The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 14, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL XLIX., NO. 7381. KIDNAP - KILLER WARRANTISSUED T0 G-MEN FORCE Slayer of Charles Mattson Is Now an Official Fuglhve WILL PROSECUTE OTHERS INVOLVED | Wasbfingtorl—_s—‘-vate Lind-| bergh Law Is Brought | Into Full Action TACOMA, Wash,, Jan. 14—A John Doe warrant has been issued by the United States Commissioner here and this made the kidnapkiller of ten-year-old Charles Mattson, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Mattson, officially an outlaw. The warrant was sworn to by United States Attorney J. Charles Dennis and charges an unnamed | man with the kidnaping under the| Lindbergh law, also using the mails| for extortion. Any person harboring the kidnap-| killer, under the Lindbergh Law, or even withholding any information regarding his activites, wll be pros- ecuted for conspiracy and if con—} victed may be sentenced to two| years. G-Men said the warrant was de-| manded to simply clarify the status| of the kidnap-killer. BLOOD ON AUTO EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 14—On on the outskirts of the city and Low-‘ covered with what appeared to be| blood. On the rear seats were other rags or clothing, also appearing bloody. BUSSLS ARE HALTED SEATTLE, Jan. 14, — The state Police, patrolling the highways i the Everett area, halted several] busses between here and Everett but the drivers said no passengers had been removed. One report was the G-Men at Everett had asked a Seattle-bound | bus to be halted as a man in a) gray coat, low pulled-down cap and with pockets stuffed with maps, | be removed. The driver said he re-| called that no such passenger hnd' been taken from his bus. MORE CLUES TACOMA, Jan. 14—It is blood-stained tire and chain found ' of little Charles Mattson. It is also reported a handker- chief found in the clothing of the car held at Everett contained a lipstick. ——————— ARREST SUSPECT PAYROLL HOLDUP, Man in Custody at Seattle| | STOCK QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, san. 14. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 15, American Can %, American Light and Power , Anaconda 56%, |linois 7%, Calumet and Hecla 18%, Common- |wealth and Southern 4%, Wright T%, International Harvester 107, Ken- necott 62, Republic Steel 28%, Southern Pa- icific 47%, | United States Steel Corporation 8'%, Cities Service 5%, | Bremner bid 2%, $4.91 1/16. Taken to Portland for Questioning PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 14.—Mor-| ris Albohaire, aged 40, has been| brought here from Seattle for ques-| tioning in last week’s $5,600 payroll robbery of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. Albohaire denies that he was in Portland on the day of the holdup, | according to Detective James Flem- ! ing. HELEN JANE ADAMS ARRIVES IN JUNEAU| A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Adams at 11:30 o'clock last night at St. Ann's Hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds,! four and one-half ounces, and has| been named Helen Jane Adams. Helen Jane is the granddaughter of Elmer A. Friend, city editor of The Empire and Mrs. Friend. Helen' is named for both of her grand- mothers, and, on the maternal side of her family is the fifth generation of Helens. Her mother was Helen| Phyllis Friend before her mar- riage, WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—J. Ed- |gar Hoover, Chief of G-Men, said |here this afternoon: | “We won't discuss the Mattson |kidnaping case until we catch him,” then adding quickl, one fender of the car found parked ;. ki i3 The statement was made when ed here for inspection of G-Men, it Frhover Al 0 ppeared before the House is said there was a handkerchief| Appropriauons Subcomrnittee i iMR SIMPSON BRINGS SUIT BIG ATTENDANCE LONDON, Jan drich Simpson has charged a British society matron, Mrs. Joan Suther- {land, with slander in a sequel to re-'the divorce granted Mrs. ported that G-Men have studied a Simpson, his attorney said. The suit is based, the attorneys in a car and Federal agents ad- indicated, on an allegation that Mrs. mitted tests were made to show Sutherland, wife of Lieut. Col. A. G. whether the substance was human!Sutherland, said Simpson received blood and refused to say whether money for permitting the divorce it had proved to have been blood action brought by his American- {born wife. The suit, sources close to Simp- {son said, is the result of an irri- |tating discussion of the probationary divorce | Simpson, obtained at Ipswich, October 27. Authoritative informants disclos- ed the suit charges Mrs. Suther- ;land made |about Simpson at a luncheon party in London after the abdication of Edward the Eighth. ALA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” jUNEAU ALASKA 'IHURSD:\\ SNOW BRINGS BEAUTY BUT TROUBLE TO AUTOISTS This scene might have been taken in numeroun mountain regions of the Far West after the winter sea- son’s first heavy snows, but it happened to be at Truckee, Calif., in the high Sierra. Here is a group of cars buried in the snow. P, S.—It was a busy day for tow cars. (Associated Press Photo) HOOVER MAKES NO STATEMENT ON KIDNAPING {Won't Discuss Case Until “Him or Them” Have Watch for Him! ‘Descnphon of Kldnap-Klller WASHINGTON, Jan. 14—The Department of Justice has mail- ed posters announcing $10,000 reward for the capture of the kidnaper-killer of Charles Mattson, and calling on every law enforcement agency in the country to aid in the man hunt. The kidnaper is described as follows: “Age, about 30 years; height, five feet seven or eight inches; weight, 145 to 165 pounds; com- plexion, swarthy; peculiarities, did not stand erect, dimple on chin, high cheek bones, nose appered broken a little below the center; hands, hairy; speech, slightly foreign accent and he speaks brokenly, appears to be of Southern European ex- traction.” Been Captured “I don’t mean I mean him or them.” FOR SLANDER AT CHAMBER FOR watys Former e o LAWDISCUSSION rects Action Against Society Matron Terminal Filled with Mer- chants to Give Views on Merchant Marine Act 14—Ernest Al- At one of the best attended meetings the Juneau Chamber of Commerce has had in months to- day noon at the Terminal Cafe, discussion of possible request for Wallis Alaska from the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act, commonly known as the Jones law, occupied most of the session with arguments both pro and con. Due to limited time and on request of H. L. Faulk- ner, President weorge W. Folta ordered the matter put over until next week and it probably will be two weeks before decision is reach- ed as A. H. McDonald, agent of the Alaska Steamship Company at Mrs. last decree secured by derogatory remarks and is having difficulty in getting | transportation to reach here. f Some members of the Chamber The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: up .70; rails 55.43, down .22; utilities 37.06, down .53. Divorce decrees have been granted |by Judge George F. Alexander Federal District Court to John E. Turner, of Juneau, Turner, of Seattle, on grounds of desertion, and to Frances Esther Or- cutt, of Wrangell, DeLong Orcutt, of Wrangell, grounds of non-support. i today, among them Judge J. B. LeFevre and Territorial Represen- tative J. P. Anderson, urged that the Chamber go on record against straight repeal of the Alaska ex- clusion clause, while Howard D. Stabler, speaking the sentiment of various other members argued for amendentment to the law to allow for suspending the provision during Armour of II- Bethlehem Steel 75%, Curtiss- General Motors 67%, be ever a better plan to ask for suspension of duties on Canadian goods during a shipping emergency, arguing that union longshoremen would not unload the goods from Canadian boats anyway during a strike. . The Jones law prohibits foreign vessels from carrying American goods between American ports but it allows goods to be sent from New York Central 43, Southern Railway 26%, 80%, United asked 3'%; Pound DOW, Jt AVERAGES industrials 183.71, another within the same boundaries this Alaska is excluded. In other words goods can be, shipped from New York to Seattle by Canadian railroad and boat connections but it cannot be sent from New York to a point in Alaska by the same method due to the exclusion clause. Judge W. C. Arnold, President of DIVORCES GRANTED in from Gertrude from Thurston on —— ~ (Continuea on Page Two) suspension of the clause excluding! 1000 Tor social welfare Anchorage, has asked fo be heard, an emergency such as the present.) J. B. Burford suggested it might one point in the United States to| by Canadian rail carrier, but from the Ketchikan Chamber of Com-| A i e s ] (Continued on Fage Two) 'UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT ISSUED BY JUNEAU C. C. Survey Taken by Commer- cial Group Goes IntoRe- lief, Alien Situation The following complete report on unemployment survey taken by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce was adopted at the of that group this noon: | On December-17, 1936, E. R. Schulz, representing himself to be a member |of a committee of the unemployed Jof Juneau, was present at a Spec-;| ial meeting of the Executive Board,’ held at the Terminal Cafe, Mr. Schulz requested that the Chamber of Commerce urge Governor John W. Troy to grant the request of the unemployed for relief. Mr. Schulz stated that the unemployed in most cases did not have enough money to buy Xmas dinner; that he knew local merchants would favor his request since if the unemployed were given relief, the money would be spent in local stores and hence the merchants would realize a profit; that the Chamber's backing, since it contained influential men, would be of material assistance in securing such relief. The Executive Board informed Mr Schulz that no action could be ken until an investigation could be made to determine whether or noi the request for relief was justified; and that the Eexecutive Board was not interested in relief for unem- ployed as far as profit for the local merchants is concerned. The results of the investigation follow: There are al present no funds available that will permit any large scale relief. The Governor's office through which most of the relicf funds in the past few years have come, is entirely without money for this purpose. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has an annuai fund of $25- (not relief) and this Bureau is taking care of a few of the most extreme cases among the Natives. A small quar- terly fund is administered by Fed- eral Judge George F. Alexander This fund is too small to permit any general relief allotments, and it is administered to take care of only the most needy. At the pres- ent time a limited amount of relief money is being used by the Forest Service to give work to unemployed Employment is staggered, so the men work two weeks and then are laid off for two weeks. The only available sourse of name of unemployed, comparatively up to-date, is a list held at the Gover- nor’s office, consisting of unem- ployed who recently called on the Govetnor in two separate groups on different dates. Copies of this list were secured a a basis for investigation. Whils there is some duplication made in the two calls ‘at the office of the Governor, the lists were totalled for investigation purposes. The total number of names Wa 152. The breakdown of the li was made to show the number of natives, 42, the number of alien 68, and the number of white citi zens, 52. This data was given by {the individual unersplyed as the {gave their names in registering. Some of the aliens did not stat 'how long they have been in Alask: |although the biggest percentage did give this data. Eleven of the aliens ta- luncheon meeting| HARMONY SPIRIT IS STRESSED BY GOVERNOR TROY Urges Legislators to Forget Bmmdarv Lines in Futh- ering Alaska Interests FIRST BILL TOSSED IN SENATE HOPPER S. B. No. | Aimed to Pro-| tect Resident Fishermen in Alaskan Waters In brief remarks complimenting the Legislators on the excellent spir- it of harmony and urging the con- lnu d spirit of forgetting Division ines in further legislation for Alaska Cw\ John W. Troy presented his biennial message to the 13th Terri- torial Legislature this afternoon at & joint session of the Senate and House at which Senator Henry Ro- den presided The Chief Executive did not read the message, but said he offered it for the lawmakers to peruse at their eisure and “do with it as you see fit.” Complete text of the message, which covers Alaska’s major prob- lems, is found elsewhere in today's| Empire. The Senate at a brief session prior to meeting with the House saw its| Hirst bill of the 13th Legislature tossed in the hopper. It was offered by Senator Roden. Known hereafter as Senate Bill No. 1, the measure would assess a $1 license tax on all commercial| fishermen in Alaska waters. The bill{ is aimed at guarding the interests! |o( Alaska resident fishermen, par- “éolarly in Bristol Bay; it also re- lquires that in order to obtain a li- jcense it would be necessary to be ‘a legal resident of the Tcrrnoryl which requires one year’s residence| here before applying for the license. Under the act, if it becomes a law, outside fishermen would be barred from Alaskan waters for one year. | Senator Roden also is the author of Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, which provides that the House and| Senate be authorized to appropriate $500 or suchi amount of it as needed for additional clerical help. | The Senate also received a com-! munication from the Alaska Trollers Cooperative Marketing Association | of Ketchikan asking that the license of one-tenth of one percent charged on fish purchased in excess of 400,- 000 pounds be repealed on grounds that Alaska fish buyers cannot com- pete in the outside market under such a tax. A bill along the same line was presented four years ago but failed to get action. - e — 21 AMERICANS ARE HOSTAGES IN CHINA CITY NANKING, Jan. 14. — Assistant Military Attache David Barrett has informed the United States Embassy here from Loyang, his fallure in ef- forts to release twenty-one Ameri- cans trapped in the revolt stricken city of Sianfu Embassy officials believe the Americans are held as “hostages” to prevent a bombardment by the Central Government's punitive ex-| pedition against former Marshal Chiang’s revolting armies. | . Kentuckvfivnrs Child Labor Law Twenly-fifth State Has Now Ratified Amendment— 11 More Needed FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 14. —This state became the twenty- fifth to ratify the Child Labor| Amendment. Approval of eleven other states is now required to write the amendment into the Federal Constitution. 1 The Kentucky Legislature rejected the amendment overwhelmingly two vears ago. The amendment would empower Congress to “limit, regulate and pro- | hibit labor of persons under eigh- leen years of age.” e e e e e e R ottt MLMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS SKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS Im portant Features Contained in Governor’s Message Highlights of Gov. John W. Troy's message to the Thirteenth Legislative Assembly, submitted today, follow: Conditions in the Territory are incomparably improved over those that existed two years ago. This is due in a large part to the extraordinary expenditures by the Government in Public Works and for relief of those in need. Economy must continue to be our watchword. We cannot afford to overtax industries that we now have. Overtaxation would discourage investmenv of capital in our natural resources. We must depend upon further development to produce more employment and to add to the Territory's population. At the present time the fisheries industry is bearing the chief burden of taxation, and casting about for further sources of income, the mind naturally turns first of all to the mining industry, the second most important of the Territory's indus- tries. Mining has prospered during the last two years, due in most part to the increase of gold value from $20.67 to $35.00 an ounce and made mining more profitable than it has been for many years. It would be only fair to have that industry carry part of the increased tax burden clearly indicated as necessary. The tax on the fisheries industry is a tax on gross produc- tion. That on gold mining a net income tax. I believe the time has come when this discrimination should cease. I believe we should exempt from taxation on each mine or prospect enough money to permit the prospector to bring his property to profitable operation. I cull your attention to the benefits which have been de- rived by municipalities, States and Territories in public works construction through cooperation with the Public Works Ad- ministration by obtaining loans and grants or grants only from the Administration. At the present time the Public Works Ad- ministration is making grants in the amount of 45% of the total cost of projects and loans in the amount of 55% of the cost of the project with a preference given to applications for grants only. The Administration gives preference to grant projects only as they favor projects on which the Grantee is willing to furnish its portion of the cost thereof in the amount of 55%. It is my opinion that Alaska could profit considerably by taking advantage of Federal grants on various Territorial projects. The Legislature has many important problems confronting it, of which none is more important than the question of amend- ending Alaska's present social and public welfare laws so that they will conform with the requirements of the Federal Social Security Act. In preparing legislation for cooperation with the National Security Act, T suggest that the Legislature provide a Territorial Welfare Board for administration of Social Security and various Territorial welfare activities. The powerful impetus to mining given by the increased price of gold has resulted in a notable expansion of mining operations, which has been attended by greatly improved business conditions and which has been a large factor in reducing unemployment. To ald and assist those engaged in mining and prospective operators it is recommended that the Legislature provide the Territorial Department of Mines for use during the ensuing biennium, adequate funds to enable that agency to undertake measures of maximum benefit to the mining industry. It is estimated that an appropriation in the sum of $70,000 or $75,000 for the biennium will be required to provide the various aids to the mining industry .outlined. The operation of the Liquor Laws in Alaska is one that should receive your attention. Generally speaking, I believe the Liquor Board has done a good job well. Most of the com- plaints about the liquor situation has been aimed at the lack of enforcement of the laws and regulations rather than iie system itself. I am still convinced that the license system is far better than would be Territorial or municipal liquor stores. Among other things that ought to be determined is the status of Indians and their eligibility to purchase and use liquor. Opinions differ among both Indians and Whites as to the proper method to pursue in this matter. I commend it to the thought- ful attention of the Legislature. I believe there should be two or more experimental fur farms in Alaska, with experts at their head who could carry on ex- perimentation in all phases of that industry. The Territory ought to bear in mind the tourist travel. It has been proven over and over again that tourists provide a valuable asset to any country. There should be lberal appropriations to the Territorial Highway Commission for roads, airfields and kindred projects. The Pioneers’ Home is an institution in which all Alaskans take just pride. The management of the Home has been effi- cient, humane and met in a large way the purpos various Territorial Legislatures. I recommend liberal appropriations for the support of schools. Vocational work for the education of adults and high school pupils along practical lines as provided by the last Legislature should be given liberal support. I commend.to the consideration of the Legislature the Uni- versity of Alaska. It is one of our major Territorial institutions. It must not be permitted to deteriorate. Let us all remember that Alaska is one Territory and her people are one people. The full text of the Governor's message is printed beginning on page 5. N : | | e ) {BELIEF GROWS 'GOVERNMENT T0 TAKE BIG MOVE [Spokesmen Look for Action Unless Peace Comes Quickly LEGlSLATlON NOW DUE FROM CONGRESS }Presidelll Deluged with Re- | quests to Take Hand } in Walkout SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan, 14— Spokesmen here expressed their pri- vate beliefs today that Government intervention in the Pacific Coast |Maritime strike is certain unless peace comes quickly. It is known that President Roose- velt has already been deluged with requests for intervention from all ities hit by the strike and also from hundreds of organizations of the Pacmc Coast. Congressional Action Advices received here from Repre= sentative Clarence Lea, Chairman of the California House delegation, | predicted Congress would consider legislation “that might provide some | new method” dealing with the strike. |He wired he has repeatedly urged “Executive action.” “Progress” Made T. G. Plant, representing the ship 3\vners. and E. B. O'Grady, spokes- man of the Masters, Mates and Pi- lots both said some progress was hrmg “made in negotiations lnsuns far into the night.” Plant reiterates peace is near and “such details as remain to be worked ‘Jout will.-be disposed of rapidly.” Strike leaders replied to this that it is “over optimism.” DIMOND'S BILL WOULD PERMIT '~ ALASXA BONDS Delegate Promised Support from Pacific Northwest Delegations, Reports WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond said today that he had assurances for |support by Pacific Northwest dele~ |gations in behalf of his bill to au- thorize the Territorial government to issue two million dollars in bonds to finance an Alaska development rogram. It calls for construction of com- . mercial airports, roads, trails, a new dormitory and power plant at the University of Alaska, hospit« als, gludc dnd hlgh schools. THREE DIE IN PLANE CRASH MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14—One of the two missing planes has been reported found. The plane piloted by Roberto Na- varro and with two physicians aboard, crashed at San Cristobal Lascasas and the three were killed. Hope has been abandoned for the airliner with six passengers and a crew of three aboard which dis- appeared either in the marshlands or high in the mountains in the wild country near Minatitland, Vera Cruz. JUNEAU ELK PASSES AWAY ANACORTES, Wash, Jan. 14 — John F. “Jack” Collins, aged 78, a former Deputy U.S. Marshal in Alaska, traveling guard for the Washington State Penitentiary and Secret Service Agent, is dead here. He had served as Chief of Police here where he had lived for the past 22 years. Collins was a life member of the Juneau Lodge of Elks. Funeral services will be held Fri- day. Collins is survived by his widow and daughter.