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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
BLAZE SWEEPS LONG PIER AT
 SAN FRANCISCO
5 ecta C ular Fire Causes Four Alarms -Inves-
 tigation Begins

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. IF. An investigation Is being pressed today as to the cause of the spec tacular four-alaan fire which near ly destroyed the 900 foot long Pier 46, State Terminal Shipping shed last night The estimated loss is $750000, fire officials estimate.
 Three fireboats. dozen engines and several water towers, manned by firemen from sixteen stations, controlled the fire after a two-hour fight. Only the new concrete face and charred decking Of the pier remains.
 No ships were docked at the pier and there was no cargo stored.
 The President Lincoln was docked 50 feet away at an opposite dock but was not harmed
 The pier is used chiefly by the Panama Mail and Panama Pacific ships.
 Four firemen were injured. The blaze spread like train of pow der.o
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
PROSECUTION ENDS CASE IN
 SHIP SHAVING
Four Maritime Men on Trial in Death of Chief En-
 gineer Alberts

OAKLAND, Dec. 17-The prose- cution has rested in the shipboard staying of George Alberts, Chief Engineer of the freighter Point Lobos after calling the widow to the stand who testified she saw her husband alive on March Is, then his stabbed body on March 24
 The prosecution contends four maritime men on trial. were respon- sible for the killing of Alberts be- cause of union labor dispute aboard the ship.
 The trial has been in progress for five weeks
 The prosecutions testimony was devoted principally to portions of the purported testimony of George Wallace, that he and two others went to the vessel on March g and that Ben Sakovitz, now a fugitive from justice, entered Albert's stateroom and reappeared witf blood on his hands.
 The other defendants are Early King, E. G. Ramsay and Frank Conner
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
STRONGHOLD OF MARSHAL CHANG IS SURROUNDED
Efforts to Be Made for Re- lease of Chang, If
 He Is Alive

HAWKING, Dec l7.-rhe noun tain stronghold of Marshal Chang Hseuh Liang is surrounded and cut off today by loyal troops and it is said that negotiations have beer opened for the release of Premier Chiang Kai Shek, if he is still alive
 The authorities announce that the Marshal has released Gen. Ting Wen, trusted Lieutenant of Chiang and he is expected to bring a per sonal message to the Chinese Gov ernment officials.
 The Marshal radioed several days ago that the Premier had been as- sassinated, with other military lead CTS, by munitinous Chinese-Com- munist soldiers, because war against Japan was not declared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
LONCSHOREMEN LOAD LUMBER
 FOR BREMERTON
Strike Committee and Em- ployers Each Charge
 Other with Delay

SEATTLE, Dec IT. - Everett longshoremen are today making ar arrangements to load a million and one quarter feet of lumber Satur- day aboard the U. s. s. Sirius for the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremertou.
 The Northwest Joint Strike Com mittee and the Waterfront Elm ployers Association each charged each other with delaying the ship ment for the last six days. Employers said that the unions objection to the proposed manner of loading. had prevented the Navy from obtaining the lumber and had deprived five hundred non- striking Everett lumber workers from obtaining jobs"
 The union committee replied that the loading was delayed by "an ap- parent underground move of the ship owners which has prevented obtaining required insurance"
 Confidence in Harry Bridges. President of the LA for the Pacific Coast was unanimously voted by the committee last night. it is re- ported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
FL 0RY IGNORED BY CHAMBER AT
 NOON LUNCHEON
Regional Forester and Mrs. Flory to Leave on Prin-
 cess Louise

To bid au revoir to Charles II. Flory, Regional Forester, who with Mrs. Flory is leaving on the south trip of the Princess Louise for new duty in the national capital, rep lresentative attendance was on hand at the Chamber of Commerce lun- cheon in the Terminal Cafe. New President George w Folta paid high compliment to the departing offic- ial for his work in both official capacity and community life during his years in the Territory and wish ed him in behalf of the entire com munity success in his new station. In response, the Regional For ester declared his heart would all ways be with Alaska and that he looked forward to the day that the Territory would become the 49th state of the union He stressed that wherever his future work might be. Alaska would hold prominent place in his mind and his efforts would always be directed toward advancing the interests of the Ter ritory in whatever way he could. Mir Flory gave credit to his associates for much of the work that had been carried out by the Forest Service under his regime in the north, Whi c h began in 1917, and declared it was only as the result of the fine cooperation of these associates that accomplishment had come. He expressed disappoint- ment that pulp development had not gone further and pointed to the development of land areas and road construction as part of the Forest Services program toward a greater Alaska.
 Ike P. Taylor, Chief Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, gave an interesting account of his record trip to the States, dwelling on the importance of the Northwest Avia- tion Planning Council meeting in Portland and it's determination to aid aviation in Alaska by promot- ing air mail and officials in CO., operation with the Territorial pro- gram.
 Annual report of the Chamber revealed that S2.99870 had been ta- ken in during the year just closing and s2.s384l paid out, leaving a balance of $l6029 to start the new
 Continued on Page Three)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
FOURTH VESSEL
 NOT CHARTERED
 ALASKA VOYAGE
Vessel Now in Juneau Will Prob ably Come
 North Again
UNIONS CONFIRMING
 IN SAN FRANCISCO
Two Organizations Are Alt tempting to Settle
 Maritime Issues

BULLETIN-Seattle, Dec. F. J. R. U m mel, purchasing agent for the Alaska Railroad and other Government agencies in Alaska, announced today that fourth ship to carry emer- gency supplies to the North land will probably not be char tered, but in all probability the Arctic may make a secoud trip.
 BULLETIN San Francisco, Dec. F. Harry Lnndeberg, President of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, this afternoon said II have hopes we will fin ish today as he and L. F. Fer- gusOn, representing the Marine Bremen, conferred with T. G. Plant. representing the Elm ployers' Association. The con- ferees sought to round out a tentative accord under which the sailors and firemen may re- turn to work on condition accep- table peace is made to the other five striking unions.
 Wages and hours remain to be settled. Agreement has been reached on the hiring hall, sys- tenn of penalties for violation of contracts, and cash payment for overtime.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
Hunters Reward
 Is Fractured Nose

CANON CITY, Colo, Dec. IT, These things happened when R. N. Jobe,, district WPA engineer. fired with a shotgun at jackrabbit.
 Jobe's foot slipped.
 He tried to catch himself before he fell
 His finger accidentally tripped the trigger again.
 The gun discharged, the butt struck lobe on the face.
 Again the gun discharged.
 The butt struck lobe on the nose. lobe went to a hospital with a fractured nose and weep cuts on his face.
 The rabbit ran away.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
ADJUDGED INSANE

George B. McClelland, young Ju- neau man and former employee of the Juneau Cold Storage, was ad- judged insane by sanity jury sitting in U. s. Commissioners Court this morning. McClelland was taken into custody some time ago and tried to kill himself on several occasions since being held in the Federal Jail.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
NEW MEETING CALLED,
 FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. IT Ship owners and representatives of striking sea-going unions called new meetings today to negotiate wages and hours while plans near ed completion for an unprecedented discussion of the issues before a nationwide audience over the Co., lumbia Broadcasting Company sys- tenn Saturday morning beginning at l0:45 o'clock, Pacific Coast Time. Fifteen minutes will be allotted to each side, shippers and strikers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
NO CARGO IS
 TAKEN ABOARD
 BY NORTH STAR
Motorship Leaves Freight at Petersburg
 at Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN, Alaska Dec. IT, The North Star, motorship of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, sailed south at II o'clock last night with out loading any cargo here. The vessel had been idle since 9 o'clock yesterday morning awaiting orders from Seattle regarding loading.
 Capt. Whitlam reported he wait ed for. 24 hours at Petersburg for union permission to load fish at the cold storage, which is over flowing the plant, but permission was refused.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
Son of President Wins Fight
 Against Serious Illness; May
 Be ut White House Christmas

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 17.-Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of Presi- dent Roosevelt, was revealed last night by his physician as having won the fight against a heolytic strettococcus infection of the throat an illness sometimes fatal.
 Dr. George Loring Tobey made it known for the first time that something other than an acute sinus infection had contributed to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
JURY CONNECTS EDITH MAXWELL
Former School Te ach CT Who Killed Father,
 Given 20 Years

WISE, Virginia, Dec. 17.-A Wise County jury has convicted Edith Maxwell, g years old, former school teacher, of second degree murder for the death of her father, Trigg Maxwell, a miner, after an argu- ment when she came in late at night. The jury fixed punishment at 20 years in prison.
 At the first trial, on a first de- gree murder charge, the girl was convicted and sentenced to 25 years but the State Supreme Court set aside the verdict and ordered new trial
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
NO INCREASE IN TAXATION
 TO BE MADE
Senator Harrison, of F. nance Committee, Con-
 fers with F. D. R.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l7.-Chair- man Pat Harrison, of the Senate Finance Committee. said this af- ternoon following a conference with President Roosevelt, that admins trative changes i'll the tax struc- ture are under consideration, but added that with further improve ment in business it is hoped the Budget will be balanced in 1888.
 Senator Harrison reiterated nc increased taxes will be recommend ed at the coming session of Con- greSs-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
PLANE CLUES
 ARE BELIEVED
 COVERED, SNOW
Searchers Continue Hunt for Missing Airliner
 with 7 Aboard

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 17.-Searchers are fearful that heavy snow covers the only reported clues to the missing Western Air Express airliner with seven persons aboard.
 The searchers struggled toward the reported scene of the crash on horseback, snow shoes and skis. Fifteen planes have made ready to take the air with the clearing skies. The planes were forced down yes terday by blizzard, but this abat- ed during the night.
 The snow covers the ground from two feet to waist deep.
 Working On Clue
 Yesterday, John Hess, eco Camp foreman, reported he found what is believed to be tracks" of the lost plane on the snow drifted ridge northwest of Alpine Village where early risers had reported hearing plane, with motors missing, on Tuesday morning.
 Hess said he found a place where tree had been split and further on where another tree had been broken off and the shale on the ridge appeared to have been dug up as if by large wheels.
 Alpine is 25 miles southwest ol here.
 "Skeptieism"
 One official, who declined to be quoted. said: There is consider able skeptieism' on Hess's report saying that some metal would have been found lying about if wheels had seraped the ground in shearine off from trees.
 The airliner left Los Angeles last Monday night with three of the crew aboard and four passengers Early Tuesday morning plane re- ported by radio as being over Mill ford, Utah, and since then nothing has been heard.
 Several fliers believed that If the plane crashed, the occupants were either killed instantly or have died from exposure resulting from the severe weather.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. IT. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14A, American Can 113M, American Power and Light 11A, Anaconda 52, Bethlehem Steel 757s, Calumet and Hecla l4l2 Com monwealth and Southern 3ss, Cur tiss Wright 6A, General Motors 681@, International Harvester 100, Kennecott 599s, New York Central 43A, Southern Pacific 41k, United States Steel 78A, United Corpora tion GA, Cities Service 4 Bremner bid asked 21a. Pound $4.919s.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
MATTY VALLEY
 FARMERS HELP
 OUT IN STRIKE
Anchorage Supplied with Eggs Butter Shortage
 Is Relieved

ANCHORAGE Alaska, Dec. IT, The Matanuska Valley farmers pre- vented a serious food shortage here after shipped-in supplies became ex- hausted on account of the maritime strike.
 The Matanuska Valley farmers met all demands for eggs and have also supplied sufficient butter to keep families from going without but have not been able to meet the full demands of the consumers in this regard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
RESIGNATION OF TAMIL TON
 IS HANDED IN
COP Chairman Presents His Regrets to National
 Committee

CHICAGO, III, Dec. IT. - John Hamilton today formally offered his resignation as Chairman to the nenbers of the Republican National g9famittee at the session behind held here, then stood aside.
 There is both strong praise and condemnation from the 50 members of the National Committee present for the work Of Hamilton.
 The Chairman said: T have no defense to offer. There were lot of errors We suffered a tremen- dous defeat but we still have the future to face"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
MAYBE so

CANNES, France, Dec. l7.-Mich- ael Arlen. author, predicted that new King George the Sixth will be an excellent monarch, especially with the little Princess Shirley Tenn pie to aid him7
 Arlen referred to Elizabeth, the ten-year-old daughter of the King.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
Given Divorce Also AIimony
 of S1,6O0,OO)
Wife Is Freed from Multi millionaire Gets
 Custody Children

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Emily Lambert has been granted a divorce and gross alimony of S1 100000, also custody of two minor children, from J. b Wooster Lam bert, multimillionaire and treasur- CT of the Lambert Pharmatical Company
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
EVERYTHING IS WHITE"

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec 17.-Lieut. John Campbell, Army flier, returning here during mid afternon from search for the miss ing airliner, said Everything is white up there and it is doubtful ii a plane could be seen from the air today because of new snow"
 Pilot Fred Cleary, also making a search over the ridge near Alpine, reporting sighting tv ground searching parties 7,500 feet up the mountain which is "a rough coun- try and with much snow"
 Frank Krismon, plotting the only radio equipped plane, in a message at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, said could see absolutely no trace
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17

Franklin's long confinement in the hospital.
 Dr. Tobey said young Roosevelt has recovered both from the throat infection and sinus trouble and should be able to spend Christmas at the White House
 Dr. Tobey did not say how ser ious the young mans condition was when the crisis was passed last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
Cigarette Kills" Woman

'' LA PLATA, Argentina. After nineGy years, the cigarette habit killed Sonora Maxima Lopez Mace da at the age of 102. Lighting a cigarette, she set her clothing afire and suffered fatal burns. She had been smoker since her childhood
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
METAL PRICES
 TAKE ADVANCE;.
 RECORD SALES
Heavy Business Transacted on Spokane Stock
 Exchange

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. IT. = With sharp increases in metal pric- es providing stimulus, sale of 174,- 222 shares were made yesterday the highest recorded by the Stand ard Stock Exchange since Febru- ary 18 1929.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
BRIDGES MAKES APPEAL

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Striking seamen watched the reaction of the nonstriking longshoremen and other unions to the appeal made last night by Harry Bridges, President of the Pacific Coast ILA for unified front of all marine work CTS.
 Speaking in Madison Square Gar den to an officially estimated six teen thousand persons, Bridges promised West Coast aid to Eastern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
DOW. HOMES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow Jones averages: industrials 18078 down 80; rails 54.14, down .82; utili- ties 35.09, down II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
WON'T ACCEPT IF

CHICAGO, Dec 17-The Repub- lican National Committee, late this afternoon, refused to accept Chair man Hamilton's resignation and voted confidence in his management by "A to 2.
 Representative Hamilton Fish of New York opposed Hamilton and argued against him, but he had no vote. He had the proxy of Commit teeman Rasmuson, of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
EARTH SHOCK
 AT ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec IT, A moderate earth movement was felt here yesterday forenoon, but no damage was reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
Lewis May Thumb Ride

The miners also have the ever available threat to strike. A coal strike might play havoc with the rising steel output right now. Like wise it would throw bolt into many another industry whose pros perity rise depends upon steel.
 A strike threat dangled over the industry last spring for several weeks while efforts were made to get the revised Guffy bill in accep- table form The strike order was cancelled by Lewis in anticipation of enactment of the bill. Disap- pointed labor may insist this session upon a bill before agreeing to an- other year of peace in the coal in- dustry.
 Lewis undoubtedly will expect the Administration to push the Guffy bill when he wants it most. He gave President Roosevelt lift in the campaign. It may enter the Lewis head to thumb ride with the President over the coal road into the steel camps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17
Unionising of Steel Workers
 Not Dead Issue, Only Sleepeth
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-Any- one led to believe that the effort of John L. Lewis and his c. L o. to unionize steel is dead should be reminded that the patient is not dead, but perhaps sleepeth.
 Proffers of fatter pay envelopes to steel workers were a blow at the dynamic Lewis efforts but both he and the steel operators know that partial showdown is inevitable about next April. That is when the present wage agreements ir the bituminous coal fields expire
 Each Side Has Weapons
 So closely are steel and coal allied that when the hour comes for ne- gotiating new coal wages, labor ob- servers predict each side will try to turn the screws tightest on the other Each has a screw or two to turn. For coal wage concessions, steel owners, who operate many coal mines, may insist that Lewis desist unionizing. As the price of peace in the coal industry, Lewis may ask unionization of steel.
 If the trend in coal follows other major industries, an increase in pay is in prosuect.
 Mine owners are on the paying end and that is an advantage. They have leverage to apply from an- other direction. Any extraordin- ary increase in cost of coal, the miners doubtless will be told, would increase the cost of producing steel and possibly narrow the range of steel wage increases. That would not make Lewis popular to the steel camps where he specially wishes to be popular.
 But the miners have their lar guments" They still have the Cuff fly bill, although in it's original form it was held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. This measure was designed to stabilziei coal prices by regulating output but had a corres- bonding purpose of requiring wage and hour betterments. The bill was filibustered to death in the closing session but is certain to be started afresh this session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-12-17

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-21
new CUTTER TO
BE- SOUGHT FOR
This LOCALITY
WPA DIRECTOR TO MAKE EF-
FORTS TO HAVE ANOTHER
SHIP REPLACE SAUKEE
TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE

Thomas D. Orr. director of
WPA activities in Key West. said
this morning that one of his i'm
mediate detectives is to ascertain
whether or not a Coast Guard
cutter is to be designated to be
station at Key West in place ref
the Saukee, which has been or
dered decommissioned.
Mr.. Orr will communicate with
the commandant of the coast
service at once. as the Saukee is
to be sent to Baltimore and be
ordered out of service. He is
hopeful of having another cutter
stationed at Key West.
The Saukee has been in service
in this district for about Is years.
Originally the Valoonia, built for
the U. S. Shipping Board in 1918
several years later, the vessel was
transferred to the coast guard
service and was assigned to duty
in this district in 1921.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-21
MUCH INTEREST CENTERS IN KEY
WEST INTERNATIONAL STAMP AND
COIN EXPOSITION TO BE PUT ON

The Key West International
Stamp and Coin Exposition will
ba held under the auspices of the
Philatelic and Numismatic Society
of Key West in this city January
%. "a, 25 and &c.
The United States Post Office
Department and twenty-one for
eign governments are participant
ing in the displays. The exhibits
by the foreign governments are
appearing for the first time in
the United States and as some
of these entries will have to be
returned direct to the foreign
governments after the close of the
exposition they will not be seen
in any other part of this cOun-
try, it is said.
Among the nations represented
are Czechoslovakia. Brunei, Ba-
hamas, Austria, Barbados, Es-
.tonia, Colombia. Denmark. Ber-
~mpda. Philippine Islands, Cyprus
in the Mediterranean. Trans-Jor-
dan, Finland. New Zealand,
Western Somoa. Niue, Luxem-
bourg, Australia, Cook Islands,
Syria, Lebanon and Grenada. A
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-21
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Happenings That Affect the Dinner Pals, Dividend
Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual; Ma
tiOnal and International Problems Insep-
arabic From Local Welfare

wish to cooperate viii have to 70
busily to work remaking their
laws and amending their cOns-i-
tutions.
Further legal troubles arise
from the fact that. in the view Of
many able attorneys. the social
security act was hastily written,
lacks the clarity It should have
Some think, as Business Week re-
Gently reported, that present leg
islation should be thrown over
board and a new start made
However, there seems small
chance that this viii be done,
though it is expected the present
Congress will make an effort 70
clear up some OF the more vague
parts of the law and thus make
it legally sounder.
Dismissing these legal and tech
meal difficulties, which must be
eventually settled by the courts
and Congress, il may be said that
business views social security with
mixed emotions. Many leading
corporations have liberal pension
plans of their own, established
long before a federal law was con-
ceived. They agree with the
principle the legislation repre-
sents, confused as they are by
some of the details. Many indus
tries are considerably worried as
to where to get the money. at a
time when, in spite of rising sales.
net profits Of numerous businesses
are at comparatively low levels.
Hope of the administration is that
business conditions will continue
to improve so rapidly that profits
cannot help but rise, that in
creased costs will thus be auto
matieally taken care of. for IN
der the law, these new costs be-
come fixed overhead regardless
Of any profit.
There. in brief, is the status OF
social security at present II
could be changed overnight by the
passage of another kind of Law.
such as the Townsend plan with
its demand for $500 a month for
all people over 60. Most econ
omists feel that if this happens.
the whole cause OF social security
will be endangered. The Presi-
dent also seems to reflect this
view.