The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 8, 1930, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5584. ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1930 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS | CENTS ~ PRICE TE HUNT ABANDONED FOR MISSING FLIERS, ALASKA COAST WANTS OF NAVY ARE SET FORTH RIGHT OFF BAT Secretary Adams Makes Straight Forward Re- port to President MORE MAN POWER AND MORE PAY; PROMOTION Bans Again;;—CeHAin Pub- licity, Other Issues | Are Featured | WASHINGTON, Dec. o.—Secre- | tary Adams sailed straightaway into | a statement of the wants of the Navy for men and money today in/ his annual report. Addressing President Hoover, he called for more man power, better pay and promotions at regular in- tervals to prevent the “stagnation” of officers through long periods in' the same grade. | The Navy Secretary pointed out that the present level of compen- | sation was 11 per cent above that. received in 1908, but said the cost| of living had more than doubled | since that time. | Other legislative proposals for | which he advocated Congressional approval included: | Authorization to modernize the| battleships New Mexico, Mississippi | and Idaho; Establishment of 2 navil airshi base on the Pacific coast; Guarantees for conservation of, the naval petroleum and aid shale reserves; and ‘ Bans against photographs, sketch- | es or maps of vital military and | naval defense installations and | equipment. | The increasing importance of avi- ation to the naval forces was evi- | dent throughout the report. A 6- plane patrol unit will be added to both battle and scouting fleets, and two scouting squadrons of 20 planes and 12 planes, respectively, will be attached to new light cruisers. More Airplane Carriers “A need exists for additicnal air- plane carriers in order to exploit to the full the possibilities of naval| aviation in operations with the/ fleet,” Adams said. A West Coast | air base was considered essentfal and selection of a site was urged | upon Congress at an early date, whether or not the Navy ordered construction of a new giant diri- gible. During the year the “number of enlisted men was not adequate to man fully all types of ships, and it was necessary to operate most types of ships with allowances which were considerably under the attual complement of the ships.” Navy Not Prepared The allowances averaged but 87.9 percent of the actual cumplemenm‘ of the ships, which the Secretary said “does not keep a Navy fully| prepared for war.” Although Ernest Lee Jahncke, As- sistant ‘Secretary, has been active in curtailing work at Naval shore stations as an economy measure, the report found there were “more’ navy yards on the east coast than could be economically maintained.” The undertaking of a submarine replacement program was proposed. | During the past year, upkeep costs| have increased. The report added that “due principally to the age | | OBJECTS OF NAVY FOR PAST YEAR CUT DOWN TO FOUR PROPOSITIONS WASHINGTON, D. C., Dcec. 8.—Secretary Adams, reporting today to President Hoover on the Navy's doings, epitomized its objects of the past year as follows: “Exercise and train the units of thc fleet to the highest state of efficiency and provide a nucleus for expansion in case of emergency. “Protect American interests in disturbed areas. “Assist countries to which United States aid has been ex- tended. “Cultivatc friendly relations with foreign peoples.” . TELLS PART IN SPOKANE BOMB PLOT © Associated Press Phose In a confession to San Francisco police, Thomas E. Boyle, 24, (inset) admittsd carrying the bomb o Seattle, Wash., that was dispatched to the building of the Cowles publications in Spokane. First, however, he caid, he destrnved the timing device so it would not explode. He named H. A. lise, arrested in San Francisco, as his employer. ROMANCE IS GONE FROM RAILROADING; IS BEHIND COUNTER IN GROCERY STORE GLANGES NOT EXGHANGED BY SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 8.— There is more romance behind a | grocery store counter than in rail- roading thinks Jack Shoup, son of Paul Shoup, President of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Young Shoup, graduate of Stan- and 'likes | proves. | The elder Shoup ‘begam his up- | ward citmb as a telegraph operator. The romance has gone out of railroading, said the younger Shoup. | “In this business, the grocery busi- / ness, romance is just starting,” he said. it. His father also ap- [ | ford and Columbia Universities, is |a clerk in a chain grocery here | Millionaire and Former Stenographer Waive Stabbing Case Hearing PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8—With- out a glance at each other, Nelson C. Bowles, Portland millionaire, Spake’s Poison and Irma Loucks-Paris, his former secretary, were arraigned last sm-l’n Soup; Forl_v urday afternoon on first degree murder charges in the Circuit Court Students Dead for the death of Mrs. Leona Bowles who was stabbed to death Novem- ber 12 in the apartment of Mrs. Paris, Bowles being present. ‘The preliminary hearing was waived and the case goes before the Grand Jury during this week. Bowles and Mrs. Paris declared | Mrs. Bowles killed herself whenl she learned of their intimacies. | The pair avoided each other's| eyes and exchanged no words on Saturday. BOMBAY, India, Dec. 8.— The death of forty students in the London Mission School at Erode Madras is attributed to a snake's poison in food. The students had just finish- ed the noon meal on Sunday when they began to die in wuick succession. It is stated a snake ,was feund in a utensil in which scup had been cooked, the soup being consequently highly pois- LOGAL MINE TO PAY DIVIDENDS IN SHORT TIME Directors to Meet in Frisco Wednesday to Discuss Rate of Yield | That the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company will go an a dividend basis in the immediate future was indicated here today by | an Associated Press dispatch re- ceived by The Empire from San Francisco. | The message said the directors, of the company will meet in San’ Francisco next Wednésday to dis-’' cuss the inauguration of dividends on the company's common stock. The rate, it added, probably will be 40 cents annually. This rate would be equivalent to | four per cent on the stock at par| value, $10. On the latest market! quotation from New York, which was $6.25, the proposed rate would be 6.4 per cent. i -t TARDIEU AND BRIAND GO IN NEW CABINET |Will Be Ministers of Bathou Can Secure Repub- lican Groups PARIS, Dec. 8.—Former Premier | Andre Tardieu has agreed' to take a post in the Barthou Cabinet | provid(. Senator Louis Bathou can muster sufficient support for ‘& | majority of Republican groups. | Aristide Briand, former Tardieu [Minister, has also agreed to join |the Bathou combination. | Bathou is said to have offered a | post to former President Poincare | who refused because of the state of | | his health. | | | I CAN'T BE DONE | PARIS, Dec. 8—Senator Louis| | Bathou has abandoned the effort| to form a Cabinet succeeding the | Government of Andre Taidieu ac- cording to announcement made late | this afternoon. The failure is apparently due to | the oppositon of the Radiclas to the inclusion of Louis Marin, lead- |er of the Extreme Right. DRUGBED, THEN ' SLUGGED;CASH, JEWELS TAKEN Woman Is Believed Involv- ed Murder Case— Compact Found SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 8—Sam Frank, aged 66 years, auc- tioneer of Memphis, Tennesse:, who was slain in a hotel room and rob- bed of jewelry and money estimat- ed at $5000, is believed to have | been drugged first. MORE THAN 200 PERISH IN JAPANESE QUAKE An earthquake that spread destruction acrose the lzu peninsula, southwest of Tokyo. took a de AR SEARCH " FOR RENAHAN I'hoto ath toll of more than 200. Picture above shows the villa je of Hakone, beside Lake Hakone, one of the towns in the stricken area JUDGE BEN LINDSEY EJECTED FROM N. Y. CHURCH; Refuses Demands i()f Bandit; Cashier Is Shot PITTSBURGH, Penn.,, Dec. 8. —A. R. McFarland, aged 35 years, cashier of the Alleghany Valley Trust Company in Ve- rona, a suburb, was shot and killed when he refused to hand money through his window at the demand of a bandit. The “#andit fled from the bank to a waiting automobile and was swiftly driven away. TWO PERCENT INCREASE IN INCOME TAXES Senator Borah Advocates Higher Rate—Rea- sons /\l’e leen WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8.—A two per cent increase in taxes in addition to discontinuing the one percent reduction of the current year, is advocated by Sena- tor William E. Borah, of TIdaho. He told newspaper men he thought a two per cent increase was neces- sary in View of the impending de- ficit. A deficit expected by the Admin- istration at the end of the fiscal year will be at least $355,000,000. ‘This figure was arrived at by add- ing the appropriations for unem- ployment and farm relief to the routine expenditures which alone will account for a $180,000,000 de- ficit. Should the loans to farmers for seeds, etc., be set at $60,000,000 instead of $25,000,000 the deficit would total that much more. income | IS ARRESTED NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Dec. 8. Former Judge Ben Lindsey | caused pandemonium to reign for a time last night in the fashion- | able Cathedral of St. John the | Divine, présided over by Bishop William T. Manning The Denver advocate of com; ionate marraige was forcibly ejec ed from the cathedral after jump- ing on a table, crying, “This Inot a House of Justice; Not | House of God." The_ former Judge had | an- is a listened the author of the “most filthy | and insidious pieces of propaganda | ever published in behalf of lewd- }nm:s and unrestrained sexual grati- | fication. The Bishop then turned his back to the congregation of 3,000, then bowed his head in prayer. % Judge Lindsey, who was in the audience, jumped to the top of a table and demanded five minutes in which to make answer to the | Bishop. Judge Lindsey was beaten by the crowd crying, “Lynch him, Punch him.” Judge Lindsey was arrested and | charged with disorderly conduct CONTINUANCE OF HEARING NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. Dec. | 8—Former Judge Ben Lindsey, who ejected from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine yesterday after interrupting Bishop William Man- ning, appeared in court today to answer to charges of disorderly conduct. He gained a continuance .until December 12. Judge Lindsey told the Magis- trate he had several speaking en- gagements out of town between |now and then { Judge Lindsey's counsel said he would raise the question whether la man had the right to speak out iin church under sufficient provo- cation. Bishop Manning attacked Judge Lindsey on his marriage theories. RS NE {Wife Sued on Visit to Wrong Husband to Bishop Manning score him as4- 1 | i | Gunmen Kidnap Girl, Attempting Bank Robbery 8 aled here gunmen, planning to rob the Stockwell State Bank here, last Eriday night invaded the home of its cashier, Oscar Hamilten, ticd him and his wife to chairs and tcok their daugh- ter Helen, aged 19 years, and forced her to flee with them. She was later released in Chi- cago, unharmed. Another daughter, Mary, aged 15 ye escaped from the house through a window and spread the alarm. The neigh- bors then frightened the would- be robbers away. c men, it is believed, were Chicago gangsters and probably planned to use the girl as a hostage while robbing the bank. EEDADEN MILLIONS FOR FARMERS :VOTE OF COMMITTE House Agricultural Body Takes Action on Loans for Drought Areas WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec, 8.— The House Agri: ral Committee has approved legislation for a $30,- 000,000 seed, feed and fertilizer loan to farmers in the drought areas The vote was 11 to 7. The committee rejected by a vote of 12 to 6 the resolution of Repre- sentative Aswell of Louisiana mak- ing the ‘fund $60,000,000. larger amount was unanimously ap- proved Friday by the Senate com mittee ' The Administ $25,000,000. Representative Aswell reserved the right to file a minority report. - Directed Verdict Is Refused, Denver Case on's figure was The | NOW AT END Naval Planes and Fliers Re- turn to Seattle En- route to Base SEATTLE. Dec. 8—The organized air search for Pilot Robin Rena- han and his two companions Sam Clerf and Frank Hatcher, was at an end with the arrival here late last Saturday of two naval planes |under command of Lieut. C. F, Greber. The planes flew here from Alert Bay, B. C. The planes will return |to the naval base at San Diego, Cal,, by easy stages. Pilot Renahan and his compan- jons, flying north to search for | Pilot E. J. A. Burke and his com- | panions, Emil Kading and Bob { Martens, were last seen on October 28, believed then flying over Lucy | Island, near Prince Rupert, B. C. | Since then no trace of the plane 'nor the party has been found al- lthmmh Canadian planes, navy | planes and Anscel Eckmann have |made extensive searches along the | British Columbia Coast and at ithe southern end of tine Southeast Alaska coast 2nd islands. FIVE OF EIGHT MUST DIE FOR - TREASONPLOT S(‘M(‘IICCS Al‘C PaSSed in Soviet Counter-Revo- lutionary Case | MOSCOW, Dec. 8—Five of the 'eight engineers tried on charges of | conspiracy against the Soviet Gov- |ernment were, Sunday, senterced to death. Three others were sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment and con- fiscation of all their property. Those sentenced to death were Lenoid Ramsin, confessed leader of the conspirators; Victor Larichey, Nikoai Charnovisky, Ivan Kalino- | vok and Alexander Fedotov. | Those sentenced to prison were Valadimir Ochkin, youngest of the group; Sergei Kufrianov and Zeno- | phon_ Sitnin. | The eight confessed fully that the | charges were true | ‘The trial has been a spectacular one. Judges, lawyers and witnosses |spoke into microphones and the case was broadcast throughout Rus- sia. Silent and motion pictures were _made during the trial SENTENCES COMMUTED LONDON, Dec. 8. — A Reuter's dispatch from Moscow said the So- viet Central Execitive Committee had commuted the death sentences passed on five of the eight en- | gineers condemned for plotting ‘o | overthrow the Soviet Government {to ten years The dispatch also said the com- | mittee reduced to eight years from |ten years the prison sentences on | the other three. 253 HOUSES Bowles remained standing until| oned. The cook was one of Frank’s body was found when a YACHT FOUND | DENVER, Colo, Dec. 8-The| of a large number of submarines, it is felt the performance of sub- marine engineering material is not commensurate with its maintenance The material condition of the; fleet was seen as generally good,! qualified by the difficulty of main- taining efficiency “due to the age motion made by the defense for al is alleged, she was found in af\|directed verdict of acquittal for apartment with another woman’s| Mrs. Pear]l O'Laughlin, charged | husband, Mrs. Almeda Angelica,|with killing her step-daughter, wife of Amerigo Angelica, restaur-|ona, aged 10 years, was over ateur, was made defendant in a|The defense immediately began p; 1$50,000 alienation of affections sult.| senting its case. The state rested | The plaintiff is Mrs. Lillian|before the motion was made by the | Goodwin, wife of Earl Goodwin Mrs. Goodwin says she and | tectives raided an ap: I midnight, October 25, | Mr. Goodwin started to jump |from a window, said his wife, and SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 8.—The was restrained by a detective be- rescue of passengers and crew of low. the yacht ITola, wrecked on Guada- | lupe Island, 200 miles south of here | on November 20, was reported in a Explosion in Mine radiogram received last Saturday | Causes Three Death aths afternoon from the airplane car-| rier Langley. { | Nine passengers were listed as| MADRID, New Mexico, Dec. 8.— |a80 lady of Number aboard the yacht at the time of An explosion in the Lamb Coal|4 via Abbondanza, set her dressing S aaster Mine Saturday night, killed three!table in order. arranved her brace- The Langley with other navy Men and injured several others. |lets in and the room craft, was in a search for the fish-| The dead are Tom Burke, fore- |probably ascertain the commo- ing boat Fidelity, missing since No-, man; Victor Liesse, electri when the avalanche vember 24 with a crew of 12 men, Henry Zrizzle, a miner. a of Vesuvius over- when they came upon survivors of One hundred workmen in mhor“wn:-‘nm- proud Pompeii. the wrecked yacht. The survivors Parts of the mine escaped unm—l' of the yacht were taken aboard jured. . poki the - destroyer Aaron Ward which! The cause of the explosion has|disc brought them here Sunday. not been determined | it, those who died. CHICAGO, Dec. 8—Because, it -— .Man Wants Trunk But Not His Wife | NORRISTOWN, Pa, Dec. 8—| A woman's compact was found in | John Davis of Black Horse appar-|the room, a glass of whiskey and jently values a trunk and its con- an empty vial, which the Police | tents, which he appraised at $20,)said contained the drug. more than he values his wife. Davis| There is also evidencesthat Frank {appeared here and asked for a struggled to reach the telephone in ywarrant for William Jackson, a | hisr room. He died as the result of boarder, who had disappeared, Dav- | 5 fractured skull, is said, taking his (Davis) trunk! Martin Perl, Frank's partner, sai with him to Lancaster. |he heard a woman’s voice 1 The warrant was sent to Lan-|PFrank’s room but did not enter. ‘cnster and police there sent: wordy — .o - ithac Davis' wife apparently was| A cooperative cattle sale brought ’with Jackson. The owner of lhe‘rarmers in Macon county, N. C, trunk admitted that his wife had’'$2511 for 100 head. disappeared simultaneously with| PING VavS Mrs. Paris was seated and this small courtesy was the only notice he took of her. —.—————— | maid went to clean the room. The police, who found the evi- dence of drugging, believed Frank was attacked by a woman com- panion or someone she admitted to his room. FALL, QUAKE Japan, shook WRECKED; ALL | ABOARD SAVED Radiogram Reveals Sea Tragedy—Survivors on Destroyer Dec. 8.-—Severe Southwestern four and TOKYO, earthquakes Formosan on, killi collapsing 253 houses The quakes lasted Central Washington fruit growers have hired an expert to assist in developing orchards looking toward | the propagation of hardier varieties and better fruits. 13 minutes. | defense. de- at — (Continued on Page Eight) Just About 74 Cents But They Figured in Millions of Dollars WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 8—Only 74 cents, but it had a place among figures in the millions today in Secretary Adams’ annual report. Here’s the story: Construction of the battleship Massachus- etts was 11 per cent completed by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, when it was scrapped under the Wash- ington treaty. The Navy could not pay the bill until 1928, when it sent $3,907,636.32. Bethlehem found the cost tc be only $3,907,635.58, however, and remitted 74 cents. mnlmdjnnmluedbein(mnwdhllmynr‘snpofl. but it has at last been included with sums aggregating $50,000,- 000. The rest of the money was spent for construction and scrapping of five combat vessels, Last Days of Pompeii Are Reviewed from a Lady’s Dressing Room d a B Ttz and In an adjoining room other treas- ures were found family Dec. 8.—Nine- forty-one years POMPEII teen | aly i | | i | hundred must have been | Jackson, but that he didn't want il her back. —_—to——— “MOTHER” JONES BURIED MOUNT OLIVE, Illinois, Dec. 8. —Mary “Mother” Jones, 100-year- old militant crusader for rights for laboring men, who died in Washington, D. C., on December 1, ves buried here Sunday among the “boys” as she wished, Kitchen pots and pans were of solid silver with chased figures. Silver jugs and silver spoons were in the room There was also a mirror, perfume containers, several pairs of gold earrings, two gold bracelets, thir- teen gold rings, two gold neck- laces, two gold brooches, ane set of precious thirteen gold and 33 silver coins | A case left | g 1 de nent week shove: he left excavators 1 their pick vered the room ju stones, \