The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 25, 1930, Page 1

" - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXXV., NO. 5393. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1930. MHVIB(;R OF ASSOC]ATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS FORMER STAGE STAR KILLS WOMAN THEN SUICIDES OHIO CONVICTS ARE RESTORED T0 DISGIPLINE Prison Regulations Again Prevail After Four Days of Disorder FIRST CLUE GIVEN ABOUT PRISON FIRE Convict Names Another Who Made Statement About Cell Block COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 25.—Ap- parently accepting restoration of of the prison discipline, convicts Ohio Penitentiary went to break- fast this morning in manner. The death toll of the prison fire of last Monday night is now raised to 320. Alvin Baltezko died as the result of pneumonia. Catcalls and hooting were absent for the first time tpday in the four day reign of disorder and the men marched with snappy steps to the breakfast room. An unnamed convict appeared in the warden’s office and said that one of the prisoners in the section burned, had announced on Sunday that Lh)% block will be on tomorrow The convict named the man who| made the statement and he will be turned over to the State Fire Mar- | shal for further questioning. s IS STONED T0 DEATHBY MEX. INDIAN" GROUP Norwegian Scientist Killed —Story of Supersti- tion and Fear MEXICO CITY, April 24. —A wierd story of supersti- tion and fear ended in the stoning to death of Dr. Edgar Kuhlmann, Norwegian scien- tist, at Amazac, near Puebla, a week ago, is published by El Universal, a newspaper here. The article says eight per- sons believed responsible for| the crime, have been captured and probably will be ex ecuted. The Indians got the idea| the scientist was sent by the Government to decanitalcl their children and make oil of their bodies to be used in the South American flight by the noted aviator. MBRIDE RETURNING HERE NEXT TUESDAY: J. C. McBride, U. S. Collector of Customs for Alaska, will leave Se- attle for Juneau tomorrow morning on the Yukon, according to word received here today by Assistant Collector M. S. Whittier. For the past several ‘weeks Mr. McBride has been in Galifornia visiting, following his annual offi- |unanimous vote of the Senate Ju—‘Agd“‘s' cial visit to Washington, D. C. an orderly | James Andrews and Happy days are here again. fire | Awaltmg That Happy Day Marjorie Rambeau, actress, and H. H. Van Loan, writer, pictured together. his divorce becomes final in three months. They will be married when (International N.-mul) ‘ Gets Fortune Associated Press Photo Adolph Spreckles, 23, grandson »f John D. Spreckles, Pacific coast capitalist, who died six years ago, will soon inherit approximately $1,500,000 from the estate of his arandfather. SITUATION IN SIMLAW, April 25.—The British authorities are taking a serious view of the recent events in India der. being evacuated from Peshawar. It is believed that military leave from India is likely to be storped. e .. Enforcement Bill Reported to Senate . By Jud Committee \ WASHINGTON, April House bill transferring Prohibition Enforcement from the Treasury w Department of Justice, has been favorably reported fo the Senate by dicial Committee. London-Canada Airway Prophosled by Briton NEW YORK, April 2. —Establish- ment within five years of an air line between London and Canada is envisioned by Sir Eric Geddes, chairman of the Imperial Airways, Ltd., of London. “Judging by the advances which we have made in the last five years,” he said, “the route is quite possible, running by way of Green- land and Labrador.” The extension of England’s air routes to the empire, he said, has been necessary because of the ina- | bility to develop regular aviation on | the home isles due to their size and the weather, “We ha»e probably the worst fly- ing country in the world,” he said, winter days. Practically speaking, |also, if you fly two miles in any | direction you are off the map.” A link in the empire airways join- ing Australia and London “is not | more than two years away,” he said. | This will make a route nearly 17,000 | miles in length through Delhi, In- | dia, to Sydney. The one handicap of European flying was ascribed to the fact that there is absolutely no freedom of the air. Routes over other lands | must be fixed by negotiations. INDIA IS BAD especially along the northern bor- All women and children are, 25—The | “shrouded in fog with short| jno&s cities in February, PLEA OF ALEX PANTAGES UP T0 HIGH COURT California., Suprpme Court Cites Officers in Bail Appeal SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., —The -California State Supreme Court has taken cognizance of Alexander Pantages' pleas that he be released on bail pending an ap- peal for a new trial after convic- tion of criminal assault. The -tribunal ordered Attorney General U. S. Webb and District Attorney Burton Fitts to appear next Thursday at Sacramento and show cause why the millionaire's petitions should not be granted. | C e April 25, Mrs. Hoover Hears Son Broadcast from Air Over San Francisco SEAPLANE TAKU DUE HERE FROM and Reached Ketchikan During Noon Hour BULLETIN — The Taku took the air at Ketchikan at neau time, bound for Juneau. Seaplane Taku, Lockheed Vega seven place aircraft of the Alaska-Wash- ington Airways, piloted by Robert E. Ellis, is due to ar- 5 o'clock this afternoom, ac-| cording to advices received) by Larfy Parks, Junefiu[ agent. The plane inauguratns! 1the Scattle-Juneau 1930 sea-| ‘son. 3 The Taku left Seattle at| {8:30 o’clock this morning, 7:30 o’clock Juneau time, and| c’clock, Juneau time, accord-| ing to advices received by the IJuneau cable office, | A request for weather re- ports was made and R. Mize sent his tabulation im- mediately from Juneau. At 2:20 o’clock this after noon, Pilot Ellis notified the! Ketchikan cable office that the hour or less.” i | Aboard. the Taku, besides Pilot Ellis, are supposed to be Mrs. Ellis, Commander W.! 'E. Wynn, A. B. Hayes, Gen- eral Manager of the Alaska! offices of the company and Frank Hatcher, Alaska husi-| ness man. ’ .- OPPOSITION TO ARISES, JAPANI Cries of * Trallor Direct-| ed Against Premier in ‘! e WASHINGTON, April 2. e Explaining Pact ® —Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who e ® has been a White House in- o] TOKYO, April 25-—Cries of e valid for more than a week e “‘tra!mr" from the opposition mem- ® with a sprained back, listen- e bers interrupted Foreign Minister e ed to her son, Herbert, Jun- e |Shidehara’s explanation of the Na- !® jor, broadcast from an air- e|val Treaty today in the House of e plane over San Francisco e |Representatives. e giving a description of the | The Kisinukia opposition leaders e Army mancuver defense of e !said “our delegates failed to ob- e the Golden Gate from a e tain what they previously declared e pretended attack by enemy e |to be the minimum needs for state | e planes. He is an expert at e |defense. How then can the Pre-; e radio as applied to airplanes. e mier assert that the Empire is not e o (endangered by the treaty.” jsessececccccsas Confidential Report On Drinking Members Of Congress, Cut Out { WASHINGTON, April 25.—A def- |inite announcement that the confi- dential reports of the Assoclation the Prohibition Amend- ment mentioning some members of the House of Representatives in | connection with drinking, would Inot be placed in the records of the |Senate Lobby Committee, was made | ‘today by Senator Walsh, of Mon-| tana. |Troy Predicts Increase | Population and Payroll As Pulp Industry Grows SEATTLE, April 25—John W. Troy, Editor and Manager of The| |Daily Alaska Empire at Juneau] a Seattle visitor, said “Alaska’s | population and payroll will increase | tremendously under the stimulus; lof the projected $15,000,000 pulp-| Alleged Slayer of SEATTLETODAY| | Left Seattle This Morning i 3 o’clock this afternoon, Ju-|: rive in Juneau between 4 and; arrived at Ketchikan at 12:45! Mail Flight . he would take the air “within -1 LRI the new | 28 COOLIDGE BUYS MANSION ON NINE- ACRE ESTATE Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge will abandon the little two-family houss ‘vhere they have re Assoctated Press Phote d for many years to take up more spacious quarters in a 16-room mansion knows in Northampton, Mass., as “The Beeches." Col Lmdbergh Smrts on His ‘s WASHINGTON, April 25. «Col, Charles A. Lindbergh took off at 9:45 am. this morning for Miami. It is expemfi will make the flight in* ‘hop. He will leave Miami tomorrow with the first batch of mail for Buenos Alres. Col. Lindbergh expects to stop overnight Friday in Ha- vana. The flight is a starter .of a fast mail service between North and South America. TWO GLERGYMEN FOUND BUILTY, NAVAL TREATY TWO urrENsEstMm;; Episcopai Reverend Con- victed—Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 25. |—The Reverend Julius Arnold Ve- lasco, aged 31 years, Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church at Day- | ton, on trial before the Ecclesiasti- cal Court on charges growing out of his ‘marriage to a Catholic, has \been found gullty, the verdict re- | commending that hé be admonished only on the charge of having used “defaming and disrespectful langu- age concerning his Bishop." He was acquitted on charges he! violated the written pledge not to marry a Catholic, but violated his| | word to Bishop Abbott. ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, April Seccccenvessscsoe Common Law Wife Pleads Not Guilty' tey, Roman Catholic priest of Ro- chester, pleaded guiltyito transpor- tation of liquor and was fined $100 and costs then held for the Fair- 125.—The Reverend Joseph Mayos-| {African Trip EUREKA, Cal, April 25—Clar- ence King pleaded not guilty to] the charge of killing his common law wife, Minnie. Cody, when ar-| did plead guilty to a prior charge of second degree burglary. No, trial date has been set on the mur- der charge. Prince of Wales Returns from WINDSOR, England, April 25.— ust home from an African hunt- ing trip, the Prince of Wales land- ed from the air on the lawn in Windsor’s preat park. The Duke of York and Prince George were. waiting to greet their elder broth- er. e A woman is running for mayor in each of three tons in Humboldt wood development near Juneau.” icoun'.y. Towa, smallest county in - |the State. | Building permits totaling nearly PUSESES G G- 1$10,000,000 were issued in 45 Illi- Georgia has approximately 1,500,- |000 hogs, L mont authorities, who have a war- rant charging him with attempting to assault a young woman. He wu.’ raigned yesterday afternoon but!|arrested after..complaints that hel ihnd been accosting girls from his automobile. Officers said ~they |found liquor in his car. e ®se 0000000000 . . TODAY’S STOCK ® QUOTATIONS . . . . NEW YORK, April 25.—Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted today at 7, Alleghany Corporation 31, Anaconda 637%, Bethlehem Steel 101%, General Motors 48%, Gold | Dust 46, Granby no sale, Grigsby- Grunow 26%, International Har- vester 107%, Kennecott 48'%, Na- tional Acme 22, Packard 18'%, Stan- Quaker City Miss Offers To Wed for $1,000 n, 18, of Phila- delphia, offers herself in matri- mony to nn{ upright man under X”n of age who will pay 81 000 in cash to her parents, who are badly in need of the money. M also has & sick sister who needs u'slt.mant International Newsresl) SALMON WILL BE ADVERTISED One Million Dollar Cam- paign Will Be Launch- ' by Packers SEATTLE, April 25—Northwest- lern and Alaska fish canners last |night made plans for a one million | 'dollar national advertising cam- paign for the salmon industry. The packers, at the meeting rep- resented an annual production of 4,000,000 cases. ‘It is planned to advertise sockeye, chinook, silver, pink and chum sal- mon rather than one particular species. PRI IRAGTS, Al Cook Kills Six to Get His Sweetheart SHANGHAI, April 25.—Because he was refused permission to marry a maid in the same establishment, 'a male cook in a Chinese home, armed with a meat ax, hacked to death his employer, his wife and | |two sons, aged six years and two 'servant maids. The man then escaped with his sweetheart. | | War Department Measure Reported . WASHINGTON, April 25.—The! | enemy. The estate has nine acres, an outdoor swimming pool a.Jd tennis courts. The house contains four baths, an elevator and telephone connections on each floor, RUSTGARD HITS = AT WICKERSHAM MUD - SLINGM Says Opposition Ticket Is Split by Discord—Wick for. Reservations In his opening campalgn address on Gastineau Channel, John Rust- gard at Douglas last night charged Wickersham ‘with responsibility . for all the mudslinging in the present campaign, with belng responsible for bureaucracy in Alaska, and with ianimosity to the buréaus now that they are created. Other speakers were Walter P, Scott and C. T. Gardner, Legisla- tive candidates. ~ Others on the platform were: Roy Noland, House candidates, Elmer Reed, candidate for Kirkham, who introduced all speak- ers. The meeting was attended by a good-sized audience which waxed enthusiastic on several occasions. A Smutty Campaign Mr. Rustgard, who opened, took Wickersham to task for all the jsmut scattered over the Territory through Indian publications. “My opponent,” he declared, “does.not himself resort more than moder- ately to personal abuse, but he sends out tons of it through two newspapers under control of the Alaska Native Brotherhood. 5o far as I have known there has never been a campaign in Alaska where so much falsehoods and vilification has been resorted to as in this and it is chargeable to my opponent. Almost every line of filth is written on Wickersham’s | typewriter in Wickersham’s office with Wickersham's knowledge and |{consent by Wickersham's candidate for Senator, the gentleman from Seattle, an experienced but unsuc- cessful mud slinger.” Dissession In Ranks Considerable merriment was caus- ed by the speaker's, description of the quarrels in the ranks of the “Each of the eandidates on my opponent's ticket,” said the speaker, “is ‘ashamed of the other. Each accuses the other of being a load on the ticket, each refuses to sit on the stage with the others, and they are probably all of them correct in their opinions about their comrades. They have now slept (Continued on Pne Two) Standard Traffw Code Auditor and ex-Mayor J. 0.} _ TRAGEDY IS - REVEALED IN CALIFORNIA Mrs. Guy Bates Post, Mrs. D. M. Palmer Found Dead in Bungalow MURDER AND SUICIDE CASE, POLICE BELIEVE Former Acthills Wom- an Friend and then Takes Own Life | LAGUNA BEACH, Cal, April 25. —Apparently a case of murder and suicide, the bodies of Mrs. Guy Bates Post, stage star of two de- cades ago, and Mrs. Doris Murray Palmer, Chicago woman, were found in the fashionable bungalow lof the latter late yesterday after- noon. | Mrs. Post had died from a bullet | through the mouth. | Mrs. Palmer had been shot {through the back. Near the bodies lay a revolver | with two empty shells in the cham- bers. The authorities expressed the be- lef lt wll a simple case of mur- uicide, belleving that Mrs, Polt lhot un Palmer and then !took her own life. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ‘ LAGUNA BEACH, Cal. April 26. j—Two bullets, one In the back and mmmmmwm‘tom ended the life of Mrs. Palmer ac- m w officials investigating which also end- ld'-htliuof Guy Bates Post, divorced wife of the well known actor. Previously only one wound in the t “did the shooting :”:"m of Past t jedlous Anger when ‘Mrs. Palmer was given an invitation to a lunch- eon given by Mrs. Francis Barrie, but one had net been given to her, - She is believéd also to have become angesed when Mrs. Palmer supplanted her as director of the annual Boy Scouts' play. According to information in Ju- ineau the Mrs. Guy Bates Post named in the above tragedy is be- lieved to be the former Adele Ritchie. ——————— LEAVE GAPONE ALONE, ORDERS FEDERAL JUDGE Forbids 2(—)——Sherifis Florida to Arrest Man and Deport Him MIAMI, Fla., April 25.—Federal Judge Ritter has made permanent the temporary injunction issued forbidding 20 Florida sheriffs from carrying out the order of Gov. Carlton for the arrest of Alphonse Capone on sight and escort him out of the State. Capone and his attorney were the only witnesses at the hearing. Judge Ritter read a written opin- fon stressing freedom of citizens of the United States in Florida unless restrainéd by due process of law. of _————— REGAN IN HOSPITAL Patrick Regan entered S8t. Am\ Hospital yesterday for medical t1eatment, \ —— e, Strawberry yield in Florida has grown from 8,056,000 quarts to 18,- 400,000 quarts in the past five years. For Nation to be Urged WASHINGTON, April 26.—Stand- ardization of traffic laws will be| urged at the third national confer- | called by Secretary of Commerce Robert P. Lamont, to meet here in dard Brands 25%, Slmmons Beds War Department Appropriation bfll“Md) 47%, Standard Oil of California 73%, United Corporation 48%, U. 8. Steel 189';, Ward Baking B 11, ‘Timken 81%, Curtiss Wright 1 Fox Films 55%, Ford Limited 187 Y carrying a net increase of $450,000 over the $456,000.000 measure passed Increasing density in automobile | registration and travel in the coun- by the House, has been approved by the Senate Appropriation Com- mittee, try is held to have made uniform- lity of “state and municipal regula- [Any time in the past. “The question of uniformity,” ac- | cording to Col, A. B. Barber, direc- Wlth Added Amoun[\ence on street and highway safety, tor of the conference, “is the m pressing problem in the field traffic handling. “A committee surveying the s*- Jject of state and municipal | tory regulations will make | mendations for action of the’ ‘con- |ference in an effort to solve the )\\mns a greater necessity than at| hnumwiwrmln;wgrmmm"