The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1935, Page 1

THE DAILY "ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY, DEC. 22, 1935. PRICE TEN CENlS . VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7150. MEMBER OF Assocum;n PRESS RESCUE SHHPS OUT AFTER ELLSWORTH ) EXPEDITIONS PLAN SEARCH FOR EXPLORER , Planes Will Take Off from * Opposite Sides of An- tarctic Region STATE DEPARTMENT DIRECTING RESCUE, Two Ships Taking Planes and Pilots to Area Where | Explorer Last Heard ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. — The State Department announced today that two rescue expeditions would start from two opposite sides of the Antarctic to attempt to aid Lincoln Ellsworth, missing explorer. Canadian Pilot Herbert Hollick Kenyon and Sir Hubert Wilkins were expected to sail from Magellancs, Chile, aboard the steamer Wyatt Earp, carrying his plane, while the British research ship Discovery with two planes was slated to sail to the other side of the Antarctica from Melbourne for the Bay of Whales with two planes aboard. Ellsworth took off from the ba:e ship Wyatt Earp on November 25 for a flight to the Ross Sea from the New Zealand side, mapping the | area, and has not been heard from | New Flghtmg Aucrah Con- |Army has ordered new reinforce- | ments PLANE ORDERS ARE GIVEN BY DEPT, OF WAR tracts Awarded—Boe- ing Given Contract WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. — The for its fighting air fleet, awarding contracts for the purchase jan order for 90 all-metal, low-wing, | recently filed suit Hayes, whom she accused Lina Basquette, stage and screen star, who for divorce in Los Angeles from “Teddy” in her complsint of having a “violent temper.” TosuWork on dhe new planes immediate- since. SANTA CLAUS State to Aidin Apprehension of of 103 multimotored bombing planes of the swiftest modern type. 1ae Dcugias Aweraft Company, Santa Monica. Cal, has been given | twin-engined monoplanes, costing a total of $6,492,000. Thirteen giant four-motored “sky Cruiseis wi.. | bought from the Boeing Company, ‘°‘au >. The price of the Boeing lcraft was not given in the formal | announcement issued by Harry H. | Woodring, ~Assistant Secretary of War. | The official statement indicated that the Boeing planes are of the |-ame type as that which crashed at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, late in Qctober in the course of Army. tests by the Army Investigating Board.| The Board attributed the accident, which resulted in two fatalities, to \locked controls, and exonerated blame from any structural or me- |chanical defects. In Seattle, Boeing Airplane Com- pany officials said they could start {ly. The job is expected to give sev- eral hundred men employment for 'cnmet-n month ki Chrzstmas Carols Rohear@d by Clwlr Y ouths |COURT HOLDS " LAW AGAINST ~ CONSTITUTION Temporary Injunction Is Granted Against Labor Board, Missouri Case 'EMPLOYEES GIVEN " RIGAT TO ORGANIZE | Whether Caae Will Be Car- ried to Supreme Court Be Decided Next Week KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.— The Wagner Labor Disputes Act, a New Deal measure giv- ing employees the right to organize and bargain collect- ively without company inter- ference, was held unconsti- tutional by Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis here today. The cpinion was the first Fed- Choir boys of the Saint Monica Church, Santa Monica, Cal, are pictured in preparation for the singing of Chriztmas carcls. This unusual camera angle depicis the ancient custom of Yuletide singing in a mocdern setting. The picture was taken from a scaffcld below the choir loft. YULETREE SONG PAUL COWLES, Today Shortest Of Year; Solstice This Afternoon FEST PLANNED FOR AFTERNOON Autumn is officially over and winter sets in today, the short- est day of the year. The winter VETERAN A. P, eral Court ruling on legality of the law since it was enact- ed by the last Congress. Otis granted the Majestic Flour Mills of Aurora, Missouri, a tem- porary injunction against the Na- tional Labor Relations Board com- plaint which cited it alleged the refusal to bargain on an hour wage agreement with the union. Em- ployers of the mills declared Con- EDITOR, DEAD . i e | solstice tak t 1:37 7y gress had exceeded its constitutional HALL BELIEVES c 0 M I N G H ERE o nfi" I " " T! Eastern ;t::-dudp'm Iriin or 0:37 right to “regulate commerce with 4 'y B De s this morning, Juneau time. foreign nations and among the S TeTL e e R F Pns s Foom i o0 Akyn BrAl- Supermtendent of Western several States and in conclusion e HE WILL ESCAPE DEATH PENALTY Motion for New Trial Due| Monday, Will Appeal to | Supreme Court If Need | ., OLYMPIA, Wash.,, Dec. 21.—Leo Hall believes he will escape the; qaath gallows. He told Associated Press repre- sentatives today he believes he will be given a new trial and will be acquitted of the Erlands Point mass slaying, for which he now stands, convicted on the testimony of Mrs. Peggy Paulos. Today he declared himself inno- ¢ent and maintained that he didn't get a fair trial. “Buf that will be straightened out in the next trial,”! he vouchsafed. In Seattle, Hall's attorney, Ev- erett O. Butts, said Hall will ap- pear in court Monday in Port Orchard as a pauper to ask- the State to help him defray the ex- penses involved in appealing the Se. ' On Thursday, Butts will argue on the motion for a new trial which, he said, will be based on two points: that Hall should have been granted a separate trial from his accuser, Peggy Paulos, who was codefendant, and ' that repeated mention was made of Hall's activ- ities in Portland in attempt to link him with another case. If Hall's motion for a new trial is denied, he will be sentenced to death, but an appeal to the State Supreme Court will stay further action until the Supreme Court ON NORTHLAND Wil Personally Greet Chil- dren This Afternoon at 3 o'Clock Santa Claus will welcome the chil- dren of Juneau aboard the Christmas ship Northland at the Cold Storage dock at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Fruit, nuts, candy, and a personal in- terview with Santa Claus, portrayed by Ben Joyce, First Officer of the Northland, is guaranteed to every child twelve years old or under who attends the Northland Christmas party this afternoon. Santa Claus and his Christmas ship will cross the channel, after the Juneau entertainment, and will spon- sor a special party for Douglas chil- dren later this afternoon. The first Christmas ship to visit Alaska was sent north in 1931 by the Northland Transportation Company. S e e CLOSE SCHOOLS IN CHINA TO STOP TROUBLE Effort Made to Halt Student Demonstrations Against Autonomy Move PEIPING, China, Dec. 21.—North China authorities have moved to terminate the student demonstra- The State Senate has passed a bill appropriating $2,500 to be uced for apprehension and con- viction of the slayers of Walter W. Liggett, Minneapolis weekly newspaper publisher, recently shot down in front of his wife and daughter. The bill is ex- pected to be given quick ap- proval by the House. JMWA PLEDGES LOYAL SUPPORT T0 COMMUNITY Miners Association Con- demns Relief to Aliens— Seek A. F. of L. Charter Condemning the “continuance of aiding by relief through private and government agencies of aliens and radieals in this community,” the Ju- neau Mine Workers Association Fri- day pledged itself to “take all nec- essary steps to make the community safe for peaceful American citizen- ship.” At the same time, the Association offered a vote of gratitude to the Chamber of Commerce, the Ameri- can Legion, and ‘‘such private citi- zens as have cooperated in our most recent crisis.” Declaring the Mine Workers Asso- ciation “is not and never has been” a company union, James Lynam, sec- retary, issued Saturday the following statement on behalf of the Executive beard: Net Company Union “The Association official who got PLANE REPORTED INGOOD SHAPE Brower, Arc—t; Trader, Will Ship Wreckage South Next Summer POINT BARROW, Alaska, Dec. 21. —Charles D. Brower, famous Alaska trader and friend of the late Will Rogers, says that the motor of the | Wiley Post plane, which crashed near {here last summer killing both Post and Rogers, has been stored in a warehouse here and is in perfect con- dition. To save the plane wreck from be- ing destroyed by freezing weather and being washed out to sea, Brower brought it here after the crash, lash- ed to two whale boats, pontoon-like, and towed by a motorboat. He clean- ed the motor and placed it in the warehouse for shipment to the Unit- | ed States next summer with the rest of the plane wreckage. BURNED WHILE AIDING FRIEND EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 21.—George Brainard, 67, Cottage Grove mail| Community Invnled to Four o'Clock Program Spon- sored by Women's Club The Christmas program at the Community Christmas Tree, sponsor- ed by the Juneau Women'’s Club, will start at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The tree was placed in the position it now occupies in front of the First Na- tional Bank, by the City of Juneau, and was trimmed with strings of lights of various colors by the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. The program ‘this afternoon will in- clude selections by the Juneau City Band; Community singing of Christ- mas Carols, led by Mrs. C. H. Van Dugteren, and accompanied by Mrs. G. E. Krause at an organ, selections by the various Juneau Church choirs; and songs by the Juneau High School Glee Club. Ross Swift of Station KINY will act as master of ceremonies and the entire program will be broadcast from the local station. Printed cop- |ies of the Christmas Carols will be distributed to all those present for the community singing. Mrs. J. E. McKinley is chairman of the committee in charge of ar- rangements of the program, the tenth consecutive Christmas pro- gram sponsored by the Juneau Wo- mens’ Club. Old Bibles on View ST. LOUIS—Forty-two Bibles with carrier, was burned to death while | Picturesque history, one more than attempting to save his neighbor's 1280 years old, have been assembled home from destruction. by Reen Memorial Lutheran church He is thought to have been over- in observance of the 400th anniver- come by smoke. His body was found | sary of the English translation of the just inside '.he door. old and new testaments. ually become longer until March 22 when day and night are of equal length, Then the long spring and summer days com- mence, COLDWEATHER PREVAILS AS WINTER COMES Solstice Ushered Into Mid-| dle West by Snow Flurries | —Cold Hlts Florida CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 21.—Winter took a slight “breathing spell” today to gather fresh decoration for its formal arrival on Sunday at 1:37 p. m. Eastern Standard Time. ‘Winter will be ushered in by snow flurries, but generally milder tem- peratures will prevail in most of the area between the Alleghanies to the Rockies. In premature winter blasts during the last few days upward of a score of deaths occurred, most of them due to mishaps on icy streets, but at least two persons actually froze to death. ‘The cold wave reached South Flor- ida, threatening citrus crops. A frigid wind roared 80 miles an hour down the gorge of the Columbia river in the Pacific Northwest BANDIT NABBED AFTER 11 YEARS the whole act is unconstitutional.” | The act gives employees the right Boxer Rebellion to organize unions and carry on I wage hour negotiations and pro- | SAN MATEO, Cal, Dec. 21.— hibits the employers from interfer- | Paul Cowles, long associated with ing with formation of such unions, ‘thc Associated Press, and for many and created the Labor Relations | years Superintendent of the West- Board to mediate in disputes grow- |ern Division Headquarters in San ing out of contracts between labor | Francisco, died in his home after and employers. several months' illness. The board accused the mill of | Cowles joined the Associated Press refusing to bargain collectively |on news assignment in 1890 before With its organized workers and he assumed executive work. His charged the company with the “of- | assignments included the native re- fense of dealing with sald em- volt against Queen Lilluokalani in Ployees individually.” | Hawaii, the Boxer Rebellion in China, the Russo-Japanese War, lbhe San Franclsco earthquake and ~WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—Wheth- flm er the Labor Relations Board will He served as Superintendent of appeal from Judge Merrill E. Otis' the Southern Division for a while, decision on the Kansas City Wag- later returning to the Western Di- ner labor disputes bill will be de- vision at his own request. termined next week. Edwin 8. He retired from Associated Press Smith, member of the board, sald service in 1932. His last newspaper he didn't care to comment further |work was as editor and publisher than to say that Judge Otis appar- of the Santa Barbara, Cal, Press. ently had disregarded the funda~ | He is survived by a widow, mental prin¢iple on which the act daughter and sister. His funeral Was based, namely, that interrup- will be Monday in San Mateo. tion of manufacturing due to un- i ¥ fair labor tactics would interfere " P . NORTWESTER JERSEY COURT Pelmon Expected to Be Fll- | ed Monday by Attorney | for Lindbergh Killer TRENTON, N. J,, Dec. 21 - | Division Once Covered BE CARRIED HIGHER COURT "HAS 11 ABOARD FOR THIS PORT SEATTLE, Dec. 21. — Steamer | Northwestern of the Alaska Steam- |ship Company sailed Saturday morning at 9 o'clock with 70 first class and 14 steerage passengers. G. Lloyd | ot ins h Chi tules on the case a3$n0i13~a lorx"z;e"rixi:e sg:);;ls 30:;3 up in the emergency mass meeting, G ft f All 0 N t Pisher, Bruno Hauptmann's attorney, |~ poccongers pio Yy Pt ok T s i hools closed g 10q while the alleged strike was | LT LS TTOM ver [vation said today he probably would file| jo0rq (he Northwestern include . for the winter recess immediately, Monday Hauptmann's petition to the | Miss I CALLES IS NOW one month ahead of schedule. Most of the studnets have re- progress, did not know Mr. Metzgar, had never seen him, did not and has not until this day received a single Pour in on W hite House as | Accused Kii;in Montreal |court of pardons for clemency. The g *x T il fi“a’;‘;“’gd o o ‘dmu of the petition is not complet- 5(' L. Prucha. J. L. -McCi ek, mained on the campuses and con- o v jollar from the company that he did . . ed and still needs Hauptmann's sig- ’ tinued mass meetings. Student lead- t earn h = 1 Ch H lul N ture. | C. L. Blackstone, Miss Lenore An- e haout sirike| DOt eamm by the usual procedure o ristmas rioluday [Nears, Bank Holdup Taken ™% . oiman is ex.|derson. Miss Myrile Biggins, J. W. v TROUBLE CAUSE, fMEXICO CITY, Dec. 21.—Political confusion increased tonight with un- certainty over whether General Plu- tarco Elias Calles, Mexico's one-time Iron Man, intends to leave Mexico or | remain until forced to leave by vio- lence, a possibility he himself has foreseen. will continue indefinitely. Inaugura- tion of the Hopeh and Chahar political council is a step toward extinction of the Chinese republic. We must resist it.” - -ee MINING AT CHANDELAR Frank Yasuda, trader at Beaver, who recently arrived in Fairbanks on working under prevailing rates of pay. None of the men in the mine are receiving any more pay, any bet- ter working conditions, or any dif- ferent privileges than those enjoyed by them and all other mine workers prior to the time the strike was call- ed. The Juneau Mine Workers' Asso- ciation has at no time since its for- mation asked any favors of the com- WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. — Gifl.sllurned. from all over the country poured in| Plenty of Christmas food was as- foodstuffs in increasing volume, and |ants and ducks. presents from many persons un-| President Roosevelt devoted part known to the White House family,|of the day to wrapping presents. as well as from personal friends.| Among family guests for the holidays There were many gifts, usually little | are Mrs. James Roosevelt, mother of the President, and her daughter, in California MONTREAL, Dec. 21.—The relent- to the White House today, 1mludmglsured by gifts of deer, turkeys, pheas- ‘lless pursuit of a gang who held up | the Houchelaga bank here 11 years ago, killed a guard and escaped with $140,000, brought Joseph Carrerei to Montreal today to face murder charges. Carrerei, the seventh apprehended Wilson, Sidney V. Dennison. R IS BANKRUPT pected to summon the court between | Christmas and New Year's to con- sider the plea. WEDDING PLANNED FOR NEW YEAR'S| Miss Jessie Hammer sails today on | | the Northland for Petersburg, where.l on New Year’s Day, she will wed Wil- business and to visit his daughter | pany; in fact, we have been compli- Hannah Yasuda, a student at the mented by officials of the company home made articles from:well wish- ers, but occasionally there were elab- NEW YORK, Dec. 21—Dudley Field Malone, nationally known divorce and criminal lawyer and legal ad- vizer to several of the country’s Sarah;. Mr. and Mrs. John Boetti- Persons close to Calles said he in- tended to stay despite personal dan- ger. to foment a new revolution, | University of Alaska, reported a| Chandelar district. |on our failure to make such de- Calles has denied any intent | prosperous year for miners in the | mands. Therefore, it is obvious that, (Continued on Page Three) orate expensive presents sent by |ger, Curtis Dall, Eleanor Dall, John people unacquainted with the Presi- Roosevell and Franklin Roosevelt dent. Such expensive gifts were re- Jr. for the robbery, arrived by plane from San Francisco where he was arrested on a minor charge. Finger- | prints identified him as the fugitive. | |liam R. Rodenberg, butcher at the |Wealthiest persons, today filed a vol- Alaska Meat Market, at the home of |untary petition in bankruptey. her parents. Miss Hammer is the | Malone listed his liabilities at $261, secretary to Bert Elstad. 000 and assets at $62,500,