The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 27, 1936, Page 1

| 3 HE DAILY ALA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” SKA EMPIR N VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7212, JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 27 1936. _ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ROOSEVELT, GARNER RENOMINATED * * * * BOTH ARE CHOSEN, ACCLAMAT * * * * * » * * * A * * * * DOGS IN, DILL HAD TO GET OUT, DIVORCE SHOWS Former Senator’s Wife Built Kennels in Living Room, Witnesses Testify SPOKANE, Wash,, timony about a dog house in the living room of the spacious Spo- kane home of former United States Senator C. C. Dill was added today to a mass of lurid domestic details | in Dill's divorce suit against the wealthy “General” Rosalie Gardner Jones Dill. Walter Blackburn, for nine years caretaker in the Dill home, testi- fied that Mrs. Dill had a slab- wood pen built on the living room oak floor for three dogs. Frank Punkhouser, Spokane at- torney and political ally of the former Senator, testified, “I wrote Dill that he would have to do’ something about the dogs. They were messing up the floors and ruining his home. There was a de- cided stench and odor.” Buried Dead Degs in Yard Mr. Dill in the divorce complaint charged his wife with filthy and slovenly habits of housekeeping and dress and with hindering him polit- ically. He stated that she called him a “political coward” and that she buried garbage and dead dogs in the back yard of their home. Blackburn also told of Mrs. sitting in her living room whittling moldings for rebuilding her bath- room. “She had cement, sand, and lumber stacked in the main recep- tion room,” stated the caretaker. “I rolled back the rugs, and the stuff was piled on the oak floor.” Wore Moccasins Lawson, a widow, told of seeing Mrs. Dill quite often at downtown auction sales. She wore a little red turban with a feather in it and moccasins. “Other women wouldn’t believe that she was a Senator's wife when I told them,” testified the Spokane woman. “They said she ecan't be, look how she's dressed.” Mrs. Dill's attorney, Frank Graves, esked the witness if she knew that Mrs. Dill had sore feet. The wit- Mrs. G ness admitted that she hadn't’ known that fact. In the opinion of Mr. Graves the wearing of the moccasins was only on a most un- usual occaslon MRS. ZIONCHECK T0 BE ARRESTED Warrant for Alleged As- sault Must Be Served, Says Official WASHINGTON, June 27. — The assault warrant sworn out recent- Yy against Mrs. Rubye Nix Zion-| check, bride of the Washington State | Congressman, has been ordered serv- ed immediately by the United States attorney for the District of Colum- bia, Leslie C. Garnett. This fol- lowed the demand of Mrs. Benja-| min Scott Young who got the war- rant after she said he was injured in scuffling with the Zionchecks over possession of her apartment she subleased to them. Arrest of the pair was postponed after Zioncheck had been commit- ted to the Gallinger Hospital for mental observation. Chilkoot Soldiers Coming Here for Fourth of July Company E trom Chilkoot Barracks will be here for the Fourth of July celebration. This was the news received here today by Mayor I Gold- stin from Col. Ralph Dusenbury, commander of the Barracks. The company will arrive here at 5 p. m. on the afternoon of July 2 aboard the Fornance. Another group of soldiers aboard the J- 44 will land at Auk Bay and come on into Juneau. Encampment will be made at Evergreen Bowl and the soldiers will have an active part in the Fourth of July events. June 27.—Tes- | Dill | Chosen Again for Vice-Pres. IOHN N. GARNER NAZIS READY FARLEYRENAMED FROM LEAGUE AT PHILADELPHIA ‘Gcrmany Wfi Offer ‘De- claration of Independ- ence to Danzig Declines to Commenl on Whether He Will Resign as Postmaster General PHILADELPHIA, June 27. — new Democratic National Committee today re-elected James A. Farley a. National Chairman by vote on motion made by Guy T Helversing, Internal Revenue Com- missioner and holder of a Kansas proxy. A few minutes before the election Farley declined say whether or when he would resign as Postmaster General. DANZIG, June 27.—Nazi sponsors in Germany of the Free City of Danzig reported that Germany is ready to issue a declaration of in- dependence designed to end the League o f Nations supervision over the free area Informed circles say that negotia- tions between Germuny and Poland foreshadowed the effort “to get rid of the League,” Hitler is person- ally aiding the move. unanimous to TROUBLES FOR LEAGUE; NATIONS WITHDRAWING GENEVA, Jjune 27.—The German- 5 Danzig situation coped today with ¢are of all obligations. the Latin-American departures from “Finances are in better shape than the League of Nations. |during the last four years,” he said, At a meeting today, Nicaragua, “and we expect the nomination af- resigned following the previous res- fairs tonight to make a substantial ignations of Gautemala, Paraguay, contribution. I would not like to Costa Rica and Brazil. It is report- make an estimate on how much, but | ed Honduras is the next to with-I'm sure the committee will be sat- | draw from the League of Nations. isfied.” i e FARGO, N. D., June 27.—Un- One observer suggested that the withdrawal of Nicaragua, indicated ambition on the part of the Central American States to set up a Pan- \ FROM CONVENTION State Votes Down Proposal to Legalize Sale of Li- ofiicial figures indicate that Walter Welford has won the Republican gubernatorial nomination over Wil- liam Langer in North Dakota. Wel- Reporting to the committee on finances, Chairman Farley said there was enough in the Treasury to take H. L. Faulkner and Mr. and Mrs. Albert White, who went from here as delegates from the respective Al- aska Republican factions to the Cleveland convention, returned to Juneau aboard the Mount McKin- ley. The White delegation was seated at Cleveland and Mrs. White was American League of Nations. quor—Only Beer elected to continue as Republican ford has 90,651 and Langer 89915 National committee woman. Mr, votes with 14 of 2,242 precincts un- | Faulkner represented the other reported group. The State voted down the proposa! to legalize sale of liquor with more than 25,000 on the dry side. Beer of 3.2 content was approved by vote in 1933. 200 PASSENGERS ABOARD CHARLOTTE With nearly 200 passengers for Skagway, Canadian Pacific steame: Princess Charlotte arrived from Vancouver at 1:30 o'clock this af- ternoon and was scheduled to sai at midnight. W. Q. Palmer is mas- ter of the Princess Charlotte anc A. H. Bird is purser. There were no passengers for Ju- neau aboard the steamer and this ,is a special tour voyage. e MOTHER OF MRS. R. J. McKANNA PASSES AWAY According to word received here today by Mrs. Edith Bavard, Mrs. Hattie Spanton, mother of Mrs. R. J. McKanna of Fairbanks who is wellknown in Juneau, passed away at her home in Fairbanks last eve- ning. - ,ee JOINS GAME COMMISSION John Collins, Oregon State Col- legt student in the school of fish, fur and game management, has joined the staff of the Alaska Game | Commission for the summer months |and will be connected with the Ju- neau office. | approved | the service in Alaska. Irving MeK. ! TO TAKE AREA DEMO CHAIRMAN The | tcan see, of fields blackened, | without rain for a year; wheat burn- | MINE LOAN MAN FORR.F.C IS DUE, IN ALASKA SOON Will Ma k:geadquar!ers Here and at Fairbanks— Two Loans Granted Elton E. Kl resident engineer | at Portland, Ore., for the Recon= . struction Finance Corporation, will arrive in Juneau soon to make examinations and assist with ap- plications in connection with R. F. C. loans on mining property, it was announced today by B. D. Stewart, Territorial Commissioner of Mines. He will make his headquarters here in Mr. Stewart's office in the Fed- eral and Territorial Building, and| part of the time will be stationed | at Fairbanks. Exact time of his ar- rival has not yet been ascertain- ed, Mr. Stewart said. Two R. F. C. loans on Alaska | mining property have thus far been since the beginning of Reed, formerly of Juneau and now located at Fairbanks, has been ap- pointed to represent the R. F. C.| in the Territory as the result of a recommendation by Mr. Stewart, and following Mr. Reed's reports, loans have been approved for Al- luvial Gold, Inc., and the Good- | news Bay Mining Company. Both are for the purpose of carrying on dredger work Mr. Klitz's purpose in the Ter- ritory will be to éxamine further mining properties with the aim of allowing loans if conditions war- cant and also to help others who are desirous of obtaining loans. Complete information on the loan procedure is available at Commis- sioner Stewart's office. Drought Hits North Dakota Sections Hard One County,‘Once Fertile Prairie, Is Blackened, Dismal Landscape DIMOND GIVES GREAT SEGOND T0 NOMINATION Praises Platform— Tells of Alaskd PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 21 Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, who seconded President Roosevelt's JAMESTOWN, North Dakota June 27.—One of the worst drought stories is revealed in Stuthman homination for Alaska, said Alaska County which has been transformed Was the first in instructing its dele- from once fertile prairies into a &ates for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936 dismal landscape, as far as the eye ‘We were right both times,” said many . the Delegate. Continuing he said pride in our contribution to his nomination, and that pride has add- ed satisfaction by reason of the long stride forward taken by Alaska ec- ed brittle and where cattle wander |aimlessly, foraging for whatever is | left. A lengthening calvacade of trucks bearing abnormal loads of live- onomically and otherwise stock from the region are rumbling| ynder the present Administration {rom the area of blight which| we have gained an additional and stretches ~northward over three|gubstantial measure of self-govern- fourths of the state. {ment. We have had material ad- Of fifty-three counties in the y,nce and development in indus- state, only five can harvest a nor-|iries and most important,, all those mal wheat crop. Farm families are moving out and | nired hands have left. “The last rain in our vicinity was| in need have been fed and clothed “We have just adopted a great \platform *concise and clear and def- | inite, embodying the New Deal doc- ? July, 1934, ”saxd one Stutham | trine, but we could have condensed Jounty farmer.” We turned the| that platform into a single sentence. ‘ows loose in the fields and the|' .y P ity ‘We could have said and it would have been supported by heart and mind of every member of this con- vention, by every lover of human- jrasshoppers are feeding on what| s left.” |ity in ‘We commend the Adminis- HUHR'GANE ivruuon and we shall support and | continue to #upport with all our strength the political and econo- HOUSTON, Texas, June 21—A !\‘:;[ ‘}?’uhci(fls of Franklin D. Roose- aurricane, proportionate to a trop- 5 | E— - WORLD TRAVELERS ABOARD CHARLOTTE cal storm, raged over Arkansas Pass today, piling up combers hxgh‘ m the beach. The sudden storm developing in he Gulf of Mexico off Corpus Shristi, reached a velocity of 60 niles an hour. JOE WILSON DIES; ACCIDENT IN MINE Joe Wilson, wellknown A. J.mine 'mployee, about 48 years old, was Several world travelers are pas- sengers aboard the Princess Char- lotte enroute to Skagway, includ- ing J. Reid, Amritsar, India; Mrs Helen Allan Hay and Miss Dorothy A. Hay, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, S A.; Mrs. Mabel Leavitt and Miss Janet Hastie, Honolulu, T. H.; Miss F. M. Gillson, Winchester, England zilled in an accident at the mine |Mrs. Dorothy L. Caulfield, Miss his afternoon when he fell down|Frances St. G. Caulfield, Miss Alicia wn oreway. The remains are at the'st. G. Caulfield, London, England; 3. W. Carter Mortuary, He is sur- Wm. Smith, Southport, England, and vived by his wife. E. Strong, Esher, England “We of the north feel a modest| (J. A He"enthal and Mrs * * * * * * "FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT President of GOVERNOR TROY Philippines I —Is Suffering from > I Leads Delegation in Angina Pectoris Demonstration [‘HIL/\I)ELPH[A Gov. MANILA, Jure 27. — A sudden illness today overtook Manuel Que- zon, Philippine Commonwealth President. He is sulfering from an- gina pectoris and this is feared might develop complications be- cause of lung infection for which Pa., Juhn W. Troy was cheer lead- er of his delegation when the Demo- cratic National Conveniion put on a demonstration for the renomina- tion of Franklin D. Roosevelt last night. Gov. Troy led the Alaska dele- gates and alternates in the big pa- rade until he was unable to stand any longer. The big Alaska standa ried by Judge William heimer ,0f Juneau read i | for R(x)sl‘vt‘ll in 1933 and again in NATIONAL COM. ™ > UV LANDON PLANS QUIET COLO. STAY 'G. 0. P. Presidential Can- didate Wants no Visit- ors Just Fish he was treated in the United States years ago. Quezon is ge. several years of 58 d was car- A. Holz- The standard Holzheimer Selected from Alaska PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June Selections for the New Democratic National Committee were rounded out last night, J. A. Hellenthal, of Juneau, was selected for the Committee from Alaska as was also Mrs. William A Holzheimer also .of Juneau, for Na- tional Committeewoman D SCHWAMM GOING the scene of victory, |renamed at ancther Seriously Il ALASKA GRUUP Pays Tribute to Leader, Corn;)llclalons May Result Chief l:xecu(nve of Alaska <(-xmunnon Chairman, he June 27— ES PARK, Colorado, June 21.|shares, cation retreat here.|quotation of SOUTH FOR AIRPLANE| —A Week-end of “no visitors and| more fishing” is the program for Tony Schwamm, former stunt COV- Alfred E. Landon of Kansas| flier of Hollywood, who has spent | "PO is at his v the last several weeks in Juneau,| Al the daily press conference, Gov-| and Wilfred Lund will sail within ernor Landon continued his silence the mext day or two for Seattle|C°n Political matters, declining to enroute to Kansas City, where! cOmment on the renominstion of pilot Schwamm will purchase a l"rl‘\xd(’nl PFranklin Roosevelt and plane. Vice-President Garner. Today the The plane will be flown north|Sansas governor who is G. O. P Presidential candidate wood and cast for trout - .o - by Pilot Schwamm, and will prob- chopped ably arrive here in about 10 days. Pilot Schwamm stated that he may operate a flying service in the Fairbanks area with the new plane n Diego’s radio equipped police following ambulance notifies the hospital by Jones averages: his return to Alaska. luu‘ to prepare for incoming patients. | rails 48.11, 4 * * » ION CHIEFTAIN OF NEW DEAL IS AGAIN HONORED Rules Are Suapended to Permit of Another Historical Event GARNER TO BE CHOSEN FOR VICE - PRESIDENCY Acceptance Takes Place at Mass Meeting, Franklin Field, Tonight BULLETIN — PH!LADEL- PHIA, Pa., June 27. — John Nance Garner has been renom- inated by acclamation by the Demccratic National Conven- tion. PHI I: A D E LPHIA, Pa., June 27, — Franklin Delano Roosevelt w renominated by acclamation for another four years in the White House at 12:42 o’clock this morn- ing, Eastern Standard Time, by a shouting Democratic National Convention, Roosevelt is the first Democrat named by acclama- [tion since Woodrow Wilson was so chosen in 1916. John Nance Garner, arriv- ing here last night to be on will be ssicn today for the Vice-Pre: dency. Tho cony ontmn f]nm' a ga™ s after Gov Ium R\-rry, nf South was recognized by 'd \'.'lt(»’s‘ Senator Joseph I Robinson, of Arkansas, to make a motion to suspend the ‘ules so the nomination could recorded by acclamation. Chairman Robinson had to pound the gavel with all of his strength to get the conven- tion quieted down. Tonight Roosevelt and Gar- ner will accept the nomina- tions at a mass meeting in ranklin Field, weather per- mitting. It is expected that (Continued on Page Eight) STEELS STEADY SHORT SESSION STOCK MARKET Many Leading Issues Con- tinue Slipping—Close s Irregular the NEW YORK, June 27. — Steels steadied at the short session of the New York Stock Exchange today while telephone and a number of other leaders continued to drop. To- day’s turnover was only 250,000 The close was irregular, CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, June 27.—Closing Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 137%, American Can 131%, American Power and Light 11%, Anaconda 34%, Bethlehem Steel 52%, Commonwealth and Sou- thern 3%, Curtiss Wright 5'2, Gen- eral Motors 667, International Har- vester 88'., Kennecott 39, United States Steel 61':, United Corpora- tion 7%, Cities Service 4%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, industrials 15846, utilities 32.48