The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 22, 1930, Page 1

’ , dent TH \OL XXXV NO 5364 RUSTG ARleNs ‘ TEXAS BEAUTY ER IN RULING BY FEDERAL COURT Harding Upholds Trollers’ | Tax and Sustains De- | murrer to Rustgard the per Tel rial year on oday up- deral District Court handed down by Judge Hard He sustained | filed several chikan by Rustgard to vood Freeman st Treasurer n G. ¢e Harding held that an effort to conserve the heries, that it v not wreascnable and arbitrary as ount to no t tion all,” it did not violate any stitutiona the* t: the United Two of whether was more could possibly > validity of the| held. In this on of the Su- tion of or not than | pa JUNEAU, ALASKA, S A‘TURDAY MARCH 22 1930 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS VAT MIAMI Assoctated Press Photo Janet Eastman.of Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded the title of “America’s Sweetheart” in competition with 43 ether Miami bathing beauty pageant. or reguire knew of no obje contestants in Principle Upheld > Harding in mind i the case of P. Staff Fisheries| paRIs, March tax based gtates of Europe” i Si- | nomic fact. That's what you {both among French | visitors clo PH the Supreme Co Haavik vs. Alaska Pacific 2lready upheld 5 ce alcne, fishermx n were and non-resident fishermen $ and further, that the Supreme Court irl that case stated that they | found nothing in the Constitution which prohibits Congress from fav- potash are 1 rirpies i i p 2| 1as been actually born future devleopment of the Terri- @, dae 1 e infal is not husky, ir st largely depend, — and| To¢ infant ey ileaders in fi that in the same case it was stated Isist that that the Legislature would have the | (o oo " conierable nervous energy, E e right as Congress with refer ence to such Je fon as we are 2nd, destined to be constantly fed (;,,( Heviag clhii |on the necessities of European eco- okt wny ekt nomic struction not feel t under the eady an e hear in and Eu ing, 85 | X'Llh‘"mnfl' car Court does showing of | this complaint, it can declare void|States s violative of the Fifth Amend- |cOnSttu ment to the Constitution, a revenue , 2! t of nsv Territorial Legislature as being so unreasonable and ar- Litrary that it does not amount m.d“‘a'v\ that Am taxation at all, merely because it| |ing the future of E extends to the extent of the amount | exclusively e« of the tax herein involved, a r)rm-‘l learly Dolhm’ al : ciple already upheld and sanction-; Many contend that A ed by the highest authority.” | should comcn'r'\tc less on schemes © History of Act |for prevention of war and more on The tax on non-resident trollers, |economic agreements. The which was attacked by Freeman in|gue that an economic catacly this case, was written into the|any one great coun Alaska statutes by the House of/ately have dang I’c!)l(‘il’nmll\'es of the 1929 Legis-|in other nations. lature as an amendment to a Sen-| Although little or nothing appears | ate b hich was introduced by:in the press it is known that meet- Senator Charles Benjamin, Wran-|ings between representative French- | gell, s originally introduced the|men and representative Germans measure fixed a tax of $150 on all|areé taking place more often In a| esident fishermen. | quiet effort to develop what's called Senate Committee to which |the “rapprochement” between GU- vas referred, consisting of Sena-!many and France. amin, Anderson and Frame| The idea behind this moven d it for passage is the belief that in t} g d to fix the following |the interests of France and « 0 for trollers using boats|many in the domain of econon not over 20 feet long; $150 for trol- |and broad social questions are ve Jers using larger boats than that, largely identical 0 on gill netters; and $25 on| s vl The Senate passed it in| form seven to one, Hess voting Parents of Three Sets of Twins Ask Help of Governor House Rewrites Bill The Hcuse virtually rewrote measure. It struck all other cl es except non-resident trollers U put tie tax on them at the $250 rate. In this form the bill passed the House 15 to 1, Foster voting no. The House Committee which re- wrote. the bill was composed of Representatives Joe Murray, Alfred Lomen, Walter Fisher, A. H. Zeig- ler and Grover C. Winn. The Senate agreed to the amend- ment of the House and the bill was approved by Gov. Parks in that shape. Its validity was upheld by Judge Harding this morning. JEFFERSON CITY ' Mr. and Mrs. William Brown of St. Louis are of the opinion that there are times should aid its The Browns are parents of threa| sets of twins. With the arrivall of the latest set of twins, the par-| 22— understand, sir, that when any citi-! zens have three sets of twins the state helps them. ’ theé Governor mused, “ih should be helped.” 4 ents wrote Governor Caulfield, “We -p; EC()N()VIIC FACT Assoctated I'ress Photo In a $1,750,000 damage suit against Tiffany-Stahl Productions, Inc., Mae Murray, actress, charges that the “artistic failure” of a film in which she starred damaged her reputation. TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS ® o0 0000000 I\E\" mine 9 stoek is quoted to- Alleghany Corporatior rican Ice 404, Anaconda em Steel 103, Central Motors 47 817, General Dust 423 Kennecott 58%, Mis- fic,» no sale; Natmna Packard 22%, of Californi teel 187%, Montgol Standard Oil of N Humble Oil 106%’, Ur tion 39%. y-Ward 39%, Jersey 68 | Tariff Bill Program Is Outlined by Senate; WASHINGTON, March 22. m calling for completi all amendments {5 the tariff jtoday but postponing final {until Monday, has been outlined of bil in the Senate by Republican lead- er Walson, YORK March 22.—Alaska | , Granby 56%, Grlgs-‘ v 18%, International Har- |Played Trick Radio ndard Brands 24l%, Stan- 64, U. S. ted Corpora- — A vote 4 DRUGGISTS INDICTED BY GRAND JURY First of Kvn' 1 Returned I~ Following Outbr of Paralysis LOUISA, | first indictments in | the widespread ited to | impure we been | returned aga | of them | The | todey bysa grand | charges of sale of ging | for other than leg: | The inve tion 2 1ce bere of 40 cases of p: Testimor number ginger pos WEALTHY MAN INDER ARREST, nst four cre returngd 2 preefrrgd ctrach ig followegd bet the n 30 apd ar 4 a large ed . the pur- PECULIAR CASE ) d with Practicin Dentistry — Has No Li- cense- ST Be LOUIS, March 22—Elwyn 5 thy re- and a bache- of practie- license and a common assault He is 'a member of a prominent Springfield, Missouri, family, Bentléy is gocused Dby. Mts.” Nell ;h‘fv' Rankin, aged 25 years, of hav- ing represented himself as a skilled jdentist and to have extracted three of her teeth without permission af- ter she agreed to permit him to ‘ ean them, two years ago. She had him arrested after she me for yesterday him on a downtown y said he had been prac- dentistry in an “unprofes- 1 wa It had been his prin- cipal hebby since he retired from banking 10 years ago. His pa- tients were mostly women and he |charged them nothing. “I guess I got a thrill out of it but I guess I'll have to quit. Some jof my patients do not appreciate ;m' dental skill,” he said to Chief {of Detectives, KB!SE. SOLDIERS ROUT BANDITS AFTER - ALL DAY FIGHT SHANGHAI, March 22—One hun- dred bandits and 50 Chinese sol diers were killed and hundreds hav /been wounded near Haichow, northern Kiangsu Province, “in a battle between 1,000 bandits and 2,000 soldier; Advices received state the sol- diers routed the bandit hordes af- ter an all day fight. The bandits have been looting and killing throughout the Province. {Judge _Thalcher Is ¢ Confirmed by Senate WASHINGTON, March 22.—Judge {Thomas Day Thatcher, of New ' York, has been confirmed by the Scmrv to be Solicitor General, suc- ceeding Charles Evans Hughes - 1()mv- to Often; He I)rrm*n)s 1| MEXICO CITY, March 22— | Inasmuch as he customarily arrived home intoxicated and inasmuch as his wife custom- arily scolded him for his con- dition, Julio Martinez adopted a policy of sticking his head into a deep pool nearby before entering his home to “clear his thoughts.” For several days things went well, the cold water reviving f| him sufficiently to lead his wife 1| to believe her husband was re- forming. 1 Last night, Julio leaned too far, lost his balance and was drowned in the pool, To insure compliance, l MRS. SCHROEDER ON TRIAL AS BLONDE GUNWOMAN | | | druggists,,one Associated Press Photo Mrs. Irene Schroeder, 21-year-old Benwood, W. Va., wofhan, went on trial at Newcastle, Pa., charged with slaying of Corporal Brady Paul, Pennsylvania state highway patrolman. At left is Donnie S oeder, 4 years old, whose words, “Mamma shot a cop,” caused the arrest of his mother. At right Mrs. Schroeder is shown between sheriff and matron. Penn,, Mar —Death 121, NI in th oase of Irene Schr ried for sla 21 in th T, 8 The jury" death pe sneered trial. rdict degree murd withou £yying and looked str ht room. She was never lead flinc! {from as the and brought poll was taken. back here rs. Schrocder ahead at jury as she was the arrested Arizona N atlon $ Tribu iie at E’aut l*uncrafi where w ing the body Chief thousands paid silent d to its last os were fired over the i ’x a bugler sounded taps. (internasional Newsraal” The flag-draped casket contain the late former President and William Howard Taft being borne to banked grave in Arli ) DROP IN EXPORTS AFFECTS CURRENT PRICES OF WHLAT By FRA!\]\ L WELLER (A. P. Farm Ediw : sl Ju s e e flov we \ Expense Account Of Delegation to London Wanted HINGTCN t the he ex- restricted of orth America. I and came into s introduced with from 0,000 to I’,’I\')(H?’}fli. ling upon the of wheat. Danubian coun-|@ Department for a re- exported 11,000,000 bushels (o port in the expenses of the more than a year ago. o American delegation to the ctradi London Naval Conference. gov-| Hecently Australia and 4 y:-n‘r~r\(-'d tiw export trade Senator Blease opposed the L 4 fobi Naval Conference in the be- . 'wheat crops which proved ey .JJ iy e ui:j . |targer than anticipated. Lef that | ace plish a > said In the meantime the stock sicuh . ‘m’\‘f" o )“m market wheat in the United State B w‘(‘ Wy g alone was 38,000,000 bush 2 i i oy an last year. Exports were of lightly less than a year ago, but in a great number of expori- s accepted W 1 get after tt or on WASHINGTON, March rope imported 180,000,000 bush less wheat from North America be- tween August 1 and February 21 ‘:_m: - than it did in the same period a' year ago. Regardless of other views, ernment figures show a de in export trade sufficient listed among the chief mcmv 5 con- tributing to the present wheat &ii- uation. Sam R. McKelvie ber represcnting says lighter exports important among r recent decline in dome: Last year 359.000.000 bushel North American wheat were ex- i ported between August 1 and Feb i ruary 21, ‘This year only 179,000-|dUes for $20,000 . 000 bushels were exported. World| o qoes /,,r Slander; shipping was but 365,000,000 bushe i as against 548,000,000 a ye fwarded One Cent Comparison of the figures shovs | that all except 3,000,000 bushels of |e the slump in exports of the wo .r'l- were accounted for in North Ameri-|e ca (® The reasons are nymerou . ropean countries had larger plies of bread grains at home protect their own farmers, Fr Germany and Italy enacted lav requiring their millers to use a c tain per cent of native grains every pound of flour they prod duties ¥ hi lu have “more to m wh e s e 00009 00000 Cl ub Women’s Promis WASHINGTON El {tion of officers at t March 12 nA}\H’.sFIELI) California Marck A Superior Court iy verdict has awarded Chester Page, insurance broker, one cent in damages from his wife, Lyda E. Page f wder. jury {nial convention r Ju 5t uiet Under Eu- a n rules a woman only one deliberated five ligible to re-election. hours The plaintiff asked dam- of $20,000. Four . leaving only r to be filled. four have unan- their re-election. Cesesoececceece 200600000000 jury aber 27, the She for € | favors Mrs. term of | DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS E L. DOHENY IS FREED BY JURY IN WASHINGTON Eighf Day Trial Ends Acquittal Verdict for Oil Magnate lJUSTlCE HITZ 'GIVES | INSTRUCTIONS, JURY |Says it Is Possible that Fall | to Have Been Guilty and Not Doheny WASHINGTON, March 22. —Edward L. Doheny has ll)eon acquitted on the charge io(' bribing Albert B. Fall, for- imcr Secretary of the Inter- {ior. The case was given to the |jury at 11:01 o’clock this ferenoon. The ecase took eight days for presentation, the Govern- ment requiring three and one- half days and the defense {three days, the arguments taking the remainder. Justice Hitz charged the jury that it was possible that Albert B. Fall, already con- victed of receiving a bribe from Donheny, to have been found guilty and Doheny not tn be found guilty. Doheny was charged with igiving a bribe to Fall of 1$100,000 for the lease of Elk 1Hills Naval 0Oil Reserve land. Fall was convicted several months ago. S S 650 MARINES IN NIGARAGUA ORDEREDHOME Issues Instruc- tions in Line of An- \ President i nounced Policy | N— E WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22, |—Withdrawal of approximately 650 |Marines in Nicaragua has been or- |dered by President Hoover in line | with his announced policy of re- |turning Marines from Foreign soil |as quickly as is compatible with | safety | The Navy Department said that |when the order is carried out, 65 | officers and 886 Marines will be left {on duty in Nicaragua. e T [Prussian Police Severe With Traffic Violators BERLIN, March 22.—Road “hogs,” jay-walkers and other trespassers on public highways in Prussia are treated with scant tolerance by itraffic cops. Last year in Prussia alone, more |than half of police prosecutions were for traffic transgressions, awheel or afoot | Police have orders to enforce | strict street discipline and cases of nes »d on offending Berlin 1 st year were more compared with the Some of them were paid in installments. inflict ians doubled ous year. lowed to be al s Election ses Little Contest Cards have been issued by the Maryland federation presenting the name of Mrs. John F. Sippel, the | present president; Massachusetts Grace Morrison Poole i:«gain as vice president; Oklahoma endorses Mrs. Eugene Lawson once more as second vice president and the Towa Federation presents again | Mrs. Henry C. Taylor for recording ecretary. Mrs, Edward Hammett of Wiscon= sin is the only candidate thus hr k. 4 announced for treasurer,