The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 17, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXV., NO. 535 ~ JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1930, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS AMERICAN SAILORS AND FILIPINOS CLASH IN RIOT BODY OF FRANK SAYERSRAISED AT KETCHIKAN Body of Officer Drowned at Ketchikan Is Recov- ered Last Sunday The body of Deputy United States | 1k E. Sayers was re- covered Sur in the Chevrolet | sedan in which he went to his death when he drove off the Al- aska ip dock at Ketchikan carly Satu morning. Fears that more than one person might have been in the car were set at when it was brought to the ce. | A telegram received today by | United States Marshal Albert White | aid there were no indications of play. An inquest was to be| this afternoon to determine s had suffered a stroke of kind which rendered him ess and unable to control the| held car. Information received by The Em-| pire from Ketchikan said it peared that Sayers had driven Mrs, Sayers to the courthouse at mua- | night where she was employed as in the Federal Jail. He drove to the Poodle Dog Res- | t on Stedman Street. From | he proceeded south on Sted- | for a short distance, appar-| ently leaving it at the first con-| venient point. He then went up Mission Street, going directly to the steamship dock at a high rate| of speed. | Three persons saw the car hit the guard rail and plunge over the do nto the bay. Throughout Sat-| urday efforts to locate the car were unsuccessful. Late Sunday after- noon a line was finally attached to it, and it was raised at 5 p. m.| Sunday. Inspection of .the dock decking showed that the brakes were thrown: en the car at least 40 feet from the rail, but apparently without avail. | an- PRONIBITION = IS ENFORGED, SAYSREPORT Chairman Wickersham, of Hoover Commission, | Issues Statement | WASHINGTON, March 17—/ Chairman George W. Wickersham, of the Hoover Law Enforcement | Commission, said a report from | one of the Commission's investiga- | tors, showed Prohibition was being | enforced better than any other law | and in another year it will be re- cuired to conclude the Commis- sion’s work. Chairman Wickersham added that he did know whether the Com- mission would ultimately go into| the merits of the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act. Sm’rt‘mr): of Labor I To Be Candidate for United States Senate PITTSBURGH, Penn., March 17. —Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, made it known last Satur- day that he would announce his candidacy for the United States Senate before leaving here for Washington. T Former President of N.E.A., Dies in Kansas FORT SCOTT, Kansas, March 17. —George Marble, auged 59 years, Editor and Publisher of the Fort Scott Tribune-Monitor, and former President of the National Editorial Association, died late Saturday night Baumes Vietim to Prison Cell Mrs. Ruth St. Claire, the young New York girl who was sentenced recently to life imprisonment as a fourth offender, pictured in her compartment of the train that took her to Sing Sing, where she will end her days, if her sentence is fulfilled. When asked to smile for the photographer Mrs. St. Claire answered, “how can 1 smile when ¥ o e eart is broken? (International Newsreel) FATHER AND SON WHO MARRIED TEN WOMEN BETWEEN THEM, SENTENCED; WHEN MONEY GAVE OUT THEY QUIT GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, March 17—Willlam D. Cates, and his son Richard; who between them married ten womeén, have been sen- tenced in the Federal Coupt for violating the Mann act. The elder Cate married seven wo-, me nd drew a sentence of seven| t Leavenworth. l son, accused of three mar-| was sentenced to threel ears in the reformatory at Ch“ll*i Former Dictator of Spain Dies Suddenly othe, Ohio. | Both the father and son admitted | they married the women for their money and then deserted them ! when the money was gone. RED AND WHITE RUSSIANS CLASH Police Reserve; Called Out! in New York City to Restore Order NEW YORK, March es were called out late last; Saturday afternoon to disperse Red and White Russians who became | engaged in a disturbance in front| of the offices of the Amtorg Trad- | ing Company, one of the official| organizations of the Soviets onl! Fifth Avenue i Four women, all members of the| group of 60 or more White Rus- sians who attacked 35 or more Reds, | were arrested on charges of disor- derly conduct. - e “Old Ironsides™ Is Refloated From Dry Dock | [ [ | | i | | 17.—Police PRIMO DE RIVERA PARIS, March 17. — Primo de Rivera, former Dictator of Spain, idied suclenly of heari faure in h)\s hotel room here Sunday morn- iin;; He was 60 years of age. | De Rivera came here several |weeks ago, following his resigna- ition as Dictator and was appar- lently enjoying the best of health. BOSTON, Mass., March 17. —Virtually remade during the past three years, the frigate Constitution, affec- ticnately known as “Old Ironsides,” was refloated Sat- urday at the navy yard at Charleston. | Only a handfull of specta- tors, principally children, representing t housands throughout the country, whose pennies provided largely the $400,000 spent on | |Queen of Spain Left $100,000; Mrs. Caruso $25,000 by Late Amb. PITTSBURGH, Penn., March 17. —The will of Alexander Moore, late Ambassador to Poland, containing bequests to the Queen of Spaz: and Mrs. Enrico Caruso, has be filed for probate. 3 ° 3 ° . . . e . . ° . . A The will disclosed that the estate ARTIST IS HELD AS WITNESS IN WIFE'S MURDER {Henri Marchand Jailed in Buffalo—Grilled by District Attorney BUFFALO, N. Y., March 17.—Af- ter letters were made public re- vealing the friendly relationship be- tween Artist Henri Marchand and Miss Lila Jimerson, full blood In- dian woman, awaiting trial with an older Indian woman, Nancy Bowen, on charges of ,murder, of slaying Marchand’s wife, Marchand was jailed as a material witness. Marchand was arrested late Sat- ‘urday afternoon at the Buffalo-Mu- I'seum of Science where he s em- | ployed Marchand admitted w Indian woman M. questioned in the District Attorney's private office and replies shouted | | were heard in the hallway outside: i\ “No! No! I did not drive with |her for an hour and a half, only 'not more than three quarters of an hour. f “You are saying I killed my wife! You are awful! I always got albng with her. We worked together for 32 years. I will kill my self if only: for the sake of my boy. The questions concerned the ride he admitted taking with the In- dian woman on the afternoon his wife was killed. The youngest son, Henri, Junior, aged 12 years, found {his mother’s body on the floor of |the family hpme on'the afternoon ! of March 6. The Indian woman said the older woman did the kill-' |ing. The young Indian woman was! 'a model for Marchand and became | 'infatuated with him. e, FEDERAL COURT DISMISSES CASE AGAINSTHUSTON | Court Holds Charge Against} G.0O.P. Chairman Not Cause for Action i 1 | NEW YOR=:., idarch 17. — The Federal District Court has dis- missed the complaint of E. H.} |Price and Company, Florida Real Estate operators, against Claudius Huston, Chairman of the Republi- |can National Committee, in the ac- |tion recently brought against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engl- neers for $900,000 in commission in connection with the Brotherhood’s| land development at Venice, Flor- ida. The action charged two cases. The first was against Huston on jalleged promise to pay the Broth- erhood’s debt to the plaintiff and the second for alleged false repre- sensations claimed to have been made in connection with the debt. ! The Judge held that neither| charge was cause for action against | Huston. Two Boys Confess Shooting. Officer Following Hold-up DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 17—/ Two boys who gave their names as Ray McCormick, aged 17 years, and James Heberman, aged 16 years, confessed to Sheriff F. J.! Kennedy they shot and killed Henry Manfelt, City Marshal of Dyersville, early last Saturday morning after |holding up Matt White, proprietor |of a gasoline filling station. | !Income Tax Case ceoceccscsoecscscocs e {“remarkable cooperation” from illness following an appendix |® the frigate, were present. operation several weeks ago. |is at least $500,000. ©e00evescvooeo DAMAGE DONE AROUND LOS ANGELES BY MINIATURE CYCLONE; SEVERAL PERSONS ARE HURT, NONE SERIOUSLY LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 17. —A miniature cyclone spiralled out of the ocean last Saturday after- noon to sweep through several sub- urbs and industrial sections. Sev- eral persons ‘were injured, none seriously. Many buildings suffered varying degrees of damage. The twister unroofed buildings ,pulled the ends out of some large tin walled struc- tured, levelled flimsy buildings, snapped off telephone poles, ripped off tops of box cars, shattered win- dows and wenf into the slidinz {doors of the Southern Glass Com- pany, steel sheated building, and whipped out the other end, taking the back wall with it, damaging the plant to the extent of $10,000. | The Queen of Spain is given! $100,000 to use in her work to aid, the poor and sick. Mrs. Caruso is| igiven $25,000.. She was one of the Ambassador’s close friends. - e |Steamer Alaska Leaves Seward with Bodies of Eielson,Borland Aboard SEWARD, Alaska, March 17. {Steamer Alaska left here at 11:15 lo'clock Sunday forenoon for Seat- tle with the bodies of Col. Carl {Ben Eielson and Earl BEorland aboard. Decision Made By Supreme Court ‘WASHINGTON, March 17. —The Supreme Court has held that an agreement be- tween a man and wife on pooling property and income, providing they have equal rights in the property and income so pooled, does not permit each to make a sep- arate return in Feedral tax for one half of the total compensation received by them for personal services fhomas A. Edison, aged electrical snapped during the ceremonies held at Rollins Col- lege, Florida, during which Mr. Edison received the honorary degree of Doctor of Sc: wizard (center), the honor upon ience, President Estimates Wanted On First Big Pay-Day Of Uncle Sam in 30 WASHINGTON, March 17. —The Treasury Department has wired a number of the larger income tax 'collection offices in various parts of the country to report by telegraph estimates of the March 15 returns of their respective areas. In this way officials be- lieve that by night-fall to- night a preliminary estimate will ‘be ready for President Hoover and Secretary of Treasury Mellon on the amount of money Uncle Sam received on his first big pay- day in 1930. weoso0e e 0o SRS S, LOW MONEY RATES WILL SPEED WORK Secretary of Commerce Sees Speeding Up of Construction WASHINGTON, March 17—Se retary of Commerce Robert P. La- mont today said lower rates on money throughout the country should permit important speeding up during the next few months of new construction which he said al- ready has been stimulated by the of var- ious States. The Secretary asserted that high interstate rates during the past year was one ofsthe major factors for slowing construction and added that while rates dropped in New York, easier money conditions have not reached throughout the coun- try. S e se Indian Flapper, W hite Sweetheart. ‘Doomed to Prison 17— COLVILLE, Wash., March An Indian flapper, Helen Moses, and her white sweetheart, Clarence /Hartley, were doomed to prison by .'fl Jury who found them guilty of ¢ murdering the girl’s aged mother, Mrs. Susie Moses. They were convicted of second de- gree murder. The girl first admitted shooting her mother when she objected 'o the white man's attentions, then she said Hartley shot her mother after getting her and other women drunk. Both the Indian flapper and white man admitted carrying the body out of the house and hiding it in the bushes, CUTS LOOSE WITH TO BUMP HIMSELF OFF BY JUMPING AMERICAN 18 - TOSSEDABOUT IN BULL RING Brocklyn Fighter Nearly | Loses Life in Bull 1 Ring in Madrid MADRID, March 17. — Tossed about by a black bull, with wide sharp horns, Sydney Franklin, Brooklyn bull fighter,-in the hos- pital, injured seriously, although probably not fatally. off guard for a second, as he| whirled his maddening red cape in front of the enragsd beasts's eyes, he turned his back on the animal. The bull turned and caught Frank- lin, impinned him and bandied him ebout like a plaything for several minutes. Physicians predicted that Frank- lin will live although it will take 40 days for him to recover. Franklin said he will never fight ain. He is the son of a Brook- policeman and received his training in bull fighting in Drink that Paralysis Is To Be Tested WASHINGTON, March 17.—Pro- hibition Administrators of seven |States have been asked by Com- !missioner Doran to obtain samples of Jamsica ginger reported to have caused paralysis to a, number of drinkers in Southern States. Investigation of the cases of par- alysis have also been ordered by Doran to determine whether the |situation is cause for action by the Prohibition Bureau. ‘IZ-)'nur-()ltl Boy Taken by Police; No Blood Is Shed Causes | SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 17.—| Hamiiton Holt of the college is telling Mr. Edison that the college honored itself when it conferred WHOLE WORLD GOES BUM WHEN TRUCK | HAVE NARROW - ESCAPEDEATH {Trouble Starts in Manila Following Sunday Baseball Game THREE ARRESTS ARE MADE BY POLICE Riot Believed in Retalilt | tion of Anti-Race ‘ Trouble | MANILA, March 17.—Five Am- |erican sailors are nursing injuries {as a result of a riot with a crowd {of Filipino civilians at Kittelle |Field Sunday following a baseball game. 3} | Timely intervention of B. K. ‘stt. American Police Captain, who |beard the racket and ran armed from his home, subduing the riot- ers until the police and naval shore patrols arrived, is credited with saving five sailors from being beat- en to death or severely injured. | Three Filipinos were arrested. The police described the event as of “no importance.” The result of the riot is not clear but it is believed that pos- sibly it was caused in retaliation for the anti-Filipino riots in Cali- fornia recently. | l the “living immortal.” (International Xevsreel) GAPT. R . POLK UNDER ARREST IN NASHVILLE CAPERS; ATTEMPTS SEATTLE, March 17.—Anthony Carlson said by garage men to have muttered deep disgust because he was unable to start his truck,} walked from the garage and jumped ! from the Yesler Way trestle to the Fourth Avenue pavement, about 50|W35 IfldlCted by Texas feet, late Saturday afternoon. Hospital attendants said he is in Grand ]ury A Con- a critical condition as the result o(; spiracy IS Charged injuries received. | Carlson went to the garage to| have a battery replaced in his Capt. Robert H. Polk, former Com- truck. mander of the air forces of Gen. The battery was placed and then Escobar in the Mexican Revolu= he found the starter was stuck.tion, has been arrested here on This repair was made. |a charge of conspiring with Jose NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 17.— | The Carlson started away and the Escobar and others to violate the rear wheel of his truck fell off. proclamation of the President of That was the last straw. |the United States prohibiting ex- | Carlson left the garage and portation of munitions to Mexico. | jJumped. | Capt. Polk appeared before Julian | ety |Camblee, United States Commis= sioner, and gained his release on & Twu PREMIEHS [$1,000 bond signed by his father, [M. T. Polk, agent of Internal Reve- nue. | The hearing was set for April 3. The complaint said Capt. Polk |conspired to purchase an airplane | ¥ s |In the United States to aid Geh Es- Tardieu and MacDonald cobar: Discuss Vital Issues Before Conference GRAND JURY WORK WASHINGTON, March 17.—The arrest of Capt. Polk is said at the |Department of Justice to be the sequel of returns of secret indict= ments by the Federal grand jury two weeks ago, at El Paso, Texas. ————————— | LONDON, March 17.—Premier Tardieu conferred yesterday with British Premier MacDonald at Che- | quers, Tardeau arrived in London from | Paris early Saturday night and' his visit was eagerly awaited since vital issues affecting the French demands confront the Naval Con- ference. The French Premier was wel- comed at the Victoria Station by| NEW YORK, March 17.—Alaska| Minister Briand and others of the juneau mine stock is quoted today| French delegation. at 7, Alleghany Corporation 30%, | Tardieu said he had no statement ' American Ice 37%, Anaconda 1%, to make except he was feeling fine, ' Rethlehem Steel 101%, Central was perfectly well and was going loys 32, General Motors 46%, Ga to bed early, which he did. | Dust 43, Granby 53%, Grigsby Grus RTINS \now 17%, International Harvest KNOW THEIR GROCERIES 191%, Kennecott 55%, Missouri P |cific 93%, National Acme 23%, BOSTON.—Boston has one lunch- Packard 21%, Radio 52, nd |counter restaurant that employs Brands 23%, Standard Oll of Call 1,000 persons and feeds 25000 pat- fornia 64, U. S. Steel 183%, Mon !rons each day. The owners plan gomery-Ward 44%, Standard O [to establish another unit. of New Jersey 67!, Humble Oil 10 TODAY'S STOCK . . QUOTATIONS . e e s s e ~00 00 i ! Angered at his mother because she | had reprimanded him, Jack Caut- ley, aged 12, armed with a shotgun, | barricaded himself in his home. Po- lice were called and they used tear lgas bombs, rushed the house and captured the boy without bloedshed. He was placed Home. .- “COFFEE JAKE” RICH PITTSBURGH, Pa— Stanislauz Zoch, known as “Coffee Jake” in Pittsburgh years ago when he con- ducted a coffee house here, left an estate valued at $775000, his will probated here disclosed. He died |in Los Angeles. L in the Detention | FIFTEENTH CENSUS OF UNITED STATES TO START APRIL March 17.—{complete information of the co try concerning population, | ployment, agriculture, irrig £ | drainage, manufacturing and for taking the fifteenth census of ‘mg distribution. |the United States, beginning April| The country has been divided 2 120 enumeration districts, each | More than 100,000 men and wo- der a supervisor. (men are making ready to gather - Radio sets will also be | WASHINGTON, Practically everything is ready, af- ter more than a year's preparation,