The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 31, 1935, Page 8

TRR— 8 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1935 SENATE KILLS PROPOSAL FOR SINGLE HOUSE Merger of Legislature Into| One Body Turned Down | by Vote of Six to Two | The ann Murder Trial Hauptr n rote defeat and fiis to house Le; ure plan for this session today when by a vote of six to two it failed to pass Joe Green's memorial ask- he Senate and House be ) one group. s and Roden voted for Opposing were Hess, Sen the Frawley, Devine, Powers, Campbell and Brunelle The House proposal to give the liquor cen: of the two houses $500 for re-referred to committee by the Senate with instructions to make it include all committees. Senator Campbell sounded a warning that $5,000 rath- er than $500 would more likely be needed if all committees were going to be allowed to draw on the sum. Mining Tax Bill A gria-stricken German mother . mother Flashes Spotlight on W omen from Different So . . the wife of the world’s most famous flier . . . the wife of a dead butler in the Lindbergh home .. . e nurse of the dead child, who traveled from Scotland to testify in the trial of Brune Richard Hauptmann who, New Jersey charges, killed the first-born son of the famous aviator and his wife . . . | these are some of the women who hover in the background of the tragic tale, or who have made part of the procession to the witness stand in the courthouse at Flemington, N. J., where Hauptmann is on trial Betty Gow, Scottish nurse of the child, who was the lest member of A new mining tax measure made| for his life. From left to right they are: Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh wife of the famous “flying coloniel” and mother of the murdered infant; jis appearance in the Senate to-| the Lindbergh household to see him alive the night of March 1, 1932; Mrs. Elcie Whateley, widow of the Lindbergh butler and handy man who has since died and whosc memory she defended against the thrusts day, the second of its kind to be| of defense counsel; Vioclet Sharpe, Engiish maid in the Morrow home, Who, when about to be questioned again by the authorities investigatin g the Lindbergh kidnaping, committed suicide; Mrs. Pauline Haupt- manth, mother of the defendant, who lives in Kamenz, Germany, and who says she will pray for her son every night; and Mrs. Bruno Richar d Hauptmann, wife of the man accused of “the crime of the century,” introduced before the Legislature. It was brought in by Senator| who has been steadfast in her belief in his innocence. cial Spheres R a maid who committed suicide in the home of Mrs. Lindbergh’s THOUSANDS IN | CHACO WAR DIE OF THIRST, CLAIM Priest Recounts Seeing More than 6,000 Suc- cumb, Lack of Water SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 31.—Co- lumbian Father Alfonso Zawasky arrived ‘here ygsterday from the Grand Chaco with a tale of see- ing soldiers, in the war between Paraguay,and Bolivia, commit sui- cide to end their thirst. The priest said the suicidal tendencies cannot be stopped, and declared the thirst devours their & -| throats, dries up their eyes, parch- es their tongues and kills them like flie¥. He said 6,600 Bolivian soldiers have died of thirst. AR T T SONS AND DAUGHTERS Of Norway Dance, Moose Hall, Sat- urday night. Krane music. adv. Pay’nTakit | George Bros. o Imlach Here to Convince Legislators that Herring Reduction Plants Are O.K. Campbell and provides for-a levy| — o o il on gold mining of one per cent on the gross production of $20,000 to $100,00 with a graduating scale up to $500,0000, over which the levy would be one per cent of the net income © $10,000 up to $500, 000; and a half per cent up one to @ million and one and three au per cent on met income 5 o i B 3 uillon Frankly a loobyist, W. J. Imlach| “Therefore, many herring pack- New Moasas is in Juncau. He is here to do|ers have turned to the meal and _ Three other bills were introduced | y,.i e can-to persuade the|oil by-product business for reve- in the upper house, Senator POW-| pweirtn Territorial Legislature [ nues. In 1922, 65 per cent of all the ers offering two and Walker pre-| n,¢ it should not abolish herring |herring packed measures nine and cne-half inches in length. Now, In the first place, he is a pleas- | there is none of this size packed. The first Powers measure provides|,ny nonest-faced Scotchman. Com-| “I am not selfish. I am an Alas- for advertising property and | jng g5 he does from Scotland, via|kan, and have been since 1919. But the other for keeping -records by |canada, he can't help using a|in Southeast Alaska, herring men second-hand dealers. | Scottish accent in his conversa- must take at least 70,000 barrels The Senate after a brief session|tjon, When the proper time comes, | of herring to show a profit each adjourned to 1:30 tomorrow. The| ymiach will marshal a neat array|year. T believe that if the herring House, meeting late due to the|or facts and figures before the|supply ever becomes depleted so Chamber of Commerce luncheon at | jegislators in support of his case.|that these packers cannot catch which the meémbership was guests,| Mr. Imlach is president and|that much herring, there still will did not start its deliberations until|gwner of the Evans Bay Pack-|be enough left in the water to a late hour this afternoon. ing Company at Port Benny, near |serve as salmon and halibut bait.” senting his substifute, proposal re-| requction plants in Alaska. garding car s with firearms. lost e %ol o3 = Latouche. Principally, the com-| Mr. Imlach started in the pany packs herring. However, in|“Scotch-cure” herring business in| OTTO KOPPACHER, connection with the plant is a | Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scot- herring reduction establishment for | land, in 1900. From 1915 to 1918| ATLIN MINE MAN' the manufacture of meal and oil. he was concerned with the same| DIES YESTERDAY 1uis tpe or pant is meeting | business on the west coast of Van- with opposition, not only in the | couver Island, Canada. Since t_hen‘ Otto Koppacher, for 30 years an| Territorial Legislature, but in Con- | € has been established in Prince | inhabitant of the Atlin, B. C. gress, as it was announced yes- Willam Sound, Alaska, after hav-| district, died at St. Ann's Hos- | terday that Alaska Delegate An- iD8 been for one year at Halibut | pital at 11:45 o'clock yesterday| thony J. Dimond had introduced a COVe in Cook Inlet. morning. He had come to Juneau bill in Congress which, if passed,| Incidentally, Mr. Imlach gave for surgical attention. would greatly inhibit the operation & comparison of the manner of Koppacher, 82 years of age, had| of such concerns. The principal Nandling the present problem in many friends in Juneau. He was argument scems to be that many Canada and in the United States. well known as the owner of valu- | feel that the reduction plants are 0 Alaska and in the States, the able gold mine properties near At- | depleting the herring supply problem of whether the plants lin. He was engaRed in placer gold| Mr. Imlach’s arguments are sim- Shall continue to reduce herring work on Spruce Creek near that ple and to the point. is handled by the legislatures. Sim- city. “Since 1920, there has not been LAar Problems in Canada would be A sister, living outside of Alas-|a market for herring of nine and l'andled by the courts, Imlach said. ka, has been telegraphed. Pend-| one-half inches in length,” he Mr. Tmlach represents west- ing information from her, the|said last night. j ward herring packers. Louis Poluze, body is at the C. W. Carter Mor-| “Only those herring above that &150 & Juneau visitor, is represent- tuary. measurement have been accepted N8 Packers from Southeast Alas- e — by the buying public. A large part X3 ; SEWARD R. C. ELECTS |of our herring sales are made to _ The hearing on the herring re- The Rev. E. E. Reisner was | the Jewish trade. Immigration re-* duction problem by Territorial leg- named head of the Red Cross in|strictions and the Americanization islators will be held on February Seward for the ensuing year. Oth- | of United States resident Jews > 8t 3 o'clock. “Lobbyist” Imlach er officers elected were Charles A. have caused a reduction in these Wil be there. Sheldon, Mrs. Elwyn Swetman, E. sales, so that we can ‘Scotch-cure’ % v, J. Kunz, R. A. Hall. ‘only the larger herring. G000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000¢ Continues ‘The charges deal with statements relative to campaign expenses Cal- ® lender made in his successful race LEADER DEPT. STORE GEORGE BROTHERS ' g Safety Commissioner, City Attorney Accused in Grand Jury Returns TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 31.—Frank Callender, Tacoma Public Safety ers, City Attorney, were indicted by the Pierce County Grand Jury here Wednesday on charges of sec- ond degree perjury. for the City Commissionership. Carothers was his campaign man- ager. Callender and Carothers are in addition to the list of more than 20 persons that have been indicted by the grand jury in its sweeping investigation of county and city affairs during the last two months. i - >oe— i Crystal Gazer VEO000040000000000000000000000000000000000000000¢ [aces Sentence - In Penitentiary P ettt it e e FRESH gree assault in stabbing Mrs. Strawberry Rhubarb, Ib., 20¢ | Sz o e e | controversy over a business CALIFORNIA GROCERY | = === five years in the penitentiary. Telephone 478 SEATTLE, Jan. 31—Rex W. Hazkell, crystal gazer and self styled “Spiritualist minister,” has been convicted of first de- e CARD PARTY | Friday Night at Parish Hall— whist, pinochle and bridge. Adults 50 cents, students 25 cents| adv. Prompt Delivery TACOMA PROBE Commisioner, and Howard Caroth- | TROAST TO HEAD COLONIZATION INMATANUSKA Indian Affairs Superintend- ent Called to Washing- ton for Conference N. Lester Troast, Superintendent in the Office of Indian Affairs has been called to Washington, D C., for conference with Federal Emergency Relief Administration officials in connection with colo- nization of the Matanuska Valley this summer. It is assumed here that Mr Troast will have charge of lo ing some 100 or more familie in the Matanuska in line with the Handling Turkish tobacco in the Liggett & Myers modern factory at Smyrna, Turkey. program which has been outlined by the National Administration. Study of the project has been go- nz on for some time and Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond in a recent communication indicated hat the plan would be carried ut with a certain portion of the clief money appropriated by this ‘ongress being earmarked for the indertaking. Mr. Troast recently was detailed > the Wrangell Institute during 1e absence of Director Charles W. Miller in Portland, Ore., due to he illness of Mrs. Miller. Last all he was at Nome in connection vith the rebuilding of that city after the fire and recently com- vleted a reindeer survey in the Territory. His thorough knowledge of Alaska affairs, it is believed, ed to his selection to handle the important Matanuska colonization program. His present detail is for ix months with the FERA. - e Old papers for saw: nere. FERA Work Is Suspended Temporarily Pending receipt of advices regarding allecation of funds, which i¢ expected any time, FERA work is to be suspend- ed temporarily at the conclu- sion of today’s shift. The al- lecation of the funds might be announced tonight and in that case the men will be called back tomorrow. The sus- pension of the work is how- cver only temporary, it is an- nounced. Late this afternoon it was anncunced at the Governor’s | office that there are funds | for one more day's work. | .- - | SONS AND DAUGHTERS lot Norway Dance, Moose Hall, Sat- urday night. Krane music. adv LAPESCU MAY - BE BANISHED BUCHAREST, Jan. 31.—Confirm- led reports said a Royal agreement |has been reached to banish Madame |Magda Lapescu, King Carol's | friend, from Rumania. | Recently the charmer of Carol |asked to be allowed to remain in the country and to be left alone.| i LOWER LIQUOR | PRICES ALW AYS [ J Pay'n Takit|" George Bros. Phone Your Orders! Store open until midnight LT | | 1l Am Happy and I Thank You,” {Says President | WASHINGTON, Jan. 31— am happy and I thank you.” | . This was President Roose- | velt’s response to the nation- wide birthday celebration last night during the President's party at the White House. . The selection, buying and preparation of “ the right kinds of Turkish tobaccos e Jfor making Chesterfield Cigarettes is a business in itself . . . ' - 'W'E have buyers in all the to- bacco markets gf Turkey and Greece, including Xanthi, Cavalla; Smyrna and Samsoun. ¢ And at Smyrna Chesterfield has built the most modern’ to- ne bacco plant in the Near East. Here the spicy, aromatic Turkish leaf is orted and.graded under the eyes of our own tobacco men. Then it is put away to age in its | own climate for two years or more to make it milder and better-tasting. ‘When you blend and cross-blend the ngh:kinds ofqmnatic Turkish tobacco with mild ripe home-grown tobaccos s we do in Chesterfield i you bave the cigarette that’s milder the cigaretie that tastes better L ©1993, Lyeasrr & Mvass Tosacco Co,