The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 14, 1936, Page 1

H i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7303. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1936, 'MEMBER ASSOC JATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS NEW TRUCE IN MARITIME DISPUTE L NORBECK IS TQ |Hollywood Import CAST HIS VOTE FOR ROOSEVELT S. . X. Way, Former G.O.P. National Committeeman Is Also for F. D. R. REDFIELD, South Dakota, Oct. 14—Dnited States Senator Peter Norbeek, Republican, and 8. X. Way, former GOP National Com- mitteeman for South Dakota, joint- ly announced in a statement to- day their intention to not only vote for President FPranklin D. Roosevelt, but also urged every- body to support him. Anchorage Says Ducks Have Not Started South Westward Sportsmen Are Aroused Over Suggestion of Closed Season, S.E. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 14— The reported move of Southeast Al- aska sportsmen for a closed duck season has aroused Anchorage hun- ters, who contend there are more ducks than inimany years this sea- BLOCKADE OF PORTUGAL IS DEMAND NOW| Soviet Union Calls on Brit- ish, French Navies to Act MOSCOW, Oct. Union today demanded the estab- lishment of a virtual blockade of | Portugal by the British and French | navies to halt supplies of arms and ammnition for the Spanish in- surgents. This was disclosed here late this afternoon. The demand was made to Lord Plymouth, Chairman of the Non- Intervention Committee, now in session in London. | The Soviet Union takes the posi- |tion that a blockade immediately |to control all Portugal ports, is the only way to end the supply of MOVE TOWARD MADRID surgents are attempting to ap- |proach Madrid but are meeting | with most stubborn resistance. Sev- \eral Government planes are re- ported to have brought down rebel planes intending to drop propa- Lillian Ellis Newest import from Europe by Hollywood is Lilllan Ellis, Danish |gaida over the capital city. film star, who was signed up by | Glm scouts after she had been viewed in a European movie. OFF WITH WAR RISKS LONDON, Oct. 14—Lloyds’ Under- writers announced this afternoon |they will no longer write war risk 14—The Soviet | |arms to the Fascist army in Spain. | Stolen: One Kiss ) | i | | °retty Barbara Nichols, queen of LONDON, Oct. 14.—According to|he 1936 Tournament of Roses at . unofficial advices the Spanish in-|”asadena, Calif,, reported to the ! ‘1olice there that a “burglar” had |itolen a kiss from her while she vas asleep in her home. She said | the awakened to find a man kissing | 1er and that he fled by the window. | (Associated Press Photo) Typhoon Death | ADJUTANT GETS | ENOUGH BEAR 0L FOR BATH Portland Doctor to Be Well Supplied as Result of Legion-Empire Query “I got enough bear oil to give that guy a bath.” This was the,substance of a hur- ried S.0.S. report sent out this *| morning by Legion Adjutant George Gullufsen, following report in The | Empire of yesterday that the Adju- tant just had to find a bear with a half a point of oil to send to a dis- tressed comrade in Portland, Ore. Hardly had The Enipire appeared on the streets last evening, when the Adjutant was deluged with calls from people who could supply a lit- tle bear oil. Following The Empire radio news report of the Adjutant polishing up his flintlock, more tele- phone calls poured in on the Ameri- can Legion official. “% don’t know whether they were just afraid of what might happen if I'got out in the woods with the old blunderbus or what,” remarked ' the Adjutant, “but I want to thank, on behalf of Alford John Bradford {Post and myself, all the folks who ! 50 kindly came to the rescue, so we can send some bear oil to the com- rade in Portland.” Dr. Douglas Anderson in the De- kum Building in Portland had writ- ten the Legion post for a half pint | Eo! bear oil to treat an ear ilment. | 1 i « The much-decorated, globe-trotting that last took it to Nome, Alaska. Election, Pa HAT BACK FROM GLOBE TOUR 8t. Louis express company employe, Seattle by Pilot Albert Ball en route on its tour by friends because he could not take a long-planned world taur. The hat ls shown with an ancnymous “friend.” (Associated Press Photo) As Miduwest Goes, So Goes CRISIS AGAIN AVERTED WHEN “TIME EXTENDED Employers, Unions Agree to Continuing Agreement Until October 26 SHIPS WILL REMAIN, REGULAR SCHEDULE Association Accepts ‘With- out Reservations'— Union Conditionally SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 14.—Maritime Unions of the Pacific Coast last night conditionally agreed to an ex- tension of the 15-day water- front truce, to have ended to- morrow, after the Employers’ Association announced accep- tance “without reservations.” The Maritime Unions, through their negotiations committee, advised the Fed- eral Maritime Commission in Washington, they are willing to extend the truce from Oc- hat of Albert E. Wickey, retired was stowed into an air liner at st after 75,000 mi Wickey’s famous hat wa rties Moving “What's that?” asked a curious tober 15 to October 26 “if i i in for Fight Have i e List Mounting for Fight Have Agreed |Ireland. The decision is due to the! unsettled European state, they said.! stander-by of the Adjutant. ““Fhat,” replied the Adjutant, “is, son. The tucks have not started south because of the late fall, sports- HENRY FORD your Commission can assure By BYRON PRICE the same will be fruitful.” - 7] men here declare, A plan has beén put forward here to call an open meeting soon to dis- cuss the situation and take action. Report from Anghorage comes fol- Jowing the report from the-Alaska Game Commission two days ago that there is a shortage of ducks in Southeast Alaska a#nd some hunters had sugge that'a closed season for severd ‘yenrs mjght be the an- swer to build up the supply of ducks. REALTY BOARD URGES REPAIRS | T0 PROPERTIES CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 14. ———.—e——- | T0 SUPPORT G0V.LANDON HOUSEWIVES e Wi PUT DEMANDS T0 GOVERNOR Issues Statement— | Gives Reasons DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 14.—Henry Pelition to “Pur Ford today formally declared he1 will support Gov. Alfred M. Landon for the Presidency. Ford, in his statement, said: “I admire him, believe in him and I hope he is elected. “I am not criticising the New ge State of Racketeering” Pres- ented to Martin SEATTLE, Oct. 14.—Leaders of the housewives who made the pil-| grimage to Olympla yesterday, said a harpoon.. Some bird may write Deal. I am only saying we have had about all the country can stand. the New they would follow up their de- mands to Gov. Clarence D. Martin | to “purge the State of racketeer-| in Philippines iin 'and want some whale oil.” Over 400 Are Reported to 5100 ARt o GTOCK PRICES Repored Miesns | TAKE ADVANCE; SOME LOSSES in the typhoon has jumped to 408 and little hope is held out for 600 others reported missing in the San' Narcisco District ot Zambalese Pro- vince, northwest of here. It is reported that 150 miners were trapped and drowned by a wall of‘ water sweeping down upon them as they were crossing a river. ! Are Sent Up Forty-two members of the crew| and passengers were lost when the] NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Selling Interisland motorship Sugbu sank'tended to dry up the Stock Mai- off Siquijor. Only 15 were rescued. ket today and many issues were There were no whites aboard the pack on the recovery track for vessel at the time. gains of fractions to more than But Many Leaders —— Selling Experienced Today| CURTAIL POWER OF EXECUTIVE, Republican Nominee Makes Address to Shivering Outdoor Crowd DETROIT, Mich.,, Oct. 14.—Gov- ernor Alfred M. Landon last night |told a shivering outdoor throng l‘herc that the New Deal is taking the first steps toward destroying “Rights and liberties of the peo- ple,” that it represented a “threat” to American Democracy. Landon pledged himself, if elect- I | | | URGES LANDON Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington. Words hardly could tell a plainer story than that presented by the October itineraries of the two prin- eipar candidates for President. Unless—as some believe—the out- come of the election was settled long in advance, what Messrs, Roosevelt and Landon do during this calendar month will settle it. What they are doing, as with one accord, is to concentrate their ef- forts on the north central section of the country which lies between the two great mountain ranges. There will be a few brief excur- sions elsewhere, but perhaps nine- tenths of the pressure from now on will be applied to tke midwest. Seldom in past campaigns has a No reply to this conditional acceptance has as yet been ireleased. It is assumed that #the Commission will agcept. it. Full Responsibility In unconditionally accepting the truce extension prior to the action of the unions, the Employers’ Association ad- vised the Maritime Commis- sion they now ' considered “your Commissjon is assum- ing full responsibility in |bringing about a permanent solution without interruption of commerce.” situation been so clearly defined.| In the Soutn and Far West, the Democrats regard themselves as se- Commission’s Demands The action for further extension “Fromn the beginning, ’ |one point, many reaching new five- ed, to “recommend the repeal of|cure. In New England and most of the truce, followed the request » 4 > ‘W {* ’ . —As the result of a survey which showed a lack of housing units for| 200 families recently transferred here, the Real Estate Board is urg- Ing property owners to avail them- selves of the Modernization Credit Plan of the PFederal Housing Ad- ministration and repair their prop- erties. ! The survey showed only 300 va- cancies in the city, including apart- ments. Many of these were unfit for occupancy, but the authorities who made the survey announced that relatively small repairs would put them in a livable condition. INCRERSE NOTED IN PAINT SALES WASHINGTON, Oct. 14—Total sales for ‘'the month of July in the paint, varnish, and lacquer indus- tries amounted to $33,919,137, ac- cording to sales reported to the Department of Commerce by 579 establishments. For the first seven months of 1936 sales totaled $223,710,582, as compared with $198920,988 in the same period of 1935. The menth of July 1935 showed sales' amount- ing to $28,975,289. ‘The 1936 July total includes $13,- 205,805 in trades sales and $10,- 286928 in industrial sales. Two hundred and thirty-five establish- ments reported unclassified sales amounting to $10,526,404. APATOPAY 52 DIVIDEND SAN FRANOCISCO, Cal., Oct. 14— The Alaska Packers Association will pay a $2 regular quarterly dividend on November 2 to stockholders record of Octaber 31. Deal has been assisted by the worst| "y pqyard Selvin, of Seattle, faEm . oF captali_sr_n In . an ‘stfort to one of the signers of the petition | destroy competition in this coun- presented to Gov, Martin yester- iy, Jhal sort 6f oapitllsn Jmns"day afternoon, said the delegation Cuamyg sm ag ."hat point-to0, %o of several hundred women felt they deeiroy eampeUtion. |had conveyed to the Governor their “Anybody who expects something jges that “there is a strong senti- for nothing is all the better for ment on our side of the question. being disappointed. He can give us relief, if he will. “What disturbs me is that the New It is at his doorsteps now. The Deal is now making to workmen the | women are not fooled for a minute same impossible promises it made to on his responsibility.” the business men. Mrs. Selvin said immediate plans “I doubt if the American me-|could not be disclosed but inti- chanics are going to regard $15 a|mated they would be interesting. month, 25 years from now, as very| Mrs. Selvin sald the Governor's much of social security. Pretend-‘flxst question was 4bout price fix- ing to create security for a selected|ing by monopolies, mentioned in| class in an insecire system, is a|the petition. i cruel joke, especially when you take| Mrs. Selvin said the members of their money for it.” |the committee told the Governor ;that by price fixing monopolies PROMIN NA'"VES ithey meant cleaning and dying, ARRIVE HERE FROM | HOME AT KLAWOCK |laundry, milk, produce and beer es. William Benson, son of the late —————— Chilkoot Jack Benson who won/| koot Pass in their seadch for gold, arrived in Juneau on the North 2 = American Actress Restrain- medical attention, was accompan.ed ed from Appearmg, by his wife Benson, an Eagle, refused his posi- | well-known American actress, was tion as heir of his tribe. His fa- called a “rather naughty young lady would be that of an aristocrat. How- day over her contract with Warner ever, to Benson, this tribal aristoc- Brothers. Christianity. He became a mission- Warner Brothers, who obtained a ary among them and later joined |temporary injunctionl to restrain Mrs. Benson, who is a great in-|tons without the cansent of War- spiration to him in his spiritual|ner Brothers. |year tops. Moderate losses, however, plentiful at the close. Transfers today totaled 000 shares. were Mexico's Jobless United and Seek Gwem_ment Aid i | 1,650,- 1 CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15%, American Can 126%, American Power and Light MEXICO, D. F, Oct. 14_—Mex-112, Anaconda 42%, Bethlehem Steel ico's jobless are following the lead 73%, Calumet and Hecla 10%, Co-; of those who have jobs, and organ-|lumbia Gas and Electric 19%, Com- izing. monwealth and Southern 3%, Our- A new group called the “Bloc of | tiss-Wright 6%, General Motors Unemployed Workers of the Federal |71%, International Harvester 89%, District” recently petitioned Presi-| Kennecott52%,8immons 44%, Unit- dent Lazaro Cardenas for help, de-|ed States Steel 76%, United Cor- claring “we have organized to formporation 7%, Cities Service 4%, a single unit that will demand the Pound $4.89%. social justice to which we are en- —_— titled.” DOW, JONES AVERAGES Heading the “syndicate of the| The following are today's Dow, idle” as it was promptly dubbed, is|Jones averages: industrials 17557, Manuel Montiel Blancas, as secre- down .72; rails 59.89, up .04; util- tary general. tOher officers are ities 34.73, down .08. FaneTc Britisher Walks to Forget Love In the peition to President Car- LONDON, Oct. 14—Nat Mercer, denas, the bloc said it considered unemployment due to “patent lack of economic balance caused, among other things, by failure to develop new sources of wealth.” “There are various sources of wealth,” it continued, “that with jall acts giving autocratic powers to the executive.” The Republican nominee asserted that there was a concentration of power in the hands of President Roosevelt which “Americans cannot ignore,” and which he believed “unnecessary and unwise. Our government’s first duty is to protect us from abuses of concentrated power, whether that power be public or private. Pro- tection against abuse of private power is vigilant insistence that free competition be preserved. Pro- tection against abuse of public pow- er is vigilant insistence on the rights of our citizens under the Consti- tution.” iy At another point in his speech, Landon said: "“This country’s need is not a government that attempts to direct and manage our lives. ‘This country's need is a government that will protect our rights and fos- ter American initiative, energy and frugality.” SIDES IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LUNCHEON M. H. Sides, of the local Customs office, was the principal speaker at the meeting of the National Federa- of the East, the Republicans count by the Maritime Commission to the ship owners and unions to continue operation until the Commission could complete an investigation. The Maritime Commission said it expected operations to continue and both sides were reminded that the “first obligation of each in this emergency is to the public.” Hamlet's Views CENTER ON MIDWEST Admiral Harry G. Hamlet, mem- 1t iy e, of that ber of the Commission, is leaving y be, of course, that one|yyo.nington for here today. In party or the other is m‘m’ke“,‘Washlngwn. he sald: about its claims elsewhere. Certain- «phe Commission proposes to use ly the Democrats mean to keep|, the fullest extent of its powers pounding away in Pennsylvania, anq guthority, both legal and mor- New York and some other eastern ) to prevent the threatened strike states, and the Republicans willlang catastrophe. crefore, the continue their campaign in earnest Commission is underfaking the in- in some of the Far Western and vestigation to determine the merits border states. of the various questions involved But New York and Pennsylvanialand upon completion, and without not only lie in that eastern com-|delay, will announce its findings.” mercial and financial secticn where such bitter opposition to Mr Runs-‘l ALAS evelt has developed, but their Pres-| e LR R idential traditions are deepl; Re- ANNOUNCES ITS SCHEDULES publican. It may be they ave good| SEATTLE, Oct. 14. — With the Democratic bets this year, yet there! *hreat of ke maritime strike lifted, is no Democrat who is willinz to Shipping companies today began re- risk everything on either of these arranging their schedules in view states. The Democratic managers Of the truce to October 25. Sailings, mean to get what they need in the Posted after the last truce, "which Midwest, if possible. | expired tomorrow, includes the sail- Similarly, in the Far West, the ing of the Northwestern during hopes of the Republicans face a re-| this afternoon and the Cduna tc- cord of overwhelming Democratic| Mght. the battle won. But from Ohio to! Colorado, across the whole expanse of the inland plain, furious action testifies to the concern of both| party camps. In all of that section there is not a single state in which either side is ready to abandon hope. i \ STEAMSHIP CO., the initiative of the government and the collaboration of workers could resolve the problem that weighs upon us, at the same time that it would be an action toward labor’s autonomy through which workers' conscience of economic re- sponsibility would be shaped.” WIND STEALS $5,000 GOLD SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 14. —This city now knows what be- came of $5,000 worth of gold leaf rejected lover, put women behind him—by taking a 1,500-mile walk around the English coast. | “Walking’s good exercise,” Nat explained. “It takes your mind off things. There’s the sun, the air, the open road—and consola- tion.” U. . CONSUL DIES, LONDON WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. — The State Department announces the Bette Davis Is N fame in the days of '98 when he “Na" h G“’l” guided white men over the Chil- Sea from his home in Klawock. Benson, who came to Juneau for, British Stage Though he has the honor of be:ng - ~ a leader among his people, William | LONDON, Oct, 14.—Bette Davis, ther’s ancestors were Ravens, and Who wants more money,” in the among his tribesmen his position King's Court during arguments to- racy came second to his belief that| The characterization was made by what his people really needed was Sir Patrick Hastings, representing the Salvation Army in which he is|Bette from appearing on the Brit- now an Adjutant. ish stage or in British film produc- work, assists him in conductng a ———————— store in Klawock. A bill designating as a holiday The California packing corpora-| Miss Cora Benson, who lives in|what is now Labor Day was approved tion will get about 80 per cent of the|Juneau, is a cousin of William Ben-|June 26, 1894, by President Cleve- payment whigh totals $115,106. son and a niece of Chilkoot Jack. land after agitation began in 1882. that once adorned the dome of the|deatl at London of Alfred Cam- tion of Federal Employees,' Juneau | branch, at luncheon at the Terminal | Cafe at noon today. Speaking on “Functions of the/ Customs in Alaska,” Mr. Sides quot- ed from Merchant Marine Statis- tics published in 1935 figures which places Alaska fourth in documented | vessels in the United States. Among the 48 customs districts in the Unit-| ed States, Alaska, with 1778 regis- tered vessels is fourth after New York, Pennsyivania and Seattle.| California, follows Alaska, fifth on | the list, with 1546 vessels document- ed, Mr. Sides said. Five new members joined the Fed- eral office employees organization today. There were 34 in attendance at City Hall. Investigation showed it|eron, United States Consul there. had been gradually chipped off by He was 43 years of age and his the wind, o was Seattle, Wash. e the luncheon which was presided over by Mrs. Sally Shaffer, presi- dent. majorities, plus the fact that this year's registration figures show wide margins for the Democrats. ‘The Republican managers find their outlook in the Midwest far more worthy of attention and effort. So' into the Midwest moves the greatest show on earth, with all its flags and banners, all its ballyhoo and money-bags. If the good peo- ple of the plains are in a mood to ‘be stirred by tongue or pen, they may as well be prepared for a season of hysteria. SMALL MAJORITIES EXPECTED Individually, the states in this disputed section have developed some highly interesting local sit- The future Alaska sailings are as follows: Steamer Alaska on October 22 and Yukon on October 29 for Southeast (and Southwest Alaska ports. | After these sailing dates the fleet |goes back to the regular schedule, the Alaska sailing Saturday, No- vember 7, Yukon, Saturday, No- vember 14 and Alaska again on Sat- | urday, November 21. | —e—— - | SOURDOUGH OF ALASKA PASSES AWAY, SEATTLE George L. Lacy, aged 70, retired farmer and Alaska sourdough, died recently and his funeral was held in Seattle. He came to the north in |the gold rush of '97, resided in Dawson four years and in Nome for eleven years before returning south. 5 uations. In Minnesota and Wisconsin, re- (Continu e;i x;n Page Thrae)