The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 14, 1950, Page 8

a2z or PAGE EIGHT INQUEST IN DEATH OF WARD CH!LDREN HELD HERE TODAY (Continued from Page One) 5 and when the smoke little he at room No and flames cleared that the door was partly opened. He said with the door frame, badly burned, the force of the water from the hose could have pushed the door ajar. saw Fire In Uncceupicd Room John %. Johnston, a roomer in the hotel, testified that he occu- pled room No. 15 at the end of the hall from the stairhead on the se- cond story of the building, and that he was awakened by smoke in the roo and aroused his roommate nl asked him whethi he had left a cigarette burning. Stanley, he said, replied no, that he had no ci arettes Johnson said he then opened the door into the hall and found it a mass of smoke. He went up the hall to the lavatory he said, think- ing someone may have thrown a lighted cigarette in the refuse can there. As he passed room No. 10, he saw through the transom, the win- dow of which broken, and streaks of flames. He opened the door, which he said was unlocked, and found the room a flaming mass. Johnson said he then rushed up the hall pounding on the doors and calling to arouse the roomers. He returned to his room to assist Bow- ers, who is blind in one eye, to the stairway and started him down the stairs. He then turned back down the hall to again pound on the roomer’s doors. He said the flames had broken through the wall of room No. 10 to the hallway and he was driven back by fire and smoke. He went down the front stairs to the first floor and pounded on the door of Gladys Stanley, caretaker and aroused her and then attempted to go upstairs but was forced back by | back of the building where he did : stopping at the Baranof Hotel. the flames which by that time swept the stairway, so he went out into o the smell of | the street. Gladys Stanley, caretaker of the hotel, said her room was on the ground floor to the right of the entrance to the building. She said | she was awakened by someone, whom she later learned was Louis Johnson, a roomer, pounding on ‘her door. She said when she en- tered the front vestibule from her room the stairws flames and smoke and she was [drivvn back when she attempted jto ascend the stairs to determine i whether all roomers had escaped. Miss Stanley said room 10 was used as a storeroom and was kept cked with a padlock. She said s knew tHe room was locked at 110:30 o'clock the previous evening when she made her rounds, as was her habit each night, to determine that all unoccupied rooms were locked. She said, however, that the Jocks had often been taken off and the door frames where they were secured had been weakened. Rooms 16, 6 and 14 were unoccupied at the Bower and | time of the fire the caretaker said. Roar of Flames Sig Aspen who occupied room No 3, at the front of the building said he was awakened by smoke and a sound of roaring and on opening his door found the hallway filled with smoke and flames which seem- ed to come from near the end of the hall. He said he pounded on the doors of rooms No. 1, 2 and 4, and then went down the stairs and across the street to the City Cafe and put in a fire alarm call. Aspen said he helped Miss Stanley in the hotel with the cleaning work and he testified that the caretaker kept all unoccupied rooms and No. 10 which was used as a storeroom, locked. He said he had not noticed on the night prior to the fire wheth- er or not room No. 10 was padlocked. Jumped From Window Otto Larson testified that he oc- cupied room No. § and was awaken- ed by the crackling of flames. He opened his door and saw the hall filled with flames and smoke. The flames he said seemed to be con- centrated near the front of the ! building around the head of the| stairwell. He said he went to the not find so much fire and escaped through the window of one of the y was a mass of | | | | | | building and reach in and pull Mrs. rooms, jumping to the ground in an alley. Tried To Reach Children Archie Tatum said he occupied room No. 17, in a wing of the hotel building. He said Louise Ward, mother of the dead children, was in the room with him when he was aroused by a crackling noise. He said he aroused Mrs. Ward and then opened- the door and was met by a rush of smoke which filled his room, nearly overcoming its two inmates. Tatum said he made his way to the window and threw it open and immediately flames from the hallway swept through the open door into the room. , Tatum testified he said to Mrs. Ward, “Let’s go get the kids,” and they both attempted to get into the hallway but were driven back by the | flames. He said he then went to| the window and worked to loosen a wire mesh which was nailed over it. Mrs. Ward still fought to get| through the doorway and was ser- iously burned. Tatum said he freed | the window and fell out then had | to run up an incline alongside the Ward through the window, she be- ing unable by then to help herself. Tatum said he believed Mrs. Ward had put her children to bed about 9:30 o'clock the previous evening He said he did not see her put a padlock on their door. Worth Graves who occupied room No. 2 at the front of the building said he was awakened by hearing someone call “fire” and went out of the room to find the hall full of fire. He went down the stairs and| also pounded on the door of the| caretaker he said. JURIES TO BE DRAWN FOR JANUARY COURT TERM Clerk of the Court J. W. Leiv said today the names for the grand and petit juries for tke January term of ci to be held in Ju- neau will be drawn before thc Court leaves for Anchcrage tomor- row afternoon. FROM SEATZLE George P. Schmidt of Seattle is THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA SEATTLE PICKETS "HIT-AND-RUN’ IN TELEPHONE STRIKE SEATTLE, Nov. 14—#—Striking Western Electric Company workers continued their “hit-and-run” pick- eting of Pacific Telephone and Tele- graph Company installations today. But initial reports indicated the slim force of strikers had shaved their activity to but a fraction of Monday'’s widespread picketing. Strikers paraded in front of four exchanges and a repair shop for mobile equipment in Seattle. They appeared also at Centralia, considered to be a key long distance center. JUNEAU ROTARIANS OBSERVE FIFTEENTH CLUB ANNIVERSARY Two clever “acts” were offered by Neil Fritchman, as program chair- man, in celebration of Juneau Ro- tary Club’s 15th anniversary at a regular luncheon meeting at the Baranof Hotel this noon. Bill Ellis gave a humorous take- off on a financial report to the club in which everything was at sixes and sevens, winding up with deficit of “several thousand dollars.” Dr. Ted Oberman gave a “learned” discussion as an ex-leader of the Los Angeles “Temple of Joy,” leav- ing his listeners more confused than when he began. Past presidents of the club and charter members were honored verb- ally. They were: Howard Stabler, Dr. William Whitehead, Rod Darnell, Harold Foss, Herb Hillerman, Ed Keithahn, Charles Carter and Bob Akervick, and Charter ~Member Jack Burford. Past presidents Tom Dyer and Don Skuse were not pre- sent. Guests were George Schmidt and C. H. McDonald of the Columbia Lumber Co., from Seattle and C. C. McClain of Fairbanks; Dr. Oberman Christmas is nearly upon us, and in anticipation of your buying needs and the necessity of s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g your Christmas Budget, we carry on an old Stevens cusiom. Each year at this time we offer you a super Pre-Christmas special such as the lovely Judy Bond blouses. Please accept our invitation to drop in. omnly 33 Shop e A % e b A e *g300 Christmas! ping Days and Fred Dunn of Juneau. Carl Weidman was a junior guest. Eric Newbould of the traveling library committee announced that volunteer help in pasting labels in the books would be appreciated. Those wishing to help®are asked to meet at 7:30 tomorrow night at !the Forest Service warehouse. | DOCTOR - KIDNAPER 70 PLEAD INSANITY | ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Nov. 14— | —Temporary insanity will be the defense plea of Dr. Nancy Camp- bell in the kidnaping of 9-year-old Linda Stamm, her lawyer said to- day. | The lawyer, former State Supreme Court Justice A. L. Zinn, told a re- porter this was “the obvious plea in this case—there is no question about His disclosure came as state and federal agents studied unpaid bills growing debts and threatened evic- tion in probing activties of Dr. Campbell, Yale-trained 43-year-old physician. Non-Milifary Use Alumnium Slashed ~ Beginning Jan. 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 — (® — The government today slashed the non-military use of aluminum by about 35 per cent starting in Jan- uary. William H. Harrison, administra- tor of the National Production Au- thority announced the order at a conference. Fe said the order y likely” will cause some unemployment in particular factories but he would expect that industry would have some opportunity to prepare before January and use some substitutes for aluminum. Kansas has had tornadoes than any other according to the National ic Society. state, Geo- : R Aty X % - e e a2 more recorded | . TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1950 Be_nnell of Oklahom’a fR[N(H ARE ‘ T et o RETREATING INDOCHINA WASHINGTON, Nov. 14— (P — SAIGON, Indo-China, Nov. 14—(® French forces made further with- President Truman today appointed Dr. Henry Garland Bennett, Pre- sident of Oklahoma A. and M., to direct the Point Four program of aid to under-privileged areas of the | awals today on the ifar north- tier in the face of mount- ing pressure from Communist-led Vietminh troops. s reported French troops | dr west frc world. | Bennett will be administrator of ! the technical cooperation adminis- | tration in the Department of State. That agency handles Point Four and | GENUINE OLD STYLE SOUR MACH certain other programs, including| garrisor the territory near the | inter-American affair | Commui Chinese border have| KENTUCKY As Point Four head, Bennett will | evacuated the mountain positions STRAIGHT succeed M. 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