The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 10, 1935, Page 1

.+ L . THE DATLY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL, THE NEW. VOL. XLVI,, NO. 6958. ‘COASTWISE STRIKE MAY BE AVERTED JUNEAU, ALASKA, FR i S ALL THE TIM IDAY, MAY 10, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS FNAL ACTION ON BONUS MEASURE OVER TO MONDAY Veteran Leaders in Last Desperate Drive to Avert Patman Bill Defeat WASHINGTON, May 10.—Delay- | ing the final struggle until next| week bonus leaders plunged into al week-end effort to marshal every | ounce of strength in a last minute | effort to save the Patman bill from | defeat. | The methods proving potent 1n‘ defeating the world court protocols were called into play as veteran leaders sought to deluge the Capi- tol and White House with a million or more telegrams from supporters. | i 5 MYSTERIOUS DEATHS CAUSE | INVESTIGATION Wife, Two Daughters, Two‘ Sons of Man All Die | Since March 29 BROOKLYN, N. Y, May 10— Frederick Gross, aged 49, mild- mannered bookkeeper for a chemi- cal company, is held for question-/ ing following five mysterious deaths in his family since March 29. | The last to die are two daugh-| ters. They were found to have] traces of poison.in ‘their vital or- gains. Besides the two daughters of| Gross, his wife Katherine, and Frederick, Jr., aged nine, and Leo, aged three, have diad. A small son is now in a hospital | in a critical condition. i Gross has been married 14 years. The last two deaths caused the po-| lice to become suspicious and an examination was made. ‘Traces of an obscure poison were; found. Some of this poison was| found in a can of cocoa in the| Gross home. STOCK PRICES KEEP GAINING; UTILITIES AID Many Flurries of Profit Taking Reduce Ex- treme Gains NEW YORK, May 10.—A spirited spurt in utilitics kept stocks point- ed upward today despite a number of profit-taking flurries which tend- ed to reduce extreme gains in many | instances. The bullish sentiment| continued. Today's close was firm. Sales| were 1,500,000 shares. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, May 10.— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 17%, American Can 122, American Power and Light 3%, Anaconda 15%, Armour N 3%, Bethlehem Steel 26}, Calumet and Hecla 3%, General Motors 31%, In- ternational Harvester 41%, Kenne- cott 19%, United States Steel 32%, Pound $4.85%, Bremner bid 64 ask- ed 66, Nabesna bid 58 asked 70. ———————— i FIRE DESTROYS TOWN OF FIFE One Hundred - Residents Are Left Homeless as | Result of Blaze i TACOMA, Wash.,, May 10.—Left homeless by a fire which destroyed 20 homes, stores and farm buildings, one hundred residents of Fife, near here, cleared away the ruins and collected household articles hurried- ly thrown into the fields and ditch- | es. Almost complete lack of water left the fire free to run its course. llies facing a new start in the fe where the government has established a colony for farmers. (Assocle | ated Press Photo) Clyde Cook and his family of Walker, Minn., are one of many fams | 1 COLONISTS ARE OFF FOR HOMES | - IN MATANUSKA Songs and Cheers Arise as Contingent Leaves Seward Today SEWARD, Alaska, May 10.—With songs and cheers of ““We'll be tent- ing tonight on our own ecamp= ground,” the Matanuska colonists were prepared to leave early this morning on the last lap of their journey to the valley of promise. | Following their departure, on the special Alaska railroad trains, the ' Army transport St. Mihiel will furn seaward, going to Seattle for a new contingent of colonists, those from Wisconsin. This group sails from Seattle May 18 .according to pres- ent plans. — e DIRT FARMER - T0 SEEK AI FOR WALLACE rtile Matanuska valley of Alask: %Restara tion of Mandated Territory to CARELESS USERS OF FIREARMS TU' BE PROSECUTE {Marshal Warns Against Promiscuous Shooting Highways, Trails Backed by the law passed by the recent Legislature which provides a penalty of $1.000 and up, or a year in jail for the careless use ol firearms, the Marshal's office today issued warning that anyone caught using firearms carelessly on the highways or trails or in the woods will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Roy Osborn, who lives on his homestead on the Loop road of the Glacier Highway, has reported to the Marshal's office that a great deal of shooting of a promiscuous and careless nature has occurred in the vicinity of his place. On one occasion eight bullets were fired through the window of his barn while Osborne was in the building. “Too many people who do not| understand using guns properly, or do not care, are criminally negli- gent and careless with guns, shoot- Met by Vigorous Protest Corn Belt Men Going to Washington in Be- | half of AAA | DES MOINES, Towa, May 10.—A large delegation of dirt farmers from the corn belt plan to leave tomorrow for Washington, D. C., ’ LONDON, May 10—Sentiment for Where the members of the restoration of British. Southwest Af- Will personally buttonhole Congiess- rica to Germany as mandated ter- men in the cause of AAA. ritory, met with the stern opposi- The delegation will pull for tion of Sir Abe Bailey, prominent amendments which will give Secre- figure in politics and industry in tary of Agriculture Wallace greater Southwest Africa. power .in administering the farm| | Sir Abe Bailey said: “There will program. be no peace for Africa, therefore for —_—————— the world, if the power which' transformed Europe into an armed camp is again given a football on | the continent from which it was driven by the sacrifices of the sol- wHEREABUuTs | e A e | e | { | GUMMITTEE UF | Wartime Secrecy Surrcunds | . & | 46 Navy Aircraft Out SENATE OKEHS "= 5 HONCLULU, T. H., May 10—In NOME §100,000 diers of Great Britain and the Union of South Africa. grim wartime fashion, all communi- cation sources are silent concerning | Dimond Wires Upper House Certain to Approve “Any statesman who' countenances these intrigues and threats is an the whereabouts of 46 Navy planes which hopped off for Midway Isle Grant Next Week ‘Favorable action by the Senate “ - | { | Germany Is islands this side of Midway Isle to avoid a storm which swept over Midway. The exact whereabouts of the oup| Colonists Sail for Alaska to Settle Valley T %] } ; i S 4 Pioneers of the last frontier, 274 persons from Minnessia boarded the trancport St. Mihiel in San Francisco to sail for Alaska to build/their homes in a Government-sponsored project in the Mat- anuska Valley. Some of the emigrants are shown bearding the ship in the lower photo while at the the upver right is a corner of the dining room at meal time. There was a medical staff aboard the ship. The staff, upper left, included (laft to right) Capt. R. J. Charles, Jr., Army medical officer; A. A. Hansen and Nurse Madeleine De/ Foras. (As:ociated Press Photos) ; Politicians Smiie at i’l;ik , FEMMER F | I. Eé of Right-Wing Third Party 40)pLANT N Talk of, a right-wing third parLy‘1 WHARF Accunu battle against what they regard as| the dangerous policies of the Roose- | velt. administration, makes almost| ed Defendants in Sum- no impression in Washington. When Gov. Talmadge of Gcorgm’ mons Made Yes{erday ‘denounced Mr. Roosevelt as an vx-r treme radical, and predicted there | would be a third and presumably/ Charging that the action was be- more conservative ticket in the ¥ond the legal capacities and pow- | field in 1936, most experienced poli- |5 of the City of Juneau and is ticians merely smiled. therefore void, a complaint against SLIGHT RETARD FOR BUSINESS, PRESENT WEEK Hesitation Due to Weather, Uncertain Legislation, By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, the Associated Press, Washington) the City, Northland Line Nam- enemy of peace.” | vesterday forenoon. on the $100,000 Nome PWA grant It is believed they may have| alighted at one of the barren little |is anticipated next week, according to a wire from Delegate Anthony fleet is however unknown to any one but the Navy. It was learned the planes may Says Review They could not picture Mr. Roose- | velt’s chief critics within his own| City's recent agreement with the Northland Transportation Com- PRICE TEN CENTS SYMPATHETIC WALKOUT NOW ' BELIEVED OFF Various Unions Accept and Sign Amicable Agreements |WAGE INCREASE | IS GRANTED MEN jArbilration in Oil Tanker Dispute Is Also Being Voted Upon S AN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 10 —Tenseness eased in *acific Coast ports today as talk of a ccastwise maritime walkcut, in sympathy with the striking oil tanker sail- ors, subsided somewhat after or- union invelved signed an smicable agreement and a similar understanding with ancther union is being con- sidered. The Masters, Mates and Pilots’ Union, affiliated with the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, which was asked to undertake a general strike vote, signed an agreement with passenger and general cargo ship operators, although the document does not apply to the oil tankers. | .Detalls of the understanding signed by the Masters, Mates and Pilots’ Union are not diselosed but one announcement stated “the agreement provides for a substan- tial increase in wages to all the |licensed personnel and provides im- | proved working conditions.” | The ship owners announced through their spokesman, Hugh Gallagher, of the Matson Line, that |an agreement is also being con- | sidered with the Marine Engineers | Beneficial Association also affiliat- ed with the Marine Federation of the Pacific, | PROPOSALS TO SETTLE STRIKE ON OIL TANKERS SEATTLE, May 10—Harry Lund- ibergh, President of the Maritime | Federation of the Pacific, has call- led a meeting of affiliated unions to vote on proposals to settle the oil tanker strike and thereby posi- Itively avold a general marine strike. The Maritime Federation of the Pacific agreed to back the tanker | strike. Arbitration proposals to be voted lon here are that all non-union | workers be discharged from the tankers and all strikers be restored | to their former positions. All other questions will be adjudicated by mediation. The Masters, Mates and Pllots and Engineers have agreed to the I'their variations, is being edited at|head of Marc Antony and a statu- ing at targets ahead of them on the trail or road, or at Signs, or into J, Dimond to Harry G .Watson, houses they think may be vacated Secretary to the Governor. The or abandoned” declared Deputy House passed the bill Wednesday Marshal W. G. Hellan. “We are|and Dimond said that the Senate| giving warning that anyone caught committee already reported it out be away from here about one month giving rise to the belief that some of them may continue northward | from Midway io the Aleutians e will be prosecuted to the full ex- | favorably, with indication it would/e ¢ @ ¢ e @ 0 o 0 0 0 o o . tent of the law.” | win early approval. . Dimond said an objection had . been voiced by Senator McKellar | o of Tennessee but that he thought the Gov. John W. Troy, who ® | difference would soor be DESPERADO DIES, 5= ELEGTRlE_ CH A|R‘ Shipping Passes Crisis | STOCKHOLM.—3wedish shipping in 1934 virtually caught up to 1929,{ Raymond Hamilton and|says a report by the Chamber of i HIN Commerce. A total of 18,200,000 tons Partncr mn Klllll’lg, GO were declared on incoming ships, | Meekly to Death adjusted. has been in Washington, D. * C. for the last three weeks on official business, wiil leave the National Capital by plane tomorrow for San Di- ego, California, according to word received here today Weather permitting, he ex- pects to arrive in the Cali- fornia city on Sunday. o0 000000000 as compared with 16,300,000 in 1933. Outgoing tonnage was 18,700,000 —— | HUNTSVILLE, T2xas, May 10— tons against 16,700,000 in 1933. Raymond Hamilton, young South- e FnR\M R west desperado, and Joe Palmer, his i | 1 FRENCH BARRAC YIELDING RELICS | METZ, France., May 10.—Work- e s ‘imen. building barrnckg for troops | manning the new frontier forts, un- Collects FO“( Songs covered a site believed by archeolo- e | gists to be that of the Gallo-Roman FRIEBURG, Germany—A collec- city of Caranusca-Riciacum. Relics; tion of 21,600 German folksonzs and include a silver coin bearing the partner in the slaying of Major Crowson, prison guard, during their escape, were executed in the elec- trip chair' ==rly today. Both died meekly. IN ALASKA, DIES PORTLAND, Oregon, May 10.— The Rev. John Parsons, aged 80 years, pioneer Methodist Church circuit rider, is dead here. The Rev. Parsons came from England in 1859 and had pasior- ates and did missionary work at Frieburg University. The work will ette of a lion holding a womap's|Skagway, Fairbanks, Juneau and| fill five thick volumes. | head in its paws, Nome, | | \ NEW YORK, May 10.—A slight| s ; N . W e e moie_wl)axly‘ such as Senator Carter (;13»,";“'{‘1"}] ‘l’)‘c ‘;‘l“"’vr”“ City Dock|proposals, Seamen, firemen and o7 musiness hia wesk ia e |Al Smith and Jahin 3. Davl either | %25 FleC by PIaInll D. B. jrem|others are to vote on the pro- bdeaingy RS supporting Republicans or going | 1" % Qunet) 0. Uniied) posals, ported by Dun-Bradstreet, Inc., ln‘mw any sort of coalition with Re- States District Court Wednesday. 4 2 T Ll the weekly review. The e publicans. | summons wus delivered to Weather and uncertainties in na- | K: | , the defends yeste: # e de- | tional legislation is blamed for the| It Just doesn's fit in at all with | LasaneRa }tsl;rdny hTm. e hebitition the lessons of experience. , as named in the com-| 4 (‘ Pt ath | | plaint, include: the City of Juneau; | Tnus» ar this hesitation appears | Few Lead: Bolt {Mayor Isadore Goldstein; Council-| cnly trifling and there is nothing | o, men Wallis 8. George, Wililam to indicate a change in the upward | To suppose tha. dissatistied ele- Reck, G. E. Krause, Ralph Beist- ) trend, the review sa; | ments of a party easily can be per- line, Art McKinnon, and Henry o R | suaded to bolt is one of the great- Messerschmidt; City Treasurer John Re est fallacies in politics It is quite true that party alle- ; and the Northland Transpor- | tation Company. | Militia Reheves Army o o corps for the |Biance is mot what it used to be; Attorney James Wickersham is| k_oignfifim?d:’d‘“:‘v‘:_mi"g';eil hui{““ll it remains the rule, not the senting Femmer in the action }Lurpber Workers A“‘; Vot- been formed to release the rexular‘ex;enpt:’;;mhuuon AR | Te Prepare Action | ing on Compromlse army for more active duties. Hun- | ' of the election| Under court procedure, the de-| dred}; of thousands of militiamen r:rl:::flmoi flr:y year will demon-|fendants will have 30 days in which | Settlement Plans 3 g R oo da s g e T at only a minor percentage |t prepare a SaT- aastist 4 ey SR ‘:?;;:di:n;aa'::;itxxgl(:?)oh:an rx)‘l’ig:e.mf the whole body of voters shifts : which ask “"‘»’\ mui—t “(‘L ‘SEATTLE' May 1U.-Olrerh\gb Tau 75 i |from one side to the other, even tr ty of Juneau from°f hope for the settlement of the 7 |in times of political upheaval expenditures on the wharg lumber workers' strike which has Auto Tax Unprofitable | The percentage among leaders is in connection with the Northland | ‘4Ken 27,000 men from thelr work, . leven smaller. Only a handful of' ggreeme S gl . terms |15 the reported compromise settle- So Egypt Wipes It D“‘iflrsbrnle pomll‘al)hu‘.mu can be! of “.“,.mvr’,’t1::«::(1.:;‘,0 I-(l)(y”:ulw;f:f ment plens being voted upon by , |named who have left their Party|pare the defense for a 5. | Union men. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt. May 10—|quring the topsy-turvy changes of P he ‘l('r)::;xru‘“); Iocindes o stames| | The votes are to be counted Sun- Because it has discovered it Was the pasy 99 years, that the contract is ultra vires (be- |97 !o:mgvmom-y ou the proposition, the Party Loyalty yanA Tawtil catk pOWers) unil It is believed the principal con- Egyptian government has decided 0| ne cage of Senator Glass i void and ‘m:‘,'"‘. “_“,'p\“w o'l_fLe,>sxon by the operators will be abolish its automobile tax very much in point. He probably autt and in violation |0 iNcrease in the minimum wage Six thousand motorists had With- pag yseq gtronger langu than laws of Congress and of| @ 50 ¢ents an hour. The code min- |drawn their cars from circulation |gny other senator in condemnation ! i tory of ‘\?I*ktl ,’“]“ com- | mum is 42'; cents an hour. because they could not afford 104 yarigug of the key measures pro- nt reads that, if court does| The Workers demanded 75 cenis | pay the tax ‘?’ half a cent a pound posed to cflnlYCS»‘b\' Mr. Rooge- ' not restrain the , from "xpmd‘: an hour, American Federation of on each vehicie. The government,| o i B s st " ples Labor affiliation, and a 30-hour as @ result, was losing taxes also on| _ \ ing "other. large sums’ from the oy instend of 40 hours And Bnkn ¢azoline, spare parts and tires, (Continued on Page Seven) (CO(HHIH(;HA‘;;I Page Sxx.}a ecoznition,