The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 3, 1937, Page 1

and duplicate the feat of his son’ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TI:‘III:"’ JUNEAU ALASKA MONDAY MAY 3, 1937 LABOR DISPUTE AT SEATTLE 18 NOT OVER YET Hope Refuses to Mediate in Jurisdictional Dispute of Unions SEATTLE, May 3.—Charles Hope, Federal Regional Labor Bard Di- rector, refused to mediate in the jurisdictional dispute between the Alaska Cannery Union and the Can- nery Workers and Farm Laborers’ Union, both unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and which caused the picketing of Pier 2 last Friday night and Sat- urday morning, delaying the sailing of the Yukon and cancelling sail- ings of the Northwestern and Bar- anof. “The Board has instructed me not to accept such cases,” said Hope. “The Board accepts only cases of controversies between unions and employers.” Hope said he has been informed that the unions are conferring to- day in their jurxsdictlonal dispute. SON OFF.D.R. LANDS TARPON, FISHING TRIP President WAttempl to, Duplicate Feat, Pos- sibly Today GALVESTON, Tex., May 3.—Presi- Elliott, who won first honors of the Presidential party by landing a 93- pound tarpon. Gov. James V. Allred spent an hour on the yacht Potomac with the President and said the latter| had a healthy tan and was feeling fine and fit. MRS. ROOSEVELT HONORED AT TEA SEATTLE, May 3.—Mrs. Frank- lin D. Roosevelt observed the birth- day anniversary of her daughter, Mrs. John Boettiger, here Sunday Mrs. Boettiger gave a tea, honoring her mother. o NEW FORESTER GUEST AT FED. EMPS. MEET With B. F. Heintzleman, new re- gional forester for Alaska, who is arriving in Juneau on the steamer Yukon, as guest of honor, the Ju-| neau chapter of the National Fed- eral Employees Association will hold their regular monthly business meeting and luncheon at Percy’s Restaurant Wednesday noon, it was announced this morning. Egypt Buys Bathtubs WASHINGTON, May 3.—Ancient Egypt is becoming a steadily ex- panding market for modern bath- tubs. The United States is supply- ing an increasing amount of this equipment. e~ ‘WINDSOR, England—King George has decided to open the royal sta- bles at Windsor Castle, which have been closed since last October when Edward had all the horses trans- ferred to the Royal Mews at Buck- ingham Palace. Safety Measures In Autoing Taken in Juneau New safety measures are now in effect in Juneau regarding autoing according to an an- ncuncement made by Chief of Police Dan Ralston. Lights and brakes must be tested every 60 days, the Chief announces. All public auto services have agreed to give this service free of charge. The safety measure is a pre- caution against possible acci- dents. The Chief noted that last night, one driver, in order to avert an accident, went over 100 feet before he could bring his car to a stop all on ac- count of faulty brakes. today.set. out.ta. try! Geraldine McGreevy Selected “most attractive fresh- man co-ed” at Washington State | college, Pullman, Wash., Geraldine McGreevy rules over the annual publications ball at the college. Miss McGreevy, a 21-year-old bru- { lected as the prettiest hy Bing, | | Crosby, screen actor, in the final Jjudging. British 1gnore Franco Refusal, Respect Ships. ed by Warships Start Evacuation, Bilbao | BULLETIN—St. Jean De Luz, France, May 3.—British- and French men-of-war are patrol- ling the Bay of Biscay to pro- tect merchant vessels evacuat- ing the first refugees from trembling Bilbao despite Insur- gent objections. Secrecy sur- rounds the plan lest the Insur- gent warships interfere. Nine British freighters are taking 5,000 women and children from Bilbao to France. The Insurgent army is report- ed to be eight miles south of Bilbao. HENDAYN, France, May 3.—Cap- tains of nine British merchantmen, ignoring the Spanish Insurgents’ refusals to respect any foreign ships inside their Bay of Biscay blockade, have agreed to evacuate as many children as possible out of Bilbao. After a conference with the Brit- ish Consul there, R. G. Stévenson said they hoped to be able to re- move between four and five thou- sand children. chantmen aided by British warships continued pressure on the city of Bilbao and still more fortifications are being thrown up. LONDON, May 3—British mer- chanmen aided by British warships will carry out evacuation of civiil- ians from Bilbao with or without the consent of Franco, informed sources said here today. It: was stated that warships had been or- dered to protect ships bearing ref- ugees outside of the Spanish three- mile limit. Falconer to Study South African Birds WASHINGTON, May 3—One of the world’s few remaining falcon- ers has been commissioned to study and make a photographic record of one of the most ferocious birds in South Africa. Captain C..-W. B. Knight of Eng- land, who has trained falcons, eag- les and hawkes to hunt for him, will sail from London in July to spend five months in photograph- ing the Crowned Hawk-Eagle and other birds for the National Geo- graphic Society. nette from Tekoa, Wash., was se- | | English Merchan!men Back- I AGAIN DELAYS BIG DECISION Verdict on Fedelal Secur- ity Act May Not Be Given UntilMay 17 ‘\ WASHINGTON, May 3. — The {Supreme Court has delayed until May 17 at least a decision on the constitutionality of the Federal Se- | curity Act. | By a unanimous vote the Court to- day held constitutional the pra |ions of the 1934 Revenue Act im- iposing a processing tax of three jcents a pound on coconut oil im- |ported from lln- Phi pplmw FIVE HUNDRED - MARINES ‘DIE’ IN WAM GAME | Are Theore_t;jly Killed by | Being “Gassed” | Maneuvers | teen hundred soldiers in maneuvers hexs- theoretically killed 500 marines | in attempting to land on the shures‘ of Puget Sound. Fort Lewis umpires credited the victory to the Chemical Warfare| Division which “gassed” all of the marlnes iBIGMANEUVERS BY AIR FLEET ARE TO START ‘Actlon Wlll Last for Three| Weeks at March Field, Cal. | | MARCH FIELD, Cal, May 3.— |Three hundred and fifty officers land 2,000 men will use 300 Army ;planes here Wedneday, starting the '!argest aerial maneuvers in the his- tory of the west. The maneuvers will last three weeks and the fleet will practice Ibombing. strafing and gassing. | — TENT COLONY AT ANCHORAGE SPRINGING UP Newcomers Overflow Hotels —All Are Looking for Jobs A tent colony, resembling a hobo Creek as Anchorage overflows with newcomers searching for summer work. All hotels are full and tents are pitched on the site where the city started 22 years ago. Many transients are hitching freights from Seward but only a few are able to find work. The influx is blamed to wild statements circulated in Seattle that “anyone can find work in Al- aska.” ————t———— YUKON SAYS ‘N0’ DAWSON, Y. T, May 3. — The Yukon Territorial Council “firmly and emphatically” protests to the proposed annexation of this terri- tory to British Cclumbia, Three elected mem¥ers of the Council announced today that they demand a plebiscite to determine whether the majority of the Yukon inhabitants approve of tse pro- posal announced last Monday by Premier Pattullo, of British Col- lumbia, and who said it had been ‘eral Canadian authorities. | TAMOMA, Wash, May 3—Fif-| ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 3.—| jungles, has sprung up along Ship! SUPREME GGURT London 1§ hrongal for Coronatzon s 5 st e _.r-; Klng George FHundreds of thousands are converging on London from all parts of the world for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on May 12. Merchants, restaurateurs and others are expecting to reap a golden harvest of more®than $25,000,000 during coronation week. Some 400,000 seats located along the six-mile route of the STRIKE CLOSES | '15BIG HOTELS, SAN FRANCISC lrty-hve Hundred Em- ployees Walk Out at 5 in Afternoon SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 3. —A strike called against fifteen of 'the largest hotels in San Francisco, involving 3,500 employees and sup- ported by thirteen unions, started at 5 o'clock last Saturday after- noon. | six thousand guests in downtown and Nob Hill districts were affected. | The strikers are members of the | Clerks, Cooks and Waiters, Bar- ",enders and Whitresses Unions. ‘ The strike board issued permits 4(0 the baggagemen to remove lug- gage of departing guests. Wholesale ,butchers were given permits to re- {move meats from hotel refrigerators, nnd electricians were ordered to pull the light and power switches as they left work. There was no hot water in the rooms nor steam in the kitchens jafter the engineers walked out. The lounges wa slaunched as the cocktail {lounges were filling with guests preparing for a gala evening. The hotels where the strikes were called included the Alexander Ham- ilton, Bellevue, Cathedral, Palace, |Plaza, Whitcomb, William Taylor, St. Prancis, Gaylord, and Stewart. I 1 1 { Mother Hurls Child from Bridge; i Plunges Herself PASADENA, Cal, May 3. — A | young mother, who left a note iden- |tifying herself as Mrs. Myrtle Ward, (threw her three-year-old daughter |Lois over the 100-foot Colorado |Street bridge and then plunged off herself. The woman was fatally injured, but the child struck in a tree and may recover, hospital attendants said. FINAL RITES HELD FOR D. M. BOTHWELL Masonic funeral services for D. M. Bothwell were held from the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary yesterday afternoon, with interment following in Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers for the ceremony were Gunnar Blomgren, Samuel Feldon, Albert Wile, A. Ficken, Ray Stevens and John Krugness. Mr. Bothwell, for many years a Hospital Friday morning. Irefusal of the employ N i coronation procession to and from from $10 to $1,000 each. Among the historic objects which are used during the ceremony is the St. Edward’s crown and the king's orb, The coronation throne, lower left, is made of oak and | has been used since the 14th century. lower right. /Vew Neutrahty Act Stgned vy President at Sea: Two 1 “COURT PI.ANNwmns o Proclumatwns Made Public WASHINGTON, May 3.—Presi- dent Roosevelt signed the Neutral- ity Act at sea Saturday evening a few hours before the temporary law was due to expire. The measure was approved by Congress last Thursday and rushed by plane, automobile and boat to the | destroyer Moffett, headquarters of the Presidential fishing party off Port Aransas, Texas. The new law broadens restric- tions against trade with nations at war and confers on the President discretionary powers in administer- ing the neutrality policy. The State Department announc- ed the signing of the law and then made public two Roosevelt pmclu-‘, mations, The first proclaimed the tence of a state of civil war in Spain and listed articles of war which may not be shipped to bel- ‘Hgflenh The second related to 1eg|.su,1uon](°"”- bill, said there “might be a| of - British Soverezgm ’\—St. Edward’s crown FINAL ACTION, DIVORCE CASE, IN 25 SECONDS Decree Lega"; Granted to Woman Who Made King Abdicate Throne | TELEPHONES RIGHT AWAY TO WINDSOR Former Monarch Happy as Boy, Makes Ready to Speed to France LONDON, May 3.—Mrs. Wallis Simpson, who caused a King to ab- dicate his throne, was legally di- vorced today in 25 seconds of court routine and is free now to marry the Duke of Windsor, whenever they choose. Neither of the principals in the case were present at the ex- tremely brief proceedings. TO WED AFTER CORONATION MONS, France, May 3. — The spokesman for Mrs. Simpson said Mrs. Simpson and the Duke of | Windsor will probably not marry |until after the coronation. The ceremony may take place in the British Consular office or the French town hall. Mrs. Simpson, according to Henry |L Rogers, sald she received the mews calmly and then immediately telephoned to the Duke at St. Wolf~ gang, Austria. The Duke is expected here some- time tomorrow. OFF TO BETROTHED ST. WOLFGANG, Austria, May 3. —The Duke of wmdsar bfldc the Auam:n beauty spot Westminster Abbey are bringing COMPROMISE freed bethrothed in mm. Mrs. Duki d he had received a tclephone call from Mrs. Simpson to “hurry up.” Bags were piled on the Duke's car in time for him to catch the 4 o'clock express this afternonh from Salz- | burg. HINTED NOW | Suggestion Is Made by Op-| s, | exis- position Senators of 1 Appears Joyous Judiciary Com. When information was received ‘thnz Mrs. Simpson had legally se- lcured her divorce, the Duke rushed WASHINGTON, Muay 3.—Senator hatless from the villa toward the Edward R. Burke, leader of the op- newspapermen and photographers position to President Roosevelt’s who were waiting for him. His face wreathed in smiles, the of manufacturers and shippers of |'€al chance to get together” if the Duke said, “How shall T pose”? arms and war materials. | FOOD SUPPLIES T0 BE RUSHED TO ALASKA MISSION Red Cross to Provide Aid for Seventy Children, Burned Out SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, May 3.— quarters here announced bedding' and food will be provided for the 70 children burned out of the Bap- tist School Mission on Woody Is- land, near Kodiak, Alaska. A Coast Guard cutter may trans- port the supplies from Seward. D MILK WAGON DRIVERS ASK Want to Walk Out Over, Refusal of Employees to Grant Two Demands SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 3. Officers of the Milk Wagon Drivers Union sought permission today from the International officers to order a walkout in San Francisco over the to agree to 2 50 cent daily wage increase and deliveries to start at 8 o'clock in the morning instead of 5 o'clock, > - On. good land an acre of soy beans will support 15 to 20 shotes _provided they also receive a full agreed upon by Provincial and Fed-|resident of Juneau, died at St. Ann's feed of corn and a good protein ’supplemem. i Officers of the Red OCross head-‘ RIGHT, STRIKE STRIP-TEASE ACTPUT UP | - T0 CONGRESS | Retrenchment, Also Hint of | New Taxes, FDR Message, Cause for Thought By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, May 3.—Thumb prints of Marriner S. Eccles, the little giant of the Federal Reserve, were all over the Presidental bud- get message that talked to Con- gressmen of retrenchment and hint- ed of taxes. Eccles gave the public a strip- tease sample of what was in the offing when a month ago he said, in effect. The time has come for cutting down Federal spending, for balancing the budget, and for put- ting on taxes to retire debts. Actually his words were a bit| |misty and distant and were de- signed not to upset the Congres- sional digestion. In turn the Pres-| ident’s discussion of what was‘ }‘m?ad had no immedidte sting. He, jtold the lads on the hill that while it was true that some money had |to be saved they were to think Inothing of it. He would do the cut- iting here and there, and pare off 1$418,000,000 to bring the 1938 budget _linto balance. ,TAX BILL | But there was a deferred kick m‘ the Presidential message. He told | 435 Representatives and a third m‘, the Senate that when they come up| for election next time they must| \explain to the electorate why it was |necessary to put on taxes. That will| be 1938, Roosevelt said the Treasury would' have a tax bill ready by November| for delivery to Congressional com- EXTENSION OF ithere would be little if any oppo- |wife and four children. " (Continued on Page Seven) Administration abandoned the Pres-| The photographers asked him to |ident’s proposal and agree to a com- face the lake and he complied with promise. the remark: “I can put some life Senator Burke’s statement was in this.” made at the end of an executlww The Duke told Louis Matzhold, session of the Senate Judiciary Associated Press correspondent, that committee. |he could beat him to the top of The first hint of the opposmon & nearby mountain, he felt so leaders that some compromise is| hnppy acceptable came from senator, Hatch's prcprxsal. He offered two) amendments to the bill, one to limit PUGET snuNn Presidential appointments to the| court to one a year, except in normal | Sarvice to St June 1— Between Tacoma, An- vacancies, and the other to make the increase in the size of the court| chorage, Via Juneau only temporary. WPA IS ASKED; T0 BE GRANTED Little Opposition to Arise, Over Request of Sen- ator Ickes TACOMA, Wash., May 3.—King Baird, airplane pilot, announces a regular air passenger service will be established June 1 between Al- aska and Puget Sound. | Tacoma will be the line’s south- |ern terminus, | The line will WASHINGTON, May 3.—Secre- Alaska Clipper :xp:ep:sr‘fliendc hm tary of Interior Ickes has asked the a trimotor amphibian Sikorsky. House Appropriations Committee to, Stops will be made at Vancouver, approve the extension of the active B, ¢, Ketchikan, June: life of the Public Works Adminis-|chorage, bbesons 1, tration for two more years. Unless Congress takes favorable A Pflllfl Is Tired; ’ action, the PWA expires June 30 ex~ |cept for liquidation of projects al- ready under construction. Committee members CASTLE GANDLOFO, May 3.— |Pope Pius suffered a marked set= back period today in his convales= gence after his winter’s illness, Prelates sai dthe Pontiff was too tired to grant audience and rested in an apartment of his summer res- idence, receiving his secretary brief- ly, who made a few reports, ———— A recent survey showed that about 60 to 70 per cent of all Okla~- Kato pleaded guilty recently to {homa farms were o) ral ten- " |[first degree murder. nnls. b expressed | sition_to Secretary Ickes’ proposal. —_——-——-— SLAYER OF 5 GOES ON TRIAL SEATTLE, May 3.—Enechi Kato, |Japanese of Auburn, went on trial| ‘here today for the slaying of his