The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 10, 1936, Page 1

THE VOL. XLIX., NO, 7326. DAILY ALA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” : JUNEAU ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBLR 10, 1936 NH:M’BER ASSOCIATED PRESS SKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS TENSION GROWS ASDEADLOCK TIGHTENS INSURGENTS IN NEW ADVANCE UPON MADRID Fascist Forc:Within 500 Yards af Spanish Capital Today BULLETIN — MADRID, Nov. 10.—Three great Fascist bomb- ing planes dropped 40 large bombs, many incendiary, on the southern and western sections of the city this afternoon. The bombardment was the heaviest aerial attack so far. Fifteen pursuit planes swarmed around the bombers. v Follewing dropping of the bombs, huge clouds of debris filled the air. Explosions jarred the entire cit; MADRID, Nov. 10.—Huddled in cellars, Socialist officials have de- spaired of the Capital’'s fate in the face of the insurgent advance to! within 500 yards of the city. Artillery behind the Fascist lines along the Manzanares River show- ered Madrid with repeated bom- bardments. Low flying planes blasted at the| Government ministries’ fortifica-| tions and many light and telephone lines have been destroyed. Thirty-one United States residents have sought shelter in the United | States Embassy. = Senator Wants Chief~ E;ecutive Casts Ballot photo was transmitted from New phone wires and by air mail to T President Franklin D. Roosevelt ballot at a precinct near his Hy: President is Franklin, Jr., who spent electicn day with his parents at Hyde Park, ancestral home of the Roosevelt family. [SOUNDS FISHY, ' BUT CHALLENGE IS NOT TAKEN League of Nations Mandat- ed Commission Takes No Action on Japan GENEVA, Nov. 10—The League of Nations’ Mandates Commission, completing an examination of Jap- an's annual report, failed to chal- lenge Tokyo's decision to establish air lines to mandated islands in the Pacific. Tokyo claims the air lines are ifor administrative purposes and “observation of movements of fish.” Demonstrations Not Permitted French Nation Soldlers Parade Tomorrow But Politicians Must Lay Low PARIS, Nov. 10.—French officials {tuday ordered that no political dem- |onstrations will be permitted on Ar- mistice Day. Strong guard detachments will pa- is pictured as he cast his de Park, N. Y. home. With the This sound- York to San Francicco over tele- he Emplre. BATTLESHIPS to Investigate Digest’s Poll McKellar T}Iks Something | Should Be Done About Such Performances MEMPHIS, Tenn,, Nov. 10.—U. 8. Senator Kenneth McKeller, Tennes- | U see Democrat, announced today he; would seek congressional investiga- ! tion of the Literary Digest’s Presi- dential poll. “Measures should be taken to pre- vent such costly and apparently dis- honest performances occurring again in a National election,” McKellar, said. | ————— FAIL TO MOVE GOURT HOUSE WITH BALLOTS WILL ATTEND | Official Opening of San| Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Thursday SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 10. —Fourteen fighting ships of the United Statés Fleet will sail through the Golden Gate today to form the| | background for the official opening the Flagship Pennsylvania, are now I here for the Armistice Day program | tomorrow which will open a four- day program. LABOR LEADERS RALLY FORCES Increasing of Union Mem- bership, New Legisla- ASOTIN, Wash., Nov. 10.—Offic- | ial check of absentee ballots in the| general election showed Clarkston, largest city in Asotin County, failed by 13 votes in its attempt to remove the county seat from Asotin, where the court house burned down in Au- gust, to Clarkston. The final vote stood 1,905 for re- moval and 1,291 against. Sixty per cent of the vote of 1,918 was needed to carry the issue. ————— 1A HALIBUTERS SELL, SEATTI.E. SEATTLE, Nov. 10.—The follow- | ing halibuters arrived in Seattle Monday and sold their catches, then tied up until next season: Ilene brought 35,000 pounds, Eagle 39,000 pounds, North 37,000 pounds, Kanaga 35,000 pounds, Electra 38,- 000 pounds, Arctic 32,000 pounds, Paragon 42,000 pounds, Wireless 11,- 000 pounds, Prosperity 25,000 pounds, Arrow 36,000 pounds, Atlantic 31.- 000 pounds, Tatoosh 25,000 pounds, Doric 30,000 pounds, Brisk 35,000 pounds, and prices ranged from 10 to 10% cents for mediums and 10 cents for other .sizes. TODAY'S ARRIVALS SEATTLE, Nov. 10.—Halibut ar- rivals today were the Northern with 37,000 pounds, selling for 10% | and 10 cents; Western, 36000! a glass of tomato juice. Ingome 15,000 pounds, 10% and 10 cents; tion, Is Planned WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. — Labor leaders today rallied their forces for a militant campaign to in- crease union membership and a \drive for new labor legislation at the next session of Congress. Efforts are being renewed for a united labor front through closing of the breach between the Amer- |ican Federation of Labor and the ten suspended unions. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 10.— Pilot Don Glass, trying to take off | ;ror Seattle with his load of Anchor- | age passengers, was unable to lift jhis plane off the water today but will continue efforts. Pilot Bob Ellis is taking three passengers here for Seattle. JUNEAU BOY HONORED, ! COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES| Walter P. Scott, Jr, has been elected President of the Freshman Class at the Colorado School of Mines, according to advices re- ceived here. There are 100 in the class, and out of the five candi- dates for the office, he was chosen, Walter is attending the school on |the scholarship that is given each year by the Colorado School of Mines to the most promising student in Alaska. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Walter P. Scott Explorer, 25,000 pounds, 10 cents straight. {of Juneau. GEI.EBRATI[]Nj on Thursday of the $76,000,000 San | | Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge. | Five other battleships, including trol the route where the French troops will pass in review before President Albert Lebrun and Pre- mier Blum. ‘Tomb of Unknown The order for no political dem- onstrations followed the Leftist, WASHXNGTON Nov. 10.—Presi-|charges that the Righiisis- planned dent Franklin D. Roosevelt will Jead | demonstrations against the Popu: the Nation tomorrow in Arm)suce‘]al‘ Front Blum zoVemment Day observance by laying a vneath —— {on the Tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier in Arlington Cemetery. F D R ’s PuPuLAR Secretary of War Woodring \vxll ‘speak in the amphitheatre ther 1and churches throughout the L‘lly}‘ ‘w:ll hold specxal services. NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—The popu» \lar vote is still being counted in (the Presidential election but in 113,- 185 precincts out of 122,630 Presi- dent Roosevelt has 26,113,427 votes NEUTRALITY ACT 0 GET VERDICT, SUPREME COURT yopsTED PLANT T0 SHUT DOWN | President to |Place Wreath on Highest Tribunal Expected to Make Decision on Held, Ketchikan Another Measure WASHINGTQN, Nov. 10. vately State are much concerned about the fate of the Neutrality Act because of a argued soon in the Supreme Court. Under the present Neutrality Act, to warring nations. What would | were lost while Europe seems to be already dusting off its cannon? The special tension arises out of an obscure testing the constitution- ality of an act authorizing an em- bargo on shipment of arms to Bol- ivia and Paraguay during the Chaco ywar. Certain officials fear the Cha- {co act is so near like the Neutrality Act that if one fails, the other fails also. Others see differences they feel will save the Neutrality Act for quick use in case Europe boils | over. HOW ACTS COMPARE The Federal Court in Southern New York held the Chaco Act was | unconstitutional because it dele- gated too much authority to the President. Approved May 28, 1934, it authorized the President to pro-| ['hibit arms shipments into the Chaco if that would “contribute to the re- |establishment of peace.” On the very day the act was approved, the President ordered an embargo. Yet, during 1935, the government charges, the Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and certain others “conspired to sell” 15 machine guns to Bolivia. Reputedly aviation ma- |terial also was involved, but the icharge did not list this, The pen- alty for violation is $10,000 fine and two years’ imprisonment. While the District Court ruled that the Chaco Act unconstitution- 1ally delegated authority to the Pres- ident, the government, in its appeal to the Supreme Court, is basing its (Continued on Page Two) test case on another measure to be! happen if that authority suddenly 5 {Oregon Establlshmenl -_— Ti- | epartment officials| ) Strike Bound, Is to Cease Operations PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 10—Of- ficials of the Oregon Worsted Com- pany, strike bound last week, an- passed last session, the Presldentlncunced today operations will cease ! must stop all munitions shlpmenv.s: immediately. The annual pay roll is 3750000 About 400 textile workers, union As representative ox Commiscion by walking out of the ‘West Coast shipowners pvo--sted their case befo= Hamlet at a recent strike hearing, spokesmen of five striking unions defied tne Federal Maritime session. The hearing “collapsed” Unwn Leaders Defy U. S. Marmme Conumsswn S, F. MERCHANTS WORRIED OVER PORT INACTION Failure to Clear Ships in Hawaii for Coast Causes More Concern M'GRADY APPEALS BEING REJECTED 1w, Admiarl Harry C. when the union men refused to recognize Hamlet's jurisdiction and termed the hearing a “lawyers’ harangue of mud-slinging.” Their stormy exit came during a preliminary statement by Gregory Harrison (right), counsel for the ship- owners. Representatives of maritime employers, pictured as they left the hearing, are (left to right): Hugh Gallflgher E. P. Banis.er, T. P. Plant and Hfll‘rlnol’l. TTURKEYS WILL BE PLENTIFUL THIS SEASO Same Condition Applies| Also to Chickens, Geese, Ducks WASHINGTON, Nov. | eaters over the nation Cause for Thanksgiving. 'he Government reports there are ‘more birds strutting around the na- ‘uons farms than at any previous | autumn. The Agriculture Department says | “prices will probably be low this year for turkeys.” It is estimated there are 20,000,000 |turkeys for the market and the same condition prevails for chickens, |geese and ducks. SALMON STOCKS MOVE RAPIDLY 10, 10.—Turkey | are given SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov "General Motors Declares Dividend, Increase Wages NEW YORK, Nov. 10.—General Motors today declared a year end dividend of $1.50, common share, and will distribute it on Christmas, Wage earners will also have their pay increased five cents an hour to| take effect xmmedmtelv ROSS L. SHEELY HERE ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON Manager of Matanuska Col-| I]EI.EGATI(]N IS ORGANIZED BY SEC. HULL United Representatives to Peace Conference Getting Busy AT SEA ON LINER AMERICAN LEGION, Nov. 10. — Secretary of State Cordell Hull has organized the United States delegation, en- route to the Inter-American Peace (‘Conrerence at Buenos Aires, into | committees. Secretary Hull called the dele- gates together for the first time " Electra ony Enthusiastic Over |and expounded the principal plan F Proj |to insure Pan-American neutrality arm Froject |as well as policies for a common | economic benem UNEMPLOYED DEGREASING Expressing confidence and enthus- | iasm over the progress and condi- \ tion of th(- Matanuska Colony at Palmer, * Alaska, Ross L. Sheely,! General Manager of the Alaska Ru» ral Rehabilita tion Curporahon through which the affairs of the/ colony are administered, arrived in| Juneau from Fairbanks on the PAA late yesterday afternoon, members, will lose their jobs. The —The Pacific Coast salmon pa men struck for higher pay and un-|ers stocks of canned salmon de- ion recognxuon {clined to 2463162 cases during Oc- and departed on the Princess Norah early this morning enroute to Wash- | ington, D. C., for 4 conference rela- | WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. — The| Department of Commerce reports |today that fewer than 9,000,000 are, MEAT SUPPLY GROWS SHORT'. High Pricia for Poik and| Beef Predicted by Agric. Dept. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. — The Department of Agriculture reported today the “smallest supply of meats in more than 15 years,” and predict- ed high prices for pork and beef next year because the drought re-| duced the feed supplies. Serbs Honor Boots of Unknown Soldier BELGRADE, Nov. 10. — Yugo- slavia’s unknown soldier, a Serb killed in a battle against the Aus- trians, will lie soon beneath a suit- | able monument being erected on Mount Avala near Belgrade. But his boots, in which he died, will be in the war museum downtown. They are symbolic, Serbs believe, of the sacrifice and determination of their soldiers. One boot is in mr condition. The other, tattered muddy, had been mended ely with a piece of wire. Septem- 3,843,066 | tober from 2,793,555 cas ber a year ago they had | cases on hand. e — % STOCK QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, Nov. 10. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine lsv,ock today is 16%, American Can |128%, American Power and Light {10%, Anaconda 53%, Bethlehem Steel 72%, Calumet and Hecla 15%, |Columbia Gas and Electric 17%, Commonwealth and Southern 3%, | Curtiss-Wright 6%, General Motors 75%, International Harvester 101, Kennecott 61%, New York Central 45%, Simmons 47, Southern Pa- lC“lC 44%, United States Steel T7%, | United Corporation 6%, Cities Serv- ice 4%, Pound $4.87 11/16. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, |Jones averages: industrials 184.01, up .36; rails 58.30, down .30; util- ities 34.66, down .43. e McEACHRAN RETURNS N. A. McEachran, representative of Schwabacher Brothers and Com- pany, returned Sunday afternoon from a trip of several weeks to vari- | ous Southeast . Alaska cities. Mc- Eachran flew back to Juneau from mons, in the Alaska Air Transport Bellanca. ¢ and cut more than 700 tons of hay Ketchikan with pilot Sheldon Sim- | tive to the budget of the Corpora- | unemployed now as compared to 1 tion for the coming year. 000,000 in January, 9,000,000 last Federal Offi“cg. However, Confident He Will Get Sides Together SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.—All peace overtures apparently were being held in abeyance this after- noon until the Hawaiian situation is settled. A feeling of uneasiness is becoming apparent in the down- town district here and merchants associations and civic organizations are growing worried over the dead- lock. Intimations were being made that demands be forthcoming soon for settlement or clear cut negotia- tions. Confidence Expressed Assistant Labor Secretary Edward F. McGrady, Federal Labor Con- ciliator, expressed confidence today that he could bring the shipowners and union leaders together in a renewal of conferences looking to- ward settlement. He said he plan- ned to meet the groups individually in an effort to induce them to re- sume deliberations at conferences which they refused to attend yes- terday. Offers of strike committees at most ports to remove perish- ables had eased the tension some- what and gave hops of settlement soon; McGrady said. TROUBLE IN HONOLULU SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.—The joint policy committee of the strik- ing maritime unions said today that ship tie-ups in coast ports had reached 178 in San Francisco Bay, 63 in San Pedro, 46 in Portland, 25 in Seattle, 31 in Vancouver, six plying to Alaska and seven in Ha- waii. New conflict of maritime work- ers and shipowners arose in Hono- lulu today to harrass government efforts to end the spreading Pacific Coast strike. At a mass meetifig one thousand workers there early today agreed to return seven strike bound ships to the coast if union longshoremen were used exclusive- ly and if Hawaiian waterfront work- ers were included in future nego- tiations. Agents of the Matson Line immediately replied: “It is out of the question. The ma- (Continued on Page Two) ————————— DIMOND PUSHING PLANTO WAIVE CANADIAN DUTY Supplies of But ter, Eggs, Fresh Vegetables and Meat Reported Low Last night.Mr. Seele discussed at|August and 15000000 in Marck | length, the affairs of the colony 1933 | with Gov. John W, Troy. He point- ed out that the Colonists had grown > {FOUR HOPS MADE BY AAT PLANES MONDA Jimmy Rinehart came bac the States just in time to h t on a right busy day at the Ak Air Transport. Four flizhts wor the slate for the AAT pilols and lplunez». yesterday. Rinehart, in the Stinson, went cut at 9:30 in the morning, empty, to| Haines, and brought back RO.J{’IL‘ | Perkins, David Hotch, and Johnny| Mary, at 11:45. Out again at 1: 441 in the afternoon, Rinehart took| Tony Craviolini, J. H. Walmer and| The advent of winter in the Mat-|R. E. Stock to Sitka. | anuska Valley is particularly late| Sheldon Simmons, in the Bellan- this year, Mr. Sheely said. “I picked ca, hopped at 11 o'clock yesterday lettuce and brussels sprouts in my;(orenuon for Chichagof, with Dr.| garden on November 4. No snow W. W. Council, Dr. W. P. Blanton, has fallen as yet, and the ground|and J. W. Gucker, who are out for was not frozen when I left.” a three day deer hunt. Besides the While the colonists grew and har- hunters, Simmons took William vested ample produce for their own‘Bowhng to Chichagof and Wilbur use and local needs, and seed pur-|Fiske to Hirst-Chichagof. Return- poses, Mr. Sheely said that in the|ing at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon event of a prolonged strike the col-|Simmons brought Sam Berger from ony could not this year furnish|Chichagof. enough produce for the railroad belt.! Simmons hopped again yesterday In addition to the budget confer- afternoon at 3 o'clock, for Hawk ence, Manager Sheely will visit oth-|Inlet, with H. M. DeLanoie and one ler renabilitation projects before re-|miner returning at 3:30 he brought turning to his post at Palmer. four miners to Juneau. Y this season, had cleared an addi-| tional 700 acres of land, that the| creamery had been completed and | started operations this week and that ten more colonists’ families had | gone off the Corporation’s budget | and were entirely on their own and clear of indebtedness to the corpor- ation Colonists Making It Go Mr. Sheely reported that generally the colonists were adopting agri- cultural pursuits to which each were best fitted and were making a go of | it WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—Dele- |gate Anthony J. Dimond said today that his request to President Roose- velt to issue a proclamation waiv- |ing du n all Canadian foodstuffs ka durinz the strik> had ched the President yet but was be'ny studied by legal staffs of he Interior Departinent, Customs Burcau and Justice Department. SHORTAGE OF BUTTER, EGGS As gate Dimoni pushed pians n Washington to have the duty waived on goods from Canada, Ju- necau merchants reported shortage of principally butter, eggs and fresh vegetables. Some stores, it was re- ported, were entirely out of butter and meat stocks were very low. STORES, OFFICES TO CLOSE ON TOMORROW Juneau stores, banks and the public offices will be closed to- morrow in obwrvance of Armistice Day. Tonight there is a smoker at Elks' Hall, ushering in the holiday, and tomorrow night the annual Armistice Day Ball, under the aus- pices of the American Legion will be the social event in the Elks' Ballroom.