The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 25, 1936, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7183, “ALL, THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1936. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS INVESTIGATION 1S BEING MADE Sort of a KMJX Klan Or- ganization Accused of Many Offenses DETROIT, Mich, May 25—The police today sought to expose furth- er secrets of the “Black Legion” from the tight-lipped sixteen mem- bers now in custody. Most of the members are maintaining their password, “secrecy always.” Urban Lipps, 32-year-old auto- mobile factory worker, is alleged to have confessed his part in the killing of Charles Poole, WPA work- er, found dead in an automobile on May 13 for alleged beating of his wife. He talked vaguely, of- ficers said, of floggings of others for sinister activities. Lipps said he was 2lso a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Prosecutor Duncan McCrea has ordered an investigation of reports that scores of victims have been terrorized by the vigilantes of the “Black Legion” which was- uncov- ered by the arrest of the 16 men in connection with the “execution” of Poole Arrests of the sixteen have brought scores of complaints from citizens who said they have been victims of the organization which is said to have a membership of at least 10,000. Prosecutor McCrea described as “too fantastic” the statements that Poole was killed because he had beaten his wife and also started an investigation to rumors the slaying was prompted through fear Poole intended to reveal the secrets of the organization. “We have not been told the real motive by the men in custody,” said McCrea. “These men say their lives are not worth a nickel if they talk too much. Those in jail say they want to stay there as it is the saf- est place.” THREE INVESTIGATIONS DETROIT, Mich. May 25.—Three investigations of the Black Legion are today under way which State Police Captain Marmon said he has been informed may have been re- sponsible for fifty deaths. Capt. Marmon said he has been told the Black Legion made ‘“exe- cutions” appear as suicides. Prosecutor McCrea said he has been informed the Legion has 135,- 000 members in Michigan, all armed and withdrawals are not counten- anced. The Federal Government will be asked to aid the fight to “uproot” the Legion. — e APPROPRIATION FORNAVY NOW GIVEN APPROVAL Senate, House Conference Committees Come to Agreement WASHINGTON, May 25. — An agreement to appropriate the sum of $526,000,000 for the United States Navy for the year-beginning July 1 has been reached at a meeting of the Senate and House conference committees. This is the largest peacetime appropriation in the his- tory of this nation. ‘The money will provide for con- struction of twelve destroyers, six submarines and continuance of work of 84 warships of varying types, 333 new airplanes the sum of $1,500,000 for the dredging of Pearl Harbor, Hawali, to permit transit of aircraft carriers and the measure also authorizes the Presi- dent to order construction of now more than two battleships in event other signatories to the 1930 Naval Treaty begin building capital ships. The agreement goes to both chambers of Congress this week. B 0'Malley Leaves $120,000 Estate SEATTLE, May 25.—An estate of $120,000 has been left his widow by Henry O'Malley, former United States Pisheries Commissioner. He died April 24. The will was ad- mitted to probate last Saturday. 1934 NEW DEAL " ON THE TRAIN — PRISON BOUND His manacled hands twitching and lips parted in a feeble grin, Thomas H. Robinson, jr., chaine d to Deputy U. 8. Marshal Harold Hall, is shown as he took his seat in a train at Louisville, Ky., en route to the Atlanta penitentiary to serve a life term after he pleaded guilty to kidnaping Mrs. Alice Stoll. (Associated Press Photo) Bonus Baby Bonds to Be in Hands of Veterans in Short Time After June 15 GRUENING HEARS JUNEAU LEADERS ON LOCAL NEEDS Director Discusses Alaska Problems at Chamber’s Executive Luncheon The Federal he Division of land Possessions in particular. sires at all times to be of construc: tive service in the development and orogress of Alaska, Dr. Ernest Hen- ry Gruening told members of the executive committee, and chairmen of various Juneau Chamber of Commerce committees at an in- formal luncheon in the Terminal Cafe today &t which Director Gru- 2ning and Gov. John W. Troy were zuests. He stressed the point that his could best be done through recommendations initiated in Al- aska, by Alaskans and Alaska rOoups. In commenting upon the reliance evinced by Alaskans, Gruening said that the quality was most admirable and helpful, and Government, and self- should be maintained, initiating and | carrying cut Alaskan projects as far as possible and in keeping the Fed- eral authorities fuly ‘dvised as to how best the Government could aid in sapediting the inevitable growth of Alaska and th ment of its resources. Airplane Important “I believe that the airp is more important here than any part of the Union,” Dr. Gruening told the Chamber of Commerce group. “It is esseritial the airfield program in Alaska be pushed for- ward rapidly, particularly because here in Alaska it can and does pro- vide such an important link in the chain of business and industrial ac- tivity.” Various members taking part in the round table discussion stressed the need of improved steamer serv- ice and definite arrival and depar- ture schedules in a town the size of Juneau. Dr. Gruening also stressed ue this, and pointed out that it was| vital to building up the tourist bus- iness, and equally important that | Alaskans, both the business men and the traveling public, be afford- ed definite schedules which would help in transacting their business and doing necessary travel. Tourist Business In discussing the tourist busi- ness, Dr. Gruening pointed out that it was a growing one, a clean busi- ness, and one that left much money in the Territory, and that Alaskans should prepare for it; serve it so that it would be an ever increasing source of income for the residents of the Territory. Mining, fishing, (Continued on Page Seven) Territories and Is- 4 P (office of destination. Dr. | WASHINGTON, May 25.— Post- master General James A. Farley prédicts that payment of a great: majority of the bonus baby bonds | will be made within one week of | June 15, the first date of the pay- ment. | The Postmaster General an- nounced final plans for delivering the bonds to the veterans and ar- rangements for veterans to cash their bonds if they choose The bonds will be mailed out to 45,000 post offices on June 15 from Washington and from eleven Federal Reserve centers The date of receipt of the bonds |depends upon the time of transit |between the mailing office and the | Mail carriers have been given in- structions to “go out of their way |{wherever necessary with a view of |effecting delivery.” | Postmaster General Farley said |the bonds must be delivered to the | veteran in person and not to any other person or firm, and at the veteran’s address. RAIN FALLS, " ARID REGION iDust Harassed Farmers of | Three Southern States Are Given Relief | GUYMON, Okla, May 25. — A in the arid silt covered regions of Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas brought temporary relief to the dust harassed farmers. | Farm officials believe the rain has brought at least a temporary jend to the “black blizzards” over |2 large part of the nation’s “dust | bowl.” In Oklahoma the dust, on account | | | mud. in three years and sent the Colo- {rado River, near Columbus, out of the banks. MAJOR THARP TRANSFERRED | | WASHINGTON, May 25. — Major | Liwellen Tharp, now stationed at | Chilkoot Barracks, Alaska, has been transferred to Fort Crook, Nebras- | | ka. DR S SIGNAL CORPS OFFICIALS ARE SOUTH ABOARD YUKON Capt. Paul 8. Edwards and Charles Murphy, of the Signal Corps, United States Army, are the proposed 'passengers aboard the Yukon for Jones averages: Industrials, 150.81; Seattle, after visiting the interior, DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON IN TORRID SESSION “Left Wingers” Stampede Convention, Take Ab- solute Control ABERDEEN, Wash, May 25-- Self-styled “Left Wingers” stamped= | ed Washington State's Democratié | Convention in the early hours Sun= | day morning, seized control, and ;pub through their own program after riding roughshod over the | “organization” delegates. | Throughout the wild all-night | session, the convention was in sueh |an uproar, and embattled Demo- |crats were so rattled, that they | forgot specifically to instruct the | delegates to vote for President Roosevelt at the national conven= inon next month. However, the pre- |amble of its platform dedicated |efforts of Washington Democrats |to the re-election of Roosevelt. The conventicn wes in session for twenty hours, with only short recesses for meals. Four Gaveis Broken Three presiding officials in sue- cession were exhausted by the fren- | zied delegates, four roll callers lost | their voices, and four gavels were} broken. ¥ Planks adopted included: Produc- PRICE TEN CENIS CT HELD INVALID Mama Bear looks a bit b as the three little bear Washington, D. C. Zoo These three little triplets also st a record tiple births to bears in fellows born to a Kadiak bear mated with a Polar bear. One of tne “Believe it or not” events at any Zoo. Porridge? elligerent s at the stand by. were The for mul- captivity. © Universal Newsreel. — ( tion for use; two old age pension programs; a proposed a.rnendment} to the Federal constitution to per-| mit referendum on judicial de-! cisions; public ownership and op-| eration of national resources, mum-{ tion plants, and public utilities, and | supervision of all basic industries;! reassertion of the ‘“right of Con~| gress to coin money and regulate ! the value thereof to the end that it established Federal ownership |and operation of national banks.” Sales Tax Repudiated | Democratic Governor Clarence D. Martin received a direct slap in the face when the convention en-| Semenchuk, administrator of the| dorsed a plank opposing the State's | two per cent retail sales tax which | he sponsored. The convention started out peace- | fully enough Saturday, with a key»: note speech by Temporary Chair-| man Warren G. Magnuson of Seat- | tle, but a battle over credentials soon ended all harmony, and after | three hours of wild disorder, dur- ing which nothing was accomplish- | ed and disputed delegates remain- | ed unseated, the convention re-| cessed for dinner and returned lat- er for the night session. The matter of credentials was Iraised when the delegates were un- | |able to decide whether or not to DEATH SENTENCE More“Eats” Cry ROOSEVELT'S BIVEN DICTATOR, of Quadruplets; ~ NOMINATION OF POLAR ISLAND| Demand Granted ~ HELD CERTAIN Head of Soviet Possession |Kasper Babies Get Increase |President Seems Assured Must Pay with Life for Vicious Rule MOSCOW, Russia, May 25.—The “Tyrant of Wrangell Island,” K. B. Wrangell Polar station, today was sentenced to die for perpetrating a reign of death and terror result- ing in at least four mysterious deaths. Codefendant S. P. Startseff also received the death sentence. The so-called little dictator of Wrangell Island was charged with starving the Eskimos, murdering a member of a Polar expedition, and, during the winter of last year, caus-| ing humans to drag a dog sled as punishment for asking for food. Semenchuk was charged specifi- cally with the murder of Dr. W. F. —Now One-fourth of Their Weight ? PASSIAC, new Jersey, May 25.— The Kasper quadruplets are eating approximately one fourth of their weight of milk daily. Dr. Frank Jani, who would not think of prescribing a 40 pound diet daily for a man, has increased the ration of mether's milk from 12 to 14 ounces on the insistent de- mand of Ferdinand, the heaviest of the four, now weighing three | pounds and fourteen ounces. | The demands for more “eats” was also seconded by Frances, Frank and Felix. | The babies are fed every four | hours through the aid of medicine i droppers. KING EDWARD accept the Credential Committee's| Wulfson, who died on a trip to Bar- report on the disputed Kitsap, Whatcom and Snohomish delegates. | The committee’s report recognized | left wing delegates for Kitsap and | Whatcom counties and the right wing delegation from Snohomish VERNE GORST "~ HURT, CRASH | SEATTLE, May 25.—Verne Gorst, e fullest develcp_\drenchmg rain over the week-end founder of the Air Ferry between | |Seattlp and Bremerton, is in the | |hospital with severe bruises and | | possible internal injuries as the re-| |sult of his flying boat, losing speed, | {nose dived into the waters of Lake |Sammamish yesterday and partly | submerged | | Pilot Albert Steele and a pas-| | senger were slightly hurt. | Norman White, shore out of the water. | Verne Gorst is well known in Juneau. He operated a seaplane service out of Juneau last year. AP S | ® STOCK QUOTATIONS . 000000000000 | NEW YORK, May 25. — Closing |quotation of Alaska Juneau mine |stock today is 13%, American Can |13‘/’u, American Power and Light {10%, Anaconda 34, Bethlehem Steel ‘52; Curtiss-Wright 6%, General | Motors 62%, International Harvest- ler 85%, Kennecott 37%, United | States Steel 59, Commonwealth and |Southern 2%, Cities Service 4%. Bremner 18 at 25, Pound $4.98 DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Irails, 45.05; utilities, 30.83, ren Point Blason . Marks of vio- lence were found on the body. The wife of Dr. W. Wulfson testified also that an attempt was made to starve her by refusing her rations and that the Dictator sought to drive her into the Arctic wastes. M. S. Rabusenkin, noted Soviet Arctic flier, acted as speclal assis- tant to the judge during the trial. KENNECOTT ORE IS SHIPPED OUT Two Carloads of Nabesna Concentrates Also Aboard Nizina CORDOVA, Alaska, May 25.—Two |thousand tons of copper ore from | resident, | Kennecott, the first shipment this ‘0( the heavy rain, has turned to|rushed his motorboat to the scene | season, X_xas been vloflded here aboard | pthletics have thrived at Spring- The rain was the hardest and pulled the semi-conscious Gorst | the freighter Nizina. The ore is being shipped to the smelter Two carloads of gold cencentrates from the property of the Nabesna Mining Corporation, have also been shipped aboard the Nizina. e Blonde Chosen to Be Rose Carnival Queen at Portland PORTLAND, Oregon, May 25.— Janet Sooysmith, aged 16, a blonde who four years ago was named the healthiest and handsomest 4-H girl, has been picked to be Queen of the annual Rose Carnival — e, CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON BEERS‘ RESIDENCE James Larson, local contractor, today started excavation on the lot at the corner of Sixth and Harris for construction of a residence for Nelson 1, Beers. AGAIN IN AIR English Ruler Heads Royal amily, Inspection of Liner Queen Mary SOUTHAMPTON, May 25—King Edward today flew to East Leigh | to head Great Britain's Royal dele- gation for final inspection of the liner Queen Mary. This is the second time the King has taken to the air since becom- ing a Sovereign and the first Eng- lish monarch to fly. | The King's, mother and other ; members of the Royal Family went i to East Leigh by train. e ee— 'GETS FIELD AFTE | FORTY LONG YEARS SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 25.— ;neld Senior High School nearly 40 |years and the trophy cases are |jammed with championship awards |although the athletes never have |had a sport field of their own. They |used the Drury and State Teachers College fields here. With a Federal !loan and bond issue, the school |will build its own athletic plant | now. D | Trans-Pacific |Zep Service |Is Reported | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 25. — A Japanese concern, the Eastern Hemisphere Airways Company, is reported planning to purchase a German dirigible and inaugurate a five-day trans-Pacific service from Van- couver, B. C, to Tokyo, Japan. Baron Sakatani is named one of the backers of the $1,500,000 concern, | 1 Margin Well Above Ne- cessary Two-Thirds Vote ‘WASHINGTON, May 25. — While Republicans dispute over cruicial decisions confronting the party at Cleveland a fortnight since, Presi- dent Roosevelt’s renomination has become a mathematical certainty. As matters stand today, the New Deal is assured a margin well above even the two-thirds support tradi- tionally required to win the Demo- cratie leadership. This strength will be used in part to bring about the majority rule in quadrennial con- ventions. With the Republicans, the vast majority of delegates to date have not been bound to any one man, but many of them have been ad- vised, and the situation possesses both bandwagon and deadlock pos- sibilities. Leaders appear to be taking little for granted either way and to be going on a day-to-day basis in their estimates of prospects. At present, Gov. Alfred M. Lan- don of Kansas would seem to have the most support, with Senator Wil- liam E. Borah of Idaho holding a sizeable vote. Nearly every outstanding Re- publican, however, has been men- tioned at some time or other as a “dark horse” possibility. e DR. CARROL PASSES AWAY NEW YORK, May 25.—Dr. Carroll Fox, 61, Chief Quarantine Officer of the Port of New York, died of heart disease at the Marine Hos- pital here. He has been in the pub- lic health service for 37 years, dur- ing which time he served in Alaska, Port Townsend, Washington; Los Angeles and New York. Dr. Car- roll will be buried in Arlington Cemetery. Canoeists, Bound for Neme, on Another Lap OTTAWA, New York, May 25.— Canoeists Sheldon Taylor and Geof- frey Pope set out on another lap of their journey to Nome, Alaska. from where they have been since since Wednesday. They put their canoe on a truck taking it six miles to Lake Hescenes and started to- ward the Great Lakes B RETURNS TO JUNE. Mrs. James Wickersham, a mem- ber of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska, who recently went to Fairbanks to attend com- mencement exercises at the uni- versity, returned to Juneau on the Yukon, SUPREME COURT GIVES FIVE TO FOUR DECISION IN TEXAS CASE Municipal Bankruptcy Act Held Unconstitutional— Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reversed WASHINGTON, May 25. — The Supreme Court of the United States held unconstitutional, by a vote of five to four, the New Deal's 1934 Municipal Bankruptcy Act which certain bondholders of the Cam- eron County, Texas, Water Im- provement District No. 1 challenged in the lower court. Associate Justice McReynolds read the majority decision. Chief Justice Hughes and Asso- ciate Justices Cardozo, Brandeis and Stone dissented. The decision reversed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The bondholders contended they were offered only 49 percent of the face value of their obligations under the reorganization plan and the taking of the property was without due process of law, violating the state rights. o g it STARVING DOGS ONLY CLUE TO LOST TRAPPER ITeam of W. T. Vanderpool Found on Upper Kusko- kwim—Search Continues | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 25.— |A starved dogteam found beside an abandoned sled on a trail in the upper Kuskokwim region today gave the only clew to the disappearance of W. T. Vanderpool, 70, former United States Commissioner at Mc- Grath. Deputy Marshal B. Berry of that city messaged Judge Harry Pratt that a month of searching had led to the discovery of the dogteam by | Vanderpool’s friends on the Nixon Fork of the Kuskokwim. Two of the dogs were dead. The others were barely alive. There was no trace of Vander- pool. Gov. John W. Troy immediately lauthorized Berry to continue the |search at the Territory’s expense. Vanderpool had been trapping and prospecting in the Nixon Fork region and presumably was return- ing to his family when he disap- peared. The dogs were found about 15 miles from McGrath. | MILLIONS FACE STARVATION IN CENTRAL CHINA Cannibalism Is Rampant in Stricken Provinces— Once Richest of Country CHUNGKING, Szechuan Province, China, (Copyright by Associated Press), May 25.—Thirty million peo~ ple in Szechuan and Honan pro+ vinces are facing starvation, ac- cording to reports received here today from famine investigators in the interior, who found cannibalism to be existent in the worst-affected sections, which at one time were the granaries of China. The present horrifying conditions are due to repeated floods and dry summers, and even more to the suc- cessive disastrous incursions of Communist soldiers, who for the past two years have swept frequent- ly through the countryside. E— SPECIAL AGENT OF 3 L R. B. IN JUNEAU Miles Price, Special Agent of the Internal Revenue Bureau, is reg- istered at the Gastineau Hotel. His headquarters are located in Seattle. el GOES TO KETCHIKAN Elmer Jakeway, of the Jakeway Distributing Company, sailed for Ketchikan on the Northland.