The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 29, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVL, NO. 5525. ALASKA SALMO ELMER J. WHITE, JUNEAU EDITOR, TAKENBY DEATH End Comes Peacefully to Publisher of Strol- ler’'s Weekly Elmer J. White, pioneer Alaskan, editor of Stroller's Weekly, died at his home in Juneau at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, aged 71 years. His demise was due to recurrent ef- fects of a stroke of apoplexy which he first suffered last June. At the deathbed were Mrs. White and the attendant nurse. His end was peaceful. He was conscious to the last. When he closed his eyes, with-| out tremor or pain, the eternal’ lsleep that fell upon him seemed like casual, restful slumber. ¥ The remains are at the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. Funeral ar- rangements will not be made until after the arrival here next Thurs- day of Albert H. White, a son,| from Ohio. ! Alaska Suffers Loss In the death of Mr. White Alas- ka loses a representative, progres-, sive citizen; Juneau, an . enterpris- ing, loveable resident. He began his career in the North in 1898 as a member of the staff of the Skagway News. Later, he went to Dawson to accept a position on the Nugget, and from the Stroller's “30” IS WRITTEN ELMER J. WHITE Veteran Alaska newspapersman who passed away Sunday morning. WAGNER SAYS CROOKS MUST BE FORCED 0UT New York Senator Keynot- . er Attacks Dishonesty in BROMLEY MAY MAKE SECOND "FLIGHT START Plane to girhoroughly Overhauled—New Route May Be Attempted TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 29.—Lieut. Harold Bromley and Harold Gatty today flew the plane City of Ta- ccma from Shamishiro to the Tachikawa Air Field near here and announced they are preparing for |another attempt to fly across the | Pacific before the middle of Octo-| ber, weather permitting. The plane will be thoroughly overhauled. A new exhaust col- lector ring will be installed, re- placing the defective part which caused them to turn back on Sep- tember 13 after having flown 1,- 200 miles eastward. A study of the weather history; over the North Pacific will deter-| mine whether they will make an-| other start. If conditions are deem- ed favorable, they will fly back to Shamishiro for a take-off. They Congress to Be Asked To Curb Operations in Futures by Exchanges WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 29 —Senator Gerald P. Nye charges that the board of Trade and Cham- bers of Commerce have been ©Op- erating in foreign markets: in con- spiracy to depress farm prices “ia order to discredit the Federal Farm Board.” Senator Nye said he would eall on Chairman Legge, of the Farm| Board, to appear at an inquiry. Senator Nye predicted a deter- ,mined effort will be made at the next session of Congress to ecurb: operations of Grain Exchanges in | future dealings because of the re- cent disclosure in selling wheat in futures. COUNTERCHARGES CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. 29.—Charges of political influence of Govern- mental Department$ to force an il-, legal bar on foreign trading on the Board of Trade are made by Sam- {uel P. Arnot, former president of {the grain exchange. | Arnot asserted trading in such} an open market could not be barred | by dictum of the directors but must be done through the membership. | Grain prices last Saturday slump- | ed to new lows. Heavy selling of Russian grain abroad made the| Liverpool prices sink. TESTIMONY ON SALES NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 29.— REHEARING FOR AY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1930. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ERIES ACTION DURING CRUCIAL S (-] uis Cardinal right fielder, e Watkins, St. Lo ¥ st en the Cardinals and Robins in crucial National league series betwe game 1 to 0 in ten innings. PANTAGES WILL DANIEL GUGGENHEIM " PASSES AWAY; OWNED IN BROOKLYN safe on his long hit to_right field during the Brooklyn. The Cdrds took the first Office, Assails G.O.P. Column of that newspaper he took | the pseudonym by by which he was| known to his familiars. Subsequent- | ly, he moved to Whitehorse, where he purchased the Star, which for several years he published and edited 'with notable success. Then he came to Douglas and bought the Douglas Island News. He maintained it either as owner or lessor until the abandonment of mining and milling operations at Douglas, when he transferred the as also from the ranks of the printing plant to this city, changide .pemaeratic Party. the name of the publication "°i The declaration had direct re- Stroller's Weekly. ~Before COMINg ference to the Grand Jury inves- to Alaska he was a& NeWSDADET tigation of alleged judicial scan- man in Washington state and Flor- gqjs in New York City. near SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 29.— United States Senator Robert F. Wagner delivered the keynote speech today as temporary chair- man of the Democratic State Con- vention and’ declared war on cor- ruption in office. He said that “whoever - -attains judicial honors or other public office by dishonest means should be driven therefrom | was ida. His birthplace Cambrld%;':lue Character 1 sanato?. \?;agl:;ex'c olv‘:l‘émed Mr.. White's newspaper actlvmesia‘:!h;:;cmnew:fim:“xz?s tl:‘el reflected his character. He W8S'uoonapce of the President's pan- But in censuring the offense, he;Z(I)“:k;;hg?et;d;x"l:d: Lg:‘ bol- to promote community welfare. His ment, and the collapse of the Ad- that !than before in order to avoid, Late Saturday short selling of wheat and cotton for order of the All-Russian Textile Syndicate, the Soviet Commercial agent in the, United States, was testified to by Harold Bache, New York broker, before the Congressional Committee investigating Communist activities. Bache said his firm sold on Beo- tember 11 and 12, 2,300,000 bushels of wheat through the Chicago pf* fice by order of the All-Russian Syndicate and during August sold short 700 bales of cotton for the same syndicate. ~He denied the sales were made to depress the! market. ¥ will follow a more southerly course | it possible, the formation of ice on the wings. e REPUBLICANS OF SPAIN IN SUNDAY RALLY Enjoy Right of Free Speech in Madrid—First Time in Seven Years ——————— JACK FREMHAGE OF RUBY FACES MADRID, Sept. m,—Republlcani leaders in various parts of Spain assembled in the bull ring here Sunday for the first time in seven| BE FOUGHT NOW District Attorney Fitts Op- poses New Trial—Will Take Issue to Court LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 20— District Attorney Buron Fitts sald he will immediately seek a rehear- Ing on the Appellate Court’s de- cision ordering a new trial for Alexander Pantages, Greek immi- grant who ran a stake made in the Alaska gold fields to more than $15,000,000 and was convicted of a criminal assault on Eunice Prin- 'gle, young co-ed dancer on August 9, 1929. District Attorney Fitts said he deemed it his duty to seek a re- hearing and if he was refused a rehearing he will ask the State Supreme Court. He said he had carefully read the opinion of the COPPER MINES, ALASKA PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y. Sept. 29. Daniei Guggenheim, copper. magnate, donor of the §: 500,000 Guggenheom Fund for pr« motion of aeronautics, died yes-| terday in his 74th year as the re- sult of heart disease. Daniel Guggenheim was ested in Alaska mining. His to aviation Yotaled $5,080,000. wife, son Harry Guggenheim, Am-| bassador to Cuba; his daughter, Mrs. Robert Straus and his son Col. Robert M. Guggenheim, wore at the bedside. With six brotners, Daniel Gug- genheim controlled about half of the copper mines and smelters in the world. inter- if] Was Guiding Genius Danie{ Guggenheim was the guid- jing genlus in the creation of some jof the largest enterprises in the |history of this country. Important ‘among these was the American “ASCOCIATED PRESS (UNDRRWOOD) support was easily enlisted in any| worthy cause. He responded quick-| ly and unostentatiously to every appeal for help. He was a facile writer, endowed with education, wide experience and sound judg- ment. Withal, he was blessed with ® gift of humor. Many of his good- Datured witticisms and quaint drol-| leries constitute notable contri- butions to Northern journalism. 3 Prominent In Politics ', In addition to newspaper activi-i ties, Mr. White gave some atten- tion to politics. He was a Demo- crat. Fair in partisanship, he always (Continued on Page Six) —r HOOVER'S AUNT VISITS SOUTH Mrs. Minthorn Arrives in Portland from Metla- katla Mission PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 29.— Mrs. Matilda Atkinson Minthorn, scientific preten- ministration’s sions.” The Senator paid a glowing tri- bute to the State Administration of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt who will be renominated for Governor. DRYS PREPARE ¥OR INDEPENDENT TICKET | NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Leaders of New York State's organized dry| forces have called a get together conference looking toward the se- lection of an independent dry can- didate for Governor. Dr. E. 8. Nicholson, Associate Superintend- ent of the Anti-Saloon League, sald there seems to be “nothing else to do” after both the Re- publicans and ‘the Democrats went wet. MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS SPEAK AGAINST PROHIBITION BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 29.—The Democrats State Convention by an almost unanimous vote adopted a; platform favoring the repeal of | the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act, but urging leg- islation to prevent the return of the saloon. The platform deplored “unem- years and enjoyed the right of free speech. They made a plea for) early establishment of a Republlc“ to replace Monarchy. The authorities took precautions to prevent riots. A crowd of 20,000 assembled and fully 20,000 were turned away at the gates. The speakers criticized the pres- ent Berengues Government and Aloala Zamora, former Monarch- | ist Minister of ‘State, demanding King Alfonso's abdication. ———.—-—— POSSE AFTER NEGRO FIEND Kills Man, Tortures and Criminally Attacks Girl Companion | | HOUSTON, 1ex., Sept. 20.—H. H. Bevapaus, aged 35, was slain, and/ his young woman companion, with whom he was riding was brutally, attacked late last Saturday ‘night by a negro who leaped on the running board of the auto. MURDER CHARGE Appellate Court granting Pantages another chance and had consulted Smelting and Refining Company, one of the world's largest produc- ‘nt Ruby, Jack Freihage has been | Wednesday night as the result of ‘635& General Motors 38}, Granby Is Bound Over to Grand| Jury for Death of Mrs. Big Joe FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 29.— As the result of an inquest heldI bound over to the Grand Juryi charged with murdering Mrs. Big Joe, Indian woman, She died last injuries allegedly inflicted by Frei- hage with an iron clamp and poker. Following the inquest, Assistant Prosecutor E. B. Collins and Dr. Sutherland flew to Tanana to in- vestigate the mysterious deaths of William Warren and Leo Blistine. ——epr TODAY’S STOCK QUOTATIONS . | | e NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. Sept. 29.—Closing quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5%, Allegany Corporation 19, American Can 120, Anaconda Copper 36%, Bethlehem Steel 80%, Fox Films Corparation 17%, Hupp Motors 11, 10%, 10%, International Harvester 68%, Kennecott Copper 28', Mont- the heads of the departments of his office. The Appellate Court reversed | the Superior Court’s action refusing i, terests not only extended over a @ new trial. {wide field in the United States Pantages was sentenced from one pyu¢ penetrated into Alaska, Mexico, to 50 years in San Quentin Prison 'gouth America, Asia and Africa. District Attorney Fitts declared| After many active years, Mr that the Appellate Court’s decision|Guggenheim gradually withdrew has wiped out all that has beenifrom business until he had no done since Pantages was arrested official connection with it, having after Miss Pringle ran screaming |transferred most of his responsi- from the “cubby hole office” of the bilities to his son, Harry F. Gug- theatre magnate in a down-town 'genheim. building, and lodged a charge| During his active business car- against him. |eer, Mr. Guggenheim gave much Fitts said a speedy retrial will be in philanthrophies. After his re- given Pantgges if his petition for a tirement he devoted himself to dis- rehearing before the Appellate 'pensing generously of his wealth Court on its order for a new trial in that direction, as well as in and for a hearing before the State (the promotion of aeronautics. Supreme Court are both denied. | Philanthropic Activities Pantages’ attorney said he would| The culmination of his philan- have new evidence that he was not}thropic activities was the forma- able to present at the first trial. tion in January, 1924, of the Daniel RO A R |and Florence Guggenheim Founda- |tion created by himself, his wife TERBY Is BAT ,and their children. The founda- ( |and benevolent activities, of the |well-being of mankind throughout the world.” NATL LEAGU | Mr. Guggenheim's faith in the i {future prompted him in June, 1925, ers of metals. The Guggenheim enterprises and |tion was heavily endowed and its | |charter stated its purpose to be |“the promotion, through charitable DANIEL GUGGENHEIM purpose the fund sponsored the tour of Colonel Charles A. Lind- bergh after his return from his historic flight to Paris. On that tour Colonel Lindbergh visited at least one city in each of the 48 States, flying his famous plane, the Spirit of St. Louis. Born at Philadelphia, July 9, 1856, Daniel Guggenheim was the second eldest of seven sons of Meyer Guggenheim. The latter had come to this country from Switz- erland with his father in 1847. Daniel received his education in the schools of Philadephia, leaving high school at the age of 17 to return to Switzerland to take charge of the foreign branch of his father's business, the manu- facture of lace and embroidery. After eleven years, Daniel re- turned to the United States in 1884, his father in the meantime having become interested in the mining business. The firm of M. Guggenheim and Sons was formed and in 1884 the family and busi- ness were removed from Philadel- phia to New York. The firm’s first venture in the smelting and ‘refining of copper (Continued on Page Three) PRICE TEN CENTS N TROLLING BOATS SINK DURING GALE TEN VESSELS SENT DOWN IN SEVERE STORM One Man Is Drowned, Only Victim — Believed Caught in Cabin CORONATION ISLAND SCENE OF DISASTER Cygan Rushed to Locality —Other Vessels Go to Aid from Ketchikan KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 29.— One man was drowned and 10 salmon trolling boats were sunk off Coronation Island in a fierce gale which swept that region last Pri- day. It was the worst disaster to the trolling fleet in years. Rudolph Bernhort, of Ketchikan, was carried down when his boat foundered. It is believed that he was trapped in the cabin of his boat. Two ships left here Sunday to join the cutter Cygan, which left Saturday night, in an attempt to raise the fishing boats. All boats were reported in comparatively shallow water at ebb tides. Little shelter is afforded off Coronation Island. Dozen of boats sought shelter at Aats Harbor when the gale struck. Operators of larger boats attempted to take the small boats in tow when their anchors began dragging. The more powerful boats picked up survivors and took them to Port Alexander. * p The total loss is estimated at $20,000. SALVAGE WORK STARTS KETCHIKAN, Sept. 29.—Boats from Port Alexander have began salvage work at the scene of the recent founderings. The Cygan is now enroute with the Elsie of Ket- chikan. BRIG. GENERAL WM. BURNHAM PASSES AWAY Officer Who Fired First American Shot, World War, Is Dead SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 39. —Brigadier General William Burn- ham, aged 70 years, credited with firing the first American gun in the World War, died today. He commanded the 82nd Division overseas and was engaged in the 8t. Mihiel, Meuse and Argonne of- fensives. He fired the first shot in March, 1915, while he was commanding an infantry regiment at San Juan. The German supply ship Oden- wald attempted to leave the har- bor without authority, despite Burnham's warning that he would fire upon it if it did. As the Odenwald headed for sea, Burn- ham fired a shot across her bow |that brought her back. e it BANK CALL ISSUED WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 29. —The Comptroller of Currency has issued a call for the condition of all National Banks at the close of business on September 24. President Hoover’s aunt, retired|ployment unparalled in our coun- missionary from Metlakatla, Alas-|try” which the Republican Party, ka, arrived Saturday night on a “yiews with sinister interference.” \side of the road. Brandishing & gun, the negro gomery-Ward 20%, National Acme commanded Bevapaus to turn to the gy, packard Motors 10':, 10%, 110%, Simmons Beds 21, Standard Lou Gehrig Leads in Amer- 'to contribute $500,000 to establish 'a school of aeronautics in the Col- |lege of Engineering of New York ANDREE STARTED Bevapaus attempted to dislodge|Brands 17%, Standard Oll of Cali- the gunman by smerving sharply,ltornia 55, Standard Oil of New but failed. ‘The Negro shot him jersey 58%, Stewart-Warner 22%, when the car stopped. 21, 21, United Alreraft 42%, U. S. The negro threw Bevapaus’ body; Steel 156%. | out of the auto and forced the! woman to accompany him. He tor-'p,.p;. |tured and criminally attacked ner.'Billions to Be When the girl revived she spread Spem /01' the alarm and a posse was immedi-| ately organized and started a mlniNew Homes ' 3 7 1 |University. It was his belief that| ican League Wilson {aviation could be made a real pub- | Sets New Record ‘ llic utility, rendering vital service |to the nation's business and econ-| NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—Bill Ter- omic welfare as well as to its ry, of the Giants, is the National defense. League batting champion with a| Ground for the school hardly percentage of .401 |had been broken when in January, | Herman, of Brooklyn, is second 1926, he emphasized his belief in with .393. the importance of aviation by es- Klein, of Philadelphia, is third, tablishing the Daniel Guggenheim with .386. {Fund for the promotion of aero- —| Terry tied the league record nautics. He made available $2- ® with a total of 254 hits. This rec-|500,000 for the use of the fund visit to friends. She will speak at .- — the Piedmont Friend’s Church here. JOHN KIDD WANTED She is the widow of Dr. Herbert Minthorn, physiclan. When Hoover! Inofrmation regarding the pres- went to Alaska with the late presi-|ent whereabouts of John Kidd is| dent Harding, he visited Mrs. Min- desired by the Postmaster. His thorn at Metlakatla. twin brother is seriously ill. VOLUME OF CRIME CLIMBING UPW ARD| FLIGHT WITH NO “WISH TO LIVE” STOCKHOLM, Sept. 29.—Salo-'a wish to live has been severed.” mon-Auguste Andree, Swedish ex-| Andree always had been strongly 1p!nrvr. whose body was brought attached to his mother, and she in home by the sealing ship Bratvaag,|turn did everything to encourage went into the Arctic with his en- his interest in Arctic exploration. thusiasm for the expedition shat-|She was the daughter of a professor {tered by the death of his mother. of mathematics and had been a WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Secretary of Commerce Rob- hunt, ——tr-—— f WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 29. —An upward climb in the volume of crime from petty thefts to mur- der is shown in the first bulletin of crime survey covering 772 cities in 44 states, supervised by J. Ed- gar Hoover, Chief of the Depart- ment of Justice’s Bureau of Inves- tigation. The bulletin sovers in a statistical form all “offenses known to the ;poxice." From January to August |the figures show an upward trend |in almost every type of crime. Au- |gust is listed as slightly less than |10 percent compared to the July figures. Chicago and New York are not yet listed. Prince Leopold Dies In Berlin, Pneumonia BERLIN, Sejt. 29.—Prince Leo- ipold of Bavaria, aged 84 years, |Field Marshal and Commander of the German Army in the East in the early stages of the World War, Detroit is shown to lead in the’d_",d Sunday as a result of pneu- volume of crime, Los Angeles is monia. He played an important next, Cleveland Franeisco fourth. third and 8an part in the German victories in ,Russia and Poland, ert P. Lamont estimates that at Jeast fifty lion dollars will be 'spent in new residential construction In the United States during the next 20 years, or about $500,000,000 yearly. Maintenance and repain of homes are now favorablex because of a drop in home builders prices. ® lord was made last year by O'Doul ® |of Philadelphia. ® Lou Gehrig, of the Yankees, is ® {the American League batting cham- ® Ipion with a percentage of .382. Sim- ® imons, of Philadelphia, is second ® lwith .381 and Cochrane, of Phila- /® |delphia, is third with .362. ®| Hack Wilson, of Chicago, set a ® | National League record for home ®lruns with 56. He set. a major ® \league record of driving in 190 |With his son Harry F. Guggen- |heim as President, the trustees of . the fund included men of national |fOre the start of his ill-fated' balloon distinction in aviation, engineering, |triP into the north in 1897, he law and business. {wrote that he had lost all personal | Finance Air Tour |interest in his exploit. Apparently Late in 1926 the fund financed |his frame of mind was quite fatal- a country-wide tour of the North|istic Pole -airplane of Commander Rich-| That has been revealed in some ard E. Byrd for the purpose of of his personal w 2s here. focusing attention on the develop-| “There is not a trace of ' personal ment of aircraft and the need of joy any more” he wrote. “The ‘municipal airports. For the sameonly thread that bound me with When she died a few weeks be- |teacher herself | None Like Mother | No other woman could take his ‘momer's place as a source of in- |spiration, for Andree was opposed |to the idea of marriage. He be- |lleved a wife would hamper his freedom to engage in scientific work, especlally his balloon voy- ages, his sisters recall. ! Since the explorer was tall, hand- iy e TEPET R R SR MRS | (Continued on Page Thres)