The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 8, 1930, Page 1

| THE DAILY VOL. XXXVI., NO. 5507. F — - GRIGSBY IS STRONG FOR | HOME RULE Democratic Delegate Nom- inee Visits Juneau and Discusses Platform PLA BUENOS AIRES, WHERE LATEST OUTBREAK HAS TAKE CE ‘ George B. Grigsby, Democratic | nominee for Delegate to Congress. passed through Juneau Saturday on the Admiral Watson, to carry his o campaign for election in November|—————— into the Third and Fourth Divisions. His campaign, he said, would cen- ter on the question of self-govern- ment for the Territory through a full Territorial form of Govern- ment such as all the other Ameri- can Territories had before they be- came States. He stdhds for ulti- mate Statehood for Alaska. He feels confident of his election. Mr. Grigsby expects to devote|? about a month to the Third and Fourth Divisions and to return to the First Division early in October | to wind up his campaign here. He will hold his first meeting at Sel- dovia while the Admiral Watson is there. = From there he will go to Kodiak where he will speak also while the Watson is lying in that port. He will then return to Sew- ard and leave for Fairbanks and In spite of the Argentine capital being armed for a revolutionary attack against President Hipolito his Fourth Division campalgn. He|ypoven, the militarists have overthrown his Government and a military government has been formed will speak at Anchorage, Seward,| ... ciiilian cabinet. The upper picture is the Presidential palace. The lower picture shows the Plaza Xf‘ldf;e‘ fg;‘:g:: :"‘:m‘;h';n:oi{;fz Congreso with the Capitol in the center. g ELEVEN STATE ILLINOIS DRY |Andree Expedition Reported Found AHE A G A I N s T Third Division on his way south. Encouraging Reports HAVE PRIMARIES * | DURING WEEK: MRS. M'CORMICK Adith Xaloow Jun & gue Wil 1 Assoct Press [ oo ‘Third Body of and direct promises of support from every section of the Territory. He expects, he declared, to carry all four of the Alaska Divisions. He is confident that he will have an immense majority at Ketchikan and in the southern Tregions o Southeast Alaska. Platform in Detail ST O CKHOLM, Sept. 8.— The frozen waters of White Island have given up an- other. body; believed to be that of Knut Frankel, third member of the Andree bal- loon expedition to the North Mr. Grigsby said he had received exceptionally encouraging reports f Lo Rest of States to Select!, iParty Tickets This |® Discussing his platform while in e Pole in 1897. | . Juneau, Mr. Grigsby said: Week and Next e A party of journalists e| Support Independent “I am for Home Rule by the a0 le aboard the sealer Isbogen Candidate, Senator t people of Alaska, as opposed 0| WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—Eleven ® landed on the island last the present government of Alaska|gtates will hold primary elections ® Saturday and found the CHICAGO, Sept. 8—The Anti- by Federal Bureaus. this week to choose party nominees ® skeleton and other articles. Saloon League of Illinois Saturday “The Democratic party demands|for the National Senate and House ® Two other hodies were found @ afternoon endorsed Lottie Holman the right of local self government|of Representatives and State offi- about two wekes ago. O'Neill, independent dry candidate for United States Senator, against |Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, Re- publican, and James Hamilton Lew- is, Democrat. The League also issued a state- GRAND woflTHY ment urging the voters of Illinois i to disregard the State Prohibition referendum at the State election. The referendum submits three propositions: (1) Do you favor the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment? | Robert E. Proctor Expect- ed to Arrive Here Next Thursday Night (2) Do you favor the modifica- Robert E. Proctor of Elkhart, In-| It Maine, Maryland, South Carolina, © @ ¢ ¢ @ @ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ o on all subjects that concern us as|ces. The States include: residents of a Territory to whom the United States has guaranteed|Georgia, Louisiana, Colorado, Mich- the privileges of American citizens. ligan, New Hampshire, Vermont, Ari-' “No Federal Bureau should have|zona and Washington. The latter any power of legislation whatever. [three have only State and County “I believe that all jurisdiction|officials and members of the Na- over the fisheries of Alaska should |tional House to choose. be transferred from the Federal| Maine's contest occurs today and Government to the Legislature of {Georgia’s Wednesday. The others the Territory of Alaska. The pres-|vote on Tuesday. ent attempted regulation is ineffi-| Massachusetts, New York and ‘cient, unintelligent and results in Wisconsin will hold their primaries gross injustice and favoritism. September 16. ‘“Alaskans have no voice in the T B T S regulation of their principal indus- Twu AHE H EI_D [ tion of Prohibition so as to legalize the sale of beer and wine? (3 Do you favor the repeal of the Illinois Prohibition enforce- ment Act? The Anti-Saloon League has pre- viously been friendly to Mrs. Mc- Cormick, but when she agreed to be try. “I am absolutely against the s Wickersham-Paul Trap-site leasing bilL. “We do not want control of the fisheries subject to trap-site leases. “The canning season should last as long as the fish run, with inter- vals of closed periods and other regulations to insure sufficient es- capement. “This would result in the mini- mum amount of imported labor and the maximum amount of local la- bor. The fishing industry can be so conducted as to greatly increase the permanent population of Alas- ka. ~The prosperity of Alaska is greatly dependent on the halibut industry. “If elected I shall make a stren- uous effort to secure a tariff on foreign frozen balibut of five cents , 8 pound, or more. “I am in favor of the extension of the Federal Highway Act to Alaska. For College “The Fairbanks College and School of Mines is a credit to the Territory and its present manage- ment to be commended. I shall support it in every possible way. i (Continued on Page Two) | THREEPERSONS LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 8— A 23-year-old Kansas oil worker," Harry M. Marmon, and a Mexican, | diana, who was recently elected President of the Grand Aerie Fra- ternal Order of Eagles at the an- nual convention held in San Fran- cisco, is not. overlooking Alaska while visiting various subordinate aeries of the west before return- whom the police said hacked his ing to his home in Indiana. 'wife to death, are held in conec-} To visit Douglas Aerie No. 117, {tion with. the murder of Lois Ken-'; " w p proctor is due to arrive 'tle, Los Angeles sorority girl and pere on the Princess Louise Thurs- |her Monrovia, California, fiance, gay evening. He will be enter- Francisco Comolon. |tained by Eagles of Douglas and Harmon was arrested by the juneau and a special meeting of |police who noticed his windshield the Douglas Aerie will be held in /had been shattered apparently by honor of the visitor on Friday eve- a bullet. A newspaper in a seat, ning. ifolded, displayed the story of the| Istabbing of Kentle and Comolon,! 4 Rear Admiral Edward {who were slain on a beach near | Ensenada. | } Miguel Carcia, aged 34, a Mexlcan,{ i {was questioned after his arrest for 'the slaying of his wife Josafa, aged 35 yearyn, 2 ,—~Rear Admiral Edward Simpson, The Police said Garcia stabbed 2ged 70 years, retired, dide Saturday his wife similarly to the way Miss afternoon at his summer home at |Kentle and Comolon were slain, |Ruxton, near here, following an Friends said jealousy motivated iliness of several days. 'the slaying of Mrs. Garcia. BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 8. To Business * Ford Predicts Early End Prohibition Here to Stay : [Youth Electrocuted ;W hile Making iRepairs to Motor Depression; ‘e EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 8. —While working on a rip- saw motor in a planing mill Simpson Dies Suddenly; guided by the result of the referen- dum wote it turned against her. AMERICAN LEGION AGAINST PROHIBITION SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., Sept. 8.—The American Legion of New York State concluded its State convention Saturday by passing 8 resolution favoring the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The ‘resolution was adopted by a vote of 1370 to 166. ! — e MUST GOVERN INDIA OR GO ‘Sincerity of India National- ist Leaders Is Doubted LONDON, Sept. 8—The Daily |Mail, Lord Rothermere's newspaper, expresses doubt of Indian Nation- :amt leaders’ sincerity in seeking {a settlement of the Civil Disobedi- lence campaign. “In India we must govern or g0, I despite Lord Irwin and his friends,” the newspaper says. I Four Persons Drowned; JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1930, ' OUTBREAK OF DISEASE FEARED IN HURRICANE REGION MILITARY IN CONTROL NOW OF ARGENTINA Irigoyen Government Over- thrown—Civilian Cab- inet Appointed BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept. 8—The military has overthrown the government of President Hipo- lito Irigoyen and assumed control after bloodshed in the s‘reets of the Capital. Unofficial reports said 15 per- sons were killed and 100 injured. Two armies of Police and Civil- lans marched on the Government House from two directions. The white flag was run up on the huild- ing afterga sanguinary battle, ‘The newspaper Laepoca, Govern- ment organ, was sacked and burncd oy a shouting mob. Revolt leader Gen. Jose FEvaristo Uribura tcok charge of the Gov- ernment and named a Cabinct of ivilians which issued a proclama- tion that the country was under nartial law. Vice-President Martinez then re- signed and told the Commander of the loyal forces to lay down his arms, BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 6.—It is announced that Army and Navy officers will be appointed as Gov- ernors of the various Argentina Provinces. HOLIDAY OBSERVED BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 8. — All Argentina has welcomed the revo- lution by which President Irigoyen ! was deposed and today is sharing! in a nation-wide holiday for the purpose of swearing in the new/ Ministers this afternoon. Most of ! the persons here started for their! accustomed work mnot knowing &) holiday had been proclaimed but' joined the throngs celebrating with- out getting to their places of em- ployment. | Members of the old regime have been scattered to the four winds.! Some have fled to Montevideo, others are in hiding in Argentina | and some have been arrested. IRIGOYEN ARRESTED ! BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 8.~ The Military ~ Government announces | that formef President Irigoyen hLas| been arrested and confined in the! barracks with 70 of his infantry at LaPlata. TURMOIL IN PERU ! LIMA, Peru, Sept. 8—Former President Leguia, whose eleven ver | Administration was overthrown in| August by military leaders, is ad- mitted in official circles to be suf-i fering a nervous breakdown. Focion Mariategui, President of| the Chamber of Deputies, uader Leguia, has been set free on paroi2 after being arrested suddenly last night. He promised he would leave Peru. TO FREE AMERICANS LIMA, Peru, Sept. &—Ame:xc.\n" Ambassador Deering said, after a| conference with the Peruvian Fowi eign Secretary and Lieutenant Commander, that Harold Grow and Charles Sutton, two Americans held since the revolt, will be released soon. UNREST SPREADS PANAMA CITY, Latin America, Sept. 8.—Political unrest has spread to the Republic of Panama. Ru- mors asserted the Cabinet has re-| signed. President Arosemena de- clared he had not received any re- signations. UNITED STATES BLAMED ROME, Italy, Sept. 8. The Fascist newspaper Ilteve blames the United States for disorders in Argentina and said Latin-America should be reorganized “undisturbed by the famous Monroe Doctrine.” The newspaper doubted whether Latin --American countries have shown wisdom modelling thelr gov- ernments after the United States, and criticised South American na- tions for giving the President so much power. . Arm Destined For Murder, Has It Cut Off 'MEN FIGHTING {3500 acres have been burned over BELGIAN PRII BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept wife of Prince Leopold, gave birth Stuyvenberg Castle. and will be baptized Badouin Albert guns were fired announcing to the MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PR CESS GIVES NINE POUND SON; 8—~Crown Princ ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” ESS 'PRICE TEN CENT & 4 BIRTH TO DEATH TOLL OF 5,000 EXPECTED SANTODOMINGO Horror Grows Hour by Hour—Great Scene of Desolation SANTO DOMINGO, Sept. 8.— Fears of an cutbreak of disease which will cause a scourge as bad as the hurricane seems probably owing to insufficient medical supplies, unclean streets, and lack of food. Physicians estimate that more than 1,000 storm victims have been found suffering from gangrene or other infections. One camp, containing 1300, has been given antitoxine in- oculations for typhoid. Medical supplies are being sent from Havana and San Juan. The task of cleaning the streets i~ almost impossible and there is not an automobile truck in the country but has been damaged. The authorities are trying to bring U. S. Marine trucks from Port au Prince, and from Porto Rico. ss Astrid of Belglum,| SANTO DOMINGO, Sept. 8Tt to a nine pound son Sunday at'i; feared that the final total dead He becomes heir to the throne, direct male line in last Wednesday's hurricane will Axel Marie Gustave. populace the birth of a boy. One hundred be at least 5000. Many of those |seriously injured are expected to die. Property loss is from $40,000,000 OVERTHOUSAND | FOREST FIRES Blazes Are Reported Under Control in Washing- ton and Oregon [ PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 8.— Cool weather and high humidity are aiding fire fighters imr their ef- forts to check the remaining forest fires in Washington and Oregon. Blazes are reported in several forest reserves, Four hundred men fought a blaze near Vernonia, Oregon, 200 on Sa!- mon River in Skamania County in Washington and 300 in Hemlock Pass, Weyerhauser holdings near Longview. Fire burned out bridges and cut communications in the green tim- ber near Mount Vernon, Washing- ton. | Two hundred men are fighting a blaze on Willow ‘Creek, in the vi- cinity of Medford, Oregon, wher:| Fire fighters are also battling a blaze on Shively Creek, near Rose- burg, Oregon. c : |to $50,000,000. rovernor I,ong Is ‘ Hour by hour the horror grows as SO(‘I\‘(’(I on N()S(‘ refugees continue to drift in from # 3ouuylng districts, bringing tales of B_V N ewspaperman |new destruction and deaths. | Parties have progressed 15 miles lon every side of Santo Domingo, |and report all desolation. | o | | NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8.~ William Wiegand, News report- er, struck Gov. Huey P. Long cn the nose today because the Chief Executive called him a “profane name.” Weigand had gone to the Governor’s suite in his hotel ahead of the United States Marshal who was on his way to serve subpoenas for the Gov- erncr’s appearance in conhec- tion with the disappearance of Sam Irby and James Terrell, men who testified against the State Highway Commission. As Weigand entered the Gov- MEXICO SEND MONEY MEXICO CITY, Sept. 8. — The |Mexican Government has cabled the Mexican Minister at Santo Domingo (50,000 pesos, about $25000 for a 'storm relief fund. President Rubio has also sent condolences to Presi- |dent Trujillo. RAINS STOP TRAVEL PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Sept. 8.—Twenty-four hours of rain swell- |ed Ozama River and made travel through the hurricane district al- ernor's suite, he was seized by |most impossible except by air. The the Governor's bodyguard. Ozama’s flow has increased to 15 Weigand said the Governor ;mues an hour effectively prevent- swore at him. |ing boats from entering the mouth Weigand broke loose and sock- unless faster than the current. ed Long on the nose. Planes are arriving like angels Both apologized later for their 'of mercy with medical supplies. hasty action. AR R 5 B g NS BIG COUNGIL LIEUT.BROMLEY IS READY TO | REALLY IN AIR MEET TODAY Fiies Plane o Samishiro Beach, Japan, for Plane Explodes; Bursts Into Flames And Crashes KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 8. —A practice flight in an air- plane ended fatally for Wil- liard S. Rothwell, aged 20, a pilot, and Gerald Gittinger, aged 20, a passenger, both of Liberty, Missouri. The plane exploded and burst into flames, crashing in a tailspin from a height of 300 feet. It hit a dike in the Missouri River near the Fairfax airport. HEAVY DAMAGE WENATCHEE, Wash., Sept. 8. Electrical caused heavy damage Sunday River became other debris. Forest ning —_— .. {Hoover Preparing Four IN EAST. WASH. storms and cloudbursts in| 2 Eastern Washington. The Columbia |0f replies received. i a muddy torrent| sk . filled with irrigation flumes anijCNItY of Brazil Wins fires in the Chelan dis- trict have broken out, due to light-| |Geneva Hums with Inter- national Questions as | Leaders Gather KASUMIGAURA, Japan, Sept. 8. |—Lieut. Harold Bromley and Har- GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 8.— old Gatty hopped off in their plane This city hummed with Interna- C\ty of Tacoma Sunday forenoon tional questions last Saturday and for Samishiro Beach from whera yesterday as political leaders began Phey will start on their non-stop | agriving here for the League of Na- Trans-Pacific flight within two or jtions Council which convened today three days. |and the annual meeting of the As-| | sembly set for Wednesday. | AMOMORI, Japan, Sept. 8— | Briand's European plan, British Bromley and Gatty landed Sunday | Administration In Palestine and afternoon at Samishiro Beach. }GPrmfln agitation for a treaty re-| | vision were the most discussed top-‘ | fes. Ocean Flight TO FLY THIS WEEK, MAYBE AMOMORYI, Japan, Sept. 8 —Lieut. Bromley and Gatty announced they SECRET SSION will be prepared to start their pro- GENEVA, Sept. 8. — Representa- Posed trans-Pacific flight to Ta- tives of 27 European nations went ¢OMa this week from Samishiro into private conference today to Beach, on the northern tip of study Briand’s plan for political Hondo. the largest island of Japan economy. Briand is expected to And 350 miles closer to Tacoma. |speak before the Council during the |debate which opens Wednesday |Todays session was less formal and |was a formal study and analysis| With Arms Around Wife, Man Killed by Lightning MADISON, Wis, Sept. 8—Paul Henning, aged 34, was killed by Title of Miss Universe !ightning as he stood under a tree } with his arms around his wife. RIO JANERIO, Sept. 8—The title, She Was badly burned but not lof Miss Universe has been given to|critically injured. {Senorita Hollanda Pereira, of Brazil, | \at the Interntional Beauty Contest. Synthefic Cllewing is shared b ' . k) {® here last Saturday afternoon, ® | Motor Boat Capslzfl‘ |The second place - NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 8—|“thinking” instead of speculation. e Johan A. Brouwer, aged 17 ! VSR | Speeches for Next Month Fernanda Gonceles of Portugal and | Gum Is Latest Now ‘ Sailing aboard the liner Bremen MTs. Ford and three others are in years, was ‘accidentally elec- TILLAMOOK, Oregon, Sept 8— ® PACIFIC GROVE, Cal, e e Alice Diplorackou of Greece. Beat-! 5 |the party. ‘The Ford party will trocuted. A He was crawling Four persons were drowned a' the ® Sept. 8.—Because she thought e| WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 8.—|rjce Lee of the United States is| CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 8.—A last Saturday for a six weeks b““'lmake a motor tour of France and under the machine and mouth of the Big Nestucca liverl‘ her right arm was “destined e |President Hoover abandoned his|ipjrq. synthetic chewing gum made by o (week-end vacation last Saturday adding a dash of war-time chlorine to murder,” Alta Pickle, aged ness and ‘pleasure trip in Europe, | Germany, stopping at the Ford fac- @ formed a circuit somehow. ® Sunday when a motorboat °n 2 ® g As a result of the He ascribed prosperity as now Henry Ford predicted an early end |tory at Cologne. His left arm and right shoul- fishing expedition capsized. Those ® 20 years, shoved her right e |to begin preparation of four early drought, ato a new substance produced from to business depression. He sald|. Henry Ford said Prohibition is e der were badly burned. Four drowned are George H. Green. G. @ arm under the wheels of a e October speeches in which he ex- large Texas trapping concern has|benzine, is the chemist's latest ¢ it may outlast Octobex, but busi- 'here to stay and that “America is @ hundred and forty volts 1. Spencer and Donald Dalrymple,'e passenger train and it was e pects to tell the country achieve-|resorted to irrigation to keep its marvel. Like chicle, it is tasteless ‘Ness is better than two years ago.|dry except there is a damp place @ passed through his body. all of Portland, and M. C. Holden' e amputated above the elbow. ments and future plans of his Ad-|catch of fur-bearing animals up to and odorless and said to have med- here and there.” | ®0 0000 00 00 0 o of Woods, Oregon . {Q @000 000 00 0 0 e e ministration ‘nurnml. icinal effect. 1