The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 7, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIX., NO. 7324. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1936. " MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS - PRICE TEN CENTS SEATTLE OWNERS OFFER LITTLE HOPE LEFTISTS FLEE CAPITAL CITY FOR VALENCIA War-torn Sector Scene of Terrible Suffering as Moors Beseige Defenders WOMEN VOLUNTEERS STAGGERING IN PAIN Slaughter May Continue as Caballero Plans New Drive from Coast MADRID, Nov. 7.—Spain’s Leftist | Government has decided to abandon | Madrid and today terrified thou- sands fled eastward out of the capital. The quaking populace| which remained heard the ever- nearing din of battle as fierce Moorish hordes of Fascist attackers invaded the outskirts of the city. Fear-stricken women, children and even men voiced the dreaded ques- tion, “What will the Moors do? Will they kill us all?” As mounting panic swept the city which was deeply shaken by the news that Premier Francisco | Caballero and his Cabinet aides had decided to abandon the capi- | tal, long lines of refugees stream- ed out the east gates. Simultan- eously blood-bandaged soldiers, workmen - fighters, girl volunteers, many in the agonies of flesh-torn pain, stagged in from the firing lines. It was the 114th day of the Spanish civil war and many ob- servers though the action to aban- don Madrid meant a long war as Caballero would re-establish his government at Valencia and begin a long campaign to regain the capital. Gen. Sebastian Pozas seized com- plete command of Madrid’s affairs in the absence of government and with desperate workers the army clung grimly to the beseiged city. BRITISH REPORT LONDON, Nov. 7.—British naval units in the Mediterranean have notified the Admiralty that the Spanish Government has fled from Madrid and is trying to reach Valencia, a port on the coast. U WASHINGTON, STANFORD ARE PLAYING TODAY FINAL SCORE—Washington, 14; Stanford 14; tie. PALO ALTO, Cal,, Nov. 7.—Wash- ington and Stanford are playing their annual game here this after- noon. First Half Stanford fumbles paved the way for the first score of the game, made by Washington shortly after the start of the second quarter. Three Stanford fumbles kept the ball in Indian territory all during MADRID FALLS BEFORE REBEL FORCES Mail Service Promised Weekly To This City According to an Associated Press dispatch received from Se- attle by The Empire this after- noon, Juneau will have a weekly mail service from the south. Superintendent Lawrence, of the Railway Mail Service with headquarters in Seattle, an- nounces that the Fisheries Bu- reau has turned the Crane over to the Post Office Department for carrying mail from Seattle to Juneau. The Crane will sail the middle of next week on the first trip and will thereafter al- ternate fortnightly with the Canadian Pacific steamers thus giving a weekly service between Seattle and Juneau. It is presumed all mail for the westward and interior will | be rerouted here and carried | by coast guard cutters, the first being the Morris which arrives tomorrow or Sunday and which will carry the mail now enroute | north on the Princess Norah. | WEEKLY AR SERVICE T0 SEATTLE NOW Marine Airways Makes An-| nouncement — Plan Flight Tomorrow i The Marine Airways announces | today a weekly air service to Seat- tle, according to Alex Holden, chief pilot and general manager of the | Juneau company. | Following a conference with Capt. James V. Davis, president of the} company, the decision was made in | order that Alaskans could be given a dependable service to and from | Alaska, Holden said today. Gene Meyring is now enroute lo! Seattle with passengers, completing | a round trip from that city. | Holden plans on leaving with a | load of passengers tomorrow for Se- attle, making the second trip or; the company since the strike, pend- ing the arrival of the PAA Electra with passengers, coming from the Interior and now held in White- horse because of unfavorable fly- ing weather here. Holden pointed out today that his company felt their responsibility as an Alaskan transportation company to provide Alaskans who found it | imperative to travel between Alas- ka and Seattle, with a weekly air | service, and to do everything pos- sible to relieve the predicament | that the maritime crisis has in- flicted upon Alaskans. | Fares have been substantially re- duced by the Marine Airways to Se- attle, and this reduced tariff will | be maintained for the duration of | the strike, Holden said. The Marine Airways are using their six place Bellanca Pacemaker, and their seven place Fairchild 71, seaplanes in this service, with the veteran Alaska pilots, Gene Mey- ring and Alex Holden at the con- trols. WEALTHY SPANIARDS AWAITING CONDEMNATION Captured in the Guadarrama mountains where they had gone to speénd ivacations, these wealthy Span. iards were taken by government forces to El Escorial for imprisonment. They are shown as they pre- pared a meal while awaiting execution. (Associated Press Photo) Epidemic of Resignations from High Places in GOP Would Be CALLS ON ALL TO AID NEEDY | | Representative Hamilton Fish, New | THIS WINTER President Makes Appeal to Benefit Welfare Or- | ganizations WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Calling | upon the nation to share its “in- creasing prosperity” through con-| tributions to Community Chests, President Roosevelt said “millions | of families and individuals will need all help their welfare agen- cles can give them.” At the same time, President Roos- evelt in a national broadcast in behalf of the mobilization for hu-| man needs, said “there is a well | founded public conviction that the recent desperate winters in which human needs were demanded, will | never again recur if we hold stead- fastly to our course.” The address was made after the President received a rousing wel- come on returning to the Capital | City. | | [ W0 STAKE IN SEATTLE Employees of Cracker Com- ALERT DUE TODAY the first quarter, and the third of the fumbles, made by Jim Coffits on the Stanford seven yard line, was recovered by Washington by Max Starcevich. Three Husky plays gained five yards but on the fourth down, Wascowitz fumbled on the two yard line and was Stanford’s ball. Stanford punted out to their own 37 where the Washington touch- down drive started. With Wascowitz sparking the attack, a pass and sev- eral plays through the line, took the ball to the Stanford one yard line, from where Jimmy Cain took it across off right tackle. Al Cruver |SUtter Morris due here Sunday or of the trail, resulting from the re- place kicked the try for point. Stanford started its scoring march in the last half of the second quar- ter, when a long pass taken by Cof- fits and Brigham’s line smashes, gave the Redskins first down on the Husky 13, from where Brigham took it across on the first play, and then kicked the try-for-point. ” The half ended with the score seven-all. was WITH 20 SACKS OF | MAILL, S. E. ALASKA Postmaster Albert Wile announced | the arrival in Juneau this after- noon of the Coast Guard cutter Alert from Ketchikan. The Alert was due to arrive at'3:30 p. m. with 20 sacks of mail, presumably from southeast Alaska ‘ports for Juneau and the Westward. The Alert probably will remain in Juneau to take Westward mail, brought here on the Coast Guard Monday, for shipment to southeast Alaska ports. Deputy Marshal Nate Hardy of Ketchikan and Assistant District Attorney Wilfred C. Stump are vessel Tondelayo to Juneau answer charges of grand growing out of the alleged a tractor at Hood Bay Stump is coming to trict Attorney's office here during Assistant + to larceny theft of the absence of Folta' in San Francisco, panies Want Shorter Hours—Wages SEATTLE, Nov. 7—Five hundred | and fifty employees of four large cracker manufacturing plants, went on a strike last night seeking a 40- hour week and minimum wages of $17 a week for women and $25 a week for men. SKI CLUB HIKE IS | POSTPONED BECAUSE | TRAIL IN BAD SHAPE Because of the sloppy condition |cent heavy rains, the planned hike |up the Douglas 8ki Trail, by mem- \bers of the Juneau Ski Club and their friends, whieh was booked ‘fur Sunday morning, has been post- ‘poned to a future date, .it was an- ‘nounced this morning, by Club | President Ernest Parsons. | President Parsons reminded, how- ever, that weather conditions will Healthy Thing ——Says Hamilton Fish 2| WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.~A new |call for reorganization of the Re-\Mfll’e than publican Party came yesterday from York Republican, who said the “healthiest thing that could happen ! would be a slight epidemic of res- | ignations from places high in the Party organization. At the same time that he demand- ed reorganization, Representative Fish called on members of the Party to help President Roosevelt put un- employed to work. Representative Fish's battle for reorganization of the G.O.P. began before National Convention this year, being linked with Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, also in that effort. PLANS FOR FUTURE TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 7.—Gov. | Alfred M. Landon, recent candidate for the Presidency, said plans for the future of the Republican Party are held in abeyance until after a conference with John D. M. Hamil- {ton, National Chairman, who is ex- pected here about the middle of next week. POOR WEATHER DELAYS SOUTH BOUND PLANES Meyring Reported Going to Seattle—Simmons and Glass Stay Down Bad weather is delaying all three southbound Alaska planes, accord- ing to reports received in Juneau this morning. Gene Meyring, flying the Marine Airways Fairchild, is reported to have laid overnight at Petersburg, and to have left there at 9 o'clock this morning to proceed toward Seattle. Sheldon Simmons, who is flying to Prince Rupert in the Alaska Air Transport Bellanca, reached | Ketchikan yesterday, but according to last reports, was held there this morning, with a four hundred-foot ceiling reported. The Don Glass Sikorsky amphi- bian, which was slightly damaged attempting to take off from Wran- gell yesterday morning, was, ac- cording to the last dispatches from that port, still held here, although the repairs to the plane have been completed. Weather reports from Wrangell showed a 150-foot ceiling and a strong east wind ——e el DIVORCES GRANTED Divorces were granted by Federal Judge George F. Alexander today to last July. | have no effect on the club meeting Marjorie N. Waite from Joseph F. m,nmn“}i to be held in the City Council | Waite, both of Juneau, on grounds chambers next Thursday evening, turn out at that time, of non-support and to Lillian Sta- George W. |and called on all ski enthusiasts to |Pler of Juneau from Harold Sta- bler on ground of desertion. LEGISLATURES T0 BE MOSTLY DEMOCRATIC H_alf of States Fell Into Demo Col- umns Last Tuesday WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Swing- iing with the tide of Democratic vic- |tory more than half of the state | legislatures fell into the Democratic | column in Tuesday's election, a sur- | vey shows. In at least 28 states Dem- ocratic Governors wil be backed |by Democratic majorities in both houses of the legislature. The Pennsylvania Senate is Dem- jocratic Governors will be backed | giving the Democrats complete con- | trol of the lawmaking machinery. In {Ohio the Democrats captured con- | trol of the House. They already held the Senate and Governorship con- trol. The Maryland legislature, how- ever, faces the Republican adminis- tration of Gov. Harry Nice. Repub- |licans hold control of both houses in |six states but in Kansas and Mas- sachusetts Democratic Governors rule over them. Business Trend ' Improving, Says | u.s.c_.[;. Review {Declares Economic Condi- tions Progressed Since Summer of 1935 WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. — The Chamber of Commerce of the Unit- ed States publication, “The Wash- ington Review,” spoke out in high terms regarding the economic con- ditions, saying the business momen- tum “is impressibe both in extent, also in promise for a period ahead. This trend is unmistakeable and since the summer of 1935 has been steady in progress.” COUNCIL MEETING POSTPONED WEEK Lacking a quorum due to the inability of several Councilmen to attend, the regular meeting of the City Countil was postponed last night until next Friday night in the City Hall. Mayor Goldstein and the three Councilmen present, Oscar Harr, G. E. Krause and Ralph Biestline, held 'a brief informal session and listened to request for city aid in handling the flow of water at the recent slide above Gastineau Avenue. Some discussion Nlo'::hurdml.uvetomerun- action was. taken, dogs in the city but nD: EASTERN COAST SEAMEN VOTE ACTIVE STRIKE | Insurgents Plan Attempt to | Stop Liner Carrying Sec- retary Cordell Hull 6,000 SHIPYARD MEN JOINMARINE WALKOUT Claim Agreements with Unions Have Been ; Violated NEW YORK, Nov. ship of the insurgent Seamen's De- | fense committee, headed by Joseph Curran, voted to strike last night, substituting active resistance for the | |voluntary “sit-down " sympathy | | strike. A roaring vote of approval was given the proposal that they do all in their power to prevent the de- parture of the liner American Le- gion on which Secretary of State Cordell Hull and other delegates are scheduled to sail to the Inter-Amer- ican Peace Conference at Buenos Aires, 7.—~Member- ACTION IN SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.—The Pacific Coast’s shipping industry faced new difficulties today after a walkout was voted last night by. 6,000 shipyard workers. | A. T. Wynn, Secretary of the Bay{ District Metal Trades Council, said | the shipyard strike was voted “ow- ing to the continued flagrant viola- | tions of agreements with the vari- | ous unions.” | The walkout at the Bethlehem | Shipbuilding Corporation affected ships tied up by the maritime strike | which had been put in drydock for overhaul. William Bonellas, 32, smking‘ stevedore and former fighter, was arrested here today after the death of Einar Koppen, striking seaman ; injured during a fight with police. ! It was said, however, the troublel was not connected with the strike.' Several hundred men stormed the| poultry producers’ warehouse at Oakland and pummelled two men | working there. ' | Warehousemen affiliated with the | International Longshoremen’s As- sociation, also are on strike for high- ! er wages and union hiring halls. COURT MOVE FAILS SAN PEDRO, Nov. 7.—Appeal for Federal court intervention to com- | pel unloading of perishable cargo in | strikebound vessels met with tem- porary failure today when District Judge Paul McCormack declined to | take immediate action on the peti- | tion of consignees that large ship- | ments of bananas be removed from | the liner California. STEEL WORKERS GET PAY RAISE Efforts Now Renewed for Unification of All Unions | | PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 7. | A ten percent pay increase for prac- tically all of the nation’s half mil- |lion steel workers has added impe- |tus to the drive to bring them into one big union. This is according to a statement of John L. Lewis, President of the | United Mine Workers, who witn Ocean Express to Get Shipments to Southeast Alaska SEATTLE, Nov. 7. — The Ocean Express Company an- nounced this morning that the Maritime Unions had authorized continuation of service to Southeast Alaska through rail shipments to Prince Rupert | where the cargoes will be trans- shipped on mail boats to des- tination. The express company offici- als said their service would per- | mit of the free flow of necessi- ties to Alaska. IS CONFIRMED HERE The plan of the Ocean Express to route shipments to Alaska via rail to Prince Rupert and by mail boats to Alaska has received the approval of the San Francisco headquarters of the TLA which has notified Geo. Cox, TLA delegate in Juneau to that | effect. The entire operation will be en- | tirely fair and free of any difficul- | ties for anyone, according to a tele- | gram received this morning by Ben Hogins, Juneau agent for the Ocean | Express. Ocean Express involves no hand- | ling by longshoremen, agcording to | Cox, but is handled by boat crews. | It will be loaded directly onto trucks which will deliver the express to the Interocean office on the Juneau Commercial Dock, Agent Hogins | said. A weekly, and possibly twice week- ly, service is planned, according to the Juneau agent. How the express will be handled from Prince Rupert is not yet known, though it is pes- sible a special boat will carry it, Hogins said. The Interocean office in Seattle advised that this routing has also been approved by the Department of Commerce as to legality with ref- jerence to the Jones Act, which pro- hibits the shipment of American goods from one American port to another by foreign vessels. WASHINGTON IS CONSIDERING ALASKA NEEDS Governor's Report on Food Conditions in North Pres- ented to Secretary Ickes Every effort is being made in | Washington, D. C,, to see that mari- ‘time traffic is resumed and the needs of Alaska are being given careful consideration, according to a radiogram received today by Gov. CLAIM PEACE NOW WOULD BOOST RATES Ship Operators Contend Al- askans Well Supplied with Food Supplies DECLARE THEY CAN'T SEND BOATS NORTH Cite Ticideut of Northland as Reason for Cutting Off Alaska Food BULLETIN — Seattle, Nov. 7. —Alaska operators and water- front employers both denied the union assertion that there is a possible rift among the North- west shipowners and that' this rift might result in one Alaska company negotiating separately with the unions. SEATTLE, Nov. 7.—At the conclu- sion of a conference on the mari- time strike as it affects Alaska, op- erators of Alaska steamers last night issued a statement asking Alaskans to be patient. The statement said: “Alaska operators regret the enforced temporary suspension of service. They appreciate some inconvenience is resulting to Al- aska residents. The United States Customs report, however, shows Alaska is well stocked with staples but if the strike continues over a long period there will be shortage of fresh supplies. The experience of the Motorship Northland is con- vincing of the futility of send- ing more vessels to Alaska under the disturbed labor conditions. We are hopeful of settling the dispute on a basis fair to em- ployees and operators and Alas- kans. If a settlement was made at this time on the basis of un- ion demands it would necessi- tate increased freight and pas- senger rates. We feel with time and calm judgment a settle- ment will be made on a basis fair to all. We ask Alaskans to be patient pending such settle- ment.” Commenting on the request of waterfront employers that perish- ables be removed from ships here before they .become a menace to health, the Joint Strike Committee countered with the demand that operators “clean house on their own ships.” The statement mentioned the death of a waiter on one Alaska vessel which was allegedly attri- buted to unsanitary conditions John W. Troy. The message from the Division of Territories and Is-| land Possessions to the Governor | said: “In the absence of Dr. Ernest Gru- ening your radio of November 5 with |analysis of commodities has been | stores,” the statement said. ibrought to the attention of Secre- |strikers added the shipowners were "tary Ickes who has asked me to|using the spoiled cargo issue merely | state that every effort is being made as a means of turning public senti~ to secure resumption of maritime | traffic and to assure you the needs | of Alaska are being carefully con- sidered. | “The Postoffice Department had completed plans for transporting mail to Juneau by Canadian boats, thence to Seward and Kodiak by Coast Guard cutters weekly. M.xc passenger and freight service on Alaska Raflroad from Seward to Fairbanks connecting with Coast Guard vessel arrivals at Seward w be inaugurated.” e 3 sl A il SN ARNS S | L STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Nov. 7. — Closing | other labor union leaders, are pre- |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | |pared for a greater campaign for [Stock today is 16%, American Can | unification. HIGH CATHOLIC PRELATE DEAD WILKESBARRE, Pa., Nov. 7. —|ed Corporation 7, Cities Service 4. Monsignor J. J. Curran, aged 77, |Pound $4.87'% pastor of St. Mary's Church for the last 20 years and who took a lead- ing part in negotiating the settle- strikes, is dead here. He was a per- sonal friend of Teddy Roosevelt, ment of the prolonged anthracite/Jones averages: industrials 183.38; 126%, American Power and Light 11%, Anaconda 547%, Bethlehem Steel 74%, Calumet and Hecla, 16, Columbia Gas and Electric 18%, Commonwealth and Southern 3%, | Curtiss Wright 6%, General Motors | 76%, International Harvester 97, Kennecott 63, New York Central 45, Simmons 46%, Southern Pacific 43%, United States Steel 78%, Unit- DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, up 1.73; rails 57.92, down .16; utili- ties 35,33, up .38, aboard ship. The committee said it would in- sist on action. Cleaning this steamez “is of far greater importance since it concerns the actual lives at stake rather than in the case of perishable The ment against the striking groups. FRETFUL HONOLULU HONOLULU, T. H.. Nov. 7.—Resi= dents are fretting over rising food prices while the shipping strike pro- gresses and marine workers unions are worried over housing hundrecs of seamen marooned here. Wholesale egg prices jumped two ents to 51 cents a dozen. Large siand la'd eggs however are cheapey but they cackled upward 4 cents ‘0 31 cents wholesale. Fresh fruit and vegetable prices previously skyrocketed and it is feared the milk price will Jjump after 4 |a notice of the Dairymens' Associa- tion which said there is “just enough to go around now.” NO ACTION IS TAKEN ON REMOVAL OF PERISHABLES SEATTLE, Nov. T.—After almost 10 hours of debate, 150 tired dele- gates of the Washington District Council of the Maritime Federation recessed at an early hour this morn- ing without taking action on the question of removal of perishable cargoes. Another meeting is called for Sunday. A survey showed 23 vessels, with cargo aboard, are tied up on Puget Sound,*Grays Harbor, Willapa Har- - bor and Port Angeles. The Hikawa Maru arrived from Japan but brought only passengers, baggage and mail, having discharg- (Continued on Page Eight) .