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

/) The Ketchikan ‘City Council, by THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME™ VOL. XLIIL, NO. 6633. ]UNEAU ALASKA TUESDAY APRIL 24, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ONE THOUSAND MEN HUNT DESPERADO LABOR, CAPITAL AGAIN NEARING STRENGTH TEST| Two Majomdustries, Motors and Oils, In- volved in Trouble THIRTEEN THOUSAND WORKERS AFFECTED National Board Attempting to Settle Disputes n Two Cities CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 24— Union labor and capital are dead- locked in Cleveland and St. Louis in a test of strength involving 13,- 000 workers and this holds the possibility of national repercussion | & in two major and oils, Expressing dissatisfaction with the course the National Automobile Labor Board pursued, four thou- sand employees of the Fisher Body | Company began a strike, joining two thousand filling station at- tendants who walked out a week ago. At St. Louis, thirty-one hundred employes of the Chevrolet and sher Body Company struck pro- testing to the refusal of the two companies to negotiate with the Federated Automobile Workers of America. The Labor Board is also consider- ing the strike of 1,900 workmen in the Toledo Locomotive plants. FAMOUS ACE, WORLD WAR, PASSES AWAY Col. William Thaw Lies in Soldier’s Grave— 'Bot- tle of Death’ Found PITTSBURGH, Pa., 4pril 24— Col. William Thaw, the Second war-time D’Artagan of the Skies, sleeps today in a soldier's grave. Among the souvenirs is a “Bottle of Death” treasured possession of the LaFalette Escadrille. Col. Thaw was one of two sur- vivors of the original Escadrille, group of dashing American fliers who fought for France before Am- erica entered the World War. He died as the result of pneumonia and was buried yesterday. Relatives found the “Bottle of Death,” which bears the signatures of many dead aces of the outfit. The bottle is a quart flask con- taining 80-year-old American bour- bon whiskey. Each time an Es- cadrille flier was shot down by an enemy plane, the holders of the bottle were entitled to one drink from the bottle. ——,———— THREE CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH Lose Lives When Fire De- stroys Family Home at Waterfall Cannery In a fire that destroyed the home of their parents, three children of Capt. and Mrs. J. O. Anderson at Waterfall, on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island, lost their lives last Wednesday morning ac- cording to report received today at the United States Marshal’s office from Deputy H. S. Bogue of Craig. Mrs. Anderson was out of the house at the time. The cause of the fire was not determined. Capt. Anderson is master of the tender Roald of the Nakat Packing Corporation. He has worked out of ‘Waterfall for several years. His family lived in one of the com- pany houses near the cannery. ———.————— KETCHIKAN SALARIES FIXED, CITY ORDINANCE industries, motors ordinance, has fixed the following salaries for city officials: Com- missioner of Streets $200 per month. Chief of Police, $175; patrolmen, ISSUE MOTHER’S DAY STAMPS The first Mother's Day stamps to come off the presses in Wash- ington were dedicated by Postmaster Gencral Farley (left) to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevc‘lf (right). This special stamp issue is to be placed on sale early in May. (Ascociated Press leto) Roosevelt Seokm g to Retam Present Bi-Partisan Aspect of Administmtion Says Price STOCK PRIGES FAIL TO RALLY FOR 2 REASONS Grains Conlmue to Decline —Silver Futures Take Decided Slump NEW YORK, April were unable to work up any en- thusiasm today in the face of fall-| ing grains and a sharp slump in the price of silver. Most of the leaders displayed resistance through out the session. A number of pre- ferred specialty issues moved up. Today's close was irregular. ‘The curb was irregularly lower. Bonds were mixed. Despite apparent determination to push through legislation at this ses sion in Washington over the Presi- dent’s disapproval, silver futures were off two or more cents an ounce at one time although these | losses were reduced later. Bar silver was down one cent to 43% cents. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, April 24.—Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 20%, American Can 103, American Power and Light 9%, Anaconda 16%, Armour B. 3%, Bethlehem Steel 42%, Curtiss- Wright 4, Fox Films 16, General Motors 39, International Harvest- er 41%, Kennecott 21%, Seneca Copper 1%, no range; Southern Railroad 327%, Ulen Company 3%, United Aircraft 23%, United States Steel 51%, Briggs Manufacturing 18%, Simmonds 20%, Standard ‘Oil of California 35%, Pound $5.15% SHOTS FIRED IN COURTROOM Negro on Trial for Murder Is Killed by Relative of Victim CROCKETT, 7exas, April 24— In a crowded courtroom, Ben Ellis slew Frank Brisby, a negro, charg- ed with murdering Ellis's uncle, J. M. Ellis, After firing the fatal shots, young Ellis calmly lit a cigarette and handed his revolver over to the sheriff. - MRS. MAX SMITH AND SON, DAN KIRMSE, RETURN TO SKAGWAY FROM THE SOUTH Mrs. Max Smith and her son, Dan Kirmse, were Skagway bound passengers on the Princess Norah| $150; Fire Department Chief, $60; Fire Captain, $160; Municipal Li- brarian, $75; Captain of Fire Boat, $150. from the south. While the steamer was in port they visited with Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Kaser and other friends. 24.—Stocks | the Senate silver bloc's' By BYRON PRICE gl %((flliel of Bureau, The Associated ‘ Press, Washington) President Roosevelt’s desire to ‘perpeluam and broaden the bi- \pnrtisan alliances of 1932, despite growing resentment among old- line democrats, becomes increas- ingly plain as the off-year cam- | n:ugn approaches. It is not alone that Roosevelt Democrats are openly supporting one Republican senatorial candi- | date and flirting with several oth- or that Roosevelt Republicans hue sought in states such as Illi- noh to control the primary elec- tions of the Republican organiza- tion. The evidence goes much deep- jer than any local state situation. ‘It finds expression in the continual complaints of Democratic mem- bers of Congress that too many Re- | publicans are being appointed to | federal officers, and in the persis- |tence with which Mr. Roosevelt's |advisers hav@ kept constantly at hand a card-index list of ‘“bad” ;'Democrazs and “good” Republi- | cans, In the President's own utterances | there appears a definite conscious- ness that several millions of Re- publicans voted for him in 1932. Rarely does he mention the Demo- cratic party; far oftener he speaks of non-partisan endeavor as the | basis of the new order he symbo- lizes. His deliberate banishment of cer- tain of his warmest Democratic supporters from the inner circle of his Administration demonstrat- ed how far he is ready to go in warning the politicians they need not expect to exercise “influence” just because they happen to be }promment in the Democratic par- ty. Regularity and Patronage Comparatively little notice was taken of it amid the rush of other ‘Washington developments, but the House recently gave an eloquent proof of the differences existing between the President and many party. men on the question of reg- ularity and patronage. To a pending bill the Senate at- tached an amendment barring po- litical considerations from appoint- ments to the Home Loan corpora- tion. A Republican—Norris of Ne- braska—presented that amendment and the Senate adopted it by a harrow margin with many stalwart Democrats opposing it. { Mr. Roosevelt asked the House to accept it. But Democratic House leaders not only turned it down in committee, but tried by parlia- mentary means to keep the House from voting at all. Most of them made no bones about their pur- pose; they wanted the jobs. Finally, the Republicans forced a vote. The amendment was defeat- ed 2 to 1. Against it were record- ed 230 Democrats; for it, 22 Demo- {erats. The Republicans voted sol- idly with the President. For several reasons, that roll call deserves to be preserved as an his- torical exhibit. Support for Roosevelt The Republicans say they will (Continued on Page Two) JAPAN DEFYING ENTIRE WORLD, LATEST WARNING Ultimatum fielivered in Geneva Regarding Aid Given to China GENEVA, April 24.—League of Nations’ circles are dazed by the warning made to the world here yesterday through the Jap- anese representative that Japan copposes foreign aid to China no matter under what guise, which she may deem may disturb peace in Eastern Asia. Japan is pictured here as defying the League of Nations in the League’s home where she was publicly criticized for her aggression in the Man- churian cunpa-!zn VOTE LAGS FAR BEHIND IN ALL PRECINCTS HERE Voters Appear Indifferent to Primaries—Repub- licans Losing Most Up to 3 p.m. today, the smallest primary election vote in four years had been polled here and the indi- cations were that it would not reach anything like the record! vote of two years ago of 1,128 votes cast by local Democrats and Re- publicans. ~ The total in both pri- maries for a'l three precincts at 3 pm. was 381. The heavy vote was in the Demo- cratic primary. The Republicans were showing little interest as only 53 Republican ballots had been used as compared to 328 for the Democrats. Weather Is Ideal The weather was ideal all day and that probably contributed some to the small vote. Many residents went out the highway early this| morning and had not returned at midafternoon. Others were en- gaged in Clean-up Week activities but were planning to vote before the polls closed. Workers did not seem to be uneasy, however, and were still confident a heavy total vite would be registered. In order to achieve anything like the last primary vote, in the four hours remaining between 3 and 7 p.m, the rate would be much higher than is ordinarily ex- perienced. Large Decline in Third In Precinct Number Three, the largest percentage of decline was indicated. Only 51 votes were poll- ed there at 3 o'clock as compared to 103 two years ago and 69 1930. The vote in Number One was 212 as compared to 315 in 1932 at the same hour. In Precinct Number Two 118 ballots had been counted, just 40 below the vote of two years ago. In Number One, 183 Democrats and 29 Republicans had voted; in Number Two, 112 Democrats and 16 Republicans, and Number Three, 43 Democrats and 8 Republicans. ., ® 00 0 00000 00 POLLS OPEN TO 7 P.M. Hundreds of vovers, ap- parently indifferent to the outcome of the primary election, had not cast their ballots here at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The polls will re- main open until 7 o'clock. Everyone who is qualified should vote before that hour. . . . . . . . . . . . ® 00000000000 in| The United States fleet, including 102 ships of war, left Californ coast, after more than two years concentration in the Pacific. fleet proceeds south to the Panama canal. Los Anqulu harbor. The next vessel in line is the U.5.8. California. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS UNDER ARREST, PLOT Two Jumors Are Detained |} by Los Angeles Police, Extortion Scheme They’re Married LOS ANGELES, Cal.,, April 24— The Police announced they are detaining two Junior High School | ‘glrls identified as Irene Watt, aged | | 14 years, and Jewell Ennis, aged 12 years, on suspicion of attempn- § ing extortion. The police officers said the glus‘ wgre arrested after several mothers | of ‘the neighborhood where the gir {lived complained of receipt of notes | demanding money under threat or‘ kidnaping their babies. | Last Friday, one mother foundl a note under the door of her home | instructing her to put $500 under | her house or “Well kidnap your | baby.” The girls were detained after | neighbors reported they were loiter- | ing about the woman’s home. SECOND ANNUAL BOARD MEETING CONVENES MAY 1 Territorial Board of Edu- cation Will Meet Here, Karnes Announces Raquel Torres, film actress, and Stephen Ames, New York broker, were married at Wilm- ington, Cal, last Saturday afternoon, on board a liner on which they left for their honey- moon trip to Honolulu. The couple is shown above biking on the beach at Malibu Beach, Cal, after applying for their marriage license. CRISIS NEARS IN SPAIN OVER AMNESTY BILL Entire Cabinet Threatens to Resign Unless Presi- dent Signs Measure | The Territorial Board of Educa- tion will hold its second annual meeting here, beginning May 1, it |was announced today by A. E. Karnes, Commissioner of Education and [Executive-Secretary of the Board. Four of the five members are slated to attend. i H. L. Faulkner, President, will preside over its lons, Mr. Karnes said. Mrs. A. H. Nordale, Vice- President, will not be able to at- tend owing to illness from which she is just recovering, Mr. Karnes said. Other members of the Board, who are expected to be in attendance are: A. H. Ziegler, First Division; M. J. Walsh, Second Division, who was unable to be present at the initial meeting last year; and P. C. McMullen, Seward, Third Di- vision. The Board will review the work of the past year and adopt a pro- gram for the coming school year. DN MISS MADGE Hll,l)l\Gl'R UNDERGOES TONSILECTOMY Miss Madge Hildinger, wi® un- derwent a tonsilectomy yesterday at the office of Dr. W. W. Coun- cil, is getting along mcel) today. MADRID, April 24—Events in troubled Spain rapidly approached a crisis today. The entire Cabinet threatens to walk out unless the President signs the political amnesty bill that will grant freedom to thousands of po- litical prisoners in the jails of the nation. President Zamora has not yet | signed the bill. p R Reports Received That Conditions BERKELEY, Cal, April 24—2 mongrel dog, killed clinically ten days ago, twitched at a fly on hic ear and blinked at the light in a laboratory yesterday. Dr. Robert Cornish said he hop- ed he is one step nearer in amaz- ing experiments to restore life after death. Clinically Killed Dog Alive After Ten Days; Experiments Being Made to Beat Death Creatly Improving NEW YORK, April 24.—Pub- lishers of the nation’s news- papers entered the first of a four day conference of the American Newspaper Publish- er's Association, hearing re- ports of greatly improved con- ditions throughout the coun- try. Dr. Cornish said other dogs, up- on which experiments had been| made, died within a few hours but| The latest animal, put to death on| OPENING RAILWAY April 13 has been kept alive 10| A rotary left the shops at Cor- days in an unconscious state, but|dova on April 14 to open the Cop- responds to light .by blinking his per River and Nonthwestern Rail- eyes, and moves occasionally at a|road aftering being closed down sound in the laboratory. during the winter. e S ANCHORS AWEIGH AS FLEET STEAMS SOUTHWARD ia waters, bound for the Atlantic Tactical maneuvers will be held as the This picture shows the flagship, Pennsylvania (left) leaving (Associated Press Photo) HOLDERS OF SILVER MADE Secretary of Treasury Mor- genthau Submits List to U. S. Senate WASHINGTON, April 24. — Two members of a committee, which gave a dinner at a local hotel last night for members of Congr were interested in the silver ques tion. This was disclosed in a re- port to the Senate. The two mem- bers of the committee, as announc- ed, are Robert Harriss and Carl Conway. Morgenthau Reports Reports from Secretary of Treas- ury Morgenthau to the Senate to- day showed holders of silver, pos- sibly for speculation in case of silver legislation, included mostly corporations and individuals of little political importance. W. J. Bryan, Jr, is ‘ong in 100,000 ounces. Fred Everett, of Seattle, is listed 1s holding almost 250,000 ounces. Many Names Dummies Many names appeared to be lummies and Secretary Morgenthau suggested the Senate might make its own investigation to find out all the fact. Stuyvesant Fish, of New York, is listed as long on future posi- tions. The Continental Can holds 200,- 000 ounces. Robert Harriss is President of the American Can Company. He was one of those giving the dinner. The list given to the Senate also included many big banks and corporations. listed as FOR SPECULATION SEATTLE, April 24.—Fred Ever- ett, listed as holding 250,000 ounces of silver,'said he bought the metal a year ago and is holding it for speculation. He is an investment man. POWERFUL LOBBY FIGHTS CONTROL BILL IS CHARGE Committee of NRA Is ‘Also Opposed to Measure | Says Rayburn \ ‘WASHINGTON, April 24 —Chair- man Rayburn of the House Com-| merce Committee, charged oppon-| ents of the Stock Exchange Con-| trol Bill with waging a “campaign of fright and misrepresentation”| with a powerful Congressional 1ob- | by. He said the Durable Goods| Committee of NRA is also attack- ing the measure. CANT 60 ON, SHE SUICIDES ABERDEEN, Was., April 24— Mrs. Daisy Haas, aged 17 years, shot and killed herself during the night after a quarrel with her hus- band. She left a note saying she couldn't go on. MADE PUBLIC ISMALL ARMY ON TRAIL TODAY OF JOBN UILLINGER Efforts to éfi Positive Trail Seems Futile in Northern Woods REINFORCEMENTS ARE SENT OUT BY PLANES Various Rumors Circulated —May Have Escaped Net Into Twin Cities BULLETIN — ST. PAUL, Minn., April 24.—A midnight raid on an oil station at Ells- worth, Wisconsin, by three men who kidnaped the pro- prietor has caused an inten- sified search for the Dillinger mobsters in the Twin City area. TAKE UP TRAIL MERCER, Wisconsin, April 24.—Through the wild woods of the North Country, fresh with snow, an army of men today hunted big game, Des- perado John Dillinger, who shot his way out of a resort near Bohemia, a tiny settle- ment, last Sunday night. Thirteen persons have been killed by Dillinger or his co- horts. Officers are unable to pick up a positive trail but it is believed his capture is near. Luck seems holding with the gang leader but there is (wonunued on Pue Two) ONE ARREST IS MADE IN ABEL KATAINEN CASE Hugo Bergs;—c_)—r—n Is Detain-~ ed for Questioning by Federal Authorities Federal authorities today exs pressed hope that they were on the road to solving the mystery of the disappeardnce of Abel Katainen when Hugo Bergstrom, arrested on a charge of drunkenness, was de- |tained for questioning with regard to Katainen. The arrest was made' after Bergstrom was declared to have been seen in a local restau- rant early last Sunday morning with a man answering Katainen's description. The arrested man, according to Deputy United States Marshal N. Hardy, didn’'t remember any- thing when first arrested. When confronted with Olive Teel, pro- prietress of the T & T Cafe, his memory was revived. He then told the officers, Mr. Hardy said, that he was in the T & T with Olaf Eikland, a local fisherman, at the time in question. Eikland denied he was with Berg- strom on the occasion and said he was unloading fish at the time. He declared he had been out with Bergstrom last Wednesday evening, but that he had never been in the T & T Cafe. Miss Teel also said he was not the man with | Bergstrom when he appeared in her place early Sunday morning. She said the man, whom she identi- fied as Katainen from a photo- graph, was very drunk. He left with Bergstrom. The latter was |arrested about midnight yesterday 1on reports he had been seen with Katainen Sunday morning. He is said to have been intoxicated when he was taken into custody. He was still being detained today. Katainen disappeared last Sun- | day morning sometime after he left |a Pinnish bath house, about twe { miles out on Glacier Highway, for | town in company with Oscar Hen- drickson. Hendrickson said he part- ed with him at Indian Street. A report that Katainen had been picked up by a taxicab driver at . 1 am. on the highway at the Pademaster residence was exploded when the driver failed to identify the man by a photograph. A