The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 26, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVI, NO. 5523. JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26 I930. 'MEMBER ALASKA MINE MANAGER IS FOUND OF A&éocmED PREss PRICE TEN CENTS RDERED IN CABIN NEW YORK G. O.P. WETS SWAMP DRYS IN G.0.P, CONVENTION New York R_ep ublicans Adopt Platform Demand- ing Repeal Prohibition WET MAJORITY IS OVERWHELMING Battle Wage?gy Organiza- tions Without Debate— Be Shifted; Putting Up Radio iAerial, Three Are Electrocuted PINE BLUFFS, Arkansas, Sept. 26—Walter and Lewis Holcomb, brothers, and Eunice Long, all between 20 and 25 years of age ,were electrocuted late yesterday afternoon while erecting a radio aerial. It fell across a high tension power line and hccnne short ch—:uucd‘ Tuttle for Governor ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 26——Under the powerful and skilful leader- ship of Nicholas Murray Butler‘ and former Senator James W. ‘Wadsworth uncompromising wets gained controp of Republican statel Convention and by the overwhelm- ing majority of 733 to 258 adopted a plank in the State platform call-! ing for the repeal of the Eigh-! teenth Amendment. [ The battle was one of organiza- tion against organization. There was no debate on the floor of the convention. The dry minority con-| tented themselves with having their opposition to the incorporation of a drastic wet plank in the plat- form placed on the convention record. The Republican platform attack- ed the Democratic State admin- istration for “inefficiency and waste- fulness.” It condemned ‘corrup- tion” in the Democratic controlled “eities of Albany and New York. United States Attorney Charles H. Tuttle of New York City, re- cently resigned because he favors Prohibition repeal and refused long- er to be connected with its en- forcement, is conceded the nom- ination for Governor on the first ballot. It is not known whether or not the dry Republicans will carry out a previously made threat to run a dry Republicon for Governor on an independent ticket as they did in the Senatorial raec in 1926 when former Senator Wadsworth was de- feated for re-election. Until the last few days the Her- ald Tribune and other wet news- papers and leaders conceded that the drys would control the Albany convention and probably adopt a platform that would ignore Pro- hibition except declare for law enforcement. GREEN URGES G. O. P. TO DODGE PROHIBITION GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept. 26—The proposal of the Demo- cratic platform for a National ref- LURID WEATHER PICTURE TODAY Shove): Lightming, Winds and Near Tornado Reported CHICAGO, Ii., Sept. 26— Snow in the Black Hills, de- structive winds and lightning in the ccrn belt, a storm of tor- nadoic proportions ripping over the Mississippi Valley, is the weather picture today, while the Middle West looked on. Many persons have been in- jured in Yowa by storms which swept with varying intensity last night as far west as Coun- cil Bluffs and east to Keokuk. Miles of wires “have been' blown down, farm houses de- stroyed and crops suffered. —————— WIND STORM STRIKES IOWA Various Se:l—i‘c;xs of State Damaged — No Loss of Life Reported DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 26.— Several persons were injured and extensive property damage was done by a series of wind storms in various sections of the state last night. No loss of life has been reported. Iowa City reported over a 5-inch fall of rain. ——ee————— Endurance Fliers Are Forced Down erenduni on Prohibition received rough HRandling in the keynote speech of Gov. Fred W. Green as temporary chairman of the Repub- lican post primary convention which will adopt a platform. Gov. Green asserted that Pro- hibition is not a political issue and shouldn't be injected into political campaigns. He denounced the Democratic referendum declaration as an effort “to catch votes” He declared that a referendum would be without effect. R Conrad Nagel Asks Aid of N. Y. Police NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Conrad Nagel, screen actor, has appealed to the police to capture a youth who has been posing as a younger broth- er, and cashing bad checks. He said hg has been receiving let- ters from all parts of the country from frtends who cashed the checks, believing the youth's story. Nagel said he has no younger brother: ° n TODAY'S STOCK i QUOTATIONS e NEW YORK CITY, N.gY., Sept. 26.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5%, Al- leghany Corporation 19%, Ameri- can Can 119%, Anaconda Copper 38%, Bethlehem Steel 81, Fox| Films 47%, General Motors 40%, Granby Corporation 19, Hupp Mo- tors 11%, 10%, 10%, International | Harvester 68%, Kennecott capper’ 30%, Montgomery-Ward 31, Nation- 1 By Oklahoma Storm OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept. 26.—An endurance plane flown by Bennett Griffin and Roy Hunt was forced down last night at Norman, 20 miles south of here, by a storm. The two fli- ers had completed 293 hours in the air. PLANE HOPS WITH SERUM NOME, Alaska, Sept. 26—Pilot Frank Dorbandt and Mechanic Cope hopped off Wednesday enroute to Dillingham, on Bristol Bay, with antitoxin serum for stricken na- tives suifering from diphtheria. VANDERBILTS LEAVE FOR SOUTHERN HOME derbilt, who have been spending| the past two months at Goddard Hot Springs, are passengers on the steamer Queen for Seattle, enroute to their home in Los Angeles. They visited local friends while the steamer was in port. Mr. Vanderbilt, who is the son of Mrs. Lena DeGroff, came to Alaska in 1887. He was at one time {employed in Behrends Department Store. ., al Acme 9%, Packard Motors 11%,| 19%, 10%, Simmons Beds 23, Stan-! dard Brands 18, Standard Oil of California 56, Standard Oil of New Jersey 62%, Stewart-Warner 23 22%, 22%, United Alrcraft 45%, U. ,son, of Taku, are in Juneau, stay- | {had the best night since he became S. Steel 158%, J. B. Hottel, insurance man, re- turned from Sitka on the steam- ship Queen. He is at the Gasti- |meau. Ray Walker and Arthur Hender- 'ing at the Alaskan Hotel, Air Corps Unit to Wing for Shreveport‘ P ‘John’ Vanderbilt, former Juneau | {and Sitka resident, and Mrs. Van-| New Attack SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26— Grouping of tactical units of the army air corps, as contemplated in the fire-year program authorized by congress, provides for the cen- tering of the nation’s west coast defenses at San Francisco and a new attack wing at Shreveport, In outlining the proposed chang- es, F. Trubee Davison, -assistant| secretary of war for aeronautics, revealed there will be a pursuit group at Selfridge field, Mich,, an observation unit at New York and a bombardment group at Lang- ley' Field, La. A new 24,000 acre attack base at Shreveport, a training center at San Antonio, Tex., a pursuit group at Riverside, Cal, and an air sup- ply and overhaul depot in the San Francisco bay area also will be in- cluded in the program. There will be an observation squadron at St. Louis. The air corps, Davison said, will abandon Rockwell field, San Diego, moving the 95th pursuit squadron to March field, Riverside; the sev- enth bombardment from San Diego to Marin county; and the central supply base from Rockwell to Ala-| meda, Calif. Congress has author- ized $6,500,000 for the west coast changes. With its bombardment bases, the) air corps, Davidson said, would ‘be more effective than a series of bat- teries of guns with a 200-mile range. Concealed bases, he said, could send hombers carrying 1,100~ pound missiles up o 200 miles at sea in resisting invasions. As the army works on its major air projects Davidson said the war department will build up reserve fields in every section of the coun- try, as it has done in Florida and the Pacific northwest, for utiliza- tion when needed. ———————— KARISE OUT OF ICE PACK NOME, Alaska, Sept. 26.—The motorship Karise, which was ice- locked at Cape Serge, arrived here yesterday. The motorship ground its way through the ice, following information wirelessed back to the! ship by Pilot Dorbandt after bring- ing the captain here for medical at- tention. The motorship followed the leads which Dorbandt describ- ed. Capt. Jochamin is recovering here. His rescue from the shipl by Dorbandt probably saved his| life. | DIXON NAMED ON TAR. COM. WASHINGTQN D. C. Sept. 26' —Lincoln Dixon, of North Vernon,! Indiana, has been reappointed to! the Tariff Commission by Pres\-. dent Hoover, completing the per- sonnel, Dixon s & Democrat and| has been a member of the Tariff Commission since 1920. SMOKE STACK MISSED | BY MILL PRESIDENT| I —_—————— : While things around the Juneau |Lumber Mills looked familiar to Roy Rutherford, president and manager ,this morning, still there was an aspect of strangeness that | perplexed him for a moment. Soon |he noticed part of the mill's stack was missing. It had succumbed to the 26-mile blow from the east last night. The Virginia IV returned last eve- ning to the mill wharf from Chi- chagof, where she had taken a load of lumber. e, E. J. WHITE IS REPORTED IMPROVED SLIGHTLY, TODAY E. J. White, who has been seri- ously ill at his home since last |Saturday, was today reported to be ;.xightly improved. He rested fair- .ly well last night and it was sald nck | terday, ;F avorite Dancing 'Partner of 'Prince Is Wedded LONDON, Sept. 26.—Norma Gertrude Rogers, favorite danc- ing partner of the Prince’ of Wales on his Canadian visits, was married today to Col Charles Gerald, formerly of the Grenadier Guatds. She is the daughter of the late Dr. Frank- ford Rogers of Ottawa. CARDS NEED 1 MORE WIN T0 CLINCH FLAG Rogers Hor——;_sby Takes Command of Chicago Cubs in Pinch By winning from Pittsburgh yes- the B8t. to clinch the pennant of the Na- tional League. Rogers Hornsby took commind of the Chicago Cubs yesterday after- noon, snatching the reins from Mc- |Carthy who suddenly requested to be relieved at once, and steered the team to a victory over Cincinnati The contest was a battle of home |runs. GAMES THURSDAY Pacific Coast League Oakland 5; Missions 8. Los Angeles at Seattle, outweath- ered. National League . . Pittsburgh 0; St. Louls 9. Grimes pitched superb ball and his team- mates hit Pittsburgh’s offerings almost at will. Bottomley sent the fans into a frenzy in the first inning with a long home run with two men on bases. St. Louis made four runs in the first inning. 1 Cincinnati 3; Chicago 4. 1In the ninth inning Chicago led by 4 to 1. Cuccinello crashed out a home run; Heilmann followed with an- other, and Ford followed with a single. Hornsby, who has been pressed in as manager following McCarthy's sudden request that he be relievéd immediately, push- ed his head out of the dugout and sent” Pat" Malone to the mound. Malone ended the rally by disposing of two pinch hitters. Chicago is still mathematically in the race. American League Washington 3; Bbston 2. Art Shires played first while Judge, the veteran, directed the team for Washington. New York 3; Philadelphia 13. Game called at end of sixth inning on account of rain. Gehrig account- ed for all of the Yankee runs in the first inning when he made his 41st home run and drove in two men ahead. The Phils got 17 hits. Chicago at Detroit, outweathered. STANDING UF CLUBS Pacific Coast League ‘Won Lost 49 26 43 31 38 36 37 36 34 42 33 4 31 41 32 44 Nltum-l League Lost 61 pot 653 581 514 507 T 446 431 421 Hollywood |Los Angeles | Sacramento San Francisco . Oakland Seattle Portland Mission Pct 596 516 559 556 | 520 457 391 342 St. Louls .. {Chicago New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston ... Cincinnati Philadelphia ~ American League Lost 50 Pet 678 609 556 523 Philadelphia ‘Washington New York .. Cleveland . Detroit St. Louis Chicago .. Boston m Miners Are Injured In Clash in Illinois DUQUOIN, Illinois, Sept. 0. Several miners were injured e seriously, -at the United Coal )Mne, in a clash between Howat and i sh- wick sympathizers of the Un‘ed Mine Workers, | Louis Cardinals| need only one more winning game TWO MISSING CHILDREN ARE Had Been Kidnpapped from Seattle Homes SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—Sheila Dail- ey and Frank Nolan have been their homes. The children were frightened and jhungry, and both were suffering from colds. It is revealed they in the basement by an older boy. |Whether this youth was playing a prank or involved in an alleged kid- napping plot is unknown. Mrs. H. P. Nash, neighbor, sud- denly remembered being told by her little son he had seen a boy locking the two children in a va- cant house. She was ill on Wednes- day and gave no thought to her son's story. Going to the house to-! day however, she noticed the knob of the basement door being turned and a stick propped against it. She released the children and they were rushed to their homes and placed under the care of physi- cians. EARLY REPORTS SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—The Police are searching for a man who last night demanded $500 from Frank Nolan for the return of his son, Frank, Jr,, aged six years, who with Shelia Dailey, same age, disappeared ‘Wednesday . afternoon while playing at the Dailey home. No trace has been found of the missing children despite an inten- sive search in the Capitol Hill Dis- trict ‘'where they lived. to Nolan over the telephone. With the aid of friends, Nolan obtained $463 in small bills and no- tified the Police. Despite PO]'XCL warnings not to do so, Nolan show- ed up at the oppointed place but the kidnapper failed to appear. —-———— VICTORIA HAS GOLD BULLION FOR SEATTLE NOME, Alaska, Sept. 26.—Steam- er Victoria, of the Alaska Steam- ship Company, sailed for Seattle yesterday with 80 passengers. The steamer has $115,000 in gold bul- lion aboard making a total gold shipment to date from Nome plac-| ers close to $1,000,000. The Victoria was delayed here for one week on account of bad weather. PAUL ABBOTT HERE FOR THREE WEEKS ON BUSINESS TRIP Completely recovered except for his vocal faculty, Paul Abbott, Alas- ka representative for the Dupont Company, is here for a business trip and probably will remain n town for the next three weeks. He arrived here early this week after an extended trip to western and in- terior points. Mr. Abbott spent several months ||n hospitals in the States after leaving Juneau last year. He looks to be in excellent condition and said he felt that way. Operations on his throat have resulted in the Joss, of his vocal powers. When| his throat has completely healed, he will use an invention known as| a mechanical voice. The Abbotts are now residing in Bellevue, Wash. Mr. Abbott has purchased a home there. It is 45 minutes ride from Seattle. 2INORTHLAND MAKING FAST VOYAGE NORTH Motorship Northland, which sail-| ed from Seattle last Monday night at 9 o'clock is making a fast trip th. to be due here at 10 o'clock night. The motorship will main in port perhaps five or hours before departing again the south, to- re- six for [FORD DECLINES AID TO GERMAN FASCIST LOCATEDTODAY First Reports Were They .| were locked | The demand for $500 was made | She is reported by radio Fascists’ Leader | | found unharmed in a basement near | Associated Press Photo Adolf Hitler, who led his fascists party to big gains in the German elections. CAMPOLO AND | SHARKEY BOUT OFF T0 OCT. 3 NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 26. | —The Victorio Campolo-Jack Sharkey bout, scheduled for last { night, has been postponed to October 3, Officials docided the match miight be more profit- able if held in Madison Squarc Garden on that date. PRODUCTION OF GOLD IS AHEAD OF LAST YEAR |Three-quarlers of a Million Gain Registered in First Nine Months Alaska’s gold production this bids fair to set a new record for| | nine months’ output as shown bs‘ United States Customs Service fig- $4,801,600. This was $752,774 in excess of a| like period in 1929, as revealed by‘ |the same source of information. As | |the 1929 production was the larg- |est since 1922, the yield for the next three months has only to equal |the last three months of last year\ in order to surpass it. Silver production, however, will} drop materially in value and some | in quantity. This is accounted | for largely by the low prices that| have prevailed all year for that| mineral. Another factor was the de-| |clining copper output from whlm |some of the silver comes as a by-! product. The total silver value for | was $141,700, as compared to $212,- ] 416 for the same period last year and a total of $281,731. Gold shipments this year month were as follows: January $286,987; February, $270,184; March, $255,457; April $294260; May, $244,- 615; June, $697,403; July, $813.822; August, $950657; S('ptember $988, - 215, ! - e e {TAXI CAR CRASHES | INTO LITTLE HOUSE Veering off the Thane Road, where it crosses the Alaska Juneau Mining Company's tramway, a taxi automobile, said to have been driv- en by James O'Connor, last night crashed into the little house used by the company workers as a shel- ter place when waiting for tram cars. The structure was damaged | and the motor car badly smashed. Report of the accident was made to Chief of Police George Getchell, who is investigating it ; James O'Connor, who was driving |the car was this afternoon given a driver's license was revoked. Bad HAS WET PLATFORM MUNICH, Sept. 26—A Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Henry Ford declined to see the leaders of the National Social Party and Fas- cists who called on him in an at- tempt to enlist his support. Adolf Hitler's representatives then placed a proposal before Ford's staff. Among the proposals was a sug- gestion that Ford support the Fas- cists to the extent of about $4,800,- 000. OLDTIMER T0 WESTWARD S FOUND SLAIN Howard D. Foster Victim of Assassin — Hint that Clue Is Faund WOMAN AT RUBY IS Ford doclmcd . S. GUNBOATS IN FIGHT WITH ..., CHINESE REDS Battle Alon—g Banks of Yangtse River—One Attack Is Stopped SHANGHAI, Sept. 26.—The Am- erican gunboats Guam and Cahu fought their way through barrages of artillery fire laid down by Chi- nese Reds along the middle Yang- tse River last night. Each gunboat silenced heavy at-' tacks and escaped unharmed. The gunboat Guam fought an ar- tillery duel with a battery of Red Field guns hidden along the shore 190 miles above Hankow. into play The attack was stop- ped. The Cahu, a few miles above Kiukiang, ran into a battery of Red guns and brought machine guns into action, speeded up the engines and raced to safety. - - FRENCH FLIERS REACH PORTLAND Weather Disrupting Schedule — Seattle Passed. Up Sept. PORTLAND, Ore, 26.— from Pasco night. clock this morning where they had spent the schedule on their good will tour, the Frenchmen passed up Seattle. They will re- |main here until noon tomorrow and then fly south. REBELLION NEARS END NANKING, Sept. 26—National- |ist dispatches announced today that | disrupted their - Government _troops are battering at | the gates of Cheng Chow, the rebel pectation of driving the Northern- | ending within two weeks the rebel- last May. KETCHIKAN MAN DIES IN SOUTH SEATTLE, Sept. 26 Charles Lieding, Ketchikan restaurant pro- prietor who came here two weeks ago from Ketchikan for a goitre operation, died in a hospital yester- day after the operation. He was 40 years of age. A brother vives in Lieding W as No Disarmament Conference, GENEVA, Sept. 26 armament Committee of of Nations declined today 1931 Dis- | League to di- $50 fine or 25 days in jail, and his rect a General Disarmament Con-|international = conventien in (cr(-nu' be called in 1931 The Guam | ,opened up with her three inch guns jand then brought machine BUDS 4iad Tast night as the result of DEAD AFTER ASSAULT, Cfficials Ar—egnt There— Foul Play Case Revealed on in Flre Ruins DOVA, Alaska, Sept. 26— Howard D. Foster was murdered in his Dan Creck cabin last Monday, according to advices received here, An inquest was held at the scene and the body was removed to Mc~ Carthy where identity was estab- lished and an autopsy performed by Dr. Turner of Kennecott. | Foster was a resident of the dis= !trict for 25 years and was mana- ger of the Westover Group of claims. He was a World War veteran. He is survived by a brother, Charles, in Milwaukee. Federal officers hint that a clue has been found to the murderer. Foster, it is believed, had a large sum of money with him at the time of his death. DIES FROM WOUNDS FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 26.— Mrs. Big Joe, Ruby native woman, wounds from al alleged attack at the hands of Joe Theihage, old- timer, who is held in jjail and faces three charges, including murder. Assistant District Attorney E. B. Collii and Dr. J. A Sutherland, Department of Justice Physician, are flying to Ruby today to hold an inquest and autopsy. Foul Play Suspected Returning from Ruby, Collins and Dr. Sutherland will go to Tanana where: foul play {5 suspected in the death of William Warren, at first believed to have died as a result of a heart attack. Examination of Warren'’s body revealed a wound on the left side of his head. Body Found in Ruins A search of the ruins of the army post at Tanana, which was destroy- ed by fire several days ago, revealed the decade, it was indicated t0day prench Trans-Atlantic fliers Coste the remains of Leo Blistine, whose when it was learned that the first|;;q Bellonte landed here at 9 o- disappearance was reported by his wife. Rex Greenway, last seen with ures of outgoing shipments Was Guino to bad weather which has Blistine, is also understood here to be missing. CLAIMS ITALY IS PREPARING ~ FOR WARFARE Belgian Senator Makes Sensational ~Charges at Brussels Trial the firet DIng menths of this Year|,ase in Honan Province, with ex- | BRUSSELS, Sept. 26.—Belgian ‘(,“ beyond the Yellow River and Senator Louis Besbrouckere, Presi- dent of the Aviation Commission, bY 1ion which has wracked China since at Geneva, created a sensation dur- ing the trial of the youth Fernanda DeRosa, accused of the attempted assassination of the Prince Hum- ble, when he declared himself con- vinced that Premier Mussolini and 'the Government of Italy were pre=- paring for war on both sides of the Albanian border as well as along |the Alps. The Belgian Senator declared on the witness stand that during - his official mission on disarmament he was able to make a personal in- vestigation and was convinced him- self that Mussolini and his govefn- ‘me‘m was acting as he stated. Odd Fellows Will Meet in Winnipeg INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 26.—Win- peg was chosen as the 1931 con- Ivmuun city of the Sovereign Grand odge of Odd Fellows, the Asso- |ciation of Rebekah Assemblies and |the Patriarchs Militant, meeting in this | |ni city,