The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 14, 1937, Page 1

v MINE OR SUB THE DAILY VOL. L., NO. 7484, JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1937. ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” © MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS FAIRBANKS IS FLOODED, RESIDENTS FLEE KILLS 8 MEN ON DESTROYER British Naval Craft Hunter Is Badly Damaged by Mystery ‘Explosion’ SPANISH AUTHORITIES ARE MAKING CHARGES Two Governments Join in Investigation — Se- rious Situation LONDON, May 14—The British Admiralty announces that eight men were killed when the destroyer Hunter was rocked by an explosion | four miles off the southeastern cor- ner of Spain early yesterday. The Spanish Government insists the Hunter was torpedoed by a Ger- man submarine. The Admiralty believes the vessel struck a mine and has launched an! investigation to determine who laid the mine and fix the responsibility | before a stern protest is made. The Hunter was serving on the International patrol. {Knocks Out Temporary Injunction Restrainingsl:;ler on TVA Project Set Aside Cir- cuit Court Appeals SHATTUCK BLDG, Later Meetings of Both Welfare Board and Job Commission Planned COVINGTON, Ky., May 1.—The! Headquarters of the Unemploy- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to-/ment Compensation Commission day ruled that the temporary in-{will be established in the Shattuck junction halting expansion of the Building where two rooms have been TVA authority is against public in-:secured and offices opened under terest, both as to flood control and |the direction of the new Director, power production. The court there- Walter P. Sharpe. The Commis- by set aside the restraining order Sion is holding sessions here this granted last December by Federal week but is expected to wind up Judge Gore. ,its preliminary work shortly and —eeto—— probably will meet again the latter 3 part of June. In the meantime, Di- rector Sharpe will be authorized to 2 M A N arrange a setup in cooperation with the Federal Social Security machin- ery. FLIEHS BAGK It is not expected any subordin- FRnM LnNDnN to have Director William B. Kirk of the Welfare Department arrange FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, New that work and a later meeting of York, May 14—Dick Merrill and the Board be held. |Jack Lambie landed here at 3:35 ate positions will be filled for the present, either by the Commission or the Public Welfare Board, which !this afternoon EST, in a light fog will be required to go to the States also is in session. Tentative plan is It is probable that both Directors B Engineer Racey Declares Margin of Return Has Been Pared Too Low “Immediate, drastic curtaiiment of development operations” at the Kensington Gold Mining properties was foretold here last evening by P. W. Racey, consulting engineer for the development, just previous. {to his sailing south aboard. the steamer North Sea. “Complete ces- sation of operations at the work- ings, until more favorable indica- tions are in prospect, is likely to follow later,’ he added. Mr. Racey returned south last evening after a brief call at the Kensington properties, following his arrival here abdard the Canadian steamer Princess Louise, last Sat- urday. He brought north with him word of the decision of A. B. Trites; and associates, the developing com- pany, to immediately retrench on |development expenditures on the properties. | According to Mr. Racey, the com- any’s decision to curtail “followed soon upon the passage of the three percent gross gold levy by the Ter- By stating the explosion was caus- @nd drizzling rain, completing the to work out arrangements with the rjioria] Legislature. . ed by a submarine, the Spanish au- Federal government. e round trip trans-Atlantic flight. Reasons For Slow Down COMMISSION TO[Kensington Mining|STEEL STRIKE [WALLIS GAN'T (OPEN OFFICES IN|Development to BeENDS SUDDENLY BE CONSIDERED Inmeiafly Slowed| BY AGREEMENT ROYAL HIGHNESS Tentative Settlement Is Af- fected Involving 27,- 000 Workers PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 14, — The nation’s first major steel strike in 18 years has ended with a ten- tative peace agreement between the Jones-Loughlin Corporation and the Lewis steel union forces. Chairpzan Philip Murray, of the steel workers organizing committee, has ordered pickets withdrawn and immepdiate resumption of opera- tions by 27,000 workers. A labor board will hold election next week to determine what union will represent the workers. .- — SETTLEMENT NOW NEARING FILM STRIKE Believed A;r‘e ement Be Made to Return Pend- British Government Wins Out, Maybe, in Argu- ment with Duke LONDON, Nov. 14. — Unofficial, but informed soyrces, indicate the British Government has won out in the quarrel with the Duke of Windsor to keep Mrs. Wallls War- field Simpson from styling herself as Royal Highness after her mar- riage. It is said that only the King can confer a royal title. = Sources close to the Duke of Windsor also said the deadlock be- tween the Government and the PAF Deal for Alaska Line Ta@g Shape Active Negotiations Now Proceeding, But Comple- tion Is Not Definite NEW YORK, May 14.—A spokes- man for the Kennecott Copper Cor- poration, owner of the Alaska Steamship Company, today con- firmed the report that the Pacific American Fisheries, Inc, is ne- gotiating for the purchase of the steamship concern. He declined to say, however, when the transaction might be completed, declaring: “It is too early to say whether anything will come of it.” It was indicated that active nego- Royal Family has been considerably eased. | The wedding announcement is ex- | pected to be made next Monday or, Tuesday. ! Further, information from under- ground sources said the Government |has apparently been successful in lits efforts to convince Edward that a title of Royal Highness is reserved for persons of Royal birth only. ———————— FricksonIst0 thorities publish the fast the sub-| Earlier, they had swooped down marine was one made in Germany at the Naval Air Base at Squan- and now used by the Insurgents. |tum, near Boston, to get their bear- The Hunter was badly dumaged;mgs' landing there at 1:40 o'clock |pm., or 22 hours and 27 minutes as the result of the explosion. lafter leaving Southport, England. The two fliers took off almost im- EXPLOSION MYSTERIOUS mediately for here. VALENCIA, May 14—The Brit-\ Merrill sald: “We worried about ish and Spanish authorities have our gas but the motors behaved opened an investigation into the|beautifully. There was & low ceil- mysterious explosion which crippled|ing over the New England states and the British -destroyer - Hunter. and:New. Yorw Cily. area’ ... .- killed eight members of the crew| The fliers brought the coronation and wounded 20 others. | pictures with them. First reports said the Hunter was cruising off Almeria, on the south-| Alaska Fisherman Drowns, Seatl . east coast on patrol and had hit a| mine but later sources indicated the destroyer was torpedoed by a Ger- man submarine. | All authorities admit there is a possibility of a grave situation de- veloping. —_——————— Western Mayors “After considering the huge outlay |Kensington properties could be !brought to production, Mr. Trites |deemed that the new Territorial levy, added to numerous other taxes and incidental outlays, which may Banquet Given |be expected or are now current, ‘.would so cut the expected revenues Picnic to B&Given by Wal-from the properties as to make the .risk of the development so great L ter Scotts Monday—Ex- [ hat he ana his associates are wn- IpfiAns Board decides the VAHOUSforthe -soutis.on-May.24 el ot change offirds anned ‘able to see their way clear to push.issues involved and that caused the to Detroit where he is to take part CHeass b the development at this time,” Mr. The faculty of Juneau High Racey stated. “Resumption of full &chool and the Grade School as-|speed development of the Kensing- sembled last evening for the an-|ton properties will be dependent, up- nual farewell banquet of the school On improving mining indications in year, gathering In Percy’s Cafe the future” Where Miss Mabel Monson presided| Mr. Racey went to Comet from at toastmistress. Juneau Sunday morning, ahoard the Distinguished particularly by the boat Treva C., owned by Ralph of funds still necessary before the| ~ Attend Detroit, Japan Conclaves. ing Negotiations | HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May 14— |Leaders of striking” film studio craftsmen today admitted a settle- \ment was near which may end the {two weeks strike. Everett R. Erickson, of the Juneau It is said terms are being mude High School, who was recently ap-; that will send the strikers back 10 pointed to serve on the‘statf of the |work while the National Labor Re- University of Alaska, is to leave walkout. in the convention of the National| Education Association as an offic- ial delegate. Concluding attendance at the con- e | sITDUWNERs vention, he will return west by way | of New Orleans, going through Cal- i END STR|KE |ifornia to Seattle, He sails from L] 'Seattle aboard the President Jef- | ferson on July 17 for Japan where tiations are proceeding in Seattle, and it is expected that the an- nouncement will be made from there, if the purchase is effected. The Alaska Steamship Company is listed as the owner of a fleet of nineteen ships engaged in general transportation, also in carrying the TANANA, CHENA RIVERS GHOKED BY JAMS, ICE Water Overflowing Into Sections of Interior City and Into Homes WOMEN, CHILDREN GO TO HIGHER GROUNDS Hundreds of Men Throw= ing Up Banks Along Streams—City Cut Off BULLETIN — The Juneau Weather Bureau received ad-« viceg at 2 o'clock this afternoon from Fairbanks that higher wa- ter is expected there tonight, in fact it has already commenced to rise. There is an average of 6 inches on the airfield now. There is 5 or more feet of water at both ends of the town and ore concentrate from Kennecott's Alaskan properties. The Pacific Am- | erican Fisheries is rated as the larg- est salmon packer in the world, and operates steamships, canneries, and 'other properties in Alaska and on Pugat Sound. R VI | GOLD PRICE IS GIVEN BOOST BY JAPANESE 6OVT. ction, Stop Smuggling TOKYO, Japan, May 14—The| Japanese Government today raised the buying price of gold by 27 yen a gram to 3.77 yen a gram, equiv-' alent to $33.76 an ounce. This was absence of speeches, the banquet'ReLschl. and returned to Juneau aboard the same vessel Wednesday |covered. SEATTLE, May 14.—Ole Molver, assembled members of the faculty of Petersburg, Alaska, was drowned and wives. Attractive place cards last night by falling from the fish- presented a nautical motif for the ing boat Jane. The body was re- occasion. As ‘an event of the summer, each Molver’s mother, Mrs. Tom Mol- teacher is to send a card to every| night, accompanied by H. A. Rose, workings, who arrived in Juneau on the last voyage of the Princess Norah. Mr. Rose was to return to new superintendent of the Comet‘! Meet, Los Angeles ver, survives. She lives in Seattle. Alaskafis;iling s i LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 14. —| Cancelled; Herring Kensington this morning aboard the Treva C., and immediately start paring down the crew at the mine, according to Mr. Racey. Rose in Charge other teacher on June 14 and July 14, in keeping with the tradition of several years' standing. Already most of the faculty members are; completing plans for vacations or - BASEBALL TODAY Mayors of western citles meet to- morrow to discuss relief problems. | Mayor LaGuardia, of New York; City, National Conference President, | will attend the sessions of the west-| ern Mayors. | — e ! It does not look as if there were any games to be played in the big | leagues during this afternoon ac- cording to reports received up to 3 pm. today. Take a slant at this: National League Brooklyn at Boston, rain. Philadelphia at New York, wet grounds. American League Cleveland at Chicago, game post- poned, too cold. P —— | sTock QuUOTATIONS | — NEW_ YORK, May 14. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 12%, American Can 97% American Light and Power 9, Anaconda 48%, Bethlehem Steel 19%, Calumet and Hecla 12%, Com- monwealth and Southern 2%, Cur- tiss Wright 5%, General Motors 55%, International Harvester 105%, Kennecott 53, New York Central 45, Southern Pacific 55%, United States Steel 95%, United Corporation 4%, Cities Service 3%, Republic Steel 33%, Pure Oil 17%, Holly Sugar 33, Pound $4.93%, Bremner bid 6 asked 10. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 169.15, rails 57.79, utilities 27.56. -, —— ® 0 0 0008 0 0 0 00 L4 THE WEATHER . ® Forecast for Juneau and vi- ® cinity, beginning at 4 p.m., ® May 14: showers tonight and ® Saturday; moderate southerly e winds. ® & 5 0 0 0 00 00 0o jon the lower Chatham Straits. further studying throughout the Dispute Unsettled 57 Another event on the faculty pro- i SEATTLE, May 14—The Alaska w > gram will be the picnic at which Steamship Company officlals an- ay angq Mrs. Walter P. Scott will nounced this afternoon that the entertain on Monday evening at sailing of the Cordova on Monday their cabin, assembling, in addition has been cancelled because the g, the faculty, ,the school board herring reduction companies and members. . the herring fishermen have been ""The Gordova was pesicd 15 sul FOLTA GOING SOUTH, COURT EXPECTED TO | COME HERE SHORTLY to the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island; also the reduction plants “Mr. Rose will continue to charge |at the mine until operations shall ibe completely halted, in case they are, and I expect to return north to view the properties from time to time,” Mr. Racey continued, as he expressed the pleasure that he always derived in coming to Juneau. “I like this country. The people are very genial,” he said. “Much progress has been made on the Kensington properties,”” he closed. “But, a gerat deal more time and the expenditure of huge sums of money are still necessary before any return from them can be ex- TENDER FISHHAWK MAKES FIRST TRIP HERE THIS SEASON Coming here for mail and sup- plies, the cannery tender Fish- hawk, arrived in port this morning from the Sebastian-Stuart Fish Company cannery at Tyee, and is to return to Tyee this evening. The Fishhawk, one of the best known of Alaska cannery vessels, is commanded by Capt. Pete Paulson, former master of the Nohalico, Lo- men Commercial Company vessel. Her crew includes: Chief Engineer “Chubby” Miller; Mate Hans Cas-| parson; and Cook G. Haakons. Since coming north for the can- ning season from Seattle two weeks ago, the Fishhawk has made two trips to Petersburg. She will pro- bably come into Juneau several times more during the summer. She was moored here today at the Upper City Float. Other cannery tenders in port here today included the Moira, from the Libby, McNeil and Libby can- nery at Taku Harbor, and the Sam- son ‘II, from the Superior Packing Company plant at Tenakee. ————— GUCKER TO KETCHIKAN Commencing a swing through the southern section of Southeast Al- aska, on business, J. W. Gucker, head of the Alaska Trading Com- pany. sailed. for Ketchikan aboard the steamer North Séa. Mr. Gucker expeets to be gone about two weeks. 4 | Assistant District Attorney George |W. Folta, who has been in Ketchi- {kan in attendance at the court ses- sions, is leaving that city tonight ,aboard the North Sea on a private HOLDEN AND M’LEAN ibusiness trip to Tacoma. OUT ON SURVEY HOP Lawrence Kerr, Clerk in the Dis- trict Attorney’s office, has notified| Following ®the survey trip over District Attorney Willlam A. Holz-|the air route from Juneau to Chi- heimer that he expects to leave Ket- | chagof and return which they made chikan Monday for Juneau, indi-|yesterday afternoon in the Marine jcating that the court work as far as!Airways Bellanca seaplane, Marine pected.” ~ AUTOPLANT |Temporary Agreement Sends Between 6,000 and 7,000 Men Back to Jobs CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 14. — the General Motors and Fisher Body plant, announces a temporary agreement has ended the one day sitdown strike of between 6,000 and 7,000 workers. The men went out, objecting to lay-offs and then speed-ups. |PILOT SIMMONS OUT TO CHICHAGOF LAKE WITH GOLD SEEKER Taking off from Gastineau Chan- nel at 8:30 o'clock this morning in the Alaska Air Transport Lockheed Vega seaplane, Pilot Sheldon Sim- mons flew with four passengers to Bitka, and returned with one at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon. Out again in the Lockheed short- ly after 1 o'clock this afternoon, Pilot Simmons was to fly to a Chi- chagof Island lake, near Pinta Bay, with E. E. Schoonover, prospector, and his equipment and supplies. Mr. Schoonover expects to prospect {the District Attorney's office is con-| Airways Pilots Alex Holden' and ,cemed is virtually completed. There|Chet McLean took off again this has been no word on when the court|morning in the company’s Fairchild expects to sail north. The court|gseaplane on another of their series term is scheduled to open here June|of ten flights over the route, with- 7 at 2 p.m. out passengers. Pilots Holden and McLean arrived FAULKNER TO ADDRESS |back at their hangar here yesterday in the area around the lake for the next two months. Also out with Simmons on this afternoon’s flight was Frank Cassarda, for Hirst-Chi- chagof. Simmons expected to re- turn about 3:30 o'clock this after- oon, Passengers outbound to Sitka with Pilot Simmons" this morning were: he is to participate in the conven- .done to encourage production and 'prevent gold from being smuggled' |service on the Jyneau High School Lincoln Scafe, plent manager of| 2 again on this morning’s survey hoP |y 'y ‘mayigner, Doris Arlene, P. C SI'I'KAH s GRADUATES at about 5 o'clock, and took off shortly past 10 o'clock. They were Aboard the AAT plane, H. L.lexpected to return to Juneau this Faulkner, ‘Juneau attorney, flew|afternoon about 3 o'clock. from from Juneau to Sitka this morning, to address the graduates of the Sitka Public High School at their commencement exercises. Mr. Faulkner is President of the Territorial Board of Education. He expects to return to Juneau as soon as possible. ——————— —————— MRS. WATSON SOUTH | Mrs. Harry G. Watson, wife of the Secretary to the Governor, is a passenger southbound on the North Sea, planning to attend the graduation exercises at the Univer- sity of Southern California where Grimm, and C. W. Hufiesen. Lone passenger on the return flight was Art Lang, from Sitka. M’NAUGHTON - LUCAS BIRTHDAYS WILL BE OBSERVED TOMORROW Mr. and Mrs. Harry 1. Lucas and family and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mc- tion of the World Federation of, Education Associations. | Mr. Erickson will leave Seattle. again for Juneau on September 3 and will stop briefly here before continuing to Fairbanks where he| is to be Assistant Professor of Edu- | cation. He concludes his perlod of | faculty next Friday. SMALL SALMON SALES MADE HERE THIS AM. Three small salmon sales were imade this morning on the Juneau ! fish exchange, all to the Alaska Coast Fisheries at prevailing prices of 8, 6 and 4 cents per pound. The 31-B-969, Capt. Jimmy Young,| brought in 900 pounds of king sal- mon, and two small independent trollers had 190 pounds between them. Two shipments of frozen red king salmon were put on the southbound steamer North Sea here last eve- ning, 46 boxes, containing 4,600 pounds being consigned to Seattle; by the ACF for the Alaska Trollers | Co-Op, for export, and the remain- ing 175 boxes, containing, 17,500 pounds, being shipped to Seattle for export by the Alaska Coast Fish- eries, direct. Two trollers, the 31-B-969 and the 31-A-489, Capt. Tom Allain, took ice here today. JUNIOR C.D.A. CARD PARTY TOMORROW The Junior Catholic Daughters of America card party is to be held tomorrow afternoon, beginning at 1:15 p. m,, in the Paarish Hall, with proceeds of the affair to be used| for purchase of summer camp| equipment at the Shrine site. Many group parties have already been arranged for the affair to- morrow and scores of guests are to be in attendance. Miss Helen Storms and Miss Ruth Geyer are in charge of the party. e ELECTRA HOP DELAYED Because of the flooded condition | out of the country. STANDARD OIL TANK COMPLETES JOURNEY Yesterday morning saw the finish of the moving of the first of the huge Standard Oil Company stor- age tanks from the old location of 2 feet of water at Fourth and Cushman. Flood water extends on Cushman from Third to Seventh. HOSPITAL WITHOUT HEAT BULLETIN—Fairbanks, May FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 14— Trappers, traders and all available men have been rushed to the banks to throw up hastily built . ricades against the ice choken wa= ters threatening the city. Women and children have moved their camps to high grounds. Hundreds of residents have been driven from, their homes as the waters of the Tanana and Chena Rivers are sweeping in the highest jice jams in years and blocking the |confluence of the two rivers, | Three sections of the Alaska | Rallroad tracks am washed out and |0l site, where it is to be re-con- jure next week for Rochester, N. Y., Henry Weir, close friend of the HEALTH OFFICIALS SAIL | oy B0 MO e graduated Dr. Sonia Cheifetz and Miss Dor- othy Hansen of the Territorial De- |this SPring. mrnt:egza":o:{ :‘.&L’i&‘.‘?:’é’,;‘i}: REPAIR SCHOOL STREET WALL respectively, and will return here m A_c".y crew has started work re- about two weelts, following: continu- |PAIHI0g the rock wall in front of ance of work in connection with the| 1€ 8chool bullding on Fifth Street ! maternal and child heailth program. between Franklin and Seward Naughton and family are to cele-|of the landing field at Fairbanks, brate the birthdays of Mr. Lucas|the Pacific Alaska Airways Electra and Mr. McNaughton tomorrow eve- |plane, due to fly to the Interior to- the company’s plant, on the Thane most of the communication lines road, to the new location, on Wil-| loughby Avenue. ‘The great metal drum was moved from its hillside location, across the road and onto the tide flats on rollers. From there, with the aid of mounted on a raft of boomsticks, and moved out to deep water, and was then towed to the new Standard nected. Two more of the big tanks are yet to be moved, in the same man- ner. Several days were necessary to complete the travels of the first tank. i MRS. MYRA PULVER, MRS. ARTHUR FOX, TO LEAVE FOR EAST Entertaining prior to her depart- Mrs. Myra Pulver is to be hostess! this evening at an evening of bridge, | the affair to be held at the home of | her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Fox, who| is also leaving for New York next week. | Tomorrow Mrs. Pulver will enter- tain a group of frends at luncheon at the Juneau Coffee Shop. Mrs. Pulver and Mrs. Fox will be in the East several months. SONS OF NORWAY TO HOLD CELEBRATION The Sons of Norway are enter- taining at an Independence Day celebration in the Odd Fellows’ Hall tomorrow night, with a meeting, cards and dancing scheduled for the evening program. The meeting begins at 8 p. m. and dancing and cards follow at 9:30 o'clock. - eee——— ning at a dinner at Percy’s Cafe. |day, after being held here for more The affair, which will assemble|than two weeks, was again forced several guests, will mark the occa-|to delay its departure. The flight slon of the twenty-fourth joint cele-|to Fairbanks will be made as soon gration of birthdays by Mr. Lucas|as conditions permit, possibly to- and Mr. McNaughton. morrow. ) BROJACS TO SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brojac, of Sitka, are among the passengers aboard the steamer North Sea, southbound to Seattle. Mr. Brojac is a Sitka business man, are down. g One Jam Breaks B During the night the jam in Chena went out, relieving the uation some, but the Tanana rivér is jammed and overflowing. . 'the tide and a tractor, the tank was| Pieces of ice, larger than a house, are carried along the stream. = Not only Fairbanks, but smaller towns and trading posts along the river are also endangered. » The highway leading out of Faire banks towards Valdez is still Jammed with snow. 5 Fairbanks Isolated Fairbanks is practically isolated save for airplanes. 4 Half of the residents of the city are surrounded by flood waters vary« ing from a few inches to two or three feet. Although the flod water receded somewhat about midnight, this morning a stream was running through the cemetery from above town, to and covering the airport; also many streets, some so deep that autos are barely able to make progress. ’ Debris in Streets There is debris on the sidewalks and also floating: down the streets. Stores had a big run on for hip rubber boots and fortunately the stores are well stocked in the eom= modity. . Many homes have several inches of water over the floors and famil- ies have been driven out to the highlands, others taking refguge in hotels. Air Survey Made The Chena River, this morning, had cleared itself of ice, Pilot Frank Pollock said after a flight, accom- panied by Irving McK. Reed and an Associated Press man. The plane survey was ordered by Mayor E. B. Collins. Ice in Streets One section of Fairbanks, the long stretch of First Avenue, resi- dence district, is not only flooded, but also strewn with ice from the river, The Tanana river is not only