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

" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 'SENATORS ASK YOUTHS TO AID ING.OP. RESCUE Borah, Nye, NRA Critics, Speak Before N. Y. Republicans NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Two of NRA’s doughtiest opponents, Sen- ators William E. Borah and Ger- ald P. Nye, last night demanded & reformed Republican Party, with a progressive platform aimed at the redistribution of wealth through destruction of monopolies. Borah, Idaho Republican inde- pendent, speaking at a Republi- can rally here, also called for a better protection to small business by exempting it from Blue Eagle codes. He urged all young Repub- licans to organize under liberal leadership in every state and coun- ty. He told his audience that these young Republicans must set up a national organization to wrest con- trol from the conservatives. At the same meeting, arranged by the Young Republican Clubs of New York, Nye, North Dakota in- dependent, asserted a new ‘‘pro- gressive party” might result if the present organization remained un- changed. He demanded that the G. O. P. unshackle itself from the “Wall Street ball and chain.” Nye also proposed giving labor a greater share in the wealth it cre- ates. He favored: “more attention for the security of a million homes than security for #he privileged few; an adequate national defense; better civil service; and sufficient curbs on the ‘munition racket’.” R ‘' NOT DODO,’ NRA DECLARES AFTER MEETING Blue Eagle Authorities De- fend Organization from Johnson ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. are too an old dodo!” “I am not an old dodo!” And so it goes, this argument between Gen. Hugh 8. Johnson, former chief of the organization, and the NRA. General Johnson claimed last week that “the NRA is a dead dodo.” Wednesday night, present officials held a secret pep rally, the purpose of which was to deny emphatically, that the Blue Eagle most certainly is not an “old dodo.” Those present at the session re- ported, unofficially, the meeting was 1o r re morale possibly dam- aged by 'the statement attributed to Johnson. The NRA bosses de- cided that the best way to accom- plish this was to push the idea that, as soon as Congress could act, the NRA would become a per- manent institution in the system of the nation's government. However, to placate admirers of the first Administrator of the NRA, General Johnson, tributes were , presented him by the present high command as to his ability and acumen. NRA employees attending were sworn to secrecy, yet it was learned that at every mention of Johnson's name an ovation took place. PRODUCTION OF STEEL SHOWING £00D INGREASE Glow from Hearths Will Light Christmas Trees of Workers PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 14— Steel, the lethargic giant of Amer- ican industries, showed new signs of life as word came increasing the glow from the open hearths in the finishing mills that will help lignt the candles of many workers on Christmas trees. Experts said: “almost everyone is planning a 15 percent increase in business over last year's first quarter. Operations, outside of heavy material, are about 38 ca- pacity now.” 14—"'You JUDGE, 75, WEDS, SECRETARY, 27 PEACE OFFICERS. PLANNING FIGHT A. ). ESTIMATES MONTH'S PROFIT AT $178,800 FOR LAW, OR Attorney General Calls for|Gain of $4—5—,3_00 Shown A “May and December” wedding Kavanagh, 75-year-old dean of that ci inal law, took as his bride his secretary, the former authority on cri Jeanne Latour, 27. They New Orleans. (Associate took place in Chicago when Mareus ’s superior court jud JOHN WINKIE, 18 YEARS IN ALASKA, DIES Beloved Citizen of Juneau Gives Estate to Charity As he lived, always with a thought toward his fellow men, so did John Winkie die. Death came to the 67-year-old beloved citi- zen of Juneau in St. Ann’s Hos- pital at 7:45 o'clock this morning. Cancer was the cause of death. But even in death, John Winkie will serve some of his friends, per- haps less fortunate than himself. Always able to stand alone and to make his' own way, Winkie left a! sizeable estate. And the contents of his last will, made public today by Howard D. Stabler, executor, in- dicate that charity will receive the bulk of the estate. i For John Winkie left a peculiar will. Peculiar in the sense only that few people write sim#lar be- quests. Leaves Bequests To his two fraternal organiza- tions, the lodges of the Juneau B. P. O, Elks and the Odd Fellows, Winkie left a large portion of his worldly goods, amounting to sev- eral thousands of dollars. This Historic Event Recalled in Woman’s Death WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. — Mre. Jane Ann Reed May, a granddaughter of Colonel Squire who, tradition says, fined Gesrge Washingten for swear- ing, died today, fourteen days befere her one hundred and fourth birthday, The story, as handed down, is that David Reed fined the then Lieutenant Colonel Wash- ington for using profane lan- guage during a hearing on a disputed land claim. Washing- ton is said to have paid five shillings and apologized. R HEAVY TRADING STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Low pric- ed specialties “held the attention in heavy trading today and a num- ber of these issues helped maintain the volume ih otherwise dull deal- ings. Most of the so-called leaders followed a narrow groove. Today's close was fairly steady. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 14— Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 19, American Can 105%, American Power and Light 3%, Anaconda 10%, Armour N 5%, bequest is to be used solely, accord- Concerted Action Against Crime WASHINGTON, Dec. 14— The never ending struggle to what Attorney General Cummings called an ‘“intolerablé breakdown of law and order” 18, vowed by 600 delegatés heading Crime Conference. home today from the Nlmrhhed by L. H. Metzgar, General Statistics are said to show there | | were 1,300,000 serious crimes in the last year and three fourths of them were entirely unpunished. This prompted the delegates to the cons- ference to vote to set up a per petual National Crime body to co- ordinate all efforts of all peace of= ficers and establish a National Seci= entific Educational Center here f a study of better crime prevention methods. The center will be sort of a West Point for peace officers. MISS HARTSOCK, IRIFLE EXPERT, TAKES OWN LIFE Falls Down Stairs at Dance Hall — Returns ~Home, Suicides WALLA WALLA, Wash.,“Dec. 14. —Allegra Hartsock, aged 25, ex- pert marksman and member of a prominent family, killed herself shortly after midnight, following her return from a dance. The woman's body was found back of a garage. Pat O'Rourke, who accompanied Miss Hartsock to the dance, said she fell down the stairs leaving the dance hall and seemed dazed af- terward. No other reason is ad- vanced for the suicide. Miss Hartsock used the same rifle to kill herself with which won her distinction on the target ranges. SAVINGS LOST: TURNS SLAYER Poet Is Killed by Victim of Buried Treas- ure Scheme SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 14.—Jose Bantos Chochano, considered by some critics to be the greatest liv- ing poet in the Bpanish speaking | After Operating Expenses of $217,500 Are Paid The estimated operating profit of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company for the month of Novem- ber was $178,800 after paying oper- ‘ating expenses for $217,500, as ghown in its monthly report fur- | Buperintendent. ‘The November profit is an in crease of $45300 over the esti- {mated profit of October. The es- timated value per ton of the 368,- Tm tons of ore mined this month is 107.06 cents, against a value per fon of 9359 cents for the 382,000 tons mined during October. Following is the report furnished by Mr. Metzgar: Tons mined and trammed to the mill PRI L, .. 368,770 . Cents Per tor Operating Revenue: Gold at $35 per ounce ....... Lead and silver, less marke! costs .$394,800 107.06 1,500 Total . ....$396,300 Operating expendi- tures: Mining & Tram- ming .. ....$118,500 Milling ................... 75,500 Capital Expendi- tures at Juneau, labor and sup- DI i iisbiaete All other Juneau 3213 2047 11,500 812 operating costs.. 12,000 3.26 Total .$217,500 58.98 Operating profit... $178,800 NAGGING WIFE IS SLAIN; MATE ~ UNDER ARREST [ Angeles Man Caught in { St. Louis—Gives Rea- son for His Crime 48.49 ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 14—John Happel, aged 53 years, is held here for the Los Angeles, Cal, authori- ties, where he is wanted for the | “trunk murder” of his wife, Mrs. | Rosabella Merie Happel. | 'The woman's body was found | dismembered in a trunk in a gar- age. | Happel was arrested while trav- | eling on a motor bus. The police claim Happell said he ing to the will, for members of those organizations or families of members who are in need and dis- tress. To the Salvation Army, Juneau chapter, Winkie gave his personal clothing, effects and grips. To Mrs. Catharine Zynda, life- long friend of Winkie's, the pioneer gave a $500 cash bequest. John Winkie had lived in Ju- neau and vicinity almost a half century, coming here in 1886 as a cook. The story of how he hap- pened to become & cook, which business he followed, is typical of the man. Behrends' Tribute B. M. Behrends, president of tiie B. M. Behrends Bank and one of Winkie's first friends in Juneau, recalled, this morning, how Winkie came north. “I knew him in California,” said Behrends. “That was in 1884. One day he happened into our store and heard a friend of mine ask Bethlehem Steel 2934, Calumet and Hecla 3, Curtiss-Wright 3, General Motors 31, International Harvester 38%, Kennecott 16%, United States Steel 37%, Pound $4.94%. MISS VERNA HURLEY TO BE HONORED BY SHOWER TONIGHT Miss Verna Hurley, whose mar- riage to Roy Carrigan will be an event of the near future, will be honored this evening by a miscel- countries, was stabbed to death on |killed his wife with an iron pipe, the streets by a man who claimed | dismembered the body with a meat he lost his life savings in Cho- saw, and then hid it because he chano’s scheme to.seek buried!feared he was going insane from " Irls Adrlan, Hollywood film actress, gives her impression of St. Nicholas distributing gifts all about she makes a cute looking picture. (Associated Press Photo) BANKSINS.E. ALASKA LINING UP,FHA POLICY, i Pegues Returns from Skag-| way — Housing Cam- i paign There Soon | Every bank in Southeast Alaskn! ‘has now either accepted policies of insurance under Title I of the Na- | tional Housing Act or has applied | for such policies, according to an- nouncement made foday by J. E. Pegues, Territorial Director for the Federal Housing Administration. Mr. Pegues returned to Juneau | yesterday on the Forest Service | vessel Forester, from Skagway. He | conferred with E. A. Rasmuson, | President of the Bank of Alaska. | Mr. Rasmuson signed applications | for insurance not only for the home office of the Bank of Alas- ka at Skagway but also the branch- es at Wrangell and Anchorage. | Mr. Pegues said he found much interest in the Home Moderniza- tion Program in Skagway. He met with the Executive Committee of the Skagway Chamber of Com- merce to outline plans for a Home | Modernization Campaign. ‘It will begin immediately after the holi- day season. e HOTEL DISASTER US WITH HER SACK | stein and the City Council. 1 | the land Christmas day. Anyhow, CHRISTMAS TREE FOR COMMUNITY IS NOW ERECTED Will Blaze Forth Lights on! Sunday at Commun- ity Carol Singing With the community Christmas tree already in place in front of the First National Bank Building on Front Street, and a crew under Raiph Martin of the Alaska Elec- tric Light and Power Company busy wiring it today, Juneau’s busi- | ness district will indeed have the; appearance of the holiday season. The tree, sponsored annually by the Juneau Woman’s Club, was brough to town yesterday through the co-operation of Mayor I. Gold- Plans for the annual community singing which accompanies the for- mal lighting of the Community Christmas tree, are complete. It wiil take place Sunday afternoon short- ly before 4 o'clock with selections by the Juneau City Band preceding the singing. The Boys Drum and Bugle Corps will also take part and choirs from every church in Ju- neau will be represented for the singing of the old familiar Christ- mas carols, given under the direc- tion of Elmer Reed. NEW PLANE IS treasure. his wife'’s nagging. Juneau Merchants Planning Gala Open Ho use Day;Extra Salespeople to Be on Job ‘With Christmas but a few shop- ping days distant, Juneau’s mer- laneous shower to be given at the| home of Mrs. J. W. Leivers, on|ononts will stage a gala Open °P ) House Day tomorrow, with extra Distin Avenue. Those who will assist Mrs. Leiv- ers in giving the party are Mrs. Martin Jorgensen, Mrs. William Blanck and Mrs. Minnie Hurley. About thirty friends of the bride- to-be will be guests at the affair. On the attractively arranged table, the centerpiece will be a me if I knew where a good cook might be found. “After my friend had left, Win- kie, who had a strong ambition to become a farmer and, in fact, nad purchased some land for that pur- pose, stayed awhile and then sud- denly said: “‘I think I'd make a good cook! My mother taught me how to ‘'make biscuits. I'm going to take that Job!” “And he did.” The next time Behrends saw Winkie was at a party here in Ju- neau in 1887. Neither man knew that the other had come to Alas- ka. (Continued on Page Two) sparkling silver tree with hand- | kerchiefs, rolled into small balls, fastened to each branch. Presenta- tion of gifts will be madé by little Joanne Jorgensen and Beverley Leivers who will carry parasols containing the packages. Concluding the evening appetiz- ing refreshments will be served by the hostesses. ——— MRS. BETTY PARKER ADDED TO FORCE OF PWA OFFICERS —_— Mrs. Betty Parkér has been ap- pointed stenographer in the office of Ross A. Gridley, PWA Inspector Engineer and K. N. Neill, PWA Auditor. salespeople on hand to assist in the day which marks the “Be- ginning of the end” of the annual holiday rush. Coming the day before the an- nual Christmas Caroling on Tri- angle Place, around the Juneau ‘Women's Club Christmas Tree, the Open House drive should result in a deluge of holiday shoppers to- morrow and merchants have groomed their stores and staff ac- cordingly. Holly and evergreen blossomed forth this week like magic, until practically every store in the city radiates the prosperity that Juneau enjoys. Streets Are Gay Streets, too, have been attired in Yuletide decorations for the first time this year, and window displays carry out the Christmas motif. Merchandise stocks are big- ger and better than ever before, and merchants have laid in a plen- tiful supply of everything from candy to crocks. £ i This event, which may become an annual affair here, is designed to prove that Juneau has no de- Ppression. Stores are optimistic re- garding this year’s holiday trade, and are making every effort to please a value-conscious public. . Merchants Prepared Already merchants have looked to their shelves and windows as Christmas approaches, and oth- ers have cantracted decoraters and window trimmers to get busy at once at their trade. Merchants this week who have made extensive interior and win- dow alterations and decorating in clude B. M. Behrends & Co., Alas- ka 'Electric Light & Power Co, Butler- ers’ Recreation Parlor, Leader De- partment Store and Juneau Frock stores. are following suit Christmas trees and h reach them. It looks # Christmas for Ju- | the evident energy spent in INQUIRY GOING T0 BE THOROUGH Delayed Alarm Said to Be Responsible for Loss of Life ALASKA BOUND PALM SPRINGS, Cal.,, Dec. 14— A new ship being flown from | Brownsville, Texas, to Alaska for the Pacific Alaska Airways, was | grounded here last night on ac- count of the storm. The plane may | take the air today, weather per- ! mitting. LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14—In Several other planes are also the wake of charges by the Fire held to the ground on account of Marshal’s office that a delayed alarm is responsible for the great loss of life in the Kerns Hotel fire, the County Prosecutor said a cor- oner's jury will make an exhaustive inquiry into the events in the ho- tel before the blaze. ‘The authorities state they have information there was ‘“consider- able drinking in the hotel and sing- ing in the corridors before .he disaster.” It is announced that the victims the weather. E. P. ALLARD, LONG TIME RESIDENT OF ALASKA, IS KILLED E. P. Allard, for thirty-six years a resident of Interior Alaska, was killed yesterday while felling tim- ber for a bridge on the Chena Hot Springs sled road, according to word received by Hawley Sterling, of the fire Wil total 80, including |, qiseqnt Chief Engineer for the several Representatives and Sena- ..., Road Commission, by which tors attending the special session of the State Legislature being held ki 4 Mr. Allard was a former mail Allard was employed. J DISAPPEARANCE OF GRACE BUDD FINALLY SOLVED {Mysterious Abduction of Ten-Year-Old Girl Explained BODY DISMEMBERED, PLACED IN GRAVES New Yorkfinter Under Arrest—Makes “Blood ” . Lust” Confession NEW YORK, Dec. 14— The mysterious disappearance of ten- year-old Grace Budd, six years ago, has been solved according to the announcement made today by the New York City police. Part of the girl's remains have been found in a grave in the Worthington Woods, West Chester County. The police said Albert Fish, 65- year-old painter of New York City, has confessed to the kidnaping and slaying of the girl. Trailed For Years Detectives and Post Office In- spectors trailed Fish for several years and arrested him at a neigh- borhood postoffice yesterday. Fish, according to the officers, said he choken the child to death when she screamed after he had taken her from her home. She was then ten years old. Blood Lust Detectives said Fish, in a de- tailed description of the slaying, left no doubt the crime was com- mitted to satisfy a blood lust. Fish had a sleepless night and tody “mumbled incoherently, tap- ping his head with the tips of his fingers. Used Meat Cleaver Fish admitted the girl was butch- ered with a meat cleaver. The body wasjout into three parts. “Blood lust seized me,” Fish said, “but I am glad it is over. Helping the police to find the body somehow makes me feel bet- er.” The police said an anonymous letter, allegedly sent by Fish to the Budd family after the girl had been killed, contained an intima- tion of the possible foundation for the blood lust motive. The letter said the writer's brother served in the Navy in China in 1894 and was forced to eat human flesh, but Fish denied he engaged in any such practices. WOMAN KEEPS YAWNING:CASE REAL PUZILER Starled'l.asl—gu—nday—Doc- tors at Loss to Know What to Do ROUND GROVE, IIL, Dec. 14. —Mrs. Harold McKee, aged 35 years, has been yawning com- tinuously since 4 o'clock last Sunflay afternoon, except for brief respites induced by opi- ates. Dectors are at a loss to know how to make her stop yawning. The only reason assigned for yawning was the extrem= ner- vous strain due to caring for her ill husband and son. Mrs. McKee yawns ten to twelve times a minute. LEEMIN IS AGAIN MAYOR VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 14— Mayor David Leeming has been re- elected mayor of this city defeat- ing William H. Sargent. | carrier in the interior country and is known by many residents and former residents of that portion of the Territory. This was the first Steye Johnson, owner of the vear he had been employed by the Arctic Building on Front Street, Alaska Road Commission. As far as will leave on the Alaska for a six /i known, his nearest relative is months’ vacation tour of the States, |Joe Allard, of Green Bay, Wiscon- Mr. Johnson will spend consider- ‘sm, who has been notified of the able of his time in New York City. ‘tr-sedy‘ —,—— TO VISIT IN STATES ing~ Christmass' Py