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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-04
IMPORTANT CLUE

TACOMA. Wash, Jan. 4.-In- spector E. w. Wilson, of the State Police, said he believes that hun dreds of armed men spre d throughout the southwestern sec tion of the State of Washington have "cut off escape" of two sus- poets in the Kidnapping a week ago last night of ten-year-old Charles Mattson.
 Every automobile in the area around Shelton, 50 miles south- west of here, is being stopped by blockading officers following a re- port Saturday night, made by G. R. Grubb, mill watchman, that two men had driven into a private parking lot, then ordered him into the mill office, and instructed him to tell pr. w. w. Mattson per sonally that everything is we'll"
 Grubb said he was standing near the office about 5:30 o'clock last Saturday afternoon when he saw a couple drive into the lot which has a no parking sign on it.
 q started out to order them off when one of the men got out of the auto, hands in his pockets as if he had two guns in them, and told me to get back into the office and do as was told. The man then told me to telephone to Dr. Mattson and told me what to tell him." Grubb said.
 Tt was so dark I could not get a good look at him but he wore a rough-neck sweater m d had broad nostrils. The car was dark colored coupe"
 At dawn today, heavily armed forces were active over the area.
 Gov. Clarence D. Martin planned to assume personal direction o1 the hunt by the officers and others A yacht at Olympia planned to also beat over the widely sparsely settled Harstine Island.
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CHARLESSE:EL.y .yE:,
 U. 5. EMPL 0YEE, ARRESTED HERE
Widely Known Man Accus- ed on Two Statutory
 Charges Involving Girl

Charles P. Seelye. 36, widely known Federal employee and resident of Juneau for many years, was arrested by U. S. Deputy Marshals this morn ing in his office in the Federal building and lodged in the Federal jail where he is held without bail on two charges of statutory rape, involving his 17year-old step- daughter, filed in the U. S. Com missioner's Court by District At torney William A. Holzheimer.
 Seelye was non- committal when taken into custody and made no statement, officers said.
 The girl alleged in the complaint to be involved is now in the States with her mother ar-i the District Attorney said they would return here to testify in the case. MT. and Mrs. Seelye have four other chil- dren.
 The accused man mas wide ac- quaintance here and is popular member of the American Legion in which he has been active for years. He served in the Army during the war and has spent 30 years in the Federal Service, according to infor- nation to the District Attorney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-04
THIRTY HEIGHT THOUSAND AUTO
 WORKERS IDLE
Strikes Are Called in Many Plants of General
 Motors

CHICAGO. H., Jan. 4. The United Automobile Workers of America reported this forenoon that strikes are in progress in the follow ing plants of General Motors At Atlanta, TOO employees.
 At Kansas City, 1920 employees. At Cleveland, 1000 employees. At Flint, two plants. 8,200 em- ployes.
 All of the above are affiliated with the Fisher body plants.
 At Norwood, Ohio. Fisher also Chevrolet plants. 2.2O0 employees At Anderson, Indiana, Guide Chevrolet plants, 2,200 employees.
 Closed Full or Part
 The JAW announced the follow ing General Motors units are closed for full or part time because of shortages in material, attributed to the strikes:
 At Anderson, TOO employees.
 At the Delco Remy plants, 5000 employees.
 In Atlanta, at the Chevrolet plant, 800 are idle.
 At Kansas City, at the Chevrolet plant, HOO are idle.
 At Flint, Chevrolet and Buick plants, 6,800 are idle.
 Board Meeting
 At Detroit today the Board of Strategy of the Union, which au- thorized the general strike in the General Motors 69 plants in IA states. convenes. It is estimated that 38.000 work CTS are idle in the General Motors and affiliated plants.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. A. James A. Flaherty, one of the most widely known laymen of the Cath olic Church died suddenly here last Saturday night as a result of pneu- monia.
 For IS years he served as Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus and had been received by kings, queens, popes and other high dig nitaries of church and state throughout the world.
 Numerous honors were bestowed upon him, by the Vatican, for his work in behalf of the Church, and by the United States and several foreign governments for his individ- ual service and the work of the Knights of Columbus in behalf of the Allies during the World War.
 Internationally Prominent
 While his rise to international prominence was due chiefly from his connection with the Knights Of Col umbus, MT. Flaherty has been prominently identified with lay ac- tivities of the Catholic church for many years. He was Vice President
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One House Legislature to
 Meet in Nebraska Tuesday;
 Membership of Forty-three
By ARTHUR WOLF

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 4.-Ameri- can political sciences new baby Nebraskas one house legislature, will take it's first steps January 5 under the personal guidance of Dr. John P. Scanning and Godfather George w. Norris.
 Forty three members will meet in the $10,00O,000 state capitors 1O0- seat House Chamber and use it's 33-seat Senate Hall as committed room.
 Nobody knows what to call them, because the law forgot title and they have not christened themselves yet. Some want to be known as Senators, others Representatives, still others merely Legislators.
 One Nebraska newspaper thinks that by May the state will want to call them home But Dr. Scanning, State University professor, declares the 43 tits" are "the cream of the crop-the higher type
 Non- Partisan Basis
 Party monickers (22 are Demo- crats, 21 Republicans mean little because they were elected on a non- partisan ticket.
 Georgia, Vermont and Pennsyl- vania had Legislatures century ago that were one-house except for boards of censors empowered to sit with them and pass on their ac- tions. Those experiments were abandoned.
 Nebraska first considered the idea in 1913 but showed it aside by tie vote in the 1919-20 constitutional convention.
 Revived by Norris
 Senator Norris slapped life into the idea three years ago, and in 1884 all but 73 of the 2,029 precincts voted for the necessary constitu- tional amendment.
 Political Pediatrician Scanning rec commended there De 43 members, after the amendment provided for between 30 and 50 The former 100 Representatives voted for 50, the former B Senators favored 30. pr. Scanning drew maps districting the state for every permissible num- Der, then showed House-Senate con- ferees there would be the least spread" between the city-sprinkled eastern third of the state and the lightly populated western two- thirds if 43 were chosen.
 Arguments: Pro and Con
 Proponents of the plan contend 1t will:
 Fix responsibility more direct
 ly on individuals.
 Cut salary and incidental
 costs.
 Simplify procedure and abol-
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HIGHEST COURT REFUSES MAKE
 SSA DECISION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. The Supreme Court has refused to make ruling on the constitutionality of the major part of the Federal So- cial Security Act. that of levying a tax on employers for the bene- fit of the jobless.
 The court also declined to pass on the appeal by George Davis, of Boston, from ruling of the Massachusetts Fec deral District Court upholding the legislation and dismissing the complaint. Both Davis and the Government urged the court to pass on the contro- versy without waiting for a ruling by the Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Work Ahead

The obvious-and intended-in- depreciation of the vote of confi- dence" is that it is a mandate to put the party in fighting trim" for the 1888 Congressional elec- tions. That alone might daunt a man of lesser physical vigor than Hamilton. But he does not start from scratch. That must be re- membered in any analysis of his position.
 There is an old score which must be settled first. Duri ng the cam +paign a deficit of more than $900,- GOO piled up, mainly for advertising and radio time. Hamilton was in charge then. He now will be in charge of efforts to liquidate that debt. Thoughts of these obligations might well have tempered the de- sires of committee members other wise anxious for change in lead ership.
 That admittedly was the attitude of some of the so-called old guard leaders, whose advice seldom was sought by Hamilton during the cam paign (Hiles of New York arrives at the meeting too late to vote and Phipps of Colorado did not even at tend).
 Hints of i'll winds to blow from Congress may well trouble the Na- tional chairman. Two Republicans from the House of Representatives were among the most outspoken of his critics at the vote of confidence meeting. That brings up the ques- ton of how well these men, and
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MILL WATCHMAN
 GIVES HOT CLUE ON 2 SUSPECTS
Plant Attendant Reports Men Ordered Him to Noti-
 fy Father 'All Is We'll
SUSPICIOUS PAIR
 HAVE SMALL COUPE
Ad Indicates Contact Has Been Made Between Matt
 son Parents, Abductors

BULLETIN-TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 4. - Immediately it was announced that an ad appeared in today's Seattle Times, Dr. w. w. Mattson called the Asso- ciated Press representative to his office and gave out a state ment urging the law enforce ment agencies to abstain from any action which would in any manner interfere with the full free opportunity which I wish the kidnaper to have to return the child"
 Almost immediately the Shei- ton area search was called 0ff.
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J. BARRYMORE, YOUNG BRIDE,
 NOT SPEAKING
Quarrel at New Years Eve Party at Night Club
 Causes Rift

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. 4. - John Barrymore's move today in the troublous interlude which has invaded the marital life of the movie star and his young bride, the former Elaine Barrie.
 "The next move depends on him" Elaine firmly said.
 The two have been separated since New Years day rift, com- ing after quarrel at New Years Eve night club party.
 Elaine said she did not antici- pate any serious developments
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Hamilton Gets Big Pay
 Also One Whale of q .JOb
By BYRON PRICE
Chief of Bureau, The Associated

SttAGt Vk 8soAG G%sS a &s- <@~%'~~--~~-~
 What next for John D. M Hamil- ton. now that the Republican Ma tional Committee has rejected his resignation as chairman?
 That Chicago vote of confidence -only two members voted in the negative, has been described as overwhelming, but varied indeed must have been the emotions of those who voted.
 The action is open to many inter- pretations, not the least of which is that the committee did not hold Hamilton personally responsible for the election disaster Hamilton himself admitted during the course of the meeting that i've made a lot of mistakes
 But it would be strange indeed if the committee was as nearly unani- nous as the vote itself would indi- cate. The elephant was sorely wounded last autumn. and recup- eration from such vital blows is slow
 There persists in some quarters the feeling that MT. Hamilton wish ed off on himself one of the most difficult tasks in recent political history, and that he is welcome to it. Even when his resignation was made before the committee, there were no other known aspirants for the job Why? The scattered few who openly opposed Hamilton con- tented themselves by criticizing him.
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GORCAS DUE AT 4
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON

The Gen. w. c. Gorgas is due to arrive in port at 4 o'clock tomor- irow afternoon, according to radio received from the ship by Wyatt
 Kingman shortly before o'clock
 this afternoon.
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SHIP OWNERS TO MEET RADIOMEN
 IN NEGOTIATION
Recently Created Federal Com mission Has No
 Authority in Strike

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. D. A negotiation meeting was tenta- lively called early today between the ship owners committee and the Radio Telegraphist Association, the smallest of the seven unions on a strike.
 E. S. Fitzgerald and E. P Marsh, Department of Labor Conciliators who sought it, are keeping in close touch with Washington.
 Neither the ship owners nor un- ion leaders made any comment re- garding the report from Washing ton that the recently created Fed eral Maritime Commission lacked authority to participate or inter- vene in maritime labor disputes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-04
PARDON CHANG FOR OFFENSES Marshal Expected to Enter Immediate Re-
 tlrement

HAWKING, Jan 4-Marshal Chang Huseuh Liang, who recently kidnap- ed Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, then released him, returning here with his captive, has been pardoned internationally by the Council of State.
 Chang's sentence to ten years in prison has also been cancelled. It is expected that Chang will enter immediate retirement,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-04
GERMAN CRUISER SE|zES ANOTHER SP ANISH VESSEL
Nazis Laugh as Basque Pa trol Boat Stops Ger
 man Steamer

BAYONNE, France, Jan. 4. Reports circulating in Government shipping circles said an armed pa trol Ship of the Basque. Northern Spanish Government, has "proyis- ionally" captured the fourteen hum dred ton Nazi steamer Pluto
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THIRD SHOW OF FORCE

IIf1tTJ DIIOFF VT T Oft~E<
 BERLIN, Jan. 4.-Nazi Germany has backed it's insistent demand for Spanish marine satisfaction with a third show of warship force. It is announced here that the German cruiser Koenigsburg Sunday noon seized the Spanish merchantmen Marta Junquera.
 Confirming the stopping of the Basque gunboat of the vessel Pluto. Nazi officials laughed at the "child- ish threats" of Basque resistance.
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NEW AID APPEARS

SEATTLE, Jan. A new ad ln the personal column of the Seattle Daily Times today said:
 "Mable, we have received your communications. Police have not intercepted them. Channel entirely clear. Your instructions will be fol- lowed. We are ready. Ann."
 The first advertisement of a series appeared last Tuesday and Wednesday, following the wording understood to have been specified in the ransom note.
 The family has made no state ment about the advertisement but observers immediately interpreted today's insertion to mean that the efforts of the parents of the kid naped boy to negotiate with the abductors have finally resulted in some sort of contact.
 All mail has been delivered di- rectly to the family without prev ious scrutiny of officers, it is said.
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McGRADY IN EAST

WASHINGTON, oan. 4.-Assist- ant Secretary of Labor Edward F. McGrady has arrived here from the Pacific Coast to confer with Secre- tary of Labor Perkins. He declined to comment on the lack of authority of the Federal Maritime Commission to act in the present maritime strike.
 ALASKA SAILINGS
 SEATTLE, Jan. Al. R. Ummel announces that the repair work to the North Star will delay her ssil- ing north until about January 20. She was originally scheduled to sail Wednesday of this week.
 Ummel announced that the Gen. w. c. Gorgas will sail for Alaska with a full cargo of food supplies about January 15 and carry pas sengers, accommodating about 132. The Gorgas is now in Alaskan wa ters and expected to reach Seattle about January g.
 The Arctic due here this week from Alaska, will sail soon after arrival for San Francisco to be re- turned to her owners, the Alaska Packers.
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RANSOM NOTE PUBLISHED

SEATTLE, Jan. 4.-The Seattle Post Intelligencer publishes, under a copyright, what it terms the au- thentic ransom note left week ago last night, by the kidnaper of Charles. ten year old son of Dr..
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KINGMAN RECEIVES WORD

KINGMAN RECEIVES WORD
 Wyatt Kingman, representing the Alaska Railroad, now chartering vessels for Alaska, received advices today that the North Star is sched- uled to sail for Southeast Alaska ports January IS and the Gen. w. c. Gorgas on January 13
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Evening star., 1937-10-09

losses from black spot and even the
lawns have suffered from plant dis
eases that have rotted the young grass
stems. Some writer's urge busting the
lawn with Bordeaux powder, but this
seems almost too extreme for general
procedure.
Prof. w. r. Ballard OF the University
Of Maryland publishes monthly series
Of ornamental Gardening Notes." in
which he presents timely information
for home owners. Among interesting
items IN the September number is the
suggestion that glazed pots, tin cans
and other impervious containers give
better results with house plants than
do the ordinary clay pots because they
do not dry out so rapidly. He adds
that drainage holes in the bottom are
usually provided. but that, with care
IN watering. such may be dispensed
with. Prof. Ballard suggests potting
mixture Of one part sand, one part lea
mold, two parts loan and one-half
part dried COW manure, with a l to 5
inch pot of bone meal added to each
bushel. This. OF course, should be all
thoroughly mixed prior to using.
A helpful device for keeping house
plants moist is the new porous pads.
which are placed in the saucer below
the pot. These pads supply water in
constant flow and prevent alternate
drying and over-wetting OF the soil.
The following list of peonies, taken
from Prof. Ballards notes. is said to
embrace varieties found to be depend
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same time. there is often plenty of dis
appointment when costly bulbs fail
TO grow into strong plants.
The Blue Spirea.
\ MONG the gross misnomers in the
flower garden is that OF the blue
spirea, which does not belong to the
spirea family at all. but to the YER
henas. This mistake In nomenclature
does not detract from the beauty and
usefulness of the plant, but may give
a false impression AS to hardness, be-
cause in this respect it does not equal
the true spireas. such as Van Houtte
and Anthony Waterer. In the very
severe Winters of two or three years
ago. all the so-called blue spireas
that were unprotected were killed to
the ground and some altogether. The
plant could not be properly classified
as more than semi-hardy. 1t is said
by L. H. Bailey. in his Encyclopedia
OF Horticulture" to be 4 native of
China and Japan. The flowers are
small. but are grouped in whorls borne
so abundantly that one gets the i'm
preston of mass Of blue. The
blooming period is very long, so that
the plants may be used as a source OF
blue color over several weeks. Honey
bees appear to be very fond OF the
plant and gather in great numbers on
bright. sunny days.
Propagation is accomplished readily
by seeds and cuttings and often hum
dreds of little plants will appear be-
meath the mother plant in Spring il
the soil has not been disturbed. AL
though one rarely sees other than the
blue form, there are also pink and
Evening star., 1937-10-09
BY ]. ". WELLINGTON.

"A EANY of the various species Of
nU lilies are not obtainab BILE for
| VI planting until October or
4 later. Sometimes it may be
Evening star., 1937-10-09

Through the end of July this year,
the corporation has acquired 49,27O
properties, Mr.. Fahey said. OF this
number. 2.750 had been sold. Houses
acquired by the corporation are rented,
at figures consistent with the rents Of
the locality, almost as rapidly as they
are ready for occupancy after repairs" "
he added.
Evening star., 1937-10-09

a II ANY OF the various species OF
M lilies are not obtaina BILE for
w planting until October or
4 later. Sometimes it may be
even necessary to break through a
crust of frozen soil to plant the late
arrivals. Farther North gardeners
frequently spread a layer of strawy
manure over the prospective lily bed
to permit planting. Picking up
nursery catalogue, one may be sur
prised at the varied directions for
planting. ranging from inches of
cover for the madonna lily 10 8 to 10
inches for speciosum and regal lilies
This apparent incongruity is based
on the fact that some lilies root along
the stem above the bulb, while others
do not form these roots and may. AS
in the case of the madonna, need to
be near the surface so as to send up
a rosette of leaves in Autumn.
Lilies may be benefited by planting
in sandy soil rather than in the stiff
clay that occurs generally in this
region. Simply digging out sizable
hole for the bulb and filling the eX-
cavatpn with a prepared sandy loan
mixture will be helpful. None of the
lilies can endure direct contact with
stable manure or commercial fertilizer,
but on the other hand require abun-
dant fertility after once established.
Some of the lilies are tolerant to
lime, for example, the regal. tiger and
Mount Hood. Others. such as the
gold-banded lily, canadense. madonna
and Willmottiae, are distinctly in
tolerant to lime. Here is another
argument against the promiscuous
lining Of the garden area.
Most lilies enjoy a ground cover of
other plants through which the flower
stalks can merge while the soil is
cool and moist below.
One of the great difficulties in
establishing lilies has. in the past.
been the problem of securing disease
free bulks for planting Fortunately
this fact is now recognized by nurs-
erymen and there has been a mate
rial improvement in recent years
There is no more fascinating group of
plants than the true lilies, but, at the
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white varieties. As the plants rarely
grow more than 2 or 3 feet In height.
they fit in very nicely in the perennial
border among herbaceous material.
The plants are scarcely sufficiently
substantial to be placed in the foun-
dation paintings with the evergreens
and strong growing shrubs.
Tulips.
MOST OF the varietal information
about tulips Is presented in
Spring, whereas, as a matter OF fact.
this is the time of year that the home
gardeners need suggestions most be-
cause this is planting time. OF late
years the long -stemmed varieties of
the Darwin. breeder and cottage types
have won favor because of their value
as cut flowers, good keeping qualities
and superb colors. One need not
necessarily purchase the most costly
varieties because some of the old
standbys such as Clara Butt, pink;
Farncombe Sanders, scarlet. and aft
erelow. deep rose with salmon pink
edge and orange glow, can be pur-
chased at current prices. In fact. II
one has only limited space for tulips
1t is advisable not to plant too many
kinds for bed of single color often
makes the more attractive display. On
the other hand. If one is planning tc
enter the flower shows next Spring the
number of varieties may be important.
City Of Harlem. red Darwin with
large cup-shaped flowers, has rather
frequently been selected as the best
flower in the Spring tulip shows. II
one enjoys yellow, Inglescombe yellow
is beauty. and although not clas-
sif1ed as a Darwin. is often grouped
with them even though the stems
are not quite so tall Most of the
Darwins and the breeders. such as
Cardinal Manning and Reve dor
have stems "a inches or more in
height, but so sturdy that they carry