The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 30, 1936, Page 1

THE VOL. VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7239. DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1936. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ALASKA EMPIRE ; PRICE TEN CENTS ) MEN TRAPPED IN ROARING FOREST FIRE b e MOWED DOWN BY MACHINE GUN FIRE TWO THOUSAND LOYALISTS DIE WHEN TRAPPED Are Repar—tg Ambushed by Rebel Army in Nar- row Mountain Pass FIGHTING PROGRESSES BOTH LAND AND AIR Americans Said to Be Leav- | ing Madrid — Banks, | Plants Confiscated BULLETIN — PERPINGAN, France, July 30. Spanish mountainers report that more than 2,000 Loyalists have been killed when ambushed in the hills outside of Zaragoza by | the Rebel Army. The Loyalists were ambushed when in a nar- row pass and rebel machine guns mowed them down. FIGHT BY LAND, AIR LONDON, July 30.—A battle by ground troops and airplanes, for possession of Zaragoza, in the Northcast Spanish rebel area, has been launched by Loyalists, ac-| cording to reports received here. | This announcement was received | at the same time a report came| from Paris that France might aid| 3 in crushing the thirteen day re- volt. French Senators said Premier Leon Blum told the Foreign Af- fairs Committee, France might be | forced to.aid the Madrid Leftist | j regime with arms to prevent being “surrounded by Dictatorships.” DENIAL BY BLUM PARIS, July 30.—French Premier | Leon Blum denied this afternoon| that airplanes and arms are being | supplied to the Spanish govern- ment. AMERICANS EVACUATE LONDON, July 30.—So far nine more Americans are reported to; have left Madrid for Valencia and| other foreigners, inc¢luding at least 75 more Americans, planned to leave Madrid tonight. GARRISON REVOLTS PARIS, July 30.—The Insurgent radio station at Seville broadcasts the revolt of the Spamsh gamson AContmued on Page Exgm) SENATUHIAL COMMITTEE VISITS NOME Charges Are M: Made Against Lomens, then Senators Are Set Right \ NOME, Alaska, July 30. — The Senatorial Investigating Committee | left at midnight Tuesday for Tel-| ler, St. Lawrence Island, Nunivak and then to Unalaska, after hold- | ing hearings on Indian conditions here. Investigations. centered princi- | pally on living conditions, Eskimo activities and. Government agen- cies. E. B. “Duffy” O’Connor, char; the Lomen interests of trymg bo deprive the Eskimos of tyeir rein- | deer herds. Carl J. Lomen told the committee | members how the Lomens became interested in reindeer. He told how the firm employed Eskimos to do the bulk of the herding, butch- ering and preparing the meat for shipment. He also explained the difficulty and expense of putting reinder products on the market. Lomen also cited how his com- pany has been vindicated of charg- es made against them during the last ten years. He also testified | the Eskimos were always well paid for their work by his company. The Senatorial Committee is com- posed of Senators Elmer Thomas, of Oklahoma; Hendrik Shipstead, of Minnesota, and Lynn Prazier, of North Dakota, | unorganized industry.” ers in July of last year. IN PUBLIC EYE SEATTLE TRADE FIGURES SHOW ALASKA'S VALUE Import, Ex;.; Picture Is Presented Chamber by Foster L. McGovern | URGES PROMOTION OF | TOURIST INDUSTRY | | il “Coming North by Thou- sands,” Executive Says —A. P. Expanding Stressing the need of cultivating | (the tourist industry which is grow- | ing yearly to the Pacific Coast and Alaska, and which annually means | to Seattle in excess of $12,000,000, | Foster L. McGovern, Manager of the Alaska department of the Se- | attle Chamber of Commerce, speak- | ing before the Juneau Chamber this | noon in the Terminal Cafe, pre-| sented some graphic figures of what | Alaska means to Seattle and why | Seattle is interested in aiding the | Territory in promoting the tourist | as well as all other Alaska | ‘You can see why we want to be of service to Alaska and why we| want you to call on us more for help in your problems,” said Mr. | MeGovern, “when I tell you that in | each of the four years, 1932 to 1935 | inclusive, shipments from Seattle to | Alaska have exceeded in value Se- attle’s shipments to all foreign| countries. In 1935 Alaska’s trade amounted to $8,000,000 more than our total foreign exports. Huge Trade Figures “In 1934 and 1935 Seattle’s Im- ports from Alaska surpassed those from all foreign countries approx-| imately $5,000,000 per year. In 1934 Seattle’s total imports and exports with Alaska exceeded Seattle’s to-| tal foreign imports and exports by | $7,368,559. 1In 1935 this excess in favor of Alaska's trade had grown to $14,210,295. “Since the United States pur-| chased Alaska in 1867 products val-| " ued at $1,873,603000 have been| shipped out of the Territory. Since | 1906 merchandise valued at over| $876,000,000 has been shipped from | the United States to Alaska. “In May of this year Seattle’s shlmean to Alaska were 46,559‘ ns valued at $5231,904; that is| 5319 Lons or $1,021,868 more than the water shipments to Oregon, Cal- ifornia, the Gulf and Atlantic poru\ where the population is at least 1,000 times greater.” | A Associated Press Expands Another Candidate to People are becoming more and . more Alaska-minded, the Seattle Speak Right Out executive told the Chamber mem- bers, primarily he believes, due to 'OPEKA, Kansas, July 30.—Gov. the series of events which have Alfred M. Landon has written to drawn Alaska's attention to the Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate World. He pointed to the Will Rog- 4 .~ €rs-Wiley Post tragedy as an ex- for President, that labor unions have ample. Revealing the value of Al- a right to “promote, by lawful and aeka news to the pits iy lipdy proper means, organization of an Govern said that since the Rogers- Post “story broke,” the Associated The letter was in reply (o a re- Eress has enlarged its facilities in quest that he elaborate on the la- Seattle until today it is the third | bor section of his acceptance speech. !8r8est Associated Press office in the Landon said he was opposed to any €ntire nation, being exceeded in im- infringement of the right of free W;"flnce and size only by New York speech or free assmbly and referred :n Washington. Everything that to his stand during the Tri-State Dappens in Alaska, he pointed out, is news in the States and an un- d Mine Work- piEtRe of Selier, 4l usual event dominates the first pages of virtually all American newspapers. Promoting Tourist Industry In this connection he touched again on the tourist industry. “They are coming to Alaska by the thou- sands,” he stated. “You can't keep Lhem away. We get thousands of ueries and letters almost daily asklng about Alaska.” The question, Mr. McGovern com- | | o g ] Claude G. Bowers, United States Ambassador to Spain, who ic having his troubles. He is reported at San Sebastian, the summer Embassy. Radio photo received by As- scciated Press from London, of Gen. Francisco Franco, leader of the current Spanish revolt. LANDON GOES ON DEFENSIVE, LABOR ISSUE Norman Thomas Calls on ——————— ~ RED WORKERS, CIVILIANS, N GUN CONFLICT * Four Hundred Persons Re-| ported Under Arrest in Frenc Mexican City (Cominued on Page Two) h Chamber | Votes 488 to 1, |Woman’s Suffrage MONTEREY, Mexico, July 30.— Two persons were slain and seven wounded in a gun fight between Red workers and members of the| Civic Nationalistic organization. The police, acting in conjunction with Federal soldiers, have already rounded up miore than 400 persons, including several prominent bun-‘ ness men, for investigation, PARIS, July 30.—The Cham- ber of Deputies suddenly adopt- ed the Rightist Bill making women eligible to vote and hold elective office. The vote was 488 to 1 to force the hand of the Senate which has steadfastly defeated the women’s suffrage legislation. ' MOONEYS STILL FIGHTING ON July 22 was the 20th anniversary of the Preparedness Day bombing in 8an Francisco, with its heavy toll of life and its sequel of Tom Mooney’s conviction and long fight for freedom. Above are Mooney and his wife at his trial in 1917, below as they now appear in court at his habeas corpus hearing in San Francisco. (Anacll!ld Press Photos) NAVY STARTS JAPANESE TO - CAMPAIGN FOR ~ BUILD NAVAL MORE SAILORS VESSELS NOW Tolal for the Service to Be Raised to 100,000 Men by July 1, 1937 WASHINGTON, 30. man 23 new fighting ships July To the re- uled for completion this ar, | Navy has started selection cruiting drive boost its total enlisted strength to a for | 100,000 men. sched- | dicted today. 10,000 sailors to| Scoff at Reports that Two Dreadnaughts, Larger than Any Afloat, Contemplated TOKYO, July 30.—Japan's Naval program will probably vide for replacement for four cap- ital ships, informed quarters pre- 1937 Navy officials declined any comment on the announce- , ments of the British and American Congress has authorized the in-, crease in man power to the 100,000 figure to be reached by July 1, 1937 Navy officers said that despite friendly competition from the Ar- my and CCC, more men applied for Navy enlistment than could be| accepted during the last year. A daily average of 88,000 men has manned the 324 navy s)\\]h which, officers said, was the min: imum essential for efficient peace-| time operation. Officers announced that the Navy was enlisting on the basis of ml\l— cational standards. This way a higher type of men than ever be- fore is maintained, many having a high school or even a college edu-| cation. Eleven out of every 20 applicant are uccvptrd TYPHOON 1S MOVING ON MANILA NOW Two Northern Luzon Prov- inces Have Already Been Hit Hard MANILA, July 30—A typhoon has swept two northern Luzon Ts- land provinces causing at least five deaths and widespread property and crop damage Two persons are reported miss- ing. The typhoon is reported 500 miles east of Southern Luzon Island, mov~ ing northwest. Typhoon warnings hoisted in Manila. have heen | Governments that both nations are planning to build two new battle- ships each next year or that Ja- pan is formulating plans for a five year period with expenditures to- taling $580,000,000 for navy con- struction. Japanese newspapers scoff at the reports current in London that the Japanese are planning superdread- naughts larger than any afloat and carrying 18-inch guns ANUTHER BALE APPROACHING N. W. FLORIDA Winds Are Predlcied Prob-| y ably Reaching Hur- ricane lnlensltv JACKBONVILLE, Florida, July| 30.—Weather Bureau officials pre dicted that a second tropical storm; moving across the Gulf of Mexico | will strike the northwest Florida Coast sometime late this afternoon or evening. The prediction is made that the winds will probably be of hurricane intensity. The first storm, reported two days ago, passed south of the Key Islands. OLDTIMER DIES Word has been received of the recent death of William Boyd, resident of the Seward district for more than 31 years. Boyd was born in Olney, Illinois, in 1863 and came north shortly after the turn of the century. A year ago he suffered | a stroke and spent some time in the Seward General Hospital. Death was due to another stroke. pro-, to make 0 M Prank Wehrie, al MORE WORK ON WATER REPAIR THAN EXPECTED {May Be Twve o Thies Days Before Connection Made on Regulal System ATTEMPTING TODO 'JOB RIGHT, LEWIS SAYS | Assurance Eiven City that | WillHave Water All Time ' During Emergency | There is more work than cipated in making the proper pair to the damaged water main on the Basin Road, President pany, said today, with the result that it may be several days more | before connection will be made | with the city’s major water supply source ‘We could make a hookup today,” Mr. Lewis said, “but we are trying to do the work right so that we will not have to do it over again later with added inconvenience to the citizens of Juneau. It may be two or three days before repair | work is completed. In the mean- time all parts of the city have wa- ter, and we have assurance that we can use the Alaska Juneau fac-| ilities until such time as we are pre-‘ pared to make our own hookup again.” Mr. Lewis said he was making another survey of the situation this afternoon with a competent cng]n-’ He held out hope, however,| that water users would be back on ~ eer. the regular system in the next two or three days. The water coming over the aux- | iliary system is still dirty in many places and it is suggested advisable to continue boiling drinking water until further notice from officials.’ $100-A-PAN GOLD STRIKE MARYSVILLE, Cal, July 30.— a prospector, an-; nounced today he had made a gold strike in the Laporte district and was taking out the metal at the rate of $100 a pan. The old How- land Flat-Sawmill Ridge region is| experiencing another gold rush as a result of the find. | “Brain Workers” Fight Forced Retirement Bill ’ PARIS, July 30.—Physicians and | medical students are up in arms over a bill in Parliament to force | “brain workers” to retire at 5. | The bill would apply to all gov- | ernment employees, professional | men and those employed in com- merce and industry. The students took the lead in protesting the bill, which they dubbed a “satanic project.” They asked other “brain workers” to join them in demanding it be quashed immediately. “The medical students’ associa- | tian notes with bitterness that politicians do not figure in the bill” | they said. —t Ethlopm Is Now Checked Off List RIGA, July 30.—Instructions to delete the name of Ethiopia from the Latvian postal tariff list have ! been issued by the Postmaster- General. This is taken to mean | the post office has decided to rec- ognize Italy's annexation of Abys- sinia. - Students Go to Camp LISBON, July 30.—Students and graduates of the higher Portu- guese colleges and universities have | been summoned to undergo eight weeks compulsory military training beginning August 3, according to an official communique published in the press here. This is Premier Salazar's first act as Minister of War, a post he recently took over. anti-| re- | R. F.| o | the path of a roaring forest fire Lewis of the Juneau Water Com- | INEW BLAZE IN MOUNTAINS IS BEING FOUGHT Airplanes amutos Rescu- ing Women, Children in Montana Outbreak |ONE LOCALITY. IS NOW HEMMED IN ‘ w o AW Coarette, Dropped from J Nl 1 Hand of Weary Miner, Starts More Trouble MALTA, Montana, July 30.—Air- planes and automobiles are rushing | women and children to safety from ! which has hemmed in a mining camp and caused evacuation of another camp, also an Indian Mis- sion in the Little Rockies Moun- tain Range, southeast of here. Two planes brought sixteen wo- men and children from the can- yon. Highways Crowded Highways are crowded with au- tomobiles carrying in fire fight- ers and taking out residents of the section, X The Little Ben Mine and all res- idents is reported hemmed -in on three sides by the fire. | ‘The mine buildings at the old | August Mine have already been de- | stroyed. ! Started by Cigarettes S. E. Bekett, District Forester, | radios that a new fire has been | started by a cigarette dropped from __!the hand of a weary miner who fell asleep after hours of battling the flames. He was rescued from npproachlng flames just in time to ATJUNEAUG.C, s MEETING TODAY SOVIET FLIEHS Judge Hellenthal, Commis- HOPPING NORTH sioner Allen, P. W. [JN NEXT SUNDAY ' Racey, Guests Wil Take Ofl from San Pedro Enroute to Arc- tic Via Juneau Hére is the most beautiful feminine figure in the world, according to Edwin Marriott, professional conditioner. The lass is Arline Judge, Hollywood motion picture actress. (Asso- ciated Press Phnwl With more than half a hundred on hand to greet them, several prominent executives and officials from out of town gathered this {noon with the Juneau Chamber of Commerce in the Terminal Cafe, Federal Judge Simon Hellenthal |of Valdez brought greetings from the Third Division and declared there was univeral prosperity in the Westward and Interior. Fish- ing and mining both are at the peak of activity, he reported, and Bristol Bay has aided in supplying its normal pack of salmon this season. LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 30« Two Russian fliers, Sugismund Levanevisky and Victor L Leve- chenko, will take off from San Pedro next Sunday noon on a pro- posed 9,000 mile Arctic survey flight to Moscow. The fliers made the anncuncement last night. ‘The Russians plan to fly in one day hops via San Francisco, Se- g altde, Junean, Fairbanks, Nome, Touching on some of the needs yon RN {of the cities in the Third Division Eagli s i jin which the Juneau Chamber ,might assist, Judge Hellenthal stat- fed the people of Cordova feel the need badly of a breakwater in itheir harbor project; Valdez is still fighting against the toll on the Richardson Highway and Seward is anxious to go ahead with its proj- ected hydro-electric plant Need for Hospital lareatest need s hospicl due 1o % ALES SIGHTED BY : : MEYRING ON FLIGHT long distances of many of the com- On a recent flight to Todd, pas- munities for hospital facilities. An- chorage, he remarked, is still work- ing for a new Federal Building. sengers aboard the Irving Airways Another distinguished visitor was plane, piloted by Gene Meyring, Edward W. Allen of the Interna- sighted one of the largest whales tional Fisheries Commission, and ever seen in those waters, in Cha- former head of the Alaska division tham Straits off Angoon. When of the Seattle Chamber of Com- asked as to the length of the mam- merce. He told of the efforts of the mal. Wilbur Irving, who was a pas- commission in building up the hali- Senger on the hop, replied: “It but supply and said, that though looked as long as from here to the the supply has been increased to A.-J. rock dump to us, but perhaps such a point that this season, for it wasn't quite.” example, it was necessary to close Rog: AR D ) the season in this area August 10,| Youngest British Film there is yet much work to do in Shr lS 3 Months Old building up a perpetuating stock of | spawning supply which the com- mission hopes to achieve. In dis-| CGLASGOW, July 30.—Baby Mar- cussing the season briefly, the!8aret Grelg, three - months - old speaker said, one of the great needs daughter of a Lerwick, Shetland was something the fishermen can ISlands, newspaperman, has been turn to after the halibut season C3st to play in Producer Mitchael has closed. It works a hardship Powell's Scottish island film, “The Edge of the World,” She is Bri- tain's youngest film star. purpose of the flght is to study Alaskan and Arc- tic aeronautical conditions and to determin> the type of plane and equipment nceded a possible regular flying route the future. The plane, it nder Pi- lot Levanevi: 5 on, will bear the insignia U.S.S.R-H 208 - - for n u { the (Continued on Page Two)