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

» - WOULD DEPORT ~ 3CLASSES OF THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XXXVIL, NO. 569 JUNEAU, ALASKA, DAY, APRIL 21, 1931, ALIENS IN U. S, Vice-President Curtis Talks| to Delegates of D.AR. | Convention SEC. OF AGRICULTURE BOOSTS THIS NATION ! Compares Land of Freedom| with Russia—Explains \n Several Points WASHINGTON, D. C, April 21. —Deportation of aliens attempting to overthrow the Government and deportation of alien criminals and racketeers was urged here last| night by Vice President Curtis in an address to the delegates at-| tending the annual convention of the Daughters of the American | Revolution. Secretary of Agriculture Hyde said the average man is better off in the United States than in any previous decade. | The Secretary said: “Too great a concentration of wealth is bad, but T know of no alternative except in Russia where the per capita in- come is $79 against $700 in the United States. “In the United States, depression is caused by productivity which creates surpluses. If Russia gave each person an extra shirt she would have no cotton for export. If Russia abandoned forced ration- ing and allowed a half bushel of wheat more to each one, she would not depress the markets of other nations.” COAST WARM BUT COLD IN MIDDLE WEST Forest Fire Warnings Is- sued in California— Snow in 3 States KANSAS CITY, April 12—Win- ter in some sections of the United | States and summer in other sec- tions prevail today. High temperatures are reported on the Pacific Coast. Sub-freezing temperatures pre- vail east of the Rockies. Several California points report | the mercury has soared to new April records. The State Forestry Service has issued forest fire warn-| ings earlier than usual. Low humidity in Washington and Oregon has increased the forest fire danger in those sections. Freezing marks are forecast ln[ the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. Damage to| crops is feared. Yesterday there was a heavy fall| of snow in Montana, Eastern Colo- rado and Nebraska. e TAYLOR RETURNS AFTER TRIP TO SEATTLE, BOISE Tke P. Taylor, Assistant Engineer of the Alaska Road Col ion, returned here early this week from a trip to Seattle and Boise. He| was called to the former city to open bids on motor vehicle equip-| ment for the Commission and later visited with relatives in Boise. . Large scale manufacture in New | Orleans of coats made from Lou- | isiana fur-bearing animals is plan- | ned. | ! funeral | the last man to vote and his check Didn’t Last Long Holder of what is probab]g the world’s record for a short married e life aad a speedy divorce, <o Eddie Dowling, screen director, divorced him at Cuernavaca, Mexico, tty Com %on, stage actress, was married ew York, on February 16 and on March 21, The couple are at shown above as they appeared during their brief honeymoon a$ Havana. Cuba. _ HOUSE PASSE MANY BILLS AN DEFEATS THREE Fish Hatchery Appropria- tion Gets Another Chance The House yesterday afternoon took final action on 16 measures, passing 11 House and two Senate bills and defeating three House bills, but two of the slain meas- ures will have the Legislative pul- motor used on them today in a final effort to restore life. One of these is an appropriation for $20,000 to reopen the Ketchikan fish hatchery and the other is a measure relating to the sale of property by executors. and admin- istrators of estates. Notice of re- consideration of the votes by which they lost was given yesterday and they will come up again today. Ziegler Saves Hatchery Mr. Ziegler snatched the Ket- chikan hatchery bill out of the pyre. He was next to of the list made it certain that his vote would not carry it. He, thereupon, voted against it. The final vote was seven for and eight against with one member absent. Mr. Ziegler promptly gave notice that he would move today for a reconsideration. Mr. Foster saved the other bill for the time ‘being. He, too, had voted against it. When the vote was announced he gave notice of moving to reconsider. Mr. Ziegler fought hard to put over a measure which was intro- duced by him to eliminate, he said, chances for religious discrimina- tion in the selection of employees in public offices, including schools. 'querying applicants for positions The bill prohibited Territorial of- ficers and School Boards from querying applicants for positions (Continuea vn Page 8ix) Air Lines Join to Give Bargain Tours in Europe; LONDON, April 21.—European civil aviation, nurtured on a bot- | tle, is eating meat now and prepar- | ing to compete with older forms of transportation. With the coming of warmer ‘weather the European air services will begin joint summer rates and schedules, worked out recently by representatives of 22 lines, meeting here. The service will enable passen- gers to step from one line’s plane into the ship of a connecting line and be in the air again within 15 minutes. Under the new -schedule Khar- toum in East Africa and Dakar in the western edge of that continent are connected by regular flights with London. The same is tru with Irkutsk in Siberia, Karachi in India and Malmo in Sweden. There is also a new Berlin-Shanghai réute. ‘Within these far flung frontiers, air lines criss-cross France, Hol- land, Germany, Belgium, Austria and Italy, with a spur running to southern Scandinavia. Fares generally have become sta-| bilized and air tickets now cost .vir- tually the same as first class rail- 273, U, S. Steel 127%, Curtiss-! road fare. Much of the hustle in arranging the summer schedule was done with an eye to attracting the Ameri- can tourist patronage, the opera- tors having outlined a series of op- tional air trips on the all-expense” system. Inspection and Investigation |In Alaska SEATTLE, April 21— Seth W. Richardson, Assis- tant Attorney General, ar- rives here on Friday enroute to Alaska on a tour of in- spection and investigation. He will be accompanied by several Federal officials. ROYAL FAMLLY. Exiled King and Queen of Spain Will Take Up New Residence PARIS, April 21.—Spain’s exiled King and Queen today broke up their Paris establishment to seek a new home where there will be less chance of an assassin’s bullet thwarting their hopes of again re- turning to the throne. Alfonso will go to England where he will confer with bankers con- cerning his private affairs. Queen Victoria and the five children are ready to go to Fontaine Bleau where the third floor of the Hotel Savoy has been refitted. Alfonso will return here April 28. There is a special police detail at Fontaine Bleau. The London police are preparing to protect Alfonso. KING IN LONDON l LONDON, April 21—King Al- fonso arrived here this afternoon but attracted no attention except from photographers. - VETERAN OF 3 WARS IS DEAD i LA PORTE, Indiana, April 21.— Rear Admiral Royal Rodgey Inger- | soll, aged 83 years, died today after a brief illness. Navy during the Civil, Spanish- American and World Wars. ———— TODAY’ STOCK | QUOTATIONS VALRTIRE e 14 i R IR 4 §°NEw YORK, April 21.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14%, American Can 116%, Bethlehem Steel 48%, Gen- leral Motors 42%, Internationul i Harvester 49, Standard Oil of Cali- fornia 41%, Standard Oil of New ;Jersey, no sale; United Aircraft |wright 3%, Hudson Bay 6%, Checker Cab 11%, 11, 11, Armour of Illinois Class A 2%, 2%, 2%, United Cigar 6%. Wi 008 A i P. L. Alstrom and wife, oldtime of Juneau, are returning ,mmxmnm MOVING TODAY He served in the | NURSE GRIEST COLLAPSES A POINT BARR | Dogteam Rm\g to Wain- wright to Bring Relief from There | 'SEVERE STORM RAGES {" FOR PAST TWO DAYS One House Overturned by | Gale—Others Are Cov- | ered by Snow Drifts! POINT BARROW, Alaska, April 21.—Collapse of Mrs. Henry Guiest, the doctor’s wife and the only nurse in the hospital, as the result of a nervous strain during the diph- | theria epidemic, is reported today. | She has been ordered to bed for a long rest. 1 The Office of Education *has agreed to loan a young nurse, Miss Allen, daughter of Capt. Jim | Allen of Wainwright, and a fast {dog team has departed for there ‘for her. The dogteam is expgcted to return here within three or four days. The quarantine will be MNfted Thursday and the next two days will be spent in fumigation of all quarantined houses. | The worst storm for some time raged during the past two days. A 40-mile an hour gale overturned a frame house. Roofs were torn off other houses. Boats were over turned and snowdrifts completely | covered many houses so that occu- | pants were forced to dig them- selves out. | The ocean raised three or four | feet and the ice is moving. B NICARAGUAN INSURGENTS - ARE AGTIVE {One Town Captured and| Looted — Reinforce- ments Dispatched PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua, April 21.—Residents of Cabo Grac- ias Adios, captured and looted a week ago by Insurgents, live in fear of another attack within al day or so. Refugees brought here said a Managua dispatch quoted General Matthews of the Marine Corps and Commandant of the National Guardia saying the Guardia has the outlaw situation well in hand. Reinforcements are being sent to all places were attacks are con- sidered possible. “OUTSIDE OF PALE” WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21. —President Hoover said that Gen. Sandino, Nicaraguan Insurgent leader, has “placed himself outside- the civilized pale by the murder of Americans and Nicaraguans. Per-| sonally I am confident he will be| brought to justice.” Reports to the Navy Department said the total deaths of foreigners and Nicaraguans are 16, including eight American civilians and one Marine. WANTS BUTLER | TO AID OREGON Governor Admits Seeking Major General to Or- | ganize State Police | SALEM, Oregon, April 21.—Gov.| Julius L. Meler admitted he was) negotiating with Federal authori- ties in an effort toc bring Majori General Smedley Butler to thisj Istnv.e to organize a new State Po-| | lice Department. — e patrons at the roulette table. Champion Baby Associated Press Phote Marion. Lee Foster, six months old, of Junction City, Kan., selected as champion from 10,854 baby pic- tures submitted to American Farm Bureau federation, PROPERTY OF KING ALFONSO T0 BE SEIZED Republican E:v ernment Takes Action on Be- half of Nation MADRID, April 21.—The Re- publican Government is moving to selze for the Nation all property of King Alfonso which is consid- ered of the Nation. Special judges have been ap- pointed to investigate reports that valuable jew also documents re- lating to Moroccan wars, have dis- appeared from a showcase in the Royal Palace. TRIAL FOR KING LONDON, April 21.—A dispatch from Madrid said a demand that Alfors: stand trial on political and general charges is contained in a manifesto issued at the head- quarters of the Republican-Social- ist organization. SPAIN RECOGNIZED LONDON, April 21.—Great Bri- tain today extended recognition to the Spanish Republic. ———.——————— Free Lunch Is Bait To Japan Film Fans OSAKA, Japan, April 21.—Free meals are provided by a movie the- |ater here, and the more a patron as a result of cerebral pays for his seat, the more he is entitled to eat A first class ticket, costing 25 cents, is good for curry and rice, \erab salad and coffee. {Henry G. W. Dinkelspeil Dies in San Francisco, i SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 21.| —Henry G. W. Dinkelspeil, aged; 62 years, prominent attorney, Re- publican party leader and an ac- | tive civic worker, died here today | after a year's illness. | ——— i A 15-cent ticket has a bonus of coffee and cake. ‘The theatre proprietor says his scheme has attracted 1500 patrons a day, a big increase. — e HARDING LEAVES Warren 8. Harding, recently ap- pointed Deputy U. S. Marshal at John D. Sloan, Kona, Ky., coal Hyder, left on the Princess Alice who has been vacationing RENO’S FASHIONABLE G ATHER AT ROULETTE TABLE Gambling In full dress marked the opening of legalized gambling in Reno's most f urban resort after Gov. Fred Balzar had signed Nevada’s sky.limit, widaopen bill, HOUSE REJECTS -HOUR LAW O PLACER MINING |Eight to Seven Vote Cast i~ on Motion to Postpone it Indefinitely By a vote of eight to seven the House this morning voted for in-!| | definite postponement of the John- | ston-Nerland measure to establish ;an eight-hour day working system in the placer mining industry. This action was taken just prior to ad- | journment at noon and Speaker |Winn announced the motion was | Icarried 1 The House considered five meas- | ;\n'es in second reading this morn- | ing, postponed a sixth until this | afternoon angd a seventh—the Ner- land amendments to the Work- imen‘s Compensation Act—until m-) | Nome ,Against Bill i Mr. Allyn, who moved for indefi- nite postponement of the placer | mining eight hour bill, declared | workmen in the Nome district were | absolutely opposed to it. They re- | alized that it meant cutting exist- ing wages 20 per cent since no | company, under the peculiar sea- same daily wage for eight as is paid for ten hours’ work. The s scn for operations, he added, is at best nmot more than 120 days and usually 100 days in length. If the | measure were passed it would re- {sult in the laborers getting $600 iper season instead of the present average of $800. He read the House a telegram signed by sixty workers of the district protesting against the hill The House had 15 of its own bills on its calendar for final vote | |this afternoon. It reconvened at 12 pm. and was expected to clear its calendar before adjournment for the night. Senate Moves Slowly The Senate met at 11 o'clock | this morning and after reading its journal and communications, took a recess and held several commit- | tee meetings to enable them to rn-l port measures out for action on the | jfloor. Tt had several bills on its calendar for action this afternoon. E. H. Ball Found Dead, I Auto’s Running Board | LAGUNA BEACH, Cal, Apr‘ll author, painter and musician, fcu-m-‘| erly on the staff of the New York Sun, was found dead, apparently hemor- | |rhage, on the running board of this automobile in front of his| home. | | i | WIFE IS HUSBAND'S COUNSEL | BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 2n—| Mrs, Albert Rosenthal tucked }‘ml’l |legal tomes under her arm and; marched into court recently to de- |fend her husband in an assault land battery case He was ac- quitted. - Mrs. Lillie Burford; P. O. attache, in the miner, is the father of 34 children this morning for his station, via south, is a passenger for Juneau 1 at the age of 54 5 ] Prince Rupert. aboard the. Northland. payers, Assnitated Press Photy ionable sub Ahave are some Queen of the May | Associated Press Photo Mary L. Tutton of Mesilla Park will _be May queen at the New Mexico Agricultural college’s an. nual carnival. HIJACKERS LIFT| 230 GASES AND THEN DISAPPEAR ! sonal conditions existing in the|~ ‘ district could afford to pay ““.!Car.he on Island Near| Prince Rupert Robbed —Purchasers Late PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, 21.—Approximately liquor are said to have been by hijackers from where it w cached on an island 20 miles from here. It is reported a deal has been completed for the purchase of the whiskey, but prior to the ar- rival of the another boat took possession of the entire lot and disappeared in Ca- nadian waters. S eee EARTH SHOCKS FELT IN EAST ALBANY, N. Y, April 21— Slight earth shocks were felt in this section of New York State and parts of Massachusetts dur- ing the night No serious damage has been reported - ax collections in Geor- Ar:il 20 ¢ 5 Fuel oil t 71843, of | aken | intended purchasers, | Millionaire Claéé Loses 24 " PRICE TEN CENTY ISAFETY SOUGHT ABOARDVESSELS HONDURAS PORTS {Revolutionary Armies Re- | ported Endangering | Foreign Nationals U. S. NAVY CRAFT SENT ALONG COAST 1 I Martial Law Declared Over Entire Country—Men Called to Colors TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, April 1 2L (Copyrighted by Associated Press)—Foreign women and chil- { drer, principally Americans, in the Honduras coast cities have sought cafety aboard ships in the harbors at Tela and Trujillo from attacks of the Revolutionary armies, especially on the north coast. The battleship Maryland has tak- en a station in the harbor at Laciba for protection of Ameri- cans. The cruiser Memphis has sailed post haste for Trujillo. The Marblehead is also enroute to the danger zone. Martial Law The Honduran Government has imposed martial law over the en- tire country. All available men have been called to the colors and {civil guards are being organized |to aid in putting down the revolt. Three Battles Three important battles have tak- en place since the revolt started. The rebels have captured Sena- (guer and Progresso after the de- | fenders retreated. Properties were | sacked and looted. The rebels were routed at Tela by the defenders. The rebels are reported marshalling forces for an- other attack on Tela. COAST LINE PATROLLED WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21. | —Along a 600-mile coast line, Unit- ed States warships are posted to protect Americans from Honduran jand Nicaraguan Insurgents, | Seven fighting vessels have been ‘ordered there. No deaths or injuries to Ameri= cans have been reported recently. EXTRA! EXTRA! 'IGELAND WANTS T0 BE REPUBLIC |Students Making Demon- | stration — Premier Dissolves Alting REIKLAVIK, Iccland, April 21—This little island may be- come the world’s farthest north Republic if student Republican agitators attain their objec- tive in severing the bonds hold- ing this country to Denmark. The students have held mass meetings during the past few days in front of the Danish Legation. The students adopted a reso- lution asserting the country must beccme a Republic at the earliest possible moment. ( Last week Premier Thorhall- | son dissolved the Alting. | News 'I'rammitter l; ‘ Permitted for Katalla | WASHINGTON, D. C, April 21. |—The Federal Radio Commission {has granted the application of Sta- |tion KSC at Katalla, Alaska, per- 21 —Eustace Hale Ball, aged 49.';{&3 during February totaled $961,- 'mission to construct a new trans- SSESISE CORR Members Y early in Britain LONDON, April 21.—Great Brit- ain's millionaires are vanishing at the rate of two a month. There are now 487 millionaires in the United Kingdom, 24 less than last yes a man is considered a income ex- ceeds $250,000 yearly The “Blue Book” of the Inland nue department, which is a balance sheet of the tax- 1 inzomes hows 120 with | above $500,000 and 104 with in- | comes upwards of $375,000. | The total income of the 487 mil- | lionaires, as assessed for the super= | tax, was $238,673,908. | Fifty thousand more people paid |income taxes in England last year than in the previous year, a total | of 2,250,000 persons. The man who has an income of $750,000 has to pay nearly half. In all, income tax payers contributed to the sovernment last year $3,~ ‘37'1507,336.