The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 26, 1938, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LIL, NO. 7959. = - enz JUNE /\L AL /\Sk/\. _SATURDAY, NOV] MBER 26, 1938. MEMBER AS SOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS R ——— BOMBS DROPPED NEAR BRITISH COLONY JUNEAU' RELIEF COMMITTEE T0 | ABANDON WORK Lack O" RCSPOI)SG and SC[I‘ timent Against Public Aid Cause for Action Reporting that it had sponse to its request for funds for relief purposes and had met with a definite sentiment against relief at this time due to labor troubl in the community, the Juneau Re- lief Committee at its meeting this afternoon voted to discontinue its activities for the present. Checks totaling $21.50 received from 1,200 letters requesting assis- tance will be returned to those send- ing them and $115 raised at the vau- deville entertainment presented by Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne, Mrs. Tre- vor Davis and Charles D. Beale Thanksgiving afternoon at the Cap- itol Theatre was voted turned over to the City for relief pury The committee approved a rec- ommendation to the City Council that it retain Ed Jahoda during the winter to coordinate the relief work done by various organizations in the city. He has been assisting the com- little re- | mittee in gathering data on the need for relief in the community Representatives of various organiza tions present expressed the need for such coordination of work. In dropping relief work for the present, the committee adoptled the following report: “The Committee ters to residents of Juneau askin for monthly contributions for Q’n purpose of taking care of the relivf of needy persons during the winter. Very few responses were received, and the Committee received mostly criticism. “The Committee is of the opin- fon that it is impossible to rai funds in Juneau because of the fact that the public feels that the need for relief arises out of conditions of unemployment largely brought about through labor troubles, and the Committee has come in for a great deal of adverse criticism for even attempting to raise funds un- der the circumstances. Practically all building work going on in Ju- neau is going on behind picket lines. and there is much work that could and would be available if it were not for the labor troubles. “The Committee looked into the matter of establishing a wood-yard and a place where the men could work for their board during the winter months, but the establish- ment of wood-cutting operations would entail considerable expense, and no money is available. “The Committee then thought 0[ asking the Council to levy a \prua] sent out 1,200 let- procal trad f reductions on o principal figures in the signing of a r anada, which brought far-reaching tar caking world in renewed ties of fr . British Ambassador; left to right: 0. 0. Skelton, President Roosevelt; Prime Minister tary of State; AP Photo. Francis B. Sayre, assistant Se Canadian State ing, Dr. LABOR DISPUTE Labor Council -HERE TOMORROW Records Become Department T0 BE DISCUSSED AFL Property Public Meeting of All Inter- Stipulation Filed in Court ested Parties Called for Here ulhorilvs Turn- Vil Elks’ Hall over to New Group A special meeting has been called | Records of (he old Central Labor | for 2 oclock tomorrow afternoon in| Council today became the property the Elks Hall for the announced of the American Federation of La- purpose of discussing ways and bor as the result of pulation ans of solving the present labor f 1 in the U. S sioner’ dispute existing in the city, it was court to which both of the announced today. acticn agreed. The records, recently All persons interested in the seized by the U. 8. Marshal in a building trades, contractors, truck replevin action filed by William | owners, truck drivers, retail cle Green, President of the AFL, and all business men of the com-|through Attorney Frank Foster of munity have been invited to at-|Juneau against Chris Hennings, F. tend F. Davis and Charles Hardy, as of- C. H. Metcalfe, who made the an- ficer ntral Labor Council nouncement, said it w anticipat- ed over by the ed around 250 persons, at le torney Foster, who in would be present, and that it was rn them over to the the hope that a clear analysis of labor council which existing conditions would be . controlled treaty for the ndship and cemmerc tax of two mills for the purpose of raising funds, but the Committee is firmly convinced that the public would not support the Council i any attempt to levy taxes for purpose under the circumstances, where work is being prevented labor disputes and pickets “The Committee pointed out that . Insurance Given, . N. Y. Gity Hotel it had been severely criticized for supporting picket lines and furn- ishing free meals at picket head- Plan [s Proof of iixtensive Accommodation reached. According to the stipulation, the T defendants aimed any right to| the chart 1, funds or papers of the C 1 Labor Council. > — POPE FEELS BETTER NOW R(‘(‘(‘i\'(‘S Pnpal S(:Cl".‘tfll'y, e United States, Great many articles and bound most of ted, left to right: Sir Ron- ckenzie King of Canada. Stand- M sir Herbert Marler, Canadian Minister; QUINTUPLETS MAY BE SEEN ATN. Y. FAIR Exhibition Arrangements | Now Up to Guardians, ‘ Canadian Govt. YRONTO, Nov. comment- ing this afternoon on the reports that the quints are to appear at the New Y w said: “Under no cir will the five girls be removed from northern Ontario.” | TORONTO, Nov Mitchell Hepburn said he has 1o objection to allowing the Dionne quintuplets to go to the New York World’s Fair next year “if the guar- 26. Premier dians, including the parents and | doctor, deem it advisable.” The Premier said representations e been made the f referred to have the quints air and the question to the guardians. apy will be O.K. AT CALLENDER CALLENDER, Ont., Nov. 26.—Dr | Allan Roy Dafoe said the exhibition of the quints at New York was a question entirely up to the guar- dians. WAY IS NOW CLEARED NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—The New York World's Fair officials said the way is cleared up for the exhibition of the Dionne quintuplets at next vear’s exhibition. They said it is b ARE RETURNED BY GRAND JURY Jun(\(’lll Mfln Fflces S(‘Cflnd Degree Murder—Mec- | Robie Case Monday Six more indicuments, two of them secret, were returned by the Grand Jury before it was adjourned for the week end Henry Phillips of Juneau, accused | of killing his son, Willie Phillips, |here a year ago, was indicted on charge of second degree murder; Tony Dugran, Juneau barber, was indicted on charge of possession of obscene literature, and Harry Mc- | Robie and Jack Diaz faced with two more true bills as the result of the jury’s action. The second | harge against McRobie, already | Float beer parlor, is adultery. Diaz, |facing a larceny count, was re- |indicted on a charge of assault arged with burglarly of the City with a dangerous weapon. McRobie’s case on the count heads the court burglary docket, for {Monday when the petit jurors have been ordered to report at 10 o'clock. Other criminal cases scheduled for next weck are Albert Jones of Sit- 'ka, charged with burglary; Forrest V. Smith of Juneau, charged with | the murder of Thomas Colling; iguel Zamora of Petersburg, charged with arson; Ernest Sarff of Petersburg, charged with care- {less use of firearms in the hunt- lat fin ing tragedy of Armistice Day, and | Jerome J. Armstrong, charged with | murder in the death of Peter Allard Kalina Bay. | Pleads of not guilty were entered | court this morning by Sarff,| Wesley Murray, charged with lar- ceny of $1435 from Larry Bryan; Diaz, McRobie, and Elizabeth Kuntz, clml'L.ml with larceny. INDICTMENTS [Bluv Streak Lmotypv First Of Its Kind in, Installed i The latest typesetting machine | manufactured by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company has been erected in the composing room of The Empire. This machine is a two-in-one Blue Streak Model 32 Linotype, and the first of the kind Installed in Alaska which proves conclusively that The Empire keeps right up-to- date in mechanical equipment as it leads in all other branches in the printing and newspaper field. The new linotype has eight maga- | zines, which for the benefit of the Hlayman, means there are 12 differ- ent faces of type ready for use with a slight push of a lever, only 1% seconds apart. RELIEF MEASURE WOULD PUT JOB BEFORE STATES Democratic Prr)posa] Given Out as Hopkins and Others Confer WASHINGTON, Nov 26. posal that the administration of | relief be transferred to bipartisan | state boards came today from a | group of Democratic Senators amid | reports that President Roosevelt | may ask for changes in the present | relief machinery. | Senator Burke, Democrat of Nlr—-‘ braska, said Senator Bailey, Demo- crat of North Carolina, the bill to decentralize relief, and | that several Democratic Senators agreed to support it. is drafting | Keep Your Maouth Shut, Landon Told | By Editor White Former Repul;l n Presi- dential Candidate Re- | plies T Will” [ - William | | | NEW YORK, Nov. 26. A pro-|Allen White, Kansas State editor, |Emery Ernest advised Alf Landon to keep his mouth shut. The former Republican Presiden- tial nominee, said he would “You will tape White's message sailed today with see wisdom in adhesive on your countenance,” said to Landon as he a delegation to the Pan-American Conference at Lima, Peru. Landon appointed by Presi-| n The I’ mpire posing room. The other two ma- chines are also late models but ‘nm as lmn as the Blue Streak. WARFARE IN ORIENT HAS DEVELOPMENT Japanese ‘War Planes Are Active Near Hongkong App h( II\IOI’IFPl OVERT ALl IS FEARED ‘OVER NEW HOSTILITIES ‘Chlnesv Ale Ba!tlmg with Nipponese — Naval Force< in Action BULLET! -— H()\(.Kl)VG‘ Nov 26.—Japanese war planes | this afternoon bombed the town of Shumchun on the border of the British Crown Colony. The Japanese troops are re- ported only half a mile from the frontier while real warfare continues only a short distance from the colony. Hongkong’s naval forces im- mediately engaged in maneuv- ers in which the colony will be | defended. Alaska, W | | | | | | The linotype was erected in The BRITISH APPREHENSION Empire's plant by an expert, Robert BULLETIN — LONDON, Nov. E. McKee, who accompanied the| 26.—Fears are entertained here intricate machine from his North- west headquarters at Seattle to Juneau for the sole purpose of erecting it and placing it in smooth running order. The new linotype is a “specialist” of its own kind. It can handle text, heads and advertisements and requires an expert to operate. It is versatility in its adaptability. With the erection of linotype, The Empire now has three machines in operation in the com- late this afternoon that some overt act of the Japanese might bring a crisis in relations in the Hongkong area of South China where battling is reported be- tween the Chinese and Japan- ese forces The report that Jap- anese have dropped bombs near the British Crown Colony has caused apprehension. the new e REAL GERMAN === FAGTS ARETO DEATHTAKES B GIVEN OUT ONE LIFE ON | | Ambassador Wilsos, from THANKSGIVING | Berlin, to Advise State Dept. : WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Acting h”lf’l‘y [',‘ R oper Drowns Secretary of State Welles said Hugh Near Ketchikan When Small Boat Swamped | | R. Wilson, returning today from his post as Ambassador to Germany, at KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 26— Roper, 28, was Berlin, will be assigned to the State drowned off Point Higgins, north advising the Department on actual German affairs. Although no further information | Redding, Cal |to visit with Ellis, | boat over Department for an indefinite period, of Ketchikan Thanksgiving Day af-| is [ ternoon when a small outboard mo- | tion m hl)) S permancut | Berlin pasv. tor boat swamped in choppy seas. Jerome Keith and Ross Ellis \’1'd themselves by swimming to shore. | 1o Kewnikan several Keith, both from Roper came weeks ago with ‘The three were enroute to Loring who owned the the holiday. | Roper’s body was found on the given out, it is indicated this ac- It be preluminary to Wil- transfer from the NEW GUINEA TO BE HELD; WILL expected that a contract will be In the meantime, informed per-|dent Roosevelt to attend the con-|beach and the cutter Cyane brum,ln signed within the next few weeks. quarters, but it was brought out at‘ the meeting that the Committee | Pl’C[)al’allOl‘lS fOf Com- Getting Out of Bed, NOT GO GERMAN FoOTBALL SCORES The following are final scores of football games played on the na- tion's gridirons this afternoon as received up to press time: University of Washington 26; Washington State 0. Pittsburgh 0; Duke 7. Fordham 25; New York Univer- sity 0. Army 14; Navy 7. Holy Cross 29; Boston College 7. Niagara 6; Duquesne 15. Georgia Tech 0; Georgie 0, tie. Auburn 7; Florida 9. Texas Christian 20; Methodist 7. Johns Hopkins 0; St. Johns 0, tie. Tulane 14; Louisiana State 0. | Baylor 21; Rice 6. Oklahoma 19; Oklahoma Aggies 0. Marquette 2; Texas Tech 21, Southern |should they find | tensive preparedness to which | sure comfort, | sured economy to the “1939 World's |spend the winter forded the guests of Hotel Willard it necessary he- cause of conditions, as explained above, to stay longer than they ex- pected, or could afford to stay. Hotel Willard’s accommodation insurance plan is proof of the ex- the| City of New York has gone to in-| safety and now s ARE REPURTED UNDER CONTROL LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 26.—| " |Late this afternoon reports from the Santa Monica and San Bern- lardino ranges are that the thou- |sands of fire fighters, almost ex- | Fair Visitor.” SN e S TWO ATL[N MEN hausted, have controlled and prac- lN BY PLANE TODA tically extinguished the disastrous blazes in the timber and brush Ghda g, ) lands which have caused millions Gus Johnson and Bill Roxborough |41 gojiars worth of damage With fley “down- from AQin With Le8ige destmiction. of hundreds of Cook of Northern Airways today. |pomec vesorts and cabins. Registered at the Gastineau, the |+ o jiyes have been lost according two Atlin men plan to leave on|,, .y information al- the Norah tomorrow morning to| Outside. available |though scores have been for burns, many of them severe, treated | n Cleans Up in Light : of Mor(‘ Favorable ‘ Weather Reports (By Associated Press) Clearing ski and slowly rising temperatures speeded the nation's | task today of mopping up after the worst November storms in years. The tempest of wind and snow |claimed at least 84 lives as frigid weather and high winds prevailed generally from the East Coast to| the Rocky Mountains. Snow-packed roads remained a menace to weekend travels, particu- la in rural areas. Airplanes and trains moved again on schedule, although bus transpor- tation is still somewhat slowed by snowdrifts, In the East, all main highways |are now open, |man Lufthansan airliner. cratic Party will welcome Republi- can support. “The particular object of this| plan,” he said, “is to accomplish | moré economically the distribution | of relief from boards that are on| the ground, rather than from dis- | tant Washington.” Pl | 11 Die in African Rirplane Accident LONDON, Nov. 26.—A dispatch | from Bathurst, Gambia, on the| West Coast of Africa, says 11 of 15 passengers are believed to have been killed in the crash of a Ger- {Myron C. Taylor Replies to Protests on Letting Down Bars NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Myron C. Taylor, former Chairman of the| United States Steel Corporation, | assured a radio audience last night that international plans to find | homes for German Jews did not | involve flooding the United States or any country with refugees, The statement was made in view |of the flood of protests pouring |into the offices of New York City newspapers and also various de- partments in Washington against letting the bars down on immigra- tion laws for admission to the United States of Jews from Ger-| ‘mnnv or in fact any other nathml | Association Na b had not supported any organi | . R . v o SRR S sons said that numerous changes |ference as one of the representatives it to K"uhikxm Mnt nluht f ]th:t, it hald‘ not cg;{lrmgm:gat::“;f Ing W()Yld P ralr I‘lmugh Weak ”;’ H,’I' :.-L,’:f,1“'.:||(|‘r'n(1:”:lx’x‘r,1d pro- in WPA and allied programs are|of the United States. ‘ funids 1o, the heSdaURTErANa Hne | s — toction againet croues is mianaeq, |Delng discussed by WPA Admin-| rondon interpreted the message| Auslrallan Prime Minister pickets nor to any other source, as| NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—One New| VATICAN CITY, Nov. 26—an /o, (8008 ©IRECE B (LRI strator Harry L. Hopkins and other | o5 advice to keep mum and he said NAVY MEN AHE Says Colony Demands it was absolutely without funds, and | York City hotel offers accommoda- official communique from Pope 2o oF Canida: : administration officials. lh‘. would say nothing. y y no city funds were available for this | tion insurance, without cost, to 1939 Pius’ quarters today said the “Pope 4 BT Senator Burke said also the Bail- | >os - AI’E Unheard purpose. | World's fair visitors, has returned to a more or le ey measure would establish bipart- | “For the reasons stated by thel Any visitor to the fair will be as- normal condition” following } isan relief commissions in each { MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 26. Committee and for the fact that|sured of free meals and lodging in heart attack yesterday which caused WINTERTEMPEST state to administer relief funds| | —Prime Minister Lyons todwy sald public opinion in Juneau at the |the event that any failure in trans-igrave concern. |through other bipartisan boards in | | ’m an interview that Australia has present time makes it impossible to | Portation facilities, due to road Vatican sources said the 81-ye: each county sAYs 0FF|GERM intention of handing New Guin- raise any funds for relief, the Com- | Washouts, etc., make it necessary for|year Pontiff, although weak, wa SUBSIDES ' DEAD States would be required to con- NUT TU FLUUD ea back to Germany. b mittee decided to report to the |the visitor to stay over in 1} York 'able to get out of bed to receive ‘lrlbum toward relief costs with pro- | 'This is the first official announce- Mayor and Council that its unnc“'m'»"‘r than originally intended Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, Papal | visions made for a gradual taper- PHIL /\m.m-mA Nuv 26 It’s | ment on the subject since Germany’s 1 wotlld have to be abandoned, at least | Hotel Willard, under the direction Secretary of State ing off of Federal expenditures as| [ all right to sympathize with a sailor | Fecent drive was begun to secure the 3 until the labor troubles are set- Of manager Roy T. Storms, is the B the states become able to care aboard ship on a storm-tossed sea, |Teturn of war-lost colonies tled.” }!lrfl, New York City hotel to install for their own needy. | says Comdr. F. I, Conklin of “‘P! i g Lk the accommodation insurance plan e | "Ame measure s *“Democratio.”] ) Ernenital: but Ba Hedds pmy"‘. esee 000 ce o0 Free accommodations will be af- Burke said, but added the Demo-| most when he’s ashore. * HUSKIES BEAT ° COUGARS 26-0 . Phelan’s Washington Hus- e kies took the Cougar Washing- ton Staters to camp this after- @ noon in the annual rivals' clas- e sic, 26 to 0. . ‘The bulk of the game was ® played in W.S.C. territory and e it was only once that the Cou- e gars threalened the Husky goal ® line. . LR A BRI Conklin told the County Medical|® more United States men were victims of motor- and automobiles last ye than of any dis e or ailment —— e — NAVY PLANE INCRASH; 2 FLIERS DEAD EL PASO, Tex., NOV 26—A Nnvall airplane crashed this u(t.emoon' shortly after the takeoff. Aviation cadet L. T. Rowe and machinists mate C. K. Wise, both of San Diego, Cal, were killed. cycles | I'm SHOPPING DAYS TILL V74 CHRISTMAS Wz