The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 22, 1931, Page 1

'] THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5623. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1931. ~ MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT§ LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT AROUSES CANADIANS PRESIDENT DID | NOT INTERFERE IN DRY REPORT All Disagreements Arose Among Commission- ers Themselves SENATE INVESTIGATION IS THOUGHT PROBABLE Details of Various Meetings Disclose Much Bit- | terness WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 22— Fnough of the inside story of the Wickersham Law Enforcement Com- mission has been disclosed to indi- cate the bitterness of some of the internal differences but there is no authoritative support for reports' that disagreement arose either from interference of President Hoover or in alteration of the report after it had been signed. | While in course of preparation the wording was changed frequent- ly in an attempt to compile a draft that all eleven Commissioners could sign in the end. H All but Monte M. Lemann, of New Orleans, signed the report. | Lemann so far has declined to make any comment, but may be! asked with the other members of | the Commission to appear before a Senate Investigating Committee. ! Commissioners in private talks continue to deny that President! Hoover headed off the modification | proposal. They say all of the many disagreements arose among the Commissioners themselves. LIEUT, KUBRE HAS NEW Jog Will Relieve Lieut. Oxreid- er as Secretary of A.R.C WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan, 22— Special orders of the War Depart- | ment appoint Lieut. Lelan B.| Kuhre, at Juneau, Alaska, as Sec- | retary and Disbursing Officer of ! the Board of the Alaska Road | Commission, relieving Lieut. Ray- | mond Oxreider, who will remain as | Arsistant to the District Engineer, | at Juneau. | Licut. Kuhre will succeed Lieut.| Oxreider on February 1, it was announced today by Maj. Malcolm Elijott, President of the Commis- | sion and District Engineer. The' {rmer is now in Ketchikan in connection with the Thomas Basin improvement project. Licut. Oxreider will continue on| duty here until the termination | of his tour of duty about the| middle of August. The transfer| in the disbursing office is merely | a routine policy of the Commission, Maj. Elliott said. ——————— GOL FMAN GOES AWAY George Grove of the Deer Moun- taln Golf CTourse of Ketchikan, | and financially interested in the! Midget Golf Course in this city, who was here the last week on business, lefgstoday on the motor- ship Pacifi Petersburg. GOV. OLSON TAKES OATH Associated Press Phote Governor Floyd B. Olson, first Farmer-Labor governor of Minnesota, Is shown taking the oath of office before Chief Justice Samuel B. Wil- son of the Minnesota supreme court. ANAESTHETIC GASES EXPLODE; WOMAN IS KILLED IN OPERATION CLAIMS SOVIET IS THREATENED LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 22. ~Mrs. Maude Branton, aged 43 years, is dcad as the result of an explosion of anaesthetic gases in her lungs, Mrs. Branton had been given oxygen and ether preparatory to an abdominal operation. ‘When nitrous oxide was ap- plied, the cone ignited from static of an electric spark. The woman inhaled the flam- Commissar Befieves Inter- FIRST DEFEAT es Bill Through to Brilliant Victory | LONDON, Jan. 22—Premiecs Ramsay MacDonald's Labor Gov- ernment was defeated 282 to 249 on a vote favoring an amendment to the Education Bill giving financial assistance to religious schools. | ‘Shouts of “resign” were heard in all parts of the House of Commgons. The Premier announced his Cabis net would accept the amendment and would not resign. Later the Government carried the | entire bil' as amended, to victory by a vote of 256 to 238. JN R S LS CHAMBER URGES AGAINST RAISE IN RAILRATES {Joins in Protest Against ! Proposed Boost in Al- | askaRailroad Rates | The Chamber of Commerce today | voted to protest to the Department |of Interior against any advance in ‘freight and passenger tariffs on ithe Alaska Railroad. It will pre- pare a resolution on the subject, forwarding a copy to the Secretary subject to the’ Department. Increased rates, declared C. T. Gardner, will not only handicap the i of Interior and another to the Na- | BY GREAT WAR tional Chamber of Commerce ask- | ing its assistance in presenting the 1Sticks, However, and Push-| GOVERNMENT OF Polar_Submarine Gets _Finishing MACDONALD HAS = _ = I PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 22— Whether the famous crack in the Liberty Bell occurred in 1835 as is generally believed, or in 1846 has caused a controversy which is en- gaging the attention of historians. It began when the Rev. John Baer Stoudt of Allentown declared the crack occurred in 1846. Rev. Stoudt's statement was made here recently. “The bell was cracked in 1835 at the funeral services for Chief Jus- tice Marshall and not on Washing- ton’s birthday in 1846, as Dr. A tugboat pushing the Sir Hubert Wilkins sub Philadelphia Navy Yard to the Mathis Shipbuilding Yard in Camden, N. J marine will be given the finishing touches reparato y to the Arctic cruise to the North Pole scheduled Zor | €XPOrt law has failed to reduce the next Summer. Five members of the Wilkins crew .nade this first “voyage.” Sir Hubert Wilkins (inset). LIBERTY BELL’S CRACK- IS TOPIC OF ARGUMENT‘LIS STUPPED BY Touches ' v % the Nautilus, (former At the from the the sub- ine, Navy 0-12) latter place PLANE SEARCH | Stoudt claims,” declared Edward P. Monck. It is true that an attempt was made to repair it in 1816 for | the Washington sirthday ceremon- |des, but it was impossible to fix it.’ Ellis Panson Oberholter, noted Philadelphia historian, corroburated | Monck. | e “No sound was produced by tha| One Clue Fails bell after 1835,” he said. “I feel, - warranted in saying that without| SEATTLE, Jan. 22.—The cutter even going to the authorities. Dr.!Cygan and Canadian Provincial | Stoudt’s theory is entirely new, but ' Police boat, searching for Pilot |there seems to be no reason for Robin Renahan's plane wreckage | questioning the earlier date.” "nncl bodies of those aboard, have ! been forced to remain at Metla- katlo, the Coast Guard Headquar- SEVEREWEATHER Cygan, Canadian Police Boat, Storm Bound— [DOMINION MAY ' REMOVE BAN ON - EXPORT TRADE ‘Bars May Be Let Down for | Booze Shipments to United States 'RESENTMENT SHOWN 'THAT LAW HAS FAILED | p |Declare Commission’s Re- port Is Precursor to New Demands | WINDSOR, Ontario, Jan. 22— | The report of the United States | Law Enforcement Commission stres- | sing the claim the Canadian anti- flow of liquor across the border will probably have an echo in the next session of the House of Com-~ mons. Col. Sidney Robinson is to spon= sor a resolution to abandon the export ban. Col. Robinson said Canada’s ges- ture, made in neighborly good-will, has “brought nothing but slaps in the face.” Col. Robinson referred to com- mutting difficulties of persons liv- ing in Windsor and working in De- troit. He said Canada had lost 1 $15,000,000 in returns by banning |legal exporting to aid. the United States in enforcing Prohibition. | Col. Robinson said the United States has shot a tariff against Canadian goods “sky high and launched a campaign to oust Can- adians from jobs in the United States. The report of the Law Enforcemeht Commission is pre=- cursor to a demand for further TRAIN ROBBERS |GUN BATTLE IS legislation anads.” ters here has been informed, by‘restrictlve 7“ o stormy weather. The boats willj ing gas, exploding the ether gases in her lungs which rup- tured her and caused instant [ death. A similar case was reported national Bourgeoise Will Attack in Chicago two years ago. | MOSCOW, Jan. 22—The Soviet nation is threatened with the great- est war in history, War Commis- {sar Voroshilov said today in ad- !dressing a Congress of Communist —————— STREET RIOT, & The War Commissar said the na- vANcquEH B c tion must organize to defend the ’ 5V country against “the country which first draws a sword against us.” { Three million young Communists VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 22.—| compose the Congress and 200,000 Eight men were arrested and sev-|are in the army. eral policemen and others were! “Our country is a Socialistic seriously injured in a demonstra-|Island surrounded by capitalistic tion in the streets yesterday a(ber-;cnemies," said the War Commis- noon over the celebration of the sar, “and we are in danger of Lenine anniversary. It was “loaded | attack. It is growing obvious that garden hose” and bricks against|an International Bourgeoise is pre- billy clubs. | paring to march against us. Capi- ————— talism blames the Soviet for all of its misfortunes and the coming Five Men Drink {war will be a factor for an- Anti-Freeze nihilation of men. We must face | the attack with a trained army.” Solution; Are Dead ASHLAND, Kentuel j, Jan. ——— 22~Five men are dead as the SUN APPEARS, s e POINT BARROW Cyrus O’'Brien, Charles Brown, Ben Fannin, Beryl Cox and Residents Climb to Highest Points to See Dudley Gee are the victims. Fiery Ball Soviet Organization Plans Sight-Seeing Arctic Tour Before the men died, Fannin said they purchased the solu- tion at a service station and then drank it. POINT BARROW, Alaska, Jan. 122.—Natives and whites flocked to the highest snow drifts and to the house tops yesterday, to welcome the first appearance of the sun in over two months. districts directly adjacent to the railroad, but also Southeast Alaska. They will adversely affect tourist traffic and andicap local timber in- ‘dustries which in the past few years have derived considerable business from the road itself and communities that it serves. Others Also Protest Other Alaska business organi- zations, including the chambers of commerce at Anchorage, Seward, Fairbanks and Cordova, have taken similar action, All of them assert that higher tariffs will be disas- trous to development and will re- duce freight and passenger move- ment over the route, Increased rates, 50 per cent on freight and 668 2-3 on passengers, were recommended by the Senate Select committee that investigated the railroad last summer. Recently, Senator Howell, Chairman of the Committee announced the recom= mendation had .been approved by Secretary Ray Lyman Wilbur, of the Interior Department, and that the advances would be made short- ly. | Alaska Livestock: Industry | Two visitors of the ‘Chamber to- day stressed the livestock growing possibilities of the Territory. The Aleutian Islands are unusually fav- orable for sheep raising, declared Charles Moffatt, who has been en-| gaged in the industry at Unalaska for several years. Southeast Alaska offers a fine opportunity for raising Angora and milch goats, said Judge R. W. DeArmond, pioneer of Sitka, and formérly connected with the; Government Experiment Stations in Alaska. “Alagka is very badly misunder- stood by Alaskans as well as out- siders,” declared Mr, Moffatt. Many local people do not fully realize ROUT SLEEPERS OUT OF BERTHS Passengers Lose Money and Jewelry on Fast Big Four Train BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, Jan. 22, —Six train robbers routed sleeping passengers enroute to Florida, from their berths early this morning and robbed YThem of money and jewelry valued at approximately $3,000. Edwin Nelson, of Tampa, Florida, business man, was shot and serious- |ly wounded when he shouted after the robbers entered the car. The robbers escaped as the fast Big Four train slowed down in the yards of this station. e TWO RUNAWAY GIRLS, ALASKA . BOUND, CAUGHT | SEATTLE, Jan. 22—Two Port- land ‘ girls who ran away from ihome have been taken into custody here. They wer# preparing to go to Ketchikan, Alaska. Margaret Reed said they wanted to transfer from the Oregon State College to the University of Wash- ington where courses they wanted were available. They planned to The Cygan reported the object sighted by Pilot Anscel Eckman on the beach at Driest Point proved to be the remains of a fishing boat FOUGHT; HUNTED One Officer Is Seriouslyj ALMA RUBENS Wounded in Head During Shooting | pASS£§ AWAY FRESNO, Cal, Jan. 22—A two-| hour gun battle ended this morn- ing with the death of Leo Soldo, Forme ovi fugitive slayer of Policeman Frank LS Beau{Y Of M g Campbell, | Pictures, Dies as Re- Police Lieutenant John Brame ‘ was seriously wounded in the head. SUIt’ Pneumoma American Legion members, fire- men and policemen surrounded the shack where Soldo took refuge. Following intermittent firing, Soldo attempted to break away and was LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 22— |Alma Rubens, former brunette beauty of moving pictures, died last night as the result of pneumonia, |after a three-year up-hill battle Bhgglggws?;m Brame as he was be_‘agalnst the narcotic habit, after a ing chased to the shack. |recent release from a state insti- RISy i tution as cured. Miss Rubens was arrested last anu IS SHOT| month in San Diego on a narcotic j HOME BREAKER | Ed. Dunn of Klawack is regist- |ered at the Alaskan. was taken ill with a severe cold a few days ago. - —— NEWSPAPERMAN, DIES SUDDENLY .Well Known Reporter in [ Alaska and States, [ Dies at Seward SEWARD, Alaska, Jan. 22— |Frank Becker, aged 55 years, who iworked 20 years ago in the Idita- {rod and Fairbanks sections, and the last few months on the Seward Gateway, died suddenly yesterday as the result of acute heart trou- ble. Frank Becker came north about two years ago and went to the interior, returning to the coast last fall. He is a former well-known newspaperman of Seattle, Salt Lake and California. He was a graduate of a Virginia Law School. e ————— | TRAVELING MAN BACK | L. M. Carrigan, traveling sales- man for Seattle wholesale houses, is registered at the Gastineau Hotel. charge and was out on bail. She CHARGE MADE TULSA, Oklahoma, Jan. 22.—Mrs. Asbury Endicott, wife of a Tulsa architect and former City Com- missioner, shot Miss Clarice Cau- dell, aged 28, a student, twice, and| critically wounded her, yesterday afternoon. The shooting took place on the campus of the University of Tulsa. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., Jan. 22.—Our sun is a huge electric SUN IS DESCRIBED AS BIG ELECTRIC LAMP IN HEAVENS Gunn has been working upon the | Intricate mathematical calculations establish residence at her grand- light. All the stars, suns more or | which have led him to his revolu- Mrs. Endicott told the police the the extent of the Territory's varied|mother's home in Ketchikan to \less like ours, are twinkling electric | tionary conclusions. Astronomers at MOSCOW, Jan. 22—Sight-seeing and hunting tours above the Arctic Circle in one of the famous Soviet ice-breakers are being planned for next summer by the Soviet organ- ization In Tourist. From thirty to fifty foreign guests, according to incomplete plans, will set out next summer on the ship Malygin for a two months’ or ten weeks' tour of the farthest nerth, touching places like Nova Zemlya, Franz Joseph Land and the group of islands between them discovered recently. Experienced polar hunters will accompany the foreign group and help them track down the rarest and most valuable polar unimals as well as specimens of the whale and seal families. The Malygin acquired world wide fame, it will be recalled, as one of the Soviet rescue ships which helped save survivors of the Nobile flight in 1928. Some mem- bers of the crew, in fact, will be ihe same who participated in that) historical adventure. | The first suggestion for this| novel tour came from the Boviet | academician, Prof. Otto Schmidt, who is an authority on Arctic ex- ploration. It is his idea that if the initial attempt is successful the Arctic as a happy hunting grounds for tourists may be developed on a large scale. ‘The Malygin is equipped not only for comfortable travel, but for se- rious seientific work, so that the plans probably will appeal to scien- tists as well as ordinary hunters and tourists. Soviet officials be- lieve a good many Americans will be interested in this polar trig. The tour will be timed to coin- cide with the endless polar day— the sun will not set through the entire journey. Practical experi- ence has shown, according to Pro-|' fessor Schmidt, that health condi- tions in the Arctic during the sum- mer months are excellent and that there is no danger of iliness. It was-.a fiery red ball and was visible for ten minutes. The sun’s appearance followed a three day blizzard. resources capable of useful develop- ment. i The raising of sheep on the Aleutians does not involve as many hazards as in the dgsert regions Mother’s Toes Save 'winter months and conditions are Life of Blazing Child even more favorable in the Alaska . ,Tegions in the summer, he said. The NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa., Jan. cost of growing the animals herel 122.—The fact that she had no arms are less; transportation is as cheaP; quotation of Alaska Juneau mine did not stop Mrs. Charles M-t-‘ thews when she heard the pierclng' screams of her four-year-old daugh- ter as the child’s clothing becume;lnt. Department ignited. £ .48 g!’;‘h«a mother removed her uhoeu‘Am"nprmw" and stockings, and using her toes Passes Senate for fingers, stripped the blazing| clothing from her daughter. The e girl's life was saved. . L o o . SEATTLE MAN HERE . J. L. Gortham of Beattle is ® among the guests at the Alaskan. Mrs. Charles Schramm is staying ® at the Gastineau. LN (Continuea on Page Two) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 22—The Senate has passed the $94,000,000 Inter- for Department appropria- tion bill including $25,000,000 for Red Cross relief in the drought sections. 'of Idaho and Montana even in the, escape the non-resident Tees. | The other girl is Shirley Cassell. — e student . TODAY'S STOCK k] | QUOTATIONS | . NEW YORK, Jan. 22—Closing stock today is 9%, American Can {111%, Anaconda Copper 33%, Beth- lehem Steel 49%, General Motors {37%, Granby Consolidated 16%, |International Harvester 51%, Ken- inecott Corporation 25%, National |Acme 8, Packard Motors 9%, Sim- Imons Beds 15%, Standard Brands (181, Standard Oil of California 47%, Standard Oil of New Jersey 48%, U. B. Steel 141%, Curtiss- Wright 4, Hudson Bay Smelting 5%, General Electric 44%, Pacific |Gas and Eswcctric 49%, Pennsylvan- ia Railroad 62, Westinghouse Elec- itrical and Mechanical 867%. co-ed was a former secretary to her'l)gms, each with a filament & hun- husband and broke up her home. | .4 tnousand miles in length. This is the startling new theory of the nature of the sun and of the universe advanced recently by Dr. Ross Gunn of the United States Naval Research Laboratory, Wash- ington, D. €. Dr. Gunn says that electricity runs the sun and that it glows exactly like a man-made in- \candescent electric lamp glows, writes Robert E. Martin in The Popular Science Monthly Millions of volts of current, Dr. Gunn told the writer, turn the sol- ar atmosphere into a vast incan- descent filament that furnishes our light and heat. So great is this flow of power that, he estimates, if it iwere paid for at present rates, the entire wealth of the Congressman and Wife Carried Safely From Flames WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 22.—~Representative William B. Bankhead, of Alabama, and his were carried to safety down a ladder from their blazing home early this morning. Other than a shock and exposure in the freezing weather, they were unharmed. The Bankheads were awaken- ed before daybreak by smoke and found flames had enveloped the lower flcor and shut off the lone stairway to the ground. S T entered St. Ann’s Hospital January [lionth of a second. 15 for medical treatment, went Theory Is Revolutionary home yesterday afternoon. PFor more than four years Dr. United States | would be required to keep this ce- | Mrs. L. F, Morris of Juneau, who|lestial lamp shining for one-mil-| | Mount Wilson Observatory, Califor= nia ’have made careful measure- ments of the strength of the mag- |netism around the sun. These studies showed that the sun had an electrical field similar to that of the earth. Starting with these observed facts, Dr. Gunn began his calculations and built up his theory that explains several of the hither- to baffling puzzles abowt the hub of our universe. 3 From the surface of this giant star, he assumes, there are stream- ing into outer space molecules ! charged with negative electricity. In passing through the solar atmos- /phere, which consists of the re- versing layer nearest the sun, the chromosphere above it and the shooting, flaring corona at the = outer limits, the electrified par- ticles meet resistance. As a result, |they heat the gases to incandess cence, just as does the electric cur- rent passing through the filamént of an ordinary bulb.