The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 18, 1930, Page 1

AR e e S T L THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. XXXVI., NO. 5464. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY IB 1930. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” MEMBLR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS POLITICAL CRISIS COMES TO CLIMAX IN GERMANY SALMON SEASON| INBRISTOL BAY ENDS SUDDENLY Fishing Closed Last’ Night! by Order Issued by Commerce Dept. Faced with the shortest salmon pack and lightest run of fish in its history, Bristol Bay was last night closed to all commercial fish- ing for salmon for the remainder of this year. An order to that end was issued Wednesday by the De- partment of Commerce upon the recommendation of Henry O'Malley, United States Commissioner of Fisheries. The closure order was Velégraphed here and to Bristol Bay Canneries. It became effective last night. Pack Lightest Ever ‘The pack will be the lightest ever put up in the distriet since the in- dustry was established, Official fig- ures received at local headquarters of the Bureau of Fisheries yesterday put it at about 322,000 cases of all| varieties on July 12. Ninety-three | per cent of it was red salmon. Bu- reau representatives on the ground; estimated the final pack would not be more than 35 per cent of mnor- mal, which would make it approxi- mately 350,000. This estimate, how- ever, was on the basis of the sea-, son lasting until July 25, the date fixed for closure by the regulations issued last January. It confirms the estimate given The Empire earlier this week by H. B. Friele, Vice-President and General Manager of the Nakat Packing Corporatin. He forecast .a final pack of 400,000 casés in the| district. The smallest pack-in the! district since 1900 was put ‘up in 1919, 526,000 cases. In 1925, only 549,000 cases were packed. Q’Malley on Ground ‘Commissioper O’! ey’ reached: Bristol Bay early this:week, coming through spawning beds from Lake! Tiiamna to Kvichak River and down that stresm to the bay proper. He conferred with stream watchmen, wardens and others. on conditions. Opening with light runs at the very outset of the season, there had been virtually no improvement as the operations progressed. Pack- ers' predictions of heavier runs later in the season failed to be realized. In view of these condi-, tions, the Commissioner is under- stood to have wired Washington, immedigtely recommending to the| Secretajy of Commerde that the| district/ be closed to fishing for the remainkier of the year. The Secre- tary getéd without delay. Wwill Stiffen Market “Thé most direct effect of the smal puck and premature closure, said | ‘ocal authorities, will be in the tiffening of market conditions, bringing up quotations' on all varie- (Continuea on Page Two) 30" ARE KILLED IN LANDSLID TAKYO, Japan, July 18—The death toll resulting from the tor- rential rains in Southern Korea has been swelled by 300 when a landslide buried 50 houses.in the village of Suishu, in the Province of Kognedo. Fifty to 100 persons are missing following the slide. The damage caused by the rains is estimated at $6,000,000. missionari; Alaska, George Pickenpack (left) ‘'Roosévelt fleld, New York. hoth experienced aviators, will make the trip whlch lnru 1rom AIR MISSIONARIES TO ALASKA will carry spiritual and medi and T MORE BENEFITS s i Army Begins March Today to Headquarters for " New Compensation WASHINGTOHN, July 18. — An| army. of ‘infirm men today began to march ‘to Government head-| 1 SHOTS FIRED; FORWAR VETS 2 MEN ARE DEAD State Trooper, Suspected Blackmailer, Shoot It Out, Cemetery MONESSEN, Penn., July 18.—A state trooper and suspected black mailer shot each other to death in lcween in 54 cities seeking a|a cemetery last night. HITCH OCCURS TO FUEL PLANE OVER JUNEAU Difference lfi—peed of Air- craft Greatly In- creases Hazard BULLETIN — TACOMA./ Wash., July 18.—The Wark- Brown and Bromley plans for flights from Tacoma to Toyko, via Alaska, are still{ unsettled. They expect to- hop Monday, although doubtful. If the Pacific. Era, the bip] that contemplates a non-stop. flight {from Tacoma to Tokyo, refuels in the air over Juneau, as was an} nounced early this week, promoters of the enterprise will have to. send an extra plane here to transfer! gasoline to the trans-oceanic flier; no machine of the Alaska-Wash~ ington Airways will be available for the purpose, announced A. B. in charge of the Airways' activities in this territory. Difference in speed between the Pacific Era and the Airways' planes makes the proposed refueling im- practicable insofar n concerns them. 5y Former Senator James Wadsworth of New York (le{t) Pacific Efa's Speed with some of the members of The Pacific Efa’s maximum speed| 'the woman’s organization for during refueling operations could| | national Prohibit 10- refnrm, Former Senator Heads Wet Rally in Ohio Sabin, of New ‘York, national chairman of the organization, and Mrs. H. P. McIntosh. g!ctured at Cleveland, O., when e addressed them at an anti- Prohibition rally. (Left to rlzht) Hon. James Wldaworth Amus ather, ln. not exceed 90 miles an hour; noné of the Airways’' planes can fly &t such a low speed. To attempt to! TR S PAN-EUROPEAN HRECSEE FEDERATION IS BEING APPROVED ing plane was damaged or destroy- DISASTER IN benefits pro-{ Private Charles Stewart, aged 23, i 98 vided World War veterans by the!was assigned with others to guard last Congress. a packet containing $10000 in Col. Ijams, Assistant Director of jmarked money placed near & tomb- the Veterans' Buread, . said '~ the stone by W, F. Wright, wealthy Qovernment ' machinery will begin furniture ‘dealer who recently re- grinding , out benefits before, an-,ceived a death threat. cther month passes. He sald it Is| ghortly after the troopers took jexpected payments will total about up their vigil, a man, later identi- 1$25,000,000 by the end of next year, 'fieq as John Sabo, appeared in the and a total of about $80,000,000 by | cemetery. D 11935. As Sabo stooped over to pick up About 156,000 soldiers are made | & eligible for reliet for the first tims | L, PACKRS%, SIEWart pounced upon 'since the war ended and a share in s;;bo whipped out a pistol and g:i "Iej:'mb:':g_by the end of 1931, | gyoq hitting Stewart in the ab- domen. As Stewart fell he fired at Sabo, killing him instantly. Trooper Stewart died a few min- utes later. Big Power Project Is Proposed for Northwest WASHINGTON, July 18.—Appli- cation for a preliminary permit to establish the feasibility of a 303,000 horsepower electric generating proi- Passengers and Crew ect in Northwestern Washington, ihas been filed with the Federal Are Rescued LONDON. July 18—The m.msh!iPawer Commission by the Great Northern Power Company of Se- eamer Rangitata has radioed the‘ Port Ishead wireless station she has|2itle. No estimate is given of the cost but it will- be one of the 'rescued all passengers and crew. {largest projects in the Northwest. the teamer . 'Targi o! e § BS1 " according to the plans filed, it is MID-ATLANTIC, Steamer Afire—and Sinks— " Arrangements Unknown- “Promoters ‘of the Pacific Era flight have been notitied by the Airways that it cannot undertake the refuelihg task,” said Mr. Hayes. “No adviees have been received here as to what, if any arrangements have been made to do it.” Mr. Hayes was informed yester-! day that the new airplane, of the! type of the Skagway, which the | Airways plans to operate in Alas- ka, will be delivered in Beattle next Tuesday. The new machine, ac- cording to present plans, will be flown here just as soon as fishing conditions in Prince William Sound | require its presence there for use | by executives of interests engaged in fishing in those waters. Mr. Hayes was, also notified yes- terday by the Seattlé offices of the Airways that the Skagway, which left here Wednesday evening with H. B. Friele, ‘Vice:President and General Manager of the Nakat|- Packing Company, will be held in Seattle indefinitely, and that the| Wrangell will be sent here. The Wrangell is the same type as the Skagway. —eeo——— INVESTIGATOR whkzh burned and sank about mid- night 1,500 miles east of New York in. mid-Atlantic. The Targis was enroute to Val- paraiso from Colon. The Rangitata ' was enroute to Wellington from Colon. ! i ————————— Genoa, . Nevada's oldest. settle-, menz,, had a 1930 population of { CIRCUIT SYSTEM CHECKS ALONG AIRW AYS WASHINGTON, July 18—A sys- tem of reporting the progress of afrcraft flying over government. air- ways has been started by the Aero- nautics Branch of the Department of Commerce. Automatic = telegraph typewritér circuits, whieh. collect current weather conditions on an hourly basis, and airway radio stations are utilized for the system. Available to any aircraft opera- tor or pilot upon request, the serv- jee includes reports of arrivals, de- partures, aircraft passing over des- jgnated stations, and aircraft “con- siderably delayed.” ‘Upon departure of a plane along a government airway, a message is dispatched to fields along the route and the destination. Look-outs are posted at various PLANES stations and a “plane-oxer” re-| port is placed on the circuit as the aircraft passes each point. Fzilure of a plane to arrive over a sta- tion in scheduled time enables the | searching parties to direct hunts' for lost aircraft along limited parts! of the route. Circuits which carry the auto- matic service extend along the air- ways from New York to San Fran- cisco; from San Diego to Portland, Ore.; from Richmond, Va., to Bos- ton; and from Akron, O., to Omaha by way of Louisville and St. Louis. Broadcasting stations authorized to transmit position reports are lo- cated at Seattle and Pasco, Wash.; Fort Worth, Tex.; Tulsa, and Ok lahoma City, Okla.; Wichita, Kas. La Crosse, Wis.; Atlanta, Ga.( and | p\mnburg and Greenshoro, S. C. proposed to utilize the waters of the Sultana, East Wallace, Olne, |North Fork, Skykomish River and \West Cady, a troublesome creek in Snohomish County. {Stokes to Separate; Divorce Suit Filed RENO, Nevada, July 18—W. E. D. Stokes, jr., has filed suit for divorce against Florence Crittendon Stokes. She came to Reno with him. The papers in the divorce case are sealed. — e Edward Morrisus, Katherine Mor- Irison and Katharina A. Morrison, of Le Barge, Yukon Territory, re- turned north on the Prince Rupert. ——ev—— @0 00 00000000 00 Gov. Parks Returns Next Week from Trip to Interior Gov. George A. Parks, who has been on a tour of in- terior and western districts for the past three weeks, will retarn here next Tuesday on the steamer Yukon, accord- ing to telegraph advices re- ceived at his office here to- day. The Governor is now visit- ing in Cordova after cover- ing upper Yukon, Fairbanks, and Alaska railroad points. ‘BOSTON, Mass, July 18—FEdith Thompson, aged 31 years, private | detective agency investigator, v\ls found beaten to death on a sun’ porch at her home. There was cvi- dence that she struggled before overcome. She devotéd most of her time getting evidence in alienation of affection suits. Four Held for Trial On Charges. Musical Comedy Show Ob8cene| NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., July| 18.—Earl Carroll, a comedian, and| two chorus girls of his latest “Vani- ties” are held for trial on police charges that two scenes of the musical comedy show were indecent; and obscene. Adjournment Taken in Campaign Fund Hearing| CHICAGO, Ill, July 18—An in- definite adjournment of the inves- tigation of Ruth Hanna McCor- mick's campaign has been order by the Senate Campaign Fund In- ) vestigating Committee, pending ap- pearance of witnesses. e Western airplane companies have adopted strict rules against tossing ‘lighted cigarettes from their crat! . BEATEN, DEATH low speed Pacific Era would be haz- ardous in the extreme, so hazard- Twenty-six Nations Re- spond Favorable to ous that no insurance could be collected in the event.a participat- Briand's Proposal PARIS, July 18.—Of twenty-six governments asked to discuss the| feasibility of Foreign Minister Bri- and’s '{Pan-European Federation acceptance of the idea, ple. reservations. in princi- i | answer, expressing a desire of col-| { laboration and' further study. TYPHOON HITS JAPAN SEGTION Property ‘Damage Report-| ed Large—Many Lives Believed Lost TOKYO, Japan, July 18—The has swept Kyushu Island, accom- panied by heavy rain and a 90-mile an hour gale. The storm struck the region centering in the vicin- | ity of Nagasaki. Heavy damage both | it is feared the loss of life is also heavy. ‘Many Towns Keep Pace by. any ' other name might grow as fast—but some of the new places ’semng on the map in a big way in | the 1030 cénsus kept pace with am-' bitious “tags.” ’ on the map, and here it is today,| 110,481 strong, all of the population; | technical increase. Hopewell Va., —a T10.7 per cent increase. ONE STATE ALONE WILL HAVE 5,000 | | ] ! BOSTON, Mass, July state of Pennsylvania, alone, ters for the annual national con- here, to provide reservations JMcu:d other big ones will follow. proposal, nearly all voiced general Several made a number of Great Britain was the last to' most severe typhoon in many years To Sponsor Cruiser EXPEDITION 10 GREENLANDHAS NEW 'PUR‘P.USESI |Atmospheric Possibilities to Be Studied-—Ocean Air Line Route BERGEN, Norway, July 18.—An | expedition is to start from here | tomorrow for Greenland, under the | leadership of Constantin Dombrova. ! Doctor of Meteorology at Buchar- est, to investigate atmospheric pos- sibilities there with a view of a future air route between Europe and America, via Greenland. The expedition is financed b; .iLa Journal of Paris. Dr. Dombrovatwill sail aboard the whaler Crane Aalesund, in com- Assoclated Press Photo Jane Brown Kennedy, Loule \mfl:‘d of Capt. Head. Ky., -schoolgirl, Wwho was ia e . g AR T I A thosen by Mayor8 Harrison to spon- = or the U. §. 8. cruiser City of | | TODAY’S STOCK |'| -ouisville soon to be launched at il QUOTATIONS || “uget Sound navy yard, . NEW YORK, July 18—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5%, Alleghany Cor- poratlon 23%, Anaconda 52%, Beth- lehem Steel 84%, General Molrnn»; 45, Granby 237%, International Har- vester 85, Kennecott 41, Montgom- ery-Ward 37, National Acme 15, Packard 15%, 15, 15, Simmons Beds 28%, Standard Brands 21'%, Stan- |dard Oil of California 63, Standard FIFTY KILLED i RANGOON, Indla, July 18—Fifty persons are believed to have been killed and many injured in an IN EARTHQUAKE {afloat and ashore is reported and| With Ambitious Names! | WASHINGTON, July 18.—A town! Big Springs, Texas, made a ten-|8n invitation from the National|” |year leap of 321 per cent ‘When , Commander of The American Le- the last census was taken in 1920,i8lon, O¢ L. Bodenhamer, to be a | Long View, Washington, wasn't gvgn‘distlngulshed guest of the Leégion |at the national convention of the lived up to its| A big welcome awaits Admu-m' {name with a 1930 showing of 11,325 | BESIDES DELEGATES ber of the Commission appointed by 18.—The Allied powers in . Europe has member of the special commission 'output and the ability of the coun-| requested the convention headquar- vention of The American Legion, for 5,000 visitors, besides the Legion of- ficial delegates from that state. The Pennsylvania request was one of thP: group requests, and it is ex- Oill of New Jersey 74%, United Air- craft 59%, U. 8. Steel 1571, Ameri- {can Can 129%, Fox Films 48, Hupp Motors 16, 15%, 15%, Stewart-War- ner 25%, 24%, 25%. g | Admiral Bereson To Be Guest of Legion at Boston| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 18.— {Admiral W, 8. Benson, U. 8. Navy |(Ret) who recently was promoted to that rank from rear admiral, | by Act of Congress, has accepted i organization in Boston, Oct. 6, 7, 8| ‘and 9. Benson by the thousands of Le- | gionnaires who will attend the na- | tional conventfon, and who remem- | |ber the distinguished naval officer ias chief of naval operations, mem-| | President Wilson to confer with the in 1817; | !abroad in October, 1918; naval rep- | resentative in drawing up the naval| terms of the armistice with Ger- many and the Central powers, and as naval advisor to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace. - Political advertising along Geor- gia highways s barred by law. ) {in the Tharawaddy District. lduction of earthquake 60 miles north of here Many houses collapsed during the quak? Congressman Douglass Is Taken to Hospital BOSTON, Mass, July 18.—Con- gressman John J. Douglass, Demc- crat, of the Ninth Massachusetts District, was removed today from his home in East Boston to a hos- pital in what physicians said was a serious condition. They declined to reveal the nature of his lllness REICHSTAG DISSOLVED; ELECTIONS TOFOLLOW Bruening Cabinet Defies Government But Will Carry on. for Sev- eral Months BERLIN, July 18. — Ger- many’s political crisis of the past few days came to a dras- tic climax today by the dis- solution of the Reichstag, ne- cessitating new elections not later than September 14. Until the election, the Bruening Cabinet, which de- fied the Reichstag, will con- tinue in office, ruling under emergency by power conferred by Article 48 of the German \Constitution and also author- ized by President von Hin. denburg. The events followed a vote against the Government on its financial decrees and dis- orderly scenes in the Reich- stag were witnessed. MOSES ATTACKS PRESIDENT AND HIS SECRETARY New Enghnd Leader in | ‘Senate Speech Assails Hoover and Stimson | | WASHINGTON, July 18. — A blunt statement that President Hoover and Secretary of State Stimson “serjously affronted” rep- resentatives of the American people in refusing them the private Naval Treaty documents, was made in the Senate today by Senator Moses, of New Hampshire, during an assault on the treaty. The New Englander said: “Ths Chief Executive, without right but with power, brusquely exercised o decline to cooperate with the Sen- ate as the Constitution provides.” Senator Moses then stated that Secretary Stimson has taken an “attitude of supercilousness that it is much more benefiting Stanmore, his London residence, than Wood- {ley, his Washington home.” Senator Moses is generally re- garded as the Republican leader of New England and one of the pow- 'ers in his party in the East. —_————.——— $100,000 SUIT IS DISMISSED LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 18— The $100,000 breach of promise suit against Harry K. Thaw by Forrest Hope Wall, has been dis- missed with prejudice, meaning that it will not be refiled. No settlement was made out of court, Miss Wall's attorney said. - — Performance of an operetta at- |tracted 19,000 persons to the out- |door theatre of the St. Louis Mu- mclpal Opera, “FORMULA” TO STABILIZE CAMBRIDGE, Mass,, July 18.—A formula to stabalize business, char- acterized as‘'a “mathematical ap- proach to prosperity,” has stitute of Technology. It may be employed to establish the proper balance between factory try at large to absorb that output! —in short, it is intended to spol | weaknesses in mass production gen- lerally. It aims to make possible the re- stocks of merchandise | |and thus to make large amounts of | capital available for reinvestment. The formula, evolved by F. E been | developed at the Massachusetts In-| NDUSTRIES IS EVOLVED Raymond, assistant professor of in- dustrial research, is a set of equa- |tions which, he believes, may be applied to the maze of costs in- volved in a $100,000,000 business or |a $500 business with equal ef- fectiveness. Mr. Raymond worked out his for- !mula from a study of manufactur- ing processes, cost sheets and pro- | duction records. “The figures analyzed,” he said, “are in general, the cost of mate- rial, labor and overhead, cost of |capital invested in manufacturing |opgrations, as well as inventories, rental and space charges, and cer~ " (Continued on Page Three) ‘