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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7128. GOV ROCKS, BRICKS REPORTED SEEN AT DISTURBANCE Many Witnesses Testify to Seeing “Irish Confet- ti” in Evidence DEFENDANTS NAMED AS PARTICIPANTS Testimony Tends to Cor- roborate Charges of Personal Assaults Indication that the Government would rest its case late this after- noon or early tomorrow against the 25 defendants facing trial in Fed- eral Court on charges,of rioting was given after the noon recess as but a few witnesses for the prosecution remained to be questioned. Today was the 11th day of the trial which so far has been confined entirely to the presentation of the Govern- ment’s case. It is anticipated the defense will take nearly as long in giving its side of the trouble. Reputed gun talk again featured the trial this afternoon as two wit- nesses testified to hearing talks at union meetings" prior to June 24, the day of the street disorder, in which time guns were mentioned. Lester Sullivan,-who explained- that{ he attended the union meetings for | some time and had signed an ap- plication to become a member of the} Alaska Mine Workers Upion, testi- fied that at one of the meetings, within a week of the June 24 trouble, he heard both Al Nygren, President of the union, and Niel Heard, its Secretary, speak. One of these men, he didn’t know which one, said that the city were naming a large num- ber of special officers and that a box with a slot in it would be placed in the Union Hall and it was ex- pected the clubs which the special officials would carry should be plac- ed in the box as they would make nice souvenirs. The other man, either Nygren or Heard, he said, asked the men assembled in the Union Hall how many had guns and how many would use them. The witness said about a third of the hands were raised in answer to the question. Nelson Positive John T. Nelson, anouner witness, was more positive in his identifica- tion. He said he was a member of the union, had worked for the A. J. for 10 years and knew both Nygren and Heard. He quoted Heard as addressing & union meeting the night of June 23 and stating: “Boys, the city is swearing in 600 special police. I am putting & box with a slot in the top of it right here (in- dicating near him) and I want 600 guns put in it tomorrow.” Nygren he quoted as follows: “We may win this strike in 10 minutes (Continued on Page Two) CHINESE GOVT. ACTS TO CHECK AUTONOMY VOTE Establish Branch of Cen- tral Rule in Peiping— Abolish Military Council TIENTSIN, Nov. 26—The Chinese Government Executive Committee in Nanking has formed a program to check self-government in North China. High points of the program are the establishment of a Peiping branch of central government; aboli- tion of the military council and ap- pointment of a Military Affairs Com- mission under General Chiang Kai Shek, military head of the central government, to take over the coun- cil's business. Lieut. Col. Tan Takahashi, Japan- ese military attache, said the newly- established state is the beginning of a widespread autonomous movement which cannot be headed off by Chin- ese central government. SIXTEEN PAGES ERNMENT NEA PENNIES FOR WILL’S MEMORIAL “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1935. LAVAL SWINGS LEFT TO AVERT . FRENCH CRISIS Military Groups Like Croix || De Feu Broken Up by Decree CABINET ASKED FOR | VOTE OF CONFIDENCE [Nation Tries Desperately to Stem Great Out- flow of Gold PARIS, Nov. 26.—Premier La- val today yielded to demands of Leftists for disbanding Nation- alist forces, such as the War Veterans’ Croix de Feu, to save France and defend his Cabinet against a threat of overthrow. The Cabinet agreed on a proposal | now pending in Parliament to appeal | | | to the €hamber of Deputies patriot- | ism for an immediate discussion of | Laval's financial measures. The Pre- mier will demand an immediate vote |of confidence for his decree. The proposed financial laws are |intended to defend France against Off to a head start in the Will Rogers Memorial campaign, Classen | o . High School’s 2000 students gave 6519 pennies in 156 minutes of collect- sursency speaitiayion apf S, g ing in Oklahoma the collectors ar ty. Gomer Smith, jr., and Bette Escalante, own with the pe two of jes. (Associated Press Photo) JUNEAU NAMES DELEGATES T0 DEMO CONCLAVE Unit Rule to Prevail— Resolutions to Be Offered Wrangell Convention Delegates to the Divisional con- vention at Wrangell December 10 were elected from the three Juneau precincts and Salmon Creek last night by a large group of Demo- cratic men and women who gathered in Moose Hall. A capacity crowd filled the hall indicating the wide interest in political affairs in the city. Divisional Committee Chairman M. E. Monagle called the meeting to order, explained the purpose, and turned the voting over to the various precinct chairmen. Salmon Creek joined with the Juneau groups and also held its caucas in the hall. Precinct No. 1 Delegates chosen from Precinct No. 1 are: Frank Botelho, J. A. Hellen- thal, Gov. John W. Troy, H. J. Turner, Mrs. May Godfrey, J. E. Pe- gues, Bob Sommers, Mrs. C. P. Jenne, H. R. VanderLeest, Jack Mullen and Allen Shattuck. The same group named the following precinct com- mittee: Frank Botelho, chairman; Mrs. Dave Housel, Mrs. J. B. God- frey, Mrs. Willlam Franks, Francis McDermott, H. J. Turner and Bob Sommers. Precinct No. 2. Delegates to Wrangell from Pre- cinet No. 2 will be John Walmer, M. E. Monagle, William T. Mahoney, Charles Miller, Edith Bavard, Rob- ert Bender and Jack Dalton. The precinct committee named includes H. R. VanderLeest, chairman; Joe George, Jack Dalton, W. W. Council, Charles Miller, Minnie Hurley and Edith Bavard. Precinct No, 3. Precinet No. 3 chose Al Lundstrom, Dolly Krause, Tom Judson, James J. Connors Jr., and William J. Mar- kle and the following precinct com- mittee: Dolly' Krause, chairman; Mrs. Art Riendeau, Al Lundstrom, William J. Markle and J. J. Con- nors, Jr. Salmon Creek Salmon Creek chose J. P. Ander- son and J. V. Davis as delegates to Wrangell and electéd a committee of J. P. Anderson, chairman; Mary Michaelson, secretary, and J. V. Da- vis. Unit Rule Juneau delegates will be bound by the unit rule at the Divisional con- vention, it was determined by gen- eral vote after the balloting, and the local delegation will draw up Sent 39 Persons . - Into Eternity; Dies, Heart Trouble NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 26. —Henry Meyer, aged 73, who cprung the trap on 39 persons condemned to die on the gal- lows, is dead here as the result of heart disease. FORMER HEAD BEN, ELECTRIC DIES IN HOME E. W. Rice, Jr., Winner of Edison Medal, Passes in Schnectady SCHNECTADY, N. Y, Nov. 26— E. W. Rice, Jr, aged 73, former President of the General Electric Company, died at his home here last night. As President of the General Elec- tric Company, Rice in 1928 received the Edison Medal for his achieve- ments in the field of electrical de- velopment. During the war he received the decoration of Crevalier Legion 4’| Honor, France. He was a fellow and one-time President of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and various other electrical and engin- eering associations. Since his retirement from the ac- tual presidency of the General Elec- tric Company, he has remained in his Schnectady home. resolutions commending the National and Territofial administration, Pres- ident Roosevelt, Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, Gov. Troy and the Terri- torial officials and present them for passage at the Wrangell meeting. Motion for such action was made last night by District Attorney Wil- liam A. Holzheimer and approved without opposition. ——— Middle Name “Helps” ROANOKE, Ala—If you plan to run for office here, have people call you by your middle name. Only one of the nine county officers is called by his first name; the others are known by their middle name. — e DROPS DEAD ON STREET John Larsen, 61, Cordova old-timer, fisherman and Cooper River railroad employee, dropped on the street, as the result of an attack of the heart, and quickly expired. He had been a resident of Cordova since 1928. | certainty, which are now causing a | heavy outflow of gold from the na- tios | Entire Nation Tense | The nation was tense as the oide” for dissolution of the Oroix de:Feéu |and other militant organizations was "given, for they have been the center of controversy for some time. Left- | ists charged that their hold over the government almost constituted Fas- 'slsm. and that the nation was head- |ed for rule by an armed oligarchy. Laval until today tried to steer a RS END IN RIOT MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ~ John Buli on Job in Egypt Rioting British troops rush to the aid of native police when rioting breaks out in Cairo, Egypt, scene of new anti- British demonstrations. A lléged Tacoma Kidnaper Pitched battle between soldiers were confined to their barracks during the first outbreak. lice and students resulted in several deaths. British TWO ETHIOPIAN Found bgf_{c_laho Possemen | GOVERNORS DIE TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 26.— Douglas. Van Viack, wanted for the slaying of a state highway patrol- man near here late yesterday, has been arrested and confined in the county ' jail. He was found, two miles north of Hollister, lying in a ditch near the roadside. Possemen, who had been ordered to “shoot to kill” found no trace | middle course between the militar- of his woman companion, believed |ists and the left wing, but the grow- ‘ng rise in power of the latter, cou- | pled with his dire need of immediate | support in the present financial cris- {is, made his swing necessary. | today or tomorrow, when police will attempt to make the various organ- | izations evacuate their meeting halls. | Leaders of the groups loudly con- demned the decree, and hinted that | they would continue as secret organ- |izations and effect reprisals. — e — LINDBERGH CASE REVIVED AGAIN; NEW DISCOVERY |Wood, Like that Used in Kidnap Ladder, Notes and Bills Found BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 26.—Wood, believed identical with that used in construction of the Lindbergh kid- | nap ladder, handwriting, similar to that on the ransom notes, and bills, have been found at Ashby Hope and may be part of the ransom money. The discovery is reported by the Boston Globe which asserts Ashby Hope is now a focal point for a fresh inquiry into the kidnaping and mur- der of the Lindbergh baby, carried |on by investigators and counsel for | Bruno Hauptmann. The Boston Globe says the wood was found at Ashby Hope, which is a little town five miles from Fitch- burg and where previous inquiries had centered in the early days of the search for the kidnapers. ————————— LOGGER KILLED BY TREE Harry Nestun, Fairbanks logger, was instanteously killed, when a tree he had chopped down hit another tree, slipped back, and struck him in the head. His brother, Matt Nestun, who was standing only a few feet away, was unable to rescue him. The accident occurred 46 miles from Pairbanks on the south fork of the Big Chena river, at a camp where four nien, partners, were car- rying on logging operations. e South Africa’s first chain drug store system is to be inaugurated in Johanneshurg early this winter. Paris expects rioting and blodshed | to talk, admitted his identity. to be Mildred Hook, of Tacoma, his former wife, whom he is alleged to have kidnaped. His car was also missing. Von Vlack, dazed by cold but able He said his compaiion left him during the night. He is accused of killing Patrolman Fontaine Cooper and wounding Dep- uty Sheriff Hency C. Givens, when they attempted to stop his car. S8heriff E. F. Prater quoted him as saying: “Kidnaping is a capital of- fense in Washington. I thought I might as well burn them up.” TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 26.— The authorities this afternoon ex-| pressed fears for the safety of Mll—l dred Hook, following the capture of her alleged kidnaper, Douglas Van Vlack, her former husband. He has confessed killing a State Patrolman | and wounding a Deputy Sheriff. “ Defenders Mowed Diown Near Dolo — Prince Succumbs in Exile BULLETIN — GENEVA, Nov. 26.—Sudden action on the Ethio- pian southern front has resulted in forcing the Italians out of the two districts, according to an official communique from Addis Ababa. Ras Desta has completed an encircling movement, origin- ating at Dolo, which forced the Italians out of Corraher and Gerlogubi. This afternoon, a coupe, in which Van Vlack fled from Tacoma, was found near here but no trace of the| girl. | The prisoner said the pair aband- | oned the car after the shooting,! walked a little while, then he is said to have told the girl: “I guess we had better split.” Discovery of long black hairs on Van Vlack’s pistol gave rise to fears the girl might have been slugged and left unconscious somewhere. Fur further details of shooting, turn to Page 1, second section.) SASA BANEH, Ethiopia, Nov. 26.— One hundred Ethiopians, including two provincial governors, were re- STOCK PRICES ASSERTS HOMER PROMISED LAND, ALASKA SECTION Community Grows Stead- ily—More Families Are Coming to Locate Within the last two years the pop- | ulation of Homer, Alaska, on Cook Inlet, has more “1an doubled, and ‘the population of that thriving agri- cultural community—developed en-| tirely through private enterprise— will continue to increase rapidly, ac- cording to George Woodruff, who arrived in Juneau on the North- western. More than half of the 70 families now located in the Homer area are comparatively recent arrivals, Wood- ruff said. A new store, operated by Bert Hanson, was opened there this year, and Homer is now a regular port of call for Capt. Heinie Berger's motorship Discoverer. The commun- ity, occupying an area roughly esti- mated at six miles long by two miles wide, already has two schools. ‘Woodruff will sail on the Yukon for Seattle enroute to his former home at Myton, Utah, and expects to re- turn before next spring with his own and seven other families from the Uinta Basin in Utah. There are 42 children in the group, he said. At present, Woodruff’s 12-year-old son, Wilbur is living alone at the Wood- | ruff homestead at Homer, and at- tending one of the schools. Roads Needed “What we need most are roads, (Continued on Page Three) ported killed in a battle north of Dolo on the southern front today, with Italian losses four native sol- diers killed, five wounded and two missing. Torrential rains over all fronts im- peded plans for the next general ad- vance of the invaders, and provided | a dreary funeral dirge for Lij Yassu, | deposed ruler who died last night in | exile. Yassu was a grandson of the for- !mer Emperor, Menelik, and was a Foreign Developments Con-| b . | cousin of the present Haile Selassie. | fusmg—Mflny I:Eadmg He died near Harar in a villa prison ‘ Issues Decline especially constructed for him, sur- {rounded by only a handful of his faithful retainers. The prince was deposed by a tri- bunal of chiefs in 1916, and succumb- ed to a lingering illness. >oo QUEBEC GOES REACTIONARY NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—The Stock | Market moved uneasily today. Lead- ing issues fell off one to three or more points. Today’s trading pace was much slower than recently. The close was| | heavy. News was gencrally conservative { although there was still some nerv- ousness apparent over confusing for- eign developments. b A | | CLOSING PRICES TODAY | NEW YORK, Nov. 26. — Clohmg: quotation of Alaska Juneau mine, . stock today 1s.15%, American Can| Dk 140%, American Power and Light 8,/ Liberal Provincial Govern- Anaconda 24%, Bethlehem Steel| 3 ¥ : 3 {- ment Wins Election by 149%, Calumet and Hecla 5%, Oen-‘ s ‘: Majority of Only Six eral Motors 56, International Har-| | vester 60, Kennecott 27%, United | Corporation 7%, United States Steel | 47%, Southern Pacific 23%, United | MONTREAL, Nov. 26.—Quebec fal- Foundries, no sale; Pound $4.937%, | tered in her traditional Liberalism just enough to deal the Liberal Par- ty the first serious blow it has re- DOW, JONES AVERAGES |ceived in Canadian elections since | The following are today's Dow,| 1930. Jones averages: industrials, 142.59,| On the basis of the Dominion elec- rails 38.40, utilities 28.97. | tion, in which Quebec led all Can- RIS G — ada in sending Liberal members to | California’s almond industry dat-|Ottawa, Premier L. A. Tascheray's "ing back fo 1843 produces an avefi‘leeml Provincial government sur- |age yield of 13,320 tons from 72,-|vived yesterday's election with a 600 acres of bearing trees. i majority of only six. | simmons Beds 17%. i SEATTLE PATROLMAN IS MURDERED CASE MANY IN PERIL DURING FURIOUS SHOOTING FRAY Another Officer Seriously Wounded in Thwart- ing Robbery POLICE SCOUR CITY FOR VICIOUS THUGS One Fugitive Hurt in Pistol Exchange on Down- town Street SEATTLE, Nov. 26.—Police Pa- trolman Trent A. Sickles was shot |and killed and Patrolman Theo- dore E. Stevens was seriously wound- ed in a gun battle with burglars who attempted to rob a beer parlor here early today. Many patrons of the establish- ment and passersby on the street narrowly escaped death in the fur- ious gun battle, in which one of the burglars is believed to have been | wounded. The policemen surprised an uni- dentified bandit pair just as they were holding up the beer parlor and looting its till. The robbers ran for their automobile as the officers held their fire for fear of hitting others. The hold-up men opened fire on the patrolmen as they emerged on the The wounded policemen returned the fire as the bandits drove off in their stolen car, hitting one of the figutives. Federal and county officers were aiding city police this afternoon in scouring Seattle for the vicious kil- lers. REBELLION OF RIO CAVALRY UNIT QUELLED Death List Shows 40 or 60 —Government De- clares State Siege BULLETIN — RIO DE JAN- EIRO, Nov. 26, — Gen. Joad Gomez Riberio, Minister of War, issued a statement this aftere noon reporting Federal forces have succeeded in reestablish- ing order throughout the State of Pernambuco and the next move will be against the rebels operating in the State of Rio Grande de Nore, RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 26.—An alleged plot to enlist the First Cav- alry of the regiment quartered in the heart of the city, in a Commun=~ ist rebellion against the government, has been thwarted. Reports showed a rebellion death list of 40 to 60 men. Lieut. Lauro Fontours, detailed to training reserve officers, has been arrested and charged with attempt- ing to incite a revolt in the Cavalry | unit. ~ After 22 hours of fighting, the in= surgents were driven back in the tate of Pernambuco toward Soc- orro. The government has imposed a state of siege over the entire nation and dispatched two naval cruisers to combat the northeast revolt, st Geologiss say tnat within a few years, due to the sediment borne mouthwards by the Yangtze river in China, the rocky islands which stand in shallow water at the mouth of the river will be surrounded by rice fields. ] ClaISTHAS

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