The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 25, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLV., NO 6867. JUNEAU, ALASKA, AY, JANUARY 25, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS HAUPTMANN DENIES ALL CHARGES MADE WARD LINER IS RAMMED;SINKS IN JERSEY SEA 117 Known—S:rvivors Suf- fer from Cold in Icy Waters ] FREIGHTER KNIFES | PROW INTO CRAFT| One Lifeboat at Still Missing| —Third Disaster for Line SEAGIRT, N. J., Jan. 25—Two seamen are known to have per-} ished and more than forty persons | are unaccounted for after a collis- ion between the Ward Line's Mo-‘ hawk and the freighter Talisman‘ in the icy waters off the New Jer-| sey coast last night. | The vanguard of 117 survivors, | many of them in a serious condi- tion after struggling through frigid waters, were taken to New York, by the United States Coast Guard ! cuiter Champlain. Lifeboat Missing Guardsmen and other workmen reported here that there was one of the Mohawk's lifeboats missing. Whether the missing lifeboat holds the 14 ‘passengers and 30 members of the crew still unaccounted for was not determined this morning.. The Mohawk sank soon after the crash. i This accident marks the third major sea catastrophe to effect a Ward Line vessel in recent months. Hope Expressed Rescuers expressed the hope that some of the missing persons might be aboard the Talisman, which is| limping into Brooklyn with her‘ bow stove in. x Two seamen from the Mohawk | were known crushed to death when the prow of the freighter knifed into the two million dollar liner five miles from here. PACIFIC COAST PASSENGERS NEW YORK, Jan. 25—8Six Pa-|’ cific Coast residents were aboard the Ward liner Mohawk when struck by the freighter Talisman last night off the New Jersey coast. | They include: Chief Radio Operator Russell Mc- Donald of Seattle; Marvin Trum- Delmar Gould, ordinary seaman, of Weston, Ore. The other three are from Cali- fornia. BODIES FOUND NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—A patrol ly, printer, of Cromwell, Ore.; andf boat radioed to the Coast Guard here ‘late this afternoon that it had picked up nine bodies, ten miles th of where the Ward liner Mohawk went{ down. Seaplanes radioed they had sighted five bodles in the ocean near where the boat sank. Four empty lifeboats were seen south of Seagirt, N. J. With this late information, the possibility grew that 40 persons lost their lives in the wreck. Fif- teen are known to be dead, and 32 are missing. One hundred and sixteen were rescued. ‘Women survivors, arriving here on the Coast Guard cutter Algon- quin, are hysterical. Nearly half of the 94 on the Algonquin are suffering from injuries and expos- ure. Capt. J. E. Wood of the Mohawk, a veteran Atlantic Coast skipper, is among the missing. Capt. Edmund Wang of the ‘Talisman .placed the blame on the Mohawk. He said the vessel sud- denly veered across the Talisman's bow. A Mohawk seaman is quoted as saying the steering gear “went haywire.” ————— TO TEACH AT HAMILTON J. F. Banish, who has been with the Federal Housing Administra- tion here since August, is going west on the Yukon to teach in the Indian school at Hamilton. He will fly in from Anchorage. Mr. Banish is from Medford, Ore., where his wife and three girls are living. % Fire at Haines with Damage Estimated at $25.000; Six Families Reported Homeless|. HAINES, Alaska, Jan, 25.— A disastrous fire swept this town and the loss is estimat- ed at $25,000. The fire destroyed the Sulli- van Apartment and the O'Dell Building, Six families are homeless. Officers and men from Chil- koot Barracks assisted in sav- ing the Sheldon hotel, Pres- byterian Manse and Church. Inches Apart but Barrier ngh' ‘This intimate glimpse in the courtroom at Flemington, N. J., shows Bruno Richard Hauptmann, on trial for the Lind tonversing with his wife (back rgh baby murder,' to camera) during a short recess. Only inches separate them, but the law has set up a barrier that can- mot be lowered except in the event Hauptmann is acquitted of this and other charges facing him, - ASK OPENING OF SALMON FISHING IN BRISTOL BAY Many Deprlved of Liveli- hood Under 1935 Regu- lation, Memorial Recites Contending that more than 1,000 permanent residents will be thrown out of a means of livelihood if the salmon regulations announced for Bristol Bay tM3 summer are car- ried out, Charles Murray of Cor- dova introduced a memorial in the House today asking Daniel C. Ro- per, Secretary of Commerce, to reconsider. Under the present regulations the salmon fishing season would be closed in Bristol Bay from June | gressmen, 25 to August 3, 1933. A total of 1,030 persons are dependent on this fishing, Murray points out in his request, in which he asked that those permanent fishermen with at least two years residence be allowed to fish as formerly. Sessions of House and Senate were brief, both adjourning to 11 o'clock . tomorrow morning. The House passed the Baronovich reso- lution asking the Legislators go| on record indorsing the bills deal-| ing with fisheries introduced in Congress by Delegate Dimond, and the Senate approved the Campbell IGKES STRIKES BACK ATENEMIES INPRESS TALK PWA Head Says He Can Take It—Calls Foes Spec- ial Interests Collection WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Show- in the strain of recent stormy days, Harold L. Ickes struck back to- day at his enemies, as Secretary of the Interior, Public Works Ad- ministrator and Oil Administrator, terming them a ‘“choice collection of contractors, oil interests and public utility interests.” “I've had to say ‘no good,” on many occasions to applicants for job projects I couldn’t comply with,” he said. He paid his respects to Con- whom, he complained, failed to show him the proper po- liteness, with, “if that's all the criticism of public works during my administration, I can stand that.” MILLIONS FOR STATE ROADS WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Appor- tionment of 125 million dollars for memorial requesting California to|Federal air in State highway con- drop the bars on reindeer meat | struction for the fiscal year be- in that state. Introducing of his Memorial ask- ing abolition of herring reduction plants was made by A. P. Walker of Craig in the House and several other proposals were moved along on the calendar. Committees from both houses will meet at 11:30 tomorrow morn- ing to consider the ¢ppointments recently made by Gov. Troy. ginning July 1, 1935, is announced by Secretary of Agriculture Wal- lace. The apportionment was made un- der the Hayden-Cartwright act. Allotments included: Arizona, $1, 1781,347; California, $4,756,959; Ha- waii $600,375; Idaho, $1,531,1 Montana, $2,560,499; Nevada, $! 595,501; Oregon, $2,044,633; Wash- ington, $1,949,957. WORK PROGRAM THROUGH HOUSE T0 U. S. SENATE Representatives Vote 3. to 78 in Support of * Roosevelt Program i NEW BATTLE LOOMS | IN UPPER Houfi Effort Will Be Made ‘to Curtail President’s Pow= ers—New Agency Set Up WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—RAlly- ing to President Roosevelt’s ban- ner the re-united House Democrats today shoved the $4,880,000,000 work relief bill onto the Senate doorstep where a new _stubborn contest apparently awaited it, The vote was 328 to 78. Some Senate Objection Plans were made immediately in the Senate to seek action on the measure next week after disposing of the World Court issue. Some members of both parties in the Senate are planning on moves to curtail the broad powers the meas- ure grants the President. A new federal agency to handle the projected four billion work re- lief program, it was revealed, has been divided into three diy with she President in direct . trol of all three. Admiral Named Rear Admiral Christian J. Peo- ples, chief of the Treasury’s pro- curement division, it was stated authoritatively, had been chosen head of one of the project divis- ions. Heads of the other divisions, allotment and inspection, had not yet been chosen, apparently. Neither Secretary Ickes nor Re- lief Administrator Harry Hopkins will be involved in the new setup. e ————— BATTLE LOOMS OVER WAGES ON NEW PROJECTS Admlnlslrahon Trying to Jam Relief Bill Through Lower House WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—A fight over the wages which the Govern- ment proposes to pay the 3,500,000 men which will be taken off the dole by Federal works, threatened here today as Administration lead- ers strove to get their $4,000,000,000 relief program thmough 'the House before nightfall. The cry of “seab wages” came from Representative W. P. Con- nery, Jr., of Massachusetts, Chair- man of House Labor Committee, as he attacked the proposal to pay an average of $50 monthly. He served hotice that he would offer an amendment to force pay- ment comparable to that previous- ly existing in the various localities. e THREE KILLED IN AVALANCHE Members omnadian Pa- cific Railway Train Crew ' Victims VANCOUVER, B, C., Jan. 25.— Three members of a Canadian Pa- cific Railway train crew were bur- fed in an avalanche from the mountainside at Coryell, near Nel- son, and were killed. — .- STOWE TO LOCATE IN STATES PERMANENTLY A. F. Stowe, former United States Commissioner at Kodiak and & long-time resident in western Al- 3| aska, according to information re- ceived in Juneau, will leave the | Lloyd Fisher Edward ). Reilly George K. Large Fred Pope Joseph Lani Egbert Rosecr: The State rested its case yesterday and the defense immediately placed the defendant on the wit- ness stand. The prosecution has had its inning and now the other side will present evidence before the jury. Anchorage Business Man Coming North with Bride |\ \y § HINGTON COLD WAVE IS BREAKING BUT DEATHS MOUNT Storms Rage Along Atlan- tic Coast—Many Die, Southern Floods CHICAGO, T, Jan. 25— The cold wave appears to be breaking but the death list mounted stead- ily as the storm spent its fury along the Atlantic seaboard. Southern floods swirled destruc- tively in Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas where 25 are known to have perished in the sudden rise of rivers, Bitter cold prevalls in the east and New England states but some moderation is in sight in the Mid- dle West, SNOW SLIDES THREATENING Residents in_ld‘aho Section Ordered to Move by Authorities SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 25.—Res- idents of the Couer d’Alene dis- trict in Idaho, have been ordered to move from their homes be- cause of threatened snow slides, Russians Demand Gifts' Disinfected ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Soviet Russia will accept old clothing and discarded shoes from her capital- istic American friends, but not un- til they are first disinfected. Post- masters were notified packages containing such articles are not to be accepted for mailing in fu- SEATTLE, Jan. 25—Frank I Reed, Anchorage hotel man, and president of the Anchorage Light and Power Company, and his bride, the former Mrs. June Brif- fett, are enroute north aboard the steamer Yukon. They were mar- ried during the Christmas holidays in S8an Prancisco and honeymooned in California and Seattle. Reed's son, Frank M. Reed, Uni- versity of Washington student, at- tended the wedding. The bride is the Iformer secre- " tary to Federal Judge Simon Hel- lenthal of the Third Judicial Di~ vision. At one time she was con- nected with the Washington State Department of ‘Education. ‘While Reed was in the states he bought & new hydroelectric unit for the Anchorage power plant which he is taking north with him, RAILROADS LOOK TOWARDGREATER TRAFFIC NEEDS 200,000 N:V;—F reight Cars to Be Built to Care for Anticipated Gains CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 25. —Ralilroads of the country will build about 200,000 freight cars in the near future it is report- edin railroad circles. Ordinarily the companies re- place about 80,000 cars an- nually but due to the depres- sion few replacements were made during the last three or four years. The cars will cost between $2,000 and $3,000 each. The boom in car building is said to be caused by the be- lief on the part of the railway men that traffic is headed back to prosperity levels. —— SMITH SEATTLE-BOUND Interested in mining ventures in 18,000 HOMELESS FLOOD DISTRICT Many Frosus. b Hands, Feet Clinging to Roofs—Babes Born on House Tops SEATTLE, Jan| 25. — Southern King County is under water to- day from the overflowing White river south where a great expanse of territory is flooded. Many persons froze their hands and feet clinging to housetops. Bables were reported; born on housetops in some instances. A total of 18,000 were reported routed from their homes. Sickness is prevalent and refugees are bad- ly in need of food and clothing. The Bellingham area is flooded and the Chehalls river is rising at Montesino in Grays Harbor county with the crest expected to- day. Much of the territory along the stream has been made a sea. A warming Chinook wind with its 60-degree temperature hit West- ern Washington, melting more snow. Rains here almost ceased in most places, however. - ceee FEDERAL, STATE BOND TAXATION BEING PUSHED Members of Both Parties Supporting Proposal— Treasury Favorable WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Mem- bers of both parties in both houses of Congress, are backing a proposdl to make Federal and State bonds subject to taxation. ‘The supporters of the proposal drew encouragement from word that in an executive session of the House Ways and Means Committee, Secretary of Treasury Margenthau Fairbanks, M, Clifford Smith is on{made it clear the Treasury sup- the passenger manifest of the|ports the move, which has never ture “without medical certificates | Northwestern, bound for Seatile.|been formally requested of Con- am gress, however, by a President, “IDIDNOT” IS QUICK REPLY TO MANY CHARGES Defendant filemington Trial Responds Read- ily to Questions POSITIVE DENIAL OF KIDNAPING, MURDER Never Saw Baby, Dead or Alive — Explains His Brokerage Accounts BULLETIN — FLEMING- TON, N. J., Jan. 25.—Bruno Richard Hauptmann teday hurled a gutteral crisp “I did not” to every detail of the State’s charges he kidnaped, murdered or collected ransom for Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh’s baby. “l never saw the baby alive or dead,” he declared. Hauptmann denied each and every step of the State’s case, stealing of the child, murder, writing of the ram- sleeping suit or collection of the ransom money from Dr. John F. “Jafsie” Condon. Hauptmann said Isadore Fisch left him $14,600 of the ransom money with him. WORLD AWAITS STORY FLEMINGTON, N. J, Jan. 25— Bruno Richard Hauptmann went back on the witness stand this morning to tell the remainder of his story the world was walting for yesterday when his testimony was interrupted to allow two de- fense witnesses to testify they were employers of Mrs. Hauptmann in a bakery. They would not swear positively, however, that Haupt- mann called for his wife on the night of the kidnaping. ‘Hauptmann said he was at home on the night of the kidnaping. Pale and Grave Hauptmann was pale and grave when he was brought into the courtroom this morning. Mrs. Hauptmann came in and chatted with him before he went on the stand, The defense announced before the court session they would pick the State’s testimony to pieces, bit by bit. The State announced it was ready to refute any important alibi statement by the defense. Probable Testimony ‘The prosecution, it was announc- ed, expected Hauptmann would bring in the dead Isadore Fisch, his former business partner, thus accounting for possession of the ransom money with the tale Fisch entrusted it to him before he sail- ed for Germany last year and also expected testimony would be given that Fisch had enough of Haupt- mann’s letters and handwriting specimens at the time of the kid- naping to enable him to imitate his writing in the ransom notes. Begins His Story Hauptmann's eyes swept the oourtroom as he took the stand. Under questioning, and in a heavy marked accent, Hauptmann said his wife had a savings account when they were married and she continued to make deposits. Hauptmann told of business transactions and finally that he was worth approximately $9,000 in tUontinued on Page Two) Col. Lindbergh W atches Hauptmann As He Testifies FLEMINGTON, N. J, Jan. 25~Col. Charles A. Lindbergh sat upright in his chair today and looked unwaveringly at the 'un- as he gave his testi- mmmm Ilrnl.m f