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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1936. VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7235. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS NAVY GETTING GALA WELCOME HERE GOVERNMENT SAYS REBEL DRIVE WANES Exeter Removes 162 Am- erican Refugees from Strife Area LONDON, July 25.—Fascist rebels are in control of 28 of Spain’s 50 provinces, but the overthrow drive is on the wane the Spanish Govern- ment announced, while foreign na- tionals continued to evacuate the country. The national and French Com- munists charged that Hitler and Mussolini are financing the rebel- lion. Spanish loyalists maneuvered to block the rebels' drive on Madrid from the north. Raising Shock Troops National sources in Paris de- clared that the French Communists are secretly raising a detachment of shock troops to be sent to the aid of the Spanish government. Three more United States vessels are aiding the liner Exeter enroute to Marseilles with 162 American ref- ugees and other natio~~ls from Bar- celona aboard. The U.S.S. Oklahoma has arrived at Bilbao, :nd the Coast Guard cutter Cay.ga is anchored off San Sebastian. The Italians also have four cruisers present in coastal waters. No American Casualties The American Embassy has re- ported no casualties among the United States citizens at San Se- bastian, Ambassador Bower's home, and the Ambassador reported yesterday that he had taken refuge in a fortress near the town of Gib- raltar. It is reported that two new con- tingents of rebels from Spanish Morocco are advancing on Malaga. Battle Report A battle between six Spanish war- ships and the rebel forts at Ceuta and Morocco is raging in the Straits of Gibraltar. Three cruisers, the Jaime Primero, the Libertad, and the Cervants, backed by three sub- marines shelled the rebel shore bat- teries. The land and sea gunners matched shell for shell, but a heavy fog obscured visibility by the time the war fleet had found the range. Most of the shells appeared to be dropping into the fort. Little damage seemd to have been done to the town itself, and later the Jaime Primero steamed off to the Gibraltar Lighthouse with its bows damaged by the Cueta shells. It is reported from Algeciras that a government plane was hit by rebel batteries and crashed into the sea between Marbella and Malaga. March on Madrid HEADQUARTERS OF NORTH- ERN FASCIST ARMY, Burgos, Spain, July 25.—Rebels marching on Madrid intent on smashing the Leftists have paused 60 miles from Madrid, their next move undecided. Lieutenant Colonel Hazpuru of the General Staff told the Associated Press here today that “all our troops are now approximately 60 miles from Madrid.” Questioned to indicate whether his plan was to starve the popular front or interfer with Madrid's water supply he said: “Maybe.” . TWO HALIBUTERS SELL AT SEATTLE SEATTLE, July 25. — Only two halibuters arrived and sold in Se- attle today. The Nordic came in from the western banks with 28,000 pounds and sold for 9% and 8% cents and the Forward arrived from the local banks with 1,200 pounds, selling for 10% and 9 cents a pound. —— e Lad Buried Alive in Cave-in Of Well ZANESVILLE, Ohio, July 25. —Faint criés coming through a pipe from a well bottom where Laird Ankrum, 17, is trapped by the collapse of the well’s wall, caused rescue workers to redouble their efforts to reach him. Ankrum is believed to be under at least 17 feet of dirt in the narow well. He was trapped when cleaning the well and the walls caved in. The pipe was driven down one side of the well and through it came the faint cries, denoting he was still alive. ARCHANGEL, July 25.—The U. S.S.R. icebreaker Sadko has sailed for the Arctic in search of the mysterious “land of high moun- tains” not seen since 1810. The party aboard the icebreaker is composed of scientists forming the most pretentious scientific ex- pedition ever projected into the north by the US.S.R. The expedi- tion is prepared to stay two or three years, if necessary, although only a three month journey is planned Mystery of Arcticto Be Sought; Expedition Sails to Discover Long Secret The Sadko carries a floating lab- oratory, aviators, deep sea divers and scientists of many branches for a far reaching attack upon one of the scientific, geographic and met- eorological mysteries of the north- land which was first sighted 126 years ago by a Siberian trader named Sannikoff. The object of the present search has nol been sighted’ since, although two explor- ers have sought for the secret of the unknown territory. ELEANOR HOLM MAKES GHARGES OF MISCONDUCT Officials Presented Show on Shipboard Unsuitable for Young Ears BERLIN, July 25. — Definitely stricken from the United States Olympic team roster, Eleanor Holm Jarrett, 22 year old swimminy star, charged American athletic officials with misconduct aboard the liner Manhattan enroute to the Olympic Games, and she also said that 100 athletes had violated training rules. However, the Olympic Com- mittee declined to reverse its de- | cision of dismissing her for drink- |ing and other training infractions. The swimming champion admit- ted training on champagne, but | pointed out that she won races | anyway. She promised not to take another drink if she was reinstated, but her request was refused. Mrs. Jarrett stated: “Cocktail parties were nightly occurences all over the boat and not confined to the upper decks. The athletes as a whole received scant attention from the committeemen, but the officer members of the Olympic party disgraced themselves during a performance given for the bene- fit of the athletes.” Specifically the swimmer referred to a mock marriage and a mock trial “ostensibly given as an en- tertainment feature, but which were so shocking that many athletes walked out of the hall.” She said that Gustavus T. Kirby, New York Treasurer of the Com- mittee, presided over the trial and |“so handled the dialogue having to do with marital situations that it was open to questionable inter- pretations and altogether unsuit- able for youthful ears. The reac- tion to the whole show was such that it was the talk of the boat for several days afterwards.” SEN. MURRAY RENOMINATED IN MONTANA Will Have TE Larson, Re- publican, as Opponent, Six-Year-Term HELENA, Montana, July 25— United States Senator James E. Murray, Democrat, incumbent, and T. O. Larson, Republican, now a State Senator, will be opposing can- didates next November for the six- year-term in the United States Senate on the basis of unofficial but virtually complete State pri- mary returns. Congressman Roy E. Ayers won the Democratic nomination for Governor from Gov. Elmer Holt, incumbent, -and Frank Hazelbaker won the Republican nomination. THREE PASSENGERS "HERE . FROM ATLIN ABOARD BARR PLANE L. F. Barr, piloting_ the North Canada Air Express- transporf, re- turned to Juneau at ten o'clock this morning, with Dr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Bandy. Dr. Bandy, Pro- vincial Geologist with headquarters at Prince Rupert, B. C., is leaving for a business trip to mining prop- erties at Tulsequah before sailing for the home office. Miss Mabel Jackson, of Atlin, was also a pas- senger for Juneau, stopping here enroute to Vancouver, Fiend Is Found Guilty of Killing Wife_,_Nu.Seven Robert James Tortured Mate with Rattlesnake, then Drowned Her LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 25— Robert H. James was convicted of first degree murder last night for the rattlesnake and drowning death of his seventh wife, Mary. The jury did not recommend life imprisonment so the death sentence is mandatory. The Superior Court jury returned the verdict after deliberating more than nine hours. James was charged with drown- ing his wife in a bath tub last Au- guest after subjecting her to tor- ture from the fangs of a rattle- snake. The prosecution alleged James killed his wife to collect her life insurance: . The red-haired green- eyed barber displayed no emotion when the verdict was announced. Sentence will be pronounced next Tuesday morning. Charles Hope, former sailor and hot-dog vendor, previously pleaded guilty in aiding in killing Mrs. James, and he was convicted of first degree murder by Judge Charles W. Fricke after the James’ - CORDOVA AREA Pack Expected Be Around | | Normal as Result of Late Spurt While starting a little late, the salmon run in the Prince William |Sound district promises to be about |normal, according to reports to the |Bureau of Fisheries. Warden Clar- ence Olson in that district report- ed to the Bureau office here. | “Heavy run set in in the vicinity of Montague and Knights Island |Passage on July 18. Run appeared jon the northern side on the 19th |and the east side on the 22nd. En- itn'e district is producing heavily, jand most of the canneries are | blocked with salmon.” | L. G. Wingard, Alaska Agent, |said the Bureau has found from | years of study that the run usually is late in even number years in that area, and acting on this premise it |was decided to extend the season !two days this year, the closing com= |ing at 6 p. m., August 5. Last year |it closed on August 3. “I look for a normal pack in the district,” Mr. Wingard said. DETROIT TEAM MEETS DOUGLAS THIS AFTERNOON | Fresh from handing a defeat to jthe Juneau All-Stars last night, the baseball team off the cruiser Detroit tangles this afternoon in Douglas with the Islanders. ‘The game is slated for 5:30 o'clock lana plenty of action and color is | promised with the 42 piece band off the Detroit providing musical | rooting. | Foster and Hawkins, and possib- | ly more Juneau players have been borrowed to augment the Islanders ‘for the fray, and with top chucker Claude Erskine on the rubber, Is- Jjury returned its verdict. Hope will| land fans think their team has also be sentenced Tuesday but the the edge. death penalty is not mandatory in The hurling choice for the sailors his case. | had not been announced early this | afternoon but the remainder of the RAZOR BLADE FOUND, CELL |lineup will be the same as played LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 25.7‘ Jailers during the night found a safety razor blade hidden in James’ cell, recalled that he said during! they recalled that he said during the trial that “if I had a good; straight razor, I would save the! state a lot of trouble.” A thorough search of the cell was made by Turnkey Davidson, and he recalled that while James wait- ed for the verdict yesterday after- noon he said: “It is either yes or no today,” and “if it is yes you won't have to bring breakfast in the morning.” YACHT ALICIAN, WITH A. C. JAMES ABOARD, IN PORT The luxury yacht Alician, owned by W. H. Jewett, out of Seattle, and under charter to A. C. James of New York City, is tied up at the City Dock this afternoon, hav- ing returned to Juneau at 10 o'clock this morning. The Alician, a 140-foot, twin- screw diesel yacht, skippered by John J. O'Connell, formerly with the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, left Seattle on July 6, taking Mr. James, who is considered the heaviest railroad stockholder in the world, on a leisurely cruise through South- east Alaska waters for his health. In the party are Dr. E. H. Cald- well, Mr. James’ personal physicial Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Price of Flor- ida, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Reese of Florida, Mary Reynolds, and Will- iam Eliott of New York City. The party is expected back in Seattle by August 15, Capt. O'Con- nell said. - Chain Hotel.Syste;l_ Shows Some Growth NEW YORK, July 25. — Chain hotel systems are increasing in the United States and Canada. There are 97 hotel chains, control- ling 765 hotels, listed this year, as compared with 89 in 1935. - e — More than 255,000,000 tons of eggs, dried and frozen, were im- ported by the United States from China in 1935, in last night's game in Juneau. SIMMONS ON HIS WAY HERE | A radio today irom Kanakanak, | West Alaska, in the typhoid epi- |demic area in Bristol Bay stated | that Sheldom Simmons, flying ser- um, Dr. B F. Grimes and three nurses to the scene, arrived last night at 10 o'clock and the ship, the Air Transport Bellanca Totem, took off immediately for Juneau, arriving in Anchorage at 2 o'clock this morning, and is expected here this afternoon. A message this morning to Dr. J. F. VanAckeren, Medical Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs here, from Louis Salazar, the Gov- ernment doctor in the stricken dis- trict, said that 15 cases of the dis- ease had been revealed and that so far they were confined to Kan- akanak and Snag Point, both near Dillingham. His message indicat- ed, Dr. Van Ackeren said, that he believed the situation fairly well under control. Fourteen cases pre- viously were reported, showing but one additional case in the law two days. » According to Dr.-W. W. Council, the entire area is under quaran- TAKE ADVANCE, Motors Take Lead at Short| Session—Many Issues | Go to New Highs | NEW YORK, July 25. — Motors, headed by Chrysler, led selected is-i sues upward at the short session| of the New York Stock Exchange. Many of the favorite issues pushed | the advance from fractions to more | | than three points, the latter shares were plentiful. Some issues went | to new highs for the past several | years. Today's colse was firm. Trans-| fers were only about 600,000 shares. | CLOSING PRICES TODAY | NEW YORK, July 25. — Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 13%, American Can 135%, American Power and Light 14, Anaconda 387%, Bethlehem Steel 561, Calumet and Hecla 11%, Com- | monwealth and Southern 3%, Cur-| tiss-Wright 6%, General 1%, International Harvester 847%, Kennecott 437, United States Steel 65%, United Corporation 8%, Cities| HEAVY SALMON STUE}K PRICES |Dividend, Larger than Ever | Distributed in Boom Times, RUN STARTS IN| CONTINUE T0 ‘ Ordered Paid by Auto Corp. YORK, July The Chrysler Corporation, manufactur- er of automobiles, yesterday ordered a dividend of $4 a share be dis- tributed. This dividend is the largest in WIDOW OF NOTED FLIER IS COMING NORTH ON VISIT 25. Motors | # Service 4%, Pound $5.02 3/16. | DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, | Jones averages: Industrials, 165.56; rails, 53.31; industrials, 35.37. 500 CASES OF CANNED JAPAN CLAMS HUNTED | Three Memi)ers of Califor-| nia Family Poisoned to | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 25./ —Some 500 cases of clams imporrai ed from Japan today became the| object of a search by the Federal and State health authorities who attributed the death of three mem- bers of a Tracy, California, family to the clams. Wendell Vincent, Chief of the Western Division of the United States Food and Drug Adminis- tration, said he has been informed | that most of the 500 cases under suspecion, contain botulinus bacil- li, and have ben distributed in California, but that about 25 or 30| cases have been sent to Butte and | Montana authorities have been no- tified to seize and condemn them. BABY 1S ONLY SURVIVOR OF ONE FAMILY AS RESULT POISONING, JAPAN CLAMS STOCKTON, Cal., July 25.—Mrs. Bouncella Fonseca, aged 27, fourth member of the family stricken by food poisoning after eating im- ported Japanese canned clams, died this morning. Manuel Fonseca, Jr, one year old, is now the only surviving mem- ber of the family of four, the other victims, besides the mother, being the father and two children, aged two and four years. GEN. STEESEIS COMING NORTH DURING AUGUST Former Head of Alaska Road Commission Inter- tine. MINING ENGINEE OF KENSINGTON TO ARRIVE ON ALICE P. W. Racey and wife of Van- couver are arriving on the Princess Alice tonight. They will leave to- morrow by boat for the Kensing- ton mine, of which Mr. Racey is the engineer. Rex Early of Seattle is aboard the Yukon and scheduled to ar- rive here Tuesday. Mr. Early is the manager of the Kensington mine and will go to the mine from Juneau. S ., — Confederate pensioners, soldiers and widows are dying at the rate of about 1,300 annually in Texas. The l i rolls carry about 800 men. ) ested, .Placer Property Gen. James T. Steese, widely known former Alaskan and former head of the Alaska Road Commis- sion and the Alaska Railroad, is expected to leave Seattle about August 1 on a trip to the Territory, according to word to Hawley Ster- ling, Assistant Chief Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission and a close friend of Gen. Steese. Mr Sterling and the General were in- terested together in mining ven- tures in Colombia, South America several years ago. At the present time, Gen. Steese. who makes his home in San An- tonio, Tex., where he bhas extensive oil interests, is interested in an op- tion on placer property on Slate Creek, about miles off the Nabes- na road, for a New York syndi- cate, | Crosscns n Fairbanks. MRS. WILEY POST SEATTLE, July 25. — Mrs. Joe Crosson, wife of the Alaska pilot who flew the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post south from Point Barrow, Alaska, last summer fol- lowing their death in an airplane crash, said that Mrs. Post will visit Alaska this summer. Mrs. Crosson is here with her flier husband for the dedication of the Will Rogers Memorial polo field. She said Mrs. Post arrived in Seattle several days ago but has remained in seclusion M Post will visit with the Mrs. Post could not be reached last night for any comment. but it is under- stood she will probably attend the field dedication Sunday. LANDON IS T0 CAMPAIGN,EAST Town in Pennsylvania, and Buffalo in New York, to Be Invaded TOPEKA, Kansas, July 25.—The States of New York and Penn- sylvania, whose voters control near- ly one third of the electoral votes, have been chosen by Gov. Alfred M. Landon for the opening of the Eastern field in the Republican campaign against the New Deal. The annoyncement was made by John D M. Hamilton, Chairman of the National G.O.P. Committee, following a talk with Gov. Lan- don. Gov. Landon will go to West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, and Buf- falo, New York, late in August. West Middlesex is Landon’s birth- place. Hamilton said Landon prob- ably will make another trip to the East late in the campaign e Nazi Legation in Addis Ababa Made Cpnsulate, Report ROME, July 25.—It is officially announced here that Germany has officially recognized the Italian- Ethiopian Empire by abolishing the Nazi legation at Addis Ababa. The Legation has been made a Consu- late. The recognition, according to Italian views, is regarded as one of the first results of the Austro- German treaty in improving Italo- German relations UNITED STATES the history of the company. The distribution will amount to more than seventeen million, three hundred thousand dollars The dividend far exceeds paid during boom times. any LEADING, NAVY | BUILDING NOW Work Is Be?g Rushed to Bring Fleet Up to Full Strength, January | WASHINGTON, July 25.—Offic- ial Navy figures made public to- day show that the United States is leading among the six naval pow- ers in the matter of new construc- tion, actual or appropriated for. Figures show for the United States, 95 ships of 287,915 tons; for Great Britain, 66 ships of 225,096 tons; for France, 39 ships of 193,098 tons; for Germany, 39 ships of 130, 250 tons; for Italy, 28 ships of 112,- 344 tons; and for Japan, 34 ships of 93,907 tons, new construction. The United States has 79 ships of 265,515 tons actually under con- struction, many nearing comple- tion. Work is being rushed to bring the Navy up to its full strength author- ized by the existing Navy pacts before they expire on December 31.| QUIZZING UNCLE OF SLAIN GIRL |College Professor’s Activi- ties on Night of Mur- | der Questioned ASHVILLE, North 25.—Activities of W. 54 year-old bachelor, uncle of Hel- en Clevenger, in the same hotel on the night she was slain, is under Carolina, July L. Clevenger, OFFICERS, MEN JOIN IN MAKING WEEK COLORFUL Ball Games, Dances, Re- ception, Glacier Trips Included in Schedule CHURCHES EXTEND INVITATION SUNDAY Visiting Hot—x’r-s.—l to4P. M. Vessels Due to Leave Monday Morning With five warships on Gastineau Channel, the Detroit swinging at anchor in the stream, two destroy- ers berthed at the Government Dock and two others anchored in Auk Bay, Navy days are on in ear- nest in Juneau and Douglas and the rounds of entertainment are mak- ing this year's visit of the Navy one of outstanding character. Offi- cers and men on shore leave are enjoying themselves and the resi- dents of the Twin Citles are seeing that they have a good time during their stay. Douglas Host Today This afternoon and tonight Doug- las is the gracious host, a ball game at 5:30 p. m. between the Douglas team and the ball tossers from the Detroit on the Douglas field is the feature attraction this afternoon, with the Detroit band in attend- ance. Tonight, starting at 9:30 the Douglas Natatorium will be the scene of another big Navy dance similar to the one held last night in the Southeast Alaska Fair build- ing and which was sponsored by the , City of Juneau with the aid of the various women's clubs. Entering into the spirit of the occasion, the Detroft is planning on sending the band and orchestra over to the “Nat” tonight and with the citi- zens of Douglas rallying behind the affair it promises to be one of the most successful everits put on dur- ing Navy Week. Gala Program | Glacier trips, fishing excursions jand other entertainment also were {in order today and will be con- | tinued during Sunday. At 5:30 to- | morrow afternoon another ball |game is scheduled, the crack De- | troit team to tangle with the Ju- neau All-Stars. scrutiny of the authorities. Churches also were taking an ac- Clevenger, Professor of the North|tive part in the general reception Carolina State College, was detained | (¢ the Navy and all churches ex- for investigation a few hours after|!end an especial invitation to offi- his return from the girl's funeral| €' and men to ntbend_ services to- in Ohio. | morrow. A special reading room has Although guests on the same floor | P¢eR arranged by the Northern of the hotel reported hearing| screams on the night the girl was| attacked, mutilated and shot to| death, Clevenger said he heard no| disturbance. He discovered her| body when he went to call her to} have breakfast. | | STRATTON RETURNS | FROM PETERSBURG O. S. Stratton of the firm of Stratton and Beers, engineers, with offices in the Valentine Ruilding,! arrived on the North Sea from Petersburg where he has spent the past month representing the City of Petersburg in the matter of their street improvements. Mr. Stratton estimates the final cost of these improvements at $60,000 and states that the work should be completed by early October. Genor- al business in and around Peters- burg is good and as yet the an- nual salmon run had not started when he left, but the resident ermen are expecting it daily e SERVICES FOR “DUSTY” RHODES HELD SUNDAY Funeral services for Milton “Dus- | ty” Rhodes, drowned Tuesday at Warm Springs Lake will be held| from the Charles Carter Monuaryl chapel at 2:30 o'clock Sunday with the Rev. O. L. Kendall delivering| the eulogy. ' Pallbearers will be: Dan Rals-| ton, Raymond Mclvor, Frank Corn- | forth, James Connor Jr., Curlyi Weylands, William Douglas. | During the services Ronald Lis- | ter will sing two songs, “In My Garden” and “There Is No Dark- ness.” Rev. Kendall has chosen as his subject the text “I Go to Pre- pare a Place For You." | Rhodes is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. Kilroy, and a brother, Al | Interment Cemetery. will be at Evergreen Light Presbyterian Church for the benefit of the Navy men. Juneau and Douglas will bid goodbye to the Navy Monday morn- ing, according to Admiral C. H. Woodward's announced plans for sailing. Visiting hours aboard the vessels are from 1 to 4 p. m. daily. Yesterday afternoon officers of the warship headed by Admiral Wocdward were guests at a colorful reception in the Governor’s House at which Acting Gov. E. W. Grif- fin and Mr. and Mrs. Robert. W. Bender were hosts. Scores of town- folk gathered to etxend hearty wel- come to the visiting Navy officers. Successful Dance Last night's dance at the Fair Building brought out another huge crowd to welcome the enlisted men. ‘Gobs” were on hand galore and so were Juneau's girls and women o ecntertain them. It was de- lared by many to be one of the no.t orderly and enjoyable dances ver held on Gastineau Channel. several of the sailors proved to be oxpert vocalists and joined with the orchestra and their partners in singing the choruses of the ponn- (Continued oil rag. B b Is Burned While Photographing Mount McKinley BOSTON, Mass, July 25— Bradford Washburn, youthful head of a National Geographic Society exploring party in Al- aska, has arrived here from Seattle by plane for treatment of a throat infection caused by oxygen burns while photograph- ing Mount McKinley from the air. Washburn flew to Juneau, Al- aska, from Fairbanks, and left the Alaska Capital City last Monday by steamer for Seattle. He made close connections at Seattle with a plane for the East.