The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 7, 1934, Page 1

- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6568. JUNEAU ALASKA WEDN ESDAY FI:BRUARY 7 1934, \ILMBhR OF ASSOCIATI:D PRFSS W. ©. SMITH OUT OF 6. 0. P. RACE FOR TREASURER Withdraws to W R on 0n Independent — More Filings Made Here Three additional filings were re- ceived yesterday in the Office of| Clerk of Court for the party pri- mary elections next April, and one of the Republican candidates for nomination for Treasurer withdrew his declaration from the Office of | Territorial Auditor. W. G. Smith's Alaska’s first and | only Treasurer, who was elected on | the Republican ticket four yea Ago. who filed for renomina- tion ne two weeks ago in the Republican primary registration, withdrew his name. He said today | he was circulating a petition and| would file as an Independent can- didate. | | | | | Chase Only G. O. P. Mr. Smith's withdrawal leaves| Dr. W. H. Chase, Mayor of Cor-| dova and prominent Third Division politician, the only Republican | candidate'for nomination as Treas-| ur There are two Democratic candidates—Martin Harrais of Ella- mar, and Oscar G. Olson, Eyak. The three new filings made in| the Clerk’s office were: former| Representative. A. H. Ziegler and | H. R. Thompson, Ketchikan, Demo- crats, and Walter B. King, former Assistant United States Attorney.| Ketchikan, Republican, all for House nominations. This brmgs; the total on the Democratic pri-| ballot to 13 for the four) House places, and five Republicans. | The Republicans failed to file a Tandidalo for the Senaforial nom- | ination while two Democrats—W. B. Kirk and Senator Allen Shat-| competing candidates. | Dimend Is Unopposed Delegate A. J. Dimond, now serv- ing his first term in Congress, will have no opposition within his own | party at the primary. Nor will he | have any Republican opponent in the general election. He is> the sole candidate to come before the primaries, running for the Demo- cratic nomination. Unless there is an independent filing, which is not believed to be at all likely, he will not have any opponent in the general elec- | tion. FILINGS MADE AT FAIRBANKS FOR PRIMARIES Democrats and Republi- cans Have Contests in Fourth Division FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 7.— Contests in the April primaries f both Democrafs and Republicans for the Senate and House will take place following the final filing for the Fourfh Division, made yester- day. The filings were: For Senate For Senator, Julien A. Hurley, of Fairbanks, and Harry Donnelly, of Flat, Republicans. John B. Powers, of Eagle, and Thomas J. Devane, of Ruby, Dem- ocrats. For House For the House: Republicans, L. D. Colbert, H. E. Buzby, Andrew Nerland, Fred B. Johnston, W. W. Estes, all of Fairbanks. Democrats—George A. Lingo, Leo W. Rogge, Alton G. D. Nordale, H. C. Fohn-Hanson, Earl R. Pilgrim, of Fairbanks: Willlam N. Crowden, of Ruby; Alfred J. Ghezzi, of Ne- nana. RETAIL TRADE | nounced tod: |emrce. Will Plead Guilty to Ab- | by officials as Elliott Roosevelt, son of the president, with his wife, cuts a huge cake which graced the table at one of the several thousand birthday parties throughout the nation upon the occasion of President Roose- velt's birthday. This party was held in Los Angeles. (Associated Press Photo) Weight of Silver In Dollar May DEALERS WILL | 0., . DISCUSS CODE Members of Congress predicted a reduction in the weight of the cilver dollar to increase the | Chamber to Hear Report| from Directors on Con- | ferences with Wade | price ¢f the white metal. This is likely to follow from the in- As a result o1 a conference yes- AMEN MENT Tu terday between the Executive Com-| c ES veetigation in speculative ac- tivities in the silver market. mittee of the Chamber -of Com merce, the Retail Trade Commit; tee of the same organization and Hugh J, Wade, Deputy NRA Ad- ministrater. for. Alaska, . mepting | of retail dealers, excluding grocers and other food provision stores, will be held next Tuesday, it was an- vy curtis shattuck.|Rigid Form of Compulsion Secretary of the Chamber of Com-| 7 | Is Backed Up by Sen- ate Committee “The Board of Directors has had two meetings with Mr. Wade since last Thursday discussing various| matters arising under the NRA,| WASHINGTOR, Feb. 7—Officials and a complete report on them of the Farm Administration have will be made to the Chamber to- morrow when it holds its regular weekly meeting in Bailey’s Cafe,” Mr. Shattuck said. Copies of the master code for the retail trade have been mailed to gll affected persons with a letter| calling attention to the fact that it is applicable in its present form to all retail trade dealers and “strict compliancs s man-|p5nd on cotton ginned this year in datory.” In order to obtain a code|excess of nine billion bales. This fitted to local conditions, the deal-| youlg allow the Farm Administra- ers must first organize, agree upon|iion to make direct mar eting | a separate code and present it to agreemencs vuh the pxoumc the NRA for approval. The purpose of the code, Mr.| Wade outlined as follows: “Your ‘RADIU P H U N ES code causes you to increase em- Now GUNNEGT ployment in your industry as well as the purchasing power of youri employees, the code, as far as your| barnch of the industry is con-| ALASKA TBWNS upon to furnish statistics to show whether or not the code has ac- complvhed its pnrpose attention is called to Article 11, Section 4, and you are reminded cerned, is of no 'value. Under Section 2, of this same Article, you sent to the White House a propos- ed amendment to the Farm Act which would allow the Administra- tion to license producers, a rigid form of compulsion. Coincidentally, the Senate Agri- culture Committee took another step toward compulsion by agree- ing to report the Bankhead cotton bill placing a tax of 12 cents a that unless compliance with the will in the near future be called| . Interior System Is Estab- lished by Northern Commercial Co. SEWARD, Alaska, Feb. stallation of a system of radio tele- phones conmecting six strategic points in the interior the North- ern Commercial Com has been completed by Howar vet- eran radio engineer. Radio telephones tablished at Tanana Circle, Manley Hot and McGrath. The tem will perfect commun- ication with important ce sisting Alaska’s heavy plar It is expected The United States Signal Corps will hook up with the private system by establishi telephones in Anchorage and Fair- banks, and possibly in Seward. d Mason, been es- yukon, have Fo Springs, ducting Charles Boett- cher, the Second SIOUX FALLS, North Dakota, Feb. 7.—Verne Sankey, described America’s Public Enemy No. 1, will plead guilty in TO PRESIDENT 7—In-| the Charles Boettcher, 2nd, kid- naping. This is the statement made by Sankey's attorney. Gordon Al- 9| corn, Sankey’s alleged Tieutenant, will probably do fhe same. nkey was brought here several days ago from Chicago where he was captured by Federal agents. - STURGE IN CLINIC; TO HAVE OPERATION “Judze_, I’'m Broke— But Here’s My Cow’ CLEARWATER, Fla, Feb. 7— Barter is quite a convenient thing, 8. L. Yates concluded-after swap- ping his milch cow for freedom. Fined $9.50 in Magistrate F. I Gates' court for violation of a traffic ordinance, he was about to go to jail in lieu of funds: And then he thought of his cow and struck up a trade with the magistrate, Tom Sturge, writing to Mrs. Sturge . from the Coffey Clinic in Portland, says he will be there for another month or six weeks as he will undergo an operation, The first tests nave been success- ful. - e RECOVERY AID WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. — Gov- ernment expenditures for this fiscal costs have passed the two billion dollar mark, ~ MOUNTING UP |Seeks Addmonal Sum of | $100,000—Two Offic- ials Give Support | WASHING GTON, Feb. 7— Alaska | Delegate Dimond’s demands to | place the Alaska Indians on @& |par with those in the states, will {have the approval of Samuel Dodd, Chief Finance Officer of the Bu- {reau of Indian Affairs and also Dr Paul W. Gordon, of Juneau, Director of FEducation in Alaska | for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Delegate Dimond is fi {an additional $100,000 f {tion and medical funds. He told the Senate Committee that on the basis of the number of Alaskan _ | Indians they get only half the sums)| Indmns in the states. ]MILIIUNS OF - DOLLARS GO ‘1 sed for {Terrorized Americans Pay | Large Sums to Kidnap- ers, Report Shows CHICAGO, ITRE. I, Feb. ed from terrorized Americans kidnapers. of victims or their fam- ilies. In many cases a large por |tion of the kidnapers’ demands' have been paid. Many kidnapings have never been reported, the vic- tims ;)a\'mu quietly. e 10 COMPANIES FACE CHARGES - OF MONOPOLY Complaint Filed Against Rayon and Yarn Manu- facturers in U. S. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7— Th Federal Trade Commission has fi I(-d a complaint against ten rayon and yarn companies and manu- facturers, practically all rayon yarn companies in the coun charging them with and conspiring to force a price f {ing monopoly in the sale of the | products.” —— . SEAWAY PACT - 1SN DANGER t Sufficient Votes Must- ered in Senate to Give Issue O. K. disclosed today that a private poll |in the Senate-showed ratification: of the St. Lawrence treaty pac still lacking and Senate leader may sidetrack the issue tempor- ari Eagle | — ‘Turk Rightist Sees Red in Kemal’s ANKARA, Peb. 7.—Just as Tur key is adopting a five-year indu trial plan, a cry of communism } risen within the people’s pa: This is Mustafa Kemal's pmw only political organization allowed in Turkgy. One group of this party, led by Mahmud Bey, influential deputy of siirf, publicly stigmatizes as munistic the aims of what amou: to a left group of the same par The stigmatized group inclu: ernment officials, including th director of the press, Vedat Nedim year's emergency and recovery, Bey. Real Communism Seen Mahmugd Bey says in the official DIMOND FIGHTS FOR MORE CASH, ALASKA INDIANS FOR RANSOM 7.—Police | records show an unbelievable num- | {ber of millions of dollars demand- | by “combining | WASHINGTON, Feb. 7—It was | heavy and light prominent deputies and other gov-| ' THE GARNERS ENTERTAIN THE ROOSEVEL1S | Vice President Garner seemed to forget his aversion to formal affairs when he and Mrs, Garner enter- tained at a state dinner in honor of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Here are the host and hostess with their guests of honor in one of the few pictures ever taken of the couples together. (Associated Press Photo) : X Woman Clubbed to BLUE EABLE 18%:mm, MORE POWER SNATCHED DOWN “"f"’j\jf};’—'—‘if,;f; .. IS PROMISED MISSOURI CASE 7.—Ernest Wright, a farmhand, told the authorities he clubbed Miss Alice Martin to death be- | NRA Steps in, Acts Quick- ly, in Child Labor Vio- Various Contracts lation Instance | Be Given Aid cause of a quarrel over $275 | she withheld from his wages WASHINGTON, Feb. 7—NRA STUGK PRIGES | has snatched down the Blue Eagle TA K E Ec et o WASHINGTON, Feb. — House Democratic leaders have promised more power if needed for the com- mittee probing Naval airplane con- because of damage done to a |in a case involving chfld thor' vmgt.n | provisions, that of Moss Lu, 'L‘HJ\ | of Hannibal, Missouri. tra (‘t\ and alleged profits. NRA found Lugena worked hl: similar inquiry by another on, under 16 years of age, for| G House committee into military av- more than three hours a day.” | iation and a request Secretary Dern ord of all A The Army has apparently been halte result of the two investig supplies is also indicated has been sent to for a complete erc- airplane contracts. am the | Regardless of relationship, child labor will not be tolerated under NRA, the National C'Jmplmm" Board members stated. | Losses Are Around One to Four Points—Some | Metals Advance | few | SENATORS TO NEW YORK, Feb. T.—With FARLEY MAKES STATEMENT exceptions, stocks pointed down-| WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Post-| ard today under a heavy volume master General Farley said there tof realizing whieh was the first will be ssary delay in | pronounced reaction in about two reaching on what action {months and generally attributed to the L ment will take in regard RE Ll EF BI L I- over-bought conditions. contracts as the result| Losses of one to around four es before the airmail| ‘poinls predominated. The close Inve committee.” jwas weak with sales totaling 4,- statement was made in re-| hed reports that rmail contract will Asked to Show Speed on 500000 shares. { Keeping Four Million The curb also yielded substantial ! virt ground. | be j | Men on Payroll Bonds also slipped. ! er General Farley would | | o T | | | | The profit taking overwhelmed not discuss what action would be WASHINGTSIS, Feb. 7. — The | the ticker frequently. lern Senate, although urged to show Metals Resist Move -oo—— speed in legislation to keep four| Metals and several "P‘“a“‘“ re- million men on the Civil Works' |Sisted the profit taking payroll, set itself for debate on|SmelUng held a gain of Aboul nu the billion dollar relief appropria-|POIDts as silver prices firmed tion. Grains were heavy, wheat losing| more than two cents a_ bushel | INGREASING IN Cotton rallied and then (l:m)t'(l | with some other ccommodities. P l l P |cents in terms of the dollar, Th(‘ Pl ste also gained. olitica arty e - ™ ,,s Ametican Bhi Trme. AladsiMnre Profit to Government of | Juneau, MclIntyre moved point or more each. ially “Milliett” that up one the leff group, as expr Also Shown in Lat- | 1 organ “Eadro” 4o not (Continued on Page Two) est Flguw communism, but are comn - | - itself. | AS 1 MR ki eroup, he ll«mw l(u.ws l}unmul s L.,“”f’;‘fffflf-o(,?u.a y wants Turkey's five-year ng a nev constitute a monopoly by t and thirty of all major means of prod a million inc than ours a ¢ The figure also retlects Government profits on the dol- devaluation of about $200,000. - - ew timing device and transportation, and Industrie WASHINGTON, Feb, 17— group would leave to prndl(‘ ini-| House has passed and sent to the of tiative nothing but small, primitive |Senate Delegate Dimond's bill to lar workshops. turn over certain abandoned Fed-| Mahmud Bey" t)eral Buildings at Sitka, Alaska, to A ni which attack agair per- “the communists” was »| the Territory for a home for aged,! mits one man to operate 10 stop run in a series of s in the|sick and infirm pioneers and also, wa s was tried out succes “Milliett,” eeased abruptly after|the bill to convey certain Federal at regattas last summer by offi- (Continued on Page Two) ilands to the City of Nome, Alaska,' cials of the American Power Boat FOR PROBERS 12| (Communist Internationale), HOWLING MOBS MAKiNG ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT [Bloody Cges Between Demonstrators, Police | and Soldiers 'MEN, WOMEN, SHOT | 'DOWN; 50 KILLED ;Premier Daladier Forced | toResign—Hears Cries 1 to Assassinate | 'PARIS, Feb. Four more !persons have died as a resuit of meb violence in the revolt jflgainsi the Gevernment as | Premier Daladier was forced !(o resign and President Le- ‘;brun succeeded in gaining |consent of former President ‘Doumelgue to head the Gov- ‘crnment after former Pre- mier Barthou argued Deo- | mergue was the man for the | place. | A dissolution of Parliament decree has been prepared by |the new Premier which will lbe followed by new general | elections of Legislators. | Firing by police again | broke out late this afternoon when one mobster was shot and five civilians were hit by by BLOODY CLASHES PARIS, Feb. 7. — Rioting, |which broke out late yester- |day resulting in bloody clash- es between police and soldiers th the demonstrators, con- hnued this forenoon and pub- \]lC squares are still massed P Commlttees Investlgatmg by thousands with troops and |police unable to beat them back. | One newspaper estimates |that more than fifty men and women were fatally shot or fltmmpled to death or mortally | slashed by sabres during the night and early today in the revolutionary riots against the Government. Premiér Daladier has been iforced to resign. His Cab- linet, of only a few days, also |resigned and was accepted by President Lebrun. | President Lebrun offered the Pre= | miership to Senator Louis Barthou, !Premier from 1910 to 1913, after | Gaston Doumergue, former Presi- dent of France was designated Pre- | mier, but he refused the post. At noon today the angry crowd was still out of control. Defiance Shouted | Daladier resigned this foregoon | (Conunued on Page Two) COMMUNISTS ~ NOW MAKING -~ NEW CHARGES 'British, Germans Said to Be Behind Japan in | Fomenting Trouble MOSCOW, Feb. 7.—British die- thards are quietly backing Germany and Japan against the Soviet Un- ion, Dmitri Nanuilsky, member of the Praesidum of the Cominetrn charg- ed in an address to the Commun- v Congress. They also are > placate France and Gers he charged, hoping to cre- united front against Russia, and are aiming at disrupting rela- tions between Russia and France. Thus in the international arena he We face a war among the imperialists while simunsneoug there are feverish preparations war against the Soviets, Japan and Germany are the raised fists of the world's bourgeoise,” Fete -