The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 19, 1939, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LV., NO. 8288. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1939. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS BOMBING RAID 'MADE ON HELSINKI e —————— German Ship Being Scuttled, Atlantic Coast | | Text of Resolution i resolution follow: the Democrats of Al-| | | The | “Whereas, |aska, in convention assembled, Dec. 15, 1939, recognize that the Terri |tory of Alaska has greatly benefti- ted through the able administration | of President Franklin D. Roosevelt “Now Therefore, be it resolved, | that we hereby exjpress our admir- {ation for Predident Franklin D.| | Roosevelt and our fullest apprecia- tion of his efforts to develop our; great Territory.” Will Go To President ! Division Committee Elect- | ed, Delegates fo Ju- | Nazi Vessel Being Sent| . [ ksl Down FO“OWlng Dash | e Democrats of the Fourth DI- | Friday, December 15, at Fairbanks, L, | defeated a proposal expressing favor GERMAN OIL TANKER |10\ o sconted a resolution en- |drosing the Roosevelt administra- FLEES T0 U. 5. PORT sub- | stitution of a moderate gross tax to-| [tax on gold for the present 3 per- s H cent gross tax on gold; urged Lu-| South by British Cruis- operator and banker, as Democratic | er-Makes ES(ape National Committeeman for Alaska | o1 him; elected a Divisional Committee, Bec. 19—Rear Admiral Jo- |also delegates to the Terriorial con-| serh K. Taussig, of the Nor- and adopted a platform i ported late this afternocn that The resolution endorsing the Roos- the United States craiser Tus- German liner Columbus is being scuttled at sea. Mexico, last Wednesday on a dash for the open sea. said the vessel is standing by to pick up the crew. bus is given at 300 miles nerth- east of Cape Henry, Virginia. the Atlantic and on the trail of the Columbus is given as the 1 neau Are Chosen | vision, meeting in convention last from Vera Cruz | for a third term for President Roose- tion; passed a resolution for | Ch ased Up Coan from | gether with an additional net profit ther C. Hess of Fairbanks, mining | — and urged the delegation to support | BULLETIN- ORFOLK, Va. vention at Juneau on January 16 fclk Naval Operating base, re- evel, Administration is as follows: | calocsa has radioed that the The Columbus left Vera Cruz, The Tuscaloosa’s message The position of the Colum- British cruisers operating in cause for the scuttling. RUNS INTO U. S. PORT Anthony J. Dimond with the request | FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. that he present it to the President. 18—A German oil tanker, fleeing Divisional Committee P from a British cruiser today took| Harry Phillips, Chairman of the refuge in the quiet harbor of Power Fourth Division Committee, was re-| Everglades. Flying the Swastika, the vessel tion. is anchored within sight of the Other Committee Members waterfront. The other members of the com-| Port officials are going aboard |mittee, six men and six women, were | during mid-afternoon as the tank- chosen by ballot as follows: “ turned her nose toward shore.| Luther C. Hess, Victor C. Rivers,| The tanker is identified by the Frank S. Gordon and Charles H. er ROOSEVELT LEADERSHIP ENDORSED Divisional D—éaocraticCon- vention Adopts Ag- gressive Platform Endorsing the “wise, and humane leadership” of Presi- dent Roosevelt and acclaiming the matchless services to Alaska of Del- egate Anthony J. Dimond and for- mer Governor John W. Troy platform of a dozn planks was adopted at the Divisional Demo- tic convention at Ketchikan. follov courageous The platforn We, the d cratic Party of the Division of Alaska, in convention assembled, at Ketchikan, Alaska, on this fifteenth day of Dec ber, 1939, endorse the wise geous and humane leade our great president, lano Roosevelt, wh piloted the nation ti tribulous domestic ship situations | | gates of the I)(’mu-i(lmt the First Judicial | operate coura- | of |aska since 1933 is ample proof of | PFranklin De-|the soundness of since 1933, has|both the Territorial and national | rough its most | administr and | growth has been experienced. Ter= but a beginning of the Alaska s tion of the national defense prn-| gram | Inspired by the Alaska Territorial der Democratic control, the Con= gress of the United States in 1939 a special fisheries investi- gating committee, appropriated | funds for its expenses and author- | ized it to work in conjunction with a similar committee created by | the Alaska Legislature. The Dem- ocratic party of the First Division is confident that the welfare of both industry and labor will ma- terially benefit from the earnest | study of this combined commit- | tee | | ad- | in in- | action of legislators, the | un- | created The Democratic national ministration, deeply interested the conditions of subnormal come groups, has firmly established | a Social Security program that has | improved the conditions of millions | of individuals. The Democratic | Party of the First Division whole- heartedly supports the underlying principals of this system and pledges itself to work to the end Territory will fully co- to bring its entire benefits to the residents of Alaska. | Increasing Prosperity The increasing prosperity of Al- | the policies of | ations. Notable industrial since 1938 has inspired an inter-|ritorial finances have never been national policy that is the admira- iR tion of the world We reaffirm our confidence the Roosevelt in | dards of administration and | The condition. has increased. living have been improvement in social sounder population Permanent ! Stan- | raised. [ and pledge to it the undivided support|living conditions has been greater of the Democratic Party of First Division of Alaska Delegate Praised the | than in any similar period in the history of Alaska. These but re- | flect the economic background of We again acclaim the matchless national and territorial policies. representation that our Delegate tory, pledging our continpuous and undivided support, and in so many words hereby endorse his legisla- tive program for Alaska The Democratic Party of and abiding appreciation to the | | Therefore, we, the Democrats of The convention voted to send a!to Congress, the Honorable Anthony | the First Division in convention copy of the resolution to Delegate|J. Dimond, is giving to the Terri-|assembled in Ketchikan, Alaska, pledge ourselves (o support continuation of these policies. We believe in the fuilest exer- cise of the jurisdiction now vested al the| in the Alaska Legislature, and that elected unanimously by acclama-| First Division of Alaska cDX\blde)'b‘B“ matters not of purely Federal pombers was elected at the Demo- |it a privilege and an honor to take|concern should be administered by Divisi | this opportunity to express its deep|the Territory. Rivers, Harbors, Roads, Trails Honorable John W. Troy who, as| We favor liberal appropriations Governor of Alaska from 1933 (0| for the rivers and harbors of Al- 1939, rendered unsurpassed serv- gska, and adequate funds for the ices for the good of all Alaska. To| construction of roads and trails| Pride Nearest thing that Finland has to a ecapital v defense vessel of 3,900 tons. She and a sister ship, five submarines, n r up the entire Finnish fleet. It'faced an overwhelming assignme auxiliary craft make Soviet Baltic fleet was ordered into DEMOCRATIC DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE 20 Elected at Convention| at Kefchikan-Dele- gates Refurn A Divisional Committee of 20 acratic Divisional convention at Ket- chikan to serve for the next four years. Members are as follows: Juneau—Harley J. Turne Covich, Mrs. John McCormic Bender. Wrangell—Mrs. John Helen M. O. Johnson, Coast Guard as the Arauca, out Scheffler, all of Fairbanks; C. P. him, the whole Territory, regard-|for mineral and other develop- | Van H. Fisk | . 4 of Tampico, Mexico. | Shelton of Fort Yukon; Dan Green; The chasing craft is said to be|of Manley Hot Springs; Mrs. An- a cruiser of the 10,000-ton class and nella Davis, Mrs. Dorothy Loftus,| flying the British colors but the Mrs. Elizabeth Rogge, Mrs. Cather- name has not been ascertained, | ine Palm and Mrs. Belva Bayless, The oil : r from the south. One report said|ine Kremmer of Gilmore. % e List of Delegates | cruiser fired a shot across the :;‘relkei-'s bro“,l The 20 Divisional delegates to the 2 S SR, | Territorial convention, which will meet in Juneau January 16 and MURDER IS which will elect four delegates to| I | the National convention, are: | | Leo Rogge, R. E. Shelton, Harry Phillips, Fred Sorri, Willlam N.| Growden, Frank S. Gordon, Luther C. Hess, John B. Hall, Victor C. Riv= | |ers, A. H. Nordale, Dr. F. B. Gilles-| pie, Annella Davis, Dorothy Loftus,| Katherine Nordale and Mrs. Harriet Hess, all of Fairbanks; C. P. Shel- ton of Fort Yukon; R. E, Steele, of Eagle; Chester T. Spencer, of South Fairbanks; Max Rede, of Fox, and | Katherine Kremmer of Gilmore. | Those At Convention The delegates present in person | at the convention were: { Mrs. Edby Davis, Dorothy Loftus, | Leo Rogge, Frank S. Gordon, Vie-| Slaying of German Consul- ate Secrefary in New York Is Solved NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—John Ryan, tor C. Rivers, Katherine Nordale, Assistant Chief of Police Inspector, Jesse H. Lander, Hugh M. Henton, * announces that Ernie Hass, 28, a|John B. Hall, Oscar Phipps, A. H. pugilist, has been arrested at Tor-|Nordale, William N. Growden, Lu-| onto, for the killing of Dr. Walter ther C. Hess, Mrs. Leo Rogge, Mrs, Engelberg, Secretary in the German | Eisie R. Dale, John Ronan, Fred A.| Consulate here. Sorri, James McGrath, Mrs. D. Doyle | Ryan said Haas has acknowledged | Larry Rogge, Dr. F. B. Gillespie, he beat Engelberg to death in his Harry Phillips, Robert Dunn and Brooklyn home on December 5. { Mrs. Elva Bayless, all of Fairbanks; The statement by Haas, Ryan said, | Max Rede of Fox, and C. T. Spencer | was made to Capt. Frank Bals, 8 of South Fairbanks. | Brooklyn detective. | Platform Engelberg’s body was found the| The platform adopted at the Fair- | day after the slaying by Fred Doell, | panks convention follows: another Consulate employee Who| 1 (a) We affirm our belief in| went to Engelberg’s home to seethe Democratic representative form why the latter had not reported for|of government. work for two successive days. (b) We endorse the policies of the Ryan said Haas, describing the|present administration which gives| crime, insisted he killed Engelberg | just and adequate recognition of the| because the secretary’s behavior had |rights of the public, capital, and| become offensive. labor in matters affecting their gen- —— e eral welfare. AT GASTINEAU Ol TR wall - Ko 2. (a) We urge the decentraliza- | | tion of government, the abolition of Wrangell man associated with the 3 R - contracting and lumber firm of Cus- bureaus with legislative powers and tard, Meadows and Ofa, arrived in|® greater measure of home rule for | Alaska. Tupsiu, o0 Sbe AR ot eas| (o) We believe in the appoint- hm;'e'mm" % at the Occidental Ho-|™Ment of competent bona fide Alas- tel. (Continued on Pagé Five) less of parties and alliances, owes! ments. | an undying debt of gratitude. The| we urge increased appropriations party will always be proud of his for extending the work of the| tenure of office. | United States Geological Survey, | We endorse the Territorial ad-/Coast and Geodetic Survey, the gressive policies and pledge our|the Lighthouse Service in Alaska.| support to these officers, elective| Wwe favor the encouragement of | and appointive, who are responsible| the agriculture and fur farming for this administration. |industries and to that end urge Since Alaska has made its great-|the enactment of such laws as are est progress under national Demo- | necessary to assist them. cratic administration, we confident-| we favor the utilization by the| ly urge the people of Alaska t0|government of Alaska and the Fed- | continue their active support toleral government, its bureaus and the Territorial Democratic l’Egime.!agcncies. of local products and local Use of Resources T |bases and facilities, Historically the Democratic party has been the party of liberalization, When successive Republican ad- ministrations had locked up Terri-| torial natural resources in unbreak- able Federal laws, following Demo- cratic administrations modified these statutes and enacted legis- lation which has permitted the exploration and development of such natural resources as coal, oil and other minerals, timber and our matchless fisheries resources. Un- der national Democratic regimes millions of dollars were appropriat- ed from the Federal treasury for the construction of roads, high- ways and trails, for the Alaska Railroad, for the maintenance of CCC camps, for loans and grants under the Public Works Adminis- tration, for increased aids to navi- gation and the Lighthouse Service and more recently for the main- | tenance and extension of a mod- ernized air navigation aids pro- gram which includes the construc- tion of airports, radio range sta- tions, aids to air navigation and the most modern of weather broad- casting and communications sta- tions. In this latter enterprise it has relieved the Territory of the expenditure of many thousands of dollars annually. National Defense The Roosevelt administration has brought to the forefront the ut- most importance of Alaska in the interest of national defense. Al- ready the Congress has appropriat- ed more than $22,000,000 for the construction of army and navy air and this is labor whenever and wherever pos- sible. | We favor continued liberal ap- propriations for the maintenance and support of the public school | system, both Federal and Terri-| torial, including transportation of pupils from outlying points. Reserves Opposed Believing that reservations and the system of reserving natural resources have done untold dam-| age to Alaska, and handicapped | its natural development, we oppose | vigorously and denounce any fur- ther reserves being created in the Territory by any Federal agencies. | We are convinced that the fun-| damental principal of American government — proportionate repre sentation—is "essential to its suc cessful function and perpetuation. We therefore urge the amendment of the Organic Act of the Terri- tory in conformifty therewith, so that each division shall be repre- sented in the Territorial Legisla- ture according to its population. ‘We believe that the prosperity of Alaska is largely dependentupon the continued expansion of the mining and fisheries industries of the Territory; and that such ex- pansion can only be achieved through moderate and reasonable taxation, laws and regulations. Therefore, we pledge the party to levy only such taxes as are nec- essary for the economic conduct of Territorial government and in- stitutions and to enact such laws and regulations as are deemed ad- visable for the health and wel- «Continued on Page Two) |M. McKenzie, Petersburg — Mrs. Brough, Eric Ness, Skagway — W. J. Mulvihill, Mrs, Mary McCann. Sitka — Mrs. J. J. Conway, Neil tanker rushed to port all of Fairbanks, and Mrs. Kather-| ministration, its liberal and pro-|United States Coast Guard, and Anderson. Douglas—Glen Rice, Mrs. Walter Andrews. Klawock—Paul Peratovich. Craig—T. M. Smith Ketchikan—Dr. R, M. McKenzie, Mrs. Lem McKay, P. J. Gilmore, Mrs. James Wick. Delegates Elected delegates to the Territor- ial convention which is to be held in Juneau next month were the fol- lowing: Juneau—John Vovich, Helen Ben- der, J. J. Connors, Jr., Frank Chin- ella, James V. Davi Wrangell—Van R. Fisk, Lew Wil- liams. Petersburg — Eric Ness, Mrs. H. | Brough. Skagway—W. J. Mulvihill, Mrs. Mary McCann. Sitka—J. J. Conway, Neil Ander- son. Douglas—Glen Rice, Mrs Andrews. Ketchikan—P. J. Gilmore, Dr. R.| Mrs. Lem McKay, Mrs. James Wick, E. L. Samson. Gastineau Channel delegates re- turned today from the First Di-| vision convention at Ketchikan, Those returning were Oscar G. Ol- Walter ison and J. E. Pegues on the Yukon |and Mr. and Mrs. James V. Davis, and John Covich, Frank Boyle and the North Helen Bender Frank Chinella, John McCormick on Coast. - Tacoma Residents May Now Walk of Finland’s Tiny Navy ship in her tiny navy is the Vainamoinen (above), a coa: tal some motor torpedo boats and minor nt as the entire NAVYRECALS NAZISUPPLY MacKiNNONTO | aciive outy SHIP SEIZED, MONTEVIDEO Craft Is Escorfed fo Inner 5. s Mackinnon tett guneawsix| Esfuary-Under Guns weeks ago a laundryman. He re-| . turned today as Lieut. J. S. Mac- | Of wafshlp Kinnon, U. 8. | Navy. | Recalled to active duty, MacKin- non will open cil fo Open Liaison Of- | fice, Federal Bldg. | MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 19. — The Uruguayan Government took steps today toward interment of the Ger- man supply ship Tacoma which arried ©il and supplies intended an office in the Fed- | eral Building here at Lialson Offi- cer for the Commandant of the 13th | Naval District. Purpose of the of- fice will be to promote smooth co- TWO SOVIET PLANES ARE SHOTDOWN Russians Make Sudden Af- fack on Finnish Capi- fal City Today NAZI AIRCRAFT SWOOP DOWN, BRIT, TRAWLERS Accounts of Helgoland Bat operation between the Territroy of Alaska and the Navy. MacKinnon’s Alaska Laundry will be managed by Warren H. Wilson while MacKinnon gives all his time to Uncle Sam. MacKinnon said today he is also resigning from the Juneau . City Council. He was appointed to the Council recently to replace John Mc- Cormick, resigned. MacKinnon is an Annapolis grad- uate and served seven years in the for the German sea raider, pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. Government vessels have escort- ed the Tacoma from the outer har- bor to an anchorage in the inner basin where she must pass be- tween two narrow breakwaters un- der the guns of a Uruguayan war- ship to reach the sea, A great plume of black smoke continues to rise from the burning hulk of the German battleship which was scuttled by the Nazi Navy on the West Coast, East Coast | crew last Sunday evening, and in China. He spent most of his time on hig trip to the States in Staff headquarters at Seattle and Bremerton. He return on the steam- er Yukon. One Uruguayan Naval Inspector said the warship will probably burn for 48 hours more, BRITISH Across Sound _ TACOMA, Wash,, Dec. 19—For the first time it is possible to walk across Puget Sound. | A swaying eight-foot catwalk is| now suspended between two 450-foot high towers. | This bridges the Tacoma Nar- rows and brings closer another step | in the construction of a $6,000,000 bridge over the Narrows. WAGE DECISION . leven though not working. e LARGE GOY. GRUENING ™ raeigHTER SUNK; 10 VISIT SITKA ™, BoaT acTiviry ON NORTH CoAsT VB0 Will View New Naval Base, Work-Flakne, Sharpe | Are Companions | Forty - three Hundred - Ton Craft Sent Down-50 of Crew Missing LONDON, Dec. 19.—Another large freighter has been added to Great Britain’s mounting shipping losses. The 4300-ton City of Kobe has been sunk in the North Sea and belief is expressed that the ship was torpedoed, according to 18 survivors who have landed at an east coast Gov. Ernest Gruening will leave on the North Coast tonight for the roundtrip to Sitka to pay a visit to the Historic City on of- ficial business and to inspect pro- gress on the naval airbase con- struction, It will be the Governor's first journey since assuming of- |POrt: fice (wo welke B0 | Pifty other members of the crew | Joseph T. Flakne, Director of are missing but hope is expressed the Alaska Territorial Employment | they have been picked up or will land Service, and Walter P. Sharpe of |53fely at some port the Unemployment Compensation | s Sy e PO Commission will accompany the DR_ w“"i NAMED DIRECTOR OF NEW BETHEL HOSPITAL Dr. Leslie A. White is to be in charge of the new Office of In-| 0“ APA VESSH.S dian Affairs hospital at Bethel, it | was announced today by Medical| | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 19.| Director Dr, J. F. Worley —Dean Wayne L. Morse, Pacific| Dr. White arrived here today on Coast Labor Arbitrator, has ruledkme North Coast from Klawock | that engineers must be paid for|where he has been Government the time they are required aboard|Physician. Mrs. White accompanies Alaska Packers Association vessels,| him. After a week’s stay in Ju- | Governor. > .~ le Differ, But Many Craft Arg Lost (By Associated Press) A Russian air raid on Heisinkl, German aerial’ attacks on British fishing vessels and accounts of the Helgoland air battle, today stressed the fmportance of airs craft in Europe’s two wars, At least two Soviet bombers and possibly two others were downed by anti-aircraft fire during the Helsinki raid in which eleven bombs dropped harmlessly near a suburb of the Finnish Capital City, ne British trawler was sunk and four others attacked by German air raiders and four lives are re- ported lost. That Helogoland Fight The .extent of the air battle off Helgoland, German naval base yes- terday afternoon, is disputed as to extent in the British and German accounts. Germany has increased from 44 to 52 the number of British planes that were in the attack and the British report that only 34 or 36 planes were engaged. The British trawler was sunk and British planes are unaccounted for and assert that 12 of the 24 de- fending German bombers were downed. The German news agency, DNB, asserts that 34 British planes were shot down but only three German planes were lost while the British claim 12 German Messerschmidt planes fell under the fire of the English airmen, The DNB calls the encounter the greatest aerial battle in history. In Paris, the Allied Supreme War Council is reported to have agreed upon both moral and material aid to Finland, Raid Sudden Regarding the raid on Helsinki, late reports state that the attack was a sudden one, the first raid since the second day of the pres= ent undeclared war by Russia. Sirens sounded the warning and almost instantly the bombers swep§ low but at Helsinki anti-aircraf§ guns did effective work and few bombs ‘Wwere dropped. The raiders, however, made on attack on Viborg and Abo, buk slight damage was done. During the raid two planes were shot down and possibly two others. — eee Relief Fund 0£$100,000 Sent Finns First Aid for Suffering Non- combatants Dispatch- ed by H. Hoover NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Herbert Hoover, Chairman of the Finnish Rellef Fund, today cabled $100,000 to Prime Minister Ryti for immed- ate relief of suffering non-coms battants, |neau they will proceed to Bethel.