The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 24, 1929, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA VOL XXXIV NO 5211 ]UNEAU ALASKA, TUESDAY SEPHMBE,R 24 1929 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS CMPIRE PRICE TEN CLNTS SUBSTANTIAL TAX REDUCTION IS NOW FORECAST LEGION URGED ADOPT PROGRAM BY GOV. PARKS Governor Stresses Import- ance of Definite Program in Welcome Address The iary American Legion and Auxil-| is peculiarly qualified to be-| come one of the greatest factors for promoting. public welfare, pa tcularly in fostering good citizen- ship, and sponsering activities that | build active minds and hcalthyl s in school children, declared | George A. Parks, in his ad- of welcome this morning the Tenth Annua) those organizatiz He addressgit sembly at ) in the Du time “» . P Rl S % ne new thirty-passenger Dornier Amphibian effort $ the tu-| Plane, which was assembled in Philadelphia by ture % d the adop.] German mechanics and aero engineers. The ticy Solicies as the | huge airbird passcd all tests and will soon be o “h the Legion| i SRRNE g 10pe for success | in toeiw effoits vo keep their plac A,. in community life. Commander Sharp Presides The joint assembly was called *o' order at 10:10 am. by First Vice! GRuw IN ARGTIG Commander Maurice L. Sharp, of| ge. The invocation was| e Rev. Harry R. Allen, pas- SAYS MARSHALL tor of the Resurrection Luthexan, Church. Commander Sharp then| introduced the Governor who de-| clared it was an honor and pnvi-‘U S. FOICS[ Service Man lege to welcome the delegates to| Returns from Interior the city of Juneau. “You have assembled to determire ]nvestigation the future policies of the Legion in | the Territory and on the results| of your efforts the growth and suc-( Robert Marshall, of the U. 8. For- cess of the organization will, dc-W ry Sel who has been making pend,” he said. “I am interested |& Study tree growth in in this convention first, because|country I am a member of the Legion, and, |Southbound passenger aboard the | cond, because I realize the poten- | steamer Alaska which spent two tial possibilities of this great or-!hours in Juneau this morning en| ganization as an agent in the pro-|route to Seattle. ~ Mr. Marshall | motion of public welfare.” | passed through Juneau on July 10, Initial Growth Passed on his way to Seward from which The Governor pointed out thm‘p!acn he proceeded to Fairbanks retofore the several posts have|by train and then flew to Wise~ been largely occupied in matters man in one of the Alaska Airway: affecting primarily their existence, Inc. planes, piloted by Noel Wien mattess of organization, building| Upon reaching Wiseman, he pro- of homes and providing for their)cured the services of Al Retzlaf, of equipment. Now, this stage has!Fairbanks, and together, with two of north of Wiseman, is al been passed and, he declared, the|horses, they set out for a certain| time “has come for you to con- part of the country, north of Wise- sider a definite program for united man, which was 109 mi from effort to be followed in the future. |civilization. Every organization, if it is to e From the data obtained through dure, must have in view some defi- his recent research work in this nite objective. The mere routine territory, Mr. Marshall said that he of meetings with an occasional so- had come to the conclusion that cial gathering will not hold the|tree growth toward the north is not attention of active men and women |limited by climatic conditions but and the inevitable result will be is due more to the fact that trees decadence. \h. ve not yet recovered the ground “I do not mean to imply that'lost when they were swept away there should not be social activi-!during the glacier period. ties, on the contrary, the post| Matter of Time should be the center for social gath- ~ “It will only be a matter of erings in every community, but I time,” said Mr. Marshall, “until do contend that there must be some jtree growth will be ck.tabllshed constructive program as an in-' again on the Arctic slope. It is| centive of the post, or auxiliary, is comparatively slow process, as to keep its place in the commun- studies have shown that seeds are | ity life.” .not carried more than a distance | Aid Community Welfare "of 1,000 feet in one season and the Each community, Gov. Parks!/types of trees T have found, must | noted, has its own problems which be 50 years old before they bear | offer opportunities for Legion serv- 'seed ice. In these lies the Legion’s and; “I do not pretend to say that Auxiliary’s greatest field for mfik—‘trees will spread clear to the coast ing themselves a great factor for of the Arctic Ocean, as blizzards public good. He disclaimed any would probably be too severe for intention of offering a program but tree growth there, but I see no rea- | (Continued on Page Eight) (ConUnued on Pnge Two) RADIO PUTS ALASKA NEARER TO CAPITAL NOME, Alaska, Sept. 24—A sum- mer in Alaskan waters found Henry O'Malley, commissioner of the bu- au of fisheries, divorced from his office by many thousands of miles but in constant touch by radio. The radio is part of the special equipment of the vessel in which he cruised in fishery districts. Through it he kept in contact with canneries, with federal sta- tions and with Washington. Radio has become such an inte- gral part of the fishery industry that regulations drawn up in Wash- ington are in effect within 48 hours even in the most remote points of Alaskan fishing areas. Short wave sets have been used by several companies for communi- cation between plants and Seattie headquarters and the federal radio | comimission has been urgently re- quested to allow more organizations the privilege of establishing wireless connections. The commission has taken the | stand that it would be illegal to for private use and all radio mes- sages from Alaska canneries to mainland cities are transmitted by a combination of radio, cable and i telegraph. Radio has placed itself solidly | with fisher folk from the rockbound | coast of Cloucester to Alaska’s chill waters. Prices, weather forecasts, ibest market for catches, and areas in which largest hauls are being made are broadcast and many fish- ing communities radio to the ves- sels information regarding the fam- ilies of the fishermen. Fishing dories are called back to the mother ship or guided in dif- ferent directions over fishing areas by radio. In some cases, wWhere dories have strayed from the fleet, word is radioed to all ships to keep a sharp lookout and many lves have been saved. the | grant air rights to any corporation | in service on t the new plane, One Hundred and \ Thirty Killed in Election Riots . MEXICO CITY Sept. 24. o/ ® —Dispatches to the La Pres- e e na from Walapa, Capital of e | ® the State of Vera Cruz, re- e | |® ported 130 persons killed e | /e and several hundred wound- |® ed in fighting which oc- curred in connection with o the municipal elections e/ throughout the State on ! ‘- Monday. A nephew of Presi- e | dential candidate Ortiz e s Rubio, is said to have died e {® in a riot in Vera Cruz City. e ses s ssceescevew > o ARSON CHARGE | | IS DISMISSED {Hung Jury in Another Case! ; Against Mrs. Rebecca I Rogers in Texas ‘ GEORGETOW Texas, Sept. 24. —Mrs. Rebecca Rogers has been cleared of one charge growing out {of her alleged escapades in 1927. | The charge of arson has been!| dismissed. ‘The charge grew out of the burning of a vacant house jat Round Rock in September, 1927, the State contending she set it to| attract citizens away from the| |business section in order that she might hold up the Farmers Bank. |{A hung jury resulted and the| charge was dismissed Four recent juries disagreed on the charges of robbing the bank. e \World War Nurse Dies on Eve of ang Made Citizen | OAKLAND, Cal, %(‘p« 24.—Mis: | Caroline Condick, aged 42 years, native of Australia and World War nurse, died on the eve of obtaining | citizenship papers. | Miss Condick arrived in the Unit- ed States in 1924. Acquaintances ‘said she looked forward since that {time to obtain her papers. Excitement and anticipation are ;direc!ly responsible for her death | the authorities said. Examination | revealed she fainted in the bath- room of her home and her head struck the tile floor. Naturalization officials in San Francisco said she fainted in their | office several days ago. ———.ee 'Man Shot and Killed By His Father-in-Law | STOCKTON, Cal., Sept. 24 —John Rodriquez was shot and instantly killed by his father-in-law, Joe Lewis, when he is said to have drawn a knife when refused per- mission to see his estranged wife from whom he was separated. Lewis is held in jail on open| charges. Lewis told the police that Rodri- | quez knocked at the rear door last night and demanded to see his| wife. Rodriquez is said to have beaten her frequently and she de- | cided to divorce him. When Rodriquez drew his knife, | Lewis grabbed a shotgun and fir-| 'tull in the chest. (International Newsreel) he Great Lakes. Hans Deyh!b i and Miguel Koyguin, mechanic and pilot of |at Nome. are shown in the inset, ! RUNAWAY TRAIN CGAUSES DAMAGE, EASTERN STATE‘ Wleckage Litters Track fé¢ Five Miles—Power Off —Mine Is Flooded ST. CLAIR, Penn., Sept. Wreckage littered a five mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Railroad he- tween here and Pottsville Junction | as the result of a wild dash down a steep grade of a runaway loco- | motive and 34 full coal cars. The train parted in three parts as it hurtled down the grade. ! Twenty-six cars were reduced to | wreckage. | Light and power poles were cut down putting the town of St. Clair in darkness and causing flooding of the coal mine by the stopping of | the pumps. I Orders giving the runaway train a clear track prevented -collision with other trains. Two trainmen had narrow es- cap Fireman H. H. Hawk crawl- ed from the cab and set the hand brakes when the train split leaving | him stranded atop of the second | section of 20 cars racing madly |down the grade. He was h\uled, (rom the train, rolled over an em- ! |bankment and escaped with slight injuries. Engineer Gollner finally br.m”ht‘ the engine and two cars to a stop at Pottsville Junction. ———— GENE TUNNEY MAKES REPLY T0 NEW SUIT Denies Alien:;i:)n of Affec- tions and Asks $100,- 000 Damages BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Sept. 24— | Gene Tunney has flled answer and a counter suit to the $500,000 suit recently brought by John S. Foger- ty of Fort Worth, Texas, who charged Tunney with alienation of his wife’s affeetions. The latter is also suing Tunney for the same amount, charging him with breach of promise. Tunney asks $100,000 damages in answer to Fogarty's action, denying all charges in 13 orders. | Texan, Dry Law Author, Is Unopposed for Senate TEXARKANA, Tex. Sept. 2t— ‘While Texas politicians are scramb- ling to run for governor in next | year’s Democratic primaries, no one has announced opposition to Mor- |ris Sheppard of Texarkana, United States Senator and author of the | Eighteenth amendment. It is taken for granted that Shep- pard, who has been in Congress since 1902, will seek reelection. If he does not, the field will be large. James E. Ferguson, former gov- ernor, has indicated that he might ing it, the shot struck Rodriquez end his political retirement to ccn-|and is looking forward to her re- 1wst Sheppard’s seat. _pointments for 'ho and Alaska. 24— WILL RETURN T0 THIS CITY /\”:mnln‘.mm in Alaska lo Methodist Churches /\nnounc od REV. H. YOUNG ! 24— North- SPOKANE, Wash. Titus Rowe, Methodist Episcopal Confer- announced the list of ap- 300 Methodist min- in Washington, Northern Ida- Sept. 0p at the ister The appointments in Alaska are as follows: Rev. Henry Young, reappointei to Juneau and also District Super- intendent. ®ev, H. R. Cross, Rey. Charles Lee Home, Rev. Cl Rev. R. Rev. F. Hyder. Hatten, ¢ i Jesse de Wal , Ketchikan. Z. Newton, Nome. W. Baldwin, Indian work Rev. E. E. Reisner, Seward. A. J. Armstrong, Unalaska. 7 s A Iwn -five Persons Killed when Train Derailed in Russia SVERDLOVSK, Russia, Sept. 24. {—Forty-five persons were killed and 26 seriously injured by the derail- Wins Damage Suit | but they couldn’t swim & {and are now ‘“okay.” {ing of the Moscow-Vladivostok | train. Six coaches jumped the | Ya Tha track and overturned. Two coach- Joan Mcbneeny o1 wnlunsviie, 1 the way home. Couldn’t Pay Fare with Music | - Mass., Albina Ospiwitch of es were reduced to fragments. The Worcester, Mass., while on the way he aii lost thelr tickets death list increases as the wreck-'from Chicago es They boarded a tra . } e age is being explored. {by playing music on thelr “ukes” bu conductor { wouldn't fall for their “it.” The girls are both champion swimmers, Yes, they wired for money Newlyweds Are 1Off on Honeymoon, Unknown Destination | PLAINVILL Mr. and M presumably 24— are Conn., Sept. John Coolidge they hope will bring the; night of ob ity with whisked The newlyweds were away from the home of Gov. Trum- bull last night in an official State |two weeks. Associated Press Flioto | Madam Saida, former Sidl Wirt | Spreckels, widow of John D. Spreck- els jr, San Francisco millionaire, T N EN | was awarded $5000 damages by Turkish courts in scandal libel suit against Princess Chevekian Police Take Extra Precautions; Street Car Strike Trouble| NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24.—A r inewal of the street car strike and viclence caused the paolice to take added precautions today while a widened campaign against free rides in automobiles. One street car was damaged last night by a charge of dynamite and the track was blown up. The oc- cupants of the car were not in- jured although the windows were lems Are Reported Killed by Chinese HANKOW, Chin; ports from Centr Sept. 24.—Re- Kansu Province appaling numbers Moslem victims {numbering at least 3,000. Details the Moslems rebelled agains nese authority whereupon were slain. Reports said the executioners car- |ried out the plot under guise of a Chi- they shattered. conference. The victims were sep- ST e A A arated from their wives and put to 0000000000 death . TODAY’S STOCK Reports said the Moslems died stoically. ., Stolen Securities Are Found in Mail ® QUOTATIONS . . ° |90 0000000000 NEW YORK, Sept. 24-—Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted today at 7%, Bethlehem Steel 120%, Con- tinental Motors 13, Corn Products American Ice 48'%, General Motors | 70, International Harvester 123%, Pan American B 63%. ——.,-——— MISS GREENBLATT ENDS VISIT HERE | Company, messenger. | Police Commissioner Whalen an- nounced the recovery was made by a substitute carrier who found the |package, resembling and almost threw it away. Miss Belle Greenblatt who has been spending the past few weeks Goldstein, and of her uncle, Dr Robert Simpson, left Juneau this morning on the steamer Alaska fo: Seattle where she will enter her senior year at the University of ‘Washington. Miss Greenblatt spends a few weeks each year in Juneau, that of Milton Alger, scratched in two plac R TO VISIT § Raymond Abrahamson, of Kath- ryn, North Dakote, arrived in Ju- neau on the steamer Alameda and will visit his s Miss Mildred ‘Abmlu 1501, turn here next summer, LINDBEREH IN omewhere in New Eng- | land beginning a honeymoon which | m a fort-' | The | John refused to tell where he and pyir |his bride are to spend the next northeastern coast of South Amer- said the Chinese have executed in| re lacking but it seems Box and Recovered | {115%, International Paper A 34! S ge |International Paper B 23%, N NEW YORK, Sept. 24—The po- tional Acme 33%, Standard Oil of | have recovered, from an un- California 73%, Texas Corporation |addressed pac deposited in a, 66%, Allegehany Corporation ‘mvu] package box, all but $50,000 worth of the $512,000 in securities |stolen from the R. B. Hiscoe and!| brokers, by Milton Alger, waste paper, | into as the guest of her aunts, Mrs The parcel contained the mes- . e« winnie SeDger's brief case bearing the Sl Slan nd Misy Minnie Hiscoe and Company’'s name and L Research has DUTCH GUIANA| stablishes Air Mail Route from U.S. to Northern South America car with a State chauffeur. PARAMARITO, Dutch Guiana destination was unknown to even Seopt. 24.—After a conque of ti members of the two famil as in establishing a new air, mail route ing the United States and the closer, Col sted today C! for les A his re- lmn flight which will include cour- Itesy calls several South and Cen- tral countries. He will start the return flight tomorrow. Col. Lindbergh arrived at Para- marito yesterday completing a 2,595 xmh- flight from Miami, Florida. On the flight, Col. Lindbergh 'A])pa”lni, l\umb(‘r of Mos- pians to circle Port of Spain, go ovel 1)'(- Western Caribbean coun- try before returning to Miami, which he ex s to reach October 110. Ei days will be spent at Cristobal al Zone. The en- tire flight wil! be about 7,000 miles. > o Archbishep of Paris Dies at Age of 73 | PARIS, Sept. 24—Luise Ernese | Dubois, Archbishop of Paris, aged | 173 years, died here yester He is the man who had done more than any other to reconcile the | catholic Church to the lay Re- public to end the long conflict which tore France since separation of church and State. THEASURYDEPT T0 REGOMMEND CUT IN TAXES Proposal Will Be Submitted at Regular Session of Congress PROSPERITY, LARGE INCOMES INDICATED Collections Show Decided | Increase — Expert | Work on Tax Issue 3 WASHINGTON, Sept. —A substantial reduction in taxes, favered by President | Heover, will be recommended lat the regular session of Con- in December by the | Treasury Department to be- come effective next March 15 but what form this reduction will take has not been de- termined. This was learned at | the Treasury Department to- day. The Government’s financial condition in prospect for the coming year is regarded as ,warranting a tax reduction and with this in view, ex- perts will start work within a week to determine hew 24, 2 much of a cut can be made and how it will be distributed. Financial officials pointe | tinued prosperity and larg e collections as a ba n | which a reduction cam be | Since July 1, ‘the Goversmen' s |income has totalled $921,297506 while income tax collections up io September 20 have totalled $1,800,- 000,000 an Increase over the same period of one year ago of $271,- 000,000. With continued prosperity, ex= perts feel income taxes will keep mounting to equal if not pass those of last yea Experts also feel that a smaller margin than the usual $100,000,000 may safely be kept on hand with- out complicating the Government's finances. — TAKES LIFE IN HIS JAIL CELL “Hex” Murderer Hangs Himself—Wife Faces Full Charge KALAMAZOO, Mich., Sept. 24.— s, who with his wife charged with the “hex" of Mrs. Etta Fairchild, Pearl murder hanged himself in his cell during is the night. Burgess's wife is sched- uled to go on trial during the next two weeks. The Burgesses invited Mrs. Fair- ichild to their home last summer, |then beat her to death and threw her body into a w ‘They later |confessed the slaying, telling the authorities they killed the woman they feared the reputed power of the aged woman's “evil eye,” and declared she was respon- sible for casting a spell over their |daughter Eugenie. | because DIAMOND-HA CLEVELAND, Sept. 24.-—-Metals diamond rd, and 10 and 15 times a ong those now used ar visualized by Dr. Zay Jeffries, veland, noted metallurgist and | | preside the American Society |for Steel Treatin ls is being grad- | RD METAL FORECAST FOR FUTURE e strength and hardness of metals |can be increased if the crystal par- | ticles of which they are constructed of jare made as small as possible, with faces of the crystals arranged as arly parallel as possible, making |them less likely to slip apart. This is accomplished by the fine drawing of wire; by dissolving one ual ased L new insight |meta) in another, and letting one me tructure given byiof the metals separate out from Ithe X-ray's picture of “atomic|oiution in a fine precipitate; by soclety other modern analy-|peat treating; by forming chemical tical me Dr. Jeffries says. bonds, and by mixing fine particles | Tungsten, for example, assumes(of a hard compound or metal with a strength of 6 | 4 ch when drawn out | square in diameter. ¢ ame small diameter, tensile strength from 15,000 pounds |hard to 492,000. evealed that ten ),000 pounds to the [with another into |a wire one-thousandth of an inch |ri , drawn into the |in production of aluminum alloys increases in|for airplane metal as a binder. Some of the newly formed theo- re being applied with success and motor parts, new rfaces for steel and super- Jhud cutting metals for hard steels and stones.