The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 10, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA VOL. L., NO. 7480. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” 10, 1937, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS GOV. TROY RENOMI NATED Y ROOSEVELT F‘LASH SEEN | Wallis Cuts Down on Duke’s Tobacco, Also His Drinking ON ZEPPELIN BEFORE CRASH Important Testimony Giv- en Before Investigat- ing Board Today “VERY STRONG LIGHT” APPEARED, UPPER FIN Witnesses Describe Quick Events Leading Up to Fall of Airship LAKEHURST, N. J, May 10. — “A very strong light” on the huge upper fin of the zeppelin Hinden- burg preceded the appearance of the raging fire that destroyed the German airship, the United States Department of Commerce Investi- gating Board was told today at the opening of the hearing on the dis- aster. The testimony came from William von Meister, Executive Vice-Presi- dent of the American Zeppelin Transport Company, United States Agent for the German operating firm. Crash In Flames Von Meister said he watched the airship crash in flames with a loss of 35 lives. He also testified some landing difficulties had developed just be- fore the disaster struck. “There was trouble at the bow line, I noticed,” said von Meister, “during the approach of the ship.| Water ballast was valved three times at the stern indicating she MONS, France, May 10. — Mrs. Wallis Simpson has cut down on rthe Duke of Windsor’s tobacco, hard | liquor and has also has induced him to take more sleep. The Duke' apparently likes it. Employees of the chateau de| Cande noted the Dukes smoking has | been cut in half, he retires earlier than usual and light wine has been substituted for cocktails and other hard liquor. TO USE MAIDEN NAME MONTS, May 10.—Mrs, Simpson will be married under her maiden name of Wallis Warfield, spokes- man Henry Rogers said today. Rog- ers also said the London courts granted her request to be Mrs. War- field, but not “Miss” however. SLANDER SUIT FOR BIE SUM Forty-ninth Case in Four- teen Years Is Brought Against Evangelist BULLETIN — Los Angeles, May 10.—The slander suit of Miss Crawford against Aimee was taken off the calendar this forenoon by Judge Bowran. At- torney Fainer, for Miss Craw- ford, said a statement would be issued explaining the situation later in the day. A number of conferences between attorneys of both sides have been on re- cently and it is believed a set- tlement will be made out of court. LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 10. — Aimee Semple McPherson is called to court to defend herself against the $1,800,000 slander suit brought AIMEE FACES | was heavy in the stern. I was in- by Rheba Crawford Splivalo, former Covernmental Bitboa Changed; I]efa@q Pumusaf Military Command Stripped} of Authority—Insur- NO STRIKE OF FILM ACTORS IN HOLLYWOOD Working A;;ment Made with" Producers of Six of Nine Studios HOLLYWOOD, Cal, May 10—The, ominous threat of a film actors' strike gave way to a working agree- ment between the producers and the Screen Actors’ Guild. Six of nine major studios have granted the primary demands shop, improved working conditions’ and better pay for extras. The heads of the studios RKO, Paramount, MGM, Universal, Col-} umbia, Twentieth Century and Fox also promised to bring the others into line. Actors and actresses of the Guild, | meeting in Hollywood Stacium iast| gents Repulsed BILBOA, Spain, May 10. — The! Basque Government has stripped| the power of Military Command | and established a Defense Coun-| cil to conduct the war against the| encroaching ring of Insurgent Ar-[ mies. The Defense Council is simi-| lar to the Madrid Government. A total of 5,000 women and chil- | dren have been evacuated from the | war zone by British, French and | Spanish vessels and 2,000 more are | to leave here today. The evacuation is now gaining momentum. British and French war craft are outside the three mile limit to protect| ;the ships carrying the refugees to| The Basques have dug new trenches and stiffened defenses. France. | night, heard concessions had been| made, and a shout from 4,000 thrmfr signified the concessions had been approved. A committee will continpe nego- tiations and the committee is in- vested with authority to call a walk- out against the differing studios, unless they fall into line quickly. Motion Picture Craftsmen are| still picketing the various studios where a walkout has been declared. | REAL ALASKANS HERE, T00, SAYS of. the Guild, providing for a Ouud% { Visiting her daughter and son-in-law in Seattle, Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt is pictured in the garden of their home on Puget Sound. Mrs. Roosevelt is shown fondling one of the children’s Irish setters. Elinor and Curtis Dall, Mrs. Boettiger’s children by a former marriage, are pictured near their mother, while John Boettiger, publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, is pictured at extreme right. Mrs. Boettiger Visits Her Daughter T, is women's editor of the same publication. ALASKAN'SNAME SENT TO SENATE BY PRESIDENT Governor VZlTBc Serving " Second Term as Ter- ritory’s Head TOOK OFFICE FIRST ON APRIL 19, 4 YEARS AGO Official One of Best Inform-~ ed Men in Nation on Alaska Affairs WASHINGTON, May 10. — in Seattle s et aska. His name now goes to the Senate for approval which is expected shortly. ... .. ... Gov. Troy was first nominated President Roosevelt as Chief cutive for the Territory on 23, 1933. His appointment proved on March 28 of that confirmed on and he four y H iggs B3 PRESIDENT O New Commission HAVE SESSION ~ Halds Initial L ANERCAN ¥ g i 8 ritory for more than a quarter a century. He served as of Customs under the Ilaf dent Woodrow Wilson un taking office as Governor four years ago was Editor and owner of The Daily Alaska Empire. One of the best informed men in te i 'FLIERS HOP . WITH LEADERS Sa_sfiun Hers OVER OCEAN terested to see-if-she would have to be valved more. The ship was| setfling in landing. I observed a light on the upper fin, then saw a burst of flame on the port side and the whole stern then became ablaze and the ship started to sink.” Burst of Flame Commander Rosendahl, Navy dir- igible expert, Commandant at the Lakehurst Air statioh, previously told the Board that the first sign of a disaster was “ a small burst of flarpe in the after part of the ship on the top.” After the testimony was given to- day, the Investigating Board went to the skeleton.of the dirigible be- fore adjourning until Wednesday. MOTOR BACKFIRED ASBURY PORK, N. J.,, May 10.— The Asbury Press, daily newspaper, quotes Kenneth Heinrich, of Key- sort, former Naval officer, with saying he had told Lieut. Comdr,; Rosendahl, of the Lakehurst Naval Airport, that he saw the motor of the zeppelin Hindenburg, backfire as it flew over New Jersey before it crashed last Thursday night. “Stopping my car, I noticed that the ship was listing to port and trimming,” said Heinrich. “The aft rudder was hard over to starboard. The aft motor was intermittently backfiring. This I observed at 4:10 Thursday afternoon and I immed- iately informed Rosendahl at the airport.” “ACT OF GOD” DUESSELDORPF, Germany, May 10.—Air Minister Hermann Goering ascribed the zeppelin Hindenburg disaster as 4n Act of God. “A higher power in a few seconds destroyed what human hands, with infinite care, had constructed. We co-pastor- of -Angelus- Temple, whe |- Government battalions have Organization meeting of the Un- Governor’s Merrill -and -Lambie. Fly the nation on Alaska affairs, the g/ charges Aimee accused her of try- ing to gain control of the Temple and compared her to Al Capone and | John Dillinger. The plaintiff also charges that !Mrs. Semple called her a Zezebel Judah and that she was a mistress of a high state official. { This is the forthy-ninth time Aimee has been sued in 14 years. , Thirty-one suits have either been dismissed or were not brought to trial. ——— e — (WALLIS GEORGE BACK FROM AIR blocked the Insurgent attackers {north and east of Bilbao. S e PUBLIC SCHOOL BAND CONCERT THIS_EVENING Final Appearance of Or- ganization This Year— Public Invited—Free The progress achieved during the past school year by the 51 student musicians in the Juneau public JOURNEY EAST Cold Storage Manager Com- school band will be witnessed by an audience of parents and friends pletes Business Trip to New York City His arrival back in Juneau Sun- {day ‘morning aboard the steamer Baranof marked the completion of a fast business trip across the coun- try for Wallis 8. George, manager of the Juneau Cold Storage. Mr. George’s trip took him from Seattle by air to Chicago and New contact with nearly all companies and persons with whom his firm does business. In New York City City he met Farold Finch, manager of the Alaska Trollers Co-operative Association, who was in the East bow to God’s will.” 2 The statement was made in a speech at the opening of the fair here. NO EVIDENCE SABOTAGE WASHINGTON, May 10.—Chair- man Copeland of the Senate Com- merce Committee, announced that an investigator sent to the scene of the crash of the zeppelin Hin- denburg uncovered no evidence of sabotage. MAYNARD HERE FOR WELFARE SESSIONS Business is looking up around Nome and throughout the Second Division, Russell G. Maynard of th Nome Nugget, who arrived here on the Yukon for the session of the Board of Public Welfare reported. The wellknown newspaperman re- ported the outlook bright for a 80od season all through the Inter- ior. Preparations are being made for extensive mining operations. Mr. Maynard expects to be in town about three weeks before re- turning to Nome." to dispose of his association’s last season's pack. Mr. George encountered a- wide variety of weather and noticed la- bor unrest in all sections of the country he visited. Returning west he travelled in one of the new Doug- las sleeper transport travel. each passenger on the plane than in the regular Pullman railroad car, he said. While in Seattle, Mr. George vis- ited with his family, and on his return trip saw all the Juneau dele- gates to the Rotary Convention. KATZ RETURNS HERE FROM BUSINESS TRIP Karl K. Katz,' Alaska agent for the Northern Pacific Railway, has returned to Juneau from a trip to the Westward and is establishing his headquarters here at the Hotel Ju- neau. Katz has been on a good will bus- iness tour through the Westward and to the Interior, having come north several weeks ago from his headquarters in Seattle, York City where he made personal! planes, and| found it the best of all ways to| There is more room for, who will assemble this evening at 8 o'clock in the Grade School audi- torium for the final band concert of the season. Composed primariiy of grade school students and consisting of a group most of whom have been trained for two years here, the band will present a program of marches, overtures, waltzes and serenades from 8 until about 9 o’clock this evening. No admission will be cnarged for Ithe affair which is open to the pub- lc. Directed by Byron Miller, who is in charge of instrumental music in the Juneau public schools, the band consists of the following students: Solo Trumpets—Harrq Watkins, |{Malcolm Faulkner, Raymond Paul, Jack Newmarker, Robert MacMan- us, Ivaar Conn. Solo Trumpets—Harry Watkins, Simpson MacKinnon, Ned Zenger, Fred Sorri, Harry Sperling, Billy Wood. 2nd and 2d Trumpets — Laura Jean Clithero, Dick Clithero, Chee Hermann, J. Truitt, Donald Pegues, Phillip Forrest, John Lowell. Solo Clarinets—Robert Paul, Jim Wilcox, George Walmsléy, Lew Wil- liams. First Clarinets — Mary Tubbs, Grace Berg, Norma Burford, Frank- lin Dufresne. 2nd and 3d Clarinets—Richard Krane, Jack Berekstein, Ingvald Varness, Merwin Click, Dorothy Lund, Erna Meier. B-flat Clarinets—Don Wilcox, Er- ling Oswald. Trombones — Rodney Nordling, Hallie Rice, LeRoy Vestal, | Bass—Stanley Heisel. Bartitones — Bom Scott, George ‘Tanner, Mellophones—Katherine Torkel- sen, Mike Monroe, Pete Schneider, ‘Sylvia Davis. Percussion—Mary Jukich, Adrian Glass, El Roy Hoffman, Donald Hayes, Bobby Converse. Anchorage Woman Arrives| | for Work on Social Se- curity Welfare Board ! In disagreement with the often| quoted statement that real Alas-| kans are in the Interior and out| {to Westward, Mrs. J. F. Monkman of Anchorage this morning appre-! ciatively endorsed the hospitality of | Southeast Alaska where she claims friendliness is just as evident as it is throughout the more remote parts of the Territory. | Formerly of Iditarod and now among leading citnzens of Anchor- age, Mrs. Monkman has lived for over 25 years in Alaska. She ar- rived in Juneau aboard the Yukon this morning for work on the wel- fare board of the Social Security act in the Territory, of which she is a member. Mrs. Monkman states that An- chorage is undergoing a period of extensive development with the opening of roads and airways and the increase in mining activity of the past year. Accompanying this growth, she states, a great influx of new people has been evident dur- ing the spring, and, although there has been room for some, many of them have arrived ill-equipped and have been unable to find employ- ment. For many years active in civic and club work at Anchorage, Mrs. Monkman is a past president of the Anchorage Women’s Club and a past president of the Auxiliary Ig- 100, No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska. Her husband is associated with the Al- aska Railroad, and her daughter, Miss Moana Monkman, is taking a special course at the University of Alaska. During her stay here, Mrs. Monk- man is stopping at the Hotel Ju- neau. MANUAL TRAINING EXHIBIT TOMORROW Tomorrow night, from 7 to 8:30 o'clock, the manual training de- partment of the Juneau High School will present a most valuable exhibit. The students, who have worked hard on the various finished arti- cles, will be on hand to explain to the public just what is being done in that department, and it is ex- pected a bumper crowd will be pres- ent, from members of the Carpen- |employmen. Compensation Commis- sion was held this morning in the Social Security office in the Federal and Territorial Building, with z Chairman: E. L. Bartlett of Miller PORT ARANAS, Texas, May 10— |yguqe presiding. All members were President Roosevelt told newsmen | yrecent R. A, Bragaw of Anchorage at a press conference here last Sat- larriving on the Yukon and R. BE. urday afternoon that he will con- | parqeastle on the Baranof from fer with Congressional leaders onprotchikan, the general legislative situation| ppe commission was in session when he returns to the Capital on'on)y 4 few minutes and will resume May 14. He said he will also meet|jos "activities tomorrow morning. Department heads on low cost of | Among the initial acts of the Com- housing. proposals. mission is naming an Executive Di- The President, deeply tanned, sald yector to have direct charge of the whole field of lighter than “":hunu‘lmg the unemployment offices craft is still *worth studying de- j, the Territory. Two applications spite the Hindenhurg disaster. {have been received for the office of The President refused to com- pyecytive Director. They are Wal- ment on Washington reports he (o, p. Sharpe and John E. Pegues, planned to give his court bill new j,,tn of Juneau, Mr. Sharpe is now impetus on his return. ‘with the Territorial Treasurer’s of- The President did say ,he has not‘fice and Mr. Pegues is head of the |decided whether he will send a pederal Housing Administration in ,message to Congress soon on the'the perritory. ;unmed national power development ments to Newsmen— Catches Tarpon Blind But Finally Land on British Soil LONDON, May 10.—Dick Merrill and -Jack Lamble, American fliers, | who hopped off from the Floyd Ben- nett Flying Field at New York, landed at the North Weald Royal Air Ford Airdrome at 9:10 o'clock this morning, Pacific Coast Time, and took off almost immedlately} for Croydon airdrome, their objec-| tive enroute to attend the corona-| tion of May 12. Neither of the fliers showed the slightest fatigue. | Merrill popped out of the plane first and attempted to rush by the| newspapermen, but one grabbed him and planted three resounding kiss- es on his cheek. “Pretty tough trip. Flew blind nearly all of the way. First land we saw was the southwest corner; of Ireland,” said Merrill. the Territory and one marked harmony of effort by all Alaskans, BUSY WEEKEND FOR JUNEAU'S FISH DEALERS |Both Halibut and Salmoni Boats Arrive in Port—: Salmon Shipped South . Juneau's fish market spent a fair= ly busy week-end, with four halibuge ers and two salmon boats arri in port and a shipment of " sent south on the steamer Yukon. program. The President caught a 5 foot 2 inch tarpon Saturday, using a light tackle. It took the Chief Execu- }tlve 1 hour and 20 minutes to land | the fish | LANDS TOMORROW GALVESTON, Texas, May 10. —- President Roosevelt lands here to- morrow morning and will board a train for Washington. The President is satisfied with his one-eight share of 16 tarpons. The Chief Executive will spend tomorrow night with his son Elliott at his home 15 miles outside of Fort Worth. — et Students Plan Rotary Meeting High School students, who have been representatives to the Juneau Rotary Club during the past several months, will take over complete charge of the Rotary Club meeting tomorrow at which B. F. Heinztle- man, Regional Forester, will be the guest. The boys have not announced the program plans but state that they have arranged a complete hour’s eentertainment. ters’ Union, parents of the studenis s AI.'FORD LE AVES; to the laymen of Juneau. e MRS. NEATE BACK Mrs. J. E. Neate, wife of a mem- BENDER IS COMING Thurman Safford, who has been ber of the staff of the Empire|connected with the local radio of- Printing Company, who has been in|fice of the United States Army, Seattle for:the past two months in the interest of her health, returnea to Juneau aboard the steamer Bar- anof Sunday. She visited with her mother, Mrs. Nellie A. Farrar in Se- attle. Mrs, Neate's health is much improved. Signal Corps, for sometime, has left for Ketchikan where he has been transferred. Safford will be succeeded here by| H. Bender, coming north on the Alaska and accompanied by his e. BIG SEASON FORECAST | IN INTERIOR REGIONS Things lok encouraging for an |excellent season in the Interior, ac- cording to Attorney General James |S. Truitt, who returned to his Ju- Ineau office on the Yukon after a Itrip to the Westward in connection with escheat cases for the Territory. The season is late and travel has been delayed by melting snow keep- 'ing airplanes on the ground, he re- !port.ed, but there is evidence of much “acuvny in various mineral areas, particularly the Goodpaster and Goodnews Bay area. {MANY VISIT SITE OF SHRINE SUNDAY Visitors at the site of the Shrine of St. Therese Sunday were Mr. jand Mrs. E. J. Glovanetti, Mr. and |Mrs. J. M. Giovanetti, Mr, and Mrs. ,Arthur Eide, John Murphy, Alpena, iMich.; Mr, and Mrs. J. Jacobsen, | Beattle; Mrs. C. C. Rulaford, Rob- \ert Thibodeau, Kenneth Thibodeau, {Michael Olszewski. rived from Dall Island, traveling in his 14-foot rowboat which is equip- ped with a small engine, arrived in Juneau Friday and will remain at the Shrine site to work on clearing Shrine Island for the stone chapel and assist in the work of reinforc- ing the causeway. e — DR. BUNNELL HERE Dr. Charles E. Bunnell, President of the University of Alaska, arrived lin Juneau aboard the Yukon and {is stopping briefly at the Hotel Ju- | neau. He is here in connection with }funds for the University, conferring with officials, and expects to leave soon for Washington, D. C. Mr. Olszewski, who recently ar-’ Two of the halibut arrivals, Ina J., Capt. S. E. Anderson; and WATERFRONT AT SAN FRANCISCO IS HIT BY BLAZE Fire Rages Under Pier— Seven Firemen Injured, Others Treated at Scene SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 10.— Dense clouds of smoke rolled along San Prancisco’s south waterfront last night as firemen battled a stubborn under pier blaze which might last for days. Chief Charles Brennan said seven firemen were injured and thirty treated by ambulance crews after being nearly overcome by smoke. ‘The damage so far is estimated at $200,000. A tug pulled the Alaska freight ship Delarof to safety after the gangplank had been burned away. in this morning, the Marlyn Fish Company buying the 13800 pounds off the Ina J, and the 10,000 pounds brought in by the Helen go= ing to the Alaska Coast Pisheries. Both catches brought 6.85 and 8 cents per pound. s & At a sale this afternoon, the n Capt. Nels Bjerkness, sold 7, pounds to the New England Pish Company, and the Missouri, Capt Ole Jackson, sold another 7,000« pound catch to the ACF. Both catches brought 690 and 5.05 cents on this afternoon’s market. Besides her halibut, the Helen also had 1,000 pounds of king sal- mon, which was purchased for the Sebastian-Stuart Pish Company by buyer E. E. Engstrom at prevailing prices. 4 Two salmon trips were delivered here yesterday, both going to the Alaska Coast Fisheries. The ACF packer Elfin II, Capt. E. O. Swan~ son, brought in 10,000 pounds and the 31-B-969, Capt. James Young, uin g+ bt 501)s h;:oumh of king salmon. nts to Seattle on DR. GARHART LEAVES sbefim‘e‘:n;\xkon this morning md::: Following his hunt for brownleq 98 poxes containing 12,000 bear, near Tenakee, Dr. M. N. GaF«|nounds of fresh-iced king salmon, hart sailed for Ketchikan aboard|geom the Alaska Coast Fisheries, the steamer Yukon. He will con- and four boxes, containing w‘; tinue south to his Seattle head-f oungc or fresheiced kings f quarters after a few days at Keb-|gopygtian-Stuart, Agent E. E £ ch’;kflnb g B strom. : s r. Garhart was guest of honor Sun-ay at a dinner at Percy’s Cafe c:]:urfll:g:::;oo;dlm e .Yunemf last_evening, at which twenty-six[ShCl Siorage oday. ey were: of his Juneau friends were present( . "o P CID" O’:Z ert; as guvsw._ol Dr. L. P. Dawes. and the 31-C-51, Capt. Ralph Ja- meson. ON VACATION Miss Pear] Peterson, Secretary to the Regional Forester, sailed on the 43 POUND SALMON steamer Yukon for a month’s vaca-| Dr, A, W. Stewart was one of the tion in the States. Miss Peterron|few fortunate fishermen Sunday. He expects to visit several of the coast|landed a 43 pound salmon in Auk cities, spending most of the time|RBay & Others out did not even get in San Francisco with her mother|q bite..There were no fish running- and sister, at Point Lena. ——————— oo e ¥ Helen, Capt., John Willls, were bid .