The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 12, 1935, Page 1

b4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLV.,, NO 6856 WOMAN MAKES FLI JUNEAU, ALASKA, S DAY, JANUARY 12, 1935. MEMBBR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS LEGISLATURE WILL CONVENE MONDAY “Japan’s Man of the Hour” TWO INQUIRIES HAUPTMANN'S FIFTEEN OF TWENTY - FOUR MEMBERS HERE Others Are Due to Arrive on Steamer North- western from South TO ADMINISTER OATHS ON MONDAY Procedure in Senate and House Undetermined This Afternoon The Twelfth Alaska Territorial Legislature is scheduled to convene next Monday. This afternoon there were five of the eight Senators and ten of the sixteen Representatives in Juneau ready for the session. The piogram announced this af- | ternoon for Monday, is that the members of the House of Represen- tatives, in Juneau, will be officially sworn in at 12 o'clock by Judge George F. Alexander and the mem- bers of the Senate at 1 o'clock, ac- cording to announcement made by Secretary of Alaska E. W. Griffin Owing to the uncertainty of the arrival of the Northwestern it is not possible to determine this afternoon what the procedure of the House and Senate will be after the mem- bers take the oaths. ‘The members of the Legislature arriving here today were busy look- ing up old friends and discussing legislative problems among them- selves. It is quite possible that caucuses may be held tonight. The Territorial Senators now in Juneau are Henry Roden, First Di- vision; John F. Devine, 8econd Di- vision; M. E. S. Brunnelle and James R. Campbell, Third Division, and John B. Powers, Fourth Division. Territorial Representatives here are Joe Green, First Division; A. M. Chamberlain and Howard Lyng, Second Division; J. S. Hofman, James H. Patterson and H. H. Mc- Cutcheon, Third Division; William H. Growden, Andrew Nerland, George A. Lingo and A. G. Nordale, Fourth Divlswn CHAMBERLAIN SEES HARMONY IN LEGISLATURE Young Representative from Deering Arrives Here Today The fact that both branches of the Territorial Legislature, sched- uled to open here Monday, are virtually unanimously Democratic, indicates a harmonious session of much constructive legislation, is the opinion of A. M. Chamberlain, Representative from Deering, in the Second Division. Chamberlain arrived in Juneau today as a passenger on the south- bound Victoria. Probably the youngest member of the Legislature, the 29 - year - old Representative had no definite pro- gram of proposed legislation ‘to release today, but said that he would work in harmony with the Democratic Party cavcus. “Although possibly the younges: member of the Legislature, I have been a Democrat ever since I was born,” Chamberlain said today. “You might say I am a Democrat both by inheritance and by choice.” Chamberlain, a former Seattle newspaper man, is engaged in the trading . business at Deering. H: is not accompanied by anyone here, but said that his wife is expected to join him later. BOY IS BORN TO _ MESSERSCHMIDTS Mrs. George Messerschmidt gave birth to a boy at St. Ann's Hospital at 8:30 o'clock last night. The child weighed eight pounds |today and registered at the Gas- and ten ounces when born. Mr. Mes- serschmidt is manager of the San Francisco Bakery here, ice-Admiral Sankichi Takahashi has taken over cmnnund of the .hp-nue Empire’s defenses on the sea, succeeding Admiral Suyegetsu, former Commander-in-Chief of the Emperor's Navy. Vice-Admiral Takahashi’s elevation to supreme naval command is part of the Imperial Government's preparations for the so-called “emergency period” of 1935-36, according to dispatches from the Orient. Japan has announced its intention of building enough ships during that period to make its navy one of the most power- ful in the world, and the Japanese Diet has ratified a record bil- lion-yen budget. Vice-Admiral Takahashi is shown on the deck of his flagship “Yamashiro.” Behind him is one of the new big-gun turrets that has been the subject of much international controversy. A. G. NORDALE NERLAND TO ASK ARRIVES HERE PIONEERPENSION FOR SESSIONBILL'S PASSAGE Member of Pioneer Family Only Repubhcan in Senate Says Interior Pros- or House Arrives pects Good Here Today Alton G. Nordale, Territorial Rep- | Andrew Nerland, the only Repub- resentative from Fairbanks, arrived lican in either the Territorial Sen- on the Victoria and expressed en- | ate or House of Representatives, will thusiasm over the increased mining | again introduce his Alaska pioneer operations in the Fairbanks area. ‘Densmn bill at the biennial session “Fairbanks and the surrounding |of the Legislature, scheduled to open country has had a good year,” Mr. | here Monday. Nordale said. “The prospects for‘ Nerland, a member of the House the coming mining season in our | Of Representatives from the Fourth district are very promising; however, | Division and a resident of Fair- we need more roads to aid in the | banks, had that statement to make development of mining properties.” | terday upon arrival here as a pas- Mr. Nordale is now a veteran|senger on the southbound Victoria. representative having served in the| The veteran legislator, who was at legislature two years ago, and well | One time Speaker of the Territorial known throughout the Territory.| House, has in mind a bill whereby The Nordale family is a pioneer | all residents of Alaska who have Alaska family, and has been identi- | lived in the Territory for 20 years fied with Territorial activities and | would be eligible for a pension. business in the Territory for many | Nerland introduced a similar mo- years. tion two years ago and the bill was passed by the House with but one dissenting vote. However, the meas- ure was killed by the Senate. STENOGRAPHERS FOR LEGISLATURE ARRIVE | e e o et md ot 1 | tle else to forecast for the coming { session. He did say, however, that The arrival of Territorial Legis- |, hoped to back any movement for lators also marks the arrival, not v continued support and improve- only of the lawmakers, but also mengs of the Territory’s school sys- the stenographers that help the tem. solons. Chief among the early arrivals is Miss Jane Farrelly, of Fairbanks, veteran of the tenth and eleventh Territorial sessions, returned to the capital city on the Victoria Nerland indicated that there was no difficulty with the liquor dis- pensation system in Fairbanks, but said he would work for any worth- while improvement which seemed to meet with popular approval. Nerland made the trip alone, but said Mrs. Nerland would join him here later. e, tineau Hotel. She has served in the Senate chambers during the 1931 and 1933 sessions, and expects to assist in the work of the upper House again. Miss Lois Spencer accompanied Miss Farrelly on the Victoria and is registered at the Zynda Hotel. She expects to act as stenographer in the House of Representatives, she said, A copper one-cent coin, slightly smaller than the present United States half dollar was found in Emigration canyon, Utah, on an old trail where it evidently had lain' for more than 100 years. It was minted in 1819, i WILL BE MADE, JAPAN POLICIES Proposals Are Projected Into United States Congress SENATOR KING TO TAKE UP 1 ISSUE 'R epresentative Fish, Jr., Makes Announcement of His Plans WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—Inquiry linto Japan’s military and commers cial policies were projected yester- day in two Congressional quarters. United States Senator William H. King, Democrat of Utah, said he would confer within a few days with Secretary of State Cordell ’Huxl on a resolution to have the Foreign Relations Committee hold | hearings on Japan's policy in Man- ‘churla and also report on fortifica= | tions on the islands in the South Pacific, once belonging to Germany, over which Japan holds a mandate, From the House side, Represen- DEFENSE LAYS OUT NEW PLAN Experts Employed to Deny Ransom Notes Written by Defendant ALSO CLAIM FISCH 'GOT RANSOM MONEY State Lining ZJp Evidence During fiecess Over Week-End FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 12.— The attorneys for the defense of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, on trial for the slaying of Baby Lindberg, put its handwriting expert at work toddy on the Lindberg ransom notes in an attempt to show they were written by TIsador Fisch, who died in Germany as a result of tubercu- losis. Taking advantage of the week- end recess, the defense also sought flaws in the evidence presented bv the state that the notes were wri ten by Hauptmann. Defense Plans Chief counsel for the defense, Ed- tative Hamilton, Pish, Jr., Repub- ‘lican of New York, announced he | would bare the facts of the Japan- anese seigure of the American tex-l | tile market in the Philippines and Latin- America WCUTCHEON IS BACK FOR 12TH LAW CONCLAVE ' H. H. McCutcheon, Representa- Itive from the Third Division, has | taken rooms at the Gastineau Hotel, following his arrival from ‘Anchorage on the Victoria. He |was accompanied by his son !Steven. He is a veteran of the 11933 Legislature. Refusing to “talk shop” when interviewed today, the white-haired, |genial Legislator was more con- {cerned with getting comfortably settled in preparation for what he believed will be a very busy ses- !amn of lawmaking. | Holiday business among mer- |chants in Anchorage was splendid, {the Representative stated. Mild | weather added impetus to the shopping fever, he said, and. the “model city” enjoyed one of the best Christmas seasons in recent years. TERHUNE DEPARTS TO ‘'MAKE REPORT ON GAME ACTIVITY Hugh W. Terhune, executive offi- cer of the Alaska Game Commis- sion, left on the southbound Vic- toria this afternoon for Seattle. From that city, Mr. Terhune plans To go direct to Washington, D. C., where he will make detailed reports and recommendations to Chief of the Biological Survey J. N. (Ding) Darling and to Secretary of the In- terior Harold L. Ickes. Terhune did not know how long he would be absent from Juneau. In his absence, Frank Dufresne, newly appointed assistant executive offi- cer, will be in charge of the Com- | mission’s office. ward J. Reilly, said: “We intend to prove that Fisch hot only col- lected the ransom money but also wrote the ransom notes. The state has produced evidence of extortion agnmt Hauptmnnn but so far there nce of murder.’ We ex- poct‘ £’ e Hauptmann 15 1nno- cent of extortion as well as murder. He unwittinigly received some ran- som money from Fisch.” The prosecution said the “state is ready to refute any charge Fisch had anything to do with the case.” State Has Reputation County Prosecutor Anthony Hauck a witness could be produced to show Hauptmann 'was spending the ransom money before he met Fisch. Frank Wilson, of the Intelligence Bureau of the Internal Revenue, testified yesterday that the first bill of the ransom money turned up five or six days after the ransom was paid on April 2, 1932, More Evidence Prosecutor Hauck said the state could prove Haupmann and Fisch did not become acquainted until August of that year, ‘Wood experts planned to examine the kidnap ladder to develop refu- tation of the testimony tracing the wood to the attic in Hauptmann’s home and the lumber yard where he worked. HOFMAN HERE FROM SEWARD Joseph H. Hofman, who served in the 1933 Legislature as Repre- sentative, is back in the capital city ready for another session at law-making. He was re-elected in the Sep- tember election. The veteran Seward hotel man, and active Legislator, arrived on the Victoria and is registerd at the Zynda Hotel. ————————— WHITTIER RETURNS M. 8. Whittier returned to his desk in the Customs office at the Fed- eral and Territorial Building today after being confined to his home for a few days with an attack of influenza. Alaska Included in Border Defense Plans; Movement Is Launched by WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—A House Members group of House members have launched a movement to earmark the $100,000,000 new Public Works appropriation for border Each base will cost between alr defense. $10,000,000 and $12,000,006 and will have a permanent complement of 200 officers, 1,500 men, operate 150 planes, have machine shops, refueling stations, am- munition storage, etc., and will be large enough to accommodate 1,000 planes in emergencies. Alaska is included in the border defense plans although none of the sites of the proposed bases are even tentatively fixed, On Transpacific Hop Another daring aerial adventure is being undertaken by Amelia Earhart Putnam, fearless American aviatrix, a flight over the Pa- cific from Honolulu to Oakland. The intrepid aviatrix is pictured above (center) as she stopped off in Hollywood enroute to Hono- lulu, to talk with Myrna Loy, hnaln.nd. is also in the plcuu'e LIQUOR CHANGE POWERS GIVES ISFAVORED BY HIS PLATFORM J.H. PATTERSON Representative from Valdez/Veteran Democrat, Newly Arrives—Wants More Rigid Control Favoring a more rigid control of | liquor in the Territory, James H. Patterson, Democratic Representa- tive from the Third Division and resident of Valdez, arrived here on the southbound Victoria today. Although giving no details on any proposed legislation which he might have to present the Terri- torial House of Representatives, upon the opening of that body Monday, Patterson said this after- noon that he did favor some changes in the present system of liquor control. However, other than this recom- mendation, that he had announce today, pending a party| caucus to be held before the open- ing of the Legislature. Commercial conditions in Valdez | are good, Patterson said. Patterson, although not a hold- the Valdez man said | nothing definite to| above, of the films. Putnam, the el FOR LEGISLATION | Elected to Senate, Arrives Stating that he belleves he is one of the oldest Democrats—from point of service to that party—and pos- sibly the oldest Territorial Legisla- tor, Senator John B. Powers from the Fourth Division and resident of Eagle arrived in Juneau today as a passenger on the southbound Vic- toria. The 66-year-old solon immediate- |ly upon his arrival here, gave a complete release of his program of proposed legislation to The Empire. It is identical with his platform upon which he was elected. “I regard a promise as something sacred,” he said. “I have no big ideas of a revolutionary nature. I | am not & refecrmer. I am a Demo- | crat from firs' to last and intend | to work in harnicny with my coll- leagues in giving tho people of the Territory good, constructive legis- uat\on I don't take myself too over Representative, has seen serv-| | seriously, but I do feel serious about ice in the Territorial Legislature, the position to which I was elect~ having been a member of that|ed.” body in the 1919-20 terms. SEN. CAMPBELL ARRIVES; SEES BUSY SESSI0 Veteran Anchorage Legis- lator Looking Forward to Big Meet The arrival of the Victoria from the Westward brought Sen. James R. Campbell, of Anchorage, back to the Territorial Legislature, where the veteran Legislator has been previous service in the upper House. Although declining to talk on the business of the coming session, or as to whom may be nominated to preside, Sen. Campbell stated that the lawmakers look forward to a history-making session, and that care will be exercised in the nam- ing of the committees. Sen. Campbell is making his home at the Gastineau during the session. ———-ee A small dog saved from a burn- ing house in Paducah, Ky., by Fire Chief John Claughter was adopted | as the mascot of the fire depart- ment. He was named “Smokie.” His Platform | His platform of proposed legisla- | tion, as’ stated today, summarized, ! includes the following points: y 1. Policy of ‘“Pay as we go" for | Territorial finances. 2. Fair tax on mining industry; inspection of mine operations for personal safety; opposition to sus- penslon of assessment work. 3. Conservation of natural re- sources. 4. Repeal of present Alaska game laws and annulment of the present Alaska Game Commission. 5. Further development of roads, | tralls and airplane landing fields. 6. Fair and liberal funds for edu- cation, but no extravagance. 7. Change of time of primary election, Favors moving date up one month. Square Deal 8. Square deal for both capital and labor. 9. Opposition to “class legisla- tion.” 10. Support of eight-hour day where possible. 11. Support of increased allow- ance for old-age pension. 12. Favors re-opening and re-es- tablishment of all wireless telegraph | stations closed. Senator Powers is well-known as a Democrat. He has attended the ![ollowlng National conventions of | that party; the 1924 New York meet- ing; the 1928 Houston, Tex., meet- ing: and the 1932 Chicago meeting. | He reminisced, today, on that | (Continuea Trom Page One) AVIATRIX FLIES FROM HONOLULU, LANDS, OAKLAND Amelia Ear h art Putnam Make s Air Trip Over Ocean, Foggy Weather |RADIO BROADCASTS MADE ENTIRE WAY Hop Off from Hawaiian Metropolis Made Late Yesterday Afternoon BULLETIN — OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 12.—Amelia Ear- hart Putnam landed here at 1:31 o'clock this afternoon from Honolulu. At 10:49 o’clock this fore- noon the McKay Radio at San Francisco reported the av- iatrix was apparently flying in a fog off the coast after sighting land. An immense crowd greeted the flier when she landed. She flew 2,408 miles in 18 hours and 16 minutes. On the latter part of the trip she was fighting clouds, fog and winds. Thousands swept toward the field catrying flythe?‘dflcllonn Ahotouto( the sky directly to the landing area without circling around. The aviatrix immediately whirled the ship around on the ground when she landed and headed di- rectly for the hangar. As the plane entered the hangar, the doors were locked to keep sou- venir hunters away from the plane. The police battled with a mob anxious to shake hands with the blonde aviatrix and many reach- ed the plane before it was locked up. She was whisked away with a motorcycle escort. The aviatrix followed the course almost directly until she reached the California coast. Her first words were: “I'm tired.” There was enough gasoline left in the plane's tank for several hours more flying. HOPS FROM HONOLULU HONOLULU, H. I, Jan. 12.— Am- elia Earhart Putnam, the only wom- an to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, challenged the Pacific Ocean iate yesterday, taking off from Whecler Field, Army Airport, 25 miles from here at 4:45 o'clock in the afternoon, on her projected 2,400 mile-occan flight to Oakland, California. The weather was bad at the time of the take-off but Naval weacther reports said conditions were clearng along the route. Rather Have Baby A bit of humor was injected into the flight with George Palmer Put- nam, her husband, saying shortly after her take-off: “I would rather have a baby.” That was his reaction of husbands to wives that fly. Putnam, who accompanied his wife here by steamer, said ths! if all goes well, his wife may continue on over Oakland to Salt Lake City. ‘The plane the aviatrix is flying has a cruising speed of 160 miles an hour and can extend to 200 miles an hour. Soon after arrival here, Putnam sald he would like to accompany his wife on the flight but she re- plied: “I wouldn't take a cat along.” PROGRESS OF FLIGHT At T o'clock this morning, accord- ing to Associated Press advices re- ceived by The Empire, Miss Earhart- Putnam in a radio medsage to KFI, at Los Angeles, said “All well.” In a previous conversation with the sta- tion, the aviatrix said she was be- ginning to “feel tired.” Later the aviatrix said she was enjoying the trip and was listening to musical programs broadcast from Pacific Coast statlons. Other Messages Although the aviatrix gave all “OK" signals frequently to radio stations, she continually refused to give her position or answer ques- tions. One time she said she was’ (wonunued op Page Two)