The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 10, 1934, Page 1

¥ .+ 30 days from then. THE DAILY ALAS “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIV., NO. 6725. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1934. EMPIRE MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SCRAMBLE FOR SILVER IS PREDICTED ALASKA ZONING FOR WILD FOWL NOT PERMITTED Department Rejects Rec- ommendation — Season Probably Open Sept. 1 Division of Alaska into zones for migratory bird regulations, sug- gested by the local Chamber of Commerce and recommended, was mnot approved by the Department of Agriculture authorities, it was announced today by H. W. Ter- hune, Alaska agent of the United States Biological Survey and Ex- ecutive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission. “We have recommended, as a re- sult of the disapproval of the zon- ing recommendation, that the open season start on Saturday Septem- ber 1, and that hunting be per- mitted Saturday, Sunday @nd Mon- day of each week to the middle of November, with an aggregate of 30 days of hunting,” he said. Program Well Advanced The boat, float and docks, store- house and headquarters buildings program of the Alaska Game Com- mission is well under way, Mr. Terhune said. The total sum to be expended is $195700. Of that amount $160,800 is for vessels, 12,- 150 for floats, docks and store- houses, and $22,750 for headquar- ters buildings. There are six vessels on the program. One has been completed, another will be next week, a third in 30 days more, and three others will be launched by November 11. The largest of the fleet, a 114-foot vessel is being built by the Wins- low Marine Railway and Ship- building Company of - Winslow, ‘Wash. The hull has been planked and decking is now being put on. It will be powered with a twin 200-horsepower Washington Estep diesel motor. It is scheduled to be completed and iaunched on Armistice Day. Another In Seattle A second vessel, 58 feet long, is being built by Shertzen Bros., on Lake Union. Tt, also, will be ready for commissioning about Armistice Day. Three 30-foot, scout, speed boats are under contract to H. A. Long Boat Works, Olympia. One of i these has just been completed. Another will be completed next week and the third will be ready in Contracts have been opened on a 27-foot river boat which probably will be built in Seattle. Buildings Under Way The remainder of the program, Mr. Terhune said, is well under way. A dock, float and storehouse has been constructed at Ketchikan. A float for Wrangell will be un- der construction next week. At Dillingham, in Bristol Bay, a head- quarters building is being erected. Materials for headquarters build- ings at Kodiak, Kenai and Chitina are enroute to those places. At Anchorage work is progressing on a dock and storehouse. Lumber has just been landed at McGrath for a headquarters building. All of the work on the buildings program, including docks and floats, has been done by day labor on force account, using local work- ers exclusively, Mr. Terhune said. Darling Is Sympathetic J. N. (Ding) Darling, new head of the Biological Survey, is very sympathetic with the work of the Game Commission in Alaska, Mr. Terhune sald. He is so crowded with work that he could not find time to visit Alaska this year, but it is hoped he can make an ex- tensive trip here next year. ‘The bureau has been completely re-organized to meet demands of new work it has had to undertake in connection with refuges of migratory birds, and other effor to conserve that species of game fowl. This has required alot of time and Mr. Darling has been kept at his desk almost continual- ly. Stamps For Hunters Hunters of migratory wild fowl *this year are required by Fed- eral law to purchase .a special stamp, sold 'at $1. The proceeds from the sales will go for estab- lishment of additional refuges and other protection for the birds. No more than 10 per cent can be ex- pended for administration and the remainding 90 per cent must be expended in actual protective meas- ures., “We hope to have the stamps placed .in virtually all postoffices in Alaska within a short time,” Mr. Terhune announced. He has telegraphed to Washington author- N.Y. W(;man i Gets Chair . for Murder| | ASSIGNED HERE, ARRIVES HERE Thrice Reprieved, Mrs. A. Antonio Dies for In- surance Crime OSSINING, N. Y., Aug. 10— Mrs. Anna Antonio was executed yesterday in the electric chair at Sing Sing, at 10:17 o'clock Eastern Standard Time, for the $5,000 life insurance murder of her husband. Condemned confederates, Vin- cent Saetta and Samuel Farraci, followed her to the \hair in swift succession. ‘Two hours previously, Saetta, whose statements in the past de- iayed execution three times, said “She is innocent.” It was necessary to apply the current a second time to Farraci, when physicians found him still alive after the first shock. .- NORMAN CLAPP LEAVES TODAY ON CHARLOTTE Some Gold @vered from Islander—Big Haul Not Yet Found Norman Clapp, Tacoma capital- ist, and principal stockholder in the company now at work salvag- ing the Islander wreck, and Wil- bur Wester, Jr., bookkeeper for the company, who has been here for the past year, left this morning on the Princess Charlotte for the south. ‘They were brought in on the tug Georgia just in time to catch the steamer, which was kept wait- ing for them for several minutes. According to - information re- ceived here, officials of the sal- vage company are somewhat dis- appointed with the results of their work, as it is said that the large amount of gold expected to be on the ship has not yet been discov- ered. A small amount of the yel- low metal is claimed to have been recovered, however, although the exact amount could not be learned. Search will be kept up for the remainder of the month neverthe- less. : A ities asking when supplies can be expected to arrive here. Leaves Here Soon He will leave here within a few days for a trip into the interior and may possibly go as far as St.. Michael. His principal mis- sion is to confer with' members of the Game Commission regarding the beaver season and bag limits for next year. He is due to return to Washing- ton, D. C, where he was most of the Spring and Summer, on Sep- tember 10, to complete purchase of equipment for the new fldet. The annual meeting of the Game Commission, he said, probably would be held here next December. TWO VESSELS SELL SALMON HERE TODAY Salmon arrivals today were the Thlinket, Capt. Jimmy Martin, 9,- 000 pounds, sold to Wallis 8. George; and the Margaret T., Capt. Peter Hildre, 10,000 pounds, sold to W. O. Catlson. Both sales were for the independent buying price of 15; 8, 6 and 6 cents per pound. This was the first salmon pur- chase of the season for Mr. Carl- son, who represents the New Eng- land Fish Company in Juneau. Both of the boats were packers, and did not catch the fish them- selves, their function being to buy on the grounds at a slightly lower rate, and relay catches to the base ports. ————— WILL GO SOUTH ON COMBINED BUSINESS AND PLEASURE TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Art McKinnon are leaving on the steamer Alaska Monday for Seattle, where they will spend the next month or six weeks on a combined business and pleasure trip. While in Seattle, ‘Mr. McKinnon will receive medical aftention from Dr. Gerhardt for an ailing foot. time the owner is cway. | Building in Room 316. DEP. GOLLECTOR OF INT. REVENUE 0. S. Sullivan, Veteran of| Service, Opens Head- quarters Here To establish permanent head- quarters here from which he will cover the entire Territory, O. S. Sullivan, Deputy Collector of In- ternal Revenue for Alaska, arrived yesterday on the steamer Yukon. His office is located in the Capitol He will have charge of the col- lection of all taxes, alcohol, and otherwise paid through the Bureau of Internal Rvenue. However, his field does not extend to checking up on corporation and individual income taxes, which will be handled by field representatives of the bureau as in the past. Mr. Sullivan is a veteran in the Government service and has been in the Internal Revenue Bureau for the past 13 years with head- quarters at Yakima. He has spent a total of 30 years in Government work. He is a veteran of two wars —Spanish American and the World War. He has spent much time in the Philippines and Far East. Mrs. Sullivan is still in Yakima, but plans to come north in a few weeks. Mr. Sullivan will leave for Fairbanks and western points in a | few days and expects to return here about September 15, and she will join him here shortly after that. | “Southeast Alaska has been a wonderful surprise to me,” he said today. “It was almost impossible to learn anything aboat Alaska in Yakima so I came north all un- aware of the actualities. I had | a hazy idea the steamer voyage would be like going from Seattle to Vancouver. I was astonished !tu find it the premier ocean trip of my experience. I believe it is the finest in the world. “I am already in love with Ju- neau and am glad that it is to be my home from now on,” he de- | clared. .- 600DS STOLEN FROM THOMAS ARE REGOVERED Two Lads, 10, 12 Years, Confess to Robbery— No Charges Filed Two boys 10 and 12 years of age were examined this morning by United States Marshal William C. Mahoney for implication in the Thomas Hardware Company rob- bery of Wednesday night, and con- fessed to having committed the theft. They were taken into cus- tody last evening by City and Federal officers. The names were withheld. According to Chief of Police Jack Davis, the boys had three caches in which they stored the purloined articles, one to the rear of Henry Olives’ Tailor Shop, another under the garages in the rear of the Alaska Laundry, and a third on Ninth Street. Items recovered included a 30.30 caliber carbine, a .22 caliber rifle, fishing poles, tackle, & large quan- tity of ammunition for the guns, knives, boxing gloves, a pack sack and numerous other- articles. The boys also confessed to hav- ing taken two revolvers from V. C. McMichael while the fleet was in port, selling them to uflorq for $1 apiece. This afternoon no charges had been filed against the boys, and it was not known whether any would be or not. In any case, it is said that their career of crime has been brief, and the culmination sufficiently frightening for the two juvenile gangsters. IMPERIAL ROOMS SOLD Negotiations were completed to- day by Mrs. L. B. Saindon for the purchase of the Imperial Rooms from Mrs. H. W. Edwards. Mrs. Saindon is the original owner of the Imperial Rooms, and sold to Mrs. Edwards about three years remain in Juneau. . A. B. PHILLIPS WITH FAMILY " > New Superintendent of Ju- neau Schools Comes North on Yukon A. B. Phillips, newly elected Su- perintendent of Public Schools in Juneau, arrived here with Mrs. Phillips and their son Robert, on the steamer Yukon to make their home and prepare for the opening of the schools next month. Mr. Phillips succeeds R. S. Raven who resigned last spring to accept a position as superintendent at Marysville, Wash. Mr. Phillips is in Juneau for the first time since he was professor of manual training and athletic coach for the Juneau High School in 1920 though Mrs. Phillips visited her sister, Mrs. Robert J. Sommers here two years ago. Both are de- lyighted to be back in the city and lighted to be back in the city and renew the many friends made dur- Varied Experience Since leaving Juneau Mr. Phillips has had considerable and varied experience in the field of educa- tion. From here he went to Ne- nana where he remained fof two years as superintendent of schools after which he spent a year at- tending the University of Wash- ington at Seattle. Returning to the active educa- tional field, Mr. Phillips accepted the position of high school prin- cipal at Kent, Washington, in which capacity he served for five years until he moved to Foster, Washington, as superintendent of schools. He remained at Foster as--superinténdent for five years and last year was head of the istory Department at Garfield High School in Seattle. During the last year, in addition to head- |ing the History Department, Mr. Phillips attended the University of Washington where he practical- ly completed the work necessary for a Master’s Degree, Upon hearing of his selection to head the Juneau Public Schools, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and their son, decided to spend the summer visiting relatives of Mrs. Phillips in Chicago and other places of the middle west. After spending some time attending the World's Fair, and visiting friends and rela- tives they returned to the Pacific Coast by way of Denver, Salt Lake City and Seattle. The entire trip of 6,700 miles was made by motor car and five national parks were visited on the way, Glacier Na- tional Park, Yellowstone National Park, the Black Hills Nationa] Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Wind Cave National Park and Estes National Park. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have taken the John Reck house on Calhoun Avenue, formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. Raven, ————e———— CLERGYMEN IN GERMANY ARE UP IN PROTEST Are Rebelling_A ainst Tak- ing Oath of Fealty to New Dictator BERLIN, Aug. 10.—Many clergy- men are rebelling against the or-| der issued by Hitler ‘demanding that Protestant pastors and church officials must take an oath of fealty to the Dictator. The clergymen say the new Ger- man ruler seeks to place himself above God and the Church in re- quiring them to take the oath of “fidelity and obeyance” The demand was one of several new edicts issued yesterday by the National 8ynod. 1t is part of the Nazi program for a unified Protest- tant Church. ———————— Fliers Recover from Flight Across Atlantic LONDON, Aug 10.—After a good night’s rest, James Ayling and Leonard Reid, who attempted a flight from Wasaga Beach, On- tario, to Bagdad, Iraq, and landed here yesterday, have recovered fully from fatigne. Weather was Harry Lea will be in charge of |Jago. Mrs. Edwards has not an-|extremely bad over the Atlantic, the transfer business during the nounced her future plans, and will | the fliers sald. Their future plans have not been decided. Navy Seaplanes, Recently Here, ard SEWARD, Alaska, Al 10 Twelve Navy seaplanes, recent- ly in Juneau, arrived here yes- terday from Cordova after a stop at Valdez enroute. The U. S. S. Wright, flagship, ar- rived here Wednesday. e PRESIDENT IS BACK AT HOME IN WASHINGTON Chief Executive Must Now Grapple - with Many { National Issues WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, tanned and, invigorated from his travels, returned to the National Capital today to grapple with a host of New Deal problems. The issues that confront the Chief Executive are drought, labor troubles, new courses for NRA and AAA, reciprocal tariff, negotiations on unemployment and political matters. B — STRIKE CALLED AT GHICHAGOF; MINERS ARRIVE Men Come in by Plane To- day from Gold Min- ing Company Conrad Norberg, Gus Swanson, Eskil Molund, Jim George, Gust George and Eli Yovetich, miners, arrived in Juneau by plane today from Chichagof where it is said a strike “has been called by the newly-organized Alaska Miners' Union, Local No. 2. The plane re- turned to the mine to bring in another load of miners who wish to return at once to Juneau pend- ing the settlement of the strike at the Chichagoff Gold Mining Com- pany. It is reported here that the miners are asking for a six-day week, a raise in pay of eighty-five cents a day and time-and-a-half for all overtime work. ALASKA SOUTHERN HAS TWO PLANES BUSY DURING DAY The Kruzof, Alaska Southern Air- ways flying boat, Murray Stuart, pilot, left at 12:30 oclock today for Hawk Inlet, returning with L. G. Wingard and Lester Wingard. At 2:30 o'clock the Kruzof made a special charter trip to Kake with Manuel Espinoza to return immed- iately. This morning at 8:30 o'clock the seaplane Baranof, Gene Meyring, pilot, and Lloyd Jarman, pilot, VICTIMS DROP AS HEAT WAVE 1S CONTINUING Record Breaking Tempera- tures Are Reported in Mid-Continent CHICAGO, 11, Aug. 10.—The heat wave held on tenaciously with a steadily mounting toll of victims. Thirty-six persons are known to have perished during the past few days as the result of the record- breaking temperatures that have baked the mid-continent. No general relief is in sight. Scores have been prostrated. Further crop losses are reported. Texas had 15 deaths from the heat and seven perished in Ne- braska. Seared By Hot Winds Little is left of grains, pastures, potatoes, forage crops and gar- dens in Nebraska which have been seared by hot winds and devastat- ing heat. Missouri has three deaths due to the heat, Tllinois three, Jndiana and Arkansas one each! Wiscon- son, Michigan, Ohio, two each. It is cooler in the Rocky Mount- ain region. CLOUDBURSTS REPORTED CHICAGO, II, Aug. 10. — Late this afternoon rains, which reached cloudburst proportions in Colorado, Nebraska, Indiana and the Ken- tucky drought areas brought relief to a broad expanse of the drought burned farm lands. Scattered show- ers fell in other parts of the Mid- dle West and South. In Nebraska there was a 2-inch cloudburst at one point. LITTLE SHEILA HUNT ATTACKED BY POLICE DOG WHILE PLAYING Little Sheila Hunt, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin E. Hunt, recelved a bad fright this morning, an outfit of badly éfooks Get Guns from . Army Stock ( Many Weapons Stolen from National Guard Armor- ies—Few Recovered ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—The un- derworld has stolen 1,027 guns, in- cluding 10 machine guns and 23,110 rounds of ammunition from National Guard armories since January 1, 1932, William Stanley, Acting At- torney General, asked the War Depatment to pre- vail upon Governors of states to end the thefts. Only 230 weapons have been re- covered. STOCKS SLIDE DOWN; SILVER ISSUE, CAUSE Market Close Heavy After Extreme Dullness in Trading NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—Stocks slid back today from one to more than two points on the decision of Wall Street that silver national- ization was not particularly infla- tionary. Today's close was heavy. Trade lapsed into extreme dull- ness again. GLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 20%, American Can 94%, American Power and Light 5%, Anaconda 12%, Armour B 59, Bendix Aviation 12%, Bethlehem Steel 27%, Calumet and Hecla 3%, Curtiss-Wright 3, General Motors 29%, International Harvester 26%, torn clothes, and has two teeth marks on the small of her back as the result of a mauling she re- ceived by a big police dog. The small child was playing on the front porch of the Radio Apartments, where she lives with her parents, about 9:45 o'clock this morning when the beast jumped upon her without provocation and dragged her down the steps to the middle of the street. She was scratched, bruised and her clothes practically torn off though the most serious damage was the bite on the back, accord- ing to eye witnesses and Dr. W. ‘W. Council, who was called to at- ten her. Had the dog been able to get a hold on her back, it would without doubt have broken her spine, onlookers declared. The dog was taken over by the police and shot as soon as it could be caught by its cwner, Myna Lynn, proprietor of the Chili Bowl, and identified by witnesses of the at- tack. This is the second time this took the Wingard brothers and Hans Floe to Hawk Inlet. The Bar- anof then made two trips to Chi- chagof and wayports. MRS. H. C. PERKINS summer a police dog das attacked a child without provocation and 17%, United States Steel 33, War- ner Pictures 4, Pound $5.09%, Na- besna bid 1.05, ask 1.20. ——-— TRADE VOLUME HOLDING FIRM said in revealing| | that the Department of Justice has Ganator Thomas Declares UNITED STATES ACTION CAUSES 316 SENSATION Nationalization of White Metal Brings Out Joy and Bewilderment WALL STREET HAS VARIED EXPRESSION He Sees “New Era of Prosperity”’ Coming WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. — The Government's silver coup rang all bells in the economic carillon and the echo answered everything from joy to bewilderment. The Executive Order taking pos- session of silver brought forth varying reactions, Leaders of the silver bloc ex- pressed gratification. United States Senator Elmer Thomas, of Okla- homa, predicted an international scramble for silver that would force the World Conference to draft uniform world currency for exchange purposes. He foresaw a “new era of prosperity.” The Other Side Stock and commodity markets sensed inflation while many ob- servers think that aside from pos- sible implications the announce- ment does not mean inflation. That the feelings are mixed on Wall Street is indicated by a prom- inent banker who called the move merely a concession to the silver crowd and of “no great import- ance.” FOREIGN REACTION LONDON, Aug. 10.—Foreign re- action in world silver centers as the result of the United States's nationalization of silver, both pleased and perplexed. The belief prevails in some places that the United States will have to do much buying abroad with a Kennecott 19%, Electric Auto Lite jresultant boost in the price of the metal. Interpretation of President Roose- velt's action as inflationary forced down temporarily, at least, the price of the American dollar on some world markets. Mexico and Canada anticipated benefits. British Puzzled London financial quarters are puzzled. Several writers expressed doubt that the program will have SAYS REVIEW NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—The trade volume is holding 40 per cent above last year’s low the Dun- Bradstreet, Inc., review said today, “in spite of the worst drought in situation.” -~ ward direction with indications that last year'’s volume will eral as retailers had the advantage. The wholesale markets are steadier in both instances the dogs were given a death sentence, YACHT BONHOMIE IS LEAVES FOR SOUTH | HERE FOR ANOTHER ON S. S. ALEUTIAN Mrs. H. C. Perkins, whose hus- band, Lieut. Commander Perkins, OF SEVERAL VISITS ‘The yacht Bonhomie, Capt. J, E. rson, owned by Barton Sewell Executive Officer of the U. 8. C."8f Beverly Hills, Cal, returned to G. cutter Tallapoosa, is soon to be |Juneau yesterday afternoon for an- transferred to Miami, Florida, left|other of its several visits here on the steamer Aleutian for the|this summer. south, Mrs. Perkins will remain Since in Juneau last, the Bon- in Seattle until the Tallapoosa|homie struck a rock in the vici- leaves there to return to Juneau,|nity of Endicott Arm, necessitat- when she will, visit relatives in)ing extensive repairs which were Dayton, Washington, until her hus- imade in Petersburg, at the Ander- bands rejoins her later in the fall,|son Brothers Marine Ways. and they proceed to their new station. After striking, the Bonhomie was beached, where sufficient tem- Since the departure of the Tal- | porary repairs were made to enable lapoosa for the south August 1,|the yacht to proceed into Peters- Mrs. Perkins has been visiting Mrs. |burg under her own power. J. G. Shepard at the latter'’s home on the Glacier Highway. R o S FORESTER LEAVES WITH On the trim little craft at the present time aYe Mr. and Mrs. Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Em- erson of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Vir- SUPPLIES FOR TAKU CAMP gil Cushing of Los Angeles. —————— The tender Forester, Capt. B. H.|GETS ALONG WELL Aikens, United States Forest fleet, left today for Taku River with AFTER. OPERATION supplies for the ECW crew there| Kenneth Lea, son of Mr. and under foreman G. J. Shepard. 1It|Mrs. Harry Lea, Who was rushed will return to a Turner Lake to-|{to St. homesite survey|morning for an emergency ap- reconnaissance and come pendicitis operation, is said to be Ann's Hospital . yesterday doing well today. in assembling merchandise,” agency said. e eee TERM OF COURT IS NOW CALLED FOR KETCHIKAN A Fall term of the United States Court here today. terday. The grand jury panel was order- panel will report one week later. endar at Ketchikan this week. He plans to leave there tomorrow for six weeks vacationing in the States, going as far East as his old home in Gallatin, Mo., ‘where" he will attend a family reunion. R. E. Coughlin, who accompanied Judge Alexander to Ketchikan, is expected home in a few days. any great effect outside of the United States. Other writers ascrib- ed the step as an inflationary move and the dollar dropped on yester- day's market. ABSORB SURPLUS WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—United the nation’s history, epidemic of |States Senator Key Pittman hailed strikes and the unfavorable foreign |silver nationalization as a “process that will hasten complete absorp- “Revised estimates of fall trade |tion of the silver surplus in the are almost uniformly in the up-|world.” Senator Pittman also said the be |famous silver lodes of the West exceeded and profits be more gen- |will now come into their own. OLD ORDER NOT AFFECTED As stated in yesterday’s Empire the |the Executive Order authorizing the purchase of silver at 50 cents per ounce, does not now affect the Presidential order of December 21, 1933, which established a price of 64'z cents on newly mined sil- ver Yesterday's order authorizes, un- der the Silver Purchase Act of 1934, which the President sent to Congress May 22, 1934, and signed June 19, 1934, the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase silver and to issue silver certificates with the ultimate objective of hav- ing and maintaining one-fourth of District Court has been called to|the monetary value of gold and convene at Ketchikan on Septem- | Silver stocks in silver. ber 17, according to official advices | Through 'this legislation -stocks received at the office of Clerk of (of silver in this country or abroad, Judge G. F.|mined previously to December 21, Alexander, now in the First City,|1934, may be purchased at the 50 sifned the order for the term yes-|Cent price. The prevailing price for such stock$ of silver during the past twelve months has 45% cents ed to report for duty on the first |Tnged not lower than day of the term. The petit jury (P ounce and not more than 48% cents an ounce. On August of this year, the stocks of silver in Judge Alexander is hearing a few ’ motions and going over the cal- |licensed depositories amounted to 51,442,128 ounces. A 50 per cent tax on the profit Seattle and will spend the next|Of transfers in silver bullion will be imposed. President’s Message In his message to congress Presi- dent Roosevelt relative to the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 wrote: “This legislation was recommend- (Continued on Page Two) L b