The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 14, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVI., NO. 5487. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, ALGUST 14, 1930. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SHOT FROM DARKNESS KILLS WIFE OF BOOTLEG KING N@RTHWEST CONSPIRACY CAS‘F BEGINS ENTHUSIASTS GREET HAWKS AFTER RECORD £ GHT SELECT JURY IN CASE OF INDICTED MEN Four Former Prohibition Officials and U. S. At- torney on Trial COVERNMENT OPENS ITS CASE, SEATTLE Huge Sums Are Alleged to Have Been Paid by Bootleg Ring SEATTLE, Aug. 14—After two days were consumed in selecting a Jjury, the Government was prepared at the opening of the Federal Court today to outline the case zgnmsti four former Prohibition officials and one former United States Dis-| trict Attorney recently indicted on| charges of liquor conspiracies, vie- lation of the National Prohibition | Act, the Internal Revenue laws| and the Tariff Act. The five men are Roy Lyle, Wil- liam Whitney, Earl Corwin, R. L.! Fryant and Clifford McKinney. First Indictments | The first of the indictments charges that in 1923 a conspiracy was formed between the accused prohibition chiefs, with Roy Olm- sted, A. L. Hubbard, LeRoy Mills,| William M. Hubbard, Jack Me-| Bride, Chris Curtis, R. G. Lane,| - Arthur Kendall, . Joe. Hart ,John Arthur Boyd, Clarence O. Healy, Edward H. McInnis and Joe Bvit- kovie, through which conspiracy the federal officers accepted and received bribes amountihg to many thousands of dollars. Exists Up to 1929 This conspiracy existed up to and including February 1, 1929, the grand jurors charzf, during which time the federal offlcers “asked and| accepted and received moneys and | gratuities with the intent to have their decisions and actions cor- ruptly influenced on questions, mat- ters, causes and proceedings which were then pending and which might at any time be pending, and which might by law be brought before them in their official capacity.” “It was part of the conspiracy shat Roy C. Lyle, William M. Whitney, Earl Corwin and Richard L..Fryant should and would obtain evidence of violations of the Na- tional Prohibition Act, the Tariff Act of 1922, and the. internal rev- enue laws in order to seek and re- teive bribes to influence their of- ficial conduct,” the indictment charges. “In Official Capacity” These moneys were to be paid to the federal officers, the indictment recites, “that they in their official capacit -~ should in return for and MISS AMERICA TITLE 4 Associqted Presy Piiote Dorothy Bell Goff of New Orleans was the Judges’ unanimous selec- tion as “Miss America” at Galveston beauty pageant, GIVE LUNCHEON FORCOMMITTEE Plans Tentative Entertain-' ment for Senate Com- mittee on Saturday If it suits the convenience oi the Senate Commitee on the Alaska Railroad that will visit Juneau next Saturday, the Chamber of luncheon and take it for a trin over Glacier Highway, Goddard, who succeeds to the signation this week of H. G. Watl- son. The Chamber has wired the cl of the committee submitting its ar- and asked for the approval of the body which is composed of Sen- ators Howell of Nebraska, Thomes of Idaho, and Kendrick of Wyom- ing. No definite time of arrival has been fixed but it is understood in ¢ Jeration of said moneys would permit and allow without ‘molestation or interference the giv- ers, donors and collectors to un- lawfully possess, manufacture, im- port, transport, conceal, purchase, it will remain here most of Sat- urday. Want to Visit Mill In a letter to B. M. Behrends, which was turned over AT (Continued on Page Three) (Continued on Page Two) KORAN PRECEPTS FREE FRENCHMAN FROM MOROCCANS OUED ZEM, Morocco, Aug. 14— Moslem bandits’ respect for the Ko- ran has broken the back of the ransom business. _ It all happened through the re- lpase of Pierre Zubillaga, a French rancher who was captive for nearly two years in the Upper Atlas moun- tains. He was held for $440,000 but was freed without paying a cent. Now the “stockhliders” of tie gang that lived on captives hav#| fallen out among themselves and their chief, Bouzekri, known as “Stiff Hands,” is in flight. French authorities reasoned thay if they allowed the big ransom to be paid, banditry would continue. If they refused—and liberatei Zubil- laga—the practice might be stamp- ed out, Si Mohammed Chenguiti, Caid of Oued Zem, solved the problem. “T| can have him freed,” he told the French, He sought out, farther south, the Cherif Sheik Sidi AlM, whose ncte as a holy man was known in the fastnesses of the Atlas mouatfains. ‘The holy man traveled 70 days, by camel and afoot to the bandit lair. “Am I in a religious country where the law is respected?” asked Sidi Al “Yes,” answered the head of ihe bandit group, Bouzekri. “How can I believe you,” Sidi Ali exclaimed, indignantly, ‘since you buy and sell Christians! Tae Koran forbids such transactions’ Bouzekri showed shame to Sidi Ali. The ‘stockholders” were sum- moned and with the great sorrow of vanishing dividends in their hearts, they agreed to release Zubillaza The journey back was long. Yet in the end, and with quibbling until the actual delivery of the priscner the Prenchman was restored to his wife and six children here, it was an-| nounced today by President E. M.' Presidency on account of the re-' rangements for local entertainment [ to the! Chamber by him, Rear Admiral MONTHS OF SERVICE FATE OF JURORS IN SICILIAN MAFIA TRIAL,| CHAMBER WILL BY ANDRUE BERDING (Associated Press Staff Writer) BCIACCA, Siclly, Aug. | seven or eight months out of one’s -ngullr occupation is what it means to be a junior in the monumental trial here of 241 members of the Mafia, the Sicillan source of rack- eteers. The trial began early in July and the steady, seemingly interminable grind on the jurors—as well as on lever)body concerned—has begun| 1too. Judge Aucau -had ttemendous difficulty in getting a jury. None !wished to give up from a half to three-quarters of a year from his business or profession, or, if he had no occupation, te sit steadily listen- Commerce will tender the party a ing to a drone of testimony month erers, Rev. A. P. Kashcvarolf who after month. In one sequence, the Justice had to fine dozens of prospective jurors for absenting themselves from court. In the end, several lawyers, (some teachers, an auditor, a clerk, .‘W° druggists, and a retired tax- ,collector, were empanelled. | The trial is highly important to the people of Sicily. If it results in the condemnation of the defend- ants, it will remove the last remain- ing group of any size associated with the hated but feared Mafia and virtually complete Mussolini's work of cleaning up the racketeers, many of whom already have trans- !ferred their activities to American " cities. The jurors must hear testimony on 43 murders, 26 attempted mur- ders, a host of assaults, a mountain of extortions and a multitude of {minor crimes. A thousand witnesses have been subpoenaed. And after the thousand witnesses land the scores of attorneys . are spond to no fewer than 50,000 in- terrogatories in. connection with their verdict. They will be out |several weeks doing nothing but mrmng answers to questions, like schoolboys sitting down to exam- inations that never stop. Before them every day of trial will be about 200 of the defendants, in cages. By Italian procedure, de- fendants are not permitted to sit be- side their lawyers. When the frial opened, there were 185 men of all ages in several great cells. The re- mainder were reported ill. Among the accused are some prominent citizens of Sicily who, according to the prosecution, have made millions of lire from their racketeering operations. One or them is Vincenzo Baiamonte, monsignore of the church. ‘Almost every lawyer in Sciacca has been drafted by the defense so except for the trial there will be very little legal business done in Sciacca for some months. Other attorneys have come from Palermo and cities on the Italian mainland. Chief of them all is Senator Abissa. 14.—8ix, {heard, the jurors will have to re-¢ 'RAINS BREAK DROUGHT OVER WIDE SECTION Showers Reported as Hoov- er and Governors of Dry States Meet WASHINGTON, Aug. —Reports of rain and ““2 itself greeted President Hoov: ‘er at the drought conferenc: today as Governors of th dry States urged immediat: :relief. Rains sufficient to breal | l ‘ i ] are reported. | Sections sprinkled include {the Ohio Valley, Indiana, II- linois, Central Kentucky, Southern Ohio and all of West \ irginia. Rain also fell in sections' of Tennessee, Eastern Mis- souri and Southeastern Iowa. | There was a drizzle in ‘Wasl\lngton, D. C. —_— e EARLY JUNEAU RECALLED FOR | BUSINESS MEN iChamber of Commerce Celebrates Founders’ Day at Noon In prose anc verse, ploneer Ju- neau, first known as Harrisburg and later as Rockwell, was brought | back to the Chamber of Commerce today by men and women who liv- ed here in the early years of the gold camp, between 1880 and :887 High lights of the camp were touched on briefly by speakers, in- cluding W. John Ha-iis, sun of Richard Harris, one of the discov- first came here in 1882, Frank Bach of the vintage of 1883, B. M. Reh- rerds, pioneer merchant aad hank= er, arriving in 1887, Charles Gold= stein and Mrs. Belle Simpson. ) C. P. Jenue and Lonis Luud Extoll the Oldtiniers Each extolled the honesty,. ren- erosity, hospitality and open= | the drought over large areas Surrounded by a group of a Angeles_ after crossing the con _from the previous fastest time VALLEY STREAM, N. Y., his wife last Easter Day. Their Capt. ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey Col. Lindbergh. Field in 12 hours 25 minutes and 3 seconds bettering the time made by Col Hawks now holds the record for the fastst time in crossing the dmirers Frank Hawks (inset) climbed out of his speedy monoplane at Los tinent in 14 hours, 50 minutes, 43 seconds. He clipped nearly four hours made in an east-west crossinga. Aug. 14.—Capt. Frank Hawks flew from Glendale, California, time was 14 hours and 45 minutes, one Pp. country in both directions. , Aug. 14—00l. Lindhergh expressed delight had broken his record in a West to East flight across the continent. “I.am certainly.glad to hear it,, I think {f'd fine thing that he broughz the record down” said Laplanders Enroute To Alaska to Herd Reindeer SEATTLE, Aug. 14—Two Laplanders, Pher Aslaksen Thuurs and his nephew, Ma- thias Anderson Sara have ar- rived here on a 10,000-mile journey from RBeisfjordnat- vik, Norway, to Akiak, Alaska. where they will herd reindeer and teach their methods. The two will sail Saturday for Seward, continue by rail and boat to Holy Cross, then walk to Akiak. ®eoc0eceee . . . . ® . . . . . . BOMBING FLIER IN CONFESSION handed neighborliness fo 'he men and women who laid ths founda=- tions for the preessnt commun They were “real pioneers who ed on leaving the country for their coming,” declared Behrends; a 1ace of builders endeavored to smooth the way thelr successors. Tales of the celebrated Dick Wil- loughby, whose fame as “a weaver o f'yarns’ tna? amused alike set- tler and cheechako lives today, were recounted by Mr. Harris and Mr. Lund. Other pioneers we. cailed to memory by them and « er speakers. In cleverly writen verses, Mrs. Jenne recrecated “China Joe” and his buns, “Candy Man” Rawn, “Funny” Bertha 8. H. King, Fatheer John Althof, Ca- tholic priest, who each day climb- led atop his little house and shot the sun to get the time of day. and who, Mr. Behrend.s said Mr. who for (Continued on Page Two) TODAY'S 8TOCK QUOTATIONS . . | | | | . . NEW YORK CITY, N. Y 14—Closing quotations of Juneau mine stock today Alleghany Corporation 19% conda Copper 45%, Bethlehem 'I7 General Motors 43% International Harveste: Kennecutt Copper 36%, Mon ery-Ward 31%, National Acm Packard Motors 13%, 13% Simmons Beds 28%, S Brands 18%, Standard Ofi of ifornia 62, ‘Standard Oil o |Jersey 70, United Aircrat |U. 8. Steel 158%, America: {117%, Fox Pilms 43, Hupp M '13, Stewart-Warner no salc i Augs aska A i 75, som= 17 jard cal¥ New Can ] | IMPLICATES Aviator Was Hired to Drop Bombs on Coal Fields in Kentucky MURPHYSBORO, 14—Paul Montgomery, aged years, aviator, has confessed he w hired by two or three men to pilot his plane in a bombing raid over coal| fields last Monday morning and| éhe of the men accompanied him] the Providence, Kentucky, on the trip. The authorities said the names, | which Attorney Fletcher Lewis said Montgomery gave to him, are with- held. ‘Montgomery was_ hired, the men told him th he and the members of his family would be kilied carry out the raid. said he received no money but w: promised a financial reward. if he refused PLOTTERS ARE NAMED MURPHYSBORO, Illinois, 14—Essel Grant and Ewing Fil were named today as the plottess) who hired Montgomery to drop tie| The aviator not throw out any bombs as he was at the controls _|@uring the entire flight but that bombs from his plane. said he did Grant and F‘uey tossed out ni {bombs. FRANK MASON SENTENCED Frank Mason was sentenced yes-|her sisters, all of whom ferday by Judge A. W. Fox to Cdays imprisonment in the aska Bone Dry Law, illinols, Aug.| said that after he Momgnmery Aug. local Federal jail for violating the Al- VICTIM, SLAYER IN RAG DULL FIGHT 3 Gloria Utter, 5, (right) will not be prosecuted by Denver authorities for sheoting Rose Mae Ethridge, 6, (left). The shooting occurred in Denver and followed a dispute over a raa doll. COLLEEN MOORE 3000 DROWN, GOES ON STAGE' Phe — 25 as Flooded — Railroad Tracks Wa hed Out 14— | PAIPING, Aug. has|and Chinese arc drowned in, District along pearances in New York —Play Being Written HOLLYWOOD, Cal Colleen Moore, pictl signed a contract on the New York leave here next ] |rehearsals. Details of the are not disclosed. It ithat a play is bein for her. | | | H 1 Aug star, ppearances | been She will|sien to begin . Railwa contract villages. at the to 1esday as written here were washed out | tances. for long - i ENGIN TEST EFFECTS 'Wendell’s Mllllons FEIRpEas: G Going to Charity! Aperpeen, Md.: Aug. NEW YORK, Aug ~The e\":::\‘wly tate of the Wendels, the recluses! 50 or of Fifth Avenue, is to o to char- studied ity when the last of the line, Miss p g Ella V. Wendel, die will of | Mrs. Rebecca Wende filed | for probate today, pr | disposition. | Mrs. Swope, with ev | “ loaded buses, 60 miles an by the Bureau hour, will R A stretch of concrete at the Aberdeen ne pe. consent of conducted for two months. xcept Ella| - various preceeded her in deat title to pressure all the Wendel propert variously equip a estimated at worth $80,000000 to giving $150,000,000, to the 80’ and balloon tires CHINA FLOOD ontract Signed for Ap- One Thisiaind \ Villages Are 14—Three thous- reported to have the Fuichubgh-, Mukden where rains flooded 1,000 Great damage wes caused is announced 'along the railroad and the tracks dis- S ON ROADS 14—The on_modern highways of the speeding at be of Public pavement provipg grounds | for that pas peen made available by the! War Department and tests will be|judged guilty of violating the Alas- pes and sizes of high- [there by Judge R. W. wiil{in the United States Commission~ bus to find the kind'er's Court to pay 15t destructive impact according to word received by Unit- BESSIE PERRI IS SHOT DOWN AT OWN HOME Wife of “[\Kyor of Rum Ring” Falls Under Barrage of Slugs \KILLED INSTANTLY ON STEPS OF HOUSE Husband Is Not Harmed— Police Believe He Was Intended Victim HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 14.—Mrs. Bessie Perri, who as the wife of Rooco Perri, self-styled Bootleg King, and | called “Mayor eof the Rum Ring,” who built up her hus- band’s wealth during the days of the Ontario Temper- |lance Act, was shot dead last night on the steps of her home. Mrs. Perri fell under uh.uges of slugs fired from ltwo shotguns out of the dark- to Curtiss | ness. Charles A. Lindbergh and | Only a few moments be- ifore ‘the shooting, she and lher husband had alighted when informed Capt. Hawks | from their automobile. Perri was not harmed. The police believe the kill- crs intended to slay Perri. e GANGLANDWAR "TAKES LIVES OF THREE MEN Bodies Are Found on Lone- ly Road Near Amusement Resort at St. Paul ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 14.— Three men were slain last night, victims of gangland's warfare, the police believe, the outgrowth over slot machine concessions. Sammy Stein of Minneapolis, and | Frank Comeman of Kansas Cily, were fownd by an officer while | touring a lonely road near the Wildwood Amusement Resort. Thé third victim, unidentified, was found later. Stein was wanted as a suspect in the recent Wilman, Minnesota, bank robbery, when five men, arm- ed with machine guns, escaped with $142,000 in cash and securi~ ties. PN Posing By Jean Hanow Charged by Mate “Indecent” LOS ANGELES, Aug. Harlow, film actress, was accused of posing for “indecent pictures™ ‘against the protests of her husband, Charles F. McGrew, 2nd, of Chi~ cago, in an answer he filed today to her civil suit for $4500. The actress seeks to collect that amount as allegedly due under an agreement made shortly after the couple separated a year ago last June. In his answer, McGrew, reputedly wealthy, admitted signing the agree- ment to pay his actress-wife $375 monthly. He alleged he was in- duced to sign by fraud and trick- ery, and under the expectation it would repair their strained marital relations. Besides her picture posing, his answer stated, Miss Har-" low also went into the movies against his will (RPN GETS HEAVY FINE 14 —Jean Maxine McLaughlin, Sitka, ad- |ka Bone Dry Law, was sentenced DeArmond a fine of $350, ed States Marshal Albert White, e o A e T