The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 24, 1936, Page 1

T HE VOL. XLVIL, NO. 7157. SIXTEEN PAGES JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1936. MEMBER ASSO(EIATED PRESS DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” PRICE TEN CENT. - CONG. COMMITTEE TO VISIT ALASKA DRIV ITALIAN ARMY MOVES TOWARD ETHIO. CAPITAL Thirty Thousand Soldiers Reported to Be on Big March ONE TOWN CAPTURED IN MORNING ATTACK Airplanes Afiombing De- fenses at Harar—Negus Spokesman Talks GENEVA, April 24—The drive of the Italian army from Dessye to the Ethiopian Capital is in full swing today, Marshal Badoglio reporting that a body of native, Eritrean and Askari troops and a part of the large force of 30,000 Italians took Worra Ilu, a town about 38 miles south of Dessye, this morning. Ahead of these troops of the main Italian army in the north are ad- vance contingents whom Italian re- ports placed today some 70 miles from Addis Ababa. Marshal Badoglio said the ad- vance is progressing in good form on the southern front. Airplanes continue bombing Ethiopian defenses at the second largest city, Harar. A spokesman for the Ethiopian government denied Italian reports that no defense of the Capital will be made. “Even if the Capital is taken,” said the spokesman, “The war will go on, with the Ethiopians starting a large scale gueriila warfare against the invaders.” ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND I8 LEFT NEPHEW Will of Widow of One of Founders of A. C. Co., Is Filed A e CAPT. DEMPWOLF IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT 11 TONIGHT Coast Guard Commander ComingHere on Shoshone i Bound for Bering Sea Capt. Ralph W. Dempwolf, who { will have charge of the Bering Sea| patrol for the U. S. Coast Guard| | this summer, is scheduled to arrivg lin Juneau at 11 o'clock tonight aboard the Cutter Shoshone, ac- cording to a message to Gov. John {W. Troy today. Capt. Dempwolf and Commander Finlay of the Sho- shene will be guests of the Governor while in the city, before proceeding to the Westward and thence on to’ the Bering Sea where the patrol will| protect the Pribilof seal herds dur-| ing the breeding season and attend to other matters delegated to the Coast Guard. PENNY DRIVE STARTS HERE Chairman of Drive to Raise Funds Arrangements for the third an- nual Penny Drive which begins on Monday to raise funds for the Or- thopedic Hospital in Seattle, are now under way with the appoint- ment again this year of Mrs. J. F. Mullen as chairman, Mrs. Mullen received her appointment from Mrs. G. W. Skinner of Seattle, chairman of the Penny Drive for cities out- side of Seattle, who has had charge | f the two previous campaigns in| Juneau. | Those who will assist Mrs. Muilen are:. Mrs. Ike Taylor, Mis. E. W Clifford, Mrs. A. W. Stewart, M A. Van Mavern, Miss Jane Alexan- | Some of these duties include mar- ! rying by officers of those wishing | to wed; swearing out warrants and| making arrests, sitting as a court! to try violators; doctors and dentists | aboard, caring for teeth and gen-| eral health of the Eskimos. | | Under command ef Capt. Demp- wolf are the vessels Shoshone, Red- wing, Northland, Tallapoosa, Haida, Chelan, Morris, Alert and Cyane. .- BUYING RALLY der, and Miss Nell McCloskey. Envelopes and Boxes Penny envelopes and boxes will be‘ distributed by the committee next | Monday throughout the business section of town to give the people who wish to help the Orthopedic | with contributions, small or large an opportunity to take part in the hos- | pital’s worthy . charity. ‘l The Orthopedic Hospital is not a | community fund charity, but is| maintained by private donations, en- | dowments, and the various Ortho- pedic Guilds in Seattle, the State | of Washington, and the Territory of Alaska. Doctors, who are among | the most outstanding physicians in GIVES ADVANCE, - STOCK PRICES | i Selective P:;f;asing, Lead by Chrysler, Helps Stock Market ‘ NEW YORK, April 24.—The Stock | Market whipped a selective buying | rally with Chrysler and a few scat- | tered industrials doing most of the work. Steels and a number of other is- sues failed to participate in the| come-back. | | | ‘ Today’s close was irregular. i i SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 24— CLOSING PRICES TODAY The will of Mrs. Suzanne Niebaum, NEW YORK, April 24—Closing widow of Gustave Niebaum, one of Quotation of Alaska Juneau mine the founders of the Alaska Commer- Stock today is 137%, American Can their special lines, donate their ser- ! vices free of charge to the hospital. Patients who can pay do so, but inability to pay hospitalization | charges does not keep a cripple child | from receiving treatment. Doors Always Open Though the hospital is located in Seattle, its doors have been open to children from Alaska since its establishment in 1908. Since that time 187 young Alaskan boys and girls have been treated there, and of this number 32 have been from Juneau. During the last year twelve chil- dren from Alaska were patients at the Orthopedic and two of these were from Juneau. i No discrimination is shown by the Orfthopedic and Indian and white children alike are cared for there. Figures from the Bureau of Indian Affairs show 3,114 hospital days last year for Indian children who were sent for care there. The Bureau has 8 cases there at the | demonstration flight hy an cial Company, has been filed for|124%2, American Power and Light probate. i10%, Anaconda 36%, Bethlehem Mrs. Niebaum left $100,000 in Steel 54%, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. trust to Gustave Singleberger, a nephew, and divided the estate's residue between a grand nephew and niece, John Daniel Jr., and Su- zanne S. Daniel. All of the heirs reside in San Francisco. Steamer Movements NORTHBOUND Northland scheduled to arrive at 7 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. Northwestern scheduled to ar- rive at 2 a. m. Monday. SCHEDULED SAILINGS Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle 9 a. m. tomorrow. North Sea scheduled to sail from Seattle April 27 at 9 p. m. Victoria scheduled to sail from Seattle April 28 at 9 a. m. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver April 28 at 9 p. m. Zapora scheduled to sail from Seattle May 1 at 9 p. m. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS Yukon scheduled southbound next Monday. LOCAL SAILINGS Estebeth leaves every Wednes- © day night at 6 pm., for e Sitks and wayports. L3 Dart leaves every Fridiy at e 7 wm. for Petersburg, Kake and wayports. L] se 00000000 . —il 8a® 05w o0 0 00 TOMORROW eoe 0 s 00000000 @00 vecseescsecscesveecese e High tide 2:58 a. m, 175 feet Low tide 9:34 a. m. -19 feet High tide 4:01 p. m., 142 feet Zow tide 9:40 p. m., 3.6 feet | Paul and Pacific Railroad 1%, Gen- ‘eral Motors 66, International Har- | vester 821%, Kennecott 37%, United | States Steel 64%, Cities Service 4%, | Bremner bid 17 asked 23%, Pound | $4.93%. | DAW, JONES AVERAGES Today’s Dow, Jones averages are las follows: Industrials 151.56, rails 44.39, utilities 30.59. TWO REPRIEVED 1 HOUR BEFORE DEATH IS DUE Gov. Merriam Stays Execu- tion of San Quentin Riot- ers at British Request SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 24— An hour before the trap was to be sprung ending their lives, Alexander MacKay and Joseph Kristy, con- victed in connection with a recent San Quentin prison riot, were grant- ed a thirty days’ stay of execution by Gov. Frank E. Merriam. The Governor acted in response to a request from the British gov- ernment and upon the urging of Secretary of State Hull. ——el SURGICAL CASE Shirley Hughes who has been re- ceiving care at the Government Hospital underwent a surgical op- eration this morning. — e —— Roberta James underwent a surg- ical operation at the Government Hospital this morning. present time, and averages 10 cases most of the time. Among the local members of the medical profession who have given their time and service to the Or- thopedic is Dr. William P. Blanton who was connected with the hos- pital for a period of three months. Turkey Seeks ! To Fortify Tax Bill Hits Two Snags, One frnm_nemncrat Mrs. J. F. Mullen Is Named| Lamneck Lams Measure as Commander of 13th Naval Does Republican Reed of New York WASHINGTON, Apyih 24.—The Administration’s tax bill struck the first blast of the Democratic oppo- sition today when Representative Arthur P. Lamneck, Democrat of Ohio, contended it would destroy the nation’s business. Lamneck took the flor after Representative Daniel A. Reed, Republican of New York, renewed the Republican opposition with such terms as “drastic” and “coercive.” - (FLIGHT FROM ALASKA SOUTH S SCHEDULED Plane to Hop from Anchor- age on Demonstrat- ing Air Trip SEATTLE, April 24—The Alaska- Seattle air mail and passenger rirplane equipped with an automobilé en- gine, will begin at Merrill Field near Anchorage, Alaska, between May 15 and June 15 This is the announcement made today by Tom Drummey of the Washingtonians, Inc., sponsoring the flight. Drummey said he has received word from Thomas S. Bevers that the Anchorage Boosters Club will bear the expenses of the flight from Anchorage. The flight is expected to prove the feasibility of regular air mail passenger hops between Seattle and Alaska FARMER SAVED FROM 2 MOBS INLOUISIANA Captured Following Fued in Which Sheriff and Deputy Slain BATON ROUGE, La., April 24. — Walter Johnson, 45, farmer, twice spirited away from two threatening mobs after he was wounded in a gun battle that led to his capture, today denied he killed two officers during a cattle dipping feud. Johnson was shot and slightly Dardanelles PARIS, April 24. — France agreed with other signers of the Lausanne treaty to consider Tur- key's request for permission to fortify the Dardanelles. A French note handed to the Turkish Ambassador said pro- cedure for negotiations could be decided only after France had studied the question. R St ALASKA CHAMBER URGES ALASKA ON MAJOR BOWES HOUR A telegram was sent last night by the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Commerce to the J. Walter Thomp- son Co., in New York urging that Alaska be given a position on the Major Bowes hour on the radio. “We feel the story of Alaska’s fishing industry amounting to ap- proximately forty millions annually, also our gold mines yielding over fifteen millions yearly as well as our copper, furs, wild life, game fishing, scenic wonders such as over one thousand miles of inland wa- ters from Seattle to Skagway, our glaciers and snow clad mountains viewed by thousands of tourists each year would make an interesting story for your listeners,” the tele- gam said in part . wounded at his Colfax home last night after he had been hunted two days for the slaying of Sheriff W. L. Nugent and Deputy D. L. Brun- son. Feeling has run high since the slaying on Tuesday and a mob forin- ed quickly near the scene of his capture. Officers hurried the pris- oner to a hospital at Alexandria thirty miles way, and another mob gathered at the hospital, so John- son was carried from his bed to an automobile, and rushed here, an- other 100 miles southeast, for safe- keeping. e - MORGAN PURCHAS| MEHERIN'S SUMMER HOME ON FRITZ COVE Tom Morgan, manager of the Columbia Lumber Company here, has purchased the J. J. Meherin summer home on the Fritz Cove Road. He and Mrs. Morgan and son Tony plan to move to the sum-, mer residence about May 1. ——.—— BIRDS EARLY—NO FISH? Lou Kann, Jack Wilson and Nick Rocovich returned from a fishing trip to Montana Creek shortly after the noon hour today. They are not saying how many fish, if any, they brought back with them. ICRAVEN LEAVES | TOMORROW FOR | TOUR OF NORTH i District Will Visit f | This City | | BREMERTON, Wash., April 24.— | Rear Admiral T. T. Craven, U. S. Navy, Commandant of the Puget| Sound Navy Yard and the 13th Na- | val District, accompanied by his | aide, Lieut. Comdr. Francis P. Olds, will leave tomorrow on a one| month’s vacation tour of Alaska. | After short visits at Ko!chikan‘ iand Juneau, the two will continue | !to westward districts aboard the | {mine sweeper Swallow. | | —————— WILL INCREASE | SAFETY AT SEA; | - CONGRESS ACTS Senate Passes House Meas- | ure But Returned for ! Conference | WASHINGTON, April 24—A bill aimed at increasing safety at sea by setting up a separate board to ! investigate marine casualties and | increase the efficiency of the Steam- ' Miss Ethel duPont 7Heirm‘-rLiniecd With F. D R ]r This new photo of Miss Ethel duPont, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene duPont of Wilmington, Del, was taken at the recent Wilmington horse show. The attractive heiress is one whose name has often been linked with that of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. boal Inspection laws has been pass- ed by the Senate and returned to Another Honest the House for concurrence. . Man Found; Third Amendments to the bill, made by the Senate, provide for seven Dis- Man Hunted | trict Supervisors at a salary of $6,- 000 a year instead of the presenl.“ eleven District Supervisors at sal-! aries of $4400 a year, and a Board to be composed of representatives jn the Daily Alaska Empire, Ole {of the Coast Guard, Inspection Ser- Qsen received $20 he had lost, re- vice, and Departments of Justice turned to him by honest Axel Borotf, and Attorney General. relief worker. Further develop- Henry 0'Malley Dies Suddenly | - in Seattle Home Former U.S. Fisheries Com- [ missioner Succumbs | to Heart Ailment | Ry Another honest man is found! Yesterday, through a classified :Roald Copstead, butcher with the Piggly Wiggly Company, who on the lsame date lost a bill fold containing ey when offered to him. ‘When Boroff found the money yesterday, he read a similar adver- tisement in The Empire, paid by Copstead, advertising for his lost bill fold. Thinking the young butch- 'er was the owner of the money, | Boroff turned the bill fold and ,money over to him. Honest Roald irefused to take it, however, and | told the finder to go to The Empire with it, resulting in the finding of the rightful owner. And now, all |are satisfied. Roald is satisfied in |helping to find the owner, Alex 'has the singular satisfaction of re- turning the money, Ole is happy | Seattle, according to word received | now, for he can take the money | here today by H. L. Faulkner from |for fare to the Westward where he Archie Shields. Mr O.'Malley has|Will be employed, and The Empire been in poor health for some time,|1s glad to be the happy medium of suffering from a heart ailment.|it all. Last summer when he visited here| But—who found Copstead’s bill he was confined to St. Ann’s Hos-|fold and $20? pitai for three weeks before recov- ering sufficiently to return to Seat- tle. One of the best known and best liked men in the north, Mr. O'Mal- ley was appointed Commissioner of Fisheries by the late President Harding in 1920 and served con- tinuously in that position until 1932 when he was succeeded by Frank T. Bell. He stayed on with the depart- ment for some time and was as- signed by Mr. Bell as Superintend- ent of a Federal fish hatchery at Baird, Cal. He later resigned that post and returned to Seattle. Later Trained This Year— he became associated with the Ore- gon Fish Commission. 148,000 Register The former commissioner was T considered one of the best versed| MANILA, April 24—A record reg- men on the fishing industry in the|istration of 20-year-old Filij nation. He had made a thorough|compulsory military trainis study of the business and there was|Douglas McArthur, Military Advis- no angle of it with which he was not | or, to recommend to President Man- readily conversant. A man of|uel Quezon that 40,000 men be train- broad character, he had countless|ed this year instead of 20,000 as or- friends not only in the Territory|iginally planned. but throughout the States and his ‘Total registration is more than death came as a distinct shock to|148,000. a wide circle. Mrs. O'Malley, in Seattle, and a Henry O'Malley, for 12 years U. S. | Commissioner of Fisheries and | widely known in Alaska, died sud- denly this morning at his home in FILIPINOES TO DOUBLE QUOTA OF SOLDIERS Forty Thousand Men to Be ENTERS HOSPITAL sister, Miss Emily O'Malley, of Portland, survive. Harry Worobac, mine employee, ———l . as admitted to St. Ann's Hospital Kansas had six deaths from in- this morning and will receive medi- dustrial accidents in Pebruary. cal treatment, $20, refused to accept Olsen’s mon- | GIRL ACCIDENT VICTIM SHOWS IMPROVEMENT Hope Held for Recovery of | Rosie Maier—Author- ities Investigating | Rosie Maier, daughter of Mr. and S ON ADDIS ABABA FIVE SENATORS TO COME NORTH ON PROBE TRIP Reported Injustices to Ter- ritory’s Indians Be Investigated |DECLARES DIMOND’S | COMPLAINTS STUBBED Six Weeks to Be Spent in | Taking Testimony During Summer WASHINGTON, April 24. — That five members of the Senate Indian Committee will visit Alaska this sum- |mer to investigate reported injus- |‘tices against the Territory’s Indians |was disclosed today by Senator Elmer Thomas, Democrat of Okla- homa, who will be in charge of the expedition. Thomas Talks “There are 25,000 Indians up there whom we hear are gradually being |driven back from the rivers by | whites, and whose fishing and hunt- Qing have been gradually reduced in | this manner. Delegate Anthony J. Dimond of Alaska has been com- plaining of these conditions for sev- eral years and a sub-committee was | named several years ago to inyesti- gate the condition among the In- dians,” Senator Thomas told re- porters. i “This committee has decided to | go up there and find out for itself. |It will take testimony and make a report to the Senate next year, at which time probably it will suggest remedial legislation.” Accusation Made The Bureau of Indian Affairs was accused by the Senator as having “paid little attention to Dimond’s report” that the Indians are being deprived of their fur-bearing ani- mals and fishing grounds. i “The whites,” he said, “are in- terfering with the merchandising business generally.” | Those in Party | Senator Thomas, accompanied by | Senators Burton K. Wheeler, of |Montana (Dem)., Lynn J. Frazier, of North Dakota (Rep.), Victor | Donahey, of Ohio, (Dem.), and Rob- Mrs. Frank Maler, who was criti- |€rt M. LaFollette Jr., of Wisconsin, cally injured Wednesday afternoon | (Progressive), will leave Seattle on { when struck by an automobile driv-|a Bureau of Fisheries boat probably !en by Joe Hill on the Glacier High- | in July. They expect to spend six | way, was reported this afternoon at|Weeks in the Territory. |8t. Ann’s Hospital as showing en- ———— | couraging signs of improvement. She had regained consciousness and ap- peared to be noticeably brighter al- though suffering from severe in- juries. Hope was held that she would recover. Investigation of the case is being made by the U. S. Marshal’s office and the District Attorney. Hill re- ported the accident to the Mare further. The driver admitted he was driving 35 miles an hour, ac- cording to officials, and the inquiry revealed the child was thrown 45 feet by the impact, they said. SENATOR URGES PUERTO RICAN INDEPENDENGE Tydings of Maryland Intro- duces Bill Calling for Referendum Vote WASHINGTON, April 24 —Declar- ing his proposal had the support of the Administraticn, Senator Millard pInos 10r | rydings of Maryland (Dem.), push- ng causedleq g plan under which Puerto Rico could obtain independence if de- sired. Introducing a bill for a referen- dum in which Island people may de- | termine their future status for them- selves, Tydings referred to recent disturbances in which the Puerto Ricans who are seeking independ- ence are said to have taken part and accused them of being “ungrateful” to the United States. The bill bears a certain resemb- lance to the Philippine Independ- ence Act, shal’s office and will be questioned | ACTION NEAR " ON SUM GIVEN TOU. S, ARMY |Conference Report Adopt- ed by Senate—House |+ Has Yet to Act WASHINGTON, April 24—The Senate this afternoon adopted a conference agreement on the War Department appropriation bill pro+ viding the army’s enlisted strength at 165,000 men and carrying a total fund for next year of $572,500,000. The House has yet to act on the bill before it is sent to the White House. i e i BURFORDS SPRING OUT WITH AWNING This bright sunny weather is turn- ing Juneau into a regular tropical resort, judging from the number of bright awnings and newly-paint- | ed buildings about the city. | The J. B. Burford Co. on Seward | Street is today protecting its spring | window displays from the bright sunshine by a new striped awning | hanging from the marquee. .- | The Ranger X, U. S. Forest Ser- | vice vessel with Capt. Ottar John- son in command, arrived here last night with a tow from Wrangell and expects to leave Monday on the return trip. Her scow cargo included shakes and other. material for the Forest Service construction work that is now under way at Auk Village beach,