The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 16, 1938, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE (| “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LIL, NO. 7899. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1938. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS mee— — LER MAKES NEW DEMANDS ON CZECH) NINETY DAYS FOR DECISION N LABOR HEARING JUNEAU FAR OPENS FOR § DAY EVENTER Federal Courts Get New System of Ee_gal Rules | el 3 | 3 Examiner Says Two or/Attendance Last Night Revised Laws Known to Three Months Before A. J. Labor Verdict Given Taking of testimony in the labor hearing was completed at 9:30 last night in Senate chambers and Trial Examiner Martin Raphael of Se- attle said that it normally takes from 60 to 90 days for a decision to come through from the National Labor Relztions Board. The record taken here will be forwarded to the NLRB which will decide on‘a bar- gaining agency for the workmen of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company or call for an election among the employees to determine their preference. It could take no action, but officials said that was extremely doubtful. After a check of the company payroll with the roster of Local 203, International Mine, Mill and Smel- ter Workers Union had been made last evening, it was revealed at the hearing that 408 of thes men whose names appeared on the Union ros- ter were also on the A. J. payroll as of September 12. Of this num- ber, it was said that about 100 were in arrears with their dues. Finan- cial Secretary John Covich said he had not counted the actual number but had checked them on the pay- roll and union roster. The figure of approximately 103 in arrears was read into the record by M. T. John- son, attorney for the American Fed- eration of Labor Unions, and the figure was not challenged. Local| 203 is seeking to be named the bar- gaining agency. The check of the payroll also re- vealed, Board Attorney Thomas Graham said for purpose of the re- cord, included, 45 mnames of em- ployees who should be excluded from the production and mainten- ance classification under considera- tion. The total payroll, General Su- perintendent H. L. Metzgar had testified, included 982 employees as of September 12, The official party, Raphael, Gra- ham and Ronald Royse, reporter, expect to sail south on the North Coast this morning. The hearing rushed along last night in an- ticipation that the vessel would be going south this m?ming. FIRST DIVISION DEMOCRATS ARE ALL ELECTED 38 Out of 53 Precincts Give Complete Victory for Ticket With three more small precincts reporting, bringing the total to 38 precincts of the 53 in the First Di- vision which have reported on Tues- day's election, Democratic candi- dates continued to roll up their leads. The tally on the 38 precincts gives: Delegate—Dimond, 2,904; Grigsby, 785; White, 707. Treasurer—Chase, 1,280; Olson, 2,- 855. Senate—Roden, 2,284; Stabler, 1,- 888. House—Anderson, 2,134; 1,736; Davis, 2,181; Foster, McCall, 284; MecCormick, 2490; Price, 1,398; Walker, 1864; Was- vick, 511; Westfall, 438; Wilson, 1.- 128. Anderson, Davis, McCormick and Walker, all Democrats, are the suc- cessful House candidates. Senator Barnes, 1,656; | Breaks Record—Exhibits Large, Program Fine The Southeast Alaska Fair at Ju- neau is now under full swing, start- ing off yesterday on a three-day run and concluding tomorrow night or early Sunday morning. The attendance last night was the | largest in several years, despite the fact that “liquid sunshine,” other- wise known as rain, was a downpour | the grounds of error unless the error ed over and blown out to sea in | just about the time early fair-goers | were preparing to leave homes. But after all the water that was appar- ently overhead had been dumped | down on this section, people started | the trek fair-ward and the atten- dance kept swelling and swelling until past first night records were broken. The crowd got the worth of their | money from the special entertain- | ment and also inspecting the many claborate exhibits, especially in the Department superyised by the| women. Other exhibits on the ruin- way are “bigger and better” than last year and the vegetable display and animals are also worthy of at- tention. The concessions also offer a “good run for the money” and were well; patronized last night. The Southeast Alaska Fair open afternoons as well as the two| remaining evenings. The un.ernouni affords perhaps a better opportun-| ity for inspection of the exhibits as the crowds are not as large. Several| hours may be agreeably spent on| | viewing the exhibits. | _‘;‘;on:“_‘f t;‘:"’ Juneatu tCi;y fia“glagain that this country should not| where Attorney Leroy M. Sullivan, | p¢aet effices are expected to close will start the “concert at 8 o'clock|opiangle jtself in any European Republican, has a slight lead over | for the full day instead of the usual and at 9 o'clock the first vaudeville show will be presented to be fol-| lowed by another one, with change| of acts, at 11:30 o’clock. Tomorrow afternoon day. Tomorrow night the many awards will be made—or rather they may be | made early Sunday morning. | Attend the fair is the .slaganr—u‘ is well worth the time spent. 600D PROGRAM, 'ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN AT FAIR e Classy Acts Give Per- |. formances Twice Each i Night—Band Concert | The special entertainment at the | Southeast Alaska Fair this year is |as good as last year and that year | will go down as a humdinger. The special acts from the outside are | different from those of last year but as spectacular. They are dif- ferent acts from those previously 1seen in Juneau, therefore all the ;more thrilling and entertaining. | Added to the outside talent, the | Misses Davis and Morris contribut- | ed to the worthy program, giving a double tap dance and for an en- }core Miss Davis gave splendidly exe- cuted single tapping. The Juneau City Band also aided by a spirited concert. The entertainment program,| | which started promptly at 9 o'clock, | | as advertised, is in itself worth the| | price of admission, and no none ;should miss either one of the two| | programs, the 9 o'clock and the| 111:30 features. | Jackie Forde Is Hit ! Jackie Forde made a big hit with| her acrobatic cart wheels and other intricate dancing and received a is Kiddie Justice Officials as *“Streamlined” WASHINGTON, Sept. 16—Jus- | Motorists | FIERCE STORM waron HITS CORDOVA INHEAVY RAIN ¥ D Old Fire Hall Blown Down' —Steamer Breaks Lines | —Much Damage Done | CORDOVA, Alaska, Sept. 16.— RESURFACING J0B PAVING PROJECT Stevedores in WILL SAVE CITY New Agreement With_implnyers Fresh Contract Signed Goes Long Way Towards Cementing Peace on Willoughby Unless Are Approved Unless the bond issue to pave SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. |ate Foreign tice official today predicted that Gales howled here last night and red tape will be cut and litigation | this morning for twelve hours with shortened by a streamlined set of an accompanying rainstorm, wreak- | legal rules going into effect in Fed- ing an unestimated total of dam- eral District Courts today. age. The rules reduce the number of The old Cordova Fire Hall was pleadings and eliminate appeals on blown down, a pile driver was turn- actually influences the outcome of Orca Inlet. the case. | The steamer Aleutian, moored Authorization in the new rules nere, broke several lines and long- also provides for the use of juries shoremen worked for two hours to of less than twelve persons when geep her moored safely. both sides agree. Everything loose in town “went with the wind.” House tops were torn off and dozens of windows smashed SENATOR BORAH = WARNS U S, TO | CLOSE RACE IN KEEP-ISOLATED 20 FOR SENATE “ " | Reasserts *‘Hands Off”* Pol- icy in Regard to Crisis in Europe POLAND SPRINGS, Me, Sept. 16.—Senator William E. Borah is - — leaving here by train for Washing- NOME, Alaska, Sept. 16.—Demo- ton to reassert his “hands off” cratic political applecart in Alaska policy with regards to Europe. has possibly been tipped in one Borah voiced his firm belief |instance in the Second Division miles an hour. S e U Sullivan, Rep:blican. Has Slight Lead Over Laib- lin, Democrat troubles. |George Laiblin, Democrat, for the The veteran member of the Sen- Territorial Senate. Relations Committee Complete returns from 10 out of advocates application of the “hands 21 precincts, including Nome, give in the current Euro- Dimond 557, Grigsby 97, White 120, |Chase 238, Olson 447. i oietpiipen | Laiblin 357, Sullivan 430. For Representatives: Democrats GAP EYSTUN —Dowd 361, Lyng 532, Martin 488, 1 |Porter 366, Republicans—Cremer BREAKS REGURD e epens The Independents Anderson, Bloomquisf, Seidenverg — only re- ceived slight recognition. World's Auto Speed Mark Falls Again—Now Stands If You at 357.7 Miles an Hour Don't Like 1 . BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS,! The" wrlle Bnard Utah, Sept. 16.—The world’s auto, Your Town's Name speed record has tumbled again. | | Capt. George Eyston, retired Brit- | WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. — Any- which wealtiy Gbhe Diblh of Lon. 204 Who dossnt Uke the name of a river, creek or hill—or for that dhn: usiirped. YeSEERET: | matter any geographical formation Eyston’s new record speed was| R . . in his vicinity, might get the name 357.5 miles an hour, 7.3 miles per SHatiged 1t Do wrote o the nited hour faster than Cobb’s record. | 4 Cobb yesterday hit a speed of|States Boand of Geographical 350.2 miles per hour for an almost "Ames: P That’s the board which held unbelievable speed, the fastest man > had ever traveled on land, At that President Roosevelt was entitled to terrific pace, Cobb said he could|Use the name Krum Elbow for his “hardly see anything at all.” |Hudson river estate. The English fur broker said, how-| The board’s staff has been busy ever, he would “perhaps try again.” since 1890, when government sur- B S0 veyors and mapmakers convinced Congress that too many places and | geographical formations in the | United States had too many differ- ent names. Now, when the board HappyHHunting G;n:md Is Open to Washington name is Gusts of wind reached a velocity | | Motorists passing through Wilson N. C., are treated to this unusua sight as they pass a particularly| dangerous section of highway. The car did not climb the tree, but wa:| hoisted there by garage mechanic| | B. A. Pietri, who had grown weary| ‘ of hauling wrecked autos from !pot} | Constitution Day | Will Be Observed {Here Tomorrow | | Temorrow, Constitution Day, will | be a Territorial holiday and all Ter- ritorial offices will be closed. The icourLs and the Governor’s office ! will be closed and some of the other Saturday holiday. | Constitution Day ‘#is proclaimed ! recently by Gov. John W. Troy for the Territory following a proclama- tion by President Roosevelt urging| | observance of the Constitution dur- ing the period from September 17 to next April. Democrats R Up Bigger Lead in 4th Division . —_— . La Boyteaux Qut in Front, Gordon Lander, Rogge, Spencer for House FAIRBANKS, Sept. 16.—Returns from 25 out of 66 precincts in the Fourth Division on Tuesday's elec- tion reveal a growing Democratic lead for all offices. The count gives | For Delegate—Dimond, 943; Grigs- | by, 371; White, 172. Treasurer—Chase, 479; Olson, 898 Senator—Joy, 659; La Boyteaux, 814, House—Colbert, 620; Fowler, 452; Gordon, 841; Johnson, 665; Knuppe, 568; Lander, 716; Rogge, 814; Spen- cer, 716. Gordon, Lander, Rogge 'and Spencer, the leading candi- dates, are all Democrats. The unicameral house plan is being badly defeated. In 25 pre- cinets the vote stands 435 for and 11,000 against. Willoughby Avenue is approved at next Tuesday's special election, it will be necessary to resurface Wil- loughby next year as the present surfacing has worn down in plac to the old piling, according to May or Harry I. Lucas. The grader hits drift bolts from the old piling often when working on the street. Estimated cost of this resurfac- ing would be about $4,000, the City | Engineer’s estimates show. However, if the paving bonds are approved the paving will eliminate for all time the need for resurfacing, he pointed out, and at the same time it will save a cost of $12 per day for sprinkling and about $30 a day for operation of the grader over the street. The paving, the Mayor stressed, will not be confined to Willoughby Avenue but will be continued along E Street to Twelfth, thence up Twelfth and to the front of the Governor's House, connecting with the paving on Calhoun Avenue. DIMOND TAKES BIG LEAD IN CORDOVA ARER Olsor;Defeats Chase in Chitina, Bonanza, Ken- necott and McCarthy CORDOVA, Sept. 16.—Four pre- cincts, Chitina, Bonanza, Kenne- cott and McCarthy, in this district, give the following results from Tuesday's election: Delegate—Dimond, 83; 32; White, 19. Treasurer—Chase, 34; Olson, 101. Senate—Bingle, 73; Hofman, 59. House—Andresen, 47; Burleigh, 32; Carlson, 33; Coffey, 48; Drager, 53; Elvig, 36; McCutcheon, 54; Naf- stad, 44; Smith, 61; Snodgrass, 47 Unicameral—For, 64; against, 69. SLAYER OF 3 LITTLE BIRLS DIES GALLOWS SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal, Sept. 16.—Albert Dyer, 33, former CCC worker, was hanged on the gal- lows today following his conviction of assault and slaying of three lit- tle girls in Inglewood Park 15 months ago. He was pronounced dead 13 min- utes after the trap dropped. Dyer walked calmly and unassist- ed to the gallows. One spectator fainted following the hanging. pifie S S8 Grigsby, Almon E. Roth, President of the | Waterfront Empioyers Association, announced today a new contract with CIO longshoremen had been agreed upon. The new agreement embodies a curb on quickie strikes and has been approved by Harry Bridges, head of the negotiating union The announcement dispelled fears of general port tieups’as maritime | contracts automatically were re- newed. Roth said: “The unions have im- proved their performance of their contractual obligations in the past year.” The new contract provides for a | full time corps of arbitrators, one to act in coastwide disputes and four others to handle fixation of working conditions pending disposal of dis- putes. ‘The contract also provides serious penalties for stevedores caught pil- fering or drinking. The thieves will be punished by permanent suspen- sion and the drinkers by one week's suspension, BARCELONA HIT BY HEAVY BOMB RAID; 8 DEAD American Freighter Wis- consin Is Target of ‘ Insurgent Planes BARCELONA, Sept. 16 —Twenty- nine were killed and 114 wounded | when three squadrons of Spanish | Insurgent bombers dumped heavy | bomb loads on the port of Barcelona | section. The bombs menaced, but did not touch the American freighter Wis- consin, of Portland, Maine. Ships | officers said the vessel was also at- }anked off Palamos yesterday, a single bomber dropping six projec- tiles which fell wide of their mark. The British collier Lake Hallwill was struck by bomb fragments, but nobody was injured. ‘The bombing is the worst this provisional Spanish Government capital has experienced in months. | Heaviest toll was wreaked in the market place where women were lined for distribution of food. - 1 | | | — % bt J STOCK QUOTATIONS —p o+ NEW YORK, Sept. 16. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9%, American Can 95%, American Light and Power 4%, Anaconda 31%, Bethlehem Steel 55'%, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 4%, General | Motors 43%, International Harves- ter 58%, Kennecott 39%, New York Central 156%, Safeway Stores 16%, | Southern Pacific 14%, United States Steel 55%, Bremner bid asked 1%, Pound $4.80. % Roden has defeated his Republican| " opponent, Howard D, Stabler, End;voclferous round of applause when Dimond and ‘@lson are rolling up*She finished the first part of her cur- | ramente Taie | tain raiser act. When she came back i | for her second numger, baton swing- | ing, well she put something over ] | that few of the large crowd had G slmmfl"dsen | ever seen before. It is no wonder ' | that she tjrilled 80,000 football fans at the Pasadena Rose Bowl contest Is F"““d nead a year ago last New Year Day when | she was the drum major of the Uni- ‘versny of Washington’s lw-plece‘ i 0 band. As a baton exhibitor, she bats sz;c;xmxn?;h;fi;gsafi; :g;‘ 1.000. Her swinging is like lightning. | h The act is new to Juneau and the| gz:r‘j Déei(re‘%r:’:;;‘:. h;?]e:?“h:"‘:;‘;*li‘nu management should certainly P | iven a pat on the back for se- been prospecting, according to .w"rd‘:fmgrige this pplensins perform::. n received here. Mayor A. H. Ziegler je. second performance of the eve- 13‘ one of the men who grubsmked?mm she repeated her baton swing- S.m_mondsen. » ing with tap dancing added and hr;t'lher E;‘iilrlm: :mzitm:::m; ieé Wers. fradecy 16 DT AORPAS Norway. Continued on Page Seven) WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.—At the gate to the Happy Hunting grounds to which spirits of the Iroquois go there is always a lodge reserved for George Washington, according to legends of the tribe. At the annual religious cere- monies of the remaining Iroquois speakers mention the fact that | Washington pledged the Indians | their old homes after the Revolu- tion, and showed them great kind- ness. In addition to the lodge Wash- ington’s spirit is offered the right to bring along his dog. The Iro- quois believe that dogs go to Heaven because of the love they show for human beings. - e .— % BASEBALL TODAY | The following are scores of base- ball games played this afternoon in the two major leagues as re- |ceived up to 2:30 o'clock from the Associated Press: National League St. Louis 4, 8; Brooklyn 1, 4. Cincinnati 2, 1; Philadelphia 0, 2. Pittsburgh 11, 4; Boston 6, 5. American League New York-6; Detroit 4. Boston 2; Cleveland 1. speaks, a geographical final. The research staff of the board leans heavily on local usage for names, but in case of dispute the argument is carried back through musty historical records until the evidence for a certain name is con- OAKLAND, Cal.,, Sept. 16. — The clusive. o etiquet books say that the fam- And don’t think it's easy work. ily of the bride pays for the wed- Last year alone the board had to ding, but when the question is Bride's Folks Pay Only Half of Bill settle disputes over the names of 125 geographical formations in Chesapeake Bay alone. False Teeth False CHICAGO, Sept. 16.—John Sno- pek’s false teeth had played him false. Snopek, fifty-four, decided life wasn't worth living. He placed the muzzle of a .22 caliber revolver in his mouth and pulled the trigger The hard rubber in the upper plate of the false teeth stopped the bullet, deflecting it through his jaw. Doctors at St. Anthony’s Hospital said he was not seriously wounded. settled by law it's different. In @ suit brought for an unpaid bill for | eighty wedding dinners, Township Justice Harry W. Pulcifer ruled | that the families of the bride and bridegroébm should share the ex- pense. Spaniards Throw Everything But Bull ZARAGOZA, Spain, Sept. 16. —| When a bullfighter puts on an es- pecially daring act, Spaniards show | !their appreciation by tossing hats, | coats, fans, wine pouches and | cigarettes into the arena. | The toreador and his assistants don't mind the trouble of tossing |the articles back into the stands.| It wouldn’t have been a genuine| ovation otherwise. Bachelors Dishand As Patriotic Duty LONDON, Sept. 16.—A bachelor club, after one rocky year of exis- tence, has decided to dissolve. Since the club was founded a year ago 10 members have mar- ried and 12 have become engaged. | VISITING IN JUNEAU The last straw was the chair-| man’s announcement at the annual| Harry Becker, former Fairbanks meeting that he, too, planned to|photographer, is visiting in Juneau, get married. |a guest at the Hotel Juneau. Becker “In these days of a falling birth recently sold out his Interior busi- rate bachelors are failing in their ness and is “just taking a rest.” duty to the state” he declared.| One of Fairbanks’ ardent hunters “Bachelors are cowards!” |and fishermen, Becker says the In- - | terior is having a big rabbit year, Those Red-Heads PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. 16.— Anaesthetist Dr. C. J. M. Dawkins told the British Medical Associa- tion conference that red-heads give the most trouble. They ‘could be ty Of lake trout and grayling.” made unconscious 68 seconds, he, The fogmer Fairbanks photo- said, 16 seconds slower than fair-| 8rapher is looking forward to the haired people and six seconds slow-| Juneau area for cutthroats and sal- er than dark-haired. [ mon. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, ‘Jones averages: industrials 134.85, {down 137; rails 24.67, down 130; utilities 17.94, down .29. FORMER FAIRBANKS PHOTO SHOP MAN IS have been more plentiful in the | last three years near Fairbanks | than ever before, “probably because they're cracking down on the sale of meat to restaurants.” Fishing is “excellent” around Fairbanks, Becker said, and “plen- but few grouse. He also said moose| SUDETEN AREA CESSION ASKED BY CHANCELLLOR Nazi Leader Reported as Also Seeking Foreign Policy Revision WANTS TO CONTROL SKODA MUNITIONS Chamberlaifie ports He and German “Under- stand Each Other” BERLIN, Sept. 16. — Europe’s “Trouble Boy,” Germany's Adolf Hitler, is reported to have demanded both the cession of Czechoslovakia's Sudeten area to Gor v and also bindings and assurances that Cze=- choslovakia’s foreign policy will be in harmony with that of Germany. This information was volunteered by a man who talked with high Chancellory officials in Berchtesga- den where Hitler received London’s Prime Minister Neville Chamber- lain yesterday. It was lso seid by the Associated Press informant thai Hitler is seek- ing to break dow: Czechoslovakia’s defensive alliances with France and Russia. These ulliance: have been the tar- get of German - Italian - Japanese anti-Communism pacts. After Germ 's absorption of Czechoslovakia’s Sudeien area, what will be left of that Republic should then fit itsc!f into Germany’s eco- nomic system, the informant said, at least to such an extent where Czechoslovakia will 1ot hinder real- ization of Germany’s aconomic aims. In explaining, the iniormant said Germany must have the decisive word to say on the output of the great Skoda munitions work at Pil- sen and the destination of that out- put. CHAMBERLAIN RETURNS LONDON, Sept. 16. — Premier Chamberlain has returned to Lon- don after one of the greatest peace missions in history and a man-to- man talk with Chancellor Hitler. Asserted Chamberlain: “I am sat- isfied. Each of us fully understands what is in the mind of the other.” Whether or not Chamberlain achieved any success in his peace efforts through his talk with Hitler in attempting to keep that individu- al from going to war, Chamberlain refused to say. Premier Chamberlain on arrival was greeted by cheers of “Bravo, good old Neville,” ‘The Prime Minister warned the big crowd that met him at the Hes- ton Airdrome against accepting any untuthorized account of what took place at his conference with Hitler. Chamberlain read a brief state- ment in the microphone which was carried to distant crowds. With Viscount Halifax, British Foreign Secretary, Chamberlain then sped off to No. 10 Downing Street to meet the first inner Cab- inet, then the entire Cabinet either tonight or tomorrow. The Premier declared later that perhaps, within a few days, “I am going to have another talk with Herr Hitler. Only this time he told me it is his intention to come half way to meet me. He wishes to spare the ‘old man’ another such long journey.” SUDETENS SQUELCHED PRAGUE, Sept. 16.—Through an- (Continued on Page Three) (Continued on Page Three) e WAR INSURANCE NOW CANCELLED ON U. S. SHORE New York * Announcement Says Ocean Shipping Policies Void NEW YORK. Sept. 16.—American 1rnn panies writing marine insur- |ance have announced they’ are | agreed that war risk clauses in thefr general policies covering ocean ship- | ments will be cancelled. Similar action was taken by Brit- ish underwriters in London yester- day, and the American action only adds to the fears that war is im- minent. o