The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 25, 1929, Page 1

"THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIIL, NO. 5983, _ | TERROR IS TO | REICN, POLICE ANDGANGSTERS Two Bombing and Two Slayings Result in Police Offensive | CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 25.— Stirred by the bombing of two Police Officers’ homes yesterday morni and the slaying of a pair of notorious gangsters during Tues- | day night, the Cleveland Police De- partment has started a wide offen- sive against beotleggers and the killers' associates. | “We'll meet this gangster reign of terror with a reign of terror of | our own,” Edwin D, Barry, Safety Director said. He has instructed | members of the Police Department to arrest all criminals of all sorts. | Search has been started for Lhci men or man who planted the| ymbs at the home of Officer Wil- | 1 McMasters and at the former home of Sergeant Patrick Hol-| land, Chief ¢f the Vice and Liquor | Squad. The bombs exploded early | yester morning doing muchi | The police say the planting of | the bombs was the work of e perts. Both Cleveland and Detroit Police Det ves believe the gang slayings | are outbreaks of gang warfare and | probably in retaliation for the kill- ing last week in Detroit of Samwai | Abrahamson, professional boLaesudn | with a long police record. TWO FORMER DRY.AGENTS IN' CUSTODY One Man Is_D:ad, Two Ar-| rested and Posse Hunt- | ing for Fourth LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 25.— One man is dead, two former Fed- | eral Prohibition agents are fn cus- | tody of the Sheriff, and a fourth participant in a Mojave Desert gun | battle is being hunted by a posse in th Dry Lake area near Los Angeles. Charles Chulla, formerly of Los Angeles, died of bullet wounds soon after the battle with former dry agents. They later told the offi- cers they were: attacked while seek- ing alleged bootleggers in an effort to regain their positions, formerly held im the Federal Prohibition forces. The former Dry Agents are Jack Ormsby, aged 57, and Harry Cheno- weth, aged 37 years. Ormshy said that in a talk with Federal agents in Los Angeles, promises had been made that one of them would be returned on sal- ary and the other on contract if catches were made. Ormsby is reported to have told the officers he believed Chulla was | a rum runner. Cabinet of Denmark Resigns; Premier Is To Remain for Time COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 25.—Premier Marsden Mygdal has tendered the resignation of the Cabinet ‘to King Christian in com- pliance with results which failed to give the party of Liberals a majority in Parliament. Premier Mygdal has been asked to continue in office until a new Cabinet is migration officials in the United Discount IS Raised After‘ formed. Jabe Ruth Steps Off Again JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1929, FIGHTS FOR FIANCE Lucy Peeble: of “Gold Bullets,” the thrill- ing story which begins in The Empire, Monday, April 29, is the type of girl that appeals to every lover of remance, adventure and mys- tery. Straight and slender, with luminous dark feyes and black hair, her beauty is combined with a courage and daring that makes her one of the most interesting characters in “Gold Bullets.” Jerry Ogden, Lucy’s fiance, is accused of murdering his father and is entangled in a strong web of circumstantial evidence. But Lucy not only incpires an investigation, but battles for her lover in a series of exciting adventures. If you are nof a subscriber of The Empire now, sub- scribe today so as not to miss a single chapter of “Gold Bullets.” the heroine 0000 000Re0seec000000000000 00 e0 0006000000 e ROTARY BALLOT CLAUSE JUNKED ‘BY THE SENATE | | | of the House’s provisions for a ro- | stricken, saying that it was aimed Telephoto shows first picture of Babe Ruth, with his bride, the former New York actress, Claire Hodgson. Capt. Williams Seeks Governorship Of Alaska CORDOVA, April 25.—Said to have the personal back- ing of Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho, and David A. Reed, of Pennsylvania, PLANE ALASKAN Capt. Alfred D. Williams, resident of Alaska for 31 years, has thrown his hat into the three-cornered ring in the race for Governor of Alaska, opposing incumbent Gov. George A. Parks and W. H. Holmes, millionaire millman of Texas. TAGORE GIVES PARTING SHOT SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 25. —Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet, sailed yesterday for India. His final words to the American public were an expression of the |wish that his people “would rise |above infinities and insults to im-| part some beauty to ugliness of the | industrialization of the West.” | | Tagore had trouble with the im-; ) States. 1 WHITE HOUSE AIDES | DISTINGUISHED MEN WASHINGTON, April 25.—Pres- ident Hoover has chosen as his military and naval aides two offi- cers with distinguished service rec- ords, who he first met 15 -years ago during the American occupa- tion of Vera Cruz. The new naval aide, Capt. Allen Buchanan, won a congressional medal of honor for couraegous con- duct in commanding sailors during the fighting of April 21 and 22, 1914, in the Mexican town. Lieut. Col. Campbell N. Hodges, the new military aide, headed a de- tachment of American infantry in the occupation. He was awarded the distinguished service medal for his work in France as chief of staff of the 81st division. | Since Vera Cruz the duties of both men have taken them to wide- ly different parts of the world.' Captain Buchanan, who is 52, was 1in command of the transport Hen- |derson which took President Hard- ing - to Alaska in the summer of 11923. Mr. Hoover, then secretary | jof commerce, and Mrs. Hoover| | were members of the party. | | During the world war Captain Buchanan won the navy cr for {patroling with destroyers the At-| lantic entrance of the English' channel. 1 i Colone! Hodges will come to ‘Washington from West Point, where he has been commandant of ca.-JI dets since 1926. ® plane Alaskan arrived here yester- A . ARRIVES SOUTH « Flies from Ketchikan tof 2| Seattle, With One Stop, | | Less than Eight Hours ! SEATTLE, April. 25.—The Gorst day evening scarcely less than eight hours after it left Ketchikan, with R. R. Andre, of Juneau, who is rushing to the bedside of his; mother in San Francisco. Andre; expected to take a plane from| | Seattle south today. The Alaskan, completing a roundi trip flight to Juneau, Alaska, also brought as a passenger, Karl Berg, 79-year-old sourdough, on his first| trip outside in 22 years. Berg]| plans to fly to San Francisco and | Ithen to Chicago. | _The Alaskan stopped at Alert Bay, B. C., southbound to refuel. i e ——— REICHSBANK RATEIS UP Action Long Delayed —Reasons Given BERLIN, April 25.—The Reichs- | that Majority Strikes Out Rota- tive Ballot Provision 1 mpeachment udge Carlos Hardy, California ] from House Bill The Senate yesterday afternoon tinkered with Winn's bill revising and codifying < Territorial election | laws and after some important changes in it turned it over to a' special committee of three Tor further revision. The most ma-| terial change was in the striking| tative ballot system. | Senator Steel moved it be to stop alleged”mass voting of In- dians in Southeastern Alaska, but it would have no effect on that vote; that the Indians who voted did so intelligently; but that | the system of ‘rotating names of | candidates on the official ballot| might cause the loss of othex vo‘c-s; through confusion. Cost Too Much Three members felt the urge to explain their opposition. Senator Sundquist said he was going to vote to strike out the House pro- vision becauss it was too expensive. And Senator Benjamin felt that| the rotative ballot might even con- | fuse the judges and clerks of elec- tion and result in mixups in’ count- ing the votes. Led by Senator Sundquist, the Senate Majority next turned its guns on the sections of the Winn bill which deals with the time of filing of candidacy for office by independents. Here was a serious; flaw discovered. It was found| that while the party men, seeking nominations for the various and sundry offices to be filed, were com- pelled to file early in February, persons mnot having party affilia« tions and not, therefore, entering party primaries, had until the day of the primary election to file their candidacies. This, Senator Sundquist averred, ‘would never do. It gave the in- dependents a decided advantage. Senators Steel and Frame were in accord vocally and, with Senators Anderson and- Benjamin, said so with votes. That was enough to make the necessary change. And the bill was thereupon amended s0 as to require that independents seeking to come before the people in the general November electious must file at the same time that party men do in seeking nomina- tions in the April primaries. . Flattens Opposition bank has raised the discount rate from 65 to 7.5 per cent. The ac- tion, delayed as long as possible in order not to hamper industry,| has been taken by .the directors on request of the Dawes Plan|tions and becoming a candidate for Transfer Committee in Paris. It is | considered relieving the situation brought by the heavy gold yxports which continued heavy, and do- mestic demands, depleting the gold reserve. 7 Paris dispatches charged that Dr. Schacht, head of the German dele- | \gation of the Reparations Commis-!ment so the measure was referred ston, with deliberately trylng to torpedo the Dawes Plan, contend- ing it will be impossible for Ger- many to meet the payments of the transfer clause. The plan provides that Germany may' even be re- leased from payment in part or all annuities until ‘the situation is =nlung flattening out opposition Senator Dunn vehemently 0p- |posed the amendment. He and [Senator Hess vainly pointed out there was a difference between the |filing of candidacies for nomina- ‘the officé; that the primaries are strictly party affairs with which nonparty men are not concerned. The majority machine rolled right without & pause in its progress. Article II, of the bill was found to be too defective for amend- to a committee composed of Sena- tors Sundquist, Frame and Hess to rewrite that section. The commit- tee was also directed, if possible, to incorporate in the House measure, Semple McPherson, so-called fair Furtherm ARE RUSHING FARM RELIEF BILL, HOUSE Short Dispatch Made of Amendments—aBill Near- ly Ready for Vote WASHINGTON, April 25.—Hav- ing demonstrated the power to make short work of amendments, udge, inset, is fighting hard in impeachment trial before Senate, in connection with Aimee “kidnapping” af- of three years ago. Mrs, Lorraine Wise- man-Scilaff, the “Madame X” of the case, ex- loded a_bomb in court when she stated amous Evangelist admitted to her she was Ormiston’s companion at C:fimtl love cottage. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Triizillirto P, L $2,500 check f his ears to any Woman really Superior Court was supposed t witness in the dy atceptcd 2 NEW CHIEF Prove Bribe Theory P o s, ' b x. rom Mrs. McPherson to shut other story than that the Holy was in the hands of her ab- ductors in Mexican desert, at same time she o be with Ormiston. Miss Ber- nice Morris, left, secretary to late Attorney McKinley, of Long Beach, Cal,, who investi- gated the alleged kidnapp! ing, is an important present impeachment sesslon, 'Statue of |“Fighting Bob” OF TAMMANY - Veteran District Leader|® Succeeds Olvany—Gov. Smith’s Influence Gone WASHINGTON, April 25. —The statue of “Fighting Bob” La Follette, a gift of his native State, Wisconsin, was unveiled today in Sta- tuary Hall. Grouped around the sta- tue during the ceremony were many friends associat- ed with hic stormy career. The statue was presented by Senator John J. Blaine and unveiled by Robert La Follette Sucher, grandson of La Follette and Marion the House is prepared to rush the £ Farm Relief Bill through to a vote and send it to the Senate. Only one third of the bill is left open for consideration of amend- ments after swift action on the part of the majority on suggestedl changes. i The Senate meanwhile is engag-, ed in a much different struggle,’ leaders regarding the export de-| benture provision the only part) opposed by President Hoover.: The| fight centered on this phase and indications are that the discussion will eontinue for some time. ) TORNADOES KILL 7, HIT 3 SHALLPLACES One Hamlet in Texas Is, Mass of Ruins—Many Persons Injured | PALESTINE, Texas, April 25—/ Two tornadoes lashed three East Texas hamlets and killed seven per- sons and injured at least 21 be- sides causing property damage es-| timated at not less than $200,000. The most severe of the storms roared through a path three miles wide and twisted Slocum into a| mass of ruins and killed seven per-, sons. The storm dipped again nearby and. wiped out Benton Springs without injury to any of the in-| habitants. ;i Another twister, of lesser in tensity, hit Janes, leaving 75 per-| cons homeless and on casualty, a woman, who is expected to die. - —— i UNDERGOES OPERATION LT JOHN F. CURRY NEW YORK, April 25.—The se« lection of John ¥. Curry, veteran Tammany District leader, opponent of former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, as head of Tammany Hall, is inter~ preted by newspapers as marking the passing of influences of the former Governor. The victory of Curry in succeed- ing George A. Olvany, who resigned as Tammany Ghieftain, is described as a victory for James J. Walker which has established him as the The New York Times and New | York World, see the end of Smith's the Curry victory. leadership in e Fifteen Thousand Mile Trip by Canoe Planned by 4 Men REGINA, Saskatchewan, April 25, —In a specially constructed canoe, {four young men of Tyvan plan a 15,000-mile all-water journey from the Panama Canal. Under the leadership of Victor Fisher, accompanied by his two brothers, Alvin and Vans, and a friend, Charles Bruder, the party plans to leave the waterways at Mrs. Trevor Davis entered St. Alberta May 7, to go to Herschel Island, obtain the signature of the| a Senate bill by Senator Hess ¥e-| onnis Hospital last evening and Royal Canadian Mounted Police enacting the Congressional Act of ,nqerwent a major operation this officer in charge, for their log ARG e T L A (Continued on Page Seven) morning. lbook, then start south. dominating influence in Tammany. | Herschel Island, in the Arctic, wl Montena Wheeler, , daughter of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, La Follette’s running mate when he ran gfor President in 1924, 000 cccescene - NAVAL PARITY NOW LOOMING ON ARMAMENTS | GENEVA, April 25.—The prob- lem of naval parity between France and Italy last night loomed as a reef which might imperil the suc- cess of any five power naval con- ference to reduce armaments. Premier Mussolini is said to be firm for parity with France on both land and sea while France fails to see the justice of the de- ‘l mand. PRICE TEN CENTS CHICAG® DENTIST IS SHOT AND KILLED IN HIS OFFICE MYSTERIOUS * SLAYING IS COMMITTED Two Unlisted Callers Force Way Upon Dr. Brady, Shot Him Down REVELATIONS ARE MADE BY POLICE | | | [Dead Man* Had Queer Car- eer—Suddenly Became Prosperous CHICAGO, I, April 25.—Dr. Frank L. Brady, West Side den- tist, had two callers this forenoon, unlisted on his appointment book. One of them shot him dead after telling a patient in a chair to keeu quiet. ‘The two men pushed open a door into the private office of Brady and pointed a gun at the dentist saying: “We've got you know.” The dentist cried: “Don’t,” and tried to grab the muzzle of the gun. The gunman fired and Dr. Brady fel. The gunman fired again and said: “There you you'll never try a stunt like that again.” The gunman pocketed his gun and ran from the building with his companion, Sinister Cirenmstances With the killing, there are sev- eral sinister cireumstances in the life of Brady which have been re- vealed. » yearsito live and then suddenly be- came Prospero Four' years ago it was ri t he was the son of Mr T*=mp who killed herself at the mUre.. lal of Herman Ferneke. Brady, it is said, has long been under police surveillance as a re- sult of investigations into Fer- neke's wealth which has never been accounted for. Office Once Raided Ferneke is serving life sentence in prison. He was regarded as one of the deadliest gangsters of Chicago, During his trial, Brady's office was raided but he was never connected with Ferneke's opera- tions although search revealed acids and materfals used by criminals to alter engraving securities and there was also evidence of narcotic traf- fie. AXE MURDER IS INDICATED DRESDEN, Ontario, April 25— Police are investigating the disap- pearance of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCorkle, of Detroit, in the belief the woman is a victim of an axe murder. The McCorkles arrived last Sat- urday to visit McCorkle’s father. The family was away for the week- end and when the members re- turned Monday, the house was found in disorder. Bloodstained woman’s clothing was scattered about and the walls of the bedroom were spattered with blood. An axe and other stained clothing was found, partly burned as if an ef- fort had been made to cover up the crime. CONTROL NEW YORK, April 25.—The fre- quency of exciting proxy battles in recent months has recalled to old timers in Wall street the Gould- Harriman fight for control of the \;Nor',hern Pacific railroad in 1907, when even prize fighters were al- \lowed to use their bare fists. The Standard Oil of Indiana, |Childs restaurants and a big east- ern candy chain store have been wrested in turn from those in con- trol by waging old-fashioned: poli- tical campaigns among the stock- holders. Now the report is current that the Interborough Rapid Transit company of New York will be fought over by a group which al- ready controls 67,000 of the 350,000 outstanding shares of stock. Immediately after the United States supreme court denied thn’ FIGHT OVER SUBW AY IS EXPECTED Interborough's petition for a seven- cent fare the financial district re- ceived reports that a committee was being formed for the purpose of corralling stockholders’ proxies in sufficient number to over throw the present executive voting trust, composed of Frank Hedley and Frank L. Polk. In some quarters the idea of a “stockholders’ revolt” in the Inter- borough is considered impossible ‘Ybecause of an arrangement whereby the Hedley-Polk group is believed to hold a mandate for voting nine- tenths of the stock until 1932. Modern proxy fights are eour- | teous, kid glove affairs compared with those of the Gould-Harriman days. for another spectacular open mar- -lket struggle in this era of financial enlightment. ¢ Wall street does not look.