The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 17, 1936, Page 1

'MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS g ' PRICE TEN CENTS e e e FASCISTS ARE STOPPED AFTER SEVERE BATTLE New Penetration Repulsed by Spanish Govern- ment Forces DECISIVE STAGE 1S REACHED, CIVIL WAR Full Strengfihree Differ- ent Forces Are Hurled Against Each Other MADRID, Nov. 17.—At 2:30 o'- clock; this afternoon, the Govern- ment. announced the defending forces have stopped the Fascist penetration of University City, in- side the northwestern limits of Ma- drid. Aerial bombs have fallen in var- ious parts of the city, causing many casualties. The full strength of the air forc- es, tank corps and artillery were hurled against each other in suc- cessive waves ‘and finally the in- vaders were repulsed. Fascist fighting planes are dron- ing qver the center of the Capital City,* spilling bombs. The present civil war, four months old tomorrow, appears now in a de- cisive stage. Fagcist air raids last night killed 60 persons, according to early morn- ing: estimates. i i DIMOND URGES ALASK AIRPORT, ROAD PROGRAM Estimates $5,500,000 Mini- mum Necessary to Push Work, 1937 WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Alas- ka Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said teday that he had advised President Roosevelt against the “rule of rigid economy” in setting up the' Territory’s budget require- ments for the fiscal year of 1987, which he estimated would require a minimum of five and a half mil- lion dollars. Dimond said the In- terior Department’s recommenda- tions would not be available until after they had been acted upon by the President. In a communication to the Presi- dent, Delegate Dimorid urged the approval of estimates submitted by the Interior Department for roads, aviation fields, Alaska Railroad ho- tel in Mt. McKinley National Park and the Indian Service. “During the past few years the regular appropriations have been cut to the bone,” said the Delegate. “Conditiéns existing in the Terri- tory have not permitted use of re- lief funds to carry on the necessary development program, particularly the building of roads and afrports. While the potential wealth of Al- aska is/ immense, there is pressing need for the creation of improve- ment in transportation facilities es- pecially. Failure to approve the Interiof Department estimates prob- ably would delay economic develop- ment of Alaska for many years to come.” | Dimond said the Matanuska pro- gram seemed to be effective but de- clared that it requires the extension of roads and airports, “which in turn will bring in farmers and lead to development of mineral resources without any direct government aid whatsover. This development pro- gram as contemplated in the bud- get estimates is much more import- ant and ‘more helpful to Alaska than ‘the Matanuska project, al- though the latter is valuable and on the road to success.” e THIRTY DEAD INEXPLOSION MARSEILLE, PFrance, Nov. 17.— ‘The powder storehouses of the gov- ernment factory at Saint Ghamas exploded and it is estimated that 30 workmen have mkflefl and as many as 200 inju ¥ [FO0D SUPPLY RUNNING LOW IN HONOLULU Transports May Be Re- quested to Supply Islands with Necessities of Life HONOLULU, H. I, Nov. 17. Business men said eggs, fresh veg- etables and potatoes will last for 2 Miners Found Dead in Their Mountain Tomb Rescue Cre_‘;—Finds Bqdies This Morning—Acci- dent Saturday SUPERIOR, Montana, Nov. 17.— The bodies of miners Gustafson and Gervart were brought from their mountain tomb today. TLe|only ten days and predicted a ser- bodies were found on top of an 00z-ljous food shortage unless the pres- ing slide near the end of a 100-foot|ent marine strike is settled. bore under the bed of Dry Creek. Rice, which is a major item of Fred Nass, one of the partners Oriental diet, has already been sold in the rescue crew, said they mtght‘oug‘ have been alive last night when; Vegetable prices are doubled and “we thought we were reachingthe price of eggs, milk and veget- them.” ables increased eight percent. The men died of hunger and ex-;| Hawaii imports eighty percent of posure. Their hands were torn and|its food from the maigland. bruised. ‘The two miners were| Gov. Poindexter is considering an trapped in the mine last Satur- appeal to the Navy Department to day. | permit the use of Navy transports |to bring supplie§ to the islands. — KENNECOTT T0 KLONDIKE PARTY PAY DIVIDEND, SLATED TONIGHT 'Party at the Legion Dugout at 3! Eighty-five Cents Declared oclock. . M Bogus money will be used in all by Dll'.eCtOI'S at Meet- the games of chance and there will ing in New York Members of the American Legion be prizes for the losers as well as | the winners. Benefits from the affair will go| towards a fund for a children’s Christmas Tree Paarty. KETCHIKANHAS STABBING CASE mon shares. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 17.—! Bond has been set at $10,000 for |David Morgan, negro, after arraign- |ed for an assault with a dangerous e —— 1 NUTED PR'MA |weapon as the result of stabbing Bernice Navarro last Friday. DONNA IS ILL , .0 nesincne — """ /ANB OFFICERS Madame Schumann -Heink | Ralles Following ARE_EI_E(}TEI] Blood Transfusion HOLLYWOOD, cal, Nov. 17—Ma- {Frank Johnson, of Kake, Is dame Emestine Schumann-Heink, | Nov President — Miller Is Reelected Treasurer NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—The di-| rectors of Kemmecott Copper Cor-' poration have declared a dlv!dend| of 85 cents a share on ‘common stock. Approximately 15000 sherc-’ holders will benefit by the disburse- ' ment to be made om December 22/ on record of November 27. Three previous dividends have been pa(df this year, two for 30 cents each md" one last March of 25 cents on com- noted prima donna, aged 75, is sut-l fering at her home from a blood | ailment whiLa brought hemorrhag- Decisionin ~ |PRESIDENT TO Stork Derby | LEAVE TONIGHT, Is Due Soon FUREI@! SHORE Relatives of Eccentric Mil-{Roosevelt Going to Peace lionaire Attempting Conference, Held at to Break Will Buenos Aires TORONTO, Nov. 17.—Justice W. WASHING' =017, Nov. 17.—Hop- E. Middleton, after the hearing yes- |ing to promote world peace, Presi- terday in which relatives of Charles|dent Franklin D. Roosevelt leaves Miller sought to break his will on|tonight for Charleston, South Car- the grounds is encouraged illegiti-|olina, where he embarks tomorrow ALIMONY ‘MADS’ MOVEMENT G | reliably reported ' that the Nobel [ STOCK QUOTATIONS —_ 3 es of the throat and lungs last Saturday. She has rallied since, following blood transfusions which saved her life. Dr. Samuel Alter said today her condition is still serious. ————— ALASKANS FLY T0 THIS CITY FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 17.— Approximately 150 Alaskans have flown from Fairbanks to Juneau in the course of the last five weeks enroute to the States. Air traffic has increased during the last fort- night on account of the interrup- tion in the steamer service. Alagka Canal Hearing Postponed Indefinitely WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. — The Board of Engineers, Rivers and Harbors, continued indefinitely the hearing on the proposed construc- tion of a canal across Prince of Wales Island to eliminate Dixon Strait navigation hazards, when the proponents of the project failed to CLEBURNE, Tex., Nov. 17—If the tailor is any judge, prosperity has rounded that famous corner. During depression years, says Mrs. G. B. Whittle, who is con- nected with a cleaning establish- ment here, “alterations consisted mostly of taking up the ‘slack’ in clothes. Work now is mainly let- ting out waistbands and easing Frank Johnson, of Kake, was elected President of the Alaska Na- tive Brotherhood at its Convention at Metlakatla. Herbert Bradley, Wrangell,. was mate children, announced this morning he would make a decision i within a week if possible. The will left $500,000 to the moth~ er who gave birth to the most ¢l dren in the ten years following Mil- ler's death. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE T0 BE CIVEN GERMA Noted Pacifist, Long Concentration Camp toReceive Award n OSLO, Norway, Nov. 17.—It is Committee has selected Carl von Ossietzky, renowned German pacif= ist, for the Nobel Peace Prize. RELEASED FROM CUSTODY BERLIN, Nov. 17.—The German government announces Carl yon Os=- sietzky, has been released from cus- tody in a hogpital where ffe s tad ken for treatment after being con- fined in a concentration camp sinee | February, 1933. His imprisonment | had been the basis for much anti- | Nazi protests from all over the| world. The peace prize was not awarded last year. ——— — % | | | | NEW YORK, WNov. i7. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 15%, American Can 126%, American Power and Light 10%, Anaconda 53, Bethlehem Steel 72%, Calumet and Hecla 14%, Co- | lumbia Gas and Electric 18, Com- monwealth and Southern 3%, Cur- tiss-Wright 6%, General Motors 5%, International Harvester 100%, Kennecott 61, New York Central 44%, Simmons 47, Southern Pacific 42%, United States Steel 76%, Unit- ed Corporation 7, Cities Service TEARLY ALASKA morning on the heavy cruiser In- dianapolis for Buenos Aires where he will attend the opening of the Pan-American Peace conference on December 1. The President calls the conference the bulwark to anti- war idedls and economic relations among twenty-one American Re- publics. The President will be on the trip for at least one month. The cruiser Chester will act as an escort carrying additional secret service men and newspapermen. President Roosevelt is the second American President to attend a peace conference on foreign shores. Woodrow Wilson went to the Ver- sailles confereiice at the end of the World War, but he traveled on a regular steamship. Samuel Willis Rushmore (left) of from Mrs. Hazel Howe Rushmore woman he called his “wildcat froi ,Photos) ROWS Plainfield, N. J., organizer. of the “Mads,” a millionaires’ alimony defense association, reported six New York millionalres had joined his movement to bring alimon; wives “to bay.” He said it had cost him $85,000 finally to win a king vorce (right), 18 years his junior, th m the West.” (Associated Press Important Discovery of New | | ' ! 3 5 e, Source Reported by - Disclosing the discovery of | wealth of unknown source of ma-; | terial regarding the history of Al-| aska, Dr. Charles E. Bunnell, presi-| dent of the University of Alaska| ipgteed who is in Juneau on his way ‘o Plane Taken from Gravel| Washington, D. C. expressed his | enthusiasm over the discovery of Bar on Gulf Aftel‘ TWO his new source, accomplished| 5 through the Alaska Historic Re-| nghts, One Day search. , N . 17—Pi- The Research, made possible by' OORpvA Ala:k“ Bey e an appropriation of $17,000 by the lot John Moore, flying ? Star Air- Rockefeller Foundation, is being way Bellanca, and his five passen- conducted under the direction of gers, returned here yesterday after Prof. ;3“?1 i- Rohe.kof thengn:“r.fl two nights and one day spent on a sity of Alaska. Working wi Tof. v Robe are Tikhon I. Lavrischeff, in grn?/el I x;enr WAL Xakotoge, charge of translation and documen-|MOst of the time occupied by hold- tation of Russian material, and|ing down the plane in the face of Warren R. Reid, who is working on a terrific gale. English material. Both are -now in| Moore was unable to take off with| ‘Washington. Assisting them is Miss|his full load after the gale abated Hilja Reinikka of Douglas, who was graduated from the University of so transported his A passengers on three trips to an ocean beach 17 3%, Bremner bid .02, Pound $4.88 Al 5 9/16. laska in June. Finds Early Data | miles away and then with all aboard, | took off from there and returned SITKA RESIDENT NEARLY KILLED BY UGLY BRUIN Titus Demidoff Convales- cing in Hospital After Attack by Bear SITKA, Alaska, Nov. 17. — Titus Demidoff is convalescing in the hos- pital here after being viciously at- tacked by a brown bear on the east fork of Indian river, between three and four miles from this city. Dem- idoff was badly bitten in the right thigh and the right leg and severely cuffed and bruised. Only his cast iron nerve of being able to play dead through in agony probably sav- ed his life. Demidoff said he was walking along when he saw the big bear di- rectly ahead of him but at some little distance. About the same time he saw two other bears over to the DOW, JONES AVERAGES elected First Vice-President; Syl- vester Samaken, Oordova, Second Vice-President; Judson Brown, Kla- wock, Secretary; Don Miller, Wran- gell, was re-elected Treasurer. The ANB convention passed a res- olution opposing Territorial Legis- lation discriminatery to Indians, op- posing laws rescinding the sale of liquor to Indians unless the laws were also made applicable to whites. Speakers at the Convention in- cluded various Bureau of Indian Af- fairs officials. B Frank Johnson, new President of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, is a graduate of the University of Ore- gon, and after he received his bach- elor of arts degree he spent a year studying medicine, according to in- formation from the local office of Indian affairs. He has taken a prom- nent +place in the affairs of his race and is now said to be engaged in fishing. SOCIAL SECURITY EMPLOYERS BLANKS NOW AT POSTOFFICE Employers application blanks in connection with the ‘administration of the Social Security Act are ar- riving on the Princess Norah today and all employers are asked to call at the Postoffice and get their blanks, it is announced by Post- office Albert Wile, The Postmaster was notified from Seattle that blanks were shipped on the Norah and he said the material would be available as soon as it is taken from the boat.- T. A. HELLENTHALS EETURN Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hellenthal are passengers arriving on the Princess A detachment of soldiers has been [°03ts that have become t00 snug|Norah after a vacation trip Out- around the chest.” side. The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 184.90, up 2.35; rails 57.32, up 1.02; util-| ities 35.14, up .34. SEAL WILL CARRY MAIL TO YAKUTAT { The Alaska Gaame Commision yessel” Seal, Capt. K. C. Talmadge, is to sail in the morning for Yaku- tat on patrol duty, and going north will take mail to that city. Mail was being delivered aboard at 4 o'~ clock this afternoon. Executive Officer Frank Dufresne of the Commission said that War- dens Homer Jewell and Douglas Gray will be aboard and will be gone for a week or more in connec- tion with business of the Commis- sion in that area. — i PEARSON FUNERAL HELD Funeral services were held yes- terday afternoon for Nels Pearson | at the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. The Rev. Erling K. Olafson said the requiem and interment was in Ever- green Cemetery. Friends who serv- ed as pallbearers were: Carl Ka- bni, Louis Linge, Trevor Davis, Pete Hammer, Behrt Alistate, John Hen- sen. | contained in the A letter to Prof. Robe from Tik- hon Lavrischeff gives an idea of the wealth of historical material “Alaska Church Collection” in the Manuscript Di- |vision of the Library of Congress. This material, a collection of church and parish records and reports| of little interest reached the Li-| brary of Congress through a WPA| project. For many years they were, in Pittsburg, when that was the seat | of the head of the Greek Catholic Church in America. When the church headquarters were moved to New York, the boxes of Alaska re- ports were taken there. Unearthed in New YoYrk, they were sent toé the Library of Congress where they! are being translated. | In his letter to Prof. Robe, Mr. Lavrischeff says: Of Historical Value “Parish records proper occupy‘ only one third of the Collection; the | remaining -two thirds are documents of great historical value. Many of | the manuscripts go as far back as| 1772 and pertain to the breaking off of Alaska missions from the Irk- utsk-Kamchatka diocese. “It will be impossible to give even| a brief review of the manuscripts stuffed in 702 boxes. I shall men-| tion here only a few. There is a| diary of Mr. Ushin (Yushin) which | (Continued on Page Eight) Pioneer of Interior Found Frozen to Death on Trail FAIRBANKE, Alaska, Nov. 17— | Hartzig Olsen, also known as Ed | Olsen, aged 59, pioneer of Alaska, | was found frozen to death on the | Tacotna-McGrath trail last Priday. | It is believed Olsen became ex- hausted and fell asleep and froze to. death. ‘The information came from Unit- ed States Commissioner Jessie M. Howard, of Ophir, to the United here, Moores gas was nearly ex- hausted when he @trived. Pilot Moore took off from here last Saturday forenoon enroute to Ju- neau, encountered a gale and set- tled down on the gravel bar near the cape. A searching plane found him Sunday and although it could not land, Moore gave the O.K. sig- nal, left in the small meadow where he was. While he was preparing for action and getting the lay of the land, the first bear ahead of him disappeared into a small slough. Directly she came over the small rise from. the slough at top speed right at him. Before Demidoff could {get his gun into play the bear was upon him o “The next thing I knew I was being shaken like a dog shaking a rat,” Demidoff said, in telling of his narrow escape. “I was bitten in the right thigh and right leg and then as I lay there trying to play dead the bear shoved its nose right into my face as if were trying to tell if T was still breathing. I laid without moving and the bear movad away”. Hardly able to-stand, Demideff lay on the ground for quite a while to give the animal plenty of time to go away. Later when he started to e ROSS GRIDLEY MAKES RECORD Makes Trip from Washing- ton, Via Juneau, to Fair- banks, in ‘40 Hours Ross L. Gridley, Director of Alaska inhic rifle and it was covered with ington, D. C., in 40 hours actual flying time via Seattle and Ju- neau. He is conferring with city | convalescing for the past two weeks officials regarding ~the proposed \pye neyy tragedy occurred on Octo- extensive municipal improvements |, . 4, in view of the proposed activities struction of the Army Air base. ,Eggs Advanca 20 | Cents, Ketchikan Demidoff made his way into Sitka to the hospital where he has been Hall, nearing completion there. From here Gridley will fly to Anchorage to inspect the new City | Priest, Kidnaped Last February, Reported Safe TOKYO, Nov. 17.—Advices re-| ceived from Mukden said the Maryn Knoll Mission has received word that the Rev. Father Clarence KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 17— The first shipment of eggs import- ed from Canada, retailing at 65 cents a dozen, are practically ex- hausted. Previous to the strike the price of eggs here was 45 cents a dozen. States Marshal's office here. Burns, American priest, kidnaped last Fébruary 5, is safe. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 17— get up he found he was laying on| PWA, has arrived here from Wash-ip1064 Though bleeding profusely,| IMEETING FAILS T0 SETTLE TWO MAJOR POINTS Hiring Plullant rol and Penalties for Violations Still Under Fire SESSION INDICATES NEW PEACE HOPES Both Sides Claim Other Re- fused to Budge Inch in Demands SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 17. —Operators of strikebound vessels met with striking employees at a Joint conference today for the first time since the walkout October 30 of maritime workers of the Pacific Coast. Representatives of the ship owners, headed by Counsel Gregory Harrison, met in closed session with delegates of the sailors’ union, cooks and stewards association, and mar- ine firemen, oilers, watertenders, and wipers. Assistant Labor Secre- tary Edward F. McGrady was prese ent as observer. The peace meeting broke up short« ly after it began and the only states ment was made by Harry Lundeberg of the Sailors’ union, who declar- ed “the employers wouldn't budge an inch.” Other participants said no additional conference had been called. Disputed Issues Today's joint conference was called after McGrady's efforts left two issues in dispute—union demand for control of hiring halls and propes- " |ed penalties for violation of work- ing agreements. “If they can settle these points T'160k for an early set: t of the strike,” McGrady said. At the conference Lundeberg, F. E. Burke, secretary of the cooks and stewards group, and J. E. Fergusen of Portland, secretary pro tem of the firemen and oilers, talked for the unons, See Hope Resumption of joint discussions between the key forces in the pres- ent maritime strike revealed hopes despite denials of concession from both sides. Neither side commented on Pres- lident Roosevelt's announcement to the Mayors in* Washington, D, €., that he is leaving for Buenos Aires and that he consifered “the peace of the world is more important. of the two.” REFUSES ARBITRATION WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Harry Lundeberg, Secretary of the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific, has tele- graphed the conference of Mayors, from San Francisco, that the un- {ion “can not arbitrate fundamental principles” involved in the strike. This is the reply to the sugges- |tion of nine mayors of the east and west coasts that both sides submit issues to arbitration by boards to be named by President Roosevelt. Lundeberg said the union unan- imously reaffirmed the stand at a meeting last night in 8an Francisco attended by 1,600 members. | Mayor William McCracken, of Oakland, one of the signers of the proposal, said he interpreted the telegram as a “flat refusal” to arbi- trate the question of jurisdiction over hiring halls, Not Unalterable Mayor LaGuardia of New York issued a statement saying that the {mayors’ proposal for arbitration re- mains open and should direct set- t'lement negotiations in San Fran- cisco fail “I do not deem the reply as unalterable.” Mayor Rossi of San Franeisco re- ported there was quick wide-spread response to the appeal. He said he had received scores of telegrams from California interests and sev- loral individuals saying trade was being diverted to Japan and Can- ;,nda and one from the Shipping Merchants Association in Cal- fornia, saying, “situation hour- ly growing worse and we face heavy losses and absolute ruination by di- version of cargoes to Vancouver.” PAY CASH DOLES SAN PEDRO, Nov. 17.—The Los Angeles Rellef Administration Js prepared to supply cash dole to ap- proximately ' 1, maritime strik- ers and their families. The unions have notified officials the union support henceforth would be limit- ed to unmarried men because of dwindling funds. There are 55 ves- sels tied up here. ——————— In 1793, David Rittenhouse es- tablished the first paper factory in America at Roxborough, now & part ’of Philadelphia.