The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 10, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7166. BONUS BILL SWEEPS THROUGH HOUSE EAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1936. _ LAST HOPE FOR Democratic National Me HAUPTMANN'S toRBe Hel;l in PARDON FADING, oosevelt to WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. — After 4 e Y . spirited bidding, the Democratic Lindbergh Baby Killer Wil Not Get Opportunity to MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS et 7 Philadelphia; Be Renominated 0DD FELLOWS, REBEKAHS HOLD INSTALLATIONS First joint—fiair in His- tory of Organizations | | high bids. The concessions at Philadelphia are estimated to raise a total of between $250,000 and $300- 000. James A. Farley, Democratic Na- | tional Committee chairman, an- l National Committee picked Phila- Appear Before Board delphia for its 1936 National Con- TRENTON, N. J,, Jan. 10.—The before been the scene of a Demo- cratic National Convention. Philadelphia won over San Fran- sco and Chicago when its repre- ; sentative finally waved a certified the L o th e Lindbergh baby, will make fl{('he(k for $200,000 to meet the vention. The Pennsylvania city has never last hope that Bruno Hauptmann, | ., convicted kidnaper and slayer of nounced that the national conclave intended to renominate President Roosevelt and the convention would start on June 23. The Republican National Convention will be held | in Cleveland on June 9 bersonal appearance before the| i = Court of Pardons, faded this morn- | The announcement came from' Gov. Harold G. Hoffman's office | ouglas an~ “uneau Clash in Third Basketball that the Court of Pardons will not | meet tomorrow at the prison, but Game of Series GAMES TONIGHT the session, at which Hauptmann's appeal will be taken up, will be| held in Gov. Hoffman’s office. | Unless some action is taken re-‘i garding a retrial or recommenda- | tions for clemency, Hauptmann will\ be executed on the evening of Fri-| D day, January 17. * Gov. Hoffman's preparations for a court hearing includes assemb- ! ling of many trial exhibits for in- sz;ptwn. The Governor also will eliver to the Court of P 5 4 S, S, letter, affirming mupumfl:r:lgmin‘i G T e ol e nocence, signed by J. J. Faulkner, | s.;’i‘;‘;fi J. and the signature on a deposit slip, - S in 1933 when $2,900 of the ransom | money was put in a New York bank. The Governor said the writing in the letter and on the deposit slip are similar, ——— The “crucial” game in the Juneau- | Douglas High School basketball ser- | ies starts at 8 o'clock tonight, with both quints battling for their sec- Joe Crosfion Not To Be Candidate Alaska Senate FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 10. —Joe Crosson, wellknown air pilot, announces his withdrawal as a candidate for the Alaska Territorial Senate. He said he prefers to devate his time ex- clusively to aviation. He is now operations manager of the Fair- banks PAA. Crosson received the endorse- ment of the Fourth Division Democratic Club at a recent ses- sion. . STOCK PRICES ond victory in three starts. Juneau | High won the first conflict in No- | vember, on the Juneau floor. Doug- ! las turned the trick on their own court in December, and now both squads are at it again at the local Sixth Street gym. To say that a | leamdry Crgh Coach Peter Hautala is starting his strongest Crimson Bears to- GONGRESSMAN IS STRICKEN BY HEART ATTACK Wesley LloyTof Tacoma Dies Suddenly in Na- tional Capital WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. — Con- gressman Wesley Lloyd of Tacoma, Representative from the Sixth Con- gressional district in Washington State, died suddenly early today at his residence here. Cause of death was not immediately determined but was believed to be the result of a heart attack. night, with Lefty Smith and Ralph | Bardi at forward, Ken Webster,! center, and Walter Scott and H. Sturrock guards . The Hautala ma- | chine is said to be running smoothly now, and with the advantage of the home floor, should be hard to beat. But Coach Peterson from across the channel is depending on big Gerald Cashen, Gordon Mills, and |tation of Alaska Juneau mine slo«'i:‘: Young Feero to duplicate their per-|today is 16, American Can 1321;,! formance of last month. The lads American Power and Light 9%, Ana- | show more confidence and ability | than the island community has seen in several seasons, and with the High School band and yell-leaders Kennecott 30, United States Steel | ! ready to go, should give tonight's 49%, Southern Railway 15, Bremner TAKE ADVANGE Market Is ;\?ive Today— Many New Highs Registered NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Stocks ad- vanced confidently but moderately in an active market today. Oils and a wide selection of in- dustrials advanced from factions to around four points and a number of new highs for several years were registered. Today’s close was firm. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Jan 10.—Closing quo- donda 29%, Bethlehem Steel 5 Curtiss Wright 4%, General Mo 56%, International Harvester 59':. Mr. Lloyd, a Democrat, was serv- game all the color of tournaments 18 at 19. ing his second session in Congress,“ having been elected in 1932 and 1934. He was the first Representa- tive to serve from the new Sixth €N, center; Feero and Reidi, guards. Jones averages: Washington Congressional district | of several years ago. | Peterson's starting line-up will be Mills and Kilburn, forwards; Cash- | The Juneau student body held a which was created shortly before sPep rally from 2:45 to 3:45 this af- Lloyd was elected. The district comprises Tacoma and Pierce Coun- ' ty outside of Seattle. | The Congressman was a member of the House Judiciary Committee | and before coming to Congress prac- ticed law in Tacoma, where he was widely known as a criminal attor- | | ney. | ternoon. Grade school tumbling teams will give an exhibition at 7 o'clock and the High School tum- bling teams at 7:15. e JOHN GILBERT | | He was 53 years old and is sur- vived by his widow and three chil-| dren, | LEFT FORTUN Estate of Screen Actor Es-| timated at Nearly | Million Dollars R — STABILIZATION DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Industrials 147.08, rails 42.70, utilities 30.56. FARM PROBLEM NATIONAL ONE, ¢ DECLARESFDR. | Chief Executive Emphasizes Determination for Con- trol of Production Is Held Here HARRY DEGROOT MURDER CASE der Case Ends in District Court - GIVEN JURORS ‘Retrial of ahagof Mur- |a record attendance and proved! ‘:such a success as to justify conunu-! The first joint installation of the | Juneau and Douglas Odd Fellows ' and Rebekahs, held last night in‘ the L.O.O.F Hall in Juneau, drew ! BULLETIN—At a late hour this afternoon the DeGroot jury was still out. Clarence Johnson, charged with attempting to intimidate Mrs. Peter Kirkibo, was brought be- fore the court and imposition of sentence was postponed until Monday at 2 p. m. Defense at- torneys asked that Johnson be discharged because he was alleg- edly illegally detained, and sought a trial by jury. Both re- Quests were over-ruled by Judge Alexander, as was a motion by the Government that he be giv- en the maximum fine of $100. In postponing sentence, the Judge declared he was not sat- isfied that such was the max- imum penalty. ance of this policy. | Directed and supervised by the' Douglas Odd Fellows, the installa- fion moved beautifully and im-| pressively through inauguration of ! officers for the four organizations. | Following the ceremonies, re-: freshments were served and a social | | evening enjoyed. i | Juneau Odd Fellows ! Officers installed were as fol- | lows: | Silver Bow Lodge No. A2, Juneau: | Noble Grand, Ed Christensen; | Vice Grand, Frank H. Foster; Re- | cording Secretary, J. P. Christen- sen; Treasurer, John Reck; Finan- | clal Secretary, Chas. W. Carter; Warden, Gus Gustafson; Conductor, Joe Rizzardo; Right Supporter N. The case of Harry DeGroot, | charged with first degree murder| in connection with the slaying of | Abe Hanson at Chichagof in 1933, G., James Larsen; Left Supporter N. G., Oscar Jenson; Right Sup- porter V. G, E. A. Johnson; Left Supporter V. G., Don W. Skuse; In-! side Guardian, Bert A. Lybeck; Out- side Guardian, E. W. Walker; Right Scene Supporter, Ira Tucker; Left was given to the jury in the Fed- eral District Court at 11:55 o'clock today. The 50-minute court session ihis morning was occupied with Judge George F. Alexander's instructions Scene Chaplain, J. D. Van Atta. Grand, Elizabeth S. Key; Secretary, Mildred Cashen; to the jurors, and the severa - Supporter, Oscar Harri; ; vl Juneau Rebekahs | terday afternoon when Assistant Perseverance Rebekah Lod, “The jurors have been instructed to return a sealed verdict if they| Treasurer, Elma ;4 reach a decision when Court ceptions and amendments made, [dians went back and I started up The trial was concluded late yes-|Sloko Mountain with Lakuata Slad- District Attorney George W. Folta Lhomene M 2 Olson; Right Supporter to Noble Grand, Mrs. Anna Webster; Left Supporter to Noble Grand, Alice Laughlin; Left Supporter to Vice Grand, Elsie Sperling; Right Sup- porter to Vice Grand, Helen Torkel- | son; Warden, Helga Johnson; Con- | ductor, Alice Clark; Inside Guar- dian, Etta Mae Kolasa; Outside Guardian, Minnie Fields; Chaplain, Cheda Paul; Musician, Mary Sper- ling. | | Douglas Rebekahs Northern Light Rebekah Lodge A-1, of Douglas: Noble Grand, Ann Pusich; Vice Grand, Anna Loken; Secretary, Jo- sephine Langseth; Treasurer, Eliza- beth McDonald; Past Noble Grand, Helen Warner; Warden, Elizabeth Fraser; Conductor, Elsie Waldshl; Inside Guardian, Sofi Johnson; Outside Guardian, Astrid Loken; Right Suuporter Noble Grand, Mase Paul; Left Supporter Noble Grand, Gertrude Jewel; Right Supporter Vice Noble Grand, Fannie Wehren; Left Supporter Vice Grand, Ethel Saylor; Chaplain, Grace Bowman. Douglas Odd Fellows Alaska Lodge No. A-1, of Douglas: Noble Grand, L. W. Kilburn; Vice- | | | statement, were vigorously stressed | ‘by the government attorney. is not in session. DeGroot was convicted of second degree murder here on November 10,‘ 1933 for the slaying of Hanson in| March of that year, and was sen-| tenced to 20 years. The Cm:uitt Court of Appeals over-ruled the de-| cision, however, and ordered the defendant given a new trial. Ver- dicts ranging from complete ac- quittal to the death penalty may | be returned by the present jury. Self-Defense Scored In his closing argument to the jurors late yesterday, Folta declared that there was no evidence of self- defense in the slaying, and empha- sized the point that DeGroot as-! sertedly did not see Hanson icach | for a gun just before he killed him. The threats allegedly made by the victim against DeGroot would not | alone constitute sufficient basis for self-defense, the prosecutor claimed. Several alleged contradictions be- tween the accused man’'s testimony at the first and second trials, and | asserted omissions in his original He asked the jurors to consider the tes- | timony as indicatifg that the shoot- | WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Presi- Grand, George A. Fleek; Secretary.flng of Hansen was the cold-blooded | J. R. Langseth; Treasurer, Carl murder of a man of peaceable char-{ Lindstrom; Warden, Sante Degan; acter. Conductor, Adolph Hirsch; Inside’ “No Compromise” Guardian, Joseph Wehren; Outside Closing the case for the defense, Guardian, Tom Rackich. i Attorney H. L. Faulkner pleaded Installing Officers | with the jury not to return a com- Installing officers for the Odd promise verdict. Fellows were: Deputy Grand Pres-| “If any crime was committed,” he ident, Fannie Wehren; Deputy|declared, “it was murder in the first | Mary jb;ym“fids Thrillin g Experience on First Lap of Mushing to Fairbanks Yy MARY JOYCE |anta, otherwise F! ATLIN, B. C,, Jan. 18.— (Special to | his sled Daily Alaska Empire)—Left Tulse- quah December 27, three days to Inklin, 14 hours travelling time. For the first time in my life I have seen blue water, the color of icebergs, on the headwaters of the Taku Water fast, cold and cruel running between its icy banks. Travelled on gravel bars, crossing the channels of the river on log sweepers with gg:;svfmm logs to ice on opposite |cluttered with lakes Chocack Lacgoose, Billy Williams | Dx'opped‘ down to Silver Salmon to you, scolded his sons and made | crossing Telegraph Trail to Faulk- them put boughs over holes 45 % it ('?P)m, 3 miles south of Dixie could not see water underneath while Lake. From Dixie Lake to O'Donneil crossing.“White Lady plenty scared”‘m‘ver and hit the trail to Hot Crossed on my hands and knees and \Sprmgh' dogs followed like soldiers. Crossed | Snew Deep, Fiulty the upper Taku another place over| Travelled 20 miles through deep, rapids on huge cakes of ice three [IUffy snow, Frank breaking trail, | feet apart held by sweepers and |81d I hopped, skipped and Jjumped | snags. Put a chain on Tip and each |10 Pack snow down so dogs could| dog fell in water and pulled them 'Pull sled up hills. Hurt my shoulder out onto another cake of ice. Ice two | lfting handle bars. Finally came | feet wide, in places just room for | o farm. The light from the window sled with water leaping over and l0oked so good. My hands were cold, gurgling underneath. T jumped over | toes blistered from snowshoe strings. and just made it, but they had a |And my shouiers ached chain on m2, wo. Rapped on door and asked to he Sled In Water let in to get warm. Two eyes glared From Inklin House travelled to out from glass openings and a voice Canoe Navigation on Naxina River. | told me: “Go away, you nobody," Followed ice o bank with open |fact I knew but hoped no-one sus- water on one side. My sled tipped |pected. I was furious, but fear fol- over and my movie camera bounded | lowed indignation and I got away in into water. Fished it out with gaff a hurry. After I got out of rifle range hook made of poles. | I laughed heartily. Learned later From Canoe Navigation two In-|the old man extended his hospi- rank Williams, with and two dogs carrying smok- |ed salmon and my Woods sleeping bag. My own sled so heavy in-steep places we put seven dogs on and both of us pushed and pulled. Took three days to reach Sloko Summit and glorious sunshine. Wes terribly thrilled to hear Electra over | Sloko River. Could have droppea | down easily for visit. Many good landing fields on Sloko Summit, and | 1 (6oxllxnued on Page Two) s -maann - EPORTED FROM KODIAK ISLAND Neutrality Bill WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—The Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, with Secretary of State Cordell Hull's approval, has eliminated from the Administra- tion’s Neutrality Bill, a part of the section relating to bans on exports of commodities to bel- ligerents, which some contend tied the United States too close- ly with the League of Nations sanctions. Young Native Found Dead| —Woman, Man Seen Running Away SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—The Coast Guard Cutter Morris has reported {to the Coast Guard headquarters here the mysterious slaying of Ralph Inca, aged 22, Kodiak Island native, at his home in Old Harbor last Wednesday. Mike Pestrikoff found Inca dying He said he saw a man and woman run from the Inca home the night before. Inca's widow and cousin Nickita Inca, have refused to make and statement, the radio from the Morris said, and a probe is now un- derway. BAS EXPLOSION WRECKS TOWN HALL, KILLS 4 Search for (;;lasses in B BRITAIN WILL GONSIDER JAPAN DEMAND Nipponese Ready to Quit Naval ‘Cbnferegé Unless Agtion Taken at Once LONDON, Jan, 10—Reliable sourc- es-report that Great Britain and the United States delegates reached an agreement to return to considera- tion of Japan's demands for equality at the present Naval conference. The British delegates have ar- ranged to communicate with the French and Italian delegations but authoritative quarters indicated an agreement of all delegations is as- sured to avoid a breakup of the con- Grand Master, Charles W. Carter; degree. CONTINUED FOR HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. w__!dent Roosevelt, at the first farm Mr. Faulkner claimed that his John Gilbert, screen actor who died suddenly yesterday at his home af-| discussion since the death of the AAA, asserted his responsibility to Grand Marshal, Josephine Lang-| seth; Hugh McRae; grand Wardens, | client was justified in shooting Han- Linda Schindler, Joseph Wehren; |sen because his own life apparent- - ANOTHER YEAR ter an attack of the heart, and only | | being ill one day, left a fortune of nearly one million dollars, it is said. A large share of his golden reward was swept away in the stock mar- ket crash in 1929. In August of that year, Gilbert signed a three year contract which | is reported to have paid him $500,- | 000 annually. The actor’s fortune inclues ex- tensive real property, annuities and securities. b Gilbert’s attorney declined to say whether the screen actor left a will. JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW ACTION PEIPING, Jan. 10. — Foreigners reaching here from Kalgan report the Japanese Army is pouring truck- loads of armaments into the Chin ese interior of Mongolia apparently Ralph Reischl, Union Oil Com-|with the aim of strengthening their President H;E‘Emergency Not Yet Terminated But Intensified WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Presi- dent Roosevelt has extended for an- other year the power to shift the gold content of the American dollar within a 10 per cent bracket and continued in effect the $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund. The Chief Executive issued a proclamation saying that the emer- gency prompting the measure’s ap- proval in 1934 had not yet been terminated by an international monetary agreement or otherwise, but, on the contrary, continues to be intensified in diverse respects by unsettled conditions in international commerce, finance and foreign ex- change. v —— REISCHL IN HOSPITAL | | treat farming as a national prob- lem, and re-emphasized his deter- mination for soil conservation and control of production as the only answer to the farming question. The Chief Executive turned thumbs down on proposals t0 pro- vide subsidies for exports . “We must avoid any national ag- ricultural policy which will result in shipping our soil fertility to for- eign nations,” the President de- clared. REPUBLICANS TO OPEN CAMPAIGN - ON LINCOLN DAY Cuban Election Albert White, Chairman of the “ Republican Territorial Committee, announced today the Republicans| HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 10.—At least will open their Territorial and Na-|one dozen persons were injured in a tional campaign on Loncoln’s birth- | series of bomb explosions as a noisy day, Pebruary 12, with a broadcast | prelude to the election of a Presi- of appropriate speeches over Sta-|dent and other constitutional offi- Grand Secretaries, Sofi Johnson, Kenneth Jones; Grand Treasurers, Mase Paul, Don Skuse; Grand| Chaplains, Gertrude Jewel, J. D.‘ Van Atta; Grand Guardians, vermt Mead and Ernie Johnson. Lodge members last evening in| Douglas, prior to the joint session,L presented ' Gertrude Laughlin with a pen and pencil set in recognition | of her many years' service as Sec- retary. —— - ly was in danger, and said that DeGroot was within his rights in acting quickly because of the “re- peated threats” made against him by the deceased, and the “bad rep- utation” of the latter. Conflicting Stories The reversal of her testimony by Mrs. Peter Kirkibo, the former Mrs. DeGroot, was the storm center of the trial. As the chief government witness, Mrs. Kirkibo declared from the stand th#t her story told at the first trial on behalf of the de- fendant was “all lies.” At the:re- (Continuea on Page TWo.) CANNERY CRAFT RUSHES SEASON KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 10— tion KINY between 8:30 and 9:30 | cers. on that day. ‘The bombs exploded before the b, o e polls were opened. ENTERS ST. ANN'S The police seized a package con- pany representative, is at present| position for an early showdown be- confined in St. Ann's Hospital for|tween Manchoukuo and Sovietized medical treatment. Outer Mongolia. Hilding L. Rinaldo entered St.|taining four bombs in a downtown Ann’s Hospital today to undergo a|cafe and all cafes were promptly surgical operation. ordered closed. Rushing the usual seasonal acti- vities at salmon canneries, the ten- der Paradise, of the S8an Juan Com- pany, has arrived here enroute to Cook Inlet. This is believed to be the earliest cannery activity in re- cent years, Abandoned Cistern Causes Blast when Match Lit PENDLETON, Ind., Jan. 10.—The fourth victim of a terrific gas ex- plosion was dug from the fire- scorched wreckage of Pendleton Town Hall by salvage workers to- day. ference. ‘The Japanese delegates are re- ported ready to quit the conference unless their demands are considered immediately. British official circles said that if Japan withdraws from the Naval Conference, the parley will not col- lapse but will be a six-power con- ference with the inclusion of Ger- HUGE MAJORITY IS GIVEN CASH PAYMENT PLAN Prompt Consideration Ex- pected to Follow by Sen- ate Finance Committee COST ESTIMATED AT ONE OR TWO BILLION Upper House Considering Amendment Unless Pres- sure Is Too Great WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. — A crushing House majority today pass- ed and sent to the Senate a bill authorizing immediate cash pay- ment of the Veterans' bonus. Im- mediate cost is estimated at from one billion to two billion dollars. The vote was 355 for and 59 against Sena'e To Act Quickiy. Prompt consideration of the issue in the Senate Finance committee has been promised by Chairman Pat Harrison. Unless pressure for the House bill s too great, the Senate committee s considered likely to amend the measure or vote on a less liberal one of its own, realizing President Roosevelt is opposed to full payment at this time. Bonus Bill Assured There is every indication that i i some kind of a bonus bill will pass both houses of Congress at an early date. There was virtually no oppo- ition to the measure in the Hansa Doesn't Waive Interests The measure adopted by the House ame from the Ways and Means committee which recommended im- mediate cash payment as an essen- tial part of the recovery program because it would increase the na- tion's purchasing power. It does not waive interest charges on prev- ous loans. ITALIAN BOMBS DRAW PROTEST OF ECYPTIANS Bombing of Ambulance Causes Note to Rome from King Fuad n 1 CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 10.—Egypt has decided to join Sweden and Ethiopia in protests against the Italian bombing of cities and am- bulance units on the East African battlefronts. King Fuad’s government announc- ed that it would protest to Italy against the bombing of an Egyptian Red Crescent ambulance detach- ment, which was reported bombed Tuesday by eight Italian planes. 200 INVADERS KILLED ROME, Jan.' 10.—Unofficial re- ports received here reported that 200 Italian native soldiers were kill- ed in an Ogadan Province engage- ment. The continuance of aerial man- euvers along the northern front is also reported, which has succeeded in dispersing adversary groups which again concentrated on Amba Aradam. Twelve hundred Alpine troops The body is that of Irvin Taylor, tool maker, who dropped his glasses in the abandoned cistern under the building, and asked Town Marshal Garland Brookband to help look for them. When the marshal lit a match, the accumulated gas let loose a blast, wrecking the two-story build- ing. The explosion injured five mem- bers of the newly-elected town board, holding its first meeting, and buried the town's fire equipment. The marshal was severely burned. — eee Mrs. Lizzie Thomas, 36, who died ‘or pneumonia in the Government Police Officer Kenneth Junge,| Hospital January 1, was buried to- General Chairman of the Dance|day in Evergreen Cemetery, follow- Committee in charge of the Fire- ing a short service in the chapel of men’s Ball to be held next month, the C. M. Carter Mortuary. Mrs many and Soviet Russia. The issue came to the front yes- terday when it was suddenly an- nounced the Priday session had been postponed until next Monday after the Japanese, meeting with the British delegates, demanded the question of fleet equa‘ty be taken up immediately. FIREMEN PREPARING FOR ANNUAL DANCE| Business transacted at the first 1936 monthly meeting of the Juneau Fire Department in the Fire Hall last night was largely of a routine nature. | Charles Samson, formerly Fire Chief of Fairbanks, was a visitor at the meeting. 1 have been dispatched from Rome, to follow 6500 recently sent to Af- rica. MRS. WHALEN PASSES AWAY Former Resident of Cor- dova, Skagway Dies at Ketchikan KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 10.— Mrs. Norah Whalen, aged 80, moth- er of Mrs. Walter Gaffney, is dead here. She was formerly a resident of Cordova and Skagway. Mrs. Whalen was a brother of Jerry Quinlan, first conductor on the White Pass and Yukon Route. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. reported satisfactory preliminary | Thomas is survived by a husband arrangements. Frank Thomas. Martin Conway, of Seattle, and a daughter, Mrs. Charles Scheffler, of Fairbanks.