The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 25, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” OL. XLIIL, NO. 6634. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934. ~ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS DEMAND FORTIFICATIONS FOR ALASKA KIDN ABDUCTED MAN PULLED FROM RUMBLE SERT Gas Station Operator in/ Texas Rescues Engineer | —Life Barely Saved THREE MEN INVOLVED; | 2 ARE UNDER ARREST s Posse Takes Up Search in; Woods for Third Mem- ber of Outlaw Gang FORT WORTH, Texas, April 25. ! __A 28-year-old telephone engineer owes his freedom to the quick- | thinking of a woman operator of | a gasoline station, Mrs. G. H. Mc-| Kee, who with her husband, res-| cued Charles M. Kella, Jr., from | the hands of three kidnapers and aided in the capture of two of them. The third member escaped. | Mrs. McKee pulled Kella from | the rumble seat of an auto after three men pulled up at the gaso-‘r line station at Winfield. | i | Night Rides All Kella said he had been stopped by three men the night before| and forced to ride with them all | night in his own auto. 2y When they drove to the gas m_l-l ing station, Kella was riding .in,| the rumble seat, with the seat; closed. | The three men could not pay“ for the gas they received, and M}'s.‘ McKee seized her husband’s pis- tol and demanded money or the | car would not leave the station. | Two of the men went down the| road with a shotgun and an auto tire. They said they would try flndi sell the two articles and return and pay for the gas. ; Victim Is Found I | The McKees heard a thumping| in the rumble seat, opened it and | found Kella gasping for*breath. | Kella told the McKees he had| been kidnaped. | The third man in the car start- ed running down the road. Mc- Kee started after him, firing as he went. McKee caught his man. Another kidnaper was found later in the woods and a posse is now searching for the third man. ——————,——— U.S. OFFICIALS STUDY POLICY FOR FAR EAST State Department Takes| Cognizance of Japanese Manifesto on China WASHINGTON, April 25—What| will be the stand of the Upitedi States concerning Japan's semi-of- ficial manifestoc on China, resent- ing giving aid to that nation, was a-auestion the State Department officials pondered today. Officials of the Department are reported -as facing rumors that| the United States is ready to join Great Britain, asking Tokyo to clarify its attitude. It is reliably disclosed however, the State Department is making a deep study of ali pertinent Far Eastern documents and treaties pending a decision. Great Britain has reminded Ja- pan that both Japan and Chm-:i are signatories to the nine power treaty which broadly guarantees territorial and administrative in-| tegrity to China. The United States | and Great Britain are also signa- tories. TOKYO TIGHT-LIPPED TOKYO, April 25.—Despairing of obtaining other powers with a sym- pathetic “understanding,” the Jap- anese Foreign Office returned a tight-lipped silence today on the request for further elucidation on the China ultimatum. AP Desperado Is Still at Large MERCER, and Public Enemy No. 1, is Wisconsin, April till free but Department of Justice 25.—John Dillinger, desperado Agents issued a statement “We'll have him before long.” It is estimated that Dillin, ger's criminal career from last June has cost an estimated million and one half dollars in law enforcement funds and another half million dollars in loot from banks robbed, yet the only reward offered for his capture is a nominal $25 by Indiana for his arrest as a parole violator. FINANCIAL LEADERS FACE TRIAL Three Cleveland citizens long cial world—O. right) and W. M. Baldwin (lower P. Van Swerington # | acterized the vote in all precincts | | voted, he received 14 votes. The ex- prominent in the nation’s finan- (left), Jeseph R. Nuit (upper right) —face trial on charges that they falsified records and reports cf the closed Union Trust Com- pany of Cleveland. They pleaded knewn rail executive, is accused and Nutt, who are former executi Photos) not guilty, Van Swerington, well of aiding and abetting Baldwin ives of the bank. (Associated Press SANDERS READY TOQUIT 6. 0.P, CHAIRMANSHP Former Senate Leader James E. Watson Is Slated for Position WASHINGTON, April 25.—Ever- ett Sanders is reported ready to relinquish his seat at the wheel of the Republican machine, attribut- |ing ill-health as the reason. James E. Watson, former leader in the Senate, is heavily backed by one group to succeed Sanders as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. PREMIER OF SPAIN QUITS HIS POSITION First Break Occurs Over Refusal of Zamore to Sign Amnesty Bill MADRID, April 25—Premier Ler- roux has resigned as the result of differences with President Zamora over the new political amnesty bill. The Cabinet also threatens to re- sign unless the measure, which will grant freedom to thousands of The spokesman said curtly: “Our political prisoners in the jails of statement has been made. Let oth- the nation, is signed by the Presi- ers read it as they will.” dent. RIVAL LEADER OF HUEY LONG 1S NOMINATED J. Y. Sanders, Jr., to Be Member of U. S. Con- gress from Louisiana | BATON ROUGE, April 25.—J. Y. Sanders, Jr., anti Huey Long lead- ier, will be the next United States | representative from the Sixth | Louisiana Congressional District to !fill the vacancy caused by the ! death of Representative Bolivar E. Kemp. Sanders defeated Harry |D. Wilson, Long protege, about 17,000 to 15,000 in the primary elec- tion in this State yesterday. Nomination at the primary | amounts to election, as the Repub- licans dont plan to put up a can- didate at the general election. e PIONEER ON WAY SOUTH | FOR FIRST TIME SINCE COMING NORTH YEARS AGO | | hoe C. Cole, pioneer in the Atlin country, is aboard the Princess Norah on his way south for the first time since coming to Alaska in 1897. Mr. Cole, who suffered a stroke of paralysis recently, is on his way to Vancouver, B. C. where |he expects to make his home and is looking forward to seeing many \changes since he left there 37 | years ago. | et —— | SEAPLANE PIONEER GOES H TO PETERSBURG THURSDAY At 9 o'clock ‘tomorrow morning the Pioneer, seaplane of the Alas- ka ‘Air Express, will leave for a trip to Petersburg with passengers, it was announced today by J. V. Hickey, manager. i ||John Ronan *|more than were cast for the two VOTE FEATURES ELECTION HERE Democrats Poll Seven Out of Eight Cast—Harrias and Kirk in Lead HOUSE VOTE IS SPLIT AMONG 12 CANDIDATES Messerschmidt, Mrs. Jenne, Ronan and Anderson Take First Four A light vote teatured yesterday’s balloting in the Territorial primary elections here, only 819 Democrats and Republicans in Juneau taking the trouble to go to the polls. The former polled seven-eighths of the total, 713 to 106. Martin Harrais had a slight edge |over Oscar G. Olson for nomina- tion for Treasurer and H. Messer- | schmidt, Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne, and J. P. Anderson were the four high candidates in the House race on the Democratic ticket. W. B. Kirk carried every precinct in town over Allen Shat- tuck for the Senatorial nomination and the town by the close margin of 27 votes. Tribut~ To Dimond The voters demonstrated their approval of Delegate Dimond, un- opposed for the Democratic nomi- nation, in no uncertain fashion, Out of the 713 Democratic voters marking ballots, 637 placed a cross before his name. The same high percentage char- on Gastineau Thane, Channel. And at where only 13 Democrats tra one was cast in the Republican primary. In Douglas number one, he received 98 votes, exactly ten candidates in the race for the Senatorial nomination, Mr. Kirk carried nine of the 11 precinets on Gastineau Channel, losing the small precincts of Thane and Lawson Creek. His majority on the Channel was 79 votes, 504 to 425, The race between Harrais and Olson was neck and neck on the Channel. The former nosed out in the 11 precincts by just two votes, 365 to 362, Two Tie for House The same precincts gave Mes- (vonuinued on Page Two) . FINAL RESULTS OF PRIMARY ARE NOT YET KNOWN Olson Leads Harrais and Shattuck, Kirk in Vote So Far Reported With but 18 out of 54 precinots in this Division heard from late today, and probably 50 per cent of the vote unreported, no candidate for any contested office in yester- day’s primary election could.safe- ly claim to be assured of nomina- tion. The vote outside of Juneau was apparently even lighter than it was here and the Democratic vote was predominant. Oscar G. Olson was leading Mar- tin Harrais for Democratic nomi- nation for Treasurer by 347 votes, the vote being Olson 818 and Har- Tais 471. Allen Shattuck was lead- ing W. B. Kirk by 170 votes—845 to 675. Ziegler Tops Field In the race for nominations for the House, A. H. Ziegler, Ketchi- kan, was leading the entire field with a total of 793 votes. Joe Baranovich, in second place, had| 602, H. Messerschmidt, Juneau, 593, and Joe Green, Hyder, 567. Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne was in fifth place, nine votes behind Green and John Ronan, with 522 votes was in sixth place. J. P. An- derson, Erick Ness, J. W. Cadwell, R. E. Baumgartner, A. P, Walker (Continued on Page Eight) RESULTS Treasurer Senator — Re) j0uRRIg uosIpUY yoraouoreg Jaulresumeg Precinct | 114] 145)| Precinct 82| 94f| Precinet 42| 48|| 1] 38| 14| 10/ 2 8| 13] 10]| 18] 9| 43| 26 19 9| 285| 59)| 4 3| 44| 30| 92| 11 30| 9| Juneau—No. 1 Juneau—No. 2 Juneau—No. 3 Jualpa Salmon Creek Thane Lynn Canal Mendenhall 3 Douglas—No. 1 Precinct Douglas—No. 2 Precinct Ketchikan, Saxman, Wacker. Lawson Creek Skagway 5 Petersburg | Wrangell | 20 58| 17| 84| 2| 32| 46| 9| 19 11 dF CONTESTS IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES— First Div resentativ JDIWYISISSAN uosdwoy.L 51/ 112 5 2 33 1 47) 20 105 26 10| 29| 425| Totals | 822] 474]| 65| 845|] 473| 602 299 567 558, 5931 431| 522| 260| 374 REPUBLICAN SIX PRECINCTS ARE REPORTED, THIRD DIVISION Primary Election Brought Out Light Vote in Westward Sections Foster 49 22 16 Juneau—No. 1 Precinct Juneau—No. 2 Precinct Juneau—No. 3 Precinct Jualpa Salmon Creek Thane Lynn Canal Mendenhall Douglas—No. 1 Precinct. Douglas—No. 2 Precinct. Ketchikan, Saxman and and Wacker Lawson Creek Skagway Petersburg ‘Wrangell 4l press time this afternoon only returns from six precincts from Divisions outside the First Division had been received and these were from the Third Division. CONTE —First Division REPRESENTATIVES. McCain Paul 34 22 16 1 11 1 King 4 19 12 3 Shepard 50 19 1 1 u 23 21 The returns from Anchorage in- p : Totals dicated a light vote despite in- 243 114 creased population. The returns are as follows: Democratic ticket—Dimond, 214, for Delegate; Harrias 69, Olson 114 for Terasurer; Hofman 150, Lock- head 121, Nimaker 60, Murray 100, McCutcheon 107, Patterson 69, Wil- son 49, Wolking 39 for Represen- tatives. Republican Representatives—Ellis 61, Florence Nafsted 40, Staser 69, Swetman 60, Walsh 37. From Cordova Returns from precincts at Cor- dova, Eyak, Chitina, McCarthy and Nizina give, for Democratic Treas- urer—Harrais 66, Olson 177; for Democratic Representatives — Hof- man 157, Lockhead 39, Nimaker 118, Murray 242, McCutcheon 113, Fatterson 168, Wilson 240, Wolking 133. Republican Representtaives—Ellis 105, Nafsted 83, Staser 71, Swetman 50, Walsh 105. The vote, both Democratic and Republican, was very light. ROOSEVELT T0 TAKE ACTION, SHIP BUILDING Plans ActurNaval Con- struction to Bring Fleet Up to Treaty ‘WASHINGTON, April 25.—Presi- dent Roosevelt intends to ask au- thority in the forthcoming supple- mental appropriation bill to start actual naval construction to bring the fleet up to treaty limits. This will permit the Chief executive to begin construction any time he| sees fit. R Budgets Are DEAN BRIGES PASSES AWAY, HEART ATTACK Wellknown Educator, In-. terested in Athletics Dies in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 25— LeBaron Russell Briggs, aged 79 years, Professor Emeritus and for- mer Dean of Harvard University,! former President of Rradcliffe, died yesterday at the home of hls‘ daughter, Lucia Russell Bflggs,‘\ President of the Milwaukee-Dor-| mer College, of a heart ailment. Few university professors have| had a more active career in col-| legiate educational matters than LeBaron Russell Briggs, for many years dean of Harvard College and dean of the faculty of arts and sciences of Harvard University. By his work as instructor, professor,| dean and college president he won recognition from the educnuonal! and corporation authorities of Har- | vard as well as honors from various other educational institutions. | Interested In Athletics Dean Briggs, however, was prob- ably best known throughout the!' country and especially in inter-, collegiate athletic circles because| J. & MKINNON LEAVES of his long service as chairman FOR BU! SS TRIP TO of the Harvard athletic commit- |tee. His ideals regarding college SEATTLE ON PRIN. Nommports were of the highest and he used every effort to place inter- collegiate competition on a plane in accordance with those ideals, Laundry, left this morning on the Pri |He was a constant and bitter foe incess Norah for Seattle on alof professionalism or anything that | two weeks business trip. | bordered on it in collegiate com- e 7 T petition; he loved athletics for THREE HUNDRED BARRELS sport's sake, and among college OF HERRING BROUGHT IN |non nelq that it was possible for PORT FOR HALIBUT BAIT.M athlete to be as great in de- feat as in victory. In 1912 he was Three hundred barrels of herring glected President of the National were brought into Juneau Monday cglegiate Athletic Association and by the hoat Wilscn, Capt. Martin waq continued in that office five| Borleck, from the Tee Harbor Her-'yeqrs In one of his annual re-! ring Company. The herring Was ports he expressed what was re- J. 8. MacKinnon, part-owner and | General Manager of the Alaska Billionsrin Wori_d-;irms Revealed in Report in Two-Y ear Study By JOSEPH SHARKEY GENEVA, April 25.—While the entire world is wobbly economi- cally, the nations are spending an- nually about $7,000,000,000 on arm- aments, say military experts who have been working for two years at the League of Nations. The experts constitute one of the branches of the international dis- armament conference. They were instructed to find out whether it was feasible to establish a sy- tem of international publicity in connection with military budgets, and also whether it was possible to limit armaments by agreeing upon a limitation of armament budgets, The committee believes buaget publicity can be worked out, but that armament cuts through bud- get limitations are not practical. Though the experts gathered from various countries have been wrestling with figures daily since the conference began in 1932, there never has been an outburst of im- patience by any delegate. ‘ Be Done’ They haven't gotten mad at one another as men sometimes will who are doomed to daily discussion of a disputatious subject. On the con- trary, they established such a fine feeling of brotherhood that they formed a little club. Apparently, the experts, stag- gered by the huge sums expended in preparation for or aganist war, found a fraternity based on the hope that “something will be done about it.” This amazingly long and detail- ed Investigation which is now com- pleted, revealed one or two other things. One was the seeming com- Dleteness of budgetary details fur- nished by the big powers. There were no evidences of atfempts to conceal amounts expended for mil- itary purposes. The military budgets of 61 states were examined and generally in the presence of a special expert sent by the country whose budget was under scrutiny. The commit- tee examined 10,000 mimeographed pages of material which flowed in from all corners of the world in answer to 400 questions. Prepare Model Budget The committee decided that pub- licity for military budgets as a frozen for halibut bait by the Ju- . - s neau Cold Storage Company. | (Continued on Page Two) P »“';‘g{‘.’v. (Continued on Page Seven) - ERS ARE FOILED BY WOMAN ILIGHT PRIMARY | REP. SIROVICH BACKS DIMOND ON AIR BASES New Yorker Also Working for Defenses Along Aleutian Islands FORTIFY ALASKA IS GREAT MOVE PLANNED |Delegate Seeks Training Camp—Plans Rotating Scheme for Fliers * WASHINGTON, April 25—Rep- resentative William 1. Sirovich, Democrat of New York, who is backing Alaska Delegate A. J. Di- mond’s plan for the establishment of an Army Air Corps training |squadron base near Fairbanks, {Alaska, is a firm believer that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and he is demand- ing fortifications in the Aleutian Islands. Representative Sirovich believes adequate fortification in the Aleu- tians and Army and Naval Air bases in the Territory of «Alaska ‘wm be the best insurance against war with Japan that the United | States could provide. Japanese Plan According to the Representative from New York State, the Japanese plan, in case of hostilities, is to ride into Alaska with the salmon going into the fresh water streams to spawn. He said that maps and documents he saw in Russia show- lecl the Nippon invasion would be in the month of May when the salmon are running. Reason for Move Representative Sirovich explain- ed this plan by saying the Japan- (ese are fish eaters and by taking over the canneries and fishing equipment along the islands, Japan would be able to obtain a basie food ground. The plan to conquer Alaska, and under present condi- tions, he said would find nothing to stop such a program in case of war, Training Field | In connection with the air base {at Fairbanks, Delegate Dimond also desires a base as a training field for young Alaskans as well |as to familiarize thé present day Army fliers with the Territory and harden them to the hazardous fly- ing conditions of the North. To ac~ complish this he would provide a | rotating plan for the entire Army |air force so every man would have some time, both winter and sum- mer, in Alaska. —————— STOCKS RALLY SLIGHTLY BUT TRADING DULL Foreign Bonds Unsettled by Slump in Japanese Government NEW YORK, April 25.—Stocks rallied rather feebly behind grain and silver futures. Extreme dullness marked scattered recoveries. The close was irregular. Floor traders accounted for most of the listless trading. Sales were only 900,000. Foreign bonds were unsettled by a further slump of the Japanese Government bonds. Silver futures recovered a greater part of the early decline of about one cent. Bar silver was reduced to 42% cents. ‘Wheat met the support after & (Continued on Page Eight) Cordova Pioneer Killed in Fall; Axe Buried in Neck CORDOVA, Alaska, April Johnson, aged 65 yeas worker and was killed he fell down a incline, burying an neck. As far as b