The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 25, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIR VOL. XLV., NO. 6789. | JUNEAU, ALASKA, 'IHURSDAY OCTOBER 25, 1934, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS PRESIDENT GIVES STRAIGHT TALK TO U. §. BANI(ERS BRISTUI.‘BAY CLOSING ACT Commissioner Bell HEARING BEING HELD AT SEATTLE Rival Mea;—re Offered, Closing of Half of Fish Traps in Alaska SEATTLE, Oct. 25.—Representa- tives of the Alaska Fishermen’s Union, Masters, Mates and Pilots’ Association and others, protested to United States Fisheries Com- | missioner Bell here yesterday the | closing of Bristol Bay to salmon fishing next year. R. C. Beverstock, of the Pacific oast Labor Bureau, representing hermen, said 1,600 to 1,800 men will be thrown out of employment, and Capt. John M. Fox, represent- ing the Masters, Mates and Pilots, said scores of members would also | losa employment by the order. Commissioner Bell explained that the order for closing fishing next | year in the Bristol.Bay section was in the interest of conservation of ! salmon. @ i The fishermen offered a rival| measure, to close half of the traps | in Alaska and conserve the sal- mon: - ‘Commissioner Bell said a hearing of all parties will be held before | any order is issued. i PRIRIREL 1 4 { ECONOMISTS ARE QUARRELINGOVER MONEY POLICIES First Anniversary of Drive to Restore Prices Still Finds Dispute WASHINGTON, Oct. 25—The first anniversary of the American drive to restore prices by lowering the gold value of the dollar, finds economists still quarreling about it. A year ago today the Reconstruc- | tion Finance Corporation began | buying newly mined domestic gold with paper dollars. Since that time the price of the | metal, in terms of the dollar, has pushed up from $31.09 an ounce to $35 an ounce. ! ‘Wholesale commodity prices have moved up 7.3 percent standing on October 13 at 76.4 per cent of the 1926 average. Since March, last year, the time of the bank holiday and suspension of the right to receive gold for paper, wholesale commodity prices have gone up about 28 per cent. Most of these increases occurred before the gold purchase program began. There is decidedly no unanimity among economists on the subject. Some say cheapening of the dollar is bad business and other say the way to bring back prosperity is to raise the dollar and price of gold. MRS. ROOSEVELT C IS CAMPAIGNING FOR OLD FRIEND BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct. 25.—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is to take the stump as a Democratic Party worker in the interest of the Con- gressional eandidacy - of an old friend, Mrs. roline O'Day. This brings the First Lady of the Land into the New York State political battle. e ®ee 0000000000 ® BIRTHDAY GREETINGS e L . . ) The Birthday Greeting fea- ® ® ture will hereafter appear on % ® the Editorial Page, which-is e ® page 4. Turn over. . e 0 v 000 {mann in jail here, Lawyers for the battling Mrs. Reginald Vlnderbflt (left) and Mrs. Hnn‘{l called Gloria Vanderbilt, 10, to make a between them for her custody. choice between her mother and Payne Whitney (right) have er aunt and end the struggle HAUPTMANN AND JAFSIE CONFER INN. J. PRISON |Discuss Incndenls thatTook Place in Woods ‘when Ransom Paid BULLETIN— TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 25—Dr. John Condon, the Jafsie, in the Lindbergh ransom case, has identified Hauptman as the “John” to whom he paid the ransom. This is learned from an authorita- tive source. FLEMINGTON, New Jersey, Oct. 25.—Dr. John Condon, the “Jafsie” in the Lindbergh ransom case, in- terviewed Bruno Richard Haupt- the two dis- cussing “things that happened on the night in the woods,” when “Jaf- sie” obtained a promise from the man with whom he conducted the ransom negotiations to send the kidnaped child’s sleeping suit to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. The results of the interview were not made public. Prosecutor Anthony Hauck made public an affidavit in which Jo- sephgFurcht, Construction Superin- tendent, repudiated his previous assertion that Hauptmann worked at the Majestic apartments in New York City on the day of the kid- naping. MURDER INDICTMENT JERSEY CITY, N. J, Oct. 25— The Jersey City Journal says the State will contend at the- trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann that the infant Lindbergh child was deliberately slain in his crib on the night of the kidnaping and carried away by the abductors. ‘The Journal says this is why Hauptmann has not been indicted for the kidnaping. Washington University Boys Are Sailing Globe| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, —After a three week stay in the San_ Francisco Bay area, Dwight Long, 21 and Jack Lowry, 21, Uni- versity of Washington undergradu- ates, were ready today to sail to San Pedro on the next leg of their voyage around the world. They plan tof take a week to reach San Pedro in their 32 foot sail boat. After a ten day stay in that area, they will go to San Diego, then will turn westward to sail to Honolulu. They intend to spend five years in cir- cumnavigating the globe. Flier Is Bearded LONDON.—Capt. O. P. Jones, whose beard earned him the nick- name of “Capt. Kettle of the Air” recently completed 1,000,000 miles of flying. Oct. 25.§ Weslern Washington |Cities Threatened With Floods SEATT Oet. 25.— erious floods™ ¥ men: Wu‘ern Washington cities as a heavy downpour of rain deluged half of the State. STOCK PRICES - TAKE DECLINE, ~ PROFIT TAKING Rall Issues, Yeslerday s Leader in Advance, Go Into Slip Today NEW YORK, Oct. 25.— Stocks were off today under profit taking despite a generally favorable im- pression created by President Roosevelt’s talk to the bankers, Rails led today in the decline, yielding most of yesterday's gains. The close today was heavy. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 17%, American Can 102, American Power and Light 4%, Anaconda 12%, Armour N 5%, Bethlehem Steel 26%, Calumet and Hecla 3, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Gen- eral Motors 20%, International Har- vester 33, Kennecott 17, United States Steel 33, Pound $4.97%. AN 8 WINNERS OF SPEED RAGE London Owner of Alrcraft Presents it to Fliers ! Scott and Black MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 25. —C. W. A. Scoit and Malcolm Black, winners of the speed race between London and Melbourne, have been given the British made plane in which they flew, by the owner, A. O. Edwards, of London. The Lord Mayor of Melbourne will give all of the aviators par- ticipating in the race a reception tonight. Chnflu—“flmy Has Retired from Screen MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 25.—Charles Murray, 61, moving picture come- dian and widely known portrayer of Irish characters, came back to his home town and announced his retirement. GIVEN PLANE U, S. SENATOR BEATEN UP IN 1Furious lil:l Occurs in Hotel Lobby—Attor- ney Given Decision | NEW ORLEANS, La., Oct. 25.— United States Senator John H. Overton, colleague of Senator Huey Long, and Burt Henry, attorney and President of the Honest Elec- tion League, fought furiously in the lobby of a hotel hete this after~ noon. Senator Overton suffered a cuf (over his right eye, a Radly lacer- ated mouth and bruised cheek and he was bleeding profusely. He was carried to his room and given medical attention. Senator Overton said the fight was over his refusal to apologize for remarks he made on the floor of the United States Senate. Henry was detlared the winner of the bout uranimously by all “ringsiders.” DYERS OF SILK RAYON WALKOUT Expected tKThirlyThou- sand Workers Will Be Involved in Strike PATERSON, N, J, Oct. 25— Practically every dye shop in this area was unable to start operations today as the silk rayon dyers struck effective last midnight It is expected that 30,000 work- ers in the Passaic Valley and New ork, metropolitan area will be in- volved. Higher wages, shorter hours a closed shop are the causes the strike. " ———————— The 1934 Kansas corn cr timated by State and Fedc perts on. the basis of September 1 conditions, averaged only two bush= els to the acre planted. and for “NEW OREEANS GASH PAYMENT REQUEST VOTED LARGE MAJORITY for It — New Com- mander Elected MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 25.— By a vote of 987 to 183, the delegates to the annual con- vention of the American Le- gion, d e m a nded immediate cash payment of the bonus and remission of the intérest on loans already made. The Alaska delegation vot- ed 16 for the bdhus payment resolution. The convention delegates unanimously ‘elected Frank Belgrano, banker of San Francisco, to be National ‘Commander. Mrs. A. C. Carlson, of Will- mar, Minnesota, was elected President of the Women’s ——— | Auxiliary of the American Legion. St. Louis has already been chosen as the convention city in 1936. ARNES SAYS MODEL TOWN 15 ON YUKON Commission;—of Education Talks at Chamber of Commerce Luncheon i Anthony E. Karnes, Territorial Commissioner of Education, who returned yesterday from a trip through various parts of the Ter- ritory, told members of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the week- ly meeting in Bailey’s Cafe today, that he considered Ft. Yukon, which he visited, almost an ideal com- munity. “The American Mission at Ft. Yukon has done fine work for the natives. Formerly five out of every six babies died, now through health and sanitation work only one out of every nine, dies. Tuberculosis and other diseases are also being brought under control,” he said. No Liquor Sold “By mutual agreement liquor is not sold at Ft. Yukon and this is a fine thing, as from observation and what I have heard in other communities, the natives are and have spent their summer earnings on liquor, and the conditions are such that many will need relief this winter. “I was very much impressed with the new school buildings construct- ed this summer, and the com- munities in which they were built are very pleased with them,” the Commissioner continued. New Mail Route Frank Boyle, reporting for the Trade and Transportation Commit- tee, said that the committee had Sent ' out petitions to permanent residents of the Icy Straits dis- trict requesting the granting of a mail contract to serve that area, and that by next week these peti- Iflons would be ready to submit to the Post Office Department. Presi- (Continued on-PSge Seven) 0perators of Small Mines in Alaska May Retort Gold WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 —Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said he has been notified by the Treas- ury Department that operators of small mines need not have a li- cense to retort their gold The Delegate explained that um- der the rew ruling by the 7reasury Department,” small operato’s may retort'up to 200 ounces of zold & year without a license but must sell the product either direet to the United States Mint or assay of- fices or persons licensed to buy gold, Under the original ruling, which the Delegate succeeded in having changed, all persons retorting gold were required to have a license which small operators could not get, hence they were unable to ob- tain the new price of $35 an ounce, Alaska Delegation Voted| Forts Line Frontiers of I tal ) -Strongholds Guard Islands Fa Y S n,__,n...\; s_. !OL GEM wn—zuun vfi/(/ TURIN Z L/ el < A3 < ¥ é’/}(‘\ SPU-‘A/ NET ZONES FORBIDDER TOFLIERS OBLIGATORY AIR w— GATEWAYS o1 FRONTIERS -® AIRPORTS s OBLIGATORY ROUTE> Publication of this map and AusrmA ou TRENTO yoiN 7 % Shicay | VICE ///,“ TUNON@NAPLES gl others in the Italian official gaz- ette as a warning to foreign aviators net to fly over cerfain terri- tories, revealed the existence and extent of the fortified zones protecting Italy’s vital points and By ANDRUE BERDING ROME, Italy, Oct. 25—TItaly has created an elaborate system of for- tifications not only along vher four frontiers but also at vital points in the interior. Military experts belleve these should enable her to withstand the |first force of an attack and, per- haps to break it. The extent of the fortifications has just been revealed indirectly by the official gazette which pub- lishes lists and maps of the zones over which airplanes are forbidden to fly. Cleverly Hidden in Alps The principal defensive military works are located along the French, Swiss, Austrian and Yugoslavian froptiers. They are hidden in the Alps so cleverly that motorists and pedestrians often cross the moun- tain chain without sighting them. There are several lines of them. At some points they begin on the border and extend back 60 miles. Then there are 15 fortified zones located at other points on the mainland and islands all along the coast. The most important of those on the mainland are at Venice, Spezia (shipbuilding); Rome; Tar- anto (naval center); Brindisi (at entrance of Adriatic Sea); Island of Elba and Piombino (nearest lining her fromtiers. vulnerable point from Corsica) and Pisa. “Two Forts on Sardina The island of Sardina pro- tected by two stronghold areas, one at Maddalena in the extreme north, the other at Cagliari in the extreme south. Sicily is defended by three zones: Messina, controlling the Straits of Messina and also exiending its protection to the toe of the main- land; Syracuse at the southeast and Trapani at the extreme west The oficial gazette indicates also that the Italian Dpdecanese islands in the Aegean sea are fortified. The islands of Lero, Farios, Archangelo, Placusa, Tripiti, Strongili, Kiriaki and Piganusa are specifically men- tioned. These islands face Turkey. City of Zara Protected The city of Zara, an isolated Italian possession on Yugoslavia's Dalmation coast, is protected by a special zone. Yugoslavia was also kept in mind in fortifying Pola, at the tip of the Istrian peninsula. The long Adriatic coast between Brindisi and Venice is left without fastness. It is naturally fortified, however, by its rocky coastline, and the army has scores of heavy coast defense guns ready to run along the railroad tracks that skirt the i shore. is MICHIGAN ALSO SCENE OF HARD POLITICAL BOUT DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 25.— This state, accustomed to several decades’' of G. O. P. dominance, finds itself the battleground of one of the stiffest campaigns witness- ed in many years. ‘The Democrats are endeavoring to make the vietory of two years ago , more complete by winning more Congressional seats. The Democrats are also seeking to oust Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. The Republicans are seeking to recapture some ground lost in 1932. | Qpposing Senator Vandenberg is Frank Picard. A Governor, minor state officers and 17 members of Congress, and the state Legislature are to be elected. . Frank Pitzgerald, Republican, op- poses Arthur Lacy, Detroit Attor- ney, for the Governorship. Gov. Comstock was defeated in the state | primary. .. — State Teachers’ college in Iowa coeds as against 56 men students. ! Labor Continues |Fight for Shorter Hours WASHINGTON, Oct. 25— High leaders of union labor are gathered here seeking more power in the new NRA and to devise methods for attaining shorter hours. The occasion was the first gathering of NRA’s Labor Ad- visory Board since Gen. Hugh Johnson left his office. TWO LICENSES | | ARE SUSPENDED HONOLULU, Oct. 25.— Found guilty of unskillful navigation as the result of the 'grounding of their ship off the island of Maui, second mate George Meyers and | third mate L. Noland of the freigh- er Golden State, had their licenses suspended for ten days by Hull In- spector Cecil Brownus. The Golden State has sailed after being re- | paired here. | —————— Graduation classes from women this year. Iowm awarded diplomas recently to 237 'colleges numbered 2,900 men andw SUPPLY GREDIT NATION NEEDS, SAYS ROOSEVELT Tells Meml;r; of Finan- ciers’ Convention How Can Aid Recovery CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAKES A PROMISE When Ba nT; Will Lend. Govermental Agencies Will Curtail Activities WASHINGTON, Oct. 25—Presi- |dent Franklin D. Roosevelt ad- dress to the Nation's bankers last night was something of a challenge asserting that he expected them to supply credit needed by the country and to begin supplying it at once. Talking to the bankers in the annual convention of the Ameri- can Bankers Association, the Presi- dent held out the promise that as | quickly as the banks are able to assume their task in lending mon- ey to industry, just so soon ‘Will the Governmental lending activi- ties be curtailed. “In March, 1933, I asked the people of this (-o(mtry to re- viw confidence in the banks” said President Roosevelt. “They took me at my word. Tonight I ask the bankers of the country to renew their confidence with the people of this country and T hope you will take me at my word.” President Roosevelt said that after numerous conferences with members of the banking fraternity, |he found many points in disagree- ment, but almost a general agree- ment that Governmental credit agencies must continue to function * until the private banks were ready to take over these functions. “When that time comes, I will be only too glad to curtail the activities of (hese public agencies in proportion to taking up the slack by privately own- ed agencies,” declared the Pres- ident. “The time has arrived,” con- tinued the President, “for an alliance of all | forces intent upen basiness recovery. In such an alliance will be found busi- ness, banking, agriculture, in- dustry, labor and capital.” Presiderit Roosevelt's remarks were addressed to the convention whose speaker has been severly critical of many of the Adminis- tration’s policies STABILIZATION ISSUE IS AGAIN BROUGHT FORTH ‘PresidenE—Address to Bankers Brings Out Hint, Coming Event WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.—Out of the President’s address to the bank- ers, delivered last night, arosa clear indications of the Admin- istration's hope for international harmony on the policy of arriving at price stabilization as “quickly as possible.” | Those words Wwere included in a paragraph in the President's speech and have been give nspecial signifi- cance because sources closes to the Administration expressed the belief |price stabilization is one of. three salfent points in. the 8peech, No elaboration is given, how- ever, on the remarks on price stabilization as they are not a pledge for stabilization which many |bankers desire. A cross-section view of the Am- erican Bankers Association on the speech was described by the retir= ing President, Francis Law, as pointing -the way for “further lunderstanding and a cooperative ffort L e Gramophone Boom MOSCOW.—Russia’s producion of | gramophones is to be speeded up to 1,100,000 a year, the smmmm has_decided,