The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 22, 1937, Page 1

VOL. L., NO. 7620. 1937. PRICE TEN CENTS CHI ESE,JAPANESELOCK STOCKS AGAIN TAKING SLUMP, TRADING TODAY Rallying Ur;edlg Lost When Selling Wave Hits Steel Issues WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Chem- ists of the Department of Agricul- ture have issued a statement say- ’ing the American leather industry should look to the forests of the west for new supplies of tanin, a vegetable product, used in tanning | heavy leathers. | Alaska Hemlock Bark M ay Be Utilized for Tanning NEW TAXATION UNDETERMINED DECLARES FD President Believes More Levies Unnecessary— Experiments made show that lea- ther tanned with western hemlock is firm but not harsh. At present there is very little tan- nin manufactured from the bark of hemlocks which are plentiful in the western States and Alaska. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. — Stocks lost their rallying urge today as re-| newed selling of steels chilled the | speculative sentiment in virtually| all other groups. | Losses ran four points generally | with a few wider setbacks. | Transfers were 2,100,000 shares. INSURGENTS IN CONTROL,NORTH | Treasury Studying WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Presis dent Roosevelt, answering press comns ference questions, said it has not: been determined whether Congress will have to enact new taxes and added that as things look now, such levies are not necessary. The President remarked that Red Salmon Pack of Japan Shows Increase WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. — The Department of Commerce announc- ed today that Japan’s production of QUOTATIONS TODAY NEW YORK, Oct. 22. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 10%, American Can 86, American Light and Power 5%, Anaconda 30%, Bethlehem Steel 47%, Calumet 8%, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 4, Gen- eral Motors 40%, International Har- vester 75%, Kennecott 37%, New York Central 21%, Southern Pacif- ic 23, United States Steel 57%, PART OF SPAIN Government's Defense Crumples Before Ad- vancing Hordes HENDAYE, Spamsh-French Bor- der, Oct. 22.—The last vestige of Spanish Government control in Northwest Spain vanished as Gen. Franco’s victorious armies, made up | mostly of Italians, backed by Ger- — man air forces, swept the Astur- DOW, JONES AVERAGES |tans from end to end, in even more The following are today’s Dow,;complete collapse than that of San- Jones averages: industrials 12226, tander of August 25. down 12.22; rails 35.28, up .15; utili- Crumpling of the morale of the ties 21.88, down 55. savage dynamite slinging of the T 5 Austirian miners, who formed the |Republican Government’s army, is H Aln A I-E AVES responsible in part for the fall. The MISSING CRAFT miners formed one of the strongest 5 ¥ Yukon Sights Boat Advance and fiercest of Spanish armies. It is claimed that when overwhelming Insurgent numbers, better equipped and with more ammunition than the defenders, appeared, the miners stumbled over themselves to sur- Franco Planni Drifting Near Cape ra"c" am"“g =y Death Thrust to l . . - Loyalist Spain Insurgent General Sets Up Newest Fascist Government Pound $4.95 3/16, Republic Steel 167%. render. The two-man fishing ‘boat Ad- vance, that drifted out of Port Al- exander where it was moored on October 12 ,was sighted last night by the steamer Yukon, adrift with no evidence of anyone aboard, 75 miles off Cape Spencer. The cutter Haida left port at 8:30 o'clock this morning to search for the craft and to patrol halibut banks closed to fishing last Tues- e day, with Lieutenant Commander S, LONDON, Oct. 22.—Germany and T. Mehlmann in command. Com- Italy have agreed to the withdrawal mander N. G. Nicketts is on a ten-“" foreign volunteers in the Span- day leave. |ish conflict, but while diplomats of The Advance, which is registered the involved nations met in Lon- out of Stanwood, Washington, was don, it appeared that Father Time reported missing October 12 from himself might solve the problem of its moorings and the cutter AlertNOW !0 get foreign fighters out of from Ketchikan, searched in vain{iBe WAr by Duinging thees Sparish for. the. boat. | Civil War to a decisive close, as In-: First indications were that the Surgent Spain displayed itself as Europe’s newest Fascist State. Advance had sunk, as considerable = \uit o capture by Gen. Fran- oil had been seen on waters near teer | co forces of the Biscayan port cit; Cape Omaney where the search Was Gjjon it appeared as though Frnn}-l{ centeed. |co has become the real dictator of KANSAS CITY, Oct. 22, — Judge William H. Wallace, prosecutor of the Jesse James gang, in the eight- ies, died here yesterday. Forme; Editor of Post Passes Crisis In Pneumonia Fight PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 22. — George Horace Latimer, retired edi- tor of the Saturday Evening Post, Southeast winds of gale force have 4t jeast two thirds of Spain. according to Haida officers, the as jis all powerful head and plans drift close to 200 miles in the tempt a decisive victory qver Valen- LAB“R WARNED ir Gen. Franco’s attempt to take | AR kel in autonomous Catalonia, which Comnmittee, charged that both the| NN S B Fogh . T at the coming special session of are coming north to Juneau aboard ROWES ON NORTH SEA Prosecutor, Jesse Forest Service, is a passenger for Edwin and Richard. man class at the Juneau High vice-president and Marjorie Snell, — e is reported slightly improved. His|two others rescued when a small — e, The dead are believed to be Man- now teaching school in Seattle, ac-|ley. been blowing for the past two days| Franco has set up a Fascist Grand where the Advance is drifting, and council government with himself chances of finding the craft Wnl;g massive thrust in Southeast Spain be slim. Roughly the boat has where his Insurgent troops will at- | past ten days. icix and Madrid before winter sets ——————— {in. Valencia is successful, the Madrid government will move to Barcelona WASHINGTON, Oct. zz_—Chnk—‘m‘m far has been free of major man O'Connor, of the House Rules Warfare. AFL and CIO are hurting their ROBERTSONS COMING chances of wage and hour legislation| Attorney R. E. Robertson and wife Congress by criticizing the pending the North Sea. measure. S e Mrs. H. Robinson Rowe, wife of G the water power engineer with the James Gang, Dies el Juneau apoard the North Sea. She is accompanied by her two ‘sons, P e FRESHMAN PLANS Heading activities of the Fresh- |School is Isabel Parsons, president, who is assisted by Bobby Scott, secretary. Plans are underway for a Hallowe'en Frolic. PORT COQUITLAM, B. C, Oct. 22.—Four persons were drowned and physician said the crisis in the|sailboat on Pitt Lake, 10 miles north fight against pneumonia has passed. of here, overturned in a squall. Miss Ruth Coffin, former instruc- sell Reece, David Henderson, a child tor in music and art at Juneau, is aged 3 years, and Mrs. Harold Rout- cording to word received by friends| An unidentified man rescued Mrs. here, R. Hayes and her little daughter. canned an¥ salmon in the 1037 fishing season totals 721,000 cases which is an increase of 11 percent over last season. Officials said reports of small American and Canadian packs this year indicated the Japanese will re- ceive good prices for their output. The report does not say whether the |increase is because of the alleged take in Alaskan areas. 3 INDICTMENTS Treasury studies are being made and he hoped they would be in shape for congressional committees meeting early next month to con- |sider tax revisions. | The President said undistributed | profits and tax on capital gains are |being given attention by the Treas- ury. These two proposals recently drew fire from business spokesmen who asserted they are partially res- ponsible for the stock market down trend. SUDDEN SQUALL | | ARE RETURNED BY GRAND JURY Grimm Held on Two Counts and McKinleys Held for Murder at Excursion Three true bills were returned by the Federal grand jury this morn- ing. o Phillip C. Grimm, former Juneau cab driver, was indicted on two counts—polygamy and cohabiting in ;:e":'em‘" o = [bably prevented the use of the radio September while he still had a wife :::;L‘; gt o i in Knoxville, Tenn. Bail was “""d‘pany‘s operation mnnnéér. at $2,500. e i Major Schroeder sai dthe storm A second degree murder indict-causeq the airliner to drift off the men was returned against Frank course. The plane was flying at an McKinley and John McKinley Who ajtitude of 10,000 feet which was are accused of the killing of Al- enough to clear any mountain along bert Mills at Excursion Inlet last‘the radio beam but the plane ap- February. iparently drifted south because of On another count John McKin- the storm. ley was indicted for assault with a| The storm, which was a sudden dangerous weapon on the person squall, created a condition which of Margaret McKinley and bail fixed probably made the pilot’s radio in-| at $2,500. operative in which case he would The men will be brought up for have been unaware of the drift arraignment tomorrow when court Which took him off his beam course. convenes at 10 o’clock. Also up to' ———————— plead tomorrow will be Anthony| . George Snyder, indicted for theft of Ma“y Ame"ca"s et Prizes in lrish CAUSED CRASH, LUXURY LINER Plane Apparently Drift Off Radio Beam Course on Mountamn Route | —United Airlines blamed the recent crash of the luxurious airliner, in {which 19 persons lost their lives, on ja sudden mountain gale that pro- | amalgam from the Chichagoff Min-| ing Company. Snyder was raigned this morning but had no attorney. Mrs. Mildred Hermann was appointed by the court as de- fense counsel and the plea set over until tomorrow. r- | { | | DUBLIN, Oct. 22, — Americans | won close to $1,500,000 in the Irish | |Sweepstakes draw. FOOTBAL @&EEMD& | Huge American patronage draw |is based on the Cesarewitch race The following "Elp““"‘p’l foot-|yoxt Wednesday and resulted in ball games to be played OMOIYOW|y; g ticket holders winning 764 of afternoon: |a total of 1410'allotted prizes. Each University V5. | ticket holder is guaranteed a mini- Stanford. mum of $1,920 on the outcome. California vs. Southern California. i Gonzaga vs. San Francisco Uni- . . " In Prison Yard; ¥ Idaho vs. Santa Clara. SAN QUENTIN, Oct. 22.—Three Oregon vs. Oregon State. Portland University vs. Brigham convicts were stabbed last night in two separate affrays in the prison Young. Washington State vs. UCLA. yard. Convicts were lined up to be Montana vs. Colorado. Texas Christian vs. Fordham. Southern Methodist vs. Arkansas. marched into their cells and Folla Maline was stabbed, a deep gash in his abdomen, and Leo Traney was Texas vs. Rice. Alabama vs. George Washington. Duke vs. Colgate. Georgia vs. Mercer. cut about the knees and arms in the fracas which broke out sudden- ly and before guards could stop it Earlier in the evbening, Antonio North Carolina vs. Tulane. Virginia vs. Mercer. Brown was wounded in the groin in another fight. North Carolina vs. Tulane. e Virginia vs. V.M.I. William and Mary vs. American. DR. CARLSON RETURNS After an absence of several days Ambhert vs. Wesleyan. Army vs. Washington University from the Capital City, Dr. Rae Carlson has returned to her Juneau at St. Louis. Brown vs. Villanova. offices, arriving from Wrangell on the Northland. Carnegie Tech vs. Temple. A SR e Cornell vs. Yale. Dartmouth vs. Harvard. Georgetown vs. Pennsylvania. Navy vs. Notre Dame. MRS. STEVENS RETURNING Mrs. R. H. Stevens, of the Jones- Stevens Shoppe, is returning to Ju- neau aboard the North Sea. of Washington Lafayette vs. New York. Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin, Princeton vs. Rutgers. Syracuse vs. Maryland. Drake vs."Iowa State. Towa vs. Michigan. Marquette vs. Michigan State. Nebraska vs. Missouri, Northwestern vs. Ohio State. SALT LAKE.CITY, Tlah, Oct. 204, ED, FIERCE FIGHT OORDINATOR NAMED TODAY BY PRESIDENT James Roosevelt Is Desig- nated — Step Toward Govt. Reorganization WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, — James Roosevelt has been designated as oordinator of Independent Federal [Agencies and this is viewed by jome observers as the preliminary tep in the President’s suggested re-, rganization program. The . Chief Executive has asked jongress, among other proposed re- isions, to increase his White House taff to give six Administrative As- istants to contact men. The House lvoted approval last summer and the jenate will probably consider the irecommendation at the special ses- ion. James Roosevelt emphasized his position is purely for executive work n all boards, commissions and bu- reaus involved. Young Roosevelet said the ap- pointment, made by his father, places himself as sort of a “clearing house.” - {Beer Transport ToBe Protected By Court Orde Seattle Judge Will Restrain Teamsters' Inter- ference SEATTLE, Oct. ® 22. — Federal |Judge Cushman today announced that he will issue an injunction re- straining the local teamster unions in the state from interfering with the transportation of beer, includ- ing Eastern California brand: which does not bear the teamsters’ |label. Judge Cushman held that the unions have conspired to violate the Anti-Trust Act. Beer imported to the state by Eastern California {breweries is entitled to protection' of the law, he stated. Brewers charge that the team- |sters refused to handle their pro-' duct because it bore the label of the United Brewery Workers. - Soviet Flier Is Turned Back On SweepstakesDraw Fairbanks Flight POINT BARROW, Alaska, Oct. 22.— Alexsei Gratciansky, whose plane, searching for the six miss- ing Soviet fliers, was forced back by fog over the Endicott range on a projected flight to Fairbanks to equip his plane with skiis, expects to take off again within a few days. He broke one of his wheels in land- ing here and this must be repaired or a new one substituted. ——— - WILKINS OFF NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—Sir Hu- bert Wilkins and Hollick-Kenyon took off at noon today for the Arctic to resume the search for the six missing Soviet fliers. They planned to stop at Chicago overnight and then proceed to Montreal where skiis may be adjusted to the plane. D SQUASH There is a squash in the window of Bert's Grocery today that is larger than it would be if the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce were describing it Without adjectives, it is a Mar- belhead squash that reputedly has won a County Fair contest in Wash- ington. It is 49 inches around the middle and 62 inches around the long way / .- BRANT IN SEATTLE The Bureau of Fisheries vessel Brant and the Widgeon carried the Bureau staff to the winter head- quarters in Seattle arriving in the latter city yesterday, according to word to the Bureau office here. The Kittiwake and Auklet, other Fish- eries boats, arrived in Seattle the pfeévious day. By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. — One of the things that make life inter- esting for school teachers in Al- aska is that they have to super- vise the reindeer. The Department of Education 'says the teachers sort of drifted into the job because they were in close touch with the Eskimos whose chil- dren they were teaching—and the Eskimos were in close touch with the reindeer they eat. \ Supervising the reindeer was a 'comparatively easy job for an en- terprising school teacher until Con- gress last session appropriated $2,- 000,600 to buy up all the private herds and turn them over to Es- kimos, who were running short of reindeer of their own. Thi$ wasn't a crazy communistic \idea of Congress to buy out pri- vate industry and turn it over to the people. It was a means of set- tling a rangg dispute of long dura- tion among the drifts and tundras of America's frosty B province . HOW IT STARTED | Fifty years or more ago the Gov- ernment imported reindeer from ‘Russia and Lapland, hiring some Lapps to herd them and to teach' the Eskimo$ how. In turn the Lapps were allowed shares of the herds for themselves. Later, men from the United States went to Alaska to raise reindeer for the American market. ! The Yankees introduced low cost herding methods into the business, and from that and other reasons! trouble arose. The Lapps had taught the Eskimos to berd their reindeer in closely held bands, moving from place to place for fresh Supplies:s moss, upon which reindeer feed. Operators from the United States adopted the “loose herd” system in| vogue on western plains, where the animals are allowed to roam at large, with few herders. It cut down | the cost, and for a time the oper-| ators made fair money shipping reindeer meat to the American mar- BEAVER FUR SMUGGLERS ROUNDED UP Gang Unearthed—In- dictments Involve N. Y. Furrier CARSON CITY, Nev., Oct. 22.— George M. Reddick, agent of the ! United States Biological Survey, said one man has been arrested and two are sought in the “biggest beaver fur smuggling ring in his-| |tory.” | Cyrus Shuter, of Boise, Idaho, is held as the key figure. Secret in- dictments have been returned against a New York furrier, acting as a “fence.” It is charged that Shuter, the go-between, took beaver from Idaho and shipped the fur into Nevada without a license. Freight Raes Are fo Advance WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. — The Interstate Commerce Commission today granted rights to railroads for freight rate increases in a par- tial list of class one commodities that is expected to result in $47- 500,000 extra revenue annually. The Commission declined appro- val of increased rates for anthra- cite coal, and iron from Minnesote mines and Lake Superior docks. Some proposed rate increases on petroleum products and gypsum were not approved by the Commis- sion in the full extent that the car- riers had asked. S s PARTY OF HUNTERS GO OUT ON DEUTZ Al -Weathers' diesel boat Deutz | E Big will take a party of hunters out this| evening if the weather does not take a turn. Roy Hoffman, Oscar Waterude, and Jim Dennison will get off at Pybus Bay, while Gus Brown, Curly | Davis, D. Davis, Henry Harmon, Albert Goetz, Oscar Olson and Gus Brown will continue farther down | ifor the occasion. the Admiralty Island shore. Teachers in Alaska to Be, Or Are Now, Supervisors Of Reindeer; Herds Revert ASSAULTS ARE MADE, ENTIRE 25-ILE FRONT Attacks and Counter At- tacks Result in Pecul- iar Situation NIPPON WARSHIPS LAY DOWN BARRAGE Air Raids fie Over In- vader Lines Keep Anti- Aircraft Guns Busy SHANGHAI, Oct. 22. — Chineese and Japanese troops are locked in a heavy battle today along the 25- mile Shanghai front. Both sides are claiming gains in the confusion of attacks and coun= ter attacks. Foreign observers are unable ta determine the exact situation. Shells from the Chinese batteries In Footung, across the ket. The meat reputedly isn't as good as beef, but the novelty of it kept it going In time the herds got all mixed up; and the Eskimos, never famous as astute business men, began to complain that they were suffering from the short count in the annual roundups. Moreover, the operators from the United States hired all the experienced Eskimo herders at fancier wages than the Eskimo rein- deer owners could pay, with the re- sult that the Eskimo-owned bands of reindeer began to run wild and to suffer terrific losses from wolves. Certain Eskimo villages ran so short |they faced real need. PR |ROUNDUP ORDERED Moreover, the reindeer meat in- dustry didn’t prove so valuable, and was hit hard by the depression in 'the United States. Some members of Congress were caustic enough to suspect that the $2,000,000 was to be used simply to get the private operators out of a bad spot, but the Bureau of Education in the Inter- jor Department says that is not so —well, not altogether so. But there was such a wide dif- ference between the number of rein- River from Shanghai, fell in the Japanese occupied Hongkew section. Near the International Settle- ment, two projectiles struck a Brit- ish owned but unoccupied apart- {teachers say it can be | ers say it ment building. Japanese warships in the Whang- 'poo joined in barrages laid down by the Japanese field pieces. Repeated Chinese air raids kept |the Japanese anti-aircraft guns in |constant action, § | Chinese incendiary bombs started deer the private owners said they had and what the government ag- ents said«they had that a general roundup is to be completed before| the money—$3 a head—is paid over. Rounding up ve! er, ttered all over southern m Al | aska 3 quite someliing to thinki, pegyy fire in the eastern section about, . but the su Govl of the Honkew sector. ernment estimater, are that about 600,000 to 700,000 head of private ’1‘0!9»‘)!‘01 E wfl»:wfh. " oo, Bet.- e : ‘will ‘be nearer two Umes that the Japanese Foreign Office that, jwill plea that Japan has had lack The Eskimos will take over the ,¢ {ime to make preparations to pre- packing plants and all, and hope 0 gent the nation's side and will ask continue shipping meat to the Unit- o, 4 postponement of the Nine- ed States, But the chances are thal power Conference slated to start if you want your reindeer meat reg- next Monday. The conference is to ularly hereafter, you'll have to move geq) solely with the Sino-Japanese to Alaska. conflict. 3 CORDOVA MEN DROWN IN ACCIDENT Light Truck Plunges from Dock — Overturns, Trapping Victims Birl Is Acquitted 0f Shooting Man, Assaglj_ Attempt NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J,, Oct. 22. —Margaret Brennan, pretty 20-year old titian haired secretarial school teacher, has been acquitted of slay- ing Paul Reeves, 25, father of two children. She contended he as- saulted her and she was about to become a mother. She shot him, in his home, where he had sum-| moned her on threat of exposure re-|ery delivery truck plunged off the garding illicit relations and when City Dock and overturned in about CORDOVA, Alaska, Oct. 22. — Three men were drowned near mid- night last night when a light groc- ———— BOWLERS TO MIX The Brunswick Bowling team ‘and Percy’s Cafe will play tonight {at the Brunswick Alleys at 7:30. T The Weater | 1 he attempted to assault her the sec- five feet of water, trapping the oc- ond time. The shooting occurred cupants. early last month. The victims are Ernest Everson, 55, DR 1 G Supetintendent of the Alaska-Gla- . . |cier Seafoods Company, whose home is Astoria, Oregon; James Dinneen, Mlsslng Buv Is 22, whose mother is owner of a istore, and Gustav Blomgren, 45, formerly employed by the West n““ [“wna |Coast Logging Cempany of Port- L] |land, and recently a fish company _ |employee here. JAMESTOWN, N. Y., Oct 22.—The| The accident was discovered with- body of 3-year-old Timothy Heer,/in 15 minutes and the bodies re- missing since last Tuesday after- covered quickly. The heads of the noon, was found in Chautauqua victims were all injured and it is lake today by searchers. The body believed they also suffered internal was found wedged between a rock injuries. and driftwood, almost directly across| Dinneen and Blomgren are un- the lake from the boy’s home. |married and Everson is divorced. The police o not know wether the boy had been kidnaped and| then dropped by his abductors, or had just wandered away from home. e umnrraw i e PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 22— Hunter Drowng e b Siomine oommer Roosevelt, former wife of Elliott | Roosevelt, and C. Winson, of Ard- GLASGOW, Mont., Oct. 22. more, Pa., are to be married here George Westover, raflroad brake- |8t noon tomorrow. man, drowned in the Nelson reser-| |voir attempting to retrieve a goose | he had shot on a hunting trip. ———,——— | BIRTHDAY DINNER | IS HELD IN HONOR OF DR. WHITEHEAD Dr. W. M. Whitehead was hon- ored at a surprise dinner party last| evening, when Mrs. Whitehead en-| tertained a group of eight guests| upon the occasion of Dr. White- head’s . birthday. Chrysanthemums in autumn shades formed a setting Forecast for Juneau and vi- cinity, beginning at 4 p.m., Oe~ tober 22. Rain and cooler to- night and Saturday; moderate winds. | to fresh southeast