The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 11, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL XXXVI NO. 5433. “ALL THE NEWS AIL TIIE TIME” |930 FORTY LIVES LOST: OCEAN GOING MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESS DECLARES WAR ON NEWSPAPERS ARE AROUSED OVER MURDER Slaying of Veteran Chicago Reporter Called ‘Chal- lenge to Press’ LARGE SUM 1S PLACED ON HEAD OF MURDERER Fifty-Five Thousand Dollar Reward Offered for Apprehension CHICAGO, The Chicago press is united in declaring a war to the fin- ish on gangsters after post- ing rewards totalling $55,000 for apprehension of the slay- er of Alfred “Jake” Lingle, veteran police and crime re- porter of the Chicago Tribune who was shot down Monday night while walking through the underground tunnel to- ward the Randolph Street Il- linois Central terminal. The murderer escaped. The leading daily newspap- ers of Chicago called the kill- ing of Lingle as a “challenge to the press” and the news- papers editorially announced their acceptance of the chal- lenge of the gangsters. The police are firm in the belief that Lingle, friend of the police as well as the hood- lum, was shot because he knew teo much. ALASKA JUNEAU SURPLUS LAST MONTH, $88.400 Local Mine Continues Ex- cellent Record—May Recovery Is Good The Alaska Juneau operations for May showed a surplus of $88,- 400 above all expenditures, accord- ing to the monthly statement of estimated results issued by J. W. Crosby, Secretary, from the com- pany's San Francisco offices and made public here today. The gross recovery was $273,500, operating expenses $175,000, operat- ing profit $98,500, other expendi- tures and accrued charges $10,100, making the surplus $88,400. The monthly statement follows: Estimated Results of Operations for Month of May, 1930 Tons mined and trammed to mill .. 338,290 Cents Per Ton $268.880 76.46 4,700 139 $213,500 80.85 Receipts— Gold Lead and Silver Total Operating Expenditures— Mining and Tram- ming Milling All other Juneau oparating costs. New York Stock Transfer and San Francisco Office Expenses $ 93,500 70,500 2,500 14 51.73 29.12 Total ...$175,000 Operating Profit $ 98,500 Other Expenditures and Accrued Charges ..$ 10,100 Surplus $ 88,400 ——————— Mississippi is expected to pur- chase 352,050 motor vehicle license tags for the year 1931. Twenty- five sub-motor vehicle tags will be included. I, June 11.—| by the league she has taken diffi- PHILADELPHIA.—The wedding here on June 23 of Miss Mary Tod- | hunter Clark and Nelson A. Rocke- feller, second son of John D. Rocke- feller, jr., will mark a new chap- | ter in a tale of romance which had its beginning on the beaches or‘ Maine. It was not far :rom there that the young scion of the house of | Rockefeller was born . Tt was near Northeast Harbor, ' Me., that these two minds found a mutual interest in the great out-! doors. Both are fond of horseback rid- ing, tennis, photography, swimming and hikes through the hills. Both families spent the summers | there several years ago. Miss Clark and Nelson were very young then| —he is only 21 now and she is 22.| But each summer they met again | and the romance blossomed. | Made Debut in 1926 Miss Clakr made her debut at a tea here in October, 1926. She ls‘ identified with the activities of| the younger social set in this city | and New York. During the last two years she has | been responsible for much of the| social service work sponsored by the Junior League. In dramatic productions presented] cult parts and has appeared in, specialty dances at the Junior League Cabaret, the Easter Ball and the Déevon horse show cabaret. She was graduated from the Foxeroft School in Virginia in 1925, where she played basketball. A year | ]\I;L.S()’\ ROCKEFELLER’'S BRIDE-TO-BE HIS SWEETHEART OF MAINE BE A(‘HFS Mary Todhunter Clark, of Philadelphia, second son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who will be married June 23. I years ago. 1 attorney I { members of the church. BIG RAID IS MADE BY N.Y, DRY AGENTS | Places Suspected of Selllng‘ Poisonous Liquor Swooped Upon Y THIRTY-TWO DEATHS IN PAST THIRTY DAYS Quantities of ““‘Smoke” and Other Intoxicants Are Seized arine NEW YORK CITY, June 11— Dozens of “smoke” joints, alleged speakeasies, drug stores and offer ! lpl’l(‘es suspected of selling poison- ous liquor, were ralded last night by 50 Dry Agents masquerading as | Bowery derelicts. { The raids were led by Major |Maurice Campbell, Prohibition Ad- [ @ “mmhtra[or aimed at the sources and Nelson A. Rockefeller, f Poisonous liquor. | Poisonous liquor is blamed for 32 S _jdeaths during the past 30 days. | Quantities of home brew, colored later che took a degree at the Sor-|pajcohol, denatured aleohol and bonne in Paris. |“smoke” were taken from bartend- She has traveled extensively inlers in the establishments, and all Eurepe. |were placed under arrest. Her mother is the former Mlssi Hundreds of derelicts lying stupi- Elizabeth W. Roberts, daughter of fied in several Bowery speakeasies, the late George B. Roberts, presi-|were carfled into the fresh air. dent of the Pennsylvania raurand‘ Father An Attorney \LA FULLETTE Her father, Percy Hamilton Clark, is the son of the late E. W. Clark,| head of a banking firm which bore | Is AGAINST his name. He is a widely known | Urges Defeal at of Measure— Is “Betrayal”—Final Vote Friday ‘WASHINGTON, June 11.—Urging | the defeat of the tariff bill, S(“mtnr‘ LaFollette, Wisconsin, conlcnded] the Senate Hawley-Smoot measure is a “complete betrayal” of Presi-| |dent Hoover's pledge for limited revision to “give agriculture equal- ] ity with industry.” It is sald here that the couple| ‘ne fina] vote on the tariff bill will spend their honeymoon on a' is set for 2 o'clock Friday after-| seven months' cruise around the ;o S SHARKEY READY "FOR BIG FIGHT: On their return, it is stated, they Miss Clark has six brothers and | one sister. | The Clark-Rockefeller engamo- ment marks the second alliance of the Rockefeller family with mem- bers of Philadelphia families. | Almira Rockefeller, daughter of| Mrs. Willlam G. Rockefeller, mar- ried M. Roy Jackson, master of hounds at the Radnor Hunt Club. The wedding ceremony will be performed in St. Asaph’s Protestant Episcopal Church ,in Bala, & sub- urb, by the rector, the Rev. Ben- jamin N. Bird. The Clarks | | | | have been lifelong will occupy a $75,000 home whmh the father of young Rockefeller building for them on the F.ockc- feller estate at Pocantico Hills, | N. Y. Wives Engaged in Fight Wkile Mates Battling HOBART, Okla, June 11. —While their wives were en- gaged in a fight, Deputy Sheriff Humble and a filling station operator were also NOTED @ ERM AN IS CONFIDENT, Schmeling Is Due in New York Tonight—Fight S omorrow LEADER, MODERN THEOLOGY, DIES | i NEW YORK, June 11. — Jack| Sharkey put in his first appearance in Madison Square Garden today. Picturesque view on White Hcouse steps as John Philip Souza, veteran Marine Band leader, played one of his own stirring Baitd | Executive compositions for the President and Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador. The U. 8. Marine Band, whxch he is leading, is considered one of the greatest bands of its kind in America, (International Newareel) ENGAGED TO Senate Passes Resolution to Name Mount, Eielson WH[TNEY HEIR WASHINGTON, June 11.— The Senate has passed the resolution adopted by the House to name Copper mountain, in Alaska, Mount Eielson, after Col. Carl Ben Elelson, who was killed in a plane crash last winter near East Cape Siberia. The reso- lution has been sent to the President. | | EARTH SHOCKS LAST 2 HOURS Severe Quake Registered | by/Georgetown Univ. l Instruments | WASHINGTON, June 11. An earthquake lasting for more than two hours has been disclosed by the Georegtown University instru- ments The action began at §:08 o’'clock last night. | Rev. Sohon, Director, said he was unable to definitely place the dis- |turbance but thought it was west Assoctatea Press Phote |of Washington. The shocks were engaged in fighting follow- ing a raid of the officer on the place for liguor. Humble is dead from gunshot wounds and the filling station op- erator has been jailed. Both wives are in the hospital. Dr. Adolf von Harnack | Passes Away After Ill- ! ness of Two Weeks | HEIDELBERG, Germany, June ® 11—Dr. Adolf von Harnack, leader ® in the modern German school of \Theology died today at the age lof 79 years after an illness of two weeks. CRCE I SRR I ) ———————— oy l | Toql:;:,fii-li:g:x { PROMINENT IN WORLD | As leader of the modern German o |school of theology, which aims at | reconciling science ith the Bible, IDr. Adolf von Harnack achieved NEW YORK, June 11.—The clos-\wlde prominence in the German iing quotation today on Alagka Ju- ' world of, learning. neau mine stock is 5%, Alleghany| Theology ran in his blood. His 22%, Anaconda 54%, Bethlehem father, Theodosius Harnack, was a Steel 87, General Motors 45%, professor of that subject in the Granby 25, Kennecott 44%, Mont- University of Dorpat, formerly in \gomery -Ward 40%, National Acme Russia, but now in Esthonia, and , Packard 15, Simmon Beds 31%, farther back among his ancestors standnrd Brands 21, Standard Oil there were sturdy exponents of the of California 64%, Standard Oil of Lutheran faith. New Jersey 71%, United Aircraft While still in his teens, Dr. von 613%, U. S. Steel 173%, Fox Films Harnack began the study of theol- 45, Texas Corporation 53%. Jogy at Dorpat, where he was born ——to——— |May 7, 1851. At 23 he was a lec- Chanute, Kansas, has an absent turer at the University of Leip- |minded ecarpenter. The workman sic, and even then his discourses on hired to put a new roof on a house, | 1 o0 00000000 | | | shingled the wrong dwelling. (Continued on Page Two) {road work. He was out early for 20 minutes “I feel great. I never felt bet- ter. This fight won't even bel close,” he said. ! Sharkey is full of confidence and |good spirits. | The general belief is that Shar-} key is due for one of his good| fights. Gate receipts are estimated to be| about $750,000. Sharkey is a 9 to 5 favorite in the betting. He appears in the| pink of condition. | Max Schmeling will not reacn New York until evening. Joe Jacobs has been reinstated as Schmeling's second. He was suspended one time when Schmeling failed to go through with a fight with Scott. Business is booming in the Gar-| den ticket office. This afternoon Sharkey went to see the Glants play the Pittsburgh Pirates. ———.——— Efforts of Jimmy Hamilton, presi- dent manager of the Mobile Bears| of the Southern Association, to take the franchise to Knoxville, Tenn., haven't done attendance any good in the Bay city. Nine fans turned out for a recent tilt. The game was postponed. Engagemant of Mary Elizabeth Altemus ot Philadelphia to John |severe. Hay Whitney, son of Mrs. Payne Whitney, has been announced. Well known In polo and racing circles, Jock Whitney is principal heir to $191,000,000 estate of Payne Whitney, Fight About Polish Diet Has Politicians Guessing By MARYLLA CHRZANOWSKA WARXSAW. sane 11.—Political cir- cles, trying to figure out what will be the next phase of the perennial fight between Marshal Joseph Pil- sukski and the Polish diet, have not progressed beyound the guessing stage. Some, nowever, are predicting the erstwhile dictator will turn to a bloodless coup d'etat as the most effective means of getting rid of his parliamentary foes. The situation is due to come to a head about June 22. On that date there will expire a 30 days’ inter- val created on May 23 when Presi- dent Moscicki prorogued a special session of the lower house a few hours before it was due to assem- ble. ‘The House was getting together despite the hostility of the cabinet ) KELLER HAS OPERATION | | W. K. Keller superintendent of llhe Juneau Public Schools, under- {went an appendectomy at St. Ann's | hospital yesterday afternoon. He passed a favorable night and his |condition 1s good today, hospital ‘Juendams u‘pmtr‘d this morning. members to the move, having been | ALASKA EMPIRE PRICE TEN CENTS CRAFT COLLIDE [OIL TANKER IS RUN DOWN, CREW PERISH Flaming O;Y‘Spurts from Stricken Craft as it Sinks at Sea WOMEN JUMP INTO WATER AND DROWN Fire Spreads Over Two Boats Following Col- lision Near Boston BOSTON, 'Mass., June 11. —Flaming oil spurting from Ithe depths of a stricken oil ' | tanker, believed to be the Pinthis, of Fall River, is thought to have claimed the lives of more than 40 persons aboard the craft. The passenger liner Fair- fax, outbound from Boston, collided with the tanker last night and not a person aboard | the tanker is believed to have escaped. A score of Fairfax passen- |gers and crew, are unaccount- icd for. The Pinthis carried a crew of 19 men. Flames swept both ecraft and melted the radio antenna |temporarily and ended possi- I bility of summoning aid. ! The tanker plunged from {sight 20 minutes after the crash. | Ten women, believing the steamer Fairfax was also doomed, hurled themselves into the sea only to perish in the raging oil pouring from the tanker. MAN AND WIFE MEET DEATH IN AUTOACCIDENT Car Goes Over Grade and Drops 100 Feet Into Trinity River KEUREA, Calif, June 11.—Mr, and Mrs. James Willett, of Eureka, were killed when an automobile went over a grade and dropped more than 100 feet into Trinity Riva er yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brooks and a child, passengers in the car, were thrown clear and escaped unin- Jured. Japanese Admiral Resigns High Office TOKYO, June 11.—Admiral Kan- Ji Kato, Chlef of the Naval Gen- eral Staff, recently appointed mem- ber of the Supreme War Council, resigned today. Admiral Taniguchi has been ap-~ pointed to succeed him. called by virtue of a pe ion w,;nmh by the proper number of mem- bers. The session would have been! abortive, however senate was not called and under the con- | stitution the acts of the house not valid unless the upper chaml is sitting. The opposition partie as the LISBON, June 11.—While the PR specter of depopulation faces most g of the European races, to Portugal to present a motion of mon-con- |oy “in PO e pieth fidence in the government and to JI ata'ife % sotizieL ol Gt try to force an inquiry into several P a t ol subjects, particul expenditures ve J::u;:‘:l ‘n:(:‘pub; ‘;‘:U‘lalh:m:;: beyond the budget by M. Czecho-| . “yo 4 nor cang. wicz, who was minister of finance in 1927-28, The diet's efforts co;,‘,;‘h“' over dasihs for M mek 1 discredit him have caused some of ‘“" o M. Plisndski’s most vitriolic iy g Earnest propaganda for better n‘ abAig [iw int l,lwm‘u or‘housinv; conditions and the observ- the members and of parliament® in|*cc % hyglene‘ns mpce 15 5he genasal, |towns and villages where the popu- Jlation is decimated by tuberculosis Continued on Page Eighty and typhoid fever. The infantile The excess of | HIGH BIRTH RATE IS MENACE TO PORTUGAL population is paying a heavy toll to the terrible lung disease. Yet despite a rapidly increasing birth rate, marriages are fewer and divorces are increasing. Whereas in 1924, 47,505 brides were led to the altar, in 1929 the number of couples who signed the marriage register dropped to 41,674. Other European countries offer |rewards for large families, but Por- tugal is in no need of such propa- ganda. On the contrary, the peo- ple are told that well-filled nur- series are a luxury under present ‘condmoni