The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 9, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA VOL. XLVI., NO 6957. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU ALASKA THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1935. CMPIRE MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BONUS ISSUE IS HELD UP lN U.S. SENATE CHAIN LETTERS FOR DIME HAS HIT ROOSEVELT President Re ceives Over| 200—Postal Author- ities to Take Action WASHINGTON, May 9.— Presi-| dent Roosevelt has received more than 200 dime chain letters. The letters have been turned over to} the Postal authorities and the writ- ers may be penalized by having all mail held up the same as lottery and sweepstakers, “BARNUM WAS RIGHT” The Seattle Times of May 3 sa; regarding the dime chain letter, that “Barnum was right.” | That's the opinion of federal au- thorities in Seattle in discussing the latest craze—the get-rich-quick-by- sending-a-d ime-in-a-letter-to-a- friend. You are supposed to reap| something like $1,500 in profit if everything goes as planned. Charles E. Caine, postoffice in- spector in Seattle, grinned when acked about the chain letter propo- sition. “Twenty years ago,” he said, “it was the silk skirt chain. Suckers bit on that one just like they are biting today on the dime racket. At that time you got a nice silk skirt—maybe. That is, you got a silk skirt if you didn't break the chain. Eventually somebody landed in jail. Then Stockings “A year ago there was a man prosecuted in New York for start- ing the same thing in silk stock- ings. Silk stockings were more in vogue than silk skirts, possibly be- cause you could see more of them. “It's a sucker game as old as the proverbial pea and three sheils. Now you see and now you don't. Sure, somebody wins and gets a lot of dimes, but somebody pays the dimes. It's just a sucker game for suckers. “The only real thing about the proposition is that it proves Bar- num’s theory .There's a fool born every minute.” Just a Racket The dime “racket,” as officials term it, is a modification of the chain letter idea that has been pop- ular for years. The United States attorney, J. Charles Dennis, said the whole get- rich-quick-for-a-dime scheme was just a “tempest in a teapot.” There was no doubt in his mind, however, that the drive was illegal from a lottery standpoint but his office, he said, would take no action until the postal inspectors complained. The general Seattle official atti- tude was “pooh-pooh,” though the grown-ups and even school children were joining the “chain gang.” An Associated Press dispatch from Los Angeles said old and young not only had swept merrily into the get-rich-quick scheme, but that Hollywood, with its usual flare, had raised the ante from a dime to a dollar. The mail situation in one studio, the dispatch said, had be- come so acute that employes were forbidden further participation in the scheme. From Spokane came the word that the “send-a-dime” game was in full swing with many expectant players waiting for their “take.” —— FILM STAR IS DIVORCED LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 9.— Elisa Landi, film star, fiction and verse writer, has been granted a divorce from the London barrister. John Cecil Lawrence, whom she charged with causing her mental suffering by his alleged unconven- _ tional views on married life. M’SPADDEN WORKING FOR LIQUOR BOARD C. H. MacSpadden, well known Juneau resident who was a can- didate for Mayor at the last elec- tion, is now working for the Ter- ritorial Liquor Board. He began work this week. Ninety applications for liquor licenses have been received by the board thus far under the new law, mostly from Southeast Alaska and Kodiak. ILLEGAL, YET stop the flood of envelopes. Here the volume of which doubled wit Photo) LARGER SUMS NOW-SOUGHT, ALASKA BLDGS. Gov. - Troy Seeks Change from Treasury Depart- ment for 3 Cities WASHINGTON, May 9.— Gov. John W. Troy has urged the Treas- {ury Department Procurement Di- vision to change the estimates of the Nome Federal Building to wi in $275,000. The PWA made avail- able the present estimate of $400,- 000. Gov. Troy and Delegate Anthony J. Dimond interviewed the Treasury officials on the proposed buildings for Anchorage and Ketchikan. The Delegate said he hoped to obtain $380,000 for Anchorage from the bill for widespread National Public Buildings Departmental bill, to be introduced and for an added $100,000 to add a story to the $360,- 000 Ketchikan building. Senator Hayden, of Arizona, has also introduced a bill' to author- ize the Treasury Department to convey two tracts and acquire three more tracts fo rthe new Nome Cus- toms House ".e. AMERICAN IS GIVEN ROUGH USAGE, JAPAN ers — Australian Wom- an Is Also Mistreated TOKYO, May 9—M. A. Piefce, of Los Angeles, Cal, held for eleven days for interrogation by the Nip- ponese spy hunters, after taking pictures from a ship in a fortified area, said the grilling by the Kobe police would “make the American police handling of Dillinger seem courteous.” Pierce was released after paying a fine. Mrs. Australian, Gortrude Edward Snyder, related a similar ex-| She was held over )dlgnltl(‘s because she travelled ex- tensively in the interior where few foreigners are seen. D GUSTAFSON FUNERAL Funeral services for Ador Gus-| tatson will be held at nocon to-| |morrow at the C. W. Carter Mor- |tuary with the mine workers union green Cemetery. Held in Jail by Spy Hunt-| perience to that reported by Pierce, ! night and sub-, jected to sirenuous grilling and m-- UNSTOPPABLE The “send-a-dime” circular letter fad which sprung up in Denver, Colo., has threatened a collapse of postal facilities there, and, despite official statements ruling the idea illegal, authorities are at a loss to are postoffice workers sorting mail, hin a few days. (Associated Press U. S. MONETARY POLICY TOBE : UNDER ATTACK Another Blow Is Aimed at | Gold Payment Clause : —Plan Test Case WSHINGTON, May 9.—New Deal attorneys already striving to ward off a blow aimed at the Adminis- tration's monetary policies by Rob- ert Taft, son of the former Presi- ent, heard of a new challenge in the making in another quarter. Prominent financial interests are reporied backing preparations for a test involving nullificatioh of.the Gold Payment Clause in‘ Govern- ment securities and are aided by well-known New York law firm. The financial interests are said to be planning to ask the Treasury cn June 15 to accept. a $1,000 treas- ury note maturing on that date in payment of $1,690 in income taxes. i The contention of the group is the Government promised to accept ! the note at par on its maturity and when this promise is given it| made the security receivable for taxes equal to 1,000 times 25 4-5 grains of gold MORE MEN ARE QUITTING JOBS, { | i | | SEATTLE, May 9.—Longview is !the only bright spot in the lumber | strike in Washington and Oregon, It is estimated that 18,000 work- ers are out. This represents more !{h.m half of the men in the in- dustry. Additional men walked out in Seattle, Tacoma and Grays Har- bor. No information of consequence {came from the negotiations being carried on in Portland and Long- |view ‘POCUS MET DEATH BY Joseph John Pocus, Sitka war veteran whose body was found near Tee Harbor with a bullet wound in the head, met death by suicide, ac- cording to a verdict of a coroner’s jury yesterday. Pocus shot himself 'with a 38-55 carbine, the jury de- cided. The body is at the C. W. Carter Mcrtuary pending word from a | brother who formeriy lived at Ten- |akee but is reported working in a present time. LUMBER STRIKE SUICIDE, JURY FINDS, |MEETING DATE VOTE DEFERRED AGAIN BY C. C. Miss Ruth Coffin Tells of Musical Festival Trip to Ketchikan a small group of in attendance at i Bailey's Cafe, action was deferred today by the Chamber of OCom= k“’cm? on the proposition to change | the regular meeting date from | Thursday to Tuesday. | When Secretary Curtis Shattuck \read the minutes of the Executive | Board meeting of Tuesday, it was learned that that body had referred the proposed change to the Cham- ber as a whole for decision. Act- inz-President Frank A. Boyle de- cided to defer action until next week because of the attendance to- day. Miss Ruth Coffin, Juneau High Schosl music instructor, was the feature of the meeting as she told about accompanying ten Juneau students to the recent music festi- (val at Ketchikan. Miss Coffin’s |account of the trip, of the warm reception in the First City, and of 1lhe festival itself was an interest- |ing story | “our singers did well. The Ju- ‘hEaJ performers combined with the Kelchxka.n group to present a mass- 'ed chorus that gave a truly won= !derful effect,” Miss Coffin said. !“Both financially and musically, this lrxL annual Southeast Alaska festi- rt of a national scheme— was a success. But more than that 4n was a great instigator of ‘good ‘will between Juneau and Ketchi- kan.”, Announcement of two business details considered by the Executive Board ‘on Tuesday rounded out the program. First, it was announced that, after the suggestion of Charles |E. Naghel, chairman of the Local Improvemeént committee, an inquiry should be sent to Commissioner !Frank T. Bell of the Bureau of Fisheries relative to shrimp propa- gation in Juneau waters. The second item was the an- nouncement that radio station KINY here probably would be on the air with test programs in a few weeks. It was announced that ‘reliaf” had been obtained from the Federal Communications Com- mission, which body had ordered the station to meet certain require- ments before beginning broadcasts here. It also was announced that the station probably would broad- cast on a frequency of 1,200 kilo- cycles instead o[ 610 ki]ocycles 2 MORE DEATHS ARE REPORTED AT PT. BARROW No Wor d_li—e_;eived from Gillespie Who Left Fair- banks for Stricken Area Two more deaths occurred at Point Barrow last night from in- fluena, bringing the total to 15 thus far, according to a wire to- day to the Governor's office from Captain C. E. Stoner of the Signal Corps in Seattle. In his message, Captain - Stoner said he had a report from Sergeant Morgan of the signal corps at Bar- row reporting the two new deaths last night and permission was asked to use the board walk lumber for coffins. There Is approximately 400 feet on hand, it was stated Morgan told Captain Stoner that he had given out small amounts t0 the destitute of coal, gas and ker- osene for fuel. No word has been received by Dr. W .W. Council from Dr. F. B Gillezpie of Fairbanks, who was or- dered to the stricken area, and it is not known whether he has been able to arrive there or has been held up by bad weather, Flying conditions have been bad, accord- ing to reports. - INFANT PASSES Marie Dalton, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Dalton of Hoonah, died at the Indian Hospital yesterday and the parents | Because only !members were Sixly-seven families from Minnesota stopped’in San Fr: stile in Matanuska Valley on 40-acre sites. They cailed frcm S pert, right Frank Swanda (left) of Pine City and Vicanyous family Press Photos) 0 n ficm Amelia Makes Air DEAN DOLTON et ke e WILL DELINER (™ Neomsmert Time SPEECH HERE Amelia Earhart Putnam landed at the airport here last evening after a 2,100 mile nonstop flight Noted Washington Educa-| tor to Give Commence- from Mcxico City in 14 hours 22 minutes and 50 seconds. She ment Address May 29 Frederick E. Bolton, Dean Emer- was greeted by 4,000 when the ficodlights were switched on for itus of the College of Education at the University of Washington, will her landing. deliver the comencement address at | the Juneau High School gradua- AGAIN UPWARH’ tion exercises on May 29, it was announced today by A. B. Phil- lips, superintendent of schools. For more than 25 years, the head of the education department at the Seattle institution, Dean Bolton also is well known in Juneau. Two years he conducted a survey of the| Juneau public school system. i The noted educator will speak at> the graduation exercises planned m‘ the High School gymnasium, start-| ing at 8 o'clock Wednesday night, March 29. Other details of the pro- gram will be announced soon, but the program will be open to the public. Dean Bolton will also deliver the address of graduation for the Uni- versity of Alaska in Fairbanks. He will leave Seattle Saturday on the Yukon, bound for the Interior city.| On the return trip he will stop here to give his Juneau speech. CLOBRYGE ENIKES Final Dates Told NEW YORK, May 9.—Closing Final dates of the school tcrm.wquatanan today .of Alaska Juneau including dates for final examina- mine stock is 17%, American Can tions, were announced today by;no, American _Power Superintendent Phillips. ‘3'»1 Anaconda 15%, Armour N 3%, Schools will close for the sum-| Bethlehem Steel 26%, Calumet and mer on Wednesday, May 29, with Hecla 3%, General Motors 31% pupils merely reporting at 11 o'clock | International Harvester 417 Ken» in the morning to receive reporl’necon, 18%, United States Steel | cards. All books must be returned|32%, Pound 4.84%, Bremner bid| by Tuesday, May 28, as part of the| 64 asked 66, Nabesna asked 59. il samiations will de-heid| on Friday, May 24, and Monday,| SUN STILL PLAY]NG HIDING GAME WITH BASEBALL PLAYERS May 27. With that much-desired hot sun still playing hide-'n"-seek behind the clouds, Juneau's baseball play ers continued to drive thr daily practice sessions in prepara- tion for the opening day game Sunday. Greatest Mass Flight Ever Attempted Is in Pro- gress Today from One to Sev- en Points NEW YORK, May 9.—Stocks en-| |gaged in another forward thrust| today with the buying demand cen- |tered in rails, oils, specialties and, | scattered industrials. Trade was brisk throughout the entire session. points. Today’s close was firm. TODAY ted through its paces; tonight, the Moose take their last pre-s drill, and, tomorrow, the Elks are due for their final warm-up before meeting the Legion team in Sunday opener. Last “night, the Legion club trot- R D HONOLULU, H. 1, May 9,—The v P greatest mass flight ever attempted| Auto Workers Reject began when the first of 46 Navall Pegee Proposals Made patrol planes roared off from Pearl| Harbor at 9:48 o'clock this morning for Midway Island. It took two hours for the entire; TOLEDO, Ohio, May 9.—Mediat- flying armada to get into the airjors renewed efforts to le for the 1323-mile flight over the|strike in the Chevrolet Company’s unchartered route. | plants following rejection of secrecy. - | workers. A vote on the peace pro- in charge. Burial will be in Ever-|lumber camp near Wrangell at the|are taking the body to Hoonah for burial. 1147 o'ciock . workers flatly turned them down. At the left are Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moss and their two children from Isle, |Gains Reported to Range Gains ranged from ope to seven| and Light| ough | son | | the | by Chevrolet Company | the | the | The flight is cloaked in war-time|company's peace proposals by the| The last ship got into the air at!posals was taken yesterday and the' enroute to ‘\lawm whore they will Francicee abcard an Army trans- Min: d at the Wo (Ass, ed STRIKE VOTE NOW PLANNED, COAST UNIONS Lake cof the (CONTROVERSY IS INVOLVING UPPER HOUSE Veterans' Measure's ney to President Delayed POLLING MEMBERS STARTED. 2 SIDES | | i Compromlse Proposals Be- | ing Advanced—President Turns Thumbs Down | | \VASHINGmN, May 9.— The Senate found itself deeply involved teday in a legislative paradox as the white heat of the controversy lL~\::L upon the bonus issue. | Bonus leaders who are anxious [to pa's the Patman bill delayed the meacure’s journey to the President while they carefully polled the Sen- late ‘o determine whether they could override the veto. Meanwhile some other bonus leaders lent an ear to proposals for compromise and indicated they ~ |would scek such a compromise if {it was found they could not upset the veto of the President. | Senate leaders are anxious to get |the bill to the President for a veto {believing they can sustain it. | The President has turned thumbs | down on the compromise talk which included proposals to permit him to pay the bonus through issuance of -‘nt‘w currency or by issuance of ibonds, or finance it out of the Jour- wi Maritime Organizations May, work relief tunds. | Put Issue Up Direct to Members BULLETIN — N. FRAN- CISCO, Cal, May 9.—A coast- wise agreement between oper- ators of passenger and cargo ships and the Masters, Mates and Pilots Unicn, according higher pay and improved work- ing conditions, was announced | | | BRISK TRADING | late this afterncon by Hugh Gallagher, Matson Line official, as spokesman for all lines. Gallagher is a former Juneau steamship agent. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 0.— | F. M, Kelley, Vice-President of the announced last night that at a| | meeting of the coast affiliates it {was decided to take a Federation strike vote within 72 hours “in- lasmuch as the Mediation Board has |not effected any settlement.” Kelley said the Mediation Board [has been on the side of the ship- |owners. | Kelley said the Federation's Exec- |utive Committee would make the | tinal decision on the matter recom- mended by the union affiliates. The |strike vote order has not yet been ssued but voting arrangements are ready. In Seattle, Harry Lundberg, Pres- ident of the Federation, said he had not heard of the strike vote decis- ion. HIGH SCHOOL GIRL CAUGHT TULSA, Oklahoma, May 9. {Opal Virginia Beard, 1!;-ycar~old { high school girl, has been arrested ‘uy Department of Justice agents, |as she picked up a dummy package | piaced where an extortion note di- rected Homer F. Wilcox, (0ll man, to leave $2,000. The girl confessed sending the of the children instructions sath of the oil | man were fol- | | lowed unles -+ ESTEBETH LEAVES FOR SITKA JAUNT With the departure of the motor- ship Estebeth at 6 o'clock last night from Pacific Coast Dock, four per- sons were taken as passengers on that vessel's weekly Sitka run. The outbound list: For Hoonah—J. C. Dalyer. For Tenakee—Ben Martineau. For Chichagof — Walter Maki, Willlam Fogg. | Maritime Federation of the Pacific,| IN EXTORTION wealthy | extortion note which threatened the | ‘NO COMPROMISE " | WASHINGTON, May 9-—While |President Roosevelt called in his | financial advisors to discuss the bonus situation late this afternoon, ‘S‘ennw supporters of the Patman | bill announced there will be ho compromise and they will submit the measure to the President as it passed the Senate and House. Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and Frank Hines, Veterans' Admin- istrator, are to go over the bill pre- paratory to the veto. Senators to lead the fight for the bill said they rejected the propos- als for a compromise to make the issue optional with the ;currrzncy | President. Asked if they had enough votes to pass the measure over the veto, Senator Thomas said they had not and can't get any more votes by re- considering, A few minutes later, Senator Long announced there will be no compromise and they will stand on the Patman bill. COLONY PROJECT TAKES SHAPE IN ALASKAN VALEY CCC Worke;;aearing Land —Supplies Rushed— Buildings Take Form PALMER, Matanuska Valley, Al- aska, May 9.—Working in their shirt sleeves, CCC men are build- ing a boom town for the arrival | tomorrow of the first contingent of colonists to the Matanuska Valley, Trees are being felled as the land is being’ cleared, supplies are being ‘Tushed here by train, “wells are being duf, community build- ings are near completion and tem- porary homes for the colonists are taking form. The colonists are about ready to leave the Army transport St. | Mihiel at Seward, their enforced living quarters since arrival there. Five cases of measles are report- ed aboard the transport, four of the victims being children. The [LnLL’\ are well along toward recov- vcx) in the Seward hospital and (‘Lhe sufferers will be left behind | tomorrow under care of nurses. When recovered they will come here. | Mild summer weather cheered |the colonists as they walked the streets of Seward taking pictures and getting acquainted with the real Alaskans, and their future neighbors. | e Fred Lehtosaari was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital today for medy ical treatment.