The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 13, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7147. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1936. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS PLANE WRECKED HONEYMOONERS FOUND DELEGATESTO CLEVELAND ARE NAMEDBY 6.0, White Group Meeting in L. 0. 0. F. Hall Continues Convention Today ENGSTROM ELECTED PERMANENT CHAIRMAN Mr. White,v. H. Keller, Mrs. Nafstad Chosen to National Conclave : I1.0.0.F. HALL, DOUGLAS, April| 13—Headed by Territorial Chair- man Albert White, a group of dele- gates to the Republican convention | Territorial Fish Gontrol llrgeflly 6.0.P. Fire Hall Convention Asks Abolition of Territor- ial Liquor Board The following is a summary of the platform adopted by the Re- publican group meeting today in the Fire Hall at Douglas: The Republican party of Alaska does hereby reaffirm our firm be- lief in the tenets and principles of 1 the national Republican party and do hereby pledge ourselves to their fulfillment in Alaska, and we fur- ther hereby pledge ourselves and our several candidates for office: 1. To support national Repub- lican party doctrines and principles in Douglas continued their dellb-l‘and to repudiate efforts by the De- erations here this morning while mocratic party to incorporate in the anti-White faction met in the both national and territorial gov- Fire Hall across the street, There ernment theories inimical to those were 19 delegates assembled in the doctrines and principles, hall representing what was reported| 2. To obtain home rule for the by the convention to be 171 votes, People of Alaska and to oppose bu- Mr. White voting 93 for the First reaucratic government. Division, the balance of 78 votes 3. To enact such social security representing other Divisions. Elton E. Engstrom, who has been serving as Temporaary Chairman, was elected to be permanent chair- man this morning and Henry Ben- son of Juneau was chosen Secretary. A First Division caucus called this morning an found 58 of the 93 First Division votes represented and the delegation reaffirmed the unit ryle for the delegation and ratified all the acts of Mr. White for the delega- tion prior to today. It was Mr: White’s voting of 93 votes under the unit rule in the temporary organ-, ization that broke up the conven- tion early Sunday morning in dis- cord. Delegates Present Delegates at the I.O.O.F. hall convention this morning were: Al- ,legislation as will insure aid for de- pendant children and mothers and for all our citizens regardless of race against vicissitudes of want in their old age. 4. To the abolition of “carpet- bagging” in federal appointments. 5. To' the dbolition of nepotism FIRE HALL G.0.P. ' GONGLAVE ENDS | ITS SESSIONS Leslie Nerland, Dr. W. H. Chase and H. L. Faulk- ner Named Delegates FORMER JUDGE CLEGG CHOSENCOMMITTEEMAN Dr. Scruby._fi_l_wyn Swet- inan, Hellerich Alter- nates to Cleveland FIRE HALL, DOUGLAS, April 13 —A group of Republican delegates | to the Territorial convention being held in this city, 18 in number, met in the Fire Hall in Douglas this morning at 10 o’clock and proceeded to hold what th«v termed the regu- lar convention of the Republican | iparty of Alaska which broke up in | | tumult at 1 o'clock Sunday morning | in the I. O. O. F. hall, across the | street corner. Following the protested roll call Sunday morning the Odd Fellows Hall, the protesting | delegation appealed from the deci-| sion of Temporary Chairman Elton E. Engstrom and held a meeting in | that hall. They then elected per- (manent officers with Clyde Ellis of Anchorage chosen as permanent adjournment, in | —Above View of the plane’s starboard side. Right— View of the plane’s port side. Curtis Robin Monoplane on Pontoons, 185 H. P., cruising speed 100 miles an hour. JUNEAU PILOT TWO VICTIMS | | | { | | FINDS MISSING - PLANE WRECK SEATTLEPLANE ~ FOUND ALIVE Almoslipo’s Craft Sighted Are Rescued from Lonely Overtured by Shel- Beach on Behm Canal don Simmons by C. G. Cyane WRECKED AIR VESSEL |WAN AND WEAK, ARE LOCATEDBY SEARCHER, TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Fli BTt T d Tell of Existence for One R ks Week 'Without Fbds kan by Cyane Only Ice Water KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 13— x From their beds in the hospital cro wecks, missing since (Ney |y pilob ‘Albert- Alodiin K left Seattle a week ago last Sat-| urday enroute to Ketchikan, werelms bride of two weeks recounted | Albert Almoslino and his bride | £ 2 Show as The Hold Douglas Convention ON THE REPUBLICAN CON- ‘I-{e})ubliéans Put on Great LANDON LEADS y Attempt to PRIMARY VOTE bed the gavel and the chair, and OF REP. PARTY taken to Ketchikan yesterday aboard the United States- Coast Guard cutter Cyane, after their wrecked plane had been found in !Princess Bay on Revillagigedo Isiand by Pilot Sheldon Simmons of the Alaska Air Transport of Juneau, who directed the Coast TGuard vessel to the scene of the iccident Pilot Simmons, accompanied by his flight mechanic, Wilfred Lund, ‘eft Juneau at 4 o'clock yesterday morning to search for the missing Curtis Robin monoplane flown by Almoslino. Arriving at Ketchikan |how they spent one week on the |beach without food and fire after jtheir plane was wrecked in Behm | Canal a week ago yesterday on the | flight from Seattle to Ketchikan. | Their wrecked plane was found yesterday afternoon by Sheldon Simmohs of Juneau and the ship- wrecked fliers were later found by the Coast Guard cutter Cyane when the latter craft went to the scene to salvage the seaplane. Both the pilot and his wife were |tattered and worn but neither seriously injured. Rescue Party in both federal and territorial posi- chairman and Roy Anderson of tions in Alaska. Ketchikan as Secretary. 6. To support the schools, oppose ' *Reconvene In Fire Hall centralization of authority, and re-| It was thén decided to reconvene| store to Alaskan citizens the right in the Fire Hall this morning flfldl‘ to participate in selecting thé per- . continue with the work of the con- son or persons to whom the govern- /vention.- At the meeting this morn- ment of our schools will be en-!ing, representing what they report- trusted. ed 125 of the 179 votes which should | 7. To enactment of legislation be allowed the convention, were permitting popular election by mem- | Clyde Ellis of Anchorage, W. C. Ar- bers of political parties of national nold of Ktechikan, Jacob Henseth committeemen, natiopal committee- |of Petersburg, Nels Sorby of Ju- neau, Dr. R. N. Scruby of Wrangell, VENTION FIRING LINE AT bounded for order. DOUGLAS, 1 A. M, EASTER| Order of Sort i | Order of a sort is restored, and 2 i v » MURNING, APRIL 1210 N SN trom Bulidiithe placio emergs morning hour of the Resurrection’ tye faces of Mr. White, Mr. Arnold Day, the Republican party of Al- and peace-maker H. L. Faulkner. aska finds itself split wide open|'The smilé triumphant is on the face from Point Barrow to Dixon En-!O0f the majority leader. He has his trance. Only the credentials com- ' Single touchdown lead and he is; mittee at the national convention holding it, waiting the final whistle. | in Cleveland in June can decide AS Mr. McNamee, the radio announ- | who's who and even that group may Cer Might say: “What a game, folks, have difficulty in healing one of What a night for it; Borah and Knox to Fight It Out in Illinois Ballot- ing Tomorrow WASHINGTON, April 13.—Gov Alfred M. Landon of Kansas con- tinued to hold a lead in the num- ber of delegates instructed at pri-| maries or conventions for him to the Cleveland convention, as Senator Y€, Y65 M| william E. Borah and Frank B.| bert White, William Feero, L. W. = (Continues on Page Fignt) Kilburn, C. H. Bowman, Elton Eng- sz gORE STRIKES CRISIS NEARING 'yT AT RELIEF BETWEEN ITALY \NDER NEW DEAL AND 6T, BR"AING 0. P Cadidate Chief Baldwin Calls Cabinet loi %;;eakert Satl anvel{;'ll%r: Consider Possible Mili- | Panquet vaturday iNig tary Sanctions | Striking out at the handling of | relief by the New Deal and against 13. — British | the taxation of surpluses, Lester O. LONDON, April Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to- Gore, Republican candidate for Del- | day summoned his leading Cabinet egate to Congress, was the principal ministers to meet tomorrow to con- |SPeaker before the Republican ban- sider what should be done if Prem- | duet Saturday night in the. Dream- ier Benito Mussolini refuses an arm- | land at Douglas. Mr. Gore declared istice with Ethiopia. The long postponed decision as to whether military sanctions will be invoked is believed near in view of | the fact that economic and finan- | cial sonctions failed to halt the war | in East Africa. KEEP PUSHING IN GENEVA, April 13. — Marshal Badoglio is reported fo have tele- graphed to Rome from the Northern Front in Ethiopia that his troops on the western section are pushing down along the shore of Lake Tana in the center of the British interests in Ethiopia. From Addis Ababa came word the populace has fled the city at the he was not talking about the Demo- |crats but the New Dealers ‘which, he said, were entirely different. The speaker told his listeners, about 150 of them, that relief was baly managed by the present Ad- ministration and that there is great waste and extravagance. He sharply attacked what he termed “taxing of surpluses,” because, he stated, that it is out of surpluses prosperity must come. Mr. Gore charged the taxing of surpluses was retarding| recovery rather than bringing it about. Despite the fact that but a few hours hence the convention was to be split wide open, Mr. Gore pleaded for harmony and utrged unity approach of Italian airplanes. {in “electing the entire ticket this Emperor Haile Selassie is report- ed to be leading an army of fresh warriors, totaling 300,000 men, to battle with ~the Fascists, whose North Italian commander reported an engagement on the southern front, where a small body of Adsta lancers defeated a large body of native defenders, FRESH CHARGES HURLED The battle between belligerents continued on the diplomatic front, with both Italy and Ethiopia hur- ling fresh charges against each oth-, er of failure to observe the rules fall.” Other speakers were Clyde Ellis and J. Lindley Greene, of Anchor- age. Mr. Ellis substituted for Harry McCain, Republican candidate for Attorney General who was reported indisposed during the dinner hour, but showed up for the convention session later and took part in the rump convention. Mr. Ellis said he| had visions of electing the entire ticket. “If we fight as hard for our can- didates as we have at this conven- tion, we will elect the entire ticket,” he declared. Mr. Green told some of the history of the Republican party, and at one point when he was discussing Al- exander Hamilton, the chair of Karl Theile collapsed on the floor tak- ing the. gentleman from Wrangell £ with it. The amusing incident tend- FREEDOM FOR SLAVES ed to relieve the tension which wtlu ASMARA, Eritrea, April 11.—An- |€vident on all sides. Mr. Green told nouncement of abolishing slavery|©f some of the good records of the throughout Ethiopian Territory oc- |Party and called on all the delegates of civilized war. On the eve of peace negotiations, Ttaly, in a telegram to the League, said she would observe the rules of war but would “retaliate against any infringement of those rules by the Ethiopians.” |C. C. Rulaford of Stikine district; |E. 8. Evans, Juneau; Grover Winn, Juneau; W. S. Pullen, Juneau; R, E. Robertson, Juneau; Andrew Nerland, Fairbanks; H. L. Faulk- iner, Juneau; A. W. Fox, Juneau; Charles Goodall, Cordova; Ralph Martin, Juneau; Roy Anderson, | Ketchikan; Harry McCain, Ketchi- (kan; and Mrs. Clyde Ellis, Anchor- age. 7 Committees It was read into the records that | the meeting place was changed be- cause of better facilities in the Fire {Hall. Chairman Ellis after permit- |ting remarks explaining why the change in location and also why it was contended the other faction, led by Albert White, was nat. conduct- !ing the convention, named the fol- lowing committees: Platform—Andrew Nerland, Chair- {man; Roy Anderson, C. C. Rulaford, iR. N. Scruby, Jacob Henseth and E. S. Evans. Nominations — Charles Goodall, | Chairman; W. C. Arnold, Andrew Nerland and Jacob Henseth. Rules—The national committee- men and the four divisional com- the worst wounds that the Grand Old Paity has ever experienced in this far northern territory The flood waters of dissension have come pouring down from the snow-capped hills, innundating the party of Hoover and Lincoln, and as the torrent rages on, one man is seen left aboard the raft, calming clinging to the party standard in the teeth of the gale. He is Territor- ial Chairman Albert White. The protege of Senator William E. Bor- ah is still riding the old craft down toward the tempest of fall elections. Badly battered in the turmoil but still bearing up in his support is the Alaska Native Brotherhood, rep- resented by Cyril Zuboff, and the’ Young Republi-' Juneau-Douglas can Club. In the final hours before the debacle, Mr. Zuboff had deliv- ered his ultimatum: “If this con- vention does not support the one man in the Republican party who has fought for the Indians in Al- aska, Albert White, we, the origin- al Alaskans, will support George Grigsby for delegate to Congress.” Mr. Grigsby has been reported as mitteemen. The platform which has \drawn ( been up in the meantime was pre- sented and approved and the fol- lowing delegates chosen to the na- | tional convention in Cleveland in June: Leslie Nerland, Fairbanks; Dr. W. H. Chase, Cordova, and H. L. Faulkner. Alternates are Dr. R. N. Ccruby, Wrangell; Elwyn Swetman, Seward, and George Hellerich, Nome. The committee was bound by the unit rule in voting for President and Vice President at the national convention. For National Committeeman Former Judge Cecil Clegg of Fair- banks was recommended by the Fire Hall convention for National Com- mitteeman whith must be passed on by. the national convention and Mrs. H. P. Hansen of Ketchikan for Na- tional Committeewoman. Division- al Committeemen are: First Divi- sion, Grover C. Winn, Juneau; Second, O. 8. Weaver, Nome; Third, Clyde Ellis, Anchorage; Fourth, Andrew Nerland, Fairbanks. Mr. McCain, who is the Repub- lican candidate for Territorial At- torney General, in a statement to the convention declared that the reports of the credentials commit- tee under the temporary organiza- tion in the I. O. O. F. hall did not show that Mr. White had control of the convention but that it did show most of the Republicans in Juneau out of sympathy with the White policy. He flayed what he declared to be “gag rule” in the temporary organization and stated he would carry ba¢k to his district such information so that the Re- (Continued on Page Twc) (Continued on Page Seven) (Continued on Fage Two) a probable candidate as an inde- pendent. Gore and McCain There Lester O. Gore, the party’s duly filed candidate for Delegate, is at convention hall and has been plead- ing the cause of the minority or an- ti-White faction, as has Harry Mc- Cain, who is seeking the party's support for the office of Attorney General, Not in a life time will an obser- vor at political conventions find a more enteraining spectacle than this the Republican convention of Al- aska. Here sublimity has given w: to rancor in the extreme, and har- mony, a word inadvertently used by several speakers in the course of the sessions which began last Turs- day morning in this Douglas I .O. O. F. hall, has become something found only in the dictionary and in the Democratic party. Like the arenas of ancient Rome, this has become the scene of political carnage. The fine standard which supported the large globe at the roster lies shattered on the convention floor and from the ear of Republican Chieftain White a little stream of blood is trickling. It's a badge of vic- | deed, what a spectacle! The Grand ¢ Gt | Knox, Chicago publisher, fought it Old Party is on the loose. He: gy : ar the ou¢ in Tllinois, each hoping to gather spectators cheer!” a majority of votes in tomorrow’s Mr. Engstrom is back in the chair.| primaries, for which both have been It was a bad play on his part, but| actively campaigning. who wouldn't make them under the| Democrats for the most part are circumstances? The wall known only interested bystanders in pre- “heat” is being turned on the Tem- | convention drives, apparently cer- porary Chairman. He is showing the | tain that none but President Roose- | strain but bearing up well under it.| velt will be seriously considered in Earlier in this exciting evening he Philadelphia took the bit in his teeth and ruled | ———————— the First Division was bound by the | unit rule and Mr. White as its chair- E A STE R J 0 Y man could vote the 93 votes there| represented, Now the die is cast and | he must ride out the storm. And is | EMBHAGES AI_L that storm breaking? | Working On Engstrom | With Clyde Ellis of Anchorage, cHR] STIANITY| Mr. Faulkner, Mr. McCain and Mr. | Arnold directing the opposition sup- | ported by Andrew Nerland of Fair- » banks, Karl Theile of Wrangell, R. Queen Mary Asks Cessation E. Robertson of Juneau, and several | 1 Ing— others, Mr. Engstom is finding him-,| Of Mou‘rmng fOl‘ Klng self a very busy young man, for now ‘Pope Pleas for Peace it has settled down to an endurance test. They are trying to catch the] NEW YORK, April 13 —Chris- Temporary Chairman in a bobble |tians throughout the world yester- and move in, but he is sitting tight'day proclaimed the resurrection of under the guiding hand of the old Jesus of Nazareth, bringing to a political war horse, Albert White. close, with appropriate ceremonies, at 7:15 am., Pilot Simmons im-| “Get my wife,” were the first mediately contacted the U. 8. Coast|words Almoslino shouted to his Guard patrol boat Alert, and ar-|rescuers. ranged a search schedule with Capt. | The Cyane shore party found Hans Hansen, commander. Mrs. Almoslino in a rough lean-to Up Behm Canal and carried her to a small boat, Believing that the missing plane thence to the Cyane. was somewhere in Behm Canal,| Weak and wan, she smiled as |despite the fact that the area had‘_’.he tucked at her hair apologetical- been searched by the Coast Guard |y angq said: “Oh, T must be dirty.” vessel, Simmons flew from Ketchi-| " Pilot Almoslino told of despair kan to Foggy Point, near T”‘szcsterday afternoon when Pilot Pomnt, the last place the missing | gheldon Simmons discovered the plane was reported seen, and|,i,ne maneuvered around and then searched the mainland side of Behm flew away. Almoslino said Sim- Canal around the east, north ancl‘"_mmv unless he had a glass, could a portion of the jvest coast Ofi;.i pave seen hime one mile away, Revillagigedo Island to Bushy Bay,| ., the beach, waving a white shirt. where at noon he again contacted Almoslino sald he saw Simmons the Alert, which had proceded north | ouino in the cabin of the over- from Ketchikan along the “'e‘“flurned craft and undoubtedly coast of the island. though he and his wife had been Finds Wrecked Plane drowned. After Pilot Simmons had re-!| Ready to Die plenished his fuel tanks from sup-, “wWe were both ready to die to- plies of gasoline aboard the Alert, gether,” said Almoslino, “when we and had eaten a hasty lunch, he saw the plane take off from the again took off and retraced his| wreckage.” previous route along Behm Canal,| The two described the arrival of searching the island side of the |the Cyane at the scene and then channel. Snow flurries limited visi- |finally the calls made by Almoslino bility to about a quater of a mile being answered from the Coast and Pilot Simmons was forced to|Guarder and then their rescue. follow every indentation of the coast| On arrival here the pilot and his line. Near the center of Princess bride were taken to the hospital Bay the wrecked plane was dls-ltor treatment from exposure and covered floating about fifty feet badly lacerated feet. Both were from the shore in the sheltered shoeless and Mrs. Almoslino had water behind a point of land ex-|only one stocking. The two went tending into the bay. The plane six days without food and slept had turned over and only the pon- toons were visible. | Searches Cabin Alighting near the wrecked plane, at about 2:30 p.m. Simmons taxied alongside and lashed his own plane |in soggy clothing after the plane ‘overtumed, landing in the choppy |bay where they sought shelter from the storm. Last Monday, the day after strik- |ing the water, they swam ashore Mr. White has previously announced the annual forty days of Lenten to the wreckage. Accompanied by [but were unable to save the rifle Senator Borah has told him to “car- 1 mourning. |his flight mechanic, Lund, and E./they had aboard. They did not ry on” and Mr. Borah can never| Contrasting with the more som- |Lovgren, Weather Observer at Ket- save any of their emergency food. say his instructions are not being bre character of pre-Easter religious carried out to the letter. Mr, wmtefobservmces. preparations at home | not only has the Republican con-\and abroad were made joyfully for vention in his vest pocket, but it is|che Easter holiday. very.evident he will be a delegate| From Vatican City, seat of the to the national convention, as will|Catholic Church, came an Easter Mrs. White, if she chooses to go. |plea for peace addressed to all na- In these words, Mr. White has ex- | tions, plained his views on the matter: | In London, Dowager Queen Mary Fight Over Patrondge |expressed the wish that all.save {chikan, who boarded the Simmons plane at Ketchikan to assist in the search, Simmons clambered aboard the pontoons of the wrecked plane, and after removing his cloth- |ing, succeeded in forcing open one of the doors of the submerged cabin and searched the enclosed space beneath the water, but found no evidence of its former occupants. Shortly after 3 o'clock Simmons “This is just a fight over patron- age. These special interests here al- ready have eliminated Mr. Rasmus- | on. the National Committeeman, and now they want to eliminate me. These gentlemen say they are not going to support the party if I re- main. Well, I have a message in my pocket from Senator Borah to the Republicans of Alaska to carry on. We'll carry on, whether these gentlemen want to go along or not. We've called two caucuses of First Division delegates and this minor- ity has failed to attend. Now they come in here and use these tactics tory for he has just blocked out W.| because they are trying to oust me.” C. Arnold of Ketchikan, one of the| uyr white told them a great deal minority leaders, in as fine a piece more. The record probably will show | of football tactics as ever graced ANy, that he talked for perhaps 15 min- gridiron. Mr. Arnold, with mass ytes and there seemed to be no ques- | encouragement, had assumed to take | tion of his position when he con- over the convention when Tempor-! cluded. Somebody, it appeared to be ary Chairman E. E. Engstrom step-| Mr. Robertson, wanted to hear the ped down for a moment from the minutes of those caicuses. Mr, chair. But the majority leader Was| White had Mr. Foster read the min- not to be outfoxed and boldly he|,tes They révealed that 15 persons dove in, flanked by one of his lieut-, representing 57 votes were present enants, Henry Benson, an equally fiis nimble-footed young man who grab- (Continued on Page Five.) ithe Court should go out of mourn- | |ing for the late King after Easter. America Rejoices In America, fashionable New | Yorkers enjoyed their annual pa-|~ rade. Diplomacy and governmerital figures fittingly celebrated the day {in the National Capital. Movie peo- Iple in Hollywood, in fact, persons {in all walks of life, greeted Easter with their Sunday best. | In hundreds of cities and towns jof the United States, sunrise ices were held for outdpor gather- | ings. " | Oxford Group Meets Members of the Oxford group, a movement of persons interested in| the revival of doctrines of the last century calling for a society of pur- ity of relations among the peoples, gathered for mass demonstration in Svenobrg, Denmark, with twen- ty nations represented among the participants, and approximately 20,- 000 in the total attendance. From farflung corners of Chris- tendom came pilgrims to Jeru- (b;mu;nud on Page Three) took off on LOVGREN PRAISES SIMMONS A radio night letter was received by Pilot Simmons this morning from C. L. Lovgren, Chief Operator at the Ketchikan Signal Corps, who jaccompanied Simmons on the flight. | The radiogram said: “Cyane brought them in at elev- {en. They were around the point jacross the bay from where the the return trip to|plane was found, but up in the woods. They saw us and were ‘expecting a boat. They spent a Ketchikan. Arriving there 20 min- utes later, he found that the Coast L — e (Continued on Page Five.) (Continuerd on Page Three) Roosevelt to S;Jeak Tonight, Baltimore Democrati¢ Rally; Regular Old-fashioned Event WASHINGTON, April 13.—To the fanfare of an old-fashioned torch- light procession, President Roose- velt will carry forward his campaign for reelection tonight at Baltimore's Democratic rally. Reports are that the President's Baltimore speech will be but the first of many he will make before Nov- ember. President Roosevelt, some high Democrats said, plans to abandon the ancient tradition that a Presi- dent running for reelection sticks close to the White House and con- fines himself to a few. speeches. Instead, it was said, the Presi- dent intends to give virtually ev- ery section of the country oppor- tunity to see or hear him person- ally in the course of several big scale speaking tours, which will in< clude many ten-minute rear plat- form appearances. It is ‘expected he will also go to Philadelphia to accept the nomina- tion on the spot, as he did in Chis cago four years ago.