The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 31, 1935, Page 1

“ALL THE NEWS s 1 | | ALL THE TIME" ITALY MET BY | GRIM DEFENSE OF NEGUS FOE Rome Awaits Sober New Year as Reinforcements Are Sent South DEATH TOLL HEAVY DURING PAST MONTH Selassie Charges Red Cross Plane Bombed by Air Invaders ROME, Dec. 31.—The old year will go out to the crack of rifle fire in East Africa, as reinforcements mov- ed up for support of the Italian Blackshirts in the north. Italy is prepared for the most sober New Year celebration since the dark days of the World War. The nation calmly awaits the turn of the twelfth month in the knowledge that increased bloodshed at the front will probably be the keynote of 1936, Special Rations Soldiers in the battle zones have been given special rations, while rifles were cocked and bayonets fixed along 80 miles of the jagged moun- tain front. Meanwhile Ethiopians are abandoning their guerilla war- fare for the. first time and engaging - the Itahans in hand to hand fight- Italian authorities announced that nearly 500 white and native troops and 14 officers died during the past month. Many more were wounded. Ethiopian losses were estimated at 4,000 dead and double that number wounded. RED CROSS PLANE HIT ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 31.— The Ethiopian government charged to- day that a Swedish Red Cross air- plane was bombarded yesterday 19 miles from Dolo by Italian planes. The airplane chief of the Red Cross division was injured in the fray. - ARMY FLIER IS LOST; 12 PLANES HUNT Lieut. He]ms Mlssmg in One-seater Plane in California RIVERSIDE, Cal, Dec. 31.—Six planes from March Field and six planes from Hamilton Field are searching today for Lieut. John T. Helms, missing Army Air Corps Of- ficer of Field Operations. Officers of the two fields said Lieut. Helms was due here last night from Hamilton Field with a single | seated pursuit plane. ‘The belief is expressed the flier has been forced down some distance | s § Fred T. Walker, former evangelist associated with Dr. Wilbur | Chapman and Bllly Sunday, applying makeup to June Lang, film jchecks in his pocket, as well a 4o .makeup - s ‘actress. He turns: after he went to Hollywood to rid Photo) i the city of vice. (Associated Press LORD READING PASSES AWAY, LONDON HOME Former Viceroy of India, Highly Honored by Gov- ernment, Is Dead LONDON, Dec. 31.—Lord Reading, former Viceroy of India, died wday‘ at his home at the age of 75 as the result of heart trouble following a chill contracted two weeks ago. Rufus Daniel Isaacs, first Mar- | quess of Reading, ended his career in possession of the highest honors that his government could give him. | Born October 10, 1860, he forged to the front through the changing conditions of the late Victorian era and was still in his prime when the World War started. With one of the‘ keenest minds of his generation, | and almost prodigious capacity ror' hard work, he left his mark upon» world affairs and held many of the | high positions of the British Empire. | | In Regal Post | He was Viceroy of India, a regal post second in importance to that) of the King only. He was Lord Chief | | Justice, Solicitor General, Attorney | |General and Secretary of State ror‘ ! Foreign Affairs. | He headed the Anglo-French loan' Governor Predicts Improvement Will Continue in 1936 Predicting continued improvement in 1936, Gov. John W. Troy today extended a New Year's greeting to the people of Alaska in the follow- ing message: “On the Eve of the New Xear Alaska can with confidence look forward to a very Happy and Prosperous 1936. The year 1935 has witnessed marked progress in all material lines in this Ter- ritory and the outlook for the next year indicates continued improvement. “I wish all the people of Alas- ka a very Happy and Prosperous New Year amd under the cir- cumstances it is not difficult to prednct thcy will have it.” LINDBERGHS IN ENGLAND, MAKE NO STATEMENTS Steamer Crew Says Colonel Told Them Left to Avoid Hauptmann Execution LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.—Col. and from communication of the route Mission to America in world war|Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh and their | and is down in the San Joaquin | Valley. It is rumored Lieut. Helms is engaged to Toby Wing, film ac- tress. WEST ALASKA MOUNT ERUPTS SEWARD, Alaska, Dec. 31— Mount Tulik, on the island of Um- nak, is erupting. This is according to word brought here by the west Alaska mail boat Starr. { e APA Starts 36 With Declaration 0f Dividend N FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. he Alaska Packers Asso- 81 ciation has started the 1936 div- idend program with the declara- tion of a payment of $2 a share on February 10, maintaining the $2 quarterly rate paid during this year, |days, and borrowed half a billion | dollars at a time when the cause of the Allies hung in the balance.| jLater he was Special Envoy and High Commissioner and Special| Ambassador to the United States.| A grateful government made him a | | Viscount for these labors. He was born October 10, 1860, the | son of a well-to-do London mer- | chant. He was given a good educa- | tion in England and on the conti- | nent, but ran away to sea. He spent | two years before the mast, and as a boy standing in the bow of the | vessel, first saw the low shores of | India. Fifty years later he saw them Ior the second time when he went there as Viceroy. Goes Broke Back in England young Isaacs| tackled the stock exchange. He learned a lot and went broke under | the “hammering” of other members. He wanted to study law then, but his father insisted that he should | |80 into business. The son announc- ed instead that he intended to stand | upon his own feet, and that if he| couldn’t do it in England he would 80 to America. So firm was his resolve that only (Continued on Page Seven) by members of the crew of the ship to have left the United States “to avoid the execution of Hauptmann,” landed after a rough trans-Atlantic trip and went into immediate se- clusion in a hotel suite in the heart of Liverpool. They dashed down ine gangpiank (ot the steamer American Importer escorted by a carload of dewccivesl and drove directly to tne Adelphi Hotel. Members of the crew said Col. Lindbergh told them he left the United States to absent himself and family durtng Lhe execution. COLD WEATHER GRIPS ATLANTA ATLANTA, Ga. Dec. 31— Still crippled by its worst ice storm in 30 years, this city shivered in 23 degrees above zero weather today and struggled to overcome the breaks BODY OF JACK BARNES FOUND Night Watchman Missing Since Christmas, Found { Under Local Dock The body of Jack Barnes, about 170, & resident of Gastineau Channel for over 40 years and night watch- man for Juneau merchants, was found at 11:30 o'clock last night un- der the Qold Storage Dock. Barnes, who had been missing since Christmas morning, apparent- Iy was stricken with a heart attack bhe morning of December 25, nnd | fell into the bay. The body was discovered by ities dwindled Leredit- slips for $250-on & total g1 5= | Charles Ashby, son of Thomas Ash- by, pioneer prospector and friend of the deceased. Young Ashby, mak- | ing the search by flashhight after (the tide went out, found the re- mains less than half an hour after starting the hunt. | Foul Play Discounted City police and the Marshal’s of- fice were caued, and the body re- moved to the C. W. Carter Mortu- ary. An inquest into the death was at first indicated, but no evidence of foul play could be found by au- thorities. Barnes had $101.05 in cash and cery store, discounting the original theory of searchers that he mlxht have met with foul play. Last Seen Christmas Barnes was last seen about 3:30 Christmas morning, when he com- plained of not feeling well and was | taken to the Alaskan Hote! by an unidentified companion. There he was unable to get a room, and later, opparently feeling better, after rest- | ing in a chair in the hotel lobby, | decided to continue on his nightly rounds. He had been in ill health for | some time. Barnes’ | when he failed to appear for Yule- tide dinner at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Goodman Jensen. Later hisiWill Deliver r Recommenda- G.0.P. Could Save Time, ,is seeking home, Winn's Number One Cabin, | jwas searched without finding any jclue as to his whereabouts, and the police were notified. Old Time Alaskan ‘The deceased followed various oc- cupations in Alaska, and at one time ‘was engaged in prospecting in the | Atlin Country. At the turn of the century he was a bartender at the | Occidental Hotel bar, and was work- ing in that capacity when first known by many oldtimers in this secnon. According to Thomas Ashby, Barnes has nieces and nephews, and |perhaps other relatives, living in | California. Funeral arrangements are pend- ing. ———— LONG SOUGHT - BANDIT SHOT MANILA, Dec. 31.—Constabulary- |men have shot and killed the long- |young son John, who are declared |sougnt bandit, Chieftain Teodoro Asedillo, and two companions, ac- cording to advices received here. The killings took place near the vil- lage of Caldon, in the Province of Tayabas. KILLED WHEN HIT BY AUTO YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 31.—Jas- per Hoisivton, aged 30, of Zillah, was killed by an auto last night. The was exonerated. B o i RODENBERG-HAMMER WEDDING YESTERDAY William Rodenberg, of the Alaska Meat Company, and Mrs. Roden- berg arrived from Petersburg this morning on the Alaska. They were married yesterday evening at the home of the parents of Mrs. Roden- BY SEARCHERS: a&»w:lay | absence was discovered driver of the car, C. R. McCredy, | while making his rounds early on [° dere is Barbara Nichols, 16, Pasadena Junior College co-ed, ch be queen of the Tournament of Roses Jan. 1. The tournzment para ball game New Year's Day. Miss Nichols (left) ami Eloise Jones. (Assoslated Prtu Phnto) THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS “x PROPOSAL UNDER n from hundreds of candidates to will precede the Rose Bowl foot- is attended by two members of her court, Alberta Anderson Wlmfle&tfier . Hoover Nor Borah Will Be ‘ N omumtml by Republtcans Fah S \ claration in Address PRESIDENT IS~ Stk fe.> Gives His Reason for De-| - NEAR END OF PAYS RESPECTS TO | ! Gives Little Tip Tip as to How tions to Congress Either [ Trouble and Expense Friday or Saturday J WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Chair- | man James A, Farley, of the Demo- WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—Presi-| . "National Committee, asserted dent Roosevelt put in the closing |’ hours of the year penning his mes-| the Republicans) will not nominate | sage to Congress in which will be|Cither Herbert Hoover or United { % Borah [outlined his. program for the na-|Sthtes Senator Willam E. Boran !Mo‘r: ?sul:wx\]; 1?33 the President win|ade in a radlo address. Of Senator Borah, Farley declared | personally deliver his message ON|. 04 4o «Republican convention has the state of the union either Friday | | turned him down as an |mrogmerale‘ or Saturday, and has arranged ten- | | Liberal; @ foe of everything the | [ tatively to submit to Congress on| w0t S0 B ave hmmhl Monday his recommendations oflmnd paid for.” government expenditures next year. . o The latter statement will include| Of the former Presiden nfl"n: an announced effort to pare down p‘”b“mn ';:fw Aot sand 1| L dellmL |“another dose” of Hoover and added | that he would not venture a guess as to whom the G. O. P. candidate | might be, but that it would save mmn trouble and expense if their pulxtlcal lightweights should shake |dice or shoot craps for the nom- ‘mnuon -ee — IMOTHER HOLDS TODD'S DEATH WAS _@GIDENT%; J, DONNELLY Three Hours’ Queslioning‘ ; DIES IN SHUTH of West by Jury Brings Inf t G Mo New Sdariiataon Adventurer, Formerly Sea- man in Alaskan Wat- ers, Passes Away GRASS VALLEY, Cal., Dec. 31.— | LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 31— | Roland West, unshaken in his state- ment he believed Thelma Todd died accidentally, was summoned for a return appearance before the coun- ty grand jury yesterday. ‘F‘rvd J. Donnelly, aged 57 years, who During three hours’ questioning, | engaged in adventruous pursuits West revealed new details of his|most of his life, is dead of pneumon- unusual business relationship with|ia, less than two weeks atter he and the star. ‘his four partners recovered $6,000 Although he handled all her in-|from a gold pocket in their mine vestments for the past two years, |here. the former film producer denied| Donnelly, who started his career they had ever quarreled. | as a miner, spent many years as sea- | Mrs. Alice Todd, the star's moth- man in Alaskan waters, returning to er, preceded West to the witness mining only recently. stand, and, in tears, told the jurors! ——tpe- she believed her daughter's ded[h‘Mlhb ALEXANDER IS to be accidental. She gave no new | RETURNING TO JUNEAU information. —————— Miss Jane alexander, on the staff LOWELL TO ANCHORAGE in the Governor's Office, who has L. H. Lowell, Alaska Railway em- been south on a vacation for the past in street car, electric, telephone and | berg, formerly Miss Jessie Ham-|ployee at Anchorage, is a passenger | several weeks, is returning to Ju- telegraph service, mer, secretary to Bert Elstad. aboard the Alaska | neau aboard the Northland. - DIMOND MAILS FORMAL FILING FROM CAPITAL } Delegate Wflgeek Re-elec-‘ tion to Congress on Demo Ticket Delegate Anthony J. Dimond mailed his formal declaration of candidacy to Juneau yesterday. The Delegate ~election on the Demo- cratic ticket, subject to the April primaries. TOLD CONVENTION Delegate Dimond notified the Democratic Divisional Convention at | Wrangell that he would be a candi- date for re-election to Congress and {would soon make his formal filing, which dispatches state now has been placed in the mail in 'Washington. The delegate, a Valdez attorney, was first elected to Congress in 1932 and repeated in 1934. 8o popular was he when he ran the second time no one filed ngamst him., - CELEBRATIONS, ENTIRE WORLD, T0 GREET 1936 'Champagne to Flow in New| York — Family Re- unions, Fireworks NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—The world is ready to hail 1936 with celebra- tions ranging from -family reun- ions, fireworks and the popping of champagne bottles. New York City is prepared for the gayest New Year’s Eve in many seasons In Washington, velt as well President Roose- practically all of the Nation's officialdom, are to stick ciose to home. The President will be at the fireside in the White as House and will remain with his family - The lid is off in the Philippines and the PFilipinos will roar a wild welcome to the New Year under the Commonwealth Government. Japan launches a month long celebration. - - - RETURN FROM KETCHIKAN H. B. Foss, of the Foss Construc- tion Company, and Mrs. Foss re- turned aboard the Alaska from Ket- chikan, where they enjoyed a holi- day visit with the parents of Mr. Foss. CONSIDERATION BY GOV. TROY Purpose to . Enact Law & Conform with Federal Social Security Act WOULD NOT CONVENE UNTIL LATE IN MARCH Delegate Says Legislation Would Mean $200,000 Annually for Alaska A special session of the Territorial Legislature to enact laws to conform and place Alaska under the Federal Social Security Act is urged in a communication today to Gov. John | W. Troy from Alaska Delegate An- hony J. Dimond. The Delegate said il |1t would be necessary to change the | Territorial laws relative o depend~ \ent chiidren, the blind and the 8l | length of residence necessary to ob- tain pensions. In addition to those changes, the old age pensions must be made applicable to whites ‘F natives alike, Dimond satd. A Gov, Troy said he was studying the requesc from Delegate Dimond but would await further developments before taking definite action, He ex- plained that ‘tt wowuld wup to the Legisiature Lo pass Alaska’s acceptance of the Social Security Act and enact the necessary legislation to come within its scope, but that before taking action to call |the Legislators to Juneau for an |extra session complete study of all provisions of the act and how it ap- plies to the Territory must be made and thoroughly scrutinized. | March Or April 1 “In case a special session is called it is not likely it would convene un- til sometime in March or possibly Inor said. | Under the law, the Chief hecu- tive can call the Legislature into |extra session for a period of not ex- ceeding 15 days, “when requested to do so by the President of the United States or when any public danger or necessity may require it.” It is |estimated such a session would cost |{in the neighborhood of $30,000, the last regular session costing approxi- mately $47,000. At least 30 days’ no- tice must be given each member of the Legislature. The possibility of special elections also would enter into the calling of a special session at this time as several members of the last Legislature are no longer eligible. Alton G. Nordale, Represen- tative from the Fourth Division, was lost in a plane accident near Fair- -bunk: leaving a vacancy. George ‘Llngo also from that Division, now has a Federal appointment and would be ineligible, thus at least two vacancies would have to be filled from the Fourth Division if a spe- cial session was called and a full representation was required. Speaker Joe Hofman of the House has been :mployed as a deputy United States Marshal at Matanuska but has been |planning to resign to seek re-elec- tion, so & question arises as to his eligibility at this time. $2000,000 for Territory Annually Delegate Dimond pointed out in his request that by calling a special |session to amend the present laws |and pass new ones to conform with, 1936 MESSAGE BOTH LEADING MEN‘ WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—Alaska |after the first of April,” the Ovver- be in a position to .obtain $200,000 edditional in Federal funds during the next fiscal year. He said old age pensions and other sacial obligations | now cost the Territorial government |about $200,000 annually. The Dele- gate explained the added $200,000 would mean not only additional money for the present program but could be used to a large extent for added social work which could be undertaken under the proposed new legislation. ——e—— Cold Clear Weather in North U. §. CHICAGO, IIL, Dec. 31.—Clear more snow. - the Federal act, the Territory would |