The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 11, 1936, Page 1

it AR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLVIIL, NO. 7249. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1936. SOVIET FLIERS 0 [;[]VERN[]R S AYS 'CUBAN BEAUTY LEAVES splTORs AIR PROGRAM FOR NORTH IMMINENT Airfield De;l;pment May Be Expected Along with Air Mail Set Up MORE COLONIES FOR TERRITORY PROBABLE Chief Executive Predicts Roosevelt Re - Election by Sweeping Majority Tanned from California sunshine and looking especially fit, Gov. John W. Troy returned to Juneau last night on the steamer Aleutian with a storehouse of encouraging and optimistic news for his fellow Alas- kans. There appears to be little doubt now but that Congress will appro- priate the necessary money at the next session for an airfield develop- ment program in the Territory in conjunction, perhaps, wth an air mail schedule for Alaska, the Chief Executive reported. The air mail prospect is especially bright, he said. and there is every reason to be- lieve that an airport program will be forthcoming at the same time. ‘The necessity of keeping schedules with the air mail makes air field} and beacon light development es- sential, the Governor explained. The Bureau of the Budget will approve the air mail program for next year, Gov. Troy said, and the President is most favorable to rapid air de-| velopment. More Colony Projects Commenting on other probable developments for the north, Gov.| Troy declared that “in case the present Administration is returned to office, we can expect several small colonization projects, similar to the Matanuska, but probably smaller, set up, primarily, with the thought| of supplying local markets.” The officials in Washington are convinced of the success of the Mat- | anuska project, he reported, and are now casting an eye toward Alas- | ka with the aim of further agricul- | tural development here. “The Administration in Washing- ton is interested in all phases of Alaska development and govern- ment,” he said. “From the Presi- dent down through the various de- partments there is universal feeling of friendliness toward Alaska. They appear to see in the Territory a great field for progress and de- velopment.” President for Highway President Roosevelt feels that the International Highway is a key to a great development program, the Governor said, and is convinced that it can become an actuality within the next few years. Negotia- tions are now being continued with the Canadian government, he re- ported, with the sole aim of bring- ing the great highway into actual construction, “Distribution of money from Washington is slow now,” the Chief Executive explained, “due to the drought conditions in the Middle West, which has created such a serious problem that rectifying it takes precedent over all other mat- ters. So vitally concerned is. the President over the situation that he is planning a trip into the area personally, and has called a con- ference of Governors in the affect- ed states to consider the matter and take the necessary steps for re- habilitation.” Forecasts Roosevelt. Sweep Speaking politically, the Governor predicted President Roosevelt would be re-elected by a sweeping ma- jority. He declared there is uni- versal sentiment for the President on every hand,”and, he continued, “election of President Roosevelt, js very mpormu o Alaska because, of the warm | in| t he has in .the north and the program for its de- veloppient. It is-equally important that a strong Dnmoen\uc majority be recorded 'In"Alaska as such sup- port will fit in with the President’s program and mean a great deal to the Territory in the long run.” California, the Governor fore- cast, will give Roosevelt a majority of from 200,000 to 600,000 or 700,- 000. In Los Angeles county alone, he reported, there are 300,000 more Democrats registered - than Repub- licans, and throughout the state the percentage is high. “California is safe for the Presi- dent,” Gov. Troy said, “as are a great many other hitherto strong Republican strongholds.” ,Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has been. doing sterling work in Wash- (Continyed on Page 'l;wn)_ F FOR FAIRBANKS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Courted by Count Covadonga (left) and Moe Solinsky, New York clothier, pretty Marta Rocafort (right) solved her per- plexities for a time by sailing | for her home in Cuba with her 1 mother. | of former King Alfonso of Spain, refused to comment, while Sol- | | The count, who is son |the International AMERICA GETS GOLD MEDAL IN OLYMPIC EVENT Japan Swisamers Go_ 1o New Triumphs—U S. Row- ers Not So Hot BERLIN, Aug. 11.—Japan’s great- est swimmers today moved to new triumphs as the tenth day's pro- gram of the Olympic Games pro- ceeded. America’s first gold medal in the aquatic competition and the with- drawal in high dudgeon of Pems entire delegation. While America was 1, 2°and 3 in the springboard diving finals, with Dick Degener, Marshall Wayne and Al Green finishing in that |order, Japan snared the men’s 800~ meter swimming relay breaking time, in record also the women’s | 200-meter breast stroke. Peru withdrew as the result of Football Feder- ation’s ruling that their 4 to 2 vic- tory over Austria last Saturday would have to be replayed. Peru, by withrawing, subsequently for- |feited the match to Colombia and it is indicated the latter will with- draw in sympathy with Peru. insky booked passage for Eu- rope. (Associated Press Photo) | {make a sad PLANE CRASH T0 BE PROBED BY BREWSTER | Wreckage—Reward to Be Divided FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. ll~ Hugh H. Brewster, Aeronautics' Inspector for Alaska, is expected to! arrive here sometime today to con- duct an official investigation into the crash of the Arthur F. Hines' plane, nearfy a year ago. The plane was found recently by John Hajdukovich, Tanana Cross- ing trading post operator, Bill Mc- Conn and Carl Tveten, while on a prospecting trip. The bodies of the party of four aboard, Pilot Hines, Mr. and Mrs. John Lonz and Al- ton Nordale, all of Fairbanks, were found in the wreckage of the plane which burned after crashing. The reward of $1,000 offered for locating the wreckage, on the Healy River slope, will be divided equally among the finders, it is announced. S ee—— RACE FEELING RUNNING HIGH ALABAMA AREA Negro A!tempts to Kidnap White Baby from Crib —Shots Are Fired AN'NISTON, Alabama, Aug. 11— Race feeling is high here today after a gun fight in which three whites were wounded while hunt- ing a negro accused of trying to kidnap a white baby from its crib. Shotgun fire met a small body of searchers in the negro settle- ment last night when they ap- proached a certain house and the trouble was on. Today a posse of 200 continued to hunt for the man whose asserted abduction attempt is said to have been frustrated by the child’s mother. The would-be abductor is re- ported to have dropped the baby when the mother struck the negro with a hammer. The séarch this afternoon broad- ened to include the shotgun wield- L{ers. Inspector to > Go'le Scene of| | Yet Sighted Despite Heat of | Present National Campalgn | By BYEON PRICE H | (Chief of Bureau, The Associated 1 | Press, W.lhln‘tnn) | It is too early to jum | clusions, but many of those m the ‘u.cnve stream of national politics | are wondering whether the present | campaign, for all its fury and depth‘ of feeling, ever will produce a |genuine “paramount issue” Certainly there is no sign thus far that any one specific question | of national policy is emerging above | all others, or is on the way to uni- versal recognition as the hinge on| | which the election will turn. The great decisive campaigns of hlstory have produced such h:sues,l and so have some of the lesser {campaigns. Slavery, free silver ant |other definitive topics of dispute | have inspired political battles which | will live forever, Four years ago an individual—Herbert Hoover—became i rather definitely the major issue. I It may be that, before November, | Franklin D. Roosevelt will be agreed | upon as the paramount issue of 11936. There are those who doubt it seriously, for to a peculiar degree popular opinion often has shown a tendency to distinguish between Mr. Roosevelt and his policies, and to be for one and against the other.! At any rate, no such stage has| been reached so far. Nearly all| political leaders and commentators state the “paramount issue” dif- ferently. GROUPS ACTIVITY AT A PEAK A highly illuminating observation on this subject was made reoenuy by Senator Arthur Vandenberg of | Michigan, who predicted that the | campaign would be fought out on| “a combmaunn of major group is- sues.” “No cne issue is paramount,” said Mr. Vandenberg. “This is an in-| teresting campaign in that it pre- sents a series of major issues, esch a personal intense challenge to a| group of the electorate.” Reiteration of the word “group” | |is significant. There can be no question that group activity, group| organization, and group appeal hu‘ reached an extraordinary stage. The most intensive efforts are in pro- gress participated in by leaders in| all parties, to consolidate the farm- ers, the laborers, business, the un- employed, the women, even the young people and the old people, for poliitical action. Each political camp blames some- one else for this situation. Appeals to conservatism are denounced by the opposition as efforts of the up- per crust to smother the masses, |and appeals to the masses are an- swered with charges of promoting class hatred. Whoever is' responsible the sit- uation presents, as Grover Cleve- (Continued on Page Five) The opening of the rowing com- petition saw the United States showing, tying in fourth place in the coxswains race. {The heat was won by Germany, “Paramount Issue’ Is Not | defending champion. In the scull races, Dan Barrow,| of Philadelphia won but there were protests immediately lnvolvlng charges of professionalism. The day was also marked by | FLIERS DRINK NO INTOXICANT THEIR SODAS, " nlMflNn Hnl_ns }Surrounded by Beet Drink ’ MASS MEETING | AT FAIRBANKS Auditor Boyle and Attorney General Truitt Also Participate FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 1l.— Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, Ter- |ritorial Auditor Frank A. Boyle and | Attorney General James S. Truitt addressed a big Democratic rally here last night, pointing out the outstanding accomplishments of the | Roosevelt Administration nation- ally and also the distinctly inter- ested, helpful and constructive pol- ey it has favored Alaska with. The three Democratic candidates \will speak in Nenana tonight, then travel to Anchorage, Palmer, Sew- ard, Valdez and Cordova. Dele- gate Dimond expects to reach Ju- neau about August 24. LLOYD HERE ON SURVEY OF FOX, MINK FARMING . W. A. Lloyd, principal Agri- |culturist for the Western Division of the Extension Service, Depart- ment of Agriculture, arrived in |Juneau last night on the Forest Servlce vessel Forester after an |inspection of fur farms in South- east Alaska. He was accompanied by Dr. Jules B. Loftus, Territorial | Veternarian, and Lorin T. Oldroyd of the Extension Department of |the University of Alaska, Today the party was out with Dr. Loftus inspecting various fox and mink farms in this vicinity. | Tomorrow he expects to take the Yukon to the Westward for furth- er study of fur farming. Dr. Lioyd is making the survey in conjunction with the projected program of the Department of Ag- ricuuture for fur farming promotion in Alaska. In an interview today Dr. Lloyd said that the Department of Agri- culture was particularly interested in fur farming development in Al- aska at this time and that it was his opinion that an experiment station or laboratory in Southeast Alaska, in the heart of the indus- try, would be one of the first steps necessary in furthering the indus- try and aiding the fur farmers of the north, ers, Soviet Aces Stick to Soft Drinks . Amer an OXympw athletes may train o fchampagne, but Russian mlawrs train on ice cream sodas \according to evidence obtained in |la Juneau cafe last night. Surrounded by beer drinkers, the Russian fliers, Sigismund Levan- | \evisky and Victor I. Levchenko, who | brought their plane down in Juneau |late yesterday afternoon, followed the Soviet precept of discouraging alcoholic beverages and stuck to n,.helr sodas and cokes. | Pine looking, clean-cut, and Ibronze-skmned the fliers were pleasing to meet and impressed an |observer as being calm and a bit lalool yet retaining under the calm- iness the aviator’s faculty of being alert to everything that is tran- spiring around him and of being able to make decisions in a split second. Asked how they liked American women, the Soviet aces smiled as they looked at one another and answered that they really hadn’t had time to really appreciate the girls; of ‘Ametieh. { The climadte of outhern Cali- fornia is much too hot for com- fort, both Russians agree, although Victor Levchenko was originally from the South of Russia. Levan- evisky, on the other. hand, was born and has lived in Moscow most of his life. The climate in Alaska, as far as living conditions are con- cerned, is just about right the visit- ors stated. However, the Alaska climate isn't so favorable for fly- ing. Pilot Levanevisky has done a great deal of Arctic flying in Si- beria; so he is already familiar with the types of climate he will encounter in the Territory. Levanevisky is already wellknown here for' the part he played in rescuing the Chelyuskin Expedition of Russian’ scientists who were marooned on an fice floe in the Bering sea in 1933. In reply to a’query about whether the two days' rations now carried by the plafie were to be the total provisions carried on the Arctic part of the flight, the airmen in- formed the assembled party that they would pick up more supplies at Fairbanks, the next stop after Juneau. The big 8-place plane, which is owned by the Russian Government, will be used after the flight for air service in Siberia. While in Juneau, the fliers were entertained by several Juneau Rus- sians headed by V. V. Solovieff, who made the acquaintance of Lev- Anevisky on his trip here in 1933. L St Buck, the dog star, has changed to his summer diet, eating four pounds of food daily instead of six. | 000 converts. Horsepower and Gas Capacity of ane The Soviet plane carries 431 gallons of gasoline. There were 270 gallone pumped aboard here for the flight to Fairbanks. The plane’s motor has 750 horsepower. e "FAIRBANKSTO GREET SOVIET FLIERS THERE Among Welcommg Group Will Be Lavery, Armi- stead, Rescue Heroes | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 11.—| Mayor E. B, Collins is heading the | delegation representing the City of Fairbanks and Chamber of Com-| merce which will officially welcome the two Russian fliers when they| arrive here today, as scheduled. A reception will be held in their honor upon arrival in Fairbanks. William *L. Lavery, now a pum: and’ Clyde A. Armistead, who 1934 flew as mechanics from Fair- banks with Pilots Levanevisky and/ Slipnev and assisted in the rescue of 101 Russians from the Arctic ice floe, will participate in the welcome. Lavery is now head of the Cen- tral Alaska Airways and he will| fly a plane out to meet the Russians on the Juneau to Fairbanks flight. Armistead is an official of the| Alaska Air Motors Service. He has telegraphed the fliers in Juneau that the facilities of his plant will be at their disposal while in this city. After the rescue of the Rus- sians from the ice floe, Lavery and Armistead were given a trip to Rus-| sia and return here, at the exepnse| of the Soviet government, and in Moscow both were decorated with | the Order of Lenin and given life pensions - for their work. ATH DIVISION FOR DEMOCRATS Frank A. Boyle, Territorial Audi-| tor, in a radiogram received by friends here today, said that from his conversations and observations in Fairbanks and other section of the Fourth Division, the entire Di- vision looked like it would go strong- ly Democratic in the coming elec-| tions, September 8. in| Claims 25,000 Converts | BIRMINGHAM, Ala—The Rev J. O. Hanes, Southern Methodist evangellst. for ‘29 years, claims 25,- | near the Government dock, H President Roosevelt ra!ses his hand in response to the tremendous ovation which greeted his speech in Quebee, where he paid his respects to the Dominion north of us. General, is behind the President. In replying to the official welcome, Roosevelt hailed the “frank dealing, co-operation and spirit of give and take” between the two nations, Lord Tweedsmuir, Canada’s Governor SOVIET ACES ARRIVE HERE, HOME BOUND Alrmen from Russia Land Here Last Evening— Greeted by Crowd Blazing a route for a proposed air service between the United tates and Moscow, across Alaska and Siberia, two intrepid Soviet aviators, Sigismund Levanevisky and Victor I. Levchenko, arrived in Ju- neau from the south at 5:46 o'clock yesterday. afternoon, official time by the Signal Corps, United States Army. As the big monoplane was sighted in the air down Gastineau Channel, a rush was started to the waterfront | by citizens, young and old The plane circled the city twice, then up the channel toward Men- denhall Glacler, did a graceful sideslip, finally came down easily then taxied to the PAA hangar, waved in by attaches. An Air Event Here was an air event Juneau- ites had been waiting for. But there was a quiet prevail- ing, only the clicking of cameras as “shots” were taken by the score. Whether the purpose of the visit, the fliers themselves or the beauti- ful craft, awed the hundreds on the float, is perhaps a question. For there was quiet. ‘Then, as the big propellor stopped turning, Levchenko, from the cock- pit, in good English, queried: “Is there anyone here who can speak Russian?” Silence Broken The silence was broken, as the two tired but smiling fliers beamed upon the crowd, quickly responses were given to the visitors from nearly two dozen Russians. One interpreter climbed aboard the plane, exchanged groetin's in Russian and the talkfest began. Not At Bella Bella Newsmen were on the plane, too, and when the query was asked “How long were you down at Bella Bella and when did you take off for Ketchikan,” to the general sur- prise, Levanevisky replied in ex-| cellent English, sharp and curt, “we were not down at Bella Bella” and quickly recovering, spoke in Rus- sian to the interpreter: “We went down at Goose Island, not Bella Bella.” Further questioning brought the information that they were about 75 or 80 miles north of Bella Bella, B. C., last Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock when low visibility | caused them to descend to the wa-| ter at Goose Island. When the | ceiling lifted, they again took off| but were forced down again by low visibility, a heavy rain and nasty wind at Swanson Bay. Keep Long Vigil The two fliers remained in their plane on the bay Saturday night (Continued on Pnue Twc) W PRICE TEN CENTS nt | MOSCOW FLIGHT RESUMED WHEN PLANE IN AIR Big Craft Takes OF feant Hangar Exactly at 12 0'Clock Noon CIRCLES OVER JUNEAU THEN HEADS FOR INT. Route to B-e_Fo]lowed Is Over PAA Course— Goodbyes Given BULLETIN — At 3:20 o'clock this afternoon the plane was passing over Tanana Crossing and if the same speed was main- tained as on the other part of the route, the fliers should reach Fairbanks by 4:30 o’clock Juneau time. The weather was most favorable and the tail wind was increasing. Taxiing from the PAA kangar and float at exactly 12 o'clock noon today, the Boviet fliers, Sigismund Levanevisky and Victor I. Lenchen- ko, in their big 8-pasenger mono- plane, pontoon equipped, bid good- bye to Juneau and started on the next leg of their flight from the United States to Moscow. The fliers taxiied down the chan- nel, turned up to near the Doug- las Island Bridge, circled on the water several times, then gave the plane the “gun” and were. off, legving a wake of foam and went into the air at 12:06 o'clock this afternoon. The plane gradually reached alti- tude ~and - when in the air over DuPont, eircled .around, came back and flew over the city and was soon off at a speed of 170 miles an hour toward Lynn Canal. Proposed Route The fliers intend to fly up Lynn Canal to either White Pass or the old Dyea Pass, then follow the PAA air route into Fairbanks along the chain of lakes that will afford landing in case of emergency. The fliers were extended farewell greetings just prior to their de- parture by Mayor I. Goldsetin. Both expressed thelr sincere appreciation for the courtesies received while here and said that all Alaskans had treated them very nicely. “We will never forget the court- esies Juneau has extended to us,” Pilot Levanevsiky said. He has been in Alaska on two previous occasions and he sald it was always a pleas- ure to return. “If we egme through again and if a regylar air service is ever established to Moscow via Alaska we will always remember the help Alaskans have given us,” he said, talking through an interpreter to Mayor Goldstein. Contaet Established Immediately the plane was in the air contact was established both by the Signal Qorps and PAA and the Weather Bureau prepared to “|dispatch bulletins every 15 min- utes. The plane, while in Juneau serviced by Gordon Graham |Lloyd Jarman, mechanics at PAA hangar. A magneto on right side of the motor was not functioning properly and this was attended to, together with the other erving. Two hundred and seventy gallons of gas were pumped aboard he plane du:ing the forenoon. Excellent weather conditions for | flying prevail along the entire !outc from Juneau to Falrbanks, /isibility being unlimited and a tall | ¥ind aiding the plane. | i PLEDGE TAKEN FOR ROOSEVELT Labor's f‘mParlisan League Takes Action in Campaign was and the the | | WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—Labor’s | Non-Partisan League pledged itself | late yesterday to a National or- ganization for the re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as the basis for the “establish- ment of a Liberal Party” in 1940. - - Franeis Lederer narrowly ' es-, caped being disowned by his father when he refused to follow the lat- jter's profession of boot-maker.