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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLIX., NO. 7359. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1936. 'MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT2 NO MORE SHIPS ARE COMING NORTH - EXTEND SEARCH FOR MISSING PLANES ONE THOUSAND HUNT GROUND FOR AIRPLANE Twenty~five~‘é_r aft Roar Into Air Over Utah Sections REPORT OF FLARES SPURRING MEN ON' Several Clues Are Given as to Transport Mail Craft BULLETIN—Salt Lake City, Dec. 19.—A faint radio mes- sage, indistinet, and the sound of a man’s weak voice were picked up by a radio telephone this forenoon and searchers are headed for St. George. Aimee Semple McPherson, noted SPOKANE, Dec. 19. — Pilot Angeles, faced a $1,080,000 suit cha Daniels radioed at 10 o'clock this forenoon he saw a tiny fire burning on the south side of Mica Peak at the 4,000 foot level in thick timber, 18 miles south- east of here. Five planes, three manned by National Guard pilots and observers have taken off. Visibility and searching conditions are reported perfect. Photos) ALASKAN TRADE snur i arre, van, o W THNORTHWEST 19—Twenty-five planes and up- wards of 1000 men and boys are engaged in a search today in two regions, hunting for the missing Western Air Express plane with three members of the crew and four passengers aboard. The plane has been missing since early last Tuesday morning, over Milford, Utah, after taking off from Los Angeles the night before. | Seattle SetEMore than Six Million Dollars in Goods to Alaska w Searchers are scouring the blcak‘ Cavich Mountains of Nevada where SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—Alaska trade| flares are reported to have been is worth twice as much to the Pa- seen. cific Northwest as that of all for-| Pilot Ralph Hall is working with eign nations combined, it was in- a ground party in the Cedar Moun- dicated by records for the month of tain section, in the North Central October, recently compiled by the Utah area. City Harbobr Department here. Western Air Express Vice-Presi-| The October records, the latest dent Allen Barrie said this after-' available, show that Alaska receiv-| noon : “We feel we have covered ed goods through Seattle valued at every piece of ground to which a'$6,240,042 during the month, com- plane might have traveled because pared to goods worth $3,226911 by of wind-shifts, but I will remain all foreign nations. NO PEACE AT ANGELUS TEMPLE “Four Square” evangelist of Los rging slander filed by Mrs. Rheba Crawford Splivalo, the former “Angel of Broadway,” who was recently relieved of her post as associate pastor. Mrs. Splivalo is shown (left) at her home. Mrs. McPherson (right), dressed as a Pilgrim, is pic- tured as she conducted Thanksgiving services. (Associated Press .’ersd;iafit;r Counts DOUBLE FOREIGN | here and continue the search.” ANOTHER SEARCH SPURRED SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 19.—New reports from North Idaho today spurred the search a missing trans- port ship of the Northwest Airlines, last heard from early yesterday morning when it reported it was lost, with ice forming on the wings, and asked for radio locations. The plane is carrying mail from St. Paul for the west and is pi- loted by Joe Livermore with A. A. Haid, co-pilot. Nick Namer verified two reports | that a plane was heard to roar near Mica Peak, 20 miles southeast of here, about 4 o'clock yesterday morning. A woodsman, named Hansen, claims he heard anguished calls for help twice last night in the iso- lated forest district. He has a cabin on the trail, three miles from Bay- view on Pend O'Rialle Lake, 50 miles north of Mica Peak. Darkness prevented a search but scores were sent to the district this morning to go through the re- | 1" gion. Haid's wife is in Seattle in a ma- ternity hospital with a nine-day daughter. She has not been told her husband is missing. ————o Bob Hooey, Columbia sports writ- er, each year collects the jersey of the Buckeye grid captain, and be- came the proud possessor of Merle Wendt's No. 18 jersey recently. Hooey has a jersey of every Ohio CAPT. MASON 1S T0 BE BURIED * INHOME STATE {Remains of Anchorage Signal Corps Officer to Be Shipped Outside ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 19.— Capt. Dale P. Mason who died of exposure last Sunday on the high- way between here and Whitney following an auto accident, will be buried in Virginia, his home state. The remains of the former Signal Corps officer will be shipped to the outsde probably on the Arctic or Gen. W. C. Gorgas. LA T e 4 1 STOCK QUOTATIONS “ -— NEW YORK, Dec. 19. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 111, American Power and Light 11%, Anaconda 51%, Bethlehem Steel 73%, Calumet and Hecla 14%, Commonwealth and Southern 3%, Curtiss Wright 6%, General Motors 66%, International Harvester 98, Kennecott 58%, New York Central State captain since 1919. 41%, Southern Pacific 40%, United States Steel 76%, United Corpora- tion 6%, Cities Service 4. Pound $4.91%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 177.64, down 2.18; rails 5270, down 153; utilities 34.45, down .29. ——-—— Slender Fay Newman (above), 23- year-old Salt Lake City secretary who was named the “Miss Amer- ica” of the secretarial world by the national convention of Alpha lota, advised stenographers to develop personal charm. But she admitted she was worried about living up to her title with her employers. | NEW SERVICE BY AIR, STARTS T0 FAR NORTH Bishop Breynat of MacKen- zie Inaugurates Fly- ing Schedule EDMONTON, Dec. 19.—The in- augural flight of an airplane ser- vice to the Far North Roman Cath- olic Missions began here when the mission monoplane left with Bish- op Qabriel Breynat of Mackenzie and his clerical passengers, Pilot Louis Dissom and co-pilot W. Mc- - Intosh. The Rev. Paul Schulte, German flying priest who founded the in- auguration of such a service, is ex- pected to arrive here soon in a sec- ond plane. IR o5 A8 ORI London’s Ring, famous a: the scene of many memorable boxing bouts, is now operated by a female matchmaker and promoter, Mrs. Dick Burg. AT That the Little World Series wiil BOOST CHARGE = Professor o AT CITY DOCK | TOMEET WAGES Longshoremen Now Get Dollar an Hour for Six Hours Under Contract l Count le Moreland Due to the boost in wages of long—‘ shoremen under the contract sign- ed by the Alaska Railroad during| its emergency operation of shlps‘ to Alaska, the Juneau City Coun- | cil at its meeting last night voted to raise its freight handling charg- es at the City Dock, the Alaska Railroad terminal here, from 75 cents to $1 a ton. The wharfage charge remains at $1 a ton, making the total cost to the shipper of $2 per ton on all freight. | Mayor 1. Goldsteon explained to the Council that under the new agreement the Alaska Railroad had | made with the longshoremen in Se- attle and which also applies here, the dock workers receive one dollar per hour for a six-hour day, the day being from 8 a. m. to 3 p. m.'#nd $1.50 an hour for overtime. The stevedores formerly got 95 cents an hour for eight hours. i In approving the handling charge| raise in order that the city would| not run in the hole on handling' freight, it was brought out that the boost in handling charge is ef- fective only during the emergency now existing, the future rates de pendent entirely on how the gi:i* may be settled. f It also was explained by the May-| or that the city had nothing to say relative to the longshore wages. The | union in Seattle, he said, signed a contract with Col. Otto F. Ohlson, Manager of the Alaska Railroad,| who is directing the operation of | government-chartered ships, call- | ing for the new dollar an hour wage. | The Seattle union headquarters notified the local longshore chap- | ter of the agreement and it became | effective here. Copy of the contract was brought along on the Arctic. The Mayor reported that 140 drums of fuel oil left at the City | Dock by the Standard Oil Company| VATICAN CITY, Italy, Dec. 19.— for shipment to Valdez was not ta- Pope Pius has cancelled his™ usual ken aboard the Arctic, the crew and| Christmas Eve audience to various| longshoremen refusing to handle it| Vatican groups. This is on the ad- on grounds that the company is!vice of attending physicians. what they term an “unfair” con-| The Pope is suffering from par- cern. |tial paralysis of the lower limbs. City Engineer Milton Lagergren - e TR suggested a revised fire ordinance U s s ERI L] 1] H ‘Mutual love of horses was given internationally famous beauty, become her fifth husband. The place in London when Jackson Poge Cancels All Audiences, chq§ynasEve Will Not Receive Various Groups on Advice of Physicians to cover all matters relative to gaso- line tanks, explosives, firecrackers and a variety of other subjects com- | ing under this heading and the Council authorized the Engineer to compile such a proposed ordi- nance for further consideration.| Changes in the building code also| is propesed and the City Engmm-r‘ has invited contractors, builders| . ,and other interested t6 submit | er, lS on ngl’l SCBS |suggestions as to revamping the| Sromabol {ordinance. | ST.JEAN D' LUZ, France, Dec. 19. —eeeo— |—The United States gunboat Erie cLAIMs sTRIKESihere from Gijon where the craft |was fired upon vy the Spanish Fas- |cist cruiser Espana. SLOWING AUTO MANUFACTURING tached to the American Embassy in Spain; William Chapman and Man- {uel Codoner, Consul and Vice-Con- ) \ {Tie-ups of Parts Supply| | : E Plants Causing Curtail- ment of Production American Gunboat, Shelled by Spanish Fascist Cruis- | sul, respectively, aboard the Erie at | the time of the shelling, were landed here. R English rowing authorities are | considering a proposal to row the |annual Oxford vs. Cambridge four- mile eight-oared race from Mort- lake in Putney, instead of the re- verse, as has been the course for | many years. | Christmas Edition Of Empire to Be Issued Sunday DETROIT, Mich., Deec. 19. — Cur- tailment of automobile production has resulted from strikes at several plants supplying parts to automo- bile manufacturers, according to a statement by Ward’s. Automotive reports said, “The industry is close to a labor cross- roads.” Two strikes are now in progress at the General Motors assembly branches at Atlanta and Kansas City. Strikes are also on at the Libby-Owen-Ford glass plants and the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company here. The Bendix plant was involved in a strike a few weeks ago. PR30 15 A University of Southern Califor- The Christmas Edition of The Empire will be distributed ® to all subscribers tomorrow ® forenoon and will be on sale at | ® all newstands. The edition con- | ® tains announcements of Ju- | ® neau’s progressive merchan! Peggy Joyce at height of her career resulted in romance between Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Jackson of London university who is scheduled to decree from his present wife. Peggy. now over 40, 'Be(;ome Peggy Joyce’s Fifth! ~ { as the bond which daughter of a Virginia barber, ran away from school when 17 and married Everett Archer of Denver, Colo., a marriage which was annulled six months later. She then in turn married and di- and Prof. Vivian wedding will take obtains a divorce ley Joyce, wealthy Miami, Fla., resident, and Count Morner de Moreland, Swedish nobleman. WINDSTORM City Fathers SWEEPS B. C., Dispose of Dog - VANC. ISLAND - Question Again Trees Uprooted, Thrown Matter Settled “Once and Across Wires, Disrupt- for All" — Councilmen ing Service | Take “Stern” Action vorced Phil Brick Hopkins, attorney; James Stan- | i UMMEL MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT TRAFFIC |Chartered Steamers Not | Scheduled for Sec- i ond Voyages EXPECTS STRIKE TO | BE OVER BY JAN. 1 'Believes Alaska Now Pro- vided — Agreements Being Recorded SEATTLE, Dec. 19.—J. R. Um- | mel, Seattle representative of the Alaska Railroad, said no more trips |will be scheduled for the three Government chartered vessels now in the north. “The pressing emergency up there is passed; then too, prospects are bright for a settlement of the mari- time strike before the first of the year,” said Ummel. “We will not send the boats north again after they return here.” Ummel added that he believed the freight carried on the three ships will be sufficient to last Al- aska until regular shipping is re- sumed. The three ships are the Boxer, Arctic and Gen. W. C. Gor- gas. | VERBAL ACCORDS TO BE PLACED ON RECORD SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 19. —Strike negotiatiors today sought to whip into written agreements |“accords in principle” growing out of the endless conferences and still | further meetings, to come. Hearry Lundeberg, of the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific; J. E. Ferguson, of the Marine Firemens' Union, and T. G. Plant, representing the Employers’ ’Assocmtlon, are again conferring to- | day. | Plant issued a statement at the lend of yesterday's conferences de- |claring that “it is incorrect to state |at this time,” that peace terms | have been reached. VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec. 19.— Wind reaching gale wroportions at times, lashed the coast of British Columbia and interior, also Vancou- ver Island yesterday. ‘Trees were uprooted and this dis- Before the onslaught of increased No Agreement human population, Juneau's famed| Plant declared that no official dog population is going to have to announcement has been made be- make its stand on the leash or in| cause all terms have not yet been !the backyard—maybe. agreed upon. “Such announce- |ment will be made when those who HOME BOUND has sailed for home after returning | | Counsellor at- | |rupted telegraph service, wires be-| This, was the almost stern ver-| ling broken. The service was not|gict of the City Council last mgm“;"’w’,‘f,‘i‘;f,‘“,‘{;{efigf,{‘ :rm:::e::::: |restored until late last night. as it decided for the steenth umeimn be made,” said Plant { on Vancouver Island, commun- t, «“dispose of this dog question 4 % ication with the mainland was also once and for all”” Off and on for Stenographers Week disrupted, trees falling across the months, even years, the Council| TDe conferees however, have | wi between Duncan and Shaw-| has been confronted with the prob- ;i:i‘:t?dt.ermns s%ox?:m" 1:““‘;:?:::: nigan {lem of dogs running about the The wind at Victoria reached algtreets of Lfo city. lgt was infor- | Vere Put to work today in putting iv(elou(y of 60 miles an hour in gusts. mally estimated by the Councilmen the verbal .agrdsinenis. dowe i | R e [that if the letters receivea by the WURS: | | th | |City Clerk on the matter, both pro I (and con, were placed end to end | | there would be enough to build a pa- | per yard three miles long for the dogs to run in. { {Declare Just Demands Nev- er Cause for Quarrel— Hiring Hall Issue CORN BOAT RELEASED PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 19.— |The Joint Strike Committee today |approved the release of the 4,700~ |ton cargo of corn aboard the Nor- But after cussing and discussing wegian motorship which Gov. |the city’s canines for some time, Charles Martin reported the poul- the Councilmen stood right up and trymen were threatening to unload took action. Three of them (dog| themselves. The corn is needed for |lovers who think something should the poultry farmers. ibe done about it but like every-| NS 3, ) . S A |body else are not sure what) voted ito draft an ordinance (anyway to |see what it looks like) which would keep dogs off the streets entirely Oregon Farmers Ask Twen- ty-five Mayors to Get | | unless on a leash, and would elim- | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 19. inate the dog license. It was even —Roger Lapham, President of the suggested if the ordinance becomes |American Hawaiian Steamship|effective before dog license tax date {marmme strike is inflicting an im- might be offered. Another Coun- imense damage upon the public. |cilman considered the new floor “There are better ways than strik-;m the Council Chamber for some- ‘mv; to solve a simple disagreement.'time and then decided to cast what |What a tragic reflection is being might be termed a discreet “no”| chk Action imm“l upon the national intelli- vote. In other words, the Coun- gence that is simply because of a cilman voted “not voting.” Inci- . PORTLAND, Ore.,, Dec. 19.—As- ! diference of opinion,” he said. {dental with that vote was the haPpy | sociations ~ claiming. to represent “Fixed incomes and savings and bark of the pooch somewhere out- | 39000 Oregon farmers went on | destroyed because of simple issues |of one’s wages,and hours and work- ing conditions. No Quarrel, just Demands “In these enlightened days, no sane employer would quarrel over just demands. We believe that hir- ing halls should be jointly operated without discrimination to either | side as we are obligated by law to! |Company, in a nationwide broadcsst‘come.» around in the spring that |this forenoon, declared that the|a slight refund on this year's tax | |happiness of thousands are being side in the street, perhaps sensing a strong friend in the Council. | But the dog population got real | encouragement when the next vote Iwas cast. It was a very definite “no” vote. One of those, “I don't mean maybe” kind, but an “I got a dog” variety. So the City Council again dis- |record today demanding a settle- ment of the present maritime strike to prevent “bankruptcy of Oregon agriculture.” The associations demand action from mayors of 25 coast cities. — -t Football takes its shoes off in Ha- (wail. The players in shoeless leagues punt fifty, sixty and seve posed of the dog question “once and enty yards. They drop kick and | ® relative to holiday offering: o |operate ships efficiently and safely, for a1l Citizens, it was made Place kick accurately with their ® and also contains messages and x ‘!‘her:‘fore we must have a voice in glear, will hear no more about it bare feet. Aside from the absence Christmas reading. o selecting the men to man the ships. ynti) 1937, Incidentally, last night's | of shoes, the games are conducted . el ‘“Unfortunately the unions deem meeting was the last of 1936 for |in accordance with all the stand- ®©® 000000000 00 il essential to refuse arbitration” ¢ City Couneil. lard football rules and formalities, Max Schmeling still uses the tat-|be retained was assured when of-|hia has eight veteran basketball tered headguard and bathrobe helficials of the American Association|Plavers, led by Capt. Eddie Oram, brought over with him from Ger-|and Infernational Baseball League 8Uard, aiding in its attempt to de- many in 1928, agreed to retain the colorful event, throne the champion Stanford five.