The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 6, 1930, Page 1

‘» Py 1 . . ¢ 1 . ’ w 0 e . ! K S A - . ——— e —————————— T e HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL XXXVI NO. 5402. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1930. e o MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TLN LLN'{S T0 SUPPRESS LIQUOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS BRUSH FIRES CONTINUE TO RAGE IN EAST Stubborn Resistance Offer-| ed to Armies of Fire Flghters NEW YORK CITY, May 6— Brush and grass fires which beset | scores of counties in the Eastern| States, burning over thousands of! nd destroying property val- nto the millions of dollars, continued today to offer stubborn resistance to armies of fire fighters. The extended dry period and rainfall, which is below normal, is blamed By foresters for the pre- valence of fires. The greatest brush fire menace appeared in Southern New Jerse\' ——ea———— ONE THOUSAND PERSONS DEAD IN EARTRQUAKE Terrific Toli?ollows Quake‘ and Tidal Wave— City Wiped Out RANGOON, May 6.—A Burma Exchang Telegraph Agency says the entire town of Pegu has been wiped out by an earthquake and subsequent tidal wave. The death toll is estimated at 1,000. The picture Public buildings are destroyed and practically entire population is homeless. town presents a desolate and homes the } | SIX NEW PRECINCTS | REPORTED; 7 YET TO BE HEARD FRO in the First Dl< n, reporting late yesterday, brought the total vote in the RE- publican primary a week ago about 3,650 votes, added slightly LO lead: change otherwise in torial or Divisional r There are seven p issing—Metlakatla, Lorin r: Chuck, View Cove on Dall I,IdnJ Baranof, Kasaan, Klukwan. Reurns | from them are not expected to materially affect the results. ecincts reporting yesterday Six precincts atained, but made no Terri- either ! : | | | someone took land a deskpad.” | ”"REQS AND NEWSBOY WED Avsocmml Press Photo Vivienne Huntington, 27, New York heiress, daughter of the late Charles Pratt Huntington, architect, and Alfrad Cecil Durban, 21, a British newsboy, were recentiy marricd in London. They hope to make their home in Toronto, Canaca. THREE UNITED STATES SENATORS CLAIM OFFICES ENTERED DURING WEEK-END; ARTICLES ARE .ST()LI“V WASHINGTON, D. C., May 6— tol officers are ~x1g1uu'\ United ors who reported t ed over the we Kin of Noted Minister an English Beauty Some articles Senator were stolen from McKcllar's office and the man brought the raid ng | “his office had been entered prob- | ably by Secret Service agents.” De files and papers were rifled in Senator Smoot’s office and | the Utah man related his experi- | ence but.said he bad lost “only two pens.” Senator Brock, of Tennessee said “a couple of pens The secret service chief said his Scr\"cn "docs not do such things.” MINISTER S SENTENCED TO 10 DAYS, JAIL Rev. Shuler Also Fined: $100 for Contempt of were: Fanshaw, Windham, Killis- noo, Angoon, Gustavus and Funter.; Court i Los Angelcs Angoon was the only one to be, carried by the Wickersham-Paul| I > W ticket, Judge Wickersam and Cash',. LPS,AM,’H‘?S; e R Cole carrjed Funter but the opposi- he Rev. Rober SAfiuAc. was ye tion carried the rest of the ticket, |97 Sentenced to 20 days in j In this Division, Judge Wicker-|237d fined $100 for contempt sham was leading Mr. Rus[gard‘c”“‘ ' It takes no beauty expert to appre- fr. Delegate by 191 votes; Smith| Less than an hour after the mili-| 4.0 the pulchritudinous charms t tant Trinity Methodist Episcopa |church of the South pastor wasi| booked he sterted serving his time for Treasurer was ahead of Knigh by 358; Cole topped Reed by 328; Breuer was trailing Keller by 761; «* Miss Daphne Gladstone, which | 1re exceeded only by her popular- | «v7 among the younger members Gardner had a majority of 50% cver Steel; and House candidates| apparently successful were: Winn, Johnson, ‘Scott and Paul. ———.—— R. E. SHELDON FILES AS INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE R. E. (Bobby) Sheldon has filed as an independent candidate for the House of Representatives from the Fourth Division, according to‘ the Fairbanks News-Miner. He has | been member of the House twice| be-fore, but was defeated in tho| general election in 1928 when he sought re-election. Senator John W. Dunn, veteran Legislator from the Fourth, filed as an independent sometime ago, and seek re-election in the Novem- election. be: lof Charles Wakefield Cadman, in the County Jail i i ¢« London hign society. The Pastor was Cited:and tried| ©* -"7ion higi soclety for contempt of court because h 'Ireland Has Air Rules criticised over the radio two Su perior Court judges and their ac- tions in connection with the prose-| cutions of various Julian Petroleu trials. I | DUBLIN, May 6.—The governor Sister of Cadman l; | general of the Irish Free State has Given Divorce in Reno |issued regulations for air naviga- tion in con y with the inter- | national Convention held in Paris. No can be registered in the Free State unless wholly owned RENO, Nevada, May 6.—Mrs. Maybelle Cadman Schooley, sister ‘ by a citizen or by a company | foremost American composer of | ypose principal place of business | music, and herself a musician of ¢ i, the sta All aircraft must note, as well as scenario Writer, . certified has been granted a divorce from personnel mu: Edward Allen Schooley. They were as airworthy, and its st have certificates of Morgan Aids English Bishop to Pay Bills LONDON, May 6—Through the help of J. Pierpont Morgan of New York, the Archbishop of Canter- bury is able to make ends meet on his $75,000 a year salary, an amount which scarcely covers enor- mous cxpenses of the office. Lambeth Palace, the seat of the archbishop, is just across the Thames from the Houses of Parlia- ment. It costs a great deal of money to keep it in order and Mr. Morgan, who is a close, personal {riend of the prelate, makes him- gelf personally responsible for the compe! Y married, in: 1900, No aircraft will be allowed to fly over Clonrara, the Shannon ty center, at a height less electri than 6,000 feet. Trick flying is ‘v)n'u'mm:«*rl except on special occd- sions duly licensed, The Free State is far behind other countries in development of the aviation.. planes, there are very few machines. upkeep of the gardens and grounds. ‘When the archbishep was n\u-‘ perating from an illness a year agc . he went on a Mediterranean cruise ( ustoms Offlcmls in Mr. Morgan's yacht “Corsair.” Ordered to Europe . e 5 His Grace told the director: Z the Lambeth Savings Bank at th Purpose Outlined annual meeting, that although he preached thrift, he could not prac-| WASHINGTON, May 6. — The tice it. He confessed also that if Treasury Deparfment has ordered he were engaged all day in fedious seven cutoms officers to travel to of routine as a worker in factory O Europe on large liners sailing this! office, he would find it difficult t0 month to" gather information to refrain from spending every penny simplify declarations made by pas-|Juneau, according to word received|Bayers, Mrs. David Waggoner, Rob- | Plock fire los on amusements, gengers on return from abroad. But Planes Are Scarce Except for the army Rospected Citizen Hanged as Bandit; It’s a Mistake e MEXICO CITY, May 6— @ ® A posses of Ahualuluco cap- @ tured at night a man who e sought, and proceeded to e hang him in a public square at Talla. The next day the townspeople discovered that the man who was hanging om a tree was Canuto Gar= respected citizen, whd bore a close- physical re- semblance to a bandit who had the same name. see000000000ce . . L .. ° ° . . . . . TWISTERS T "IN SOUTHWEST e v o0 00 DOING DAMAGE Two Persons Are Known | to Have Been Killed, ! i Thirty Injured KANSAS CITY, May 6.—Invaded 'by tornadic winds, the second time 'within four days, the Southwest today counted a further toll of two lives and thousands of dollars of damage. Cklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska felt the brunt of the wind. The fury of the tornadic force was los‘ |in Western Oklahoma. A series of small twisters wept jover' farm lands. in Central Kan- sas and in Central Nebraska. | Mrs. C. Bush and a boy, aged 16, were killed in Blaine County, Ok= lahoma. About 30 persons were injured but none dangerously. ARMED RULE; . RIOT OCCURS| |Guards Stationed on Prin-| cipal Street — Assem- 1 blages Not Allowed | | DELHI, India, May 6—Two per-| sons were killed today in rioting in | the heart of Delhi. | Indian infantry in eight armed cars established a state of armed defense. | The dead are natives. A virtual state of war prevails on the principal streel of Delhi. Cars are kept on a continual pa- trol. Entrances to all civil build- lings are guarded by troops. It is unlawful for more than five persons to assemble. TODAY'S STOCK Harvester 104%, Kennecott 41%, Missori Pacific 79%, National Acme 17%, Packard Motors 17%, Stan- dard Brands 23%, Simmons Beds 38%, Standard Oil of California 69%, U. 8. Steel 173, Ward Bak- ing B 11, American T. & T. Com- pany 248%, American Can 137%, Ford Ln'nlted 18, DREDGE bl'.ASON IS LAUNCHED EARLY IN FAIRBANKS REGION The gold dredging season in the Fairbanks area, was started un- usually early this year, when the! Fairbanks Exploration company’s | dredge, located on upper Cleary Creek, was put into operation late |last month. It is the newest of |that company's gold boats, being completed last November when it was given a two-week trial run. Dredge No. 6, on Goldstream, and | No. 8, on Gilmore, were expected to | start within a short time, and No. ‘3, the biggest boat operated by the company, was due to have started late last week —— .- — WHITE RETURNING SOON s thought to be one e DELHI UNDER | ! QUOTATIONS . ! ! ol er Victims of Bandits sty bl et © | Near Bucharest NEW YORK, May 6.—Alaska Ju-| o 2 Ineau is quoted today at 7; Alle-{ BUCHAREST, May 6. — Charles ghany, no sale; Anaconda 52%,/Dewey, American financ al adviser | Bethlehem Steel 95%, Gold Dustlto the Polish Government, was rob- 1431, Granby 28%,« International|bed of money and jewels by bandits Ozark Mountam Town Female Two men who, it is reported, would not. get themselves jobs, have been ordered out of town Arkansas, are: Back row, left of the little Ozark Mountain town of Yellville, The ladies, PRETTY ENVOYS to agk Mayor James Walker to atte They are holding the invitation, whose feminine government is the only ome of its kind in Arkansag are: Back row, left to right, Mrs. Alma Berry, Mrs. A. A. Thompson, Mrs. Abbie Cowdrey, Mrs. M. O. Hutchin- TO INVITE WALKER ssociated Press Photo Helen Long (left) and Winnifred Palmer will go £ Kiow York Otty nd the Anaheim, Cal., Orange show. IS ROBBED IN RUMANIA American Financial Advis- who attacked the automobile of Charles Davila, Rumanian Minister from the United States. 8ix bandits, masked, held up the Minister's car on a lonely road five miles from Bucharest firing shots at it. No one was injured. The bullet; aged the car. Dewey and Davila were accom- panied by Countess Czombeck, wife of the Polish Minister to Rumania, ‘The party was returning from a visit to the home of Prince Bibescu. | - | MISS BAYERS AND » ROY LESHER WED ! HERE LAST NIGHT| Phyllis A. Bayers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bayers of Ju-| neau, and Charles Roy Lesher, were | married at 10 o'clock last night| aboard the Princeton, Presbyterian mission boat, Rev. David Waggon- U. 8. Marshal Albert White will leave Seattle next Saturday for| here today, er read the rccemonies for the wedding, the first occasion of its| kind on the Princeton Mrs. Margaret Tennyson was/ bridesmaid and (-rr‘n H. Magill was best man. Ma was best man| for the wedding of the bride’s| parents many years ago Among those present were: Mr.| and Mrs. Lloyd Bay Mrs, Tay| ert Waggoner and James Steele, / Byrd Expects to Arrive at Balboa Early ’\()xr WW'L May 6 A ral Rich- PANAMA CITY cablegram from Rear Admi ard E. Byrd to Admiral Blakely, announces that the explorer ex- pects to arrive at Balboa May U tion of all en- 15 he (l“~ expedi- He requested cancel tertainment in his he sires to straighten out h tion affairs. —— . Missing Russian Plane Is Reported MOTORSHIP NANUK - 6.—A dog team arriving he: from 8t. Lawrence Bay reports the Junkers plane has landed there with Rus- sian scientis The plane was re-| ported missing several days ago. ——ee IS VISITING INST 'TIONS sec- in Edna R. Voss of retary of school the United € terian Chu passed throughe here on the Alameda during the week- end. She was me by local church officials spending several days at the Haines orphan- {age she will visi e Sheldon Jack- |son school in Sitka — e MRS. RADFORD 15 WRITING MOVING PICTURE MUSIC| Mrs. A. W. Radf wife of Com- mander Radford, who was charge of the 1929 a mappi expedi- itlon to Southeast Alaska, is now writing music fo: movies in Hpllywood, accor word re- ceived by friend Juneau. — ees — K. W. Withers, of the Pacific Coast Adjustment Bureau, who has been here to ac Malony ok passage south on the Yukon Rulcrs son and Mrs. H. R. Record, all aldermen; front row, left to right, Miss O’Reta Carson, treas- urer; Mrs. Virginia D. Walto, mayor, and Mrs. Lena Nevin, treasurer. NEARS BETWEEN ;CariarJa and United States | on Eve of Struggle Declares Woods HALIFAX, May 6-—Canada is on {the eve of a tariff war with the | United States, President Woods of {the Canadian Chamber of Com- merce told the Halifax Board of Trade He said the American !Chamber of Commerce is well aware of the impending economic contest and expressed faith that Canadians will “be able to meet every chal- lenge and hold their own in any combat that their good friends and neighbors to the south may care Ito seek.” - | { National Banks Report Issued “y Comptroller WASHINGTUON, May 6 Aggregate resources of 7,316 National banks in the Unii- ed States, Hawaii and Al- aska totalled twenty-seven billion, three hundred and forty-eight million, four hun- dred and ninety-eight thou- sand to March 27, Comp- troller Pale announced to- { 1y, This was a total de- ° ase of $1533,000,000 since |® December 3, the date pre- ceding the last call. eeecooescae KING GEORGE LONDON, May 6.—King George, ‘(-r-l( ting his twentieth, anniver- ry as ruler of the United King- |dom, attended the races at New Market. This is the first time he has gone to a race since his illness He presented medals to servants who have been with the royal fam- ily for a long time - | C. E. DeB Kans., possess a patent acres of Indiana land issued by the Government in 1837 and signed by Martin Van Buren. oi Hutchinson, ECONOMIC WAR TWO COUNTRIES {known of Alaskan pioneers. | survived by a wife, . CELEBRATING to 40, " GOVERNMENTIS GIVEN WEAPON IN DRY FIGHT Supreme Court Decision Places New Power in Prohibition Unit DORAN ANNOUNCES PROPOSED SYSTEM Y‘Boules. Casks, Corks, Etc., | Used in Liquor Making i to Be Seized WASHINGTON, May 6.— | The Government has started |a move to suppress all sale of paraphernalia for liguos manufacturing. " The drive is undertaken under the Supreme Court de- cision, made yesterday, that distribution of such equip- ment is illegal under the Vol- stend Law. Commissioner Doran an- nounced the step, saying that the action of the Supreme {Court upholding the seizure of bottles, casks and corks in Pittsburgh, on the ground they were displayed to at- tract purchasers who intend- ed to use them in the manu- facture of illicit liquor, gave the Prohibition Bureau an ef- fective weapon to proceed ugainst large concerns pm- ducing such articles. Commissioner Doran said further: “After the big deal- ers are wiped out,” the bur- cau will then “go down the line.” JUDGE THOMAS OF WRANGELL PASSES AWAY Resident offln for Over 50 Years—Servant of Fed. Government WRANGELL, Alaska, May 6.— William G. Thomas, United States Commissioner here, died at noon yesterday. A native, of Oregon, Judge Thom- as came here more than 50 years ago. He had previously passed some years in the Cassiar District in Northern British Columbia. For half a century, Judge Thom-, as has been in the service of the Pederal Government in various ca- pacities and was one of the best He is and a large number of relatives in Oregon, Wachington and Idaho. |Monastery, Church and Seminary Are | Destroyed by Fire BUFFALO, N. V., May 6.—Fire, belleved to have started from & short circuit on the top floor of the monastery at St. Bonaventure Col- lege, destroyed the monastery, semi- 'nary and St. Bonaventure church with a loss of $400,000, partially covered by insurance. Valuable paintings and books that cannot be replaced, were de- stroyed. NASHVILLE, Tenn.,, May 6.— p money to ¢ break faith with the st reasons Fred Acuff, accounts for parole the fact that about 80 per cent of those paroled make good Employment prisoners before they are released | 'Orf‘uh obtained for all is ton parole at never less than $20' -Purolwl Prtsoners Pay Officers Watching Them a month and board. The freed| man signs an agreement to p the state $2 a month out of h | wages. This money is used to p salaries of parole officers check up on the state's charges. Employers turn over to the sta |one-third of the paroled man’ wages, which is held and returned to the prisoner when he is finally discharged,