The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 26, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLV., NO. 6894. DR TRAGEDY TAKES PLAGE: OREGON HARBOR, SCENE Vessel SuchenTy Rolls Over, —Coast Guard Men Also in Danger NEWPORT, Oregon, Feb. 26.— Five men lost their lives today when the dredge Melba, of Astoria, capsized and sagk at the entrance’ to ithe harbor.” A coast guard| boat capsized when it went to the | rescue of those on the sinking! dredge. The tragedy occurred when the tug Melville was towing the dredge | Melba from Astoria to Newport harbor to be used as a dipper. The dredge suddenly began to sink as the tug reached the end of the jetty. Then, without warn- ing, rolled over and sank. A coast guard lifeboat sped to| the rescue of those aboard the| dredge, but struck a spar of the| dredge, stripped off the. steering gear, then a. moment later the! lifeboat overturned. ., FISH RESOURCES OF ALASKA MAY, BE STUDIED NOW Delegate Introduces Bill Directed to Bureau of Fisheries WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.— (Special Correspondence) For years many residents of Alaska have wanted a scientific study made of the marine life of the| North Pacific in the belief ‘that the new knowledge obtained in re- gard to the little known life and habits of the salmon and other commercial fish might be utilized in increasing this leading resource of Alaska. Toward this end, Delegate Di- mond. has introduced a bijl author- izing the Bureau of Fisheries to make an examjnation of the fish resources, and providing $500,000 for building a boat suitable for carrying on the work. The bill is similar to one introduced by Rep- resentative Colden of Califronia, to provide for an examination of the fish resources in the Pacific Ocean. Bill for Seamen A favorable report on H. R. 156, a bill to extend the facilities of the Public ;Health Service to sea- men on Government vessels not in the military or naval establish- ments, has been made by the De- partment of Commerce and also by the, Treasury Department. Passage Bf bill will provide Public .. Het . Service facilities for sea- men ‘i the employ of the Bureau of Lighthouses, Fisheries, Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Coast Guard and the, Engineer Corps. Bradford in Washington A. H. Bradford of the Bristol Bay district has been in Washingtoi. for about three weeks working in the interests of his cannery busi- ness, He is definitely opposed to the Sirovich bill for elimination of rish traps in Alaska. Mrs. Brad- ford who is accompanyirg her hus- band is well known for her suc- cessful ' operation of a group of " (Continued on Page Seven) Reindeer Drive From Alaska to Canada Ended SEATTLE, Feb. 26. — The great reindeer drive from Al- aska to Canada has been vir- tually completed according to word received here from An- drew Bahr, Three thousand head of reindeer are nmow rest- ing at Richard Island and will be turned over to the Canad- ian officials at Kittigazuit on March 6. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1935. 'ROOSEVELT PLANS NEW E LIVES ARE Gown Of Silver Mesh iy Southworth is wearing a -3 ana hat of solid silver mesh, of the exhinits at the western Jewelry shéw in Los Angeles. Azzéciated Press Photo) JUNEAU TO GET RADIO STATION IN NEAR FUTURE Federal Approval to KINY Is Given—Broadcast- ing Starts May 1 Juneau will have a new radio station in the near future, with a frequency of Gly cycles and an initial power of 250 watts, ac- cording to a letter received from Edwin A. Kraft of the Northwest Radio Advertising Company with headquarters in Seattle, by Rob- ert Bender, Editor and Manager of | The Empire. The Federal Communications Commission advised Mr. Kraft on February 16 that the application had been approved. ‘The call letter of the station will be KINY, and the license was is- sued in the name of Edwin A. Kraft. In the early days of radio during 1923 and 1924, Mr. Kraft and Mr. Bender worked out one of the first’ successful remote control ar- rangements with the.original KJR station. Through this arrange- ment orchestral concerts and pro- logues were broadcast from through remote control a theatre through the station to the radio lisenters. Mr. Kraft advises that he hopes to release his inaugural program in Juneau about May 1. DECLAMATION CONTESTS ARE STARTING NOW! The declamation contests of the Juneau High School will get under- way tomorrow and the final one will be on Thursday. Tomorrow afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, in the Grade School Audi- torium, the dramatic and oratorical divisions will contest. five participants in the dramatics and six in the oratorical. On. Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the humorous division will be heard. There are nine par- ticipants in this division. The - public s invited to contests. the ; |father. told an Empire reporter, There are DISAPPEARANCE OF JUNEAU GIRL IS SOLVED NOW Marjorie Allen, Reported ‘*Missing,’" Goes South to Marry SEATTLE, Feb. 26—King Coun- ty Auditor's officc today revealed the face that Marjorie Allen, 15, lof Juneau, and Harold H. Thayer, 22, Stanwood, Wash., received a li- !cense to marry yesterday. | 'This discovery solved the “dis- |appearance” of Miss Allen, reported | { to Seattle police Saturday night_ by her uncle, Roy Allen of Brem- erton, Wash. | Allen said he was to have mot Miss Allen, whom he had not seen for five years, upon from Juneau, where her parents re- side. The girl arrived in Seattle Saturday on the Northland. Allen said he did not recognize the girl, but a woman passenger told him that the girl had left the ship in !the company of a young man. NO WORRY HERE Marjorie Allen, daughter of Glen Allen, employee of the Thomas |Hardware Company here, is safe land is not a causz of worry, her Miss Allen went to Seattle with “perenta] blessing” to marry young IThayer. son of a Stanwood farmer. | “Marjorie was to meet Thayer at the dock,” Allen said. “If she missed connections with him, then she was to hunt up my brother, Roy Allen of Bremerton. I guess| Roy must have been unnecessarily excited.” Miss Allen is a former student of Juneau High School. D Infantile : Paralysis | 1 Reported |Westward Alaska Has Case' | According to Diag- i nosis of Dr. White DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, Feb. 26.—Alice Ludvik, aged 13 years, | has been brought from Sand Point east of here, to the Unalaska gov- ernment Hospital where Dr. Les- lie White diagnosed her case as infantile paralysis. Two deaths are reported frem Sand Point from the same afflic- tion. At Unga, near Sand Point, sim- ilar cases are reported to have re- covered. Quarantines have been estab- lished and every precaution is be- ing taken to prevent an epidemic. her arrival| In one of its famed fivi Chief Justice Hughes (left) ‘e York stock exchange. Justi At the right: three of the of justice, Assistant Solicl TOWNSEND PL TURNED DOWN SENATE 5 T0/3 Telegrams Prolesifi:‘ Trap and Liquor Con- trol, Legislation Territorial | Legislature approval | of the Townsend Old Age Pension dropped into the elass of other defeated measures today when the down the Green memorial asking Congress to give consideration to the plan. Walker, Roden, Devine | voted for the memorial. Hess, Frawley, Powers, Campbell and Brunnelle opposing. Two bills, the House measure requiring notice of alibi defense in criminal cases, and the Senate | bill regarding mechanics liens on buildings were passed. Protesting against the Hofman graduated fish trap tax, a wire was read in the Senate today from Helene Regina Mellick, trap oper- ator in the 'westward, as follows: Text of Wire { “As a native born Alaskan trap operator in Western Alaska I wish | to appeal to your fairness and in interest of our native people about | the trap tax bill before you. Joe| Hofman's bill looks as if it is| aimed directly against us as we‘ cannot bear the burden because our humpbacks are smaller and the cost of operation in exposed waters is several times more than | ordinary. Our plans to build na-| tive cannery depends on this bill | Also if bill passes we must give up ! All Aleutian communities con- Springs fund for crippled children, sufferers of infantile paalysis. ARE TOSSED SCREAMING TO SHARKS Excursion Craft Turns Tur- tle — Twenty-eight Persons Missing | CASTRIES ST. LOUCIA, Wind- |ward Islands, Feb. 26—Hope is |abandoned for 28 persons lost in the capsizing Sunday of a motor launch off the coast. 2 ! The 28 were part of & group of 102 excursionists. The motor launch turned over in the shark infested waters of the Caribbean when the excur- sionists dashed to one side, appar- ently to view sharks or barra- cudas. The vessel lurched, then turned turtle and flung the screaming men, women and children into the sea. Canoes from Laborie picked up many, then darkness shut down blocking further rescue efforts. the plan for housing natives which | for all; also raising of cattle and | completing native seine boat fleet so all native fishermen have boats, | and keeping up lights that we started with Popof Straits last| (Continued. ot. Page S: IMPROVEMENT IS REPORTED NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—Not only were more people at work at bet- ter pay during the first 11 months| of 1934 than in the previous year, but, despite ' the rise in prices, their purchasing power was 7 per| cent higher, the National Indus-| trial Conference Board reports. | —eo—— | | Hauptmann’s Counsel | Preparing Statement to Submit to Court n) TRENTON, N. J., Peb. 26.—Coun- 22l for Bruno R. Hauptmann have started preparation of reasons for asking the court for reversal of his conviction. He is cheered by| word. from his attorneys that about| $7,500 has already been pledged for his defense, Jam MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS EGISLATION LOST PRICE TEN CENTS the United States Supreme Court upheld the Roosevelt administration in the important gold cases the decisi soclated Press Photos) n which caused an immediate rise in stocks. A crowd quickly gathered in fronk of the New es Clark McReynolds (left inset) delivered the dissenting opinion, remarking “the constitution Is gone.” Deal legal experts who helped present the case to the court were (left to right) Harry Jones of the depaitment General Angus D, McLean and Special Assistant Alexander Holtzoff. (As: . HERE’S WHAT DECISION _MEANS Senate by a vote of 5 to 3 turned | ESTIMATED 1O An Associated Press diagram shows the lmfimt of long-term in- debtedness—other than federal—in eral debt, and debts. The unsha lollar federal debt, 13 billion doll di $117,000,000,000 long-term indebtedness of private, inter municipal and othe sarries the gold clause. mount of gold in th area in each diagram represents the portion of debt affected by the Supreme Court gold decision. the United 8t 8, the present fed- treasury satisfy gold-clause 28 billion . Of the and state, O carrys the gold non-federal governmental units $85,000,000,000 Politicians Seen as Besting Brain-Trust in Control Fight By BYRON PRICE (Chicf of Bureau, The Associaed Press, Washington.) From surface indications, at least, it appears that the poli- ticians have been getting the best tributed generously to the Warm|we have started and free hospital|Of it in their rivalry with the brain-trusters at Washington. The college professors and the | young liberal lawyers not only are becoming scarcer, but those re- maining are far less vocal in pub- lic. Less legislation is going into | Capitol Hill bearing the stamp of the brain trust on the outside of the package. When hig fello get together on any specific probs lem, the assembled company” 13 likely i to inélude fewer professors, more " politicians. Of course these outward appears ances may not be conclusive. Ray Moley, original dean of the admin- istration faculty, continues to slip in and out of the White House with great frequency. Many of old colleagues remain scat- tered here and there through the government service. ~ It is hard to tell whether the brainsters really are dying out, or merely ducking. FRANK’S DEPARTURE In some quarters the departure of Jerome Frank, whose economic ideas had been berated so often by some of the old-liners, caused almost as much commotion as did the earlier exit of Moley himself. Prank had been credited with having a great deal to do with the “writing’ of agrieuitural legis- \lation, especially. He was suppos- jed to be very sclid with Dr. Rex Tugwell, on whom the title of dean was conferred by many commen- tators after Moley stepped out. ‘The job Frank had simply was abolished. Appeals to Dr. Tugwell availed nothing. Washington ask- ed what this might mean as to Dr. Tugwell's, own future. For some months, now, the name of Tugwell seldom has appeared in the news. Before that he was heard of often. The Tu drug bill, which the last o failed to pass, has beer * 81 “by ‘the Copeland drtig * DM-Lagl® @ much different PN TR PR WHERE IS Dt. HUTCHINS? ‘8o far anyone ‘is able to see, Mr. Rogsevelt is talking money and fiscal - problems now with bankers and business men whom he brought to important posts more or less’irecently. - The econ- omists who, in the role of exper:s, advised the President to manipu- late the dollar, are seldom heard of today. It remains ah impenetrable secret of what, if ‘anything, was done with Dr. Hutchins, the eminent president of;, Chicago University, | whose suppoged summons to re- sponsibility in Washington stirred up so much publicity a few weeks ago. So far as the eye could dis- cern, he never was put to work at all. Just what will be left for Harry Hopkins to do when the present relief appropriations are exhnu.md" " (Continued on Page.Three) |OVER 2 MILLI | $200,000 for Roads in $2,235,242 Budget | | | An appropriation of $2,235242.50 “s asked in the general appropria- tions bill introduced in the Terri- torial House today by the Ways and Means Committee for expens- fes of the Territory during the | next two years. For the Governor's office $18,- 400 is asked. Included in the {amount an assistant | would be added at $2,400 a year. The Attorney General's office is listed for $18,180, the only addi- tional expense being $250 for ex- tra clerical assistance and $900 for law books. $35450 For Auditor For the Auditor’s office $35450 would be appropriated under the bill and the Territorial Treasurer would get $48,110. v A total of $904,000 is set aside for schools other than the office of Commissioner of Education.Of this sum $580,000 would go to schools within incorporated towns and $265000 to those outside. A sum of $24,000 s adotted “for special school facilities in com- munities where there is less pu- pils than required by law for es- tablishment of school - districts. Transportation is fixed at $25,000 and tuitions at $24,000. 7 Education For the Commissioner of Educa- tion $33,700 is proposed with a $5,000 item providing for traveling expenses of the Commissioner in making a survey of the school system. The Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines figure is set at $182,602.50, with 85,000 ear- | marked for a laundry building and $35.000 for library and equipment. For roads, trails and landing | fields an appropriation of $200,000 |is made. Other amounts are list- |ed as'follows: ' Highway Engineer, $13,000; Al- ’,vka ‘Historical Library and Mu- | seum,” $9,000; Health and Sanita- tion, = $21,000; | Alaska Pioneers' | Home, $148,800; pension allowances |for certain aged residents, $300,- {000; dependent children, $90,000; relief of destitution, $50,000; fur- | ther relief of needy and indigent, $50,00; rescue and relief of lost persons, $5,000; primary election, $10,000; aid of public libraries, $2- 000; livestock inspection, $1,500; |bounty on wolves and coyotes, $30000; cleaning salmon streams, $15,000; Board of Medical Exam- iners, $500; Board of Dental Ex- | aminers, $600; Board of Pharmacy, $300; Board of Law Examiners, $600; Board of Optometry, $300; mergency appropriation, expenses urred in carrying out provis- | of laws enacted by the legiss lature and not otherwise provided | fox, $5,000. oN ASKED IN HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS ‘$904.006 i:orv Schools ana secretary | PRESIDENTS MAKING PLANS FOR CONGRESS Chief Executive Is Prepar- ing Final Phases of His Program WORK RELIEF BILL STUMBLING BLOCK : Believes Democratic Major- ity Will Finally Pass Measure HYDE PARK, N. Y., Feb. 26.— Fresident Roosevelt is working on the final phases of his program for Congre»s and standing pat on the work relief measure, appar- ,ently convinzed this is a better |approach to unemployment relief |than the dole. | Suggestions that he talk to the nation over the radio concerning the work rellef measure has been put aside with the obvious belief that the Democratic majority on Capitol Hill will follow his lead- ership. The President is also working on his ship subsidy plan replacing financial support that is now giv- en through the warding of mail | contracts. 2 AN T L fis "“PROGRAM FROZEN . WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—With (the Roosevelt work relief program |sttll frozen' in the committee, anx- (lety arose among the backers of |the Social Security Bill. They fear that with legislation sliwed | down, almost to the halting point, | that the plan to have states quick- ly adopt the security law in har- mony with the Federal government might be endangered unless the Imeasure is speeded. State Legis- latures may adjourn without act- ing hand in hand with the Gov- ernment's program unless Con- (gress takes speedy action. GIANT ARMY WARPLANES MAKE FLIGHT Eleven Craft Take Air for Ten Thousand Mile Round Trip MARCH FIELD, Cal, Peb. 26.— Eleven giant Army war birds of the Thirty-first Bombardment Squadron took off this morning on the first leg of a projected 10,~ 000-mile round trip training flight to the Panama Canal by way of San Antonio and Washington, D. C. e e — WITHDRAWAL OF LAND APPROVED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Pres- ident Roosevelt has signed an Exe- cutive ordér withdrawing 554 acrés of land on the left bank of the Kuskokwim River, opposite Me- Grath, from the settlement which will be used as a headquar- ters site for the Alaska Game Commission. The request for the withdrawal of this land was made by the Alaska Game Cemmission about six months ago, at which time permission was granted the Com- mission to construct a headquar- ters building on the site. This building, which was recently com- pleted, will be occupied by Game Warden Eugene W. Tibbs and his family, according to Frank Du- fresne, Assistant Executive Offi- cer of the commission. Warden Tibbs, who, has been stationed at MeGrath: for several years, was fermerly at Holy Cross and is a nember of a well known Chitina family, Mr. Dufresne said.