The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 9, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY " “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6594. : — - — — % . b e . St Fee Agun_ STOCKS RESIST /% fonine RODSEVELT ASKS]Lie Morn in Sping } Is to Be Made \ e HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS . e A 4 o gl il [ For Alaska lR r ! The Juneau High school ®| BFL:EVEB T WASHINGTON, March 9. — champions at basketball, boys @ v Alaska Delegate Anthony ¥ and girls, Ketchi- UF u s AIRMEN b EA Dimond says that under relief kan at 3:20 ock this after- & DEIER GHILBERG (0 | work of the CWA copies of the noon and will play the first | § k= p;llnllkr:( of the slgninge; !-h: game tonight, according to e iy i “Alasl Treaty of O lon,’ a radio to The Empire from e Military Men of Island Em- Bonds Move Ahead and| ,o'in the ola family home i |President Proposes Com- Coach” Regbie : *|Body F 4 5k Poot iof ire. Watch Airpl Commodities Steady— | Auburn, N. Y., will be made for ; A i s 2/Body Found at Foot o pire Watch Alrplane J S mercial Companies Per- ‘ i : : i SV s Hidhor the cffice of the Secretary of nercial Comp. eeeesceoessss| Treewith Top of Head Salesmen in China | iver Goes Higher the Interior here and for the form Under I. C. C. | O — Bl A | F Capitol in Juneau or the Alass i own Away AMERICAN FLIERS ARE | : s e WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.—Presi-| ! prices today held to a rather nar- Th vill be de b § | UNDER INVESTIGATION| Tow range, Eoonomlc mews Was| compeyent artlsi” The ertglslf oDt Roosevelt yesterday. proposed | [REVOLVER IDENTIFIED still optimistic but most traders, gl was painted by the Germ: ind "‘t'!m .or . D o Tal ax | | BY MORT TRUESDELL idersoh I . were undecided as to the imme-| Emanuel Leutze, who also dil C‘:z;‘gl?:°:f‘l:de‘:";Ei‘“l“'ezi;zu‘o‘:?“pm; ! i SRR, rders m Ever Increasing diate trend of the market. “Crossing the Delaware.” fpost o ) 1| I st Is Being Held b < ¢ i 5 & . viding for “honest payment for an nques S eing & y Numbers Bemg Taken Metals and a few specialties gy BT R B i - H f I Ae o 1 M h RIS UD bub) f0e leaders wers 1hko- The P?'((“‘s‘;(licezt suggested that new Umted States Commls- al Machines | ;‘:v.e'[fnshc;:de was irregular. Bonds TREASURY GASH Bttty be 16 T o DAt Hob 1 sioner Mullen ¢ eding I years der Sigie i LS SHANKHAI, March 9.—Japanese | Profit-taking followed a few jloceding threp. years and- unde { 3 military self-styled guardians of | todbje; illies Whibh appeared dur- g petitive Bidging, ang fhorinieL Dtl(‘flale A. J. Dimond An-| One of the most baffling the “peace in the Far East” want | e |ing the day. BALANGE GHD ;:ftfmu:.l.':;:;f o?og‘u"k:llzmcnomlr’:r:f nounces Money Alloted mysteries of the past few to know more about American air- Charing th:tel:*r }::;l::nd objected Grains were about steady bu? {fence and necessity of air mail Elizabeth Vincent | for Aid Near Juneau vears in Southeast Alaska ne salesmen who are obtaining| ever-increasing numbers in China, it was learned yesterday. Recent discussions in the Japan- pla; to her appearance in amateur theat- ricals but changed his mind when she won screen fame, Helen Vinson, film actress, won her divorce de- silver was a bit higher. United States Smelting and Re- fining held a two-point gain. Am- erican Smelting, McIntyre, Patino ,routes and fix maximum payments. IN PAST MONT . WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.—A warm { WASHINGTON, Marc 8.—A warm Bestowing her incomparable Irish Ismile on the cameraman, Miss Eliz- | ‘abeth Vincent, daughter of Arthur Vincent, prominent Irish statesman, WASHINGTON, March 9.—Al-| aska Delegate A. J. Dlmond said today that a construction program was believed solved today \with the finding of a body near the first bridge in Gold se Diet Wh &tk e ork on the liner :J;:itilnSl,:‘:e;C:aghzgggd Lthoaas:i:i i;:il;“ = I;I"I“ck':“_‘s‘-{;:‘espi"l‘l‘:geggg x:;f:m:“fo ‘::’:l‘sm"la‘“;m‘f”el(;lj B PR Impl‘OVeS]de]‘le over President R(lxosevelt's‘ %zr;::;a:::a.hc’;: comely colleen i3 involving the expenditure of $50000| Creek Basin, which has been i ERaER s S rpet manufacturer, & g jeall for a private air mail system | anroute to California to visit Amer- in Alaska will be launched as soon atvelyv A i gy!_l‘m:\h'mddevve‘l‘oprm.. ‘"‘IN"_‘{. fo(nce‘ ot vinator Corporation ‘“}d Nli‘\\es Over Last Yeay o Bal. on a radically revised basis is inl ican fnends of her family. as the weather permits. ’ ;t““‘"“el-‘ 'de“tlt_ied as the bx‘lhtu;'nl; l(:m?n‘:hc;timtl‘nea‘bl:p?ng: o Bohdyl Taike uh polutul 3 1\(‘“ Al;‘ I $600 9]8 23 i prospect. Indications are the Re- The - sum of $25,000 from lhv‘lmdy of Peter Chilberg, who e e cohols were up a little, American S Lk o . . e 25, P 3 Army's concern over activities of Telephone m‘d Telegraph showed ance 1Is ’ . pl;]b'lcl\;.lx wlm )lmvc muml to b;l} WII_I_ PRUSEGUTE Public Works funds has been set|disappeared in Juneau on July SRR N g Z A " i A o when the legislation reaches the aside for the rebuilding of a light- st yes ":1',\“,?0‘3 lml‘d“d&b L BUS‘NESS KEEPS resistance. United Aircraft lost Continued improvement im the | floor. Many Republicans have ac- house on Sentinel Island, in IT\nn}»' apiives : been assuaged. ; ; nearly two points. Off around &' Territory’s financial position Was| cepted the situation as an issue. Oann). 40k i i Jiieau: Alas- |1 P 1 Budyl s waki found- S L.ncs'v. reports, which are hov\-i point were Chrysler, Dupont, West-' shown in the monthly treasWry' The bills are now being whipped ke, A'u‘)d $35, ;)00 e & ahnias ur | Pete Pecovich and Hen ry ever all unverified officially, say| HG‘NG AHEA inghouse Electric, Case Threshing, statement for February made by|into shape. e’ Bt e B BUDLAL PR R .)‘ : nese agents in China are § American Can and Santa Fe, while|w. G. Smith, Treasurer, to Gov.| I ;’\“‘!“m:l«;‘sl:% R | Kuchen about 200 feet up the studying each American flier and utilities were easy. {John W. Troy and made public! WASHINGTON, March 9.—Com- ol T ‘II’L‘)”“ hill on the west side of the ';;1“ nf':y‘]’:» C;‘;SC"‘S‘:;’(EZ"IEH;“’::;C DUN BRADSIREET BT R jmiay by him-d . & | plete reorganization of air mail| the coast of Almkd |road a hundred yards beyond y il CLOSI & { s compare a year ago, the, S o b & X 3 P y pa 8 companies whose contracts were ‘lhc bridge in the little basin. sible connection between the men net balance in the T(!l'!'“ol‘ifll,cancfng and including the drop-| i v NEW YORK, March 9.—Closing . R L “",‘f“,‘f‘.iQ{’,‘;fi‘;fl.’.‘efii‘tffn"u?fi; by quiotwiton of ‘Alask Junesn mine| TeaRIY (8E $he closs of busingss | ping of many prominent aviation | § ;Tl“‘ .1’0‘1.‘ was in a sitting SR s STt Tnproveiaont in All Lines stock todsy is 20%, American Gan % February 231 was sn;mss;:mexecume, will be demanded by Campalgn to Be Stalted | position against a small tree. Frank Hawks with a giant bomber R Ak 99%, American Power and Light 3222"‘ than on the same date nImf Adm‘m ration if those lines for Shcites Workmg A 44 caliber Colt's single which he will demonstrate to the eporte Yy Weekly 9%, Anaconda 15%, Armour B 2%. "% {seek to carry the mail again. | . | acti revolvi ras i 5 e i Bethlehem Steel 427%. Calumet and| The net cash balance at the end| Army officials shaped plans to| Hours, Higher Wages {action revolver was in one Nationalist Government. Financial Review | Beguehany. S0’ 894, of last month was $690918.23 as!car; 3 g hand across the knee aritnn . iskieiies adilr the Hecla 5%, ‘Curtis-Wright 4%, Fox, By St o carry the mail until June 1 or and across the knees. The Nationalist Government at the Air| Films 14%, General Motors 37i, ‘f°1mmr; e il M Al WASHINGTON, March 9.—NRA |revolver was identified this School at Hangohow are rapidly| NEW YORK, March 9.—Meas- ynternational Harvester 40%, Ken-|i® 008 baTages for. the rcspcvgfi\ze; Post Office officials estimated | has moved to have the law on per- E HE E 800" afternoon by Mort Truesdell producing competent Chinese fliers|éd by every yardstick, the com-'necott 20%, Packard Motors 5% {years was $765238.07 and $5T4.-lthat it would be at least 60 days!sons accused of breaking its rules o - 086.68. Warrants outstanding at. before mew bids could be received.|and there will be stir that will be as one he sold to Chilber; t will be, g which are causing uneasiness in | parison of business generally shows gouthern Railroad 31% improvement over the record for Ulen Com- pany, no sale; United States Steel |the end of last month aggregated| Commercial lines predicted that | astonishing, it is said Wl” Amve in Juneau on on the day he disappeared. Tgpanens PRS- the 1like period last year, 1ast 54 United Awrerant 23 $74,319.84 as compared to $56,525. Zq‘wvc{al new companies would en-| As the week-end lull approach-| | Hevs to ‘Chilbere’s: honse 4 =y ot @Al Iast Week, sud the o o o ter the air mall field. ed, Administrator Johnson and his March 31 T f Nt LEGEND ARY GITY Dun-Bradstreet weekly trad ! Filled-in Forty aides selzed the opportunity for on Tour of |Gastineau Avenue were also | view today. ¥ “p s quick expansion of code compliance Southeast Alaska found on the body. § The review sald that increased 1Foot Well, “Cleans N s i oy L iy aonn B The University of 2 i OF QUEEN SHEBA REPORTED FOUND Two Explorers Fly Over| Capital, Make Photo- payrolls, release of funds by re- opened banks and the commence- ment of PWA activities are pro- viding a powerful stimulus to lhe‘ current trade revival in nearly all | districts. | So long has been the strides to- | ward recovery that manufacturers! now foresee shortage of merchan-| dise within the next six months. | IIF CONGRESS IS TAKEN UP WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.—Presi- .dent Roosevelt and Senator J. T. Self Overnight ANADARKO, Okla., March 9.— After filling up an old 40-Ioob well on the grounds of an Indian| school with tons of rock, dirt and cement CWA workers returned the next day to inspect the job. To| their amazement, the 40-foot hole was there again, the well having| ENGINE MAKERS ARE EXONERATED WASHINGTON, March 9.—The to expedite cases for prosecution. NRA faces an extended seige of negotiations before its goal of slashed working hours and higher wages can be attained. URGES TROOPS | | ceived today by the Empire from Washington ! Glee Club will arrive in Juneau on their Alaska tour the morning of| March 31, according to a radio re- Roy Rosenthal, manager of the | tour for the Associated Students of | lh(’ University of Washington. This year’s tour is the first to! Alaska since 1927, and according to | advance reports the Club has an| The top of the skull was blown away as by a shot, according to Charles W. Carter, undertaker who took care of the body. The gun was too badly rusted to tell wheth- er a shot had been fired from it or not. At the time of Chilberg's disap- pearance many groups of people, including the Boy Scout troop, ———————— raphs, Report { Robinson this afternoon outlined a|cleaned itself completely. g it 5 v F aent it e i i | legislative program that provides| Investigation showed an under-|Navy and its airplane engine mak- exoeptionaly’, §uis pagiotinels e e s pely b v;lr:gy PARIS, March 9—Capt. Cornig- SUHVEY anws ifor adjournment of Congress be-|8round channel of large propm-l\'-“'i1 have be;n flee“i of charges of y('xuul which should afford Juneau | e O O . i E .- . | collusion and profiteering, in a re- people an unusual opportunity to o g lion Molinier and Andre Malraux, |eween May 1 and May 15. tions at the bottom of the well| ;i | Chilberg, who was 80 years’ of ! The well was then covered over, |POrt handed down by the House enjoy a type of entertainment A s the latter an author, archaeologist Senator Robinson said attention Investigating Committee for ap- whioh s seldom -avallable here, :axe and a long time resident or B and veteran explorer, have tele- graphed from French Somaliland, East Africa, they have found the lost capital of Queen Sheba. They telegraphed they flew over the legendary city and made pho- tographs. It is still standing and towers and temples were located on the northern edge of the desert of Arabia, called Ruba El Khall and also called Roubat El Kale. STEADY GAININ U. 8. BUSINESS i WASHINGTON, March 8.—More than the usual business gain fo\v February and a moderate xmprove‘ ment in January was reported to- will be centered on the passage of a tariff bargaining bill, appropria- tion and tax measures, and air mail bill, - ee-— PUBLISHER OF TOKYO PAPER .- Alu.sha Stpamsth Lo. and United Air Lines in Traffic Agreement proval. The report was written as the Iresull; of weeks of investigating of Naval aviation affairs. The report said that since 1926, “profits made by contractors from Navy airplane business has been moderate and reasonable and there lis no evidence of collusion be- tween contractors or between con- tractors and Naval officials.” SEATTLE, March 9.—A traffic exchange agreement whereby the United Air Lines and the Alaska Steamship Company will reserve space on each other's transporta- BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 9.—The Walker County Sheriff has telephoned Gen. J. C. Persons, Na- tional Guard Commandant, re- questing that troops be sent to the coal fields where the miners lare on a strike to “prevent blood- shed.” COMPANIES MOBILIZED . While on tour the club will give concerts in Ketchikan, Petersburg and Wrangell, in addition to the| Juneau ohowmgs DEMOCRATS OF HOUSE FAIL TO Juneau, purchased the gun from Truesdell, saying he wanted it for {a short prospecting trip. The gun was filled with cartridges and | Truesdell gave him six more, but | Chilberg refused to take a full box. e Suspicions Aroused After Chilberg left Truesdell's | store, Truesdell became suspicious that he wanted the gun for suicid- The point indicated is 1,000 miles day by the official “survey of| tion equipment to provide a steam- . al purposes, and told Chief of southeast from Jerusalem and 900| ., ent pusiness” made by the| er and airplane hook-up, is an-/BRUCE BROWN LEAV BIRMINGHAM, March 9.—Three | Poltce Davis and the search was m{les northeast from French Som- Government. nounced by the air lines. ¥ HOSPITAL THIS WEEK companies of Alabama National HEED LEADERS started, but Chilberg was never aliland. “Expansion of industrial produc- = e Guards have been mobilized for seen again. If the two explorers are COITECt|yon showed a greater than usual _— Bruce Brown, who has been in| patrol duty in the strike stricken An inquest is being held this they have ended the search €ON-|gea50na] rise for the period. Statis- Noted Japanese Industrial- : Ps' |St. Ann's Hospital for the last)areas of Walker County where 4,- afternoon at 4 oclock by United ducted for centuries. Before they left on the expedi- tion, Malraux told friends that if the plane was forced. down on the desert of Roubat El Kale, death| from hunger and thirst were inev- tics on carloadings also show a favorable trend in primary distri-( bution,” the report added. | The report alko shows commodity prices tended upward in recent’ weeks and the wholesale commodi- | ist Seriously Wounded by Would-be Assassin TOKYO, March 9.—In an at- tempted assassination, Sanji Muto, week for medical care, has left the hospital to return to Windham Bay. BOTH PARTIES, TAKING PLACE ———t——— ENCH CARLSON LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR HOME 1000 coal miners have struck, de- | manding the check-off system. | In announcing the mobilization order, Gen. Persons said: ‘“No vio- | lence has been reported but mobs | are marching around trying to in- | Push Veterans' Bil Along| Which Will Be Ve- toed if Passed -~ WASHINGTON, March 9.—The ‘ today rode the| States Commissioner J. F. Mullen, HALIBUT BOAT ISR A i D S itible as the land of Sheba is NO |y prce index was nearly 5 per Zf"e;l 13?‘_‘5"‘31“‘ “’;dkp“':;’i:f | timidate those men who want House Democrats s A i cent higher than the week ending: o0 “1e Vi Shumpo, WOKYo WO | Ench Carlson, employee of the |work." | Veterans' aid bill toward certain | SPRI NGS LEAK Feyruaty 17, R ek unidentiied asc) & ke | Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com- |veto after scuttling the plans of| i ARMY H-IER The cost of living advanced in CHIEC Hmes BY an w et Roosevelt’s Policy Among|pany, has lett the nospital ‘“"“SHRINE DANCE IS TQ |the teaders to save the Economy 1 January. 4 _ |receiving medical care for several Program. Es DUWN N Data assembled up to mid-Feb- We:‘tu:)‘f;kyoéexgly! w%?,/;)ndnm his Democnats, to Be Fol ida}’s | BE GIVEN MARCH 24 tnis came out in a caucus when AND Gu | DIES STORM b e e e master, was kil;é T};e a».;;xlam“ lowed by G O 'P- \} < 8 i | efforts were made to bind the | ’ present employment and payrolls. ahok a;ld Killed hifnself i oleiony } JOHN HOMME IN HOSPITAL | The third Shrlxne dance of the Democratic membership to a com-| ) —_— | * YR WASHINGTON, March 9. — Ay | present season will be given March | promise ended in a failure. The . | . !moM;‘:,:oiofo?s;“:;wfin: i -{;Ixrnew lineup in the high command! John Homme has entered St.|24 in the Scottish Rite Temple, ac- | majority stood for Senate amend- wThelma M, with Fresh Mail Plane Crashes on!World Production e e oo e thatof both major political parties is Ann's Hospital to receive treaiment | cording to announcement today by (menis to the Independent ottics| - Catch Aboard Sinks— | . | g G P _!taking form swiftly in the political for a sprained knee. Mr. Homme the committee. There will probably and supply bill thereby adding Farm Early Today Dur- { % GOlfi D.eclmes ‘fil/:‘;xgsansee:y;ifl?yerrmjglc;mé;arg‘::g i result.syfrom Prpgsldvn' is an employee of the Alaska Ju-|be one more dance in the series $350,000,000 for Veterans' and Fed-| Crew Is Saved ] ing Snow Squall During First Month corruption within the Japanese‘RDoSeve‘ts declaration for 4 di- Deau Gold Mining Company. | this season | eral employees to its total. | ’ ¢ | Government and in high financial: orce of political lawyers and other ——————— | ———————— | The members attending the| (8pecial to Empire). CHARDON, Ohio, March 9. _J NEW YORK, March 9.—Produc- circles, . . | party figures from practice before, MRS. MAE CLARKE DOING | ROOSEVELT DEMOCRATIC | caucus were told In strong words| PETERSBURG, Alaska, March 9. Army air mail pilot Otto Wienecke, |tion of gold in the United States ‘Government bodies. | NICELY AFTER OPERATION CLUB AT NOME ELECTS the President is certain to veto the —The halibuter Thelma M. of flying from Newark to Cleveland|and Canada during January, | The resignation of one Demo-/ bill if the House adopted Petersburg, a 35-foot boat, sank with mail, crashed to death in the showed the seasonal decreases; N cratic committeeman after another, Mrs, Mae Clarke, who under-{ Jack Devine has been elected amendments which would w last night with her load of fish midst of a heavy snow squall early | which were to be expected thet because of law practice or Federal went a major operation at sz.} president of the Nome Democratic|the $400,000000 Economy aboard in stormy weather. The this morning on a farm near Bur- American Bureau of Metal 8 {job is going to be followed shortly Ann's Hospital a shorf time ago,|Club; Tolbert Scott has been chos- passed a year ago. ‘bo‘n sprung a leak. All hands tics reported yesterday. by a similar shakeup in the Reé® is progressing rapidly, according|en treasurer and A. Bahlka re- R | were saved and brought here to- ton, 20 miles east of Cleveland. KILLED AT TAKEOF DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. March 9.—Private Ernest Sell was killed in the crash of an army bomber | air mail plane at the takeoff from the airport here. Pilot Lieut. Will- The output of the Amencan| mines dropped to 235000 fine U.S. SUBMARINE to hospital authorities. - e publican National Committee. A sizeable Republican group is ounces from 270,000 in December. | Canada declined to 226000 SAN DIEGO, March 9.—Four ounces from 248,000 ounces in De- members of the crew of the sub- cember. marine Nautilus were* injured by casting about for a successor to Everett Sanders, Chairman of the Republican National Committee and Washington lawyer. It is said PREPARE FOR BIG PACK The cannery operated by H. J. Emard at Anchorage will attempt World production for Janunry an explosion aboard ship while at attention is now focussed on the to put up a pack of 40,000 cases was estimated at 2,090,000 ounoes sea. All were rushed here by a jam Reid and Private Floyd Mar- r | " shall were injured. The motors|compared with 2,900,000 ounces 4n’ destroyer and are expected to re- diana, former Party leader in the will use gillnetters as well as traps | failure He had been a residen: Eight miles of the creek will be|Bay about 40 m.les north of here. failed and this caused the accident.| December, , cover, Senate, for getting their fish, jof the North for 36 years. dredged, | The crew consisted of three men, . o veteran James E. Watson, of In- of salmon this year. The cannery tained as secretary. | > - OLD MINER DIES | Death overtook John A. Sturde- vant, shortly after his arrival in Fairbanks recently by plane from the Ruby. district, He died of heart | MINING OPTIONS TAKEN UP da\ aboard the gasboat Unimak. The Thelma M and Unimak Options taken more than a year|were homeward bound from their ago on placer gold mining claims | first trips of the year to dispose of on Livengood Creek by the Mines|their catches. Development Syndicate were re-| Capt. Suguard Klabo, owner and cently exercised and first payments operator of the Thelma M said on the ground are now being made.|the accident oecurred in Portage