The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 12, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIX., NO. 7328. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 19 a6 MBER ASSOCIATED PRES: PRICE TEN CENT? S EXPAND MARITIME BOARD INQUIRY FASCIST ARMY STRIKES BLOW, MADRID'S DOOR Violent BatTagie by Artil- lery Starts Drive— Made in Rain MADRID, Nov. 12.—The insurgent army today struck viciously at Ma- drid’s most vulnerable approach, University City on the northwest, in a driving rain. The insurgents met a violent ar- tillery barrage and as a preliminary to day’s drive, cannon roared from the Fascists camps last night. The tramp of thousands of feet and the clatter of horses’ hoofs ear- ly this morning gave evidence that the Government was pouring rein- forcements into straegic points. TRIPARITE FRONT FORMED VIENNA, Nov. 12—~Italy, Austria and Hungary have pledged economic and financial pacts, building a tri- parite front regarding Bolshevism and Spanish Socialism. The agreement, according to the spokesman of the Foreign Office, may also be joined by Germany at ensuing conferences. The spokesmen said recognition of the Insurgent Government in Spain is possible should the Socialist Ad- ministration fall. The diplomatic corps here is astir over the recognition of Italy's con- quest of Ethiopia as expressed in a toast to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy last night by Kurt Schusch- nigg, Austrian Chancellor and also Hungary's Foreign Minister. ANNEXATION OF ETHIOPIA 1S NOT RECOGNIZED, U.S. President Uses Old Form in Compliments to Italy’s King WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Presi- dent Roosevel‘ disregarded the new title of “Emperor of Ethiopia,” as- sumed by King Victor Emmanual of Italy, in transmitting birthday greetings. The Rresident addressed his message simply to “His Majesty, Vittorio Emmanuel,, Third King of Ttaly.” \ The United States' clings to the policy of refusing to tecognize ter- ritory acquired by \force and is withholding recognition of the Italian annexation of the Ethiopian Empire. This is a new studio portrait friend of King Edward VIII of divorce at the Ipswich Assizes. f She IsF rée A_gain |S REPORTED AT /G OF C. MEETING Lake Says Supply Sufficient to Last Approximate- ly Fifteen Days There is sufficient meat in Ju- neau to last approximately 15 days and if additional supply can be ob- tained at Dodson’s ranch and Straw- berry Point it may be possible to tide over from 40 to 50 days, Ed Lake, manager of the Piggly Wiggly Store told the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at its weekly luncheon today in the Terminal Cafe. Lake's opinion was asked after & | |report had been made to the Cham- of Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, England, who recently secured a First Mrs. Simpson Mrs, Dorothy Parsons Simpson (above), the first wife of the hus- band of King Edward’s vacation ], was found living in a mpdent ew York apartment. She is re- orted to have said that Mrs. 8Wllly" Simpson “hae what it takes to get & man.” AMERICAN IS BIVEN PRIZE Nobel Awams Made to Eugene O'Neill, Now U. S, CABINET ISTO RESIGN BEFORE JAN. 1 in Seattle STOCKHOLM, Nov. 12.—Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, has been awarded the 1936 Nobel prize for letters. He is the second Am- erican to be awarded such a prize, the first being Sinclair Lewis. O'NEILL IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, Nfi.’ “ll; — Eugene O'Neill, who is spending three months in the West and at present here, was informed of his award. He is at present working on play of the period around 1860 when railroads were built across the country. Workers Urged fo Keep 0!!1_ Records WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—Work- ers are advised to keep a perma- nent record after January 1 show- ing the names of employes for| whom they work, how long with each one and what pay they re- ceive. The advice is recommended by In- ternal Revenue Collector Guy Hel- vering in collection with taxes un- der the new Social Security Act, although he says it is not manda- tory. Will Leave President Right to Appoint Those He Desires WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—A White House attache said the members of President Roosevelt's Cabinet will resign before his second inaugura- tion on January 20. This is as a matter of delicacy to permit the President to appoint whom he de- 2| sires, Mail Christmas Packages, Going Abroad, at Once Christmas packages goinz to for- eign lands should be mailed so as to g0 South on the next trip of the Princess Norah, which is next Wed- | nesday. This urge is given by Post- master Albert Wile who states that owing to the maritime strike, and mail schedules uncertain, no delay should arise in getting holiday packages for overseas in the mail at the earliest possible moment. Mail leavirg on the next steamer should reach destination before Christmas, Wile says. LABOR MAKES NEW CHARGES, UNION FIGHT Claim Lewis Helps Com- munists in One Big Union Movement TAMPA, Florida, Nov. -lZ.—Johni Department of the American F‘ed-i eration of Labor ‘accuses John L.| Lewis and his committee for a new; industrial organization, , with help-! ing Communists to bore into thel American trade union movement. | Frey says Lewis led an “insur-| rection” among the labor organiza- tions for one big union, against the American Federation of Labor’s plan | of various groups, which led to sus-| pension of ten unions from the Federation of Labor about ten months ago. Frey claims the Communists want one big union and through Lewis’s plan the leaders in Moscow | and the United States realize they are gaining a foothold. The Com- munists set up headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pa., and in Chicago,| and immediately began working| among the steel workers to endorse and join such\a:movement. i | “The Lewis Rebellion” will be the| principal issue at the opening of ,the Federation’s annual convention opening here next Monday. SPLIT ON LEWIS | TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 12.—It is said that the American Federation of Labor Executive Council will be split /9 to 8 in favor of expelling John J. Lewis, President of the United Mine |Workers and his 10 rebel unions from the Federation. The issue may not come to a vote, however, at the pre-convention Council meeting Sat- urday, but may be left to the dele- gates of the convention which starts Monday. 35-Pound Turkey ~ Gobbler Now on - Way t_u_Presidem King of Million Birds, in Donkey Crate, Is Shipped East | SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. |12—A 35-pound turkey gobbler has jveen crowned king of one million 1birds produced by the Northwest- |ern Turkey Growers' Association, | ber by Sherwood Wirt that Charles | Crozier of Juneau had sent a mes- | sage to Seattle which reputedly stat- ‘ed that there was meat enough in |the city to last three months. Lake added that the supply of butter and eggs was virtually gone at this time. A telegram was received by the Chamber from Glen C. Bartlett, for- mer manager of the Gastineau Ho- [tel and now in the hotel business {in Seattle, which read as follows: | “President Jefferson arrived in | Victoria today (November 11) from the Orient. Crew and Victoria long= { shoremen refused to unload Victoria |freight. Vancouver unionists vot- |ing Wednesday night on whether to Join strikers. If so it looks like you |are bottled up for some time. strike vote is delayed it may be pos- |and fill her up with needed perish- jables but haste is necessary to get government to ship stuff in Canad- {ian bottoms.” The Chamber decided, that in view 1of the more recent, action of supplys, {ing weekly service on-the Alasika | Railroad, it would not protest the |closing of the railroad but rather voted to notify the management | that it appreciated efforts in main- taining a partial service during the i strike emergency. The matter of a proposed experi- | Frey, President of the Metal Trades| mental fox farm in Southeast Alas- ka was deferred until a committee could make a more thorough inves- tigation of the matter. Request for action had been made by the Peters- burg Chamber. A communication from J. G. Thwing of the Seattle Yacht Club said that efforts were being made this winter to revive the old Capital- to-Capital yacht race between Ju- neau and Olympia. SURVEY SHOWS VOLUME OF 00D SUPPLIES HERE Eggs, Butter, Fresh Vege- tables Gone—Meat Scarce —Other Goods Limited To bring to its readers as much factual information relative to food supplies now in Juneau, The Em- ip{re interviewed as many local food in usually well informed quarters! dealers as could be contacted today and asked about the supplies on hand of the following foods: Eggs. Butter. Fresh meats. Fresh vegetables. Canned goods. Canned milk. . Flour, sugar, potatoes, etc. The answers from the various firms are here printed. The actual firm names are not used, as some of the merchants willing to co- operate in making the survey pre- ferred not to use names, and as a consequence none are printed, but a fair account of the supplies now on hand is indicated by the fol- lowing: Store A: Out of butter, eggs, fresh vegetables; using local meat; estimate of canned goods and can- ned milk, 40 to 50 days. Store B: Out of butter, eggs and fresh vegetables; plenty of canned goods, canned milk, pota- toes and sugar — enough for two months or more. Store C: Out of eggs, butter, fresh vegetables; canned milk for 15 days; canned vegetables, etc., approximately 30 days; potatoes, three weeks; sugar, 1 month. Nooswpe j with members in 13 states, and sent {to President Roosevelt. ! The big gobbler is enclosed in a |donkey shaped crate and Gov. ‘Henry H. Blood enclosed his greet- ings to the Chief Executive. 1 Store D: Out of eggs, butter, fresh meats, fresh vegetables; esti- mate of canned goods, two weeks. Store E: Eggs, 2 weeks; butter, scarce, more ordered from Canada; " (Continued on Page Eight) MEAT SITUATION| If | i sible to get Norah sailing postponed | Here is a view along San Francisco’s Embarcadero, lo maritime workers opened. Note the almost complet nce of I 3.0 " TRUCKS DESERT WATERFRONT AS STRIKE OPENS ing north, as the Pacific Coast walkout of 37,000 ucks from the street, usually busy with freight traffic. (Associated Press Photo) POLICE STAND BY ON SAN FRANCISCO WATERFRONT The San Francisco waterfront remained quiet although maritime pickets took their posts as 37,000 marine workers walked out in a maritime strike. Extra police patrols, however, were ordered to the Embarca- dero. Here are two police officers walking thelr beat, with groups of idling pickets close by. (Asso- San F_r&nciscé;i;d’;lanicirBridg;VE“H[-]_M.E, SWEET | clated Press Photo) INVESTIGATION WILL INCLUDE ALL 3 COASTS Sweeping Probe to Take in Atlantic Ports, Gulf as Well ag Pacific LITTLE CHANGE IN WEST COAST TIE-UP Chairman Points Out Com- mission Is Authorized to Lay Down Requirements el | &= WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—Expan- sion of its investigation mto the maritime labor conditions on the Pa- cific Coast to include the Atlantic and Gulf ports was ordered today by the Maritime Commission, ac- cording to Rear Admiral H. A. Wiley, Chairman of the Commission. Admiral Wiley said that Rear Admiral Harry Hamlet, who has been directing the Pacific Coast in- quiry, would start back for the west coast to Washington Sunday, leav- ing Federal participation in strike negotiiations there to Edward F. Mc- Grady, Assistant Secretary of La- bor. | The Chairman cited the new ship | subsidy laws as a mandate to. the Commission to lay down wage and personnel requirements and pre- scribe working conditions aboard all American ships. He said Ad- miral Hamlet was returning to | | Washington to talk over the possie ) :bfllty of co-ordinating ‘into ‘one % | broad investigation the ship laboe M| | conditions on the three coasts. CHANCE FOR SETTLEMENT SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 12. —Assistant Labor Secretary Ed< ward F. McGrady, Federal Labor | Conciliator in the Maritime strike, |said today that he sees a chance to settle the Pacific Coast trouble | quickly and was trying to reach an agreement on when negotiations would start, | In the meantime, the Maritime 81§ Opening Ceremonies Attract Huge Throng By WALTER CHRISTIE, JR. | SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12.—The | bridge is open! Climaxing years of preparation, | of Spectators biles on the upper deck and 6,000,- 000 trucks. The gigantic edifice has been fi- nanced entirely without taxation, the $70,000,000 San Francisco-Oak- land Bay bridge was opened to auto| traffic this morning, following spec-{ tacular ceremonies participated in by state and bay region officials. ’ Thousands of visitors, crowding hotels to capacity, have arrived here | to participate in a gala four day celebration which began yesterday.) Pageants, fireworks, athletic con- tests, parades and yacht races are scheduled to be held today and to- morrow. The fete will be climaxed by a United States Navy regatta. Thirty thousand officers and men will take part in the display, while army and navy planes will roar over the massed fleet. The bridge spanning San Fran- cisco for eight and one-fourth miles was completed months ahead of schedule. Erected by the State De- partment of Public Works for the California Toll Bridge Authority, it is the longest bridge ever built. Embracing two separate suspen- sion spans, a huge double deck tun- nel through , Yarbe Buena Island| and a cantilever span, the main| structure is 22,720 feet long. The Golden Gate bridge, now nearing completion, will be ‘the second largest bridge in the world,| its structure extending 8940 feet. The Firth of Forth bridge of Scot-| land; upon complettion of the Gol-' den Gate span will be relegated to third position, its structure being|tary of Agriculture Wallace today|any new alliances. 8300 feet long. cost defrayed by sale of bonds ued against prospective reve- nues of the bridge. In addition to the bonds, purchased by the Recon- struction Finance Corporation, the state gas tax fund loaned $6,600,- 000 to build the approaches. Gov. Frank M. Merriam cut the golden chain on the Oakland side while President Roosevelt, in Wash- ington, pressed a button at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon turning on the sodium vapor lights which make night traffic possible without head- lights. “That is what I call money well spent,” said Chairman Jones, of the RF.C, inspecting the bridge and on which $60,000,000 were loaaned. (For exclusive pictures of bridge, turn to Page 3.) e o CROP CONTROL LEGISLATION FOR CONGRESS Secretary Wallace Not to Ask for Any Special Laws to Be Made WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Secre- said he will not ask Congress for A double deck structure, the new bridge has six lanes on the upper deck for automobile traffic. On the lower deck, three truck lanes plus two interurban tracks have been ' The éuu Department of Public Works, headed by Earl Lee Kelly estimates that the annual capacity name for a number of plants, one nary rearmament funds and to in- of them being a wmte-flnwerlngl of the bridge will include 50,000,000 train passengers, 34,000,000 automo- ¥ crop control legislation as “that is a matter for Congress and the farmers.” Secretary Wallace said he believ- | ed that most of the people of the | nation want production control. | G 2 e Aaron’s B eard is the popular ]Chinese herb. Commission said its hearings would be postponed indefinitely after to- day's session to allow for further study. Spokesmen for the strikers sald that 250 ships were tied up in the Atlantic and Gulf ports in addition |to 178 in Pacific ports. Five hundred employees of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpora~ HOME” IS NOW | s ‘tion and Los Angeles shipyards —_— {said they would go on strike Satur- | ; i : Trailers Attract Much At- day for higher pay and union rec- ognition. 8ix thousand Bethlehem tention at Annual |workers in San Francisco are on Aulo Show strike now, MOVING “FAIR” CARGO NEW YORK, Nov. 12—The Na-| SEATTLE, Nov. 12—The water- tional Automobile Show has open-. front was a beehive of activity here ed here and dazzling new models'today as teamsters worked feverish- are introduced. ly to remove “fair” cargo from the The new automobiles have more Piers before the 48-hour truce ends power in proportion to their weight, 3¢ 8 -a. m. tomorrow. Teamsters more weight, larger interiors, over- “nion officials said the plers were drives and hypoid gears. it !fl":':'?d with cargo unloaded receiving the most attention are A . the truce. A similar truce became ef- those of trailers, 24 manufacturers g o 1 Olympia at 8 a. m. to- showing how to put “Home, Sweet 2 Home” on wheels. The trailers of day. o hige Wed o here the larger type have a parlor, bed- room, kitchen and bath in free- wheeling coaches. AR A 8. | A proposal for fortification of the | | French frontier, informed persons !said, would be a concession to the | Fleming people, whose land lies along the German border and are more pro-German than Belgium's other residents. The special parliamentary ses- sion was called to vote extraordi- PICKETS ASK PROTECTIUN NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—The strike stratezy comrittee directing the B walksut of sailors here complained B I I n to tie polics depariment today that e g “m a s panelittesmen were accompanying strikebreak rs to the American F n r Merchant I'ne pier. The complaint u s u“ fl' er was lodged after Joseph Curram, Y Chairman of the Seamen's Defense SRS Ccmmittee, asked police to protect BRUSSELS, Nov. 12—The pos- Mis picket lines, |sibility that the Belgian Govern- ment will ask Parliament to fortify TEOUBLE AT SAN FEDRQ ithe French frontier as it has done SAN PEDRO, Cal, Nov. 12—Dis- on the German border is debated Orders and fighting and overturn- lin parliamentary circles. |Ing of automobiles broke out today il B ncbiods. toee m}l:ntxl,sm longshoremen staged a | cast, however, the Cabinet probably ‘l:!cl :l nlrden:anstnnon before s Loy |will atfirm the Government's desire ‘ATECISS Turniture store. lto stand by its existing accords, | ¥ deputy sheritfs were rushed |with an equal wish to keep out of |10 the scene and the pickets were | soon dispersed. No arrests were made. The trouble was over the unload- |1ng of the $10,000 banana cargo on |the Liner California after United States Marshal Robert Clark re- turned the order to Judge Paul Mc- Cormick that he had not taken pos- session of the cargo and unload the liner. OClark sald execution would invite violence. Longshoremen re- fused to do the work after the crease the term of compulsory mili-|Joint Central Strike Committee had tary service from 12 to 18 months. coasidered the advice of attorneys,