The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 28, 1934, Page 1

" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” el VOL. XLV., NO. 6843. JUNEAU ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS G MOVE BY JAPAN 'ANOTHER COLD WAVE HHTS MHDWEST SECOND STORM | MOVING DOWN FROM CANADA Hcwling Gale’s Path Mark- ed by Debris. in New England States WIND VELOCITY GIVEN AT 175 MILES AN HOUR Pacific Coast——ls Not Im- mune from Severe Weather CHICAGO, IIl, Dec. 28.—A new cold wave is moving down from Canada on parts of the Midwest and (he upper lakes region almost on the heels of the worst storm of the season. Meanwhile New England points are cleaning up the debris marking the path of the howling gale that killed three persons. The gale reached a velocity of 175 miles an hour atop of Meunt Washington, New Hampshire, where the tem- perature sagged to 30 degrees be- low. Six deaths are reported in Mon- tana du to the cold snap. Two other persons are missing. STORMY ON COAST SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 28. —Rain and snow slanted down on the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to Southern California if one of the most widespread storms of the season. Traffic was halted in some lo- calities by the heaviest snowfall in ten years. On Vancouver Island, snow cov- ers all areas. Seattle has a white mantle today and snow is also reported in other parts of Washington. Many traffic accidents have been reported up to noon today. - OFFICIALS MEET | UNEMPLOYED IN SESSION TODAY League Committee De- mands Six-Hour Day, Five-Day Week For the purpose of presenting employment demands, a committee ©f seven men, purporting to repre- sent the Juyneau Unemployed League, met {n the Governor's of- fice at the Federal and Territorial Building late this afternoon. The meeting still was in progress at 3 30 o'clock. However, the committee's de- mands were known. Its two principle items were the same ones which the Unemployed League had made twice before; once to Harry G. Watson, secretary to Gov. John W. Troy, and once tc the Juneau City Council. First, the unemployed acked a six-hour day and the five- day week for all Alaska at five dellars a day. Second, lacking employm=nt, the League demanded impar- tial distribution of immediate and adequate government relief. The meeting was a planned one, with Gov. Troy agreeing to meet with the committee last week. In addition to Gov. Troy and Watson, other officials who were present included: Charles H. Flory, Regional Forester; Hawley W. Sterling, Assistant Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, and Mayor Isadore Goldstein. The League's spokesman was Bert ‘W. Harris. Fred Patrick, leader of the other two unemployed meetings with government officials, was ab- sent. Other members of the com- mittee who were present were: Lee Rox, B. Sasieff, C. Nelson, Harry Harcus, Abel Anderson and Thomas Conrad. ———l Motor vehicles operated by the various departments of ‘the North v case were denied by Supreme Cou caused the death of ‘the Lindbergh mann leaving the courtroom in Fle Photo) FEDERAL RELIEF T0 BE SLASHED. Slates Must Take Respon— sibility in Cases of Unemployable WASHINGTON, Dec. 28—A cam- paign to cut Federal Relief- out- lays by requiring states to take responsibility on ‘“unemployables” is announced by the Relief Ad- ministration. The move coincided with efforts of President Roosevelt to work gut an elastic relief budget capable of curtailment as business improves. The Relief Administration also | disclosed that partial allotments for January are totalling $131,700,- 000 compared to $151,000,000 dis- bursed so far in December. Harry L. Hopkins, FERA Ad-| | ministrator announced that efforts ' will be made to eliminate unem- ployables by February 1. He saldi this class, with dependents, consti- | tutes 20 percent of those on E‘ed- eral relief. - e THREE NATIONS | ARE T0 PROPOSE SECURITY PACT Agreement Expecled to Be' Reached After Saar Plebiscite LCNDON: Dec. 28.—An authori- tative diplomatic source said Greai Britain, France and Italy will pro- pose a general security pact em- | bracing almost all countries in Eu- | rope after the Saar plebiscite. £ The pact will be a joint pledge to guarantee the independence ol‘ Austria and will also pledge sig- natory nations not to make any moves against one another involv- | ing Austria or any other question ih which two or more countries ‘have an interest. ‘ Germany, it is stated, has given Eleven of twelve deTense requests for particulars on the indictment against Bruno Richard Hauptmann (right) in the Lindbergh kidnaping rt Justice Thomas W. Trenchard, who commanded the prosecution to disclose what it would charge baby. This picture shows Haupt. mington, N. J. (Associated Press U. S. CHAMBER INDUSTRY NRA Plan Woulcl Permit E’»usx-i nesses to Fix Own Rules in Competition ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 28—A new NRA, which would permit all in- dustries engaged in interstate com- merce to fix their own rules of competition, was advocated here to- | day by the United States Cham- ber of Commerce. Under the new plan, the Federal Government would have the power to approve or veto, but not to mod+ ify the rules fixed by industry. The Chambers’ suggestion is that the NIRA law now in effect be al- {lowed to expire, the new measure to take its place after enactment. ‘The Chamber’s plan would per- mit each its. own rules of competition. The rules adopted by the major part of any industry would be enforce- able against the entire industry. Collective bargaining would be done with representatives of all groups of employees, not precluding mi- nority groups or individuals. Employees would be allowed to | choose their own representatives without coercion.- It was also re- commended that the employees be frée to* belong or not belong to any type ol lnbur oranmzanon they 00se.’ All' new codes-gwould set maxi- mum hours of work and a mini- ] | mum wage scale. Child labor would be banned. The Chamber report further proposed that any new leg- islation should supercede any with which it might appear to conflict. MISS EORA M’DONALD IS HONOR GUEST AT TEA THIS AFTERNOON In honor of her house guest, ‘Miss Eora MacDonald, of Ketchi- kan, Mrs. Anthony E. Karnes is entertaining a8 number of friends jat tea at her residence on Eleventh ,and D Streets this afternoon. Miss MacDonald who is on the Iteaching staff of the Ketchikan Carolina state government use ap- mnmmewmwmmummmmhmmmm proximately $400,000 worth of gas- |the convention which will be held the Christmas holidays with Mr. in Geneva. oline every 90 days. lmdun Karnes here. industry to formulate | IS DISGUVERE'. State Outlines Contention: to Be Made Against! Bruno Hauptmann IRANSOM MONEY IS | NOW ACCOUNTED that of Extortion, Leading to Crime The state will declare at the forth- coming trial of Bruno - Riel Hauptmann, the prosecuting cials disclosed, that the Lindbergh kidnap and slaying suspect had in years avowed sources of : vided. The money will be identified by | the state, officials said, as the | bulk of the Lindbergh $50,000 ran- income = pro-~ Condon. The state will also contend that | a single motive of extortion led to | the crime. | New evidence will be used by the Istate in efforts to prove that {Hauptmann alone abducted the baby, collected the ransom and @3- posed of it himself. MRS. LINDBERGH TO APPEAR AS WITNESS TRENTON, N. J, Dec 28—Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, mother of (the slain infant, will be a witness at the Hauptmann trial it was an- !nnunced this aft.emocn OUTLAYS GOING PROPOSES NEW 'STOCK PRIGES TAKE ADVANCE OVER 3 POINTS Hndustrials T—a—k—e Lead with { Rails Following—Util- ties Hold NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—While Inot- especially active, stocks pushed jup one to three or more points to- day in the face of considerable cash selling for income tax reports. + Industrials led the advance and rails also attracted considerable at- tention. Utilities held their own. Today's close was fairly strong. Bonds on the curb were also up | today. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 19%, American Can 103%, American Power and Light 3%, Anaconda 11%, Armour N 5%, Bethlehem Steel 31%, Calumet and Hecla 3, General Motors 33%, In- ternational Harvester 42%, Ken- necott 17%, United States Steel 38%, Pound “9 % TWO KILLINGS ARE INDICATED LONELY ISLAND SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 28.—The belief that Baroness Eloise Bons- quet de Wagner, and her mate, Robert Phillipson, were killed last spring on lonely Charles Island in the Galapagos, is expressed by Capt. William Borthen, discoverer of the bodies of two other colonists on Marchera Island recently. Capt. Borthen said that he be- lieved that Alfred Lorenz, one of the men whose bodies were found on Marchena Island, killed the Baroness and her mate. Lorenz lived in fear of his life according to a note left by him which indi- cated that Phillipson and the Bar~ oness had already dug a grave for KIDNAPING CASE| Suspect Hamgle Motive, FLEMINGTON, N. J,, Dec. 28— his possession during the last ‘wn $49,600 more than all his som money paid by Dr. John F. p Ay CHARLES, G. BURDICK 1S o[l | CONFINED TO HIS HOME The toppling of 200 tons of rock dian side of Niagara Falls, the second change: in the contour of the cataract within the past five months, has led zo‘ernment geologists to predict from the Cana- neath Tablerock, B JUDGE PAINE IS REPORTED ILL ON ISLE Coast Guard Cutter Talla-| poosa to Bring Him to Juneau On a hurried mercy trip to Keku Island to bring Judge V. A. Pail reported to be in a serious con- dition from pneumonia, back to Juneau, the U. S. Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa left its Juneau base this afternoon about 3 o'clock, planning to return as quickly as possible with the patient. Judge Paine’s condition was re-| ported to U. 8! Commissioner J. F. Mullen this morning after the ar-' rival of the motorship Dart, from its weekly trip to Kake and way ports. Officers of the Dart declared Judge Paine to be so seriously ill that 1t 'was thought inadvisable to attempt to bring him to Juneau | on the small craft. Judge Mullen turned the case over to Gov. John W. Troy. When it was found im- possible to send a doctor to the isolated island by plane, Capt. Fletcher W. Brown of the Talla- poosa was requested by Gov. Troy | to make the trip and immediately | agreed. Judge Paine, Juneau property | owner and for many years a resi-| dent of Juneau, and Mrs. Pain have made their home on thefr| fox farm on Keku Island, near| Kake, for the last several years. BY' Ess THIS WEEK | ;Bun&ck, Administra- in the office of the Regional Forester, United States | Forest Sefvice hefe, is confined to | bis in the Triangle Apart-/ ments because of illness. MISS HARRIET BARRAGAR ON PWA OFFICIAL'S STAFF | ! for the year. Brunette Wbmrm. Man Companion, {Stage 10th Hnldup SEATTLE, Dec. 28— The tenth holdup of stores by a brunette burglar woman and " burly companion was commit- ted today, a grocery yielding ‘ $70. The woman held the gun | on the proprietor of the store ‘ | while her companion rifled the safe. AUTfl ACCIDENTS TAKE BIG TOLL, UNITED STATES Alarming Conditions Re- vealed in Statistics of Insurance Co. HARTFORD, Conn., Dee. 28.—At least 36,000 persons in the United | states have been killed in auto- mobile accidents so far this year. Statistics released today by the Travelers Insurance Company, re- ‘ vealed the death and injured mc, The report said this marked a ‘high point in destruction on streets and highways. ‘The record showed one person killed every 15 minutes and one njured every 31 seconds in auto- ' mobile mlshaps CHANGE FOR 3 POSE OFFICE - | DEPARTMENT {Bill Drafted by Republican Proposing Radical Change in: System WASHINGTON, De¢. 28.—United | the eventual disappearance of the Falls. air view of Falls, arrow pointing to Tablerock, where latést rock fall occurred; right, a view be- { He succeeds Left, lhowmg part of the break. 'ECKLES NAMED ~ PRIVATE SECY, BY A. ). DIMOND Valdez Man Is buccessor to Bartlett—Takes Up Duties at Once J. J. Eckles has been appointed secretary to Alaska Delegate An- '.hony J. Dimond, according to ad- vices received by The Empire from the Valdez Miner. Eckles is at present Deputy Unit- ed States Marshal under Marshal C. J. Todd of the Third Division. Eckles was disbursing officer at Valdez for the Alaska Road Col mission for three years. The new secretary will leave Val- dez with his wife and daughter on January 1, enroute to Washington, D. C, to take up his new duties, E. L. Bartlett, now Assistant Director, Federal Hous- ing Admmlstrauon. in Alaska. ONE NEWSPAPER MAY LOSE BLUE EAGLE INSIGNIA [Labor Relations Board! Makes Recommendation, San Franctsco Case WASHINGTON, "‘Dec. 29— Re- moval of- the Sam Prancisco Call- Bulletin’s Eagle is recom- mended fo’NRA by-the Labor Re- lations Board for failure to rein- state Dean 8. Jennings, rewrite man. Jennings claimed the newspaper, owned by the Hearst interests, | forced him to resign because of ac- mny with . the American News- paper Guild. In another action affecting news- papers, NRA will argue on January Miss Harriet Barragar has joined| giaies Senator Arthur H. Vanden- 7 on proposals for editorial wages the staff in the office of Ross G. perg Republican of Michigan, said |under the newspaper code Gridley, PWA Inspetcor Engineer,' and K. N. Neill, PWA Auditos. ——— HECTOR LAURIN HELD HERE FOR OBSERVATION Hector Laurin, of Nome, was teken from the steamer Yukon when it docked here by Deputy |he has drafted a bill to take the | Post Office Department, from the | First Assistant Postmaster Gen- | eral down, out of politics by es- tablishing it on a permanent ca-| |reer service basis with employees ,being given preference for jobs. The Senator’s bill also prohibits the Postmaster General from hold- - NRA OFFICES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO FOURTH FLOOR OF FEDERAL BUILDING Offices of the NRA have been | moved from their former location on the second floor of the Federal and Territorial building, where U. S. Marshals Walter G. Hellan ing any political office, like the they temporarily occupied Territor- and Jobn MeCormick at the re- quest of steamer officials, and is who is also Chairman of the Demo- | permanent quarters in 407 on the, beilg held here f6r observation. ! present official, James A. Farley, cratic National Committee. ml legislative committee rooms, to Fourth floor. ABROGATION OF TREATY IS DUE ON TOMORROW "Washinglonwl\gval Pact to Be Scrapped by Jap- i i anese pire {TWO QUESTIONS ENGAGE ATTENTION | — Will Competition Be Open- | ed Wide or Will New Accord Be Sought? WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.— A future, clcuded by uncer- tainty, faced the world’s prin- cipal navies today as Japan | prepared to sound the deom | tomorrow of the Washington Naval Treaty. Whether storms and rough waters lie ahead in the form lof a wide open competition lin war vessel construction, or lccme new move perhaps will |be made in an attempt at |another naval accord, are |questions engaging the at- - | tention of all countries with ‘Iarge navies. i The Japanese Emperor in | Tokyo has affixed his signa- ture to the document which Swill abrogate the Washington Naval Treaty. The document is expected to be delivered tomorrow to the State Department by the Japanese Ambassador in Washington. ALASKA BANKS ARE LINED UP TO HELP FHA Financial Institutions Co- operating in Modern- ization Program The First National Bank of Fair- banks has joined the ranks of the financial institutions in Alaska which are co-operating with the Federal Housing Administration in #ts Home Modernization program, it was announced today by John E. Pegues, Director for Alaska. “E. L. Bartlett, Assistant Direc- tor, who reached Fairbanks this week, has just advised the Juneau office that The Pirst National there has now applied for an Insurance Contract and will fully co-operate in the plan,” Mr. Pegues said. “Thus, eleven out of 14 of the Ibmks in Alaska are either already qualified to make Government- insured, modernization loans or hnve applied for permission to do 50" he added. “These include the First National Bank of Juneau and the First Natipnal Bank of Ketchi- kan, the finst: two institutions to apply and qualify; B. M. Behrends Bank, Juneau; Miners & Mer- chants Bank, Ketchikan; the Bank of Petersburg, the Bank of Alas- ka with its three branches, Skag- way, Wrangell, and Anchorage, the Bank of Seward, Bank of Valdez and the First National of Fair- banks is the latest to join the ranks of those institutions that are lin- ing up behind the President’s plan of putting private capital back into ! circulation, relieving unemploy- ment, improving individual homes and raising community morale.” Only the Miners & Merchants Bank of Nome, the First National | Bank of Anchorage and the First Bank of Cordova have not qualified ! to participate in the program, and these are expected to align thems selves ~with the movement in the very near fulure, ¢ “Qualification, under Title I of (Continued on Page. Sevem) .