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

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7317. JUNEAU, A \ SKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1936. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT$ 37,000 MARITIME - EAST COAST, GULF - PRESIDENTIS | PREPARING FO N. Y. CAMPAIGN Returns to Washington, But Off Again Tonight for Finale WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. — From a five speech political foray into Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Dela- ware, President Roosevelt returned to the Capital City last night for a 24 hour stop before setting out on his campaign finale in his own home state, New York. The President was greeted by huge throngs everywhere yesterday. He talked on such subjects as pros- perity, Social Security and Liberty. The President leaves tonight for New York state. FINAL STRETC.™ | WASHINGTON, Oct. 3v.—After a short rest today, President Roose- velt will turn to the final stretch| of the campaign which has taken him through 20 States. | The President leaves l.'e today| for Brooklyn where tonight “e will| make the first of three ada ;uses,‘ winding up, what his friends said| is his most strenuous battle in 26 years in politics, with an address tomorrow night in Madison Square| Garden. ! ——————— ~ LANDON TALKS T0 THRONG IN | NEW YORK CITY, GOP Nomin—ee_Closes East-| ern Campaign with * | Personal Demands NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Gov. Al-!' fred M. Landon closed his eastern campaign last night with a per- sonal demand before tumultuous thousands that President Roosevelt state “his purposes and intentions” towards the Constitution “he has sworn to uphold.” Gov. Landon said he was against the economic planning by the Gov- ernment and against the principles of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, ! also against concentration of power in the hands of a Chief Executive. “Tell us where you stand, Mr. President,” Gov. Landon demanded. An eleven-minute ovation greeted the G.OP. nominee who was pre- vented several times by applause from beginning his speech. On the way to Madison Square Garden from his hotel, the candi- date heard some hissing and booing , from the crowded sidewalks. ON WAY HOMEWARD ABOARD LANDON TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.— Gov. Landon sped homeward to- day closing a 20,000 mile speaking tour. 1 Jiminy, Gee! No Turkeys for Thanksgiving SEATTLE, Oct. 30. — Unless the present strike of the mari- time unions lifts by November 16, Alaska points will set their Thanksgiving tables without turkey. The last Alaska Steamship Company’s liner for the north reached Seward Wednesday night and officials said this ship was to have left Seattle, north- bound, at the latest on Novem- ber 16 and would reach Alaska ports with turkeys in time for Thanksgiving day. Three active Alaska steamers are tied up in Seattle, the Vic- toria, Depere and Yukon, all of the Alaska Steamship Com- pany. The Norco, of the North- land Transportation Company has been idle for the past several weeks. The North Sea is south- bound from Alaska and the Northland is now northbound. R 7 S5 I T BOBLINS PROWL AT COLISEUM TOMORROW EVE Chamber Puts on Free Show for Youngsters— Chief Issues Warning HERE IS WHAT THEY ARE ALL als in Final Hours Fails to Avert Strike SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. Much “trading” was done in the final hours of conferences in an ef- fort to reach a settlement before the maritime strike was called on |the Pacific Coast at midnight last night. While many questions were in dispute, it was reported that the following provisions had been agreed upon: Union preference in employment. Right of the union to organize. Establishment of a “port com- mittee,” consisting of three mem- bers from the union and three fro, the employers to settle dispute: In case of failure to agree, a ref- eree shall Secretary of Labor. Hours of labor at sea shall be three eight-hour watches. Where actual overtime is less than one hour, payment for one (hour shall be allowed. ‘Can’t 'Agree Basic provisions on which it was reported no agreement had been | reached prior to the called walkout | follow: Right of employers to hire men A E continuously employed with com- Tomorrow night is the big night |, pjeq since Ma; 9, 1934, and spe- that the hobgoblins prowl about,|.iq) employees in “key” positions. and advance report is that most of | Right of employers to discharge the prowling is going to be in the|,. refuse to employ any one not Coliseum [Theatre where the Ju- | catistactory to them. neau Chamber of Commerce Will| gmpioyment shall be at the docks play host to the youngsters of the oy ot the union offices, at the op- community at a free show s!nrtmg!mm of the employers. RISLR0 bl Right of the union members to { A special invitation has been €X-|refuse to go through any picket tended to gate-carriers-away, Win-|jine established by any organiza- {dow soapers, let-wind-out-of-tires| tjon pffiliated with the Maritime enthusiasts and their cohorts and | pederation of the Pacific. Chief of Police Roy Hoffman adds| changes in crew quarters aboard | that youngsters who are planning to | sp,;p. duck the show in order to pull some| (Hallowe'en pranks will find them- selves deputized and helping the | police force maintain law and or- der, which won’t be any fun at all.| Establishment of a system of |mutual penalties for violations of | the award. At Variance on Wage Classification of rates of pay ARGUING ABOUT [Much ‘Trading’ of Propos-| be appointed by the’ The show, however, is promised to be exceptionally entertaining and lots more fun than staying in the | (Owners offered $72.50 a month for | | (Continued on Page Seven) Moving for Settlement in |Quick Order SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 30.—Assistant Secretary of La- bor Edward F. McGrady said this afternoon: “We are moving for a quick set- tlement. This strike is going to be settled but both sides must show a cooperative spirit. A long strike is detrimental to unions, employers and the pub- lic. Common sense must pre- vail. McGrady telephoned this statement to Secretary of Labor | Perkins in Buffalo. WORK STOPPED ALONG COAST - EARLY TODAY iMarine Men Walkout as | Orders Received—Tie- up Seems Complete | | | | | | | | sAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 30. | —From Seattle to San Diego, men | began dropping their work and | started picketing wharves. | The numbers will be swelled stead- ily as ships arrive at the various ports from the Orient, Alaska angd isouth America. . | ©One hundred and eighteen ships |were promptly caught in the strike net, some of the vessels being for- ‘.eign passenger steamers or freight- ers. | Police Chiefs in all leading ports have ordered extra duty,forces on |the waterfronts and private com- panies have posted their own |guards. Four hundred extra police were assigned to special-duty here and |in Los Angeles. | | NO STRIKE-BREAKING | SEATTLE, Oct. 30. — Two ships are posted to arrive here tonight to | join ten other active carriers, H. A. Shok, President of the Wa- terfront Employers said: “Now that {a breach has come, there will be no |attempt to operate ships until the | matters in dispute have been ad- Jjusted. Ships will be berthed and a |watchman will be placed aboard.| SYMPATHY MOVE 1S STARTED ON ATLANTIC COAST 150,000 to 175,000 Unaf- filiated Workers Adopt “Sit-Down” Policy “WHAT CANIDO?” ASKS ILA CHIEF Al Longshc;;nen May Be Ordered Out on East- ern Seaboard i i NEW YORK, Oct. 30. — A partial east coast and gulfl, ports “sit-down” strike in sympathy with the walkout | on the Pacific Coast was an- nounced today by Joseph Cur- ran, Chairman of the Sea- men’s Defense Committee. The action meant that pos- sibly all . International Long- shoremen’s Association mem- bers on the eastern seaboard also would be ordered to strike, it was stated. ! “What can I do?” said Jo- éei)h Ryan, President of the L.L.A., who previously had an- nounced no alternative but to support the demand of west coast members. Curran estimated that from 150,000 to 175,000 workers would be effected on the east coast and gulf. The seamen’s Defense Committee is not af- filiated with the West Coast unions, he said, but would go out in sympathy. TO VOTE TONIGHT NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—The port- wide sitdown strike had not ma- terialized at moon today but the Seamen's’ Defense Committee an- nounced a meeting of union ship labor tonight to vote on a general Juneau Stores Stocked Up to Meet Emergency Having anticipated the strike of maritime workers on the Pa- cific Coast, Juneau merchants have been stocking up well the last few weeks and today all report ample supplies on hand to last for an extended period. If the strike continues for a long time there may be a short- age of fresh vegetables and but- ter but all stocks have been laid in to meet a siege of 60 or 90 days, it was reported. ROOSEVELT IS INTOUCHWITH COAST STRIKE Maritime Commissioners| Study Reports—Sec. | Perkins Sanguine I WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—White House officlals said President Roos- evelt is “keeping close in touch”| with the West Coast strike. Members of the Federal Maritime Commission are studying reports intensively. TO NEGOTIATE BUFFALO, N, Y., Oct. 30.—Secre- tary of Labor Perkins said she is making efforts over the long dis- tance telephone to bring the strik- ing Pacific Coast shipping workers and employers together. “I am convinced the strike in- volves nothing that cannot be ar- ranged and adjusted in negotm-1 tions,” said Secretary Perkins. Secretary Perkins has established | her headquarters in the offices of the State Department of Labor.| She said she has made no decision whether she will go to the Pacific Coast and following several hours| of telephone conversation with of- ficials in San Francisco, said she has ‘“nothing specific to report now.” LECTRA MAKES | Mafl Service | To Alaska and Orient Assured SEATTLE, Oct. 30. — A. D. Lawrenge, Superintendent of the railway mail service, an- nounced receipi of authoriza- tion today to “use any means of transportation in your power” to insure mail deliveries to Al- aska and the Orient. “It is too early to say what will be done,” he said, “but Alas- ka mail can be carried by Cana- dian ships.” OPTIMISTIC OVER STRIKE CALLED TODAY SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.,, Oct. 30. —Stevedores are optimistic re- garding the strike, One member said: “This will be over in no time, maybe before this day is over.” Another longshoreman said: “We do not expect the trouble we had during the 1934 strike. We are too well organized.” Most of the strikers are gathered across from the Ferry Building in the center of the Embarcadero. Winches are silent on forty ves- se's lying at their pilers. None had up the customary steam. STEAMSHIP LINES ISSUE STATEMENT ON STRIKE MATTER Alaska steamship operators, the | Alaska Steamship Company, North- land Transportation Company, Al- aska Transportation Company, and Sarta Ana Transportation Com- pany sent the following telegram today to M. J. Wilcox, Juneau ag-, ent for the Alaska Steamship Company for release to newspapers: “We regret the action taken by the martitime unions calling a coastwide strike including opera- tions to Alaska. In cooperation with the government we joined with other operators on the Pacific Coast in an effort to continue aperations‘ under present agreements pending' a full and complete investigation SHIPPING TIED UP, ALASKA TO $0. CALIFORNIA “What Happened Is Sheer Madness,” Declares As- sistant Secy. McGrady EFFORTS BEGUN ANEW TO REACH SETTLEMENT Walkout Called at Midnight when Final Conferences Prove Futile SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30. —A strike of 37,000 maritime workers which has been threatening for several days, was called into effect at mid- night last night, tying up everything along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to San Di- ego. The strike call was an- |nounced through Assistant |Labor Secretary Edward F. McGrady and issued by F. M. Kelly, Secretary of the joint union negotiating committee 'representlnz all major marine unions. Kelly said the committee ,voted unanimously to call a 'walkout after a meeting last (night at which all angles of (the labor situation were dis- cussed. Assistant Secretary Me- Grady, who has been here sev- eral days attempting to avert (the walkout, said he would 'stay on the job in efforts to bring a speedy peace. “What has happened in this situation is sheer madness,” Jail house. I And after the show, the Chief| warns, “no rough stuff.” That means damaging property and acts| | which are little short of vandalism, | he explained. “ “I used to go out and go to wark’ a little on Hallowe'en myself,” com- | ,mented the Chief, “so I don’t want to be too tough on the boys, but| iwe just won't stand for any rough| stuff, and the boys know what| ithis means. We've got a bunch of, nice shiny stars up in the City Hall and we'll just pin ’eém on the| boys if they get out of bounds.” ————— PLANES READY TO FLY SOUTH | AT ANY TIME Gov. Landon said “there can be no confidence while the pgesent Administration remains in power.” According to those aboard the special train, it is estimated that the attendance at the Madison Square Garden in New York City last night reached 18,500 as every seat was occupied and 1,500 were standing in the aisles. Gov. Landon planned to make brief -talks today in Charleston, Huntington, West Virginia, with his major address tomorrow night in St. Louis. i LUNCHEON AND BRIDGE HONORS NEW ARRIVALS For Mrs. Claude M. Hurst and Mrs. N. G. Ricketts, Mrs. J. F. Van Ackeren entertained at luncheon at her home today. Two tables of bridge were in play dyring the afternoen. Mrs. Hurst and Mts. Ricketts are two recent arrivals in\ Juneau. Mrs. Hurst came to Juneau from Cali- fornia in August to join her hus- band who is Director of Education AAT Places Three Ships at | Convenience of | = Sed o | Commuters MANY vEssELs = The entire fleet of the Alaska | Air Transport, Inc., is ready for ac- ]commodntion of those who are in a Nuw TIE“-“P AT ‘hurry to go south during the pres- ent maritime strike. The AAT has three fast planes |with a total place for 17 passen-| |gers, one craft for four, another| |for six and the third for seven, ac-| S |cording to an announcement made Craft Prevented by Strike by Chief Pilot Sheldon Simmons w-; Fh day. | from Sailing Include The planes will be ready any-| time, weather permitting, to take Stemer YUkon | passengers for Seattle and Harold | |R. Brown, agent of the AAT is| are Het s port 8 $h8 | ready for bookings. Following the| Among the vessels at the docks southbound trip of the three ves- here are the Baramof, Baltimore, S€ls due in Juneau over the week- Bering, Captain A. F, Lucas, Chas, |€0d, there will only be air trans-| R. Wilson, Depere, Evelyn Berg, Portation available until the strike Latouche, Maunalei, Nellie, Penn- |is settled. ' | sylvanian, Peter Helms, San Pedro, | B 1 B Tanana, Victoria, Washington, West | OV PHOTOGRAPHING FLIGHT Camargo, Willzipo and Yukon. If you noticed the black and yel- Foreign vessels tied-up include the | 10w Marine Airways Bellanca sea-‘ Helan Maru, Jason and Moveria. | Plane doing a lot of circling around |in the sky above Gastineau chan-‘ — 4 nel this afternoon, just after 1:45‘ I |o'clock; you were looking at Pilot 8 ea r “Alex #Holden, flying around with H | | Photographer Leoinard Delano, !l (By the U. S, Weather Bureau) while the latter took advantage of | Forecast for Juneau and vi- |one of the year's'finest days, to | ——————— AT ST. ANN'S Gustay. Wiman, & medical patient, was admitted to 8t. Ann’s Hospital this morning. ‘ There will be no strike-breaking or any attempt at it.” The Mexican, from the East Coast, |and the Swedish Falsterbo from Rot- | terdam are due in port today. CAN'T DISCHARGE SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—Steamer Vic- toria arriving yesterday from Nome with $1,000,000 in gold and 363 pas- sengers, is tied up at the Spokane Street Terminal unable to discharge 1,500 reindeer carcasses, and the same number of reindeer skins and 43 barrels of salmon. As all refri- geration is turned ‘off, it is feared the carcasses will spoil. APPEAL IS MADE SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—Lomen Bro- thers, late this afternoon, announc- ed they have appealed without avail to the strikers for cooperation in moving the carcasses of reindeer aboard the Victoria, ——————— WORKERS HERE AWAITING WORD FROM LEADERS Locally, the waterfront situation is still doubtful in regard to the loading or unloading of vessels now in Alaskan waters, both northbound and southbound. George Cox, head of the Juneau chapter of the ILA, when inter- viewed this afternoon, was unable to delinitely state whether or not such vessels would be loaded or un- loaded at this port. The local chapter has received notification of the strike’s being in effect, but, he said, “we can't say right now, just what we are going to do. We will have to wait for more orders before |snap himself a mess of pctures. jWe can tell what’s going to hap- Ipen.” Mr. Cox said, however, that he ex- pected to receive definite orders, before the arriyal of the next ship, the Northland, here. strike along the Eastern seaboard. It is not known if the vote will in- clude the longshoremen. President Ryan of the ILA is now in confer- ence with his aides. Several days ago the longshoremen were grant- ed all of their demands but the organization might walk out in sympathy. B. C. SHIPPING NOT EFFECTED BY BIG STRIKE American Traffic Is io Be Handled Through Canad- ian Ports, Shipper Says VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 30.— The maritime strike may result in traffic both from and to the United States and Pacific Coast ports be- ing diverted through British Col- umbia porfs in the opinion of one prominent shipping man here. No interruption in traffic to Brit- ish Columbia ports is anticipated. The shipping man said it was ex- pected considerable traffic for American territory would be han- dled here. H. Burgess, Secretary of the Van- couver Longshoremen’s Association, said he could not see how Van- couver would be affected. “We have a contract with the Shipping Federation of British Col- umbia which is purely a Canadian body with a Canadian charter,” he said. The Federation handles all deep sea shipping out of Vancouver. {The contract expires tomorrow 2 HOPS TODAY Leaving Fairbanks this morning at 8 o'clock, the PAA Electra, pilot- ed by Joe Crosson, with Jerry Jones as co-pilot, arrived at the Juneau Airpprt this afternoon at 1:30, bringing ten passengers from the Interior. Immediately after unloading its passengers and refueling here, Pi- lots Crosson and Jones headed the plane around and flew to White- horse, to pick up ten more passeng- ers for Juneau from that city, which they will return here this| afternoon. ; Tomorrow morning, the Electra is scheduled to hop again for Fair- banks, where more passengers are awaiting transportation to Juneau. Today’s hop from Fairbanks was reported as “a perfect trip,” by one| of the passengers. Passengers from Fairbanks on the| Electra today were: | H. T. Parmalee, D. C. Beyer, E. Smith, Tom Clark, William Cook, | Pearl Nolan, C. J. Johnson, K. B. Edwards, Bert Salter, and E. M. Stewart, Passengers coming from White- horse on the second trip of the| Electrastoday are: | D. E. Haan, W. Dixon, S. Fair- clough, D. Cornwall, H. Pogson, O. Lehman, T. Moran, A. Anderson, J. Edwards and E. Zreiberth. A second P.AA. Electra will leave Fairbanks, tomorrow morning,| bound for Juneau with a full load | of passengers. —————— MINISTERS, PROSPECTORS FLY HERE WITH SIMMONS The Rev. John A. Glasse returned | to Juneau late yesterday, with Pi- lot Sheldon Simmons aboard the AAT Bellanca seaplane, from Sit- ka, where he has been doing work for the Presbyterian Mission So- night and there was no indication today that it would not: be renewed. NSt v Mrs. August DeRoux, a surgical Patient, was ' dismissed from St. Ann’s Hospital ‘today, X 1 - clety for the past two days. Other passengers with Simmons were J, A. Cary and A. D. Bateham, from Lake Hasselborg, wheré they by the United States Maritime|declared McGrady. “We will Commission. leave no stone unturned in an What effect the ac-| tion of the unions will have on the|off,pt to reach a s dy set- peaceful means for settlement pro-| vided by this governmental agency on our vessels have better condi- tions with higher wages than on vessels operated in any other trade and have been working under agreements negotiated directly with them effective as late as April of this year. We have no present plans for resuming operations.” “ALASKA OPERATORS, “Alaska Steamship Company. “Northland Transportation Co. “Alaska Transportation Co. “Santa Ana Transportation Co.” - e SIKORSKY AMPHIBIAN Pilots Don Glass and Vernon Mc- Kenzie, in the Sikorsky amphibian, today continued their, return fl'ght from Seattle to Anchorage, to com- plete the first round trip of the new flying service. The plane hopped from the PAA Airport this morning. Aboard were two Anchorage bound passeng R. D. Bodmer, Inter-Ocean Express official, who came with the pianc from Seattle; and Dr. Jules Loftus, Territorial veterinarian, who is fly- ing from Juneau to Matanuska to take charge of the fight against hog cholera there. Serums, for use in fighting the disease, brought from Seattle by the plane. |FIVE HALIBUTERS SELL AT SEATTLE SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—Five halibut- ers arrived from the western banks today as follows: Havana with 38,- 000 pounds, Alten 37,000 pounds, Chelsea 42,000 pounds, Thor 43,000 pounds, feabird 30,000 pounds. The average price was 10%, and 10 cents a pound. The Argo, Dawn, Unimak, Husky L., and Gloria No. 2 arrived have been prospecting for the past few weeks. from the local banks with sable av- eraging 5% and 4% cents a pound. we do not know. The men wnrkmgl 1S OFF FOR ANCHORAGE . i tlement.” The Labor Secretary said the first step would be to call a meeting between the mas- I’ters, mates and pilots and the ,coastwise shippers, later hold- Ying conferences with other 'groups. Progress being made toward new working agree- ments between the sea-going unions and coastwise freight operators ended in a final con- ference with the Sailors’ Un- ion of the Pacific in disagree- ment. The third employer group, the eastern and foreign lines, had received no replies today to the separate peace offer made to the Interna- tional Longshoremen’s Asso- ciation. —— e :snmous ON FLIGHT TO i THREE S.E. ALASKA PORTS | ‘Mrs. Willlam Demmert and Mrs. Edward Peratrovich, who were op- erated upon recently at St. Ann’s Hospital here, were released this afternoon and returned to their homes in Klawock, in the A.A.T. Bellanca ‘flown by Sheldon Sim- mons, leaving here this afternocon at 2:30. Other passengers outbound from Juneau with Simmons on the hop to Klawock, Petersburg and Wran- gell, are R, H. Stock and Mrs. C. R. Bell for Pef ; Mrs. Mary K. Brewer, for Wrangell. 3 Passengers on the return flight to Juneau either late this afternoon ORKERS ON STRIKE! JOIN IN WALKOUT v o