The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 29, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. L., NO. 7497. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1937. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AGREEMENT REACHED IN A. J. DISPUTE PRICE TEN CENTS Fears Are Felt for Holy Cross, Yukon River ENTIRE RECGION INUNDATED NOW IS REPORT MADE Flood Water Is Believed to Be Covering Lower Floors of Houses 150 CHILDREN, OTHERS | REPORTED IMPERILED No Steamefiave Sailedi Yet for Sections—Due to Get Away Soon | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 29.—| Fears are felt for the safety of res-f idents at Holy Cross on the lower Yukon, from flood waters. No radio reports have been re-| ceived from there but arrivals by plane said the ice, having run clear below Nulato, has apparently ac-| cumulated with flood waters around | Holy Cross and maybe inundated the entire region. Holy Cross has a Catholic School with 150 children, mostly Indians. Planes which flew within sight of the community said apparently all buildings are fooded at least in the lower stories. ' No Steamer Out Yet No steamers have reached that part of the country so far. No steamers have left for Yukon River. points below Tanana but the steam- | ers Nenana and Alice, with barges, have left Nenana for Tanana and will probably get away for Mar- shall and other lower Yukon river points Sunday with first cargoes, passengers and mail of the season. Other Towns Flooded Galena, Koyukuk and other small towns in the vicinity report flood conditions. The motorship Idler, with a barge, is now loading here under com- mand of Capt. George Black. He is expected to sail sometime today for Koyukuk points and is expect- ed to go up the Koyukuk river as far as Hughes. He will be joined by his motorship Bertha at Nenana. Fairbanks Situation Waters are still flooding the out- skirts of Fairbanks and have ap- peared on the back streets near Fourth and Lacey where they have backed up through sewers. No gen- eral alarm is felt, however, and general building activity is noted all over the city, including a num- ber of large structures. HONEYMOON 1 NOW ARRANGED Duke and Wallis Will Go Into Retreat After Wedding MONTS, France, May 20.—The Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Warfield have completed their honeymoon plans. They will go “by train and automobile” to a retreat, | about 24 hours distance from Tours. The wedding is set for next Thurs- day. e FILMCRAFTSMEN SETTLING STRIKE HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May 29.—/ An aide of Secretary of Labor Perkins is reported here settling| the month-old strike of film crafts- | men. The official was called here | by the Federated Motion Picture | Crafts. MOTHER OF MRS. NORDLING HERE | ON SUMMER VISIT Mrs. C. M. Wmmson. mother of Mrs. Homer G. Nordling, arrived on the Princess Louise from her |aboard the Forester, |“Bernie” (B. R. Aiken, skipper of |the boat) an ideal real Alaskan. Miners Come Up; Way Open to Ifla_ke Peace Three Hundred and Fifty Men Underground On Strike Over 200 Hours | GILLESPIE, Tll, May 29.—The| unexpected evacuation of the Su-| perior Coal Company's Wilsonville mine after almost 200 hours of oc-| FORD MOTOR CO. ADOPTS 32-HOUR WEEK FOR JUNE Announcement Made Last Night by Personnel Director Bennett DETROIT, Michigan, May 29.— | | | MEMORIAL DAY PROCRAM NOW ALL ARRANGED Exercises \X;ill Start at 10 o'Clock Monday Morn- ing—Then Parade Memorial Day plans have been A NATION PAUSES TO MOURN ITS HEROIC DEAD COURT ORDERS BACK PAY FOR 11 STRIKERS Others to Be Offered Work Under Decision of Cir- cuit Court Appeals cupation by more than 350 striking miners, opened the way toward ne-| gotiations in a strike settlement. | — i OUTBREAKS IN STEEL STRIKE TAKING PLAC {First Disorder of Any Size| Occurs at Plant in | South Chicago | | CHICAGO, Ill, May 29. — The first major outbreak of violence in |the five-state steel strike, left a |score injured after a clash between| {50 policemen and 500 marchers near | ‘{the ~Republic Steel eurpornthm‘s] South Chicago plant. Six policemen and 15 demonstra- |tors, including several women, were bruised in the fighting two blocks |{from the main gates of the plant. The' police repulsed however, the {marching men who were to\ |strengthen pickets at the plant.| {There are 23,000 men affected by 'the strike in this area. | Reports have been received here| lof serious conflicts in the Calumet| iregion of Illinois and Indiana.| Tension is increasing along the en-| itire steel fronts and pickets are; |tightening the ranks. | Philip Murray, Chairman of the| |CIO steel Workers Organizing com- {mittee, predicted eventual victory| lover the three independent steel firms, the Inland, Republic and | Youngstown Sheet and Tube Cor- porations. —— ‘Human Interest | | | | Secretary, Wife | Following with interest the CCC| |survey now being carrled on by| |Robert Fechner and Fred Morrell,| |executives of the Corps, Mrs. Fech-| |ner and Mrs. C. B. Holbrook, secre- | |tary to Mr. Fechner, are enthusias-| tic Juneau guests, now stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. Not a relative of the Forest Ser- vice’s Mr. Wellman Holbrook, al- though their work has associated them together since her arrival here yesterday, Mrs. Holbrook Is inter-| ested in the human interest work of the CCC, and by her position has opportunity to observe the bene-| ficial result of the CCC program.| “Mr. Fechner’s office is flooded| with mail each day,” she explains,| “and we hear reports from all| over the States of the effect of CCC| work, both as to the personnel and| as to actual progress of the conser-, ; vation program. Mrs. Fechner and Mrs. Holbrook | are looking forward to their three weeks’ stay in the Territory, and are so far especially impressed with Juneau hospitality, They enjoyed | the trip to Juneau from Ketchikan and found They will return south next month and continue on to their home in Washington, D. C. ——————— PYLE LEAVES JUNEAU Following a photographic flight over Taku Glacier this morning, |Ernie Pyle, travelling Scripps-How- Announcement that the Ford Motor Company will operate on a 32-hour week during June to compensate for the seasonal decline in automo- bile sales, has caused speculation whether the schedule might con- tinue indefinitely. Personnel Director Bennett made; the announcement of the 32-hour week last night. 'arranged by the membets of the | American Legion in Jumeas and provide for appropriate services in| the Elks Hall at 10 o'clock Monday | |morning and then the usual parade. |The complete program, starting with the hall exercises follows: | Presentation of Colors — Color Guard. ! Remarks—Post Commander Wm.; Johnson. | Quartette: “May Task"” G. of Time has thinned the ranks, but down the years the soldiers of the nation and their friends pause on Memorial Day to salute in solemn reverence the men who gave their lives on the battlefield in the cause their country. (Associated Press Photo) - inCCC Found by . BILL SIGNED WASHINGTON, May 29.—Presi- dent Roosevelt today signed the bill authorizing the establishment of a Naval Air Station on San Francisco Bay. ———————— PLANS DIVORGE CHICAGO, Tll, May 29.—Mary | McCormick, opera singer, said shg plans a divorce. from her fourth husband, Homer Johannsen, Chi- eago attorney, beesuse of a “clash- of temperament.” They were mar- ried last November. OLDEST MOTHER IN NATION, DIES MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 29.—Mrs. | Mary Rice, aged 105, termed by the| Golden Rule Foundation, after a nation-wide survey, as the Nation's oldest mother, died here last night.| Bomb Barcelona BARCELONA, May 29. — SevenA Insurgent air raiders dropped bombs over a wide area early m)day,K killing 70 and wounding more than 100 others. — e AT THE HOTELS 4 I Gastineau Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fechner, Mrs. C. B. Holbrook, Fred Mor- rell, Washington, D. C.; John John- son, W. A. Sherman, Juneau; J. A. Brehn, C. A. Knowles, Miles Price, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Minard, Seattle; Irene Grisham, Sand Point, Idaho. | Juneau Tom W. Pratt, Renton, Wash.; | Patricia Anderson, Juneau; Wilma Shepherd, Merle Melham, Seattle. Alaskan L. J. Stanson, Seattle; Anthony Dopez, Ted Strand, Lee Ihoff, Ed Johnson, D. A. Morgan, Juneau; Bert Rising, Jim Eggan, Chichagof. LOUISE KOLITSCH HONOR GUEST AT Schmidt—John Keyser, Ted INeaton, Frank Goode, | Invocation—Rev. O. L. Kendall. Preamble to the Consfitution of the American Legion—Past Com- mander E. M. Polley. | Roll Call: Members of the Post to four deceased during the past year—Post Adjutant Geo. Gulluf-| sen. | Prayer — Post Chaplain, A. E. Six Lives Reported Lost—| Karnes. Quartette—"Absent."” Introduction of Speaker by Post Commander Wm. Johnson. Address by George C. Penny. Audience singing first verse of Color Retirement of Colors Guard. Line of Parade The parade forms in front of Elks Hall as follows: Color Guard, Juneau City Band, Junior members of the American Legion Auxiliary, Senior members of the American Legion Auxiliary, Spanish War Veterans, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sons of the American Legion, and fraternal organizations. Line of March Front Street to entrance to Ju- neau Cold Storage, entering same to face of Alaska Steamship Dock, halting in front of freight ware- house. Ceremony in honor of all persons buried at sea. The line of march then contin- ues up Seward Street to Fourth Street to Calhoun Avenue, to Ev- ergreen Cemetery. The public is invited to the hall exercises and the other memorial day events at'the dock and ceme- tery. All *stores will be closed Monday and business practically suspend- PUGET SOUND FERRY SYSTEM TIED UP TODAY SEATTLE, May 29.—The strike called by the Inland Boatmens’ Un- ion has paralyzed the Puget Sound automobile and ferry transporta- {tion, tying up 25 boats which carry an average of 8,000 persons to Se- tattle and the rest of the Puget {Sound cities, except Tacoma. | Four hundred union members |marched off the ferries last night |when negotiations with operators | failed. The ferry freight service is not f FLOOD WATERS First Official CAUSE DAMAGE, Survey of CCO NEW _N_IEXIG(I‘ Wnrk_l\iadeHare } CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE NEARING END Labor Relations Legislation Killed—Hectic Time in Upper House Fechner, Morrell Planning Enlargement of Alaska CCC Program | 'Motor Traffic in South Paralyzed ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico,| First officials from Washington,| SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 20— May 29.—Six lives have been lost D. C. to urvey the four. years of |With labor relations legislation vir- e Slods ol hoawy AL, |COC. werk. sésomgMbed o Alsks, tualy Killed and_ wn jovestigation The flood damage is the greatest. ponert Fectmer, head of the Civilian /into alleged corruption in law-mak- mLs:::et::fix:‘::r oz’épi;fnsf&hem’Conservauon Corps and Fred Mor-|ing scheduled, the California State part of the state is almost pnrslyzed?"e"' in charge of CCC work for the Legislature nears the end of a hec- as sudden floods swept dozens of United States Forest Service, tic session. birdges away. rived here yesterday and today were| More than 100 proposed acts R A i |already underway with tenLauvefaWalt Senate consideration, ar- COMPANY TO ABIDE BY UPPER COURT RULING Collective Ba_rgaining Pro- vision Upheld, Settling 2-Year Controversy Return of 11 men to work with pay for time lost since the strike of two years ago, not to exceed $500 per man, and offer of employment to others who participated in the walkout at the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, is provided for in an order which has been handed down by the Circuit Court of Ap- peals in San Prancisco following appeal by the A. J. after the hear- ings here before the National La- bor Relations Board. ‘The order, agreed to by both sides, is to become effective immediately and L. H. Metzgar, General Svper- intendent of the mine, sald today - his company wouid abide by the- ruling of the court. Copy of the court order as received by Mr. Metz- gar follows in part: The National Labor Relations Board hereby orders the respon= dent, Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, and its officers and: agents to: 1. Cease and desist from: (a) Discouraging membership in any labor organization of its em- ployecs, or encouraging member- ship In any labor organization of its employees, by discharging, re- fusing to reinstate, or otherwise dis- criminating against employees in regard to hire and tenure of ems ployment or any form or condition of employment; k (b) Dominating or interfering with the formation or administra- tion of any labor organization of its employees and from contributing financial or other support to any Iabor organization of its employees, except that nothing in this pard- graph shall prohibit the respondent from permitting its employees to confer with it during working hours without loss of time or pay; (¢) In any other manner, inter- fering with, restraining or coercing its employees in the exercise of the right to self-organization, to form, Join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through rep- resentatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activi- ties for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, except that nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing any contractual re- lationship permitted by the Nation- al Labor Relations Act. 2. Take the following affirmative action which the Board finds will effectuate the policies of the Act: Men Named (a) Offer work to Gottfried Isaak, Alvah, J. Gillis, Arley Mullins, Jack Romer, Mentur Peterson, Edward Reviere. Melvin Carlson, Leonard M. Hartsoch, Alex Kuproff, Sam Scott and Frank B. Pakator, giving them an 2quivalent in earnings to equal that enjoyed by them on May 20, 1935, and make whole said em- ployees for any losses of pay they |for the south, Miss Margaret Har- FAREWELL PARTY Enflecwd as an agreement for ap- Honoring Miss Louise Kolitsch, | Proximately a 25 per cent wage in- of the KINY staff, who leaves soon | crease, shorter hours, union hiring Ihall control, has been accepted by ris, Miss Phyllis Jenne and Miss both parties. The same terms are Pat Harland entertaihed at the|S°UBht by the union workers on the home of Miss Betty Haviland on|Passenger ferries. | The strike has disrupted Me- illoughby Avenue at a rty last| Xen?:g ¥ e e morial Day plans and several thou- Present for the affair were more “:‘d pirm':sa:z‘:d““"m at Brem- than two dozen guests, all of whom €' are Str . have been associated on radio pro-| G g grams and have worked with Miss Says Fillplnos | Will Be Able to Kolitsch. Those invited to be pres- ent for the evening were Miss Betty | Goodman, Miss Rosita Marco, MrsAfDefend Selves Ronald Lister, Mrs. Veva Haviland, | ot Mrs. Westall, Mrs. King, Henry Ben-| MANILA, May 29.—Gen. Douglas son, Kay Webster, Harland King, MacArthur, according to an article Walter Rolfe, Ralph Moreau, James |in the Manila Tribune, daily news- Savery, Ronald Lister, Bob Lahey, paper, said he believes the Philip- Van Eaton ‘and brother Russell to- }day to sail on the Yukon, but was still missing when the steamer sailed. The young man’s father left mon- ey with a hotel manager so he could !charter a plane an@ rejoin them. Air services said unless he char- !tered one before noon it would be |unable to overtake the steamer in IU. 8. waters and he would have to lobtain a special permit from Otta- \wa, where the offices are closed Ithis afternoon, to land in B, C. wa- |ters, and would have to fly all of [the way to Ketchikan and await ithe arrival of the Yukon there. | L G, TWO FOR PERCY’S Arriving in Juneau from Seattle |this morning aboard the steamer plans for the further development| The work in the Assembly Is vir- ‘nmrml predatory animal control Short Time Planning en Gate Bridge Under Indiana, were killed in accidents on our prciects to short time planning. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.—This ers were testing for Monday's auto permanent organization, we could | gress.” TWO TAKU FLIGHTS ’plnnmng which would suffer from | the steamship Yukon wait for no| Formerly a labor leader as Na- porter, and Clarence Wise as pas-| ahead. But one setback, I believe, | |to Juneau toward the middle of | of CCC work in Alaska. |tually completed. Although they emphasize that the| Clocks have been stopped and the plans are still indefinite, the two hands point to 5 o'clock Friday af- executives have discussed with Re-|ternoon, the legal adjournment ] R program. First Fatalities, Preliminary| Short fme PORNE, ision to Great Auto Clas- yesterday made by the Congress $ i conference committee limiting CCC sic, Take Platc work to three years rather than Full Swing Now the Indianapolis Speedway as driv-|If ave could look upon the CCC as Rlicity” tr gay 6s 16" carkisd oft The i 7 dakst; fiesta at the opening of the Gold- classic. 3 gtmmpt more constructive 02 b;ls‘-!en Gate Bridge. The larger part Warford was standing in the crew |ing work_4 As it is, we mus gin| o ihe United States Battle Fleet pit and was struck by a car thationly projects which may be quickly | ran wild. |completed.” | One of the projects of long range | Following a charter flight to Taku withdrawal of the CCC is the dust|Inlet with four passengers made| jbowl conservation program, which by Pilot Alex Holden and Flight| |already, accofling to Mr. Fechner, Mechanic Lloyd Jarman in the Ma- |is showing progress. However, he rine Airways Bellanca seaplane yes- SEATTLE, May 29. — Tide, tide| man, so George Van Eaton, 21, of tional vice president of the Inter-|sengers on a photographic flight. Sioux City, Towa, will have to fly hational Association of Machinists,|Don Shoemaker was mechanic on north when he arrives from Phoe-|AF. of L. affiliate, Mr. Pechner this morning’s hop. nix, Arizona, to join his family on|is watching with Interest the CIO |will result in the rapid disintegra- tion of his leadership.” Mr. Fechner and Mr. Morrell, ac- | companied by Mrs. Fechner andi next month on their way back to | the States. While in Juneau the pair |are guests at the Gastineau Hotel e eee |gional Forester B. F. Heintzleman time. | |the possibility of extending CCC 2 A oA R o ¥ |maintaining it as a permanent poli- INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May |cy, Mr. Fechner stated: “I am sorry steaming under the Opalko was crushed to death when| “However,” he stated, “if condi- his car overturned. ‘;llons warrant continuation, I be- says, 50 years or more will be re-|terday afternoon, Pilot Holden took |quired to completely alleviate the off for Taku Glacier again this . “Lewis is taking | an Alaska tour. He was to have 80nd AFL dispute met his parents, Mr. and Mrs, C. S, [8dvantage of the prosperous condi- | Mrs. C. B. Holbrook, are leaving SANDWICH, England, May 20.—| | Robert Sweeney, American born, | e ee— BASEBALL TuDAY have, suffered by reason of the fail- |ure to give them work by payment |to each of them respectively a sum The following are scores of games equal to that which each would nor- played in the two major leagues mally have earned as wages duting this afternoon: | the period from the date of his ap~ National League | plication to the date of such offer Boston 1; Brooklyn 3. |of reinstatement, less the amount New York 10; Philadelphia 4. earned by each of them respectively Cincinnati 2; Chicago 4. during such period, provided how- Pittsburgh 9; St. Louis 4. éver, that in no case shall the American League amount to be paid by the empioyer Philadelphia 4, 3; New York9,10./t0 any one of said named persons Chicago 4; Cleveland 1. exceed the sum of $500. Washington 2; Boston 4. (b) Offer work to such persons rreed | (other former employees who have BYRON PERSONEUS |not already been offered work since BACK FROM COLLEGE March 21, 1936) who make applica- tion in the usual way within a period of thirty(30) days from the date of the posting of the notice herein provided for, under the following Byron Personeus, son of the Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Personeus, returned to his Juneau home aboard the |work to include assistance in 1ein-| 20 —George Wargord, 37, of Indian-|such a trend is indicated at Con- >e : - o > — lieve at the end of three years thr‘P‘LOT H | conditions, morning in the MAB, with Ernle‘ tions in the steel and automobile | |'Tuesday for the Westward to con-| resident of London, today won the | |deer herding, and aid in the Ter-| i . . ¢ | Fiesta On Opening of Gold- apolis, and Albert Opalko, of Gary, gress, for it Means we must restrict {CCC will be again favored by Con-| Labor Situation Pyle, Scripps-Howard roaming re-| industries, and so far is pressing Itinue their survey, and will return| | conditions: The work to be offered Frank Good, C. B. Arnold, Bert Al-|pine Island residents will be able Mount McKinley were Wilma Shep- stead, Jackson Rice, Fred Harris,|to defend themselves after they gain herd and Merle Milhan, who have Vincent Stageberg and Arnold Mog- | full independence and without out- come rorth to join the staff of seth, side aid, Percy’s Restaurant, Princess Louise after attending col- lege at Seattle for the past several months. | British amateur golf title, defeat-| |ing Lionel Munn, of Ireland, 3! and 2 in the final, home in Madison, Wisconsin, and will visit here ior the entire sum- mer, ard syndicated writer, sailed for Skagway aboard the McKinley to continve his Alaskan jaunt, to carry approximately the same " (Continuea on Page Seven)