The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 4, 1937, Page 1

. . THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XLIX., NO. 7423. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” , MARCH 4, 1937. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ~ PRICE TEN CENTS ROOSEVELT GOES ON AIR TONIGHT SLAYER OF § UNDER ARREST IN CALIFORNIA| Japariese, Who Killed Wife and Four Children, Near Auburn, Confesses RICHMOND, Cal, March 4. — Chief of Police L. E. Jones said Enechi Kato, 36 year old Japanese farm laborer, degree murder of his wife and lour; young children near Auburn, Wash.,J has been arrested here. | Chief Jones said Kato confessed | killing Mrs. Kato and the chil-| dren by shooting or strangling them. : He then placed kimonos on the bod- | ies and buried them in the yard of | his home near Auburn, with a mat- | tress on top of them. i Information that Kato bought a! ticket for Sacramento shifted the search for him here. 1 Chief Jones said Kato readxly4 admitted the slayings after his ar- ! rest but questioning had to be con-} ducted through an interpreter. | No satisfactory explanation for, the motive was obtained, however. | Kato's surrender was brought charged with first| about through respect for the law porothy N. Snow, beautiful Boston girl, has offered her life to science. | displayed by E. H. Icayama who had fhe offer was made to Dr. Karl von Schilling, psychiatrist, who is seeking given the Japanese a job as a field g “human robot” to duplicate and study the processes of airplane pilots hand about two weeks ago. Kato in trouble in an attempt to solve the mystery of the recent transport would moan and groan when he| air crashes. b tried to sleep and explained at first AR 2, O PITTMAN BILL that it was lonesomeness for his * family, then he finally admitted the Km RflflSflVfl“ " Meet Tomorrow ON NEUTRALITY at White House| PASSES SENATE Issues of Mutual InterestMeasure Adopted by Vote Between Two Nations of 62 to 6 — Now —————— CHARGE DENTIST WITH SLAYING OF YOUNG GIRL Body Is Found, University| Campus—Auto Reeks | to Be Discussed TORONTO, March 4.—Prime M‘m»? ister W. L. Mackencie King and of Chloroform CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 4—The police last night charged Dr. R. G. Miller, Charlottes- ville dentist, with the murder of 18-year-old Cleo Sprouse, whose chloroformed body was found Tues-| day on the edge of the University of Virginia campus. Commonwealth’s attorney W. C.| Fife, said the warrant, chargmgl President Franklin D. Roosevelt will| meet at the White House in Wash-| ington, D. C. tomorrow to dxscussl matters of mutual interest between the United States and Canada. The| Prime Minister is leaving soon for! London to attend the Coronation ceremonies and British Imperial Conference. He was invited to | ‘Washington by the American Pres- | ident. { Topics to be discussed are believed | Goes to House WASHINGTON, March 4. — The Pittman neutrality bill, designed to keep America out of future wars( swept through the Senate late yes- terday by a vote of 62 to 6. The measure now goes to tlie oHuse. Shortly before the vote was ta- ken, Senator Hira mJohnson de- clared in a short talk that the bill would establish a “scuttle run” pol- icy which would not keep America out of war. The Californian ap- pealed for re-enactment of the pres- ent neutrality law embargoing ex- murder, was issued at 10 o'clock;to include the extension of the Can-|ports of munitions but permitting last night after four hours and for-| ty-five minutes of questioning of the 53-year-old dentist. Fife said the car Dr. Miller ad- mitted borrowing Monday after- noon ‘“reeked of chloroform” and contained fragments of medical cot- ton when returned to the owner. TAKEN TO RICHMOND RICHMOND, Virginia, March 4.— Sheriff J. Mason Smith of Albemarle County, announced on arrival here early today with Dr. R. G. Miller that the dentist confessed that Miss Sprouse died from chloroform as he prepared to perform an illegal operation. Mr. Miller was brought here from Charlottesville under guard to avoid the possibility of violence. Sheriff Smith said Dr. Miller de- nied he had been intimate with the girl himself but had agreed to per-; fon:l the operation with her con- sent. ————— SOEPPEL SEEKS EXEC.CLEMENCY Representative McGroarty, Delegate Dimond, Pre- sent Application WASHINGTON, March 4—For- mer Representative John J. Soep- pel, of California, is seeking the President’s clemency after serving three months of a one year sentence for conspiring to sell a West Point appointment. Representative McGroarty, of Cal- ifornia, said he and Alaska Dele- gate Anthony J. Dimond had pre- sented the application for clem- ency, and a supporting letter signed by seventeen Congresssmen, to the Department of Justice. LEWIS FORCES adian-United States trade pact, world peace and the St. Lawrence| seaway. et e PLEASED OVER ONE AGREEMENT Industrial Unionization Campaign Broadened, Is Opinion Now ‘WASHINGTON, March 4. — The forces of John L. Lewis are cheered by the agreement with the Carnegie Steel Corporation for a 40-hour week and minimum wage for la- borers at $5 a day. The agreement broadened the in- dustrial unionization campaign which eventually may include un- jonization of all industrial employ- ees. Lewis has refused to meet Amer- ican Federation of Labor officials to try and adjust differences to re- unite organized labor. TERRITORIAL C. C. GIVES REPORT ON BOND REFERENDUM With 12 replies received and three to be heard from, report of the Ter- ritorial Chamber of Commerce is- sued today reveals that nine mem- ber chambers are against the Di- mond bonded indebtedness bill now before Congress and three in favor. Chambers favoring are Fairbanks, Douglas and Skagway. Those oppes- ing, Cordova, Petersburg, Nome, American ships to engage in trade. -t L STOCK QUOTATIONS [+ 7 | NEW YORK, March 4.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14'%., American Can 109, American Light and Power 13%, Anaconda 65'ge Bethlehem Steel 100%, Calumet and Hecla 18, | Commonwealth and Southern 3%, Curtiss Wright 8, General Motors 67, International Harvester 108%%, Kennecott 65%, New York Central 47%, Southern Pacific 59'%, United States Steel 120%, United Corpora- tion 6%, Cities Service 4%, Brem- ner bid 3% asked 6; Pound $4.88 9/16, Republic Steel 37%, Cerro de Pasco 82'%, American Zinc, Lead and Smelting 16%, Lima Locomo- tive 78%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 191.63, rails 60.28, utilities 34.33. ———————— EXAMINER HAS ANNIVERSARY SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Mar. 4— The San Francisco Examiner cele- brated its fiftieth anniversary to- day under the direction of William Randolph Hearst. The Examiner was the first unit of the present chain of Hearst news- | papers. Light, Power Rates Reduced, Fairbanks FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 4.— | The Northern Commercial Com- pany has announced a reduction in rates for light from 18 to 15 cents a kilowatt and power from 12 to 10 cents, effective the first of the Sitka, Valdez, Seward, Ketchikan, Juneau and Craig. month, ) New Yor PICKETS TURN BACK 3 TRUCKS, PLANE FACTORY One Load Goes Through Lines, However — Fac- tory Has No Railroad l LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 4.— | A detachment of more than 1,000 strike pickets at the Douglas Air- craft Corporation’s factory, turned | back three truck loads of airplane supplies. The trucks were manned: by members of the Truck Drivers® Union. The turn back occurred on the boulevard approaching the plant. A fourth truck went through and delivered a load. The plant has no railroad. NEW MARINE TROUBLE NOW THREATENING Employers and Longshore- men at Loggerheads Over British Ship Crew SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 4. —A threatened rupture in the rela- At the left are pictured some of are striking against “fire-trap i At right, top, ward maids are strike, and below, k H_(;sp Harry Blumenthal is practically a ital Workers in f the 100 sit-down strikers at Israel and ask $15 a month iving quarters” dnight snack as shown having a mi joined the strikers. That note has instructions to Pop on “git-down orphan” since his mother (at window), has Sit-Down Strii: Zion Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., whe more pay for outside living quarters, they finish their first night of the how to run the household. tions between the Waterfront Em- ployers and longshoremen moved to a showdown today as the em-! ployers announced they would sever! national Longshoremens’ Associa- tion unless the men work the Can- adian steamer Rochelle. bd The longshoremen. -declined--tof”" FAIRBANKS BOY reveal what stand they would take.| They stopped work on the Rochelle ! Tuesday when pickets from the Sail- | ors’ Union and Inland Boatmens' furnishing a crew. Fascist Grand Council relations Saturday with the Intcr-“ AI)I"'O'UGS I)r‘)gram for ‘ Increasing Population surrounded the ship contending the Rochelle’s crew was picked from an unaffiliated source in Vancou- ver, B. C. The longshoremen appeared at the dock at 8 o'clock this morning Union both claimed jurisdiction in! | == 2= KILLED AT COAL | i | MINE,SUNTRANA but refused to pass through the Gunpnar Wilson Shps and picket lines and instead of return- . ing to the hiring hall, lotterea| Falls Beneath Train of | Cars—Funeral Friday | about. Mayor Rossi has moved to prevent FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 4.— timber packer at an open break between the employ- stum- | ers and employees. — e — ELECTION WAS MOST COSTLY IN HISTORY |Gunnar Wilson, the Healy River coal mine, Ibled and fell under a train of cars| jon Tuesday and was killed. | | Pilot Hankon Christensen brought | !the body here accompanied by the| !man’s father, C. A, Wilson and Hm’-’ ry J. Hill, secretary of the com- pany. The funeral will be held on | Priday. | Wilson lived with his parents at| e Suntrana, the mine headquarters.; Senate Commmee WOUId He was born in Fairbanks, attended ithe high school and later the Cul- B . |ver Military Academy at Culver, Bar Labor Contributions brweniees |ball. He returned north and hoped WASHINGTON, March 4. — The|to earn enough money to attend Senate campaign expenditure com- stanford or the University of Wash- cal parties, their major candidates o @ and a host of independent organi- zations spent $23,973,329 during malnd“str Makes the most costly in history. I y The Senate committee is recom- . mending drastic tightening of t‘lrr-} t"das anar | jons from making contributions. In its final report, the commit- tee said, the total might reach $48.- individuals and local organizations/ 7 could be counted. [Net Profits Advance 30 Per The Republican National Commit- : Sllll $14,198202. Similar groups sup-| 40 Per Cent Under 1929 porting President Roosevelt spent SRR $9,228,406. NEW YORK, March 4.—American eraged 52 cents for every ballot cast.|toward a prosperity of thumping | proportions, analysts agreed as they c . |studied data indicatinng that net ol. Lindbergh Bh“ 1 |lars to rank 1936 as the best year hes with |sinee 1929, |nounced today, would indicate a 30 CALCUTTA, India, March 4. —|percent advance from 1933, al- Col. Charles A. Lindbergh blushed though 40 percent under the elev- the Indian poet, Mrs. Sarojini Nai-| million dollars earned in 1929. du, compared his accomplishments| Figures are based on statements with those of Buddah, Gallileo, and of & thousand corporations. Tighten Election Laws— | California, where he played foot- mittee today disclosed that politi- ington. last presidential campaign, by far tion laws and would bar labor un- | . - New Prosperity 000,000 if all of the money spent by 7 tee and allied organizations Sp(’n'! Cent Smce 1933 Total election expenditures av-|industry made long strides last year profits exceeded seven billion dol- Embarrassment : | A tentative estimate, it was an- with embarrassment today when|en billion, six hundred and fifty “other spiritual figures of the| Some writers saw vastly improved world.” She spoke at a meeting of cofiditions in industry as due to its the Parliament of Religious and the willingness to accede to labor's de- mands. | Lindberghs attended, ROME, March 4.—The Fascist Grand Council has approved of a program for increasing tbe popu- lation of the Italian Nation. The program includes giving pri- ority in employment and promotion of fathers of large famlies. The program also fixes salaries for families rather than for indi- viduals so men with families re- ceive larger salaries in proportion to the number of their children. - BETHEL BOOMS, SAYS ANDERSON Has Population of Five Hundred as Result of Platinum Activity FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 4— Nels Anderson, United States Dep- uty Marshal at Betnel, said Bethel is booming as the result of the plat- inum activity. “Four stores are doing a thriving business and the town now has a population of 500 usually some- thing over 100. One picture show is operating daily,” Anderson said. Anderson said that spring will see a concerted invasion of the area with dredging and dragline opera- tions in the fields east from Beth- el and in the Kuskokwim areas, including the Eek river district, northerly, from Goodnews Bay. e MARY ASTOR TO JOIN HER MATE HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Mar. 4. — Mary Astor is going to Mexicali to- morrow for a reunion with Manuel Martinez del Campo, her third bridegroom whom she married Feb- ruary 17. They parted at Yuma, Arizona, a few hours after the cere- mony as he was called to Mexico City on account of the death of his father. She returned here alone. Hnllyfimilm Hunle_d@ Madrid MADRID, March 4—Motion pic-| ture audiences hooted a Hollywood moving picture showing a mnight air raid which is part of the daily life in this ecity. RIVERS LIQUOR BILL IS NOW Measure Pe;s_s:d by Senate Aimed at Strict Enforce- BEFORE HOUSE PRESIDENT T0 MAKE-ADDRESS THIS EVENING Talk Will Be Broadcast to Thousands of Vie- tory Dinners | COURT PROGRAM MAY BE GIVEN AN OUTLINE Remarks Will Be Ground Work for Detailed State- ment Next Tuesday WASHINGTON, March 4.—Pres- ident Roosevelt will refer indirect~ ly to his court reorganization pro- gram in his speech tonight to the Democratic Vietory Dinners throughout the Nation. ! Administration officials said the President will lay the groundwork for a more detailed statement scheduled for his fireside chat next Tuesday night. More than 1300 persons have paid $100 each to attend the din- ner here tonight where President Roosevelt is to speak. It is estimated that more than 1,100 dinners will be held in the 43 States and also Territories. The proceeds are going toward the fund to wipe out the $430,000 Democrat~ ic eampaign deficit. President Roosevelt is going on the air tonight at 10:30 o'clock, Eastern Standard time, which 18 7:30 o'clock Pacific Coast time, 6:30 Juneau Time. It is understood the President gave a rough outline of his speech for tonight at a conference yes- terday attended by Vice-President Garner, Representatives Bankhead nd Rayburn, and Semator Rob+ inson. .. DEERSCENE TN 2 pra ———————— BONDS VOTED AT FAIRBANKS FOR PROJECTS ment with Refund Penalty Amended to leave the final grant- ing of licenses to the District Court, | the Rivers liquor bill is now before the Territorial House after finally| being approved by the Senate yes- terday. While following in major part the regulations as now in ef- fect under the Board of Liquor Con- trol, the measure in its present shape is aimed to strengthen the requirements relative to the grant- ing of licenses, one of the causes of complaint under existing regula- tions. Outside of incorporated towns, it is provided that a majority of the citizens over the age of 21 residing within two miles of the place where intoxicating liquor is to be handled must consent to the operation of (Continued on Page Eight) BILL NOW UP T0 SENATORS House Endorses Memorial by Vote 12 to 4; Ner- land Backs Plan The Senate this afternoon killed the Nell Scott measure that would have required three days jo elapse afler securing a license before a marriage could take place. Having passed yesterday a long and final list of its own bills, among them the memorial endorsing the Dimond bonded indebtedness meas- ure now before Congress, the Ter- ritorial House today began con- sideration of Senate measures after considering first the vocational edu- cation bill which carries an ap- propriation and thus has leeway to iThree Proposals Favored But One Is Defeated by Taxpayers FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 3.— | The taxpayers, by a substantial ma- jority, have voted in favor of three municipal projects for which it is contemplated 45 percent will be covered by PWA grants for which applications have been made and were subject to approval of the voters, The proposals are as follows: 2 Sewer bonds $172,000, grant $119,- 1600. | School bonds $44,000, grant $29,- 800. Sidewalk bonds $27,000, grant $18- 000. The fourth proposition, for street paving involving $27,000 in bonds with a grant of $18,000, was de- feated. It is announced that work is ex- pected to begin on the projects in the early season. DEFENSE FORCE OF GT. BRITAIN T0 BE GOSTLY Estimate for Army Submit- ted—Navy Given Yester- day — Air to Come LONDON, March 4—The estimat- ed expenditure for Great Britain’s “mechanized and modernized” ar- my will this year total $410,870,000, Parliament was told today. This is almost half again as much as last The measure, a request of the|yeqy Board of Education, recommends| yesterday the naval estimate was that vocational education be con-|presented with a total of $936,195,000 cluded at the end of the school year|and with the Army estimates makes and provides an appropriation of|ihe largest the country ever had approximately $10,000 to complete|in times of peace. the work to that time. Controversy| The Air Force estimates are yet has arisen in the House over wheth-|to pe ;recented. er to support the recommendations| 1t is learned authoritatively that of the Board. British labor leaders are planning Four Dissenters to take advantage of the Nation’s | With only four dissenting votes,|vast rearmament program and will |the House yesterday afternoon|demand higher wages and a five (Continied on Page Eight) day week. 'get to the Senate. | | |