The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 2, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS TUESDAY, FE ALL THE TIME” BRUARY 2, 1937. 'PREDICT PEACE, P ACIFIC COA MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Q 2D T STRIKE PRICE TEN CENTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LOSS DREAD ‘SAND BOILS" HAVE FI OODS SPRFAD DESTRUCTION IN OHIO VATIFY —) UNION LEADERS |, SAY WORKERS | e = — Pt e o = e e VOTING, RETURN Claim Decision Will Be Overwhelmingly in Fav- of Going Back ORIENTAL LINERS RESUME SAILINGS Capacity B;);Eings Report- ed—Scores of Idle Ves- sels Being Made Ready SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 2— Passenger and freight bookings for long idle vessels kept shipping of- fices busy as leaders of the strik- | ing maritime workers on the Pa- cific Coast reiterated predictions of peace this week. Spokesmen of the seven unions ! involved in the strike said the membership vote, scheduled for completion tomorrow, apparently was going overwhelmingly in favor of return to work. Strikes of shipyard machinists and tugbcat workers here and at Los Angeles continued. The Post Office authorities ave been notified mail service will be resumed to the Orient with the Many a female heart flutters as Robert Taylor flashes on the screen but expected sailings of the President 81l to no avail because Hollywood reports say that his time is taken by Hcover from here, the President Grant from Seattle on next Satur- day, the President Wilson from San Pedro Sunday and the Presi- dent McKinley from Seattle on February 13. Officials expect capacity bookings from all ports, 700 already having made reservations on the President Hoover. MINOR OUTBREAKS Two minor outbreaks of violence, from which the strike has been no- tably free, occurred at Los Angeles when a newspaper photographer, taking pictures, fell breaking his ankle when a- ladder was Kkicked from under him by seamen. Several short clashes took place at the Federal building in Los An- eles, which is being picketed by zro(estmg sailors. They are dem- onstrating against issuance of em- loyment record books which are equired by the Copeland Act. ' Henry Schmidt, publicity chair- man of the Joint Strike Committee | said this afternoon that three-fourts of the 40,000 workers have voted al- ready. F. M. Kelly, Secretary of the Mari- time Federation, said arrangements have been made to tabulate the vote tomorrow. Ship companies have sought sup- plies for steamers and are preparing to sign on crews. B — o MILD WEATHER PREVAILS OVER PAC. NORTHWEST Snow Stops Falling Several Sections—Rain [s Predicted SEATTLE, Feb. 2—Milder tem- peratures gave the Pacific North- west a respite today. Many sec- tions report snow has stopped fall- ing and heavy rain has’ hit various coast sections. Nine inches of rain have fallen at Marshfield and Coos Bay and brought fears of flood threats over ihe area as rain continues. Rain is predicted over Western ‘Washington for the next 48 hours. The sun shone in Seattle during the midforenoon. Snow has drifted deeper over Northern California’s choked moun- tain highways. | Barbara Stanwyck. Here’s a picture of the screen luminaries darecing 8t a Hollywood club which seems to confirm the romance. LINDBERGHS * FORCED DOWN, CAIRO FLIGHT | | \Flying Couple Made Wide| . Detour to Escape from ‘ “Terrible Storm” BULLETIN — Rome, ren. 2. —The Lindberghs flew here lei- surely after a two hour flight over a distance of 125 miles from Pisa. Two hundred specta- tors played hide and seek trying to find the flying cotple after they landed. They had fled into the airport office after putting their plane in the hangar. | | i | PISA, Italy, Feb. 2.—The Flying | Lindbergs paused here in their | flight from England and viewed the famous Leaning Tower after a roundabout flight to avoid a “ter- |rific storm” over the Italian Alps. Col. Lindbergh and his wife were sought all over Europe yesterday after their takeoff from England. They landed here at 6 o'clock last night. The manager of the Hotel Victor- | ia, where they registered under their own names, quoted the flier as say- ing they landed here when the gas supply ran low during the long de- tour they “had to make” to keep |away from the storm. It is believed iRome is their next stop enroute to | Cairo. 1 —— | PROJECT AT - MATANUSKA BROUGHT UP |Senator Vandenberg Dis-| i cusses It, Relative to | Relief Projects WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—United| States Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Michigan Republican, said it wnsi difficult about relief projects and| Hflstessééjfor Seattle Street Gars_Pmpused: One Needed for Demonstra-| tion—Vic Meyers Asked to Make Selection SEATTLE, Feb. 2—The Mumcx‘pal! has asked | Board of Public Works Vic Meyers, who once proposed host- esses for Seattle street cars to drum | up trade, to name one for the track- less trolley coach to be tried out here the last of this month. The lemonstration is for a proposed twelve million dollar street trans- portation system to be voted upon!Chevrolet Motor Company's zone Div on March 9. PHYSICIAN IS KIDNAPED;HELD $5,000 RANSOM Missouri Dc;;;r Abducted Week Ago—Contacts Are Unsuccessful SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Feb. 2. The Springfield Leader and Press, daily newspaper, says today it has learned that Dr. J. C. Davis, aged 66, Willow Springs physician, who disappeared a week ago, is being held by kidnapers for $5,000 ran- som. “ The newspaper says the members of the family have been unsuc-| cessful in the attempt to contact the abductors. The first attempt was made last Saturday at mid- night and since then the family members have been unable to make any other contacts or obtain any definite information for further ne- | gotiations. Alaskaiurveyé May Count As Assessment Work WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Alaska The death toll in the Northwest it is “quite impossible to tell what"DelegaLe Anthony J. Dimond has BURST FORTH Deeply Undermined Bar- | ners Are Forecast in | Flooded Cairo City | r [ CHICAGO, 111, Feb. 2.—The dread “sand boils” are bursting up in the {heart of Cairo and forewarned of |deeply undermined barriers. Emergency squads have been rushed to the danger spots and are dumping hundreds of sandbags on the miniature gevsers of which there around fifty throughout the city. | Forty additional coast guard ves- sels have arrived to evacuate the citys 5,000 persons left, if needed. | Fifty-nine boats and nine barges lare ready for any emergency. | | [THOUSANDS FLEE] -y |LOWLAND HOMES |ud R ¥ S s \ OMENPHIS, | Flood water waves are battling with the hastily built three-foot sea | wall topping the 60-foot flood wall. | Flood disaster figures place the| known dead in the recent flood at | 368 and homeless at 956,000 per-| sons. { Flood waters are abating in the | Ohio Valley and rehabilitation is| | well underway. CUARDSMEN ON * DUTY AT ELINT, AUTO TROUBLE (Full y Equip})ed 126 Infan- | try Moves Around Chev- rolet Company Plant | | | | | | | | | | | ! | BULLETIN—Flint, Mich., Feb. 2.~Circuit Judge Paul Gadola granted an unjunction this af- ternoon restraining the strikers from picketing and ordered the men to evacuate plants which they have held since December 30. The evacuation must be ac- complished within 24 hours. Judge Gadola ordered the Sheriff to immediately inform the sitdowryers and this was done within an hour after the order was issued. | FLINT, Mich,, Feb. 2—The 126th Infantry of the National Guard, 11,200 strong, today moved into the !rollowing rioting yesterday after- noon and last night. The National Guardsmen are with full combat equipment, rifles, bay- onets, machine guns and- tear gas. Immediately the troops arrived orders were given to clear all per- sons in the areas around the plant and permit no one to enter without a military pass. Twelve persons were hurt in clash- es last night, two serfously, during a union demonstration. The plant is across the avenue from the Fish- er Body Plant No. 2, which has been occupled by sitdown strikers since December 30. The Guardsmen have been ordered not to interfere with the sitdowners. Pope Interested, Eskim_l_l_ Missions Questions Apostolic Vicar, Disregarding Caution of Physicians VATICAN CITY, Feb. 2.—Pope Pius, brushing aside his physician’s caution, spent the day talking about widely varied subjects and showeri keen interest in the Eskimo missions. The questioned the Apostolic Vicar of the Hudson Bay area and about the work among the Eskimo and was very much interested in the North- ern Canada Misslons. The “greatest flood on record” for many localities along the Ohio river was teared by authorities as debris-filled waters drove upwards of 100,000 persons from their homes and caused widespread property damage. The above Assoclated Press map shows the affect.d area, with shaded portions representing land either flooded or threatened with inundation. DEFICIENCY BILL IS GIVEN AIRING - INLOWER HOUSE | ‘Members Voice Disapprov- | al of Large Deficits Leg- islature Must Make Up The second deficiency bill of the | present Legislature, calling for an appropriation of more than $69,000 |to make up cits, mostly for schools, brought the T torial House up into action this morning and a hurried summons was issued for A. E. Karnes, Commissioner of | Education, to come before the Jaw- makers and explain “how come?” | Several of the members voiced hemselves as highly unfavorable | to such large deficiency bills coming up after appropriations had been 'made by previous Legislature to care for such matters. Andrew Nerland of the Fourth vision, expressed what apparent- ly was some of the sentiment when he said he saw nothing for ihe Ter- ritory to do but pay the bill, but that legislation was needed to rec- tify a condition where such defic- | .n.ies are biennially arising. Suggests Legislation | “Most of us are business men a |we know that unforseen c stances often arise where cur ex | penditure exceeds what we had planned on and, of course, naturally such a situation can arise in the, conduct of public business. How-! ! ever, I believe that legislation should be enacted to curb such a practice.”| James V. Davis of the First was on his feet immediately with the |statement, “that I agree with Mr. INerland as to business sometimes running into unforseen expenses (the storm of last night destroyed Mr. Davis’ airplane hangar), but I still believe that when you give a manager of your business so much money to spend and he spends a lot more, it is time to get a new manager.” Commissioner Karnes was called upon to explain the items.| The Commissioner said that und: the present law he was obliged t: d m- pay 70 per cent to cities on refunds ° for books, furniture and other items and the appropriation of $560,000 made by the 1935 Legislature was just not sufficient to meet the re- |quirements he was compelled to’ carry out under the law 2nd by regulation of the Board of Educa- tion. He pointed out that exper incurred in schooling the children m| the Matanuska Colony had falled to | CHICAGO &=L _ . y " IISIVIU:E" Ry st e W o s OLD ADDS TO v, Ci FLOOD MISERIES \ then - 10,000 DRIVEN EROR HOMES PITTSBURGH A > Q& S N St oK & Swé \ \\0“ U = _umuun_--«,{ ‘ ) BALTIMORESS | L WASHINGTON ] | ] ] 1 h 0) Wl Wl ' ’ " Sl WATER. POURS OVER Ville |60-FOOT FLOOD WALL i i | - - J"‘ smmm—— b -, ’ ’ ’ . l!“fl!immm I 1 1 \ i 1 i Chairman James A. Farley accepted Queenie mascot for the Demo- cratic party after the donkey had been used ay off an election bel. Lieut. Gov. J. B. Snider of Mis: pp! bet Lieut. Gov. J. E. Harley of South Carolina (right) his state would poll a higher percentage of votes than South Carolina. He lost. Harley gave Queenie to Farley, who stands at her head. Gov. White of Mississippt (second from right) witnessed the pay-off. (Associated Press Photo) FLOOD HALTS TRAFFIC ON ALASKA R.R. Two Miles of Track Cover- ed to Depth of Four Feet when Glacier Breaks UNION PICKETS CATHER AROUND G, PRESIDENT Shout and Scream at Alfred Sloan, Jr., as He Leaves Broadway Offices NEW YORK, Feb. 2. — Alfred Sloan, Jr., President of the General Motors Corporation, was surround- ed by a shouting and screaming group cf union pickets as he left the Broadway offices of the company today. An automobile bore him aw; Police were on duty and no was attempted. “EMERGENCY” ANCHORAGE, Aiaska, Feb. 2.— The Alaska Railroad train service, 'Anchm'age to Seward, has been halted by a flood covering two miles of track to a depth of four feet, 15 |miles north of Seward. The snow glacier broke, washing out pilings from a bridge. |SIMMONS RETURNS " FROM PETERSBURG WITH 5 YESTERDAY| Returning from his charter flight PBDGL l to Petersburg yesterday afternoom, |Sheldon Simmons brought to Ju- A Ineau as passengers in the Alaska Air TG, Feb. 2. — Presi- | Transport, Mr. and Mrs. Willard bidiint ks < Eyres and two children, and L. ck FROM STORM Windows Broken, Roofs Torn Off, Other Damage, Severe Taku Hurricane GUST VELOCITY AT 60 MILES AND BETTER Downtown Portion of City Sea of Smashed Glass This Morning Howling dewn out of the aortheast, one of the worst vind storms in Juneau history struck the city and surround- ng community yesterday and ast night, leaving thousands f dollars of damage in its wake as it abated somewhat this morning, although gusts of gale proportion continued during today. Whipping up and down (:astineau Channel through vesterday, the Taku hurri- .|cane rose to lashing savage- ness shortly after dark and reached its peak at 5:30 this Ymorning when gusts of 60 miles a minute velocity and winds of five-minute duration struck at 46 miles an hour, crashing windows, tearing off roofs, snapping telephone and light lines into a tangled mass and hurling debris in all di- rections. One of Worst U. 8. Weather Bureau re- it was the third strongest v storm in the history ol ine Jurceu, but reperts indicated that lamage probably was larger than ny herelofore from similar storms. Jcnservative estimates placed the total loss well over $5,000 and when nal check-up is made it may run > twice that amount. The previous all-time record was et on February 15, 1923, when the /ind reached a velocity of 50 miles 1 hour for five-minute duration. On December 10, 1929, it was 49 niles, the second highest. Gusts, ke last night, reached 60 miles nd better in all these instances nd Bureau officials said that doubt~ ess some of the gusts last night eached far over 60 miles but were only for brief duration. Cold, Too With the wind was a falling tem- perature, the lowest recording in he city being 10 above zero at 4:15 this morning, near the peak of the zale. It was 14 above at noon with 1 strong wind, of gale proportions 1t times, still blowing. The forecast s for continued fair, cold weather with fresh to strong winds, but wea- her officials report they believe the worst of the terrific wind is over, Many other buildings suffered around town. The Methodist church ost some windows and pieces of the 1ew roof were torn away. The scaf- ‘olding being used in repairing the hurch was torn loose. The Metho- 1ist Manse, next door, also felt the sting of the storm, windows being oroken. At the Bishop Apartments a por- tion of the roof was carried away and several windows were broken. There were reports of scores of bro- ken windows in various dwellings and apartment houses. Waterfront Is Brunt Storm damage reached its crest Jong the waterfront, where the Marine Airways floating hangar vext to the old Ferry float, bore the brunt of a blast that ripped the frame and sheet metal off entirely clear of the rest of the structure and deposited it in a twisted mass on the street surface behind, where Ferry Way joins with South Seward The orted — > the lot of the Territory where it waa‘cicm Roosevelt today proclaimed “an {Ketahtim. fur buyer for O. Swenson No Tax Here |first belleved this matter would be|em to permit of imporia-|company of Seattle. taken care of by the Alaska Rural| i, guty free, of foreign donatic Simmons returned to Juneau at street. The little yellow Aeronca sea- slane, temporarily stored by its Gas- has mounted to seven with the dis- | the ultimate cost will be.” |asked Congress to make surveys of covery of a snow bound car east of | The Michigan Senator cited the mineral claims in Alaska count as Vancouver, Wash., containing the Matanuska Colony in Alaska and a ssment work when, the latter bodies of Mrs. Goldie Byrkett, aged said Harry L. Hopkins originally es-|items amount to $100 or more. 50, and her grandson, James Davis, aged 13 months. Two others are ill as the result of motor fumes, Many lumber camps are still are threatening to strike if not kept|preliminary to obtaining their min- decided on a “no tax” policy for the | closed. timated the project would cost nbout“ $1,903,000 but it flowered into a $5,~ 900,000 program whose beneficiaries on WPA." Delegate Dimond said this would reduce assessment work for many prospectors who need surveys as a ing claim patents, FORT GAINS, Ga~—Clay County penabilitation Corporation, a ¥Yed- 3:30 o'clock Commissioners counted money in the county till, found they had enough to meet operating expenses eral agency. He explained that all the iterns ® n the deficiency bill as pertaining! of food, clothing, medical or other ubnlies for flood sufferers. Officials stated that several for- and pay off state assessments, and | i, schools were incurred under lhphmgn ¢ountries, including C: fiscal year. (Continued on Page Eight) are sending aid to the flood suf- ferers. vesgerday afternoon | and landed at the ATT ramp. | In deference to the guests of d whipping the air and water of tineau Flying Club owners in the Marine hangar, was first turned completely over on its back inside the hangar by the gust, then once e region Simmons held the ground l‘t,d\ny. again picked up by a following blast (Continued on Page Twe)