The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 21, 1937, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL L NO. 7568. “ALL THE NI'IW' S ALL TIIE TIME" PRIC E TEN CENTS ADDITIONAL MARINES LAND, SHANGHAI » Large Area - - - - - » * * * BULLETIN—FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 21.—Pilot Bill Lav- Pacific Alaska Airways flier, early this afternoon reported sighting Jimmy Mattern’s re-fueling plane, the big tri-motored ery, Ford plane being flown north flier, overturned in a meadow near here. Lincoln had apparently made a forced landing after being / Lincoln had taken off from Bur- wash Landing, near Whitehorse, this morning, and headed for lest in clouds over this city. here. Pilot Lavery said he saw men around the plane and that they were apparently unhurt. on the northward flight by three companions. - * - by Garland Lincoln, Hollywood Pilot Lincoln was accompanied PRESIDENT 0. AIR MAIL BILL FOR TERRITOR Farley Authorized to Spend $25,000 Annually in Providing Service COVERS MAIL FROM, TO AND WITHIN ALASKA} Congress Approves Rein-| deer Measure, Also Ket- chikan Bond Issue Bill WASHINGTON, Aug. 21—Presi- dent Roosevelt today signed the Alaska air mail bill just as Con- gress completed action on bills restoring the reindeer industry to the natives of the Territory and permitting Ketchikan to issue bonds. ' The air mail measure authorizes Postmaster General James A. Far- ley to provide “difficult or emer- gency” mail service in the Terri- tory at a total annual cost of $25,- 000. The Postmaster General also is empowered to contract for all clases of mail to, from or within the Territory for delivery by plane at varying rates ranging up to 30 cents an ounce from 15% cents an | aunce. The reindeer bill provides for the Government to purchase the deer from white operators for distribu- tion among the natives. Under the act, the whites will be forever barred from owning the reindeer. ———————— MATTERN CAN'T' TAKEOFF LOADED FROM PAA FIELD Must Have E—fueling Ship Say PAA Pilots—Soviets Lost on Alaska Side Pacific Alaska Airways pilots ar- riving here last evening from Fair- banks at the controls of the Electra transport, explained Soviet Searcher Jimmy Mattern's need for a refuel- ing plane for his big Electra. Pilot S. E. Robbi~s stated that,) The Bare Facts Are— It’s Annual ! Session of Nudists SHINE PARK, N. J,, Aug. 21. *The aroma of coffee and broiling bacon mingled with the scent of |tall pines today at dawn as nude | housewives began cooking breakfast in the opening of the sixth annual convention of the National Sun- |bathers Association, Three hundred and three persons from the East, South and Middle West attended. Four policemen guarded the single entrance, hold- (ing out all but members. B e | | | ( ‘Mattern Scours " Arctic o for | ——— " Russians, Fails FAIR BUILDING AS RECREATION ”’GENTER \PLANNED Proposal Calls for Swim-| ming Pool, Rifle Range —Other Activities Flying Difficult in 400-M Hop—Canadlan Rus- sians repare | i | i POINT BARROW, Alaska, Aug. 21.—A search for the missing Rus- sians and their plane by Jimmy Mattern was fruitless in a 400-mile| (flight over the Arctic Ocean. Mattern arrived here yesterday at' A proposal to develop a vast re- 4:15'p. m. landing three miles north creational center at the Southeast | of the village, and soon took off Alaska Fair grounds was presented lon his first search. \at the regular session of the City | | Mattern reported, after his Arc- 'Council last night in the City] tic flight, that flying conditions were Hall. 'difficult. He flew low most of the' The recreation plan, submitted by | |time. He found landing places im- Councilman G. E. Krause, would| possible. He said he flew north out entail an expenditure of approxi- of Point Barrow, then west until mately $25000 to outfit tHe Fair| his gas began to run short. He Building with a swimming tank, roll- landed here with his tanks empty. er skating rink, bowling alley and Bob Crandall, Canadian pilot, rifle range. |today began preparations for an! According to the Councilman, Arctic search for the six Russians tentative plans have been agreed | Who have not been heard from since to by W. . Pullen, Secretary, and | |they hopped off from Moscow more'John F. Mullen, President, of t,he‘ than a week ago on a Polar flight to Southeast Alaska Fair Association. | Ithe United State. Turn Building Over i A Russian hydroplane, piloted by! These plans would have the Fair, Zadkoff, which is preparing to take|Building turned over to the or- joff to cover the coast to Aklavik, ;Banlzanon which sponsors the out- thence to Banks Land, is temenng}flmng of the building at no rental here. |for either the ground or the pres- Pilot Zadkoff and his crew spent em building. The only proviso the night here. Eskimos, hennng‘would be that the Fair Association old stories of early days when Rus- be allowed the use of the building sians are supposed to have killed!for four days every year for the natives, were at first afraid of the'Fair. The building, under regula- Russians. {tions of the Fair, will be turned | The ice cutter Krassin, fighting over to the city at the time all! lice a few miles off this village, has|current ob..gations are liquidated. progressed about five miles in the Details Given last fifteen hours. Under details announced by Zadkoff said the vessel will pro-| Councilman Krause, approximately Dawson Holds Colorful Fete On Anniversary Virginia Elizabeth Chap— man Crowned Queen of Festivities DAWSON, Y. T., Aug. 21.—Dawson has matched the English coronation I with a colorful pageant marking the' forty-first anniversary of the discov- ery of Bonanza Creek. Virginia Elizabeth Chapman, 22, was crowned Queen of the festiti- ties. in selection. second the !Evelyn Koening was awarded third | place. Miss Chapman, tall and slender, was born in Dawson. The “Coro- Ination Procession” included the |Queen and attendants. Miss Chap- man was crowned by George Jeck- ell, Yukon comptroller. E. B. Col- {lins, Mayor of Fairbanks, attended the ceremony. e, Nurse Ravished, Killed by Brick Wielding Rapist Chicago POEAtlempt to Link Crime with Re- The pretty dark-baired girl| |won over Mary Dines, who placed’ Bernice | L * * » Crew of plane: left to right, Major Carl Greene, Capt. T. A. Sims, Capt. A. H. Johnson, Engineer L. D. Bonham Here Is the first official photo(nph of the giant new twin-motored Lockheed army plane stationed at Dayton, O, designed for Wmfl wbflnmpcnwgnm Y Congress Over Last Obstacle Conference Committee Gets| | Together on Big Defic- iency Approplallon Bill WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. — The mittees have agreed on the one hun- |dred and fifty million deficiency appropriation bill, stacle to adjournment. Speaker Byrnes said the confer- ence committee voted after three hours’ argument to approve the provisions authorizing the adminis- tration to peg cotton at 12 cents by a subsidy to be paid out of the sixty-five million dollar fund allo- cated from customs receipts, es- pecially ear-marked for farm credit. The House today approved the five hundred twenty six million-dol- lar low cost housing and slum clear- ance bill. The Senate gave the measure a standing vote of 28 to 48 for acceptance and sent it to the White House. At the same time President Roose- velt signed the bill establishing the temporary authority to operate Bon- neville Dam which has been before Congress for two years. It provides for civilian War Department su- pervision. The project is expected to be ready for operation by Decem- ber. Murder Results To Adjournment Senate and House Conference com- | the one last ob-| » » “ SHANGHAI 1S PARTLY LAID WASTE, FIRES Eleven Square Miles Swept by Shell Fire, Also Flames | JAPANESE CONSULATE [American Built Planes, Manned by Chinese, Drone Through Air SHANGHAI, Aug. 21.—War and fire continued to lay waste to lmsj city, with the foreign police esti- | mating that eleven square mlles |of the world's sixth largest port| have been laid in ruins. Only the International Settle-, | ment and French Concession, parts | of Nanto, in the Soochow Creek area, remain intact. The absence of firemen permit- | ted the flames to spread unchecked |in all directions and scores of| blazes broke out following explomon |of air bombs. Three Chinese war planes droned | over the smoking ruins today in a |renewal of the warfare, aiming bombs at the Japanese Consulate. {For the most part the projectiles; — [fell wild of ‘theif thark: The Jup-| Hmrse attempted no frustration of | the attack. | It is said tha tthe planes which \are attacking the Japanese Con- |sulate are American made but {flown by Chinese with some ex- perience, Authorities to Empty Shanghai Road Jail Wards {Seven Thousand Inmates Will Be Freed Be- ginning Today SHANGHALI, Aug. 21.—Authorities of Shanghai battled today around the “frozen” zone of the Interna- tional Settlement. of the Road Jail, the world’s largest prison, and free 7,000 inmates. For three days the jail has been in the middle of the battlefield of the Northeastern Shanghai, and Settlement author- ities decided to be no longer re- sponsible. Inmates will be freed at the rate of 500 to 1,000 daily beginning today. the western borders. The Settle- come, since the Inmates include murderers, kidnapers, narcotics dealers and drug addicts. Nearly all the prisoners are Chi- nese. Three American prisoners were rescued early Friday during the fighting when a shell struck the prison, wounding or killing 90 | UNDER ATTACK TODAY/| They decided to empty the wnrd; believed to be| They are being taken to| ment awaits any fate which may | * * * China National Capital Bombed By Japan Planes | Fourtéen Aircrsht Sweep Over Nanking—Driven Back with Loss NANKING, Aug. 21 Fourteen Japanese bombers sent a fusillade of death into the Chinese National Capital early today. The United States Embassy was rocked by the blasts, although Am- ericans were reported unharmed. Chinese airforce officials declared that their planes fought off a Jap- anese attempt to raid Nanking in the largest and most bitterly con- tested air battle of the undeclared | war. The battle occurred near Chin- 'kiang | 'The Chinese claimed three Jap- |anese planes and admitted the loss lof one of lh('ll own. .S, PROTESTS SHIP SHELLING BY ORIENTALS Admiral Warns Sino-Japan{ Forces to Stop Fir- ing on Augusta 4 | | | SHANGHAI, Aug. 21. — Admiral |Harry E. varnell, Commander-in- Chief of the United States Asiatic | Fleet, announced today that he | warned the Japanese and Chinese | tighting forces against shelling over | American and other foreign war- ships. | “I asked them especially o re- |frain from firing over the cruiser Augusta,” said the Admiral, DEPLORE “SHELLING” NANKING, Aug. 21.—The Nation- al Government “deplores” the shell _explosion which killed an American sailor and injured others aboard | the American cruiser Augusta yes- ! terday. The spokesman of the Govern-: ment said, however, that it was to be doubted whether the shell was from a Chinese airplane gun, as fragments have not been analyzed. Nelson T. Johnson, United States ‘Amba.ss'a.dor. said he contemplated no official action. SHELLED ON CRUISER SHANGHAI, Aug. 21.—The most seriously injured sailor aboard the | * * * World ’s Slxth Largest City, Ruins UNITED STATES FORCE ARRIVES UNDER GUNFIRE Three Salvos from Japan- ese Warships Cross Tender’s Bow CHINA COMMANDER SAYS VICTORY SURE Premier of Japan Predicts that War Will Last Long Time SHANGHAI, Aug. 21—An addi- tional hundred United States Ma- rines arrived aboard the liner President Hoover today. The marines were brought up the ‘Whangpoo River under heavy fire. Japanese warships hurled three salvos across the bow of thelr craft, ‘The marines took nothing for granted and the minute the tender touched land, automatic rifle de- tachments took up their position sweeping the shore to protect their comrades. The marines are landing full field equipment for a hurried defense of the International Settlement. SHORT WAR; CHINA TO WIN ‘SHANGHAT, - Aug. ' 21.—General Chang ‘Chi Chung, Commander-in- Chief of the Chinese armies de- fending Shanghai told an Asso- ciated Press correspondent that the conflict will end soon with a smashing victory for China. If a general nationwide war breaks out, Chung claims time will be on his side. The Chinese are now prepared to continue the strug- gle for years. JAPANESE VIEW TOKYO, Aug. 21.—War of long duration with China was predicted today by Japan's Premier Prince Fumimaro Konoye. Konoye claimed there could be no settlement until the Chinese army has been punished. NEW OFFENSIVE PEIPING, Aug. 21.—The Chinese report the beginning of the gen- eral Chinese offensive to drive the Japs from new conquests in the Peiping-Tientsin region. Eleven divisions are said to be taking part. AID FROM RUSSIA TOKYO, Aug. 21.—A Komei dis- patch reported from Korea that Michael Slavutsky, new Soviet Am- bassador to Japan was “inclined to believe” reports that Marshal Blue- cruiser Augusta, aboard which an Ifllr shell exploded yesterday, killing ’.sailor Freddie Faglout, is Everett Mackenzie, of Raymond, Washing- ton. Mackenzie was struck on the right knee and right leg by the shell that killed Faglout and wounded eighteen. DSCUSSED IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. — Word came during a meeting of the President’s cabinet that a Japan- ese shell struck the cruiser Augus- cher, the red Napoleon of Russia, is enroute to Mongolia. It is esti- mated that he commands 400,000 men in Eastern Siberia, BRITISH ULTIMATUM LONDON, Aug. 21.—Great Bri- tain has notified Japan and China that she will hold them responsible for the loss of British lives or damage to property In the Shang- hai war. NO PASSPORTS WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.—Indi- prisoners. ta, killing an American sailor and |viduals applying to the State De- though the PAA fielc at Fairbanks| } $6,000 would be spent on a swim- wounding eighteen. partment for passports to China is large enough to permit takeofficeed as far north as possible Ww of the airliner's regular commercial |act as a base for three Soviet planes planes, and though Mattern’s plnne‘e‘l‘flpped with skis. is of the same type, it Is slightly | lowerpowered in proportion to its/ weight, and when fully loaded with| EDMONTON, Aug. 21—S8ir Hu-; the extra fuel needed for the ex- bert Wilkins, commanding a huge tended searching flights, would find |Arctic equipped flying boat, arrived the runway too short to permit its|at Fort Smith, Northwest Terri- taking off. |tories, during yesterday afternoon Refueling in Air after a flight from Port Arthur. For that reason, Mattern plans to | Sir Hubert plans to make his base use the big Ford plane, flown north |at the mouth of the Copper Mine| by Garland Lincoln, as a re-fueling |River. His seaplane has a cruising WILKINS AT FORT SMITH ship, Mattern taking his ship off |radius of 4,000 miles and can re- partially loaded, then having ms,mm in the air 20 hours without re- fuel tanks filled to the top from fueling. the other plane. It is possible that Mattern may have the re-fueling ship meet him part way out of Fair- banks at times to re-fwel him, thu.sw adding to his cruising range on the | search. Mattern’s plans till his tukeoff yesterday, however, were in- | definite. | here to Walter B. Johnson, of Unal- t Mattern's big Lockheed plane, ,qe, 't Rosalind Surber, of Drain, " (Continued on Page Two) ' Oregon. Unalaskan Is to Wed Oregon Girl TACOMA, Wash,, Aug. 21. — A" {marriage license has been issued ] i ¥ 'ming tank, $4,000 for sheeting the | building, $5,000 for a heating plant| and $10,000 for miscellaneous ex- penses. The pool would be 40 by 60 feet, the rifle range 100 feet long, the skating rink circling the 100 by 200 feet building, and the bowling alleys of regulation length. The proposal will be taken up at the next meeting of the Permanent Swimming Pool Committee, Coun- cilman Krause stated. The City Council did not take| action, but the members favored the idea in round-table discussion.; Light Issue A demand for municipal owner- ship of the electric light plant in Juneau was brought up at the| session. W. D. Gross, local theatre owner, | submitted a letter to City Clerk Harry Lucas indicating disapproval of the manner in which the local utility company has operated over (Continued un Plge Three) cent Negro Assailants CHICAGO, 111, Aug. 21.—A brick- wielding rapist today stole into a south side hospital and ravished and killed Anna Kuchta, 18-year-old student nurse. He fled as another nurse entered the room. She found the attractive girl partly clad lying on the floor near the bed with her skull crushed by a brick. The brick lay beside lhel body. Three other women were slain here the same way two years ago.’ | Two negroes were convicted, one of whom was executed and the other given life sentence in the peniten- tiary. Two other women have been as- saulted by negroes armed with| bricks in the last two weeks. Police attempted to link these with the nurse’s slayer. B In a vacuum water boils almost at the freezing point. \of boy warfare in which youngsters |who displeased From Boy War Thirteen-Year-Old ‘Bullies’ Sought in Death of Another Youth NEWARK, N. J.,, Aug. 21.—A story BASEBALL TODAY The following are results of base- ball games played this afternoon in the major leagues and received up to 2 o'clock: Nationai League Boston 4; Brooklyn 8. New York 3; Philadelphia 11 St. Louis 3; Pittsburgh 7 American League Cleveland - Chicago, postponed, rain. “bosses” were put in place by brutal beatings, was un- tangled by police as they'sought two thirteen-year-old “neighb orhood bullies” in connection with the death of Leonard McAli, six years their Junior. The body bore more .than one hundred and fifty bruises and ab- rasions. Leonard’s nine-year-old brother, Richard, told police the boy | was waylaid in a vacant lot by the two older boys who held a grudge| for more than a year because Leon- fard tipped over the wagon cne was| pulling. ed in eighth on account of rain. Washington 3; Boston 0, called in third on account of rain. ——————— LICENSED TO WED A marriage license has been is- sued by U. 8. Commissioner Felix |Gray to Henry C. Akagi, Killisnoo |fisherman, and Margaret Osborne of Hoonah, | Philadelphia 5; New York 2, call-! Much discussion was provoked inlare being told they will not be Congress by the incident. issued except in extraordinary cases. No women or children are MRs GRAvEs allowed to head China-ward. Wife of Alaga_;a Governor Fourth of Sex to Be Accorded Honor WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. — The WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. — Mrs.|House today passed the Senate’ bill Dixie Graves, wife of Gov. Bibblto authorize Ketchikan to Issue Graves of Alabama, became Senator,|bonds exceéding $250,900 for street succeeding Hugo L. Black, nomin-|improvements. ated and confirmed as Associate| The measure went back to the Justice of the Supreme Court of the|Senate for action on a minor United States, when she was sworn|amendment. in yesterday. Mrs, Black is the fourth of her sex to get a Senate seal. WAR RISKS ADVANCE Aug. 21.—The marine underwrncrs quadrupled war risk rates as the Japanese-Chinese con- flict continued. Ketchikan Bond Bill Passes Senate, House e The lightning rod was invented by Benjamin Franklin.