The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 18, 1935, Page 1

CONGRESSIONAL LIBRAZ “THE DAILY A “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVI., NO 1068 JUNEAU, ALASKA, mY SEP’IEMBER 18, 1935 MEMBFR OF ASSOCIATLD PRESS PRICE TEN CENT: NAVAL MOVEMEN ROPER'S SPEECH GIVES POLITICS NEW INTEREST New ‘Deal: Stand on Con-| stitutional Change Most Important Question WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. — A question of the New Deal's future stand on the subject of constitu- tional change has aroused new in- terest in the light of Secretary of Commerce Daniel C, Roper's speech, declaring the right of amendment is “the heartbeart of our consti- tutional system™ in a Constitution Day address at Alexandria, Va. Roper said: “If ‘there is not suf- ficient constitutionality authority for the Federal Government to deal properly with the devastating na- tionwide economic social emergency, if it is the will of the American| people to amend the Constitution 50 that the Federal Government in time of acute distress may give aid nationally, it may be bold to direct action to avert utter chaos. ‘This question must be answered in the next decade if our present economic governmental system is to endure.” Obesrvers in Quandary Observers wondered whether the| Roper utterance meant the New Deal might conduct an intensive effort for constitutional amend- ment should the other major ad-| ministration measures meet the| fate of NRA in the court tests béginning this fall, Other salient sentences from ad- dresses in various. parts of the na- | tion: by prominent men on Con- stitution’ Day inelude: Sendtét Thomas, Utah: “When- ever in_the history of our country men carried on ‘political campaigns on a slogan like ‘let's stand by the Constitution,” it has, been and is today positive proof that real issues are not available.” Theodore Roosevelt, son of the former President: “Watch well the changes that political tinkers may| atempt lest under the guise of aid- ing you they steal your liberties.” What G. O. P, Says Senator Steiwer, Republican, Ore- gon: “In subtle method and furtive approach the New Deal excels; in candor and consistent purpose in fulfilment ‘- of promises it suffers by comparison.” Henry P. Fletcher, Republican Chairman: “The - philosophy and practices of the New Deal are ut- terly fofeign to the letter and spirit of the Constitution.” NOT IN POLITICS CHICAGO, Sept. 18. — Naiionai Commander of the American Le- gion, Frank 'Belgrano, in a Con- stitution Day address, said: ‘“‘The Constitution must and shall be kept out of politics?; —————————— TOM MOONEY , TAKES STAND ~ OWNBEHALF Makes Perional Appear- ance in ‘'Writ of Habeas Corpus Case SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18 —Tom Mocney took the. stand today in his “héaring for a writ of, habeas|t] corpus before Referee A. E, Shaw fa: and calmly answered questions. A plea by hiz lawyers that W. K. Billings be hrought here to testify was denied. Mooney was also refused permis- sion to go to Folsom Prison to at- tend the taking of a deposition from Billing§. ———— IS LYNCHED BY MOB AS JURY DELIBERATES il putes wood Hif . defend- ant, in 2 murder trial, was taken from. the ¢ jail “By a mob and lynched while the jury was delib- Air Hero Becomes Envoy [ Maj. Ramon Franco, Spanish flier who ‘was first to span South Atlantie and was thrown into prison for Republican symplthiel during last dly'l of Alfonso’s rexxn, is now in Washington as Spain’s first air attache. He's shown with his wife, one of the most beautiful women in Spain, and nushw aa they arrive in U. 8. Many Laws Relatwe to Alaska Are Introduced Durmg Recent Congress pmed and approved by the Chh.( of Engineers:. 7 v Wrangell Hf.rbqg, $56,000; Wl* gell' Narrows, $142,000; Dry Pass, $79,000; Stikine River, $600; Ko- diak Harbor, $70,000; Petersburg By J. J. ECKLES . WASHINGTON, Sept. F-(8 Corre:pondence)—When- the _first session of he Seventy-Tounth Gon~ gress adjourned on August® 26, it was generally conceded that be- cause of the great amount of legis- lation of national scope that was i enacted—much of which was of a character required to meet the pressing need of the time and be- cause it had such direct bearing on the Nation’s social and economic life that no previous Congress had ever attempted to regulate—that the accomplishments of the pres- ent Congress would go down in his- tory as more notable than that of | Harbor, $102,000; Egegik River, $5,- 000; Cordova Harbor, $205,000; Sew- ard Harbor, $70,000; Sitka Harbor, $67,500; Nome Harbor, $253,000; Nome Harbor, $16,500. Issuance of Bonds Acts authorizing the issuance of bonds for munieipal public works were authorized for the following towns and cities in the amount: named: Aunchorage, $75,000; Cor- dova, $50,000; Ketchikan, $1,000,- any legislative body up to the pres-| 000; Nome, $100,000; Petersburg ALASKA-YUKON HIGHWAY BETS GREAT 800S Secretary of Interior l&a Says It is of Vital Importance WAHINGTON, Sept. 7.—-Secre- tary of Interior Harold Tekes ierms the proposed Alaska-¥Yukon, Highway as of vital 1mponaxee to the West. “The Highway will result in an increase in population in Alasks, will prove a major attraction taj tourists, open large areas of now inaccessible and ‘promete friendly relations between citizens of the United tes and o-wn ALASKATUNENY | T0 BE HONORED AT C.C. LUNC Chamber to_Observe An- nual Mine Day, Consti- tution Tomorrow Observance of Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company Day and Constitution Day will be mingled{ at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at Bail- ey’s Cafe tomorrow neon. P, R. Bradiey eug-r,. L. H. Willlams and other officials of Juneau's mining concern who can arrange office hours to attend the luncheon haye been sinvited. Speeches honoring the large indus- trial plant wil! be made. A boy and girl student from the High School, their namebfs yet un- announced, also will be'guests of the Chamber. They each will de- “iver three-ininute papers on Con- stitution Day, observed throughout the nation yesterday. M. S. Whiltier, heting secretary in the absence at Sitka of Curtis Shattuck, announced today that a discussion of Fire Prevention Week ASKA EMPIRE ARE IN wfw’fi Bishop Edwin Mi church will have g%cmm South, Dr. Broombeld S and Mothod , Bishop William Forest Conservation Frogram Proposed INow by Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Sept. 18— President Roosevelt is expected to recommend to the next Con- gress a six-point forest conser- ‘rnmmn the letter BIRTH CONTROL ‘PLAN ADVANCED | Smiization: Ts Proposed as Suitable Method for Future NEW YORK, Sept .18.—Margaret Cant lee on of union of Meth ist Protestant Church, which is being worked out 1000 communicants and 20,000,000 constituenits. | MEDITERRANEAN SEA CRADUALLY SEES ACTIVITY One Hundrmifty British Warships Are Concentrated ADMIRALTY CALLS OFF MANEUVERS OF FLEET ltaly Lands More Soldiers in Northern Africa— Leag:ffl Plans GENEVA, Sept. 18—According ta advices received here, naval de- relopments in the Mediterranean are going forward with increasing nomentum with about 150 British varships concentrated. The Italian fleet is being in- wreased and now numbers about 7§ ressels. The British Admiralty, according o London advices, has postponed ndefinitely the regular autumn naneuvers of the British fleet and hese orders are considered signi- icant. The Italian naval and military novements are also gaining veloc- ty. Bishop McDowell odist Epucnglal Church (Northex. F. McDowell and Dr. John Calvin Love Alonc Funds “For Defense” v Advices received here from Rome ‘tate the Italian Cabinet has passed iweeping provisions to raise funds ‘for defense of East African Cel+ nies.” The Italio-Ethjopian mltw of the League of Nations' has :volved a plan “for assistance” to Ethiopla, it 8.0 Ty a war. This' is di ed by immediate redetion in cva that the proposed plan meet with instant rejewon “No Doris Duke Cromwell, “world’s richest woman’’, and her ’nubn.nd James H. R. Cromwell, had their fi luncheon on American. soj in months when they arrived at llo lu, capital of the Hnulun ent time. Legislation for Alaska While the purpose of this major legislation was designed to be, and will ‘be, of direct benefit to the general welfarez of the average cit- izen in all parts of the Nation, the fact that it necessarily engrossed so much of the time of Congress precluded the possibility. of enact- ment ‘of ‘many bills of a sectional charaeter, but which were of vital importance tco the 'section that sponsored them. This was as true of specific legislation proposed to \835000 Seward, $75,000, authorized ! for purchase of light plant. No limit- ing figure set for construction). Laws Enacted The following public laws werc cnacted in addition to the bond authorizations listed above: To authorize negotiations and the making of agreements with the Canadian Government for the sur- vey and construction of the Pacific- Yukon Highway to connect Alaska with the United States. Authorizing the Postmaster Gen- eral to contract for the carriage of probably will feature the business|{Sanger, founder of the American 2ortion of the meeting. This an- nual period is schéduled for Oc- tober 6 to 12, and it is likely that plans for Juneau's part in the week will be referrec to a special com- ‘mittee. .| issues , authorized for incorporafed, the Tanana River and Chena :’:S“Ltf Al:::ln N:xxlmdf;h:::mva:ofi all classes of mail by air in Alaska. g Authorizing the T states, Many of the bills that the Tgians or Siaska 1o Lrie sutt i Delegate introduced and pressed’ihe Court of Claims for any claims for passage, were not acted upon,’ they may nave against, the United but the number of the bills passedigtates. and the character of the legislation| o amend section 5206 of the Re- enacted directly for Alaska MY yiseq Statutes of the United States well be compared with that of any ¢, make the “poor convicts' law” state or of all the states. ]appucable to Alaska, Public Laws for North | To amend section 128 of the The actual figures are interesting 'Judicial Code, as amended, giving as they preseat a true valuation or the right of appeal from the judg- the legislative work for the bene- ' ment of the district courts of Alas- tit of the Territory, for out of the ka in all criminal cases. total of 413 public laws nppraved= ‘To reenact section 463 of the during the session—15 of these Criminal Code public’ laws were for Alaska—a to-| Authorizing the' transfer of cer- tnl of3:63 percent or nearly twice tain lands in Nome for the pur- 'r the average of ‘the states pose of replatiing the city to im- ns-fltori e |prove the street plan. 'l'he total of the various bond! Authorizing an examination of citied“and town¢'in Alaska ‘amount- Slough for the'purpose of flood con- ed to $1,365,000, of which $164,250 trol in the vicinity of Fairbanks. is eligible for outright grant, and Private Laws $200,750 is eligible for loan under Private laws were enacted for the the authority of loan and grant relief of the following persons: plan ‘of the PWA for encouraginz Joe Reno, of Anchorage. Reim- public ‘works. bursement in the sum of $500. Proposed Project i D. E. Stubbs, formerly of Mc- A summary of the legislation pass- Kinley Park. Authorizing suit in ed during the first session includes the Court of Claims for ‘damages eleven-House Joint Resolutions that sustained when the boundaries of were incorporated in the general the Park were extended enclosing Rivers and Harbors Bill authorizing ‘his fur farm. a preliminary examination of the John E. Click, of Juneau, reim- following proposed projects: bursement of $261.82. Bethel Harbor, Douglas Harbor, C. H. Hoogendorn, of Petersburg, Haines Harbor, Juneau Harbor, payment of $1,500 for the loss of Kake Harbor, Metlakatla Harbor, his. boat whilc under charter to Prince of Wales Island, Ship Canal, the Government. Sitka Harbor, Unalaska Harbor, Bills Introduced Valdez Harbor, Skagway Harbor. In addition to the Acts listed ‘The Rivers and Harbors Bill als0 ahove, a number of bills have been includes and authorizes construc- introduced by the Delegate, some erating, his .case, He was tried for slaying Glenn Hoberm whlr.e man, last May. tlon (when funds are available) of of which have been..reported. by the followinig 'eleven "Alaska pro- — jects that have “already been re- (Continued ou Page Seven) PENN VOTERS VETO NEW DEAL IN ELECTION Idea for Revision State Constitution Trail- ing by 100,000 WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—Penn- sylvania - voters apparently rejected the New Deal by not changing its State constitution in yesterday's off-year election, a national survey showed today. The fond dream of Governor Earle of Pennsylvania for a State Constitutional Convention to re- model the 61-year-old charter for the purposes of inserting New Deal legislation is running more than 100,000 votes behind, tabulations indicate. New Mexico, through a proposed alteration, also took a similar ad- verse stand against the New Deal, although that State’s vote ‘was less involved ' with nafional policy. New Jersey opponents of a sales tax claimed enough legislative vic- tories to repeal that law. New York laid the basis for a November showdown on the New Deal strength by nominating party regulars over insurgents in both Democratic and Republican As- sembly contests. Few insurgents won. . — > — ON 3-MONTHS' VACATION Mr. and Mrs. George James, of Seward, are aboard the Yukon on their way to the States. They will 'ped to Haines on this boat. They HANDS IN RESIGNATION motor from Seattle to the East Coast over the northern route with Boston their main objective. From there they will go to. Washington, D. C., Florida, over the southern routé to California then norta to Seattle, Birth Control League, said she foresees .immunization as a birth control method of the future. If a formula is discovered, as she be- lleves it will be, she said womenh might “immunize against pregnancy as you immunize against typhoid.” MAJOR MEISCH AND SERGT. WHITE ARE. ON HUNTING TRIP Major Henry C. Meisch and Sgt. Whiite, two mighty nimrods from Chilkoot Barracks, arrived over the ‘highway this week and took the ‘Yukon for Seward, where they will 80 down the peninsulg for bear and moose, says the Valdez Miner. ‘The men went from the barracks t0 Whitehorse, and from there to Charles river by canoe. The ftrip was made in an exploratory sense t0 become familiar with the Ter- ritory. The men ' brought in four fine sheep heads' which were ship- will bé gone several weeks. The major, who visited McKinley; Park, was amszed at the number of wolves allowed to breed in the park, believing ‘they must kill an| [immense amount of game during a year's time. He believed that all predatory animals should be ex- terminated. GAME WARDEN NELSON George “Nelson, former big game guide, fox farmer and more re- cently game warden with headquar- ters at. Cordova, has handed in his resignation to the Alaska Game Commission and will resume his former occupation of big game guid- ing. — - OUT FOR WINTER Mrs. A. H. McDonald, wife of the general agent of the Alaska Steam- ship Company for the Anchorage distriet, is a southbound passenger on the Yukon enroute to San Diego to ispend the winter. /MRS. MELVIN, PATIENT “Edna “Melvin entered St. Hospital ‘for" surgical treat- ment yesterday. islands, after their’ world ltonzymoon ‘tour, Says Appeal to Sex Is Cause of Much Crime CHICAGO, upt. 18—L. E. Bracken, of Columbus, Indiana, said that sex appeal was re- sponsible for John Dillinger's crime life. The notorious - public enemy ficial Surgeons’ convention. B o o snmmm— STATEH00D HONOLULU, Sept. 18—8Statehood for Hawail will be investigated by &' Congressional cammmce whzn publlc hearings begin i Proponents claim '.hst Amertcln citizene of Oriental extraction have proved thelr fitness for cmumhlp DR, LONG MAY BE CANDIDATE TULSA, Okla, Sept. 18. — Dr. George E. Long, brother of Huey! P. Long, plans fo be a candidate | for the Senate in 1936. Dr. Long! said he believes the program of| the late Senator will come back in the 1936 campaign. Skull Fractured First Grid Game, Player Is Dead PONTIAC, Mich., Sept. 18.— Ouril Wilt, 16, playing on the high school team for his first year, made a difficult tackle, fainted, and died of skull frac- ture and a broken neck. The school “capcelled its schedule. ROOSEVELT MAY NOT APPEAR AT A. L. CONVENTIO ;Accumulation of Work Will compromise” 'i8 still Italy’s stand. Death ' To Slackers In Ethiopis, the Governor of Harar Province has called all men to arms under penalty of death to slackers. Among the outstanding Italian movements was the dispatch of several thousand soldiers to Libya, the northernmost eolony in Africa. _|STOCK PRICES PUSH UPWARD 600D TRADING Shorts Eucute Retreat— Steel Takes Lead in Forward Move NEW, YORK, Sept. 188 |to the Pacific Coast. This will make FOR HAWANl ' TOBE STOPPED Keep Him in Washing- |, 2ol JORE Cerh Mo aided by the retreat of the. ton Next Week and the firmness of steel also am- HYDE PARK, N. Y., Sept. 18— |bitious plans of the auto industry President Roosevelt announced to-|in connection with '3¢ model pro- iday that an accumulation of work [duction. This led to active buying will keep him in Washington late|of steel, auto issues and miscel- next week before starting his trip|laneous industrial shares. Many issues rose from one to it very improbable that he will|three points to new tops for the attend the American Legion con-|year. vention in St. Louts. Today's trading was active. - — DIRECT RELIEF ING PRICES TODAY NIW ‘IORK Bept. 18.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 16%, American Can 144%, American Power and X«l‘h 7%, ‘Anaconda 21%, Bethiehem Steel 40%, General Motors 46%, In- ternational Harvester 59%, Kenne- cott 25'%, United States Steel 47%, ‘Pound $4.93%, Schenley Distilleries 38, United Foundry thirteenth-six- teenths. One State A—lreudy Taken from List Aided i Federal Funds WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. — The Relief Administration has announc- ed a new slash in direct relief al- | |lotments, hoping to end the dole by |November' 1. Vermont has been the first State taken from the list as conditions are s0 improved there the State| is taking care of its own popula- \ tion. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The lollowlng are today's Dow, | Jones avera n;}u.mm 134.18, REJECTED " MARRIAGE, ARLINGTON, Ore., Sept. 18.— Unreasoning mlquy flared into a sudden ' tragedy here ‘as Joseph ‘nem 45, carpenter, shot and killéd Mabel Wicklund, telephone opera- He said she rejected his pro~ - — SNOW FALLS Snow hlankets the top of Mount, Juneau and nearby ranges lhhj afternoon. Mount Roberts also has a4 snow fall and travelers from out’ Glacier Highway report & {Heavy fall’ of snow" on thg¢ Chil- {kats , extended below . the timber line.