The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 8, 1936, Page 1

v b (GRESSION SONCRTGRO wASH VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7195. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIML” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1936. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT. TURMOIL PRECEDES BiG CONVENTION MAYO CITY IS UNDER WATER; STEWART RISES River Boat Is Reported in Front of Church, Four Blocks Inland VANCOUVER, B. C., June 8 Word was received here that rivers are rampaging in the Yukon Ter- ritory and Northern Canada has sent tentative estimates of damage soaring near the million dollar mark. Mayo, in the Yukon Territory, is entirely under four feet of water. The Stewart river boat is tied up in front of the Catholic church, four blocks inland, giving refuge to citizens forced from their homes. The temperature is high, 89 de- grees, and this has caused snow to melt, flooding the rivers. The Skeena river is again rising between Hazelton and Prince Ru- pert. STIKINE RIVER IS ON RAMPAGE Telegraph Creei Reported to Have Sustained Much Damage HAZELTON, B. C., June 8—Ac- cording to reports received here, the Stikine River has swept away scores of river bank warehouses and Indian smoke houses on its wild rampage: Telegraph Creek, on the Alaska- British Columbia border, is reported to have suffered heavy losses. The regular river boat from Wrangell is reparted one week be- hind schedule. All highways and bridges to Dease Lake east are washed out according to reports. — .- A. E. DEMARAY COMING NORTH Associate Director, Nation- al Parks, Leaving Seattle Tomorrow SEATTLE, June 8—A. E. Dem-| aray, Associate Director of the National Park Service, has arrived here from the East and is sailing! on the steamer Alaska tomorrow to inspect Government projects in Alaska. He will visit the Sitka, Glacier Bay and Katmai national monuments. Demaray predicted that the Mt.| McKinley National Park and other national monuments will set a new record this summer for visitors. Mrs. her husband on his Alaska trip. 7IONGHECK'S AUTO SEIZED WASHINGTON, June 8. — The speedy automobile which got Con- gressman Marion A. Zioncheck into s0 much trouble with the police, has been selzed by the U. S, Mar- *shal's office in connection with Mrs. Young's damage suit. The car was taken from the parking lot| where Zioncheck's bride left it. The serving of arrest warrants on assault charges are still held up for the conclusion of the Con- gressman’s mental examination. President Vetoes New Ship for Bureau of Fisheries WASHINGTON, June 8. — President Roosevelt has vetoed the Senate bill providing for half a millien dollars for con- struction of a vessel for research work in Pacific Ocean fish- eries, “This is wholly an unneces- sary expense,” the President said. “The Bureau of Fisheries can take some out-of-date na- val or coast guard ship for the purpose.” Government of ' Canton Backing - Up, War Move Fear Japan Has Been Dared 00 Far—Something Funny in Report | HONG KONG, June 8—South |China’s patriots, apparently feeling that they had dared Japan far enough, last night disclaimed de- sires to wage a lone war on Nip- | pon. Amid indications of concern at both Japanese and world-wide re- action, Canton leaders issued a statement denying they wanted to fight Japan independently, or that they intended to force a crisis with the Central or Nanking Govern- ment. They explained that the decision to send Kwangtung and Kwangsi Provisional armies northward as an anti-Japanese expedition amount- ed merely to a patriotic offer of southern services against Japanese aggression, and a request for per- mission to reinforce Nanking troops in the north. Southern troops esti mated as high as 100,000 have been reported occupying towns in Hun- an Province and heading north- ward. however, the southern explanation is not enti convincing. These persons contend that there is a reason to suspect official conniv- ance at leakage of news concern- ing sensational troop movements, which might have been calculated to alarm Nanking, but which later could be repudiated. Whether the troops will be recalled has not yet been stated. - ‘FOLDED ARMS' STRIKE IS WON, FRENCH LABOR One Million Other Work- ers, Mostly Miners, Now on Walkout PARIS, June 8-—One hundred and fifty thousand miners of Nor- thern France called a general strike HOOVER TALKS ABOUT RECENT COURT RULING Declares States Should Have Right to Regulate Hours and Wages OGDEN, Utah, June 8—A vig- orous declaration that States should be given authority—by constitu- ional amendment if necessary— to regulate both hours and wages of women workers, was voiced by former President Hoover as he paused here Saturday between trains enroute to the Republican National Convention at Cleveland. “Something should be done to give back to the States the pow- |ers they thought they already had,” Hoover said in commenting on the recent United States Supreme Court decision declaring State laws regu- lating hours and wages to be un- constitutional. “If States are not able to find | constitutional authority for laws | preventing sweated wages and hours |they should be given that author- y," Hoover said. He explained that (the minimum wage laws in his |home State of California have “done a great deal of good.” He |also explained he had no way of platform would include a !covering the subject. plank 5MORE JUNEAU DRIVERS GIVEN COURTESY CARDS One Woman Driver, Four ‘Men Noted by Officers Driving Carefully Five more courtesy cards, four today and one Saturday, were is- sued over the week-end to Juneau’s lcareful drivers in The Empire- ' Capitol-Coliseum theatres Careful Driving campaign. | Chief of Police Roy Hoffman presented cards today to Mrs. Clara- belle Messerschmidt and Elwood McLean, and Patrolman C. V. Ka; found that Arthur McKinnon and Ed Garnick were both careful driv- jers and entitled to cards. Saturday Read‘&f f;)r fl diagram. REPORTED HERE ' OVER WEEKEND ‘Several Ho;;;s“ and Much | Timber Threatened—May . Close Forest Areas .. Seven forest fires in this district and two in the Petersburg area which threatened homes and large areas of standing timber during the week-end, caused Forest Service of- ficials today to issue warning that they may be forced to close the na- tional forests to protect timber un- less full co-operation is given by the public in combatting the existent fire hazard. All reported fires are believed now under control, Assistant Regional Forester Wellman Holbrook said to- \day, but he asked every one make an effort to guard against careless use of fire and to report immedi- \ately all fires. He declared that prosecution would follow any one a few hours after one million other | Art Ficken was given a courtesy he¥lgently leaving a camp fire, or workers won a complete victory of |card by Patrolman Kenneth Junge, deliberately starting forest fires their two weeks of “folded arms” strike. Under pressure of the Govern-| ment, the employers signed an | All five of the drivers obeyed all |the rules and regulations of care- {ful driving, the officers reported, particularly heeding the stop signs |%Y agreement granting the demands cfi“"d not driving-at too fast a pace | abor, including wage increases and [2round the city. A recognition of unions, but gave the| FOr the next two weeks these warni they made the agreement courtesy cards will be given out by i 4 & iy ithe Police Department to those with “all reserves regarding econo- | . % mic consequences.” |drivers who they judge to be care- ful drivers. | The employers granted wage in-| |Penalty on conviction is a fine of |not more than $5,000 nor more than itwo years imprisonment, he pointed t. Check Angoon Blaze First of the seven fires in this community in the last few days was reported at the head of Favorite Bay near Angoon. A plane was dis- patched immediately to the scene picking up a few men from the CCC ' | ! | Chuck Dominy is Channel, following his suce: picture was taken by photographer. SPUD PRICES AT NEW HIGH SEATTLE, June 8—Potatoes set a new ten-year high here last Sat- urday when scanty supplies of California Shafter whites whole- saled for a $6 a hundredweight, 50 cents above Friday's price. The present shortage was Leonard also above being taken from Gastineau ul dive Sunday from the Bridge, by two sailors off the Coast Guard cutter Tallapoosa. e Republican Convention Battle CONVENTION HALL Airplane view shows Cleveland’s public auditorium, where Rep ublican convention opens tomorrow; ceremonies may be held, and other prominent buildings nearby. Th ¢ cfficial seating plan for delegates '[ F[]RiEST HRE—S ”At the Eii(l of the Long Dive To some Hong Kong observers, knowing whether the Republican | i Douglas The Delano, Newsreel MRS, STEDMAN, PIONEER, DIES International FREE SWINGING FIGHT LOOMING ONNOMINATIONS Bitterness Mounting on “Day Before” Repub- lican Convention | \' | | EXPOSITION SITE {LANDON SUPPORTERS | CLAIM BATTLE WON Backers of Other Canls dates Saying Nothing But Plugging Away | BULLELIN—Cleveland, June | .—United States Senator Wil- m E. Borah this afternoon unted aside the leadership to “Stop Landon,” drive which is his for the asking. “I don’t want to go into any combina- tion in an attempt to control the convention,” Senator Borah told the Idaho delegation, add- ing: “They are willing for me to become the spearhead in such a drive but say nothing about what will happen to me after the opposition is des- troyed.” and alternates is shown in the | DOMINY DIVES FROM DOUGLAS BRIDGE SUNDAY CLEVELAND, O., June 8.—With | bitterness mounting and with in- creasing talks of efforts to “Stop | Landon,” the Republicans today whirled into “the day before” the National convention with new | signs that a free swinging fight, | not only over the Presidential and | s . Vice-Presidential nominations but |Soars Through Air for Dis- the platform as well is involved. | t f N l | Landon supporters this morning ance ol ivearly piped the bandwagon with the l 90 Feet tune “Oh Susannah” for the arriv- ! N = ing main’ bodies of delegates. Scaring through the air with the Delegations - arriving over the grace of a gull, Chuck Dominly, fam- Week end and early today seemed ous diving artist, yesterday after- | divided in support of candidates. noon_ thrilled a crowd of over 500/ The opposition still explored spectators by diving almost 90 feet Means to head Gov. Alfred M. {from the Douglas Bridge, into the Landon off but word was also re- (ice waters of Gastineau Channel. | ceived that 36 of New York's 90 | At exactly 3:19 o'clock he took off delegates are for the Kansas man. from a rail on the bridge above the! Landon backers remain silent huge crowd. He stood for several, on claims pending a caucus tonight. yminutes while Leonard Delano, In- | Vandenberg Boom \ternational Newsreel cameraman| United States Senator Arthur H. |maneuvered into the proper posi- Vandenberg, of Michigan, who last jtion in a boat below. Saturday, in Washington, positive- | The dive was a perfect swan dive, ly refused to be a candidate for jand Dominy came to the surface the Vice-Presidency by stating he amid the roar of the crowd. Little | wanted to be only an “innocent by- (Teddy Smith, in one of the many | stander” said today that he has ne [skiffs that dotted the water, had band wagon . Circuses have band ithe honor of being close by and wagons. The convention must find (helping the diver aboard. A few}out precisely where every man minutes later he was transferred |stands.” |to a U. S. Coast Guard Tallapoosa| Talk of placing Vandenberg’s ‘dory and returned to the govern-|name in nomination for the Presi- ment dock. WRANGELL, Alaska, June 8- Mrs. John W. Stedman, aged 72,| well known pioneer resident of reports on the length of the dive, Ketchikan and Wrangell, died last |Chuck almost lost his life in the! Friday in the Bishop Rowe Hospital 'stunt. He had learned that 58 feet as the result of pernicious anemia.'was the approximate distance, and' Mrs. Stedman is survived by her judged his swan dive accor(lmg]y" Distance Surprising Acting on more or less official | | dency is still heard. Lowden Mentioned The name of former Governor Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, enter~ ed prominently into Presidential talk but at his home, Lowden re- fused to make any comment, ac- cording to advices received here. Demaray is accompanying | creases ranging from seven to fif-! | teen percent, recognition of the right | to organize unions, collective bar- | | gaining of contracts, 40-hour week | and annual vacations with pay. The miners asserted they would | rather strike and starve than work and starve. The miners took over | | the pits and many offices. Some officials were held as pris- Ioners for a time but quickly re- leased on order of the union heads when this aspect of the strike was| Chief Hoffman commented today ithat he believed the campaign al- ready was getting results and ex- pressed satisfaction with the way a large number of Juneau drivers are using good judgment and care in the operation of their motor ve- hicles. VOTING AGAIN, crew at Windfall Harbor. They were reflected in the opening quotation learned. WALKOUT CASE SEVEN DIE IN HOTEL FLAMES Seamstress Leaps to Death | —Minister Saves Wife, then Perishes SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 8. —Flames sweeping through a four- | story hotel this mornivg has left| | seven dead and 18 injured. The police are holding Raymond Searles, a roomer, for investigation | into the possibility of incendiar- j lsm. He has shown unusual inter- | est in fires, Police Inspector George | Ingle said. | Mrs. Clara Roland, aged 60, a seamstress, ignoring shouts to wait | Oregon ‘Sawmill, Timber Workers Are Cast- ing Ballots PORTLAND, Ore., June 8. Members of the Sawmill and Tim- ber Workers Union in this area, 10,- 000 strong, are voting again on a working agreement after the vot- ins of last week \ras declared void on account of “irregularities.” The vote is on a peace plan per- mitting reopening of logging camps and mills . It will be several days before the vote can be compiled. ——.— Whirlwind in Idaho Does Freak Stunts LEWISTON, Idaho, June 8. — for the firemen to reach her, leaped | from the third story to death. | Rev. F. C. Clark, aged 56, dele- gate from Cheyenne, Wyoming, at- tending the Seventh Day Adventist conference, perished after pushing | his wife through a window into the lnnns of firemen. A whirlwind killed W. D. Lough and demolished his farm home 25 miles east of here. His wife was injured. . The whirlwind also passed be- tween the barn and home of Ben Reinhart witheut damage - and sucked up a pond. able to check the blaze. Others were located at Peterson Hill, the McMichaels place about 7% miles out the Glacier Highway the north shore of Auk Lake near the Chet Ellis place, at Point Lou- isa, on Douglas Island about a mile north of the bridge near the Joseph Simpson place and at Hasselborg Lake. There are two fires in the Peters- burg area, both under control—at Falls. Creek where about 10 ac burned over and at Shoemaker Bay south of Wrangell, where a 100-acre conflagration broke out but is now reported under control. Ellis Home Threatened The fire at Auk Lake burned within a few feet of the Chet Ellis home before it was brought under control and the Simpson property on Douglas Island was in grave danger for a time yesterday before fire fighters were able to check it, Holbrook reported. Picnickers are blamed for caus- ing the fire at Point Louisa and Hol- brook laid special emphasis on urg- ing campers to put out their fires The Hasselborg fire, carelessly WEATHER HOT AT FAIRBANKS FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June 8— The warm weather record was smashed here last Saturday when the temperature reached 88 in the shade which is only four degrees below the warmest record record- ed here, which was in June, 1913. ) of $450 a hundredweight for first arrivals of Idaho Gems. the FURTHER ADVANCE SEATTLE, June 8.—Potatoes took another advance today over Satur- day for a record high. California Shafter whites jumped $1 a hun- |dredweight over the weekend to $7. British Columbia Gems reached 1$4.00. husband. They were married 55“I dropped my head when I thought | years ago last April in Hartland, |I had finished my swan,” Dominy | ,said. “but was surprised to find |myself headed straight down and |still some distance from the water.| I almost decided on making a| somersault out of it, because knew that the difference in dis-| |tance would throw me off.’ | | Dominy struck the water, just \beginning to turn over, but not lenough to spoil the beauty of the | jdive. The error caused him to turn | |over completely under water, he Michigan, where they were born and raised. They moved to Bellng- ham, Wash,, in 1883 and came to Alaska in 1888. ‘uneral services will be held here tomorrow following the arrival of Mrs. A. E. Gurr, a niece, from | Portland, Oregon. - - - 2 | Produce Row merchants said for- | eign potatoes were being sold for | the first time in history. Yakimas | DELEGATION T0 BE GIVEN SEATS Frank Burns Says ‘“Regu- !said. are normally the greatest STEVENSON'S HAT IN RING SEATTLE, June 8 John C. Stevenson, King County Commis- sioner, has announced his candi- dacy for Governor on the Demo- cratic ticket. Aluva Judd, of Chehalis, former State Director of Efficiency, is the only other Democrat who has made formal announcement, but it is taken for granted Gov. Clarence D Martin will run again. Stevenson's principal slogan i “no tokens." Moffitt, Fitzgerald Off on Mapping Trip CORDOVA, Alaska, June 8.—Fred H. Moffit and Gerald Fritzgerald of the Geological Survey, have left here to continue mapping the mineralized section in the Donnelly area. sellers. | LAID TO REST NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 8.— Joseph W. Byrns took his blace |among Tennessee’s great late last Saturday afternoon while President Rocsevelt and other high officials joined the sorrowing Tennesseans in solemn tribute at the funeral 5 s for the late Speaker of ‘the House of Representatives. From all walks of life, people came here. It is estimated that 40,000 persons came to pay their last respects. | President Roosevelt and his party left on a special train for Wash- ington following the services. - David ;\dler, Mary Ann Benjamin Are Marrie | After arriving at the Tallapoosa, {Dominy, accompanied by witnesses, took a coast guard sounding line to' the middle of the bridge, and low- ered it to the water's edge. It Jmeasured slightly over 85 feet. Do- miny had made a $wan dive for 60 feet. “It's a good thing I didn't go through with a back flip, like I planned,” the diver said. First Dive Ever Made It was a perfect afternoon for the | | (Continued on Page Two) | | STOCK QUOTATIONS - NEW YORK, June a.—-cmufg quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14, American Can 128%, American Power and Light 11%, Anaconda 33%, Steel 52, Curtiss-Wright 5%, Gen- eral Motors 617, International Har- vester 86, Kennecott 38'%, United States Steel 61%, Commonwealth Bethlehem | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June 8— and Southern 3'%, Cities Service Mary Ann Benjamin, instructor in 414, Pound $4.99 15/16. Calumet and the Fairbanks schools for several Hecla 10 %. years past, and David Adler, sta- tionery dealer and prominent in DOW, JONES AVERAGES |the American Lesion, were married | The following are today’s Dow, nere Saturday. The newlyweds will Jones averages: industrials 15139, [continue to make their home here. rails 45.75, utilities 31.33. | lars” Will Win Out in Cleveland CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 8—(By |Associated Press)—The contesting |Alaska delegations will have to wait until tomorrow when the Creden- |tials Committee of the Republican |National Committee will decide {which group will be seated. Frank Burns, of Seattle, National G.O.P. Committeeman from Wash- |ington, who argued for the Albert White delegation before the Re- P |publican National Committee, said he is convinced the “regulars” will be seated Burns commented as follows: “We proved to the National Committee that the H, L. Faulkner delegation is not so much interested in the {Republican Party as in controlling politics in Alaska whether Demo- cratic or Republican. The National Committee voted 102 to 2 in favor of the White delegation and I feel certain that White, of Juneau; Mrs. Florence Nafsted, of Cordova, and Henry 'Benson, of Juneau, will be seated.” Faulkner 'charged the National Committee made its decision on a “personal issue.”