The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 19, 1934, Page 1

HE DAILY A “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” | VOL. XLIV., NO. 6681, SEATTLE POLICE ARE |CONGRESS ADJOU LAWMAKERS OF NATION FINISH > EXTRA MEETING Legislation Enacted Has' Changed Economic Life in U. S. NRA IS BROUGHT INTO EXISTENCE Accomplishments Are Giv-| en High Praise by President WASHINGTON, June 19.—Con- | gress finally quit Monday night with party independents in com- mand of its program, a little more | than complete. The excess con- | sisted of the Railway Labor Dis- putes and Adjustment Act which President Roosevelt previously in- dicated might go over to the next session of Congress. Conferees Slow Slow progress of the conferees on the Housing Bill gave the inde- pendents time to force through the Railway Bill. The end came quickly after the Railway Bill passed through the adoption of the conference report on the Administration’s Housing BikL. The House adjourned at 11:45 o'ciock last night and a short time after the Senate took similar ac- ten Important Session Officially, ‘the Congress ' which cencluded its work last night, be- wan five days after the inaugura- tion of President Roosevelt and called into special session to deal with the banking crisis. Since then laws vitally affecting the 2conomic life of the Nation have been made. Many Changes Made Enactments by Congress have greatly altered the banking and currency systems, brought forth the NRA, placed the Government control of stock exchanges, the country’s communication systems, in short gave statutory validity to the New Deal. President Roosc velt applauded the accomplishments of the session in a letter which expressed a spirit of deep satisfaction at the coopera- tion between the legislative and executive branches of the Govern- ment to which he atiributed the success of the session. EXAMINE MEASURES WASHINGTON, Jjune 19.—De- luged by more than 200 bills pass- ed in the closing hours of the Congress session, President Roose- velt today scattered the new meas- ures to the various deparaments for examination. He will sign them during the ten days allowed, some while he is on his forthcoming trip to the New England States. The President has signed the bill empowering the Supreme Court to prescribe rules of practice and procedure for Federal Courts. This measure is described as “one of the most important steps ever taken in the improvement of the judicial system in the United States.” —— - TWO SENATORS RENOMINATED IN PRIMARIES in | Plan Seattle- An attempt to fly the fcgboun Angeles aviator. charts for the hazardeus flight Ensign C. H. Clark, U. S. naval 30 hours. Tokyo Air Tri p~ nd Ncrth Pacif] Tokyo in an cffort to capture a $25,000 purse posted by a Japanese newspaper for the aerial feat, is planned by Reall D. Hill, 25, Los He hopes to start the flight June 25, Navigation are being prepared for Hill by 1 reserve flier. Hill's Lockheed Sirius monoplane has ben christened “Ruth Louise” in honor of his pretly young wife, a former Montana girl. at Seattle, being fitted with tanks to carry 800 gallons of fuel for the 4400-mile flight, which he hopes to negotiate in from 25 to The plane is now HOLC EXTENDS OPERATIONSTO THE TERRITORY Behrends Bank Designated | Agent for Juneau, Doug- | las and Vicinity ‘ | After almost a year of endeavor by Delegate A. J. Dimond, Gov. John! W.: ./Troy -and. ,others, the activities of the Home Owners’ Loan Corpoyation have at last been extended to Alaska. This was re- vealed today when it was an- ncunced that the B. M. Behrends Bank, pioneer Juneau financial in- | stitution, has been designed rep- resentative of the Seattle office of the HOLC, for Juneau, Douglas and this entire vicinity. Mr. Behrends has just received a letter from W. E. McCroskey, | Washington State Manager of the Corporation, appointing the bank and outlining the procedure that must be followed. It is under- stood that banks in other Alaska communities have received similar designations. | | | Principal Is Guaranteed In cases of necessity for relief, the HOLC will exchange bonds for mortgages held on homes, under specific conditions. The principal as well as the interest of the bonds is guaranteed by the Gov- ernment. Recently the Act creating the corporation was amended by Con- gress as follows: “No home mortgage or other obligation or lien shall be acquired by the Corporation under subsec- tion (d), and no cash advance will be made under subsection (f), un- less the applicant was in voluntary default on June 13, 1933, with re- spect to the indebtedness on his real estate and is unable to carry or refund his present mortgage indebtedness; Provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not ap- ply in any case in which it is specially shown to the satisfaction of the Corporation that a default after such date was due to unem- ployment or to economic conditions or misfortune beyond the control of the applicant, or in any case in which the home mortgage or other obligation or lien is held by an institution which is in liquida- tion.” Purpcse Is Restrictive . It is evident, Mr. McCroskey said, | Gov. Olson Also Wins Out in Minnnesota with Gov. Brann in Maine WASHINGTON, June 19.—Sen- ator Henrik Shipstead, of Minne- sota, and Senator Frederick Hale, of Maine, are virtually assured of their renomination by returns from yesterday's primary elections, ac- cording to unofficial advices re- ceived here. Gov. Floyd B. Olson, Farmer- Laborite, of Minnesota, has been renominated. Martin Nelson is leading in the Republican race for the nomination of Governor, and will run against Gov. Olson. Gov. Louis J. Brann, of Maine, Democrat, was unopposed but must make the November race against Alfred Ames, Republican, a promi- nent lumberman. that the purpose of the amend-‘_ ment is to restrict rather than to enlarge the list of applicants, and | it is very important, in order to; qualify, that the applicant must | have been seriously in arrears on! June 13, 1933, through no fault of his own or that since that date | he must have become seriously in | default by reason of sickness, un-' employment or other unavoidable circumstance. Under the appointment, it will be the duty of the bank named to investigate the eligibility of the applicant “very closely.” It will also designate two appraisers to pass upon the value of any real prop- erty involved in any application. After the bank has passed upon any applications, it will then be forwarded to Seattle to be passed on by Manager McCroskey, FLY OUT FROM Kills Wife with Rolling Pin Qver $5 Shopping Trip CHICAGO, I, June 19— Samuel Miller admitted to the police today he killed his wife with a rolling pin after an argument over a $5 shopping trip she made. LEGALIZATION OF BOOTLEGIS REFUSED TODAY Lobbyists Offer to Pay Taxes on 50,000,000 | Gallons of Moonshine | -~ WASHINGTON, June 19.—(Copy- righted by Associated Press)—A proposal to convert millions 0[1 gallons of pre-repeal bootleg whxs-l key into legal liquor by the mere | payment of the Federal tax was | definitely rejected by the Admin- | istration today. For months lawyer-lobbyists, claimed to have access to 40 or 50 million gallons of illicit alcohol, have been pressing such a deal with Government officials, who said that they would seize the liquor if located. President Roosevelt said that he rejected the plan on the grounds that legalizing the liquor would re- sult in large profits to those who had illegal connection with it. Also. by accepting the offer, the Govern- ment would put itself in the i- | tion, morally if not technically, analagous to that of a person who | compounds a felony. B POINT BARROW Mrs. Trindle and Daughter | Report Hard Winter for Arctic Natives ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 19.— Mrs. John Trindle and daughter Mary*flew here from Point Barrow and are enroute to Seattle. Miss| Mary Trindle will enter the Uni- versity of Washington. Mrs. Trindle reported the natives at Point Barrow had a severe win- ter following the shortage of Walés, seals and ‘walrus and they had lit- tle fuel and many nearly starved. Lately the natives have had a big whale catch and are now cele- brating. - D VISITS FAIRBANKS FIRST TIME IN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Fred Campbell, prospector of Hinckly Guich, near Richardson, Alaska, recently went into Fair- banks by automobile over the| Richardson Highway, making his| first visit since 1909. Mr. Camp- bell, who made the trip for dental| attention, expressed himself as highly impressed by the new Court | House and by the Empress Thea- tre, which has been recently re- decorated. He said that he was going back to see and hear a talk- ing picture, an experience which he has missed so far, B. P. R. HIGHWAY PLANS FOR 1334 GIVEN APPROVAL: Douglas Road Included in Normal Allotment of: $350,00 for Year The normal highway - construe= Bureau of Fublic Roads, aggregat= ing $350,000, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, next, has ‘been approved by the Secretary of Ag- riculture, ‘it was announced [by Ivan Winsor, Assistant Distel Engineer. Bids for” the projects included in the program = will fl be opened by August 1,:he said, "' The largest item on the ‘list'ds $150,000 for clearing, grubbi grading two miles of road Douglas and the Douglas bridge. This does not include surfacing which will be covered by a separate bid. Construction of a three-mile sec- tion of - Mitkof Highway out of Petersburg at a cost of $75,000 is also included on the program. The clearing and grubbing on this project has been done since last Fall by day labor. 3 A third project, construetion of one mile of road at Hydablrg, at a cost of $35000 is also on the list. This includes construction of two bridges, one of concrete and steel. For maintenance of existing pro- Jects, $100,000 is set up for the next year. Minor improvements the allotment. The Douglas Highway section will be of the same general stand- ard as the Thane section of Glacier Highway. It also includes a new bridge across Lawson Creck. Bids been settled. The Hydaburg project will advertised for bids at once and probably will-be opened about July 9. The Petersburg field survey and plans have just been completed and this project will be advertised within the next two or three weeks. GREAT BRITAIN GERMANY NOTE May Impound Trade Prof- its on Account of De- clared Moratorium LONDON, June 19.—A British Governmental note will be dis- patched to Berlin within a few days warning Germany a Clearing House will be established here un- less the Reichsbank meets some of its creditor demands instead of carrying out.the six months' mora- torium announced a few days ago. The proposed Clearing House will automatically apply to trade bal- ances toward debt payments. U. 8. MAKES INQUIRY WASHINGTON, Il be called for as soon |, as right-of-way preblems have be | AROUSED; SENDS June 19.—The| S KA EMPIRE MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS' LONG SESSION tion program of the United States.| lect President Roosevelt on his trip to 'l::::d B‘l::‘t?.’ Virgin Islands, the Panama Canal heavy cruiser Houston (above) is | Cruiser Which Will Carry President being conditioned at Brook]. “ie will start about June 2: The Houston will be commanded by Captain Woodson. to Hawaii yn Navy Yard. The voy- 3 from New London, Conn, «nd_Hawaii, the ROFIT TAKING STRIKES STOCK MARKET TODAY Metals Are Soft — Most | Shares Unable to Show aze. covered - by the romaindor-otis M4 ity | NEW YOks, oune 19. — Profit taking ruled the stock market some today with the good news of the {adjournment of Congress. Most of |the traders figured on a technical ction. Some shares displayed tance but the majority were off fractionally to around two points. The close was heavy. United States Smelting lost near- |ly four points. Other metals were |soft notwithstanding the silver bill |is to be signed tonight. 1 +Howe Sound, Depasco, American |Smelting, Noranda and others were down one point or so. Issues off one to two or more i points included United States Steel, |common; Bethlehem Steel, United Aircraft, Douglas Aircraft, Wright ronautical, |eral Motors, Chrysler and others. | Only fractionally declines were met by General Electric and Am- erican Telephone and Telegraph. Sugars were. strong. Union Pacific’ was a little better |than even. 11y r j CLOSING PRIC | NEW YORK, June 19.—Closing |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine |siock today is 20, American Can 9 American Power and Light 8, | Anaconda 15%, Armour B 2%, Ben- dix Aviation 16, Briggs Manu- facturing 17'%, Celumet and Hecla ‘4 %, Chrysler 41, Curtiss-Wright 32, |Fox Films 22, General Motors 32, | International Harvester 33'%, Ken- |necott 21%, Southern Pacific 25, |standard Oil of California 35%, {Ulen Company, no sale; United Air- |craft 19%, United States Steel 41%, Warner Pictures 6, Pound $5.04%, Nabesna bid 1.09, asked 1.13, Beth- |lehem Steel 35%. TODAY President and State Department are inquiring into the British pro- posal to impound German trade profits but whether this govern- ment will take such action, despite the fact the President has that power, has not been decided. —————————— SILVER BILL WASHINGTON, June 19.—Presi- dent Roosevelt is expected to sign the silver bill tonight, according to announcement made at the White House. e ANNEX CREEK TRIP Nels Landin took a group of Passenpers to Annex Creek in his gasboat, the North Light, yester- day morning, returning to Juneau last evening, TO BE SIENED OLDTIMER ENDS ~ LIFE BY POISON SEWARD, Alaska, June 19.—J. O. Brown, oldtime Alaskan, was found dead last Saturday. A cor- oner’s jury pronounced death due 10 a self administered poison. Brown had been despondent for | sometime on account of illhealth: — s> — Oklahoman Gives Police BARTLESVILLE, Okla., June 19. A citizen of Bartlesville, who pre- ferred to remain anonymous, has given the police department an armoured motorcar capable of speeds in excess of 100 miles an houry The car will be supplied with machine guns, sawed-off shotguns, "’“m“l”oo! glass and wireless, Westinghouse, Gen- | S trt:fe» Now Threatened in Germany Split Over Nazi Policies Growing—One 'Resig- nation Reported |are possible of a split between President von Hindenburg and (Chancellor Hitler over Nazi policies. This is seen as the aftermath of the startling blast against the Government, hurled Sunday in a speech by Vice-Chancellor von |Papen, who is also Premier of Prussia. It is understood that von Papen is close to von Hindenburg and his advisers and the latter are quick {to couple his attack with the |'re.«xguancn of Count Rudolph Nad- |olny as Ambassador to Russia, who |is also close to von Hindenburg. Count Nadolny is one of the first lof the Nazi regime to resign. | Growing dissatisfaction of con- |servative elements, including the President and Premier, are ru | mored. ———.———— START SHORTLY ON BIG BRIDGE A. R. C. to Call for Bids on' Mainland End of Douglas Bridge An early beginning of the rock- fill for the Douglas Bridge across Gastineau Channel was made pos- sible today by an agreement be- tween the Alaska Road Commission and Warrack Construction Com- pany whereby the latter indicated its willingness to have the fill on the mainland shore precede its own work on the concrete approaches. That allows the Commission to call for bids immediately for a portion of the fill, it was an- nounced by Hawley Sterling, Asst. Chief Engineer. *‘The bid forms | were being prepared today and the formal calls will be posted tomor- row morning. The specifications will call for Tenth street extension to the June 25, at local headquarters of |the Commission and hauling will bridge. The bids will be opened be commenced as.soon as the bid been signed. Bids for the hauling called for later in the summer. PUERLL A 00 s N MIKE BOKOCH LEAVES ST. AN'S HOSPITAL TODAY Mike Bokoch, who has been re- ceiving medical care for a sevei cold at St. Ann's Hospital for the last four days, left the hospital this morning for his home, BERLIN, June 19. — Indications | approximately 18, ubi | b s 1?:31&: o 105 _Reports recelved here from Dil- i Alaska Juneau and dumped on the lingham said J. J. Courtney, Depu- | | | ‘ | { | on the Douglas Tsland end will be |ACting Deput i | | | dinner of food imported from the| PRESIDENT T0 TAKE TRIP; TO END ON MONDAY Postpones Three Important Organization Appoint- ‘ments Several Days WASHINGTON, June 19. — Ap- pointment of the Stock Exchange, Communication System and Hous- ing organizations have been post- posed by President Roosevelt until his return next Monday from a trip to New Haven, New London and Hyde Park. The President expects to sail on his cruise to Hawali between June 30 and July 4. SENATE ACTS ON THOUSANDS, NOMINATIONS ROCKFILL WILL [Democratic Patronage Mounts Into High Figures During Last Congress WASHINGTON, June 19—Des- pite the Democratic protests of niggardly dispensing of patronage, clerks figured today that the Sen- ate of the Seventy-third Congress cenfirmed between 6,000 and 8000 nominations including approxi- mately 4,000 postmasters, 3,000 Army, Navy and Marine Corps ap- pointments and between 500 and 600 civilian appointments other than postmas The exact will known for several days. ALASKA D ures not be A DEPUTY - MARSHAL SHOT Wounded in Both Legs by Intoxicated Man at Dillingham ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 19. ty United States Marshal has been shot in both legs by an unidenti- fied man, who was intoxicated. Courtney is in the hospital but is not believed to be in a serious is awarded and the contract has|condition. Tom Morgan has been appointed y. e — Oriental Style D KANSAS CITY. — A nner 12-course Orient, served in Oriental style, was prepared for guests celebrat- ing the twentieth wedding anni- versary of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swyden, EFFGRTS BEING MACE T0 OPEN SOUND HARBOR (Mayor Smith Has Seven Hundred Special Officers to Aid Shippers ALLIED UNIONS TO INSIST ON DEMANDS Longshoremen from Seattle to San Diego Reject Peace Proposals SEATTLE, June 19.—Eleven mer- chant ships, in a half moon forma- tion, are anchored in Elliott Bay awaiting Mayor Charles L. Smith's efforts to open the port. Mayor Smith says crews will be protected from the strikers. Thirty more special police have been sworn in making a total of 700 available for waterfront duty in case a clash occurs if attempts are made to load the ships with non-union workers. GENERAL SETTLEMENT SAN FRANCISCC, Cal, June 19. —Into the hands of a committee of 50, the coast strikers have plac- ed their demands that only a gen- eral settlement for all maritime workers will end the walkout. The other unions have joined the long= shoremen who have rejected the separate peace proposals after it was signed by Joseph H. Ryan, President of the International Longshoremen’s Association. Unions from Seattle to San Diego have rejected the peace proposals, Seat- tle voting against it yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile the waterfront om- | ployers in various ports either in- sisted the longshoremen abide by the agreement signed by Ryan or have declared for a “fight to a finish.” 5 From the northern to the south- ern borders, city officials have taken steps to maintain order dur- ing the possible attempis to break the strike with non-union labor. Shippers are reported to have com- pleted arrangements to move car- goes despite the strikers' siege. JOHN DONOVAN S DISMIS SED FROM SERVICE Gen. Hugh Johnson Makes Charges Against Member of NRA Labor Board WASHINGTON, June 19.—Gen, Hugh 8. Johnson, Recovery Ad- ministrator, has dismissed John Donovan, member of the NRA Labor Advisory Board staff “for inefficiency, inattention to duty, unauthorized absence from duty and insubordination.” Donovan is also President of Local 91, Federation of Govern- ment Employees. Gen. Johnson said the dismissal has no connection with Donovan's union activities. Donovan told the newsmen: “Our little union received the same dirty deal as the steel workers, automo- bile workers and every other group of workers that have dealt with Johnson have received.” RIS PRI ITHACA; N. Y.—"“The purchasing power of beef cattle relative to other commodities follows a regu- lar cycle—about 14 to 16 years | from peak to peak,” it is reported |by Prof. George F. Warren and | Prof. Frank A. Pearson of Cornell | University. Prominent Seattle Dentist Is Fatally Injured, ‘Safety Zone’ SEATTLE, June 19.—Dr. Cecil L. Tenny, prominent dentist, was fat- ally injured when his automobile struck and was demolished on the ‘safety island” of the Aurora Ave- nue bridge. It is believed he dozed at the wheel, 4 i