The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 6, 1929, Page 1

TN R e e e i SR y THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXI V., NO. 5119. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6. 1929. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT! VESUVIUS THROWING OUT BARRAGE OF ROCKS, ASHES FR[]M SEWARD "[STARTED ON CRUISE AROUND WORLD TO NEW YORK | IN SKIN BOAT, German to Westward lo‘ Start Alone in Craft on Adventure Trip SEWARD, Alaska, June 6. —A few hours after stepping off the steamer Admiral Watson, Albert Voight, of Los Angeles, Cal., unfolded a collapsible boat, and steering | it about Resurrection Bay, | announced that he would leave sometime today for New York, alone in the craft. The distance is 6,700 miles and the only power will be naddles. | The boat is a seal craft manu- factured in Germany and appears | to be a German interpretation of | an Eskimo kyak. The boat is 16 feet long and 30 inches wide and weighs about 60 pounds. It has a covering of wal-| rus skin and canvas and is the| same type as was used by Capt.| Reald Amundsen in the Arctic and | by Byrd in the Antarctic. | A German last year crossed the ! Atlantic in the same type of boat NEWLY-WEDS "OF NOME IN BIG MIX-UP Finn Bruun and Bride Tak- en from Train—Depu- ties Want Brewer SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., June 6.—Three transcontin- {ental trains, plus a honey- |moon couple, are enroute | East, slightly behind sched-, (ule after two deputy sheriffs | spent two hours unserambling vowels and consonants. | | The depuues were seeking {James Brewer who is wanted | jon an alleged non - support | (charge, supposed to be elop-l ;ing with another woman. H The deputies stopped thed iContinenlu] Limited at a | | | | | crossing outside of Los An- i geles. | The deputies found Mr. ‘and Mrs. Finn Bruun, of Nome, just married, enroute| to England on a wedding trip. | By the time the honeymooners had demonstrated by much wield- ing of paper and pencil that their for international beauty honors. EUROPEAN BEAUTIES SEEK Europe’s beauty contest winners arrived in New York en re}ne to Galveston, Tex., on their quest England; R. Velasquez, Miss Spain; HONORS AT GALVESTON LAVA FLOW IS REPORTED T0 BE SUBSIDING {Volcano's Explosive Activ- ity Increasing—Tre- | mendous Barrage 'ONE VILLAGE IS LAVA ENCIRCLED Flow of HoEbstance Es- timated at Fifteen Hun- dred Feet Hourly NAPLES, Italy, June 6.— Mount Vesuvius explosive ac- tivity has increased and there is a tremendous barrage of rocks and ashes. The flow of lava has cor- respondingly subsided. An official bulletin said further damage might be avoided and concluded: “The life of a volcano is so mys- terious, one cannot judge the outcome from appearances at this moment.” Villagers of the Southern and Eastern base are panic stricken. Associated Press Pht Left to right: Ketty Hipp, Miss Luxemburg; Lisle Goldarbeiter, Miss Austria. Bennie Dicks, Miss but lost his life in the Porto Rico hurricane. Voight carries a rubber mattress. At night he will invert the boat and use it for shelter on land. Rations consist of canned goods, tea and six gallons of water, dis- tributed in various places in small cans about the boat. The course will mainland and Voight expects to reach New York within five months. Voight, is 45 years old, a former resident, of Harfonstein, Germany. He is Optimistic over the adventure and is entirely unmindful of the dangers involved. ———.-—— DEBENTURE IS ELIMINATED IN FARM MEASURE Conference Completes Work—Bill Goes Back to Senate, House WASHINGTON, June 6.—The Farm Relief Bill has been made acceptable to President Hoover by climination of the export deben- ture. This was the result of the be along the T T T T TP LT Te LA [ ®iywa The “Nomad”, owned by two youths, leaves Leng Beach, Cal., for a tour of the seven seas. Inset, upper the owners;. lower, -Al-Hanson; ee: oy right, “Tom ‘Hanson, rd: center. Daniel Blum. joint owner, name was Bruun and not Brewer, the Continental’s tail-lights had faded down the tracks and depu- ties started to rectify their mis- take. They wired San Bernardino to hold the Chief, another trans- continental train as they were ar- riving by automobile. They put Mr. and Mrs. Bruun on and the conductor put them off explain- ing it was the wrong train. Then the Los Angeles Limited was halted and the deputies put the newlyweds on it. Finally, ac- cording to wires, the right Con- [tinentral train was Treached “and IMr. and Mrs. Bruun were placed o Associated Press Photos t, Stephen Miranda, one of and Skipper E. E. Stetsom. | VATICAN CiTY, Junz 6.—Pope | Pius Eleventh, in an open letter to | Cardinal Gasparri, admitted frank- ly he was displeased with several speeches Premier Mussolini has made on the Lateran treatics be- fore the Italian Chamber and Sen- ate. The Pope deplored the “unwel- {come dolorous interpretation,” but |said peace between Italy and the |Holy See would last. | The Pope asserted the primor- |dial claim was the Catholic Church iwould supervise the education of Pope Is Displeased With Speeches Made By Italian Premier, aboard and all three trains pro- fcccdcd. SUSPECTED OF MURDER, MAN ILLINOIS WETS | HAS ESCAPED LOSE FIGHT ON ;0 Operator, Wanted REPEAL ISSUE “'roon"én Stcamer !ginia Patty, wife of Frank Patty, | Portland, Ore., business man, State Senate Defeats House Bill for Referendum is INot All Harmony 'In Ranks of Southern Democrats 2 | WASHINGTON, Jure 6. ® —Signs of discontent in the e | © Southern Democratic ranks are seen in connection with r here next week. Several Democratic Senators have notified Chairman Jonn J. Raskob that they have “other engagements” on the '® night of the dinner. Few of the Senators would comment on the dinner. Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, who resigned as Democratic National Com- mitteeman of his state after Raskob was named Chair- man of the Democratic Na- tional Committee, described the dinner as “very inoppor- tune and instead of bringing about the desired harmony, is likely to have a contrary effeet.” ° - I 00 enceveesceeoe i Mrs. Patty, whom he is said to have murdered during a fit of jealousy in Los Angeles, and hung {the body up in a Los Angeles apartment house clo: At the {time he first met Mrs. Patty, he was radio operator on the Admiral Benson. Grahn, selected as Germ they arrive on the S. S to take part in the inter AFTER WORLD BEAUTY TITLE uty queen of France, and Ingebord They have deserted their homes and are praying to be delivered from the wrath of Vesuvius. They are singing hymns and trusting in Faith. The village of Trerinzo has been eneircled with lava and it is ooz- ng about the buildings, smoke pouring from windows and walls are burnt like a baked potato The speed of the lava flow is sstimated at 1,500 feet hourly. Sightseers are prevented from ap- GREAT TASK NOW BEFORE COMMISSION Hoover's Law Observance Commission Called for Second Meeting WASHINGTON, June 6. — The ask of outlining policies and map- 7ing out a program confronts Pres- dent Hoover's National Commis- sion on Law Observance and En- forcement, call for the second of Associated Press Photo iest, wave hello to New York as u en route to Galveston, Texs uty contest, | Mrs. Patty’s body was found yes- 2 series of meetings since the or- conference committee and both the ” 3 ) : ¢ ithe youths and the .church’s pre- | s nate ,u.ld Houwlwul be asked ""emincncc in Ttaly for a state re- ADFEORe, - SRRmPHy {ligion was stoutly defended. He | Leaders hope the measure can| | . jalso defended the Church fro; be sent to the White House before | ol i, {imputation of encroaching upon | Saturday but conflicting week-end*me legitimate sovereignty of the plans of members may delay final on Dry Act |still hiding aboard the Admiral terday by the police after the hus- Behson or has been killed in an band had come here and made a ‘("w(‘fl.p(‘ attempt, after an all night futile attempt to locate his wife SPRINGFIELD, TlL, June 6—Th~ on visiting her : state Sc:xatr' has defeated tho Search of the vessel !:.l;zx-uilarioxa{;i:‘ i gt Weber-O'Grady House bill for a Tallman was missing from a ° Lome Lot referendum on the question of re- guarded stateroom when the steam- | ganization. The commission has a nine room suite of offices at disposal. Scores of Government surveys and statis- tical studies must be studied and hundreds of letters from all parts |Green Flash and Yellow Bird Have Narrow Escape PRINGE HENRY NOT GOING TO congressional action until next week. League Studies Way To Reduce Tariffs GENEVA, June 6—The possibil- ity of bringing about a reduction of customs tariffs by joint and col- lective action is being exhaustively studied by the League of Nations. The particular commodities af- fected are leather and leather wares, including shoes and gloves; | also iron, steel, wood, fresh fruit! and vegetables. Various members of the economic committee will consult competent|A sudden lull in the wind, combin- | authorities in their home countries and subsequently submit reports to,men against the roaring flames of | the League. e R Collie Is Foster Mother to Three 1 Circus Tigers LEWISTON, Idaho, June 6.—Three tiny tiger Kkittens, scorned by their circus moth- cr have found a foster moth- er in a shaggy collie. Circus men said the tiger had previously killed two kittens and apparently in- tended to do the same with the three. The collie, with the kittens, is ensconded in a box apart from the rest of the ani- mals, and is apparently fas- cinated by her strange fam- ily. ny | State but irights | spected. MINING TOWN insisted the Church’s must be scruplously re- i | | | Wind Takes Lull, Men Con- trol Forest Fire for Present Time | | THE PAS, Manitoba, June 6.— jed with a battle of hundreds of |a forest fire, saved Cranberry Port- age from total destruction. The flames are held in check af- ter a hard struggle. Danger is still threatening as the fire continues raging and if a wind arises, the mining town is doomed. |One half was destroyed two days lago. Fil |destroyed at another Manitoba town, Mile 83. Fire started in a |private residence, and swept near- iby dwellings and two stores. {Former Residents of Douglas Island Will Have Picnic, Tacoma TACOMA, Wash, June 6—All former residents of Douglas Is- land, Alaska, and other towns in the vicinity, are_being invited to a next Sunday. BEAT FLAMES | fteen dwellings are repm’tedlxlond‘ke- iSourdough Stampede ! |of barring negroes ffom the Demo-“ er decked here. He escaped from the stateroom by unscrewing a allock with a piece of iron from a radiator. | Tallman is said to have met peal of the State Prohibition act. The vote was 28 to 21. The bill passed the House by wide margin The Senate, which is recognized Harvard students refused to leave a cafeteria when fire broke out, Finally they decamped, taking along {their food, and finished the mea) on the sidewalk. as being dry, was sharply divided between Chicago and Senators. The Chicagoans voted solidly for| the bill but the down-Staters, ex-| cept two, were against the meas- ure. i A similar measure was defeated | in the Senate two years ago. e By STANLEY W. PRENOSIL (A. P. Financial Editor) Planned in Seattle! new YORK, June 6—Hedging | operations in the stock market are SEATTLE, June 6.—Alaska’s book assuming broad proportions be- of gold, which will contain a ros- cause of the uncertainty in the ter of former Alaskans and Wukon- !credit outlook and the fall pros- ers, is adding hundreds of names pects for business. weekly. The roster is published| Until a few months ago most of in connection with the Sourdough | wall street’s large operators, except Stampede to be held in Seattle a few confirmed bears dnd those August 16, 17 and 18 commemor- |engaged in pool operations on op- ating the Thirty-Third Anniversary tional stock, were long of the mar- of the discovery of gold in the ket, and had relatively few short accounts outstanding. Recently they have been offset- |ting their long purchases with short |sales as a protection in the event lof violent declines and several of them have made money on hoth RICHMOND, Va., June 6.—The sides of the market, Primary Law which had the effect' R L Virginia Invalid The extent of the short interest cratic Primary by giving the par- is usually determined by the bor- ties right to make its own rules, is|rowing demand for stocks at the declared to be unconstitutional. close of each session. Under stock Federal Court Judge Lawrence D.|exchange rules, stocks sold one day Croner held the State could not|must be delivered the next. be delegated or otherwise give| Obviously, a trader who has sold validity to a claimed right which a stock short is unable to deliver picnic at Point Defiance Park here (is prohibited by the Constitution of |a stock which he does not own, but enacting into a law. he is permitted to borrow the stock down-state‘ 'TwRA DERS “HEDGE” TO AVOID LOSSES IN PRICE SHIFTS VANCOUVER, B .C, June 6.— Prince Henry, the Duke of Glou- cester, son of King George, who fractured his collar bone in a fall from a horse in a polo game Tues- day, will resume his trip across Canada June 10. It is not announced whether the Prince will be able to meet engage- ments previously planned. This from another broker in order t0fqepends upon his condition during make delivery on his contract. The {the next few days. He was to borrowed stock is returned when|pave joft tomorrow on his tour. the trader covers his short con- s Sl tract or buys in the stock With the uncertainty recently Sir Esme Ilou'anl overhanging the market, an opera- k& tor taking a long position in a|Net to Import stock which he had reason to be- % . IR lieve would appreciate in value, has ”"lm" to U. S. offset this, either in whole or in part, by selling a stock of the same group. Or, he may sell a stock in someihas informed Secretary of State other group which he felt would be{gtimson, that he contemplates an most likely to decline in the event|action of not importing more liquor of a general break in prices. to the United States, under Diplo- matic privileges. Secretary Stimson said he placed no pressure whatever on the ques- tion of diplomats giving up liquor importation, and that the action WASHINGTON, June 6-—Sir With approximately 1,000 stocks traded in on the New York stock exchange, the market has become so large that prices rarely move, uniformly. Either some stocks KO‘ up while others go down, or SOme | personal nature. go down or up much farther than! British attaches refused to deny others. The professional stock ior contirm the action while Sir operator craves action. Generally |Esme refused to commend further speaking, it matters little to him lon the matter whether stocks go up or down, as| — e long as they move. Stomp dances and midnight cere- There is nothing more discourag- | monies still are practiced near ing to a professional trader than a Gore, Okla., by a group of Chero- dull, narrow market. kee Indians. CANGEL TOUR Esme Howard, British Ambassador, ! ) of the British official is of a purely | sota which was a part of the fed- of the country proposing plans of curbing lawlessness are before the commission for consideration. Conferences with a number of Government officials are being ar- ranged. ‘Two members of the commission are unable to attend at present. They are Federal Judges William Kenyon and Paul McCormick. Attorney - General Mitchell has offered facilities for records of his department including a survey of Federal District Attorneys. ———— OLD ORCHARD, Maine, June 6 —The Trans-Atlantic planes Greer Flash and Yellow Bird narrowly escaped disaster when a strong off- shore breeze kicked breakers under their wheels as they rested on the beach waiting for favorable weather before take-offs to Rome and Paris Volunteers aided in hauling the planes up on the beach. Had they remained much longer they would have been wrecked. No take-off is expected for 2 hours at least as weather over the Atlantic still reported stormy | EArly presence of porpoises off LR Wil RS he Maine coast presages an early and abundant run of sardines, Housewives of a London suburk { vackers declare. have established a club room fo: PRSI 5~ their servants. The domestic: An Austrian society has been spend their Sundays there and arc | ‘ormed to condemn use of gas and waited upon by their mistresses. urcraft in warfare, MINNESOTA’S “LEMON” HAS PAID $200,000,000 — VIRGINIA, Minn., June 6.—Min- launched, and the state treasury be- nesota owes a debt of gratitude to|gan reception of the largest flow a squatter who 38 years ago forced of riches from any single source in the state to take a “lemon” worth|the commonwealth. $40,000,000 or more. | An inventory just completed The squatter had settled on a |shows that the “lemon” has already 160-acre tract in southern Minne- paid more than $20,000,000 in royal- ties and taxes, and is only half ex- eral government’s school land grant | hausted. to the state. Officials told the| It was only necessary to go a state that it would have to take !little below the grass roots to get instead 160 acres near here, or|at the ore, and open pit mining is nothing at all. It was denouncedlposslble with rail tracks laid right generally as a bad deal for theilnto the 120-acre crater. state. Down in southern Minnesota the Then in 1891, iron ore was discov- | tract the state thought it was being ered on the alternative tract, andlchented out of is now worth less the Miscabe Mountain mine was |than $20,000.