The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 13, 1934, Page 1

e THE DAILY ALASKA E “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” PIRE VOL. XLIV., NO. 6727. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BRITISH NAVY MEN ENJOYING | JUNEAU VISIT Eatertainment Planned for Remainder of Visit by Juneau C. of C. Approximately 400 officers and men, of the British Navy who ar- rived here aboard the cruiser H. M. S. Danae late Saturday after- noon enjoyed the week-end in Ju- neau and are looking forward to several days more in the city as they are scheduled to remain until Thursday, August 16. Entertainment for the visitors} over the week-end included a dance for the enlisted men at the Man- darin Ball Room on Saturday night which attracted a large crowd, while many of the officers visited Mendenhall Glacier, attend- ed the Juneau ofessional Wo- men's Club picnif, tried out Ju- neau'’s golf course or joined fishing parties for either trout or salmon. This afternoon officers of the Danae are honor guests at a pub- lic reception at the Governor's House, and tomorrow noon, Cap- tain C. H. Knex-Little, command- | ing officer of the Danae, and his staff* will be guests of the Exe- cutive Board and committees of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce | at luncheon. | Entertainment Plans | Tentative plans are being made | for a public dance in honor of the British officers on Wednesday ev=| enging at the Elks’ Club by the entertainment committee of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce t0 be preceded by an open air con- cert by the twelve piece Danae band, if the weather is favorable. Considerable ~interest ~has = been manifested in a soccer game Or games between a local team and a team from the Danae, but no definite plans have yet been for- mulated. Tomorrow afternoon Captain Knox-Little and other officers of the Danae will be hosts at an in-, vitational reception to be held on board the ship at which music will be furnished by the ship’s band, under the leadership of Bandmaster McLean. Left Base in June The cruiser Danae left its Ber- muda base on the present cruise on June 17 and previous to its arrival in Juncau had visited Bal- boa, San Diego, Esquimault and Comox, B. C. From Juneau the ship will proceed south' to Prince Rupert where many events are be- ing planned for its six day visit. Among the affairs to take place in Prince Rupert is a Canadian Legion convention, Toc H con- vention and a reception for the Aircraft squadrons of the Base Force, United States Navy. After leaving Prince Rupert the Danae is scheduled to visit Nan- " (Continued on Page Two) fcr come time for this service week closer to the states, “if it inavgurate an airmail service already have would be consk addition.” for a stay of one week. Airmail _S*ervice to Alaska Is Indicated; Harllee Branch Coming North to Investigate WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Establishment of an airmail sery- fce on {he West Coast and Alaska in the near future is indi- cated by Harllce Branch, Second Assistant Pcstmaster General, who is planning a trip over the possible route in September. Branch says the Post Office Department has been planning to bring the Territcry nearly a is found safe and practicable to to Alaska. I believe a plane scivice connecting with the present intra-territorial service we derable of a national defense Branch plans to sail for Seward probably September 24 or Scptember 25 and circle through Juneau, Fairbanks and Nome LAND BUYING PROGRAM TO BE LAUNCHED Government Plans New System for Workers in Various Industries WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The Government is about to start on a huge land buying program so in- dustrial workers will have better and cheaper vacations. The National Park Service made the announcement that an im- portant phase of the plan is to retire poor land from agriculture. The plan calls for large recreation- al sports within easy reach of most of the major manufacturing cities. YOUNG WIFE TAKES LIF BY JUPING |Pretty Red-haired Woman Leaps from Side of Her Aged Husband NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Aug. 13.—The gorge waters today held the body of Mrs. Ruth L. Hyde, aged 25, wife of a wealthy Penn- sylvania resident, W. P. Hyde, 50 years her senior. HEAT WAVE IS CONTINUING IN Showers Over Week-end Do Little Relief— Deaths Mounting CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 13.—Many parts of middle America, from the Rockies to the Mississippi remained in a prolonged heat wave while others enjoyed comfortable weath- er. Showers over little to relieve Kansas, and Oklahoma. Deaths from the present heat wave has soared to 70 persons. Missouri RAIN PATTERS - MIDDLE REGION the weekend did | GETS SPIKED BY Announcement [s Made Re- garding Plans in Issu- ing New Currency WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Obvi= too much inflation tall, Treasury officials said there is 3 present plan for the issuance of as much of new silver backed eurrency as the law allows, but the Treasury. might change its mind. Observers saw a gonnection be= tween the Treasury’s concern over inflation talk and the fact that the Government bond prices have fallen sharply recently. ] Treasyry officials ‘said under the law they can issue $129 worth of currency for each 100 ounces of sil- ver acquired, but for the present, since silver is costing 50.01 cents an ounce, $50.01 worth of currency will be issued for each 100 ounces of the ‘new acquired silver PLEADS FOR FREE SILVER SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 13— United States Senator Burton K. | Wheeler, of Montana, last night {pleaded for free and unlimited coin- (age of silver in a radio address in which he said the present nation- |alization of silver “does not mean | much.” Senator Wheeler said the nation is faced with the alternative of free coinage of the white metal or | great inflation. He also -said that the liberal use of silver in the mon- iey base will aid employment for if | silver is demonetized it will pre- | vent manufacturers of Japan and TREASURYDEFT, 8 ously for the purpose of splkm't[ The pretty red-haired woman CHICAGO, Aug. 13.—Rain this China dumping manufactured arti- ka, Kansas, Missouri and Okla-' tariff walls and make it impossi- homa, four of the hardest hit ble for them to take away the drought states, but it came tco United States markets in South |late generally to be much aid to America and throughout the world. | the major crops. It might help — e, some corn in some sections and also help pasturage and stave olr‘l HAL BYRD a next year disaster and also re-! b S g FBUNB A I.I VEn FORMER SPORT | /¢ OUTPOST FAVORITE DIES |~ " —" " FBOM—B—ULLETS lgecuperat:iWe:ther ; Extremely Cold Nate Seigel Mysteriously| Lrrrie america, aptarctic, afternoon over portions of Nebras- cles in the United States wevthw Killed While Sitting with Wife in Home leaped into the swirling waters from a steel basket sight-seeing car as it reached the middle of the river. Her husband is un- wife's act. ———— DR. BREASTED ARMY PLANES DOING WORK AT FAIRBANKS Bombers Continue Photo- graphing in Interior Section of Alaska The United States Army Air Corps bombing planes are still at Fairbanks, continuing photographic work following the return of good weather. Last Saturday afternoon, official word was received here that the planes would hop off from Fair- tanks for Juneau at ten o'clock Sunday morning and would arrive here in about three hours. Arrangements were quickly made for getting gasoline and oil to the landing field and for the housing of 15 officers and 15 en- listed men. Operator-in-Charge Charles E. Smith, of the Radio staff, had a force of men gathered for duty yesterday morning on the radio telephone and also radio keys as communication was to be established immediately the planes left Fairbanks. At 11 o'clock a brief radio was recetved stating that owing to fine weather pprevailing the planes would James Breasted, head of the Ori- ental Institution of the University of Chicago, is enroute to Alaska to learn how primitive man dis- covered America via Bering Strait. His researches will be like those of Otto Willlam Geist and Ales HANGMAN WILL KEEP WORKING VIENNA, Aug. 13—The trial of nine policemen implicated in the recent Nazi putsch has ended with four sentenced to hang, two im- prisoned for life, two for 20 years, and one for 15 years. Body of One-timé Alaskan Sourdough Found in Canyon continue photographing work, | Fairbanks The. planes may leave Fairbanks for Juneau late today, tomorrow or Wednesday, maybe later, noth- ing is officially definite. able to give any reason for his COMING NORTH SAN PEDRO; Cal, Aug. 13.—Dr. REVERE, Mass., Aug. 13.—Nate Seigel, former New England wel- terweight boxing champion, for ten years one of the most popular fighters of this section, was slain while sitting in a room with his wife last evening. A window was quietly lifted and the nose of a machine gun was placed on the sill and turned loose. Seigel slumped in his chair when bullets riddled his breast. Mrs. Seigel was not hit. Three men fled {n an auto after the shooting, Mrs. Seigel said. Italy’s Economic Wave . ey . Hits Political Prisoners ROME, Aug. 13—Deflation has hit the political end other prison- ers detained on the prison islands and “in confino” on the main- land. Political offenders used to res ceive 85 cents a day for food, clothing, etc. Theyived in well- not in jail half, and it does not go very far in Ttaly, where prices are high. is gone. “Amos” Will Return to | Southeast Alaska Again Next Season, He Says KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 13.— After three weeks of fishing and hunting in Southeast Alaska, Free- man G. Gosden, the Amos of “Amos and Andy” left last night on the yacht Caroline for Prince Rupert to board a train for Chicago. Goeden, his wife and Mr. and Mrs. William Dewey, of Chicago, plan to return next year and “do everything all over again.” A bear cub captured by the party will be shipped to the Chicago Zoo. Aug. 13.—A three man tractor, aft- er two unsuccessful attempts, fin- ally reached the isolated weather base of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, across a sea and ice barrier, last | Saturday, according to a delayed dispatch. % i Byrd is reported. as thin and |Weak but otherwise all right aft- |er nearly five months of lonely ex- istence. - Byrd’s difficulties began last June {when he became ill'as the result jof oil stove fumes and he béegan to grow weak. Dr. R¥¢®ard C. Poulter said Byrd had no signs of scurvy and be- ;;ewd he would recuperate rapid- The Admiral has been making weather observations. He said he Tecorded temperatures as low as 80 degrees below zero, JAPANESE BEER INVADES PILSEN PILSNER, Crechoslovakia, Aug. has been offered for sale in this Pilsner. THe Oriental brew also cause Czech *breweérs to gasp. Fourth Son of Former After salvors plunged 365 feet under water and dragged the Islander to intricate maritime operations, men immediately started tc work through ihe accumulated barnacles, rust, slime and general debris in their search for the ship’s strong boxes. Rumors said the Islander carried $3,000,000 in gold dust when she hit an iceberg in 1901 and went down. The abcve Associated Press photo shows the crew at work salvaging for the strong boxes of gold. shcre in cne of the most ALASKA MAY REVEAL HOW NATION GOES Change in Election Date Is One Day After Maine Registers Vote SEATTLE, Aug. 13—Politicians used to say “as Maine goes, SO goes the nation,” but Alaska Dele- gate Anthony J. Dimond, now here enroute to 'Alaska, said this may change to be, “as Alaska goes, SO goes the nation.” He plans to have the Territory of Alaska send its election returns before Maine. ‘Maine votes on September 10 and Alaska the next day, according to a recent Congressional permis- sion. Delegate Dimond said Congress Alaska started leading the na- tion by electing delegates pledged to Roosevelt. Returns from Alaska will be studied with those of Maine this year as the first official indi- cation of what the people think about the New Deal. LYNCH NEGROES; TWO MOBS ACT ASHLAND, Miss., Aug. 13.—Two mobs overpowered officers and seized two negroes, Robert Smith and Smith Huey, and strung them up to trees. The two negroes were being brought her for trial on mur- der charges n connection with the killing of Connie Gillespie to which the negroes assertedly con- fessed. Machine Age in I . WHITING, Ia., Aug. 13—In the heart of Iowa's wheat belt, where guarded small cottages, but were|y3_ 5 shipment of Japanese beer|ttactors drone, the ox team of E. C. Dowden, farmer west of here, Now this sum has been cut in|gity home of ‘she world-famous s 8, familiar sight. Dowden plows and plants his | [has been placed on sile in Praha (00FR and harvests his grain with One pack of 30 sigarettes and U|ang gauz ‘and at prices which |Dis team. of oxen, harnessed with | a wooden hand-made yoke. With his team he delivers cream and eggs to Whiting grocers, un- hitching the animals when he spllilll King Is Dead|reaches town and letting them KLAGENFURT, Austria, Aug. 13. —Prince von Gonzalo, aged 19 years, fourth son of former King Alfonso of Spain, is dead here as the result of hemophegia after auto accident injuries. The Prince was riding with his | party returning graze while he does his sho'ppmg. Party of Swimmers Die, Grade Crossing MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 13. Seven members of a swimming from a plunge, sister, Infanta Beatrix, who was|were killed when a train struck driving. The car swerved into a|their auto..at a grade crossing wall to avoid running down a Ger- |last evening. man bicylist, “Baron von Heins- mann; : The Prince was hurt crash. The Baron was arrested. A aene o gid The coal reserves of the world, it in the!is estimated, approximate 7,863, §55,000 metric tons. Dimond Has New Proposal for Int. Highway 1 SEATTLE, Aug. 13.—Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, who arrived here Saturday en- rcute to Alaska on his first vacation since becoming Dele- announced plans for a new Congressional battle for completion of the .Seattle-Fair- banks Highway. “I believe we should offer to build one thousand miles in Canada besides the two hun- dred miles in Alaska, if ne- cessary to link the Territory with the rest of the United States. I amv planning a new bill authorizing the President to arrange with Canada to pro- vide the funds for both sections of the Highway,” said Delegate Dimond. gate, DIMOND WILL SPEAK HERE AT MEETING Delegate Has Accepted In- vitation' of Women's Democratic Club Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has accepted the invitation extended by the Women's Democratic Club of Gastineau Channel to speak before & meeting sponsored by that or- ganization to be held upon his ar- rival in Juneau, according to a radio received this morning by Mrs. G. E. Krause, President of the club. Delegate Dimond sald that he will leave Seattle on the steamer Aleutian tomorrow evening and THREE STATES “VOTE TUESDAY plans to spend several days in Ket- chikan on his way north, continu- ing to Juneau on the first available transportation. e to the fact that the exact date of his rival here is un- Senatorial Contests to certain, depending on steamers, the F ES . ll . date of the meeting will be an- ront pecially 1N nounced later in the week, Mrs. 1Krause said. Members of the club |are delighted that Delegate Dimond provided that the Territorial Leg- islature may set a date for future elections so the time may be ad- vanced in future years, Ohio, Nebraska ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Ballots are to answer lively political ocampaigns in three states tomor- row. Senatorial contests are to the fore in the Ohio and Nebraske primaries. Idaho's interest centers in the choice for nominees for Governor. GIANTTUNAIS | LANDED AFTER | 3-DAY BATTLE LIVERPOOL, N. S, Aug. 13. — A battle for nearly three days and nights with a giant tuna, the dream of every deep sea angler brought Thomas Howell, Chicago grain market operator, a 792-pound fish. Howell and several companions took turns at the line in a rough sea. The fish hauled the 38-ton, yacht. Thalia for 200 miles before ' it was finally landed. | The tuna i8 12 pounds heavier than the one caught g few years ago by Zane Grey, novelist. He’s Grandfather ! to Whole School CANYON, Tex., Aug. 13.—J. J| Bauer is the grandfather of very | pupil attending the Johnson School in Randall County, which has a total enrollment of 13. Two of Bauer's sons, Charlie and Elmer Bauer, and a son-in-law, L. F. Spiser, compose the school board. The pupils are distributed through | the first seven' grades, but thc, school, located near Happy, Tex., has only one teacher. Bauer, a farmer, 'also is County Commissioner for his precinct. has agreed to speak and plans for the big meeting are already under- way. The date and place at which the meeting will be held will be made public as soon as the plans are definitely formulated. — s RFC IS DOING 600D BUSINESS INGTON, Aug. 13.—Chair- man Jones, of the Reconstruction PFinance Corporation, reported to the President on the activities of the corporation for the past six months, said more was collected on loans than paid out last month by $150,000,000. “We have contracts generally throughout the country and I be- lieve things are in good shape,” Chairman Jones said in the report. e MRS. REISCHL ENTERS ST. ANN’S HOSPITAL . Mrs. R. A. Reischl entered St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday for med- ical treatment. - — Jobless of Natien Estimated at Seven Million by US.C.C. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.— De- nouncing the “current examina- tions” of unemployment, the Unit- ed States Chamber of Commerce estimated the Nation's jobless at | seven million. The American Federation of La- bor ‘had placed the figures at ten millton. o & ‘The United States Chamber of ‘Commeree said -~ the exaggerations |had-an unsettling influence. CONFERENCE FOR RELIEF President Summons Many Officials to White House Meeting NEW RULES MADE TO COVER SITUATION Purchases A;ardered and Other Important Plans Are Announced WASHINGTON, Aug. 13—Presl- dent Roosevelt has summoned re- lief officials to the White House. There are indications that the Government will spend more than the expected half billion dollars in the fight against drought. Relief workers have already told the President that the half billion dollar fund will not be suffiéient for relief. ORDER IS ISSUED ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Presi- dent Roosevelt, in the drought conference, has ordered the Fed- eral purchase -of any food stuff which otherwise might go to waste. He laid down an emphatic ulti- matum against policies in the re- lief campaign and ordered Assist- ant Federal Relief Administrator Aubrey Williams and Secretary of Agriculture Wallace to draft a plan for the purchase of hay and fruits in small quantities which might not be otherwise harvested . This is primarily to afford relief to small growers. Williams - is authorized to dis- miss any Federal Relief worker who is a candidate for office this year or who prefers to participate actively in a political campaign. FINANCES OF CITIES GROW MUCH BETTER Tax Collections Increasing —Back Salaries Are Now Being Paid CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 13.—(Copy- right by the Associated Press, 1934) —The sun is breaking through the financial clouds of the Nation and city budgets are being balanced. Tax collections are increasing in this city and back salaries are being paid. Some salary cuts made in some cities are being restored. Municipal bonds are being issued at a lower rate of interest and some are selling at premiums. A brighter outlook in municipal finances is evident in reports frum many cities of the country. ——— > —— TEN THOUSAND MEN STRIKING IN 1 INDUSTRY PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 13.—Pro- duction is paralyzed in the larger plants of the aluminum industry by a strike of approximately 10,000 workers who quit with the sanc- tion of the American Federation of Labor. The plants of the Aluminum company of America, a Mellon con- cern, are being picketed peaceful- Iy. The wunion wants a universal wage system in all plants and a checkoff plan for collection of union dues. Arbitration had failed up to last Saturday night. PRINCE TURNS DOWN MEDAL BIARRITZ, France, Aug. 13.— The Prince of Wales has. refused a life saving medal offered to him by the government in recog- nition of his heroism in saving a boy from drewning in a 4 GOVERNMENT TO BUY FOOD STUFFS INFLATION TALK | 1S CALLED -