The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 1, 1936, Page 1

e THE DAILY ALA '“KA EMPIR VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7185. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU ALASKA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY I3 1936. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS " PRICE TEN CENTS FASClS’l‘ ARMY REPORTED WIPED OUT MINE WORKERS ENDORSE F.D.R. FOR REELECTION Republican Interest Cenlers‘ in Report Borah Losing Faith in His Chances SENATOR DECLINES TO MAKE STATEMENT‘ Liberty League s Renewed Anti-New Deal Activity Stimulates Speculation WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. United States Mine Workers today formally endorsed President Roose- velt for re-election and decided to| contribute to the Democratic cam- paign fund. The mine union action contribut- ed to the mounting political tension in the capital and whether the Re- publicans would take any nonce was awaited. The prime topic in the Repub— lican ranks was the assertion at Cleveland by George H. Bender, President of the Ohio League ui Republican Clubs to G. O. P friends there that Senator William | E. Borah was losing faith in his prospect for the Presidential nomin- ation. The Senator declined to take notice of the statement. The American Liberty readiness to expand anti-New Deal activities stimulated renewed specu- lation about the future. BULLISH RUSH STARTS MONTH, STOCK MARKET Many New Highs Recorded Before Profit Taking Develops NEW YORK, eb. 1.—The Stock Market started February off with a bullish rush but later encountered profit taking in a number of recent spectacular gainers. Many new highs for several years were recorded before realizing de- veloped. Advances of fractions to one point or so were scattered over the list at ' the somewhat irregular close for the short session. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Feb. 1. — Closmg quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 16%, American Can 123, American Power and Light 97%, Anaconda 30%, Bethlehem Steel 52, | Curtiss Wright 4%, Chicago, Mil- waukee, St. Paul and Pacific 2%, General Motors 59%, International Harvester 66, Kennecott 33%, Unit- ed States Steel 50%, Southern Rail- way 14%, Cities Service 5%, Boeing Airplane 24%, United Aircraft 27%, Pound $5.00% DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow. Jones averages: Industrials 149.38, rails 46.08, utilities 31.83. —r———— HELEN RICHEY SETS RECORD New Inerashisiond Light Plane Mark Believed Established LANGLEY, Virginia, Feb. 1.—Hel- en Richey, Pittsburgh pilot, set what is believed to be a new International light plane record when she covered a 100-kilometer closed circuit course in 55 minutes. 0 Miss Richey took off at midnight, and set her tiny plane down again at 12:56 o’clock. et P WILSON GOES SOUTH — The‘: League's Jlut in Case You {Happen to Believe rln Ground Hogs | | Tomorrow's the day—ground | hog day (marmots to Alaskans) —February 2.'If he sees his sha- dow, says the old tradition, he will go back in his winter resi- dence for still another six weeks and winter will continue. If he | doesn’t see his shadow, he will ! remain out and spring will be [ just around the corner. The local weather bureau, which concedes marmots, but | has little faith in their atmos- | pheric observations, is offering little or no co-operation to the ground hog, albeit, Meteorolo- gist Howard J. Thompson and | his staff are making a hit with Gastineau Channel residents by promising fair weather. Who cares about ground hogs, any- | way, so long as the sun shines as | it did today? chortled the boys | | in the weather bureau as they | checked themselves up a neat hnndlcap over Mr Marmot. THEATRE PASS | S AWARDED T0 RUTH LUNDELL C. D. ‘Beale Donates Two ¢ Weeks' Free Admission— | Ruth Lundell, with 264,250 votes i recorded at noon Friday, still leads the list of candidates in the Better | Times Drive today, and is entitled w a two weeks' free pass to the Ca.pir,ol Theatre, with the compli-' ments of Manager C D. Beale. Miss Lundell boosted her Thursday noon total from 198,200 within 24 hours, to lead all other girls in daily gains. Miss Lundell is a popular employee of the B. M. Behrends ‘Department Store. | Ida Roller continues an easy sec-| ond with 142,275. Bessie Powers moved into third place with 130,-! 1200 votes, ousting Elisabeth Kaser, |now in fourth position with 123,- ‘325 Eleanor Gruber polled heav-| uy since the last standings, rising| from 27925 to 64,675 today. Ballots Are Stolen A merchants who asked that his name be withheld reported to Lhe‘ Better Times Editor the theft of a large number of ballots in 500—vor.e‘ -denominations. He stated that the | 'ballots, each bearing the name of | the store, were stolen from h15‘ place of business and asked that; |all 500 ballots from his store bel| | held up pending a personal inves- | tigation. Any large groups of 500 ballots received bearing the store’s |stamp will be investigated by thel Better Times Editor, the merchant | ' was informed. One million, six hundred eighty thousand, six hundred and seventy- five votes were counted to noon Friday. —————— RIFLEMEN WILL SHOOT SUNDAY The shootoff for last week's prize in the rifle competition of the Ju- neau Rifle and Pistol Club was held last night on the range in the A. B. Hall Dan Moller de- feated George H. Leonard in the contest with a score of 47 out of 50. All other shooting last night was for practice only, with the final shoot of the week's match to be held next Sunday afternoon and evening. Two prizes will be award- ed in the scope sight division and one in the metallic. Thomas Hard- ware will offer the metallic divi- sion award, with first scope prize donated by H. 8. Graves and sec- ond by the Alaska Laundry. One score for the record in this week's match has been chalked up by Oscar Waterud in the metallic division, with 45x50. - e MORGAN IN TOWN J. P. Morgan, Libby, McNeill and Has 264250 Votes | 8 MORE NAMES ADDED T0 LIST OF CANDIDATES Cash Cole, Kenneth Junge, Bob Ellis, H. R. Shepard Among Those in Race TERRITORIAL Democratic Ticket DELEGATE “ Anthony J. Dimond AUDITOR Frank A. Boyle Joe S. Hofman HIGHWAY ENGINEER William A. Hesse ATTORNEY GENERAL James S. Truitt Republican Ticket DELEGATE Lester 0. Gore AUDITOR H. MacSpadden Cash Cole HIGHWAY ENGINEER Roy J. Storey E. F. Wann ATTORNEY GENERAL Harry G. McCain DIVISIONAL Democratic Ticket C. 'SENATE Norman R. Walker, Ketchikan HOUSE Kenneth Junge, Juncau Erick Ness, Petersburg J. V. Davis, Juneau George H. Peterson, Douglas J. T. Moran, Charcoal Point Frank Peratrovich, Juneau J. P. Anderson, Juneau ’ Joe Green, Hyder Crystal Snow Jenne, Juneau Robert E. Ellis, Juneau J. S. Ream, Ketchikan Republiean Ticket SENATE H. R. Shepard, Juneau HOUSE Mildred R. Hermann, Juneau Jack Wilson, Juneau Frank D. Price, Sitka Harry Race, Ketchikan Hanford H. Henning, Ketchikan Independent SENATE A. J. Nelson, Juneau HOUSE A. P. Waiser, Lraig As filing time for candidates seek- ing nomination in the April primary election closed today, eight new names were added to the lists. Cash Cole, well known Juneau resident, entered the race for Territorial Audi- tor on the Republican ticket, making it a two-way fight for the G. O. P. nomination as C. H. MacSpadden had previously filed on that ticket. H. R. Shepard, Republican, pio- neer Juneau resident who has spent 39 of his 40 years in the Territory in Juneau, entered the race for Terri- torial Senator in this Division. He is unopposed for the nomination and will fight it out with Senator Nor- man R. Walker of hetchikan, Demo- crat, who is seeking re-election. New Names For House Several more entered the House contest. Kenneth Junge, Juneau po- lice ,officer; Robert E. Ellis, Pacific Alaska Airways flier; Capt. James V. Davis, pioneer Alaskan water trans- portation man, and Erick Ness of Petersburg, all filed on the Demo- cratic ticket for the House. All but Ness are from Juneau. Officer Junge has been on the police force for sev- eral years. Ellis is PAA’s representa- tive here at the present time and is known throughout Southeast Alaska. Last summer he was stationed at Ketchikan. Mr. Ness ran in the pri- maries two years ago. He is well known in the Southeast, being in the fishing and insurance business in Petersburg. Capt. Davis Widely Known Capt. Davis, of Juneau, pioneer Alaskan water transportation man, and fisherman, has been a life-long Democrat and is well known through out the Territory as well as the |Body Recovered i of Climber on Mount Rainier Rescue Parly—Skii Remains of Delmar Fadden to 9,000 Camp | MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL | PARK, Wash., Feb. 1.—The body of :Delmar Fadden, 23-year-cld Seattle thrill climber was brought down from the mountain late last night. At 11:30 o'clock last night, two half frozen rescuers, Wendell Trgs- per and Paul Galbraith, arrived at Glacier Basin on skis and report- ed the body has been brought as far as Camp Curtis, the 9,000 fobt | rest camp. The body was recovered at the 13,000 foot level. ! - e PISTOL GLUB PROVES SELF IN GUN WAR Two Bandlts Killed, One Officer Wounded, in Bank Robbery ] LOS ANGELES, Cal,, Feb. 1.—TsA ibank bandit suspects were killed, a ‘pulice officer wounded and a third suspect captured in a wild gun bat- tle at a Southern County bank in suburban El Monte, late yesterday. | The men, killed by the deadly fire {of nearly a dozen members of the |san Gabriel Valley Pistol Team, | were identified as Clarence H. Smith, 143, of Los Angeles, and E. C. Yates, |42, Beverly Hills. | Smith’s brother, Frank H., 44, of ‘Glendale‘ was captured by police- jman Joseph Fritch, who was shot through the right hand, losing three | fingers from the blast of a sawed-off | shotgun. The pistol club, composed of po- lice officers and deputy sheriffs, rushed from the pistol range, which ls nearby, and opened fire. The sheriff’s office said the three {men had been sought for months in connection with several bank hold- | ups in this area. H. L. REDLINGSHAFER ARRIVES FROM TRIP TO MONTANA HOME H. L. Redlingshafer, Regional Fiscal Agent for the Department of Agriculture, returned to Juneau on the Northland, after accompany- ing the body of his father to (Kalispell, Montana, several weeks ago and attending the funeral rites there. Mr. Redlingshafer then spent a week in Missoula, Montana, ob- serving the installation of a new accounting system, soon to be in- augurated in Juneau, in the For- est Service offices there. He later inspected the forestry warehouse at Spokane, where fire-fighting equipment for 15,000 men is ready for use at a moment’s notice, and then conferred with forestry of- feials in Portland and Seattle be- fore returning to Juneau. WYCKOFF CONFERRING WITH FOREST OFFICE District Forest Ranger J. M. Wyckoff arrived from Petersburg on the Northland for a week’s de- tail to the local United States Forest Service office. Mr. Wyckoff reported that 35 men are working on forestry proj- ects in Petersburg and 25 at Wran- gell. A ski way is being built at the latter city, while the other work consists of road building. The new recreational area one mile from Wrangell is proving very pop- ular, he added. ———-—— FOR PETERSBURG A. VanMavern, West Coast Groc- ery Company representative, sailed for Petersburg on the Northland. - —— | | | LINDBERGH CASE NEW PROBE OF IS INSTITUTED Head of New—J_ersey Police Starts Secret Investigation at Governor's Order TRENTON, N. J,, Feb. 1.— Col. H Norman Schwarzkopf, head of the New Jersey state police, today launched a secret new investigation into the Lindbergh kidnaping under orders from Gov. Harold G. Hoff- man to “complete the job.” Attorney General David T. Wilentz had said | yesterday there was no new evidence ; on which to re-open the case. ‘The Governor had no specific sug- gestions for the course to follow in the renewed inquiry into the crime but promised to turn over to state police “things that come to my atten- tion” or any evidence of accom- plices he may receive Aim To Fina Others | The Governor said: “I feel they | should follow the regular police pro- cedure. Having convicted Bruno Hauptmann, they have a starting point. It is a police job to find if any other persons are involved in this job.” Bruno Hauptmann will die—unless circumstances warrant a new re- prieve—somegime between March 16 | and April 11, it was revealed today. Under the law he must be re- sentenced because his second death sentence, set for the week of January | 13, the exact day being January 17 expired at midnight, January 18. Th 30-day reprieve will expire Februar: 115. Attorney General Wilentz said | {he then would ask Justice Thomas | W. Trenchard to sign a new death warrant. The law provides the new date must be not less than four nor more than eight weeks after the date on which the warrant is signed. Couldn't Die Before March 15 The earliest Hauptmann could go to the chair would be the week be- ginning Monday, March 15, and the latest the week of April 6, authorities said. | Attorney General Wilentz reiter- ated today he thought the Gover- nor's statement contained no new | evidence, and if nothing was un- covered by the police he would ask for a new death warrant under the provisions of the law. —— e - INDIAN BUREAU GETS INGREASE IN 1937 FUNDS $30,000 for Acquiring| Presbyterian Hospital at Point Barrow Included WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said today the Territory of Alaska “fared better than for the last several NEW FISH TRAP BILL IS OFFERED IN CONGRESS Sirovich M@re Would Limit Traps to Three and Seines to 200 Fathoms WASHINGTON, rleb. 1.—Use of traps and seines in Alaska would be restricted under a bill intro- duced in the House Friday by Will- iam C. Sirovich of New York, Dem- ocrat. The measure would limit to three the number of traps used by an individual or organization Seines for salmon would be restrict- ed to 200 fathom and 250 meshes. Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has a bill now pending before Congress for the elimination of traps in Alas- kan waters. >—>e — WHO SUPPLIES ROWDIES WITH MAGHINE GUNS? Inveshgatlon to Be Started by Committee to Get Facts WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—Investi- gation of the source of gangster ma- chine guns has been decided upon by the Senate Munitions committee. | The Committee will resume hearings as its deficit has been wiped out by | a new Senate grant and also provis- | the investigation. The Committee has subpoenaed men whom Stephen Raushenbuch, | the Committee’s chief investigator, | has described as a “lot of second hand dealers and such,” from New | York. Mrs. Huey P. Long Named ions for enough funds to conclude | |authoritative source reports the land ETHIOPIANS SAY to U. S Senate by Gov. Noe, |NVA[]|N[; FORCE BATON ROU(JE. Feb. 1.— Mrs. Huey P. Long, widow of the late ATED Sclnlm has been been appointed to erve his unexpired term by Gov.| \Jamos A. Noe. } The appointment was the outcome ‘Of the death this week of Gov. O. K Allen, associate of the late Senator, | who had been nominated for the un- expired term | As a result, two women will sit in the United States Senate for the first time in history when Mrs. Long takes her seat. Senator Hattie W Caraway of Arkansas, also successor |to her husband, is at present the |lone woman member. CAMPAIGN FUNDS WILL BE PROBED President lees Approval to Proposal of Sen- ator Robinson [talians in Northeast Ses Back in “War's Big- gest Battle” DEATH TOLL HIGH IN SURPRISE ASSAULTS Mussolini CEE}randCotjn— cil—European War Fear Spreads BOUTI, French Somaliland, Feb. 1.—The annihilation of the Ital- ian army under General Diamanti, which has been operating in north- eastern Ethiopia, was claimed by Ethiopian sources in a Dessye dis- patch. The alleged battle was unconfirm- ed by Ttalian sources. The Ethiopians claimed that the famous 28th of October Division was WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—Majority included in the casualties of what lvuder Senator - Joseph T. Robin- was described as the greatest battle Wn said President Roosevelt has of the war. On the northern front, given approval to the proposed Sen- reports said that the Ethiopians cap- nlonal and Presidential campaign tyred hundreds of prisoners and a expenditure investigations. great number of machine guns, rifles Senator Robinson introduced the and ammunition. | proposal Thursday. He explained the From various sources came the re- |inquiry will be a continuation of the port that Ras Desta Demtu has been ‘Dfle pursued for several years and is deposed as commander of the armies dwflned to prevent bad rzmcncr’g in southern Ethiopia, and is being ' FOR LANDSlTES - SWAMP HOME Agncullural District Re- ports 150 Settlers Are on Ground—More on Way SELDOVIA, Alaska, Feb. 1.—An COUNCIL SESSION CALLED ROME, Feb. 1.— Mussolini has called his Fascist Grand Council to- gether for a consideration of new problems relative to the campaign. Meanwhile, rumors spread that the rampant peril of a European war 1s being increasingly feared as a result of the hostilities in Africa. NEW CURRENCY ADVOCATED FOR BONUS PAYMENT recorder of Homer district to be swamped with applications for homesites. The men subpoenaed will appear | before the Committee for three daysl beginning February 17. | The Committee will resume ques- | tioning of J. P. Morgan and th; partners next Tuesflay NORTHWESTERN ALASKA BOUND SEATTLE, Feb. 1. Steamer | Northwestern sailed for Alaska| ports at 9 o'clock this morning with 103 first class and 25 steerage pas- sengers aboard, the following book- ed for Juneau: } Mrs. B. M. Behrends, W. G./ Smith, J. F. Mullen and wife, Rose Rose | Shere, Willis King, G. W. King, years” in the Interior Department appropriation bill approved Friday by the House. The House rejected an amend- ment by Dimond adding $25,000 for the relief of orphan, blind and crip- pled Indians but the Delegate said he otherwise was satisfied. The bill carries $641,881 for edu- cation and support of natives, an increase of $15,000 over the cur- rent fiscal year; $340,000 for medi- cal relief. The latter item includes an appropriation of $30,000 to ac- quire the Presbyterian hospital at Point Barrow. RAILS CREDITOR LEAPS TO DEAT WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—Eugene R. Woodson, aged 46, Vice-President of the Railroad Credit Corporation, plunged to his death this forenoon from the eighth floor of his office h in the Transportation Building. Associates said Woodson has been complaining of ill health and being unable to sleep. ————— Mrs. C. J. Peterson, Jane Farrelley, Evelyn Crandall, Marjorie Jefferies, Mrs, Bert Vanderbilt, Mrs. A. Stur- rock and two daughters, L. W.| Turoff, wife, infant and son; Clif-| ford Swap, David R. Brown, Robert| Simpson and wife. — e SUSPECTED FORGER | IN CUSTODY HERE Marshal William T. Mahoney ar- rived on the Northland from Ket- chikan with George Grimes, forgery suspect, in custody. Grimes is being held pending further invuggauon of bogus checks assertedly cashed by him in Juneau last week. Marshal Mahoney transferred Harry DeGrott and Jacob Williams, convicted murderers, into the cus- tody of Deputy Marshal James Nolan of Wrangell, who will trans- port them to McNeil Island Peni- tentiary. Nolan is also taking one Wrangell and one Ketchikan resi- dent to Morningside Sanitarium n Portland, and two girls to the State Reformatory in Idaho. ., JOHNSON HERE Chet Johnson, National Grocery The source reported 150 settlers on the ground, with 18 midwest fam- ilies due to arrive in the spring. One | hundred and sixteen families in the same locality are banded together, and are sending an investigating Jecommittee before coming themselves. All are private enterprises, without, any government help. Inflationary Bloc in House Passes Resolution Fav- oring This Means WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.— The v House inflationary bloc has adopted “(r);::dm;:g; 'sl\;et[:rwfli( as having g regolution for payment of the sol- atanuska, saying: giers' bonus in new currency. The “Her € we are and more are coming.” yecolution opposed any new taxes as The official weather report for entirely unnecessary. Homer for January showed 11 con- The resolution was adopted as secutive days when the temperatures word of a $730,000,000 tax bill to meet were above 40 degrees. Only one frost " the bonus and farm relief was passed was reported for the month and five in high Administration circles. inches of rain. There was no dissenting vote as Pussy willows are in bloom and Representative Wright Patman, Tex- wild celery sprouting. The grass is 5 jeader of the group, put the ques- green and strawberry plants are tion to approximately two-score rep- growing. resentatives present. The area has 18 miles of road and Congressman Patman said: “Our a telephone system with 35 patrons, understanding is we are soon going .- & to be faced with taxes. Are we going ’ to sit idly by and let bankers get an- other rake-off on the debt to the etel BOOST AIRWAYS o1aTE PROBING FAIRBANKS, Feb. 1.—Robert J McKanna, President of the Fai D E A TH BY F'RE banks Ice Carnival, Dog Derby A: Cage of Prison Transfer sociation, and Chamber of Com- | velopment for Alaska. Truck Ablaze—Con- an alleged assault on Scott Nelson, | inquiry_today into the deaths of 20 The defendant, who is represem-[ Hamp Draper, head of the Con- merce, will leave Seward for Se- attle today on the Victoria. McKanna will seek support of air- ways, airports and other aviation de- | — - CASE IS ARRAIGNED| ~ victs Perish | SCOTTSBORO, Alabama, Feb. 1. Lawrence Jegarra, charged with| _The State authorities began an taxicab driver, was arraigned be- | negro convicts yesterday in the cage fore Commissioner M. E. Monagle ' of g prison transfer truck following late yesterday and bail set a!‘ an explosion of a 30-gallon drum of $1,000. gasoline. ed by Mrs. R. R. Hermann, is| vict Department, and Gaston Scott, accused of striking Nelson over the Chairman of the State Highway head with a “sap” on a trip from|Commission hastened here to con- Douglas to Juneau last Tuesday duct the investigation which was First Division. He was a delegate to Governor McAlister of Tenessee e morning. ordered by Gov. Bibb Graves. created a body of honorary (Continued on Page SIx.) colonels. Fair and Rainey operate a green | representative, arrived on the mot- Dr. E. P. Wilson left for Seattle Libby representative, house in Decatur, Ala. orship Northland. on the Northland on a brief visit, the Northland. arrived on