The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 30, 1935, Page 1

'ETHIOPIA STARTS COUNTER ATTACK ! CHORUS GlRLS WORKING FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT i : | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR ARMIES RALLY T0 TURN BACK 'ROME’S DRIVE 400,000 Men Ready for Battle Against Invad- ers in North MUSSOLINI DECLARES PEACE SCHEME DEAD| Bitterest Fighting of Cam- paign Expected Dur- ing Thls Week ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 30—Ethi- opia has flung herself into the war with Ttaly, determined to thrust back Mussolini's troops in scale military maneuvers. Emperor Hailé Selassie has ol dered his warriors to battle the in- vaders on something more than a skirmishing scale. Ethiopian offi- “ALL THE NEWS F air Ones Selectod for Fair large- - | clals estimate that they have 400,- | 000 men on the northern front under ‘ five commanders for the crmcal stage of the war. Some of the bitterest fighting m the three-months’-old campaign is | predicted for the coming week. Three Ethiopian armies are con- verging on Makale, which southernmost point to \which the Itelians have penetrated, as the prelude to the long-defetred Ethi- ! opian counter-offensive. . \ Italians lost 52 soldiers inia battle Sunday at Uarieu. Heavy Efihmpmn losses were also reported. | \ is the | | the show. So here are some of i ol San Diego promises a “brand new” edition of its Exposition dubing 1936. That calls for a new set of mibdels to call attention to the belles who are being closely serutinized for their "appell" charm. A RIENDEAU 'Sutherland Wil | Represent Fishermen Before Congress ! JACK BARNES, WATCHMAN, IS MISSING HERE Merchant Pa!rolman last Seen Christmas—Po- lice Press Hunt Searching parties today were seeking Jack Barnes, 70-year-old Juneau night watchman, who has morning. Barnes, according to reports, was Jast seen when he left the Alaskan hotel about 3:3¢ Christmas morning, apparently to continue his rounds as merchant night patrolman. Be- fore going to the Alaskan, he was seen going out of the Imperial Pool Hall on Front Street with another man who had hold of his arm. It is believed he went directly from the pool hall to the Alaskan where he sought a room for a time 50 he could lie down, complaining of not feeling well. No room was available so Barnes sat in a chawv in the lobby for a time to rest and then walked |out of the hotel about 3:30, accord- ing to information to officers. Was To Go To Jensens Goodman Jensen, who was mer- chant patrolman until turning over those duties to Barnes about two years ago, has taken over the du- ties since the disappearance. Barnes always called him to serve when he (Barnes) was not.feeling well. Mr. | Jensen said that Barnes had suf- |fered from an ailment for the last | year or so. | Mr. and Mrs. Jensen had invited Barnes to their home for dinner on ALL THE TIME" MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS been missing since early Christmas, W project. The girls, all professiona form units for booking on various circuits. Juanita Bock, Patricia Brooks, Fay Wright, Merehan Bach, Violet Velcoff and June Kirby. Inu Photo) Is, are paid up to § Left Gen. nggcu Commandor of First American Army, Franc 9 Hero of Marne, Dies, Presidio SAN' FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 30. —Gen. Hunter Liggett, one time In- dian fighter, hero of the Marne and Commander of the Army of | Christmas day and had asked Jenks German Occupation, is dead at the Here -u some of the chorus girls rehearsing In Los Angeles under the auspices of the federal theater a month during rehearsals and it was planned to o right: Doris Rogers, Mathilda Boss, Marie Danelio, (Associated GUTTER SEITES 'JHALIBUTERS OFF ST.ELIAS | Tallapoosa Tows in Boats for Alleged Fish HOUSE LEADER DECLARES NEED IN TERRITORY Byrns Also Would Strength- en Forticiations in Hawaii —Build Up Aviation | TERRITORIES SEEN OPEN TO ATTACK {Hope Seen for Wilcox Bill If Defense Appropria- tions Granted { B o A | WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.— Speaker Joseph W. Byrns said today he would support pro- posals before Congress for a ‘fllrunxer air force, an Alaska ‘a\mtum base and strength- | ened fortifications for Ha- | waii. He explained he was not | familiar, personally, with de- | tails of national defense needs |but added, “I do believe we med an air force and base in | Alaska.” The Speaker gave no spe- | cific reasons for the necessity | of improved Alaskan and Ha- | waiian defenses but the Ter- ritories have been described in Congressional committees ,as possible corridors” for ‘any | potential attack from across the Pacific. Speaker Byrns returned recently from a trip to the Philippines. The Wileex air base act au- thorizes a huge Alaskan air hase, but the Speaker said he Law Violation e | The Coast Guard Cutter Talla- q * ; |poosa is proceeding to Juneau, tow- ¢ |ing three halibut boats whose oper- IL DUCE LAYS PLANS ROME, Dec. 30.—Premier Musso- lini today laid fresh plans for pur- suit of his campaign. At a cabinet meeting he told the ‘Wlllmnw another guest, to call for yetterman Hospital at the Presidio, Dan Sutherland, former Re- |Barnes at Winn's No. 1 cabin, Where .ot the age of 6. | publican Delegate {o Congress [he lived, about 1 o'clock that after- | from Alaska and now living in |noon., Williams went to Barnes' Pennsylvania, will appear be- |place but was unable to raise any- Hunter Liggett's active with the United States Army began | ministers that the Franco-British peace terms are now defunct. “They are very far from satisfying the minimum requirements of Italy,’ he declared, ‘“especially regarding the security of frontiers and the| safety of Italian citizens.” MORE DISSENSION PARIS, Dec. 30.—French internal | dissension over penalizing Italy for the Ethiopian war has resulted in'! the resignation of former Premier Andre Tardieu from the Republican Center Party which he once headed. | He quit the party in protest to the | action of the present leader, Paui Reynaud, in voting against Premier Laval after urging France to take Great Britain's side against Italy. CONFIDENCE IN LAVAL PARIS, Dec. 30.—Premier Laval remained in control of the French policy of the Italo-Ethiopian war when he squeezed through a double vote of confidence last Saturday night from the Chamber of Depu- ties. Thus, for the time being at least the French Statesman will be able to continue in the role of conciliator in the African war and League’s contact man with Premier Musso- lini. Premier Laval is still under fire for what his foes call a soft policy toward Italy, but he has pledged | himself to support the League of Nations in the crisis to the limit. e LONDON SILVER PRICE STRONGER LONDON, Dec. 30.—The price of silver strengthened today by one and one-sixteenth pence to 22 1/16 pence an ounce, equivalent to 48.99 cents in New York. 8Small offerings were readily ab- sorbed by speculative buyers, prin-j cipally from India. Date for Delivery President’s Annual Message Undecided WASHINGTON, Dec. 30— Democratic leaders are busy ar- ranging details for the opening of Congress next Friday. It is said that it has not been de- cided whether President Roose- velt will deliver his opening message on Friday or the follow- ing Monday. Mine Superintendent of Aj J. Has Small Bone Frac- tured Above Knee | Arthur Riendeau, Mine Superin- tendent at the Alaska Juneau mine, was struck by a Yellow Taxicab {driven by Warren Lyons in front of the A. J. mine office Sunday morning at 6:45 o'clock. He was taken by ambulance to St. Ann’s | Hospital where it was discovered {that a small bone in his right leg was fractured below the knee. A cut in his scalp required four stitches, !and he suffered many minor bruises. | Riendeau arrived at the mine of~ !fice in a car driven by Ed Kirchof- |fer, who stopped on the opposite Islde of the street to allow Riendeau to alight. Riendeau walked around | |behind Kirchoffer's car and stepped out: into the street directly in front |of the taxicab driven by Lyons, ap- \proaching from the opposite direc- | tion, and was thrown into the air by the force of the impact. “I have worked underground for |35 years,” Mr. Riendeau said, “and never got hurt, and then I got hurt ion the street. I am usually pretty careful, but I don’t blame the driver.” Mr. Riendeau has been employed |at the A. J. Mine for the last 11 |vears. He has worked in the Jualin |mine at two different times, was employed in the Kensington and Treadwell mines, and was at one time in charge of the Chichagof |mine. He had worked for the A. J. {company previous to his present period. Mr. Riendeau’s popularity is at- tested by* the fact that so many called on him that hospital authori- ties were forced to prohibit visitors to allow him to rest. Two Killed, Two Are Wounded in Family Fight in Apartment ; CHICAGO, rnec. 30.—Mrs. Penelope Mikes, aged 31, her daugh- ter Lulu Voormas, aged 17, were| aged 16 and Philip Mikes, 34, step-| father, milk wagon driver, were| wounded in a family quarrel in their apartment. The stepfather is accused of the shooting after his wife ob- tained a warrant charging him| with disorderly conduct. A second boy in the apartment fled to safety. shot to death, and Louis Voormas, | fore the coming session of Con- gress which convenes Friday in support of a movement to abol- ish fish traps in Alaska, accord- ing to word received here by Albert White, Territorial Repub- lican Chairman. Mr. Sutherland will represent the Prince Wil- liam Sound Fishermen's and Cannery Workers' Association. S .- WANTS NORRIS T0 HEAD DRIVE Nebraska Progresswe Pro- poses Drafting Senator, Independent Campaign | WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—George W. Kline, Chairman of the Nebras- ka Progressive League, today pro- pesed drafting United States Sena- tor George W. Norris to head the in- dependent Roosevelt - for - Presi- dent campaign committee in six mid-western states. Kline said he believed the re- election of President Roosevelt could not be left to the regular Democratic organization. Legislators Are Warned by U.S.C.C. Statement Issued Regard- ing What Business ‘ Leaders Expect | WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Legis- |lators gathering for the session of | Congress which opens next Friday | have been notified hy the Chamber of Commerce of the United States that the business world would con- tinue to oppose all measures having |2 NRA flavor. The Chamber’s formal statement also served notice that business leaders would fight any cash bonus bill and warned against heavy Fed- | eral expenditures, also against any | permanent neutrality measure that | “might operate to take the United States toward war rather than away from it.” FOR ROOSEVELT |one, so he went to Jack Zavodsky's place, No. 3 cabin, and asked him about Barnes. Zavodsky procured a pass key and the two men opened Barnes’ cabin but he was not there and there was no evidence that he had been in during the night or morning, they told Jensen. | No Trace Found Jensen immediately notified po- {lice and & search was started but | thus far no trace of the missing man has been found. U. 8. Deputy Mar- shal John McCormick and Chief of Police Roy Hoffman have been conducting a search and today Act- ing U. 8. Commissioner M. E. Mon- agle was to send out two or three other men to comb the waterfront in an effort to locate the vanished patrolman. Barnes had resided in Juneau for many years, and it was reported he may have had considerable money on his person at the time of his dis- appearance, giving credence to a possible foul play theory. He is not known to have any relatives in Alas- ka. RICH MINERALS ARE FOUND IN Mining Engineer Reports Finds on Arrival at Point Barrow POINT BARROW, Alaska, Dec. 30. —G. Stanley Herbert, mining engi- neer, brought word Saturday by dog team of his discovery of rich gold in the Endicott Mountains. Herbert spent several months in the area 100 miles north of the Arc- tic Circle. He said that his field assays in numerous places over an area 24 miles square showed high- grade gold ore throughout. He also said he found large galena deposits containing a rich vein of silver, which he traced for three and one- half miles. The petroleum deposit was located 40 miles from the gold ore. ENDICOTT MTS. and silver deposits, as well as oil, | with actual participation in battle within the year that marked his| graduation from the United States | Military Academy, 1879, In his | first engagement he led a platoon of the Fifth Infantry against hos- | tile Sioux Indians on Little Porcu- pine Creek, Montana, and despite | his youth and lack of experience | as an Indian fighter was victor- ious. He then was only 23 years| old. Responsible Position In the 39 years between his first Indian battle and the termination of the World War he was elevated from the rank of Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant General commanding an army of more than 250,000 men and holding a position of responsi- bility and importance equalled by few of the outstanding figures of the greatest of all wars. The service record of Gen. Lig- gett not only contains many pages devoted to statistical data, but re- veals something of the man and his abilities. It shows a series of rapid | assignments, a gradual but increas- | ing burden of responsibility in posts {and commands and a variety of du- j ties, including actions in Cuba as | a company commander of the Fifth | Infantry; in the Philippines during | the insurrection, and in the United | States on the General Staff, as President of the War College, as Commander of the Western Depart- | ment, and at numerous other posts. Goes Overseas It was from command of the | Western Department that he was | withdrawn in 1917 to be transferred overseas for duty with Gen. Per- shing. His rank abroad was that {of a Major General, but he was | elevated another notch, making him and Gen. Dullard the two Lieuten- ant 'Generals of aciive World War service overseas. In France, General Liggett's first assignment was with the British forces at the front and his second order sent him to the French head- quarters at the front. From these two tours he compiled a report for Gen. Pershing that contained val- uable information relative to the organization of the British and French forces, their respective staff o, BESCIAT! HON JUDGE TRUITT ANNOUNCES HE WILL FILE AGAIN Attorney Gnereal to Seek Re-election on Demo- cratic Ticket, 1936 Sctting at rest any rumors that he might not again be a candi- €55 CTIMES WIDE iR LIGGETT ators are charged with violation of |the North Pacific Halibut Act, ac- |cording to a message received this |morning by Assistant Collector of Customs M. S, Whittier. | The boats, which were picked up ;at latitude 59 degree 33 minutes {north, and longitude 143 degrees 11 | minutes west, near Cape St. Elias, | |are the Ploneer of Ketchikan, le | Wireless of Seattle and the North of | Ketchikan, The men taken into custody by the cutter are specifically charged | with fishing after the season’s close, | which was at midnight, December | |26. They face a possible fine of not |less than '$100 or more than $1,000, a years imprisonment or both. d of the arrest was wirelessed | by Lieutenum Miles Imlay, com» ‘mander o! the Tannpomsa ‘BORAH T0 ENTER 0HIO REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RACE F riends Clalm Consent le- en to Put Senator in Presidential Race date, Attorney General James S.| Truitt announced today that he would seek re-election on the Dem- | ocratic ticket, and would make his| formal filing between now and the closing date, February 1. Judge Truitt, for many years a practicing attorney in Anchorage, was. elected in the 1932 landslide that swept Democrats into office throughout the Territory and the nation. The Republican ticket already has one candidate in the field for that office, Harry G. McCain of Ketchikan having filed some time ago. - Juror at Hauptmann | WASHINGTON Dec. 30———Im]llicd Iconsent to enter the name of Sena- tor William E. Borah of Idaho in| the Ohio Republican Presidential | 'primary was claimed today group from the state after a two- | hour conference with Borah | A statement issued by the group after the conference said: “Senator Borah left the matter | entirely with friends. We are going back to work. - 'WYOMING CITY SWEPT BY FIRE, [road believed, however, it would be difficult to get a large ap- propriation through Congress for defense purpose: ———e——— BLIZZARD HITS EAST, CAUSING LOSS OF LiFE IAt Least 'l (;B:ad. Damage in Millions as Storm Rakes Coast NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—A destruc- tive blizzard swept up the New Eng- Jand coast today after causing at least 16 deaths and millions' of dol- lars of damage between Georgia and New York. Along the coast the damage is unofficially estimated at 2,000,000 and damage is mounting inland as reports are received. Many light and power and tele~ ph0m~ lines are down in many cities {along the coast. Street service is alsa interrupted. In New York City 45,000 men and 300 snowplows were called out at dawn today to clear the streets of snow which is more than three | inches deep SNOWBLOCKS - ALASKA R. R. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 30.— The snow clearing equipment has Been sent to clear the Alaska Rail- tracks from Curry to Broad Pass where the drifts are causing much trouble. O —— Holiday Trade Boom Pushed to systems and method of combat against the enemy which American | troops were about to meet. FLEMINGTON, N. J, Dec. 30— At A. E. F. Headquarters | Liscom C. Case, juror No. 11 at the Soon afterward he was called to|trial of Bruno Hauptmann, died Chaumont, headquarters of the yesterday as a result of an attack American Expeditionary forces, and |of the heart. He was 65 years of age. Trial Passes Away: Herbert had to leave the Endi- | cott country because of a food short- | ordered to organize and take ad-| age. It was said here that the only | ministrative command of the First| prospecting known to have been |American Army Corps, then ccm-‘ done in the region before was by one | posed of First, Second, Twenty- Ned Arey, placer miner, who died Sixth, Forty-First and Forty-Sec- | years ago. (Continued on Page Five) e The Umted States has had a mili- tary and naval interest in Hawall since 1883 when America received ex- | clusive rights at Pearl Harbor to es- 'tablish a naval coaling base. High Levels WASHINGTON, Deec. 30.—A holiday {rade boom that pushed the volume in some areas to the highest level in recent years, is reported by the Department of - Commerce. Coupled with the huge buying ' spurt was a greatly increased volume of travel by water, rail, air and bus. RAWLINS, Wyo, Dec. 30.—An early morning fire in the down- town section levelled two buildings and damaged three others causing a loss estimated at $100,000. The blaze started from an ex- plosion in a candy factory and spread rapidly along half a block. The candy factory and an ad- joining fraternal hall were de- }szroyed.