The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 27, 1937, Page 1

V- (% -ages the Chamber but business does THE DAILY VOL XLIX.. NO. 7469 ; APRIL 27 1937 ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS AI.L THE TIME” * HARRY I, LUCAS IS APPOINTED AS GITY CLERK Dr. Council—N;med Health | Officer, Porter as Fire Alarm Caretaker ENGINEER POSITION HELD IN ABEYANCE Albert White Files $3,000, Damage Suit Against City for Mrs. J. E. Nelson Harry I. Lucas, well known Ju- neau business man, was chosen City | Clerk by the City Council at a special meeting last night in the City Hall chambers. With six of the Councilmen present, Mr. Lucas received three votes, H. R. Shepard, | two, and A. W. Henning, incumbent, | one. Ray Stevens was the fourth[ applicant for the position. Mr. Henning will remain on asx Clerk until May 15, or for such time as necessary to wind up his pres- ent work and familiarize Mr. Lucas with the office, the Council decided. Dr. W. W. Council was appointed Health Officer with the services of the Juneau Clinic to be available to| the city. H. M. Porter was chosen fire alarm caretaker, a recommendation | made by the Fire Department. Mr. | Porter got four of the Council; votes, while W. R. Norton, also al two. To Issue New Call | The matter of City Engineer wasi put over until the regular meeting May 7 and it was decided to read~v vertise for applicants for the posi- tion as the first call was only for City Engineer and no call was made for Building Inspector. Mil- ton Lagergren, incumbent, is a can- didate for the combined positions. Frank Metcalf has applied for the post of engineer and George Rice has applied for Building Inspector. Call for Assessor also will be made so that action can be taken at the next meeting. The appointment of Radio In-| spector was put over. The position of City Magistrate was left open until the next meet- ing with the Clerk acting in that capacity. The two positions have been combined in the past. Filés Suit | Albert White, who was a candi-| date for Magistrate, withdrew his application last night and at the same time filed claim against the city for $3,000 damages, as attorney for Mrs. J. E. Nelson. The latter claims she suffered severe injury when she fell on the sidewalk on First Street near Gastineau Ave- nue the first of April and charges the walk was in bad shape due to alleged negligence on the part of the city. In addition to $3,000 damages, Mrs. Nelson also asks $250 for hospital expenses. ' | Mr. White also appeared before the Council in the role of taxpayer, reading the 1923 legislative session laws relative to the filing of a fi- nancial statement by public utility companies with the City Council. The attorney declared that utility companies here, which include light, wnter and telephone, had not filed (canunued on Pwn 'r‘u'ee) LIGHTENING OF RELIEF LOAD TO AID GOVERNMENT President }‘Eper Makes! Suggestion Before | U.S.C.of C. WASHINGTON, April 27—Presi- dent Harper Sibley, of the United States Chamber of Commerce, told the members at the annual con- vention here today that the balance between Federal income and spend- ing could be attained by lightening the Government's relief load. Sibley said Congressional oppo- sition to increased taxation encour- not feel there are definite assur- ances that no new taxation legis- lation will be enacted. Sibley said business is good but inflation , is feared if prices rise. He reported a tremendous home building increase. l{allroad Union Leaders l’ostpone Strike An eleventh hour conference between railroad brotherhood officers and Southern Pacific railroad officials ended in postponement of a strike called by two unions. Above are leaders of the unions. Left to right: M. E. Smoerlott, of Fresno, Calif., secretary, C. H. president; and R. J. Brooks, San Francisco, general chairman, all of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen; C. V. McLaughhn, Omaha, Neb., vice-president, and W. E. Jones, San Francisco, gen- eral chairman. of the Brotherhood 0( Locomotwe Firemen and Enginemen. WAGE INCREASE ‘Municipal Court ' GRANTED FARM, CANNERY UNION Stabbed in Back COM. OF SENATE vided—Labor Agents Also Eliminated 27. — Conrad SEATTLE, April Espe, agent of the Cannery Work-" ers and Farm Laborers Union, said negotiations between the union and operators have resulted in a 35 to 40 percent wage increase. Besides the increase in wages, an eight hour day is provided; also recognition of the union as a col- lective bargaining agency and elim- ination of labor agents and con- tractors. CANNERY MEN AT STOCKTON RETURN, JOBS Thirteen Hundred Will Go Back to Work Tomorrow —Agreement Is Made STOCKTON, Cal., April 27.—Gov. Frank A. Merriam announces that 1,300 cannery workers will return to their jobs tomorrow as the result of an agreement with the operators. The operators are to recognize the new cannery workers' union as the workers’ bargaining agent. Various workers groups charged they had been sold out. Many disorders have occurred as the result of the smke RBUSEVEI.T IS GOING FISHING; LEAVES TONIGHT 'President Going by Train to New Orleans, Then on Vessel for Tarpon WASHINGTON, April 27.—Presi- dent Roosevelt leaves tonight by train for New Orleans where he will leave for Tarpon fishing, to last for at least one week, off the Texas coast. The journey will cover 3,000 miles pushing the President’s four year travel mileage to above 100,000 miles. ——.————— Marriage of Former ‘G-Mnn, Pretty Model, Is Postponed SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 27— The marriage of Melvin Purvis, for- mer G-man, who trapped Dillinger, to Miss Janice Jarratt, pretty pho- tographer’s model, has been post- poned indefinitely. The postpone- ment is not explained and neither commented on the report. Judge of N. Y. I on John O Neill—Mo- tive Is Unknown NEW YORK, April Z7—Munici-‘ pal Court Justice John O'Neill was critically wourided today by two stab wounds in the back while he was| waiting for a bus. One stab penetrated the lungs and blood transfusion was given. The police are seeking a man in a light polo coat. Judge O'Neill and the police are at a loss as lo the motive. M. E. BISHOP PASSES AWAY, HEART ATTAGK posals wnthm the next two weeks. | | William F. M Dowell, ed Clergyman, Educalor, Dies in Washington WASHINGTON, April "7—Blsh- op William Fraser McDowell, 79, of the Methodist Episcopal Church,| died here suddenly as the result of an attack of the heart. A large part of the responsibility for nation wide prohibition in the United States was given, by his compatriots, to Bishop McDowell. As president of the Board of| Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals of his church for years, he was one of the outstanding moral crusaders of the day. Golf Enthusiast A pioneer also in quite another field, he was among the early Amer- ican golf enthusiasts, having tackled sas, Vermont Oklahoma and North! of the green many Dakota are the states that have| the problems years ago and following the game keenly thereafter. He was a great lover of outdoor life and kept in top-notch physical trim by extensive | |of dams to halt small streams, plant-| walks. Nature had endowed himing of trees and increasing acreage| with a striking physique — deep chest, strong face and broad shoul-| ders—and he was able to keep ac- tiviely in the ecclesiastical harness late in life on a par with his young- er church co-workers, Executive Ability Bishop McDowell was known for his quick perception in a situation and for his executive ability. He had the faculty of avoiding contro- versy and brought statesmanlike qualities to bear on problems. His bubbling humor gave him youth that belied his years and as a conversationalist, his wit was brilliant. He possessed a clear in- sight into the humorous side of life and his friends asserted that there was hardly a speaker on the American platform who could equal him in his power to sway an au-| ‘dience frem humor to pathos in a brief space. The “supreme preacher of the Methodist denomination,” was the (Continued on Page Three) ecclesiastical | Smith, Fort Worth, Tex., vice- COURT PLAN IS ‘I]ISGUSSED BY Sucldale for. the Do REIVH Flohthiour Day Also Pro- {Mysterious e Made IndlCaled Vote Will Be Taken on Measure, Pro- posals, in Two Weeks WASHINGTON, -April 27.-~For an hour and a half today the Sen- ate Judiciary Committee discussed the court bill. The committee, following the exe- cutive session, announced that a vote may be taken within two weeks on the measure with all of lhe amendments. The committee members announc- ed - that nothing has yet been de- cided regarding the numerous pro- posals, modifications or compro- |mise. |President’s Court program, nounced that he will tomorrow ask for unanimous consent under such a rule for discussion and voting on the bill and all pending pro- . ELEVEN STATES ENACT LAWS ON * URGING OF FDR Conservation Leglslatlon to | Prevent Ravages of | Wind, Water, Exosion \ | CHICAGO, Ill, April 27.—Eleven| states have answered President Roosevelt’s plea, made two months! ago, for enactment of conservation ‘laws to protect land from ravages Iof wind, water and erosion. ! ‘Washington, Montana, Virginia, Utah, Delaware, Georgia, Arkan- passed conservation legislation. The legislation includes terracing of |fields to check runoff, construction of grass Iand JAPAN FISHING GRANTS MAY BE Soviet Government Indi- cates Renunciation of Siberian Awards MOSCOW, April 27.—Renuncia- tion of the Siberian fishing grants |to Japan because of Japanese mili- tarists “aggressive attitude,” is sug- |gested in an open letter officially {inspired in the Government’s news- | paper, the Izvestia. The Government often uses let- ters in the newspaper to enunciate new policies. Senator Logan, supporter of the an- | DECLARED VOID FLOOD WATERS RECEDE; MANY ARE HOMELESS President Takes Charge of Relief—Mighty Ohio Still Rising ONE TOWN IS SAID TO BE SUBMERGED Industry Pa;;l;;zed in Other Sections—Pittsburgh Still Menaced WASHINC. TON, April 27—Pr¢ dent Roosevelt took charge of relief for flood sufferers today, notifying all agencies to get immediately into the field as thousands, declared to be homel in the widespread area affecting six states, watched for the lswollm rivers and streams to sub- side. 50 far the floods have claimed 15 |persons and five are reported as | missing. Receding waters in many parts |nf the afflicted area brought hope that the worst danger is over but the exception is the mighty Ohio River which continued to rise, a crest of 41 feet having been reached at Willsburg, submerging the town and paralyzing industry. It is ex- Ipected the Ohio will go to 46 feel before subsiding. | The menace of Pittsburgh's down- rtuwn distriet seemed lifted late thi: {aftefnoon as the three rivers began receding after reaching ten feet labove the flood stage. RETIREMENT OF THREE JUSTIGES IS NOW HINTED ‘Ranks of Four Irreconcil- | ables, Conservatives, | !‘ Is at Last Broken [ By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, April 27.—There|" may have been reason once for those famed four irreconcilable, conser- vative Justices refusing to retire,| but there isn't any more. ‘Anne: ation ui Yulmn Territory by British Columbia Is Proposed VICTORIA, B. C., April 27.—Pre- mier T. D. Paftullo announces that an agreement has been reached with the Federal Government for British Columbia to take over the Yukon ferritory. This would make British Solumbia the largest province in he world, extending the provincial soundaries to the Arctic ocean The Government would pay Brit- ing Columbia $125,000 each year for the next five years as a special grant to meet expenditures. Reservations will be made for the Indian population. The addition of the Yukon Ter- ritory to British Columbia must meet with the approval of the Pro- vincial Legislature, Raskob and Dupont Subpoenaed John J. Raskob, pictured at left, and Pierre 8. Dupont, right, have been served with subpoenas to answer charges of having evaded payment of Federal income taxes. The two industrialists of the Dupont munitions firm and General Motors were prominent in opposition to President Roose- velt in the election last November. The subpoenas require Dupont and Raskob to produce 482 records gr e;amin:fion at New York City on ay 8. GOLDEN GATE When they had Justice Roberts| |with them they could feel that they| |were standing like Horatius at the| ‘blidge agalmt President Roosevelt | economic and social predi- f lecuans But now Roberts has ~xd-, ed with the invading savages from| the north and the bridge head is ready to be taken. Rome, as far as| Justice McReynolds and his three associates are concerned, has fal- |len. RETIREMENT? | | In Washington there are rumors, |that Justices McReynolds, Suth- [erlnnd and Van Devanter will retire | at the end of the present term,! )whlch will be the last Monday of May or the first ‘Monday of June. They, with Justice Butler, are now the minority instead of the majority, since it is unlikely Justice Roberts will hover back their way. Moreover, even if they consider themselves as voices crying in the wilderness, the country has heard their ery repeatedly without paying !more than impudent attention to it. |They have suffered a fate worxe‘ than death, by being rendered fu- ! A bill has been passed under which they can retire without dan- ger of loss of pay and it is a fair guess that before long they will seek | |its sanctuary, McReynolds reputedly has tired of the fight, which anyone will admit |has been long and hard. Sutherland’s health has been poor- ly in recent years and summers (Continued on Page Eignis Scots Pushing Drills for Underground Date — GLASGOW, April 27—Two gangs of BScottish workmen have been blasting their way through five miles of solid rock to keep a date made two years ago. They are boring a nine-foot tun- nel through the Grampian moun- tains and are due to meet under- ground in June. The tube will join Loch Erieht and Loch Garry and enable the latter to increase its capacity for generating -electricity. BRIDGE OPENS, SAN FRANCISCO Thousands Wllness Driving of Last Rivet—General Celebration Held SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 27. |—This city is celebrating today the |completion of the Thirty-five mil- |lion dollar Golden Gate span, the highest suspension bridge in the world. Workmen drove in the last rivet, made of gold, before a distinguished company of thousands. One hundred thousand tons of steel were requiréd to build the 9,000 foot bridge. The main span is 4,200 feet long. It took four years to build the bridge. ————————— SIX THOUSAND LOGGERS IDLE Employers Close Camps as Protest to Many Scattered Strikes PORTLAND, Oregori, Six thousand Columbia River log- gers are idle after employers closed camps as a protest to scattered strikes, alleging the unions are guilty of slowdown tactics. Seven thousand sawmill workers| are expected to loss their jobs when the log supply is exhausted. Delegate Dimond Asks Survey, Craig Harbor, WASHINGTON, April 27.—Alas. ka Delegate Anthony J. Dimond ha: April 21—/ | | | | { | | [ | |the South Seas, | | H. H. WOODRING I NOMINATED AS WAR SECRETARY President A—r;)unces New Cabinet Member—Is Believed Permanent WASHINGTON, April 27.—Presi- dent Roosevelt has nominated Har- ry H. Woodring, of Kansas, now Acting Secretary of War, and has been since the death of Secretary Dern, to be the Secretary. The appointment is interpreted as being p(rmxment WILL OBSERVE SUN'S ECLIPSE Dr. Dunham, Jr., to Leave Tomorrow for Island in South Seas PASADENA, Cal, April 27.—Dr. Theodore Dunham, Jr., after a week preparing special instruments, leaves tomorrow on a journey half- way around the world to view the eclipse of the sun on June 8. He will go to Proenix Island, in on an expedition the National Geo- sponsored by {graphic Society and United States Navy. The eclipse will last for four min- utes. He Needed a Chaser LAMAR, Mo,—C. R. Burney, Lamar truckdriver, told police that | while returning at night from Kan- sas City four men in an automo- bile crowded him off the highway, asked Congress to authorize the'jumped out and robbed him of $50 War Department to survey the har-/and forced him at the point of four. bor at Craig, Alaska, with a view to'pistols to drink a half-pint of his delegates of the Teamsters Union making improvements. own whiskey. INCLUDED ARMY PLANS | coMMITTEE oF HOUSE IS TOLD OF NEW MOVES General War Plan Is Un- folded at Hearing on Appropriation Bill |HUGE SUM BEING RECOMMENDED NOW Report Indlcales that Land Defense Force Not Properly Equipped WASHINGTON, April 27.—Gen. Malin Craig, Chief-of-Staff, dis- closed today during the House com- ! mittee hearings on the Military Ap- propriation Bill that the War De- | partment plans an air base in Al- aska and is also working out a new 'general war plan calling for swift moving of munitions. | Three regiments of Infantry and |one of Artillery will take part in | maneuvers of a test plan scheduled ‘at San Antonio this summer. j General Headquarters Air Force will “concentrate™ all units on the ‘west coast this spring. ! A cut of one and one-half mil- lion from the three million dollars intended for the Army’s five year program in mobilizing the Pacific Coast harbor defenses, threatens an interruption to the improvements, it was said. Major Bundy, Office Chief of the Coast Artillery, said: “we will have to catch up in the succeeding fis- | cal years.” HUGE APPROPRIATION | WASHINGTON, April 27. — The House Apprdriations Committee n recommending - $416,000,000 for the Army next year, sald the large sum is needed hereafter to relieve the “extremely disturbing” situation. The amount approved is $25,000,- 000 more than for the current year. It was also stated that there is ‘needed an appreciably larger allo- ' cation of the military arm in future budgets, “for our defense prepara- tion, now largely consisting of man power which is badly equipped, is virtually unprepared to offer re- sistance to any force equipped with ‘modem offensive weapons.” AIR BASE DOWN PAYMENT WASHINGTON, April 27. — The House ’Appropriations Committee late this afternoon recommended Congress provide $685,000 as a down payment on the $5,000,000 air base at Tacoma, Wash.; $60,000 for the site, $370,000 for runways and $225,- 000 for hangars and field shops. R HUGE DEFICIT IS PREDICTED OVER SPENDING Administration Indicates Several Projects Will Be Abandoned WASHINGTON, April 27.—Rep- resentative Bertrand Snell, House Republican leader, predicted today the Government would go two bil- lion dollars in the red next year, unless the Administration changes its spending policy. Representative Snell said the President’s estimated four hundred and eighteen million dollar defieit did not take into account extra ap- propriations. Speaker Bankhead. expressed the belief Congress will abondon the farm tenancy, housing and crop in- surance legislations. Democratic Senator Harry Byrd said the deficit would be half a iUillion and he would be pleased to see many offices eliminated or com- bined to effect more drastic econ- omy. AFL REVOKES ONE CHARTER OAKLAND, Cal., April 27. — The American Federation of Labor has revoked the Alameda County Cen- tral Labor Council charter because the Council refused to seat the appointed by AFL officers.