The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 13, 1934, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLV., NO. 6805. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1934. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ALASKA DELEGATE IS CRITICALLY ILL DEER GORDON HOGAN 1S CRITICALLY WOUNDED, HEAD Bullet Accidentally Fir ed by Earl Blinzler Finds Human Mark PARTY HUNTING ON SOUTH ISLAND Injured Ma;—C—arried Four Miles on Stretcher then Brought to Juneau Tragedy stalked an Alaskan game trail yesterday. And, to- day, Gordon Hogan, 32-year- old member of the crew of the Elmira, lay in St. Ann's Hos- pital here, critically wounded in the head. He was accident- ally shot by Earl Blinzler, Ju- neau barber and orchestra leader. Both men were members of a hunting party. Hogan is not expected to livel Investigation Started An investigation into the shoot- ing was launched this morning by United States Attorney W. A. Holz- heimer and United States Mar- (CONSTRUCTION 2! GIANT AIRSHIPS IS BEING URGED |Aircraft Carrier, Also ‘Fly- ing Deck’ Cruiser Recommended PROPOSALS PUT UP TO COMMISSION Change in “Aerial Defense of Coasts Due for An- other Change I i i i WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—(Copy- right by Associated Press)—Prompt construction of two giant airships and one aircraft carrier and a “fly- ing deck” cruiser not like any oth- er ship afloat, was proposed pri- vately yesterday to the President’s Aviation Commission. The recommendations were de- I'hvered by Chairman Carl Vonson | of Georgia, Democrat, of the House | Naval Affairs Committee. | Tt is understood that Chairman |Vinson’s recommendations were | made with the knowledge and ap- proval of the Navy Department tand possibly by President Roosevelt as well. These are the trans-oceanic routes that will be used by 8-day roundsthe-world passenger planes to be placed in service next summer by Pan-American Airw: ‘ways, British concern, working in How British-American Combine Will Route Round-the-World Passenger Planes co-operation with other lines w] and Imperial Air- they control or with land, from whe: become charges which they have traffic agreements, Pan-American Airways will carry passengers to Eng- re Imperial Airways will carry them of Pan-American. to Alaska, where they will again RED CROSS BUTTON FOR PRESIDENT MQSS Flight of Army Planes:’ Condition Grave to Alaska Gets Attention of President; How About Hunting WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Col. R. H. Arnold who led ten A. J. DIMOND HAS RELAPSE THAT FOLLOWS AN OPERATION |Attending Physicians State Definite Information as to Condition Not Be Known Several Days WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 13. — Alaska Delegate An- thony J. Dimond is reported in a most serious condition in Providence Hospital follow-« ing an operation. After the operation it was reported the Delegate was resting comfortable but he suffered a relapse when a blood clot became free in his bloodstream. Attending physicians later described his condition as be« ling “ecritical.” The physicians also said nq definite information as to his HUNTER IS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT | . i jultimate condition will be |available for several days. The nature of the opera« tion was not disclosed, % The Delegate only recently | Chairman Vinson urged early| construction of the flying top cruiser and test of this type, which | has been opposed by the separate Aviation Service. Chairman Vinson also urged | Army airplanes to Alaska and return last summer, reported to President Roosevelt that the mass flight proved the feasibility of connecting the Territory by air. Col. Arnold said the President showed great interest in the development of airways to Alaska. shal W. T. Mahoney. Witnesses were called and examined, RQub no action had been taken at a late hour -this 00n. The accident basurred at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the hunt- ing flats behind South Island. Members of the party hastily im- provised a stretcher and carried Hogan four miles through the thick underbrush to the Elmira, which had carried the party on the hunt- ing expedition. Emergency Operation Skippered by Fred Miller, own- er of the craft, the Elmira reach- ed Juneau at 8:30 o'clock last night. Hogan was rushed to St. Ann’s Hospital, where Dr. W. W. Council performed an emergency operation. However, Dr. Council said this morning that he held no hope for the man’s life. Hogan was un- conscious almost immediately aft- er the shooting. The bullet entered the back of the head, travelling forward through portions of the brain tissue. Members of the party included Hogan, Miller, Blinzler, Ed Town- sley, Homer Gorman, John Doyle and Cyril Seeds. Accident Related The huntsmen reconstructed the accident upon their return to Ju- neau. The party had decided upon the flats behind South Island as a good place to hunt and, after anchoring the Elmira, split up into small groups to bag some deer. Townsley, Seeds and Hogan were in one group. Some four miles inland this trio’ entered a park. Hogan was higher up than the others. Townsley spotted a buck and shouted to Hogan that the animal was heading in his di- rection. Sees Hogan Fall Shortly after this a shot was heard. Townsley believed Hogan had seen the deer and had fired, but Seeds was in a position to see Hogan fall. Blinzler and another member of the party apparently were from 200 to 300 yards away from Hogan and Blinzler had mis- taken Hogan for a deer. Gorman, who is a Juneau drug- gist, and the others quickly reach- ed the spot where Hogan lay. Gor- man, in five minutes or less, had constructed a rude stretcher from two poles and several coats. Plac- ing the injured man on this car- rier, the huntsmen fought their way through at least four miles of tangled underbrush in about two hours time, reaching the boat about 4 or 4:30 o'clock. Cannery Enters Guilty Plea to Violations of Pure Food, Drug Act SEATTLE, Nov. 13.—Judge John C. Bowen has levied a fine of $300 in the Federal Court against the Year Round Canneries of Cordova, Alaska, after attorneys entered a plea of guilty on two counts on the charge the cannery violated the Pure Food 'and Drug Act. {that the Navy be given “complete responsibility” for the aerial sea | defense of the coasts instead of | dividing with the Army as at pres- ent. GREAT GAINS | BY DEMOCRATS IN ELECTION State Governments Enter- ed, as Well as in Na- tional House, Senate CHICAGO, . 111, Nov. 13.—A sur- vey of the Democratic gains in the election a week ago shows the Party extened into state Govern- ments as well as the National House and Senate. Gains made by Democrats over Republicans av- eraged more than 2 to 1. legislative bodies of at least 18 states shifted from the Republican to the Democratic column and 296 | new Democrats were sent to state Houses and Senates to 123 new Republicans. Two States in Line Pennsylvania and Oregon both gave control of the lower branch of their legislatures to the Demo- crats for the first time in more than 50 years, Only, one Republican was elect- ed in Arizona to the Senate and none to the House. Republicans succeeded in strip- ping the Democrats of the two thirds majority in the South Da- kota House, but the Democrats gained slightly in the Senate. Kansas added ten Republican memberss in the House and three in the Senate. West Virginia gave eight more House seats to the Republicans. Socialists Elected Socialists sent three members to the House in Connecticut, the first time that party has been repre- sented there. S it ENGINEER HERE N. E. Pomeroy, connected with the John Pomeroy Construction Comapny, Inc, of San Francisco, arrived here on the Alaska. He is ‘here inspecting the work done on the Juneau-Douglas bridge. He missed seeing his brother, John Pomeroy, who was an outgoing passenger on the Yukon earlier this morning. e - AGENT GOES HOME J. L. Sansome, agent for the White Pass and Yukon Route at ‘Whitehorse, Y. T., was a passenger on the Princess Norah enroute to his home in Whitehorse, “Five-year-old Phyllis Smith is button on the lapel of President (standing) introduced M Smitl shown as she pinned a Red Cross Roosevelt's coat. James L. Fieser h to the chief executive, and she and Col. Arnold assured him it The President also wanted to know about hunting in Alaska was good. PROPOSED BY GOV, MARTIN Would Embrace Salmon Runs in Washington, B. C., Alaskan Waters OLYMPIA, Wash, Nov. 13— Gov. Clarence D. Martin has tak- en the initiative in an attempt to revive negotiations for a treaty embracing runs of salmon in Wash- ingon, British Columbia and Alas- kan waters. Richard Hamilton, Secretary to Gov. Martin, revealed this yester- day and said the Governor intends doesn’t seem the least bit unnerved in her task. (Associated Press |to petition Secretary of State Huil Photo) NEW PREMIER OF FRANCE IS RIGHT ON JoB Declares Against Dictator- ship, Revolution— Other Threats PARIS, Nov. 13.—Premier Etien- QUICK ARREST MADE, KIDNAP, MURDER CASE Negro Confesses Shooting California University Student to open negotiations with Canada for a treaty governing all species of salmon. Other treaties proposed have not been ratified. GO FOR CONFERENCE VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 13.—G. H. Pearson, British Columbia Fish- eries Commissioner, and George J. Alexander, Deputy Commissioner, have left for Seattle for an infor- mal discussion with Gov. Martin on salmon fisheries. ‘The conferences will only be pre- liminary move to work out conser- vation “measures as any definite action must come from the Cana- dian and United States National No CW A Corruption, Charges Against Nine Dismissed LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 13. —Federal Judge William P. James has dismissed all charg- es against nine defendants in fraud cases involving the handl- ing of CWA activities here. Judge James acted on the recommendation of Joseph Kee- nan, Assistant United States Attorney General who said a review of the testimony showed no evidence of corruption as the term usually is understood. — e RETIREMENT ACT MAY NOT APPLY T0 ALASKA R. R, 1 Board Gives Interpretation' —Delegate Dimond Gets Busy WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 3.—| (Special Correspondence) ~—It is the opinion of the Railroad Retire- ment Board that the retlrememf act passed by the last Congress | does not apply to the Alaska Rail- NAVY CAPTAIN - ANTHONY J. DIMOND Delegate from Alaska, report- ed in serious condition in Washington, D. C. CUT 3 POINTS FOR COLLISION Comntander of Arizona Is! Punished for Smash- ing Fishing Vessel WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Navy officials disclosed the loss of three grade numbers of the active list as a punishment given Capt. Mac- Gillivray Milne as the result of the collision on July 26 between the battleship Arizona and the fish- ing craft Umatilla off Neah Bay, ‘Washington. Capt. Mune was in command of the Arizona when the navy craft smashed into the fishing vessel and two members of the smack were lost. Several damage suits are road. 1 The Board’s interpretation of| pending as the result of the col- ision. Capt. Milne is now Inspector of LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov Less than 24 hours after ag! 13.— Laws 30, Governments. ———.——— the applicability of the act to the o ginance at the Naval Ammuni- government owned road, which has | i, gepot at Lake Denmard, New ne Flandin promised Parliament |rence Leonard Lyons, been a moot question since passage ‘; Jersey today that he and his Cabinet will defend the nation against dictator- ship and revolution, bred of hard times. ‘The statement was read in Par- liament shortly after the Cabinet ordered no parade or assemblages will be permitted during the day. Premier Flandin threatened to dissolve Parliament if it fails to keep the poltical truce. B WINTER HITS EAST SECTION NEW YORK, Nov . 13.—Winter hit the Eastern Seaboard today from Maine to Florida. Freezing temperatures are reported. There are heavy frosts in southern sec- tions. Snow and rain is falling. Yale graduate and med} dent at the University of C nia, was shot to death, the police said his alleged kidnaper, Russ Griffin, aged nineteen, confessed 10 the shooting. Griffin said he shot Lyons dur- ing an argument and in self-de- fense. The police said they have other evidence to indicate that Griffin and William Smith, another negro, kidnapped Lyons, drove him to the Little Harlem section where they planned to rob him. Lyons Wwas slain when he resisted robbery. Oysters—Race Suicide MARENNES, France.—The suc- culent green oysters for which this region is famous are threatened | with extinction. There are as many. as eve" ‘n the beds; which extend over 20 miles, but for some mys~ terious reason. the oysters have {stopped - spawning. NO TRANSFER OF FOREST SERVICE WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Presi- dent Roosevelt disclosed Saturday that the Administration has not considered the transfer of the For- est Service from the Agriculture to the Interior Department, taking cognizance of a rumor that per- sisted despite the denial of Secre- taries Wallace and Ickes. President Roosevelt, at a press conference, said there is nothing to itl U. S. Actors Wanted BUDAPEST — American actors will be invited by the Hungarian Minister of Education to take part in an international dramatic com- petition planned for next year. of the bill was made at the re- quest of Delegate Dimond, ' Counsel for the Board, accord- ing to information reaching the Delegate, contend the mlerstawl Commerce Act does not apply m} the Alaska Railroad. This, of course, if correct means the pro-! visions of the act do not extend to that road, since Section 1 of the law explicitly stdtes it applies only to carriers subject to the In- erstate Act. | ‘The retirement act is primarily | drawn to provide a retirement sys- tem of uniformity for railroad employees. | Not Final It is conceded the ruling of the Board at this time may have no ! final meaning, since in the District Supreme Court recently the en- tire- act was declared unconstitu- tional. The general expectation is that if an appeal is taken to the Supreme Court and the decision of | (Continued on Page TWwo) | i MIsS LILLIAN OJA TAKES POSITION WITH COLD STORAGE| Miss Lillian Oja returned to Ju-| neau on Sunday evening aboard| the Northland from Sitka where she has been employed in the office of the Alaska Coast Fisheries, a subsidiary of the Juneau Cold Stor- age Company. Miss Oja has ac- cepted a position in the office of the Juneau Cold Storage Company to fill the place vacated by Mrs. Mamie , Jensen, who recently re- signed, after being with the com- pany for about seven years. Miss Oja is a Juneau girl and| acquired her education in Juneau | schools. She was formerly employed in the B. M. Behrends Bank. Mrs. Jensen will remain in the office until December 1, it was announced returned here from Alaska {where he was elected unani- mously for a second term as El)elegate. He was elected on Ithe Democratic ticket and had no opposition from the Republicans. 8 CHILDREN ARE FACING SLOW DEATH Eat Poisoneg—(_{andy Found in Barrel in Denver Junk Yard DENVER, Colo., Nov. 13.—A slow death or serious weakening of the vital organs, physicians said, face eight of the nine children who ate poison coated marshmallows. Nellie Lucero, 17 months, is dead. Adelino Lucero, Nellie's sister, aged 11 years, is gravely il A brother, Louls, is in a serious con= dition. Four other Lucero children and two playmates, Cisneros and Mar- vin Zisman, seem to be slowly re- covering. Physicians explained that poison arsenic - often continues to ravage the organs even though temporary recovery may be made. 3 The children followed a pek rabbit to a junk yard and found the poisoned cy in a barrel. BARNSTORMERS DIE IN CRASH RITZVILLE, Wash., Nov. 13.— The bodies of Earl and Doc Ach- ers, brothers, and Art Brennin, are in the morgue here after burning in an airplane crash west of here. The three men were barnstorm= ers. They took off from Neppel for Ashland, Kentucky. Farmers saw the plane careen, turn a flip and then crash to the earth where it burst into flames. The plane was destroyed and the bodies were burned to a crisp when rescuers arrived. Plan Relicl Camp box . 8 Eight Hundred Men SPOKANE, Wash,, Nov. 13— A today by Wallis 8. George, Presi- dent of the company. work camp for 800 jobless single men is under consideration here by Relief Administrators.