The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 9, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL XXXVI JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 9. 1930. MflVlBPR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT 3 BOY KINGIS DEPOSED, PRINCE CAROL RULES RUMANIA STOCKS CONTINUE TO DROP, EXCHANGE NORTH STATE OVERWHELMS F. M. SIMMONS Anti-Smith .I;r.xocrat Over- whelmingly Defeated in North Carolina BAILEY 62,000 AHEAD AND STILL GAINING Attorney Entered Race to, Punish Simmons for Hoover Support CHARLOTTE, N. C, June 9— Turnifold M. Simmons, dean of the | United States Senate, has jolned Senators Grundy of Pennsylvanla and Deneed of Illinois in being| defeated for renomination. The' veteran Tar-heel Legislator, virtual dictator of the Democratic Party | of his State since 1900, was de-| feated in Saturday's Democratic | primary in North Carolina by Jos- jah W. Bailey, Raleigh attorney, by 62,000 majority. Bailey’s victory is regarded as| entirely due to Senator Slmmonss repudiation of Gov. Alfred E.Smith and support of Herbert Hoover in| the last Presidential election. Bailey | declared over and over again dur- ing his campaign that he was run-| ning to “punish” Senator Simmons for his betrayal of the Democratic Party in refusing to accept the leadership of Gov. Smith. The vote in 1,500 precincts out of Simmons 121,000, PUOSTP RS SIMMONS’S DEFEAT INTERESTING COUNTRY | | WASHINGTON, June 9. — The| defeat of Senator F. M. Simmons for renomination in the North; C na Democratic primary is thej subject of much discussion, many citing the fact of his opposition to Gov. Smith as the principal cause of his downfall. J. W. Bailey entered the campaign with the avowed purpose of punishing Sen- ator Democratic Party in 1928. The re- sult, following the result of the last election in Virginia, is generally re- garded as indicating a changing sentiment in the South regarding Democratic leadership. Senator Simmons, who had been approached to run for Senator as an independent with Republican endorsement, denied reports that he would run independently. EARLY NEWS INDICATED RESULT CHARLOTTE, N. C, June 9.— The overwhelming defeat of Sen- ator Simmons for renomination was foreshadowed by the early re- turns. report gave Bailey 78499, Estep 318, and Simmons 46,954. Butler is leading in the Repub- lican primary also” held Saturday. In 310 precincts he received 2,141; Dorset got 161; Pritchard 1,200 and Tucker 555. HOLD WOMAN IN SHOOTING Cook Shot and Killed by Unknown Assailant— Companion in Jail CENTRALIA, Wash, June 9.— Maynard Taylor, aged 27, a cook, was shot and killed by an unknown | assailant lake road north of here. Agnes Stitham, Taylor's com- panion, is held in the City Jail as a material witness. The woman said she and Taylor drove into a lane and had been there only about five minutes when a man approached and fired a bullet, grazing her hair. then turned around and saw two men scuffling on the road. Taylor's body was found about 70 paces from his sutomobue: e — TO DO ASSESSMENT WORK John I. Conn and Fred Nodigar left for Ketchikan enroute to Hyder on the Yukon this morning. They | will be gone several weeks doing | assessment work on their mining claims. 1,795 gave Bailey 183,000 and| Simmons for deserting the| The first 665 precincts to| last night on a lonely! Sffe fled, | SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 9.-- Two notorious bank robbers were found missing from their cells in| Folsom Prison Friday. The two exchanged their prison garb for clothing of painters who were working in the new cell block at the Penitentiary, Warden Smith believes. Ethan McNabb, aged 32 years, and Flu)d Sampsen aged 30 years, Two N otorwus Robbers Are Missing from Cells In Prison in California convicted last September in Oak- land, left their two shirts, bearing | their numbers, two pairs of over- ‘alls and two pairs of shoes in the ‘unrxmshed block. A thorough search of the yard is being made and posses are scour- ing the immediate vicinity. Officers of all counties in North- ern California have been notified. It is not believed the two men have escaped from the prison yard. I | 0ver U. CONGRESS MAY QUIT JUNE 20; GOAL OF HOUSE | lieve Adjournment Coming Soon | | | WASHINGTON, D. C., June 9.— Congressional leaders have set June 20 as the adjournment goal in the House. This is regarded as com- paratively simple once the tariff bill is out of the way. Several matters are pressing the | attention of the Senate and this | might twist plans for ending the | session June 20. The Veterans’ measure holds the ipossibility of another tangle between Congress and the President and the {Rivers and Harbors Blll also is to fbe disposed of, with a few appro- priation bills. i {Bad Weather Delays Start of Flight Across Atlantic DUEBLIN, Ireland, June 9. —Unfavorable weather has delayed the take-off of Capt. Kingsford Smith and his three comrades for a flight across the North Atlantic to the United States. | | I | e 6o 0000000 —evo———— BANK BANDITS GRAB §15,000 MAKE ESCAPE Can't Be gt—hered with $45 Which Is Offered by Depositor i i NEWARK, N. J, June 9.—Four men robbed the Clinton Avenue Bank, ‘branch of the South Side Ndtional Bank here last Saturday, escaping with $15,000 in currency. Depositors and membetrs of the bank staff were herded into a cor- ner and remained there while the bandlLs rifled the teller's cage. ‘There was no shooting. jter, a patron, offered them $45 which he intended depositing. “Can’t be bothered with small stuff,” one of the robbers shouted. ISOS Investigation | Asked; Reed’s Talk, Broadcast, Disrupted WASHINGTON, June 9—The Federal Radio Commission has jasked a Committee of the Depart- ' ment of Commerce, Radio Division, |to inYestigate the SOS messages which disrupted the chain broadcast | 'last Saturday by Former Senator ineed when denouncing the radio; “trust. ‘4% {Congressional . Ladders. Be-1 As the bandits fled, Joseph Knas- | Mlsunderstandmg Over Forest Service Taking S. Public Lands WASHINGTON, D. C, June 9.— Although the Forest Service con- siders the personnel and equipment capable of taking over unappro- priated public lands, Chief Forester R. Y. Stuart, said that he is not actually urging such a change. After the meeting of the Lands Commission on June 4., some of the members had the impression that the transfer of unalloted lands to the Forest Service was urged by Stuart and others at the meeting. The meeting was behind closed doors. was answering questions as to whether the Forest Seryice could administer the Public Domain. I | said it could,” said Stuart. | Represeytative. French, of, Idaho, and he said he too had misun- derstood if any one thought or specifically urged Forest Service control. He sald he did urge a Forest Service system of control. e $2,000 LOOT ' SECURED FROM LONG IL. BANK Four Band;:Work Leis- urely—Blonde Woman Drives Their Car NEW YORK, June 9.—Four lei- surely working bank robbers took 1$22,000 in cash from the Richmond Hill National Bank at Jamaica, Long Island Sound last Saturday morning and then drove away after leaving every employee from the porter to the Bank manager, bound and gagged. As the employees arrived, they were seized, tied and deposited on the floor in a corner. Albert Thorne, the manager, was forced to open the vault. The bank employees said a blonde young woman drove the robbers’ car. el el New York Chinaman Is Slain Before Ink Dry on Peace Pact NEW YORK, June 9.—The ink was hardly dry on the peace treaty signed between Chinese (Tongs, {laundryman, was found with five bullets in his body. The Police believe the act was one of private vengeance. Three Kidnapped by Tribesmen, Rel eased SIMLA, India, June 9.—Major E. L. Farley, Capt. J. C. Frere and Mrs. Frere, kidnapped Wednesday by Insurgent frontier tribesmen on the Quettaachaman Road, have been returned safely. ———————— Bunked—Pays $600 for Russ Crown Jewels ST. LOUIS, June 9—The “Rus- sian Crown Jewels” were sold again ilast Wedmesday to Meyer Preuss. He reported to the police that he “The nearest I came to that point | was also present at the meeting,; when Charles Wong, aged 25, al Seeks Sermtorship On Repeal of All Dry Laws OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla- homa, June 9.—Advocating repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Vol- stead Act, “in the interest of true temperance,” J B. A. Robertson, former Governor of Oklahoma, has announced his candidacy for the Dem- ocratic nomination of United States Senator. LEGAL BATTLE FORECAST FOR WATER RIGHTS Juneau \i’;;r Company Plans Suit to Settle Gold Creek Status Rumblings of a portended legal battle over the water that flows in Gold Creek—and sometimes doesn't—were heard in Counecil Chambers at City Hall Saturday night when John Reck, local man- |ager of the Juneau Water Com- pany, appeared before the City Council and portrayed the position of his company. The attitude adopted by the Alas- ka Juneau Gold Mining Company and the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company in claiming para- mount rights to the water, Mr. Reck said, will compel the water company to take the matter to the courts for final decision. Remedy Impractical The installation of water meters, protection of pipes along the water- front and tide flats, and of com- pelling users of water to keep their faucets closed in cold weather spells, Mr. Reck said, the company regarded as impractical. =~ And he had no intention of forcing any of these things. Tt would be impossible to install service pipes in certain sections of the city to prevent freezing, and the only way to prevent it is to keep the water running during periods of extreme cold. “President Lewis said if he was forced to cut off anyone because of open faucets, the service would not be resumed in that case until the following summer,” declared Mr. Reck. He denied that any serious wastage was occasioned by leaking mains, and Isaid the company was keeping its mains in good condition. The Council was told there is nothing the company can do at |this time to guard against future water shortages. “We will have to wait until a shortage occurs, then Mr. Lewis will come to Juneau and go into court to compel the Alaska Juneau to release enough water in Last Chance Basin to relieve the situation. “We can't go ina court now be- cause we lack adequate data on water supply to make a showing,” he said. Attitude Is Reversed The attitude of the mining com- pany and the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company, he declared, (was " astonishing to both himself (Continued on Page Three) further intimated that the company } | SHARE PRICES - TUMBLE AGAIN | IN LAST HOUR Pivotal Sto<;s_Closed Low- er thap Last Saturday I‘{l Y. Exchange NEW YORK, June $.— Heavy liquidation weakened marginal accounts and sent share prices into a swift de- cline during the last hour of trading today on the New York Exchange. The total sales reached 4,- 480,000. | Most of the pivotal shares closed 2 to 5 points lower than last Saturday and sev ‘_l en issues were off from 5 to 10 points. Closing quotations on the follow- ing stocks today were: Alaska Juneau 6%, Alleghany Corporation 23%, Anaconda 55% Bethlehem Steel 90%, General Mot. ors 45%, Granby 29, Kennecott 44%, Montgomery Ward 40%, Na. tional Acme 15, Packard 15%, Sim- mons Beds 31%, Standard Brands 21%, Standard- Oil of California 66%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 73, United Aircraft no sale, U. S.! Steel 1617%, Fox Films 46, Texas Corporauon 54%. EXPLOSION IN TUNNEL CAUSES SEVEN TO DIE Disaster Occurs in Hetch- Hetchy Tunnel in Cali- fornia County OAKLAND, ©Oal, June 9.—Seven men are dead and one badly in- Jured, is in the hospital as the result of an explosion in the Hetch- Hetchy tunnel near Claveras Dam in the Alameda County Hills. A shot of dynamite in the tunnel sometime Sunday opened up a stream of water and evidently blew in a pocket of gas which was not ignited at the time, but without the men working in the tunnel knowing apparently, it seeped into the long passage and accumulated there. Investigators believe a spark from the electric tram or a pick set off the gas. Invites Hoover to Visit Olympic Natl. Monument on Trip WASHINGTON, ' June 9.—Repre- sentative Albert Johnson, of the State of Washington, has invited President Hoover to visit the Olym- pic National Monument during the summer, on his western trip. — P Deputy United States Marshal C. V. Brown, returned here Sunday from Seattle after taking prisoners to McNeil Island, and insane pa- tients to Mornlnguide Pl\l‘\«(II’/lL.S IN RU WANIAN DRAMA PRINCE CAROL ON THRONE AS RUMANIAN KING |Kingdom Hfienounced 5 Years Ago for Woman, Restored to Him PARLIAMENT TAKES . Princess Helen and fermer King Michael (upper pictures); Prince Carol (right) who has been proclai; Mme, Lupesco, who caused Carol, for ‘the throne, until he suddenly day, leaving Mme. Lupesco in Paris. imed King of Rumania, and lower five years ago, to give up chances returned to Bucharest last Satur- Advisory Commission To Aid ‘WASHINGTON, June 9. — The Shipping Board has decided to in- form President Hoover that pend- ing proposals for the purchase of the Government owned steamship lines would not be acted upon until his .Advisory Commission makes recommendations. The President announced Friday he would ap-| point a Commission to advise the | Shipping Board because of so much | controversy. The Cosmopolitan Shipping Com- pany, United States Lines and the Black Diamond Steamship Com- | pany submitted bids for the Amer- ican, Diamond, America-France lines. The United States Lines and Black Diamond Steamship Company offered about $25 a ton and the Cosmopolitan offered $14, contending that the operator should | be fdvored In the sale under the terms on the 1920 Merchant Marine Act. i ‘The United States Lines proposed to build two 28-knot passenger | ships for $30,000000 each if the successful bidder. 'RE Chapter 1 MARY LOU ARRIVES Brynmor Whittamore paced xm-} patiently on the station platform, waiting for the most wonderful gir! in the world—or so he had thought | last summer. It was different now. What a difference those few months had made! Mary Lou was on her way, defi- nitely and unavoidably. She would | |arrive at any moment, full of en- thusiasm and affection. And she would expect him to reciprocate. iThat was what annoyed Brynmor.| | nalve Mary Lou hadn't taken the | hint. | since then. A lifetime—Clarice! A-NICE-GIRL- COMES-TO-TOWN; Maysie Greig ward whom he has turned cold? Last summer Brynmor had thought he loved Mary Lou Les- lie, and he hadn't hesitated to tell her s0. His letters recently had been cooler, much cooler, but the Here was the holiday they had planned so eagerly—only last sum- mer. What a lot had happened Brynmor couldn’t think of Clar- ice Pay without a breathless feel- ing “that tightened the muscles in paid $600 for 10 pieces of glass. How does a fellow greet a girl to- "his throat, Clarice, with her fiery| 2 red hair and provoking half-shut amber eyes, affected men that way. And now, withing a few min- utes he must face Mary Lou “Idiot that T was!” Brynmor mut- tered. “Should have known a sum- mer flirtation wouldn't last. Just a blue sky, a sea breeze and a girl—any girl, so long as she's pret- ty” Mary Lou had been pretty in her fresh, unsophisticated way. But, oh, how green! Why had this ghastly (Continued on Page holiday Nine) Shpping Board TARIFF BILL IS OUT FROM CONFERENCE! WASHINGTON, June 9.—The Tariff Bill conferees have com- pleted correction of the meas- ure’s clock and watch duties sections. Chairman Smoot said the report will be made to the Senate within a few hours. — .- —— COLD VACGINE IS DISCOVERED Pathologist Beheves Colds Can Be Cured — Im- munity for Sometime BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 9—~Dr. J. A. Pfeiffner, Asso- ciate of the University of Mary- land Medical School and out- standing Pathologist, announced today that he had devised a vaccine which he believes will cure colds and give the patient immunity from one to three years. ACTION ON SUNDAY Former King Michael Is Just Little Boy Again —Plans for Future BUCHAREST, June 9.— Prince Carol, on Sunday, re-. covered the tnrone he gave up for Mme. Lupesco five Parliament elected him |King Carol, the Second, and his son Michael, was named {next in succession. Carol returned to Rumania |last Friday night by airplane ;from Paris, leaving Mme. Lupesco there. It was re- ported several weeks ago that he had finally broken with +his charmer. Upon arrival here he was met by friends and went to .lhe Royal Palace and talked ‘wnh his brother Prmce. Nicholas. | Saturday night it was an- nounced that the kingdom |Carol renounced five years ago would be given back to him on Sunday. This was fol- lowing the resignation of |Premier Julian Maniu and his Cabinet. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate called a special session for early Sunday morning and they placed the dashing Prince on the throne, and King Michael, Carol's |son, became just a nine-year-old fellow again. Carol said he returned because |political conditions in the country |dem~hded. Reconciliation, to a certain ex- tent, with Princess Helen, is be- lieved possible, Queen Marie is in Germany. | | i NO DIVORCE ANNULMENT BUCHAREST, June 9. — King Carol has failed, thus far, in ef- forts to effect reconcilation with his former wife, Princess Helen, but is still trying to bring about a softening attitude. The King and Princess Helen had a long discussion as to future attitude and it was finally agreed nof to demand annulment of di- vorce. The King returned his son Mi- chael to the Palace where Prin- cess Helen is staying after tuking :tm to the Royal Palace on Sun- ay. Twenty Trapped, Four Killed by Explosion In Tunnel Below River DETROIT, Mich.,, June 9.—Four laborers were killed and between 12 and 20 others were trapped by a dynamite explosion in the water {works’ tunnel, 180 feet below the surface of the Detroit River;at the foot of Marquette Drive. Twetve were injured when an electric drill struck a dynamite charge placed last Saturday and which had falled to explode. The cause of cold, he identi- |Lieut. Soucek [ fied as michococcus and named 2 Micrococcus coryza. He said he Estl.zbluhes -New had been expertmenting tor |Altitude Record seven years. —_— . WASHINGTON, June 9.— @ Adverse Report Made on 'o ‘The Burgau of Standards an- £ ® nounced that Lieutenant e Labor Dlxpute Measure|e soucek, of the Navy, has e —— e flown a plane to an altitude e WASHINGTON, D. C, June 9.—|® of 43160 feet last Wednes- ® The Senate Judiciary Commiitee|® day, establishing a new alti- e has ordered an adverse report on|e® tude record. He passed the o the Senate’s revised Shipstead bill|® previous mark by 1,044 feet. to restrict injunctions in labor dis-|e . putes. secessvesss o