The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 1, 1935, Page 1

CONGRESSIONAL LIBRATT WASHINGTON, D. C VOL. XLVI,, NO. 7028. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST I, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS DING ANNOUNCES MIGRATORY BIRD SEASON, ALASKA Shooting in Southeast from Sept. 20 to Oct. 19— West Sept. 1 to 30 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. — Wild fowl shooting in Alaska was an- nounced today by J. N. “Ding” Darling, Chiel of the Bioclogical Survey, to be open west of the 141st meridian from Septemher ! to 30 and for the remainder of the Territory from September 20 to October 19, Roosevéit Will Be Re-elected by Greater Majority than in | 1932 Is Farley’s Predictioni dent’'s must legislation will be passed by the present session of | Congress and economic recov- ery will be in full swing by next summer, Farley also said President Roosevelt will be re-elected by a greater majority than that by which he won the ofifce in 1932, Farley is going on a pleasure trip to Hawaii. PASSENGER AIR SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 1.—James A. Farley, Postmast- er General, and Democratic Na- ticnal Committee Chairman, brcezed inte San Francitco yes- terday and while declaring he is on a vacation from politics, predicted clear sailing for the Rcosevelt Administration into another term. Farley said ail of the Presi- Russ Flight Chief | GOOD NEWS HERE Announcement by Darling of an! open season in Alaska on ducks, geese and snipe was hailed as good | news here by the Alaska Game, Commission and sportsmen gener- ally. The 1l41st meridian is just west of Yakutat and the new regu-| § lations mean that migratory bird ghooting will be allowed in South- east Alaska from September 20 to October 19 and in the Westward and Interior during the month of September on the above named water fowl. Last year a staggered season was in effect, three days a week over a 10-week period and pressure had been brought' to bear by sportsmen in the States where the birds arc limited to close the season en- tirely. ‘The season on grouse and pta.r-t migan remains the same, Septem-’ ber 1 to February 28. y — e ' CORPORATION READY TOBUY BOVT. PROJECT Offer M;de for Purchase of Forty Million Dol- lar Bonneville Dam PORTLAND, Charles G. Bohn, dent of the Bohn Brass Corporation, sald here that| his firm has made an offer to the Government to buy the entire pow-| er_output of the $40,000,000 Bonne- | ville Dam project, forty miles east| of here. Bohn said his eompany had lo- cated vast resources of alunite ore somewhere in Utah, which he pro- posed to ship to Bonneville to pro- duce aluminum. He also wanted a| thirty-five foot chapnel to the sea to permit ore boats to bring ad- ditional supplies from British| Guiana. He said the Bohn plants| would provide- work for 5000 and in addition there would be work in many more other factories which would spring up around the alum- inum plant. Bohn said, “The Government has our offer in black and white. They can take it or leave it, but we are geting tired of delay.’ He said the project would pay for itself in fifty years under his plan of pur- chase. YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOY PARTY AT FRITZ COVE Miss Sylvia ;wu hostess to a group of her young friends at the Bkinner.cabip at Fritz Cove Ore, Aug. 1.— Detroit, Presi-| Aluminum and | We gy evenig. Her guests included. the Misses Rachel Bor- lick, Inga Lindstrom ,Geraldine Bodding, Jear M¢Donald, Ada Gilo- vaneti, Patricia Hussey, Miriam Lea, Marjorie Alkens and Bud Lindstrom, Bud Bodding, John Satre, Clifford Berg, Spiro Paul, John Koshak, Ted Cowling, Al Schramen and Earl Lagergren. Dancing formed fhe evening's en- tertalnment and refreshments were served. e v SEA OTTER ON PATROL The Sea Otter, Alaska Game Commission boat, left again today to resume bear Patrol of Admiralty LINE OUTLINED, RUSSIA TO U. 3, Non-stop Flight, Moscow to California, May De- termine Feasibility WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—Weather is improving, according to reports here, and Sigmund Levaneffsky and his comrades may takeof{ tomorrow on the nonstop flight, Moscow to | Oakland, California. The fliers are ‘“champing at the bit,” anxious to take to the air. | Plans for a passenger air line across the North Pole from Russia to. the United States, are revealed by Otto Schmidt, head of the| Northern Sea Route Department. Schmidt said such plans are based on whether the forthcoming flight of Levaneffsky and his two companions; are: successful, Twa i Flight of Sigmufid Levancflaky, | years ' of “trial ‘fiights at " various %ovéet‘g‘i;;. across North Pole -nlt;h times of the year and other prepar- , 8. as°his goal, was o Y |ations will be requited however, Otto U. Schmidt (above), Arctic i & ?urelu Shigl U. 8. 8. 4 \t:_erare the line is put into opera easibility of regular air service | !OD- across top of earth as short cut TEdign > route between Europe and U, 8. A 3 _iThis Little ] i Woodchuck W ent ; To University ! EVANGELIST 13 JAILED, GATTLE ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug 1.— One little pig went to market, but this Canadian woodchuck went to school. He hitch-hiked his way, too. He arrived at the University of Michi- AIR BASE BILL NOW CAUSE OF CRAVE CONCERN; Measure in Hands of Presi- dent but Signature Has | Not Been Affixed - ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 1— Some supporters of the Wilcox Air Base bill are known to be concerned lest it be vetoed by the President. The Chief Executive has ‘the measure now but has given ne indication of his action. The fact that he did not sign the bill quickly has given rise to a fecling in some quarters that he may not approve it. If the bill is signed, Secretary of War George H. Dern is ex- pected to appoint a commission of five high Army Air Corps officers who will inspect var- ious citic in quest of sites for bases. Alaska, it is practically cer- tain, will have a base and the Pacific Northwest cities are also asking fcr a base as a key posi- tion, serving a sa link to the base in the Northland as a matter of defense. i I o l Wiley Post, around-the-world Just before taking off on a final ciated Press Photo) | I | | | 1 | | ! - NAVAL DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, Aug. 1—A ful program for naval development for the Central California coast is ad- vocated by Representative McGrath, Democrat of California. Among other things he has re-’ commended is a submarine base in Monterey Bay to “make a chain of National Defense complete between, the Panama Canal and the Alau-{ CHAMBER SENDS BID TO DERN FOR ARMY AIR BASE i Secretary Is Instructed to Rush Telegram Urging Location Here Although Army officials in Wash- Wiié POST TESTS NEW AIRPLANE FOR MOSCOW HOP N Post Buy«s;Gun for Siberia Trék e . I Wiley Post, globe girdling aviator, who is going on a tiger hunting expedition to Siberia, recently visited the Winchester Re- | peating Arms Company exhibit at Bullock’s in Los Angeles. Photo | shows him with Charles Knight (left) of the firearms concern Pete Peterson (at right), firearms expert. Post plans to engage and sub-stratosphere flier, beside his new monoplane in Los Angeles, test flight in preparation for a leisurely trip to Moscow by wiy of Alaska. He planned to take along Mrs. Post and also possibly, Will Rogers, actor and humorist. (Asso- 108 ARE.DEAD IN HEAT WAVE, MIBDLE WEST CHICAGO, 1, ‘Aug. 1.—August inherited the shimmering waves of ,wayu besetiuly. . — New record highs have been reg- iwtered for this year. | A temperature of 111 degrees blir- | tered Kansas, Deaths im the middle west states reached 108 today. Nebraska reports 19 dead from the heat; Oklahoma 18, Minnesota | 13, Texas 10, Kansas 9, Illinois and Missouri 8 eath; Arkansas 7, Wis- | consin 6, Towa 4. | Seattle repors a temperature of - |3 degrees and Portland 66 degrees. ek g s I CALVERTS HERE; MEET WIVES ON and THEFT CHARGES 25-Year-Old Blond Preach- C‘"“d"’w nnc;m!!uund t‘}:"" “““‘":)1 ‘: Base for Alaska, Juneau's Chamber 8, BHIR on the way back. of Commerce is not wasting an: err Released on Bond | Moponald turnea him over to Miss time i shouting the prases of this of Seven Thousand |Crystal Thompson, curator of visual jocality as a site. education in the university museum. The feature of today's luncheon Chuck thereupon scampered OVer meeting of the Chamber at Bailey's| MENARD, Texas, Aug. 1.—Mrs, 8 lot of books, collected several bits Cafe undoubtedly was the disclos- | Annabel Gatlin, 25-year-old evange- Of cloth and made a nest for him- yre that the Executive Board had gan with A. L. McDonald, local ington, D. C., may be favoring Fair- business man who made a trip to panks as the site of an Army Air ~ in some big game exploits after crossing the Bering Sea by plane. ALEUTIAN TODAY With the arrival of their wives on the steamer Aleutian this after- noon from @Seattle, Starr Calvert and Willlam Calvert are expected to leave for Todd on the former's motorship, Uganik. The Calverts arrived here late last night from the Todd plant of PLAN DRIVE ON \POST NOW HAS TAX COLLECTION HIS PASSPORY WASHINGTON, Aug 1.—President SAN FRANCISCU, Cal, Aug. 1.— list, is more concerned over the|sell. proper - celebration of the first an- niversary of one of her churches than charges of cattle and horse stealing. 2 “I got out just in time to attend the anniversary rally of my church at Rochelle,” she said as she was released from jail at Sansaba un- | der a $1,000 bond oneach of seven counts, charging cattle theft. “It takes more than this old said Mrs. Gatlin. Cecil Gatlin, husband of the young blonde preacher, is still in jail on charges of horse theft. A.la;ska Sulphur To Be Mined; Announcement Made SEATTLE, Awg. 1. — G. C. Betker, Prczident of the Alaska Northwe:* Sulphur Corporation anncunced that the company will begin operations of mining «ulphur ¢n Akun Island in the Alcations within three moenths. Berker also announced the cpcning ¢f a mine at Sultan, Weohinglcn, next spring. He caid the two deposits will sup- ply 50,000 tons of suiphur an- nu2lly to the pulp mills of the Pacific Northwest. Son of Sergeant Island. Aboard with Capt. K. C. Talmage were Jay Willlams, Forest Examiner, and Howard Jensen, assistant. The game commission working jointly with the Forest plan now being carried out. Nally, aged 11, Richard McNally, pioneer wationed theie, world to get a child of God down,” | McNally Is Dead SEATTLE, Aug. 1.—William Mc-!| WASHINGTON, Aug. 1—E. P. son of Sergeant Cramer, Alaska man, told the Senate Lobby Com- Service maintain & patrol virtually | Signal Corps man, is dead here as mittee today that he suggest: all summer on the island in con-|the result of pneumonia. McNally months ago to ufility companies nection with the bear management;was married in Alaska and is nowiw start a whispering campaign (Instructed its secretary, Curtis | S | Shattuck, to telegraph Secretary of 1 War George H. Dern an explana- 111 PASSENGEHS tion of the advantages of Juneau as a site for the base. The full co- operation of the Chamber in sup- plying data also was voiced in the W telegram. . 7 Of sécondary interest at today's A Huncheonr was the «discussion of a 1 N suggestion ‘'made by the Wrangzell Chambet of Commerce that Juneau { ——n join with that group in petitioning {Vessel Arrives at 2:30 three-months duck hunting season B . this fall. Wrangell asked a ratifica- o CIOCk-‘Due .to Sflll tion of their resolution by the Ju- | at 11 Tonight neau Chamber. 1 No Duck Action 2 0 i No action was taken today. After |trom "Seaitle Wi 11 passongers | considerable discusson, the raifica- {for Juneau and 240 round-trip pas- | ion Vote was postponed until next Isengers aboard, the steamer Aleu-|Thursday. Two sides of the ques- |tian will leave ‘her berth at Pa-|tion Were presented, one group feel- leific Coast’ Dock “at” 11 o'clock 'NE that “there are more ducks shot | tonight for Skagway, not to return-One Sunday afternoon in Califor- here on the southbound run. nia than 'Alaskans kill all year. The vessel is .commanded by Th‘is group felt that, with British |capt. 'H. Andersen and her purser|COlumbia maintaining a full three- |is Joseph L. Large. (months open season, Alaska was The inbound list: penalizing itself with a one-month From Seattle—Mrs. S. H. Cal-|Testriction. |vert, Mrs. willlam Calvert, Jr, w.| This view was opposed by those R. Ingram, Silas Isom, Mrs: N. A.|‘hat pointed out that the Chamber | McEachran, Doris McEachran, How- | 184 gone on record earlier this year {ard Trueblood, Alex Whyte. }:—;rfzgofg’;x a}e a;m-cmomp‘sh‘ooupgl From Southeast Alaska way ports{ - Dr. W. W. Council’s special |—N. A. McEachran, L. Chista, John | COmmMittee on this matter also urg- | Hick. :;'1 a vetosof the Wrangell proposi- H lon. | ———— 'Admits Urging Start, A third item of interest was the unanimous passing of a resolution addressed to the Superintendent of Railway Mail Service in Seattle, asking that both first and second class mail be carried on the North- land Transportation Company ships plying between Seattle and Juneau. Road Discusced Item No. 4 was the repcrt of the New Jersey advertising !the Blological Survey for a full] Roosevelt has allotted five million | wijey Post has obtained his pass idollars of the Work Relief funds m‘pm for his Siberfan flight, via Al- the Treasury for a three-fold drive to tighten up tax collection. | STOCK PRIGES - ARE HIT HARD N FINAL HOUR Profit Taking Sends Ma- pority of Groups Low- er—Closing Heavy NEW YORK, Aug. ~—Aftet hold- iing a steady to firm tone for the greater part of the session, stocks became unsettled in the final hour by profit taking. Scattered specialists were resis- tant but most of the groups gave { ground. Today's closing was somewhat heavy. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug 1.— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15%, American Can 144, American Power and Light 4%, Anaconda 15%, Bethlehem Steel 35%, General Motors 38%, Inter- national Harvester 52%, Kenne- cott 19, United States Steel 43%, Pound $4.95%, Bremner bid 40 asked 50, Nabesna bid 53 asked 58, Black 'Pine Silver bid 28 asked 34, United 1 Airlines 6%. e ee——— Igor Stravinsky revised the score of “Petrouchka” last year while in New York, making corrections and initiating them on Jose Utur- that Roosevelt was insane. (Continued on Page Two) bi's seore. the Peril Straits Packing Company, and are accompanied by Niek Bez, president of that concern. Starr Calvert is an executive in the San Juan Fish Company. The skipper of the Uganik, which | has been berthed at the Cold Stor- | age Dock, is Capt. Ole Coldevin. THEY TAKE OFF S SAN FRANCISCO, cal, aug. 1.—| PAA FAIRCHILD OFF Post and his wife took ‘off during| ON KETCHIKAN TR[P thic afternoon for Seattle on a On a return flight from Chi- leisurely flight eventually taking ;’;:‘;‘SI“’N“:;':":QZ“n'i‘:.‘;;‘“b“:fi‘l:g chagof today, Alex Holden piloting Siait, Y the PAA Fairchild accompanied by Flight Mechanic Lloyd Jarman, brought Elmer Peterson to Juneau. At 2 o'clock this afternoon, Pilot Holden took off with A. B. Searle for Wrangell, and P. Larson, R. M. Halsey and Mrs. Walter A. Wood aska, and it is expected he will take-off in a short time for Seattle where pontoons will be placed aboard his airship. ————— Forest Service Men Have Cause To Celebrate Wellman Holbrook, Assistant Re- gional Forester, and W. F. Staley, legal advisor for the Forest Servi here from Portland, both had cause for celebration today. Mr, Holbrook was celebrating his birthday and Mr. Staley was beginning his last the head of the Wood-Yukon Ex- pedition sponsored by the Amer- ican Geographical Soclety at Kluane Lake, who is hurrying to her home in New York because of sickness in her family, will board the Vietoria at Ket¢hikan. .- year in government service before retirement, He has been in the BELL EXPECTED TG service 45 years, starting in the Land Office in Washinzton, 0. ¢, ARRIVE IN JUNEAU ton wiis - DURING WEEK-END Mr. Holbrook was receiving many| .o po.eo ';?}xshen“ et felicitations and the Forest Service ' prany carrying Commissioner Frank staff presented him with a hand- T. Bell and Representative C. El- some cocktail shaker. mer Dietrick, Democrat of Penn- st | dudc sylvania, has left Ketchikan and Sin Di M Be is believed to be enroute to Juneau! ego May € via the west coast of Prince of M‘ifl Marine Base Wales Island. She is expected to arrive here probably tomorrow or Saturday. L. G. Wingard, Alaska Agent for quarters from Quantic the Bureau, meé! the Brant at Diego, Cal, are being co: | Ketchikan and is making the trip WASHINGTON, Aug 4o transfer the Fleet by the Marine Corps heidquarters |north with the Commissioner. i for Ketchikan. Mrs. Wood, wife of' THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS RS EAGER FOR WAR ada LEADERS FEAR IT MAY BE TOO LATE T0 AVERT CLASH Tens of Thousands of Em- peror's Warriors Want Action Immediately ITALIAN TROOPS POUR INTO AFRICA i Plan Presented at League | Declared “Entirely Unac- | ceptable” to Mussolini ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, {Aug. 1.—~The supreme chief- tains of Ethiopia’s tribes ral- ‘Iyim.-; in a concil of war are 'reported to have expressed {fear to Emperor Haile Selas- |sie that it “may be too late |to prevent war.” One source said the Emper- lor was greatly concerned by " the mounting evidence that [tens of thousands of his war- Iriors are eager for open hos- | tilities at once to avert what they regard a8 an Italian “slur” at their ancient king- dom. TROOPS DISPATCHED NAPLES, Aug. 1. — More than 2,000 soldiers and works {hére for' Africa, A sqaudron also is intended to fly there to observe the prog- ress being made in assembling Italy’s aevial strength. | f ITALIANS PESSIMISTIC GENEVA, Aug. 1. — The Italian delegation to the League of Nations here has asserted the formula framed by the English and French to avert war is “entirely unac- ceptable.” f The atmosphere among Italians is one of distinct pes- simism, one spokesman said. LONDON IN DOUBT LONDON, Aug. 1.—Italo- Ethiopian war clouds grew blacker here today as mass recruiting for the Ethiopian Army is reported to have op- ened with high spirits in Ad- {dis' Ababa, The financial editor of the jLondon Herald published a report from bankers which said “opposition to Musso- lini's policy is growing so rapidly that revolt against him is no longer to be we: garded as altogether impos- sible.” feuy SHOTS FIRED AT BLIMP ON . OCEAN CRUISE { Bullets Whi:-Througix Air from Rifles Direct- ed to Navy Ship LAKEHURST, N. J, Aug. l— | Navy officials have began an in- vestigation to learn the source of {volleys~ of rifle fire aimed at the Navy blimp ZMC. | Two unseen snipers fired on the | | ship as it cruised over the Atlantic in search of bodies of victims of | drowning | It was the third attack on the phmp sl it was built in 1928, ! — DEER DISEASE PUZZLES A mysterious “limber-neck” di= sease has been killing off deer and ; Je near Clarkston, Wash.