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

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” _‘ VOL. XLIV., NO. 6736. PRICE TEN CENTS SE[} ROPERIS thhtmg Alr Force Second to None Is Sm’n GONFIDENT OF ALASKA FUTURE, Makes Nation-wide Broad- cast Setting Forth Ter- ritory’s Advantages NEW DEAL AND NRA AIDS TO NORTHLAND Cites Changes in Fisheries Regulations that Prove Great Benefit WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Secre tary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper assured the nation’s business men last night in a radio address that “the grovenment and the masses of the people themselves resznt unthinking statements or subtle suggestion that the profit motive of American life has been or is to be abolished.” Seécretary Roper’s assertion is ob- viously considered by the Admin- istration to be a highly significant statement, timed as it is to coin- cide with the Presidential reor- ganization of the NRA on a per- manent basis. He also declared that business is definiteiy on the upgrade. Dcvotes Time To Alaska Secretary Roper devoted a con- siderable part of his address to his recent trip to Alaska, and said that the principles and purposes of the New Deal have been applied consistently and successfully the Territory f “To illustrate specifically,”" he said, “the fisheries regulations have been changed so that indivi- dual fishermen have, during the present waters which were formerly closed to them, and at the same time monopolistic advantages are being controlled to a considerable extent through gradual reduction of the number of traps operating in fish- ing areas previously closed to small fishermen. Regulations Strengthened “The department of Commerce has strengthened regulations to conserve the supply of fish so that the industry will not be destroyed,” | he added. Secretary Roper further said that his inspection of the Territory convinced him that there should be outstanding developments in avia- tion throughout the Territory dur- ing the next few years. He recommended Alaska to vaca- tioners. Secretary Roper cxpressed dis- favor toward “a continued paternal attitude.” He believes that “more and more people with the pio- neering spirit will seek permanent homes in Alaska.” e — MINISTER IS SENT T0 JAIL GOLDSBORO, Norfh Carolina, Aug. who confessed that his fanciful tale has been jailed on extortion charges as a result of his notes, through | the mail, asking his wife for the kidnap ransom of $25,000. Heroic Efforts Made to Save Life, Ketchikan Fireman KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 23.—Despite two plane flights te cbtain oxygen, Harry Peter- ccn, member of the Ketchikan Firc Department, died yester- day afternoon as a result of Ppneumonia. Pilct Beb Ellis flew cn a 100- mile flight enroute to Sitka and Prince Rupert and re- turned with two tanks of car- bogen. Another tank had prev- vicusly been brought here by Gere Meyring from Juneau. Mr. Peterson was married six weeks age to Miss Maxine Mil- Jich, whe taught twe years ago in the Ketchikan schools and last year in a rural 1 for the Territorial Educational De- partment. He had been em- plcyed for the last 12 years by the J. R. Heckman Company and later the Heckman-Car- rington Cempany, of Ketchikan. He was in his carly thirties, in| season been able to fish| 23—The Rev. R. J. Askew, | of abduction was just that, | ( | | | Uniel present aviati Amcrican ferce of weuld make this country’s flying to (hat of France, the precent air the great the tize of the combined civil fle This is the second in a | series of two articles on Am-. erica’s air strength and pro® visions against aerial attack. By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, aerial combat force second to none is the goal of government planners who are concentrating attention on America’s flying strength. Plans call for an army air corps fleet of 2300 planes and a naval |force of 2,000 planes, which would ‘put Uncle Sam's air strength on a par with that of France, which now {leads the great powers numerically with 3738 military craft. | While this country has ranked No. 1 in naval aviation power for |some time, it has been rated sec- {ond or third in all-around mxlxmr)[ |air strength. Differences in or-! ganization, in types and in effec- | tiveness of aircraft together with| the relative obsolescence of planes, | make it almost impossible, mili- tary -observers say, to determine the relative standing in combat efficiency of various air powers. | France Leads Numerically | France's supremacy is based largely on its numerical superiority although its first line planes are {of the finest type. The United States is said to be second among {the “big five” in number of planes | while John Bull's squadrons are | rated very high because of their, | general efficiency. TItaly’s aerial {fleet is among the finest while! |Japan ranks high both in num- {bers and reputed effectiveness, | A comparative table compiled | from the best information available |shows the United States with a |grand total of = 2,739 mxliury‘ planes; Japan, 2659 planes, the { British Empire, 2,398, and Italy, 2203. Tt is estimated that Rus-| sia’s military planes number around | 3,000, though actual statistics have not been made public. | Germany is prohibited from hav- | |ing military airplanes by the treaty |of Versailles. Non-military avia-| |tion in that country is rated! |among the world’s best. U. S. Has Advantages | Two highly important factors work to the advantage of thej United States in building a strong | barriers air defense—the natural against large scale air | afforded by the great expan»es o'l rs. Amcrica’s civil air reserve is |and the potential | tion | commercial aviation far ahead |any other nation’s. ngth egual in number trength leader among about twice of the cther powe the Pacific and Atlantic oceans military avia- the form of a of reserve in The United States, with 83800 airplanes and 13,722 pilots, has a civil air reserve about twice as large as the combined civil fleets of the other great powers. Ameri- can transport planes are rated superior in design and perform- ance, and its air-line pilots are believed to be the most highly trained. The investigation committee headed by Newton D. Baker, for- mer Secretary of War, points out[ that military aviation in time of war must rely in large measure upon airplames built in time of war, due to rapid obsolescence and possible heavy plane mortality. Comequently, the general condit on\ and productive capacity of the air-| craft industry are of national con- cern. Uses Of Planes i The committee bheld that while; the industry has not yet reached a‘ standard of productive elrmcncw essential to national defense, no‘ other power tould exceed the| highly industrialized United States in plane-producing capacity Combat strength of the army air corps is represented chiefly by three types of craft—pursuit, at- task and bombardment planes. \ The pursuit p.flnes are fast, | {Two Hurrahs! Barosawrus Skull Found NEW \OIUL Aug, 23.—From the Dinccaur Valley of Death | in Wycming has been taken the skull of a reptile that | waddled through the swamps | 140,000,000 years ago. The announcement of the find was made today by F. | Trubee Daviscn, President of the American Musczum of Nat- ural History. The skull is that ef a Baro- saurus, a huge but little kncwn dinczaur of which there iz no complete fossil in existence, It | i [ { is the first Bargsaurus skull | ever feund. | J \stock today is 197, (5% | sented to President pecially at high altitudes, are eas-| ily maneuvered to twist and dodge | in combat, and can climb to 20,000 or 30,000 feet with a full load of machine’ guns, ammunition and oxygen equipment for the pilot. Attack planes must have good visibility as they are used in “hedge hoppin; spraying enemy troops with machine gun bullets and dropping small 25-pound frag- mentation bombs. Often they do not fly over 200 feet high during an entire mission. The army bomber is a powerful multi-motored plane with large cruising radius. Equipped for night flying, it carries a pilot, a co-pilot who serves as mechanic, a bomber Wwho also acts as a machine gun-| ner, another machine gunner and a radio operator. Pride of the navy air force are| its “fighters,” representing the | maximum in performance, maneu- verablity and gunnery and said to be the finest naval planes of their type in the world. UL STOCK PRIGES - FLATTENED BY PROFIT TAKING NEW YORK., Aug. 25—s3tocks flattened out today under mod- erate profit taking. Proponents for an advance, while still reasonably bullish, were less| enthusiastic in view of inflationary | psychology to which va recent | | advance is partly attributed Today's close was irr Sales were only three-qu: a million shares. s of CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 23 Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine American Can American Power and Light . Anacenda 12%, Armour B 62% Bendix Aviation 13%, chem 987%, Steel 29%, Calumet and Hecla 3% ,Cux:iss-w:-w t 2%, Kennecott 20, United ates Steel 34%, Warner Pictures . Pound 1$5.09%, Nabesna bid 91, ask 1.02. ———— A portfolio of 24 pictures of United States park scenes made by | |the late Mode Wineman was pre- von Hinden- burg of Germany by Hoover in 1931. i Rfl OSEVELT T[]_ American ;Princve'sg» in Mexico : mUmted States Plan for 4,300 Atrplanesi'r AKE HAND IN - . ]NRA PROPOSALS President Humes Back to Washington Instead of Hyde Park ENROUTE WITH ROOSEVELT, Aug. 23.—President Roosevell hur- | ried back to the White House today | sharp controversy over NRA's re- organization. The President paid his last re- spects to former Speaker of the House Rainey at the funeral serv- ice§ yesterday in Carrolton, Illi- | nois, and changed his plans to g0 to Hyde Park and started on his retwrn to the National Capital in- stead where there is an argument be:I\'een Johnson and Richberg jover the NRA structure. The President is expected to take command - of the situation andc| outdine definitely the principles for | {the recovery reorgamzadon LEAGUE FORMED New Deal Organization Is| Announced by Promi- nent Democrats | WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. — The} | New Deal is about to be put under | & anlcroscope. The reorganization | was announced late Wednesday as the “American Liberty League, | The founders include two for-| | mer Presidential nominees, Allrod‘ | E. Smith and John W. Davis. Others are James W. Wadsworth, | | Nathan L. Miller and I. Dupont| | who contributed to the Smith and! | Roosevelt campaigns. President Roosevelt was m!ormcd of the plan a week ago. His at 'tude is yet to be stated but it is assumed he is sympathetic with the announced purpose of the' | “American Liberty League” which | is that of combatting ‘‘radical-| ism,” and the forming of pubilic| opinion on issues of the times The League's chairman will be Jouett Shouse, former Chairman of the Democratic National Commit- lee “ANTI-ROOSEVELT” WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. — The American Liberty League was quick- ly dismissed by United States Sen- ‘atur Elmer Thomas, of Oklahoma, as “strictly anti-Roosevelt” that lwill not “get any place.” | Senator Thomas described the incorporators as ‘“die-hards and tandpatters who from the start |disagreed with President Roose- velt's New Deal program | Senator Thomas added: “Most of lzhe incorporators are gold dollar (men and reacuonmu' i MASSACRED Y BANDITS TOKYO, Aug. 23. — A dispatch Irom Harbin said 33 Korean set- nlers near Hsiaochengtze, Siberia, have been massacred by bandits. |The village is on the Chinese “astern Railway on the border be- |tween Siberia and Manchukuo. - e Jovial Indians | CHEROKEE, N. C, Aug. 23. | Contrary to popular conception, which fancies all Indians are | stoics, many of the Cherokees on |the reservation here are known for their poviality and some even’ s-vem to enjoy ‘‘wise-cracking” with Lheu white neighbors - Potlatch at Seattle | Is Revived:Colorful Festival Takes Place| SEATTLE, Aug —The Inter- national Potlatch has opened here with a colorful barbarian parade in which Indians, beautiful girls, Al- askan sourdoughs, Wild West gun- men, horses and dragons mingled in & wild jamboree revival of the old-time Seattle civic festival at- President|tended by thousands from all parts ' Posen of the Nerthwest, $ i Ellen Nixon Pretty Ellen” Nixon, above, Mexico to represent the Am h: ican at the annual Black and White ball, the outst. the season in Mexico City The 2 Mumo City with her parents, 1s 2 dustrial Arts at Dimond to Arrive on Alaska Saturday, |Gov. Troy Advised Delegate A. J. Dimond, who had been expected to leave Ketchikan yesterday on the Fisheries boat Brant yesterday, will remain in the First City until the steamer Alaska sails from there ,probably tomorrow, according to a telegram re- heceived from him by Gov. John W. Troy. The Alaska is scheduled to arrive here Saturday morning, it was said today. The Delegate will remain here for several days. SHOE TRACKS EVIDENGE IN MURDER CASE Two Men Are Being Ques- tioned in Death of How- ard College Co-Ed BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug 23 —Harold Taylor, -who took 19- year-old Faye New on an auto ride from which she never returned, is held for her murder. Taylor is one of two men sub- jected to a steady questionin, after the Howard College co-ei body was found in a ditch, throat slashed. Taylor maintains he did not hurt the girl. his auto and ran after an argument. Officials said Taylor's shoes fit perfectly into the tracks found leading from the ditch where the body was found. — HOT TIME IN PORTLAND, ORE PORTLAND, Ore,, Aug. 23— sun again beat down today af a new record for the year w reached yesterday—at 95 degre The previous record was 91 grees. . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . into the woods g o FAMOUS CARTOONIST IS TOURING ALASKA Al Posen, well known cartoonist and creator of the syndicated fe ture “Out Our Way” and * and Company,” is a_passen: ‘the steamer Haleakala f the round trip of Southeast Alas p makes his home York. He said she jumped from |° de-| s been selected by U 8. citizens in colony as the American Princess anding social event of I-year-old beauty, who resides in a yraduate of the College of In/ Dentord, Tex ; ALL EXCEPT SIX BOOTHS RENTED, ASSERTS MARTIN Outlook Fine for Coming| Fair, Manager Martin Tells Chamber Today With every booth, except six, rented for the next Southeast Al- aska Fa September 12-15, the indications point to a highly suc- cessful exposition this year, Ralph ‘8. Martin, Manager, told the | Chamber of Commerce today. The | Chamber voted to rent its usual space of two booths. Exhibits are arriving for the Fair from all parts of Alaska, Mr. Mar- tin said. A dozen educational dis- |plays have been sent in from as {many different schools, and floral 'and vegetable exhibits promise to be unusually large and exception- ally fine, Local Entertainment Local talent has been engaged and is preparing an lent pro- gram for the four days. The Fair management this year will operate the dance floor instead of renting it out on a conce ing probably be free the first three evenings with a paf dance on the closing night The usual admission charges will be made- cents for afternoons and 50 cents for evening for adults. Local n hants who have had advertising booth space in former years have rented booths for this year. T out-of-town rentals are about double those of last year, Mr. Martin said Have Met Indcbtedness Although the Fair Association has not had any easy time of it, it has succeeded in m interest pay- ments on its urities, floated te cor ict the Fair Building in 11927, and has also retired some of lits principal It is confident it will be able to meet this year's nterest, though it may not retire any of the outstanding bonds. It ur( s has largely been made I by local co-operation. It nIldl’l)l that it will be assisted s year as generously in the declared Mr. Martin A special committee composed of B. Warrack, George Brink, N. L. st and Wellman Holbrook was |appointed by Acting President .F*.mk Garnick to have charge of Chamber's display. | Phillip: Sees Improvements | Juneau is a vastly improved town \( ompared to what it was when he " {left here in 1920, said A. B. Phil- | Mips, City Superintendent of Schools, V. was a guest of the Chamber today. He expresscd getting back here. as Yast ple sure at (Continued on Pagze Three) .|the NRA code prices ssion basis. Danc- | NING 'HOME OF CODE AUTHORITY IS 'DAMAGED EARLY TODAYINN. Y, 5Bomb Believel-ia Carry | Message on NRA Prose- | cutions—Chicago Print | ShopPartial Wreck | BROOKLYN, N. Y., Aug. 23. |—The home of F. Nathan ; Welfe, Secretary of the Cloak |and Suit Code Authority, was | hombed early today in what the police interpreted as a | warning to Wolfe tc cease { NRA prosecutions. } The Wolfe family is out of |town but tenants on the.first { floor of the double house were {showered with plaster. None | were hurt. | ‘ PRINT SHOP BOMBED CHICAGO, 1l., Aug. 23. ‘A bomb shattered the win- fdm\'s and wrecked the type (forms in the U. S. Printing | Plant, whose owner operates on the open shop basis. He | refused recently to adhere to for printing .o REPORT THAT CAPONE GANG REORGANIZING Police Make Raid—Nine, Including Ralph Capone, Are Under Arrest CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 23.—The po- lice struck quickly to put down what they said they suspected was an attempt of the old Capone gang {to stage a comeback in Cook | County. | Those arrested include Ralph Ca- pone and nine others. They were caught in a raid on a flat above a tavern in Berwyn, a suburb after complaints the Capone gang had reorganized scattered remnants of “Scarface” Capone’s crowd to at- tempt to force saloon keepers in the western part of Cook County to buy a certain brand of beer. Nine of those arrested were later released including Capone who in- sisted he was “going straight.” He was running down an alley near the tavern when captured. Among the nine with Capone was Edward Konvalinka, Republican Committeeman and candidate for State Senator. He denied any muscle work and was released after he said he rented the flat as political headquarters. CAPONE NOW BEHIND BARS ON ALCATRAL Other DespeTa!e Charact- ers Are Also Taken to Island Prison SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 23. —Al “Scarface” Capone, aged 52, with other segregated prisoners, were lodged yesterday in cells on Alcatraz Island. the new Federal Prison for desperate characters after a closely guarded train ride from Atlanta, Georgia, Federal prison The train was run aboard a barge and towed to the island as a Coast Guard cutter hovered near, guns ready for any emergency. . : Gets Lone Vote, Wins CANYON, Tex., Aug. 23.—Be- cause he received a single “write- in” vote, C. N. Hartison, Jr., can be county surveyor if he wishes to qualify for the office. There wers no candidates in the election, but one voter wrote in Harrison's name, " |