The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 23, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVL, NO. 5520. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1930. OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ~ MEMBER PRICE TEN CENTS MAKE NEW MOVE TO SAVE PANTAGES FROM PRISON FLIGHT MADE INTO_ARCTIC FOR CAPTAIN Pilot Dorbandt and Me- chanic Rescue Sick Man from Trading Schooner FLY FIRST SEAPLANE INTO THE FAR NORTH Alight on SE Ice—Take Off Passenger — Rush Him to Nome Hospital NOME, Alaska, Sept. 23.—Flying the only plane in this section of Alaska equipped with pontoons and risking death against adverse wea- ther copditions over the wastes of the Siberian Arctic, Pilot Frank Dorbandt and Mechanic Cope res- cued Capt. A. P. Jochimsen aboard the Siberian trading schooner Kar- ise and landed here yesterday with the Captain, who was placed in ay hospital suffering from kidney trou- GRIM RELICS OF ARCTIC TRAGED Y f i i IMPORTANT MEASURES | CANADA WILL " GIVE AID TO ~ UNEMPLOYED | Thirty Million Dollar Ap- | propriation Made for : Public Works PARLIAMENT ENACTS To Preventmm ping of Foreign Goods—Bill for Tanff Increases | OTTAWA, Sept. 23.—With his program for unemployment reliaf | legislation enacted, Premier Bennett is prepared to leave for Quebec to sail from there to attend the Brit- ish Imperial Conference. | The special session of Parltamen’ closed after a $30,000,000 appropria- tion was made for public works, an amendment to the Customs Act‘l designed to prevent gumping of foreign goods on Canadina markets, 'OFFICIALS GATHER AS BOULDER DAM WORK STARTS RR Construction| d Begun&ept.ll by (& u. | AFFIDAVITS ARE SENT T0 STATE ATTORNEY WEBB Member of Jury Convict- ing Theatrical Man Was Cut to “Get Him” STATEMENTS MADE BY TWO MEN,TWO WOMEN Salesmen and Women Jur- ors Sign Affidavits in Assau!t Case SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 23. —The San Francisco Examiner to- day says a new move to save Alex= ander Pantages, former theatrical magnate, from going to the peni- tentiary, is being made in the for- warding of affidavits from San Francisco to State Attorney Webb at Sacramento. The Examiner says affidavits in- 'clude sworn statements of two Los Angeles men that one of the jurors |and a bill providing for tariff in-| |Who convicted Pantages of assault ile railroad from near Las Vegas, Nev, to the Boulder Dam site (indicated on yon Eunice Pringle, 17-year-old dan~ Secretary of Interior Wilbur (extreme lower right) drove a silver spike which Bal (above Wilbur) of Nevada. Commissioner of Reclamation Mead (next |cer, indicated at least three weeks emonies. Above: tent city of engineers near the proposed government town |prior to his selection as a juryman SSSHEENEN ‘he was determined to “send that iGreek where he belonged.” Hugh | Spriggs and George Earhard, sales- ;men, are the men who made the | affidavits. KILLINE BRIl e v - AFTER ASSAULT ing the same juror of threatening Ex-Convict Under Close, to tell “Bob” Shuler, Los Angeles ,radio preacher, how “they acted” | Guard for Fiendish Crime in Indiana | ble, and speechless. It was the first complete com- mercial seaplane flight into the Arc- tie Ocean. A landing was made ice. Pilot Dorbandt thanked the cut- ter Northland and Capt. Jones for standing by in Bering Strait, while the plane made the crossing to the Karise, which was believed impri: oned in the ice until next year. Dorbandt on his return wired back to the ship and told the direction of the leads which it can follow and escape. Dorbandt and Cope have formed a new company to be known as the Pacific International Airways of Alaska, with base at Anchorage. Dorbandt and Cope expect to fly today to their base. They aré planning a flight to Seattle with passengers. A small power boat was used to break the ice near the Karise for the plane to land and take off near Cape Serge. — TWO OFFICERS OF RAILROAD SHOOT IT OUT President I;Fead, Vice- creases, were passed. HOOVER'S SON TO TAKE REST Condition Is Run Down—| Will Take Months | o } for Recuperation | inaugurated ted by Gov. F. to map) attended the c for dam workers. BISHOP W. A. LEONARD, CONFESSES T0 OF EPISCOP AL CHURCH, PASSES AW AY IN OHIO in slush | | | junless they agreed to convict Pan- tages. The women are Mrs. Chris- tina Ulrich and Mrs. William Incles, ————.———— SEARCHING FOR GAMBIER, Ohio, Sept. 23.—Bish- op Willlam A. Leonard, aged 82 years, died yesterday of infirmities of age. He was the oldest Epis- copal Bishop in the country. He declined the permanent titular head E of the church because of advancing o | age. He was temporary National - head twice and headed the Ohio diocese for 40 years. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23. {—Joel T. Boone, White House phy- |sician, said a complete diagnosis (of the illness of Herbert Hoover, jr., aged 28, disclosed a small -] bercular infection of the chest..The/ diseased area is small, sald Boone: The condition of young Hoover, Boone said, is the result of a run-| down condition. The President’s son will stay at| the Presidential Lodge in Virginia! probably until frost comes, then he| will be brought to the White Houes | jand another complete examination! jwill be made and future treatment | will be decided upon. Exclusive Associated Press photo showing the body of Salgmon August Andree (top) as it was found on White Island by Dr. Gunnar Horn's expedition. Lower: arrow indicates skull of one of the mem- bers of the party and in \irnle close-up of skull which may be Andree's. ~ - HUNT NEW MATERIAL FOR BETTER, SAFER HOMES SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Sept. 23. —QGeorge Myers, aged 40 years, ex- convict, is held under close guard |in the Michigan City Prison, for | daio kidnapping and slaying on August | SHUT MAN W|‘FE 127 of Marveline Appel, aged syenrs.‘ ! The authorities sald Myers made RANKING BISHOP Having presided over the diocese of Northern Ohio, more than 40 years, the Rt. Rev. William Andrew Leonard attained a distinction en- - ¢ | joyed by few of his fellow bishops 5 in the entire Anglican Communion. One of the few was Bishop Boyd CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 23— | ) two complete confession. L (A. P. Science Editor) A conviction means the death Widespread Man Hunt Is penalty. | . : Myers was arrested by Constable | m progress Near building material that does not now GHARGED WITH RN Ll L tem, uad) Tekoa, Wash. A A a weight and is in much better con-'sege who was consecrated in Jan- made the acquaintance of a man| o, ! e i vy | EKOA, Washington, Sept. 23— These plans are the answer of {rest and diet. With proper treat- s,ncecration of Bishop Leonard.| . . Myers is said to have confessed tAod:;defsol;rN::e Seu:li:o !sn undel;;vnfift 1 v e wn assailan (BISHOP_WM. A. LEONARD he tock tae littla girl 10 & BATM, yno shot a man and his wite with Aassa er and en e er, ekpensa’af irs. The aim is to . |complete recovery is likely, but it g | e | foar 8 & Motgu, Fed twio bihe 00 I P repairs. i Committed Al’SOI’l, EtC.,' \ing Bishop Leonard the ranking | G residing bishop could bl.;‘ffilx'l‘lng that she would tell On pay) wMasterson ranch near here, y then escaped last night. | Mrs. Robert Warner is in a dan- By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE GERMANS ARE | Daring plans to develop a kind of Boone said his patlent has gained yineent of the Southern Ohio dio- exist, are under way at Massa-| chusetts Institute of Technology.) GRI'ME IN U s dition after one week of regular uary, 1889, ten months before the | science to the fire hazard, to the § ¥ ment, the physician said he has Bishop Vincent resigned his juris- high cost of homes and the high —_— every reason to believe full and gistion October 2, 1929, thus mak- | put better homes in reach of every- . oA will take months of rest and diet. !bishop by right of seniority of the P . one and to improve building gener-| Prior to America’s En- | Young Hoover has been granted|american Church. ;?;Syenc-a]::h?:e Ifii;;x;iri : lgir:;f:;! ‘Western Maryland Railroad, was President Seriously Wounded in Fight | BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 23. —Maxwell Byers, President of the shot and killed, and Dudley Gray, Vice-President of the same road, was seriously wounded in a pistol battle in the company's offices in the Standard Oil Building here this afternoon. The police said the two appar- ently locked themselves up in the office of the President and there “shot it out” over some difference. The first patrolman called by em- ployees was forced to break down the door of the office. An automatic pistol was found on the floor beside Gray with five shells exploded. — e HUNDREDS ARE | ally. Research has started under di- rection of Ross F. Tucker, professor of building construction. “We do not know yet just how it will be done,” he says, “but to find out how and to do is one of the things this school is for. The new materials may be of gypsum or cement, or some entirely new materials. “They may, among other things, use the wood bar instead of steel for reinforcement of concrete, to save weight. They must be some thing light enough so that two men can set them in place.” On Professor Tucker's desk lies an object resembling a large, white sponge. It is not much heavier than a sponge but nearly as hard as stone. “This is cement that has been aerated,” he says. “It illustrates possibilities. Chemicals caused this cement to ‘rise; as bread dough rises from effects of yeast. The compound gave off hydrogen, and ileave of absence as Vice President' The next day the Rt. Rev. John igerous condition with a charge of try Into World War DISEASE GERMS WERE ALSO SPREAD, CLAIM {Accusation Is Made by Commissioner Against Captain Winsch i THE HAGUE, Sept. 23.—Robert | Bonyage, Commissioner of the Unit- ed States German-American Mixed Claims Tribunal, today charged that German agents in the United States before America’s entry into the World War, engaged not only in arson and similar crimes, but also the spreading of disease germs im- perilling human life. The Commissioner said a negro named Felton was employed by Capt. Winsch to spread disease among horses and mules collected for shipment to Europe at the em- barkation depots at Norfolk, New- of the Western Air EXpress. C. 0. PIERSON Gardner Murray died suddenly at Atlantic City, thus making vacant !the office of presiding bishop, and the venerable Ohio prelate was call- | ed upon to discharge ex officio| !functions of ecclesiastical and ad- | ministrative head of the church un- into special session for that pur-, pose on November 13, when Bishop | Charles P. Anderson of Chicago was elected. Increases Membership Bishop Leonard had been one ALMA REUBENS " SEEKS DIVORCE (Continued on Page Two) | HAS RETIRED Has Been Auditor of Al- aska Cable System Since 1913 SEATTLE, Sept. 23—After 52 years in the Government service, Charles O. Pierson has retired as Auditor of the Alaska Cable Sys- tem, a post he has held since 1913. He entered the Signal Corps in 1879 and was placed in charge of the ‘War Department’s telegraph omcel in Washington, D. C. He remained there until 1898. He served through the Spanish-American war resign- ing his commission in 1900 to be- come Chief of the Telegraph Di- ALASKA TO BE HEADLINED IN FAIR AT PARIS Government to Put on El- aborate Alaska Exhibit at Big Exposition Alaska will pe joinily featured with Hawaii in the American ex- | NEW YORK CITY, Sept. TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS /to seek a divorce from Ricardo Cortez, screen actor. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Sept. 23.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5%, Alleghany Corporation 19%, Ameri- can Can 124%, Anaconda Copper 42%, Bethlehem Steel 85', Fox Films 47%, General Motors 42%%. Granby 19%, Hupp Motors 11%, 11%, 11%, International Harvester 737%, Kennecott Copper 33, Mont- gomery-Ward 33, National Acme 11%, Packard Motors 12':, 12%, 12%, Simmons Beds 26, Standacd | Brands 19%, Standard Oil of Cali-| fornia 58, Standard Oll of New She declared Cortez |began to show attention to her |a vaudeville act, PIONEER S |when her popularity increased. She |is now in New York City rehearsing ;set fire to two barns. "~ FOUND DEAD. buckshot and possibly bits of glass in her groin. She was immediately taken to a hospital in Spokane. She was shot down as she stood by a sink in her kitchen prepar~ ing to retire. ‘ The shot was fired through the 23— kitchen window, apparently at close |Alma Reubens, movie actress, plans range. The woman's husband, with whom | She said the she was employed at the ranch, |suit will be filed in Los Angeles had retired. |and the charge will be desertion. kitchen when his wife screamed | abandoned 'and also (her when she was ill and then buckshot in his body. He ran into the received a charge of He is not |In a serious condition. After the shooting, the assailant | ;()ddie Plans to {Keep Out |Soviet Products WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. —United States Senator Tas- ker L. Oddie, of Nevada, an- expanded the cement into a struc- é port News and New York City. hibit at the Colonial and Overseas Jersey 66, Stewart-Warner 24%,| TANANA, Alasky, Sept. 23__1. NoEEhe ks b s ARRESTED FOR REVOLT, CHILE Quiet Prevails, Says Gov- ernment — Trouble Reports Persist MENDOZA, Argentine, Sept. 23.— Hundreds of persons are known to have been placed under arrest in Southern Chile in the Government’s | attempt to suppress a revolution-: ary movement that developed last Sunday at Concepcion. | The Administration said quiet) prevailed but reports persisted that | trouble is more serious than repre-| sented. I ———————— RYE REPLACES COTTON ture made of thousands of air- tight cells, resulting in light, strong material. “Man has improved many neces- sities, but for 50 years dwellings have been made of the same ma- terials, and by the same hand la- bor. No way has yet been .found \to apply the methods of quantity production in construction of thef modern home. “We still use many of the tools and build by the methods of our forefathers, yet we spend about $6,000,000,000 a year for homes. “We seek to make dwellings that can be erected by unskilled labor, be fire resisting, more durable, in- sulated - from cold, and yet come within limits of present home- owners’ incomes.” Pope Takes Over New Broadcasting Station He claimed German agents sup- plied anthrax germs thereby en- dangering the lives of the American population. Gangster Deported By Germany to U. S. PHILADELPHIA, Penn., Sept. 23. +Jack “Legs” Diamond, notorious New York gangster, deported from Germany as an undesirable, has ar- rived here on a steamer from Eu- rope. Claims Record For Upside Down Plane Flying MUENSTER, Germany, Sept. 1 23.—Werner Weichelt, chief pilot of an aviation school, has established a claim for i vision in the office of the Secretary of War and served there until 1913, when he came west and became) Exposition to the held in Paris for six months beginning April 1, 1931, received by 24%, 24%, United Aircraft 53%, U. S. Steel 162%. William Warner, pioneer and for e the past few years prospecting on | troduce a bill at the next Congress to exclude all So- according to advices Gov. George A. Parks from the In- {terior Department. A comprehen- slve Alaska exhibit will be arranged by the goverhment ‘showing some- thing of its Industry, resources, scenery, living conditions and many phases of Alaskan life. ' H. M. Gillman, jr., Field Repre- sentative of the Interior Depart- ment, has been assigned to look after the interests of that branch of the government in connection e, 18 with the exhibit. He is now mak- will ing preparations. auditor of the cable system MEXICO CITY GAME HUNTER COMES HERE' To hunt brown bear in this dis-| trict, Frank A. Sanborn, of Mexico! |City, is due to arrive here tomor- row from Seattle, according to ad- vices received at local headquarters of the Alaska Game Commission. Sam Swenner, Ketchikan here awaiting his arrival and accompany him in the field. Plan of Display Mr. Sanborn hunted on Admiral-l My Gillman submitted a sketch ty Island last Spring, being acCOM= of the exhibit layout to the Gov- panied by his son. Mrs. Sanborn'ernor, showing In detail the sub- visited in Juneau while thcy WeTe jects to be covered. It will be on the hunt. |semi-circular in form with mural e —— ipalnnngs forming the background. NEW GIANT GENERATOR [mhe foreground will consist of small BROOKLYN—A new gencraton, is built-up models, and in front of precinet, |his motorboat. An inquest was held and the verdict was that ——————— |death was caused by natural Mason Creek in the Fort Gibbon has been found dead in| viet manganese, coal, lum- ber, wood pulp, gelatin, wheat and glue to entrance into the United States. FLIES TO SITKA == Se%Plane Will Return in FRANCE STRENGTHENS me Today to Make | Trip to Haines ! With one passenger, Herbert Cole- | man for Angoon, and another,(sica CORSICIAN DEFENSES ——— AJACCIO, Corsica, Sept. 23, —Cor- (military secret. Nevertheless it is' the island department of known that the naval supply ship Thomas Berkland for Sitka, the|France nearer Italy than Prance, is Lairet has hrought loads of arma- Pioneer Airways seaplane Sea Pige- | being armed. Cannon are being |ment to strengthen Bastia, Bonifa- on, Pilot Jerry Smith and Mechanlc:p!ace:l munitions are being stored |cio and Ajaccio. Thomas Johnson, flew from Ju-|and military airplanes soon can neau to Sitka this afternoon. It is|operate scheduled to return in time this af-| This follows a demand ternoon to mak: a round trip be-|French parliament by tween here and Haines. military commission which declared in from here. E It was said in parliament that there was but a single garrison on the (the island, at Corte, in the center. he marine |There were said to be no guns for reservists, no ammunition and only | SCOTLAND NECK, N. Cl—RYe\ is being substituted for cotton as| VATICAN CITY, Italy, Sept. 23.¢ & money crop by many farmers in —The Pope has formally taken this section, as a further step to-'over the Vatican City’s new pow-|® ward diversification. lerful radio broadcasting plant. J eight days' food and gasoline for the air service. There was provis- ion for seaplanes, but no field for nd planes. flying upside down. He flew in that position for 46 min- utes and 53 seconds. LB B B B A B A N rated as capable of producin® AB‘the model section. glass cases will Yesterday the Sea Pigeon came|Corsica, keypoint of any Mediter- one year as much electrical POWEr pe pyii¢ which are expected to be from Ketchikan. It carried Sam-|ranean conflict, to be almost de- | was made in the entirc United uel Collins to Petersburg and |fenseless. | brought A VanMavern to this city.! Exactly what has been done is a as Sta (Continued on Page Eight)