The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 20, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL. XLIX., NO. 7386. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 1937. ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS 'F.D.R.RENEWS PLEAFOR SOCIAL JUSTICE . MAN HUNT FOR | KIDNAP SLAYER NOW AT SEATTLE More than S;;nty-five Of- ficers Have Started Shakedown SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—The hunt for the Mattson boy kidnaper, suddenly appoars to have centered in Seattle and more than seventy-five Federal, State and City officers have started an nsive shakedown of all shack towns and hobo jungles. Under special orders of Chief of Police William Sears, twelve uni-| formed police of the morning patrol joined the entire detective force un- der Capt. W. N. Miller. Within an hour, three men were jailed without charge and question- ed by Detective Capt. Marshall Scharafford. It is said that many officers are of the belief that the abductor is “koled” up here. Under speeial orders, fingerprint- ing of all men arrested is required for the G-M=n. KIDNAPER OF MATTSON BOY MADE THREATS Two Notes Received by Doctor, Both Announc- ing Plans to Kill Lad SEATTLE, Jan, 20—The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in a copyright story appearing in that newspaper| this morning, says two notes were| received by Dr. W. W. Mattson from | the kidnaper | | tained a threat| would kill ten- Lattson. | ere veceived shortly! was kidnaped. Both Loles weie in the handwrit- ing of the boy and were sent through | the United States mail. i The first note was received the second day after the kidnaping| and the second note several days! later. GENERAL FALL OF SNOW OVER _ INTERIOR AREA Miners Look for Plenty of Moisture in Spring— Others Fear Floods FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 20.— Snow is general over the interior section, after hitting a record here. Settlements, not only in the Tan- ana Valley, but in the Yukon, Kus- kokwim and WKoyukuk Valleys, re- port a heavy snow fall. The snow coverage along the Kuskokwim so far this winter has amounted to 92 inches. Miners said the snow promises sufficient moisture for the spring operations and others see danger from devastating floods if warm weather suddenly comes. About 30 passengers are here ready to leave for Juneau by plane as soon as the weather permits, ——————— Legislature To Visit Sitka At Week-end Members of the 13th Legislature are planning the biennial legisla- tive visit to the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka for this coming week. The flagship Brant of the Bureau of Fisheries fleet has been placed at the disposal of the lawmakers by Alaska by Agent L. G. Wingard and they expect to sail around 6 o’clock Friday eveming, returning Sunday night or Monday morning in time to resume their sessions on next Monday. It promises to be a busy week end for the Legislators. Friday morning they wil be taken through sthe Alaska Juneau as the guests of General Superintendent L. H. Metz- gar, probably completing the mine visit in time to hold a brief session late that afternoon before taking the Brant for Sitka. Oath 1 Scme _concepti s Again Taken “Unde ion of the elaborate preparations for the inauguration today is shown in the above r the Dome” | reply: | {ean too.” ADDRESS MADE AS RAIN FALLS AT INAUGURAL President léefu;es to Take Oath, as Suggested, Inside INFORMED CROWD WAITING FOR HiM “If Those People Can Take' It, [ Can Too,” De- clares Executive WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. — “If those people can take it, I carr too.” | This was the remark made today by President Roosevelt when a sug-; gestion was made at the last min- ute, t on account of the cold, driving rain, he take his oath inside | of the Capitol instead of on the rain drenched platform, | Capitol attaches had informed zhe: President that a large crowd had gathered in the Capitol Plaza and when members of the Committee on | Arranzements suggested he take the | oath inside instead of outside, in the rain, it was then he made the quick | { FIRSTLADY OF LAND, BUSIEST Can Take It “If those people can take it, I President Roosevelt took the oath of office for his second term at/ 12:29 o'clock this afternoon, East-| ern Standard Time. The oath was| administered by Chief Justice For Four Years More Franklin D. Roosevelt who today took the oath as President of the United States for his second term. " DEDICATES SELF T0 BETTER LIFE OF UNFORTUNATE ‘Declares More Energy Need- ed to Bring Full Recovery, Human and Material URGES NEW STRUCTURE FUTURE GENERATIONS President Says Constitution Still Sufficient to Solve National Problems WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.— President Franklin D. Roose. velt today dedicated himsedf anew, at the start of his sec-~ ond Administration, to remo- val of the “cancers of injus- tice” that cause want in the midst of plenty. This dedication was made in his inaugural address de- livered beneath a storm dark- ened sky before thousands who gathered in the Capitol Plaza. The President pictured un- counted poor families living “under the pall of disaster,” \and said: BOWS HEADIN PRAYER BEFORE picture. Stands were constructed in front of the Capitcl Building to hold the throng witnessing the Charles Evans Hughes, of the Su-|( {Preme Court of the United States.| WOMANTODAY ~HE TAKES OATH “We are determined to ceremonies. The President again took his oath “Under the Dome” in the temvorary housing appearing in the picture. MUVlESTARS 'Wagge * Hoiir Question Gives Administration Much Worry; Good Remedy Being Sought ARE STRICKEN, FLU EPIDEMIC — Wave of Pocumaiia Al E. WASHINGTON Sk 1 SHIVERING: * SCHOOLS CLOSE County Roads Blocked by Snow—Sort of Cold Also in Seattle HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. A mild epidemic of influence is re- ported from Southern California to British Columbia. Scores of extra nurses are on duty here and many stage and screen stars are ill, including Grace Moore, Jack Oakie, Anita Louise, Oliva de Haviland, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn and Claude Rains. Studio Physician, Dr. J. A. Strath- eran said, “the epidemic in this sec- ticn is becoming increasingly ser- ious.” SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—Record low temperatures in Eastern ‘Washing- ton closed many schools today and it is also reported that almost all county roads are blocked by snow. 1t is 37 degrees below zero at Pull- man, the coldest spot in the eastern part of the state. It is low as 19 below at Spokane and Kellogg, Idaho, registered 27 degrees below. The reading in the Seattle busi- ness district is 16 degrees above and at Boeing Field 11 degrees above. Cold weather and illnesses con- IN SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 20. —Health Director Dr. J. C. Geiger said today: “This city is in the midst of a rising tide of upper res- pirat;ory infection. There are 693 cases.” Eght are dead here on account of the flu. There are 28 cases of pneumonia at least, reported to the Health nd British Columbla. ‘on the rain drenched platform in Ithe Capitol Plaza. |5 Address Broadcast | The President a few moments {later, talked to the throng and his remarks were carried broadcast to millions of this and other lands. the Capitol, despite the chilly rain falling, the President ordered the window on the right side of the au- |tomobile in which he rode, to be opened. Mrs. Roosevelt was at his side. 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Imag- ine a physician who has exhausted almost his last remedy on a patient,| and comes to the conclusion that he must operate, come what may. That, approximately, is the state in which some administrative leaders, notab- ly Senator Robinson of Arkansas find themselves on the wage-hour question. The operation involves a Consti- gecretary of State Cordell Hull tutional pmendment, and Col. Edwin Halsey, Senate Sec- Senator Robinson, the majority yetary jed the Senate procession |leader, told newsmen as the new ; the inaugural platform at noon SIDELIGHTS President rooseveii’s automobile was driven up to a specially con- tructed ramp behind the inaugu- ral platform to permit him easy ac- |cess to the Capitol. Mrs. Roosevelt Shakes Hands with 6,600—At Many Functions WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, — Mrs. | Riding from the White House to Franklin D. Roosevelt, as the Capi- | tal's official hostess, was undoubt- edly the busiest woman in the coun- try today. It was no novelty however to the | First Lady of the Land as she has won a reputation for unusual vigor \and ceaseless activity. | Mrs. Roosevelt had 600 luncheon |guests and she shook hands with {them all. This followed the inaugu- |ral ceremonies and it left the Presi- |dent free to talk to some of his guests. Mrs. Roosevelt wrote her daily column for newspapers during the |intermission between the luncheon |and joining the family in the re- |viewing stand to witness the in- augural parade. She then went back 'President Goes to Episcopal Church Before His Inauguration WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Hopes of millions for greater recovery to- jday swept President Pranklin D. |Roosevelt for the second time through the inaugural ceremonies. | Betore swearing anew to uphold jthe Constitution and to voice to the |Nation his pledges for other four |y=ars in the White House, the Pres- {ident with members of his family, jdrove through a cold downpour of irain to bow his head in prayer a‘ St. John's Episcopal Church, President Rooscvelt was accom- panied by his wife and son James. 'His mother had proceeded him to the church, The President’s son El- liot joined the others shortly before the Rev. Endicott Peabody read the |service which lasted for twenty min- utes. make every American citizen a subject of his country’s in- |terest and concern.” Family Disaster The President further said: “I see millions of families try- ing to live on incomes so meager that the pall of family disaster hangs over them day by day. I see millions denied education, recreation and op- portunity to better their lot and the lot of their children. I see millions lacking the means to buy products of farm and factory and by their poverty are denying work of preductiveness to many other millions. I see one-third of a ination ill-housed, ill-clad, and tinued steady over the Northwest; Department, but the list is probably larger. | al | San Francisco reports 32 degrees| above zero the coldest for the date |Congress opened that he was “thor- {oughly inclined to the belief that a jwell considered constitutional amendment may be the best reme- idy.” Yet in Robinson’s mind lurked a hope that some skilled phy: an might be brought in as consultant with a simple home remedy in the form of legislation permitting reg- ulation of wages and hours—which {would win Supreme Court approval ;He fears the shock, the unpredic- table after effects, of a Constitu- tional Amendment. | Federal Regulation Strolling along Capitol corridors after the meeting with Robinson, reporters met Senator O'Mahoney, ‘Wyoming Democrat. O'Mahoney as- pires to be the consulting physician, | to the White House and shook hands the}gith 6,000 more at a tea in the Blue | Room. A quarter of an hour later members of the Cabinet appeared. The rain began increasing in in- tensity shortly after 12 o’clock. | |MRS. ROOSEVEL' COSTUMES | WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. — Mrs, Vice-President John Nance Gar- i Roosevelg, riding to the inauguration ner was given his oath. im-rrvmnmes with the President, wore fa fur coat of black broadtail over As the President appeared on the |a victory blue dress and a blue tur- platform there was a burst of ap- pan. The blue of this year is a deep- plause. |er shade than the Eleanor blue of [L\_st year. As the President, bareheaded, be-| At tea following the inauguration, gan to make his address, the rain the president's wife wore a dress fall increased. Those without shel-|,¢ gleanor red. ter began thinning out from the| ny Roosevelt chose blue again crowd. |fqr the evening gown she is to wear at the inaugural concert tonight. | - Thirty deaths have been reported since the first of the year. Three hundred maritime strikers are ill with the flue according to union officers. in the history of the Weather Bu- reau. Ice has formed in ponds and lakes of Golden Gate Park. Southern California is keeping smudge pots going in the fruit or- ichards again. FIFTH VICTIM OF CRASH DIES LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 20.— VISITORS BARRED VANCOUVER, B. C,, Jan. 20.—Ow- ing to the prevailing epidemic of flu and pneumonia, all hospitals are closed to visitors. JAIL QUARANTINED LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 20.— The County Jail of Los Angeles is quarantined on account of the flu and pneumonia. and announces as his simple home remedy a bill under which all cor- porations engaged in interstate com- merce—and that would include all the big fry—should be required to have Federal licenses. In order to get a license, such corporations would have to agree in advance to submit to regulations as to maxi- |mum hours and minimum wages. (Let us make this term clear: ‘Mimmum wages would not mean |that corporations would agree to ypay certain minimum wages, but that they would pay as much or jmore than the Federal government considered the minimum at which jC. 1. Owens, co-pilot, is dead here.|pegple should work.) Rain Dogs Not Dampen Great | Doings Today Crowd Turns Out Early— Grandstands Are Filled when Parade Starts WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. — A| steady rain early today gave no| prospect of a respite during the in- auguration ceremonies. | | | ‘ ‘ | OLICEMAN IS KILLED BY MAN UNDER ARREST Bullet Pierced Body Found Handcuffed to Mail Box in Lonely Woods P Vice-President Garner and oth-|j i ” ill nourished. |ers of high officialdom were also g |in attendance at the church services., | R Recevery Obvious Progress in recovery 1s ob- vious, the President said, but |“a new order of things” {brought about since 1938, 55 PASSENGERS | ABUARD NuHA :mnzms more energy must be lexerted to fulfilling his ear- FUR THIS PDRT lier prophecy. i Better Foundation ; | In broad terms, but leaving | g Canadian Pacific steamer Princess | the specific program to the Norah, due here tomorrow from the future, the President spoke of south, has the following passengers , .: : . aboard for Juneau: ;l-’hl"g n?,w mater]als Of SOCIal A. B. Alexander, Miss Battello, Justice “to erect on the old R. R. Brown, R. Bryant, Mr. and foundations a more enduring {Mrs. R, Carrigan, K. B. Edwards, J. Evans, L. W. Fitzpatrick, H. D. Gen- | try, H. Gibbs, Mrs. R. Hensley and son, A. Hertzig, F. L. Kettel, Mrs. B. Ladare, F. M. McGee, F. Musg- jerd, Mrs. C. J. Newlin, R. Nelson G.Rey, Mr.and Mrs. D. C. Sharp-| stone, Miss 8. Sutherland, J. Vognild, | J. Westfall, Clarence Wise, C. D. An- | [dre:,ml, J. Bigler, Miss M. I, Brown-| | hil, E. H. Bugge, Mrs. E. Daly, Mrs. | J. R. Elliott, L. Fabian, Dr. G. M. |Poster, C. Gibbs, C. Goldstein, J. |Hill, Chet Johnson, and two soms, {Miss B. Kneeland, W. Longfellow, R. E. Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. |Mutch, E. Nowell, W. Pege, Miss E. MONROE, Michigan, Jan. 20, — Rowe, 8. Staveland, D. Thorson, R structure for use of future generations.” With Justices of the Su- preme Court of the United States among his hearers, the President spoke once more about the Constitution but said nothing about courts. Constitution This year, the President re- called, marks the one hun- dred and fiftieth anniversary of that fundamental charter of our forefathers that found 20,000 ILL | He is the fifth victim of the Western PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 20. —| ar Eypress transport crash near State Health Officer Frederick|nNognall which occurred on Janu- Strickner estimates that there areary 12, 20,000 ill with the flue in this state. Temperature registered slightly above freezing. The 23,000 covered seats in the temporary stands began to fill early |however and were completely occu- | Credit. O'Mahoney with voicing |emphatically a fear honestly har- (Continuea on Page Seven) g North Pole Held Safest “Frontier” STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 20— Foreign Minister Sandler recently| described the North Pole as the| world’s safest frontier. “That is safe,” he said, “because 1 WINTHROP, WASH., Jan. 20.— A drama of the deep snows is being enacted in the Cascade Mountains nobody 1i G -4 E_TE_,__ with dog teams, an airplane, doc- Drunkenness, some scientists say, | tor, nurse and stricken Azurite mine is caused by loss of exygen in the!workers as principals in the cast. ' Seven dogs are enroute here by / heal Drama of Snows Is ‘ Being Enacted, Washington |pled when the bugles blew for the start of the great military parade. | |ALEX M’DONALD | COMING TO JUNEAU gnirplane from Wallace, Idaho. They Alexander H. McDonald, General will mush to the stricken miner. Agent for the Alaska Steamship Fred White, an appendicitis victim. Company to the westward and In- Another dog team will accompany terior, is in Whitehorse enroute to| the Wallace dog team to bring the Juneau. He came out from Fair- miner here. Dr. E. T. Murdock and banks yesterday in the PAA plane. a nurse will ride on one of the rescue | Mr, McDonald has asked for reser- sleds. /vations south on the Princess Norah. {The bullet pierced body of Michigan State Policeman Richards Ham- mond has been found handcuffed to a small box on a lonely country road, five hours after he was ab- ducted by a former convict he had taken in custody. lof Indiana, Ohio and Michigan are |searching the wooded areas for Al- cide “Frenchy” Benoit, alias Joe Larue, who was paroled from the Michigan State Reformatory one year ago. Airplanes are also being used in |the hunt and radioed appeals have {been sent to all farmers in the dis- trict to be on the watch for the wanted man. | | } A posse of more than 200 officers C. Wakelin, M. J. Wilcox, Wright, C. W. Ziegenfoss. e —— Livestock Taken to Arctic Camp MOSCOW, Jan. 20.—Twenty So- viet scientists are wintering on Ru- dolph island, northernmost winter camp in the world, with four cows and 14 hogs. They want to find out why the adjacent Victoria sea, about 800 miles from the north pole, doesn't freeze over. C. W. its way out of chaos after the Revolutionary War. “They created a strong Government with powers of united action, sufficient then and now to solve the problems utterly beyond individual or local solution. To promote a general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty for the American people today, we again invoke these same powers to achieye the same objectives.”