The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 30, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ~ JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, ISSUE * * * * . » * * CALL FOR * » ADOLFHITLER GIVES MESSAGE 0UT TO WORLD He ‘Withdraws' Germany's Signature from ‘Guilty’ Pact of Great War DECLARES MOVEMENT OF NAZI, BEAUTIFUL Perfect Democracy Exists in Nation as He Prepares for 4 More Years' Rule BERLIN, Jan. 30.—Adolf Hitler, starting to rule Germany for an- other four years, “withdrew” Ger- many’s signature from that part of the Versailles Treaty in which the Reich is declared “guilty” of launch- ing the world war. Addressing the Reichstag in a message which was awaited by the & Wworld, Hitler asserted Germany’s re- sumption of military sovereignty is a matter affecting only the Reich. “We have taken nothing from any nation nor have we done any na- tion any wrong. This Government will henceforth hold sole sover- eignty over the Federal Railway System of the Reichsbank,” de- clared Hitler. 5 The German President then said: “The Nazi movement is the most beautiful, the most perfect Demo- cracy.” Hitler then praised the “democra- tic revolutionaries in Spain.” Wild enthusiasm followed receipt of Hitler’s message. Hitler’s Drive Although Hitler’s drive for con- verts began in 1919, it was not until 1630 that he really crashed the gates of Berlin. In the interim came his ill-fated “beer cellar putsch” at Munich in 1923, when he attempted to lead his followers to the national . (Con#nuea on Page Seven) : All Germany Goose-steps Under Hitler By DEWITT MACKENZIE AP Feature Service Writer Scene: Leonding, Austria (on the German border); year: 1895— A dark haired, dark eyed Aus- trian lad of 10 precocious and al- ready marked with genius, is play- ing at soldiers with little comrades. He is captain—always captain, never ® a private—of a squad armed with wooden swords and protected by paper helmets. Scene: 1912— At the age of 23 he is an immi- grant to Germany. He makes A precarious living by selling small sketches of his own — he has studied art a little in Vienna—and sometimes turns to paper-hanging or house-painting to eke out his slender purse. Scene: Munch, 1919-1923— Now a man of 30, he has been tempered in the fire of four ter- rible years of fighting in the World ‘War for his adopted country. The medals on his corpral’s tunic label him a hero, and his service has made him a citizen of the Father- land he admires and loves. He is bitter against the terms of the Treaty of Versaillies. He starts to preach his doctrines—the .sub- merging of the individual for the good of the state—in the beer cel- lars of Munich, and his oratory and hypnotic personality win followers. Scene: Berlin, 1937— The little captain of the wooden sword — the paperhanging immi- grant—is, at 46, supreme ruler of Germany and her 65,000,000 people. He is idolized by his followers. The word of this largely self-edu- cated man is the law of the land. He not only is political leader, but spiritual head. His name, of course, is Adolp Hit- ler. But that is a designation which scarcely matters. He is Der Reichs- fuehrer, “the German peoples’ su- preme judge.” 3 Munich, Bavaria, f Tigers Attack " Trainer During /IS ANNOUNCEDBY Ac@ Theatre!ALASKA JUNEAU Raise Effective | February 1 Adds $85,000 to An- nual Payroll Audience Applauds, Not| Knowing Seriousness— Stagehands Make Rescue WAGE INCREASE VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 30. — ingston Wernecke, of Berkeley, 6 Consulting geologist of the Alaska | Juneau mine at Juneau and Gene eral Manager or the Treadwell ¥u= kon at Mayo, and his Pilot C! L Gropstis of Alameda, Cal, escapé injury in a plane crash at the ) VOTE Crash; Both Escape Injuries; Accident @urs, Pr. George 193 7. * * * * »* » * * PRICE TEN CENTS T0 END STRIKE » * * AKE REFERENDUM | | conventional landing gear and skiis were to have been installed before the Yukon flight. | DAMAGE IS SLIGHT VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 30.—There | was slight damage done to the Wer-; necke-Gropstis plane and it can FELT IN AREA IN TENNESSEE Another Fearsome Element Takes Place in Fight Against Water MOVEMENT IS |Alaska Vessels May Soon Sail for N__n_nhland tion Company Receives Advices Today The first inaication of resumption Agent of One Transporta- LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30.—A thea- | applauded gs two giant Bengal tigers attacked and clawed their trainer Romane Proske, former Aus- trian soldier, in a cage during the act here on a local stage. Stagehands with spears finally beat the beasts off and Proske was curtain was quickly lowered. it is said. e ee—— PAC. NORTHWEST IS FACING COLD WAVE AND SNOW Highways., Streets Are Icy —Plows Fight Drifts to Reach Marooned SEATTLE, Jan. 30.—The coldest| weather this winter is facing the Pacific Northwest, the Weather Bu- reau seeing no relief in sight in| temperature or the fall of snow. i Highways and streets are covered | with ice and snow. | Snow plows battled drifts in East- ern Washington to reach marooned | farms. | Seventeen men are isolated in a| timber camp at Vail, 16 miles south | of Olympia. Schools in many rural districts| have been closed for several days. Fifty miners near Ashwood, Ore- gon, are short of food. The temperature was 11 degrees above zero at Boeing Air Field this morning. It is 15 degrees below zero at ‘Wenatchee, in the apple belt. o SILICOSIS BILL MAKES DEBUT IN Rivers Measure Would Make in Mining Industry | Wage increases at the Alaska Ju- tre audience last night unwittingly jneau Gold Mining Company ef- fective February 1, will increase the| total annual Juneau payroll of workers in the local operations $85,~ 000 a year, and puts the Alaska Ju- neau wage rate definitely above any‘ mine on the contivent. As a result assisted from the cage after the of the recent conference between a committee representing Alaska Ju- Proske's condition is not serious, ineau employees and General Super- intendent L. H. Metzgar, notices were today posted on the bulletin boards of the company announcing the raise in wages. In making the raise, the company announced it recognizes the needs of those employees coming in the lower wage brackets and consequently, the raise to them is more than that of those who are in the higher brack- ets. as follows: 18 men $4.75. 47 men $5.00. 110 44 127 3 11 173 9 8 205 13 8 19 (sorters) from $4.35 to tsorters) trom $4.60 to to $5.25. to $5.50. to $5.65. to $5.80. to $5.85. to $6.10. to $6.35. to $6.60. to $7.10. to $7.35. men men men men men men men men men men men men from $4.85 from $5.10 from $5.35 from $5.50 from $5.60 from $5.85 from $6.10 from $6.35 from $6.85 from $7.10 from $7.85 to $8.00. from $8.35 to $8.50. Daily Wage Raise This change will raise the average George airport after a three be repaired at Prince George, the LEVEES EXAMINED, The ralse figured on the total| payroll amounts to 5 percent and| is distributed to the various rates |one half hour flight from Vancous ver. ‘ They are planning an explom“ Itrip in the Mayo district. 4 The cause of the crash and ex= tent of thé damage is not known. ‘The plane was equipped with the Provincial Police Headquarters here learned this afternoon. Further information was that the plane hit a snow bank in landing and the propeller was bent. Skiis will be equipped to the plane be- | fore continuing north. | | FOUND NOT DAMAGED [Pick and Shovel Army Watching Along Banks, Lower Mississippi PRESIDENT IS 55 TODAY; HIS . - HEALTH FINE Well-wishers Remind H.mi, of Event—Will Broad- cast This Evening WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosévelt is: 55 today and more than 1500 - well- wishers reminded him of the fact telegrams reaching here last night.| | The President is pronounced in| |excellent health by his physician, Capt. Ross McIntyre, and the Chief Executive went about his daily tasks as usual. | Tonight he will entertain, at din- !ner, the “Birthday Gang,” news- | papermen assigned to the Navy Department when he was Assistant Secretary, and others who traveled |with him. Tonight he will speak over the |radio which will be 8:25 o'clock, Pacific Coast Standard Time. Birthday balls will be held over CHICAGO, Tl Jan. 30.—A slight |earth tremor injected a new and fearsome element into the fight |against the flood. | Near Tiptonville, Tennessee, dike Road Memorials Win Approval of Lg\@r House Knik Arm Connection En- dorsed After Debate— Anchorage Spur, Too ported a brief trembling of the earth abecut 3 o'clock this morning, | where a century ago a quake formed |a vast lake and the East River. | A hasty inspection by engineers |indicated the earthern walls have |not been breached, however. the movement lasted for several |seconds, but there appeared to be |no damage and the levees above the town were lfl& -holding, ON MISSISSIPPI CHICAQGO, Ill, Jan. 30.—Residents Roads and the need of roads came Ipr considerable discussion . ati’ this morring’s session of the Ter- ritorial House before it adjourned | until 11 o'clock Monday morning. | workers and the townspeople re-| Chief of Police Pete Smith said| the entire nation tonight. |daily wage from the 1936 average —————— of $6.15 to an average of $6.45 per |day. This will increase the annual| | payroll by $85,000. The raise of 1934 made the wages| Controversy arose over two memor- ials to the Territorial Road Board asking for road construction, one a stretch of about two and half miles | at Knik Arm to deep water and the | other about three miles leading southerly from the Anchorage-Lake Spenard road. Each is estimated to| cost about $5,000 and both are pro- | posed to open up agricultural dis- tricts. Both were finally passed. Major argument arose over the Knik Arm connection. Author of the measure, Representative Dan Kennedy and Ed Coffey of the Third Division, explained that the pur- pose of the request was to provide | road accommodations to settlers in the community. Point was raised by.‘ | | | | along the broad Missisippi waited anxiously today behind a bolstered levee system. A pick and shovel army of 115,000 | men, aided by reinforcement, raised | more breastworks on both sides of | the river and are practically wait- ing the zero hour when the crest of the flood passes Cairo and starts for the Gulf. RISING AT CAIRO 1 CAIRO, INl, Jan. 30—This city| is 80 years old today and saw *he Ohio river at the highest stage ever recorded in history and still rising. The water, at noon, was 15 inches below the top of the levees. Only 4,000 of the city's 13,000 res- ALASKASENATE {at that time the highest paid by any metal mine on the North American continent. The recent rise in metal prices has prompted most of the |metal mines to make an increase in |pay which brings the average levels |nearer to those paid at the Alaska |Juneau than before. The raise ef- |fective February 1 puts the Alaska ;Juneau wage rate again definitely {above any mine on the continent. Pertinent Facts Commenting on the raise of wa- |ges and on the increased costs of |operations, General Superintendent |L. H. Metzgar called attention to Wet Drills Compulsory i’some pertinent facts regarding the | company’s operations. During the year 1935, $1,468,059.77 was paid in wages in Juneau while during the year 1936, $1,699,408.94 was paid in wages. Speaking of the earlier operations of the company, Mr. Metzgar gave some interesting figures which fol- low, from the beginning of opera- tions up to January 1, 1937: The total tons trammed--61,010,~ 998. The gross recovered value—$51,~ 884,475.42. Operating and marketing costs— $36,200,956.22. Gross operating surplus—$15,503,~ 519.20. Silicosis, a disease affecting min- ers and commonly known as min- er's consumption, made its advent| into the 13th Territorial Legislature today when Senator Victor C. Rivers of the Fourth Division introduced a bill in the Senate which would amend Section 2293 of the mining| law to provide that all mines or| miners employing more than three| men use only “wet drills,” or drills that operate with water passing| through them, more comfimonly known as “water-liners.” Author of the measure explained | that it was intended to combat| Dividends pald—$7,767,249.10. dise: caused by| Large scale operations were begun sllllisctosli:on:) 'd,'fiii i Tiasd. rock Cnin|in 1914 From 1915 to 1931, before ing. the stockholders received any divi- The bill which would change the donds. the lpnyrgll;:p;:g;tures had date of the general election from fln’ll?:meug o $12, jld‘ 9. September until October was kept e total wages paid in Juneau in third reading today and probably Si’;ce 11991155 tll: m.m,m.x;‘s.d & will come up on the calendar Mon-| n e company ha em- day when the Senate convenes aul:?g;e-‘ at an average daily wage of 10 a. m. In 1936 the company had 917 em- CRANE H AS MA“. mw:gyg; .at, an average wage of $6.15 SOUTH; WILL RETURN The Federal and Territorial taxes WITH MAIL TONIGHT! paid in 1935 amounted to 5 percent of the value of the gold produced, or {to 10 percent of the operating sur- Mail for Juneau and the West- plus. ward from the south arrived in{ It will be noted that of the oper- Juneau at 3:20 p. m. aboard the|ating surplus up to January 1, 1937, U. 8. B. F. 8. Crane. only approximately one half has The Crane is scheduled to leave been available for dividends. The southbound some time. during the|dividends paid so far amount to night, according to Postmaster Al-|about 12 cents per ton on the ore bert Wile, and will take mail south. mined. F. D. R, BIRTHDAY BALL TONIGHT AT ELKS’ BALLROOM Affair Promises to Be Big Success as Great En- thusiasm Shown | Juneau’s Roosevelt's Birthday Ball, in the Elk’s ballroom tonight should be the best attended affair of the year with the cooperation of local fraternal organizations and many interested individuals assisting |Chairman James J. Connors. | With a live-wire committee sell- ing tickets and the general enthus- iasm that has been expressed in| Juneau the committee is certain of| the success of the dance. Dancing, starts at 9:30 o'clock. The public is invited and tickets may be pur- chased at the door. Nation-Wide Fight Proceeds will go toward the na- tion-wide fight, sponsored by Pres-| ident Roosevelt, against infantile paralysis. Seventy per cent will stay| in the Territory to aid Alaska’s crip- | pled children, and thtirty per cent, goes to the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. The foundation was established | by President Roosevelt nine years (Continued on Page Three) $35 Minimum for Woman, Not Limit 1 Dan Green of the Fourth whether > the connection to deep water would :f:::;&: t:g:';;;‘:ngs“y o mean competition with the Alaska | ] Railroad and this was dwelt on| further by George Laiblin and sev-| _ REFUGEES IN MEMPHIS eral others. Mr, Coffey reiterated| MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 30—Twen- it in no way would affect the rail- |ty thousand refugees from sur- road and was solely for the benefit | ropnding districts have poured into of the settlers. He declared that only |this city and at least 500, chiefly a small boat “such as Heinie Ber- |from Arkansas, are in hospital beds. ger’s uses” would be able to get into| Dr. Logan Morgan, physiclan-in- ger uses” would be able to get into|charge of the refugee center, esti- the Arm where the road would con- mates that one-fourth of the exiles nect and that if such a small boat|are suffering from flu. did use it, the vesel could only hope, The city has closed 14 public for about seven trips a year and not | schools to provide hospital space. more than a thousand tons of freight. | » No Road For Heinie ! TO ESTABLISH NEEDS “I can’t see why the Territory| WASHINGTON, Jan. 30—Presi- should build a road for Heinie Ber-|dent Roosevelt today ordered his top ger,” declared James V. Davis. “I|men in the fields of Public Health, know Heinie very well and he has |Relief and engineering, including $5,000 to build a road of his own if he wants it.” Mr. Coffey was again on his feet explaining he did not mean that Mr. Berger was going to use the deep water connection but that he used his boat merely as an example. “This road,” he insisted, “is for the settlers.” Mr. Laiblin of the Second stated that he was not opposed to any road | that would develop the Territory but | he saw no advantage in a route that | would parallel the Alaska Railroad and it might eventually cause the raflroad to suspend due to lack of business. “Time Marches On” Andrew Nerland of the Fourth, who | explained that he lived at the end| of the Alaska Railroad and was one | of those who “suffered its penalties | and exorbitant freight rates,” said he | believed the last year was the first | one in which the road had ever| showed a profit and he was not very | As Reported | support for indigent persons, it was| incorrectly written that the allow- | ment to women at $35 and not ex-| ceeding $45 for men. The amended| portion reads: “Provided that al-} than $35 per month.” fearful of putting it out of business. | “Of course, we want the railroad,” he said, “We have to have it. But| | Still For Roads | I say, let it go.” memorial was approved by a vote| of 13 to 3. ‘The Anchorage-Lake Spenard (Continued on Page Thiree) WPA Administrator Hopkins, to be- gin a weeks’ tour of the flood regions beginning tomorrow and establish what is needed. ORDER EVACUATION PADUCAH, Kentucky, Jan. 30— (Continued on Page Six) ALASKA GULF GIVEN BLAME, OHIO FLOODS San Francisco Meteorologist Makes Statement— Storms Predicted SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 30. In reporting the introduction of I do not believe we should hold back |—The chill winds of the Gulf of House Bill No. 18 in the Territorial| development to protect the Alaska Alaska fathered the disastrous Ohio House yesterday by Ed Coffey of the Railroad. If the railroad has to go Valley floods, said Major Edward Third Division, which deals With in the march of development, then, | Bowie, meteorologist in charge of the Weather Bureau here. Bowie reported that most of the ance for women was fixed in the bill| Several others had something to|American rain storms, west of the as not more than $35 per month.|say, but the vote revealed concen-|Atlantic seaboard begin over the The measure sets the minimum pay-|sus was for developing roads. The Pacific. The maritime strike, which wiped out weather observations from ships at sea, makes the Bureau one week lowance to women shall not be less road request was passed without a|to ten days late, The Bureau is now predicting storms. |of sailings of steamers from Seat- |tle to Alaska ports was received to- day by J. B. Burford, Juneau Pas- senger agent of the Northland Transportation Company. The radio received by Burford is as follows: “Sailing probably resumed within |week or ten days. Request you urge |shippers order with view to having | weekly sailings all lines and not at- |tempt swamp ships first sailing, | With their cooperation much better |service will be rendered. Will advisz |definite sailing date Northland soon as determined.” Another Slant The motorship North Star is |scheduled to sail from Seattle for Alaska on its next emergency trip on February 6, and the Gen, W. C. Gorgas is to follow on February 10; according to a redio message re- ceived here yesterday afternoon by Gunnar Blomgren of the Sanitary | Grocery. The mesmge, sent by a Seattle e i to reserve space on the Vessels. MORE SHIPS FOR ALASKA: IF NO END TO TIE- UP Ummel Declares Present Service Handling Less One-third of Freight At least twenty-five thousand tons of supplies, or from six to eight full cargoes for the larger ships serv- ing the Territory, are now on the docks at Seattle awaiting transpor- tation to Alaska, according to a re- cent' survey, it was made known here late yesterday in a radiogram received by Gov. John W. Troy, from J. R. Ummel, Alaska Purchas- ing Agent at Seattle, who is acting ant in the dispatching of emergency ships to the Territory. That efforts of the Governor's of- fice to bring about a realization among the authorities in charge of Alaska’s absolute need for more ade- quate ship service, are bearing fruit was made apparent in a second wire from Ummel to the Governor. Ummel's Advices Ummel advised Governor Troy as follows: “Am recommending that we either quit the shipping business entirely, or get more boats. Estimate we are handling less than one-third of freight offered, and we cannot con- tinue under this unsatisfactory ar- rangement.” According to advices received by the Governor from Washington, D. C., Colonel Ohlson was to arrive in San Francisco this morning to secure “suitable and adequate” ships to serve Alaska, in case efforts to conciliate the strike should fail. From Gruening A wire received by the Governor's Office, from the office of Dr. Ernest Gruening, Director of Territories and Island Possessions for the De- partment of the Interior, advised that Thursday midnight, “Commit- tees of the International Longshore- men's Association and the ship op- erators had reached a full agree- ment. Our advices further said the basis of the agreement is to be sub- mitted to vote of the rank and file immediately. The outlook is the most hopeful of any time since the beginning of the strike.” Ummel, in his communications, stated that he has information that the strike may be ended by nexu Monday, but that in case a settle- ment is not reached, he hopes to have more ships in operation soon. He further declared, that if the strike is not ended, he will load the North Star and Gen. W. C. Gorgas for Alaska again, immediately upon their return to Seattle; giving pre- ference to hay and grain orders. 2 as Col. Otto F. Ohlson’s first lieuten- , JOINT POLICY ORGANIZATION TAKES ACTION Recommendation Made to All Workers Involv- ed in Walkout ABOUT 40,000 ARE TO TAKE BALLOT NOW Will Take Eee or Four Days Before Decision Is Officially Stated BULLETIN—San Francis- co, Cal,, Jan. 30.—The Joint Strike Policy Committee, at a noon-day meeting, passed a resolution recommending that all unions conduct a member- ;ship referendum immediately on the question of ending the Pacific Coast-Maritime Strike, H. P. Melnikow, union ad- viser, emerged from the | Joint Strike Policy Committee meeting and made the an- o i {passed a resolution recom- 'mending that if every union conduct a referendum imme-* diately they would return to work under agreements and understandings reached by their negotiating committees with the employers.” It is estimated that it will take between three or four days to conduct the voting among the 40,000 workers who have been out since Oc- tober 30. Plan For Signing All unions would sign the agreement on the same day and this probably would result in a day being set aside 'next week for their return to work in case five organizations vote favorably, said Melnikow. The union adviser said the ballots will be printed with ‘“yes” or “no” on the question- of returning to work and ac- ceptances of agreements. Groups Involved The groups involved are: | The ILA with 18,000 mem« bers; Sailors Union of the Pa- icific; Marine Engineers Bene- ficial Association; Master, Mates and Pilots of America; American Radio Telegraphists | Association. | In case the Cooks and Stew- fards’ Union take a ballot, this ballot would state whether they are to accept agreements given to them by the employ- ‘ers on an understanding that | wages and hours would be ar- bitrated. Melnikow said the Fire- imens’ Union had not decided what form their ballot would take. j | SN TO TAKE VOTE BAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 30.— Maritime strike leaders, forecasting an end of the 93-day strike, this morning called a meeting for today noon to prepare a vote ending the conflict. This was to be the calling for a referendum of all workers. Henry Schmidt, President of the San Francisco Local of the Inter- national Longshoremens’ Associa- tion, said the noon-day meeting was for the purpose of preparing a bal- lot for a coastwise settlement refer~ endum and added: “In my opinion, the strike is over.” Bridges announced last night that the strike chieftains had (Continued on Page Six)