The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 21, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY A «4LL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” —___—___—___—-—-i——-_——*—_— VOL. XLVL., NO. 6994. U, 8. NAVY MAY VISIT JUNEAU THIS SUMMER Mayor Gold—s;c—in Receives Official Request for Dock Space Almo-t definite assurance was given Juneau today that a portion of the United States Navy Battle Fleet would pay Gastineau Channel a visit this summer. While speculation has been rife with citizens and, especially, Cham- ber of Commerce members recently relative to a rumored visit of the fleet, the first official indication that the Navy really is coming was evidenced in a telegram received this morning by Mayor Isadore Goldstein from the commandant of | the Thirteenth Naval District in Seattle. i The telegraphic message request-| ed the Mayor to send available dockl space information between the dates of July 15 and August 2, in-| dicating that during that time, the, fleet might say “hello” to Juneau. The complete text of the tele- gram follows: “In connection with a comemp» lated visit of the vessels of Lhe‘ fleet, please inform the command- ant the exact dates which dock space will be available to heavy cruisers in addition to destroyers| between July 15 and August 2.” If “heavy cruisers” are sent here this -summer, they would -be the first of their type of American Navy vessels to call in the Juneau harbor, it was recalled. Mayor Goldstein said that he was sending an jmmediate reply! stating that the City and the Gov- ernment Dock would . be -available for ithe fleet’s use exoept when| the former is in brief occupancy by | weekly cal's of the Northland| Tran-portation Company and Cana- | dian National vessels. It was point- ed out that some of the vessels might anchor in the deep road- stead. F.D. R CHEERS VAINLY WHEN HARVARD LOSES President’s Son Rows in J. V. Crew Which Lost to Yale NEW LONDON, Conn., June 21.— Although the President of the‘ United States . was cheering for them, and especially for his son, a member of the crew, the Harvard junior varsity oarsmen -could not defeat of Yale J. V. eight in the second race of an annual regatta between the two schools here today. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., was a member of the losing Harvard ju- nior varsity. His father, the Presi- dent, was on hand to witness his alma mater lose both that race and the freshman event which pre- ceded it. 5 2 Harvard’s varsity, then, was the only hope for the Boston school. That race was not scheduled until later in the day. SEVEN HALIBUTERS SELL AT SEATTLE DURING TWO DAYS SEATTLE, June 21.—The Chelsea came to port foday from the west- ern banks with 35,000 pounds of halibut and sold for 8% and 7 cents a pound. .The Lanpe artived from the local banks with 10,000 pounds, mostly chickens, and sold | | Front 'Constit-;tionality of Wagner Labor Disputes Measure to Be Tested | ‘WASHINGTON, June Zl.—Coul't‘ tests of all principal New Deal| labor measures are in the making. The steel, auto and coal indus- tries plan to carry the Wagner I..abor Dtspute; blll to the courts. JAIL CABDRIVER IN SEARCH FOR YOUNG WOMAN Holly Evans Ch Charged wxlh Assaulting Deputy Mar- shal Walter Hellan Arrcsted last night in front of the Your Cab Company office on Street, Holly Evans, taxi driver, was placed in the Federal jail and this morning a charge of acsaulting Deputy Marshal Walter Hellan was filed against him in U. 8. Commissioner’s Court. Bond |was fixed at $500 which was fur- nished this afternoon, signed by S. | Tanaka and Bessie Lund. Deputy Hellan and Deputy. Mar- shal John McCormick went down to quection Evans relative to the re- ported disapprarance of Rose Dabo, according to the Marshal's office Evans - is alleged te -have - become “tough” with the officers and when Hellan p'aced him under arrest is said to have resisted. Relatives of the Dabo woman re- | ported yesterday to Marshal William i | | i | T. Mahoney that the young woman was mis¢ing and she was reported to have been last seen with Evans. When officers went to question him the arrest followed. Further investigation by the Mar- ghal's office led to the belief that the woman is now in Petersburg and the Marshal has contacted his office there to make an investiga- tion. PLANE CRASH PROVES FATAL T0 3 PERSONS Army Craft Drags Auto—v mobile for 70 Feet in California Accident LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 21— | Paltering at the takeoff, an army plane engaged in mimic warfare maneuvers crashed into a parked automobile .near here and killed a, family’ of three including an ex-| pectant mother. Three Army fliers were \njured| one seriously, as the plane dmgged’ the automobile 7 feet and then crashed into a bank. The dead are Daniel Miller Krauss, aged 24, of Glendale; Mrs, i Freda L. Krauss, aged 23, and Donna Mae Krauss, one year old. | Lieut. George D. Campbell wasj seriously 'injured. ©Only minor injuries were received by Flying Cadet T. R. Walsh, pilot of the plane, and Second Lieut. W. \W. Pannis. ‘The three fliers were from Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas. FULL REPORT ON MATANUSKA WASHINGTON, June 21. — The 1 1 |to carry the Guffey coal bill to the ‘proceed to Ketchikan tonight and ,down to the water line, the Cana- ! dian National ship has been prop- | ist. Southern Producers are expected courts for a test. Roosevelt’s Social Security legis- lation is also in line for a test in the courts as to its constitution- mm BABY BEING FLOWN SOUTH TO GET AID 9-Months-Old Chlld Has Safety Pin in Throat— Fast Time by Plane Mrs. G. Wray and her nine months old son George passed Juneau this afternoon enroute to Seattle where a safety-pin which is lodged in the child’s throat will be removed by special instruments not available in the Territory. Mrs. Wray and her son arrived in Juneau at 2:05 p.m.—exactly four hours after leaving Cordova—in a Bellanca Pacemaker flown by M. D. Kirkpatrick, owner and manager of the Cordova Air Service. Mrs. Wray did not leave the piane during the half hour required to service the Bellanca at the PAA {loat. - From Juneau- the plane will continue on from there to Seattle} tomorrow. Baby George is apparently scand~l ing . the trip well ahd Mri. Wray | appeared tirec but hopeful, = Mrs. Wray said that the safety pin bad ‘apparently been taken from a bathrobe worn by her young son at the time it was discovered that he had swallowed it. The Tallapocsa, enroute to Cor- dova in responze to an SOS re- ceived in Juneau yesterday after-! noon, was turned back by a radio message near Cape Spencer. Physician in Charge of the Cor- dova General Hospital Dr. J. E. Young, who treated the Wray baby until his departure this morning, advised the trl'! to Seattle. PREPARED FOR " TOURIST TRADE, .~ RUPERT VISITS Canadian Nallonal Steam- er, Newly Painted, Makes '35 Call Her three newly-painted smoke- stacks shining in the evening'’s sun- (shine, the steamer Prince Rupert arrived at City Dock from Vancou- ver, B. C, at 6:15 o'clock last| night on her maiden run of the (1935 tourist season. 'The vessel's superstructure has ybeen given a thorough renovation ror this year's summer trips to Southeast Alaska ports. From her familiar blue, white and red stacks erly prepared to welcome the tour- The Prince Rupert’s master is |Capt. N. MacLean. With him are the followmg first-line officers: First Officer George Coles, Chief| Engineer William .Ballantine, Chief Steward J. Walker, and Purser Bert Robson. The ship has a smartly- uniformed dance orchestra aboard. After disembarking four passen- {mill employees from going to work. Senate this afternoon askéd Admin-' gers for Juneau and after allowing CHILDS DIED OF SKULL FRAGTURE INQUEST SHOWS Stick Was Sufficient to Cause Death N Death of William J. Childs,‘lbhfi 55 and head jailer at the jail, was caused by a ' skull* frag- ture as the result of a blow a club wielded by Frank W. ards, a coroner’s jury found late yesterday afternoon at an autopsy conducted by Dr. W. W. Couneil, Health Commissioner. Richards is being held in’ jafl’gor observation and authorities said a charge of insanity would be filed against him. A murder count flao may be placed against him: Richards attacked the jnuar a stick when the latter was putt him in the padded cell at the Hd- 2ral jail after he had been taken rom the Aleutian yesterday morn- ing. He struck the officer but once on the temple but with sufficientj power to cause death, it was de-, termined. No funeral services for Mr' Childs, who was widely known in Southeast Alaska, have yet beem announced. Jurors returning the verdict yes- terday were John McCloskey, W. J. Rickin, James Brennen, B. F. Ber~ thold, James Mahoney and Wlmnln Spngade PIKETS CAUSE FATAL RIOTING | N BAI.IFUR’NIA |One Man Dead, Others Are; Critically Wounded—— Arrest Communists lt.h EUREKA, Calg June 21. — One unidentified ma¥ was killed, two| sthers were critically wounded and our police officers, including Po- e Chief George Littlefield, were | {injured in a wild riot at the Ho!mes Eureka Lumber Company | mill 1dday as an outgrowth of the| protracted coast lumber workers’ strike. The trouble started when a group of pickets sought to prevent 300 A bitter Two hour hand-to-hand battle was fought: The pickets and mill workers used bricks, stones and chunks of cement. A riot call resulted and when officers responded the police car was stoned. The officers opened fire into the crowd. Ninety reputed Communists were jailed as ring- leaders, STOCK PRICES RALLY TODAY T0 NEW HIGHS Gains Registered from One to Five Points in Fast Trading NEW YORK, June 21.—Stocks to- i day enjoyed one of the sharpest rallies in months. Bullish forces shed new tax fears| and reached the desired equities. Numerous new high for a year or ranging from one to five points. Today's close was strong. Autopsy RevealsBlow franl |of the Pur Workers’ IDAY, JUNE 21, 1935, MFMBER OF ASSOCIATI:D PRhSS LEAS, TACOMA CAS TRAIL TO' $96,700 OF 'KIDNAP RANSOM MONEY Above is a step by step dixgram indicating the directions alleged to have been given the authorities Wy Harmon M. Waley and his' wife whichrled to the spot where $90,700 of the w.y-rh-uur ransom money had been found hurlod OAnoolaud Pron Pho(o) FUR WORKERS HEAD DEFIES LABOR LEADER Green Says Some Unions| Admitting Communists Who ‘Bore Within' NEW. YORK, June 21.—From the | dresident, of the International Fur Workeys' Union came defiance here today to the war on Communists staged by William Green, president | of the American Federation of La-| bor. Green has declared the radi- cals to be ‘“boring from within” in certain labor unions. “As long as union men and women remain in good standing and conduct themselves in a union manner, we can take no action against them,” Green said. ‘“What- | ever they may do outside the union in a political way or other activities, | we can do nothing” Pietro Lucchi told 6,000 members Union that Green was through. Matthew Woll, vice-president of tne A. F| of L, had warned that unions that admit Communists would lose their charters. Green made no comment on Lucchi’s statement. TO INCREASE BLDG. FORCE AT MATANUSKA Shelter Will Be Arranged| for Colonists by Time Fall Nears PALMER, Alaska, June 21. —| Frank Bliss, in charge of the Mata- \ nuska project, said shelter will be arranged for the colonists by fall. Additional carpenters and lumber| jacks are leaving Seattle June 26 and the force will be recruited to full strength, Bliss said. | Sites are being cleared for most‘ of the structufes needed this win-| | ter, the schools being the largest| tator Norris. | buildings involved | LANSING, Mich, June 21—Re-| presentative Haskell Nichols, Re-| |tion in the state legislature cnllmg’ w(or an investigation of conditions|next year. W eyerhaeuser To Get Back More Ransom BUTTE, Mont, June 21— The $15000 in_ransom money, found in William Mahan's au- tomcbile, has ‘been turned over to the Department of Justice agents for 'J. P. Weyerhacuser. Jr. CAPITOL HEARS TH0'36 BOOMS: FISH ANDF.D. R, WASHINGTON, June 21..— The political conventions of '36 still are quite distant, but the “booms for| President” have begun. “There’s a ‘‘McCarl for President” movement started among Republi- cans in Nebraska for the Comptrol- ler General of the United States and the former Secretary of Sen- The Hoover situation remains a very big question mark to say nothing of Wadsworth, Mills, Snell, Steiwer, Vandenberg et. al. As a matter of fact, Pat Hurley, Secretary of War in the Hoover ad- ministration and himself some- thing of a figure in Republican politics, is credited with the observ- ation that he is about “the only adult” in G. O. P. who is not a candidate. Insofar as Washington is con- | cerned, however, there are only two out in the open, “One, of course, is Franklin D. Roosevelt. The other {is a member of the House who re- presents Mr. Roosevelt’s own con- gressional district in Congress — | Hamilton Fish, Jr. The Fish Boom The “Fish for President” boom |was started last Marsh by Harold | Knutson of Minnesota, member of the all-powerful House Ways and Means Committee and senior mem- ber in the House from west of the | Mississippi River. Knutson didn’t stop at merely tossing his New York colleague') hat into the 1936 presidential ring| with the customary, “I know of no| one who has broader appeal to all elements and with him I am satis- |fied we can sweep the country.” He started to work. . On Capitol Hill he is known un- |officially as Pish’s campaign man- | ager.” In his office he is ready and | eager at all times to talk about his longer were recorded With gains | upncan”has introduced a resolu-|candidate and his chances of cap- turing the Republican nomination He'll even tell.you “of SILENCE MARKS MINE WALKOUT; RUMORS SPREAD |Workmen's Benefit Com-| mittee Schedules Meeting | at 10 A. M. Tomorrow A strange pall of silence today enshrouded the spokesmen for the groups and individuals directly in- volved in the Alaska Juneau walk- out, although rumors that couldn't be pinned down officially were merrily running their way un- bridled and being added to with| each re-telling via the gossip route throughout the town. The only direct statement today was made by Neil Heard, Secretary of the Mine Workers Union, who, when queried by the Empire re- | | porter said: “Everything seems quiet, and everything looks satis- factory.” ‘The Union is continuing its regu- lar evening meetings, and the | Workmen's Benefit Committee is advertising tonight another meeting at the A. B. Hall to be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow. TRADE ADVANCE NOTED IN WEEK NEARING CLOSE Business in—_All Channels Reported Going Forward Now NEW YORK, June 21.—Further indications of advance in trade this week is mnoted in the Dun-Brad-| street, Inc., review which says: | “‘Strengthened by further widen- ing of merchandise distributing and stability of manufacturing opera-| tions with accomplishment of ma-| Jjor readjustments, business in all| channels Is going forward.” | ASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS BOTH WALEYS SAY “GUILTY,” TWO CHARGES Abduction E:Jplé Makes Appearance Before Judge Cushman |WIFE NOT INVOLVED DECLARES HUSBAND Court Sets Ede One Plea —Another Hearing Is Set for Tomorrow BULLETIN — TACOMA, Wash., June 21.—Harmon M. | Waley was this afternoon sen- | tenced te 45 years in the Fed- |eral Prison as McNeil Island |following his pleading guilty {to all ccunts in the Weyer- [ haeuser kidnaping. j APPEAR IN COURT | TACOMA, Wash., June 21. {—In the Federal Court, short- ly after 2 o'clock this after- ' noon, Harmon M. Waley and his wife, Margaret, pleaded .gmhv to charges of kidnap- ing and extortion in connee- tion with the abduetion of Inine-year-old George Weyer- |haeuser. | When Federal Judge Ed- |ward E. Cushman asked what the pleas would be, both an- swered “guilty.” £ Then Judge Cushman ask- ed them if they meant guilty on both charges, both replied “Yes.” z Then Waley, tall, handsome man, made a desperate plea for his young and pretty wife. : Waley indicated his wife participated in the. crlme blindly. “When she rented the house in Spokane wherg George was concealéd, she did not know why nor for what purpose it was to be used. T never told her for a loqg time,” said Waley. Judge Cushman then set mdi the guilty plea of Mrs. Waley to the kidnaping charge and set 10 o'clock tomorrow morning for An’- other hearing. The Waleys were brought hm by automobile from Olympia under" a heavy guard of G-men. Yesterday, when the Waleys were here being arraigned, he was vis- ited by his mother, Mrs. Cleo Bon- ney, and chey had a hmlly vu'.. RICHBERS 1 0UT AS BLUE EAGLE CHIEF like Gen. Johnson, Retires LUMBER MILLS | ARE OPERATING SEATTLE, June 21.—The ['lke situation in the Northwest 1\‘ brighter with lumber mills over | Into Private Life, Still Smiling WASHINGTON, June 21.—Don- ald . Richberg trailed his former partner and late foe in the NRA Washington and Oregon opening ccmpaign, Gen. Hugh 8. Johnson, tanus- | the - record” just where he thinks |in the Michigan colony in Ma |into private ilfe Thursday. 1 for 11 and 7% cents. |ka. The measure proposed ap-‘“m is strongest and weakest by today or tomorrdw. CLOSING PRICES TODAY Cales.-Thursday istrator 'Hopkins for a full report her many tourists a view of Alaska’s| From the western bangs—Thor 35,000 pounds, 8% and 7 cents. From local banks—F. C. Hergert 12,000 pounds, Yaquina 15,000 pounds, Eleanora 12,000 pounds, all selling for 9% and T4 cents; Faith| 10,000 pounds, 9% and 7% cents; Rosaria 9,000 pounds, 9': and 7% cents, e FROM INDIA Mr. and Mrs. J. Mortleman, citi- zens of Great Britain, are round-| trip passengers from Seattle on the current run of the Nothland to Southeast Alaska ports. Mortleman | |pos=ible danger to life of the col- She is due to return here at mid- on the Matanuska colonization pro- capital city, the Rupert left for| ject in view of reports of want and Skagway at 11 o'clock last night.| | onists. The resolution was adopted night Saturday night, sailing south without objection from Democratic about one-half hour later. | leaders. 1 The inbound list: | el aian o : From Vancodver, B. C.—Thomas of Tassel, Winfleld Scott, Pullen Jr. — .t - rived in Juneau from a Southeast been elected President of the Ro- | ‘The two-year-old daughter St. Ann's Hospital today for medi- cal treatment. Mrs. D. T. Fett, wife of the agent MEXICO CITY, June 21.—Ed. R. of the General Paint Company, ar- Johnson, of Roanoke. Virginia, has’ is a' mining engineer and recently has done much work in India, quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 16%, American Can | 14 3%, Anaconda 14%, Steel 26%, General Motors 32%, International Harvester 45%, Ken- necott 18, United States Steel 33% Pound $4.93%, Bremner 64 bid 70 a'ked, Nabesna 55 bid 62 asked, Black Pine Silver 26 bid 31 ed e RICE LEAVES HOSPITAL G.' B. Rice, who was admitted 0 St. Ann's Hospital Wednesday, for| a minor operation, was disc! today, FOR' MEDICAL ATTENTION 'S Parke, Quinton Y. Taylor, Alice Mrs. J. Sunderland was admitted to | MRS. FETT HERE Alaska port on the Northland. {tary. |to Fort Hauchuca. NEW YORK, Jume 21- ——\,.muuwpolntment of a three-member body | states. and suggested that if colonists| have reason to be dissatisfied that| %, American Power and Light|their refurn trip expenses be paid Fish has done nothing Bethlehem | by the State Administrative Board |courage ‘‘Campaign Manager” Knut- as an emergency item. | "a]o)'h[—:ero.y So[;er { Is Transferred to Chilkoot Bnrrmvhs’ WASHINGTON, June 21. — Army | nrders transfer Major Henry Me-| sich at Chilkoot Barracks, Alaska,| at Fort Hauchuca. ' “Not Ambitious” So far as is known “Candidate’ to dis- son. His views on the subject; | were set forth in detail, in an in- terview he gave about a month | after Knutson tossed his hat in the |ring, at Omaha, Nebraska. Sald| Mr. Fish then: “I might be a candidate for president in the next national elec- tion if the call for me to run were made on the basis of patriotic He will be re-|duty. 1|HM by Major Leroy Soper Now | —— (Continued on Pu,;e Seven) The ship strike in British Co:um—\ bia 15 quiet. A meeting will be held in Westminster tonight in an attempt to get the longshoremen back to work. HOLT SEATED WASHINGTON, June 21 —Rush | D. Holt, Democrat of West Virginia, who reached the age of 30 years to-| day, was seated this afternoon by the Sepate which refused to adopt a the seat resolution resolution. declaring nt but adopted a ing his agceptance, Smiling and hopeful for the fu- ture of the principles of the re- covery agency, Richberg said good- bye to President Roosevelt over the White House luncheon table. Like Johnson, Richberg left his post with the Government, as & |close friend of the President. Rich- bvrx insisted today's session was not, a funeral party over the NRA and that from a “philosophical point, he principles of the National Re- covery Act can and will be main- tained somehow.” : As for new legislation, Richberg |believed this depends on how long the present session of Congress con~ tinues, 3