The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 5, 1939, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LIV., NO. 8147. SCORES LOSE LIVES HERE'S HOW BRITISH ARE BEING BESIEGED IN TIENTSIN DEFENSE OF POLAND NOW BROUGHT UP Pointed Question Is Asked of Brifish Government —Vague Reply | Herman Tripp Passes After Long _IIIness: Veteran Juneau Mining Man Succumbs Early Today af Age of 80 (By Associated Press) | Questioners in the House of Com- i mons today failed to get Govern- ment assurances that Great Britain will offer all of her forces to Poland immediately “if Poland suffer an, act of aggression.” Assurances of aid were pointedly | | Number as Result of “‘ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1939. MOTOR CARS TAKE LIVES IN 4 DAYS ‘Accident—s—Reach Highl iy U] Ags | Fourth Celebration asked by Laborite F. S. Cooks of | Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Richard Butler. | Butler answered that Great Bri-| tain is obligated to resist aggression against Poland only in event that “there is 4 clear threat” of Poland’s independence. Watch Situation 4 The question arose while Great | Britain and France were anxiously watching the Danzig situation hanging over Europe’s peace. Both Great Britain and France are taking new steps to overcome Russia’s objections to joining their mutual assistance agreement. Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons late this | afternoon that His Majesty's Gov- ernment will not fail to take any steps which may seem necessary and desirable to make in case of aggression. Focus Point The Free City of Danzig, al- though peacefully past what had been predicted as a critical week- end, remains the focus of Europe's worries as the bitterness between Poland and Danzig deepened over charges that the Free City officials are taking the Nazi oath. Poland alleges that the Danzig customs officials are pledging loy- HERMAN TILDEN TRIPP Herman Tilden Tripp, 80, resident of Juneau since 1896 with his family, one of Juneau's most beloved and well-known pioneers, passed on quietly this morning at his home |on Main Street. | Surviving him are his widow, with whom he recently celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary, a son Chester, a sister, Mrs. Etta Payson, all in Juneau; Mrs. Fred B. Johnston, a daughter in Fairbanks, and another daughter in Gladys Austin. Mr. Tripp had been suffering with a lingering illness for a num- ber of years and had been bed- Lincoln, California, (By Associated Press) Motor cars killed 70 times as many persons as did fireworks as | America observed the Fourth of July and four day celebration. | | Booming of cannons heralded the Fourth and oratory flowed from | thousands of grand stands and at| | other public places. - | | The celebration was marred by over 600 vialent deaths. The Associated Press survey lists only 4 deathslost by exploding | | fireworks to 277 sudden deaths in | automobile accidents, principally in | | home coming crowds. ! | The total death list, compiled up to 6 o'clock this morning, is placed at 612 compared to 517 for the three days of celebration last year., THIRD TERM “TALK GIVEN MOREBOOST Two United Sfates Sena- tors Favor FDR for An- I I JAPANES| BARRACKS' Vi JAPANiSE A\ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ATION INTI BRIDGE & ! \‘ b AND RACE coul Japan, in trying to swallow China, has long been irked by foreign The situation in Twatsin, scene of Japanese blockade)based-on news dispatches and a British war office map. hesitated to retaliate. So the Japanese proceeded to block supplies entering the area. All other Four Years ' concessions, around which she has had to divert her campaign. Most | officials now believe foreigners must be ousted—or at least forced to| Britishers entering the area were searched—some were forced to un- WASHINGTON, July 5. — United | «Jose face” with Chinese—before Japan can win. idx'ess. Electrified wires were strung around the area. Natives working %CETENCENTS —_—_._.___—-—.‘_——_—_____—__—________————————-—_--_'———-= IN “FLASH” FLOOD - CLOUDBURST HITS TOWN EARLY TODAY Mountain WITage Engulf- ed by Sudden Rise of Creeks BULLETIN — MOREHEAD, Ky., July 5—A check at 3 o- clock this afternoon placed the list of those drowned in the “flash” flood at 46. “FLASH” FLOOD MOREHEAD, Ky., July 5—W. W. Crutcher, Postmaster of Morehead, said at least 38 persons were || drowned in a “flash” flood that in- undated this eastern Kentucky mountain town befors dawn today. All erecks swelled over ten feet in 30 minutes. Crutcher and Joe Duncan, tele- phone manager here, said eleven bodies were recovered shortly be- fore 9 o'clock this morning. Crutcher and Duncan are unable to send out full details as the emergency telephone line is com- mandeered to order medical sup- pligs and ask for aid for the stricken community. Paul Morthorst, delivery truck driver for a Louisville newspaper, who was stranded here by the cloudburst that caused the sudden flood, which receded quickly, esti- mated that between 40 and 45 per- | sons were drowned. Mayor Lappin has wired Arthur Gamble, WPA District Director, asking for all WPA help avil- | able. Sanitary conditions are the | | worst posstble, . AIR FORCES INBATTLES ridden. States Senator George W. Norris| Possibly as a testing ground for a drive against all aliens in China, | in concession public services were warned relatives would be killed if they Ity to the National Socialist Nazi i e National Socialist Nazi "y 0o i 1896 that Tripp, a min- leadership. i Hitler is back in Berlin after several weeks rest and awaits the arrival of General Henry Werth, Chief of Staff of the Hungarian Army, also Prime Minister George Kiosseivanoff of Bulgaria. Great Britain’s Cabinet heard a personal report on the Danzig situa- tion from Sir Howard William Ken- nard, British Ambassador to Po- land. Sir Newille Henderson, Ambassa- dor of Great Britain to Germany, is due in London. MEDAL ASKED FOR YARNEL Citation Is U_rged for Ad- miral of Asiatic Fleet WASHINGTON, July 5. — The United States Navy, through Ad- miral Leahy, Chief of Operations, has « asked Congress to take the unusual ‘step of voting a Distin- guished Service Medal to Admiral Yarnell, retiring Commander of the Asiatic Fleet in recognition of his “skill and devotion to duty.” The award is customarily made by the President on recommenda- tion of the Secretaries of Navy or ‘War. Admiral Yarnell has been in command of the Asiatic Fleet head- quartered at Shanghai. ——————— TEN GO SOUTH ABOARD LOUISE The steamer Princess Louise, sailing south from here yesterday morning, took ten passengers from Juneau, as follows: Mrs. R. A, Allen, Mr. and Mrs. L. Simonsen, Mr. and Mrs. B. Ja- cobsen, A. Quaran, Mr. and Mrs. W. Gates, Harold Brown and Tom Lerice. SOFTBALL GAMES ARE ON SCHEDULE ‘The All Stars and the Federals meet ir softball tomorrow night in Evergreen Bowl, Howard Dilg an- nounced today. The Truckers will play Henning’s Clothiers on Friday evening. ing engineer, first came to Alaska, settling at Funter Bay with his family. In 1897, a year later, he joined the old Sumdum Chief lode mine at Sumdum and remained there until 1904 when he came to Juneau where he has resided since. Herman Tilden Tripp was born at Butte City, California, August 6, 1859. He received the first three de- grees of Masonry in Gastineaux Lodge No. 124, F. & A. M., at Doug- las, Alaska, during January and | February, 1905. At the time of his death he was a member of Mt. Ju- neau Lodge No. 147, F. & A. M, 1 of Juneau, being Master of the lodge i during the year 1914. | He received the Scottish Rite de- grees from the 4th to 14th during July, 1912 and the following year the degrees from the 15th to 32nd. | At the October, 1917 session of the Supreme | Rite, meeting biennially at Wash- ington, D. C., he was honored with |the rank of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor. At the Oc- | tober, 1919 session of the Council ihe was honored with the last and highest degree of the Scottish Rite, the 33rd, an honor given to a few | services in the cause of Scot | served well of the Order.” In Jan- | uary, 1821, he was appointed Deputy of the Supreme Council for Alaska and was reappointed each two years | thereafter until his resignation in 11936 due to ill health. i’lcvedly known as “The Grand Old |{Man of Masonry” in Alaska. He |and Mrs. Tripp recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 16th, | Mr. Tripp served as a member |and chairman of the Alaska Ma- | sonic Temple Association which was | organized for the purpose of con- | structing and maintaining the Scot- | tish Rite Temple. He devoted a | great deal of his time to the func- | tioning of this organization in ad- | dition to his work as Deputy of the | Supreme Council' which made the welfare of the Rite in the Terri- |tory his prime interest. He was granted a life membership in the | order several years ago. He was also a member of Juneau Chapter No. 7, Order of the Eastern Star. The body is at the Charles W. | Carter Mortuary pending funeral | arrangements. | ., | SURVEYOR IN JUNEAU William A. Anderson, Petersburg surveyor, was through on the Aleu- tian enroute to Seldovia on an en- gineering assignment. Council of the Scottish| Masons of each jurisdiction who | have rendered long and meritorious | | tish | of the milk supplies for the British | Rite Masonry and who have “de-| Mr. Tripp was generally and be-| said today that politidal opponents | 5o, pas blockaded British end French concessions—sheltering 120000 did not quit. of President Roosevelt may “force | him to run” for a third term. | Senator Norris said he disliked the idea of a third term for any President but expressed the be- lief the political situation justified another four years for Roosevelt. United States Senator Joseph H. Guffey, of Pennsylvania, said the !rising demands for a third term .are now predominating in political talk. MilkSupply. For Brifish | Is Being Cut Japanese Spring New| Blockade on Conces- sion in Tienisin | SHANGHAI, July 5—Nearly all | and French concessions in Tientsin | have been cut off because of a de- | lay at the blockade barriers. The Japanese explained that the { milk must be examined “because | there might be bombs in the bot- tles.” Only 30 bottles of milk entered the British concession this morn- ing and the supply was for the British Military Hospital. Dairymen refused to bring in any milk for the foreign areas in which reside 189,000 persons, in the | two concessions. It is understood however, that dairymen make private reports that Japanese guards delay deliveries until the milk sours and then dump it, claiming it is worthless. Bank Call Iilssued WASHINGTON, July 5. — The Comptroller of Currency has issued a call for condition of national banks at the close of business on June 30. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corpoartion and Federal Reserve Board have also sent out calls for Meanwhile the U. S. was interested in the “broader aspects” of the persons, 1,500 of them Britons—in Tientsin. Ostensibly the blockade was applied after an argument over four | Chinese refugees accused of terrorism. But when Britain offered to | negotiate, Japan upped her demands. In London, Prime Minister Cham- | berlain, harried by European woes, hoped the affair could be “localized,” dispute. Though having no concessions in China, she has $200,000,000 invested there. In 1938 China and Japan accounted for nine per cent of her imports, 10 per cent of her exports. Moreover, 300 Americans live in the blockaded Tientsin area. HARRY GRISWOLD DIES AT WHEEL OF AUTOMOBILE of Wisconsin Is Sud- denly Stricken WASHINGTON, July 5—Rep- resentative Harry Griswold, 53, Re- publican of Wisconsin, died yester- day at the wheel of his automobile while ariving witn his wife and daughter, as the result of an at- tack of the heart. Griswold was a well known cattle breeder of Wisconsin. He was elect- ed to Congress last November. ——— — | STocK QuoTATIONS | | sTock. NEW YORK, July 5. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 7%, American Power and Light 4, Anaconda 23%, Beth- lehem Steel 50%, and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 5%, General Motors 43%, Interna- tional Harvester 55, Kennecott 32, New York Central 137%, Northern Pacific 7%, United States Steel 46%, Pound $4.68%. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 133.68, rails 26.69, utilities 23.50. JUNEAUITES RETURN —..blou Arriving on the steamer Aleutian, Mr. and Mrs. Don Skuse and C. L. Skuse, returned here after spending the past six weeks vacationing in the States. Spending some time in Canada with relatives, the three later visited both the New York and San Fran- of Juneau, the travelers drove to the coast. —l el FROM TULSEQUAH Mrs. Bert Neiding is visiting in Juneau for a few days. She is & reports on conditions. | guest at the Gastineau Hotel. Republican Congressman| Commonwealth | cisco fairs. Purchasing a new Pack- ard in Detroit for Charles W. Carter | By PRESTON GROVER WASHINGTON, July 1~One of |the first tests for New Deal and | anti-New Deal delegates is coming |in Kentucky a few weeks from now 'in a show with almost the same actors as were in the eye-gouging election last year. The candidates are different but the two men in the saddle are the ator Barkley. Chandler’s term as Governor ex- ! pires this year and he is backing | Keengj Johnson, ]Gwemor, to succeed him. In Ken- | tucky a Governor cannot succeed | himself, Barkley, in turn, is back- |ing John Ybung Brown, who once |ran for Senator. Running inde- | pendent of either group is Charles | D. Arnett. The primary is the first Tuesday |in August. And in Kentucky, ex- cept in special circumstances, the primary is the election. | So far there aren’t enough ! sharply defined local issues to dis- “lngulsh the rival Barkley and | each | | Chandler candidates from | other. Both are advocating a re- | vision of the state’s old age con- | tributions so Kentucky will get the | full $15 federal contribution in- | stead of the $3 or $4 a month for | the aged which is paid to the state | {now on a dollar-for-dollar match- | A BIGGER ISSUE | The big interest in the Kentucky | primary is not the social security business but what faction will con- trol selection of the delegates to the 1940 national convention. Na- turally the winning faction will take care of that. | Before another month is out the | contest may center on the national issue and not on the local candi- | dates, 1t Brown, Barkey's candi- J‘dau, wins, the delegation to the WATCH THAT PRIMARY IN KENTUCKY FOR A RED HOT TEST OF FDR'S NEW DEAL same, Governor Chandler and Sen- | his Lieutenant | 11940 Democratic convention almost certainly will be a pro-New Deal crowd. It will be available to Pres- ident Roosevelt or a candidate of the President’s choosing. That candidate may, of course, be Sen- ator Barkley. In event Johnson, Chandler’s candidate, wins the coming pri- mary, the Chandler delegates to the convention also may be nomi- nally instructed to Barkley as a favorite son. But they won't be Roosevelt delegates. When they stop complimenting Barkley with a Chandler faction, and that is de- cidedly not New Deal. Chandler |is not forgetting that President | Roosevelt campaigned In person !agamst him last year in Kentucky in order to save Barkley, the ad- | ministration leader in the Senate. (It is already accepted by Ken- | tuckians here that the Chandler | delegates will be anti-Roosevelt delegates unless it develops before the convention that Roosevelt lead- | ers will control it. Crose Race This far before the primary a race even closer than a year ago organization in Louisville deliv- ered him a 35,000 majority in the city. He won the senatorial nomi- nation over Chandler, 300,000 to 225,000. But Barkley's city leader in Louisville is dead and his can- didate as a result can't be so sure of the city's vote. Generally throughout the state Chandler has the better organiza- tion, and the Barkley faction is handicapped this year by the prob- ability that President Roosevelt will not come in to help. ‘Without control in Louisville and (Continued on Page Five) vote they will be available to the| is developing. Last year Barkley's| ACCIDENT AT CELEBRATION; MANY INJURED Grandstand“allapses as| 600 Arise fo Sign Na- fional Anthem WAUKEGAN, I, July 5. — Seventy persons were injured in the collapse of wooden bleachers of the High School football field at a Fourth of July celébration as 600 arose to sing the National an- them. Five of the injured were taken to hospitals with fractured bones. Dixie Clipper Refurns from Ocea_|1 Flight Brings 12 Passengers on Fifty-three Soviet Planes Reported Shof Down by.Japanese TOKYO, July 5~—The Japanese- Manchoukuo Army headquarters announce that 53 Soviet planes have been downed in new battles on the Mongolian frontier near Lake Bor. No details are given. AIR RAIDS MADE TOKYO, July 5. — An official communique says the Japanese Air Force has earried out a dozen raids on Mongolian or Soviet po- sitions west of the Khalka River. PUSH NEW CAMPAIGN ON THE MANCHOUKUO-MON- GOLIAN BORDER, July 5. — The Japanese * are pushing the cam- paign to oust the Soviet-Mongol force, which is estimated at 3,000, from the Lake Bor district. The Japanese headquarters an« nounces the capture-of the strong- ly fortified Hill No. 30 and also some Russian tanks. PRINCE ROBERT 1S NOW IN PORT Canadian National steamer Prince. Robert arrived in port at 3 o'clock this afternoon to remain until late tonight on the way to Skagway. Two passengers aboard the Prince Robert were booked for Juneau, Miss Dorothy McLeod and Hamilton Jones. The steamer has many tourists aboard. Trip Back from Marseille PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y, July 5—The 41%-ton flying boat Dixie Clipper, of the Pan American line, landed at 7:58 o'clock yester- day morning on the return trip of the first paying passenger flight across the Atlantic. The Dixie Clipper brought 12 passengers and 176 pounds of mail for the United States. The total flying time was 34 hours and 27 minutés from Mar- seille, France. —_— The 48,900 public accident deaths without Roosevelt, the 75,000 ma- |in the U. 8. last year was 52 per cent of deaths from all kinds of accidents. SEDAN HITS BUS; 6 PERSONS DEAD WASHINGTON, Pa., July 5.—Col= lision between a light sedan with & passenger bus early today killed six persons, including three children, as they sped toward their Virginia homes after a holiday outing. The victims were Fred Wendt, 35, his wife, 35, two of their three children, all of Wellsburg, Va., and Albert Bailey, Sr., 55, and his son, Jimmy, 14. - HILDING HAGLUND IS BACK IN JUNEAU Hilding Haglund, City Wharfing- er, returned to Juneau on the steamer Taku from Petersburg, where he had been visiting over the week-end.