The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 16, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7120. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS RIOT TRIAL MAY LAST INTO DECEMBER SKATING RINK IN BOWL GETS COUNCIL OKAY Appropriation Is Made for Starter—Building Code Suggestions Made Construction of the proposed ice skating rink in Evergreen Bowl was practically assured when the City Council at the meeting last night, appropriated $150 of City funds, with the provision that the original ap- propriation may be increased to not more than $200 if it becomes neces- sary. Wellman Holbrook, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Skating Rink Committee, who appeared at the meeting, stated that the Gover- nor’s office has indicated that it will lend every possible assistance to the project. All labor will be fur- nished by Goyernment Relief agen- cies, Holbrook said, and a Govern- ment engineer will be on the ground Monday to determine the most prac- tical site for the rink and the best possible method of delivering over- flow water from the small tank ad- jacent to Gold Creek. Building Method Authorities on skating rinks con- sider that at least 2 inches of frost in the ground is necessary for prop- er construction, and recommend a light sprinkling of water which will freeze at once and prevent seepage and thawing of the ground, followed by successive light applications of water to build up the ice to the ne- cessary thickness, Mr. Holbrook said. At the suggestion of Mayor I. Gold- stein, it was agreed that the appro- priation of City funds relieved the city of future responsibility and that the management of the rink will be undertaken by the Chamber of Com- merce Skating Rink Committee. Mayor Goldstein mentioned a quan- tity of pipe owned by the Seims Spokane Company which has been stored at the City Dock for several years and which might be borrowed for supplying the water to the rink. The pipe could be overhauled and rethreaded by relief labor, he said. Shattuck Approves Allen Shattuck spoke in favor of the proposed rink. He said that every community is entitled to the develop- ment of some recreational projects, and since the city has spent very lit- tle money on playgrounds or re- creational facilities, he believes the Council is justified in appropriating funds toward construction of the skating rink. > 1t is advisable to have a skating rink in or near town, Mr. Shattusk said, as the skating at Mendenhall Lake is not easily accessible, is some- times dangerous, and the tempera- ture is usually from 10 to 20 degrees colder at the lake than in Juneau. Chief’s Chiet of Police Roy Hoffman, who also appeared at the Council meet- ing, suggested that relief labor might be profitably employed at work of preparing a coasting slide and other inexpensive outdoor recreational fa- cilities for small children, up to the age of 6 or 7 years, on the play- ground at Second and Franklin Streets. Street coasting is unsafe for smaller children, Chief Hoffman said, and they have no other place in Juneau to play. Purchase Fire Hose Councilman Wallis S. George stat- ed that he had been requested by Fire Chief V. W. Mulvihill to ask the council to-purchase 500. feet of 2%- inch fire hose and 500 feet of 1%- inch fire hose. Fire Chief Mulvihill stated that the hose is necessary and a motion was carried authorizing the purchase of the specified equipment. Building Code A. M. Geyer appeared at the meet- ing to suggest several changes in the new building code ordinance. There should be a clause in the code, Geyer said, covering the installation of ‘heating plants and the method of ar- riving at pipe sizes. Such a clause would guarantee property owners more satisfactory installations, and would place plumbing and heating contractors on a better competitive basis, he said, and suggested changes in specifications governing fuel oil tanks, which require storage tanks to be constructed of 16 gauge ma- terial or heavier, and small auxil- ijary tanks of less than 10 gallons capacity to be constructed of 18 gauge material or heavier. A large number of oil drums are in use In Juneau as storage tanks, Geyer said and they are usually constructed oi 18 gauge material, which does not meet the requirements of the exist- Slum Clearance Program Discussed By Administration WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—A 10-year slum clearance and low rent public housing program, with an appropriation close to one billion dollars to start it off, is under discussion by the Ad- ministration. United States Senator Robert F. Wagner said he talked oyer the idea with President Roose- velt in‘a general way and will go into the plan with more details after Thanksgiving. ing draft of the ordinance, and many auxiliary tanks which have been ap- proved by the fire underwriters and | other authorities would likewise be disqualified by the ordinance in its present form. Marquee Clause Geyer also suggested that the clause on marquees, which provides supporting rods of not less than 1%~ inch material, be changed to not less than 1-inch material. Marquees are sometimes supported by chains, he said, and no provision has been made in the proposed code governing the size of such chains. Geyer's re- commendations were referred to the Building Code Committee for consid- eration. He also suggested that the code allow dry plumbing points in- stead of wiped joints in some in- stances. To Draft Code G. E. Krause, Chairman of the Building Code Committee, stated that many changes have been made in the proposed ordinance as a re- sult of suggestions from contractors and dealer<. and that in his opinion the code in 1§ present form is suit- able to the conditions existing in Juneau at the present time. A mo- tion was carried that the amended Building Code be drafted into form of an ordinance and introduced for approval at the next meeting of the Council. Sewing Room Issue Councilman Wallis S. George, as chairman of the special committee appointed to investigate the question of quarters for a sewing room for destitute women, reported that his committee received several proposi- tions regarding such space, wit . light and heat furnished, including the banquet hall in the Odd Fellows Hall, available at a monthly rental of $25 per month; two rooms over the First National Bank at $35 per month; spage in the Lutheran Church at the rate of $2 per day; the American Legion Dugout at $40 per month, and space in the Moose Hall at not more than $40 per month. After some discussion a motion was carried instructing City Clerk A. W. Henning to write a letter to the Governor's Office stating that the City will furnish the banquet room in the Odd Fellows Hall as the required space for a sewing room for destitute women, subject to the approval of the Federal authorities. Lower Front Street Plans A motion was carried authorizing Judge H. B. LeFevre to make ar- rangements for deeds to the proper- ties on lower Front Street, necessary to the widening of the thoroughfare, to be put in escrow in a bank with the agreement that the city will pay for the properties, about 300 feet of street frontage at a cost of approxi- mately $3,000 in April, 1936, instead of taking options on the properties as was originally planned. City Dock Heating Mayor Goldstein reported that the contract for installing a heating plant at the City Dock by J. A. Bul- ger, was signed Thursday, and that installation will be started Monday under the supervision of N. Lester Troast, who drew the plans for the heating plant. Mayor Goldstein re- ported that the heating equipment recently installed in the City Hall by Rice and Ahlers is entirely satis- factory. Discussion of the proposed small boat harbor project disclosed the fact that there have been no new developments. BOAT WRECKED ON ADMIRALTY ISLAND The boat of Orin Kronquist and George Gearide has been wrecked on Admiralty Island across from Horse Island, according to report to the Marshal’s office by Ed Ander- son of Juneau. Anderson said the men walked to Bear Creek where he saw them and took them back to sheir boat. which was stove in but it was believed they would be able to salvage it. He left the men at the scene of the wreck where they had a supply of food. Gearide is reported to have his boat, the Nini, stolen some time ago. ANB CONFAB N New Rill for Native Self- Government Main Topic at Meet With the passing of various reso- lutions at the sessions today, the Alaska Native Brotherhood’s annual convention at Wrangell will come to a close this evening. One of the most important topics taken up by the conference, which was attended by more than 150 mem- | bers of the brotherhood and sister- hood from 16 villages, was a discus- sion of the Wheeler-Howard Act passed by the last session of Con- gress. The bill provides for greater self-government for the Indians, and permits a corporate set-up for vil- lages and reservations under the grant of a Federal charter. As ad- { ministered under the Department of the Interior, the bill is declared to allow natives to “go into business for themseives.” Act Given Okay A roll call vote at the convention Thursday approved the act by a 55 to 15 vote. No details of its applica- tion to Territorial native 1ffe will be ! available until such a time as indi- vidual villages apply for the benefits fered by Delegate Anthony J. Di- mond made the Wheeler-Howard bill fully applicable to Alaska, however, native social and economic life here may result. Zuboff Re-elected Cyril Zuboff of Juneau, will again serve as Grand President of the Na- tive Brotherhood as a result of the balloting ip Wrangell yesterday. Grand Secretary, while Ralph Young is replaced as Treasurer by Don Miller of Wrangell. Gideon Duncan of Hydaburg, was re-elected Vice- President. Five Juneau officials returned from the convention aboard the North Sea. They were: Dr. J. B. VanAck- eren, Medical Supervisor for the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Capt. R. B. Lesher, FERA Representative; A. E. Schoettler, Vocational Education Supervisor; Charles W. Hawkes- worth, head of the Indian bureau, and Deputy Marshal Judson Brown. Officials Address Meet Dr. VanAckeren and Mrs. Martha | Refsland, Medical Director for Southeast Alaska, spoke on medical topics before the assemblage, while Capt. Lesher addressed the gather- ing on the Federal relief set-up. The Wheeler-Howard bill was ex- plained in detail by Mr. Hawkes- worth, while Mr. Schoettler spoke on vocational training in Wrangell last evening. Yesterday afternoon the A. N. B. delegates inspected the Wrangell Institute, while on Tuesday their officers and the Werritorial of- ficials were guests of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce at dinner. The five officials returning aboard the North Sea were high in their praise of the convention, which is| the brotherhood’s 23rd annual affair. KODIAK PRIEST GOES TO PIONEERS’ HOME ‘The Rev. N. P. Kashevaroff, broth- er of Curator A. P. Kashevaroff and for sixty years Russian Orthodox priest at Kodiak, was discharged from St. Ann’s Hospital last night in time to take the North Sea for Sitka, where he will enter the Pio- neers’ Home. He was accompanied on the trip by his daughter, Elizabeth. Rev. and Miss Kashevaroff arrived in Juneau on the Yukon early Friday morning. The former was immediate- ly transferred to St. Ann’s Hospital for treatment. The venerable Father has been working in the same church for the past 60 years, being layreader under ks father until he was ordained as a priest in 1896. He was 16 years of age when he first started to work and is now 76. Since he was first or- dained, he has trayeled among his churches. For many years he was the only priest in the Kodiak vicinity. Ilhealth and the weariness of many years spent in the service of Alaska conspired, however, to bring about his retirement this fall. - KINSEY RETURNS HERE Walter W. Kinsey, Assistant Fish- eries Agent, has returned to Juneau after a brief business trip to the Haines region, WRANGELL WILL CLOSE TONIGHT of the new law. An amendment of-| and changes of vast importance in| ELKS INITIATE AT PETERSBURG ; DANCE BIG EVENT TONIGHT | J. D. Van Atta, Chaplain of the local Elks Lodge, returned from Pet- | ersburg on the North Sea. Van Atta, other officials and members of the Juneau Elks went to Petersburg ear- ly Thursday morning aboard the initiation ceremonies which were held that evening. Following the ersburg tonight, the Rhoedda will return to Juneau with the members of the party. OPERATORS TO0 COMPLY WITH NEW COAL ACT Commission Makes Im- rtant Announcement for Little NRA WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. — Mine owners producing two thirds of the nation’s. soft coal have signified the} are willing to comply with the Guf- NRA in the industry, members of the Bituminous Coal Commission said. Operators, according to the Coms= | mission’s officials, who mined 231~ 1071,000 tons of coal in 1934, have signed the code. | Two recent court decisions declared | the Guffey Coal Act was constitu- tional. 3 ENGLAND ASKS SRR ATVSLE) ORIGIN PROOF Robert Perkins of Klukwan, as{™ Will Make Certain Goods Originating in Italy Do Not Come, Germany BERLIN, Nov. 16.—The German government has been informed by Great Britain that after November 18 German goods exported to Eng- cates of origin. The date fixed is similar to the ef- fective date of sanctions against Italy. Great Britain intends to make cer- tain that goods originating in Italy |do not enter England through Ger- many. Although it is protested that the requirement contravenes the Anglo-German trade agreement, Adolf Hitler gave verbal assurance to both Great Britain and France that he would prevent Germany be- ing used as an assembly point for foreign goods designed in Italy. MARITIMERS DELIBERATE ON COAST STRIKE Convention of Federation to Hold Week - End Sessions on Problem SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, Nov. 16.— ‘Week-end sessions of the special con- vention of the Maritime Federation are planned by leaders, as talk of a coastwise strike in protest against Merchant Fleet Corporation orders grew in volume. The orders fixed the wages and working conditions. J. C. Peacock, President of the Shipping Corporation, sharply de- fended the recent wage adjustment, which he declared was issued for the purpose of establishing a uniform scale of wages for licensed officers aboard active vessels. THO WRITERS ARE DIVORCED LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 16. — Adela Rogers 8t. Johns, film mag- azine writer, today secured a di- vorce from Richard Hyland, sports critic, writer, and former Stanford grid star, Rhoedda, Capt. Jim Davis, to give (3 Railroad Dance to be held in Pet-|: fey Coal Act in setting up a little} WITH IMPORTS, land must be accompanied by certifi- | ASCIST ARMY 'IS SHAKEN UP ( BY MUSSOLIN hange Is Made in High * Command in Campaign in Ethiopia { GENEVA, Nov. 16.—Premier Be- nito Mussolini, according tp official advices received here, has effected a meral shakeup in his high military imand. | Marshal Pietro Badoglio, Chief of the General Army Staff, became High Commissioner of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland replacing Gen. Be Bono. That office carried leader- ship of the forces in the Italo-Ethi- opian campaign. Tl Duce has summoned his Fascist Grand Council into session just 24 hours before the sanctions go into effect to set Italy’s course against the boycott on key products and the embargo. Tt is officially reported here Presi- dent Adolf Hitler has assured Great ‘Britain and France he will prevent lermany from becoming an assem- ly point for foreign goods either for from Italy. Ttaly's two armies are reported moving cautiously through hostile thountain regions, alert for any deadly machine gun ambuscades. - eee STOCK PRICES AGAIN ADVANGE SHORT SESSION Trading To—d_ny Is Most [ Active for Saturday Since Last Spring NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—Steels and ! specialties were bullish favorites in Stock Market transactions at the | short session today while profit tak- | ing stemmed the advance of a few other sections of the list. Many new four year highs were { established during the brief session. | Trading was the best for a Saturday since the spring of 1934. | Today's close was firm. STOCK PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Nov. 16—Closing quo- tations of Alaska Juneau mine stock |today is 15%, American Can 143%, | American Power and Light 8%, An- aconda 22%, Bethlehem Steel 50%, | General Motors 587%, International | Harvester 64%, Kennecott 28, Unit- |ed States Steel 50%, Pound $4.92%, |Calumet and Hecla 5%, United Foun- |dries %, United Corporation 6%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES ‘Today's Dow, Jones averages are as follows: Industrials 147.41, rails 37.59, | utilities 29.35. | —_——————— SUCCESSFUL TRIP IS REPORTED BY GUCKER Jack Gucker, merchandise broker returned to Juneau this week from a combined business and hunting | trip which took him to the Chichagof and Hirst-Chichagof mines, Cha- tham and Peril Straits. Mr. Gucker reports the trip suc- cessful. Business was good and also the deer huntihg was excellent, de- spite the stormy weather. Others making the trip with Mr. Gucker aboard Steve Ward's boat were: J. F. Dennis, Jack Lund, Curly Weyand and John Winn. COUPLE CLUB MEETS . FOR WORK SESSION The Couple Club, organization of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, meets Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock for a “work session,” in which the rehabilitation of discard- ed toys will be continued. The Rev. John A. Glasse announces that spec- ial attention Monday evening will be given to the repainting of toys, and that those who come must be dressed for the occasion. ——————— BAG HUGE DEER A three-point buck, weighing 158 pounds, was the prize trophy brought back by hunters John Kazzart of Tee Harbor, and Robert Thompson, of Juneau, who returned yesterday from & deer hunting trip of several days'duration. DARLING STEPS 0UT AS GAME BUREAU CHIEF Ira N. Gab:i;:l_son of Port- land, Ore., Appoint- ed His Successor WASH!NGT;ON. Nov. 16.—J. N. “Ding” Darling left his job as Chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey yesterday, a post from which he bat- tled both the Administration and Congress, and will resume his voca- tion as a cartoonist and his avoca- tion as a game conservationist. Turning over his office to his suc- cessor, Ida N. Gabrielson, Darling remarked: “I have no parting shots. I'm a friendly guy. The only time I ever raised a howl was to get money.” PORTLAND MAN Ira N. Gabrielson, who succeeds Darling, was regional director for the Biological Survey at Portland, Ore,, for 10 years before being trans- ferred to the Washington office some year or so ago. Mr. Gabrielson is & Western man and is said to be es- pecially conversant with wild life conditions in the West. The cartoonist threatened to quit his post some months ago when at a fiery session before a Congressional Committee he declared what he be- lieved had to be done to conserve wild life in this nation. He urged additional appropriations for the work which were not granted as he asked and this is believed to have led to his final resignation, as Dar- ling had warned he would not carry on unless he could carry his program forward. The retiring game chief is one of the best known cartoonists in Am- | erica and his.dneome from this source alone is reporied to be many times what he received in Government of- fice. It was generally understood that Darling always turned the salary checks he received from the Govern- ment over to game conservation. SIX DEAD IN CAIRO RIOTS OF STUDENTS Another Clash at Zagalig Sends Two to Ho;fital —Six Policemen Hurt CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 16—With six already dead, another student riot broke out in Egypt today, resulting in injuries to eight. Police and students clashed at Zagalig. ‘Two students were sent to the hospital after police opened fire at their legs. Six policemen were injured when attacked with stones. Two of three students wounded Thursday died last night. FOUR YOUTHS DIE IN CLASH Auto Sma;hes Into Park- ed Truck on Highway During Night GREENWOOD, 8outh Carolina, Nov. 16.—Four young persons were killed and another injured in an automobile and truck crash here last night. The dead are Clifton Rush, Thel- ma Rush, Ella Rush and Lucille Han- cock. The auto crashed into the truck parked on the side of the highway when'the young people were return- ing home from a social gathering. BLOW DEALT, INDEPENDENCE SHANGHAI, Nov. 16— Chinese sources said Gen. Han Fu Chu, gov- ernor of Shangtung Province, has dealt a blow to the North China self-government movement. He has ordered the provincial authorities to suppress any activities favoring local independence. | Milling Internationally Known Mason’ Dies in East ¥ TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 16.—Mar- tin Smith, aged 83, international- ly known in the Masonic fratern- ity, is dead at his home here. He was made a thirty-third de- gree Mason in 1887. PROFIT, OUTPUT SHOW INCREASE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK Adjournment Taken from Friday Afternoon Un- til Monday Morning DEFENSE HAS LARGE AT A. J. MINE 382,100 Tons of Ore Tak- : en Out with Operating | Profit $185,000 Tonnage and operating profit showed marked increase in October at the Alaska Juneau gold mine over the previous month, according to the {monthly report of L. H. Metzgar, General Superintendent. i A total of 382,100 tons was mined and trammed to the mill against 358,900 tons in September, an in- crease of 23,200 tons or better than 700 tons a day gain over the month previous. The tonnage is virtually at the same mark as October a year ago when the figure was 382,510 tons mined and trammed. Operating profit in October reach- ed $185000 as against $171,000 last month and in comparison with $133,500 in October of 1934. ‘The complete report follows: Tons mined and trammed to the mill Operating Revenue ....382,100 , Cents Per Ton Gold at $35.00 per ounce -..$415,500 Lead and silver, less ‘marketing costs 108.74 Total $418,000 Operating Expenditures Mining and tram- ming $127,500 76,000 19.89 Capital Expenditures at Juneau, labor and supplies All other Juneau operating costs ...... 15,000 3.93 14500 379 -$233,000 $185,000 60.98 48.41 TTORRL oo i Operating Profit . DEATH SUSPECT AWAITING TRIAL Harry DeGroot Arrives for Re-Hearing on Mur- der Charges Harry DeGroot, facing a new trial for the alleged murder of Abe Han- son at Chichagof two years ago, was brought to Juneau on the North Sea by Deputy Marshal Chris Christen- sen. DeGroot was originally found guil- ty of second degree murder and sen- tenced to 20 years in the penitentiary by District Judge George F. Alexan- der. However, his attorneys took his case to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on an assignment of errors. The finding of the local court was reversed, and DeGroot or- dered to stand a retrial. No date has been set for the re- hearing of the case. Deputy Marshal Christensen took several federal prisoners southward on his trip to Seattle to take De- Groot into custody, and may return to his home in Petersburg aboard the North Seéa. STREET NUMBERIN GETTING ATTENTION Notice has been taken in far-off sections, of Juneau’s proposed street numbering campaign. A clipping from a Chicago newspaper received by Secretary of Alaska, E. W. Grif- fin, reads as follows: “Juneau is going urban. Business houses and residences will receive street numbers under a new city or- dinance. The territorial capital is the first city in Alaska to take that step.” Noted Financier of Belgium Passes Away BRUSSELS, Belguim, Nov. 16, — Emile Francquai, noted Belgian fi- nancier and economist, died here today. NUMBER, WITNESSES Hollis Jones and Albert Norman Testify to As- sault During Trouble With the government expected to take at least another week in pre- senting its evidence, the trial of 25 men on charges of rioting will be re- sumed in Federal district court at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Ad- journment was taken at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon until Monday. No hearing in the case was held to- day as it was motion’ day in court and other matters were on the calen-, dar to be taken up. District Attorney William A. Holz- heimer said today that he anticipat- ed it would require from a week to 10 days more for the government to present, all of its witnesses. The de- fense also has a large number of wil- nesses and it is expected the case may run well into December. Special Officer Testifies Hollis Jones and Albert Norman occupied the witness stand late yes- terday. Jones, who was a special po- lice officer at the time of the al- leged riot, said that he had been employed at the Alaska Juneau mine prior to the shutdown and had gone back to work there on August 1 after the mine re-opened. Jones told how he had been commissioned a special officer some time before June 24, the day of the street trouble, and that on the morning of the march from the A. B. Hall down Front street to the mine office he had been ahead of the column of marchers with several other officers. He de- clared that he had been hit on the head from behind during the en- counter in front of the Alaska Mine Workers Union hall and several men had gathered around and kicked him when he was down. He pointed to Harry Datoff as one of the men who had pushed him when he at- tempted to help make a way through the crowd blocking the street. The witness said he did not know the man’s name but he knew his face. He said he thought it was Frank Agoff but he pointed to Datoff and defense counsel asked that the record show Jones had pointed out Datoft and not Agoff. Jones re-asserted on cross examination that he was posi- tive of his identification but he was t sure of the name. Points to Beavert ‘The witness also pointed to War- ren Beavert as one of the men al- legedly causing the trouble. He said he had been told afterward the man he pointed to was Beavert, and declared he was certain of the face. Jones testified that he carried a “sap” on the day of the trouble and he said some dosen other special officers carried clubs which were concealed under their clothing. He sald they had been instructed by Chief of Police Roy Hoffman not to display the clubs. Defense attempt- ed to bring out that other men leav- ing the A. B. Hall might have been armed but Jones said he knew of no one but special officers having any clubs. Asked if he had used his “sap” the witness said he had taken it from his pocket after being assaulted and carried it in his hand but had no oc- casion to use it. Albert Norman, who has been em- ployed at the A. J. for years and is now. working there, described in de- tail what had taken place as far as he had seen, and, while Defense Counsel Henry Roden questioned him briefly about actions at the A. J. office, Nor- man asserted there was no question in his mind that Simon Graner, one of the defendants, hit him while on the A. J. porch. He said he had been hit twice, the first time on the cheek which required his going to a doctor for treatment, and a second time in the face. The second blow, he de- clared, was delivered by Graner, whom he said he had known for a long time and had worked on the same level with him in the mine. A wide smile lighted Graner's face as Norman testified to the potency of the blow which he said could only have been delivered by a big man due to the particular position in which they were standing and the (Continuea on Page Egnt)