The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 23, 1934, Page 1

I THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. )\Llll., NO. 6632. jUNEAU ALASKA MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT§ JOHN DILLINGER BELIEVED CORNEREI) STATE MAKES FINE ADDRESS ence of New Deal Is‘ Explained by Cordell | Hull in N. Y. 1 NO DICTATORSHIP IN REHABILITATION‘ No Secret Trades Are Made But Scattered | Groups Combined SECRETARY OF | i NEW YORK, April 23—Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, named the middle course of the recovery policy of “sound liberalism as the very essence of the New Deal” at the annual luncheon of the Associated | Press today. | The Secretary of State tossed aside all talk of dictatorship by President Roosevelt in the lEhab-‘ ilitation program and said he wou]d preserve “all the fundamentals of a popular government. It is ne\er wise, especially in the time crisis, to hearken too much to the extreme reactionary or the exnemc radical.” Continuing, the Secretary of State said: { “We TS . “We have made no secret trades with private or self-interest groups. “We merely drew together ditfer- | and scattered groups of Democ- | openly chosen.” no dicta- | } have enthroned ent ¢ racy, | | Between Exrtemes [ The Secretary of State expressed ' confidence that what he called President Roosevelt's middle course between extremes, would result in recovery and rehabilitation which would embrace the rights and liberties of the individual and the progressive improvement of social an mu:erial condition of the masses.’ DEFENSE GIVEN FORGOVERNMENT OF PRESENT DAY " Secretary Wallace Declares Some Agency Must | Take Initiative | NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., April 23—Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, in an address here this afternoon, said that if the Nation is to recover it is necessary that “some agency or society do what- ever planning is necessary to pre- vent suicide of society.” Tribute s Paid Speaking at the home of J. Sterl-' ing Morton, Agricultural Secretary in the Cleveland Administration, Secretary Wallace paid a tribute to the ideals of Morton, founder of Arbor Day and he related the late Secretary’s foresiry experiments to economize experiments of the pres- ent. When Shee Pinches There is not much resistance nowadays to attempts to modify nature but/when you ‘get over into the realm ©of human relations and into economics; for instance, and propose new rules for the economic game in the interest of many, then it is that you hear groans of dis-/ may from those who in the past made rules and profited by their| making,” declared the Secretary of | Agriculture A part of the crowd of 1200 persons at a mass meeting in Cle Elum, Wash,, in connection with a ctrike which has tied up the coal mines of the area. They were called out by the newly-organized West- [ Miners Union of America which is seeking recognition. The nationally affiliated United Mine Work- * America has the existing contracts in the field. ( WASHINGTON STATE STRIKE SHUTS DOWN MlNES ociated Press Photo) H#S COME BACK ' TO THIS NATION (Assistant Secretary of Ag- riculture Explains New ! Deal Purposes WASHINGTDN April 23 —Rex- ‘ford G. Tugwell, Assistant Secre- ! tary! of Agriculture, addressing the [American Society of Newspaper {Edifors, called the New Deal a re- jturn to true Democracy. He said {the sovereignty of ‘the American "Ipeople is the real source of this | Administration's power. | “I do not wish to supplement this !smlerelgnty with another kigd whose themy is that for some groups and xinberests " sald Tugwell. Continuing |he said: “There should be no |immunity from political control for 1in that way lies economic oli- | garchy.” PUBLISHER'S VIEWS STOGK PRICES MOVE SLOWLY, DULL SESSION Some Plcfcrreds leen Run Rubber Futures Reach New High NEW YORK, April 23.—Buying of stocks was highly selective today | and most of the leaders clung to a narrow range during the dull session. A few preferred and spec- lties progressed in the general run. Motors, rails and alcohols eased. The close was irregular. The curb was dull. U. 8. Gov- ernment bonds were decidedly firm § bul corporates were weak. Grain Dips Grains dipped and rallied ratically, wheat finishing nearly a ccnt ]o\ur n and silver sagged. R\mbel futures were up to new tops. The dollar rallied on foreign ex- changes. Issues gaining today, one to three or more points included preferred 1~sues of Mallison Silk, Pressed 'Steel Car, Warner Brothers and a few other Metals were not exurbant but Metals were not exuberant bub points. Chrysler and Auburn lost one point. Dupont, Alied Chemical, Case, U. 8. Aleohol, Santa Fe were off one to two points. American Telephone and Tele- | graph, U. S. Steel, Consolidated ,Gas, Montgomery-Ward and similar issues were changed only slightly |lower. CLOSING PRICES NEW YORK, April 23.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 20%, American Can 103%, American Power and Light 9%, Anaconda 16%, Armour B 3%, Beth]ehem Steel 42%, Curtiss- ‘Wright 4%, Fox Films 16, General Motors 38%, International Har- vester 42, Kennecott 22%, Seneca Copper 1%, no range; Southern| Railroad 32%, Ulen Company 3} United Aircraft 24%, United Smus Steel 52, Briggs Manufacturing 18%, Simmonds 20%, Standard Oil of California 36 Pound, $5.15. TODAY o R T AR SKAGWAY MEN MAKE TRIP TO JUNEAU IN SPEEDBOAT B. Phelps, L. Rapuzzi and John | Gardenia, arrived yesterday after- ere | and others | L. L. TRIMBLE HERE {noon from Skagway in a speed ;Premler of . France Gives | Out Warning JThere Willg No. Revolt and Franc Will Not Be Monkey Money PARIS, April 23.—Premier Gas- ton Doumergue has served notice jor. France and the world that he is determined that order will be preserved at home and the nation | will protect herself abroad. The declarafion was made in a national broadcas The Premier id sharply the Government will tolerate “no re- bellion agair the national wel- fare measur and also declared the “Government will fight to keep the franc sound and prevent it from becoming monkey money.” MOB VICTIM'S WIDOW BRINGS DAMAGE SUIT {Sues California Governor and Others for Over Million Dollars SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, April 23. —Evelyn Holmes, widow of John H. Holmes, San Jose lynch mob victim, is seeking $1,050,000 in a ‘;suit against Gov. James Rolph Jr., {and other persons. She blames the Governor for her husband’s death. Holmes was lynched by a mob after confession to kidnaping .u d islaying of Brooke L. Hart, {son of a wealthy San Jose mer-, ichant. Thomas - H. Thurmond,/ | was the other victim of the mob’s vengeance last November ——— - — 150 ARE KILLED, MINE EXPI.(lSIllN BELGRADE, Y oslavia, April 23. —An explosion late last Saturday night in the Kakanj coal mines. near Sarajevo, killed at least 150 miners. It is the worst disaster lin the country's history. Workers today abandoned all hope of finding any survivors of | | — | WASHINGTON, April 23—Eu- |gene Meyer, Publisher of the | Washington Post, addressing the American Society of Newspaper (Editors, said the country's most !immediate danger lies in the “ih- experience of the young intellect- juals who are now apparently di- recting the policy of the Admin- {istpation.” |, #@¢ the brain trust, Meyer “No wonder they consider law and vern theory as all that is necessary for a sound government, but they for- get no battery of fine phrases can |ever take the place of fact and ‘n() law is better than its admin- POLICE CHIEF, PATROLMAN, DIE IN GUN BATTLE Noisy Brothers in Ta in Chicago Subuib Start Shootinng CHICAGO, TIL, April 23.—Chief istration.” of Police Edward Murray and | o ¥ arn Patrolman John Ashbacker, of FARGO, North Dakota, April 23. Broadview, a suburb, were slain in a blaze of gunfire in the Broad- view Tavern, last night, | The police are holding Murray’s | two brothers. g { A Roy Coburri, owner of the taveri, | ! said the fight started when Ash-| brothers because they became noisy. | James Murray, one“of the brothers, | said they used pistols in self-] defense when Ashbacker tried to [ 3 i kil them with a shotgun. The Executive ana Seven ! chief hurried {o the scene and waS| Others Ar ra]gned on {a victim of the shocunz ! CO I d . : | nspiracy Indictments i | BATTI_E FLEET 1~Gov William Langer and seven |others have been arraigned before Dlstrict Judge Andrew Miller, on Federal conspiracy indictments, and granted continuance until May 7| !when they will enter pleas. PANAMA, April 23—The United | The eight are charged with con- States Battle Fleet bade farewell 'spiracy to extract funds frome per- to the Pacific Ocean today. The sons paid with Government funds fleet has been in western waters and conspiring to block an orderly for the past two years. It will act of Congress. take séveral days for the fleet to| The charges are in connection | pas through the Panama Canal. |with the recent investigation of - yallegauons that Federal relief work- Tom McMullen entered St. Ann’s ers have been forced to contribute Hospital yesterday afternoon to to the publication, The Leader. receivo treatment for a severe cold. Gov. Langer is a Republican. “Ref Sltm Chance that “Reform” Legislation Will Get Far at . Present Session of Congress By BYRON PRICE | ties ‘exchange regulations are but ief of Bureau, The Associated two major examples Press, Washington.) | That explains also why there The likelihood of much “reform”|is so much sentiment for a May legislation at this session of Con-| adjournment. The idea is to re- gress grows more and more re-|lieve fhe country of much of the said: | th (Anclated Press Photos) ings, and his gunwoman associate, Bonnie Parker, They are sought throughout the southwest. Police from coast to coast are on the lookout for clues to the whereabouts of John Dillinger (left), outlaw who broke Jail at. Crown Point, Ind., with a wooden gun. These three persons are objects of a methodical search by officers of many states. Clyde Barrow, Texas gunman accused of a dozen kill- are pictured at right. LARGE LIST OF CANDIDATES IN Divisional Contests Most Numerous on Record in Primaries Tomorrow When Alaskans march to the polls tomorrow in the Territorial primary elections, they will have the largest number of divisional candidates to pick from for their nominees in the history of the di- rect primary system in Alaska. But the list of candidates seeking nominations for Territorial of- fices is one of the smallest. There is but one candidate for nomination for Delegate to Con- gress. That is Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, seeking renomination unopposed on the Democratic tic- ket and without any contest from the Republicans. 61 for Legislature There is no contest in the Re- publican primary for the nomina- tion for Treasurer, Dr. W. H Chase, veteran Cordova Mayor, having no rival. Martin Harrais ploneer of Feirbarks, and now resi- dent of Ellamar, veteran mining man and a life-long Democratic worker, is one of two candidates for the Democratic nomination for the same office. He is a University of Washington man and was a fo®- ball star on one of that institu- tion's early elevens. His rival for the party nomina- tion is Oscar G. Olson, resident of mote. | present uncertainties over the im-|Eyak, ex-soldier and employee of “Recovery” still is the key word | mediate future. the Copper River & Northwestern on Capitol Hill Emergency en-| Railway. actments, running for a limited pe-| UTILITIES TALK WID) G There are 71 candidates for 20 riod, get the call. What to do about public utili-|Legislative positions, ten seeking Bills for per- manent changes in the industrial and social order are shoved into the background. ties is ‘one subject already as- sured of prolonged consideration at | the ‘next session. Demands for L L. Trimble, Traveling Auditor; for the Railway Express Company, arrived in Juneau on the North ‘Wind from Petersburg. boat belonging to the Nash Taxi Service, operated by Mr. Rapuzzi in the Lynn Canal city. They are returning to Skagway this after- noon. To Track Down War Reports WASHINGTON, April 23—A Special Investigating Commit- tee of the Semate has been appointed on munitions. This was revcaled today. The committee is to track down socurces of “rumors of war between the United States and Japan.” the explosion. Sixty bodies have | been removed from the mine. floodmg the Capital with com- D | plaints that this is not the time | | 2 | for those regulatory steps which {Five Navy Amphibians, | pregiden; Roosevel: favors even- | Alaska Bound, Arrive 'tually. The assertion is that fur- i £ ther action now would confuse the in Seattle from South cutiook by trightening business just : |when it is on the upgrade. SEATTLE, April 23—Five Navy| Unquestionably that plea has amphibians arrived here Sunday been having its effect in Congress. from Sacramento and will leave 'n“_n rewriting of the stock market for the Aleutians on May 6 on " bill survey mapping ex—’l (although it still has more force than Wall Street would like) and postponement of commodi- the annual pedition. Business interests have been‘ public ownership are sure to fi- | gure prominently. The Federal Trade Commission | under a recently-adopted Congres- sional resolution, will report on utility rates the country over and how they compare under public and private ownership. A House Committee in gather- ing expert opinion as to the need for regulating utility holding com- panjes more closely. -The Tennes- see Valley venture is progressing to a point where some conclusions (Continued on Page Eight) i four Senatorial nominations and 61 for 16 nominations for Repre- sentative. Most of Them Democrats Most. of the contests are in the Democratic ranks. Two Juneau men, Allen Shattuck and W. B Kirk, are contesting for the Sena- torial place on their party’s ticket. The Republicans have no aspirant for the place. Twelve Democrats are seeking the four House nominations of their party in this Division, and there are five Republicans. In the Second Division, there is no con- test for nomination for Senator in wontinued on Page Two) PRIMARY FIGHT Quys Light Ru ys Conw From Breast of Woman| ROME, April 23. — (Copyrighted by the Associated Press, 1934)— Guglielmo Marconi, famous scien- tist and inventor, said there is no doubt as to the authenticity of the phenomenon of the electric an, Signora Anna Monaro. She was brought to Rome by my initiative,” said Marconi, “fol- lowing undisputable testimony of a number of doctors and other cred- itable persons who saw light come from Signora Morano's brast, suf- ficiently strong enough to light up a room. This testimony coming from such sources cannot be ques- tioned. Since ariving here she has not exhibited these rays and specialists, in the meantime, await in a clinic for resumption of these illuminations.” e AMERICAN IS CONYICTED ON SPY CHARGES, Former chhngan Teacher Is Sentenced to Prison for Five Years ABO, PFinland, April 23.—Arvid Werner Jacobson, former Michigan | school teacher, has been sentenced to five years in prison as a spy. Mme. Maria Emma Schul, con- victed of espionage, has been sen. tenced to eight years in prison. Jacobson is alleged to be a mem- | ber of an International ring of spies operating in Finland. D Harvard Class of 04 Guests .of President; 319 Gather at Reunion WASHINGTON, April 23.—Presi- dent Roosevelt sponsored an in- " |wounded in two ECOVERY POLICY DESPERADOIS BEING HUNTED N WISCONSIN Federal and State Agents Believe Criminal Sur- rounded in Woods TWO MEN ARE SHOT IN CLASH ON SUNDAY Departmx of Justice Agent Is Victim of Bul- lets—Citizen Killed RHINELANDER, Wiscon- "sin. April 23.—Two men were shot to death last night as |dozens of Federal and State |officers descended on the north woods resorts looking i for desperado John Dillinger. It is believed Dillinger has been cornered. The dead are W. Carter Baum, Department of Justice {Agent, believed to have been slain Ky Dillinger or his com= panions, and a citizen shot down by the police. Four others are in’ hospitals shooting af- rays. Officers were deployed over an area of several square miles at dawn this morning. The fighting last night started close to a tavern resort at Little |Bohemia, a tiny settlement in the woods of Villas County. Only meager reports of the pro- |eress of the man hunters are being |received. - gh , 1 !’I‘EAR GAS IS USED BY OFFICERS; RESORT ENTERED RHINELANDER, April 23.—With the dawn the officers closed in on one resort and found only three women in fit, overcome by tear \gas used by the officers. The names of the women are not made public. Six men and five women were originally in the party, most of | whom appeared at the resort last Friday night and partied until ibroken up by the shooting of of- |ficers when they mistook Eugene ‘Boisoneau for a member of the §Dillinger gang when he emerged ’rrom the resort, entered an auto and failed to stop. Dillinger Warned The shooting warned D who had a machine gun mounted on the roof of the resort. |others escaped through a rear door ‘and escaped to the woods. Officers are hot on their trail. g Three of the men are reported !to have escaped in a stolen auto- | mobile. Gangster Opens Fire Baum, Federal Agent, was killed {when he and other officezs drove up to another tavern. One of Dil- linger’s gang, who was there de- manding he be furnished an auto, stepped out of the tavern and |opened fire with a machine gun. Two other officers were wounded. | Boisoneau and two of his com- |pamons were also wounded MOVIE AGTRESS, ~ BROKER MARRY WILMINGTON, Cal., April 23.— !Eight bells from the bridge of the ship, the signal for 4 o'clock, were the wedding chimes for Raquel formal reunion of 319 members of | Torres, Mexican movie actress, and his Harvard class of 1904 last Sat- | urday night. One of the guest: said most of Roosevelt’s co]lege class were still }u*pnhhcam ¢ Stephen Ames, New York broker. hen the guests had to run ashore as the honeymoon ship started for Honolulu. Copper Industry Under Code WASHINGTON, April 23.—The copper industry of the United States has been placed under NRA by a code. The code, in effect, will limit all domestic sales to newly-mined metal and freeze the vast stocks alrfady accumulated. g He and Ba