The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 11, 1930, Page 1

- 5 N THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5562." JUNEAU, ALASKA TUESDA\ ’\JOVFMBER Il 1930. MEMBLR OF AbSOClATED PRESS PRICE TEN CE VTS FOUR PLANES WITH 11 MEN ARE NOW MISSING IN NORTH BRITTEN SAYS CONGRESSWILL SHUT OFF DRYS Illinois Congressman De- clares that Incoming Con- gress Not Favor Funds WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—Repre- sentative F. A. Britten, Republican of. Illinois, predicted that the “howl of Prohibition fanatics for further | waste and corruption in the en- forcement of an impossible law will receive little consideration Qy the incoming Congress.” Britten, long an advocate of modi- | as- | fication of the Volstead Act, sailed the Methodist Board of Tem- perance, Prohibition and Public Morals, on its recommendation that | 500 additional agents be assigned to the Prohibition department. He said, “if the Methodists are sin- cerely interested in temperance and public morals they would recom- mend the immediate modification of the Volstead Act to permit the manufaeture. of non -intoxicating | beer, which would satisfy millions | | | SHATTUCK ADDS TEN T0 MARGIN Pennock Island Increases Lead of Democratic Can- date to 42 Votes Allen Shattuck, vemocratic can- |didate for Senator, made a net 2n of 10 votes and increased his OVER GARDNER of our people, who are now feeling \lead over C. T. G o ardner, Repub- the intolerance of Prohibition. !lican" candidate, to 42 votes in the He challenged the Methodist | epyrng received late yesterday aft- Board to make public the date of lornoon from Pennock Island, near the meeting and place and names of those present who approved the | request- for 500 additional - agents and $2,000,000 additional appropria- | tion to enforce the Volstead Act. He charged that no such meeting had been held. Britten is Chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, — ., AMENDMENT T0 VOLSTEAD ACT' T0 BE SOUGHT WASHINIGTON, D. C., Nov, 11.—An Zmendment to the Vol- stead Act to permit states to determine alcoholic content of beer and light wines for sale will be sponsored at the coming scssion of Congress by Repre- sentative John J. Cochran, Democrat of Missouri. Representative Cochran said today that unless Congress takes | action on the guestion it would be an issue in the 1932 cam- paign. Capone Cash and Guns Win Election for Granata, Is Charge CHICAGO, Il., Nov. 11— Not content to be boss rac- keteer here, Al Capone has muscled his way into Con- gressional politics, if charges made by Congressman Stan- ley H. Kunz are well found- ed. The latter blames Ca- » | Ketchikan. {J. Karnes |Hardcastle 12, Smith 1; The entire Democratic ticket carried the precinct where 14 votes were cast. The same precinct cut Judge Wickersham's margin for Delegate over George Grigshy to 135, and W. K. Keller's lead over Anthony for Commissioner of Education to 155 votes. The totals for these offices, which are the only ones in doubt, are: For Delegate: Wickersham 5,131 Grigsby 4,996 ~Tor Commissioner of Education: Keller 4,735 Karnes ..-4,580 For Senator: Shattuck 2,778 Gardner 2,236 For Representatives: Boyle 2,287 Johnson 2,302 Judson .. 2,113 McCormack 1,050 Paul ¢ 2,038 Sampson \ 2,043 Scatt Winn .. Ziegler . The returns from Pennock Island follow: Grigsby 10, Wickersham 4; Cole 4, Gaffney 7; Hesse 10, Johnson 0, Ulmer 2; Karnes 11, Keller 1; Frame 1, Gardner 1, Shattuck 11; Boyle 10, Johnson 4, Judson 8, Mc- Cormack 1, Paul 2, Sampson 10, Scott 0, Winn 11, Ziegler 12. No additional returns have been received from any of the other Divisions since yesterday. ——t e GRAF ZEPPELIN | . OFF ON FLIGHT pone “muscle men” with his defeat in the Eighth Illinois District, in the recent elec- tion by Peter Granata, Re- publican. Kunz charged that Capone stole the election away from him with guns and cash. He said he is gathering evidence in affidavit form to support these charges; that he -will ask for Pederal court inter- vention; and when Congress reconvenes will ask for a Congres s i o nal investigation of the election. o e o 0 0 0 00 0 80 ses0000c0cccee | FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Nov. 11.—The Graf Zeppelin un-| . der command of Dr. Eckener left on her 150th flight at midnight last nlxht with passengers and mail for Holland ——te—— FOOTBALL COSTS AT TUFTS MEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 11.—Foot- ® ball doesn't pay for other sports at Tufts college here. A statistival e lsurvey of school athletics revealed | that football showed an annual net loss of $2,345.13. U. S. DIAGNOSES NATION’S CRIME WITH STATISTICS WASHINGTON, Nov. 11—F¥ the first time the Government is ob- teining a complete statistical pic-! ture of the crime situation in the United States. From Walla Walla, Wash, Miami Beach, Fla, Uncle Sam is keeping the searchlight on lawless- ness. The Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice, under the leadership of its young chief, J. Edgar Hoover, has inaugurated 2n entirely new activity—the col- lection and study of ‘nation-wide statistics on law violation. The gathering of these statistics was authorized by act of Congress Jast June with a view of furthering _concerted action against crime. ‘With this information it is hoped to| S RN [ultimately to diagnose the “crime wave” affliction, ascertain some of the outstanding causes and formu: “late prescriptions for its control. | State and city police officials, co- operating with Federal investiga- tors, are providing complete month- 1y reports of grave offenses com- mitted within their respective jur- isdictions. The bureau -classifies crimes ac- cording to cities and States and publishes the lsts and a chart showing the relative increase or de- |cline in criminality each month. “1 regard the néw crime statistics program of great importance to law enforcement,” Hoover said. “It should supply information of w limited ' yalue m mwu hv UNITED STATES IS OPPOSEB T0 GENEVA SCHEME R G Object to Budgetary Re- "striction on Arma- | ment Limitation GENEVA, Nov. 11.—Unalterable American opposition to any Iimi- tations in armaments through a |announced today by Hugh S. Gib- son, American representative, the session of the Preparatory Dis- armament Commission. Gibson’s announcement was made in the course of the discussion of the budgetary method which the British and Italian representatives said their government's favored. Gibson said it was not likely the United Siates would sign any doc- iument lmpesmg this method. HURRICANE INJURES 10 TEGICIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 11.—Reports from the region swept cate that 70 persons were mjured and material damage was than $1,000,000. Tnbezmen Attacked by JERUSALEM, Nov. imes were recalled here today by an attack of 1,500 Wahabi horsemen on the Trans-Jordan Howeitat tribe. The Wahabis, after robbing the tribegmen of camels, cut the herds- men’s hair and beards, then the leader sald: “Go tell the Emir that the next time your heads will be cut off.” —l O me:hod of budgetary restriction was) ated up ‘thieves as a Persian ! | Lowry was leaning over a banis- ter talking to friends w he ;‘snpped. He was dead when picked | Lowry's wife and daughter are enroute from India to Mexico City jafter a visit in the States. Lowry was attached to the Em- |@’Atfaires for a time. Iby a hurricane last Saturday indi- October Is Banner more Skipments to South 1,500 Wahabi Honemen . 11.—Ancient . i Robert Barclay of Kake and Gus ¥ and lBehn of Taku are registered at the Jerry Smith and Walter ¢ [ed 1te untll today. CHARMED LIFE COMES T0 END Soldier of Fflme Slips on Stairs, Falls Three Stories MEXICO CITY, Nov. 11.—Ed-| ward P. Lowry, soldier of fortune and Second Secretary of the Amer- ican Embassy here, slipped on the'; stairs in. the American Club and’ fell three stories to his death | Lowry survived bolo knife wounds received in the Philippines, round- gen- | darmerie and was many times wounded and received bullets in France. He also served as a Colonel in the Lithuanian army, during which time he was also wounded. Friends thought he had a charms bassy with the advent of Dwight (W. Morrow, and served as Charge Month' for Gold i | October was one of e banner months this year { gold shipments to the St it was revealed in Un States Customs’ sta made public by J. C Bride, Collector of Cust The total of all gold ments last month to States was $1,046,963. S. to the value of $18583 also exported, bringing value of precious metal to $1,065546. 0000000000 0s e . . . o' . L] o . L] ° . P . rwels, are staying at the Gastinea CARAVAN GOES The railrcad car in which the armistice was signed. FLIES SOUTH IN FAST TIME Capl Ammels Makes 3,000 Mile Trip in 24 Hours, | 33 Seconds FRANCE FIE_LJS_ Canal Zone, | Nov. 11.—Capt. Roy Ammels in the | monoplane Blue Flash, arrived here | |vesterday afternoon at 2:42 o'clock | completing the 3,198 mile nonstop flight from ..ew York City in 24 hours and 22 seconds. | OVER BANK TO DEATH BELOW GRANDEVILLE, icano, iNov. il =A family caravan secking new fortunes in the West was stopped {here by death of three members,| fatal injury less serious injury to the possible fourth and three others. Mrs. Mary Mardock, aged 75 years, and Evelyn Wallace aged two, were killed when a car rolled off the mountain highway, 450 feet down. Mrs. Dennis Wallace died an hour !later. Dennis Wallace is badly hurt and his recovery is doubtful. Three boys were less senously hurt but badly bruised. The caravan was enroute from Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Harrison, Idaho, for employment and to buy ! farms, ———.— — {Students Clash with Police; Soldiers Called HAVANA, Cuba, Nov. 11.—One Student was killed and four others, 'one a girl, were injured in a clash st pight with the police at Santi- ago de Cuba when 2,000 students formed a parade and destroyed the monument to Governor Barcelo, of Oriente - Province. Soldiers restored order, ' Do ‘'you remember these scenes taken as doughboys celebrated the signing of the armistice in France 12 years ago? Upper left: In Paris, wounded French soldiers paraded in front of American military headquarters. of the armistice on the front at Remciville, France. Lower left: the Elgmy-cighth Division receiving news of the armistice at Laglley, France. Upper right: Doughboys of the Fifth Division received news Lower right: Men of TWELVE YEARS AGO SAW END OF BLOODSHED \Nation Today Rededicates Itself to . Cause of Peace WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.— Armistice Day of 1930, a dozen years after the bloodshed ended on |the Western Front, saw the Nation ‘rrded!cating itself to the cause of | peace. Both the great and small of the |Capital turned to the President for | words of reassurance against the re- newal of war. Two shrines received homage from those whose memories went * back to 1918. The Unknown Soldier, symbol of (the American lost sons, was sur- rounded by men who committed him to that place. | In the nf Woodrow Wilson, Wartime Presi- dent Doheny Oil Leases Are Held Valid; No Corr uption | LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 11 —Lcases_negotiated by Edward L. Doheny, oil magnate, for the Pan-American and Western Pe- trcleum to 660 acres of oil lands in the Elk Hills Naval Rescrve, | are held valid and free of frayd by Federal Judge Norcross, of Nevada. e — HONOLULU |FILIPINOS BOX IN HCNOLULU, Nov. 1~Fmplnos 'predominate as participants in the boxing cards that are staged in Honclulu with the Japanese a close second. On one recent bill here, five of the 12 boxers were Filipinos and more than a majority of* the spec- .tators were of that nationality. . HYE FAV OR S ELECTION LAWS ‘MURE STRINGENT Chairman Thmks No Sen-‘ ator Will Be Barred But ' Need More Restriction WASHINGTON, Nov tor Gerald P. Nye, Chairman of the Seaate Campaign Funds Committee, al ly convinced that more strin- gent laws are needed to govern | 1oting, is awaiting the presentation | of a new demand for an investiga- | tion by Senator J. Thomas Heflin,| of the Alabama election. Senator Heflin came to Washington de- termined to secure an airing of the | election in which the‘regular Demo-‘ cratic candidaté, John H. Bank- head, swamped his Jeffersonian Democratic ticket, which he in- sists would have wen by 1,000 ma- | Jority but for “fraud and corrup- | tion.” Senator Nye saw no likelihood of any serious attempts to bar any enator elected because. of irregu- | larities, but he said after the reve- lations in the hearings held by his committee he inclines to propose fresh regulating legislation, and pos- Isibly a constitutional amendment, | ————— — Legislative Issue Is Ad- vanced on Congress- ional Calendar WASHINGTON, B. C., Nov. 11.— Muscle 8hoals, the familiar legisla- tive question mark, the head of the list of problems awaiting the coming session _of | Congress. Senator McNary said he would| lcall a meeting to consider the sit- tiation the first working day next session. e, found dead in his bed here this morning. Heart trouble is given as the cause. 11.—Sena- | MUSCLE SHOALS LEGISLATION TO OFT EARLY BID moved near | MORE AVIATORS VANISHSEEKING LOST COMRADES Two Canadian Air Force Machines Disappear Without Trace ECKMANN KEEPS UP VlGlLANT SEARCH Umted States Navy Con- siders Request Made for Assnstance Elcven men and four airpianes arc now missing in Northern 1 Britich Cclumbia since Capt. E. J. A. Burke and his two com- I panicn: disappeared Octchber 11 in the Liard River District. Those missing are: Captain Burke, Emil Kading and Bob Martin, the latter two | Burke's companions. Pilot Robin (Pat) Rcnahan and his two companions, Sam Clerf and Frank Hatcher, who disappeared along the coast en- | route to search for Burke. Flight Lieut. L. R. Phinney, Flying ' Officer C. R. Dunlap, Sergeant A. H. Warner and Cor- porals W, C. Atwood and M. | Squires, the latter five in two Canadian Air PFofce planes sent | out from Vancouver Island to aid in the search for Renahan and Burke. i NAVY PLANES REQUESTED United States Senator Wesley L. Jones, of Washington, according to Associated Press dispaiclies received by The Empire, requested the Washington . Bureau of Opcrations to send two United States’ Navy planes on a search. The request, he |was advised, was referred to the Commandant at the Bremerton Navy Yard, Capt. Zeno Briggs, who is acting Commandant at present. Senator Jones asked Capt. Briggs for one plane, more if possible from the San Diego Navy Air Station. Capt. Briggs has referred the matter to Washington without re- commendation. Eckmann on Search Pilot Anscel Eckmann, chief pilot of the Alaska-Washingtor Air- ways, has reported he has searched the coast line of Northern British ,Columbia without success although he has received numerous reports that a plane, believed to be that |flown by Renahan, had been heard ‘flylng at several points on the day |he disappeared, which was October 26. PR Modern Cattle % {Rustler Dies |With Boots On BELLE FOURCHE, S. D, 1 FOUND DEAD IN BED Nov. 11.—Wayne Kelley, ex- DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 11.—| convict and alleged modern cat- Fred Hubbel, noted financier, was| tle rustler, died with his boots on. Officers cornered Kelley +late last night. Kelley made an attempt to draw his gun and 1 ‘Washington Camedral[ to a faithful friends met at the tomb) ———.——— M. McKollick of Chichagof is reg- istered a tthe Gastineau Hotel. was shot by a Deputy Sheriff. Kelley was accused of rustling cattle by an auto truck. o - Hitler’s Organ Says ’ Germans Are Failing To Live as They Vote By WADE WERNER used in 1930 a six-months’ total of | 1928014 dozen, as against 902,822 BERLIN, Nov. 11—Germans aren't dozen in the same period last practicing what they vote, com- year; while the consumption of plains the official organ of Adolf Hitler's National-Socialist Party, the “Voelkischer Beobachter.” The tremendous acceleration of the Fascist movement in Germany since 1928 sprang suddenly into the limelight on September 14 when a Hitler landslide increased the party’s Reichstag representation from 12 to 107 seats. imported fruits rose from 3,112, 934 double-hundredweight to 4, 442,388 double-hundredweight. “And so,” laments Hitler's paper, “at a time when German agricul- ture couldn't find a market for its potatoes, when the egg production of Germany constantly mounted |and German fruit-juices and the most varied types of domestic But public cooperation in the fruits were available, immense sums Fascist campaign to promote home |were tossed into foreign countries |agriculture and discourage use of to the injury of German agricul imported foods hasn't shown any-|ture. The outlay for these food- Ithing like an upswing. In fact .as/stuffs alane amounted to approxi= the “Voelkischer Beobachter” mately 300,000,000 marks in the Ipoints out, it seems to have de-)first six months of 1930." clined In other words, millions of young | In the first six months of 1929, |Germans who this year for the for example, Germany bought 966,- ! first time voted Fascist do not ap- 573 double-hundredweight of for-|pear to have allowed the Fasecist eign potatoes; in the first half of antagonism toward foreign products 1930 she bought 1,869,891 double- to interfere with their appetite for hundredweight -~ almost twice as|Polish potatoes, Canary Island much, Of imported eggs Germans lnam.na; and Danish eggs.