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

THE DAILY ALAS VOL. XLIX., NO. 7351. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ~ JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY., DECEMBER 10, 1936. ER ASSOCIATED PRESS A EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENT® EDWARD ABDICATES BRITISH THRONE PEACE EFFORTS, PACIFIC COAST STRIKE, FAILING Deck Officers’ Union Re- jects Proposals Made by Employers RESOLUTION PASSED, SENT TO PRESIDENT Maritimers at San Diego Ask Roosevelt for Gov- ernment Operation SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 10.| —prospects of early peace between coastwise ship operators and the maritime union in the 40-day coast strike, were blasted last night when the Local of Licensed Deck Offi- cers’ Union rejected a settlement proposal offered by the employers.! Meanwhile the Shipping Mer- chants’ Association has called upon; head of the steamship companies to enter personally into negotiations | with the unions, declaring confer-| ences by commitees seem useless. UP TO ROOSEVELT 1‘ SAN PEDRO, Cal, Dec. 10. Striking maritime unions here last night asked President Roosevelt to consider operating Government-| owned steamships. | This was done by adoption of a resolution asking the administration to consider rec-, ommending legislation “aimed at immediate repossession of the Gov-' ernment-owned steamships, and their operation by the Government under a suitable agency.” ' The resolution also urged Presi- dent Roosevelt to discontinue Fed- eral aid to the big three offshore companies, the Dollar, Matson and American Hawailan BSteamship! Companies, which the maritime un-f ions charged with prolonging the walkout. Slight Raise of Continental f Would Connect Alaska with Asia, Findings Reveal SEATTLE, Dec. 10.—The Coast, Alaska and if the shelf raised 100 LARGEST VOTE Guard publishes results of findings | feet, all of the eastern Aleutians of its observers; also the Umver-“as far as Umnak, plus the Pribilofs, sity of Washington oceanograph-| would become part of the Alaska ers on Bering Sea. Peninsula mountain range and The findings indicate that if the would also lay bare the northern Bering shoreline and submarine | half of most of the eastern part of continental shelf raised only 200 the sea between Attu and the Si- feet, it would connect Asia and|berian Komandorski Islands. balanced Budge; Talk Takes National Stage By BYRON PRICE Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington Talk of a balanced National bud- get for the coming year, indefinite though it is, has electrified the post-election interim as few other developments could possibly have done. Such a consummation may turn out, in the end, to be only a dream. Figures are stubborn things, when | marshalled into cold columns on |the ledger. The difficulties in the 10.—Final 'way of an actual balance are very returns from the Presidential elec-:great. Yet there is challenging tion, official in every state except significance in the mere fact that Rhode Island, showed a record-!responsible officials speak of the breaking vote of 45812,255. In-|possibility. cluding the unofficial vote for\ Tne apprehension and hesitation Rhode Island, the total vote for|which has hovered so lomg over the President Roosevelt was 27,751612|pysiness community may be traced and for Landon 16,681,913. The re-|to three principal causes. mainder was cast for various minor| Ona Hik haes (the Taar of e party candidates. Lot 2 e, 3 E o The Democrats polled 60.7 per]:-Ll;xl)vn general distrust of the cur. cent of the entire vote and the Re-| ;"0 publicans 364 per cent. Other . paras pu!led 30,7000 SNE The:noc so much is heard about it as total varied less than one per cem\formerly from the Associated Press esti- mate of the probable vote a few| Another has been uncertainty as days before election. {to further government regulation of The total was six million more‘business. Now the trend of affairs than ever cast in a previous election |°n that score seems definitely to- and three times as many as the ward a “sweet reasonableness. total in any election before 1916. ON RECORD CAST LAST ELECTION Total Ballots 45.812,255 with 60.7 Per Cent of | Vote for Democrats WASHINGTON, Dec. are followed by business expressions The international stabiliza- | greement has done a great| {deal to dissipate that distrust, and| | Government gestures of friendliness |dova at 11:10 this morning with NEW KING 1S HOME - LOVING MAN, SCHOLAR George the Sixth Is Serious Conservative—Nick- named “‘Bertie” LONDON, Dec. 10.—Great Brit- ain’s new Monarch, George the Sixth, former Duke of York, is known as a practical home-loving man, serious, conservative and stu- dious and also a scholar. The new Monarcn has been & consistent worker of the House of Windsor in cooperating among all classes in industrial Britain. The new King's own brother Ed- ward, when the latter was Prince of Wales, made this pronounce- ment: “My brother Bertie would make a better King than I would® Bertie, as the former Duke is known in the family, takes his seriousness from his great-grand- father, Prince Albert. He was born December 14, 1895. He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, com= moner, and they have .two chil- dren, Elizabeth and Margaret. lane Arrives Safely | in Cordova Today Everyone Aro;rd 0. K— Amphibian Forced Down | on Trip North by Storm Don Glass and Gordon McKenzie, i with four passengers, unreported since they took off in their Sikor: sky amphibian plane from here |i Tuesday morning, arrived at Cor: everyone aboard O. K., according to a message received here. Glnss: Former King and Mother Heer is one of the most recent pictures of Edward and his mother, Queen Mary, taken as they arrived at the Cenotaph in London for Armistice Day services. OMAN IN CASE NEW MONARCH IRULER OF MILLIONS “RESIGNS” HIGHEST POSITION IN EMPIRE; Lord Brownelow Does Not PARLIAMENT IS TOLD OF MOVE Official Announcement Is Made in House of Commons Whose Members Assemble Today, Summoned to Special Conclave—Tension Prevails as Statement Is Mgde—-Duke of York Is to Become King George the Sixth LONDON, Dec. 10.—King Edward VIII has ab- dicated the British throne. The abdication was officially announced in the House of Commons, the announcement being made by Capt. Edward Algernon Fitzroy, Speaker. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin prefaced the an- nouncement by telling the members of the House of Commons, summoned last night to attend a special session today, that he had a “message from His Majesty the King, signed by his own hand.” The King’s words in renouncing the British throne, as read by Speaker Fitzroy, were: “] have determined to renounce the throne.” The former King then stated he will marry Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, American woman, as a man and not as a Monarch. Albert Frederick Arthur George, tall 40-year-old Duke of York, will rule over four hundred and ninety- five million subjects of the greatest empire on earth. He will reign as King George the Sixth. The highest tension and hysteria of breathing liv- ing things prevailed as the announcement of the abdica- tion of the throne was read. MRS. SIMPSON SAYS NOTHING, IT'S REPORTED Around the globe from dawn to sundown, to those who bear allegiance to Eng- land’s King, flashed this mes- sage, from their Sovereign: “After long and anxious consideration, I have determ- ined to renounce the throne to which I succeeded on the death of my father. I am now communicating this, my final Indicate Just What Next Move of Edward to Be irrevocable decision.” was forced down by bad weather, e |of returning trust and confidence. iRAcEY HEPURTS | The third fly in the ointment has i |been the budget. Big and little { business men have wondered wheth- |Put just where has mot yet been; suun PRUGHESS ler the Government's habit of liv-|rePorted, but it was believed at i Yaktaga on the beach. . ATKENSINGTON !ing beyond its income could be i | Considerable concern was felt for Engineer Is Sailing for ARCTIC DELAYED SAILING NORTH THIS FORENOON The Duke of York, Ed- ward’s heir, his two other brothers, the Dukes of Glou- cester and Kent, witnessed |the historic signing. CANNES, France, Dec. 10.—Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson “has no- thing to say” concerning the abdi- cation of Edward, her spokesman, |Lord Brownelow declared. Lord Brownelow had asserted earlier, through another intermed-| iary, Herman Rogers, that there is | broken before it reached the stage| |of a wrecked credit structure. ReflliolBss when he failed to report any- | assurance on that point should con- where along the route from Juneau‘ tribute heavily to the present up-|t0 Anchorage and two planes had| | ward swing of recovery. been ordered to stand by to take up the search as soon as the weath- er improved. M. D. Kirkpatrick How It Might Be Done Heavy Fog Postpones Take- QOakland Home on After several successive years of was ready to take off at Cordova | and Alex Holden of the Marine L |not the ‘“remotest possibility” that PREMIER TELLS off Until Later—Gor- Princess Louise deflets; Jash TORG SRR e, povern- It was Edward will join Mrs, Simpson at gas Is Coaling SEATTLE, Dec. 10.—Alaska Rail- road officials this morning delayed the sailing of the Arctic to Alaska ports on account of heavy fog. The Arctic is posted to sail later to- day. The Gen. W. S. Gorgas is coaling today and freight loading will start tomorrow. PILOT, PICKETS AT SEATTLE IN WORDY BATTLE Attempted to Prevent Non- striker from Taking Out Japanese Vessel SEATTLE, Dec. 10. — Maritime union pickets delayed the depart- ure of the Japanese freighter Hiya Maru for two hours this forenoon before allowing Capt. Alex Stinson of the Puget Sound Pilots’ Asso- ciation to board her to pilot the craft to Vancouver, B. C. Pickets rushed in automobiles to the liner and engaged in a wordy battle with Capt. Stinson and other members of the Puget Sound Pilots’ Association, accusing them of non- union activities. The pickets said the pilots would not be permitted to move any foreign ships although they are not involved in the strike. Union leaders conferred, however, and then permitted Capt. Stinson to board the Hiya Maru and the craft soon steamed out into the bay and headed for Vancouver. e —— L. P. Watson, extension horticul- turalist. at North Cafolina State College, says fruit trees have a bet- Sailing for his home in Oakland this afternoon aboard the Princess Louise, P. W. Racey, consulting en- | gineer for the Alaska-Kensington Gold Mines, Inc., who two days ago | returned from an inspection of the mine properties, reports very satis- factory progress on the development work at Kensington. Although about eight days were lost because of the unusually heavy rains during October and Novem- ber, the work is other wise progress- ing very rapidly. The tramway has been completed from the old mill to the mine en- trance, and the diesel compressor plant has been installed and per- forms excellently. There is still some construction work to be done at the (Continued on Page Seven) - e PRESIDENT IS STEAMING OVER SOUTHERN SEAS Naval Craft Is Proceeding North—Due at Port of Spain Tomorrow WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Presi- property, and a crew of 34 men is dent Roosevelt and his Navy ves- still employed there. The men are|sels are steaming today in smooth housed in the newly completed win- [southern seas, according to radio ter quarters. Rex Early, of Juneau, is now in charge of the development and con- struction work at the mine, pending the arrival from Norton Sound of J. M. McDonald. Mr. McDonald is expected to leave Nome for Juneau within the next two days. Mr. Racey does not know exactly when he will return to Kensington. He ‘was accompanied from the mine to Juneau on Capt. Al Weather's diesel boat Deutz by Edward Hen- drickson, accountant at the mine, who will return to Kensington in the next few days. —————— MISS DICKEY SAILING | Miss Miriam Dickey, secret.ary’ to Captain A. E. Lathrop, is a pas- | senger to the States aboard the| Princess Louise wRich passed through here southbound this after- noon. Miss Dickey took passage on the Louise at Skagway. — NOWELL TO SEATTLE Everett Nowell, Alaska represen- tative for Blake, Moffitt and Towne and Ballou and Wright, sailed for Seattle this afternoon on the Prin- cess Louise for a combined holiday ter chance to live and make & g00d| "Begides spending Christmas in advices received here. The President is less than 500 miles from Port of Spain, Trini- dad, where the two Navy crafts are scheduled to stop tomorrow for refueling. President Roosevelt is and thoroughly rested. A. 6. MILLER IS tanned ELECTED MAYOR, VANCOUVER, B. C. Chosen as Chief Executive of City Over Three Candidates | VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 10— | Albergan George Miller was elect- led Mayor of Vancouver yesterday, defeating three other candidates including former Mayor L. D. Tay- lor. Mayor G. G. McGeer was not growth the first year if they areline gtates, Mr. Nowell will report{Seeking re-election and he sup- Airways here in Juneau. thought that Glass had been forced | down for a time by a snowstorm which prevailed in that region. Aboard the amphibian with Pi- lots Glass and McKenzie are four passengers — Mrs. W. H. Erskine | of Kodiak, William Evans and C.| M. Wells of Anchorage and Lor- raine Cozac of Juneau. 1 T e THREE GO OUT | LAST EVENING ON ESTEBETH Sailing from Juneau for neal!by island ports last evening at 6 o'- clock, the motorship Estebeth of the Davis Transportation Com- pany, under command of Capt. G. Gustafson, took three passengers outbound from Juneau. Passengers out on the Estebeth were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Peratro- vich, for Angoon, and Dr. J. B. Loftus, for Hoonah. e g LN o + | STOCK QUOTATIONS | i o e st shisked i) § NEW YORK, Dec. 10. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 118, American Power and Light 11%, Anaconda 51%, Bethlehem Steel 74%, Calumet and Hecla 13%, Commonwealth and Southern 3%, Curtiss-Wright 7, General Motors 69%, International Harvester 99%, Kennecott 59%, New York Central 44%, Southern Pacific 43%, United States Steel 77%, United Corpora- tion 6%, Cities Service 3%, Brem- ner bid .02, Pound $4.90%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 182.20, up 2.14; rails 55.50, up .39; utilities Al Duke of York who will be- come King George the Sixth. DOMINIONSTO | NOW RECOBNIZE NEW MONARCH Parliaments Will Immed- iately Pass Legislative Acts on Abdication LONDON, Dec. 10.—The British Dominions lined up swiftly behind Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and prepared to pass legislation necessary to carry on with the Duke of York as the new King. According to advices received here, Canada led the way, the Do- minion Cabinet passing the order in Council at the request of the British Parliament to include Can- ada in “The Act of Abdication Most recent picture of Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, taken while she was shopping in Lon- don several weeks ago. SOBER LONDON DOESN'T STAGE DEMONSTRATION Crowds Gath(?r- on Streets| ina Thick, Gloomy Fog Prevailing LONDON, Dec. 10—There was a lack of any outward demonstration | and Succession.” by s er: London. when, thc{ President Eamon de Valera, of news was spread that King Edward | the Irish Free State, announces had abdicated. | Parliament would convene tomor- Edward was a popular man, a he-|row and take action. man, as they say in the United| 1 j5 also announced that “abdi- S}fl“fl Everybody knew him and|caiion” acts will be passed by the liked him. He met his subjects, man | pariiaments of South Africa, Aus- to man. tralia and New Zealand and the There were hopes from a great|.,niries will prepare to join the majority of the populace he would gmiy of commonwealths in hail- remain King and make the Amr-rl-\mg u}:e new King, The oldline Britishers believed he | Lou Viei Villa, “now or later.” There are no changes as far as Mrs. Simpson’s plans are con- cerned, Lord Brownelow said. She will remain here “at least until Christmas.” Rainy weather kept Mrs. Simp- son indoors all day. S eee FUTURE PLANS ARE UNKNOWN ABOUT EDWARD PARLIAMENT OF HIS HARD TASK ! ; !Announcing Abdication of King Most ‘Repugnant’ to Prime Minister } BULLETIN — London, Deec. 10.—The House of Commons re- convened at 6 o'clock tonight to consider legislation which will make King Edward’s abdica- tion complete. LONDON, Dec. 10.—King Edward, through Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, in announcing his abdi- One Agency Says He Is Going to France, Pos- sibly Tomorrow LONDON, Dec. 10—~An Exchange Telegraph Agency announces that try, probably tomorrow night. There is no indication, the agency states, just when or where he will meet Mrs. Simpson or when they will marry. ORDERS RECEIVED DUNKIRK, France, Dec. 10.—The Chief of Special French Police an- nounced this afternoon that he has received orders to station extra guards on the waterfront in prep- aration of the possible arrival of Edward. SIMONICH LEFT $11,838 ESTATE Edward intends to leave the coun-| cation of the British throne to Parliament, said that “I can only hope I shall have the understand- ings of my peoples. “I am most anxious there be no |delay of any kind in giving effect to this instrument I have executed and that all necessary steps be taken immediately so that my law- ful successor, my brother, his Royal Highness, the Duke of York, should ascend the throne.” In a deep, breathless hush, Pre- mier Baldwin pleaded for an under- standing on his part in the most “repugnant task ever imposed on & Prime Minister.” 9 The Premier told the story of momentous weeks of struggles be- |tween the King and himself regard- !ing the situation. | b T WILLFIGKET would remain on the throne and abandon his love. | Queen Mary Cheered | Crowds cheered Queen Mary| SEATTLE, Dec. 10—The North- when she left the new King's Pic- west Joint Strike Committee this Matt Simonich, long-time Juneau, resident who died in Seattle last| September 15, left a cash estate| of $11,838, according to an in-| ventory of this estate filed in the cadilly House late this afternoon, 13[Leruaon voted to picket all whole- Police reinforcements were calleq |52/¢ Douses handling cargoes from United States Commissioner’s Court. —__ |British Columbia ports and divert- ,The money was in the two Juneau | ed here by rail, banks, ported Mayor Miller. 35.15, down .18, planted in the fal, the offices of his companies. 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