The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 24, 1934, Page 1

CEreyye el SR B B L e AR THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIIL, NO. " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTH — — A[!M|N|3'|‘R ATmN EATS WHITE HOUSE BREAK PUTS TABOO ON FOREIEN LOANS " | Morgenthau Says “No™ to New York Bankers on New French Issue HOUSE EXPECTED TO PASS MEASURE SOON, Default on Debts Means, Thumbs Down on Euro- pean Money Requests WASHINGTON, March 24—The door of America’s vast capital re- sources have been slammed shut to ually every major European Government. The Administration’s ruling was announced today by Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and made effective in advance of legislation now pending in Congre to pro- hibit new advances of American money for a foreign debtor nation that wholly or partially are in de- fault on any debts. In explaining this bill, which ha ady passed the Senate and is expected to pass the House, Sec- retary Morgenthau said it has the dministration’s support. France provided an issue on which the rul- ing was made. New York banks were invited to participate in a one hundred million guilder Dutch syn- dicate loan to the French Treas- u Secretary Morgenthau’s an- New York bankers was | | “‘no.” | OIL COMPANIES INDICTED WITH i INDIVIDUALS Federal Grand Jury in Los Angeles Probes Alleg- | ed Code Violations | LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 24— The Standard Oil Company of Cal-| ifornia and its alleged subsidiaries the Signal Oil and Gas Company, Deleware Corporation, and thesig-‘ nal Oil and Gas Company of Ca]i-l fornia; the Associated Oil Com- pany, and fortyone individuals are named in indictments charging vio- lations of the National Petroleum Industry’'s code for fair competi- tion, and returned by the Federal Grand Jury last night. The indictments chargé the ma- which was distributed and sold ! through minor firms with different | trade names. Three grades of gasoline respec- | tively are alleged to have been: distributed by the Standard and Associated companies, and in turn| retailed to the minor firms. The grades are said to be identical in/ cach instance and manufactured| by the major organizations as first| and second grades of gasoline. The indictments charged the gas oline was sold at identical price: by the major to the minor com- panies but the minor companies| are said to haye sold a third grade lower than the majors. i+ L A CRACK TRAIN JUMPS TRACK RAWLINGS, Wyoming, March 24 | —Two enginemen were injured and | an undetermined number of pas- sengers were slightly hurt and shaken up when a locomotive and eight coaches of the crack Union Pacific passenger train, the Port-| land Rose, plunged off the rails 30 miles east of here at midnight last night. 4 e - OVERHEATED STOVE IS CAUSE OF BLAZE TODAY | An overheated stove in the kitch- en at Mike Vegge's residence near the Totem Grocery caused. a mi- nor blaze there shortly before noon today which was subdued by the Fire Department before any exten- sive damage was done. The flames shot up the kitchen wall and burn- |serve to make direct five-year loans |of one child, who underwent this ed through into the garret. No insurance was carried. | stock today is 207, ST COVERNOR GIVEN PARDON POWERS BY REPEAL ACT ;Text Is Wirzg‘to Governor 1 and Placed Before § Board for Study The Prohibition Repeal Bill sed by Congr and now in the dent Roosevelt gives to Gov. John W. Troy the author= ity to pardon anyone convicted un- |der the provisions of the Alaska |Bone Dry Law, and forbids efl i further prosecutions under either {that law or the National Prohibj= ftion Act. The complete text of the meas- ure was telegraphed to the Gover- nor yesterday by Delegate Dimond. pe hands of Pre: And another White House dog has disgraced himself. This time it was “Winks,” an English setter pup from down south. “Winks” ‘woke up hungry one morning, proceeded to the servants’ quarters and licked 12 plates containing bacon and eggs as clean as a whistle. The Presi- dent said “Winks” probably would have drunk the coffee if it had been | poured. Here the pup shows how it was done. (Associated Press Photo) STOCK PRICES PROGRESSIVE IMPROVE; AUT ISSUES 60 UP TOBE ADOPTED General Sentiment Better on Strike Situation— 1oday S ClOSt‘ Fn‘m NEW YORK, March 24.—Stock sentiment improved today at the short session with reports on the strike situation. Motors led many issues to recov- er of fractions to one point or more in late trading. The close was firm. Bonds were a little mixed. The principal stock activity oc- curred during the first half hour There was some quick profit tak- ing however, then the volume dwindled. Some Buoyancy Grains, cotton, rubber and silver futures were up with equities al- though there was little buoyancy shown by commodities generally General Motors, Nash, Hudson, and Auburn were up more one point. Rails reflected reports of better traffic and earnings with a few of them firm. than from He informed Gov. Troy that it was anticipated the bill would be signed by the Presidént within two or {three days. Studied by Board The measure was placed before the informal sittings of the Board of Liquor Control today by the Governor. It was considered im | connection with the regulations | that will be adopted by the Board after the measure hecomes effect- HEALTH IDEAS live. It repeals the National Pro- i hibition Act only as’Te; bev- erage liquor and does affect nonbeverage alcohol. Section 5, the Delegate wired, | was suggested by Attorney General x : |Cummings. Tt forbids all further Disease Preventative Meas- prosecutions for violations of either ures to Be Put in Effect Ii’,"‘:f"&i‘rm i by Terr. Health Officer | with the national law under !cision of the Supreme Court In aceordance with the progres-| The Delegate urged that regula- sive health measures which are be- | U be so framed as to “promote ing undertaken in all parts of the frue temperance and prevent re- United States, Dr. W. W. Council, | currence of conditions: that 1ed o Territorial Health Officer, will next |the enactment of the Alaska Bone week begin giving diphtheria in- Dry Law.” noculations to all children of Ju- Text of Bill neau, twelve years old and under.| The text of the repeal bill is as “These innoculations cause no ill- follows: ness and will not necessitate any| “Be it enacted by the Senate absence of those of school age” and House of Representatives of Dr. Council said. “Their value has | the United States, in Congress been proved in hundreds of cities|sembled, that the Act of Congress were children have received in- entitled ‘An Act to prohibit the noculations. They are, at least,|manufacture or sale of alcoholic 997 effective as has been proved |liquors in the Territory of Alaska, by means of a test, called the nd for other purposes’ approved Schick test, torough which it is February 14, 1917, contained in possible to determine, positively, United Statutes at Large, Volume whether or not the child is immune |39, Public Laws, page 903 to 909, this dreadful he|is repealed. Title II of the Na- declared. | tional Prohibition Act, as amended |supplemented, and the Act entitled |‘An Act to provide revenue by the during | taxation of certain non-intoxicat- a de- disease,” Entire Program “While it is my desire, Dupont was up more than two|my period in office, to have all [ing liquor, and for other purposes,’ points. Issues Up children in the Territory innoculat- |approved March 22, 1933, as shall ed, not only for diphtheria, buf |be retained in force and effect in Up fractions to more than one |also for smallpox, scarlet fever and |the States, are repealed to the ex- point were United American Can, Case, Ward, Goodyear Rubber, States Smelting, American Smelt- ing, Western Union. Other issues and most of the air- crafts were active. . Gains of small utilities and cohols were narrow. al- CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, March 24—Closing uotations of Alaska Juneau mine American Can 99, American Power and Light 9 Anaconda 14%, Armour B 3, Beth- lehem Steel 41%, Calumet and Hec- la 5, Curtiss-Wright 4%, Fox Films 15%, General Motors 38, Kennecott 19%, Packard Motors 5%, Southern Railway 32%, Ulen Company, no sale; United Aircraft 24%, United States Steel 524, .- Woman Legislator of Washington Dies; Liberal in Politics YAKIMA, Wash, March 24— Mrs. Ina P. Willlams, aged 58, members of the State Legislature in 1917, died here yesterday. She came to Yakima 46 years3 ago and had been active in politics and club work. She is survived by the widower, one son and four daugh- ters. Miss Barbara Williams, one of the daughters, is a member of the theatrical profession on Broad- way. Mrs. Williams was considered a liberal in politics, espousing the causes of women and labor, Federal R eserve to Make Industry Loans WASHINGTON, March 24—Leg- islation to allow the Federal Re- to industry is under draft by Sen- ator Carter Glass, | American Telephone and Telegraph | it impossible to under | Bethlehem | tire program jor companies produced gosoline Steel, Sears-Roebuck, Montgomery |are enabled to g United | innoculations be ( J States Steel, |typhoid fever, limited finances make |tent such title and act of March e the en-{22, 1933, are in force and effect time. We |in the Territory of Alaska; Provid- diphtheria |ed, that the Governor of the Terri- the cost of tory of Alaska, from and after the the product has been so reduced passage and approval of this act, in price as to make it within the shall have the power and author- means of the office, and are start- ity to grand pardons to persons ing with the disease because of‘lheretofore convicted of violations the extremely high mortality in|of the aforesaid Act of Februa diphtheria among children from 14, 1917 one to twelve ) of age, unless; “Sec. 2. the proper means and material for |the repeal of the said acts no treatment are hand, for|spirituous or intoxicating liquors prompt. and expe Dr. Coun- shall be manufactured or sold in cil said. (the Territory of Alaska, except un- Prevent Outbreaks |der such regulations and restric- “If all children of the Territory tions as the Territorial Legislature can be immunized from these shall prescribe, and the Legislative diseases, it will forever prevent se- power and authority conferred up- rious outbreaks of epidemics of any on the Legislative Assembly of the of them in Alaska, and will place | Territory of Alaska by the Act of the Territory on a par with the|Congress entitled ‘An Act to cre- majority of the States, in ate a Legislative Assembly in the these life savings policies h | Territory of Alaska, to confer leg- in effect for several ye he|islative power thereon, and for declared. other purposes,’ approved August Materials for innoculations have |24, 1912, shall be, and hereby is, already been forwarded by the of- extended to include any legislation fice of Territorial Health Com-pertaining to the manufacture or missioner to other cities in Alaska, |sale of spirituous or intoxicating those in the Southeast well as|liqguor within the said Territory, Nome, Fairbanks, Cordova, Seward,|and 4ny provisions contained in the Valdez and Anch Children | said Act of August 24, 1912, in con- living in outlying places will be taken care of by these central places. i Health lists are to be kept in| the office of the Territorial Health Commissioner and in all towns, of children who have been innoculat- ed, so that school authorities will have no difficulty in checking up| at the opening of school Since Dr. Council offered, three weeks ago, to remove tonsils and adnoids free of charge from chi dren in cases where health is seriously impaired - by diseased organs, more than twenty-five have taken advantage of this opportun- ity, and more have indicated their wish to do so. Vision, in the case at this the se That notwithstanding rig (Continued 4 on PEe“ Eléhu Year Since K VANCOUVER, B: C., March 24 —The biggest year the Yukonand Alaska has seen since the Klondike rush is predicted by the men who sailed last night fer Skagway board the Canadlan Pacific steam- er Princess Norah. Mining mep, business men, en- gineers, -officlals of the White operation, was improved 80 per cent, it was discovered.. Federal Officer By SIGRID ARNE WASHINGTON, March 24— Quietly but relentlessly the blue pencil has been moving down the secret “public enemy” list which the Federal government compiled this year, checking name after name as prison gates clanged be- hind another criminal. During the last year that list has held the names of 31 wanted on some particularly tacular violations ‘of federal Now 18 are behind prison three are waiting trial, two Kkilled themselves, one was shot in a gang attempt to free him, two were lynched and five are at large. All were involved in some kid- naping or extortion case, or both. The justice department’s division of investigation has stayed on the trails of less spectacular federal been against kidnapers. “Break the Gangs!™ country was engulfed in such cases. Through the spring and early sum- mer almost each week saw some family receiving ransom notes. The so-called ‘‘Lindbergh Law was new on the books, giving the Federal agents the right to enter any kidnaping case. Attorney General Cummi office, and almost immediat he called in his aides to order: “Don’t let up until you've got the kidnap- ing gangs broken up.” J. Edgar Hoover reorganized the division of investigation and sent took Assistant Attorney General Jo- eph B. Keenan visited strategic points and built federal and state officers into a dragnet which has swept so clean that two gangsters have chosen suicide this year in proferenge to. trial..o Score Stands 26-5 Now the score stands 26 to 5. The law has caught up with 26 and five still are sought. Odds doom them Crimes committed and criminals involved include the following: Kidnaping of Warden White, of Leavenworth: Harold Fontaine, serving time; Frank Nash killed in a roundup of pris- oners escaped from Leavenworth; Thomas Holden and Francis Keat- ing, among escaped prisoners who were caught, held for Kkidnaping ‘White. Kidnaping of Charles Boettcher, Denver: Verne Sankey arrested— committed suicide while waiting a trial; Gordon Alcorn serving life term. Kidnaping of Charles Urschel, Oklahoma City; six serving life sentences and nine serving shorter terms. The “lifers” are Harvey Tom Checking Off ‘Pu law violators, but the big push has a terse order down the line: “Tight- ¢s,| -en up.” i s Hioilrtivrul Kidnap blic Enemy’ D OVER ~ IMOTOR PLANTS ers and Are List Gradually \ l | | men Roger. Touhys— | “Pretty Boy' Floyd™® E | Charles Connors It started a year ago when the | (1B Walter OMalley 3 Richard Galatas i { | 8 s Down the list of spectacular pencil, checking off one after ano | hind them. the law clamped down on them. this year, only five wanted in offenses remain uncaught. Kathryn Kelly, Albert Bates, R. G. hannon and Ora Shannon. i Sankey Kills Himself | Kidnaping of Haskell Bohn, Paul: Ray Robinson serving years. | Kidnaping of John “Jake the| 'Barber” Factor, Chicago. Roger Touhy and two accomplices serv- ing 99 years each; William Shar- key committed suicide while he was waiting trial; Basil Banghart indictted in the case and Isaac| Costner held as witness. Kidnaping of August Alton IIL,| | Perry Fitzgerald, Randall Norwell| and Lillian Chessen serving m»: | terms. | Kidnaping of John J. O’Connell 'Jr., Albany; Manny Strwewl con- victed. Kidnaping of John K. Ofteley, | | Atlanta: William Delinski serving | 121 to 28 years. | ! Kidnaping and killing of Brooke | "Hart, San Jose, Cal.: Harold Thu Bailey, “Machine Gun” Kelly, cvelt Long Puzzles C By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Burcau, The Associated Press, Washington) The long-term purpose of the Roosevelt program is becoming more and more a subject of debate in Washington. Where is it all leading? What is the central idea behind it? Toward what final order of things is Mr. working? 8ix months ago nobody to be thinking much about such things. The emphasis was on the emergency character of ministration policies. Now there is more talk, more speculation, more questioning about the ultimate goal. The widespread uncertainty about this is well illustrated by the var- fety of conclusions reached in re- cently-published reviews of the first year of Mr. Roosevelt's Presidency. Economists, publicists and offi- Rush Starts N orth; Biggest londike Days Predicted:Norah Is Loaded Pass and Yukon Route, carpenters and laborers, made up a capacity list aboard the steamer which number 130 passengers. Few prospectors are going north 11 yet, but scores intend to leave for the interior within the next two months when conditions are better for mining and prospecting pur- | poses, Roosevelt | seemed | the Ad- | %, View Plan apital Observer | cials, most of them well-informed, | were able to draw all sorts of in-| ferences as to the direction we are traveling. | Some said we were headed for |Socialism. Some said Communism some Fascism. The President, him- |self, recently said the underlyir |theme was to reestablish Democ- racy, but he supplied none of the details. One Washington correspondent | |was asked by his managing editor {to draw a pen picture of what life will be like five or ten years hence if the Roosevelt plan is carried to |completion. He replied that no one was wise enough to answer that question, [ WORKS LIKE QUARTERBACK It may be that the President has it all thought out, and is working toward the specifications of a def- | |inite plan, but most of his own !utterances do not indicate it. 1 He has likened himself to a/ | football quarterback, unable to de- {cide what the next play will be {until he has seen the results of the | last | He sent his farm relief proposal |to Congress accompanied by a {frank statement that it was an experiment, and would be aband- |oned if it didn't work. His critics have pointed out nu- merous instances where they felt Administration polity was traveling | one way with respect to one situa- tion, the opposite way with respect to another. | The Tennessee Valley project is an ambitious venture in public (Continued on Pa:ze Seven) AMERICA’S “DISHONOR ROLL” DWINDLES ‘ Perry Fitzgerald v | Some, in gangland's langua by sudden death and others have died {rom their own hands as | J. Oley, wanted in the O'Connell| lbex' 1 or the legislation dies, “MAY GUT HOURS FROM 40 TO 36 ; Agreement Wls#Ex pected | Today—Both Sides Con- fer with President RAIL MANAGERS AND UNION MEN TO MEET Longshoremen on Pacific Coast Await Adminis- tration Mediation | | WASHINGTON, March 24.—Lat=- est developments of capital and la= bor disputes indicate both drastis actions and also progress in nego= tiations which are expected to end satisfactorily. Gen. Hugh .S. Johnson, NRA Administrator, said an agreement ending the threat of a general ;uula strike is expected today. The President has personally conferred |with the auto manufacturers and {the American Federation of Labor |officials | axi Strike | In New York, Mayor LaGuardia {has called a conference to end the |taxi strike that has brought riot= |ing in New York City streets. He |accused some of the taxi com=" panies of paying starvation wages |and also added “Chicago compan- ! are not going to send any |strong-armed men to New York.” | Federal Rail Co-ordinator Jos- eph Eastman announced a meeting |of rail managers and union men j for today in an attempt to iron out the wage dispute. | Narrow Gap It is described this morning that the gap betweén the auto industry™ |managements and the American rm.yFedernuon of Labor Unions is only the width “between the thumb and @ cutlaws runs Uncle Sam’s blue ther as jail gates clang shut be- ge, have been “rubbed out” i of 31 ¥ connection in the public enemy t with major Federal mond and John Holmes, held for crime, lynched by mob. Seven Jobs Left Seven major tasks remain the federal agents: five men to find and two major kidnaping forefinger.” cases to solve, the Lindbergh cases| It is also sald that part of the and the kidnaping of Edward G. Program for a settlement of the Bremer, of St. Paul. |trouble has been agreed to by four- The five hunted are Charles A.|teen of the thirty-one member “Pretty Boy” Floyd, wanted in firms of the Automobile Chamber connection with the ‘‘Kansas City|0f Commerce, that they will cut massacre which occurred when:the basic working hours from 40 to gangster tried to free Frank Nash |36 hours and increase the payrolls the railroad station at Kansas |correspondingly, such action to be Charles “Ice Wagon” Con-|taken before March 31. wanted in the Jake Factor case; Walker “Irish” O'Malley STATEMENT ISSUED wanted in the August Luer case;| WASHINGTON, March 24— The Richard Galatis, wanted in the|3ufo manufacturers, after a confer- Kansas City massacre, and John|€DCe With Administration officials this afternoon in an effort to pre- ase. |vent a strike, issued a statement No arrests have been made in‘saymg they agreed to the appoint- the Lindbergh and Bremer c: ment of an impartial board to pass and no individuals are sought, as|On the labor greviences but charged far as the public know again the Unions intend to ob- kA%, - tain a dominant position. ] Despite the decision, Administra= tion officials expected a settlement lof the dispute within a few hours, |although it is said the strike de- ] (pended only on the willingness of ' ' ' | the management to let the govern- 1ment check the union membership claims with the payrolls and say whether they are correct. i | LONGSHORE SITUATION Memorandum Issued from| saN Fracisco, cal, March ' . 24 —Appointment by President White House Denying i 4 Roosevelt of an impartial Media- Various Reports in Cit; nors, tion Board in the Pacific Coast iLc:ngshore'rm:n's strike is awaited. ——— is par WASHINGTON, March 24, — cratic Party contests in local poli- tical campaigns. The memorandum was issued de- F. Cuny from Tammany Hall in| i : New York City. ohn Reck and Mrs. Lottie The memorandum said in . - Spickett Elected Offic- ers of Grand Igloo party contests |—The Grand Igloo of the Alaska Coincidentally it is made known|pioneers last night concluded & the President is taking no part|week's session of the annual con- i Bill Is Signed Today |Neriand of Patrbanks &5 Presiiey ¢ of the order. Other Officers memorandum issued from the nyi reports the resident had “The President will stric in state political contests. | vention, selecting Juneau for the | Other officers elected were: Al White House taid President Roo.se-JuNEAU NAMED velt keeping hands any ntion of entering with Postmaster General James A. Far- here to his ¥ s off p wh and wherever attempts are made Wl |next convention place during the | Legislative session. boas £ Vice-presidents—Thomas McCros- WASHINGTON, March 24 —|ky of Anchorage and Arthur Pin= off Demo- - FOR PIONEERS ley into the fight to oust John to involve him in local political ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 24. Island Independence The convention named Andrew President Roosevelt has signed the gus of Cordova. By President Roosevelt will allow independence within 10 ez to 12 years, subject to the approval | Treasurer—John K, uneau, & of the Island Legislatlors by Octo- LY. Afim P S8 |~ Continued on e ( Philippine Independence bill that| gecretary—George Love, of Val=