The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 20, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIV., NO. 6759. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE, TEN CENTS. FIRST VESSEL REACHES STRICKEN NOME ARREST MADE IN LONG-TIME LINDBERGH KIDNAP CASE MYSTERY MAY BE CLEARED UP NEW YORK CITY Attorney General Makes Announcement from His Washington = Office OTHER AUTHORITIES MAKE STATEMENTS Some of Ransom Money Recovered on Property Owned by Suspect BULLETIN — WASHING- TON, Sept. 20. — The arrest of Richard Hauptmann, in New York City, in connection with the Lindbergh kidnap-| ing, is announced by Attor-| ney General Cummings. | The Attorney General said: “Hauptmann is known to| have passed some of the ran- som money and to have had; a substantial amount of the ransom money in his home| at the time of his.arrest.” MAY SOLVE MYSTERY NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—| The police arnounced this| afternoon they hold a man| who received the $50,000 ran- : som money paid by Col.| Charles A. Lindbergh in an ineffectual effort to recover his kidnaped son, two and| one half years ago. The man held -is Bernard Richard Hauptmann, of the Bronx. The announcement said he was an alien and came here as a stowaway 11 years ago. One Clue Given One unconfirmed report said Hauptmann paid for gesoline at a filling station with a $10 gold cer- tificate. The proprietor became suspicious at the use of .the bank money and notified the police. Another report said. a man had an auto stolen in New Jersey, near Lakewood, on the night before the Lindbergh baby was kidnaped on | March 1, 1932, and found dead on March 12. Announcement Made Commissioner O'Ryan, Col. J. Norman Schwarzkoff, Superintend- ent of the New Jersey State Police, and J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Bureau of Investigation of the De- partment of Justice, all working on the case, made the announcement of the arrest of the suspect. The sum of $13,750 of ‘the ran- som money was found on Haupt- mann’'s property. No charges have heen filed against Hauptmann hut officials said they believe his arrest would solve the long-time my"eryA ONE RELIEF ACT KNOCKED OUT IN MARYLANDCOURT WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. — The Farm Mortgage Moratorium Amend- ment, passed by Congress and ap- proved by the President amid an argument over its constitutionality, is apparently headed Jor the Su- preme Court. The amendment to the National Bankruptcy Act is held to be un- constitutional by United States Dis- trict Judge W. Calvin. Chestnut at Baltimore, based upon dismissal of petitions filed by two lnrymxd farmers. The decision is )flfld upon as starting the.case along the route to the highest court ln 1and. ~ Hot Contest for House Speakership Forecast O'CONNOR Numbet of aspirants for Speakershi| vn&{fi’fiy deathi of Henry T. Rn& H post when Congress reconvenes and have important bflarmxz on. outcome, MoDuffie, Ala.; Win. ouse Detoerats meet in_caueus. Leading aspirant is J. W. Byrns, Tenn. . Bankhead, Ala.; Sam Baybum, Tex.; John J. O’Connor, N. Y.; L. \Vnrren, N.G WARREN forecasts bitter fight forthe congressional elections may Principal rivals are John HUBBARD TELLS LOGAL CHAMBER OF EXPEDITION “Glacier Priest’” Relate s‘ Highlights of Latest Explorations in West Highlights of his explorations in the Aleutian Islands, “birthplace of most of the world’s storms,” and on the Alaska Peninsula, were; briefly recounted by Rev. Bemard| R. Hubbard, “Glacier Priest,” ex- plorer and lecturer, to the Cham- ber of Commerce here today. He and his party consisting of the Chisholm brothers, Douglas and Ken', George Getty, Edgar Levin, field manager, Beverly Jones, mo- tion picture director, Nick Cava~- liere, cinematographer, and Capt. Einar Olson, were guests of the local organization today. He termed- this year's expedi- tion the most successful he has ever conducted and the resulis achieved are of both scientific and practical value. A feature motion picture is to be made from the film shot on the trip. Mapping Volcanic Region Father Hubbard’s main mission was to map the voléanic area of the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleu- tian Islands. With what was donel this season, an 1800-mile strip| has been completed. The practical value of this work, he said, is lim- ited but its scientific value is of importance. After. severe hardships and some narrow escapes from drowning in flooded streams, the party succeed- ed in ascending the pinnacle ridge which is an outstanding natural phenomena of spires, columns and spike peaks, and obtained some re- markable pictures of this area, ‘The party next went by boat to Bogoslof Island to observe condi- tions there. During the course of its investigations a natural anch- orage was discovered which was sounded and charted by Capt. Olson. Later “this information was turned over to the United States Coast Guard. Bogoslof Island, said Father Hub- bard, is the home of the world's biggest sea lions, standing over six feet high ‘and weighing several thousand pounds, Ken’ Chisholm and Getty did some wild west stuff, roping some of the big fellows, but they couldn't hold them. - Sea gulls, he added, were taking tremendous . toll ofu&:m' Which breed on the (vonfinued on Advance in Price Of Foodstuffs Is Checked Slightly NEW YORK, Sept. 20. — A definite check to the advancing trend in commedities, especially fcocdstuffs, is noted by Dun- Bradstreet, Inc., in the weekly review issued today. The trend declined from 12095 on August 29 to 117.20 cn September 14 in the food division. Advances numbered only 11 compared with 18 declines. o BUTTE STRIKE IS SETTLED BY PACT SIGNING Four Months’ Strife Ended by Arbitration — More Wages, Recognition BUTTE, Montana, Sept. 20.— Arbitration has brought to an end the four months’ strife in which laber controveries com- pelled a complete cessation of the city’s one basic endeavor, the copper industry. By signatures of union lead- eis and the Anaconda Copper Ccmpany executives, 5,800 work- ers, most of them family heads, have been restered to the ranks of wage earners. The strike agreement pact, besides giving miners, engin- ecrs, mill and smelter men a 50-cent per day increase in wages, fully recognizes the union and declared a closed shop with provisions for hand- ling future disputes and con- troversies. - — LOCAL FUND IS MORE THAN $1600 More than $1,600 had been raised in Juneau today for Nome fire victims, it was announced today by W. B. Kirk, Chairman of the Red Cross Disaster Relief -Committee, whose aides were still canvassing the town this afternoon. The drive will ‘be completed 1late today or tomorrow. I.EAI] OF RODEN OVER SHATTUCK INCREASES TO 17 Carnies Kake, Windham, Fanshaw Precincts Election returns from three pre- |cincts in this end of the Division, {received today at the office of | Clerk of Court, added 16 to Henry | Roden’s one-vote margin over Allen | Shattuck in the race for Senator, |giving the former a lead of 17 | votes. Seven precincts are yet to | be heard from. Mr. Roden carried the three pre- | cincts—Kake, Windham and Fan- shaw. Kake cast but 16 votes for |Senator and out of a total of 20, the smallest in recent years, Roden getting nine and Shattuck seven. Windham cast the largest vote in several years, giving 13 for Rod- en and two for Shattuck. Fan- shaw gave Roden six and Shattuck three. The outcome of the race is still in doubt. Hydaburg, Loring, Myers 'Chuck, Kasaan, Shakan, Tokeen and Revilla are unheard from. |Hydaburg in past years has cast between 75 and 100 votes. The others are small. The vote for the three precincts received today is as follows: Fanshaw, Dimond 9; for Treas- urer, Chase 1, Olson 6, Smith 1; for Senator, Roden 6, Shattuck 3; for Representatives, Baronovich 5, Ellefson 1, Foster 2, Green 5, Mc- Cain 1, McCall 2, Paul 0, Shepard 2, Walker 8, Ziegler 5. Kake, Dimond 19; Chase 15, Ol- son 4, Smith 4; Roden 9, Shat- tuck 7; Baronovich 5, Ellefson 1, Foster 15, Green 3, McCain 15, Mc- Call 2, Paul 20, Shepard 19, Walker }7. Ziegler 3. Windham, Dimond 15; Chase 2, Olson 3, Smith 10; Roden 13, Shattuck 2; Baronovich 5, Ellefson 3, Foster 7, Green 7, McCain 6, Mc- Call 1, Paul 4, Shepard 13, Walker 7, Ziegler 1. FIFTY-ONE DOLLARS FROM BENEFIT SHOWS Fifty-one dollars was turned over to W. B. Kirk for the Nome relief fund by Cliff Daigler, Manager of the Capitol and Coliseum Theatres, today as the percentage received at both last night as a re- sult of the benefit performances|a wmmmfl-mmdyfl-‘ IFEDERATION OF LABOR NOW IN FALL CAMPAIGN Changes Po_li_r; of Former i Years and Is Asking Direct Questions QUESTIONNAIRES ARE 'SENT TO CANDIDATES e o " Requested on 30-Hour Week, 6-Hour Day—Other Subjects WASHINGTON, Sept. 20— The American Federation ‘of Labor strode ‘into the fall political cam- paign informing seekers after Sen- ate and House seats of labor's sup- port in the November elections is contingent upon their advance en- dorsement of legislative program including the 30-hour week. Suddenly changing ’its policy, The American Federation of Labor has sent demands of its social re- form program to some 800 candi- dates for the 34 Senate seats and 432 House seats, to be filled on November 6. _Heretofore the American Federa- tion of Labor has supported or op- pesed . candidates . on their past records. ” ‘The demands for advanee infor- mation are made without regard to party lines. The questionnaire calls simply for “yes” or. “no” answers on such Lhmgs as the 30-hour week, 6-hour | day, extensions of NRA, unemploy- ment insurance, old age pensions, new Public Works program and labor dispute legislation. . — RAINBOW WINS Independent Candidate INRAGE TODAY OVER ENDEAVOUR NEWPORT, R. I, Sept. 20.— The American yacht Rainbow charged through the windward leg of the 30%-mile interna- tional race and overcame a six minute and forty second lead that the Endeavour held at the halfway mark and scored the first victory over the British challenger by 3 minutes and 26 seconds. The score now stands — 2 heats for the Endeavour and 1 for the Rainbow. e, <o e meaeed JAPANESE ARMY PLANES ON TRIP Seventy-eight Military Craft Make Successful 450- . Mile Flight . TOKYO, Sept. 20—A successful flight of 78 Japanese military planes across a 45-mile space, from Darien to Hsinking, Manchukuo, is reported. The report was received here shortly after Manchukuo sent & protest to Russia on allegations the Russians were occupying the island at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri rivers. Forty-five Drown, 5 Rescued when Vessel Overturns in Storm CALCUTTA, India, Sept. 20— Forty-five persons were drowned this morning when a river boat, loaded with native passengers over- turned during a gale at the mouth of the Ganges. Five persons were rescued. R Princess Caroline S8ayn Wittgen- stein, Lisat’s innamorata, once spent deal of Lent prone on a. church floor, arms exX- tended like a cross, as penance. [United States Fleet Will Engage in Maneuvers Off Alaska During Next Sumnier WASHINGTON, Swanscn anncunces maneuvers next summer on Sept. 19. that the United States’ Flcet will the Puget Sound, Alaska and secretary of Navy Claude A. hold Hawaii triangle in line with the Navy's policy of connecting fleet problems and concentration ¢f areas centiguous can ferritorial waters. to Ameri- The fleet is now enroute from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. JAPAN THROWS ONE F lT AFTER ANOTHER TOKYO, Sept. 20.—Vernacular newspapers splashed head- lines on their first pages: Imaginary Enemy” cver Swanson’s announcement “Japan the Target” and “Japan the of fleet maneuvers next summer on the Puget Sound, Alaska and Ha- waii triangle. Italy Gathers Thong Faithful as of Pilgrims to the Eucharistic Congress All Roman roads lead to Buenos Aires as an estimated million pilgrims start for the World Eucharistic Congress at “the Paris of South America.” ROME, Sept. 20.—Thousands of | Ttalians, both from the peninsula and from among those resident in | the Americas, are expected by the Roman Catholic chi officials to form the largest national delega- tion to the eucharistic congress in | Buenos Aires next month. Fully a million pious souls are reported preparing for the journey and more than a thousand of them will sail from this homeland of the church. Two big hotel ships flying the Ttalian tri-color and packed with clergy and lay pilgrims will form the nucleus of the big Italian dele- gation. Groups at Various Ports The ships selected to carry the pilgrims are the “Oceania” and the “Conte Grande.” The first will sail from Triest tomorrow, gathering groups of the devout from ports of the Adriatic coast. This ship will serve also as headquarters for the official Italian delegation of ranking clergymen. The Conte Grande will sail from Genoa September 24, stopping at Naples for pilgrims from central | |erly of Chicago, will edit the Eng- lish section. Other pages will be in Spanish, Italian, French,. Ger-f and southern Italy. Reduced fares an both boats and on the railroads have been granted by the government and arrange- Palermo Park is the site of the opening day ccre- mony October 10 and of the closing Pontifical Mass on October 14. ments have been made to accom- modate the pilgrims on the ships during the week’s stay in Argen- tina. Italy Responds to Crusade Prelates under the direction of Monsignor Bartolomasi, president of the Italian eucharistic commit- tee, believe the Italian pilgrims at the congress will far outnumber those of any other country. Supporting this belief they say only one delegation ship was con- templated at first, but numerous requests for reservations have made it necessary to add another steam- er to the special service. SIX LANGUAGE JOURNAL PRINTS CONGRESS NEWS BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 19.— A’ daily newspaper in six languages, with a circulation of several hun- dred thousand, will be published by officials of the world Eucharistic congress. It will be issued from September 23 to October 22, although the con- gress itself will be held chber 10-14. Rev. Father Patrick Molloy, form- man and Portugese. ART NESS TO LEAVE SOON TO RE-ENTER Art Ness, who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ness here for the last several weeks, plans to leave for the south on the Princess Louise for Seattle, to re- enter the University of Washing- ton where he is majoring in chem- istry. — e CCC camps in western Kentucky publish a weekly news magazine called “The Cave Man.” UNIVERSITY | CLIFF MASON CONFINED TO HOME WITH INJURY | |COAST GUARDER CHELANISNOW AT FIRE SCENE Radio RepoIThree Hun- dred Homes, Business Section Destroyed MEDICAL OFFICERS AIDING THOSE ASHORE Crew of Cutter Helping to Clear Away Debris— Guarding Food SEATTLE, Sept. 20.—The Coast Guard Headquarters here has been notified that the Coast Guard cutter Che- lan arrived at Nome last night and reported 300 homes and the entire business sec- | tien were destroyed by the fire of last Monday. ' The radio says: “The post office is operat- ing and the town it partially lighted. b “The District Court is in e Chelams modtihl o i ficer is assisting those ashore. “The personnel is' helping to clear away the debris for traffic and also the charred ruins.” The crew of the cutter is also aiding the authorities in guarding salvaged foodstuffs, the message concluded. FERA COMMITTEE STARTS ACTIVE PLANS NOME, Alasiz, Sept. 20.—The special committee, Federal Emerg- (Continued on Plge Bwen) COMMITTEE AT NOME RENDERS FIRST REPORT Tentative PEfor Rehab- * ilitation Is Suggested to Governor While work was progressing for temporary housing and care of Nome's fire-stricken populace, init- ial steps in planning permanent rehabilitation were being taken. The first preliminary report was received today by Gov. John W. Troy from the Central Relief Com- mittee in a telegram signed by Grant R. Jackson, Chairman. A telegram received by the Gov- ernor from Mayor Rex Swartz sald the committee was funetioning per- fectly and had the confidence of the entire community as well as the municipal government. Short Summary Given Capt. Stoner, United States Signal {Corps and in charge of the Seattle | operations office, wired. a brief sum-, mary to the Governor m follows: “Temporary m being constructed from meager lum- ]ber which escaped the conflagra- tion. Assure the people there is no cause for worry and no danger, Food for everyone, also shelter.” He also advised the Governor that two additional radio operators had been sent to Nome by plane and are now on duty at that sta- Cliff Mason, Alaska Juneau Gold tion to relieve the congestion in Mining Company employee, who injured a foot while working on, September 1, is still confined to! his home though the injury is progressing nicely. He hopes to be back ai work soon, - e radio traffic. This 'u W smoothly at 8 a.m. teday,'he The Central Committee ‘and held its first meetings 'day, being so occupied most of day. It was slated to resume \work at 11 o'clock this Fred Newth, candidate for tax and was expected ‘to' submit assessor and collector of Wilbarger further report to the Governor