The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 14, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVLI., NO. 7091. HAND TO HAND FI JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS TING IS REPORTED BRIDGE DEDICATION, GREAT FALL TERM OF COURT OPENS, TEN TOMORROW Grand' Juiy. Sobeduled 16| Convene at 2 P.M. Be- fore Judge Alexander LONG LIST OF CASES WILL BE TAKEN UP Interest Centers in Riot| Cases—20 Men Bound Over from Hearings With the disposition of the cases | of 20 men bound over as a result| of the street disturbance of last June centering the picture, the fall term of the United States District Court opens tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The Grand Jury which, will hear a long list of cases, in-| cluding the riot counts, convenes at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. | District Judge George F. Alex-| ander returned on the Princess Louise Sunday from a vacation in ; Portland and will be on the bench | when court is called to order. Dis- trict Attorney Willlam A. Holz- heimer was busy today getting his long list of cases in order, pre-| paratory for appearance before the court and the Grand Jury with his information. . Eight Excused Eight. of the 30 persons -drawn| for Grand Jury duty have been. excused and the following 22 are scheduled to report for duty ‘to- morrow: | t L R. Anderson, Juneau; Helmii Bach, Douglas; W. E. Bathe, Ju- neau; Mrs. J. J. Connors, Jr., Ju- neau; A. R. Edwards, Douglas; Mrs. A. J. Forrest, Juneau; Mrs. Robert i3, Praser, Douglas. i G. V. Goss, Juneau; Mrs. George Gullefson, Juneau; W. A. Hart, Tenakee; Mrs, W. Hendrickson, Ju- | neau; John M. Keller, Skagway; | Robert MelIntosh, Sitka; Mrs. F. A.| Metcalf, Juneau; Frank H. Pierce, Douglas; Lyle Phillips, Sitka; W. 8. Pullen, Juneau; Willlam Robinson, | Douglas; G. ‘A. Schumacher, Ju-| neau; Mrs, W. A. Thomas, Sksg-i way; Lulu S. Wortman, Sitka. i Those excused are Hans B. And- | erson, V. L. Hoke and Ed. A. Jones| of Juneau; George Baggen, F. M.| Mills and T. L. Newlands of Sitka; | (E. J. Roehr of Skagway and Erik Oslund of Haines. Those Bound Over ‘The 20 men, who were bound over | to the Grand Jury after prelimin- ary hearing in U. 8. Commissioner’s Court last summer following the disorder on Lower Front Street when a group of men clashed dur- ing the mine trouble include: Har- ry Datoff, Simon Graner, Warren Beavert, Mentur Peterson, Ed Ren- nie, Alex Waroff, George Kodzoff, Cliff Matthews, Frank Agoff, Mar- tion Warner, N. R. Correll, Bernard Larsen, Ernest Giovanetti, M. Kup- off, Lee Johnson, Syen Saren, Ivan Diboff and Evan Dazloff. All the men are out of jail now, either on bond or on their personal recogniz- ance. Other Cases While the riot trouble centers in- terest, there are many other cases scheduled to be presented to- the Grand, Jury. Those who have been bound over ‘since the last court term, include: Jacob Williams, charged with murder; Jack Diaz, adultery; Ben Bailey, burglary; Charles 8. Hall, grand and petty larceny; Kenneth Anderson, grand larceny; Herbert Richardson, grand larceny; M. S. Anderson, larceny in a dwelling, forgery and getting! money under false pretenses; Charles J. Olds, burglary; Billie Hanson, murder; Lee Eaton, rape, and Charles Lington, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. e — FISHERIES AGENT SOUTH A. W. Hawkins, Assistant Agent Central District, Bureau of Fish- erfes, is a passenger for Seattle on the Northland. —_— e, —— *PROFFIT IN FROM SITKA Gordon H. Proffitt, PWA Inspec- tor, -arrived from Sitka on the Northland and is a guest' at the ZyndaHotel. & few days. Several thousand persons turned out at Salt Lake City to greet President Roosevelt on his way to f!!flltale Boulder Dam. He is pictured as he made a briet talk from the rear platform of his special rain Gov Henry H. Bivod stands ~reen the President and Mrs, Roosevelt. (Associated Press Photo} PRIDENT DEDIC{\TES BIG DAM GAMPMGN BRY_ OF BORAH GETS £oLD SHOULD 1 Col. Roosevelt Turns Doy posed “Scream” NEW YORK, Oct. 14—Col. The- | odore Roosevelt, ranking figure in |eastern Republican circles, has turned a cold shoulder to United | States Senator William E. Borah's proposals to lay a Toundation for the 1936 Presidential campaign up- jon the “trustbusting issue.” | Senator Borah made the pro- posal to Col. Roosevelt in a letter. Col. Roosevelt in a cordial note, nevertheless firm, expressed ‘“en- |tire sympathy” with Senator Bor- ah’s attitude toward monopolies in industry but flatly disagreed with the Idaho Senator that business | monopoly shaped up the major is- |sue for the 1936 campaign. Col. Roosevelt wrote the Sena- ;tor that “government extravagence, | multitudinous taxes and attempts to subvert our type of Government,” |overshadowed monopolistic tenden- cies of certain industries. TWO ACQUITTED President Roosevelt delivering an address dedicating the Boulder dam on the Colorado river as a symbol of useful government work. The President continued on to. San Diego, Calif., to visit the fair. From DIVORGEE IS~ IN LOUISVILLE FOUND SLAIN ., g.pneon, g, s | T | Father-in-Law Freed {Body of Former Film Ex- A tra, Bullet Pierced, | Stoll: Abduction Slumped on Lawn | LoumsviLLE, Ky. Oct. 14 W Mrs. Frances A. Robinson, wife of the fugitive Thomas H. Robinson, LOS ANGELES Cal, Oct. 14— Jr, and her father-in-law, Thom- The police today are seeking the | ."m Robinson Sr., have been ac- | solution of the killing last night quitted of the charge of partici- of Mrs: Harriet Walke, aged 29. pation in the $50,000 kidnaping of divorcee and one time film extra,|Mrs. Alice Stoll, wealthy Louisville society matron. The defendants said their only activity in the case was to get young Robinson, once an asylum inmate, to free Mrs. Stoll. It was just about a year ago that Mrs. Stoll was kidnaped from *|her home here, Several days later |a ransom of $50,000 was demanded Boy Is First Victim of Hunting Season MOUNT VERNON, Wash, Oct. 14—A victim of the first hunting fatality of the season is reported. Dick Ingman, aged 11 years son of C. O. Ingman, of Sam- ish Island, was accidentally shot by the discharge of his own shotgun. PP | Her body, bullet pierced, was found s 3 l‘slnmp:d on a lawn of an auto court REAGHES GUAMIMBT il { | 'The police ‘quesiioned Lloyd |Smith‘ aged 30, former radio an- | nouncer, But no clue was revealed, it is said. EACREN A S | | | | | | | | | ‘Gofmaulet’ Is Shouted by Natives when Aircraft | Reaches Beach for her release. Thomas Robinson GUAM, Oct. 14.—The giant | Mrs. Robinson was a - rehended American clipper ship rested late HIT NEw HIsH with the victim, in ln:iin& Mrs. fornia, via Honolulu and Wake Is-| e - |said she only acted in the case to land. | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. — ’I'he‘lree Mrs. Stoll. tives gathered on the beach. {15 percent gain over the 1933 toll bond each i { 2. for trial on a charge The clipper ship is expected t0 and a “new all-time high. lof complicity. | |or., it is alleged, acted as the go- P The ransom money was paid and yesterday in Appa harbor after Stoll had not been hardmed and the long hop from Alameda, Cali-| |Mrs. Robinson, Jr., at the time, “Gofmauleg, meaning very good” Census Bureau counted the 1934 Both Mrs. Robinso: 3 n Jr., and her was shouted by the throng of na- automobile death toll as 33,980, a father-in-law were held in $50,000 return to the: United States within . The auto deaths of 1934 averaged | Robinson, Jr., has not been cap- 26:9-out of every 100,000 persons. - tured, in fact he has disappeared. UNEAUP. 0, RECEIPTS ON BIG INGREASE Prosperity Has Returned to This\Locality, Says Postmaster Wile | Receipts at' the :Juneau/Post Of- ice indicate ' returning prosperity, rding to Postmaster Albert le. ‘During the depression years—un- }fl the last year or two—Postal Sav- ings accounts were gradually with- drawn, Mr. Wile stated, but within the last few months’ Postal Savings accounts - have “been coming back very fast. Money order business last year— October 1, 1933 to October 1, 1934— amounted ; to $263,000. This year— October 1, 1934 to October 1, 1935— money order business totaled $275,- 000, or an increase of $12,000. Postage Increase Postal receipts from Post Office box rent and postage revenues has shown an average 'increase of about 15 percent during: the first three quarters of the 1935 calendar year. A 20 percent increase was noted in the quarter ending March 31, a 12 percent increase was shown for the quarter ending June 30, and a 10 percent increase was seen in the quarter ending September 30. The total Postal receipts at the Jjuneau Post Office during 1935 were 720, Receipts. this year will ex- ceed that figure by several thou- sands of dollars, Savings Bonds Postmaster Wile anticipates In- creased sales in United States Sav- ings Bonds, which are available at the Juneau Post Office. Since these | securities were made available on March 1 ,1935, and August 15, 1935, total sales amounted to $162,305,- 500,00 or an average sale in excess of. one million dollars for each business day during that period. United States Savings Bonds dif- fer from coupon bonds and other securities which pay interest at stated intervals. These bonds do not pay immediate interest, but con- stantly increase in guaranteed value from the first year until they ma- ture at the end of 10 years. They are not subject to fluctuation and are ordinarily free from taxation. The bonds are issued in denomi- nations of $25, $50, $100, $500, and }01.0004 They mature in 10 years and the prices at which they can be bought until further notice are $18.75 for the $25 bond, $37.50 for the $50 bond, $75 for the $100 bond, $375 for the $500 bond, and $750 for the $1,000 bond. The bonds may be bought at the Post Office or from the Treasurer of the United States at Washing- ton, D. C. e Aunt Sue Wants Airplane Ride, 91st Birthday MUSKOGEE, Okla., Oct. 14.— Aunt Sue, who directed the christening of Will Rogers, has expressed a wish for an airplane ride on her ninety-first birth- day, which is tomorrow. She is not daunted by the air crash which claimed the life of her favorite nephew in Alaska. —————— HUNTING JOBS FOR MILLIONS U. S. Employment Service Hustling to Aid Pres- ident’s Program WASHINGTON, Oct. 14— The staff of the United States Employ- ment Service has been doubled in the struggle to get jobs. The officials of the Service state the program is moving smoothly in placement of 3,500,000 relief recipi- ents whom the President is seeking to transfer to the new Works pro- gram, UCCESS W hile Sun Glistens on Steel ITM.MNS AND Girders, Officials Exchange | ETHIOPIANS IN Greeting, History Writtenin | ¢EyERE L ASH Fellowship Pact of 2 Cities L {Fascist Troops Attempting The dream of over 20 years was realized Sunday after-! noon when the $255,000 Douglas steel bridge, connecting| to Push Tthgh Douglas and Juneau, was officially dedicated and opened for Ou!POSls traffic. e The weather was perfect and the sun glistened on the FINANCIAL SANCTIONS steel girders of the bridge as the dedicatory ceremonies were| ARE NOW HANDED ouT held. | The parade moved from Juneau to the center of the! Vs Sacred City of Aksum Is Evacuated, Taken Over bridge where the delegation from Douglas awaited, separ-, ated by a tiny strip of white crepe paper. | Headed one way, was the float of Juneau Queen, Birdie! With Single Sh Jensix}: nrgl hcf atgendants. On the opposite side of the tape ithout Single Shot was the Douglas float with Queen Phyllis Edwards and her I attendants headed toward Juneau. o::b;‘:‘i:ll::y‘":::l;t ::‘; quet;l‘wo maids of honors, across the tape, exchanged bou-| ooaen” tront, particularly Chairman Henry Roden, Gov, John W. Troy and Mayor :r,'::,':d .w:ul-;.: eollswe:tnunn Isadore Goldstein, shook hands with Mayor A. E. Goetz, of | of ptalian troops is trying to push through Ethiopian out- posts. There is hand to hand tighting. Douglas, and exchanged greetings. Assistant Police Chief, William J. Markle of Juneau, extended his hand across the! tape and grasped that of Douglas City Marshal Charles Schramm. While the guard from the Coast Guard cutter Talla-| poosa stood at “present arms,” Mrs. Robert W. Bender broke a bottle of champagne on a girder of the bridge, little Lucillei Goetz cut the tape and the Douglas Bridge was formally| dedicated and opened for traffic amid the cheers of the hun- dreds near the scene and the stirring music of the Juneau| City Band. BULLETIN—Geneva, Oct, 14. Financiel isolation is imposed on Italy for aggression. The League of Nations’ Plenary Committee of 52 nations has imposed financial sanctions and | to carry out the order. With the aid of the Juneau City Police, Assistant Chief | ity Markle, Patrolman George Gilbertson and Juneau firemen,, SACRED CITY FALLS a passageway was soon cleared for the Douglas Queen’s float| GENEVA, Oet. 14—Askum, the and automobiles from Douglas toward Will Avenue, Sacred City of Ethiopla has fallen where the Douglas parade circled around and returned to| without the firing of a shot. The the bridge and headed B:quion ‘to Douglas, where the Governor submitted to Gen. Mara- concluding ceremonies of the dedication were held in the|viens at Aduwa. COLORGUARD FINALEOF = GREAT DAY | ‘The capitulation of Askum en- abled the Italians to establish a |line about 70 miles long on the Northern front from Adugrat to | Aksum by way of Aduwa. It is reported that 160,000 Ethi- oplans are marching across South- FHUM juNEA“ western Ohaden Province towards b |what may prove the first major Bridge Dedication Proces-Bridge Dedication Cere- LEAGUES sancrions sion with Hundreds of mony Concluded with | GENBVA, Oot. 14—The League - | ations’ committee of 18 voted Autos, Great Scene Splendid Program | to imposé the financial blockade of ey |Italy which is more drastic than Led by a color guard from the| The finale of the Douglas Bridge the economic sanctions. United States Coast Guard cutter | Dedication took place yesterday af-| Tt is understood here thaj Pre- Tallapoosa, the Douglas Bridge celé- | ternoon in the Douglas Natatorium,|mier Benito Mussolini has indicat- bration parade formed ‘at Triapgle | where Territorial Senator Henryled a willingnéss to overlook the Corner at 1:30 p, m. o'clock yes-|Roden presided over an impressive) League's “injustices” and talk with ceremony. : Great Britain and France about to the Winter and Pond corner and proceeded along Willoughby Avenue jock boughs, and festooned with| Advices received from Rome sald to the new bridge where dedication | royal purple in honor of the ruling Italy will abide by the League's ceremonies Wwere held. | majesties,. for whom thrones had mandate over four ancient Prove At the head of the procession the|been erected at the extreme end of :llm «:;e Ethiopia and this could ——————————————— — - |the hall. The queens' attendants S0lV¢ present trouble to the (Continued from Page Seven) also had places on this platform, satisfaction of that nation, R as did little Lucille and Billy Goetz,| Emperor Haile Selassie is report- the former of whom cut the tape el to have said his Empire will cunu"ATloN | at the bridge ceremony. Also upon |Dever tolerate the permanent oc- UF 2 QUEENS | monies Roden. | the warriors attempt a flank at- | of Southern Ethiopians. | battle of the war. terday afternoon, marched The Natatorium was decorated for |Peace and Italy’s' needs in East Ithis platform were seated Gov.|Cupation of Aduwa. | Other speakers were seated to the | Bw AFFAIRWKM of the platform. The Rev. J.| ppopoSED FINANCIAL |Twin Cities and Master of Cere-|battle is expected to occur when newly acquired territory. LEADS PARADE there down Front Street, crossed the occasion with spruce and hem- | Africa. | John W. Troy, the Mayors of the| It Is reported the PFascists’ major R. Crimont, Bishop of Alaska, oc-| | SANCTIONS THEORETICAL |oupled @ guest chair to the ex-| pASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 14— | treme left. R o . | | The head of the Central European Brldge D edlca.hon Preced | Spectators thronged the galleries 'banks here, meeting with the Bank ed by Social Event, |and filed the hal, leaving but|0f International Settiement Board, Elks’ Ballroom small floorspace to accommodate | concurred in the view that the pro- S the speakers and the microphone by | posed financial sanctions are “more The Queens’ Coronation Ball, held | remote control over KINY. ! which the program was sent by‘theoreucal than practical.” | ——t Saturday evening in the Ekls' Ball-| 1n opening the program Mr. Rod- | room, made a gala opening for the en guoted the poem of Charley festivities of Sunday. The large| gopp, editor of the one-time Doug- baliroom was filled to capacity with|jas Isiand News, which was writ- a brilliantly-appareled crowd. {ten in 1915, prophesying of the The big event of the evening pridge that now spans Gastineau the Coronatdon of the Queens of Channel. The poem ended with the the Twin Cities, occurred at 10:30|Jines: o'clock under direction of Master| “And I thought of the many of Ceremonies R. E. Robertson. | people who had crossed that The moment music was hushed,| bridge since them, the audience crowded close to the And went from Douglas to Ju- platform, drawing back sufficiently neau and never came back to make an aisleway for the trium- again— phal entrance only at the repeated| And I thought of the many insistence of the ushers. people whe went from that The orchestra platform was other shore— cleared and a way made to the, Who went from Juneau to cents a copy. To avoid incen- steps whereby the queens could Douglas and never came back | Venlence of attending to the mount to receive their crowns. | any more.” | mailing yourself, just leave your In the Committee of Welcome| Commenting upon these lines, Mr.| Mailing list with The Empire, ‘were Gov. John W. Troy, Mayor A.iRoden sald: “I should be g!nd—-i “lfl: v—" :?-‘;;ed"t: be ”i:: - S neatl, a spes (Continued from Page Three) Bridge Edition wrapper. Ready Response |Given Empire’s | Bridge Edition The Empire’s Sunday morn- ing Douglas Bridge Edition met with a heavy demand from Douglas, Juneau and Gastineau Channel residents, and hun- dreds are being mailed out to all parts of the world. There are still some of these editions avallable at The Em- pire office and may be obtained all ready for mailing at 10 (Continued on Page Two)