The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 24, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIV., NO. 6762. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1934, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS AIR AIDS FOR ALASKA SECRETARY OF COMMERCE IS AIDING NORTH Daniel C. Roper Recom- mends New Lights and Beacons at Air Bases MAKES STATEMENT TO COMMISSIONERS Federal Aviation Agency, Asked to Give Assistance —Report Is Ready WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. —Daniel C. Roper, Secretary | | of Commerce, told the Fed- eral Aviation Commission to- day that he locked forward to| the time in the “near future| when regular airways, fully equipped with radio and light beacons, will be established over the main arterial air highways of Alaska.” The Secretary of Commerce said an economic study indicated that the. next ten years will show a remarkable advance in Alaska. “Requebts have been received for additional improvements in landing facilities for various Alaska cen- ters,” said Secretary Roper, “and I am having a report and study made on these requests. We hope | to be able to put in new lights and beacons at two or three points where they are greatly needed. “While in Anchorage the Cham- ber of Commerce presenteéd a pro- posal for initiation of a Federal Air Base and Aviation Training School at that point and should this be of interest to the com- mission, I will be very glad to refer it to you for study.” The Federal Aviation Commission is charged with responsibility in recommending a permanent air program to the ngxt Congress. RAINBOW 1S WINNER OF THIRD HEAT American Craft One Mile Ahead of British Chal- lenger, Today's Race NEWPORT; R. L, Sept. 24— Fighting off a closing rush by the British challenger Endeav- our, the American defender Rainbow scored the third straight victory over the in- vader today. The Rainbow needs only one more victory to retain the cup. The next race will be sailed tomorrow. The American yacht today finished four minutes and one second ahead of the Britisher and was approximately one mile ahead. The Rainbow has now won three heats and the Britisher two heats. It takes four wins out of seven heats to get the cup. - - PROMINENT RESIDENTS OF YUKON COUNTRY ON WAY SOUTH TO SPEND WINTER Judge and Mrs. C. D. Macauley, prominent residents of the Yukon Territory, passed through Juneau on the Princess Louise on their way to Vancouver, B. C., where they will spend the winter. They were in Dawson, Y. T, during the sum- mer months. - eee J. P. WILLIAMS RETURNS | | | ik ~One of - | five-year plan of sports | while the U. S. S. R. stabilizes its All work and no play makes Comrade-Ivan a dull Communist, Dictator Josef Stalin of Soviet Russia I and his advisors have discovered. expansion has launched to make easier the strenuous existence Theaters, jazz bands and outdoox sports supple- workers. So, a virtual as America been ecanomic setup. popularity every Russia Works,But Pl;Tdrov,yUnger New Program (AGED MAN IS s players saluting Stalin in/the Red Squ Ambassador Bullitt i ment the regular paid vacations given all Soviet With the coming of William C. Bulitt! s first ambassador to the Soviet, a wave| of enthusiasm for Uncle Sam’s athletics introduced by the U. S. Moscow embassy staff started. Base- ball and polo are among the sports growing in day, FINANCIAL AID MUST BE GIVEN Officers of Cutter Chelan Send Out Report—Mild Exodus Indicated 'SEATTLE, Sept. 24—Unless fi- nancial aid is forthcoming there will be considerable suffering in from the officers of the Coast Guard Cutter Chelan, at Nome, by the Coast Guard headquarters here. The officers said the morale of the people is good and they plan on immediately rebuilding the town and make the hazard of fire less than before. If the $50,000 requested for relief is received, the Chelan officers ra- dioed, part will be used in build- ing bunkhouses and washrooms for “persons who have lost everything and have no money available.” Only Mild Exodus The Chelan radio said the city finances are depleted and added would be only a mild exodus on the two next trips of the steamer Vic- toria. The Chelan, last Saturday night was scheduled to sail from Nome on Sunday, and is replaced by the Coast Guard cutter Northland. The Chelan will take five destitute per- sons out of Nome. From Nanaimo comes word that the Lomen Commercial Company be shipped to Nome at once. DESTITUTE LEAVE NOME Guard cutter Chelan has left Nome with twenty destitute aboard, most- ly elderly women and children. ceived this afternoon by the Coast Guard headquarters here. e — FROM WEST COAST SURVEY J. P. Williams, Forest Examiner, United Sattes Forest Service, re- turned home last week on the steamer Aleutian from a seyeral|torney, left on the Princess Lou-|Third and Franklin Streets to the | weeks' timber cruise on the west|ise for a three-week 'business trip | Street between Main and Seward coast of Prince of Wales Island. H. L. FAULKNER LEAVES FOR SOUTH ON BUSINESS TRIP OF THREE WEEKS H. L. Faulkner, prominent at- to Seattle and San Francisco. NOME SUFFERERS, Nome according to advices received | that according to indications there | Winter Hits |Coast; First Death Reported SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, Sept. 24.—Winter has swept down on the Pacific Coast bringing death to William Coyne, CCC worker, near Priest Lake, Idaho, crush- ed beneath a tree blown down by a high wind and snow storm. His companion was injured. The snow also blew down from Canada bringing relief to the drought areas. A party of nine deer hunters were marooned all day yester- day and until rescued this morning in the high Sierras of California. The storm reached blizzard- like proportions in Alberta and Saskatchewan and spread over Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California. Light rains fell over the coastal areas. BOB ELLIS AT NOME SUNDAY: FLIES IN FOB | \Carries Party of Four Through Disagreeable Weather—Victoria Due NOME, Alaska, Sept. 24.—The Alaska Southern Airways plane Pribilof, Bob Ellis, pilot, arrived {here Sunday noon from Tanana, | coy, representing the American Red | Crass, and two commercial men. | The flight was made through | heavy fog and the weather is re- SEATTLE, Sept. 24—The Coast |ported to have been d&sagreeable.§J | The party left Juneau last Satur- 1day morning at 9:30 o'clock. | The Victoria radioed Sunday This is according to advices re- |night she should arrive here about | |noon today. ... | LU LISTON SIGN SHOP 1 MOVES TO BEHRENDS | BUILDING ON THIRD | Lu Liston announced today that | his sign shop is being moved from | B/ M. Behrends Building on Third Streets. PWA AID READY FORTEMPORARY WORK AT NOME Federal Funds to Be Forth- coming as Soon as Nome Plans Are Decided Federal authorities are consid- ering the temporary housing and other construction problems which must be met at Nome before winter sets in, it was revealed in dispatch- es received late Saturday by Gov. John W. Troy. It will be a race |between man and climatic condi- tions. At a meeting of the Public Works Administration in Washington last Saturday, said telegrams to the Governor, it was agreed to proceed on a temporary program to meet the needs of the winter as soon as certain information regarding materials, supplies and equipment had been received. Some Is Anticipated Anticipating that some such data would be necessary, Gov. Troy had already wired it to Washington be- fore he received requests for it. About the same time the PWA was meeting he was wiring Secretary Ickes a great deal of the informas- tion wanted and which had just been received by him from Grant R. Jackson, Chairman of the Nome Central FERA Committee. The (needs of the community in the way | of supplies, etc, for temporary }recomzrucuon are being compiled |by that body, the Governor was has ordered 1200 tons of coal to| Pringing Ralph Lomen, Bowen Mc-|,4yiceq Jast Saturday, and as soon |as this information is received it | will be relayed by radio to Wash~ ington. A report received today from Mr. nated all possible danger of fire occurring from smoldering ruins. | The Alaska Road Commission is employing 70 men, absorbing all able-bodied applicants without dis- crimination as to race. Debris ackson said: “Rains have elimi-|o TORTURED BY THREE BRUTES Oklahoma Hermit Suffers Misery—Efforts Made to Find Reputed Horde |PALM OF BOTH HANDS RIDDLED BY BULLETS Feet Are Bound and then/ Red Hot Poker Is Ap- plied by Gangmen VINITA, Oklahoma, Sept. 24— Ear] Seward, aged 61 years, re- putedly a wealthy hermit, was tor-j tured by three men who sought his ! money. Seward was beaten, shot through the palms of both hands. His feet were also bound and then burned with a hot poker. ‘The torture took place in Sew- ard’s home near Welch. Seward identified one of the three men, from pictures shown him by the authorities, as an ex- convict. { The gang finally gave up tor- turing the hermit, searched his house, found $60 and left. AMER, LEGION, - | ALASKA DEPT, ELECTS HEADS L eonard Hopkins Chosen Commander—Florence Tobin New President KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 24— The fifteenth annual convention of the Alaska Department, American Legion, elected Leonard Hopkins, of Seward, Commander, succeeding Dwight A. Chase, of Ketchikan, and selected Seward as the con- vention city next year, Other officers elected were as follows: A. E. Karnes, of Juneau, First Vice-Commander. Sydney C. Raynor, of Anchorage, ISecornd Vice-Commander. Myrven H. Sides, of Juneau, Fi- nance Officer. Walter B. King, of Ketchikan, Judge Advocate. David Adler, of Fairbanks, Serv- ice Officer. Homer G. Hordling, of Juneau, Historian. Rev. J. E. Youell, of Fairbanks, Chaplain. Edward Saari, of Cordova, Ser- geant-at-Arms. ; Executive Committee at Large— J. W. Kehoe, of Seward, and J. H. Newman, of Juneau. Executive Committeeman—J. A. Talbot, of Ketchikan. Delegates to Miami Convention— Leslie Hoggins, of Juneau; H. C. Hernan, of Ketchikan; A. B. Hicks, of Juneau; C. C. Petria, of Seward; J. C. Comer, of Cordova, and T. J. ‘Walker of Cordova. Auxiliary Elects Miss Florence Tobin, of Ketchi- kan, was elected President of the Legion Auxiliary, ~ Other officers chosen are as follows: First Vice-President of the Aux- iliary, Mrs. Minnie Dawes, of Pet- ersburg. Second Vice- President, Mrs. Esther Stoddard, of Anchorage. Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Eliza- beth Nordling, of Juneau. Chaplain, Mrs. Edith Thody, of Seward. Historian, Mrs. Louise Hansen, of Sergeant-at-Arms, Mrs. Josephine Taylor, of Cordova. The Legion adopted resolutions urging Congress to grant Alaska a is|Tull Territorial form of govern- being rapidly cleared and moved|™€0b: eliminate interest charges on well beyond the city limits.” City Takes Action soldiers’ compensation certificates, and urging immediate construction | To forestall any miscellaneous of the International Highway. ‘eoqstrucclon by private property owners, Mf. Jackson said, “City or- dinances have been hurriedly (Continued on ‘Page Seven) ——e——— E. HOLM IN HOSPITAL passed| Ernest Holm had _entered St.| —___|Ann’s Hospital Saturday for medi-' cal treatment. t silence covered their movements. COL. LINDBERS 1S TOTESTIFY AT GRAND JURY Will Lend His Aid Against Hauptmann, Alien Ex- Convict, Under Arfest EARLY TIP IN CASE WAS NOT TAKEN UP Ohio Convict Gave Evi- dence When Baby Kid- naped—Corroborated WINSLOW, Ariz., Sept. 24.— The Lindberghs left here this morning enroute from Los An- geles to New York City to face the alleged kidnaper and slayer of their first born. Secrecy and NEW YORK, Sept. 24— Col Charles A. Lindbergh will come east and lend his aid against Bru- no Richard Hauptmann, alien ex- convict, linked in the chain of in- crimiriating evidence in the kd- naping and killing of the flier's first son. Col. Lindbergh tele- phoned word late last Saturday from the Pacific Coast to H. Nor- man Schwarzkopf, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. ‘Word also came late the same afternoon of the spectacular state- ment from an Ohio state convict that Hauptmann wrote him hbefore the abduction, in a code letter, his plan to kidnap Lindbergh’s first born. Wrote Ransom Notes ‘The disclosure was also made by District Attorney Samuel Foley, of thé Bronx, that every one of the ransom notes have been positively identified by experts as in the writ- ing of Hauptmann. At Santa Monica, the airplane in which the Lindberghs flew west- ward about eight days ago, had been taken from its hangar, refuel- ed and was ready to take the air anytime. Before Grand Jury District Attorney Foley announc- ed that Col. Lindbergh would tes- tify before the grand jury on ‘Wednesday when evidence will be presented to substantiate the charges that Hauptmann extorted $50,000 ransom, paid fruitlessly for the return of the Lindbergh baby. The Department of Justice agents expressed keen interest in the state- ment of George Paullin, inmate of the Ohio State Prison at Columbus, who gave Warden Preston Thomas this information: “Will kidnap Lindy baby. Hope for me.” Told Authorities ‘Warden Thomas said Paullin vol- unteered the information soon aft- er the kidnaping in hope of saving the baby, that Paullin knew Haupt- mann at Perty Amboy, New Jer- sey, and that both were in the same gang of pickpockets and pet- ty racketeers. Warden Thomas said he and (vonunued on Page TWwo) PAULLIN DID GIVE TIP IN KIDNAP CASE Warden's Daughter Gives Further Corroboration About Disclosures COLUUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 24— Still further carroboration of George Paullin’s contention that he knew Hauptmann and was tipped be- forehand of the latter's intention to kidnap Lindbergh, Jr., is offered by Warden Thomas and his daugh- ter Amanda, mail censor, at the penitentiary where Paullin is serv- ing a robbery sentence there. Miss Thomas termed the com- ment by District Attorney Foley that the Paollin angle was a “bust” as an “insult to my intelligence.” Miss Thomas said she was list- ening in on the radio when the broadcast announcement sald » man named Hauptmann was held in the Lindbergh kidnaping case. Wrote Warnings Miss Thomas said she rushed down stairs to her father and “That is the man who wrote (Continued on Page said: 0) Another Stir Is Given in Kidnap Case NEW YORK, Sept. 24—A flurry of excitement was stirred this afternoon when Jerome K. Faulkner, advertising copy writ- er, leaped to his death from the Chrysler Building. Department of Justice of- ficers said they had no reason to think he was the one con- nected with the ransom money which was turned in May 1, last year, at a Federal Reserve Bank., The Faulkner who made the turn-in gave the name of “J. J. Faulkner.” — - KIDNAPING AND MURDER TO BE CHARGES MADE Hauptmann to Be Extra- dicted to New Jersey— Course to Be Pursued TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 24— Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Superintendent of the New Jer- sey State Police, said that Bruno Richard Hauptmann, when extradited to this State, will be charged with “kidnaping and murder.” The announcement was made this afternoon following a con- ference at which extradition proceedings were discussed. NOW SOUGHT Man Who Dropped Hand- kerchief, Night Ransom Paid, Subject Search WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. — The Washington Star, daily newspaper, said the authorities were searching for a “mysterious accomplice, who masked his face with a handker- chief,” but was seen by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh the night the ransom was paid. The Star said the accomplice dropped the handkerchief when he reached the spot where he could be seen by “Jafsle” apparently as a sign the way was clear. Veteran Real Estater of Seattle Commits Suicide °SEATTLE, Sept. 24—Frank J. McCurdy, aged 55, veteran real es- tate and securities broker, was found in his home, shot to death, one hour after he had been in- jured slightly in an auto accident. The police said it was a case of suicide. NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—The fol- lowing is the complete statement issued by Police Commissioner John R. ORyan, in connection with Hauptmann and the Lindbergh case: ““The taking into custody of Bru- relenting and closely coordinated efforts on the part | York police department, the Jersey |troopers and the Department of |Justice to bring to a solution of |the Lindbergh kidnaping, and with |the facts at hand we are satisfied that the first and most important | stage of the police work has been | accomplished. | “The story as related by the de- | tectives who have been engaged on the case for more than two and |one-half years might best be told in chronological fashion. First Clues “Within two days after the pay- |ment of the ransom money in St. Raymond's Cemetery a $20 gold !certificale was discovered in the | East River Savings Bank; on Am- i.sterdam Ave. and 96th St. | “However, despite untiring ef- |forts on the part of the investiga- | tors, we were unable to discover a single tangible lead as to the iden- tity of the passer of the ransom no Richard Hauptmann marks un-| sf the New| EVIDENCE T0 BE PRESENTED INNEW YORK Legal Body Gets in Action in Case of Hauptmann, Ransom Receiver ARRAIGNMENT ON CHARGE DELAYED Wife Comes to Assistance of Arrested Man— She Has Alibi NEW YORK, Sept. 24.— The Bronx County Grand Jury today began considera- tion of the case of Brumo Richard Hauptmann, alleged receiver of the kidnap ran- som money in the abduction and slaying of Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh’s first born. This followed immediately on Hauptmann’s arraignment in the Bronx Magistrate’s Court on a charge of extor- tion but the request for an adjournment, made by the District A ttorney’s office, was granted. Hauptmann said nothing during the proceedings. Word from Germany f From Germany cameé word that Hauptaann Jent money to to return there. Fisches died of tuberculusis owing scores of bills. Fisches is the man Hauptmann claims gave him the ransom money (Continued on Page Two) Dimond Expected to Come Here from Seward on Aleutian Delegate A. J. Dimond, who is at Anchorage, probably will come here on the steamer Aleutian this week, according to information received at the Governor’s Office. The Dele- gate is visiting Alaska Rail- road distriats and had plan- ned to come here shortly after October 1. The Nome fire, however, has changed the situation and at the suggestion of Gov. Troy he is coming here on the first available steamer. The Dele gate, the Governor said, has been keeping in close touch with the Nome disaster and work done to hasten rehabili- tation. And, as everything is cleared through the Gover- nor’s office, he felt he could co-operate better here than at any other place. 0000000000000 0c000000 © 90 0000000000000 00000000000 Police Chief Describes Capture of Hauptmann money, and for more than two years not one bill of the $20 de- nomination appeared again. “Meanwhile, some $5000 in $5 and $10 bills were passed to small | storekeepers at various locations | throughout the city. Disheartening “The small . denominations of these bills and their common use made them practically useless to us, yet entailed an individual in- vestigation for each specific bill, | Despite the dsheartening fact of the | seeming failure, our men refused to be disheartened. Three weeks ago $10 and $20 gold certificates appeared in the Yorkville and Fordham sections of the city. “Storekeepers, garage owners and all merchants, particularly gas sta- tions, were asked to cooperate and requested to identify as near as possible, the owner with each $10 and $20 gold certificate passed to them. First Description “It was suggested, whenever pos- sible to mark either a street ad- dress or automobile number lon the bills of the one passing them. “In connection with this we (Continued on Page Two) ‘ i }