The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 6, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7241. * JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1936, ONE THOUSAND INJ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS - RED IN TORNADOES — ETHIOPIANS ON RETREAT IN NORTH PICKED TROOPS OF SELASSIE IN PAA Mail Service Is Authorized to Open July According to advices received here No Decision on Guffey Coal Act |For Another Week ) GERMAN PEACE PLAN OBJECTED WASHINGTON, April 6.—The Supreme Court today deferred 2,317 ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN CITY FREDERICKSBURG, Pa., April Army Bombing Pla in Storm; Five Fliers Killed| Langley Field, Virginia, last night ne Crashes | OVER 150 DEAD IN TWISTERS IN today from Harlee Branch, Second | Assistant to the Postmaster General, | and buffeted it far off its course. for one week at least the final 6.—In the tangled mass of wreck- COMPLETE ROUT Imperial Bodyguards Re- ported Fleeing To- ward Mountains TEN THOUSAND ARE BELIEVED KILLED Seventy Tons of Explosives Dropped by Italians— Decisive Battle ASMARA, Eritrea, April 6.—The native Askari of Italy’s Northern Army, after capturing the impor- tant town of Quoram, today pres- sed after Emporer Selassie's flee- ing army which is traveling rapidly down the road to Dessaye. Officials said the battle at lake Ashangi, 30 miles south of the form- er front lines at Amba Alaji, was completed after the decisive defeat last Saturday of Ethiopia’s Im- perial Guard. Bomb Retreaters The Fascist aerial squadrons dropped 70 tons of explosives on the retreating Ethiopian natives and fired 20,000 rounds of machinz gun ammunition during the week-end. The Italians estimate the Ethiop- ians suffered 10,000. casualities dur- ing the subborn battle. DEFENDERS SMASHED ASMARA, Eritrea, April 6.—Italy northern armies reported late last| Saturday night they had smashed the obstinance resistance of Emper- | or Haile Selassie’s guard. The Fascist headquarters here said the Ethiopian defeat was the second engagement undertaken within a week and amounted al- most to a decisive turn in the bat- tle tide. Stubborn Resistance Italian officers said the Ethio- pians put up a most stubborn re- sistance against Italy’s first army corps but the defenders were final- ly forced to retreat. The Ethiopians fell back and took up positions on the adjacent strategic mountain ridges. imperial body- AERIAL ATTACK CAUSES NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA GENEVA, April 6.—Spurred by the Italian aerial attack on Addis Ababa last Saturday, the League of Nations has officially called the Cnciliation Committee of Thirteen to meet Wednesday and consider East African peace negotiations. The League has also published the Ethiopian communication which vehemently protests the bombard- ment of Emperor Haile Selassie's capital city. 2 Act of Aggression The communication says that “during the attack Saturday num- erous shots were fired from ma- chine guns when the invaders’ planes were flying very low over the town which was completely devoid of troops as a means of de- fense. This permitted the enemy planes to fly over Addis Ababa at a low height with impunity. “This constitutes an act of ag- gression against an open town and affords incontestable proof of the enemy’s intention§ to bombafd the town which is a flagrant wolation of Article 25 of The Hague con- vention prohibiting aerial attack on undefended towns.” . { MISSING LYNCH BOAT SAFE AT FLYNN COVE Scott Lynch, former A. J. miner and now a fish buyer at Hoonah, who was reported/missing in his boat last week, is saf¢ at Flynn Cove, ac- cording to woed to U. S. Commis- sioner J. F. Mullen. The Nugget, capt. Joseph/ Hill, which the Com- missioner had assigned to make a search, got the information. Lynch had failed to keep an appointment earlier in the week at Flynn Cove and fear was felt for his safety. e .——————— TO VISIT IN WRANGELL Dr. W. M. Whitehead and Mrs. Whitehead sailed for Wrangell on the Alaska on a visit. . |leng the summer mail service of the Pan- American Airways will open as usual on July 1, contract to run until June 30, 1937. Payment will be by the pound. Service applies to Southeast Alaska HAUPTMANN 1S YET THORN IN JERSEY SIDES Investigation Goes on While Politics Fume—Wen- del Still Held TRENTON, N. J, April 6— Bruno Richard Hauptmann is dead at last from the avenging volts of New Jersey justice, but he is still a living issue in the State's politics. Late Saturday the body of Haupt- mann was taken from the State {Prison to New York for cremation. With its removal, New Jersey would ihave liked to have written “closed” |to the blotted pages of her most famous crime, ‘the Lindbergh baby | murder, but several other agencies, {wopped by Governor Harold G. | Hoffman himself, contiinued to chal- the supposition that Ne y justice has been served Wendel in Jail Less than a mile from the prison walls, Paul H. Wendel, disbarred attorney, remained in jail under a formal charge that he, not Haupt- mann, kidnaped the son of Charles A. Lindbergh the night of March 1, 1932. While a charge of kidnap+ ing is awaited from the grand jury now considering the case in nearby Hunterdon County, no one takes seriously the charges against Wen- del except Ellis Parker, Burlington County’s famous “country detec- tive,” whose independent investiga- tion led to Wendel's arrest. The charges, however, remain, and will remain until ‘they are formally disposed of. / i : Je | | | | | and Interior routes, it is said, lhul decision on the const ionality of the Guffey Coal Act. YIS CELEBRATED IN, UNITED STATES Bands and Marching Men Are Featured — Con- gress to Support | | { | | TO BY FRANCE Opposition Is Expressed to| Proposal of Bilat- A H M * n A | | eral Agreement PARIS, April 6.—Franc has be- | gun a campaign for an all-inclusive | agreement against war in answer to President Hitler’s proposal that seperate peace pacts be negotiated bilaterally among the European na- | tions. | French officials indicated France will demand that any new security system must be constructed’ on the framework of the League of Na- tions while the German idea is that | such a method is too upwieldy to, WASHINGTON, April 6—Bands the insurance of peace. | and marching men set the National It is understood here that Russia pace today as the country observed {will join in the demands Wwith|Army Day, the Ninteenth anniver- France. J sary of America’s entry into the | World War. FRENCH PEACE PROPOSALS The regular Army joined Nationa PARIS, April 6.—Etienee Flandin, Guardsmen, veteran organizations | French foreign minister, advanced and other patriotic groups in par- {a proposal for peace by force |ades and various exercises. | through a European army under' Army Day found Congress ready 1 the League of Nations, at a long!to pass a peacetime record War De- cabinet session today. partment appropriation bill carry- { The French plan is reported t0|ing millions to maintain the Army { contain the following suggestions: | of 165,000 officers and enlisted men. | Detailed denial of Germany's con-! FUNERAL SERVICE TODAY tention that the France “encircle- | Gilbert Perrin, four-year-old son | ment policy;’ including the Franco-|of Mr. and Mrs. David Perrin of Soviet. mu! assistance pact, justi- | pouglas who died at the Govern- fies Hitlews denunciation of the Lo- | ment Hospital last week, was bur- carno treaty: refusal to let Germany | jeq in Evergreen Cemetery today fortify the Rhineland; a proposal to| following services at I o'clock in organize for peace on an “equality | the chapel of the C. W. Carter Mort- | i for all” basis by means of a regional | yary. The Reverend A. P. Kashev- mutual assistance pact and creation | ayoff officiated of a sort of international army to enforce League decisions. | HOLDS BORAH ELECTIONIS “SURE THING" Gannett, Probably Sena- tor’s Running Mate, e Hoover Claims New Deal Stops (:Iea_r Thinking {Advance of Civilization Im- periled, Says Former President in Speech age, the remains of a once trim bombing plane of the Army, have POLL TUESDAY | The storm smashed the ship against the heavily timbered Blue| Mountains, killing- the entire crew.! SOUTHERN AREA Mayor, Three Councilmen been found the charred bodies of five flying soldiers. The plane had been missing for hours on the return weekend hop - to Cleveland. A total of 2377 persons have, A storm caught the twin motored signed the registration books to, ship as it tock off from Pottsdown sote in tomorrow's city election,|on the last leg of the flight back to to Be Elected — Polls Open 9 am. to 7 p.m. | Flames burst from the bomber as it crashed and kept would-be res- cuers from attempts to save the trapped pilots and their compan- ions, The victims included Lieut son Brown, of St. Johnsbury mont. Stet- Ver- ‘he largest registration ever record- o > in the history of the city. It|gg | s' 379 more than last year when| HUFFM AN FURi | NOW SUGGESTED | he previous high mark of 1998 was made. A total of 93 registered 3aturday, the last opportunity be- ‘ore this election City Clerk A. W. Henning an- nounced today that those who have not notified the officials of change in address will have to vote heir old precincts tomorrow. The polls will be open tomorrow setween the usual hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. with voting in the cus-| tomary places. Voters in Precinet | No. 1 cast their ballots at the Fire dall; Precinct No. 2, in the Ven(h‘ tian Shop at Front and Main,’' id Precinct No. 3 in the Home Grocery building at Seventh and Willoughby. A Mayor, three members of the City Council and a School Board James, who took an active but member are to be chosen. R. E.' 5 unofficial part in the defense of Robertson, Chairman of the School | njes1a Sacco and Bartolomeo Van- Bo;‘:;p\s B‘;:zg:_’:;? :;’k:f;el:::“’t’;"zem. executed as murderers several e flold. , The Peoplis - Ticket. 1o, 1y oF. B Hoffman of New Jersey for his ef- headed by Mayor I. Goldstein, seek- fort5 in pehalf of Bruno Richard ing re-election for the fourth con- Hauptmann. | ocum‘c time, and includes for the Hoffman's courage in trying to] Council Ralph H. Beistline, seek-'g3ye Hauptmann “made him a log- | ing relection; Oscar Harri and joq] man,” said James in a public James J. Connors, Jr. The Busi- gtatement, for the Republican nom- | 1ess Economy Administration Tick- jnation for President. | et is headed by Wallis S. George,| for years a Councilman and now seeking the office of Mayor. Run-'g); Massachusetts cities and towns. ning with him for the Council are; .« hope to send delegates to the Frank McCafferty, C. O. Sabin and National Republican Convention to R. J. Sommers. N. G. Nelson i8'place Gov. Hoffman's name in the the Mayoralty candidate on the nomination,” he declared. Citizens - Economy Ticket. Coun-| james, a retired Concord lawyer, cilmen candidates are Louis Dyr- recently entered into controversy dahl, Henry Meier and Severin gyer the refusal of a Lynn school Swanson. boy to salute the flag, and, as a | | | | Lauds Governor as ‘Log- ical Contender’ CONCORD, Mass., April 6—Ed- ward Holton James, nephew of William James, noted psychologist | and Henry James, essayist and nov- | elist, started a “Hoffman for Presi- | dent” boom yesterday. He said he planned to organize | “Hoffman for President” clubs in was arrested and fined $25. | James compared Hoffman to | Emile Zola, French writer, who eventually proved Captain Alfred Meanwhile, Gov. Hoffman slapped | back at his opponents, who request- | Flays Party Machine ed he withdraw as a gandidate for reelection on the b of his ac- tivities in the Haaptmann case, with the declaration: “I have filed my petition as eandidate and I will stand on thdt candidacy if I only receive ten votes Gov. Hoffman said he would go on with the investigation, believing the mystery remains unsolved. Decision j&s to who shall receive the $25,000 reward which the State posted for the arrest and convic- tion of Hauptmann will be an- nounced soon. The' foreign press, according to advices received here, generally de- voted much space to Hauptmann's execution, with much caustic criti- cism on the “circus” manner in which the trial and execution were handled. HOFFMAN STILL FIGHTING TRENTON, N. J. April 6—Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, the target for political censure for his activities in the Hauptmann case, took the offensive today wth the announce- ment he would press his own inves- tigation for complete truth -about the Lindbergh case. Gov. Hoffman said there is' some ground for doubt that Hauptmann |was not guilty alone and perhaps not guilty at all. — - eee —— JUDGE ON TRIAL BEFORE SENATE WASHINGTON, April 6.—Halsted L. Ritter, Florida Federal Judge, went on trial before the Senate on a charge of receiving money from A. L. Rankin, former law partner, in connection with the receiver- ship of Whute Hall Hotel, West Palm Beach. Ritter contended his conduct as judge was “absolutely meticulous.” ) COLUMBUS, O., April 6.—Frank E. Gannett, Rochester, N. Y., pub- | lisher, told supporters of Senator william E. Borah's candidacy for{ President that “to nominate Borah | | FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 6—| Former President Herbert Hoover | continued his attack on the Roose- velt Administration and New Deal policies when, in a Saturday night address in this northeastern In- Dreyfus innocent, even after Drey- OVERRIDE VETO {fus was sent to Devil's Island. SUPREME COURT diana industrial i is to elect him.” | al and farming cen 4 ¥ iter, he charged that “the most| fipeaking informally here, he|qanzerous invasions of liberty by‘! said: “When political bosses ““d‘che New Deal have been not in| organizations get control of Party|ine economic field but in corrup- machinery, they spread propaganda. | tion of clear thinking.” They are regulars and anyone who J A This broadcast was the thirt- gzmies him is irregular and &|eenth of g series of tirades against i Prli.hmi} l:: ;"e‘;‘:evcrfa;:‘ ':1‘ the New Deal by the former presi- 3 dent and was considered by many permit members of any party to as eclipsi o " psing in bitterness all of his express a choice of candidates. We | previous outbursts. are all Republicans, whether or not 4 5 .| The Supreme Court, he said, can we support the organization’s slate.” | check invasion of economic free- Gannett frequently has been|yoy byt “corruption of clear think-| | Roosevelt’s veto on the $50,000,000{ ONSEED LOANS Agricultural Commi_ttee: Also Asks Full AAA Bene- fit Payment Report WASHINGTON, April 6.—In zch surprise moves, the Senate Agri- cultural Committee last Saturday! voted to try to override President | seed loan bill and to demand from Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace a full report on big AAA mentioned as a possible Vice-Presi- dent candidate to run with Senator | g % (€ 1008 view, far more | Borah. ki guards of America.” | 5 T | The one-time President declar- \ed: “Civilizaticn has advanced only | A"‘ested char e | whenever and wherever the eritical ! L] of High Treason A | American people, he said lare not easil: v GRAZ, Austria, April 6.—The Gov- | aver. Y papiilineg, - hov ernment announces that Karl Hart- | Reviewing events during the sum- leb, who served Austria as Vice-|mer of 1932 before the election in Chancellor prior to 1929, has been | yhich he met overwhelming defeat, arrested on a charge as a suspect of | goover remarked: “It has been well high treason. This charge is based in | egtaplished by disinterested econ- | conneetion with Nazl activities. |omists that America was shaking! R R T itself clear of the depression under (* |its Republican Administrati in Typlloon Tll.l'lfl_ Back, |June and July, 1932, :nl: i(:nwas‘ Philippines Escape jalive, and unpolluted. It slumps| whenever this is misinformed, sup- pressed or intimidated.” The | |uncerta.|nues following election that |set back this progress.” MANILA, Aprl 6.—A Pacific ty-| Hoover cl_ursed that the Demo- phoon, scourage of ‘the Philippines |ratic Administration has failed #n turned on its own path 250 miles at|1ts solution of many problems which sea and began moving away f,mi!aoed the nation in 1932. the Islands. | PR, € — e —— . SCHOETTLER BACK WENZEL TO SEATTLE A. E. Schoettler, Territorial Di~ George J. Wenzel, Assistant Ac- ‘rector of Vocational Education, re- countant in the States Accounts turned to Juneau on the Alaska Office, is a passenger on the Alaska 'after a trip in connection with his for Seattle where he will be mar- Wwork to Fairbanks and cities in the ried. | Westward. | i 'held this evening, benefit payments. . While chary about making public predictions, leaders privately predic- ted that either the House or the Senate would sustain the veto. The AAA report requested wm‘ }fnculty of the people has been free, deal all crop benefit payments in|fy concerning a proposed issue of |oil securities, excess of $1,000. BACKTRACKS TODAY WASHINGTON, April 6. — The Senate Agriculture Committee back- tracked today partially on the res- olution asking for the names of all AAA beneficiaries of $1,000 or more in any contract for one year. This action was taken after the committee received from Secretary ‘Wallace a report showing payments under the AAA had ranged up to $1,067,000, the amount paid one Florida sugar plantation. JMWA TO MEET FOR SOCIAL TONIGHT Because tomorrow is election day, the Juneau Mine Workers' Associa- tion social and meeting is being in the A. B. Hall, rather than tomorrow even- ing, as originally planned, accord- ing to an announcement made by organization leaders today. Al members are urged to attend. RULES AGAINST SEGURITIES ACT Decisioi” Doss. Not Affder Constitutionality of Law Itself WASHINGTON, April 6.—In a six to three decision, which did not pass on the constitutionality of the 1933 Securities Act, the Supreme Court ruled against the Securities Com- msision in its effort to compel J. Edward Jones of New York to testi- ‘The court held the promoter was within his rights in contending that withdrawal of any registration state- ment for the stocks made it no longer incumbent upon him to respond to the demand to testify. Jones also attacked the legisla- tion itself as unconstitutional. — e HOME OF BOB ELLIS IS BEING REMODELED Fred Crowell has started remod- eling work on the house recently purchased by Bob Ellis on Glacier Highway at Vanderbilt Hill. When completed, the structure will be a two-story affair, and modern in every respect. S COUPLE CLUB TONIGHT An indoor track meet will fea- ture tonight’s session of the Couple Club, which begins at 6:30 o'clock with a potluck supper in the Northern Light Presbyterian Church parlors, all members invited. STEWARDSHIP OF GOLDSTEIN MADE PUBLIC Defender of Sacco-Vanzetti Mayor Gives Comprehen-| sive Statement — Past, Future Expenditures “Following a year featured by the largest public improvements program in Juneau's history, the coming fis- cal period promises an era of nor- mal expenditures for the City of Ju- neau,” Mayor 1. Goldstein said in a statement released today “With additional grants approved by the Public Works Administration covering the original loan and grant agreement, the City will have avail- able sufficient funds to take care of all important sewer and sidewalk projects without dipping into the general funds or increasing the city’s indebtedness,” the statement con-| tinued | | Permanent Improvemen(s | “It should be borne in mind that | most of the money spent the past| year above normal requirements | went for permanent improvements | that may be regarded as invest- ments. The paving of streets uml" concrete sidewalk and bridge con- | struction is certain to save the city | at least $4,000 a year in maintenance costs. We spent nearly $6.000 putting | the city wharf in good condition, to | accommodate the Northland com- pany, and making the wharf a defi- nite asset instead of a costly lia- bility. The wharf came within $1,000 of earning sufficient revenue to pay for these repairs and all operating | costs. After allowing $1,500 for ad- ditional repairs, the wharf will un- doubtedly net at least $4,000 this soming year, exclusive of deprecia- tion charges. “The new heating plant at the City Wharf costing $2,500 was ne- cessary to accommodate new tenants and new business,” the statement points out. “Installation of the new oil burner at the City Hall, burning crude oil, at a cost of $963.00, should pay for itself in two years through reduced cost of operation. “City Hall building repairs cost- ing $1,200, repairs and renewal of equipment at the school buildings to the extent of approximately $4.000 mean that building maintenance sosts at these three buildings will be on a normal basis this year. Willoughby Ave. Needs “Considerable surfacing will have to be done on Willoughby Avenue to put that thoroughfare in better con- dition, and the street needs im- proved sidewalk facilities. The City should also get a street sprinkler to reduce the dust nuisance, and this will not involve a heavy expendi- ture. “Gold Creek, I feel confident,” Mayor said, “is now in first- condition to withstand the heaviest freshets. It cost the city $3,800 the past year to complete the revetment work and repair the damage caused by washouts. Women Start Campaign “As a result of a campaign by public-spirited club women and other citizens, preliminary steps have been taken for the construction of a new public library building. The City Council has made application to the PWA for a loan and grant of $30,000, of which amount the City would re- ceive back 45 per cent, making a net cost of $16,50C. It was felt that if the people wanted a new library build- ing this substantial saving in costs would be worth realizing. At the Council’s request Delegate Dimond introduced in Congress bills author- izing the City to issue bonds for the "W(Eonunu-d‘;x; Page Three) Property Damage Is Esti- mated Into Millions of Dollars FIRE BREAKS OUT IN ' RUINS, ADD TOHORROR 1 Nurses Rus}_t;l_to Stricken Areas by National Relief Agencies ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6.— Tornadoes whipped across the south from Arkansas to South Carolina leaving more than 150 dead, 1,000 in- jured and property damage esti- mated into the milliony of dollars. Tupelo, Mississippi and Gaines- ville, Georgia, were the hardest hit. * Fires Add To Horror Fires have broken out adding to the horror of the twisters. Nurses have been rushed to strick- en towns by the Red Cross and other National and state organiza- tions which have united to relieve suffering of the injured and home- less. The death toll in Tupelo has reached 82; Gainsville 42; Lake- wood, Alabama, 3; Anderson, South Carolina, 1; Bonnesville, Mississippi 4; Red Bay, Alabama, 5; Coffey- ville, Alabama, 13; Columba, Ten- nessee, area 6; Fayetteville, Tennes- see, 1 100 Believed Killed Gainesville reports said it is be- lieved 100 may have been killed there. Many business houses have been damaged. The dead and injured are along a ruinous path of tornadoes as snow and cold headed east out of the Rocky Mountain region The twisters ripped through the deep south late yesterday laying waste in the states. Snow Falls Snow covered a large part of the Rocky Mountain regions and exten- ded to Western Nebraska, Central Kansas, and Northern Oklahoma. The blanket of snow fell on portions of the tri-state area, around south- eastern Colorado. Temperatures are reported be- low freezing. FLAMES AT GAINSVILLE Gainesville, Ga., April 6. —Devast- ated by a tornado which has taken at least 42 lives, this city was then seared by flames which spread all through the business district and the greater part of northeast Geor- gia textile mill center, is n ruins. Scattered fires are raging in var- ous parts of the wrecked business center as workers dug elsewhere for additional bodies. The section ravaged by the torn- ado here is two miles long and half a mile wide. DEATH TOLL GROWS ‘TUPELO, Miss, April 6. — The death toll here as the result of the tornado is growing. A fleet of am- bulances, trucks and motor cars are in lines carrying the Injured to the hospitals Price l;f.fi;ill—lfl SIaysyg, Seattle Over 900,000 Pounds Re- ceived in First 15 Days —Value $74,117 SEATTLE, April 6 —Fishermen brought a total of 902400 pounds of halibut to this port during the first 15 days of the season. The halibut is valued at $74,117, according to H. E. Lokken, Manager of the Fish- ing Vessels Owners Association. Lokken said prices so far have averaged 8.21 cents a pound com- pared to 7.97 cents last year. D e CARLSON ON ALASKA Carl Carlson, mining man from the Interior, is a passenger enroute from Seward to Seattle on the Alaska.