The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 21, 1938, Page 1

’ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LII, NO. 7799. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, * MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS S er—— PRICE TEN CENTS SAILING OF CANNERY CREWS DELAYED MARTIN DEFEATED BY HESS IN OREGON PRESENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE HAS LOST BIE RACE Comparatively Unknown Man Is Winner, Demo- cratic Nomination ELECTION CONCEDED | AS VOTES ROLL IN| Candidate VESupporl ofi Roosevelt, CIO, AFL | Scores Victory BULLETIN PORTLAND, Oregon, May 21.—Tabulation at 3 o’clock this afternoon from 1,- 529 precincts give Hess 55,398 and Martin 49,606 votes. PORTLAND, Oregon, May 21.—| Out of one of the most spectacular | poliical races of the century, in1 Oregon, Henry L. Hess, compara-| tively unknown in many parts of the state, defeated Gov. Charles H. Mar- tin for the Democratic nomination for Givernor of Oregon in the state primary held yesterday. The eyes of the Nation were fo-| cussed on the primary results. Gov. Martin campaigned for sup- | of Hess at 11:45 o'clock this fore-| noon when 1238 precincts of the| state’s 1681 gave Hess 44,878 votes| to Martin's 41,549, | Gov. Martin’s campaign for sup-| pression of labor violence, loyalty to President Roosevelt, without rub- | berstamping, and no quarter for rad- icals. Hess claimed the support of Presi- dent Roosevelt and also the endorse- ment of both the AFL and CIO. Charles Sprague, Salem publisher, ran away with the eight men con- test for the Republican nomination for Governor. Incumbent Congressmen, accord- ing to returns, won comfortably. Lewis Visions More Political Puwnflur Labor As Nation Grows, Organiz- ed Workers Will Grow in Strength, He Says WASHINGTON, May 2l—John L. Lewis predicted increasing polit- ical strength for labor in a speech before the United Office and Pro- fessional Workers of America, a CIO affiliate, here last night. “As our nation grows in strength, we will grow in political strength because that is the natural by- product of the organization of work- ers to benefit members and to benefit a still larger group of fellow workers who are not yet members,” Lewis said. The CIO chieftain did not com- ment directly on the Pennsylvania primary in which the CIO gener- ally was defeated. - * o | BASEBALL TODAY o+ A The following are scores of base- hall games played this afternoon in the two major leagues as received up to 2 o'clock: NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 10; Philadelphia 1. St. Louis 1; Boston 5. Cincinnati 4; New York 1. Pittsburgh 5; Brooklyn 4. + AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 1; Chicago 0. Philadelphia 5; Detroit 7. ‘Washington 5; Cleveland 4. Boston 3; St. Louis 5. - e RANGER 9 DUE The Forest Service vessel Ranger .9, Capt. George Sarvela, is expect- ed to return to Juneau sometime to- morrow night with District Ranger W. A. Chipperfield and Joe Werner Ford Scores in NLRB Skirmish | Philip H. Phillips Frederick H. Wood Ford Motor company counsel scored a victory in preliminary skir- mishes at the hearing before the federal circuit court of appeals at Covington, Ky., into an NLRB ruling when it blocked the NLRE from withdrawing the record of its case against the’ firm. This permis- | sion was sought by the labor board as a step toward vacating its ruling last December finding Ford guilty of violating the Wagner | labor act. The apparent retraction by the NLRB is due to a rgcem supreme court ruling requiring the defendant as well as the plaintiff to be examined before the NLRB | reopenél but to the disadvantage returns a decision. Since this pro- cedure was not followed on the December ruling, the case must be of the labor board since their case will be & matter of record. Opposing each other at Covington are Philip H. Phillips, left, NLRB regional director, and Frederick Wood | of New York, right, chief counsel for Ford. State Medicine, 30, M. LIQUOR CLOSING HOURS NOW PROPOSED nance Tuesday — Plan to Ban Firecrackers Beverage dispensaries in Juneau will be permitted to remain open from 7 am. to 3 am. every day dur- ing the six months of summer from May to October if an ordinance in- troduced before the City Council at its regular meeting last night becomes law. The ordinance, which provides for the present closing hours of 1 am. on week days and 2:30 on Saturdays and days pre- ceding holidays during the six months of winter, was referred to the Police Committee and that com- mittee announced it would hold a public hearing on the proposal next | Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the Council Chamber. The proposed ordinance covers all beverage dispensaries in the city, including beer parlors and liquor stores, and in its other provisions are much the same as the existing ordinance. Sale and shooting of all fireworks within the city limits is prohibited by another ordinance introduced last night in first reading and also referred to the Police Committee for study. A fine of $100 or.a jail sentence of three months is fixed as | the penalty for violation. In past years the city has permitted the shooting of firecrackers and other {Hearing toBeHeld on Ordi- Dynamite ~ To Doctors, May Make Big Noise at Meeting in June By HOWARD W. BLAK LEE AP Science Editor SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.—The American Medical Association gath- ers here June 13 facing the most important issue in all the history of American medicine — whether taxes shall be used to pay doctor's bills. The issue is not new, but is frankly out in the open for the first time, after several years dur- ing which doctors asked that they should not be quoted when they talked about “state medicine.” “The change began just a year ago. Then the Medical Society of the State of New York adopted res- olutions favoring tax money for medical care of the indigent. Also for medical education and medical | research. (They said “public funds” instead of tax money.) | Three weeks later the New York delegation tried to get its resolution adopted by the American Medical { Association, of whieh New York is one of the 48 state units. This failed. - Resolution in Congress But there was great pressure. V). S. Senator J. Hamilton Lewis ad- dressed the association. He said he brought a message from President Roosevelt asking the AMA to co- operate in service of the afflicted. % The association replied they stood | ready to cooperate with the gov-| ernment “on receipt of direct re- quest.” | There has been no government request. Senator Lewis went back | to Washington and introduced a| ‘resolution to license doctors feder- |ally and fine or imprison them 1. | they failed to serve the indigent, | The AMA's Journal said this was ‘evidently a move to feel out senti- | |ment in Congress. The AMA con-| |tinued to stand pat, against favor- BITTER FIGHTIS PROGRESSING IN CENTRAL CHINA Chinese, Japanese Locked| in Fierce Encounter for Strategic Area INVADING BOMBERS | SHELLING CIVILIANS | Efforts Being Made to Re-| : \ sist Advance on Han- kow, Next Goal SHANGHAI, May 21.—The Chin- | ese and Japanese armies are today | locked in a bitter battle at the lit-| tle town of Lanfeng, key to the Cen- | tral China front and also at Kai- feng, ancient China's Capital The capture of Lanfeng will make | Kaifeng untenable and force thh-‘ drawal of the Chinese forces west-| ward to Chengchow. Japanese bombers are reported ac- | tive, wreaking havoc among hun- | dreds of thousands of civilians flee- ing from the bloody Lunghai Rail-| way corridor. RETREATING FROM SUCHOW HANKOW, May 2L—The Chinese| High ~Command said the Chinese| forces are retreating from fallen Su- chow but still hold key positions in the Tientsin-Pukow Railroad sec- tor. Efforts are being made to pre- vent Japanese organizations from | the westward driving on Hankow,| this temporary Chinese Capital City, | which is believed to be Japan's next goal. JAPS GIVEN SURPRISE TOKYO, May 21.-—-The Japanese, angered at Chinese aviators who flew over 2,000 miles and dropped leaflets over Kyusu, 1,000 miles soutiy of here, quickly ordered seizure of the handbills. The Navy and Army authorities are finding it difficult to explain how the Chinese fliers escaped after the leaflet bombing. SHELL MADRID BEFORE DAWN; DOZEN KILLED Forty Injured in Predawn Bombardment from | Insurgent Guns MADRID, May 21.—Twelve per- sons are known to have been injured and 40 injured in a predawn bom- | bardment of Insurgent siege guns. It is estimated that over 200 shells were dropped. The brother of the Venezuelan Consul and three Consulate servants are among the killed. | MARING ADVANCES HENDAYE, May 21.—Insurgent | armies, continuing a systematic ad- vance on the ports of Valencia and Castellon, met with increased Gov- ernment resistance, but the push however has not been halted, ac- cording to Insurgent radio reporl_u.1 The Loyalissts claim, and the In-| surgents admit it, that the losses among the Insurgents are heavy. —————— & o TR ) | sTock ououflonsl ‘NEW YORK, May 21. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock at today's short session of the New York Stock Exchange is 10, American Light and Power 5%, Anaconda 25%, Bethlehem Stee! 44%, Commonwealth and Southern 42%, Pound $4.95%. | DOW, JONES AVERAGES { i ". S. Probes Hidden in the desert fastness ne secret airport. one little used road. Living quarters, months. The f] Cal. Desert M ystery Airport £ r Twenty Nine Palms, Cal, government agents recently dis overed a Complete with a mile-long runway and wind indicators, the airport is accessible by only “Hangers” for planes were found in have reportedly been found with encugh food to last a few men many d is distinguishable only by a huge white rock, shown in phote. rock fissure completely camouflaged by canvas, The ficld is in a natural valley, the run of which commands a view for many miles around. - MAGNUSON IS SLATED FOR NO. 1 MEDALIST in tiny kingdom of which he's ruler, King Zog of Albania, 42, poses with bride, Geraldine Apponyi, 22, former Hungarian countess whose mother was an American. Gambling Losses Do Enter Into Income Tax Returns: CRAZED JAP MURDERS 27 Men, Women and Children Victims of Madman Who Later Suicides OKAYAMA, Japan, May 21 After a search of the forest near Kamimachi, the body of Matsuo Toi, 22, was found. He had com- mitted suicide after slaying 27 persons in the village last night with a shotgun. In the carnage of horror, men, women and children were the mad- man’s’ victims. - .o - School Girl Is Rav[s@d. Stain Texas Officers Guarding Young Negro from Crowd Around Jail SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 21 g |1%, Curtiss Wright 4%, General —Hope Elizono, 12-year-old school | Motors 28%, International Harvest- girl, Was found slain, after being |er 51%, Kennecott 307%, Southern ravished, near her home here late | Pacific 10%, United States Steel yesterday. Officers are guarding a young rounds the county jail. One Important Case Citec By PRE IN GROVER WASHINGTON, May 21.—If you gamble and lose, and want your losses deducfed from your income tax returns, hark to the tale of Vina Delmar, the story writer, and her husband, Eugene Delmar, also & story writer. To begin at the beginning, the Delmars one New Year's Eve went from their Hollywood home Agua Caliente, across the Mexican border. At 1 am, after the New Year’s whistles had blown and al that, Eugene sat down to a serious game of chemin-de-fer. First he lost a bit. Vina at his elbow. She kept' running to the cashier to cash checks to bring him fresh funds. Then he began winning. He pulled ahead $500. And that, perhaps, was the begin- ning and the end of the first day But the game went right on and Eugene went with it and when he quit, on January 2, he had chalked up a loss of $1,200, which is a fair fo middling loss even to a couple whose earnings some. years clock up past the $50,000 mark But in between cashing checks for Eugene, Vina was not idle. She played roulette and she lost $300. Now arises the hitch. HOW IT WAS DECIDED The two submitted separate in- come tax returns, each claiming half of the $1,500 loss, The board of tax appeals allowed a tax deduction for the $1,200 lost by Eugene but denied them the $300 lost by Vina, | claiming that he had played for Inegro from a crowd which sur-| money but she had played only forE | fun. to! HIGHWAY BODY | Commission Also Includes Alaska Representative, Three Other Members WASHINGTON, May 21.—Mem- :bl'x's of the Washington State Con- | | gressional delegation expect Repre- | sentative Warren Magnuson of Se- attle to be named a member of the | Alaska International Highway Com- mission if creation of that body is finally approved. The bill authoriz- ing the establishment of such a commission to negotiate with Can- ada for construction of a highway from Seattle to Alaska via Yukon Territory was sent to the White House Wednesday. If' Magnuson is appointed to be the representative of Congress, the others on the commission will be rep! ntative of Alaska and “thre citizens of the United States. Under the terms of the bill, the President must appoint the com- mission within 90 days. The com- missioners will serve two years with- out pay. Members of the liament have indicated that Canada will appoint a like quickly. “I have no doubt but that when these two bodies get together sup- erficial objections and obstacles to the highway will, be quickly ironed out,” Magnuson said today. PLANE CRASH, KILLING NINE, WAS ACCIDENT Coroner's Jury Makes Rec- ommendation for Pilots to Fly Higher LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 21.— A coroner’s jury has decided that the transport plane crash which killed nine persons last Monday was “accidental and due to faulty judg- ment of the pilot and co-pilot.” | The jury heard testimony that the plane was flying low over the hills and recommended that all pi- lots carrying passengers be instruct- ed and required to fly at least 1,000 feet above the highest mountains on the routes in this area. > SRS BURDICK EXPECTED Charles Burdick, CCC Director, is Canadian Par- | commission | The following are today’s Dow,| A slip of paper found near the| Now why? YUKON HELDUP FROM SAILING FROM SEATTLE Trouble SlurlsA Over AFL, Picketing Ship, in Se- curing CIO Permits TWO OTHER VESSELS ARE ALSO SCHEDULED Break Seen in Wage Nego- tiations, Favorable to Bristol Bay Packing SEATTLE ,May 21.—Plans of sal- mon cannery operators and the workers union to send 600 cannery- men to Alaska, were delayed this | morning by the tardiness in dis- patching salmon cannery crews. | The gangplank of the steamer Yu. |kon was hauled in this morning | when the sailing was held up and the steamer was reported to sail | during this afternoon. | Forty cannerymfen were aboard | when the gangplank was hauled in, but it is expected that the delay of | the sailing of the Yukon will allow 200 workers to go aboard when she | does sail. The ship was picketed by | the AFL. | The Libby, McNeill and Libby of- ficials said the Otsego will sali to- morrow, unless delayed by picketing, | with 400 men aboard and the Gen- |eral Gorgas will also sail Monday with about the same number aboard. Both vessels are picketed by the AFL. | Today's sailings were delayed by the AFL workers who were employ- ed last year, in securing CIO per- mits. Charles Hughes, special AFL or- sanizer, said the agreement between the CIO union and employers re- quires men to join the CIO union whether of their own choosing or not and this started the trouble | causing delays in the sailings of the three vessels, SAN FRANCISCO SITUATION | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 21. | —The Red Salmon Canning Com- pany officials state this afternoon | they are confident of reaching an |agreement with at least four of the eleven unions in Alaska operations, however, results of the CIO Can- |nery Workers Union meeting yes- llerday to reconsider rejection of the Company’s wage offer, has not been announced The Cooks rejected the offer of accepting a 7 percent wage cut. | The Machinists also rejected the offer. The Masters, Mates and Pilots |have accepted the cut under the 1937 scale. G. B. Peterson, General Manager of the Red Salmon Canning Com-« pany, said that if all unions make an agreement during today or to- |morrow, the Bristol Bay season could be opened by the morning of June 24. The last possible sailing date however from San Francisco, in order to get a full catch, will be | May 25. Peterson’ said he did not know whether the Alaska Packers Asso- ciation will follow the lead of the Red Salmon Canning Company in |making separate wage agreements, FDR ASKS BIC ~ SUMFOR NAVY, SPECIAL WORK Outlines Program Requir- ing Over Twenty-three Million Dollars WASHINGTON, May 21.—Presi- dent Roosevelt has asked Congress to appropriate more than twenty- | three million Jollars with which to | begin construction of one dozen naval vessels, one dirigible, nine na- fireworks within the city during ing tax money for general medical the three days around the Fourth service, & i (Continued dn Page 6) (Continued on Page Three) | expected back in Juneau tomorrow | vaj planes, “mesquito fleet” improve- —— | night or Monday from Petersburg ments, the work to be done at three on the vessel Forester, navy yards. aboard. Several CCC, employees are also scheduled to return. 1