The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 20, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” | VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5621. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1931. MEMBER O F ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS /HOOVER COMMISSION REPORTS DRY ACT HAS FAILED 3 £ 1 Northwest Admiral | DEPRESSION PASSINGIN | i | THIS NATION pg Peak Was Reached Thirty i Days Ago—Swing Back | to Normal Begins REDUCTION OF WAGES | NOT COUNTENANCED President of Steel Corpora- tion Sounds Warning to Business CHICAGO, IIL, Jan. 20.— James A. Farrell, President of' the United States Steel Cor- peration, today said the coun- try is swinging back to normal. The statement was made in an address here. “The peak of depression pass- ed thirty days ago and the time has come for greater en- {erprises in trade and for loos- | ening of business,” said Mr. | | i | Rear Admiral E. H. Campbell has been appointed commandant of the thirteenth naval district with head. quarters at Puget Sound, Wash, navy yard. SENATE RELIEF FUNDS OPPOSED Farrell. “We are quite capable of do- ing more than was done in 1930,” he further declared. The speaker advised against reduction of wages saying this would reduce the purchasing power of earners and restrict censuniption. Mr. Farrell condemned coun- tries seeking to flood the Unit- | e e e Officials Desire to Maintain when this country had a sur- ¥ * ' plus of its own. He said such Orgamzahon as Vol- | unteer One ' ccuntries should strive for a market where there was no | surplus. | WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.— The Red Cross Central Committee has issued a Ent-that 1t de- (sired to remain pi |teer organization. The statement was issued shortly after the Senate | PILOT WASSON NEW POLICY IN INDIA OUTLINED LONDON SESSION ‘Round - Table Conference Ends—Full Self-Gov- ernment Promised LONDON, Jan. 20.—Prcmier Ramsoay MacDonald has brought the Indian Rcund-Table Con- ference te a close by extending a welcome to India as a Domin- jon in the British Common- wealth with full self-govern- ment. Premier MacDonald in his proncuncement, pledged a policy of liberation to India’s 50,000 political prisoners if the anti- Gevernment leaders will restore order and ceace their opposition to the Government. Premier MacDenald promised that thc work done at the Con- fercnee will be continued and a new constitution will be passed threcugh Parliament as soon as the constitution is completed. AMERICAN GAS BOAT SEIZED; BY RED (}RllSSi BEER ABOARD American Captain and Four Canadians Are Under Arrest SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—The Ameri- can gashoat Cascade was yester- & Roberts by a ag.seized 0Ll Poin urely a volun- Coast Guard Patrol boat with 27,/ 669 bottles of Canadian beer aboard. ‘The master of the Cascade, Wil- W. Anderson, Ada L. Comstock, NYE INQUIRY Left to right, above: Kenneth R. Mackintosh, Newton D. Baker, Willlam 8. Kenyon. Below: Henry URGES CHANGE Northern Pilots Should Be! voted 56 to 27, approving the Demo- |liam E. Harkleford, of Blaine, an cratic measure for an appropriation |American, and four Canadians, are of $25,000,000 for the Red Cross |Peld here. They said they were drought relief as an amendment to DOt smuggling and left the coast| EXTENDED TO SIX MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION Associated Press Photo Dean Roscoe Pound. SENATORHOWELL EXPLAINS FUNDS Unemployed Raid Stores Seize Food the Interior Department’s 5upply’or Vancouver Island for White| Bill. i Woodsmen and Com- | ‘ President Hoover had opposed the iappropruflon, favoring prlyute do-! panies Bonded SRR nations. | VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 20—| The Red Cross officlals sald the! Only experienced woodsmen should measure hampers the attempt to be chosen pilots for aviation com- rajse a $10,000,000 fund by brivate| panies operating in the north and|donations but the Democratic Sen- the companies should be bonded for |ators said the Red Cross is not Rock, British Columblia, after hunt- ing. They said it was necessary to traverse American waters where they were seized. The officials sald if the prison- er's story is true, little can be done in the way of prosecution. MEN, BOAT RELEASED SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—The five at least $50,000 for expense in send- ing out searching parties for pilots | who may be forced down. This was the declaration made yesterday by | Pilot Everett L. Wasson, hero flier | of the Burke search, before a gath- | ering of the Canadian Club. i Girl Shoots Man { On Trial for | Killing Her Father | DEWITT, Kansas, Jan. 20.— Mrs. Helen Eaton, aged 17, after sitting in the front row of a court room all day listening to | the trial of Jack Worls, aged 30, doing enough. House Republicans are seeking a compromise. — e CHINA REPORTED SEEKING SILVER LOAN FROM U. S, |{men have been released after held |for 24 hours and the boat has been \returned to the owner. The boat had a permit for beer and no law covered the unique case. — SENATOR - ELECT AND MRS. LOMEN BROAD FIELD Bishop Cannon May Be Subject of Interro- gations ‘Again WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.— The inquiring eye of the Nye Com- mittee today turned to balloting in the 1928 Presidential election. Authority for a broad inquiry was given in a motion by Senator Car- ter Glass, Democrat of Virginia, making possible a study of further activities of Bishop Joseph Can- non. The Bishop sucesesfully challeng- ed the Nye Committee’s authority to go into his anti-Smith campaign | activities. The Nye Committee is at present concentrating on the Alabama Sen- atorial election. Senator Heflin I | FOR ALASKA R. R, Appropriatifif $250,000 To Determine Anthra- cite Deposits WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 20.— United States Senator Robert B. Howell, author of the Amendment | to the Appropriation Bill of the In- terior Department providing $250,- 000 for developing tonnage for the SR (DRI Alaska Railroad, explained the chief purpose of the funds is to deter- mine the extent of anthracite de- posits on the Matanuska Branch. NEW EVIDENCE | | “Deposits of anthracite are res | ported from 15 to 20 miles from the ! {Matanuska Branch of the Alaska ] I Railroad. The money will be used - 'LAND IN NORTH OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Jan. 20—Nearly 1,000 unem- ployed men raided grocery stores today and scized food. One hundred police and a p2ore of other city and country cificiale made wholesale arrests. The rict cccurred after a dele- gaticn viclted the City Manager and demanded food for the un- | cmployed. The City Manager | promised aid but the raids oc- curred a few minutes later. | to determine the extent of ‘he de- posits which seem to offer il.e best opportunity to develop tonnage,” ENROUTE SOUTH {Nome Senator and Wife SHANGHAI, Jan. 20.— Officials today refused to confirm or deny reports the Nationalist Government charges the election was stolen.! A resolution before the Senate authorizes impounding of the bal- Two Continenis Were Once said Senator Howell. Senator Howell said none of the money will be used for any parti- SEPARATE RECOMMENDATIONS - REGARDING 18TH AMENDMENT MADE BY MEMBERS OF BOARD | Two, Newton D. Baker and Mente M. Lemann, Favor Outright Repeal—Four Urge Modification—Two Advocate Further Trial with Referendum and Re:t Want More Enforcement Officers WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—After nearly 19 months of investigation and deliberation, the membe: of the Law “Infm-ccmgnt Commission appointed by President Hoover to determine a solution for the liquor problem are unable 0 agree on any definite pla divergent reports submitted by sress today. The Law Enfore 100VER CONCURS IN FINDINGS OF YIS LAW BOARD Does Not Recommend Any | Change Be Made at | Present Time | WASHNGTON, D. C, Jan. 20— President Hoover sent the Law Eh- forcement Commission’s report tof Congress with qualified praise. The President sald he concurred ‘n the commission's findings the Prohibition Amendment should remain but he did not recommend that ap effort to amend it should be made at present. The President made no direct re- ference to the fact that six of the eleven commissioners asked for re- peal or modification or to the de- claration of the whole commission that revision of a clause giving concurrent power to States and na- tion would be wise. WASHINGTON STATE TAKING FIRST ACTION OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 20—A memorial declaring Prohibition is an “utter failure” and petitioning Congress to submit the question of repeal to State conventions, faced the Washington State Senate to- day. Government control, manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages is recommended. - e TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS L] | | ' NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Jan. 20—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9%, American Can 109%, Anaconda Copper 33%, Bethlehem Steel 48%, General Motors 36%, Granby Con- solidated 15%, International Har- vester 51%, Kennecott Corporatior 24%, Montgomery-Ward 167%, Na- tional Acme 8, Packard Motors 9%, Simmons Beds 15%, Standard Brands 18%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 47%, U. 8. Steel 1407%, Cur- tiss-Wright 3%, Hudson Bay 4%, n, according to their widely the Chief Executive to Con- ement Commission’s majority agree that Prohibition is so lack- ing in efficacy that a change is warranted, but they are unable to come together on any suggestion or suggestions as to needed alteras tions. The views of the commission, are embodied in individual, con- flicting reports, with every member submitting his own separate recom« mendation. Two for Repeal Two of the commissioners ask for outright repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, four favor modifica~ tion, two advocate further trial with some form of national referendum in the mean time and the rest | suggest continued trial with inten- sifed enforcement. With one exception, the commis- sioners agree that if the Consti~ tution is revised, the best action would be to strike from the Federal instrument the absolute banning of liquor and impose on Congress the duty of finding the new solution. Although Newton D. Baker of ©Ohlo, Secretary of War under Pres- ident Wilson, and Monte M. Le- mann of Louisiana, member of the law school faculty of Tulane Uni- versity, .recommend repeéal, -the other members of the.commission reject repeal and an; oposal that would restore ulmzu.vr No Wine or Beer The commission opposes any such modification of the Eighteenth Amendment as would permit use of light wines and beer. After declaring there is widespread non- observance of the law and lack of adequate enforcement, the commis- sion recommends increases in the personnel of the Department of Justice and of the United States Customs Service for the prosecu- tion of violators and the prvention of violations. The commission believes the Vol= stead ‘Act should be amended to clarify the status of cider and other frult juices, by making a uniform provision for fixed alco- holic content. The commission opposes allowing any more latitude in the law for Federal searches and seizures. Prescripticns Favored The commission proposes that no (Continued on Page Two) Three Cordova Boys Are Decorated ' For Acts of Heroism charged with killing her father, drew a concealed pistol and shot Worls four times, killing him. The jury was just about ready to retire when the shooting took place. Mrs. Eaton was immediately arrested. She attempted to com- mit .suicide a month ago. |is seeking an American silver loan |of 200,000,000 ounces for fifty years. 'The loan is said to be solely for do- mestic economic development. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, Jan. 20.— |State Department officials said they {know nothing about the reported Chinese Government silver loan. RADIO ADAPTER SHOWS AVIATOR ROUTE TO PORT WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.— A radio expert who became indebt- ed to aircraft for aid in test work has paid in kind to the aviation world. He developed a homing device for lost airmen and envisions other uses for the direction finder in guiding watercraft to port and war-time functions of spotting enemy ships at great distances by their radio broadcasts. The expert is G. G. Kruesi, of Western Air Express. Aircraft had come to his rescue when, as an employee of a commercial radio company, he worked on developing directive beam He was unable to test the in- visible beams on the ground, so upended them to the sky and em- ployed planes with special equip- ment that flashed a light when beams were intercepted. His taste of flying led to aviation radio work, supplemented with les- sons in piloting. The homing device was worked out in three months under the direction of Herbert Hoover, jr. The finder connects to any radio receiver so that an airman using a broadcast set may be guided to his destination by the broadcast of a station sending entertainment. The pilot who has a short-wave re- ceiver is led to the radio beacons. Connecting to a set by three wires, the device consists of a loop antenna, an adapter containing tubes and coils, and a dial with a needle. The equipment weighs 10 pounds, though Kruesi expects to cut the weight in half. It has a probable range, he said, of 120-125 miles when tuned to a program broad- casting station or 125 miles with a federal radio beacon. lots. Will Visit in St. Paul Before Returning Bandits Kill 400, Kidnap One Thousand; Troops Don’t Resist Senator-elect Alfred TLomen, of; {Nome, who with Mrs. Lomen, is{ ‘enrcite to St. Paul, Minn,, visited | {here today while the steamer Ala-’ meda was in port. His election, in doubt for some time, was madej certain today by the officlal can-| vass of the Second Division vote.| Mr. Lomen was a member of the! |House of Representatives In 1929, KEWEITEH, China, Jan. 20— Bandits killed 400 persons and kid- napped 1,000 south of here. Ten thousand soldiers here did not op- pose the outlaws. e e REPRODUCE FLIGHT ) ) | ;cular project, such as private enter- | prises. The language of the amend- iment, he said, required the money Ibe used for “investigation of min- BERKELEY, Cal, Jan: 20—R. W. erals and other resources available Chaney, Curator of the University which will affect tonnage.” of California paleo-botanical col- {lection, said fossilized wood, cones,! and leaf impressions of the Cali-' erial Survey Is fornia Redwood tree found on St.! Te Lawrence Island, Bering Sea, is|O7dered of Niagara |evidence that a bridge of land once, Falls Rock‘Slide !connected the continents. | Curator Chaney said the viable! sequola seeds will not float nor wfllJ | Connected Declares Curator Chaney NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., Jan. 20.—~The Niagara Falls Reser- CORDOVA, Alaska, Jan. 20.— Philip Lydick, Jerry Cochrane and Lou Cochrane have been deccrated with gold ‘modals for heroism. g The medals are the highest possible award in scouting. The certificatcs of henor were received by the three before 500 citizens. The presentation was by U. 8. Commissioner K. G. Robinson. The boys rescued six helpless children from icy waters of Lake Eyak 18 months ago. General Electric 42, Westinghouse Electric and Mecaan:cai 83%, Penn- sylvania Rallroad 59%, Pacific Gas and Electric 46%. PR WSS ST ORI CAL BROSIUS HERE Representative-Elect Cal M. Bros- ius, in the lumbering industry at Seward, is a passenger south on the Alameda for a trip to Seattle prior to the opening of the Ter- ritorial Legislature in Juneau next March. ) succeeding his brother, Ralph, who served in the 1927 House. He de- Iteated J. H. Anderson for the Sen- ate seat which was filled in 1920 |by the latter. Mr. and Mrs. Lomen will visit a |sister of Mr. Lomen in St. Paul |and may make a short visit to Chi- cago. They will return here just before the Legislature convenes on [Mareh 2. | Electric Bulb’s Life Averages 1,000 Hours WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.— Light experts at the Bureau of Standards have found that the verage useful life of an electric of 42 days of continuous lighting ;bulb is 1,000 hours—the equivalent, ‘Tts chief purpose, Kruesl said, at rated efficiency. will lle in guiding itinerant avia-| Bulbs frequently give consider- tors who fly between points not on|able longer service, however, be- regular airways and pilots on|cause the load on the bulb is re- CONDITIONS AKRON, O, Jan. 20.—Cold hur- {ricanes, laden with freezing fog, like the winds which endanger {fliers over ,mountain ranges, have | been reproduced here for perfecting a device to prevent ice forming on airplane wings. the tree shed cones before the seeds (have dropped. | Curator Chaney sald 100 pounds | of rock shale containing the petri- fled fossils were gathered by Hen-| ry B. Collins, Jr., of the Smithson- | ian Institute, and Capt, Edward Jones, of the Coast Guard Cutter| Northland, and brpught here. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 20— A serles, of mysterious disappear- ances of boatmen in Scutheast Alaska is belng investigated by the United States Marshal and Justice Department agents. While the circumstances are sim- ilar in several cases, the officers | scheduled Toutes Who are . forced|duced during those -periods, us- by storm or wind from the “path”|ually at night, when the voitage defined by radio beacon broadcasts.|is heavily drawn upon. sald the evidence does mot support the contention the men were mur- dered by a single killer. I Disappearances in S. E. Alaska Are Investigated The missing include the follow- ing: Albert Farrow and L. O. Davis, who left Petersburg November 9/ and have not been heard from| since. Albert Anderson, who fatled to vatich commission has ordered an acrial survey of American Falls to determine the extent ©f the rockslide which Sunday changed the contour of the | crest into a miniature of the, | Canadian Horseshoe Falls. Officials of the United States Getlegical Survey predicted the ¢ventual disappearance of the falls unless the erosion is stop- ped. o NEW AMATEUR'S HANDBOOK HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 20— The seventh edition of the Radio Amateur’s Handbook, published by the American Radic Relay League, the first of which was issued in| 1926, has come from the press. It contains much information of value to the radio enthusiast interested FRANCE HURRIES TO BAR DOOR AS JOBS DECREASE PARIS, Jan. 20— PFrance has |been a year late in feeling the pinch of the world economic de- pression, she is not destined to escape it. With unemployment inecreasing at the rate of 1500 a week, work- men and statesmen are equally con- cerned to find that has an immigration problem on its hands. It is pointed out that 1,700,- 000 foreigners are among the 12, 000,000 workingmen drawing wages and salaries in France. but now discovers that | their nation | In November the number of un- employed increased at the rate of about 1,000 a week, and December 1 found the official total close to 6,000. The next four weeks found unemployment increasing at the rate of 1500 a week and the turn of the year saw the total almost at’ the 12,000 mark. The Ministry of Labor has de- |creed that all demands for work permits emanating from foreigners |desirous of entering France shall |be handled by a special bureauw |created for that purpose. Each ap- return from a hunting trip. John Wickstrom, who disappeared with his boat. ———————— John Marshall, fish buyer, found| Marriages increased 81 per cent slain aboard a boat on which he|in Oregon last year while divorces left Ketchikan in October. jmcreued 4.1 per cent. in amateur transmission, revised lto fit latée developments. ) That state of affairs did not plication is examined individually. seem so significant last October 31,| Now instructions have been is- ingmen drawing doles from benefit to ascertain how many have en- picture has changed. ‘will be escorted to the frontier. ,When official figures showed that sued for a general census of all ' Ithere were fewer than 2000 work- |foreigners working in the country, | or other funds. Since then the|tered fraudulently. Any culprits X