The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 31, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIII., NO. 6562. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31 1934, PREPAREI)NESS C BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY IS HELD BY PRESIDENT Thousands Par ticipate in Great Event in All Parts of Country ROOSEVELT MAKES ERIEF RADIO TALK Says Occasion o Happiest Day He Has Ever Known ~Thanks Everybody WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt thank- ed the Nation last night for the birthday I have The President left his own party table in the White House to speak over the radio to thousands of participants at benefit balls and parties in all sections of the coun- “try who were helping the Warm | Springs, Georgia, infantile paralysis | foundation. “No man ever had a finer birth- day remembrance from his friends and fellows than you have given me tonight and it is with a humble and thankful heart I accept this tribute through me to the stricken ones of our great National fam- ily,” said the President who stated | Tie spoke” 28 The" vepresentative- ‘hundreds of thousands of crippled children in the counfry. DANCED WELL INTO DAWN THIS MORNING CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 31.—America danced into the dawn today to give the President his “happiest birth- day.” Six thousand or more balls were last night in the country and ries fund that may reach $2,000,000 is held forth to the President for the benefit of sufferers of infantile paralysis but the exact figures will net be known for several days. An Associated Press check-up showed the celebrants numbered more than 10,000,000 and Democ- racy keynoted the night with swells ilcoats, lumberjacks in flannel ts, lovely ladies in jewels and an squaws with babies on. their bs Whites, negroes, Eskimos, all creeds, colors and classes danced at the birthday party in all States and Territories. CELEBRATION RECEIVED BY RADIO FANS IN JUNEAU ‘Through one of the most perfect hook-ups of modern times, hun- dreds of thousands of radio listen- (Continued on Page Two) | ever | |gate ha: Patients at cutting held yesterday honoring their part-time neighbor. The cak seven feet tail. the Warm Springs, Ga., tion are shown as they rehearsed the birihday (Associated Press Photo) antile - paralysis founda- party and cake- President Franklin D. Rooscvelt, e weighs 344 pounds and is about BELL RESCINDS 1000-FOOT TRAP LEAD FOR 1934 ! f |Denies Will Open Watcxd to Unrestricted Seine | Fishing as Reported WASHINGTON, D. C., an 31» Delegate Anthony J. Dimond today said he has been informed by Frank T. Bell, United States Com- missioner of Fisheries, that the Bureau of Fisheries is not conv templating the opening of A]askan waters to unrestricted fishing du<- pite reports to the contrary. He | added except for a small area olfl the Aleutian Islands the rule against 50-foot vessels will not be changed The Commissioner also notified Delegate Dimond that the recent regulation permitting floating fish traps t6 have 1,000-foot leads in| length has been -rescinded, and the| old 800-foot rule restored for 1934 In an effort to he termed “almost a racket,” the Dele- prepared a bill to b introduced in the House of Repre- sentatives which will permit fish- ermen charged with illegal fishing to have an early hearing so as not to miss the season’s fishing if they BIRTHDAY DANCE NETS 600D SUM FOR FOUNDATION Juneau Joins Rest of Coun- try Celebrating Roose- velt's Anniversary In accordance with the idea car- rjed out all over the country Ju- neau residents turned out in forcc last evening to celebrate the fifty- second birthday of President Frank- Delano Roosevelt with dances, the proceeds from one of which are to be turned over to the Warm | Springs, Georgia, Foundation for| Crippled Children, which is spon- sored by the President himself. Both the FElks' club and the| Capitol Beer Parlors, specidl birth- | day party dances were held a large attendance was present aLv both of them. The crowd in at- dance at the Elks' Club insures ubstantial sum as the donation | Juneau to the Warm Springs Foundation, } Harry Krane’s Orchestra Eurmsh-‘ ed the music at the Capitol Beer! Parlors and ab the Elks' Club the| Troubadors, Juneaws newest dance | band, supplied the musiec. In spite of the haste with which wwonunued on Page Two) of should be found not guilty. ANNUAL SUPPLY | BILL REPORTED Ninety Million Dollars Re- quired by Four U. S. Departments WASHINGTON, annual supply bill for the State. Justice, Commerce and Labor De- | partments has been reported to |the House. The total is $90,000,000 for the four departments. The report shows a saving of $12,000,000 due to. Prohibition re- | peal but provides additional funds for investigation of kidnaping and other cnmmal activ INSULL WANTS REFUGE,TURKEY ISTANBUL, Jan. 31.—Newspap- ers today said emissaries of Sam- uel Insyll have ofered the Turkish Government. fifteen million dollars {for use of the country's five year industrial plan if he be allowed to Jan, 31.— The | |take refuge here from Greece. Turkey has no extradition treaty with the United States, ¢ close Paycut Restoration Proposal Is Made By Committee WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The Senate Appropriations Sub- committee considering the in- dependent offices bill voted to restore one-third of the 15 per cent Federal pay cut on F ruary 1 and anether third next July. PROFIT TAKING FORCES STOCKS T0 TAKE SLUMP !Prices Are Generally Off! with Today’s Market Close Heavy NEW YORK, Jan. were wearied after ye tivities and prices we: reactionar specul in on rofe: busy on several issu was rather heavy totaled 3,000,000 shares. Profit taking on the place and prices were zeneral bond tone the good advance of bonds. 31 e profits. Sales took The by nen! Curb off he’ Gov Leaders Lag Most of the leaders lagged throughout the session with ex- treme losses ranging from one to three opints. Wheat dropped about one cent a bushel. Cotton steadied today Other commoditii The dollar was up cents at one time in rling. National Distillers rallied around two points on the ear report Ups and Downs Douglas Aircraft spurted points before shading United Aircraft, Dome, Con: dated Gas, McIntyre-Porcupine were a bit higher. Allied Chemical points U. S. Smelting, A nhone, United States ler, Case, Westinghouse a. rails were down one more. round three rms of the four yielded three CLOSING PRIC] TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 21%, American Can 99, American Power and Light 8 Anaconda 16, Armour B 3%, Beth- lehem Steel 467, Calumet and Hec- la 5%, Curliss-Wright 5%, Fox Films 157, General Mofors 39%, International Harvester 43%, Ken- necott 21%, Montgomery-Ward 7%, Ulen Company 3'%, Standard Oil of California 417%, United States Steel 56%. y|a press conference soon were unsettled { 2 | PROCLAMATION ISSUED TODAY BY PRESIDE {Price of Gold Also Rat to Thirty-five Dollars, Fine Troy Ounce WASHIN tion law, redefining the gg |content of the dollar am 'ranmg the price of gold to $35 per fine troy ounce. The President revalued the dollar at 59.06 per cent of the former weight. dollar contains 15 {grains nine-tenths fine. Be | ginning tomorrow, the Pres |dent said, the United States | Treasury will buy any and iall gold offered it at $35 per flme troy ounce. { The new gold dollar was H»‘lfectl\g at 3:10 p.m. today, |the time the Presidential pro-| l clamation was signed. | AL MONETARY 60LD BELONGS 70 UNCLE SAM Action Now in De- valuing Dollar WASHINGTON, Jan Federal Government took title to monetary gold. President Roosevelt is now pre- pared to follow this unexampled step with action devaluing the dol- lar in the hope of forcefully stimu- 31— last night all of the Nation's prices. It believed the dollar’s new gold content will be announced at probably is | today. '3 BALLOONISTS ARE REPORTED - TOBEKILLED: Crew of Record Breaking . Flight Into Stratosphere Believed Dead MOSCOW, Jan. 31.—An firmed report has been here that all three members of t. crew of the record b*mkmy strato- sphere Soviet balloon have been uncon- received | he Nothing has been heard Irom the balloon since last night when |a radio message was received say- ing the crew was trying to find a landing place in a heavy fog. Planes sent -out to direct the the big bag. Early yesterday morning a wire- less from the balloon stated that it _had reached an altitude of 67,- 585 feet, a new record. REPORT CONFIRMED MOSCOW, Jan. 31.—All three members of the crew of the So- viet balloon were killed late yes- terday southeast of here, near P: iskyostrog, according to an off report received late this afterncon. The balloon came down in a hard landing and the oceupants were killed by the concussion which also destroyed all instru- ments. The bag was torn away from the gondola, TON, D. C., Jan. 31.—President Roosevelt to- | day signed an Executive (l"drl er under the dollar-reva]wi The new gold| 5/21 gold | %President Ready to Take} lating the present upward trend of | balloonists to safety failed te find l|ern Canada in 25 yea MPIRE WMB. R OF ASSOCIATK:D PRl:SS 51. PAUL BANKER KIDNAPED, DEATH IS THREATENED UNITED STATES T0 HAVE LARGE AIR FORCE NOW M:ne than Flve Thousand to Be Ordered for Army, Navy SENATF AND HOUSE ARE IN AGREEMENT ‘ |Vinson Measure Passes | | Lower Chamber—Tram- mell Report Favorable | WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.— % More than five thousand i ‘ {Army and Navy fighting planes are to be ordered for |the two services under plans Inow afoot on Capitel Hill as the preparedness cry rang | throughout Congress. | Efforts aimed at expanding | America’s fighting forces are {seen in both "the House and | Senate Chairman Tram- mell, of the Senate Naval Jommittee, said he would sub- mit today a favorable report lon the Navy bill similar te Ithe Vimson big navy measure passed yesterday by the as Kidnapers hold Edward G. Bremer, 37 (center), St | threafencd his life in a note left at the home of Wait { Bremer. The picture (left) is that of Adolph Bre is shown below. (Associated Press Photo.) I bank Magee r of B mer hcme (right) we |House. The Vinson bill is |virtually assured of approval by the Senate. The measure will give the avy 102 new warships and {around 1,180 new airplanes Pr the kidnaped man FARLEY GIVES GREAT PRAISE | 10 PRESIDENT; Cracker Barrel Phllosophy? i Often Used in Pres- | | ent Decisions PHIL.LDELPHIA, Pa Postmaster General Ja: |ley told the Sporting sociation that President 11 crack barrel philosopt adequate sometimes to meet the | nation’s problems in these times of | economic stresses. He has seen | plans working and now looks d to the time when he will ble to return to Congress the ordinary powers which ed to him. r General Farley the President as a man “wk will take his place with Washing- ten and Lincoln | The Postmaster General further stated that the President had been e for 20 years in small town tics and he has never forgotten small town viewpoint settle-| of national affa often tin ed around the in the cross-roads store ->-—— HAILROAD IN - CANADATIED ~ UPBY SNOW . Jan. 31— es A. Far Writers As- Roosevelt have lau u) | the | ment ffe Al = Police branded as the work of a crar received by the Minneapolis postmaster and saying the kidnaped Ed- ward G. Bremer, wealthy St. Paul banker accidentally through one of the gang “been Photo) BLIND TO WORK - SOVIET FACTORY 1(.anad1an Nancnal Blocked’ | —Worst Storm in 25 Years MONTREAL, Jan. 31.—M conditions are gradually re to the snow-bound Matapedia |1ey after the worst rmal quip- touch will be | The mainline of lhn Canadian ation by National Raflway was blocked be- tween Riviere Duloup, Quebec Cambellton, N. S., and more than 400 passengers were snowbound for g several hours until trains 1in tarted moving, oty oper: by sight. - revealed that expense is fhe lar, e item in expenditur of nmental departments instead of and T by 1939. The Army planes are to be | in number up to increased 3,000. JAPAN'S NAVY BE SUPERIOR T0 . S, NAVY Relative Strength of Sea Power of Two Coun- tries Compared TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 31.—Ad- miral Mineo Osumi, Minister of the Na gave out the informa- tion that Japan's strength [in cruisers, destroyers and sub- marines will be slightly superior |to that of the United States by |the end of 1936. The Minister of the Navy con- | fined his comparison to the navies jof the United States and Japan in response to persistent questioning |by members of the Diet on 'the |relative sea power of the two countries. BILL TO SURVEY HAINES HARBOR WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—Alaska Anthony J, Dimond in- a bill yesterday asking & survey of the harbor at Haines, Al- aska, under direction of the Board Army Engineers. < the note reproduced here, had been “bumped of(” drunk.” (Associated Press AGED WOMAN e ENJDYS PIPE et susvore Rearmament Plea For Germany of ROME, Jan. 31.—Italy has ceme out in faver for rearma- ment of Germany as the only practical solution of the arm- ament question. This is the statement made today in an official memorandum. i A coin in the collection of D. E. cents | Decker, of Salem, Ore., is dated 504 ‘B, C, her old blay pipe crammec fresh-cut T. Skinner, harvested a 19-pound and figured it was wo: at the D pill,