The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 30, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA . “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM BER 30, 1936. PRICE TEN CENT? HOPING TROUBLE T0 BE AVERTED Deadline Approaches With No Positive Agree- - | ments Reached i CONFERENCES ARE STILL CONTINUING Federal Arbitrator at San' Francisco Issues For- mal Statement BULLETIN—SAN FRANCIS- CO, Sept. 30.—Federal Arbitrator M. C. Sloss ruled this afternoon that the 1934 longshore award expires at midnight tonight, leaving only a few hours re- maining for preveniton of a strike or lockout of 37,000 work- _ers, unless an agreement is reached. Observers agreed that coastal snipping would be, tied-ap. Harry Bridges, Presdent of the Pacific Coast International Longsheremen’s Associa tion, said: “This is a complete sur- prise.” Thomas G. Plant, represen- tative of the Pacific Coast Em- ployers Association, said he could not talk. Edward F. McGrady, Assistant Secretary of Labor, who is the Government's trouble shooter and flew here last last week in efforts to settle the dispute, said: ‘Gentlemen, I hope both sides will remain with even minds. I am going into an ex- ecutive conference with Federal arbitrators and then we will all meet again.” OPTIMISTIC ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—Chair- man Henry Wiley, of the Maritime Commission, said, after a conference with President Roosevelt, that he is still hopeful the Pacific Coast dock trouble could be avoided. STEAMERS ENROUTE NORTH SEATTLE, Sept. 30. — Ste: ol housemen’s Union strike conferred moundsman who may get the slab Depere and Victoria are steaming northward through fog-shrouded waters enroute ‘to Alaska today, the last cargo ‘carriers to leave for the northland before midnight brings the maritime crisis. Alaska Steamship Company offic- ials said the next carrier scheduled for the north will be the Yukon, which fog is delaying on her south- bound voyage from Alaska. Although she was due Thursday she may not arrive until Sunday and is sched- uled to return north Sunday or s Ing e e Vi Rl S (Continued on Page Two) FELIX GRAY IS APPOINTED U.S. COMMISSIONER Wellknown Douglas Man Is' Chosen to Succeed J. F. Mullen Who IsResigning i Felix Gray, for 13 years City Clerk of Douglas, was teday appointed United States Commissioner in Ju- neau, succeeding Judge J. F. Mul- leln, who is resigning to go intc private business. The appointment was made by Federal Judge George F. Alexander this afternoon and will be effective tomorrow. No successor has been named to succeed Mr. Gray as City Clerk at Douglas, it was reported this af-, ternoon, but action is expected to be taken at the next Council meeting there, | Commissioner Gray is one of !hz( best known citizens of this com-; munity. For the last 15 years he; has been connected with the city, of Douglas, serving as City Clerk,’ Councilman, Magistrate and City' Wharfinger in addition to seven! years as a member of the Douglas, School Board. He was five years| U. §. Commissioner at Douglas. be-. ——— (Continued on Page Two) GANTS ROMP AWAY, WIN OPENER 6-1 COAST DISPUTE Y iYanks’ Ace Moundsman UFFIGMLS AHE Has Plate Punch, Too RED RUFFING ALASKANS FEAR INN. Y. ADDRESS President Declares Repub- licans Raising False ‘ ) Issue, Communism | CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS Declares Never Greater Need for Fidelity to | Real Americanism | SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 30.—In a stirring speech before the New York State Democratic Convention here lzst night, President Roosevelt opened his campaign for re-election, He was given a great ovation as he urged his party to bury the “red herring” raised by the Republican muni: ic Administration. Contending that his record show- ed “consistent adherence to the let- ter and the spirit of the American form of government,” the President: opened his campaign with a repu+ diation of “support of any advocate of communism.” He called com= (munism a false issue in the cam=} | paign. gates that “previous national ad- ministrations had encouraged con- ditions that fostered Communism The Democratic party is realistic enough to face this menace. There never was greater need for fidelity NEW YORK, Sept. 30. — Charles Ruffling, who answers to the name of Red and bats like a prize out- fielder, is on the firing line for the Yankees in the 1936 World Ser- ies. | GIVEN GREAT OVATION organization in its charges of Com- ic support for the Demoerat-: | He told the State Convention dele-"" |upwards of 200 pounds, Ruffling |is both an ace pitcher and a bona | fide member of Murderers'’ Row , Warehousemen’s Labor He likes his turn at the plate so Trouble Goes Into Third 'well. in fact, that he once enter- . tained ideas of deserting the mound Day in Seattle | lN E sTanE‘ Standing 6 feet tall and carrying ' —_— lat bat, with a husky hitting aver- age above .300. for an outfield berth that would permit him to get into the game ev- {to the underlying conception of Americanism than there is todty. “Once again it is given to our party to carry the message of the American people. Here and now, once and for all time, let us bury that red herring, and destroy that false issue.” The yelling, whistling throng throng cheered him. Men and wo- men sprang to their feet waving flags and hats and shouted when same period last year. SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept. 30.—Exe-, cutives of three wholesale drug firms| affected by the three day Ware-| today on what O. F. Ramsey, secre- tary of the Drug Products Distribu: termed “drastic action”| to resume business. | Ramsey declined t6 divulge the na- ture of the plans of the conference, which was called after retail drug- gists here and in Alaska began com- municating frantic messages to! wholesalers fearing a shortage of| medicine and supplies. | The Warehousemen struck Mon-| day- at the McKesson and Stewart Holmes Drug Company when it re- fused it recognize the union for! collective bargaining. ! The West Coast Wholesale Drug| Company and Blumauer Frank| Drug Company discharged their| employees who refused to make, up orders for McKesson customers | and then closed their doors. i Ramsey reports that hospitals have three days’ stock on hand and prescription stores which draw sup- | plies from day to day have exper-| ienced a complete depletion of their/ stock. — [ FLIER CRASHES AS NEARS GOAL CAPETOWN, South Africa, Sept. 30.--A Reuters dispatch reports that Capt. S. S. Halse, heading the‘ England to Johannesburg Air Der-| by, has crashed outside of Salis- | ‘hury when 678 miles from his goal.| —Earl Browder, Communist candi- Capt. Halse was taken to the hos-| pital but the dispatch says he is llci‘ seriously injured. Tourist Travel to } Alaska Park Shows Decided Increase * WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. — The| Department of the Interior today that the Mount McKinley Park in Alagka has been so_far this year by 64 per riore’ toiifsts than’during the| National visited cent’ir ery day. Wins in Series of '32 That is the hefty carrot-topped the President repudiated Commun- istic support. assignment for the Yankees in the orld Series opener. i Ruffling, with the Yankees since 1931, after knocking around half a dozen years in the Boston Red Sox livery, got his first taste of World Series pitching four years ago. That time he defeated the Chi- cago Cubs, striking out 10, passing six and yielding 10 hits as his mur- President Roosevelt Indorsed Progressive Organization Gets Quick Action dering mates romped along through their third straight 4-game World, at Conference Series. ol Sy Recovers From Slump WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. — The His World’s Series appearance Chicago convention of progressives, evidently better stage-managed than the Detroit conference of “Jeffer- sonian Democrats,” achieved its purpose of an indorsement of President Roosevelt. came as the climax of Red’s banner season. He won 18 and lost seven for a winning average of .720 in the regular campaign of 1932. From there he promptly drcpped to a 291 average in 1933 with nine wins and 14 losses, but recovered {Gonsuued gn Fage. Bevea) Hub Has - in Past World Series 7 CARL HUBBELEL NEW YORK, Sept. 30. — When | 1930 and 1931, when he had marks| “King Carl” Hubbell, the Missouri- | of .586 and .538. born boy who now hails from Mee-| Up to this year, Hub had a ma- ker, Okla., steps to the mound in|Jor-league winning average of .621, & .. | and he entered the last week of the the Polo Grounds, the New York 1936 campaign with a season mark| Giants will be favorites to end “‘E‘m-ound .800. Yankees' string of 12 consecutive| His World Series mark is 1,000] World Series game victories. per cent., for two games won and! The willowy screw-wailer, who|none lost against the Washington stands out as one of the most con-| Senators in 1933 when he pitched sistent pitchers in the majors to- |20 innings, struck out 15, yielded daye—-and. of all time-is virtuall.y‘ six bases on balls and gave 13 hits. conceded a victory in the opener,| Many Pauses On Way Up BOX SCORE YANKS ABRHPOAE Crosetti, ss. 4 0.1 18 Rolfe, 3b. . 403 S Di Maggio, cf. 401200 Gehrig, 1b. 3003800 Dickey, c. % 00 DN Powell, 1f. 403200 Lazzeri, 2b. 300020 Selkirk, rf. 411000 Ruffing, p. 300010 Totals 33 1724 73 GIANTS ABRHPOAE Moore, If. 400000 Bartell, ss. 4121120 Terry, 1b. 4021210 Ott, rf. 222000 Ripple, cf. ...2.0 0000 Mancuso, e. 311810 Whitehead, 2b. 310340 Jackson, 3b, 4.0 0:121 0 Hubbell, p. . 2 Sl SR A ¢ Totals .30 6 92711 1 THE SUMMARY Stolen bases: Lazzeri; sacrifice hits: Ripple 2; two-base hits: Cros- etti, Powell, Ott; home runs: Sel- kirk, Bartell; runs batted in: Sel- kirk, Bartell, Mancuso, Whitehead, Jackson, Hubbell; double plays: Giants (Whitehead, Terry); struck out: by Ruffing 4, by Hubbell 7; walked: by Ruffing 3, by Hubbell {1; earned runs off: Ruffing 5, Hub- bell 1; hit by pitched ball: Gehrig by Hubbell; left on bases: Yanks 7, Giants 7. PLAY BY PLAY FIRST INNING YANKEES — Crosetti grounded out, Jackson to Terry. Rolfe ground- ed out to Terry, unassisted. Di Maggio grounded out, Bartell to Terry. No runs, no hits, no errors, left on base. none HUBBELL HURLS GREAT GAME TO CAPTURE FRST Yankee Infield and Ruffing Blow Up in Eighth Inning Rainstorm GIANTS SCORE FOUR AS YANKEES GO TO PIECES Selkirk and Bartell Hit Homers—Rain and Mud Mar Opening Game SHORT SCORE R H FE Yankees ... 1 7 2 Giants ........ 6 9 1 SCORE BY INNINGS Yankees 123456789 TL Runs .....001000000-—1 Hits . .013100110-7 Errors . 00000002 *—2 Giants 123456789 TL Runs 00001104 *—6 Hits . 10201203 *—9 Errors -000000010-—1 POLO GROUNDS, New York, Sept. 30. —The Yankees' Pitcher Red Ruffling and Yank infield blew up in the rain with a resound- ing roar in the eighth inning, giv- ing the Giants and Carl Hubbell an easy 6 to 1 vetory in the opening game of the 1936 World Series. It was @ miserable and wet set- ting for the classic. Heavy clouds hovered over the field. Rain start- ed in the second inning and in- creased to a downpour in the fourth. Yanks Score First The American League champions scored first to take a one-run lead in the third frame when Selkirk, right fielder, slammed one into the SECOND INNING right field stands for the circuit. YANKEES—Gehrig grounded out, |, SUIHHAE was in o ditfleulty in Terry to Hubbell. Dickey grounded |1 " ety GIANTS—Moore flied to Powell. Bartell flied to Powell. Terry singled past Crosetti. Ott walked. Ripple flied to Crosetti. No runs, one hit, no errors, two left on bases. a good chance for another his sec- Hubbell came up to the majors by ond time out—and a third, perhaps, way of Cushing in the Oklahoma | if the series goes along to a Tth- State League, Oklahoma City in| game conclusion. !the Western, Toronto in the Inter-| However, the prospect of a third| national, Decatur in the Three Eye turn for Hubbell as a starter isjand Beaumont in the Texas Circuit. doubtful, although he is likely to! Detroit bought him from Oklahoma draw a relief assignment if the oth-|City but didn’t use him, and he er Giant hurlers falter before the was optioned to Toronto, and then Yankee bats at late or crucial mo-| to Decatur before the Tigers re-' ments. | leased him outright in 1928 Lo Beau- | Hubbell, completing the best sea-| mont, whence he came to the Giants son of his career, outshines any-, with a reported price tag of $40,- thing else the Giants have in the (00, way of pitching power—or any- thing the Yankees can muster on|inat he lost either 11 or 12 games the mound, for that matter. |in each of the last eight seasons,| After Hubbell The Deluge | exces i % <Ak pt this one when he cut his The dark shots whipping off his| | 1sses in half while t s = long, loose left arm are expected it IOgpIoR 1'p RE !vious personal record of 23 wi by Giant partisans to still the Yan-‘mnde K, both wsaon:dowa: o kee power, but after Hubbell has| Among Hubbell's records: Pitched served his turns the twirling trou- only no-hit, no-run game in the bles begin for the Polo Ground-|mpajors, 1920; led the National in ers. innings pitched, games won and Hubbell’s forte has been consis- & - earned-run average, 1933; had best tency ever since he joined the Giants earned-run avem;e in the Nation- in 1928. His winning average d“’p‘lal 1934, An odd thing anout his record is with a 19-and-11 record in 1834, and 16 and 11 last season. | The Series “Big Boss’, EARL BROWDER ARRESTED, HELD FOR VAGRANCY Communist Candidate for President, Friends Can’t _ Speak in Terra Haute TERRA HOUTE, Ind., Sept. 30. date for President, and two friends were arrested this morning as they arrived by train from Chicago. James Yates, Police Chief, said Browder was being held to prevent him from speaking here wnight,i The trio is held under charges of vagrancy pending investigation. Browder submitted to arrest agree- ably, posed for pictures, and said a law-abiding citizen couldn’t un- derstand being held in such a fash- ion. Yates said he wouldn't allow any- one belonging to the Communist Party to speak here as long as he is Chief of Police. Ped elow 000 in only two 5€asoDs,| He was the senior circuit's most valuable player three years ago— and may be again. TWO BELIEVED L0ST, BERING | - SEA TRAGEDY, | SEATTLE, Sept. 30. — Storm- wracked Wislow Inlet. in Bering | Sea, held the secret today of the {fate of Lieutenant M. H. Reese and Quartermaster Max McLees, both |32, last seen Sunday in a dory from | the Coast and Geodetic Survey ship | Surveyor, a wireless from Comman- third got into trouble when singles out, Whitehead to Terry. Powell 1 singled to center. Lazzer! fanned.|Y Hubysl Ao Baciall gl & to Ott filled the bases with two No runs, one hit, no errors, one down. Ripple, Giant center sacker, went down swinging for the third |left on base. GIANTS—Mancuso .fanned as it o started to rain, Whitehead ground- ed out, Crosetti to Gehrig. Jackson fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left on base. THIRD INNING YANKEES — BSelkirk smashed a [humer to the upper right field stands. Ruffing rolled out, Hubbell to Terry. Crosetti flled to White- head. Rolfe singled past Whitehead. Di Maggio singled to right. Rolfe stopping at second. Gehrig ground- ed out, Hubbell to Terry. One run, three hits, no errors, two left on bases. GIANTS—Hubbell singled to cen- ter. It began to rain hard. Moore fanned. Bartell singled over Gehrig's head, sending Hubbell to third. Ter- ry fouled out to Dickey. Ott walk- ed, filling the bases. Ripple fanned. No runs, two hits, no errors, three | left on bases. FOURTH INNING YANKEES—Dickey fanned. Powell | doubled to left. Lazzeri walked. The Yankees attempted a double steal but Powell was tagged out, Mancuso to Jackson, as Lazzeri reached second. Selkirk fanned. No runs, one hit, no errors, one | left on base. | GIANTS—Mancuso flied to Rolfe. Rain, began pouring down and the! bleacher fans were permitted to move to the covered upper stands. The plate was given a new coating of whitewash. Whitehead fanned. Jackson grounded out, Crosetti to Gehrig. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left on base. FIFTH INNING YANKEES Ruffing fanned. Crosetti fouled out to Mancuso. Rolfe flied to Whitehead. | der A. M. Sobleralski at Dutch Har- bor said. | The men are believed to have drowned Sunday when the dory was | capsized in a terrific gale. Other n are in a camp on the island. | but tremendous seas prevented send- ing boats ashore to learn whetherl | they were rescued. The message received here said: “The chances of survival is slight. Two men walked 40 miles to Dutch Harbor in less than 24 hours to re- port the tragedy.|” No runs, no hits, no errors, none left on base. GIANTS—Hubbell grounded out, Lazzeri to Gehrig. Moore fouled Giants Tie in Fourth Bartell, Giant shortstop, evened the count for the National Leaguers in the fourth when he smashed one of Ruffling’s fast balls high into the left field stands for a homerun. In the sixth, Ott led off with a two-bagger down the left field foul line, was sacrificed to third by Rip- ple and scored on Catcher Man- cuso's single into short left. Bzplosion in Eighth Although that single tally lead was enough to have won with the way Carl Hubbell was pitching, the Yan+ kee infield and Pitcher Ruffling ex- ploded with a bang in the eighth and when the mud had stopped flying around the Giants had scored four more ,runs on three singles, one a scratch, two passes and two errors. Terry opened with a single to short center. Ott duplicated, Terry stopping at second. Ripple dumped a slow bunt along the third base I'ne, advancing both runners a base while he was‘being thrown out at ‘irst by Rolfe, Mancuso was intentionally walked v Ruffin-, {illing the bases. Whitehead alio waited it ofat, and ‘rew anothcr pass, not ‘ntontional, 'nd Terry came home with the first tally of the inninz. Jeckson flew out to ecenter and Ott scored from third, Mancuso and Whitehead played it safe. holding to their bags. Hubbell Scratches Hit Hubbell' completed the rout of the Yanks when his grounder bounced away from Lazzeri. As Crosetti retrieved the ball Mancuso rounded third and raced for home. The Yan- kee shortstop's throw got away from Dickey and Ott was same, and Whiteliead came all the way from second on the play. : Hubbell, who went to second on the play, continued to third when Dickey threw wild to second in a out to Dickey. Bartell hit a homer into the upper left field stands, tying the score. Terry grounded out, Lazzeri to Gehrig. | One run, one hit, no errors, none {the bud by a fast doul left on base. vain effort to stop him there. Double Nips Rally The Yankees' effort to stage a nipped in ble i rally in the eighth was Crosetti led off with a fine