The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 20, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE __VOL. XLVIL. NO. 7201 “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1936. ALL THE TIME” PRICE TE MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTS REPORT PAUL REDFERN FOUND ALIVE NEW COLD WAVE MOVES SOUTH FROM CANADA Respite from Arctic Weath- er May Be Short in States as Icy Blasts Renewed RISING TEMPERATURES MAY SCON BE OFFSET Mercury Sirmo 34 Below in Havre, Mont., First to Feel Latest Chill CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 20.—A new cold wave from Canada today can- cel nation’s brief respite from weather and the blasts renewed when a low press rea that promised to keep t warmer shunted off to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains, The temperature rose from two to 15 degrees east of the Rockies ex- cept in New England during the night. The zero line which cut across northern Nebraska, lowa and to Michigan was due to stretch over Nebraska and Iowa tonight. The first point to feel the shock of the new cold spell was Havre. Mont., where the mercury sank to 34 below zero over night. Snow followed South Dakota’s warmest weather in three weeks. Food was carried by airplane to Cewar Can- yon where a 65-year-old woman saw the only other inhabitant, a missionary, burned to death. REDLINGSHAFER T0 TAKE POST IN WASHINGTON Forestry Man Awarded Promotion—Succeed- ed by L. C. Pratt H. L. Redlingshafer, Regional Fiscal Agent of the Forest Service in Alaska. is being transferred to Washington, D. C., it was announc- od today by the Regional Forester. hafer will become Sec- ond A: ant in the Division .of Fiscal Control of the Forest Service for the entire United States. The transfer will mean entering into a much wider and extensive fi(.?ld Ffl activity than that now occupied in Alaska. It is expected that the transfer will become effective with- in the next few weeks. Mr. Redlingshafer entered the Forest Service October 1, 1907, as a clerk on the Lewis & Clark Forest in Montana, and served in several capacities on various National For- ests in that State. He was trans- ferred to the Regional Office of the Forest Service at Juneau as Regional Fiscal Agent on October 1, 1922. On May 25, he was desig- nated Fiscal Agent for all Depart- ment of Agriculture fiscal matts s‘ in Alaska under the ex-officio | Commissioner for that Department in the Territory. L. C. Pratt Successor L. C. Pratt, who formerly was connected with the Fiscal Office of | the Forest Service in Juneau, and| for the past two years has servcdg in various capacities in the D‘ms-: ion of Fiscal Control in a number | of localities on the Atlantc sea- board, will assume the former du- ties of Mr. Redlingshafer, Pratt| is wellknown in Alaska, having been | principal clerk om the Chugach! Forest in Cordova from 1918 to 1931, when he came to Juneau. He entered the Forest Service in 1913 in the State of Oregon. LEAGUE BOWLING RESUMING TONIGHT There was no league bowling in Juneau last night. Match play will be resumed at both local alleys to- night. At the Elks alleys the Brewers League will bowl the following con- tests. Schlitz vs. East Sides, 7:30 o'clock; Blue Ribbons vs. Hop Golds d the Arctic were icy m Gas Overcomes Nurses, Doctors, Critical Case WOBORN, Mass., Feb. 20.— Gas felled two nurses, partly overcame a third, and rendered the attending physician almost unconscious during the birth of a baby in the operating room of Woburn Hospital last night. A nurse flung open the doors and staggered out to tell others of their plight. The fresh air blast of air from the open doors helped revive Dr. Thomas Hal- pin, who made the delivery be- fore another doctor rushed to his aid. Both mother and baby doing nicely. Source of gas fumes undetermined. -oe IL DUCE MOVES 2 FOR ALLIANCE == WITH GERMANY Triple Entente Revival Seen Stormy Petre —Invaders Resume ' Drive Scarth of U.S. Army Suddenly ir New Lig are is as yet ROME. Feb. 20.—Another advance by the Ttalian armies in northern Ethiopia was indicated today by Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio He reported to Rome that ‘“the First Army Corps resumed its ad- vance southward.” Italian activities appeared great- er in the diplomatic arena of Europe, with Mussolini and Hitler making overtures toward a revival of the pre- war Triple Entente of Germany, Italy and Austria Diplomatic quarters indicated an understanding between Italy and y might be used to balance off France's ring of steel around serraany and the League of Nations sanctions against Italy. STILL HOPE FOR AERIAL PROGRAM FOR TERRITORY Full SUPPOrt of Interdepa“"non. he only recently was outspoken mental Committee Back ifor a strong defense for Alaska f AI l( A t Pl saying the Territory would be the (&) aska Alrpor an first scene of attack from the Ori- ent. Full support of the Interdepart- mental Committez on Alaska for NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Brigadier General William Mitchell, retired, died unexpectedly at the Doctors’ Hospital late yesterday at the age of 57. He entered the hospital Jan- uary 28 for what the doctors said was “merely for a rest.” Heart trouble, complicated with influenza, brought about his death but his condition was not considered serious up to a short time before he passed away. Brigadier General Mitchell was the first American officer to fly over ehemy lines during the world war. He rose in command of the American fliers and passed on all bombs to be rained on the enemy Courtmartialed In later years he was courtmar- of the Army, Navy and aviation de- fense and resigned from the Arm He then became more critical, de- manding among other things an Air Defense Unit to be set up inde- pendent of the Army and Navy. Born Abroad Brigadier-General Mitchell was the proposed $2,900,000 airways pro- born of American parents tempor- ' gram for the Territory is reported arily sojourning aboard in Nice, by Ike P. Taylor, Chief Engineer France, December 29. 1879, the son of the Alaska Road Commission, of U. S. Senator John Lendrum and who returned to Juneau this week Harriet Danforth (Becker) Mitch- from Washington. ell. He attended Racine (Wis.) Col- The air lanes and landing fields lege, George Washington U., 1890, project was originally slated for and was a distinguished graduate of the Works Progress Administration, the Army School of the Line, 1908. but was later rejected by that or- He was a graduate of Army Staff ganization. However, emergency College, 1909. He married Elizabeth funds for the program could be Trumbull Miller, of Grosse Points, made available, Mr. Taylor stated, Mich., October 11, 1923, and they and the support of the interde- had two children, Lucy Trumbull partmental committee may result and William. in ultimate action. | He enlisted as a private in Com- The amount of funds provided for pany M, First Wisconsin Infantry, in the Interior Department ap-'May 14, 1898; advanced through all propriation bill which is now before grades, including Brigadier General; Congress will provide only suffic- served in the Spanish-American {lent money for the maintenance of \war, Philippine Insurrection, during existing highways in Alaska, Tay- the construction of telegraph lines lor said, and the prospects of oth- j; Alaska, Army of Cuban Pacifica- er funds are not promising. tion, on the Mexican Border, and While in the national capital the i, the World War. ARC chief conferred at length with, He was an instructor in the Army Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, Dr.istaff College and on the General Ernest Gruening, head of the Di- staff of Commanders of Air Forces, visien of Territories and Insular s E, F. during the entire campaign Possessions, and Paul W. Gordon, and was later director of military Supervisor for Alaska for the di- ayjation of the United States Army. vision. |He participated in 14 minor engage- The proposed airport construction ments in the World War, and resign- would serve all parts of Alaska'eq his commission in the United through a system sf primary, sec-'states Army, February 1, 1926. ondary and local, or feeder, air| He was awarded the grad® of routes. The plan involves the im- gilitary Aviator for service against provement and building of 143 ter- tpe enemy; also the D. S. C. and minal, emergency and intermediate 1, g M, (U. 8.); Croix de Guerre tields and 23 floats. with five palms and Commander of - | the Legion of Honor (French); Com- 'panion Order of St. Michael and St. ! George (British); Commendatore S. ARMS TRAFFIG Crown of Italy (Kalian). | He was the author of Our Air » Force, Winged Defense, Skyways, WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. — The' and also many pamphlets and arti- at 8:30 and Blatz vs. Rainiers at 9:30 o’clock. S. Maurizio e Lazzaro, Medal of Merit in War and Grand Officer Senate has passed legislation pro- Cles. hibiting shipments of all firearms e GOES TO KETCHIKAN l of Aviation ht ComPan ¥ Buildifig for Juneau EATEEE e ] Architect’s drawing of the new building the A’aska Electric Light and Power Company will erect at Second and Franklin this summer. Plans were prepared by N. Lester Troast and Associates. and Navy Dies t N. Y. Hospital tialed for his criticism of the policies | KELLER QUITS AT ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE, alaska, Feb. 20.— W. K. Keller, Superintendent of the L W b Bri&» Gen W Mitchell ) Anchorage Public Schools, has re- signed, effective July 1, to accept the same post at Fairbanks. He wa: formerly superintendent at Faix; banks, then went to Juneau where he was located for several years, re- signing his position there to come tr Anchorage 'BOY SCOUT TROOP TO MEET TONIGH1 The Norlitemen Boy Scout Troop will meet this evening at 7:30 o’clock in the Northern Light Pres- | byterian Church parlors under act- ing scoutmaster Eugene Rhodes, ac- cording to announcement today. PRES L5 R L LINGOS ARRIVE HERE FROM WESTWARD HOME Mr. and Mrs. George Lingo ar- ’rived in Juneau last night from An- | jchorage on the Alaska for a visit with Mrs. Lingo’s father, Governor John W. Troy. Mr. Lingo was a member of the 1933 and 1935 Territorial Legislatures and is now Register of the U. S Land Office, with headguarters in | Anchorage. iDelégate Dimond Urging Appropriation to Survey Tin Dep | WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Alaska | Delegate Anthony J. Dimond yester- day urged the House Awmpnauom Committee to provide funds for a survey of Alaska <o determine Ask Money to Develop New Aerial Cannornr | WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. For the purpose of developing & apid-firing aerial cannon Ao r, the for future combat in the War Department has asked Con- gress to appropriate $100.000. Ordnance engineers have devis- ed specifications and plans for a weapon of a caliber between the .50 Browning machine gun and the 37 millimeter infantry can- non. o Hauptmann Wants Talk WithCondon Request Hanici;d Out from Death Cell — Leibo- witz Quits Case TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 20— Fromw “is cell in the death house, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, resentenced to tie in the electric chair during the veek beginning March 30 for the ‘kidnaping and slaying of the Lind- bergh baby, asked to see Dr. John F. “Jafsie” Condon because he feels “I can prove to him I'm not the man he dealt with” in the ransom nego- tiations. Hauptmann’s request was made known after the condemned man had been resentenced yesterday and after he had conferred with Sam- uel Leibowitz, New York criminal at- torney, and Lloyd Fisher, Chief Counsel for tne defense, for four hours and 25 minutes. NEW STRUCTURE 'WILL RISE AT! 90 & FRANKLIN Concrete Oix;e-istm'y Build- ing, 97 by 95 Feet, Be Completed by Aug. 1 Plans for the erection of a one-| The note, requesting to see and story class ‘A" reinforced concrete|talk with Dr. Condon, was handed building with full basement, on its|to Col. Mark O. Kimberling, princi- Jmoperty “at Second and Franklin |pal keeper of the prison. | Streets was announced today by the| Col. Kimberling said he could dc Alaska Electric Light & Power Com- {nothing about the request as Dr. pany through Winfield S. Pullen,|Condon was out of the country on a Vice President and Manager. Con- southern cruise and he would also struction is proposed for an early need a court order to let Dr. Condon date and will be ready for occu-ltalk with Hauptmann even if he pancy by August 1 of this year. Mr.|in this country. Pullen said. | After the interview with Haupt- The building, which will have 2 }mann Liebowitz announced his with- 95 foot frontage on Franklin and|drawal from the case saying he did | 97 feet on Second Street. will be not see how his continuance could | solely for company business. sug-|further the ends of justice gestions that the company build an! Hauptmann meanwhile stood pat | extra story and rent offices andjon his original story of innocence. wpartments having been turned| , iown. No space ‘will he rented to| BELIEVES HIM GUILTY any parties whatsoever, Manager| TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 20— The Pullen said. |dramatic announcement by Attor- Plans for the structure, prepared |ney Samuel Liebowitz strongly indi- | )y N. Lester Troast and Associates, | cates he believes Hauptmann is irchitects, call for an exterior fin- ' guilty sh of stucco in color to be selected, | Leibowitz said: “Hauptmann un- with terra cotta coping. The in-!derstands very clearly his last card terior finish will be of plaster with|has been played and he has lost.’ dlaster ornament and decorative | Leibowitz refused to have anything reatment with an indirect lighting |more to do with the case after eight hroughout. Large display windows |days of investigation and interviews vill face on Franklin and Second |with the prisoner, streets with a marquee and steel | - ransom sash above. There will bx?sTucK PRIGES 'n eight-foot sidewalk along both treets. The basement will contain eneral storage room, boiler room, | anitor’s closet, paint shop and bat- | E ery room. The first floor will have | adequate provision for large sales | BY RA'LRUADS nd display. general offices, private | was ffice, model kitchen, drafting room, | meter room, repair shop, toilet and | hower rooms for convenience of | - | . employees, and a four-car garage ;Many [SSUCS en LlSl Reach it will be steam heated, burning . rude oil for fuel. Tops for Past Five Years Alaska architects, Alaska con- ractors, Alaska labor and Alaska | building materials will be used wherever possible, Mr. Pullen stat-| NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Railroads 'd. came to the front today in a final rally in the Stock Market which sent prices in many parts of the list to levels topping any in the past five | vears The ticker tape Iagged behind ifloor transactions as the volume | mounted Today’s closing tone was strong. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Feb. 20— Closing ! quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15'z, American Can 118%, American Power and Light 8, Anaconda 35%, Bethlehem Steel | |59%, Curtiss-Wright 6%, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Rallroad 2%, General Motors 61'%, International Harvester 677, Ken- necott 38, United States Steel 64'%, Southern Railway 20'%, Cities Serv- ice 5%, Pound $4.987:, Boeing Air- plane 25', United Aircraft 31. >>e RICE SAYS COLD RETARDS BUSINESS George B. Rice, formerly of Rice and Ahlers, writing to friends in | Juneau from Wisconsin, says the | cold weather has retarded business to a considerable extent, but let the sun come out and the weather mod- erate for even half a day, business is a “wow.” osits in Alaskal | Federal Geological Survey to finance | exploration of areas around Tin| City, Hot Springs, Ruby and Fort Yukon where tin deposits on a small scale have been found. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 15443 rails 51.27, utilities 32.29, - In the City League at the Bruns-|and ammunition in interstate com-, wick alleys, California Grocery will{ merce except by licensed dealers. bow! against Columbia Lumber at| The act provides a maximum pen- 7:30, and the All Stars will meet|alty of $2,000 or five years’ im- Sanitary Grocery at 8:30 o'clock. prisonment. |whether the territory’s tin deposits Frank Parish, Fobes Electric Com- are a source of commercial supply pany representative, salled‘ for Ket-| Delegate Dimond asked an increase chikan on the Alaska. |of $25,000 in appropriations for the “Indications might be found to justify production on a profitable basis and provide the United States with a domestic supply,” Delegate Di- mond said. GOES TO MINE Joseph Repik, mine foreman for the Apex-El Nido properties, who re- | turned north on the Victoria, left aboard the Roedda for Hoonah MISSING FLIER IS SAID TO BE ALI JUNGLE TRIBE “HOLDS MISSING FLIER CAPTIVE Sensational Discovery Said to End Search of Nine Years ' PILOT AND NEWSMAN REPORT GUIANA FIND Georgia Aviator Crashed in Wilderness on Flight IN — Georgetown, na, Feb. 20. — Art Williams, former Army flier, late today denied Alfred Harrod’s story he and Williams had seen and talked with Redfern. CHAMBERHEARS REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE WORLD Road Chief, PWA Engine(‘r.\‘; Forest Executive Tell of Trips to States newspaperman, aid today that he and Art Wil- liams, American pilot, found the long-missing Pau! Redfern alive in the Tumac Mountains of Western Guiana. The fliers said they were forced to leave Redfern in the hands of an Indian tribe which would not permit him to escape. They said Redfern was crippled as a result of the crash August 26, 1927, which ended his attempt to make a solo flight from Brunswick, Georgia, to Rio de Janeiro. The pair returned to civilization |after a flight into the back country in an effort to locate Redfern [hree members of the Chamber " Three . ety Captive of Savages of Commerce who have recently re- Harrod said the o lurned from trips to the States, Tke! sald. the pilot was the cap- or. Chiet Engincer of the|(1V¢ ©f @ wild Indian tribe which Road Commission, Wellman [ %% ],‘1”',";' gwe Fosub: Mo o B o el Forear [out of the skies, and the tribe would s a 10t let him leave Br Of S0 FUrest Bervice, Sd IO | woo cod Tt didaiie b Seatd A Oridley, PWA State Engimeer- |, B 0 e Teanoties OF o Inspector, w RO By U e vee anil Tntaei founn e Shamber of Commerce luncheon in | he FHeC At laier found the pilot, ne Terminal Cafe today. Unusu-|iressec in ragged undershirt and lly good attendance marked the “CIFCER v iy cgood Btend) | As they chatted with him, 500 In- My Taylor. awho spent several|d1ans with poisoned spears and oth % In Washingtom, by O. in supe |¢F_Weapons surrounded them. On fern’s advice the pair left Nine-Year Hunt Ends pori of the proposed airport con- struction program for Alaska at| The discovery is said to bring to an end a search of almost nine an estimated cost of $2,900,000, stat- years' duration, -during which dis- ed that he doubts it will be possi- ble to secure appropriations for the | entire amount, but he thinks it pos- | 25ter befell several of the expedi- sible to secure part of the funds.|'Ons seeking Redfern and no trace The plan, however, is valuable, he |°f the Georgia flier was previously said, as it “gives us something to|found shoot at,” and may eventually be| Recently Pilot Art Williams com- municated with Redfern’s father, saying that he would soon have a completed Compliments Dimond sensational revelation to make con- |cerning the case. Mr. Taylor complimented Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond very highly, and stated Alaska is very Disaster Dogs Searchers ably and efficiently represented in| One plane cracked up in a previous Washington i earch for Redfern, two army fliers 1 met quite a few former Al-|{rom the Canal Zone were laid near askans,” Mr. Taylor said, “and they death by fever, and other misfortunes were all anxious to come back to|Dave overtaken expeditions that Alaska to stay, or at least to visit.” |Penetrated the Guiana jungles by Mr. Taylor attended one meeting | {00t and horseback to locate the of the Wild Life Conference atflier Washington, D. C., where he met| Redfern’s plane was last seen on Frank Dufresne, Assistant Execu- his Georgia-Rio de Janeiro flight | | Red a of TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 20.— Fur buyers paid $60,000 for pelts offered it the monthly Tacoma fur sale here. Prices ranged from 35 to 40 percent wer the previous month. Buyers were mostly from the east- °rn states and for English firms. Dealers said unusually severe win- ter weather in Alaska would reduce the fur bearing animals and pre- dicted still further price rises. Red fox, mink and marten found he readiest sale at the auction. - TRAVELLING MEN LEAVE W. F. Rohrbach and Frank Par- ish, travelling men, left aboard the Alaska for Ketchikan to call on the trade there. uve Officer of the Alaska Game|Over the southern part of Central Gridley Tells PWA {reported that he was flying in low Mr.. Gridley, who also visited |circles over the land, apparently try~ Washington, D. C., stated that dur-|ing to get his bearings, and then ing the past year PWA projects in|vanished into the storm-laden skies, | - - million dollars were completed. pro- Jects estimated at one-half million dollars are under contract, and ap- | plications, which he hopes will be ’ Mr. Gridley explained that under [ the 45 per cent grant and 55 per- | cent loan policy of the PWA, a loan | und grant of $100,000 can be retired 000, whereas under ordinary ci o ) cumstances—money loaned at six|Prices Are Higher than Last percent — retirement in 20 years| would involve an outlay of approxi-| Month — Advance ing, under the PWA plan ,of more than one-half. Therefore, a non-| Federal program of from one and | one-half to two millions of dollars imately_that amount for the Terri- | tory Mr. Gridley said discussion of policies and minor details oceu- ton, but that his department has been given added authority, which will result in a saving of time and correspondence. “I am all vacationed out” Mr Holbrook said, ‘and I was never sc glad to get anywhere as I was to get back to Juneau.” Mr. Holbrook Commission. | America. There several white men Alaska costing three quarters of a| approved, for one-half million dol- in 20 years at a cost of about $82- mately $172,000, resulting in a savi‘ Still Pidicted in improvements, save approx pled most of his time in Washing- Vacationed Out” (Continued on Page Twar