The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 16, 1939, Page 1

14 Y S THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS VOL. LIIL., NO. 8028. ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939. Picke SPENCER TO LOAD CARGO, - WESTALASKA No Sefflement Befween Alaska §. S. Co. and Mefal Trades Union - NORTHLAND, TONGASS ARE ON WAY, JUNEAU ets MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS oot =i § PRICE TEN CENTS Coast Guarder Will Carry 300 Tons of Freight ° and Mail on Trip BULLETIN— TTLE, Feb.. 16.—The Metal Trades Coun- cil withdreaw pickets from the Alaska Steamship Company’s pier this afternoon. Officials of the steamship company imme- diately announced the steamer Baranof will sail Sunday for Southeast and Southwest Al- aska ports with passengers, mail and perishable foods. SEATTLE, Feb. 16.—Coast Guard cutter John C. Spencer is sailing tomorrow afternoon with an emergency cargo of fresh food and mail for South- west Alaska, now cut off from Seaitle, due to picketing of Al- aska Steamship Company ves- sels by the Metal Trade Coun- cil. The loading , of the cutter with 300 tons of groceries, meats and other supplies for Cordova, Valdez, Seward and Kodiak, started this forenoon. The Coast Guard decided on the trip when it appeared there is no immediately settlement in sight in the dispute between the Alaska Steamship Company and the Metal Trades Council. The Northland sailed for Ju- neau and wayports at 2:15 o'- clock yesterday afternoon and the Tongass sailed for South- east Alaska ports this morning. The Metal Trades Council is picketing the Alaska Steamship Company, demanding pay be- cause of being “locked out,” as they claim, from the West Se- attle Plant of the Company when the Masters, Mates and Filots walked off Alacka steam- ers and the plant was closed. — NETTAX ON GOLD GIVEN BOOST HERE Much Inforrfifion on Min-| ing Industry Gleaned at Open Hearing Legislators panned out a wealth of information on the mining in- dusiry at a public hearing on the subject of gold taxes held last night in the House chambers. Before Representatives, Senators and a crowded gallery, a parade of mining operators, employees, Legis- lators and other citizens testified as to the cost and profit of present operations and the effect of taxa- tion on the industry. Statements made at the hearing included the following, which are representative of the views express- ed: “Gold mining is an industry.” Centinuity of Mining Investment “To a very large extent capital engaged in mining continues therein, and part at least of the profits of one mine are used to develop and equip others.” “There must be some chance of the return of the money invested with profit or it will not be re-in- vested.” “The increase in the price of gold " (Continued on Page Twc) % #ireman Tad Poloyn rescues “Sad Eyes” from a flame-swept Chieago | Morganthau, Cralg, and Secretary of | from which twelve families, including many small apartment building, Rescuing Man’ s B est Friend 3 o - s ah childven, were carried to safety. The dog took it all as a matter of course STILL TR | | J | roundings as ornate and costly asigg(ion_ | | Herr Hitler's new palace, a group of * BE LANDED ~ ONHAINAN Japanese Serve Nofice of New Blockade Move- | Shipping Warned | | | | : SHANGHAT, Feb. 16.—Japanese | authorities have served notice they | intend to land troops on Hainan | Island, 200 miles down the coast | from Shanghai, late tomorrow in a | new move to tighten the coast block- | ade. | The Japanese authorities have v‘wamed all foreign shipping to “stand |clear” of a 30-mile zone in Tai- | chow Bay where the important port n located. SCHWELLENBACH "FOR HIGH COURT 15 RUMORED NOW ‘Washington State Senator | Slafed fo Succeed Brandeis WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Repre- 'sentative Martin F. Smith, of the| State of Washington, said today | |he had been “reliably informed by | Department of Justic officials,” tha',| President Roosevelt will nominate | United States Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach, of Washington| |State, to succeed Louis D. Bran- | deis, who has resigned as Associate | | Justice of the Supreme Court of| the United States. Senator Schwellenbach is a friend of Alaska. | ————— H Automobile owners paid $29,122,- | 420 in taxes~in Florida during the | fiscal year of 1938. | brave tugboat captain hooked onto RYING TO END ' "WAR-BEFORE-THE-WAR' ~ ISSUES WITH GERMANS WASHINGTON, Feb. 16—In sur- | Americans and Germans are trying | still to end the “war-before-the- war.” | The war with Germany officially | ended in the early twenties, when we signed the peace treaty. But the war-before-the-war never has been settled. It dates from the years be- fore we entered the World War, when every major accident was at- tributed to German spies. It is a tempting case for American claim- ants for they are sure of their pay— in cash—if they win. The money, some $26,000,000, is in the Treas- ury, the receipts from sale of Ger- man patents and property seized here during the war. On a hot July night in 1916 flames suddenly blazed up on a barge loaded with TNT near New Jersey's Black Tom peninsula, that juts into New York Harbor. It was at a terminal of the Lehigh Val- ley Railroad, the present principal claimant. There were several other barges and some railroad cars there loaded with high explosives awaiting shipment to England. TWO FOR $25,000,000 For two hours, into the early morning, the fire burned. It spread to other powder-laden barges. A two of them and towed them out to sea where they burned without ex- ploding. Another barge floated | toward Ellis Island, sending immi- grants and officials into a panic. It also burned without exploding. But one barge near Black Tom let go. The blast sent a baby into| fatal convulsions three miles away. A million dollars worth of plate glass was blown out of downtown New York windows. The Statue of Liberty was pock - marked. Strangely enough, most New York- ers were off the streets then—it was around 2 a.m. Otherwise there! might have been a staggering loss of life. Barely a half dozen were killed. Six months later, in the midst of a January cold spell, fire started in the huge shell-making plant of the Canadian Car and Foundry | Company at Kingsland, across the harbor from New York. In a trice the plant was a battlefield. Millions of dollars worth of shells being man- | Senafe Finds " Army Officer }Mililary?flnmiflee Re- | veals France Sold Planes | ‘Over Army Objection 'PRESIDENT DISAGREES " CHIEF MALIN (RAIG ‘Army Staff Head Says Plan Will Endanger U. S. De- fense Program Work WASHINGTON, Fep. 16.—Mem- bers of the Senate Military Com- mittee today disclosed they had re- ceived testimony that President| Roosevelt overrode the specific ob- ijecnons of Gen. Malin Craig, Chief | of Staff in the Army, in permitting | France to buy 100 American made bombing planes of the latest type. Secretary of Treasury Morenthau told the Committee that Senator | Warren R. Austin, of Vermont said the President went over Craig's ob- | | jections after a conference with avy Swanson, Gen. Craig objected, Senator Aus- | tin said in testimony disclosed to-| |day, that if the French are to be | permitted to buy planes being pro-| |duced for the U. 8. Army use, this| | might interfere with the Army’s procurement of the necessary planes | |in time to meet requirements under | the Administration’s new defense | program. | The planes sold France are of the type which recently crashed in Cal-| ifornia, publicity following the wreck; revealing the presence of a French inr Ministery representative aboard | | the ill fated craft, touching off the | Senate Military Committee investi- | N J.P. MacDONALD, PIONEER MINE MANAGER, DIES Former Superintendent at Treadwell Passes Away in Pasadena, Cal. PASADENA, Cal., Feb. 16.—Joseph P. MacDonald, 83, pioneer mine manager of the west, is dead here. MacDonald managed the famous Treadwell mine on Douglas Island, Alaska, for several years. MacDonald was known as a crack shot withthepistol and is credited with holding off single-handed a group of revolutionists at the mine he managed in the State of Guanajuato, | Mexico. MacDonald also held his own at a mine near Gem, Idaho, during the Coeur D’Alene riots. REARMAMENT PLANS OF U. §. ARE ATTACKED Hifler's Newspaper Makes| Sharp Comment on Defense Moves BERLIN, Feb. 16.—A sharp attack on the United States rearmament policy and its help with war mat- erials for European countries, is made by Hitler’'s newspaper Voel- kischer Beobachter. All newspapers in Berlin today displayed prominently on the front pages Great Britain's new arma- ment plans, —————— Atchison, Kansas, claims the first plant established in the United Stat- es for the manufacture of alcohol Vlsl;in(; of Guam—Sore S[;ot in the Pacific The little island of Guam has sprung into the spotlight as result of a proposal to fortify it. Because the island’s neighl Guam would make a neat jumping off place for U. S. bombers, bors are a group of Japanese mandated unfortified isles, and because, according to Tokyo, Japan has protested loudly against the pro- posed fortification. Top, is a view of the harbor and the tiny settlement. Below, left, is sign that greets all travelers. Below right, passengers disembark from a Pan-American clipper, enroute to the Orient. CHAMBER ASKS | REVISION OF 6OLD SURVEY Memorial for New Bulle- fins and Maps Sent to Geological Survey Revision of United States Geo- logical Survey bulletins and maps of the Juneau Gold Belt region is| asked in a memorial passed yester- day by the Juneau Chamber of| Commerce. ¢ Directed to the Director and the Chief of Alaska Division, United States Geological Survey, the mem- orial adopted is as follows: “Your Memorialist, the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Juneau, Alaska, respectfully represents: “That Juneau is the central point of operations of one of the most | active lode mining regions of the Territory of Alaska and regularly leads in the number of men em- ployed in the industry and the value of the output; Worthy Of Study “That great sections of this re- gion have 'been shown by past stud- ies of the Geological Survey, and by the work of prospectors and miners, to be so well mineralized as to be worthy of greater study, explora- tion and prospecting; “That bulletins Nos. 287 and 460, covering the Juneau Gold Belt of Alaska, including a reconnaisance of Admiralty Island and the geo- logy of the Berners Bay Region of Alyaska, respectively, are out of print and no longer available; and that bulletinn No. 502, concerning the Eagle River section of Alaska, though still available, is not up to date; that the reasons hereinafter point- ed out make it highly desirable that there be a re-examination of the text and republication of said bul- lettns in the light of subsequent development, and that the addition- al data now available be included therein; and that the map illus- trative thereof be brought up to date. ¥ Tunnels, Roads Available “That since these bulletins and this map were prepared, many thou- | sands of feet of tunnel have been | constructed throughout the mineral belt, and are now available for use in intensive underground studies, | numerous prospects have been lo-| cated and tested, and valuable data (Continued on Page Five) to be used as motor fuel. (Continued on Page Six) New World, New Europe Is Planned Cardinals in Choosing New Pope Warned fo Make Careful Selection VATICAN CITY, Feb. 16.—Hitler’s Ambassador today informed the Cardinals that the new Pope they choose will play an important part in the development of a New World. Ambassador Diego von Bergen spoke when he led the Diplomatic Corps, of which he is Dean, to call upon the Cardinals in formal pres- entation of condolences at the death |of Pope Pius XI. The Ambassador expressed the hope that the new World he men- tioned would be built peacefully or the “ruins of the past.” He reminded the Cardinals of their responsibility in naming a Pontiff who will guide humanity through a “tempestuous fearful anxiety.” Foreign circles noted the similarity between the Ambassador’s reference to a New Work and a New Europe which Hitler and Mussolini have repeatedly asserted must be created. B BN € s Pafterson (tfilirmed Alaska Territorial Senafor fo Be U. S. Marshal of Third_Division WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, — The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Alaska Ter- ritorial Senator James Patter- son, of Valdez, to be United States Marshal of the Third Judicial Division of Alaska. ey GANTY FROM SITKA Prosper Ganty, Sitka business man, arrived on the Estebeth and |1s at the Gastineau. He intends to go to Skagway to visit his parents before returning home. 'HAIDA REPORTS NO TRACE FROM MISSING PLANE Cutter Anchors in Road- stead After Four Days of Searching Work Sodden skies and zero visibility again prevented Navy bombers from flying today from Sitka to the Grand Island area for a formation search for the missing Lon Cope seaplane and its five passengers. The Coast Guara cutter Haida spent the night in Juneau’s harbor last night at anchor, ready to get under way again this morning to continue the search that has already taken the cutter and many small boats back and forth over miles of beach in a so far futile search for evidence of the missing plane’s fate. With beaches combed on foot and with field glasses the search is nar- Yowing down to the high country back of Point Arden, where low hanging clouds have so far pre- vented searching aviators from fly- Radio Log Here A. B. Hayes, Marine Airways Man- ager who had been on the radio recelving set here Sunday when Cope was flying in with his pas- sengers, brought the radio log book back to town last night, returning on the Haida after three and a half days of search. The log revealed that ‘Cope had experienced no trouble on his flight north, He had been flying up the windward shore of Glass Peninsula, catching the “updraft,” and report- ing “passing Twin Points,” “opposite Taku Harbor,” “opposite Grand Island,” and then no more. When the Haida arrived in the locality a few hours after Cope last reported to Juneau, a 55-mile Taku wind was blasting out of Taku Inlet, sweeping directly on to Point Arden and then down the shore- line, past Grand Island, creating a possible icing area for planes, a mile wide. Heavy Seas Running Heavy seas were runing, and the Halda and the Princess Norah, bat- tling.the seas, became heavily iced down, far up their masts, { All during that first night, the | Haida and the Canadian steamer, patrolled beaches with carbon arc “(Continued on Page ight) | re Called Off, Baranof Sails Sunday ONLY MINOR CHANGES FOR NEXT SEASON 'Commercial Fish ing for Herring Is Prohibited in Cerfain Areas FISH TRAPS ARETO REMAIN, FOR STUDY {Opening Dfilfor Taking Salmon Delayed Ten Days Soge_ Sections WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The Bureau of Fisheries an- nounces fishing regulations for Alaska will be renewed and: there are no major changes from last year's rules. The Bureau officials said minor changes include that the ‘opening date for commercial fishing will be delayed ten days in the Prince William Sound area, Eastern area, Clarence Strait, south of Prince of Wales Island, and Southern Districts of the Southeast area. Salmon fishing will open three days carlier in the Resurrcction Bay area. A Jarger take will be permit- ted of razor elams in-the Prince William Sound, Copper River, and Bering River areas. Regulations tighten take of soft shell crabs in the Prince William Sound and Copper River areas. Commercial fishing for hers ring, except for bait, is pro- hibited along the south coast of Baranof Island from Red Fish Bay to Cape Port Arm. strong. Daily possession of the: Kenal Peninsula reduced from 20 to 10 F It PRESIDENT 10 REVIEW MANEUVERS \Roosevelt I.e—a;ing Tonight fo Spend Two Weeks on Caribbean WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, — Presi~ dent Roosevelt has cleared up press- ing Government business so he ean spend the next two weeks aboard a United States cruiser in the Care ibbean Sea. The President will leave late to- night by a special train for Key West, Florida, where he will board the cruiser Houston Saturday and g0 to witness past of the fleet maneuvers. ‘World attention is now focused on the fleet maneuvers designed to test the Atlantic defenses of the Pana= ma Canal. v The President’s physician said ‘the voyage will help the President to rid himself completely of his week-old attack of the grippe ———— ARMY PRIVATE KILLED, CRASH BLOOMSDALE, Mo, Feb. 16. — Army Private Francis E. George, of Madison, Wis., was killed and Lieut. Isidor Paredes. pilot, was seriously injued, when 4n Army combat plane crashed into a clump of bushes.