The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 19, 1935, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVI., NO. 7096. BOYCOTT OF ITALY JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 'MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS . PRICL TEN CEN] 'VOTED BY LEAGUE 9 PERSONS ARE KILLED; DAMAGE DONE, PROPERTY Store Fronts Toppled Into Streets During Shake Last Evening PEOPLE RUN OUT INTO OPEN, PANIC STRICKEN Tremors Are Felt in Wash-, ington and Idaho— Also in Canada H | H HELENA, Mont., Oct. 19. — Two persons are dead as the result of a severe earthquake, the 60th of a series, which shook Helena at 9:45 o'clock Mountain Standard Time last night. The dead are Charles Sigg2ing, Appleton, Wisconsin, transient who died of injuries sustained in the col- lapse of the roof of a transient camp, and David Harris, negro, who was killed when the lower front wall of an unoccupied house fell in the, quake. His body was found under a, pile of bricks two feet deep in the | street. | Store Fronts Fall Out L “Stofe fronts toppled into the streets and citizens rushed panic- stricken into the open. The new $500,000 schoolhouse suffered severe- ly. Two floors caved in in the Na- tional Biscuit Company factory and the roof of the State Arsenal fell,! damaging trucks, guard, and motor vehicles. A large part of the copmg] of the Algeria Shrine Temple was torn away. The spire, 400 feet high, escaped unscathed. | Oscar Baarson, City Engineer, es- | timated that the damage might run’ as high as $1,000,000. | The quake was also felt in Spo-| kane, Washington; Lewiston, Idaho; | U. S. Missionaries in Ethiopia ‘hese American sused to leave Ethiop! Mrs. G. Ritchie Ric .::;fi Jmissionaries attached to the Soudan Interior Mission te war dangers, They are (left), Mz, and (right), Dr. and Mrs. T. A, Lambia ONE 0'CLOCK DANCING HOUR KNOCKED OUT !City Council Extends Time | Limit to 2:30 A. M. Sundays, Holidays ! Beginning tonight, dancing will be | permitted in public amusement cen- | ters—including beer parlors—in Ju- I neau, until 2:30 a. m. on Sunday. | This pertains to Saturday night ! dancing, holiday nights, and the nights preceding holidays, as a re- i sult of a motion carried at the reg= ular meeting of the City Council 1ast night. A suggesiion, made by Henry Mes- serschmidt, that the restrictions pro- hibiting dancing after 1 & m. be | removed, caused an extended—and |at times somewhat heated—discus- slon. The fact that Douglas has no | time restriction on public dancing was brought out in the argument. { Councilman Wallis S. George de- | clared himself in favor of extending . the time limi: an additional hour or |two. Councilmen R. H. Beistline | and A. P. McKinnon took an active part in the argument against remov= ing the former restrictions. INJURES MAN Walter Smith, DuPont Flutterings of Peace Dove Powder Co. Agent, Se- riously Hurt in Blast An explosion of spoiled dynamite | EXPLOSION OF STOOK PRICES - 'DYNAMITE CAPS | BOUND UP AT Mayor Objects Mayor Isadore Goldstel that he was emphatically of enforcing the 1 a. m. closing of- dinance. “I think that we would be making a very serious mistake,” Mayor Goldstein said, “and we would be acting against the wishes of @ ma-| Jority of the people of Juneau.” Mayor Goldstein stated that before the opening of the Douglas bridge, Mayor A. E. Goetz of Douglas, re- quested a copy of the Juneau ordi- nance, and stated that Douglas would enact similar legisaltion. It has been reported Mayor Goldstein said that Mayor Goetz proposed a 600D | SESSION in Europe Cause of Good Trading | | | { in stated NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Wall Street and Billings, Bozeman and Missoula, | caps, which he was burying in the listened to the feeble fluttering of similar ordinance at a recent meet- ing and the Douglas City Council | ITALIANS ¢ STRENGTHEN, POSITION 30000 MUSSULMAN TRIBESMEN ETHIOPIAN TROOPS MOVE) TOWARD DESSYE eKorar .\S FOREIGNERS | 1 LEAVING — FEAR AIR Haile Selassie is placing his troops as indicated on this Associated advance. On three fronts, indicated by shading, the Italians were rep pians said a decisive battie had not yet been fought. TIETH CALE of MILES 2 0° Resolved to Gefend his country's central region, with its fertile area, railroad and citiss, Emasror QUAK " WILL 60 INTO - EFFECT OCT.31 {Action of 52 Countries | Will Cut Off 70 Per Cent of Nation's Exports | f Aden | B D OCKADE ORDERED War Materials FlowingInto Ethiopia as Result of Lifting Embargo eutf ° BRITISN OMALILAND GENEVA, Oct. 19.—The League of Naticns General Staff for Sanctions, comprising 52 countries, voted late o7iav to buv nothine in the. boycot: against Ttaly and fixed October 31 as the date when the members will decide to let fall this knife that will cut off 70 percent of Italy’s exports. The trade blockade also will refuse | to Iot Italy receive any key products | used in the manufacture of war ma~ |'terials from League members. ETHIOPIA IS AIDED GENEVA, Oct. 19.—War material | releasad from countries, members of “he League of Nations, are beginning . ‘Varmu?“h el d |that Emperor Selassie's armies are concentrating for serious combat. | MUSSULINI'S FORCE 3 N Press map to repulse the Italfan orted pushing forward, but Ethio- Homecoming of Dimond Delayed By Wife's Illness WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Al- aska Delegate Anthony J. Di- mond said today he is pot cer- tain when he will leave' for Al- aska. Mrs. Dimond is not well and until her condition has im- GOVERNOR OF BEORGIA MAY BE DICTATOR | ROME, Oct. 19.—Premier Musso- cA R R Y ING nF ‘ lini’s military force is unofficially | stated to number 1,200,000 men in- WEAPUNS NuT | cluding land, air and sea forces. J made every day through recalling | to the colors of specialist and small } groups exempted from regular call. NO NATION SECURE | | | | | | Additions to this strength are being LONDON, Oct. 19.—Prime Minister {Concealed Gul?s, Etc., Arel 5 Tabooed by Action aldwin today declared that no na- | tion is secure from war “not even | America, which is up against the Constitution Gives Him Authority as Legisla- rofused to support the measure. | After considerable further spirited | Montana. hillside preparatory to cetting them the European peace dove today at off, caused serious injury late yes-|the short session of the Stock Ex- proved it will be impossible for him to make definite plans re- | terday to Walter M. Smith, 28, agent for the Dupont Powder Company, at Dupont. Serious injury to face and arms TREMORS FELT IN CANADA CALGARY, Alta,, Oct. 19. — In- creased reports of quakes came from several Canadiah points today. A tremor was felt here ecarly this forenoon. Buildings shook in town /change and bought stocks at sub- | stantially higher prices. Gains of one to three points were scattered over a broad front. and a broken leg will confine him to! Today's close was strong. St. Ann’s Hospital for some time.| His condition, while extremely ser- | CLOSING PRICES TODAY argument, a motion was made by| Councilman Henry Messerschmidt that the time limit on dancing be| extended until 2:30 a. m. on Satur-| day nights, holiday nights, and on| the nights preceding holidays, to be; ¢ garding his trip. ture Fails to Act bl sV ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 19.—Gov. Eugene Talmadge’s financial dicta-| || ! torship of Georgia may become ef- effective at once. The motion was | fective January 1. of City Council The new and strengthened “con- cealed weapons” ordinance came up for. the third and final reading at i | | '| | peril.” He declared he would not ac- | cept failure of peace efforts as marking the end of the League and | continued: “I would say rather that i if this, the first attempt by the world to secure peace ends in failure, let the regular meeting of the (myiuF see whether our machinery or jous, is not considered critical. | seconded by Councilman Wallis S.| Gov, Talmadge said the Constitu- Council last night. The ordmnnoe‘whemer our work may have been and the surrounding hills. The accident occurred when Smith,| NEW YORK, .Oct. 19.—Closinz George, and was carried by the fol- | tion gives him authority to operate BRINGS PEACE The shaking lasted for several minutes. Reports from Milk River, ten miles | spoiled dynamite caps to a hillside stock today is 14%, American Can men Henry Messerschmidt, Wallis S.| Legislature failed to enact the bill three-fourths of a mile away to bury | 143%, American Power and Light George, G. E. Krause and W. J. Reck; carrying appropriations for the next %, Anaconda 21, Bethlehem Steel Negative—Councilmen R. H. Beist-|two years. . from the border, Pincher Creek in! the southern Alberta foothills, stat- | ed sharp quakes have been felt. A report this afternoon from Nel- son, B. C., stated structures swayed there. BANDIT GRABS PAYROLL, RUNS SEATTLE, Oct. 19.—A masked ban- dit held up the Black Manufacturing Company payroll office late yester-| day and escaped with $3500 cash. | ‘Two girls alone in the office, Miss | Freda Matson, payroll clerk, and Miss Ethel Collins, assistant, described the ~ bandit as a tall, well-built young man, well-dressed, e — MURDERER 1S FOUND GUILTY CHICAGO, Oct. 19.—Mandeville Zenze was convicted last night of the emasculation murder of Dr. Wal- ter J. Bauer, his rival in love. The criminal courts’ jury recom- mended life imprisonment. His attorney announced an appeal would be taken. —,———— CONDITION IS SAME Mrs. Ethel Neville, who has been seriously ill in St. Ann’s Hospital for the past week, is reported to be “holding her own” in her fight against her illness, Her condition would indicate a slight trend toward recovery, hospital authorities said WJ day. S who lives at Dupont, had taken some | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine lowing vote: Affirmative—Council- |the Government’s business since the faulty. Let us try again. Let us once more see whether we cannot get DROWNED BODY them. While he was still working with them, they accidentally explod- | 39%, General Motors 50, Interna- led, blasting his face and arms and tional Harvester 59%, Kennecott 25, throwing him several feet away. | United States Steel 46%, Pound Smith managed to crawl on his|$493%, Calumet and Hecla 5%, hands and knees to within calling United Foundries 1. JONES AVERAGES | distance of his home, when his re-| peated calls brought his wife to his|- DOW, assistance. | | The following are Dow, Jones aver- An emergency call to Juneau took | s ¥ Dr. W. M. Whitehead and Dr. Wm, | 252 Induserlals 137.09; zalls 3313, P. Blanton in Cash Cole's boat Jazz| e to where the injured man, who was| suffering from shock, awaited them. ' An ambulance sent down from St. [scuTTlsH DUKE i Ann’s met them at Thane. | SELKIRK, Scotland, Oct. 19. — Injured at 4 o'clock, Smith was in St. Ann’s Hospital at 8 o'clock, last | ———— | | Duke Buccleuch, father of the fian- | cee-of King George’s third son, died IDENTIFIED AS = gue-Douglas-Seott, hurried to the Duke’s bedside Friday from London in a private plane of the Prince of Wales. She“is to marry the Duke of Gloucester on November 6. GALE LASHING COAST OF ENG, His daughter, Lady Alice Montfa- BANK OFFICIAL Friend Identifies Corpse as - that of Seattle Bank Manager SEATTLE, Oct.-19.—The body of a man found in Lake Union Thurs- line and A. F. McKinnon. The existing City ordinance which was passed in 1914, affecting the closing hour for dancing, applies also to all amusements including pool,| billiards, card-playing, etc., and the extension of the dancing time nmiti is in the nature of an amendment. | At the conclusion of the voting,| Mayor Goldstein expressed regret that the motion was carried. “I am going on record right now that I am opposed to it,” Mayor Goldstein said. “I think it is a serious mis- take.” . SHIP LISTING, CREW LEAVES LONDON, Oct. 19.—The British| steamer Vardulla has wirelessed the crew is abandoning the ship and| asking for immediate assistance. The steamer is reported with a dangerous list, 420 miles northwest of the Hebrides Island group, north- west of Scotland. The steamer carries a crew of 40 men but no passengers. ROTARY CLUB WILL MEET THIS EVENING loming. A butcher in 1933, McClellan | . ¥ | was approved and is now effective. TO SANTA ANA ‘The new measure, drawn up with Purge of Municipal Offic- 1als Continues—El- ections Held — .o PARDON GIVEN CONVICT WHO REMADE LIFE:.~.2: = < Man Who Escaped from|tne oppositionist ofticials and sup- Jail and Became GOOd planting them with officials accept- i ‘able to the insurgents, temporary szen P ardoned | mayors were installed in Magdalena, | Altar and Carborca, and special elec~ tion results are awaited. ' ‘The rebels are reported to have disbanded. SMUGGLING OF SANTA ANA, Sonora, Mex., Oct. 118.—Pea.ce has apparently returned to this strife-torn district of internal CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 19.—Gov. Leslie A, Miller has granted a full pardon for John McClellan, 49, ar-| rested in Lewiston, Idaho, in July,( after having escaped ten years ago from a Wyoming penitentiary where he was serving a life term for mur-| der. | ‘The Governor said a review of tes- | timony showed that McClellan had | no part in the holdup slaying of | , Wy- . Frank Ferlic of Rock Springs, Wy [mprov Cd Economlc Con- ditions Starts New Menace for Nation 'WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Immi- gration Commissioner Daniel Mc- | Cormack said a greater alien smug- was not even in the vicinity. McClellan had been operating meat | markets in Lewiston and Pullman| prior to his arrest. The Governor wal deluged with letters urging clemency by ‘towns- people of those places, where he Sonora, with the rebel forces claim- the recommendation of Police Chief Roy Holfman, makes the following| ;::;:fi stll outside the League to ‘; provisions: 1.—Carrying a concealed ‘ weapon or flourishing such to be a RANE. | misdemeanor; 2 — conviction wul“ MERTTRY AN KB |bring a fine of from $10 to $100,/ GENEVA, Oct. 19. — The Italian | imprisonment or not more than 30! spokesman here declared that pres- idays‘ or both; 3—during trial the|ent negotiations between Italy and | weapon will be confiscated by the|Great Britain are restricted solely | city, and if a conviction is obtained,!to the Mediterranean Sea problem | the weapon will become the property | and will have no direct influence on |of the Police Department or may be | the military situation in East Africa. | destroyed. The spokesman said Italy has no The new ordinance licensing pin | intention of being swerved from the {ball and other amusement games| Ethiopian campaign. | came up for its second reading and| It is stated here that Prance has ‘wns approved. This ordinance pro- | delivered what is considered to be a ividea for taxation of amusement favorable reply to Great Britain's de- | machines at the rate of $50 annually. mand to choose between Italy and (If it is approved at its third reading | the League. at the next City Council meecting,| A decisive battle is expected to be it will become a’law effective No-|fought near Makale. The Italians vember 1, A fee of $10 will be re- now occupy Ethiopian territory for quired for the operation of the an area of 60 miles deep and 70 amusement devices during the re- miles wide. It is announced the , mainder of 1935. Sam Light appear- Italian objective is Makale, {ed at the Council meeting last nizht amount of the tax—850—which he d entered a protest against the [sv.nbed was too high. Light suggest- VOLUNTEERS LEAVE U. S. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Shouting “Il Duce,” about 300 Italian volun- ALIEN_S_GHUWSi {ed a small fee and a percentage tax teers sailed this alternoon ahoard the but the Council disregarded his pro- | liner Rex to-join Mussolini's arms. test and approved the measure. A cheering crowd estimated at 4,000 Card Room Tax | bade the volunteers farewell. In Another new ordinance which was | the throng were some of the wives read and approved for the second | end children of the volunteers. Some time last night, provides an annual wept and some sang the Fascist |tax on all public card rooms at the anthem. | rate of $5 per table with a minimum | | fee of $20. An ordinance designed to protect PRIOATSS SRS el sl Sailors Refuse day has been identified as that of W..'W. West, Secretary of the Seattle Clearing House Association and man- ager of a department in the First|causing at least one death at Glas- take place at 6:30 this evening in National Bank. ‘West disappeared October 3. Identification was made by a friend of long stangding. ‘West, who had been ill for several months, disappeared during lunch- time from the bank. LONDON, Oct. 19.—A gale racing at 100 miles an hour has swept the Organization meeting of the new- British Isles disrupting shipping and ly formed Juneau Rotary Club will , Balley's Cafe. Amos Ayres, Pield rep- . i resentative of International Rotary, IS ILL IN HOSPITAL | arrived on the Alaska to be here to Charles Ohls, who was taken to St. help effect organization. Ann’s Hospital yesterday from the Members of the new club are men gow. went under the name of Jack Par- | ker. He has a wife, four stepchil- dren and two of his own. gling menace confronts the Nation o ijimate merchants against unfair |as the result of improved economic iside competition by regulating conditions. This has increased at-|,,.iion sales through licensing, was tempts to enter the country illegally. ,1¢o read and approved for the sec- |To Sail Ship with Gas for Italy SAN PEDRO, Cal, Oct. 19—Re~ city jail, is in a serious condition, it representing various business houses Ils said. of the city. —_———— MARRIED ALASKA DAY oo s g g pesned Making Alaska Day a real event, STUMP HERE FOR COURT J:-H. Scriver of the Lighthouse| Wilfred C. 8tump Assistant United Service and Miss Inez Larsen of Ju~ ,sht’u Attorney at Ketchikan, ar- neau were married yesterday by U. rived here on the Alaska in connec- S. Commissioner J. F. Mullen. Mr.!tion with matters coming up before and Mrs. Robert Tew were witnesses, |the present term of court. [ond time | City Clerk A. W. Henning reported fusal of sailors on the tanker Britta that the new building code ordinance, | 1> 1edve with gasoline for the Ital- which includes previously separate fan forces resulted in a differsnt port | legislation pertaining to plumbing. | of call being scheduled for the Nor- 1 - | wegian vessel. The gasoline was cr= 1C(;I';Unlled on Page ’x:nmr dered shipped to the Azores.