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

> THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIX., NO. 7368. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1936, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT2 NORTH STAR T0 BRING SUPPLIES HERE DENY PAPER AD HAS BEARING ON RANSOMDEMAND Double Payment Demand- ed for Mattson Lad Un- less Money Paid Sunday ONE TRAIL LEADS TO ISSAQUAH RESIDENCE Near Where George Weyer- haeuser Wandered When Released Year Ago TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 30.~Dr.i W. W. Mattson left his home at 10| o'clock this forenoon accompanied by a man about 30. The younger man drove the automobile and there was no haste in their movements. Action By Officers Peace officers sped to a house| near Issaquah after Mrs. P. C. Wilt-| sie, of Seattle, reported someone had entered the house and stolen a mat- tress and some bedding. The house is near the home of Louis Bonfils to whose home Young George Wey- erhaeuser wandered when released by his kidnapers over a year ago. Sudden Action Lieut. Col. Gus Appelman, fre- quently mentioned as a possible in- termediary, spent 40 minutes in the Mattson home early today, emerged hurriedly at 8:55 and jumped into a sedan, after brushing aside ques- tioners. He turned up Iater at his office, however. Finally Talks Appelman, who is Budget Director of the Tacoma Chamber of Com- merce, finally said in his office: “Oh, I was just paying a visit to the family. I could not say there was anything significant. No, I guess that is all.” Detective Makes Call Capt. John Strickland, retired Ta- coma detective, now operating a pri- vate agency, also left the Mattson home shortly after Appelman drove off. He talked with the newsmen, following the call, but declined to discuss the mission. He has been seen in the house frequently and is a friend of the Mattsons. Mysterious “Ad” Regarding the advertisement in- serted yesterday in the Seattle Times, observers believe the name Ann might have been substituted | for “Tim.” 1t is now known “Tim” was mentioned in the ransom note. Dr. Mattson and others denied the “ad” is connected with the case. | Ransom Demands It is learned from an unquotable source that the ransom note speci- fied delivery of the ransom should be made in certain model automo- bile which has not been manufac- tured for several years. The note also said the family “could send “anyone.” The note threatened a double ransom unless paid by Sun- day, a week from the time of the kidnaping. The note was folded, was dirty and printed on both sides. It did not refer to the family. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 30.—The palatial home of Dr. W. W. Matt- son, from where his ten-year-old son Charles was kidnaped last Sunday night and is said to be held for a ransom of $28,000, lay dark and silent at 7 o'clock this morning during a twelve-hour period during which a family friend had indicated the ransom would be paid. A friend, declining to use his name, said at 7 o'clock last night negotiations “were definitely under- way.” But no cars entered or left driveway from 10:45 o’'clock last night to 7 o'clock this morning. Guard Is Stationed Two men who spent the entire night sitting in a dark room near the front door, betrayed their pres- ence occasionally by parting cur- tains. The men are believed to have been G-Men. An advertisement inserted in the Beattle Times yesterday, accord- ing to reliable sources, is believed to have been published in an at- tempt to establish contact with the kidnaper. % Huskies, Panthers Both Aim for First Rose Bowl Win When They Meet January 1 PROBABLE LINEUPS OF SQUADS Washington Varsity | Player Pos. Wt. Ht. Age Year Home Dick Johnson LE 184 6 23 1 Vancouver, Wash. | Vic Markov LT 205 6-2 20 2 Chicago | Max Starcevich LG 200 5-10 24 3 Duluth, Minn. John Wiatrak C 200 6-1 22 3 Chicago Steve Slivinski RG 194 5-10 19 1 Chicago Charles Bond RT 210 6-2 22 3 Hoquiam, Wash. Frank Peters RE 172 6-1 19 1 Chicago Elmer Logg QB 186 5-11 23 3 Seattle Jimmy Cain LH 176 5-11 23 3 Holdenville, Okla. Byron Haines RH 177 5-8 22 3 Bend, Ore. Ed Nowogroski FB 187 6 20 3 Raymond, Wash, Pittsburgh | Varsity | Player Pos. Wt. Ht. Age Year Home William Daddio LE 181 5-9% 19 1 Meadville, Pa Anthony Matisi LT 212 6-0 22 2 Endicott, N. Y. William Glassford LG 190 5-9% 23 3 Lancaster, O. | Henry Adams C 188 6-0 21 2 California, Pa. Dante Dalle Tezze RG 193 5-8% 23 2 Jeannette, Pa. Averell Daniell RT 197 6-2 22 3 Pittsburgh Fabian Hoffmann RE 177 5-11 19 1 Pittsburgh John Michelosen QB 185 6-p 21 2 Ambridge, Pa. Marshall Goldberg LH 177 5-10% 19 1 Elkins, W. Va. | Robert Larue RH 165 5-81% 23 3 Greensburg, Pa. Frank Patrick Fl 5-10% 22 2 East Chicago, Ind. PITTSBURGH 1S | BOING TO MAKE - GAME HARD ONE [Judson ‘Bailey Tells of Coach Who Is Leg- | endary Figure U WASHINGTON HAS FINE TEAM T0 MAKE GRADE Frank Gor—ri—e Gives His Dope — Interesting to Football Fans By JUDSON BAILEY By FRANK GORRIE PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 30. — SEATTLE, Dec. 30.—Tournament, pootisq)) is a business of fun for the of Roses football games at Pasa-i(a) gignified bachelor who directs| dena have brought only bouquets he game for the mighty Pittsburgh | of thorns to the Universities of pgnthers Pittsburgh and Washington — the| op the campus, and almost every- teams which meet on January 1,igynere, he is known as something of | 1937, in the 20th annual classic. a legendary figure—gloomy, silent| In this contest Pittsburgh williand severe. | seek its first Rose Bowl victory in| But Dr. John Bain (Jock) Suth-| four starts, and Washington its in-|erland has a warm spot in his heart itial triumph in three engagements.|for the boys who play the game to The best showing made by either|which he is devoted. | of the teams was a 14-14 tie by| Speaking of his 1836 team, named | Washington with Navy in 1924. to oppose Washington in the Rose | Following is the Rose Bowl record ' Bowl classic at Pasadena on New | of the current bowl rivals: Year's Day, the Silent Scot says: | 1924—Washington 14, Navy 14. “We try to make football fun. We 1926—Washington 19, Alabama 20.| Practice less than any big team I 1928—Pittsburgh 6, Stanford 7. [know of. We scrimmage less—sel-| 1930—Pittsburgh 14, U. 8. C. 47. |dom after mid-season. We try nev- 1933—Pittsburgh 0, U. 8. C. 35. er to give the boys too much work| Pittsburgh suffered the most de- 80d always quit practice sessions| cisive defeat ever written in Rose|While they stjll want more. But we! Bowl records when it lost by 35 try to win our games.” | points three years ago. The Pan-' The Pitt mentor is a firm believer' thers also suffered the next worst In discipline, but his players to a| defeat—the 33-point margin piled'man claim he is not harsh nor 8] up against them in the 47-14 loss driver. in 1930. | And this from Jock: | JOCK’S FOURTH TRIP “I believe a certain amount of i Coach Jock Sutherland has been discipline is necessary, but I'd be; in charge on all of Pittsburgh’s glad to have the boys talk about| previous trips to the Pacific Coast, that subject. We all get along to- and it is Jock again who is bring- gether. We have a fine spirit on the ng the Panthers out to play Wash- team and that means a great deal.| ington. |However, I'd rather have dlscipline‘ Following is a brief outline of the 2nd win than be a ‘good feliow’ and | five previous Rose Bowl games of lose.” ‘Washington and Pittsburgh. | This is Dr. Sutherland’s fourth 1924—Washington 14, Navy 14— trip in eight years to the Rose Bowl | (45000 fans). Washington came Where Pitt was beaten in all three| from behind in the last period, Previous games. He never played al scoring on a fourth-down pass. Les 8ame of football before he entered | Sherman, Washington quarterback, Pitt as a student in 1914, ultimately kicked the tying point from place-[Succeeding his teacher, the famed| ment. Navy counter its two touch-|Pop Warner. | downs on a 23-yard pass, and on a DOESN'T LOSE—OFTEN | lateral. All-America George Wil-| Few coaches anywhere can point son gave Washington its first score to a record like that of the canny with a 24-yard run. Coaches were |Scot. Bob Folwell, Navy, and Enoch Bag- In 18 years, his teams never shaw, Washington. have lost two consecutivé games. 1926—Washington 19, Alabama 20.| Since 1924, no Sutherland- (45000 fans). Alabama won by| coached eleven has lost more scoring three quick touchdowns in| than two games in any one sea- the third period while Washington’s| S0n- | great halfback, George Wilson, re- In the 13 years he has been at | mained on the bench. Johnny| the helm for Pitt, his teams | Mack Brown, the movie star, caught| Save won 93 games, lost 13. ! two passes for ‘Bama touchdowns,| But Rose Bowl games have been Hubert tallied the other. The Hus-!Sutherland’s main trouble. His kies gained a 12-0 lead in the first|Panthers lost to Stanford 6-7 in 1928 half and added seven points in the|the Indians coming from behind to last period after Wilson returned«to/Win. In 1930 and 1833, Southern the game. Wilson three passes for|California swamped Pitt, 47-14, and The l&nrfllflun& was: “Mabel, please give us your: ad- dress, Ann.” two touchdowns and Patton scored |35-0, respectively. on a scrimmage play. The coaches:| Sutherland never talks about his (Continued on Page Pive) (Continued on Page Five) |LIMITATION PACTS TWO PROBLEMS FACING NATION [T0 STOP AIDING FIRST OF YEAR| SPANISH REBELS Naval Construction and Far Eastern Policy Must Be Decided Quickly 2 ported Premier Mussolini ' Has Given Sharp Ad- vice to Nazi Chief GERMAN OFFICERS | DESCEND ON BERLIN Reaction Mounts High— Now Doubt Whether Italy Is Good Ally BERLIN, Dec. 30.—Virtually ev- ery high ranking German Army of- ficer descended on Berlin today in an atmosphere surcharged with re- ports that Premier Benito Musso- lini of Italy has advised President Adolf Hitler to stop helping the Spanish Fiscists in the present civil WAr. EXPIRING TOMORROW Fortification of Territories on Pacific Is Big Issue Now WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. — Mo- mentous decisions, naval construc- tion and a Far Eastern policy, lie ahead of the United States at the termination at midnight tomorrow of the Washington-London Naval Limitation treaties, and coincident with the lapse of restrictions on the size of the fighting fleets of the world. Germany's next move as regard- For the first time in fifteen|ing Spain is now believed near. years, these problems are upper-| Members of the Nazi Army com- most. | mand, who have never been enthus- One question is whether two new|iastic about the German-Italian |battleships will be added to the recognition of Gen. Francisco Fran- | American Navy. Another question co or about helping the rebel leader’s is what the army with German volunteers, re- ;Unlted States intends to do about acted to Premier Mussolini’s reports fortifications of Territories on the With II told you so.” Pacific. Great bitterness is also evident Authoritative quarters preddiet #mong the majority of the Army that President Roosevelt will lose command regarding the sincerity of {1ittle time in ordering two $50,000,- Mussolini and also they are regard- | 000 battleships. CUSE'S DEMAND ‘wornmre e SLEGAL SAys BRIDGESIS - EXONERATED .S PRESIENT - fyi pyy Shipping of Planes, Motors ' to Spain, However Against Policy ing Italy as a doubtful ally, doubly ! Remains—Verdict of | ’ WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Pres-/ Coroner P Jury ident Roosevelt called the proposal | of Robert Cuse of New Jersey to! LONG BEACH, Cal, Dec. 30—Ex- demand a license to ship second cept for one qualification, the coron- hand airplanes and motors to the er’s jury has absolved Harry Bridg- Madrid Government as perfectly es, Pacific Coast President of the legal but contrary to the country’s International Longshoremens’ As- interests. The President said he believed 'death of Joseph Miranda, aged 8, that if the Neutrality Act can be killed last Saturday night when the amended quickly enough after the boy’s unligted bicycle collided with opening of Congréss to stop the Bridges’ automobile. shipment, Cuse could not recover, The Jjury found the boy's death damages. {was “accidental and unavoidable at Cuse asked for a license to ship the rate of speed the automobile $2,777,000 worth of airplanes and was traveling.” motors to the Spanish Government,, Testimony placed the speed of the insisting it is his right as the pres-|car at about 40 miles an hour. ent Neutrality Act, expiring May 1,| In view of the jury’s qualification forbids arms sales to belllgerent}u to speed, Deputy District Attor- “foreig_n powers” but not to factions ney William Brayton, said he had in civil wars. no formal statement to make rela- jtive to any charges which might be PERTINENT FACTS (filed after the habeas corpus writ WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. — The, hearing, sometime today, in which name of the Vimalert Company,| Bridges will seek discharge from whose President is Robert Cuse and, the custody of the police. He is who has obtained a license to ex-|now at liberty on $2,000 bail. port airplanes and motors to Spain,| Testimony also showed the boy figured in a Congressional investi-| was riding two or three feet inside gation of Communist activities in|the center line of the street. the United States in 1930, State De- —— e —— BY AUTOMOBILE SHOW INCREAS tained in this country to repair air- planes and engines bought from the National Safety Counci Claims Year Will Set United States Government and| shipped secretly to Soviet Russia New High Mark CHICAGO, Ill,, Dec. 30.—The Na- to be used by its military forces. tional Safety Council today issu POPE SLOWLY SINKS, REPORT Holy Father Said to Have Year’s Eve, will mark an all time Increasing Difficulty in Breathing VATICAN CITY, Italy, Dec. 30.—|high in automobile traffic deaths. Pope Pius has entered a “slow but| The death toll has reached 37450 continual decline,” sources close to now or 45 more than last year. the Holy Father said this afternoon.; Each month, so far this year, has ‘The Pope is said to have increasing seen an increase over corresponding difficulty in breathing. months last year. g One Qualification However | | sociation, from blame for the traffic| N ew Champ_i-on of Liars . Proclaimed; Tells His | Story at Annual Session { e ol | CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 30. — The down grown ducks, then turkeys. world has a new champion liar. “When full grown, that mos- He is Gale Barnhouse, of Fowler quito ate three of our calves and 4 ' two of our milk cows. Michigan. | “Yes, sir, she was a mean one. The medal was bestowed upon| “But she is dead now. ‘mm last night following the an-| “She finally decided to tackle |nual meeting at Burlington, Wis- old Maude—that is our mule. |consin, of the World's Organized “I'll. be gol-darned, when that ;Unrs. | mosquito got Maude half way down, | Here is his lie: |Maude let loose with both hind | A mosquito ‘used to eat up our legs and broke that mosquito's |baby chicks then started tossing |back.” | Tualys Future in Their Hands | | | | | | | | | | This unusual picture brings together before the camera the two l men who will probably direct the future destinies of Italy, Crown Prince Humberto, left, destined to assume the throne, and Count | Galeazzo' Clano, right, son-in-law of Mussolini and the man be- { lieved to be scheduled as the successor to Il Duce. Plat Shuts SKIERS’ CABIN TURNED OVERTO JUNEAU CLUB {Down Another \ Forest ServiceGives Private Group Exclusive Use of Public Building { Exclusive use of the skiers' cabin |at the head of the Douglas Ski Trail {has been turned over to the Juneau !8ki Club, it was announced today Flight Planned AT Flanned, . Italy to West | v {by Wellman Holbrook, Assistant i | Regional Forester of the U. 8. For- 1 H g |est Service, and any one wishing to | FLINT, Mich., Dec. 30.—Oper-— ation of the Chevrolet Motor Company’s assembly line was suspended at 1 o'clock this af- { ternoon because of a sit down | strike of the Fisher Body Di- | vision plant No. 2. The supply | ot automobile bodies was shut | off by the strike. — e | |use it, whether member of the club | or not, must register with Orrin iPremier Mussolini‘s Secondjxlmbnu, Secretary of the Club, at Burford's. A fee of 50 cents for Son Ma Be Aboard over night and 25 cents for a stop- ]ane {over during the day will be charged, it was stated, to both members and |non-members. The club plans to GENOA, TItaly, Dec. 30,_Plamlstatlon a caretaker at the cabin over for an ambitious aerial venture be-|the week-ends and the fees collect- ed will go toward paying expenses of keeping the cabin in shape, of- ficials of the Club and Forest Ser- | |tween Rome, Italy, and San Fran- |cisco, U. 8. A, in which Brunui | Mussolini, second son of Premier| | Mussolini may participate, are dis-|vice said. i’clased, Holbrook said the ski trail itself | The trial will begin next week of a!would remain open to the public as |trimotor plane for the proposed|usual and the intention was to allow ‘mght westward to the states of the|the public use of the government- | Pacific Coast, thence back to Rome,|owned and built skiers cabin when nonstop, in quest of a new long dis- )it was available after proper regis- | tance record. tration with the Secretary of the Ju- neau Ski Club. ‘The action to turn the public prop- erty over to private control was \WATCH NIGHT SERVICE OR SALVATION ARM Y|\t Ciccers ot e st club st 1 night. Holbrook said, in making the | In keeping with usual custom,|action public today, that the cabin | the annual Night Watch Services had not been kepf up in the manner !to bid the old year goodbye and|it should be and it was thought that greet the new year will be held at the by giving exclusive use to the Club | Salvation Army Barracks on Wil-|it would be kept in better shape. !loughby Avenue tomorrow night.|So that no one will make the four- | The special services will start at 11|mile hike up the ski trail only to o'clock. (Continued on Page Six) MOTORSHIP TO SERVE ALL S, E. ALASKA POINTS Ummel Announces Sailing from Seattle January 6 —Take 25 Passengers MERCHANTS ASKED TO WIRE ORDERS Negotiations for Strike Set- tlement at Standstill— May Go to Congress BULLETIN—Seattle, Dec. 30. —Regarding the report that an- other Alaska ship is leaving January 4, Ummel says the North Star is going on January 6 and the Arctic may be sent back north about the middle of January if conditions demand but the decision will be made later. SEATTLE, Dec. 30—J. R. Um- mel, Federal purchasing agent here, said last night that the Bureau of Indian Affairs motorship North Star would sail January 6 to relieve food shortages in Southeast Alaska. Ummel said booking the cargo would start Wednesday and that he anti- cipated no difficulty in re-assemb- ling the staff that handled the voy- ages of the Boxer, Arctic and Gor- gas. The North Star will call at Ket- chikan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau on the way north and at Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan on the trip south. Passengers will be limited to 25, he said. ‘While the cargo is being assembled, the North Star will be dry-docked for repairs to her rudder, damaged on her last trip north. ASKS ORDERS Wyatt Kingman, Alaska Railroad Agent here in the operation of gov- ernment boats, also received a radio= gram from Ummel of the sailing of the North Star in which he asked Kingman to notify all interested persons to wire their orders in im- mediately. The North Star can take about 2,000 tons with a deck load. WIRES PRESIDENT KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec. 30.— | After decision to call a mass meet- ing tonight to unify protests against the continued marine strike, Mayor Talbot sent a message to President Roosevelt today saying the City Council wants government intervens tion. In his message the Mayor said: “Situation desperate. Unless reg- ular and adequate transportation is resumed immediately and maintain- ed every industrial activity in Al aska for the whole ensuing vear will be paralyzed and people will be destitute. The service of the Alaska Rallroad is insufficient. We trust we may have immediate assistance from the President and Congress.” A similar message was sent to Gov. John W. Troy. MAY GO TO CONGRESS SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 30. —Negotiations to end the 62-day maritime strike virtually was at a standstill today and some sources were expressing the belief that Con- gressional action would be necessary to settle the dispute. The future of conferences between shipowners and all but one of the seven striking unions remained unsettled and As- sistant Labor Secretary Edward F. McGrady announced plans for re- turning to Washington. Offshore shipowners tentatively agreed to confer today with repre- sentatives of the radio telegraphers after negotiations with the other unions of licensed personnel, offi- cers and engineers, had broken down. The unions today announced the formation of a “law and legislation” committee composed of one sentative of each union and said members “may” go to Wi at the opening of Congress. he was informed troduction in Congress. (Continued on Page Two)