The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 8, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6569. MhMBLR OF ASSOCIATED PRFSS " PRICE TEN CENTS DOUMERGUE TO FORM CABINET DURING TODAY Former Pre51dent Comes | from Retirement—Is Premier-Designate MOVE ENDS 2 DAYS OF RIOTING, TERROR Police Believe They Can| Control Further Ac- tion .of Mobs PARIS, Feb. 8. — With| France, admitted on all sides, close to a civil war and revo-| lution, G 2 s ton Doumergue, former President of France, has ar-| rived here te form a Cabinet. This has seemed to end the two days of rioting and ter-' ror in which 12 persons died and more than 200 were in- jured. Thousands met l)oumergue as he returned from retire-| ment in an attempt to form a new Goveérnment. Premier Daladier, who nominally in office until new Cabinet is formed, urged President Lebrun to declare martial law last night at a midnight but the Presidonti refused. Veterans of the National Union| told the President they had gone ed in the demonstrations inst the police and soldiers but would resume the attack on Wed- nesday with rifles, swords and even machine guns but the Cabinet’s surrender appeased them. The vet-| erans left last night’s rioting to Communists and hoodlums but these groups, they could control even if unex- pected and further disorders de- veloped. Premier Cabinet At noon today, Doumergue began the work of forming a “Cabinet of Premiers” for a truce among parties. The former President, 71 years of took fifteen minutes after his al here, to tell President Le brun what he meant to do im mediately and he started out his ‘program as reinforced bands of laborers went to work cleaning up the debris left in the conflict. Thousand ‘Wounded all political Thg wounded, according to re-| ports made this afternoon, counted as being at least 1,000. Doumergue’s route to the Foreign Office from the President’s Palace was a veritable triumphal proces- sion. He made the traditional| calls on the Presidents of the Sen- ate and Chamber where he con- ferred with Daladier. JOEL WARREN LOSES LEG IN are AN OPERATION Former Alaskan, Veteran| Peace Officer, Re- ported Improving SEATTLE, Feb. 8.—Joel F. War- ren, noted Alaska, Seattle and Spokane peace officer, who had his left leg amputated a week ago, is reported considerably imn- proved according to his physician, Dr. Frank Horsfall. he 70-year-old veteran law en- forcement Officer will probably be transferred to his home from his hespital within a few days, his physician said, Premier-Designate| the police believed,| and meanwhile called | i HEATHGOVE BELL- ARCHITECTS TACOMA SITKA NLES JUREAU WASHINGTON * TER TROAST-ASSOCIATE| ALASKA 4laska s New Homo for Pwnoéis of North to Be Bmlt at Sitka Architect’s prospectus of building to be occupied by the sourdoughs in their declining years Bids will be asked this month. Construction is to be on the ground of present Home. Spacious quarters are provided. Alaska material to be used as far as possible. ‘DIMUND PLEADS FOR FUNDS FOR AIR MAIL HERE es '\vnatlon Seriously Crippled Here If Loses Mail Contracts is e WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 27— [rspetial Correspondence)— In a| | speech made in the House January 125, self on record as favoring the car- riage of mail in Alaska by airplanes | between principal points, while urging transportation by dog team between intermediate points. Speak- ng during debate on the post of- | tice department appropriation bill, he pleaded for an increased appro- priation for Alaska star routes so |that the rapidly deweloping avia- |tion indusfry of the Territory, support from the government. As the situation now stands appears likely that very few route contracts for the period be- it to aviation concerns. in the aggregate were higher than those offered by dog team bidders, nd while the department has not t made a definite decision there re many reasons to believe that the speedy mail srvice to which tomed during the last few years will soon be a thing of the past. In taking a stand squarely in support of air mail, Delegate Di- {mond was not unaware that there {is a section of the public which | would welcome restoration of dog ‘team service. But he believes that |group is far in the minority. Ad- justments have come after the hardships which inevitably resulted when sale of fish for use of dogs {on the mail runs was stopped in a airplane, and roadhouses on the mail trails <found their business gone. The faster mail service which the airplane gives has brought com- ! pensation in other ways, has cre- | ated other lines of business and if | financial assistance through mail contracts is to be denied airplane operators it is to be expected that {the industry will retrogress and | make necessary new and no less severe adjustments. | sons, Mr. Dimond is convinced that continued expansion of aviation in the Territory means the greatest good to the greatest number and he ‘will continue to work for air mail. | Two former Alaskans in Wash- ington at the present time are Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Murie. Before her marriage Mrs. Murie was Miss Margaret Gillette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gillette. The fam- ily resided at Fairbanks for a long period. Mr. Murie was with the Bureau of Biological Survey for (wonunued on Page Two) l Delegate Dimond placed him-| might have at least a measure ot| star | ginning July 1 of this year will go| Their bids many Alaskans have become accus-| large measure by the advent of the' For these and. other similar rea- | By WILLIAM A. HESSE (Chairman, Fioneer Home Building } Commission) | Proposals will be asked for on | February 17, for the construction rm‘ the new Ploneers' Home at Sitka am it is expected that work will {begin early in April and not later than April 15. The. architect had fixed March 12 as the day for opening bids, but the Commission decided .that in consideration of Alaska bidders that the time be extended to March 19. Alaska materials in so far as they can be used and Alaska labor will be insisted upon. The con- struction of the building will oc- cupy about ten months. The new building is to be built | on the ground which the old build- ings mow occupy and the removal of the old buildings will begin about February 15. The pioneers will be moved to the Moose Hall in Sitka where they will be quart- rered during the construction of the new building. Three-Story Structure | The new home as planned will ‘be a three-story reinforced struc- ture with a full daylight basement and attic. Special attention has {been given by the architect to the i designing of a building t will withstand any earthquakes that might be expected. The basement in addition to pro- viding limited sleepi quarters, will have a commodious recreation and card room, the boiler room, laundry, kitchen storage, inmates’ storage room, househould storage, refrigerating machine, a morgue, a workshop, etc. The first floor will contain the kitchen, dining room, superintend- |ent’s office, commissary, inmates’ quarters and two sitting rooms, one in each wing. Large Dining Room The main dining room will seat 108 guests and a smaller dining room will serve 22 guests in the cripple ward who are unable to go to their meals in the regular din- ing room. A small dining room off the kitchen for the use of the help is also provided. Rather than to have large wards, the commission decided on the subdivision of the rooms to ac- commodate one, two, three, four, five and!six beds and with the exception of one hospital ward of twelve beds, the larg wards in the building are six-bed wards. Slepeing . Quarters The second floor is entir divided into sleeping qua the exception of two sitt one in each wing. At the first landing ~between the second and third floors on the rear wing is an auditorium where entertainments or religious services may be held. No pictures are pro- vided since through the courtesy of Mr. Gross the pioneers are given the privilege of attending the | sitka photoplay house free of charge. sub- with ooms, Hospital The third floor is entirely given to hospital patients and in addi- tion to the doctor’s office and dispensary, an X-ray reom, an op- erating room, a nurses’ chart room and a solarium it will accommodate (fitty patients, Normally there are about twenty, per cent of the inmates in the Home who are hospital cases and on this basis we should rn‘mlh‘t’ about 35 or 40 hospital beds, but| since this constitules the only ho: pital in Sitka for the accommod tion of outside patients, addition: bed space is ~provided —and" ou hospital is deemed sufficientl large to meet all requirements. Un: gned Space will be an attic over which is as yet unassigned purpo: and it might be here there will be 2,600 feet of floor in the base There hospital for an added about signed ment. The building will comfortably commodate 176 guests and it believed that this will meet requirements of t Territory many years to come A porch 69 feet in length across the front of the building and con- necting with the wings will be provided on the This porch communicates h end with a bay window sitting room in the wings. Steam Heated The building will be heated by steam and a plant has been d signed that is capable of maintair ing a temperature in the buildin of 75 degrees with the temperature outside the building at zero. It will consist of a high and a low presure boiler either one of ch will heat the building alor in the event of an accident or br down to the other. While the I (Continued on Page Three) e that square space ac- is the for Government As Dismissal of Humphrey's Case WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The Government has asked the Court of Claims to dismiss the suit of William E. Humphrey who was removed by President Roosevelt as Federal Trade Commissioner. The dismissal is taken on the ground that Humphrey, who is a resident of Seattle, Wash., failed to set forth cause for the action. Humphrey sued to recover $1,251 which he asserted was due him as salary from October 8 to November 30, 1933. f“s the | unas- | first and second | METALS LEAD IN LATE RALLY ON |[Early Loses Are Cancelled and Prices Close Gen- erally Higher NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Metals and various specialties led a late stock ‘rallv today and many early losses | of one to two or more points were either canceled or transformed into gains. Today’s close was steady to firm with sales totaling 3,200,000 shares. ‘ Activity was pronounced on re- covery of secondary bonds. | The curb was steadier than yes- terday. | Trade—Industry Better | The apparent dying down of the | flare-up in Paris and additional | improvement in trade and indus-| | try is said to have aided sentiment |and both wheat and cotfon came | back after earlier losses. i Other comodities were | proved. The sterling and franc were | stronger in terms of the dollar. | Gainers U. 8. Smelting was off nearly four points earlier in the day but also im- 1 | finished with a net gain of about | six points. American Smelfing was | up one point. Howe Sound was up | two points. American Can, Allied Chemical, points. Industrial Alcohol point advance. (Continued on Page Two) Union were Pacific, up three took a two Imnk of France {Goes to Defense ]()f Gold Standard PARIS, Feb. 8.—The Bank of France has started defending the gold standard by increas- ing the discount rate to three per cent from two and one half per cent. This is intended to restriet credit and make capital more profitable here. AIaska F lsh W orkers Appear As Witnesses in California | Peonage Case Against 4 Men/| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., F(-b 8. Fish workers sent from here Alaska were docked $5 by each em- ployment agent who explained was for the “Alaskan School Tax Ernest Lopez testified in cou yesterday. Lopez was the first witness the trial of four men charged violating law through combined out: and employment agency acti Lopez presented a list of n 1 the California Peonaze | plies” he said all fishing boat and| 0| cannery workers were required wl purchase from the men on trial| in order to obtain jobs. The list included $4 of cotton underwear, $6 worth of canvas | shoes, $350 for a pair of cotton | blankets, and 35 cents each for | small cotton towels and Yucenzio Lopez, the latter no p-{relative of the witness. TOCK MARKET The meh on frial are Emil May- | er, Samuel Young, Arthur L. Young|the end of which he plans to go RA DEMOCRATS TO WIN IN SECOND | IS PREDICTION Hot One — Meetings Largest, 20 Years NOME, Alaska, Feb. tions are revealed that t be a strenuous prir in the Second Divisi Ten Democrats have four positions in the House one has filed for the Senate Eight Republicans have filed for the House and one for the Senate All indications point to vision going Democratic majority in the fall election Two Democratic meetings he {within the last week had the larg est attendance of any the last 20 years. Republican Filli Republican candidates who have filed, are as follows 8. ere should ary campaign N and For the House—Tom Roust Swanberg, Sr., Leroy M J. C. Kennedy, Charles {Cliff Allyn, Rev. W. F. land A. G. Blake. Democratic Filings Democratic candidates follow: For the Senate—John F. Devine. For the Hou ‘Walter A. Nel- son, Dr. ©. A, Braafladt, G. Maynard, Tolbert P, Scott, How- ard Lyng, Arthur M. Chamberlain Richard E. Lee, Ernest Balsiger, Arthur F. Wright and Garnet Martin Nel D. Jones, THIRD DIVISION FILINGS VALDEZ, Alaska, Feb. 8.—Filings in the Third Division for the April primaries are as follows: For the House Democrats—J. S. Hofman, Sew- ard; James H. Patterson, Valde: Ray C. Lockhead, H. H. McCutch- eon, Anchorage; C. W. Minaker, Charles Murray, H. W. McDermott, H. B. Wolking, Cordova; Harry N. Wilson, Eyak. Republicans — Clyde R. Ellis, Florence Hafsted, Cordova; Harry I. Staser, Anchorage; Elwyn Swet- mann, Seward; Edward E. Walsh, Eyak. For Senate Democrat—M. E. 8. Brunnelle, Cordova. Republican — Robert S. Bragaw, | Anchorage. ., SALMON CODE ~ HEARING WILL ~ BE ON FEB. 26 {Requests to Be Heard Must filed Before Noon | February 24 WASHINGTON, National Recovery Administration announced yesterday it had re- ceived the proposed code for the canned salmon industry and that hearings will be held beginning| Monday, February 26, at San Fran- | cisco, in the Palace Hotel The code proposed is for the As- | on of Pacific Fisheries hwest Salmon Canners, repre- 90 per cent of the in- Feb. 8. — The | Noj senting dustry Requests for an opportunity to| heard must be filed befor: Saturday, Fébruary 24, with| Eliel, Acting Deputy Admin- in the Alexander Build- be noon | Paul Primary Campalgn to Be Indica- | filed for the | meetings in For the Senate—Alfred J. Lomen. | Sullivan, Baldwin | Russell | — w. | { Chamber f the {fication of the provision forbidding |younds are now all healed. Physi- land Aug |has @ | of a|by |ens Guards Dlllmger | | When John Dillinger, | gangster, was returned to Lake | County, Indiana, from Tucson, | Ariz,, where he was captured, he was guarded by a woman sheriff. She is Lillian Holley, shown above at Crown Point. (Associated Press Photo) notorious | E, 6. BREMER 1S RELEASED BY ABDUCTORS Believed that Demanded | Ransom of $200,000 Paid by Family ) 'HAS BEEN PRISONER SINCE JANVARY 17 [Victim Given Freedom | This Morning—Wounds | on Head Are Healed | ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 8.— | Edward G. Bremer, aged 37, President of the Commercial u,tate Bank, kidnaped Janu- lary 17 and held for a $200,- 000 ransom, has been return- ‘ed alive to his home, Federal | agents announced today. Although unconfirmed, it is reported three contacts | were made previous to the (release of Bremer, by the |father of the abducted man, CHAMEER SEEKS FOR 2 CLAUSES Canned Salmon Code— Hanson, Brown Guests Modifications of the code for of two the canned salmon ber of Commerce here, and Dele- gate A. J. Dimond asked to present the request to NRA authorities in Washington, day at the weekly local organization Modification of clause so as to exempt between 12 and 16 rs of age for light employment during the canning season was asked by the It also asked fo! modi- | meeting of the the child labor persons employe from paying “imported” labor in ka, and limiting ad- vances on wages to 20 per cent Seck Submarine Visit At the suggestion of E. M. God- dard, Secretary Curtis Shattuck was rected to communicate with Capt. Stevens of the U. S. S. Holland | and invite the five Americin sub- marines, slated to cruise Alaskan| xt Summer, to visit this y: | port No itinerary has been announced | for the undersea squadron but it is expected to waters during t mber wired the months of July The 1 50 it was announced, Delegate Dimond his bill ummer home o the tr land occupied them, and to have them veyed without charge. Drive Is Succeeding C Finance Com with unusual su drive for memberships d by Chairman R. The commiite working this week. So far endc sites to obtain title acts of nittee s in was Stev- ) repc H | in® n Francisco. COLE SLIGHTLY : IMPROVED IN HEALTH | . | Cash Cole, wvho has been south for his health for some time, is 's]mmly improved, according to word | received here by Mrs. Cole. He has left the hot springs at Elsnore California, where he has been for {several months, for a Los Angeles | | hospital. He will remain there for a few weeks under observation | CASH to Seattle and undergo an ope tion. |r not met with a single refusal,” aid Failure 1 canvass la: due to pro fference. Secr vy Shattuck reported total of 107 memberships d and pledged from the mail canvass, tota 3 $1,360 in cash and S(IO'J in | pledges, for an aggregate of $1,702 {Mr. Stevens had no twmm ready to report today Hanson Is Vi Hansen, Superi was to ing n and not al Y. A tendent o road and President of the Cor- dova Chamber of Commerce. a (Continued on Page Eight) MODIFICATIONS Urges SlingChanges in' provisions industry were urged by the Cham- | it was made public to- | be in the northern | to permit owners | ‘Adfilph Bremer, wealthy {bsower and havker. &0 said that Bremer’s | father gave Jthe kidnapers three days in which to deal |for the victim’s release at |the end of which the author- |ities were to be called in. The |authorities had been out of the deal because of threats |made in the first note for ansom received the day of [the abduction. is Bremer is weak his friends state. | The captors seven men. | Bremer was released near Roches- |ter by three men in a small sedan. and exhausted, numbered six or Beaten About Head . Bremer appeared to be uninjured. His physical condition was geod notwithstanding the beating about the head, presumably done when he was seized in his auto. At that time spotches of blood wete noticed on his auto. The head cians said Bremer was very nervous and was immediately ordered to bed. In view that the Bremer family announced being ready and willing {to pay the 0,000 ransom, the authorities that amount was paid. 1833 SALMON PACK MOVING ~ IN FAST WAY i 'H. B, Friele Looks for Sell- | Out by July First— Jan. Sales Heavy SEATTLE, Feb. 8—H. B. Friele, sident of the Association of Pa- {cific Pisheries, said yesterday that the movement of canned salmon yinto consumption in January was |the best in the history of the in- (im’x\ 370,000 cases against 171,000 {in January last year. | “The market is firm with ad- | vancing tendency and there is | more than usual activity in the foreign demand. There appears to a just reason for expecting a | sell-out of the 1933 pack by July {1 said Friele e e Tests by tractor manufacturers | under guidance of the department at |the Copper River and Northwestern |of agriculture have shown that the |use of alcohol as a motor ‘Bl blend is practical mechanically but not economically as yet, sea ey