The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 13, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALi. THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALA TACOMA SCENE OF FOUR - HOUR RIOT FRIDAY Thousand Demonstrators Attempt to Break Lines of Guardsmen TROOPS FORCED TO USE THEIR BAYONETS Tear Gas Finally Used—j’ Twenty Arrests Made | —Scores Injured | i | TACOMA, Wash,, July :5—Four hours of street fighting in which a National Guard truck was burned and Guardsmen used tear gas, drawn bayonets and staves to quell a demonstration of a thousand lum- ber strikers and their sympathiz- ers, ended near nightfall yesterday. Upwards of twenty arrests were made and minor injuries were in- flicted upon scores of people. Gather Late ; The demonstrators assembled about 3:30 p.m, in an attempt v.o. push by guardsmen in a parade across the Eleventh Street bridge into the Tideflat lumber district. They were finally dispersed eight blocks up Eleventh Street Hill after passing through the main business district. With Fixed Bayonets | At the height of the battling, tear | gas and naseous gas bombs were hurled back and forth as Guards-| men advanced with bayonets fixed. The National Guard truck caught fire from an unknown cause at the start of the rioting. Fumes in Courtroom ! Gas fumes penetrated the Fed- eral Building where the Mrs. Mar- gatet T Waley trial i3 going on, shortly after adjournment of court. As the crowd forced their way up Eleventh Street, they pelted the Guardsmen with vegetables as they passed two large markets, and also hurled rocks. Communists are blamed for the agitation. PROGRESS IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, July 13—Pleased with the progress made toward clearing the strike situation in the Seattle area, the Federal Lumber Media- tion board announced it planned to go to Tacoma next week and con- duct hearings in that city at the invitation of the Tacoma City Council. Since the Mediation Board has been appointed, several major Se- attle mills have resumed operations under agreements satisfactory to oprators and employers. S0, CALIFORNIA GIVEN ROCKING BY EARTHQUAKE Shock Felt Over Wide Sec- tion Early This Morning LOS ANGELES, €Cal, July 13. —A distinct “earthquake shock shook portions of Southern Cal- ifornia but flo damage is re- ported. The disturbance occurred at 2:55 o’clock this morning. Downtown Los Angeles, Hol- lywood, Pasadena, Glendale, Santa Monica, San Bernardino and Long Beach noted the tremor. .- Libby Holman, former Broadway torch singer, scoffed at reports she had put her two-year-old son, Christopher Reynolds, under guard into drama. She attributed the pi as the “usual servants, of course. [ against kidnapers at Ogunquit, Me,, as she appeared for her debut resence of guards r her cottage | son is helr to the tobacco for | tune. (Associated Pre: hoto) MOST WORTHY GRAND MATRON VISITS JUNEAU Mrs. Frances Haun Arrives Here — Extensive Al- aska Tour Planned Mrs. Frances Haun, Most Worthy Grand Matron of the General Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, Washington, D. C., arrived in Juneau on the Victoria this morning. Mrs. Haun, who is on an extended tour of Alaska, will visit every chapter of the order in the Territory with messages of en- couragement and inspiration. She will be in Juneau until July 20, and will spend two.months in Alaska. Chief Executive Mrs. Haun is the Chief Execu- tive of the Order of Eastern Star, with general supervision -over the United States, Alaska, Canada, Nova Scotia, maritime - provinces, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, Mex- jco, the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands, and China. She was elect- ed Most Morthy Grand Matron, at the Triennial Assembly of the General Grand Chapter at Tampa, Florida, last November, at which time a resolution was passed au- thorizing Mrs. Haun to purchase a site, build and complete the In- ternational Temple of the Order of Eastern Star in Washington, D. C. Work on the International Temple project has been carried on by the order for the last 15 years and Mrs. Haun has been given the hon- or of making the final arrange- ments, which is considered the chief cbjective of her term. Various Transportation Mrs. Cuba, the Canal Zone and Mexico, 1in her official capacity, since her | election last November. Since she | sailed from Seattle she has traveled jon five steamers and before her |return to the States she will have ADAMS ON ROUND TRIP P.'H. Adams, Seattle Hardware Company representative, left here ors two river boats, train service|work relief program. for a round-trip to Skagway on the Victoria, transportation, including all of the Alaska Steamship Company steam- (Conunue{i_ou“}'age Seven) Army Recruiters Can’t Buck CCC Offers; There Is Nine Bucks Diffe WASHINGTON, July 13.—Be- cause the CCC offers its buck privates nine bucks more money a month than the United States army can, recruiting officers have their difficulties gathering in 46,500 men required to bring rent, Mon the Army (o a mew peace time footing, of 165,000 seldiers. The CCC is cut for 250,000 re- cruits, The Navy and Marine Corps, besides the CCC and Army, are also in the f'eld for men. Haun has already visited’ 'made use of all available types of th Pay‘ Gay Celebration Turns Into Murderous Affair BELFAST, July 13.—The Ul- 245th anniversary of the Battle of Boyne became a riotous af- fair afler sundown last night when three persons were shot dead and 40 wounded. Approximately 30,000 marched in the Oiange parade. CONFUSION SEEN AS NEW DEAL'S FAVORITE CHORD | | By BYRON PRICE (Chief of Bureau, The Associated Pres:, Washington) | The word “confusion” already has been worked overtime in the day-to-day dispatches from Wash- ington, but there is no other term which properly can be substituted for it in describing the current state of affairs at the National Capital. A certain amount of agitation and bewilderment is inherent in the “new deal” philosophies, and hard- ly could be avoided. Mr. Roose- velt has been trying one experi- ment after another, and naturally his advisers often have been un- certain just how far they would find it feasible to go. or what any new day would bring forth. It would be extraordinary, indeed, if vast emergency agencies such as NRA and AAA could be. set up| without mis u n de rstandings, mis- steps, and confusions. Human na- ture just doesn't work that way. Making over the United States gov- ernment is a sizeable task, and the normal expectancy is that it {must involve a certain amount of lost motion, and running around in circles. But the existing situation goes {rnr beyond that. Work Relief Lags In the purely Administrative field, the big thing at the moment is the | | Unlike such agencies as NRA and | AAA, this venture did not come; |into being overnight, with no llght‘ |to guide it. The act creating it was {recommended by the President on January 7 and signed on April 9. | Behind its officials lie two years of lessons in the practical adminis- tration of both relief and public works. Summer nevertheless finds the whole problem lagging, with key men at loggerheads and officialg ‘out in the states plainly bewilder- ed. Even the casues of delay are hidden. Almost every day Washing- ton hears new rumors of impend- (Continued on Page Sevem) NAVY DUE HERE NEXT WEEK IS INDICATED NOW Postmasterfie Gets OF ficial Mail Dates for Sailors The first indication of when Ju= neau would be visited by the Scout~ ing Fleet of the United States Navy this summer was given by Posts master Albert Wile today. According to official information received by him, the fleet, or & por= tion of it, will be in Juneau waters | at least until July 28. Previously it has been Knowh that the fleet, including 14 heavy cruisers and 16 destroyers, would be in Alaskan waters sometime bes | tween Juiy 19 and August 4. | Today, Postmaster Wile received {a communication from Lieut. John | G. Burrow, on the flagship U. 8. 8. |Raleigh of the Scouting Fleet, | which indicated that the last day| | which mail could reach saflors and | | officers here would be July 28. The | |last day that mail will be delivered to the fleet in Port Angeles, Wash.,, |is July 15, indicating that the ves-. sels will be in Alaska waters be-| tween those two dates. It also was pointed out that Ju- |neau was the only Alaskan postoc= fice mentioned in Lieut. Burrow's| |letter. This was indicative that all of the 30 vessels in the Scouting Fleet might call Channel. MEETING DUE MONDAY A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce special fleet welcome | committee will be held in the Gas= tineau Cafe at noon Monday, it was announced by John Keyser, today, Keyser is acting as tempor- ary chairman of the group, peud- ing the return to Juneau of A. B. Phillips. Phillips is on a short fish- ing trip. Keyser said that Charles G. Bur- dick, administrative assistant in the Forest Service, probably would at- tend the meeting to explain his idea for a rifle shooting competi- tion between Navy, Army and civil- ian teams as a part of the wel- come program. In addition to Keyser and Phil- lips, other members of the welcome committee are: Norman Banfield, Earl Cleveland and Walt Wood- ward. UNITED STATES TAKING ROLE IN THREATENEDWAR Reports Given Out Hull In- sists on Recognition of Peace Pact GENEVA, July 13— The United States is believed to have taken a central role in the Italio-Ethiopian quarrel according to an official statement received here indicating that American Secretary of State Cordell Hull announces his coun- try will support the Briand-Kellogg peace pact outlawing war. The American Secretary of State did not méntion either Italy or Ethiopia by name but it is indicat- ed Washington expects the nations to live up to the peace treaty. Astertions by Italy Rome quarters hastened unoffi- cially to assert Italy is not violat- ing the treaty but is a victim of hostile. Ethiopian acts. Military preparations are said to be going ahead rapidly in Italy. Authoritative circles said Italy will attend the meeting of the council of the League bf Nations if one is called on the dispute. From London comes speculation whether Secretary Hull hinted at the possibility of the United States joining England in a determined effort to avert the threatened war in East Africa. ITALY WARNED PENCRE BAR, England, July 13— Sir Herbert ‘Samuel, Liberal oppo- sition leader of the House of Com- mons, warned JAfaly, in a spec that “if -the ‘primitive troops of SKA, SATURDAY, JULY 13, in Gastineau 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS A scene from the fatal battle between police and 8,000 relief camp rioters at Regina, Sask., is shown here a rioters, Col.D r e_'); fu s, Central Figure in Sensational Trial; Twice CAUSE BRIDGE | Photo) on Devil’s Island, Dies, Paris PARIS, July 13— Col. Alfred Dreyfus, aged 71, chief figure in the most sensational trials of all French history, is dead here. Col. Dreyfus had been seriously ill with a bladder ailment and in- firmities of old age for the past year. Nightmares of his captivity on Devil's Island haunted him to the last,, His wife, son Pierre and daugh- ‘ter Jeanne were at the death bed well as his ' husband, Dr. Plerre Levy, who attended him. Atrocious Conspiracy Col. Alfred Dreyfus was the vic- tim of what a large part of the French people regard as one of the most atrocious conspiracies in the history of their country. Although it originated in 1894, the Dreyfus case because of -its sensa- tional aspects was kept alive in memory by the study made of it by succeeding generations. For ten years it shook France to its | foundations, nearly wrecked the republic, did incalculable harm to |the French Army and put French Jjustice on trial before the world. The attention and sympathy of |the peoples of all lands were di- rected to the young Jewish officer, not alone because of the widespread belief that a great injustice had been done, but because of the general feeling that he had been sacrificed by the powerful military clique that had obtained control of the French Army. Drummed Out Dreyfus, a member of the gen- eral staff with the rank of captain, was convicted by a secret military tribunal of betraying French mili- tary secrets to Germany. Sentenced to imprisonment for life, he was publicly drummed out of the army and sent to Devil's Island, off the coast of French Guiana. After four years, due to the ef- forts of his devoted wife and friends, Dreyfus was returned to France for a new trial before an- other court-martial. To the aston- ishment of the world, he was again convicted and sentenced to ten years. He was, however, pardon- ed by the President of the Repub- lie. Those who believed in the inno- cence of Dreyfus continued their efforts to clear his name and were (successful after eight years. His |conviction was annulled by the | Supreme Court and, with his honor vindicated, he was restored to his rank in the army. Born in Alsace Dreyfus was born at Mulhausen, Alsace, October 19, 1859, the son of a wealthy Jewish manufacturer. |After Germany annexed the con- |quered province of Alsace in 1871, the Dreyfus family choosing to re- main French citizens, moved to Paris. The son studied at the Poly- technic School and afterwards was |commissioned an officer of artillery. | Becoming enthusiastic over the ;ldea of a military career, he soon |tired of routine duty and pur- |sued -the course at the War Col- lege, from which he was graduated 1 s YFUS AssOZIATED ALFRED D fasher of two children. At the time of the conspired charges against him he had a private income of $6,000 which, in those days, was wealth, especially for an officer. But he was not popular. Cold, dis- tant and absorbed in his work, he did nothing to conciliate the good- will of his aristocratic colleagues. “T sought no friends or acquain- wances,” he said later in life refer- ring to his experience, “because I had not the inclination, and be- cause my ambition to succeed made me careful of my time. Tt was wrong, but I did not realize it until it was too late. When I joined the General Staff I did not make a single call. It made bad blood. I was considered impolite.” PRESIDENT IS ON TRIP WITH BIG LEADERS Garner and Farley in Par- ty to Be Guests of Jefferson Club WASHINGTON, July 13.—Accom- panied by Vice-President John eral James A. Farley, President Roosevelt left today for a week-end | fishing trip with Democratic lead- ers on an island in Chesapeake Bay below Annapolis. The party will be guests of the Jefferson Ciub, composed of out- door enthusiasts of Democratic ranks, Official word is that the meeting| is a political foregathering as many | prominent party men are in the group. However, others believed some of them, if not the President, ‘will talk about the 1936 prospe as they reel in the fish ——— the Joe Louis-Primo Carnera heavy- |weight boxing match correctly in |advance. Mark Kelly, writinz for Ethiopia were mown down by Ital- | with honors. Later he was promot- | Universal Service, said, a few hours ian machine guns, there will be a ed to captain and appointed n"be!ore the fight: “Joe Louis by @ spontaneous outhurst of indignatl and resentment among British peo- | ple.” | probationer, Dreyfus was married and the n!member of the General Staff as knockout in six; or Primo Carnera, |decision in fifteen.” Louis won by 4 technical knockout in the sixth At least one sports writer picked| if | above, Nance Garner and Postmaster Gen-|pridge n officer bent over Constable Charles Miller (center), who was fatally injured by blows from ‘sar gas repelled the strikers. (Associated Pre: HEAVY RAINS WASHOUT HERE One of Largest Precipita- tions in City His- tory Recorded o] What was officlally described as one of the heaviest rain orms in Juneau's recent history, caused, through swollen storms, at least ¢ Glacier Highway bridg> to be washed out and cave-ins along Gold Creek, which cuts through a portion of the city's residential section, a check today showed. The temporary wooden bridge PRICE TEN CENTS VERDICT MAY NOT BE KNOWN * UNTIL TUESDAY | Testimony Against Woman | in Weyerhaeuser Kidnap- I ing Case Completed JUDGE STRESSES " CONSPIRACY ANGLE T ransportation Interstate Must Be Proven, Court Says in Instructions BULLETIN—Tacoma, Wash., July 13~Mrs, Margaret T. Waley wa: late this afternoon convictcd n both counts under the Lindbergh Kidnap Law, in connecticn with the abduction of George Weyerhaeuser. She | will be sentenced Wednesday, with life imprisonment as the maximum penalty. | | | | TACOMA, Wash, July 13.— The jury in Federal Judge Ed- ward E. Cushman’s court re- ceived at 10:44 o'clock this fore- noon the case of Mrs. Margaret T. Waley, charged with kidnap- ing and conspiracy to kidnap Ceorge Weyerhaeuser. BRIEF INSTRUCTIONS Judge Cushman required only 35 minutes to deliver his in- ‘ructiens to the jury. He stress- cd the fact that transportation of the nine-yeéar-old boy in in- terstote commerce must be proven before the woman can be cenvieted of kidnaping. Judge Cushman told the jury that the conspiracy count must be thown she conspired in the the routhern district of the state of Washington, aiso in the Western division, and some overt act must have been com- “jacross Lemon Creek went out shortly after midnight when a tree, swept into the swollen waters crashed into the Ssupports, For about eight hours through traf- fic on Glacier Highway was stopped until permission was obtained to use the new steel and cement bridge, now in the process of com- pletion by the Warrack Construc- tion Company. At least two cave-ins were re- ported this morning along the rock- lined channel which carries Gold Creek from the Basin to Gastineau Channel through the residential district. City workmen were busy repairing and checking these cave- ins and no immediate danger was felt for neighboring homes unless more heavy rain falls. Near Record Fall The United States Weather Bu- reau here today reported that 2.01 inches of rain had fallen in a 24- hour period ending at 9 o'clock this morning. This figure has been beaten but once in July since 1917, when official records were started here. In 1925, 245 inches of rain were experienced in a July 24-hour period. Officials of the Warrack Con- struction Company reported today that the temporary wooden struc- ture over Lemon Creek, which was washed away, had been used to accommodate traffic while the new concrete and steel-girder span was erected. Fortunately, the new bridge is near completion and was to have been opened August 1. Bureau of Public Roads officials gave permis-| sion to run one-way traffic uver' the structure. No attempt ‘will be made to build a new temporary| Crews of men were rushed tol Lemon Creek this morning and work of filling one approach was, begun. Sand also was piled on the bridge surface to protect the| tuonunued on Page Two) | mitted by her as a member of the congpiracy. VERDICT MAY BE SEALED Judge Cushman told the jury be would receive a verdict up to 5 o'clock this afternoon but if ‘a verdict was reached after that hour it should be sealed and delivered by the foreman in ccurt at 10 o'clock Tues- day morning. e ———— MAY FLY OVER POLAR REGIONS T0 FAR ALASKA Soviet Arctic Expedition Asks Permission for Plane Flight MOSCOW, July 13.—Possibie at- tempt of the Sabako expedition, now enroute to the Polar regions, to send an airplane across the top of the world to Alaska, is seen here in the application of the Soviet Gov- ernment for permission for a Soviet plane to fly over American Ter- ritory. The icebreaker Sadko sailed for Archangel a week ago. Aboard is equipment for a long expedition, The Sadko also carries two planes and one of the crew is the noted flier Babushkin who has made many important flights in Polar regions. George Uschakoff, commander of the expedition, declared the party planned to explore the eastern coast of Greenland to the northern tip and later head eastward lookiny for a warm ourrent passage through the ice to Asia. g Wrong with Colony ' Project at Matanuska, Says Former Governor, After Probe ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 13. — Former Gov. Chase S. Osborne, of Michigan, and his ¢aughter, left here to cateh the steamer Alaska at Seward en- rcute to Washington to confer with Precident Roosevelt, Commenting on Matanuska Valley colonization project, Gov. | Osborne said: “I came to Alaska to criti- cally investigate the Matanus- ka colony. After a thorough in- vestigation I find nothing wrong.” Gov. Osborne is writing a bock on Alaska.