The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 20, 1938, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LI, NO. 7772. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1938. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS RECOVERY PLAN T0 BE RUSHED THROUGH Fast Service Is Now Planned to Northland NEW TRAFFIC INAUGURATION 1S ANNOUNCED United Air Lines to Start Planes on Weekly Serv- ice, Says Stimson CONNECT AT SEATTLE WITH WEDNESDAY S. S. Pacific Alasks Airways Makes Pickup in Ju- neau for Fairbanks SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. April 20 —The interior metropolis of Alaska, the city of Fairbanks, will be brought approximately eight days closer to California under new air mail, pas- senger and express plane service, according to the announcement made today by A. S. Stimson, Dis- tdict Traffic Manager of the Unit- ed Air Lines. The new service will start, accord- ing to plans now, on Tuesday, April 26. The plane of the United Air Lines will leave San Francisco at 2:50 oclock in the afternoon of each Tuesday and arrives in Seattle Tues- day evening. A steamer leaves Seat- tle for Juneau each Wednesday morning connecting at Juneau with a Pacific Alaska Airways plane for the final four and one half hour lap to Fairbanks, via Whitehorse: The ' total elapsed time for the flight, San Francisco to Fairbanks, will be four days. Juneau will also be benefitted by the fast service from California. ——e———— KETCHIKAN GASE TAKES ON ANGLE UNPRECEDENTED Judge Aiexander Orders Investigation to Be Made by FBI KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 20.— Judge George F. Alexander has or- dered the suit of Gordon MacDon- ald, against the Ketchikan Spruce Mills, to be investigated by the FBI for possible perjury action of trial witnesses for testimony which contradictory. The action is unprecedented. The suit was started in 1934 and involves the accounting of $10,000 worth of logs. NORTH IDAHO FLOODED;TWO MEN DROWN Estimated Damage Expect- ed to Pass Half a Mil- lion Dollars WALLACE. Idaho, April 20. With two persons known to have been drowned, North Idaho today viewed the far flung flood division with an estimated damage that will pass half a million dollars. Civic leaders estimate that it will be at least a month before condi- tions will be restored to normal. The flood washed out roads, rail *lines, tottered bridges and homes and the streets are strewn with de- bris. The flood is the most Wisastrous that has struck the Coeur d'Alene section since 1933. At Rosedale, 30 miles west of here, the flood claimed the lives of Jack Cochrane and John Ojai, both about 24 years old. One slipped from the dike into the stream and the other| lost his life trying to save him. — ., New -York’s first elevated rail-! way was opened in 1868, Coogan Sues for Film Fortune JAPAN F0 RCES Jackie Ccogan and Betty Grable Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Bernstein Filing suit in Los Angeles court against his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Bernstein, Jackie Coogan, child star of the silent films, asked for return of property he valued at $4,000,000. He maintained that his mother was under the undue influence of his stepfather and that he was forced to depend on scant earnings from occasional pictures for support. Jackie is now married to Betty Grable, screen starlet. His stepfather said Coogan was “suffering from hallucinations” and claimed he had received everything he was /infiiicrsar;); of Air rMail P To Be Celebrated Ma: REINDEER BILL IN CONFERENCE CHANGES MADE Senate Approves Purchase of Half Million Dollars Worth of Animals By J. J. ECKLES Secretary to Delegate Dimond WASHINGTON, April 11.—(Spec- jal Correspondence) — When the Senate considered the Interior De- partment appropriation bill on April 5 for amendments, Senator Hayden of Arizona, offered an amendment that would authorize the Secretary | of the Interior to “incur obligations and enter into contracts for the purchase of reindeer and range equipment from non-native owners, not exceeding $500,000.” The amendment was proposed to take the place in the bill of the |item passed by the House some days ago, which carried an appro- priation of $50,000 “for an inves- tigation, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, of the property and reindeer to be ac- quired for the natives of Alaska,” as authorized by the so-called Rein- deer Act, approved September 1, 1937. Original Bill The Reindeer Act authorized an appropriation of not to exceed two million dollars for the purpose of buying all reindeer and equipment (Continued on Page Five) 15 WASHINGTON, April 20. Oniy a score of years ago air mail serv- ice was more or less something of a plaything for scientists, an idea most people took with a grain of salt. if taken at all. Today it is very much of age, a vital compon- ent to the nation’s transportation and communication system. The post office department on May 15 will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the inauguration of regularly scheduled air mail ser- vice, It was but a shuttle service be-| tween Washington and New York —a distance of 218 miles as the crow flies—when the first route was inaugurated on May 15, 1913, during the World War. The service was operated in twn relays with planes darting at the breakneck speed of eighty miles an hour. One pilot would fly from New York to Philadelphia and would be relieved by another pilot who completed the hdul to Wash- ington. The air mail system is one oi 62,826 miles today, with planes fly- ing last fiscal year a total of seventy million miles, Postmaster General James A. Farley has proclaimed May 15 to 21 as National Air Mail Week. The eves of the nation will be focused on Kitty Hawk, N.C., and Dayton, O., during that week. Those com-| munities were the cradle of .avia- tion. It was at Kitty Hawk that the Wright brothers made their first flight, while at Dayton, home of the famous aviation pioneers, im- proved plane models were designes and manufactured. Official air mail cachets have been authorized for (Continued on Page Thr(e') Kitty Hawk ! MAKING DRIVE IN SHANTUNG PROV. Shanghai Headquarters De- clare Offensive Is Victorious One TWO MAJOR FIGHTS REPORTED ON FRONT Defenders S;ich Be Mak- ing Last Stand—Op- timism Is Checked NGHAI, April 20 anese are driving a strong offen- sive today to thrust back the Cen- tral China Army of the defende Two major batiles along a 50-mile front are reported in southern Shan- tung Province. The offensive, according to Jap- anese sources, has apparently checked the optimism of the Chin- ese which was shown when they were victorious at Taierchwang According to the Japanese sourc- the Chinese defenders are ap- parently making their last stand in Shantung Province. Chinese officials here refuse (o make any statement aside from de- claring that the Japanese have not won yet in Shantung Province. - SAYS JACKIE DIDN'T EARN FOUR MILLION Affidavit Filed as Answer to Young Coogan'’s Suit or Accounting SH The Jap- es, LOS ANGELES Mrs. Lillian mother of Jackie Coogan, an affidavit declaring that Jackie | only earned one million three hun- | dred thousand dollars in the movies and vaudeville as a minor instead of four million dollars he claims he earned. | Mrs. Bernstein also states in the affidavit, that he earned between $30,000 and $40,000 during the last two years. The affidavit is filed in answer to his suit asking for an account- ing of his earnings fom his mother and stepfather. Cal., April 20— Coogan - Bernstein, has filed DEATH BEATS MERCY FLIER i U.S. Commissioner at Ram-: part Dies Before Flown | to Interior Hospital | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 20.— Death preceded a mercy flight at| Rampart. United States Commis- sioner Andrew Braid Webster, 66, succumbed to paralysis while Pilot Norris Johnson waited to fly him} to the hospital here. The body was| flown here for burial. Webster’s wife died March 6. | Webster was a pioneer of Ram-| part and mine operator. | ——————— | Union Coffins Or No Funerals, Directors Tol NEW YORK, April 20.—The Fun-| eral and Ambulance Chauffeurs’ Union have notified funeral direc- | [tors that after May 1 its members| | would not carry nonunion coffins to | graves. Pickets in front of the Uni- | versal Puneral Chapel carried pla- | union coffins. l It is a misdemeanor to interfere ! with a funeral in New York City. T ————— TO ROUT ‘SPRING FEVER’ an artificial fever induced by short wave electric heat is be- ing tried. With Lea Chamberlain’s help, Dr. W. J. Deason of Chicago, genic Therapy, demonstrates diathermy apparatus for Dr. Cold Snap Complicates Ice Breakup FAIRBANKS, Alaska. April 20 The cold snap continues here to complicate the Nenana and Chena ice breakup contests. An inch of new snow fell Monday night. - WASHINGTON STATE DEMOS T0 CONVENE Gathering to Be Held in Ta- coma, July 13—Har- mony Is Predicted SEATTLE, April 20.—The Demo- cratic State Central Committee has decided to hold a state convention in Tacoma on July 13, the day be- Here is the letter sent by President Roosevelt to Representative Sam Ray- | Democratic leader of the House, calling for party har- fore the Young Democrats’ National Rally at Seattle Chairman Elwood Caples, of Van- | couver, predicts that harmony will prevail at the state convention. .- GEN. PERSHING IN NEW YORK FOR WEDDING Reaches Metropolis, Feeling Fine — Walks With- out Any Aid NEW YORK, April 20.—Smiling, and ignoring a wheel chair, Gen John J. Pershing returned to New York today. The General, who was near death for several weeks in Arizona, has greatly improved and he walked un- aided to a special car and also un- aided when he took the hotel ele- vator to his rooms. Gen. Pershing is here to attend the wedding of his only son, War- ren Pershing, to Miss Muriel Rica- ards, daughter of a New York fin- ancier. The wedding takes place on Friday. Pt. Barr;w Minis‘ierrg To Be Fown Out to Fairbanks, Operation FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 20.— Dear Sam: ‘Thanks for the president of Society of Thermo- C. C. Reid of Denver. fine fight. Will you also thank the Speaker and the others. The reorganization bill is intended to simplify and improve the public service. With this single objective in view, I have given it my earnest approval. The question oresented is solely one of polley. Therefore, the legislative developments of yesterday offer no occasion for personal recrimi- nation, and there should be none. Very sincerely yours, %‘4/.... HYonoreble Sam Rayburn, Hlouge of Representatives, washington, D. C. burn, of Texas, mony among the Democrats. It was the Chief Executive’s only comment' on the defeat of the reorganization bill Congressman Puts F Table; Shows 1 By PRESTON GROVER | WASHINGTON, April 20.—Rep. ;Hfltton Sumners of Texas was | photographed with his feet on the table—one of those informal poses ywand almost the outstanding fea- |ture was a hole in the sole of his !shoe. How did he get it? He | walks, | Members must take their exercise in some manner and Sumners pre- fers his afoot. He scouts the coun- tryside thoroughly on pleasant | weekends and knows the lay of most Civil War battlefields here- abouts. But his everyday walking has something special about it. There was a time when he lived in a downtown hotel, ate his meals there and so walked to the Capitol, a mile or so away, for the exercise.| More than one Congressman has | tired of downtown hotel life and | so did Mr. Sumners. So he moved | to a hotel on Capitol Hill. That, however, eliminated the | mile walk, He solved that. Now he | walks from his rooms across the shady capital plaza to the rcstfluJ rant in the new Supreme Court building for breakfast, and back to the capitol, in all about a mile. He | ot on Hole in Sole r in the morning. They coddle his eggs right. “You don’t have to call on the League of Nations to explain to them each time,” he says. He has to watch his diet a bit. He doesn't always eat toast and eggs. Occasionally in winter he eats a dish we never heard of be- fore. It is oat meal mush, covered with honey. Try it some time. We haven't yet, but will be glad to get reports on it. His job as Chairman of the House Rules Committee brings him in close touch with Federal Judges. Complaints about judges being biased, unfair to certain groups of lawyers, sluggish in their work or “tainted” in their conduct, find their way to the House Judiciary Committee. It is the first body to act in impeachments. Complaints are pending before the committee most of the time. Few see the light of day. The com- mittee investigates, occasionally summons the judge to Washintgon to explain, or has & member visit the judge's district. The Constitu- tion gives the committee no au- The Rev. Frederick C. G. Klerekoper goes to the same restaurant for thority to discipline judges but |cards charging it was using DOR- |5 15 pe flown here from Point Bar- lunch row by PilotHarold Gillam for an operation for removal of his appen- dix, It doesn't serve dinner. | THE EGGS ARE RIGHT ! He likes the restaurant. The help when a judge finds the committee is inquiring into his affairs he (Continued on Page sSeven) LEADERS JOIN - FOR SPEED ON RELIEF PLANS Aim to Stop Recession with Mini"]u"l D e l a y*“‘ First Steps Taken HOUSE COMMITTEE 'GETS BUSY FIRST Treasury, Federal Reserve Officials Also Asked for Decisions WASHINGTON, April 20. — Con- gressional leaders and Government fiscal officials are united in a de- termined effort to put the Adminis- ‘u'utiun's four billion, five hundred | million dollar recovery and relief | program into operation with the | minimum delay. Three developments are outstand- ing today. ‘The House 'Appropriations Com- mittee is beginning hearings on re- lief needed and has asked Harry L. | Hopkins, WPA Administrator, to outline the WPA's proposed activi- ties. The next step is to hear Treasury and Federal Reserve bank officials, who have been called together, to decide how fast the pump should ‘work on the desterilized gold for |credit of banks into lendable re- | sources for the nation’s financial in- “I stitntions, Another step is the opinion re- | quested from the members attend- ing the convention of the American | Society of Newspaper Editors. One step, not mentioned, is the report from Detroit, that Henry Ford, who has opposed various New Deal .policies, has accepted an in- | vitation to discuss business condi- tions with President Roosevelt on | April 27. WASHINGTON IN “TURMOIL OVER MEYERS’ MOVE 'Gov. Martin Flies West in Effort to Stem Special Legislature Call SPOKANE, Wash., April 20.—Gov. Clarence D. Martin's dramatic cross | country flight to head off the at- | tempt. of Lieut. Gov. Victor A. Mey~- ers to call a special session of tha | Washington state Legislature ended shortly after 8 o'clock this morn-. | ing and threw the whole controversy into a legal knot. Gov. Martin arrived in the state | at Spokane while Meyers was wait- |ing to file a special session procla- |knows how he wants his toast fixed | mation with the Secretary of State | at Olympia. The proclamation’s le- | gality was questioned officially be- cause the Governor returned to the state and therefore Meyers as act- | ing Governor no longer had authoi- ity. | When the Governor was called to | Washington on official business, Secretary of State Belle Reeves had become Acting Governor as Meyers was in California. Meyers returned to the state Tuesday and assumed authority. Northwest Air Lines reported a specially chartered transport plane had touched the airport in Spokane at 7:58 o'clock this morning after crossing the state line at 7:50 o’- clock. Newsmen timed the Gover- nor’s arrival at the airport station at 8:09 am., from where he imme- diately telephoned his office and also the Secretary of State's office in Olympia Assistant Secretary of State Charles Reed refused to accept the proclamation drawn by Meyers and attested to early today by a King County Justice of the Peace. It would have called the special ses- sion for April 25. Reed said he would ask an opinion of the Attorney Gen- eral before signing the proclamation. | Meyers cited the relief, housing, and state revenues as justification (Continued on Page Two)