The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 3, 1934, Page 1

o THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE oo —.. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” { 4 VOL. XLV., NO. 6797. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1934, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BLOODY CLASHES PREDICTED, CALIFORNIA ELECTION R[][iSEVELT T[] ‘Housing Act Commission to E xtend Concessions to Alaskans, SUPPORT SEN, R.S.COPELAND President Makes Quick Re- ply to Interpretations in Newspapers DECLARATION ALSO DRAWS INFERENCE Disregard Party Lines and Support New Deal Un- derlying Statement HYDE PARK, N. V, Nov. 3— SEATTLE, Nov. 3.—Alaska is, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to | modernize old homes and build new ones under the Federal Hous- ing Act, John E. Pegues, Adm‘mis-‘ trator of the Act in Alaska, said here after spending a month in| Washington, D. C., learning the| details of his job. He sailed today | Asserts Pegues| for Juneau, his headquarters. “I doubt if there is any section | of the United States more inter- ested in modernizing homes t.hanl Alaska and because of our great need, the Housing Act Commis- sion will extend more concessions to our territory than it would to other regions,” Pegues said. ) AMERICANS | ARE STRIPPED, President Roosevelt, on his arrival here, hastened to correct any 1m-! pression he would not support Sen- ator Royal S. Copeland, Democrac! of New York, for reelection upon | in news-| papers on his declaration yesterday reading interpretations for Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. The President said his remarks are not intended to leave the in- ference he is not voting for Sena- tor Copeland. NAZI TROOPERS Man and Woman Found on/ Forbidden Ground— | Camera Confiscated : BERLIN, Nov. 3.—Two Amer-: icans, Griffith Johnson, of Wash- | ington, D. C., and Miss Helen FLAT TIRE IS UNDOING, THREE BANK ROBBERS Bandits Caught by Posses| .Within Half an Hour After Hold-up LIND, Wash., Nov. 3.—Three rob- bers, with one gun and a flat tired Lyster, of New Rochelle, N. Y., | automobile, were captured yester- While making clear his attitude who were arrested, stripped of their | toward Senator Copeland, no at-iclothing and searched by Nazis in tempt was made to disguise Roose- | Munich, October 25, said they had | velt's statement that it would be|po “official complaint to make” to| amazing to know how many times the German authorities concerning| he voted for individual Republicans. | their treatment. In his declaration is seen an-| johnson said: “We now realize other signal by the President t0|we were on forbidden ground when voters to disregard Party lines for }anesced_" the New Deal, although no Wh“'ei Johnson and Miss Lyster were House interpretation is placed UPon |arrested by storm troopers when Roosevelt’s words. the latter spied a camera carried w3 SO by Miss Lyster. The camera was {confiscated and returned after films were developed and found not |to have been exposed. day within half an hour after they |tion of the council chambers by ‘QUIET’ COUNGIL MEET TURNS TO BITTER DEBATE City Fathers Turn Down Policewoman Idea— Offer Substitute meeting, Forecast as a “quiet” | the first November meeting of the Juneau City Council, held at the City Hall last night, turned into a lively word battle when repre- sentatives of civic women's groups argued a losing fight with the councilmen on the proposition of hiring a policewoman. Voting to reconsider the motion passed at their last October ses- sion, when they agreed to hire a policewoman for a 30-day trial, the councilmen—with one dissenting vote and with one absentee—adopt- ed a substitute measure whereby all public dance halls will be re- quired to hire and pay for a super- vising matron, This deciston, the highlight of a busy meeting which saw many Gold Creek Bridge details cleared up, was made only after a vigor- ous debate from the citizens’ sec- obtained $2,500 from the First Na- tional Bank here. A posse of business men, hur- riedly summoned by the Sheriff, captured the three men a short distance out of town where they stopped to change tires. The names of the captured bank robbers are John Baker, Sherman Baxter and Don Talton. - ee-— women's representatives. Recommendation The policewoman discussion was opened when City Clerk A. W. Henning read a recommendation ifrom an investigating women's | committee that Mrs. Lilian Leon- | ard be appointed policewoman. She would have supervised all public | dances, curfew and other juvenile ordinances. The recommendation {stated that the women wished the 1appointee to work on her own ini- | tiative, but that she be responsible |to the Chief of Police. Immediately following this read- I ENGLAND | MAKES GAIN Conservatives Lost 400 Seats as Result of Friday's Election LONDON, Nov. 3—Exultant la- bor leaders counted a total gain of 652 seats shown by complete re- tufns from the Metropolitan Lon- | don area and 100 in the largest Provincial towns as @& result f yesterday’s National and ‘Municipal elections. * Party chieftains said the results show labor has shaken off the effects of the 1931 defeat. The Conservatives lost something like 400 seats. HUNTING PARTY TO LEAVE ON ESTEBETH FOR HAMILTON BAY Fourteen mighty hunters are leaving Junéau tonight for Hamil- ton Bay aboard the good ship Estebeth, Capt. Edward Bach, and expect to return Monday with the limit of ducks, geese, deer as well as a full cargo of trout and sal- mon. Nimrods and fishermen who will embark on the expedition include C. F. Brown, James Orme, Carl Stolberg, Dan Kirmse, Malcolm Morrison, E. E. Ninnis, Carl Jensen, C. E. Morgan, Everett Nowell, Ed|ing the same period amounted to Jones, J. A. Daniels, Tom MecCaul, | 150. POLIGE PRAISED BY MAYOR FOR ARREST REPORT iGoldstein Commends Add- ed Patrolman Decision —Fines Increased With a declaration by Mayor Isadore Goldstein that the figures showed a great improvement in the efficiency of the Police Depart- ment, that Depargment’s report for the half year ending in Octoper was read and accepted by the Ju- neau City Council at its meeting in the City Hall last night. Several months ago the council aproved a motion to hire an extra police patrolman. That the decis- jon had its desired effect was pointed out by Mayor Goldstein when he read that 388 arrests had been made in the seven months’ period from April through Octo- ber. “This figure indicates clearly to all of us that we were wise in ap- pointing that extra policeman,” the Mayor said. “Already the amount taken in fines has shown us the added expense is warranted.” The complete figures on month- ly arrests follow: April, 36; May, 53; June, 67; July, 71; August, 70; September, 61; and October, 66. . Traffic violation tags issued dur- Russell Hermann, end Harvey| The sum of $2907.10 was taken Trefzger. Mr. Trefzger, visitor from |in fines. Meals served to prisoners Yakutat, hopes to show the local |totaled 1,300. sportsmen something in the way of . shooting and fishing as it is done mmA wmmc’ further to the Westward. e JEROLD LEDBETTER TO WELLMAN HOLBROOK [BE MARRIED TONIGHT BACK FROM TRIP OF INSPECTION SOUT ‘Wellman Holbrook, Assistant Re- gional Forester, arrived at his headquarters here this morning on the motorship Norco after spend- ing the last week making an in- spection of Forest Service work in the vicinity of Ketchikan. He looked over work being done near Petersburg on his way north. Good progress is being made on H of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Bodding, will Miss Thelma Bodding, daughter become the bride of Jerold Led- better at a wedding to be held at the Bodding residence this evening in the presence of relatives and in- timate friends. The Rev. Erling K. PRESIDENCY OF LABORING- GROUP Too Much E;;ness Forces Move — Ralston Temporary Leader Startling his fellow members oIE the Central Labor Council, J. BA‘ Dalton resigned last night as Presi- dent of the Alaska Labor Couficil as the highlight of a council meet- ing at Labor Temple. Dalton, millwright at the Juneau Lumber Company, gave as the rea- son for his resignation the fact that he was unable to attend all the meetings, due to pressing busi- ness engagements. Dan Ralston, Vice-President, will act as head of the organization until a special glection is called at the regular meeting slated for the last Priday in November. How- ever, H. R. Blythe, Business Agent, of the Labor Council, said today that there was a possibility that a special election meeting might be called for at an earlier date. Monday night, the Building Trades Union was scheduled to met at Labor Temple at 8 o'clock. Tuesday's session . will find the Carpenters Union gathering. —————— Snake, Cat, in Tree, Stare All Night At Each Other TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 3—The story of a kitten and snake staring at each other all night was told here by S. W. Percell, of Tucson. Parcell said that children living near the Yellow Bird mine made a practice of taking their cats into the woods. One or the more ambi- tious kittens climbed a tree which already was occupied by a snake. The two immediately fell to star- ing at each other, Pursell said, and both sat motionless while the chil- dren tried for hours to dislodge them. Finally the children left them in the tree where they remained until the following morning. Olafson will officiate at the cere- mony. Following the wedding, an in- formal reception will be held in ‘honor of the couple, both of whom are 'well known in Juneau. Miss Bodding 'was graduated” from the the Ward Lake recreation road out of Ketchikan, Mr. Holbrook said. Buisness in the First City is good and merchants are all opti- mistic concerning the winter as the result of a good fishing season in that district, according to Mr, ka TO MO Holbrook. DURHAM, N. C, Oct. 31— Fred ‘Work has been started on a road | Crawford, Duke’s outstanding tackle that is to be built from Petersburg |last year, has invaded Hollywood to Sandy Cove and a CCC crew of |and will appear in “Bachelor pf fifteen married men are at work|Arts,” a picture depicting college Juneau High School last year and groom to be is a draftsman with the United States Bureau of Public Survey. - Eventually the snake was brought down, and the kitten ran to the children, Purcel said. —— e | motion was passed over the strenu- ing, Councilman Henry Messer- schmidt a@oved #0 a reconsidera- tion-of the motion authorjzing the appointment of a policewoman. Seconded by William J. Reck, the ous negative vote of George Rice. Reck, Messerschmidt, A. F. Mc- Kinnon and R. H. Beistline voted ‘‘aye.” W. 8. George was not pres- ent, Substitute Reck then moved that all public dances and beer parlors where dancing was permitted must here- after have a matron in charge. This matron it was explained in the motion, was to be paid by the operator of the dance. Beistline seconded the motion. This precipitated a strenuous de- bate ‘with most of the council op- posed to the views presentéd from the citizens’ group. Councilman Rice declared that the council was breaking faith with the women, after promising them the 30-day trial of the policewoman. Comments from the spectators were asked for and received Mrs. Hermann twice challenged the council’s knowledge of parlia- mentary procedure, and left the chambers saying she would prove the councilmen had not followed correct parliamentary procedure. The councilmen, with the ex- ception of Rice, then repeated their arguments that the policewoman was not needed and voted to have the ‘dance hall matron stem adopted. The vote was the same as that on the original reconsid- eration. This vote closed the issue, and the council turned to other mat- ters. Building Code Councilman Beistline reported progress on an investigation into the need of a revised building code, with the possibility that a build- ing inspector may be appointed. No action was taken, but Beist- line expected to make a full re- TAMORA HAY SOON RESIGN President of Spain Depress- CUSTOMS OFFICER F. N. FEERO ARRIVES TO VISIT BROTHER IN DOUGLAS Deputy U. 8. Collector of Cus- toms Frank N. Feero, of the Rupert office, arrived here this morning on the motorship Norco to spend his leave visiting his brother, William B, Feero and the latter's family in Douglas. He ex- pects to spend part of his leave in Skagway visiting his .daughter there before returning to Prince Rupert, ed—Own Son Charged with Insurrection GIBRALTAR, Nov. 3.—President Alcala Zamora, of Spain, it is learned on the highest authority, may soon resign. It is said here Zamora is de- pressed by a division in his cabi- net and also affected deeply by the arfest of his son Luis, who is now facing trial charged with incite- ment of rebellion through encour- agement of his fellow soldiers to commit acts of disobedience. 14 river, at midnight Oct. 20 to particip: Nobles. The canyon was lighted More than 5,000 Shriners from western staf SHRINE CEREMONIAL AT GIANT BOULDER DAM gathered at the base of Boulder dam on the Colorado e in a ceremonial in which 200 novitiates joined the ranks of floodlights, while colored lights played on the mammoth intake by huge towers and granite walls of the Blacx Canyon. (Associated Press Photo) STOCK PRICES | ADVANCE OVER NARROW RANGE Politics Discussed Over La- 1. “bor Problems=in Fina ancial District bt NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Stocks re- corded narrow price changes at the short session today and the volume of business dwindled following a moderately active opening. Steels, gas issues, motors, Du- pont, Sears and others showed steadiness. Political matters took the place of labor problems as the topic for discussion in the street's business today. ’ Observers continued to talk more hopefully of further recovery pros- pects during the next few days, CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 18'%, American Can 101%, Anaconda 10%, Armour N 5%, Bethlehem Steel 26%, Calumet and Hecla 2%, Curtiss-Wright 2%, General Motors 29%, International Harvester 33, Kennecott 16%, United States Steel 32%. — e - CONFIDENGE IN ROOSEVELT BE GIVEN TUESDAY Senator Lewis Predicts Democratic Victory, Senate Majority WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. — In a pre-election statement, United! States Senator James Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, Chairman of the| Democratic Senatorial Cam paign| Committee, predicted a victory. Senator Lewis said: “The splen-| did Administration of President Roosevelt will be given a vote of confidence at the coming election. “The American people will most emphatically register approval of the President and his many ac-| tivities in relieving depression. ! “The President is assured of a two-thirds majority in the United | States Senate.” ——.——.. LAST RITES DELAYED FOR E. MILLAEGER French Accused |Of Disrupting |Nazi “Front” * THIRTY MILLION . EXPECTED GAST VOTES TUESDAY :Opinion on New Deal, Also SAAR BRUECKEN, Saa Basin, Nov. 3.—Discipline, i the face of French troops along the Saar frontier, is demanded of members of the Nazi on the “German front” in the Saar basin by Jacob Rirre, their SCARLET 1S T0 FLOW FORECAST OF 1 CANDIDATE [Third Major Party Nom- inee Sees Visions of ! Class War in State \STUFFING OF BALLOT BOXES ALSO ALLEGED Sinclair Says Gangsters Imported from East— Aimee in Campaign SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 3.— Charges of a ballot box stuffing plot made by Upton Sinclair, can- didate for Governor on the Demo- cratic ticket, and the entrance |of Aimee Semple McPherson Hut- ton into the campaign added fuel | to the election battle in California, Sinclair declared, at Los Angeles, that he has been informed 208 ex- perienced gangsters have been im- ported from New ‘York to substi- tute stuffed ballot boxes for real boxes next Tuesday. Aimee, in Los Angeles, is stage director of a pageant, “America Adrift,” presented by Allied church- men in behalf of Merriam for Gov- ernor groups. Visions of Clash Visions of a bloody clash and possibly class war, if either Sin- clair or Frank [E. Merriam, Re- 'publican candidate for Governor, are elected, is seen by Raymond Haight, third major candidate for ‘Governor and carrying the banners of the Commonwealth and Pro- gressive Parties. Sinclair replied that he did not |train proceeded on its way. leader, ' «Pirro, im an appeal and warn- ing said “provocateurs*are try- ing to smuggle themselves into our lines, and are playing havoc with peace.” BERT BARGLAY PASSES AWAY AT KETCHIKAN ‘ 1 iDeath Hastened by Recent’ Exposure During | Hunting Trip | | | | 1 | 1 | | KETCHIKAN, Alaska Nov. 3.— ‘Befl. Barclay, aged 50 years, is dead in the hospital here. He had been |a resident of Ketchikan for 18 years and was born in Centralia, | Wash., where his mother survives.' recently -and death was hastened | by exposure on a recent hunting; trip. Other survivors are the widow and a stepdaughter, | | | | rupt the journey to the slaughter pens of a whole train load of his brothers and sisters. The porker, browsing along the railroad tracks near here stepped in between two ties, causing derail- ment of a livestock train on the way to the South St. Paul market. Traffic on he line was tied up for six hours while trainment put the T Ty MRS. W. T. MAHONEY ARRIVES TODAY TO | MAKE HOME HERE Mrs. companied by her son Dan, ar- dents h Congressional, State Can-. didates, Be Expressed WASHINGTON, Nov. 3— When President Rocsevelt votes next Tuesday he will be one of. thirty million registefing opin- icn cn Congressional and State candidates and also on the New Deal. Thirty million is the grob- able vote on the basis of a na- ticnwide survey of registration figures in the interest in the first grand test of the Roosevelt Administration. COMMUNISTIC ACTIVITIES IN CAL UNIVERSITY Barclay had been in poor health Four of Five Students Sus- pended Are Reinstated but Refuse Offer LO$ ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 3.— Barclay operated the Pioneer Ernest C. Moore, of the University Pool Hall for the past eight years. of California at Los Angeles, late esterday reinstated four of five PO,.]“,,’ Stuck students cently suspended for | e " communistic activities. In Ties, Derails | The only explanation was that I,ivestock Train the four .met the requirements with a satisfactory response. No BRICELYN, Minn, Nov. 3 ! reference was made to Celeste | 3 o © Y| Strack, senior co-ed,, suspended Hero .is & Dog. SRt HeES 08, 1o last Monday with the men stu- market, but did successfully inter- danits Those reinstated are John Burn- side, Thomas Lambert, Sidney Zsagari and Mendel Leiberman. Dr. Robert Sproul arrived today for a start of an investigation into the University which has been de- clared a hotbed of Communism. It was said today that Moore's offer of reinstatement to four stu- been declined because of |cars back on the rails, itions im Impromptu cowboys rounded up p:::,l:ll(-dlmm s AR 3 the scattered livestock and the POWER PLANT AT PREMIER MINE IS REPORTED BURNED According to radio advices from Willilam T. Mahoney, ac- Stewart, B. C., the power plant at the Premier mine has been de- rived in Juneau from Ketchikan stroyed by fire. The loss is esti- | anticipate any flow of blood if he is torious, but added: “so far as N ‘s-el¢ttion is concerned, I agree with Haight - cause Merriam has no ant® and no idea what to do about de= pression.” Merriam made no comment on these points. INSULL DENIES DIVIDEND BAIT WAS HELD 0UT Scolds Prosecutor in Cross Examination for Inferences CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 3.—Samuel Insull took the stand again today to finish his cross questioning. Insull denied the Corporation Se- curities Company issued the first dividend as a “bait for investors,” and scolding Prosecutor Leslie Salt- er for “questions with such in- ferences.” EARTH SHOCK FELT, SEATTLE SEATTLE, Nov. 3.—Slight quakes were felt early today at Belling- ham, and Tacoma, the temblors causing sleepers to awaken. No damage has been reported. In Seattle, Quesn Anners felt an earth movement. e Yugosl;;ia Claian; Centenarian Record BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov. 3. Yugoslavia claims to have more centenarians than any other coun- try in the world of equal size. More than 80 per cent of the native Methuslahs are men. The country’s oldest woman is 106. She is Martjeto Krisnich and lives on a little Dalmatian island with her goats, chickens, dogs and Like Mahatma Gandhi, she lives largely on goat’s milk, to which she attributes her long life. 8he smokes a pipe, as do many | | cats. Funeral arrangements for Ernest this morning on the motorship Millaeger, pioneer Alaskan whullNorco to join her husband, UrfWed died here Thursday afternoan, have |States Marshal Mahoney and make mated at $200,000 and also 250 men are thrown out of employment. g been delayed pending word from relatives in Wisconsin. X er, 70-year-old proprietor of the Home Grocery, had no rela- tives iIn Juneau, and friends are | atiempting to contact his kin in the United States. The body is being held at C. W. Carter Mortu- | ary. |mained in Ketchikan after the ap- her home here. Mrs. Mahoney re- Junean Man to Wed pointment of Marshal Mahoney, to Medford, Ore., Woman settle their business affairs and » ‘take care of the leasing of their‘ PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 3.—A home. fmarrlafle license has been issued Mrs. Mahoney will be a welcome | to William Geary, of Juneau, and addition to the officigl and social Alva Brown, of Medford, Oregon, |groups of Juneau. ibcth of legal age, Balkan peasant women, but never touches alcohol. She has never seen | a lipstick, nor has she ever listened to the radio or seen the movies. “Alice—in Wonderland” WESTERHAM, England, Nov. 3. —The original “Alice in Wonder- land,” Mrs. Alice Hargreaves, is seriously ill at her home here. & s | Reported Seriously Il