The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 26, 1939, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE - “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME" [ e VOL. LIII, NO. 8088. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNES! >\\. APRIL 26, ‘)3*) PRICE TEN CENTS HITLER SNUBS Union Votes FISHERMEN BALLOTON PROPOSALS Salmon Packers Submit Agreement for Fishing in This Section of North WAGES T0 BE SAME AS TWO YEARS AGO Business A_g?nt Predicts Men Will Accept-Addi- tional Benefits Also 'LE, April 26—The Al- aska Fishermen’s Union will vote tonight on an agreement submitted by the salmon pack- crs for the fishing season in Southeast Alaska. William Hecker, Bus| ent for the Union, agreement would establish the wage scale of two years ago and also grant add Hecker predicted the ment will be accepted. BELLINGHAM REJECTION BELLINGHAM, Wash. April 26.— V. O. Navea, Business Agent for the Cannery Workers local, announces rejection of the wage and working proposal of the Pacific American Pisheries. Navea said the union was offered a basis of 1937 pay and 1938 work- ing conditions but the union coun- tered proposing conditions equal- ling those obtained by the San Fran- cisco machinists, The I 1 union has also rejected the Alaska Salmon Packers wage proposal, which is on a monthly basis, and nxkxm, for a seasonal rate, -ee WarPlanes Confracted For Army President Slgns Big Ap- | propriation Bill-Action Follows Quickly ‘ WASHINGTON, April 26. — The War Department has contracted for war planes costing more than $50,- 000,000. The announcement was made im- mediately after President Roosevelt signed the $549,000,000 War Depart- ment appropriation bill which makes effective the Army Air Corps ex- pansion by several thousand planes. A tant Secretary of War Louis Johnson has signed the war plane contracts with five airplane manufacturers and also additional contracts with makers of engines and equipment i JAPAN FISHING SHIP TO VISIT PRIBILOF ISLES Hakuyo Maru fo Be in Al- aska Waters from July 1210 18 The training ship Hakuyo Maru of the Tokyo Fishing Institute will make its annual visit to St. Paul Island July 12 and 13, (wv John Japan 1s one of the four treaty powers having an interest in the seals which summer on the Pribilof Islands, of which St. Paul is one. The Hakuyo Maru will proceed to Dutch Harbor for a visit from| July 14 to 18, BRITISH PEACE E VoY ka omght S.E. Alas cale | D j Deanna Durbin m Love? Deanna Durbin, young screen star, dances with Vaughn Paul, an assist- ant director, at a Hollywood cafe. Despite denials by the girl's mother, reports persisted of a romance between the couple. SNATCH RACKET REVEALED; HOME OF BING CROSBY IN LOS ANGELES UNDER GUARD LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 26 Bing Crosby's home is guarded fol- lowing threat to kidnap one of his children Crosby had nothing to stating the FBI pledged him to recy but studio officials said the San Fran- cisco police were tipped by drunks, discgssing a Hollywood “Snatch Racket” by naming a Crosby child | as the first victim. It is also revealed that Crosby | received a threatening letter last week \xmrh was disposed of in a “routine” mammr POSSES HUNIING DOUBLE KILLER IN IDAHO HILLS Masked Gunmén Surpris- ed in Burglary, Shoofs Two in Chests SAND POINT, Idaho, April 26.— | Sheriff's officers pressed a search !in north Idaho today for a youthful double killer after he had taken a second victim in a shooting affray outside of a roadhouse. James McFall, wound in the chest, victim number '(\\o and James Turpin, about 30, ‘vm\ killed outright at 11 o'clock last | night with a bullet also in the chest.| * | Sheriff Watren said the two were :::oie,': slcquorftviEu’h;:m}?l: | killed as they wrestled with a mask- nation where, ponders Polish {ed gunman after they had driven Ambassador Edward Raczynski |UP with two woman companions be- as he walks in London, remem- | fore the Nitas Club, a mile out of bering Britain’s aid. town, and found the gunman pound- ing out a gld>~ in a locked door. i REINDEER BILL ‘!REORGANIZATION IS IN DISPUTE | PROPOSAL GIVEN IN CONFEREN(H FIRST BLOCKING Joint Commmee Cann oi Resolution of General Dis-| Agree — Measure to Go Back to Both Houses Infroduced WASHINGTON, April 26. — The, WASHINGTON, April 26.—Repre- Senate and House committees to sentative John Taber, Republican adjust the differences in the Interior |of New York, has taken the Tirst Department Supply Bill cannot! step toward blocking President agree on the appropriation to re-|Roosevelt’s reorganization plan. store Alaska reindeer to Eskimo and| Representative Taber today of- Indian ownership. \rm ed a resolution of general disap- It has been decided to submit the ' Proval of the bureau and department issue back to the Senate and House. | reorganization scheme, 1 approval of Plan Is 8 23, died of a bullet frnm {tlantic to l’m'ifir AR RA'DING ; Fleet Heads Back ALONG SOUTH CHINA COAST Section South of Shanghait Shelled by Japanese | War Craft FOOCHOW BOMBED IN DAYLIGHT; MANY DIE. Chinese Forts af Mouth of Wu River Under Al- tack from Warships SHANGHAI Annl aircraft have subjecte Coast south of Shang tensified bombings, inclt a dog raid on Foochow in which 25 bombs are estimated to have killed at least 40 persons and injured fully 100. | Farther north, Japanese airmen attacked Wenchow in southeastern Chekiang Province, gateway to the Chinese foreign trade, which the Japanese for some reason had not attempted to blockade. Chinese forts at the mouth of the Wu River, on which Wenchow situated, have also been shelled Japanese warships. Chinese guerillas are reported to have killed 200 Japanese on Quemoy Island. Japanese forces are said to have killed 900 Chinese and captured 300 | in occupation of the area sur- rounding the Lushan Mountains. eee To Refire "Overage’ Officers & Secrefary of War Wood- ring Laying Plans to Ask for Legislation WASHINGTON, April 26.—Secre- tary of War Henry H. Wooddring announced today that he will ask | Congress for legislation designed to eventually remove from the active Army rolls all “overage” officers | from captains to brigadier-generals - SToCcK QUOTATIONS NEW YORAK, April 26, — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau min stock today is 7%, American C: 712, American Power and Light 4%, Anaconda 23%, Bethlehem Steel 55%, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright General Motors 41%, International | Harvester 54%, Kennecott 31%, New York Central 14, Northern Pacific 8'4, United States Steel 4674, Pound $4.68. 26.—Japanese the China with in- ; “battlewagons” are shown 01 the high seas off the Virginia Capes as the main the Pacific. This picture, made from a plane, the Panama Canal in compliance with the sudden Four of the Navy's big body of the United States Fieet left Virginia waters for leading ships on the first five-day lap t order of the shows the Navy. Monster Military Parade Staged for Hitler is by A monster military review was staged in Berlin in honor of Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday, It took four and one-half hours for the units to pass the Chancellor’s reviewing stand, and. was described as Berlin's biggest. The display of armed might obviously was intended to impress a nervous world of the vastness of Nazi preparcdn These big guns (above), were (he features of the parade, being new types of long range_air defense artillery. This picture was radio:d from Berlin (o New York. MONEYLESS ROVING FARMERS NAVY WiLL Ak ARE HOUSED IN CIRCUS TENTS. " hia b " NEW AIR BASES GUNMAN TRAILED DOW, | The following are today Jones averages: industrials irails 25.78, utilities 22.15, FRANK JAMES IS SENTENCED 70 13 MONTHS, PRISON Former Posfigsier at Kla- wock Pleads Guilty | fo Embezzlement | KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 26 | Prank James, former Postmaster at Klawock, who pleaded guilty to em- bezzlcint of $145 of postal funds, has been sentenced to 13 months in the McNeil Island Penitentiary by Federal Judge George F. Alexander. { JONES AVERAGES Dow 128.56, The bases Alaska, at ed h once — o WELCOMING BELLS SYDNEY, N. . W.—Chimes of a carillon soon may welcome ships entering Sydney harbor. W, H. Nolan, Sydney dentist, left the resi- due of his estate to erect the carillon | at the harbor entrance This is the second of two ar- BY BLOOD; JAILED Y : e Now Needed {man who moves the big circus tent . Bobat, alias Jim O'Nelll, of South |Sessed farmer. Navy Department is expected to of hlood police found at the scene | Greary in almost all other respects.|jowing President Roosevelts signing van, owner of.a liquor store, Bobst | families, mostly in @alifomia, fol- | 4 Sitka and Kodiak in Police sald Bobst confe: A | they move on to the carrot field PRESIDENT WILL ACT beries in Stockton, | job may last only a few days f0r|(hap he will ask Congress to make To most of them it s a far de-|" In addition to asking for cash im- humble as they may have been. For | {}ority to enter contracts aggregat- ball games played this afternoon living under conditions the National League F American League OPERATE CIRCUS STYLE tickes o America's reat soring | President Signs Measure moving problem. BU’ Appropriafion IS By PRESTON GROVER ) 3 | WASHINGTON, April 26. — The SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 26. T An 18-year-old .”ummn.] Robert | has come to the aid of the dispos-| ~WASHINGTON, April 26. — The Dakota, was held by police recently It is one of the few bright novel- jmmediately ask Congress for $68,- atter e hmd been traited by drops | es in & migrancy problem drab and | o000 for new naval air bases fol- P e e | It came about this way. There bill. Shot 1n the ankle by W. E. Sulli- | 3¢ 50,000 to 15000 roving farm measure includes sums for was _frailed fo 8 theater where he|loWing the crops.” They stop a few waé fotmd hiding | days to cut and crate lettuce. Ther ing up Sullivan twice a | then to hoeing potatoes, and to the WASHINGTON, April 26.—Presi- month 8go, and also admitted rob- | harvest of figs and oranges. Fach|deny Roosevelt said this afternoon AT S the majority of the 250,000 to 300.- | ayajlable immediately the sum of BASEBA[[ IODAY 000 men, women and children 1,261,000 to start the program. | parture from the farm homes they | mediately, the President will {1ost in the drought and dust bowl.|yequest that the Navy be given au- The following are scores of base- months on end they have lived on | jne §65000,000. in the Major Leagues as sived | ditch banks, drinking ditch water -lup to 2:30 o'clock this afternoon: arm Security Administration de Chicago 3; Pittsburgh 1. cribes as miserable almost heyonc St. Louis 1; Cincinnati 0. belief. Chicago Cleveland 1. But the old eircus technique St. Louis 6; Detroit 7, (Continued on Page Three) ha also 'AMBASSADOR IS GREETED BY OFFICE BOY Henderson Gels Only Sub- ordinate with Cham- berlain Message CHANCELLOR R RECEIVES YUGOSLAVIAN INSTEAD | Der Fuerher’s Friday Talk Completed-Will Be Given as Planned | BERLIN, April 26. — Sir Neville | Henderson, Great Britain’s Ambas- «.\dor to Germany, after waiting for | two days, has succeeded in convey- hnu.. to Chancellor Hitler a message | brought from British Prime Minis- | ter Chamberlain regarding British motives in introducing peacetime conscription. | The Ambassador, however, had to content himself with seeing Baron Von Weizsaecker, Secretary of State in the Foreign Office, instead of with Foreign Minister Von Ribben- trop with whom he desired to talk, or even Hitler, At the same time as the British envoy was received by the Nazi subordinate, Hitler himself was welcoming Foreign Minister Ginca Markovich, from Yugoslavia, which nation has pledged loyal coopera- tion to the Rome-Berlin axis. Baron Von Weizsaecker made it plain that regardless of the con- tents of the British message, which | was not made public, Hitler'’s speech |on Friday, replying to President Roosevelt's peace overtures, has ‘becn completed, and nothing that Chamberlain might have to tell Hit- ler will change the Chancellor's statement or attitude. BRITAIN T0 MUSTER BIG 'BABY ARMY’ Compulsoryfiitary Train- | ing Slaed for Young- sters of 20 and 21 LONDON, April 26, — Premier Chamberlain today announced to | Parliament in a statement carefully timed to precede Hitler's Berlin ad- dress scheduled for Friday, that | around 310,000 men aged 20 and 21, {will be compelled to take annual | training for the British Army. | Premier Chamberlain announced that the first contingent of Great Britain’s “World War” babies will train six months and then be given the choice of entering the Terri- torial Army. ‘This conscrlpuan “will impress the world,” Chamberlain said, of the British Nation’s determination domination. Earlier, during questioning, Pre- mier Chamberlain said Great Brit- ain is ready to discuss a “general | settlement” with the German Gov= ernment. if Parliament is satisfied that such a discussion will be “wel- come and likely to have useful re- sults.” The Premier told questioners that his Government is ready to par- ticipate in any world conference, al- though specific invitation has not been received from President Roose= velt, AMUNDSEN, HOLDEN BOTH MAKE TRIPS Both Marine Awrways pilots had a workout today on the Juneau-Tul= sequah. run, Pilot- Amundsen started the day with a freight trip to the mine. This afternoon, Pilot Holden flew Mr, and Mrs. David Sharpstone Richard Holmes to the mine, and ° to resist any attempt at European . |