The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 19, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL. XLIX., NO. 7334. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1936. * MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” PRICE TEN CENTR EARLY U. S. SHIP SERVICE EXPECTED FLORY TO TAKE | NEW POSITION INWASHINGTON Regional Forester An- nounces He Will Leave Here December 2 WELLMAN HOLBROOK IS ACTING CHIEF Desire for C—};:x:ge and Mrs. Flory’s Health Rea- sons for Leaving Charles H. Flory, Commissioner for the Department of Agriculture in Alaska and Regional Forester for the U. S. Forest Service, announced today that he is relinquishing his duties in Alaska and is leaving for Washington, D. C., immediately to take over other duties with his De- partment. Mr. Flory has just received word that arrangements have been com- pleted for his change to Washington and today he and Mrs. Flory were packing up and expect to leave Ju- neau aboard the Princess Norah on December 2, reservations having already been made. Holbrook Acting Wellman Holbrook, Assistant Re- gional Forester, will be acting Re- gional Forester until an appoint-| ment to the position Mr. Flory is| leaving has been made, the Regional; Forester said. He explained the ap- pointment probably would be made| after his arrival in Washington and his recommendations have been re- ceived. Personal desire for a change and the fact that physicians had advised that Mrs. Flory's health would be better in the south prompted him| to request the change to Washing- ton, the widely known official said. They are retaining their home in Juneau, and, as Mr. Flory said, “we| might want to come back sometime to live here. After all, this is where| our friends are.” 17 Years In Alaska For -17 years, the forest official, has made Alaska his home. He came north to Ketchikan in 1919 and in 1921 came to Juneau when this was made a regional office and was named Regional Forester 4n charge of Alaska. In June of 1927 he was appointed Commissioner for the De- partment of Agriculture in the Ter- ritory and has held both positions since that time. Mr. Flory ktas put 30 years in the Forest Service, en- tering the service in Orting, Wash., in 1906. He later became an assist- ant inrthe Portland, Ore., office and later was promoted to his Alaska po- sition. His present change is inter- preted as a reward for his long and faithful years of service and he has, been given the privilege of taking such position as he choses in the States. MRS. NORDSTROM PASSES AWAY AT EARLY HOUR TODAY Many in Juneau will mourn the death of their friend, Mrs. Jean | CALIBAN WEDS HIS ARIEL After their transcontinental romance had been believed a thing of the past, John Barrymore, 55-year-old actor, and his 21-year-old protege from New York, Elaine Barrie, el there. Here is the couple as they by chartered airplane. ITALY SPEEDS CONSTRUCTION PLANES, SHIPS Mussolini Expects Trouble Over Recognition of Gen. Franco ROME, Nov. 19 —Fascist Italy, mindful of possible European com- | plications from recognition of the Spanish insurfgents’ government, has ordered construction of air- planes and warships speeded. The Italian News Agency also says Austria and Hungary will follow Germany and Italy in recognizing General Franco's | regime. NEW OFFICIAL 1S NAMED FOR - WPA PROJECT | | | oped to Yuma, Ariz,, to be married prepared to leave from Los Angeles (Associated Press Photo) ’36 Is Out of Way, But Now PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS IS BOUNDING UP Anaconda Copper, Others, Reach Today to About One Billion Dollars NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—Headed to- {To Supervise Airport Con- struction Including Those in Alaska SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 19.—The Works Progress Adminis- tration announces the appointment of J. E. Garn as Supervising En- gineer for eleven Western States, | Alaska and Hawaii for the United The campaign is over, but elec-| States Bureau of Air Commerce. | tion day does not mean an end to! Garn, who has been regional su- | politics. Even though the opposing pervisor in the Salt Lake offices, |forces rest momentarily on their will have technical supervision over {arms, no experienced politician ex-|the construction of all WPA fi- pects to hear any talk of surrender. nanced airports in the western re- }Insv.ead. the eyes of the commond- gion. |ers already are turning toward 1938 and 1940. The currents of this Presidential I’s “On to °38” By BY;!—O_N——PI'HCE Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington year have run too deep and strong to be stilled suddenly. Hatred and, hero-worship are among the most! |enduring of human emotions, and both have been manifest in abund-| BARGE WRECKED; | KEEP POUNDING General Post Office Wreck- ed This Afternoon— Thousands Killed MADRID, Nov. 19. bomb fell at the main entrance of the General Post Office at 3:45 o'clock this afternoon killing many employees and partly wrecking the building. All service was instantly suspended. Shrapnel shell sprayed the struc- ture in the newest attack of a Spanish-Fascist relentless aerial“punishment” which | "has spread untold death and dam- e. | Two street cars were lifted from the tracks by a second bomb which JW‘l'ecked the beautiful Palace of 'Marquls Liners across the street from the General Post Office. | Defense authorities sald victims of the two weeks of intense bomb shelling has now reached into the thousands. i The Fascists still have a foothold in University City, the “No Man's; All bona-fide members of the seven striking unions are entitled to three meals a day. (Associated Press Photo) Land,” within the northwestern ,limits of the city. ) ENGLAND GIVES HI LONDON, Nov. 19.—Authoritative Government sources threw out strong hints today that England will not tolerate any ‘“foolishness™” from the Spanish insurgents which might interfere with Mediterranean Sea shipping. The hint was dropped in reference to Gen. Franco’s threat at blockade of the Barcelonan port, now held by the Spanish Government support- ers. Fay Webb Is Dea | | FASCIST BOMBS | DOWN, MADRID — A Fascist | CREW OF THREE —— Striking maritime workers are pictu of their comrades at the new central COLD WEATHER | STRIKES EAST, MIDDLE WEST in Many Sections— Maine Has Snow | CHICAGO, I, Nov. 19. — The| slowly rising - temperatures and |hopes of relief within 24 hours. | | Many Eastern communities re- ported record seasonal lows for the | date. MEALS FOR DOCK STKIKERS red preparing food for some 7,000 mess hall opened at Los Angeles. NO JAPANESE ARE FISHING OFF ALASKA BOAT MAY GET AWAY, SEATTLE FIRST OF WEEK Ohlson Is Flying West to Complete Arrangements for Vessel Charter MESSAGES INDICATE IMMEDIATE ACTION Government Dickering with Unions and Owners for Men, Ships Early service by government-op- erated boats to Alaska was antici- pated today as messages were re- ceived here from the south to local concerns and Col. Otto F. Ohlson was enroute to Seattle by airplane to arrange operations at the earliest possible moment. Indications were given that service might be started as early as Saturday or the first of the week at the latest. A. D. Lawrence, Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service in Se- attle, in a radiogram to Postmaster Albert Wile said: “Regarding your wire mail on Ju- neau dock. Expect restdration of service under government charter {within day or so which will relieve your congestion. Every one working diligently. Please exercise patience.” A radiogram to Ed Shaffer of the Sanitary Meat Company from Frye |Bruhn and Company, wholesale {meat house, said: “Alaska Railroad will operate ‘Exceptional Lows ReportediThat Is Report Made by! Captain of Bureau Ship in Tokyo TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 19. — The steamer regular schedules to all ports starting either Saturday or | carly part of week.” CHARTERS REQUESTED SEATTLE, Nov. 19.—Waterfront mmplo)’ers here said the Government { i | | Fast and West, gripped in a cold| japanese Fisheries Institute train-|had asked the Alaska Steamship wave, received predictions today of ing ship Hakuyo Maru is back in|COMmPany and the Northland Trans- the home port after a cruise of lhe‘{m.‘_““““ Company to charter their Pacific Coast of North America. :;:‘x']‘: 0?‘;‘]‘]‘:“]::‘::;;':’0 ‘c‘;‘:rmz‘ Capt. Jenzo Nakagawa said there a s 4 ¥ ! sities to Alaska. Managers of both is no cause for apprehension by;“ 2 Canada and Alaska over the possi-' ines are out of town but associates day by a four million three hundred | gn¢ measure in 1936. That they will! and thirty-seven thousand dollar| continye to disturb and embitter! dividend payment by the Anaconda pypic affairs can be doubted by no Copper Company and twenty or|gne more announcements, mostly from oy the Democratic side the verdict smaller companies, sent the aggre-| ot November has found Mr. Roose-| gate disbursements scheduled for|yelt and his colleagues mid-stream ! the year end by around 155 compan- i their endeavor to turn the party| fes to about the one billion dollar more decisively toward liberalism.| mark. The job is only partially done. | Among the Republicans is appar- —ee——— REPORTED SAFE Captain and Two Others Escape as Ship Pounds on Rocky Coast VICTORIA, B. C,, Nov. 19.—Three members of the crew of the fuel Following Recent Major Operation Former Wlfe of Rudy Val.-; In several Maine counties the lee Passes Away |roads are blocked by heavy snow p f |drifts. Saint John River in Maine While in Coma |is frozen for 20 miles, the earliest freezing on record. SANTA MONICA, Cal, Nov. 19— New York City experienced 18 de- Fay Webb, former wife of Rudy Brees above zero last midnight. Vallee, radio crooner and orchestra| The west coast is seasonably | The cold waye extended as far bility of Japanese invasion of their fishing waters. The Captain said| reports indicated the Canadian and Alaska fishing interests seemed to‘ be unduly excited over the danger, of Japanese fishermen undermm-{‘ ing the salmon and halibut catch- es. He said to his knowledge not. a single Japanese vessel was engaged | said an answer probably would be forwarded to the Government to- day. In the meantime, Col. Otto F. (Continued on Page Eight) FAIRBANKS IS MORE MALL S COMING NORTH Crane and Cedar Enroute, One with Railway Mail Clerks Aboard SEATTLE, Nov. 19.—The fisheries vessel Crane, with 57 sacks of mail, is heading for Juneau and all stops as far as the Capital City of Alas- ka. The Lighthouse tender Cedar, with 250 sacks of mail aboard, is headed for Ketchikan and Alaska Nordstrom, who has been a resident | rajlway mail clerks aboard. of Juneau for the past twelve years.| A, D. Lawrence, Railway Mail Mrs. Nordstrom, 54 years of age, a|superintendent, said he contemplat- native of Etherton, Illinois, passedeq sending additional mail north on away shortly after midnight at St.|the Coast Guarder Cyane next Mon- Ann’s Hospital. The remains are|qay. at the Charles W. Catter Mortuary. On first coming to Juneau, Mrs. Nordstrom purchased the Juneau Sample Shop and managed it her- self until the last year, when her daughter, Mrs. Dan Russell assisted her. A son, Carl Robinson of Sitka, also survives her. . Other relatives are now living in Carbondale, Illinois. JOHN HALM HIGH AT TU“EY SHOOT with shooting and killing four men —_— on October 16 after luring them John Half carried away the hon- [0 his cabin near here and rob- ors at the Ylks' turkey shoot last|Ping them. They objected to being night in the lodge hall by carrying Fobbed and hé shot the four. home orders for three turkeys. Sev-| Cuards are watching him as two eral others were expert enough to|razor blades were found sewed in get two. his' clothing. A good sized ¢rowd was on hahd for the annual event which is al- ways one of the highlights of the Elks' season. ——eto————— CONVICTED OF SLAYING FOUR ELKO, Nevada, Nov. 19.—Luther Jones, 32, has been convicted of first degree murder and death fixed as the penalty. He was charged For Good Weather Only —r MCKINNEY, Tex., Nov. 19.—Clar- IS OFF FOR SOUTH ence Hill owns a telephone di- Mrs. J. B. Caro, Jr, is a pas-|rectory written in longhand and senger south on the Princess Norah 'dated 1878 and 1883, when only 59 for a visit in the States. phones were in the city. The di- - et rectory warned subscribers: “Do not The Dab is a species of flounder{use the telephone during & thunder- common on European ‘coasts, storm,” ent a half-crystalized determination| to rebuild party lines so that they will stand solidly and teranally against most of the things Mr. Roosevelt is advocating. And the evidence is clear now that, entirely aside from the electoral col- lege devision of power, each party has enlisted the almost zealous sup- port of very large numbers of voters| down in the ranks. Apparently these enlistments are for the dura- tion of the war, no less. | Only Brief Interim In the activity of the central or- ganization of the two parties some post-election pause is inevitable. The stalwarts on both sides are; weary from the unremitting exer-| tions of the past few months, and | a little dazed from exditement. They are short of temper with one another, within the same camp, as a result of animosities which have| sprung up in the heat of battle. It is not the moment for further high-pressure effort. : But the interim of rest and reflec- tion is unlikely to last very long. In this respect’ the present situa- tion gives the impression of a def- inite undercover tensity, of lasting quality. Almost within weeks, the practical politicians expect to see the building of party policies which look toward the next election. The coming session of Congress will provide an excellenf forum for the opening skirmishes of renewed battle. Most of the major issues —taxation, tariffs, relief, farm and lending and many others—will come lup automatically for congressional review, either through expirations of old statutes or otherwise. The final pre-election emergence of so- cial security as a topic of intense dispute tickets that subject too, for probable attention at the coming session. | i New Candidates Will Bloom This political struggle will have as its first objective, of course, the congressional election of 1938. Mean- time, however, it may be taken for granted also that almost at once, numerous gentlemen in both parties (Continued on Page Three) Ebarse, reached shore after battling high seas and then made their way | French Official barke Dunsyre are safe at the light- house on Kains Island while the vessel is a total loss, pounding to pieces on the rocky west coast of tion. Vancouver Island. | The end came at 8:40 o'clock last The Dunsyre, a former sailing evening after she had lain for 41 vessel, broke away from the tug hours in a state of coma. Anyox in a southeast gale Tues-| Peritonitis followed the major op- day. ‘eration which was performed last The barge grounded in Quatsino week. Sound. i Capt. W. Billington, Roy Larkin and Allan Heaton, the crew of the| leader, died last evening in a hos- pital here as the result of compli- cations following a surgical opera- e, g STOCK QUOTATIONS | | — overland to the lighthouse. NEW YORK, Nov. 19. — Closing :quotaflon of Alaska Juneau mine ‘Iswek today is 15%, American Can |124%, American Power and Light 10%, Anaconda 50%, Bethlehem | Steel 70, Calumet and Hecla 14%, |Columbia Gas and Electric 18%, Commonwealth and Southern 3%, | Curtiss~-Wright 6%, General Motors 71%, International Harvester 97%, | Kennecott 60%, New York Central |42%, Simmons 46%, Southern Pa- lcific 41%, United States Steel 74%, United Corporation 6%, Cities Serv- iioe 3%, Pound $4.89 5/16. Suicides s nquiry Ordered by Blum Charge Made that Fascist Drove Him to Deed by Charges | DOW, JONES AVERAGES PARIS, Nov. 19—Premier Leon| The following are today's Dow, Blum has ordered a Judicial inquiry | Jones averages: industrials 18223, into the suicide of Minister of the down 228; rails 56.10, down .75; Interior Roger Salengro. The Ex-\utlmm 34.84, down .15. treme Leftists charge the Fascists; —————— drove him to take his life by alleg- In Sioux Indian tradition it was ing he was a World War deserter. Ikto who invented human speech. Former Juneau Resident Is Fatally Stabbed, Anchorage ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov, 19.—| him by the trail of blood but a snow J. Leslie Olson, aged 47, formerly storm blotted out his tracks. of Seattle, staggered into his resi- Olson came here from Jureau dence last night and said several where he had been employed with a men had stabbed him. He died to- | construction company last Septem- day while surgeons were preparing ber. He came north in 1912 and to give him a blood transfusion and | had worked at Nome. He had work- the police were searching the city ed with the Engineering Commis- for his assailants. | sion here in 1917. Olson had planned Olson said he was stabbed while to.spend the winter in Anchorage. crossing the baseball park, but de-| Olson wrote poetry urging the clined to name his assailants. balancing of lives under the name His chest bore many stab wounds. of Tex Lewis. He is believed:to have The police attempted to backtrack ' a brother in Seattle, |warm, the temperature at San Francisco yesterday registered 81 | degrees. SECRETARY HULL GIVEN GREETING BY BRAZILIANS Delegates Enroute to Peace Conference Welcomed in Rio de Janerio RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 19.—The achievements of the Inter-American Peace Conference at Buenos Aires will constitute “milestones in the progress of International relation- ships,” American Secretary of State Cordell Hull prédicted shortly after his arrival here aboard the steam- ship American Legion, carrying delegates to the important session. Secretary Hull was received by members of the Brazilian Cabinet and Foreign Minister Jose Carlos Macedo and scores of the diplomatic corps. The Brazilian Government band played the “Stars and Stripes For- ever.” Delegates from Haiti, Guatemala, San Salvador, Niearagua, Cuba, Venezuela and Mexico also disem- barked and shared honors with the members of the delegation from the United States. | i v TR A EIGHT BUCKS BROUGHT BACK BY FOUR HUNTERS Deer season ciosed with best luck for a party of Juneau hunters who returned last Sunday night from Chichagof with eight bucks to their) credit. The party was made up of Dr. Council, Dr. Blanton, J. W. Gucker and Jack Hill. While in Chichagof, they were the guests of the superintendent of the Hirst-Chichagof mine, who showed them a fine time, The party also reported that they saw many flocks of ducks and geese flying south, | | in salmon fishing in Canadian 0r§ Alaskan waters this season. { | | GRATIFIED ON SHIPPING NEWS Resumption of Chartered Steamer Service Also Pleases Anchorage DIFFERENCE OF OPINION SEATTLE, Nov. 19.—In Septem- ber, the Association of Pacific l"lsh-I eries passed a resolution dh‘ectingi attention of Government authorities | to the “announced intention of the| Japanese to exploit the Alaskan sal- | mon fisheries.” | Reports received stated posmvelyl Japanese crafts were seen taking | catches of salmon. | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 19.— At Vancouver, G. S. Pearson, Brit- The Executive Order authorizing ish Columbia Fisheries Commission- the Alaska Railroad to charter er, urged International negotiations|ships to carry supplies to Alaska to protect the rights of Canadian during the present maritime strike, fishermen, as it has been ascer- Was hailed here with a feeling of tained the Japanese were fishing in relief from an embarrassing situa- Canadian waters tion, Robert E. Sheldoh, President of GILLAM PLANE HERE FROM SKAGWAY After flying lfom Anchorage over- land from Skagway, the first of unis L week, Pilot Harold Gillam came ‘o Juneau from the Lynn Canal c: this morning, arriving at the PAA airport here at 11 o'clock, with “» passengers, the Rev. Edgar Ga from Skagway and James McAl! ter, from Chitina, Gillam hopped back to Skagway this afternoon, leaving here at 2:301 o'clock with J. J. Price and sc | associates going to Dan Creek, via! Anchorage. | PRICE LEAVES FOR DAN CREEK CLAIMS | Aftter being Outside since last| August, J. J. Price, mine operaluxu] who arrived here ®on the Princess Norah, left this afternon in tihe plane flown by Harold Gillam, for Anchorage, from where he will go to his company’s properties on Dan Creek. Price, who is a director of the Nickoli Placer Mines, at Dan .Creek, will remain there most of the @in- ter, catching up on office work, be- fore going to Fairbanks. Accom- panying Price are Mike Johnson, Harry Harms, and five others con- nected with the company. the Chamber of Commerce, an- nounced the news amid applause at the regular weekly meeting. MATANUSKA IN LIMELIGHT FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 19.— orin F. Oldroyd, Director of the tensicn service of the University f Alask returned from Mai- nuk: , says the strik> has focused atteniicn on Alaskan home products He gave the prices of some of the products; milk at 15 cents a quart, carrots four cents a pound or ¥20 a ton, and a good farm should pro- duct frem five to seven tons of cai- rots to the acre; rutabagas cents a pound. turnips two cents, cabbage 2': cents. Matanuska grass fed beef is selling at 17 cents a pound, pork 20 cents, friers 35 cents a pound dressed and eggs 40 cents a dozen. ANCHORAGE GIVES HURRAH ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 19.— This city hailed with delight the report that steamers are to be oper- ated to Alaska by the Alaska Rail- road. It is estimated there are 200 here awaiting transportation outside. However, the town will be turkeyless on Thanksgiving except for a few forehanded persons. Butter and eggs are becoming scarce and a few stores that have the commodities are rationing two pounds of butter and two dozen eggs . to each customer, o