The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 9, 1938, Page 1

’ ' THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LL, NO. 7712. ]UNEAU ALASKA WEDNESDAY FI-BRUARY 9 1938, MLMBE.R ASSOCIATI D PRth PRICh TLN CENTS ZERQ HOUR NEARS, SINO-JAP CONFLICT More Money Asked for Roads in Alaska Al Gapone Goes Vicious; Put in Strait Jacket Six ‘Guards Ae Required to Subdue Convict— Mental Breakdown Feb. 9. — The DIMOND URGES THAT $100,000 MORE BE GIVEN FOR NORTHLAND Declares that ‘Greatest Po- tential’ Resource Will Be Retarded Unless Addi- tional Sum Allotted WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—| Alaska Delegate Anthlony J. Dimond, appearing before the House Roads Committee to- day, said the development of | the forest areas of the north- land provides the “greatest potential” resource and will be slowed unless roads are constructed. Delegate Dimond asked for a $100,000 increase to the pro- posed half a million dollar ap- propriation for Alaska roads during each of the next two fiscal years. GRADED MILK SOON FOR ALL ALASKA CITIES Terrilorfias Over 30 Dairies — No Milk Laws Existing OAKLAND, Cal, {Oakland Tribune says that face Al” Capone fought a vicious Ibattle in the Alcatraz Island prison |and guards finally tied him up in a straight jacket. | The Tribune declares that six . ,guards were required to subdue Ca- | pone. Capone is said to be suffering 'trom a mental breakdown and sud- denly turned vicious. The Tribune also says that a san- ity hearing has been set at Whlch Capone’s mental condition will be, examined >oo Ministers Flay Council Action On Liquor Hours Fewer Llcenses Should Be Granted, States Letter of Protest Charging that action of the Ju- neau City Council in allowing li- quor stores to remain open until 3 a. m. was a “hasty decision,” the Juneau and Douglas Ministerial As- sociation today tested the ruling which was passed by the Council last Friday. In a letter to the Council, drawn up at the meeting of the Ministerial group on Monday, the Association pointed out that the Councilmen were elected “to serve for the bet- terment of all the city,” and that support of liquor stores “adds noth- ing to the betterment of the, city, Over 30 dairies in Alaska will soon be getting report cards from the Territorial Department of Health, with grades varying from A to D, according to Ben Grimes, Public Health Engineer. With E. F. Clements, Sanitarian, Grimes has been accumulating in- formation on Alaska’s various milk supplies for many months, informa- tion that when published, will give a seal of approval or question mark to every bottle of milk that is sold in the Territory. “We are making this exhaustive study and invoking new regula- tions,” said Grimes this morning, “To award the producer some rec- ognition for efforts at cleanliness and improvement in his milk pro- duction. We will grade that milk according to its purity in the best interests of the public. Alaska has had no milk laws, but it is going to get a few.” According to Grimes, the follow- ing number of dairies are listed in Alaska; Juneau, 5; Ketchikan, Cordova, 2; Valdez, 1; Seward, Anchorage, 4; Fairbanks, 3; Wran- gell, 2; Sitka, 2; Nome 1; Peters- burg, 3; Skagway, 1; Haines, 1; Palmer, several producers, one big cooperative. Juneau and Palmer have the only pasteurizing plants in the Territory. The Capital City has the largest granted. number of dairies. i “A city of this size should not be ‘The only goat dairy in the Terri- . expected to support so man$ liquor tory is at Sitka. |stores, for they add nothing to the Shipment of milk samples, picked betterment of the city, and mtch to up on the delivery routes of dairies the sorrow, misery and want, throughout the Territory, involves “We earnestly hope that the an interesting phase of the drive to members of the Council may see the test all milk produced in Alaska. !folly of their apparently hasty de- The case in which the sample | cision and rescind this extension.” milk is shipped is of sheet metal, . - lined with cork. Milk is placed in' the box and a tray of salted ice is placed in turn upon the milk. With aw ro essflr Nominated for Asst. Sec. State want.” “In the light of your action on February 4,” the letter states, “con- cerning the extension of closing hours for beer parlors and Hquor stores until 3 a. m., we, the Juneau and Douglas Ministerial Associa- tion, assembled in regular meeting on February 7, do hereby lodge our protest and voice cur unnmmous disapproval of such action. “In the face of the fact of the grocery stores and other business houses closing at 6 p. m., how do liquor stores and beer parlors open? ! You have been elected to serve for| the betterment of all the city. The liquor stores being open hours helps the liquor men, but te the detriment of all other husiness houses. “Money that should be spent for food and clothing goes to the liquor companies, thus giving a greater burden to the relief situation. If the make enough, it is a proof that there are too many liquor stores in the town, and fewer licenses should be| the lid closed tighty, a low, even, temperature is maintained in the case. Reason for the low temperflture‘ necessary in shipping samples lies, in the fact that should the milk| " become warm, certain cultures un- desirable in a testing process, are; encouraged to grow. | Public Health Engineer Grimes says he hopes to see results of the dent Roosevelt today niminated grading complete before long. zAdoH Berle, Jr., of New York, long e {an Administration advisor, as As-| LECHNER HOME Isistant Secretary of State to succeed “Scar- | longer | liquor men protest that they cannot| WASHINGTON, Feb. 9—Presi-| Charlie Lechner, well known Se- ward sheet metal man, is a passen- ger through Juneau aboard the steamship Alaska, |Hugh Wilson, who has been named Ambassador to Germany. Berle is now professor of law at Columbia University. MORE JUDGES .~ NOW NEEDED; Courts Are Fifty Thou- | sand Cases Behind \ | WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. — The Federal Courts are now 50,000 cases |behind in work and without y |prospect of catching up unless more ‘)udges are appointed. | This was the statement made to- day by Attorney General Homer L. |Cummings to the members of the {Senate Judiciary Committee in ap- proving the Ashurst-Hatch bill add- (ing four Circuit Judges and 23 low-' jer court jurists. - e § SCIENTISTS - FACING DEATH - ONICE FLOE | In Danger of Being Crushed | Off Greenland—Rescue Ships Speed to Scene MOSCOW, Feb. 9.—A magnetic storm has interrupted contact be- tween the outside world and the four Soviet North Pole campers on' their perilous perch on a dwindling ice cake, now in danger of being crushed by a pack of ice off the east coast of Green land. Three Russian icebreakers are struggling in heavy seas to reach the campers but the nearest ice- breaker is still three days' distant. Several days ago a snow storm throttled efforts to maintain radio communication with the campers and this same condition prevails to- day and will probably continue for several days more. Fliers aboard the icebreaker are but much to the sorrow, misery and ,preparing to put eight planes into W3S {the air and speed to the rescue of the campers as soon as weather conditions permit. REVISED CROP ~ CONTROL BILL ~ PASSESHOUSE you find it justifiable to leave the; !Program to Cost Half Bil- lion — Provides Regula- tion Setup, Marketing WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — The House today passed a revised crop control bill, speeding it to final leg- isdative action in the Senate. The action came at the end of four 'hours debate under a procedure many Republicans described as “gag rule” and which permitted no mem- |ber to change any section of Lhe lbm which the joint Senate and |House committee drafted from sep- | |arate measures the Senate and House had passed near end of the special session in December. | The program will cost half a bil- lion dollars, continue the soil con- |servation act and set up machinery ‘Wallace with approval of the farm- {tions to wheat, Ibacco and rice. The vote was 263 to 185. U, S, Steel Signs New C10 Contract | | | NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—The United |States Steel Corporation has grant- ed the CIO a new union contract, replacing the agreement to expire February 28. Half a million workers are affected. The wages are left at the existing levels, corn, cotton, to- ~BILL OKAHED Attorney General Says! 80 Agriculture Secretary Henry A.| ers could apply marketing regula-| " Hit “Enemies of leerty” RELIEF FUNDS - BEREQUESTED BY PRESIDENT Message to (,ong.,lf‘s\ on { Allen Fishermen Are Banned from Waters, Panama Action Tal\en, ALLOldIIIL, ‘ Subject Is Coming Says to Report, for Na- | Senator Barkley tional Defense ! WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-—Major- SAN D“‘l(;()._i(.lr‘ Feb. 9.—The 1 ity Leader Alben W. Barkley said|waters of the Panama Republic have this forenoon, following a confer-- been closed to all fishermen ot ence with President Roosevelt at, other nations according to word re- the White House, that the Chiet ceived at the Fishermens’ Whart Executive will send to Congress| here | “probably late today or tomorrow”| It is said the action is taken for | a messdge on relief ’m:,m.\ of security of National De- | Senator Barkley, who conferred fense. | | with the President, also Congres-| >o o |sional leaders and Administration | | officials, said the relief message BIG AIRL' NER | might cover not only the question ! wyf the deficiency appropriation mv | {the remainder of this fiscal year, GRASHES EIGHT | Ibut also needs for the next fiscal | | | vear beginning July 1. | Acting as spokesman for the [’nu-‘ } !ident’s relief conferees, Senator| | Barkley said he did not known how ! |much additional relief money be required, but added however, Eh<ha M. Hanson (left), counsel for the American Newspaper Publish- aeficiency appropriations are | ers’ Association, and Gov. Lehman, of New York, are pictured at Albany, ')ikey.” where Hanson, speaking at a Chamber of Commerce dinner, made a R i fervid plea for safeguarding the freedom of the press. He denounced as | enemies of liberty all persons and governments curtailing that freedom. FRANCE PLANS | | will| that very hkhead Honored jured early today in the crash ot | Guest at White against the Marseille breakwater at the moment of the takeotl, EXPRESSED Tu Hese Affair The trans-Mediterrancan aitiiner was just starting a scheduled flight| WASHING I‘()N [“N) 9.—Presi- Craft Hurled at Speed of! 60 Miles an Hour Against Breakwater MARSEILLE, France, Feb. 9. Eight persons were killed and six in- to Ajaccio, a, and was hurtled dent and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained again the breakwater at a 60-mile 90 guests at the annual dinner last - an hour speed, and burst into ncrease in Budget to Pro o P night given in honor of Speaker ide for 1.000 M ames vide fol ore b ’ WUMA B - Bankhesa . afid Ars r 1,000 The Air Ministry announced thal Fnst Resentment to l:xpan- Bankhead. Among the guests were Jn)m L. Lewis, (/10 chieftain sion Appears at Com- Ships Made PARIS, Feb. 9. — France’s already Four L £ g . p) gel as e ers of the crew were injured. They mittee Hearin vast armament budget has been ; 25h e 4 g revised to provide for 1000 new Were teken from the water by res- AR T L fighting planes this year to Cue boats uinq the pl;mv sank strengthen the French-African na- first woman member of Congress the dead are five passengers uul three members of the crew. ing faval 1d the val bases and start a military air opposing navhl: exysusion, fold the highway across Algerfa to the Ital- |committee today that the program an ABGE. tronfiar “wholly abnormal” and the e ot h B8 Sources close to the fighting ser- United States warship building vice s se Minister E { “would intensify international ten- e sald Defense Minister Edouard BY L.L.A. CHIEF Deladier will ask for a 20 per cent sions” and speed the world toward i i P world tow: increase in the 1938 armament pro-| k! ram. Former Representative Jeanette g ! Rankin, of Montana, and Legisla- tive Secretary of the National Coun- jcil for Prevention of War, led off {the opposition to President Roose- |velt’s proposal to increase the fleet |20 percent. She asked the House {Naval Committee to withhold ap- Ryan Claims C. I. O. Chief Controls Police Depart- ment of New York City T0 INCREASE FORCE, WORLD NEW YORK, Feb. 9—Joseph Ry- PIN TEAMS ON ALASKA Start Balls Rolling This Afternoon at Elks’ Club an, of New York, maritime leader, proval until it is determined if the told the Senate Commerce Com- AN ‘“‘"“’““’ is meant for national de- mitteq today, that John L. Lewis, FAIH quKERs Eleven Ketchikan Elks bowlers CIO Chief, claimed he was in con- valked down the gangplank from | Chanes Beard, historian, said the | “program has no meaning save one, a step in the direction of applying {a quarantine doctrine on Europe jand Asia.” | Bruce Bliven, Editor of New Re- trol of the New York City Police Department. Ryan s President of the Inter- O€VeEN Thousand Men to assocta-| - Soon Be Employed on national Longshoremen’s | tion affiliated with the American Treasure Island | Federation of Labor. public, asserted the President is en-| .y iz ogiq ne was in control of |Ketchikan Elks. {gaged In & great game of bluff with 4. ‘New york City Police Depart-| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 9.—| The teams will be five-man| |the“ Fascist Power.” He said that ment through the Administration, Harris Connick, General Manager squads, the men bowling the first |in “one hand the President holds I did not believe him, but reported of the 1939 Golden Gate Interna- match this afternoon, and the !:r:au‘r; a;dsg:“:::f &::‘!:r :h:e“g;?::(} this assertion to Mayor LaGuardia,” tional Exposition, said a daily force women bowling at 7:30 this eve-| | Prsptiigesta B & mavy oot said Ryan. of 7,000 workers will soon be r:rp ning. : |intended m' d:ree“me of our own RYAD Was discussing the trouble Ployed on Treasure Island, the site, Tentatively picked to represent shores but aggressive action in all between his union and the rival CIO of the projected World Fair. Junmu in the men’s team lineup National Maritime Union | At present 2100 men are em- are Roger Stevenson, Bill Pullen, arts tl ' il ol Ryan told the Senate Committee ployed on the Island. a broad investigation of Communist activities in maritime labor should be conducted betore Government funds are spent in subsidizing ship- APA REPORTS, FILM ACTRESS - ISIMPROVING ing an inveslxgau’on of “subversive activities at sea,” should be unan- I imously adopted and carried out. Cost of Producuon Higher| is announced. She has been sut- —Advertising Cam- fering from a severe case of pneu- U s SELI-ING paign Launched [ monia, | MURDERER pays, HELIUM BAS i B HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Feb. 9. {Marked improvement in the condi- tion of Simone Simon, film actress, The Alaska Packers Association 11937 net profits totaled $362,387 com- pared to $522,715 the years previous. ping y | Ryan said Senator Copeland’s res- 37 B SINESS lution, presented yesterday, propos- A rich the Alaska this afternoon with their favorite bowling balls under their| arms. At three o'clock this after- noon, the opening gun is sched- uled to be fired in an Inter-Lodge tournament between Frank Metcalf, Radde. Ketchikan arrivals, men, were Mrs. Del Kimball, Annie McDonald, Mrs. H. Peterson, Mrs, Betty Ryus, Mrs, Evelyn Roady. Sam Daniels, C. Howard, J. Malo- ca, Walter Nelson, R. Roady, T. Zo- Fred Henning, and After lodge meeting tonight, an evening of entertainment will find | the local Elks hosts and hostesses to the wisiting pinsters at a party members only. The program is as follows Today—3 p.m., men; 7:30 p.m women; 9:30, dancing and enter- tainment for the visiting teams, for members and lad! only for passengers and two mem- Juneau and| William Timson, President, said: February 10, arsday—7:30 p.m Tu GERMANY"’OM!\V to greatly increased cost of |women; 9 p.m. men |l1abor and materials, the salmon| Febr 11, Friday—7:30 p.m., price is higher and the public is|women; 9 p.n. men » Islow in responding. The industry| February 12, Saturday—3 p.m. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. — The has launched a vigorous advertising |women; 7:30 p.m. men. TRENTON, N. J, Feb. 9.—Wil- state Department announces it has campaign in hopes of a better de-| February 13, Sunday—1:30 p.am. lim J. Stephan, 31, was executed In jssued a license for the export of mand in the immediate future.” women; 2:30 p.m., men. the electric chair at midnight for 2600000 cubic feet of helium to z B i 4 e the killing of Curtis Dobbing during Germany. | China reached the height of its| The Atlantic coastline of the| a frustrated hold-up at Haddonfield The first allotment is gas for the power under Kublai Khan in the|United States has an estimated| 18 months ago. new zeppelin LZ-130. 13th century length of 5,565 miles, - BOTTLING UP CAMPAIGN TO GET STARTED BY INVADERS Giant Movc Undemav to | Swallow Up Four Hun dred Thousand Men ¢ of ChiangKai-Shek | SHANGHAI, Feb. 9.—Jap- anese armies are poised at six points on the Far East war map for a giant campaign {to crush Chiang Kai Shek’s legions and swallow the fer- |tile heart of Eastern China. The magnitude of the cam- pdlgn which has been in the mnkmg since the first shot was fired seven months ago, |became apparent today when the Japanese spokesman dis- closed the zero hour was ap- proaching for the grand ob- jective to bottle up 400,000 Chinese troops along the —|Lunghai railway. . ‘U WASHINGTON GLEE CLUB IS COMING NORTH Tour of Southeast Alaska Planned Concert Scheduled for Juneau SEATTLE, Feb. 9—The Univer- ity of Washington Glee Club an- 'nounces a tour to Alaska and con- certs will be given at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau and Sitka. The club members will leave here |March 18. GAME COMMISSION ANNUAL MEETING OPENS NEXT WEEK Annual meeting of the Alaska Game Commission will be held here, starting next Tuesday and probably |will continue to about March 2, it |was announced today by Frank Du- {fresne, Executive Officer of the |Commission. The four commission- ers are Earl N. Ohmer of Peters- /burg, representing the First Divis- ion; Frank P. Williams, St. Mich- |ael, Second Division; Andrew A. | Stmons, Lakeview, Third Division, and Irving McK. Reed, Fairbanks, chairman and representative of the {Pourth Division | Also here for the session will be W. E. Crouch, Chief of the Division of Game Management in the Bio- logical Survey, and George A. Hos- sick, also of the Biological Survey, both from Washington, D. C. PIGS IS PIGS; THREE SO FAR men and wo-| Their names are Lulu, Princess, and Jack, and as far as guinea pigs o they are the “Mayflower” ar- rivals in Juneau, for never before have their brethren been used toward the advancement of science in the Capital City. Greeted by Department of Health officials when the Alaska docked here this noon, the three arrivals | will be used as subjects for experi- ‘mmL in Wasserman tests for syph- illis and for tests of tuberculosis. Warren Eveland, laboratory and X- |ray technician, and J. A. Paradise, assistant technician, are to be in |charge of the experiments. So far, there are just the three, |Lulu, Princess, and Jack. but the Department of Health basement is large.