The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 14, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASK “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL XLIV., NO FOREST FIRES CLAIM THREE VICTIMS MOSES PHILLIPS BOUND OVER ON MURDER GHARGE Complaint Follows Alleged Killing of John Lindoff at Hoonah Sunday Charged with murder in the first degree for the alleged slaying last Sunday of John Lindoff, 21, Hoon- ah Indian fisherman, Moses Phil- lips, local Indian fisherman, was brought here yesterday afternoon from Hoonah by Deputy United les Marshal Fred Bryant and d In the local Federal jail. Lindoff died from knife wounds, one of which is said to have pene- trated the heart, causing almost nstantaneous death. The attack is said to have been' the outcome of a fish fight between the (WOi men. Pleads Self Defense Phillips, who was given a pre- liminary hearing before United States Commissioner J. Williams of Hoonah, is reported by In Austrian Monarchist Coup | Gerald | Him to have admitted the Killin and claimed he acted in self-d fense. Charley Metjoy, a third Indian, who was an eye witness to the fight, told the Commis-! garian monarchy and place Arcl sioner he didn't know what had | | assertedly has been held at Vit happened. Lindoff has been fishing on a purse seine boat for the Alaska Pdcific Salmon’ Corporation and\ Phillips was engaged in similar; work for the Icy Straits Packihg Ccmpany. Théy met in Hoonah Saturday evening, and prooeeded to drink to the occasion. It i5 reported they were togeth- ., er; practically all evening and well past midnight. Phillips says they as a “fast worker, drank a considerable number of apout restoration of the Hepsburg drinks. |ef the Little Entente nations. Would Prove His Prowess |G1o King of Bourbon Parma. Sometime during the wee sma’ hours Sunday morning, Lindofr, Mlion dollars is according to Phillips said he was matched for a boxing match with one Paul Rudolph. Phillips, who claims to be something of a boxer himself, . told Lindoff he didn's have a chance against Phllllps“ Treasury Department Re- veals Large Amount Been Purchased and the argument started. It finally grew so warm Lhat Lindoff, Phillips claims, undertook to prove his prowess by attacking him. He succeeded so well, that' Phillips _asserts he had to use a pocketknife to save himself from serious injury. Lindoff was cut in three places. Two were superficial| WASHINGTON, Aug. N—vBellDL {prices for Government bonds c! Bryant Is Called |ed Treasury officials as they threw Deputy Marshal Bryant, who cold water on inflation talk. had arrived in Hoonah Saturday| It is also disclosed --that the afternoon with another prisoner, Treasury Department bought $40,- for trial before Commissioner Wil- 000,000 in Government bonds last liams, was called to the scene and week in addition to $22,000,000 of A cuts, one on the left breast and the other on the right breast. A| third wound pentrated the regmn of the solar plexus and is said to, have entered the heart. IS “F She would make hex Home Owners Loan Corporation! ‘A mysterious meeting of agents planning to restore the Austro-Hun- hduke Otto, left, on the throne, znau, near Lucerne, Switzerland. While the monarchist movement went forward, reportedly under the direction of Baron Dr. Kurt’ Wiesner, inset, personal representative of Prince Otto and Empress Zita, rumors in diplomatic circles re- vealed the possibility of a marriage union of Princess Maria, above, youngest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, and Otto, in forceful coup to keep Austri ia independent of Germany, ST WORKER” 'ss Zita, described by diplomats d going ahead with her efferts to bring throne in Austria, despite objections son Archduke fortune estimated at one hundred said to be backing Otto. |Mahatma Ends |Seven-Day Fast; |Health Good | cALcuTTA, Aug. 14—Manat- ma Gandhi has completed his sev- en days fast. His health is ex- cellerit and he proved tougher thim physlchms bclSeved CALL TO ARMS - ORDER ISSUED BY MUSSOLINI i i [Cabinet Officers Are Pol- wanrmued cn Page Two) - — METALS TAKE SAG; STOCKS SUFFER LOSS liflaios Peviis Subiide Unsettling Market Which Is Dull NEW YORK, Aug. 14—A sag in nonferrcus metals as inflation fev- crs continued. to subside moderately unsettled the dull market today end loses of fractions to two or more points were numerous. Today's final tone was heavy., Sales totaled only half a million chares. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 14—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2074, American Can American Power and Light Anaconda 13, Armour B 58, Eendix Aviation 12%, Bcthichem Steel 27%, sale; Curtiss-Wright 2%, Motors 30%; International Harvest- er 26%, Kennecott <19%, United States Steel 33%, Warner Pictures Calumet and Hed'a, 20| Geoeral ! ishing Swords for Five-Day Exercises bonds, previously announced. | Whether this move is' to support {the United ‘States bond merket, which hit lower prices after 1)1~ Government mcved to nationalize| ROME, Aug. 14—Premier Mus- silver, is not stated. solini’s Cabinet Ministers have The Government is faced with /| started polishing *their swords in borrowing one billion seven hun- | response to an official call to dred millions next month for |arms which assigns them to mili- financing the Treasury. itary posts for war maneuvers be- The Government, with satisfac- ginning August 19. tion, witnessed the strengthening: oOnly one Cabinet Minister has of bonds in late tmding ye%mrdny been exempted from duty and he | volunteered on the Headquarters’ ' statr, | N PEN Is | Under-Secretaries, and the ma- Ijomy of the members of the AusmIA BDUND Chamber of Deputies also do 5- day service which according to the BERLIN, Aug. 14—Franz von omcia‘ announcement will give a taste of what the war of tomorrow will be. Papen has left here for Vienna,' | Austria, to be German Minisier to Women Are in ! that nation. Enroute to his new . i post he will confer with Presidem— British Offices LONDON, Aug. 14—For the first 'chancellor Hitler. ma; : time in the history of British gov- Madman Makes Sixth ernmen; service, women have been Attack on Women in appointed as executive officers in & the customs. They will be engaged Ohio, Past 2 Months " o connected with import du- Ohio, Aug. 14—A ties at salaries which may even- tually rise to $3,000 or $4,000 year- madman, ler and clubber, struck > s again ing his sixth attack on ly, with bonus. - e — women in two months. He stabbed Miss Mabel Krotz, middle-aged 1 DEFIANCE, CCC WORKERS ARE KILLED IN FLAME FIGHTS Falling Snags in Idaho and California BLAZES REPORTED TO BE CONTROLLED Valuable Tmr in British Columbia Is Being Destroyed SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 14— Roaring. forest fires have already killed three CCC workers as spread- ing flames drove back exhausted crews in Idaho and California. The worst northern fires are in Idaho. Not since 1904 have flames spread cver such a wide section. That year entire towns were wiped out Flames have taken the lives of Lercy McGinnis, of Kewanee, IlL; Lester Johnson, of Galesburg, IIl, and William Mattison, of Los An- geles, Cal. They were killed while fighting flames, falling snags crushing each to death. First Deaths The three deaths are the first this year in the flames which fave caged through Western forests and drawn heavily on CCC camps for fighters. McGinnis and Johnson were kill- ed in the Selway Forest in the center oi the Nerthern Idaho fires. Mattison was killed in a fire near Nevada City, California. Elsewhere in the West, with the exception of British Columbia where foresters have abandoned efforts to fight the flames and let the fires eat their way through valuable timber stands, blazes are reported under way or of negligible propor- tions. - eee SHOWERS FALL OVER DROUGHT REGION TODAY Extreme Dry Weather Is Believed Ended But Too Late for Crops CHICAGO, 111, Aug. 14.—Drought’s long seige appears to be lifting. Six States have benefitted by rain which fell over the week-end. Forecasters said precipitation should come more frequently for the remainder of the season. Showers are promised today in eight drought stricken States. Lale crops and roughage for feed pastures have been stimulated by the rain and would be revived greatly by additional moisture. Showers are promised today for parts of Illinois, Michigan, Wis- consin, Iowa, Minnesota, the Da- kotas, Kansas and Nebraska. Crops have been given another chance to live in Missouri by the rain fall. The showers drove down the tem- peratures for the first time since late in June but grain crops are virtually past aid. . ———— ANCIENT CITY IS DISCOVERED SHANGHAI, Aug. 14—An an- cient Chinese city has been found beneath the waters of Tad Lake| on the border of Kiangsu and ‘Chekiang Provincess Newspapers -report the waters of the lake have reached a low level as the Tesult of the drought .and @ submerged city has become vis- ible, the city walls remaining in- Highlands, N. C., 2,800 feet above spinster slightly in the forearm sea level, is said to have the high- tact with streets and houses. It Goodwzllf L ;rht to Moscow I3 Thmr Aim Men Are Ca_u—ghl Beneath|: This group of fliers and technical xperts plot a flight leading them to Moscow and thence around the world on a goodwill trip. The flight, rting from Chicago, Is sponsored by business hoping to stime ulate trade relations with the soviet. Left to right: John Fitkalo, mechanic; John W. Iseman, navigator; Willlam H. Alexander, flight commander; Willlam C. Brooks, co pilot; Arthur Finch, radio operator; Loven Gayton, technical adviser. (Associated Press Photo) MRS ROOSEVELT FEEDS DEER DELEGATE T0 START NORTH ON WEDNESDAY Dimond Honored Guest of Two Organizations in Seattle Tonight SEATTLE, Aug. 14.—Alaska Dele- gate Anthony J. Dimond is sched- uled to sail for Alaska tomorrow. ‘Tonight he will be the honored Buest at an affair given by the members of the University Post, American Legion and the Post's Highway Committee. MACHINE GUN SALE TO NOW BE CURTAILED Government Taking Steps to Prevent Gangsters Getting Favorite Tool WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. — The Durlng her “off the record” vacation trip in the wut, Mrs. Franke elt, accompanied by Miss Lorena Hickok, visited Yose- vl ey where the first lady fed the nearly tame anim The wlv of the President Is shown glvlq'g y morsel to one of the | 's deer as Chief Ranger F. 8. ownllny looks on, (Assoclated ! Press Photo) 4, Pound. $5.10%, Nabesna bid 92,|while she was burning rubbish in ask 1.15. an alley at the rear of her heme. SAAR REGION quired When District Holds Plebiscite GENEVA, Aug. 14—The Govern- ing Commission of the Saar region, where a plebiscite will be held to determine whether it will become French or German or remain under the control of the League of Na- tions, has informed the League it needs at least 2,000 additional for- eign police to maintain order, e Cooks Are Exempt LOS ANGELES, Cal., Because members of the Council were left to get their own meals last summer at the munici- Ppal mountain camp, the Civil Ser- vice Commission has decided that <ooks are exempt from civil ser- called on to do some of the c0ok- ing after the regular chef, a &ivil est altitude of any incorporated|is believed the city was named town east of the Rocky Mountains. | Sanyang. ;;'la employee, walked off the from Civil Service| Aug. 14—/ City | vice.. .Last year a cowboy was| NEEDS POLICE| S.W.DESPERADO Additional _l':o_rce Is Re-Man Arrested Saturday | | ADMITS HE IS Night Claims to Be | Joe Palmer 1gun after {will have to get an order from a ! Commissioner Government is seeking to stop the free circulation of the gansters’ favorite tool, the machine gun. If a person possesses a machine next month, he will have to register it with a Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue. If he wants one after September 24, he and also be finger printed and pay the price boosted by a sales tax of $200. PADUCAH, Kentucky, Aug. 14. —Expressing the belief that he has only 30 days in which to live, a man arrested Saturday night ad-| mitted he is Joe Palmer, South-| west desperado, who escaped from | the death house in the Texas State Penitentiary July 22. He said he attended the funeral of Clyde Barrow, slain bandit while three officers seeking him stood by. He said Barrow helped him to escape from prison last January before convicted and sen- tenced to death, — e Portland Truck Drivers Vote Today, Arbitration PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 14— The end of the latest labor dif-| ficulty is in 8ight as 400 transfer | and drayage truck drivers vote at 1 o'clock this afternoon on the proposal to submit all issues to arbitration. | to taxpayers who failed—to the CITY SALARY CUTS TO STAY MADISON, Wis,, Aug. 14.—Vis- glimmering for Madison city of- ficials with the announcement of | Mayor James R. Law that the city could do nothing this year that would cost money. Madison’s fi- nancial difficulties are traceable tune of $155,000—to pay taxes due this year. Added to that is $180,- 000 still unpaid last year. . Mary Austin Dies As She Sleeps, SANTA FE, Aug. 14—Mrs. Mary JOHN LABATT IS ABDUCTED, AUTO RIDING President of Big Brewing Company in Ontario Is Held for Ransom $150,000 DEMANDED FOR MAN'S RELEASE Note Found in Car Warns About Informing Police or Even Public LONDON, Ontario, Aug. 14.—John §S. Labatt, Presi- dent of the Labatt Brewing Cempany and prominent Eng- lishman, has been kidnaped while motoring from London to Sarnia. It is reported a note was found in Labatt’s abandoned auto demanding $150,000 ran- som. The auto was left by the kidnapers in front of St. Joseph’s Hospital. The note threatened death if the police and public were notified. Labatt is about 55 years of age and a prominent member of London society and also a wellknown horseman. The first intimation the family had of the kidnaping was a telephone call and a man’s voice told where the car could be found. ., FISHING AND A ) VISITS ARE ENJOYED British Visitors of H. M. S. Danae Honored at Pub- lic Reception Monday Entertainment for the visiting officers and men of the British cruiser HM.S Danae today con- sisted mainly of informal fishing trips, a sport at which the Eng- lishmen are quite keen, visits to the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company mill, to the Territorial Museum and Mendenhall Glacier, Captain C. H. Knox-Little and a group were taken through the Alaska-Juneau mine, this morning through the courtesy of L. H. Metzgar and- a number of others from the Danae visited the mill. This afternoon from 4:30 o'clock to 6:30 o'clock Captain Knox-Little and other officers of the Danae are entertaining with an invita- tiona] reception aboard ship and a number of house parties are be- ing given by residents on Gas- tineau Channel, for the visitors. Arrangements have been com- pleted for a soccer game between a Juneau team and one from the Danae which is scheduled to take place at the baseball park at 5§ o'clock this afternoon, and this ev- ening there will be a special show | |at the Coliseum Theatre to which lons of restored salary culs went enlisied men will be admitted free of charge through the courtesy of |the Chamber of Commerce. Visiting Hours Visiting hours for - the public aboard the Danae will be observed | Wednesday afternoon from 4 o'~ clock to 6 oclock when anyone | wishing to visit the ship may do so. On Wednesday evening from 7 o'clock until 8:30 o'clock the 12-plece band of HM.S. Danae will give an open ‘air concert in front of the First National Bank un- less inclement weather makes it impossible, Dance Wednesday Méen of the Danae will be com- Austin, aged €5, noted writer, died last night as she slept as a result of heart trouble. plimented tomorrow. night follow.