The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 17, 1934, Page 1

e e e S L O P 0 S T AR ASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” GIGANTIC PLAN IS PRESENTED T0 PRESIDENT Scheme Proposed for Nat- ural Resources of Reported App WASHINGTON, Dec. 17— The ‘Unemployment Insurance Plan, \m-l der which the employer bears the! full expense by means of a pay-| roll tax, has gained approval here. | U nemplbyme’nt Insutance Plan roved; Economic Security Board Takes Action surance funds, thus seeking to spur creation of state systems. The greater measure of Federal control projected under the new plan the same source said, had given the impression in some quarters that IONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1934. OFF MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NTO MUNITIONS SECRETS _ PRICE TEN CENTS LASKA COAST ORIENTAL NAVY WILL OPERATE, NORTH PACIFIC Annual Ocean Test to Take Place Within Triangle - , y 2 President Roosevelt's Eco: i Umflbxtes Pl oM gy | Federsl Government. - would 3-Man Board Next Year 5 L by a man thoroughly familiar with | STaBt subsidies to those states| " e ’ * BOARD I8 - [the work in the Council, but who NREh Shietet unemployment in: PEACE PACT IN ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXHAUSTIVE REPORT | ceciined to be quoted, to have ap- | SUPSER e WL oantorpied &) STEEL . proved it by a close vote. The plan | St21d8rds set up by a national law, MADE FROM TOKYO Salient Pbin?Bring Forth Praise, Likewise Sub- sequent Doubt WASHINGTON, Dec. 17—A gi- gantic plan for development of America's natural resources has been proposed to President Roose- velt as a means of distributing “hu- man welfare” throughout the land. The plan has stirred a mixture of praise and doubt on Capitol Hill. While some described the report would follow the general lines of last year's Wagner-Lewis Unem- 'indicating that the cost of admin- |istering the plan probably would | be borne by Federal Government.: Pployment w% As a matter of fact, the plan Under the proposal of the Coun- i to have the employer bear the cil, the Federal Government would | expense, -advanced on the ground exercise a wider control over the' that he would pass it alo: administration of insurance funds consymer in n‘,)e form o‘g";&h‘:;; than would have been possible un- | increased prices. |der the Wagner-Lewis bill. In that way, the workers also This measure, which failed of en- actually pay part of the expense. actment in the last session of Con- It was explained that if the work- gress, after sturdy opposition by ers were assessed a part of the cost, employer interests, would have lev-‘ they being a large part of the con- |ied a Federal payroll tax, but would suming public, they would be re- announced program for The senate committee reopening its investigation of the munitions business heard evidence that arms manufacturers knew six years be- fore the World war that “a tremen- dous conflict was brewing,” but Irenee DuPont (below, center) mu- nitions manufacturer, eclared business wi ‘almost dead” during that period. Above, members of the committee are shown in confer- War Game Is to Match that of United States Battle Fleet ! TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 17.— Newspapers throughout Jap- | an print articles today assert- ing that the Japanese Navy will conduct maneuvers in ! 1935 on the North Pacific tri- \have deducted from this levy any . quired to make.a double contribu- angle. of the President’s National Re- |contributions to state industrigl in- | tion to the fund natural resources as holding ft to right: Senators Van- sources Board as very progressive o e BB e bilities of putting every able ancei W Micioan, Nye of Nortn | The mewspapers say the and excellent, others expressed ' ied American at work. Dakota, Clark of Missouri and Pope | maneuvers are planned to doubt about the wisdom of a per- | Steel Industry Another t cal of Idaho. In the enator h th f the United mate ose of the Uni manent Public Works Adminis- A cheer labor, came from it Barbour of New r Hiss b g tration which the Board suggested. Nolsices Where the Ford spokesman t- and Stephen Raushenbush, chief | States Battle Fleet which are Many, including regular Repub- lican leaders, withheld comment, pending more study of the report | on a long range plan for the Na- | DEAL PLANNED New Program CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 17. —A one hundred million dollar ed that ‘‘we have not seen real wages yet.” Matthew Dow, Vice-President of the American Federation of La- any H Investigator. Below are irenee and Pierre DuPont (left) with counsel, Willlam Donovan (right). (Assocle ated Press Photos) to take place in the North Pacific Ocean between the Pacific Coast, Alaska Coast :vj::;:h land, water and minera! EARLY IN 1935' ::gnm ol“n:‘: equipment is :m' n:'nl:: p::l:ml letter to §' 5O SR ¥ Alas‘gA —— |and Hawaiian Islands next 2 answer steel industry len n General 3 [ kans Ar { spring or summer. Points of Plan it to the contention made five |charging Sloan with to uR’GEs ALASKA ' p < GANAI_ Acfluss One Tokyv newspaper de- The salient points of the Phn’ & years ago that the industry is | “reverse the Roosevelt Recovery Carrying Coal b : : are as follows: |David ond George Is In-| far overbuilt. Program by “your new low Wage’ To England clares that the American war Six year Public Works Budget & — Has s —————— campaign.” BE cu s D n NIG A HAGU A Is games are designed to test with ten billion dollar reserve fund. 1gator : President Willlam Green de- i SEA Deo. .17 Friend the “possibility of coming To retire seventy-five million ‘Bram Trust M sTmK manded mhare teeth ‘for NRA to venledlhllew.m e dnen s ;({: t g acres of submarginal lands. force ‘reluetant industries fto line Te ‘that’ M, And, Mrs. over to the Jipanese coasts. Expansion of subsistence home- steading with a further decentrali- zation of industry. Federal assistance to and control of the mineral industries. Surveys looking to development of power, irrigation and flood con- trol to end heavy losses of soil caused by uncontrolled erosion. Better program for “socially use- ful” public works. Lump sum for which the Presi~ dent could allot money under at least a six year plan for a perma- nent planning agency. FILE CHARGES OF MURDER IN PORTLAND CASE Special Poli;a_ Officer Must Make Answer in Lloyd George plans to launch ‘his | British New Deal, inspired by Pres- | {ident Roosevelt, early in 1935. It | is announced that Lloyd George | even has his own “brain trust” | which is composed of farmers, bus- iness men, bankers, scientists, poli- | ticians and economists. This “brain | trust” has been busy for several | months working out a ‘‘new deal” | program. | The prime plank of the program | is nationalization of the Bank of England. A.R.C POWDER MAN | IN INTERIOR HAS EYES BADLY HURT Thomas Day, powder man for the Alaska Road Commission, working on the Olnes-Livengood road in the Interior district, suffered severe in- jury to his eyes when a powder blast .went off pre-maturely, ac- cording to word received today by CHURT, England, Dec. 17.~—David | Speculators Cautious— Metals and a Few Issues Have Following NEW YORK, Dec. 17. — Metals, some utilities and scattered special- ties found a following today on the New York Stock Exchange but the list, as a whole, was in & narrow range. News incentives were scarce and speculative operations were of a highly cautious character. Today’s close was steady. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 17.— ‘Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock y is 18%, American Can 106%, rican Power and Light 3%, Anaconda 11%, Armour N 5%, Bethlehem Steel 30%, Calumet and . Arivi “ 3 0- A frirs 0o senis g { A proposed peace pact between I the steel industry and union labor, suggested by Myron Taylor, Chair- man of the United States Steel Corporation, is to be submitted this week to the Amalgamated As- sociation of Iron, Tin and Steel workers. ALASKA HERE BOUND SOUTH The Alaska arrived in port at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the Westward. After taking on con- centrates at the Alaska Juneau Dock, the vessel is scheduled to move to Pacific Coast Dock, from where she was expected to leave southbound at 8. o'clock tonight. « The complete inbound passenger list: x . N, PLANNING Seattle Conference Comes to. End — Northern | Councils Proposed | | SEATTLE, Dec. 17—Development | of Alaska as an integral part in the planning of the destinies of the Pacific Northwest States and hopes for the creation of Planning Coun- cils in Alaska, were expressed by hgmeward-bound representatives to | the: Second Pacific Northwest Re- gional Planning Conference held | here. Among the Division reports was | ope that recommended future plan- ning take cognizance of Alaska de- velopment and also cooperation with British Columbia. Chief Engineer for the Alaska Road Gommission, I. P. Taylor, told the Regional planners, - as, Gov, JoHn“W. Troy's representative, that fred Balls, of Anchorage, Alaska, are probably somewhere on the At- lantic nurFyIng nome for Christmas | to their native England, carrying chunks of Matanuska coal so the home folks can see what Alaska mines offer. MRS, BORAH FOUND DEAD INKITGHEN Former University of Wash- ington Instructor Takes Own Life ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Mrs. Juanita Borah, aged 30 years, wife of Teo A. Borah, Associate "Edi- tor of the National ~Geographic LOOMING AGAIN Construction of Project Will Be Presented Next Congress WASHINGTON, Dec. 17—~A new move has been started to get the next Congress to authorize con- struction of a seven hundred and twenty-two million dollar canal across Nicaragua for commercial and National Defense advantages to the United States. In announcing plans to push adoption of the 30-year-old pro- | ject; Chairman Carl Vinson, of the House Naval Committee, said he would discuss the proposal with President Vinson very soon. Chairman Vinson said the time is near when the United States will have to construct the Nicara- gua Canal to supplement the Pana- ma canal as the latter is scarcely big enough to accommodate some NAVAL RACE OF SEA POWERS S DRAWING CLOSE Word Is Awaited of Jap- an's Abrogation of Treaty, Due Thursday WASHINGTON, Dec. 17—Th threat of a costly naval race among sea powers drew closer as the Na- tional Oapital awaited Japan's for- mal notice it would abrogate the ‘Washington Limitation Treaty next, ‘Thursday. § Japanese Ambassador Saito is ex< pected to deliver to the State De- partment official word that Japan intends .to abrogate the treaty om Al o Alaska hopes to establish planning ’ A Hawley W. Sterling, Assistant Chief | Hecla 3, General Motors 31%, In-| M. J. Anderson, Mrs. A« Jfgouneils. 1 M | Magazine, was found'dead in &|gnine riow bel bullt, the. sapliiian’ date, Which W D Mish Slaying Engineer with the Alaska R0ad| ternationsl Harvester S8%, Kenne. [Streed, J. Madsen, N. L. Troast,| Giner Atuska cbserves st the o | €as-filled Kltchen ‘in her home by |* Ghairman Vinton added| that the | cember 31, 1936, o Commission. cott 17%, United Stases Steel 37%,|C..R. Chitteck, C. C. Polley, M¥S.|terence included Wellman Holbpook,{hér htsband and'son. Nicaragua canal will shorten the| This means that after January PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 17.— Murder charges have been filed The injured man will leave Fair- banks on December 20 bound for Pound $4.94% Polliey, Rose Femmer, R. A. Grids ley, O. B. Twedt, B. D. Stewart, Assistant ‘Regional " Forester, an M. 'D. Williams, District Public ' Mrs. Borah was'a r'\auve of Spo- kane, Wash,, graduate of the, Uni- route between the Atlantic and Pa- cific and Orient, in addition to 1, 1937, there will be no Interna- tional agreements limiting naval ainst Jose] Osbou | Seattle to receive treatment for the (ml RE ! | Mrs. George Phinn, J. Saarela, F.|poalq Engineer. versity ‘of Washington and Assis- adding to the National Defy : strength as the London Treaty also ;guce ol!wurphm conx::lvonsp:flm injuries. He will be accompanied MISS R T A. Henton, H. B. Wetherbee, O. 2t tant | Professor; ¢f classieal langu- A g et automatically expires. the slaying of Simon Mish, retired [bY 8 nurse, the message stated. VISITS FRIENDS |Gustopher, Mrs. J. L. Green, Mrs. ages., PROPESAL UNTIMELY The program, laid down by the furnitute dealer. The body of Mish and also that \nt_ms pet dog, was found in a fish ponhd last” week. ‘Mish had been beaten over the head as he sat playing pinochle, in his bachelor quarters. Osbourne is asked to explain a cut on a hand, also about blood spattered on his flash light, a bloody blanket in his auto, two ,hairs on ‘the butt of his revolver, and his activities on the night of last Tuesday, also the reason for « sending his uniform to a cleaners the next day when blood was re- ‘moved from the clothing. Osbourne denies the slaying. “DELIGHTFUL “AFFAIR In honor of Miss Verna Hurley, whose marriage to Roy Carrigan will take place at the home of the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Anna|fice of A. E. Karnes, Territorial e ©0 0200 s o000 L] AT THE HOTELS . 0000000000000 Zynda R. 'Merriam, Juneau; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnstone, Sentinel Is- land; Mrs. C. H. Smith, Juneau; Mrs. George Bacon, Juneau. Gastineau * John Sheppard, Eagle Harbor; G. . McDonald, Petersburg; J. T. Williard, Juneau; A. J. LaGasa, Juneau; J. B. King, New Orleans; 'George Wilson, Seattle; J, L. Eaton, Juneay, Mrs. Dolly Larson, Juneau; Wil- MISS MARY- NQRDNESS TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH' FAMILY ‘SOUTH Miss Mary Nordness, stenograph- er and assistant clerk in the of- ON WAY SOU THi Miss Ruth Reat, formerly of this city, is spending some time with friends in Juneau while the steam- er Alaska is in port. She is on her way south from Nome, where she is employed by the Lomen Com- pany, and will remain outside until next spring. ‘This is Miss Reat’s first trip out- side since she left Juneau several years ago to accept the position with the Lomen Company in the Bering Sea port and she is con- tinuing directly south to spend the holidays with her mother. She ex- FROM NOME ON ALASKA N. L. Troast, prominent grchitect, who has been assisting the rehab- ilitation committee in Nome since the first of September, returned J. McClung, L. W. Clark, E. Swan= son, H. Kere. KENAI ARRIVES AT Bringing 19 passengers, many of them for the holiday season, the B. B. Kenal arrived from Sitka. and way ports at 1 o'clock this after- noon. The complete passenger way bill: From Bitka—Mrs. J. J. Murphy, J.. 8. Sullivan, J. C. Torrence, Alex H. Sokoleff; from Kimshan Covess! Clyde Bolyan, W. H. Biggs, W. & Brown; from Chichagof—Mrs. W, ruthers, Mrs. Ole Taug, Master H. Teug; from Hoonah—Mrs. L. W. Huntington, S. L, Kane, E. Lee Jackson. 'B. D. STEWART I AUNT'S CUSTODY NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—Surrogate James Foley has refused to ap- point Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vander- bilt personal guardian of her heir- ess daughter Gloria, aged 10 years, te Foley held the Su-, preme Qourt had adequately .dis- Pposed, of the question of the: child’s paternal aunt. ALBERT WILE, POSTMASTER CANDIDATE, LEAVES TODAY FOR SHORT TRIP SOUTH Albert ‘Wile, whose recommenda- LITTLE GLORIA IS TO REMAIN IN 1 THIS AFTERNOON 1t 5 said Mrs; Borah had been suffering from nervous disorders. A suicide certificate was issued by the coroner. JUDSON DOKE 1S ACQUITTED SECOND TRIAL WOODLAND, <4l Dec. 17— Judson Doke has been acquitted by the funwritten, law.” «+ Hollingshead . was a poet and lover of Doke’s wife, it was al- leged, —————— RANGER CHIPPERFIELD RETURNING HERE AFTER TOKYO, Dec. 17.—The proposal in Washington by Chairman Vin- son of the House Naval Affairs Committee for a canal across Nic- caragua is termed “most untimely” from a standpoint of Japanese- American friendship, by the For- eign Office spokesman. The spokesman asserted that “Mr. Vinson thinks by threatening Japan with such positive steps that America can make Japan yield in the London naval conversations. However, an entirely opposite re- sult is most probable.” CONTESTANTS “LEADERSHIP Four Are A—lre_ady in Race United States Navy Department calls for the building of 78 ships to bring the fleet to full treaty strength. ILTERRORISTS ARE EXECUTED MOSCOW, Dec. 17— Twenty=' eight alleged Terrorists, under sen« tence, have been executed at Kievy bringing the total to 107 of alleged, Terrorists executed since the as- | lam Lynch, Juneau; Arthur Hed- |pects (o stop over in Junieau On|poyling, Master B. Bowling, Mrs.fcustody in a; recent decision, mak-|a jury.at his second trial for the sassination of Sergel Kiroff om . . MISS VERNA HURLEY man, Taku; M. A. Carl, Juneau; her return to Nome late in thelcigude Rhodes, Conrad Nordberg,|ing Goria the ward of the Court|murdey of Lamar Hollingshead | Décesugias 1. | OR GUES AT Eaton, Juneau. ! o Gus Anderson, Felix Alko; from fand granting.principal custody to|last summer on the ground the LlNE uP FuR . . CERRM YL | : ~| Mrs. % itney, her was within' the' province of ot A e IS HON! T Al BRI 5 AT R o e Tenakee Springs—Major W. J. Carv Harry. ,Payne Whitney slaying i pr ‘ | Railroad Retirement Aet Is Going Before U. S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, Dec. 17— The Supreme Court has agreed to pass Webster, tomorrow evening, Miss | Commissioner of Educatioh, will [to his home in Juneau aboard Lhe' ARRIVAL TODAY tion for the appointment of Post- TEN DAY BUSINESS TRIP| g i i on the decision of a lower court Edna Riendeau and Miss Dorothy |leave aboard the Alaska to spend |steamer Alasks, after a several| FROM WES mastergof Juneau was made by Be High Cbief on Bolding the ‘Raliroad . Retitamaniiil s Green entertained at tea at the )the holidays with her parents in|months’ absence. TW Delegate to Congress Anthony J.| Ranger W. A. Chipperfield, of the Floor Of House Act is unconstitutional. A Riendeau residence 'y after- | Ketchikan, She expects to return Mr’ Troast and B. D. Stewart, yesterda noon, from 2:30 o'clock until 4:30 |on the first steamer leaving there o'clock. Many friends of the bride-to-be and her family were present dur- ing the afternoon and a delightful | Pending the arrival of boats, the time was enjoyed. Mrs. J. W Lievers and Mrs. Dan | held today at C. W. Carter's Mor- Supervising Mining Engineer. for| B. D. Stewart, Supervising Min- the Territory, made the trip to|ing Engineer and Ex-officio Fed- Cordova from Nome, by plane,’ eral Mine Inspector, who has been after Christmas. B Dimond & short time ago, will| leavé for “Seattle on the steamer Alaska this evening. He plans to wind up business M'NAUGHTON FUNERAL WAITS | body of John McNaughton is being boarding the steamer at that place. —— " MRS. CONNOR HURY Slightly hurt when she fell in 1 assisting the central committee and PWA officials in the rehabilitation work in Nome since the disastrous fire of last September, arrived in with brokerage houses which he Tepresents and will be only ten days in Seattle, leaving there for Juneau on the steamer Victoria, United States Forest Service, left Sitka this morning for his head- quarters in Juneau after being ab- sent for the last ten days on an administrative trip, taking care of ECW work, timber sales and land work in the district. He is making the trip on the Ranger IX. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Repre- sentatives John J. O'Connor, of New York, and William B. Bank- head of Alabama, are depicted by their respective backers as being out ahead of the field in the House leadership race. Pt Russell, presided at the attractive-|tuary. . i {|a private vesidence yesterday, Mrs.|Juneau this afternoon aboard .the |sailing December 29. Other contestants are Represen- Yo, 4 ,.:(. ' Iy & %ga table during the| The old pioneer, who was at one |J. E. Connor was taken to St.,Steamer Alaska, ———-e———— HOME FOR HOLIDAYS tatives James M. Mead, of ‘New | — (A “% | first Mrs. A. Riendeau |time a longshoreman, died Priday |Ann's Hospltal. Shie was sble to Hr-B'e'lnflwimmNm'b1 MRS. COOK RETUBNING ,, | Miss Amy Lou Guerin; who has|York and John W. McCormack, of M pR B and Mrs. T¥{R. Danielson during |night in his cabin. The .funeral return to her home today. Cordova, where he boarded Mrs. Norman' Cook ‘and baby, V,Q,ibeen,,gmmlng ‘the Hofy * Names | Massachusetts. v i bl o ' ““uvthe secon bour. Miss Corinne|dafe will not be set until his fel-| = While at the hospital, Mrs. Con- |Steamer for his headquarters -nn»',m‘» i tH6 ' south’ for some time, Academy in Seaftle,is a passénger| Representative Joseph W Byrns 3 e = 3 7) ‘- Duncan and Miss Mary Jean Mc-|low longshoremen can arrange a|nor recelved treatment for minor |[NOme in Juneau. He has been ab='g .y &Imnu-bound‘puunsvn: aboard the Yukon to sperid the'of “Temnessee, is assured of the|. -,L Ay Naughton served the guests. - . = suitable time, 5 bruises and a dislocated shoulder. | Sent for about five months. b abodsd the Yukon, . holidays at her ‘Juriedu "home. Speakership, i B AR BT S