000,000 of that | amount, and the United States has spent or authorized $30,000,000. With $89,000,000, the amount New | York state is to pay for the power | developments, deducted the further |cost to the United States is esti- mated at less than $150,000,000. | With locks 30 feet deep and i channels 27 feet deep, it is esti- (mated that 70 per cent of the | world’s ocean-going ships could ;reach inland. Report Cities Benefits The Inferdepartmental report, drawn up by the War and Com- merce Departments, the Federal Power Commission and the New , York Power authority, says, among ,other things: ‘Twenty-eight of the 48 states will (Continued on Page Six.) dustry was resumed during the|congratulate the people of Alaska past week following some hesitan-|on the return of the Democratic cy during the middle of the month, | party to National Power. the Dun-Bradstreet, Inc., review| we endorse the courageous, wise says today. |and humane leadership of its great Reports from virtually all sec-|chieftain, Franklin Delano Roose- tions emphasized the strength|yelt, who has swept the money which fhe upward trend has nowlchangers out of the temples of attained and indications for con-| Government established by the tinuing the advance. founding Fathers and restored them T o P to their rightful owners—the peo- despair and hopelessness with con- |ple of the United States, replacing MELLUN Now | fidence and faith in our Govern- INVESTIGATED BY ATTY. GEN. Two Probes Underway—| One Concerning Hundred Per Cent Monopoly WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. — De-| partment of Jusfice agents are pushing an investigation into the various interests of Andrew Mel- lon, former Secretary of Treasury. Attorney General Cummings in- dicated he is taking a direct in- terest in the case and has ordered a recheck by new investiagtors in what he termed a “one hundred percent monopoly” by the Alum-| inum Company of America, con- trolled by Mellon. The Attorney General also said he expected to know very shortly what the government will do in the inquiry now nearing comple- tion in Mellon’s income tax af- fairs, P Bremer Family Ready to Pay Ransom Money ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 26.— Theré afe no developments in the kidnaping of Edward G. Bremer, banker, and the family awaits final instruc- tions for keeping a rendezvous with the abductors for pay- ing of the $200,050 ransom. ment and perpetuation, of its ideals, and we pledge our loyal support to his Administration. We acclaim the splendid repre- sentation that our Delegate, the Honorable Anthony J. Dimond, is giving Alaska in Congress and pledge him our continued support. We endorse the Administration of the Honorable John W. Troy, Governor of Alaska, and are mind- ful of the effective cooperation be- tween him aend our Delegate to Congress in their successful ef- forts to place Alaska and its needs before the National Administration and Congress in a true and correct light. j Alaska’s Best Friend ‘We represent that the return of the Democratic Party to power gives to the Territory opporfunities S d | | for advancement it has not ha |date for the Territorial House on since 1920. Historically, under it, Alaska has made its greatest prog- ress and received its largest bene- fits. Former Democratic Administra- tions have given Alaska the Alaska Railroad, its largest appropriations for roads and trails and similar public improvements, and partially restored to its people rights they have been deprived of under Re- publican regimes, notably opening for utilization the Territory’s coal deposits, almost limitless in value and quantity, and its oil lands, both of which were locked in re- serves by Republican administra- tions, Benefits To Alaska In the ten months that have clapsed since the Roosevelt Ad- ministration was ushered in, con- vineing proof has been furnished that the Democratic Party is solici- (Continued on Page Seven) fective Feb. 1 - Three First Division deputy marshalships, one in Petersburg and two in Juneau, were an- nounced by United States Mar-| shal William T. Mahoney this morning. The Juneau appointees are O. Hardy who will succeed Donald Martin as office deputy, and A. H. Bryant, who will succeed Thom- as Newcombe. Chris Christensen will be the deputy at Petersburg. | The appointments will take ef- fect February 1. Mr. Hardy is widely known in Southeast Alaska, where he has been more than 20 years. He was in the United States Marshal's of- fice in Juneau during the incum- bency of J. M. Tanner and was in) the First National Bank here for a number of years. He was a member of the Territorial Legis- lature in 1925 and entered the Bu- reau of Fisheries service in 1926. He is resigning as assistant fisher- ies agent in Ketchikan to, take the position with Marshal Mahoney. Bryant has lived for a number of years in Wrangell and is a for- mer resident of the Westward. Christensen; who is well known in Petersburg, is a former candi- the Democrafic ticket. He will fill the position made vacant re- cently by the death of C. V. Brown in Seattle. - e, JOE WAITE RESIGNS AS MANAGER OF SHOE STORE, 1S SUCCEEDED BY HUDSON Joe Waite, who has been mana-| ‘Savant Is to Dare Curse of King Tut: To Return to Tomb ger of the Family Shoe Store for the last several months, has re- signed the position to enter busi- ness for himself. He was succeeded by Lou Hudson, formerly with Ar- nold’s Bootery, who took over the! position today. Mr. Hudson has had several years' experience in the handling and fitting of fine footwear, el Everett Fleek, of Douglas, en- tered St. Ann’s Hospital this morn- ing to receive medical attention. N.| | Needed Immediately | WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. — The | monetary bill is expected to be passed by the Senate during today. There will be no recess until final action is taken was the warning by leaders this morning. Reply to Republican attacks on | the money bill, Senate Democrats |today contended legislakion was necessary to relieve an otherwise | impossible situation resulting from insurmountable debts. | Measure Defended Senator Josiah W. Bailey of North Carolina took up the de- fense of the measure, saying that the total indebtedness of the na- tion's business has grown from a normal of about $75,00,000,000 prior to the inflationary period of a decade ago to about $220,000,000,000 and now w a great obstacle in the return of prosperity. He said the bill would raise pri stimulate trade, protect and stabilize currency and aid in every phase of* the present emergency This afternoon the Senate voted to give the Secretary of the Treas- ury sole jurisdiction over the two billion dollar stabilization fuiid pro- posed in the Administration's bill, rejecting the amendment to place the fund in e of a Board of five members currency opera- tions. or -+ GEORGE BLACK CONFINED TO HOME WITH SFRAIN Georgs Stack 1, confined to his home suffering wi a sprained ankle, received when he pped on the ice at the hangar of the Alaska Air Express this morning after the arrival of the seaplane. CHICAGO, Jan. 26.—Prof. James Henry Breasted, noted University of Chicago Egyptologist, today was planning to return to the tomb of King Tutankhamen despite the so- called curse accredited with taking fourteen lives. Dr. Breasted will return to the liberty, to attempt delivery. | Dillinger served notice on the authorities that he will pull ev- ery string to prevent extradition to Indiana or Ohio. UNDER $100,000 BOND TUCSON, Jan. 26 —John Dilling~ er and three henchmen, members of the Dillinger gang of Chicago, were held here today under $100,- 000 bonds each on fugitive charges. Opal Long, Clarks companion, was under $5,000 bonds for obstruction of justice. She slammed the door on the arresting officer’s finger and broke it/ The other women were held on $500 bond each as material witnesses. The hearing will be held January 30. JOE BARROW TO FLY BIG PLANE NORTH SEATTLE, Jax 26.—Joe Barrow, veteran Alaskan pilot, is walting at Boeing Field for favorable weather to take off for Fairbanks, Alaska, with a 9-passenger plane for use in the Alaska air service. Barrow plans to fly the inland route and will probably change from wheels to skiis at Oroville, Wash. Barrow flew here earlier in the week from Buffalo, N. Y. —————————— It is estimated the country bas $15,000,000,000 invested in improved highways. Pharaoh’s tomb within two months, he said. But as far as the ‘‘curse” is concerned, Dr. Breasted was not | impressed. He said: |/ “For two weeks I slept in the |tomb of King Tutankhamen and took my meals there. And I never. I felt better in my life.”