The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 26, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” SKA EMPIR N\ VOL. XLVIIL, NO, 7211. SIXTEFN PAGES JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1936. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SAYS PLAN FOR ALASKA AIR BASE MADE GIGANTIC NAVAL | STATION, NEW | COLONY SCHEME | Congressman Says He Is| & | Carrying Plans North | for 20,000-Man Base OFFICIAL ON WAY HERE ABOARD BRANT | Reports Program Calls for; Huge Colonization of | Territory SEATTLE, June 26.—The Seattle Post-Intelligencer said today that Congressman Byron B. Harlan of | Dayton, Ohio, said that the Federal Government had made plans to re- tablish another Alaskan colony sim- ilar to the Matanuska for the pur- | pose of creating a gigantic Naval air base, to be operated by a per- manent force of 20,000 men. The newspaper quoted Marlan as saying he carried complete plans for | the colonization project as he sailed | today aboard the U. S. Fisheries Bureau vessel, Brant, with Col Charles Marsh, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, for Al- aska The Congressman declined to re- veal the exact location of the second colony but said it would be under- taken as soon as the.success of the | Matanuska colony is ‘asdured | The newspaper quoted Harlan as saying: “The Alaska base will be greater than that at Hawaii which would be difficult to defend in time of war because it relies on the main- land for supplies. To avoid this strategic weakness, Alaska must be sufficiently colonized to produce food and other supplies to support its own population and the military forces stationed there in case of war. The second colony alone could no\ produce sufficient supplies for Naval airbase, thus several others must be undertaken.” It was n-/ indicated how soon the base would be established but H.ll- lan was quoted as saying, “b addition to airplanes, a large Army post and war vessels would be es- tablished in the Territory.” BRANT ON WAY NORTH With Commissioner Frank T. Bell of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries; Congressman Byron B. Harlan of Ohia and Col. Charles Marsh, chair- man of the Federal Trade Com- mission aboard, the Fisheries Bu- reau Flagship Brant sailed from Seattle at 11 o'clock this morning for Alaska, according to word re- ceived here. The officials are expected to touch at several points, en- route north including the West Coast district, and are expected to arrive in Juneau in about a week. Commissioner Bell is on his an- nual inspection trip to the north. INSANITY CASE, REP. ZIONCHECK, IS OFF DOCKET Dismissal Is?e?ured — He Is Now in Private Hos- pital in Maryland WASHINGTON, June 26. — The proceedings to determine the sanity of Congressman Marion A. Zioncheck of Washington State, were dismissed today by Justice Daniel W. O'Don- oghue, of the District of Columbia Supreme Court on the request of| T. Gillespie Walsh, Assistant Dis- trict Corporation Counsel. Walsh explained to the court that Congressman Zioncheck has been admitted to a Towson, Maryland, private hospital for an indefinite period of treatment. Mrs. Zioncheck and the Representative's sister also told the court they have made suit- able arrangements for Zioncheck’s treatment. - FLYING K lSH SAYIT’ S SUMMER +ne arrival of summer at Catalina Island is signified by the coming of the flying fish. This group of smiling bathing girls proves it's already summertime by displaying catches from early arrivals of the schools of flying fish. Left to right: top row—Honey Dey and Vir inia Hovey; center—Mary Jane Laney, Boots Smith and Billie Joy; bottom—Judy Lane and Nancy Harris. (Associated Press Photo) : 6OV, WELFORD LEADS LANGER, - NORTH DAKOTA Close Vote Is Indicated in First Returns from Primary FARGO, N. D, June 26— Gov Walter Welford maintains a slight lead in the primary election of yesterday over former Gov. William Langer for the Republican guberna- torial nomination. The closeness of the contest indicates that a canvass may be necessary. With 71 precicincts yet to report of the state’s 2, Welford has 89,114 votes and Langer 87,544. Wel- ford is ](’fl(hng by 1,570 - TRANSFUSION IS GIVEN T0 AID FLAT MAN Fifty Anchorage Railroad Men Asked to Report for Blood Tests ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 26.— Anchorage hospital attaches were engaged all day yesterday in test- ing blood samples in an effort to find the proper type for Perl Oli- ver, Flat mining man who is suf- fering from anemia, but without success. Dr. A. S. Walskowski sent a plea asking fifty men from the mechan- ical department of the Alaska Rail- road to report for tests. So far only one man, D. E. Hewitt, local photo- grapher, has been found having the right type of blood for the trans- fusion. Jack Rabhit Starts Blaze in Mountains With Body Aflame, Animal| Streaks Through For- est Spreading Fire SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, June 26. —The worst fire in Lh(‘ San Ber nardino Mountains in started by a jflck rdbblt “l!h fur ablaze, is believed this afternoon to | be under control. Section hands said they were burning a pile of brush when the rabbit leaped out of the pile, body aflame and streaked through the tinder-like chapparal. He left behind an ever-widening trail of flames. Proposal Made for Abolition Bankers Bonds Lemke andEughlin Pro- pose Issuance of Cur- rency by Congress DETROIT, Mich, June 6. — A platform calling for the reduction of the national debt by wiping out the twenty billion dollars worth of bonds held by bankers as security for credits issued the government is the proposal of Willlam Wempe, candidate for the Presidency on the Union Party ticket, and the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, Detroit radio priest The platform calls for replacing Federal Reserve bank currency with “United States money” issued by Congress. It further states that “bond brokers' holdings are creat- ed with nothing and should there- ROOSEVELT BE NOMINATION OF Major Planks Demo Platform PLEDGES ANEW RENOMINATED, NIGHT SESSION Every State in Union to Second Great Honor to Great Man DEMONSTRATION LASTS ONE HOUR Actual Vote Taken Aboutl Midnight—Garner Vote Taken Tomorrow PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 26.—~ PRESIDENT MADE AT PHILADELPHIA Judge John E. Mack Places Name of Roosevelt Be- ; fl)l'(’ Convention {OLD FRIEND CHOSEN FOR SIGNAL HONOR R D B Baading War of Humanity Against Greed, ! Nominator Declares PHILADELPHIA, June 26—Pic After sixty minutes of shouting and | turing President Roosevelt as an in- parading by the Democratic National Convention, the Democrats finally embarked to- ward renomination late tonight of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President. John Nance Garner will be renom- inated for the Vice-Presidency to- morrow afternoon, according to pres- | ent plans One Hour Demonstration Practicing war cries in behalf of | the newly adopted platform which | broaches a Constitutional Amend- ment unless the New Deal finds! other ways to deal with delegates to the| National | didate spired leader in a war of “human- ity against greed,” Judge John E. Mack of New York today placed the President’s name before the Demo- cratic convention for renomination Judge Mack, an old friend and | neighbor of the Roosevelts, pointed his address toward a climax with |the statement, “with our cleared for battle, with justice, right and progress with us, we are ready for more action under the inspired ‘le‘\ds-rxhlp of that great American whose name I give you as our can- for President; no longer a problems, the delegates demonstrat- | citizen of merely one state, but son ed for one hour following the nom- | of all 48 states inating speech by Judge Mack President Roosevelt listened in at' Washington, D. C., and telephoned Mack congratulations, Garner on Scene Vice-President Garner is to arrive | here later today. Almost every mention of the names | of Roosevelt and Garner brought | applause throughout the long ser- ilf‘a of seconding speeches for Pres- ident Roosevelt’s renomination Adjournment Taken The session ran until 5:17 o'clock | this afternoon when recess was ta- ken to 8:30 o'clock tonight. The nomination vote will be a mere formality since no other name has been presented for the Presi- dential nomination | Vote About Midnight | The vote will undoubtedly be de- layed until about midnight by more | tumult making | seconding speeches, 'and standard waving and parad- | ing. It is expected that every state will be represented in the seconding speechs each upholding the Presi- dem and attacking the opposition in their own fashlun YOUNG FASCIST HOAXES LEAGUE \Officials Salute Selassie Masquerader Who Hon- ors Unknown Soldier SESSION TODAY | Franklin D. Roose- i vele.” Judge Mack, who also nominated r. Roosevelt in 1932, dealt briefly Ul cagupaigls issues and asserted | “the cries of anger and the vicious attacks against the New Deal eman- ate from those who themselves brought about the great depres- sion.” Naming specifically the great fi- nancial interests, in conclusion, «Judge Mack boomed forth “We have blazed the path to prosperity and security. Your faces are to- ward progress. We shall not turn back in this conflict between greed and humanity.” SHORT RALLY, THEN MARKET GOES ASLEEP Irregular RTnge Prevails Today with Buyers Taking It Easy YORK, June 26.—A late rallv thls afternoon shot the stock market from lethargy for a few moments but buyers quickly chang- ed their minds and the list went back to an irregular range that had followed throughout the greater part of the session. Transfers today were around only about 900,000 shares. CLOSING PRIC TODAY NEW YORK, June 26.— Closing o |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | GENEVA, Switzerland, June 26—A Stock today is 13%, American Can young Fascist masqueraded as m:n»‘m’&. American Power and Light Selassie here today and successfully|11%. Anaconda 34%, Bethlehem hoaxed the police and League of|Ste€l 51%, Commonwealth and Nations officials. | The youth, dressed and made up as a negus, deposited a wreath on the grave of the unknown soldier and disappeared before police dis- covered his identity. Italian made the hoax complete by motoring to the League palace where he received the salutes of police guards, League ushers, and League officials themselves. Meanwhile delegates to the League of Nations, beginning a search for collective security, were confront- ed with a proposal to reverse the sanctions against Italy. It is ex- pected that two opposite decisions will be reached—one of suspension of sanctions against Italy and the other of refusal to officially recog- nize the annexation of Ethiopia e RAISES HUGE LLMO\ Mrs. Luk Wain, of Cordova cently gathered from her lemon trees one mammoth fruit which it is reported could easily be mistaken re- A transfusion given by Hewitt oni At 18, Madeleine Carroll taught | Wednesday was of great aid to lhe school at a girls’ seminary in Eng- panent according to Dr. Walkow- | land for three months. 5 !in the moral sense.” for be repaid with nothing. Wiping | for a grapefruit, thereby continuing them out would not be repudmtmn\her reputation for raising the larg- est lemons in Alaska. |ation 7Y%, Citles Service 5%, |Southern 3%, Curtiss Wright 5%, !General Motors 66%, International Harvester 88%, Kennecott 39, Unit- ed States Steel 607%, United Corpor- Pound |$5.01%. Previous to his disappearance, the | DOW, JONES AVERAGES Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 158.21, rails |47.88, utilities 32.46 g Railroad Retirement {Plan Void WASHINGTON, June 26. — Justice Jennings Bailey of the District of Columbia Supreme Court today declared the Gov- ernment’s 1935 railroad retire- ment plan is unconstitutional. e HAS LEG AMPUTATED Willlam Holmes of Valdez re- cently underwent an amputation of the left leg at the Cordova General Hospital. The leg was tak- en off at the knee to stop danger- | district with one company launch- colonists. ous infection which had set in decks | PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jllnv 2 p'\(l(u m are as follows Y—Approval of the obje Ilu- major planks in the Democratic ctive of a permanent sound currency S0 \mbxluod As to prevent former wide fluctuations in value GOVERNMENT SPENDING Government expenses and balance moment TAXES—Revenues secured from ability to pay. FOREIGN POLICY--Pledges to aggression, work for peace and take ARIFF—Promise to seek loweri ment but to continue to protect far foreign competition FARM tion of payments by indebtedness; production of balance productions, with surpluses. POWER—Promise to promote r as means of the yardstick method. HOUSING—Asserting that the adequate housing at a price they ca demand, Government housing program but at the same time construction of new homes. LABOR—A pledge to protect the earner and consumer. MONOPOL RELIEF—Declaration for work with state and local Governments ol CIVIL SERVICE—A pledge to A pledge to vigorously and fearlessly entorce and civil provisions of the anti-trust laws and restore Expression of determination cut the budget at the “earliest possible to taxes levied in accordance with the observe true neutrality but to resist the profits from war ng of tariff barriers by mutual agree- mers and manufacturers from untair This is the longest plank in the platform, promising continua- the soil erosion and domestic allotment program with benefit the Government in cooperation with refinancing ot farm markets that will absorb but adjusted to and commodity loans on seasonal ural electrification and cheap power people are entitled to decent and n afford with a pledge to extend the encourage private worker and guards his rights as wage criminal their etficacy at prevailing wages in cooperation n useful public projects extend the Merit System to all and a “non-policy of making positions in the Federal Service." FARM TENANTS—A statement the Government to help financing farm in connection with the indebtedness and promise of that “we recognize the gravity of the evils of farm tenancy.” Many radical suggestions for planks like the Townsend Plan, duction for Use, Government munitions and uwnorsmp were omitted. Negro Question Is Up Again at Demo Meeting, South Car(m; Does Not| Want Color in Natl. Convention PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 26 A resolution protesting against the presence of negroes on the Demo-| cratic National Convention program was adopted unanimously by ()m South Carolina delegation. The resolution was later present- | ed to the Democratic National Exe- | cutive Committee. The resolution was the anermnnn of the second walkout by Senator Ed | Smith when Representative Arthur Mitchell, of Chicago, the only ne-| gro member of Congress, addressed the convention delegates. Senator Smith walked out the other day when prayer was nnmt‘d\ by a negro minmer ALASKA PLANK TURNED DOWN Only Nahonal Issues Enter! Into Demo Platform, Says Dimond PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 6. Alaska Delegate Dimond said the! Democratic National Convention platform Committee turned down his plank urging the Party to go on record as favoring ultimate state- hood for the Territory of Alaska. He said the members of the com- mittee were “kind and generous,” but they did not allow any planks that were not essential to national affairs, “They did not turn down the plank | because of lack of sympathy butw because the. platform contains only' planks on National issues.” con- cluded lht‘ Dexegate Nurses Present ! Baby Incubator To St. Ann’s The Gastineau Channel Nurses’ Association, headed by Mrs. Verne Soley, has presented Ann’s Hospital with a baby incubator, the money for which the nurses raised here by series of benefits recently. The incubal is open for in- spection at the Hospital. Any- one interested may inspect it. - Strip coal mining on a large scale is reopening in the Moberly, Mo., ing a $1,000,000 project. HOODLUMS YELL FOR AL SMITH, Demonstrators at Demo ‘ Convention Handled ! ROugh~* SClam PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 6. Missing teeth and skinned knuckles are the mementos of an Al Smith demonstration staged at the Demo- ratic National Convention last night. David Lawrence, Pennsylvania State chairman, attributes the inci- dent to a Republican plot. He said the demonstrators were GOP hood- lums, While speakers were extolling Pres- ident Roosevelt, thirty youths in the gallery suddenly unfurled banners and proclaimed “We are Al bmxm Democrats and we want Al’ An angry mutter ran through the entire crowd, delegates and specta- tors, The youths continued to shout and | raise a din. Fists began to fly and amid shouts of “Throw them out,” young Demo- crats swarmed to the balcony and e fight was then on in earnest. | The police were quickly on the scene and began brandishing their ight sticks. After a short brief skirmish, one | of the doors of the balcony was op- ened and the demonstrators were or- _.|dered to “scram.” They did and most of them had missing teeth, bruised heads and skinned knuckles, MORE CATTLE IS SHIPPED TO MATANUSKANS |Oduna Will Bring Six Hun- red Sheep and Forty Horses to Colony SEATTLE, June 26.—The De- partment of the Interior offices here announces that 600 sheep and |40 horses are being shipped aboard | |the freighter Oduna, to sail from |here on Tuesday, to the Matanuska | Colony. This is the largest livestock con- signment to be shipped since the colony was founded. The sheep, which are yearing ewes, were pur- chased near Yakima. This is the second shipment of horses to the All of the stock was bought in the Northwest. Pro-| THEN FISTS FLY T0 GARRY ON F. D. R. POLICIES Continuation of Business Prosperity with Oppor- tunity for All Promised PARTY ACTION IN CRISIS PRAISED Security for Unemployed— Profits for Business Man Pledged Citizens PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 26— The Democratic Platform Commit- tee, underwriting the policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, gave its Party last night a new battle cry which contained the pledge to amend the Constitution, if necessary, to its # purposes. But it also laid down a guiding rule The platform asserted the Gov- ernment has three inescapable ob- ligations, as follows: First—Protection of the fam- ily and home. Second — Establishment of a Democracy of opportunity for all the people. Third—Aid to those overtaken by disaster. That Change The platform went further to say that if drought, and dust storms, conditions, minimum wages, maxi- mum hours, child labor, working conditions in industry, monopolists and unfair business practices, could not be handled adequately by forty- eight states and “if these problems cannot be solved by legislation with- in the Constitution,” it is promised to seek a “clarifying amendment’. The platform was voiciferously ap- proved without debate by the con- vention delegates. The platform calls the Repuhli- an< those who have and “would a7o n regiment the American peo- pl~ " the service of privileged greUps. Na‘ion on Right Road T e pl.tform praises the Demo- cratic leadership for having put the Nation “back on the right road and restored health and prosperity’ “af- ter twelve years of Republican lead- °rship that “left our nation sorely stricken in mind and body and spirit.” Manetary Plank No mention is made elther of gold or silver in the monetary plank but instead is a dedication to “a per- manently sound currency so stabil- ized as to prevent the former wide fluctuation in value.” The platform asserts that this nation today has the soundest cur- rency in the world. Farm Income The platform pledges the party to use all available means to raise the farm income towards a pre-war purchasing power through soil con- servation and a domestic allotment program, and ‘“vigorously and fear- lessly enforce the anti-trust laws and restore them where they have been weakened.” (Continued on Page Two) e B Ll Two Thirds Rule Is Abrogated hy Demo Convention Bender Cas::\laska Vote —Oldtimers Crowd Headquarters PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 26— The two thirds majority nominat- ing rule, which has been used by the Democrats in National con- ventions for the past 104 years, has been abrogated by the present con- vention Robert W. Bender, of Juneau, cast the Alaska vote which helped to defeat the two-thirds rule. The Alaska headquarters are so crowded with oldtimers of Alaska, said Bender, that he has been un- ! able to get any sleep in this city.