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Europeans Threatened In Capitol
MURDER OF MAN’S WIFE IS INVESTIGATED
Territorial Liquor Board Is Changing Regulations
Liquor Board At Juneau Clamps
Down. Some Regulations Have
Been Changed—Not Be So Easy
(By The Associated Press)
Juneau, May 3, — The
Territorial Liquor Board,
today clamped down on the
easy issuance of vending li
censes, by ordering that all
applications for licenses
from unincorporated towns
must be accompanied by pe
titions representing more
than one-half the voting
population.
Regulation two was al
tered to make the drinking
of intoxicating liquors by
anyone under 21 years old
or by an habitual drunkard,
or by an intoxicated per
son on the premises cover
ed by a license, grounds for
revocation.
Licenses will only be
granted for a half year end
ing December 31st this
year in order that they
may be changed to the cal
endar year thereafter.
The Wasliingt on
News-Letter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. EC1CLES)
April lb, 193 1
The Interior Department
Appropriation Bill mak^
ing appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 30
1937, was reported out of
conference today.
When this bill passed
the House on January 31 it
carried appropriations total
ing.$2,285,250 for carrying
out the various fuctions in
Alaska that are handled by
the Interior Department.
When it was referred to
the Senate, Delegate Dinr
ond appeared before the
subcommittee of the Senate
committee on appropria
tions that had charge of
the bill and secured the in
sertion of an additional it
em of $25,000 for the relief
of destitution among the
natives of Alaska, which
had been rejected when ef
forts were made to include
it in the bill in the House.
The appropriation of $60,
000 for carrying on the
work of the Geological Sur
vey in Alaska was at the
same time increased to $70
000. Other Alaska items re
mained unchanged when
the bill was passed by the
senate on March 2.
While the bill was in con
ference many compromises
were made by both the sen
ate and house conferees in
adjusting differences. How
ever, the only amendment
proposed by the conferees
that would affect any of the
Alaska items was the reduc
tion of the amount for the
Geological Survey to $60,~
000, as carried in the bill
when it passed the house,
the $25,000 for the relief of
destitution among the na
tives of Alaska being un
changed. Two minor amend
ments of the senate that
would make the appropria
tion for the support and
education of the natives of
Alaska and the appropria
tion for medical relief in
Alaska available until June
30, 1938, instead of only un
til June 30, 1937, remained
in disagreement when the
bill was reported out of con
ference. It is believed that
this can be readily adjusted
on the floor or, if it is found
necessary to again refer it
to conference, it will be set
tied there.
April 16—The Bureau of
Biological Survey has ag
reed to send a professional
predatory animal trapper
to Alaska this fall to trap
and aid Eskimos in trap
ping the wolves that have
been harrassing the rein
deer herds during the past
winter. In this connection
the Delegate had endeavor
ed to secure a special allot
ment to provide an increase
in the amount of bounty
paid for wolves caught and
killed in this section. How
ever, the Bureau of the
Budget held that it was un
able to approve the use
of additional funds for this
purpose.
(Continued on Page Two)
ADDIS ABABA IN HANDS
BANDITS & NATIVE
MARAUDERS
Ten Europeans Been Killed in Kioling
In Lapitol Lilv; others Bescige d In
Ciovcrinncnl Legations There
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, May 4, — Be~
leagured Americans in Ad
dis Ababa, capitol of Eth
iopia, fought for their lives
today against attacks by
native marauders, as the
conquering Italian army ap
proached closely from the
northeast.
With the fall of Addis Ab
aba imminent. Emperor Sel
assie is fleeing and will
seek refuge in Haifa, Pale
stine.
Foreign Secretary Anth
ony Eden told the British
House of Commons that he
Will board the British cruis
er Enterprise 'at Djibouti,
French Somaliland, enroute
for British mandated terri
tory.
U. S. Minister Beseiged
Armed with only nine
rifles, two shotguns, and ten
revolvers, American Mini
ster Cornelius Van H. Eng
ert, wirelessed the State
Department at Washington
D. C. that the American
Legion at Addis Ababa had
fought off a charge by ban
dit natives, when they
made a surprise attack on
the Legation’s two back
gates, after pouring heavy
rifle fire from behind trees
and fences. A bullet struck
Mrs. Engert who had elect
ed to stay with her hus
band and John Spencer of
Grinnell, Iowa, who was
the adviser to the Ethio
pian government.
After an exchange of
shots, one bandit was eith
er killed or wounded.
Addis Ababa Shambles
Marshal Pietro Gadoglio
Italian commander in East
Africa advised his govern
ment that the Italian ad
vance guard motorized col
umn, was within fifty mil
es of the city which was be
ing reduced to a shambles,
by mobs carrying torches;
and rifles.
The Fascist government
claimed that the Ethiopian
empire had crumbled and
that Italian domination
must be recognized by the
world.
Foreign Citizens Danger
American correspondents
reported that desperadoes
entering the city had en
dangered the lives of both
citizens and foreigners.
They estimated that two
thousand refugees of twen
ty three nationalities are
being sheltered in the Brit
isii legation.
Rescue party found five
persons dead in front of
the Turkish legation from
which the defenders had
fled.
At least ten Europeans
have been killed in the
city during the last forty
eight hours, including Mrs.
A R Stadin of Loma Linda,
California, an American
medical missionary, who
was struck by a stray bull
et as she slept.
Resignation Of
W. B. Kirk From
Board Accepted
(By The Associated Press)
Juneau, May 4, —Gover
nor John W Troy announc
ed the resignation of W B
Kirk from the Board of
Trustees of the Pioneers
Home at Sitka, and the ap
pointment of H R Vender
leest, Juneau druggist, as
his successor.
The latter will assume
the duties of trustee treasur
er. Kirk’s absence from the
Territory for the greater
part of the year, was given
as the reason for his resig
nation. _
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Two Los Angeles Men Charged
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Drowning Of \\ oman For Money
Insurance. Accuse Each Ollier
(By The Associated Press)
Los Angeles, May 4, —
District Attorney Buron
Fitts said that Robert S.
James, a barber and Char
les Hope, an exsailor and
cafe employee, Sunday ac
cused each other of the
bathtub drowning of Jam
es’ fifth wife, Mary Busch
James, last August 4th.
The body was found in
the fish pond in the garden
of her La Crescenda home.
Fitts said that both the
thirty eight year old barber
and the thirty seven year
old unemployed cafe man,
admitted complicity in the
crime, but attributed the
actual drowning to each oth
er.
Hope came to Fitts late
Saturday and made a state
ment blaming James. Fitts
declared that each charged
the other with attempting
to kill Mrs. James, first by
placing her bare foot into
a box of rattlesnakes while
she lay strapped to a table,
and failing in this, then by
drowning, which they said
was undertaken, still ac~
cusing each other.
James declared that his
accomplice, Hope, prior to
the drowning brought a
box of black widow spiders
to the James home and said
"AH you have to do is to
throw them in bed with
her”, James quoted Hope
as saying.
The motive for the death
and attacks was to obtain
money on her insurance
policy, it was revealed.
Fitts said that a probab
le investigation would ah a
be launched into the dt
of James’ third wif
oilier wives divnre d
26-Year-Old von
B bin !)er<r Change
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Now York, May 4, -
Baron Wilhelm Frary
von Blomberg, who a short
time ago voiced his deter
ruination to carry a one
man crusade for the gospel
of peace and international
ism to Hitler’s Berlin door
step, today intimated that
his proposed tour of Ger
many might be postponed
in favor of a trip to Alas
ka this summer.
The 26 year old Irish
American who was adopted
by the 72 year old Baroness
Adelheid Maria von Blom
berg for the purpose ox car
rying on the von Blomberg
name and the family tradi
tions, had planned this
spring to go to Germany to
attempt revival of German
branches of the World Fel
lowship of Faiths disband
ed under the Hitler regime.
The World Fellowship of
Faiths, of which Baron
Frary von Blomberg is the
volunteer New England
Secretary, is an organiza
tion uniting peace, freedom
and understanding betu
a!! races, creeds and co.
and is in direct conflict
with the current political
policies in Germany.
Baron v in B! >mbcrg,
".'hen asked tod a • why ho
was consider!rt a change
in his plans, re • d. “Var
iou‘-. family situat -p have
arisen due to o.dinting
viewpoints on German pol~
cies. Mv presence in Ger
many at this particular
time might not oniv b. dan
gerous but might prove ex
tremely detr imental to the
world Fellowship move
ment and to the von Blotn
berg family. Both, the Bar
oness and myself through,
recent communications to
General Werner -on Blom
berg, cousin of the Baron
ess and German minister of
war. gather that the situa
tion in Germany is extreme
ly unsettled.”
Resumed Schedule
(By The Associated Press)
Fairbanks, May 4, —The
Pacific Alaska Airways re
sumed scheduled flights
Sunday, Juneau, Fairbanks
Whitehorse, Flat.