The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 22, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLIX., NO. 7414, JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 ALASKA 1937, * MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS 400 ESCAPE DEATH FROM SNOWSLIDE » COMPROMISE | P> Pt ock orver [ EGISIATIRE | He Had Faith! BIG AVALANCHE b R~ B € Iia aith: by Paul Frehm . NOT LIKELY KNOCKS OFF THUNDERS NEAR L] Senate Leaders Have Strate- Fewer Bills Appearing in Passengers NarrowlyDodge gy Conference with Both Houses This Session Doom at Great Notrthern President on Issue than Two Years Ago Railroad Tunnel - WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Dem- The Alaska Legislature, in line ocratic Senate leaders, emerging with the rest of the community, 2 KILLED AS FREIGHT from a long strategy conference declared a holiday today and after with President Roosevelt last Sat- | meeting briefly this morning to call HITS SUDE m B' c' \ urday night, predicted there will| the roll most of the members took ¥ | be no compromise on his court leg- advantage of the opportunity to visit Scores Of Sklers Marooned islation and that it will soon begin the CCC Camp at Montana Creek A | to move through Congress. as guests of the U. S. Forest Ser- on Mounts Ralmcr and For more than an hour and a vice. They were {aken out in time Baker by Cascades half last Saturday night, President for lunch and then spent several il Roosevelt went over the battle | hours inspecting the work that has plans for his legislation on court re- been carried out in that vicinity. SEATTLE, Feb. 22. — Snowslides form with Vice President John Today is the 42nd day of the in the Pacific Northwest Sunday Nance Garner and half a dozen present session and but three more claimed two lives and almost swept Senators who are backing the pro- days remain for the introduction of 400 passengers of a Great Northern posal. proposed legislation, the 45th day train down the mountainside. One Senator, who did not wish to being the final day for the presen- Scores of skiers were marooned be quoted by name said, there was tation of bills. Thus far 72 bills on Mount Rainier and Mount no talk of a compromise during the and 50 memorials have been intro- Baker. conference. duced in the House and 51 bills and A Canadian National freight ONE STEP PLANNED 14 memorials in the Senate. A few train piled into a slide near Hope, WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. — Ad- resolutions have been offered inj B. O, killing Engineer J. Robert- ministration leaders responded to both houses. Last session 141 bills son and Fireman George Harring- (] President Roosevelt's request for were introduced in the House and{ ton. speedy action on the court reform| Picket tnes were thrown out in the Los Angeles harbor area by the |38 in the Senate, aside from me- | A slide thundered down the program by seeking immediate Sen- Teamsters’ Union in an organization drive. A group of pickets i. morials and resolutions. mountainside at the west portal of ate Judiciary Committee approval| <hown questioning the driver of a truck. (Associated Press Pnd et The health and sanitation bill, the Cascade scenic tunnel, missing of retirement on full pay of Su-|———— " o - AN 1 which would set up a complete new the Great Northern's crack. train, preme Court Justices when they ° » ° health code for the Territory, Empire Builder, by :vllo cl.;d lengths. reached the age of 70. A M l S B ! scheduled as a special order of bus- A 125-foot trestle and power The House has passed this meas- r ai ervice et ween iness in the House at 2 o'clock to- communication lines were carried ure. l F . b k ]\7 morrow afternoon. ' away. Several Senators said enactment uneau anc airoan ow The House meets in®the morning The train had been turned into of the measure might result in at 11 o'clock and the Senate at 10 a siding Whlfln the track at the one or two withdrawals from the U S . P H o'clock. tunnel was blocked. A high court and ease the tension p to enate, asses ouse — e J. A. Irving, Vancouver, B. C, over the court issue. e B (] who left the train to talk to a sec- S S LR 3 ALL s NuT WELL " 7 tion crew, barely escaped. l WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. — The i - “Mister, I think I'm the luckiest ) 1)) ! request for $68,692 to establish an - R S AT T i 2 man alive,” Irving said. 4 p : ko - A ,iur mail ~service between” Juneau! 4 A y % 3 T, i oy o d e Iand Fairbanks, Alaska, awaits Sen- 3 i ¢ N i g g G B i ] jate action. 1 uma"nes a - HflflvERs vIEw | The proposal was approved by H ’ 1 ] |the House and passed Friday. The | ) { UN GuvT JuBs‘uem is included in the Post Office | ARE H ELD | N | H nll w n ufl nu PLAcEn nvEH couRT REF“RM H and Treasury Department appro- —_— | | priation bill. However, Alaska Dele- el | \ 3 3 !gate Anthony J. Dimond failed in House SpeakE( and V'cx a " / ey o VASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Menl-| attempts to obtain additional funds Meyers Are Calling Each | ! Y : ers. ! e House Naval alrs| for feeder lines despite the support s | s 11 A Former PreSldent Mak es|Commmee have urged an investiga-|of Representative gompton v‘}fme Otl’lel‘ Names Over Blll —_— | _ —— ’ Address Before Union [tion of the Walsh-Healy Act t0|of 1daho who argued that the shut- Plumber and Auto Painter Hardly Enough to Get Ac-|Thirty Thousand Soldiers L Cl b effect National Defense because|tle service is of vital importance to OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 22. 11 | { 4 o . eague Clu Stee] companies have refused to bid the ‘development of the Teritory. |SPeaker Ba Rellly of the Washins- | Both Resemble Ab- | quainted—Study Made, Rushed There to Pre- {One of First Captains of W. on Government ship building ma-, pe), Di bRl ton House of Representatives, 235- | ni " 4 CHIGAGE T e - et tariar o Teiee Diniong, wHB AR g pound. former Gonzaga footballer, | ductor, Slayer Opinion Given vent Disorders P. a;deukoIn [};euatcel’ on S * % a) reatened a “‘mi - T fi?"-v-fiin’:?orfafx‘l'lds”ipr'éfi?cfi?,lrlf? vis’f::szcrt ;2?k;:g:ma£gy::u;yp259’ef % mendfmem i smeh'?”;_ “0"?°“ Lieut. Gov. V‘C“gfrl\-o ?‘;:? OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 22—De-| HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 22—An| ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 22.—Mar- ukon, Is 3 ure came up for passage. Such feed- | . | . analys| in addressing the Union Leaguelcontractors on large Federal pro-‘ i 'p P : g ers’ mustache, unless the Lieuten- partment cf Justice agents are}"“‘““s shows that the average shal Rodolfo Graziani, Ethiopian SEA Feb, 22—Capt. J. E. er lines would have been operated|. .+ Gov i Hollywood film romance lasts four | Viceroy, has rushed 30,000 soldiers TTLE, 43, ~Onp Club. 7 Jects. between Cordova, Valdez, Seward,|i.¢ ,‘,)1!2;:2:,9 :‘e‘;:sot‘l-ne“:\ os;ah?uv’:‘q"emom"g two men held m con- i, s and fifteen days. Of theto queli a possible uplslslng grow- | F- Hoggan, 78, one of the first cap- The former President said Pres-| Some members of Congress arejanchorage and Tanana Crossing. |nrevers wh id 9. & OUSE." oction with tne Mattson kidnap- gy romances studied, twelve led to|ing out of the attempt to assassin-| tins on the Yukon River in the , ident Roosevelt’s court proposal|urging the Government build mills| A SRR awye;;s snnidpr;: T: oovr':artlzinsm_" ; the itk g v service of the White Pass and Yu- 2 i o | 1 g a | the altar. 4 has created the “greatest consmu“ to alleviate the steel shortage. 2 House group to back the labor pen-’ Raymond Clark, aged 30, a plum-| gpomances that are likely to suc-{ The city has been placed on a kon Route, died last Tuesday at noga:) AlAIon; in e ask 72 e i sion bills in opposition to Goy, DT, Wwas arrested because of his cced involve couples where one of |wartime basis. Mayo, Yukon Territory, his friends and has placed the Nation “face to 3 | wur 0 Is e Clarence Martin's program and that |Peculiar behavior and resemblance (ne party is outside of the film| Viceroy Graziani is recovering here have learned. fage Wil fub. ppIgiton et Bhe he has a majority of 51 members|t© the kidnaper and slayer. business. from slight injuries received when| After serving 20 years with At- §u|:;-eme Ctg““ shall be made sub- | H lined up. | cClarence Kovus, age 33, auto P a5 AL a hand grenade was tossed in the|lantic shipping companies, while Jei{ ve to 4 emExeeutive. | s ee "I "s Reily denied this, saying the pa:tlmer, was arrested Saturday midst of officials last Friday when second mate on a vessel plying the & o:xver ul'x er said the Supreme ‘ ! | House. majority of 65 already is night on a drunk charge and or- he was distributing gifts to the na- Atlantic, Capt. Hoggan met a Bel- Px?:s‘;de xg'ue:t o: ::tmwh:thir v.k:e u" s pv ey committed virtually one hundred‘d“‘ed held by the agents because tives celebrating the birth of an““"" going to the Yukon. He join- : nt, by appol ent of addi- LONDON, Feb. 22— London’s old- | PEr cent to the Governor’s program of his resemblance to the abductor heir to the Italian throne. ed him and subsequently the two tional judges, shall revise the Con- dins iy . As for keeping out of the House, | —— e lost their equipment going over the stitution or whether the change in ot enara-palisier, James RO e ar there ‘ White Pass. They kept on how- O e AL | Robins, 82, is finding business good.| MeYers said he was going over therc DH HE'TMEYER SHOOT THEM. Is ORDERED |WDUe Po% ey P thence to ted to the people as the Constitu- d“we" are busy with coronation|¢nis afternoon, at the joint sess!oi‘ L] j ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 22. — All|whjtehorse where they built a scow tion itself provides. 2 e 2 R en‘OTA ers,” and making swords of ev-|for memorial services of both HO“S_{ | R Ethiopians connected with the at-|gwith which they ferried passengers B el ANKING, Feb. 22— fhe shaven fery type for all parts of the em-les which the Lieutenant Governor | Fiancee of Roosevelt, Jr.,|tempt to assassinate the Viceroytnrough the rapids during the gold head, gray gown and wooden beads pire,” he chuckles. “Three kings|customarily does at such )olntmee‘-{ > Lalpd *?|will be shot by a firing squad on|push days. T P N s of Llhe Buddhist monk I:)r nun a:'e have worn swords that have passed’ings, i | Rushed to Hosp)tal—— direct orders received from Pre-| pgater Capt. Hoggan became pi- no longer sesame to the areas in|through my han Meyers, who is breaking out: | mier Benito Mussolini. Colonial of- * s A 2 right |Ipe lot on the Clifford Sisten, .then F UR PASSENGERS gl:‘ s otm:oruncag;m;“ izl ik with the conservative megmbers g«:r ANOHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 22— ra*—ted_Upon ficers announced the death decree |captain of other boats on the Yu- na’s military authorities are the Senate and also has been cri- Dr- P. L. Heitmeyer, formerly of | today. K ie b = 3 ; | WASHINGTON, Feb. 22—Hos- . gronizg gt U gedonal capt News P otographer elsing Gov. Martin, seid at o Portland, Oregon, has asumed Be piial physicians sad Ethel du Pont ot 1a also decreed that all native| Capt. Hoggan retired in 1627 and 3 4 v ngview convention yesterday th-.: i ¢ -1 4 ns continuing to o] resided at Mayo until his death. He Alarmed by reports that details| Doubles as Preacl:er|ne is through phylncy“swgge}:' duties of Chief of Staff of the An-\fiancee of Franklin D. Roosevell,| sy Government wit also suffer | i survived b;' three sons, John, & J of Nanking's secret defenses have Sk S i |chorage hospital operated by the|Jr. L:xln rsood eond;:lon{ n}::r a0|iye death penalty. o saiattes Sor thé Yukon # | | ecoeds Dy, |OPeration for removal of ap- redgemas| Con: :’;:"cg‘u‘:z"r‘;"’:‘i and taken out of | TULSA, Feb, 22—Week days Lee| IMPROVES, GOES HOME Alaska Railroad. He succeeds Dr.[99P0L0m SO OO Vo M ester- o7 solidated Dredging Company oper- e g S e d};v:tgeaw‘:u}: Im;n- Krupnick is a news photograpner! s G B, Rice, 1. medical "a- 2 H. Romig who retired to private | day while a White House guest, | ating on Bear Creek; George, & Craft Wil Accommodate $81' religlon. of Pebcs u‘:d mmm’;: g:lea;l‘)gg Jolgu :;l;;rse':er i:asizx;ym a‘: tient, was dismissed today from St. Practice after more than 20 years| it e s T IV|L w A IN | Government telegrapher in Alaska; 4 i Ann’s R. M. who carries winter mail in 32 Fares—fly at 20,- |Nanking authorities have ordered a |preacher, traveling hundreds of o Hoia iy -2 WiB e Saveimmont. | the Yukon and three daughters, in- 000-Foot Altitude thorough going census of the 453 miles to deliver his message to o 1 cluding Mrs. Florence Crow living temples, monasteries and nunneries|church congregations. F' h E l(l S | here, ' N YORK S e teane. | the Metropoltan area. Bona 1| s Jewian somvert o e cnris-' I LGNE L0 Kimbar ge Supreme T continental w.esten.x Air Lines an membersmorbeBud:;h::te;lmo;J l')m- Heratalin Fentice s spiein ml : | ’ -|ers are registered and given| thousands of persons of all de- C H B A 5 l e e e et v i o, o +OUTE 1108 Beem Aftemplec - FLIERS DOWN Sanashy regulations are alme: rect- ‘Bfld Missouri. . - “ ~ —_— at Boeing's Seattle plant and ta- | : , United Automobile Work- % y at Japan, whence hundreds of | Krupnick accepts no money for y t r 1@ xec t ve . b i ol AR e t;:sem’re:t; SEine Levtoon And B L e Keruibe; eeusd i) Ly, el ereiy ,S‘ ers of America An- Battles Reported Raging on BUT UP AGA'N 3 na g8 ix L s - it Bty xfi::]:lot (s:‘ geil;mn;;;gsme o tional appeal on the platform, he o aioves T $1. noinee Naxt Move Two Long Fronts— dent; of ‘the comMPanY. y pi . is known as the “weeping preach- ckson and Van Buren, who be- | R d -I-h t Cd WLl o -, — er” WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. — If tween them had named seven of | Srsmiied oa reaten The planes will cost about $2,043,- : President Roosevelt is permitted to|the nirie members of the court,| DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 22.—The BEERS.5 4 1 Pilots Lien and Larson Are 000 and are to fly at an altitude of| §ounded Just Like expand the Supreme Court by six | found them anything but obedient. | United Automobile Workers of| LONDON, Feb. 22.—Spain's Civil| 2 20,000 feet with a speed of 250 miles . ice Ord North Carolina members and then gets the type Critics of Jackson called the Court|America announce their next step War rages today from Oviedo near Forced Down on Iso- an hour using 3,600 horsepower de- Big Police Order| % ; Of declaion ‘he wants from the new | “the!haet Abchor of our govern-|Will be s’ drive ‘to. unionize “the|the Bay.of Biscay, wherethe Gov-| lated Alaska Lak velaped by four Wyight Radihl me: (Is Falling Off court, he will have better luck than ment” an emergency refuse. | Chrysier Corporation. A demand [sergents have starteed a wedge in aska Lake ors. ’ { predecessors. Charles Warren, prof. jter |will be made for recognition of the |0lfensive, FTRGOR WRege the In- As sleeper planes there will be| SAN FRANCISCO, Onl..: Peb, 2% Water Wagon Many Presidents have been tor-|in Supreme Cox:rt h‘;:()m:;ngau‘lv rtthL: lunion as the sole collective bar-|tergents have started a wedge in ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 22.— 18 berths and eight seats while for| —Listeners in on the police radio mented by decisions which threw of the Jackson-Van Buren period: | gaining agency. an attempted drive to the Mediter- Pilots Bert Lien and Herb Larson day flights the planes will accom-|thought patrol Car Taraval No. 1| RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb.|out policies they felt imperative| “The expectations of the politi-| — ————— ranean. arrived yesterday after spending odate 32 passengers and also carry| W8S getting a big order when they |22, —This state's 28-year-old bone|to national welfare, It started with cians were unfulfilled. The Court| COMMISSIONER GOES OUT Southeast of Madrid the Insur-(two days and two 'nights on an a load of 3,750 pounds. heard ‘this: dry law went to the scrap heap to-| Jefferson, who saw Chief Justice |continued to decide its cases with-| U. S. Commissioner at Yakutat, |ents are reported to have captured isolated Iake near Port Wells where Pressure equipment will provide| ‘Man annoying woman between|day, replaced by a county option Marshall steadily shape up a out regard to party . . . uncon- Hardy Trefzger, accompanied by |four and one-half miles of the|they were forced down by weather. proper air at high altitudes. Athens and Moscow. Respond.” |monopoly system of package sales.|stronger national government over| trolled by the political views of its Mrs. Trefzger and their daughter Madrid-Valemcia road. It is said The two fliers took off from Cor- ————— To the radio patrolmen it was|This is under a law enacted by the!the state-rightist views of the Pres- | members or by the desires of offi- Jeanne, sailed from Juneau on the the Government forces still hold |dova Friday morning and had not B. F. Kane and Chet Johnson,Simple endugh, and they went to General Assembly of Counties. The ident. Justices named by Jefferson, clals at whose hands the individ- Princess Norah for a winter trip. |the Guadalajara Highway under|been seen nor reported until they sales representatives in Alaska, were|the Tescue of a lady in distress in|counties ‘must vote wet, however, once sharing his views, soon were ual judges had received their ap- Mr. Trefzger has been in Juneau heavy fire. Severance of the road|arrived here. arrivals in Juneau from Petersburg|thé range of streets named after{tq be permitted to set up county|voting against him under leader- pointments.” | for nearly a month on Court busi- would leave Madrid without any The plane was not damaged in Furopean capitals. . i aboard the freighter Depere. operated stores in April, FEA A ship of Marshall. | (Continued on Fage Seven) | ness. main trunk highwey exit, the forced landing.