The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 5, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1937. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 'SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ARE FLAYED Mother-in—Law Day Is 5 APPROPRIATIONS NOW BIG TASK . INLEGISLATURE Largest Item Expected to Be for Social Security —Roads Also Figure In an effort to get the general appropriations bill in shape for consideration tomorrow and trans- mitted to the Senate on the 55th day of the session, the final day under which the rules provide for such action, the Territorial House this morning acted quickly on a group of minor bills dealing for the most part with law revision and ad- journed until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning to permit the Ways and Means committee to work on the appropriations. In its original shape, the measure calls for an appropriation for the biennium of $3,027,850 as recom- mended by the Budget Board but it will undergo considerable change before it leaves the House for ac- tion of the Senate and it is proba- ble a conference committee of the two houses will eventually whip the measure into its final shape. Cash for Social Security Social Security is certain to play a large part in making up the bill. It has not yet been ascertained the exact cost of this tentative set-up but it is determined that it will take considerable money. One item alone of $400,000 for aged residents of the Territory is ex- pected to be boosted in the House up to at least $750,000. The ten- tative appropriations for dependent children, relief of destitution and pensions also are due to be sub- stantially raised, the entire set-up working into the Social Security Act when it is finally adopted as indicated now that it will Want Roads Road, trail and landing fields are down for $200,000 in the bill at this time, but more memorials to the Board of Road Commissioners asking for road, trail and landing field improvements have been in- troduced and passed this session than any time in previous history of the Legislature, thus it is likely that this item will be shoved up- ward, especialy in view of the an- ticipated increased revenue from the gold tax. However, those working on the measure advance the belief that most of the increased revenue will be needed for Social Security. Pass Minor Bills Among the bills passed by the House today and which previously have been approved by the Sepate and now go to the Governor are: S. B. 34, amending the present law to permit judges to charge jur- ies either before or after argument. S. B. 35, amending the existing law relating to judges signing bills of exception. S. B. 36, amending the statute rel- ative to trials in actions of an equi- table nature. S. B. 38, amending the law in re- gard to duration of mortgage liens. S. B. 29, repealing the law passed at the last Legislature which re- quires defendants to give notice of alibi defense within 48 hours. S. B. 43, appropriating some $600 to pay Legislators who were late arriving at the session due to con- ditions over which they had not control. The House also passed the Lich- tenberg-Scott bill 8] ting $3,000 to aid shipping between St. Michael and Kotzebue. This mea- sure now must go to the Senate. Kill Heating Plant Bill The House defeated the Senate bill designed to appropriate $1,063 to pay for installation of a heating plant in the old Uptown theatre building, owned by the Werritory. It was contended the heating plant was installed for the old Uptown Theatre Company and that it was not a responsibility of the Territory to pay the bill. The measure to appropriate $10,- 000 to complete vocational educa- tion to the end of the school year, at which time the work will be dis- continued, also was approved by the House. — Y Roosevelt - Crams for Exams CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,, March 5— With a few “breaks” some tutor- ing during his convalescence in Florida and year-end “cramming,” PFranklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., may get his sheepskin from Harvard Uni- versity next June. Pranklin, Jr. will recuporate from his long siege at Massachusetts General hospital with a sinus ail- ment which necessitated an opera- tion. NELL SCOTT BILL|Charges Filed STEEL PRICES |ALASKA SALMON IS DEFEATED IN ALASKA SENATE Axe Also Applied to Other Measures by Upper House —Joint Session Tuesday Against Berger in I)e_ath Case Investigating Board Finds Discoverer Captain Un- skilful—Cases Filed Lacking one vote for passage, the| SEATTLE, March 5—Capt. Wil- Nell Scott memorial asking Con-|liam Fisher, supervising inspector gress to amend the Organic Act|of the Federal Bureau of Marine so that members of the Territor-|Inspection, announced today that ial House might be elected for four|the government’s investigating board years instead of two as at pres-|had filed charges of “unskillfulness” ent, dropped by the walside in the|against Heine Berger, captain and Senate today by a vote of four to|owner of the M. S. Discoverer, three. whose second mate was lost over- The Senate also acted adversely|board in an Alaska storm last No- on two other House measures. One|vember 22. TAKE ADVANCE SHORT NOTICE Raise in P:ogucts Caused by Wage Increase— Also 40-Hour Week PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 5. — The Natlon’s largest steel producer increased the price of its products from $3 to $10 a ton last night to finance the general wage increase and 40-hour week for its 120,000 employees. The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Cor= poration, the largest subsidiary of: the United States Steel Corpora- tion made the price advance & is effective immediately, just PROTECTION IS REQUESTED NOW Protest to Japanese Float- ing Canneries Made by Wildlifers ST. LOUIS, March 5—The dele- gates to the Second Annual Con-J vention of the North American Wild Life Conference disbanded to- day after a four-day session. The delegates’ fight for protection of fish and game and natural re- rces has been bolstered by the jormation of a permanent Interna- lonal organization called the Gen-| Wildlife Federation. | The delegates chose Washington, | would have prohibited the Auditor from paying any person working for the Territory who is not a citi- zen and the other was the Ross bill which would have allowed per- sons working for aviation compan- jes lien rights. The latter was indefinitely postponed. The pres- ent law prohibits the employment of aliens in Territorial service but considerable protest had arisen over the allegation that aliens were be- ing employed on relief work and thus were Territorial employees. The Senate approved the Davis bill permitting the Territory to dis- pose of a small strip of land at Sitka to the Sitka Cold Storage Company. Both houses will meet Tuesday in joint session to consider ap- pointments recently made by the Governor to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska. Late yesterday, the Senate passed a long lst of House memorials, for most part dealing with requests for roads, trails and landing flelds to open up areas throughout the Ters ritory. In the group was request for a hospital at Craig under the In- dian Bureau, improvements in Met- lakatla Harbor and for the War Department to dredge Dry Pass as an aid to shipping in the southern end of the First Division. MARE ISLAND EMPLOYMENT WILL BE CUT Slackening of Wansbip Cot: struction Would fiit Cal. Navy Yard ‘WASHINGTON, March 5. — The Navy Department today listed Mare Island, California, as among the Navy yards which will be forced to curtail employment this spring because of slackening of warship construction. The department officials express- ed the hope that Congress will ap- prove the auxiliary construction program proposed by the Navy dur- ing the present session of Congress. NEW LIGHT ON AR FIELD IS AD TO FLIERS Boeing Field Equipped with Fog-Penetrating Ray for Wind Direction SEATTLE, March 5.—A huge il- luminated wing “T” visible more than five miles, its light given forth by a heavy tensity argon mercury vapor tube has been installed on Boeing Air Field to indicate wind direction to incoming fliers. The “T” is in the form of an air- plane eighteen feet long and twelve feet wide. Frank Yates, manager of Boeing Field, said today that the light penetrated the fog to a greater de- gree than any other light yet found. ‘The Department of Air Commerce has asked him to make full reports on the success of the mew light which was developed by Professor D. K. Kirsten of the University of ‘Washington. - e — SITKA DENTIST HERE Capt. Berger is charged with “in- attention to his duty while in charge of the Discoverer and not making any attempt to rescue Byron Smith, second mate, who was lost over- board.” His trial is set for March 17. Charges were also preferred against Capt. Edward McNelly, pi- lot of the freighter Edward Luck- enbach, and Capt. Isaac Turppa, pilot of the Feltre, which collided on the Columbia river February 17, and also against Capt. David Par- ker, master of the Bremerton fer- ry which ran down a skiff in El- liott Bay in a dense fog last Oc- tober 17 when two fishermen were drowned. Charges against Captains Berger |and Parker are the first returned |by the recently created investigat- {ing board which makes inquiries into loss of life at sea. Both may {appear at the hearing with attor- {neys and are at liberty to call wit- fesses in their behalf. Berger said, after the preliminary hearing, that the largest wave he |ever saw at sea, caused, he believed, by an earthquake, swept Smith over- board from the Discoverer and that {it was impossible to turn around |in the Guif of Alaska at the time |as the Discoverer would have been swamped and went down by the huge waves. PACIFIC BASE ' PREPARED FOR AMELIA'S TRIP Storms Make Building of Air Field on Tiny Mid Pacific Island Difficult | HONOLULU, T.H, Mar. 5 — Twisting breakers which make a heavy raft with a seventy-five hun- dred pound load dance like a cork, are making dangerous the job of gov- ernment workmen who are groom- ing tiny Howland island, fifteen hundred miles south of here for Amelia Earhart Putnam'’s proposed world flight this month. Richard Black, Department of the Interior field representative, who headed the expedition to the island in January, said today that the gov- ernment crew was preparing a mile long runway which she will use for a minute in taking off. Black, who is returning soon to the island on the cutter Taney, said that Mrs. Putnam will use Ilowland island as a base between Hawaif and Lai, New Guinea. Former Salmon Packer.Is Dead SEATTLE, Mar. 5.—George Bat- chellor Hall, former salmon food broker and packer here, died yes- terday of heart ailment at his resi~ dence at the Lake Shore Athletic Club in Chicago, Attorney Sher- man Ebbinghouse learned today. Hall moved to Chicago three years ago to become an offici#l of a large grocery concern. His wife and youngest daughter Carmel, moved to Carmel, Cal, on account of the former’s health. Conviction,, Seattle Silver Broker, Upheld SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 5. The Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction with a three days after ordering the ten cen¥fpic, for the meeting place next| lan hour pay raise for the workersiyear. | under an agreement with John 1-; Final action taken by the Board ! Lewis, organized or the Commiteigf Directors opposed Japanese float- Dr. and Mrs. H, J. Hodgins ar- year prison sentence of Pierce Lon- tee for Industrial Organization. William Irvin, President of the United States Steel Corporation, whose employes on March 16 will receive a ten per cent pay boost, and also a 40-hour week, said “the sharp rises in supplies of raw ma- terials” also had their part in ad- vancing prices. Increases include standard rails from $39 to $42.50 a ton. 'West Alaskans Winners Again, Pnta_tg Contest :Seward and Kenai Penin- sula Growers Cope First Prizes for Year i SEWARD, Alaska, March 5. — {Seward and Kenai Peninsula again, for the second time, have eaptured first place in potato growing in a national competition held by the Burgess Seed and Plant Company of Galesburg, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bolam, of Lake Kenai, have won first prize during the last two years. Patricia Towle and Jack Lean, of Lake Kenal, are tled for second place prize. Mrs. Swan Lind of Seward won {fourth prize. All other awards were won in the States. It is not known here if any Mat- anuskans entered the contest. —_———————— BRITISH AIR FORCE PLANS PROTECTION Network of Steel Cables Over London Would En- snare Enemy Airplanes LONDON, March 5.—The British Air Force today disclosed a plan to defend London in future air at- tacks by a cage of steel cables, in asking Parliament for appropria- tions which would boost the entire cost of the British war machine this year to $1,348,695000. The Air Ministry asked $412- 500,000, more than double the amount asked last year. The defense plan would provide huge fleets of balloons to be sent into the air at the first sign of a hostile attack, to drop over the city a network of cables to ensnare ene- my planes. YACHT WRECKED BY EXPLOSION Accident Occurs as Cruiser Is Being Fuelled for Maiden Voyage SEATTLE, Mar. 5—The 36-foot power cruiser Pandora, owned by T. B. Morrison of Anacortes, Wwas wrecked by an explosion that oc- curred when it was being fueled today for its maiden voyage. rived in Juneau from Sitka today |ergan, self-styled silver broker, of| Roy Chase, dock attendant, suf- aboard the motorship Dr. Hodgins is & dentist at Sitks. (On seven counts of mail fraud. Northland. | Seattle. He was convicted last May|fered a dangerous eye wound from flying glass. ) ing canneries off the coast of Al- aska and urged the government to protect the salmon industry from destruction which is beifig done| through construction of too many| dams. The delegates also asked the gov-| ernment to enact fishery and con-| servation laws to “prevent deple-| tion of the extremely valuable Na- tional resources.” AT VO L) L GERMANY GETS APOLOGY FROM UNITED STATES Mayor La(—;:l—r dia's Re-| marks About Hitler Causes Statement ‘ WASHINGTON, March 5. — The SEVERE ATTACK Being Celebrated, Texas AMARILLO, Texas, March 5.—It is Mother-in-Law Day in Texas and at least 1,000 women are here, all duly registered with letters of recommendation from their chil- dren’s mates. The mothers-in-law are being | entertained at a free luncheon and have free merchandise for them. Next year Mrs. Roosevelt, the Nation’s Number 1 mother-in-law is being invited to attend. The custom was started here four years ago by Editor ene Howe |and has been made official for all some free shows and many merchants|the state by Gov. James Allred. TROUBLE ON WATERFRONT IS AVERTED Pickets Withdrawn at San | Francisco—Stevedores Resume Work SA NFRANCISCO, Cal,, March 5. —The threatened disruption in re- lations between waterfront employ- ers and longshoremen was avert- ed last night with the Sailors’ Union announcing that pickets will be withdrawn from the Canadian steamer Rochelle, thus permitting stevedores to resume work this morning. The ship has been picketed since February 23 in a jurisdictional dis- pute between the Sailors’ Union and Inland Boatmens' Union re- garding furnishing a crew. The Waterfront Employers As- soclation flatly announced yester- day afternoon they would suspend relations tomorrow with the local of the International Longshore- mens' Association unless men were furnished to.work. the Rochelle. . B. C. CONTENTION SEATTLE, March 5.—The port of Vancouver, B. C,, is still considered . unfair today by the Pacific Coast PRAISE FOR FOR 1S KEYNOTE OF VICTORY DINNER Attendance at Banquet President Roosevelt Is Large, Enthusiastic Democracy expanded last nightat the Democratic Victory Dinner in! | the Odd Fellows Hall in an efful- |gent spirit of good-fellowship,' threaded with a seriousness, that in-| | dicated the various speakers’ faith | in 'its principles and their respon- | sibility in carrying them to fulfill- " ment. | Pleasing, was the entire absence of gloating over the victory, or any ! harangue relative to the defeated’ party. The Democrats even sang! “Oh, Susanna,” dedicated to Repub- | lican Representative Harry Race| and Mrs. Race who attended the dinner. In response to Toastmaster Juue( George F. Alexander’s introduction, | Gov. John W. Troy said that just four years ago’ he, in company with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Connors, and other Alaskans, had witnessed ' the -inauguretion. 2 impressive. of President Roesevelt. Victory Votes Large Apropos of_ the occasion the Gov- ernor pointed out that President !condemned the Nation to a 1S LAUNCHED BY PRESROOSEVELT ‘Chief Executive Minces No i Words in Speaking Condemnation PEOPLE DEMANDING CHANGE MADE NOW Accusations Are Made Di- rect Against High Tri- bunal’s Majority WASHINGTON, March 5.—Pres- ident Franklin D. Roosevelt swung last night into the thick of the fight over his proposal to revamp the Supreme Court with a charge that the tribunal's majority has “no man’s land and final futility.” Accusing the Justices of render- ing Congress impotent on the at- tack on social and economic life, the President called for action ‘“now to free from legal doubts those pol- icies which offered a progressive solution to ‘our - problems.” % ‘No “Dictator” With obvious references to the “Dictator” charges by his enemies, the President disclaimed any intent to seek a third term in office. President said the “wage earner, the |farmer, the small business man will not wait for economic ago, will not wait four years, will not wait at all.” by Roosevelt had been elected in 1932 cheers and “God bless him,” one by one of the largest majorities ever voice cried across the room, United States apologized to Ger- many for remarks made Wednesday | Maritime Federation which “open- jed” the port of New Westminister, by Mayor LaGuardia of New York about Adolf Hitler, Nazi Chief, the State Department announced to- day. James Dunn, chief of the Divis- ion of Western European Affairs in an oral statement to Dr. Hans Thomsen, counselor of the German Ambassy, said in substance that, “In this country the right of free- dom of speech, guaranteed by the constitution to every citizen, is a cherished part of our national her- itage. “This, however, does not lessen the regret of the Government when utterances either of private citi- zens or public officials speaking in an individual capacity, give offense to a government with Which we have official relations.” He con- tinued: “I ver yearnestly depreci- ate the utterances which have thus given offense to the German gov- ernment. ‘They do- not represent the attitude of this government to- ward the German government.” The protest of the German em- bassy said that Mayor LaGuardia “suggested before the Women's Di- vision of the American Jewish Con-| gress, that the 1939 New York World Fair should have a chamber of horrors in which the brown- shirted European fanatic ought to be the chief exhibit.” INSURGENTS IN SPAIN GETTING ON DEFENSNE Make Charges Against France Regarding Span- ish Morocco Troubles SALAMANCA, Spain, March 5.— The Spanish Insurgents today ac- cuséd France of fomenting disturb- ances in Spanish Morocco in or- der to force a pretext for invading the Territory now held by Gen. Franco's armies. The Insurgent Cabinet has lodged a strong note of protest with all signatory powers to the Algeciras convention, CHARGES ‘ABSURD’ PARIS, March 5. — Informed B. C. yesterday because a majority |of the longshoremen working there iare affiliated with the ILA. Matt Meehan, Secretary and Treasurer of the Pacific Coast Dis- trict, International Longshoremens' Association, said the unions “are I not going to allow the unenlight- jened and selfishness of the British Columbia Shipping Federation members to precipitate another | coastwise strike, We are giving them access to New Westminster but not Vancouver.” Meehan advised the British Col- umbia members of the ILA to work |cargoes at New Westminster but |not Vancouver where a majority of the longshoremen are not affiliated with the ILA. — e — WILL ISSUE “ULTIMATUM” ON CHRYSLER AUWA to Demand Reply on Union as Bargain ing Agency DETROIT, Mich,, Mar. 5.—Homer Martin, President of United Auto- mobile Workers of America, an- nounced the Union will present an “ultimatum” to the Chrysler Motor Corporatign officials this afternoon, demanding an immediate answer to one request, recognition of the un- jon as the sole bargaining agency for the company’s 67,000 employees. ————————— SITDOWNERS ENCOURAGED Increase in Washington's State Quota Indicat- ed by Senator SPOKANE, Wash., March 5—Two hundred sitdown demonstrators oc- cuping the halls outside of the WPA district headquarters are en- couraged today by United States Senator Schwellenbach’s statement accorded a President, and that four years later his victory was the most pronounced in the history of Am- erican politics. Speaking for the Third and First| Divisions, President of the Sen- ate M. E. 8. Brunelle, and Speaker of the House Joe Green, both stressed the opportunities the Ad-i ministration policies had offered the people as a whole and in particu- lar the new opportunities created for the youth of the nation through legislation enacted during the past| four years. Youth is Recognized “The youths of the country have again been recognized and given op-| portunity; it is their privilege to work and live through one of '.heI most interesting periods of the world’s history, with one of the| greatest Presidents in American his- tory,” Mr. Green said. “New eco- nomic benefits for a better and hap- pier life hdve been opened to them.” Mrs. E. H. Kaser, President of the Democratic Women's Club, quoted§ from the National platform of the Democratic party, excerpts of im- portance to women, relative to the protection of the home and family, the pledge for adequate schools and social legislation, which she said, the mother heart of the nation was eager to grasp, and which had given hope again to the young people of the nation. Dr. Charles E. Bunnell, President of the University of Alaska, when called upon to speak, mentioned also the recognition given the young people of the Nation by the Roose-) velt Administration. He told of the advantage to the youth of the coun- The speech was the first utter- iance on the court since his mes- sage on the judiciary went to Con- gress a month ago. It was delivered at a gigantic Victory dinner at which 1,500 paid $100 a plate. The affair was only one of hundreds over the nation and ft is estimated that the dinners raised $400,000 of the $430,000 deficit. 7 TO 1 APPROVAL WASHINGTON, March 5.—Presi- dent Roosevelt, at a press confer- encé this afternoon, said commun- ications to the White House were running 7 to 1 in approval of his ispeech last night. e SKI CLUB TO DINE, DANCE Final Social Event of Or: ganization for Season Given Tonight Climaxing the social activities of the Ski Club for the season, the annual dinner-dance, assembiling members and invited guests at the semi-formal affair, is to be given tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the Ter- minal Cafe. Ernest Parsons, president of the club, is to be master of ceremonies and Dan Moller 1§ the speaker scheduled for the evening. The entertainment for the even- try to be able to attend universi-)ing is being kept a secret but it is ties and colleges with government known that Harland King has ar- assistance, and explained that at{ranged a special song number for the University of Alaska, with. its|the occasion. Decorations in blue comparatively small registration,|and white, depicting winter and ski- seventeen young people were secur- (ing scenes are to be used. ing government aid while attending| Those who will receive awards the University to the extent of $15|tonight for their aceomplishments a month in payment for work they |in the Ski contest held on February do out of school hours. 21 are: Sven Saren, Ted Cowling, Progress Described Lillian Clements, Bill Alexander, Setator 'O, D, Oochrkn of . the |*P0 MATRIVEOBSR. o Second Division, forcefully describ- [ 7 208 he”lsxt:nu g ed the progress of the Administra- by Ruth Lundell, Mary Vi e tion from the dark days of "‘hell.eest Lillian Clen’um.s ‘mm_ banking holiday of 1932, through they, o\ ™ od Brhie Pamm Orin Democratic legislation which opened " o] new fields of opportunity. Senator Cochran conceded mistakes had been made and probably will be made from time to time, but that he believed an honest effort was being made by the President and Congress to solve the many perplex- ing problems confronting the nation and the world, Man Questioned in Letter Writi to Child Actress HOLLYWOOD, Cal., March 5.— A man identified as Adolph Wyman, French sources said the charges of |in Washington, D. C., that he ex- the Spanish Insurgents are so “ab-|pected an increase in the WPA Senator Rivers Speaks Senator Victor Rivers, of the 26, arrested on a charge of vag- rancy, is being questioned concern- ing anonymous letters sent to Shir- surd” as to meed Do reply. quota for this state. " (Continued on Page Three.) ley Temple, child movie actress.