The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 29, 1938, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE | “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LI, NO. 7753, JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1938. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS CANNERY DISPUTEREMAINSDEADLOCKED Four_ Lost in Cannery Tender Explosion ONE DEAD, THREE _ Weds Ex-Wile of i Conch MAILSERVICE OTHERS MISSING * NEAR KETCHIKAN Capt. Frankad of Alaska Chief Rescued After Swimming to Beach PAF SUPERINTENDENT AMONG MEN MISSING Body of One Vlcllm Found on Beach After Tragedy Yesterday, Grindall Isle KETCHIKAN, Alaska, March 29. —One has died and three others are believed to have been drowned after an explosion aboard the can- nery tender Alaska Chief two miles off Grindall Island, just west of here Capt. Frank Ford is the only known survivor of five aboard. He was brought here by O. Franswog. Pacific American Fisheries cannery foreman, and Tom Thompson, can- nery employee, who found Ford and the body of Earl Hatch on the beach Ford said the blast occurred at 6:30 a.m. yesterday. It blew off the cabin and split the hull. he said. The part took to a skiff which swamped in a northwest wind and hurled all into the sea. ‘a strange tale. and the Frankie Parker and his bride, Mrs. Beasley ‘Frankie Parker, 22-year-old Milwaukee tennis star and Davis Cup amember, weds the former wife of his coach and friend. Mrs. Kather- 4ne Audrey Browne Beasley of New York. in Reno, Nev., tlimaxing Parker was picked up by Mrs. Beasley's ex-mate, Mercer Beasley, internationally-famous tennis coach, in Milwaukee several years ago. Beasley took Parker into his home and made him @ tennis_star., Mrs. Beasley is the mother of two children, one 21 other 14.; Missing are A. A. McCue, Super- — — intendent of the P.AF. cannery at Kasaan, A. C. Deliman and Henry Andrews. Ford said he managed to make shore after a two-hour battle in the current and said the last he saw of McCue he was swimming about 200 feet off shore. Ford col- lapsed on the beach and regamed consciousness an hour later. found his feet and legs were pala- lyzed by the cold but he crawled a half mile to the Johnston fox ranch where the searchers found him and Hatch's body. Deliman, an employee of the Northland Transportation Company, hasa wife and child here. McCue’s wife is in Kasaan. Friends here recalled McCue as| one of the first wireless operators in Southeast Alaska and he Iis still interested in the Alaska West- ern Radio Company. He was long prominent in the old Northwestern Fisheries Company and his son worked in the cannery business at Prince of Wales Island. INVESTIGATION OF TVA GETTING BOOSTED ALONG House Rules Committee Approves of Resolu- tion from Senate WASHINGTON, March 29—The |House Rules Committee has ap- proved the Senate resolution for a| WAS TO BE DEP. COLLECTOR Tva investigation. Only minor| Henry Andrews was about to be amendments have been made. appointed Deputy Collector of Cus- ' The House will probably vote on toms at Kasaan for the 90-day'the rcsoluuun lomorro\\ period that port will be open for the P. A. F. clam canning opera- tions, according to information at the Customs office here. The Alaska Chief was a horsepower gasoline vessel of 21‘ gross tons and owned by the Pa-| cific Alaska Fisheries, the Customs record reveals. She was 48 feet long | with a 14-foot beam and 4.7 feet, deep. She was built in Astoria in 1907. SPAIN'S CIVIL WAR SPREADING; FEAR EXPRESSED Both Germ-;;: Italy Ac- cused of Aiding Franco —Charges Made, Rome (By Aésociated Press) { Europe is today struggling to keep spain’s Civil war from spreading. STOCK QUOTATIONS The Spanish Government, back to| NEW YORK, March 29.—Closing the wall, has accused both Germany quotation of Alaska Juneau mine and Italy with supporting Gen. stock today is 9, American Light Franco's insurgents. |and Power 3%, Anaconda 22%. In Rome, Fascist Editor Virgion Bethlehem Steel 43'5, Common- Gayda charges France and Russia wealth and Southern 1 Curtiss with obstructing withdrawal of for- Wright 3!2, General Motors 27%, eign fighters in Spain but does not International Harvester 532, Ken- state directly, in which manner this necott 27%, New York Central 10, is being done. Gayda said Italy is Southern Pacific 9%, United States ready to recall her forces when Steel 39%, Cities Service 1, Pound others do the same. $4.97%. In London the Non-Intervention Subcommittee prepared to launch what is hoped to be the death blow: The following are today's Dow, to the civil war but all plans are Jones averages: industrials 101.92, kept a secret. rails 19.23, utilities 15.33. Stewardess of Airliner Breaks Leg When Thrown : Had Just Completed Safety Precautions for Passen- s When Injured 29.—Tillie Dugas, 25, airline stew- ardess, sustained a broken leg when a sudden squall threw her from a seat as she reached for her own safety belt after strapping passen- gers in belts. Miss Dugas’s right leg |under her as she was thrown the aisle of the big airliner by sudden squal] e caught to a DOW, JONES AVERAGES OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March | % private a Brmsh Army F mdmg It H ard To Keep Up to Strength; It Is Different wlthAmencanArmy By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, March 29.—Eng- land is having the devil’s own time keeping its army up to strength and is offering fancy blue uniforms | with red stripes down the pants to | make soldiering a little more popu- |lar. Even the Prime Minister took the | matter in hand to the extent of |urging in the House of Commons that no Englishman should consid- |er himself exempt from rightful | public duty. i Only recently we saw a picture of a 15-year-old boy in Scottish | military kilties being marched away | to keep the far-flung empire intact. | So harrowing is the tale that we |went around to our own War De- ,partmem to see if they were hav- |ing trouble filling up the ranks. iThl,y are not. Oh, most decidedly | |they are not. Like old Mother Hub- |bard they have so many soldiers they don't know what to do. Until two years ago the army was limited to 118,000 men, scarcel enough to keep the barracks win- ‘dows clean and the horses curried. | army may have 165,000 men but the trouble is that it re-| cenl.ly climbed to 168,000. Within | the next few months the total| must be trimmed to 162,000 so there | will be enough money to go around. That means 2,000 or 3,000 soldiers will not be permitted to re-enlist. DEPRESSION HELPED Not in years has the army had trouble filling the ranks and the past and present depressions have piled up long waiting lists at the recruiting offices. As a matter of fact, the depres- sion has been somewhat of a bless- ing to the army. Many high class men enlisted who otherwise would have found better paying jobs in private industry. Regardless of the pressure of en- | listment applications, the army has sought to make the life of the buck | bit more attractive than in years gone by. In 1927 the ra- tions allowance was increased from | about 36 cents a day to 50 cents a | day. That sounds like relief allow- | ances but it provides better than | average “chow” when men are fed in large numbers. Pie, ice cream, | beef steak, chicken (occasionally),| and fruit are on the army rations list to augment hardier and less | expensive fare, such as potatoes | and pork. | In 1934 an additional egg a day | per soldier was added and for sol-| diers on duty in Alaska 10 ounces| (Continued on Page Seven) T0 FAIRBANKS FROM JUNEAU STARTS SOON [Post Ofli(': /;wm'(ls Con- tract to PAA~Congress Makes Appropriation for Two-Year Service WASHINGTON, March 29.— Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said Post Office Department has awarded the Pacific Alaska Airways a con- tract for a weekly round trip air mail service between Juneau the and Fairbanks via Whitehorse. The service will begin within 30 days. Congress authorized the route last July and provided $68,692 for the service in 1938 and the same amount for 193 .- COPELAND ASKS EXTENSION OF _ U. . BOUNDARY Senator Proposes Establish-/ ing Jurisdiction Over Bering Sea Area WASHINGTON, March 29. Senator Royal S. Copeland, New York Democrat, has pr posed a resolution in Congress that the United States assert jurisdiction over portions of the Bering Sea. He said the shallow depths of the Bering Sea area must be regarded as slightly submerged margin of Alaska and that preservation of minerals, salmon and other fisheries demands that the United States declare such jur- isdiction. The resolution would include all waters and submerged lands adjacent to the Alaska coast, lying east of the international boundary between the United States and Russia and would include the waters over which the Japanese fishing dispute arose. The present jurisdiction is thrce miles off sho B TORNADOES HIT - TWO STATES IN MIDDLE WEST Children K;Il—ej or Injured —Trucks Are Blown from Roads ST. LOUIS, March 29.—Tornadoes struck Arkansas and Oklahoma late yesterday afternvon and killed two children and injured 18 others. Trucks were blown off the roads by the force of the wind Eight Eastern Oklahoma College students were hurt at Wilburton. The storms were accompanied heavy rains, by IN LOUISIANA, TOO FERRIDAY, Louisiana, March 29. —Three persons were killed here and seven others were injured by a tornado which struck shortly after midnight. The tornado apparenily hit at only this point in this state as no reports have been received from other localities of unusual wind disturbances. ., — JUDSON'S CONDITION REMAINS UNCHANGED The condition of Mayor Thomas | Judson remains unchanged, accord- ing to word from St. Ann's Hos- pital this afternoon. Mayor Judson | U.S. CLAIMS TWO TINY ISLANDS o PEACE, NOT WAR, Canion island (lower) in the central Pacific southwest of President’s secretary. The islands, wanted for air routes, are To elinch U. S. sovereignty over the islands, bove tent cofony was set up-in 1937 to permit angd Allnraha. PLAN LOANS TO BUSINESS; MOVE IS NOW STARTED Solvent Concems, Large or 1 Small, May Be Given | Assistance WASHINGT ON March 29, | Chairman Henry B. Steagall, of the Housc Banking Committee, has in- | troduced a bill empowering the Re- | construction Finance Corporation to | make loans to any solvent business, large or small, or to states and poli- tical subdivisions. | Senator Carter Glass has | duced a similar bill in the House. | Chairman Steagall estimates (hut the RFC has one billion five hun- | dred million dollars available for loans. intro- | SENATE MEASURE WASHINGTON, March 29.—The | Senate Banking Committee has ap- proved of the bill of Senator Carter Glass in widening the scope of the RFC loans and reviving the power |of that agency to make loans to states and municipalities. Chairman Wagner said effect of the bill will be to permit the RFC | s | | to make long time loans to busi-| ness enterprises and also authorize the RFC right to review hundreds of applications of states and sub-| divisions which were closed when| the PWA stopped such loans last | fall Bndges Faces New - Contempt Gnatmn LOS ANGELFS Marc citation asking Harry cific Coast Committee for Indus- trial Organization leader, to explain why he should not be held in con- tempt of court has been issued by Superior Judge Ruben Schmidt. The citation requires his presence in court April 20. It was issued at the request of a committee of the Los Angeles Bar Association, which set forth that Bridges signed and caused to be filed an affidavit intended to influ- ence Judge Schmidt in his decision in a Committee for Industrial Or- ganization-American Federation of h' .('L;\ S, PA- spurred United States to claim tiny E upper | Hawaii, ee e e e 000 FOREIGN SILVE PRICE AGAIN CUT WASHINGTON, March 29. The Treasury Department an- nounced the shaving of another cent from the price of foreign silver. The shaving cut the price to 43 cents an ounce. Yesterday the Treasury De- partment cut the price from 45 to 44 cents an ounce The Treasury also announced yesterday that no more Mexi- can silver will be purchased for the present. The domestic price remains unchanged. e e cev 00 - e~ PROSPERITY RIGHT AHEAD | ~ SAYSH.FORD | b 'Declares Nothing Has Oc- curred to Change His Mind About New Era | Hen- an in- | . . - . ° . . . . o . . . . . 0 . . . . | | DETROIT, Ml(‘h M.xxth 29. ry Ford today reiterated, in terview his conviction that a pros- perous era is coming. The auto manufacturer “Nothing has occurred in the last few weeks to change my belief that prosperity is right ahead and will come through a greater realization | that all wealth comes from the soil | There must be a greater cultivation land.” Ford also admitted that he volkmu on plans for a cheap trac- | said: is PGS CE s HBUVER BACK FROM EUROPE Former President Makes| Comment on Reorgani- zation Bill | NEW YORK, March 29.—Herbert Hoover arrived from Europe last night where he has been visiting for several weeks. Hoover, commenting on the ap- proval of the reorganization bill in been seriously ill for the past’ Labor jurisdictional dispute at San| the Senate, said that without fur- two weeks. Pedro. ther amendments it was “too bad.” nderbury island (top view) and according to Stephen T. Early, in an almost direct line between U. S. American colonists nre landinz there. observation of a solar ec " (Photos coovright by mnann Gennlphlc Society) CHENEY REPORTS NO SETTLEMENT IS YET IN SIGHT San Franusco Packers Make Offer to Unions But 1936 Terms Are Rejected UNION SPOKESMAN SAYS MEN WON'T TAKE CUT Operators Declare Season’s Pack Will Be Passed Up Unless Men Accede BULLETIN — SEATTLE, March 29.—Representatives of the salmon industry and the union negotiating committees meet jointly sometime today for the first time, it is said. Assist- ant Conciliator John O’Connor, of Chicago, is being sent here, it is learned, to assist in peace work. The Maritime Federation of the Pacific is scheduled for a meeting tonight with the unions involved in the present wage dispute. SEATTLE, March 29.—Conciliator Joseph Cheney today said that no .progress has been made toward the settlement of the cannery dispute. The joint coordinating committee announced that every union in the maritime and fishing industry had pledged support to the fishermen’s | demands, including union ship, eight hour day and continuance of last year's wages with the exception of a ten dollar a month increase which has been asked in a few cases. In San Francisco the offer of the Pacific salmon packers to begin ne- gotiations with the unions promised a possible break in the deadlock which is threatening to tie up the industry. The packers offered the unions working conditions such as existed in 1936. Al Adolthson, Assistant Secretary of the CIO Alaska Fishermen's Un- ion said: “They are asking us to return to work at less money than last year. The membership will never stand for such an agreement.” The packers said the season’s catch would be passed up this year rather than meet the. “unreason- able” union demands. They said there were more than 3,500 men on their annual payroll and more than five million dollars was involved in tlu. rnspuu’ ... ROWER HERE, BARROW BOUND CHINESE ARMY PUSHING BACK JAPAN FORCES Defenders (flr—n Victorious Sweep Along 100-Mile Front, Central Area BATTLE CONTINUES THROUGHOUT NIGHT ]nvaders Reported With- drdwm;, from Gigantic Hairpin Area at Lini SHANGHAI, March 29. Great Chinese Army is rr-porled be pushing back the Japanese along a 100-mile front in a bitter battle for control of Central China. Fighting centers in the Shantung Province, eastward from the Tient-| Charles Brower, veteran Arctic sin-Pukow Railway. trader with his headquarters at The two armies total more than Point Barrow for the past quarter 100,000 men. | of a century, arrived on the Yukon Casualties from the battle are and immediately boarded a PAA said to run into the thousands. plane for Fairbanks enroute back Fighting began yesterday and to the Arctic rim. ntinued throughout the night! Previous to departure aboard the with the Chinese claiming they plane, Brower said Homer Flint have made a victorious sweep Kellems, of Redlands, Cal, is or- northward with the Japanese fall- ganizing an expedition to cruise ing back. | down the Yukon this coming sum- The Japanese spokesman here mer to establish a Will Rogers-Wiley | disputes the Chin claim but the Post Memorial at the site of the best information available indicates | plane crash. the Japanese have withdrawn from Brower said this season he will the gigantic hairpin area between supervise the erection of the $100.- the Tientsin-Pukow Railway and 000 Indian Affairs Hospital for the the town of Lini Eskimos at Point Barrow. MOVIE ACTOR WANT BARS TO IS IMPROVING JEWS LET DOWN WASHINGTON March 29. — A William POV\(“ Goes Home delegation from the Jewish People’s Committee called at the State De- from HObpflal FOHOW | partment today and urged that the ing Operanon immigration laws be let down to Jews of Austria and Germany until International! plans for providing HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March 29.— refuge arve completed. Wwilliam Powell, movie star, weat BRI LT home today from the hospital GAME VIOLATOR FINED where he has spent three weeks Lou Anderton has pleaded guilty following an operation. to a game law violation at Cordova Powell was told by his attending and was fined $250, according to physician that he must spend sev- word to the Alaska Game Com- eral weeks recuperating before re- mission from Warden Clarence turning to his film work. Rhode.