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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXIV., NO. 5237. JUNEAU ALASKA THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 |929 MEMBER OF ASSOCIA"IED PRESS PRICE TEN CEN]'S HOOVER'S TRAIN IS INVOLVED IN ALLEGED PLOT ATTEMPTS TO KILL CROWN PRINCE A§S ASSINATION PREVENTED ONLY BY QUICK MOVE Assailant Attempts Life of Prince Humbert at Tomb of Unknown SHOT GOES WILD AS ARM KNOCKED DOWN Brussels Police Prevent Lynching of Would-Be Assassin by Mob BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 24~Crown Prince Humbert, of TItaly, affianced husband of Princess Marie Jose, of Belgium, narrowly escaped death at the hands of an assailant who fired a shot at the Royal visitor as the Prince was placing a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier here today. Quick work of one of the Italian Embassy party, who knocked down the man’s arm, seized the gun and ov- crpowered him, is believed to have saved the Prince’s life. The would-be assassin who only escaped lynching theugh protection of the police, later told the authori- ties he was an Ifalian named En- rico Difosa. He said he only in- tended to fire in the air as a pro- test to the young Prince whose en- gagement to the Belgian Princess was formally announced today. One of the calmest of ‘those present, the Prince continued plac- ing the wreath on the tomb while the bands played Italian anthems. The Prince later returned to the Italian Embassy where he is stop- ping. 4 Despite stringent precautions taken by the police to prevent any unpleasant incident at the cere- mony, Difosa succeeded in making his way to a point near the Prince’s car firing the shot when he was about 16 yards awey. Di- fosa’s revolver was found to con- tain several unusued cartridges. —_———————— Propriety Lights in Movies PHILADELPHA, Oct. urious movie theatres, with their great audience, have set the il- luminating engineer numerous prob- Jems besides lighting the silver screen. Sufficient light should be pro- vided so as to discourage undue familiarity,” says a report to the Illuminating Engineering Society by Frank Cambria and Francis M. ge of the Publix Theatres Cor- poration. “But,” they add, “at the same time not so much that patrons are distracted by the movements of others. be provided so people may easily locate seats, and to eliminate ac- cidents.” e — The “Boerenl ,” cooperative organization of an tnrmerl, Fal o 24—Lux-' Sufficient light should | Stock Market {Slumps Not Effect |Tax Reduction WASHINGTON, Oct. 24— Recent slumps in the stock market will not affect the Administration’s tax reduc- tion program. This view is held by the Treasury officials who regard the slump as being more in paper profits than actual values and believe the ac- tion is in the nature of re- adjustment of the market. The opinion is also held that the slump did not -effect revenues. It is indicated, however, that if the trend of the mar- ket is unfavorable there will be some hesitaney in carry- ing out the tax reduction program. .lto...o....p.l.....‘t. WREBKAGE CKAGE OF PLANE FOUND ON ATLANTIC Lone Aviat(fiiteman, Fly-! ing to London, Believed to Have Perished BLACK AND ORANGE WRECKAGE PICKED UP “tRadio Messages Indicate Disaster Overtakes Montana Flier HARBOR GRACE, Newfoundland, Oct. 24—A radio message from the steamship Kyle advises that it picked up a Marconi message from Sycthis that another ship, name unknown, had discovered airplane wreckage painted black and orange. i NEW YORK, Oct. 24—The little plane in which Urban F. Diteman, cattleman from Billings, Montana, essayed to cross the Atlantic from Harbor Grace to London, had & black fuselage and the wings were painted orange. Diteman has not arrived in Lon- {don. i Diteman took off from Harbor {Grace last Tuesday in his little plane, “The Golden Hind.” It .was not until he disappeared that a note he had left was read by the air- port efficials, stating his inter‘ions. The note said he was attempting a flight ta Londen. Diteman carried only 165 gallons of gasoline but as the plane used}: little gas it was NHeved he hld sufficient fuel to earry him to his | she destination, barring an accident. Diteman was borm in Yakima, Wash., 32 years ago,. He had been in Montana for the past ten years. His parents lived in Portland, Ore. ——t————— KDNAPPED BOY FREED Twenty-five Thousand Ran- som Said to Have Been Paid for Release DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 24.—Jack- ie Thompson, aged 5 years, who | was kidnapped from in front of his }hume on September 30, has been jreturned unharmed to his parents, 1Mr. and Mrs. Henry 8. Thompson. The Police said Thompson paid $25,000 for his son’s release. Two men and two women are being held in connection with the kidnapping. The men charged with the kid- napping are James Fernando, aged 39, and Emil Saovie, aged 23. The women are held for investi- gation. e, | SEATTLE MOOSE TO HONOR FOUNDER DAVIS SEATTLE, Oct. 24—Next Sunday, October 27, a large class will bej initiated by the Seattle Moose n ! leisurély pace of Hollywood and wants to be “doing something” \Elsie Janis “B;(—:k Stage” To Bolster Film Revuesl 0 Elsie Janls, famous as an entertainer, now is an “idea man” be: hind the scenes in Hollywood. The picture of Miss Janis in the el was taken when the actress was recuperating from a serious il in "Paris last spring. By ROBEIN COONS (A. P. Feature Service Writer) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. ! Janis has gone “back stage.” The vivaclous musical comedy and vaudeville star now is working out ideas for a new screem revue, but all her work will be behind the scenes, { starring vehicle, | r was followed in steady succession by musical come- 24—E1sie dies which kept her at the top. Most of her later productions she wrote, planned and directed personally. She has attained note as‘a writer of song lyries and short stories, several of which have beemr lmed. To thousands of American dough- Not even to give one of her m»“}oys. Elsie Janis will be remem- mous impersonations will she go | bered chiefly as “Sweetheart of the hefore the camera and microphone. |A. E. F.” When the World War Does her reticence mean a per- | came she went abroad with her | mother as a volunteer entertainer manent retirement from the foot- lights? Hollywood wonders. her friends believe so. herself “would rather not say.” She dislikes to make any announce- ment savoring of a “farewell.” Then there is always the possibility that a woman will change her mind. “This work will take all my time {gr the ‘present,’ 'she gays. “No, X{ am not taking part in the reyue as | an actress. I want to rest, and acting as, well as helping in the | creative end would be too strenu- b ltnnxe mode of rest Miss Janis | Her , studio associates Seems wunable to adopt the lite say | every mjnuté. A few months ago jshe was near death in a Paris hos- pital. Miss Janis entered the ‘movies (or re-cnteréd, for more than a decade ago she was starred in sev- eral pictures), after an agreement last year with a prominent produc- tion executive. Under it she was to begin virtually at the bottom as a‘title writer. First she salled for Europe for a season there, intending to return | at the front, braving hardships Some of and dangers to bolster the soldiers’ Miss Janis | morale. ———————— THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN ARE IN FIGHT [Nationalists and Peoples Army Are Battling Near Hankow HANKOW, Oct. 24.—With oppos- ing forces estimated at more than 300,000 men engaged in a struggle for supremacy in Central China, the Nationalist government seemed to have the advantage in the fight- ing against the rebellious troops un- der Marshal Feng Yusan Shiang, leader of the Kuominchun, or Peo- ple’s Army. * The Nationallst forces have re=- to Hollywood in such a capacity.|captured Yencheng, city in Honan Stricken ill during a Paris engage- ment, she fought her way back to health after physictans had de- spaired of her life. She returned then to a Hollywood which the talkie craze had trans-|the formed almost oyernight. Title writers were out of date The demand now was for sparkling dialog, clever situations, snappy and | | o . commanding officer instead ‘(‘)‘id nClalms Infant Can Be tuneful songs, wit and humor. In her the “hoss” now saw a mere private; in short, an man,” so to speak, for a musical revue. | Miss Janis and her mother, whose sharp repartee rivals her daugh- ter's, have moved into a Beverly Hills home. It may be Elsie will become 2 { province, driving the Kuominchun troops 35 miles northward to Hsu- chow. Reinforcements are reported coming from Loyang to aid the re- volters in an attempt to sweep aside troops of President Chiang Kaida Shsek and roll southward t0 reach the Yanzmse river .at Han- | kow. MISS. PRINGLE N STAND FOR SECOND TIME Jenies Principal Testimony | of Witnesses Who Ap- peared Against Her ASSAILS VERSION GIVEN IN COURT BY PANTAGES Defense MJI(;:NO Attempt to Discredit Her Gen- eral Denials LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 24— Eunice Pringle threw a blanket of denial on the principal dictory testimony nesses as she appe time in the Pantages Without faltering, trial. tages had cast about When she finished, her story. the defense her denials. She denied Nick Duneav was at her home 50 to 75 times; denied that she told Pantages he would be sorry if he failed to book her act; denied that Pantages gar and suggestive and he could not use it; in his office 10 or 12 times; denied (that in his private office she pull- ed his necktie, disarranged his clothing or that she answered his what I want. HAVE NARROW ESCAPE FROM SERIOUS FIRE jcome the principal issue, tempor-|comer, who promised speedy justice Only One LiI:Lost in Ex- plosion and Fire in Film Plant HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Oct. 24— An explosion and fire which: wrecked the laboratory of the Con- | solidated Film Industries, passed miraculously by 50 men and women workers in the building with a! toll of one death. The confusion was so great as! the panic stricken film workers| rushed from the structure as the detonations shook it and the flames shot skyward, that the police and | fire department officials first be-|yecorq of his dealings in little black lieved all had y-en lost. Albert Lund” was found uncon- sclous near a film polishing ma-| chine at which he had been work- ing, by firemen who penetrated the ruined building after the flames had been quenched. He died in an ambulance enroute to the hos- pital. Two women workers, who ran as the first flash spread through the; building, said they saw the first/ explosion occur in a pile of chem- icals near one of the polishing machines in the assembly room. —— e — Ten Arabs Are Given Life for Disorders 24.—T In Which Jews Killed| WUMAN MAN Ten | JERUSALEM, Oct. Agrabs have been sentenced to life | imprisonment by the courts at Hai- fa for participating in the recent disorders at Safed in which many Jews were killed. Built to Order; Racial Characteristics Changed NEW YORK, Oct. 24—Dr. Yha- burg Doguchi, Japanese biologist, Hollywood fixtute. She loves Cali- |has returned from Bragzil announc- fornia. If she retires ag an actress, the stage will lose one of its most bril- liant figures, a star consistently since her early ‘teens. Almost since babyhood she has been of the handled business transactions homor of the birthday of James J.|stage. amounting to$18000,000 last year, Davis, founder of Mooseheart. “The Vanderbilt Cup,” her first bl ing that after an extensive study of racial characteristics, he ,can practically build an infant to order through the use of ultra-violet rays by stimulation or diminition of thé glandular activity. Dr. Doguchi said an infant’s growth may be retarded or in- creased and other physical charac- teristics may be fixed, he claims, by | electrical nutrition and glandular control. He said he could change an In- dian imto a negro or a Japanese into a Caucasian. He further said racial characteristics are the re- sult of. glandular secretions and physical environment, - had | told her that her act was too vul-; denied that she was: Gambler’s Murder Dogs Tammany Election Trail contra- of defense wit-| ed the second ' she assailed the sensatipnal version which Pan«j excused her from the witnessstand ' without a solitary attempt to smash | 1 i | | | | questions by saying you know| Joab H. Banton, New. Xerk Proseculor (hfl above), and, Grover :not solving “the Rothstein murder. | center) has been indicted but is out on bail. lfirmly in the foreground of the po- litical horizon by the strategy of many the 1books and other records whose con- | | fatally shot in a room in the Park | |when the court announced i Fiorello H. LaGuardia (lower left) | has made the unsolved murder an issue in his campaign for Mayor ] against James J. Walker (lower right). George McManus (lower By DONALD C. BOLLES (A. P. Feature Service Writer) NEW YORK, Oct. 24—By an in- explicable quirk of politics, the un- solved murder of a gambler has be- No solution was forthcoming. Jo- seph A. Warren retired; as police commissioner, pleading ill health, and was succeeded by Grover A. Whalen, New York's official wel- arily at least, of New York’s quad- 'for Rothstein's slayecs. WanPn' riennial campaign to select a mayor. died later, his spirit ‘' broken, ac- The specter of the Rothstein case cording to his friends. . ‘ has been resurrected and planted ! “ Joab H. Banton, retiring Tam- prosecutor, discounted the | men ambitious to supplant murder as having no political sig- | ‘James J. Walker in the mnyar's‘"l“c’“lcc chair. | A grand jury mdicted George Mc- Probably not since the Rosenthal | Manus, Broadway gambler, Hyman (case 17 years ago, in which Charles | Biller and two other unnamed men | i Becker, police lieutenant, paid with on charges of first degree murder. | his life for plotting murder, has McManus was arrested and held in |a killing brought such loud rever- | jail until finally released on $50,000 |berations in political ecircles. ‘bail when Banton announced he Arnold Rothstein’s lips were seal- | would not be tried until Biller and | ed in death, but it was contended the two others were apprehended.| (he left behind an in¢riminating| There the case rested until, un- ‘dcr the heavy fire of Walker's op-! ponents, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Re- | oublican; Norman Thomas, socialist, | (and Richard E. Enright, “Square!| truth about reports that politicians | Deal” candidate, Banton announced and office holders were indebted 1o he would bring McManus to trial| him for loans. | immediately. tents have never been reveale ‘Walker's opponents clamor for tk WRECK PERHAPS AVERTED; AUTO FOUND, TRACKS | Special Presidential Train Is Stopped—Plot Is Thwarted TWO ARRESTS ARE MADE BY OFFICERS Investigation Quickly Starts ed and. Confessions Are Secured NEW ALBANY, Ind., Oct. 24. — An alleged plot which would have involved Presi- dent Heover's special train in a wreck with a heavy sedan, five miles north of here, was |thwarted by three men who removed the obstruction from the Baltimore and Ohie tracks a few minutes before the train arrived. The train was halted 18 minutes while Secret Service and railroad dctectives start- ed an investigation which re- sulted several hours later in who confessed to m cers. They .said 'A. Whalen (af desk), Police Commissioner, have been critfcized for | placed the automobile on m track in a plot to collect dam- ages for its destruction. This plot was traced to Charles W. Burdock, aged 19, and Y. E. Wright, aged 43 years, both negroes. SALUTE GIVEN HOOVER PROVES FATAL AFFAIR President Lands from Ohio River Trip YADISON, Ind., Oct. 24—An ex- plosion which occurred while a gun crew of Battery E, 150th Field Ar- | tillery, Natignal Guard, was at- |tempting to fire a salute in honor of President Hoover when his boat |docked here late yesterday, caused the death of one man and injury |to seven others. A maze of conflicting statements,; The case was set for October 15 rumors and charges have cloaked |before Judge Charles C. Nott, but the case since the gambler wus}wus postponed until November 12 that | Central hotel November 4, 1928. He |“under no eircumstances would 1| had participated in a stud poker try this case before election day.”!| game there. Election is November 5. | The weeks that followed brought| Thus, a year and a week since | | | {Murder and Suicide, Claim a mass of rumors and public clamor | Rothstein was shot, McManus w! for justice finally aroused Mayor [face a jury on a ch: 2 of fir Walker, who demanded, action. degree murder. rejoin his father zona. The woman was slain while sit- ting on a couch, not suspecting her | nnpuuluu, fate. | - | L Phoenix, Ari-| FOUND SHOT |Auto Maker Foresees | : « Cars of Greater Speed, Police—Infatuation Is | ‘ | Given as Canse NEW YORK, uct. 24—By 1950 [ there will be motor cars capable of Ttransporting passengers safely and i comfortably at 100 miles an hour JOLORA! CO! DO SPRINGS, Colo,| . g more, predicts Paul G. Hoff- Oct. 24.—Mrs. George Seivert and‘m‘m R. A. Moore were found shot to i v death in Mrs, Selvert’s’ home by? ‘It is true that we shall need her bom, CAFL whasth' b vetwrried| roads engineered for such speed said Mr. Hoffm: ‘.pr(rsldent of the | poration of Americ come.” who Is vie udebaker Cor- but they will! from a dance shortly after mid- night. The police say that the position of the bodies indicated Moore shot Mrs. Seiverts in the back of the head and then sent a bullet 2nto J. D. Dunlavy of Ellisville, Miss., his own temple, | wore the federal blue in the Civil The boy sald Moore became in- War. He attended the Confederate fatuated with his mother. He said Reunion this year with the gray S e e he and his mother were going to|clad friends of his old age. i 1 The explosion occurred after the sixth shot had been fired. A spark fell in a box containing 50 pounds of powder. The crew, standing near, blown in all directions. Robert Earles, aged 19 years, a member of the gun erew, died from burns and injories. Three others ar. in the hospital for treatment d four were also slightly injured. D e wal . SOVIET PLANE IN NEBRASKA NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, Oct. 24—The Russian plane Land of Soviets arrived here about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon for an over- night stop. Thirty citizens greet- ed the fliers who experienced rough going from Salt Lake. There was no reception committee, the Cham- ber of Commerce having made no preparations. The fliers informed officials they would spend the night . at a hotel and they refused to pose for cameramen. — AUSTRALIAN POLOISTS WILL BRING 40 PONIES SYDNEY, Australia, Oct: Australia’s polo team, when it goes to the United States will take with it about 40 ponies, representing the cream of Australian polo mounts, They will be worth $100,000, 3(‘--’" Ithe arrest of two negnt]ll {Explosion Occurs When .|