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

* DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIV., NO. 5205. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1929. " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS g : e NGELISTS SON FACES DIVORCL |2 BE Y0t 4 P TN ol MILLGROUP IS [rofoe DRY OFFIGIALS | Siodoc meto” [ rntons | TS SoN Pices DIRCE IR TRAPPED IN “ For Providing " mm— Delay Departure | G PURCHASED BY v for o ARE ATTACKED ek | | FLAMES OF FIRE M | - - 3 » . CHICAGO, Il Sept. 17— e 1® NIKOLAYEVSK-ON- e | ® Two young men, one 18 e ® AMUR, Sept. 17.—Siberian e | ® years and the other 23 years @ ® cyclones and typhoons over e | b ® of age, today faced possi- ® the great Sea of Okhotsk o Rl e bility of death sentences fol- ® sl " }L‘\s delayed Shestakov and e M M__H N ® lowing their arrests and @ s ¥ ® his three companions in e e Local Company Takes Over e pleas of guilty to two mur- e Prisoners Are Released— ® their departure in the plane e | l 15sIng en ave ot Controlling Interest in |e ders and assawt with at- o| Agents Beaten—Ar- lo Land of Soviets for New e Been Heard from for ’ e tempt to kill in a series of ®| ¢ VYork via Alaska. Kamchatka e Several Days Another Group © 75 robberies which were ® rests Expected e is the next stop on the ® ) e done to get money to buy e —_— © {light. . b Purchase of control in the Hill|e things for their girl friends. @ | OWENSBORO, Kentucky, Sept.| e c0 0000000 | 2 e v Group of mining claims in the|e® They said they started the e 17.—Seven men are jailed accused | i B ONE FlGHTER I.NSANE, Taku River District by the Alaskafe crime career last May to pro- @ |of active participation in a mob ONE BURNED TO DEATH Juneau Gold Mining Company was|e vide girls with luxuries. e jattack on a Federal Prohibition! ; 3 made known late Monday by L. H.!e o|Agent and two undercover men in| f ) 2 Metzgar, General Superintendent.|e © ¢ @ @ @ @ @ ® ® @ @ o v |which two prisoners were released. Settlers Ready to Flee from The deal was consummated Satur- Four other men and two girls| BEBT NUT Tu W, i day when the final papers were BT, i T are held on other charges grow- i Homes Heavy Dam i signed. ing out of the attack. i | age Already Reported The amount of cash involved in R Pat Sullivan reported at head- T ARl the transaction was not made pub- quarters that hesmnd. two other) { lic. However, Mr. Metzgar said that officers were set upgn by 150 per- i PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. a cubstantial casH payment was sons as they arfeSted two men at e Sl rmy of wear %, . made by the company. the Coal Mining Center Roadhouse. Premier MacDonald Wil {17—~An army y red The company, he added; will es- The mob released the two prison- | - X . reyed men stationed along the Y tablish a camp at once on the Hill ers and disabled sfhe motor of the | Not Mention Subject Ifire front in the foothills of property. Equipment will be as- ITTER F T Federal officers’ automobile, slash- et | sembled there and a program of ed the tires and beat the agents on Visii to U. S. the Cancades a{‘e watd.fing S exploration started without delay. | padly. ¥ iprogress of fire which has It will be carried on simultaneously . e Federal officials said they expect- LONDON, Sept. 17.—Whatever been in a crazy floundering with the development work on the Controversial Provisions of ed to make 30 or more arrests| else Prime Minister Ramsey Mac- | since Sunday, and which has ’ Manville and Sparling groups. Measu Rezlts i |to clean up the region before they Donald talks about on his visit to s L e Work on all three properties will LCCSHAS Al are through with the invesiga- Washington, the British war debt e oiblackenel L, 510 0 faETe de- ” | tio: vi 2 ssociated Press Photo s S e e New Line-ups b :r’::a:;::lybzt;‘z:m’"ed N b Mrs, Mae Sunday and her husband, Billy Sunday, jr, whom she' Stroyed six houses, one hotel, TR e, B PR i has sued for a separation in Los Angeles courts. The; ied’ il kL v large area of ground under its con-; WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—At the The Premier's mission to the| jn 1928, g ? y.were married’ |one school house, one logging trol in the Taku District. Start-jvery beginning of the long discus- | s nited States will be confined to 2 o |camp and two temporary for- T 4ng with the Manville Group, it has!sion over the controversial pro- | establishment, of good-will between | 3 3 T estry cam " ¥ scessively taken over the Sparling |visions of the tariff il the Sen- the two nations. The Premier is| EXPERT SAYS U. S. SPECULATION a4 fir‘;&m toioddt 90 Group and the Hill Group, andjate found itself plunged into the FR jeager .to. bring the {wo gountries SES N 'S EVERYW HERE' .. staked several claims of its own.|task of clmfymgpshafp,y different {closer and put an end to any at- RAISES MONEY RATL*” EVERY lb Ill‘rlil’_“rmhlers and sent one work- This gives it a total of 30 full-siz|viewpoints of regular and inde- || mosphere of baseless suspicion o i A B iman to a hospital for the mining claims. They are all lo-|pend Republican groups { which may exist.” NEW YORK, Sept. 17—Benja- Man Is Saved & » . i 1 i , g f i : min M. Anderson, economist of the |/H @ IS Savec insane. cated in a single block, facilitatinz| The opening clash centered on | The revised itinerary calls for h & development work, and if these re- |the general disagreemont over the { MacDonald’s sailing on the Bereg- |Chase National Bank, belleves that\Ipy F'ire After Roaring Mass sul favorably, make for economic|proposed rate increases for indus- —_— Inaria on September 28, arriving in world-wide speculation in Am“’“““’T H Fight 3 and efficient operations. trial as well as agricultural com-|[Rector of St. Matthew ‘[New York on October 4. securities has tightened money con- |1 wo-ITour 11gh The fire swept down from the Six local men were the original |modites. . i ! =l ——.——— ditlons, S gL AL [Mount Hood National Forest and locators of the Hill Group. dJoe| Following the clash, which was| Episcopal Church, Causes | Patsy Ruth Miller, well | Call money has been consistent-| LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. 17— ., isent roaming by a stiff wind Hill, wellknown prospector and|led by Senator Borah for the in- known as the star of many ly higher during the past two|A man pinned lo a tiuck bY 8 joun the Clackamas River Valley fox farmer, was the discoverer. In-|dependents, and Senator Reed, of terested with him in the claims|Pennsylvania, for the regulars, Re- Stir, Sunday Sermon ‘flapper” screen plays, has ag last decided to try double ham ; were: Dr. W. W. Council, J. J. Meherin, J. F. Mullen, R. B. MclIvor and Anscel Eckmann. 'WAREHOUSE FIRE CAUSE OF PANIC 4% PUEE Crew Cuts Ship Loose when Flames Threaten, then Jump Overboard PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 17.— Eight firemen were overcome by smoke and damage estimated at $400,000 was caused early last evening by a fire which destroyed a huge sulphur warehouse on the waterfrent. Prevented from leaving their ship by threatening hose nozzles heldI by officers, members of a collier crew, composed mostly of negroes, cut the craft loose as the flames curled around the hull, then cast themselves into the harbor. Capt. H. M. Morrison, of Small Point, drove his 28-foot fishing boat s0 close to the blazing wharf to rescue those who had jumped overboard, that one arm was severe- ly burned. publicans and Democratic Senators from the Northwestern States, pre- pared to confer under the leader- shiag o("Striator Mefiary, of Oregon, for united action against the pro- posals relating to lumber, shingles, logs, wool, maganese, fruits and nuts. {New Aircraft Symbols | Are Adopted by U. S. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—A new ruling on aircraft symbols has been adopted by the aeronautics branch of the department of commerce. The letter “N”, international symbol, must be painted on tail and wing of United States planes be- fore they can be flown in foreign countries. All airplane licenses in the fu- ture, other than those issued for experimental types and designated |by the letter “X.” will be issued {with the letter “N.” | Commercial licenses will be is- sued with the symbol “NC” pre- {ceding the license number, instead lof with the symbol “C” alone, as lin the past. Restricted licenses will be issued with the symbol “NR” preceding !the license number instead of with “R", as formerly. CANADIAN DROUGHT BIG FACTOR IN RECONCILING HOOVER FOES By WALTER BROWN (Associated Press Feature Editor) CHICAGO, Sept. 17.—A drought in Canada has quenched the corn belt revolt of last summer by boosting wheat and corn prices, and the personality of a farmer’s friend has brought political enemies of President Hoover battling for his farm relief plans. As Canadian wheat melted under persistently cloudless skies, Ameri- can grain stocks fell under in- creasing demand, and hopes of Corn also fal- Not much over a year ago unrest in the middle-western corn and wheat growing states threatened disruption of both major. political parties on the verge of national conventions. Former © Governor Lowden of Illinois declared he would not accept the Republican presidential nomination unless the party pledged concrete aid to the farmer. Man of those who met here to form the marketing corporation were behind Lowden. Settle was a staunch supporter. Banners with Hoover,"” NEW YORK . 17— r- | ORK, Sept. 17.—The Her ness. ald-Tribune today said that Rov. William Blackshear, recently ap- pointéd Rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. Matthews, in Brocklyn, announced Sunday to his congregation, mostly whites, that negro attendance in his church will no longer be permitted. Sev- eral negroes wcre present, wit- nesses said. At Rev. Blackshear's declaration, one negro woman left weeping. The Rector called attention to the Church Bulletin, which said: “The Episcopal Church provides churches for negroes, several with- in easy reach of this locality. They lare in need of loyal support of all true negro churchmen. Therefore the Rector of this Parish discoun- tenances attendance or membership in this church of members of that race.” Bishop Ernest Stires, of the Dio- cese of Long Island, said he did not care to make any comment on| the action and added: “It will be a great pity if anything is said of a nature to indicate negroes are not welcome in the Episcopal Church. We have many negro members. They have been very loyal and done good work. We are |proud of them.” POLICE GHIEF SHOT, KILLED Surprises Three Burglars as Robbery of Depart- ment Store Attempted FLORENCE, Kansas, Sept. 17— A. J. Eichenberger, Chief of Po- lice, was shot and killed carly to- day when he came upon three burglars as they were preparing to rob a department store. A fusil- age of a dozen shots and a cry of pain, roused Charles Lankin and 1. W. Draper from their homes She will wed Tay Gawms, x‘l’ett, movie director, in Septemy PARKS TO TURN FIRST DIRT ON Ground tog Broken at 12:50 P. W. Wednes- day by Gov. Parks With appropriate ceremony, the first earth on the site of the Ter- ritorial Capitol will be turned by Gov. George A. Parks Wednesday at 12:50 p. m. it was announced today by H. G. Walmsley, Vice- President of the Chamber of Com- | merce, under whose auspices it will be staged. It was planned to make a gala occasion out of it. While the contract for excavating had not been signed at noon today, the details were practically settled and it was assured that the start of work would be made tomorrow. A. N. Severin, head of the con- tracting company, was expected to sign the contract late today or| |early tomorrow. In the meantime the Chamber of Commerce was going ahead with its plans for tomorrow’s celebration. The hour was fixed for shortly be- fore 1 p. m. in order that students of the local schools might have an opportunity to participate. As Cus- todian of the grounds, J. C. Mc- Bride, Collector of Customs, will} present the Governor with the| spade with which the first dirt! will be moved. It was expected! the City Band would be on hand' to provide music. Movie men will CAPITOL BLDG. DRINK CRAZED | 'MAN MURDERER Kills One Policeman, Wounds Another, Holds Others at Bay 2 Hours HAYWARD, Cil, Sept. 17.—Ap- parently crazed by drink, Joe Ca- taldi, ‘ah aged fruit buyer, shot and killed one policeman, wounded {another and held others at bay for two hours last night before he was {captured after being routed from a barricaded residence by tear bombs. Cataldi arrived home after a prolonged spree and started shoot- ing at his wife with an old rifle. Terrified, the wife fled from the house and went to a neighbor where she called the police. « When the police arrived, Cataldi warned them to go away. Believ- ing he was fooling, the police rush-| ed the front door and Cataldi op- ened fire. Reserves were called out and they battled for two hours. When finally arrested Cataldi muttered incoherently to himself, but apparently was not remorseful over the shootings. WAGGONERIS INDICTED BY GRAND JURY NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—An in- dictment containing counts charg- ing mail frauds has been returned against C. D. Waggoner, President of the Bank of Telluride, Colorado, | by the Federal Grand Jury, prob- be present with cameras to record | lthe event for news reels. 1 The Chamber of Commerce will be represented by its officers, ex-! ecutive board and as many individ- Isix New York banks. | ing the method by which he fraud- | ulently obtained $500,000 credit from | All counts relate to .specific use of the mails by Waggoner and his months than in the same period last year. The increase has aver- aged around 1% per cent. . He says that the high price America is willing to pay for credit to finance stock exchange transactions together with the increasing vol- ume of such transactions in for- eign countries, has raised the cost of credit for all purposes. Conditions in Europe, he says, jreflect a sharp upward trend m rates. The bank rates in England, Holland, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Rumania, Fin- land and Danzig are higher than they were last year. The discount rate in the central Bank of Peru has been increased from six to seven per cent. The monetary situation in Bra- zil, he states, has been acute and gold exports from the Argentine to New York have tightened money in Buenos Aires. Rates in India were higher this spring than last, but have now returned to the level of last year. In the United States, time monev rates have shown the same upward swings as call money. The rate for 90 days has averaged from one to 1% per cent higher during the early summer, than last year. Dur- ing the same period, prime 90- day banker's acceptances have av- eraged one per cemt higher and commercial paper one to 1% per cent. He draws a striking mathemati- cal picture of the world’s inter-re- lated financial currents and shows how international trade and finance are bringing all countries under the same economic influeences, He estimates that credit strin- gency in the United States might have been even more acute, ex- cept for two things: (1) Gold imports added $174,- 000,000 to the country’s monetary gold stock between January 5, and May 25. (2) The hand-to-hand circulation of money in the United States has decreased $261,000,000, between January 5 and May 25, which has incr d federal reserve member banks' reserves by 115 per cent. In the fall, he foresees both of burning pine tree ¢ ros - | burning pine tree, which fell acros |toward Estacada, population. Every available man in the re- gion had been called out beéfore |the blaze was stond. - Abandon Five miles away, in the rural dis- tricts, settlers packed their belong- ings ready to move at a moment’s notice. Some abandoned their homes and others remained only to see them wiped out. Children perched themselves on roofs watching the advancing flames and to put out sparks with buckets of water. 200 Men Are Lost Somewhere to the westward, 200 fire fighters have not been heard from for several days. They are thought to be fighting new blazes or trying to beat their way back to civilization. Little fears are felt for their safety as all are exper- ienced woodsmen. Terrific Heat The terrific heat has sent Roy Van to a hospital, raving mad, al- though it is believed only a tem- porary fit of insanity. Burned to Death Phillip Rowe, rancher, was burn- ed to death and his wife and son it, was saved from burning to death by a companion who dipped water from a barrel for two hours and \quenched the flames. John Wanamaker, driver of the truck, said the ‘tree crashed on his machine pinning W. H. Col-/ lin, riding behind, between the! side of the truck and a barrel of! water. Collin suffered a broken leg and superficial burns. The men were hauling water to fire fighters when the accident occurred. A P CANTELOW TO BE GEN. MAN. ALASKA LINE Shipping Executive of San; Francisco Appointed to New Position i SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—H. C. Cante- low, shipping executive of San Francisco, regarded as one of the! foremost American traffic experts,E has been appointed General Man-| aged of the Alaska Steamship Com- | pany with offices in Seattle. The appointment is effective Friday, September 20. The appointment was announced ! |today by E. T. Stannard, Vice- President. | Cantelow will be in charge of all| traffic operations of the company’s fleet of 16 ships. Cantelow will| arrive in Seattle September 25 to start his duties. | H. C. Cantelow has held execu-| tive positions with the old Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Pacific Steamship Company, operating the Admiral Line, Kosmos Line, Luck- a town of 200 {were severely burned. They were trapped by the fire in their cabin near Bell Mountain, 35 miles from Vancouver, Washington. When the family went to bed at night, the fire was five miles away. At mid- night the flames had surrounded the house and the three were un- able to make their escape. e o IR EXPRESS IS NEXT BIG THING Executives of 29 Air Lines, Meeting in Kansas City, Told of Outlook enbach Steamship Company and at| present of the shipping firm of; H, C. Cantelow and Son. The firm bas been agent for the Alaska KANSAS CITY, Sept. 17.—Pre- dicting that transportation of ex- press by air will soon exceed the value of passenger business to the wheat growers rose. lowed an upward course. These economic factors, and the |legends “Anybody But “We do not Want Hoover,” and similar expressions were waved in these alleviating conditions at an |manipulations. The indictment al-| end. He expects England to adopt | Steamship Company in San Fran- major air operators, C. W. H. Smith leges that he hatched a scheme “on near the store and they found the| o1’ o pere as can attend. g cisco and also has been receiver General Traffic Manager of the officer shot twice through the AL TR e chairman of the federal farm board Alexander Leggee, brought all fac- tions of the corn belt agricultur- ists together here to form a $20,- 000,000 grain marketing corporation. Chairman of the organizing com- mittee was William H. Settle, presi- dent of the Indiana farm bureau, who, during the last presidential campaign, carried his fight against the Hoover principles into the camp of former Governor Smith, the Democratic nominee. Legge, who resigned the presi- front of convention delegates. Low- den dramatically withdrew his name with defeat inevitable. Hoover was chosen and many of the farm leaders, including Settle moved on Houston. The Democratic platform carpenters were consid- ered, by some farm spokesmen, ‘with building more to their tastes. The campaign opened on a note of farm revolt and the battle raged. The election ended the squabble. Prediction of disaster to Mr. chest. { Eichenberger was unable to talk.| His smoking revolver was empty and he died an hour later only able to give slight information as to what had happened. The door of the store had been jimmied but had not been opened. Fire Damp Explosions t Injure Forty Miners SARABRUCKEN, Germany, Sept. BOATS BRING HALIBUT | I ‘The Hyperian, Capt. Oscar Oberg, | {with 4,500 pounds of halibut, and! |the Freemont, Capt. Olaf Winthers, 5,000 pounds, sold to San Juan to- day. Twelve and one-half cents land 9 cents were paid for the Hyperien’s catch while the Free- mont’s halibut brought 12% and 9% cents. Alaska Fish Brokerage! paid 12% and 9 cents for 5,000 }pounds aboard the Tern, Capt. An- or about M:y First.” Al MARGNITA RETURNS FROM SITKA TRIP, ‘The Margnita, Capt: S. Swanson, | arrived in port from Sitka and way ports at 4 o'clock yesterd afternoon with the following pas- sengers for Juneau: Miss Rita Robertson and Mrs May White from Gustavus; John Flag from Port Althorp; Chris \gold protective measures to keep her reserves in London. More- over, the normal increase in the demand for hand-to-hand currency between July and December is $370,000,000. ——————— se 000 evro00 0000 . HALIBUT PRICES . secoceeecsesseoe SEATTLE, Sept. 17.—Five ves- sels with 23,000 pounds of halibut arrived yesterday and sold for 15 for the California and Elxsr.ernl Western Air Express, addressed the | delegates attending the opening {session of the National Air Traffic Ly et | Conference of the Aeronautical 4 (Chamber of Commerce. Executives * TODAY'S STOCK et lol twenty-nine air transport lines ] QUOTATIONS ® |were brought together for discus- [e0eo000 000000 i, iratfic probl NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Alaska|Will provide the one essential re- day at 7%, American Smelting and development of aircraft will 120%, Bethlehem Steel 127%, Con- be advanced sufficlently to permit tinental Motors 14%, Corn Products Of air express being handled at “The larger and better airplanes \ Junea: mine stock is quoted to- Quirement for air express business ¥ Hoover’s farm plans persisted, be-(17—Fhe list of dead from fire drew Rosnes. Juneau Cold Storage Paul from Hirst; Mr. and Mrs. icommg weaker and weaker as Lhe:damp explosions in the St. Charles|paid 76 cents per fish for 400 Charles Perelle from Chichagof; to 20% cents. ;grnin market strengthened. A 'Mine today increased to 12 men|cohoes on the Alice. Iver Arneson from Baranof; H.| —— grain future that had seemed dark with 40 injured. The disaster was ——————— 'Sutherland and wife, Allen War-| PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. Sept. because of the large stocks of 'yesterday and it was followed byi |wick, Gene Larson and Mrs. Aus-| 17—Two hundred and forty four wheat on hand with the prospects}other explosions which destroyed | dency of the International Harves- ¥ ter company to direct Mr. Hoover’s farm board, is friendly with all fac- tions of farmers. His personal ap- peal is credited with having brought 115%, Independent Paper A 35, In- railroad rates but with speedier dependent Paper B 24, National delivery,” said Smith. Acme 34%, Standard Oil of Cali-] “Night air passenger travel will fornia 76%, Texas Corporation Ql/,,‘be the next logical development of American Ice 48':, Alleghany Cor- the air passenger service. With A $1500000 navigable salt water tin from Hoonah; J. Davis and thousand pounds of halibut were e together groups and organizations that always have opposed each other on the farm question. of a substantial yield cleared as all ventilators and demolished the the weather worked to aid Ameri-~ can growers, i A | explosions is not determined. l Frecport, Texas, ] canal has displaced the old Brazos Louls Kastenmeye from Funter; C. sold here yesterday. American fish mine buildings. The cause of the |river natural route to the sea &t F. Hunter and George Gamcghi sold for 9 to 16.1 cents and Canad- from Tenakec, ian for 8 to 148 cents. . porttion 50%, General Motors 5%, the development of radio for planes International Harvester 131%, Pan- acceptance of air travel will come American B 65%. | quickly.”, |