The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 26, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIV., NO. 6764. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS HAUPTMANN INDICTED BY GRAND JURY FOUND SHOT DEAD INHIS SHIP'S GABIN Lieutenant.Commander Dantels, Naval Supply Corps;Suicide BREMERTON, Wash,, Sept. 26.— nant Cgmmander John B aged 47 years, of the| Supply Corps, was found to death in his cabin aboard the Navy fuel ship Ramapo. A service revolver was found| by stigating officers expressed he opinion that he took his own | The commanding officer of | the ship declared his death could not have been accidental. | Daniels was shot twice in the, temple and no motive is ascribed. His vessel -was in the Aleutians during the sunimer and only re- turned here last week. Daniels is survived by his widow | and 16-year-old son in San Diego. a ——ve—— NEW DEALIS | SAFEGUARD TO | INDIVIDUALIS Secretary Roper' Makes Reply to Spokesman Ex- pressing ‘Apprehension’ CINCINNATI, .Ohio, . Sept. 26.— | Directly seeking to reassure thel business spokesman who manifest- ed “apprehension,” Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper last night asserted the New Deal was a safeguard to individual initia- tive and there was no need for any fear as all or most of the emergency recovery steps “may be- come permanent.” ‘The statement is. generally inter- preted as a reply to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States that the Administration clarify its position on NRA's control of busi- ness, currency stabilization and budget balancing. Secretary Roper declared there was no thought of bringing about “complete abolition of the old or- der of our economic and social| system.” The Secretary made his state- ment in an address before the| National Exchange Club conven- tion. SHOTS FIRED, THEN SEINER 1S CAPTURED Three-Mile Chase Takes Place with Fisheries In- spector Winning Out PORT ANGELES, Wash, Sept. 26.—A three-mile chase, during which six shots were fired, ended | Monday night with the capture5 in Juan de Fuca Strait of the| purse seiner Lemes, of Seattle, by State Fisheries Inspector E. M. Benn; £ ‘ Capt. Frank Barcott, Jr., and six | members of the crew of the Lemes were arrested and will face charges of seining for salmoh-at the mouth of the Pysht River. This is a vio- lation of the law prohibiting com- mercial fishing within three miles| of the mouth of the river. Inspector Benn also seized a seiner whioh he said Capt. Barcott abandoned when approaching it in a motorboat last week. Hans Sternbeck, who operated on shore and signalled seiners when fisheries’ officers were nearby, was arrested and immediately entered a plea of guilty. Money Allotted For Repair to Alaska Buildings WASHINGTON, Sept. 26— The Public Works inistra- CENSURE, ALSO PRAISE GIVEN ADM. REFORMS gress Discuss Many Governmental Acts | 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 26.! recent Governmental reforms im- posed on industry were heard yes- terday by the delegates attending the American Mining Congress of | the Western Division. Frank H. Probert, Dean of the College of Mining of the Univer- sity of Czlifornia, sharply challeng- ed what he termed experiments of the Government in regulating in- custry and warned against any dic- atorship. He was especially ve- hement in denouncing Section 7-A of NRA, the labor rights section. Misunderstandings Assertions were table discussions that the Labor Board's acts had sometimes been based on misunderstandings, by the lack of knowledge of practical | phases in individual disputes that| industrial unrest _had promoted. Some industrial operators said they had never had any trouble with labor but feared troubles might arisz through meddling the- orists. Industrial Burden One speaker at the convention | said proper financing was made | difficult by State and Federal laws | governing issuance of securities. It was also pointed out that the | industrial accident insurance Laxes} place heavy burdens on mining op- | erations. ! ————— PRESIDENT IN WHITE HOUSE; PLANS ACTION President Returns to Capi-| —Criticisms and defenses of the! made in round | | i was accepted. Man Who Madé the Blue E aglé aF a after the weary and tired General recuperates from his a rduous Emergescy Recovery ordeal, he will be willing to accept a new assignment. valuable—“elimination of child chalked up to your credit.” —for shortly DIRECTOR FOR NEC APPOINTED after he accused th John E. Pegues Named by Richberg to Head Ter- ritorial Activities John E. Pegues, Managing Editor of The Empire, was yesterday ap- tal City—Two Issues to Be Taken Up at Once | WASHINGTON; Sept. 26.—Presi- | dent Roosevelt, upon returning to he will probably take up late to- | day the questions of NRA reorgan- ization and the protest from the textile strikers of discrimination by | the employers. The President emphasized again that the reorganization of NRA will be evolutionary and changes will be made from time to time as a basis for trial and experiment. STOCK PRICES AGAIN SLUMP: BULLS, ACTIVE Alcohols and Utilities Tak- en for Ride—Other Is- sues Go Into Decline NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Stocks subsided today after yesterdays vigorous rally and bullish activity was evident especially in early pointed Territorial Director for the National ‘Emergency Council, in- cluding the direction of the better housing program of the Federal Housing Administration. The ap- the White House this forenoon, said | pointment was made by Donald § Richberg, Chairman of the Na- tional Emergency Council. Mr. Pegues was recommended for the position by Delegate A. J. Di- mond and Ggv. John W. Troy. The appointment is effective immedi ately. There has heretofore been no representative of the National Emergency Council in Alaska. Mr. Pegues was ordered to report to ‘Washington headquarters at once, to confer with officials there, in-; cluding the FHA. His headquarters | will be in Juneau. LITTLE GIRL’S BODY IS FOUND, STUFFED, TRUNK [Man and Women Who Oc- cupied Cettain Apartment Are Hunted by Police trading in alcohols and utilities. Low priced issues as a whole were unable to keep on the upgrade and the close was irregular. | CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK,' Sept. 26.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 19%, American Can 98%, American Power and Light 5%, Anaconda 11%, Armour com-| mon 6, Bethlehew. Siteel 28%, Cal- umet and Hecla 3% , Curtiss-Wright 2%, Genera! Motors 29%, Inter- national Harvester 29%, Kenne- cott 19, United States Steel 33%, Pound $4.97%. — Subsistence-Homestead Program Is Started in W ashingtori by Purchase WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—Push- ing ahead with the subsistence- homestead program, the Interior } 1 tion announces allotment of $7,000 for irepairs of Gov- ernment . buildings in Juneau, Sitka, Wrangell and Skagway. Department announces the pur-! chase of 140 acres of land for the! project at Longview, Washington, for $28,200. |man said by the police to answer | 1in Alaska. J | DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 26.—The body of Lillian Gallagher, missing since Thursday of last week, was found today, on the girl's eleventh birthday, in am apartment only a labor, ing when he went abcut the couniry FOR TERRITORY © ‘selling” the he oppositicn of “The Old Mug” This is the historic America’s Cup which went to the winner, the American yacht Rainbow, of the Internaticnal Yacht Races cff Newport. Millicns have been spent in seventy years to lifi and defend the “old mug” which originally cost approximately $250. GAIN IN TRADE IS REGISTERED BY TERRITORIES Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico Show Improvement in Past Fiscal Year few blocks from her home. The body was found stuffed into a trunk { The man and woman who | {occupied the apartment-are sought | Improved conditions in the terri- by the auchorltifa. | ONE ARREST MADE ADRIAN, Mish, Sept. 26. — A | the description :of Merton Ward | Goodrich, sought in connection with the Detroit murder of the little girl whose body was found | stuffed in a trunk, is detained. Goodrich has been committed | twice to the Lima, Ohio, State | Hospital for the Criminal Insane, | for attacks on two young girls. | - MAKES HOME IN WRANGELL Boyd Yaden, eivil and mining engineer, arrived in Wrangell re- cently from Klamath Falls, Ore- gon, and intends to make his home |of the well being of these areas, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 26— tories of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Alaska, are reflected in an increase of almost 11 percent in purchases of chemicals and allied products from gontinental United States dur- ing the fiscal year ended June 30, according to €. C. Concannon, Chief of the Commerce Department’s Chemical Division. Is Geod Gauge Shipments of merchandise from these territories to continental United States, always a good gauge increased 12 percent to a total value of * $207,508,000, compared with 1932, '33, and was just a lite tle short of the 1931-32 figure. Ha= wall profited from ‘a greater re- Natio nal Recovery Administration. |Chicago market prices of the four !they now average is nc usz staying as after NRA recrganization, the position he held wiil be superfluous. The resignation becomes ef fective October 15. Today, the President, in a letter, praised Gen. Johnson for his “courage, enthusiasm and energy” and gave in dication of the features of NRA he considers especially recognition of the principles of a fair wage, collective bargaining and first e fforts at elimination of Gen. Jchnocn made the Blue Eagle scream in the early days of NRA, and added to current speech a handf ul of phrases culled from One of them is “crack dow n,” and his threat to do ng the aie with dead cats” He is shown above in typical poses. NOME SITUATION MAY BE STUDIED BY SECY. ICKES Discusses Sending Repre- sentative North for First Hand Picture ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—Secre- tary of Interior Ickes is consider- ing sending a representative to| Nome to obtain a first hand pic-( |ture of the damage done in the jrecent fire and of relief needs. { Meanwhile the Secretary said| Dr. Ernest Gruening, Director of | the Territorial Division, and Ho-| ratio B. Hackett, Director of the! Public Works Housing Division, are| working out a program to help/ housing the homeless Nome resi- dents over the winter. Secretary Ickes said eventually the rebuilding program might be undertaken, - e — 4BASIC FARM COMMODITIES TAKE ADVANCE, Wheat, Co: Hogs an’d| Cotton Up 101 Per Cent Since Sept. 1932 CHICAGO, IIl, Sept. 26.—The mdrket value of wheat, corn, hogs and cotton, the four basic farm commodities defined by AAA, are shown to be one hundred and one per cent higher than the average of September, 1932, Late in April, this year, the basic farm commodities, averaged 37 per cent higher than in 1932 and 101 per cent above the corresponding date of two years ago. Early in July this year, these| prices averaged only 715 per cent higher than the corresponding date in 1932, Italy Putting Women Back Into Kitchens ' ROME, Sept. 26.— Premier Mussolini has started his cam- paign to escort women from the mill back to the kitchen. A gradual exodus of female workers from industrial and commercial ranks is designed by the Fascist state to solve the male unemployment gquestion (vonvinued: on Page TWO) and increase the population. Wmner bf Yacht ‘Races | WITH EXTORTION RANSOM MONEY Col. Lindbergh Gives Tes« timony, then Legal Body: Takes Actioh SMALL PISTOL ALSO GIVEN IN EVIDENCE Police Carpenters Continue to Practically Tear Down House NEW YORK, Sept. 26— Bruno Richard Hauptmann has been indicted by the Last night, at) Hyde Park, New York, Gen. Hugh S. Johnson handed in his resignation as NRA Administrator to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the resignation The President and Johnsen, according to the Associated Press dispatch to The Empire, apparently parted on the best of terms. It is believed generally that Gen. Johnson said he feels there unfair practices within business, his picturesque manner of speak- so made the fur fly—so to speak Above is a picture of America’s defending yacht Rainbow in the international races against the British challenger Endeavour. The sixth race was run yesterday off Newport, Rhode Island, and the Rainbow won, The race was four heats to win out of seven. T. O. M. Sopwith last night withdrew his protest to the yacht race and therefore the victory went to the Rainbow. Sopwith pro- tested on the greunds that Commodore Harold S. Vanderbilt, owner and skipper of the Rainbow, refused to give way at the start but Sopwith said having won the start and defeated anyhow, he decided not to go ahead with the protest. challenge for the cup again. He bitterly declared he will never Commodore Vanderbilt did not make his protest known as Sopwith’s withdrawal made it unnecessary. Beth yachts flew pro- test flags when they crossed the line yesterday afternoon. MISS DALMA HANSON WILL TELL CHAMBER OF TOUR OF WORLD 'DAWSON PHYSICIAN WILL Miss Dalma Hanson, grade school | teacher who recently returned here after a round-the-world trip, will be the featured guest at the Cham- ber of Commerce tomorrow. She will recount for the Chamber some of the high lights of her journey- ing. duced to 50c by Bailey’s Restaurant, it was announced today by Secre- STUDY IN NEW YORK CITY Dr. H. J. Nunn, of Dawson, will spend the winter outside, a part of the time in New York City where he will be engaged in post- graduate work. Dr. N. Stewart ar- rived recently in Dawson to take |over his practice while he is away. The luncheon rate has been re- | Dr. Nunn, who will be accompanied by his family, expects to be back in Dawson in about six months. ———.— VISITS SON IN WRANGELL Mrs, Florence Jacquot has re- Bronx County Grand Jury on charges of extortion as the receiver of the Lindbergh ransom money. The indictment was return- ed after Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh testified before the Grand Jury that $840 of the ransom money found in Hauptmann’s garage today was his ransom money, and also that the .25 caliber revolver, small size, was re- ported to have been carried by the man during the ram- som negotiations with “Jaf- sie.” Hauptmann told the police that the new money found was part of the $14,000 entrusted to his care by more money would be found even “if you tear the house down.” The police, contradicting earlier reports, said Hauptmann spent a bad night pacing the floor and crying, covering his face in his hands. MORE MONEY FOUND NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—The New York City police, searching the home of Bruno Richard Haupt- mann who is under arrest as the receiver of the ransom money in the Lindbergh case, found more money, also writing paper like that on which the kidnaping notes were written. Hauptmann spent a restful night in the Bronx jail. Lindbergh Arrives Col. Charles A. Lindbergh ar- rived today. He was rushed from the Morrow home in New Jersey by a police car, and walked to the Grand Jury room. He wore a grey suit of clothes, was hatless and smiling. He was closely guarded «iby many police. Hundreds of persons crowded forward as the siren announced his arrival outside of the building. Search for Clues Three police carpenters have re- sumed their task of literally tear- ing apart the interior of Haupte mann’s home for further clues. This resulted in finding more money which as yet has not been identified as the ransom notes. (Continued on Page Two) SNOW STORM DRIFTS AWAY COAST REGION {Two Men Known Be Dead from Exposure— Woman Still Missing SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 26. | —Clear skies and rising tempera- tures today promised ‘relief = for the snowbound parties of the Far West as the early winter storm, {in which two men died from ex- posure, and a woman vanished, |drifted away. | The secand death in the snow was disclosed with the discovery (of the body of Henry Pedroni, aged |56, Salinas business man. A, miner | was found dead near Laporte. | Mrs. Olga Kauger is still missing lin Wyoming. { Frisches and he larther said ne i | Rapidly melting snow opened the . tary Curtis G. Shattuck, condition- |turned to her home in Seattle aft- way for relief in the vicinity of ed on an attendance of 40 persons. r visiting hér son Lee Considine in The former rate was 65 cents. lwunxell. Lake Tahoe where a number of /hunting parties are still marooned,