The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 9, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA E_MPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU ALASKA MONDAY AUGUST 9 1937 PRICE TEN CENTS FISHERY CHIEFS| RETURN, JUNEAU, FROM KETCHIKAN Agent ngard to.Leave on Escapement Prove in Cordova Area Ward T. Bower, Chief of the Alaska Division of the Bureau of Fisheries and L. G. Wingard, Al- aska Agent for the bureau, are hack in Juneau today after saying au revoir at Ketchikan to Charles E. Jackson, Assistant Fisheries Commissioner, and Congressional and diplomatic representatives who are returning to Washington after their investigation into Japanese fishing activities in the Bristol Bay section. Mr. Bower and Mr. wingard both made their way north from Ket- chikan as far as Petersburg aboard the same vessel, the Bureau of Fisheries boat Killiwik. At Pet- ersburg they parted, Agent Win- gard returning direct to Juneau on the bureau speedboat arriving here Saturday evening, while Mr. Bow- er boarded the bureau vessel Wid- geon at Petersburg to make a round-about cruise up the coast on his way back here. Patrol Flight Following his arrival here, Agent Wingard Sunday made a four and one-half hour patrol flight over the Eastern, Western and Icy Straits fishing districts of Southeast Al- aska by AATA plane. Mr. Wingard is to leave his headquarters here again tomorrow, bhoarding the steamer Yukon for Cordova, where he will investigate the escapement in the Prince William - Sound dis- trict to determine whether the five-day early closing there this season was sufficient to permit an adequate escapement, or whether the season should have been closed even earlier. The results of his investigation will be used in de- termining the season in that area for 1938. Mr. Wingard will return to Juneau on the southbound trip of the Yukon, being gone about one week. This excellent and exclusive photo wealthy New York family, and his two-yelr—old son, William Henry, <ne of the richest children in the world, shows the two on the Astor estate at Newport, R. L | | of John Jacob Astor, scion of the SEN. COPELAND HAS OBJECTION President, Says Press Re- ports, Ejects Himself Course of President Bemg Dogged; Many Issues Up T0 FOR ACTION SEe lymmfl GBDVEB‘ WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. — Not | since his election in 1932 has there 'beon such an accumulation of cir- |cumstances as have arisen now to dog the cause of President Roosevelt Strangely, the date of the begin-' ning of the accumulation was not November 3, when he entered his| second term and thus became sub-| Jject to the second term difficulties. | The beginning date was February |5, when he submitted to the country { | ] GREEK VESSEL STRIKES ROCKS AT CAPE BEALE Craft Hits During Fog— Captain, Five Members of Crew Still Aboard BAMFIELD, B. C, Aug. 9. — The Greek steamer Nerius, out of Kobe bound for Port Albertina, hit the rocks .off Cape Beale in a heavy fog yesterday morning. The No. 4 hold is stove in and the engine room is flooded. The stern is high in the air and the propelior and rudder are badly damaged. The Coast Guard cutter Redwing and a salvage craft are at the scene. Capt. Jobn Kapolanos and five members of the crew are still on board the ship, but 28 members lifeboated to Bamfield. SR ‘Girl-Bride Is Switched By Teacher SNEEDEVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 9.— Teacher Wade Ferguson said he switched Eunice Johns, nine-year- old bride of Charlie Johns, 22, be- cause she was a “generally mis- chievous gal.” The girl-bride entered the first " lgrade last st Mondsy. SPEED PREVENTS SERIOUS INJURY, TRAIN DERAILING Officers Hunt Plotter Who' Fastened Steel Plate to Rail CARLYLE, Ill, Aug. 9.—Railroad Recalling Old Days Mr. Bower will remain in Juneau about one more week, before re- turning to his office in Washing- ton, D. C. He will devote his time here to regaining familiarity with the field work of the bureau in Alaska and in renewing old friend-| ships here. ality campaign, said: “Not only is this return to Alaska! “At least here we have in the giving me a new insight into just| | United States, a personal dictator- what is going on that one soon'shlp, if not a political dictatorship.” loses after being away from Lhe; Aroused by the published reports’ field work for a while, a clearer that the President has thrown his understanding of the problems, but | {tactics in support of his Democratic | I am also greatly enjoying see.lrivnl Jeremiah Mahoney, formerly | ing the country once again, noting | New York Court Justice, the Sen-| the great changes since the years|ator asserted that the “Plesident Into N.Y. Campaign WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—United States Senator Royal S. Copeland, | commenting on the press report| that President Roosevelt has ejected | himself into the New York mayor- ihis proposal to put “new blood” in detectives and Clinton County of- the Supreme Court. |ficers today hunted clues to the It was a bold step, taken by a plotter who they said derailed a {President who always before had Baltimore and Ohio passenger train acted boldly with uncannily good re- last night, as it sped with two hun- {sults to his own prestige. On the dred passengers toward St. Louis. eve of the (Wtion, when many. Minor bruises were the only injur- |were looking for something to indi- jes resulting; but only the train’s cate a prolongation of the “breath- speed, of about 65 miles an hour ing spell,” the President reviewed to carried it across a highway ui !a Madison Square Garden audience pass and prevented a more serious his “magna charta” for the under- wreck.The engine and tender plung- | privileged, and said: “For all these ed down the embankment, while, "-hinSS we have only just begun to twelve cars remained tilted on the |fight.” trestle. A heavy steel plate was found, still fastened to one rail. S eee R |LUCK CHANGED Until February 5 he had answers| I spent as warden for this district and as Alaska Agent for the bu-| reau, and in meeting again the| many residents of the section whom | I knew when I was here before, many years ago,” Mr. Bower de- clared. Work Extensive “The work of the bureau in Al- aska is much more extensive now than when I was stationed here. At that time we had only one! patrol vessel; now there is a fleet. Operations are more widespread and more detailed. “In company with the investiga- tion re-visited a very wide section of the Territory this summer. Most impressive to me are the great changes and improvements in near- ly every Alaskan community since I last saw them. Juneau is vastly improved. This trip to Alaska is a very worthwhile and enjoyable experience for me,” Mr. Bower said in closing. Mr. Bower is staying in Juneau at the Gatsineau Hotel. - et Franco’s Plane Bombs Shinping Great Britain Makes Pro- test Direct to Insur- gent Leader LONDON, Aug. 9.—Great Britain has protested directly to Gen. Francisco Franco against the bomb- ing of the British tanker Corporal off the Algerian coast. The bomb- | ing took place last week. French' and Italian ships weré also bomb- himself has done more in five min-|for everything, and the barbs of his utes to destroy Democratic harmony |opponents were turned away with| and since, I have; Ithan will be re-established by a generauon of Jefferson Island pic- inic and peace dinners.” PARTICIPATION DENIED HYDE PARK, N. Y., Aug. 9— Marvin McIntyre, President Roose- | velt's private secretary, has issued! a formal statement denying the Chief Executive will “take part” in the New York mayoralty campaign. BONNEVILLE PROJECT 1S GIVEN BOOST WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. — The {Senate has approved of the bill setting up the Administrative ma- chinery of the $75,000,000 Bonneville power and navigation project on the Columbia river and the bill now goes back to the House for con- currence on amendments. The bill includes $10,000 annual palary for an Administrator, to be appointed by Secretary of Inter- ior Ickes. The War Department will have supervision of the dam, powerhouse, shiplocks and fishways. BETHEL EPIDEMIC APPEARS CHECKED Spread of the epremic of spinal meningitis in the Bethel area ap- pears to have been checked, accord- ing to word received here by Dr. J. F. Van Ackenen, Medical Director for the Indian Bureau in Alaska. {The message stated that no new | | | ed at the same place, cases have developed since July 28. | i |retorts often more pointed than the !weapons of his critics. But during the court fight there| were several un-Rooseveltian blun-| ders, Administration spokesman said ‘xald judges could not think straight. Yet the oldest justice of all, Bran- deis, had been thinking the way the | Administration called straight. Old| !judges, they said, could not keep up’ with their work. But an analysis of | Department of Justice files disclosed that elderly district judges kept their dockets cleanest. Meanwhile tne court changed its tone and put the President in the, position of demanding new mem-' bers because he doubted whether ithe court’s change was either sincere or permanent. | Atop all that was piled the act of Governor Lehman of New York in denouncing the court plan. ... i CHARGES PILE UP Certain CIO executives complain |that the Administration is not prop- lerly supporting steel men on strike; Senator Nye of North Dakota charg- ed the labor relations board had become an “adjunct” of CIO. Rep. Rankin of Mississippi complained that the labor relations board help- |ed force liquidation of a cotton mill | in Tupelo; and Representative Snell of New York, Republican leader, suggests that the Democratic Na- tional committee violated the cor- rupt practices act by soliciting cor- porations to buy quantities of the 1936 convention book at $250 each. The President’s name was linked with these since he autographed a |special page pasted into each. The [White House and the President did not know the use to which his sig- HUNDREDS DIE FLOODS, KOREA KELJO, Korea, Aug. 9.—More than 300 persons are reported to have| been killed and over 150 injured in floods in Northern Korea. This is| according to advices received here this afternoon. Like Mystery Then try your hand at solving the case of Judge Carter. Seven years ago he disappeared from New York. Since then there have been scores of reports that he has been seen—but none has proved true. Had he any reason to leave” Might he have been murdered? What did he tell his wife? What does she think now? You'll find his story—and the prin- Army s New Engines of Death i in Formation I’hene giant “Flylng Fortresses” are the latest addition to the Army’s Air Corp, They are shown for the first time, flying in formation over Dayton, Ohio. The huge four-motored bombers.are said to be America’s Aergest land planes and the fastest long-range bombers in the world. Thirteen of these huge messengers of death have been ordered for the Army, INSURGENTS IN SPAIN MAKING NORTH ATTACK *“Final Offenswe Reporled Btarted on Strong- holds of Loyalists £, Aug. 9—The north- | err-xm-anco forces teday lamnched | ‘v\h.{t Insurgent officers declnre is ithe “final ofrensive” turias and Santander, ths Splmsh Government strongholds in ‘Nonh Spain. Planes and artillery began bomb- | ing of the Government defense {lines in the northern sector which {are reported silenced. ‘ No information has come from he Loyalist headquarters since the IlNugan\ advanced through Bil- boa, a short distance along the highway to Santander. It is known, however, that extra war facilities' have been obtained by the Loy- alists. B THOUSANDS OF SILK WORKERS STAGE WALKOUT lStnke, Up to Noon, Was | Quietest in History, Ac- cording to Police Fay Marshatl | Queen of Utah's annual eherry festival is charming Fay Marshall tion. 'MAN FLOGGED BY GIRL FOR PATERSON, N. J., Aug. 9.—Thou- s.mds of silk workers quit their| looms to join the CIO. i The strike was called suddenly and successfully. So orderly has every-| \thing been up to noon today that| the police called it the quietest; walkout of many which have mark-| ed this area since the first American factory strike here in 1828. The strike has brought what both sldes said is nearly a ccmplebe stop- | pn.ge 500 miles from here. | It is estimated that 95 per cent ;of 4,000 weavers have also joined the silk workers. (Germany Makes Protest fo G. B, LONDON, Aug. 9—Germany has Crowd of me Hundred Watches—Warrants May Be Issued NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 9.— Pretty Eloise Willis, 17, publicly flogged Oscar Kay, 47, after rela- watched the girl and defended her actions. The girl, backed by the crowd, tales” after she went.to a for an appendectomy. Kay announces he will probably swear out a warrant, not only for | the girl, but some members of the protested formally to Great Britain |mob whom h'-‘ has id“"““fll against expulsion of three Nazi| newspapermen who were ordered | to leave England by the Home Of-| w |fice over the weekend. No explana- | tion has been given by the HomcT Office except that expulsion "wasi BII.I. y Is sENT deemed best for public interest.” RETALIATION ! BERLIN, Aug. 9—The German | Government has ordered Normnn_ NIPPON NATION T0 BRANCH OUT, FISH INDUSTRY | Five-Year Plan Is Instituted —Trade Commissioners Go Out Over World TOKYO, Aug. 9. — Japan an- houhced today that the nation has instituted a Iive-year plan intended to control its fishing industry and extend to all parts of the world all marine products. The organization will be modern- |ized by the Fisheries Trade De- . |partment and commissioners will : ‘bc sent to the United States, Can- | ada, Great Britain, Germany, South America and South Africa to de-, (velop new markets. New fishing grounds will be es- tablished in the Marshall and Bon- SHARP CLASH TAKES PLAGE, FIGHT REGION | Soldier frofiach Nation- ality Killed—Incident Seems Buried REFUGEES FLOCKING FROM TROUBLE AREA Conquest of Hopeh Prov- ince Completed—Nippon Officers Take Charge 1‘ (By Associated Press) i Japanese roads leading into the |Chinese area around Shanghal are |barricaded tonight after a clash on !hlghway in which one Chinese sol- "dier and one Japanese soldier were killed The clash came as Japanese refu= gees evacuating the Yangtse Valley, |and other central Chinese areas, |poured into Shanghai. No Display of Force ese troops, following a pol- lcy of caution, refrained from a dis« play of force after the incident. Responsible circles said the Jap- anese Army heads apparently be- lieve the time has come for peace negotiations with China, but on the !Japanese Army's own terms. Hopeh Conquered The Japanese army has complet- ed the conquest of northeastern \Hopeh Province and it is stated here Jupanese Administrators have mov- cd in apparently planning to set up a permanent civil government whith _completely ignore e claims to sovereignity SIS, o NAVY CALLS OFF WARSHIPS' VISIT T0 JAPAN PORTS of North Ogden who will reign | at the traditional harvest celebra- | Iim Islands in the South Seas and the North Kuriles, north of Japan. | Pishermen will be given intensive | courses. ‘ It is also revealed that Japan | will dispatch whaling boats into | the Arctic Ocean. e AMIRLINER OF FUTURE TO BE Declared Government Wants to Keep Vessels Near Battle Area | WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—The U. 8. Navy Department has announc- |ed that the proposed good will visit |of the flagship Augusta and four destroyers of the Asiatic fleet to I.thnnem ports, during September jand October, has been definitely postponed. No reason was given, but fespon- sible sources said the Government wishes to keep the five warships in waters near the strife-torn Peiping ‘FALSE TALES' tives tied him to a tree while 300 linsisted that Kay circulated “false; hospital ! A GIANT WING May Carry |UU Passengers —Six Engines, 3,000 Horsepower Each LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 9.— Donald Douglas, founder of the air- | eraft company which bears his name, predicted the alirliner of 1947 will be a giant flying wing, no cabin, fuselage and no tail, and will permit of payloads of 100 per- sons and tons of mail and baggage in the wing. Travel will be in the stratosphere and maybe a speed of 500 miles will be attained. The ship will be controlled throdgh the wing-tip fins. There will be six engines of 3,- 000 horsepower each. Poland Snlurgmg With Red Tape Now WARSAW, Poland, Aug. 9.—Add- ing to a growing list of permits, the Polish government now requires that all persons residing in the frontier zone get permission to re- main there. Other permit regula- tions deal with the building or de- molition of buildings, felling of trees, ownership of radios and cam- eras. |area, of North China. The cruiser Augusta, the flagship of Admiral Varnell, Commander- in-Chief of the Asiatic fleet, is now at Thingtao. The destroyers re- cently visited Vladidostok. FIGHTS NAZI CHURGHTRIAL S POSTPONED BERLIN, Aug. 9—The trial of the Rev. Martin Niemoller, Protest~ ant Confessional leader, on charges of resistance to the Nazi church policy, has been postponed after hundreds of churchgoers paraded the streets of suburban Dahlem, protesting to the banning of prayer meetings for the rebel pastor. —————————— Sports and War Merging in Reich BERLIN, Aug. 9.—According #0 district leader Helmut Stellrecht,, writing for the Reichs Youth press service, “Sports are ever more tend- ing towards military exercises. This may not apply so much to the Ebbutt, for 15° years correspondemv in Berlin of the London Times, w, leave the country. This is in re- taliation for the expulsion of Nazi newxpspermen from England. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. — The House has sept the Senate’s lower court procedure bill to the Senate- |House Conference committee cipal clues—on page nature was to be put But that only 3 today slightly reduced the value of this situation to his political foes in 1938 and 1940, L g discraded their traditional Stetsons|returned for approval within a few ‘(m a more civilian type of hat, |days work out an agreement agrflmble; United suu forest rangers have !to both. The bill is expected to be| A person must have a permit if{older classes but it does to the he wants to move in the middle of|younger ones.” ime- night. “The athletic championships to The Carpathians, which containibe held at Nurnberg this fall will to/most of the places that interest|show how our: lads are shaping for tourists, fall in the frontier zone.|the army,” Steilrecht said. “Every S0 does the sea shore. district in the Reich will be expected | The only bright spot in the hnolm send two picked teams of nine |is that permits are free, competitors for honors,”