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

THE DAILY “ALL THE NEWS ALIL THE TIME” VOL. L., NO. 7491. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1937. ALASKA EMPIR OVIET EXPEDITION LANDS NORTH POLE ——— e e BRIDGES OUT IN FLOOD AT YUKON TOWN Piles of Ice Strewn Along Waterfront at Tanana —Water Rising MUCH DAMAGE 1S REPORTED, FT. YUKON Eagle Shut Off from Com- munication — Chena RiverRising Again FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 22— The ice jam at Tenana has caused a general flood downtown and has taken out all bridges and telephone poles. Great piles of ice are strewn along the waterfront. Reports received from Tanana last night said the water was one foot deep on the post office floor, two feet deep on the United States Commissioner’s office floor but the hospital was safe. At that time the ice was still running in both the Yukon and Tanana rivers. From Fort Yukon Amateur radio reports out of Fort Yukon said the basement of the Episcopal Mission there is flood- ed, also $3,000 worth of supplies are | ruined, including meat. { The commercial radio has been | put out of commission. The North- | ern Commercial Company’s store is flooded but the extent of the dam- | age is not known. | - Eagle Shut Off Nothing definite has come out of Eagle since radio communication was interrupted. Earlier reports said the flood waters were in the ! “Northern . Commerpial y's store but the residential section was dry. Chena River Rising | The Chena River in front of Fair- | banks is rising and last night was eight feet above the normal sum-, mer state. It was 13 feet however during the recent flood. Recurrence ! of flood conditions are not expected. ihalf formed human embryo from.|British Admiralty quickl; RUBY ICE BREAKS | Aimee’s “Ex” With Mr. and Mrs. Almost before the echo of wedding bells had died away for David Hutton, evangelistic singer and e: Pherson, and his new bride, the former Mrs. Andrew Martin, legal complications ensued. Mrs. Hut Martin, filed suit for custody of tl claiming Mrs. Hutton was not sui' was taken in Los Angeles David Hutton . x-husband of Aimee Semple Mc- ton’s divorced husband, Andrew heir 13-year-old daughter, Agnes, ed to keep the child. This picture during their honeymoon. RARE SURGERY BE ATTEMPTED COMING WEEK One Body Enclosed Within the Other—Opera- tion on Baby PORTLAND, Oregon, May 22. — Surgeons will attempt to remove a the abdominal cavity of a healthy | REPORTS MINE, NOT AIRPLANE, - SUNK WARSHIP: Bitish Admiralty Aids U S., in Ship Building Program By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, May 22. — The, ly came to. the relief of the American naval| The Weather Bureau has received j3.months-old girl. ~“The operation building program, as well as its' word from Ruby that the ice went out there at 1:53 o'tlock yesterday | afternoon and ran for 30 min- the Uniyersity of Oregon Medical ship Espana. There has been a lot A |8chool, said he never knew of such a of talk about what air planes can At Nulato the river is rising rap-|surgery performed in medical his-|do to warships, and this demonstra- utes and then blocked again. idly and the ice is expected to go out during today. | e —— | 3 HALIBUTERS SELL, SEATILE SEATTLE, May 22. — Halibuters; arriving and selling their catches; today are as follows: { From the westward banks—Brisk 35000 pounds, 8% and 8 cents;| Kanaga 39,000 pounds,*8 cents straight; Ilene 35,000 pounds, 8%‘ and 8 cents; Coolidge 24,000 pounds, | 8% and ‘8 cents. From the local banks: Reliance 6,000 pounds, 8% and 7 cents;:Ethel | S, 18000 pounds, Superior 9,000 pounds, Dawn 7,000 pounds, all sell- | ing for 8! and 7 cents; Angeles 16,000 pounds, 8% and 7 cents. —— '3 Chilean Nazis Use Tear Bas: SANTIAGO, Chile, May 22.—Ten ! Chilean Nazis are in custody in| connection with the hurling of tear gas bombs during the Presidential drive of Alturo Alessandris to the opening of Parliament. Ask Jews fo Mgk_g Protest WARSAW, May 22.—Semitic Dep- uties appealed today to Jewish mer- chants to keep their shops closed throughout Poland for two hours on May 24 as a protest against anti- semitic disorders. ——e—— The Aleutians stretch as a long, bow-shaped chain of 70 islands, excluding islets, for 1,000 miles from Alaska Penfnsula to .Kam- skeleton between the stomach and| 'Amelia’s Plane will be attempted next week. Dr. Richard Dillehunt, De#n of tory. The infant was brought to Port-| land for observation a fortnight ago | when an abdominal swelling was noticeable. An X-ray revealed the embryonic| abdominal cayity. A portion of the | skull, thigh and shin bone were vis-, ible. Dr. Dillehunt said the phenomen-, on was caused by the cellular di-| vision similar to that resulting from Siamese twins at birth, except in this case one body is enclosed with- in the other. He said the embryo is a parasitic growth and not alive in the sense of an unborn child. e | Gatches on Fire TUCSON, Arizona, May 22.—Ame- | lia Earhart has resumed her east- ward test with her “flying labora- tory” after she cleaned off the soot and chemicals, which were the sole damage caused by a small fire in the left motor last night after landing here. She extinguished the | fire herself. The aviatrix said she planned to ledve Oakland late next week, weather permitting, to an at- tempt again to circle the globe. | L SRR I Explorer Goes Up On Rock Dump Shoals For Beauty Treatment Set on the sand flat at the sea- ward end of the Alaska-Juneau rock | dump on this noon’s high tide, for scraping and repainting of her hull at low tide, Capt. Magnus Han- sen’s halibut schooner Explorer at- tracted considerable, comment from many Juneau residents this after- noon. A good many Juneauites won- dered just how the “shipwreck” had come about. — e The Texas public safety depart- ment, armed with a new anti-nar- cotics law, is out to rid Texas of chatka. lnareoms state.” the unsavory label of the “worst !said he saw the planes but didn’t own, after the report that an air- plane bomb had sunk the battle- tion was a hair raiser. FREIGHTER SAVES DAY But along came the British Ad- miralty. Barely had the sea claim- ed the Espana—an old tub that you could split open with a pocket knife! —than the Admiralty published the report of a freighter captain who see them bomb the warship. It must have been a mine that took the Espana down, he said. Sure enough, said the admiralty, and went ahead with its ship building.} As a matter of fact, some of the| smarter arm-chair fighting men in these parts think the air forces haven't demonstrated so much kill- ing power in Spain as might have been expected. On’ the other hand the rebel naval blockade has been extremely punishing. But let’s not fight that out here. Many a good fighting man will go to his grave before that issue finally is determ- ined. BEHIND THE BENCH Court Scene: . Justice Brandeis, while listening to argumerits on the validity of a Georgia tobacco ware- housing tax, pressed an attorney to (Continuea on Page Five) Four Shot Dead, | concerts per year, but it denied Lhe| _ew, Bride {L|QUOR CLOSING HOUR MAY BE SET AHEAD T0 2:30 Council Considering New Regulations in Keeping with New Liquor Law Closing of liquor dispensing es-' tablishments in Juneau will be 2:30 a. m. instead of 1 a. m. as at pres- ent if the new ordinance City At- torney Frank Foster was instrueted to draw up by the City Council at its meeting last night is finally adopted by that body. With the new license year begin- ning July 1, the City Attorney brought to the attention of the Council the fact that the new Riv- ers law leaves closing regulations entirely up to the city and that it was about time to give it consid- eration. Councilman Henry Mes- serschmidt reported that the police committee had decided that 2 o'- clock was a reasonable Tour, but after discussion the City Council instructed the attorney to fix the four at 2:30 a. m. and when the or- dinance comes up for reading it can be changed if they so desire. A new provision of the proposed ordinance will be that all appli- cants for license approval, which finally will be acted upon by the| District Judge, must have paid all city and Territorial taxes before winning approval of the Council. The Council voted to donate $25 per month to the City Band on con-| dition it give at least eight free request of the Chamber of Com-| merce for $200 to aid with the Fourth of July celebration and other Chamber activities, the. Councilmen holding corld -not so spend the taxpayers momey for Chamber’ activities. Suggestion was made by Chief of | Police Dan Ralston that parking lots | be fixed up around town to relieve congested traffic on downtown' streets and he reported that several property owners already had offered vacant lots without cost for that purpose. Mayor Thomas Judson was instructed to see about getting the lots fixed up for the purpose. ! Dedication of a six-foot strip of land to the city for street purposes on South Seward between Front of the street by the R. J. Sommers Construction Company and Cen-| tral Properties was accepted by the Council. Eventually it is expected! it will be necessary to widen Sew-| ard Street at that point. First liquor license under the new law from the Elks Club was ap- proved by the Council and now goes | to the Federal Court for final dts-{ position. An ordinance to move;| ahead one week time for closing tax assessment work, meeting of the Board of Equalization in order to facilitate work in the Clerk’s office was passed in first reading. No action was taken on the ques- tion of appointinfg a radio inspec- tor, pending further study. In the meantime, Inspector Bill Hixson is continuing the work. SMITH PROVES * 600D AT SEA NAPLES, Italy, May 22.—Alfred E. Smith proved himself a good sail- or on his first Trans-Atlantic trip. He and his party arrived today and will leave for Rome on Monday to see the Pope. Escaped Prisoner WUm@ Wounded Mystery Tragedy Develops in South — Slayer Being Sought KNIPPA, Texas, May 22. — Four persons are dead and one is wound- ed as the result of a shooting thiee miles north of here last night. The victims are Jarrett Sampier, |Uvalde auto mechanic; his wife, IMrs. William Helbig, Jr., his mother- in-law, and Louie Helbig, his brother-in-law. Mrs. William Helbig was wounded. ‘The slaying suspect is sought. He is believed to be armed with a rifle and pistol. No motive has been learned. Is M_a!ing Good ROME, May 22. — Daring Capt. Gabriele Rossetti, noted anti-Fas- America - Among the American women presented to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were (left to right) Lydia Fuller, of Boston; Mrs, Byron Hilliard and Mrs. George W. Norton, Jr., both of Lous- " New Boss of 200,000 W n Women Presented at British Court ville, Ky. orkers ‘and Willoughby on the west side| An excellent study of William S. Knudsen, newly elevated to the presi- dency of General Motors Corporation to succeed Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Knudsen came here as an immigrant lad from Denmark, and started as & mechanic in shipyards and railroad shops, THIRD VICTIM, | SLIDE, FOUND Body of Einar Pederson Is| Taken from Snow Aval- | B | anche on’ Lynx Creek | SEWARD, Alaska, May 22. — The body of the third victim caught in the snow slide on Lynx Creek in the Moose Pass Section about two weeks ago, has been found. The body is that of Einar Pederson, of Norway, Burial will be at Anchor- age. PLACE WATCHMAN AT SLIDE Gov. John W. Troy today author- ized the U. 8. Commissioner at Sew- ard to place a watchman at the Lynx Creek slide in the hope of finding more bodies from the snow- slide which took six lives recently. Three bodies have now been recov- ered, the bodies being found as the snow melts. POPE PIUS CELEBRATES CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, May Matanuska Vegetables ' Egr Miners Prospectors at Goodnews Bay to Have Fresh Food- stuff During Summer ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 22.— Fresh Matanuska vegetables will be taken to Goodnews Bay prospectors this summer aboard the motorship Fern, Capt. Wold, who has arrived from here. Capt. Wold is leaving again today for the Bay. ing and he expects to see a small settlement named Platinum to grow up. The community has 200 resi- dents now. Palice, Bandits Engage in Fight SEOUL, Korea, May 22, — More than forty persons were killed or wounded in a battle between police and bandits, armed with machine guns, who raided the border town + |lleved by officials: that May Capt. Wold says the area is boom- AIR BASE IS ESTABLISHED, * TOP OF WORLD Thirteen Men in Huge Plane Make Safe Landing On Polar Ice STATION WILL BE SET UP AT ONCE Is Proposed Link in Air, Route Between Moscow and San Francisco MOSCOW, May 22.—Soviet avias tors have carried the first aerial landing party to the North Pole, The expedition of eleven persons flew over the pole and landed safely on an ice floe 20 kilometers from the top of the world. The Soviet explorers have estab~ lished the first permanent base at the North Pole as a preliminafy step to the proposed Moscow-San Francisco air route over the top of the world. The base has been established 13 miles from the North Pole. The establishment of the base is the result of the successfully con- lcluding plans worked out in secret for more than two years, £ FEAR TRAPPER WAS LOST FROM HIS SMALL BOAT | Joe Hill Sear: Party Fails | to Locate S. P. May— Find Cabin, Trap Line Successful Hop ; bty Dr. Otto J. Schmidt, Director of * After a three-day search in the,the Soviet Northern Sea Route, Iregion between Funter Bay and|headed the party of 13 which |Hawk Inlet for S. P. “Bud” May, took off from Rudolf Island missing trapper, Joe Hill, who had 8t dawn yesterday and six hours |been appointed by U. S. Commis- 8nd ten minutes later, Pilot M. V, |sioner Felix Gray to make the Vopopyanoff set the heavily load- | search, reported no trace of the ed four motored craft down on the missing man. It is generally be- ice. out in his small boat and probably landing was' schieved with- was lost in a storm. lack of incident except temporary Hill, who was accompanied by damage to the radio sending ap=- Henry Fortier and Lawrence Lo- paratus. uck, returned last night on his gas-| For Polar Station boat Nugget and reported to the The first radlo message Dr. Commissioner that he found May's Schmidt sent said that it is pos= camp about four miles from Hawk sible to “bring other planes heye Inlet but no trace of May, his boat 8nd establish a Polar station. or gun. He found the man's trap _ “We send to ‘you through the line with the traps still set. Ev- Dixon Island. radio. station, greet= erything was in order in the cabin ings from the North Pole.” as if the occupant expected to re- The Soviet Red Flag was un-' turn shortly and there was a sup- furled, according to later radio mes- ply of food for several weeks. A Sages and the expedition members calendar had been marked from Set to work preparing quarters. December 6 to January 3 of this year To Fly in Supplies £ but there were no markings after Supplies will be flown from Ri- that date. delf Island. There are four craft Hill said that he and his party at the new Rudolf Island airfield, searched in the entire region but 560 miles from the North Pole, and found no one who had seen May Supplies ate-being loaded aboard recently. The trapper went into the them. The supplies include instru- area to trap last December 1, but ments for an air base and weather has not been seen since the latter observatory essential to the working part of December when he was in out of the Polar air line from Rus=- Hawk Inlet. May formerly lived sia to the United States. in Bremerton. | Seventeen men spent the winter FAVORS SMALL BOAT HARBOR Four men will remain at the per- manent North Pole base for one year studying conditions. The North Pole is the birthplace of weather. The four men to remain at the North Pole base are Ivan Papanin, who will be in command; il Krerkel, radio operator; m !soc, hydro bilologist, and Approves $232'000 for P‘edem\)", magnetologist. Development of Project North of Bridge Here BOSTON, Mass, May 23. — Rear | Admiral Richard Byrd praised the The House of Representatives flight of the Russian scientists to Rivers and Harbors Committee has the North Pole as a “superb under- ordered a favorable report on the taking,” but he predicted they will item proviing $292,000 for develop- | have to move their base periodically ment of a small boat harbor at in the direction of Alaska. Juneau, according to a message w’ e Gov. John W. Troy today from NO SOVEREIGNTY Delegate Anthony J. Dimond. Brig.-| WASHINGTON, May 22. — State Gen. George B. Pillsbury, Chief af}Department officials said no ques- Army Engineers, recently recom- tion of sovereignty over the area at mended to the committee that the the North Pole has ever arisen be- development be undertaken. icause there i¢ no land there. Favorable action by the l-IousmuRDEB RHE@T i | | | BYRD PRAISES FLIGHT Committee raises hope that the small small boat item will gt ap- proval at this session of Congress. The harbor which has been ap- cist, and one of the few to ever|ss __pope Pius celebrated a special have escaped from Lipara Island|mass today in honor of the sixteen Prison, has taken high command in|nundredth anniversary of the death the Bpanish Government fleet ac-|of Constantine the Great, the First cording to a report received here. |Christlan Emperor of Rome., DUST STORM | Makes Claim, MOVE§ SOUTH Glider Record OKLAHOMA. CITY, Okla, May| DRESLAU, Germany, May 22. — 22—High rolling clouds of dust pjlot Steinig Riesengerbirge moved toward the Gulf of Mexico|claimed today the world altitude| or proved by the Army engineers and now by the committee would be lo- of Hotaili and kidnaped 20 villagers. cated just north of the Douglas Island bridge on the Juneau side IS BEING MADE Claims Commanists MONTEVIDEO, Uraguay, May 22. Moving Against AFL —The Government has asked the !Senate to take action against Raul WASHINGTON, May 22. — Wil- Benavideg, Secretary of the Uru- llam Green, President of the Am- guayan Legation in Paris on charg- erican Federation, linked Commun- es he purchased - 25,000,000 cart- ists with his opponent's organized ridges and 200 tons of powder for labor movement. This implication the Spanish Government, in Nor- was made on the eve of the fund {way, as if for his own government, raising conference of AFL chief- today after turning day to night|giider record of 6,000 meters in the section around Boise. about 20,000 feet. and profited substantially. tains, OF PHYSIGIAN SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 22.— ‘The California police have been asked to arrest Dr. Claude C. Long, missing San Francisco physician, after Coroner Leland reported Gen- evieve Augenbright, 20, died as the result of an illegal operation. B 3 Cubans Propose Tax On Funds Taken Out HAVANA, May 22. — The Cuban Cabinet is reported to be planning a tax of five percent on all funds leaving Cuba, i