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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVL, NO. 5551. JUNEAU, ALASKA _ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1930. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CEl OLITICAL CLAIMS SEETHING IN WASHINGTON PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT IS POSSIBLE Dry Administrator Gives| Views—Home-Brew- ers Must Watch Out * LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 29.— Amos W. W. Woodcock, National Dry Law Administrator, said that after three months' observation he believed the National Prohibition laws can, under general existing conditions, be enforced to about the same degree of efficiency as other anti-crime laws are being en- foreed. Foster in Race for Governor of N. | | 1 S R A MUSK OXEN IN | CRATESONWAY T0' FAIRBANKS Animals Are Expected to‘ Be Nucleus of Fu- ture Herds | | Thirty-four animals called oxen, of which 16 are cows, occupy Hold 3, forward, below the decks of the| steamship Yuken, which called at Juneau yesterday enroute from Se- attle to Seward. They are musk- oxen from Greenland on their way to the Alaska College of Agricul- Secretary Of State = BOTH PARTIES ARE CLOSING . LOCAL FIGHT G.O.P. on Gastineau and| Democrats at South and West Drive for Votes Judge James Wickersham, can- didate for Delegate to Congress, and the candidates on the ticket with him are preparing for their Gasti- neau Channel drive for votes, the high lights of which will be a mass meeting at the Palace Theatre in Juneau tomorrow night and a meet- ing at Douglas Saturday night. At {the same time word comes from [ | Administrator Woodcock said home-brewers could hope for no leniency from the department. | “Any beer containing more than' one-half of one per cent alcohol| by volume is unlawful,” said Wood- ! cock. “We recognize the difficulty | of a campaign against brewing in| the home but we do‘not condone the practic - — VIEWS ON DRY LAWS SECURED Congressional Candidates Are Polled by A. ‘ture and School of Mines at Fair- ‘:banks. Early in September, in Nor-i ‘way, they were nailed in crates, | \each of which is just large enough .to allow its inmate to stand erect 'and turn around, and they have Ibeen so confined ever since. They (will be at their destination in an- other week, and then they will be; |given an opportunity for outdoor exercise. ~ They are withstanding their long journey well. All are alert and have hearty appetites. Only one of the creatures experi- enced a mishap, and it is of trivial character—a broken horn. on bearing 28,272 signa- acing William Z. Fos- York City, in nomina- Party can: has beer A petiti tures and pl ter, of New t tion as the Communist didate for Governor, h e filed at Albany. Fo;ter is sgr;m;s term in prison for a Tiof i :Inion Squnrg, New York City, o1 March 6. KELLEY IS Herd of Young Animals The herd is composed of young |animals, some being calves. Pur- chase of the oxen by the federal government was in response to a |memorial by the Alaska Lekislature to Congress, which at its last ses- George B. Grigsby and the nomi- nees on the Democratic ticket that they have been holding enthusias- tic meetings and being greeted with unlimited encouragement in their race. Anchorage Democrats are us- ing radio every night. | Associated Press Photo It is announced that Judge Wick- Gov. Huey P. Long of Loulslana ., sham, Grover C. Winn, Walter appointed Allce Jean Le Grosléars p. Soott and C. T. Gardner will be cretary, as ). Bailey. tomorrow evening and at the Doug- | las meeting Saturday night. Democrats Enthusiastic INU“IRY uPENEu | Telegrams received from George | | i Wrangell since leaving Juneau. To- | day they will be at Ketchikan.| Whether the meeting at the latter 'Prohibition in Spotlight With State Parties Split Over Question of Repea Marcus A. Coolidge, who won the Wins Senatorial Primary On Democratic Ticke 3y BYRON PRICE Tae firing line of politics. In upward of a score | state-wide issue. it stirs painfully beneath the sur- | face, or breaks into the light of day in isolated congressional dis- tricts. | Tninois | record by and Rhode referendum in the No- | vember 4 election thelr opinions whether the prohibition amendment should be repealed. will vote on repeal of its State En- forcement Act Wherever it is an issue, prohibi- tion is claiming a large share of attention, although almost every- where other considerations are in- tertwined in the contest for con- trol of Congress and the various State governments. The business .epression, unem- | ployment, the tariff and foreign af- Ifairs all play their respective parts, (and doubtless the clection will be ! followed by the usual dispute over {the relative contribution of each is- |sue to the net result. Massachusetts | i Partisan Lines Split Nationally, neither party has at- ‘lnmp(vd by formal action to draw 'a line of partisan division. In the off-years, midway between presi- WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 29.— twelfth year of constitutional ibition, otherwise 1930, sees the Eighteenth amendment still on the of states the ban against liquor is an active In many others Island will A T.P. A WASHINGTON, D, C., Oct. 20— The Association Against the Pro- hibition Amendment announces that 371 replies from 823 questionnaires sent Congressional candidates to ascertain their Prohibition views showed 265 for and 99 against the repeal of the Eighteenth Amend-} ment. President Henry H. Curran, of the Association, added “scattering answers favored modification of the Volstead Act or putting the ques- tion of repeal to a popular vote of the people. A few candidates evaded the question entirely.” - —— LUTHERANS IN ~ GIANT MERGER Plan American Conference with Membership of Over One Million ““MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Oct. 29. —Formation of an American Luth- eran Conference is the object of delegates from 17,000 Lutheran churches and five General Luth- eran Bodies. -» It is proposed to unite the Nor- Wegian, United Danish, Augustana Synod and Swedish Lutheran, free of Swedish origin. When formed the conference will have an estimated membership of 1,250,000, one of the largest in this country. DISMISSED Services with Department of Interior Terminated —Made Charges WAHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 29— Secretary of Interior Wilbur has! dismissed from the service, Ralph' Kelley, former Field Agent at Den-: ver, Colorado, for the Department, of the Interior. | Kelley recently made charges of | the mishandling of Colorado oil| shale lands. Kelley received only a brief let-| ter dismissing him. The Secretary of the Interior said: “Referring to my letter of September 28, sus- pending you--Your conduct is such that your connection with the In- terior Department may be con- sidered terminated by dismissal as of September 29.” In the letter of September 29, the Secretary declined to accept Kel- ley’s resignation which had been submitted at the time the charges| were made but he was suspended pending investigation. INDICTMENT OF | FOSHAY,OTHERS WILL BE ASKED ST. PAUL, Minn,, Oct. 20.—L. L. Drill, Federal District Attorney, an- nounced today that a Federal Grand jury will be asked to indict the officials of the W. B. Foshay Company which went into a volun- House Office Building Addition Bids Opened WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 29.—Imy bankruptcy a year ago. Bids for the addition to the House| prjjs statement was made after Office Building were opened Tues- ! eading the report filed by Edward day with the Consolidated Engi-|gtringer, Special Master in Chan-| neering Company of Baltimore low cery, who accused W. B. Foshay at $5,270,000. and other officials with fraud in, The award will be made after &|sonnection with stock sales. The c‘areful check of all 29 bids sub- company was the holding firm of mitted. The work fits in Withiyarigys utilities over the entire President Hoover’s unemployment |North American continent. relief program. —_—————— Bt Kid, Thy (CAMPAIGN TO Injured in R.R. Wreck! sonoesox v, o 3~ HELP JOBLESS Survivors of a railroad wreck onj| the Geneva-Bordeaux line at Peri-| W gueux arriving here said eight per-' WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20.— sons were killed and 30 seriously The newly recruited forces in the | emergency employment situation | injured. 3 jare already functioning said Col. |Arthur Woods who returned today DO-X to Have One \from New York City. ‘More Trial T"'p | Col. Woods expects to establish Before Ocean Flight |several State organizations, such as have ben set up in Massachu- |setts to conduct a State-wide em- ALTENRHEIN, Germany, Oct. 29.—Officials of the Dornier ' Works have decided on one ployment campaign. Tightening of immigration re- Istrictions are already bringing re- more trial flight of the glant (sults and the entry list has been plane DO-X before starting for |cut from 28020, a vear ago, to Amsterdam, Lisbon and the (17,092. This is sald to be only a United States.s After the flight |start. | I e L. M. Carrigan, broker, arrived in Juneau on the Yukon. sion added $40,000 to the appro- priation of the Biological Survey for their acquisition. They were bought in Greenland and sent to Norway. They were received there by L. J. Palmer, of the Alaska Col- lege, who has since been in charge of them, On arrival in the United States, they were kept in quaran- tine for a while, and then entrained for Seattle. At Fairbanks the Biological Sur- vey has prepared a large corral, where ‘the possibilities’ of domesti- cation and breeding will be studied before the animals are turned loose. The bureau hopes, through the musk oxen to make greater use of the unoccupied areas of the In- terior. Truly Arctic Animal Musk oxen have been called the “most truly Arctic of all the large mammals of North America.” Musk oxen differ considerably in food requirements, from the reindeer, which the United States govern- ment, through the Bureau of Edu- cation introduced into Alaska near- ly 40 years ago. In summer they feed on grass and succulent herb- age; in winter they browse on dried grasses and dwarf willows. They like B. Grigsby, Allen Shattuck and R-101 DISASTER Frank A. Boyle say they have {Broken Cable Reported to had enthusiastic meeetings at Hoo- nah, Tenakee, Petersburg and Have Been Found in Wreckage LONDON, Oct. 29.—Great Britain has opened the inquiry into thc wreck of the dirigible R-101. Sir Willlam Jowitt revealed that {the cable controlling the elevator in the airship was found broken in the wreckage but the government investigator said it was impossible to tell yet whether the cable had been broken before or after the crash. It was also revealed that the ex- perimental oil engines in the ship weighed 10 tons more than origin- {ally planned also it was suggested !there might have been some error in the altimeter carried by the ship. | ECKENER NOT SUMMONED FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Oct. 29.—Commander Eckener, of the Graf Zeppelin, denied today that he had been invited by the British Government to testify at the inquiry into the R-101 disaster to feed on open, wind-swept ridges|and added he had no intention of where the wind blows away the!going to England as he was not an snow, but are able’ to paw away snow and reach deeply-buried food. Surprisingly, they seem to keep fat- ter and in better condition during winter than in summer. At the time of the first explora- tion of the Arctic these animals inhabited the vast territory north of the great transcontinental for- est, according to Paul G. Redington, chief of the Biological Survey. Na- tives of Alaska say their grand- fathers killed musk oxen in the region south of Point Barrow, but there is no record that Europeans ever have seen the animals in Alas- ka. Canada and Greenland Long ago the musk oxen disap- peared from the north of Europe and Asia. They still live in parts of Northern Canada and in Green- land. For several years Canada has been making vigorous efforts to preserve and encourage the animal and has established several reserva- tions where hunting the animal is prohibited. The animal resembles somewhat a small buffalo or bison. They have a distinct hump, though not so con- spicuous as the buffalo’s. Mature animals weigh 500 pounds or more. They have an undercoat of thick wool, through which grow long, black guard hairs, almost sweep- ing the ground and giving the oxen a stocky appearance. The horned head is a distinct feature of the musk oxen. The horns are excellent weapons of de- fense against wolves, the only for- midable natural enemy. Attacked, the animals form a circle, horns outward, calves protected -within. This formation, though effective against wolves, probably has been one of the causes of the almost complete extermination of the spe- cies by men armed with rifles who were able to kill whole herds at 3 time—often the only musk oxef within a range of many miles. eye witness. ——e——— RETURNS HOME AND UNHARME GALVA, Illinois, Oct. 29.—Farl Yocum, wealthy banker, has re- turned home unharmed after sup- posedly to have been held for ran- som by kidnappers. The banker refused to see callers or answer the telephone. Mrs. Yocum said he had been kidnapped but refused to say more. She said she did not know where ists and was “not sure he knows himself.” — e — Texas Guinan’s Night Club Is Raided Again NEW YORK, Oct. 29.—Texas Guinan’s Night Club was raid- ed by City Detectives| this morning. Miss Guinan was not arrest- ed but the captain of the wait- ers, and assistant manager were taken to police headquarters and charged with maintaining a nuisance. Several partly-filled botties of liquor were taken from the guests. It is said the “house” furnished the set-ups but the guests got their own liguor. Miss Guinan was directing the cabaret show when the raid was made. This is her first encounter with the poiice since Grover Whalen left the Com- missioner’s post. — .- — A new lightship is to be piaced on Nantucket Shoals to light paths of vessels plylng between Europe and the port of New York. he had beem held by the extorion-! place will be held tonight or to- | MOrrow, Wwas mnot stated. Mayor | Thomas B. Judson left Juneau on the Alameda to join the other Democratic nominees at Ketchikan. | After the Ketchikan meeting, Mr. ! Grigsby and other candidates ex- |pect to visit Craig, Metlakatla, Klawock and Hyder via a\rplane.} The Juneau candidates expect to _return to this place and be here on election day next Tuesday. GOOD REPORTS FROM THIRD AND FOURTH Letters from Harry F. Morton of Anchorage and others report con- ditions in the Third and Fourth/ Divisions as favorableto Mr. Grigs-| /by and the others on the ticket with him. The Democrats at An- chorage are broadcasting —argu- ments in behalf of Mr. Grigsby and his team-mates every night from the Anchorage station, and declare that they are getting good reactions. Mr. Morton writes: “On my return home I found,| somewhat to my surprise, that all; reports which reached Juneau about ! George's chances in Anchorage and | other points in the Third Division were not a bit exaggerated. The| situation has improved to an ex-| tent such as would have seemed impossible a few weeks ago. In| fact the entire rail belt seems to have gone Democratic.” GAFFNEY AT WESTWARD | Thomas Gaffney, Democratic| nominee for Territorial Auditor, who has completed what his friends | believe to be a successful campaign | tour of the First Division, will close | the campaign for himself and his; ticket in the Third and Fourth Di- | visions. He left here on the Ad- miral Farragut and will stop over at Cordova until the arrival of the | Yukon. He will take that vessel for Seward and Anchorage, and,| if possible, Fairbanks. He 'mny'i hold several meetings before the| campaign ends. | DEMOCRATIC WORKERS TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT| A meeting of Democratic workers ihas been called for Friday night at| 8 o'clock at the office of Allen Shattuck on Front Street—the old |First National Bank location. All those interested in the campaign in behalf of Mr. Grigsby, the other| Democratic candidates for Terri- torial offices and the Demicratic Legislative ticket are requested to Dbe present at the meeting. ——— | TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS o | i || . NEW YORK CITY, N. Y, Oct. 29.—Closing quotation of Alaska Junéau mine stock today is 6%, American Can 118%, Anaconda Copper 37%, Bethlehem Steel 71%, Fox Films 37%, General Motors 135%, Granby Corporation 147%, In- lbemnuoml Harvester 60%, Kenne- icott Copper 27%, Montgomery-Ward 24, National Acme 7%, Packard| Motors 9, 8%, 9, Simmons Beds 15%, Standard Brands 16%, Stan- ,dard Ofl of California 52%, Stan- dard OIl of New Jersey 54!z, United | |Atreratt 33, U. S. Steel 148%, Cur- Demccratic Senatorial nomination dential elections, the parties adopt in the recent primaries, shown in No national platforms but leave the a recent photo taken at his home local Republican and Democratic at Fitchburg, Mass. RESIGNATION OF S, BALDWIN S DEMANDED Forty - four Conservatives Make Request that - Leader Step Out LONDON, Oct. 29. — Forty-four Conservative members ment have demanded the resigna- Baldwin, their leader, on the ground that a change is needed in lead- ership and “essential to the na- tional interest.” The Conservatives have been di- vided by a disagreement over the tariff question, one section of the party advocating a thorough going Imperial preference and preferen-| tial food taxes. The action for rejection of a party leader at the opening of-Par- loament is sald to be without pre- cedent in British politics. LEADERS MAKE DENIAL LONDON, Oct. 29.—Conservative leaders disclaim Stanley Baldwin, former Prime Minister, to resign the party lead- ership. Several members, including Sir Bolton Monsell, issued a state- ment saying they never attended a meeting or signed any document asking for Baldwin's resignation. BANKER IS KILLED BY 2 ROBBERS Trapped in Garage — Is Fatally Wounded by Hold-up Men CHICAGO, I, Oct. 29.—Court- ney Merrill, aged 54 years, Vice- President of the Union State Bank of South Chicago, was stabbed fat- to rob him. One of the robbers used a knife and the other a pistol. Merrill was trapped in his gar- {age. The police said they believed the banker was killed when the robbers thought a key in his hand was a gun or he did not raise his hands fast enough when commanded. - Mrs. E .M. Polley, wife of the Territorial Tax Collector, who has been visiting in the states for sev- eral weeks, returned to her Juneau tis-Wright 4. home on the Yukon. of Parlia- tion of former Premier Stanley requesting upon! ally by two men who attempted | organizations to choose for them- ! selves. ! e result in 1930 has been a re- !markable jumble of contradictions, !for in each party corral are groups !earmarked by the wets and other :grnups branggd with' the jron of | the drys. ! Any survey of this tangled situa- tion must take account of several outstanding. facts. At the head of the Republican Party stands President Hoover, with his background of prohibition utterances in 1928 and since. The party Chairman is Senator Fess of Ohio, one of the outstanding dry leaders in Congress. Most G. O. P. States Dry The vast majority of the Republi- can state organizations have either declared for prohibition in their state platforms or refrained from mentioning it by name. Notable exceptions are the Republicans of New York and New Jersey, who |have demanded repeal of the Eigh- tenth Amendment. In Washington, Wisconsin and Connecticut the Republican state platforms also dissent from the present regime, and Illinois Repub- licans have proposed a referendum. The Democratic party’s 1928 pres- idential nominee, Alfred E. Smith, is a militant advocate of inodifica- tion. The national chairman, John J. Raskob, is a supporter of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, In the 14 states of New York, New Jersey, Washington, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Illinois, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont, Democratic state platforms declare for a change—in most cases for out right repeal, Democrats Dry in South Iowa, Michigan and Minne- In " (Continued on Page Eight) North Dakota, | the | sota the Democrats ask for a refer- | Tt BOTH PARTIES ; CONTEND THAT VICTORY SURE Shouse Declares that Wil- bur Wants Scalps of Insurgent G. O. P. IDEMOCRATS SAY HOUSE WON; FIGHT IN SENATE Republicans Concede Loss- es but Profess to Believe They Will Hold Own WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—Seeth- ing claims and counter claims of both parties are well under way at Washington. Both parties are cons fident or pretend to be that suge cess will be theirs in the elections next Tuesday. The Republicans concede that they will sustain some losses but profess encouragement from recent developments and confidence that they will retain Congress by a safe majority. The Democrats are also hopeful and feel certain that they will car- ry the House of Representatives and are now concentrating on the Senate. Jouett Shouse, Democratic National Chairman of the Execu- tive Committee, said that Secre- tary Wilbur urges the defeat of all Republican Senators who do not co-operate with President Hoover. He said that Senators Borah, Nor- ris, McMaster, Pine and numerous others were meant by Wilbur when he said there must be a majority that will co-operate with the Pres- jdent and, he said, Wilbur asked the voters to defeat them. Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire, Republican Senatorial campajgn manager in the East, predicted that the Senate will be safely Republican. He said the prospects have brightened in some of the States, particularly in the West. Senator W. E. Borah has left his home State to campaign for Sen- . ator Norris in Nebraska and for Senator Schall in Minnesota. He will not return to Idaho until the day before election. It is concededy everywhere that not for years has there been so hard a campaign waged for the control of Congress. Both parties are fighting for victory this year with their eyes set on the 1932 Presidential campaign. REPUBLICANS AIDING BOTH WETS AND DRYS WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. — The lCn}xtt;xuétr z;n Page i;fihn) Revolting Aboriginies Murder Women, Girls, Policemen, Civilians TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 29.—The bodies of 86 persons, murdered by revolting aborigines, have been found by an expedition from Tahoky and engaged the revolting savages at Bikeo on the western edge of the Musha district. The dead include 23 women, 17 girls, 21 boys, 13 policemen and 12 male civilians. It is feared many others have been killed. The tribesmen surrendered early this morning when planes flew overhead. “ALKY” By H. E. KNOBLAUGH (A. P. Correspondent) HAVANA, Oct. 28.—Cuban grow- ers, with an overabundant output city of markets for it, are again trying to find a cure for their bus- iness ills by reviving the industrial alcohol industry, once one of the most important on the island. Although Cuba has always had |plenty of potable alcohol, there was a time in the world war days when it turned its energles to the pro- duction of industrial alcohol for fuel, to relieve the scarcity of gaso- ‘line then selling as high as 60 |cents a gallon. It is recalled that ',alcohul as a motor fuel gave more mileage than gasoline and that it lsald then for 19 cents a gallon. It is argued that these conditions could be approximated by a revival CUBA SEES FUEL of sugar on their hands and a sear- | AS CURE FOR SUGAR ILLS of the industry and that the sur- plus over domestic consumption could be sold in England, France | and Spain. The industry met a sudden death after the war when powerful Amer- ican interests bought up, at prices which Cuban manufacturers could not pay, the molasses from which | the alcohol was extracted. The mo- lasses was sold to makers of clan- destine alcohol in the United States and, deprived of its raw material, the Cuban industry perished. The government is helping the movement to revive ¢he business land congress recently passd a bill designed to protect manufacturers of alcohol fuel from a renewal of ‘tm‘ 1919 conditions. But the whole {industry is in a rather chaotic state |and will need a lot of doctoring to |put it on its feek |