The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 28, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” \/OL XXXVII., NO. 5679. JUNEAU ALASKA SATURDAY MARCH 28, 1931. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS GENERAL SALES AND FUEL OIL TAX PROPOSED Hess Proposed to Put Gross| Sales Tax on All Mer- chandise and Oil ONE-HALF OF ONE PER CENT ON MERCHANDISE Gas Tax Is One Cent Per | Gallon—House Passes Corporations Code A general sales tax on merchan- dise and manufactured goods, with ! certain specified exceptions, anda tax on all fuel oil sold in the Ter- ritory are proposed in two meas- ures introduced in the Senate this morning by Senator L, C. Hess, Fairbanks. They were referred to the Committee on Taxation. The author, while inclined to doubt their passage, said at least they would cause some discussion which ought to be beneficial. . The general sales levy proposed is one- half of one per cent, and the fuel oil rate which includes gasoline. is fixed at one cent per gallon. Other Bills Introduced Three other bills and two memo- rials were introduced in the Sen- ate and one memorial in the Hcuse. A bill by Mr. Lomen, seek- ing to amend Section three, Chap- ter 40, of the laws of 1929, rela- tive to administration of small es- tates, extends the original act which applied to estates of per- sons dying intestate, to small es- tates where wills are left but no executors are_pamed or if named are not qualified to act in the Territory. Mr. Dimond introduced a meas- ure to amend Section 1,772 of the Compiled Laws relating to appeals to the District Court in probate cases, and requiring that the party appealing to that court must file his exceptions to the order appeal- ed from within 60 days after the making and entry of such order, He introduced another bill seek- ing to authorize Commissioners acting as Justices of the Peace to allow attorneys’ fees in civil cases in justices’' courts. Land Grant Memcrial A memorial urging Congress to grant 160 acres of unappropriated public land in Alaska, or one min- eral lode or placer claim, to Alas- ka war veterans was introduced by Mr. Dimond. It is identical in na- ture with a memorial recently in- treduced in the House by Mr. Mc- Cutcheon. Mr. Lomen is author of a Sen- ate memorial introduced today asking the Interior Department to give “nvost earnest and serious considerations to the findings and reccmmendations resulting from the survey” now in progress of the Indian school system in Alaska. In the House Mr. Nylen intro- duced a memorial urging the Bu- reau of Fisheries to make at the earliest possible date a survey of all the fishing resources of Bering ea, Kotzebue Sound and Arctic waters, where, it is claimed, banks of halibut and cod are known to be located, and other food fish Ppresent. Senate Amendments Accepted The Senate’s amendments to Foster’s resolution calling for a legislative inquiry into the conduct of all Territorigl offices were adopted by the House this morning. It also adopted the amendments, which were minor, to Hellerich's bill alloting $2,500 per year from divisional road funds for mainten- ance of Nome Harbor. Mr. McCutcheon’s memorial ask- ing the Bureau of Fisheries to mod- ify its existing regulations to the end that the taking of salmon for food for animals on fur farms might be classed as non-commer- cial. At present this Mind of fish- |/ ing is termed commercial and is subject to all the regulations for other types of commercial fishing, (Continued on m ‘Two) Grace Fisher, of Buffalo, N. Y., who has been in Milan for two years preparin, for grand opera, has just a tremen- |t dously successful debut in the Italian City, ag “Mimi” in “Bo- heme,” an wn]l sing in several other cities of Italy. TAX INCREASE IS DISCUSSED IN WASHINGTON Ma#t- Take Cark' of Pros- pective Deficit of $700,000,000 E. S. BARNARD, AMER. LEAGUE HEAD IS DEAD at Rochester, Minn., Heart Trouble ' WASHINGTON, D. C,, March 28. —Whether the Government will increase taxes to meet the pros- pective $700,000,000 deficit is being discussed, the Treasury prepared to issue $100,000,000 in 90-day bills to help counter the deficit to pay veterans’ loans. Progressive Senators Norris and Borah and Represntative Frear, of ‘Wisconsin, increase. are in favor of a tax | Senators Reed of Pennsylvania and Walsh of Montana are against the increase in taxes. Senators Norris wants increases in inheritance taxes and a levy on larger incomes. | Senator Reed said instead of in- ! creasing taxes, Congress should re- fuse “handouts to soldiers and farmers. The present tax rate yields enough for ordinary expenses. If Congress develops courage to say no there will be no need for in- creases in taxes.” ——————— FOUR ARE DEAD | IN HOUSE FIRE MARSHT-'!ELD Wis., March Zl—' Six persons, four in one family, were burned to death in a fire at Loyal, west of here, and three buildings and several residences were also burned early this morn-| ing. All of the Frank Christensen family, except the father, were victims of the house fire. ’l‘he father had left for his work. No Contest in City Election at Cordova CORDOVA, Alaska, March 28— There is no contest in the city election here for the relection of Mayor W. H. Chase and Council- men W. H. Liebe and E.F. Schroed- | ‘er. Paul Bloedhorn is a candidate for the third Council seat. Swanberg will be reelected City Clerk and 8. N. Laurie, Treasurer, as none filed against them. Young Wife in Bedroom of Chauffeur; Husband Adopts Timeworn Code, Takes Ltfe, Vic| ASSOCIATED. PRESS. E.S,BARNARD ROCHESTER, Minn, March 28. {—Ernest 8. Barnard, President of the American Baseball League, died unexpecledly last night as the re- Au]t of heart trouble. He had cut | short his trips to the spring train- ing camps because of stomach t uble and came here. Albhough as a young man he pro- bably never dreamed of becoming president of the American League, Ernest Sargent Barnard received a training that peculiarly fitted him for that office. He had been actively associated with athletics in one way or an- other since his prep school days, but most of the time his interest was centered in baseball. ’ Baseball Experience ‘I Consequently when he was elect- /ed president of the junior major league in 1927 he assumed his du- ties with confidence backed up by actual experience in every de- partmeni of baseball management. In fact there was little about the national game with which he was not personally acquainted, except, i perhaps as professional player and umpire. | Serving as a baseball writer and | sports editor created in Mr. Bar- Innrd a desire to get in closer touch with professional baseball and when 'an opportunity presented itself he organized a league club, Next he Hus selected president of a minor llengue and there followed nearly :25 years service with a major | league club as secretary, business manager and president. When Byron Bancroft Johnson End Comes_U—nexnectedIy TWO CHARGES SUFFICIENT TO RECALL MAYOR: Corporahon Counsel of Se- attle Makes Ruling Known Today PETITIONERS MUST | SECURE MORE NAMES Edwards All_e—g;—d to Violat-| ed Oath of Office in One Incident SEATTLE, March 28.—Only two charges filed against Mayor Frank ! Edwards in a demand for issuange of recall petitions are sufficient in details to warrant petitions, Cor- poration Counsel A. C. VanSoelen ruled today. The Corporation Counsel said the allegations claimed Mayor Edwards “gave false reasons for the dis- missal of J. D. Ross, as City Light Superintendent, knowing them to be false” and the Mayor ‘“wilfully violated his oath of office” when he reappointed George Avery, Sup- erintendent of ‘Public Utilities, to head the street car system “know- ing Avery to be incompetent to handle the railway.” The Corporation Counsel ruled these charges are sufficient and the Mayor will have the right of defense against the charges “if and when the recall petitioners get a sufficient number of names to force a recall election.” Over $8,500 Missing from P.O.Accounts Assistant Postmaster at As- toria Is Also Hunt- ed, No Trace ASTORIA, Oregon, March 28— Postal Inspectors declared that the accounts of H. F. Peacock, Assist- ant Postmaster, missing two weeks, is short more than $8,500.° An Abandoned automobile known to belong to Peacock, was found two days later. The search for Pea- cock continues. e ——— SCHOOLS ARE SET ON FIRE Charge of Ec—endarism Is Made by Police Against Douhobors NELSON, B. C.,, March 28—One Doukhobor school at Outlook and a public school at Sand Creek were burned last night. The fires started simultaneously at 11 o'clock. The Doukhobors have been caus- ing trouble lately in the two dis- tricts and are accused by the po- lice of starting the blazes. It is the third time in recent years the Outlook school has burn- ed. The two fires last night brings: the total number of schools burn- ed in the district within a few| years to nineteen. —————— CHINESE PATROL RIVER { NANKING.—In addition to 25 foreign gunboats on patrol duty along the Yangtse river, the Chinese government has put ten armed vessels on the stream to escort ‘Chinese merchant steamers. The lll-fated sealer Viking which burned following an explosion off Horse Island, White bay, N. F,, and two of the missing Americans are shown here. At right is Varick Frissell of New York, 26-year-old Yale graduate who was taking motion picture films, and at left is Harry J. Sargent of Boston, a member of the party. A score died in th ¥ e blast and fire and 118 survived. SCENE OF NORTH SHIP TRAGEDY o S |corpus action brought by her at-| B [JOHNS crou>on map shows where 20 persons were killed when the seal- Ing ship Viking was destroyed by an explosion of gunpowd wedged in the Newfoundland ice fi as it lay Severe injuries were Inflicted . on many of the other 118 men aboard, who were forced to take to the FORMER DRY OFFICIAL I8 AIDING WETS l Whitney Secures Release offMlss it i Crack -up— Many Arrested in Seattle Raid SEATTLE, March 28—More than one-half of the 17 persons ar- rested in a dry raid March 21 on the Chinese Gardens, Seattle night club, are at liberty, the charges | having been dismissed for lack of evidence. Willlam W. Whitney, former As- sistant Prohibition Administrator, led the array of attorneys repre- | senting the prisoners. e - EAT BLUE MUSHROOMS LONDON.—Blue mushrooms are appearing in smart restaurants here. The fungi are grown in soil which has been treated with a spe- | cial powder. Farmers Saved Million a Day by Tax on OleoBLUE_s—fifi)l.AcE By FRANK 1. WELLER (Associated Press Farm Editor) ‘WASHINGTON, March 28.—Ma- jor farm and dairy organizations say agriculture will be saved §1,- SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March| Three witnesses told his story 28.—A cdroner’s jury said Lieut.- | of how he said he found his at- Commander Emory Winship, U. 8. | tractive young Wife in the bedroom N., retired, crazed by jealousy as|of her chauffeur after a party. He the result of his wife's utbmmothlmukus-tmymht Icumedlnmoodlolhwa' Both the widow and chauffeur, ulgl Jecyaic, dunied morope ually forced his own resigna-{000000 a day by the Brigham- tian as president of the American Townsend bill, which places a tax League by his numerous conflicts of 10 cents a pound on all cotor- with Commissioner Kenesaw M. ed oleomargarine. Landis, the names of several men, The bill was perhaps the biggest were mentioned as possibilities for!farm issue before the closing ses- the place. It was not surprising,'sion of the seventy-first congress however, that the club ownersturn- and was won with less than 24 ed to Mr. Barnard and elected him hours to spare. It becomes effec- (Contigued on Page tive in June, be taxable at one-fourth cent a pound, as heretofore. Demand for the legislation arose last November when David Burnet, commissioner of internal revenue, ruled that oleomargarine manufac- | turers could use palm oil to color ' oleo ‘yellow in the semblence of butter without paying the 10 cents | rtifictally” col- | tax required on ored oleomargarine. Burnet held that palm oil, some-l times compromising from 10 to 30 per cent of the ingredients in a 4 THREE THRILLS FOR AVIATRIX, ALTITUDE TRY Faints on Top of Climb for Record NEW YORK, March 28.—Elinor Smith had the thrill of a crack-up, cry and maybe a new altitude rec- ord. The barograph of the plane in which she dived has been sent to! ‘Washington. The altimeter showed 23,000 feet | but may have stopped there. Miss Smith fainted on top of the climb as she lacked oxygen. The plane plunged 2,000 feet be- fore she regained consciousness. Miss Smith glided the plane to a small clearing in the woods near a field, and nosed over to avoid| hitting a tree. She was dazed but | not hurt and had a short cry. Miss Smith announced she will try again for a record next week. WHITES ;HOOVER NEARING HOME ABOARD U. 8. 8. ARIZONA, March 28—The Presidential Party was forced today to change from summer whites to winter blues. The | Arizona was about 300 miles off Georgia early this morning, plow- ing northward. It is expected [flu battleship will reach Norfolk | Sunday. { DAISY DEBOE. RELEASED ON §5,000 BOND Says She Will Not Return to"Jail — Case in Supreme Court LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 28. —Daisy DeBoe, former secretary to Clara Bow, screen star, is out of | jail on a $5000 bail on a habeas! torney. Miss DeBoe's release was order- ed by the District Court of Ap-| peals. Miss DeBoe told the Inmates of | the " Los Angeles County jail as| she left that she would not be back. Her case is being appealed to the Supreme Court. Miss DeBoe has served 60 days of an 18 months’ sentence imposed after bding found guilty of stealing an 3825 coat from Miss Bow, ., — ‘Moller and Hodges Hike | to McCarty| Plane Sent‘(-)—ut to Take| Them to Fairbanks Finds | No Landing Place FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 28. —Pilot Fred Moller and Frank Hodges, who have been walking PRICE TEN CENTS SCHOOL BUS IS STRANDED, KIDDIES DIE Eighteen Others Rescued but Reported in Se- rious Condition DRIVER OF BUS IS LOST SEEKING AID Prairies in Mgdle West in Cold Wave—Coast Is Not So Warm HOLLY, Colorado, March 28.— Five children were frozen to death in a school bus stranded in a bliz- zard and 18 other children are in a ! serious condition in the storm-swept | region. The dead are John Stonebraker, Alice Untid, Mary Hufaker, Alfred Johnson and Mary Miller, aged The bus driver, Carl Miller, fath- er of Mary Miller, was lost when he went for help. He has not been |from 8 tc 14 years. | found. Drifts are from 10 to 12 feet deep. The search for the bus was or- ganized last Thursday night and was not found until late last night. WINTER ON PRAIRIE KANSAS CITY, March 28.—Win- ter has struck the prairie States but snow has ended in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Northern Texas, and the Rocky Mountain States. Fruit growers and cattlemen are apprehenstve over the effects of the storm which reached a peak in Colorado and Montana. Skies are clear in Wyoming. Trains into Kansas City are from 5 to 12 hours late TRACES ur wiNTER REMAIN ALONG COAST SEATTLE, March 28—Traces of winter remained along the Pacific Coast today but Federal forecasters predicted they will disappear by Sunday. Snow is scattered over the Pa- cific Northwest and rains are south to San Francisco. It is cold in Southern California. Apricot orchards in Eastern Washington and. citrus groves in California have been nipped but the damage is not reported as be= ing serious. At Walla Walla, Wash., the worst snow. of the winter is reported. The temperature is 22 degrees above zero. Apricots, cherries and peach- es have been damaged. ————.———— DIPHTHERIA HAS SPREAD Two Cases Br Brought Into Point Barrow from since their plane crashed near the! Nabesna River more than two! weeks ago, reached McCarty, 90 miles from Fairbanks, at noon Pri- day. | A plane was sent from here to |pick the two men up but could find no landing place and return- ed. The men made their final stages of the trip by auto. Moller reported by telephone that both were ln good shape e DEPOBT FOREIGNERS | PARIS.—French police eithéer ex- pelled or refused entrance to 2,454 foreigners in 1930. The most not- able person on the list was Wil- liam. Randolph Hearst, American newspaper pubusher Inland Camps POINT BARROW, Alaska, March 28—The diphtheria infection has struck the trapping camps inland. This is confirmed when two fam- ilies were brought to Point Bar- row, very ill. They were placed in the hospital which is again ov~ ercrowded. Questioning brought to light the families freely mingled. It is es- timated there are between 50 and 60 people inland, now exposed. Dr. Greist stated he now has less than 175,000 units of antitoxin and more may be needed although the Health Commissioner at Juneau sald Joe Crosson’s second flight would be the last until May. It may be necessary to appeal to the Governor or the Red Cross. Dempsey Ma ay F zght thls' Challenge Is Made, Quwkly Taken Up; Suit I s Dismissed CHICAGO, Ill, March 28—Cir- Paddy Mullins, manager of Wills, cuit Court Judge T. Sterling Pom- | he would fight the negro anytime eroy directed a jury to return a if the Coliseum would pay him verdict of dismissal of the $500,-|$1,000,000, the original terms of the 000 damage suit filed by the Chi- | contracts. cago Coliseum against Jack Demp-| B. E. Clements, President of the sey for not risking the heavyweight | Coliseum accepted the challenge championship against Harry Wills | and sald he would guarantee the five years ago. sum. During a heated argument Thurs-| Boxing fans, however, doubt the day Dempsey stood up and told!match will ever be staged. 3