The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 13, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7142. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1935. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS JURY HOLDS FATE OF 24 DEFENDANTS DIMOND TO FILE AGAIN AS DELEGATE Announcement Is Received at Wrangell Convention by M. E. Monagle INFORMATION IS GREETED, CHEERS Complete Text of Intentions Are Given — Strong Support Pledged The first definite statement that Delegate Anthony J. Dimond would again be a candidate for re-election was received yesterday in a tele- gram from the Delegate, by M. E.| Monagle, Chairman of the First Divisional Committee of the Demo-l cratic Party in Alaska, while the Divisional Convention was in ses- son in Wrangell. Delegate Dimond advised Mr. Monagle in the message that he would soon file his declaration to be a candidate for Delegate, in the Democratic Primary. Greeted by Applause The reading of the statement was | ILA Strike in Gulf Ports Is Settled by Votes; Danger of Coast Trouble Now Averted HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 13.—The two | ed its work to the Luckenbach Gull months' old strike of the Interna- | Vessels. . Ao Ry | The Lone Star was organized after tional Association was definitely set- the strike” was started and will be tled last night as far as Houston |given a LA charter. is concerned, when the Longshore- The settlement of the Houston dif- mens’ Union voted to let the Federal | ficulty has eased the longshore sit- Mediation Board decide how much | Uation on the Pacific coast by re- moving the “hot cargo” issue. It work.shouldbeallntted the Lone Star | w.o once feared this issue would State's colored Longshore Benevolent | cause 5 general marine tie-up that Association. i ¥ might result from the refusal of the Previously the International Long- ‘longshoremen of other ports to han- sheremens’ Association had westrict- ' dle cargo loaded at gulf ports. 'PETIT JURORS T0 REPORT ON MONDAY AT 10 {Government's Case Against | | Jack Diaz Next on Docket After Riot Trial With the riot trial ending this week, members of the petit jury have been summoned to report at 10 o'- STOCK PRICES TAKE ANOTHER SLUMP TODAY Brokers Fail to Agree on Silver, Also Foreign Situations NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Led by industrials, Stock Market prices pointed sharply. to lower declines met with enthusiastic applause and | cheers by all the assembled dele-]d‘“k Monday morning to the Fed- gates in the convention |eral court where the case of the The text of Delegate Dimond‘s‘unm’d States against Jack Dl?z. ac- telegram follows: cused of a statutory offense, is next “M. E. Monagle, Chairman, |° 1 Soer. dnt Democratic Divisional Conven- Jur?rs _who are to report ,vlfm_uu tion, Wrangell, Alaska. May I |mrrmng include the following: send best wishes to you and Ed Andrews, Douglas; Henry Ba- other members in Democratic | Men,Juneau; W. H. Benson, Juneau; Convention and in spirit join John C. Berg, Mendenhall; Andrew i Bernsten, Juneau; Andy Bertleson, with you in deliberations for | |Juneau; Grace Bowman, Douglas; Ifare all people Alaska i o e e ool |C.-A. Broullette, Chilkat; C. Claus- in having for our leader Presi- |en, Petersburg; Cash Cole, Juneau; dent Roosevelt who is firmly W. M. Cook, Sitka; Mrs. Maud Dull, opposed to special privilege in {Juneau; Mrs. E. O. Fields, Juneau; all forms stop Shall file soon |Katherine Franks, Juneau; Robt. J. Fraser, Douglas; Mrs. Ludwig Fro- laratic candi - . o e Kjper: Dol ylnnder. Skagway; Anita Garnick. Ju- D 4 O n Depeee . o, |neau; 'Mrs. George Getchell, Ju- | | | | contributing | 46%, “ANTHONY J. DIMOND.” Chairman Monagle, in return, on the unanimous authorization of all delegates, sent a telegram to Dele- gate Dimond advising that all dele- gates of the convention heartily ap- proved his candidacy and pledged | neau; U. 8. Gregory, Jualpa; E. Hachmeister, Douglas; H. C. Hansen, | Juneau; L. J. Holmquist, Juneau; |John Jacobsen, Sheep Creek; L. L. today and losses of fractions to around three points predominated at the close, which was heavy. Brokers were not in agreement over the silver and foreign situa- tions and this may have been the influence to today's slump. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 13. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 131, American Powétf ana Light 8%, Anaconda 26%, Bethlehem Steel General Motors 54%, Inter- national Harvester 61%, Kelvinator 14, Kennecott 277%, Simmons Beds 18, United Corporation 6%, United States Steel 48, United Foundries, no sale; Pound $4.93. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, industrials 140.18, | Jones averages: rails 40.22, utilities 28.34. Johnson, S8almon Creek; J. F. Kaher, |Juneau; Frank Karabelnakoff, Ju- neau; A. F. Knight, Juneau; Ole their support. e HULL DEFENDS TRADE TREATY |Knutsen, West Petersburg; Henry | Kucher, Juneau; Elmer LaChance, Juneau; James Larsen, Juneau; Val- entine Leonoff, Jualpa; Grant Logan, Douglas; Rosalie Lundell, Douglas; Elizabeth C. McKechnie, Juneau; John McLaughlin, Juneau; Ray Mc- Cormick, Douglas; Harry E. Manca, Sitka; Mrs. Peter Melseth, Juneau: | | JAPAN NAVAL DEMANDS T0 WITH CANADA Answers Protests of Cattle- {Prances R. Mathisen, J. J. Murray, Sitka; Ed Nilsen, Pet- ersburg; Mrs. Homer Nordling, Ju- neau; Jennie M. Parker, Gustavus; Petersburg: | Request for Naval Tonnage Archie Radalet, Juneau; Mrs. Geo. | Common lelt Extended men—Benefits to B. Rice, Juneau; E. H. Richter, Skag- Be D . d way; Eugene Routsala, Juneau; Em- erivel ma Samoto, Killisnoo; Mrs. Alex Sey, Mendenhall; Mrs. James Snell, Ju- WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Moving neau; V. C. Spaulding, Lynn Canal; to defend the Canadian trade treaty Olaf Swanson, Juneau; Alice M. against protests of western cattle- | Tucker, Juneau; Mrs. F, Ungerfloren, men, Secretary of State Cordell Hull | skagway; David Waggoner, Juneau; maintains the controversial reduc-|gq Waltonen, Juneau; E. E. Whitsel, tion in the livestock tariffs will gain | jualpa. more than they will lose. ——,—— Secretary Hull said the concessions GR“GER SHUUTS made Canada on cattle are more than offset by concessions made by Can- PITTSBURG, Cal, Dec. 13.—Po- liceman John Buckley was shot and ada to the United States on many lines, especially manufactured goods, killed, deputy sheriff Sal Jimno was the United States imports. Canadian concessions, Secretary Hull said, will result greatly in in- creased exports, which will increase employment in this country giving working men and women in the United States an increased purchas- ing power and €nabling them to buy in larger quantities American farm products to the benefit of the Amer- ican farmer. 6.0.P.LINE UP BOOSTERS Certain States, Backing Hoover, May Get Ex- tra Delegates Maze wounded in the right arm, and Police Captain® Dan McNeil shot through the right arm, by Luciano Garcia Sanchez, grocery store pro- prietor, who shot himself nine times and is now in a dying condition in a hospital. Sanchez, embittered because of May Quesada, returned to Watson- ville after drinking three months, and started firing wildly in the attempting his capture. Fosdick to Be Head of Rockefeller Board NEW YORK, Dec. 13—Raymond B. Fosdick, attorney identified for many years with the Rockefeller in- WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—An ef- fort by Western and Southern Re- publican leaders to permit states which backed Hoover in 1928 to have extra delegates at the large June convention is under consideration by|Rockefeller Foundation General Ed- the Republican National Committee, | ucation Board according to an- meeting here next Monday. nouncement made here today. Party officials said -that as the T & ARG matter stands the Bast and Middle| William Cullen Bryant was town ‘West together could control the con- |clerk of Great Harrington, Mass., vention. from 1816 to 1825, street. The officers were shot whlh[ terests, is to become President of the | to Include Five Powers LONDON, Dec. 13—Japan’s dele- gation to the Naval Conference to- day maneuvered to win support of France and Italy in its demand for sea power equality. Tts request for common upper lim- it of naval tonnage was revised to in- clude five powers instead of three. Informed cources do not, however, consider the new tactics will prove successful. Japan granted Soviet Russia the right to a' fleet equal to its own, in arguing for tonnage equality for all nations. 5 Authoritative ‘quarters disclosed the widening scope in Japan's posi- tion to be regardedkgs one of the shot through the left arm, Chris | most significant developments in the five-day-old conference. The delegation from Tokyo de- veloped the theory that a single standard should apply to all na- Irish Senate Is Knocked Out By 76-57 Vote DUBLIN, Dec. 13.—Abolition of the Irish Free State Scnate, requested by President Eamon de Valera, has been voted by the Dail Eirann 76 to 57. President de Valera proposes to replace the present Irish Free State Parliamentary cystem with. = one chamber. The measure becomes a law within 60 days regardless of what aotion the Senate may take. COMMITTEE TO —|ASK ENGSTROM FOR CORRECTION Chamber Group Finds Lit- tle Trouble Here Over A. J. Cargo Action G. H. Walmsley, Chaiman of the special committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to investigate conditions with regard to handling of [reight consigned to the A. J. mine, eported today that so far as the committee has been able to ascertain there has been only a limited amount of minor heckling of seamen by un- ion miners and longshoremen. A telegram was di§pntched today to Foster McGovern, Alaska Depart- ment of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, requesting him to get in touch with James Engstrom, Dis- trict Secretary of the Martime Fed- eration, to correct the impression in- dicated by Engstrom in his state- ment last Wednesday to the Asso- ciated Press and The Empire in which he explained that the seamen had been instructed to refuse to work cargo consigned to the A. J. mine to protect them from further “trouble™ of the type encountered on previous trips. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce is also requested to get in touch with T. B. Wilson, General Manager of the Alaska Steamship Company, and to work with him in an attempt to straighten out existing difficulties regarding A. J. freight shipments. To the best knowledge of the com- mittee, Mr. Walmsley said, the Mar- time Federation has rescinded a pre- vious agreement to unload A. J. freight on barges in Gastineau Chan- nel, and has recently agreed to un- load A. J. freight only on barges 100 miles from Juneau, or at a fair dock.” All docks in Juneau, Mr. Walmsley said, are “fair” docks, and there is some question as to whether the ex- isting agreement concerns any fair dock, or fair docks 100 miles from Juneau. P. R. Bradley, President of the Al- aska Juneau Gold Mining Company, is reported to be in Seattle at the present time. .- CONGRESSMAN FOUND GUILTY BY D. C. COURT Hoeppel Co;;ted of Sell- ing Qipointmenl to est Point WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Convict- ed of a conspiracy to sell an appoint- ment to West Point, Representative John H. Hoeppel, Democrat of Cal- ifornia, and his son Charles today tions indiscriminately, regardless of [ Planned a quick appeal. defense requirements or colonial commitments. RECRUITING TO BE URGEDINE President Is Requested to Strengthen Naval Re- serve Officers Corps ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The Na- vy High Command has asked Presi- dent Roosevelt to approve of a plan to bolster the peace time Naval Re- serve Officers COrps. - Tt is contended that the strength They were found guilty last night by a District of Columbia Supreme Court jury. Two years imprison- ment and a $10,000 fine is the maxi- mum penalty for the offense. ——e UTRALITY T0 BE CONTINUED ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Continu- ance in some form or other of the temporary neutrality law will be pro- posed to the next Congress by Presi- dent Roosevelt. It is said it will be a couple of weeks before the proposal is put into final form. LEAGUE ASKED BY HAILE TO REJECT PLAN Special Assembly Is Sought " on Grounds Coven- ant Violated FRANCE AND BRITAIN FACE LEAGUE FIGHT Smaller Powers Line Up Against Concessions to Italians GENEVA, Dec. 13.~Emperor Hailc Selassie today asked the League of Nations to call a special meeting of the League Assembly on the grounds that the Franco-British peace plan violated the spirit of the League Covenant, Informied sources saw in this action a forward movement led by the smal- Jer powers to turn down the proposal as contrary to League policies. Authoritative reports received here from Rome said that Pope Pius, through three papal nuncios, influ- enced Poland, Austria and France to push for the peace settlement plan. '‘Democrats in Harmonious Convention; Roosevelt Is The spirit and general results of Jhe Democratic Convention of the Pirst Territorial Division which con- sluded its session yesterday in Wran- rell may simply and honestly be summed up in the words of a dele- jate from another town when he ‘aid: “Despite what minor disa- ;reements may prevail at times with- n the Democratic party in Alaska, ‘he hational program of President Roosevelt, which has alleviated un- old suffering and brought the coun- ry back to reasonable prosperity, ind in addition the friendly and co- operative attitude that the Admin- istration has shown to Alaska and o the officials of the Territory which has enabled them to obtain and car- ry through the many projects which not alone have relieved distress here but will prove of lagting benefit to the Territory, so overshadowed any tri- vialties that the Democratic Party of Alaska will go into the coming campaign with a completely harmon- lous and united front which will as- sure the same sort of victory which it recorded four years ago and two years ago." The platform adopted by the Wran- gell Convention of the First Divis- ITALIAN DEFEAT REPORTED DJBOUTI, French Somaliland, Dec. 13.—An Ethiopian government communique reports the defeat of an Ttalian outpost by a strong Ethiopian patrol. Casualties were seven Italian killed and an undetermined number wounded. Word from the Italian high com- man says that troop movements in Ethiopia have been temeornxuy sus- pended. WIACE PLANS PUBLIC GENEVA, Dec. 13.—The hotly discussed Franco-British plans for en ding the Italo-Ethiopian war have been made public and have caused & flurry in Europe and aroused antagonism. ision delegates follows, along with numerous resolutions which were passed: Democratic Party Platform ‘We, the delegates of the Democrats lof the First Judicial Division of Al- aska, in convention assembled at Wrangell, Alaska, endorse the cour- teous, wise and humane leadership of its great chieftain, Franklin De- nation through the menacing shoals fidence in American ideals, substi- ! tuted hope for despair, inculculated faith where doubt of our Govern- (ment's ability to function existed, lifted the dead hand from human aspirations, removed many obstacles lano Roosevelt, who has piloted the | of 1ts worst depression, restored con- | The plans reveal that France and !, peding the advance of humanity, Gw&t}ffltflfil :ee‘; ‘f’r :Pf"’;”:x l;r::\vltalizlng again the Constitution mier umol ni sm\fl Pt x;omfwrm,en by the Founding Fathers, and sion of Italy with a g L pledge to him our loyal support. f Etl ia's territor ol s Sy which thi' ‘We acclaim the splendid represen- to a country against League of Nations is imposing sanctions as an aggressor nation. The reaction here, where diplo- | mats are assembled, has brought maeh unfriendly feeling. Some diplomats declared the plan Vio- lates the spirit of the League's covenant. It is expected that every small nation, as predicted, will reject the plan. tation that our Delegate to Congress, the Honorable Anthony J. Dimond, is giving and pledge to him our con- tinued and undivided support. ! We endorse the fine administration rof the Honorable John W. Troy, Governor of Alaska, and are mindful of the effective cooperation between him and our Delegate to Congress in their successful efforts to place |Alaska and its needs before the Na- | tional Administration in a true and correct light. | W endorse the Territorial Admin- | istration and its liberal and progres- {sive policies and pledge to those | elective officers who are responsible JURY CONVICTS WOULDBE SOLON FOR PERJURIES “Grocer” George W. Nor- ris, One Time Senatorial Candidate, Loses Decision LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 13.—A Feder- al Distriet Court jury has convicted “Grocer” George C. Morris, of Alva, Okla., of perjury. The maximum penalty is five years imprisonment and $2000 fine. Norris was charged with testify- ing falsely before the United States Senate committee which investigat- ed ‘his attempt to become a candi- date against Senator George W. Nor- Grocer Norris formerly lived in Brokenbow, Neb. The government charged that Norris perjured himself when he told the Senatorial Investi- gating committee he received no money and no assurance of financial aid if he became a candidate. The grocer admitted he testified untruthfully on his first appearance before the Committee but based his defense on the claim he later re- turned to the stand and corrected his testimony. Grocer Norris' attempt to file as Senator failed because his filing pa- pers arrived a day too late. S MRS. HUNTER HERE Mrs. E. L. Hunter, mother of Earle Hunter of the First National Bank, arrived on the North Sea. - Enrollment in Hawaii’s schools is ris, in Nebraska’s 1930 primary cam- | paign. t | for them our heartiest support. | We represent that Alaska has made i its greatest progress, and received its largest benefits under the rule of the Democratic party, and we urge the continuation of the Democratic party {in power since all history and records . prove that it has given to the Terri- tory its greatest opportunities for de- velopment and advancement. Former Democratic Administra- tions brought us the Alaska .Rail- \road, its largest appropriations for iroads and trails and other public im- | provements, partially restored to its | people rights they have lost under Republican regimes, notably opening |our coal deposits, almost limitless in value and quantity, and its oil lands, iboth of which were locked in re- serves by Republican administra- tions. )" In the three years that have elaps- ed since the Roosevelt Administra- tion was ushered in convincing proof has been furnished that the Demo- cratic party is solicitious of the wel~ fare of Alaska, and concerned about its needs and is interested in its {problems. During that period, the | Roosevelt Administration has allot- ed for Alaska approximately one Imillion, seventy-eight thousand dol- lars for emergency relief activities, including direct and work relief. ‘Thousandg of persons, men, women and children, have been furnished employment through that medium. Hundreds have been removed from charity lists and made self-sustain- ing. Familiés have been taken off lthe bread lines and confidence and rell-nspect restored to them. Many public improvements have been made ;posalhle, improvements of lasting val- ue in the development of many com- munities in the Territory, and the ‘Territory as a whole. More than of the unit has dropped to 13 per| The present law expires next Feb-'85,000 this year, or 2,000 more than [$12,000000 has been supplied for cent of the quota allotted. ruary, last year, ‘highways, roads, trails, airplane land - Endorsed; Platform, Also Resolutions Are Adoptec l ing fields, permanent streets, sew- ers, water supply systems and other public necessities and conveniences. Civil works projects in communities of both whites and Indians, mining and development trails and other projects under the Emergency Con- servation program; many new school buildings are being built with Public Works funds of which more than $211,000 has been alloted to Alaska; and other activities to promote em- ployment for Alaskans have taken the place of indifference and neglect that characterized the Republican regime which preceeded that of My Roosevelt. No section of Alaska has been neglected. The gold mining industry of Alaska has been rejuvenated, its possibili- ties indefinitely extended, prospect- ing has been revived and Alaska's industry and trade greatly stimulat- ed by the President's monetary poli- cles. Many thousands of dollars have been appropriated for the purpose of assisting in the development of min- ing properties while making it pos- sible for claim owners to borrow money from the Federal government for the purpose of developing their properties. In the enhancement of the value of silver and in putting into eircula- tion a much larger amount of silver, the President has put new life into the silver mining industry of the Territory. In the colonization of Matanuska Valley, the National Administration has taken the first step into popu- lating Alaska with a self-sustaining citizenry and initiated a policy that | will eventually make it a self-sup- porting unit of the Government. Because of these and many other achievements, and by reason of the far-seeing statesmanship and in- domitable courage of President Roosevelt; The Democratic party of the First Judicial Division of Alaska, in con- vention assembled at Wrangell, Al- aska, reaffirms its allegiance to and faith in the historic Democratic par- ty of the Nation. 1t believes in and urges Home Rule for Alaska, and, to that end, it not |only favors a full Territorial form of government, but it believes that all Federal offices in the Territory ought to be filled through the ap- pointment of bona fide, Democratic Alaskans. We believe in the fullest exercise of the jurisdiction now vested in the Alaska Legislature, and that all mat- ters not of purely Federal concern should be administered by the Ter- ritory. ‘We favor liberal appropriation for the rivers and harbors of Alaska, and adequate funds for the construction of roads and trails for mineral and other development, ‘We urge increased appropriotions for extending the work of the Unit- ed States Geological Survey, Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Light- house Service in Alaska. ‘We favor the encourhgement of ag- riculture and fur-farming industries and to that end urge the enactment of such laws as are necessary to as- sist them. We acknowledge with appreciation the policy of the United States Coast Guard in stationing additional ves- sels in Alaskan waters and urge that they be kept in these waters the year round. We favor the utilization by the Government of Alaska and the Fed- eral Government, its bureaus and agencies, of local products and local labor whenever and wherever pos- sible. ‘We favor liberal appropriations for public schools in Alaska, including those conducted by both the Terri- torial and Federal authorities. We believe the prosperity of the mining industry is essential to the development of the Territory, and we favor the enactment of laws for the encouragement of prospecting, and the continuation of financial as- sistance to the. Alaska offices of the United States Bureau of Mines. We pledge ourselves to maintain adequate funds for pioneers’ pen- sions and the Pioneers Home; for the relief of destitution; and for aid to needy children. ‘We urge the amendment to exist- ing Pederal statutes so that holders of United States Forest Service per- mes for summer homesites may ob- tain patents after they have estab- lished substantial improvements up- on the sites. We believe that the net revenues tCnnT.lmuefl on Mf;w-u RIOT CASE IS SIVEN JURORS THIS AFTERNOON Court Instructs Deliberat- ing Body on Provisions of Territory Law 23D DAY OF TRIAL WHICH OPENED NOV. 12 Folta DemaE.Guilty Ver- dict Against Majority of Defendants The riot case against 24 defend- ants in Federal district court was given to the jury at4:12o'clock this afternoon, the 23d court day since the trial opened on November 12. In instructions which required about an hour to deliver, Judge George F. Alexander carefully oui~ lined the law to the jurors as its effects the case and told the jury it could convict or clear any one or all the defendants, a blanket return against the entire group either one was or the other not being neces- sary. Explains Law The Court instructed the jurors they were first to determine wheth- er the defendants, or any one of them, were guilty of riot. Then they must proceed to determine whether a felony was committed in the course of such riot. The Judge pointed out that it was immaterial whether special police officers on that day had any visible badge or insignia of office to dis- tinguish them from other civilians, explaining that citizens may, on their own authority, lawfully emn= deavor to suppress a riot, and may arm themselves for that purpose. The Court defined riot, according to the law, and explained the require- ments for constituting riot Jurors Locked Up The jurors, who have been free to go their separate ways during the recesses from the trial, will now be required to stay together until such time as a verdict is reached. The Court’s instructions, which advised the jurors they must con- sider carefully all the evidence, and the large number of defendants in- dicated the jury would be out for a lengthy period, some who have followed the case expressing the belief no return could be expected much before Monday. Arguments in the riot case which has been heard in Federal District Court for the last month, were com- pleted this morning and Judge George F, Alexander began presenta- tion of his instructions to the jury as court re-convened at 2:30. In a stirring closing plea this morning, Assistant District Attorney George W. Folta demanded the con- viction of at least 20 of the 24 de- fendants. Names Four “I don't care what you do with Leonard Ball, Jack Romer, Bill Tar- off and George Kodzoff,” declared the prosecutor, “‘but I will not be satisfied with anything but a verdict of guilty for the other defendants.” Folta struck out forcefully at what he termed the implications left by the defense and charged the govern- ment testimony still stood unchal- lenged. He directed several pointed and barbed remarks at counsel and on one occasion Goodman jumped and moved for a mis-trial after Folta had made a remark relative to “shooting” as a part of justice in Russia. The Court denied the mo- tion. Roden Speaks - Senator Henry Roden presented his argument yesterday, dwelling on what he sald was a great stir over nothing. He indicated he believed nothing happened on June 24, last, which warranted the action brought against the defendants, and pleaded the cause of “these working men” doing “just what you or T would do.” B The Italio-Ethiopian war has in- creased the demand for stamps from Italy and Ethiopia among stamp col- lectors. You wf\;iém SHOPPING DAYS ClRiSTMAS