The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 28, 1935, Page 1

‘ o regulations, ~ THE DAILY ¥ e VOL. XLV., NO. 6896. PRESIDENT STUDY] SECOND BLOW IS STRUCK AT | RECOVERY ACT Federal mge Decides Coal Mining Is Intra- state Business DENIES REGULATORY POWER OF CONGRESS New Deal F;ces Being Marshalled to Present Different Views WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. — The' New Deal Is marshalling legall forces to ward off a blow, which if it should gain the added strength of Supreme Court approval, would topple much of NRA’s vast struc- ture into the dust. The blow is the decision of Fed- eral Judge J. P. Nields, of Dela- ware, reinforced by & ruling ol cheral Judge C. I. Dawson, at| ille, Kentucky, who declared | mining was an intrastate business and that such business was beyond the regulatory powers| of Csongress, thersfore NIRA, as applied to coal, was unconstitu- tional. Foundation of New Deal Much of the New Deal is based, ~ on the idea that if business af-| fccts commerce between States, Congress can regulate it. This view also met an chstacle in Judge Nields’ flat statement that manu- faciure was mnot: subject’ to Such Judge Nields @eclared uniconsti-| tutional and void Seétion 7A of the |7 National Recovery Act and dismiss-| ed the Government's suit for an injunction against the Wierton el Cocmpany, The case was gen- | erally considered cne of the most, pportant tests of the labor guar- antee provisions of NRA. CHAMBER HEARS FIVE SPEAKERS TODAY'S MEET Taylor, B:};ends, Som- mers, Gore, Hellen- thal Make Talks With no business details to take!' uD time, Juneau's Chamber of Commerce heard five. present or former residents of the city in brief talks this noon at Bailey's Cafe. Although there was no business to discuss today, there was a hint that several announcements on var- ied topics would be made next week. 4 Principle statements made by the five speakers, who were introduced by President R. E. Robertson, fol- low: Tke P. Taylor, Chief Engineer for the Alaska Road Commission, re- cently returned from Washington, D. C, on an extended business trip: “I found more sympathy with Territorial affairs being ex- pressed in the nation’s capital than ever before. Dr. Gruening’s inter- departmental committee on Ter- ritcrial Affairs especially seemed anxious to aid Alaska. The ques- tion of finances is the obstacle, at present.” (Continuea on Page Two.) ————————— ARMY OFFICER DENIES CHARGES DAUGHTER HURT SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 28. —Major Albert M. Jones, Chief of the Intelligence Unit of the Army's Ninth Corps Area, today denied published reports that his 20-year cld daughter Barbara had been at- tacked and beaten in a Commun- ist campaign at the Presidio. The repori, published in the Ex- am sald the Major’s daughter had also been threatened with kidnaping and harm unless her PU BI.IG HEARING, JUNEAU ALASKA A “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ASKA DAY, FEBRUARY 28, EXHAUSTED DOE FREEZES TO ICE Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Olson of Spangle, Wash., saw a full-grown doe ing on the ice of Loon lake and when they approached her she ot move; but struggled when they attempted to pet mwmd the deer was frozen fast. It believed she had elf trying to gain solid footing, and then fell. The Ols the animal. The doe rai th hed ith s ran away as they reacl ore wi 3 ciated Press Phuto) 4 " 5 YR ¥ P lncome Taxpayers in Lower Earmn s Brackets Pay Less By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—With ’ lower taxes on small incomes and higher levies on large incomes and LI uuR BILLS IN on estates, the 1935 battle with :swing throughout the cobuntry. HUUSE TnNIGHT’ Internal Revenuc cffizials say that thousands of taxpayers un- income returns is getting into full | familiar with the provisions of A public hearing on {bills now before the Territorial |BYesS last spring, Legisla‘ure has been called by surprise that their taxes are lower the joint liquor committee for s|than they were a year ago. Many ciock tonight in the House Cham- | @r¢ under the impression that bers. they have Six measures relating to control | Puting their tax. and hearing of liquor are before A major factor in the reduced the Legislature. Five of the bills, !eVy on the small wage earner is three in the House and two in the the new allowance of 10 per cent Senate, provide for Terriforial Credit on earned net income up stores and licensed dispensaries. t© $14,000, with the provision that Another proposes regulations on all income up to $3,000 be con- wine and beer dispensaries. sidered as “earned.” Another size- —————— able reduction is brought about 2y the substitution of a 4 per cent | normal rate on all incomes as com- ‘pared with the previous 4 per cent for the first $4,000 and 8 |per cent for all income above $4,- WAGES TOGO = | Big Income Levy Increased Levies on the big incomes are u HlGHER increased by larger surtaxes in | the higher brackets and by the the liquor | —— imposition of the surtax on “sur- Auto Manufacturer Writes|f3% not incomes” in excéss of HlS VleWS to A F | Despite the surtax increase, the | married taxpayer with a net of L. Official NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Henry Ford, in a letter to Matthew Woll, Vice-President of the American Faderation of Labor, predicts wages will reach higher levels than ever before because of experienced far- sighted industrial management. Ford, in his letter, wrote that| he nowise had changed his mind ebout the desirabiliiy of high wage and said: “I believe wages will continue to go higher, not as a resulf of politics or from purely humanitarian motives but as the résu't cf management that will en- able men to earn more. I do not believe production costs are ever really decreased by reducing wa- ges but I know higher wages usu- | ally do bring lower costs.” | CCC Enrollment Up WASHINGTON — The Civilian| Conseravtion Corps had a total en- rollment of 392,000 in October as compared with 000 in Septem- ber. The October payrolls amount- | 2d to $16,920,000. - Evening Coats l.onger earned income up to and including $25,000 will pay less this year than he did in 1934. For éxample, the married man with no dependents and having a net income of $3,000 will pay a tax of $8 this year as compared, with $20 last year, or less than one-half as much. It is computed ‘n this way: A 10 per cent al- lowance for carned . income amounts to $300, which ‘deducted front $3,000 leaves $2,700. Subtraction of the $2,500 ex- emdtion for married persons leaves a taxable income of $200, and 4 per” cent of that amounts to $8. The married man with no de- | pendents and a net earned income | of $5,000 ‘will pay a tax of $80 |as compared with $100 a year ago. The men is the same status with |an_earned income of $25,000 pays $2489 as compared with $2,520 in 1934, Persons with earned incomes above $25,000 will pay a higher rate than they did last year although the jncrease is not relatively as large. The 10 per cent credit applies | mly to earned incomes, no al- owance being granted for reve- b from « investmen! LONDON — The latest evening ru esnrlgz?v:?ndsm e,l coals - cre’ ankle-length, with a & 3th, s Returns Required stand-up collar and large, flat Xpng e father halted activities against/ Communists on u’:e military reser- vnlm. TN | Even if allowable deductions and 2Xemptions removes a person -from (Continued on Page Three) muffs of _ermine. clips are keing Bracelets and made of ermine WLE&@LMQI%‘“ e pagg~ T jon s carried on in-. {the Revenue Act passed by Con-| are expressing | made errors in com-| BOND PLAN BIL 1S INTRODUCE IN LEGISLA House Meas:_re, With € gress Approval, Woul Permit $2,000,000 Iss Proposal that the tor} itself up to $2,000,000 with of carrying out a 'mflm in co-operation Federal governmunt is one of the last bills introd the House by the Ways and ‘Committee. Under the O Act the Territory can contti indebtedness but should the islature pass the bill and it ratifieation of Congress it lieved by committee member: i action would validate a bon sue. Suggzestion has been made | Legislature by Deiegate A. J. mond that the Legislature K | cate intent to further tax y ritory with the aim of developh its' various industries and mh) resources. Co-operative Plan { | The Government is asking the‘ various states to assume & mm ‘NEW RECORD FOR HOUSE VOLUME the same position, thus Night Sessiop-Bees Findk officials will feel that d of Alaska are willing to shi part by federal funds, it was ex-| FIOOd Of Measures { Poured Into Hopper “in the nose” 1 ice in| \ { & | building a greater Territory. ' An, expenditure of some million dol- | lars is proposed in Congress nvw to ‘better airplane fldfl: plained, and should the Territory offer to spend a substantial sum, |the Government would be more | Setting a new mark for number inclined to increase the funds for of ®bills introduced, Territorial Alaska. House members poured 26 new 30-Hour Week measures, into the hopper at its The 30-hour week bill made its night meeting last night, sending appearance among the last minute the total to 143 for the session,' measures, beinz introduced by H. aside from memorials and resolu-' H. McCutcheon. It would set the tions which numbered more than work week of five days of six|30. Yesterday being the 45th day \hours each for all salaried and|no further measures can be intro- | | wage workers, no; excepting sea- duced in either House without con-| | sonal employment of the Federal sent of a two-thirds majority. | |and Territorial offices. | House and Senate concurred lnl A memorial asking Congress to 8 telegram to Congress yesterday allow Alaska the right of refer- Protesting against the bill now bc-; 'endum also was presented by A. fore that body protecting the eagle. | | P. Walker. If granted the Legis- It Was pointed out the eagle is al lature would be able to refer im- €Al menace to fur farmers and pertant questions coming before Others in Alaska and open season | it to the people. should he allowed on the bird. PRSI I GO News bills, resolutions and mem- | orials introduced in the House follow: H. J. M. 25, by Walker—Urging |improvenients in harbors on the coasl. ot Alaska. by Walker—Request RANSOM BILLS IN LINDY CASE 782" oo ARE PICKED Up s ™ ! M 27, by Lyng—Requesting NEW YORK Teb. 26_Federal bener mail service for the Town of Sh ision. agents professed ignorance but the (WAGHR. 1 Becond Divisio H. J. M. 28, by Martin—Asking plricas of '_:mg')“’:n AUlin®S Congress o appropriate sufficient the undbe:ehpo: B somew“ funds to establish tuberculosis S 2Mom money sanatorfums for natives in each passed at the East Boston Airport. Two $10 have been identitied as| O g, fOUr Divisions. H. C. R. 2, by Martin—Directing ransom money. |Board of Road Commissioners to | make investigation into housing | conditions of its employees in the { ror ame Emory university at Atlanta, Ga., was named in honor of the Meth-| odist bishop, John Emory i (Continued on Pm 'I‘wo) Republican Part y Split Wide {Open Between New, Old Grou ps, No Leader to Give D«Lrectwns By BYRON PRICE | & rallying around the Constitution. } (Chief- of Bureau, The Amlaled\'l‘hl other:school admonished the | Press, Washington.) | party ‘o 'think and talk less of the past, accept change more read- An exceptionally interesting cross |ily and be thankful things had not jcection of Republican sentiment|gone further than they have. i ,has been put before the country Taken together, these utterances |97 the National Republican club portrayed more graphically than of New York. anything else since the Roosevelt The speeches at the club's Lin-|regime began the aspirations of coln day dinner covered almosthepuhlicm leaders and the dif- the whole range of party opinion, | flculties which stand in the way jbut on one point there was no of party cohesion to realize those .di.pute Either directly or by im- | aspirations. plication, the speakers called on| ithe party to capitalize what they | FOUR APPROACHES .conceived fo be a definite drift o!‘ What was said around the ta-! popular sentiment away from the |ble ds worth a somewhat more Democratic administration at| detailed” examination Washington. Theodore Roosevelt openly and 1935. Dcuglas Fairbanks and Lady Sylvh Ashley arc will take (hem on a leizurely world cruise. if they annoyed him. they will take over the yacm of Jesse Livermore, to thel[n EMPIRE {LEY EMBARK ON CRUISE wn_ abe They 1:t Londcn after They railed for the Vi (A iated Press with the n Istands wheic, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS | | PRICE TEN CENTS CONGRESS PRESIDENT IS ATTEMPTING T0 BREAK BLOCKADE Is Giving Close Range Ob- servance as to Causes for Inaction WORK RELIEF BILL PASSAGE HELD UP Social Security Measure Causes Worry Among F.D.R. Advisors WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.— President Rocsevelt has re- {turned here from his brief vacation spent at Hyde Park nmcdious yacht which Doug cficred to “sock” reporters with a party of friends, Photss) TOBACCO HEIRESS IS MARRIED : | James H. R. Cromwell, New York advertising man, was married to ichest girl in the world,” at the New York hame of the Doris Dul bride, (Associated Press Photos) * PREDICTS FOOD PRICES ARE TO 60 HIGHER YET Case: There is Further | Drought, then An- other ‘Advance Due WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 —Secre-: tary of Agriculture Wallace pre-| dicts that food prices will in- crease by 11 per cent the first half of 1935 and probably one per cent more dunnz the last half, pro- vided no new drought conditions appear in the Midwest. In case this arises, price might go high- er, said the Secretary BRITISHERS TO EVACUATE | TROUBLE SPOT Warship Is to Be Sent to Take Nationals Out of Ethiopia VALETTA, Malta, Feb. 28. Rumor that British citizens will be evactuated from Ethopia and will be brought Rere spread this after- noon as the British warship R Sovereign hgstily took on p; ions, also medical supplies and other equipment preparatory to sailing. Other rumors are that a conflict i§ In prospect between the Ethiopians and Italians. Hiag i “Junicr,”. ;& . white Angora cat, One . school of thought, asked|sharply - condemned —the policies for a general condemnation of the|of the Administration. changes of recent months, and for’ (Continued ' on’ Page Six.) greets guests as ghey register at a Rankin, Tex., hotel, by extend- ing his righ paw. - Long has announced he will be a J.E.AGNEW IS UNDER ARREST, SEATTLE HOME Prsisucat Man: Accused of Passing Worthless Check in Frisco SEATTLE, Feb. 28.—Joseph Ed- gerton Agnew, once reputedly | | wealthy, and General Manager and controlling owner of the Seattle Fur Exchaifife, was arrested yes- terday at his home on a telegraph- ic warrant from San Prancisco (acousing him of cashing a' worth- 'h- s check. Agnew has been working recently !for a mining company in San| Francisco. His attorney said Ag- new though the check was good. Agnew was at one time Chair- (man of the Alaska Committee of | the Seattle Chambcr of Commerce, SENATOR LONG FOR GOVERNOR Presidentia]—A; pirations’ Will Be Indicated Later, He Says BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 28.— United States Senator Huey P. candidate for Governor of this| state in 1936. Asked as to how about the Presidency, Senator Long said: That will come later.” oo CCC <oil erosion crews have been put to work on 300 Oklahoma farms, spending $1,500 on each ‘Lrn:l. | buters, and is prepared to make a close study of the legislative (jam that is blocking his work Irelief program in Congress. Reparts are circulated that scme cf the President’s close advisors are perturbed ¢ rer changes already made in the Secial Security Bill. The Work Relief Bill is held up hecause of the Mec- Carran amendment calling for the prevailing wage scale. The prediction is made by Senater Carter Glass the bill ' will be vetoed by the Presi- | dent if it passes wnh tho Me- Ctrfi‘l"fiefln&t o HALIBUT SEASON OPENS FRIDAY, BUT BOATS IDLE Juneau Fiher Claim Decent Living Cannot Be Made at Prices SEATTLE, Feb. 28. — The halibut price question is still unscttied and the fleet remains idle. Vessel owners are hold- ing a meet this afternoon. Although the calendar says to= day is February 28—the day be- fore the official opening of the halibut fishing season—the some 20-odd boats In Juneauw's fishing fleet lie idle at their moorings along the waterfront. Ordinarily, their hardy skippers would have cast off lines on Mon- day and headed out for the banks, to begin their season's work to- morrow. But not so this year. The fishermen claim that, under existing regulations, they cannot make a decent living from the prices now paid for the raw hali- but. They are asking a higher scale of prices from the buyers, and they do not intend to fish until those demands are met. Here's Story But there is a story behind those demands. Time was, an Empire reporter who interviewed halibut men this week was told, that a good fish- erman could earn around $2,000 a year from his sales. In those days, the halibuters left port in March and didn't stop work until |the middle of November. During the winter they topk a much-earn- ed vacation, spending the latter weeks of this lay-off in repairing their crafts or, perhaps, in super- vising the building of Bew boats. But, this past season, the ‘‘va- cation” has amounted to about six months and there’ have been lit- tle repairs made to boats—much less building of new ones. There hasn't been enough money paid in sale of halibut to warrant that. For, it seems, the prices paid have dropped corresponding with the re- duction in the time allowed the fish catching. That' say the hali- is “burping the candle at beth ends.” Restrictions Hurt Recent restrictions placed by the Fisheries Commission, which gov- erns such things, has placed a limit of catch in three areas in the North” Pacific Ocean. One district (Continued on Page Six)