The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 5, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7135. PEACE PLA THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1935. : “ALL THE NEWS {ALL THE TIME” MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS * PRICE TEN CENTS - USSOLINI NO BLOCKADE, GEYER TELLS FEDERAL JURY Sheet Metal Shop Operator | Gives His Version of Happenings LOUISE TANNER ON _ STAND FOR DEFENSE High School Girl Describes What She Says She Saw Near Union Hall Assertion that he believed the men‘\ facing riot charges in Federal dis-, trict court were “framed,” was made this morning on the witness stand by A. M. Geyer, of Geyer's sheet ractal shop, as he testified for the defense. The witness, whose shop is near the scene of the alleged riot | cn Lower Front Street last June 24, declared further that at no time was there a blockade in the street through which the marchers could not have passed. Geyer used the word “framed” when he testified that “bulls,” mean- " TWO KILLED IN RADICAL PEASANT RIOTING Wi . 1 ! [ Radical peasants, gathering in front of the national palace in Mexico City, were scattered by moun- ed gold shirts, who, swinging their lassos, workers used sticks and pistols to fight the horsemen. Two were killed and 47 injured. MOVE AGAINST Press Photo) FARLEY CALLS Condition of | E. E. Ninnis Is Much Better rode intorthe throng and dispersed thousands. Peasants and (Associated UNION FILES 'CHARGE WITH | LABOR BOARD || Mine Group Alleges A. J.| Company Violated Nation- al Labor Relations Act COMPANY DENIES ALL ALLEGATIONS | Director Has Matter Under Consideration—No Form- al Complaint Issued The International Union of Mine, | Mill and Smelter Workers, Local 203, | tormerly the Alaska Mine Workers || Union, has filed charges with | the National Labor Relations Board, |19th region, Seattie, alleging unfair practices by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, ac- cording to an Associated Press dis- patch from Seattle. Announcement was made to the Associated Press by Charles R. Hope, Director of the National Labor Rela- | tions Board in Seattle. Director Hope said the union charged the com- pany had coerced and intimidated employees in exercise of rights guar- ing special police, were standing arcund in the vicinity of his shop “ready to beat up their neighbars,” and he was not in sympathy with| FOR MEETING, | such things. Saw Marchers Coming DEMANAT.COM, The witness said that he saw ”‘e[Sflsion IS to BC Held in marchers who were going to regis- ter at the Alaska Juneau mine com- ing down Front street and at the time “sauntering around” in the vicinity of the union hall. There was nobody in the street especially, he claimed, and when the marchers got Oppo- site his shop they came to a halt. He didn’'t know why they stopped, but reiterated there was nothing in the street to stop them from going ahead. He indicated it was his theory the special officers stopped the col- umn in order to start trouble. He mentioned several of the special offi- cers by name and said he knew they were special police, he testified, be- cause there wére certain kinds of people that would do what he termed that sort of thing. Union Man Geyer admitted on cross examina- tion that he held a withdrawal card from the sheet metal workers union (Coatinued on Page Seven) ., there were some 25 people, ‘PICKET BOAT SAVED BY A. ). TUG, TROJAN Janie K, witls. 4 Aboard, Rescued by Mine Boat —Engine Trouble The alleged “picket boat,” the Janie K, with four men aboard, was saved from going ashore at Point Salisbury late: yesterday by the timely arrival of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company’s tug Trojan. A waving lamern from a boat, presumably in distress, attracted the attention of the crew of the Trojan, and the latter craft im- mediately went to the rescue. The Janie K, with engine trouble was drifting ashore. A line was passed from the Trojan, made fast to the Janie K, and towed out into deep water. Later the Trojan transferred the disabled craft to the Amy which brought the Janie K up the chan- nel and docked it at the Alaska Juneau wharf. The picket boat was reported watching for any transfer of A. J. cargo. The four men aboard the Janie K were Gus Fadeef, Gus Kessell, George Matukin and Nick Kupoff. ——el During the first four months of 1935, Iowa was first in livestock income, followed by Illinois, Wis- consin and California. ¢ Washington in Januaiy f to Make Plans [ WASHINGTON, Dec. 5—Making the first Democratic move in the al- | ready rumbling '36 campaign, Chair- man James A. Farley has called the Democratic National Committee tc meet here the second week in Jan- uary. ‘The meeting will officially set the stage for the intemded renomination | of President Roosevelt, which is gen- | erally considered a foregone con- clusion. | The Republican National Commit- | tee has already arranged to mee!| here on opposition campaign plans | three weeks earlier. 1 Chairman Farley, predicting the | renomination of both Roosevelt and | Garner, forecast that they will carry | as many states as in 1982. | The Republicans meet on Decem- ber 16, the Democrats on January 7| or 8. They will pick their convention cities for next summer and transact other party business. Chairman Farley said no choice of | a city had been made, but his un- derstanding was that Chicago, Phila- delphia and probably Kansas City and St. Louis will -bid. | ‘The city getting the convention usually puts up between $200,000 to $250,000 to help defray party ex- penses. Chairman Farley indicated that the Democrats would convene the National Convention some time after the Republicans, who expect to meet early next June in a city yet to be selected. OVERTIME PAY, HOT CARGOES, TIE UP 2 SHIPS SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5=Dis- putes involving overtime pay and| hot cargo kept two ships idle today. The steamer Washington of the State Line is tied up because of a disagreement between operators and the Maritime Engineers Bene- ficial Association concerning over- time pay demands. The engine| room crew has been discharged. At Portland, longshoremen re- fused to work the steamer Katrina Luckenbach because she carried cargo loaded in Gulf of Mexico ports. 1 — e Plans are under way to establish a summer art colony at Asheville, N. C. | The condition of E. E. Ninnis, . cf the Juneau Motors Company, in a hospital at Seattle, is greatly improved today accord- ing to private advices received here as well as an Associated Press dispatch received by The Empire. Mr. Ninnis was taken uncon- scious to the hospital Tuesday night when he suffered an at- tack of the heart as he was leaving the Seattle Automobile Show, and fell unconscious to the pavement. MAKING PLANS ON SEA VOYAGE FOR CONGRESS| Trio on Steamer from Man- ila Believed Mapping Legislation WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—In view of the fact that the next session of Congress is only a few weeks away, the presence of three of the ranking Administration leaders on Capitol Hill aboard the same ship enroute home from Manila is important. Heading back from the Philip- pines, where they went to witness the inauguration of the Islands’ new government, are Vice President Gar- |mer, Speaker Byrns and Senator Rob- inson, Democratic leader of the Sen- ate. It wouldn’t be far wrong to guess that much of the groundwork of the coming session will be laid by this triumvirate in conferences and in- formal conversations before they reach Washington on or about De- cember 16. Very Significant There are 48 members of the Sen» ate and House in the party return- ing from the Philippines inaugural— a fairly good cross-section of Con- gress. Politicians and observers here re- zard it as especially significant, how- | 2ver, that Garner, Byrns and Robin- son are able to get together for ex- tended pre-session talks if they so desire. Such occurrences have been rare heretofore. Since the Vice President is recog- nized as the White House's closest and most trusted adyiser on all legis- lative procedure, his availability for exchange of views with Byrns, Rob- inson and other key men prior to Jenuary 3, 1936, is importans. Short Session Sought From all angles it is highly de- sirable that the coming session be as short and snappy as pdssible. Presi- dent Roosevelt himself has been represented as believing it impera- tive. The President, Vice President, one- (Continuea on Page Two.) ABOLISHMENT | sl anteed under section seven of the \#et and has formed, supported and administered a company union call- Takes Action on Two Pending Measures Passage of eitner the Sirovich bill or the Dimond bill, now pend- ing before Congress, will reduce the fish pack in Alaska by 50 per cent, and will possibly result in the closing of the Juneau Lumber Mills with the loss of a large payroll to the Juneau area, according to com- (munications read at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Terminal Cafe today. Roy Rutherford, President of the Juneau Lumber Mills, and Presi- dent of the Juneau Logging Com- pany, stated in a letter to the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce that the two companies have invested in Juneau and their logging camps more than $250,000 and furnish em- ployment to a large number of men during the greater part of the year —the total payroll for the last four years amounting $125,000. The value of log material in each floating trap is $2,000 and in each standing trap $3500, the Iletter stated, and during the year 1935 there were in operation in South- east Alaska 245 floating traps and 29 standing traps. The sale of logs and piles by the local company alone during the years 1932 to 1935 amounted to $66,403. The average life of a floating trap is approxi- mately five years, and of a stand- ing trap one or two years, depend- ing upon its location, but there are to more than | |ed the Juneau Mine Workers Asso- | ciation. The strikers' demand rein- statement, Mr. Hope said, and furth- J‘er allege that the Alaska Mine Work- |ers Union had an overwhelming ma- | Jority at the time of the strike. | Investigating | “I accept the formal charge and | my investigation is now under way,” | Director Hope said. He explained he |had not decided whether or not a | formal complaint would be issued against the company until the inves- | tigation is completed. | The Director also has notified the |A. J. Company here of the formal ‘;charge, L. H. Metzgar, General Sup- |erintendent of the company, an- |nounced today. In a telegram to the |company, Mr. Hope said the Labor |Board had not filed complaint but first desired to investigate the issue, and in substance recounted the charges, Mr. Metzgar explained. | Company Replies | Replying to Director Hope, Super- | intendent Metzgar on behalf of the {company denied any and all viola- tions of the National Labor Rela- tions Act, pointed out the strike was terminated before passage of the act, and that the strikers never:had a | majority in favor of the strike at any | time. He further stated the company |did not coerce nor intimidate any employees, had nothing to do with the formation of the Juneau Mine ‘Workers Association and that a large | number of the former employees are now at work for the company. He explained the company could not without endangering safety to other employees re-employ any men who had participated in acts of yiolence and went on to say that some 24 men are now on trial charged with rioting in connection with the strike (Continued on Page Two) (Continued on Paze Twos Canadian Pact Seen as Riddle - to Politicians; By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington) The new Canadian trade treaty has some of the wisest politicians completely stumped. The agreement is far more tech- nical and involves a far greater num- ber of commodities than had been expected generally. It cuts across political lines in & most confusing manner. The verdict of many leaders is that only time can tell which party will benefit most. Advance reports were that much political dynamite was wrapped up in the treaty provisions. That still may be true; but it will require the burning out of a delayed fuse to disclose how great, the explosion will be. Meantime caution and curiosity strike the prevailing note. It will take months to test the Wisest Stumped treaty in actual operation, and that | seems likely now to provide the only fully reliable yardstick of the politi- cal reaction. | 1f the aggregate of trade with Can- ada increases materially, and no | particular group in this country is damaged seriously in the process, Democratic spellbinders may be ex- pected to put the treaty high on their “pointing-with-pride” list in the 1936 campaign. If things go wrong, however, if re- covery falters and certain classes think their troubles are tied up with this sweeping revision of American trade policy, then there will be plen- ty of “viewing-with-alarm” cmong ‘the Republicans. One Complication One of the complications is that the first adverse criticism has come (Continued on Page Sevem) W aterfront Workers® Strike TENGLAND AND at Vancouver Is Called Off,| FRANCE MAKE BULLETIN—VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec. 5—~The strike of the Vancouver District Waterfront Workers' Association, which has prevailed on the waterfront here since June 4, will .be called off on Monday. This is the official statement issued by association officers this afternoon. Bank Clerk Jilts Screen Star | | - NEW PROPOSAL Oil Embarg—org Be Clamp- ed Down If Il Duce Re- jects Scheme BOUNDARY CHANGES INCLUDED IN TERMS Italy Asked to Cede Sea- port in Return, Ethio- pian Area LONDON, Dec. 5—Great Britain and France have given Italy a set of suggestions for ending the Ethio- pian war with an appended com- ment which said, in effect, “Take it or leave it."” Diplomatic sources said it repre- ! sented the last word from London and Paris before the application of the oil embargo. No change in the | attitude of the Italian Government “There Is only one love in my life, and that’s Francis Lucus, and' there isn’t much I can do about it,” Jean Parker, screen star, was quoted as saying on her arrival in Los Angeles from Europe in reply to news that she had been “jilted” by Lucus, Los Angeles bank clerk. Lucus, whose salary is $65 a month, said their romance, which started when the two were classmates in a Pasadena high school, had gone on the rocks because of the difference in salaries. PLANEMAKERS | PLANE CRASH ON COAST PILE | VICTIMS NOW UP HUGE ORDER| IN ANGHORAGE Largest Aggregate Business| Pilot Call and Druggist Her- manson Are Flown Ever Totaled by Six Public Corps. to Hospital SAN FRANCISCv, Cal, Dec. 6. ANCHORAGE, Aiaska, Dec. 6.— —The Wall Street Journal said|Pilot Estol Call and Stanley Her- today that Pacific Coast airplane manson, Anchorage druggist, in plants and plane engine manurac-‘jured in a plane crash nine days turing companies have more than| ago in the Bristol Bay section and $16,000000 worth of unfilled or- only rescued late Tuesday after- ders on hand. | noon near Ekwak, were flown to It is estimated that this is the hospital here yesterday after- probably the largest aggregate bus- mnoon. ! iness ever piled up by six corpor- Hermanson has a broken leg and ations whose stock is publicly| pjlot Call a minor leg injury. owned. I Pilot Call's plane was equipped TN | with emergency rations and those ‘| were used until they were rescued GHARRED BunlE ‘by Pilots Kenneth Nesse and Steve }Mms, of the Star Airways. The . {two men suffered from their in- ARE DI vEHE | Juries and also from the freezing i weather. > BURNING HOUSE Two pEAD IN Investigation Is Started by; fMYSTERY cASE Sheritf, Actingon | Shooting Theory § CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 5.—Lawrence WAKONDA, South Dakota, De(,’_‘Lampe and a woman tentatively . identified as Grace Osborn, were 5—The {inding this morning of the |y, 4 gt to death in a north side charred bodies of three persons in| # b 5 a burning farmhouse, led Sherm‘ho"el hmmn. ‘A.mdnmbthevledlw be Wwilllam Russell to investigate on the | ‘ymfl; goum. lr; ool i i | was found wounded. ;mflzmmmwde“h Resore The police are unable to determ- The victims are Neis Chris Jacob- | 1€ the cause of the shooting. sen, his wife and son. —_————— | X 4 | CHICAGO, Ill,, Dec. 5.—This after- | Same clllll‘i, Same Price |noon the police said Downe stated | he broke down a door leading to Miss | CONWAY, 8. C—I. C. King of Osborn's room and shot Lampe as Conway has not changed the price he attempted to hide in a closer. or the style of his chairs during|then chased the woman around the the 40 years he has been manu-|room before shooting her. He finally facturing home-made seals. turned the gun on himself. EXPLANATION IS MADE ‘ | | is apparent over the proposals, which are not fixed plans for peace, but merely suggestions to forestall complete rejection by Mussolini. Reported Suggestions The suggestions are reported to include the cession of a seaport in Italy's East African colony, Eritrea, to Ethiopig. and a slight change in the frontier between Ethiopia's northern province of Tigre and Eritrea. This would leave Ethiopia in control of the holy city of Ak- sum. It is also reported to have been suggested that Italy acquire Ethiopian territory south of eight degrees north latitude, including Ogaden Province, west to 38 de- grees east longitude, the remainder of Ethiopia to be entirely inde- pendent. Watching U. S. Italians are watching the United States closely for further indica- tions of her attitude. The United States furnishes about six per cent of Italy’s oil imports, but could, if desired, meet all em- ergency requirments. From the Admiralty offices here in London came the report that the battle cruisers Hood, Renown and other vessels which had been (Continued on Page Five) CHINA CLIPPER MAKES ANOTHER LEG ONVOY AGE Reaches Honolulu on Flight Homeward Bound from Manila HONOLULU, H. I, Dec. 5~The China Clipper arrived here from Manila last evening at 7:50 o'clock, Pacific Coast Time, making the hop from Midway Island in 9 hours and 45 minutes. The craft will probably takeoff this afternoon for Alameda. SEA BASE AGREEMENT SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 5— The Pan-American Afrways and the Public Utilities Commission have reached an agreement.for & 20-year lease for sea base facilities to be built at the Municipal Air- port in San Mateo County. The terms of the agreement are not disclosed and the contract is con- tingent on the installation of a large number of improvements with PWA funds of which 81,675,000 have already been allocated to be used for the