The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 17, 1929, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME" VOL XXXIH NO. 5076. ANOTHER PLANE LEAVES SEATTLE ON WAY T0 JUNEAU JUNEAU ALASKA WEDNESDAY APRIL I7 1929 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PF;ESS HOOVER LEADERS ARE PRICE TEN CENIS HAS CONGRESS IN QUANDRY HYDE INDORSES McNARY BILL | Mellon’s Status |In Cabinet Before Senate Committee ORY PROGRAM FOR MEXICO IN APPLE BLO‘“ SOM FESTIVAL GORST PLANE - STARTS NORTH, PUZILED OVER e & ! 'e WASHINGTON, April 17. e| i |® —The Senate Judiciary Com- e | | mittee, in a special session | Is P L A N N E D | SURV held today, concluded that e | TARIF ISSUE mission Be Formed | on New Plan ‘ 1 o Andrew W. Mellon will car- | fffff |® ry-on in the Hoover Cabinet :P sid Gil S M | B Recommendations by the | e without renomination. resident (al Starts Move ft S ] 0 % |e More than 100 precedents o to Rid Nation of Left Seattle at 7 o'Clock President Are Said to e were found where Cabinet ®| i L b This Mo tas f NO' BC Clcar | ® officers continued in office e/ Demon Rum . OLRING ? (e from one :dmnmuuuiun to e bt | thht to Juneau e another without having been AT AMPLIFICATION IS + nominated again. The nom- [EDUCATICN WILL \FOUR STOPS T TO BE ASKED HOOVER| e ination.to the Senate for BE CHIEF METHOD 0 BE | e Mot s AATRR AL T Many Belitve 2New: Conit 'e determine whether business ‘¢ |Efforts to Be Made to] IF. : connections bar him from e Wean Mexicans from "our Men Are Aboard Am- b . WASHINGTON, April 17.—Presi- dent Hoover seems to have put onal leaders in guandry of the recommendations the Cabinet. © e 00 c 000000 e FEDERAL \L BOARD Whiskey Bottles | MEXICO CITY, April 17.—Presi- jdent Gil has started a move to {nd the nation of the “demon; phibian Plane—Pur- poses of Flight SEATTLE, A-.:;l’.'.—On a sur- vey of a route for operation of a passenger air service between Seat- for administrative changes in the A tremendous educational pro- tle and Southeast Alaska, the Gorst tariff act and affecting the Tari(f \gram, designed to wean Mexicans Air Transport amphibian plane Jeft Commission. : ifrom whiskey bottles and pulque| from Lake Union at 7 o'clock this The leaders frankly admit they‘ are at a loss to understand precise- 5 | ly what the President had in mind Secretary Hyde of the department ot agriculture (left) told the water will be taught to the people. | Scott. Verne Gorst is seated as 3 when he wrote in his message de- senate agriculture committee that the McNary bill is what the The President does not contem- | co-pilot, A. C. Iverson is a pas- livered y rday at the extra ses- farmers need. Senator McNary, author of the bill, is seated at the pl.x.c Prohibttion and there will be ‘senger and Gordon Graham, me- chanic. sion of Congress, WHat the Tariff Commission chould be reorganized, ! ‘The leaders will seek amplifica- | tion” and inquire whether it is his desire to have these recommenda: tions written info the bill being dréfted now by the House Ways and Means Committee. Interpreting the language of the Chief Executive in the most literal! sense, some of the leadefl schi | al hmmx- the pres=nt szfl Com— n and setting up a new one| a wholly different plan of operation. e - SPEGIAL HEAD . lialv‘ with Senator Heflin of Alabama leaning on back of chair. RAID PROOF SHIP . PLANNED TO FOIL : CHINESE PIRATES islgtion gostosdl . ,,”‘t , c. binct :ices Literarv R, April 17— Chinese pirates who for centuries have com- bined with typhoons in the to keep travel South China sea from be- boresome te mariners, will do well to steer clear of a new pas- senger steamer which a Japanese ship owner is having built for use in the waters infested by sea rob- N Th ‘Reserve Inshtuhon Scored| in Efforts to Curb Stock Credits WASHINGTON, April 17. — The {first attack on the floor of the! House against the Federal Reserve |Board's efforts to curb extension! of credit for speculative purposes| {was made today by Representative ' M. Loring Black, Jr., Democrab.pf’ New York. Having obtained unanimous con- sent to talk on the subject, Repre- sentative Black launched a vigor-| ous assault on the Beard declar- ing that the “whole course in deal- ing with the investment situation has been fraught with destruction ! and accomplishing no substantial II?USE cups will be set in motion at once and the advantages of milk and| no enforcement. ’ Obligatory abstinence of State, |city, Agrarian and Labor organi-| zations and civic bodies will be {sought in an effort to start an anti-drink campaign immediately. The chief points of the program iwill be refusal of State and city ‘govcrnments to sanction new vice jcenters and not replace those al- ‘ready closed; requirement of anj ihour each week in all sehools for| (& lecture bn-the rum evil- and de- velnpmcm of sports to take the 'Mexicans mind from vice. - e - NEW INDIAN - POLICY WILL These girls will act as prince apple blossom festival at Winche Fleetwood, Waverly, Va. WRECKAGE IS STREWN ALONG EASTERNCOAST Northeast Storm Piles Up Disaster to Shipping— Structures Damaged (left): Sarah Jennings, Buer (above), and Louise Carter Winiree, Lynchburg, Va. es at the annual Va. They are: Shenandoalt Dr.mld Price (lo | New Iifantrs Chist morning. The plane is flown by Clayton Stops scheduled are at Alert Bay, Prince Rupert, Ketchikan, Peters- burg and Juneau. TWO AVIATORS ENROUTE NORTH Coming to Alaska in Cess- na Monoplane—Purpose of Trip Is Private TAX PRBPUSED benefit, A great many of Ameri- N vessel will coatain none of |can investors have been denied the | the time honoured safegvards|right of owners to profits by arbi- | : AN!]!]U[I:]LE’:::::R‘I']:’CZ Gfi?cnfigl' ! piracy. Instead the re-itary action of the Board. The | 1 |, NEW YORK, April 17—The At- not uri‘ved’here this m: : BY R F T ces of science will be called |area of fluctuation from 8 to 25| Hn.nitlciCousY. from Maine to Vir- alarm is felt as it ;:m:;:l'fig:: i AR , Z . " | inia t vit] vrecka il- ] | upon to foil any attempts to cap-!per cent in interest charges are| Ba WISweNs. W Wieokngs ply unlikely they would come through Would Create Indigent Re-| lief Tax—Many Other | Bills Introduced A svecial head tax of $5 for pay-| ment of increased pension and in- digent expenditures, limiting fish-| ing privileges to actual and bona fide residents, creation of a $250,000 building fund for the Plsneers'i Home, re-opening of the fish hatchery at Ketchikan, and protec- tion of minors, are among the sub- jects covered in bills introduced in the House yesterday. There was a total of 15 measures introduced in the House at its ses- | | Here’s Mr. French Strother of California and Garden City, N. Y. Has been named “liter- ture control of the ship while the wireless is summoning assistance. Automatically removable com- panionways will lead from the boat deck to the bridge. Pressing of a button switch will charge these companionways and portions of the { lbndge with a high electric voltage | that will mean death to the pirate | who comes in contact with them. The engine room will be auto- matically closed also, keeping its crew safe below deck and protect- ing the most vital spot on the ves- sel. The wireless house will be- isolated to prevent attackers from interfering with broadcasts for help. The owner of the new vessel is so supremely confident in the ef- ficacy of these measures that he, will refuse no passenger because of even not proof of systemized credit conditions.” KIDNAP PLOT ALLEGED BY SCREENSTAR Mary Duncan—E-scapes from Auto when Chloform- ing Is Attempted SANTA MONICA, Cal, —Mary Duncan, stage and screen April 17. {Indian Bure:to Be Elim-| i inated—Plans . of Secre- tary Wilbur Announced WASHINGTON, April 17.—Sec- retary of Interior Wilbur has out- lined a new policy for the Indian |Bureau by which it is intended to eliminate the Bureau within 25 | years. The plan was announced after | President Hoover nominated |¢harles Rhoads, of Philadelphia, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The fundamental aim is to make the Indian a self-sustaining and self-respecting citizen and no long- er to be viewed as a ward of the nation. As rapidly as possible the |Indien will have full responsibility led up by a battering storm. Waves sank small craft and de- moralized shipping. Shore harbor waiting for the weather to moderate before proceeding to then‘x piers. The tide was within the top of the Battery Wall, close to a record, being four feet above Major normal, At Bell Harbor, in the Rockaway District, a three-story frame dwell- | ing collapsed when the tide brought the high waves to reach it. Northeast structures are damaged !along the coast. | Heavy snow fell in Western Penn- | gylvania. In the New York harbor, a tug, and two barges sank. | Six liners are held outside the l a foot of General Stephen O. | Fugua, commander of the Six- seenth Infantry at Governers \‘n.and New York, has received ‘the appointment from Presi- on account of fog, rain and smow which is prevaiiing. EDMONTON, April 17. — Capt. Parker Cramer and W. E. Gamble, American pilots, bound for a 4,700~ mile flight from Chicago to Alaska, struck westward towards the Rock- ies following the Canadian National Railway, yesterday afternoon. They hoped to reach Prince George be- fore dark. The two aviators are flying a small Cessna monoplane with a 220 horsepower motor. The aviators refused to divulge the purpose of the flight beyond saying it was a private business affair. e sion yesterday afternoon, nine bills| ary secretary” to President [Dationality. But Chinese, as coun-|g.. i pelieved to be in a seriously {himself. In order to bring this! The wind reached a velocity of dent Hoover as chief of infan- DISARMAMENT and six memorials. It passed two| Hoover's cabinet. Guess may- |(ymen of the pirates, will have t0 |y icad condition in a hospital here |about it will be necessary to re-|50 miles an hour along the Maine . bills, one revising and .eodifying the | be they’ll read only the best ‘underr' 1 search of thelr persons|eoiowing a reported escape from an |yiie the educational program, one|coast and a five-masted sobooser (lnternational Newsreel) Territorial election laws and thEE “ow, nd baggage. i automobile of an attempted kidnap- |or o practical vocational character,|Was torn from the moorings and, ~ 25 Steel controller bill as amended in | {International Newsreel> Chinese buccaneers in times of P % thrown upon the rock 13 'rllllgpll \'him)nr the House. Resembles School Tax The $5 head tax proposed by Mr. Foster is styled an Indigent Relief Tax and is assessed against all male persons in the Territory over TWO STEAMERS ON WAY NORTH v;mc past, were the veritable Vikings of the Orient. They ravaged coasts, ‘dc :poiled cities and set themselves .jup as rulers of considerable coastal |territories. ~ But with the coming of modern means of warfare they were routed from their strongholds per. Mary Duncan jumped as the car raced between Beverly Hills and Swatelle after the driver whom she accepted a ride with, attempted to chloroform her. Miss Duncan told the police she |Plans are for the absorption of Indian industrial and agricultural |life of the nation insofar as feasi- |ble. Health and education will |becume the responsibility of the various states. New Indian schools will be provided for education and ain turned in the In central Vermont, to snow and the roads mountains are blocked. The wind attained a velocity of 78 miles an hour at Atlantic City.:‘ | Of Furs Charged | ‘ With Illegai Act SEATTLE, April 17.—Information has been filed in the Federal Court | BAD RECEPTION | GENEVA, April 17-—-The Soviet I plan for reducing world armaments FROM CHICAGO th f 21 years except soldiers, = ::1:?10359 \?ollmteyer fireme:, pafpi:: and of late years have confined s:‘"':ed to her studlvo‘ but, é:z efforts will be made to find em- by Assistant United States Attor-|was today presented to the Pre- Insane persons or Territorial charg- |their efforts to the capture and 's);;:;mtai;e; !ga,;:x;-!;onp'ar it PR I_ P AY ; ney Heiman charging illegal 5’:‘"‘ paratory Disarmament Commission s C ol ping of 55 marten skins, against|and received a chilly reception. ‘loming of individual vessels. Killed When It resembles the $5 head tax for schools and is collectable in | the same manner as it is. The " i ran out of gas. A passing motor- ist offered to give the actress a ride and she accepted. She no- Charles Markle who is claimed to! Even Germany, which has con- have sent the 15 from Wrangell, |stantly protested she has been dis- Alaska, to attle, without first| armed by treaty, and other nations CHAMBER MEETS TOMORROW NOON Alameda Sailed Last Night! GUARD IS SHOT bill Ties penal provisions for its violation. A measure by Mr. Winn limits fishing privileges in Alaskan wat- | ers to bona fide resident Alaskans, persons over 18 years of age, citi- zens of the United States or those who have declared their intention ! of becoming cifizens. very fish-g erman would be required to take | out 2 license, at a fee of $5. After 15, 1930, no person on his own account or as an employee or agent of another would be per- mitted to take any salmon or other food or shell fish without first having procured such a license. Pioneers’ Home Fund | Mr. Shattuck introduced.a meas- | ure to establish a fund for the construction of a new home for Pioneers, limiting it to $250,000. Of this sum $80,000 and accrued inter- est is already set aside in the Ter-| ritorial Treasury. ‘The measure provides that the Treasurer shall set aside annually $40,000 until the (Continued on Page Seven) and Admiral Watson Sailed Today SEATTLE, April 17. — Steamer Alameda sailed for Southeast Al-! aska ports and various canneries at |9 o'clock last night with 147 first class passengers and 100 steerage. The following passengers . are bound for Juneau: E. W. Ackles and wife, Bertha Axelson, Roberta Watson, Bill Toroff, Sam Guyot, Harry Berges, wife and child; M. Bokach, James Williams, R. S. Mill- er and eight steerage. WATSON SAILS SEATTLE, April 17. — Steamer | Admiral Watson sailed for Alaska' |ports at 10 o'clock this morning with 68 first class passengers and |26 steerage, the following for Ju-! neau: Howard H. Leitch, O. D. Cochran and wife, L. Pifer and ione steerage. B In Great Britain more than 100,- 00C women are affiliated with golf noon when the plane crashed anlthe Charleston, S. C. session in|President of the First Nationa! clubs. 'Teu | Passenger Train ? And Freight Hit HAL, Belgium, April 17.—Ten persons were killed and a score seriously injured when the Paris- Amsterdam Express collided with a freight train early this morning. It is feared that more bodies will be found under the wreckage. The engineer of the passenger train was arrested on a charge of ‘mc “running an adverse signal. I —_——— |Airplane Pilot Is Killed; Passenger Injured, in Crash CARROLTON, Ga., April 17— Charles Kutfy, of Perth Amboy, N. Y. pilot, was killed instantly |and Henry Walheim, airplane dis- tributor of Bearott, N. J., was seri- ous!y injured late yesterday after- the field here. { ticed the odor of chloroform and began to feel faint. She opened the door and dropped to the pave- ment while the car was travelling at a high rate of speed. Two other motorists picked her up and took her to the hospital. — e Georgia Plans Floral Welcome to Educators ATLANTA, April 17—Georgia plans to say it with flowers when educators motor here for the con- vention of the National Education association June 28-July 4 County, city and civic authori- ties have been called upon to plant floral greetings, in the design of “Welcome, N. E. A, on school grounds, parks and in flower beds around public buildings, hotels, fill- ing stations and stores. The Atlanta convention will be the first held in the south since 1900. Members of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce will meet at their regular weekly luncheon tomorrow noon at the Arcade Cafe. Anscel C. Eckmann, Robert Ellis and Jack Halloran, who are here Lockhead Vega plane, have accept- ed an invitation to be present and it is expected that the subject of air mail contracts will be discussed. W. 8. Pullen, O. M. Olson and H R. VanderLeest, members of the Civic Improvement Committee, who were asked to confer with the Ju-| neau Women's Club concerning the Clean-up campaign, are to make their report and various other questions will come up for discus- sion, H. L. Faulkner, President, said. B ——— Mr. and Mrs. George Hutchison lare returning home, passengers aboard the steamer Alaska. The couple has been outside on va- cation. ®r. mutchison Is Bank at Cordova. ] NEW YORK CITY with theiPoliceman and Messenger Wounded Robbers Make Their Escape NEW YORK, April 17. — Bank robbers in an automobile held-up and shot a policeman and a bank messenger who were guarding a payroll, and escaped with a sum estimated at $38,000. The policeman, Joseph was seriously wounded and the messenger, John McKane, was slightly wounded by bullets The money was in several bags being taken fo the Bell Telephone Laboratories. The money was be- ing transported in a taxicab in-| Vice- tstead of an armored car as is the troops. custom for delivery of large pay- rolls. Clancy, | tagging as required by the Alaska Game Code. - - - | David I. McCormick, Superinten- dent of the In na Battle Flag Commission, celebrated his eighti- eth birthday anniversary on the |day of President Hoover's inaug- ! umnon not living up to the promises to |lessen armaments, felt it unwise to lendorse the Russian idea, agreeing upon deductions of Japan, Chile and France, nations which have already rejected the Soviet pro- ject, that it was impracticable con- tending the plan failed to take into consideration all realities. DRAGU —Additions to the are scheduled to arrive in April, ly doubling the force which has been here since the war. nations for the movement of the The first is that the | French government has determined ito man the frontier gun for gun' JIGNAN, France, April 17. [ local garrison | There are two unofficial expla- | FRANCE STRENGTHENS ‘ FRONTIER GARRISONS with the Italians who have estab- lished several new encampments |recently. The other is that the recent break-down in communica- tion services due to the severe weather forced the General Staff to put soldiers where they could be used at any moment. Five tirmes last winter the Riv- the world. iera wes isolated from the rest of