The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 28, 1937, Page 2

TYROLEANS —/or sports and country STETSON HATS ‘* It's 2 dashing style, hailing from middle Furopc—and extremely smart. .50 B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. epartment Store™ | PRICED 3 it “Juneau’s 1.cading MRS, WATKINS PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL We"known‘ Thane Resident Dies Following Short Illness Mrs. Earl Watkins of Thane, a resident of the Gastineau Channel district for over 20 years, died at 5 p.m. yesterday at St. Ann's Hos- pital, following an illness which caused her confinement to St. Ann's | Hospital on July 10, and lmm| which she never recovered. Well-known in the Territory where she had many friends, Mrs. Watkins is survived by her husband who is stationed at the Thane power house of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company. Her son, Harry Watkins, 15, also survives, |as well as two sister in the States. Mrs. Watkins, who died at the age of 44, formerly made her home )in Spokane, Wash. Funeral services have been set for 2 p.m., tomorrow, in the chapel |of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. | The Rev. John A. Glasse will of- ficiate, and Ronald Lister will sing. | Members of the American Legion will act as pallbearers, and inter- ment will follow in the Evergreen | Cemetery. ¢ STRIKERS HALT EFFORT TO RUN FOOD BLOCKADE Buffalo Wholesalers Lose in Attempt to Supply Retail Stores BUFFALO, N. Y. July 28.—Whole- sale food merchants here today op-! ened their warehouses in defiance of the striking delivery-truck driv- ers, but the union men, who are Over Cleveland hangs the sinister Cleveland off hadow of a terso killer whe believe these are among his cl Search for Cleveland’s Tofso Killer Leads Just to Another Headless Body has claimed 10 victims in fhree years. HE KNOWS ANATOMY haracteristics. *eking the closed shop and wage incr immediately tightened By LYNN HEINZERLING |Juneau | Ketchikan U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. 8. Weather Bureau} Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., July 28. Cloudy, probably showers tonight, Thursday partly cloudy; gentle south to west winds. ' LOCAL DATA parom>ter Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weathee 313 55 82 SE @ Cloudy 30.15 50 96 ) 4 Lt. Rain 30.16 53 86 -] 7 Lt. Rain RADIO REPORTS TODAY Lowest 4a.m. 4am. Precip. temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. 48 —_ 0 | Time '4 pm. yest'y 4 am. today Noon today Max. temp. last 24 hours 61 36 62 62 72 66 52 58 64 52 56 58 66 .70 76 2 8 64 8 66 0 84 68 0 WEATHER CONDITION AT 8 A. M. TODAY Seattle (airport), cloudy, 52; Blaine, cloudy, 58; WVictoria, cloudy, 58; Alert Bay, cloudy, 53; Bull Harbor, misting, 54; Triple Island, clou- dy, —; Langara, cloudy, 52; Prince Rupert, cloudy, 55; Ketchikan, cloudy, 56; Craig, cloudy, 54; Wrangell, cloudy, 53; Petersburg, cloudy, 54; Sitka, cloudy, 52; Soapstone Point, cloudy, 54; Todd, cloudy, —; Port Althorp, showers, ; Tenakee, raining, Radioville, shower: 54; Juneau, raining, 52; Skagway, cloudy, 54; Cordova, partly cloudy, 54; Chitina, cloudy, 50; McCarthy, cloudy, 50; Fairbanks, cloudy, 54; Rich- ardson, cloudy, 53; Rapids, cloudy, 50; Nenana, cloudy, 58; Hot Springs, partly cloudy, 68; Tanana, partly cloudy, 58; Ruby, cloudy, 57; Nulato, cloudy, 60; Flat, cloudy, 53; Nome, cloudy, 47; Solomon, cloudy, 48; Golovin, cloudy, 55; Oouncil, cloudy, 47; Teller, cloudy, 46; Deeding, cloudy, 52; Tin City, cloudy, 49; Kotzebue, cloudy, 46. f Juneau, July 29. — Sunrise, 3:43 a.m.; sunset, 8::28 p.m. WEATHER SYNOPSIS The barometric pressuré was ahove normal this morning over the Gulf of Alaska, Southeast Alaska, Pacific Northwest and southwest- ward over the Pacific Ocean to the Hawaiian Islands, the crest being 3050 inches at latitude 40 and longitude 150. The cenier of low pres- sure was reported to be approximately two hundred miles southwest of Dutch Harbor with a reading of 29.70 inches. This pressure distri- bution has been attended by generally cloudy weather over western Al- aska and Aleutian Islands and light rain from Fairbanks southward to Kodiak Island and southeastward to British Columbia. 4am. Station Weather Anchorage “ Barrow Nome Bethel Fairbanks Dawson St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova 14 14 34 44 44 44 48 44 48 46 48 50 49 52 42 56 56 60 54 64 62 36 46 46 44 48 46 48 48 48 50 Pt. Cldy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Rain 0 0 0 Bl 0 6 2 Soaa 0 ¥ 05 10 46 N3 28 .06 0 02 T 0 |l anna Sitka w 52 52 56 56 60 54 Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland San Francisco New York Washington IS S SIS More than 100 species of spiders have been collected by entomolo- gists in the Great Smoky Moun- A hill authorizing an ap’prop- riation of $11,580,000 annually for use in making payments to states Record Of The ':g’ypli(”l C()rl)",“tion [their picket lines and stopped the| GLEVELAND, Ohio, July 28. o Cleveland Killer Rkis S 1food movements before dwindling' Somewhere in Cleveland today — Will Be a Sales Talk stocks in retail stores could be re- perhaps in the drab areas on the tain National Park. Spiders are not for the education of physically han- |classified as insects, but belong to|dicapped chilren has been presented Murder Table: { | Panama and Alaskan waters,” he name. The last three bodies—al- AR Farouk, then a prince, box!ng at school in Kendry, England, just befo~ his father died last year and the lad was recalled to Cairo, CAIRO, Farouk 1 aohs, has dominions, 31 will riva VI for p: But Faro ng will w him nothing i do dbou! lis his coronation will be more # than fact There is no of Mist c of Nbia ereign of Kc The Br h auw Miles Lamyj always will be in the background to advise him. He Has a Faiily And he h Before corona had bee speculating members of would 2t ties. But ti mony of 1¢ erthele with a 1—Yorn Westminister Abk will be conducted bishop of Canterburs b stafa E1 Maraghi. | Tre ruler will be surrounded by! nobles and dignitaries. In a setting! atal rivaled only of India’s great ma- arouk will swear, on the the oaths the liphs of old/ to defend Islam, obey the Ko- and fight for penple. t of New Era arrive when the | g alone under 12 brast lamps, tombs of his forefathers, gzed sheikh approach with eweled sword of Mo- Lammed the Great, founder of ANGEMENISiihe dynasty. Ther Iro. was |y the sword. be older| That will be the ‘“coronation” n A hich is expected to cement the A 1n pé phase of Anglo-Egyptian relations linaugurated last December by the treaty in which Britain accorded independence” to Egypt. - to be a'¢ ] ” Jot Jike rnglands or oy of May| - S0apy Smith,” 12, and one of milarities 15| “Klondike Annie” hat it will be sta ife | e ana| Aboard Northwestern Egypt wi S There were some outstanding how importunt she ‘ n east- ngers, if they might be called ern councils, especially since she such, aboard the Northwestern in has Britain’s backing, tI is hoped|Juneau today enroute south. Their the ceremony will offset the influ-| hames revive memories of other ence of Italian propaganda among|days in Alaska—Soapy Smith and Mohammedan countries | Klondike Annie, Likes Western & But they are named only in The 17-year-olc only son memory of those famous characters. of the late King Fuid, wa in Lon- They are two grizzly bear cubs, dan, studying, when his father died captured by soldiers of Chilkoot in April, 1936. He was recalled UJ.B|AI’I‘:4L'I(_\, on the road near the Cairo. He has a frank, pleasant Barracks, which are being sent to disposition and likes western sports the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle His coronation will be held in the|with the compliments of the Chil- The ceremony y Egypt’s Arch- , the sheikh| E 16 1ax a str Hi: th g o1ona oa on July 3 George solemnity 18ME o n took own for t) King Lord and sov Darfour ssador, Sb ¢y, n Sudan lofan and will Wi of har uszn, over the {sees th Ithe sacrec he will be L’,h’«} or voung k I pol econd corona 57 will be brilli It purpose. on cer: nt, nev- ade ¢ idea of rts plenished. - SEEKS FUNDS TO PROBE NIPPON'S FISHING SCOPE SAN PEDRO, Cal., July 28.—John Mirkovich, Secretary of the Fish- ermen’s Co-operative Association, said today that funds to investigate Japanese tuna fishing activities on the Pacific Coast will be asked at the meeting of the Coast Fisher- men in San Francisco tomorrow. “We'll ask the committee to in- vestigate the true status of Japan- ese operations in the Mexican, declared. GOOD NEWS BAY VESSEL SAILS FOR SITKA TODAY The Fern of Platinum, Capt. Peter Wold, which has been load- ing freight in Juneau for the past few days, is scheduled to leave to- day for Sitka, according to mem- bers of the crew. The Fern will return to Juneau before heading for Goodnews Bay, where Capt. Wold has been operat- ing his vessel. The Fern is a for- mer lighthouse tender. Capt. Wold is a hero of numerous maritime res- sues. MARYE BERNE ON WAY TO SKAGWAY ABOARD ALEUTIAN Marye Berne, who was presented Monday evening in concert in the Scottish Rite Temple, left ahoard the Aleutian for Skagway, her for- mer home, Miss Berne (Mrs. Ernest Ehler) has not as yet decided whether she will sail south by way of Juneau or |by way of Sitka. During her stay in Juneau she was the guest of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bernhofer, FOUR HALIBUTERS SELL AT SEATTLE SEATTLE, July 28. — One hali- buter came in from the western banks and sold today. The Eldora- do brought in 39,000 pounds and dis- posed of the catch for 1% and 8 | cents. From the local banks — Wesley 110,000 pounds, California 18,000 pounds, hoth selling for 10% and 8 cents; Al Junior 17,000 pounds, 9% and 8 cents, ——,,—— PACKER'S WIFE HERE Mrs. Cress P. Hale, wife of an official of the Bristol Bay Packing Company, and her niece, Miss Sen- eker, who made the roundtrip to Siberia on the Victoria, aré visit- ing in Juneau. They are stopping as El Rifal mosque, venerated isl koot officers and men lat the Gastineau Hotel. {far from its narrow banks on the city's fringe, or in the drowsy flats of its underworld, or even on trim HE;(I))&;SSS i THE VICTIM the group known as arachnids, in the Senate. Sept. 5, |Lake Erie s 1934 |east side of and respected streets of its resi- |dential districts—there walks the torso killer of Kingsbury Run. Ten times in 3¢ months the knife Unidentified woman— parts of body had drifted miles away hore, town Kingsbury er has cls »d a vietim. of the killer has claimed a v it A0 Ten times a headless body has con- s with a new bt Sept. 23, 1935 Edward Andrassy, 28, and an unidentified man— heads buriedé few feet from bodies Run, eam - unvarying mystery. The killers methods have varied little since December, 1934, wheén the first body was found. All were nude and decapitated. In most Jan. Vacant 1 26, 1936 Mrs. Florence Polillo, 41 —head never located. Most of remainder of body found @ two bur- lap-cover; .askets ot cases arms were severed at the shoulder blades, legs at the hips. In some cases arms and legs were June 5, 1936 | Kingsbury Gulch near Unidentified man—tat- tooed body found intact except for head, located in nearby bundle Run cut into segments. Experts at Loggerheads Because the bodies of five victims were found in or near a dirty little " July 22,| West side r: 1936 avine, Man—head lay nearby near railroad right-of-way stream of water known as Kings- Kingsbury Sept. 10, |bury Run, the killer was given its 1936 Man—arms and head Run never found Feb. 23,| Lake Erie most as an answer—have been found 1937 near where first victim discovered Young, unidentified wo- man—garms. legs and head never found shore, southeastern side of the city What kind of man could behed six men and four women and not June 7,| U 1937 nder Cuyahoga River bridge Negress, about 35— onl: remains: quicklimed skel- eton be found? Where should he live and inflict his cruelties? Who could pick eight persons out of a city of nearly a million whose disappear- July 6, | Cuyahoga 1937 180 - pound man — body care!glly dissected. All but head found River ance would excite no inquiries? | These are questions detectives | have attempted to answer by “The victims usually are not| - known,” he said, “and apparently| resting hundreds of suspects. Psy- their deaths fail to stir up any re- chiatrists, pyhchologists and crim- sentment.” inologists have studied the handi-| Detectives Scour Area work of the mad killer without; One of the most gruesome discov- | agreeing on his motives or compul- eries in the Kingsbury Run area sions. jwas that made hy two boys hxking‘ ‘Friendship’ Seen as Lure ldown a gulch. Coming upon a| Only two of the ten victims ever bundle, they poked it with a stick have been identified. The fourth|—and a man's head rolled out. victim was placed through finger-| Detectives have almost lived in prints as Mrs. Florence Pollilo, 41, the section since the bodies were She had been arrested once in a found there; they have brought in vice raid. (hundreds of suspects for -question- One male victim, Edward ing; they have examined hundreds drassy, 26, was identified by of pieces of blood-stained clothing tives. Police records on the of cleaning establishments and fol-| and habits of Andrassy and lowed tips day and night. | Polillo amount almost to biogra-| One suspect lived in a cave. An-| phies, but there is nothing to show other had the reputation of eating why they were singled out for such chickens and rabbits without cook- violent deaths. ling them. (Police were never able Dr. Samuel R. Gerber, coroner, to explain the presence of chicken who has made a minute study of the|feathers on Mrs. Polillo’s body). work of the maddened Kkiller, be- Dozens of persons living in the old lieves “friendship” is the lure which shacks which dot the district were brings the hapless victims into his taken into custody and questioned. hands. The absence of marks of| Numerous persons found with violence on the bodies, other tham meat cleavers or long knives in the knife cuts, indicate, he their possession were brought in and that the victims ewere attacked questioned for hours, only to be re- when “asleep, unsuspecting or were leased. Detectives spent weeks drugged.” |searching for an escaped patient He Knows Anatomy ifrom an asylum for the insane on Dr. Gerber pictures the killer as the information that he had return- a cool, shrewd sadist who has ac- ed to his home in the Kingbury Run quired knowledge of anatomy cith- district and had been observed peer- er as a doctor, hunter, male nurse ing into windows in the neighbor- or butcher. He is well acquainted hood. | with the city and able to gain the| ‘Right Where We Started’ i confidence of his victims. Disposi-| The inevitable Oriental who tion of the bodies, some quite heavy, was seen frequently near Kingsbury would require a muscular persom. |Run rying a market basket and Dr. Gerber is convinced that one snipping off weeds with a long knife person is ryesponsible for all the —was questioned, He said he made killings. medicine from the weeds. | “If more than one were involved,” One man questioned had talked a he says, “they would begin to fall great deal about transplanting the out and tell on each other’ human brain from one body to an- One thing the coroner can't un- ther. Dozens of others quizzed derstand s “the apathetic attitude had babbled about killings while in-| of the public concerning the kill- toxicated. i ings.” Two de cetives followed a trail of } — ] i blood for two days only to discover‘[ it had been made by an injured dog. Every possible bit of information was investigated and Police Chief George J. Matowitz encouraged citi- zens to call in with more, A man who habitually read books | in a cemetery was questioned and allowed to go one with his reading. Each new discovery of a torso has brought a new flood of gossip —new stories to investigate but each has left detectives—as James Ho- gan, chief of the homicide squad put it—'right where we were the | day the first body was found.” e e S e HIRAM WALKER'S DE LUXE RYE OR BOURBON WHISKEY has been aged 7 years under gov- | ernment supervision before being bottled. “THE GAME OF LIFE” 8:00 P. M. Methodist Church THURSDAY, JULY 20—“How to Get What You Want.” OTHER SUBJECTS ON July .30, Aug. 2, 3, 4 AFTERNOONS—2:00 o’Clock in Pent House of Alaska Elec- tric Light & Power Co. FRIDAY, July 30—“How to Keep Young.” OTHER AFTERNOON LECTURES August 2, 8 ALL LECTURES FREE No_ Collection Fresh Fruit and Vegeiables HOME GROWN RADISHES, ONIONS and FRESH LOCAL EGGS DAILY California Grocery THE PURE FOODS STORE Telephone 478 Prompt Delivery J. P. 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