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RISING WATER
SPREADING TO
new SECTIONS
Various Areas of Twenty
States Are Now Report
ed to Be Inundated
100000 ARE SAID TO BE
HOMELESS, DIES TITUTE
Orders Issued to Shoot
Looters- Coast Guards
men Sent from Atlantic

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. %. = Floods
and human misery mounted today in
the Nations flood zones as high
water invaded new territory.
The number of homeless and des-
titute now exceeds 100000.
Red Cross and other rescue agen-
cies poured supplies into inundated
areas in twenty states to prevent
threatened epidemics.
Bitter cold added to the suffering
of refugees today but this same
cold acted to stay the rise of waters
in some sections. The Weather Blu
reau predicts more rain for the Ohio
Valley, also in Tennessee.
At Cincinnati
At Cincinnati the water has
reached a depth of 1877 feet and the
property loss is now estimated at be-
tween three and five million dollars
for the Cincinnati section.
The fire chief of Cincinnati has
warned of the danger of millior,
gallons of gasoline floating on three
miles of creek bottoms.
Unofficially it is stated that word
has been sent out to shoot looters.
Food Shortage
A milk and food shortage is
threatened ct Portsmouth, 100 miles
upstream, where half of the city
is covered by water to a depth of
II feet. Twenty thousand of Ports
mouths 10000 citizens are homeless.
Fifty-six thousand are reported
homeless in Cincinnati
Louisville, KY, is attempting to
care for thousands of homeless as
the Ohio went several feet above
an all time record One third of the
city is threatened with inundation
if the river continues to rise.
Aid is Being Sent
A special train has left the At
lantic Coast with SIS coast guards
men and thirteen boats to aid in
relief and rescue work at Cincin-
natl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
Chicago Plunged in Darkness
for 3 Hours; Strike Is Called
Suddenly and Ends Abruptly

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Jan. 23.-Dark-
ness engulfed most of Chicago for
three hours last night when NUM-
cipal electrical workers struck over
demands for restoration of the de-
preston pay cuts.
The walkout ended as suddenly
as it started when the city and un-
ion officials agreed to postpone ac-
ton pending a conference on Mon
day.
During the strike, which started
at o'clock and was raised at II
o'clock, street lights were turned
off, including traffic lights.
A number of bridges were raised
over the Chicago River to prevent
traffic in the darkness.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
ALASKA BILLS
INTRODUCED IN
new CONGRESS
Forty-six MeasuresR Relating
to Northland Poured
Into Hopper
By ]. ]. ECKLES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-(Special
Correspondence = Forty-six bills
relating to Alaska, or for the benefit
of Alaska residents, were introduced
in the House by Delegate Dimond
on January S, the opening day OF
the first session, Seventy-fifth Con-
gress.
Some of those bills were similar to,
or even IDENTICAL with, measures he
sponsored in the Seventy fourth
Congress, but which failed of enact
ment then. In some of these the
wording has been changed suffic-
iently to place them outside of the
objections made against them in
former department reports, where
this could be done without changing
the purpose of TIE bills in their or
iginal intent. A number of the bills
which have been introduced without
any change in their text from that
in the last Congress will probably
be better received now too, because
of the foundation built for them
last year.
Joint Resolutions
Joint Resolutions were introduced
in the House to authorize prelim-
mary examination or survey with a
view to harbor Improvement or aid
to navigation at each of the follow
ing locations:
Myers Church Harbor
Unga Harbor.
Elfin Cove.
| Seldovia Harbor
] Sinuk River Breakwater.
Ship or small boat canal to con-
meet Tenakee Inlet and Port Fred
erick, on Chichagof Island.
| For Fisheries
Six bills relating to the fisheries
OF Alaska were among those intro
duced in the House by the Delegate
These were % transferring the jur-
isdiction. supervision, administra-
ton and control of the salmon anc
other fisheries of Alaska, except the
fur-seal and sea -otter fisheries, IRON
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
ANOTHER PEACE
PROPOSAL GETS
REJECTION slip
Mayors in California Going
to -Shipown-
ers to President
EMPLOYERS TURN
DOWN liza OFFER
80 Arrested When Trouble
Breaks Out on San Fran
cisco Stri Ike Front

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Jan. 70.
Mayors of the Bay cities today
appealed for Congressional action
in ending the "deplorable" maritime
strike as another peace proposal was
added to the long list Of rejected
offers. After voting to seek the help
If the California Congressional dele
CATION, the mayors sought meet
ing with the strikers and employers
next Tuesday with view of fixing
the responsibility n the deadlock.
Asking Presidential action. the
shipowners fatty refused the "finaP
peace offer by the International
Longshoremen's Association and re-
newed previous offer which the
LILA turned down.
Thirty-three men faced various
misdemeanor charges here today af-
ter clash between union stevedores
and members Of rival organization.
Four men were beaten.
| Pellce ACTIVE
Police invaded the headquarters
Of the rival stevedore group. headed
by Lee Holman. who had not been
recognized by the shipowners, and
seized several pick handles. clubs
and two dirks. The majority Of the
arrests were made there, the Asso-
ciated Press was informed.
After the lila proposal had been
rejected, H. p. Melmkow. adviser Of
the union, said: Now we know who
is blocking peace"
Statements
The employers In re-submitting
their offer issued statement which
Isaid: Since the lila leaders have
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
NAzIPLANES
DROP BOMBS
SPAN. FIELD
Five German Aircraft Re.
ported in Action on So
cialist Air Base

VALENCIA, Spain, Jan. 23.--Port
authorities at Almeria, reporting Of
ficially to the Spanish Socialist Gov
eminent, charges that German sea-
planes have bombed Government air
base at Roquestas, on the Southern
Mediterranean Coast.
The official report received here
says five Nazi seaplanes, based on
German warship, dropped a num-
Der of bombs on the Roquestas air.
field
One plane went down near the
vessel, after the bombardment, but
was taken aboard with the other
four.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
Mayor Protests
Small Shipment
On S. S. Corgas
Declares Food More Inn
portant, Whiskey; Ummel
Blames False Reports

Protesting the small shipment on
the Gorgas for Juneau and partic-
ularly the liquor cargo. Mayor !,
Goldstein last night sent the follow
ing radiogram to ]. r. Ummel, Fed
eral purchasing agent In Seattle:
"Of three hundred forty tons
billed for Juneau Gorgas discharged
only one hundred twenty-five here
presumably account space lack.
People indignant. Room found how
ever, for hundreds OF cases whiskey
supplanting badly needed foodstuffs
and supplies. Fifteen hundred feet
fire hose for city also left on Sc
attic dock. No fresh meat, vegeta-
bles. butter. fruit. received since last
Gorgas except small quantities boot
legged from Canada at heavy ex-
pense. Strongly indorse Governor
Troy's appeal for more ships oper-
ating ON definite schedule that can
properly handle business offered. Al
askans deserve better treatment. Be-
lieve food should have preference
over whisky"
Today the Mayor was in receipt Of
the following telegram from Um-
mel:
Regarding your wire Of the 22d.
Have many conflicting wires from
Alaska as to what Is most urgent.
Apparently no shortage Of foodstuff
as your merchants sold steward ST.
600 worth Of groceries and steward
had no authority to purchase. Prac-
tically all OF the purchase was made
at Juneau In ship when vessel ar
rived from Seattle. See no need
carrying groceries to Alaska and
practically same quantity back. Mer-
(Continue{f ON Page TWO)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
QUOTA FOR JUNEAU
CHAPTER ANNOUNCED

The quota for the Juneau Chap
ter of the American Red Cross in
the campaign to raise $2,000,OO0 at
once for flood sufferers has been
placed at $240
John Newmarket, Chairman of the
Juneau Chapter, has received the
following radiogram, dated yester-
day at San Francisco:
In order to meet hourly increas-
ing needs of flood victims in eight
states, Red Cross calling on people
of United States for minimum re-
lief fund of two million dollars.
Reports received late tonight indi-
cate total of two hundred seventy
thousand men, women and children
driven from their homes and now
dependent on Red Cross for emer-
gency relief, including food, shell
ter. bedding, medical attention and
warm clothing.
Raging billiards. and freezing
weather in many flooded sections
add to suffering of refugees and
greatly increase need for instant re-
lief. Feel sure people your COM
munity will wish to aid promptly
and generously. Urge you take I'M
mediate action raise your quota
of two hundred and forty dollars,
Please report daily progress your
campaign.
(Signed) CARY T. GRAYSON
Chairman.
Campaign Starts Monday
Chairman Newmarker announced
that the campaign to raise the re-
quired 1920 by the Juneau Chapter
will be started on Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23

MOSCOW, Jan. %. = Seventeen
Anti Communist plotters have con-
fessed to conspiring to furnish the
Japanese with oil from Sakhalin
Island in event of war between ia
pan and the United States.
The indictment was read at the
opening of the trial here today and
it was further said that all of the
defendants, including Karl Radek,
former editor of the Governments
newspaper Izvestia, acknowledge
full guilt
The indictment charged that the
group intended to overthrow the
Communist regime in plot sup
ported by Germany and Japan.
Leon Trotzky is charged with hay
ing promoted the scheme.
The Government charges that
Germany was promised the rich
wheat growing Ugraine and other
concessions.
United States Ambassador Joseph
E. Davies attended the opening of
the trial.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
ARCTIC NIGHT
IS BROKEN AT
POINT BARROW
Residents Watch Sun from
Housetops Then Forced
Down to Shelter

POINT BARROW, Alaska, Jan. %
The Arctic night broke here al
twelve o'clock noon Friday as resi-
dents sighted the sun for the first
time since November 80.
Many who perched on the house
tops were later driven indoors by
IS degree below zero weather
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
U|timatunl to
Be Issued to
German Chief
France Will Insist on Halt
ing Of Rearmament
Program

PARIS, Jan. 23.-Authoritative
sources said today that Premier
Blum will ask President Hitler to
halt the German rearmament pro-
gram. This will be the first con-
dition for economic assistance from
France. The demand will be made
in an address tomorrow at Lyons.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
C. NJ. ECKMANN
PASSES AWAY
Former Mayor Of Anchor.
age, Furniture Dealer,
Dies Result Pneumonia

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 90 -
Former Mayor Chris M. Eckman,
aged SO, died in the hospital here as
the result of pneumonia.
Eckmann came here from Seattle
when the city was founded in 1915.
He worked for a time on the Alaska
Railroad then started furniture
business.
Eckmann was a member of the
Elks, Shriners and Eagles lodges OF
Seattle, and the Masonic lodge here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. %. Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 147s, American Can
112A, American Light and Power
14%, Anaconda SAX. Bethlehem
Steel 1872, Calumet and Hecla 171s
Commonwealth and Southern 81 +.
Curtiss Wright 71s, General Motors
66%, International Harvester 110A
Kennecott Co.'S, New York Central
42$4, Southern Pacific 40, United
States Steel 87%, Cities Service AZ,
Pound $4.90A.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
TACOMA MAN
IS SENTENCED
Goes to Prison for Twenty
Years Following Convic-
ton Grand Larceny

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 23.-R. e
Mahaffey, real estate and insurance
broker, has been sentenced to 20
years in prison for grand larceny
He insisted he is innocent.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
GLOOM over
VATICAN AS
POPE SUFFERS
Gangrene Of Left Leg Now
Threatened, Today's
Report Claims

VATICAN CITY, Jan. 23-Hope-
less gloom descended on the Vatican
today after it was reported that
Pope Plus is threatened with gan
creme in the left leg.
The Pope spent sleepless night
and was tormented by pain and
shortness of breath.
Intimates of the Pope at the Vati-
can do not understand how the Pom
tiff lives.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
SEATTLE DOCS
IN QUARANTINE

SEATTLE. Jan. 23.--All dogs in
King County, including Seattle. were
today ordered quarantined after
seven persons had been bit by rab-
led CANNES. Authorities give no
reason for the rabies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
Drastic Action
Promised in
War Enlistments

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. The
House Committee, spurred by re-
cent enlistments in the Spanish war,
today began study of the propos-
ais to take away the citizenship of
Americans fighting for any foreign
power
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
DRIVE BY RED
CROSS TO AID
FLOOD VICTIMS
Seven Western States and
Alaska Have Quota of
$256,000

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 23-
American Red Cross officials an
nounced here the start of a cam
paign in seven western states and
Alaska to obtain $256,000 to aid the
Midwest flood victims.
Two million dollars has been set
for the Nation, local officials de-
clared, saying that families left
homeless number at least $4,000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
WILL SUBMIT
NRA PROPOSALS
Cabinet Committee andPrl,
vate Citizens Will Soon
Make Report

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. - An
Administration spokesman said
committee of Cabinet members and
private citizens will soon approve
basic detectives for a new MIRA.
1t is said the NRA suggestions Will
be helpful in shaping new policies
regarding wages and hours, also
working conditions.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
MADRID SHIELDED

MADRID, Jan. -s3.-Fiscist mill
tary artillery poured shells into the
center of the city today in one of the
most intense commandments of the
present Civil War
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23

Doris Webb, Shawnee. Okla,
ranch hand, claims a world record
for skipping rope 1880 times with
out miss. 1t took him one hour,
five minutes and 80 seconds
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
Campaign Starts Monday

The annual Santa Clara county,
CAL, rose festival is held between
two lines of trees planted by Span
iards in TIT.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
AGAINST
UNITED STATES
IS DISCOVERED
Seventeen Anti Communists
Make Confession to
Soviet Officials
TRIAL STARTS TODAY;
DAVIES AT OPENING
Oil Was to Be Supple d
Japan in Case of War
Germany Involved

BULLETIN--Moscow, Jan. %,
All defendants entered guilty
pleas in response to questions
from Chairman Ulrich of the
Military Collegium of the SUI
preme Court.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-23
DOW, JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: industrials 1868,
up is; rails 56.05, down .03; utilities
1884, up .08.
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05

strike means loss of profits. For
labor a strike may mean going
without needed food and clothing.
It may mean a Dashed head on
the picket line or tar and feathers
from the vigilantes. Labor has
consistently demonstrated it's will
ingness to bargain with owners in
good faith. Industry has demon
srated unwillingness to bargain at
all.
"Do as they do in England" la
Dor is told. Let it be remembered
in the first place that English
trade unions forced industry to
sit across the conference table only
after they were fully organized
and after a nationwide general
strike in 1926. Let it be remem-
bered secondly that labor in Eng
land yields a much more potent
political stick than here and Eng
| lish industry fears the Labor party
in Parliament more than American
industry fears the New Dealers IN
Congress.
Let it be remembered again that
the last labor spy in England was
uncovered in the 10Th century. All
the island was shocked when this
single person, who was a stool
pigeon, was unmasked. If industry
must point with pride, let it point
at this entire picture rather thar
a mere corner Of it.
In the coming months labor vii
hear much about violence from
the pious publicists. Fortunately
the record of the LaFollette com
mittee will be handy to point a
by way of complete answer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
SIT-DOWN STRIKES

lFnTrOR,S NOTE: The victory gained by the Auto
Workers Union over the powerful General Motors Corpora
ton by resorng the stdown strike taccs mas inspired
the worker of the nation from to coast to have recourse
TO the same method procedure in effort to secure
better standard Of living The gains made by the workers
are undeniabe: Cd they secured higher rate OF
wares M they have gained the right to bargain collectively
through their unions and @ they have forced the autoca
tic corporations talk turkey Commenting on the gene
raj situation Labor Action has the following to editorial
y)
The surgng wave of strikes which followed the success
fI conclusion Of the conflict with General Motor be
,cbed basca to the rate OF profit due 10 the up
swing in the economic cycle But it's utilization OF the par
cuar technique the stdown tactic can be ascbed TO the
heartenng example of the French stdown strikes oil last
summer and their successful duplication in the United States
principally by the rubber workers. AS matter OF fact is
an omen question whether this technique primarily deve
oped in Akron, Ohio but its first large scale
use came in the titanic strikes of the French workers when
the Blum the task OF preserving class
harmony
The success of the strike from two factors the
ocess with which it may be called particular section
of line and the difficulty to dspace the strikers with
scabs If discrimination against worker one small
unit of line sits down immediately paralyzng whole fac
tory The suddenes prevents the boss from preparing for
it. The cosness of the shut down minor issue brings
him quickly If the boss attempts wholesale dis
elimination if major issue such wages, hours, OF
union recognition demands strike action then the workers
simply stay their posts guarding their jobs and the mach
ines practcng that rigid selfdscplne which only
the owners and the decadent circles cinging to them
The effectiveness Of the stdown strike technique is
graphically established by the flood Of editorial demands
that the st-down technique be declared illegal.
The workers will know how to thisthreat from
their expoters with the mtancy which has wrunl
from boss after boss the nation grudgng share
the inflated profits an upswing in the economic cycle ha
brought them.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
SUPREME COURT

Section of Article III of the United States Constitution
distinctly makes the power of the Supreme Court secondary
and subordinate that of Congress- by providing that the
Court shall function UNDER SUCH REGULATIONS AS
THE CONGRESS SHALL MAKE"
What is needed therefore is not judges; but that
Congress shall couageousy exercise the power vested in it
by the Constitution and enact legislation which will make it
unlawful ion the Supreme Court nvadate attempt to
nvadat any Act passed by the peoples duly elected
senaes IN Congress assembled to interfere or attempt
to interfere in any with the legislative policies of
the country expressed through Congress- which in turn
under the control of the people
This would restore to the people the political and egis
atve power which the Constitution conferred upon them
but which the Supreme Court has seized by usurpaton
FROM The Northwest Organizer
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
IT'S A GREAT
SYSTEM
By JOHN PAINE
Federated Press)

All of Lake county's teargas
was hurled at sitdown strikers in
the Fansteel Metallurgical Corp
but the management did most of
the weeping.
Strikers, defending themselves
with what they found at hand,
tossed back $500 bottles of tung-
stem and tantalum.
Striking jewelry workers could
defend themselves nobly with no
other weapons than small stones.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
THOUGHT

If we were a widow or an or
phan with our estate in stock hold
ings, we'd feel safer with our pro-
perty watched over by sitdown
strikers than by some Wall Street
lunatic who sits up nights figur-
ing how he can siphon the assets
into the Golfers of holding cor
poration.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
JERSEY JUSTICE

Gov. Harold G. (BloOdshed II
Necessary Hoffman Of New Ter.
sey says nothing must interfere
with law and order.
Except a corporation desiring 70
evade the Wagner act or a cover.
nor who wants to make political
capital out of a Hauptmann case.
The thousands Hoffman threw
off relief can be thankful they are
starving with the approval Of the
best legal minds.
Patriot: a steel manufacturer
who is so afraid the 40-hour week
provisions Of the Walsh-Healey
bill will ruin the country that he
sells all his output to the British
navy-just to bring Uncle Sam to
his senses.
Union wages would mean more
money to spend, hence more cars
sold. And every sale a profit for
Papa DUPONT.
But cars and other things Ordin-
airy people want are only a side
line to a munitions maker.
No matter whom we fight in the
next war, there will be Morgan
steel in their bayonets and dupont
powder in their shells.
After Michigan guardsmen and
auto strikers showed a friendly
spirit toward each other, the New
York Natl. Guard put an ad LOT
recruits into the Deutscher Week
ruff, leading German-languase
Nazi organ in the United States
Looking, maybe, for old Amer
/ can stock to inculate patriotism
! into foreign troublemakers.
:
) IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM!
Subscribe to Producers News no"
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SUPREME Cnlrpr

Nine old men in a white marh,.
tomb
On the will Of the people enuDc;...
doom.
Nine old men who often divido
Four to dissent, five to decide
Nine old men who raise to defon,
Property rights to the bitter sDS ~
Nine old men by logical stages
Demolished the law for mipirn,,
wages.
Nine old men whose bygone
prattle
Condemned the Negro to be a
chattel.
The nine old men wax eloquent
On the holiness of six percent.
Nine old men, senile and flipbtv
But second only to God Almipbtv
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05

The San Francico Bay Area A. F. of l. Committee for
the Freedom Of Mooney and Billings has adopted resol
ton calling the California legislature to pass bill now
before providing legislative pardon for Mooney Chairman
of the committee Jack Shelley newly elected president Of
the San Francisco Central Labor Council.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05

Transfers Union Local 544 has grown in the past two
and half years from 1000 to 5000 members taking on one
firm industry business at time until it has the town 90
per cent organized in Minneapolis.