The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 22, 1935, Page 1

SENATE UPSETS AD M!c ARR AN WAGE PRINCE WEDS FORMER BANK CLERK RIDER APPROVED BY1VOTEMARGIN Prevailinfiay Scale Amendment Goes Into Work Relief Bill FATE OF MEASURE NOW IN QUESTION Unless Take—n_OUt at House Conference President May Veto Bill WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.— Despite threat of Presidential veto, the Senate forced the McCarran prevailing wage amendment intec the Presi- dent’s $4,880,000,000 work re- T'ef bill by the narrow margin cf *44 to 43, So startling was the defeat handed the Administration that it left Democratic lead- ers in a quandary as to the ultimate fate of the bill Congress. White House Silent | The White House is silent concerning - the setback. . | The President had propos- ed a wage of $50 a month for relief wages so as to give relief workers seeurity but at the same time encourage them to look for better jobs in private enterprise. Organ-, ized labor said the effect ofw the low wage would be a gen-; eral scaling down of wages in'! private industry. | House Demos Hopeful | House Democrats hoped the amendment would be elimin- in ated in conference with the' House next week. SAYS BILL DEAD WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—The Senate has returned the Relief bill to the Appropriations commit- tee on motion of Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson, who explain- cd that $800,000,000 for direct re-| lief money would be returned in a separate bill. After this action, Senator Byrns made the flat statement, “The Re- lief bill is dead.” The Byrne statement threw Sen- ate circles fto a turmoil of spec- ulation as 'to the ultimate out- come of the legislation. SENATE, HOUSE OF LEGISLATURE MARK HOLIDAY Both Branches Adjourn in Observance of Wash- ington’s Birthday In observance of the birthday of | George Washington, both branches | of the Twelfth Legislature ad- journed this morning for the bal- ance of the day. The House reconvenes in the morning at 10 o'clock and the Senate at 11. Several committee meetings were held this afternoon. One new bill was ready for in- troduction today but as the House conducted virtually no business, its author, Joe Baronovich of the First Division, probably will offer it to- morrow. It proposes the appro- priation of $15,000 from the First Division road funds to build a wagon road from Kasaan to the mines at Salt Chuck on Prince of Wales Island. —— - The annual loss from malaria in the United States is estimated at one-half million dollaps. HITI.ER MOVES T0 CONSCRIPT GERMAN CASH Finance Minister Given Su-| preme Power to Demand Banks Make Loans BERLIN, Feb. 22.—Reichfuewehr | Adolph Hitler conscripted the na- tion’s cash Thursday to buy raw ‘mal,erials to consolidate debts in 'one of the shortest laws passed since the Nazi government’s hunt for liquid assets began. It will spare none upon whom {the Reich minister of finance wishes to call for money. Lutz |Schwerin von Krosigk, finance chief, is given wide powers to se- cure funds through credits limited only by the Fuowehrs’ personal estimate of the extent to which he should strip liquid 'assets from those who have them. Von Krosigk may go to the banks and demand loans to pri- vate firms and individuals and insist upon their parting with such cash reserves as not absolutely es- sential to their well being. Every German is compelled un- 1der pain of severe punishment to | register with the Reichsbank a HlsL of all lordgn holdlngs YOUTH GUILTY OF MURDERING SWEETHEART, 13 Olympia High School Boy Must Pay with Life for Slaying Girl OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 22, — A Superior Court jury of eight men; and four women here today eon= victed Merritt Hunter, Jr., 30, of first degree murder for slaying his attractive Japanese American sweet- heart, Lillian Kanda, 19. It recom- mended the death penalty and the youth's eyes filled with tears as he heard the verdict. Defense attorneys announced a motion for a new trial will be made. Young Hunter shot his pretty sweetheart while in a jealous rage over her refusal to continue the romance that flowered while the two were students in Oiympia High School. Both families cbjected to romance on racial grounds, al- though having been friends and neighbors for years, 4 Prince Michael Cantacuzene, for mer major-general in the Russian czar’s army, and Miss Jeannette Draper, former clerk in the prince’s bank at Sarasota, Flaywere married | at Sarasota. A honeymoon in New Orleans followed. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Draper of Clarkesville, Tenn, and is a native of Hopkinsville, Ky. The prince recently was divorced. (Associated Press Photos) Busincss Koeps Gaining, Says Weekly Review NEW, YORK. l"eb 22. —~ The weekly review of Dun-Brad- s'reet, Inc., today said business is again’giving mcre convineing manifcstations of pushing for- ward to ncw heights fer the year and any pauce al this time would be viewed as a prepara- tory period for mcre sweeping advances rather than marking | the beginning of reaction sim- ilar to that which followed the abortive recovery movement early in 1934. S MINE SWEEPERS T0 SOON STEAM FOR ALEUTIANS Will Continue Survey Start- ed to Westward Two Years Ago BREMERTON, Wash,, Feb. 22— Navy Yard officials said the mine swecpers Oglalla, Tanager, Quail and Kingfisher will soon arrive at the Navy Yard here for outfit- ting preparatory to continuation of the Aleutian Island survey be- gun two years ago. The Oglalla and Tanager are now at Pearl Harbor and the other ! two mine sweepers at San Diego. | The four craft will be here about one month before steaming for Alaska. ———e————— ADDRESS OF WASHINGTON . AGAIN HEARD WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. — The Senale nd House i ened today to on's farewell ‘address. The 8000~word message was read In the Senate by Senator Warren R. Austin. DOG DERBY BEING RUN AT ASHTON ASHTON, Idaho, Feb. 22—Ths nineteenth annual running of the American Dog Derby is taking place here today, Navy, War Departmev Addressed in: Telegr: Boosting: Juneau § If a bombardment will do any good, Juneau of a combined army and naval i plane base. Following approval of the. utive Board, President R. E. ertson of Juneau's Commerce sent . telegrams week to Claude A. Swanson, retary of the Navy, and to H. Dern, Secretary of War, Washington, D.. C., asking t.hn serious cofisideration be given Ju~| uncau as a possible site for such a combined aviation base. The telegrams were read to ‘hl Chamber of Commerce members at the regular weekly Iluncheon at Bailey's Cafe yesterday by retary Curtis Shattuck k Here's Text The text follows: “In your plans for air defense for Alaska, we would respectfully request consideration be given to facilities offered at Juneau. Your Navy planes, as well as the Army 20mbers, feel that we have a site here which | and.-Army base JM’“&M‘ can be developed the site is on governmeni-owned ground. “Juneau is 71 miles from the Pacific Ocean by air and also connected by deep (Continued on Pue ’I'hree) POST IS OFF ON STRATOSPHERE | AIRMAIL FLIGHT Famous Globe Flier Ex| pects to Set Record on Transcontinental Hop BULLETIN —LOS ANGELES, Czl,, Feb. 22.—Post was forced down on Mordoc Dry Lake, California, by an oil leak, ac- ccrding to telephone advices received. He announced he will try again soon. Only the pro- peller blade was damaged. made a successful visit} to our port last summer and we!' only approximately | 5 l f it i | forg 5-CENT GAS TAX BILL INTRODUCED IN LEGISLATURE {Brunelle Would Levy on ; Motor. Fuel for Autos I and Airplanes Tax of five cents a gallon on gasoline,, collectable from the deal-| jer but which he is authorized to| {pass on to the consumer, is pro- |posed in a bill introduced in the | Territorial Senate yesterday by M. \E 8. Brunelle. The Jevy would apply to motor vehicle fuel used !in automobiles and airplanes. LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 22— punds thus derived would be Wiley Post, globe flier, streaked 'nasq into s fund for the construc- off into the stratosphere shortly ijon maintenance and protection | after 6 o'clock this morning o 2 of puplic roads, bridges and trails| 2447 mile flight to New York gyhout girect appropriation by City where he expects to land On (he yegiglature and would be ex- the wood skidded belly of the pended under the direction of the Winnie Mae. { Territorial Board of Road Com- Post dropped “his landing gears just after his takeoff., He carried 3 load of airmail. aeronautical engineers. { One official of one of the major airlines indicated that the success of Post’s flight might mean the establishment - of regular strato- sphere flights in aerial service. Post said the purpose of his flight is to demonstrate that sub- stratosphere, where the air resis- tance is only a Ir'cnon of what it is near the surface, is the best route to flying, but he also ex- pected to break a transcontinental record. missioners. effective January 1, The act would become 1936, and i would not apply to any motor fuel The flight is being watched by! acquired prior to October 1, 1935. Hits At Married Workers Following up his nepotism bill of last week, Senator Henry Roden introduced in ‘the Senate yesterday a measure prohibiting the employ~ ment of a husband or wife in pub- lic* office who spouse is regularly gainfully occupied at a salary of| $100 per month' or more. Viola~ tion of the proposed act would be | a, misdemeanor 4nd penalty would | befixed at discharge from ' office (Continued on °age Thme) Naval Base in Alaska Needed to Protect Northwest from Surprise Attack, Says Officer, SEATTLE, Feb. 22—Lack of a3, naval base in Alaska makes the Pacific Northwest vulnerable to a curprise attack, Capt. N. H. Go of this Thirteenth Naval District, Chief of Staff said here. “Modern wars come quickly."| Capt. Goss sald. “A nation must) look to the navy to guard against a surprise attack but without a |base in Alaska or the Aleutian | 1slands, we Could not maintain a seaplane ocean patrol and watch | for surprise attacks. This base is | the Northwest’s most acute defense need.” Capt. Goss was a former War | Plans Officer of this district, ‘Another Reason ‘Gtven for Disaster To Azrshtp Macon SAN FR, NCI&(,O. Cal,, Feb, 2~A gust of wind, ex- erting a sthain on the “struc- “wally weak frame,” sent the Navy diribigle Maccn down in the Pacific Ocean, the Naval Board of Inquiry was told yes- terday by Judge Advocate Collfllnda[ T. L. Gatch, 6OLD IS BIG SUBJECT FOR CONGRESSMEN Two Bills Introduced Re- garding Payment of Govt. Bonds became the definite issue in Con- gress with the introduction of bills by Senator W. Warren Barbour, of New Jerséy, and Representative John B. Hollister, of Ohio. Both bills call for payment of gold on Government obligations which have gold clauses. b - 250 HAUPTMANN IN CHEERFUL Moo0D; TALKS WITH WIFE | With Execution Postponed at Least Three Months, | Kidnaper Optimistic TRENTON, N. J, Feb. 22—His execution pestponed for at least three months, Bruno R. Hauptmann is reported iin & cheerful mood His wife visited him and said hé was cheerful’ and “keeping up well @as he always will because he is innocent.” Ope of the attorneys said com- | plete harmony now resigned amonz Ithe four defense lawyers. 4 WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. — Gold | LEGAL ADVICE ON SEINE BOAT | TAX IS SOUGHT Conshtuhonahty of Levy on Purse' Seiners Ques- tioned in House When question of its constitu- | tionally was raised, the Territorial House yesterday afternoon con- tinued in third reading Substitute House Bill No. 44 providing a tax | on purse seine boats engaged in commercial salmon fishing, Attorney General James 8. | Trultt was called before the House | \for an opinion but, after explain- ing there was reason to doubt the! ‘ugmntures right to levy on cer- jtain boats, asked for further time | to go into the law and was grant- fed until the first of the week to) render a decision. | A tax on purse seine boats rang- ing from 10 cents per ton for boats of 14 gross tons to $2.50 a ton en those of 35 gross tons or over is] proposed in the bill. Five Measures Pasced Five measures won the approval of the House during the afternoon | sessfon. The Nordale eight-hour| day bill, as previously reported, passed by a vote of 15 to 1. Others winning sanction of the House and 'now going to the Senate were: | House Bfll No. 7, .changing the requirements of those eligible to receive pensions from residence | prior to 1006 to 20 years immedi- ately before request for‘ pension;| House Joint Resolution 10 ,asking a reduction in radio telegraph rates at Nome; House Joint Mem- orial 17, requesting the Federal Communications Commission to grant of the Ketchikan radio sta- tion permit to increase its size from 500 watts to 2,500 watts; H. B. 48, appropriating $56.40 to de- fray expenses of the vessel Venus when it made search for the missing vessel Thelma. 1 [GROUNDED SHIP IS SUSPECTED OF ESPIONAGE {Tokyo Fears Pictures of Important Fortresses Taken by Crew EXAMINATION WILL " BE MADE SATURDAY Vessel Undet. - Japanese Charter But Manned by Americans TOKYO, Feb 22.—The Jap- anese Navy has ordered the ‘American t ank e r Elizabeth Kellogg to submit to rigid | examination Saturday to de- "termine whether its crew is ,guilty of espionage on vital (fortresses at the mouth of Tokyo Bay. | Grounded with 0il | The tanker, chartered by | the Japanese Mitsui Company but manned by an American crew, is enroyte from Yoko- hama toward Kobe with tanks full of crude oil from Cali- ’Iomlm It grounded this fmorning near the mouth o 'the bay but was expected to be refloated at the next high tide, ~but because the ship spent the day . close to the | fortresses suspicions of navy i - (offieials were aroused and they ordered the skipper to ‘anchor off Yokosuka after refloating. Te Examine Crew The order will permit in- vestigators.to board the ship to determine whether the | fortresses were photographed while the Kellogg was stuck in the sand spit. They also iwill try to determine whether ,the grounding was intentional or accidental. GERMANY GIVEN FAVORED SPOT IN LATEST PLAN Held to Have Advantage Over Russia Due to Britain's Maneuver LONDON, Feb. 22—In the strug- gle between Germany and Russia for the position of number one . |nation in Eastern Europe the odds favor Germany winning the diplo- matic contest because of the ap- parent determination of Britain to make Germany's Government a full fledged partner in policing Europe with full rights of equality. Britain has opened negctiations directly with Russia, Germany and Italy to determine the next step for settlement of the issues of European security and armament. 1t is understood Britain*and France have come to an agreement on what course to pursue in view of the recent notes from Germany and Russia. - ————-—— — ee e 0000000 NO MARKETS e NEW YORK, Feb. 22. ® Stock markets are observing ® a holiday today on account Women's Home Plan Loses The McCutcheon resolution pro- posing a ploneer home for women fell by thé wayside. The plan was to set aside $20,000 a year until |sufficient money was acquired to (Continved on Page Threg) | ® of the anniversary of Wash~ ® ington's birthday. ® 0 00 00 00 00 00 e Sardy Deason, noted Indian med- icine man reputedly almost 100 years old, died recently near Hol- denville, Okla,