The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 10, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “4LL, THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVL. NO, 5457. , JULY-10,.1930. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PR ESS TWENTY DEAD FROM TERRIFIC HFAT, MIDDLE STATES YACHT, LIQUOR CARGO,TRUCKS, Pui)lisher Enters Raée OMAHA, Neb., July 10.—Entrance HOOVER UNABLE T0 COME NORTH, of Gilbert M. Hitchcock into the race for the Nebraska Senate seat held by George W. Norris, sets the stage for what may be one of the most spectacular battles of the AUTOS, SEIZED “*“About 1,320,000 gallons of spirits, P:ii_c:é, Customs Men and Dry Agents Make Big Raid i New York NEW YORK, July 10.—Police, customs men and Prohibition agents last night arrested 23 men, seized a $100,000 yacht, $250,000 cargo of liquor aboard, seven trucks, and touring cars and a speedboat at Scarborough on the Hudson River. Only four of the rum runners escaped. Joe Piscitelli, aged 30 years, was shot and serfously wounded by officers who said he made a move to draw a gun. V- —— o — | LIQUOR ARRESTS SHOW INCREASE ~ IN FISCAL YEAR Over 68,186 Persons Tak-! en by Dry Agents— Many Stills Seized | WASHINGTON, July 1.—Prohi-| bition Enforcement during the last | fiscal year of its operation under the Treasury Department resulted | in the arrest of 68,186 persons, and seizure of 24,373 stills. The arrests show an increase of! 2,000 over the previous year. Stills| seized increased 17,000. 8,000,000 gallons of malt liquor aud | 8778 autbmobiles were f"seized. B 17 ARRESTED, TAR, FEATYER wuy CASEINIOWA "+~ Father of 5 Children, a Widower, Victim—-Mar- ried Woman Involved ORANGE CITY, Iowa, July m—I Seventeen men were arrested and| have been charged with unlawful | assemblage in connection with the alleged tarring and feathering Tues- day night of John DeJong, aged 41 years, a widower, father of five children, for alleged relations with a married woman. Peter Cook, sald to be the hus- band of the woman involved, was one of the men arrested. ———————— ALASKA SAILS NORTH TODAY SEATTLE, July 10. — Steamer Alaska sailed at 9 o'clock this morning for Alaska ports with 144 first class passengers and 11 steer- age aboard. The following passengers are booked for Juneau: Robert Mec- Clain, W. A. Harmon, jr, James ‘Wickersham and wife, David Tewks-( 1 “bury, D. B. Tewksbury, J. E. Halme, 1930 campaigns. Hitcheock, publisher of the Oma- ha World-Herald, is the only Dem- ocratic Senator ever elected from Nebraska for more than one term. He served from 1910 to 1922. During the war he was chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate under President Wil- son, and his defeat in 1922 was generally credited to his support of the Treaty of Versailles. He went to the Senate in 1910 from the House of Representatives, with a toga tradition. His father, Phineas Hitchcock, an early Ne- braska pioneer, once was a Repub- lican Senator from Nebraska. After graduating from the law college of Michigan University in the early eighties, and spending some time in study in Germany, itchcock decided to become a newspaper man. v He established the Omaha World in 1885 and consolidated it with the |Dated for president. Omaha Herald in 1889, creating the| In later years, however, Bryan World-Herald, which he still owns|and Hitchcock had parted political } and publishes. jcompany. Bryan followed his af- Leaving the family political tra- illation with prohibition, denounc- dition of Republicanism, he became |ing Hitchcock in speeches. a Democrat and fought the early| Hitchcock was the choice of the] A | " GILBERT M. HITCHCOCK To give Bryan an additional voice Hitchcock made him editor of his paper before the Chicago conven- tion of 1896, when Bryan was nomi- battles of “16 to 1" with William | Nebraska Democratic _presidential; e\t FOHE P8 IO 00 - o0 | Jennings Bryan, then a young Ne- i’;;;""““ primary in 1920. andy, . qing without charge. The mmat- braska lawyer. ! | SACRED COLLEGE DEAN DIES, ROME Vincent Cardinal Vanneu- telli Passes Away—Ill for Three Days .. | 18 Days Old, Starts Out for Record;He's Lindbergh, Junior L3 NEW YORK, July 10—A e young fellow, 18 days old, e has started out affer a rec- e ord as the most photograph- ed man, now held by }is fa- mous father, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. 5 First pictures of Lindbergh, junior, have been distributed over the country showing a chunky, healthy baby, lying in a wicker chair, eyes tight- ly closed and fists, dimpled, in a clinch. ®ecevecce 1! I CLEANING FLUID EXPLODESILLS OWNER OF PLAN | Building Is Wrecked, Man’ # Head and Arms Blown | from His Body WENATCHEE, Wash., July 10.— Albert Sampson, aged 40, proprie- tor of a laundry and cleaning busi- ness, at Cashmere, was killed by a cleaning fluid which caused two explosions, and‘which wrecked the cleaning shed near the main plant. Fire ‘followed the explozions. ‘The charred remains of Samp- son were found in the ruins, head and arms blown from the body. $e0CIATEO PRETS CARDINAL : VANNUTEEL’ IMPORTANT FIGURE ROME, July 10—Cardinal Van- nutelli, Dean of the Sacred Col- lege; illness. i ‘Vincent Cardinal Vannutelll was jone of the great figures of the Sacred College in the years before to curb his activities. For many years he was the prin- cipal diplgmatic representative of [the Vatican and because of his pe- culiar fitness for the role is sald to have attended as representative of the Pope more important and royal and imperial ceremonies than any other member of the Sacred College. His services to the churcn began with his ordination to the priest- hood in 1860. Young Man Sentenced to Twenty-eight Years For Killing Man, Wife VANCOUVER, Wash., July 10— Clifford Campbell, a young man, has been sentenced to 28 years for i 4 Federation of Women's Clubs ex- || Federation to supply it with the » | Alaska. is dead after several days and his guests are belng considered. Committee. CHAMBER HEARS Unable Accept Invitation of Local Chamber, Secretary Writes President Hoover will not be able to visit Alaska this year when he goes on his vacation to the west- ern parts of the country, the Cham- ber of Commerce was advised in & letter just received .from George Akerson, Secretary to Mr. Hoover, The President expressed his ap; preciation of the Chamber's invita- tion to make an Alaskan visit but said time would not permit him to make the trip. Propose Alaska Exhibit A proposal to establish a- - nent Alaska exhibit has heen sad- vanced to the several Alaska cham- bers, sald a letter received from H. U. M. Higgins, contact man on the recent Alaska tour of the Los An- geles Chamber of Commerce, He visioned it as the means of attract- ing thousands of visitors ta the Territory each summer, Free trans- | portation to Seattle was offered to any local exhibit, and efforts are| being made to obtain similar trans- portation south from there. ~“The exhibit would be housed in' the ter was referred to the Tourist Ad- vertising Committee by President ‘Watson, The Naval reservists aboard sev- en Navy destroyers due here® to- morrow or Saturday, are “ambassa- dors of goodwill” from the cities of the Pacific northwest, said a ‘eom- munication recelved from Wylle Hemphill, President of the Seattle Commerce; Earl L. Bernier, of Bel-| Chamber of Commerce. - They are|lingham, and Rev. P. E. Bauer of. bringing, he added, from Douglas, .Other guests were the Seatfle orgait - on¢ahe)gar R Bean, night editor od-the asked *that the’ local Chamber ex- tend them every possible courtesy. The local Entertainment Committee will look after their reception, it was announced. Explains Resolution | A letter received from Mrs. Julla Jaffery, President of the General plained more fully the resolution| relative to Alaska women and girls and delinquency passed at the re- cent Denver convention. It said the matter was taken up at the instance of Alasks members and was designated to obtain if possible ! a Federal institution for delinquent women and girls now sent out to| institutions in the States. The Chamber had reqyested the ilnlormatlon upon which it based its action and the Sources of its infor- | matton. This was not furnished, The Chamber will greet Sir Henry Thornton. and his party on arrival here July 20, it was announced to- day. Henry, who is presient of the Ca- nadian Natlonal Lims, has visited This s the first time Sir Plans to entertain him Traffic regulations and speée d limits for Glacler Highway &%8in progress in Joy Strals and Cross being considered by the Chamber, it was reported by the Execuu;: 1t has taken up tl his advancing age compelled him| FE PTG vy states Marshal fair season. Albert White with the view of les- sening accidents on that route. —————— DIES TONIGHT DENVER, Colorado, July 10— For more than half|Gov. Willlam H. Adams today des {east Alaska as a' whole point to a {|to bring the annual convention of {{the western division of the United BANK BANDIT A. J. Ruly, wife and two children, |, gouple murder of Mr. and Mrs. and one steerage. Benjamin Northup, on April 30, by using dynamite. Robertson Donates Trees for Public School Grounds - . The planting of trees, do- nated by Attorney R. E. Robertson, a member of the Juneau School Board, has given the Juneau Pub- lic school grounds an added air of beauty and distinction that has enhanced their ap- pearance greatly. There are about 20 trees of the moun- tain ash and birch varieties planted. Mountain ash have been planted in an artistic way along the lower. edge of the lawn of the new high school, while a rotation of ash and birch have been set out in front of the Grammar school. w0000 cec00cce000ssco e 0000000000000 0000000 a century thereafter Cardinal Van-|nied Ralph Fleagle, leader of the nutelli’s missions took him to many|Lamar Bank bandit gang, & stay countries, He became dean of the|of execution. Gov. Adams said ha Labor Government Of England Saved by 3 Liberal Votes | LONDON, July 10—The e | Labor Goyvernment had the narrowest escape last night from defeat of the present tenure, defeating by three Liberal votes the Liberal amendment to the Finance Bill. The vote was 278 to 275. The Liberals, realizing a new election was imminert in case of the Government defeat, stepped in and saved the day by beating their own amendment. R MANY SUBJECTS ARE AIRED BY . OF GBUESTS Sawyer, O'Malley and Others Speak at Meet- ing of Local Chamber Fisheries, relnacer, the Interna- tional Highway, angora rabblts, and several other subjeats were dis- cussed before the Chamber of| Commerce at today's meeting by several out. of town guests. i These include Commissioner Hen- 1y O'Malley, of the United States Bureau of Fisherles, Ernest Walker Sawyer, Special Assistant to ‘the Secretary of Interior; C. E. Rose, field representative of the United States Chamber of Commerce, J. J. Underwood, Washington - represen- tative of . the Seattle Chamber of New York News, and Mrs. Beafi, staff writer for the New York Sun and Mrs. Sawyer. Fair Season Hoped For Commissioner O’'Malley reviewed briefly the present conditions In the | salmon fisheries industry. He called' attention to the operation of Jap- anese vessels off the Bristol Bay| region and said that it was not unlikely’ they would intercept thc red salmon run to that district and curtail the pack, which is already menaced by light runs. The Japanese yessels, which for a time were 20 miles off the coast,' have moved closer and are now but | 11 miles- out, -and in- a - position that makes it possible to take sal-| mon, with the proper kind of gear. | So far they are known to have’ taken only erabs, cod and halibut.| ‘The light red runs for the dis- trict were not unforseen for this year. ' The 1925 runs were prac- tically a faflure in certaln areas indicating a lack of fish this year. Bome of the packers still are hope- ful, believing the runs are late. Cook Inlet' has had fair runs. Copper River had a good red pack, but the rest ‘of Prince Willlam Bound has been poor. A fair run is Sound, and Indications for South-| May Get Convention A movement has been launched States Chamber of Commerce to Boutheast Alaska, Mr. Rose told the Chamber. A floating convention | has been- tentatively suggested. As it would bring from 400 to 600 delegates, two ships would be re-! quired. The 1930 convention will be held In Portland, December 8-9, and ar- rangements will be made there for next year's gathering. Mr. Rose explained briefly the ten 1 jter & death of James Cardinal of Baltimore. Henry Brown Signs To Pilot Mears in Fast World Flight NEW YORK, July 10—Henry|the Brown, Cleveland airmail flier, has signed a contract to pilot John Henry Mears around the world in a race against time. The flight is to start in 10 days. Northernmost Communist Party Is Formed in Arctic —_— MOBCOW, July’ 10.—On Fritjof of the new National Woman's coun- ef, more than 1,000 miles beyond |ty Club- apostle of peace and good will, is inauguration of negotiations (Ct;ntrnued on Page Six) Pageant Chief Heads Wonian’s County’ Club WASHINGTON, July 10— Mrs. ‘Walter - Tuckerman, rected many successful pageants Comunist Cell, or Party nucleus the world, has been established. Tesentative Ruth Hanna McCormick Sacred College in 192F upon the|Wwould not interfere with the hang- i Gibbons [ing, scheduled shortly after mid- right today in the State Penl< The venerable cardinal, ever an|tentiary in Canon City. sald to have been responsible for|Mail Order House Announces ' Prices On Pre-War Basis i{try through & contact with the service offered to the member bod- les by the Natlonal Chamber and urged the local organization to take tull advantege of it. Expansion of Industry Expansion of the reindeer indus< General Food Corporation of Amer+ ica, was forecast by Mr. Bawyer, part of whose work here this sum- _—:Rolph F lies: I:orV;m’s In California Campaign ing by airplane. consclous. 2 Political pyrotechnics have been Republican Gugernatorial nomina- tion in .opposition .to Gov. C. C. ‘Young. District Attorney Buron Fitts of Los Angeles and Cole Salling also seek the nozaipation. Clara Short- | ridge Foliz, sister of Sen. Samuel Shortridge, likewise has filed nomi- | nation papers, She seeks to be| California’s first woman governor. It is the campaign of San Fran- cisco’s “perennial” mayor, how- ever, that has brought a revival of old-time parades, campaign bands | and town hall rallies. | Rolph is employing his airplane to hop frem city to city in tours of the state. He has flown about California attending municipal cele- brations and wearing, costumes for each fete, When Angels Camp, famed for its one-time wealth in gold and SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 10— ,cuuomu ha#" become campaign- wauted, & pasede maranal, ho, Qbeis ned the red-shirted garb of a forty-niner, found a frog for a mascot, and flew to the mining |~ 8an Jose had & rose festival, and Mayor Rolph headed the parade in a float of flowers. Solanc county had an agricultural exposition and Rolph flew there to open it. Governor Young bases his cam- paign for renomination on his rec- ord, Rolph's platform includes ad- vocacy of penal reform and a “bus- iness-like” administration, Fitts points to his record as District At- tion of his predecessor, Asa Keyes, and trial resulting from the Jullan stock fiasco. Fitts, a war veteran, was Lieutenant Governor under Young for several years, In additien to a Governor Cali- fornia this year will elect more than 100 other officials, including 20 state senators, 80 members of the assembly, 11 representatives, two state supreme court justices, 10 appellate judges and a number of for Mary Twaln's jumping frog, superior judges. REPORTS UPON FED. CONTROL OF EDUCATION Dr. Su.zzallo Comments A Special Money Grany, to Institutions WASHINGTON, July 10.—Dan- gers from increasing Federal con- trol of Education constitutes the| main problem found by President Hoover's committee studying the Government’s educational activities. This is shown in a memorandum of progress prepared to stimulate pub-| lec consideration of the situation,| the Director of Inquiry, Dr. Henry! Suzzallo reported today. CHICAGO, Ilinois, July 10—A]mer will be to investigate the in- general reduction in prices a! the adoption of a time payment plan for the summer months is an- Who, Haw®“dls ?wmmd today by Montgomery+ The new prices are virtually on here has been elected president|, pre-war basis, The time payment plan is effecs tive until September 25 on all pur< os:| -Lady Ronald Lindsay, ,wife of chases of $25 or. more with ths in |the British ambassador, and Rep-|cxception of groceries. ¢ Sears, Roebuck -also nnnuunm1 wil The membership is composed of Will serve on the Board. Mrs. Effie today that the fall catalogue men blologist stationed there, - |musiclan, is secretary. and one woman, the lat- L. Townsend, famous beauty and|show a 10 per cent cut in prices dustry generaslly, There are now #bout 1,000,000 deer in western and northwestern Alaska. Twenty per oent of these are owned by !omen_‘o‘ local communities to manage Interests, who have expended sums incidental to herding, packing and marketing. 8o far, he added, they have not been able to earn any profits on thelr undertakings. Some 800,000 deer are owned by bout 2,500 other growers. The annual increase .is large. planned to market this increase, (Continued on Page Eight) It ig|—Mrs. 8pecial money grants are stead- ily enhancing the “legal psycholo- gical power of Federal Agencies 0 contfol education in states, and are| gradually deécreasing the capacity their own educational affairs.” Mother of William Wrigley, Jr., Is Dead 53, U. 5. steel 150%, Fox Piims'e Carrbll’s Vanities Are Raided; Dancers Are Clad In Ostrich Fans or Less NEW YORK, July 10.—The Police last night raided Earl Carroll's Vanities and arrested nine princi- pals and two others. Carroll and Louls Lottl, Treasur- er of the New Amsterdam Theatre, were not found. The Police made a charge of putting on an indecent show. Those arrested included Irene Ahlberg, the 1930 Miss America winner, and a dancer, Miss Faith Bacon, aged 20. The only cover- ing apparently the dancers had was a white ostrich fan or two. This caused comment of someecritics whad the “nudest” cast in the history of the American theatre. e —— TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS 2] NEW YORK, July 10.—Closing quotation today of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 5%, Alleghany Cor- poration 24%, Anaconda Copper 50, Bethlehem Steel 81%, General Mo- torney in Los Angeles, the convic~} described the Vanities as hnvlng‘m"“ employee, MERCILESS SUN "WILTS SECTION UNITED STATES Excessive Heat Stops Farm Work for Man and Beast |WORKERS IN GRAIN FIELDS ARE-KILLED Temperatures Range from 100 Degrees or Hot- ter, North to South CHICAGO, linois, July 10.—The Middle States are today wilting under a mereci- less sun. Twenty persons are report- ed to have died in grain fields trying to save the corn. Farm work falters under a' ‘bakh\g sun and the terrific ‘heat is a check rein on man / and beast. Temperatures of 100 de- grees or hotter are reported as far north as Montana and North Dakota and-south to Louisiana and Alabama, The hottest spot is Milea Gov. C.'C. Young of California (inset) is spposed for renomination |CitY» Montana, where the by James Rolph, Jr. (above) San Francisco'’s Mayor, who is campaign- (lemperature is 108 degrees. EXPLOSION IN Eighty-one —é:dies Recov- ered, Most of Them Bad- ly Burned—56 Escape NEURODE, Germany, July 10— At least 144 persons lost thelr lives late yestreday in an explosion in the Wenceslaus coal mine. Eighty-one bodies have been re- covered, most of them badly burn- ed. No hope is held out for those remaining in the shaft. In the shaft at the time of the explosion were 200 miners and only 56 escaped and they were badly injured. ‘The explosion occurred when o large gas pocket was suddenly tap- ped during the blasting and the fumes spread so quickly there was |little chance of anyone to escapa. GAS PRIGES - DROP LOWER Seattle Announces Gasoline at 9 Cents—Fres- 4 noDrops to 5 SEATTLE, July 10. — Gasoline prices hit new lows today and placards at some stations flashad a quotation of 9% cents. Mout dealers, however, held to 11 cents. The police are investigating al. leged threats of garage bombings in connection with the gasoline war, R. M. Arthur, a. Street Depart- grath, s told the officess € hear jour men making plans to dynamite a garage. LOWEST PRICE ON COAST FRESNO, Cal, July 10. — The . | llowest price for gasoline on the | Pacific Coast was reached here today, five cents a gallon. ————— Two painters, convicts in the Missouri State Prison, have redec- orated theé Governor's office at Jef- ferson City, tors 42%, Granby 21%, Internation- | L al Harvester 82'%, Kennecott cop-%No Decuwn Ig per 38%, Montgomery Ward 3$5,! National Acme 12, Packard Moton!Rm’w‘l on 18%, 14%, 13%, Simmon Beds 21%, G, 0. P. Chairman Standard Brands 19, Standard Oil, b 3 of California 61%, Standard Oil of 'e WASHINGTON, July 10— ® = {New Jersey 70%, United Alrcraft e The Republican Conference @ recessed at noon today with- @ out reaching any decision & 40%, Hupp Motors 15%, 14, 14%,]e PHILADELPHIA, Penn, July 10. Mary Wrigley, here last night. aged 91} years, mother of William Wrigley, | Jr, gumman and sportsman, died worked for a furniture company 62 ® on the status of Claudius e H. Hustoh as Chairman of & the Republican National & Committee. 3 Stewart Warner 21%, 20%, 21%. . —_— - - . Louls Stockho of St. Louis, has ® |o years. He Is 75 years old.