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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” i/OL. XXXVL, NO. 5445. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESD. AY, JUNE 25, 1930, MEMBER S CEN13 OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRIEZE TEN SOUTHERN CROSS MAKES FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC LEPS ARE SOON T0 FLY ACROSS PACIFIC OCEAN Dirigible Service Between San Francisco and Tokyo Promised THREE DIRIGIBLES TO COMPOSE FLEET| Forty Passengers, Mail and Baggage Will Be Car- ried Each Trip SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 25. —Toyoji Kaneko, Acting Consul| General from Japan, predicted that a Japanese Company will be oper- ating 68 hours to San Francisco from Tokyo with a dirigible service before fall of next year. The' company plans to purchase three zeppelins, each to carry mn\l.‘ 40 passengers and baggage. The one-way fare will be $900. In the summer the course will lie off the Aleutians and in the winter the zeppelins will follow the; Thirtieth parallel of latitude. Sailings will be every five days. e, REPUBLICANS OF HOUSE ARE | TO AID HOOVER ! Hold Caucus and Pledge to| . ’ Sustain Veto of Vets Pension Bill ¢ —_— ! By PRISCILLA RING WASHINGTON, . T, June 25— | (A. P. Correspondent) An agreement to sustain the Presi-| teranNBUL, Ji 25— Sbeul dent’s anticipated veto of the w°fld{thou¢h the Tur::l: Bate hnswb: War [VEeERnS - DB :a_fll W85 come, and strong as is her friend- made by 154 House Republicans at gni, " gith Soviet Russia, Turkish| a caucus. This is more than tWo ;,4ignation over the religious situa-| thirds of the vote necessary to Pre- tion in Russia has been expressed T it oh s T by the semi-official daily, “Djumou- The caucus specified that a sub- r:at." o y, “Djumou stitute bill must be enacted. Ths Columbia University and | The paper declares that the move |seeks to erase 25000000 Moslem +Turks and their national ideals from Russia. Citation Is made of reports that BILL GOES TO HOOVER WASHINGTON, D. C, June 25.— Without a record vote the House concurred to the Senate amend- 8,000 mosques have been closed in ts to the Johnson World War e s LI, The measure now the district of Idil-Oural; that 14- : i ted. iwndemned to death or deported, : Seg w P % p fand that the Chief Mufti has been larresbed for refusing to sign a in EsTIM ATES UF | Russia have not been persecuted. | The Turkish paper warns the |Soviet Union that elimination of BRIT'SH NAVA !Turks was one aim of the czars as it was their aim to also stretch to kill the independence of Turkey {—and in return, Turkey helped to |kill the czars. goes to President Hoover and im- 500 Moslem worshippers have been statement that the Moslems PRUGRAM GIVEN their dominions to Istanbul and | Turkey aided the Soviets be- Construction In cludes!cause they promised to leave Tur- Th 6I h G C . |key mistress of her own destiny ree O-Inc! uns Lruls~ |ang «it is friendship’s duty on our | part,” the “Djumouriet” concludes, bl Nme Desuoyers “to remind the Soviets of these les- SOVIET W ARNED MUST TOLERATE MOSLEM TURKS Far We;t and East Again to Fight For Intercollegiate Rowing Title the MELLON MAKES PROTEST ABOUT PROPOSEDMOVE House Resolution Against § Purchasing German | FEDERALS DOLL Bonds Poor Policy | WASHINGTON, D. C., June 25.— Secretary of Treasury Mellon told the House Banking Committee to- day that he belleved it is against public policy to adopt the House resolution designed to prohibit the Federal Reserve, National and State Banks from investing in the Ger- man Reparations bonds or other certificates issued pursuant to the new plans to settle the German war | debts. s Secretary Mellon said the Re- serve Banks were prohibited any- way, and Congress has no right to manage banks that operate by private capital. BETTER HOMES WEEK , I , }Merger of Two ! LONDON, June 25—The First 8ons of hisio Lord of the Admiralty told the House of Commons today that sup- plementary estimates of the Gov- ernment’s 1930 naval construction . idd program will be presented shortly. Radroads Forb o The program incjudes three ~6- Until Next Year inch gun cruisers, nine destroyers,J three submarines, four sloops and one net layer and target |:avnm;J WASHINGTON, June 25. — The House Interstate Commerce Com- vessel. {mission has amended a redraft of g o T, S PR T jthe Senate Railroad Consolidation FARM OIL COOPERATIVE Resolution to forbid consymmation GROWS of the proposed merger of the Northern Pacific and Great North- ern uniil after next March 4. S The 42 seniors in XNorth Caro- lina State college school of com- merce all accepted jobs three weeks i before commencement, none with North Carolina concerns. SPRINGFIELD, Tll. — Five new stations are expected to be added this summer to the 60 bulk storage slations dealing in petroleum pro- ducts and operated in affiliation with the Illinois Farm Supply Com- pany. ART SLUMP MIRRORS WALL STREET CRASH PARIS, June 25.—Within six(ly postponed them until next sea- months artists in Montparnasse, re- | son. gardless of nationality, have come| The effect has been more strik- t0 realize that they are at the mer- [ing than an outsider can realize.| cy of world money markets. Merchants in the Bohemian sec-| Since the Wall Street collapse |tion who stocked their shops with last November, art has been in the |high priced goods still have them. dumps. The relationship of art to| Since the war the old Bohemia money has been lost sight of until |has gradually been replaced by a the sale of canvasses suddenly stop- |new order of painters with motor ped. Exhibitions were cancelled cars and fine apartments. But and newcomers who hoped to put|now there is a reaction toward pre- | on their first shows this year quiet- way standards, Kl {with us.” HEAD SENDS LETTER Word from the Better Homes Week Committee in Washington, D. C., was received this week by Mrs. C. J. Skuse, who had charge of the local program. y 0. Washington varsity crews finished one-two last year: in the inte¥collegiate rowing regatta at Poughkeepsie. The schools’ crews this year, Columbia (left) and, 5 ikl e, ansll) iadk iodily. thet uvieieuiinTibaimie whith:will s rewst Tuhe DoV e I 00 (07, OIL AL uAk hud ey captains are Warren Davis (left) of Washington, and J. Murphy of Columbia. ~ [B.C.OFFICIALS BACK PROJECT IN EVERY WAY Canadians Enthusiastic for International Highway, Says Gov. Parks y K:| J. Murphy British Columbia officials are en- ’thusmsncally behind the Pacific | Yukon 'Highway project and are !lenvinx nothing undone to place it on a proper plane before the residents of that province, accord- ing to Gov. George A. Parks, who réturned last night from Hazelton | where ‘he met the motor caravan | that covered from Seattle to Van- couver, and -from the latter point | to Hazelton over Caribou Highway |which will be a link in the pro- posed international route. | | The Governor was accompanied home by .Maj. Malcolm Elliott, President of the Alaska Road Com-! mission, who was with the party from Seattle north, and H. G. Wat- ison, President of the Chamber of | | Commerce, who flew with Gov.| | Parks to Prince Rupert last Thurs- | day. i s It was a very enjoyable mp' throughout, said Gov. Parks. The | plane stopped at Wrangell where, Walter C. Waters joined the party. At - Ketchikan = another stop was party reached ‘Prince Rupert early ! | Thursday evening. It was met' |there by the Mayor of the city and {other officlals, and a ‘delegation I(mm Ketchikan, composed of J. R. E | Heckman, N. R. Walker, L. 8. Fer- Claim to South Pole ris and Dr. E. V. Ellis, which ar- | Regions Considered. irived earlier in the day. i | Thursday night Lieut. Gov. Ran- dolph Bruce and his niece, Miss Question of Laying WASHINGTON, June 25. —The State Department is considering whether the United States will- lay. aside a century precedent and lay claim to a part of the vast Antarctic reglon. L] 4 by steamer. Gov. ‘guest from there to Hazelton o lon some short -trips around tHere. o!The British Columbia executive o \brought his automobile with him Although the department e |and accompanied the caravan back is contemplating Rear -Ad- e to Vancouver. miral Richard E. Byrd's i The caravan arrived at Hazelton, claim to part of the An- ela few hours ahead of the dclegn-! tarctic over which he flew, e itions from Prince Rupert and met the South Pole decision will them. Several events were held for probably not be reached for e the visitors. Gov. Parks and others siome- Hmey in the party participated in break- | ing ground for-a government hos- | pital there. Later he accompanied Lieut. Gov. Bruce on a motor ride | to Smithers. On their return to Prince Ru- pert the Governor and other Alas- kans were guests of officials a% Prince Rupert, going for a short; launch ride around the harbor and nearby points. Alaskans going by Prince Rupert to Hazelton in- cluded, besides the Juneai, Wran-| gell and Ketchikan delegates, one; from Hyder, who returned to Van- couver with the caravan. el NOW HIKING OBLITERATED TRAIL OF % Young Married Couple Not ‘Heard from Since Left Civilization ————— \ i UP, MAKE RAIDS NEW YORK CITY Sql'xad of Agents, in Even- ing Dress, Visit Two Fashionable Places NEW YORK, June 25.—A large squad of Federal Prohibition Agen's in evening clothes, raided the Cen- tral Park Casino and dining room of the Hotel Ritz-Oarlton early last evening. Several socially promi- nent persons were arrested, also waiters. 2 Twenty agents arose from their tables in the Casino where 200 were dining and there was a scene of wild disorder. Many of the diners accused the| Following is an extract from the letter: “We wish to thank you for send- ing us a report on the Better Homes program conducted in Ju- neau this year. “By arousing the interest of your community in the possibilities ‘of home improvement and thereby en-~ couraging such improvement, you | and your town have made a valu- able contribution to the Better Homes in America movement. “We are particularly interested to know that Juneau has conducted a most worth while demonstration. The many features that you have included show excellent planning of your campaign and effective leadership. We hope next year that you will continue the work The letter was from James Ford, Executive Director of the cam- paign. Pictures taken in Juneau during Better Homes Week which were to have been reproduced in an| eastern paper were not used be- {J. P. Williams to Kosciusko Island cause rain partially damaged them before they were developed here, Mrs, Skuse said today. — - — Cyrena Van Gordon, grand opera star, is financing the musical train- ing of & Chicago blind girl, FORT ST. JAMES, British Co- lumbia, June 25.—Immediate steps to turn back William H. Albee, aged 23 years, and his bride, of Carmel, California, from attempting to hike the obliterated trail of 1808 from Summit Lake to Dawson, is urged by ‘veteran Hudson's Bay men here. studies of timber growths and The Albees intend to circle the vields on the west side of Ad-|8lobe afoot . They have not been miralty Island, Ray Taylor, U. S.|heard from since leaving civiliza- Forest Examiner, returned here yes- |tion early in June. They were terday on the Ranger II, Captain|Outfitted with only provisions ne- Carl Collen. He will be in dis- cessary and had a .22 rifle. They trict headquarters here for the|eXpect to teach school in Alaska, next two weeks working up his field ‘lnd then continue to Siberia. notes. It is believed here that they After July 4, he wlll accompany Might now be at White Water, 450 miles above the Arctic Divide. agents of insulting women. TAYLOR BACK FROM After sevefal weeks of scientific in the southern end of the district where they will launch a big timber cruise of a sawtimber project. This is a large project and will require about two and one-half months to complete. The timber will be sold to supply local milling needs. —_———eee—— MILL LIFTS WATER 720 FEET ALPINE, Tax—A windmill on ranch near here lifts water 720 Twenty-seven Planes, Two Hangars Destroyed By Fire in Chicago CHICAGO, 1ll, June 25—Two |hangars and 27 airplanes, twelve of them trimotor passenger planes, were burned early this morning in the Municipal Airport with a loss estimated at more than $2- *|Harvester 80, Kennecott 37%, Mont- W, the flight from Ireland to New Y Capt. J. P. Paul. FOUR AVIATORS ABOARD SOUTHERN CROSS ON FLIGHT Urew ol the SOULNErn ULruss 100King over Kingsford-Smith, John S. W. Stannage, Capt. Evart Van Dyk and LANDING MADE EARLY TODAY, NEWFOUNDLAND Capt. Kingsford-Smith and Three Companions at Harbor Grace FLIERS ARE LOST FOR OVER HOUR, DENSE FOG Shortage of Fuel Prevents Continuing—Fly to New York City Tomorrow HARBOR GR A CE, New- foundland, June 25. — The plane Southern Cross landed here at 5:57 o'clock this morning. The aviators were forced to forego proceeding and land- ing at New York on account of lack of gas. The plane became lost in the dense fog and the four men flew for more than an hour without knowing where they were headed. ACROSS ATLANTIC| Thelr proposed route of ork. Left to right: Capt. Charles NAVAL TREATY CONSIDERATION T0 START NOW Advocates: Indicate They ~=Will- Not Wait for. ... Special Session | WASHINGTON, June 25. — Thei Senate advocates of the Naval Treaty are determined to begin consideration’ without . waiting for | thé special session that President Hoover intends to call. | This developed after word rnccd} from the White House to the Cam-; tol that the President would ignore the petition of 23 Senators ‘of deferment of the special session until aftér the November elections. | e Democratic Cousin Of Coolidge Is Nominated for Gov. i BURLINGTON, Vermont, June 25, — Park Pollard, cousin of Calvin Coolidge, has been nominated Demo- cratic candidate for Gover- nor at a party caucus. Pollard said: “I am ab- solutely against the Eigh- teenth ‘Amendment and Vol- stead act. I favor repeal.” - o . . . o . . . s . .- ® 0 00 0 0 0 0 00 TODAY'S STOCK . QUOTATIONS . ® 0 0000000 s NEW YORK, June 25—Closing! quotation today on Alaska Juneau, mine stock is 5%, Alleghany Cor-| poration 19%, Anaconda 46%, Beth-| lehem Steel 77%, General Motors 40%, Granby 197%, International; gomery-Ward 82%, National Acme 11%, -Packard Motors 13, 12%, 13, Simmon, Beds 23, Standard Brands| 18, Standard Ofl of ‘California 58'%, Standard Oll of New Jersey 63, Unitéd . Alrcraft 49, U. S. Steel] 155%, Fox Films 40%, Texas Cor- poration 50%, Hupp Motors 14, 13%, 13%, Stewart-Warner 19%, 19%, 19%. - e+ OFFICERS WILL B GUESTS OF CHAMBER AT NOON TOMORROW Gov. Parks, Maj. Malcolm Elliott, | and Maj. Layson E. Atkins, new; engineer officer of the Alaska Road | Commission, will be guests of the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow at its weekly meeting at the Arcade Cafe, it was announced today. Maj. Elliott, who accompanied the | motor caravan from Seattle to Hazelton, B. C., on its booster trip for the Pacific Yukon highway, will give an account of the expedition. The Chamber will welcome Maj. Atkins to the city. The usual semi-annual financial '600,000. The Universal Air Lines and Gray Goose Alr Lines were the Josers. feet. The well is 320 feet dech and the water is forced to a tank | I (e statement will be made to the Chamber by Secretary G. H. ‘Walmsley, Weather on the flight across the Atlantic was per- fect until off the Newfound- land coast when heavy fog was encountered. Capt. Charles Kingsford- Smith credited the radio with saving himself and three companions. A beam of the wireless at Belle Isle gave. :the fliers their necessary bearings. i 47, The fliers are well and im- | mediately went to sleep after | landing. It was announced that the |plane will be refuelled and will start tomorrow morning |for New York City. | It is stated that the plane will be flown to San Fran- cisco. To Wed Aviator Mary Powell of Melbourne, Australia, fiancee, of Capt. Charles Kingsixd-Shith, of the plane >uthern Cross, i+ The plane was heard call- 'ing Cape Race, 600 meters {off, early yesterday after- noon. The flight of the Southern Cross is the first successful trip from e e————— 2 | POPE 's II.I_ the European side to the Northern Hemisphere since the German craft ;Bremen made it in April, 1928, with Va . . Col. James C. Fitzmaurice, Baron tican Circles Thrown‘von Huenefeld and Capt. Herman Into Consternation Koehl. as Result { TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT e I NEW YORK, June 25.—Friend: VATICAN CITY, June 25.—The 4 : gy Pope, who is 73 years old and has ooy oobe lfif,‘ Fies Kslaid oS occupied the Throne since 1922, is flight to the ; 7!‘:“5 2 nons“laomp reported ill with acute bladder Neoy york pro;:bl; g:::t week trouble which threatened "uremiC completing the circuit of the world poisoning. This has thrown Vatican gyhich he began two circles into consternation. i 2 g {when he spanned the Pacific to STREAM 'Australia, then to England in the TO ICY STRAIT AREA' w ATCHMEN GO same plane, now rebuilt. —_———— With two stream watchmen -— aboard, the patrol boat Widgeon, TAKU LEAVES FOR KETCHIKAN FLIGHT Capt. Greg Mangan, of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, left Bound for Ketchikan with Willis port early today for Icy Strait. It R. Lebo as one-way passenger and is due to return here this evening. C. J. Graham, Roberta Watson, Art ‘W. H. Marrett was taken out to Beaudin and €. J. Krogh as round Excursion Inlet, and Ahdrew Mit- trippers the Taku, pilot R. E. Ellis chell went to Dundas Bay, Tomor- left here shortly before 1 p.m. to- row the Widgeon will leaye for day. Chatham Strait with’' four ' more The plane expected to remain at watchmen—H. 8. Sockoloff for Pav- Ketchikan for an hour or more to lof Harbor, John Murphy for Bas- give the round trip passengers an ket Bay, G. S. Freeburger for opportunity to see the First City. Sitkoh Bay, and James Mahoney They are due back early this eve- for Lake Eva. ning. Twel;é-Year-Old Boy . Scout Lost on Mount In Cdlifornia 4 Days RIVERSIDE, Cal., June 25.—Har- old Johnston, a 12-year-old Boy Scout, trudged into Snow Creek at the foot of Mount San Jacinto late yesterday, ending a four day search of 150 Foresters, several planes and fellow Scouts. His clothes were in tatters and the thin little body of the boy was bruised. rise. He slid down from the 10,000 “I just wanted to look for some- foot peak. surviving the descent on |thing, and got lost,” he said, the north side, which has never been scaled. He smilingly asked for food at a fish hatehery. He had not eaten since Friday when he strayed from the beaten path. Young Johnston and 49 other Scouts hiked to the summit of Mount San Jacinto to see the sun-