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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LIV., NO. 8189. jUNEAU ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1939. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN GENTS WAR THREAT SENDS ROOSEVELT HOME * * * Ld - * - * * * * * - * * * * * » » * ( Hitler Makes His Final Proposal to Poland BRIDGES REJECTS PROPOSAL Turns Down Suggestion of Association in Pres- ent Deadlock DOES NOT WANT DEAN MORSE T0 OFFICIATE Sends Letter Asking for Ef-| forts fo Negotiate New Confract SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug 23.— Harry Bridges, CIO labor leader on the Pacific Coast and head of the Longshoremen, has rejected the of- fer of the Waterfront Employers Association to submit all proposals for revision of longshore contracts to Dean Wayne Morse, of the Ore- gon Law School. Bridges has written to the asso- | ciation officials as follows: “We again propose that a sincere and determined effort be made to negoliflte a new agreement for next | year.” Yesterday the association propos- 1 ed that the deadlock over the 1940 | longshore contracts be submitted for arbitation to Dean Morse, of Port-| land. ‘The association offered a series of amendments to the present contract, | including the eight-hour day, and | straight pay, also hiring hall changes. The association suggested that’ Dean Morris decide the virtues of the case from their standpoint, also those of the longshoremen’s de-| mands, including a shorter hour | work day and increase in pay. * The suggestion of the association | came after the Maritime Federation | appealed to President Roosevelt to | intervene in the deadlock which has | developed when the federation said | the employers refused to consider Streamlined Plus! - SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS = Be auty Crown AND TERRITORY OF ALASKA; “ MUCH AID GIVEN NORTHLAND By J. J. ECKLES Secretary to Delegate Dimond 12. —| “Con- | | WASHINGTON, August | (Special Correspondence) - gress and the Administration have given sympathetic treatment to the needs of the Territory of Alaska dur- ing the session just adjourned,” Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said in discussing legislation enacted with respect to the Territory and the plans and work of the several Gov- ernment départments functioning in ! Alaska since the first of the year. He pointed out that nine of the bills which he introduced in the | House which are of general interest |and benefit to residents of Alaska | were enacted, or passed both Houses ‘nf Congress and are now awaiting only the signature of the President to make them law. “This is clear evi- dence that T have continued to have the understanding cooperation of | my colleagues in the House and the | Members of the Senate in advanc- |ing legislation for Alaska. Without that kind of cooperation these bilhl would not have been passed,” he| | continued. Moy, Goxdom Kiaitley | Among the bills passed, the Dele- | gate outlined their purposes as fol- Featuring the newest thing ir lows: streamlined bathing suits, Mrs Gordon Hanley of Philadelphia | Boat Service romps on the sands at Cape May, | On approval of the bill by the N. J. How do you like her suit, | presigent to provide adequate pas- gflls? | senger and freight transportation service, as well as mail delivery, |from Seward to points on Kodiak Island, the Alaska Peninsula, and | westward to Unalaska and Umnak |Island, and then to Bristol Bay ‘points and north to Goodnews Bay, Postmaster General was given auLhonty to contract for steamship jor other powerboat service on the rnute for four-year periods, specify- mg that the contractor use in the - servnce a “safe and seaworthy” boat “sufficient size to provide ade- ‘quabe space for mail, passengers, and fre I(KES APPROVES FISHERIES LAB AT KETCHIKAN Bureau fo Siudy Possibil-| ities of Placing Indusfry | quste s» on Year round Basls i Under previous law the specifica- | tions could only call for a vessel | that was suitable to safely carry the mails. As a result it was necessary to award the contract to a bidder WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Secre- tary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes | | lands any changes in the present contract today approved the $70,000 Bureau expiring September 30. | of Fisheries experimental laboratory | —_————— at Ketchikan and said the experts | whose boat was not licensed for transportation of passengers and freight, and who has indicated that it would not be economically feasible for him to license it under the safety-at-sea requirements for a Sale of Timber, Minerals Approval of Delegate Dimond’ bill to authorize the sale of tim. ber and minerals on Alaska school | now the Secretary of the Interior lands under the mining laws . of the United States and to sell tim ber on such lands, the proceeds from such leases or sales to be set apart as “permanent funds” in the Territorial treasury, “to be ed and the income expended” for the public schools of the Territory and for the University of Alaska. Sections numbered 16 and 36 in each township in Alaska are by law reserved for the support of the public schools, and sections num- bered 33 in the townships in the Tanana Valley are similarly re- served for the use of the agricul- tural college and school of mines in the University of Alaska. Title to these reserved lands remains in the Federal Government until the permits to dispose of such | { | | invest- | Territory is admitted as a State, | and urgder previous law neither the Territory nor the Government could dispose of minerals in these reserved sections, nor had the Ter- ritory authority to sell the timber on its school lands. Under the law as now amended it is probable that some present benefits for edu- cational purposes may be had from these lands. Public Law No. 314, 76th Congress. Postmasters as Notaries Legislation introduced by gate Dimond to authorize postmas- ters in Alaska to act as notaries public in administering oaths and affirmations is expected to go far in aiding those who live in isolated places of documents, license applications, and other papers for which an oath or affirmation is required. This law authorizes and directs postmasters within the Territory of Alaska to “administer oaths and affirmations and to take acknowledgements, and to make and execute certificates thereof, and to perform all other functions of a notary public within | said Territory, whenever an oath, | affirmation, or acknowledgement or a certificate thereof is authorized, permitted, or required by any Act or Acts of Congress.” Except as otherwise required by Act of Congress, postmasters are Trenton and destroyers Jacob, Jones\ Dele- | in obtaining authentication | ( { Ruth Willock . ‘When. “MI88 America” is selected at Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 5-10, Ruth Willock of P)M.shurgh will carry the banner of Pennsylvania in the finals. Miss Willock has been selected “Miss Pennsyl- vania.” She was “Miss Western | Pennsylvania” last year and was | an entry in the contest. U.S.-EUROPEAN NAVY LOADING WITH SUPPLIES American Vessels Await, | Emergency Orders- Camouflages Used | | | | MARSEILLE, France, Aug. 23— The little European Squadron of the | United States Navy, the cruiser Iw would study the possibilities of plac- | Bri'on’s Aulo |ing the $40,000000 Alaskan fishery Travelsal 6 i | industry on a year-round basis. | Cobb Is First Man fo Go So Fast-New Record 368.85 M. P. H. BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, Utah, Aug. 23.—In two sizzling runs today, John R. Cobb achieved his ambition of being the first man to drive an auto- mobile at six miles a minute. He set a new record of 368.85 miles per hour and eclipsed by more than ten miles an hour, Captain George Eyston’s record of 357.05 miles established this | year. l StoCcK QUOTATIONS ] NEW YORK, Aug. 23. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 7%, American Can 94| American Power and Light 4%,| Anaconda 227%, Bethlehem Steel 53%, Curtiss Wright 4%, General| Motors 42%, International Harves-| ter 49%, Kennecott 32%, New York| Central 12%, Northern Pacific 7%, | United States Steel 43%, Pound| $467%. ) | DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 131.82, rails 25.31, utilities 24, The sum of $50,000 has been pro- | vided by the Public Works Admin- istration and $20,000 by the Alaskan Legislature. The Seattle Bureau of Fisheries office has been instructed to com- | plete details of the arrangement and | select a site. —————————— CALLS FOR PEACE BRUSSELS, Aug. 23.—King Leo- i pold, of the Belgians, speaking )n‘ the name of the small neutral na-l tions, tonight issued an appeal to! the world for peace. King Leopold declared that the| worst can sml be nvolded RAINS JUST PAIN TO WATER WORKS MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 23. — The farmers may rejoice over the cur- | rent rainy summer, but it is only a | pain-in-the-cash register for the water department. It figures to lose | about $100,000 because water users aren’t sprinkling their lawns as much as usual. ———————— DUDLEY IS BACK George Dudley, former Juneau taxi driver who went south about eight months ago, returned today aboard the Northland. He was ac- companied by his wife, a former nurse in St. Ann's Hospital. Dudleys plan to remain here per- manently. 7 .- — MacKINNONS RETURN Mrs. J. S. MacKinnon and J. S. MacKinnon, Jr., returned today on the Northland after a three months’ stay in the south, - authorized to charge and receive the and Badger are taking on full stores | The | . | i | {public carrier. On this account the |entire region west of Kodiak has | been without scheduled transporta- {uon for either passengers or freight for more than a year. The loss and hardship suffered by residents along the route has been inestimable. Pub- lic Law No. 332, 76th Congress. Retirement of R.R. Employees Both of the Delegate’s bills to amend the Act for retirement of employees of the Alaska Railroad were enacted. One of these extends the retirement benefits of the Act to employees of the railroad who work on river boats, and who had been held excluded from its pro- visions because their employment is made on a contract basis. Public Law No. 320, 76th Congress. The other measure gives employees and annuitants of the railroad the right to designate the beneficiary who will receive the paid-in value of their retirement accounts in the event of death, instead of requiring the de- pendanls to wait for the account to be administered with the estate | of the deceased as has been the case. Under the law as amended the Civil Service Commission can make pay- ment without delay to whoever is named as beneficiary by an em- ployee on his death. This is in har- mony with Civil Service practice. Public Law No. 323, 76th Congress. Ketchikan Water-Supply The act for the protection of the water-supply of the city of Ketchi- kan reserves from all forms of lo- cation or entry the land forming the water-shed area of the reservoir- lakes which provide the city with | | | | |its water. This removes the possi- bility of anyone making entry on the land with a dairy farm or some other use which would be objec- tionable for sanitary reasons, for the purpose of selling out their in- terests as a nuisance value to the city. Public Law No. 240, 76th Con- gress, fees prescribed by law for a notary public for similar service in Alaska Public Law No. 294, 76th Congre: Investigation, Alaska Fisheries House resolutions nuthorlzifig an | investigation of the fisheries of Al- aska and providing the necessary | money to pay the cost of the inves- tigation were approved in sufficient time before the session closed to al-| low the investigating committee to be formed and to plan at least a ten- tative schedule of hearings in the Territory on the subject. The pro- posed investigation was requested by the Territorial Legislature during its recent session and has been sought by fishermen and others in- terested in the fishing industry as providing at least the beginning to solutions of some of the problems they are faced with. ‘The investigation committee —a subcommittee of the House Commit- tee on Merchant Marine and Fish- eries — under the leadership of Chairman Schuyler Otis Bland, ex- pects to depart from Seattle on August 20 and to hold hearings at Cordova, Anchorage, Kodiak, Sitka, Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell, Craig, and Ketchikan. Particular study will | be made of the use of traps in tak- ing salmon and whether or not their use should be prohibited; advisabil- ity of maintaining or changing the fishing season as at present pre- scribed for taking salmon in the| several Alaska fishing areas; effect of taking herring upon the salmon fishery; and offshore fishing by for- | eign nationals for both crabs and | salmon. Authority is also provided to make inquiry into any other mat- ters concerning the fisheries which the committee may deem important, and with respect to the merchant marine in Alaska and the merchant marine or fisheries of the United (Continued on Page Seven) of coal, oil and general supplies, ready for emergency orders. CAMOUFLAGES ON AGAIN BOMBAY, Aug. 23.—As the result tion orders have been issued to the air raid precautions have been taken are being camouflaged. DEFENSES MANNED MALTA, Aug. 23.—All defenses have been ordered manned immed- | er orders. SUPPORT FOR BRITAIN SYDNEY, Aug. 23.—Australia’s de- | termination to give Great Britain complete support in war is an- nounced by Prime Minister Robert | meeting. 100 Drown; | RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 23. |'The yacht Itacare sank near Porto Ilhos, Brazilian port, late this af- ternoon and newspapers have re- | ceived advices that 100 passengers whave been drowned. | + CALLED TO COLORS cavalrymen and telegraph operators belonging to the 1936 and 1937 class- es, were tonight called to the colors. of the European situation mobiliza- | Indian Army Reserve officers and in all ports. Oil tanks and factories | iately and to remain so until furth- | {Menzies after an emergency cabinet | Yachf Sinks ATHENS, Aug. 23.—Artillerymen, | STATEMENT GIVEN OUT ATBERLIN Uncomprongi?\g Position Told fo Brifish Prime Minisier | FIRST SHOTS ARE FIRED ALONGPOLAND'S BORDER ‘German Soldiers, Desert- ing, Chased Info Fire Section by Nazis BERLIN, Aug. 23. — Chancellor Hitler today sent a detailed memo- | randum of Germany's uncomprom- | ising position to British Prime Min- ister Neville Chamberlain. Informed sources said Hitler is giving Poland the choice of: One—If Poland fights, it means her complete partition. Two—If Poland yields, then es- tablishment of a German protec- torate over Poland. Three—In any case Danzig is de- manded. | | | | | | BRIEF FRONTIER CLASH | WARSAW, Poland, Aug. 23.—Ger- !man and Polish soldiers have start- {ed fighting. | The Polish Telegraph Agency |reports a brief frontier clash has occurred at Kluezno, north of Si- | lesia. German soldiers, in full uniform, | crossed the border in pursuit of de- ' serters, the latter declaring they did | not want to fight. } The German soldiers chasing the deserters were seen by the Polish soldiers who immediately gave or- ders for them to halt. Shots were exchanged, with the| Germans commencing the shooting. | ‘The Nazis turned about and quickly |fled across the border when the | Polish soldiers took after them and | the Germans saw they were bent on | business. One German was wound- |ed, it is said, because he was being |carried from the field across the border by his comrades. (The de- serters are still in Poland, perhaps still running.) Peasants Build Trenches Polish peasants are busily engag- | ed in assisting the Polish armed men |in construction of trenches and de- |fense fortifications. All women, old and young, shoul- dered spades and dug trenches in Posnania Province. PLANE IS SHOT AT BERLIN, Aug. 23.—Danzig avia- tion authorities report that Polish “(Continued on P: Paze Beven) FOREIGNERS AR FLEEING OUT OF TROUBLE FRONTS All Avenues Ouf of Ger- many Jammed-Trains, Autos and Planes BERLIN, Aug. 23.—All avenues of travel out of Germany are jammed |with French and British citizens {and other foreigners fleeing for fear of war. Trains are packed, jammed. There are no seats obtainable even on airplanes. All available auto vehicles are loaded and requests turned down. FLYING BAN ISSUED AMSTERDAM, Aug. 23. — Air- |liners from The Netherlands are forbidden by Germany to fly over a large section of German territory, including the western fortifications. STAY HOME IS URGE WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Ameri- cans are being advised by the swu-; Department not to go to Europe because of the critical situation. ‘Japan Is Resentful, New Pact Unofficially Declared Nip- ponese Nation Has "Been Sold Out” TOKYO, Aug. 23. — Resent- ment at the Russo-German non- aggression pact is certainly ap- parent among the Japanese. Some semi-officials make the comment that Japan “has been sold out.” High officials, however, make no public comment and are silent. Several intimate that the action was threatened when Japan balked on joining the Rome-Berlin axis. Officials, privately, declare that the anti-comitern pact is dead, but it will not be officially cancelled. An authoritative source says Japan is now concerned whether Russia will press Japan in re- gard to Sakhalin and Mongolia. Japanese reports state that a “full battle” began Monday on the Khalka River. It is claimed the Japanese have shot down seventy more Soviet planes, e RUSSO-GERMAN AGREEMENT IS BEING FORMED Foreign Ministers of Two Nations Gef Togeth- er in Moscow MOSCOW, Aug. 23. — German| Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop and Foreign Minister and Premier Molotoff have begun formal nego- tiations of the German and Rus-| sian nonaggression pact. It is noted that Japanese Min- ister Togo did not go to the air-| port to greet the representative of Japan’s anti-comintern partner. It is admitted by Togo that Japan is greatly upset and deeply’ disturbed by the German action with Russia which has also upset calculations of the European diplo- mats. War Risk Insurance Rates Up NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—War risk insurance rates on shipments goods to Germany and Italy from the United States increased today two-fold. —————— SUICIDES LAPAZ, Bolivia, Aug. 23.—Presi- dent German Busch, Bolivia’s Dic- tator, aged 35, died late this after- noon from a mysterious bullet wound received early this morning. One of- ficial says the Dictator committed suicide. BASEBALL TODAY ‘The following are scores of games played this afternoon in the two major leagues: National League Chicago 8; New York 3. Pittsburgh 0, 1; Boston 1, 3. Cincinnati 3; Philadelphia 0. St. Louis 3; Brooklyn 8. American League New York 7, 3; Chicago 2, 8. Philadelphia 7; Detroit 6. of | PRESIDENT RETURNING TO CAPITAL Cancels Fismmp-(ruis- ers on Rush Orders fo Washington BRITISH KING IS ALSO HURRYING TO LONDON ParliémentTExfraordin- ary Session Tomorrow —French Active (By Associated Press) President Franklin D. Roosevelt, now at sea, is greatly concerned over the European crisis. The President has abandoned his plans for exploration of the Gulf Stream on a fishing trip and has | ordered the cruisers Tuscaloosa and Lang to speed home. The cruisers are expected to ar- rive at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, tomorrow and a special train will be in waiting to take the President to Washington. President Roosevelt is silent on | what stéps, of any, he plans to take | upon his return to the National Cap- ital City. King Hurries Home King George has terminated his annual vacation at Balmoral because {of the tense internationl situation and is leaving Scotland by train |to be on hand in London at tomor- row's emergency session of the Brit- |ish Paraliament. Brussels’ Conference In Brussels, seven little powers of Northern Europe met and plung- ed into a study of the European | war threats. King Leopold himself lis the leader and moving figure behind the meeting. He has invited |the delegates, Ministers of Norway, ‘Bweden, Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands and Luxemborg, to dine with him at the Palace at the close of today's session, and may speak privately. King Leopold has served notice that Belgium does not intend to be- | come a second Munich. | All Belgian army officers now on |leave have been ordered to immed- iately return to headquarters. Extraordinary Session At the extraordinary session of the British Parliament summoned tomorrow it is expected that the Government will be given unlimited powers in dealing with any situation that may arise. French Cabinet Meets In Paris, Premier Daladier called an emergency Cabinet session and a ong private conference was ex- pected to be held far into the night, Co] (Continued on Page Three) WORLD WITHIN TWO FINGERS OF WAR IS BELIEF Parfial Mobilizafion Ord- ered by French Na- tional Council PARIS, Aug. 23.—Late this after- noon, France ordered partial mob- ilization after an emergency meeting of the French National Defense Council. More than 1,000,000 men are al- ready under arms. Influential leaders admitted that the present crisis is far more danger- ous than any of the crisis a year ago when Germany threatened by force to take the Sudetenland. Many officials admit that the world is within two fingers of war. COME TO HEAD SOON LONDON, Aug. 23.—Newspapers, with comments of public men, this afternoon believed the crisis will come to a head within the next 48 hours.