The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 31, 1935, Page 1

VOL. XLVI., NO. 7027. DAITLY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME® AY, JULY 31, 1935. BRmEGHflflM IS Suggests that England Give Backto U. S. Lands Ceded in Alaska Boundary DzsRu@’ OPERATED UPON BY ABDUCTOR Cleveland Doctor, Before Death, Charges Lov- KIDNAPPED AND MU’ WASHINGTON, July 31.—A sug- gcsuon that Great Britain return to the United States land ceded in the Alaskan Boundary Dispute, as well as a strip of Canada along the Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois. The suggestion was made in com- | menting on thé English press ac-| counts objecting to the original| DEVELOPMENT _ | OF MINE T0{ BEINBREAS Lew Kay Here Rdatwc* o} Further Improvement,. TILATED,MAN DIES GREAT BRITAIN COLD TO BEAUTIES FROM U. S. 3 GREAT POWERS FOR SOLUTION Co m bat Preparations Go Ahead as Diplomats NAMED TO TRY" i St. Lawrence, as credits on the war | proposal by. Senator Lewis that| ; et Of Wlfe debt owing to the United States, | England turn ovey to this wunm’)'i leSt CthhagOE A“e‘nm fitfleme“l r was made yesterday in the Senate |several of the British possessions in e Gk E A JEALOUSY NAMED 1oy Unlbed States Senator James |the West Indies. Lew G. Kay, President of -th [" GAR SIS 8 | Hirst-Chichagof Mining Wi ITAUANS LEAV]NG CRIME’S MOTIVE| Victim T—cfis Complete Story to Chicago Po- lice Officers CHICAGO, Ili, July 31.—Kidnap- ed and brought by automobile to 8 lonely wooded spot on the South) Side of the city, Dr. Walter J. Bauer, 38, a Cleveland bridegroom of three weeks, was subjected to mutilation which cost his life here this morn- ing. He dled in a hospital five hours | after the crude operation. He told police he had been ab- ducted at Ann Arbor, Mich, by a man he met in a hotel. His bride, Marie, was notified ig a hospital at Kirksville, Mo., where she is a nurse. The victim named as a suspect s man whom Mrs. Bauer often had said was intensely jealous and em- bittered because of her marriage. Bauer said he did not. kaow the man personally. Moeans, In . Coupe /AE:1:30 o'clock this ‘orning, at- tendants & South Side filling station saw a small coupe. roll slow- ly into the drivéeway. A man leap- ed out and disappeared into the darkness. Attendants heard moans coming from the automobile, and found Bauer bound hand and foot and in great pain. [ ‘The attendants at the filling sta- tion rushed him to a hospital where he sent a telegram to his bride to ‘“‘come at once.” Then he told po- lice his story. He sald he met a man in an Ann‘ Arbor hotel lobby who arranged a‘ ride to Chicago with Bauer. They had gone a short distance when the stranger drew a revolver and said, “You had better do what I tell you. I'm desperate and am wanted all over the country. If' caught, it's the ‘hot seat’ for me.” Gives Orders The man thén ordered Bauer to drive to Chicagy, and kept the re- rolver pressed against Bauer’s side. Arriving in the city, he directed Bauer to drive to a lonely section of the Oakland Cemetery where he commanded him to stop. He tled Bauer's hands and feet, then began the operation. Bauer lost consclousness; but revived when the vehicle was rolled into the fill- ing station. Bauer was taking post-graduate work at the University of Michi- gan. FOSHAY, HENLEY MUST STAY IN PRISON CELLS Presndenl Roosevelt Refus- o Extend Execu tive Clemency MINNEAPOLIS, July 31.—W. B. Foshay and H.' H. Hepley, former heads Of the defunet Public Util- ities Consolidated Corporation, who are serving 15-year sentences at| Leavenworth Penitentiary for using the mails to defraud, were refused applications for éxecutive clemency by President Roosevelt, it is dis- closed here. The men began serving their terms in April, 1934. They will be eligible for parole in 1939. —_———— REV. GLASSE RETURNING Rev. John A. Glasse, pastor ur\ the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, who has been vacationing| in the States, leaves the South for Juneau next Saturday. He' plans to resume services on Auk-' ust 11, New “G” Head on Job in Chicago | Melvin H. Purvis Daniel M. Ladd, son of late U. S. Senator, takes over as head of Chicago kans as the Past Grand Exalted | % 4 Daniel M. Ladd division of the bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice succceding Melvin H. Purvis, resif Jdakn Dillinger an ed. Purvis won fame as nemesis of other public enemies. 'ROBBER KILLS, THEN ESCAPES Drug Store Heldup in Spo- kane — Slayer Gets Away, Stolen Car SPOKANE, Wash, July 31.—A robber shot and killed Harry Phil- lips, clerk, in & holdup of a drug- store in a residential section “and escaped in a stolen auto late yes- terday afternoon. Phillips was alone. in the drug store when - the robber entered and struggled with him. After being shot in. the chest, Phillips followed the Tobber to.the street' where he col- lapeed and died. ———.————— HEAT OF SUN KILLS 12 IN MIDDLE AREA Scores . rostrations Re— ported—No Let Up High Temperatures CHICAGO, Ill, July weary middle west coday looked vainly for relief. Twelve deaths have been repon, | ed up to 8 o'clock this morning, and | there have been scores of prostra-| tibns, Early this forenoon the weamer,and director of PWA, borrowed a a prospecting trip up the Taku bureau made a forecast that there would not be much change today from the high temperatures regis- tered yesterday. GOLD STRIKE IS REPORTED Discoverg Is Mflde by Vet- eran Prospector Near Bremner Mine Charles “Chick” Nelson, veteran prospector, reports -the discovery of three veins of quartz on Golconda Creek, all carrying free gold which runs from 18 to 50 inches in width. Some of the quartz i8 of high grade. ‘The prospect.is a_short dxsunca {rom the Btefllw mlne ANCHORAGE BOND IMEASUREPASSES - WASHINGTON, July 81— The House bill to authorize Anchorage, Alaska, to issue $75,000 in bonds for {the installation of a modern tele- phone exchange building and con- Ist.ruct a municipal building, has | passed the Senate and been sent to the White House for the President's signnhure ICKES SELL SELLING - PWATO NATIIJN WASHINGTON, July 31.—Secre- ]tary of Interior Harold L. Ickes Navy plane today and set out with attempt to sell the country on more PWA projects, i CORDOVA, Alaska, July 31— five of his lieutenants in a final| .. prospector, 'Gaorge A. Meagher, Vloe resi 1B |and attorney for the umb Mp lpnny, and Miss Helen l}nfll’ | passengers aboard the PAA ichild flown by Alex Holden ' withi Flight Mechanic Lloyd Jarm which left Juneau this afterpo for Kimshan Cove. Kay and Meagher, who are ing an annual inspection of: mining property, expect to stay s {Kimshan Cove .until Sunday. K \sbated that the mine is doing 1 Uand that on this trip he: whil suds vey the property with regard fo. i vcx'ensed development.: The - exist power in use at the ‘m V. A. from Chichagoff—will probat ‘ahly be increased. Business Picking Up l Kay said that conditions in' the | States are apparently - pleking. an K o These Americi to extend the Haddon and Lane. (Associsted Press Phata\ and that increased development of chorus girls the Hirst-Chichagof mine will be due in part to the desire of the " ibor permits. Left to ri nette Dickson. lufl must leave Englan, imm t, front: Luanne ely mulli V-o ministry of redith, Patricia King, Nora elen Curtls, Dedon Hlml-r, Alma Ross, Nancy Caswell and Lora owners to expedite national recuveryl through increased weaith. * Kay said, “and stay. with u" He' reported -that the - chagof mine is now down about | 1,100 feet. | Mr, Kay and Mr. and Mrs. Mea- | ger arrived on the Yukon yester- day morning. Mrs. Meager will fly| to Kimshan Cove on Sinday and return with the mine omcials 1 Goon Dip’s Rela Kay is a son-in-law ol the law Gopn Dip, Chinese Consul in Seame; for 20 years and until his death in; 1933. For several years he eerved‘ as assistant to Goon Dip. Meagher is a partner in the firm | of Meier and Meagher, attorneys-' at-law, in Seattle. His partner, Wal- ter F. Meier is well known to Alas- ,STOCK PRIGES START UPWARD, TRADING TODAY lUnlmes Take Lead in Gains Followed by Power and Light Shares Ruler of the Elks two years ago. [ Miss Helen Druley, who was also; a passenger on the PAA plane to-| day, went to Kimshan Cove to visit! NEW YORK, July 31.—Led by her brother, C. Druley and Mrs. utilities, stocks scored a broad Druley. Miss Druley arrived aboard advance today and issues recovered the North Sea Monday. Her home most of the ground lost yesterday. is in anenpous | Gains today were among power PERSONS DODGE | ‘ TAX; F &R- SAYS _cuosiva) Faices zomay y‘l close was strong. b of, metals, went up’ffom mccm to more than one point. Many new year highs were es¢ quotation of 'Alaska Juneau mine stock todaw is 15%, American Can 142%, American Power and Light 4%, Anaconda 16%, Bethlehem Steel 37, General Motors 38%, In- ternaiional ‘Harvester 52%, Kenne- coth 19%, United States Steel 43%, Pound $4.95%, Bremner bid 40, asked 50; Nabesna bid 53, asked 60; Black Pine Silver bid 24, ask- ed 26. BOLD CAUSE BILL REVISED WASHINGTON, July 31.—. The ported out the gold clause bill, As ported ou tthe gold clause bill. As revised it permits of suits on the Government’s obligations for six months after enactment of the measure. New Defenses Are Planned For Pacific WASHINGTON, July 31.—The Navy Department has disclosed it has been considering addi- tional fortifications for posses- sions in the Pacific and also construction of additional bat- tleships and cruisers to meet naval increases by other pow- ers, Wealthy People Invest in| Government Bonds, Es- cape Payments WASHINGTON, July 31.—Presi- dent Roosevelt, in discussing the new tax bill here today, said that 58 of the richest persons in the United States paid no Federal tax in 1932 on 37 percent of their in-| 'I'he Chief Executive facetiously referred to the group as “the thrif- tlest pedple in the United States.” | He said that they escaped taxa- tion principally by investments in tax-exempt securities. He repeated his suggestion for a constitutional amendment permit- ting the taxation of government bonds. PAIR RETURN FROM PROSPECTING TRIP Fletcher Webster Brown, son of Lieut.-Comdr. and Mrs. Fletcher Brown of the Coast Guard cutter | Tallapoosa, and Buddy Jenne, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Jenne, re- turned to Juneau last night from River, They were accompanied on the trip by .Bill. Donaldson, veteran| CRAIG, M. July 31.—Resi- dents of this west coast settlement are puzzled over wullu‘ eircum-~ stances of ' salmon dying -in the Libby, McNelll and Libby. traps at C-p mmd 50 far is undetérmined. | The dytng mh were first noticed a week ago and then the condition extended. On the west shores of Tuxekan !and Warren islands the water is colored as after a rain. The fish gasp, weave to the side and finally turn over on their backs, dying Samples of the water have been taken for analysis, FUHME ' SENATOR DIES EARLY TODAY | Frederick H Culletl Fav- | orite Son of Massachu- setts, Pmes Away SPRIN Former United !tlm sem.mr F‘:ed- erick H. Gillett, died in a hospital here early today gt-the age of 83. Blood deficlency and weakness as the result of old age'is given as the cause of death.. is “survived by his widow, brother and sister. Frederick. H. Gillett was known! in his home, sfate, Massachusetts,' as & politician ‘who said little and did much. He attained what he declared to be the goal of his ambition when, in the spring of 1919, he was chosen Speaker of the House of Represen- tatives, in which he began his serv- ice in 1893. He was the first Mas- sachusetts man fo win that honor since the Civil War. Yielded House Gavel After serving six years as pre- Gillett was elected to the Unned States Senate, defeating David I Walsh, who was seeking re-election. When he was c¢hosen Speaker of the House in succession to the late Champ Clark, Senator Gillett was not among the widely known mem- bers of the lower branch of Con- gress. He was not spectacular, but on the contrtry, was quiet. dignified and courteous, and his friends as- cribed his rise to close application to legislation rather than to per- )" “(Continued on Page Three) IMAIL MEASURE Wants Department Author- ized to Give Emergency Service Without ‘Bids WASHINGTON, July 31. — The Senate has passed the Alaska air mail bill but because of an amend- ment tacked onto the measure Al- aska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond Isaid he would insist it be sent back to conference. ! The bill would authorize the Post- master General to contract for carrying all classes of mail in-Al- |aska by afr. Other features of' the | measure are embodied in the exist- ing provigions for Alaska mail reg- {ulations ‘apd) in; considering: this (phase the Senate struck out the section permitting the Post Office iDepartment. to provide emergency service without advertising for bids. Delegate Dimond said this action was objectionable to himself and lhe Post Office Depnrtmem, GERMAN GOVT. - NOW FAGING ~ NEW TROUBLE Increase in Cost of Living Causes Population to Be Disgruntled BERLIN, July 31—The German governnient. is now facing 3 serious threat in its own national unity in wide and popular dissatistaction against price increases. This developed as Nazi radicals moderated and maneuvered behind the scenes and planned to gain the upper hand concerning the determi- | ation of the policy in the cevere/ drive against “political Catholicism,” World War vets and other “state enemies.” Right on top of this policy of “blood purge” came reports that a large part of the German popula- tion is disgruntled concerning the increase in the cost of living, some claiming the upgrade has reached 30 percent. — e TRAVELS FAB F. G. Thompson traveled far to board the Princess Louise at Van- couver, B. C., for her present round-trip voyage. He resides in , Singapore, Straits Settlement. Open Break Between Italy, Great Britain Feared at League Conference BULLETIN — GENEVA, July 31.—The Council of the League of Nations m diplomats of Great Britain, France and Russia to reach a basis for the solution of the Italo - Ethiopian «hh. Their first attempt has failed Ibut they will try agaim. OPEN CLASH FEARED dent as leaders of the various delegations carried out pres liminary conversations at the opening of the session of the League’s Council here today. Other developments in the present crisis are as follows: Merchants in Addis Ababa are suspending business as financial difficulties beset Em- peror Haile Selassie. A royal decree at Rome as- sured the Government of broad powers to requisition the nation’s shipping. The British Government is growing less optimistic over private Italo-Ethiopian nego- tiations. Authoritative sources state Ethiopia is not willing to ‘ac- cept an Italian mandate of (Continued on Fage Twol $35,396 OF PWA TO BETTER FISH GROUNDS, NOHTH Plan Improvement of South- east Spawning Streams— Repairs i in Br gnstol Bay WASHINGTON, July 31.—Presi- |dent Roosevelt has approved an allotment of $55996 of the public works funds to the Bureau of Fish- eries for improvement of salmon |spawning streams in Southeast: and Central Alaska. 1t includes repairs of the marine ways at Naknek, improvement of the salmon spawning grounds and destruction of predatory enemies of salmon in Bristol Bay. TO CLEAN STREAMS Allotting of $55,996 from the pub- lic works funds to the Bureau of Pisheries is in keeping with the program submitted by the Bureau for aiding in rellef work, according to the local office of the Bureau. Under the plan it s expected to employ a certain number of men in cleaning streams and improving the spawning grounds and con- tinuing the war on predatory ene- mies of salmon. Improvement of the marine ways at Naknek is also planned giving employment to resi- dents of that community. ETHIOPIAN CAPITAL,