The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 18, 1929, Page 1

Al THE DAILY VOL. XXXV., NO. 5283. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, LOMEN PLACED IN CHARGE OF SEARCH FOR EIELSON DECEMBER 18, 1929. NORTH PACIFIC QUAK Nine Killed | OCEAN FLOOR BELIEVED T0 BE DISTURBED Eastern and Western Seis- mographs Register Tre- | mors Off Alaska | INTENSITY THROWS | NEEDLES OFF ROLLS California Laboratory Re-' ports Action as Tre- mendous Quake SEATTLE, Dec. 18—Failure of ska Radio Stations to report ths e which was first as having been registered on iemograph of the American re- m of Natural History, New| ‘;’f’;y 5";5‘"‘“‘_" morning 151 Fearnley Whittingstall, son of the d n‘::o 0 indicate a seismic England, as they appeared after Westminster. Mr. Whittingstall i time of their engagement announ planned to give up tennis. in! United Stat2s earthquake was recorded parts of the and probably occurred on the floo: of tl English Tennis Ace World Fam Eileen Bennet, English tennis player with her husband, Edmunc Bride of ed Portrait Paintex MEXICO SILENT ON CLOSING OF LAREDO OFFICE '|Foreign Office Issues State- | ment Consulate Staff | Be Transferred NCIDENT CAUSES § MUCH DISCUSSION * Texas Border Town Is No Longer Port of Entry of American Goods e i MEXICO CITY, Dec. 18. — The Mexican Foreign Office remains si- lent in regard to closing of the Mezxican Consulate at Laredo, Tex- and there is no indication that the action might be rescinded. Al [ statement issued said the late will be trans- elsewhere. | of the Consi d Rev. 0. F. Whittingstall, of London r their marriage at St. Margaret’s a portrait painter of note. At the Bennet denied that she il 3 prominence to stories re-: North Parifiz Ocean or the habited part of the Aleutians. ty of Washington rded temblors be- at 3:07 o'clock yesterday and 12 minutes later the vigration was so great that one cording needle was shaken off drum. The tremors continued about three hours. BUDGET GIVES - AR, C. 5800,000 _ FORNEXTYEAR The center of the disturbance estimated at 1,300 miles northerly,! plecing them in the Gulf of Alas- Elliott Returns from Wash- or North Pacific Ocean, or in the Aleutian voleanic region where | the mail amer Starr recently re- | ported several volcanoes in action. ington Where Submit- ted Road Estimates | | “TREMENDOUS EARTHQUAKE” | RECORDED, SAYS DR. WOOD DENA, Cal, Dec. 18.—Dr. y Wood, of the faculty at the seismological An appropriation per cent more than it approved year, for Ala roads and the laboratory, Califor- for the Alaska Road nia Institute of Technology, said a Commission, it was made known study of the records of a “tremen- |today by Maj. Malcolm Elliott, dou earthquake” recorded early |President, who returned yesterday rday, indicated the disturbmwp;rmm Washington where he present- ed in the Aleutians or Bering [ed the estimates for the next fiscal The tremors lasted four hours,year to'the budget authorities. nning at 3:07 o'clock yesterda,\'; The hearings on the bill have morning. Dr. Wood said the been held before the House Appro- shocks were the most serious that|priations Committee, Maj. Elliott were ever recorded here. appearing before it. No report has !been made by it up to the pres TREMORS IN N. Y. time. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The trem- | Submits New Program ors registered here began at 6:15| A new program beginning with o'clock yesterday morning and the|the fiscal year 1932 was submitted last registration was at 8:57 o'clock. [by Maj. Elliott to the War De- The distance_ of the quake from !'partment. The existing program New York is estimated to be 47507 expires in 1931 and the pirpose miles, on the floor of the Pacific of the new one is to take up the near the Aleutian Islands. (work where the other leaves off. pL s S | The department in turn submitted TOKYO REGISTERS |it to the Bureau of Budget whe: DISTANT EARTHQUAKE it was given consideration. “It TOKYO, Dec. 18—The seismo-'my understanding that it was then graph at the Tokyo Central Ob—'pns:%ed on to the President,” Maj. servatory registered a distant heavy | Elliott said. earthquake lasting two hours, be-| The new program includes all of lieved to be in the direction of the|the proposed new routes within the Aleutian Islands. | Territory. However, it does not in- Trans-Pacific shipping was seri- clude the projected Pacific-Yukon ously delayed in fogs along the east 'Highway which, if approved and coast of Japan. |adopted as an international under- The earthquake registered was taking by the governments of the evidently the same one which was United States and Canada, Wwill registered in various parts of the probably be handled entirely apart United States. The recording!from the Commission's regular op- needle of the Observatory here was erations program. shaken off the roll, the same as| Plan Aerial Survey happened to the needle at the Uni-| The United States Army Air v y of Washington, Seattle. Corps is now engaged in a study of TR e S A a plan to send a flight of planes Clubs having a total membership to Alaska next summer over th» of more than 2,000 were added to approximate route of the Pacific the Indiana state federation in the Yukon Highway, it was disclosed by last two years. Maj. Elliott. It contemplates us ICARAGUAN WRITES ABOUT INTERVENTION MEXICO CITY, Dec. 18—Adding |try's needs. He indicates that men to the title the explanation “this is |like Secretary of State Stimson arz not a book of hate,” Hernan Rob- leto, under-secretary of education in the Sacasa government at Puer- | to Cabe: Nicaragua, in 1926, and now in newspaper work here, has written a volume purporting to give the true Nicaraguan reaction to | States much better thah Americans American intervention. |know Nicaragua, the author says, He does not attack the action by | suggesting that if the latter woull the United States, but rather his give a liftle more study to his Book, “Blood of the Tropics,” warns [country and countrymen thers against sending to Nicaragua men |would spring up a closer under- who do not comprehend the coun- isunding and stronger friendship. lems of his country. “Send men with justice and don't uphold unpopular governments,” h2 warns. Nicaraguans know the Unitel of $800.000, 60 | { Progress | wanted to solve properly the prob- 1oy Lo MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS o il v ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” PRICE TEN CENTS in Auburn Prison Upr | | | | Associated Press telephoto of Auburn, N. Y., Sta’> Prison taken during mutiny which rs were wounded. From the air the woather was clear at Teller cost the life ’ houses FULL CHARGE OF EIELSON RELIEF Manager of Lomen Rein- deer Corporation Is Authorized to Act AVIATORS AT TELLER READY TO MAKE TRIP Cutter Chelan at Seattle Ready to Receive Can- adian Airplanes A radiogram received at the Governor’s office this afternoon from Teller stated that the search planes for Eielson were warming up and it was expected they would take the air about 10 o'clock (this morning). The radio- gram further stated the The planes expected to estab- lish a search base half way between Teller and North Cape. NOME, Alaska, Dec. 18.—Alfred J. Lomen, Manager 0f the Lomen Reindeer Corporation, now at Tel- Ter, be placed in full charge of the Eielson relief operations. | The New York office of the Avia= "tion Corporation of Delaware has | | (wired Lomen to take charge of the !present rescue plans. | Pilots Crosson, Young, and Gil= ham are now ready to take-off at the first opportunity from Teller. Pilot Dorbandt will remain at Teller as a reserve pilot and also to act in an advisory capacity. ! Gus Masik, Russian dog musher, has been employed to go on the (expedition with the aviators be= . |cause of his knowledge of Siberia. Lomen has instructed the aviat= learn how to build snow for ors to proiection, in case of storm. Matt N here yesteru nen took off from for Teller but was isimg ALASKAN GIVEN | 7 torced to return to Nome on ac= count of encountering a blizzard b the closing of the COD-| ¢ 5 keeper and eight long-term conviets. Several guards and pris i 2l ity i fossible reaction by the| Ny(iona) Guards—men grouped outside the walls in the fore part of the pieture and a few persons within ng porfect at North Cape. v . The correspondent of El Univer- the \Vfl“!. MPEear A ""Iy dots. Community Tree sl Bt B LU, st PR SR - 3 . P the order created a se: . N 1 4 ‘(,Ixonvll (7/{{111,.0(1 and eiportas Sof Pk FIELD MARSHAL }Anxlety Felt ‘Nfl CHRISTMAS 'To Next Sunday ship goods by way of Browmsville. | \For British Plane ‘ | _ The public here received the | > pe © The Communiiy Christmas e lorder with amused interest and ‘0” Record Flight [ FBR SBURES uF ® tree exercises, choral singir o |the general opinion is that “the' | — | ° originally scheduled for e |Mexican Government hds gainéd' {e LONDON, Dec. 15—More | e Tuesday afterncon at e (the upper hand, at least for the! e than 24 hours have e o n™ {e 4:30 oclock in Triangle e!ilme being | ® since news ° rt (] ' ' Place, has bpen changed and” ) The ‘Consulate ‘at Laredo was! o any quarter from the Royal o | L e the program will be given e [closed yesterday because of the at- | —_— |® Air Force plane W ft ‘o | 7 g e next Sunday night at 7 e|titude taken there by John Valls,! % 3 |@ Cranwell Airdome id ‘FOl't}' SIX ML‘H. with Fam- o oclock. This decision was e [District Attorney, toward General Romantic War Figure,| in an attempi to set AN |® reached at the regular meet- e Calles, former Mexican President,| ~ . o world’s record for a long di. e ’ . o¥ |® ing of the Juneau Woman's e |naming Calles in murder warrants' Once Exiled to AI—OYCS7 |® tance flight in a '! Mine LXP}OSIOI’I : Club last “night. The Club e !'hvax':mg ccmpnc_zty_i_n the death of | Dies—Short Illness |o lire. g ey .58 b da is sponscring the outdoor two Mexican officers on the Téxas | Flight Squadron Leader o MALBETI. icth. $he. 3. i d o event. side of the Rio Grande River, in! e ‘Jones Williams and Flight | STALSSLHM, Okia, Des, 16, = A ° ° 1922, LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 18.—Field | © Lieutenant Jenkins are head- o | ili.~ WLINRENER 3B “) ) et ®e0e0ceeees oo Laredo has been the principal Marshal Gomes DaCosta died here ® ing for Cape Town, South e |4 €4St 230 porsons dependent upon - ok TS border point of entry to Mexico today after more than a week of ® Africa. »: [nh](:m[)ld ’;Qw,;’ é:a{x?f":r;l:n i ing two planes, one carrying a pilot |°f American products and tourists. 'serious illness. le The plane was last report- @ |\ CIC s Company’s and photographer and the second a L, i | The romantic war figure was re-|® ed off Sardinia. o RN Rty i W > : | 4 R (e & E + isf . it | Mine officials meking an esti- pilot and Maj. Elliott. The exps- igarded as a born soldier, He lead® The Alr Ministry is anxi- el {0 dpbrodimstely five pdbe dition will start from Seattle mm‘THREE MEN {the Portuguese Expaditionary Force|® ous but not alarmed. B L U ST K pass over British Columbia via lon tho Western Front during the ® ¥ e BRI L S Hazelton, Atlin, Whitehorse and World War and st LWIthRais- 1P 8.0 STeL RIS 0 G BNPERNS B il AR Dawson to Fairbanks, Using that SPGT DOWN tinction with the Colonials in mci T oy Toina bt . city as a base, a reconnaissance wi i ! African wars in 1926 | b 5y d X A YT be made of the interior Alas & i | Field Marshal DaCosta established Hoover Is Brought { has boo AN 0 E IR T o fields with a view of putting el |unity among the quarreling 3 g gl B ey R in the War Dcparlm]um a descrip- !and marched to Lisbon anc Into Investigation While SuBESt IPSU O onx tion of the landing figlds and other cenditions affecting aircraft opera- tions in Alaska, It has not yet been definitely de- termined to send the cxpedition and | cannot be ‘until it is ughly studied, Maj. Elliott said. It is not yet known whether equipment and personnel for such a flight will be available. Making Some Progress is being made toward initiating an inquiry into the feasi- ‘blliny of constructing the inter- national highway. A bill is now before both the Senate and House authorizing that inquiry and creat- ing an American comy on - to act jointly with a si board representing Canada. ilar These bills have been brought| to the attention of Premier King of Canada. The American State De- partment is now preparing to take up the question officially with the | Dominion of Canada along the lines followed by the two bills. Holds Conference On the way north last week, Maj. Elliott held a second conference with Premier Tolmie of Britl Columbia and members of his Cabi- net. From it he gathered that the attitude of British Columbia and Yukon Territory is very friendly to the project. Apparently steps are in progress to bring the matter to the attention of the Dominion Gov- ernment from these sources. | One of the very important advan- itages of the project, it was pointed out, is that it will furnish a line of bases for aviation as the route is the best one to Alaska, being free from fogs and other conditions that handicap flying along the coast, | Zeppelin Flight Sure | The Aeroarctic flight of the Graf (Zeppelin has been definitely decided jupon, declared Maj. Elliott. Work {on. the base field at Fairbanks has been practically completed. Every- thing is done except erecting the | (Contintied on Page Two) &, Two Called to Door, Kill- Shot Through Window WA | ROMNEY, W. Va, Dec. 18— Three men were killed by a man | who visited them in their respec- | tive homes last night. The assas- sin shot them down with his shot-: gun, i Among the victims are a Justice | of the Peace and the County Jailer. | The assassin also shot and in-| Jjured an 1l-year-old girl and two women. ‘ Walter Crabtree is held for the | slayings. It is alleged he had in! his possession a list of five names,! including those of the three men slain, and also the County Sheriff.' The aufhorities said the man had ' apparently written out a ‘“death \list” of his intended victims. i | H. C. Inskeep, aged 50 years, Jus- tice of the Peace, was called to the door of his home and killed instantly by a charge from a shot- | gun. The slayer then went to the |County Jail, where Ben E. Miller, |aged 55, lived. Miller was called {to the door and shot. ! The third victim, Asa Wolford, |aged 28 years, was killed when the | islayer fired at him through a win- dow of his home. H Crabtree has been in trouble with | (the authorities at various times. i e 9o escess000 e 1 TODAY'S STOCK bt QUOTATIONS [sp0o00o00ec0eesee i NEW YORK, Dec. 18. — Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted to- day at 7%, American Ice. no sale;! Bethlehem Steel 94, General Mot-| ors 41%, Combustion 10%, Interna- tional Harvester 81%, Kennecott Copper 587%, Mamga 52. Montgom- ery-Ward 59, National Acme 187%, Standard Oil of California 61%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 64%. Texas Corporation 56%. the last constitutional from power. He was ed — Third Killed by |zresiaent and neia the otrice onty | two months and was then deported to the Azores. He was granted amnesty a year later and p; to Field Marshal. Death was due to pulmonary cc gestion. French Museums Get Gift from Americans PARIS, Dec. 18.—American gifts continue to enrich the famous mu- seums of France. A bust of Marshal Foch by Jo Davidson, the American sculptor, the gift of the artist, by the Council of National and ordered placed in the Ppalace. James Hazen Hyde gave seven painted doors and two sculptured panels from the home of Adolphe Yvon to the Compiegne museum ™ \ . 4 DO YOUR AFTER TODAY THERE ARE ONLY 5 MORE sSHO¢PING DAYS LEFT s accepted | By Lobby Committee SHINGTON, Dec. 18.—A lat- ter sayinz President Hoover in- structed Walter Newton, one of h to “estabiish contact’ veen members of the House {Ways and Means Committee and {the Cuban sugar people, was read |today before the Senate Lobby Committee. | The letter was written by H. C. Lakin, President of the Cuba Com- pany. Lakin, who was on the wit- ness stand saild he did not believe enything had been done about it. - v‘()u'wr Angle Given in Alleged Torture and Burning to Death Case, aries MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark., Dec. 18, —A man who claims he is Connie Franklin went on the stand and testified he is the same person four men now on trial are charged with torturing and burning to death. The witness said his real name is | Marion ranklin Roge but in jrecent years he has gone by the name of Connie Franklin. He said he was an inmate of the State |Hospital for Nervous Diseases for ia few months but escaped in 1917. \IRISH SLOW | DUBLIN, Dec. 18—The rate of | emigration from the Free State to |the United States is steadily de- {clining $ | For the year ended June 1929, there were 8,000 fewer emigrants than the quota allowed. In July of this year the quota wa¥ reduced to | 17,000, and the figures for the suc- ceeding months show that even this exceeds the number of emigrants. The number of visas granted dropped to two hundred below the " UP TREK TO AMERICAN SHORES life ins: many of the fami were left destitute relief plans are being BODIES FOUND Dec. 18.— Five more bodies were brought to the surface late this afternoon, bringing to 52 the total known des in the mine explosion. Rescue parties were forced to dig through a cave-in caused by the cxplosion before the five bodies could be reached. The bodies were burned and bruised beyond recog- nition. It is believed other bodies will be found. MORE M'ALESTER, Okla,, It is announced that crew of ic itiary may be pressed into service to dig wholesale bu D FAIRY OPERETTA TO BE GIVEN TOMORROW AT SPECIAL MATINEE A special matinec performance !for the benefit of all students, with a small admission fee, will be given graves for a tomorrow afternoon at the Elks Hall of the oss Patch Fairies”! presented by students of the Gram- mar School. Friday night the pe formance will be repeated and the public is invited. quota estimated for each month. Even if every applicant were pass the quota would not be filled The American Consul General th Dublin, Cornelius Ferris, stated that lately intending emigrants have been of a lower type, and he has rejected many for physical defects or illiteracy. He suggested that the reason for a lower type of applicant is that |the able-bodied men are able now to make a decent living at home, i 1 s and fog a short distance from Tel= ler, CHELAN IS READY TO LOAD RELIEF PLANES AT SEATTLE SEATTLE, Dec. 18.—The Coast Guard cutter Chelan has been moved to Smith Cove to facilitate loading three Fairchild airplanes to be used in the Arctic to search for Col. Carl Ben Eielson and his mechanician, Earl Borland. One plane arrived Monday from |California and other arrived yes- |terday by rail from Chicago. The |third alpplane is expected here' sometime today from Montreal. It is believed the cutter will urday. ¥ | Major Howard C. Deckard. Pro= 1duclmn Manager of the F‘airchlmi,'r }A_irpla_ne Manu_facturlng Corpora~ {tion, is supervising the storing and shipping of the planes and he !accompany the planes and fliers to (Fairbanks where the planes will be reassembled for the flight to Teller, Alaska. The relief expedition will be" equipped with an aerial camera’ to pick up eclues not visible to: the human eye. v The Canadian aviators, compos= “(ing the members of the relief ex: pedition are expected in V: tomight and they will proceed here: and aboard the cutter Chelan. ANCHORAGE MAKES BID | TO REASSEMBLE PLANES | SENT NORTH FROM STA' | ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 18~ |The Anchorage Chamber of Com /merce Committee on Aviation, !advising Gov. George A. Parks tha |the new aviation field at Ancl |age has two 1,000-foot runways greet wide, together with a suit: enclosed hangar on a small |where the planes shipped nof from Seattle for the expedition. (Continued on Page Three)/ The plane arriving Monday is = now being crated for loading aboard i gy ] - !sail for Seward, Alaska, on Sat- .