The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 10, 1929, Page 1

S “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIV., NO. 5122. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1929. STAGE STAR MURDERED; ANOTHER STAR IS SUI NS G S S . MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS 'THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS FAILS TO HALT AT COMMAND:; IS SHOT CUSTOMS MAN 1Y UNDER ARREST FOR SHOOTING Autoist Instantly Killed When He Fails to Halt at Command FEELING AGAINST SLAYER, HIGH PITCH Federal and—Cc_)unty Auth- orities Immediately Start Investigations INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn., June 10—Federal and County in- vestigators have started an inves- tigation affer the fatal shooting of Henry Virkula last Saturday by members of the Customs Service Border Patrol when Virkula failed to stop his car immediately upon command of E. J. White, who is charged with the shooting. White has been in the Customs Bervice since May 1. Mrs. Virkula said she was re- turning with her husband and two children to her Big Falls Home where the couple owned a reatnu-i rant. They had traveled a little more than half the length of the distance before halted.: The shooting was down with a sawed-off shotgun and death was| instantaneous. Feeling against White is strong| and his arrest previous to the in- vestigations 1s regarded as a pre- cautionary measure. The Customs officials said the{ men in the service were instructed | in the use of their firearms beforei taking their posts.and were ordered | to use'them in self-defense only. | - eee Fails in Attempt To Break Record For Endurance Test| SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.—Thel monoplane “San Franciscian” which | took off from Mills Field Satur-, day night in an attempt to estab- lish a new refuelling endurance rec- | ord, landed at 7:24 o'clock last night. The attempt to refuel was| unsuccessful bécause of the propel-| ler draft. James Warner, one of the fliers, said a new attempt will possibly e ‘'made’ during today when the “San Franciscian” is expected to hop off. — e | HEALTH LEADER DENIES MILD WINTERS HARMFUL AUGUSTA, Me., June 10.—The popular belief that a winter mark- cd by absence of snow and by in- termittent mild spells results in much sickness and disease is a fal- lacy, declares Dr. Clarence F. Ken- dall, Maine State Commissioner of Health. Carelessness on the part of peo- ple and not the open winter was the cause of the various epidemics and general sickness last season, he asserts. G Betty and Margp Couzens, michigan, at Wardman HTERS OF SENATOR COUZENS | Y ylrf Associated Press Phot daughters of Senator Couzens of Park Saddle club horse show in Washington. SWEDISH PLANE BOES DOWN ON ATLANTIC THIP Is Forced Down Some- i where Near Iceland En- route to New York NEW YORK, June 10. — The Swedish seaplane Severidge late last night was forced to land either on |the eastern coast of Iceland, more | than 100 miles short of the ob- jective, or even farther east on the Atlantic. A radio message from Capt. Albin Ahrenberg and two companions, said a landing was made at 11:23 p. m. Sunday or 6:23 p. m. Eastern Standard time. The message did not say where the landing was made. | Reykjavig was the objective where the seaplane Severidge was bound {from Bergen, Norway. It is reported aid has been asked. The gasoline line burst. The seaplane, a Junkers mono- Iplane, left Stockholm early Sunday morning on a projected flight to New York and intermediate points. A stop was made at Bergen for a few hours where two extra passen- gers were dropped All seemed to go well until after passing the Faroe Island, midway {to Iceland when headwinds were encountered. PHILIPPINE CRIME LOSES ITS HAVEN ON CHINA’S COAST MANILA, P. I, June 10.—Macao, that Portuguese colony on the coast of southern China, which for years has been a refuge for fugi- tives from justice from the Philip- pines, is no longer a haven. In the past, criminals fleeing from the Philippines, felt that they were safe if they reached Macao, but their sense of security was blasted when the Macao government grant- ed the extradition of Joseph L. Wil- son. Wilson was convicted in Manila of having embezzled through forge- ry $200,000 from the San Carlos Milling Company, a sugar concern. He fled from the islands while his case was being appealed. Like others before him, he headed for Macao. Because of the circumstances the Philippine government decided to bring him back, if possible. Much to Wilson’s surprise, he was ar- I l rested in Macao and extradited a few weeks after his flight. Back in the Philippines, Wilson now faces a 21-year prison term, for his ap- | peal was dismissed when he fled. The insular department of jus- tice estimates that there were at least eight and perhaps 14 others in Macao who are wanted here. Ad- vices from the Portuguese colony said that they were leaving for fear they also would be extradited. It is thought that they will try to reach Russia, since it would be easy to extradite them from any of the countries of the Far East. The Philippine government, in view of its limited income, has made little effort in the past to bring back escaped prisoners and criminals, but now that the Wilson case has been decided in favor of the government the fiscals (prose- cuting attorneys) are asking for a $50,000 fund for that purpose. IS NEGOTIATING FOR PURCHASES LOCAL CONCERNS J. P. Van Orsdale in Ju- necau for Foshay Intersets —May Buy 4 Companies | J. P. Van Orsdale, reprcscx\la-‘ | tive of the W. B. Foshay Compnny‘ ;ol‘ Minneapolis, Minn., who is in| | Juneau for the purpose of negotiat- ! ing the purchasing of the Juneau | Cold Storage Company, the Juneau | Water Company, Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, and Juneau and Douglas Telephone Company, for his company, made | the round trip %o Skagway on the | Alaska-Washington Airways plane| Juneau, Saturday, in connection with the option the Foshay Com-| pany has on the light, wholesale water and telephone companies there. The Foshay Company owns the public utilities at Ketchikan, and Mr. Van Orsdale recently offered Petersburg $200,000 for the muni- cipally owned water and light and power companies there. The offer but must be put to the electors in a general election before the deal can be completed, Mr. Van Orsdale said. He offered the Cold Stor- age Company of Petersburg $110,000, for his company, which was aecept- ed by the directors of the company and will be definitely decided by a referendum of the stockholders. Mr. Van Orsdale is optomistic concern- ing the outcome of both deals. While he is in Southeast Alaska Mr. Van Orsdale will make a trip to Sitka where the Foshay Com- pany has options on the water and light and power companies, and again Skagway. He expects to be another week or ten days. C. A. Nenzel and Leonard Wykoff, representing the Loveland Engineers Incorporated, of San Francisco, In- dependent appraisers, arrived on here appraisal of the Juneau Cold Stor- age Company today. They will make appraisals of all of the pub- lic utilities companies in Juneau, Sitka and Skagway, in which the W. P. Foshay company is interested — - ALARM BUT NO FIRE A false alarm Sunday afternoon called out the Fire Department. A resident in the Perelle house on Basin Road frightened by an un- usual quantity of smoke hanging around the house, telephoned the alarm in to the department which responded but could not find any fire. LOCAL MAN I8 NOMINATED FOR NOME VACANGY Hoover Names ). H. Ha for U. S. Attorney in Second Division : M8 J. H. Hart, wellkhown local torney, was nominated last Sati iday by President Hoover to | United States District Attorney at | Nome, according to Associated | Press dispatches received by The Empire. Warren N. Cuddy, Val- dez, was also nominated at same time for United States - |trict Attorney of the Third Divjs sion. A Mr. Hart | ceed Fred ‘last April was nominated to suc- Harrison who resigned and whose place has been filled by Charles W. Taylor, | Fairbanks, appointed temporarily | by Judge G. J. Lomen. Mr. Cuddy {is at present Atcing District; At~ torney for the Third Division under appointment from Judge E.:Coke Hill. | Both of thse men had the en- | dorsement and support of Capt. A. E. Lathrop, Republican National Committeeman for Alaska. Mr. Hart, in addition, was supported by Ralph Willilams, Portland, Vice: | Chairman of the Republican Na- | tional Committee: - They have been | friends since boyhood. i Mr. Hart has resided in Juneau t lend life, He is a law graduatejof Georgetown University at Wash! ton, D. C,/and has practiced law since 1916 when he was admitted !to the Oregon State bar. He was Jassucmtcd with H. L. Faulkner for since e wnfiag here from Port- e he' lived most of his i sometime after coming here and |later was Assistant United States | District Attorney here under A, G. |Shoup. He resigned to re-enter |private practice and more recently | has been associated with R. E. Rob- | ertson. - ee— I P MR. AND MRS LINDBERGH ON WEDDING TRAGEDY 18 A few hours before the surprising announcement of the marrlage of Anne Morrow to Col. Charlés Lindbergh was made, an alert photographer caught the bride in the doorway of the home of Dr. Ford while the flying colonel walted at the wheel of an automobile in which they drove away. DISCOVERED IN NEW YORK Stage Star _Is_f:ound Mur- t dered in Her Apart- ments in Metropolis NEAR BODY IS THAT OF A SCREEN STAR Notes Foun_d—.l_ndicate Sui- cide Agreement — Po- lice Had Own Theory NEW YORK, June lll—mrfll‘{ Lawrence, stage star, widow of Wal- lace Eddinger, was shot to death in her apartment yesterday. Sprawled beside her, when the body was found, was the body of Louis Bennison, stage and screen star. Both were shot through the left breast with a heavy calibre pistol. The police said Bennison shot M;'fs. Lawrence and then killed him- self, A suicide agreement was hinted {in two notes found pinned to the door, i One note said: “The sunset has a Hell—Look for us there.” This note was signed Tienna. The other note said: “Please notify Mr. Mussen at the Lamb’s dssvciaied crvas Phoy LANE AFIRE, SAFE LANDING MADE, SEATTLE Pilot Does Heroic Act with Passengers — Plane Germain Foch, Brother |long time with heart affliction. At Bound for Fairbanks SEATTLE, June 10.—A burning airplane with three passengers was landed safely yesterday by Charles A. Recotor, pilot, after a three-mile flight across the city from Boeing Field. The left half of a wing was bad- ly damaged. The gasoline line broke when 2000 feet up and the flames licked the back of the cabin. % ; Pilot Recotor fought the flames the time of his brother’s death he,wfl.h a fire extinguisher with one was so ill he could not be informed . nq and side-slipped the plane to Of Dead Marshal, Dis After Long Illness PARIS, June 1v—Father Ger- main Foch, Jesuit Priest, younger brother of the late Marshal Foch, died in less than three months after Marshal Foch, at the age of 75 years. He had been ill for a was accepted by the City Council,| the Northwestern and began their | of it until the next day. — - MRS. THAW IS DEAD PITTSBURGH, Penn., June 10.— Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, philan- thropist, and mother of Harry K. Thaw, died at her home here yes- lterday as a result of pneumonia. She was 87 years of age. the field with the other hand. The passengers were Miss Peggie Hawley, J. R. Hawley, her brother, and Volmer Jensen. Recotor’s hand was burned. Firemen extinguished the blaze. Recotor has been a pilot for sev- en years and had planned to fly with Adolph Muller, of Fairbanks, owner of the plane, to Fairbanks | WHEN BREMEN BREMEN, Germany, June 6.—A record run of six days from Bremen is expected of the Europa’s sister ship, the new four - propellered transatlantic giant, the Bremen, now ready for her maiden trip to New York June 16, Her giant size has compelled the North German Lloyd to reorganize completely its docking faeilities in New York and move from Man- lhan:m to a Brooklyn pier, the larg- est in the harbor. The vessel mea- sures 910 feet in length, with a 97.5-foot beam. It is the big vessel's funnels more characteristic appearance, marked- ly differing from that of other great liners. Their unusual short- ness, in the first place, lend her an air of lying very deep in the wat- er. The funnels are only two in number, moreover, the unnecessary ithird and fourth, ordinarily faked for appearances’ sake, having been omitted. |INEW STEAMSHIP RECORD EXPECTED than any other factor that give her| MAKES MAIDEN TRIP maintain a high speed in spite of the bulk which provides roomy, spacious quarters for her 2,000 pas- sengers. The second wholly new feature of the vessel, the tremendous sweep of open space in its social rooms. running almost the full length of B deck without interrupting par- ition of the funnels, or rather of [the smoke conductors or pipes car- |rving the smoke from the engines up to the funnels. Instead of passing directly |through the center of the vessel as is the usual method, these big pipes are constructed so that they |bend to pass up the sides of the |ship and then back to the funnels |above, thus obviating the necessity of covering them with partitions lon every deck through the body of the ship. | A total of 600 first class passen- | gers can be carried by the Bremen, or up to 800 if all the extra exten- titions, also is due to the construc-} up/| Both funnels, built with the or-| dinary rounded surface in front but|Another 500 can go second class, tapering to a V-shaped point be- 200 tourist class, and 600 third hind, are constructed according te|class, making a grand total of nor- HAPPY MARRIAGE QUITE SIMPLE; /* - PASTQR FORM BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 10— The most carping critics of mar- riage as an institution are those too indifferent to work out a fea- sible plan for marital success and adhere to it. This is the opinion of Dr. J. E Dillard, Baptist pastor and widely known writer-lecturer. “By their own actions eritics un- lermine the foundations of happy married life, and when their homes come tumbling down they blame marriage,” Dr. Dillard says. “The number of divorces in proportion to marraiges would be materially lowered if the woman would put as much time into homemaking and effort to make her husband happy as she does in trying to find reasons for divorce.” Dr. Dillard listed 10 command- ments for housewives, which he said would make marriage success- ful, if observed. They are: “Thou shalt remember thy mar- riage vows, and act as thou think- est other married women ought to act. “Thou shalt determine to make thy marraige a success and be willing to pay the price thereof. Study, plan, work, pray, give and forgive if thou wouldst make suc- cess of thy marriage. “Thou shalt learn to work in ‘double harness!’ Study thy hus- band, his likes and dislikes; stress thy duties rather than thy rights. “Thou shalt keep thyself attrac- tive in person and manner. Look thy best, be thy sweetest and never nag. Never say cutting things about folks, especially his folks, and most especially his mother. “Thou shalt watch the things. Keep the house clean; cook his favorite dishes; see that buttons are sewed on and the mend- ing done. “Thou shalt sympathize with thy husband in his trials and help him in his business. place; don't expect Iluxuries and comforts ye cannot afford. Be eco- nomical but not stingy. “Thou shalt make thy home so little want to go to his club or the smoker for a little peace and com- fort. “Thou shalt never compromise |Lhy convictions of right and duty, tbut he careful not to mistake thy selfishness and stubbornness for | convictions ;having a hard time, Put thyself in his| ittractive that thy husband will not! | 1 | The bodies Were of Mrs. Lawrence who let herself in when.fio one responded to her ring. o e The Lawrence woman was dress- ed in a night gown. Bennison was fully clothed except he was in his bare feet. Empty liquor bottles and glasses) were strewn about, ¢ : T. L. Ussen, author and uti— identified the pistol as belonging t0'., Bennison. He said Bennison's sub- ject was “suicide mania,” and al- Club at once” ' F 4 found by a friend ULATES PEN RULES ot DEMO POLITICS NOW BUBBLING: DINNER TONIGHT ways got on this subject after | | | talk of thy ailments unduly nor let thighed curlews, soon will be on the | others persuade you that you are wing from Hawaii, winter head- good reputation of the bird as & Your success|quarters for another summer in | flier is not followed by an equally sion or “pullman” berths are used. | will be worth all it costs and, more.| northern Alaska. “Thou shalt be a Christian every been seen to arrive in the north ‘day at home as well as at church|in the latter part of May, summer- |and in society, and when thou hast|ing there until mid-August. Then drinking. Bennison started his stage career- at the age of 18 and had played many prominent roles in many suc- cesses. Bennison was a former cow- !boy who capitalized his early train- |ing on the stage and screen. WASHINGTON, vune 10.—Demo- | AP cratic politics boiled and bubbled | & today in Washington for tonlght}AMERchN |s KILLED, MEX, District of Columbia Or- ganization Meets in Honor of Shouse the Democratic organization in the District of Columbia gives a dinner | in honor of Houett Shouse, recently | chosen by John Raskob, as hlul Opinions differ as to the signi-| ficance of the meeting. Some re-| MEXICO CITY, June 10.—Dis- ports give the dinner in the aspect Patches from Tampico state that of a nation affair. |Joseph Ross, American, whose home Other reports are that prominent address is unknown, was killed in party members, opposed to former & fight with two “objectionable in- Gov. Alfred E, Smith leadership,|dividuals” last night when they at- will make it the occasion to express | tempted to force their way inside publicly disapproval of discontinua- the Southern Cross Hotel, of which tion of Smith control by not at- he Was manager. tending the dinner. Ross was struck on the head. His On the other hand official re-|8ssallants have been arrested. ports have it that the dinner is strictly a local affair. Raskob and Shouse will naturally be prominent speakers. Acceptances to the dinner have been reseived from Senator J. T. Robinson, Smith’s running mate; Senators Overman of North Caro- lina, McKellar and Tyson of Ten- nessee; Ransdell and Broussard of Louisiana, and Harrison of Mis-| who appointed a guardian for the sissippi. aged negress. A slave 70 years ago, Senator Carter Glass and other she lives alone and draws $50 a Southern solons have sent regrets.|month pension. ——————— Spirits bother her, and sometimes Moultrie, Ga., farmers have drive her out of the house, she adopted a sloj of “bigger and |says, but she frightehs them away better peanu 'hey are not sat by beating on a large dishpan re- isfied with present production. served for the purpose. chief lieutenant. iAged Negress Chases MACON, Mo, June 10.—Susan |Snell knows how to take care of |herself. She's had 110 years' ex- perience. That is what she told officials BIRDS FLY OVER OCEAN TO SUMMER IN ALASKA WASHINGTON, June 10.—The were discovered more than 140 years “Thou shalt not pity thyself nor|original trans-Pacific flyers, bristle- | ago. Ornithologists do know that the The birds havafmerllorious life on land. Organized banditry is practiced by the curlews, working in troupes in scouring nesting grounds' for a principle familiar to the physics laboratory but altogether new i shipbuilding. By use of this prin- ciple, company officials believe, the great vessel's wind resistance will ‘be cut down, thus enabling her to ymally 2,000 or a maximum of 2,200. If occasion arises, and the new {wurist class proves especially popu- |lar, it may be expanded to take |care of 500 by adapting a part of ithe normally second class space. {made a mistake, back up and try|they start southward over the ocean il to Hawail. —ter—— | *one advertisement for & husband! Sclence has to study the | brought a Massachusetts woman 19|birds, for little is known about \replies. She still is unmarried. them despite the fact that they yet eggs of other birds. Nestirig habits and breeding range of the curlews have not been studied. It is believed that breed- ing takes place in the extreme northern or northwestern Alaska.