The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 9, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 9, 193 7 ALASKA EMPIRE ' MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SCOW TO ALASKA — ———— ARCTIC FLIGHT TOWARD ALASKA IS BEING MADE Soviet Government Starts HARLOW WASN'T DISAPPOINTED FLOOD WATERS | POUND LEVEES, -BUT THEY HOLD, Waves l)as}yl Against Dikesfi ' Army Plan for Nicaraguan Canal | Ready and Waiting for Congress CARAGUA | COMPROMISE SUGGESTED ON COURT REFORM * Congressmen Receiving e Telegrams — Proposals Taken Up, Committee WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. — Con- gresesmen are being deluged by telegrams suggesting a compromise | on proposals for reorganization of} Federal courts by President Roose- velt. | Most of the telegrams are from Democrats, it is said, who consider the President’s proposals too strin- gent, especially to add six Supreme Court Justices unless members over | 70 years of age retire. il Prominent suggestions include a | constitutional amendment to curb| the Court’s power or limit terms of | Justices. The Roosevelt program came up today at a closed meeting of the| House Judiciary Committee. ONE APPROVAL GIVEN i WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. — The/ House Judiciary Committee has ap-‘ proved of the measure authormngl the Attorney General to participate| in lower court cases between pri- vate parties where a constitutional TO CONNECT SEAS ANEW The proposed Nicaraguan canal would utilize the San Juan river bed and Lake Nicaragua. The job would rival the building of the Panama canal in magnitude. question is involved. This measure is sponsored by| Chairman Sumners and embodies| one of the principal proposals of the| Roosevelt program. | By STEPHEN J. McDONOUGH | Assciated Press Science Writer | WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Should Congress decide to authorize the |building of another isthmian canal, has been completed. Further diplomatic negotiations to protect interests of Costa Rica, Saldavor and Honduras would be required but no great hurdles are «.Aided by 38-Mile an Hour Wind CHICAGO, Ill., Feb. 9—Pounding ‘waves of ponderous chests moved today along the mid-Mississippi Valley but the strained levees are ¥eported to be holding. Winds of 39-miles-an-hour veloc- ity ‘out of the Northwest rolled the combers against the dikes but the “larmy engincers reported no major damage. With the peaks past Memphis, enginecrs reiterated bellef that the Worst is over, A tentative rehabilitation program has been shaped for 75,000 refugees | Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, f FLouisiana and X western Kentucky. total The waised to 431 e BLACK RAPIDS " GLAGIER NOW i The Panama Canal cost 525, % 812,661 and army engineers esti-i'% mate that the Nicaraguan canall * could be constructed for $732,000,- | 000. The cost would be justified, | MOVING AHEAD Interior Icefield Advancing, flood toll has been | Jean Harlow thought Senator Reynolds of North Carolina was Just fooling when he offered to kiss her for the benefit of photographers when she arrived In Washington to attend the President’'s birthday ball. “The trouble with this gentle: seem to want to go through with it.” But this picture shows the sen- ator did “ao throuah with it/ man,” she sald, “is that he doesn’t Big Plane from Moscow on Exploration Trip TRAN-POLAR ROUTE IS BEING INSPECTED | Chief Pilot Fahrig_in Charge of Projected Trip of 12,500 Miles MOSCOW, Feb. 9.—Chief Pilot F. B. Fahrig, one of Russia’s most experienced Arctic fliers, took off today on a projected 12,500 mile flight to explore the trans-Polar route from Moscow to Alaska. Pilot Fahrig had a crew of five men and three passengers when he lifted the huge plane USER-N120 from the Central airport at the start of the first complete circuit of far Northern Russia ever un- dertaken during the winter. Severe Winter Test It will be a great test for thae new plane under severe winter con- ditions. Pilot Fahrig will inspect the winter settlements in the Arctic and deliver supplies and mail. The flight is sponsored by the government. " (Associated Press Photo) Route No action was taken today on through Nicaragua, to supplemen t | foreseen. they believe, because such a canal PEACE LOOMS CONDITIONS IN Proposed Pilot Fahrig is planning a north other proposals. Senator Robinson, Democratic the Panama Canal it would find the | U. S. Army ready. Cost Set at $722,000,000 The Army Corps of Engineers has would be a second avenue of na- Due It Is Said, to tional defense between the United! sea route to Alaska, flying via No- leader, advocated a change in re- tirement ages of Judges to the! Roosevelt program from 70 to 75.| He said he was speaking for him-| self only. FASCIST ARMY NEARS MADRID: HIGHWAY CUT Insurgents Make Claims— Madrid Defenders, How- ever, Issue Denial 1 LONDON, Feb. 9—The Spanish Insurgents are reported to have captured the vital highway to the coast, cutting Madrid defenders off from their source of supplies at {Valencia. The combined insurgent army,! Moors and Leglonnaires, have stormed the trenches which have been abandoned by the Socialists,! who left their dead covering the| battlefield. i A terrific battle raged three days, according to radio advices received| here from the Fascist headquar-| ters. Scientific and engineering daw,ideclurod itself ready, willing and including information on weather, eager to undertake a ditch-digging geology, equipment and man pow- job which would rival that of er has been assembled and one of building the Panama Canal—which the diplomatic steps—a treaty with still ranks among the greatest en- Nicaragua giving the Unitec.States gineering and mediginal triupm! States' east and west coasts and would promote friendly relations' and trade States and Central Americas. between the United The Panama Canal was begun full rights to build such a canal— SHIPS MAY PASS HERE This glimpse of the riverfront at kind of country through which the provosed canal would be dug. (over yellow fever) in history, Castilla, Nicaragua, indicates the in 1904 and opened to traffic in 1914. It has been estimated that a similar period, from 10 to 15 years would be required to complete the Nicaraguan canal. Shipping Increase Foreseen More than 25,000,000 long tons of shipping now uses the Panana canal annually, about 80 per cent of its capacity. With a revival in world trade it is believed that the Panama canal might prove inade- quate. The Nicaraguan canal, if built, would be handled in much the same manner as the Paname canal. The latter is guarded by a combined force of the army, navy and artil- lery sufficient to protect it against attack until help could arrive. Among operating difficulties in the Panama canal zone are land slides along the big cuts, but the army keeps dredges spotted along the length of the canal and when a slide occur these are put to Jwork. SUCCESSOR T0 Gen. Emilio Mola, Insurgent Commarider on the Madrid Front, predicts the early fall of Madrid. The Fascists plan to starve Madrid ROMIG NAMED into surrender. HAVE WITHSTOOD ATTACK | MADRID, Feb. 9.—Defense offi-| cers contend their troops have withstood the fierce Insurgent at- tempts to cut the Madrid-Valen- cia highway, southeast of the Span- ish Capitol. The defense militia has also at-| tacked the Insurgents in the Las| Roxas sector, a few miles northwest| of Madrid and driven the Fascist nvaders back. TEAR GAS BILL KILLED, SENATE OLMPIA, Wash,, Feb. 9. — The House bill banning the use of tear{ gas in labor disputes, met sudden | death by Senate action today. On motion of Senator Drumheller, | of Spokane, it was voted to irdef- initely postpone action. Private Funeral Service Held for Late Elihu Root CLINTON, N. Y., Feb. 9.—Herbert | Hoover was among those attending Dr. P. L. Heitmeyer New Chief of Staff, An- chorage Hospital ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 9.— The Alaska Railroad has announc- ed the appointment of Dr. P. L. Heitmeyer, of Appleton, Wisconsin, as chief of §t.a!t of the Anchorage hospital, succeeding Dr. J. H. Ro- mig, who retired after more than 20 years in the railroad service, Dr. Heitmeyer is aboard the steamer Yukon and will take charge of the hospital upon his arrival. EARTHGUAKE IN INTERIOR Fairbanks Reports Move- ment of 20 Seconds, Monday Morning FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 9.—| An earthquake of moderate inten-| sity, continuing for 20 seconds, was felt at 4:57 yesterday morning. Dr.| Ervin H, Bramhall, of the Univer-| the funeral services for Elihu Root, sity of Alaska, said the epicenter | elflest Amprican statesman, who ‘was 125 miles south of southwest died early Sunday morning. The of Fairbanks. services were private and held on the Hamilton College Campus. erty, it is believed, Wolves Killing Deer at Gordova Hungry Coyotes Also Mak- ing Inroads, Accord- ing to Reports CORDOVA, Alaska, Feb. 9.— Wolves and coyotes are making great inroads on deer in this vie- inity. Several deer have been chas- ed into town by the hungry wolves and coyotes and others have been killed inside the town limits. BELIEVED TO HAVE DIED IN SNOW SLIDES, Two™ Businessmen Skiiers of Denver Are Re- ported Missing DENVER, Col., Feb. 9—A snow avalanche off the Continental Di- vide is believed to have killed two businessmen skiiers, Joseph Oppen- heimer, aged 36, and John Ober- dorfer, aged 22. The two men became lost last Sunday, when on an outing with friends, who said there were several snow slides during the ski trip and the two were missing when they| A 2g.pound gold nugget was the he failed to follow McGrady, be- No damage has been done to pmp.!nssembled at a previously decidedq; o # = meeting place. DR. TOWNSEND FAGES TRIAL Pleads Innocent, Contempt Charges—Trial Date Is Set for Feb. 23 WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. — Dr. Francis E. Townsend, author of the Old Age Pension plan, pleaded in- nocent in the Federal District Court here today to the charge of con- tempt of the House. Trial date was set for February 23. It is charged that Dr. Townsend walked out of the House hearing on the pension plan last year and refused to return. Girl, 13, About to Become Mother, Talks About 9-Year-Old Wife VALLEJO, Cal., Feb. 9. — Mrs. Florence Hill Rudd, aged 13, who expects to become a mother in Ap- |ril, thinks that nine-year-old Mrs. |Eunis Johns, of Tennessee, is t0o young for marriage. “Why, she is just a baby. That little girl won’'t know anything {about marriage for years and vears,” said Mrs. Hull. Mrs. Hull herself married Wil- liam Rudd, lumber company em- | ploye, last September 14, three days after her thirteenth birthday. ———————— rgest ever found in North Caro- lina. 3 Heavy Snows : | | » FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 9.— Black Rapids glacier, on the Rich-! son Highway, 150 miles from , 18 reported advancing) due to heavy snows. The glacler is now within one mile and a half from the Black Rapids roadhouse. The glacier previously was reced-“ ing. | The greatest movement of m-f !yance has been during the past| two. weeks. 1 lol deep at the foot. — .- ASSAULT CASE | ON HIGH SEAS | DELAYED NOW Man Charged, Alleged As-| | sault on Stewardess, Al- lowed to Come North SEATTLE, Feb. 9—Julius Stalin,| {28, charged with an assault on the| |high seas, the alleged striking of |Miss Byrd Terry, Stewardess, last| September, while both were em- ployed on a steamer headed for |Nome, has been given permission ! lby Federal Judge Bowden, to leave| |the Jjurisdiction of the court so he| {could sail for Alaska. Other cases| |are ahead and the Stalin-Terry case cannot be called immediately. —————-—— SHADOWING OF 'WERADY TOLD * INVESTIGATORS {Former Pinkerton Man As- signed to Watch Assist- ant Secretary Labor | | | | \ WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—A for- |mer Pinkerton detective, William Martin, told Senate investigators to- day that he was instructed to sha- {dow Edward F. McGrady, Assistant Secretary of Labor, who was trying to settle the Chevrolet Motor Com- |pany strike in Toledo in May, 1935. Martin said Pinkerton officials or- dered him to take a hotel room next to the one McGrady was occupying, and lisien to conversations. The at- tempt failed because McGrady’s voice failed to penetrate the parti- tion. ©n another occasion, Martin said, cause he missed a taxicab, and “got hell.” vosibirsk, Irkutsk, Yakutsk, and An- adyr to within a few miles of Al- aska. He will then turn to Mos- cow via Wrangell Island, Tokie Bay, Chelyuskin, Dicksom Island UTO STRIKE NOW OPINION COAST SHIPPING NEARINGNORMAL PO |either closed or operating on a re- Authorivtative Source Claims ‘Ray of Light’ at Last Seen DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 9—Re-| newed hopes of ending the wide- ences. | One authoritative source said:| “I think we see a ray of light,” and added that President Roosevelt who is reported by the White House! today to have talked to Gov. Frank Murphy, and labor leaders, last Sunday night by telephone, made no “demand” on either side. The loss of business for the cor-| poration with more than 100,000 men now out, is said to be incalcu- | lable as factory wheels have slowed | down to a point where not a single automobile is being completed. Forty of the sixty plants are| stricted basis. SIT-DOWNERS EJECTED DETROIT, Feb. 9. — Sit-down strikers oceupying the Kelinator factory were ejected this afternoon and 35 men were sent into the plant as “fire insurance inspectors.” Doors have been shut in the Ad- ministration buiding to prevent exe- cutives and office employees from entering. D o oo d ELECTRA BEATS SNOW INTO HERE THIS AFTERNOON PAA Plane Brings Seven Passengers to Juneau from Interior Piloted by Jerry Jones and Walt Hall, the PAA Lockheed Electra plane th:. flew from Fairbanks to Whitehorse with seven Juneau- bound passengers yesterday, contin- ued through to Juneau this after-| noon, landing at the PAA Airport| at 1:30 o'clock, just ahead of a brief snow squall. Though the skies were clear this| morning, the plane had to remain at Whitehorse until the new snow| on the field here had been packed down. The plane is expected to return to the Interior tomorrow. Jurisdictional Disputes Pial! Some ‘Operations—>Set- [ tlements Near SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 9. Wark on coast waterfronts ap- Black Rapids G‘“‘_” Is 25 miles ¢neaq shutdown of the General | proached normal as a steady move- ng, two miles across and 400 feet noiors Corporation plants, found ment of ships lessened the pressure |expression today in recess confer- marking the end of the maritime strike. Jurisdictional ~ disputes halted work on several coastwise freight- ers, but negotiators are believed settling these issues. TRUCE FOR ONE DAY LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 9.— |A truce until tomorrow, called by Harry Bridges, President of the Pacific Coast ILA, halted the threatened blockade of the Matson Line docks by the Teamsters’ Un- jion organizers but the latter con- tinued to stop ‘“nonunion” trucks throughout the harbor area in a fmembership campaign. TROUBLE AT SEATTLE SEATTLE, Feb. 9—The Canad- ian freighter Mortholm is strike- {bound here by longshoremen refus- ling to pass through the picket lines |established by the Inland Boat- !mens' Unicn. This is said to be the only idle vessel in the harbor. The Inland Boatmens’ Union claims jurisdiction over ships of nonunion crews and established a picket line to end the strike. TO ORGANIZE TEAMSTERS LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 9. — Roy Donnelly, of S8an Pedro, Presi- {dent of the local ILA said: “I see no reason why teamsters should not be permitted to carry out a lawful organization. We are all back of the move if it comes to a showdown.” The blockade of the Matson docks was proposed because the officials of the line refused to allow organ- |izers to enter to interview the truck drivers. Horace Waterbury, organizer of the Teamsters’ union said: “The Teamsters expect support of the maritime unions, but if necessary {we have 6,000 union drivers in this area and we will throw in there and put a wall of human flesh around the docks.” Waterbury said he is getting his orders from Dave Beck, of Seattle. FLOGRED CHICAGO, Feb. 9—Charles Rey- nolds quit his job as an elevator ioperator today, explaining he fi- |nally discovered he couldn’t “stand two 715 horsepower -engines and has wheels and skiis. Fish Trap Bill Is Scheduled Up in Hlms omorrow Mrs. Margaret Grisham Takes Over Duties as Chief Clerk With the newly appointed Chief Clerk, Mrs. Margaret O. Grisham, who served in that capacity at the last Legislature, in that position and J. P. Hannon, who resigned as Chief Clerk and was named Reading Clerk, at his new post, the Territorial House this morning went through several bills for purpose of amend- ment and then adjourned until 10 o'clock in_the morning, committees immediately going to work. A Reading Clerk is an innovation in the Territorial Legislature, thougn an established practice in the States, and purpose is to facilitate the work of the Chief Clerk. ‘Tomorrow promises to be a red letter, or pink salmon, day in the House as it will be the 31st day of the session and the day on which the more or less famed House Joint Memorial No. 8, which would elim- inate fish traps, has been ordered to come out of committee. Last week the House, after spirited dispute, granted the Fisheries committee an additional five days to consider the memorial. The time extension will expire tomorrow. No public hear- ings have been held thus far on the measure, but it will have to be re- ported out tomorrow to take its turn in second reading unless fur- ther time extension is granted sy the House. Nerland Bill Up The Nerland bill to repeal the law glving first locators prior rights to water on mining claims came up for considerable discussion in the House this morning, strong opposition pre- senting itself. The present law, en- acted in 1917, provides that the lo- cator of any mining claim who shall include within the boundaries of such claim both banks of any river, creek or stream, in the absence of a prior location and appropriation of waters of such stream, shall be entitled, as against all subsequent locators, to the use of all of the waters of such stream for mining purposes. Andrew Nerland of the Fourth, Passengers coming to Juneau on!the sensation of an elevator stop-|author of the bill for repeal of the the plane were: E. L. Bartlett, A. | ping.” F. Ghiglione, Mrs. J. D. Harlan,; Reynolds, 68, first began running Miss Ruth Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Har- |elevators in 1888. “I'm glad this is ry Donelley and Warden Grenold over,” he said as he retired on a Collins, Junion disability pension. section, and its supporters contend the law has worked a hardship on subsequent locators and has tended " (Continued on Page Eight)