The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 10, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “4LL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7139. * CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SECTION * JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS * PRICE TEN CENTS [RIOT TRIAL TESTIMONY COMPLETED MINE ISSUES 16 Killed, ARE HARD HIT IN STOCK MARKET Drop in Price of Silver Has| Unsettling Effect in Trading Today NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Mining is- sues reacted sharply on the Stock Market today following further price confusion in world silver centers. While the list was generally un- | settled by the sagging metals, a number of specialties moved against the trend. : Losses of one to around nine points | were recorded by mine issues. | ‘Today’s close was heavy. SILVER TAKES DROP { NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Foreign sil- ver has been quoted finally at 63% cents an ounce, one cent off the new low since last spring, in Wall Street, after an impas:e of several hours be- tween New York and London mar- kets in which no prices were quoted, owing to an absence of buyers. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dzc. 10.—Closing quo- | tation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15, American Can 135%, American Power and Light 8¢, Ana- conda 28'%, Bethlehem Steel 47% General Motors 55'%, International Harvester 61%, Kelvinator 137%, Ken- necott 28', Simmons Beds 171, Unit- ed Corporation 6%, United States Steel 46%, United Foundries no sale, Pound $4.93% DOW, JONZS AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industriais 14231 rails 41.23, utilities 29.06. — e PUGET SOUND FERRY STRIKE ABOUT ENDED Opqrators, Union Workers in Conference—Wil- cox Gets Report SEATTLE, Dec. 10.—Termination of the 32-day old Puget Sound ferry strike hinged on the outcome Explosion, Coal Mine: | Fouteen Rescued from 600 Foot Level, Mile from Surface COALHURST, Alberta, Dec. 10.— Sixtesn miners were killed, and 14 were rescued, including three ser- jously injured, in the Letheridge | Colleries mine explosion on the 600 foot level, one mile from the sur- face. Officials said they believed an elec- tric spark from the telephone line ignited the gas. The explosion was the first real tragedy in a quarter of a century of the Lethbridge coal field. The blast occurred as the night shift was going to work All but one of the bodies of the | victims have been recovered by dig- ging parties and it has been located but trapped by debris. NAVY TONNAGES CONSIDERED AT LONDON MEET Japan Requested to Make Statement—Demand Is Command LONDON, tive source disclosed that the Inter- national- Naval conference has de- ci®=q to plunge tmimddiately inlo the question of total tonnages for the world’s greatest navies. The delegates have requested Ja- pan to make a detailed statement re- garding demands for total tonnages. | This subject is being pressed by the Japanese delegation and now it is| given a direct command to make a statement. Informed per:zons feel that success or failure of the efforts to achieve a new agreement hinges upon the, during the next few | deliberations days. SR ZAP PNV L, ATTEMPTS T0 END HIS LIFE SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Dec. 10.— Dec. 10.—An authorita- Place—M. E. Monagle Chosen Chairman WRANGELL, Alaska, Dec. 10— The Democratic First Divisional con- vention convened in a harmonious opening session in the American Le- gion Hall bere at 12 o'clock noon to- day with 24 delegates present and holding and representing 103 prox- ies covering all Divisional precincts. M. E. Monagle, of Juneau, was unanimously elected permanent chairman. The committee of Credentials com- posed of James J. Connors, Jr,, Frank Botetho, of Juneau; W. C. Stump of Ketchikan and Jack Spath of Ket- chikan, was immediately appointed and the delegates and their proxies were approved. It is expected a recess will be ta- ken early this afternoon. The Juneau delegates and proxy holders attending the convention are J. J. Connors, 8r,, J. J. Connors, Jr., M. E. Monagle, Mrs. C. P. Jenne, Mrs. William A. Holzheimer, Alice Cough- lin, Mr and Mrs. J. V. Davis, Frank A. Boyle, A. P. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bender, Frank Bot- eLac. The delegates attending from Ket- hikan are W..T. Sharples, W. C. | | Neil Reid. | e CLIPPER SOARS OUT ON SECOND MANILA FLIGHT :Phi]ippine Sister to China Ship Carries 15,000 Letters to Islands ALAMEDA, Cal, Dec. 10. — The Fhilippine Clipper late yesterday af- {mile flight to Honolulu, enroute on | the second regular air mail trip to {Manila. She is carrying 15,000 let- | ters. . The Philippine Clipper s a sister | of the China Clipper which last week returned to her base here after mak- Stump, J. T. Moran, Mr. and Mrs, | |ternon soared forth on her 2400- ALBERT B, FALL ~ Democrats Are 'W.W.LIGGETT in Session at ~ ASSASSINATED Wraqg_ell Today LAS[EVENINB _ Harmonious Opening Takes| Weekly Publisher, Formet- X Alaskan, Shot, Killed in Minneapolis MNNEAPOLIS, Minn, Dec. 10.— Walter W. Liggett, publisher of the Midwest American Weekly, was shot and killed last night by unidentified assailants. Liggett's body was found near his automobile at the rear of his home here. Liggett was shot three times and the revolver had apparently been placed near his heart. Liggett's newspaper frequently at- tacked the administration of Gov. Floyd B. Olson. Only recently, Liggett was acquit- ted in St. Paul of a statutory charge against a minor girl. KNOW IN ALASKA Walter W. Liggett is known to old- timers of Skagway and Juneau. For over a year in the early days he edit- ed the Skagway Daily Alaskan, a daily newspaper at Skagway. Later he went to the States to St. Paul for a time was in the Government employ in Washington. D. C. Later he was associated with the McFad~ den magazine publications. Several years ago he went to San Francisco and was connected with the Tom Moaney Defense committee. Accord- ing to the above Associated Press dispatch, Liggett has for some time been publishing a weekly in Minne- (apoln. Liggett was on the Skagway Daily Alaskan shortly after that newfmaper s was sold by Gov. John W. Troy and his partner, I. M. Jensen, to Dr. L, 8. Keller. After leaving Alaska he gained fame as a muck-raker and a leader in the old Non-Partisan League .~ SERIOUSLY ILL EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 10—Physi- cians said the condition of Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of Interior, complicated by bronchial pneumonia, is precarious today despite a slight improvement last night, Bartiers Removed AsU. S.C éinrz;danpiéct Is Signéd The historic scene in the White House executive offices in Washington as the reciprocal trade pact between the United States and Canada is signed. Left to right are Secretary of State Cordell Hull, William Mac- kenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, and President Roosevelt. In the background are members of the President’s cabinet and members of Canadian commigsion PEACE PARLEY FOR ETHIOPIA STRIKES SNAG Britain Not in Accord Over | “*'Baldwin's Handling of Crisis LONDON, Dec. 10.—Franco-Brit- ish efforts to concluGe a speedy peace agreement for the African conflict struck a temporar, ag through the refusal of the British Cabinet to accept a compromize plan laid down by Premier Laval and Sir Samuel Hoare ' Reports said that the Cabinet de- manded certain modifications, and that some sections of British offic- ialdom in Parliament are in revolt aver the way Stanley Baldwin's gov- ernment is handling the peace nego- tiations. An offivial silence prevailed today as the Cabinet met in an emergency session to discuss the proposals. LEAGUE TALK HELD UP ‘Second Venire Jury I Drawn in Mass Trial PORT ORCHARD, Dec. 10— Judge H. G. Sutton has ordered 30 additiopal jurors drawnsfor the | venire of the Erland’s Point mass murder " trial, besides the twelye jurors tentatively seated. But four remained this morning of the original venire drawn to try | Leo Hall and Mrs. Peggy Paulos, |charged with fizst degree murder in connection with sextuple kill- | ings > HOT GARGO BAN LIFTED IN S. k. - ASTRUCE MADE |Workers Are Instructed to I ARA'S FUTURE 'NOWINHANDS * SUPREME COURT | Decision Likely in January ——Dramatic Arguments Presented, Both Sides | WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, The | future of AAA rested dramatically with the Supreme Court today as the subsidy policy was denounced | as bribery and robbery by its foes and was upheld as simple justice by the New Deal The evidence now remains to be reviewed by the court. A decision seems likely in January Solicitor General Stanley Reed rounded out the Government’s con- | tention that the Constitution and the AAA do not conflict Former United States George Wharton Pepper, attorney for the Hoosiac Mills, contended that “processing taxes meant rob- bing Peter, the processor, Paul, the producer.” Senator | | CASE EXPECTED T0 60 T0 JURY COMING FRIDAY :Five Hours Allotted Each Side for Presentation of Arguments GOVERNMENT OPENS TOMORROW MORNING Motions for _[)-i;chax'ge. Di- rected Verdict of Ac- quittal Denied | \ | | | } Taking of testimony in the riot case |now being heard before a jury in Federal district court was completed this afternoon and court recessed | shortly before 3 o'clock until 10 o™~ lock tomorrow morning when the government will begin its arguments | to the jury. Five hours, or an ordinary court day, was allotted each side for ar- gument. This will require tomorrow and Thursday. Judge George F. Al- exander then will give his instruc- tions to the jury following which some brief arguments on instructions may be heard. This is expected to require Friday morning, indicating the jury will get the case about Fri- day afternoon Motion for a directed verdict of acquittal was made by Defense Couns sel Irwin Goodman this afternoon after testimony was concluded and Attorney Stabler moved for dis- charge of his clients, Bill Taroff and Kodzoff. Both motions were denied by the Court on grounds that it was something for the jury to decide. | Last Witness Frank Garnick, widely known Ju- neau merchant, was the last witness called in the case. He testified that Kodzoff was in his store between 9 and 9:30 the morning of the riot and had said he was going to the A. B. Hall. Mrs. Garnick previously tes- tified Kodzoff also was in the store shortly after 10 o'clock when she ar- rived and had remained there until after the tear gas was thrown near the union hall, In arguing his motion, Attorney Stabler declared Kodzoff was in Gar- nick’s Grocery twice that morning, first when Mr. Garnick was in the store, as he testified, and again a sec- ond time, when he was coming from the A. B. Hall, the latter occasion which Mrs. Garnick referred to. to pay MORNING SESSION Rebuttal testimony in the trial of |ing the inaugural flight. GENEVA, Dec. 10.—A League of | Nations spokesman said today that) there is a possibility the Com-| Blockaded Ships mittee of 18 meeting, schedwed for —— Thursday, may be postponed. The| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 10 - | reason is given that the diplomats, pollowing the signing by opf‘ralorsi Handle Gulf Cargo on —,r—— of a meeting today at which the Gegrge W. Olvany Jr., son of the ! operators and union Workers &re sormer fader of New York's Tam-| REACHES PEARL HORROR | - y to consider signing of an agree- mgny Hall, was this morning found| HONOLULU, H. ., Dec. 10. — The | ¥ ment to abide by the peace plan gt and critically wounded on the | philippine Clipper arrived at Pearl suggested by Gov. Clarence D. Mar- grounds of a deserted hotel. Harbor from Alameda at 11:31 o'- | i clock this forenoon, Pacific Standard | 24 men in Federal district court virtually was completed at noon to- day. Only one further witness was to be called by Howard Stabler, at- torney for George Kodzoff and Bill Taroff. | ALLEGED ABUSE OF AAA 1S TO BE HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Dec. 10. — SAYS STRIKE ENDED The Seattle ferry strike is over| and all operators have resumed business on a normal basis, accord-| ing to a radiogram received by| M. J. Wilcox, agent for the Alaska| Steamship Company, from the Se-| attle office of his company. - - JMWA CHOOSES NEW | OFFICERS TODAY| Old officers will give place to new today, as the Juneau Mine Workers' Association, in deference to its constitutional rule which forbids officer to hold terms longer than six months, will choose its new leaders by rank and file vote. Polls in thé A. B. Hall have been open since 10 o‘clock this morning, and will close at 8 o'clock, an hour, after the beginning of tonight's regular session of the association. C. E. Gordon, in charge of the polls, reports a gratifying number| of voters. The following are candidates: For President: Ed Kirchoffer, Hollis Jones, Cary Tubbs. First Vice-President: Jackson, Max Dorman. Second Vice-President: Cameron, Ronald Lister, Jernberg. Secretary: Hammer. Assistant Secretary: W. D. (BilD | Bale; Samuel Daniels, Ray Rich- ardson. Treasurer: Lynam. Trustees: Kirchoffer, A. James' Farlin Robert | James Lynam, Albert Earl Watkins, James Harold Hargrave, Ed Doc Gordon, Olaus | The police, after making an inves- ,ngamm, said Olvany apparently at- tempted suicide. TWO MORE NAMES ADDED TO ROTARY Chayles W. Carter and Monte Grisham were added to the roster of the Rotary Club at its weekly meeting this noon in the Terminal Cafe. Following the luncheon and the transaction of regular business, Kel- ly Blake gave a humorous talk and Mrs. V. Van Dam, dressed in Dutch costume, gave a brief resume of the history of Holland. With no particular business on hand, the club enjoyed an informal conversational time until its ad- Jjournment. CONCRETERS MEET SABIN’S TONIGHT IN BASKETBALL TILT Krause’s Concreters will play Sabin’s Clothiers in a non-confer- ence tilt at 8:30 tonight, accord- ing to a last-minute announcement this afternoon by President Leon- ard Holmgquist. The final announce- ment was made in favor of fans who, it was said, would enjoy a big-time game instead of the orig- inal substituted event. Sabin’s were scheduled to meet the Tallapoosa five, but with the cutter not in port, the Concreters offered to fill in. The Juneau High School team meets the Juneau Firemen in the opener at 7:30 o'clock. e Charles Salter, chief of police on Larsson. the University of Louisville campus ‘Time. - Airliner Crashes, 7 Passengers 4 of Crew Are Killed TATSFIELD, Kent, England, Dec. 10.—Eleven persons were crashed in a rain-swept English valley. The victims, seven passengers and four members of the crew, wete headed toward London from Brussels after crossing the chan- nel. STORES DECORATE WITH EVERGREEN The big “Christmas snow-fall” within the past 20 hours seemed to have aroused downtown mer- chants into a furor of Yuletide decorations, as many stores have already “primped” for the coming season, now 12 days off. It’s now a busy program for the fellows who are draping store- fronts with evergreen boughs, and inside, employees and decorators are losing no time in keeping pace with the stampede that is “get- ting ready for Christmas.” Seatde_STred Car, Express Motor Bus Crash; 25 Are Hurt killed when a Belgian airliner " | | | | are awaiting the outcome of the| is: i - rs. Anita Albxander, actress, wife g lof a satisfactory agreement in re Only three witnesses were called of Ross Alexander, film player, died of a bullet wound which of- ficers said was self-inflicted. French-English parleys. Desultory fighting is reported here in dis- patches from Ethiopia, although hard bayonet fighting occurred in E Cause of suicide is said to have|some areas. { |it was begun immediately. been despondency over her career. FRIGIDAIRE UNIT IS INSTALLED AT PARKER’S MARKET Installation of a full length electri- cal refrigeration unit in the fresh meat display case at Parker's Market has just been completed by W. P. Johnson, the Frigidaire man. The unit arrived on the Northwestern last week and the work of installing According to “Butch” Cornforth manager of the Parker Brothers' Willoughby Avenue Market, the re- frigerated case had become necessary inorder that a greater supply of fresh cut meats may be prepared to give more efficient service at times when business is rushing. Completely equipped, in the most modern meat shop style, Parkers Market, together in the same build- ing with the cently alterated and refinished Bert's Cash Grocery, of- fers to Juneau shoppers a convenient, well-stocked, courteously served trading center. — e - FREARMS CHARGE DROPPED Charges against Boris Chernikoff, accused of possession of firearms without an alient’s special license, were dorpped yesterday. Chernikoff was arraigned before Commissioner SEATTLE, Dec. 10—Twenty-five | Mullen by Deputy Warden Clarence i North Enders were injured, six ser- iously, when an express motor bus crashed into the rear end of a street Rhode. — o REBELLION REPORTED BY SMALLER NA’I‘IONS‘ GENEVA, Dec. 10—Representatives of the smaller nations, members of the League of Nations, are reported to have undertaken a virtual rebel- lion against the concessions to Italy and reported to have been made by France and Great Britain as the price of peace. Some observers said that if the newspaper versions of the peace pact, are confirmed, a grave crisis will de- velop within the League of Nations. COLOR SUPPLEMENT WELCOMES YULETIDE Color and Christmas! Christmas and color! The two go hand in hand and The Empire joins in with a four- page Christmas shopping supplement today to remind shoppers that “it won't be long now.” Today's twelve pages are brim full of bright, timely suggestions for the year's biggest occasion, and the ad- vertisements are reflected in the over-night blossoming of downtown stores. Color advertising, while something new to Alaskan newspaper readers, is growing by leaps and bounds in the States, especially at Yuletime, and The Daily Alaska Empire, always out with the latest in newspaper im- | provements, is proud to offer this first color supplement for its adver- tisers and subscribers. i o | gards to Gulf of Mexico ports, long- | shoremen here and at San Diego | lifted a several weeks ban against | Gulf cargo. | S Workers were instructed to unload | .. pine blockaded Lickenbach, Swayne| GOVernment O_fl|c1.als to {and Hoyt ships. | Run Down Annoying Stor- | Previous refusal was based on the| . C U S !ground that the ships were loaded | 1es Current mn . D by non-union labor during the Gulf | 2 | strike. | WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Irritated { | by stories about alleged AAA abuses, ' 3 Government officials today indicated (WARRACK COMPANY | that they may call upon county al- | lotment committeemen throughout AWARDED TWO JOBS | the nation to help run down reports. | Stories about farmers being forced [to burn grain or kill hogs, anecdotes {about men being paid far more for INVESTIGATED - eee Word was received by the Foss Construction Company of Juneau | today that the Warrack Construction projects in Cordova and Valdez, bids | for which were opened this week. | A new school building is to be |erected in Valdez, while in Cordova 'a city hall will be built, and repairs {made to the public sthool. The |award ofmprovements to the sewer | system in the Copper City was made | to the Gastineau Construction Com- pany. | Bids on the municipal improve- Company was low bidder on the PWA | curtailing production than they ever | made in producing crops or livestock, | reports of widows being penalized { for over-production, hz been a | fertile. source of annoyance to AAA President Roosevelt, his address | yesterday in Chicago before the American Farm Bureau Federation, declared political profiteers are seek- ing to stir up oity people in opposi3 tion to the New Deal's farm. pro= by Attorneys Goodman and Roden in defense while Stabler recalled Kodzoff for a moment and was to call Frank Garnick just after the noon recess. Goodman called Mrs Beavert, wife of the defendant War-~ ren Beavert, Mentur Peterson, a de- fendant, and Al Nygren. Nygren said he was not out of breath when he reached the marshal’s office. Pet~ erson said Assistant Chief of Police William Markle had not ordered him off the porch at the A. J. and Mrs. Beavert did not testify, objection to the line of questioning being upheld by’ the court Many Witnesses Another long list was called by As- sistant District Attorney George W. Folta in an effort to stress certain points which had previously been brought out. The witnesses were Dr. W. W. Council, Ted Danielsen, Dr. W. P. Blanton, Sam Guyot, George Jones, Chief of Police Roy Hoffman, Ted Adams, Lloyd “Kinky” Bayers, H. L. Faulkner, Victor Cubb, Jess Paine, Carl Anderson, Arnold Mog- seth, Mrs. Roy Rutherford, F. A. gram which was aimed to “stop the'Smith, L. R. Hogins, Guy Graham, |rule of tooth and claw that threw R. Berg, A. J. Goodman, Joe Waite, the farmers into bankruptey or turn- | Jack Brown, Everett Smith, Wally ments in Anchorage, also a PWA he! virtually into serfs.” project, are to be opened there Sat- ASiEhan) yiThply o Invading Ar.nTy.ililA— China Now Using Tanks, Airplanes | - eee | Women Are Sharing Honors, Fox Hunting haanes | PEPING, Dec. 10.—Chinese sourc- es report that the invading Man- choukuan Army, using tanks and airplanes, drove the special police into the city of Kuyyan and are now ready to enter the city. The invading army, according tc | LONDON, Dec. 11.—A new season of fox-hunting is under way in Eng- land, with women sharing the field in what has been considered a typi- cally masculine sport Not only are they riding to hounds | Cost of maintaining individuals in| Tand in Missouri farms declined Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Ander- son, William Glafke, Howard Willis. for the last five years, has never had to reprimand a student. car on a slippery street early last|the Missouri penitentiary amounts)by 1,000,000 acres in the decade end- evening. to $225 a year. ed in 1930. ord, are serving as Masters of the | Hounds. advices received here, has been or- dered by Tokyo to control more Chin- in increasing number but 17, a rec- Iese territory. | Bergstrand, Harry Naifenoff and De- | fense Counsel Irwin Goodman Goodman was called by Folta to (Continuea on m‘e Two.) | | | i | ! l |