The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 2, 1931, Page 1

in the finals for the Stanley Cup. A Sk p PASSES ON TODAY ber of Commerce will meet at 4 (Continued ge Eight) Wrangell in order to finance the Catastrophe. morning accompanied by i o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the — e —— erection of a new school building| Hoskins said the fire was set British gunboat. { Five British destroyers and the| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5683. MANY SECTIONS OF PACIFI now meet the Chicago Black Hawks JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931. Delegates to the All-Alaska Cham-|__ ‘Wrangell had voted a bond issue | municipal bonds of the neers’ Home building fund, in City of " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS concluded an investigation into the |in the bow and was towed here| this al PRICE TEN CENTS , NORTHWEST UNDER WATER Scotch Panties n1 B | R Ay % TWENTY - FIVE |ALASKA-YUKON | ALL - ALASKA [HOUSE DEBATES = FGURES IN SLAPPING INCIDENT |jicyWRYS ARE | | g | | € o . . THOUSAND ARE ' HIGHWAY WILL CHAM T | S | [ 3 i ] SR | CH | alf-clad Managuans Spend | Premier Tolmie, of British! Progress Made Toward Orceinizatt P Eight Feet of W R Night in Hills, Over- Columbia, Make: Buvi fL rganization of Preachers ight Feet of ater Re- Hills, imbia, Makes uying of Lots for A i Ouosi ted in One Sub looking Ruins | His Prediction Capatol Grotinel ppear in Opposition ported in One Sub- § ek | o to the Measure urb of Portland * MARINES USE DYNAMITE INFORMATION GIVEN | Affiliation with the Alaska S To STOPHRESPREAD TO B c | Chamber of Commerce and pur-| Yor more than an hour this L[VES ARE LOST IN | . C. LEGISLATURE | chase of property in the neighbor- | Meriing, the House in Committee | 1 v 2 ! Y | hood of the Capitol for the en-|°f the Whole debated Mr. Winn's HlC‘H WATERy OR-EGON First Relief Supplies Reach Spegial Investigation Will| largement; ot lts grounds week QRIEL TR (20 08 e M Ri otk e . . 3 | B e noon luncheon meet« | 4'4° i t 5 Stricken Cl(y by | Be Held Du“ng ing today of the Juneau :Chams|'¢céssed at noon, a motion was | 1vers lan Id hrt acn en 9 | h ber of Commerce and discussion |?dopted to report the measure back | tral laho on- A"plane | COmmg Summer of these matters was supplemented | '© the House with the recommen- | tinue to Rise By WILLIAM H. EWING | VICTORIA, B. G, April 2.—Th by brief talks on steamboat in- damfi ;hat 1t d<>x pasi. which ‘si St Wi | , B. C, — pection -service, paper pulp proj-|Tegarded as assuring its passage. | : i s &?’;fi(}v:ymcnn?s;ed“;{:]es? \:;22;;;“’(5 ':‘ke%“ :ghw:fihr’m be t““‘ xcts, financing of a new school ak| NeW opposition from religious | SEATTLE, April 2.—Floods —Twenty-five thousand hum’ryv. years, Premier Tolmie prgdicat‘d et‘:; t‘:v e e o m;cyes“:%;:‘car:d r:;wtsgxi'ax:ll?/:su;(;‘ hpve/made the Pacitic Natgtt fiflk{‘fl.fldtgel;ziees camplfid last| the Legislature after the subject muer;ters to the Territory this SUBR ;) " Juneau Ministerial Association west resemble a Mississippi in the Nicarag - w ) 3 (7 i i ogking g Olg:r:r;kki‘ngs ro‘;lgs- ;&:igge;ei t;fi; ; rgen;lb:;,w,:_n ‘LG'i The Juneau Chamber decided appearad in protest. Rev. C. C. River region. Officially, 600 persons are dead, to know what 'pr{;gr;ss had be:h doin. the AAKKS Ohulier NN 2::?:31;? Ct}l:fififiorb?:xmxgm The flcod waters are be- but the final death toll is expect- made with proposals and if the fous of B the e oy ke Assoct- lieved to have reached the ed to reach 1,000, i ! £ 5 chambers join the Territorial ore /| Tesolution adopted by the Assocla- < i M i W IR :o‘:he eslzt::e;t xégucte north ganization, and if the latter res|tion and endorsed by the Wran- peak teday and relief may Hedd axe dlgsing is Ches STk 2 Pre; R x:eplhdnt;};t i frains from raising funds by .o._l,gell Ministerial Association. come to the stricken towns and bringing out bodies, gotiations for an investigation as Tovos ZAniop e b R e e and country. No one has attempted to mum-|to the feasibility of the road will == memberships from persons an iese clerical bodies took direct Floods in Or £ > ber the injured. Do URAb Pertirl. thi ~shmimie 7 : v corporations. issue with supporters of the Winn & ‘€gon are =0 far Hardly a house is left standing.|when the International bod: " Every time the clock ticks a new Nature of Instructions Ibill by a vigorous declaration that blamed for three deaths and e rnational y will gcheme is born in the fertile Tne geti the present jury law is fair to all i Some walls are still upright but|go over the ground. brains of people whose one aim in e ackion of; the Jurka . cencerned This was contested great loss of lvestock. shaky. The Premier said this committce life is to beat the prohibition law. Tor Wa5 In the nature of instrue-i, Tt e Tor Representatives k Highways are obs tructed Populace Panicky will have representatives from the Above picture shows one of the tions to its delegation to the \scluding Mr, Winn, Ziegler, Bo le" Associated Press Photo and eallbiad o g A light earthquake shock yester- | United States, Ottawa, Yukon Ter- | latest wheezes for smuggling the Mecting tomorrow of the Alaska | o O hers. T | Because of a plaglarlam charge he made at a New York dinner, Sin. | and railroad train service has day doubled the fears of the refu- | ritory and British Columbia. | forbidden liquid over the border. Chamber. Allen Shattuck, head, of| “FeY and others. They describ-| ., B€SRE0e B0 E0 nd Nobel prize winner, received two siaps on the |been stopped in many sec- foos o Have. boty chowding thie]: . Private ‘offers Bava Beexf becelv- |3t & palr Of ldya pantise with Ahe Hinests delegation. fad L ed the operation of the law regard-| gace Theodore Dreiser (inset), author of “An American Tragedy.” | . 0 ool g o b o e s T Specially built_pockets to accom- , the matter to the attention of the|!g the method of selection Of| who administered the blows, resented Lewis'‘statement that he had S. 01;::‘;:@5 r:er:;;x:lgg auoon;?;gflea ‘?;e(:’ ol y;r cems"t;vcagz ;’m:hesegl?:;;; modate a ‘iio“l})le of quarts. They noon luncheon meeeting. jury panels as working hardships, stolen 3,000 words from Mrs. Lewis’ book on Russia. l.ewis and his Water is eight feet deep in B were sieze custom agents at | 3 h % hown above. & . anywhere out of the city or trudg-|of the road in return for conces- | Detroit, Mich.y | r:“’::ms‘em of ml:wmlt};: Og’h::‘ 2::; Efig‘““f c:;‘m“x’]’;iw?:;‘“;nsfl‘;fl; wife, the former Dorothy Thompson, -ra:_ n some. homes. i’ Lent, a sub- . ing the roads. 3 ; sons to recover e cos: of con- s Kl fie:sm"”x_ By | T urb of Portland, Oregon. rem(;n,g ; 1ser ;ensmg;xnmsu:; :u : c:;;ud xemr: bznén:e ; a;r:;mz ‘ | partment, without an Act of c.,,,.' One out of every four voters in B TH North and Central Idaho 5 \ 2 gress, according to a letter res|the division, Mr. Ziegler declared, & rivers conti to ri received when hit by a beam. | this stage. 3| can be disqualified for ju Evice inue to rise todny. The National Congress where| Premier Tolmie declared the ! ) {celted. by, B. L. Faulkier, GRS ) i Recedi | " by the Clerk of Court under the eceding water left the Gongress sits and the records are Algska Route was feasible beyond man of the Capitol Grounds Com= 3 Kept, caught fire, but the flames all doubt. | mittee, from James Wickersham,|Provision that required only 75 streets of Walla Walla filled were extinguished. TR R, Delegate to Congress. The lagter Per cent of the names of the vot-, ; with debris and great dam- & ! S will urge the purchase on receipt|ers to be deposited in jury boxes. v ? : Bodles of Women Fouhd I 8 * i . - lof information as to the cost. .| The Winn Dbill provides that the TH mASE TRIP Tn E T age has been donme to busi- One hundred and fifty bodies fl GH As" the needed property and photo-names of all voters be used. { 4 AN ness houses. were taken from the market place |graphs and plates < showing its More Bills Introduced AT i, The Washin g ton State where most of the housewives were | jproximity to the Capitel. Seven new bills were introduced C . A High b doing their morning shopping. i i in tne House this morning and Cooperation of Democrats Member of Democratic'Na-| Highway began restoring » | ormation Is Forwarded : ks One' hundred bodies have been Coroner’s Jury Investigates' mr. Faulkner stated that except-|three bills and one resolution in and Republicans Is tional Commitlee on bridges, and filling roads in recovered from the wreckage of 11 I 1] Air Liner Disast {ing in one instance, all owners of |the Senate. A measure adding new y seme sections. the National Penitentiary. H ; aSI€r ) Gesired lots had mamed thet: |Projects, including elk to the Cop- Expected Speaking Tour The Vancos Washi Bodies are being cremated out- 1 ices. Wi ferent one | Per River Valley, was introduced | A uver, ng- 5 n KNansas pr th reference to the ! v e » side of the city, relatives standing AR exception, the committee has made|bY Fosberd and n1‘3roslus. A ;‘ne&?v WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2— WASHINGTON, D C, April 2 ten, district damage is esti- by, umb with ‘grief. R g COTTONWOOD, FALLS, Kansas, 1188 own- sefnikte. This ‘informa-Ure amending the present Terr- Cooperatign of Democrats and Re- —A speaking tour of the West is mated at more than $100,000, No Water Supply Seattle Athletic Commission April 2--A coroner’s jury of .sii. tion as to prices together withtorial refund system to schools in publicans in the next Congress is planned by Chairman Jouett! Damage at Walla Wnll;n B There is no water supply. Makes Report—Two |men decifed the plane victims,!Photographs and a plat were for- | incorporated towns and districts expected to prevent an increase in Shouse, of the Democratic National » Marines are bringing water from | PO ) | bering among, them Knute|Warded to ‘Delegale Wiokersham/|Whs Wrought in by Johnsan and Federal taxes. Committee, to formally open the|€XPected to reach $1,000,000. Lake Nicaragua, and this must be Men Exonerated Rockne, “came to their death in|this week. Ziegler. A bill to repeal the Ter- .Responsible party leaders of both Party’s effort to return to power. i TR i boiled. In this 1 Ikner | Titorial marriage license act of Houses are opposed to increased, Shouse in a radio speech last an airplane fall the cause of this connection, Mr. Faulkner| o ," 0 "h i oduced by Boyle. g { Blasting was done yesierday in| SEATTLE, April 2—The Seattle|which is not determined.” explained that he had drafted a o fisthnef iy vlslonsy e ya.bm levies to _meet the $700,000,000 treas- night sa‘d the Party could ren- FL 2 many ‘places to stop the flames. | Athletic Commission has ended an| Testimony was given that the|bill, which was introduced in the|, R, T TR R s U e {der no greater service than to The first relief supplies arrived|investigation into wrestling and |airliner circled through the cloudsLegislature today, empowering the ‘Ey dlrectedyio At awthe oS- Ohalrnian Jonge, of ;the Scnate “pledge (itgell i an attempted ) on a Pan-American airplane from|the report issued said wrestling|with the motors faltering, before Governor to transfer to the Fed- 8! o _.] Appropriations Committee, said: solution of unemployment. I San Salvador. will still be classed as “exhibitions” |the crash. eral Government, land that is own- | Sidilities and prepare a Territorial “The Democrats are as anxious' Shcuse will be in San Francisco Gorrespondent Ewing from Pan-|and “should not be classed as| Several witnesses said a wingled by the Territory and that is e fex A f;’;"‘t;e“’finlefg‘; as the “Republicans to keep ex- on April 16 and in Scattle on ama, flew here to make this re-|contests for physical supremacy |broke cleanly. needed for enlargement of the Cap-| X B i down. Each party realizes| April 18 under the auspice port: |but apparently for show and en-| L. E. Mann, Deputy Sheriff, saiditol grounds. Enactment of thel, / B “;‘ :m ?::S‘-‘Ym m":“ceg i it may be held responsible for the State Democratic Commitiees. GOM B AGK Additional dead Americans are:|tertainment.” he saw numerous pieces of ice|bill will obviate the necessity of! Johi ’“":‘0 s abd Nerlind mtro- °°fld}|“°“5 of the treasury after - o Mrs. Joseph D. Murray, of Con-| Virgil Hamlin, President, andnear the wreckage. Ice may have|waiting for another session of the duoensdma. e MRG0 ¢ 1932. cord, Mass., wife of & Major of Calvin Heilig, Treasurer, of the|weighed the wings down. Legislature to effect such a trans- R ittt tlon of o telephonk’ Hie Senator Jones suggested the de- ; A—_ Marines, and’'a chauffeur em-|Coast Athletic Club, of Portland, i fer, thus avolding delay of the|TChAbilitation of a telephone 1 ficit be met by short term cortifl- Mud and Gravel Cover ployed by Irving A. Lindberg, Resi- Oregon, are both exonerated of enlargement project. | e ]‘”“ 00 & ihe Cates as long term bonds bear & Walla W dent High Commissioner. any wrong-doing. R E d Capt. William Fisher, supervis-| Oreek, and alloting sr t;‘)’t“ € higher rate of intcrest. He said TQ alla Walla Streets to et The members of the Commission . L Joraan ing inspector of steam vessels with d“"s“’"*‘:fl‘""a‘é f“";:is “?:md:cegu'; he did not favor increased taxa- ¢ o Depth 4F One Foot N said serious, charges against Ted headquarters in Seattle, gave an T’g‘iem ch:ck" “;‘f” Shi i tion during depression. ] . | Thye, of Portland, were made, but D D l interesting talk on the duties cf 5 - e e 2 | e ntial proof was found rOpS ea( his government agency. Briefly, make the unlawful issuance of | .XVAl;LA WALLA, Was_h,, April . he declared the inspection service checks and drafts a larceny. 2 C . i 12.—The city and surrounding coun- —————— . I n geattle Neit- for ‘objectives” safé ships and School Refund Charge onvicts i try 1s beginning to recover from ! % Under th isti) 1aw, schools PN, the flood which has damaged prop- | ! safe conditions on ships. The ef- nder the existing 3 . e erty estimated from $500,000 to { ficiency of the service is demon-|baving an enroliment of 300 or Confess to French Liner and British|¢; 000000 ; { jore receive a per cent refund, | i y 4 ,000,000. ‘ : | Nome Dies Suddenly {of transportation, showing an aver- |80n-Ziegler measure, this would be | H olocaust A arast hours, and streams are receding. | Ychanged to 75 per cent putting the | Mud, silt and gravel is a foot " on Street Cat age of only one fatality in 5500000 FRRREEC 10 T PO G Same basis | A deep on the streets. G travelers. RN oot oo e SRS R : ; .| MALAGA, spain, April 2—The| The Walla Walla Union publish- + Montreal Hockey Players p oo o " Nulato [s| SEATTLE. April 2—Robert Em- i T s Anctie cnange o the Set Fire to Ohio Peniten- French Consul here reported today|ed tnis morning with type set in Win Hard Game from | . met Jordan, aged 62 years, United | D€VeloBment of PADEr PUID PO | orocent system is also proposed ny| tiary that Took Toll s were kiled/ nda job MeRts M n - ; X Found Dead by Air States Marshal of Nome for nine striking out the provision limit-! 3 were seriously injured| The Bulletin is printing a four- Boston Bruins P years prior to coming to Seattle|Pend on the revival and stabiliza- s R A | of 320 Lives {in a collision hetween the French|page sheet this afternoon from = - Mail Pilot seven years ago, dropped dead|tion of the paper trade, Geclared e dieartood that only twal liner Florida and the British air-|mats, the forms have been printed MONTREAL, April 2—The Mon- | aboard a street car late yesterday D;":h:‘ggfi“m' ":";:mnlci“g‘“;? o o Hfested by fme! COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 3.|craft carrler Glorious in & fog In|and set up in Lewiston, Idaho, & | treal Canadians won the cham-| NOME, Alaska, April 2.—Post- afternoon. He ‘had been under i}h 1 1 t) z{;er b kmf;“ " ‘ilatter amendment. These are Ket- Prosecuting Attorney Donald J. the Mediterranean yretirdag, where ‘“copy” was taken by air- ] pionship of the National Hockey | Master Frank Lyons, of Nulato,|a doctor's care for some time. A(17€ p::is 01 ’:\e O: ol mch ondl_ SiiRan” and Junéau. i Hoskins announces two convicts,| The dead and injured are among|plane, and mats returned here. League by a 3 to 2 win over the %3S found dead in his bed wheniwidow survives. Jordan was born‘{mny » ;t’. the mleron- Y 3 Secks to Buy Bonds Clinton Grate and Hugh Gibson,!{the steerage passengers on the lin-| Not a train has operated sinee Boston Bruins in the fifth game Piot S. R. Robbins called there in Wisconsin. s ‘“"’t" . W“m%“ in 1| 1n a resoltion introduced in ths have confessed to starting the fire ¢, Italian, Spanish, Greek and|last night and all communication ©of the play-off series. The game Yesterday for mail on the trip to Vf ';";n Soa u:m'c Aldsk n }:u::ymw by Mr. Benjamin today, Which caused the death of 320 in|French returning to, Europe from|:ystems are working via. difficul= t 10 minutes overtime before Nome. Apparently Lyons died in| pian g ik Juet Sy irected to in. the State Penitentiary here last|Argentina. ties. iy i IALL-ALASKA soon as market conditions war-|the Treasurer is direct n i ke ol Wildor Larochelle scored the win-|his sieep. | vest the $40,000, annually set aside APril 21. First and second class passengers ELALEP SRSt | %o ASSEMBLES FRIDAY | xt- by the Territory for the Pio-| The anncuncement was made a|Were not hurt. H i oal. The Canadia will | y ) - | s g CF Aot _Batset sxpleined (CER il few hours after a grand jury had| The Florida was badly dumaged FRENGH BUDGET [ | i g i i because the men objected to work- Robert C. (Bob) Jones is unlnst; the proposed ordinance providing | that dogs shall not be allowed on the streets except on leash. He writes: “Vote against proposed ordinance No. 205. No dogs are vicious. They ; know who likes them and who don’t. A dog is man's best friend. whether the man be rich or poor. Your dog eats when you do, 8oes where you go and is happy when/| you're happy. Dogs have prevented children from drowning, grown folks from burning up and have saved many persons from the :hws, of wild animals,” i | four sons, all of whom reside in!ties of the Territorial body and nllzl%. Anaconda Copper 32%, Beth- |large families. The deceased was icharge of the C. W. Carter Mox‘—} R. A. Hall, former agent of the Simmons Beds 15%, Standarde as the result of old age comnllca-'munlty Chambers _as to whether tions. they desire to affiliate with the Mrs. Haasanen came to this coun- | Territorial organization. If a suf- try about five years ago. She is|ficient .number respond favorably,| quotation of Alaska Juneau mine, survived by three daughters and!plans will be made for the activi- | stock today is 12%, American Can a3 Jehem Steel 57, General Motors |42%, Granby Consolidated 16%,i® International Harvester 51%, Ken-'e necott 24%, Packard Motors 9,:e the States or Canada, and all with date will be set for the election of its officres. R. A. HALL COMING 85 years old. The funeral arrangements are in| tuary and details will be announced Alaska Steamship Company at Cor- Brands 18%, Standard Oil of Cali- later. |dova, is a passenger aboard the fornia 42%, Standard Oil of New e R i | Northwestern due here late this’ Jersey 41%, United Aircraft 31%,1 @ American Legionnaires consti- | afternoon. He will become assist- U. 8. Steel 138%, Curtbs-wrlch'-'b tute the ‘whole personnel of the' ant local agent in-Juneau. Mr. 3%, Hudson Bay 5%, Generalje Caldwell, O, volunteer fire de- Hall is accompanied by his wife Foods 52%, Checker Cab 13%, '3, partment, {and baby. 13%. NEW YORK, April 2-—Closing{March Income Tax Collections Are Low WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2.—March income tax collections are the lowest for the month of March in recent years. The collections for the month totalled $334,830,214. For March last year the col- lections totalled $559,503,703. TP 09vP9YPTPPCQPES | byterian Church, R. E. Robertson | them here. ELECTION IS HELD Mm@ _ ., BY PRESBYTERIANS MOTHER OF JAMES | CARLSON IS DEAD The mother of James Carlson, and sister of Peter Carlson, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. At the annual business meeting of the congregation of the Pres- was re-elected Treasurer, and W. P. Scott and John Marshall were| T pund, in Portland, Oregon, on ch;see;:)r’tl;ruvslierees fo;dlhfbfll‘ :[“'d‘ I}March 31. This is according to| made by heads ofi gqyices recei in Juneau today.! various departments of the church! Febsived. In, i 7 showing growth in both church| and Sunday School attendance. | clean the column Plans were formulated for furth- Nelson in Trafalgar square, A A R R It costs avout 2,000 pounds to and statue of Lon- | The Coast and Geodetic ship Explorer with a crew of 53 | | LEASH LAW OPPOSED Mrs. Sofia Haasanen, aged moth- | Council room of the City Hall there. That community is with- ] er of Mrs. John Sorri, has passed |Reports will be received from rep- e ¥ - |ing on construction of a new cell, Glorious took off all first and) | Y FRIEND OF DOGS away at the home of her daughter resentatives of the various com- ) *onsTe srock ! (Continued on Page Two) | block. second class passengers from the | i B y QUOTATIONS 1 ki Florida, and the injured and brought| paRTS, April 2—The Senate ac- ; cepted amendments made by the Chamber of Deputies in raising 12 Budget expenditures to $2,024,- 900000 and Parliament adjourned to May 5. SURVEY SHIP IS NOW AT KETCHIKAN KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 2.— 2 Survey aboard, has arrived here to start work in Behm Canal. Tt is ex= er improvements of the church’s| don, and it's don: abcu ice in property this year, 20 years, s A 3 ‘lplet:d there this s2ason. poeted the survey will be com- A GIVEN APPROVAL