The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 21, 1931, Page 1

THE DAIIY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5649. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931. 'PROHIBITION TESTIMON PROHI SHAKEUP IN ALASKA IS NOW FORECAST Two Agents Said to Be Al- ready Transferred and Third May Follow A report, widely circulated around SENA town today, saild T. L. Chidester | and E. H. Myer, Mederal Prohibi- tion agents attached to the Alaska force, had been transferred to an- other district, effective at once. Confirmation could not be had from official sources. Deputy Federal Administrator Gerald Church, questioned ar=u: its authenticity, responded he had nothing to say at this time, neith- er denying nor confirming it. The two agents, who have been werking here for several weeks, are reported to have left town yes- terday for Ketchikan. Myer, who had been living at a local hotel, is said to have checkec out per- manently saying he and Chidester would not return as they had been transferred to the States. Chidester was at one time Dep- uty Administrator for Alaska and later was relieved by Mr. Church and retained as an agent. He was transferred from this city to Ket- chikan at that time. Myer has been stationed here for about two years. It is said that the removal of these, officers is the first step in the process of a general shakeup of the Alaska dry unit. Fred Handy veteran of the force, now in Fair- banks; it is"beMeved, ‘will be ‘moved elsewhere, probably outside of the Territory. It was not certain that Mr. Church, himself, would be af- fected by the changes which are reported to be forthcoming. ———.—— GRAHAM FOUND NOT GUILTY BY + JURY'S VERDICT Decision Reached in Liquor Case After 331/ Hours of Deliberation After a deadlock of 33% hours, a jury in the Federal district court vesterday returned a verdict of acquittal in the case of C. J. (Sherty) Graham, charged with John Knight ot Grand Rapids, Barbara Vandenberg, leaving New Yi Washington, aiter their wedding ceremony. Mrs. Knight is the daughter pt Senator and Mrs.'Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan. TOR’S DAUGHTE HOUSE FAVORS OPERATION OF R WEDS | Votes in Favor of Senator Norris’s Plan for Ala- bama Project SENATE APPROVAL IS NOW EXPECTED Places Ten Year Dispute, for Second Time up ' to President WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb .21.— The House of Representatives has| voted 216 to 153 in favor of Sena- tor Norris' Government operation \plan of Muscle Shoals. X | Senate approval is confldenu.yl expected. For the second time in the dis- pute of ten years, the President ‘must rule on Government or pri- vate operation of the $150,000,000 !Alabama projject. A similar bill was vetoed by President Calvin Coolidge. 1 Last Wednesday the Senate con-f ferees and a majority of the House! managers signed a compromise on (the power and nitrate project. The! 1 Phote | Mich,, and his bride, the former ork avenue Presbyterian church, 'Wedt Italian Count 1 i 3 ! ® i { | [ | | | | o i Associated Press Photo Wally Toscanini, daughter of the | famous conductor, Arturo Tosca- ninl, was married to Count Castel. agreement then provided for opera- tion of the power plant by the, |Government and leasing of the ni-! |trate plant for the production. of | fertilizer and by-products. Goveli- | ment construction of power lines| REVOLUTION IN sunn E_N_ENDING;Amenican Shot Down Arrest—Leader Report- ed to Have Fled ‘> I_n_ Revolt BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21—Be- Stray Bullet Kills Pennsyl-: tween fifteen and twenty Army| 3 5 officers are held in connection with | YAhES ,ln Peru Uprising Army Officers Are Underl a plot to overthrow the Govern- ment and which culminated in an| uprising last Monday during a LIMA, Peru, Feb: 21.—Reginald pre-Lenten celebration. | Skidmore, an American, of Bethle—‘l 'BREAK AGAIN OVER MUSCLE SHOALS " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT§ 'PRESENTED T0 SENATE PLAT BY GOVT, PRESIDING OVER PACIFIC COAST LEGISLATURES Associated Press Photo G_avel wielders in state senates and assemblies of the west Include (left to right) President Frank F. Merriam and Speaker Edqar C. Levey of California, President William Marks and Speaker Frank Lone- gran of Oregon and President John M. Gellatly and Speaker Edwin J. Templeton of Washington. E) The loveliest romance on Broad- way has ended, according to the report that Paul Whiteman, king of jazz,and his wife, Vanda Hoff, the dancer, are separated. While Paul is in Indianapolis with his Jazz King and Mate Apart band, Vanda and her six-year-old son, Paul, Jr., sun themselves on Palm Beach sands. An agree- ment between the two it is re- ported nets Vanda $600 weekly out of Paul’s paycheck. . FINGER PRINT EXPERT PASSES AWAY, LONDON Englishman Who Introduc- ed System to World Dies —Aged 80 Years LONDON, Feb. 21.—Sir Edward KING GEORGE KNOWS ABOUT AUTOS, SPORT Capt. Campg\/isits Mon- arch, Comes Out as Sir Malcolm LONDON, Feb. 1 21.—Capt. Mal- FIRE SHOTS AT KING Z0GU ON VIENNA VISIT Albania Monarch Near Vic- tim of Attempted Plot to Kill VIENNA, Feb. 21.—King Ahmed Zogu, of Albania, was fired upon last night he was leaving the Cpera House. He escaped injury hut his adjutant, Major Topolal was killed. It is reported Major Topolal leap- ed in front of the King. Two other officials were wounded. The King helped the police seize the two would-be assassins said to belong to the opposition party in Albania. . ‘The .King came .here to consult a specfalist for an ailment brought on by over-smoking. - e ee— - Tribute Paid to Late Gov. !Wyoming Follows Body of Frank C. Emerson to Resting Place CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Feb. 21. —~This State paid final tribute to- day to the late Gov. Frank E. Emerson who died Thursday as a result of pneumonia. A private funeral was held in the Executive Mansion, where the family is quarantined for sore throats. The body was sealed in a casket MASS OF DATA IS FORWARDED || BYWICKERSHAM |Law Enforcement Commis- | sion’s Documents Are | Given to Congress |BEFORE AND AFTER STATEMENTS MADE | ‘Woodcock and Mrs. Wille- | brandt Had Certain Set | of Wet Viewpoints WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 21.— | The Senate has received a bewild- ering mass of documents, data and | testimony on liquor control from the Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission. This mass represented material on which the commission made the !recent report. Secret testimony was not given in the data handed to the Senate however. x “Home Option” Standing out in'the material sub- | mitted is Director Woodcock's sug- | gestion made before taking office that “home option” was a solu- tion of the Prohibition plan and could be made effective by a “sim- ple administrative policy.” The statement was made while ‘Woodcock was special investigator for the Wickersham Law Enforce- ment Commigsion. He said citi- z¢ns could not claim the right to ibuy and sell liquor but if they | possessed liquor in the house it supported a family policy and the ylaw would require that the liquor he not disturbed. The report contained recommen- dations from a virtual .army of i Federal agents on how to enforce the dry laws. Concentrates All Right Mrs. Willebrandt defended the grape concentrate business saying it was’ legal. She further said it |was the thought of Congress to i"uft the heavy hand of the Vol- stead Act from interference with family habits as far as possible under the Eighteenth Amendment.” Mrs. Willebrandt was counsel for Califarnia fruit industries and mak- | ers of grape concentrates. Labor leaders, lawyers and state- men's testimony are included in the report handed to the Senate. The testimony of Attorney Gen- eral Mitchell, Secretary Mellon and |and taken to the Capitol whe-c other officials was not included e — \R. Henry, aged 80 years, former colm Campbell, who established a| violating the Alaska Bone Dry Law. The jury received the case at moon Thursday. It reached its verdict last night at 9:30 o’'clock, sealing it, and it was opened by Judge Justin W. Harding at 11 a.m. today when court was convened. Graham was arrested about two weeks ago by Federal prohibition agents Chidester and Harding in a raid on Willoughby Avenue. They found a still, some liquor and mash, and Graham was charged with manufacture and possession of li- quor and with maintaining a pub- lic nuisance. The jury found him not guilty on all three counts. He ‘was represented by George B. Grigs- by, and Asst. United States Attor- ney G. W. Folta appeared for the government. Man Jailed for Punishing Son With Burns PITTBURGH, Kansas, Feb. 21.—E. S. Dorris has been jail- ed at Giard' accused of having punished his five-year-old son Jack, by holding him against a hot stove, causing burns which may prove fatal. barco Albani of Italy, in Milan, italy. Two Killed, - Plane €rash Near Regina Medical Officer of Airways, Another Passenger, Are Dead WINNIPEG, Feb. 21.—Dr. Rich- ard Alleyn, Medical Officer for the Western Canada Airways, and C.| Lewis, of Vancouver, passengers bound to Regina, were Kkilled yes- terday when a mail plane crashed in a fog 75 miles west of here. The pilot, N. G. Forrester, was | !injured. l The mail was recovered. - FOX RANCHER AT GASTINEAU Mr. and Mrs. D. H. MacDonald of Portland Island are visiting Ju- neau. They are staying at the Gastineau. Mr. MacDonald is a fox rancher. Mme. Jeritza Nurses Fainting Ballet Girl NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Today it is Mme. Marie Jeritza, prima donns and good Samaritan to the strick- en. As the curtain dropped on the first act of “Boccaccio” at the Met- ropolitan Opera House a ballet girl, Dolly Sartori, fainted in the arms of a chorus man. He carried her to 'a dressing room opposite that of the star. Jeritza fushed in a minute later, picked up the unconscious girl, and transferred her to her own quar~ ters. She brushed aside all as- sistance and bathed Miss Astori’s face with camphor until she re- vived. It meant a quick change to her second act costume, | those killed have been recovered. | i | | NURSE 1S VETERAN | SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 21.— |First Lieutenant Carrie L. Howard, jawarded the Distinguished Service| /Medal for services in the world| (war, is said to be the first army| NOTHBERG, Germany, Feb. 21 'nuree corps member ever eligible —Twenty-five men were killedand for retirement. She has been with many others were seriously injured the army since 1900. when a fire damp explosion wreck- | | it is said. |vere attempt to overthrow Presi- |killed. Twenty-five Men Reported | Gen. Toranzo, sought as leader hem, Pennsylvania, was killed by;' e o Ident Sanchez Cerro. EXPLUSIUN uF ! ‘The rebels were overpowered and f ifled. ’ | Dead—Many Others of the revolt, has fled the country, a stray bullet at Callao in a se-' Forty Loyalists and 20 rebels were | | Are Injured | | Chief Commissioner of the London|new automobile speed record in Metropolitan Police, and one of | Florida recently, visited King the most noted experts on crimi-|George this morning and came out it rested in state for on> hour in the material to Congress. before taken to the cemetery for e T it i iy interment. nal identification, is dead here. He introduced the finger print system to practical use. For 2,000 years and perhaps long- er, man has known that a strange, silent language was written by na-| ture upon the finger-tips of the human hand, but it remained for Sir Edward Richard Henry, ex- Chief Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, to find a meth-|e od where—by the mysterious little (Continuec «n Page 8ix) ed a portion of the ooal mine! on the 1,800-foot level. | None of the nearby pits have been affected. Nearly fifty men were rescued immediately after some unconscious. | the explosion, ! Many bodies of Made Li WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 21— While George Washington’s birth- day Is the only one of many Ameri- can’s observed nationally, Washing- ton himself celebrated his 67th an- niversary with characteristic pla- cidity. Many were passed in periods of personal hardship and anxiety or of national stress which precluded much gayety. ‘While there were public observances from the year 1784, probably his last birthday, February 22, 1799, was his happi- est. Retired from public life, he was! enjoying the seclusion of Mount | Vernon. Congratulations and good | wishes poured in from all parts of the United States and from many admirers abroad. But the big event of the day was the wedding of Washingdton’s adopt- ed daughter, Nellie Custis, and his young secretary and nephew, Law- lrenpe Lewis, NEW DEVICE FIGHTS FoG WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.— The federal lighthouse service has| devised a2 new method of sending cut fog warning signals which per- mits fog-bound vessels to deter- mine their distance from light- houses or lightships. ————————— COUNCIL TRANSACTS BUT LITTLE BUSINESS FRIDAY | ‘The City Council held a short session last night in its chambers in City Hall. Only routine busi- ness was transacted, including the payment of a few of the regular monthly municipal bills. Washington’s Birthday Is Holiday Now But He ttle Ado Over It The wedding took candle light.” The bride was gowned in white satin brocaded in silver, her filmy veil held in place with a cluster of flowers and the handsome white plumes sent to General Washington from France. place It was the wish of the young bride that the general appear in the gold embroidered uniform as- signed to him by the board of gen- eral officers. ever, wore his favorite blue and “about | | sir Malcolm Campbell. Sir Malcolm said he talked with King George about racing in the United States and also concerning boxing. He said the King had a keen understanding about automo- biles and was also much interested in the recent Harvey-Dundee battle in New York City TODAY’S STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Closing!| quotation of Alaska Juneau mine tock today is 87, American Can| 128%, Anaconda Copper 40%, Beth- | lehem Steel 65%, General Motors| 43%, Granby Consolidated 20%, In- ternational Harv r 58, Kennecott 30, Packard Motors 11%, Simmons Beds 19%, Standard Brands 19%, |Standard Oil of fornia 50%%, {Standard Oll of N Jersey 50%, |United Afreraft 347%, U. S. Steel 1148%, Curtiss-Wright 4%, Hudson |Bay 5%. | —— |GEORGE BROTHERS ARE |{AWARDED DAMAGES) | | In a suit for damages suffered| {from an alleged leaky oil storage | | icupied by them, George Brothers The Federal Government paid a tribute at Fort salute of 17 guns, MADAME MELBA SERIOUSLY ILL Condition Grows Suddenly Worse — Il Since Last Summer Warren with a | ] 1 SYDNEY, New South Wales, Feb. 21.—Physicians said Madame Nellie Melba has grown suddenly worse and her condition is now consid- | ered grave. 1 Madame Melba took ill last sum-| mer as the result of a toxic con- she will not recover. - eee ‘l)og Namesake Gets Divorce For Husband CHICAGO, Il., Feb. 21.—“And," queried Judge Rudolph Desort, “just what are your grounds?” “My- wife,” replied Axel Nelson, “went to the dog pound and brought home the dirtiest nonde- script mongrel she could find and named him Axel.” “My, My!” said the judge. “And not only that,” continued Axel, “when she would call, “Axel —Axel,’ and I would answer, she'd say: ‘Not you—I want the other animal’.” “Divorce granted,” said the court. e Income tax collections in the Chicago district during 1930 were $227500,000 or $42,000,000 less than in 1929, Exi les in —Ciiié Must Shun Plots or Leave SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 21.—Chile just now is a favorite asylum for Washington, how- ilank in a residence owned and oc-|political exiles from Bolivia and Peru, but receives these refugees buff uniform and the old Cunu-}wcre awarded $19327 by a jury with warnings to eschew politics nental cocked hat with the plain black riband cockade, a type of the days of '16. The wedding supper was describ- led as “the extreme of perfection court to open this morning. and elegance in silver en and crystal.” Cakes, bon bons, and other dainties were supplied in abundance and many toasts were drunk to the health of the young couple, china, lin-| Federal The ‘ 2:30 the jverdict returned in the district court this morni |jury reached its verdict at am. today and sealed it for Oscar Harri was defendant in the case. The plaintiffs charged the storage tank was improperly in- I‘sudleu, resulting in an oil leakage | {that cost more than the fuel used.! ‘They sued for $426.92. and keep quiet. Those who grow careless or do| not believe in the sincerity of this admonition find thems again | on their way—sometimes back to- ward the very places where they wish least to be. Consequently such may exist among are invisible, es intrigues as these foreieners Hernando Siles, erstwhile dicta- tor of Bolivia, is probably the most prominent refugee in the country. He was deposed by a military jun- ta last June, and now passes quiet days at the noted seashore resort of Vina del Mar. There are many other Bolivians among the exiles, but they are out- numbered by Peruvians. Heading that delegation is Dr. Sebastian Lorente who was minister of health in the cabinet of ex-President Le- guia. The doctor is wanted by ions court of Peru