The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 13, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLV., NO 6935 JUNEAU ALASKA, SATURDAY APRIL 13, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS CALL FIRST Bll) ONMATANUSKA PROJECT BIANT SUBS TO TAKE PART IN NAVY MANEUVER Secret Rolfiorked Qut ! for Powerful Undersea | Craft in War Game SAN DIEGO, April 13.—The se- cret roles the deadliest division | of the United Sgates Fleet will| play next month in the greatest| navy maneuvers gger planned for the Pacific have been worked out | by Captain Henry Martin Jensen, Commander of the Division, com- prising the 12 world’s most pow- erful and largest cruising submar- ines. Seven of these undersea craft are expected to participate in the | maneuvers. They are the Barra- cuda, Bonta, Dolphin, Narwhal, Nautilus, Cachalot and Cuttlefish. The unit is based at the Mare| Island navy yard drydock. The subs range in length from 260 feet, as the Cachalot and Cut- tlefish, to 371 feet, as the Nnumus and Narwhm PRESIDENT I8 | TAKING STAND, SECURITY PLAN - Strongly Opposed to Plan| to Eliminate Unemploy- ment Insurance ‘WASHINGTON, April 13.—Seek- ing to ward off attempts to dis- member or drastically change his Social Security Plan, President Roosevelt has gone on record as|, strongly opposed to the elimination of the unemployment insurance pro- posal from the bill, With the Social Security fight in the House growing hot, the President disclosed at a press con- ference that he has informed the House leaders he is also against the idea of freeing states from con- tributing their share to old age pensions. ——— . 2 SHOTS FIRED, TANKER STRIKE, SEATTLE WHARF Seaman Injured in Legs and Arms When At- tempts Rush Ship SEATTLE, April 13— Seaman Mike Lotter, aged 25, is recovering from buckshot wounds fired by a waterfront guard last night when strikers and pickets attempted to Tush the motorship tanker Aleutian Native. The tanker was unloading gaso- line at the time. Lotter was wounded in the arms and legs. Several others escaped injury. Seven pickets attempted to reach the. tanker. The' pier watchman told’. the . police, that one of 20 guards, armed with rifles and shot- guns, fired twice as the pickets made the rush. WEDDING OF JUNEAU COUPLE SOLEMNIZED Mrs. Dorothy Stevenson, daugh- ter of Dr. J. A. Baughman, and Alexander Russell were united in marriage last pight at the North- ern ‘Light Presbytorian Church manse, the Rev.. John A. Glasse reading the vows. Mrs. I. R. Ander- son and Simon Russell attended| the couple. A dinner for a circle| of close friends at the Juneau Coffee Shoppe followed the cere- mony. Mr. and Mrs. Russell will make their home at the Baughman resi- dence, Second and Main, for the present. Mr. Russell is employed by the Alaska Juneau Gold Min- ing Company .and Mrs. Russell is in the office of J. Hellenthal, attorney. She will continue in her position. FILM COUPLE WED IN ARIZONA Melville A. Shauer, moticn picture studio executi Morzno, screen actress, motored from Hollywood to Yuma, Ariz, where they were rharried. (Associated Pr Faces Death Penalty 'ael Clancy, 27, she was “Sugar.” To New York police Marian Murphy, 17, is a dangerous “gunmoll.” and they are holding her on first degree murder charge, which carries mandatory death penalty on conviction. She is ac- cused of having aided Clancy in fatal holdup CONFERENCE ON AUSTRIA IS SET FOR NEXT MONTH Danubian Meetlng Out-| growth of Three-Power Conclave at Stresa STRESA, April 13—A Danubian | Thousands Take Part in and Rosita ess Pholo) STUDENTS STAGE 'DEMONSTRATION PROTESTING WAR Anti - War Holiday Throughout Nation | NEW YORK, .prii 13—Thou-| sands of college and high school | students raised their voices through jout the land Friday in a protest against war while other thousands jeered them in counter demonstra- | tions. Stocks, stones, eggs and |stench bombs were hurled on some campuses but on the whole com-| | paratively few disorders were re-| | ported as youthful demonstrators | dropped their books and exercised their lungs in parades and mass meetings. | Besides militarism and facism .atso denounced with equal enthusi- ! lasm were the Roosevelt® regime, ! Hitler, Mussolini, Senator Huey | Long, Father Coughlin and other Im:}wr Banners were flaunted, solutions adopted and pledges taken not to engage in armed con- 'flict or speakers were heckled, egged, dragged from rostrums - just as pleased the mood of the various student bodies. The holiday spirit pervaded most ‘of the demonstrations with stu- 'dems taking advantage of an ex- cuse to cut classes. Some student |leader5 estimated 125,000 under- | graduates took part in the anti- |war demonstration throughout the | nation. COUNGIL MEET IS BUSY ONE; TEN ITEMS P City Fathers. in Special Session, Names All Em- ployees, Committees At least ten important items of business were considered as the City Council met last night at City Hall in special session. Here's an abbreviated summary of the events at the City Fathers' busiest recent meeting: 1. Election municipal employees except City Dock wharfinger. 2. Appointment Council stand- ing committees. 3. Decision to enforce Territor-" ial liquor regulations; decision to put all liquor revenue into bond retirement fund 4. Rejection of PWA street pav- ing bids; for new bids on enlarged project. 5. Decision to let Police Depart- ment handle alleged ‘‘gambling sit- uation.” 6. Approval municipal employees salaries. 7. Acceptance librarian’s annual’ report. 8. Action deferred for week on Northland ‘Transportation Com- pany's proposal Dock. 9. Reception of thanks from of- ficial City Representative Allen Shattuck on his recent flight to Fairbanks. 10. Unanimous vote not to ad- vertise in Juneau edition of San Diego Navy News. Here Are Details The only contested municipal em= ployee positions were Pire Depait- ment truck driver, Police Depart- ment patrolman and City Dock wharfinger. John G. Olson, incumbent, and Joe Hill, former California Grocery {driver, were elected to the truck positions. Hill replaces George Phillips, who did not apply, as he is entering private business enter- prise. The patrolmen jobs went to Kenneth Junge and George Gilbert- | son. Junge was an incumbent and Gilbertson an extra officer. Hoffman Is Chief Roy Hoffman, former patrolman, was the only applicant for Police Chief to succeed C. J. Davis, who also is entering private business. William J. Markle was elevated to the position of Assistant Police Chief. He was unopposed. The City Dock wharfinger, with three applicants, was not filled, pending decision to reopen the mu- nicipally-owned wharf. Positions which had but one bidder each and which, therefore,! were automatically filled by Mayor | Isadore Goldstein’s single vote, are: Street Commissioner, Mayor Gold- stein; City Clerk and Magistrate, A. W. Henning; City Treasurer, John Reck; Health Commissioner, Dr. W. W. Council; City Engineer, Milton A. Lagergren; Cemetery Caretaker, Hans Nielsen; Librarian, Ann B. Coleman; Fire Chief, V. W. Mulvihill; Assistant Fire Chief, William Neiderhauser; Company Foremen, Minard Mill and J. S. MacKinnon; Pire Alarm Caretaker, authorization to advertise' __ to move to Cityj ital. (Assoc Pre Photo) HOT FIGHT ON | WAGNER LABOR BILL LOOMING Conflicting Reports Circu- lated on Administra- tion’s Attitude WASHINGTON, April 13— Con- flicting; yeports mpout the Adminis- tratign’s attitude on the Wagner | Liior Relations bill left- observe. jers uncertain as to future devel- opments, A hot fight over tne measure is anticipated. Senator Wagner has repeatedly | predicted enactment of the bill at| this session. | It has been indicated that the | {bill receives the support of Presi-| dent Roosevelt, however he has| maintained strict silence. The bill would create a perma- nent Labor Relations Board an outlaw “company dominated” un- ions. —_——————— MOTHER DROPS FROM SIGHT AS SEARCHERS HUNT Young Wo;; Completely Disappears—Author- ities Are Baffled FARMINGTON, Conn, April 13. —Admittedly baffled in the search for Mrs. Andrew Gordon, aged 25, blonde, Junior Leaguer, who dis- appeared last Wednesday, the authorities are virtually without a clue as even her footprints, they previously regarded as helpful evi- Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani, Woolworth heiress who is in Reno to seek separation from Prince Alexis Mdivani, will stay at the home of George B. Thatcher, her attorney, ARE SIGNING conference of nations bordering on | Austria with France, England and | dence, failed them. County Detective Edward Hickey, H. M. Porter; Garbage dump care- taker, W. Springer. in the Nevada divorce cap- GOVERNOR TROY STRESSES NEED OF AIR BASES Issues Statement in Seatllci Enroute to Washing- | ton Conferences Princess In Reno | SEATTLE, April 13—With air naval bases in Alaska and Hawaii, | no foreign nation could ferry troops across the Pacific: as the United “States did across the Atlantie-dur- ing the World War, Governor John 1 W. Troy of Alaska said yesterday {as he stopped here enroute from ! Juneau to confer with Secretary {Harold L. @ckes and other officials in Washington, D. C, on Alaskan | development. | “We have already protected Ha- | wali, and an ‘Alaska base would block off the North Pacific from a hostile fleet,” Gov. Troy said. “Sub- marine and air bases in Alaska are imperative to the safety of the ‘West Coast and I am confident they will come. We have an administra- tion in Washington keenly alive (t0 the needs and possibilities of | Alaska,” | Gov. Troy expressed approval of | the government’s Matanuska colo- | nization project. “Our great need is population and this is giving it to us” Gov. Troy said. “Our agriculture needs development. Our mining has been Refusing Interviews, Prinec | greatly stimulated by the increased Barbara Hutton Mdivani, Wool. price of gold and things look good worth helress, has established resls | for Alaska.” dence In Reno, Nev., pending her announced forthccming dlvoree Irom Prince Alexis Mdivani, HAS SEVERE COLD SEATTLE, April 13—Suffering from a severe cold and sore throat, Gov. John W. Troy is confined to | his rooms in his hotel here today, impatient to reach Washington for | his annual conference with the Ad- | ministration heads on Alaskan af- | fairs. Gov. Troy has been forbidden by physicians to leave for the east un- til his health is satisfactory. He is ‘due at Washlngton next Thursdny - UP FOR TOUR T0 NORTHLAND Ttaly present emerged ‘as the im- mediate result of the Stresa three- power conference, with a general European conference later viewed as possible. Germany's expression of willing- ness to join a pact for non-aggre: sion, although refraining from re- ferring to military aid, has cleared the atmosphere and- a final com-| munique tomorrow will close the conference | The Danubian meeting is set for May 20. Little enthusiasm was heard from Vienna for the proposed Danubian non - intervention, considering the failure of the powers to prevent open rearmament of Germany. The German press hailed the Reich’s action, agreeing on the non-aggression pact, as saving the conference. .o MINING ENGINEER HEIIE Among passengers on the Prin- cess Norah was John Max Crawley, mining engineer, from El Paso, Texas, who came north to look over mining conditions. He was formerly connected with the Rust Engineering company of Pittsburgh and was for sometime an instruc- tor in the department of Metal+ lurgy and Mines at the University of Texas, his alma mater. / , quotation of Alaska Juneau mine FOUR YOUTHS GIE ON TRUCK Two Boys, Two Girls, in Auto, Are Struck by Train at Crossing i COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 13.— Two boys and two girls, returning home from a date, were killed last night when a fast Pennsylvania train struck an auto. Jack Me- Conaughey, watchman at the cross- ing said the car was driven onto, the track although he frantically waved a lantern. s e | @00 0000000000 . STOCK QUOTATIONS L] NEW YORK, April 13.—Closing stock today is 17%, American Can 119, American Power and Light 3%, Anaconda 11%, Armour N 3%, Bethlehem Steel 26, Calumet and Hecla 3%, General Motors 29%, International Harvester 37%, Ken- necott 17%, United Slates Steei L1, All appointments took effect to- day. Committees Here The standing committees, as named by Mayor Gqldstein, include: Elections, printing and cemetery, the entire council; finance and tax- ation, Wallis George, chairman, Henry Messerschmidt, and William Reck; fire protection and water, G. E. Krause, chairman, Messer- schmidt, R. H. Beistline; lbrary, Beistline, chairman, Art McKinnon, Reck; Police and health, Reck, chairman, Krause, George; schools, Messerschmidt, chairman, George, Beistline; streets, sewers and lights, McKinnon, chairman, Krause, Beist- line; wharf, McKinnon, chairman, George, Messerschmidt. The third item of importance was the Council’s unanimous decis- fon to stand with the Territorial Liquor Board’s newly announced enforcement code, which turns 60 percent of all liqguor tax revenue back to cities which enforce Terri- torial regulations. The new system, it was estimated last night, will mean that the city probably will derive about $10,000 from liquor tax revenue instead of the $4,000 it received last year. In this same consideration, upon suggestion by the Mayor, Council- | (Continued on Page E:ght) who joined the posse of 150 State police and civilians, in an attempt to trace Mrs. Gordon, who recently became a mother, said he believed the footprint clue was useless and were not those of the missing woman. Her baby is reported in delicate health. Her Light Company. He can give no reason for his wife's strange disap- pearance. ' - e MAYCOCK BROUGHT HERE BY YAKOBI Capt. H. J. (Bert) Maycock,| whose death on Tuesday was re-| prted here yesterday, gasboat ride last night when Capt Thomas Smith brought his body | to Juneau from Windfall Island. Capt. Smith's Yakobi brought the body here and aided in Maycock's Pheasant into the road- stead. Taken to the Charles w. Car- ter Mortuary, the body was held | there today pending reply to a telegram set to Maycock's sister, Mary Gehr, Waterford, Pa. Harry Dickerson, associated with Maycock in mining ventures, 1§ due here tonight from Haines. husband 1is | employed by the Hartford Electric| took his last | getting | Seattle Cl’xamom‘ of Com‘ merce Good Will Party Growing MRS. CROZIER RITES SET FOR 12 MONDAY‘ 13— Business LFgm-ral m-r]viccs for Mrs Chm:le: roscivaltas rozier, whose unexpected death of Com-|Was & tragic event yesterday, will| be held from the Charles W. Car-| SEATTLE, April men here are making for the Seattle Chamber merce Excursion to Alaska at the a day, Darwin ter Mortuary at 12 noon Monday | ll.\:z:s;:;strou;] u:;hf;;p‘mi the com- it was announced today i ; Burial will take place in Ever-| gl 1 green Cemetery. The tour party leaves here on|S'UE TR o o vear-od] qux\e 8 aboard the Aleutian, return- 00 gl 5 Wl Lt iy {Hie T R |gressive Labor Ticket's recent un- EMINE WORKERS MEET successful candidate for Mayor | S 1 BUT NO VOTE HELD 7ALLAPoOSA mMoOVEs To A.-J. WHARF FOR The Alaska Mine Workers Union e hall was filled to capacity last| Preparatory to leaving for her night as members began a series annual seal patrol, the Coast Guard of discussions. No vote on any cutter Tallapoosa moved to Lh(., ‘proposulon was taken as the men|Alaska Juneau Dock this morning | |have until June 1 before the ex-|and took on fuel for two hours. FUEL piration of their present working|She returned to her berth at Gov- agreement. Al Nygren, Union Presi-|ernment Dock, from whence shrl dent, presided. |is scheduled to depart tomorrow iy | morning on the patrol. “DOLLY” GRAY GOES - TO HOSPITAL TODAY R. F. LEW HERE J. L. (Dolly) Gray, former Fire, R. P. Lewis, owner of the Ju- Chief, was taken to St. Ann's neau Water Company, arrived on Hospital today for treatment of a the Princess Norah and will re- cold. | serious imum here for a week or ten days. ALASKA LUMBER T0 BE USED IN NEW BUILDINGS Rehabllltatlon Board Here Acts Speedily to Car- ry Out Program |HOUSING WORKERS IS INITIAL TASK First Contingent Coming from California Last of This Month Initial shipments of lumber fo. the Matanuska project has been called for by the Board of Directors of the Alaska Rehabilitation Cor- peration, its first official action af- ter organization yesterday when Ammx Governor E. W. Griffin, was plccled President; Attorney General James 8. Truitt, Vice President, and H‘ury G. Watson, Secretary to the overnor, as Secretary. With speed essential the Board has called for bids on slightly more than 100,000 feet of Alaska lumber for delivery at Ketchikan, Juneau or Wrangell the latter part of this month, The bids will be opened at 10 am. April 17. Lumber for Housing The lumber will go toward hous- ing the. first workers who will come from California the latter part of | this month to prepare the project for the 200 drought stricken area families who are to be moved by the government to the colonization |site above Anchorage. The new, three-man board was named - yesterday, -on- communication from Washington, to facilitate matters in that all are in Juneau. Although originally an- other board had been appointed including men from various parts of the Territory it has not been ascertained 'here whether these men will continue to serve or not. It is anticipated that definite in- formation as to the further setup will be available after Gov. John W. Troy’s conferences in the na- tional capital. Leave April 23 Under direction of the Califor- ministration the first 120 workers for the project will leave San Francisco April 23 aboard the Mo~ torship North Star, borrowed from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to provide transportation. They will be immediately engaged in prepar= ing homesteads for the settlers, The remainder of the 500 transient workers, who will be returned to the states after 4he preliminary work is done, are scheduled a short time later from California. H. A. R. Carleton, Director of Transient Relief in California, and’ head of the California Rural Re- habilitation project, announced to- day in San Francisco, according to Associated Press dispatch, that the Army transport St. Mihiel would be taken over for transportation of families. It is estimated that $600,000 will be needed for materials and trans- portation on the project, and Carle- ton said $50,000 had already been borrowed from the California Rural Rehabilitation fund. NICHOLSON ARRIVES One of the passengers arriving on the Northwestern from Seattle was N. J. Nicholson, a contractor. He has built several missionary struc- tures for the Episcopalian Church in Alaska under Bishop P. T. Rowe. - S TO PETERSBURG Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Green and their daughter, Betty, were passengers to Petersburg on the Northwestern from Seaitle. They had been ticketed for Juneau. Mr. Green is a carpenter. - HERE FOR VISIT GREE! Here for a short visit, Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnson, residents of the Interior, arrived on the North- western from Seattle. They expect to take passage for Seward soom. oo R o S Y < SISTER ON BOAT Grace Paul, sister of Mrs. C. V. Kay, arrived here on the Norths western from Seattle. Mr. Kay formerly was connected with "the Panhandle Air Transport Com-~ pany. nia State Emergency Relief Ad- * 94 |