The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 11, 1931, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 5691. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1931. NOW ADVOCATED ON PRORIBITION “Good Example in Home” Is Keynote of Com- mittee of Women WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.— A nation-wide educational cam- paign fortified by a “good example in the home” is named by an un- official Law Enforcement Commis- sion of 22 women as the chief recommendation for improving tho present Prohibition situation. This is the conclusion of a Pro- hibition report presented to Presi- dent Hoover and described as a “woman’s postseript” to the Wick- ersham report. | The authors of the report, made by the women, are opposed to re- vision of the Eighteenth Amend- ment as suggested by the Wicker- sham Commission as well as to : » X }lr(r')iNiSL\rlOONlNG IN l}NlTED STATE;V NEW CAMPAIGN ROYAL COUPLE " FROM ORIENT VSITIN G, 8, {Prince of Japan with 191 Year-Old Bride Given ! Noisy N.Y. Welcome | NEW YORK, April 11.—Prince | Takamatsu and Princess Kikuko | of Japan were given a typical | noisy New York reception on their | arrival here yesterday which was | marred by a short lived Commun~ ist demonstration. Police quickly Equeued the outburst of the Red | demonstrators. | The younger brother of the Mi~ kado and his 19-year-old bride will g2 to Washington next Wednesd: | where they will be guests of Pres- ident Hoover and Mrs. Hoover a vill be given a state dinner at the ‘White House. v The hon2ymooners will remain six weeks in this country and Can- 1 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” PRICE TEN CE modification or repeal by a na- ada. After going to Washington 3 _ Assocrated Press Phote tional referendum or a liquor con- they will visit Boston, Chicagd,| Eskimos of Point Barrow joyfully graated Joe C-osson whan he landed with ang;&o);l:dtoml:: u:‘u:n:; trol plan. >, GRADUATED TAX and several other middle western and Pacific Coast cities. The 26-year-old prince, second in line of succession to the mikado's throne, and his 19-year-old bride, have smashed precedents of more Prince Takamatsu, peror, and Princess Kikuko are now in the United States. They are REA GHES HBUSE cn a glcbe-trotting honeymoon tour. Mees ~ thee'” Daces . behind CHl | On]y $ 1 00,000 o Re J S I TR husband, conforming to Oriental | | S IN GlNcINNATI lease of Brewer FOR TRAP FISH OFFICE, INDIAN AFFAIRS, HAS BEEN CHANGED Provides fo-r—fieduced Li- cense and Substantial Raise in Fish Rate Nine new bills, including one proposing material changes in the present fish trap schedule in the general taxation law, secend young brother of the than 2,000 years in their honey- moon around the world. ‘When they appear in public in their own country the princess Japanese Em- Yet friends who saw them during their long voyage to Europe de- SENATE SLAYS TAX BILL THEN * RESTORES LIFE marriage. Princess Kikuko showed little or no awe of her lord and master, romped with him, tousled his hair, led him about, and in general, ap- own way. cided that this was a very modern parently had pretty much of her| combatting a diphtheria epidemic. Tvio of them are hclding the precious fluid. | Greist held the responsibility of caring for the natives and the few whites in the northernmost tip of | | | ‘ \ \ | Alaska. Below, left to right: Helen and Jane, native nurses who aidad the couple; Mrs. Greist and Greist. THEIR ENGAGEMENT RE%’ORTED []EAD SPEAKER | LAID T0 REST | Crowd siith laved Headsi‘ R. at Station When Fun- eral Train Arrives CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 11— The sealed casket containing the body of Nicholas Longworth, is Il at e ED ON HIGHWAYS OF NATION _[THOUSANDS OF IDLE TO WORK - ONNEWROADS | |Greatest Construction in History to Be Started Once WASHINGTON, D. C,, April 11.— | The greatest highway construction program in tne nation’s history is | moving forward to provide jobs for idle men. More than 100,000 men are soon expected to be plying picks and shovels on a new network of roads linking cities, towns and villages |in every State in the Union. | During the first quarter of the jyear a total of regular Federal aid and emergency funds totaled $121,604,401 - RANSOM.-FOR . BLUMER NOW GUT $50,000 ;"Unemployed Guys™ Seek MONROE, Wisconsin, April 11.— R. Wells, Secretary of the | Blumer Products Company, near- beer manufacturing concern, has | received ‘an anonymous letter from | Chicago reducing to $100,000 the $150,000 ransom asked for the re- turn of Fred J. Blumer, "aged 50 years, President of the Com=- were intro- oot . . . duced In the House this morninz. Complete Reor ganization [Notice of Reconsideration|, She i considered one of B at the family home and services pany. 7 That branch passed one House | most. beautiful women of her land | {and Interment were held at 2 Blumer is believed held by pill, considered thfee” otners ana! Ferfected After Over \' Saves Day for Hess s ot i Lo'clogk this afternoon. | nappers. % 18 2 » family’s representative in e navy The Go 3 o The létter from - Chie: a memorial in second reading, and Year's Study General Sales Tax in which he holds the compara- ‘rwmefm‘;:e;:ni’: sfi::é:’ g:r!;‘:x‘; signed “Unemployed Guy.:fiv seven Senate measures in sccond reading, continuing two of them in status for Monday. | It passed a measure directing the Attorney General to study and recommend to the next Legislature some sort of an income tax sched- ule. (Special Correspondent) WASHINGTON, D. C.—Complete reorganization of the Office of In- dian Affairs has been put into ef- fect. The plan for reorganization, which has just been approved by | Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary |of the Interior, is the result of more than a year's study by Charles J. Rhoads, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and J. Henry Scattergood, Assistant Commission- Raise in Trap Tax Among the measures introduced, Mr. Donnelly brought in one on fish traps. The present scheduvle places a tax of $50 on hand driven or stake traps where located on gy tidelands, and on pile driven orl pive field divisions of Health, tloating traps $200, with an added gqueation, Agricultural Extension $2 per thousand fish in excess of gnq Industry, Forestry and Irri- 100,000 taken in any one trap. gation hdve been organized with The proposed amendment would ; technical or professional directo.’ substitufe for this & base tax of .a¢ fne ‘head of ench division, This $100 for all traps, including s0-'ney staff of experts now has di- called dummies, and an additional pect executive and administrative tax of $2 per thousanad fish caught powers over the respective field | over 25000 to 100,000; $& over cryices These divisions are group- 100,000 fish up to 150,000; $6 for .q uynder two Assistants to the 150,00 to 200000; and $8 for all| gommissioner whose spheres are jointly by Winn and Boyle ff)r‘lmchanzcd for over 50 years and relief of the City of Juneau, one operated largely along purely cleri- for $330 for transportation of school ’ cal lines, was cumbersome. Division children, and the other for $1,940.86 ! heads lacked the necessary exe- for payment of tuition for pupils'cutive powers and, with the excep- attending from out of town. Mr.|tion of those of Health and For- Winn also introduced by request a estry, none had a technically- measure for the relief of Miss' trained man in authority. The Gladys Merrilat in the sum of standards of qualifications for the tively humble rank of lieutenant. He also has found time, how- ever, for sports, and studies in so- clology and economics. He plays tennis and golf. GOVERNMENT OF MDONALD HAS 1 The Senate this morning applied the axe to Senator Hess's bill for }a general sales tax system, voting | to indefinitely postpone further | consideration of it, then gave it ;renewed life at least temporarily | when Senator Dimond, who had ivot,ed for postponement, gave no- tice that on Monday next he would move for a reconsideration of the vote. } ‘The motion to indefinitely post- | pone was carried six to one, Mr. ,Hess opposing. The action was taken after the bill had been re- ported in by the Finance Commit- tee recommending it do not pass.} Probably Won't Pass Members discussing the matter unofficially said there was little likelihood of favorable action being taken on the bill, but that it prob- ably will be laid on the table until later in the session at which time a more definite idea of receipts and Conservatives to Vote Next Week on Unemploy- ment Policy LONDON, April 11—The coming week may be the last for the Mac- It is by no means sure enough Liberals will vote with the Govern- ment to save it. BARRED FROM kinds, is still in committee. It s expected to reach the floor of the |Senate early next week. Some | consideration has been given the lsub,iect by the Committee and by {other Senators but none of them have been inclined to make any | definite comments upon it. FIGHT COMING \ ! J Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, former Illinols representative, refused either to affirm or deny reports that she and former Rep. Albert Simms of New Mexico are engaged to be married. & i i Assooiated Press Photo NN Y. CITY Many Complain to District VALUED AT §200 | Butterfly Life of Broadway where Speaker Longworth died sud- denly as a result of pneumonia, and was met by a crowd with bared heads. Mrs. Longworth and Kermit Roosevell went to the Longworth home while Archibald Roosevelt remained at the station to accom- pany the effects from the, train. Mrs. Longworth and daughter Paulina, aged 6 years, were united for the first time since the death and the little girl was told ner father passed on. President Herbert Hoover, Vice- President Charles Curtis and the Congressional delegation arrived \rrom Washington, D. C, at noon. e NEITHER WILL . } TAL@W“RGE power to Be Ultimately Possible Separation LOS ANGFLES, Cal, April 11.— Estelle Taylor, film actress, and the wife of Jack Dempsey, refused to comment on Dempsey's projected six weeks' visit in Reno or on Blumer was summoned from his home Thursday night to meet two men at a hotel. He never reached the hotel. The first intimation of his alleged kidnapping was when a telephone call was received by Wells, from Rockford, Illinois, de- manding $150000 ransom for Blumer’s return. LIGENSE FOR POWER PLANT, HYDER REGION nety Thousand Horse- Created by Company over 200,000. The amendment gefined as “Human Relatiws” and |expenditures will be had. Donald Government. 3 | “ would not become effective, if|uproperty.” This was one of a pair of tax| Next Thursday the Conservatives | ‘ passed, until January 1, 1932. | bills sponsored by Mr. Hess. The|Will vote on a censure on the el | WASHINGTON, April 11—A li- Awn Eopat, Bille | 000 Nias Cumpetgnne other, a bill to put a one-cent tax |grounds of failure to solve the un-| Estelle Taylor, .]a‘:k Demp-' cense for power plant with am Two measures were introduced| The old organization, basically |on gasoline and fuel oils of all|employment crisis. Is PRAGTIGED LEAVES ESTATE sey Refuse to Discuss | ultimate capacity of 90,000 horse= i power near Hyder has been grant- ed by the Federal Power Commis- |sion to the Commonwealth Mining and Exploring Company. At the same time the Power Commis- sion approved the transfer of a license to the Portland Canal Pow= er Company. Power will be sold to the mines Attorney—No Convic- tions Secured Playgirl Was Not Profitable | the possibility that he might be en- | route there to seek a divorce and public utilities. T J | | $436.82 claimed as salary due farjadministranve offices, directorsan | Pass Few Measures BRI |s“ anll The Serate this morning passed teaching at Point Agassiz. A measure by Donnelly would} authorize stream improvement of | river conditions at Iditarod and| carries an appropriation of SIO‘GOO.‘ Protection of persons other than, owners, in performing annual as-| sessment work on unpatented min-; ing claims is the object of a meas- ure by Mr. Boyle which authorized such work to be done by any per- son who is in possession thereof assistant directors, have now been | raised, and salaries have been; made more attractive . | Both Mr. Rhoads and Mr. Scat- | tergood consider that the new plan will work out to the best advan- tage in the administration of In- dian Affairs. They hope it will make for a simplification in the management of the complicated affairs of the Indian Service and will make the Office much more three House measures, two memor- ials and one resolution. McCutch- eon’s memorial urging Congress to| make land grants to Alaska ex- service persons, and Foster’s asking for a Coast Guard Cutter to be stationed in western waters. were passed. A resolution urging con- tractors on public works in Alaska be required to give preference to Alaska labor was passed. NEW YORK, April 11.—In four months, 150 representatives of sixty industries complained of racketeer- ing to the District Attorney's of- |fice. Nearly 600 witnesses have been examined. Three indictments ! have been returned but no con- victions secured. Racketeering is in the form of extortion and under threat of vio- Daughter of Count Tolstoy| Is Not Permitted to | Enter Province VICTORIA, B. C, April 11.—The daughter of Count Leo Tolstoy, | Russian writer, has been balked in |her plan to become a journalistic| | champion of a religious sect her| NEW YORK, April 11.—The but- terfly life of Vivian Gordon, slain Broadway playgirl, netted her just a pitiful $200. This was revealed when appli-| cation was made in the Surrogate Court for a letter of administration for her estate. It was generally believed that Vivian Gordon had amassed a for-| Dempsey announced at Salt Lake City he was going to Reno for a complete rest. He refused to an- swer questions regarding a possible divorce which has been rumored lately. The Salmon River and Bear Riv- er watersheds are on both sides of the international boundary. The initial installation will be a 400 foot dam and power house of 17,000 horsepower capacity. 'What to Call U. S. Residents Puzzler to South Americans oL I s ik 3ty i | > | lenee, tune of at least $100,000. She | (Continued on Page Three) [ (Continued on Page¢ Four) | o o | father once befriended. RIS was strangled recently and her| b 5 | TODAY'S STOCK || The British Columbia Govern- o |body thrown into one of the city's Jolombl ) \ QUOTATIONS i | ment announced it will not admit § ) Ly's BOGOTA, Colombia, April 11.— |rarely encountered in Colombia. T‘ B : M f le o | Miss Alexandra Tolstoy. She want- [ ! parks. Is a citizen of the United States| The word “Yanqui” which oddly Har mes rlng enus o | led to enter the Province and edit Detectives said she had depleted | of America an American, a Yankee, | enough is pronounced “Yankee," . ! NEW YORK, April 11.—Closing | 4 pewspaper for the, Doukhobors,| her own estate by financing shady | North American, a United Stateser, |is used more or less humorously L t F n Polan quotation’ of Alaska Juneau mine oroce tend, 56 aiaihe 1 putiiél transactions for the underworldia Saxon American or a “gringo”? |and includes United States resi- uxury O farmersl ook fodaAY. 1514 Americant’.Can | TP SR BN AR SN0 P T characters. They believed she Was| Iy a delicate quostion through- | dents living south of the Mason 2 |has figured in the headlines for killed because she tried to collect|out South America, depending|and Dixon line. 121%, Anaconda Copper 33%, Beth- | years. WARSAW, April 11. — Polish( Health conditions on Polish farms lenem Steel 52%, General Motors! 15 : some of the money so advanced. |jlargely on how friendly the gen-| Dr. B. Sanin Cano, the leading A peasants have found a silver lin-|have improved materially, especial- 43%, Granby (Consolidated 16%,( | WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11,| Five men are held in connection feral attitude of any particular | essayist of Colombia, originated the EASTER MUSIC TO BE with her death while the police| nation is toward the United States. | term “saxoamericanos” to apply to { ly among the children, and doc- International Harvester 50%, Keu- tors say the death rate is the necott 24%, Packard Motors 9, lowest in the history of the coun- Simmons Beds 15%, Standard; —The Supreme Court of the Unit- ed States reconvenes next Monday with a momentous calendar, among ing in the cloud of adversity which has shadowed farms throughout the world. Prices of eggs, poultry, United States citizens, and differ- :entlates Latin Americans, who just | don't particularly like that termi- For after all Colombia tineans and Chileans are tants of America, and s, Argen- inhabi- are are seeking a sixth suspect | ,CATHEDRAL' e REPEATED. GERALD L. CHURCH vegetables, butter and milk a.2itry. {Brands 18, Standard Oil of Cali-| 5 3 .. !which s a ruling on the validity o low that many peasants do not|. City relatives of the farmers also fornia 44%, Standard Oil of New At the 11 o'clock services Il eiey . poiger Canyon project act. TO LEAVE MONDAY/2s much entitled to be called|nology, with the appellation “in= find it worth while to take their|are finding the uses of adversityJersey 43%, United .Aircraft 32%,iHoly Trinity Cathedral tomorrow, — e {“Americans” as are inhabitants| doamericanos,” which means “In- products o city markels. They|sweet. The rush from the farms Curtiss-Wright 4%, U. S. Steel the Easter music will be repeaied. ] ”Ge”;l" Lbecm"”h- ;”‘“ for SOMe of the United States | dian Americans” But they dom’ ! crowded the urban centers and un- 137%, Hudson Bay 5%, Checker full choral Eucharist with appro- GROSS RETURNING ime has been in charge el In Colombi Hke thiat étkner Prohibition Enforcement office here, | prefer to cat them. » As for there being “estadouni= doeses” or United Statesers, there s | are also the United &lates of Bra= zil, which covers more territory * than the United States of America, AT friendly to the U any South American nation, any |of the foregoing appellations is |likely %9 be heard with perfectly | Any. that is. employment has left 360,000 with- Cab 13%. :pflnte hymns and anthems. The As a result Polish peasants who | gup jops, - combined Adult and Junior choirs| W. D. Gross, of the string of for centuries have lived on potatoes| But an appeal to the folks back| High brow books on science and | will sing the full services. A Co"'ColIaeum Theatres in Southeast and rye bread, selling all other |home in the country brings gifts the arts are borrowed from the dial invitation is extended to the‘Am.‘ accompanied by his wife products, now sit down to plates of of palatable food, and individusl Palm Beach library frequently Public. and child, is returning north on has received orders transferring him to the service in Washington State. He expects to sail south on the steamship Yukon next Monday. His! friendly intentions The seating capaci'y o{! chicken, vegetables, butter and|suffering has been comparatively by servants of the rich patrons of the Cathedral is sufficient to :¢-/the Yukon sailing from Seattle this|place here has been taken by H.'exeept “grinco’ in the and the United States of Mexico, s s lfmfl!l. the colony. {commodate the general public | morning. W. Ravey |nature of a d and is| which is no small country. -