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THIE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXXV., NO. 5390. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU ALASKA TUFSDAY APRIL 22, 1930 MEMBER OF ASoOCIAT LD PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL SHERMAN SHOT AND KILLED 317 CONVICTS LOSE LIVESIN THEIR CELLS FLAMES AND SMOKE TAKE MANY LIVES Over Three Hundred Pns- oners in Ohio Peniten- tiary Are Victims GUARDS TURN EFFORTS IN WRONG DIRECTION Prevent Possible Qutbreak but Leave Convicts to Die in Cells COLUMBUS, Ohio, Apsi, — The lives of 317 Ohio itentiary convicts were ified out by flame and smoke while they were locked in their cells last night. The casualty list showed that' mere than 130 other prisoners are in the hospilai and a seore of these are jn a! critical eondition. The penitentiary houses 4.- 360 cenvicts, 2,500 more than oryginealy iMended. The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. | Penitentiary guards failed| to auickly realize the serious- the fire and directed {irst efforts against a pusxlb](.“ k rather than rescue! it is indicated in thek testimony at an official in-| igation. Myers Y. Cog rted Attorney General B to take charge of the inquir Gov. Cooper issued a state te the public -,xs.;nQ sideration of the catestrophe. He| 2lso issued a statement to the pris- oners in which he ciation for the morale pline which controlled the tion, without violence. " ‘The Buerau of Federal instructed rden of the United States Ri natory at Chillicothe, to come! Columbus and see if the Fed- eral Prison Department can be of | any assistance. D 29 ness of situa- Prisons Statue of Gen. ! Lee Develops 1 Red Nose ! ATLANTA, Georgia, April 22.—The statue of Gen. Lee, one of a group in an unfin- ished Confederate Memorial on the face of Stone Moun- tain, has developed a red nose. Four persons are un- der st charged with malicious trespassing. The four are youths and the war-~ rants charged they scaled the mountain and poured red over Gen. Lee's nose. { ° ° » \ @9 o0co0e0ec0c000000 00000300 TRADE LEADERS TO SEEK CURES | FOR By L. A. BROPHY (A. P. Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, April 22.—Amer- industry will take stock in| ton April 28 to May 1 of ess is and what its fu- > may be in the post stock mar- ket crash era. The accredited and factual rep- resentatives of 1,000,000 American business mén, eontrolling an esti- mated 75 per cent of the country's indust ment, will make the survey at the for calm con- " Albert MacDonald, | Ci { Ten |ber of Commerce SCIENTISTS HONOR DR. ECKENER octated Press Photo Dr. Hugo Eckener (left), commander of the dirigible Geat Zep- pelin on its historic around-the-world filght, receiving the special gold medal of the National Geographic society from Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of the society. The medal was conferred in Washington kefore a distinguished audience. WIFE'S TESTIMONY SENDS HUSBAND TO JAIL; NOW HAS CHANGE OF HEART, S[z’lal\" HIS REL I‘ 4 I DROPS DIVORC - HOOVER BIVES CONGRESS ONE . SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, 11-Bulletin s: whose April 2 ys Mrs. Pcall testimony sent her | Sutcliffe, wealthy | e and Los Ar ¥ Jjail term fi ilating a youth he r hotel room, has at-‘ ation and, she is| from the| ry says she ls Op ;osed to Formul It of More Appropria- tions Now | April hu; und in k Saw Through Ceiling, | WasHINGTON, dent Hoover has Pry Through Roof, Ten |G iman of th Prisoners Make Escape, Committce and il i mmittee conta a warning on of excessive appropri 3 during the remaind 22 Senate House Approp! BIG SPRING prisoners from the coun , Texas, April 22— escaped last night!fc jail by sawing bolt | tion | heads from the metal ceiling and of thi then prying through the roof. o . ;American Is President Of International Bank Beaten by Sunduy, 'She Is Granted - Divorce on Monday WASHINGTON, Apr.l 22 — 'rh tate Department announces ceipt of a eablegram from Anm- ican Consul Gibson at Guadalajara, | stating that Dr. George Edward Mrs. Purnell, of Snow Hill, Maryland, was killed Sunday near there. No particulars were ge 3 | band | the ¢ 1u]s‘D dra {men cc LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 22 Harriet Sunday yesterday o ad ce from George S f y Sunday, the eva T frequently, of other to excess, 1 her - o was Several wi atements. Disarmament Work Will Be Continued At Geneva Session LONDON, April —The first step teward continuing at Geneva, the Disarmament work not eompleted at the London Naval Conference has been taken by the Trans- actional Committee of ex- perts. They met to report 10 Geneva on progress on disarmament problems achieved at London but not accepted as DEPRESSION Ch 18th annual meeting of the Ch: of the Ur States. | “What's Ahead for Busi ‘es‘:'——‘ Let’s Find Out the slogan of ‘ the gathering that will bring 3000‘ delegates from every section of the country. Considering the times, the meeting is regarded as the'® mest important in the history of | ® the chamber. le The score or more (]Ppartmm:ah 99 | gatherings, as well as the generan' rial and commercial employ- | _ |® \Contmucd on l’age Two) )o 9990600900900 testified that her hus ~ a ratio of naval power some where | —| England scraps MORE WARNING ation'pe sent to the Senate for ratifi-|1 _Presi- | transmiss sent letters to the |Senate will Finance | Within a week or two. % ’ Y against| Auto Truck Struck by a- | er | This | b- n- n- 5. in women and 0~ -.ooo-_-'oo-.io-e CENTENNL NAVAL CRAFT LIMITATION PACT SIGNED Limited—Two Others Are Restricted EXPIRATION DATE IS DEC. 31, 1936 United Stat;‘;, Ellgland and Japan Will Scrap Various Ships LONDON, \pul 22.—Rap- 1esentatives of five dominant naval Powers cof the world {6dey affixed their signatuves m an epoch making treaty limiting and reducing the nav- ics of three of the Powers and restricting the navies ofy. the other two. ! American Secretary of State Stimson was the first to sign. | Ey ithe terms of the naval treat? “the Utited SPated should achieve parity with |England. 1 | The date of the expiration| of the treaty is December 31, | 1936 1 | Japan will occupy that time on to Utah. between a 5-5-3 capital ship ratio land 10-10-7 auxiliary ship ratio. | The United States scraps the Florida and Utah and either the) Alabama or Wyoming. | tive ships and G. 0. P. {Japan one. I j Neither France nor Italy signed |the section limiting arms but did! wlgn that fixing a capital ship holi- and prescribing rules for sub- ine warfare (Following is the fourth of a sories of stories by Associated Progcs staff writers in the ficld showing issues in state where congressional primarics will be held this year,) PIERRE, S. D, ‘April m Henry McMaster, finishing out ;5 first term as a United States ator from South Dakota, is the center of a Republican party squab- ble over his candiddcy for renomi- nation at the primary May 6 One wing of the party has grum- bled that he is nmot an “Adminis- | TR tration Republican,” The opposi- ! tion ‘o his alignment with the Re- publican independents in the Sen- Train: T, "hildr | ate, particularly on the tariff, grew Train; Three Children lto the point whers the dissatistied Killed, Four Not Hurt home folks brought out George | Danforth, Sioux Falls attorney, to | SBASKATOON, Saskatchewan, oppose McMaster for the nomina- | April 22.—Three children, John, tion. |aged 14, George, aged 9, and Shir-| South Dakota. thus raises for set- |ley ,aged 6, of Leslie J. Agar, were tlement by popular vote the killed when a truck in which th issue of Republicanism | were riding was strué¢k by an (the Sepate into’ “regulars” |press train at a private crossing dependents;” that led to the Moses- |on the outskirts of the city. Four coined phrase, “sons of wild jack | other chil dren were not hurt. la * and that whisked control of PRINCE OF W4LES TO SHARE “DIGS” ' WITH ILL BROTHER ! | | .SUNNINGDALE, England, April scribed country life for hin iz"‘ .—~Prince George and the Px.ncc‘twn royal brothers are going t fof Wales will be closer pals tham|together here. A special ever when the latter returns from|rocms has been reserved fc hunting in Africa. | George on the first floor The elder Prince has Prince George is conside |a very deep affection for his many to be the best lookir |brother and now that Prince George 'king’s four sons. = He has « |is about to retire from the Foreigneyes, is fairly tall and ffice, which he entered less than slender. a year ago after leaving the Navy, He is a graeeful dancer and because of his ill health, the' Prince | very popular in his own and of Wales has made arrangements | Prince’s set. He is the only for him to share his “ " here at|of the King’s sons 'who is re Fort Belvedere. fond of music and he plays a | Prince George has recovered fmm.tle the digestive complaint from which| He is also the best read of he has been suffering for many royal prinees and is a collector months but his physicians have pre- | first editions, ma | { { BE SENT TO WASHINGTON, April jdent Hoover today announced Lhnf |the London Naval Agreement will | |cation immediatefy upon arrival in'} {Washington. He assumed that the s | American delegates will brinz bac) |an official copy of the treaty and | on of the treaty to the; probably take place | is the one Lower, Herber J. Grant, President cf the church, lhr!st of Lntu‘r Day 5..mt> nl (I‘e up(‘x‘lm* of the hundredth annual cenference. SOUTH DAKOTA 22.—Wil- | ® the gov . «widely 41 WORMO. CONFE Five Greal Powers of Wi orld Szgn Nam[ 1reaty in London RENCE OPENS and high RUMPUS 5 LI VENS POLITICS he tar iff bill from under the noses e Qld Gudrd, ' Republicans form oing McMaster's right after voting in 5onate had not pleased some of | his censtituents for some time. His vote against confirming Charles | Evans Hughes as chief justice of the United States started the for an opponent. In the Democratic ranks anoth appears. Governor W. J. Bulow had clear sailing for or apparently his party and the| —Associated Press Photo. grimage of pioncers off] Church of Jesus IRIIBT BRIDGES, POET LAUREATE, | DIES IN LONDON IMan Characterized as | Greatest Living Poet, ! Passes Away nomination for the Senate until the | te’s attorney geni g dey rtment investiga port, requested removal of the s erintenc of banks. Bulow's refusal to act upon ti request aroused the ire of som Democrats. At a rump Democ convention, James E. McNam Huron, was nominated to nor, South Dakota is intensely ested the Republican fight the ation for governor 1 of in for non be- oppose | inter- | cause &4 woman is one of five can-| didate: now The She is Miss Gladys Pyl cretary of state. state’s three representative Republican: ek renomi C. Johnson, is the only one position at the primaries Ayres of Frederick, him Royal district, Tom eeks to repla .- American Is Killed; Neo Delalk Are Given| BASEL, er’ April 22 Gates W. Mc ah, of New York, known financier, has been clected President of the Bank for International Settlement - D Frederick Payne Is Nominated by Hoover April 22 The nomination of Frederick Payne, of chusetts, to be Assistant Sec- of War, has been sent (o by President Hoover. WASHINGTON, Senate ASS0C! IE'k ERIOGE.S LONDON, Bridges, died he: October April 22 Roberi Poet Laureate of England He as born vesterday. 1344 Subject of Controversy Dr, Robert Brid C 1 of England sinee 19 ed in two distin by the British criticising tity of his the histe back to the regard- ent lights ohe class small quan- < after he assumed positions -that dates i days of Chaucer, and the other commending him for the high-class quality of his work. He was the subject of controver: along those lines from the time his name was first mentioned as the successor of Alfred Austin, but when his appointment finally was made by the then Prime Minister Asquith, it was officially announced diffe people, or the (Continued on Page Eight) seeceesscoessessecoe HAINES INDIAN SHOOTS DEPUTY, THEN SUICIDES U. S. Officer Killed in Attempting to Arrest Indian Fisherman IS SLAIN IN SERVING WARRANT ON WATSON Lattet Turns Rifle on Self After Fatally Shoot- ing Officer Deputy United States Mar- shal E. H. Sherman, veteran peace officer of this Division, was shot and almost instantly hilled vesterday afternoon at 'Haines by James Watson, an | Indian fisherman. The Indian then committed suicide, shoot- |ing himself in the head with Ithe same weapon — a 30-'06 |rifle—he had killed the offi- ieer with. { | Word of the double tragedy was received here late yester- day Ly United States Marshal |Albert White, but without = details. He immediately “dis- 'patched a chartered boat to Haines with Deputy C. J. |Sullivan aboard ‘to make an investigation. .. Sullivan was accompanied by Undertaker G. W. Nostrand. Was Serving a Warrant | Sherman was killed while at- |tempting to serve a warrant on ‘Watson, according to a cablegram received by Marshal White from Sullivan today. The Indian, it was reported had been having trouble with his wife who filed a com- |plaint against him before United |smus Commissioner McLean of ‘l’ames A warrant was issued by Judge {McLean and Sherman was called lon to serve it on Watson. The Indian met the officer with a rifle and shot him three times with . fatal effect. The killer then turned his own gun on himself and blew the top of his head off. | sSullivan and Nostrand left Haines this morning for Juneau with the body of the dead officer, and are jexpected to arrive about 10 p. m. today. No funeral arrangements have been made yet. Was Efficient Officer “Deputy Sherman was a courag- eous, efficient and reliable officer,” Marshal White asid today. He had served in that capacity for about eight and one-half years. He re- ceived his first appointment from {Marshal George D. Beaumont 1B ithe Fall of 1921. He served sev= eral years at Tenakee. About three years ago he was switched to | Haines where he was stationed until his death. A | Sherman was about 70 years old. | He had resided in Southeast Alaska Imr many years, engaging in pros- ' (Continued on Page’ Two) | e — \Ceorge Sutton Found Dead ; Friends Were to Tell Him Wife Died CHICAGO, Ill, April 22— George Sutton, famous old- time billiard player and for several years 182 balkline champion of the world, was found dead in his home this forenoon by friends who called to tell him of the death of his wife, Margaret Sutton. Sutton was 65 years of age and his wife was one year younger. The two were devoted to each other and during the recent weeks of his wife's illness he was a daily visitor at the hospital. * A 4 Sesdeveesey