The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 17, 1936, Page 1

ARCTIC MAY MAKE 2ND ALAS - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XL JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, | : JECEMBER 17, 1936. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PLANE CLUES ARE BELIEVED COVERED, SNOW earchers Continue Hunt for Missing Airliner with 7 Aboard CITY, Utah, Dec. are fearful that the only reported ing Western Air with seven persons <, BALT LAKE e now cc o the mi 5 airliner searchiers struggled toward the reported scene of the crash on horseback, snow shoes and skiis. Fifteen planes have made ready to take the air with the clearing skies. The planes were forced down yes- terdey by a blizzard, but this abat- ed during the night. The snow covers the ground from two feet to waist deep. Working on Clue Yesterday, John Hess, CCC Camp foreman, orted he found what is believed to be “tracks” of the lost plane on the snmow drifted ridge northwest of Alpine Village where risers had reported hearing 2 plane, with motors missing, on Tuesday morning. | Hess said he found a place “where a tree had been split and further| where another tree had been broken off and the shale on the ridge appeared to hi been dug| up as if by large wheels.” Alpine 25 miles southwes here, early on is Skepticism” One official, who declined to be quoted, said "here is consider- | able skeptizism” on Hess's report saying that some metal would have been found lying about if wheels } scraped the ground in shearing off from trees. ‘The airliner left Los Angeles last| Monday night with three of the| crew d and four passengers.| y ay morning a plane re- ported by radio as being over Mil-| ford, Utah, and since then nothing been heard. Several fliers believed that if the plane crashed, the occupants were either killed instantly or have died | ‘om exposure resulting from the| severe weather. 1 | | “EVERYTHING IS WHITE"” SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 17—Lieut. John Campbell, Army| flier, returning here during xngd afternon from a search for the miss- ing airliner, said: “Everything white up there and it is doubtful if a plane could be seen from the air| today because of new snow.” Pilot Fred Cleary, also making search over the ridge near Alpi reporting sighting tv ground searching parties 7,500 feet up the| mountain which is “a rough (-uun—: try and with much snow.” | Frank Krismon, piloting the onlyi radio equipped plane, in a message| at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, said “could see absolutely no trace.” | METAL PRICES TAKE ADVANCE; RECORD SALES Heavy Business Transacted| on Spokane Stock Exchange is SPOKANE, Wash,, Dec. 17. With sharp increases in metal pric-| es providing stimulus, sale of 174, 222 shares were made yesterday, the highest recorded by the Stand- ard Stock Exchange since Febru- ary 18, 1929. Cigarette “Kills” Woman LA PLATA, Argentina. — After nifiety years, ‘the cigarette habit “killed Senora Maxima Lopez Mace- | da at the age of 102. Lighting a cigarette, she set her clothing afire and suffered fatal burns. She had been a smoker since her childhood. X, NO. 7357. Maine’s G During election Maine was pro now again the Pine Tree St of the Christmas trees for willien and & half trees v N STRONGHOLD OF MARSHAL CHANG ot Dead Issu IS SURROUNDED lease of Chiang, If He Is Alive NANKING, Dec. 17.—The moun- |tain stronghold of Marshal Chang Hseuh Liang is surrounded and cut said that negotiations have Chiang Kai Shek, il he is still alive The authorities announce the Marshal has released Gen. Ting Wen, trusted Lieutenant of Chiang and he is expected to bring a per- sonal message to the Clunese Gov- ernment offic The ago that the Premier had been assinated, with other military lead- ers, by munitinous munist soldiers, because war against Japan was not d edl. NO CARGO IS TAKEN ABOARD BY NORTH STAR Motorship Leaves Freight at Petersburg—Also at Ketchikan KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec. 17— The North Star, motorship of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, sailed south at 11 o'clock last night with- out loading any cargo here. The vessel had been idle since 9 o'clock yesterday morning awaiting orders from Seattle regarding loading. Capt. Whitlam reported he wait- ed for 24 hours at Petersburg for union permission to load fish at the cold storage, which is over- flowing the plant,” but permission was refused. S ADJUDGED INSANE George B. McCleliand, young Ju- neau man and former employee of the Juneau Cold Storage, was ad- was taken into custody some time ago and tried to kill himself on several occasions since being held in the Federal Jail. Efforts to Be Made for Re- off today by loyal troops and it is been opened for the release of Premier that Marshal radioed several days Chinese-Com- ift to the Nation nome in the nation and ion by supplying most [lere’s a few of the ¢ of Maine this year.' Unionizing of Steel Worker e, Only Sleepeth By PR 'ON GROVER WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 one led to believe that the effort of John L. Lewis and his C. I. O. to unionize steel is dead <chould be nded that the patient not dead, but perhaps sleepeth. Proffers of fatter pay envelopes eel workers were a blow at the dynamic Lewis efforts but both he and the steel operators know that a partial showdown is inevitable about next April, That is when the present wage agreements in the bituminous coal fields expire Anj is Each Side Has Weapons So closely are steel and coal allied that when the hour comes for ne- gotiating new coal wages, labor ob- servers predict each side will try to turn the screws tightest on the other. Each has a screw or two to turn. For coal wage concessions, s, who opers many , may insist that Lewis desist unionizing. As the price of peace in the coal indust Lewis may ask unionization of steel If the trend in coal follows other major industries, an increase in pay is in prosuect. Mine owners are on the paying end and that is an advantage. They have leverage to apply from an- other direction. Any extraordin- ary increase in cost of coal, the miners doubtless will be told, would increase the cost of producing steel and possibly narrow the range of steel wage increases. That would not make Lewis popular to the steel camps where he specially wishes {to be popular. | But the miners have their “ar- guments.” They still have the Guf- fy bill, although in its original form it was held unconstitutional by the | Supreme Court. This measure was |designed to stabilziei coal prices by | regulating output but had a corres- ponding purpose of requiring wage and hour betterments The bill was filibustered to death in the closing session but is certain to be started afrgsh this session Lewis May Thumb Ride The miners also have the ever available threat to strike. A coal strike might play havoc with the | rising steel output right now. Like- | wise it would throw -a -bolt into many another industry whose pros- perity rise depends’ upon steel. A strike threat dangled over the industry last spring for several weeks while efforts were made to) get the revised Guffy bill in accep- table form. The strike order was | cancelled by Lewis in anticipation of enactment of .the bill. Disap- pointed labor may insist this session upon a bill before agreeing to an- other year of peace in the coal in- dustry. Lewis | undoubtedly will expect |in the campaign. It may enter the Lewis head to thumb a ride with the President over the coal road 11nto the steel camps. PROSECUTION ENDSCASEIN | SHIP SLAYING Four Mu\'ili;;n(* Mvn nnTrial! in Death of Chief En- | gineer Alberts 3 OAKLAND, Dec. 17—The prose- | cution ted in the shipboard | slaying George Alberts, Chief Engineer the freighter Point | Lobos calling the widow to the stand who testified she saw her Lusband alive on March 18, then hi bbed body on March 24 The prosecution contends four maritime men on trial, were respon- sible for the killing of Alberts be- cause of a union labor dispute aboard the ship. ial has for five weck: The prosecution’s testimony was devoted principally to portions of the purported testimony of George Wallace, that he and two others went to the vessel on March 22 and that Ben Sakovitz, now a fugitive from justice, entered Albert’s stateroom and reappeared with bloed on his hands The other defendants are Early King, E. G. Ramsay and Frank Conner 1S T of of after f been in progress -+ JURY CONVICTS EDITH MAXWELL Former S(’]IO(;] : Teacher, Who Killed Father, Given 20 Years Dec. 17.—A Wise County jury has convicted Edith Maxwell, 22 years old, former school teacher, of second degree murder for the death of her father, Trigg Maxwell, a miner, after an argu- ment when she came in late at night. The jury fixed punishment at 20 years in prison. At the first trial, on a first de- gree murder charge, the girl was convicted and sentenced to 25 years but the State Supreme Court set aside the verdict and ordered a new trial MATTY VALLEY FARMERS HELP OUT IN STRIKE Anchorage Supplied with Eggs—Butter Shortage Is Relieved ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 17 The Matanuska Valley farmers pre- vented a serious food shortage here after shipped-in supplies became ex- hausted on account of the maritime strike. The Matanuska Valley farmers met all demands for eggs and have also supplied sufficient butter to keep families from going without, but have not been able to meet the full demands of the consumers in this regard. i - eee - EARTH SHOCK KT ANCHORAGE 1—| was but WISE, Virginia, | ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. A moderate earth movement ifelt here yesterday forenoon, !no damage was reported. | | BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 17 ~Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of Presi- dent Roosevelt, was revealed last night by his physician as having judged insane by a sanity jury|tne Administration to push the Won the fight against a heolytic sitting in U. 8. Conunlssioncr's;Gu“y bill when he wants it most.|Strettococcus infection of the throat Court this morning. McClelland | He gave President Roosevelt a lift|#1 illness sometimes fatal Dr. George Loring Tobey made it known for the first time that something other than an acute sinus infection had contributed tol Son of President Wins Fight Against Serious Illness; May Be at White House Christma KA DEBRIS FROM FASCIST BOMBS LITTERS MADRID This is one of Madrid’s principal streets after it had been torn by bombs from Fascist planes and lit- tered with debris from wrecked buildings. Masonry and iron work from shattered houses and shops have fallen into the thoroughfare; holes have been opened up in the street; and part of the street car line i has been torn up. (Associated Prase Phatal RESIGNATION OF HAMILTON ~ Also Alimony LONG PIER AT ISHANDEDIN ~of §1.600,000 SAN FRANCISCO G()I’('huirmmi V[)l'('.\'(‘llt.\”;s‘\xjih. Is Freed from Mulli—‘.‘w Regrets to National millionaive Gats Committee | Custody Children l‘.()”]- Alill'“ls I“\‘('h‘ tigation Begins Mo. has CHICAGO, Hamilton today formall n Chair of the Republic 1., Dec. 17 ST. LOUIS, Lambert Dec been 17.—Mr Emily granted divorce and alimony 600,000, also custody of two minor children, from J, D. Wooster I bert, multimillionaire and t € of the Lambert Pharmas ympany - ~ FLORY HONORED afternoon, refused to accept Chair- | man Hamilton’s resignation and po— voted confidence in his 1 gement | p by 74 to 2. | Representative Hamilton Fish of New York opposed Hamilton argued against him, but he had no| vote. He had the proxy of Commit- teeman Rasmuson, of Alaska. - FRANCISCO investigation is today a ) the ¢ cular four-alam fire yed the 900 fo erminal Shipping shed The estimated loss is officials estimate « being of al, Dec. pr# the 17 ssed pec- which pear- long Pier to n National behind embes of use held here, t tood asid ! There strc I and condemnation from the 50 membe »f the National Committee present for the work of Hamilton, The Chairman “I h no lefense to offer re were a lot f errors. We suffered a dous defeat but we still future to face.” at { qestr en destr 16 last is both fla% night £150,000, hree fireboats, a dozen engines several water manned firemen from en station the a two-hour Only concrete face the pier e [ to: rolled 1 zht and remain. the decking new charred of No ships were docked at the pier and there was no 30 stored T'he President Lincoln was docked awa an oppo dock )t harmed w ic 0 l()“dl ]"()I‘(‘Sl(’l' ('lll(l N‘L\. Tt lory to Leave on Prin- Pt cess Louise n pier i Mail used and chiefly by the nama Panama Pacific and Fou blaze der.”" firemen were pread like injured. train of The a pow- | To bid | Flory to Charles H. ter, who with| is leaving on the south Princess Louise for new the national capital, a rep. \itendance was on hand 17 Closing lat the Chamber of Commerce lun- quotation of Alaska Juneau mine|cheon in the Terminal Cafe stock today is 14%, American Can | President George W. Folta paid high 113%, American Power and Light lcompliment to the departing offic-| 11%, Anaconda 52, Bethlehem Steel|jal for his work in both official| 757, Calumet and Hecla 14 Jom= | capacity and community life during|,. monwealth and Southern 3%, Cur-!his years in the Territory and wish-| L €5¢ things happened tiss Wright 6%, General MOLOrs eq hum in behalf of the entire com-|2CP¢ district WPA International Harvester 100, munity s in his new station,|Vith & shotgun Kennecott 59%, New York Central' yn yesponse, the Regional For-| 43Y, Southern Pacific 41%, United | egier geclared his heart . . - 3 would al- States Steel 7 United COrpora- |ways phe with Alaska and that he tion 6%, Cities Service 4, Bremner I e looked forward to the day that the| bid 2 asked 2':. Pound $4.91%. | Territory would become the 49th e state of the union. He stréssed that wherever his future work might be Alaska would hold a prominent |place in his mind and hi {would al be directed advancing the interests of the Ter- ritory in whatever way he could. Mr. | Flory gave credit to his associat | much of the work that had been carried out by the Forest Mich. Service under his regime in the which began in 1917, and north, new King George the Sixth will be' d¢clared it was only as the result e e apkriay: Ot fine co-operation of these With the little Princess Shirley Tem. Assoclates that accomplishment had Dl ata tive Y ? corri He expre: ,mnv disappoint- AMat ebteried to 1 _ment that pulp development h.m‘\ : ' not gone further and pointed to the ten-year-old daughter of the King. j.u01onment of land areas and road construction as part of the Forest Service's program toward a greater Alaska. Ike P. Taylor, Chief Engincer of the Alaska Road Commission, gave an interesting account of his record | trip to the States, dweiling on the 8 | importance of the Northwest Av tion Planning Council meeting Portland and its determination aid aviation in Alaska by promot- ing il and officials in operation with the Territorial pro- gram Annual report of the Chamber revealed that 98.70 had been ta- ken in during the year just clos ar 3841 paid out, leaving balance of $16029 to start the au revoir Regional Fore Flory i |trip of the L4t & duty - Hunter's Reward I3 Fractured Nose | STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Dec rese ve [ CANON CITY, Colo., Dec vhen R. N, engine fired foot, slipped krabbit tried to himself before fell His the tri The struck Jobe on the face. Again the gun discharged The butt struck Jobe on the Jobe went to a hospital fractured nose and weep cut face. The finger ceidentally tripped un discharged, the butt DOW, JO! ‘The following Jones aver down .80; r: ties 35.09, down .11 — ., | 180.78, , down .82; utili- nose with a on his efforts toward rabbit ran away. - NOINCREASE INTAXATION T0 BE MADE Senator I'Iurrisuu, of Fi nance Committee, Con- fers with F. D. R. WASHINGTON man Pat Harrison, the Fin; Committee, aid thi ternoon following a conference with President Roosevell, that adminis- t in tax struc- consideration, but furt mprove- it is hoped the need in 1938 or Harrison reiterated no ed tuxes will be recommend- the coming session of Con- AYBE 80 CANNES, France, Dec. 17 ael Arlen, author, predicted t the the Dec of 17.—Chair- S - in hate to af- Franklin’s long confinement in the hospital. Dr. Tobey said young Roosevell has recovered both from the throat infection and sinus trouble and should be able to spend Christme 4t the White House. Dr. Tobey did not say how ser- ious the young man's condition was when the crisis was passed last week. | 0" | tre the tur added ment Budget Se ney | mere: ed ¢ gress } Lk with business will be kL in a (Continued on Page Three) Given Divorce ~~ BLAZE SWEEPS pec tac lllill' I'.il(‘ (;illlh’(‘.\" PRICE TEN CENTS TRIP FOURTH VESSEL “NOT CHARTERED ALASKA VOYAGE | Vessel Nuwr n Wjuneau Will ; Probably Come North Again UNIONS CONFERRING IN SAN FRANCISCO Two Organizations Are At- tempting to Settle Maritime Issues eattle, Dec. 17. Ummel, purchasing agent for the Alaska Railroad and other Government agencies in Alask; nnounced today that a fourth ship to carry emer- gency supplies to the North- land will prebably not be char- tered, but in all probability the Arctic may make a secoud trip. — San Francisco, Harry Lundeberg, President of the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific, this afternoon said “I have hopes we will fin- ish today,” as he and L. E. Fer« guson, representing the Marine Firemen, conferred with T. G. | Plant, representing the Em- | ployers' Association. The con- ferees sought to round out a | tentative accord under which | the sailors and firemen may re- turn to work on condition accep- table peace is made to the other five striking unions. Wages and hours remain to be settled. Agreement has been reached on (he hirivg hall, sys- tem of penalties for violation of contracts, and cash payment for overtime, NEW MEETING CALLED, FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 17 hip owners and representatives of striking sea-going unions called new meetings today to negotiate wages and hours while plans near- ed completion for an unprecedented discussion of the issues before & nationwide audience over the Co- lumbia Broadecasting Company sys- tem Saturday morning Jbeginning at 10:45 o'clock, Pacific Coast Time. Fifteen minutes will be allotted to cach side, shippers and strikers. BRIDGES MAKI APFEAL NEW YORK, Dec. 17—Striking |seamen watched the reaction of the | nonstriking longshoremen and other unions to the appeal made last night by Harry Bridges, President of the Pacific Coast ILA for a unified front of all marine work- ers Speaking in Madison Square Gar= den to an officially estimated six- teen thousand persons, Bridges promised West Coast aid to Eastern * LONGSHOREMEN LOAD LUMBER FOR BREMERTON ‘Strike Com;)Iee and Em- ployers Each Charge Other with Delay SEATTLE, Dec. 17. — Everett longshoremen are today making ar- |rangements to load a million and one quarter feet of lumber Satur- day aboard the U. 8. S. Sirius for the P t Sound Navy Yard at Bremer The on. Northwest Joint Strike Com-~ mittee and the Waterfront Em- ployers Association each charged each other with delaying the ship- {ment for the last six days. Employers said that the - unions ,Objection to the proposed manner of loading, “had prevented the Navy from obtaining the lumber and had deprived five hundred non- striking Everett lumber workers from obtaining jobs.” The union committee replied that the loading was delayed by “an ap- parent underground move of the ship owners which has prevented obtaining required insurance.” Confidence in Harry Bridges, President of the LA for the Pacific Coast was unanimously voted by | the committee last night, it is re= “mrled. |