The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 22, 1930, Page 1

N THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL )\XXVI NO. 5494. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNI:.AU ALASKA FRlI) AY, AUGUST 22, |93O MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CLNTS TRAIL OF GRAFT REVEALED IN CONSPIRACY TRIAL GERARD SAYS 5 MEN RULE UNITED STATES Prither . it Says 40 Americans Could Make Britain Richest NEW YORK, Aug. 22—In the opinion of Judge James W. Ger- ard, former American Ambassador to Germany, 59 men ‘“rule the United States.” Gerard compiled for the New York Times a list of the men who, he says, are in| command in America. The com- pilation was in pursuance of a re- quest from the Times that he am- plify a sentence in a pamphlet he wrote indorsing the ecrusade of Viscount Rothmere and Lord Beav- erbrook for a British Empire with free trade between its members and protection against the rest of the world. In the pamphlet Gerard wrote: “Give forty men who rule the United States ten years for the de-| velopment of this industrial British Empire and no country on earth could approach it for per capita wealth.” 1 In his amplification, Gerard in- creased his list of American rulers from forty to fifty-nine. Gerard’s list .includes leaders of American finance, industry, amuse- | ment and the field of journalism, ! but omits President Hoover and all others holding State or National office save only Secretary of the Treasury A. W. Mellon. — C. P. R, LINER BREAKS TIME PAGIFIC TRIP New Steamshlp Empress of Japan Arrives at Victoria Today VICTORIA, B. C., August 22.—| Breaking all records for steamship ! crossing of the Pacific Ocean, the; new 26,000 ton liner Empress of | Japan, of the Canadian Pacific, ar- rived at 8 o'clock this morning,! eight days, six hours and fifty-six minutes after leaving Yokohama. To smash the seven-year-old rec- | ord of another Canadian Pacific liner, the Empress of Canada, and to snatch the “blue ribbon” of the! Pacific, the new liner had to com- | plete her maiden voyage at Vie-! toria before 11:53 a.m. today, Pacmcw Standard Time. Just as the appearance of the new' German speed queens, the Eumpa' } and the Bremen revived sporting in-‘ terest in transatlantic shipping, a| new era of competition in swiftness, luxury and service has been opened on the Pacific routes by the launch- | ing of many new liners. Approach Standards There are no Pacific liners to compare in size with the 50,000-ton leviathans of the Atlantic, or in/| speed with the Europa, but the new Empress and the latest “Maru” liners of the Japanese Mail Com- pany (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) close- ly approach Atlantic standards. On the Pacific it is a three-cor- nered competition with the new Canadian and Japanese liners tem- porarily crowding American ship- ping out of the limelight because the American program to meet this rivalry will not begin to produce new ships until next year. | There are man transpacific ship| lanes and many transpacific rec- ords, but the “blue ribbon” goes to the queen of the shortest sea lane, the “Great Circle” route. It was in June, 1923, that the Empress of Canada, then in the first pride of her youth, made the eastward cross- | ing in 8 days 10 hours and 53 min- utes, an average speed of 20.6 knots for the 4,179 knots of 4814 land miles. The Empress of Japan is| designed for a sea speed of 21 knots | but in her trial she easily made 23 knots, and with favorable weather should further lower the record. Previous Queens Before the Empress of Canada | won it the “blue ribbon” was worn | by the Empress of Russia, 8 days 18 hours 30 minutes, and before that by the Empress of Asia, with 8] days 19 hours and 6 minutes. All these Empresses are still in the Ca-' nadian Pacific’'s far eastern service. | All four make the eastbound run direct from Yokohama to Victoria and Vancouver, but westbound the | two larger ships, the Japan and Canada, touch at Honolulu. _— (Continued on Page Six) | | I | ‘Reds’ Retreat in Los Ange]es ng[mc MYSTERY Commerce, headed by Rush C. But- {08 Angeles policemen club in juelling Communist dem- ution kvv “direct action.” omen alse ook pavt in the I Popular Italo Amencan l To Wed Italian Coum‘ Star Mothers Miss Blanche Vogel, daughter of the Marchesa Somni Picenardo of {Rome (formerly Mrs. Frank Vogel, of Chicago), whose engage- ment to Count Martini Crotte has | Leen announceds Miss Vogel is a randdaughter of the late Gerson glege] of New York, and is very yopular in Rome. (international Newsreel) DRY DIRECTOR T0 MAKE TOUR WASHINGTON, Aug. 22—Amos W. Woodcock, Dry Director, an- nounces that he will make a na- tional tour of inspection of Pro-| hibition Enforcement starting Sep-; tember 4. He said he could not announce a definite schedule but | would remain long enough in each section of the country to make a thorough study of conditions. Change i;l Anti-Trust Laws Is Recommended’ CHICAGO, II., Aug. 22.—At the An crican Bar Association conven- tion the standing Committee on ler, recommended a change in the | present anti-trust laws by the cs- tablishment of an administrative agency with power to approve in| advance restraint of trade contracts voluntarily submitted to it. { ELECT PRESIDENT CHICAGO, Aug. 22, Josiah Marval, of Wilmington, Delaware,, |was today elected President of the| American Bar Association. |Communications {Last of “Lumber Barons” AT LAST SOLVED ! Domestm Producers Make Bodles of Two Norwegian Balloonists Found After 33 Years OSLO, Norway, 3 | August 22— year-old mystery of the has been solved by the finding on White Island, Fridt- jof-Nansen Land, the body of the Swedish Balloonist and ex- plorer, August Andree, by the Norweglan Scientific Expedition. Andree took off in a balloon from Danes Island, Splubcrxei; A in July, 1897, intending to fI; to the North Pole. The body of one of Andree’s companions was also found. | Both bodies were fully dressed and well preserved. SEEK EMBARGO - ON MANGANESE ", k was damaged to the extent of Another Heir to Request Hitting at British Throne Russian Ore inflicting several minor asualties upon arresting officers during the recent Communist gathering. Tu o Alaska Gold Bound for France SEATTLE, August Gold Star Mothers, Alaska’s only contribution this year to the many who will vicit the graves of their sons in France, arrived yecterday on the steamer Yu- kon, beth a trifle breathless at the treatment they are receiv- ing. Mrs. Dora Ida Johnstone, of Ketchikan, and Mrs. C. M. Eck- man of Anchorage, were met at the steamer by Harry Andrews, of the United States Quarter- master's Depot here. The two Gold Star Mothers will leave tomorrow at oclock on the Milwaukee's Olympian for New York City. They will then embark for France and visit the Meuse Argonne cemetery. “Oh, it's all wonderful. We've been treated so well all along,” Mrs. Johnsume said. 22.~Two | | | | | i | | | r BROMLEY BIVEN BIG SEND-OFF Thousands of Persons al‘ Gathering in Tokyo ‘ —Announce Plans 1 TOKYO, Japan, 22.—A huge open-air send-off was given Lieut. Harold Bromley here. The meeting was attended by several thousand | pPrsnns and cheers resounded Ior[ the aviator and his assistant, Har-| old Gatty. The meeting was held in Hibiya Park and the smakersl included M. Yoizumi, Minister of of the Japanese Government, and Edwin Neville, American Cahrge d’Affairs. Brom-| ley's preparations for a flight from | Tokyo to Tacoma, Washington, are nearing completion and it is ex- pected that a test hop wil made tomorrow. If the test is sat- isfactory, Bromley hopes to start| his flight Monday or Tuesday. Premie}~ TVluuolini And King Carol Meet: BUCHAREST, Aug. 22. — King Carol has bestowed upon Premier Mussolini great honors during his' visit here, and political observers see close friendship between Ru- mania and Italy as a result. | Passes Away in Michigan’ MANISTEE, Michigan, August 22. |—Charles Ruggles, aged 84 years, known as the last of the “Lumber ! Barons,” died here last night. — Peter Woeck, well known contrac- tor who has built several large structures' in Juneau, left today on |the steamship Princess Alice for Seattle. |retary ‘l)vnartmunt. they must submit com- | before the treasury will act on pro- ,Assoclation, E'he hearing to request the embargo {that “Soviet agents in the United | producer of manganese ore regard- |may quote.” SENATORIAL |explained this was so only ;means to gain the end. |lutionary activities. in Agua Caliente, the new WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22— Domestic producers of manganese were today told By Assistant Sec- Lowman, of the Treasury Comes Into World CLAMIS, Scotland, August 22.—~The Duchess of York, King George's only daughter-in-law, gave birth to a daughter, her second child. The baby is an- other heir presumptive to the English throne, standing fourth in line of succession following the Prince of Wales, her father and four year old sister, Prin- cess Elizabeth, Both the Duchess and baby are “making highly satisfactory progress,” the official statement addcd’ this morning. - e - 15 ON FLIGHT FROM ICELAND Young German Aviator Hops Off on Mystery Trip to U. S. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. ,Capt. Von Gronau, young German 'aviator, is today presumably flying | toward the United States. He took off from the harbor at 2:35 o'clock this morning, Eastern Standard| SEWARD, Alaska, August 22— qyme in g westerly direction. Later The Senate’s investigation of the g, Capt. Von Gronau radioed his posi- Alaska Railroad took actual form gion ahout midway between Iceland with the arrival here yesterday of and Greenland. Senators Howell, Kendrick and, The same radio message said | Thomas. landing arrangements had been' parative figures of production costs of manganese here and in Russia posals to place an embargo on Rus- sian or i J. Carson Akerson, President of the American Manganese Producers read a -statement @t States will undersell any American less of what price the Americans - e PARTY HEADS FOR INTERIOR Alaska Railroad Invesli-: gators Remain Only Short Time,Seward 22— 22, lu one of the most sensational harbor fires of Vancouver, BLAZE DESTROYS DOCK IN VANCOUVER B. C., th $1,250,000 e new Canadian National Railways Associated Press Ulioto The interlor of the Stockyards National bank, Fort Worth, Tex., after a stranger demanding $10,00 institution fulfilled his promise wi 0 under threat of blowing up the th a bottle of nitroglycerin when police attempted to interfere. He and the vice president of the bank were killed and two injured. 80 0()0 000 M OSLEMS .SAY GANDHI PROGRAM FOR INDIA IS WRONG TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS Senator Howell, head of the In- made both in Greenland and Can- | vestigating body, who has been si= ada, lent as to the plans of the com- The plane was loaded with mittee since leaving the States, gallons of gas. isald he had been accused of favor-, The flight is somewhat of a mys- '750 22. Ju ‘lng public ownership of utilities al- tery as previously it was thought quotations lo A |Ca but Capt. Von Gronau was returning as a to Germany. FOUR BANDITS STAGE SEICE * ’Hold Off Po;)a;ce of Town ¢ to Blow Vault and Secure $60 | WAUSA, Nebraska, August 22— .Four bandits last night held the| populace at bay with machine gun: while they blew open a garag vault and took $60. They kidnapped three men and escaped. The trio was taken eastward and tied to a fence where they were later found. most to a point of a Socialist He said Congress was restless on account of the railroad’s annual deficits. The railroad should be self-sustaining, he said. i The Senatorial party boarded a northbound train an hour and a half after arrival and left for the! Interior. o = HOARD SILVER; NI‘NE’EXEGUTED MOSECOW, August 22.—N charged with hoarding Ru ver coin, have been shot. The sentenced to death for counte ve; M 24 U knocked unconscious when he at- tempted to pass guards at the door of the garage. Point Barrow Beach Is Strlpped of Ice n MR. AND MRS. MAX SMITH GO TO SOUTH mith, mse's vis- > the port. Cali= ther ithe pack is still plainly visible. There is no news of any ships, es- | Mr. and Mrs. Max M owners and operators of famous curio store at Skagwu ited friends here today w steamer Alice was They are enroute to souther: fornia where they have stores. They plan to spend the ® ‘SI« nter re- they vhich juring stocks chants for replenishment of mer- and traders. i 5 A. B. Chapman is staying at the| Zynda. sort near Tia Juana. The: have established a new stor Mr. Smith manages himsel! _'the winter months. Fox Films 43%, Acme 13%, dard Brands 187, New eld,” ‘the POINT BARR.OW Alaska, Aug.|here today at the age of 67 years.|of the here * from Chichagof |They are staying at the Gastineau. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Aug. -There was no sale of Alaska meau mine stock today. Closing on other stocks: fol- w: Alleghany Corporation 20 merican Can 127%, Anacond Bethlehem Steel 80%, | General Motors 45, anby Copper 22'c, Hupp Motors 13'%, 13%, International Har- ster T87%, Kennecott Copper 34, ontgomery Ward 32%, Natiorial Packard Motors 13%, %, 13%, Simmons Beds 25, Stan- Standard Oil of lifornia 614, Standard Oil Jersey 697., Stewart-Warner , 24%, 24%, United Aircraft 60, S. Steel 167% —— ., opper 45, OLD FEUDIST PASSES AWAY Floyd Flauvry, watchman, was Shot at lhl‘f‘e Hundred Times—Believed Had Charmod Life BAL/ TIMORF Maryland, Aug. 22. William Anderson, “Capt. Hat- and known as the last of Hatfield-McCoy feudists, died 22 —Northerly winds stripped the | |He was brought here a few days cluded f ice from the beach last night but‘nyn from Logan, West Virginia, ! ffering from brain ailment, Anderson confesses he had been pecially the Holmes which hz\s{sl"ot at 300 times and believed he had a charmed life ——.———— Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Goddard came '| British came 200 years ago, of | yesterday. _ By JAMES P. HOWE (A. P. Staff Writer) BOMBAY, August 22.—Wails rals- ed by Moslem leaders in various parts of India indicate that the |aooonooo members: of that faith have little confidence in the good |intentions of their Hindu neighbors. In a few districts descendants of :'hv Mohammedans who ruled the {land with an iron hand until the have cupported the Gandhi movement. But as a whole they have heeded their leaders and held aloof from |the attempt to gain immediate in- jdependence for their country. ! As viewed by the Moslems, the Gandhi campaign is aimed at de- struction of both the present and former foreign rulers of India. They cannot forget the centuries in which the Hindus and Moslems have been | bitter enemies Ten years ago there was a time {when Mohammedans and Hindus |united against the British. But the |alliance in that 1920 civil disobedi- ence campal was dissipated by political disagreements three years later and all attempts to renew it have failed. . | onalist about 1 and of organized Gandht nalist party, {it admitte the stronges ipolitical force. But the Bri Ithat th waraj section represents only a minority the Hindus themselves since the numerous caste 1ables’ Party 220,000,000 Hin- these fully into the There jdus in In 15,000,000 e nat of i untouc Then are Sikhs, Indi Christi: A n g 1 o-Indians, peans and other minorities and the British claim that none of them sympathize with Gandhi and his followers in the civil disobedience | campaign 1S, (Continued on Page Two) | making | single | claim | has been ex- | Euro- | ROY OLMSTED TESTIFIES TO GIVING MONEY Claims Large Sums Passed Out to Prohibition Enforcement Men WHITNEY AND M’KINNEY GIVEN VARIOUS SUMS $3,000 Paid to McKinney for Revelle’s Campaign —Whltney Bribed SEATTLE, Aug. 22.—Roy Olmsted, head of the former Puget Sound liquor ring, brought here from MecNeil !Island Penitentiary, where he /is serving sentence, and who ‘w(m placed on the witness st.md late yesterday after- -nonn by the Government in ;the Lyle - Whitney - Corwin- Frvzmt McKinney conspiracy - trial, resumed the stand at lhe opening of the court this mormng and continued to re- |cite how he allegedly passed jout large sums of money through interm ediaries to {Prohibition Enforcement offi- cials. Olmsted declared he had paid $3,000 in 1924 as “Fed- eral assurance,” through an intermediary, to Clifford Me- Kinney, former Assistant United States District Attor- ney, toward the campaign fund of Thomas Revelle, for- mer United States District Attorney, secking the Repub- lican Gubernatorial nomina- tion. Olmsted testified he talked A. L. Hubbard into going into the Prohibition office to “under mine” William Whit- ney. Olmsted testified Whitney let off a bootlegger, Eddie Graham, after being made a present of a radio and $500. S — KELLOGG MAY BE JUSTIGE, WORLD COURT GENEVA, August 22.—Frank B. Kellogg’s name has been presented to the League of Nations by an American group as candidate for Justice of the World Court. The election of the former Secretary of State next month is regarded as certain, TWO RANKINS FORGED DOWN PORTLAND, Oregon, August 22.— A broken stabilizer and damaged rudder terminated the second at- tempt of Tex and Dick Rankin, brothers, to establish an endurance refueling record. They had been in the air 24 hours. {“Ukelele Ike” Is |Broke; Can’t Pay (Wife Alimony LOS ANGELES ,Cal, August 22—Cliff Edwards known as “Ukelele Tke,” was yesterday haled into court to show cause why he dees not pay his es- | tranged wife Irene $250 weekly | alimony, pending her diverce suit and trial, “I haven't a thing left in the world but the old Uke. I'll play her a tune on that if you want me to,” said Edwards. The Judge told him it was not necessary and the hearing was continued.