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

S I *‘ready.” This was signed Percy Min- THE DAILY ALASKA «4LL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” CMPIRE DAY, MAY 28, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ACT KNOCKED OUT SUSPEND COMPULSORY ENFORCEMENT KIDNAP CASE No Trace of Abductors of 9-Year-Old George Weyerhaeuser FAMILY READY TO DEAL IS REPORT Another Son in Seclusion —Search Is Extended Into Canada BULLETIN—Tacoma, May 28. ~—Shortly before noon, three member: of the Weyerhaeuser foroily were driven away from hom»~ in an auto with blinds drawn, NO INFORMATION | TACOMA, May 28.—The authori-| sies tcday tightened up on a score of sources of information regarding the search for kidnaped nine-year- old George Weyerhaeuser, abduct-; ed last Friday afternoon. The office of Chief of Detectives is closed to questioners, the doors| to the State Patrol are locked and Department’ of Justice: agents are absent from headquarters. “Ad” Says “Ready” | No comment_is forthcoming from officials as“to -whether this meant they expected a break in the case but in Seattle, a Post-Intelligencer advertisement read: “We .are nje, ‘as the. abductors ordered. This indicated, it is the general| belief, the family is ready to deal| with' the kidnapers. | Conference Held { The Weyerhasuser family went ! into’a conference with the authori- ties ' yesterday to determine the method by which the boy could be returned safely. ‘What decision was reached, only they know. 7t Notification The family has already been told by the kidnapers that “you will be notified where to go when the time comes.” This next step is probably await- ed by the Weyerhaeusers. Another Son Guarded Philip, the 10-year-old son, is| guarded and in seclusion. No one is reported seeing him about the bome since the weekend. He has not attended his classes at school. Two little girls are seen repeated- ly about the house. Search Extends, Canada The search for the boy has swung into Canada with the remnants of the Alvin Karpis and Machine Gun Kelly gangs as possible suspects. RUMOR AT BREMERTON TACOMA, May 28—From Brem- erton comes a report that two nerv- ous men' entered a store yesterday and purchased a playsuit for a seven-year-old boy and then hur- ried away. Late this afternoon a search was still going on around Port Angeles when . persons - are positive that a hoy Seen in a sedan here yesterday was the kidnap victim. THe “ad” in this morning’s Post- Intelligencer that the family was Tél to deal with the kidnapers might mean the ransom money was ready or negotiations might be opened for a lesser amount. ONE TIP A BLOOMER PORT ANGELES, Wash., May 28—A Sheriff's posse returned emp- ty handed after combing the Lake Crescent district in search of the| missing Weyerhaeuser boy. i The posse acted on a report that a boy resembling the missing| George had been seen in a sedan| with California license plates, car- rying three men and a woman, The posse found no trace of the car. - Insure for Endowment BERKELEY, Cal—Twenty years 480 on commencement day, the University of California class of 1915 took out insurance policies on 25 of its youngest members. As a result the class has been enabled to make a gift of $10518 to its alma mater, Gets Movie Contract MUCH BULLDING BEING DONE | ALASKA CITIES FHA Director Reports Live- ly Interest in ‘Homes to Westward Better Housing committees in Fairbanks, Seward, Anehorage and Nome have reported a total of $885,000 worth of work in sight, ac- cording to J. E. Pegues, Director of the Federal Housing Administra- tion, who has returned from an ex- tensive trip through the Territory. “Anchorage leads with $400,000 in ‘both modernization and new con- struction, Fairbanks reported $250,- 00, Nome $215,000 and Seward slightly more than $20000. Condi- tions in Cordova and Valdez, due o labor difficulties, made it inad- visable to launch housing programs n either city,” Mr. Pegues said. “Three new banks have qualified as approved mortgagees under Title Two of the National Housing Act, the Banks of Alaska in Wrangell, Skagway and Anchorage, bringing the total to eight in the Territory. in addition, the First National Bank in Fairbanks and the First National Bank in Anchorage and the Bank of Seward are applying for approval of this some title. The Miners and Merchants Bank of Nome, just applied for insurance contract under Title One and as soon as Grani Jackson, President and Manager; returns to Nome, ap- plication will be thdte for approval as a mortgagee under Title Two.” Nome is looking lively from a mining angle and new construction in the tcwn since the conflagration of last September totals about $240,000, according to Mr. Pegues. ““The new construction, to date, is largely confined to business houses and a large number of people there have indicated a desire to rebuild With a contract sealed, signed and tucked under her arm, Marl. anne Edwards, four.and a-half years old, winks at the cameraman ir Hollywood. The contract calls for her appearance in child comedies for a Hollywood film company for the next five years. (Assoclatec Press’ Photo) WORK STARTED ON TWO-STORY BARAGE HERE Willeughby Avenue Struc- ture to House juneau Motors Company Werk started yesterday conztruction of a modern, twi garage building at the corner of Willoughby Avenue and Main Sb for Frank McCaffarty, Juneau prop- erty cwner. When completed in two months, the building will be leased to the Juncau Motors Company, whose proprietor is Elroy Ninnis, McCafferty said today. Harold B. Foss, Juneau architect and contractor, was awarded the construction contract. “When completed, the building will house the most modern garage in Alaska,” McCafferty said. “Hyd- raulic lift equipment in the gas station and a ramp in the garage are but two of the modern fea- tures.” The building will have a con- crete foundation and wood frame, with stucco finish. It will be equip- ped with a steel roof. The Juneau Motors is housed now in the Juneau Commercial Dock. PATMAN BONUS BILL UP AGAIN WASHINGTON, May 28—Pat- man bonus bill leaders decided to- day to go forward with a drive for cash payment of the borus at this session and sacrifice inflationary Pprovisions of the bill if necessary. It is believed this kifis any chance of a compromise. DOUGLAS GETS RELIEF WORK WASHINGTON, May 28.— Work the Housing Act. In all of the communities visited, owners of both | business and residential properties exhivited a lively interest in the Hou:ing program and were enthusi- astic over the opportunities it of- fers.” “In Fairbanks, right now, more than $180,000 is being spent on new construction. The new addition to St. Joseph's Hospital is costing $60,000, the new First National Bank, $50,000 and the addition to the Pioneers' Hotel more than $30,- 000. The remainder is being used for the construction of several new residences. Both Fairbanks and Nome look fine from a mining standpoint.” FUNERAL SERVICES FOR JAMES DENNIS AT ELKS TOMORROW Funeral services for James Den- nis, who died here last week, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Elks' temple with Elks ritualistic services. Burial will be in the Elks plot. : Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dennis, the parents, arrived here on the Aleu- tian. Mr. Dennis, who was at his flew to Ketchikan ‘to meet Mrs. Dennis, who had been in the States, and came back with her. Pallbearers will be Barth O'Laugh- lin, George Gebbie, Oscar Olson, Virgil Schumaker, Daniel Livie and Evans Gruber. $500,000 FOR ALASKA ROAD WORK APPROVED Approval of an appropriation of $500,000 for construction and main- tenance of roads in the Territory and $32,940 for reindeer service has been made by the Secretary of the Relief applications announced today | Treasury and the Comptroller Gen- include construction by Douglas,jeral, according to a communication Alaska, of an impounding reservolr,|to the ‘Governor's Office today. It distributing and sewer system, to|is the customary road appropria- cost $53,000. tion and covers 1935 and '36. The — e reindeer fund is slightly increased. NOONAN ARRIVES Dan A. Noonan, former steward for the Northland Transportation | Company and now a representatxve! of the Turner and Pease Company, | Seattle dairy products firm, arrived - BACK FROM TRIP Mrs. Louise Hardy, beauty shop operator at Anchorage, is a pas- { | heating features of both concerns minion officials when he visits Ot- | their homes under the provisions of | son's bedside when death came,| REFINANCING Stores Closed Memorial Day; Order Now All food stores, grocery meat markets, will be closed 'l OPERATION BY | & e e U3, TREASURY crdering today or tomorrow ) > e e spscrve regue || D€cretary Morgenthau Dis- closes Plans for Early ! 2 LOGAL FIRM IS ANNOUNCED Rice and me—rs Co.,ana C. H. Metcalfe Co., Consolidated May 28.—After conference, details | Secretary of Treasury pMorgen- thau disclosed the Treasury, plans | {a three quarter of a billion dollar | réfinancing operation in Jume. / | Becretary Morgenthau said the issue of notes will' be offered on ian | exchange basis to holders of two | | sécurities soon due in payment of | | $416,500,000 of three percent notes maturing June 15, and $353,800,000 of one and five-eighths percent "| notes'" maturing August 1. - e One of the biggest local mergers in recent years was completed wm-"NT HIGHWAY $ the announcement today of thei L] combining of Rice and Ahlers Com-= | pany, a corporation, and the C. H. Tfl BE TAK E N | UP, DOMINION Metcalfe Company, two of the city's largest plumbing and heating firms. The deal, which involves me im-! mediate changes in the personnel! of staffs of the two cpmpanies,| was completed to give the city nd; Channel tesidents a more com"|(Canadian Minister to U. S.| plumbing and heating. The new| - Gives Information to combination will continue under 3 the incorporated name of Ricé and | . Delegate Dlmond} Ahlers - Company. 3 ;g B R L Both the Rice nd AMlers ‘o«&]- o -~ on Franklin Street, now under”the{Delegate Anthony J. Dimon management of John L. Ahlers,‘m has been assured by William Mr. Metcalfe, Fresident, will con-|(er to the United S‘;"flsi ;”i“; the tinue under separate roofs for the PYOPosed International Highway present time. The company plans‘wm be considered by the Canadian | a reorganization soon, with ten-|Government. tative plans for a complete amalga-| Delegate Dimond quot_ed the Can- mation under one roof. adian Minister as saying he will The advertised plumbing and|Present the proposal to the Do- i plete service in sheet metal work, and the C. H. Metcalfe Company,|DPuncan Harridge, Canadian Minis- will be continued as an effort to|l@wa this week. zive the most complete service pos-| The bill providing construction of dble. The merger now handles|the Alaska portion of the road is among other lines electric refrig-|now before the House committee. CALLANDER, Ont., May 28— One year ago today, Mrs. Oliva Dionne turned a wan, fright- ened face to a midwife who ctcod at her bedside and asked weakly: “Were they triplets?” “Yes, and two more,” replied the midwife, This conversation was re- membered today with ceremon- ies, gifte and best wishes on the fir:t anniversary of the Dionne quintuplets. The five babies, most of them just beginning to creep, will take a part in the amniversary celebration, provided Dr. Dafoe feels they are up to it, by of- fering such sounds as they feel inclined to make into a thor- oughly sterilized microphone at 9 o'clock tonight. Milk PHILLIPSBURG, Kas-—Lack of pasturage sent local milk prices to {erators, light plants, oil burners,| general reorganization of the new {irm, more lines will be added,| which will give the business a com-| piete modernization-equipped model smallest to the largest, with both | i RS shops remaining open for business Anolher Vessel Bound for under the present set-up. Kelchlkan AlSO Re— ——————.——— ported Sunk May 28— |Oonandaga has started for the scene. The Lakina is reported out |of control with a broken crank- | shaft. Dionne Babies Are One xeichikan and the Iroguoise is oda + . |towing her to that port, expected Year Old T }'TMXCIO ‘m arrive there early Wednesday. phone Is: Sterilized The small freighter Sachem, en- the tide receded she listed. The craft filled with water when the tide returned. A tug has been dispatched to pump the water from | v 1 HERE AFTER BEAR In search of a real Alaska bear trophy, Marc F. Mitchell, big game hunter, arrived in Juneau today of the world and killed virtually every other kind of game except the big Kodiak. W. John Harris, well known Juneau guide, will take “I am looking forward to getting a few good specimens for my tro-| phy room,” Mr. Mitchell said. “I don't get so much enjoyment out - — scilers, bathrcom fixtures, air con-’LAKINA Is IN I { | house, | n u s ]SLe Lakina is reported in |route from Seattle to Ketchikan, {the ship. aboard the Aleutian. It is Mr. Mit- Mr. Mitchell on a 10-day trip to of just killing Moose and such big Pricei‘ Soar senger to the Westward on the Aleutian, returning from a business /trip to the states, here from Seattle on the North- western, 13 cents a quart. A year ago, dur- ing a milk war, prices were 2 and 3 cents, diticners, and a number of furnace DISTRESS OFF As before, the company will be ASTORIA, Oregon, amship To BRuAncAsT | distress 600 miles northwest of the Bellingham reports said the ship |tied up at Coronet Bay, in De- o G Al chell's first trip to Alaska although Admiralty, Baranof and Kuiu animals any more but I do wanc styles and brands. Following the equipped to handle jobs from the! |Columbia River and the cutter |is off Vancouver Island enroute to |ception Pass, Monday and when he has hunted in many other parts islands. to get a bear trophy.” | of ‘which are guarded’ carefully,f | Crashes In Pacific WASHINGTON IS BEWILDERED ON FUTURE ACTION New Legislation Is Planned toKeep Certain NRA » Principles |CONGRESS MAY BE :Sc‘nator Black Advances; | His 30-Hour Week Pro- posal—Frazier Gloomy w. INGTCN, May 28~Specu- lation today ranged through a be- wilderiny maze, tentatively with the assurance that men on Capitol Hill end in the Administration appeared to be canva‘sing the advisibility of resorting to cne or more of the fol- lowing steps in a drive for new legizlation applying the principles of the ‘minimum wages, maximum ol 'hours, collective bargaining and a ban on child labor to purely Inter- state Commerce. Plane of Congress This might stretch Congress into | August or beyond in an attempt to get the states to pass supplement- jary laws applying the principles to |intrastate business in an effort to Eamend the Commuu]:: :to make NRA principles and o' 1 attempt [fo" o'h&g:np leglstation enffi*r.éi?\z fome of the NRA principles by means of | the Government's taxing power. Industry Invited An invitation to industry to join The U.8.8. Sicard (above) figur | ed In a mid-Pacific crash with the troyer Lea during the navy's fleet problem program. One was killed and four injured in the crash. PRESIDENT IS GIVEN RAP BY . lmade to get Congress to grant tem- | porary authority to the President to .+ 'govern industry and labor relations Removal Of Tradc Commls- during the interim. sioner Humphrey Ab- ; Lo e Meanwhile, Senator Black of Ala- solutely Illegal bama, held out his 30-hour week bill to Administration leaders as a way out of the present dilemma. He 'contended NRA has been destroyed beyond hope of resusitation but WASHINGTON, May 28—A di- rect slap at President Roosevelt's removal from the Trade Commis- sion of the late Willlam By Hum- that his proposal was not touched phrey has been given by the Su- by the decision and is now the only preme Court which has ruled that method for regulation of hours of officials of Legislative or Judlcia.l;wcrk. The cost of NRA to the Federal agencies do not hold of- Government and industry per year fice at the pleasure of the Pren-ihas been fifty five millions, dent. Mortgage Moratorium The Supreme Court said the| Senator Frazier, co-author of the President might discharge post-, Farm Mortgage Moratorium Law, masters and certain other Executive wiped out by the Supreme Court's employees but lacked constitutional 'decision, expressed little hope that power to put out of office any offi- | new legislation in keeping with the cials of legislative or judicial ngen-;unurl.‘,) objections, could be passed. cies except for causes prescribed by | Senator Frazer gloomily predict- Congress for their removal. |ed that mortgage holders who have The tribunal, in effect, instructed been influenced by the law to re- the Court of Claims to decide the duce their claims, would now “go amount the estate of Humphrey is back to foreclosing.” entitled to as salary from October Farmers Must Organize 8, 1933, to February 14, 1934, when | Senator Frazier said it is the duty he died. of debt-burdened farmers to organ- ize to save their homes. Some leaders among the Admin- MRS' ROBERTSON TO lx-uuuun forces indicated they pro- ATTEND DAUGHTER’S ;i AsA amendments be re- GRADUATION HE RE written in an attempt to save them | from the same Supreme Court scythe that mowed NRA down. Returning on the Aleutian from | Seattle, Mrs, R. E. Robertson wil TR A 35 o be present tomorrow night at the | graduation of her daughter, Carul“vuluNTARY GODE from the Juneau High School. Mrs. Robertson was not accom- panied north by her husband, who| was detained in Seattle on busi-| ess. However, he is a passenger on the northbound North Sea and will arrive hére Saturday. | The Robertsons left Juneau about | three weeks @ago. They spent the| VeI entire period in Seattle. It is be-| . lieved ‘that Mr. Robertson, Presi-|President of U. S. C. of C. dent of the Juneau School Board, s interviewed several ' prospects for | Makes Appeal to Busi- instructors here mext year. ness Men of Nation - | I MRS. M’ALISTER IN HOSPITAL | Mrs. McAlister, wife of James, WASHINGTON, May 28.—A vol- McAlister, accountant in the Ter-|untary code structure under a re- ritorial Auditor’s office, underwent|vived Blue Eagle is being seriously a major operation at St. Ann's Hos- | considered by Administration’ lead- pital this morning. ers to replace the compulsory pro- e {n icns of the Recovery Law. LEAVES HOSPITAL Harp Sibley, President of the William Watson of Cordova, who| United States Chamber of Com- has been undergoing medical treat-|merce, in New York, appealed for ment at St. Ann’s Hospital for the|preservation of wages and hours past month, was able to leave for ectablished under NRA and urged his home today aboard the Aleu-'business men to uphold the levels| tian. of the codes, IN SESSION LONG' PLEA IS MADE Decision of Unconstitution- ality by Supreme Court Is Far Reaching NEW DEALERS ARE | PONDERING SUBJECT Legislative Action Tempor- arily Halted as Big Issue Is Studied | WASHINGTON, May 28.— | NRA, with its vast code struc- ture tumbled by the sweeping !Supreme Court decision of | unconstitutionality, last night suspénded “all methods of compulsory enforcement.” Acting within a few hours after the highest court of the land decided unanimously the President had been given too much “unfettered” authority and proclaiming code provis- ions went teo far in regula- tions affecting intrastate commerce, the NRA Admin- istration took preliminary steps. PLEA TO EMPLOYERS NRA - Administrator Don- ald R. Richberg, after a;con- ference with President Roose- velt, issued a plea to employ- rers to continue to operate under their codes until a new |structure could be reared. In a statement, Adminis- trator Richberg said: “This decision of the Supreme Court |makes codes and fair compe- tition unenforceable, as a mat- ter of law. In deference to that ruling, all methods of compulsory enforcement of codes will be immediately sus- pended. This will not affect enforcement of any contract- ural obligations which may have arisen by agreement of parties requiring no sanction (Continued from Page Om;; CONFUSION IN U. S. CAPITAL WASHINGTON, May 28—Amid confusion in a National Capital, figuratively strewn with wreckage of New Deal's Number One experi- ment, the Administration has aban- doned all attempts t6 enforce NRA but appealed to the business world to observe its rules voluntarily as a hurried series of conferences were sought to chart a new course. CONGRESSIONAL CHIEFS ACTIVE ‘{ WASHINGTON, May 28.—A com- plete restudy of all the big Ad- | mintstration bills to determine their constitutionality, in view of yes- | terday’s NRA decision, has been or- |dered by Congressional chiefs. TERRIFIC BLOW FOR ROOSEVELT LONDON, May 28. — A terrific :blnw to the prestige of President Franklin Roosevelt is the view re- | flected in all press comment in the ‘Bmish newspapers today as the re- | sult of the NRA decision made by {the Supreme Court of the United ! States,