The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 31, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” | U.S. DEST TROYERT UNEAU, ALASKA COAST LONGSHOR Labor Day REFERENDUM TO BE TAKEN, ALL UNIONS Will Decide Whether to Submit Disputed Is- sues to Arbitration PRESENT AWARD TO EXPIRE ON SEPT. 30 All Steamship Lines Are In- volved Incfilding Those on Alaska Routes ; AT i SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 31 —Representatives of the Longshore- men today notified the Waterfront Employers, that a referendum will be taken by the ILA membership on | submitting the disputed issues to, arbitration, | ‘The issues unsettled include con- flicting wage demands, control of | hiring halls and other modifications i sought by the employers in the 1934 award vhich terminates next Sep- témber 30. i In » letter Harry Bridges, ILA | Presirlent, presented to Thomas Plant, Chairman of the Employers’ Committee, Bridges said the ILA could not agree to unqualified ar- bitration but is submitting the vari- | ous issues to all members. A Results of the referendum will" probably be dvallable between Sep- tember 10 and September 15. It is said all steamship compan- ies on the Pacific Coast are involved including the linés operating on Al- aska routes. e Union Leaders Implicated in | S@(e Deathi Prisoner Brought from Texas Implicates Seat- tle Men in Slaying OAKLAND, Cal, Aug. 31.—Dis- trict Attorney Earl Warren announc. ed today that George Warren, re- turned from Texas under heavy guard, had made a complete confes- sion before the Grand Jury con- cerning the slaying of George Al- berts, chief engineer of the steam- er Point Lobos, implicating Earl King, former Seattle Secretary of the Marine Firemen, Ollers and ‘Wipers, and Water Tenders Union, E. H. Ramsay, patrolman for the union, Ben Sacowitz, sought by the police in Mexico, and an unidenti- fied seaman. | King is under arrest and in the County jail here. Charges have been filed against the others and Anthony M. Murphy, assistant sec- retary of the Seattle union. George Alberts was slain five months ago during a waterfront strike. R CONVICTED . NEW YORK, Aug. 31. — Eleven men and women, participating in! the anti-Nazi riot aboard the Bre-| men on August 21, have been con-| victed of disorderly conduct and ‘ sentenced to workhouse terms rang- ing from seven to fourteen days. TEACHERS ARE COMING' HERE, MEYRING’S PLANE Pilot Gene Meyring in the Irv- ing Airways Lockheed, arrived in Juneau at 10 o'clock this morning from his campaign flight to sec- tions with Republican condidates.' Returning with him from Peters- burg was Monte Grisham, the cam- paign party remaining in Peters- burg. i At 1:15 o'clock this afternoon, Meyring took off again for Peters- | burg to pick up a group of Juneau school teachers from the steamer Aleutian. He is expected to return at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Meetings Are Being Planned to Aid FDR; Men and Women Enlisted WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Arrangements for mass meetings in every State in the Union on Labor Day, to enrcll polling booth suppert from both organized and unorganized labor are being made by Labor’s Nonpartisan League. In addition, Maj. George L. Berry, Federal Coordinator for Industries and President of the league, said the league would form immediately a women’s division to seek “the support of 3,000,000 women for the re-election of President Roosevelt.” LONDON’S LORD MAYOR ON COAST (right) is greeted by Mayor t, lord mayor of London, R Y san ot ans E he arrives to attend G. G. McGeer of Vancouver, British Columbla, as DELEGATES FOR LEGION SESSION ARRIVE TONIGHT Department Conven ' Will Officially Open at 10 AM. Wednesdayf: American Legion members Auxiliary are starting their sion of Juneau today, several Mav- ing already arrived, and omeq: coming on the Yukon from: th Westward and the Aleutian <fre the south, Registration of delegates will be- gin at 8 o'clock Wednesday morni- ing and at 10 o'clock the first ses- sions will open in the Elks Hall with an address of welcome by May- or I. Goldstein, himself a veteran, and messages to the delegates by Gov. John W. Troy and Norman Banfield, President of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. Sid Ray- nor, First Vice Commander of the Department, will respond and other addresses will be delivered by Mrs. Theo. McKanna, Department Aux- illary President; Oscar Worthwine of Boise, National Vice Comman- der; A. E. Karnes, Department Commander, E. M. Polley of the Al- ford John Bradford Post and Mrs. Alba Newman of the Post Auxil- iary. Following the opening ceremonies, the remainder of the day will be turned over to. the 40.and 8 WA rifle shoot at Mendenhall range will be a feature of the afternoon while in the evening major interest centers in the 40 and 8 dance in the that city’s Golden Jubiles celebration, Others in the picture are Lady | glks hall. Vincent and Col. W. J. Waldron, sheriff of London. (Associated Press ROOSEVELT FAR [U.S. MINISTER AHEAD IN POLL, - T0 DENMARK COAST STATES| QUITTING JOB President Leading Landon|Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen Three to One in West Rodhe Resigns to Cam- Coast Straw Vote | paign for Roosevelt President Roosevelt is moving | NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—Mrs. Ruth ahead of Gov. Landon in the Pa- Bryan Owen Rodhe has resigned as cific Coast Richfield poll by leaps:Amencan Minister to Denmark. She and bounds, according to the oil |announced that the purpose of re- company’s reporter last night. lsigmng was because she could do In Washington the President has (a better job of campaigning for 5,126 votes to 2,933 for Gov. Lan- president Franklin D. Roosevelt “as don. In Oregon, Roosevelt has a private citizen than as a holder 737 and Landon 1,767 and in Cali- fornia the Chief Executive thus far has polled 15116 votes com- pared to 5555 for the Republican nominee. The poll is heing conducted by the Richfield Oil Company in the three Pacific Coast States on the choice for President. Of the other party candidates, Lemke, the Farm- Laborite, is leading Norman Thom- as, the Socialist candidate, and Earl Brower, the Communist, by a sizeable margin, but is trailing far behind both Landon and the Presi- dent, with only a few hundred votes in each State. ROTARIANS WILL HONOR OFFICIAL THURSDAY NIGHT A business meeting planning the |entertainment to be offered the District Governor, who will arrive in Juneau on the Alaska, occupied | “o( a public office.” President Roosevelt has reluctantly accepted her resignation as she was lone of the best woman diplomats connected with the United States |foreign affairs. STOCK PRICES TAKING BOOST; " STEELS HELP NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—A strong | undertone was exhibited today on the stock exchange by steels and | specialties and supporting’ = influ- | ences. Profit taking was encoun- tered in other departments making | today's close a trifle irregular. | Transfers were 1,100,000 shares. | CLOSING PRICES TODAY | NEW YORK, Aug. 31. — Closing most of the time of the ‘y“"”‘“‘quomuon of Alaska Juneau mine Rotary Club in the weekly get-|giooy 5 14%, American Can 123, together this noon. | American Light and Power 13%, It was decided that the VISIUNg anaconda 38, Bethlehem Steel 67%, official, Charles A. Mowry, be feted | cajumet and Hecla 11%, Columbia at a banquet to be held on Thurs-| Gas and Electric 21%, Common- day night at the Terminal. A. B.|ywealth and Southern 3%, Curtiss| Phillips, President of the club, will, wright 6%, International Harves- preside at the affair, with Dr.|ter 78%, Kennecott 47%, Simmons W. M. Whitehead as Chairman of | 37, United States Steel 70%, Unit- the Program Committee. Rotary ed Corporation 7%, Cities Service Anns Wwill also be entertained at|4', Pound $5.08%. the banquet. Concluding . the meeting, Charles ‘W. Carter, Juneau business man,; The following are today’s Dow, who has been away from Juneau|Jones averages: industrials 166.29, DOW, JONES AVERAGES Thursday regular business ses- sions of the Legion and Auxiliary will be held at 10 o'clock in ‘the morning and 2 o'clock in the after- noon, and a parade with mixer will be highlights of the evening with Homer Nordling in charge. The mixer will be held at the Dream- land in Douglas. Friday night will be show and stunt night, following the day’s bus- iness and promises to be one of the bright spots of the entire conven- tion. The affair will be held at the Coliseum Theatre starting at 8 p. m. Concluding business sessions will be held Saturday with the joint in- stallation of new officers to be fol- lowed by the Grand Ball at the Elks Hall at 10 p. m. . Week-end parties at cabins out along the road are being planned for Sunday and on Labor Day a smoker will be held by the Legion at the Elks Hall. —————— THREE KILLED, POWDER BLAST Little Girl Blown 100 Feet Dies, Injuries—Par- ents Victims TIA JUANA, Lower California, Aug. 31.—Injuries in a dynamite blast which killed her parents and wrecked a hotel, proved fatal to Marie Madrigal, aged 5, who was blown through a window and land- ed 100 feet away. The blast shook the entire business section. Jose Madrigal, agéd 35, and Manuela Ma~- drigal, parents of the child, were killed. Jealousy is blamed for the dynamiting. e CHET HUNTLEY HERE Chet Huntley, radio man with the PAA, arrived in Juneau on Sun- day’s PAA Electra from the Inter- ior. DAY, AUGUST 31, 1936 GET MEMBER ASSOC OF WAR B EN TO TAKE IRST DIVISION IS DEMOCRATIC Residents Fully Alive to Constructive, Friend- ly Administration “A strong Democratic victory will be registered when Alaska votes a week from Tuesday; the attitude of the people in every town, camp and village we visited has convinced me more than ever that the people realize the constructive and friend- ly attitude of the Democratic Ad- ministration, from the increased price of gold on through the wide- spread public works program, the improved general business condi- tions and growing prosperity in Alaska, and they are going to back up this Administration with a great Democratic majority at the polls,” said J. P. Anderson, wellknown Juneau business man, and candi- date for Territerial Representative on the Democratic ticket, upon. his return to Juneau last night on the Northwestern. Mr. Anderson left here Thursday by plane in company with Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, Territorial Auditor Frank A. Boyle, Territorial | Attorney General James 8. Truitt, jand Capt. James V. Davis, on a campaign tour that took the party !to Haines, Skagway, Sitka, Hoonah, | Penakee. Himst-Chichagof and. Pet» | ersburg. As Mr. Anderson had recently |campaigned in Wrangell, Ketchi- |kan, and the West Coast, he board- ed the Northwestern for Juneau at Petersburg. Senator Norman R. Walker joined the party at Peters- burg and will tour with the mem- bers to Wrangell, Kake, the West Coast and Ketchikan, | Mr. Anderson said today that he will make a talk over KINY Fri- day night at 8 o'clock. PETERSBURG DEMOCRATIC PETERSBURG, Alaska, Aug. 31. —Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Di- mond and others of the Democratic campaign tour party making an airplane trip to-all localities in the First Division, spoke to an enthus- iastic audience here Saturday night and it is safe to say that the Wrangell Narrows Metropolis is Democratic. ‘The campaigners visited Chicha« and Democratic enthusiasm was found at both places. The tour party took off Sunday morning ; for' Wrangell. B PROWLER AT DEVLIN'S Prowlers were evidently frighten- ed from entering Devlin's shoe store last night after it was dis- covered that the back room of the store was occupied by Devlin. After a careful check of the stock by Devlin no loss could be ascertained. Democratic Women Meet This Evening Members of the Democratic Women’s Club of Gastineau channel 'will meet tonight in the Couneil Chambers at 8 o'~ clock for an important business meeting, according to Mrs. Emil Krause, president of the organi- zation. Various jmportant commit- tees will be appointed Mrs. Krause said, and talks will be made pointing out how the club can show its effectiveness in the coming elections, from the women’s viewpoint. eral project at Matanuska have filed homestead applications for their land in the United States Land Office - here. for about a month, gave a short|down .62; rails 54.78, down 23; talk. utilities 34.77, up .07. 32 Colonists of Matanuska Ready to Homestead Acreage! ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 31.— | to homesteaders and left other sec- Thirty two colonists from the Fed-|tions open. A recent order, however, opened the way for all Colonists to file claims. The Colonists have exceeded the improvement requirements on the When - the. Colonists first came homesteads now and need only toPeterson, F. E. Rockhill and C. C.| north, Executive Orders in Wash<|fulf}l residence requircments to ington, closed parts of the valleyobtain’ patents to their land. SAYS ANDERSON gof and Kimshan Cove enroute here | Mussolini Warns World He | Has 8,000,000 Men Ready at Moment’s Notice to Go to War AVERLINO, Italy, Aug. 31.—Premier Benito Mussolini Sun- day warned the rearming world that he could mobilize Ttaly's 8,000,000 soldiers “in the course of a few hours and after a simple order is issued.” The Il Duce spoke of war manguvers, rejecting what he call- ed the “absurdity of eternal peac: g The Dictator declared: “We must be strong always and we must always be stronger. We can face any eventualities and look directly in the eye whatever may befall.” CAPTURE ISLAND ‘SPANISH LOYALISTS ! ' 8panish loyalists recently captured the island of Ibiza off the eastern Spanish coast. Here are members of the civil guard who had gone over to the rebels being removed to a warship for transport to Bar- KING EDWARD 'TAX PROBLEMS 1S IN ACCIDENT ' AGAIN IN FORE ABOARD YAGHT FOR CAMPAIGK | L s : ‘Vessel on Which British Landon Revives I[ssue Hearst Bossism Is Up Kansan Draws Fire | Monarch Vacationing, Hits Bridge ATHENS, Aug. 31.—With King Edward VII standing on the deck, t WASHINGTON, Au wugh treated in gen the two major party platforr ) X i;(?l‘]})‘ ly‘]‘(‘})l/(‘!!, .\il“(’?d at Navy Craft, from Unidentified Plane REBELS BLASTING NCGRTH STRONGHOLD Further International Com- plications Are Report- ed from Abroad ) both nt Span- ed by the IN IRUN vomen 1 bomb VICT( RIES ; to the im- 1 t suadar- n South ADRID broad- Rebel bombard- D! 2 Madrid as t on the ONAL TROUBLE Int itional bomb- n Mal- news- a French the yacht Nahlin smashed into a bridge in the Strait of Chalgis on i Aegean Island. The yacht, carrying the British Monarch on a holiday trip in ti Adriatic and Aegean Sea, is appar- ently not seriously damaged and | proceeded after a brief inspection King Edward was unperturbed and waived to the cheering crowd after the collision in which a motor- boat on the yacht was crushed. The Ibridge was slightly damaged Reports indicated the bridge had already swung open to permit of the Nahlin’s passage and was in choppy waters when the crash oc- | curred. e RUSS FLIERS AGAIN IN AIR t MOSCOW, Aug. 31.—Soviet fliers ndor tallized Gov. Lz corporate ed” and re¢ Landon the tax issue ery omewhat with tack on the ies as ck New Dea seck sprin; cated rived of 1 of law elected that major re imy from direct incomes of indiviidual SRR : . the past week along v pute over William s AR If{l‘u~[ s support of th Beliny Q::T.fl 1‘!.“S ticket as Landon wound 834 J % DAL | campaign trip in the £ ) ™ o i rmn{ d to ih‘ (::m:d) ¢ ‘,“13‘ 3 ':Jifizggw | President Roosevelt SRS | past w began inspec | wester rought damage ¥ ‘ Landon” Draws I i ) K Iried on | The Kansas Governor Charg of Kit aping ed content and on both t t A sue Sigismund Levanevisky and Hector 1. Levchenko, flying from Cali-|p - fornia to Moscow, landed Sunday (. . night at Mulon, near the mouth of| g . oco 1, the Lena River in North Central speeche Siberia. | secretary of 1 The two fliers have been weather |y, .. quoted bound at Ambarchix Bay, near the wpih he chow Lena River, for some time. | id ‘Favdon’ week 3 i T too much talking GARAGE INCORPORATES :]i}(y,~¥1 he “new R | Taz Revisic revision d Hearst ha | Articles of incorporation were filed | jwith the Territorial Auditor today| 'by the Central Garage, Inc., of Ket- 'chikan. ~ Incorporators are C. gres - ke e { major parti at wdidate Luke. $10,000. Capital stock is listed been gion or h rituals 2 2 member Bl othe: n