The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 29, 1935, Page 1

. RANSOM NOTES \ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1935. VOL. XLV., NO. 6870. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS 'FORMER ALASKAN IS SHOT IN SEATTLE ) PHRASES IN UTTERED TODAY Prosecution Immediately Presents Letters— Reads Statements METHOD OF SPEECH | IS ALSO SHOWN UP Dealings wi;h—lsadore Fisch Brought Out in Ewi- dence by State FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jau. 29.— Bruno Hauptmann uttered a phrase | on the witness stand this after- n almost exactly similar to a e used in two ransom notes. The prosecution immediately seiz- ed upon the incident to emphasize Hauptmann's method of speech. The State presented letters from Hauptmann to the Fisch family in an attempt to blast away Haupt- I ciaims Fisch gave him the ninatiig ransom money. ne letter was accepted in evi- | dence. P Dealings with Fisch | Attorney General Wilentz cross questioned Hauptmann closely on tiansactions with Isadore Fisch in the fur business and stock deal- | ings. One of Hauptmann’s books show- | ed Fisch put $2,000 in the fur busi- ness. 1 Hauptmann had claimed Fisch | gave him several sums to invest in | . These sums Hauptmann claimed were erroneously computed | by the State as among his own | assets after the ransom payment.| He also claimed Fisch left $14,000] of the ransom money in his garage. “Is there one line in your records that shows Fisch gave you one dollar outside of the $2,000?” Wil- entz asked. i “No dere is not,” replied Haupt- | mann. Hauptmann's phrase on the stand, in answer to about an in-' tended trip to Germany after thel payment of the ransom, was: ’ “Oh, that was planned for over a year already.” Wilentz seized the kidnap notes and read from two: “This kidnap- ! ing was planned a year already,” | and from another: “This kidnap- ing was planned a year already.” ( FACED BY TRAPS | FLEMINGTON, N. J.,, Jan, 29.— Traps and pitfalls beset Bruno‘ (Continued vn Page Eight) ———e—— BELIEVES HER HUSBAND WILL BE ACQUITTED Mrs. Hauptmann's Faith in Her Mate Continues to Be Unshaken FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 29.— Mrs. Bruno R. Hauptmann said today that confidence in the char- acter of her husband and in the possibility of his acquittal, is un- shaken. Hauptmann admitted under cross examination he withheld savings without her knowledge and the prosecution also brought out state- ments that he frequently took morning coffee at the home of a woman friend, Mrs. Greta Henckel. “Richard is a good man. With- holding savings and his morning coffee with a woman friend, causes me no worry,” said Mrs. Haupt- mann. “I know he will get out of this because he is telling the truth.” Mrs. Hauptmann said she -expects to be called to the witness stand as soon as her husband completes his cross examination. She always attracts the curious and yesterday she was nearly upset in the rush of bystanders when she hurried down the main street at the noon recess with her son Mannfried in her arms. Pan-American Airways to Build Stations in Alaska SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—A group of| radio experts will sail tomorrow for | Alaska to establish weather radio| stations for the territory of the| Pan-American Airways in antici-| pation of the proposed air route | to the Orient. | The party will go to Cordova from where it will be taken to various stations, one of which will be at Tanana Crossing, 170 miles east of Fairbanks, where Rodney McArdle, aged 23 years, Seattle radio engineer, will be in charge. New Congresswoman at Work Representative Caroline O'Day of New York, close friend of Mrs, Roosevelt, is pictured in her office in Washington with her secretary, Miss Alice Disbrow, seated. Miss O'Day won the officg with the aid 5 "~ of the president’s wife, Courts May N (;t H ear Last of Hauptmann Case for Months, STOCK PRICES AGAIN SLUMP, DULL TRADING NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Moderate pressure was applied to the stock list in the final hours today and prices sagged. Dealings were gen- erally extremely dull. Today's close was heavy. ,' Regardless of Trial Verdict By JACK STINNETT FLEMINGTON, N. J, Jan. 29.— !No matter what verdict is reached in the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, charged with mur- dering the Lindbergh baby, the German carpenter’s case may be in the courts for months to come. George K. Large, Deputy Attor- ney General, outlined the legal processes which might attend every possible action of the jury now sitting in the little white Hunter- don county courthouse here. When the eight men and four women complete their deliberations, he said, one of four things is like- $1.450,000 ~ DISAPPEARS Fortune in Treasury Notes| Just Apparently Melts from Sight NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Federal | agents joined with the police today in an attempt to solve the mystery | of the disappearance of $1,450,000 in Treasury notes from a Wall| Street brokerage office while in| a room with a man who had charge of them. The man stood only a few feet away from the| notes. SIGNS 2-YEAR PACT LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 29.— The growing Loyola University| football machine will play inter-| sectional games for the next two| years. Tom Lieb, ex-Notre Dame | player and coach of Loyola's line,| has announced his gridiron charges will entertain Michigan State here this year and journey to East Lan- ing, Mich., in 1936 for & relurn engagement, ly—(1) acquittal, (2) conviction | with a recommendation for mercy, (3) conviction without recommen- | dation, or (4) failure to agree. Extortion Indictment Should the jury find Hauptmann not guilty of murder in the first degree while committing an act of burglary, he still would be far from that point where he could walk out of the courtroom a free | man, In Bronx county, New York, where he was arrested, where he |lived, and where it is charged, he received $50,000 ransom money from Dr. John F. Condon, in a cemetery, there still stands against him the indictment for extortion. A detainer already is in the hands of the Hunterdon county sheriff and should Hauptmann be | acquitted in the present case, he would be turned over to Bronx county officials for prosecution on that charge, which carries the pen- alty of imprisonment’ for not less than five nor more than 20 years. In the event of acquittal there, the federal government might | choose to prosecute Hauptmann on a charge of gold hoarding, the | maximum sentence for which is |two years with a maximum fine of $10,000. And, of course, immigra- tion officials might decide to act on Hauptmann’s alleged illegal en- (vonsinued on Page Two) -|others escaped, when an old two CHINA, JAPAN | MAY UNITE IN | COMMON CAUSE Drive Against Communism| and Development of. Mat- kets Main Objectives | GENEVA, Jan. 29. — An off! Japanese spokesman at Geneya sald today the Nationalist Go ment. of China had invited* ese officials to confer. The bility of Sino-Japanese accord economic development: of ' China, the spokesman said, was in line with local conviction. Japan’s constant move toward primacy in the Far East was said to be the first object with Chinese and Japanese co-operating In a common drive against Communism in China. The second plan would be development of China econemic~ 2lly, enldrging the market for Jap- anese goods through increased purs chasing power among Chinese masses. The statement was received at Geneva as evidence of Japan’s ten- acious pursuing of a policy of Asia for Asiatics under Japanese lead- ¢ ership. BRICK BUILD COLLAPSES: WOMAN IS DEAD Babe in Arms Escapes Without Scrateh— Mother Injured OREGON CITY, Oregon, Jan. 29. —Mrs. Arthur Koehler, aged 31 years, was crushed to death under tons of debris, two other women were seriously injured, and three story brick building collapsed last night. A three-weeks-old baby boy, in the arms of his mother, escaped without a scratch, but the mother, Mrs. Howard Bertsch, suffered a broken leg and bruises. Mrs. C. F. Strong received a broken arm. The ground floor was used by a store and there were four apart- ments on the upper floor. The cause of the collapse has not been determined. Birthday Messages for F.D.R. President on Eve of An- other Miletsone—Is in Best of Health WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. — Mes- sages of felicitation are already ar- riving as Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of Americas’ younger Presi- dents, reached the eve of another birthday. He is in the best of health. Birthday balls throughout the country will be held tomorrow night to do him honor and to aid infantile paralysis victims. After the candles of his cake are blown out tomorrow night, Mrs. Roosevelt plans to attend the Washington birthday ball celebra- tion. FINALLY SCORES AUSTIN, Tex. Jan. 29.—Charlie Coates, star center on the Univer- sity of Texas football team, had completely near eight years of high school and college competition without seeing his name in the scoring column. In the Southern Methodist game Coates recovered 2 Texas fumble across the Mustang goal for Texas’' only score, enabling his team to eke out a tie. e ——— Edenton and Hillsboro, capitals of North Carolina in colonial days, remain thriving cities. P Y TESTIMONY Y & 'special mes: court are Jos: A warm fight was presaged In the U e, to ratify American adhere: ph Rdbinson of Arkansas, sen of Alabama. Two veterans of many vratorical nited. 8 Pat Harrisol counters Qalifornia and William E, Borah of Idaho, (Assoclated Press Phot nate after President R world court. Leading pro |EDGAR MEDLEY velt asked that body, In nents of entry into the n of Mississippi, and Hugo Black e leaders of the opposition, Hiram Johnson of Budget .§ pendir;g Supervision Focus of Capitol Hill Debate 13-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to 7-Pound Boy Baby DENVER, Colo, Jan, 29— Johnny Doe, a seven-pound normal boy, has been born to a 13-year-old mother, name with- held. The officials have not decided whether to let her keep her son. The father, John Brewer, aged 45 years, is serv- ing a 20-year sentence on a moral offense conviction. The girl-mother is recovering nor- mally. —————— 19 PASSENGERS ON NORTHLAND FOR THIS PORT SEATTLE, Jan. 29.—Motorship, Northland sailed for Southeast Alaska ports at 10:30 o'clock last night with 55 passengers aboard. Passengers booked for Juneau include Mr. and Mrs. P. McDoug- all, John Eakewick, V. L. Hoke, Mrs. V. L. Hoke, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Bruner, Frank and Kenny Bruner, L. D. Wallace, R. L. Duckworth, Ed Fish, Mr. and Mrs. George Dale, Richard Wakelin, Mrs. E. Waugh, Bernice Waugh, Miss Mar- guerite Regan, Mrs. J. J. Braun, HELLENTHAL NOMINATED) WASHINGTON, van. 29.—Simon Hellenthal, of Juneau, holding a Tecess appointment as District Judge of the Third Alaska Division, has been nominated for the Judge- ship. Lawyers Happiest STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal —Basing his observations on a survey of 13,000 graduates, Dr. Charles G. Wrenn, Stanford di- rector of vocational guidance, came to the conclusion lawyers were the happiest persons in their occupa- tion. Engineers came next. By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press, Washington) Two principal questions are rais- ed in current congressional discus- sion of Mr. Roosevelt’s budget mes- sages. To the inevitable debate over how much to spend is added an- other debate’ over the method of supervising the spending. For the moment it is the second of these debates which is attract- ing major attention on Capitol Hill, The totals struck off in the Presi- dent’s message are obscured by a difference of opinion whether he or Congress should decide how the money is to be allocated. ‘The general subject is not a new one to most members of Con- gress. Perhaps no other question of legislative policy has been so sur- rounded with controversy. Both methods of ,upervision have been tried, and both ‘have led very promptly to charges of political favoritism, Political Favoritism Charges In the old days, when Congress specified in its appropriations bills how and where every penny was to be spent—what harbors were to be dredged and what towns given neyw post. ®ffices—there was plenty of complaint. That “you-help-me-and- Tll-help-you” method of log roll- ing unquestionably served up a lot of political gravy for favored Con- gressional districts. More recently—supposedly in or- der to minimize the log-rolling and the politics—the ‘‘lump sum” meth- od has been followed. Under it congress simply appropriates a to- tal amount, and the President al- locates it upon supposedly expert advice, The result has been even more vigorous charges of political wire- pulling and favoritism. In many districts the Republican Congres- sional campaign of last year was based almost entirely on such charges, the Administration being accused of handing out the money where +it would do the most good at the ballot box. 0Old Dispute Revived Democratic leaders in Congress appear perfectly confident that the President will have his way, that his recommendation for a “lump sum” appropriation will be adopted. They seem a little surprised, however, at the promptness and vigor with which the issue has been raised; various Republicans LOBBYISTS HIT AS HOUSE GETS | IN RULE TANGLE Bristol Bay Fishing Memor- ial Passes — Election Law Change Asked Lobbyists came in for some in- direct slaps today as the House of the Territorial Legislature delved persistently into the rules, the rules as prevailing finally winning out as the House divided eight to eight. Presentation of a report of the rules committee, A. P. Walker, chairman, asking that those wish- ing to appear before committees on any matter fill out a blank the day before, giving their name, oc- cupation, connection and other data, started the prolonged argu- ment, many dfeeling it would be unfair to some who might just ar- rive to appear as the committee was in session. Widespread Debate The debate ran in many channels until some of the parliamentarians dug up the compiled laws of 1933 which, it was pointed out, already covers the lobbyist angle. The law reads: ““Whoever, being a person, firm or corporation or association, em- ploys any person to act as counsel or agent to promote, advocate or oppose in any manner the passage or defeat by the Legislature or either house thereof of any bill, resolution or legislative measure, or executive approval or veto thereof, or to act in any manner as legislative counsel or agent in connection with any legislation, shall furnish to the Auditor the name of the person so employed, for the purpose of having the same entered upon the appropriate legislative docket as hereinafter provided.” When the vote was taken on the committee report, the membership split evenly and Speaker Hofman advised all committee chairmen to | stick closely to the 1933 law. Clam Digger Troubles IS SHOT DOWN IN'HIS OFFICE Attorney Reported Critical- ly Wounded—Rush- ed to Hospital ASSAILANT THEN TAKES OWN LIFE T. M. Porker Shools Far: mer Cordova Man and Then Commits Suicide SEATTLE, Jan. 29—Edgar F. Medley, Seattle attorney, was shot and critically wounded in his office here yesterday by T. M. Parker, a client, who committed suicide a few minutes later, W. H. Hodge, Medley's associate, said he rushed into his partner's office where Parker menaced him with his gun, then ducked back again into his own office. Shortly afterwards Hodge said he heard a shot, returned to Med- ley's office and found Parker dead. Hodge called an ambulance and rushed Medley to the hospital. Medley told Hodge earlier in the day Parker had threatened him because of & realty deal. Attorney Medley, mentioned in the above dispatch, is believed to be a former Alaskan, resident of Cordova. Frank H. Foster, Juneau attorney, says Mr. Medley went south to Seattle about six years ago but continued his affiliations in Alaska, at the present time being director of the First Bank of Cordova. Mr. Medley organized a cannery concern in Icy Straits and is also attorney for many Al- aska fishing interests. TEMPERATURE MARK SMASHED HERE MONDAY 40-Year-Old Record Falls —Mercury Reaches 54 —Wind Blows Not only was the city visited by a howling southeast gale last night, but a 40-year-old temperature rec- ord was smashed. United States Weather Observer Howard J. Thompson reported this morning that when the mercury reached 54 degrees above zero yes- terday, a mark for warm weather, not only in January but February as well, was broken, For 40 years, official records of temperature have been kept in Ju- neau. But never, in January or February, has a mark as high as 54 degrees been reached. On Janu- ary 31, 1931, a mercury recording of 52 degrees was made. THe high- est previous February reading was 53 degrees, made on February 11, 1934. Although this. record no doubt Interested many Juneau citizens, some concern was felt last night when a rousing “southeaster” blew up suddenly. However, a casual survey made this morning revealed no important damage done to the city or the waterfront. The wind started its pranks at 10 o'clock last night and did not blow itself out until 7:30 o'clock this morning. The maximum veloc- ity for a sustained five-minute (Continued on Page Eight) POISON LIQUOR Charles Murray’s proposal to put |a tax on commercial clam diggers also had its rules difficulties to- | day. Andrew Nerland of Fair- banks rose for a point of informa- tion, stating “it would be of in- terest to some of us from the in- (Continued on Page Seven) (Continuea op Page Two) HAS KILLED 31 ‘GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y, Jan, 29. —Poison liquor deaths in Central New York State has reached 31 with the deaths of four more per- sons. Four women are included in the death list,