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Trans-Atlantic Flight Ends In Crash
BAER AND LOUIS, BOTH CONFIDENT VICTORY
FELIX WAITKUS LANDS
IRELAND IS FORCED TO
RY STORMS — CRASHES
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Twenty-eight Year Old Flier Says That
He Considers Himself Lucky In Flight
(By The Associaled Press')
BALLINROBE, County Mayo, Ireland, Sept. 23—The
trans-Atlantic solo flight of Felix Waitkus, twenty-eight
year old Wisconsin aviator, ended near here Sunday in a
smash up on a rough field, but the flier was uninjured.
Fogbound and buffetted by storms on the Irish coast,
Waitkus, who had hoped to fly non-stop from New York to
Kaunas, Lithuania, brought hiis plane down to a hazardous
landing, bounced over the rough field and crashed into a
tree.
The frantic villagers, rushing to his assistance, found
Waitkus climbing out of the plane, declaring he felt himself
lucky to escape without a scratch. He declared he intended
to land at Ballinrobe, but was unable to find it in the fog.
He wanted to land, because the plane had used more gas
than he anticipated bucking wind and rain.
He came down at 10 A.M., which is four A.M. Eastern
Standard Time, after being in the air slightly less than 24
hours. He took off from Floyd Bennett Field, New York,
at 5:45 A. M. Eastern Standard Aime, Saturday.
The flight was planned to commemorate that of Stephen
Darius and Stanley Girenas, killed in a crash 376 miles short
of Kanaus, their goal, two years ago.
Reelection Issues
Congressmen May
Be Clouded in 1936
By Byron Price
(Chief of Bureau, The Associated
Press, Washington)
However clear the issues may be
come in next year’s presidential
contest, a certain amount of foggi
ness is forecast for many of the in
dividual campaigns of senators and
representatives running for re-elec
tion.
These members must run on their
own records and in many instances
the records are confusing as to party
allegiance. Many of Mr. Roosevelt’s
favorite proposals failed to command
anything like solid Democratic sup
port in the recent session, but several
of them did attract appreciable
blocks of Republican votes.
Those who changed over, in either
direction, must make their own
campaigns in their own way. That
means that in some congressional
districts the Democratic congress
man will be found standing with
the President on some issues and
against him on others, and the same
will be true of many republicans.
It makes a rather scrambled out
look for the central congressional
campaign committees of the two
parties.
How They Voted
Taking the roll calls which in
volved the chief issues of the ses
sion, with the senate and the house
votes together, this is the way the
record looks:
Social Security—Democrats, for
348, against 14; Republicans, for 93
against 23.
Labor Relations—Democrats, for
49, against 4; Republicans, for 12,
against 8.
(No House roll call)
AAA amendments—Democrats for
50, against 15; Republicans, for 12,
against 6.
(No House roll call)
Bonus—Democrats for 290, against
76; Republicans, for 71, against 47.
Works Relief—Democrats for 347.
against 14; Republicans for 37
against 77.
Wealth Tax—Democrats, for 302.
against 28; Republicans, for 25,
against 90.
Guffey Coal—Democrats, for 210,
against 117, Republicans, for 21,
against 95.
Utilities “death sentence”—Demo
crats, for 165, against 195; Republi
cans, for 15, against 107.
The defections are so numerous
and so complicated that it is difficult
to draw general conclusions. Still,
the figures are worth some effort at
analysis.
Fodder For 1936.
It is apparent that the Democrats
made some approach to solidarity
on the Social Security bill, the Wag
ner Relations Bill, the AAA amend
; ments, and the big Works Relief
appropriation.
The first three of these, however,
would seem to be removed from po
litical dispute in many congression
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OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. ECKLES)
— . —
Aug. 31, 1935. ,
Since the adjournment of Congress j
on August 26th, the Delegate has
been actively engaged in taking up
various Territorial matters in the
Federal Departments.
Chief among the problems that
have taken considerable time and
that are still being worked upon, is
the problem of developing a way
whereby the funds made available
under the Emergency Relief Appro
priation Act of 1935 can be put to
useful work in Alaska and still
comply with the restrictions put up
on the disbursements made under
the President’s work relief program.
Under the program for work re
lief now being taken up, the aver
age annual cost of each project
should not run over $1,146 per man
employed. This limitation has cut
out many worthwhile public pro
jects from consideration in the Stat
es and it affects Alaska even more
because many of the projects there
that would otherwise be eligible
consist of public buildings and riv
ers and harbors improvements, in
some of which the cost of materials
and equipment would run the cost
to an estimated figure of $2,880 per
man year—more than twice the av
erage allowable figure within which
the costs must fall. The limited
working season in so many parts of
the Territory also works heavily
against application of the plan to
Alaska. So far no exceptions have
been made to this standard in Al
aska except as to road work in the
Anchorage—Matanuska—Palmer re
gion. However, in conferences with
Harry Hopkins, Administator of the
Works Progess Administation; Frank
C Walker, Executve Director of the
National Emergency Council; and
Addison T Foster, Assistant to the
Executive Director of the N. E. C.,
each appeared to realize the impos
sibility of applying the fixed pro
gram to work relief in Alaska and
effort is being made to cooperatively
work out some modification of the
plan that will be applicable to Al
aska.
In connection with the air corps
station authorized for Alaska, Dele
gate Dimond conferred August 27th
with Col. John D. Reardan, Chair
man of the Special Committee ap
pointed to investigate and report
on the relative desirability of the
various available locations for the
air defense base authorized in the
six strategic areas of the United
States and Alaska by the Wilcox
Bill. The purpose of the Delegate’s ]
call was, of course, primarily to
expedite action toward the establish
ment of the Alaska air base by sup
plying available information on the
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JAPANESE WAR PARTY
SENDING FLOTILLA UP
RIVER IN SOVIET TERR
Soviets Nonplussed At Report Contemplat
ed Expedition By A Japanese Flotilla
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, Sept. 23—The official press today published
reports from Khabarovsk, situated on the Manchurian fron
tier, that the Japanese were planning an attempt to send up
river, a war flotilla to proceed into the interior waters of
Soviet Russia.
The report by the Tass Bureau agency gave no reason
for the attempt but said the Japanese planned it for late in
September. The dispatch said the attempt would be made
up the Sungari River by a fleet which would try to make its
way through the Kasakexicheva Channel near Khavarovsk.
Up To Hunters
To Observe New
Shooting Rules
The duck season opened Friday,
September 20, at 7 a.m. and will re
main open until October 1!), the mat
ter of observing the shooting hours
from 7 am to 4 pm is left in large
part to the sportsmen, according to
the Alaska Game Commission which
is asking the co-operation of the
hunters in protecting the ducks.
Earl N. Ohmer of Petersburg, a
new member of the Commission, in
a letter to Frank Dufresne, Assist
ant Executive Officer of the Com
mission, gave his interpretation of
the situation as follows:
“There is no question that our
laws should be enforced and lived
up to as closely as possible but with
our law enforcement personnel as
it is, I believe matters will largely
have to be left to the sportsmen
themselves. It is regrettable that
all those who hunt game and birds
in Alaska are not good sportsmen.
If all were "eal sportsmen law en
forcement could very well be taken
care of by a few wardens.”
Waterfront Crisis
Being Brought To
Head Rapidly Now
(By The Associated Pr^ss)
FRISCO, Sept. 23, —New water
front crises growing out of employ
ers attempts to force longshoremen
to handle cargo involved in strike
disputes moved steadily toward a
showdown. Representatives of the I.
L. A. and employers are meeting in
efforts feared general waterfront tie
up which may result.
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J. “Ham*' Lewis Is
iii Of Pneumonia
In Moscow. USSR
(Bv The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, Sept. 23, —Russian
physicians in attendance of Senator
J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinos, form
er Washington State politician, ill
of pneumonia, described his condi
tion as “very serious, although not
hopeless, but the outlook is very
unfavorable."
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A Walla Walla
Convict Is Given
Murder Charge
(Bv The Associated Press)
SPOKANE, St it. 23, — A first
degree murder ci rge was issued
against Tom Eskri 'ge, state prison
convict here Sate-djy in connection
with the shooting of Harry G. Phil
lips, Spokane druggist.
Officials said Eskridge would be
returned here from Walla Walla,
where he is serving a maximum of
21) years for grand larceny.
Phillips was shot to death in a
robbery attempt on July 30. Esk
ridge was arrested in Boise, Idaho,
on August 3 on a typewriter theft
charge. He admitted this theft and
pleaded guilty.
Officers said that Eskridge, 30
years old, used the name of George
Gregory as an alias. He was releas
ed from a prison at Folsom, Cal.,
on June 19, after serving a three
year sentence for : .,•>■■■ d 1/grep
burglary conviction.
He was paroled to go to Ketchi
kan. Alaska, but two days later ar
rived in Spokane and remained
there until the night that Phillips
was slain.
His eagerness to plead guilty to
the typewriter theft in Boise arous
ed officers’ suspicions.
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JOE LOUIS AND MAX BAER
LAMBAST EACH OTHER EVE
OF BIG BATTLE TOMORROW
(Bv The Associated Press)
POMPTON, N. Y.. Joe Louis
says he hopes Baer will come rag
ing out of his corner so that he can
polish him off more quickly.
Louis says the only question is
how long it will take to finish the
former champion, tomorrow night.
"If he plays safe and doesn’t take
any chances it will take me longer.
At most, though, I don’t think I will
need more than six or seven rounds"
Louis said.
Speculator, Sept. 23, —Max Baer
said he would tear Joe Louis to
pieces and win back the champion
ship from Braddock, then quit box
ing. Baer’s hands came through the
training period in perfectly sound
condition. He hasn't a mark on
hm and appears to be in perfect
mental and physical condition.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23, — The bet
ting odds in the million dollar fight
Tuesday night are 2 to 1 in favor of
Joe Louis, the Detroit negro, an es
timate taken today indicated. ,
The weather prediction is for fair
and warm.
Buddy Baer, Max’s brother, fights
Ford Smth of Walispell, Montana in
one of the preliminary six rounder
bouts.
The main bout will be broadcast
over the radio about 6 p.m. Pacific
Standard Time.
Northwind To Sail
Advices received by the local of
fice of the Arctic Transport Co ,
from the Seattle offices, stated that
the S S Northwind of the Norhland
Transportation Company, had been
chartered again, to take the place
of the S S Baldwin of the Arctic
Transport Co., on its last voyage to
Nome this season, due to the heavy
demand for cargo.
The Northwind, chartered by the
Nome company this spring, was the
first passenger vessel into Nome for
the 1935 navigation season. The ves
sel is scheduled, says the company,
to leave Seattle for Nome, Septem
ber 23th.
Tri-Motored N.A.T. Plane For Fairbanks Tuesday A.M.
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