The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 27, 1938, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LIL, NO. 7804. JAPAN STALLED |Alaska Railroad Enjoined “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1936. At Anchorage in Blocking ONCE AGAIN BY Vessel Discharging F reight GHINESE ARMY Defenders’ Morale Pr;)ven to Be Unshattered— Gain New Victories INVADERS SUFFER HEAVY CASUALTIES Nippon Offensive in South China Looms—Planes and Warships SHANGHAI, May 27—The Jap-| anese army is again stalled in Cen-| tral China. | The Nipponese forces have been| unable to progress in their offen-| sive in the face of desperate Chin-| ese resistance in the Cheng-chow | area ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 27.-- Federal Judge Simon Hellenthal, of the Third Division, has signed a temporary injunction restraining the Government owned Alaska Rail- road from blocking the crossing leading from the city dock with | strings of freight cars which the | road did Wednesday, contending | that the McDonald Construction | Company, building the new school | ment property. Late Thursday the blockade of | cars was removed by the Govern- ment Railroad and unloading of the steamer Lake Francis, carrying a cargo of building material for the company, was started. Judge Hellenthal ordered J. T Cunningham, Acting Manager of the Alaska Railroad, now at Fair- banks, to appear at Seward June 3 'Union Trouble MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN C “PRESIDENT NOT TO SIGN NEW TAX ACT SITKAN URGES At Friscols | ACTION IN NEW Aggi_n Arising Interunion Dispute Threat- ens to Prevent Sail- ings to Alaska SAN F'RANC[;(;O—. Cal., May 27.— | The Madrono, one of the ships op- ‘ers'.ed by the Red Salmon Canning | Company, is ready to sail for Al- and hospital, should pay wharfage | and show cause why the injunction | oo h ¢ the vessel however has not charges as the dock is on Govern- POPPIES WILL BE OFFERED PUBLIC HERE TOMORROW should not be made permanent. Woman Raped; Beaten to Death lluri_ng Night Notseh, near Lanteng, has been Legion Auxiliary, Junior Young Negro Placed Under recaptured by~ the Ohinese, and Japanese losses have been heavy in intense fighting. The new turn of events is held as conclusive evidence that the Chin- ese army is not demoralized by the loss of Suchow. and with Japanese warships (:lmcen-m,“mey from these donations by the house through a window. Thomas | trated off Wenchow, midway be- tween Shanghai and Foochow, cre- dence is given to rumors that a South China offensive is on the Japanese offensive schedule. FOR QUICK VICTORY TOKYO, May 27-—Japan’s re- modeled ‘quick victory” Cabinet moved today to quicken the lagging war against China and extra ef- forts will be made to place a large force in the Chinese field. It is learned here that the Chin- ese are reforming their lines and preparing for stubborn resistance. WAL L K FRENCH STATI IS BOMB TARGET FOR INSURGENTS Aulhori!iesE};rge Attack Was ““Deliberate ) Aggression PERPIGNAN, France, May 27— Dangerous complications arose the Spanish conflict last night as Spanish Insurgent airplanes bombed Cerbere, France, an important rail- head for Government Spain. Some 15 bombs were dropped on the railroad station, wreaking heavy damage. First reports said two per- sons had been injured. French authorities declared the raid appeared to be “deliberate ag- gression,” since the town of Cerkere is fully illuminated and marked. e — Young Pirates Believed Bound For s_uym Seas Yacht and Youths Found to Be Missing Only FewHours Apart SANTA CRUZ Cal, May 27— Three adventurous boys today are believed to be heading for the South Seas in a stolen 53 foot yacht. The yacht, Tira, owned by Lew K. Foote, creameryman, was missed early Thursday. The three boys dis- appeared late Wednesday night. The three young ‘pirates” are Lule Tara, 17, James Henninger, 17, and Bill Grace, 16. Mrs. Paul Tara said her son was| obsessed with the sea and had been preparing for some sort of a trip for several days. The Coast Guard Cutter Shos- hone and a Coast Guard airplane have been sent out to make a search. - ee—— PEACOCKS COME IN Mr. and Mrs. George Peacock came in from their Moose Creek home on the Taku River today. Mrs. Peacock was buying seeds this afternoon with plans for a garden this summer. The Peacocks will stop overnight. Auxiliary, Sons of Le- gion Will Be Active Arrest Soon After Crime Discovered CHOCAGO, Iil, May 27. — Mrs. obtained clearance. G. B. Peterson, | | General Manager, said he did not| | know when she would sail. The com- pany's other ship, the American Star, is loading for Alaska. As the final settlement in the pro- | tracted dispute between the packers |and the union workers appeared | | near, new reports of a new inter- | union dispute threatening further delay were heard but officials who | could be reached denied any know- | ledge of new troubles. | Statements reported issued by la- bor leaders indicated the dispute concerned orders of the Brother- | hood of Carpenters that shipwrights |and joiners withdraw from the Mari- time Federation. The men involved have been empioyed for years by and members of the American Leg- Florence Johnson, 34, wife of a ity the packing companies. The CIO |ion Auxiliary, the Junior Auxiliary fireman, was raped and beaten to| committee said the men refused Japanese planes bombed three| ., song of the Legion will be on death during the night. The Wo-| to withdraw and picketing of Alaska | airports last night in South China,| 4o gtreets with the poppies, the man's sister saw a negro leave the poats from this port may result. | l Tomorrow is annual Poppy Day | public going to child welfare and|Crosby, 18, was arrested nearby soon | rehabilitation work which is not ! after by Police Sergeant Harold Fo- | limited alone to rehabilitation of garty who said the negro's hands) veterans and their families but for were scratched and clothing blood- 10 PICKETS Director Yaw Advocates U. S. Take Steps to Fore- ‘ stall Trouble PHILADELPHIA, May Leslic Yaw, Director of the Sheld<1 on Jackson school at Sitka, told the | Presbyterian General Assembly here | today that the “international inci- dent” with Japan is “almost unex-| cusable” and “this country should take steps to forestall a crisis.” He referred to fishermen arming them- selves, an! advocated the United| States extend jurisdiction over Al-| askan waters to 50 miles off shore. YACHT ALICIAN 1S IN PORT WITH GAME HUNTERS Winchester?\Tms Official Gets Ten-foot Brownie with Oscar Oberg Big game guide Oscar Oberg re- turned to Juneau last night aboard the yacht Alican, after 17 days with FISHING CRISIS | 27. — W. in; any needy work in the community.| Mrs. Oscar G. Olson is chairman| | of Poppy Day this year for the Aux-! |iliary and yesterday 26 women of |the group spent the entire day at lthe Legion Dugout, making. wreaths |and getting the poppies in shape. The poppies are made by veterans | with non-communicable diseases and those who do not draw compensa- | tion, the small return they get from | the poppies being the only money assistance they get, Mrs. John Mc- | !Cormick, President of the Auxiliary | | explained. | Robert Courtney, ~ Alaska Pionegr, -~ Dies, Anchorage {Wellknown Interior Resi-| | dent Passes Suddenly, Ac- | | cording to Word Here Robert M. Courtney, widely known | Alaskan pioneer, died suddenly this 'morning at Anchorage, according to| word received here this afternoon| ‘by Alaska Secretary E. W. Grlmn’ |from A.'A. Shonbeck. Mr. Courtney was about 60 years of age and had been in the north |since the turn of the century. He| first was employed as a bookkeeper ‘(or the North American Transpor- tation and Trading Company and} |later became its agent about 1902. Later in 1904 Mr. Courtney be- | came associated with Mr. Shon- | beck in the operation of a general | merchandise store at Cleary City |and following several years in that ibuslness was associated with Mr.| | Griffin for some time. He went to| Anchorage as an express and steam- | ship agent and later established an |accounting service. He has resided |in Anchorage since 1914 and more | recently has been associated with the Anchorage offices of the James C. Cooper accountancy firm which has headquarters in Juneau. The pioneer is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Mrs. Courney and the daughter are now in Seattle. The sons are in Anchor- ! | age. ——————— e | sTock QuoTaTions | — 4 | | NEW YORK, May 27. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9%, American Can | 84, American Light and Power 4%, | Anaconda 217%, Bethlehem Steel | 40%, Commonwealth and Southern | 1%, Curtiss Wright 4%, General Mo- |tors 27%, International Harvester | 48%, Kennecott 27%, New York | Central 10%, Southern Pacific 10%, | United States Steel 40%, Cities Ser- vice 8%, Pound $4.94%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are foday’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 107.98, |YOUNG JUNEAU MEN stained. 3,000 STRIKERS BATTLE POLICE IN AKRON RIOT Goodyear Rubber Plant Is Turned Into Regular War Zone for Time AKRON, Ohio, May 27.—The po-| lice today turned the Goodyear | plant into a virtual war zone to| halt 3,000 rioting United Rubber | Workers strikers. | Sixty of the strikers were sent to| hospitals as the result of nauseat- ing gases freely used by the police. Patrolman Harold Nice was seriously wounded by shotgun fire. TAKING SYLVIA OUT ON MAIDEN VOYAGE Juneau’s mnewest halibuter, the Sylvia, owned by Louie and Vincent Anderson, well known young Jun- eau men, will make its maiden voy- age, leaving port at 3 o'clock tomor- row morning. With the aid of one boat builder, the Anderson brothers built the sylvia during the winter. AAT SHIPS BRING | IN SIX YESTERDAY Johnny Amundsen returned from a flight to Ketchikan yesterday in the Alaska Air Transport Stinson, to bring in Hugh Brewster and| Jack Gucker, | Shell Simmons returned in the Bellanca from a trip to the islands, bringing in Frank Metcalf, Johnny | Laughlin, John Rahoe, and Pat| Parkhurst, all from Chichagof. | ‘GRADUATION CLOCK WORKING OVERTIME TO PICK PEN WINNER Running overtime now, is the eight-day clock in the window of the Butler-Mauro Drug Store, the| stopping of which will point out just which of this year's Juneau High School graduates will reecive a Sheaffer Lifetime Pen as a gift-of the occasion from H. R. Vander- Leest, operator of the drug store., Each year, for several years, Mr. VanderLeest has made his pen pre- sentation at commencement time;| and each year the minute hand of | the eight-day clock has picked the winner where it stopped. More graduates than ever have their names around the clock this year, and all are eagerly “watching the clock,” which has already been rails 28.26, utilities 17.91. running its allotted eight days, and more, | Making Sure it iy 4 Representative John J. 0’Connor, R of His Poppy _ YEAGIRE T) RO Y BECOME LW ~ ATMIDNIGHT | PrbeS |Roosevelt Adopts Third Course for First Time ‘ Since in Office | CHIEF EXECUTIVE " EXPLAINS ACTION Double Purpose Served— There Are Unwise Parts of Legislation ARTHURDALE HOMESTEADS, | West Virginia, May 27.—President Roosevelt today announced at the Arthurdale Homesteads school com- mencement exercises, that he will | permit the five billion dollar tax | bill to become a law without his | signature. “If I sign the bill,” President Roosevelt said in his address, which R e ——— % | was over a nation wide hookup, “and , of New York, receives his buddy I have until midnight in which to poppy, in Washington, from six-year-old Mary Jane Colgan, to wear dur- gign, it, many people will think I ing the week of Memorial Day. The buddy poppies are made by disabled .war veterans, and the proceeds are used for the relief of wgdgwg and orphans of ex-service men. ks approve of abandonment of the im- portant principal of American tax- ation. AAC Stationto Be Built at Two “If I veto the bill, it will prevent its many desirable features from go- ; [ | ALASKA B"_Ls |ing into effect, therefore, for the first | | time since I became President, T am | going to take the third course. | BEING HELD UP | “I am going to let the act go into § | effect at midnight tonight without |and tear gas a “successful” trip. FIGHT PULIGE |a party of six hunters, to report I 4 ¥ | Aboard the 139-foot trim Alican, chartered by the Alaska Charter Service, were Mr. and Mrs. Spencer |and Mrs. J. Preston Levet, of San nETRuIT RIUT‘T Olin, of New Haven, Conn., Mr.j Fifty-five Persons Injured,l‘ Many Seriously in | Forenoon Clash DETROIT, Mich. May 27.—Fifty five persons were injured, including 14 policemen, in a clash between 600 CIO pickets and 175 officers at the American Brass plant this fore- noon. Five officers were seriously hurt and Patrolman Ivan Berndt is near death. The two forces fought a pitched battle with stones, staves, nightsticks The brass plant is strikebound and the CIO pickets were resisting entrance of alleged CIO unionists who wanted to return to work. WOMEN TO FIRE AGAIN TONIGHT ON CLUB RANGE Roy ‘Hofimaj_lo Coach at Open House Shoot for Feminine Riflers Because last Priday night's gath- ering of women at the Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club indoor range in the Fair Building was such a success, it was announced today that an in- | vitation to shoot had again been tendered interested women, for 8 o'clock tonight. | All women interested in firearms target shooting are welcome and club rifles will be available for those who do not have guns. All that is needed, officers said, is the desire to learn, and perhaps a box of .22 | caliber long-rifle cartridges. Assistant Chief of Police Roy Hoff- man, who coached the would be “Annie Oakleys” last Friday, has agreed to coach again tonight. MOOSE LODGE TO HOLD INITIATION The Loyal Order of Moose will initiate a class tonight at a meet- ing which is to be held at 8 o'clock at the I.O.O.F. Hall, it was announc-, ed today by Dictator James Carl- son A membership drive which has| been on for the past several weeks has concentrated its new applicants into one group, which will make to- | night a big event. Members on the entertainment committee for the.evening include: Eske Eskeson, G. Bottello, Val Poor, Fred Erickson and J. Bush. Refreshments will be served dur- ing the latter part of the affair, and a large attendance is expected. \ i Erusst Houx, of St. Louis. Olin is Secretary-Treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Arms Corporation and brother of John Olin, Vice-President of that organi- zation, who was on a big game hunt- ing trip to Alaska two years ago. The tour is under the direction of Casey Moran. Guides,on the trip were Oscar Oberg, of Juneau, and Pat Hollywood and Wes Meyers, of Ketchikan. Best trophy of the trip was a big brownie, secured by Olin, that meas- ured 10 feet square, Oberg said. Al- together the party got six bear, three of them brownies and three black. Seeing most of their game in Peril Straits, and Gambier Bay, Oberg itemized game seen as follows: 20 goat seen in Tracy Arm, 38 black bear, 22 brown bear, 122 deer, most- ly in Peril Straits, and 2 wolves. “We passed up 22 black bears we could have shot, and 11 brownies,” Oberg said. Two highlights of the trip were a sight of two brownies fighting in a Peril Strait cove, during which the bigger bear chased the smaller one for a mile along the flats, and a tally of 44 deer seen in Appleton Cove, in Peril Straits. Oberg said the deer have done wonderfully well through the win-| ter, but were only plentiful where there were no fox farms. R 5 German Mine Layer Is Sunk BERLIN, May 27—The sinking of the German mine layer Triton and four of her crew missing, is an- nounced from Kiel, the German naval base. The cause and locality of the sinking is not revealed. — e MEXICO CITY, May 27.—Tele- phone advices from San Luis Po- tosi State said Gen. Cedillo, Rebel chieftain, who has been causing trouble for the Government, has been captured. Communications were broken before the details were given, — e - NEW PROB WASHINGTON, May 27.—Sena- tor William H. King, of Utah, has drafted a resolution for introduction in the Senate asking for a sweeping senatorial investigation of alleged political activities within the WPA. AIas@_Airports | Prancisco, Cal, and Mr. and Mrs|Glenn Goudie Is Named as | Supervising Engineer—" | Work Starts Soon Work will begin immediately on two aeronautical communication stations at Anchorage and at Fair- banks, and Gleen E. Goudie has been given the appointment of Sup- |ervising Engineer for the construc- tion, by the Alaska Aeronautics | Commission, it was announced today by Sheldon Simmons, Secretary of that body. Simmons said Goudie, who is at present, technical advisor for the Commission, will become Supervis- ing Engineer on June 1 ‘Work will begin as soon as possible jon construction of the buildings at | Anchorage and Fairbanks, and high frequency radiophone epuipment in- stallation will follow. ! Construction will be carried for- ward according to Department of Commerce Standards, Simmons said, |and the service to be rendered by the stations “will be the same as that given by the Department of Com- merce in the State: Pursuant to the policy Territorial communication of other stations, ‘servlce will be rendered free in giv- |ing weather reports, etc, for all | fliers. D.S. HOSTETTER WEDS, SEATTLE Donald S. Hostetter, former FBI agent in Alaska with his headquart- ers in Juneau, and Miss Myrtle M Carthy, of Seattle, piano player with the orchestra aboard the steamer Alaska, were married in Seattle last Sautrday according to advices received by The Empire Mr. and Mrs. Hostetter are now honey mooning in California. — e Ball Game Tonight Not raining at 6 o'clock this ev- ening means that the Flks and Douglas, Channel League ball teams, will take the field at Firemen's Park one half hour later for their sched- uled scrap. McAlister and Erskine are pre-grame nominations for the opposing pitching posts. - MISS TAYLOR IS Miss Donie Taylor, bride-clect of Rolf Hinnen Hanson, was presented today with a photograph album from her third grade pupils. ‘The book is of brown leather, and has Miss Taylor’s name engraved on the front cover. Inside are to be found pictures of each individual ‘member of the class. i[rrilation Caused Over Em- | ployment of Japanese, Del. Dimond Says WASHINGTON, May 27. — The Senate Territories committee has held up action on two bills designed to prevent aliens from fishing in Alaskan waters and to strengthen enforcement of game and wild life protection laws in the Territory. Delegate Anthony J. Dimond told SENATE GROUP |my approval.” | The President further stated he is permitting the measure to become |a law and in that way will call at- tention to the “unwise parts of the bill.” The tax which becomes a law ab midnight contains a remnant of the undistributed profits tax recom- mended by President Roosevelt and condemned by business. It complet- ly overhauls the former capital gains taxes, which was also attacked by business, by substituting flat rates for a graduated scale. Noting that the legislation retains the principal undistributed profits tax, the President said the penalty for withholding dividends from | PRESENTED GIFT. the committee that a ‘“good deal|stockholders is so small, only 2 per of irritation” had been caused by cent at the most, it is doubtful employment of Japanese by Ameri-| whether it will wholly eliminate can corporations engaged in salmon the old tax avoidance practices of the canning in Alaska.. past. >-oo— | “The abandonment of the prin- )Clpal of progressive tax payment in |who make large profits in buying tense today with part of the German | over the border into Czechoslovakia | DIR. OF NLRB 1 accordance with capacity to pay, Zac fls uva Ia" [may encourage a small amount of | | capital to go into productive en- S"uatifln Te"sejterpflses but will chiefly help those |and selling of existing stocks.” ! framnae o, o o LONDON, May 27.—The mtuz\tion1 on the Czechoslovakian front is still HUPE RES'GNS population clamboring for a Hitler| protectorate. Planes may cause trouble as Ger- an craft are reported to have flown proper. Syl MEMORIAL DAY IS | ‘ : | SIGN FOR FLOWERS |Says Factors Behind Move Are Private—Has No Further Comment TO COME ON VIEW/ Memorial Day ahead was the sig-’ nal for the appearance in Juneau SEATTLE, May 27.—Charles Hope, florists shops and markets today Regional Director of the National for large assortments of cut and pot- Labor Relations Board, announced ted flowers. Perhaps the largest today that he has resigned but that sortments were displayed by Bert's| “factors behind this move are pri- h Grovery and by the Juneau vate at this time” and he refused | Florists. to make further comment. The array of cut flowers at| Hope has been on a vacation dur- Bert’s store included budding and ing recent weeks and Robert Gates blossoming roses, both white and| has been Acting Director. red; peonies, daffodils, tulips and]| ————ee — many other varieties. ‘ ‘uatiaur PLEADS GUILTY |Former Alaska Labor Busi- FIVE halibut boats brought in A Se d cargoes today on the local fish ex- ness gent ntence change and sold. to Nine Months Arrivals were, Flynn, Capt. S. C. Lynch, with 1,500 pounds selling tv| spATTLE, May 27—John Me- Marlyn Fish Company for 6 1-2 and | gean, 30, former cannery organizer 4 1-2 cents; Zing, Capt, Charlie gng pusiness labor agent at An- Joseph, selling to Alaska Coast Fish-| chorage, Alaska, pleaded guilty be- eries, 6,000 pounds at 6 1-2 and 455 fore Federal Judge Jeremiah Neter- Helen H., 5000 pounds, selling to0| oy i ajding and transporting Doro- Marlyn for 6 1-2 and 4.55; Missouri, thy Williams to Alaska last fall. 3000 pounds, Capt. Ole Jackson, ncKean was charged with viola- 6 1-2 and 4 1-2 cents, and the Marg- | 4o of the Mann Act. Judge Neter- aret T, Capt. Pete Hildre, 10,000 ¢ sontenced McKean to nine months pounds that sold at 655 and 4 1-2 ;, the Federal Road Camp at Fort cents. Lewis.