The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 23, 1939, Page 1

L3 B - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LI, NO. 8034. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1939. BIG NAVAL BILL GIVEN HOUSE 0.K. Measure for Appropria- tion of Over $48,000,000 Now Goes to Senate C(ONTROVERSIAL GUAM PROPOSAL IS OUT Important Stations Are fo Be Constructed in Alaska The v's propesals to spend $11,650,000 developing air bases al Kodiak and Sitka, Alaska, has received the approval of the House. The aunthorization is con in the Navy chore stal which the House has sed and sent to the Senate. Department plans te 750,000 for the Ko- diak air base ard $2,900,000 for the Sitka air base. Officials said the Kodiak base will provide many features of a major air station and perma- nent facilities will be establish- ed for training. The base will be provided to accommodate twoe Naval Squadrons. The Sitka air base will serve primarily as an intermediate station between centinental United States and Alaskan Peste. Permanent facilities will be provided however, for one Naval Patrol Squadron. BIG MEASURE PASSES WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. — The House has passed and sent to the Senate the $48,800,000 Naval Air Base bill after stripping it of the controversial proposal to establish | a base for Navy Scouting planes at Guam. Final passage of the measure, which is an integral part of lhe; President’s Emergency Defense Pro- | gram, came after the House con- | firmed it by a roll call vote of 205 | 0 168. | An earlier vote of elimination of | the $5,000,000 Guam project was | a standing vote, 368 to 4. The final vote came after three days of stormy debate. | The Guam elimination amend- | ment was made by Representative | Walter H. Sutphin, of New Jersey. | Representative Warren G. Maz-! nuson, of Washington, told the House if the United States backed ed bill pa Honeymoening in West bride; the former Mrs Paul Felix Warburg, internationally known New York banker, and his Muriel Constance Woodworth Ha widow of Frank C. Hart, are pictured as they recently arrived in Les Angeles on their honeymorn. They were married in New York. Hart was .. kiiled in the crash of a Los Angeles bound airliner. | ROOSEVELT FROWN IS NO CURB TO BIDS FOR COINS ° FOR MANY SPECIAL EVENTS 'WANTS CONGRESS T0 INVESTIGATE PALMER COLONY Ross Sheely Is Labeled as Dictator of Matan- uska Project Introduced by Representative Mc- ( i By PRESTON GROVER ‘} WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—In spite | |of President Roosevelt’s threat of veto, there is a new rush of demands for special coins to help promote |everything from peace to refurbish- ing St. Augustine, Fla f It is a slick system for helping finance local fairs and monuments. The government mints the money and sells it at face value exclu- sively to the local committee, which {in turn can market each coin at a | prefiium of 100 to 400 percent Lo; souvenir hunters. | Senator Adams of Colorado, chair- | man of a Senate coinage committee | charges that the local committee, down on improvements at Guam, | Cutcheon, by request, a memorial in|with plenty else to do, often enough L Japan would “herald it throughout |the House today asks a Congres-(is glad to sell the coinage rights to| cratic leader announces he plans the Far East as a great victory,” | sional investigation into the ad- {a dealer for a fat premium, cash in and this country “would be afraid | ministration of the Alaska Rural hand. Then, says Senator Adams, to dredge a harbor” for fear the |Rehabilitation Corporation at lhn;bvqins the real scalping. Japanese Government would pro- | test. | ————————— Matanuska Colony. | The blistering request follows in substance: he colonists of the Matanusk: Valley deeply appreciate the New % | S(ow WRE(KAGE | Deal's effort to rehabilitate them by | means of the colonization project; | they have a strong faith in the soil and climate of the valley, and a ]dpnp desire to make permanent and 'self-sum)m-ung homes. SEEN BY PILOT MENACES SHIPS .= Wreckage in the center of Peril|Corpdration js an organization that Straits near Todd was reported to|is unsympathetic toward the prob- |, the | the United States Coast Guard Cut»‘ lems ced by the colonists; ter Haida by AAT pilot Shell Sim-| manager, Ross L. Sheely, is not in mons early this afternoon, sympathy with New Deal polities; Believed to be a derelict scow|the government of the colonists in broken loose from a logging camp |the valley is dictatorial in form and the wreck hung half submerged in|un-American in principle. the water. According to radio ad- vices received by Russell Clithero operator of AAT station KANG, from Simmons, there is an unlit| lantern hanging from the suposed SCOW. No report of possible occupants has been received here. Advice from Haida officials state that the wreck, in its position in the center of Peril Straits about 5 miles from its junction with Chatham Straits, is a menace to navigation, |Since €nough money has been spent promoting the project to have - A ” Tahiti is about 3.400 miles from |&iVen each colonist an equivalent San Francisco. “The colonists have been placed entirely under the rule of the gen- eral manager, and after the expen- diture of millions of doHars of gov- ernment funds during three years, a good many of them are destitute and without funds properly to feed and clothe their children, -and are faced with the prospect of request- ing relief from the legislature. “Such a condition should not exist, |in (Continued on Page Five) The dealer goes after the coin | collectors. Smarties call them num- | Lx\m:l(l. There are 50,000 in the | country, and of these, says Adams, | ;ul least 10,000 will buy any Ameri- | can coin that comes out, since they | | wish to keep their collections com- | | plete. Often they are made to pay | through the nese, sometimes two or | three times, for occasionally the | special coin is issued in installments a year apart so the collectors have | to come to the speculator each time. The government is not shedding |any tears about the hard plight of numismatists but this business of | might damage public confidence in the currency. Already there are a dozen varieties of half-dollars in circulation. The rush for anniversary celebra- tions in the past several years has been so great that President Roose- velt put his foot down and sdid “no more of it.” But there they come | again, Senator Pepper of Florida asks| 12,000,000 50-cent pieces to aid in | the historical restoration of Saint| (Continued on Page Five) BUSINESS . TOLD NOT T0 WORRY Secrefary omasury Mor- genthau Discusses U. S Situation NEW TAXATION IS ‘ NOT CONTEMPLATED | Government and Industry | Now to Go Ahead Hand in Hand WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—-Secre- tary of Treasury Henry Morgen- thau today told business men they not only need not worry about new | taxes, but may hope for improve- | ment in present taxes to help busi- | | | | ness in expanding. Endorsing President Roosevelt's | statement that business men need not fear new xes, the Treasury head said: “I sincerely hope that Congress will take a careful look at | the tax laws to see if there are any | deterrents holding back business | and businessmen. Making rurtherl committments, I think.the business man of the country ought to feel | that the Administration wants him | to go ahead and take the normul; business risks and make money.” | Secretary Morgenthau said defin- | itely there would be no new tax | proposals except reenactment of | expiring ex taxes, although a possible measure to raise approxi- mately $200,000,000 for farm bene- fits was brought to his attention. RS AT, ONGRESS WILL SPEED PROGRAM FOR NEW LAWS Republicans Promise to Cooperate with Demo- | aats in All Plans WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Senator Charles L. McNary, of Oregon, Re- | publican leader, has offered to co-| operate in the Democratic efforts for early enactment of the legisla- tive program subsequent to prompt adjournment of Congress. Senator McNary said the Republli. | cans will offer no obstacles to speedy | consideration of measures which the | Administration the floor, Senator Alben W. Barkley, Demo- wishes to bring to to call a conference of Chairman of all major committees in an attempt to line up a program. -, — NEW ROUTE FOR INTERIOR R. R. IS PROTESTED Secrefary of Seward Cham- | ber Presents Case fo Seattle Officials Returning to Seward from Seattle, issuing special coins is an open in- | where he has been conducting ,»,,_"l_v concluded its annual meeting vitation to counterfeiters. Further, | terviews with various officials con- |Juneau, will return to their hom ‘the treasury fen‘rs‘ that a flock of | cerning the proposed elimination |in the Westward aboard the Ba odd looking coins floating about ,r Seward tidewater terminus of | anof. sailing today. the Alaska Railroad, E. R. Baum- gartner, Secretary of the Seward Chamber of Commerce, is aboard the Baranof. Substitution of Portage Bay as the Coast outlet for the Alaska Rail- road which has been teptatively proposed by Col. O. F. Ohlson, Gen- eral Manager, who is now in Wash- ington D. C., would, in Mr. Baum- gartner’s opinion, practically depo- pulate Seward. “One thousand people in the City jand taking testimony for presenta- | |tion at public hearings here """L‘,Wflshmgwn Day banquet at Lhe;he is recalled to Washington, will Food, and more food, is the only thought of the thousands of Catalonian refugees pouring over the French French border at Le Perthus. Left, a Spanish mother feeds her child from a bowl of food given them b; authorities. Right, a soldier who fled before the Insurgents, unshaven and haggard, gulps his UNAMERICAN - ACTIONS MAY BE UNEARTHED FRANCE NOT 10 GIVE UP Dies Committee fo Sendf ANY(OLONY Qut Investigators ‘ il Over Nation ‘Premier Daladier Will WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. me| Protect Empire from Dies Committee investigating un-| A" Aggression American activities, announced to-! day that it will soon send at least nine investigators to all parts of | papys pep. 23.—Premier Dalad- the Nation to assemble evidence of |jor solemnly declared that France subversive influence. protecting her Empire from ag- These aides will spend three Or |gresgion and “will never give away four months examining organiza- | ¢, threats of force or to blackmail- tion records and gathering e\'nlenveymg tactics.” Premier Daladier spoke at the | American Club. He was introduced by American Ambassador Bullitt, who stressed that the United States will not start war with any nation, | “We are not in the habit of start- |ing wars,” Ambassador Bullitt said. | The word starting is underscored in | the printed text. Premier Daladier saluted Presi- NOT (HANGED dent Roosevelt as “one of the guides - | of the world’s will to peace, who has | SEATTLE, Feb L. G. Win-|been given our PFrance so many igard, Alaska agent of the Bu- Proofs of his affectionate interest. reau of Fisheries, with hmulquar-‘[ g ters ab Juneau, said Joday mM"BIG (llpp[k summer. e REGULATIONS in the regulations sent out last{ week, refers only to the Prince | William Sound area, opening Lh(-r(‘; on that date, the same as last year. | | Other trolling regulations remain | Ium‘hungcd except this, that each | {season, prior to the opening of the | commereial fishing season, the | iname and number of each trolling | boat he furnished in writing to the }m)uing on April 15, as contained Pan American Ship Is on {local representative of the Bureau | |of Fisheries. e BOARD oF EDUMIION | HONOLULU, H. I. Feb. 23.—The MEMBERS HEAD HOMEQPan American'umnt Boeing clipper alighted here at 8:50 o'clock this Ter: al | acific Coast time, com- Two members of the Territorial | morning, Paci 3 | P o hich recent- | Pleting the first leg of a test flight Boérd QEARaR o0, wole in | to Hongkong from San Prancisco. s| The giant clipper made the flight _|of 2400 miles in 15 hours and 49 minutes. First Leg of Flight fo Hongkong, The two are Mrs. Margaret Har- | rais of Valdez and M. J. Walsh of Neme. e DeLEO IS TOWN commodations for 72 has on the and men and 11 observors. FORESTER DUE S The launch Forester is due in to- R. J. DeLeo and wife are aboard day from a routine cruise in the Ad- the Baranof for Cordova Where gy pivision. Aboard are Chari- he has been appointed agent or.PS G. Burdick, Forest Inspector, and the Alaska Steamship Company.|pg., Judge, Acting Ranger in Charge |During their stay in Juneau, they;of the Admiralty Division. visited with their daughter, Miss| i o il | Gretchen DelLeo, of the Territori-| pwenty-nine nations were on (Continued on page five) al Treasurer’s office. lthe Allied side in the World War. The clipper, with passenger ac-| present flight a crew of 12 officers| SEEKS RECALL OF AMBASSADOR FROM MEXICO ;Daniels Would Be Sum- moned Home to Make Explanations crat of New York, coupled sharp criticism ‘of the State Department with a legislative proposal asking that President Roosevelt recall Unit- ed States Ambassador Daniels from | Mexico so Congress may question |him on Mexican affairs. | Kennedy said the Ambassador, if |be asked to explain repeated viola- tions of American rights in Mexico. — e TERRITORIAL “CHAMBER OF C. ELECTION 0. D. Cocfi;a;r; Is Chosen New Presidenf - Rivers Praised for_ Services At the biennial meeting of the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce held yesterday after- noon, the following officers and Board of Managers were elected: Officers 0. D. Cochran, Nome, President; L. W. Kilburn, Douglas, 1st Vice- President; W. C. Arnold, Ketchikan, 2nd Vice-President; Leo Rogge, Fairbanks, 3rd Vice-President; H. R. VanderLeest, Juneau, Treasurer; Curtis G. Shattuck, Juneau, Execu- tive Secretary. Board of Managers Anchorage—E. R. Tarwater, D. W. Metzdorf, R. S. Bragaw; Cor- dova—J. H. Clawson, B. R. Dyson; Craig — (no nominations made); Douglas — L, W. Kilburn, Arne | Shudshift; Fairbanks—Leo Rogge, |A. Leslie Nerland, Frank Gordon. Juneau—Allen Shattuck, George W. Folta, Wellman Holbrook, Rev. J. A. Glasse. | Ketchikan—W, C. Arnold, Frank |Lioyd, N. R. Walker; Nome—A. Po- !let, Leroy Sullivan, Garnet Martin; Petérsburg—R. W. Johnson, F. D. | Kelly; Seldovia—Milo Hulburt; Seward—(no nominations made); |Sitka—Jack Conway, Clarence R. Rands; Skagway—F. J, Vandewall; (Co rn inued an"P‘n‘ge Eight) MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN alg STEAMERS ARE TO RESUME OPERATIONS House Approves Air Bases at Kodiak, Sitka Food— And Safety—Within French Border WILL SIGN AGREEMENT, LABOR CASE Alaska Steamship Com- pany, Maritime Unions Reach Seftlement ANOTHER BIG ISSUE ALSO COMES T0 END {Reported Four Lines An- nounce Signing, Mast- ers, Mates, Pilofs BULLETIN—SEATTLE, Feb. 23.—~The Alaska Steamship Com- pany and Maritime Unions have agreed to adjust jurisdiction over certain work at the West Seattle yards of the Company and thus make it possible to sign an agreement with the Metal Trades Council which ob- Jjected to the use of crew mem- bers of the ships to do certain repair work in the yard. The agreement with the Metal Trades Council will enable the Alaska Steamship Company to resume operations. BULLETIN—SEATTLE, Feb 23~—~Four Seattle-Alaska Steam- ship Companies today announc- ed signing a supplementary ag- reement with the Masters, Mates and Pilots adjusting' all griev~ ances, out of which grew the recent walkout of the licensed officers, WARSHIP IS WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Repre-! sentative Michael J. Kennedy, Demo- | LAUNCHED IN SOVIET NAVY Secrecy Shrouds What [s Hinted as Broad Naval : Building Program MOSCOW, Feb. 23.—The secret launching of a new fighting ship for the Soviet Navy was reported today by the Government press organ, Izvestia, in an edition com- memorating the 21st anniversary of the Red Army and Navy, It was not disclosed as to what the new warship’s name is, or its tonnage, or even where it was launched. The caption over the story mere~ ly said, “This is one of the first.” Referring to the new naval bu!ld- ing program outlined in the same edition, the Navy Commissar, M. P, Frinovsky, who predicted the Soviet Navy would become invincible, was quoted a saying, “We are construct- ing a large and powerful fleet to defend our country’s wealth and the peaceful labor citizens of the Soviet Union.” GREAT BRITAIN WILL FIGHT IF IT'S NECESSARY Prime Minister Chamber- lain Issues Warning During Address BLACKBURN, England, Feb. 23.— Prime Minister Chamberlain, in an address here, expressed hope that he will win Germany’s friendship with trade but gave a warning that Great Britain is strong enough to “maintain her rights and liberties against any who might be rash enough to attack them.”